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MAJESTIC MATURITY. • “Mature womanhood,” says a leading society journal, /■»-. " has Income fa Vj.onable. The period succeeding youth is now consid’-icd more <i'ir..b'.e than adolescence. The T\s7 A. ■trangest tiling is it has not lieen discovered befot'e 5 3 with all the e-ample- that exist in history. The women of 1-rar.cc and Eng and, who were famous for /JfiA their jnawer at 1 attritions, reached the zenith of L> their id’ ry a!n; youth hud f >-vn, and retained P 0 / s • their place in spec of a<- ••ui.'ijg years. Those ■' J' '"7. cf? X who have !iv<<| n d 1;. e f.m the world must f J ‘ \ always hav av; ater power for st .ving human- > >' d; / ’■ »*. itv than th. -*- are cquh ■><•■> • Aly with the p Jgg’-, <{?/ charm of youth. No one is’dispo ed to under- f / *'x / rate this charm, for it conies to -.11 once and r (j -f (\! / partakes not only “of the sweetness of the > Vl / flower, but ;j*o of its evanescence. Those of n J us who have lost it, daily prove our regret by , fig} ) f endeavoring to simulate its freshness of f anpearam >• and soul, but youth is so short and \ IW \ the rest of life, until man's allotted three score T 1 and ten arc reached, ia the so much longer *1 vJL V X'J \ p ait, that it is only reasonable for ns to turn A U *- i'\ It THE SECRET. i AV\ Woman should be at her zenith when ( \ \ \ she reaches the noonday of life. There > \ \ \ are dangers in crossing the meridian, but ( >1 | VjtX no danger that cannot be avoided by in- if 4 telligencc and» attention. The symptoms' ’V* ’ of is known as the change of life are well known, and in Bradfield’s Female Regulator science has provided a sovereign remedy for every weakness and ailment incident tothi.viulp.n’ld. Brad field’s Female Regulator. From earliest womanhood to serene old age Bradfield’s Female Regulator may be depended upon to rectify the numerous weaknesses and irregularities peculiar to women. Bradfield’s Regulator is an original compound of approved vegetable remedial agents, and has been in successful use over a quarter of a century. Sold by druggists at one dollar a bottle,*or sent by express on receipt of price. Interesting books (or women mailed free on application. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. FEAST YOUR EYE! ONTHIS $7.65 ...COUCH. wy-jx u -j - • 'p ■ Have you cvqt seen any thing like it for le.'S than $10.00? Fullsize spiing edge, upholstered with Corduroy, Velour and En glish Tapestry. This is the best value ever offered for the money. You will find exert thing in our store at correspondingly low prices. GARDEN i 4 ‘ Tlu Fu 1 n itu 1 e J la n SOLE AGENT FOR "BUCK’S” sto 7 T W /C o riges, THE GREAT WHITE ENAMEL LINE. BEST MADE. T | / l\ / I !/ / { Bfi /2B K HO of Rich Chocsing here for suits and over coats for the many pieces of imported, patterns of weights suitable for present wear or for a more advanced season. The best work of the most skilled work- > men in aorrect styles. Geo. P. Burdioß & Co., Importing Tailors. Money. Loans negotiated on improved city prop erty, on farms, at lowest market rates, business of fifteen years’ standing. Facili ties unsurpassed. HOWARD M. SMITH 314 Second St., Macon, Ga. BBig « is a non-noisonous cnimiy for Gonorrh<«», Sleet, S r e r m m t or r h <»■ x, Vhitee. unnatural dis hargee. or any inflatnnia- . ion. irritation or ulcera- i tion of iuu c»us mem branes. Nou-astringent Sold by llrucgiata. or sent in plain wrapper, j by express, prepaid, foi 1 il.oo, or 3 Unties, Circular »ut ou recaest I ITfSSLAVEHY I UNDERGROUND Someof.t'w Horrors in the Life of a Coai Miner. MOST PATHETIC PICTURE Told in Connection With the Trial Now Going on of the Miners at Wilkesbarre. Wilkesbarre, Fib. 26.