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New Garden Seeds.
H AU fresh from the best growers. Genuine
eastern Irish Potatoes.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
J. N. HARRIS & SON-
COxFEE.
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WE HIVE SOME EXTRA FINE GRADES OF COFFEE. WE HAVE
E SEVERAL KINDS OF BLENDED GOODS, WIHCH MAKE A VERY FINE
DRINK. WE HaVE ALSO ROASTED AND GREEN RIOS. WHEN YOU
WANT A GOOD COFFEE TRY US ONE TIME.
G. W. CLARK & SON.
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
BARGAINS IN
FURNITURE,
. CROCKERY,
LAMPS,
CUTLERY,
ETC., ETC.,
MANGHAM BROS.
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Hams per pound - - • -10 c.
10 bars Laundry Soap - » -25 c.
Salmon per can -10 c.
Peas per can 10c.
Prunes per pound -- - -10 c.
Dried Apples per pound - -06 c.
t Evaporated Peaches per pound 10c.
11b. package Scotch Oats - -10 c.
Asparagus per can - • - «• 3Cc.
Imported Olive Oil - - -25 c.
Imported Macaroni - «• -10 c.
Macha and Java Coffee • * 25c.
Best Mixed Tea - - - - -50 c.
Pure Fruit Jams per can - -10 c.
lib, can Baking Powder - -10 c.
J. M. SEARS.
Telephone 48.
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LIGHT TOUCHES.
The construction of some Pianos and
Organs is such as to require considerable
force to produce sound. In those we are
• showing the mechanical parts are so nicely
adjusted that they respond to the most
delicate touch. But they can stand the
heavier hand of a player made enthusiastic
by the richness of tone, the volume, the
parity of their notes. And the exteriors
are fitting houses for such music. See
them at
J. H. HUFF,
24 HILL STREET.
Gamblers Pulled-
Between 12 and 8 o’clock yesterday af
ternoon Chief Ison and Officers Gordon
and Phelps arrested seventeen negro
gamblers.
The last raid was a large success and
'resulted in the capture of six negroes—
getting all the coons, cards and cash.
They were all placed behind the bars,
except a few who gave bond.
This was a big half day’s work, and
shows that evil-doers stand a slim chance
to evade detection by the police of Griffin.
At a late hour last night the six coons
arrested last night plead guilty and were
fined *25 and costs,or serve six months on
the chaingang. It is thought that most of
them will pay out.
Morning Cail.
GRIFFIN, GA., FEB. 20, 1898.
Ofllceover Davis’ Hardware Store
TELEPHONE NO. 22.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL DOTS-
B F. Teague, of Atlanta, was in the
city yesterday.
L F. Farley, of Liberty Hill, spent
yesterday in the city.
Homer Wolcott is spending the day
with* relatives in Forsyth.
Capt, J. A. J. Tidwell, of Digby,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Watt returned
yesterday from a short visit to Atlanta
Col. W. D. Corhart left last night to
spend a few days with friends in At
lanta.
An old maid says she loves cats be
cause they are almost as treacherous
as men.
Mrs Jaa. 8. Boynton returned yes
terday from a visit to relatives in Wal
ton county.
Miss Tudie Sellman, of Monroe, is
spending a few days in this city as the
guest of Mrs. J. W. Hunton.
Miss Jennie McKinney left last
night lor Forsyth, where she will
spend a few days with friends.
Sam Webb, of Atlanta, traveling
passenger agent of the Central rail
road, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Latt Gray, of Senoia, returned
home yesterday after spending a few
days in this city with Mrs. R H. Tay
lor.
That dreaded disease, Consump
tion, cured with Thrash’s Lung Re
storer and Consumptive Cure. All
druggists, 50c bottle.
J. Q. A Alford, of Cooper, Texas, ar
rived in the city yesterday and will
make his future home with his daugh
ter, Mrs. J. D Boyd.
Mrs. A. B Phelps, of Atlanta, left
yesterday for Bainbridge after spend
ing a short lime in this city as the
guest of Mrs. W. J. Kincaid.
_.Mr. and Mrs Frank Lake and little
daughter, of Atlanta, came down last
night to spend a few days with rela
tives and friends in this city.
Misses Mary Goodall and Rosebud
Hitcbins, two charming and attractive
young ladies of Jackson, are visiting
Mrs. L. C. Manley on Hill street.
The grand cantata Esther wil'. no
doubt have a very large ordience at
the Olympic Tuesday Go to the
usual place and reserve your seats.
Misses Roselyn Reid and Leila Red
ding have returned from Atlanta,
where they spent several days very
pleasantly visiting relativesand friends.
There is nothing better than
Thrash’s Lung Restorer for Coughs,
Colds, LaGrippe and all Lung
Troubles. 50c bottle.
Col W. J Kincaid, who is a tnem
ber of the Omaha commission iof this
state, returned yesterday from an offi
cial visit to several of the principal
cities of Georgia.
Mr and Mrs. R H. and two
cbildien will leave this morning for
Memphis, Tenn., to see Mardi Gras.
