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CAMPS ABE NAMED 111 HOM Os DEAD HEROES All of the Soldiars are Now in Camp on the Two Sites, Siring-Macon Between Six and Seven Thousand Men, TAR HELL NEGROES Arrived this Morning and Are at Work Pitching Their . I £ Tents, p BEST OF DISCIPLINE ; 1 < Prevails Everywhere, and the Regi ments are Now Well Satisfied With Their Location Sev enth Immtines in Camp. The two -oldirr c.inps at the Huff place ' an,l ,1 Octnulgr-i Parak have be, named. The camp at the Huff place 'bears the iiarn, of (’amp U.i-kell, in honor of Lieu- , tenant Colonel Haskell, of the Seventh inf.miry, who fell in the battle of El Ca rn y eome months ago. The camp at Oc mulgee Park is cabled Camp Fornace, in Honor of Captain Fornace, of the Thir- 1 teenth Infantry, who was killed in the charge al San Juan. The camp* were named several days ago and will hereafter be known by the above num-. Two more appropriate names could not have been secured, as the men for whom the ciwnps were named were ' among the most gallant afficers in the rmrvie, and they fell doing their duty. General Hat, - stated to a representative 1 of '('lie la,-t night that the matter of I the Sixth Virginia had not been fully in vestigated. He said that the regiment was etill under arrest and would be kept there I until they learned how to behave. He said 1 that the leader- of them would be given a • hearing and if they are guilty of inciting 1 the other soldier* they would be court ' rnartialid. He said that the men would ’ not tbe given their guns until they learned 1 how to use them. From all indications 'it i looks as itn it will 'be a long time. General Hates says that he does not know when he will move bis ’headquarters 1 1o the camps. He say* the reports to the effect that his baggage has arrived are untrue and that he haw been telegraphing nil over the country for it and has been unable to locate it. His camp will be loniewh, re between Camp Fornace and Camp Haskell. The general Pays that so muc htalk about the negro troops is use less. He said that the people ought to be satisfied now.since Ihoy saw what was done Saturday nbglit. The engineer regi ment WHS call, d out to the Sixth Virginia end they wire qiilted down nt once. The soldiers are all satisfied with the camps now. The camp of the Second Ohio 1s somewhat muddy, but since the streets have been graded the mud is not so bad. The provost guard Iras had very little to do in the pot few days and only a few drunken soldiers have been arrested. There are about twenty arrests each" day. but as soon as the soldiers learn that the guard moans business, they will 'behave nnd very few arrest* will have to be made. General Rates said last uigh't that the pro vost guard would keep order in the city , nnd that the citizens need not be uneasy. The Seventh Immunes are now well fixed in their camps and the streets will be graded today. The Third North Caro lina came in this morning and will be in camp at. Camp Haskell. All of the offi cers of this regiment, are negroes, and it is an interesting sight to watch them drill their men. All of them seem to 'be up to-date. however, and seem to know their 1 business. Rates says that the Lieutenant Colonel is an excellent officer nnd that lie maintains the best of disci pline. -t All of the troops Io be stationed here have arrived and the total number of troops now in the city will amount to ' nlxuit 7.000. There are six regiments. The Third Engineers, the Second Ohio, the Tenth Immunes, the Seventh Immunes, the Sixtii Virginia and the Third North Carolina. Os these four are colored regi- • ments and they are all very orderly with the exception of the Virginia regiment, which attempted to revolt last Saturday j night. . , \ll of the soldiers have money and are spending it freely. The merchants are getting their share and the presence of 'the troops has alreadt been a great help to the city. , The Krag-.lorgenson rifles are being is-, sued to the troops of the FirSt army corps. The rifles came in several days ago ‘and , yesterday afternoon officers commen ced issuing them out. The negro troops already have the Krag-Jorgensen guns and only th. Third North Carolina and the Third engineers will have to be sup plied. It is probable that the work will , be completed today. All of the Springfield rifles will lie turned in and returned to 'the war department or to the Rock Island