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Negligee Shirts.
Look in our window today for one of
the new concerts in Negligee Shirts.
Step inside the store and we’ll show
you every style worth having in
Shirts of all kinds from 50c. to $3.00.
Our Shirt stock is one of our pet de
partments, andjwe’ve got it right.
B. A. WISE,
“THE RENTING AGENT.”
FOR RENT.
No. 208 Spring street, 5 r. with bath and gas $21.25
No. 358 Spiing street, 5 r. with bath and gas 20.00
No. 259 Orange street, 6 r. with bath and gas * 12.50
No. 723 College street, 7 r. city water 16 66
N<-. 1710 Second street, 5 r 10.00
No. 616 Second street, 5 r. with servants’ house 17.00
No. 715 Arch street, 7 r, with bath and gas 20.00
No. 421 Walnut street, 9 r. with bath and gas 25.00
No. 915 Walnut street, 9 r. with bath and gas 16.00
No. 105 Wilder street, 5 r 7.00
Jeff Davis street, South Macon, 6 r., large lot 6.00
VINEVILLE.
Near St. Stanislaus, Main street, 6 r SIB.OO
Lynn avenue, 5 r ...... 10.00
Lynn avenue, 4 r 8.00
No. 523 Pine street, 5 r, bath, 2 r. servant house 15.00
Lists of Stores and Offices Furnished on Appli-
cation.
B. A. WISE,
358 Second Street, - - Macon, Ga.
1889. ESTABLISHED NINE YEARS. 1898.
Southern Dental Parlors,
Are the originators of “Live and Let Live” charges for High Class Den
tistry in Central and Southern Georgia.
Our business is constantly increasing because we prove all our claims.
We Don't Do Rny WoiK We Can’t Guarantee.
5-cent cotton dont admit of war-time prices for dentistry. Our charges are:
22k Gold Crown, best made at any price $4.00.
Bridge work, (per tooth) best made at price 4.00
Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate 5.00
Set of Teeth on Bose Pearl Plate (prettiest and best
plate made) . 8.00
Gold Fillings, governed by size of cavity 1 up
Teeth extracted without pain 50c.
(No loss of consciousness or bad after effects)
All Other Work at Proportionately low Charges
We want your patronage, and as an inducement for a
limited time
We will Pau Your Railroad Fare to and From Dlaoon.
If you want Dental work done and want to save money you should act
promptly, and write for particulars, as our offer is strictly limited.
SOUTHERN DENTAL PARLORS,
Wm. G. LONG, D. D, S., Propr. and M’gr.
614 Cherry Street, - - - Macon, Ga.
Military Shoes,
Suitable for Marching.
Broad Soles, Wide Toes, Low Heels,
Best Calf, Calf Lined, Welt
Laced.
Just the Shoes for comfort in military service (or any
other). Feet do not get tired in them. Will last six to
twelve monts $4.00
Neverbreak strings with each pair.
CLISBY McKAY.
Phone or telegraph for a pair.
MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 23 1898
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The question of war and going to war
may be a man’s affair, but certainly it is
.t subject upon which a woman may ex
press her opinion, for “out of the heart the
mouth speaketh.” Many otherwise sensi
ble men do not even faintly realize what
“enlisting" means! It is one thing to be
long to a military company as a sort of
delightful club, with the possibility of be
ing called upon to prevent mob violence or
to defend property, and quite another to
leave home and family and business, and
risk life —for what? •
The majority of our would-be patriots
are (if the honest truth is confessed)
rather hazy on this seemingls’ trivial
question, but a few older men pause Jong
enough to consider, “Why am I fighting?
Not to protect my home or my loved ones,
or my principles— not for gain <cf any kind
—for we do not wish Cuba to be added to
cur territory—cot for glory, for what coun
try yet has failed to defeat Spain? War in
olden times was a question of physical
prowess, and of swordsman’s skill, but
modern implement s of war have pro
gressed to such a horrible extent that hu
man skill is naught, and so-called bravery
consists in an effort to mow’ down 1,000
men with two or three guns one minute
sooner than they can mow you down.
When you have attentively examined the
guns at West Point and Annapolis, and
have understood their power, all desire
for war is dead within you—if you are a
sensible woman. The probability is that
yours is not the only country that has
been manufacturing these demons of de
struction, and when I saw guns that the
polite army officer explained would fire
twelve miles and kill 300 men at one shot,
all my warlike fervor was killed on the
spot, without so much as the srtking of a
match. Then it seemed to me that the
time had come for the plan of “arbitra
tion” to prevail in civilized countries, for
if two nations warred with one another,
and each were nrcridcd with “improved”
war implements, the old story of the iKl
kenny cats would have a modern illustra
tion. None would be left to tell the tale,
for they would both kill each other. About
six men might be needed to man the guns,
and the other thousands would simply be
spectators if victorious, and superfluous
corpses if defeated. Fighting isn’t what it
used to be, and the rifieat the shoulder
and the sword at the side, play but a small
part in battle. To the would-be soldiers
who would volunteer their services, the
war seems to offer opportunities of dis
tinction, and the thought never once oc
curs to most of them that they will never
come within seeing distance of the enemy,
and in modern warfare the term “facing
your enemy” is exploded—not remarkable
either, for the entire scheme consists of
explosives.
