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THE INEWS.
Guay, Jones Co. Aj>ri 1 K5, *VKJ
Pubmshko Every Thursday.
Subscription Price, $1.
. ARKANSAS.
LETTER FROM
by a former resident of thu
COUNTY.
Hydkick Ark,
A rim. 2 18M.
Editor News —Your newsy pa-
per is a pleasant and welcome
calJerat niv abode every week. I
uni ulway glad to have the m-wsy ,
little erentur * come, " iHI U
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collldicome daily; it is like some !
friend from old Jones county; it
tells of all the doings of Jones
county people. I am a native of
Jones: I left that county eight
years ago, and have been in Ar-
kansas ever since. Arkansas is a
ti.ie qt.it C w.'Imve LXI'HI h SOf ' .i„ tv 3
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and good clever people as l ever
met in my life. You don’t Had
».|,,,„„vl.,n'r,l...... them stuck up, or think them-
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equality, ami lor accommodation
go to one of tliese people and you
will gel it sure. Everybody seems
to be in good shape here
Even .. i >>d\ | wo.ks, i •
Jy. . . no one is
afraid of work. U <• have some as
p re tty girls in our state as the
world affords, and they are up
with the Iimi-s. Y’oii see the girls
are not afraid of the field, cook
stove or wash tub, and us for mu¬
sic 1 will say, if you could hear
themj thump an organ or piano
you would think that was all they
did; but sir, it would be quite a
mistake, they are not so timid as
to he afraid of work. I Imve been
married six months; I mirried
Miss Fannie Shaver of Bay Vil¬
lage. She is only sixteen years
old, and holds a first grade
icatcin education, and hits laugh!
school twelve months in her life.
You see Arkansan must lie ahead
in educational matters. 1 being
a school commissioner in this
county—I’oinsette—shs applied
to me fora school and 1 gave le r
a contract for six months at $10 I
per month, and when her school
was nut I wanted a contract for
matrimony which 1 hold good yet,
and will for life. Mr. Editor ask
Ike Goins how is this for high?
Toll him to come to Arkansas and
perhaps lie can make a contract of
the same kind, that is if his hair
is not too white. If must he get¬
ting very white, as I remember
when he used to run a store at
Five Points; lie Jias given me Neu¬
tral sticks of candy when 1
quite a little tot. He lias
ten me, no doubt. The good old
times have passed and gone; it
is very sad to think of several
<1 my dear relatives and friends
who have died since 1 left there,
l get a letter occasionally from W
J Gresham, lie is my uncle by
marriage. 1 have said enough this
time, will write more about
kansas next time. 1 saw an in-
quiry from one of vour corres¬
pondents wanting a receipt for
hog cholera; 1 will give one which
I hope will proven benefit to all.
In the treatment of cholera
diseased animals should he re-
moved from the healthy ones at
once, and when one dies should bo
burned at once. The following
mav be done and add as much as
anything to a herd of
Keep hogs in clean place,
from filth, and put lime—1
into 2 gallons of water to 12 hogs
and give daily, ami then give th<
following remedy—Ground
g< r, 1 o*; black antimony. 2 oz ;
Hour of ntlphur, 2oz;
nitre, 2oz: sulphate of iron, 4 oz.
Mix and give to a large hog full
tea spoon ful I three times a day ;
to a hog under 150 pounds a level
tea spoon full; smaller ones ae
cording to size. I have a receipt
called the "Arkansas spaving re-
" W | li0 h is „ow under lame- patent
1 have the right to sell the
it sells for fifty cents, but 1 will
sell it to any one in Jones county
for twenty-five cents. It has been
tested and is all ok,-if not mon-
ev will be refunded. It is done
without needle or knife, andean
m a.in»in one minute ■ The sow
. •
,
ev,y farmer. Any one
same can got it by sending me 25
cents Address as below.
cess to the peoplo of Joucs and
T« Nn».
Ckokgi W. Smith,
Uydrick Ark.
BLOUNTSVrLLE LOCALS.
Col. KT Diunas of Cliutoii
nindi' ft lit t!<• visit Imnw lust week
Mrs. Anderson, of Atlanta, is
on it visit to her sisti rs, Mr*. .1 F
find Mrs. K 'J’ Dumas.
