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1.50A YEAR, IK ADVAKOE.
led Evory Thursday Morning.
C. UODCMD8, Bditor and Publiahcr
Perry, Thursday, March 19.
The state convention of Georgia
Sunday schools Is in session at Mad*
taptn.
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Crawford Superior
venoed for the spring
Monday.
court con-
session last
Last week the Cuban Senate rati
fied the proposed reciprocal treaty
with the United States.
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The Panama canal treaty was rat
ified by the United States senate
Tuesday, the vote being 73 to 5.
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Undoubtedly enough peaches to
make a good orop are now alive in
the seotion adjacent to and below
Macon.
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Work of placing Central City
Park in up-todate condition for the
Georgia state fair was commenced
last week.
A party of northern capitalists
has purchased 2,500 acres of land in
Dougherty county and will plant ex
tensive orchards, including 20,000
pecan trees.
American residents and property
owners on the Isle of Pines, adjacent
to Cuba, have publioly deolared their
desire that the island be annexed to
the United States.
Arrangements have been comple
ted for the establishment of an ex
tensive fertilizer plant at Macon. It
is also said a new hotel in the oity
will soon be constructed;
Of the four candidates for the po
sition of assistant state entomologist
of Georgia only one is a Georgian,
Mr. T. W. Pilcher. The Btate board
will eleot at Macon next Wednesddy.
Reports from Mexico say the gov
ernment and the leading merchants
of that republic are eager for the
construction by the United States of
the proposed ship canal aoross the
Isthmus of Panama.
Fertilizer works, planned to be
the largest and most thoroughly
equipped in the world, will be ereot-
ed this year at Athens by the Hodg
son Cotton Company of that city,
the faotory to oost $110,000.
Jones oounty will open the outing
season on the first Saturday in April
with a basket picnio and mass meet
ing at Bradley. The purpose of the
assemblage is to create enthusiasm
for the oounty and state fairs.
In 1899 there were 1,436,776
bushels of peanuts grown in Geor
gia, the aggregate prioe for whioh
they were sold being $936,749.
Many more peanuts than these oan
be profitably grown in Georgia.
During several days last week
muoh apprehension was felt along
the banks of the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers lest the high water
would break levees and cause disas-
trousjoverflows. Several have broken.
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Georgia people are especially de
lighted that Hicks’ predicted bliz
zard didn’t materialize last Monday
as scheduled. In some degree the
prediction was verified by the cloudy
and cooler weather from the 13th to
the 17 th.
Coal has been found on the plan
tation of Mr. A. J. Moye in Ran
dolph county, says a report from
Outhbert. It is assured that the ooal
is of good quality, but the quantity
is to be determined by subsequent
investigation.
There are twelve candidates for
the office of county treasurer of Bibb
county, to fill the unexpired term of
O. B. Massenburg, recently deoeased.
On April 6th there will be a primary
nomination, and on April 9 th the
eleotion wiU be held.
A report . from St. Petersburg,
Russia, says: "The czar has issued
a decree providing for freedom of
religion throughout his dominions,
establishing to' some degree ,local
Belf-government and' making “other
concessions to the village communi
ties.’’
Divided We Fail.
In holy writ it is declared that a
house divided against itself cannot
stand, and at no time has there been
a serious contradiction of this truth.
American politics has been a contin
uous proof.
No democrat will admit that the
republican party succeeds because
it deserves success, nor that the.
democratic party has failed because
of demerits of democracy.
Whenever defeat has overtaken
either party, it has been becauoe of
division within that party. Should
both parties be solidly united in pos
itive purpose and effort, the demo
cratic party would be the victor con
tinually, because democracy is right.
The fundamental principles of
democracy are the bulwarks of lib
erty, justice and equality before the
laws, and in* the enjoyment of the
privileges and rights of citizenship.
Republicanism ^founded upon class
favoritism, centralization and ex
travagance.
Democracy is for all the people.
Republicanism is for the rich and
powerful classes.
Just now democracy, following
two successive national defeats,would
be in good shape to begin a winning
campaign if democrats would use
their aguments against republicans
and not against other dembcrats.
If it be true that Bryan and Cleve
land each represents a democratic
faction that is irreoonoilable to the
other, then it is true that democracy
cannot win while that condition ex
ists. All must fight republicanism.
Whatever Bryan may say about
Cleveland,or whatJCleveland may say
about Bryan, will amount to little
unless it is passed along and magni
fied by their partisans. Neither is the
anointed high priest of democratic
faith.
A platform nor a candidate for
president oan be selected now, but
the defects of republicanism and the
derelictions of the republican major
ity in oongress can be plainly pre
sented to the understanding of the
people. It is agaihst republican
faults we must contend, and not ag
gravate the difference of opinion
among demoorats.
With united demooraoy we will
win; divided, contentious and vitu
perative, we only make republican
victory doubly sure.
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A rumor oomeB from Atlanta that
it is unlikely that the Georgia state
troops will have an encampment at
Griffin this year. A combination en-
oampment, including about 30,000
men, is thought to be probable, how
ever, at Ohicamauga 1 Park. It seems
to be the opinion of well-informed
military men that the ensampment
will be controlled by federal author
ities, and that the Georgia troops
will go into camp next summer with
the troops of seven other states, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Florida, North and South
Carolina, and the regulars from Fort
MoPherson, Ga., and Fort Thomas,
Ky.
