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■ HOUSEHOLD CARES. IEV. DR. TALMAGE PREACHES ON THE DUTIES OF HOME LIFE. Word* of Cbeer For AU Wirea. Mother*. Daughter* and Sinter*- He Remind* Them That They Are D> elding the Eternal Recting of the Race. ISIS. by Am< ric. i Press .Akso- Washington, Jan. 2 —Dr. Talmage’s (ennou trxiay goes through home life with the tread of < nta who has seen all Its departments and sympathizes with til he sees and has words of cheer for all wives, mothers, daoghtfr-t and sis ters; toxt, Luke x. 40: “L* rd, dost thcu act care that my sister hath left me to serve alciie? Eid her, therefore, that sue help me. ” Yonder is a beautifi 1 village home stead. The man of the house it: dead, itid bis widow i« taking charge cf the premises. This is the widow Martha of Bethany. Yes. I will show you also the pet of the household. This is Mary, the youug* r sister, with a book under her »rm and her face having no appearance 3f anxiety or care. Company has com* Christ stands outride the door, and of course there is a good deal of excite ment inside the door. The di. arranged furniture is hastily put aside, and the hair is brush* d Lack, and the dressr ire adjusted as well as in so short a time Mary and Martha can attend to tbes-’matters. They did not k< > p Christ. Handing at the door until they were newly apparel d or until they had elab orately arranged their tr* rses, then com ing cut with thi ir :*!'* cted sv.t prise as though they had not beard the two or three previous'knockings, raying," Why, is that you?” No. They were la* icH Hid were always pr* - ntaLle, although they may not have always had on their Lest, lor none < f us always has on our best it v.e did. our Lest, would not bo worth having <;n Th: y throw open the four and greet Christ. They say: "Good morning, Mast* r. Como tn and oe seated. ’’ Christ did not come alone. He had a c;ronp of friends with him, and such an influx of city visitors would throw’ any Country home into pei turbatii n 1 sup pose also the walk from the city had been a good appetizer The kitchen de partment that day was ii very important department, and 1 suppose that Martha had no sooner greet* d the gu* sts than she fled to that room Mary had no wcr rinient about hou * hold affair • She bad full <:< ntidcnce that dartha ct.uld get nn the best dinner m Bethany. Fhs )iih to any: “Now let us have a divi- Mn of labor. Martha, you cool , and IT! Kit down end i <■ < d. ” S* von baveof- tt n »< cn a great difference bctwiui two Bisters. Everyday Ik-rplexities. There is Martha, hard w* r! i g. pains taking, a good n an:’g< r, ever inventive of seme new pantry orui.-,revering some thing tn the art of cookery and house keeping. There in Mary, also fond of conversation, literary, so ci : ; «l in deep questions of ethics sb im time to attend to the qu< sttoiib of household welfare It is noon. Alary is in the par lor with Christ. Martha is in the kitch en. It would have i**. n better if they had divided the work, and then they could have divided the opportunity of listening to .It sus, but Mary monopolizes Christ, while Martha .swelter- at the fire. It was a very important thing that they should have a good dinner that day Christ was hungry, and he did not often have a luxurious entertainment. Alas mo, if the duty had devolved upon Mary, what a repast that would have been! But something went wrong in the kitchen. Perhaps the lire would not burn, or the bread would not Lake, or Martha scalded her Laud, or s.emeihiug was burmd black that ought only to have been made brown, and Murtha lost her patience and forgetting the proprie ties of the occasion, with besweated brow, and, perhaps, with pitch, r in one Rand ami tongs in the other, she rushes out of the kitchen into the pre: t nc.o of Christ, saying, “L* id, d • I thou not care thatmy sister hath h it me to serve alone?” Christ scolded net a word. If it were scolding, 1 should rather have his scolding than anybody ; Ise's bliss ing. Tlkto was nothing acerb, lie km w Martha hud almost worked herself to death to get him ruiuetbing io eat, and bo he throws a world of tenderness into his intonation as ho seems to say: ‘‘My dear woman, do not worry. Let the din ner go. Sit down on tins ottoman beside Mary, your younger sister. Martha, Martha, thou are careful mid troubled About many things, but one thing is needful.” As Martha throws open that kitchen door, I look in