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'■fM :• • KWWWl. PflISB, S1.50A YEAS, tti AEVAMOE. Published Every Thursday Morning. Jno.H. HODGES. Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, February 19. Georgia fruit growers are now on ■“the anxious seat.” A first CLASS battleship is said to •cost not less than $7,500,000. Tub next Georgia state fair will l)e held at Maoon, in Ootober next. Commissioner Merritt will send to the oounties this week funds to pa A the January salary of the publio eclrool teaohers. Among the assets of an Atlanta bank is published this item: “Cask due from other banks and the U. S. treasurer, $1,851,918.99. Snow and sleet ooiered the west- ■ern states last Sunday, there being also wind storms in Tex^s, Oklaho ma and Indian Territory. At last the difforenees between England, Germany, Italy and Ven ezuela have been referred to The Hague tribunal for settlement. .At Columbia, S. O., to-day an ap plication for bail will be heard in be half of Ex Lieutenant Gov. J. H. Tillman, who shot and killed Editor Gonzales several weeks ago. At the state oonviot farm near Miltedgeville last Friday .500 bales of cotton were sold at auction, Of the total, 9.97 cents per pound was paid for 800 baleH, and 9 40 cents for the bulunoo. At Mercer University last Thurs day Ex-Gov. Oandler delivered an address on v “The Early Days of Georgia," the ocoasion being the annual oelebration of “Georgia" day at the University. In Atlanta last week the Georgia Stato Agricultural Society decided to hold the stale fair at Macon this year, the citizens of Macon agreeing to furnish the park and $16,000 to defray the expenses of the fair. Without exception thole who con trol trus's are of the opinion that an ti-trust legislation now “would be hurtful to tho business interests of the country." Undoubtedly this is .an unadulterated trustful opinion. Dr. J. L. M. Ouruy, the foremost \ man of the south in educational af fairs, manager of the Peabody and Slaton funds, died at Ashville, North Carolina, last Friday night. He was born in Linooln county, Ga.,in June, 1825. In response to u recent inquiry as to the probability that he would be a candidate for the presidency, Hon. Grover Cleveland gave an evasive answer, saying, in substanoe, that anything from him in that connec tion would not be interesting to the people. A mild sensation has been created in Congressional oiroles by the pub lished statement that the annual ex penses of the white house have been increased from $25,000 /to $60,000, on account of the recent expensive changes in the house and its ap pointments. At Uniontown, Pa., all employes •of the H. C. Frick Coke Company -and their families will be vacoinated by order of the manager. In this order 300,000 persons are affected, and $10,000 has been spent for vao- eine virus and fifty physioians en gaged to do the work. Glanders has appeared among the horses in Troup county, and farmers have applied to the state depart ment for a veterinarian. Commis sioner Stevens was unable to render •the desired assistance, as the depart ment has no veterinarian on the staff, and no authority to employ one. On Lincoln’s birthday the senate committee on oommerce refused to .. -recommend the confirmation of Dr. Crum, the negro appointed by Pres ident Roosevelt to be collector of the port at Charleston, S. C. As a rebuke to the president, this is tough, but to the people of Charles ton it is just and proper. The Great and The Small. The attitude of England, Germa ny aud Italy toward Venezuela in their determination to force the payment of debts alleged to be due their subjects, evidently is based up on the assumption by those powers that might makes right. The just ness of the demands has never been acknowledged by Venezuela, and no proof has been submitted, yet force was used, destructive violence com mitted, and the foreign commerce of Venezuela stopped. The strong has coerced the weak, aotion that should be universally condemned. Certain questions have been re ferred for settlement to The Hague tribunal, and the blockade of the Venezuelan ports by the allies has been abandoned. Of the agreement our Washington correspondent says: “Minister Bowen ha? brought to a successful oonolusion the negotia tions with Germany, Great Britain and Italy, add has secured for Ven ezuela as favorable terms aB could be expeoted. The greatest triumph of Mr. Bowen’s diplomacy, however, lies in the fact that he has forced Germany to show her hand and demonstrate to the world that, in her alliance with Great Britain, she was actuated solely by selfish inter ests. Oash payments were demand ed by each of the allies, and Mr. Bowen suggested that they name the sum they thought proper. All named a cash payment of $27,500, including Count von Quadt, who was then acting {or Germany. As the prospeot of a peaceful settlement beoame more definite, however, Ger many instructed her ambassador to withdraw her agreement and de mand the full amount of the claim named in the ultimatum to Venez uela. This waB done, and had the other allies followed suit a settle ment would have been impossible, but in the interest of peaee Great Britain and Italy adhered to their original agreement,and by the terms of the protocol just signed they get $27,500 each, while Germany! gets $847,000, nearly thirteen times as much as her partners in the transac tion. Baron von Sternberg urged hia government to modify this de mand,but to no purpose, and Minis ter Bowen confidently predicts that Germany’s rapacity means doom to her trade in South America." The presidential booms now be ing promoted will be serviceable at least in attracting attention go men as well as measures, and in extend ing the time of “a campaign of edu cation." At this juncture it is im practicable to determine who will best fit the democratic situation when the active campaign begins. Certain it is the democratic cause is right, and the main purpose should be to bring about complete harmo ny among all who are opposed to re publican misgovern men t and class favoritism. Whoever is beat equip ped to command harmony is the man the democrats should nominate for president. On February 22nd the fourth an niversary of the Georgia Industrial Horae, five miles north of Maoon, will be fittingly observed. If the weather permits the exercises will begin at 2:30 p. m., at the Academy of Music. As founder and manager of this benevolent institution, Rev. W. E. Mumford has done, and is doing, a great work, and he should receive the cordial co-operation of all Georgians who are able to con tribute. While no oolleotion will be taken during or after these anniver sary exercises, we are safe in saying that voluntary contributions will be thankfully received. In introducing the bill to pension ex-slaves, Senator Hanna was cruel to the negroes as well as hypocriti cal to the entire country. He has created the hope of living at the government expense in the minds of the ex-slaves, while he knew that such> a bill could not be enaoted into law. Suoh a bid for political favor froin such ignorant people is Con- temptable. As to the hortfal effects of such a law it is not necessary to allude. Gen. