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2 THE MACON NEWS. ESTABLISHED 1384. NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R. L. McKENNEY, Business M gr TOM W. LOYLESS. Editor. THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered by carrier or mall, per ye«r. fS.OO; per VMk. 10 ceDt*. THE NEWS will be for •aic on trains. Correspondence on live ■objects solicited. Real name of writer should accompany same. Subscriptions payable In advance. Failure to receive paper should be reported to the business •etce. Address all communications to the news. Offices: Corner Second and Cherry Streets. To the Public. Recognizing the fact •that, both the daily papers of Macon are of great value to the community and arc equally entitled to sup port of Its citizens, as well as to a divis ion of such public patronage as is directed by the people servants' I have decided to - publish the legal advertisements emanat ing from the sheriff's office of Bibb coun ty m lxrth the Macon Telegraph and The (Macon Evening News, beginning Febru ary Ist, 1898. G. 8. Woatoott. Sheriff Illbb County. The Sheriffs' Advertising. The News publishes above a card from HherifT <l. S. Wcstcmt, which explains it self. It means that all the legal adver tisements emanating from the office of sheriff of Illbb county will be published in The News for a period of two years beginning February Ist. 1898. The same advertisements will also appear in the Macon Toll graph, as hercofore, the sheriff believing, «» he states, that both the daily papers of Moeon are of great benefit to the community, and are, 'therefore, en titled to a division of the public patron age. It is only fair to state that the publica tion of the sheriff's legal advertising In The News, by his authority, constitutes this i*aper a legal organ for the publica tion of all advertisements of a legal na ture, including administrators sales, guardians and executors notices, applica tions for charter, marshal’s sales, etc. Those who are disposed to favor The News with this class of patronage are now free to do so, and the same will re ceive the necessary attention and be fully appreciated by the management. The publication of the sheriff’s adver tisements la The News will also give this paper increased prestige and make it of still greater Interest to the general pub lic, hence the management confidently ex pects an Increase in the circulation of the paper. The selection of The News by Sheriff Westcott as a medium for the publication of the legal advertisements emanating from his office is entirely voluntary on his i>art and will be paid for at the rate demanded by The News. Some Important Decisions. A point repeatedly advanced by The News relative to railroad freight and pas senger tariffs, as regulated by commis sions, is that the true basis for such rates Is not what will allow the roads to pay Interest on fixed charges, but what is a reasonable earning on the real investment, as represented by the cost of construction and equipment and operating excuses. We have repeatedly shown that ihe rail roads of Georgia, in cases that, from time to time, come before the commission in variably raise the cry that they are not earning a certain i>cr cent of their fixed charges, and, as a consequence, the com mission lias hesitated to reduce rates. But we have alro shown that it is a part of the policy of the modern railroad to so pile up its fixed charges as to enable it to —■ -**-•' make the very plea that is so successful In all cas-s calling for a r»alJustmeu. of rates. In other war la, by increasing their bended indebtedness to ten times what it should be, a railroad reduces its net earn ings one-tenth, as shown by its books — though the result to its owners is the same. For instance, if the Central railroad ban corn only 3 per cent, on a bonded indebt edness of $50,000,000. the same road act ually earns 30 per cent on its assessed value, or about 15 per cent on its actual value. It is evident that if tliu Central’s books showed an actual earning of 15 per cent the commission might be more dis posed to reduce rates where they are clearly shown to be excessive. Our attention has been called to recent important decisions which lay stress on this point. One of these decisions is “Steenersou vs. Railroad,” filed by the supreme court of Minnesota, October 20th, 1597, and is a very exhaustive opinion by a very able court, reviewing the whole subject of the right of commissions or boards, authorized by state Legislatures to fix rates, and the proper basis for such rates. It is there held by a unanimous 'bench, that the fixing of rates is a Legislative or administrative act, not a judicial one, and the courts cannot place themselves in the shoe's of the Railroad Commission and try de novo the question what are reason able rates, but the court can only inter vene if it appear that the rates are fixed so low that it amounts to