and see a great jnany household perplexities and anxie ties. Trials of Nonop precisit ion. First there is the trial of nonappre ciation. That is what made Martha so mad with Alary. The vounger sister had uo estimate of her older sister’s fa tigues. As now, men bothered with the Anxieties of the store and office and shop, or, coming from the Stock Ex change, they say when they get home: “Ob, you ought to be in our factory a little while. You ought to have to man age 8 or 10 or 20 subordinates, and then you would know what trouble and anxiety are.” Oh, sir, the wife and the mother has to conduct at the same time a university, a clothing establishment, a restaurant, a laundry, a library, while she is health officer, police and pres ident of her realm. She must do a thou sand things and do them well in order to keep things going smoothly, and so her brain and her nerves are taxed to the utmost I know there are housekeep hrs who tiro fornmaie thiit tiny can lit in an armchair lu (in library or lie pn the belated pillow and throw off all the care upon subordinates who, hav ing large wages and great experience, can attend to allot the affairs of the household. Those are the exceptions. J Mn speaking now of the great mass of housekeepers—the women to whom life |s a struggle, and who at 30 years of look us though they were 40, and Bt 40 look us th*.ugh they were 50, and Bt 50 look ns though they were 60. The fallen at Chalons and Austerlitz and Gettysburg and Waterloo are a small number compared with the slain in the great Armageddon of the kitchen. You go out to the cemetery, and you will see that the tombstones all read beautifully poetic, but if those tombstones would speak the truth thousands of them Would say : “Here lies a woman killed fry too much mending and sewing and baking and scrubbing and scouring. The weapon with which, she was slain was a broom or a sewing machine or a ladle.” You think. U man of the world, that, you have all the cares and anxieties. If the cares and anxieties of the household should come upon you for one week you would Le fit for the insane asylum. The half rested house keeper arises in the morning. She must have the morning repast prepared at an irrevocable hour. Wh.ii if the fire will hot light, what if the marketing did not come, what if the cl< ck has stopped ■—no matter, she must have the morn ing repast at an irrevocable hour. Hares pf tbe Housewife. Then the children must be got off to school. What if their garments are torn, what if they do not know their lessons, what if they have lost a hat or sash —they must be ready. Then you have all 'the diet of the'day, and per haps of several days, to plan; but what if the butcher has sent meat unmastica ble or the grocer has sent articles of food adulterated, and what if some piece of silv* r be gone, or feme favorite chalice be cracked, or the roof leak, or the plumbing fail, or any cue of a thou sand things occur—you must be ready iSprh.weather comes, ami there must be a revolution in tbo family wardrobe, or autumn comes, and you must shut cut the northern blast; Lu' what if the moth has preceded you to the eh*st, what if during the year the children have outgrown the apparel of last year, what it the la-Liens have changed. Your house must be an apothecary’s shop; it must be a dispensary; there must i*e medicines fur all sr.rtscf ail m* utte —somethiug to loo* n the croup, something to cool the burn, something to poultice the lufummaticn, some thing to silence ihe jumping tooth, something to soothe the earache. You must be in half a dozen piuuus at the seine time, or you must attempt to be . If, under all this wear and tear of life, Martha makes an impatient rush upon ; the it: raryor diawing room, Le patient, I be lenient. O woman, though 1 may I fail to stir up an appreciation in the I souls of others in regard to your house- I hold toils, let me assure you, from the ' kindliness with which Jesus Christ met 1 Martha, that he appreciates all your I work front garret to cellar, and that the j God of Deborah and Hannah and Abi gail and Grandmother Lois and Eliza : both Fry and Hannah Mure is the God of the housekeeper. Jesus was never i marrii 'l, that i <? might Le the t.tj ..-cial ; friend and confidant of a whole w’* rid ;of tn abled womanhood. 