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No visitors are allowed nl t,lio
Asylum until tho smallpox KCJIV
is over.
It is now an assured fact
that Pope Brown will no! I>> in tl e
gubernatorial -nee next year.
It is said that Terrel! county
farmers with mot my ahead ar-
Buying cotton and holding it a
an investment.
Instead of trving to hide Behind
toe Legislature Atkinson'step why doesn’t Gov-
ornor forth like a
man and i either ,i . save „ or , _ refuse to
save Mrs. ,, v Nobles it > neck, asks ii.. the
hatonton Messenger. ,, „
The members of the present
legislature will soon return to pri-
vnte J life having " served the time
for n^ivot which thev woib i . I , ,
hem'credit for ’till' at lens.
sticking t- their ’ job
time exnired
An exchange says that 4 cents
cotton means the l-ch.Mirc of
m i rtgages, to which we will add
that 4-cent cotton •’ warns
armor to hereafter plant aboul
an acre of cotton to4 acres of
other crops. A little 1-thought i.
all that is needed. — Ex.
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
Iba« la what It wm ncule tor.
A party of prominent citizens
of Totinillo and Washington
ty, Ga, have gm.c t." the Houtliern
coast of Florida, l > search in cor*
***“ i “'" lda " IV ........... ** *»'-
000,000 and more of gold
gems buried there by a irate
about 50 years ago! The iader
of the party has maps and charts
to aid them in locating the trees-
tire, according to information re
caived from the pirate years ago.
An exchange wafts the follow¬
ing t imelv couplet to delinquents :
Tho editor mi t in his office cold,
whence all but him had fled, luit
ho wished that every last deadbeat
was in liis grave stone dead.
mind then wandered far away to
the time when ho should die, and
liis royal editorial soul go scoot
ing to the sky, when he d roam
the fields of paradise and,sail er
jasper soas.ni d all toiugs glori<ms
Would combine, his every sense to
please. Ho thought how, when
he’d look across tho great wall
dark and drear, that yawned be¬
tween his happy soul and those
who swindled here; and then for
w.'ilor they would cm per, he'd
nhout to them: “Just moistrn
your tongue with the due that s
on your paper.
DcVVitt’ii Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles. Scolds, llurns.
It, was Secretary Sherman who.
years ago, framed that pithy sen-
tonce, which Inis boon in •Jie
mo ith of every American : “ 1
way to resume is to resume"
Now, President McKinley, from 1
Mr Sherman’s own state, and win
nssooiates Mr Sherman with him
in his work, says, in substance, in
liis message, that t to way to
organize the currency system is to
reorganize, His proposition it;
simple, ami does not suggest ex¬
treme measures, but is
looked upon by the friends
sound currency ns one which
would in time accomplish the
sired results without tlie
anee of business, and probably
without tao necessity of
ing tlit' interest-bearing
tions of the government 0Vl ’
temporarily, as !nd been
ly supposed would be
when tho task ot
the currency system should be uu-
dertaken.
The proposition of President
McKinlev 'national and Secretin v Gage 'he
lhnt the / Bank system
‘
so modified ... as to permit the . os-
tablishment of small national
Banks , . m . the . small ,, communities
of the country lends interest ton
recent article in the Forum, which
says; "Banks are even-dav ivn-
deringa service to society without
Which industries could not ........
they make exchanges ot goods
possible m a marvelously skillful
manner ana increase the power of
production and tho efficiency of
labor in ways little understood. ”
J A Pori Antiquity,
was for thirty year.- needlessly for
tortured by physicians He quickly tho
cure of eczema. was
cured by using lbW itt s Witch
U««,d f ]',» fo.nnufi hrtnliivrr
«' MW, lCl-1 ««l-r.
tiaiton.
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I'M, II, >" A WAR DRAMA,
by Mr- ’ iki.m: sTywaj r.
in lie lii'oi; out I»v tho students
ot tlio Mobile Georgia Mili-
tnrv mid ,\grieu!tural
Col!.-- ?
