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AT GOAY, GEORGIA,
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TOWN AND COUNTS'.
Ra : u! rain ! rain!
Rain in abundance.
And “aiut it tantalizing ?”
Sir. J. W, Jones is now occupying
bis new residence,
Mr. J. li. Hightower visited Mon
ticello Wednesday.
Oh, how sweet a certain young
luJy looks when she dong that “dus
ter!”
loo cold lemonade, 5c. a glass, at
D. D. IlolsetJbeak’s. The best in,
the city.
We regret to learn that Mr. Larkin
Stewart, of James Station, has been
quite sick.
Mr?. Mary Pitts of James Station
ia visiting Mrs. F. )d. Swanson of
MontkvUo.
Miss Alma Hightower, who bus
barn quite sick for the past week,
is convalescent.
iff. Jim Morgan now greets his
many Friends behind the counters
of D. D. Ilolsenbecb.
Be sura to attend Sunday School
In the Hsadught building Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock.
One of our young inon says he
ho wouldn’t object a bit being
'“High (ns a) tower.”
Wonder what young lady that
Was who sent two big sunflowers to
two of her best follows ? *
Miss Belle Stewart of Pine Pudge
Is spending sevoral days with Miss
Kayte Morgan near Gray.
Wo publish today the poem read
i j Prof. Dumas ae the recent Com
mencement exercises of Emory Col
lege.
Mrs. J. B, Kightowar left, Wednes
day for Covington to attend the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Simms,
who died in Columbus on the 2nd
insfc.
Lsdie*, when you have fully
made up your mind to’ purchase a
Cowing Machine, you should get the
Now Home it combines the good
points of all Sewing Machines, with
the addition of many new improve
ments,
Mr. T. I. Gurry, who has been
clerking for the past lew months
for Mr. D. D. Holeenbeck, loft
Wednesday morning for his home at
Wayside. Since his departure, a
certain young lady has been looking
quite forlorn.
Thursday was pay day bn the lino
of the Covington and Macon road
President Jones accompanied
Treasurer Palmer and informed the
employes that they would have no
Double in receiving their pay
regularly monthly.
The sale of Jersey cattle belong
ing to the estate ot S. T. Coleman,
of Macon Ga, took place at the
warehouse of Coleman Ray & Co,
yesterday. Thgre were thirty-two
head, of all ages and sizes sold, and
the average price wag $51,25. The
highest pripe paid was for a cow
bought by Col. L. A. Jordan for
which he paid $117 and the lowest
price was for a calf, which brought
$4.
• ■ DB. J. T. SMITH, • •
MONTICELLO, - * CrA
Office in building formerly occupied
by Dr Dozier When not At office
'
can , be found at Monticello Hotel,
AH cf my Drags are Fresh.
April Jet Bo»-
CLISroX LOCALS.
Plenty of rain this week.
Miss Harriot Morgan spent Mon
day in Macon.
Clarke Ilai deman is spending the
week in Monticello.
Judge Johnson spent several days
in Atlanta this week.
Mr. Frank Hardeman, of Macon,
visited homo foiks Sunday.
CoL JR. V. Hardeman was quite
sick the first part of the week.
Master Louis Julian, of Macon, is
visiting Mr. Wiley Card near Clin
ton.
Judge J. C. Barron and Mr
Holmes Jonnson visited Macon on
the 4th.
Col. Marion Harris, of Macon, at
tended County Court in Clinton
Monday.
Mias Annie Hardeman is the
guest of Miss Mattie Penn in Mon
ticello this week.
Miss Iua Kelly one of Monticellos;
charming young ladies is visiting
Miss Louis Johnson.
Capt. It. T. Ross and Mr. W. W.
Barron attended tho union Alii ance
meeting at Blountsvillc last Thurs
day.
Masters Harry, Charlie and Frank
llorvoy, ^ of Macon, are the guests of
Master Gordon Hardeman for sev
eral days.