The editorial in yesterday’s Evening
News, and the advice of the brigadier gen
eral of New York, certainly strike the
right chord in the heart of each woman
in the land, and appeal to the common
sense of each man who is rational enough
to rightly and calmly consider the step he
is taking. It sounds well in the ears of
some to hear the talk of “duty to one’s
country.” But how about the duty to one’s
mother, Wife, dependent sister? The Bible
says that a man’s first duty is to his fam
ily, and it passes my understanding how
any man can feel willing to desert the im
perative duty of providing for the wants
of the women in his family, and rush into
death by battle or by disease that almost
certainly awaits him in Cuba. If neces
sary to protect ’the coasts of southern cit
ies," then, of course, let the southern men
go forth, and the southern women -will bid
them farewell with hearts that will be
strong with encouragement, and will find
no room for weakness, but for the men of
our communities to wilfully, needlesly vol
unteer in this war is too much for femi
nine forbearance. The truth is that most
of the men who would go today if the call
were issued for volunteers, feel in their
hearts that they are really doing wrong to
leave their duties here, but have a false
idea that they will be considered cow
ardly. forgetting entirely that “the bravest
are the tenderest,” and that the youth who
leaves his mother to suffer poverty and
want is a poor sort of creature to be de
pended on to guard the flag of a country.
So far, let it be fully understood, the
members of home military companies ha\e
not been asked to take any part in the war
and the probability is that very few of
them will be needed. Until the real ne
cessity comes, each man should hesitate
about" leaving the duty nearest home,-and
he will be honored for having the courage
of bis convictions. No man ought to go
into the army because he is afraid of what
people will say if he stays out, for of all
cowardly fears on earth, the fear of being
called a coward is the most cowardly.
• » •
Mrs. Benjamin Cleveland Smith gave a
card party yesterday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Joseph Bond, of souisville, Ky.
Mrs. Smith is an ideal hostess, and her
hospitality was much enjoyel by her
guests. Mrs. McEwen Johnston won the
prize, a silver and gold berry spoon.
• * •
A party of Macon people left this morn
ing for Warm Springs, where they will
spend sevnal days, the guests of Mr.
Chas. Davis, at a house party given in hon
or of Miss Bosher. Those who went from
Macon were Miss Bosher. Mrs. Lee Jor
dan, Mrs. Louis Stevens, Mrs. Ashton
Starke of Richmond, Miss Birdie Cole
man. Mr. Samuel S. Dunlap, Jr., Mr. Clem
Phillips, Mr. Stewart Jones and Mr.
Charles Sims. Among those who will go
from Columbus will be Mr. George Ma
son and Mr. Little.
* • •
Mrs. Henry W. Lockett, of New York,
is visiting Mrs. Hickey, on Orange' street.
• » •
Mrs. Fannie Lamar Rankin returned
yesterday to Atlanta after a visit to Mrs.
Walter Lamar, in Vineville.
• * •
The Current Topics Club -will meet
Monday morning at the residence of Mrs.
McEwen Johnston, and the subject, of
course, will be the war with Spain, as
there is no other current topic at pres
ent. Mrs. Walter Lamar and Miss Ida
Mangham have charge of the program.
* » »
The following cards have been received
by friends of the contracting parties:
“Samuel McKay and Miss Zoe Stanley
announce their marriage on Thursday,
April the twenty-first, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight.”
• • •
Mrs. Gray Goodwyn is much better, and
is steadily improving in strength. This
WdijyFiO
i is most welcome news to many pecple, for
Mrs. Goodwyn is not only unusually pop-
, ular in society, but is generally and gen
uinely beloved by all who come within
reach of her attractive personality and
sunshiny presence.
• • •
Miss Mattie Wilson has returned from
New York, and her’ Macon friends will
have the pleasure of hearing her remark
ably fine voice again. Miss Wilson has
spent the winter studying music under
Miss Emma Tnursby, and at the New
York Conservatory of Music.
bouth Macon dots
Revival services at Jones’ Chapel church
continues with unabated interest. Rev. J.
D. Anthony preached an able sermon at 3
o'clock yesterday to a large and apprecia
tive audience. This aged, true and tried
solder o’ the cross will preach again at
11 o’clock a. m. tomorrow.
'Several heavy rains fell in South Macon
during the forenoon hours today, giving
us a fine season, which will revive vege
tables, fruits and grops—coming just in
time to save the oat crop, 'which was suf
fering dreadfully.
During tie first heavy ram, about 9:30
o'clock *h’s morning, ligi'ning struck the
residence of Mr. B. P. Fa rcloth, 121 Ash
street, damaging it considerably. The
lightning s iuck the comb of the roof near
the ch inney, where it seemingly divided,
then num.ng along each valley to the eves,
tore o fthe boxing, plastering and weather
boarding trom one side of both the rear
and front room.