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, was in Atlanta last week. The Oonstitntion says a Georgia woman has donated to the “Army” a thousand acres of land in the southern part of the state to be used fqr the establishment of a colo ny of poor people from large oities. Certainly this is charity of the right sort. A New Federal Department. A new department of the federal government has been created by congress, and soon there will be an other member of the president’s cabinet. Of the new department the asso ciated press report says: “The new department of com merce bill passed by congress pro vides for another cabinet officer and places under his control the follow ing bureaus, most of them by trans fer from other departments: “Bureau of corporations, bureau of labor, the light house and steam boat inspection service, the bureaus of navigation and of standards, coast aud geodetic service, the immigra tion service, the ehippingveoramis- sion, bureau of statistics' of the treasury department, bureau of for eign commerce of the state depart ment, census bureau and fish com mission. “By the terms of what is . known as the Nelson amendment, authority and power is given the new bureau of corporations to require specified returns from large corporations, and provision is made for publicity as to their affairs to a certain extent." Ready to Accommodate All Who Need Caskets, Coffins, Undertakers’ Supplies. My stock is being received daily, and we are, ready to sell at the Cater Store. Everything new. Prices right. R. L. Marchman, SPeir^r, Q-a,. After being in publio session for more than three months, the^au- thracite coni strike commission has completed its hearings. Several hundred wi loesses were heard, both sides of the controversy being given full opportunity to present their tes timony. Last Friday the arguments were concluded, and on Thursday the commission will begin at Wash ington the work of reviewing the testimony and making a “verdict.” NAPIER BROS. CELEBRATED Black Rock Acid ’AND FAMOUS i-.v- I “Samson Guano At Trentor, N. J., a coal products trust was incorporated last Friday, with an authorized capital of $16,- 000,000. Capitalists of New York and New Jersey are the incorpora tors, and the charter authorizes them to mine coal, ore and miner<| aid, the manufacturing the same, .tfy construct railroads and operate steamship lines. At Havana last Sunday four hun dred Americans observed the fifth anniversary ofjtbe destruction of the Maine. No official feature was at tached, the exercises being purely memorial. Last Saturday the Evening Tele gram published an interview with Hon. W. J. Bryan, in which the Ne braska statesman-editor is quoted as saying, in part: “I have said on many occasions that I am not and will not be again a candidate for re nomination, and you cannot make that statement too emphatic." Deafness Cannot be Cured bv local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one muv iuuu 10 umy uni way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitu tional remedies. Deafnoss is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflam ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it s entirely closed deafness is tho result, and unless the inflammation can be taken ouji and this tube restorod to its nor mal condition, hearing will be destroyed forev er, nine cases out of ton are caused by catarrh, wliloh is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not bo cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. Address. F. J. CHENS & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 76. Hall’s Family Pills are tne best. WARREN D. NOTTINGHAM. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 355 THIRD ST. MACON, GA. Will praotioe in the several courts, Federal and State. Speoial attention given to causes in the courts of this cirouit. H. A. MATHEWS. A. C. RILEY. MATHEWS & RILEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Practice in all the Courts. Loans negotiated and Land Titles abstracted. Collections on all points. Security Bonds furnished. J. D. MARTIN, Sr., JEWELEB, Perry, Ga. Watches, Olocks and Jewelry Repaired. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Office in Masonio Building. c. z. McArthur, DENTIST, FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA. Offioe over Slappey’s Drugstore. W. H. HARRIS, DENTIST. Successor to Dr. W. A. Blasseugame. OFFICE OVER DOW LAW BANK,* FORT VALLEY. ; GEORGIA Subscribe for the Home Journal. Have been thoroughly tested for many years on all varie ties of scans in Middle Georgia, and Irom .’ ’TCJAL FIELD TESTS in competition with her hr.mds have taken the “BLUE RfBBON” over nil com) ii iim>. The BEST is always the ClIEA PEST. BROS., MAOON, GEORGIA. Dyspeptics rare made every day by their own , carelessness. Cure that case of Consti pation and Indigestion ere it’s chronic. Try m IIYER and Tonic Pellets—a remedy that assists Nature and does not get in her way. Strong V purgatives gripe and make confirmed in- L\ valids. Kamon’s act gently and J effect permanent cures. || IB&a Complete Treatment 25 cts. tek & Co,, New YjgSfe In LOOKING For CXiOTHING Don’t overlook the important f(j question of material and mak ing. Here you find the sort of clothes that are right and will look just what they are. No danger of disappointment, be cause we nave studied the proportion of supply and de mand and know what will please. ' The Newest of Everything for Men’s and Boys’ Wear. COPVRIQHT 1(02 BY A B. KIRSCHBAUM A CO. THIRD STREET , ** & ■y5y;;.SVw\ !-tO“Date Clothiers. MACON, GA.