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2 THE MACON NEWS E-> I A HLI SHED 1 384-> NEWS PRINTING COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. R L. McKENNEY. Business Mngr. TOM W. Editor. THE EVENING NEWS will be «lolivere<l by wrkr or mail, P*r year, $5.00; per wertt jo cent*. THE NEWS will be for ■ah* on train*. Correspondence on Ilvh ■ubject* nolicitcd. Real name of writer should accompany same. Subscription* payable in advance. Failure to receive paper Mboul-l be reported to the business office. Address all communication* to the news. Offices: Corner Second and Cherry Streets. /&%&&& 4j n 1 o r j uAULL/ THE STATE TICKET. For Governor, ALLEN D. CANDLER, of Hall. For Secretary of State, MARK A, HARDEN, of Bartow. For Comptroller-General, W. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond. For Attorney-General, JOSEPH M. TERRELL, of Mer riwether. For Treasurer, W. M. SPEER, of Fulton. For Commisloner of Agriculture, O. B. STEVENS, of Torroll. For School OommlMloner, G. R. GLENN, of Bibb. Duty to Self and Family Above Misguided Patriotism. A few days ago The News called atten tion to the duty of family men during the present crisis, and quoted the brigadier general of New York state, who very sen sibly and al the same time patriotically held that members of the national guard, or state troops, who have families or oth ers dependent upon them should not be the first to go to Hie front. This distinguish ed authority asserted most positively that, so Tar as the troops of his own state are concerned, such men would not be expect ed to make such a nacriflce so long as there are so many others willing and eager to go in their stead. And their military standing would not be affected thereby, nor their patriotism brought in question. This is such a sensible and timely state ment that we feel that too much stress cannot be laid upon it, so we again 'bring it to the attention of those who from some false idea of patriotism or wrong concep tion of duty, may feel inclined to rush into tins struggle before tiiey are absolutely needed, involving great personal sacrifice and hardships for their families. But there is also another element of our citizenship to w'hidli this line of reasoning applies with equal force—those of our young men who, though unmarried, have otliers dependent upon them even in a measure. There are many of these in Macon and throughout Georgia, as elsewhere. Among the enlisted militiamen of our own city we can name a goodly number 'Who if march ing orders should come tomorrow, would desert posts of duty even more sacred than their enlistment involves. It 4s unneces sary to state what these duties are. They are the eons of mothers •widowed perhaps by Hie last war. Or the sons of fathers rendered impotent or reduced in circum stances by that heroic struggle. Young men who are helping to support widowed mol'her* or helpless families. 'Who shall say tiieir duty to these is not the most sacred of all? But what must they do? Must they de sert their colors on the eve of battle? Must they lie put in the attitude of deserters? •No. And it is to place such as these' right before their country anil in the eyes of their fellows that we would speak—‘Would have others speak before it is too late, be. fore the sacrifice has been made. instead of making a dramatic play by ■threatening to lead the Georgia troops to the front and laughing at. the fears of Georgia mothers while announcing this intensely patriotic resolve on his part. Governor Atkinson should exert the in fluence of his high office to instill into every young Georgian a sense of a stiill higher duty a duty to the mother who gave him birth and to others for whose welfare he is responsible. Not only should he do this, but he should, by virtue of his authority, exempt from criticism every young man who sacredly regards this first duty until the time comas, if it must come, when duty's most imperative call is else where. The governor of Georgia should speak out as General Hoe, of New York, has done, ami should advise our young men to do nothing rash- to refuse to rush into this thing until it becomes absolutely nec essary. This he can do without any sac -1 dice of patriotism on his part and without involving a similar sacrifice on the part of anj one else. If there he cowards who would take ad vantage of such a declaration, they would be cowards under other circumstances, and these are not the sort of men Georg a wishes to send to the front. Bit it might t>ave to this state many nook' young citi zens and to the mothers of Georgia many helpful and