Newspaper Page Text
Published Every Thursday Homing.
Jao.H. HODGES, Editor and PubUsher
Perry, Thursday, January 22.
Franchises in Georgia will be
taxed this year, by state and coun
ties.
The agricultural development of
south Georgia continues without
abatement.
All fresh meats carried to Macon
for sale must be inspooted and ap
proved before being offered for sale
in the eity.
Thorough preparation insures suo-
cess in all avocAtious, provided there
is plenty of good judgment and en
ergy to follow. \
*
Cordial co-operation botween far
mers and towns people in business
affairs is conducive to the mutual
benelit of all concerned.
Crop mortgages are “good things"
for farmers to avoid, nor should oth
ers pledge “what is to come" when
possible to avoid such action.
► •
No locality or sootion will in
crease in prosperity in a greater ra
tio than its citizens wisely use pro
gressive energy and enterprise.
It is reported that a Macon lum
ber establishment sold and shipped
during six months last year 1,065
car loads of sash, doors, blinds and
lumber.
The outcome of the 1902 cotton
orop is calculated to induce a mate-
rigl increase in the acreage devoted
to ootton culture this year, but if so,
there will be many to regret it next
winter.
For the maintainance of the Car
negie publio library at Atlanta an
appropriation of $10,000 has been
S ked for this year, an inoreuse of
,000 over the appropriation for
1902.
Reed Smoot, a member of the
council of apostles of the Mormon
church, has been elected U. S. sena
tor by the Utah legislature. He is
a republican, has done missionary
work iu Europe and ia u monogam
ist.
Ip there is to be a “Middle Coun
ties Fair" at Mnoon next fall, there
should be a conference Meeting nt a
very early date. Farmers of the
oounties to be embracod iu the fair
should be put on notion before th6
crops are planted.
One of the largest natural oil com
panies of Texas has been placed in
the hands of a receiver, beoause sev
eral of its gusher wells in the Beau
mont region had failed to furnish
oil equal to the quantities contract
ed to be delivered to purchasers.
► <1
At a convention of live-stook men
at Kausaa City last week it was
agreed that oongrese would be ask
ed to enaot legislation to protect
other interests from the combina
tion of packing house corporations,
by which a monopoly in restraint of
trade and commerce has been cre
ated.
The premature explosion of an 8-
inch powder cartridge killed live
men and wounded two others on
the battleship Massachusetts last
Friday morning. The ship was at
target practice off Oulebra island, in
the West Indies, and the aooident
was due to a violation of the ruleB
in handling the guu.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, one of the
foremost democratic statesmen of
the United States, died at his home
in New York City last Saturday at
advanced age of 81 years. Eminent
in oounsel and aotive service, he
had been mayor of New York city,
governor of that state and twelve
years a member of congress.
Congress has enaoted a law mak
ing the militia troops of' the several
states national reserves, subject to
federal authorities in case of war or
insurrection. Uniforms and armB
will be famished by the United
States government the same as to
soldiers of the regular army, but ex
cept as above stated these troops
will be under state authority.
The Principle Recognized.
For many years the most marked
antagonism between the democratic
and republican parties has been the
tariff rates imposed upon foreign
goods.
The democratic contention has
been, and is, that no duty should be
imposed except for revenue, while
the purpose of the republicans is
"protection” in groat profits to
American manufacturers who have
pr&ctioally become monopolists.
An indication that the democratic
idea is gaining favor has just been
given by congress, and our Wash
ington correspondent reports the
fact as follows?
“The past week in congress has
been one of democratic rejoicing,
and many jokes have boon made at
republican expense. The haste with
which the republican leaders rnehed
through tbe bill removing the duty
from coal to relieve the present
emergency demonstrated how correct
is the democratic contention that a
lowering of the tariff is all that is
necessary to cause a reduction of
prices and defeat the efforts of the
trusts to maintain the cost of neces
sities far above their normal value.
By the same measure was demon
strated the sophistry of the repub
lican claim that no single schedule
of the Dingley bill could be revised
in aeoordanee with the necessities
arising from ebanged conditions
without a general revision of tbe en
tire tariff and the preeipitation of
extended finaneial depression.
“A bill providing for tbe rebating
of the duties collected on \ imported
eoal during the ensueing year was
reported to the House by the Ways
and Means committee and was im
mediately passed. It went to the
Senates, whieh so amended it as to
place ooal on the free list perma
nently and returned it to the House,
where tbe| amendment was accept
ed; all the same day. The president
signed the measure the next dny.
Thus tbe first schedule of the scored
Dingley tariff was revised without
any serious results, and it is hoped
that the precedent established muy
prove a useful objeot lesson in the
future."
Serving Himself.
Whatever may be the expressed
purpose of President Roosevelt in
appointing negroes to important of
fices in the south, in opposition to
the expressed will of a majority of
the people, the undercurrent pur
pose is to secure the support of tbe
negro delegates to the next republi
can national convention.
He is anxious to succeed himself
as president, and all other consider
ations are to be made subservient to
that ambition.
Of this attitude and purpose the
St. Louis Republio Hays:
“President Roosevelt has started
out on a task whieh no despot ever
performed in the world’s history.
He tells a progressive and trained
race that it must admit to full
equality another race whieh is n ter
rible burden upon industrial effort
and a threat to sooial order.
“Throughout the south the whites
are unselfishly devoting resouroeB
and thought to the uplifting of the
negro. Though the publio generos
ity in this respect is notable,it is not
the greater part of the generosity
and care bestowed upon the depend
ent race. In every city, village and
county of the states where the ne
gro population is considerable tbe
whites furnish the money for, build
ing negro churches, the organization
which supplies remuneration for la
bor and the charity which tides the
improvident families through mis
fortune.