The smoke house of Mr. James
Hurl was broken into last Mon-
lay night and more than a dozen
nieces of meat and other articles
were stolen from it. Mr. Hurl
(new nothing of it until next
morning, when he found his lock
broken. It is the boldest bit ol
stealing that his occurred in this
neighborhood in quite a while,and
we 1 ope that the rogues will be
caught and punished to the extent
of the law.
Hayden Dumas bought him
nice new buggy last week. We
can’t tell just now who will
f-'h-Trniiii*' eliarnnng 1 sisti sister i ol or tin* tin* sister'of MsU r ol
Home other boy.
We went out to church at Round
Ouk Sunday and li m d another
one , of bro. Furr’s good sermons,
The patrons ami friends of
Etheridge District school were in-
vtfed to attend the exercises last
Friday afternoon. The afternoon
was delightful ,.'out. and quite the a mini- le«-
lj4 , r w ,. r First came
Hong( j,, which the cliildren did
excellently, t.■..infl.B and gave evidence of
li-.'..rC, .1 ..f .......
teacher—Mrs. .1 F Dumas. Then
came t he recitations and dialogue
where all did well I cannot
criminate, so behnv I give the pro-
grain. Welcome—Mary T Lawrence.
One thing at a time—Ollie Little
kind eye,-!.eilu Knowh s
Memory lessoii-Linwood Miller
N,. u Hcholars-a
ford Miller, Susie Jewett, Anni.
and Alin Williams.
lio your In hL—! 5<!»Jio I jt\vn*ucf*.
The world—.lames Miller.
When I mean to
Little.
liidepemlence hell-Alice Wil-
liums.
I am u \cry little l>oy f*''Ii x
Jcwel.t.
Live for Kom.-tliing-.Marv Lizzie
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Williams.
Givens little Imys a
O'l'ur .Miller.
Naming the Imhy-Leona Jewett
I'salin of lifc-Rufort Smith.
1 he modern hello—Susie Jewett.
Dare to ilo-Hcnry Lawrence. ig-Anniu E
Spinniiig wheel so
Wiliiams.
Teaching public school—Clifford
Miller.
Closing address-Waller Barron
Williams.
FROM . ROBERTSVILLE. ,
Miss Vi..ie Roberts.spent Sun-
'k‘y tke \illagc, the guest ot
Miss Mamie Roberts.
Miss Midlie McWilliams a
charming young lady of Lewiston
it visiting her sister, Mrs. Gran-
ford, of this place. Wo hope she
will enjoy il anti come oftener.
Two of the little schoolgirls,
Misses Ellen and Xormer Brun-
dage, accompanied Miss Mattie
James home last Friday morning.
Sunday Misses Rosa and Lois
Moore spent the day with them,
They seemed to enjoy themselves
very much,
One of our neighbors wont to
Macon Saturday and purchased a
, 1( , w sll dd)e. 1 wonder where tho
yolnl g that first buckled it
‘
on his mule, went lo. Of course
j„, wont to see lushest girl, she is
going to stay here very much
longer.
Guess who the young lady is
received a valentine last
week. It must have come n long
way, or the one that sent il
meant il for an April fool. If not,
she may look for an April fool in
j im( ,
Mr. W E McArthur and family
spent Sunday in the village, the
guests of Mr. E A Roberts' family
Willie Wells uunic over to E A
Roberts Monday morning to get
some hogs lie had purchased.
While he was carrying the pigs
lout to the buggy, the mule became
frightened, broke the reins and
> without in-
ran about two miles
! jiiring the btiggv in the least,
I When he returned he said that
ihat , had , , , learned , him . a lesson- ,
to always take the mule loose from
the buggy wlicii bogs were squeal-
u ' b ’
J G 0l Stripling . hoarded , , , the , tram
! !u ' ,v M ' mdu y ,uornm K to r ” sumo
uU Pim ' " h( '»
h0 t,nwl, ,,s m "- v ,vst ;l8S " , '“
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ANNOUXCTM KNTS.
