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ts&m - &&&*!**> I *:*'r*J*‘^ Tm& Mqm w W@mMiw PBIGE, 31.50 A YEAS, M ADVANCE. Jubllahod Every Thursday Morning. Jins. H. IEODQ-E8, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, February 6. February seems to be trying to exeel December. At this junoture the fruit prospect ih Georgia is tip-top for a plentiful crop. Kerosene oil that will not make a dear light is not worth the inspec tion fee. A mime explosion at Hondo, Mexi co, killed 106 miners and several mules IaBt,Saturday. Georgia farmers just now are more interested in their crop preparations than in candidates for office. Intensive in acreage and exten sive in production should be the motto of every Georgia farmer. Announcements of candidates for state offices will not be published in the Home Journal unless paid for. Georgia farmers will surely make a “sufficient pleuty” of oorn this year, if their efforts count at par value. Fire destroyed $8,000,000 worth of property in the business seotion of Watorbury, Conn., last Sunday night. The government of Holland is trying to arrange peace between England and the Boers of South Africa. Add one word to the surname ini tials of the candidates for governor, and you have their earnest purpose, “GET votes.” At Chester, Pa., a negro who had killed a policeman last Friday night, escaped lynching on Sunday only by the determined opposition of a plat- opn of policemen. It is indeed sorrowful that ar rangements oannot be made for Prince Henry of Prussia to visit At lanta while displaying himself in the United States. During the two weeks ending last Saturday, Stale Treasurer Park paid out about one million - dollars to the pensioners and publio school teacbprs of Georgia. In conducting his campaign for the governorship of Georgia, Ool. Guerry should not fail to remember that neither of his opponents is on trial for any offense whatever. The union of the Latin-American countries south of the United States is urged by a Mexioan newspaper, “in order that they may present a strong and compact front to their great neighbor, the United States.” On February 1st and 2nd severe winter storms prevailed on two con tinents. Many villages were wreck ed and other property destroyed in Europe, while throughout the Uni ted States the weather was exceed ingly cold and windy. It is rumored that the Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railway will connect with the Southern Railway at Macon for passenger traffics-above that city. The Maoorif Dublin & Savannah will be running into Sa vannah early in March. Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Atlanta, president of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con vention, has recently been in Cuba on mission business. He says that “American vice in Cuba is worse than the bull fight,” and .that [this country has no divine right to Amer icanize Cuba. During the month of January the building record of Atlanta exoeeded in value that of any other month within me history of the city. The permits to build houses aggregated 179 for the month, with an estima- teijl .value of $118,865. During Jan uary, 1901, there were 180 permits, but the aggregate value of the buildings was; $30,000 less than for last month. Atlanta people are ex pansionists right. Pope Brown is Not a Candidate. In a letter addressed to the editor of the Macon Telegraph, and pub lished in that paper last Saturday, Hon. J. Pope Brown declares that he will not be a candidate for gov ernor of Georgia. He says that his ambition and in clination prompt him to enter the race, but his business interests impel him to a contrary course. To his friends who have offered support, he expresses cordial thanks. The chief cause of his withdrawal is expressed in the following sentence. “I am called upon to decide be tween business and politics, and as I ride over the fields that have been the best friends to me and my fath ers before me, X feel that I will make a mistake in turning my back upon them to seek even the highest posi tion within the gift of the people.” There are many men throughout Georgia who will regret that Mr. Brown will not make the race, and doubtless the other candidates for governor and their partisan friends are glad. What Mr. Brown’s chances of suc cess were at the time of his with drawal need not now be discussed. He is no longer a factor in the gub ernatorial campaign, further .than he may exercise his personal influence in behalf of one of the other candi dates. Mr. Brown is such a man for whom Georgians could well afford to vote, and his worth and the high esteem in which he is deservedly held is in no degree affected ad versely by this decision. This editor was prepared to sup port Mr. Brown as a candidate for governor, but we think he has acted right in deolining to enter the cam paign when business interests de manded a contrary course. His decision but adds to his repu tation us a man of sound business judgment. It is laudable for a ca pable and worthy man to aspire to political distinction, but judgment is at fault when business interests are sacrificed on tbo altar pf politi cal ambition. In