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WILL INVKTIGJTE
SOME JOCKS
Important Duty Before the
Next Grand Jury of
This County.
CASE IN POINT GIVEN
Has Been Investigated by the News
Usurious Money Lending Ex
clusively Among Negroes.
The next grand jury which will meet on
the third Monday in April, will take up a
matter that should have had the attention
of the grand juries of Bibb county some
time ago and without doubt their investi
gations will not be relished by a class of
people who have been engaged in a shady
wort of business in Macon.
These are the loan associations that
make a specialty of their dealing with the
negroes and who take advantage of the
ignorance of their clients and customers
to extort money and transact a business
usury that would not be allowed for one
minute If all the facts were known.
As a matter of fact the business carried
on by some of these companies, as they
call themselves, which do business in small
offices in different parts of the city is a
system of the most barefaced robbery and
shameless extortion. The company seldom
remains long at one place and seldom does
business for any length of time under the
satin name, but they have many alliases.
They feed upon the necessities or ihe ex
travagances of the negro.
Their loans arc all made In small sums
varying from <.ne to five dollars and ;he
ra'c of intcreat is flexible. It m never
less than thirty per cent a month and of
ten goes to a hundred per cent for the
same period of time.
A case in point which was investigated
by a News reporter shows the following
facts: The name of the company is
changed for obvious reasons, but will be
presented to the grand jury at the proper
■time if indeed the representatives of the
“company” are still in the city when the
grand jury meets.
On November Sth, Mary Weems, a cook
in a well known family, borrowed from
the Sun Loan Company the sum of $3 and
as security for this gave a mortgage on
all tier household furniture worth about
s;>o. Fhe mortgage fell due exactly thirty
days after It was signed and the entry on
the face of the mortgage shows that on
the Sth day of December the borrower
owed the Sun Iman Company the sum of
$4.60.
The interest on a loan of $3 was $1.60
for a period of thirty days.
The woman paid to the company accord
ing to the entries on the mortgage the sum
ot $3.40, but was unable to pay any more
on demand.
One day last week the mortgage on all
this woman’s household furniture was
foreclosed through the court of a justice
of the peace in Macon and the woman was
called upon to jay $2.85 more.
In other words this woman, an ignorant
darkey, paid to the Sun Loan Company
made up of white men In this city a total
amount of $6.25 in repayment of a loan
of $3 made four months ago an interest of
$3.25 for the use of $3 for four months.
But that is not the worst of it. When
the baliff came to the woman’s house to
collect the money she had only 50 cents.
That amount would not satisfy the agent
ol the company who accompanied the
bailiff and had it not been for the inter
vention of the white people who lived
close by and who paid the money every
piece of the woman’s furniture would have
been carried away. So that not only
would she have paid the original loan of
$3 and forty cents interest for the use of
the money for two months, for the last
of the repayment of $3.40 was made on
the 17th of January, but the shylock
creditor would have seized SSO dollars
worth of furniture to pay more interest.
A little figuring will show what a com
fortable income can be derived from a
small amount of capital invested in this
way.
The Sun Loan Company, of Macon, if it
has a capital of SI,OOO. makes a net in
come of over a thousand dollars per an
num out of it and still has the thousand
safe while it has probably sold another
thousand dollars worth of the furniture of
its victims giving it a very comfortable
income of $2,000 and over per annum on
»n investment of SI,OOO.
The solicitor general of the circuit might
employ himself profitably on the investi
gation of such cases prior to the meeting
of the grand jury.
Yellow Jaundice Cured.
Suffering humanity should be supplied
with every means posisble for its relief.
It is with pleasure we publish the follow
ing: “This is to certify that T was a ter
rible sufferer from yellow jaundice for over
six months and was treated by some of the
best physicians in our city and all to no
avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recommended
Electric Bitters, and after taking two bot
tles. I was entirely cured. I now take great
pleasure in recommending them to any
one suffering from this terible malady. I
am gratefully vours. M. A. Hogarty. Lex
ington. Ky.” Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons,
druggists.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF
BELLEVUE.