devoted sons whose mistaken sense of duty may send them to the front •before they are actually needed. This is all that the proposition involves. It is one that must appeal to every rea sonable, conservative mind Certainly it m ust impress itself upon every son and brother whose position in life is such as ■we described. And yet. because of a cer lain amount of moral cowardice, he would desert his post of duty at heme rather than risk the danger of criticism or have his patriotism and courage called in Ques tion. Tc such as these we would say show your moral courage first. You know what your family ties, your family obligations are. Weigh the issue well, kook about you and see others with no such responsibilities, re such ties, eager, even frantic to tush into the fray. While there are so many, yea, too many, of these you are not needed. You know, and sensible people know that you are no coward for so doing. If some fool doubts it. demonstrate to him your physical courage on the spot. But demonstrate your moral courage first. Say to that aged mother, those de pendent little brothers and sisters: “I will not leave you until my country real ly needs me. Then when that time comes, kiss them goodbye, even though it may be forever, shoulder your gun and march into the thickest of the fray. Then, but not until then, fight for your country as you would fight for your home, as your ances tors fought for theirs—and once again Il lustrate Southern valor on the field of battle. Hut wait! Wait unril you are needed. Wait until those who can go with less sac rifices than yourself have gone. Wait un til those who are eager for the fray have been accommodated. Don't consider your enlistment a moral obligation to go under any and all circumstances. It Is not. Your country does not require It, does not expect it, does not need it. It wants no such sac rifices until the time comes when such sacrifices are necessary. Then make the sacrifice. Sacrifice everything, even life itself, if need be. on your country's altar. lAt the proper time prove your patriotism But remember that patriotism is not fool hardiness. Don't be ashamed to make known the circumstances which compel you to hesitate. Be morally brave and by that prove that where physical courage Js required you can be the bravest of the brave. We commend these plain, conservative thoughts to the consideration of the state’s it, doese not need it. It wants no such sac guard the interest of Georgians at this and all times. We commend them to the military commanders of this city and state, whose duty it is to counsel as well as command, and who now have the op portunity to prevent many needle** eacrl- flee* without lessening the strngth or ef ficiency of their troop*. And we commend them to the young men of Georgia whose positions are as we have described and who are called upon to chose between two duties. Shall Public Servants be Public Masters? The New* has heard with no little satis faction the words of commendation which have greeted it* protest against council's flagrant treatment of those of our citizens who asked for food and were given a stone—who petitioned for asphalt and have been given brick. And their serious re quest laughed to scorn, as kt were, by the powers that have, assumed to pave the street* of Macon solely according to their own ideas and without regard to the wishes of the people. The News has hesitated to arouse feel ing over this paving matter or to make an issue of council’s action. But when digni fied, earnest requests fail to secure even serious treatment at the hands of public servants, we are forced to conclude thta it is time to call a halt. In protesting against council’s action in peremptorily ordering Cherry street paved with brick in defiance of 77 per cent of the people for this improvement—if, indeed, a brick pavement be much of an improve ment- we do not propose to discuss the relative merits of brick and asphalt. Such a discussion would prove interminable and lead to no results. Some hold to one opin ion, some .to another. Hut at last 77 per cent ol 'he property owners of Gherry street hold to the opinion that asphalt is best and b» what they want, while certain members of council, not two of whom owns property on Cherry street, hold otherwise —or, at least, vote that way. This, it seems to us. ought to settle the issue in favor of asphalt. What sort of asphalt or whose asphalt being a matter to be determined by quality and relative cost of .the work. Council, we say, has no right to over ride 'the expressed wishes of 77 per cent, and maybe more, of the property