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Tao.E.HODGBS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, June 18.
Summer weather is in order,though
late in coming.
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Just now it seems that a Bhort
cotton crop is inevitable.
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Cantaloupes and watermelons are
late in southwest Georgia,
Snow in Colorado and Frost in
Kentucky was reported last Friday.
The weather man was “off his
base” when he predicted raiu last
Suuday.
Wrrn the commencement last
week, the 65th year of Mercer Uni
versity was concluded.
Mrs. Gertrude Alexander, of Ma-
oJ, haB been chosen editor of the
educational magazine published in
Atlanta.
Georgia solotfB are getting ready
for a 50-day session of the state leg
islature, Any other calculation iB
without a logical premise.
Cadet Schley of Georgia ranks
seventh in the class of 94 graduated
last week at the United States Mili
tary Academy at West Point.
Georgia will roce.ve from the fed
eral government $38,459 for arming
and equipping the state troops to
correspond with the regular army.
Ladjr saving farm implements
must be more generally used
throughout Georgia, else the labor
problem will become disastrously
acute.
As no man oan hasten or retard
the passage of even a moment of
time, it would be well for all men to
use wisely each moment as it is
passing.
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Some of the republican ticket-ma
kers think Gov. Taft of the Philip
pines is the logical candidate for
vice president on the ticket with
Roosevelt.
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Maj. W. H. Gibbs, who fired the
first shot upon Fort Sumter at the
beginning of the Confederate war,
died at his home in Columbia, S. C.,
last Friday.
It is estimated by State Entomol
ogist Soott that the peach crop of
Georgia will be about 25 per cent
of a full crop, with the South Geor
gia crop about 50 per cent.
Having accepted the presidency
of Wesleyan Female College, Hon.
DuPont Guerry announces that ho
will retire from the practice of law,
politics and journalism.
It is a positive evidence of prog
ress that improvement is being
made in Bohool buildings and court
houses in many counties of Georgia.
Publio money cannot be used to
better advantage.
During the school year just clos
ed, Ohanoellor Hill reports, the at
tendance at the State University
was the greatest within the history
of the college. The . enrollment of
students reached 359, exceeding by
27 the highest previous record.
Comptroller General Wright has
rejected the franchise tax returns of
the railroads and other corporations
owning public franchises, and as in
turn liis assessments have been re
jected, the differences must be ad
justed by arbitration or in the
oourts.
At the state sanitarium at Hill-
edgeville there are about 2,800 pa
tients, with two new buildings, just
completed, that will accommodate
about 1,000 more. About 500 pa
tients already adjudged insane are
in the several counties awaiting ad
mission to the sanitarium.
Democratic advantage may be se
cured from the fact that it has thus
early been determined that Roose
velt will be the republican candidate
for president next year. Bat that
advantage cannot be promoted by
any effort at this juncture to name
the democratic candidate.
Proposed Public Progression.
The best is none too good when
there is ability to pay for that which
iB needed and desired. This is ap
plicable alike to individuals and
public institutions.
People who serve the public in a
business capacity are entitled to as
convenient and comfortable envi
ronment as those who serve individ
ual employers under similar condi
tions.
Towns, counties and states are
often judged by the condition of
their public properties.
Such a judgment of Houston
county would not be just.
Our people and our county are
much better than our court house
would indicate.
Boyoud and above the absolutely
necessary repairs recommended by
the April grand jury, improvement
tnat would afford more room and
greater convenience is very much
needed.
Our commissioners have decided
that the repairs will be made, and
the advisability of other improve
ments will be considered.
Every county offioer is entitled to
place in the oourt house to conduct
official business, but several of them
are barred, by lack of room, from
such privilege. The office of the
county school commissioner and
board of education is paid for out
of the publio sohool fund.
The county treasurer practically
carries his office “in his hat,” cr
pocket.
The tax officers never know where
they can have room to receive and
collect taxes in Pei’ry—until they
come to town and survey the situa
tion. During sessions pf Superior
court they must “double up” with
some court house officials, or secure
a table elsewhere.
The coroner and surveyor have
no experience with the court house
as a place in which to transact any
of their official business.
During the Superior oourt ses
sions the grand jury must use the
sheriff’s office, much to the disad
vantage of that official. The solic
itor uses the county commissioners’
room, while that body occupies the
room set apart for the clerk of Ike
Superior court.
All these displacements cause in-
oonvenienoe that is often exasperat
ing.
Then,again,the fact that the room
used by the grand jury is on the
ground floor, easily approached from
the outside, thus affording ample
opportunity to any so desiring to
hear what is being said by the ju
rors while investigating criminal
cases or discussing civil business.
By all means the grand jury Bhould
be upstairs, beyond the ear-shot of
persons interested in criminal prose
cutions.
Since the discussion of this sub
ject began, a citizen of the county
having decided architectural talent
has placed before the commissioners
the rough draft of an annex that
would afford the needed accommo
dation. This plan provides for five
new rooms, two on the ground floor
and three above, without changing
the present ground floor arrange
ment in any degree other than the
addition on the south end.
