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, —.- • . r ■ * | I I j i> /■ < > | > t > 1 a 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ I ’ . wI % fl FX I < TT w a / % I j b - _ - , -- V Vol IX. ■ No. 121. TTTR JURY ADJOURNS. A Baty Week and Good Work Done By the Body. The grand jurors made their genetai presentments at a late hour last even* Jag and adjourned for the term. The grand jury of July last, it will be remembered, appointed Roswell H. Drake a committee to examine all of* fleers’ books of the county having any thing to dp with the finances of the county, arid report to the grand jqry just adjourned. It is said this report, which is made of record in the clerk’s office, was the most exhaustive and clearly compiled report ever made to a jury of the county. The exhibits of this report showed discrepancies in several county officers aggregating $3,716 02, all of which has been paid in(p the county treasurer’s office. The names and amountsappear in the general presentments which will be published in our next. A Little History—But. Four years ago General Clement A. Evans was being talked of for governor in the sumo manner and volume as is Allen D. Candler now. Everybody, except a very few, declared that Evans would be the next governor. It is well remembered how he- was beaten. Will history repeat itself? This is a very pertinent question when we sum up the number and calibre of “political bosses” that can’t be counted for the ‘Plow-Boy of Pigeon Roost.” It looks now, however, like Candler, and we should be pleased if the prospect holds good until the statesman is made gov eruor—Conyers Weekly. Times have materially changed in the last four years The political ring has been smashed and the bosses have gone to the save the small number that have received appoint ments. < Georgia is not to be disgraced for a decade at least with such scenes as were enacted daring the feast four years,.and men, not political trixters, will be in the saddle. How It Works. t Commenting on the of the railroads advancing the rates four cents per hundred pounds' on certain classes of freight, when shipped in less Utah car lots, the Mobile Regis ter says: “Ata moderate estimate the amount of extra charge that has fallen on the country merchants and through them upon the consumers in this state, by reason of thia four cents differential charge, is SBOO,OOO per annum in freight charges alone—all of which go Ont of the state.” If it costs the consumers of Alabama this vast sum how much more will it cost the consumers of Georgia, whose population is much greater than Ala* bama’s? This is one form of taxation that can and should be reduced. Can we get a governor and legislature that will ap* ply the remedy? City Court- Yesterday was rather a dull day for mercantile business, but Officers Flynt and Connor drummed up considerable patronage to the city court. Sid Madison was fined $G for throw* ingrocks . . - The same fine was imposed upon Dick Franklin for the same offense. The sum of $12.50 was collected from Son Campbell, for burglary from the house. Son had fondness for bot tled soda water, and thinking be was unnoticed while io Salter’s store, in Chicken Row, proceeded to help him self, and was detected and fined as staled. Brown Sandeis was fined $3 for some of bis meanness Will Franklin paid $1 for refusing to attend court as required. The above are all colored and shows that the “coon business" continues b’isk. _ In Olden Times People overlooked the importance of per manently beneficial effects and were satis fied with transient action; but dow 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 a time, but finally injure the system. CA.STOHXA. ... < fie fie- Educate Tour Bowels With Cascarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. K>c, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. GRIFFIN’S SCHOOLS Thoughts Suggested by a Former Citizen of Griffin- Mr. Editor: Permit an old citizen of Griffin, in former years, to express his strprise at the lack es Griffin’s peo ple to avail themselves of their oppor tunities in the educational dine, and to express his opinion as to the reason for it. In the outset, allow your writer to say that Griffin has now, and has had for years, as fine educational institu tions as can be found in the state, and that much of the glory that was once her pride has departed instance those noble institutions, the Griffin Female College, the Synodical College, the Sam Bailey Institute, and later the va rious institutions which it is not nec essary for me to name. Thirty»five years ago the facilities of Griffin were far in advance of what they are at this day. To the older people of Griffin it is not necessary to argue this matter, but I will suffice by saying that it was the case, and go on to the reason why it is so. This can be comprehended by the statement that your people do not avail themselvfs of their opportunities, and do not make the most of such as are offered them Where are the erstwhile flourishing literary societies that once existed in the Griffin Female College and the Synodical College ? It is probable that the loss of those institutions will explain the non-existence of the soci* eties, but there is no good reason for it. I know that the editor of the Call has offered the use of bis columns to foster like societies in the institutions of learning that now exist in Griffin. Is there a good reason why the schools do not avail themselves of this oppor* tunity? Do the people of Griffin pull together for the advantage and up building of her schools? Has not Griffin superior advantages over the entire state in her Neel Institute and the Griffin public schools? But while the schools offer the best of opportu nities, do your people avail