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VoL IX. No- 102.
Muat the Handshake Go! ,
The biologist*, the microscopist* and*
various other scientific sharps seem to
conspiring to take the spice out of
'ftfe. It has not been long since they
told us that if we wished to live long
and be,happy we must either sterilize
the kiss, or go witboat it altogether.
The labial contact, they declared, was
the vehicle by which many bad little
, germ* traveled from one field of action
to another, and said they had been
able to trace diptheria and other ail*
ments to kissing.
Now these scientists are telling us
that the handshake is almost as dap*
gerous as the kies. The bad little
germs, they say, secrete themselves
under the finger nails, and are trans*
ferrtd to new territory by the hand
shake. Having found new fields, they
go to work making the new subject
sick, and getting tinder bis or her fin
ger nails ready to make an assank up*
ou somebody else at the next hand*
shake. A prominent doctor found not
long ago the bacilli of scarlet fever,
diptheria and smallpox in the scrap*
ings from several sets of finger nails.
How would the scientific people
have us to make our salutations 1
Sha'J we, like the Chinese, shake
hands with ourselves, or l.ke one of
the. African tribes, slick out our
tongues? That would be a pretty
howdy-do I In Japan there is no kiss*
ing; that is, kissing is not common,
still it is probable that O Mimosa San,
having been taught by foreign visitors
what kissing is like, practices it occa*
sionally on the sly, in defiance of cus
tom and microbes and with more or
lean delight. Are the Chinese and the
Japanese centuries ahead of us in this
matter of handshaking and kissing, or
are, we centuries ahead of them in our
boasted civilization, which permits of
these things, ev4u if they do spread
bacilli ?
It would be an extremely difficult
matter to eliminate the handshake. A
physician says the custom originated
in the ancients grasping each other by
the weapon-band so a* to guard
against treachery. From this begin*
ning the form of salutation has grown
into recognition among probably half
the people of the wosld as the proper
thing in expressing welcome, friend*
ship, approbation, etc. It has come to
be of tremendous political importance.
What wou'd the American politician
do without the handshake ? The pres*
ident of the United States suffers his
arm to bo pump handled thousands
and thousands of times in a year, for
the sake of the popularity which it
gives him. The campaigner who makes
"stumping” tours must not only/shake
hands during the whole lime that he
is campaigning, but he must also com*
ruit the other hygienic sin of kissing,
the subject being the infantile progeny
of his constituents ; and often al such
times the campaigner his in
nermost heart that carbolized kisses
were compulsory.
/ Handshaking may be a mannerism,
Jit may be to some extent and under
■Certain circumstances a disseminator
of bacilli; but it is a mighty good old
bottom, and it is safe to say
that the danger in it, to the aver*
age person, is very small indeed. A
handshake at the proper time, and in
the proper manner aod spirit, carries
a world of meaning. It may be made
to convey sentiments which could
hardly be spoken. It can give courage
to the faltering, assure the hesitating,
and lift up and steady and save the
fellow creature that is upon the point
of fading to perdition There is noth*
ing which could take the place of the
band-shake in expressing cordiality
and good-fellowship, It is a good
thing, and will remain—Savannah
News
Small Sale*-
The sheriff’s sale yesterday drew
quite a crowd of bargain seekers, but
there was but little property offered
Col. T E Patterson bought the two
acrrs of land that were sold, lying out
near Sunny Side, as the property of 8-
F. Gray. The price paid was $35.
A. J. brooks bought the 8 10 inter*
est in 50 acres of land lying in Cabin
district, for $413 It was sold as the
property of Harry T. Johnson.
The stock of hardware belonging to
the late firm of C. H. Johnson & Son,
was sold in a lump for SI,OOO. C. H.
Johnson, Jr., was the purchaser.
The conditions of the sale of the
Johnson hardware slock not being
complied with/lhe goods were resold
io the afternoon and bought by W. D.
Davis <fc Bro., lor $450.
What to Do in January
For the guide of the curious or those
wondering what they ought to do each
day of this month the following is of
fered:
1. Court, marry, ask favors and push
tby business before noon.
2. Sunday—Ask favors in the morn
ing.
