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BANKRUPT SALE
HARDWARE!
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Having bought at Sheriff s sale
the entire stock Hardware, Stoves,
Tinware, Farming Implements, etc.,
of C. H. JOHNSON & SONS, we
are determined to close it out with
in 60 days.
Such bargains in Hardware as
you will find in our store have never
before been offered in Griffin.
W. D. Davis & Bro.
SELLING OUT
Cut ZPrices I
A VISIT TO MY STORE WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT HAVING
JUST BOUGHT OUT THE STOCK OF R. L. WILLIAMS, I AM PREPARED
TO GIVE YOU BARGAINS, EVERYTHING AT COST, a SAVING OF 25
PER CENT. ON EACH PURCHASE.
WE CAN SHOW YOU A NICE LOT OF CROCKERY, GLASSWARE,
WOODENWABE, NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS, UMBRELLAS, .TRUNKS,
VALISES, RIBBONS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, CLOTHING, JEANS, FLANNELS
AND WOOLEN DRESS GOODS AND MENS HATS. ALL INCLUDED IN
THIS SACRIFICE BALE.
TXT. HOHITE,
21 Hill Street--at Scheuerman Store.
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New Garden Seeds.
All fresh from the best growers. Genuine
Eastern Irish Potatoes.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
J. N. HARRIS & SON.
NEW GARDEN SEED
New crop 1898 Garden Seed. Also Buist
Seed Irish Potatoes, Onion Sets. Now is the
time to plant to have early gardens.
G. W. CLARK & SON,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
New Silver!
from
Gorham & Whiting,
JUST RECEIEVED.
MANGHAM BROS.
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Morning Cail.
GRIFFIN, GA., JAN. 21, 1898.
Officeover Davie’ Hardware Store
TELEPHONE NO. 22.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS
Wallace Gadden, of Zebulon, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. M. Kelley visited friends in
Atlanta yeaterday.
J. H. Walker, of Hampton, was in
the city yesterday.
Tbos. Glosier, of Hollonville, spent
yesterday in the city.
B. H. Bow dep, of Raleigh, spent
yesterday in the city.
W. M. Hawkes, of Atlanta, spent
yesterday in this city. \ *
Robt. O’Donnelly, of Atlanta, spent
yesterday in this city.
Capt. W. H. Hartnett, of Fiat Shoals,
was in the city yesterday.
G. W. Langford, of Barnesville,
spent yesterdaj’ in the city.
Mrs. McGahee, of Zebulon, was in
the city shopping yesterday.
Will Boynton left last night to spend
a few days in Thomaston on business.
Mrs, J. F. Stewart left yesterday to
spend several days with relatives and
friends in Atlanta.
That dreaded disease, Consump
tion, cured with Thrash’s Lung Re
storer and Consumptive Cure. All
druggists, 50c bottle.
8. D. Cowart, of Murray county, is
spending a few days with friends in
and neur this city.
J. J. Rawles and bis charming sister,
Miss Mary Rawles, of Zebulon, were
in the city yesterday.
David Waxelbaum has moved bis
stock of goods to Atlanta, where he
will do business in future.
Judge Samp Harris, of Carrollton,
spent yesterday in this city as the
gjiest of Judge J. 8. Boynton.
There is nothing better than
Thrash’s Lung Restorer for Coughs.
Colds, LaGrippe and all Lung
Troubles. 50c bottle.
Capt. T. J. Hightower; of Atlanta,
came down yesterday to spend a few
days with friends in this city.
Mrs. W. C. Eider left yesterday for
Newnan, where ehe will spend a few
days visiting relativesand friends.
Doughs Boyd returned ?yee e day
from Atlanta, where he attended the
entertainment al the Grand given by
the Bostonians.
, Mica Mattie Leo Woodruff, of Ma
con, ia spending a few days in the city
the guest of Mrs. J. H. Huff. Miss
Woodruff is quite a favorite in Griffin.
Geo. A Niles left last night for At
lanta, where be will be with David
Waxe'.baum. George is one of Griffin’s
most worthy yodng men,and bis many
Griffin friends will ever rejoice to
learn of bis success and happiness.
The Call yesterday in speaking of
the speeches made in the trial of the
burglars, spoke of the argument made
by “Col. E. W. Beck.” It should have
been by Col. W- H. Beck. There were
three Judge Becks in Griffio, and to
get their initials mixed was quite easy,
but ws are sure our readers generally
knew to whom allusions were made.
A Warning to Bachelors.
“Young men tenacious of life,” says
The Chicago Times-Herald, “should
read an interesting book on the subject
by Dr. Schwartz, of Berlin. The doc
tor has given much time to the study
of longevity and the conclusions at
which he arrives are based on statistics
which seem in all respects reliable.