They anticipate a pleasant trip and
their friends hope they will not be
disappointed.
The Modern Way.
Commands itself to the well-informed, to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably as well. To cleanse the
system and break up colds, headaches,
and fevers without unpleasant after effects,
use the delightful liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by Califor
nia Fig Syrup Company.
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THE FINAL ABODE
OF. THE WICKED.
BY W. E. H. SEARCY.
Just out aide of the city of Jerusa
lem was the valley of Hinnom. Thia
valley was greatly abbored by the Jews
because it had been the place where
sacrifices were made to Moloch. Thou
sands of children, bright and smiling,
had perished as sacrificial offerings to
this heathen divinity; which, when
the nation returned to God, was a
source of sorrow and regret, moving
them to detestation and abhorrence,
not only of the event but also of the
place.
In the time of Christ this valley of
Hinnom was used as the receptacle of
the bodies of dead animals, dead crim
inals and vegetable garbage and filth
of the city. To prevent pestilence
from this decaying matter it became
necessary to keep fires burning in the
valley night and day. It is said that
while the fires were burning amidst
the rubbish that there could bo seen
myriads of worms feasting on the pn
burned animal flesh. So it was said
to be a "place where worms never died
and fires were never quenched ”
The name of this valley in the Greek
was Gehenna. Now when the Savior
desired to give us a symbolic represen
tation of the final abode of those who
are spiritual dead and rejected of Gou,
he selected Gehenna (the valley of
Hinnom) for that purpose
The proper interpretation of this
symbol will give us a correct ides of
bell, as is taught in the scriptures. In
the first place, we should not take the
Gehenna of the Jew —the symbol—as
the true spiritual hell. If we do we
must go back to Jerusalem and re
kindle the fires in the valley of Hin
nom, That is the material Gehenna
and there is no other. That is the
place where the .malerial fire was, and
where the worms never died. The
Christian world, we are glad to see, is
coming away from the plain of mate
rialism to the heights of spiritual life
—is advancing from tbe symbols to
the true light which they represent.
Material fire can make no impression
Upon a spirit. The Bible gives us an
incident illustrating this truth in tbe
days of Abraham. When sacrificing
in the presence of an angel, as the
flames arose towards heaven the angel
went into it and used it as an embodi
ment in bis upwaid flight. Spiritual
fire seems to be kindled about tbe
good. Elijah went up in a chariot of
fire and the angel of the Lord stood
before Israel in the wilderness in the
pillar of fire by night.
What then does Gehenna symbolize
to us?
In the first place, no live person,
animal or thing was thrown into the
valley of Hinnom. It was full of dead
men, dead animals, rejected garbage,
etc. Does this not symbolize to us
that the spiritual Gehenna is to be the
abode of those who are spiritually dead
and rejected of God? If we acceed to
this, the question arises: “Who are
these spiritually dead?”
St. Paul tells ue plainly that all men
died in Adam. So there was a time
when all men were in the state of
spiritual death, and therefore all men
would have passed into Gehenna at
the dissolution of the body. But St.
Paul tells us that Christ is a quicken
ing spirit and that all men were made
alive by Christ. That was a time when
there were no spiritual dead, and hell
would have been vacant so far as man
is concerned had the race of mankind
been brought to an end. John speaks
of Christ as one “who enlightens every
man that comes into the world,” which
is an intimation that all are quickened
into spiritual life when they cotne into
the world, and they remain spiritually
alive until they reach the years of
maturity and ‘sin unto death.” So
all children who pass out in infancy
are spiritually alive, and none could
ever go into the abode of tbe spiritually
dead. Billions of children in Christian
and heathen lands, have passed into
the realm of tbe spiiitual living, and
not one single one has ever passed to
the regions of the spiritual dead.
But “the wages of sin is death,” and
if we by sin pass into the state of spir
itual death we must pass at dissolution
after judgment to Gehenna. There is
no other anal abode for us.
If they who are alive spiritually are
to dwell in heavenly spheres, then
they who are spiritually dead must
dwell in the spheres of spiritual death
(Gehenna —hell ) Now, if those who
are spiritually dead, through sin in
this life, would become spiritually
alive, ebey must be regenerated (again
—born) into it, through the quicken
ing spirit that quickened us at our
birth
So under the laws o' God and the
symbol given us of Chtist, we must
understand that hell (Gehenna) is the'i
abode of the spiritually dead ; and that |
no man will ever go Io hell if he is
spiritually alive It Is impossible to
conceive of a heaven for the good
without also conceiving of a place (no
matter what we may call it) for the
wicked. Now we do not desire to be
understood as fully interpreting the
symbol of Gehenna. The symbol cer
tainly means what we have said, but it
may mean more. Some one has said
that he who paints hell in the most
hideous ’ colors is tbe best friend of
mankind, because he deters the most
men from evil. |We will not controvert
tbe saying. On the contrary, we say
that we do not believe it possible for
men to comprehend the state or con
dition of Gehenna. Even in this life,
when we meet with failure and see our
brightest hopes turned to ashes like
the apples of Sodom, we can hardly
bear the strain of the crucial test.