3. Sell; unfavorable for all else.
4 Sell before 4pm, then buy and
speculate aod push thy affairs.
5. A quiet day, be careful.
6. Be careful of tby actions on Ibis
day.
7. A very unfavorable day for every
purpose. \
8. Still very doubtful.
9. Sunday—Ask favors and visit tby
friends.
10. Very doubtful.
11. Sell ; evil for all else.
12. Court, marry, ask favors, seek
employment and push thy business.
1 3 Seek employment, travel or re
move.
44. Buy, speculate and push thy
business in the evening.
15. Avoid superiors and keep thy
self very quiet.
16. Sunday—Visit thy friends,travel
and ask favors.
17. Court, marry, ask favors, specu
late and push tby business.
18. Sell jn the evening before 6, evil
for all else. >
19. Very doubtful all day.
20. Travel apd sign writings between
noon and 5 p. m.
21. Court and marry, ask favors and
buy in p. m. and evening.
22 Travel, remove, seek employ?
ment, speculate, buy and push thy
business in the evening.
23. Sunday—Doubtful.
24. Sell; unfavorable for all else.
* 25. Travel and deal with others
until noon.
26. Court and marry, ask favors,
seek employment and push tby affairs.
27. Sell; in all else.
28 A very uncertain day.
29. Avoid superiors and women and
keep quiet.
30. Sunday—Travel and visit tby
friends.
31. Avoid women, and do uot travel;
remove or ask favors.
More Polite Than Pious.
"Other times, othir manners,” re
marked the man in the big leather
armchair, according to the Detroit
Free Press, “ought to be amended to
read, ‘Other countries, other manners.’
Not long ago I went back to the small
country town of my boyhood to make
a short visit; and, while there, the
whole town was set agog by the aps
pearance of a highly interesting for
eigner—a Hungarian of noble birth.
No, he wasn’t a barber in disguise; be
was a genuine titled Hungarian.
“One of the clever, pretty girls in
Smalltown had gone abroad to study
music, and bad there met and made a
serious impression on this Hungarian
gentleman, who bad crossed the water
to make her a visit. He held a mili
tary position in his own country, and
the tails of his military coat —lined
with a brilliant red—nearly prostrated
the entire community.
“One Sunday morning he accompa
nied the young lady to church, and, of
course, Smalltown was out in full
force to get a good look at him. Cer
tainly his church deportment differed
widely from anything evsr witnessed
in this country. He was seated in the
pew with the young woman when her
father came down the aisle. As the
father entered the pew the tall Hun
garian arose, placed his hand across
his breast and bent double in a cere
monious how ; then seated himself,the
red coat tails Ong much in evidence
during the salute. When the girl’s
mother entered a few moments later
the same formal reception bow was
made to her.
“As a rule, Americans do not rise
and make sweeping bows in v'uurch ;
but, as is evident, such is the Hunga
ran fashion; and Smalltown was na
turally much interested and agitated
over this unusual display of foreign
manner.” |
In Olden Times
People overlooked the importance of per
manently beneficial effects and were satis
fied with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa
tion, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for'* time, but
finally injure the system.
CA.STOIRXA.
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1888.
Mistake of Cotton Planters-
A Florida subscriber sends the
Morning News a communication in
which he expresses the opinion that
the cotton planters in trying to put a
limit to the production of cotton are
doing just the thing which will tend
to increase the cotton acreage. Ac
cording to his view the greater the
.number of conventions the cotton
planters hold, and the greater the
number of resolution* relative to re
ducing the acreage which they pass,
the larger the acreage will ba.
There is undoubtedly much truth
in what he says. Not a tenth part of
the cotton growers pay any attention
to cotton conventions or to resolution*
advising a reduction of acreage. They
bear of the conventions, however, and
thinking that the resolutions will
bring about a reduction of acreage,
and, therefore, a better price for cot
ton, they plant much more land in
cotton than they would if they felt
certain that there would be no reduc
tion. Consequently, while a few cot
ton growers—principally those who
attended the cotton growers' conven
tion—would'reduce their cotton acre
age, the great majority of cotton grow
err would plant more cotton. The
number of planters who would reduce
their acreage being small, and the
number of those who would not being
large, the acreage in cotton next year
would be greater than it was this
year.