On and after April Ist the News will
d.hvered by carrier in and around
Bellevue every afternoon. Those desir
/ g the panor should send in their names
ft once. First class service guaranteed,
end weekly collections ril jhe made from
those who wish to nay by the week.
Monthly, quarterlv. semi-annually or
annually due invariably in advance.
G. W. TIDWELL.
Manager City Circulation.
I h-ive been afflicted with rheumatism
for fourteeen years and nothing seemed to
give me anv relief. I was able to be
prnnnd al Ithe time, hut constantly suf
fering. I had tried evervCiing I covid hear
r>r and was a+ las* tnld to trv Chamber
lain’s Pain Balm, which I did. and was
immediately relieved and in a short time
cured. I am hapnv to sav that it has not
since returned. —Josh. Edgar. Germantown,
Cal. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons,
druggists.
FOR GOLD
An Expedition Will Penetrate Alaska Arc
tics.
Seattle, March 28.—Prince Luigi, of Ita-
I ly, has placed $5,000 in a local bank to
back an expedition to the arctic region in
j Alaska in search of gold. The party will
I number fifteen and will be in charge of
1 Major E. S. Ingraham, of this city, who
, had personal charge of the arrangements
. in connection w.th Prince Luigi’s escen
i sion of Mt. St. Elias last year. The expe
i dition will be gone for two years. The
prince would accompany it but for the fact
that King Humbert has asked him to lead
an exploration party to the North Pole.
BY THE POUND
Wood is Sold at Chilcoot—Many Women on
the Trail.
Kokomo, Ind., March 28. —George War
renburg, of Kokomo, wrote his wife under
date of March 3d, from Chilcoot Pass as
follows:
“There are four thousand of us on the
trail, some pressing on, others in camp.
We pay cents a pound to get our goods
packed across the pass. It is the worst
jam of men I ever saw. As one moves
forward another steps into his tracks. The
weather is fine on top of the pass, but
below where we are the wind is blowing
hard. ‘Hay is SBS a ton; oats $80; wood
for burning 2 cents a pound; butter, sl,
and higher on the other side of the sum
mit. There are a good many women on
the trail, all of them dressed in men’s
clothing, and they look just like boys. It
costs $1 to send a letter from the far side
of the pass.”
BELLIGERENT.
“Let It Be Known That England Will
Fight.”
London, March 28.—The Globe, in an ed
itorial on China, says:
“We are in a corner, and apparently
there is only one way out. We are un
willing to believe that the government,
after enunciating certain principles, will
tamely allow their rivals to transgress
them. The ministers themselves have
spoken brave words as regards the only
possible course for England to take in
such circumstances as the present. Now
is the time for the government to justify
their words. The question inevitably oc
curs: ‘Are Port Arthur and Talien worth
going to war for?’ A negative answer
should humiliate all patriotic Englishman.
Ltt it be known that we will fight at once
unless Russia shall give way.”
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery has been made
and that, too, by a lady in this country.
“Disease fastened its clutches upon her
and for seven years he withstood its se
verest tests, but her vital organs were
undermined and her death seemed immi
nent. For three months she coughed in
cessantly and could not sleep. She finally
discovered away to recovery by purchas
ing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, and was so much
relieved on taking the first dose that she
slept all night and with two bottles has
been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutz.” Thus writes Mr. W. C.
Hammick & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Trial
bottles free at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug
store. Regular size 50c and sl. Every
bottle guaranteed.
ACCOSTED HER,
Speaker Reed’s Friend Had Washington
Lawyer Arrested.
Washington, March 28. —William B. Mat
thews, a prominent lawyer and real estate
dealer of this city, was arrested yesterday
in the senate wing of the capitol upon
complaint of Mrs. Grace P. Boardman, a
personal friend Os Speaker Reed. She
charged Mat thews with following her
about the capitol and insulting her. Mat
thews if forty-seven years of age and mar
ried.
