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T” ■ • ■’ . • HE MORNING CALL. Vol IX. No. 1««. Cotton as a Beady Asset, At Charlotte, N.C, a really feasible plan for the bolding of the cotton crop f end the turning of it at once into a gilt*edge security for advances at a low rate of interest, has been inaugu rated. The plan ia in actual operation ic both of the Carolinas, and is work ing smoothly and favorably. It is the bonded warehouse plan. Farmer Jones living near Charlotte, raises five bales of cotton. He owes some debts that must be paid. The staple is selling down to possibly below the cost of production. What does he do? He hauls the cotton to a bonded warehouse in Charlotte, getting a re ceipt for it, which is called a ware house certificate. He fifteen cents a month per bale as a storage and insurance fee. His bales are weighed and graded, are numbered and his certificates call for the identi cal bales, instead of so much cotton. He takes the certificate to any bank, or to a merchant, and borrows at low est rates the market price of the cotton, less one cent a pound ; goes out to pay bis debts, and goes home prepared to hold his cotton until be desires to eel) it. Farther Jones is in this way ena bled to name the time when bis cotton shall be sold, im-trad of his creditors naming the time. These new and revolutionary ware houses are called bonded warehouses, not because the government has any thing to do with them, but because the capital of the warehouse company is further protected by the surety bond of some well known and strong trust company of an eastern city. The plan is regulated by legislation, and all such warehouses may be, and should be, closely supervised by the state. The plan has many good features, says the Birmingham Age-Herald. It will, for example, enable southern cot ton mills to buy a year s supply with out involving much outlay of capital. The mill buys and stores the cotton, and any bank will furnish nearly all of the money to carry out the transac tion. The rate of interest on security of that nature will run fiom four to six per cent. The amount o! capital required in the establishment of a warehouse need not be large. A reasonably secure and fire-proof building, provided with fire-walls between each compartment is the chief expense. Such a‘building,' however, is chiefly roof, and is not very expensive. The Charlotte Bond ed Warehouse company was incorpo rated with a capital of $12,000, with the privilege of increasing to $50,000. It is bonded in the American Bonding and Trust company, of Baltimore, for SII,OOO, and its secretary and-treasurer ia bonded in the same company for SIO,OOO. In order to establish such warehouses there is no need of looking to outside capital. Home capita) is altogether sufficient. The bank and financiers generally fa vor the bonded warehouse plan. It does not it?vile the fool killer. Sunday School Convention. Where? Gainesville, Georgia, When? Aptil 18,19, 20, 1898 Who? Some of the best Sunday School workers in the Unit ed States, and a delegate from every live up-to-date Sunday School. What? To discuss plans and meth- - ods of work. Why? By mingling with these workers, we are socially, intellectually and spiritually benefitted We get out of the old rut ol indifference and onto the new idea bandwagon, and return to our respective fie <ls of labot to do more and better work for the Master, Superintendent, come and bring twc of your best workers. Reduced fare and entertainment Send names ol delegates at once to H J Pearce Gainesville and to me at Marietta, Ga By order of President and Executive Committee Respectfully, J H Miller, Field Worker. W. S Witham, Pres , Atlanta; J. W Wheatley, Vice-Pres , Americus ; Joht M Green, Cbrn’fi. Ex, Com , Atlanta. Best cfAll To cleanse the system in a gentle and truly beneficial manner, when the springtinw comes, use the true and perfect remedy Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer foi all the family and costs only 50 cents; thi large size sl. Buy the genuine. Manu factored by the California Fig Syrup Com pany only, and for sale by all druggists. Much Ado About Nothing. s It seems to ua that there is much > ado about nothing in’these rumors i Concerning Judge Atkinson’s possible i or probable withdrawal from the guber- > natorial race. What difference does it i make whether he remains in the race . to the end or be goes out qow? It may make a difference to the gentleman himself aud to his* friends; , it will save him and them a good deal i of unnecessary worry and work if be i retire now— but why should the gen- > eral puolic and especially the gentle* i man’s opponents care? Surely, they I have nothing to gain of lose by his . decision, no matter what it may be. Judge Atkinson's entry into the race i under the circumstances that attended i it caused /ome little excitement for the i time being, but it was not long before even his best friends realized that fie and they had over-estimated the effect of that Candler letter —that on sober , second thought the people of Georgia could see in that letter nothing to offend honest men and no provocation whatever for apposition to a man of , Allen Candler’s calibre. The Atkinson boom ( it may be truth fully said, died aborning. Instead of capturing South Georgia, as they i thought he would, Judge Atkinson will not be avle to carry every county in bis own congressional district, while , the chances are ten to one that Can dler will receive more South Georgia voles than either Atkinson or Berner or both. , As the campaign progresses it be comes more and more evident that Candler is a sure winner. Even if Atkinson and Berner were to combine they couldn’t defeat him. So, why should the newspapers or anyone else exercise themselves about what Judge Atkinson will or will not do? If he prefers to remain in the race, rather than undergo the mortification of a withdrawal at this time, by all means let him remain. He has a right to run it through if he wants to. And he will have no one to blame except himself —unless, perhaps, it be the ’potram rapper which enticed him > into the race.