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6 HAVE HAD ENOUGH Os IT Prominent Drv Goods House Discontinues Ptmooiai TICKET SYSTEM Will Let Their Customere Get the Benefit Direct—Others Agita ting a Change. At least one Macon house is to inaugu rate an important inovation on January Ist. In conversation with a News man today Messrs. Huthnance & Rountree made the announcement that after January Ist they will discontinue the use of trading stamps, periodica) tickets, discount coupons, etc., and give their customers the benefit di rect. This they propose to do by adopting a uniform profit of 5 per cent less than they have heretofore put upon their goods. “This is what the periodical tickets cost every merchant who uses them,” said Mr. Huthnance, “and less than half of that amount goes to the customer: “Like other merchants we have seen the injustice of the system, and we .propose to remedy the evil by giving our customers the benefit of this 5 per cent direct.” This is an important move and it is con fidently believed results will prove the wisdom of it. It goes without saying that the customer will appreciate much more highly the difference in price made to him or her direct, and it is believed the change will prove quite popular. “If we are to give away 5 per cent of our profit,” added Mr. Rountree, “we pre fer to give it to our customers direct. This they can rely on.as our advertisements from now on will prove. We can afford •to sell goods 5 per cent cheaper than those merchants who stick to the trading stamp or periodical ticket business.” It is understood that other merchants are seriously contemplating a similar move. They say there is no sense in giving away 5 per cent of their profit to a third party. They think the customer is more entitled to this concession than anyone else. Said a prominent clothing merchant to The News today, “I only adopted these systems in self defense. I recognized the injustice from the outset, but inasmuch as my competitors were using them I was forced to do so. But I think I shall follow Huthnance & Rountree’s example and act independently.” It is understood that the most prominent Atlanta houses have agreed among them selves to stop the discount system, pre ferring to give the discount to their cus tomers direct. It is probable that Huth nance & Rountree’s action may lead to a general reform along this line. MARRIAGE AT FORT VALLEY. Rev. T. D. Ellis of Macon, Will Wed Miss Maud Branch. Hev. Thomas D. Ellis, the newly ap pointed and popular pastor of Vineville 'Methodist church, wil be married to Miss Maud Branch, of Fort Valley, Ga., at 8:30 o’clock tonight. Rev. F. A. Branch, fa ther of the bride, will perform the cere mony. Mies Branch is a young lady of ere at personal charm and accomplishment. The host of friends of the popular minis ter congratulate him upon winning so fair a bride. "'vineville church and congregation are arranging for an informal reception in honor of the bride and groom at the par sonage, from 8 to 10:30 o'clock, tomorrow night. Rev. and Mrs. 'Elis will be at home to their friends at the parsonage after the Ist of January. NEW WESTERN RAILROAD. Another Evidence of Reviving Enterprise in the Coast States. By Associated Press. Olympia, Dec. 29. —Articles of incorpor ation of the Port Angeles Eastern railroad have been filed with the secretary of state. Its object is to construct and equip a line of standard guage railway from Port An geles easterly to a point at or near Junc tion City, Jefferson county. The amount of the capital stock-is $500,000; term of existence fifty years from the date of in corporation. The names of the trustees who shall manage the affairs of the cor poration until May 1, 1899, are William Martell of Port Angeles, John Lehman, of Chicago. Arthur Chute of Ellsworth, Me., and Isaac C. Atkinson of Boston. A PRIEST A PYTHIAN Elected With His Consent and Awaiting the Approv al of the Archbishop By Associated Praso. Chicago, Dec. 29.