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W. F. HOUSER
W. G. MIDDLJJBROOKS
Men’s Shoe
or Oxford
ON EABTH FOR THE MONEY
All Leathers,
MACON SHOE CO
408 THIRD STREET,
And looked in vain for one cool spot;
And rowed he ne’er again would eat
A lunch of heat-producing meat.
Once more has “ Force ” restored his rim,
Although ’tis hot, he’s “ Sunny Jim."
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PRICE, 11,504 TEAS, IN ADVANCE.
Publlthai Smy Thunday Morning.
arno.H.nODGKB, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, May 21.
Persistent energy and “lots of it”
is now in order on all farms.
The first ripe peaches of the sea
son were shipped from Tifton on
Wednesday of last week,
Russia, has again declared that
Ihe czar does not intend to exercise
sovereignty over Manchuria.
Japan is said to be preparing for
war in case Russia refuses to with*
draw her forces from Manchuria.
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The U. S. cotton census shows
that 11,075,882 bales of cotton were
produced in this country in 1902.
In preparing for an exhibit at the
Georgia state fair, or a oounty fair,
farmers will be making profitable
crops, v
If the “bull” speculators will
“toss” up the price of cotton next
fall, they will earn the everlasting
gratitude of southern farmers.
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If there be such a thing as pre-^
paring for a drouth, farmers of this
scotion of Georgia will do well to
begin that preparation at once.
It has been practically deoided
that the second and fourth regi
ments of Georgia state troops will
go into camp at Griffin from June
15th to 22nd.
In Wilkinson county, says the Ir-
winton Bulletin, many horses and
mules Have died recently, and it is
believed that feeding damaged wes
tern corn has been the oause.
Fiftf-four Georgia “colonels”
weut to New Orleans with Gov.
Terrell to attend the Confederate
reunion, representing the “military”
department of the state administra
tion.
It is reported from Savannah that
150 Krag-Jorgeusen rifles will be
.-distributed among the state troops
•of Georgia this week, eight rifles to
be given each company that con
tains one qualified shaspehooter, or
•more.
According to the latest cotton-
ginning census bulletin, the cotton
crop of Georgia last year was 1,-
507,199 balos, 66,729 of these being
round bales. The Georgia crop is
shown by this bulletin to have stead
ily increased from 1,296,844 bales in
1899.
Plans have been perfected by
Mercer University authorities where
by two large brick buildings and
about a dozen wooden buildings
will be constructed on the college
grounds, ihe largest of these will
cost about $12,000, the next about
$7,000.
It will be worth more than the
•cost of a 60 days’ session to provide
against future local legislation in
Atlanta. Such legislation can be
provided for in a general law grant
ing authority to the counties to
manage their own affairs, as to
charters, etc,
At Charlotte, N. U., the seventh
annual convention of the Southern
Cotton Spinners’ Association was in
session last week. In attendance
were 479 delegates and visitors, rep
resenting one billion dollars of cot
ton factories. A curtailment of pro
duction was recommended.
It does nob matter much whether
the coming summer session of the
Georgia legislature, embraces the
limit of 50 days or not, provided
•the legislation is of decidedly good
quality. Georgia doesn’t need much
new legislation, but rather the re
peal of some that is not valuable in
any degree. '
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-The. latest extravagant feature of
the “negro question” is the report
tihat southern negroes, with Booker
Washington as a prominent promo
ter, are organizing “The Sons of
Liberty” with designs on Hayti.
Their purpose, it is said, is to cap
ture that island by force, and there
establish & government of their own.
Money in Politcs.
We give place to the following
from oar Washington correspondent
not because we endorse it, because
we not, but because it emphasizes
the the trend of business politics:
“Representative Sulzer of New
York has been in Washington for
several days and talked freely on
presidential possibilities. Mr. Bulzer
JJs a Bryan admirer, bnt says that if
Cleveland and Roosevelt were nomi
nated the former would sweep the
country. Mr. Sulzer did not say,
however, that he favored Mr. Cleve
land’s nominatioh, nor did he be
lieve Mr. Roosevelt wonld be the re*
publiefin nominee. 'There can be no
doubt but that the financial inter
ests of the conntry still control its
affairs,’ said Mr. Sulzer, 'and it can
not be denied that the financial in
terests distrust Mr. Roosevelt. If
the republicans should nominate
Roosevelt I believe the financial in
terests would attempt to secure the
nomination of Cleveland and then
back him to any amount necessary.
This, in my judgment, would serve
as a rebuke to the republican party
and would have the desired effect in
1908, when the organization would
nominate some such man as M. A.
Hanna, Jno. O. Spooner or Ohas. W.
Fairbanks.’ ”
Because money and commercial
interests have controlled the repub
lican party is the chief cause of op;
position to that party. This condi
tion has so crystalized that to-day
the republican party uses politios as
merchandise, giving legislative fa
vors and offioial positions in return
for the election of republican candi
dates. In fact republican principle
has become a merchantable com
modity in election years. Or, in
other words, there is no republican
principle other than that which is
founded on money and controlled
by its influence.
It is to the credit of Roosevelt
that he is distrusted/by the money
power, and to the discredit of Cleve
land that he is a favorite of that
power.'
Two trust cases have gone to the
United StateB. Supreme v Court from
Texas. Two cotton seed oil coiupa
nies chartered in New Jersey were
consolipated and the consolidated
company acquired other oil compa
nies and then the price of cotton
seed was fixed. Construing all this
as violative of the anti-trust law of
that state, oases were make and the
Texas courts pronounced the combi
nation illegal. In the writs of error
upon which the cases go to the Su
preme oourt, the companies declare
that the Texas anti-trust law is in
contravention of both the federal
and the state constitutions.