1 blunder Christ was mairicd. The Bible says ! that the church is the Lamb’s wife, and j that makes me know that all Christian ; women have a right to go to Christ and i tell him of their annoyances and trou ' bles. since by bis oath of conjugal.fidel ; ity be is sworn to sympathize. George Herbert, the ( hri; tian put t, wrote two or time verses on this subject: 'l'l.e servant by this clause Maki - urudgery divine— VM.o hive, p- a rccin, as for thy laws, Make** thia end the action hue. Divine Discipline. A young woman of brilliant education i and prosperous circumstances was call i ed down stairs to help in the kitchen in | the absence of the servants. The door- I bell ringing, she went to open it ar.d i found a gentleman friend, who said as ■ he came in: “I thought that 1 beard music. Vvus it on ibis piano or ca this harp?” bhe auswued: ‘‘No, I was playing on a gridiron, with frying pan ! accompaniment. The servants are g< ue, ; and 1 am learning how to dothiswejk. ” ! Well done! When will women in all circi find cut that it is honorable to : do anything that ought to be dene? Again, there is the trial of severe j economy Nine hundred and ninety ' nine households out of the thousand are i subjected to it—some under more and | some under less stress of circumstances. ! Especially if a man smoke very expen- I sivo cigars and take very costly dinners I at the restaurants he will be severe in demanding domestic economies. This is ' what kills tens of thousands of women i —attempting to make $5 do the work of j $7. A young woman about to enter the j married state said to her mother, ‘‘How j long does the honeymoon last?” The l mother answered, “The honeymoon ■ lasts until you ask your husband for I money.” How some men do dole out i money to their wives! “How much do you want?” ‘‘A dollar.” ‘‘You are al j ways wanting a dollar. Can’t you do I witii 50 cents?” If the husband has not i the money, let him plainly say so. If he j has it, let him make cheerful response, j remembering that bis wife has as much I right to it as he has. How the bills I come in! The woman is the banker of the household, she is the president, the cashier, the teller, the discount clerk, and there is a panic every few weeks This 30 years’ war against high prices, this perpetual study of economics and I this life long attempt to keep the out j goes less than the income exhaust in i’ numerable housekeepers. Oh, my sister, this is a part of the Di | vine discipline! If it were best for you, I all you would have to do would be to { open the freut windows, and the ravens I would fly in with food, and after you ; hail baked 50 times from the barrel in j the pantry the barrel, like tbo one of j Zarephath, would be full, and thy shoes; | of the children would last as long as the shoes of the Israelites in the wilderness —4O years. Besides that this is going to make heaven the more attractive in. the contrast. They never hunger there, and consequently there will be none of the nuisances of catering for appetites, ; -and in the land of the white robe they ' never have to mend anything, and •'he j air in that hill country makes every- I body well. There are no rents to pay, ; Every man owns his own house, and a i mansion at that. It will not be so great ! a change for you to have a chariot iu i heaven if you have been in the habit of ridiug in this world. It will not be so I great a change for you to sit down on i the banks of the river of life if in this i world you had a country eeat. but if you have walked with tired feet in this world what a glorious change to mount celestial equipage! And if your life on earth was domestic martyrdom, oh, the joy of an eternity in which you shall j have nothing to do except what you choose to do! Martha has had no drudg ery for 18 centuries. I quarrel with the theologians who want to distribute all the thrones of heaven among the John Knoxes and the Hugh Latimers and the Theban legion. Some of the bright i est thrones o£ heaven wiU be kept for Christian housekeepeia. OR, what a ■ change from here to t’uere—from the time when they put down the rolling i pin to when they take up the scepter! If Chatsworth park and the Vanderbilt i mansion v. pe to be lifted into ths ce i lestial city, they would be considered i uninhabitable rookeries, and glorified Lazarus would be ashamed to be going in and out of either of them. God Is Taking Care. There are many housekeepers who oould get along with their toils if it were not for sickness and trouble. The fact is, one-half of the women of rhe land are more or less