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THEV RON FROM ENUMERATORS Negroes Think They Are Health Officers Sent Out to Vaccinate, M Os THE films OFF Th>s is the Only Possible Explana tion as There is no Doubt That There Has Been Increase The reports, of the different enumerators of the school c< nsua of Bibb county have shown Ruch little increase since the cen*- •us was taken several years ago that the eiiunu t a’<4« have been instructed to find the cause of the falling off if possible. The investigation ba* brought to light the fact that the decrease is all in the col ored ixjpula ion, and the reason assigned for t.his is that they avoid the enumerators when they se. them coming. When an enumtrator steps up to the gate of a col ored man and asks if there are any chil dren there, he is at once told that there are not, even though he may see several scam pering away across the fields and over the “back fences. The genera! impression among the igno rant negroes is that the enumerators are offiveis who have been sent out to see if the children are vaccinated, and want them to N carried to the pest house or ■umtnoned before the recorder. «up< rintemb nt Abbott .-ays it now looks ■is if it would be a decrease In the number of children of SOO units-. the returns from the city show an unu.-uallly large Increase, mid this is ill explained by the fact that it is Impossible for the enumerators to get the natm of the negro children of the county. They may explain to the families that they only want to se how many chil- I dren there are in the county, but the ne gro only believes that this is a cunning ' tal<* invented by « hieh to draw him out. j One of the enumerators says he went to a negro bouse and ;i.sk< 1 if there were ’ any children there. He was told there i were not. He proceeded to the next house j and on looikl.uk back toward the house he i had Just left he saw six children, all oid enough to go to school, emerge from a ■ corn crib where they had been in hiding I while he was questioning their parents. He went back to get their names, .-.nd • found that tthev had 'been afraid that he I was a vaccination officer. The enumerators are doing all they can I to get all the names, but it is almost im- I possible to get the names of the negroes ■in the districts where It is believed that j they are vaccination inspectors. All of the reports will he in a few days I and it will then be seen how much the de- | criase. if there is any, is. There is no doubt hut there is an increase in the el llgible school Children of the county, but getting the names on the census blanks is another thing. FROM A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR. I have found Cheney’s Expectorant su perior to anything I have ever tried for colds and bronchial trouble. Semi mo by first mail six bottles of your mo t excellent nu divine. PROF. J. H. RICHARDSON. Sweetwater. Tenn. MODERN BATTERY. Confederate Veterans of Maryland Would j Tender United States. Baltimore, March 25. —At a regular i met ting of the James R. Herbert Camp. ' Confed, rate Veterans of Maryland, the fol- ; lowi.ig r. solution was unanimously adopt- > ed: Resolved. That the legislature of the state of Maryland be petitioned to author- j ize the governor to tender to the govern- i ment of the United States a modern bat- ' tery, fully manned and equipped for ser- I vice against any foe to this country. ’’That the legislature provide for the i issuance and levying of a special annual tax to furnish funds for the above pur pose. and tor r-be redemption of the special bonds furnished.” AS PRIVATEERS Many Spaniards Are Asking for Letters of Marque. Havana. March 25 —The Weylerist organ. , El Correo.. says that there is great en- ! thu-ia. m all over Spain in th*- idea of i»i privateering. It adds that in i ..i'.oOO persons asked the government for let.ers of marque. Now El Correo says I that petitions to this end number over I 200.000. which appears to be a somewhat j exaggerated figure. HAS THE MONEY. Louisville. Ky.. March 25—Frank M. j rill Ips. who starte I from the Manhattan I Club, New York, on July 4. 1895, clad only I in a paper suit to make the girdle of the j earth and return with fTOCOearned money, i passed through Louisville yesterday. He I has the money and four months left of the i stipulated three years’ time in which to i return to New York. 8.31'8 /''"'j 7/’ 15 53 r'jti-.vr'Z s' sjCt—?../'-* e’OTy 'sr wrappsj Eight-room house for rent, now occupied by Mrs. G. J. Blake, 221 Forsyth street, i Possession May Ist. Apply to John C. I Holmes. AJ Must Pay. All persons taking The News by the I week must pay promptly every week. As- | ter April Ist no balances will Ibe carried I over for any one. Papers taken weekly ' must be paid for weekly. Those who fail to | pay regularly may expect to have the paper I discontinued. Remember, the boys are in- I structed to take no part payment after April Ist. Everyone who owes a balance should endeavor to get eve by that time The beet time to advertise la all the t LEWIS CARROLL. Two Widely Differ. nt Personalities Wrap ped Up In One Man. In St. Nickola;, th* re are two tributes to the late Rev. Ch >rles Lutwidgc Dodgson, dear to a g< nerutioii of young readers as Lewis Carroll, author of “Alice In Won derland.’’ An editorial note says; Surely two names represent two very different men—one an English clergyman and tor 26 years lecturer on mathematics at Christ Church college, Oxford, author of t.a.iy volumes on his special subject, bo).' ,' d by Ins fellows, ami peer of Eng , land s distinguished men of learning; the other the merriest, quaint, st of story tell ers. who-e name is known everywhere by thousands of English speaking readers, young and old. Dear Lewis Carroll, bright, delightful, preposterous, gifted with a wonderful imagination, yet so modest and shy that he told almost in a w hisper the story of “Alice Iti Wonderland” that made all i England shake with laughter. “Through • the Looking Glass” was issued, one may say, as a profound public secret, and he sent bashfully, secretly, into the world i “The Hunting of the Snark,” one of the jolliest, must audacious little books ever written. To the very last their author shyauk from any mention of these delight ful works as though they were an offense to bis other self—that profound, serious scholar whoso discourses, lectures and be wildering mathematical problems would have sent Lewis Carroll scumpering into the first hiding place in Wonderland. One day, about ten years ago, the writer, accompanied by a friend, stood in the large somber study of Air. Dodgson in Christ < 'hur. h college. As we entered the • room wo could see at first only the heavy table, with pih s of pamphlets and great i leather volume-, upon it, and around it books, books and more books—ponderous and worm eaten (we felt sure they were worm eaten). Then a slight but stately figure rose from somewhere in the shadow behind an open volume. With a nervous little cough ho came forward, bowing so stiiily and with so slight a show of sur prised delight at our coming that for an instant we felt awed and subdued. Next wo realized that lie was bashful, actually timid! But, later, his gentle voice, bis grave, kindly eyes ami his gracious words satisfied us that, he really was the man whose genial letter, crossing the seas, hud mado us regard him as a friend. Among other subjects, he spoke pleas antly of .St. Nicholas and of young Amer icans, but when in the most delicate man ner possible we ventured an allusion to j “Alice In Wonderland ' instantly his brow i clouded—th. re camo a sudden reserve of ' manner, a silent, dignified “Spare me!” that changed the conversation like magic. , We realized that we wire spiking to thu | Rev. ( barbs L. Dodgson of Oxford uni- . versify, England, and not to Lewis Car- I roll, author oi “Alice’s Adventures” and ! “ Through the Looking Glass. ” Yes.itwas , tlie gr.-at thinker—the scholar and mathe matician—whom we were visiting and i who when our pleasant call was over solemnly bade us good by. And there'was j no thought of the March Hare or of Fa- j ther William in our minds as we went' softly down the dark stairway, out into the | sunlight of the grand old quadrangle of j Christ Church college. And yet, do you know, we felt inwardly I sure that in some brisk jaLberwocky way j Mr. Dodgson secretly loved little Alice and ! her adventures and at heart was not sor- ■ ry, after all, that he had written them. Besides the editorial the following poem, . by Abbie Farwell Brown, is printed, dull- j cated to Lewis Carroll: This was that brave adventurer Upon an unknown sea, Who found the far, fait Wonderland— Bis galleon by an eager band Oi littie children featly manned, All laughing out in glee. Far, far away his vessel sailed, Throughou t a single night, Until it reached that magic shore No man bed ever seen before— 'Hie children's land for evermore He gave them as their tight. And since that voyage venturesome On every night and day That pilot with a shipiul new Os happy children for his crew— Oi' grown up .folk a lav. red few— Eas sailed the Wonderway. And if upon tomorrow's ship No pilot should at.pear, So many children everywhere Have learned from him the thoroughfare To Wonderland, they s.ill v. ill dare To sail w ithout a tear. But, oh, their little hearts will ache, And, oh, their eyes will dim, And, as the ship saiis mile by mile Each child w ill sit a little while And, thinking, will forget to smile— For sailing without him. Annual Sales 0ver6,000,000 Boxes FOR BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomaen, j Giddiness, Fulness after meals. Head- | ache. Dizziness, Drowsiness. Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. I Blotches on the Skin. Cold Chills, Dis- I turbed Sleep. Frightfu. Dreams and all | Nervous and Trembling Sensations. . TEE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF : IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every sufferer : will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECH AM’S PILLS, taken as direct ed, will quickly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularities of the sys tem and cure sick Headache. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham’s Pills are Without a Rival And have the LARGEST SALE Os any Patent Medicine in the World. 25c. at all Drug Stores. @Big « is a Don-poisonous I ymedy for Gonorrhoea, ! J‘U*t • S' F«' rtnat or r h a Whites, unnatural dis- I barges, or any inflamma xon, irritation or ulcera tion of mucens mem branes. Non-astrineeut. | Sold by Drnjrgiste. or sent in plain wrapper. P, y^expreßs ' prepaid, for or bottles, $2.75. Circular sent on request. CLAY’S COFFIN STORE. Oldest exclusive undertaking house in Macon. Orders by telegraph promptly at tended t®. Nos. 511 and 513 Mulberry street, fitorr phone 425. Residence ’phone 426. MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25 1898. SI,OOO DEPOSIT MADE. How a Macon Institution (zves Guaranties and Backs Them. Macon, Ga., February 15, 1898. This is to certify that E. L. Martin, President and Proprit tor of the Georgia . Alabama Business College, a chartered in stitution of this city, capitalized at >30,000, has this day deposited with me stock of the guaranteed convertible cash value of SI,OOO to be held subject to any claims of patrons for guarantees given. GEORGE A. SMITH, General Manager Equitable Building and Loan Association. C? ...J TO THE PUBLIC. I take this method of informing my friends and the public generally that I have disposed of my office fixtures, prac tice and with it my good will to Dr. W. L. Smith, of Hawkinsville, who succeeds me on this day in my practice at 353 Second street. I cheerfully and freely recommend him to you as a man worthy and well qual ified skill in bis profession and in every respect worthy of your patronage and es , teem. I trust that you will extend to him 1 that universal courtesy and kindness that have ever shown me during the many years of residence in your midst. Thanking you for the many favors that I have received at your hands, I bid you good bye with feelings of regret, and will thing of the years spent in Macon as among the most pleasant of my life. J. iM. Mason. In succeeding Dr. J. M. Mason in the practice of dentistry at 353 Second street, I wish to say to the citizens of Macon and my acouaintances generally that I will endeavor to merit the recommendation that be has so freely and cheerfully given me. To those who favor me with their patronage I will spare no effort to please you in every respect. My prices will be as reasonable as is consistent with first-class dentistry. W. L. Smith. CHEAPER ICE. Notice to Ice Consumers, Which Applies to the Family Trade. Owing to the great difficulties which we have had in regulating the handling of ice on our delivery wagons, we have adopted the coupon system, which will be soid afi the following prices, viz: 240-ponnd books in coupons of 12 pounds each SI.OO 500-pound books in coupons of 25 pounds each 2.00 1000-pound'books in copons of 50 pounds each 4.00 2000-pound books in coupons of 100 pounds each 6.00 'AU ice without coupons % cent per pound, cash on delivery. Books can ibe obtained from our drivers, or telephone to 136, and same will be deliv ered promptly. By this method wt hope to avoid complications and disputes from the credit heretofore extended through our drivers, and at the same time it gives our patrons lower prices on their ice than they have heretofore obtained. All drivers are instructed to give full weight and polite attention, and any com plaint will be promptly invesigated. Macon Ice Delivery Company. We Have the Peerless Iceland Freezers. Will freeze in five minutes. Call and see them. H. C. TINDALL &. co. 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. 1872 DR. J J. SUBEKS 1897 Permanently Located. Tn the specialties venereal, Lost En ergy restored. Female Irregularities and Poison Oak. Cure guaranteed. Address, in confidence, with stamp, 514 Fourth Street, Macon, Ga. Dr. M. Marion Apfel, Physician and Surgeon. John C. Eads & Co. Building. Phone 811. E. Y. MALLARY, E. N. JELKS, President. Vice-President J. J. COBB, Cashier. Commercial and Sailings Bank, MACON, GA. General Banking Business Transacted. $5.00 will rent a box in our Safety De posit Vault, an absolutely safe plan in which to deposit jewelry, silverware and securities nf all kinds. UN ION SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST.COM PAN! MACON, GA. Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent. J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. S. Dunlaj. vice-president; C. M. Orr, Cashier. Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $30,06?. Interest paid on deposits. Deposit you savings and they will be increased b* in terest compounded semi-annually. THIS EXCHANGE BANK Os Macon, Ga. Capital $500,000. ih Surplus daO.OOO.P J. W. Cabaniss, President. S. S. Dunlap, Vice-President. C. M. Orr, Cashier. Liberal to its customers, accommodatin' to the public, and prudent in its manage ment, this bank solicits deposits an< ; other business in Its line. DIRECTORS. W. R. Rogers, L. W. Hunt, Joseph Dat, oenberg, R, E. Park, S. S. Dunlap, J. V, Cabaniss, H. J. Lamar. Jr., A. D. Sch» field, W. M. Gordon. ESTABLIS'HEIi IS6B. R. H PLANT. CHAS. D. HUR3 Cashier I. C. PBANT-S SON, BANKER, MACON, GA. A general banking business transacted and all consistent cortesies cheerfully ex tended to patrons. Certificates of depoei issued bearing interest. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of MACON, GA. The accounts of banks, corporatism firms and individuals received upon thr most favorable terms consistent with con servative banking. A share of your bu» inees respectfully solicited. R. H. PLANT, President George H. Plant. Vice-President. W. W. Wrigley, Cashier. Southern Loan and Trust Company of Georgia. MACON - GEORGIA. CAFITAL AND SURPLUS, S60,000.1)0 J. S. SCOFIELD. Pres. JO3. W. PALMER, Vice-Pres. 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 ment for the funds of Trustees, Guardians and others desiring a security which it aon-fiuctuating in value, and which yields the greatest income consistent with Ab solute safety. Acts as Executor, Trustee, Guardian Transacts a General Trust Business. “headquarters’ FOR Real Estate Loans We have large quantities of money sub ject to sight draft for loans on city, farm or suburban property. Straight interest loans. Annual payment loans. Monthly payment loans. Security Loan and Rbstract Co. 370 Second St, Phone 82. T. B. WEST, Secretary and Attorney. LAWYERS. JOHN L. HARDEMAN. Attorney-at-Law. Office No. 566 Mulberry street, Macon, Ga. Will do a general practice in the courts of this circuit and in the federal courts. HULL, HAKRIS & 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, OYer Sol Hoge’s, corner Mulberry ant Second streets. DR. C. H. PEETE, Eye. E*r, Nose and Throat, 370 Second St Phone 462. DR. MAURY M. STAPLED Eye Ear, Nose and Throat 506 Mulberry street Phone 121. LANDLORDS! " Do you know that we are the only exclusive rental agents in Ma con. Xo other departments. If you are not satisfied with your in come give us a trial. A. J. McAfee, Jr., & Co. I We Have Moved! Our office and sales room to two doors from the express office 03 Fourth street, wheie we are better prepared than ever to serve those needing Building Haterial of Every Kind. fanSasyoohdumW Our New Millinery Department Presents an opportunity for econom ical buy ng that no one can afford to miss. This stock has been carefully se ected and you will find Style and Quality with Prices at about half what you have been paying. Hats trimmed to order while you wait. The Dixie Shoe and Clothing Co. Corner Cherry and Third Streets. 1 s®*Millinery Department Upstairs. CENTRAL CITY. I Befrlflerator and Cabinet Woms. MANUFACTURE S OF Bank, Bar and Office Fixtur s, Drug Store Mantels and ail kinds of Hard \Vork, Show Cases to order. Muecke’s newest improved Dry Air Refrigera tor will be made and soid at wholesale prices to every body. Give us a trial. F. W. riUECKE, Manager II New Street. I =-■ ' === J. S. BUDD. L. L. DOUGHERTY. J. S. BUDD & CO. Successors To GORDON & BUDD. Real Estate, Rent Collections, Fire and Acci dent Insurance. Personal attention given to all business entrusted to us. Office 320 Second St. - Telephone 439. j • . , =z War Declared Against all disease by using DISINFECT ANT LIME around yard and PLASTICO and CALSOM FINISH on walls inside. Send for sample card, etc. T. C. BURKE. 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. ; I 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, Sa-wi ' Mills. Specialties—Watertown Steam Engines, Saw Mills, Grist Mill*. Cotton Gins. Macon Refrigerators. MUECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re frigerators made. Manufactured right here in Macon, any size and ol any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator on the market possesses. Come and see them at the factory New St. 3