owners on a street merely to please—who? It is not right, it is flagrantly wrong, it is an outrage. lit is making the servants the masters of the people. And such a .thing is contray to our form of government, na tional, state or municipal. The Tax on Coffee. The proposed •war duty on coffee will cause much consternation in all quartlers. Coffee is a necessity of life, for the poor as well as rich. A customs duty placed on it, whether high or low, is sure to be easy of collection. The poor man in his modest home cannot boycott it because it is a necessity of his ‘breakfast and a re quired adjunct to his noonday meal. Therefore it is that taxes upon such abso lute necessities of life, Should be the very last to be imposed and within the very smallest amount. The income tax, now considered by the House Ways and Means Committee, should be and can easily be so contracted to yield sufficient revenue as to make the imposi tion ot tariffs upon tea and coffee unnec eessary, John Wanamaker has written to the secretary of war: “Though opposed to war unless honorably unavoidable. I will, under your instructions, raise a regifnent of Pennsylvanians for military duty and go with them for service.” He has also post ed a notice in his iPhiladelphia stores which announces that the positions of all employes who may enlist for military ser vice will be open to them when they re turn and .their salaries will continue dur ing their absence; also insurance to the amount of SI,OOO will be paid by the firm in the case of the death of any employe while engaged in military service. Should Fitzlhugh Lee be commissioned Major General of United States volunteers —Which seems to be the unanimous wish of the administration and the people of every part of the country—there would be only three army officers his superior in rank when commanding forces in the field. The three generals that would be his su periors would be Miles, Merritt and Brooke. Tlhe generals of the United States volunteers In active service would have their relative rank determined by the date of their commission regardless of being in the volunteers’ or regular service. Representative Brumm Is old enough and has been in Congress long, enough to have better manners than those of which ho made an exhibition in the House on Wednesdty. If tlhe bound volume of the Congress'ion>al Record, which Representa tive Bartlett hurled at him, had hit the mark 'at which it was aimed, it would have been demonstrated that voluminous and costly publication can be put to some practicall use, and Mr. Brumm would have been taught a lesson he would not soon have forgotten.—Savannah News. Chairman Cannon, of the House com mittee on appripriations, says that.no war appropriations will be made except on regular estimates from the various depart ments. He says he understands that there is about $18,000,000 of the $50,000,000 emer gency fund still left. No accurate esti mate has been made of the cost under .the Volunteer bill considered in the House today, bint it is thought it cannot be less than $150,000 a day. There is comment in diplomatic circles in Washington at .the fact that Senor Polo left the French ambassador and the Aus tria-Hungary minister both in charge of the legation at Washington, and it is said that the reason the two were named was to make public announcement that both France and Austria were friendly to Spain, and that if 'the powers acted these two eoun.tries would side with Spain. In volunteering, bo sure you know what your are doing. In calling for only 80,000 troops from a country that can furnish ten million, the government does not require nor expect the services of men who will have to make the greatest sacrifices. Wait until you are needed. Let those who are most eager for the fray go first. The editor of the Hawkinsville News and Dispatch has had a prophetic dream. He says: “We dreamed the other night that Mr. O. iB. Stevens was elected com missioner of agriculture. While we have not much faith in dreams, we would not be surprised to see (this one come to pass.” It is stated that Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage desires a chaplaincy in the army in case of hostilities. Senator Mason should be drafted for service in Cuba. The Austrian Empress. The old adage that a Christmas eve child is born to sorrow is illustrated in the case of the empress of Austria, who was born on tho 24th of Decern tier, 1887. The Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria ■was married to Francis Joseph of Austria at the early ago of 16, and was then con sidered the loveliest woman