confiscation of the property, by protecting Che earning of any rtturn thereon. In passing on that question the court says the test is not Jjp ■whether the rates are high enough to pay Interest on the fixed charges since that ■would be probably just to the public, be cause most railroad corporations are bonded and stocked far above their value. Nor is the test at what sum the road was bought in at a foreclosure sale, nor vet what was the original cost of build ing the road, but the true and just test is what would it cost to rebuild the road today. On that sum the corporation is entitled to earn a reasonable interest, which considering the fall in the rates of interest the court fixed 214 pc-' cent per year on portions of the property and 5 per cent on other portions. We have not space to copy here the pro cess of reasoning by which the court ar rived at their conclusion, upon the pre cedents, but it is a very interesting opin ion, and those desiring to read ... in full will find it in the Northwest Reporter for November 13 and 20, 1597. from which we copy what we have quoted. The Raleigh (N. C.) News and Observer, which also comments on these decisions, says: “They have an especial Interest and value in North Carolina, where we are burdened with paying, of some roads, 15 to 20 per cent on the actual value of the property and this would probably be really 30 per cent, or more, if the enormous sal aries of railroad officials, lobbying ex penses, sums spent in maintaining news papers and other illegal expenses were disallowed (as the courts hold should be done) and the North Carolina roads were also allowed a fair pro rata of the charges made for carrying through business. “This exorbitant burden of freight and passenger rates in North Carolina, is Crushing our factories, as well as our farms. The factory men have organized and shown up. not only the excessive rates, but the discrimination against North Carolina. Tho farmers are also alive to their interests to this matter, and by their votes will show that they are not j willing tribute j>ayers to Pierpont Morgan & Company.” The Meaning of It A nan Is not a revolutionist because he reads the signs of the times aright. He :a not an extremist and an anarchist because he admits that certain evils oppress the people and forces the inevitable resuit if conditions are not properly adjusted. Nor is The News a revolutionist because it sees in the earnest demands of certain labor leaders and in the mutterings of the masses in a funnel-shaped cloud that threatens the peace of this country. We are Dot a revolutionist, nor an anarchist be came we join our voice with theirs in an earnest, conservative appeal for a remedy. People would not listen to prophecies of the flood, and ever since they have closed their ears to warnings of impending danger. In this respect history will probably attain repeat Itself. Men will continue to grind their fellow men, syndicates will continue to corner the bread of the world, the few will continue to opress the many, •and the centralization of power will con tinue to grow more unbearable, until, at last, the majority will rise, once more, to throw off the yoke which has been placed upon them contrary to all natural laws and contrary to all the laws of God. This is the meaning of certain gather ings which we now see in our midst, and which are repeated elsewhere almost daily, in increased number and in increased earnestness. There is an awakening among the masses, the toilers—the oppressed. Heav en forbid that they may come to a full realization of their wrongs before the statesmanship of the country has antici ■pated them by wholesome legislation that will provide a more temperate remedy than that which they would apply if driven, at last, to the necessity of doing so. Is History About to Report Itself. The above question is asked by l>r. Carlton, the able editor of the Athens Banner, a man who writes thoughtfully and conservatively on every topic that he attempts to discuss. in studying the history of nations and taking note of those conditions which have brought about such governmental disturbance as to find its solution in revo lution, there is nowhere to be found a condition of affairs so strikingly similar to that which obtains in our country at this time, as were the public grievances and oppressions which forced the French people Into the great revolution of 1789. In commenting on these conditions and the causes therefor, Editor Carlton takes the ‘position that it is the manifest pur pose of the plutocratic powers of this country, as did the nobility and clergy— tho landlords—of France under the reign of Louis XVI, to shape the ends of gov ernment as to make of themselves a privi leged and protected class, while the toil ing, bread-earning masses shall be made to bear tho burden of government, there can no longer exist an intelligent doubt. Even more oppressive and defiantly an