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YOURS FOR BUSINESS —A few weather stained 50 Tooth Harrows going cheap —H. P. Houser. ? :vV v- TOURNAL HE HOWE rice, $1.50 A Year, in Advance -L'X'l-'Z. -V ' Published Every Thursday Morning Official Organ of Houston County Perry, Thursday, JUNE, THE Austrian representatives were eral Perahing made the martial given their peace terms last Monday, j speec j 1( AMERICAN MEMORIAL FOR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE IN FRANCE. , . . „ .. ■ The commission representing the legislature and people of the Phil- Last Thursday, May 30th, t 3 Islands presented a memorial first American Memorial Day wan ^ or independence to Congress last observed in France. Monday. The memorial was presented At every cemetary where soldiers t0 the j oint Bess ion of the Senate buried, their graves were decorated committee on the Phillippines and with flowers, and honor given in House Committee on Insular af- speeches and military ceremony. i {aira< President Wilsoon delivered) the j The memorial ddeclares that the address at Surenes, near Paris, and ^ philippinnne people are qualifeid for at Romague near the Argonne. Gen- independence and requests Congress THE Georgia Legislature will meet In annual session on Wednesday, June 18th.. THE millions of dollars asked for by the Salvation Army was over-sub scribed. Not a single grave was overlooked. At the cemetaries French soldiers attended by order of Gen. Petain and fired the military salute of hon or. Also in England the graves of 1562 American soldiers and sailors were decked with flowers. to grant an immediate solution of the queston. Of course the decision of Con-1 gress will qe governed dy the showing made dy the showing made py the Philiqine qeoqle, through their com mission, as to their qualifications for self-government. The following, extract from the memorial presented to Congress HON W J Brvan delivered In the Piopus Cemetary in the s h owa a very significant and com-* HON. W. J. Bryan delivered , 0 | ak irt,s of Pans, American Ambas- mendable a / d s j gni£ican t fact: wreath of flowers on the tomb of speeches in three leading churches in Savannah Sunday. o BISHOP Ainsworth was last week re-elected Chairman of the Board of Wesleyan College. CERTAINLY the Entente mem bers of the peace conference will not again postpone the signatory act. —o MRS. E. W. Bellany of Macon has donated $20,000 to Wesleyan College. o FARMERS work by sun time and go home any time it suits their pleas ure. IT is generally believed that Gov ernor Dorsey will be a candidate for tho U. S. Senate to succeed Senator Hoke Smith. 1 VILLA is trying to make another President of Mexico, but ho cannot mukc one that will suit him any ltfngth‘ of time. o ■ THE' bolitlcinns in Atlanta who generally are satisfied they know things, say there will be at least two candidates to succeed Governor Dor sey. o IT is reported from Paris tha^; tho government of France will spend several billons of francs on now pub lic works and re-building railroads in the regions devastated by war. 1 -o fFNCE Inst December the mem- bnrrh’p oftho Mn^on Chamber of r.v.taca lin3 been increased from 800 to 7,)0. The goal has been placed si a thousand, o Had the reply to the German re quest for an armistice been a mil itary demand for uncontiitioral sur render the regrettable play of politic:- and delay would have been avoided. o THE professional bandit chief is again the battle leader in a revolu tion in Mexico. Gen. Felipe Angeles has beep declared provisional pres ident, and Gen. Frandco Villa Sec retary of Wav. v ; 0 IT- sounds like bluff for tho Ger-u man representatives to say they witf* not sign the peace treaty as protent? ed to theih. At this distance it scorns they must sign or fight, and they are in no fix to fight. — o : CERTAINLY it is not right for citizens of the United States to “mix up” with polita inlreland. They ’ should’nt forget what they thought of and said about the late activities LaFayette. In notifying Gen. Pershing to have French soldiers participate in the memorial, Marshall Foch said: “I have invited French troops sta tioned near American cemeteries! to go and salute their brothers In arms, fallen for the safety of their land and the liberty of the world. Later when you have left Europe, rest as- sued that the same rites will be ren dered them, and withi the same fer- ver. The remembrance of these val ient men will endure in our hearts.” The millions of Americans besides the soldiers over-seas, join with full hearts in the memorial. Tho