in Europe. She was not well received by the great families of Austria, who thought that the emperor should have chosen a bride from a more-famous house than a col lateral branch of the Wittelsbachs of Bavaria. The Hungarians, however, went mad with enthusiasm over their beautiful queen and throughout her reign have remained her devoted slaves. She was passionately fond of riding and for long spent a portion of each year in the hunting fields of England and Ire land. The breakdown of her health compelled her first to forego this pleas ure, and then she was debarred from fencing and even from her mountaineer ing excursions. The unhappy marriage of her only son and tho refusal of the pope and the emperor to consent to his divorce preyed upon her mind, and since his tragic death years ago at Mayerling she has led the life of a recluse. —San Francisco Argonaut. CA.ftTO I4t X A.. Tks he- >9 simile 4,31 <<sutur*/ , eTe! 7 fcQV/fS mJ POWDER Absolutely Pure KATAHDIN’S TERRIBLE WORK. One of the Crew Tells Fkiw it Would be Done. Old Point Comfort, Va., April 21 —Os all the grand, gallant licet that rode on the waters here only the Katahdin, the mon ster rang remained last Wednesday morn ing. She, too, went to the Norfolk navy yard that day for minor repairs. Wnat they were the officers would not state. But this much they said:“We expect to be back in a few nays." There is only one regret in the breasts of the Katahdin's men—that they could not go with the Flying Squadron. They had been told that they would go, but at the last moment they got orders to the opposite effect. They are .spill hoping against hope that they may be allowed to go. Or, failing a chance to become a part of the Flying Squadron they would like to go with some one battleship. "All the men have their favorites. Some prefer the Cincinnati, some the Oregon, etc. “What good are we here?” they say. “We couldn’t protect a city. We arc only good in the open or with the fleet. We have to get close. We’ve only got four six-inch guns. They’re nothing to the 13-inch weapons of some other battleships. But whatever we strike with our rain nas got to go. We will destroy any ship. Captain Wild thinks this Katahdin is the finest ship afloat, and so do we all. “We only wish we’d get a chance to prove it to the Spaniards. Nothing can hit us fair, not one shot in a million, but that would glance off our curved back and leave us unharmed. They might carry off our smokestack, but what of that? We would Still laugh at them, waiting for our rani to pierce and saw the enemy’s ship. We're supposed to make 17 knots an hour. That may not be fast, but anyhow, we could go fast enough to make a big hole in the biggest battleship on the water.” “Thejt ought to take us to Key West. We could prevent prowlers from doing any harm. "What we want is to make at least ten Spaniards bite the salt water for every one who went down on the Maine. “We all had friends among them. The only harm that we have to prepare for is a torpedo. If one should hit us fair we would be sunk like rats in a trap. All the men, yon know, would be down below, and never see daylight.” The Katahdin always wears her war colors—green, never gray. The order to paint warships gray did not apply to her. At sea she is a most unsattlsfactory tar get, being hardly five feet out of water, and that part curved so that all missiles would glance off her. At some distance her prow looks like the head of a bull dog. She has only 90 men aboard. A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was taken witn a bad cold which settled on my lungs; cough set in and fjnally terminated in consumption. Four doctors gave me up, Saying I could only live A short time. I gave myself up to my savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth I would meet my absent ones above. Aly husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. 1 gave it. a trial, taking in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and, thank God, I am now a healthy woman.” Trial bottles tree at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store. Regular size, 50c and sl. Guaran teed or price refunded. I was reading an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy in the Worcester Enter prise recently, which leads me to write this. I can truthfully say that I never used any remedy equal to it for colic and diarrhoea. I have never had to use more than one or two doses to cure the worst Stroud, I’opotnoke City, Md. For sale by H. J. Lamar & Sons, druggists. Vocabularies. lii a talk about tho Algonquin lan guage 'Dr. Edward Everett Hale observed that 600 words of any language are enough for human communication. “Six hun dred words,’’ he said, “are said to ba suffi cient for tho couriers in Europe, and it is the outside limit of the vocabulary of the Italian opera. It is true that this is the minimum of human intelligence in both cases, but still it answers for tho convey ance of thought. 