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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. *-•-« 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. *-:•-« i— 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 fr W-18 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 8 49 bb “ 2 bb VI 16.50 bb bb “ 3 4 ( lb 20.00 bb ti “ 4 lb ii 22.50 bb 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.