—The dangers of coal mining are sc great that state in- Hgainxt the admission of visitors. Explosions of gas and caving of roofs .1:0 cf almost dally occ-urcneee. Almost daily local newspapers record a I horrible accident. Since tin: Sheriff Martin I trial there have been 17 men killed or I maimed for life, within a half mile of the | court house. Thfe proportion will hold good I for the region. Such accidents are so com mon they are not given the prominence of a street car accident. The outside world of coal burners sel dom hear of these things except in cases »cf wholesale slaughter by the mine demon. Last week 13 men were crushed and burned so that some of them are dead and others dying. They lay suffering in the mine an hour before the news of it reached the surface. Then crowds of frantic women and children gathered about the shaft. Each had rbason to believe that a father or husband was hurt and all suffered to i gether until the 13 families had been sin i glid out. This scene of terror is re-enacted ! at every accident, no matter how small, j for none can tell who is the victim at 1 first. The families of the miners live in ! continual drqad and the miners in con -1 tinual danger and poverty. : Gas is the most fearful thing. It col | along the roofs of "breasts” and the 1 moment a naked flame comes in contact • with it it explodes—not like a cannon, but I with the roar of a freight train piercing I a tunned in the dark. It starts for the'open : tunnel —a whirling mass of lightless blue i flame. It plunges out into the air of the 1 tunnel away and the cushion of air sends i it ba -k into the “breast” whence it came. 1 Tiic vacuum and the suction draw down ■ rhe rock roof in great masses. Often the miner is imprisoned where he cannot be dug out in several days. The fie*’y sub terranean comet seldom fills all the breast and if the miner is quick and sees it com ing lie may drop on his fa'ce -and escape with only a tbiistered back. But the heat is intense and the face exposed to it is never f.i'ir again. Open flame lamps are used in all mines for the actual work. The safety lamp is ustd only by the fire boss searching for gas. He detects the ga’s by the blue flame it causes in the gauze. Through the mines there are piles of lumber and here and then. a tarpaulin. When gas is found boards and tarpaulin are made into par titions across the tunnels and “breasts,” so as to turn strong currents of air into ; the gas and drive it out. The air *s furnished by tans —one at each-end of the mine. A steady current is sucked through every part of the undeY cround all the time. If one of these fans should fail to work for five mintues it would end ali life in the mine. To force the ;.ir into side passages partitions are built here and there-along the main passages. T?.es< have doors through which cars are passing every few minutes. Boys open and shut them quickly as earh car passes. The mine is damp, but the water is not fit to use. It is often strongly impregnated with sulphuric acid. It is collected through the day in a reservoh' and is pumped to the surface at night through pipes two iect in diameter, that lead up the columns of water in one pull. The collapse of one of these pumps would ivork terrible havoc. Giving to the acid these pipes are re newed every 'two years in some mines. Into each mine fresh water is run through'a system cf iron mains and pipes frem the surface. In the engine room of each* mine is a five alarm tail box. Last year a party of visitors was 1.200 feet deep in the Wilkes ' arre i. ine when the machinery broke. The fans stopped—so did the hoists in the shaft. But he city fire department poured do wn ice water on them while they climbed •up in the dark along a ladder 1.200 feet long to the surface, where most of them fainted dead away. Every miner has his keg of powder and this is liable to go off at any time and take the miner along. Heavily laden cars of coal run along the passages and not seldom does a miner’s leg or arm get cut off by the sharp fianged wheels. The mine mule often loses patience and takes deadly aim at the star-headed driver, putting out his light forever. Then the cable may break or slip when hoisting a cab load of men and drop them a thousand fedt or so into another world. The blasting and splitting of coal keeps the air full of dark, fine dust that is a great breeder of asthma. It is queer to hear an old miner talk — ■ the piping voice from the chest of oak. 1 And most terrible of all is to lose one’s ' light and way in the vast labarynth, as i one will once in a while. To wander for ■ miles and days and at last lie down to ! endless rest thousands of feet below the I surface