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THE MACON NEWS.
ESTABLISHED 1884.
NEWS PRINTING COMPANY,
PUBLISHERS.
R. L. McKENNEY. Business Mngr.
TOM W. LOYLESS. Editor.
THE EVENING NEWS will be delivered
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The New News.
A- previously annmur cd. today begins
the permanent publication of The Nevi’s in
• ight-pago form; <;n enlargement of the
paper to almost double li.s farmer size.
The Nt ws ha« already stated its reaaons
for this improve m< nt, and we have already
rt r eive d gratifying assurances of the pub
lic\s appreciation and Hupj>ort.
W<> xhall strive to -better deserve thL? I
support by constantly adding to and im- I
prov ng the news service of the pajjer, ,
making it, in every respect, a paper of ,
whic h any city might fel pround. It will, I
•■of course, require a little time to get
everything to working cmoothly under the!
change, so that the public need not accepi
'the hist issue of the paper ;h a fair sam
ple of what The New.s is to be.
\ little time will fully demonstrate our
purpose and our'ability to make The News
i far better newspaper than one would ex- I
ped. to fir. 1 in a -city of Macon's size. As •
such it will be a valuable advertisement i
■of anr city, illustrating, as it will, her en- ,
erprise and progrte*iventss and demon-'
v. trailing her commercial importance, fori
The News expects to have every business
ho ise of Importance represented in its col
u;yr.s somewhere and somehow.
Arrangements have already been made
o Increase The News' out-of-town circu- i
lalion, which ifc alrc?' , v formidable, and
within thirty nay- «”? ,vlll be able to snow
-mr mwehants larger lista in the towns
within Macon’s immediate territory than j
toy other paper can show.
Vhc News feels, therefore, that it is jus- j
lilttd in tsayinj that Macon is to b? mate- i
dally benefit lt d by this change, and we
Veil confident that our 'business houses
will encourage this effort to promote the
welfare of iMacon; and by so doing grasp
an opportunity to become better acquain
ted wtlh the pcole of neighboring towns.
We confidently believt that Macon is go
iirg to take a fresh start at once, that her
people ute more determined than ever to
carry their town forwaid, that they are in
hearty accord with whatever makes for
progress mid .prosperity, and we respect
fully submit that this enlargement of The'
I
•N( ws is the first event to mark this new
in for Macon.
\n exchange ask-: “What is a dollar?" j
\>vl Dough'< Glessnes answers: “A dollar J
is what some nun promise to pay for their
4i 4hi'v paper: it is what a newspaper man '
<-ajoys mmv in anticipmien than in real-
Vive La Macorn.
WhattVir may be the outcome of today's
voting ip this county, \ve sqy “long live ’
Maotin!” Wet or .dry she is .Macon still, 1
and we are her citizens. If sixty-odd sa- i
loons are driven out of business, the town |
remains. •If they continue, the town is ,
still here. If we as citizens have differed •
as io whether or not they run I
out of business, we can at least agree on
-he proposition that Macon must continue ■
to <lo business at the same old stand, j
Therefore we un. unite on the common '
ground of self interest when we join to
gether on<?e more to go to work for our j
city; for community interest is but self in
terest wlien brought, to its final analysis.
Whatever will benefit Macon will benefit
-each bitizi n of this’ community either di- ■
reel or indirectly. Therefore our individ
ual Interests lie in working for he vrlfare
of our city.
We will make slow progress in this di
rection if we fail to start right.
The time to start is right now. today.
When you have cast your ballot make up
your mind at once to leave off further
bickerings. Feel that you have performed
your duty, and wait the result
vvntly. Whatever it be accept it. Don't
have any post mom ms. This sort of thing
helps to keep the issue alive. Put it from 1
you the moment you nave performed your
duty with reference io it. Pear in mind
that your next dut? is to Macon, and to
yourself.
Your interests tad cur interests and
everybody's interests lie in puslftu® Ma
con forward. We know, from experience,
that this cannot be lone without unjty.
without good feeling, without that feeling
of mutuality, that neighborly feeling that
gives strength to any concerted move
men t.'
Following today’s election we hope the
Chamber of Commerce will hold a sort of
love feast, in order that our business men
may get together and renew their alle
giance to their city and their determina
tion to put her forward. We hope, too.
shat the Carnival Association will imme
diately follow this up with another meet
ing for the purpose of encouraging this
Flown spirit” and of blazing the way for
a greater Macon. Let the council join in
l tdie work, and let every representative
• body and every loyal citizen feel it a duty
I to contribute .something to this end.
i Macon is here, here she mart remain;
here, also, must most of us remain until
; we die. and rome cf us even want to come
'back here after -death.