arsenal. ( The Krag-Jorgenson is a great improve ment on tlie other rifles and is mucheasier , to handle than the Springfield. A large number of army wagons were in the city this morning from the eamp of the Tenth Immunes and the Sixth Vir ginia Vetting supplies for the troops. The line of wagons was over two blocks long , and it took all, the morning to load them up. The provost guard will be armed with the Krag-Jorgenson rifle in a few days and they will then be better equipped than ever. The provost guard is not allowed to have bayoilets on their, guns as the au thorities think that they migh‘ injure some citizen or soldier when there was no need of it. As stated ;n The News yesterday there will be no court-martial held here as stated in another paper. Gen. Wilson has stated that Col. Kurt, who was slated for a court martial by another paper.has done nothing to be court-martialed for. Gen. Rates refused to discuss the matter and the officers in the city say that they know nothing of the affair. WAS WITH GOMEZ. Captain Roemer Talks Interestingly About Cuban Army. Capt. T. R. Roemer, in command of Co. B of the Seventh Immunes. is making his second visit to Macon. Last night at the Hotel Lanier Capt. Roemer, who is a magnificent specimen of physical manhood, gave an Interesting ac count of his first visit to Macon. when in the >ear 1886 he came here as a memberof | the Zouaves, who acted as a body guard I for Jefferson Davis. He was then, he said, struck with the beauty of the town and the hospitality of its people and he is glad ‘ to be here again. Capt. Roemer has had a» eventful mil itary career. Prior to the outbreak of the Spanish-American war he was a ma jor in the Cuban army under Gomez, and gives an Interesting account of the strug gle of the Cuban army during that time. •‘I was with Gomez,” he said, "for something over a jVar. It was, of course, a most interesting experience and one that 1 as a soldier was glad to have. "The' climate of Cuba is heavenly. Out side of the cities it Is a paradise. In the cities where unsanitary conditions neces sarily prevail it is simply horrible and sickness is prevalent everywhere. "Gomez could probably call on s,ooomen at any time, but they were never together and the general himself had seldom more than 500 men under him. His body guard constituted that number. I found the Cu bans good soldiers, but of course it was hard to tell anything about them as they were always running, that being the policy of Gomez. In fact It was necessary. .It was impossible to put up a stand up fight as we were not sufficiently well supplied’ with ammunition. . “We got our ammunition from the cities where cartridges were used by the Span ish soldiers as a medium of exchange, or rather the cartridges were used as money. A cartridge was worth 10 cents, and the people of the cities generally took them from the Spanish soldiers at that price. Our secret agents went through the cities collecting up these cartridges, which they redeemed at half price. The Chinamen were great collectors for us and active as our agents. They were looked upon by the Spaniards as harmless and were al lowed to pass the lines with the wash, but if the sentries had examined some of these bundles they would have found often sev eral thousand cartridges stowed away in them. "The Cuban soldiers were, of course, poorly fed and even more poorly'clothed. I, as a major, wore a shirt an J a pair of pants, no shoes or socks, so you may judge what the dress of a private was. Often i. consisted of a pleasant smile. Gomez had no use for a general who would fire more than two volleys. He could not afford th‘e luxury of more. Henc<> you may understnd the necesity for keep ing in the rear all the time. > “The Seventh Immunes is,' I think, a good organization. The regiment is well disciplined and takes pride in its organi zation. All the officers from the captains up are white. The others are colored, but make fairly good officers. The ■captains all mess together and the colonel, lieut.