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— r DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN : COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 5, iHffl. GOD IN NATI RE. God Rules in the World of Nature An All-Wise Providence. !)V Foirlk of H Sorlr, of SrrimiiiN bi'lnx Ib'liwri'd h> Bfvorvnrt It. H. Hurrl*. Piwtor of tin* Klrst llop Mat Chnrrh, Columbia*, (Is. Rev. R. H. H»rri», pastor of the First Baptist CKurch, of this city, is preaching a series of sermons on "God in Nature.” He delivered the fourth of the series last Sun day night, and it was os follows: TEXT. "While the earth rcmainelh, seed time nnd harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."— Genesis, 8:22. “Who provideth for the raven his lbo<l?” "God giveth to the'beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.”—Job, 38:41; Ps. 147:9. “X have created man • * * and I will direct all his ways.”—Isaiah, 45:12-18. What is the clook-case for—of wood, o? of bronze, or ormolaT It is not the clock. It is provided for the protection of the machinery inside, which is the clock. Of what nse is the case of a watch? It Is provided, by the maker, for the pre servation intact of the dclicato time-piece Inclosed. What would be your opinion of the in ventor of a powerful engine, of delicate construction, who should leave it unpro tected from tho weather, and unsupplied with fuel and water for steam, or the means for operating some other motive power? You would naturally expect him to provide all these things. The etymology of the thrice repeated word shows its meaning. It is from provi- dere, to foresee. The maker foresees tho needs of the clock, the watch, the engine, and manifests his foresight, his provido- encc—his providence—as indicated. Each is equipped lor its own peculiar use, as foreseen, by tho maker. And when we examine tho eq ilpment we perceive, at once, providence and purpose, both im plying a constructor and a plan. This con clusion in irresistible. When we study tho geological conform ation of t he earth, tiio relative disposition of land and water, tho configuration of mountain ranges and tho courses of streams, wo discover the basis of a plan. When we investigate atmospherical phe nomena and tile eilbota of light nnd hint— tracing to the latter tho storms of wind and rain that denude the liiils and wash away tho shores, removing the sand nnd silt an l building up land, by the aid of tho swollen rivers, the ocean currents and the tides, the purpose is evident. When wo observe the influence of the celestial bod ies upon all these phenomena, and learn that to those causes are duo Climatic ar rangement and change of seasons, we can not fail to perceive that there is a provi dence in it all. Some of those planetary and stellar influences can he measured and understood in their effocts, uud there are, doubtless, others of which wo know little or nothing. Learned professors may ridicule the notion of lunar influences up on plants and animals -and I concede that superstition has run wild in this direction —but tho effects of the moon upon mun with a shell; the nuked mollusk lives in a rock, either natural or self-constructed— or else it is shielded by Its slime or an'iuky ejection, ftoin the assaults oi greedy ene mies. Tlie crustucean wears a coat, of mail, mid the lobster, having cast its shell to accommodate its increased growth,takes refhge in some rocky cleft until its tender body is re-clad with carbonate of lime,ap propriated from the sea waters around. With shells, or hard, or loosely fitting skins; with teeth, or claws, or spines, or hoofs, or horns; by strength, or agility, or swiftness; in keenness of hearing, sight or smell; all animals, mollusk. insect, bird and beast, are furnishod with means for the preservation of life. Some live in wa ter, or beneath the ground; some venture forth only by night; but, in some way, all are provided with protection. Sustenance is also supplied, and the means for procuring subsistence and for assimilating food. The teeth are adapted to the kind of food to be used, and by in spection of these organs the anatomist can accurately determine whether the posses sor is an insectivorous, a fructivorous, a graminivorous, a granivorous, a carnivor ous, or an omnivorous animal. Whether pointed, or incisive, or serrated or smooth, or rodent, as in the squirrel, the marmot, the beaver and the rat, the teeth indicate the character of the food upon which the animal subsists, and the habits of its life. And so with the fang, the mandible and the beak, in insects and in birdB. The mi gratory instinct, too, directs the aDimal where to seek its food. It is the