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TEMPLES CF SILENCE.
F.xpf rlrnr*"* of an American Who !»•
tided a Persian Death Tower*
“1 know one placo where people have
ro doubt a* to which way the souls of
their dead go,” said Smith.
Smith had traveled all over the world.
He was as well acquainted in Cape Town
as at St. Petersburg, he had lolled in the
flower deck<‘d teahouses of Japan and
eaten tallow beyond the Land of the Mid
night Sun. The clubs of London and the
houses of Budapest were as well
known to him as the streets of New York,
and he knew his way in the streets of
Stamboul as well as in those of his native
Rhode Island town. He saw things as he
journeyed through the world and had a
happy way of telling them, and when ho
said, without cause or provocation, that he
knew something about souls, wc knew he
had a story to tell, so we filled our pipes,
and then some one asked, ‘Where?”
“You fellows don’t know anything
about the far east, and when your time
comes you’ll be perfectly willing to be
planted in the orthodox way or cremated
according to the modern usage, but if you
died down there the higher distinction of
being disposed of in the Temple of Silence
might await you. There are heathens
down there who will not bury their dead
I>ecav.se the earth is sacred, and they
will not burn them becadse they wor
ship the fire, and the dead would defile it,
and so they have towers built where they
take their dead and let the vultures do the
rest. They have men to attend to the
business of placing the bodies on shelves
in the inside of these growsomc structures,
and it’s death to any one who is not em
ployed there to go into one of the places.
Well, wo were in Teheran and we wanted
to get into the temple there in the worst
way and did not wish to die to enjoy the
privilege nor to be killed for running the
blockade. We took a native to show us
the country, mounted On camels and rode
toward the temple. The man in charge of
the | lace was drawn into conversation,
and we went so far as to offer him a drink
out cf a bottle of wino, but he refused,
wire being prohibited by bis faith. Wo
had a flask of .Scotch whisky in our kit
and offered him some of that. He had a
little argument with himself and conclud
ed that Scotch whisky was not wine and
took a drink that would have staggered a
Russian sailer. He did not refuse a second
drink when it was offered, and between
the heat and the whisky he was seen fast
■ash-: p in front of the sacred building
which he was under solemn obligations to
guard against intruders.
“It didn’t take long to cut down some
bamboo trees, which wo leaned against
the walls, and presently ive were looking
overt ho top of the charnel house on the
gallery where tho partly consumed bodies
Wi re laid out. It was an easy matter to
gc t in, and we went and picked up a few*
in tho way of teeth, and my
comp u.ion took a section cf vertebra?,
wnying that he was going to bare a holo in
if and use it for a candles! irk. There were
shelves and galleries below, and all were
delighted with the grew sgi no burdens, and
ven; n wc had soon all wo stole away, gave
n parting look to tho drunken guard, who
was '-till in a stupor, and returned to town.
“Next day we made inquiry of one of
tbo officials as to the temple. We told him
that we knew that no one was allowed in
the structure, but we had heard that there
ucre upper and lower shelves for the
l.;od:es and asked if tho arrangement had
asny significance.
“ ’Yus,’ bo said, ‘it has. The bodies are
all ’ b'.-a-d on the upper shelves when they
xre taken in, and then the carriers watch
for the coming of tho vultures. If tho first
of these attacks tho right eye, tho soul of
the body has gone to heaven, and the body
sremains there; if it picks at the left eye,
the soul has gono to the other place, and
the body goes to the shelves below. ’ They
believe that implicitly, and that is why I
&ay that I know one place where
have r.o doubt on that subject.”
Spain’s Greatest Need.
Mr. H. P. Olivia, of Barcelona. Spain,
apvnds his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the back
of hi.s head. On using Electric Bitters,
Anurioa’s greatest blood and nerve rem
edy. -all pain soon left him. He says this
grrand medicine is what his country needs.
VI America knows that it cures'liver and
kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones
tip the stomach, strengthens the nerves,
puts vim, vigor and new life into every
muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If
weak, tired or ailing you need it. Every
buttle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by
H. J. Lamar & Sone, druggists.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILAWAY
Ihi Account of Diamond Jubilee Carnival,
Special Trains Will Leave Macon
•as Follows.