One of Jones County’s most
successful ami popular teachers,
Miss Irene Stewart who is now
conductinfl a tine school at James,
has written n play. 'J'lic prodne-
fcion having been submitted
Iroi ' " >Uu»n h Reynolds, I mm
dent of the M 0 M »V A College,
at Milledg-ville, from which
stitntion Miss Stewart graduated
with distinction . in 1802, . that ,, . gen-
tinman sought end obtain. d , t:i"
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privih . go of having the play
Bini ;ht out hy the students of the
The good old county of Jones,
proud of the literary and civic
R-'liievenenfs of her sons and
daughters, will gladly add another
name to tlie list, and her citizens
will Be <p.ick to reco," lize and
honor the tahmts of Mias Stewart.
H r friends have long known that
J( j sy0 „„ g | a ,| y W as mom than or*
,ii, ia! iI>* gifted, and they have
wllt( . l)M | withudmirution In’rgrow-
tltg ■ icputa.m.i ut jus m a a teacher teaenu.
,, .,i|| he remembered that Miss
Stewart while still a collcge-girl
carried off tho medal for tho host
say, and her graduat-
iiig'cumposit.ion, a Beautiful p< )C-
tic jiarapliras ■ of Ben Mur, is one
of th" c!u lishod traditiomi of
college. Few, luwover, cveh of her
— 1
of the (">pe of her literary ellort;, j
Aiid tlmy marvel tluit she could
linrt time or inclination in the
midst <■! the deadening routine o(
school work to cultivate her pow-
"i's of imugination. They will
therefore all tlm more gladly do
homage to the young author.
Tho play is a three net drama of
theei-d war period. Tho scene
laid in .iui i Coiintv. The pie-
turn pi'‘sonted is realistic and
v ,,,.y to life. A pretty
|V .ni-moc runs I h rough t he story,
reino ing with its light and color
,], >;. ; ,|, lW cast By the passion of
pel son a I iweage and tho tragedy j
,)f civil war. Tile plot is well con-
( 1 and so effectively worked
,, ut that the interest deepens to
(hoclima:;. while in the solution or
unraveling the miml finds pleasure
in tlm triumph of noble qualities
apd tho glad fruition of* love’s
hopes and dreams. Humor and
pathos, comedy and tragedy,
happily blended throiighoat the
play, tJnmbo and Becky, two
cal Georgia antebellum
furnishing no end of merriinerti
(heir .Wl.
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constantly varied by lu.i
ainous machinations; and Capt.
Duncan, with Jenny, his hethroth-
| |1( i ( appeals to what is grand and
tru ,. y, the soul, by lofty courage
1 Tho last
| 1 dan undying fidelity.
; *CGiie, wherein the 1< vers are uni-
«... ted .1 afler ............ u-ars ,vf of anxious s».* v ;.s,.„ onr, sepava- rtl .n
t
; (lll|1 i w j, ( , n s. lla ;, 0 recovers liis
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|,, , Mlll j 0( his companion on tlie
weary march and liis solace in the
camp; when 51 ad; Forrester
it manly confession and receives
full forgiveness; when the
ted Murray household—the
er’s empty sleeve an
badge of his loyalty and courage.
Becky happy in having Sambo
onoe more in reach of her
tongue and hefty right hand—with
lX \\ |, 1VM n j save Joe, Brother and
j son, give a noble snerifiep to
countrv-~gftt!iei-reverently
j n, 0 old pinna and together
Dixie—this effective scorn forms ft
| fitting close to stirring events, nud
)tl . wcil'd setting to tho patriotic
sentiment of the pluv.
The fiireiroiii'f " .' " will" < ~ T ivo / but a
.
ci'iuvption ol tnc play it
«'ill «|*|H?ar when aoted. It is
pessihlotor present tone, gesture,
f . <JJt ssiou jn cokl type .
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How well tho students will ... sus
‘ jt , reul . lilis to
,0 pecn - rho - v rehearsing , . every
day, and it is hoped that the
cited young author wilt not
for too greatly at the hands
mouths) of these amateur actors.