popular Impression that climatic Influences alone prompt migration; but it is doubtless true ;hat the question of food supply is also a latent factor in this phenomenon. I know .hat one tribe of the family of scansores migrates northward in winter, to the beech forests of Tennessee, and the moun tains of Kentucky and Vlrgininia. Should the full moon come late in April, you may 11-known need never be at a loss for food; susceptible of adaptation to any climate, or locality, he need never be at a loss fora home. Separated by au impassable lineof demark- ation from all other creatures, he is lord of all the earth. An impassable line, did I say? Nature shows that hiB blood cor- -pusclesare unlike those of any other ani mal. This fact is known to jurisprudence and the expert, with a microscope, can determine whether tho blood stain upon the suspect’s knife is really from the heart of a slaughtered lamb, as claimed, or from the veins of a human victim. And nature has likewise set the mark of distinction upon the very fibres of human flesh. It was proved that the dead men of Greeley’s arctic expedition had practiced cannibal ism, when an examination of the undi gested food within their bodies revealed the striped muscles peculiar to the human being. And the discovery of these facts is due to scientists of the same school to which belong some of the most radical evolu tionists of the day. Strauge that they should seek to obliterate the line which nature has drawn around the man. i ... , — And now, again, the Bible speaks in na- S' JSl ture’s confirmation: “God hath made of j then w!« one hunTmUnd fifUcn ^kly pounds; Pram 115 Lbs to 181 Lbs To the Cuticura Remedies I Owe My Health, My Happiness and My Life. orange, The large ones were friah and painful to bear; people turned aside when :.t, and 1 was ashamed to be they saw me, in disgust, street or in society. Physicians and their treatment and all medicines failed to do any good. In a moment of despair I tried the Cuti- cuka Remedies Cuticura, the great Skin (hire, and Cuticura Soap, an exquisite Hkin Honutifier. externally, and Cuticura Resolvent. the new Blood Puri fier, internally; the small lumps Cae 1 call them) gradually disappeared, and the large ones broke, m about two weeks, discharging large quantitlee tlane matter, in some respects, is patent. Who has the right to prescribe their lim its! or to say that, animal and vegetable life are not affected at all? What means the Biblo language: "Tho moon shall not smite thee by night?” And if the moon atfects why not tlie stars? What was Job’s mean ing when he spoke of “tho sweet influ ences of Pleiades and the bauds of Orion?” It is not necessary to believe in astrology, nor even to accent tho hypothesis that there is a population of giant canal dig gers upon the planet Mars; but it is neces sary to believe that the Holy Scriptures do hear overhead at night the we voice of the white-backed wood-pecker coming south! And during the nights of the harveBt-moon, the dwlelers in the country may bear the familiar voice of the samo bird upon its northward voyage. Nor is tho migratory habit confined to tho feathered tribes. It is observed in squirrels and other quadrupeds, in fishes and in insects—notably in the true locusts and some species of the butterflies. How often have I stood, in autumn, and watch ed tho flight of the yellow butterflies through the pine woods of the low coun- try! Flitting, Hitting, a ceaseless stream of the little creatures, upon their unde viating southeastward course, uway from the blighting winter storms, toward the sub-tropigal regions, where tho flowers ever bloom. Were my object merely to amuse, I might speak for hours, of curious facts, in this direction; but I seek tho principle in volved alone, and I must pass on. The movements, thus observed, appear to be largely, - if not mainly, duo to a provi dence which thus insures a food supply for animals of every class. Tlie facts, which have been stated here, nre gleaned from nature’s teachings, and they prove the Scripture afllmmtioa that “God giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry.” Wcdiscov er, also, that every animated creature is provided with a digestive apparatus ad apted to its peculiar needs. In all, tho ar rangement is patent—from the four divis ions to be observed in tho ruminant, to tho single organ of tlie purely carnivorous animal. Now, in order to find the princi ple involved, let as examine the process of digestion, as exemplified in man, au om nivorous uniiual furnished with two com partments, one for farinaceous and albu minous matter, and the other for the fats nnd oils. During mastication and deglu