Those who are trying to get the cot
ton growers to unite in fsvor of reduc
ing cotton acreage will meet with no
success in their undertaking. They
will find the cotton crop increase will
be largely doe to the agitation of the
question of reducing the acreage. The
agitation suggests the probability of a
reduction of the cotton crop, which
means a higher price for cotton. The
probability is sufficient to induce a
large percentage of cotton growls to
increase their cotton acreage.
The wiser plan would be to let na
tural laws control. A low price of cot
ton for two or three years in succes
sion would be more effective in reduc
ing the acreage than the adoption of
hundreds of resolutions by cotton
growers’ conventions. Savannah
News.
Eat Plenty of Lemons-
An experienced and highly respected
physician gave a valuable hint the other
day, which all may find valuable. “I am
convinced,” said he, “not only from prac
tical personal experience, but on the theo
retically scientific grounds also, that a
safeguard against much prevalent summer
illness lies in the tree use of lemon juice.”
—Athens Banner-Watchman.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIX.'
A PLEASANT LEMON DRINK.
Cures indigestion, headache, malaria,
kidney disease, fever, chills, loss of appe
tite, debility, nervous prostration and
heart failure,, by regulating the Liver,
Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Blood.
Lemon Elixir is prepared from the
fresh juice of lemons, combined with other
vegetable liver tonics, carthartics, aromatic
stimulants and blood purifiers.
W. A. Jambs, Bell Station, Ala., writes:
I have suffered greatly from indigestion or
dyspepsia. One bottle of Lemon Elixir
done me more good thanjall the medicine
I ever taken.
A CARD.
For nervous and sick headaches, indi
gestion, biliousness and constipation (from
which I have been a great sufferer),! have
never found a medicine that would give
such a pleasant, prompt and permanent
relief as Dr. H. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir. I
have used it in my family for years—it
has never failed in a single case.
J. P. Sawtell, Griffin, Ga.
MOZLEY’S LEMON .HOT DEOPS.
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage and
all throat and lung diseases. Elegant, re
liable.
Twenty-five cents at druggists. Pre
pared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta,Ga.
Public School Notice for 1898
Public schools will be continued the
present year six and one half scholas
tic months, nr 130 days. The first
ts-rm embraces the mouths of January
February, March and April, and closes
on the 6ih'of May The summer term
will begin July 11th smit continue two
months 1
A temporary examination will be
held Saturday, Jan. 15tb.
By order of the board: r
J. 0. A. MILLER, C. S C.
o. a. awi m. 1.
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House For Rent Cheap.
Close to business and schools Beet
water in Griffin? Apply to Mrs. L. R.
West, Milledgeville, Ga, or W. M.
bouse.
CJLA-JS- O-
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Rayal asakea the food pars,
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ROVAL BAKIH9 K>WOtR CO., NEW YORK. »
Sound Adrice-
I don’t care how smart you are,
Nor what your size may be,
You’ll meet defeat if you go too Jar
In search of your enemy.
I never knew a fellow yit
Who wasn’t badly downed
As soon as he had went and fit
On the other feller’s ground;
I licked a feller once when I
Was a boy of nine or ten,
Apd then, when I was passin’ by
His. house I tried again;
I fit and fit with all my might,
But purty soon I fouail
That a chap’s a fool to go and fight
On the other feller’s ground.
My boy, don’t you ride into town
And'go to gittin’ gay,
‘Or the city boys’ll take you down,
I’ve found it doesn’t pay;
But I’ye never seen a town chap yit
That I couldn’t twist around
My thumb, if I could only git
Him onto my own ground.
And don’t you ever try to beat
A feller at his game,
For, even if he doesn’t cheat,
He’ll down you, all the same;
Tour muscles maybe might be strong,
Your cause be good and sound * w
But right stands little show with wrong
On the other feller’s ground I
FOR RENT.
IL 5-room residence- on Poplar street
The house contains 5 rooms, a cook room
and servants’ room. A good well of water
and garden. Adjoins Dr. McDonald’s
home. Apply to J. D. BOYD.