Mr. James R. Rice, one of the
candidates for oounty treasurer of
Bibb oounty, is a native of Houston
oounty, though a resident of Maoon
for about twenty-five years. He is
especially fitted for the position he
offers to fill, having been a book
keeper for the greater portion of his
life in eounting-room, warehouse,
postoffioe and bank. In strict in
tegrity, exaotness in accounting, un
wavering devotion to duty, no one
anywhere is his superior. Never
false in anything, he would make a
most excellent and entirely trust
worthy official.
It has been intimated in publio
print that Hon. E. B. Lewis will not
be a candidate next year to succeed
himself as representative in congress
of the third district in Georgia. In
the same way it is said Hon. W. C.
Dodson of Americus and Hon. Dud
ley M. Hughes of Twiggs county
will be candidates for that position.
We can add that the probability is
equally strong that State Senator H.
A. Mathews of Houston will be in
the race.
Working Public Roads.
Southern governors will dog ap
point delegates to the convention at
Atlanta proposed by the Wisconsin
legislatvre to disonss the raoe ques
tion. Some have refused, and others
are simply silent. But for meddle
some agitators,men who would serve
themselves and humanity better by
attending to their own business,
there would be no raoe question oth
er than individual character.
Mr. Editor—I see in a recent is
sue of the Home Journal an article
written by "L. N.” on public road
working. I am satisfied he is no!
subject to road dutj, or he would
have more feeling for those that are
subject.
Who are to keep up the public
roads of Houston county? I answer,
the poor white man and the negro;
those who own no land but have to
pay heavy rent, from $2 to $4 per
acre.
We hear the cry of scarcity of la
bor, and just suoh as I have men
tioned above is the direot cause. I
know whereof I speak, for I am
among them. And it is growing
worse all the time, and if things
do not change Houston county will
have no labor and in a very few
years our public roads will be noth
ing but steep hills and gullies.
“L. N.” says make them work
twenty-five days a year, if needed. I
would like to have a little "cheek
and jowl”, talk with him. I think I
could awake him from his drowsi
ness. I ask, where is the justice in
such laws, or rules, rather; nobody
can see it.
Right here near me is a large
farm with about two hundred acres
in peach trees. The owners live in
Bibb county and it oosts them noth
ing to keep up .the roads, but they
tear them up worse than anybody
else.
I hope the grand jury will take up
this matter, as the county commis
sioners seem to care nothing about
it, but keep on placing the burden
upon those I have mentioned. Hous
ton oeunty has the honor of being
the banner democratic county of
Georgia, but she is away behind in
her road and school facilities.
We do not object to paying our
part, but we do not wish to tote our
skillet and everybody’s pot, too, and
we have no claim nor say-so in any
thing. Bibb county has fine roads,
and the property ownei’B pay prop
erty taxes to maintain them and are
proud of them. I lived there two
years and was among them and
heard them express themselves fully.
Hoping to see a change in the af
fairs mentioned abovu very soon, I
remain a road worker.
Very respectfully,
J. G. L.
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PEummr, csr^Sw.
O. R. Mann, Pres.
R. L. Cater, V. Pres.
Li F. Cater, Cashier
Beyond All Comparisons.
One of the many factors contrib
uting to the remarkably rapid and
solid growth of St. Louis is the mar
velous development of the South
west and other territory tributary to
that city in all lines of trade. In
1904 there will be held the greatest
World’s Fair in the world. The
presidential campaign will also take
place. To keep informed with the
whole world you Bhould subsoribe at
once for that peer of newspapers,
The Twice-a-Week St. Louis R3-
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farmer, merchant or professional
man. Its telegraphic and cable ser
vice exeels that of any other paper.
It prints the news*fully, not imagin
ative occurrences, but domestic anc|
worldwide facts. It is democratic
in politics, but distinctly a national
newspaper and family journal. The
subscription prioe of $1.00 gives yon
two papers each week, 104 papers a
year.
In 1900 there were 222,691 farms
in Georgia, 141,865 of the farmers
being white. Agricultural prosperi
ty will inorease more rapidly when
the number of farms oultivated by
white farmers is materially increased.
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Lucas County. J
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,
doing business in the olty of Toledo, county and
state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DODLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be oured
by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Core.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. Gleason,
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Notary Public.
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Every facility for transacting a general Banking Business.
GEORGIA—Houston County.
Ws J. Slooumb, Adm’r Esfc. of Mrs. V,
E. Slooumb, deo’d; has applied for leave
to sell the lands belonging to the estate
of said deoeased.
Thisis therefore to oite all persons con
cerned to appear at the April term,
1903, of the oonrt of Ordinary of said
oounty, and show cause,if any they have,
Why said application should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature .this
Maroh 10th, 1908.
SAM. T. HURST, Ordniary.
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Cherry.
Macon,
a.
Everything Goes!
Our winter stock of Fine Dress Goods, Trimmings,
Cloaks, etc., will be sold for cash at reduced prices.
!N one better in the city.
MESSRS. FRANK M. II0 USER,
AND
E. T. BEALL
are with u«, and will be especially
tlieir Houston friends.
glad
sei ve
Don’t wait, but call at once.
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