tition, ptynlin, from the saliva, converts starchy matter into sugar, and the pepsin of the gastric fluid, flowing from the walls or the first chamber, dissolves the albu men in the food. Then, in the next com partment, another agent, pancreatin, ap pears, transmuting carbonaceous matter, producing an oleaginous emulsion, and as sisted by the bile, converting the chyme into chyle, prepared for transmission into the small intestines, and thence for distri bution through tho blood. This, in its main features, is the modus of digestion to be observed in all animals— and, Indeed, a similar process iB perceived even in plants. But the providence does not end here. It is manifested in nnimals, as in plants, by the arrangement made for perpetuation of spo :ies. Among preda ceous and warlike birds and beasts, armed with strong, sharp talons and beaks, or fangs, or otherwise equipped for battle,and not indulge in idle words. And nature de- i ftmon S th ise whose instinctive ingenuity . . . r , . . ... 1 nfnnai*t>o n*>«'a nn.I Hr>-»ei in nln/utc r\i unmi clares that there is a providence, man ill:-it and suggested, within its own aura, and from without, t hat meets all the needs of tho earth. To inquire how, is at present speculation; but the purpose is proclaimed in matter, aud tho propheov of the first passage in the text, is shown fulfilled. ThtiB is the earth fitted for the life which exists upon it. But wo are not compelled to search In the Bible for evidences of a providence. By something it is made; somehow it ex ists; no matter how—it is manifest to the most casual observer. AU vegetation receives the benefit of this providence. In latitude, climate, sea sons and food supply,each plant is provided for. And there is evident a special provi dence for vegetation, peculiar to itself. The tree is furn.shed with a co it of bark for its protection. In addition to tho tap root, which secures stability, and the lat eral roots, which brace the stem and furn ish viaducts for the transmission of sap to the trunk, (he tree is supplied with a mul titude of fibrous roots, each terminating in a spongiole, by means of which nutri tive moisture is absorbed from the soil. And the tender roots of a plant will pene trate and permeate hard clay and slight crevices in rooks and oven prize up heavy flagstones, in forcing their way beneath the pavement of the city street. The buds are protected against the rigors of winter by an armor of plated scales, more or less complete and compact, according to tho nature of the plant, the latitude in which it grows, nnd tho prospective intensity of the cold. The seed, too, is shielded by a husk, or pod, or shell, more or less volum inous, or thick, or dense, according to the circumstances just mentioned. It maybe called a superstition, but there are hnu- dreds of honest men who will vouch for the asserted fact that the thickness of an average corn husk, for instance, is nil in dex of the degree of severity to be ex- § ected in tho winter which follows its pro- uction. But be this as it may be, it is an unquestioned fact that the seeds which are to lie for the shortest time before ger mination are leas thoroughly protected than those which nre to await the distant springtime, through a protracted period of frosts aud chilling sleets. And, in many other ways that I have not time to men tion, there is clearly manifest a providence for the sustenance, the preservation and the perpetuation of plants. The purpose, too, is shown in nature’s teaching. As heretofore observed, physi ology proves that all animals are, in the ultimate, dependent upon tlie vegetable kingdom for subsistence. The purpose, then, is plain. And now, the Bible speaks in confirmation of what science has taught: “To every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat.” From some source, no matter what, so far as the argument is concerned, there has been, and there is made manifest a special providence that meets tho needs of of all inanimate nature, and uo intelligent, thoughtful mind can doubt it. And the evideuces of such a providence are not less clearly exhibited with reference to the animated creatures of this earth. But lit tle study is required to confirm tho fact that all animals, from the lowest forms to the highest, are furn ished with the means for self-pro jection or defence. The oyster is provided prepares nes'a and dens in places of secu rity, tho young remain for a time after birtli, with eyes fwt closed; while among those that la :k such means of protection, the young are found with eyes wide open from tlie first. The callow eaglet is at first, blind and helpless, while the infant quail is able