It is estimated that the cost ofj
this annex would not exceed $5,GOO,
while affording ample room for of
fices, grand jury room upstairs, and
better accommodations for traverse
juries and witnesses.
Our commissioners have ample
authority.
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At Belgrade last Thursday night
King Alexander and Queen Draga
of Servia, the queen’s brother and
four ministers of the government,
were killed in the palace by soldiers
of the government, under the lead
ership of army officers. The revolt
was the outgrowth of general dis
satisfaction made greater by a re
port that the king had decided to
proclaim the queen’s brother heir
apparent to the throne. Prince Pe
ter Karageorgeovitch was deolared
the choice of the malcontents to
succeed the murdered king, and by
the constituted authorities he has
beon elected King of Servia. No
extensive disturbance followed the
assassination, and none of the Euro
pean powers have intenened.
An effort will be made dnring the
summer session of the Georgia leg
islature to prevent the adoption of
the federal law to place our Btate
troops under the supervision of the
war department of the United States
government.
Mossy Hill Notes.
BY LOOKS.
The oldest citizens here declare
they never saw the like since the
birth of Moses. It rained two weeks
and the ground became water-log
ged; the grass, however, flourished
and bloomed|in groat shape. For
the last few days it has been so cold
that it was necessary to have fire.
But with all, there has been sun
shine and happiness on our end cf
the Hill. We girls have had music,
dancing, flinch aucl lots of other nice
ohings, while we boys have had a
great time plum and berry hunting,
riding the “he” calves, etc. ' Bat
guess our dogs think judgment has
sure come, for they are always run
ning right into the end of a brush,
and there is generally a little wo
man or girl at the other end of the
brush.
The farmers had their crops in
first-class fix when the raiu came,
and have consequently not suffered
so much. In fact, the only perfectly
clean crop to be seen in this country
is here on Mossy Hill—the grass
never grows under the feet of my
good neighbor, Jim Langston, for
he beats it to the tank every time.
The grain orop has been harvested.
Some of it was good, but most of it
was miserably poor.
Mrs L. F. Oater and children
spent last week very pleasantly here,
the guests of Mrs. W. T. Vanlnnd-
inghara.
Judge O. Pearce of Henderson
was also on the Hill a little while
last week, and extended his usual
kindly aid to the needy.
Miss Stella Oater of Perry was
the guest of Miss Louise Davis last
week.
Messrs. J. F. Irby, M. H. Pearce,
Ooletnan Hodge and S. L. Speight
of Henderson were with friends on
the Hill Sunday afternoon.
A cloud burst at Heppner, Ore
gon, caused the death of several
hundred people—between 300 and
500 reports say—last Sunday night.
The flood came so suddenly that the
people svore unable to seek places of
safety. Besides the extensive de
struction of property in Heppner,
fifteen buildings in a small town
nine miles below were washed away.
Rev. Albert S. Dix of Perry says be
believes the late volcanic eruptions
are responsible for the recent terrif-
fic rain storms.
It is practically assured that there
will be eight county exhibits at the
state fair next October. Central
City Park has been placed in excel
lent condition, houses, stables and
grounds, and the present indications
are that the fair will be the best ex
position of Georgia agriculture and
industry ever seen in the state.
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As shown by Treasurer Park, the
state has received in revenue $3,-
360,525.81 during the period from
October 1st last to May 31st.
Among the disbursements was a
payment of $100,000 on the bonded
indebtedness of the state, leaving
$377,624.14 in the treasury on June
1st.
Georgia crops were never more
backward, and the excessive rainfall
of this month aggravated the sit
uation. It is certain cultivation will
be made more expensive by the rap
id growth of grass. Perhaps unfa
vorable reports will keep up the
priee of cotton until marketing time
comes.
The Central of Georgia Railway
has on sale at all of its ticket of
fices low rate excursion tickets to
TYBEE during June, July and
August and operates through
trains and sleeping-cars to Sa
vannah, connecting at Savannah
with frequent trains to Tybee.
—Many Houston farmers say
that it is practically impossible
for an average crop of cotton to
be grown in the county this year,
owing to the backward condition
of the crop now. We certainly
hope they are mistaken.
State or Ohio, Oity op Toledo )
Lucas County. > BB
Prank J. henry makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of P. J. Cheney & Co.,
doing business in the city of Toledo, county and
state aforesaid, and that said firm wUI pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DODLARS for each'
and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured
by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cube.
Prank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
( ) a. W. Gleason,
} seal. > Notary Public.
1 Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts direotly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
Address. F. J. CHENS & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 76.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Jim Dumps found Mrs. Dumps
distressed
About an unexpected guest.
“ There’s nothing in the house
to eat!’’
“ There’s something better far
than meat;”
The guest endorsed Jim’s view
with vim
When helped to “Force” by
“Sunny Jim.”
The Reody.to-Sorve Cereal
ready for
any emergency.
Farmers e.re Eating " Force."
“Thanks for ‘Force.’ I eat it three
times a day. Folks call mo ‘ Sunny Jim.’
Took some to the country with me on a
visit and the farmers out there are
eating ‘Force’ now.
“Will Rtjpf.”
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