He was released today on SSO collatter
al for 'his appearance in court Monday for
'trial.
THE MIND AS A DISEASE PRODUCER.
“We know that a congested liver pro
duces gloom, perhaps leading to suicide;
anoiher kind of gloom is perhaps due to
a congested spleen; a disorderly heart
produces apprehension of coming danger;
certain intestinal conditions produce fear;
morbid conditions of other organs-mar the
sense of strength and manhood or woman
liness. We know also a few converse
truths: That gloom or despair may induce
jaundice; that good news will make the
heart beat vigorously; tha-t cheerfulness
will cairn and regulate its beat; that fear
and anxiety may paralyze digestion.”
We know also beyond any doubt that
Beecham’s Fills, the established and staple
liver regulator the world over, will so re
organize the working system of the hu
man body that congested, morbid or dis
ordered conditions in men and women are
absolutely and entirely removed, and with
the ensuing good health come bright eyes
and a happy heart. Beecham’s Fills are for
sale the world over at a quarter a box,
although on their merits they are known
proverbially to be “worth a guinea a box.”
—Dr. Herbert A. Coryn in the National
Review.
CONFIRMATION
By Bishop C. K. Nelson at Christ Church
Yesterday.
Bishop C. K. Nelson, of the Episcopal
Diocese of Georgia confirmed twenty
candidates at Christ church yesterday
morning.
The chancel and the altar of the church
were beautifully decorated for the occa
sion and the services were very impres
sive.
The bishop preached the sermon as an
address to the newly confirmed members
of the church.
During his stay in Macon the bishop
was the guest of Rev. F. F. Reese, of
Christ church, and at the services last
night he was present and took part in the
serives. The sermon last night by Rev.
F. F. Reese on the Ninth commandment,
was interesting and was heard by a large
‘ congregation.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28 1898.
The
Only Cure
You can fool people, but there is
no such thing as cheating Nature.
A doctor may prescribe salves and
lotions to be used externally, and
deceive the sufferer from Eczema
for the time being, but the poison in
the blood is not deceived by it. It
is bound to show again in the shape
cf ugly eruptions and scales.
Eczema
is a deep-seated blood disease. I!
is so difficult to cure that today there
is only one medicine which sufferers
can take with certainty of a cure.
Swift’s Specific (S.S.S.) never
fails to cure Eczema. It searches
out the germs that cause the disease,
assists Nature to throw off the
poison, and cures permanently. It
makes the blood well and keeps it
well. It is the only Real Blood Pur
ifier, because it is the only medicine
for the blood that is composed en
tirely of vegetable ingredients.
Every one who has bad blood should send
to the Swift Spe-
cific Co., Atlan- W/’
ta, Ga., for valu- fxX
able free books.
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.
An Opportunity
Os a Life Time.
I have for sale a fruit farm of fifty
three acres, with nine thousand bearing
trees and vines, all varieties of fruit, new
six-room house, inside the city limits of
Americus. If going to plant fruit trees or
vines buy ®f me and you will get tres true
to name raised in South Georgia. Advice
furnished regarding adaptability of your
soil.
J. HENRY FREEMAN,
Architect and Builder.
464 Second Street, Macon, Ga.
BiJig <2 is a non-poisonous
■emedy for Gonorrhoea,
Beet, Spermatorrhoea,
Vhites, unnatural dis
barges, or any inflamma
ion, irritation or ulcera
tion of ni uco u s mem
branes. Non-astringent.
Sold by »ruggistK,
or sent in plain wrapper,
by express, prepaid, for
SI.OO, or 3 bottles, $2.75.
Circular sent on reguest
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Has; no equal in diseases of the w
dneys aLd Urinary Organs. Have A
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u overworked your nervous sys
in and caused trouble with your\
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ins in the loins, side, back, groins J?
d bladder? Have you a flabby ap
x pearance of the face, especially
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\ Pills will impart new life to the dis- $
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For Sale by 11. J. Lamar & Sons,
Wholesale Agents.