invalids. The mountain lass, who has never had an ache or a pain, may consider household : toil inconsiderable, and toward evening she may skip away miles to the fields and drive home the cattle, and she may until 10 o’clock at night fill the house with laughing racket; but, oh, to do the work of life with wornout constitu tion, when whooping cough has been raging for six weeks iu the household, making the night as sleepless as the day—that is not so easy! Perhaps this comes after the nerves have been shat tered by some bereavement that has left desolation in every room of the house and set the crib in the garret because the occupant has been hushed into a slumber which needs no mother’s lulla by. Oh, she could provide for the whole group a great deal better than she can for a part of the group, now the rest are gone! Though you may tell her Gcd is taking care of ihose who are gene, it is motherlike to brood both flocks, and one wing she puts over the flock in the house, the otter wing she puts over the flock in the grave. There is nothing but the old fashioned religion of Jesus Christ that will taken woman happily through the trials of home life At first there may be a ro mance or a novelty that will do for a substitute. The marriage hour has just passed, and li u |<rpß-xiliesuf the bout-e --hold are more than atoned by the joy of beiug tog* tber and by the fact that whtai it is late they do not have to discuss the question : 3 to whether it is time to go. The mi: haps of the household, instead of being a mutter of anxiety and repre b'-mioa area matter of merriment — the loaf of tread turned into a geologic al bp*eimtii, the slushy custards, the jaundiced or measly biscuits. It is a v*ry bright sunlight that falls on the cutlery and tbe mantel oruamc-nts of a new home Is a Dinner of Kerbs.” But after awhile the romance is all gone, and tie u there is something to ho prepared for the table that the book called ‘‘Cookery Taught In Twelve Les sens” will nut teach. The recipe for making it i- not a handful of this, a cup of that and a spoonful of something els.* It i net something sweetened with ordinary c* udiments or flavored with ordinary flavors or baked in ordinary ovens It is the loaf of domestic happi ness, and all the ingredients come down from heaven, and the fruits are plucked from the tree of life, and it is sweetened with the new wine of the kingdom, and it is baked in tbe oven of home trial. Solomon wrote out of bis own experience. ’ Ho had a wretched home A man cannot Le happy with two wives, much less GOO, and he says, writ ing out of his own experience, ‘‘Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.” How gr* at ire the responsibilities of her.- keepers! Sometimes an iadigest ible ai tii le of food, by its effect upon a king, Las overthrown an empire A dis tingei: Led statistician says of LOGO un n ari icd men there are 38 criminals, and of I.uOD married men only 18 are crim inals What a suggestion of home influ onus! Let the most be made of th* in Housel;* * pers by the f*.c.d they provide, by ihe couches they spicad, by the Looks they iiiiioduce, by the influences they bring around their home, are deciding the physic^ 1 intellectual, moral, eternal destiny of the race. You say your life is one of sacrifice. 1 know it But, my sisters, that is tiie only life worth liv ing Thai was Florence Nightingale’s life, that was Payson’s life; that was CTni-t s life We admire it in others, but how vary bard it is for us to exer cise it Gur-> !\cs! When, in Brooklyn, yor.Lg LT Hutchinson, having spent a whole !.!■ l:t in a dip lit neritic room for th- • > !ui < f a patient, bicamesaturuttd with the j cjson and died. v. e ail felt as if v.c would like to j ut garlands on his grave Everybody nppreckitcs that When in th.