to see an enemy and flee to a hiding place from tlie moment in whicli it breaks its prison shell. The wide-eyed helpless yonng of the hu man kind are only an apparent ex -option to this rule. The tenderness nnd intelli gent protection of human parents mare than compensates for every seeming want. In this department of nature everything la provided for Fishes adapted to life in the ocean, such as the shad, and mine oth er kinds, arc enabled to run up fresli water streams to spawn; tho “didapper" of our country, a bird similar to the European grebe, which from the penguin-like posi tion of its feet, is helpless on land, build:) its nest upon a floating raft, which it con structs with consummate skill, and fastens to a treo or snag in the water; the lurvto of many land insects undergo their meta- phoses in water, and the infant batrach- lansoenis more a fish than a frog or toad. Tho young of this creature breathes water by branchue; the parent breathes nir hy lungs. But this, as in the ease of aquatic larvae, i ■ only au apparent, exception to the rule of life. Tho embryonic frog soon sheds its caudal appendage, its feet arc de veloped, its branchiae disappear, and it emerges upon the hank a perfect creature. The evolutionist fails to find here the transmutation of oue kind into another. As the microscope reveals the outlines of the butterfly beneath the caterpillar’s skin, so there may be found within the fish-like creature in tho pool the outlines of the perfect frog or toad. But these animals are not altogether singular in the respect under consideration. Consult, physiology, inquire of your trusted physician, and you will learn that the young of other animals pass through phases no less wonderful— that the embryo often lives for a loug pe riod without breathing at all. The devel opment of the embryo into tho perfect creature of its kind is not evolution, in the materialistic sense. Tlie kind is never changed. Were my purpose only to entertain, I should experience delight In spreading out before you a marvelous array of curious facts concerning tho habits of animals, in illustration oi the various propositions set forth to-night; but I must not dwell longer here. Graver things demand attention. We see the providence of something in all the particulars stated and in many more. Why should this providence exist? For what purpose are the lower orders of animals perpetuated and preserved? Na ture answers, as experience lias proved, “for the-benefit of man.” A plan is dis covered, an intelligent put-nose is disclosed and nature suggests a sentient power be hind it nil. And now, in perfect harmony with nature’s teachings,speaks tho written Word of God: -‘Let man have dominion over the fish, over the fowl, over all the earth and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” “A great sheet, wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts and wild beasts and creeping things aud fowls of the air; and there came a voice: ‘Rise, Peter, kill aud eat.’ ” Verily, all terrestrial things are for the sustenance of the man. But nature reveals a physical providence in man’s behalf, yet further still. Omnivorous in his constitution, he one blood all nations of men (who) inhabit ail parts of the earth.” Alike in men and distinctively their own. “All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, an other of fishes, and another of birds.” The evolutionist finds tho distinctions sharply drawn between all the classes, from the phosphorescent body of the fish, to the striated muscle of the man. A providence similar to that enjoyed by other creatures, is to be observed m behalf of man—only more extensive and elabo rate—for his sustenance, his preservation, and the perpetuation of his species. But what is the purpose of it all? Nature sug gests the question; but nature cannot an swer it. The Holy Bible alone, that book which all tho revelations of nature have, thus far, confirmed, declares the purposed I once beard a distinguished minister say, inasermon.thattheold catechism is wrong in teaching that “the chief end of man is to glorify God.” “I have created him for my glory,” saith the Lord. The preacher was wrong and the catechism is right. Na ture’s question is answered and unpervert ed nature is satisfied. And this man, whom He hath crented, will he “direct, in all his ways,” by the physical providence which surrounds him. Every proposition advanced to-night, is sustained, as has been proved, by nature’s revelations, and in their demonstration of a defined plan nnd the laws by which its operation and its purpose are secured,they necessarily involve ull that appertains to plan and law. A plan