For Athens and Covington October 11, 12
and 13th 10:30 p. m.
For Columbus and intermediate points,
October 12th and 13th 10:30 p. m.
Fur .Atlanta, Thomaston and intermediate
points. October 13th and 14th..10:39 p. m.
For Millen and intermediate points on
October 13th 10:30 p. m.
Fpr Eatonton and Milledgeville October
12 th and 13th 11:38 p. m.
Vo- Machen via Milledgeville, Octeb-r 11th,
12th and 13th 7:30 p.m
For Albany and intermediate points Octo-
ber 13th and 14th 10:20 p. m.
For schedules of regular trains apply to
J. G. Carlisle, Traveling Passenger Agent,
Street. E. P. Bonner, Ticket Agent. Ma
, eon, Ga. Yours truly.
J. C. Haile.
General Passenger Agent.
Carnival decorations at Powers’.
EXTENSION OF PULLMAN SLEEPING
CAR LINE.
Pullman sleeping car line heretofore
operated on Southern Railway Company’s
trains Nos. 13 and 14 between Chattanooga
and Jacksonville has been extended and
made aCincinnati-Jacksonville line. Berths
may be reserved to be taken at Macon by
calling on or addressing the undersigned.
C. S. WHITE.
Trav. Pass. A A at.
Burr Brown C. T. A.
Gilbert R. Pettit, Depot Ticket Agt.
Only one week in which to
have sign and banner work
done for the Carnival. Lingo,
Wells and other artists have
this work in charge for the
Macon Carnival Decorating
and Contracting Co. Leave
orders at Powsrs’ Curiosity
Shop.
Bright, hustling boys can make from $lO
ro $25 next week selling Carnival Editions
of The News. The handsomest publication
ever gotten out in Macon.
I. *
Carnival signs at Powers’. .
Before the Rapid Fire Gitna.
A lieutenant who was omoug the
wounded before Santiago thus describes
the sensation of being u targc-t for a rapid
fire gun:
•‘We were going forward under a scat
tering fire from the front, and ail at once,
off at the right, a rapid firing gun opened
on us. There was no smoke, so we could
not locate the battery exactly, but *we
could see the bullets playing over the long
grass like spray from a hose. They didn t
have tho range at first, and the shower of
bullets went, swinging back and forth,
clipping off the tops cf the grass and com
ing nearer us with every sweep. You can t
imagine the sensations it gave us to watch
that death spray, driven by some invisi
ble, relentless force, creeping on and on.
reaching out and feeling for us.
• There was something unnatural about
I‘, and wc watched as though we were
fascinated by it. I didn’t leel as if men
had anything to do with it. It was an im
personal deadly enemy lhat I couldn’t
fijrht and couldn't escape. There wasn’t a
living enemy within sight At last, with
one big sweep, the shower reached us. Men
all around me dropped, and then I felt a
sting in my sick-, and down I went. I be
lieve we were ail thankful when chat gun
found us. If relic'.cd the tension—but. it
ended my fighting.”
Creole Wedding In Manila.
•‘Ah, senor, ” said to me. sighing, an
old creole dame, “ how times are changed!
If It had not been lor this cursed war with
America, I would have prayed you to in
vite your comi -‘triot.i, who must i.e dying
of ennui on their ships, ty come to the
wedding of my granddaughter Carmen
cita. She and her friends, pretty as they
tel! me I myself was once, would have
dune you the honors of my poor house.
They would have served you with choco
late so much the more succulent in that it
was made by their little hands, and that
the. Philippines produce the best cocoa in
the world. The evening would have passed
in smoking delicious puros, in listening
nonchalantly, seated on tilted chairs, to
native songs chanted by my Carmencita.
Then they would have danced the whole
night an interminable habanera to the
sound of harps and guitars.”
Sighing as she said this, the good old
creole asked me if it was true that the
Americans were pagans, and at my re
sponse in the negative she begged mo to
light a puro as big as a stalk ct maize.