number of soldiers engaged, the immensity and completeness »tf the equipment of the American Ex peditionary Army surpassed any war on foreign soil ever before known, the first of its kind. The memorial was also the first of the sort the world ever knew. Generations yet unborn will ac cord to these heroes of tho United States army and navy, great honor for the successful part they took in battling for World-wide liberty and independence. ,TIIE “back numbers” doubtless never acknowledges the fact, THE thretened nation-wide strike “For the first time in the history of colonial relations a subject and alien race comes to ask severanc of their political connection with the sovereign nation without recounting any act of injustice done to them and demanding reparation therefor* but rather with a feeling of gratitude and affection and with the object and for the purpose of strengthening, the bonds of moral and material u- nion which have bound the two peo ple together in an endovor to estab lish the reign of justice, democracy and peace in the world.” CCENTENARY DRIVE NETS ONE HUNDRED FORTY MILLION. of telephone opei’ators is being inves tigated by the Post Office Depart ment. GEORGIA farmers are teaching other people that they know how to raise cattle and hogs for market. A wire from Centenary headquart ers, New York, allows that the Move ment of the MetHodist- Episcopal Church has now S2cured over one hundred million dollars in cash and reliable five year subscriptions. it is confidently believed that the campaign which is still progressing will go to twenty five or fifty mil lions above the present figures. The Sentenary movement has in spired similar undertakings in all the leading denominations. From Nashville comes the report of oves forty million with final fig ures not yet reached, as some con ferences have not yet reported total results. , Coming closer home, we have much cause for gratitude as our Report for our entire Perry charge show3 $19,760, including our credits. This being almost double our quota of $10,000. Mrs. J. L. Dorris, Spt Publicity. THE boll weovils have appeared in South Georgia cotton fields, and tho farmers are on the guessing list. IN Washington and nearly all the other cities employment bureau^ are maintained. If you want a job, or have a job for some other person, write to the city of your choice. — o THE Natiortal Highway from Par- to the Bibb county line will be lined with peach trees, almost without a gap. THERE is no indication of ,any decrease in the price of land in Middle Georgia. IT is both theory and fact that sheep can be profitably raised ia Georgia. Dogs are the greatest pre ventative of shcepa-a s'ng, whereas one sheep is worth more a3 a busi ness asset than a hundred dog3. w. B, SIMS FURNITURE We are showing a nice line of Iron Beds, Wooden Beds, Dressers, Tables, Chairs and Rockers, etc Full stock of Art Squares, Small Rugs and a nice display of Grass Rugs. All sizes of Ice Cream Freezers. Screen Doors and Gauze Wire. W. B. SIMS, UNDERTAKER Lauto hearse SEVICE Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, Perry Ga- • | Before Buying your Georgette, Crepe § De - chine and Voil waist see my I line before you buy. Also have a few | Crepe De - chine dresses left always a | good line of laces Embroideries on hand | Prices the lowest, Give me a call 1 whether you buy or not. —Mr. W. L. Honry has pur. chased a two ton truck and, is pre pared to serve the public in d ray ing und hauling All engagements will be filled promptly, Charges reasonable. 4t FOR SALE OR TRADE—one real nice saddle and driving and farm horse. Afew more good milch cows. Will ii-ado for ’four dry cows, or aots, wheat, corn and hay. Cooper Highway Farm, E. W. Howard, 5upt. PETITION FOR DIVORCE, IT is an honor to President Wil son that he is bitterly criticised by peace envoys and government of ficials of Germany. He i3 also crit- icised by republican leaders cf the United states. f —— r . ‘ A Provisional goyernnunt of tho • Tthine Republic has been proclaimed with the capital at Coblentz. It seems that Germany is being 3ileed by others than the Allied and Associated gov ernments represented in the p'&rcc conference. , REGARDLESS of what the Leagae of Nations contains, the ha ir.g L - publicans are rgair.t it 1. scans.