- colonel and two majors have their separ ate mess. We have had no trouble at all with our men nor are we at all likely to have any. The people of Macon may de pend uppn that.” GOING TO THE THIRD. Five Men of Second Georgia Pass Through this Morning, I’ive men of the Second Georgia passed through the city 'this morning on their way to Savannah to join the Third Georgia which will leave for Cuba in a few days. I he men were in charge of Sergeant ,Lam din. All of -t'he tmen were sergeants and will have to go into the ranks on their arrival in Savannah. The men have not yet been mustered out butt were 'transferred 'to the Third several days ago. AH of them are big men and will be a great help to Company M, the company to which they are assigned. Cap tain Garrard is in command of the. com pany. The men said they (wanted 'to get an opportunity to go to Cuba and that They thought that 'the Third Georgia was the best regiment t'hat-they could get Into. They wore no't backward in expressing their opinion of the negro troops and said that Macon only needed the Second Geor gia here to keep them straight. Soldier Notes in Camp nnd City. A corporal of the Third Engineers was the center of attraction on the streets this morning. He appeared in white duck t rousers. iA number of army twagons from the negro regiments came into t*r city this morning after supplies. The Third North Carolina will be camped at Camp Haskell. • The division hospital is now completed. Five patients are being treated there and the physicians say that they will re cover. The provost guard only made ton arrests last night. This shows that the. troops are on good behavior. The troops suffered last n'igtht from cold. Sbme of the tents have no floors and the tenit stoves have not been issued to all of the men.* The quartermaster has bought a large amount bf lumber, which will be issued to the regiments for 'tent flooring. The Third Georgia regiment is campeel about flour miles out from Savannah and will remain there until they board the transports for Cuba. The Seventh Immunes have shown themselves to be very orderly since their arrival. They have caused no trouble and their officers are well pleased with their conduct. A large crowd of people will no doubt visit th< army camps tomorrow. The Third Engineers and the Second Ohio regitmerfts have extended a cordial invitation to all of the citizens to visit the camps. AT POLICE STATION. Very Few Cases Before the Recorder this Morning. The docket at the police station this morning was up io its usual standard, but no cases of importance were brought up. Judge Freeman completed his work in about twenty minutes and adjourned the court until Friday. J. B. Daniel, a soldier who frightened the young ladies of Wesleyan College yes terday by going into the college yard when drunk, was fined $2.50. J. r. Harden was also fined $2.50. Jim Jackson, an" old man sixty years of age up on the charge of being drunk. He was arrested yesterday afternoon In Wil lingham’s lumber ward.(When arrested he had on a white ribbon. Judge Freeman was light on the old gentleman and only fined him $2.50. Austin Jackson was fined $2.50 for get ting drunk. John Schenk was up for disorderly con duct, but his case was continued, until, Friday. At the close of the session Judge Free man remarked that there were a good many plain drunks this morning. He said ■ that the offenders did not like the extra I $2.50 which was imposed for drunk and . disorderly and that when they succeeded in loading up they must remain quiet. Wool gloves. . Hany L. Jones Co. » THANKSGIVING. How the Day Will Be Spent in the City Tomorrow. In accordance with the proclamation Is sued to the people of the United States several weeks ago Macon will observe to morrow as a holiday. The day is s known as Thanksgiving Day. All of the public buildings in the city will be closed, the banks and business houses will not be open and in fact the day will be observed as a day of rest. The post office will close at 11:30. There will be one mail delivery at 7 o’clock in the morning and the general delivery win dow will be open from 10:30 to 11:30, but after that time the building will be closed. The Public Library wil not open its doors at all and all of the banks in the city will be closed to business. The stores of the city will probably keep open until 12 o'clock, but after that time very f.v will be found open. Services will be held in the churches and all of the choirs have arranged special programs. At the Park. The Boston Bloomers‘Female Base Ball club will play a game of base ball with a nine from Camp Fornance tomorrow. This game -will no doubt be very interesting and will be at tended by a large crowd of people. It is the first apearance of the team in this city. The soldier team has been practic ing