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JOHN H. HODGES, Propr. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. #1.60 a Yea.** in Advance. YOL. XXXIII. I"' PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 11,1903. ’ , ; 5 . • ’ ■ • / /■ '■ ' . 1 - / ’ 4 •*, ; ;’ v ; vv) NO. 24. *M m The greatest of all Southern Seaside Resorts. Having added many improvements to the already splendid aocommodations, HOTEL TYBEE Is better able than ever to take care of the ever increasing crowds that will this year flock to that popular resort. The rates, $2.50 per Day and $12.50 to $15.00 per Week, are in reach of all. Special rates to large parties. THE PULASKI HOUSE is the best and most convenieui place at which to stop while in Savannah. CHAS. F. GRAHAM, Proprietor. YOU CAN READ ALL THE NEW BOOKS At a nominal coBt by joining COLEMAN’S CIRCULATING LIBRARY. Fifty cents per month, $3.00 for six months, or $5.00 for twelve months. Write for new List of Books and further particulars. 2$ ' I also handle a Complete line of BOOKS AN1) jfiSTATlONAltY, and give special attention to Mail Orders, My Houston County Friends are Invited to Call When In MncoN. T. A. COLEMAN, 308 Second Street, MACON. CA. Agt. -DEALER IN- Hardware, Stoves, Cutlery, Guns, Pistols Tinware, Woodenware, Farming Implements, Etc. 362 Third St. JEFFERSON DAVIS EXTOLLED. Address Delivered by Hon. J. P. Dun. ean to the Daughters of the Coh- 1 f ederaoy at Perry J uno 3rd. Ladies and Gentlemen— Daughters of the Confederacy— Deeply honored do I indeed feel at your asking me to join with you in these exercises, commemorative as they are of one of the grandest and noblest of oharaoters. But in doing so I hope you will parden the inef fectiveness of my words, and my in ability to add anything to the lustre of his fame. Truly has.it been said, that words cannot praise a great man—his ac tions alone oan praise him. A simple narrative will therefore best illustrate the character of this great man, whose deeds now speak for him and will, with stronger and stronger voice, continue to Bpeak to all succeeding generations. Born on the 3rd day of June, 1808, in Christian county, Ken tucky, Jefferson Davis at an early age imbibed those principles and that love of constitutional liberty and freedom for which his father and our ancestors fought in the Revolution ary war. Cn infancy he removed to the state of Mississippi. At the age of sixteen appointed to the military academy at West Point, upon graduation, with dis tinction fought against the Indians in the Black Hawk war on the Northwestern frontier. In 1835 resigned to fulfill an en gagement of long standing, and married the daughter of Colonel, af terwards President Taylor of the United States. Eleoted to congress his oareer as a statesman began. While in con gress war with Mexico was declar ed. Elected colonel of a Mississippi regiment he hurried to the front, and in the battles of Monterey and (Near Cherry Street) MACON, GA Beuna Vista fought with great bra very. Wounded in the early part WE WANT of the battle of Beuna Vista, he yet remained on his horse at the head of his regiment until the day waB over and the viotory won. Returning home on crutohes, he was tendered, in recognition of his services, by President Polk the high position of Brigadier General of volunteers. This he declined, on the ground that the power to ap point was vested in the Governor of the State, and not in the President of the United States. . , . , , . , , , , „ i „n | Elected a Senator by the unam And if nice work, low prices, co.urteous treatment ad I mous vote of his State, he resigned round fair dealing mean anything to you we expect to have it to make the race as a candidate of | his party for Governor, and in the com:b to sejei tts Thrown into prison, kept there for two years, subjected to every in dignity that could be conceived in the minds of cruel, vengeful, and heartless oaptors—finally released without the justice of a trial, al though frequently demanded—this martyr to principle and right re turned to his home in his beloved state, where he passed away on the 6th day df December, 1889. In studying the life of Jefferson Davis, the dominant characteristic which impresses itself upon the student is his firm an,d tenacious adherance to principle. There was no spirit of compromise or evasion about him. Neither as an individu al nor as a statesman did he ever “bend the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might follow fawn ing.” And died as he had lived, a firm believer in those principles which had guided and controlled this government from iis founda tion until its dissolution by the se cession of the Southern States. This government as originally formed was a partnership—-the right of any partner to withdraw had nev er been seriously questioned; it had been always practically conceded. Jefierson Davis, in common with his people, thought the time had come when this right should be ex eroised. They fought, suffered and died, and the impartial historian of the future will not only say that they were within their rights, but that the principles for which they contended are the only ones com patible with liberty. He was the type of a proud and great people. May the future gen orations of our southern youth Btrive to emulate his example. And- to you, Daughters of the Confederacy, is especially and pe ouliarly entrusted the duty of so training the youth of our country that they too will never yield except with life to any power seeking to trample upon their rights and de stray their liberties. YOUR TRADE. Barnesville Chautauque, Barnesville Ga., June 14-20, 1903. For this occasion excursion tickets will be on sale at nearly all tieket stations in Georgia on Central of Georgia Railway, to Barnesville and return, at very low round trip rates, Tickets on sale June 13-16, inclu sive, and for trains scheduled to ar rive at Barnesville prior to noon June 19th, final limit June 21st. The attractions and music will be first-class. Apply to nearest Central of Georgia Railway agent for tick ets and other information. and. examine