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PUBLIC SCHOOL
IANNUAL REPORT
Shows that a Splendid School
System Steadily Contin
ues to Improve.
SUPT. UMITS STITIHHT
Os the Condition of Education in
this County is Highly Interest
ing to the People of Macon,
The twenty-sixth annual report of the
public schools of the city of Macon and
Bibb county. 1897-98, ba* Just been received
from the hands of the printer, it is an
inter* .'tiny compilation and shows the re
markable growth and prosperity of the
schools and establishes the fact that the
Bibb county system is one of the very best
in the South and is ably and popularly
managed byProft ■-or D. Q. Abbott, super
intendent, who is splendidly .sustained in
his work by the board of education, of
which Hon. it. A. Nisbet is the faithful
an ! very efficient president.
The report shows that the following are
H. officers and members of the board:
Officer Robert A. Nisbet, president;
T. Id. Tinsley, vic president, J. H. Hertz,
monetary. J. W. CabanUs, treasurer; D.
Q, Abbott, superintendent of schools.
Miss Nellie Edwards, superintendent’s
clerk; M. A. Weir, superintendent of jan
itors and general repairs.
Roll of member* J. W. Cabaniss, T. C.
Dempsey, Washington Dessau, D. M. Gu
g.d, J. H. Hertz, William F. Holl, B. L.
Jones. A. L. .Miller, W. T. .Morgan, R. A
Nisbet. R. M. Rogers, T. D. Tinsley.
Hx-Offlo .Members—Hon. W. H Felton.
Jr., Judge superior court; Hon. C. M
Wiley, ordinary, Hon. S. B. Price, mayor
ot Macon.
The general report contains the reports
of the different committees.
The report of the finance committee
shows th' following receipts for the year:
RECEIPTS- 1897-1898.
State apportionment second quar
ter 1897$ 6,054 31
Slate apportionment third quar-
ter 1897 6,051 31
State apportionment, fourth quar-
ter 1897 6,054 31
County appropriation 50,000 00
State apportionment first quarter
1898 8,494 68
Incidental fees 2,202 93
Tuition of non-residents 128 50
Saleof supplies and sundries.... 45 11
Total $79,034 15
Total expenditures, $90,74(2.66.
The committee says tilt shortage, which
is large, is only apparent, since we have
every reason t u believe that we shall re
celvt in - i few days the second quarterly
payment from the state of $8,494.68, which
will leave us in deficit only $3,213.83.”
The report of Superintendent Abbott is
comprt henslve and interesting, it says,
among other things the following:
"We have occupied and used fifty-one
school building: during the year. Os these
sixteen are in th ■ city and suburban sys
tem ami thirty-five in the country. Ten
buildings are for white schools and six for
negro schools in the city and suburban
system, and twenty-one are for whites and
fourteen for negroes in the country -•sys
tem.
"The total value of this school property,
Including furniture, maps, globes and ap
paratus, is $202,250.
“The enrollment of pupils for the year
is as follows:
"City—2,9B9 white, 2,215 colored. Total.
6,202.
"Country- 9(si white, 1.205 colored Total
2.105.
"Total enrollment city and country
7,310.
"Average number- belonging, city and
country—3,237 white, 2,626 colored. Total,
5,863.
"Average daily attendance—2,9B3 white,
2,266 colored. Total. 5,219.
"This shows the average daily attend
ance to bo 90 per cent of the number be
longing and 72 per cent of the total en
rollment for the entire year, which Is a
rem irkable showing under the circum
stances.
"Under the head of statistics, it is prop
er to report that in accordance with the
state law on the subject, a school census
was taken this year of all children be
tween the ages of 6 and Is The returns
show the school population of Bibb county
to be 14.008, which represents an increase
of 1.414 over the enumeration of 1893.
Without having any' official information
from the state school commissioner, my
inquiries among the school authorities
throughout the state lead me to believe
that this increase is larger than the vast
majority of the counties, and is perhaps
the equal of any in percentage.
"We have come to the close of the first
year of our normal school, the results of
which, in many directions, have far ex
ceeded our sanguine expectations. This
school has for its object the training of
teachers for our own system of schools,
and had its origin in the urgent necessity
for the professional preparation of young
teachers before they enter upon this re
sponsible work.
“The course of study covers two years
and embraces the subjects of psychology,
pedagogy, American literature, logic, ap
plied psychology, ethics, history of peda
gogy and physical geography.
“This being the first year of the school,
only one class was organized, consisting
of forty-five young ladies, who have occu
pied themselves with the course before
mentioned, and whose enthusiastic devo
tion to their work is worthy of all com
mendation. Next year a senior class will
be instituted, and the time of the class
will be devoted to observation and prac
tice, together with the study of methods
n e emen.ary work and the development
of administrative power.”
The annual report was made to Superin
tend.-:-.. Abbott by Professor C. W. Kil
patrick. the efficient general principal of
the county schools contains, among manv
other interesting things, the success of the
traveling library.
GREAT MISTAKE OF THE WAR.