“If all this Baorifice were calcula
ted iu dollars and eents, and com
pared with the total resources of
southern whites, the result Svould
astonish the southerners themselves
and furnish to the world the most
heroic example on earth of voluntary
taxation for altruism purposes.
“The president of the United
States has, either for politics or
from ignoronoe of conditions, inau
gurated a programme of irritating
the suuthern white men. Unless he
is after some objeot in party ma
chine politics, he will utterly fail.
He cannot help the negro, and will
only inorease the sooial instance be
tween the races.
Extravagance in business should
be avoided at all times, and the in
dications are that there is danger
ahead for those who recklessly
“branch out" this year.
Says the Law is Unconstitutional.
Concerning the application of a
section of the tax law enaoted by
the last Georgia legislature, the At
lanta Constitution produces the fol
lowing, whieh is of local interest to
readers, of the Home Journal:
“An interesting case in which the
Central of Georgia Railway Compa
ny refuses to pay a tax of something
over $33 to the Byron school dis
trict in Houston county has come to
the attention of the comptroller
general, and he has issned an execu
tion against the road for the amonnt.
The matter will go into the courts,
as the Central claims that the law
under which the tax is sought to be
collected establishes a dangerous
precedent and is unconstitutional.
“A speoial local aot was passed in
1901 ore sting the Byron sohool dis
trict in Houston county, the school
distriot being considerably larger in
extent than the town of Byron. The
act gave the authorities of the
school district tbe right to collect
taxes for school purposes. When
the authorities came to collect the
tax from the Central, the road de
clined to pay it on the grounds
stated, and the comptroller was ap
pealed to with the result that he has
issued an execution against the road
for the amount.
“The Central takes the position
that the law is unconstitutional in
so far as it gives ths authorities the
right to collect a special tax for
sohool purposes. The road has al
ready paid taxes to the state, to
Houston county and to the town of
Byron. Now the authorities of the
Byron sohool distriot are seeking to
levy an additional tax on property
belonging to tbe Central, much of
whioh is not loeated within the lim
its of the town. The matter will go
through the courts before a final set
tlement is reached."
ANOTHERjexceedingVy rich gold find
has been located in Alaska, entirely
in United States territory near Daw
son City. It, is said to fully equal
the famous Klondike discovery, and
that great excitement prevails among
miners tbroughout|tho old gold fieilds
and wherever the story haB been
told. A tremendous rush to locate
claims quickly followed the first re
port.
The upbuilding of any portion of
a county is benefioial to all the citi
zens of that county.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
Iiy local applications, as they cannot roach the
diseased portion of the oar. There is only one
way to euro deafness, and that is by constitu
tional romodics. Deafness Is caused by an in
humed condition of the mucous lining of, tlio
Eustachian Tubo. When this tube gets inliain-
ed you liavo a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it s entirely dosed deafness
is tlie result, uiul unless the intlummution cun
ho taken out and this tube restored to its nor
mal condition, hearing will ho destroyed forev-
or, nlno oasos out of ton aro caused by catarrh,
wliloh is nothing but an inflamed condition or
tlie’mueous surfaces.
Wo will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not bo cure d by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Address. F. J. CHUNK & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75.
Hall's Family Pills are tne best.
H. A. MATHEWS. A. C. RILEY.
MATHEWS & RILEY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
POUT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Practice in all the Oourts.
Loans negotiated and Land Titles
abstracted. Collections on all points.
Security Bonds furnished.
J. D. MARTEN, Sr.,
JEWISLEH,
Perry, On.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Offioe in Masonic Building.
c. z. mcarthur~
DENTIST,
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA.
Office over Slappey’s Drugstore.
~W. .H HARRIS, -
DENTIST.
Successor to Dr. W. A. Blnssengnme.
0-FIOB OVER DOW LAW BANK,
PORT VALLEY. : GEORGIA
Hotel Arcadia,
NEXT DOOR TO
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
663 1KJLBEBBY ST. MACON, GEORGIA.
Rates, $2.00 Per Da^.
A HOME-LIKE HOTEL
Special attention given to
, Transient Trade.
Every Business Day
MR. WILL. G. RILEY
Will give you cordial welcome and
serve you fittingly at our store.
His Houston friends have a stand
ing and special invitation to call.
OUR SHOES
were made to fit and wear well.
The Macon Shoe Co.,
THIRD ST., MACON, GA.
THE PLACE
■■
FOR HOUSTON PEOPLE TO BUY
Provisions, Grain, Hay, Cow Feed,
Farm Produce.
Correct prices.
Give me a trial.
. L. BARFIELD,
Cor. Second and Poplar Sis.
MACON, GA
MIDDLE GEORGIA AGENCY FOR
■^.na-ericstic. Field. E’exa.co.
A New Showing of
Hanan Shoes This Week.
Glazed Kid Boots, $5.00
Pat. Vici Kid Boots, $6.00
5
per
cent
Cash Piscount
to all users of Periodical
Tickets.
Strong Shoe Store,
J. R. HOLMES, Proprietor, MACON, GA.
TO EVERY
CHILD
IN THE SOUTH.
Ask your druggist to show you tbe beautiful Gold Rings that the manu
facturer of Baby Ease Is giving to children. He will explain bow you can
get one. 7
...BABY EASE...
Cures Baby’s Ills. It’s the best and safest
remedy for babies and children
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGOISTS AT 25 CENTS.
SCHOOL BOOKS SKI
0
to out of town custom ers
■ on our Circulating Library
Picture Frames made to order
in bcot Manner at lowest prices.
McEvoy Book & Stationery Co.,
572 Chefry Street, MACON, GA