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7as *M*a JoirimAi. PaiGS, SI,50 A YEAU, IN ADVANCE. Published Every Thursday Morning. 3 tto.H.ltODGBS, Eldltor and Publlahor Pbrry, Thursday, .January 29. A cement plant to coBt $1,500,000 -will be established bj f Chicago cap italists at Oartersvillo, Ga. On a charge of contempt a crimi ami court judge was sent to jail at Tampa, Flfu, last Thursday. 'Several new 'manufacturing en derpriseB will soon be established at Macon, and the city is growing ■steadily in business and in popula tion. o .*—. — On account of small pox in Mon tezuma and Macon county, the mu nicipal authorities of Marshallville •quarantined against Montezuma last ’week. *_*_*__ Portions of Mexico have been terribly ravaged by the bubonic plague, and the terrible disease still prevails, though its spread has been •«heoked. Jr Germany is trying to aggra vate the United States, it would be prudent for the emperor to have a •confidential talk with the war offi cials of Spain. - ■Whenever a man devotes his en tire energy, time and talent to the management of his own business a fair measure of success is sure to •come his way. A total of more than $100,000 •waB paid out of the state treasury fast week to Georgia pensioners, About $50,000 of the amount having been paid in one day to three conn- ties. Ab an indication of the business •done at Wayoross, the Herald says a firm of wholesale grocers of that city ^bought at one time forty-one oar loads of goods, to be delivered last vreek. ' ► # - Col. J. P. Sawtell, a veteran ed itor, having edited the Outhbert Ap peal, Chattanooga Democrat, Mar- nhallvillo Times and the Gviffin Call, -died at the home of his daughter at 'WnyoroBS last Saturday. A delegation of German farmers "will come to the United States next .April to study tho methods of agri culture in thiB country. They will visit several states under guidance .of an agent of this government. Prom Washington comes the re port that Gen. Leouard Wood will Ibeoome civil governor of thd Philip, pines as soon as President Roosevelt can arrange such chnugos as will en able him to make the appointment. Comptroller Wrioht has not yet fully determined how he will assesB "the tax on franchise*, but thinks he ■'will adopt the plan of dednoting the value of the tangible property from •the market value of the capital dock, obligations, etc. — Last week German warships again bombarded a Venezuelan fort, the fort returned the fire, and for two ■days aotual war existed at the port. Much damage to the fort and the ftown resulted, but the Germans did -.not succeed in ianding marines. p -4 • 'XJuite a Btir was created in Wash ington by the appearance of negro men and women at the White House reception last week. The colored (guests were the registrar of deeds, •Judson Lyons, his wife, another dis trict official and two other women. Our Qualities are Good. / Increased Ootton Acreage Indicated. Senator Hoar, the senior Massa chusetts senator at Washington, is- fported. as saying that “Roosevelt itmeddles too much.” In this state ment there are thousands through- cut the country who agree with :&Senator Hoar. Our strenuous pres ident seems to entertain the belief tb&h he is “the whole push.” In a proving test at Sandy Hook Mat Thursday a big gun that cost D. S. government $40,000 was HxRti apart when fired the second .-time. There was an extra charge «£ powder behind a shell containing 3200 pounds of explosive gelatine. '<ane was injured, as extra pre caution to that end had been ob served. Houston land owners who desire to sell may learn something to their advantage by writing to Oapt. H. McIntyre, Bennettaville, S. G., R F. D. No. 3. This gentleman has written to the postmaster at Perry requesting information concerning the county, its lands, health, climate, education al advantages, churches, etc. We are certain the gentleman can find all he wants in Houston, lands that produce admirably a greater varie ty of crops than most counties of similar area, unexcelled climate, more than ordinary heolthfulness, churohes of several of the leading denominations, and a citizenship far above the average in social, moral and business qualities. Houston is recognized as one of the very best agricultural counties in Georgia, and it contains more bearing peach trees than any other county in the United States. Its soil embraces an exceeding great variety of qualities, and is adapted to the successful culture of a greater diversity of crops than is usually found in a similar area. Corn, peas, potatoes, sugar cane, oats, wheat, rye and cotton are the chief farm / crops, but vegetables, fruits and grasses yield exceedingly well. There are many bold streams that affdrd abundant water power, and there are quite a number of mills in operation. No home in the county is at a greater distance than three miles from a publio Bchool, and the system is excellently managed. At three points, Byron, Fort Valley and Per ry, local taxation has increased the usefulness and scope of the system, each under control of a special board of education by authority of a special law. In religious affairs, the leadership rests between the Baptist and Meth odist denominations, though there are churohes of several other de nominations. In climate and healthfulness Hous ton will compare favorably with any locality in the south, and no section is superior in the general worthiness of itB citizenship. Our farmers have demonstrated that Houston lauds will produoe all they need on the farm, except a few luxuries, and that the productive ness of the soil can be steadily in creased. Native grasses make ex cellent BUimner grazing ami winter forage, and stock-raising on an ex tensive soale oould be admirably ac commodated. Wheat produces well, and two roller prooess mills are prepared to convert the grain into the best grade of pure flour. The space that can be used in a newspaper artiole is inadequate to more than outline the advantages of Houston county, but we are safe in saying tbnt the farmer who cannot be satisfied here is indeed difficult to please. The price of land varies in accord with the situation and environment, ranging from about $8 per acre to $40 or $50. Prices generally are higher than they were two years ago, and they will ne,\er be lower. Certainly now is the time to buy. 1 ■" " <•"90 The Woman’s Home Companion for February is unusually rioh, and timely. It has a obarming cover design—a skating scene by Charles Grunwald. Feature articles that will interest every patriotic Ameri can