-1 timing hotel at Lt. Louis a youin an cn the fifth story broke open the* door e f the loom where his mother was sleeping and plunged in amid smoke eml fire, crying, ‘‘Mother, Where are you?” and never came out. our hearts applauded that young maxi. Lack of Christiikc Spirit. But bow few of us have the Christ biko spirit—a willingness to suffer for others A. rough teacher in a school called upon a poor, half starved lad who had off* uded against the laws of the school and said, “Take off your coat di rectly, sir ' The boy refused to take it off, wbercupou the teacher said again, “Take off your coat, sir,” as he swung the whip through the air The boy re fuseel. It was riot because he was afraiel of the lash —he was used to that at home—but it was from shame—he had no '.mdergarment—and as at the third command ho pulled slowly off his coat there went a sob through the school. They saw then why he did not want to remove bis coat, ?ud they the shoulder blades had almost cut through the skin, and a stout, healthy boy rose up ami went to the teacher of thescbcol and said: “Oh, sir, please d-emt hurt this poor fellow. Whip me. See, he’s nothing but a poor timp. Don’t burl him; he’s poor. Whipnm. ” “Well,” said the teacher, ‘‘it’s gmug to be a se vere whipping. I am willing to take you as a substitute. ” “Well,’’ said the poy, don’t care. You whip me, if you will let this poor fellow go. ” Tbs stout, healthy boy took the scourging without an outcry. “Eravo, ” say- ev ery man “Bravo!” How many of us are willing to take the scourging, and the suffering and the toil, and tbe aux iety for otjier people. Beautiful things to admire, but how little we have of that spirit! God give ns that self deny ing spirit, so that whether we are in humble spheres py iu conspicuous spheres we may perform our whole duty —for this struggle will soon be over Remembrances. One of the most affecting remim cences of my mother is my remembrance of her as a GRristiiiu fmusuiceeper She Worked Viry hard, and when we wcul.i come in from summer play and sit *k v n at the table at noon 1 teme?'>.ber ho v she used to pome in with beads of per spiration along the line cf grr.y hail-, aiid bow sometimes she would sit d-.v-i at the table and put her head aip.it■: t her wrinkled hand mid sr,y, “Will, th* fact is I’m too tired to eat. ’’ L; ng r.i ; er she might have delegated this duty to others she would not be satisfied un less she attended to the n atter herself In fact, we all preferred to have her do so, for somehow things tasted better when she prepared them. Some time ago in an express train 1 shot past that old homestead 1 looked out of tbe window and tried to peer through the darkness While 1 was doing so one of my old schcolim-.tr s ; ',yhoin I had not seen for many yeais, tapped me on *be shoulder arid said, “De I see you §i’v looking out ar the scenes cf your j Royßooiß ’ "Uh, yes,” I replied, “I I was looking out at the old place where i my mother lived and died ” That night i in the pprs the wuuie scene came back i to me There was the country’ home i There was the noonday table There ! were the children on either side cf the table, most cf them gone never to ccme : back. At one end of the table, my fa- ! ther, with a smile thp| never left his > countenance oven when he lay iu his coffin. It was an 84 years’ smile—not the smile of inanition, but of Christian courage and of Christian hope. At the other end of the table was a beautiful, benignant, hardworking, aged Chris tian housekeeper, my mother. She wa very tired lam glad she has so good a place to rest in “Blessed ftr® Bm dem who die in |hg Lord they rest fre their labors, and their works do Ulmr- ” - The Coming Woman. Who goes to the club while her husband tends the baby, as well as the good oid fashioned woman who looks after her home, will at times get run down in health. They will be troubled with loss of appetite, heat.achcs. sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy spells. The most wonderful rem edy for these women is Electric Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from Ume bsick ac 4 weak kidneys rise up and call it blessed. It is ihe medicine for women. Female complaints and nervous troubles of all kinds are soon relieved by the use of Elec tric Bitters. Delicate women should keep this remedy on hand to build up the sys tem. Only 50c. per bottle. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Son. A WORD FROM “OLD NEWTON.” Cheney’s Expectorant cured my son of spasmodic croup. I find it equally benefi cial in all kinds of throat trouble! I con sider it a blessing in my family. C. D. McCurry. Newton County, Ga. MACON NEWS MONDAY .EVENING, JANUARY 3 1898. CAPTAIM DREW May Withdraw His Resigna tion Tendered Sometime Ago. Captain Tcm Drew, of the Floyd Rifles, recently resigned the cantaincy. but the resignation has never been accepted, anl it is very probable that he will withdraw his resignation, at least for a season. In a fr-w more months Ca-ptain Drew will be entitled, under the law, to be placed on the retired list with the full rank