where not even a worm can find 1 one. Where the very soul must suffer tor ments winding it way to the light of this world on its swift search for the coal void Paradise. CASTORIA For Infants and Children Have your maguines r«b*und by The I News’ bindery LIEUTENANT HILL TALKS Believes the Disaster to the Maine Was the Result of An Accident. THERE WILL 0E HO WAR Real Amusing to Read the Interviews Published in the Newspapers With Different People. No one believes more firmly than does Lieutenant Charles Hill, of Atlanta, who is in the city today, that {.he blowing up of the Maine was an accident, and there are very few who are more able to judge in the matter than Lie-utenant Hill. Lieutenant Hill has oeen quoted several times on the Maine disaster, but he said yesterday that he had not seen a single thing in the papers that he really said. “Now I djn’t want you to put anything in as coming from me,” he said, “for I know that people are tired of hearing every Tom, Dick and Harry on this dis aster. Why I saw a few -days ago where one of the Atlanta papers actually filled over a page with the opinions of hundreds of policemen and street ear men. I think the line of the interview was what was the cause of the disaster and what would be its effects? I read some o* these interviews and happen to know some of those who were talking. The international laws that were quoted and some of the very novel ideas that were sprung were highly amus ing. Every man who did not believe that the Maine disaster was caused by Spanish treachery was given very little spaee in the article, and then only a few of them were thrown in to show that both sides of the question were being viewed.” • "As for any part,” continued the lieuten ant, “I never will believe that the Maine was torpedoed or that she was blown up by a submarine mine. Both of these ideas, from the accounts which have been sent out by the newspaper correspondents, can not possibly be correct. I hive seen num bers of ships that have been torpedoed, and in no instance were any of the sailojs on board mangled. The torpedo not ef fect that way, A hole is blown in the bot tom of the boat and she goes to the bot tom, and it is a rare instance where the sailors are killed before the boat goes down. A submarine mine works very much ’the same way. An explosion in the water merely agitates matter in the im mediate vicinity, and its effects are not followed up. Water furnishes and excel lent backing for an explosion, but its ef fects do not extend further than a few yards.” "Os the various theories that ’have been advanced there is not one that will appear feasible to a man who has had experience in handling torpedoes, or explosives and knows anything about a modern man of war. One newspaper went wild and said that it had been proven beyond a doubt that the explosion was that of a whitehead torpedo fired from shore. Why, the idea is absurd. Just imagine a Spaniard slip ping down through the streets in the early ■part of the evening with one of these tor pedoes, with ali the necessary appliances with which to fire it on his person. The torpedo itself is only eight feet long, weighing several hundred pounds. He might place that under his coat. An air tube with which to force the torpedo through the waterisonly a few feet longer, and this with the fifty horse power boiler, bricks for a firm foundation upon which to place the air tube, ami other appli ances could be stored about the ’person. It’sallbosh. A torpedo could not have been fired either from shore or from a vessel without the knowledge of every craft in the harbor. “The submarine idea seems to be the most generally accepted opinion. If you have ever been to Havana, you will know that the ’point at which the Maine was sit uated when she blew up was where all the commercial and mail steamers anchor, and it stands to reason that a mine would not be anchored there. Beyond this, submarine mines could net have been placed in the harbor, at (Havana in the past two years without the knowledge of the whole world. We have been unable to place them any where in the United States that other na tions did not know of it. If these mines were placed there even before the agita tion