Having respectfully given her the Itght
she desired, I left her absorbed in the
smoke of her voluminous cigar.—Cor. Lu
Temps.
A TEXAS WONDER.
Hall’s Great Discovery.
One small -bottle of Hall’s Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder trou
bles, removes gravel, cures diabetis, semi
nal emisisons, weak and lame backs, rheu
matism and all irregularities of the kid
neys and bladder in both men and women.
Regulates bladder troubles in children. If
not sold by your druggist will be sent by
mail on receipt of sl. One small bottle is
two months’ treatment and will cure any
case above mentioned.
E. W. HALL.
Sole Manufacturer.
P. O. Box 211, Waco, Texas.
Sold by H. J. Lamar & Son, Macon, Ga.
READ THIS.
Cuthbert, Ga. March 22, 1898. —This is
to certify that I have been a sufferer from
a kidney trouble for ten years and that I
have taken less than one bottle of Hall’s
Great Discovery and I think that I am
cured.
I cheerfully recommend it to any one
suffering from any kidney trouble, as I
know of nothing that I consider its equal.
R. M. JONES.
Flagsand bunting at Powers’.
Hlb Wound.
They had surrounded him, had the pa
triotic women, this hero of the “Fighting
Thirteenth.” Ho had a most engaging
limp.
“Was it done by one of those dreadful
Mauser bullets?” asked the tall blond with
•the eyeglasses.
“Will you be crippled for life?” queried
the plump brunette.
“I suppose he was shot while carrying
a wounded comraae off the field,” gushed
the romantic maiden.
The crippled veteran, as modest as he
was brave, was visibly embarrassed by
these tributes from the fair. As soon as he
could control his emotion he remarked
simply:
“Ah, g’wanl ’Tain’t nawth’n but a boil
en mo knee.’’ Buffalo Express.
Patti nr,<l the Church.
Adelina Parti’s recent action in becom
ing a British citizen is thought to bear
some relation to the disposition of her
great roriune. One of the best known
legal firms in England looks after her af
fairs, ami its representatives not long ago
took occasion to deny that Signor Nieolini
had lei t his private fortune to his wife.
It went so his children. Mme. Patti is
said to have become very devout of late
and made several attempts to reconcile
herself to the church from which her mar
riage had alienated her. During the past
few months she has had a private chaplain
in her Welsh castle, and the permission
granted her to do this is believed to indi
cate an intention to receive her again into
the church n-m*- *
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
DIAMOND JUBILEE CARNIVAL.
Macon. Ga.. October 11. 12, 13 and 14.
For the above occasion the Central Rail
way Company will sell round trip tickets
from all stations on their line at verv
low rates. On October 11, 12 and 13 tic
ets can be purchased for less than one
fare final limit October 15th. Tickets will
also be sold each day of rhe carnival for
one fare, with final limit October 16th.
For exact figures apply to nearest station
agent or address
J. G. CARLISLE,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Plies, flies, flies i
*Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles
when all other ointments have failed. It
absorbs the tumors, allays the itching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives Instant re
lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment
is prepared only for Piles and itching of
the private parts and nothing else. Every
box is warranted. Sold by druggists or
sent by mail on receipt of price, 50c and
SI.OO per box.
WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.,
Proprietor*. Cleveland. O.
MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER io icc,d
K. Y. MALLARY. E. N. JELKS.
President. Vice-President.
J. J, COBB, Cashier.
Commercial and Savings Bank,
MACON, GA.
General Banking Business Transacted-
SSHEf
$5.00 wil rent a box in our safety de
posit vault, an absolutely safe plan in
which to deposit jewelry, silverware and
securities of all kinds.
UNION SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
MACON, GEORGIA.
Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent.
J. W. Cabaniss, President; S. S. Dunlay,
Vice-President; C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Capital, $200,000. Surplus, $30,000.'
Interest paid on deposits. Deposit your
savings and they will be increased by in
terest compounded semi-annually.
Tilts; EXCHANGE BANK
<jf Macon, Ga.