Tj . , perfbrmance will
contain ■>c'vnU .. interesting .. ft ‘<-'atim s
in Mon to the pay of
Y.'!Y' ')' -l : oneinhlo u l-enutation ‘
of entertain- .
11,0 ^cellence its
men ts, and this perfornianoe
tok, thing from the fme record.
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honor which one of then- teachers.
l.i
I'll
|»uIj1 i<* piilicriugs
writ' !«• 11<■ rs of v< i|»kim tuli.ti«-n
Ik ill III' flood :• r 7
go, But Tub N kv* hi
suggest that tho most appreciative
and most practical way for the:
people to manifest, their apprccia-J
tion of thishigh honor, is hy their
presence in the opera houso at
Milledflevill when Mi-s Stewart’s
play is pres ot \. Not h elium
fifty peon! from th • county
should go down on Jnn.t fth inst.
If the proper steps are taken,
I hi, Md.vs do. . not doubt that
the Georgia It. 1L will Bring the
crowd back after'(he peyformance
By th i , - lyuno train, which
spends , night ... Mil ledge- .
' every in
villo. ,,, the pooph . can go down .
by the late afternoon V train, steps
should la tale :i at >>nco to make
all arrangement# for taking down
a crowd
l he Nnvr but voices the senti-
ment of tho whole country m ex-
tendmfl hearty coiigratnlalioiis to
Miss Stewart on her successful
venture in authorship, and in <•:>
Pressing the hope that she will
continue to exercise her
in that direction. Her wora as n
teacher lias already Borne honor
j to th" comity ot her birth, and
' the fxople 1 1 will not fail to show
that they appreciate .... the added ,, ,
honor which this clever dramatic
j production will bring, Millcdgo
j L'd ii all go down to
: ville on Jan. 11th.
Miss A Hie Hughes, Norfolk, Ya..
W a L iglb fully burned on the far-.■
and mcik. i’mo was instantly re-
Sel; t It is h,jS? tlie
without leaving a scar.
famous pile remedy. W. Me-
Ghee, Gray: C. P. Parsley,
t m.
TIIK SUA'KR Y/MJDSTICIC.
Fniin tlm Ani'Ticus Ifer.iiii.
*• '’y looiish bn l“’ o, r
''
the papers to draw the silver yard
stick up m every caudi'iate for
state offi.-,
llw ,, . 1,1,1 <7 .
'‘ lir!! 1!l
public men who did not accept th
Chicago platform and vote for the
noiniius lliatcuiiveiiti'io. They :
may not have «ndorsed the j.lat-)
form Where is platform which '
a
could Be univcr-aliy > ndorsed?
But they I • I to the w I of the
majority which and supported that
was promulgated, although
it was against t heir own judgment.
T<» discriminate against a m in
simply because h did l: • • t think !
as you did is feod.-ii. IN'. I.aps [n-
is to bo commended for oven ac-
cepting amt supporting wind, ho
.
did not think to be correct, when I
many i-t' flic si! v. r:; ■ claim open-
ly t oit tin v would not have - up-
portal tl„ .......... of (he Chic
S» '""l II ' : >™J :
a single "dandard.
In tho liumblo opinion of The
[Ierfihl, the funner a .-v tho better
Demo.-ruts of the two, for
abieLot tv tho decision of the
pm-tv, while t be others say even to
t his tiny tha( iliev v.vuhi not have
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done i I had v tho i I convention .....i. !.....i not
so
p it in the plank they
wanted i.le-tv.
No state (dlicer should ho ineas-
lived 1 >v national issues. We have
enough isstu s right lier • at homo
to command all tho attention ei
our officials, and if home matters
are attend'd L> with strict I idol i.
(y our public men will have little
j 0 r no time to monkey around trv-
j, li; („ adjust the affairs of the
nation,
When we elect men to national
j offices it is v 11 right to bring in
|national issues, but tliev are on-
Urely out of place in a stnt n can -
' ai
p gn.
