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FOR FALL SOWING.
Farmers and Gardeners who de
sire the latest and fullest informa*
tion about
Vegetable and Farm Seeds
should write for Wood’s New
Pall Catalogue. It tells all about
the fall planting of Lettuce, Cab
bage and other Vegetable crops
which are proving so profitable to
southern growers. Also about
Crimson Clover, Vetches,
Grasses and Clovers,
Seed Oats, Wheat,
Rye, Barley, etc.
Wood’s New Fall Catalogue mailed
free on request. Write for it.
Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va,
Jim Dumps exulted, “We
do not,
On Summer days so close
and hot,
Build up a fire and stew
and steam!
A dish of ‘ Force,’ a bowl
of cream,
Is just the food to fit our
whim,
And keeps us cool,”
laughed “ Sunny Jim.”
The Ready-to-Servc Cereal
not a blood heater.
Idas! Slimmer Food.
Tbe Mqmm Jqvsmm
PBICE, SI.50 A TEAS, IN ADVANCE.
Published Every Thursday Horning.
OTno.H. IIODGES, Editor and Publisher
f Perry, Thursday, July 30.
Gen. Cassius Clay died at his
home in Lexington, Ky., on Wed
nesday of last week.
Doubtless the Georgia legislature
is serving the Btate best bj defeat
ing bills, rather than passing them.
Ik this section of Georgia there
cannot be a yield of cotton equql to
an average'crop unless the fall should
be unusually late.
The digest of Macon county shows
an increase of $159,879 tn the valua
tion of taxable property, against a
decrease in its returns last year of
$113,221.
The Felder convict bill, providing
for working the. felony convicts on
the ' public roads, was defeated in
the House of Representatives last
Thursday.
Gen James F. Wade is now in
command of the United States
troops in the Philippine Islands,
having succeeded Gen. Geo. W. Da
vis, retired on aocount of age.
Again last Saturday the Georgia
law-makers were law-breakers. With
out a quorum a considerable number
of local bills were passed. In thus
acting the legislators are in con
tempt of law and justice.
»
State Entomologist Soott has re
signed his position in Georgia to
aooept a larger salary in the employ
of the federal government. He has
been a faithful and valuable official,
especially serviceable to the fruit in
dustry.
The first bale of cotton reported
' to have been harvested in 1903 w.as
sold in New York on July 21st, at
2G£ eents per pound. It was grown
in Zapota oounty, I'extte, and was
sold in Galveston before being ship
ped to New York.
Recently there have bsen object
lessons in almost every section of
this country showing that human
nature and human passions are prao-
tioally the same in all localities when
grossly aggravated and unrestrained
by devotion to law.
—
Shrewd diplomats beliete that a
defensive and offensive union of in
terests between China, Korea, Japan
and Russia, with Russia controlling
the association, is now in process of
formation. This opinion is enter
tained within full view of the pres
ent display of evidences of hostility
between Japan and Russia.
— —
So far no mistake has been made
in the preparations for the Georgia
state fair at Maoon next Ootober,
and the indications now are that it
will be the largest and best exposi-
tioe of agricultural and indnstrial
products ever seen in the state. It
will be an object lesson in progress
ive energy and industry,
When local legislation is delega
ted to the oounties, cities and towns
directly interested, under a general
looal option law, and when county
officers aje paid salaries instead of
feeB, then the Georgia legislature
oan devote its careful judgment ex
clusively to state affairs, and Atlan
ta will not be so powerful in “ring”
politics.
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More than three-fifths of the time
permitted the Georgia legislature to
be in session has expired, and ex
ceedingly few bills of general im
portance have been enacted into law.
Perhaps there is no need for many
new general laws. The looal laws
naoted are legion, however, and
hey bar much of general import
ance.
At Danville,. Illinois, last Satur
day, a negro man was hanged and
burned in the public streets. The
crowd were after another negro,who
had assaulted the wife of a white
farmer, when this negro, who was
unknown, interferred and killed a
white man. After the lynching the
sheriff fired upon the mob, wound
ing three men. Then state troops
were ordered out to prevent further
bloodshed.
There Must Be a Change.
While riding through the county
several days ago we passed an ex
tensive plantation whose owner liveB
nearly twenty miles distant in an
other part of the county. For many
years the farm work on this planta-
tion has been done—in a way—by
negro tenants. The "landlord has
been “running” tenants year by
year, with increasing disappoint
ment and disgust. It was told us
that several weeks ago this landlord
purchased corn and other supplies
for his tenants, and when he visited
the plantation the corn was all gone
—much too soon—and the crops
and stock in extremely poor condi
tion. It is said the landlord UBed
come especially expressive language,
and pledged himself to inaugurate a
decided change when the time
comes for making arrangements for
another farming year.
This farm is only one of many in
Houston oounty, and its eondition
now is only a sample of the others
of the Bame class. If there be ahy
difference, it is only in the degree of
unfavorable appearance and pros
pect.
Of course it is the business of
these land-owners to do as they
please with their property, but it is
an undoubted fact that these farms
would be gladly rented byenerget-
io white farmers if they wore divi
ded ihtp small farms with appropri
ate buildings for their use-
Some of these farms are primarily
as good as any in the county, but it
is a notrious fact that the negro
tenants never cultivate, them proper
ly, and their farming value has
steadily defcreased.
With the change indicated, the
land-owners wpuld secure the profit^
of lands gradually but steadily in
creasing in value each year, rents
sure, worry and responsibility con
tinually decreasing.
Then again, a largo plantation oc
cupied exclusively by negro tenants
exerts a greater evil influence over
the labor problem than any other
faofcor.
The labor problem demands hero
ic treatment, and the men who own
large tracts of land can do more to
ward its solution than all others
combined.
A change is an imperative neces
sity.