in Cuba, in two years time they would have deteriorated to such au extent that they would have been no good. Dead fish floating on the surface of the water would have been a good sign that the explosion took place from the outside, but none have been reported! The blowing up of the Maine was the result of the explosion cf gun cotton, and my idea of thus stating the cause of the accident is that the war heads were placed on the torpedoes in the torpedo room a few weeks ago, and after standing some time' and deteriorating they exploded. Wet gun cotton will not ex plode only whdn brought in contact with dry gun cotton, and this is the way the explosion took place. Parts cf the gun cot ton dried, and in t'he contact with the wet exploded. The mines could not have exploded. » “Suppose you take it for granted that it is discovered that the Maine was blown up, what can you do. I know that it is the general sentiment that if it is found that that the president will at once will de clare war. But he will never do it. He cannot afford to. Os course Spain will de njr that she had anything to do with it, and that she knew nothing of it. She has already shown evidence of this. Could we declare war under those conditions?' Why every nation in Europe would take up arms against us, and the people who are clamoring for war so loudly would be willing enough to stay at name .and see the hired soldiers fight it out.” "There are very few things sent to the newspapers in this country that are cor rect. though nearly everything that comes is headed "Seini-cffieial. but so 'beyond a doubt.” I have seen the newspaper cor respondents get together and make up their reports. They know what to send and what not to send. The action of the government is being placed in a very er roneous light by some of the hotheaded papers. It will be found that when the Maine is thoroughly investigated, which, in my mind, can nfever be done until she is raised, or a coffee dam built around her and the water pumped out, it will be ■found that it was her own explosives that sent her to the bottom.” Lieutenant Hill is not like most of those who been quoted in the papers so far. He knows what he is talking about from years of experience. He is a graduate of the Annapolis Military Institute, and has landed on nearly’ every’ country in the world with Uncle slam's uniform on. He was at the Chinese-Japanese war, the Bra zillian insurrection and numbers of re volts in the past few years. Several years of his life were spent otj a man pf war and he is perfectly familiar with every depart ment of the navy. Household Gods. • The ancient Greeks believed that the Penates were the gods who attended to the welfare and prosperity of the family. They were worshipped as household gods in ev ery home. The household god of today is Dr. King’s New Discovery. For consump tion, coughs, colds and for all affections of Throat, Chest aud Lungs it is invaluable. It has been tried for a quarter of a cen tury and is guaranteed to core, or money returned. No household should be with out this good angel. It is pleasant to take and a safe and sure remedy for old and young. Free trial bottles at H. J. Lamar & Son’s drug store. Regular size -50 c. and SI.OO. The bee~Ume to advertise U »H the tlma. MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26 1898. Tomorrow in the Churches. "The Wrecking of the Maine” will be Dr. White’s subject at the I irst Baptist Church tomorrow night. In the morning, ’•fx’t y< ur Light Shine.” The public cor dially invited. Ltr-ien F-rv! ? every -’j-mlay will be held at St. Joseph’s Church during Lent. The civ: ;-: --rvi ;s at St. Joscp’h Cstcolic church .luting Lent will be a? follows: Sundays—First mass at 7 o’clock a. m.; second mass and Suu’ay school at 8:45 a. m : high mass, and instruction at 10:30 a. m. V-spcrs, Lzcture and Benediction of the Rlt sitd Fart ament at 7:48 p. m. Ushers ■‘.ill scat visiters. Rev. Father Brlslan, S. J., president of St. Stanislaus College, will prtaeh at the night servlets. Week Days—First mass at 6:30 a. m.. second mass at 7 a. ni., every day. Wednesdays—Rosary, sermon and Bene diction of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:45 