every day this week and they will no doubt have a walkover with the Bloom er Girls. At Mercer. The students of Mercer will celebrate Thanksgiving in a very appropriate man ner. A short service wil probably 'be held in the chapel tomorrow morning and in the afternoon the junior class football team wall meet a team picked from the school. The game will be played on the college campus. School Holiday. The school children will be given a holi day tomorrow and no exercises will be held. All of the country schools will al so he out and the children will have no lessons to learn for tomorow. The schbol children have not had a holi day since the Carnival and the young people have been looking forward to to morrow with great pleasure. Fully one hundred of 'Macon’s sportsmen will leave the city tomorrow' and will try their luck in the fields. Very few’ birds have been seen in- the city this season, but it is thought that many will be brought back tomorrow night. Many will go to Atlanta tomorrow to witness the football game between Athens and Auburn. The fact that North Caro lina defeated both teams has caused them to put forth their best efforts and the game in Atlanta tomorrow will be the best ever seen in that city. PRESBYTERIAN THANKSGIVING Services Will Be Held Tomorrow at Tattnall Square. There will be union Thanksgiving ser vice tomorrow at 11 a. m., in Tattnall Square Presbyterian churchh, all the churches uniting and the sermon will be preached by. Rev. R. R. White. A committee will be at the church by 9 a. in.. to receive offerings for the poor. Clothing, provisions, fruits, etc., will be acceptable. During the service the thank offerings will be for educating orphan children. The public cordially invited to worship. TWO MOONSHINERS Tried Before Commissioner Erwin this Morn ing. ’George Clarke and Tom Kinyard of Jas per county were tried on t'he charge of illicit distilling before Commissioner Er win this morning. The .men were arrested yesterday by Deputy Marshals White and Thomas. George Clarke was found guilty, but was allowed to go on his own bond. Tom Kin yard was bound over to the United States court under a bond of S3OO. 'Kinyard is an old hand at the business and the offi cers have been after him for some time. JEWS AND THE THEATRE. They Are the Best Patrons the Play Houses Have. It is a conceded fact that if the Hebrew race were to withdraw their patronage from the stage over half the theatres in this -country would close, and nearly all the first-class attractions would tbe with out managers. One manager of Hebrew persuasion alone produces 50 per cent, of all the good attractions 'presented upon the American stage, while it is claimed that over 80 per cent, of all the reputable theatrical companies traveling on this continent, and 67 of the most prominent theatres, besides innumerable lesser ones are either owned or controled by des cendants of Judah. A prominent manager recently made the conservative estimate that from his closest observation nearly 60 per cent, of the regular theater goers of Chicago were Hebrews,while New York claims even a larger percentage, and yet, strange to say, the jiumber of Hebrew ac tors in legitimate drama are very few. It is true 'there are a great many Hebrews in comedy, vaudeville and opera, but in side the sacred portals of the classic or Shakespearian drama few Hebrews are found. There is one, however, who has reached almost the apex of dramatic art, , and who is an artist of consummate abil ity. and that is Lewis Morrison, a gen tleman who is proud of his race and one whose reputation and abilities endear him to not only his own people, but to all of those who make his acquaintance. Mr. Morrison is a gentleman of commanding presence, "a face cast in a heroic mold” and a general contour that is Chester fieldian. He carries his fifty-three sum mers with the same bearing that he did when as captain in the Thirteenth Con necticut during the civil war, he carried victory with thg famous forlorn hope at Port Hudson. Mr. Morrison is this sea son touring the country tor the last time as "Mephisto" in his magnificent presen tation of.