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Published Every Thursday Morning.
Jno.H. ItODGUJS, Editor and Publisher
Perry, Thursday, August 28.
Success in life is not always de
termined by the same measurement.
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In Sumter oounty last Thursday
the local option elaction resulted in
a majority of 874 for anti-prohibi
tion, the total vote being 1,882.
Georgia populists have placed a
headless state ticket in the field, but
that needn’t excite any surprise, as
the party is in the same condition,
A published statement from New
York says the gross earnings of the
Southern Railway system for the
year ending June 80, 1902, amount
ed to $35,697,772.
It is. said that John W. Gates, the
millionaire sport speculator of New
York, lost several millions of dollars
in an attempt to oontrol a bonded
California corporation.
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President Roosevelt last Friday
entered upon a tour of New Eng
land. He is undoubtedly a candi
date for the republican nomipation
for the presidency in 1904,
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Efforts are in progress to form a
trust, with capital stook of $25,000,-
000, to control the manufacture and
sale of axes, axe handles and grind-
Btones in the United States and
Canada.
PnasiDEnT Williams says the Sea-
beard Air Line Railway system is,
and will continue to be, an inde
pendent system. He Bays that a
controlling interest in the system
has not been sold, and will not be
sold.
An agreement has been reaohed
as to the tax value of Southern Rail
way property in Georgia, the total
being $11,000,000. This is an in
crease of $800,000 over the value
placed on the property by the au
thoritieB of the Southern.
A strong protest against trusts
was adopted by the Trans-Missis
sippi Commercial Congress at St.
Paul, Minnesota, last Friday, The
first declaration in the resolutions is,
“The trust system is a menace to
our republican institutions.”
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Democratic success in the next
elections in many congressional dis
tricts north and east now repre
sented by republicans is reasonably
expected. It is confidently hoped by
many Jjthat the next House of
Representatives will be democratic
by a safe majority.
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Despite the steady increase in the
use of eleotricty as a motive power,
and the prediction of Mr. Edison
that within thirty years steam loco
motives and horses will be displaced
by electric motors, it is praotically
certain that as long as there are
men, good horsey will be used, even
in the oities.
Property Valuation and Taxation.
With the increase of population
and industrial enterprise, expenses
of the state government of Georgia
have increased. Whether the in
crease in expenses is consistent with
economy in the affairs of govern
ment, we are not able to say with
certainty.
It is not our purpose here to dis
cuss the government of Georgia, but
to oall attention to a needed ohange
in a state law.
The tax returns from the several
counties disclose the faot that in
several of the counties a material
decrease in the total valuation of
property as returned for taxation is
shown. While there is an increase
in the aggregated tax values for the
whole state, that increase is much
less than there was good reason to
anticipate, and not enough to war
rant the desired reduction of the
state tax rate. Last year the rate
was $5.44 on each $1,000 of proper
ty, and it is now semi-officially an
nounced that the rate this year will
be $5.30.
It may not be that the Georgia
tax law is especially defective on
general lines, but it is certainly in
efficient in one particular. It does
not secure the fullest measure of
equality of taxation. This may not
be the fault of the law so much as
it is the fault of the people. It may
be that the receivers of tax returns
in the several oounties do not use
their full power in securing correct
valuation, but it is certain that there
is inequality in returned values, and
muoh personal property escapes tax
ation altogether.
In Houston county this year there
is a decrease in value to the amount
of several thousands of dollars, and
the chief item of the decrease is in
lands not returned at all.
A number of years ago a tax
equalization law was enacted, but
after being operated only one year
it was repealed.
Just what the faults of that law
appeared to be in other counties, we
know that the tax values were tv a
terially increased as well as eq im
ized in Houston county, and wt
satisfied that a large number of
people would be glad to have ti ii
law re-enacted, if a better measaio
cannot be formulated.
It seems to be .the opinion of
most property owners that the tax
value of property is the lowest fig
ure at which the tax receiver will
acoept the return. Others there are
who ,seem to believe that it is com
mendable to dodge taxation. Of
course all thinking people know that
is not right, but few seem to believe
that property should be returned for
taxation at its full value.
As the law now is and as it is en
forced, a premium is placed on dis
honesty. By failure to return per
sonal property, such as is invisible
or unknown generally, and by un
dervaluation, the unscrupulous es-
oape a measure of taxation, while
the men who make correct returns
pay more than their share. By this
inequality the total valuation is less
than it should be, and the rate nec
essarily higher.
There should be an equalization
law enacted by the next legislature.
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Faithful to Democracy.