“ 1 lie rs; cold f ever had in
my life was cured by
hiin‘s (Nnigh R-niedy, writes \\
II Norton, of Sutter Greek, Cal.
“This cold h it me with a cough
and 1 was expectorating all the
time, the Remedy cured me. and
1 wart all of my friends when
troubled with a cough ,’Y, or cokl to
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Sold by HuntA- , Hutclnson • Loi.nd ...
Oak: A L Harris, & Co. Bradley.
loi"' Y j tl»e“ Georgia ".......Y, farmer
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, him .
e,f ,. , fft . n ul .. -' he . C *' .. Us
" R ‘ 5U ‘
lingers the . . face of poltlitnuis
in
sell their cotton
foj . cagh t!mt wi!1 ,, e nil his ow n
and VV ny ' ' 1
a’, cut w Hr.', the country i-- coming
mastcrot
and ought to Ire th -
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COUtOiltOtl lilt'll ftU\0 AlOfUlV
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O.WUC. Little B,r,v R1 . t rs,
tfc? tamous intic pill*.
$ '# reo.
V i i n* * *! t. v
MLMr i A) .iUi it. > i
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I'Air.y A N1 f W VAIKI.Y.
Oaily #5 a year— Weekly 50 cents 1
ayenr-
The Weekly Journnl is a largf |
P^P'-h A' 11
j ( ' ■ . pjAj" ,, ' j j |0 LATEST
XFAVS of the day, hoth^g. i "-tie
cud foreifln. Owning its own leased
telegraphic wires, win h are useo
f '* r <»o-"ther purpose But to hrinfl
rfl „ IllK The Journal is prepar-d latest to
get all tho news up to tho
moment.
In addition to the news, it con-
tit ins more special features than
a • ivy othe r . ou them w< eldv. Among
other ' things it has a weekly letter
or sermon from Rev. Sam Jones,
contribution from lion. John
leinplo Graves, Jetters of travel,
Bipgraphies of distinguished men,
and many other attractivefeatur-
The Weekly Jouvna! is
fully illustrated by its own artist,
In fact neither energy nor monoy
° lb '
1
r tiie price'i:i' U’
And oidy FIFTY |
CENTS A YEAR. To every for sub-j
ribc-r sending fifty cents a:
subscript'-m and a two-
‘' ! ‘t 1 ^
P, postage) a beantitn! lit!) cranlied
J1( |ar f 1 m.i ■ ill te sent free.
Specimen copies free.
THE JOURNAL,
At!,a:;ta, Ga.
? Cure
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DUTY or TIIliSTATE TO EI»U-
CATE.
Dr. J L M Curry, agent for the
Peabody and State School funds
in his recent address before
0< irgia Legislatur*. said:
.. j lie duty of n state is to odu-
cote. Some people say it isn’t safe
( () (>(j;ica!( lie' ilia:I am not
afraid of the masses. 1 had rather
trust tho ntas.-xs than to trust
P n "'; |j; - Hn-mcrac.es ami
bmne .say Unit reiorm
mu.'t come from above downwards,
Reform has never come from
cluirclif's downward and advances
have begun at the Bottom and
•b V!, lii ; u i ,v;a .^ ! - A
t ean' t "prwiesti'nite ,
vou
ija, |i V e# ol’tlie children of the fu-
(ure. Wealth i run oi
marble or in soil. V, oallh is m tin
that o:g;mo>,.. \Ve ought to
)') j),).!., i..,q! "i
111( . 0 |._, s wn-ie, poverty am:
times. (i!i, the losses tlm t
• Iron igu runr ■ and idleness
(ir:io!-.e;lnoss. ? ?
p., s ., ya , *-My child is worth mil-
!iom to me; yet I would have lost
her 1»v croup had 1 not invested
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t c
. . . ; „li IKroat mill
lung troubles. G. W.
Gray; G. IN Pursley, Clinton,
Wiien in-Macon don't fail
t o go to
ISAACS'CAFE
•; , i H M ,,| N iirst cUiss
He.stamraut- ^
in the city. Begular meals 25c.