implies a designer, a law, an enactor, and both certainty. Ac cident implies uncertainty; chance cannot be depended on for definite results. The doctrines of genesis, from the acci dental contact and cohesion of “fortuitous atoms.” life and development at. random, by “natural selection” or otherwise, and a providence of chance, contains within it self the elements of its own destruction. Lot ua hear no more about fortuitous evo lution of one creature into another, siuce none but the overweening or the blind can fail to discover on every page oi nature’s book irresistible evidence of uniformity and certainty, in sublime, proof of intelli gent dc-'ign. Nature proclaims aloud, from star and pianet, from cloud and mountain, land and sea, and in the countless myriads of iivin r organisms, a great, designer, om nipotent and supreme. And the great question that she propounds, to which the inner consciousness of man seeks and sug gests a rational reply, is answered in the written Word: “It is God.” Free Traitr. Tiie reduction of internal revenue and Che taking off of revenne stamps from Pro prietary Medicines, no doubt has largely benefited the consumers,as well as relieving the burden of home manufacturers. Es pecially is this the case with Green’s Au gust. Flower aud Boschee’s German Syrup, is tho reduction of thirty-six cents per dozen, has been added to increase the Bize of the bottles containing these remedies, thereby giving one-fifth more medicine iii the 75 cents size. The August Flower for Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint, and the German Syrup for Cough and Lung trou bles, have perhaps, the largest sale of any medicines in the world. The ad vantage of increased Bize of tlie bottles will be greatly appreciated by the sick and afflicted, in every town nnd village in civilized coun tries. Sample bottles for 10 cento remain the sume «ize net,12difcwlv Crows Take Thfir Corn and W’liiskv. A Pennsylvania farmer who bus been troubled with crows scattered a peck, of whisky-soaked corn in his field. The crows got inebriated, flew away and never returned. A Connecticut farmer tried tlie same thing and now he finds the crows waiting for him every morning. IiKHON ELIXIR Cures) indigestion, headache, malaria, kid ney disease, fever, chills, loss of appetite, debility and nervous prostration by regu lating the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kid neys aud Blood. Lemon Elixir is prepared from the fresh juice of Lemons, combined with rither vegetable liver tonics, cathartics, aromatic stimulants and blood purifiers. Fifty cents for one-half pint bottle. §1 00 for pint and half bottle. Sold by druggists generally, and by all wholesale druggists. Lemon llot Dross Cure nil Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Pronehitis, Pneuraonin and all Throat and Lung diseases except con sumption, which disease it palliates and greatly relieves. Price 25 cents. Lemon Elixir and Lemon Hot Drops sold by druggists. Prepared by Dr. H. Mozlkt, Atlanta, Gil nov7 iclm On Kcflortlon, V 1-s. “Why,” asked tl)3 teacher, “did Payne write ‘There is no place like home?" “Be cause,” replied the smart bad boy, “it was the truth. He had no home, and, of course, there was no place like a place that wasn’t anywhere.” And the teacher started to mark him zero, but stopped and got to thinking and thinking, and finally told him that wasn’t correct, and marked him perfect.—Brooklyn Eagle. advice to .Mothers.—Mrb. Winslow’s Soothing Svrcp should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It re lieves the little sufferer at once; it produces uatural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and tho little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, soltens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regu lates tlie bowels and is the best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether .arising from teothing or other causes. Twenty- five cents a bottle. jel7 djtwly It Ought to Ft'tcii Him. Young Featherly had eaten four more hot biscuits than he ought to have done, simply because Mias Clara hud told him that, she made them herself, and Bobby, with a perplexed look upon his face, was waiting a favorable opportunity to say something. “Mr. Featherly,” he finally said, “have you any matters on hand that ought to be a tended to at once?” “Well, nothing very urgent, Bobby,” laughed Featherly. “Why?” “Because Clara told me that when you found out what nice biscuits she could make it ought to hasten matters.”