Our course is clear, tT.ere are but two
| things to be dene—get together and go to
' work for Maron.
Macon must be our watchword. Macon's
I banner mus be kept aloft. Never a mo
ment must it trail. As citizens we are
: charged with the duty cf protecting and
promoting her Interests. Renewed energy
j and a greater determination to make up
for the past few years of stagnation and
j disaster must guide and aid us. We must
I talk for Macon, think for Macon, act for
Macon. Macon, most favored of Southern
! inland cities. Macon, the Central City of
! Georgia and the best town in the .state.
: Be she wet or be she dry, our Macon still.
i
The Ellis bill, changing the charter ot
the city of Macon so that the mayor and
alltrmtn may succeed -them-elves baa
; pa-'.f 1 senate and now a.vai s Governor
I Candlet's f-lgnature.
A Remarkable Fignt,
We cannot say at this hour whether they
( have won or lost, but we can say that no
set ot men ever put up a stronger or more
un-elfish fight than has been waged for
the past six weeks by our prohibition
friend».
While we have not been able to agree
with them on the policy advocated, we
have nor. failed to recognize in their effort
a most remarkable spirit of unselfishness
and self-sacrificing devotion to principle.
; Not one of them has had anything io gain
through the success of their cause, and yet
I they have contributed liberally of both
time and money; in fact, many have al
most given themselves up to this fight for ,
a principle, laboring day and night with
out pay or hope of reward. Such a tight
can but command the respect and admira
tion of everyone, even though they cannot
sympathize with the cause for which these
men contend.
No one can see anything to .condemn,
bur on the contrary, everything to com
me<nd and admire in the earnest, unselfish,
self-sacrificing work of such men as Wal
ter B. Hill, W. G. Solomon, DuPont Gucr
ry, N. E. Harris. F. 51. Mallary, B. -Wil
lingham, J. D. Hough,' 0. A. Park. O. P.
Willingham. C. A. Turner, E. G. Willing
ham, R. 11.I 1 . Burden, E. L. Ryals.. Lamar I
( lay. W. T. Stone- and the others who have
devoted their time and energies to the
success of the cause.
Even the most ardent anti-prohibition- j
ists have been heard to commend these ■
gentlemen tor their unselfish devotion to '
a principle, and it will be no trouble for I
■anyone or all of them to bury the hatchet
with their fellow citizens as soon as the
fignt is over. Whatever may be the result,
they can feel that they hare done their
full duty, and even the opposition,
must admire them for it. They have made
a. remarkable fight in more respects than
mac; they, have developed a strength that
we had not thought, possible, and they have
conducted their campaign in a practical,
business-like way that, is somewhat new
to campaigners of this character. Instead
ot" feeling agrieved with them for what
they have done, the entire public, regard
less cf opinions on the question at issue,
can but admire and respect them.
The Antis.
In the minds cf some people the anti
prohibitionist is a man who believes that
liquor is a harmless thing and who en
courages drunkenness and vice: not from j
any sor of conviction, but solely because
any sort of conviction, but solely because
conscience dulled.
There may -be some anti-prohibitionists
of this sort. but. during the campaign
which is to be brought to a clcse today,
we have not yet come in contact with a
single one of them. On -the contrary, we
have seen hundreds cf cur best citizens,
men of high moral character and standing
in the community, line up for their con
victions, regardless of criticism ami abuse.
And we could but admire them for it.
In thus conteriding for their convictions
they have patiently suffered their motives
to be misinterpreted, relying scley upon
time and the cooler judgment of the oppo
sition to vindicate them. Among -them we
could name sc-me of the best citizens ot i
this community, men who have devoted
their time and money to the upbuilding of
Macon, and who are controlled in their
; present position by a sincere devotion to
their oity. They have gone to the polls to
. day and bravely voted their convictions,
i and they have come away without malice
in their heart, and with renewed deter
mination o labor -for Macon's future pro
i gross and prosperity. Such men do not
■ deserve cr<: asm. and. indeed, criticism
I eloes not touch them.