of cap tain. whereas, if he retires now he cannot enjoy this privilege. He will se*on have served fifteen years in the ranks and com mission. and can then go on the retired list with the rank of captain. He has been captain of the Rifles about three years, but prior to that time had been a member of ■ the company for many years, occupying various positions from that of private to the captaincy. If Captain Drew withdraws his resig nation now it is only a mater of a few months when he will tender it again, so ■ knowing ones say. His successor will be i either First Lieutenant Sidney R. Wiley, o fthe Rifles, or Adjutant Blanton Win ship of the Third Battailion of the Second ; regiment. The Rifles hope that Captain Drew will decide finally not to resign, but if he is determined to resign they trust he will postpone it until after the Rifles go into state encampment next summer. It is very probable the Rifles will have new uniforms before the encampment. Captain Drew feels that he is forced to resign on ac count of the pressure of private business. MR. NELSON’S FUNERAL. Confederate Veterans Accompanied the Com rade to His Resting Place. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mr. J. B. Nelson yesterday afternoon. The interment took place at Rose Hill ceme tery. Mr. Nelson was an old Confederate vet eran and many of his loyal comrades ac companied the remains to the grave, and there shed a tear for tbe one who had ac companied them through the struggle of the civil war. Free of Charge to Sufferers. Cut this out and take it to your druggist and get a sample bottle free of Dr. King's New Discovery, for consumption, coughs and colds. They do not ask you to buy before trying. This will show you the great merits of this truly wonderful rem edy, and show you what can be accom plished by the regular size bottle. This is no experiment, and would be disastrous to tbe proprietors, did they not know it would invariably cure. Many of the best physi cians are now using it in their practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe cases. It is guaranteed. Trial bottles free at H. J. Laipar & Son’s drug store. Regular size 50 cents and sl. MRS. PEYSER’S FUNERAL. The Remains Were Laid to Rest at Wolff’s Cemetery Yesterday Morning. The remains of Mrs. Marcus Peyser were laid to rest in Wolff’s cemetery yesterday morning. Rabbi Marcusson conducted the burial services in a most impressive man ner. The pall-bearers were all grandsons of the deceased. The attendance was large, and the funeral was an impressive one. Mrs. Peyser was loved by all who knew her, and she will be missed from the com munity in which she so long resided, Bucklin’s Arnica Salve The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever I sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive ly cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store. RESUMES TOMORROW. Fa'r Students Are Returning to Wesleyan for the Spring Term. The students of Wesleyan Female Col lege are rcturniag to the city today to en- | ter upon their school duties tomorrow morning when the school opens. During the fall term the attendance was as good as could be expected, and the faculty say that the attendance in the spring is indi cated as being some better. Nearly all of the old students will re turn, and many new ones have signified their intention of coming. fes- biaiij z / is oa TO INSTALL OFFICERS. A Big Time for she United Brotners Tomor row Nigh’. The United Brotherg" Lodge will install all the elective and appointive officers for (he coming year at their meeting tomor row night, and a big nine is anticipated by all who attend. District Deputy Grand Master T. A. Cheatham will officiate at the installation. The two other lodges of I. O. O. F. of the city have been invited to be in attendance, and after the business of the session is over, refreshments will be served. CASTOR BA For Infants and Children Els: is , j. is « naatcrrZ —Z- srsry . if Telephone. No. 343, The Bradstreet Compan . Ne. 47. Mi’’ w. S. T.. carpenter. 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I WRAPPER ffint Stttl • ■s£•2 / g op eveby A perfect Remedy for Cons lipa- > x .. tion. Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea, S I f Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- g a 1 i-<L<O ness and Loss OF SLEEP. ! I THE KIID NEW YORK. f you have ItILWAYS bought. i THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. ■ -- **«*3gggiWMW|| Household Furniture, Dwelling, lUQIIPP VflllP Stock Merchandise, HlOUlv lUul Mercantile Building, Against Fire or Cyclone, Plate Glass Against Breakage With Life Against Accidents. CURD & WALKER, Phone 144. 