—Life. More Money for Your Work If you improve good opportunities. Hal- lett & Co., Portland, Maine, will mail free full information showing how you can make from $5 to £25 and upwards a day and live at home wherever you are located. Better write; some have made over £50 in a day; all new. No capital required; started free. Both sexes; all ages. Suc cess for every worker. Send address and •ee for yourself. oc2ti dfim - - . pi ny weight now is one hundred and sixty-one oOlid. healthy pounds, and my height is only five feet five inches. In my travels I praised the Cu- ticuba Remedies, North, Boutli, East and West To Cuticura Remedies I Owb my health, my happiness and my life. A prominent New York druggist aflked me the other day, “Do you still use the Cuticura Remedies ; you look to be in perfect health.” My reply was, "I do, and shall always. I have never known what sickness is since I commenced using the Cuticufa Reme dies.” Sometimes 1 am laughed at by praising them to people not acquainted with their merits, but sooner or later they will come to their senses and believe the name as those that use them, as dozens have whom I have told. May the time come when there shall be a large Cuticura Sup ply House in every city in the world, for the ben efit of humanity, where the Cuticura Remedies shall be sold only, so that there will be rnxely a need of ever entering u drug store. M. HUSBANDS. P. O. Box 1697. New York, N. Y. Cuticura Remedies are a positive cure for every form of Skin and Blood Diseases, from Pimples to Scrofula. Sold everywhere. Price: Cuticura. 50 cts.: Soap, 25 cts.; Resolvent, Prepared by the Potter Drug and Chemical Co.. Boston, Maw. KcikI for “Ifovr (o fnrr^kfn 1>T \f PUKS, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes, and a I- i»-i Baby Humors, use Cuticuka Soap. KIDNEY PAINS And that weary, lifeless, all-gone sen sation ever present with those of in flamed kidneys, weak back and loins, aching hips and aides, overworked or roro out by disease, debility or dissipation, are relieved in one minute and speedily cured by tlie CnricunA Anti-Pain Plaster, a new, original, elegant ami infallible antidote to pain and in flammation. At all druggists, 25c: five for gi.oo, or of Potter Dhuo and Chemical Co.. Boston. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS To the Ntorfc of the GEORGIA M AND IG ? It. UDIj 11 being officially known to the Board of Direct- » ora ot ilit- (icorgan Midland nnd Gull Railroad Compnn s P»:.t the first ^cctioti of twenty m: ou of ' '• a .Midland nnd Gulf Railroad, of four feet nn.i nine inches grade, bet ween Columbus, Ga., iU"l Atlanta, Ga., or between Columbus, On,, and qor.ie point on the Past Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad lv;tween Atlanta, Gi\., anil Macon, Ga., with the privilege of entering At lanta on the track of any railroad with terminal lacilities there, is graded and ready for the cross ties, trestles and bridges, and whereas, by the terras of subscription tlv first installment of tho same bi comes due and payable upon official pub lication of the completion of the work a* above. Be it resolved, That the Treasurer is authorized to publish in the name of this Board the comple tion of the first, section of twenty miles, us stipu lated in said subscription notes, and to call on the subscribers tor payment, of the first install ment no'tes of 25 per cent., which notes are now due acd payable at the National Bank of Colwn- bus, Ga. Seaton Grant!and, C. L. Davis, Geo, P. Swift. jr. f N. J. Bussey, W. J. Kincaid, J. F, Flournoy, B. T. Hatcher, T. M, F< lejr. J. W. Woolfolk, The Board of Directors of the Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad Company. Q. L. D AVIS, novlG oawtw Treasurer. m j ii 1 ii i ID A O H I How the wild enthusiasm, the intoxicating champagne of boundless success leads on to deeds of desperate daring, hu man nature developes its tiger instincts and recklessly de stroys a fabric which cannot be rebuilt. Jrrttg.il tr i ■ ! 5-’ -*• c t.livv.rh«- 4o„ Ac. $1 AblOKR’H AU R AN I'l I l nv<> I * i" it'. - H t h panacea for all diso.vos.bu,: wi-1 0 0 ' f R a. 11 d'3«\i«aO of the LIVER, STOMACH oud It ohangtM the ooaipRxu a lvora a \ r a vy yellow liuge, to a ruddy Lwhuy color. Jt #?;i{iioly lemuvea low, gloomy spirits. U R «ui« of uio Aherativrj <uui J'uti’iti# i>J‘ i.'i* ii'i.ui i../ i<> a caluubU! tnnir. STAOICfESrS AURANTtiI For sale by all Druggists. Pri.r-e .$ 1,00 p»r bottle. C. P. STAU3CEK, Proprietor, *•0 SO, FRONT ST.. Philadelphia, Pa. CLINCHIAN’S T obacco ■swnmmtiwwc se—wa—we awanw REMEDIES THE CL1IGHAH TOBACCO 01HTSEHT IK TIO.N on tho niarkot for Pile for lUdii.iD IMt s. Hus i prompt relief. Will euro Anal Uh fistula. Tetter, Salt Rheum. Barbe worms, Pimples Soros and Boils. ] Sl/RK CTIt'K neverJailed to give An . Absci. _ F Itch, lti’ig- icc o() eta, THE CLSKG&1AN TOBACCO CAKE NVTIIIF’S OWN Klt.