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b RLRR KqLN 1A1 1 \ K.
At the solicitation ef my friends.
i lie mu wlmin m e sonic of Dm best
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p ; utv of the comity. s.'gukavks.
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WANTED-AN IDEAKSVM
iuuTn i their oo., i'»tent fl.SWprlwotfer. Attonu>jT.'Y*siuocwn,
D.C-.for ..
CORNICOPI \ SIFTINGS.
BV EI.I 1'KKJvINH.
Planting cotton wed is the oc- !
cupntion 1 for the farmers this
wool;. There will he a large crop of
1 h « Mt M‘- I'l»"ted, though I
think there is enough corn plant*
ed to supply the country,
M ssrs. Meldon and Jim Mor¬
ton, who reside in the Southern
portion of the county, were in our
midst lust week, the guests of
(jnjit. If 1! Ilidley. Gentlemen
come again when you can stay
longer, t here are ot hers who would
like to shake your hands.
Mr. W.J MeMicliael says lie has
shaken bunds until Ids hands are
ltin(( H , m ,. This is sufficient ev-
‘ l * fnco tbui ^ r ' MeMicliael lias
many friends . who are always glad 11
to see him, and they will make n
clever demonstration of their
a lty in the near future.
Mr. Ii W Tyner, and sister, Miss
R Iuad(! u Jlv ing visit to
Circle . mat week. ,
-Miss Sallie Holland, a charming
young lady of Cardsville, is visit-
j„ g ) jor minis, Mrs. II B
*' . 1 f' y h “ lh ' u ". . (1 . n ,j_
' ,ir " ln, W »»»» don t
horse back while Miss Sal lie is
with us.
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Out of weakness comes strength
wlin the blood has been purified,
«»<* 'balized, appetito •
• l , <l .
'' nn< ' "'
restored and the system built up
by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
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1 nifijgc.sl . . .
J j oa 1 1 * i^s ion,
AI) druggists. 21 ic.
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Ml '. 1 D lodd, of Macon, ,, Ga., _
has a Jersey heifer from which he
is milking nineliuiulred and sixty
of milk per month. From
1111 , w . * h,A • ... v l 1 " 11 "' , ° e
" s ' “ '
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butter per month, or two pounds
a day. The calf is only a few
weeks old. He Inula cash offer
0 f s)t^S.()0 for the calf, which ho
, .
,.
thoroughbreds.
Ji ni'r\iu - v’K'U*a~ ^
The farmers in this section are
about through planting corn
aro engaged in planting cotton.
mi File first c i letter i ii from r i here stated i i
t hnt l )la< ' ,: " as ‘ :oIil l K,so<l
little . men and hound dogs, but if
you were t<» pass through here now
you would conclude that the men
i.ad changed if the .logs had not.
Thcre is one thing that we can
truthfully say, and that is that
Blocumh has some of the pretties,t
girls in the county. If you don’t
believe it come and see.
The bachelors around here are
enough to make a fellow sick to
see them ride through in their
buggies; they look sad and lonely,
but one of them will soon say-—
“Since we are both agreed, let us
name the day that shall see us du¬
ly hound in the usual way. Then
we will go as best, we may down
life’s course ’till some lucky cir¬
cumstance grants us a divorce.”
Mr. C O Jones and his charm¬
ing sister spent Sunday afternoon
with one of our neighbors, He
must Imve carried his sister to
enter tain one of the girls
while he talked to the other, but
it was useless as there were enough
boys for all of them.
The young people had a delight¬
ful time at the home of Mr. Ed-
wards last Friday night.
Another new buggy in tho
tlement, and the girl who
to school with her eyes swollen
will not have to walk home everv
Friday now.
lhose who are troubled with
rheumatism should trv a few
plications of Chamberlain's l’am
Balm, rubbing the parts vigorous¬
ly at each application. If that
does not bring relief dampen a
piece ol flannel with Rain Balm
T" and 1 prompt ,,imi U , relict '’vurtlmseat will surelv of pain hd-
!(>w For sale by medicine dealers
, D ualled ,»the tact that , you
need " ot K° out of ,ho 0OMnt v to do
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V ^ QU Y t^adillg: &
(for 1 have just received a
and select stock of goods from
-lUA R A T/nWT U I JLAvjL L/_LA ORT^ JLj
Just suited to your wants,
w i!l be sold as cheap as CITY
PKIUKS. New Line of Ladies
U^A quantity,..' i'or Unknown and
Speckled peas sale.