MissSallie Barron, who has been
spending somo time at Round Oak
for her health, has returned homo
greatly.™ pro vod.
Mrs. Richard Johnson, accompa
nied by her two bright little boys,
Willie and Berner, is visiting rela
tives in Macon this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cook left
Wednesday morning for Oxford
whore they will spond some time
with relatives and friends.
The sociable at the residence of
Col. Hardeman last Monday even
ing was muchly enjoyed. Tho hu
morous recitation by Mr Landrum
was especially fine.
HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE.
From the Indiana Farmer;
A new and important organiza
tion has been made at Lafayette,
Indiana growing out of the splendid
work being done in Purdne Univer
sity by Mrs. Ewing in tho field of
household science. We have the
following report of the now organi
zation :
Tbo Association for the Advance
ment of Household Science is an or
ganization of housekeepers and
others—men as woll as women_
who are interested in advanced
methods of housekeeping and the
general improvements of tho home.
The objects of the association are;
1. To collect and disseminate
information in regard to tho most
approved plans of building comfort
able, convenient, well ventilated
houses, and the easiest and best
methods of doing all kinds of house
work.
2. To systematizes those plans
and methods nnd put thorn into
practical operation.
3. To study , tho principles cf
nutrition and tho chemistry of foods,
and to apply tho knowledge ob
tained by such study to improving
the character of our national cook
ery.
4. To make it a distinction and
an honor among women to bo good
cooks and housekeepers, and to
make domestic employments of
equal repute with teaching, office
work or any occupation by which
a woman earns money.
5. To promote in ail possible
ways tbe establishment of schools
for the special education of house
keepers, mate ns, stewards, cater
ers, cooks, and those having supere
vision of the diet of largo numbers
of people; to tho end that such
special education may bo required
in all cases, of persons undertaking
the duties of any such positions.
6. To insist upon skilled labor
in all departments of the household.
and upon making the rate of com
pen«aiion for such labor dependent
its character and quality. of $1
Anv person by the payment
annually may become a" member of
th e association.
Mrs. C. B. Stuart is president, P.
^ s> \ a tor. secretary, and W
diaua.
We copy the following items
from the Jasper County News.
Mr. Dick Hightower, of Gray
spent yesterday in town.
Miss Annie Hardeman of Clinton,
is visiting Miss Mattie S. Demi.
visiting Mrs. Mary Pitts, of James Station
is Mrs. F. M. Swanson.
The Summer session of the Legis
lature convened Weseday in the
Gate City.
Miss Annie Peurifoy has returned
from a pleasant visit with Mrs. Dyer
of Covington.
The Southern Methodist (col)
have completed their church and
will dedicate it next Sunday,
Regular preaching day at the
Presbyterian church next Subbath.
Go out and hear a good sermon.
Mr. Frank Webb returned last
Saturday from Emory College to
spend vacation with his parents.
Master Clark Hardeman of Clin
ton, is spending a week with the
“Juveniles.” of the Editors family.
The Jasper County Suuday
Schools will have a grand time at
the Picnic in Macon noxt Thurs
day.
A movement is on foot to have the
paasoug er depot either at Tollcson’s
or the crossing above. By all means
Jet us have it.
Prof. Beatty left a lew days ago
for Jacksonville Florida where he
goes m the interest of the Esty Or
gan and Piano Co.
Very few people in town Tuesday
The lands of 8. I. Brooks, sold at
Sheriff’s sale, to J. F. F. Brewster,
brought twelve hundred dollars.
Monticello is on a boom. Lots
have been purchased and arrange
ruents arc being made to erect three
brick buildings on the public square.
Last Saturday the annual election
for officers for the County Alliance
was held at the Court House and
resulted as follows. Capt, James
Henderson, Pres. Dr. A. F. White,
vice Pres and II. C Hill 8ect’y.