Capital $500,000
Surplus 150,000
J. W. Cabaniss, President.
S. S. Dunlap, Vice-President.
C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Libetal to its customers, accommodating
to the public, end prudent in its manage
ment, this bank solicits deposits and other
business in Its line.
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Cabaniss, W. R. Rogers, R. E.
Park. H. J. Lamar, N. B. Corbin, S. S-
Dunlap, L. W. Hunt, Sam Meyer, W. A.
Doody, J. H. Williams, A. D. Schofield.
ESTABLISHED I»6M,
R. H. PLANT. CHAS. D. HUR2
Cashier.
I. C. PLANT’S SON,
EANKER,
MACON, GA.
A general banking business transacted
sad all consistent cortesies cheerfully ex
tended to patrons. Certificates es dsposi
Issued bearing Interest.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of MACON, GA.
Th® accounts es banks, eerporati®iu;
I
Grins and individuals received upon th«
most favorable terms coneiEtent with sea
aaevative banking. A share es yeur
inusa respectfully solicited.
H. PLANT,
Preaidv»N
Gearge H. Plant, Viee-Presiasnt.
W. W, Wrigluy, Cashier,
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Real Estate Loans
We have large of money sub
ject to sight draft for loans on city’ farm
or suburban property. «
Straight interest loans.
Annual payment loans.
Monthly payment leans.
Security Loan and Rijstract Co.
370 Second St., Phone 82.
T. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney.
PHYSICIANS.
DK. C, H. PEETE,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
270 Second street,
’Phone 462. *
DR. MAURY M. EK,
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat.
506 TJulberry street. ’Phone 121.
1872. DR. J. J. bUBEbS. 1897.
Permanently located.
In the specialties venereal; lost energy
restored: female iregularities and poison
oak. Cure guaranteed.
Address in confidence, with stamp, 619
Fourth street, Macon, Ga.
HHRRIS, THOIRRS & GLRWSOH,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
Macon. Ga.
“THE HIAV7ASSEE ROUTE.”
Only Through Sleeping Car Line Between
Atlanta and Knoxville.
Beginning June 19th the Atlanta, Knox
ville and Northern Railway, in connection
with the Western and Atlantic railway,
will establish a through line of sleepers
between Atlanta and Knoxville.
Trains will leave, Atlanta from Union
depot at 8:30 p. m. and arrive in Knoxville
at 7 a*, m. Good connections made at
Knoxville for all points north, including
Tate Springs and other summer resorts.
Tickets on sale and diagram at W. &
A. city ticket office, No. 1 North Pryor
street, Atlanta. Also at Union depot.
J. E. W. FIELDS, G. P. A..
Marietta, Ga.
J. h. McWilliams, t. p. a..
'Knoxville, Tenn.
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Rave"youv
ok. groins
flabby ap- \
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pass urine '? William’s Kidney T
X rills will impart new life to the dis- -y
eased, organs, tone up the
A and make anew man of you By
. Co.. Props.. Clevelanu O. X
For sale by H. J. Lamar & Son, Whole-
Agent*.
Acme Brewing Co
MACON, GEORGIA.
Makers of the famous American Queen Beer and Acme
*
Malt Tonic, which have forced their way into popular
favor wherever put on sale.
American I I For the Home
Q ueen | XmppipOn I Refrigerate r.
This is- a bottle Beer of 8 llllWl 1V (1 il | . As a home beverage Amer-
rare flavor, absolute purity | * I * cau Queen Beer is unsur-
i 4. t. ■ f S passed. Both gentlemen and
and mature age. Its consti- 8 - s LIU
| S ladies recommend it in the
tuents are the finest material | | qnp | highest ‘terms. It is bright,
that money can buy. Pro- I f O OL/v'll I sparkling and strengthening.
■j i x L 1 I X R Furnished in crates of two
nounced bv experts to be the 1 * S , . u
g I dozen bottles, or barrels of
perfection of Beers. g g 10 dozen bottles.