Excessive speculation caused con
siderable excitement in the New
York stock exchange last week, the
price of futures going above 11
cents, and spot cotton to 11:60. It
is said many speculators had over
sold, and that a considerable quan
tity cf cotton was ordered reshipped
from Liverpool to New York. Aug
ust futures sold at 10.67. All this
increase of price is of no value to
the farmers, all the cotton being in
the hands of speculators. This ex
cessive speculation is a result of peo
ple having more money than they
have any legitimate use for.
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Near the Confederate cemetery at
damp Ohase, Ohio, there is an or
ganization called the “Hilltop s Itn-
pro\ement Association.” Last week
this association adopted resolutions
declining to participate in the annu
al exercises in memory of the Con
federate dead. During the discus
sion, Dr. Warner, a member of the
association, declared that “the war
is not ovpv and, will not be until the
Confederates recognize the 14th and
15th amendments to the constitu
tion.’' Such talk is enough to make
sensible people mind-weary.
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It would be well if farmers could
contract now to sell their cotton at
the prices at which August and
September futures were sold in New
York last week, but were they to sell
futures they would surely be caught
and “squeezed” in the rebound.
Selling futures in farm products is a
species of gambling that is product
ive of more widespread evil than
betting on games of cards or dice.
On Saturday of next week, the
30th inst., the farmers’ institute of
the 23rd senatorial district, embrac
ing Crawford, Houston and Taylor
oounties, will be held at Knoxville.
For The Public Good.
Mb. Editor:
Your editorial and the, comma
nications in last week’s issue in re
gard to the court house were so
timely that I cannot forbear express
ing my views in regard to this mat
ter, I do not think it will be con
troverted that the court house is the
property of every person in the
county, and that all are interested
at least in its preservation.
When a few weeks ago one of our
oounty officials, by good fortune,
happened to be temporarily alsent
from his seat in his office, thereby
escaping injury—a large block of
plastering having fallen on the spot
he had just vacated—I made a per
sonal inspection of the building. As
a result of this inspection, the con
clusion was reached that there is
not a freeholder in the county who
would allow, if he had the means, a
dwelling, store or office to remain in
the dangerous, disintegrating and
ansanitary condition as is this build
ing. The walls are cracked, the
plastering has fallen in part—the
balance likely to fall at any time, to
tbe injury of its occupants—aud the
brick are sloughing out.
Now doeB it not behoove the pub-
lio to see to it that something is
done to save its property, to say
nothing of damage suits that may
arise from its unsafe condition?
This building was erected in the
center of the county in 1866. It is
nearly half century old. Since then
ninety per cent of the counties of
the state have built new, commodi
ous and handsome structures. The
adjoining counties of Bibb, Twiggs,
Pulaski, Dooly and Macon now have
buildings that reflect credit on tbe
progressive spirit of their citizens.
Shall Houston, with its splendid
lands, educated, refined and pro
gressive citizenship, lag behind and
present to the observant stranger a
building which is a standing refuta
tion of that for which its name
should be synonomous—progression?
Would it not be money well spent
to so improve this public building
that to it every citizen could point
with pride and every stranger be
impressed with favor? *
Numbers of counties much small
er in population have in recent years
recogaized the importance of this
and spent from $25,000 to $60,000
in a court house. With a much tass
expenditure than the former of these
sums we can, by proper additions,
compare very favorably with them.
Respectfully,
Houston Citizen.
Advices from New Orleans say
full3 ten thousand veterans were in
the city the first day of the reunion,
and that there were one hundred
thousand visitors, with more arriv
ing on every train.
Meeting Grand Lodge, I. O. O.F.
Excursion Rates to Atlanta, Ga., via
Central of Georgia Railway.
Account above occasion tickets will
be on sale at all ticket stations on
Central of Georgia Railway in Geor
gia, to Atlanta and return. For del
egates and visitors, rate fare and one
third, plus 25 cents; for parties ten
or more Odd Fellows on one ticket,
one fare round trip, minimum rate
60 cents. Tickets on sale for after
noon trains May 25 th, all trains May
26th, and for trains scheduled to ar
rive In Atlanta forenoon May 27th,
final limit May 29th. Central of
Georgia Railway oflers convenient
schedules and perfect passenger ser
vice to Atlanta For tickets and
further information apply to nearest
agent.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will he pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive oure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Hall’s catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the systpm, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
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 ease that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHE NT & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75.
Hall’s Family Fills are tne best.
Administrator's Sale.
By virtue of an order from the court
of Ordinary of Houston county, Ga., will
be sold on the first Tuesday in June,
1908, at the court house door iu said
county, between the legal hours of sale,
the following traot of land, to-wit: Fifty
aores situated in the sixth district of
Houston county. Ga., being in the north
east comer of lot No. one hundred and
fourteen, Terms of sale cash.
This 6th day of May, 1903.
W. J. SiiOOUMB, Adm'r.
of Mrs. Victoria E. Sloeumb.
ithns rased out on sidewalks hot
maKes comfort possible
on a sweltering day.
Helps Him to Keep Cool.
“ * Force ’ is a blessing to hot humanity. I find
since eating it—and I want it every morning—
that I am able to go through a hot day with much
more comfort than when I used to eat hearty
meat breakfasts. It has taught me how to live.
41 R. B. Clatbbkgbb.”
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clothes we sell aud the ordinary ready-made
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