tagonistic to the rights, the liberties, and the protective prosperity of the people, than was true of the privileged classes of France, has become the concentrated, com bined capital of this country, he says. Continuing Editor Carlton truly says: “With no apparent hopefulness of an early relief to that oppression, want and distress, which as an inevitable and con tinuing result of this abnormal and un- Democratic condition of affairs, has be come hraodcast throughout the land, the question must naturally arise with every intelligent, thinking American, yea, and even with the most conservative states men, how long will a suffering and out raged people endure the evils and wrongs of oppressive government? “When we contemplate the unmistaka ble similarity between the existing griev ances of the American people and those which forced the French, through revolu tion, to throw off the yoke of oppression in 1789, we may not most rationally appre hend a like resistance on the pare, of our toiling, struggling masses, who, at the hands of government, are now burdened and gound down beyond further or longer endurance? n “Yes, the issues are momentous, the question of relief has assumed a most im portant. and serious aspect, the people are distrustful, restive and disquieted to a degree never before experienced in tho history of our country, the signs of the times are alarming, the slumbering pow ers of a spirited and resistful American ism, and which have been patient and long-suffering through a love of our Democratic institutions, are fast losing their patience and submissiveness, the rumbling of the, perhaps not far distant, volcanic explosion may be hcaixl In the complaints of the reduced and striking wage-earners throughout the length and breadth of our land, and now, with thoughtful people arises the most perti nent and anxious inquiry, is tho history of the French revolution of 1789 about to repeat itself here in our Republican America?” Increase the Force, The News has had the satisfaction of hearing its editorial calling for an increase in the police force almost generally ap proved. It Is evident to everyone that the present force is entirely too small for the town, and is, therefore, practically of no value outside of the business portion of the city. The residence section, as shown by The News, has only one policeman for about one square mile of territory, and, of course, this is equivalent to no protec tion at all. It would not cost the city a great deal to add six or eight new men to 'the force, and it is generally conceded that the same amount of money could not be spent to a better advantage. While we are talking to our suburban neighbors about “annexation” and the benefits of police protection, we should, at least, try to provide a force sufficient in size to prevent acts of highway rob bery in thickly settled localities—else they might think it safer to remain as they are. Mayor Price could do nothing that would be more generally approved than by bringing this matter to the attention of council tonight. The Criminal Record. Following up its statistical summary of the lynching® of last year and the causes leading to them, the Chicago Tribune gives some interesting figures on suicides, homicides and other forms of crime in 1897. There were 6,600 suicides during the year. The causes, so far as ascertained, for these self murders were: Despondency. 2.580; insanity. 467: liquor. 270; ill health, 356; domestic infelicity, 301; disappointed love, 271; business losses, 124, and un known. 1,928. The homicides of 1597 number 9,520, the lightest record of any year since 1893. The causes of these crimes were as follows: Quarrels 4.638 Unknown 2.655 Jealousy ’ , 376 Liquor 51S By highwaymen 387 Infanticide 321 Resisting arrest 195 Highwaymen killed 128 Insanity 93 Self defense 97 Strikes 49 Outrages 42 Riots 21 Forgeries, embezzlements,andotherforms of stealing account for losses to the total of $11,245,054. Lasses of life by accident are reported as follows: Two thousand two hundred and forty-six on the ocean; 65 on inland waters; 2,764 by railway ac cidents, and 9,115 from various forms of mishap. Look for another rise in oil. John D. Rockefeller has donated another $200,000 to his pet University of Chicago, which has previously received from him millions to get its start. f mi &AkiNG POWDER Absolutely Pure The New York Sun has begun the pub lication of the pension lists. Its issue of Friday contained fiften columns of names of pensioners receiving annually from $540 ■to $5,000. The installment published con tained 3,568 names, or a little more than one third cf one per cent of the number on the rolls. The anual expen liturc rep resented by the 'ragment of the list pub lished by the Sun is $2,900,000, or about npe-forty-seventh of the tv.ii expe-n Jitur. tor priii ons>. if the full list of 976,000 names were printed in the si/e of type uscJ by tire Sun, it