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' ' '1 j w/t BIK u ’ u ’ ■ ■ 1% /1 ■ ■ L I I ■’l I ■ ■ /% 11 WIS K I I I * "TP W a /"W ■ ■ j y iw ■ w > ■ k | ■ i jy • w*. jfc* r . Vol IX No. 152.' A HARD HUT. The City Fatb«" Reacind Former Ac tion and Pay Low. ’ - - /tameetiug of the oity council held in February, A. J. Burr preeent ed a petition asking the privilege of building a house on a vacant lot of bis in rear of Odd Fellows hall. The pe tition described the kind of a building he proposed to build and size, and the uses for which it was to be built. The petition was granted and the fire committee was instructed to see that the building was erected in ac cordance with the petition. Work was commenced the first of this week, and the frame is about up, the iron for the walls and roof is also on band. Yesterday the trustees of the Odd Fellows building called the attention of the council to the building, and said it must stop—that they oould not allow aueh a proposed building to be erected in such close proximity to their own magnificent structure —the increase in insurance incident thereto would be unbearable. This announcement caused a call session of tbe city fathers yesterday afternoon, when a full board was pres ent, save Aiderman Reid. The council soon realized tbe dilem ma it was in, and to get out of it re quired more time, talk and juggling than any proposition they had en countered for months. Being confronted with Burr’s peti tion which was gianted, and the de claration of tbe Odd Fellows that Such could not be done ringing in their ears—that was a dilemma not to’be laughed at. It was a pair of facts. Wisdom and justice, however, pre vailed, and the action of the council granting the permission was rescinded and they agreed to pay all of Burr’s losses on material bought for and used on the proposed building. The bills for which are to go before the finance committee. Council then adjourned. The Negro in the South When John J. Ingalls was in this city he remarked to a gentleman with whom be was in conversation that be had thought much about the negro question of late years, and that tbe more he thought of it the greater puz zle it became to him. The reply was made to him that the negro question was not so momentous in the eyes of the white people of the south, that they bad no doubts of its being adjusted without trouble provided the white people cf tbe south and the negroes were left without eastern or northern interference to work out their future. Mr. Ingalls in answer to thia, said that he thought such interference would be unwise, as be was convinced that tbe negro’s best friends were tbe southern white people. Tbe opinion of all who study this question fairly is very much the same as that of Mr. Ingalls. The Washing ton Post, a paper that is neither north ern or southern, speaking along this line, recently said : "The degro has no real friends at tbe north. We are willing to believe, for we see something of it here, thi t the negro does not show to advantage after crossing the Potomac and the Obid It seems to us that the'furtber be wan ders from tbe south tbe more bump tious and offensive be becomes. But this is largely due to the fact that he realizes tbe hostile environment in which he is placed, and in bis foolish way resents it. The fact remains, how ever. The negro’s best and most gen uine friends are at the south, and it is among the former slave holding classes that he finds the truest, esteem and the most helpful friendship.”—Columbus Enquirer-Sun. There is more Catarrh in this section of he country than all the other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurab e. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a consti tutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu tional cure on the market. ■lt is taken in ternally in doses from JO drops to a tea •poonful. It acta directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Bend for circulars and tes timonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills are the best. ISJursto Your Bowels With Cascarets. ?. U1 ? coo ?‘ I l««on forever. vc, 25c. If C. C- C. fall, druggists refund money. RHODES’ MERRYMAKERS They Will be The Olympic Tonight, Friday and Saturday. Frank B. Rhoda’s Merrymakers will open tbeir engagement at tbe Olympic tonight in "Tbe Greet Diamond Mys tery,” New York’s latest comedy drama success. During the evening up-to date and refined specialties will be introduced by the Alabama trio, John. C. Robisch, Al Berger, Mayne Chil dress, tbe Kentucky dancing and sing ing sunbeam, and Merdello.the world’s greatest contortionist. Here is what the Durham (N. 0.) Daily Sun says of the company : "A large audience greeted tbe Merry makers last evening at tbe opera bouse and witnessed tbe performance of 'The Factory Girl,’ a farce comedy, which is cleverly constructed, containing many touching scenes in tbe life of a factory girl, and just enough good, pure humor to give a hearty zest and pleas ing relief to tbe pathetic parts. The company last evening demonstrated the fact that jt has talent of a high order and cau portray the serious side of life as well as the humorous and ridiculous. "Miss Willard as Martha Gibbs, por trayed that character in a realistic manner. The character of Toby Twin kle, as represented by Al Berger, was