The melon tram that has been
placed on thoC.&M. is running
a regular schedule now, leaving Ma
con about one P. M. and returning
sometime during the night. A pas
senger coach re also attached which
is quite a convenience.
The contract for hauling tho rock
from the depot, to be used around
the Court House yard, was let out
yesterday by the Commissioners, at
public outcry, and was knocked off
to^lr. T. K, Penn, at the sum of
.$29,00, he being the lowest bidder.
We stated last week that Messrs.
Wellington and Ilickmon had em
ployed a mute painter. Later on
it came to fight that he was playing
ofT and had all the neccessary con
versational powers, whereupon he
was discharged and soon shook the
Monticello dost from his feet.
A car-load of Jones county granite
was shipped to this place last Mon
day, by Mr. Dick Hightower, from
the quarry near Gray, to bo used as
an enclosure for the Court House
yard. This is a move in the rigfi t
direction and very commendable in
our worthy County Commissioners.
Now why can’t out City Fathers do
as much towards beautifying our
town?
An entertainment will be given
sometime this month for the benefit
of tbo school building. This an
nouncement is nothing more nor
less than to insure the good citizens
of Monticello that something nice
and grand is in s'ore for them. IFo
trust any effort that may be made
to raise money for this purpose will
be liberally patronized.
At Christ church yesterday a
large congregation witnessed the
ordination of Rev. 0. P. Fitzsimons,
Jr., to the Episcopal ministry by
Bishop Beckwith. Mr. Fitzsimons
has been in Macon for several months
and has been actively engaged in
mission work while preparing 'for
his ordination. He has received
several calls and; will accept one
that comes from a Savannah church,
but during the three months ah
irz imonswni serve chrW vnnre Chnren ui ircn.
Is a man ot 1,16 abilt y and
those who know him predict that
he will have a success ul career m
iliS calling. in-Incon He has made
many iriends here—Telegraph, during ins
sojoure
WuiUiiwBi, ren the Malaria, noon, IncfigestScn MVS
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RUouenracs. t»k<»
snowies ikow bittetrs.
Tt cures qaieklr. For sale fcy all IS
wea.cui*. Ovt tW <£.sUu>
WHAT SOME OF 1'IIE NATIONS
EAT THAT MAY SEEM
SINGULAR TO US.
In Canton and other Chinese cit
ies rats are sold at the rate of ?2 a
dozen, and the hind quarters of dogs
are hung up in the butchers' shops
alongside of mutton and lamb, but
command a higher price. The edi
ble birds’ nest of the Chinese are
worth twico their weight in silver,
the finest variety soiling for as much
as $30 a pound.
The negroes of the West Indies
eat, baked snake and palm worms
tried in Choir own lat, but they can
not be induced to eat stowed rab
bits.
In Mexico parrots nre eaten, but
they arc rather tough.
The Guaehofj of the Kndda Ori
ental arc in the habit of bunting
skunks for the sake of their flesh.
The octopus or devil fish, when
boiled and then roasted, is eaten in
Corsica and estoonml a delicacy.
In tbo Pacific Islands and West
Indies lizards’ eggs tiro eaten with
gusto. The natives cf the Antilles
eat alligator eggs, and the eggs of
the turtle are popular everywhere,
though up to the commencement of
tho last century turtle was only eat
en by the poor of Jamaica.
Ants are eaten by various nations.
In Brazil they are served with a
resinous sauce, and in Africa the y
nro slowed in grease or butter
The East Indiana catch them m
pit* and careftil]yr wash thorn in
handfuls like raisins. In Siam u
curry of ants’ eggs is a cosily lux
ury.
Tho Coylonoso oat the bees after
robbing them of their honey.
Caterpillars and spiders me dain
ties to tho African bush man.
After they have wound the silk
from tho cocoon the Chinoso eat the
chrysalis of the yilk worm.
Spiders roasted nre a sort of dc
BOvt with the New Caledonians.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
Hold a hot shovel over furniture
to removo white spots.