Senator Bacon and the Georgia Troops in
Discussion.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, has written
to the president urging that Georgia vol
unteers be mustered out of the United
k. <es military >•■rvice Immediately. As
it is a letter similar in purport to those of
many governors of states let us see how
K affects the important question of the
value of state troops, or militia, for
national purposes in times of war.
Senator Racon says that among the
Georgia volur .eers ire “many of the best
young mu of :h. state-lawyers, doctors,
c erks ic banks, factories, railroads, etc ”
—whose business or other necessity re
quires that they should be back in civil
life at the opening of the autumn season
? ~r ad€ ’ since oftentimes places have been
held open for them, and these will be lost
if the young men do not return forthwith
It is not questionable that such volun
teers should b- mustered out as speedily
as possible. It is true that the war is not
yet over and the government has a right
to hold them under the terms of their en
-I!stm ent. but the necessity for keeping
them longer in the service has ceased to
exist, and the dissatisfaction among them
tends to impair their usefulness as sol-
diers. If not to destroy it entirely. The
question arises, however, if it was desir
able, if it was safe to muster them into
the national service when their value as
soldiers was subject to such a condition
as that described by Senator Bacon. If
the active hostilities of the war had con
tinued much longer and their service in
the field had been required imperatively
by the government would we not have
heard objections to their remaining similar
to those made by Senator Bacon?
"Many of the positions held by these
young men." Senator Bacon tells the pres
ident, h.i >< beenibeld open for them but
if they cannot return to them promptly
their employers must necessarily fill their
places with others ” n ig impossible to
forecast the duration of a war. and if any
army is to serve the purposes of the coun
try it must be at its command, no matter
how long the war lasts or whatever the
engagements of the men composing it. In
entering into the military service they
must disassociate themselves wholly from
ivil life, or they are not an army upon
which the government and people can de
pend.
This we do not say as criticism of the
Georgia volunteers especially They are
like the state troops as a whole. They
emitted expecting only a brief war, and
therefore kept a string tied to their civil
places as far as possible. They were of the
niture of conditional soldiers, and such
soldiers are a dangerous aJliance in time
of war.
The lesson is very plain. It is that for
national purposes we need imperatively a
national army, and that except for with
standing invasion or for military duties
within the state, a state militia is always
an unsafe reliance.
If the original Hull bill for the reorgan
ization of the regular army had passed it
would have given us an army large enough
for the requirements of the war, so far as
operations in foreign parts were concern
ed and the militia would have performed
their appropriate functions in supplying
or supplementing garrisons for the sea
board fortifications. The peculiar ex
citement now caused by exaggerations of
the sufferings of the volunteers would not
have occurred. The pension roll would
have been shorter, and young men like
those of Georgia, who represent the state
volunteers generally, would not have
needed appeals in their behalf such as
those of Senator Bacon and many govern
ors. The mistake of the war was in the
neglect of congress to pass that bill. and.
a? Mr. Hull has explained, the failure of
the bill was due to the ignorant opposition
of the militia of many states—New Yo-k
Sun.
Notes Taken
On the Run.
MUSIC LESSONS.—Professor J. H.
Newman, for. twenty years director of mu
sic in Wesleyan Female College, will
teach piano, voice,* theory and harmony in
the city during the fall and winter months
Terms very moderate. Residnece 536
Madison street.
Mrs. A. E. Kenan, principal of the Sec
ond street school, has returned home from
her summer vacation.
Mrs. T. O. ‘Chestney, Miss Courtney
Chestney and Miss Wrigley have returned
from North Carolina, where they have been
for some time.
Rev. Millard A. Jenkins will return to
day from Asheville, N. C., where he has
been for some two months past. He will
occupy his pulpit tomorrow at the Tattnall
Square Baptist church.
Mr. Hayne Ellis will leave in a few days
for Annapolis to resume his studies in the
Naval Academy.
Drs. W. R. Holmes ana Mason, dentists,
556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try
a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash for pre
serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed
ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat,
etc. For sale by all druggists.
“The Coon in Klondike” tonight at
Crump’s park.
It is gratifying to -a large number of
people 'to know that Mr. Jake Binswanger
has again opened his resltaurant, as it is
a nice, quiet place, where they can take
their meals at a price that is cheaper than
going home or that could be had at a
boarding house. .Mr. Binswanger serves
everything the market affords and is now
having a big run on his rice birds, oysters,
pompano. and in fact, everything found in
a first class restaurant.
Mrs. R. E. Glenn and children have re
turned from a visit of several weeks to
Atlanta. Locust Grove and Indian Spring.
Music Lessons—Plano and violin in
struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie
Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue.
Old school books bought, sold and ex
changed. Largest stock ever in iMacon.
Cash paid for old books. "Old Book Store”
next to Powers’ Curiosity Shop.
Dr. Robert J. Willingham, so w r ell and
favorably known in our city, will preach
at the First Baptist church Sunday night
at 8 o'clock. Dr. Willingham has just ar
rived in the city and has kindly consented
to preach. Pastor White will preach in the
morning.
Dr. J. J. Brantley will preach at the
Vineville Baptist church at 11 o’clock to
morrow morning and Dr. R. J. Willingham
of Richmond, will fill the pulpit at night.
