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JOHN H. HODGES, Propr. v 111 .'TV. ■, 1 £"■*!.■ f 1 — 1 .j rtlf j|I?^^77 iVlirW DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. . '« # * ■ $1,CO Cl Year in Advance. VOL. XXXIII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1903. XO. 15. THE PLACE TO BET Staple Groceries, Stock Feed, Farm Supplies, etc., is where the stock is complete, the goods of best quality and the prices right. MY STORE IS OF THAT KIND. I invite the farmers of Houston county, and other readers of the Home Journal, to give me a share of their patronage. GOODS GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED. T. E. MERRITT, 451, 453 & 465 Third St. MACON, GA. Thob. R. Ayer, Pres. Edwin S. Davis, Gen. Mng'r. Planters’ Supply Co. i/lules and all grades of Standard Fertilizers. We will make it to your interest to consult us before making your purchases. 451 Poplar Street. MACON, GA. (Near Warehouse of W. A. Davis & Co.) EHDWIlsr S. IXA.'VIS, (Formerly of W. A. Davis & Co., General manager. Sink the Differences. P 1 F Strong, Simple, Durable. St. Louis Republic. That .Democracy demands peaoe first and above all things is gen erally deduoible from the utter ances of men prominent in party affairs; and it cannot be doubted that the motives for propitiation and concession are strongly at work in the rank and file. That the spirit of harmony is powerfully operative is.observable in the fear it engenders in the Re- ublioah politicians and press, rom these souroes come every species of rumor and counter-cur rent designed to impair confidence in Democracy’s ultimate ability to preseut a united attack. But the burden of proof is upon the Republicans themselves to show that they oan mend their own factional differences. These are becoming more and more dis- tinot as time wears on. Combi nations are rapidly crystalizing against the candidacy of Mr. Roosevelt, and there are several strong forces in the field coming to light in favor of individuals hitherto tmsuspeoted of presiden tial aspirations. The country will await with in terest the development of Fair- bank’s boom in the South, and his relations to the Hanna wing of the party. Spooner is also re ceiving strong mention for the nomination. For sheer force of intellect he is perhaps the weight iest man in his party, and in the producing West he would oom- mand far greater strength than Mr. Roosevelt. There is no man oloser to the old wing of the party than he, and no man higher in party counoils. On the whole the situation holds forth every encouragement to De mocracy. Its opportunity was nev er better for a solid fight. Its position of attack is, under exist ing conditions, the position of vantage. With a united front it may reasonably look for viotory. All agree, on the other hand, that division spells defeat. The bitterest factionisb admits that there is no hope without union of effort and solidarity of purpose. Since all men acknowledge their common point of weakness it should not require an immeiise amount of wisdom to perceive their common source of strength. Democrats of all sections are gratified to perceive the growing disposition toward conciliation and union. / GEORGIA GLEANINGS. EDITED BY THE HOME JOUR NAL MAN. MACON. GA: Full Circle, 2 Long Strokes. Bales Ton an Hour. Took First Prize Florida State Fair, 1902. A Great Sensation. There was a big sensation in Leesville, Ind., when W. H. Brown of that place, who was. expected to die,had his life saved by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He writes: “I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma, but your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon thereafter effected a complete cure.” Similar cures of consumption, pneumonia, bron chitis and grip are numerous. It’s the poerless remedy for all throat and lung troubles. Price 50c and $1. Guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Visitors to Niagara Falls on Sunday March 22, saw an extra ordinary sight. The American falls were practically dry, and men in high boots could have crossed at the brink. Many per sons invaded the bed of the river in search of relics. The cause of the phenomenon was a bugh ice bank which jammed and dammed the river. Not in fifty-five years has a similar incident occurred. The Atlantic & Birmingham railroad is now sending trains iuto Montezuma. Anticipating a big fruit orop, the orate faotory at Dawson is in creasing its producing capacity. Atlanta citizens have subscrib ed the $250,000 necessary to se cure the $1,000,000 Presbyterian Unversity. Judge Gober says he is not a candidate for the position of Chief Justice of the Georgia Su preme court. The Oomulgee Chatauqua at Hawkinsvilie will opeu oil May 2nd. An interesting and instruct ive program has been arranged. Three thousand- acres near Tal lulah Falls have been planted in mulberry trees by Louis B. Magid, the basis of an extensive silk worm farm. A new $800,000 hotel is soou to be ereoted on the oorner of State and Bull streets in Savannah. It will be eight stories high and will contain 800 rooms. Albany has made extensive preparations for the Georgia Ohautauqua, which will open there on the 28th. The military will attend on the opening day. Iu Clay Superior oourt two non resident merchants were indicted for violating the looal option law, they