Still Leadina-
K. K. Hawkes received the gold medal
highest award from the great Exposition,
superior lens-grinding and excellency
_n the manufacture of spectacles and eye
glasses. This award was justly earned by
Mr. Hawkes as the superiority of his
glasses over all others has made them
.amous all over the country. They are
now being sold in over eight thousand
cities and towns in the U. 8. Prices are
never reduced, same to all.
J. N. Harris & Son have * fall assort
ment of all the latest styles
M.O.BOWDOIN
Renting Agent,
No. 81 Hill street, - - Griffin, Ga.
WM. E. H. SEARCY, JR.,
Counsellor at ILaw,
GRIFFIN, JGA.
GENERAL PRACTICE.
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r Copyrights Ac.
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Invention is probably patentable. Communica
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sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Scientific American.
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The firm of Brewer & Haaleiter I* this
day dissolved by mutual consent. W. H.
Brewer assumes all debts due by Brewer
& Hanleiter and all debts due to Brewer &
Hauleiter to be paid to W. H. Brewer.
W. H. BREWER,
W. R. HANLEITER.
Griffin, Ga., Dec. 17,1897.
I will continue the wholesale grocery
business on my own account. Thanking
all for their liberal patronage to the firm
of Brewer & Hanleiter, I hope to merit
and continue to receive the same patron
age for myself. My ambition is to make
Griffin a regular jobbing city where the
surrounding country can get their supplies
as cheap as any market in the state or
Isewherc. W. H. BREWER.
ONE FOURTH OFF
FOR SPOT CASH.
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You can buy any OVERCOAT, SUIT or WOOLEN UNDERWEAR in our
store for TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT off of market prices.
Hard times make it difficult for people who actually need a suit or overcoat to
buy. But at these price*, ONE FOURTH OFF, any body can buy:
$ 4.00 SUITS OR $ 3.00.
5.00 “ « « “ 3.75.
B*so “ 488 H
7.50 “ «
8.50 “ “ 6:37.
10.00 “ “ “ « 7,50.
12.50 “ “ * 9.38
•5.00 “ “ “ “ ||.25. |
1800 “ “ “ « 13,50.
THESE PRICES ARE ABSOLUTELY FOR THE CASH.
ANY ONE HAVING AN ACCOUNT WITH US CAN’HAVE THESE
GOODS CHARGED AT REGULAR MARKET PRICES.
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R_ F. Strickland & Co.
Useful and Ornamental
Christmas Presents.
TAN AND BVSSIA HOUSE SLIPPERS.
BLACK AND TAN ROMEO ELASTIC SIDES. 'B
GENTLEMENS FINE PATENT LEATHER SHOES.
“ BROWN WILLOW CALF SHOES.
LADIES FELT LINED HOUSE SLIPPERS.
" FUR TOP ROMEO.
“ FINE SHOES AND OXFORDS.
“ EMBROIDERED AND HEMSTITCHED HANDKERCHIEFS
“ FINE HOSIERY AND GLOVES.'
INFANTS SOFT SOLE SHOES IN COLORS.
Low Prices to Everybody. J
B. F. STRICKLAND & CO.
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Edwards & Power’s
RACKET STORE
AA invite thb pußijc t ° call
i AND SEE OUR LINE OF
Dolls Ooliiaj Toys,
/oyy tWaglQ; WE HAVE A VAMED 11111 AT
. Xy/ // i PRICES TO bUIT THE TIMES. ONLY
A FEW CENTB WILL make thb
LITTLE ONES HAPPY AND NO |g
I -• CHILD SHOULD BE NEGLECTED.
WE WILL TAKE PLEASURE IN
SHOWING YOU WHAT WE HAVE. I
EDWARDS & POWER.
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NOTICE I ITOTICSI
OWING TO THE LOW PRICE OF OUR CUSTOMERS’ PBODUOT
COTTON-WE HAVE DETERMINED TO LOWER THE PRICE OF GOOD&
WHICH MEANS LESS PROFIT. NOW WE WILL SELL CHEAPER THA£
EVER, FOR CASH ONLY. WE URGE OUR FRIENDS WHO OWE PAST
DUE BILLS TO COME AT ONCE AND SETTLE.
N. B. DREWRY * SON.
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