There are c hers en this side of the
; question who. it is true, have fought from
a 'more selfish standpoint, but they are
net to be condemned for so doing. They
, are men who have their all. or. at least, a
consider.'.Me portion of their belongings
invested in a line cf business which others
are endeavoring to outlaw. Is it strange
that they are fighting with all their might
to whip this fight? Confiscation is suffi
cient to arouse all the opposition there is
in a man's nature, and we are even will
ing to excuse seme cf .he largest investors
! in that ciass cf property which is threat
s' ened with confiscation if they have v been
less temperate in their speech and efforts
• than ibose who have no interests directly
at stake. I: is not alone a matter of con
vietion with them, but it a matter g: self
preservation. and it would have been very
! strange, indetd, had they been less zeal
-1 cus in their own behalf.
But. on the whole, we think the cam
; paign has passe 1 off in remarkably good
spirit. V feeling of harmony seems to
( have animated everyone, and this leads
us to hope that both sides will lose no time
in getting together for the future work of
upbuilding Macon.
MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER : 1898.
’ An eight page afternoon paper in a own
I the size of Macon is the best evidence of
f its solid worth and progressive spirit.
I Now that- you have either won or lost
I your fight, let “Macon" be your watch-
i word* for the future. >
• •
MSccn should come cut of tbi- fight
i Strenger and more determined than ever.
Whatever be the result, make up your
I minds to accept it gracefully.
•After today’s fight is over we must take
up the fight for Macon.
Saloons or no i-alocrs. we must bale a
Greater Macon.
Eight pages from now one, and every
page full of news.
Twice as much News for 10 ccnb- a week
as ever before.
Emii.uel’* Morn.
A pack 6t hounds and a battef.d holm
To summon bis dogs in the early morn.
These were Emanuel’s joy and pride;
Deeply bis heart was satisfied.
When he aroused the echoes with notes
so clear
That half the city woke to hear.
I But the 'coon was fat and the yams were
s wee t,
’ And a dram of whisky crowned the treat.
' And Emanuel's slumbers were so profound
: That he utterly failed to hear the sound
j Os the lifted latch and the creaking floor —
The old horn hung in its place no mpre.
There was dole and woe when Emanuel
rose:
Bereft and mourning 'the old man goes.
No more the early music fills,
Mellow as moonlight, the sleepy hills.
“Some one done stole her and ain’t gwine
tell
Till he hears de trumpet of Gabriel.’’
It took the comfort out of his dram
And hurt the flavor of 'coon and yam.
But fate was friendly and bade him stop
To rrxnd his dray at the blacksmith shop,
And there, as he waited, all forlorn.
Down in a corner he espied his horn.
'Here’s de cross I scratched, and dis
horn I know
Ry ylar cross and de easy wav she blow!”
He carried it home in bliss that night, ;
And yam and hoecake tasted right,
And we woke with a smile as ’he night :
was going—
On.ce more Emanuel’s horn vas blowing’. |
LAWRENCE NEL.'GN. |
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Miscellaneous.
BOOK KEEFER —Dcuble entry bookkeep- j
er wants position as bookkeeper or
assistant; lias experience; can give
best of references; can keep an accu
rate and complete set of books in
■any departmen t of business. A. .'dress, ■
stating salary and rime to begin work,
“Business,” care News.
WILD duck, quail, Blue Ribbon celery,
Florida limes, oranges, cranberries,
■tomatoes, chickens, eggs and turkeys.
Tampa Fish and Ice Co., Telephone
FOR SALE —40 acres mixed woodland.
Wood will doubly neC pay for land; 5 '
miles from city limits; well watered. '
“W,” 334 Columbus st. #
WANTED —Boarder to occupy desirable
rcom on Rogers ave., Vineville.-
“Rest,” care 'News.
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.
WANTED —Good men to sell large line of
lubricating oils and greases. Liberal
contracts offered. Commonwealth Oil ;
. Co., Cleveland. O. ;
TAKE notice of 558 Muioerry street, ,
Migrath’s portrait copying and picture j
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 and collar buttons, etc. Writing j
paper, tablets, envelopes, ink. etc., '
etc. Office and store 558 Mulberry. '
opposite Hotel Lanier. Dr. J. W.
Migrath. proprietor ;
FINE extra select Norfolk oysters, Span- '
ish mackerel. sea trour. sea bass, j
mangrove snapper, sailors’ choice, also 1
fresh supplv Savannah select and !
standard oysters. Tokphcne 233. !
Tampa Fish and Ice Co. 1
FOR RENT—Nicely furnished room, with
bath'in private family, with or with
out board, close in. Address C. R. W.,
care News. *
W. A. GOODYEAR, carnage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horsecboeing. fine paint
ing. repairing of scales a specialty.