Representatives of the Smith fam
ily have applied for space for a build
ing at the World’s Fair, St. Louis, to
be the headquarters of the membess
of that great family when visiting
the exposition. Some genius has
figured out that there are 14,000,-
000 Smiths in the world, but the
•number who may visit the World’s
Fair in 1904 is undertermined,
Editor Henry Watterson of the
Louisville Oourier- Journal is almost
hysterical in his opposition to Hon.
Grover Cleveland as a probable dem
ocratic candidate for the presidency.
Denunciation is generally extrava
gant, and frequently creates symp-
thy. Neither Cleveland nor Bryan
is hurt, politically or otherwise, by
the vicious attacks of their enemies.
A Matter of Business.
It has been said that at least once
in the course of every man’s life
comes a time when he may choose
the sure path to business success.
If he fail to take advantage of
the opportunity, the failure may by
himself be attributed to one or more
of various causes.
However, every young man of
whom can be truthfully said, “his
word is his bond,” has within him
self one of the essential elements of
true success. If added to this there
be a fair measure of mental ability
and the knowledge that liberal edu
cation gives, his equipment is mate
rially augmented. Add to these
qualities energy, determination and
perseverance, and he will surely and
firmly grasp the opportunity when
he reaches it. Such a young man
will certainly attain success.
Local conditions and environment
materially influence young men in
their choice of a business avocation,
or profession, but is has been confi
dently said that any young man will
command success who devotes the
full force of bis mind, heart and
hands to the accomplishment of that
purpose. He will determine to do
something, and whatever that some
thing may be, he will do it with all
his might; knowing that whatever he
does should be well done. If such
a man cannot at first grasp the op
portunity to do that which he most
desires to do, he will do that which
is within his reach. He will not at
any time be a drone in the hive of
life, but will at all times be aotive,
earnest,’determined, choosing rather
to earn laboriously than to receive
slothfully the earning of others.
Equipment for a special line of
business will always afford opportu
nity for remunerative employment
in that line, but even after the be
ginning of business life, that equip
ment may be acquired through per
sistent application and superior ser
vice.
Of course every young man in be
ginning businees life should choose
that calling for which he is best
pnlified. But, if circumstances and
■ vnonment are unfavorable, and
•o‘« necessity is upon him to earn a
wing, the earnest exercise of intel
ligent energy,integrity and complete
devotion .to duty will surely place
him on the road to successs.
A candidate for governor could
not be induced to represent the pop
ulists of Georgia in the next elec
tion, but the following populists will
enter the race fpr the offices named:
Traesurer, J. H. Traylor of Troup;
Comptroller General, “W. W. ’Wilson
of Gwinnett; Attorney General, P.
H. Larey of Bartow; Commissioner
of Agriculture, W. L. Peek of Rock
dale; School Commissioner, S. H.
Zellner of Monroe.j
It is unjust to insinuate that an
unsuccessful candidate for a demo
cratic nomination may not give elec
toral support to the nominee. Such
an affront has been cast upon Hon.
DuPont Guerry, late candidate for
governor.
Mr. Guerry may not be all that
some people may think a politician
ought to be, but he is a true man, a
Christian and a faithful democrat.
In the last issue of the Georgian,
edited by Mr: Guerry, we find the
following qestion and answer:
“Will Mr. Guerry, who ran on the
democratic ticket for governor, sup
port the democratic nominee in the
general election? Judging from The
Georgian he will not.—Clarksville
Advertises.
<&“Yes, and should there be any
contest, Mr. Guerry agrees in ad
vance to get him two votes for ev
ery one secured him by the editor
of the Advertiser. Mr. Guerry al
ways supports democratic nominees,
and he will make Mr. Terrell no ex
ception. Mr. Guerry and The Geor
gian, however, see things and de
scribe th6m just as they are, and in
sist on all the reforms for which
they have contended and are now
contending.”
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A bulletin just issued from the
land and industrial department of
the Central of Georgia Railway
Company contains valuable notes on
growing fall turnips and fall or sec
ond crop Irish potatoes. These
notes, by a practical farmer, say
there is no reason why rutabagas
should not be profitably grown for
market in Georgia. The bulletin is
No. 25, and will be sent free on ap
plication to R. L. Pritchard, Land
and Industrial Agent, Savannah, Ga.
How’s This?
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case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall’s
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Hall’s Family Pills are the best.
BENSON, WALKER & MOORE,
The Up-to-Date Clothiers,
SUCCESSORS TO
BENSON & HOTJSER.
GEORGIA, Houston Oounty:
E. B. Baldwin, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. V. Irene Murph, has ap
plied for leave to sell lands of said estate
This is therefore to cite all persons
ooncerned to appear at the September
term, 1902, of tfie court of Ordinary of
said oounty and show cause, if any they
have, why said application should not
be granted.
Witness ijay official signature this
August 4,1902.
SAM T.‘ HURST, Ordinary.
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