SHERIFF,S SALE.
Will be sold before the court house door
in the city of Macon during the legal hours
c-f sale, on the first Tuesday in April next,
the following property:
Twenty-seven shares of Central City Ice
Works stock, as evidenced stock certificate
No. 2, five shares, No. (3) three, five (5)
shares. No. four (4) five (5) shares, No.
five (5) five (5) shares, No. six (6) six
shares, five (5) shares, No. seventy-seven
(77) two (2) shares. Leveled on as the
property of J. T. Kavanaugh to satisfy a
fi fa. issued from the city court of Rich
mond county in favor of W. W. Beals vs.
J. T. Kavanaugh.
Also t the same time and place all that
undivided one-third (1-3) remainder in
etrst in lot No. five (5(, square sixty-seven
(67), in the city of Macon, Bibb colunty,
Georgia, as per map of said ciay made by
A. E. Boardman, and more particularly
d'escribed in deed of said lot, recorded in
book “G ’ folio 191, in clerks’ office, Bibb
county. Georgia. The above onetihird (1-3)
remainder undivided interest having been
devised by A. T. Hines, to be enjoyed
‘after the termination of the life estate of
the present ennant, Mrs. Carrie Hines, by
the last will and testament of Treat Hines,
deceased, recorded in book “C” of wills
in ordinary’s office. Bibb county, Georgia.
Said one-third (1-3) undivided remainder
interest levied on as the property of A. T.
Hines, to satisfy an execution issued from
the city court of Macon, of said county,
in favor of F. O. Schofield, against said
A. T. Hines.
G. S. WESTCOTT, Sheriff.
Will be sold before the court house
door in the city of Macon, Bibb county,
Georgia, during the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in April next, all
that tract or parcel of land lying in the
city of Macon, said Bibb county, and be
ing part of lot No. 4 in block No. 34, front
ing 54 feet on Elm street and extending
back 210 feet along the alley which ex
tends from Elm to Boundary streets to
another alley in the rear, said lot of land
being parts of lots 7 and 8, in block 34, of
Wheeler’s map of the city of Macon. Lev
ied on as the property of J. L. Anderson,
guardian, etc., and Elizabeth Venable, to
satisfy a fi fa. issued from the city court
of Macon in favor of Sophia M. Osborn
vs. J. L. Anderson, guardian, etc., and
Elizabeth Venable.
L. B. HERRINGTON,
Deputy Sheriff Bibb County.
O. A. M&A'IIAM.
G*neral Undertaker and Embslmei.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
Caskets, cases, coffins and burial
robes; hearse atH carriages furnished
to all funerals in and out of the city.
Undertaker’s telephone 467. Resi
dence telephone 46® Mulberrr
Mier-* CZ*
SIO.OO FREE!
If you’ve just taken a bad cough, cold
or lagrippe. Do you suffer from continual
constipation? Have you a disordered liver?
Do you suffer from heart ‘ .able? Do you
have a languid, lazy feeling and headache
occasionally?
Get from any drug store a bottle of
ti I I I ’ ’
Lamar’s Lemon Laxative,
Take it according to directions, and
you will find relief, threby saving even
more than ten dollars by restoring your
health.
One sample bottle free at any drug
store.
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STYLES FOR SPRING
During this week Messrs. Burdick &
Company will display the most up-to-date
line of imported suitings, vestings, etc.,
for spring that will be seen in Macon this
season. Their cutting and tailoring facili
ties are very superior and their customers
will find it an easy matter to obtain re
sults that are very pleasing.
Geo. P. Burtfiolt & Go.,
Importing Tailors.
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Latest styles and best makes of
Buggies, Wagons
and Carriages . . .
New stock of Baby Car
riages ; the celebrated
Cleveland Bicycle SSO to
$100; Crescent Bicycles,
better than ever before,
S2O to SSO.
