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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop,. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS. PROGRESS AND CULTURE. $l*SO a Tear in Advance VOL. XXXJ. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1902. NO. 30. say, isn’t pro- The President and Trusts. • Savannah News. There was-very little-that was fresh in the president’s speech on trusts at Providence, R. I. He had said prety much the same things in other speeches. A fair inference from what he said is that the Republican party isn’t going to make a bitter war on trusts. Indeed, the President thinks the public does not make the distinction it should between good and bad trusts—between corporations which are monopo lies and seek to rob the people and corporations which are not mo nopolies. Much of what he said seemed like a plea for trusts. He said, for instance, that nobody had been made poorer by trusts, but a few had been very much richer, and that great fortunes, improperly used, were a menance to society. He also said that the industrial progress which the country is enjoying is largely due to the great development of cor porations.. We do not undertake to however, that the president sincere ip the war which he poses to wage on trusts, but it does seem as if he was somewhat embarrassed. The fact is, he knows that the best way to check trusts is to eliminate the protec tive principle in the tariff, but he dares not say so. The Republi can party dosen’t intend to re duce the tariff on any trust pro duced article. Indeed, it is doubt ful if it intends to take any steps against trusts which will alarm them. The President said’ that the states now have a right to con trol trusts, but that owing to con flicts in their laws they could ac complish nothing in the direction of controlling them. Therefore, in his opinion, the national gov ernment would have to control them, and that a constitutional amendment might be necessary to enable it-to do it. If a constitu tional amendment is required Mr. Morgan and his friends will have the country bound hand and foot with trust cords before a consti tutional amendment can be ob tained. It really looks as if we were going to have a great deal more of trust talk before any thing definite is done towards con trolling trusts. Human Law and the Gospel, The Georgian. While human law and the Gos pel are in spirit friendly aud in effect co-operative, neither one is or should be the master or ser vant of the other. It is the prerogative*! the state to make law, construe aud en force it. It is the prerogative of the Church to receive the Gospel of inspiration, interpret and teach it. Human law in its nature and purpose is largely negative, the Gospel largely positive; such law is mainly preventive, the Gospel curative and regenerative, as well as preventive. In all our affairs it is wise to often recur to first principles, and and this is pre-eminently true in affairs of governmet, both human and Divine. ^ A departure from them may frequently seem desirable, but in the end the results of transgres sion are inevitable. The world is to be Christianized not by law, but by love; not by brute force, but by the power of gentleness; not by morality or philanthropy or patriotism, but by the Gospel, The idea, however, that the law cannot make men more houest, more peaceful, more sober, more moral and more dutiful in all res pects as citizens, is sheer non sense-. The chief good which the law affords is not the justice which it administers between parties, but the injustice which it at large pre vents. Were it not for rlie res training influence of law, society could not exist. The best and cheapest way to deal with evil is not with its cases, blit with its causes. It is stated in England that a prominent brewer is ^building a church as a memorial of King Ed ward’s coronation. Dean Swift’s cathedral~St. Patrick’s, Dublin was restored by the late distiller, Sir Benjamin Guineas. It was a famous distiller, too, who rebuilt the Protestant cathedral of Cork and another distiller restored Christ'Church in Dublin. One of the famous brewing firms in Eng land has erected not less than six churches at various times. A Parson’s Noble Act. “I want all the world to know” writes Rev. 0. J. Budlong, of Ash away, R. I., “what a thoroughly good and reliable medicine I found in Electric Bitters. They cured me of jaundice and livor troub les that had caused me great suf fering for many years. For a gen uine all round cure they excell anything I ever saw.” Electric Bitters are the surprise of all. for their wonderful work in Liver, Kidney and Stomach troubles, Don’t fail to try them. Only 50 cents. Satisfaction is guaranteed at Holtzclaw’s drugstore. : — At a recent exposition in Berlin trains of 10 or 12 cars were drawn on a circulor railroad by alcohol locomotives. Laxative Chocolates cure chronic constipation and liver trouble. Pleas ant to take. Purely vegetable. Guar anteed, at Cater’s Drugstore. Summoning The States. World’s Fair, St. Louis, —Plans are