p. m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:45 p. m. F Grace Church—Preaching at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m.. by the pastor. Class meet ing at 10 a. m. Sunday school at 3 p. m. An important church conference will be held at the close of the morning service. Every member is requested to, be present. Those without other church engagements cordially invited. East Macon Baptist Church —The pas tor, R. E. Neighbour, will preach at each service tomorrow. In the morning he will preach an “Entire Consecration,” and at niS;ht will adrress the unconverted. All are invited to attend these services. At the Mulberry Street Methodist Church tomorrow Dr. Edward L. Thomp son. general manager of the Sunday League of America, will speak on the American Sunday at 11 a. m. The pastoT will preach at night. Epworth League at 6':45 p. m. Dr. Edward L. Thompson will occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian Church tomorrow night, subject, “The Truest Philosophy.” Dr. Thompson is general manager of the Sunday LcAgue of Ameriba, and a fine talker. Centenary Church, T. D. Ellis, pastor— Class meeting 9:30 a. m., led by W. A. Goodyear. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. tn. by the pastor. Sunday school at 3:15 p. m. Lecture to Bibye and visitors’ class by Col. N. E. Harris. All .affectionately invited. First Presbyterian Church—Morning worship at 11 o’clock; sermon by the pas tor, subject,- "An Honorable Partnership.” Y. P. S. C. E. prayer meeting at 7 p. m. Consecration meeting. Evening worship at 7:30. Address by Dr. Edward Thomson upon some phase of the Sabbath question. Dr. Thomson is a very eloquent speaker, and will be heard with interest. He will speak three times tomorrow in Macon, in the morning at Mulb- rry Methodist Episco pal Church, in the afternoon at the Y. M. •C. A., and at night at the First Presbyte rian Church. All three addresses will be different. All the addresses will be upon different subjects, phases of the one great theme, and will be well worth hearing. Ballis z / is c» 'aaar / x /- z -r? —over/ -r "r /-.'L'fv'.iZx.-iz' vrappe> For Rent. BY Edward A. Horne. Rogers avenue, Vineville, eight rooms and kitchen, new, ail conveniences, at $30.00. Large lot. No. 468 Walnut street, nine rooms, all conveniences, at $30.00. No. 421 Walnut street, nine rooms and , conveniences at $25.00. No. 313- Johnson avenue, eight rooms and conveniences at SIB.OO No. 715 Arch street, seven rooms, bath and gas at $20.00. No. 110 Appleton avenue,, five rooms at SIO.OO. No. 1017 Second street, five rooms and bath, at $12.50. No. 2SI Washington avenue, four rooms at SIO.OO. No. 763 Third street, five rooms, one room in yard, at $13.50. No- Carling avenue, Huguenin Heights, five rooms, at $12.00. No. 457 Oak street, five rooms, two rooms in yard, at $15.00. . Stores. No. 312 Second street. Ko. 410 Cherry street. No. 412 Cherry street. No. 416 Cherry street. No. 420 Cherry street. No. 517 Mulberry street. No. 405 Cotton avenue. No. 355 Fourth street. Office. I have a desirable front office on the ground floor in my office on Cherry street. Edward A. Horne. 454 Qlierry Street. 11 and / \ FOR FATPID. CSIMKIH". i! Wi-XiSfi. BAKIKS a? Pteily s< Hslcrial and \ < L ’• H Btiiit-isKa E : 3iuti?d\ BICYGLE - ~ Given Away —AT — H.J.Lanw&Sons. Come See How W 8 DO It. Academy of Music One night only, Saturday, Feb. 26. Stuart Robson, Augustus Thomas’ Pastoral Idea! suggest ed by Opie Read,s n®vel, THE JUCKLINS, MR. ROBSON as LEM JUCKLIN. Prices 25c to $1.50. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO T’ r F EXCLUSIVE U. E •- F THE WORD ‘‘CASTORIA ” > “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” AS OCR trade'm.xkk. L DR. SAMJEI PITCHER, cf Hyannis, was the O'\ Pi?. :f..; ■ that his Lorns /tes?. 10 —r- ' “ eucry bear the fac-r>j?:h■ iynahtre cf <—- '>■> • wrapper. This ittihe ecfh .f •• PiYOriv.'fG C . 'XUca/ L s been used in the homes of the iPotkces cf /i'fi-””/. 