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PttlOB, 31.50 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
Published' Every Thursday Morning.
no,H. HOUGHS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, December 18.
Public franchises will be taxed in
Georgia next year.
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At 2 o’clock last Saturday morn
ing the Georgia legislature adjourn
ed for the term.
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In the House of Representatives
at Washington 173 pension bills
were passed last Friday.
England and Germany Coerce Ven- Our State University,
ezuela. |
. , , 7 , „ , On September 15th the University
Warships belonging to England 0 f Georgia opened under most aus
and Germany are at Venezuelan • • ■ — ■
, . , - ------ . -y~ picious circumstances. The enroll-
ports for the purpose of forcing the ment which amounte d to 319, broke
payment of debts due subjects of all fprmer record8< T he two dormi-
those governments. 1 tories were soon filled, and many
y^/% eZl ! e - a i sec ! 1 i 1 ’ e ^. a loan i were unable to be accommodated,
of $10,000,000, which, with interest The dining hall was unable to hold
The Pacific cable is being laid be
tween San Francisco and Honolulu,
and when completed it will encircle
the globe.
Cotton seed are exceedingly scarce
on the Texas market, and nearly all
the oil mills have suspended opera
tions for the seuson.
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For political effect only wilkre-
publicans in congress devote any at
tention to tariff or trust legislation.
In high tariff schedules they place
their trust for political preferment.
Continued depreciation of the price
of silver in Mexico is causing much
uneasiness among all classes of the
people, and the government is con
sidering the advisability of adopting
the gold standard.
All the members of the late con
stitutional convention of Virginia
and the governor of the state, are
being sued for$ 5,000 damages each,
onQbehalf of negroes disfranchised
by the liew constitution.
President Roosevelt’s
allusion to the fact that ho is oue-
hnlf southerner, his mother having
been a Georgian, seems to be purely
a matter of mouth. If he hadn’t
said it, nobody would believe it.
At, Havana last Thursday a treaty
of commercial reciprocity between
Cuba and the United St.ateB was
signed by Gen. Bliss, special envoy
appointed by President Roosevelt,
and Secretaries Zaldo and Montes
of tjbe Cuban government.
President Roosevelt seems to be
between the ragged edges of politi
cal policy and official duty in hid
treatment of the contrary elements
of the republican party in the south.
If he pleases the “lily whites” the
negroes are offended, and if he
pleases the negro office hunters, the
“lily whites” may forsake him. He’ll
make enemies “if he do‘” and he’ll
create new opposition if he don’t.
His boasted strenuosity is now in
order.
and other debts, the total claims
now aggregate about $20,000,000.
Demands for payment have either
been ignored by Venezula, or an
swered unsatisfactorily.
A few weeks ago England and
Germany agreed to join in their de
mands, and each sent an ultimatum
to President Castro, of Venezuela.
The answer to this demand was un
satisfactory, and warships were sent
to menace the tardy South Ameri
can republic.
Another ultimatum was presented,
the ministers of England and Ger
many went aboard warships of their
respective nations, and then several
Venezuelan gunboats were captured
and destroyed.
Following this, English and Ger
man officials and subjects in Venez
uela were imprisoned, and then at
Puerto Oabello a British steamer
was seized and pillaged.
Following this, reparation was de
manded, and failing, the port was
bombarded last Saturday by Eng
lish and German warships, two ports
were practically demolished and
theu occupied by the foreign ma
rines.
President Castro and the people
of Venezuela were enraged, and the
declaration made that England and
Germany would be resisted to the
last extremity.
It is reported from Washington
that this government has been re
quested to intervene peacably to
settle the difficulty, aud that may
bo done.
England aud Germany, it is re-
frequent I ported, have assured the United
States that it is not their intention
m violate the Monroe doctrine by
holding any Venezuelan teiptory,
but merely to forcibly collect the
debts due those governments and
their subjects.
hr England and Germany engage
in actual war with Venezuela, there
may be extensive international com
plications. France, Italy, the Uni
ted States, and perhaps other na
tions, have citizens who own prop
erty there, and those interests will
be protected by their respective
governments. For this purpose Ad
miral Dewey is now in the neigh
borhood with a formidable fleet.
Should there be a violation of the
Monroe doctrine, this government
would promptly get into the middle
of the mix-up. Diplomacy of the
highest degree is now in order.