Grand Master Bruzard. of the Odd Fel
lows, came over this morning from Col
umbus to attend the funeral of Miss Dietz.
There wore seven cases on the docket at
the police station this morning. Three
were dismissed, three were fined and one
continued.
A bright party of college girls passed
through this morning en route to Miliidge
ville to attend the industrial School.
The Athens colored baseball team de
feated the .Macon team yesterday afternoon
by a score of 27 to 3.
Mr. C. L. Goodrum, of Athens. is*at the
Brown house.
Mr. J. XV. Stein, of Knoxville, Tenn., is
in the city today.
Mr. A. R. Steele, a prominent citizen of
Atlanta, was in the city yesterday.
The city is crowded today with wagons
from the country. This is the largest
crowd that has been in the city since the
cotton season opened.
The county commissioners will hold
tbeir regular meeting next Tuesday and
the ma'ter about the rr-un’y pts, horse
will be nrougbt up. I: is very likely that
the house will be ordered burned.
Some of the old medicines from Lamar's
fire are being thrown into a large hole on
Oomulgee street. There was a lajge crowd
of small negroes there this morning eating
pills. Several of them were made very
sick and it was necessary for a policeman
to keep them away.
Mr. C. I. Walker, Jr., of Charleston. S
C., is a guest of the Hotel Lanier
Mr. S. H. Hardwick, general passenger
agent of the Southern railway, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr. W. A. McKay, of Rochelle, is in the
city today.
Mr. M. H. Nussbaum, a prominent mer
chant of Bainbridge, is a guest of the Ho
tel Lanier.
The Sure La Grippe Cure.
There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malady if you will only get the
right cure. You are having pain all through
your body, your liver is out of order, have
no appetite, no life or ambbition. have a
bad cold—in fact, are used up. Electric
bitters is the only remedy that will give
you prompt and sure relief. They act di
rectly on your liver, stomach and kid
neys, tone up the whole system and make
you feel like a new being. They are guar
anteed to cure or prive refunded. For sale
nt H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug store. Only
Wc per bottle.
WE WILL REVEL
EUR ONE NIGHT.
Development of the Mayor’s
Suggestion Has Brought
Out a Great Feature.
MASKED AND IN DOMINO.
Under Ten Thousand Lights the
Grand Masquerade Will Take
Place on Closing Night.
“Big oaks from little acorns grow.” and
a little suggestion dropped by Mayor Price
is destined to develop into the biggest
feature of the Carnival.
The executive committee met yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of considering
the Venetian feature of the Carnival
and the matter will be taken up further
by a special committee for that purpose.
The general idea of the Venetian Revel
feature is to make a masquerade and
strictly Carnival opportunity out of one
night of the celebration at least. In fact
it is possible that every night mill be
made a Carnival and masquerade.
But on the night of the 'Venetian Revel
it is proposed to reserve Cherry street for
strictly masquerade features and to allow
no one into the masquerade*unmasked or
without a domino.
A nominal admission will be charged to
the enclosure for the purposes of protec
tion and certain rules will be laid down
by the committee having the matter in
charge.
The general public will be admitted to
the enclosure outside the ropes which will
be the sidewalks for the full, length of the
streets, free of charge and a nominal charge
will be made to the grand stand where the
band concert will take place.
This band concert will be also one of
the features of the Carnival as it is ex
pected that at least six bands will take
part and a big money prize will be divided
among the bands. In this way the people
participating in the masquerade and the
public generally will get 'the benefit of the
band concert of at least a hundred and
fifty pieces all playing together.
The whole street from end to end will be
hung with myriads of Chinese lanterns ajid
coloredelectric lights. Colored fire works
will be burned contni'ually and the utmost
license will be allov/ed to everyone, but
no rowdyism or drunkenness or anything
that will be unpleasant to anyone.
Everyone will bi masked and everyone
will be out for a tgood time.
For three hours in this Venetial 'Revel
the people of Macon and the visitors will
turn themselves over to enjoyment and all
care will be left behind.
A handsome jjrize will be offered for the
best costume ofa the grounds and as every
one will be mrasked and the names of the
judges of this feature will be known only
to the executive committee of the Carnival
the contest w ill be strong and will be pro
ductive of in ueh interest.
The objection has been raised in some
quarters th at the better class of the peo
ple of tho city will not go to this mas
querade and that for this reason it will
lose some of its attractiveness. But this
is surely,' t mistake unless Macon is differ
ent from every other place in the w’orld.
The masquerade feature of the Carnivals
abroad are the most attractive and the
most popular. Everyone turns out and no
one is ‘hurt. Os course ladies go with their
escorts; as they would at any other time
to plaoes of public resort in the night time
and 'ti’ney leave before the unmasking,
which would probably take place at 11
o’clock or perhaps not until midnight.
Parties of people will go together and
keep together making their own amuse
ment. Each will try and act the character
represented or if merely a domino is worn
then the mask is all sufficient to hide the
identity. But in the meanwhile everyone
knows that the whole thing is in the
hands of a committee that will take care
that no person will be put to any discom
, fort or that anything objectionable will be
disregarded by the committee who will .be
all over the grounds with authority as
special police.