inimitable and afforded great merri ment by bis comicalities. Frank B. Rhodes and Nat Leffingwell, as Jasper Plum’s sous, were excellent characters, dissimilar in tbeir ways, and displayed the real life, where one loves tbe honest factory girl humble in life, and the other sets his heart on riches. Mies lone Toiler, who has become a favorite in her bright and sprightly acting, was very sedate and sympathetic on this occasion as Lady Valeria Westerly. Miss Mayne Childress, as Lady Leath erbridge, was another good character. The costumes were beautiful—some gorgeous The specialties by Miss Childress, Mewr. Berger, Robish and Mardellu were veryjpaichy and warmly applauded.” Fire in Rome. Tbe composing room and press room of tbe Rome Tribunc were damaged by water at Tuesday morning fire. The business office and editorial, storage and job rooms were burned out. Tbe files of the paper for several years and over five hundred cuts of prominent Romans and other Georgians were de stroyed. Stores underneath tbe Trib une were badly damaged from water. The firemen did good work in subdu ing tbe blaze. Tbe total loss is about SIO,OOO, mostly coverefi by insurance- - -S .S . . ... -J Cotton Seed and the Hog. Some of the friends of tbe Western bog complain that cotton seed is knocking him out and that the bog' raising industry has fallen off 33 per cent within ten years in consequence of tbe large amount of cotton seed oil used as a substitute for lard. We have no disposition to bog it, but we may incidentally remark that tbe cotton heed has not yet fairly begun to assert itself.—Wilmington (N. C.) Star. 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. The Blue Bird. The memorable freeze of March 26, 1895, virtually annihilated the b’u birds from Georgia, if not the greater portion of the South. The farmers and many others will rejoice to learn that reports show they are again appearing in different sec tions of the state, and tbeir early spring notes would be refreshing in every section. Attention Veterans. Every confederate veteran in Spalding county is earnestly requested to meet in Griffin, in the city council chamber, Kin caid block, at 10 o’clock, Wednesday morning the 23d inst, to discuss and ar range preliminaries for attending the re union of the United Confederate veterans of the South soon to be held in Atlanta. It is desired that every veteran in Spalding county so arrange to attend this grand reunion, and we should endeavor to go in a body. By order of W. R. Hanlkiter, J. P. Sawtull, Commander. Secretary. 9RIFFIN, 9KOR&IA, THURSDAY MORNIN6, MARCH 3, 1898. mmtOBHTS VICTOBIOVB Three of the Largest Battlto Since the War Began Official reports from American con suls in Cuba received on the Ist state that Ute insurgents have been victori ous in three out of four/of tbe biggest engagements since the war began. In one engagement the Spanish lost 300 killed and wounded. Tbe Spanish column was attacked on Feb. 18, near Holquin. The Spaniards fought lying on the ground, suffering great lose. An official who has bandied reports from consuls regarding the condition of reconcentrados said Tuesday : "These reporfe ehow far worse situation among the wretched people than any news paper reports yet published. About 225,000 old men, women and children are now starving to death. Between 450,000 and 500,000 are suffering from disease and lack of proper fuod. Mors than 350 000 have died of disease, and starvation since Weyler’e order of con centration. Mothers by the hundred, with unborn babes, are included among tbe victims. The publication of these spalling facts will be followed imme diately by congreesional action. No congiessman with a spark of feeling could remain uumoved at the recital of tbe terrible story these reports tell.” The South Would Suffer. In the event of war with Spain tbe brunt of the burden, which such a conflict would entail, would fall upon tbe South. A war with Spain would be in tbe nature of a naval conflict, and it would occur in Southern waters. Our Southern ports are poorly fortified and every one of them would be ex posed to the guns of tbe enemy. It would be impossible for tbe American navy to prevent tbe Spaniards from doing more or less damage along our Southern coasts, even though the war were brief and terminated in American victory, as it surely would. The South’s commercial and material interests Would suffer very heart); at all events. This is a phase of the situation whlcffi those at home who are clamoring for war should seriously consjder.—Birm ingham News. RYE IN PLACE OF WHEAT. Another Element In the Boom For Amer ican Cereals. The shortage this year in the European orop of rye, the cereal largely used abroad for bread and at home for whisky, is esti mated as 300,000,000 bushels, and there is already a considerable demand for Ameri can rye for export. Fortunately for Amer ican farmers this year’s rye crop is consid erably In advance of what it has been, and the crop will exceed, it is computed, 30,- 000,000 bushels, thereby breaking the rec ord, which was 29,960,000 bushels in 1882. Rye Is used extensively in many Euro pean countries, particularly in Russia, about half the total rye used In Europe and America being raised in Russia. An enormous quantity of rye, too, is raised in Germany, and a considerable though smaller amount in