would .111 (24 pages, and if one page of the name-: were planted each we«k day, it would take until Octo ber, 1899, to conclude the publication. Scientists believe that Andree is ice bound but safe. It is to be hoped that he has achieved a success that will conclu sively enlighten other adventurers as to the feasibility or the uselessness of polar expeditions, says the Washington Star. Says the Knoxville Sentinel: Macon is taking a hint from Knoxville’s consolida tion and is talking about a Greater Macon. It is a good thing. Try it. And then the politics will be so much more interest ing. Ex-Governor dloog, of Texas, has an nounced that he is out of polities and will not try to get the vice presidential nomi nation on the national Democratic ticket in 1900. This goes to show that, after all, the ex-governor of Texas is no hog. Tt Is reliably reported that since Secre tary Alger has read the specifications prepared by General Miles for 'that new army uniform he has been seriously ill with fever. The Atchison Blobe makese this diag nosis of human nature: “Did you ever know a man to kill a little bear or catch a little fish?” Ben Butterworth is seriously ill. as 'any respectable Republican from Ohio has a right to be, mentions the Kansas City Star. Now is the time for poor old China to touch off her firecrackers and burn red lights, suggests 'the Chicago Inter Ocean. This war cloudiness in the east catches poor China in an umbrellaness condition, mentions the Washington Post. The question today is can Hanna “cheque" 'the tide that has been turned against him in Ohio politics. As we have before remarked, if Mr. Hanna gets there, he will oeupy the high est priced seat in the senate. EVERY BRIDE and wife should know about the pre paration that for half a century has been helping expectant mothers bring little ones into the world without danger and the hundred and one discomforts and distractions incident to child-birth. It J * S a PPi* e d externally, which uwjl is the only way to get relief. Medicines taken internally will not help and may result in harm. S'’ \ friend n \ \ fits and prepares every A \ \ organ, muscle and u \ \ part of the body for IV \I \ the critical hour. It )\\ YJ \ robs child-birth of its ..y \ tortures and pains. j/p\ Baby's coming is made ' p: quick and easy. Its action is doubly bene- if used during the whole y period of pregnancy. $1 per bottle at ail drug stores, cr sent by mail on receipt of price. Books Free, containing valuable infor mation to all women, will be sent to any address upon application by The Credfiesd Regulator Co. s Atlanta, Ga. PUTZEL’S YADDEYILLE. Every Night. The best artists of the Vaudeville stage in new songs dances and comic sketches. THE RESTAURANT Is now prepared to serve all the season’s delicacies. You Cant Lose Us. We are not running any Dissolution or Closing Out Sale but we are selling the cheap est picture frames. If yon want first class work go to headquarters. Lamar Williams, Picture Frames ana Hrt Goods, 116 Second Street. eßijr e is a non-poisonous ■emedy for Gonorrhoea, rlt-et, Spermatorrhfes, Whites, unnatural dis harges, or any inSamma ion, irritation or ulcera tion of mnc ou s ntem branea. Non-astringent. Sold by lirareiau. or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for *I.OO, or 3 bottles, $2.75. Circular sent ou request. MACON NEWS TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY ix 1898. LICENSES For doing business in the City of Macon MUST BE PAID BY January 15th. Tax Returns Must be made before FEBRUARY ist. Dog Badges Must be taken out before FEBRUARY ist. BRIDGES SMITH, Clerk of Council. FRENCH 4NSV ' AFERS These are the Genuine Freneh Tansy Wafers, imported direct from Paris. Ladies can depend upon securing relief from and cure of Painful and Irregular Periods regardless of cause. EMERSON DRUG CO., Importers and Agents for the United States, San Jose, Cal. C. T. KING, Druggist, sole agent for Maoon, Ga. CLAY’S COFFIN STORE. Oldest exclusive undertaking house in Macon. Orders by telegraph promptly at tended to. Nos. 511 and 513 Mulberry street. Store ’phone 425. Residence ’phone 426. You Dan Afford to Patronize Home Industry When you get the best work and the low est prices by doing so. I ask no concession in my favor. I sim ply offer you the best work for the least money. A comparison Is all I ask. W. H. Schatzman lluiidei- and Repairer of Buggies, Wagons, Carriages Everything that can he done by anj wheclright or blacksmith. Buggy and carriage painting a specialty. Academy of Music. One Social Night, Wednesday, Jan. 12. “The ray that thrilled two Continents.” Rosabel Morrison Iu her famous portrayal of “CARMEN” Big Scenic Production. Original Company. ■ Unique Costumes and Effects.