“He begirra with the bold statement
that any one who desires to live for
four score and ten years should get
married. In other words, he claims
that conjugal life is a necessary condi
tion of longevity. Here are the statistics
which support his elatejment: Os 200
persons who had reached the age of
forty years the doctor found that 125
were married and 75 unmarried. Os
70 men who bad reached the ago of
sixty years be found that 48 were mar
ried and only 22 unmartied.
“He next took 38 men, each of whom
was in his seventieth year, and he
found that 27 were married and 11
unmarried. Finally he took 12 men>
each aged ninety years, and found that
9 were married and three unmarried.
It may be claimed that no sure conclu
sion can be drawn from statistics of this
nature,for the reason that the institu
tion of marriage is spread all over the
world, and hence it is natural to find
the majority of persons married. Dr.
Schwartz in reply again brings for
ward some curious statistics. These
statistics show that the mortality
among bachelors between the ages of
30 aud 45 is as high as 27 per cent.,
whereas among those who are married
it does not exceed 18 per cent.
“It is evident,” says a French writer
who has closely studied Dr. Schwartz’s
statistics, “that we must acknowledge
the potency of these figures, and that
if we desire to live to a good old age
wo should get married as soon as pos
sible. We should certainly do so if we
wish to live a full century, for Dr.
Schwartz cites the cases of fifty cen
turians, net one of whom is a bachel
or A curious fact, too, is that these
fifty centurians all widowers ”
First Person Photographed.
It was in 1842 that John Draper, then
a professor in the University of New
York, made the first portrait photo
graph. The subject was Elizabeth Dra
per, his sister. Professor Draper had the
idea that in order to produce distinct
facial outlines in photography it would
bo necessary to cover the countenance of
the person photographed with flour.
This seems a strange notion now, and it
proved not to be a good one then, for all
of Professor Draper’s early attempts
were Finally he left off the
flour and then was quite successful.
This so delighted him that he sent the
picture to Sir William Herschel, the em
inent English astronomer. Sir William
was in turn delighted and made known
Professor Draper’s success to the scien
tific men of Europe. He also sent Pro
fessor Draper a letter of acknowledg
ment and congratulation, which has
been carefully preserved in the archives
of the Draper family.
Cruel, but Neceeuary.
The Eskimos dread the winter and
take early precautions to provide against
famine. As the season approaches the
great herds of reindeer migrate south
ward, and the walrus or the seal are
all that remain for food.
When an in wind is blowing, the wal
rus is easily found on the outer edge of
the ice packs. When it is blowing off
the shore, however, the ice packs sail
out to sea with the walruses on them.
The natives then class their numbers in
a list from the strongest to the weakest.
The food that is in store is divided up,
the weakest having the smallest quan
tify, the strongest the largest. Thus the
mightiest hunters have strength to pro
vide for the others.
It is a cruel system, but, nevertheless,
a necessary one. If all were weak, all
would die; if some are strong, they will
save many of the weak.
Anticipating the Obeequy.
A poor man lay dying, and his good
wife was tending him with homely but
affectionate care. “Don’t you think
you could eat a bit of something, John?
Now what can I get for you?”
With a wan smile he answered fee
bly: “Well, I aeem to smell a bam
a-oooking somewheres. I think I could
do with a little bit of that. ”
“Oh, no, John, dear,” she answered
promptly, “you can’t have that. That’s
for the funeral. ’’—London Telegraph.
TO THE TRADING POIILIC,
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To the Bargain Hunters of
Middle Georgia. I
You are respectfully invited to attend the greatest
CUT PRICE SALE of Merchandise ever inaugurated
in Griffin We have the best selected stock of Dry
Goods, Notions, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Gents’ Furn
ishings, Carpets, Rugs, Millinery and Groceries that
we are going to sell. ■
You may think this quite an undertaking when
cotton is selfing so cheaply. The prices we name are
cheaper than cotton at 5 cents. .
We have our store rooms well supplied with red
hot stoves to make you comfortable when you visit
our matchless bargain sale, which begins today.
Cotton Goods.
Dress Ginghams, 10c quality, only
sc. yard.
Gilded Edge 4-4 Bleaching, only
4c yard.
4-4 Sea Island just half price, 3|c.
4-4 heavy Sheeting lower than ever.
Calicoes at 21 c.
Turkey Red Calico at 4|c, cheap
at 7c.
All grades of Calico and Percals go
in this sale at unheard of prices.
Canton Flannel, all the numbers
beginning at 4}c.
Goo'd Feather Ticking at 10c yard.
Feather Ticking that will hold
water at 12ic yard.
Heavy Drilling, worth 10c, our
price during this sale is 6fc.
We will let you price our Cotton
Checks when you make us a visit.
To make the above prices on staple
goods necessitates a purchase of a
car load, which we have done for you.
JEANSMfIFLAHNEL
15 pieces school boy Jeans worth
22c, our price 15c,
40 pieces of Ky. Jeans worth 40c,
our price 22c.