themselves of the offer, and is there that unity of purpose among your people to pull to gether, and altogether, to pull you out of the old ruts which have become so clogged for want of unity,as to foster stagnation? As offering a good illustration, allow me to instance the importance and the result of such unity of purpose on the part of the community. Take Gordon Institute, of Barnesville. It is a com mon saying, and is not disputed, that that institute is the glory and pride of the town. Everything is subservient to the good of the school. As a conse quence it is a success. I suppose every citizen of Griffin will bear me out in the assertion that your schools offer equal facilities for learning, but I opine that they will not controvert the assertion that your people have not that unity as regards your schools. But, Mr. Editor, this is top import* ant a subject to be treated in a short space and in such a hasty manner. I have but sketched off some thoughts that have occurred to me, in the hope that the matter may be taken up and considered, and bear fruit. Former Griffinite Will England Back Down or Fight Russia and England are very near the breaking point in the dispute over the Chinese teiritory. The British stock market is weak, the war feeling having affected values materially and there is a decided degree of apprehen sion in official circles according to the cables, while "inspired” newspaper utterances proclaim the determination government to stand firm in resistance to the encroachments of Russian international syndicate. Chino owes Japan a large sum, the war in demnity. She is trying to float a loan in London for the purpose of paying the debt. She can expect no help from the continental financiers, who are under governmental influences and it does not now serve the purpose of the governments to aid China in any manner. London is the emperor’s sole hope and be finds an encouragement there only on severe conditions.— Washington Star. the tie- . //tr* - ! ‘ A llgMturs/ .xyfX-JCzyr >'■ , eTeT 7. Ta Care Constipation Forever. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. It C. C.C. fall to cure, druggists refund money; GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1898. A Great Money Market- Capitalists of New York are begin ning to feel that the time is not dis tant when that city will be wholly in dependent of the rest of the world as,» money market. Until witbin the last few years it was slavishly dependent upon London. Its scope, strength and independence have increased so great ly recently that it now feels it asks no odds of London. It is pretty well understood that London would now be shipping great quantities of gold to New York if she were not such.a large borrower from this country. There are various esti mates of the amount of American money now held in Europe on which interest is being paid. The lowest es timate is $40,000,000 and the largest $60,000,000. The paying to the government of very large sum which was due for the Union Pacific Railroad was an achieve ment that would a good deal of stir in financial circle's in Lon don. In New York, however, it did not cause a ripple of excitement. The money was provided by a few New York banks and no stringency in the money market was caused. As illustrating the volume of money in New York it'may be stated that one bank has deposits amounting to $92,» 000,000. Besides the banks there are many very wealthy men who have millions of dollars which they loan out as the opportunity to do so presents itself, and wealthy corporations, such as the Standard Oil Company, the Sugar trust, the Arbuckle coffee house and the trust, guarantees and life in surance companies which are nearly always looking for opportunities to utilize the vast sums of money they have on hand. New York is not of course on a level yet with London as a money market, but she is rapidly approaching that level. A few more yearsand the greatestfinancial achieve ments will be in New York and not in London—at least there are excellent reasons for thinking that such will be the case.—Savannah News. How Edison Took np Electricity- “Now that you have ekctricity, bow did you first come to enter it?” “I will tell you. It was by a peculiar incident. I was selling papers on a train running out of Detroit. The news of the great battle of Shiloh, 60,- 000 killed and wounded, came out in one night. I knew the telegraph ope rator at Detroit, and I went to him and made a trade. I promised him Harper’s Monthly and the New York Tribune regularly if he would send out little dispetebes along the line and have them posted up publicly. Then I went to the Free Press and took 400 copies. That emptied my treasury. I wanted 200 more. They sent me up to the editor. It was Wilber Stpry, a dark-looking man. I managed to get up to his desk and make a strong plea. He listened, and out: ‘Give this Arab 200 papers!’ I took 600 papers out. I was taken off my feet when we reached the first station. The depot was crowded with men wanting papers. The next station it was worse, and I raised the price of the papers to ten cents. At the third station there was a mob, and I sold out, with papers going at twenty-five cents apiece. Well, do you know that episode impressed me that telegraphy was a great thing, and went into it? Telegraphy led to electricity.”