- “See the Morrison Hug.” No advance in prices. Academy of Music. Matinee and night. SATURDAY, JANUARY 15. Cosimve k Grant's Comedians In the Rolieking Musical Farce Comedy, THE DAZZLER Everything New, Bright, Funny. Night prices 25, 50, 75 and SI.OO. Mati nee prices 25 and 50c. see^*—r; 5 and 10c COUNTERS AT THE - FAIB, R. F. SMITH. Exclusive and only owner. Feed and Sale STABLES. Gsinet Third and Poplar Sts. Regular shipments of farm, road, car riage and saddle horses each week. Honest dealing and courteous treatment has ever been our record. We know wnat a good horse is and we are careful to handle no other kind. Large, well ventilated stalls in our feed stable. Stock carefully attended to. George H. Dolvin & Co. “Our word is our guarantee,” __ _ HfllllMl 314 Second St., Macon, Ga. Loans negotiated upon improved real esta-e at lowest market rata*. (besolaA \ONSj I for} II fej ,W \\J M^vno 1 PoopL/clothing L» D w !■<•. rP — Starting With New Resolutions. At New Year’s men generally resolve to be economical. Sometimes they will even wear ready-made clothing, thinking it is a saving of money. But it is merely sacri ficing appearances. We give the best goods the mills produce, cut in the most ap proved style and tailored in the best fash ion at the lowest price possible. GEO. P. BURDICK & CD.. Importing Tailors. massage: J, G. Darby, Professional Masseur, Office and residence the Corbett House. Gentlemen suffering from nervous troubles, Insomnia, rheumatism, paralysis or lameness caused by either sprain or fracture, will derive great benefit from “Scientific Massage.” Treatment given at your home, or hotel, or at my office. Con sultation free. Office hours 9 to 11 and 4 to 6 . Patients out of the city cared for at rea sonable rates during treatment. Finest city reference. J. G, DARBY- • WE HAVE SOD Bottles RooKenfl Rue For coughs and ©olds that will close eut at 40 and 75c per bottle. H. J. LAMAR & SONS. Cherry Street. I>. A. KEATING. General Undertaker and Embalmer. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Caskets, cases, coffins and burial robes; hears-! ar.d carriages furnished to alt funerals in and out of the city. Undertaker’s telephone 467. Resi dence telephone 468. Mulberry street. Ifacom. G*. Style and Fit is a man’s first consideration when he is about to buy a suit. Price is the next. We have studied both very close, and we are prepared to make you a first-class stylish suit for $22.50. You couldu’t do better with a clothier. Bicycles and Typewriters, New and second hand for sale or rent. Factory man in charge of repair department. J. W. Shinholser, Cotton Avemie and Cherry Street. . °°£> effects ato»g & -&en CATON’S 12TTALIZER Cures general or special debility, wakeful ness, spermatwhoea, emissions, impotency. paresis, etc. Corrects functional disorders, caused by errors or excesses, quickly restoring Lost Manhood in old or young, giving vigor and strength » here former weakness prevailed. Con venient peek ge, simple, effectual, and legitimate. Cure ts Quick and Thorough.* T'on't be deceived by imitations: insist on CATON’S VRaiizer*. Sent sealed il your drug gist does not have it. Price $1 per pkge, 6 for $5, with written guarantee of complete cure. Information, references, etc., free and confidential. Send us statement ol case and 25 cts. for a week’s triai treatment. One only sent to each p-rson. CATGH MED. CO.. BOSTON, MASS. Dr. A. B. HINKLE Physician and Surgeon. (Does general practice.) Diseases of the Lungs, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialties. Office 370% Second street, In new build ing next to Mallory Taylor’s drug store. Residence at Mrs. A. G. Butts*, 571 Or ange street. R-Nridence phone 917. Offio# Rev. F. S. Bacon, pastor of the Taberna i cle in Manchester, N. H., magnanimously requested that his salary be reduced 10 | per een>t to conform to the cutdown in the | mills. He will have but few clerical imi tators. thinks the Savannah -Preses. Actor Ratcliff's prosecutors are going to import his English wife and let him an swer to a charge of bigamy. The Wash ington Post observes in this conection that fortunately the Dingley bill doesn't place a protective duty on abused females. There is a pile of horse sense, thinks the Savannah Press, in the suggestion of the Rome Tribune that “one of the best New Year's resolutions that could be would be to do all our trading in our own towns.” George Fred Wiliams asserted in a speech in Nebraska the other day that “Boston Democracy is right now over whelmingly for the Chicago platform.” The Washington Post thinks that it will be rough on the statesmen if any of the counterfeit SIOO bills have gotten into circulation at Columbus. A new Morehead, Ky., bank has been opened with prayer. This is a new method, but we are willing to try it. UNION SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY MACON, OA. Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent. J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. S. Dunlap vice-president; C. M. Orr, cashier; D. M Nelligan, accountant. Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $30,00* Interest paid on deposits. Deposit you savings and they will be increased by in terest compounded semi-annually. THE EXCHANGE BANK Os Macon, Ga. • Capital $500,000.0f Surplus 160,000.0* J. W. Cabaniss, President.. S. S. Dunlap, Vice-President. C. M. Orr, Cashier. Liberal to its customers, accommodating to the public, and prudent In Its manage ment, this bankr solicits deposits ans other business In Its line. DIRECTORS. W. R. Rogers, L. W. Hunt, Joseph Dan nenberg, R. E. Park, S. S. Dunlap, J. W Cabaniss, H. J. Lamar, Jr., A. D. Sche field, W. M. Gordon. ESTABLISHED 1868. R. H PLANT. CHAS. D. HURT , Cashier. I. C. PLANT’S SON, BANKER, MACON, GA. A general banking business transacted and all consistent cortesies cheerfully ex tended to patrons. Certificates of depoal Issued bearing Interest. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of MACON, GA. The accounts of banks, corporation* firms and individuals received upon th* most favorable terms consistent with con servatlve banking. A share of your bus Iness respectfully solicited. R. 11. PLANT, President. George H. Plant, Vice-President. W. W. Wrigley, Cashier. E. Y. MALLAIIY, J. J. COllB, President. Cashier Commercial and Savings Bank, 370 Second Street. A general banking business transacted. Courteous and liberal treatment to all. Interest paid on accounts in savings de partment, compounded semi-annually. Safety deposit boxes in our new burglar proof vault for rent, $5 and upward per year. Southern Loan and Trust Company of Georgia. MACON - GEORGIA. CAPITAL ANI) SURPLUS, fc<»O,OOO.O< J. S. SCOFIELD, Pres. Jos. W. PALMER, Vice-Fres. F. O. SCHOFIELD, Treasurer. STEED & WIMBERLY, Attorney. Offers investors carefully selected Firs Mortgage Bonds, yielding 6 and 7 per cent interest, payable semi-annually. These mortgage loans are legal Invest meat for the funds of Trustees, Guardians and others desiring a security which it non-fluctuating in value, and which yieldi the greatest income consistent with Ab solute safety. Acts as Executor, Trustee, Guardian Transacts a General Trust Business. LAWYERS. NOTTINGHAM & LUNDY Attorneys at Law, 260 Second Street. M. FELTON HATCHER, Attorney at Law, 105 Cotton Avenue. HILL, HARRIS & BIRCH, Attorneys at Law, Masonic Building 566 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga. Will do general practice In state and fed eral courts. PHYSICIANS. DR. A. MOODY BURT. Office over Sol Hoge’s drug store, 572 Mul berry street. ’Phon 60. Hours: 11:30 a. m. to 1:30 and 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. Residence 452 College street. 'Phone 728 DR. J. H SHORTER, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, over Sol Hoge’s, corner Mulberry an 4 Second streets. DR, C. H. PEETE, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, 370 Second St Phone 46a. DR. MAURY 31. STAPLER, Eye, ear, nose and throat. 506 Mulberry street. ’Phone 121. DR. F. G. HUCKABAY, Office 566% Cherry Street. Phone 401 Over Clem Phillips. Calls promptly answered. E. G. Ferguson, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, Office and residence 256 Second street, opposite Pierpont H®- 1872 DR J J SUBERST 1897 Permanently Located. In the specialties venereal, Lost En ergy restored, Female Irregularities an 4 Poison Oak. Cure guaranteed. Address, In confidence, with stamp, 51* i Fourth Street, Macon. Ga. Dr. M. Marion Apfel, Physician and Surgeon. John C. Eads & Co. Building. Phone 811. 8188 MANUFACTURING CO Spinners, Wrapping Twine, Healery, Yarn and Carpet Warp*. ___ . Largest package—greatest economy. Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chioago. St. Louis. New York. Boston. Philadelphia. ,^9#i> Don’t Fume flpib ... . aild blow ” tbe stove won’t draw. Perhaps its an old one, or perhaps the con struction is bad. We are showing a fine line of f Stoves, Ranges and Gas and Oil Heaters of this seasons design. Many important improvements have been made which in creases the heat, reduces the consumption of coal and makes these stoves much more convenient than tlieix predecessors. And improved methods of manufacturing has reduced the cost. Don’t buy until you have seen these. © © © THE AMERICAN • QUEEN 0 Is the monopgh of all bottled Qeers. pop a pupe, cnhole* so(pe, samcDgp the flmepi(jan Queen op 3 " Y ictoria. TT © »x« ASK FOR “QUEEN” OR “VICTORIA.” ft " We Entered this Clothing War, Determined that our competitors should not sell for Less than we did—and our cut of 50 Per Cent Off CLOTHNG and OVERCOATS will be hard for them to meet. Our salesmen have positive in structions to sell any Suit or Overcoat in the house for half the marked price. The Dixie Shoe and Clothing Co, Corner Cherry and Third Streets. CO A L!™ ll'Ovßsl l £9 e '> |p|||||j294 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. Prepare for Winter. Window Glass, Mantels and Grates. Can furnish any size or parts broken. Call before cold weather comes. T. C. BURKE.