Plain red Flannel, all wool, at 10c.
White Flannel cheap at 20c, now
13}c.
Red Flannel heavy twill at 18}c
and 25c.
Neckwear, Suspenders, Toilet Articles, Combs,
Belts, Hair Ornaments, Zephyrs, Embroidery
Silks, etc., at reduced 'prices.
CLOTHING!
Clothing to fit every one at half
price.
Childrens Knee Pants 25c, 35c,J50c
and up.
Mens odd Pants 50c, SI.OO, $1.50
and up.
Mens Suits at $4, well worth $6.50.
Black Clay Worsted Suite at $4.65,
cheap at SB.
Schloss Bros. Fine Clothing at un
heard of prices.
Overcoats as cheap as dirt.
2,000 Sample Hats and Caps at 50c
on the dollar. We own more Hats
than any one in town.
Millwy Dejartmeni
Miss Snyder, who presides over this
department, is unquestionably one of
the finest milliners m the South—she
has few equals any where. Her Hats
are perfect.
She can make an old hat look en-
MEET X4ZS
BASS BROTHERS.
THE BIG' STOREiIN GRIFFIN.
Our French Flannel cannot be du
plicated in quality or price for 25
per cent, more elsewhere.
See our Eiderdowns at 38c and 48c
for cloaks and sacks for children.
Woolen and Silk
Dress Goods.
We have made some purchases re
cently that have made us think there
was no value to wool or silk. We
bought heavily and our stock is full.
We gave the mills a small check fora
car load of Dress Goods, and all we
want from you is just enough to
let us know what home they made
happy.
Novelty Suitings, double fold, at
9tc, cheap at 20c.
Novelty Suitings, two tone effect,
40 inches wide, at 17 ic, cheap at 35c.
Klondike Plaids, double fold, at
12ic, cheap at 25c.
36-inch Novelty Plaids, beautiful
styles, 20c, worth 35c.
Imported Scotch Plaids, greatly
admired, 33}c, worth 50c,
38-inch Henrietta, black and all
colors, 25c, worth 40c.
48-in ch Imported Serge at 40c,
would be cheap at 60c.
Something new in Brocaded Serge
48c, cheap at sl.
Changeable Taffeta Silk at 30c —
great bargain.
Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk at 75c
tirely new, with but little cost.
If you want a stylish Hat or Bon
net—one that you will not be ashamed
of—come and get Miss Snyder to
serve you. She will please you in
every way.
BLANKETS.
10-4 Bed Blankets at 25c each.
Heavy Comforts at 50c each.
Counterpanes and Sheets in abund
ance.
Buggy Robes—a nice Xmas present
Handsome line of Rugs, Carpets and
Mattings.
Rugs 29c and up.
Fur Rugs at $2.50 to $4.50,
Ladies’ Capes.
100 ladies heavy Capes at 48c,
worth sl.
75 ladies fur trimmed Capes at 78c,
worth $2.
46 ladies plush Capes at $4.35,
worth SB.
Capes and Jackets at all prices.
Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk at $1.13
cheap at $2.
Black Brocaded Taffeta Silk $1.58
Cheap at $3.
15 Dress Patterns at 98c—all we
could buy.
10 Dress Patterns at $1.40 —all we
could buy.
8 Dress Patterns at $2.00 —all we
could buy. -
7 Dress Patterns at $3.20. Don’t
miss these bargains.
Broadcloth at 70c, 85c and $1.25.
20 pieces French Plaids, all wool
flannel, at 25c.
Notions—
—Underwear
One lot of black Hose at 2}c.
One case ladies fast black seamle®
Hose, we break the record on quality
—only sc.
One case heavy black Hose —they
beat the world for the price—a dime.
An immense stock of Handkerchiefs
and Gloves for Santa Clause.
10,000 Handkerchiefs at 1c each.
20 dozen Handkerchiefs at 5c each
—nice quality worth twice that
amount.
Heavy fleeced lined Undershirts
worth 25c, our price 15c.
Extra heavy fleeced lined Under
vests at 25c, cheap at 50c.
A ll wool Undershirts at 41c,
Camel Hair Undershirts at your
price—we bought them that way.
Shoes, Shoes.
1,500 pairs of Sample Shoes and
Boots to go on sale today. Nearly
all sizes for children; for ladies and
mens heavy winter Shoes at a discount
of 33i per cent. A great opportunity
to buy Shoes.
Shoes at 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO
and $1.25.
Bring your feet along and we will
do the balance.
Another car of fine young Tennes
see mules received and will sell for
cash or on time, exchange young
mules for old mules, mules for horses,
or horses for mules. If you want •
horse or mule come to see us. Our
stables are full of stock. Mules will
be very much higher after Xmas.
We have three new buggies to sell
cheap. <
Two milch cows, with young calves
to sell for cash or on time.
Every one is invited
to see our offerings-