J. M. CLARK, Fortville.
Wl.v suffer wdl.TieadmTe when
r«yi,.r, 11 F.»*i.b po.-d.-i..m w e
y
gam
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WATSON ON SILVEK. ’
absurd a, aim that keek coikaqk
1H A “‘-''hk-ai.i.. — mokk j
ghkknuaok money !
needed.
Tom Watson in People's Party I“aj> r.
The ablest_ argument we have
ever read against silver is that of
Hon. J. T. Me Leary, of Mitme-o-
la, delivered in the house Februa¬
ry 12. 1800. It is a wonderful pro¬
duct of research and reasoning,
and yet his entire speech is based
mainly upon throe decline propositions. in prices
1-t. That the
commenced prior to 1«7‘3.
2nd. 'J'liat in many articles
there has been no decline.
3rd. That there is no necessary
eonnection between the coinage of
silver and the riseof propositions, prices.
In each of these
is nltogether nos'-ihle that Mr. V c -
' j jjut -if-
t j, j,, )„. g _
j pr co „ c odiug, for the sake of the
argument, that he is correct in all
three of h’is propositions, touched we the
that he has not
mam question at all.
Nobody but an extreme
nilvoritr* thinks it at all necessary
to claim that the fall in values
in 187R The decline,
ns we Greenhackers .‘■how,
.............. b*m. A.
KOOn ftS tll0 Government quit
coking money and commenced
burning it tip prices began to full,
'fhe last gun of the Civil War had
hardly been fired beforo M all
Street contract ionist began to
bombard values bv shrinking the
{ j K! volum ,. 0 f money.
N'obody but an extremist can
! deny or liccd deny, that there which are
j always some of special few articles circumstan-
i on account of
j may cscajxj the operations
| the general rule that prices supply are
declining, Articles whose
js nocof j gliri i y limited (such ascof-
j f ee tea, spices, etc, etc,) will al¬
! , tendency to
ways show a vary
I D'ot* 1 the general rule which go\-
! erna the price of wheat, cotton
ull ,i j ; tt>or. Just as skilled labor,
j j instance, block Locomotive stone cutters Engi- for
or
j neers) can dictate wages where
j I carpenters trainmen cannot. and bricklayers and
J Again, the claim made by rabid
freeodlverites that there is a mys-
teriousand psychological and wheat, connoc-
tion between silver or
I between silver and cotton is mere
j moonshine and preposterous bosh
Why should there he any more
I natural sympathy between cotton
silver, ’ than there should
j h , (Vi (J(lll ( . ( ltton (Uld iron? 0r bo .
tween cotton and brass?
| When free-silveri tes ground put they
‘'a*, upon untenable
l:lu v expect to he u ohm sod. I p **•
■
.
i Vo‘l'V M r.* ," ‘a r forces
(M j,, SJ that tli<* reply
mushing question should
1 But the money
u:,l lie argued upon those grounds
at nil. No hint-money author
ever does so,—hence we cannot be
met and answered.
These wild hut well-meaning
lunatics whose brains and tongues
have gone into one monotonus
dirge ot silver, silver, siuver- build
they are the fellows who
arguments upon the claim that
the decline in values began in
1873, and that there is a sort of
mystic union between silver on
the one side and cotton and
wheat ou the other.
Neither of these assertions can
he maintained.
What is the truth about it?
It is this, as all our leading
authorities show :
That the quantity of money in
circulation and the quantity of
commodity in the market
decide the prices.
If there is much money, other
thins being equal, prices are good,
because there is enough “to go
around,” and to give each portion
j of tho commodity a larger share
| money than it , could get
i were there less money.
If there should bo much money
nul,1 , ° 0,11 of 8° ld * lu,en ’ ^ „ ’
bras! S prices would bo good—even
though there were not a dollar ot
silver in circulation.