E. ISAACS.
Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Itidge, O.
says, -‘After two doctors gave up
my huv to die, I saved him from
croup I v u.-ing One Minute
Cui’i > > H is Hie quickest and most
all th r mat mid lung troubles.
G \V McGhee, r Gray; C P l’ursley,
Clinton.
W. YY. LESTER,
AT TO RN K Y AT 1. \\V.
CLINTON, GA
All business entrusted to me
will rocr ive prompt attention.
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SHERIFF SALE. *
Groin;! a. Jonc* county.
Will he sold hefure die; court house
d'."-r in said eoum; uj m 1st lues-
day in January next, during Die legal
Y‘ 8! * ,e ’ *"T w|m u ‘'"dnided
tcrost m one cm , house, one tour
H> bor- ; ower Frick no and one
eomnn s>. alien the lands of
i... , t ,|q satisfac-
^ <-f c « G issue,! men Jones
N'.' m. tavor .,t .'layer & Watts
Green. Sold in satisfaction of said
It N EruKroui..
^u-ritl' j
& Moore, Pllfy Aiys. ' i
D c. Till. 1897. :
.. ’’ Y t V.Y ■ ’'Y‘.
neemed to show cause, if
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Always tho Always the Most
• LEST. Imp ! C- Always For Your MONEY.
t the Easiest
Always the CHOICE.
CHEAPEST
Always the till Always Endeavoring
LATEST STYLES. 1 TO PLEASE.
-** -1 -G : v G( n i NEM T GOODS
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FOR FALL AM> WINTER. FOR FALL AND WINTER
1 * ' ■ran.^'«»inn^ •
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Always ibe Jjesi Always a Bargain
ASSORTMENT. c- FOR YOU.
Always tho Best S Always Intend to
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ATTENTION. a ... benefit.
■ Always the Best Always Intend to
QUALITY. ! SATISFY.
Wood x Tj eayy Furniture Co.
i 558 and SCO Cherry St. Macon, Ga.
P 7 iW.^r,T r
T , T ^ , tt V M \! ^
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donr id 0
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Y\ ant low pvici.d
sliocs, t‘iit A 1.1. want
cheap shoes.
—o- —o—
T°, Svil g °° d el,oe8
at low .
prices.
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Our Creed more and
English Tie at, $1,25
or $1,50 are as solid
as Jones countv.
—o ■c—
P(d>. Goat, Iiool or
spring,, for ladies or
girls at $1,25 or $1,50
m*t? made to• wear a
| on g < i tno.
-o* •o~
Li.>ys’, shoes Hint will
stand red, clay al-
v. ay s on hand.
> -o-
Co-mo nnfl sro 1 ^.
CLISBY & McKAy >
o74&oi6 Cherry Sf., Macon, (Ja.
Tc- i .ii
H c int' :i;
£ tot p :s :y u! :!
< prlyr .In S i ad
•ay V ’• id c.-.ses
nivebecnj ISO by it. K
ivorhe remedy fo ll{
- plied ! chi a:
e
J 'ewdrrs,
,t ■eds n
; )fi Teide t 1 purifier j .J
yermthigs. They a r.e’t food bat
nso 1o put a
Price S3
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Don't Tobacco Spit turd Smoko Your Life Away,
If forever, yon want In made quit well, t >Dacco using magnetic, easiiy
and be strong,
lull of new life and vigor, tiial tnkoo-To-Bac,
ttioWondor-'.vorker, nuH v, eakincn
strong. J.lany cured. gain ten Buy ponnis Ko-To-Bko in tea of days.
Over 400,000 your
druggist',, wider guarenteG to euro, 60e or
$1.00. Booklet and sample mailed free. AD.
Btcvtrat? Ltcuicdy Go., Chicago orN i v Vor);.