deciding to sacri fice ambition upon the altar of busi ness duty, Mr. Brown has increased his own honor and added to his claim upon the confidence and es teem of his friends. Georgia needs one good governor} the agricultural business of the state needs thousands of good farmers, such as Mr. Brown has proven him self to be, Commissioner Stevens, of the state department of agriculture, started out last week to investigate the wide-spread complaint that the ker osene oil sold in Georgia was not affording sufficient light. Eight or ten years ago the Home Journal ed itorially contended that the oil test as applied was of no value to the people. It guaranteed that the oil would not explode, but had no ref erence whatever to the illuminating qualities of the oil. The conditions are the same now, and Commission er Stevens will discover that the test as now applied is a delusion, and that a test to determine the illumin ating quality of the oil is what the people desire. More light and bet ter light is the demand. With a surplus revenue in the United States treasury amounting fo $140,000,000, the republican managers in congress have at last decided that the war revenue taxes can be abolished. A bill to that ef fect has been prepared, and begin ning with next July there will be a reduction in the annual revenue tax list of about $77,000,000. It is es timated that the income this year will be about equal to the expenses, and that at the beginning of next year there will still be about $140,- 000,000 in the treasury, exclusive of the reserve fund. Hon. Boykin Wright assumed the office of attorney general of Georgia last Saturday, and Hon. J. M. Ter rell was free from all offioial obliga tion, an untrameled candidate for governor of Georgia. His campaign headquarters are. at the Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga., rooms 114 and 116. These rooms were used by Hon. Steve Olay when he was elect ed U. S. senator, and by Gov. Cand ler in the campaign of 1898, and have been headquarters of the state democratic executive committee dur ing two successive campaigns. The accumulation of wealth is commendable, but the concentration ^thereof"is abominable, to the fellows j who don’t concentrate. To Benefit Farmers. Hon. E. B. Lewis has introduced in the national House of Represen tatives a bill that is intended to be of great convenience and benefit to farmers throughout the country. The measure is to amend the na tional bank law bo that national banks will be authorized to loan 60 per cent of their capital and surplus on real estate security, on the basis of pne-half of the marketable value of the real estate, exclusive of all buildings and improvements. Under the existing law national banks oannot lend money on real es tate at all. This is certainly an important measure, and should be enaoted into law. Real estate is the basis of all values, and there can be no better security. The banks will not only be Bafe in lending money on real es tate under the provisions of this measure, but their profits would be materially increased thereby. Owfl ora of real estate would certainly find it easier to secure'the money they are obliged to borrow. In this measure, as in all other of ficial acts, Mr. Lewis seeks to serve the material interests of his constit uents. The Hawkinsville Dispatch says, concerning business affairs of that oity: “We are informed that two more large wholesale houses will be opened up here in time for the fall business, and that two new steamers will soon be built to ply the Ocmul- gee. This begins to sound like bus iness, and shows that Hawkinsville is moving right oa to the front.” • ►- *iy-« The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlan ta, Ga., has inaugurated an agents’ contest for the months of January and Februajy, 1902. They are go ing' to divide among their agents $160 in cash to be paid on the first of March, j!50 "being the first prize. In December they gave $100 to fif teen agents. For terms and infor mation address The' Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. The Pan-American conference at Mexico City adjourned sine die last Friday. It is doubtful if any mate rial good was accomplished. Excursion Rates to Charleston, S. O., via Central of Georgia Railway. The Central of Georgia Railway will sell low rate excursion tiokets to the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, S. O., anil return from all coupon tick et stations on its lineB from Decem ber 1st, 1901, to May 31st, 1902, Superior schedules, sleeping and parlor car service are offered via Sa vannah and Plant System. For full particulars apply to your nearest agent or representalive of this company. A WORTHY SUCCESSOR. “Something New Under (lie timjis” All doctors Ltuvo tried to oure Catania by the use of powders, acid gases, inhal ers and drugs in paste form. Their pow ders dry up the nmoous membranes, causing them to crack. opeu and bleed. The powerful no ids used in the inhalers have entirely eaten away the i.ame mem branes that their makers have aimed to cure, while the pastes and ointments oan not reach the disease. 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