our line of Vehicles, Harness, Mowers, Rakes, Binders and all kinds of Harvesting Machinery, Gasoline Engines and Wind Mills. Hepair Work. ■ . r : ■ '■ - We have the best equipped repair shop in the state, and our work and prices are sure to please you. Fainting. We paint more buggies and wagons than all other shops in the county combined. We must give satisfaction or we could not hold the trade as we do. Hay Presses. campaign reduced the normal ma jority of the party to which he was opposed from 9,000 to 1,000. Appointed by President Pierce Secretary of War, he instituted many improvements and reforms, and it is now admitted even by his enemies that he made one of the best secretaries the department ever had. Again elected to the Senate, he became the leader of the democratic party in that tody. On the seces sion of Mississippi he withdrew, giv ing his reasons therefor in a speech of such pathos and power as to cause his political enemies to shed tears of sorrow at his departure. Against his predilections and wish es he became President of the Con federate Government, called thereto by the unanimous voice of his peo ple. Never in the history of the world did any ruler show such high administrative ability as displayed by this statesman and soldier in guiding for four years this new born government. A government conceived in the throes of revolution, born without We are the originators and sole manufacturers of the RAPID FIRE HAY PRESS, the cheapest and best on the market. If you buy a hay press without seeing this J sustenance or means of defense, sur- one you may regret it. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. Studying the Birds. If we study our wild birds thoughtfully in the nesting season we shall soon get a better under*- Btanding of their real nature, and as a result a warmer sympathy for the birds themselves. We shall see many of their finest traits—their patience and perse- verence, their love of home and the untiring devotion with which in most instances they defend and provide for their y'oung. But to study this side of bird life we must not molest the eggs. Very few naturalists collect birds’ eggs nowadays; they know that it is of far more importance to study the nests in which the eggs are, and the young birds whioh will short ly oorne out of the eggs. All the eggs you are ever likely to find are already well known, so that you might oolleot ten thousand, and thus kill teu thousand young birds, without adding one new faot to the scientifio knowledge of them. Perhaps you will hardly bel ieve it if I tell you that not one of even our very commonest birds has had his life-history thorough ly and completely studied. Here is a ohanpe for you, then. Begin on any bird’s nest you like, and if you watoh it oarefully you will probably, discover some facts whioh no one ever discovered be fore. June is the very best time to work, asjprobably most of the airds in the United States nest this month.—June Woman’s Home Companion. — As the Boy Understood it. Johnny never did like schooll- When his mother told him he bad better sudy his lessons or his teacher would give him a bad mark, he got sulky. “Blamed old teaoher,” he said’, thinks she knows it all. First she tells ns something and then,, when we tell it back, she says it’s all wrong.” “Why, what’s the matter John ny?” asked his uncle, who hasn’t forgotten he was a boy himself. “Well, you see. Nunky, it was this way. She told us that post pone meant to put off. Then slid asked me to write a sentence con taining the word.” “Well?” “I wrote, ‘Boys postpone their clothes when _ they go in Bwim- miug.’ ” KeepingTab.—New York Press. The Buggy Go., 3L£a.con., Q-a. rounded by a frowning and menac ing world, attacked by an enemy of limitlesB resources. Yet this de fenseless child, only strong in its deathless tenacity for the right, for four long years guided by this great man fought the world and would not succumb until resistance was no longer possible. The state engineer of New York reports that 43 counties have taken advantage of the law giving aid from the state treasury for the building of good roads. The total length of the roads asked for is more than 2,000 miles. About 300 miles have been macadamized, at a cost of $9,000 mile. The dirt roads cost from $5 000 to $3,000 a mile. . .. ^ ■■ ■ ■■ Tbat Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have prov ed their matchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 25/, money back if not cured. Sold by H. M. Holtzclaw, druggist. The London Times, in summariz ing the opinion of the civilized world upon any important event, now gives first place to opinions in the United States. Years ago Paris occupied the first place in such a summary. The order now is: New York, Paris, Berlin, etc. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are just what you need when you have no appetite, feel dull after eating and wake up with a bad tastp in you mouth. They will improve your appetite, cleanse and invigorate your atom ach and give you a relish for your food. For sale by all druggists. Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in ^reat quan tity is constantly coming in, de claring Dr. King’s New Disoovery for. Consumption, Coughs and Colds to be uneqnaled. A jecenfc expression from T. J. McFarland, Bentorville, Va., serves as exam ple. He writes: “I had Bron chitis for three years and doctor ed all the time without being ben- e fitted. Then I began taking Dr. King’s New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me.” Equal ly effective in curing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consumption > Pneumonia and Grip. Guaran teed by Druggists. Trial bottles free, regular sizes, 50/, and $1.00. Holtzclaw’s Drug Store. The total value of exports by the United States during tho month of April reached the round sum of $40,000,000. This is said to be the largest in the history of the government with the excep tion of two other months, March and May, 1900, when the totals were slightly larger. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature o(