To tlie Trade.
i have reopened my business at
Gray where I n:n prepared to furnish
•he trade with anything in the Gro
eery line at tlie LOWEST ’of LOW
CASH prices
1 am grateful to those who have
given me their patronage in tho past
mu!would npiaveiate a cofn mint nee
j ,,f l, J 0 t0 sdl
iXlAxX'I
will run the huskies? on a strictly
basis, which will enable me to
cel! low down. Please don't ask for
i credit. Yours to serve.
j W. E. Moi-aaiu. &
Manager.
*‘LA GRANDE DUCIIESSE. ”
The new magnitiefent steamship
- ‘La Grande Duchosse, ” 50(X) tons,
will take its place in the fleet of
the Savannah Line October 2nd
and will run regularly in the Ocean
Steamship Co's, service Between
Savannah and New York. This ad-
will further strengt !:en the
SllvjmnftJl jj Jie| offering its pnt-
increased r comfort ‘ and dis-
lvaeliing N uttle . .
P^'h For , in information as to rn dates ot
sailings, rates, etc. apply Georgia to any
Agent of the Centra! cf
System o- write to J G Haile,
^Ga ' .....
( , KW .v.ix.u*Vs Omen, Jems tb>. Ga.
N.v. 8th. perYns 1SD7.
NeBcc ishevebv givent« all
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" i;T llENCi....... .....
Hew Seed Store!
•O'
Not a dollar’s worth of old stock will I have in my sto.e.
Everything fresh and reliable.
A full line of South Ga. Bye, North Ga. Rye, Barley, Red May Seed
Wheat, Bed and Crimson Clover, Grass Seed, Onion Sets-all varie-
ties, Garden Seed, Flower Bulbs, Flower Seed, all of the
Finest Strains.
Call or write when in need of Seeds. Seasonable prices.
H WEIGHT, Seedsman,
800 8rd St. close to Post Office, Macon, Ga.
m HE DIXIE GO HOE AND
LOTHI 1 1
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Everything to Date, h‘
up
And we sell everything that you need to wear.
Our $5,00 and $8,00 Suits
For men BEAT THEM ALL. Youth’s suits $2,00 and $5,00 that will Hur- ,
r ise and please the hoys. Children's school suits (knee pants) 4 to 15 dears
tor ot v. Toe,$1,00 and $1,50—every color and style. We can suit evory-child
in Georgia. Bring them to ns to be fitted up. Our
Slice r i
i- chuck full of solid serviceable shoes, and ive will not he nndrrsthld'on good
• D' es.no use to say more, come to us to buy shoes. Dry Goods-of every <h s-
j-tioe—.slicoting, Chicks, Jeans,' Prints, Dress Gocds, Notions (to., that ■■
M II 1 as cheap as anp house in the South.. " v
M! i.IAN Elld is a special feature of our business—here yon find up-tu-
e.:te spvh's. with a practical milliner to assist in your selection, and prices that
" ;!i please the ladies. Come get our prices and you are our friend ami custo-
nor.
! ■ MU b iliiie Elies si Clotliing Eifif,
Cor. Third and A G JARRATT, Trop’r.
Cherry Streets, MACON, GA.
[ t TTm r '1
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Ana v m. w tome to Our Store.
On a few pair of shoes we can save you enough money te pay the expenses
of your trip.
Wo had nothing to do with making
The Price of Got bon
I’ut wc did have a word to say obout
Tlie Price of Shoes.
Li far t wc took the lead and set the price and on an average they a^a
Rlt-t -j :m y house. Nine t<. nths ot the people who have dealt with us oA'
ue »e do so because we make it to their interest.
E B Harris & Co.
The Shoe Brokers,
Corner Cherry and 3rd St a ton, 6a.
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AND DEALERS IN
Groceries & Plantation Supplies,
Macon, Ga.
V ' r ' ; to that will be located
1 announce you wo om
and after January 1. 1898, at No 410 Popular street, (warehouse for-1
merly occupied by Coleniftn and Rav) where we will be amply pre-'
par. a t" iiandie the warehouse business in all of its branches, W u *
patronage solicited. \ ours truly,
if S Hardeman & Co.