To prevent soggy undercrusts, bo
common in fruit pics, rub them with
the white of an egg.
To extract ink from wood, scour
wRh sand wet with water and nm
monia. Itinso with strong salcratus
water.
To give a good oak color to a pine
floor, wash in a solution of copperas
di.-solvod in one gallon of strong
lye.
Salt and water will prevent the
hair from falling out, and will cause
new hair to grow. Do not use so
strong ns to lcavo white particles
ttt)0n the hair.
To restore gilding to picture
frames remove all dust with a soft
brush and wash Mie gilding in warm
water in which an onion has been
boiled ; dry quickly with a cloth.
Mildew is ons ly removed by rub
bing common je’low Roap on the
article, and then a little salt, and
starch on that. Rub all well on
the article and put in the sunshine.
Mahogany furniture should bo
washed with hot water and fine
Roapjan application of hoes wax
and Hwcctidl upon a soft cloth, and
polished with chamois, gives u rich
finish.
To prevent juice of pios from tun
ning over in apito of every precau
tion, prepare little funnels of white
paper, thrasht in the center of the
pio, through which the juices and
steam may escape.
WIIY IS IT
That people linger along always
coin tireu mlaining feeling? about One bottle that continual
of BEGGS’
BLOOD PURIFIER & BLOOD
MAKER will entirely remove tins
feeling, give them a good appetiet
ud regulate digestion. For sale
by D. D HOLSEN BECK.
Anegtowas a cati'li date foi school
commissioner in Indianapolis, a few
. TWr. Demoersitu did nm
. % - ' ' '
participate in the election, leaving .
the Republicans a clear field. The
white Republican - was elected, and
it is said that the negro candidate,
though a yjry respectable man. did
not get a single white vote. How
dearly tho Republicans do love * the
negro!
A TRUE TONIC.
When vou don’t feel well and
hardly know what ails you, give B
B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) a trial
it is a line tonic.
T. 0. Callahan, Charlotte, N. C..
writes: “B. B. B. ia a fine tome, and
has done me great good.”
L. W. Thompson, Damascus, Ga.,
writes: “I be neve B. B. B. ia the
best blood purifier male, Tt has
greatly improved my general health.’
An old gentlemen writes: “B. B.
B. gives me new life and now
strength. If there ia anything that
will make an old man young, it ia
li. B. B.”
P. A. Shepherd, Norfolk, Va.
August 10th, 1888, writes: “I
depend on B. B. B. for the preser
vation of my health, I have had it
in my family now nearly two years,
and in a ! l that time have not had to
have a doctor.”
Tims, l’aulk, Alapaha,Ga.,writes
“I suffered terribly from dyspepsia.
The use of of B. B. B. lms made
me feel like a new man. I would not
take a thousand dollars for the good
it has done me,”
W. M. Cheshire. Atlanta, Ga., 1
writes; “I had a long spell of
typhoid fever, which at hist seemed
to settle in my right leg, which
swelled up enormously. An ulcer
also appeared which discharged a
cup full of m itter a day. 1 then
gave B. B. B. a trial ai’d it cured
me.”
Mrs. S. M. Wilson, Round Moun
tain, Texas, writes: “A lady friend
<>t mine was troubled with bumps
and pimples on her faoo and neck.
Sho took three bottles of B. B. B.
and her skin got soft and smooth,
pimplos disappeared, and her
health improved greatly.”
ITEMS OF NEWS.
ft is estimated that the raisin crop
of California this year will reach a
million and a half boxes.
The prisoners in the penitentiary
at Joilot, Hi, are now engaged in
baking broad to save the starving
miners in the raining districts of
that state.
The historic lands at Appomaf
tox Court House, Va, nro to be
bought up for a northern syndicate.
Options have already been secured
upon most of the desired proporty.
Lyons, Neb., claims tho champ
ion woif hunter in the person of L
D. lliglcy, who in three weeks
killolv turt.y-six of tho animals. Tho
bounty on their scalps amounted to
$240.