“ Faust,” and will be seen here. « DR. H. M. WHARTON Will Commence a Series of Meetings at the Tent Next Friday. The prohibitionists only held one meet ing last night. That was conducted at the prehioition tent by Mr. A. A. Murphey and the colored evangelist. Rev. E. R. Carter. The crowd was not as large as the night before, owing to the cold weather. Mr. Murphey only spoke for a short while. He was followed by Carter, who made a long talk. •At the tont tonight the college students of the city will be addressed by Hon. Du pont Guerry. Sam W. Small and others. Dr. Roberts has refused to allow the Wes leyan girls to 'be present at the meeting tonight, as he thought it best not to bring the young ladies out. Many others will be in attendance, however, and the meeting wili be one of the best that the protribi tionists have yet held. •Rev. Dr. Wharton will come to the city Friday and will begin a series of lectures He has been expected here for some time and all of the prohibitionists are rejoicing over the fact that he is coming. Dr. Whar ton is known all over the country, and,he > will no doubt draw large crowds to the tent when he speaks. Just one week from today and Macon will be in a stir. The election comes off on that day and both sides are putting in their best work during the last few days. All kinds of talk can now be heard on the streets. Everybody is discussing the com ing election, which will be the warmest that has ever been held in Macon. THANKSGIVING INJANIIAGO, Menu Prepared bv the Third Regiment of Imnunes from Georgia SIB nil IS SIIWARD And Has Prepared an Erticing Bill of Fare—Healthlof Absent Friends, • The Third regiment Unitod Stat.s Vol unteers 'will have an elegan dinner to morrow at the Hotel Sagua in Cuba. The menu was made out ay Captain Sidney Wiley, of Company 1, who was appointed steward for -the occision. The menu -is well prepared aad shows (vhat th< soldiers have to eat ii Cuba. The menu, which was sent to The 'Jews -by the steward, is carefully prepared and has a few delicacies that are unkiown to the citizens of Macon, All of the Immunes are looting forward to the great dinner tomorrow says Cap tain Wiley in 'his letter. The soldiers have not been accustomed to gettiig ex cellent meals and they will make, good of the opportunity tomorrow, ant will drink to the health of absent frienls in goat’s milk and cocoanut milk. Following is the menu wlich will be served at the Hote de Sagua: Imported Ox Tail Scup. • Fresh Fish— Kind unknown. Wood Rat, cooked a la American as Possum and Sweet Potatoes. Parrots, cooked a la Quail on Toast. (French Style.) Boiled Chicken, (which wamfered into the camp foolishly.) Pine Apples, 'Oranges and Bananas, ■with Goat’s Milk. Coffee and Cigarettes—Large Quantities. Tooth Picks. CAB fruits taken from tie table are charged extra.) The -immune regiment will no doubt en joy t'he above menu. The regiment is scattered throughout the island, bu't the menu has been sent to the juartymaster sergeant of each company aid he has in structions to have it prepared. All the officers will join -with the men at the table and Thanksgiving in Cuba will be -celebrated in style. TIMELY NOTICE. You will want oysters on half shell Fine 'Mobile plants, Norfolk oysters or oysters to stuff the turkey. We will have -them and also furnish the fresh fish, the turkey just from the farm, celery, cran berries, etc. Ql-arke & Daniel. MANY REGISTERED TODAY. CitylVoters at the Registration Office in Large Numbers. The -city voters were at the registration office in large numbers this morning; Their attention was called to -the fact that the books -would only be Open three more days after today and over a hundred have registered up to 3 o’clock. The total registered up to 3 o’clock today is 745. When the -books closed Monday only 623 had registered. The books will close on next Wednesday and after that time nobody can register and those who havenot registered will not have an oppor tunity Ito vote. The election twill be for four aidermen, whose 'terms expire in Jan uary. The election will be held on the loth of December. J. W. RENFRO WOUNDED. Was Shot in the Arm by a Negro at Hazel hurst. J. R. Renfro, a man well known in Ma con, was sno in the arm last night by a negro at Hazlehurst. Renfro was in charge of the commissary at Mcßae’s turpentine still and was at the commissary when the shcot’ng was done. It is not known low t'he siu.’ng came about. Renfro’s arm was brikea by the shot. MACON VOLUNTEERS. Reception to the War Members by Home Guard. The Macon Volnteers will hold a meet ing tonight for the purpose of reorganiz ing the company. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o’clock and afterwards the home -members of the company will tender a reception to the war members. 'AU of the war members of the company are especially requested to attend this meeting and the reception. As the reception was hastily 'arranged, -it was not possible to send out formal invi tations, -but the affair is expected to be particularly enjoyable. STRUNG UP And Riddled With Bullets In the Town of Monticello. Monticello, Ga., Nov. 23.—About a quar ter of a mile south of Monticello, at the end Os a cotton rope and -suspended from a large Mulberry tree, hangs the • lifeless body of Ed Merriwether, the negro who murdered young Joe Pope last Saturday night. Early this morning -people from the country came teeming Into town until the streets were thronged. They were frenzied from the first, but after the funeral pro cession of young Pope -passed through the town the hitherto well destrained rage be gan to assert itself in menaces and threats that proved not idle. About 3:30 this afternoon a determined set approached Sheriff Wilburn and his deputy, Campbell, and demanded the jail keys. They were -met with a peremtory refusal, but would not take this for satis faction. The officers were caught and thrown to the ground and the keys were taken from their pockets. Sheriff Wilburn positively refused to re veal the cage combination and though threatened, held 'his secret. There was, however, someone in the crowd who by service as bailiff, knew the combination. Merriwether was taken quietly from the jail and ledabo ut 300 yards beyond the scene of his crime and swung up. His body was perforated with bullets. Before his death he implicated three ■other negroes. Two of these are under ar rest. Every effort is being made to save them. Arriving Daily. Fancy rockers, bed room suits in golden oak and ma hogany. Parlor and library furniture in all the newest colors and designs. Prices to suit you. The Wood- Peavy Furniture Company. Now is the time to plant your lawn In grass that is green all winter. We have this grass now in stock. H. J Lamar & Sons- . - „ Notes Taken On the - Runi The Macon Volunteers will hold a meet ing at their armory tonight for the pur pose of reorganizing the company. Miss Alpb Watts of Forsyth is visiting Miss Georgia Monroe on Boundary street. Judge Bolling Whitfield of Brunswick is in the city today. The Teutonians will give a dance tomor row night at their ball on Mulberry street. It will no doubt be a delightful affair and w'rtl be attended by a large number of people. Card’s orchestra will furnish mu sic for the occasion. About twentf men of the Twelfth New York, regiment passed through the city yesterday afternoon en route to Americus, where their regiment is camped. The tents of the First Georgia are still standing. They will be taken down in a few days and shipped back to Washington. Mr. A. A. Murphey Barnesville was in the .city last night. Music Lessens —Piano and violin in struction at reasonable prices. Miss Nellie Reynolds, 252 Washington avenue. The entertainment committee of the 1 Progress Club will inaugurate, “Ladies’ Evening” on tomorrow with progessive whist. Drs. W. R. Holmes and Mason, dentists, ' 556 Mulberry, opposite Hotel Lanier. Try i a bottle of Holmes’ Mouth Wash tor pre serving teeth, purifying the breath, bleed ing gums, ulcers, sore mouth, sore throat, I etc. For sale by all druggists. ; The friends of Mr. W. B. Birch, who was ' injured some two weeks ago will be glad to kuow that he is improving. He is still . confined to bis bed and will be for some ’ two weeks yet. His friends are congrat ulating him upon What proved to be a 3 very narrow escape from being killed.. Mr. E. L. Burdick, wholesale grocer, has closed his doors. Poor collections and the low price of cotton is the cause. 3 The members of the First Baptist church and the Mulberry Street Methodist church have united to hold a union 3 thanksgiving service at the First Baptist church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. ! An excellent program has been arranged. A large number "of rooters will accom ’ pany the Macon football team to Jackson ville tonight to witness the game tomor -3 row afternoon. 'Mr. Arthur Warde of the “A Bachelor's 3 Honeymoon” is in tile city. s r Mr. G. K. Gailey of Conyers is in the city today. I Mr. IT. C. 'Hunt of Augusta is at the x Brown house. Weather report for Macon: Continued cold tonight and Thursday. Freezing temperature tonight. 