Mis§ Bettie Knight was standing inside
the door of the rear room having her hand
resting on the back of a chair, w’hen the
chair post was broken by the shock. Her
arm is black and blue from the effects
and gives her considerable pain.
Mrs. Fairchild was standing by the
stove. The lightning having been attrac
ted by the stove pipe, knocked the top sec
tion off, ran down the pipe, singed Mrs.
Fairchild’s neck and face. She feltlittle in
convenience from it at the time. Two or
three hours afterward, however, she was
forced to take her bed and call in a physi
cian. A small child was standing in the
door of a rear room, and, strange as it may
seem, escaped unhurt.
The chimney was not injured and the
soot was shaken from it and lodged in the
hearth. „
Mr. Fairchild says his chimney will not
need burning “out” again soon.
“Smith.”
A CANNON CRACKER
Used to Draw a Crowd, But
the Peop'e Were Busy
Reading the News.
For days past hundreds of people have
stood in front of The New’s building
eagerly reading the war bulletins as they
came from the Associated Press wires.
Second street has been blocked from day to
day.
The News being the only paper in Macon
which furnishes the news on the day it
happens, the public have, very naturally,
made The News building a center for fresh
and reliable war news.
In about exact proportion to the circula
tion of the two papers, a few people have
stood around the Macon Telegraph board
on Mulberry street. What little populari
ty it could claim was probably due to the
fact that it wasn’t crowded and, therefore,
afforded a better view for the few who
gathered there.
But yesterday afternoon the Telegraph’s
war editor conceived a novel plan for
drawing a crowd. He invested in a laige
cannon cracker, and while the excitement
in the neighborhood of The News building
was at its aeight, this cannon cracKer was
touched off. A few innocent souls, al
ready excited by the stirring war new.;,
rushed down to learn who was hurt and
what it was all about. But, finding them
selves deceived, they promptly returned to
the r’i 'f news source o' the city.
Moral—Give the people the news on the
day it happens, and they will know where
to expect it —it wflll not be necessary to
fire off a cannon cracker to get their at
tention.
It is not necessary for The News to fire
off a cannon cracker in order to draw a
crowd to its bulletin board. The people
j’ st na.t tally know where to get ‘.he tews
first.
DON’T FORGET
The best ?1.50 Straw Hats are hero.
__________ Clem Phillips.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bibb Real Estate and Improvement
Company will be held at their office, 456
Second street, on Wednesday, April 27th,
1898, at 12 m.
R. S. COLLINS, Secretary.
The idea of bringing to
gether all of the veterans and
other ex-members of the
company and forming an as
sociation to be kno-wn as the
Old Guard of the Macon
Volunteers, has been dis
cussed for months.
All of the above described
members are requested to
meet at the Armory on next
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
The privileges of the Ar
mory are restricted to the
active and honorary members
of the Macon Volunteers.
B. C. Smith,
G. C. Conner,
D. B. Woodruff,
W. W. Wrigley.
This is the Package— .
remember it. It contains Y
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Washing Powder
that cleans everything j !
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Right Things
At Right Prices
Distinctly different in superiority over lines shown
elsewhere in the city, exactly and correctly describes our
great and extensive stock of
NoDDu Spring] Sults, Hals | and Furnishings.
KF l(For Men, Boys and Children.
Stylish and well made Men’s Suits, $6.50, SB.OO and
SIO.OO rnd up to $20.00. Every Suit guaranteed to
give absolue satisfaction. Your inspection invited.
Why Spill JIUIK and
tiibr cru Oyer it.
That is just what you do when you go for your glasses to aa. one to whom the
science of optemetry is a sealed book. Glasses are a blessing to l mankind when
properly fitted, but a great curse when no t so. The fact that your glasses enable
you to see well and do not tire your eyes does not prove by any means that they are
suitable and are not injuring the eyes. The eye wil adapt itself in time to any glass.
Therefore you can perceive that you are no t a competent judge as to whether or not
your eyes are fitted right. Mr. Friedman, the optical specialist, has done thousands
of dollars worth of work since he came to’ this city, but has yet to find anyone who
is not perfectly satisfied with his work. The Macon Optical Parlors, No. 314 Second
Street.
Home Industries
arid 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.
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 Mill» fi
Cotton Gins.
Macon Refrigerators.
MLEECKE’S Improved Dry Air Refrigerators. The best Re
frigerators made. Manufactured right here in Macon, any size and of
any material desred. It has qualities which no other refrigerator ©a
r he market possesses. Come and see them at the. factory oe St
There ore
Tailor-made Suits
Here, ready-to-wear, that are bright with the
spirit and finish of highest grade work. No other
kind has a place here. No need to let it have.
Knowing where to buy and what to choose, we select
only those garments that represent sparkling origin
ality and sprightliest fashion. Our policy is to al
ways keep in the lead in every feature of style, or
service, or sensible saving. The season is ready:
the stock is ready. Newest ideas: lowest prices.