-tlFIJY, Cure nil km-uns, Erysipelas, Boils, 0. H l-iiiu Its. R no felons. Ulcers, fwiros. St-re Eyes, rv'«’ l* u ‘° ; l ,t . B^mtm-'Uurns, Neurulgi.vRheumatism, Or. hiti.; G,.ut Rbeamitie Gout. C. lds, Couchs br. Uelutis, Milk Leg. bn-.ke and Dog Bites. Stings r* «tc. In fact allays ail local Irritation an^ ini! animation from whatever enure. Price 25 «•!«, THE CUN6MAN TOBACCO PLASTER INI.Ill--l»II-,NTr*, compounded with the pnrest 1. ".nciw hour, and in npecialty recommended for Cn.iUl Wc.Hl „r Cake of llie lireast. and for that class ot irritant or inflammatory maladies. Aches and rains where from too delicate a state of the system, the patient to imshle t<Cbear the stn.nger application of ‘he Tobacco Cake. For Headache or other Aches aud Pains, it is invaluable. Price |g els. Ask your druggist for theoo remedies, or write to the CLINGMAN TOBACCO CUBE CO. DURHAM. N. C„ U. 8. A. Hurls floods of low prices on the market; doubtless ruins competitive enterprise. But the seeming cruelty of implaca ble ambition rebounds to the public weal, and where hun dreds weep millions laugh in exuberant enjoyment of Gray’s Immortal Prices! We will place on our Bargain Counter this week at half price (which will cause a commotion for parties wanting Barnseby’s finest grades at not half their value) Remnants of fine Linen Table Damasks. We will put. on same counter Clolh Faced and Silk Lustre Plaids, worth 40c, at 12ic. 75 Remnants of 40 to 42 inch all-wool Dress Goods will be sold Monday for a song. These include Albatross, French Cashmeres. French Flannels, Henriettas and Bon Bon Cloths. Parties wishing to get up a cheap morning wrapper, or nice ?oods for children, come early and see these goods. 2f)0 Pieces of 40-inch Lupin s finest grades of Black and Colored Cashmeres just opened. 75 Pieces of all-wool Tricots, all shades, warranted, at 33c. 150 Pieces of half-wool Hamilton Cashmeres, heavy weight, worth 20c. for 10c. All our finest English 6-4 Ladies’ Cloths, Waterproofs and Cassimerettes reduced from $1 25 per yard to 70 cents. We will also dose out all 75c Velveteens at 45c a yard, 25 different shades. All our all-silk Pressed Plushes'and $2 00 Silk Velvets marked down to $1 10 per yard. Underwear! Underwear! For the nicest, cheapest stock in town, see Gray’s prices. We have them in Children’s, Misses' and Boys, from 20c to fl 00. We have some odd sizes worth 65c; we will sell choice at 25 cents. In Fine Goods for Ladies and Gents we have too many of them, and will sell them at first cost. We still had to order for the sixth time this season Red and White Flannels. 100 Pairs Blankets, odds and ends, the cheapest in that lot cost $.6 50, and will be sold all around by us at f‘4 00,some of same slightly soiled; 500 pairs from 95c up. All'our Jackets, Cloaks, Newmarkets and Wraps of all kinds we will make special prices on this week, and w r e will not miss cost on them. Fail not to ask to see all our Remnant Counters. Also our Great Leader in Black and all colors of Lupin’s wide Cashmeres at 25 cents, worth 50c at any other house in Georgia. Parties wanting any kind of 25c to 35c Dress Goods can get them this week on our Bargain Counter at 12ic. Just in time for this week—endless stock of Ladies’ and Missess’ Hose; also Gents’ Half Hose. New Corsets, Jerseys, Shawls & Balmoral Shirts The year has been crushing to that merchant, whether strong or weak, whose hopes and aspirations were launched upon the waters of unlimited credit which flows into the maelstrom of destruction; but to the man who listened to no argument but “cash down,” to him who laughed to scorn that, army of shiftless, helpless, dead and buried,vnameless class who live upon and destroy the good hearted- and inex perienced merchant, whose faith in his fellow-man had never been shaken—to him who used that ammunition that never faltered or failed, the “Almighty Dollar,” with this two-edged sword cutting both ways, making his profit in buying so as l.o place his leaders and specialties before the masses at prices that, would tell in language that would admit of no mistake which was the master, cash or credit, to that man whose un alterable and inflexible rule was to get the money down every lime—it lias been a Marathon, a Marengo, a Manassas, like Gray, the man that put the prices down, always loaded down with honors, prestige and success as solid and lasting as the everlasting Rose Hill. Respectfully submitted by the Spot Cash On Top Live House, C. P. GRAY & CO. The Quick Sellers. LARGEST BUSINESS CONNECTIONS SOUTH, COLUMBUS, AUGUSTA, SAVANNAH, NEW YORK. Opposite Rankin House.