—Macon News. Our Chronic Danger From Cuba. It would be well for the people of the United States to remember that Cuba, and especially Havana, sustains at all seasons a foe which in the long ,■ run may claim the lives of more American citizens than any war which could well result from international . complications yet in sight, even to the eager belligerents upon congressional . outlook. Havana is one of the two great cen- ■ ters of distribution of the germs of yel- ■ low fever in America, and it is not un - likely that this sinister disease may , before long, as the season advances, ; play an important part in the relation. ship between the United Stales and , Spain. But whatever the outcome of . the present disturbance, it is probable ; that unusually favorable conditions will prevail during the coming sum mer for the transmission of yellow fe ver germs from the hotbed in Havana to the congenial soil of the southern states. r It is none too early for every town and city in the south to get ready to 3 deal with this disease in the only way 3 in which it can be dealt with success fully, namely, by the maintenance of good sanitary conditions and the sups port of enlightened and efficient health 0 organizations. Quarantine will no f doubt be maintained with a reasona -1 ble degree of rigor, and abundant or -0 ganization for this purpose already ex a ists. This will be of unquestionable 0 value, but to rely largely upon quar r’ autine for protection to the neglect of 0 local measures is folly little abort of 3 ’ crime—New York Times. . ,f - i CASTORIA For Infants and Children. r TfafW- stall* taw Pugan House For Sale or Rent, y My house and lot on Poplar street. ie Apply to myself, Mrs. E. W. Dugan, Williamson, Ga., or H. P. Eady, Gris Seed Corn. Genuine Tennessee Seed Corn for sale. Apply to C. A. Jones, at R. F. Strickland & Co.’s. - ■ ■ , , Educate Your Bowel* With Caecaret*. • Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. We. SScrt If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1898. The Cost of War- i G“lf,” says a thoroughly informed i {writer, “no men were lost, if no ships i ‘were destroyed, or even damaged, il • would cost $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 for > ammunition alone to fight a first class i battle with modern arms and projec tiles,and a large part of the $50,000,000 i appropriated will go for powder and ; shot. An ordinary allowance of ammu nition for one of the big guns coats about ns much as the gun itself, and anyone can realize that we will need an enormous amount ol powder before our navy goes to war, for it takes near ly half a ton eve<y lime o«e of the big tbirteen-inch guns U fired. There were 250 tons of powder on the Maine when she went dowb, and her maga zines were only ball filled. The big bat tleships and the first class cruisers should never go into action without a supply of from 500 to 800 tons, or, say, an average of 700. There are 11 of these battleships, which together • re quire 7,700 tons Then there are 16 second rate ships which ought to have 500 tons each in their magazines. Or a total of 8,000 tons ; 42 third rate ships which should have at least 300 tons each, or a total of 14,000 tons.- Without counting the torpedo boats, it requires about 30,000 tons of powder to fill the magazines of our navy before it would be safe to send the ships into action. The sea coast with their monstrous 8, 10 and guns, re quire several times v »s rrtuch. The four inch rapid fire rifle requires 16 pounds of powder to carry a projectile weighing 33 pounds four miles The five inch gvn requires 25 pounds, the six inch rifle 50 pounds, Hie eight-inch rifle 250 pounds,, the ten-inch 500 pounds, and it costs SI,OOO every time one of the 13-inch rifles is fired. There are four of these guns each on the bat tleships Indiana, lowa, Massachusetts and Oregon.” The Last Days of the Confederacy- The people of Griffin no doubt will be delighted to learn that there is a strong probability of Geft. Gordon’s visiting this place in the near -future and will deliver bis thrilling lecture, “The Last Days of the Confederacy,” at the Olympic—probably on the 30th of this month. Should he come il is safe to say that the opera house has never seen such a gathering as will greet the old scar worn veteran of many a battle on this occasion. The old soldiers will come from ev ery section for miles, and bring their wives and daughters, to hear this word painting of the closing scenes of the most wonderful conflict of ages, from one who filled such a prominent place in making such scenes