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. • ’• ■ ■■■ ■ ■ IJ |> /■ ■ B 1% ■ I Isl fl — I fl I Isl -■»" fl ZJB I »H&■Jlw■l■ I « B A 1 wk ® K a Vol IX. No. 162. ' REDUCE WATER BATES. The City Council Bas Taken the Ini tiatory Step on That Line. The Morning Call has had much to say io the past about the exhorbi tant rates charged in Griffin for water privileges, and it is decidedly refresh ing to know that the "city fathers” are giving the question serious thought. Alderman Moore spoke of the neces sity of a reduction of water rates al last meeting of council, but owing to the lateness of the hour the question was not discussed, but Mayor Davis asked that each membar of the council think the matter over and at next meeting—one week from tonight—all would be prepared for a full discussion of the question. It is sincerely hoped they will not here let the matter rest, but will so ✓legislate as to place tbe use of hydrant water within reach of the masses of our city. It is unjust lo„tax everybody to build or buy a water plant and when the plant is in operation to place such prices ugon the water as to prevent its general use by the taxpayers. Many wells in the city have gone dry of late months and to obtain water from a neighbor’s well makes a great inconvenience, and they cannot afford to pay present rates for water from tbe water plant,and such prohibitory prices should be wiped out. Cut tbe waler rate one half and al low tbe masses to use it, and onr town would be the happier sad healthier by so doing, ana the plant would not lose any more money, in its operation, per month, than it has for years, run upon present plan. Theclassof our citizens who feel unable to buy water privileges at present rales are required every month to pay their share of the losses. Many strong points could here be urged favoring a reduction of rates, but as tbe city authoilies are consider ing the question, the foregoing may be sufficient. Surely they will not give their con sent to perpetuate present rates when the injustice to so many of our citizens is so patent. Death of Capt- J. H. White- Capt. John H. While, one of Grif fin’s oldest and best known citizens, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. J. Deane, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Capt. White had realized that his dissolution was approaching, and be fore taking bis bed arranged most of the preliminaries for his burial, leaving a written statement as to his desires in the premises. The deceased became a citizen of Griffin about 50 years since, and being young and vigorous and of social traits made friends and money fast, and at one time was the largest clothing mer chant in Middle Georgia. But reverses came in his latter days. His health gave way, business col lapsed and hie last days were peace fully and quietly .spent with his wife and loved ones, leaving behind tbe strongest possible evidence that life, in its highest attainments, had not been a failure to him. Since early manhood Capt. White bad been a member and officer in the Presbyterian church, and fell asleep Sunday afternoon as if a child resting upon the bosom of a mother. , A wife, two sons and a daughter and a large circle of friends lament his death, but will ever cherish many pleasant and happy remembrances of his life. The funeral will lake place this morning at 10 o’clock under the aus pices of the Masonic fraternity MASONIC FUNERAL. A called meeting of all the members of Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 26, F. and A. M., is hereby made for the purpore of paying a last tribute to the memory of our deceased brother, John H. White. Meet at lodge room promptly at 9 :30 this a. m. By order of H. C. Burr, W. M. Bert of All To cleanse the system in a gentle and truly beneficial manner, when the springtime comes, use the true and perfect remedy, Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for all the family and costs only 50 cents; the large size fl. Buy the genuine. Manu factured by the California Fig Syrup Com pany only, and for sale by all druggist* To Care Conatlpatioo Torvver. Take Cases rets Candy Cathartic. Mr II C. C. C. fail to cure, druzgists refund ntooey. CHURCH ETIQUETTE What to Do and What Not to Do tn Attending Worship 1. Be inside the chuqfh before the lime tbe service is advertised to begin. 2. If late, do not walk inside while prayer is being offered, but wait, with out talking, in the vestibule. 3. Watch for strangers around tbe church and greet them cordially. 4. When asked by an to be shown a seal, follow him as obediently as you would a head waiter at a hotel; be knows tbe vacant seals better than you do. When shown a pew, if it is vacant, sit al lhe far end to avoid having to move for the late comers. 6. When the hymn is given out,sing ; don’t look like a mummy and criticise lhe singing of other people. 7, At tbe time of prayer kneel for ward, if for no other reason because your back is in tbe way of those be hind you When lhe offering i« taken do your duty; coppers are objectionable to lhe treasurer if you have anything larger. 9. Before the preacher begins bis sermon get comfortable in the pew and do not fidget. 10. Tbe proper place for watches in ebureb is in tbe pocket; pulling them out causes the preacher to lose tbe thread of bls discourse, and to give you a poor and long sermon. 