453-455 Polar street.
FOR SALE —Two good horses, one spring
wagon with top. one road car:, very
cheap for cash. Address G., care
News.
■Died, Nov. 30. in Atlanta. Ga.. 'Virginia
Lamar Curry, youngest daughter of
Manly B. Curry and Augusta Lamar Ba
con Curry. The funeral will take place
from t’'e residence of Mr. and Mrs. Au
gustus O. Bacon ar Baccnsfield. Friday
December 2. at 10 o'clock, a. m. Friends
of the family are invited to atend.
Academy of Music.
. Monday, December 5.
The Record Breaker:
HOYT’S
“A Texas Steer.”
60 Laughs in Every Yell.
60 Yells in Every Howl.
10 Howls in a Texas i”.-.*• r.
Kato* Putnam specially ?ng ?.c 1 as
"Bossy.”
Will Braj, “The M n : sr=.r *o l*a
tcirey
Herbert E. Sears as "Mavert < Brend
er.”
The Original Bison City Quariette.
And an all star company from Hoyt's
Madison Square Theatre, New York.
RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream erf tartar.
! Safeguards the food
against alum.
Akxm bakine powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day. I
royal BAKtwa rowoeit co., new york.
AVer or dry. -we must go to work tomor
row for Macon.
Now, let’s get together again.
We will have at our dispotsal during
November $75,000 to loan on Georgia farms
or city property. We are offering money at
low rates.
THE GEORGIA LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
O. A. Coleman, General Manager,
356 Second Street.
You Don’t Have to
Wait for your money when you get loans
from us. We have it always on hand.
GKO. A. SMITH, Gen. Man.
Equitable Building and Loan Association,
aiacou. Go., 451 Third Street.
Star
j Clothing I
Co.
| Dave Wachtel, Mgr. |
I There Was I
| A Time I
I When people did foolish I
| things—blew out the gas, 1
| bought gold bricks, prize 1
I packages and what not.
I There Was I
I A Time |
| When people expected !
I something for nothing, j
| and got it in the place 1
| where the body and the ■
f head connects.
I There Was I
I A Time I
I W.ien you expected twen
11y dollar suits for four,
i possibly with the thought
| that they grew
I On Trees!
| They Don’t! ’
h Do not blow out the i
I gas of common sense. Do
| not expect to buy.
Suits,
Overcoats,
Underwear
and
Furnishings.
Cheaper than we sell
them. If you do they’ll
be
Made Cheaper
Look Cheaper
Wear Cheaper
Watch IWatch
space Gentlemen,
We Are Ready
*1 o supply jgil \\ earing Apparel Meeds, The require
ments of c\ery caretui and economical dresser can be met
with perfect satisfaction in our selection of
Clothing, Furnishingsand Hats.
A There s nothing racking to make the line complete.
Everything is brand new. of positive value, marked in
plain figures. Wed be glad to have you come in whethei
you wish to buy or not.
Watch w e Take Watch
Space Periodical Tickets. Sp^ s ce
FIRE SALE
OF SHOES!
Ladies’ Bed Room Slippers, 49c.
Ladies’ Bed Room Slippers, furtrim=
med, SI.OO and $1.25.
Our immense stock of Ladies
Fine Shoes are offered in this Fire
Sale.
Ladies’ $4.00 Shoes for $2.50
Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes for $2 25
Ladies’ $2.50 Shoes for SI.BO
Ladies’ Rubbers, 25c
Men’s Rubbers, 35c
Men’s Rubbers, 15c
Rubber Boots oft **|| I
All Sizes OC»D|J
IK Stas IB Greal Viiitlj
Men’s $6.00 Shoes for $4.00
Men’s 5.00 Shoes for 3.50
Hen’s $4 00 Shoes for $3.00
Men’s 3.00 Shoes for 2.00
Men’s 2.50 Shoes for i. 75
On Our Bargain Counter ’
500 pairs of Ladies’ Shoes slightly damaged
by smoke for a pair
C. H. & D. TO MICHIGAN.
3 Trains Daily.
Finest Trains in Ohio.
Fastest Trains
Michigan and the Great Lakes constantly growing in popularity
Everybody will be there this summer. For information inquiry
of your nearest ticket agent.
D./G. EDWARDS, Passenger Traffic Manager, Cincinnati, O.