and deeds his toric and never-to-be-forgotten. Have him to come by all means. Reflections of a Bachelor- A woman has no conscience as far as a man isn’t concerned. Most women’s ideas about a foreign war remind yon of canned peaches , that have begun to work. If a man can only keep a girl bating him long enough she is pretty sure to fall in love with him. The reason why a woman is shocked , at a ballet is because she never realized , before that she had two legs. t You can always tell whether a man I or woman runs the house by watching , al what age the youngest boy gets bus* j pendere, and what age the oldest girl j does her hair up. , Every woman has her times when she wishes she dared act the way she did when she was little and used to make faces and slick out her longue k at the neighbors’ children. J ANNOUNCEMENT. For Sheriff. I respectfully inform my friends -the people of Spalding county—that I am a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the verdict of a primary, if one is held Your support will be thankfully received and duly appreciated. M J. PATRICK. FOR SHERIFF. I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Sheriff, and earnestly ask the support of all my friends and the pub lie. If nominated and elected, it shall be my endeavor to fulfill the duties of the of * flee as faithfully as in the past. M. F. MORRIS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Justice of the Peace 1001st District, G. s- M., for the unexpired term. Election first d Saturday in April. ' . . . W. D. CARHART. • ' —■ = To Cure Constipation Forever, k w Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c. t If C. C. C. fail to cure, druzgUts refund money. ttayal make* the food par*. whofoaom* and deUctew*. I £ • p I'l 1 ' 1 mi SakiHC POWDER Absolutely Pure ROVAI BAKIN* rOWDtR CO., NCW YORK. !■ ——— hU Getting a Start. You can find thousands of men who attribute their failure in life in finan cial way to the fact that they never a start. This is their own fault. Every young man can get a start if he goes at it in the right way. We will call a start, if you will, the earning anff eaving of SSOO and take young fellows as they run, is a pretty good start, for our observation is that if a young man will take up the cross of bard work and deny himself until he haft saved this sum, he can be safely trusted to make his way in life there after. Now, this SSOO w.ill come the ' hardest of any money a fellow will eatn, be dead sure of that. It will be something akin to the going of Moses out into the wilderness to fit himself for life work. It means letting the girls alone during this period of pro bation, for if you have to dress np, hire livery teams and go into society you will never get out of the wilderness with your SSOO. It means getting up early in the morning, going to bed late al night and working bard all day. It means letting beer, cigars, shows, dances and such tomfoolery alone. It means not onjy earning but saving. While you are doing this the fellow who never gets a start will call you 1 qtieeT, stingy and mean and alt that, ’ and you will have to stand itjyour turn will come by and by. The self denial and economy you will have to practice to get your first SSOO win do very much to make a man of yon. This may not be very pleasant doc trine, but if you hope to clip coupons for a living at 60 you must not be ashamed of a blue jeans, overalls and bard tvork at 20.—Greensboro Watch man. - » ON® ENJOYS Both the method and 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 ana ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial fn 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 anyone who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. «F CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. UM HUUKOCO. CAI. OBtnif. MY. MEW YOU. M.\ We would like to make your old Buggy as good as new’, or give you a new one for it. . Hand-made harness H.P.EADY&CO. 4 Ifl' * IT IS TRUE, IF YOU SEE IT IN MY ADVERTISEMENT! Every article of Winter Wear at absolute cost for the next two weeks. ' ■‘''v •«* - 1 WILL BE ABSENT, VISITING THE WHOLESALE MARKETS AND PURCHASING THE NOBBIEST LINE OF CLOTHING EVER SHOWN IN GRIFFIN. In 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. THOS.J.WHITE Clothier, Furnisher and Hatter. 1 “‘I- ■—■■■■ , R. F. Strickland X Co. Effii LOW o I PRICED SHOES! La(lies Rabers 35e. and 50c. Mens Rubbers 50c. Childrens Rubbers 35c. IMB nsji Boys and Girls School Shoes 75e., I f sl,o ° aDd $L25 ‘ Ladies heavy buHoa or lace Sheas SI.OO, $1.25 and $1.50. Mens wet weather Shoes keep thc savoy your feet dry. U. F. STRICKLAND & CO. I * RACKET STORE PRICES! I , (o) LOW PRICES ’ ‘ ON GOOD MERCHANDISE ' 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 Pina, Ic. > 1 good lead Pencil, Ic. r 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. j 2 spools King Thread, 2CO yds, sc. All grades of Linen Collars 10c. r Celuloid Collars, sc. ' ' . . ' . r The priedfe we have placed on Shoes are 3 moving them out, to be replaced by our spring goods. * EDWARDS BROS. Ten Cents per Week Silk Club Ties 10c.—dont pay 25c. Best yard wide bleached Domes tic, 6c. Best Prints, 4c. and sc. Splendid black Hose, 10c. The best Toilet Soap in the world, absolutely pure, sc. and 10c. Yard wide Perc&ls, best goods, 9c. Yard wide Sea Island, 4ic. A. 0. A. Feather Ticking, 10.