7 ?' y thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY cl the wraypci and rs- ihat it is the kind you always bewht on the ana has the signature cj wrap- per. No one has authority from me to use my nunie ex cept The Centaur Company cf which Chas. H. Fietcher is President. March 8, 1897. Do Not Be Deceived, Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he docs not know, “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having • The Kind That Never Failed You. Qt.WTAeR CCMMuMf. TV KUftRA* 4TRCSV YORK C'T». There’S ElßiptMia lq Knowing That you have the correct thing when you pay out money for footwear. Any body can sell Shoes, but you want the - right kind. Everybody will tell you that WE sell the right kind. Stick a pin here, ladies. The Strong Shoe Company 388 Second st. Pttone 410. Are Leaders In STYLE QUALITY AND PRICE, When in Need of Fine Harness, Saddles, Robes, Blankets, Whips, etc., call and see us. Riding and Huntng Leggings in all styles.D TRUNK REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Great Sale of Hats 2.000 Drummers’ samples of Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Hats and Caps. Just oponed and will be sold at half manufac turer’s cost. The Dixie Shoe and Clothing Co, Corner Cherry and Third Streets. A G-olcl Seeker Needs an outfit, no ma tter where he “pros \ pects.” Whether he digs in the Klondike or in his own fireld, som implements are neces sary‘ > Kj) As up-to-date dealers in hardware we are prepared to supply outfits for use at home or abroad. Picks, Shovels and Axes, Strong and light, specially made for miners at very low prices. Knives, Flasks, Revolvers, Etc., Os splendid quality at little figures. unb’gqg The onl v case, sure and 32 rUi 3 reliable Female PILL JH® FyIhYBOYAt PiLLS. ESsS Aek for JX. MOTT ? F2S3TYSGXAI. PILLS and take no other. 4"'s Send for circular. Price ♦I.OO per box, U boxes for $5.00. UK, aiOTT’tg UEIE VIIC-AL. CO., - Cleveland. Ohio. For sale by H. J. LAMAR & SONS, Wholesale Agents. F A. GUTTENBERGER & CO 422 Second Street. ’ Ij ffifflhSffl. Wggj. <3* w*'-■2-^ , '~ - - Pianos and Organs. The celebrated Sohmer & Co. Piano. ORGANS. The celebrated Ivers <£ Pond. The*Estey Organ. The reliable Bush & Gerts and numerous The Bowdett Organ, other good makes. w The Waterloo Organ. I have been selling Pianos and Organs for the last twenty-five years and have always sold and always Will sell the very best instruments at the greatest bargains. LET WISDOM 1 ;BE TOUR GUIDE. : r. ’ 3 r ■ d £ 11l selecting your Clothing this year. First > see what we can do for you. Our Clothes a are the newest in design—our prices the -j lowest for good work and material. Suits / from SB.OO up. | BENSON & HOUSER, | The Up=to=Date Clothiers. 1 landlords! Do you know that we are the only exclusive rental agents in Ma con. No dVher departments. If you are not satisfied with your in come give us a trial. j A. J. McAfee, Jr., & Co. 357 Third Streets Willingham Sash and Door Company. DEALERS IN Painters’ and Builders’ Supplies, Cabinet Mantels, Tiles and Grates. Facilities Unsurpassed. a. b. hinkle, Physician and Surgeon. * • Office 370 Second Street. Office Phone 39. Residence Phone 917 Does general practice. I tender my ser vices to the people of Macon and vicinity. Diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat and lungs specialties. Office confutation and treatment absolutely free from 8 to 9 every morning, visits in the city for cash, day sl. night $2. I invite the public to visit my office. Vaccination free. Office hours, 8 to 9 a. m.; 12 to 1 p. m., and 3 to 5:30 p. m. Sweet Peas Free to Ladies. Bvery lady that calls at our store Monday will receive absolutely free .a package of our finest mixed Sweet peas. Remember the day, MONDAY, 21st S trey er Seed Comp’y, 466 Poplar Street. R aiT Watclf Is a good investment, because it enables you to save time. When “time is money” by knowing the exact time when you need to know if. That’s the kind of Watches we sell, aud don’t think our prices high because others arc. We can sell you a gold filled (not plated) Watch for $20.0U, gonts’ size; ladies’ for $lB. BEELAND, the Jeweler - - - Triangular Block. Home Industries and Institutions. Henry Stevens’ Sons Co. 11. 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 and 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 MillSj Cotton Gins. Macon Refrigerators. 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 the factory St. 3