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Thrice-a-Week Edition. 18 Pages a Week . . . ... 156 Papers a Year FOR ONE DOLLAR. Published every alternate day except Sun day. The Thrice-a-Week edition of the New York World is first among all weekly papers in size, frequency of publication and the freshness, accuracy and variety of its contents. It has all the merits of a great $6 daily at the price of adoll.ar week ly. Its political news is prompt, complete, accurate and impartial, as all of its read ers will testify. It is against the monopo lies and for the people. It prints the news of all the world, hav ing special news correspondence from all points on the globe. It has brilliant illus trations, stories by great authors, a cap ital raumor page, complete markets, a de pavtments ofr the household and women’s work and other special departments of un usual interest. We offer this unequaled newspaper and The Neva together for ooe year tor se.O6. MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 22 1898 B, f, SMITH. fAlmost opposite Postoffice.) Spring II its ana 7 ies II ater Coolers, Ice Cream Presets, Betty Plates, Notions, Crockety, Glassware and China. THE FAIR, 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 of-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. 4f>4 Second Street, Macon, Ga. Private wires to all important points in the United States and Can ada. REFERENCES: Merchants’ National Bank, Market Na tional Bank, City Hall Bank, Cincinnati, O. W. J. O’DELL SCO, Dealers in Stocks, Bonds, Grains, Pro visions and Cotton, 17, 18 and 19 Barew Building CINCINNATI. Orders promptly executed by mail or telegraph. Correspondence solicited. Atlanta Offices: 205-206 Guild Building Slews and Opinions OF National Importance. THE SUN ALONE Contains Both. Daily, by mail $6 a year D’ly and Sunday,by mail..sß a year The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. I’rice 5c a copy. By mail $2 a year AddreßH TJIX SUN, New Vorlc. 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. FOR Artistic Dressmaking Ladies’ Tailoring In swell styles see MISS GAUGHAN, 285 Washington Avenue. You Can Rffom io Patronize Home Influstig 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 la all I adk. W. H. Schatzman Builder and Repairer of Buggies, Wagons, Carriages Everything that can be done by any wheelright or blacksmith. Buggy and carriage painting a *peclaltr. 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Nervous Debility and Lost Vitality, use YELLOW LABEL SPECIAL-double strength—will give strength and tone to every part and effect a permanent c ire. Cheapest and" best. iooPillss2: by mail. FREE — A bottle of the famous Japanese Liver Pellets will be given with a ft box or more of Mag netic Nervine, free. Sold only by For sale by Goodwyn’e Drug Store and j Brown Hoose Pharmacy. I E. Y. MALLARY, E. N. JELKS, President. Vice-President J. J. COBB, Cashier. Cowial and Savings 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 of all kinds. UNION SAVINGS BANK AND TItUST.COMPANV MACON. GA. Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. 8. Dunla> vice-president; C. M. Orr, Cashier. Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $$0,00« Interest paid on deposits. Deposit you: savings and they will be increased b’ in terest compounded semi-annually. THti EXCHANGE BANK Os Macon, Ga. Capital ~ $500,000.6* Surplus 160.UU0.6- J. W. Cabaniss, President. 8. 8. Dunlap, Vice-President. C. M. Orr, Cashier. Liberal to its customers, accommodating to the public, and prudent in its manage ment, this bank solicits deposits ml other business in Its line. DIRECTORS. W. R. Rogers, L. W. Hunt, Joseph Dan nenbeig, R. E. Park, S. S. Dunlap, J. W Cabaniss, H. J. Lamar, Jr., A. D. Sch® held, W. M. Gordon. ESTABLISHED 18« S. R. H. PLANT. CHAS. D. HURT Cashier. I. U. PLANT’S SON. BANKER, MACON, GA. A general banking business transact®* 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, corporations firms and individuals received upon th* most favorable terms consistent with con serrativo banking. A share of your bus inesa respectfully solicited. R. H. PLANT. President George 11. Plant, Vice-President. W. W. Wrigley, Cashier. Southern Loan and Trust Company of Georgia. MACON - GEORGIA. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, 860,000.00 J. S. SCOFIELD, Pres. Jos. W. PALMER, Vice-I’res. F. O. SCHOFIELD, Treasurer STEED & WIMBERLY, Attorney# Offers investors carefully selected First 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 1» non-fluctuating 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 RDstract Go. 370 Second St, Phone 82. T. B. WEST, Secretary and Attorney. rillSiciAiis. D«. 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. DK. J. JU. SHORTER, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, aver Sol Hoge’s, corner Mulberry and Second streets. DR. U. hTrEETE? Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, S7O Second Bt. Pkotie 463. DR. MAURY M. STAPLER. Eye Ear, Nose and Throat. 606 Mulberrv "treet. Phone 121. Dr. M. Marion Apfel, Phy* irinn and Surgeon. John C. Eads & Co. Building. Phone 811. Dr? w LTsmithT DENTIST. Successor to Dr. J. M. Mason. 353 Sec ond street. ’Phone 452. 1872 DR. J J. SUBERS 18H7 Permanently Located. Tn the specialties vertereal, Lost En ergy restored, Female Irregularities an* Poison Oak. Cure guaranteed. Address, In confidence, with stamp, 61? Fourth Street. Macon. G*. EASTEfh. EGGS, all kinds and colors EASTER EGGS, plain and decorated. H.J. Lamar & Sons Cherry St. Macon, Ga. Scared Tennyson. Tennyson one day entered a club read ing room and sat down iu a large arm chair before the fire. Much to the amaze meat of the other occupants of the room, he proceeded to elevate his feet until they rested on the chimneypiece in “real American’’ fashion. No expos tulations on the part of his friends re specting the inelegance of the position were of the slightest avail. Suddenly a brilliant inspiration seized one of them. Going close to Lord Tennyson, he whis pered in his ear, “Take your feet down or they’ll mistake you for Longfellow. ” In an instant the poet’s boots were on the floor, and he assumed the ordinary position of an Englishman.—San Fran cisco Argonaut. Calm In Time of Emergency. Servant (rushing in) —Ma’am, the house is on fire! Boston Mistress (who is giving a 5 o’clock tea) —Summon the fire depart ment, Honoria, and do not disturb us again. We are discussing the “crime of the split infinitive. ” —Chicago Tribune. CHEAPER ICE. Notice to Ice 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 sold at the following prices, viz: 240-<pound 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 AH ice without coupons % cent per pound, cash on delivery. Books can be obtained from our drivers, or telephone to 136, and same will be deliv ered promptly. By this method w r e 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. The Very Latest New Books. THE GADFLY, Voynicher. PRIDE OF JENNICO, Castle. LION OF JAMAICA, M. Jokai. FROM OTHER SIDE, Fullen. FOLLOWING EQUATOR, Mark Twain MEIR EZOFOVITCH, ORZESZKI. Just out of the press, and, of course, to be had only of BURR BROWN, The Bookseller, D. A. KBATING. a - - xdx General Undertaker and Embalmer. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Casksts, cases, coffins and burial robes; hears* and carriages furnished to all funerals iu and out of the city. Undertaker’s telephone 467. Resi dence telephone gas Mulberry «reet. W. H. REICHERT. PRRCTICRL PRPER RRRGER AND INTERIOR DECORATOR. HONEST WORK, LOW PRICES. Esti mates cheerfully furnished. Drop me a postal. 163 COTTON AVENUE, MACON, GA. Horse Shoeing. New and Improved Methods, Guarantee! to Stop Forging. Scalping Knee and Shin Hitting. Prevents Contraction, corns and all ailments caused by improper shoing. Diseases of the leg and foot a specialty. PROF. C. H. MESSLER, 620 Fourth Street. Carried off highest honors of his class. Boston 1895. Philadelphia 1896. .A I < 11 R Jj Is It Right ? to dress as well as your purse will allow. Therefore It is best to order your suits from us, because we lead in the tailoring line and our prices permit you to attain a style and elegance of attire which usually command more money. Geo. P. Burdick & Co., 568 Mulberry Street. Open Again We are pleased to announce to cur former patrons and friends * that we will again open our store at 456 First street, next to the Georgia Packing Co., where we will keep a complete stock Fresh Fish, Oysters, Vegetables, etc. Phone 233. Prompt delivery to any part of the city. Tampa Fish and Ice Co. I COTTON I ■ Is KING CSSb/I I S and the famous vegetable shortening, S the crowning product of the cotton 0 —*‘ 3 “ / plant— • COTTOLENE i 1 0 ' s a royal aid to good cooking, right I g living aud health. Let lard alouc. ‘J H I X"--* "X Use COTTOLENE. m 3 I 0 V ■'raTCl~X /# Th®genuine Cottolene is sold everywhere in i -- fl M V f // °ne to ten pound yellow tins, with our trmie- y 0 ' - nrVr mark®— “Ctortotoie" »n«i steer’s in r®Wcr»- \ Alf j 3 SB (g A plan/ wreath— on every tin. Not cuarunteed If CSE3J*, ya?" l ' Sj M I I sold in any other way. Made only by i 30 B Q '? ■' THE N. K. FAIR3ANK COMPANY. p fl F. A.GUTTENBERGER&CO J 422 Second Street. , M r 0 - L 11 - j Pianos and Organs. I The celebrated Sohmer ft Co. Piano. ORGANS. ' The celebrated Ivers & Pond. The Estey Organ. > |9 The reliable Bush ft Gerts and numerous The Burdett Organ. |R9 other good makes. The Waterloo Organ. I have been selling Piantut and Organs for the last twenty-flve years and have ’ fl always sold and always trill se.ll the very best Instruments at the greatest bargains j I Perhaps 4BWS fl us J Wet SSaP Enough , Down your wa, but if not we have an excellen line of garden fl hose at l()c per foot. The rubber in it is good and so is I, the fibre. A handy little “hose cart” costs only SI.OO. r<" Protects the hose and soon saves its price. I Don’t let the grass on lawn or plat get too big for you. k We have several makes of Lawn Mowers that run easy, cut i' 1 clean and cost from $3.50 to $6, according to size. Hand- H clippers, good for corners and small patches at 50c fl These are just reminders that we are alive to the needs fl of the season. English’s “T” Ad. I Tall, turbulent, tipsy Timothy Tittle- It won’t last forever, but on every roof lb thwaite, the third tired, thirsty Thespian, that I paint I give a written guarantee ■/ “tie” tourist, trudgingly traveling through that “ if the above named roof leaks or \ the thickly 'thronged, tortuous thorough- W jL hin - . years from date I am to do the work fare, toward TunlstOwn. Tautologically needed without any expense to the owner talking theoretical, theological theses to of building tedious, techy, testy Theodore Taylor, try- English'” PaTnt-English Guarantee-la , ing to 'talk trade topics to taciturn, tru- good. • culent Thomas Trent, the tailor. Tarrying My price is 50c a square of 100 feet. o the tavern to treat Thomas to toddy. i have pleased every one of my custom- Timothy toted traffic trifles, trinkets to era—l can please you. Save vour work for trade to tattling,, tantalizing, teasing, mo . r WIJI be in Macon as soon as I ‘ tasty, trim Theresa Thigpen, ’’the Titian complete some work now under way in J tressed teacher. Trading to Theresa Albany. I have contracted to paint the toys, tops, tins, tubs, trivets, testaments. Alliance warehouse. This makes the fifth thread, thimble, treacle, tobacco, tacks, cotton warehouse in Albany that 1 have tracts, tomatoes, turnips, tow, tape, tar, naway one acre and Alliance one-half acre towels. Theresa trading to Timothy tooth- Cook’s half acre; Hall’s halt acre- Gan- some tarts, tansy tea, turpentine, tallow, naway one acre, and Alliance one acre I trussed turkeys, turtles, terrapins, tad- i don’t want you to think that I refuse to & poles, truffles, togs, tags, traps, trays,tripe, paint small roofs. I paint all sizes, sorts tapioca. I his tedious tale to terminate; and conditions. I once upon a time paint- thus thought the three travelers. This the e d a roof for 25c and waited sixty fll thirtieth time that this terse truism. days for my pay. I don’t paint shingle , ’’English Paint stops leaks, yes it do,” roofs, but I do paint gutters, valleys, etc. has been seen by us. It must be so. As I will be very busy on my arrival in IT IS SO. Macon you will please send your address . ... k.«r nr . on a Postal to me in Albany and I will IT lui * ant d° es s^op leaks YES, ca ]j anf j see you abou t y Our roof. I can tlx it so that it won’t leak and It will stay English Paint has one fault, viz: fixed. HARVEY ENGLISH, Albany, Ga. When you buy for cash ask your ]1 . merchant for 4 >l THHDINB STHJIIPS. ( Elegant premiums given away. • yfl Office at Goodwyn’s Drug Store, Corner Cherry and Second Sts. A Handsome Clock, I ' i Free to Our Customers. 1 4 We have 200 handsome Bronze Clocks, guaranteed perfect timekeepers, that we are going to distribute among our custome rs absolutely free of expense to them. The Way It Is Done. With each purchase of Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing or Millinery you receive a *| ticket to the amount of your purchase, and when you have tickets to the amount of *1 $15.00 you get a clock. As No Chance. No Drawing. And remember our prices are 25 per cent less than any house in the south. M The Dixie Shoe and Clothing Co, fl Corner Cherry and Third Streets. | ©QMMillinery Department j