On the other hand, if thomouev
consisted wholly of silver, but
there was an insufficient volume
of it, prices would be low.
It is the amount of
which is vitally important—not
the kind of money.
A11 lhat . tU( , ro is in the silver
question is this:
Frw " 111 * ive us an in *
crease of the currency.
That’s all.
For our part we had rather see
this increase come in the shape of
greenbacks , I( than , . silver.
in .
As long as the Indian mints
were open to the Free Coinage of
Silver there was a natural connec-
aI " 1 the prices of any product ex-
ported by India.
Her exports being chiefly cot-
ton nud wheat * these products
«i by th. p««.
«,„i ,i„„ u,m„,
w-ue hurt by ' our anti-silver legu-
hition, enormously hurt.
But India, under Briti-h orders
closed her mintH to silver in 18'JB,
and since that time we cannot see
any more connection between the
price of silver and the price of
other things than there is (and
always will he) between the pri cos
of all commodities and the vol-
nine of money,
We do not wish to l>o tnisunder.
stood.
\S estate is plainly immensely that important thesilver
question
to the people, hut it is important
f°r the sole reason that free coin-
»ge would give its more money,
While we want this increase of
currency; we attach no supersti- material
ti<*ua importance to the
it is made of.
The money question should Supply al-
ways he argued (com the .
and Demand point of view.
Taking that position, we forti-
fy ourselves in a Gibraltar against
which all gold-bug assaults are
vain,
Ihe • w.'evacuate this
roiiti ss, arm n ungtJ claim n ,u- bo-
pernatural virtue for silver,
cause it is silver, we make our-
selves the prey of the adversary,
Make money scarcer and you
make it costlier.
Gan’t drive that fact into .
you
the thickest skull that ever sat on
the top of a moss-back?
Cant you illustrate it in a thou-
sand \va\s so that no man can fail
to graspit?
why leave a Gibraltar n».c tms
to take up the weak position henl- that
silver is sacred and carries
ing virtues about its respected
person? than iron—when
Silver is better
the Government makes money
out of it.
Until the Government makes
money out of it, silver is less use-
ful to mankind than iron.
Then if it becomes specially use¬
ful only when the Government
makes it into money, is it not
clear that paper, or linen or brass
would become equally beneficial
upon the same terms?
The cry should not be “Silver”
it should be “More Money.”
Land in the South is compari-
tively cheap,because there is more
of it, as compared to population,
than there is in Now England,
The New Englan l soil is poorer
than ours, and its elimale more
and unfriendly to proiinc-
tiuJ1 Yet her lands sell for more
titan ours because they are scarcer
in comparison with population.
Why is New York City land
, Vi:r n, ni0 j 0 than Ohio land? B >-
C;U1S0 scarcer,—to th ; dr.nvnd.
WI W (i > C’Gain Fnions of sk.il-
laborers always command high
wages? R i,mu« Uieso Lni.ms
e iip p fhoir trade secrets, and keep
. 11 ,, of workmen who
know the secrets ot . tluu , hju- ,.
pai
hir trade.
Why do seal-skins bring such
fancy prices? Because there arc
8Q foff to , J0 ha( ,
And thus you can go all over
the commercial world, illustrating
the fundamental truth that scar-
city produces high prices, while
plenty produces low prices.
Scarce money means high
poiced money: money which costs
much labor, much land, much
cotton, much wheat much mer¬
chandise.
Lessen the number of dollars
constantly, and you constantly
make them harder to get; and af¬
ter you get them those high priced
dollars pay no more taxes and
debts than you paid with the dol¬
lars which were easy to get:—eas¬
ier to get because there were more
of them.
Speaking of the decline
there is one factor which is
usually overlooked.
As soon as the Civil War ended,
the Confederates States were
thrown open to trade.
The money-supply of the Union
States had to serve, henceforth,
tho ni!Mts of two w P arate 8ections
~noctions which had been sep-
In other words, the volume of
Government money lmd to circu¬
late among a vastly greater mini-
ber of people.