—Chica go Inter-Ocean. Blood Bolson Cured. There is no doubt, according to the many remarkable cures performed by Botanic Blood Balm (“B. B. B.”) that it is far the best Tonic'and Blood Purifier ever manufactured. All others pale into insig nificance, when compared with it. It cures pimples, ulcers, skin diseases, and all man ner of blood and skin ailments. Buy the best, and don’t throw your money away on substitutes. Try the long tested and old reliable B. B. B. $1 per large bottle. For sale by Druggists. A BAD CASE CURED. Three years ago I contracted a blood poison. I applied to a physician at once, and his treatment came near killing me. I employed an old physician and then went to Kentucky. I then went to Hot Springs and remained two months. Noth ing seemed to cure me permanently, al though temporary relief was given me. I returned home a ruined man physically, with but little prospect of ever getting well I was persuaded to try Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) and to my utter astonish ment it quickly healed every ulcer. Z. T. Hallerton, Macon, Ga. Everybody Bays So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won derful medical discovery of the age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please, buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10,25,50 cents. Soldand guaranteed to cure by all druggists. Royal arnkaa the food pare, O. ■ rlB rowpm I ROYAL fIKINO POWMR CO., NtW YORK- “Let Spain fire on the American flag just once, and the flame kindled will free Cuba,” said Congresamsn Berry in the Hoose the other day, “But what Would happen tow?” he was asked. -"Oh, we can take care of ourselves,” he replied. A Sooth Geor gia contemporary asked the Morning News the other day to tell it what a “jingo” is. We point to Congressman Berry as an illustration “We are ready to fight,” says he in substance. Are we? Congressman McClellan says the army is not ready to fight. Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt says the navy could fight only at a disadvantage. It appears that we have neither dry docks nor ammunition, both of which are necessarily essential. There are many reasons why we are unprepared for war. Nevertheless the jingoes are al ways shouting about fighting some body.—Savannah News. Deafness Cannot bo Cured. by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroy ed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cheney-& Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. T. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. NOTICE TO DEBTORS. All accounts due David Waxelbaum are with Walter H. Becks, who can be found at the law office of Beeks & Boynton, cor ner Hill and Solomon streets, Masonic building. Please call and settle, to save cost of collection. DAVID WAXELBAUM. To Cure Constipation Forever. Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or SSc. Lt L. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money. FOR SALE. One SSOO first mortgage 7 per cent Odd Fellows bond for sale. Apply to Call office. FOR RENT. A 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. NoJTo-Bnc for Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c, 11. All druggists. dissolutioVnotice. Notice is hereby given that the partner ship heretofore existing under the firm name of, WHITE & WOLCOTT has been dissolved. The business will be continued by Thos. J. White, to whom all indebted ness must be paid. Thos. J. White hereby assumes all liabilities of said firm of White & Wolcott. THOS. J. WHITE. CHAB. F. WOLCOTT. A CARD. To My Friends and Customers: As you will see the firm of Scott & Horne has been dissolved, and I have bought out the stock of goods of Robt. L Williams, and will henceforth bo found at the Scheurman Store, where I will be pleased to serve my friends, I trust,.as well m the future as in the past. Thanking you for past iavora, I am, Respectfully, Jan. 1,1898. W. P. HORNE. Still Leading. A. 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. Thill award was justly earned by Mr. Hawkes as the superiority of his glasses over all others has made- them .amousall 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 A Son have a fall assort ment of all the latest styles Dissolution Sale « THOS. J. WHITE HAVING BOUGHT MR. C. F. WOLCOTTS INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS OF WHITE & WOLCOTT, Offers at Absolute Cost! All Winter Suits for Men or Boys, All Overcoats for Men and Boys, All Winter Underwear. THESE GOODS MUST BE CONVERTED INTO CASH AT ONCE. NONE OF ABOVE ARTICLES WILL BE CHARGED TO ANY ONE AT ’HTTOR PRICES. ANY ONE HAVING ACCOUNT ON MY BOOKS CAN HAVE THESE ARTICLES CHARGED, BUT AT REGULAR MARKED PRICES. THOS. J. WHITE, - . ’ -™-- —■. SUCCESSOR TO /f 11. a? f Jr a/a/Jr / /BflajrQjKrisCLJ J a/af/r'jf J J/T yi/ J/J /J J J7J J • a? Jr r /F/r i a/ J. a? a a B/rFF i j =- 1 1 . R.F. Strickland & Co. i - -- W < '■ Your Attention for a Minute. New Embroideries, New White Goods, 1 New Lawns and Laces. OUR IMPORT ORDER OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PIECES OF EMBROIDERIES RECEIVED SAI URDAY. THIS IS THE HANDSOMEST LOT EVER SHOWN IN GRIFFIN—LMBftOIDERIES JIN MATCH BETS, WHITE EMBROIDERIES, NARROW EMBROIDERIES, COLORED EMBROID ERIES, ENSERTIONS- TO MATCH. DOMESTICS. - - 75 PIECES OF BLEACHED DOMESTICS AND CAMBRICS RECEIVED YESTERDAY. BE BURE TO GET OUR PRICES ON THESE THIS WILL BE A WEEK OF EMBROIDERIES AND WHITE GOODS AND WE WANT YOU TO SEE THE BARGAINS WE ARE OFFEBING IN ENTIRELY NEW GOODS. R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. - J. H, HUFF'S BOOK AH» MUSIC STORE HAS OPENED UP A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF LACE VALENTINES Full Finders and Hlt-’Em-Hard Gilles ' ' '— - ->' o n. HUFF. SCHEUERMAN STORE. • ' jSp PRICE FOR THIS WEEK: Red and Blue Calicoes 4c. per yard. Best Calicoes 4 l-2c. per yard. Fruit of Loom Domestic 4-4, 6 l-2e. per yard. Cabut Domestic 4-4, 6c. per yard. Standard Ginghams sc. per yard. Standard Sheeting 4-4, 41-2 C. per yard. • All SHOES at cost, and everything else in our stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Notions and Crockery. TXT. T 5. IZOXSISrE, . . . . 21 HUI Street-at Scheuerman Store. I I - Ten Cento per Week