11. If impossible to keep awake in church, gel behind some pillar or large hat where you can take your nap with out being seen. . 12. If the service does not interest you, do no| talk for it may annoy others who are interested in the ser» vice. 13. Leave the church with a cheer ful word for every one around you.* 14. “Be ye doers of the word, not hearers only decerning your own selves ” The Cost of Wars. A learned and ingenious French man, M. Camille Flammarion, has made an estimate of the cost of war in men and money to civilized nations during tbe last hundred years. Some of bis figures are very interesting. The Franco German war of 1870-71 caused lhe death, M- Flammarion tells us, of 250,000 men. In the Crimean war of 1854-55 785,000 lives were lost. The brief Italian war of 1859 brought about the death of 63,000 men in cat tle or in hospitals, and even tbe “game of chess” between Russia and Austria, in 1866, deprived 46,000 men of their lives. Our civil war of 1861-65 meant death to 450,000 men—an enormous host. Tbe wars waged by the great Napoleon caused the death of no less than 5,000,Q00 persons. M. Flammarion puts tbe total num ber of deaths in wars in the United States alone to have been 19,840,900. The average cost of killing a man In battle be puts at $7,000. There is hardly any telling how many thousand millions or dollars our civil war cost, but it entailed upon us an expense which is now $183,000,000. a year, though the war has been over thirty-three years. Tbe effect of war on the Federal debt was to increase it from $65,000,- 000 to $2,773,236,173. Several billions of property besides were destroyed in the south,and the paralysis of industry consequent upon the civil war destroy* ed billions more, delaying lhe full ecc* nomic development of this section by over thirty years. SICO Reward, (100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dread disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh , Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of ’ the system, thereby destroying the founda , tion of the disease, and giving, the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. • The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. , Hall’s Family Pills are the best. ! I>oa‘t Tobacco Spit aixl Smoke Year Life A»ay. , To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag f nelic, full of lite, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bac, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men 3 strong. All druggists, SOc or Cl. Cureguaran _ teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York. C. tLSV'CHRIA. ru be- .'i _ , ... . !• & 9RIFETN, 6EORMA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 1888. Southern Womanhood. The following tribute to “Old South i eru Womanhood” is from the pen of Mrs Myrick, of the Americus Times- Recorder, of the 9th lost, and tbe , Corner Man makes no apology for re producing the article in thie column : ’ “The old South,settled by cavaliers from the old World, produced an old southern gentleman of a peculiar type, > and of a very high order of civiliza tion ; but its production was its wo manhood, for it was tbe fairest, purest and grandest that God’s sun ever shone upon. It could not bave been otherwise, with brave, generous, edu cated fathers, whose hospitality and gentiljty had a world wide reputation, and virtuous, educated mothers, whose lives were devoted to God, husband and children. This womanhood to be fully and properly appreciated should have been seen on the southern plan tations, her ancestral acres, where in her queenly reign all vied to show her homage. All of her wants were sop plied by her leige lord with a lavish band. Her dinings, leas and parties were affairs to be remembered and talked about sot their variety, delicacy, splendid preparation and royal service Her conversational powers bad a pecu liar charm, known nowhere but in the beautiful sunny Southland, Her afv section for husband, home and chil dren was one of her predominant characteristics that ennobled, adorned and beautified home and its surround ings. To tbe poor, tbe sick and unfor tunate she was ever toady and willing to lighten life’s burdens and sorrows— freely she gave of her bounty to less fortunate neighbors. Her time was fully occupied with home duties,which □ever ended, of which she never seem ed to tire. Home and church were her sanctum sanctorum ; in them and for them life’s best efforts were put forth, and both were ennobled and beautified by her delicate touch and presence. Joaquin Miller said : “ ‘The grandest battle that ever was fought— Shall I tell you where and when? On the maps of the -world -you*!! find It not, For it was fought by the mothers oi men.’ “This grand Southern womanhood fought a battle for the Southern Con federacy that will live in history as long as true history is read and writ ten, or the heart of man has a tender responsive chord for the name of wo man, wife, sister, daughter and moth er.” Neatly Done. A San Francisco doctor performed a successful operation for a rich woman, and when asked for bis bill presented one for SSO. The lady smiled and said : “Do you consider that a reason able charge considering my circum stances?” He replied: "That is my charge for that operation ; your cir cumstances have nothing to do with it.” The lady drew a check for SSOO and presented it to him He handed it back, saying : “I cannot accept this. My charge for that operation is $50.” i "Very well,” the lady replied. “Keep , the check, and put the balance to my ' credit.” Some months after she re ceived a lengthy itemized bill, upon I which were entered charges for treat ■ ment of various kinds, rendered to all i sorts of odds and ends of humanity, i male and female, black and white, who r bad been mended at her expense. She , was so delighted at it that she imme diately placed another check for SSOO * to her credit on the same terms, and it ’ is now being earned in the same way. —Truth. fhs ?m- /) [ llailt sy *“ *• * i »lca»tare/ y j/X-JGz / 1 vr*pp«. 