Gov. Terrell used his veto against
the bill providing for changing the
meeting time of the Georgia legis
lature from October to June, but the
general assembly passed the bill
over the veto. In the senate the
vote was 38 to 3 and in the house
128 to 36. This law gives to the
prerent legislature three sessions,
and prolongs the term of the gov
ernor and state officers 8 months.
The appropriations and tax laws
enacted by the Georgia legislature
cover 2 years, 1903 and 1904. By the
proceedings, as published, the local
bills introduced and passed so large
ly predominated over those of a
general character that emphasis is
given to the opinion
A new candidate for popular favor
in the newspaper world, the Ameri-
ious Daily Press, appeared Tuesday
morning, December 16th. L. A.
Morgan & Oo. are proprietors and
publishers, and the editors are E.
W. Bigham and J. A. Bartholomey.
The gentlemen in charge are worthy
and well-qualified, the mechanical
make-up of the paper is decidedly
good, and the contents of the first
issue promise a spicy, up-to-date
newspaper. We congratulate the
publishers and editors upon their
auspicious beginning, • and wishing
them complete success, we cordially
extend the righthand of journalistic
fellowship.
Excursion Rates For The Holidays.
the many who desired seats.
Although the Univerity’s capaci
ties are heavily taxed,she has bright
er prospects for the future. Mr. Pea
body, a northern man interested in
education, agreed to give the Uni
versity $50,000 for the purpose of
erecting a library building, on con
dition that the legislature would
give the University $20,000. This
amount has been given by the legis
lature, and the University campus
will soon be adorned by a $50,000 li
brary building. The money given
by the legislature will be used in
building a wing to the old library
building, turning the whole building
into lecture rooms. Thus the build
ing left vacant, (New College,) will
be transformed into a dormitory.
Mr. Peabody has showed his
friendship to the University by put
ting into the hands of the president
of Harvard University $6,000, the
interest of which will go toward
paying the expenses of some recent
graduate of the University, to be se
lected by the faculty.
While the University is being as
sisted from without, she is not idle
within. A modern printing press
has been placed in a modern print
ing office, and all the college publi
cations are printed there, saving a
considerable sum to the University
each year. Among the many publi
cations are the Nature Study Leaf
lets, issued by the Agricultural De
partment. These leaflets are to be
circulated among the public schools,
and it is hoped that great pleasure
and profit will be derived from them..
The agri'ciiltural department has
also issued bulletins outlining the
agricultural comm There are two
of these courses: the one year course
aud tne three months’ course. The
three months’ course is well attend
ed and proves of great benefit.
The religious spirit in the Univer
sity is not neglected. The college
Y. M. C. A., holds its meeting every
Friday night, and prayor services
are conducted. Dr. Young, of the
University of Chicago, lias been
giving lectures on the study of the
Bible. It is probable that funds
will bo raised for the sti^dy of the
Bible in the college course; this
will be of great benefit, and is high
ly endorsed by the student body.
A Houston Student.
un Circulating Library
Picture Frames made to order
in best manner at lowest prices.
McEvoy Book & stationery Co.,
572 Ohefry Street, MACON, GA.
PERRY LOAN & SAVINGS BANK.
O. R. Mann, Pres.
FXnEUEV.Xrer, C3r^L,.
R. L. Cater, Y. Pros.
L. F. Cater, Cashier
Directors—F. M. Houser, L. M. Paul, A. A. Smoak, J. N. Tuttle, C. R.Mnnn
L. F. Cater, It. L. Cater. BDn
Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business.
Fpecial rites to farmers on cotton stored in ware
houses inJPerry.
Commissioner Lindsay of the de
partment of pensions for Georgia
has just issued his annual report. It
shows completely the work of the
department not only for the year
1902, but gives the amounts paid
for pensions each year since 1879.
For the year 1902 the number of
pensions paid vetrrans and widows
was 13,975, and the total amount
$822,695, an increase of 2,3S7 pen
sioners and $127,310 in money over
1901. On the roll for 1902 there
were 6,037 indigent veterans, 3,394
widows of veterans, 1,303 indigent
widows, 3,414 disabled or invalid
veterans. Of the counties, the larg
est amount, $52,605, was paid Ful
ton county pensioners, and the small
est, $450, went to Camden county.