—-Father Walsh, a Cath olic priest of this city has been elected a member of a local lodge of the Knights of Pythias. His aplication for membership ■was made in the usual manner and being favorably passed upon by the lodge, his election followed without question. He ad mitted today that he had been elected, a member of the organization with his con sent, but said that he had not yet been initiated and until this latter ceremony had taken place he could not be considered in any sense a member of the organization. He said that he would endeavor to secure the approval of Archbishop Fehan. of this city and of Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, to his membership in the order before finally becoming a member. Bears the Kind You Haw Always Benedit DANGEROUS BLAZE. Fire Last Night Damaged Stores at Second and Cherry Streets. j Fire broke out last night in the tailor shop of Mr. Frank B. Coatee on (Aierry | street and but fcr the prompt wark of the I firemen there would have oeen a serious | blaze. The fire is supposed to have start td from a Targe iron which is kepi ;n the • shop. The alarm was turned in about 7:30 and the firenu n realized that they had a dan gerous. blaze to fight as soon as they reached the place. The flames had al- I ready made a good headway and burned • into the store of Burke & Campbell, milli : ners. As soon as the firemen began work ■ they got the fire under control and pre i vented a large fire. The drug store of Mallory Taylor was very near and it was thought for a time that it would also catch. This was prevented, however, and ‘ the building was only damaged by smoke. I Ail of the stock in the tailor shop was 1 badly damaged and the stock of Burke & Campbell suffered considerably form i smoke and water. Taylor’s stock was not damaged to any great extent, the main damage being done by the smoke from the other building. All of tho firms hal insurance ind the loss will not be very ; great. CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS Return Thanks—Mrs. Mims’ Speech—Prof. Martin’s Address! In Macon at the ‘Academy of Music Mon day evening of last week we had with us a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship of the mother church, Boston, Mass. This board- consists of ten members, known in this conection in the East, West, North and South, and some o-ther coun tries. For this year Mrs. Sue Harper Mims, of Atlanta, Ga., is appointed to lecture in the section included in The states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Geor gia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mis sissippi. Other lecturers are appointed to go to other sections of the United States, to Great Britain and the Dominion of Canada. To the lecturer who came here we owe thanks publicly told, because her fine lec turer was a public beneficence. The thoughtful stillness and earnestness with which investigators in the audience considered the lecture < n Christian Science, if they might receive new light and prac tical thoughts through the explanation therein given of some of the.fundamental teachings about the Divine Scien .e of Be ing. is worthy of note and gratitu.le. Peo ple cl-ai acterized by broil views a.td ?e --seach, intellectual an i moral eul.ure and zeal aid eloquence in bcalf of L < trinity, seeking as usual alvt •cement for the world, who were present to examine this somewhat unfamiliar method of bettering conditions, lent a splendor to the occasion by the brightness of their countenaces and the spirit of* their inquiry. For all their goodness in being and doing we thank them. Toward the Macon newspapers for their pleasant references to certain features of the occasion we extern- outspoken praise and limitless good wishes. We thank the merchants for their favor and courtesy in keeping the notices of the lecture in their windows before the public. May boundless good will reward them. There should be especial mention of the beautiful thoughts voiced by Professor E. L. Martin in 'introducing 'the lecturer. Wc request that his lofty sentiments be pub lished. Respectfully, First Church of Christian Science. PROFESSOR MARTIN’S ADDRESS. 'Following is the introductory address delivered by Professor Martin on the above occasion: Ladies and Gentlemen: Hidden in its archaeological 'bed the diamond imprisons for ages -the beautiful sunlight of God — refusing to release it in all its brilliancy and splendor until shaped and polished by the lapidary's skill. Hundreds of thou sands now believe that likewise the great truths of Christian Science had lain veiled for centuries until recently revealed by Mary Baker Eddy in all their convincing force and spiritual beauty. As Mary, the mother of Jesus, nearly nineteen hundred years ago gave to the world the blessed Savior of mankind, so Mary Baker Eddy within the present cen tury has given to the world in Christian Science, as her adherents firmly believe, the very highest interpretation of Christ’s teachings, the great and holy mission of which is to establish harmony between science and religion. By establishing this harmony and banishing sin. sickness and death. 