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.Ton* II. HODGES, Prop,. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS. PROGRESS AND CULTURE, #1*50 a Year in Advance. VOL XXXK PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1902. NO. 39. IN MEMORY. Miss Lillie Houser Who Died In Ma con, Ga., July 27,1902. Age 18. Written for the Home Joukxal. The clouds that have hovered and threat ened so long Has shrouded another home, And a mother’s heart iu its speechless woe, Lies quivering in the gloom. But a tender Father hears her moan, And looks with pitying love; He pours his balm on her bleeding wouud And bids her look above. May she willingly e’en in this fearful hour, Look up with faith complete, And yield her precious and fragrant vase To pour at the Savior’s feet. We miss the light of the beautiful face, And the charm of the beautiful soul, But we know she worthily ran her race, And wearily reached the goal. And now to the hearts of that mourning baud, May this comforting thought be given: Their Lillie has faded, alas! on earth, But to bloom evermore iu Heaven. One who loved Heb. Facts About Fruits. Written For The Home Journal. Georgia is the peach state of the Union, having 7,660,000 peach pearing trees; next is Maryland, with 4,015,000. then New Jersey with 2,700,000 and Delaware with 2,400,000. Ten years ago Georgia was at the bottom of the list composed of these four states. Alabama, Mississippi and Texas-are also be coming peach states, especially Texas. Georgia Fruit Growers are very much alarmed over the fact that Texas is making great strides iu the fruit industy. To those that are ready to throw up the white flag and surrender to Texas,let me appeal to your every day common judgment. Texas is in the far western corner of the Union and costs nothing less than $1.00 per crate freight charges to get their fruit to the Eastern markets,while Georgia reaches all of the best Eastern markets with half the price, Then again, can Texas peaches taking from 86 to 48 hours longer to reach our Eastern markets, i3 it possible, is it rea sonable, that Texas peaches will reach those markets in as good Omdition and command an equal price with Georgia peaches? Can they afford to sell their peaches as cheap as Georgia? Well, I should say not. Then if there is a collapse or a slip up in the peach industry, which state hits the wall first? Texas, by a big majority. Georgia peaches brought fine prices this year, then why kick about Texas, but go on your way rejoicing and give your fruit trees your special attention. Innocu- late them with blue stone and sul fur for the blight, spray them for the scale, yellow rot and other diseases, catch the boers the latter ten days of August, while they are forming their web just out side of the tree. Expose the roots to the winter, to throw your buds later in the spring,making a sure ty of a peach crop. Catch your curculioes and save your peaches from the worms; ‘give your trees distance according to the fertility of the soil, and your reward will be a success in this great indus try. In Southwest Georgia peaches are shipped, from 7 to 10 days ear lier than this latitude, in North Georgia they are ten to twelve days later. Can this section and this latitude produce an over sup ply of peaches if you will give each market its prorata share? The great trouble is, so many peaches go to the same market at one time, thus this market has an over supply, while other markets fall short of -what they could con sume. C. R. Hancock, Byron, Ga. Sonthern Educational Board. The manual training gives tone to the studies, gives a most pleas ing variety, aad above all, gives application of principles learned in the books—which quickens thought, developes study, and greatly increases the desire for knowledge, says C. E. Vawter, of the Miller School. Each depart ment is a most hopeful aid to the other. It is a sin and a shame to allow the youth of our country to grow up without a proper develop ment of all their powers, and with out offering them an education that fits them for the highest or der of manhood. But some will say that this is for the poorer classes. Well, to that I might reply, that surely then, this is the education for us. But to speak soberly, this is a great mistake. All classes should have it. The health, the indepen dence, tho knowledge of natural things make it most desireable for all. But it is a fact that in somo way nearly all of us must work for a living. If one is not under this head, he knows not how soon he may come under it. The rich should have it, the poor must have it, or sink to miserable plod ders, scuffling every day to keep the wolf from their door. The Knoxville Journal and! Tribue estimates that the produc tive capacity of Tennessee might be increased ten told by the right education of all its people. Af ter calling attention to the fnct that the people of Tennessee are poor, not withstanding the abun dance of natural resources of all kinds, while the people of other states with far less natural resour ces have grown rich it says: “We then conclude that it is a matter of education. Production depends upon brain as well as upon mus cle.’ The brain needs training and hands as well. The hands and head must work harmoniously to- g >ther to produce the best results, “The'work of a man who depends upon his hands is no better than that of a blind man. The brain must be trained and strengthened, and the hands directed to execute what the brain plans. The two must work together. “There has been too much blind effort in Tennessee, the brains of men have not been trained as to render the aid and direction to the hands they need and require. “To increase production iu Tennessee, it must begin with the schools. Our young people must be trained and equipped so as to use all the power that nature has given them for the development of the resources that nature has placed within their rpach. If we would make the most of what has been given us we must educate, educate not only the head, but also the hands. _ In no other way can we accomplish the best_ re sults.” Thirty Years’ Experience My patrons in Houston County are my references. Ship me your Cotton. C. B. 'WTLLINGHAM, Cotton Factor, Macon, Q-eorgia,. Not Doomed For Life. “I was treated for three years by good doctors,” writes W. A. Greer, McConnellsville, O., “for Piles, and Fistula, but, when all failed. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured me in two weeks.” Cures Burns, Bruises. Cuts,Corns, Sores, Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Piles or no pay. 25c at Holtz*'* 1 aw’s drug store. Saccharine and other coal-tar products are being much used in place of sugar ‘ for sweetening jams, syrups, beverages, pastry and other food substances. Su- cramine, one of these substitutes, is credited with 700 times the sweetening power of our cane su gar. If You Can’t Sleep At Night use Smith’s Nerve Restorer. It is a true Nerve Tonic. Will cure any case of Ner vous Prostration ;does not contain opium in any form. At Cateb’s Drugstore. A Phase Of The Goal Strike. Savannah Nows. A phase of the coal strike that is attracting much attention in Pennsylvania is the sympathy of the soldiers in the disturbed" sec tion with the strikers. Since the troops have been on duty the terms of enlistment of many of them have expired, and very few have re-enlisted. The reason they give is that they do not wish to assist in preventing the miners from winning the strike. On Saturday three men were dismissed from the service and sent home because they refused to obey orders. They told their of ficers that they refused simply be cause they were in sympathy with the strikers. The officers have no doubt that many of the troops feel, in regard to the strike, about as the throb do who .were dismiss ed. That being the case it is a question if the troops could lie depended upon in an emergency. Certainly some of them could not. It is understood the officers feel that way about it, and the pur pose now seems to be to send home the two regiments on duty and to call out other troops, whose places of residence are far removed from the coal fields. In that way it is hoped to get regiments on which entire dependence can be placed. No doubt the sentiment in favor of tho strikers is pretty general in Pennsylvania, particularly among all classes of wage earners. It is a save assertion that more than half of the men in the malitia are wage earners. It is to be hoped that a settlement will be reached without such an exhibition of vi olence as will make it necessary to use the troops. —o A Bey’s Wild Bide For Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, 18 miles, to get Dr, King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H, Brown, of Leesville, Ind., endured death’s agonies from asthma, but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes:“I now sleep soundly every night.” Like marvelous cures of Consumption, Pneumouia, Bron chitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip prove its matchless meirt for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guar anteed bottles 50c and $1.00.Trial bottles free at HoltzclaVs drug store. . An Atlanta man has discovered than moclern conveniences have doubled the cost of living. It has about reached the point where conveniences are a drain upon the ordinary condition of life, beyond rea son or com mom sense, CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Bears the Signature of Subscribe for The Home Joobnat.. W. A. DAVIS. BEN. T. BAY. GEO.. H. LOWE. W. A. DAVIS & CO, COTTON FACTORS, 405-407 1 j opi,ar St. :: MACON, GEORGIA BEST SALESMEN IN THE CITY They are active, accommodating and courteous. Seud them ySiji cotton; they are honest in th>ir dealings and wise in their judgement. . ■W. -A.. 6a CO., MACON, GEORGIA. I! i New Store! New Goods! MY STOCK OF Furniture, Coffins, Caskets, UNDERTAKERS’ SUPPLIES, is new, choice and complete. I buy direct from the factories, and sell on a small margin of profit. WHEELER & WILSON and NEW HOME Sewing Machines. I can please you in goods and prices. Come to see me. Mr. J. R. Fudge is with me and' will devote special attention to the .Sewing Machine department—will carry a Machine to your home and permit a trial be fore you purchase. i) if a if IS u. (V Masonic Building;. IFL CL Perry, Men’s Fall ^ Winter Suits. Our Suits are garments of surpassing excellence,, well worthy of a place in any man’s wardrobe,. They are made of the most fashionable fabrics by skilled tailors, producing stylish suits which fit £ $7.50 to $20,00. R. E. CHEEK & CO., THE M0NEY-SAVING S¥0RE, 410 Third Street. MACON, GEORGIA