Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

4 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 LIST O_F_PrTzES 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