'Scientists would efface the horizon line of demarcation twixt earth and heaven —enveloping the one in the realized hopes and transcendent beauties of the other. In all ages, -most great movements, hav ing for their purpose ‘the elevation of man kind to greater moral and religious alti tudes, have been the coinage of feminine mind, while all —without exception—have been nurtured by woman’s hand, and pros pered by woman’s love. It is not surprising, therefore, that chief among the exponents of Christian Science we find many of the noblest women of the land —women whose faith has risen higher than mountains, whose shoreless love for humanity no mariner has ever compassed, and whose fathomless depths of charity for the weak and erring no plummet has ever sounded. Conspicuous among these stands Macon’s loved and loyal leader, -Miss Alice Jen nings. the story o-f whose devotion, and good deeds has already been engraven entablature in enduring letters of living light. Another of the noblest and most honored of this noble band of women is the distinguished lecturer of the evening: and as I look upon this audience, comprising much of Macon broadest culture and high est chivalry, I deem it unnecessary to in voke a patient, considerate hearing of our honored guest, Mrs. Livingston Mims, of Atlanta, who will address you. C-A.STOH.TA. Bears the Kind You Have Always Bought Pains in the chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu monia. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treatment will cure a lame back in a fgw hours. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons. i MACON NEWS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29 i&qb He Wnn “Hnlf n Kinjc.” , A curious Incident has just thrown the palace of the king of Wurtteiuberg at Stuttgart into a state of excitement Dur ing the absence of the king an individual gained access to the palace byway of the j gardens and rea< hed the first floor, where he installed bim»elf in an apartment be- 1 longing to one,of the princes. , Here he made himself quite at home, taking off his boots and placing them out side the door He then smoked a cigar I wrote several letters on the royal note pa per, and finally went comfortably and un ; concernedly to bed-in the prince’s sleeping ■ chairber The i.-ext n • ruing he was found wan j dering about in his shirt sleeves in one of the corridors and was arrested He pre ' ft nds to ter., royal descent —L Evens ! mens. Baris Garcia’# Faithful Servant. “Gr r.ircl Garcia, says the Washington com sj undents of the Chicago Kecord. ’had an 1.7 d colored servant who was j burn a slave iq on his father s plnutation and was ' rough’ up with him from child j hood The old negro had followed him in all his wars and had shared his prison I cells and sat beside his bed when the gen eral breathed his last. Every time his master groaned he would groan also, and j the death which came to the one will not let the other linger much longer. The | faithful servant does not care to live now His interest in life is gone, and no one I would be surprised if he died of grief with in a short time. ’ A Giraffe Wanted. Big game is said to he plentiful in the region cf Fashoda The river swarms with crocodiles and hippopotami, while great herds of an relopes of various kinds and giraffes are frequently met with. The lat ter fact is particularly interesting, as most of the zoological gardens of the world are in want of a specimen of the north Afri can giraffe, which they have been unable to obtain owing to the closing of the cen tral Sudan for so many years. An Edition de Luxe. A curious voluim* has been presented to the Chelsea Public library. It is a Bur mese book written, or rather engraved, as no ink is used, with a stylus upon some 300 strips of dried palm leaves. The palm leavqs are held together by two pieces of wood, and the edges of the whole are dec orated in gold and vermilion.