3 * r ANNOUNCEMENT. For Sheriff. i I respectfully inform my friends—the r people of Spalding county—that I am a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject t to the verdict of a primary, if one is held i Your support will be thankfully received • and duly appreciated. ® MJ. PATRICK, s FOR SHERIFF. I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Sheriff, and earnestly ask the support of all my friends and the pub lic. If nominated and elected, it shaft be . my endeavor to fulfill the duties of the of r flee as faithfully as in the past. ’ M. F. MORRIS. 3 I hereby announce myself a candidate for Justice of the Peace 1001st District, G. M., for the unexpired term. Election first Saturday in April. k I - W. D. CARHART. Raral uuke* the food pare. w I POWDER Absolutely Pure t ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Story Points a Moral. Senator Chandler is bellicose and talks o*f whipping Spain in fifteen minutes, but it may be noted that the country would be belter equipped for accomplishing such a victory bad Chandler not maliciously meddled with the armot plate question. A story is told of a pioneer preacher io this vicinity who was loading his trhsty rifle on Sunday morning when one of his deacons came in to accom pany him to tho meeting. Thti deacon protested that if it was foreordained that hia pastor should be killel by an Indian that day, his loaded rifle would avail him nothing. The pastor replied : “On the other hand, brother, if it is ordained that I should kill an Indian this morning, I can do the Lord’s will much better with my gun loaded,” his remarks be ing punctured by strokes of tbe ramrod driving tbe charge home. Senator Chandler may be confident of tbe re sult, but he is chiefly responsible for the delay in naval construction.—Pitts burg Dispatch. The American Position. The “dreadful preparation” is likely to be the means of attaining the end soujthl without resort to war. It can- convince Spain cd the amazing earnestness of the American people and persuade it to listen to the voice of reason. The United States is not disposed to be domineering in its prodigious strength. It is disposed to be conciliator and magnanimous. But it is determined that the war must stop scon, and that Cuban freedom must come from it.—Cleveland Plain- Dealer. ONB ENJOYS 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 ' tern effectually, dispels colds, head > aches and fevers and cures habitual > constipation. Syrup of Figs is the > only remedy of its kind ever pro • ducted, 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 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 leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro s cure it promptly for any one who i wishes to try it. Do not accept any t substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 1 BAM HIAMCISCO, CAL LDunriue. kt. mew rou, n.. We would like to ‘ make your old Buggy * as good as new, or give you a new one for it. e Hand-made harness H.P.EADY&CO. IT IS TRUE, IF YOU SEE IT _ « IN MY ADVERTISEMENT! Every article of Winter Wear at absolute cost for the next two weeks. I WILL BE ABSENT, VISITING THE WHOLESALE MARKETS AND PURCHASING THE NOBBIEST LINE OF CLOTHING EVER SHOWN IN GRDjTN. lii the Mean Time 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 ’ . ’ "J; ■ •Cl-fc ■ ■ '■ • - THOS.J.WHITET Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter. - R. F. Strickland & Co. fl Oi LOW OKI PRICED SHOES! Ltdles Robbers 35e. and 50e. Mens Rubbers 50c, Childrens Rubbers 35c. ram j Mfl Rxji Boys and Giris School Shoes 75c., K II sLoo.tndsl.2s. Ladies heavy button or laceSfeW SI.OO, $1.25 and $1,50. fl _ • Mens wet weather Shoes Reiff TMt savoy y Our feet dry. _ R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. 'RACKET STORE PRICES! 1 (0) LOW I’ItICJES ON GOOD MERCHANDISE I ; IS THE LEVER THAT TURNS THE MERCANTILE WHEEL AND KEEPS > BUSINESS GOOD. BY THIS METHOD WE WILL CONTINUE TO MERIT A JUST PORTION OF YOUR TRADE. > 1 paper of Pins, Ic. 1 good lead Pencil, Ic. J 1 card Hook and Eyes, Ic. 1 card Hook and Eyes with hump,3c 1 quire of good Note Paper, 4c. 1 package of good Envelopes, 3c. 1 package large square “ sc. 1 spool Coats Thread, 4c. > 2 spools King Thread, 2CO yds, sc. All grades of Linen Collars 10c. 7 Celuloid Collars, sc, f The prices we have placed on Shoes are ) moving them out, to be replaced by our spring goods. EDWAHBS BROS. a, ' > . • > -Au-St —.— Ten Cento per Week Silk Club Ties lOc.-dont pay 25c. Best yard wide bleached Domes tic, 6c. Beet Prints, 4c. and sc. Splendid black Hose, 10c. The best Toilet Soap in the world, absolutely pure, sc. and 10c. Yard wide Percals, best goods, 9c. Yard wide Sea Island, 4ic. A. 0. A. Feather Ticking, 10.