under way for a great three- day ceremony at the World,s Fair Grounds on September 80 and October 1st and 2nd. President David R. Francis has sent a letter to the State World’s Fair Com missions in twenty-nine states to assemble in St. Louis on those dates, when toe director of works and the committe on grounds and building will allot the sites for State buildings. The allotment will be made the occasion for elab orate ceremonies. The state com missions will be accompanied by their governors and other distin guished officials and a special pro gram will be arranged by each commission for the dedication of each site when allotted. The railroads will announce reduced rates for the event. President Roosevelt will be the guest of hon or. Besides the governors of states there will be present the National Commission,-the United States Government Board, Board of Lady Managers and others of prominence. One of the features of the celebration will be a street parade including military and civil organizations. The States and territories which have taken action with the view of being rep resented at the World’s Fair are as follows: Washington, Missouri, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,New York,South Carolina, West Virginia, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado,Nebraska,Hawaii, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Montana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Connecticut, Florida, Wisconsin, Maine, "North Dakot,a Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indian Territory. patrons in Houston County are my references. Ship me your Cotton. C. B. WILLINGHAM, Cotton Factor, Gf-eoxgleu. In a Democratic Country. Macon News. It has always been thought that there was a better chance for poor people to get sooial recognition and courteous treatment in the United States than in England; but investigations seem to prove that the contrary is true,—as re gards the “poor relation” of the rich any way. - “In England,” says a writer in the New York Sun, the poor rela- is a possibility. In America he is simply “impossible.” In England he may inherit a dukedom or a fortune, through the law of primo geniture. In Amerioa he inherits only his family pride, prejudices and poverty. In England the prosperous or titled ones of the family make it a religious duty to remember the poor relative at stated, recurring seasons, in substantial form. In America he is shunned. like a lep er by his rich relatives and even his consanguinity denied. The most powerful plutocrat in America today dreads a loving let ter from his poor relations more than a threatening one from the anarchists. He can provide against the latter; the other de fies precaution. Why this discrepancy between the two great English-speaking nations? The answer is to be fouud in the difference of the na tional ideas and aspirations. On this side material success in life is the criterion of merit. In Eng lish it is caste and culture. Which is the better ideal? There is room for thought in these remarks. A democratic country may set up an ideal that is lower than that based on “caste and culture.” In avoiding one extreme, anoth er may be adopted; in keeping away from Scylla, there is danger of falling into Charybdis; in dis claiming the pre-eminence of birth and breeding one may make the mistake of taking money, as the standard. — ; Not Doomed For Life, “I was treated for three years by good doctors,?’ writes W. A. Greer, McConnellsville, O., “for Piles, and Fistula, but, when all failed, Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured me in two weeks.” Cures Burns, Bruises. Cuts,Corns, Sores, Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Piles or no pay. ' 25c at Holtzclaw’s drug store. A farmer whose daughter is vis iting at Narganset received a let- tei stating she was engaged with ping-pong and his comipent on it was: “She can enjoy herself all she wants to, but I’m gol darned if she’s going to marry any Chi nese into this family.” Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets j cures a cold in one day. No cure, No pay Prioe, 25 cents .Subscribe for th? Home Journal. CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of W. A. DAVIS, BEN. T. BAY. GEO. H. LOWE. . A. DAVIS & CO., COTTON FACTORS. 405-407 Poplar St. :: MACON, GEORGIA BEST SALESMEN IN THE CITY They are active, accommodating and courteous. Send them.your cotton; they are honest in ttnir dealings and wise in their judgement. r , CO., MACON, GEORGIA. —_ III Men’s Oxfords, Ladies’ Oxfords, Boys’ Oxfords, Misses Sandals, Child’s Sandals, Infants’ Sandals, |2.00 to $5.50 1.00 1 3.50 1.25 “ 2.00 1.00 “ 2.00 80c. u 1.25 50c, “ 1.00 We have these Oxfords In all leathers and we can please you. MACON SHOE CO. 408 3rd Street. anil Summer Suits. Our Suits are garments of surpassing excellence, well worthy of a place in any man’s wardrobe. They are made of the most fashionable fabrics by skilled tailors, producing stylish suits which fit and look welL at prices from v|l ■ v R. L. 410 Third Street 'f H IS MACON, GEORGIA