The plans for the great living flag which
is to be used during the Carnival has been
made out. The design is very pretty and
the drawing has been pronounced excel
lent by all w'ho have seen it. A description
of the flag has been published before. It
will take exactly 1.555 children to compose
the flag. The number to be dressed in
blue is 230. Forty-five will be needed
dressed in white for the stars. There will
be 680 children in red for the stripes and
600 for the white.
ihe flag is going to be an immense
thing and will be 39x90 feet. A Confederate
flag will aso be formed out of the Amer
ican flag. The children for the flag will
be selected from the public schools and
be taught, the exercises by the teachers.
The Living Flag promises to be one of the
greatest features of the Carnival.
A committee of eight has been appointed
by Mr. George Ketchum, chairman of the
committee on public comfort, and they
have been very busy all of the morning
canvassing the whole town to find out how
many people can take boarders during the
three days. The committee was very suc
cessful this morning and Chairman Ketch
um is very much gratified with the work.
He says that the committee will canvass
the whole city by Tuesday.
CIRCULAR SENT
BY BAPTISTS
In the Interest of the Mission
ary Work to Be Done
in Cuba.
The following letter has been sent
out by the Home Mission Board of thff
Southern Baptist Convention, which gives
much detailed and interesting information
relative to the existing condition of affairs
in the church in Cuba:
On July ,th, the press dispatches pub
lished information of the deah of Dr. Belot,
a. Havana. He was the agent in charge
of the Home Mission Board s property in
Cuba. The board immediately cabled to
Dr. Belot’s' niece, Miss Gertrude Joerg. au
thorizing her to assume charge of the prop
erty, and at the same time wrote the de
partment of state at Washington, asking
that rhe British legation be requested to
instruct the British vice consul at Havana
to give Miss Joerg all proper aid and pro
tection. It will be seen from the following
letter from Miss Joerg, written in Havana ■
on August 2Sth, that this action of the |
board was timely. Miss Joerg writes as i
follows:
‘Dear Brother—l was very much sur- I
prised on receiving your letter yesterday |
to learn that my letter to Dr. Tichenor I
was so long on the way. I was not expect- i
ing an answer to it as soon as I aparently '
had one, but I suppose by some good for- i
tune it had gone through sooner than I !
expected possible.
It was fortunate that I was telegraphed ’
to take charge or there would have been |
still more suffering, and the pains you ;
took to have the state department call the |
British consul’s attention especially to us, :
has been of great value, both for the
church and our own welfare, and we thank
you most sincerely.
" ‘The consul did come to our house to
live almost immediately. He brought his !
wife, who was very ill indeed, and she died j
ten days afterwards. The department at i
MACON NEWS SATURDAY EVE? UNG, SEPTEMBER 17 1896
Washington did give the instructions to
have such funds as were necessary ad
vanced to me amd I received $26.50 in gold
from ‘the consul. We were just making ar
rangements to ask for more when peace
was proclaimed-—and such peace it is—reg
ular Spanish p. ace—everything nearly as
high as ever and some things higher. Food,
is brought here and is not allowed to land
“ ‘When I read the cablegram of the
board yesterday, asking if food should be
sent. Dr. Gill, S think his name is, of the
Red Cross, was talking to me.
“ ‘Miss Clara (Barton is here on her boat
in the bay, but the governor told her very
politely that Her food and services were
not needed. The kitchens are badly equip
ped and the people are starving.
“ ‘Now to answer the cablegram about
the food; if tile Red Cross are allowed to
land and distribute their supplies, I have
taken the liberty to say they might store
In the corridor ard first gallery of the
church, supplies to be distributed to those
w'ho can prepare them at home. We can
reach 500 or more whom we know are
worthy and we and our intimate friends
will take charge of this place. If .Miss
Barton is not allowed to bring in her sup
pliese the only thing to be done is to send
money. The church property is in good
condition. The schools have been having
their vaction, but will open next Thursday.
The Sunday schools are well attended and
the services also. They have kept up all
through the trouble.
“ ‘The missionaries have been very
faithful and long suffering. They have
Buffered keenly for the want of food. It
is a little better now, but we must have
money and they must be nourished better.
Mother Diaz, and in fact, ail could not
hold out much longer. They were begin
ning to look shadowy. Miss Clotilde spent
the night with us last night and her moth
er and sister were here today. They have
just had their first news of the three ab
sent members of he family.
“ ‘We are glad to hear that the work is
going to be carried on vigorously here, for
the field seems ripe for it. Thanking the
members of the board for thier kindly ex
pressed sympathy and apreciathm of our
dear uncle and his services. I am very
truly yours. Gertrude Joerg.”z
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To be Given to Paid Up Sub
scribers of The News.
The following list of prizes will be given
away on September 30th, at which time
our offer will expire.
One prize of $lO in gold.
Four prizes each for one year’-s subscrip
tion to The New.
Six prizes each for six months’ subscrip
tion to The News.
Eight prizes each for three months’ sub
scription to The News.
Twelve prizes each for one month’s sub
scription to The News.
'Making a total of thiry-one prizes or $lO
in gold and ten years’ subscription to The
News. These prizes are entirely free. The
only requirement to obtain tickets is to
pay when due.