ACME BREWING- CO
■ iw
Acme Malt | 1 For Nursing
Tonic! Acuie I ..Mothers
A most excellent liquid | | • The use of Acme Malt Tonic
food brewed from pure malt | HIFnW I enables mot hers to nurse their in-
and Lops. It is -an ideal || 1 • fants, producing a bountiful supply
tonic, strengthening, nerve | | o f rich, nourishing milk, which
bracing and stimulating. | - | agrees wi . h aud str thens the
Nothing better for sick | TATHO I child. B has never failed to work
weakly men, women and « S|g||jg * , •
children. Cures insomnia X | these results, and mothers all over
and other evils arising from | | lbe coun try testify to its efficacy,
nervous derangement. | n<rates of two dozen bottles, $3,
Correspondence invited with dealers who desire to handle our
Draught and bottled Beers and Acme Mait Tonic. Private orders
promptly filled.
flCinE BREWING GOHIPHHY, MB, Qfl.
Academy of Music.
Al. G. Field
Minstrels,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 |
AND 11.
Troupe The DeVilliers, pantomimists.
SIO,OOO Paris Exposition First Part.
The Comical Conceit—“Or; to Cuba.”
The greatest of all illusions, the comic
trick i antoniimt —‘‘Gone to the Mice.’’
The Bewitched Policeman.
The ensemble and chorus —Flags of all I
Nations.”
The Dance of the Day, Rag-Time Pas- j
times, Chester Nim’s Military Band, Eddie !
Fox’s Orchestra.
I Prices, 25c, 50c, 75 c, sl.
Money.:
Loans negotiated on improved city prop
erty, on farms, at lowest market rates,
business of fifteen years standing. Facili
ties unsurpassed.
HOWARD M. SMITH |
Second St., Macon, Ga.
I
fl Hearty Welcome
TO
carnival Visitors.
We extend you a cordial invitation to |
i
make our store, 420 Poplar street,
Your HeatJauaners.
We have an abundance of Chairs and
I
Rockers, easily accessible and you can rest
here at your leisure time.
W’e will be pleased to shew you, mean
while, our entire stock and quote you
prices. We offer for the week some
Special Bargains
in beautiful Sideboards, Wardrobes, Wal
nut and Golden Oak Suits, the latest styles
and finish, Combination Desk and Book
Oases, are beauties. Stoves and Trunks ■
the beet to be had.
The A. S. Thomas:
Furniture Co.
420 Poplar Street.
For Safe Cheap.
Second hand elevator. Been
used about two years. Apply
to R. L. McKenney, News
office
MANTELS,
TILES and
GRA T F S
r . , t I
New line of handsome mantels, etc.. r'.L > '' - 1 1 - 1 I l ' 1! 1 u &
rrTtrwnf,,, .nU 11 ' ns
••--•eived. Call and see them before jjff■ I p—
vou buy. I have all the new things ife; r-^~vf Ij
T;les - '<ll into = =q \
! k! ■ \'i *- 1 pits®®? : n_i 1 1 1'nW i
P.'JNTSHS’ AX'l> BUILDERS'SUPPLIES. K|k Bjg® p
' M'
j • T. C. BURKE,
i _ - .
Keep out of Reach of the Spanish Gun.
CAKE THE
C. H. & D. TO MICHIGAN.
3 Trains Daily.
Finest Trains in Ohio.
Fastest Trains in Ohio.
Michigan and the Great’ Lakes constantly growing in popularity
Everybody will be there this summer. For information inquire
i of your nearest ticket agent.
D. G. EDWARDS, Passenger Traffic Manager, Cincinnati, O.
J. T. KNIGHT. G. H. DOLVIN
KNIGHT & DOLVIN
Livery, Feed and Sales Stables.
Telephone 329. Plum street, opposite Union depot,
Macon, Ga.
• t&L CHOICE
Wedding Gifts
In Sterling Silver
And Rich Cut Glass.
tA We invite you to call and inspect our
beautiful- new goods. We take pleasure in
fe Sp X showing them to you -whether you wish to
~ purchase or not.
J H & W. W. WILLIAMS,
352 Second Street.