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PRiIGTICaL PfIPEH HHJiQEH
AND
INTERIOR DECORATOR.
HONEST WORK, LOW PRICES. Esti
mates cheerfully furnished. Drop me a
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Up to date and a trifle
beyond. Always were—
always will be.
When you wish the latest call on yours
truly.
If we haven’t it you need look no fur
ther.
We make a specialty of “having it.”
BURR BROWN,
The Book-Selle”.
1872 DR. J J. SUBERS 1897
Permanently Located.
In the specialties venereal, Lost En
ergy restored, Female Irregularities an 4
Poison Oak. Cure guaranteed.
Addrtss, in confidence, with stamp, 511
Fourth Street, Macon, Ga.
Dr. M. Marion ’Apfel,
Physician and Surgeon.
John C. Eads & Co. Building.
Phone 811.
a. b. hinkle, Physician and Surgeon. J
Office 370 Second Street. ■
Office Phone, 917, two calls Residence Phone. 917. four calls.
Does general practice. I tender my services to the people of Macon and vi
cinity. Disease of the Eye. Ear, Nose. Throat and Lungs specialties. All chronic dis
eases of the above, such as sore eyes, granulated lids, deafness, running at the ears,
ringing in the ears, catarrh, sore throat, hoarseness, coughs, consumption, etc., will
be treated at my office for $5 per month cash.
Eye glasses and spectacles fitted accurately and furnished. Prices very reasona
ble. I will examine school children's eyes for glasses free from 3 to 5 p. m. on Sat
urdays. .
Office consultation and treatment for t he poor absolutely free from 8 to 9 every
mdrning. Visits in the city for cash, day, |1; night, $2. Office hours: 8 to 10 a. m.;
12 to 1 p. m., and 3. to 6 p. m.
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On the Fence
Which divides your garden and chicken runs
depends the success of both.
This is a good time to repair breaks or put up
new fencing.
Heavy wire fbr hogs and other animals and
lighter weights for chickens. Barbed wire for field
fencing. We can quote better prices than any other
house.
The Greatest Success of the Year —
TRADING STAMPS
Wait a few days before making your spring purchase.
We will give you a list of the leading merchants of Macon
who give TRADING STAMPS. One stamp with
every ten cents’ worth—CASH.
For one book of stamps take your choice of
MAHOGANY TABLES, SOUP SET,
MAHOGANY ROCKERS, SILVER TEA SET,
MORRIS CHAIRS, SILVER FISH SET,
OAK DESK, ’ SILVER BERRY SET,
ONYX TABLES, ROGERS KNIVES,
OPERA GLASSES, ROGERS FORKS,
CLOCKS, MANDOLIN,.
TEA SETS . GUITAR,
SILVER PITCHERS, JARDINIERES,
JAPANESE VASES. BANQUET LAMPS.
FREE AGAIN MONDAY.
On account of the inclement weather last Mon
day we will again give to every lady that calls at our
store a package of Sweet Peas. Also to every one
that has a cow, horse or stock of any kind we will
give a sample package of our stock powder.
Streyer Seed Comp’y,
THIS MATTER ————
OF JEWELRY
Is much a matter of taste. No matter
what your tastes are, we can suit you, be
cause we’ve got the stock to select from,
and the prices are right.
GEO. T. BEELAND, Jeweler, Triangula’’ Block.
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experts on fashion leave bee . ''usily at work
three months securingtbe coming bring styles
in dress. Therefore, if you wisrj to know
WHAT TO WEAR THIS SPRING
rozz will find it in the Spring Number of the
Fl AZ AR. A description will accompany each 1
fashion, giving practical suggestions on
HOW TO MAKE IT AT HOME
Newest designs in men's clothes, valuable
hints on the proper thing in livery, maid
servants’ dresses, etc., al! will be found
IN THE SPRING NUMBER OF
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given in season to enable you to have your
spring clothes ready for wearing at Easter.
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