358 Second St. One Minute, Please, Did you ever think of tlx; fine season we are having for planting FIELD SEED, such as BARLEY, RYE, CRIMSON CLOVER, WHEAT and all kind of GRAIN, also HYACINTH BULBS. Don’t wait until it is too late. We keep Canary Bird Cages and Earthenware. STREYER SEED CO. 466 Poplar Street, Gunn’s Block. THESE ARE FACTS! I Aud apply to our SUITS at $7.50 and SIO.OO. NO BETTER HADE. LOWER THAN ANYBODY. Overcoats at $lO. Underwear at sl. No discount about it, but just better goods for less money than any house in Macon. BENSON & TODD, The Up-to-Date Clothers. The Callaway Coal Company I Phone 334. a; Don’t Fame f and blow if the stove won’t draw. Perhaps its an old ' one, or perhaps the cou | y struction is bad. We are d showing a fine line of Stoves, Ranges ard w Gas and Oil Heaters of R J-his seasons design. Many c important improvements ‘ have been made which in- creases the heat, reduces the consumption of coal and makes these stoves much more convenient than their predecessors. And improved methods of manufacturing has reduced the cost. Don’t buy until you have seen these. O " Al o ► ...Xmas Whiskey... •: , PURE ? There's No Better. ;! t Bedingfiied Bros., 515 Poplar St. j Bite, JBIWW PILLS. i»S >ESHYBOYAX. I»X3*IS and take no other. P« r 6 l»oxe» for $5.00. DR, MOITT’S CO., - Cleveland, Oliio. For sale by H. J. LAMAR & SONS. Wholesale Ager ts. ■ zV/z E- c,mergency Case requires very prompt treatment. Don’t stop to pore over the directory to find out where the best drug store in town is, but cut out this advertisement and put it where you can always see it —better still, “ "Msa* I fix our name and address firmly in your mind. A FEW OF THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE TO OFFER Hot water bag, 2 quart, 95c. Laxine, the wonderful nerve and liver Hot water bag, 3 quart, $1.20. cure, 50c. Fountain syringes, 2 quart, 95c. Almond Creai. 1, the only preparation of Atomizers 50c. to sl. real merit for the skin, 25c. One minute thermometers, regular price Hazel, same siz e as Pond’s Ex- $3, for $1.50. 1 ! &c - , „ n , , „ . , a , i Goodwyn sFf male Remedy, a positive , 9 1 °, 0,l . W 4? S Tonic ’ t!l e wonderful flesh 1 cure for menstrual irregularities, sl. nuuaer, sl. • Absorbent cotton, package 5c Hypodermic syringes, best, $1.50. I Great bargain •in toilet soaps GOODWYN’S DRUG STORE. “ COAL! $ wHl!l’ one ''» fIHMI M| WE WILL MOVE. ~ y~--— After January Ist, the —-\ Macon Sash, Door & Lumber Co's Office and salesroom will be located on Fourth Street, two doors from the Express Office, when there, will be better prepared than ever to serve those needing Building flaterial of Every Kind. “Procrastination is the Thief of Time.” Is a trite and true saying, though somewhat worn. The application to the present time is—don’t put off the selection of that Christmas present any longer. If you don’t want to pay for it now, will be glad to lay it aside for you. Just received a beautiful line of Pearl Handle Gold Pens, $1.50 each. BEELAND, the Jeweler - - Triangular Block. LANDLORDS! Do you know that we are the only exclusive rental agents in Ma con. No other departments. If you are not satisfied with your in come give us a trial. A. J. McAfee, Jr., & Co. 357 Third Street. Home Industries and Institutions. Henry Stevens’ Sons Co. H. STEVENS' SONS CO, Macon, Ga., Manufacturers of Sewer, and Railroad culvert pipe, fittings, fire brick, clay, etc. Wall tubing with perforated bottoms that will last forever. Macon Fish aud Oyster House. CLARKE & DANIEL, wholesale and retail dealers in Fresh Fish, Oysters,Crabs, Shrimps, Game, Ice, etc., 655 Poplar street. Tel ephone 463. Fisheries and paching house, St. Petersburg, Fla. Macon Machinery. MALLARY BROS. & CO., dealers in Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills. Specialties—Watertown Steam Engines, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Cotton Gins. Macon Refrigerators. MUECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re frigerators made. Manufactured right here in Macon, any size and of any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator on the market possesses. Come and see them at tl>e factory on X'ew St. 3