It is said that during their recent
trip to the north Pacific regions, tho
officers of tho Albatross discovered
thirty-four new epochs of fish, and
a va«t number of hithor-to unknown
invertebrates.
At the Sioux Ctly, la, conference,
where the Rev. Miss Gordon was
ordained, the sermon was preached
by tho Rev. Miss Murdock, and tire
prayer offered by tho Rov. Miss
Saff ild, There wer o present eight
clergy women besides the Rev . Miss
Gordon.
Messrs. Lawson Smith nnd his
bomb, Wrn. Hogan and his soni and
Alfred Spivey and his sons, all
Wilcox county, went aligator hunt
ing one day last week down on Alapa
ha river. They captured thirty-one
alligators the largest of which was
about eight fret long.
HOW'S TUBS!
We offer One Hundred Dollars
re wait! for any care of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by taking Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.,
Toledo, O. We. the undersigned,
have known F. J. Cheney for the
last 15vears, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business
transactions, und financially aide to
carry out any obli gatiohs made by
lu ir firm,
Wk«t & Thuax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo; 0.
Watdijtg. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
E. II. Van Hoesfii, Cashier Toledo
National Bank, Toledo. (,)
J Jail’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the
system Testiomoniala scut free.
Sold by all Druggists ?5c a bottle.
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A lumber dealer.fll Indianapolis,
I,u *» 8a T 8 that the inhftla’ion of the
odor of pine lumber Is the reason
thy. why lumberyard horses are so heal
On account of the fears that eom
snmption is contagious tbo German
war minister hus decided that tbo
chest of .very soldier is to be me as,
tired once a month.
A Union Point young man recent
ly sent his girl a luscious melou,,
accompanied by a note making the
startling request, ‘'Enclosed please
find a watermelon.”
The height of snobbishness is
reached at English bazaars, where
money ia taken :ta the prico of an
introduction to this and that benny
or tit[ d lady presiding over tables.
The eldest daughter of the Prince
of Wales, who ia to marry the Earl
of Fife, Is said Jo have but httla
chum to good looks. Her face is
long and angular, but the
expess ! on is pleasing. Of tiio
three princesses the youngest is the
prettiest. They a'l dies* alike and
are very quiet in public, but are
vivacious enough when by them
selves.
Hero is a ecintillatron of uncon
scious humor from a crowded
street in Loudon. A little girl of 2
or 3 years had been lost, and was
crying most bitterly, and would not
tell any ot those who asked lut
what was her name or addons.
Seeing the position of affairs, a
benevolent old geTemunsaid kindly
to her, -‘My dear, won’t you tell mo
your name? Do try and recollect. H
can’t bo so long since you were
baptized.”
YOU CANNOT AFFORD
At this season of the year to be
without a good reliable diarrhoea
balsam in the house, us cramps, col
ic, diarrhoea and all inflammation ot
the stomach and bowels are exceed
ingly dangerous if not attended to
at once. One bottle of BEG US
DIAKUHOSV BALSAM will do
more good in cases of this kind that
any other medicine on earth. Wo
guarantee it. For sale by l>. D.
HOLSEN-BECK.
The furniture and docoratiims ia
one bar room in Now York city
coat $200;000. It in not uncommon
for such places in largo cities to coat
us much os $50,000. Moreovor, last
year tho hew consumed in the
United Strtes averaged thirteen
gallons to cvfcry man, woman a»tl
child in tho country.
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In tho trial of a criminal case at
Lexington, Ky., Thursday last,
J udgo Morton ruled that the fact
of his having formed an opinion
should not disqualify a man as n
juror, lie said that one 6f tho
highest qualifications for a juror
wa» the fact that he had formed an
opinion from what ho l^d read in
the papers, and that a man win* was
not capable of forming an the opinion
was not qualified to sit in jury
box.
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