. in i.;., ■ ■■■. ... ~gI.
A model syrup faotory is being
erected at Waycross, Ga., by the
federal government. It is not ex
pected by people who make syrUp in
Georgia that the government plant
will make a superior article to that
already made in the state in point
of taste, but in color, keeping quali
ties and economy in the prooess of
manufacture there may be much im
provement, and thereby much in
struction to the cane growers.
Throughout the section adjacent to
the government mill the planters
will be in accord with the purpose
of the government, and no doubt
rauoh benefit to the sugar cane syr
up industry will result. With uni
formity in grade established, and
keeping qualities assured, there is
every reason to anticipate a steady
demand throughout the country for
Georgia cane syrup.
A-*-#-4
Representatives Hall and Felder
of Bibb county are on opposite sides
of the proposition to annex Yineville
and other suburbs of Maoon to the
city. The bill was introduced by
Representative Felder, and is report
ed favorably the general judiciary
committee/ but as Representative
Hall opposes the bill, and Represen
tative Kilburn is uncertain, the fate
of the measure is not* assured—most
likely it will be defeated. It is
claimed that at least 85 per cent of
the white residents of the area
pought to be annexed are in favor
of the bill, while the negroes oppose
it almost solidly. Thus it seems
that the negroes may be the con
trolling balance of power.
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Hon. Henry G. Turner of Brooks
county is a justice of the Georgia
supreme court, succeeding by ap
pointment the late Justice Lumpkin.
He received the order of appoint
ment, qualified and began the per
formance of the duties of the office
on the same day, last week. In all
particulars, as a man and a jurist, he
is eminently qualified, and through
out the state Gov. Terrell is com
mended for the appointment and
the state congratulated.
If President Roosevelt in not “the
whole thing,” then President Roose
velt is very much mistaken in his
own estnpate.of himself.
Home Missions Items
The Methodists of Atlanta have a
great movement on „ioot. With
Bishop Candler leading, they pro
pose to establish an institutional
church in the congested center of
the city. The Methodists of the
state are rallying to them, and. they
propose to invest at least $100,000
in this broad and much needed,
work. It is to be called the Wesley
an Tabernacle, in memorjF of the
founder of Methodism. ,
Our Japanese work on the coast
consists of three schools, at Alameda
Oakland and San Francisco. Mr.
Nishikawa is pastor of all, which re
ally make a circuit. He also con
stantly visits the schools. What a
privilege is his! to meet his country
men as they land and surround them
with Christian influences before they
drift into the world.
Our work at Los AngeleB consists
of an afternoon and night school
for'Chinese, in charge of. Mrs. Wolf-
skill, who has volunteer help from
Mrs. JackBon and Mrs. C. Price
Brown. The Ohineso in this school
come from the Cautonese Province.
Dr. Reid reports, oar entire work
on the coast as prospering beyond
expectations. Quite a number in
Alameda school are ready for church
membership. While the great in
terest taken by the pupils is encour
aging, yet the leaders there feel that
the greatest encouragement is in the
spiritual growth of the pupils.
Supt. of Literature.
There is considerable anxiety in
Washington because of the failure
in Wall street of two large firmp,
Talbor J. Taylor and W. L. Stow &
Go., and the general demoralization
of the market. !£f, as is confidently
hoped by some republican leaders,
the present financial crisis merely
serves to squeeze a portion of the
water out of inflated stocks and does
not affect the general prosperity of
the country all will be well, but if,
on the other hand, it results in tim
idity of capital and a general feeling
of uncertainty throughout the coun
try, the result will be disastrous to
republican prospects. As the condi
tions are just opposite to those pre
vailing a year ago and interest is
low and money plenty, the secretary
of the treasury can do nothing to
relieve the situation.—Our Wash
ington Correspondence.
Mob violence in the east and
north.west is becoming alarmingly
frequent, and recently a negro
preacher has advised his people to
“go south for peace and protection
against oppression.”^
“ ‘Force ’ is an ideal summer food be
cause it coutaius elements for nourishing
every organ of the body, is easily digested,
oreates what we know is vigor, and at the
t
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same time does not make a river of fire
out of the blood. Pkrot G. Stanton.”
THE AFTERMATH.
Our Determination Sale was a big success, but
left us with a big lot of Fine Suits of only one or
twoofaUir.d. THEY MUST GO. Soon
Gaunter No. l Saits up te $12.00 go for $5.89
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Nov is the Time
To, order repairs for your Gin
nery for the Fall season. We have
one of the largest, and most complete
stocks of
Belting, Packing.
Engine and Boiler
Fittings. Pulleys,
Shafting, Etc., in
the Souths
We also handle Wind Mills and
Farm Machinery.
GIN SAW FILERS
lead them all. Write for circulars.
Our prioes are right. Don’t delay.
Write us to-day,
fflManrjf MO §«)pt% Ck>.
MACON, GEORGIA.
This is the opportunity of your life to buy
Fine Clothes at Cut Prices.
Benson, 1STalker & Moore,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers,
MACON, # [. GEORGIA.
fen a®i
DETERMINED
To riel ourselves of Second-Hand Buggies, Wagons, Har
ness and Harvesting Machines, and to do this we are goiog
to sell our entiae stock, consisting of abou- 100 jobs, at
Prices That Will Surprise You.
Some of these jobs are nearly new, some have been run
some time but have good wear in them, others have seen
better days, but we will give you our candid opinion on
each ciass and you may know just what you are buying and
"Will Sell "STO-U. ^n.37- Kind
IDesire a, Barg-aira.
Come to see us when in need of anything in our line and
save money. We are headquarters for
23’u.g'g'ies, "^7"agons,
Harvesting 'L^Ea.cli.in.es,
G-a,solin.e Engines
and T^7"ixi.d. ^vdlills.