Al monthly subscriptions must be paid in
advance and all weekly subscriptions must
be paid each week in order to secure tick
ets.
The prizes are up from July Ist to Sep
tember 30th —thirteen weeks.
Tickets can be obtained by calling at the
office o fthe subscription department of
The News and will be issued at any time
after this date. Each 10 cents paid when
due entitles the subscriber to a ticket.
Each person paying promptly until Sep
tember 30th will receive thirteen tickets.
G. W. Tidwell,
Manager City Circulation.
floraFparade
Sparta Will Be Represented
bv Two Turnouts—Other
Towns Coming.
Sparta will be represented in the Macon
floral parade by two turnouts and seven
young ladies and girls.
The first trap will be drawn by Mr. Ed
Barry’s famous bays, and no handsomer
pair of horses were ever seen in Georgia.
The second is Mr. R. A. Gravels’ poney
surrey, unique and beautiful.
Every town in the southern half of the
state will send teams if the railroads will
give transportation.
A Barefaced Bunko Game.
One evening while Colonel Riche’s regi
ment was stationed -.t the fair grounds c
bronzed and broad shouldered Texan walk
ed into the office of the Commercial hotel
and, squaring himself at a table, began
the task of composing a letter. It was ev
idently a hard job. Ha stuck out his
tongue, scratched his head, changed pans
a dozen times and went through all tho
contortions of a man with a bad case of
St. Vitus’ dance before he concluded the
epistle. Then he fished out a black wal
let, unwound a strap a yard long and ex
tracted a $5 bill, which he carefully folded
up with the sheet. By that time the per
formance had excited the sympathetic in
terest of several bystanders, and one of
them pointed out the mail box in the
corner.
“Just put your letter in there, my
friend, ” be said.
“Hey?” exclaimed the Texan, glancing
up.
“I said to drop your letter in that box,”
repeated the other. The big immune bent
upon him a look of unutterable scorn.
“Well, I’ve heerd tell of all kinds of
city bunko games,” he said slowly, “but
that’s the durndest, barefacest one of the
hull lot! Don’t you say nothing, now, 01
I’ll have to smash you. Say, mister,” he
called to the clerk, “kin you tell me where
the postmaster keeps his shop?”
He was given the proper directions and
returned beaming.
“Say,” he asked one of the hotel staff
confidentially, ■ ‘do I reely look as green as
all that—like I’d bite at sech a game?”
He was assured that he looked like a
thoroughbred and went away happy.
“Hope to die-if I gver give any more tips
to a Texan, ’ was the comment of tho gen
tleiuan who pointed out the box.—New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
An Impressive Ceremony.
A rich widow in a town not far from
Winter Harbor was making arrangements
for the marriage of her daughter, when
the Methodist conference met in that town
and 20 ministers came to attend it. She
invited them all to the wedding, and, her
pastor belonging to that denomination,
she expressed to him a wish that the cere
mony be arranged so that they could all
participate. The dominie thought tho
matter over and told her that he could de
vise no scheme by which her wish could
be gratified. He did not see how the mar
riage service could be cut up into 21 seg
ments, and, furthermore—and he express
ed it as delicately as possiblehe did not
think the members of the conference
would consider it dignified to engage in
any such performance.
As the widow was a person of great im
portance, he had to treat her gingerly.
She is the largest contnbun >r to the sup
port of ths church, and the parson expect
ed a handsome fee for hitching her daugh
ter to the most eligible young man in
town. Hence he to consult with
some of the brethren and see her later, but
she did not wait for him. She took mat
ters into her own hands and formed a
plan that at- least had the merit of origi
nality. She went direct to the presiding
elder, invited him to perform the cere
mony and suggested tha* after he had pro
nounced the couple man and wife all the
members of the conference stand up in a
row before the pulpit and recite the Lord’s
Prayer in unison.—Chicago Record.
CASTORIA.
Bears 0U a * B Alwa s rs 3U
'COTTON DOWN
' EIGHT POINTS,
Another Fall Makes it Inter
esting for the Holders
of Margins.
'STOCKS M BONDS STEIBI
While Wheat, Corn and Oats Show
1 Up a Shade Better Than They
Were . Yesterday.
Specially reported for The News by Tal
bott & Palmer.
COTTON LEETER.
Macon, Sept. 17.-—There is nothing new in
the cotton situation unless it can be said
that the position of the Liverpool trade
means lower prices.
Foreigners are all quiet and believe in
•a record breaking American crop, irrespec
tive of crop damage reports.
Manchester yarns show no improvement.
The local feeling is in full sympathy and
■the recent buyers at 'the bureau report have
been liquidating all the week.
Final figures today show a decline of 25
to 30 points for the week with closing
prices today at the lowest.
Talbott & Palmer.
STOCK LETTER.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 17. —There was con
siderable uneasiness regarding the bank
statement and the local bears made all the
capital possible out of it. This had the
effect of giving an erratic and feverish
market for the greater part of the short
session. The announcement of the actual
figures was not as bad as anticipated, the
reserve only showing a decrease of a little
over two million. It is believed that gov
ernment disbursements will relieve the
money stringency and loans will become
easier next week. This alone is a bull
feature. Besides this, we must not ignore
the fact that the granger roads are show
ing continued good earnings with prospects
of a continuation for the balance of the
year.