Iho entire Confederacy and . the ,
frw?d sIave8 ’ httd to ,,se the
tIlL ' 1 ,,,on Stllte8 l' Il,ul 1 ’ k 'T t ‘!jTo to
themselves.
This itself made a relative sear-
city of money, and caused a rise
in the prices of commodities.
Therefore the extreme advocate
. tries . to , . e
of Free ..liver, who mi.
decline in values commence
dons fact that the entire bouthem
people had to be supplied with a
currency, after Leo's surrender,
and that this supply came from
t »•»<*«< „, * vc[ ,„„ e „ t
already mao \
We are in the Swim
A
' S )st Tl mA With si gniud new >: rl. of seasonable
jfpt ft Ji tv vi goods, ami it will lien pleasure for you
A II (k W X ^ t«> adapted call mill to every examine personal it. It demand is large— ; it
jji CP, \Vl ’i' VLJ I ltJ W.ffc 1 *i! arieil—ealeuiated to suit every tnst«
W ¥ i ** '
/, t it is coinpleti—taking within its seoja
the best and latest that the world’s mar*
Jwjjt kets afford. If von are in search of a
i^te Y r \\ > <J' reliable article, it you be-
£ come to us;
i:'/ \ lieve that the judgment of an experiem- visit
W w — S ed merchant is worth anything, worth
Jl-rn our store; if you feel that it is
| while saving on trustworthy values,
j£S make your selections fivm goods bought
with care and sold on representations stock
$-*i §7 of merit that never fail. Our new
”~‘~W is beyntid eoniparison with former srtt-
fcD sons, and it will expand your ideas and
yotir heart to take a good look at it.
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THE WOOD-PEAVY FURNITURE CO. 658 & 500 Cherry St Macon
Baby Carriages.
Give the Imhy plenty of fresh air which will make it healthy
and strong and save you the expense of of medicine. We have baby
carriages of all descriptions from $7,50 to $30,00.
GARDEN,
“The Furniture Man.”
173 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Ga.
SOLS AGENT
Bucks Enamel line W"Sii§wL
THE LEADERS OF ALL STOVES.
.aaaaradiaaapag
BEMKMIB1EIR
That our SPRING STOCK is
Complete and UP to DATE,
and we solicit your inspec*
tion of the same,
Benson cfe Todd,
408, Third Street, Macon, Ga.
J?3P"'Messrs. W. P. Baldwin and !R. L Chock are with ns.
v
WF WAMT WOMAN AND CHILD EVEMY IN JONES, MAIN,
And ni fact every county, to call and see us when in Macon. We have
The Best Shoes
f or |j 10 money in the city. We do not claim to sell cheap shoes, out
we do diaim to sell good ones, and we also warrant what we sell,
MIX SHOE CO.
[ est a b i j s m: i) 1840. ]
107, Cotton Avenue, - Macon, Ga.
*?W. MORI*AN ) *►
DEALER IN 1
-BEINEBAIL MEBBMAMMSE
Gray, Ga.
I keep on hand a Fresh Stock of Family and fancy Groceries, at
prices as low as the lowest.
1 A fine assort ment of Tobacco always on hand.
Give me your trade; good value for your money.
IlWSflSi,
WA G DINS AWI)
Carriages and Harness.
Theo. W. Ellis,
POPLAR St., near Davis’ Warehouse, : Macon, Ga
GIVE ME A CALL.
M. C. Balkcom, Agt.
30C A 308 3rd st., near Post Office Macon, Ga.
DEALER IN
Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, Stove.'. Plows, Hoes, Axes. Nails, Ilorse
Shoes, Plow Gear, Buggy and Wagon Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Ac.,
Paints, Painter’s Oil, Machine Oils, Glass, Brushes Ac. Although
! -UTIMES ME MSB,--
my trade lavs increased so that I have been compelled to hire anoth¬
er clerk and rent another store, and now have two stores, consisting
of six floors 25 X 65 feet each, and stocked with
X US XVXOSX OOlUPlGtG
assortment of ghods ii: Macon, and .it prices to suit the hard times.
Every body is invited to come and look whether they hoy or not. *
Respectfully
M, 0. BAIJi BUM, ART,