haying shipped whiskey to “blind tiger” sellers with bill of lading attached. About ull the .aoreage that it is possible to cultivate will be put in ootton in these parts. The acre age . would be very considerably increased but for the scarcity of labor. —Stewart Gountian. A rewarcl of $150 has been paid W. T. Amason and D. C. Howard of Maoon and H. S. Byrd of Hous ton county for the arrest and de livery of Andrew Bundrick, who killed a man named Shrouder in Dooly county several months ago. The Dawson News has been in creased in size by four, pages, to accommodate increasing advertis ing business. Editor Rainey pub lishes one of the best papers in the state, and the Dawson mer chants evidently know a good thing when they see it. A Demonstration of W hat Chamber Iain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy Can Do. “One of our customers, a high ly respected citizen pf thiB place, had been for ten years a sufferer from chronic diarrhoea,” write Walden & Martin, druggists, of Enterprise, Ala. “He had used various patent preparations and been treated by physicians, with out any permanent benefit. A few months ago he commenced taking Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and in a ’short time was entirely cured. Many citizens of Enterprise who know the gentleman will testify to the truthfulness of this statement. ’ ’ For sale by all druggists. Horses and Mules. The total number of horses on farms and ranges in Georgia in 1900 was 127,407, valued at $7,092- 228. There were 157,775 horses not on farms and ranges. The mules on farms numbered 207,- 821, worth $14,454,822. There' were 7,600 mules iu barns and en- olosures and not on farms and rangee. Alabama had 152,648 horses on farms in 1900, worth $7,906,121. The mules numbered 192,070, rep resenting $18,104,642. Mississ ippi showed 229,811 horses valued at $10,881,851; muleB totaled ou farms, 214,259 ; value $14,128,807. Tennessee had 852,888 horses em- iloyed on farms, valued at $19,- 81,617; the mules aggregated 268,657, valued at $16,200,660. North Carolina worked ou its farms 169,158 horses valued at $22- 728,611. The mules numbered 185,610, representing $8,677,298. The entire United States work ed on farms and ranges, 18,280,- 007 horses in 1900, worth $896,- 955.848. There were 8,271,121 mules, valued at $196,812,660. There were 2,986,881 horses in barns and enclosures, and 4.78,- 908 mules.—Maoon Telegraph. Vehicles, Harness and Harvesting Machinery. Too Great a Bisk. A reliable remedy for bowel complaints should alwayB be kept at hand. The risk is too great for anyone to take, Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails and when re duced with water is pleasant to take, For sale by all druggists. j : A Missouri minister having threatened to tell the truth at fu nerals, the Cincinnati Enquirer protests: “What would be the use? It would make no impres sion on the subject of the obse quies. It would be too late to re form him. It would affront the friends of the deceased, and poss ibly lead them to do things that would invite more disastrous truth.” Makes a Glean Sweep. There’s nothing like doing thing thoroughly. Of all the salves you ever heard of, Bucklen’s Ar nica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures burns, sores, cuts bruises, boils, ulcers, skin erup tions and piles. It’s only 25c, anc. guaranteed to give satisfaction Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. A Just Complaint Last week it fell to our lot to renew our insurauoe upon the Graphio offloe, A few years ago we paid $16 per $1,000 iusuranoe. Last year the rate went up to $19 per $1000 of insurance, and now we are taxed $28.50 per $1000 of insurance. When we stop to ask the reason of this we find that there is no reason Bave that the Southeastern' Tariff Association, whioh controls all of the insu rance companies, has reasoned,it out that the people are making too muoh money and that they simply decided to put their hands down deeper into the pockets of the people and relieve them of most of it. That is the whole thing in a nutshell. They have' got the power, and they are using it. We prate and theorize about trusts in the abstract/and right here in Georgia this association fixes every rate charged, and fixes it so high as to make fire* insu rance almost prohibitive.—La Grange Graphio. Bobbed the Grave, A startling incident is narrated by John Oliver of Philadelphia as follows,: “I was in,an awful con dition. My skin was almost yel low, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had giv en me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my great joy, the first bottle made a deci ded improvement. I continued their use for three waeks, and am now a woll man. I know they robbed the grave of another vic tim.” No one should fail to try them. Guaranteed. Only 50c at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. ——— f It is safe to say that the Hous ton county farmer who shipped a car load of home-raised meat to Macon is not loaded down with mortgages and store accounts, ’faith plenty of meat and corn the farmer is the most indepen dent man on the globe, and with out them he is at the mercy of the merchant and money lender. So says the Dawson News, and it’s the plain unvarnished truth.— Hawkinsville Dispatch. 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