Analyzing the situation we find little thi®
is bearish. Sentiment is undergoing a
change and views are becoming optimistic
again with the feeling more pronounced in
favor of the grangers and “Klondikes.”
Talbott & Palmer.
SPOT COTTON.
Macon—• Middling 4%.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
Open—January 5.46, February 5.48,
March 5.54, April 5.58, May 5.61, June 5.64,
September 5.30, October 5.34, November
5.37, December 5.41.
Close—January 5.42-3, February 5.46-7,
March 5.50-1, April 5.54-5, May 5.7-8, Jane
.62-3, September .28-9, October 5.29-30,
November 5.34-5, December 5.38-9.
COMPARTIVE PORT RECEIPTS.
1898-9. 1897-8.
Galveston 7,446
New Orleans 3,283 2,452
Mobile 1,349 . 844
■Savannah 4,255 6,206
Charleston 338
Wilmington 398
Norfolk 497 ; 146
ißoston • i 880
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Tone easy. Sales 6,000. Middlings 3 7-32
Open—January and February 3.03-2-1,
February and March 3.03, March and April
3.04-3, April and May 3.05-4, May and June
3.06-5, June and July 3.07-6, September
3.07, September and October 3.05, October
and November 3.04-3, November and De
cember 3.03-2, December and January
3.02-1.
Close—January and February 3.01-2,
February and March 3.02-3 s, March and
April 3.03 b, April and May 3.045, May and
June 3.055, June and July 3.05-6 b, Septem
ber 3.06 b, September and October 3.04-SS,
October and November 3.02-3 b, November
aud December 3.01-2, December and Jan
uary 3.01-.2 i
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
WHEAT—
Open—. September 65, .May 64%, Decem
ber 62%.
Close —Sepember 65%, May 64%, Decem
ber 62%. 2
OATS—
Open—September ...., May 22%, Decem
ber 02%.
Close—September 20%, May 22%, Decem
ber 20%. i
CORN—
Open—September 29%, May 31%, Decem
ber 29%.
Close—September 29%, May 31%, Decem
ber 29%.
LARD—
Open—October 4.72, December 4.80, Jan
uary 4.87.
Close—October 4.75, December 4.80, Jan
uary 4.90. .
PORK— *
Open—October ...., December 8.35, Jan
uary 8.17.
Close—October 8.30, December 8.37, Jan
uary 8.17.
SIDES— ' " '
Open—October 5.25, December ..... Jan
uary 4.70.
Close—October 5.27, December 4.70, Jan
uary 4.70, £ t
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO.
Wheat—Today, 178; estimated tomorrow,
170.
Corn—To-day, 417, estimated tomorrow,
520.
Oats—Today, 289; estimated tomorrow,
300.
Hogs—Today, 20,000; estimated, tomor
row, 35,000. >j i .
MACON BOND AND STOCK REPORT.
Macon 6s, 1910 117 ns
M oon 4s, 191$ 105 106
Augusta 7s, 1903 110
Augusta 6s, 1905...... 11l
Augusta ss, 1919 110
Augusta 4%b, 1925 107
Augusta 4s, 1927 102
Atlanta 6s, 1914 117%
Atlanta 4%5, 1923 106
Atlanta 4s, 1927 102
Savannah ss, 1909 110
Columbus ss, 1909 104%
RAILROAD STOCKS.
*S. W. R. R. stock 97
Ga. R. R. and Banking C 0.... 190
Atlanta and West Point R. R.. 106
A. and W. P. debentures 102
Augusta and Savannah R. R... 96
Southern R. R. preferred 30 31
Southern R. R. common 8 9
G. S. and F. first preferred.... 80 81
G. S. -and F. second preferred.. 46 47
G. S. and F. common 25 26
Georgia and Ala. preferred.... 23 24
Georgia and Ala. common . . 9 10
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.
Exchange Bank 92 95
American National Bank 100 bid—
Commercial and Sav’gs 8ank..125 130
First National Bank 117 120
Macon Savings Bank 75 76
Bibb B. L. and Imp. Co 59 60
Central City L. and T. Aes’n.. 65
Southern Phosphate Co 7g 75
Acme Brewing Co 90 100
MeCaw Manufacturing C0....110
Wesleyan F. C. bonds, 7s 107 115
Macon Volunteer Armory, 75.. 104 105
Bibb Mfg Co., 6 per cent 101 103
Planters’ Wareh'se Co bonds..lo3 110
Union Savings Bank 90
RAILROAD BONDS.
C. of Ga. first mort ss, 1945..114
C. of Ga. collat trust ss, 1937.. 90 92
C. of Ga. first consol ss. 1945.. 90 92
C. R. R. of Ga. Ist pref in 40 42 1
C. R. R. of Ga. 2d pref in 13 14 ,
C. R- R. of Ga. 3d pref in 5 7
Ga. and Ala. consol ss, 1945.... 82 83
Ga. & Ala. Ist pref 5 per cent.lo3 104
Southern R. R. ss, 1910 96 98
G. S. & F. Istmort ss. 1895.... 100 101
Ga. R. R. & B'k'g Co 6s, 1910..112 113
Ga. R. R. & B’k’g Co 6s. 1922. .117
O, S. S. Co. Ist mort sb, 1920..100 103
GEORGIA BONDS.
