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feUMttft»v<4-.VJ87T»«W**W Aar* SwmMimjtMa PRICE, 31.GO A ?BA$ li ADVANCE. ^ublhshed Every Thursday Morning. Jno.H, XCODO-BQ, Editor and Publisher Perry, Thursday, March 20. Peaches, or no poaches; that’s the question. Evidently the weather is now making up for the comparative dry ness of the winter months. The Georgia Baptist Convention will meet at Rome next Wednesday, March 26th, and continue through the following Sunday. Georgia fruit growers will at tempt a boycott of all commission men who are unable to exhibit un impeachable records of business in tegrity. They are right. ► —- National bankers are considering tho feasibility of issuing money or ders. Bankers of nearly every state in the Union attended a meeting in New York city last Saturday. »-o~* Editor Christopher of the Amer icas Herald is urging the people of Sumter to arrange for holding a county fair next fall. He is right, and the people should go ahead on the line he suggests. - - ■ -—fr—O——-—■» Macon county democrats will hold a primary election on Thursday, April 17 th, to nominate representa tives and oouuty officers. Eaoh can didate will be required to pay $6 to defray the espouses of the primary. —« ————— It sounds queer that the “South ern Securities Company” should be conducting business under a New Jersey charter, with headquarters at Trenton, that Btate. Now Jersey has acquired the title of “The mother of trusts.” Reports from Berlin say that un der direction of the German gov ernment exoellent cotton has been grown in German West Africa. Tho experiment in 1000 and 1901 was under the supervision of American negroes educated at Tuskogee, Ala. Editor Rainey of the Dawson News is an announced candidate to represent Terrell county in the Georgia legislature. We congratu late him upon this conclusive evi dence that his business affairs are in a posperous condition. Otherwise ho could not afford to go to the legisla ture. The voters of Terrell county are sensible people, and will elect Editor Rainey fcu represent them among the law makers. A party of New York capitalists have organized the “Georgia Lum ber and Development Company,” with a capital stook of $5,000,000. Several thousand aores of land have already been purchased, and an ap plication for oharter is on file in the clerk's office of Fulton county Supe rior court. It is the purpose of the company to purchase lands in sever al seotions of the Btate, build townB and otherwise develop each estate. Messrs. William Gaynor and John Green, defendants in a criminal suit by the United States government in connection with the Capt. Carter case, recently forfeited their bonds to the federal court at Savannah. The fugitives from justice are now at a hotel in Montreal, Canada, and are practically defying the officers of this government. If it transpires that a neighboring oolony of friendly government will not permit the arrest of these men under due process of law, then it will be prov en that extradition treaties are with out force against rich men, and that “international friendship” may be suoh only in name. Unfortunate Tendency. In these days of commercialism run riot, there is nothing of graver concern than the evident increasing disliko with which the young men of the country regard farm life. Day by day we see young men reared on farms forsaking their homes for the allurements of city life, evidently forgetting that tho progress of the world is dependent upon the products of the soil. The constant desertion from the ranks of producers and consequent addition to the already over-large number of non-producing consumers is making a problem of greater import than that of race, tariff, currency or colo nialism. Those young men who forsake the farm for the city evidently forget, if they ever knew, that he who lives closest to nature lives closest to God, and ho that continues close to God walks constantly in the paths of uprightness, truth and virtue. Life upon the farm is promotive of the broadest expansion and most perfect development of mind and muscle, unrestrained by the artificial mandates of “stylo,” untempted by tho tinsel-covered allurements of vice. Than the owner of a good farm well tilled, no man is more inde pendent. Thau a city salesman whose salary is inadequate to sup ply his needs and gratify his appe tites, no man is more completely a slave. From farm life more than a ma jority of the world’s great men have attained distinctive prominence in the several avocations and profes sions. Because of its closeness to nature, farm life is promotive of individuali ty, truth and virtue, there being nothing artificial among its belong ings. The farmer reaps the natural product of the seed he plants. Planting well, cultivating with en- ergy governed by wisdom, the har vest will be not only many fold of field products, but also manhood in its truest and noblest attainments will be most highly developed. Tho artificial environments of city life, to him who must earn his daily hire, restricts the development of manhood in true accord with na ture’s laws. Uninfluenced by the life-promoting elixir of pure nature, the penned up city youth often plants the small seed of a zephyr of appetite and afterwards reaps a whirlwind of dissipation and dis grace. Practically, tho trend of young men from the farm to the city does muoh injury to tho great agricultu ral industry without upbuilding any other avocation in eq.al ratio. It is not our purpose to place the countrylinjjantagonism withjthe cities in any degree, nor in any measure to discredit the worth and merit of oity people, but merely to emphasize the fact that those young men who are well fixed on farms make a grievous mistake to swap their broad independence for the narrow dependence that city life imposes. The God-given beauty and gen erosity of nature are incomparably superior to the best artificial handi work of man. The farm upholds the world. Meetings For Candidates. Editor Home Journal: Apropos of “The County Cam paign,” upon which some timely suggestions