Hungary. Sweden and Franco are two other European coun tries which produce a considerable amount of rye, it behig used for bread more exten sively there then- Tn the United States. A computation made a year ago as to the ex tent to which rye is utilized in the manu facture of whisky showed that the ma terial used for distillery purposes waa 8,750,000 bushels of rye, 2,000,000 busheli of malt and 11,500,000 bushels of oorn In a year. The fame of Amerocn rye whisky is as broad and as great as tbo fame of any other distilled beverage perhaps, but American made rye bread has never taken a very high rank in popularity, and tbit country has generally bad rye to export In 1894 some 230,000 bushels of American rye were exported to foreign countries, and the exportations of American rye this year, to meet the shortage abroad, will be largely In excess of that total. Nebraska alone has this year a rye crop of 2,000,000 bushels, and the selling price on tbe farm in tbe Blackwater State has risen from 17 to 87 cents a bushel and Is still rising. In the Chicago market December rye, • stand ard grade for delivery, has been selling at 56 cents and touched 60. Last year barley was selling in the Chicago market for 48 to 48 oents, and with an increased supply from the large crop it might be inferred that the prioe would decline Instead of in crease. The Increase is to be ascribed to the shortage abroad. In France the amount of wheat used per capita is more than double the amount of rye. In Germany, on the other band, twice as much rye as wheat is used—B,ooo,- 000 tons of rye and 8,000,000 tons of wheat. In Norway, Sweden and Denmark twice as much rye is used as wheat, but Great Britain imports very little rye, though the value of the importations of wheat aver ages more than 8900,000,000 a year. The shortage of the European rye crop, espe cially in Russia and Germany, furnishes a market for the American surplus which was not expected or counted upon at tbe beginning of the present season.—New York Sun. O-A. SZI.’O JFt.£>Jh, CA»Toiiik. ITe Cure Constipation Forovei\ Take Cascareta Candy Cathartic. 10c or We. If C. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money. Royal makes the food pare. w Saw ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Prof. Sanarelli, the yellow fever ex pert of Montevideo, who went to Bra zil some lime ago fur the purpose of making experiments with a curative serum, is reported to have met with gratifying success. There is an epi demic of tbe fever at Sao Paulo. Prof. Sanarelli, according to the advices, se cured ten patients whose cases had been given up as hopeless by tbe at tending physicians. These patients he inoculated with his serum. Os the ten, six recovered. None of these cases was treated by him until the ordinary treatment had been tried without avail. The particulars with regard to Sanarelli’s treatment and serum will je awaited with eagerness by Amerin can physicians and health officers. g^up<Rc s rbctoihb 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. Sjnrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial m its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and 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 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. MH FKAHCIKO, CAL. LOUMILII. KT. HEW YOM. IL Fresh Garden Seed! ,o Buists,, Landreth’s, Mays. We are selling them cheap. Eastern grown Seed Irish Potatoes. N. B. DREWRY & SON. Don't Tobacco knit and Smoke Your J-lfe Away. To quit tobaoco eoolly and forever. b« ms neUo. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bae. thq wonder- vroiker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, tOc or tl. Cure guaran teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling iiemedy Ca. Chicago or New York. IT IS TRUE, 1 ' ‘W IF YOU SEE IT IN MY ADVERTISEMENT! Every article of Wintefr Wear at absolute cost for the next two weeks. ; * - *"* ■*. -'» r -*>. • ’ C. ’ • . ' ' -if ' ' I WILL BE ABSENT, VISITING THE WHOLESALE MARKETS AMD PURCHASING THE NOBBIEST LINE OF CLOTHING EVER SHOWN IN GRIFFIN. In the Mean Time 1 • - IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY ANY THING YOU MAY NEED IN WINTER GOODS, AS YOU WILL GET IT AT ABSOLUTE NEW YORK COST, FOR THE CASH. THOS.J.WHITE Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter. | . * R.F. StricklandX Co. i . r" ' 'T'? _ 'S’ y?k aSmF '•r New Spring Goods. ■ BLACK DRESS GOODS. tbe Pi ““ ** NOVELTY DRESS GOODS. 40-inch Novelty Suiting only 25c., worth 40c. cnntinga in broken plaids, very new, 50c. ■ 40-mch ah wool Suiting in braid effects, 50c. Printed Duck Suitings, 10c. and 12fc. SILKS, RIBBONS AND CHIFFONS. £i e Ti Tass . eta guaranteed not to split, 75c. Plaid and striped Bilks for shirt waists. «, U ?°R ul r Bfiadee of Satiu only 50c. PJ 27>inch wide, 75c. to $1.50. 44-inch Mousehn, all shades, 75c. New stock of Satin Bibbons. New stock of Sache Ribbons. NOTIONS AND WHITE GOODS. It is impossible to enumerate the many things in this line, but our Md >*«• “* k « «*■ a- R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. BANKRUPT SALE OF HARDWARE! Having bought at Sheriff’s sale the entire stock Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Farming Implements, etc., of C. H. JOHNSON ft 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 X Bro. ■ Ten Cents per Week