3% per cent 1914 ($500) 104 105
3% per cent 1907 to 1925 105 106
4 per cent. 1926 113 115
4% per cent. 1915 » 117 117%
4% per cent. 1922 118 119
South Macon Dots
Mrs. Parker, the aged mother of sugene,
“Wat” and “Whit” Parker, of South Ma
con, died yesterday at 3 o'clock at her
home in South Macon. Interment at Jones
Chapel cemetery this morning at 10 o’clock.
A subscription list for the purpose of
raising money to erect a substantial- fence
around the Jones Chapel cemetery has been
placed in the hands of Dr. W. H. Hatcher,
the treasurer of the building committee,
and can be found at his drug store in South
Macon.
Several other copies of the said subscrip
tion list are being circulated by the mem
bers of said committee. "Smith.”
Bears the Ihe Kin d You Have Always Bought
Signature f
of
HALF CENT fl WORD
ADVKKTISKMKNTS of Wants, for Salo
For Kent, Lost., Found, Etc., are inserted
in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word
each insertion. No Advertisement taken
tor less than 15 cents.
Miscellaneous.
LET me put your stove or range in order
for the winter. Heaters put up and
pipe furnished. Second hand stoves
bought. Headquarters at Findlay Iron
Works, P. E. Russell.
FOR RENT—Five large rooms on first
floor, or three rooms on second floor.
All conveniences. Apply to 111 Second
street.
IOR rent October 1st —Cheapest and most
desirable rooms in city, partially fur
nished, 689 College street, car line,
, healthful and pleasant. Sitting, dining
i and bedrooms, kitchen, gas stove con
l neeted. Pantries, bath, etc. Only six
teen dollars a month. Apply 454 Sec
ond street, upstairs.
FOR RENT—Two nice large rooms, fur
nished or unfurnished. Call at 219
New street.
iM. C. BALKOOM, Third street, near Mul
berry carries a complete stock of hard
ware, cutlery, tinware, etc., at lowest
prices.
WANTED —Pupils to study short ha ml.
Lessons given in private. All commun
ications confidential. Call 324 Duncan
avenue, Hugueuin Heights.
ALL kinds of lace curtains and dotted
muslin to be laundried at 25 cents a
window. Call at 324 Duncan avenue,
Huguenin Heights.
’.SAM WEICIISELiBAUM~seIIs~T. P.” Ripy's
at $3 per gallon; 75 cents per quart;
five years old, straight two-stamp
whisky.
TAKO notice of 558 Mulberry street,
Migrath’s portrait copying and picture
framing house. First class work; also
dealer in pictures, picture frames,
easles, etc., etc. Jewelry, breast and
scarf pins, ear and finger rings, studs,
cuff aud collar buttons, etc. Writing
paper, tablets, envelopes, ink, etc.,
■etc. Office and store 558 Mulberry,
•opposite Hotel Lanier. Dr. J. W.
Migrath, proprietor.
SAM WEICHSEDBAUM sells T. P. Kipy%
at $3 per gallon; 75 cents per quart;
five years old, straight two-stamp
whisky.
FOR SALE —Three small farms close in,
of 25, 50 and 100 acres respectively.
High and level, fine land for truck
and fruit farming. L. W. Hollings
worth.
SAM WEICHSELBAUM sells I’. P. Ripy's
at $3 per gallo-n; 75 cents per quart;
five years old, straight two-stamp
whisky.
FOR RENT —The offices over the Macon
Savings Bank; possession Oct. 1. Ap
ply at Macon Savings Bank.
NOW is the time to have your iace cur
tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near
Crump’s park, does the very best work.
All curtains laundered at only 25 cents
per window.
W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horsechoeing, fine paint
ing. repairing of scales a specialty.
453-455 Polar street.
.AGENTS WANTED—For war in Cuba by
Senor Quesada, Cuban representative
at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban
patriots. In tremendous demand,
bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big
nook ,blg commissions. Everybody
wants the only endorsed, reliable book.
Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight
paid. Drop all rtash and make S3OO
a month with War in Cuba. Address
today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON
CERN, 252-154 Dearbora stroat. Chi-
ID.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY—On account ~of
breaking up housekeeping will sell en
tire household furniture at great sac
rifice. 569 First street.
SAM WEICHSELBAUM sells T. I’. Ripy's
•at !$3 per gallon: 75 cents per quart;
fivd years old, straight two-stamp
whisky.
FOR RENT —Store now occupied by C. T.
Garden. Possession October 1. Apply
Frank B. West, 356 Second street.
■FOR RENT —First October, nice new resi
dence, Highland avenue, between In
dian and Belt Line. DuPont Guerry.
j Office for Rent.
'Choice office or desk space on ground
floor at 454 ’Cherry street. $6, $lO, sl2 per
month.
E. A. HORNE.
Ladies who can wear I’s to
j 3*4, can be fitted for 80c. at
MIX SHOE CO.