reader are “Lincoln’s Neglected Birthplace” and “The Birthplace of the American Flag.” Other features are “How Railroads Fight Snow,” “What the Oongregationalists are Doing for the Good of Mankind,” and a patriotic picture by George Gibbs illustrating one of Paul Jones’ greatest battles. The fiction includes stories by Clara Morris, Tudor Jenks, Richard Stillman Powell and John H. Jewett. Every month the De partments of the magazine become more interesting. Mrs. Herrick’s cooking articles, Martha Worthing’s Answers, Miss Sweet’s American Girl and Miss King’s Home Health- Exercises are some of the titles that suggest the value of the contents. Published by the Crowell Publish ing Co., Springfield, Ohio; one doL lar a year; ten cents a copy. For several years the sales of com mercial fertilizers have been accept ed as a reliable indicator of the rela tive aoreage to be devoted to cotton culture in the state each year. Several weeks ago Commissioner Stevens, of the State Department of Agriculture, said that the sales of inspection tags largely exceeded the sales of any other year, up to that time, since he had been in charge of that office. He accepted this as a reliable indication that much more guano than usual would be sold aud used in Georgia this year, and that there would be a proportionate in crease in the cotton crop. This, coupled with the fact that a comparatively large 1902 crop was Bold at remunerative prices, and the farther fact that cotton dealers Bay that a much larger crop can be safe ly produced, tends to the confident conclusion that the acreage dhvoted to cotton this year will be materially inert ased. As a further evidence of the pros pective increase in the sale of fertil izers in Georgia, the Maoon Tele graph quotes a prominent railroad freight agent, as follows: “It is evident that the cotton acre age in South Carolina and Georgia will be largely increased this year. I base my opinion on the shipment of fertilizer from Charleston and other points. It will require 25,000 cars to handle the shipment from Charleston. The movement will amount to over 400,000 tons, an in crease of 20 per cent, over the ship ment of 1902.” Oontinueing in this connection, the agent further said: “It seems to me that in some sec tions Jhe farmers are cotton mad, and think of nothing but cotton. They received a higher average price for the last crop than in several yearH past, and incited by this they propose to make the fleecy staple first. As a result, the farmer may, ut the end of the season come in last.” Of course the guano arranged to placed on rnaket in Georgia has not yet been sold to the farmers, but the manufacturers have heretofore been I able to guage the demand, and it iB unlikely that they will place on the market more than they can sell. Georgia farmers ought to know what they need, bpw much of each crop they should plant, but we very much fear they will be misled by apparent conditions to plant more cotton this year than will be good good for their financial interests. The farmer who expects that others will decrease their cotton area, while he adds “a few more acres” to his crop will make a sad miscalculation. It is true that as ihe years and population increase, the need comes for more cotton, but the need for food products also increases, and it will never be othe^ than truth that farmers cannot profitable raise cot ton and buy food products for man and beast. Rev. Geo. B. Culpepper is now an editor, having acquired control of the Fort Valley Enterprise, He is well qualified for the duties involv ed, and we cordially extend to him the right band of journalistic fellow* ! ship. Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications, as they cannot roaoh the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional romodios. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of tho Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect heariug, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the rosult, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its nor mal condition, hearing will he destroyed forev er, nine oases out of ten are caused by catarrh, whioh is nothing hut an Inflamed condition of the mueous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. Address. F. J.CHENX & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75. Hall’s Family Pills are tne best. H. A. MATHEWS. A. C. RILEY. MATHEWS & RILEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, POUT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Practice in all tlio Courts. Loans negotiated and Land Titles abstracted. Collections on all points. Security Bonds furnished. J. E§ MARTIN, Sr., JEWELER, Perry, Ga. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Office in Masonic Building. O.ZrMcARTHUR, DENTIST, PORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Office over Slappey’s Drugstore. w. .H HARRIS, DENTIST. Successor te Dr. TV. A. Blassengame, O-FIOE OVER DOW LAW BANK, PORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA Subscribe for the Home Journal. Every Business Day MR. WILL. O. RILEY . Wil'l give you cordial welcome and serve you fittingly at our store. His Houston friends have a stand ing and special invitation to call. OUR SHOES were made to fit and wear well. The Macon Shoe Co., THIRD ST., MAOON, GA. NAPIER BROS. CELEBRATED Black Rock Acid AND FAMOUS “Samson Guano 99 Have been thoroughly tested for many years on all varie ties of soils in Middle Georgia, and from ACTUAL. FIELD TESTS in competition with other brands have taken the “ BLUE RIBBON” over all competitors. The BEST is always the CHEAPEST. Address, 3STJ^ZEPIEIELjIER, BROS., MACON, GEORGIA. Tour Attention 2 a moment, While we tell you about our immense stock of Shoes, that is now brim full of good things. ’Twould pay you to investigate a few of the Specials for this week. One item, for instance: Men’s High-grade Enameled Bids worth $6.00, as long as they last gfe £ ftg* Tor l 5 per cent, discount to all users of Periodical Tickets. Strong Shoe Store, J.-R. HOLMES, Proprietor. MACON, GEORGIA. A GOLD RING FREE S Ask your druggist to show you the beautiful Gold facturer ol Baby Eaae is riving to cb^enllle wfll tow get one. □ SB BABY EASE. E 59 Cures Baby’s Ills. It's the best and safest remedy for babies and children FOR SALE BY ALL DRUQQISTS AT 25 CENTS. SCHOOL BOOKS “711 Special Offer to out of town customers ,on our Circulating Library Picture Frames made to order in best manner at lowest prices. McEvoy Book & Stationery Co., 572 Chefry Street, MACON, GA