—London > Letter. THE FIRST BABY. Its Coming is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by All. The arrival of the first baby In the household is the happiest and most im portant event of married life. The young wife who is to become a mother delights to think of the happiness in store for hei when the little one shall nestle upon het breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, “mother.” But her happy anticipation quickly van ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joy fulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for the sufferings which at tend child-birth; they know that by the use of “Mother’s Friend” —a scien tific liniment —for a few weeks before the trying hour, expectant mothers car so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and suffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es pecially expectant mother’s who for the first time have to undergo this trial, it such a remedy ; for they know the pair and suffering, to say nothing of the dan ger. which is in store forthem. “Moth er’s Friend’* is" woman’s greatest bles sing, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. Every womat should be glad to read the little booh “Before Baby is Born,” which contain! information of great value to all. Il will be sent free to any one who sendi their address to The Bradfield Kegit lator Co., Atlanta, Ga. P. T. TODD & CO THE New Clothing Store —|. y.TT! 11, | aimUll—lßll I 11l H BWMII Special ale of men’s uits . . . Commences today ontinues until all the lots are disposen of.— Values in these goods not seen be fore this season. We’ll tell you the price and aston ish you with it’s lownesslover the counter. P. T. TDDD & CO. Tlib New Clotiuers. Hlacon and Birmingham Railroad (Pice Mountain Route.) Schedule effective October 16, 1898. 4.15 pm’Lv Macon., . ..Ar|ll 15 am 5:04 pm Lv Llzella LvjlO 25 am 5 45 pm',Lv.. ..Culloden.. . ,Lv| 9 45 am 556 pmjLv.. . .Yatesville... .Lvj 933 am 6 26 pm'Lv. ..Thomaston.. .Lvj 9 03 am 7 07 pm'Ar. ..Woodbury .. .Lv] 8 23 am SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 9 05 pm’Ar Columbus So Ry Lvj 6 30 am 8 07 pm,'Ar Griffin Lv! 6 50 am 9 45 pm'Ar Atlanta Lv! 5 20 am 4 20 pm’Lv .. ..Atlanta .. ..Ar|ll 10 am 6 03 pmjLv Griffin Arj 9 18 am 5 25 pmjLv.. ..Columbus.. .. 7 07 pm'Lv.. ..Woodbury. ..Ar| 8 23 am 7 27 pm]Ar... Harris City.. .Lvj 8 03 am CENTRALOF GEORGIA. 7 45 pm’Ar.. .Greenville.. ..Lvj 7 45 am 5 20 pm’Lv.. ..Columbus. ..ArjlO 15 am 7 27 pm'Lv.. Harris City ..Ar| 8 03 am 8 20 pm|Ar.. ..LaGrange.. ..Lvl 7 10 am Connections at Macon, with Central of Georgia to Savannah and Southwestern Georgia, and with Georgia Southern and Florida. At Yatesville with Southern for pointa south of Yatesville, and at LaGrange with A. & W. P. for points nonh of LaGrange. JULIAN R. LANE, General Manager. ITlacon and New Yorfc Short Line. Via Georgia Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line. Through Pullman cars between Macon and New York, effective Decem ber 9th, 1898. Lv Macon.... 9 00 am] 4 20 pm 7 40 pm Lv Mill’gev’le 10 10 am' 5 24 pm 9 24 pm Lv Camak.... 11 40 am 6 47 pm 3 33 am Lv Camak....ill 40 am 647pm10 31 pm Ar Aug’taC.T.l 1 20 pm 8 25 pm. 5 15 pm Lv Aug’taE.T. 2 30 pm! Lv Florence .. 7 40 pmi Lv Fayettev’le 9 43 pmj Ar Petersburg 2 35 emj Ar Rlchmond.j 3 23 am] Ar WasiT'ton.j 7 00 am] Ar Baltimore.] 8 35 am Ar Phila’phia. jlO 35 am] Ar New York.| 1 03 pmj Ar N.Y. W 23d st] 1 35pm] ] Trains arrive from Augue-ta and points on main line 6:45 a. m. and 11:15 a. m. From Camak and way stations 5:30 p. m A. G. JACKSON. General Passenger Agent. JOE W. WHITE, T. P. A. W. W. HARDWICK, S. A., 409 Cherry St. M&cen. G<. “THE HIAWASSEE 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. Macon, Dublin and Savannah R. R. ~ *4| 2d] j id] S« P.M.|P.M.| STATIONS. jA.M-.A.M. 4 00 2 30]Lv ...Macon ....Ar] 9 40]10 15 415 2 50!f ..Swift Creek ..fj 9 20’10 00 4 25 3 00 f ..Dry Branch ..f! 9 10 9 50 4 35 3 10 f ..Pike’s Peak . .fi 9 00 9 40 4 45 3 20 f ...Fitzpatrick ...f] S 50 9 20 4 50 3 30 f Ripley f 8 40 9 25 5 05 3 50 s ..Jeffersonville., si 8 25 9 15 5 15 4 00 f ....Gallimore.... fi 8 05 9 05 5 25 4 15 s ....Danville ....»« 7 50 8 50 5 30 4 25s ...Allentown... 75(? 8 50 5 40 4 40 s ....Montrose.... s' 7 25 8 35 5 50 5 OOis Dudley.,... sj 7 10 8 25 6 02 5 25]s M00re.,,., sj 6 55 8 12 6 15 5 40|Ar. ...Dublin ...Lvj 6 30 8 30 P-M.]P.M.