1 r Mr. Alex of Dublin is in the 3 city 'today. e Notice. Rev. Sam Small will speak at the big tent tonight espe i ci ally to the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and other secret orders. 1 Members of these orders are t especially requested to be ; present at this-meeting. r (Communicated.) . EVEN MOSES t ; Was Opposed to the Laws i Regulating How Men Shall Eat or Drink, In all the eyes of men Moses stands out . in clear relief as the most prominent figure. A scholar, a statesman, the chosen of God to deliver the word to his chosen peo ple. Moses was a student of human na -1 ture and an impartial judge of all limita tions to which men might properly be ' subjected. A careful perusal of the Old ! Testament will show that he was always as the annointed of 'God, an advocate of temperance in 'all things, but never sought ! to prohibit a rational exercise of human desire for anything that was proner. Moses, if he did not frame the law, 'n spired it, which prescribed the things that his people might eat and drink.. > This is clearly set forth in the four teenth chapter of Deuteronomy. The twen ty-third verse of the foregoing chanter summarizes (he subject of the chapter and reads as folows: “and thou shalt eat be fore the Lord they God, in the place which He should choose to place His name there, ■ that tithe of thy corn, OF THY WINE, ! and of thine oil, and the firsil’.ngs of thy ! herds and of thy flocks, that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord, thy God, always.” In the centuries that have followed this 1 menage to the chosen people, men have sought to prove themselves wiser than God and of Moses, His chosen servant. Moses preached temperance in the use of all things that men might partake of, and wine, the strong drink, was not prohib ited, specifically mentioned and allowed. If the use of wine was an unmixed evil —the strong drink of the Orientals —it would seem that Moses, who was a wise lawgiver, would have prohibited its use. > The extreme modern partisans of tem perance are like all the extremists who have preceded them. They are never gov erned by the lessons of human experience or of the Holy Writ. Wiser than Moses, wiser than all the men who have studied , mankind in all the years that have passed L they contend for a theory whose funda mental basis has been, proved fallacious in ’ all’ ages. , And on the first day of December, in the year Os our Lord, 1898, the attempt to , control human appetite by law,or. to prop- , ' erly regulate its indulgence in the light . of practical experience is to be decided in Macon and Bibb county. , If Macon is not disposed to take a back track, if the progressive spirit that was , enunciated in the jubilee carnival, and in the other forcible agencies that make for j Macon’s advancement shall avail, then s there can be no doubt of the result—Pro- I hibition will not prevail. Macon and sti . burbs, with a population of 60,000 people* must increase up to the standard of pro j press ive cities of the nineteenth century. , Blue law discipline in this enlightened and liberal age must not be allowed to step in and relegate a city, pulsating with L the new. life and hope of a broader and more, progressive day, to the rule of a country crossroads settlement. SUPERIOR COURT. Only Two Cases Wer,e Disposed of this Morning, Only two cases were disposed of in the superior court this morning. Homer Franklin was given three years in the chaingang for robbery. George Wilson was given five years for the same offense. Several other cases will be disposed of this afternoon. Notice. Rev. Sam Small will speak ' at the big tent tonight espe ’ cially to the Masons, Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and other secret orders. Members of these orders are especially requested to be present at this meeting. • We Take we SET We Take Periodical Periodical Tickets. 