How much greater will be our dis
appointment when we realize that we
have made a failure that must last
“through the ages.” Hero our energies
are quickened when we resolve to
struggle again ; but there, when the
struggle is over and all is lost forever,
nothing but despair can fill the soul.
There may be no material fire to
burn nor material worms to gnaw at
the vitals, but the destruction which
these must in some way symbolize, is
enough to pall the stoutest heart with
fear and anguish. God is good and
says plainly “that he does will the
death of any of his children.” It is
our own sins that produce death, and
if we die by our own hand, and refuse
to live, though God himself has sought
to save us, we are spiritual suicides and
must reap our own folly in the land of
sorrows—in the shadows of darkness
and in the night of despair
Coart Items.
Monroe superior court has been in
session for the past two weeks. The
last four days were devoted to crimi
nal matters. No case of general im
portance was tried.
Judge George Gober presided sever
al days for Judge Beck, and gave uni
versal satisfaction. The grand jury
and the bar passed resolutions thank
ing him for bis able and impartial la
bors.
Judge Boynton has been down near
ly all the lime and won all his cas?s.
He has had a picnic.
Cou r t will be held in Butts the en
suing week. Tbe new courthouse is
in course of construction, and court
will have to be held in tbe Presbyte
rian church. Tbe new courthouse
will be an elegant structure.
Judge Marcus Beck will have no op
position for election to the judgeship
before the next legislature. Nearly
tbe entire bar of the circuit have ex
pressed themselves favorable to his.
continuance in office. He has made a
capital judge, and is a growing man.
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Sunday, 3P. M -
The time for the men’s meeting at
the Y M. C. A. this afternoon is 3
o’clock. Every man in tbe city should
plan to attend. Rev. Henry B. Mays
is the speaker for today, and, as usual,
you will hear some good music by the
Messrs Druckenmiller
oim kdjjoys
Both the method ana results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy ana agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
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WAR DECLARED!
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On All Fan and Winter
Goods.
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BASS BROTHERS HAVE ISSUED THIS PROCLAMATION—THAT ALL
WINTER GOODS MUST GO AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES IN ORDER
TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NOW AND SOON TO BE ARRIVING NEW
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
Few more pair of those 50e. Blankets left. Come early if you want a
pair. All wool Blankets worth $6, will go for $3.25. ,
Cloaks and Capes at less than half their value. We do not want to
carry these goods over and will save you big money in this line.
FLOOR COVERINGS—II you want anything in Carpets, Mattingg, a
Rugs, etc., you will find it to your interest to see us this week.
Clothing, Clothing!
All winter suits and odd pants will be sacrificed to make room, for new
spring and summer purchases that will soon arrive. If you want a fine suit
cheap, very cheap, come to see us. . .
New spring and summer samples for Clothing have arrived. It y On
want a new stylish suit, made to fit you, at hand-me-down prices, see our
new samples and get our prices.
New Spring Goods.
You are invited to call Monday and every day this week at our store
and ask to see the new Percale, new Sateens, new Embroideries, new Laces,
new full line of Embroidery Silk, new Braids, new Crochet Silk at sc. spool,
new Ohambry, new black brocade Dress Goods. These are beauties and you
should see them. „ . .
Just received new black Satins, handsome quality.
SHOES, SHOES.
First invoice of new spring and summer Shoes just received, from Drew
Selby & Co., also H. 0. Godman. Ask to see these when you visit our store.
For style, quality and price we are sure to please the most fastidious.
A HINT TO YOU.
WATCH OUR REMNANT COUNTER.
WATCH OUR SAMPLE SHOE COUNTER
WATCH OUR SAMPLE HAT COUNTER.
LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST AND WE WILL MAKE IT TO YOUR
INTEREST BY GIVING YOU GOOD VALUES THE COMING WEEK.
BASS BROS.
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We Make These Prices for
Saturday and Monday.
Fruit of Loom Bleaching sc. yard, 20 yards limit.*
Lonsdale Bleaching 6c. yard, 20 yards limit.
A. C. A. Ticking 10c. yard.
10-4 Pepperel Bleached 16 l-2c. yard.
Unbleached 10-4, 12c. yard.
Coats Spool Cotton 2c. spool.
Gold-eyed Needles 2c. paper.
Mens Half Hose, ribbed top, 4c. pair.
Everything in WILLIAMS’ STOCK at cost. A call will prove a
convincing argument.
T 77-. HOBUE,
RACKET STORE PRICES!
EDWARDS BROS.
Are determined to reduce their stock of
goods before buying spring stock.
EVERYTHING MARKED DOWN.
These prices will appeal to the purse of
every one needing these goods.
A. C. A Feather Ticking, per yard, 10c.
Lonsdale fine Bleaching, yard wide, 6c.
SUver Spring “ “ “ 3 7-Bc.
Fancy Dress Percals, “ “ 9c.
Calicoes 3 l-2c., 4c. and sc.
Come early and get your share of these
good thing.
EDWABBS BROS.