| |A.M. A.M. ♦Passenger, Sunday. d Mixed, Daily, except Sunday. PULLMAN CAR LINE BETWEEN Cincinnati, Indianapolis, or Louisville and Chicago and THE NORTHWEST. Pulman Buffet Sleepers on night trains. Parlor chairs and dining cars on day trains. The Monon trains make the fast est time between the Southern winter re sorts and the summer resort *f the Northwest W. H. McDOEL, V. P. & G. M. FRANK J. REED, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. For further particulars address R. W. GLADING, Gen. Agt Thomasville, Ga. News and Opinions OF National Importance. THE SUN ALONE] Contains Both. Daily, by mail $6 a year D’ly and Sunday,by mail..sß a year The Sunday Sun is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in tr e world. 7ri«» 5c a copy. By mail $2 a year Address THE SUN, New York. COAL j® fißSWwi CfeHW Sheriff’s Sale. Will be eold before the court house door in the city of Macon, during the legal hours of sale on the First Tuesday in Jan uary, 1899, the following property: Two tracts of land lying in Vineville district, Bibb county, and known as part of a tract of land consisting of eleven acres of land, sold by Henry J. Nically to J. M. Daly, known as the resurvey and subdivision of said land as lot No. 22, in block 2, (this ‘ block being owned by Rosa Simmons,) and ; also lot No. 21, in block 2 (this lot being ! owned by Addie Thomas; each of said lots having a frontage of 50 feet on a street, and running back an even width of 190 feet, as shown in plat of said eleven acres, now of record in clerk’s office, Bibb supe rior court. Said two lots being bounded as ; a whole on the north by lot of Alice- White, i on east by a street, and on the west by lot 'Of E. .G Furgerson. Levied on as the property of Rosa Simmons and Addie Thomas to satisfy a fi. fa issued from Bibb superior court in favor of Equitable 'Build ing and Loan Association vs. Rosa Sim mons and Addie Thomas. Also, at the same time and place, that parcel of land, in Vineville, Bibb county, back of Huguenin Heights, fronting south i on Columbus road 52 feet and running back 417 feet to land of Mrs. V. A. Napier; ; bounded on west by Charles H. Flowers j and on north and east by Mrs. by Mrs. V. IA. Napier. Levied on as the property of A. H. Gaston, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Bibb superior court in favor of Mrs. Virginia A. Napier for use, etc., vs. A. H. Gaston. I Also at the same time and place, one ' acre of land in Walden, Bibb county, be j ing a portion, of the northeast corner of j lot of land in the Rutland district, Bibb I county, bounded as follows: On the north ! and east by land of C. W. Kilpatrick, and | on the south and west by lands of W. J. ] Willis, with all the improvements thereon, j Levied on as the property of John D. >Dun l bar to satisfy a fi. fa. issude from Bibb . superior court in favor of Even T. Mathis, ’ executor of Thomas J. Harvey, vs. John D. ■ Dunbar. Also, at the same time and place, that land in said county, known, in the plan of “Newberg,” recorded in book “A. J.” folio ■ 706, clerk’s office, Bibb sueprior court, as lots 5,6, 7 and 8. in block I: lots 1,2, 3 . and 4, in block 3; lots 2,3, 4,5, 6,7 and 8, in block 2; lot I of block 2, except a strip ; eight fee wide at the southeast corner of said lot and running back 110 feet; all of I lot 0 in block 2, lying north of an east and : west line running 110 feet north of the south line of said lot; also seven shares of the capital stock of the Bibb Real Es tate and Improvement Co., of the par value of SSO each standing in the name of A. C. Knapp on the books of said company. Levied on as the property of A. C. Knapp, deceased, in. the hands of W. A. Stokes, administrator, to be administered to satis fy an execution issued from the city court of Savannah in favor of said company against W. A. Stokes, administrator. G. S. WESTCOTT, Sheriff. Latest Style Type, i attractive Designs, Original Ideas. We invite you to call and see us "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 Printing Co, 412-414 Cherry Street. Telephone 205. For Asthma use CHE NEY’S EXPECTOR ANT.’ . . The . . EMPIRE and ice co: A Gift From Santa Claus The largest stock of pianos and organs, guitars, mandolins, banjos, etc., ever brought to this city. Celebrated makes of pianos; celebrated makes of organs, all sold at lowest prices and easy terms. Sole agents for the Yost typewriter. F. fl. GuttenDerger & Co. 452 Second Street. THE STAR * IN THE * EAST .'.1898.. YEARS AGO Led the wise men of the county to a great REVELATION: THE Star Clothing Co. OF THE SOUTH Will show the wise men and women of this section where they will find great er array of useful presents for the co memoration of the event 1898 year ago than elsewhere. Star Clothing Co. Dave Wachtel, Mgr. I