- President Wilson was .. only xespen oible icr it. adopt.on by tho nr.c. confer e. ce. THE Alaco t, ... P&v • ( v puny wih be in . pendent reeking val in fiv.ancia. Houston Superior Term, 2919. Court, October Mrs. prvo” association corporations. The arranged by New York capital. THERE is no doubt that the dem ocratic administration deserves a vote of confidence for its war man agement. Of course we do not der y that there were errors, but as a whole the conduct of the several depart ments, bureaus, and commissions made a record that commanded the admiration of all. the world, exc3pt Borah, Lodge, LaFollette and their; associates in anti-democracy. I A Ccttcn Ch»pp..i* wih r-co • v . manufactured in Atia.-.t-i. T/e L: n ham Cotton Cu iivato.: Co. h s i Aounqd that it wi:I build its own fac tory to produce th. machine thru wiT diop and plow cohcn success!v ly. May this declaration prove true, for there’s millions in it to bo h me. o- and user if it makes good. Eula Henderson vs. M. E. Henderson To 'he Defendant. M. E. Henderson: Ths plaHt’ff, Mrs. Eula Hender so - ' hav ng filed her 3 etition for ’iv.r agair.st M. i!.. Kioderson in fs . . :rt, re:u nab'e to the Octobei '9 \ i’m thereof , and it being de to appear that M. E. Hender- 20. s not a res dev fc of Houston Cox iky, and also that ha does not ei.'t e .vi.h.n the State', and an order | n&yri. •; been made for service on ! Vih, E. ITenilc.su:-., t y pc ?fc- : •>.-. tb-s, therefore, is to notify you j.’.. S. Henderson, to be and appea v..i October Term, 1919, of ti: 3u, ox .or Court cf Houston County t're and there to ans.vur said con:- :.:icir.t. Witness the I/onorable H. A. aide -3, Judge Lu.rerior Court 1 -r . ’.'iton County, bis IGfch day of A i-il, 1919. C. H. Hardison, Clerl. —Slightly used Cuttr.way Disk Har- —SHAPIRO’S STUDIO at Macon ... . giving a large Phoato free to each row S ° mg cheap ’ ~ A ‘ P ’ Houser - graduate in Houston County Schools. 572 Cherry Street. ORDINARY’S CITATATI0N Georgia, Houston County. To whom If mny concern, and to Mar- gurit Whiling, minor ovtr fourteen years of age: and all and singular the next of kin of said Minor. Mrs. F. L. Fincher, as the dulv quali fied gmrdian.of Margaret .Whiling, fi av my, in due foim filed her petition in the fficc of the Ordinary of Houston County (la., pi'aj i :g fur leave to sell and un divided one-half interest of said ward in all the real estate acquired by said ward from Mrs. Amanda M. Burt and which s dd real estate is located in Harris Coun ty, Georgia, Therefore, this is to cite yoii the said ’flarg.vet Whiting minor; as well as ull and singular the next of kin of the said Margan-t Whiting, to he and appear at* the June Term. I'Jlf) of ibis court to show] -an e. if any yon can, why prayers of Hie petitioner should not be granted j and why >his court should not pass an order to -a d guardian giving her leave to sell said land for the purpose of using the. pror-ceds tlie'e of ’ nd ihe corpus o'' the est <te of said ward in tne m-dn'enanee find education of said ward, even in to the enc-roadhnent of and full usj of the corpus of said estate. Said application for leave to sill wi'l ' epc-us ed upon at ten o’clock A. M at he . une Term, 1919 of the Ordinary’s Cou t of Hou»t n Coim'y, •-oorguq Witne-s my 1 flicial signature and { si‘ui of office: li.is ihe 7th. u.-,y of Mav,' my. “ I I. T. WOODARD, Ordinary. I •uun|,j -3 *ob«) duaip ‘cuu^ , • E , uun N *3 * oa D NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that I have this day purchased the store house dwelling and blacksmith shop, and everything in the store and black smith shop, from Rape Bros., of which G. E. and A. G. Rape formed the partnership at Hattie, Ga., and has only assumed certain debts of the firm, as listed in the contract this day made. All other debts, the said Rape Bros, assume, and am not responsible for. Nor any future debts of the firm I am also not re sponsible for. Only the ones I con tract for, am I liable for, This April 25th, 1919 J. D. Stembridge, Hattie, Ga. WATSON WATERMELON SEED For Sale, 75 Cents per Pound- Apply J. W. Uhels, Perry, Ga. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO C 'JININE Tablets remove the cause. There is o- ly one “Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE’S signature on box, 30c. Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic restores vitality and energy by purifying and en riching the blood. Yon can boo.: feel its Str;-- : *' er.ing, invigorating EfTe^ Price (10c. invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill T.ONIC,drives out Malaria,enriches the blood, builds up the syElrnk A true Tonic. For adults and children. COo FARM LOANS 5 and one half per. cent 35 years Through Federal Land Bank LETS TALK IT OVER Houston Nai’l Farm Loan Assn, S. P. Crowell Sec-Treas Perry Ga. F* ~ .... j ~ -■ ' '