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JOHN II. HODGES, Propr, DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROCRESS AND CULTURE. #1.00 a, Year in Advance. VOL. XXXL PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, G-A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1902. NO. 43. Judge Griggs as a Leader. Atlanta Constitution. The present, campaign of the congressional democratic com mittee has been one of the most thorough-going and promising that the party has experienced in many years. At first the repub licau experts were disposed, to be frcetious over the election to the chairmanship of the committee of a Georgia craoker congressman who had not previously won his spurs as a national political lead er. For the moment they forgot that Georgia has always been one of the foremost schools of states manship in the south - and that the craoker alwaya plays politics for keeps 1 l Since the campaign opened the republicans; and, sooth to say, many national democrats, have bee awakened to the fact that a James Fitz James has crossed the track of the roystering repub lican Rhoderick Dhu 1 Congress man Griggs took up his*work with an understanding and an aggres- Bion that could not be mistaken or under-estimated. The repub lican committee opposing him have found that whichever way it turns Grtggs has anticipated them. They find themselves put everywhere on the defensive, and already they begin to feel -the rocking of the earth beneath their feet. At this stage of the oampaign it really seems inevitable that the democrats will win a majority of the members of the next house of ropresentaives and will thus be enabled, not to complete legisla tion, but to defeat such as may be republican and bad. and to in vite proposals that will indicate to the people the programme of the democracy. In that event no man can be regarded as ^mrthier of recogni tion as the legitimate leader of the party than Congressman Griggs, who organized and fought the battle to. a Vigorous finish. He will become in the -house, as as in the district, the logical suc cessor of the lamented ex-Speaker Charles Frederick Crisp. And in the van of the party no man in sight will offer safer guarantees of loyalty, fidelity to duty and wisdom in leadership than Con gressman Griggs. He is a strong man for public affairs and stands four-square as a democrat of the true-blue order. We believe the foremost men of the party think as we have writ ten and that when the hour ar rives. to designate the party lead er in congress, whether to preside for a majority or be spokesman for a powerful minority, the name of our gallant Georgian, Judge Griggs, will lead all the reBt. Where the Dove’Was. Mrj. Shattock of the Signa* Corps tells an amusing story of an old time, “religious ,, revival” meeting at liegro church, near Sa vannah, says the Kansas City Journal. In order that the re vival spirit might be quickened it was arrauged that the preacher should give a signal when he thought the desired excitement was highest and from the autic, through a hole cut in the ceiling direotly over the pulpit, the sex-- ton was to shove down a pure white dove, whose flight around the church and over the.heads of the audience was expected to have an inspiring effect and, as far as emotional excitement was con cerned, to cap the climax. All went well at the start; the ohuroh was paoked; the preacher’s text was “In the form of a dove,” and as he piled up his eloquent peri ods the excitement was strong. Then the opportune moment ar rived —the'.signal-was given—and the packed audience was scared out of its wits on looking up to the ceiling and beholding a cat, with a clothes line around its middle, yowling and spitting, being slowly lowered over the preacher’s head. The preacher called out to the sexton in the attic: “Whar’s de dove? And the sexton’s voice came down through the ceiling opening so you could hear it a block: “In side de cat 1” um. eotim My patrons in Houston County are my references. j ;• ., Ship me your Cotton. Cii 33. WILiLINGH AN4, Cotton Factor, b^Eacon, Q-eoxg-isu The New York newswapers con tinue to to take a deep interest in Mr.PierpointJMorgan’s order of 50,000 tons of British coal, to be brought to New York at once. One of them alleges that it has discovered that the order has been placed with the Scotch Unit ed Collieries Company, and that the cost of the Coal laid down in New York will be $6 P er ton. The same paper has a Lundon ca ble which Says by “ordering the coal from the Scotch company, Mr. Morgau will do a good stroke of business, for J. S. Morgan & Co. are the financial sponsers of the company, having recently un derwritten its capital of £1.000,- 000, and an order for 50,000 tons would clean up the Scotch compa ny^ stock of coal at a handsome profit- and and impart a boom to the company’s stock.” To Cure a Cold in One Day Take! Laxative Bromo .Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.25c. It will be a Stayer. ‘‘I see,” observed the man with incandescent nose, according to the Baltimore American, “that a big corset trust has been form ed.” “Somebody will be squeezed pretty badly’before it is in oper ation long,” suggested the man with the haggard eye. “Well put in the person with the foot ball hair, “I don’t think we ought to object to suoh a trust. We know that anything that can get near to a woman’s heart is not wholly bad.” “But,” protested the individ ual with the pessemitic mustache, “it is not an’ economical combi nation. Everything it. makes goes to waist.” 00h I don’t know,” answered the man with the incandescent nose, “ you will find that the corset trust is going to get things in good shape after a while.” “Anyhow,” weakly suggested a common person who had been listening, “it may be depended upon to present a straight front to all opposition.’, However, let us leave th© ulti- mate final discussion of this octo pus to some of the numerous con gresses. According to the Telegraph, Macon has forty manufacturing plants, the products of which amount to $25,000,000 a year These plants pay out annually to they employes $1,500,000. Ma con’s prosperity is largely due to her manufacturing industries and she is to be cogratulated upon the splendid progress she is mak in g along this ,line. _ — His Life In Peril. “I just seemed to have gone all . J) irrrit.ca Alfrfid Bfia. of A Ton of Cantaloupe Seeds. From the Albany Herald. Mr. C. Li .,Hall has returned from Rocky Ford, Col., where he. went some time ago to purchase oantaloupe seed for a number of growers in this county. Rocky Ford is the home of tBV celebrated cantaloupe that bears that name. The seed.are in great demand by cantdlQtipe growers in all sections of the country, amTit is an easy matter to secure pack ages with the “geuine Rooky Ford” brand. But growers in this part of the country have learned that there are many un reliable seed-men at Rooky Ford, and that it is next to impossible to securejthe best oantaloupe see d by the^usual methods of] corres - pondence. In order to avoid the possibili ty of being hoodwinked next sea son Mr. Hall deoided to go to Rocky Ford. He soon found that the growers were “on to the make,” and ever ready to soil the inferior grades of seed to unsus pecting buyers. Even by being on the ground Mr. Hall found it no easy matter to get the artiole lie wanted, but was finally suc cessful. He saw the seed which he purchased properly paoked, la- bled and turned over to tha rail road, consigued to Albany. He bought 2,000 pounds of the seed and as a result it is expected that the finest cantaloupes ever raised in Georgia will be grown in Dougherty county next season. A baby is an important person age. He is the prince of wails; an inhabitant of Lapland; the noon day crawler; the midnight bawler;the only precious .posses sion that never excites envy; a key that openes the hearts of all classes, poor and rioh alike, in all countries; a stranger with a re markable cheek that enters the house without a stitch on his back, and is received with open arms by every one.-—Ex. — America’s Famous Beauties Look with horror on Skin Erup tions, Blotches, Sores,. Pimples. They don’t have them, nor will any ohe, who uses Bucklen’s Ar nica Salve. It glorifies the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish be fore it. It cures sore lips, chap ped hands, chilblains. Infallible for Piles'. e)K " drugstore. to pieces,” writes Alfred Bee, Welfare, Tex., billiodsness and lame back had made life a bur den. I couldn’t eat or sleep and felt almost too worn out to work when I began to use Electric Bit ters, but they worked wonders. Now I sleep like a top, can eat anything, have gained m strength and enjoy hard work. They give vigorus health and new lit® to weak, sickly, run-down people. Try them. Only 50c at Holtz- claw’s drugstore. 405-407 Poplar St. W. A. DAVIS. BEN. T. RAY. GEO. H. LOWE. . A. DAVIS & CO., MAGOtf, GEORGIA BEST SALESMEN IN THE CITY- They are active, accommodating and courteous. Send them your cotton; they dreShonest in th )ir dealings and wise in their judgement. WV-A-. CO*, — MACON, GEORGIA. - 25c at Holtzclaw’s W. F. HOUSER. W. G MIDDLBBROOKS. The best $3.50 Men’s and $3.00 Ladies’ Shoe on earth. Latest styles and all the leathers. Once worn always worn. . MACON SHOE CO. 408 Third St., MACON, GA. F. 0. BENSON tee to either need a Stove or a Range? If I A Vr w go, I can fill your order and guaran- do it satisfactorily. I carry a complete line of One of the most elaborately decorated pyivate buildings which the G. A. R. parade passed last week, in*Washington, had across the front a great banner contain ing the legend, “Welcome Com rades 1 ” It is an undertaker’s-es- tablishment, and the proprietor is an ex Confederate soldier. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Bears the Subscribe for the Home Journal. ( Best made in\ United States National Steel Excelsior Stoves and Ranges, New Enterprise Stoves, Grand Oak Stoves My fall stock of Crockery and Housefurnisnings is even moie complete than it has been heretofore. CALDER B. v i * Triangular MACOK, GEORGI A