X JAPANESE
I LrE?
CURE
A New and Complete Treatment, consisting of
SUPPOSIT ORIES, Capsules of Ointment and two
Boxes of Or ntment. A never-failing cure for Piles
~f every nati .re and degree. It makes an operation
with theknil'e, which is painful, and often results
in death un.necessarv. Wnv endure this terrible
disease? Wie pack a Written Guarantee in each
J1 Box. No C ure, No Pay. 50c. and $1 a box, 6 for
J 5. Sent by a ail. Samples free
GINT.MENT, 25c- and 50c.
CONSTIPATION Japanese Liver Pellets, the
xreat LIVER; and STOMACH REGULATOR and
BLOOD PT Ri FIER. Small, mild and pleasant
to take: espe ci; dly adapted for children’s use. 50
doses 25 cents..
pf? P r —a vi; d of these famous little Pellets will
be given with as. box or more of Pile Cure.
Notice—Ti k genuine fresh Japanese Piur
Curs tor sale ■ >n:y hv
Montevallol
CLr CZj XX. I 1 £
ROUSH COAL CO |
Ag ntH, Macon, Ga.
Phone 245. I
Men’s ."Patent Calf Cordo
van, Box Calf and Bnainel,
500 grades at $3.60, and all
other shoe?? in proportion at
MI.X SHOE CO.,
10* 7 Cotton avenue.
Free Medical Treatment
for Weak Men
I Z Who A«e Willing to Pay When
. L Convinced of Cure.
?’■< AX | / A scientific combined medical and mechanical cure ha*
_ tAOJ I I been discovered for " Weakness of Men.” Its sueces* liu*
V —' I It 1 been so startling thai the proprietors now announce that
/ I I .they will send it on trial—remedies and appliance
■JX.L. 11/ —without advance payment—to any honest man.
Ik I ' Ifnotallthat is claimed —all you wish send it
A /“e 1 • / back thatendsit—pay nothing!
, , , / No such offer was ever made in good faith before;
Ui / p v?" we belisve no other remedy would stand such a teak
llxV /I s This combined treatment curesquickly, thoroughly
Vk V7/d And forever all effects of early evil habit*, later ex-
V —-y’ \ < cesses, overwork, worry, etc. It creates health,
Cn strength, vitality, sustaining powers and restore*
t AwC* ” —L weak and undeveloped portions to natural dimen-
•W /’t'-x. stons aii I functions.
H Any r an writing in earnest will receive de*crin-
X* 1 p Xx “ on > particulars and references in a plain sealed en-
\ I Xs. velope. Professional confidence. No deception no*
' xt imposition of any nature. A national reputation
Jack* thia offer. (Cutout and send this notice, or mention per.) Address
ERIE MEDICAL CO.. ffalo, N. Y.
Newmans
Millinery Co.
Announcement.
To those who will take a
part in the Carnival Cele=
bration we wish to state
that vve are prepared to
furnish them with artifi=
cial Roses in any color.
Rhine Stones in different
shapes that glitter like the
real diamonds at very low
prices.
Newman’s Millinery Co.
555 Cherry Street.
READY FOR BUSINESS
—WITH A—
NEW STOCK
—OF—
—AND—
Gents -t 11 urnishings
P. D. TODD & CD.,
519 Cherry Street.
Report of the Condition of the
Central Georgia Bank
Located at Macon, on the 15th day of September, 1898.
'RESOURCES.
Notes and. bills discounted $210,285 46
Demand loans secured 17,239 36
Bonds, stocks and other securi-
ties (property of bank) 491 87
Banking house furniture and
fixtures 12,000 00
Due from banks and bankers ( in
this state) 2,374 98
Due from banks and bankers (in
other states) 19,251 66
CASH ON HAND—
Currency $7,011 00
Gold 3,220 00
Silver (including nic-
kels and pennies... 1,406 97
Uncollected checks
and cash items 432 13
Due by clearing
house 3,711 33 15,781 43
Current expenses 4,164 81
Taxes paid 1,375 0$
Dividend paid 2,500 00
$276,464 57
Classification, of Notes and Bills Discounted and Other Debts—
Not in suit ~..5227,524 82 Good $227,524 82
The News Printing Co.
Printers and Pubishers.
WILL. PRINT
BRIEFS, BOOKS,
FOLDERS,’.STATEMENTS,
PAMPHLETS, CIRCULARS,
CARDS, CHECKS, ENVELOPES,
LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS
AND —
abjim in Hie Printer’s Line
A Trial is Ail We Ask.
NEWS PRINTING CO
LIABILITIES.
J Capital stock paid up ~..5100,000 00
; UNDIVIDED PROFITS
NOT CARRIED TO
’ SURPLUS—
Interest 8,207 76
> Premium 244 35
Rents 250 00— 8,702 11
! Profit and loss 864 03
Due banks and bankers in this
i state , 936 17
DUE DEPOSITORS
VIZ
Subject to check... .$77,115 27
Demand certificates.. 14.005 50
Cashier's checks. 5,000 00 — 96,120 77
Notes and bills rediscounted.... 69,841 49
$276,464 57