$100 Reward, $100.
paper will be pleased to
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The readers of this
learn that there is at feast one dreaded "dis*easo
that science has been able to Pure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
During the the Holidays, Central
of Geoigia Railway will sell exour-, UUI1 , „ . uo um, positive cure Known to the
sion tickets at the rate of a fare and < 1 ? e< Wi, fraterniCy - CatarijB being a constitu-
previouslv ex a third round trip (minimum rates, j meat. Hail’S catarrh Cure^'taken 10 interna e ny,
preyed, Ibut nearly nil such leffisln- ! " hole tickets 60 cent8 - half ,iokets 'S‘.i bl0? ' 1 ■"*
lion cjuld be left ft the local option 20 “"?*>• a11 tioket «*»«<»»
of the couuties interested. It is fol- i ,°- U 18 llue ’ . aQ * * rom P 01nts on Bs
ft to burden the legislature with I,n ® 1 5? P™? 1 ." ° U
nip lnnnl nflPniva timf u» ... south of Ohio and Potomac and
simple local affairs that could be ar
ranged at home under a general law
specifying the method of proceedure.
If the daily reports published by
the newspapers have been correot,
the late session of the House of
Representatives was rather unruly.
Several times members revolted
against rulings of the speaker, and
by vote overruled his decisions; At
this distance it seems that Speaker
Morris has been distinctly partisan
and .arbitrary. Possibly the position
is too large for him. Not a few of
his committee appointments and
rulings indicate that he is especially
friendly toward the Southern Rail
way Company and other corpora
tions.
east of the Mississippi river, as fol
lows: Tickets will be sold to the
general public December 23, 24, 25,
30 and 31, 1902, and January 1,
1903, limited January 3, 1903, for
return passage. Tickets will bt sold
to teachers and students of schools
and colleges upon presentation and
surrender of certificates, December
16-22, 1902, inclusive, final limit,
January 6, 1903. Central of' Geor
gia Railway offers perfect passenger
service between all principal points
in the states of Alabama and Geor
gia, For other information apply
to nearest agent.
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Admiral Dewey is in command of
the combined squadrons maneuver
ing in West Indian*waters.
— system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, aud giving the ua-
tient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much-faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Seudfor list of
testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHIC NY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
HOUSTON SHERlFPslALES.
Will be sold before the court house
ioor in the town of Perry, Houston
county, Ga., between the legal hours of
sale, on the first Tuesday in January,
1903, the following property, to-wit:
That 50 acres of land of lot No. 139 in
5th district of Houston county, Ga. ; said
50 acres being the north-east one -fourth
(M) of said lot No. 139, and levied on as
the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, to
satisfy a Justice court fi-fa from the 771st
District G. M. of said county, returnable
to the January term 1902 thereof, in fa
vor of The Yirginia-Carolina Chemical
Works, Ys. Mrs Elizabeth Bush.
M. L. COOPER, Sheriff
Deo. 10th, 1902.
&2g| a CMI Gives Away
SpSPfii W nivdrorLd.a.'sr, ZDec. 29th.
Y^haye placed in a window a box containing $20. Until December 29th
We ^ e - v ^ reo w it.h 0V'-ry dollar cash purelume, iw-> kavs with ev-
ery $-..00 cash purchase, etc. Only three keys will unlock Uio .\Ioti-
a§y> -H 60, -9th, each customer may try their key, or kens. Customers who
hold the right keys may take from the box as follows:
ITirsst i&igflit Key $10.00
Second Right Key 6.00
Third. Rlgylit Key 4.00
there are no conditions, bio one connected with 6tore will be allowed to
have a key* Keys mailed hi filling ont-of- own orders.
STEOITG- SHOE STOEE.
J. R. HOLMES, Proprietor, MACON, GA.
Advertise iu The Home Journal.
Seller need a Stove or a Range? If
. _ _ # so, I can fill yoni order and guaran
tee to do it satisfactorily. I carry a complete line of
National Steel Ranges
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Excelsior Stoves and Manges,
New Enterprise Stoves,
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Grand Oak Stoves (tfXs&T01
My fall stock of Crockery and Housefurnisnings is/eyer
more complete than it has been heretofore.
CALDERB.W
Triangular Block.
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MACON, GffiQBGi
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