were thrown out on the local page of The Journal in the is sue of the 13th, a farther suggestion is herein made, inspired by that ar ticle. Yes, indeed, lot us have a friendly contest for the various offices, void of offense to your fellowman, with whom wo may differ in opinion as to men and measures. The successful candidate should win on his merits. To give an op portunity for merit to be the shibo- leth that leads to victory, and to re move in a large degree the tempta tion to “sling mud” and indulge in offensive and mischief-making per sonalities, let the executive commit tee make appointments, say one at each voting precinct, and invite every candidate in the county to be present to then aid there on the “stump” make buch statement as he desires touching his candidacy. This may be done in a few remarks, or in a prepared speech if he desires. By this method the necessity of a house to house canvass, in a meas ure, could be avoided and the can didate have the opportunity to pub licly define his position, thereby les sening the chances of being misquo ted or misunderstood. Corrections or explanations could be made of utterances made privately or public ly. Voters would have the opportu nity to interrogate the candidate or be informed on issues germane to the campaign. On these occasions the ladies and the public would be invited, and if it was desired, a spread could be Lad and an hour or so spent in a so cial repast. This plan would open the way for a veritable love feast and an educa tional campaign. Think of it. Voter. —Last week the Georgia Su preme court declined to grant new trials in the cases of Calvin Beeoh and James Taylor, convicted in Houston Superior court of mur der aud man-slaughter respective ly. Beech shot and killed anoth er negro at Beeoh Haven, and was sentenced to be hung. Taylor was convicted of killing another negro man on Mr. W. J. Cheek’s farm west of Perry, and was sen tenced to a term in the penitenti ary. They will be resentenced "at the next April term of our Supe rior court. tfusT now the republicans are di vided in the discussion of two ques tions that are of material impor tance. Cuban sugar growers have requested a reciprocal reduction of tariff rates on Cuban sugar sold in the United States. President Roose velt favors a reduction and has so declared, but a considerable number of republican representatives are in opposition, favoring the contention o£ the sugar beet growers that their industry would be injured by any favors shown Cuban sugar. In the senate the republicans lack much of being unanimous on the proposition to grant large bounties to owners of ships built in the United States and used for commercial purposes. The Augusta Herald continues to deserve the reputation it has earned as being one of the most independ ent newspapers in the south. That paper has a way of saying its mind on all questions, looal, as well as state and national, that has doubt less contributed largely to the suc cess it is now enjoying. ; — : The pessimists are declaring that we don’t usually have three succes sive fruit crops, and the 1902 crop willbe the third, if it escapes destruc tion. Low Rates via Central of Georgia Railway. Georgia Baptist Convention, Rome Ga. March 26-30, 1902. One fare for round trip. Tickets on sale March 25-26, and for trains scheduled to arrive at Rome forenoon of March 27. Final return limit March 31. Georgia Chautauqua, Albany, Ga., April 20-27,1902. One fare for the round trip, plus 25 cents admission to the Chautauqua for individuals; one cent per mile is each direction for military in uniform, twenty or more on one ticket. Tickets on sale April 9-26, inclusive; final return limiq April 28,1903. Confederate Veterans’ Reunion, Dallas, Texas, April 22-25, 1902, Tickets on sale April 18-20, inclu sive; final return limit May 2. By depositing ticket with joint agent at Dallas and paying a fee of 60 cents, an extension to May 16, 1902, may be obtained. For further informa tion ask your ticket agent. Strikes a Rich Find. “I was troubled for several years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility,” writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster, N. H., “No remedy helped me until I be gan taking Electrict Bitters,which did me more good than all the medicines lever used. They have also kept my wife in excellent health for years. She says Elec trict Bitters are just splendid for female troubles; and they are a grand tonic aud invigorator for weak, run down women. No oth er medicine can take its place in our family.” Try them. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed. At Holtzclaw’s drugstore. YOU ABE PLANNING 1 . To get a new suit of Cloihes. 01 course you are counting how many dollars you’ll have to spend. We fully appreciate all the conditions and will meet you accordingly. Come and let us talk the matter over. We can soon settle the price question. BENSON & HOUSER, The Cp-to-Date Clothiers, 420 Third Strete. MACON, GA GEORGIA—Houston County. O. B. Willingham has applied for the appointment of M. A. Edwards, olerk of Houston Superior court, as administra tor of the estate of Julia F. Rutherford of said oouuty deceased. This is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at the April term, 1902, of the court of Ordinary of saic. county and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. Witness my official signature this March 8, 1902. SAM. T. HURST, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Houston County. Caroline Halliburton,^widow of Charles Halliburton, deoeased, has applied for 12 months’ support for herself and six minor ohildren from the estate of said deoeased. This is therefore to oite all persons con cerned to appear at the April f term, 1902, of the court of Ordinary of saic, county andshow oause, if any they have, why said application should not be granted. , Witness my offioial signature this Maroli 8, 1901. - SAM T. HURST, Ordinary ;pia&£ ©HP!®! We Give You $7.5® -ON A- Jones Ohm Drive Mower and Rake. 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