1"H El PACE Tickets. For Stullsh Garments. Our Suits and Overcoats this season are noted for their beauty. They are absolutely worn by the swell dressers. Perfect in fit, style, material and workmanship. • FOR THE SOLDIERS We Take we HAVE ANYTHING We Take Periodical THEY WANT in GLOVES, Periodical Tickets. UNDERWEAR, ETC. Tickets. The most complete line of Travelers’ Outfits in this city. Then we can fill ’em • with the Best Clothing; and Underwear At prices to please. THE UP TO DATE CLOTHIERS, BENSON& HOUSER Trading Stamps. IP. D. TODD <Bc CO. I The New Clothing Store. We Are Moving Along all the time. Won’t you come along, too? Come and see those Trowsers. The handsomest you ever dreamed of. They’ll dignify that old coat and Vest beyond descrip tion. All sorts and plenty of them. You’ll hardly believe that the rest of your Furnishings are as good as those Undersuits At 98c 1 P. D. TODD CO., HRLF GENT fl WORD ADVERTISEMENTS of Wants, for Sa e I For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc., are inserted ' in THIS COLUMN at Half Cent a Word each insertion. No Advertisement taken for less than IS cents. Miscellaneous. OFFICE man of experience wants em ployment, all or part of time. Best j city reference given and terms reason able. All business strictly confiden tial. Address “Citizen,” care News office. THANKSGIVING'turkeyft, fine, fat birds. 677 Poplar . J. F. Wrigley, manager, Phone 194. THANKSGIVI NG Turkeys—’Phone your order Wednesday morning if you want a fat one reserved. Flournoy. 3-POUNID cans tomatoes, three for 25c? 2-pound cans, four for 25c. Flournoy. HAVE your turkey roasted for Thanks giving dinner at W. C. Knobloch, 523 Cotton avenue. * TURKEY, celery and cranberries. Flour noy. CRANBERRIES—Firm, sound berries, just in. J. F. Wrigley, manager, 677 Poplar, Phone 194. SEND your turkey toAv7~o7 _ kn<>bloch’3 anil have it baked for Thanksgiving. SAVE time and trouble by having your turkey baked at W. C. Knobloch’s for Tnanksgiving. Delivered hot. FISH and oysters for Thanksgiving din - nep. J. F. Wrigley, manager, 677 Pop lar’, Phone 194. NUTS, raisins, prunes, apricots, evapo rated apples, pot'ted cherries , etc. Flournoy. LAIDEiS earn SB.OO per week working at home; no can*vassing. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Stand ard Novelty Co., 101 Beekman st.,New York city. NOW is the time to have your lace cur tains laundered. Mrs. Ryder, near Crump’s park, does the very best work. All curtains laundered at only 25 cents per window. BUY the best Thanksgiving turkey you ever had at Tampa Fish and Ice Co. Phone 233. PLUM pudding. Flournoy. TAKE 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. Jewelrjr, breast and scarf pins, ear and finger rings, studs, cuff and collar buttons, etc. Writing paper, tablets, envelopes, ink, etc., etc. Office and store 558 Mulberry, | opposite Hotel Lanier. Dr. J. W. Migrath, proprietor ■CELERY, tender and crisp. Place orders early. J. F. Wrigley, 677 Poplar street, Phone 194. W. A. GOODYEAR, carriage, buggy and wagon shop. Horsechoeing, fine paint ing. repairing of scales a specialty. 453-455 Polar street. Latest Style Type, Attractive Designs, Original Ideas. ♦ • We invite you to call and see its when you want up-to-date printing of all kinds. We make a specialty of high grade commercial printing. Everything in our office is the latest and the best. News Piintinn Co, 412-414 Cherry Street. Telephone 205. Fo'* Croup use CHE NEY’S EXPECTOR ANT. Star Clothing Co. I Dave Wachtel, Mgr. I Skip Derseti This oon, drop in i a moment and look at our Fall Overcoats. It’ll be as good as pie, and not cost a cent. We keep our Suits, Hats and Furnishings up I to our Overcoat standard. But, do you know, it’s very hard work. Mackintoshes Put a man in com fortable defiance of rain and sleet-—comfortable if it fits. Ours are like our Over coats— they fit and are of K the’ richt shape. Right 1 stuff, too. | $4.98 to slOl Best News Os All Our Boys’ Fall Cloth ing is up to our hopes and that’s pretty high. Ready now. It’s time for Fall Overcoats and Reefers anyway. And there’s no harm in knowing where you may see the very best and most suitable Boys’ Suits. Children’s corner is popular now-a-days. What wont a bright and cheerful lot of fixings do? Especially when the Hats, etc., are so handy close by. ROFF SIMS &CO. • ; Fire Sale OF SHOES BBMSSKEaE nrauMUHnaomag ■m Several weeks ago our Manufacturing Department caught FIRE, but happily was quickly extin guished by Macon’s excellent fire de partment. An Immense quan tity of water was used and damaged our stock so far as profit was concern ed, although the I wearing qualities of scarcely a single | pair of Shoes was affected. We Cut The Prices In Half Our stock repre- I sents the finest se lection of j High Grade Shoes Every last, width, toe and quality can be found among them. Many Shoes for one half price. Macon, Ga. 420 Third Street and. i Bargain Lane.