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Morni hje CalL 'i iwli"" GRIFFIN, GA-, MARCH 19, 1«$- ’> ; 1 OSc«over Davis' hardware Store TELEPHONE NO. tt. J. P. A B. B. BAWTKLL, Editor* and Proprietor*. - ~ ""T llThk MoaaiMU Call will be published K daily —Monday excepted—at $»00 per*n- ■om, $3.50 for al* month*. sl-* 3 for three month*, or 10 cent, per week. Delivered by earner* at any point in the city. The Middlk Gbomu Fabmxb, pub- yatWeto per year 15c for six month*, Ifc for three month*. The above papera sent to any addrea*, ooetaee paid, at price* named l y*w MoMiwa Gau. and the Middl* GnOMta Pantraa will ever be the beet adyertiaing medium* for lh» entire section K of the State. rate* faralahed on applfca- Official Paper of tte Ordiiian of Spalding county and the City of Griffin. ■■ ' 1 c ' . Attention Veterans. ■very confederate veteran in Spalding county i* earnestly reqoeeted to meet in Griffin, in the dty council chamber, Kin caid Mock, at 10 o’clock, Wednesday morning the 38d in*t, to discuss and ar range preUndnariee for attending the re union of the United Confederate veterans of the Booth soon to be held in Atlant*. It ia desired that every veteran in Bpaiding county so arrange to attend this grand reunion, and we should endeavor to go in a body. By order of W. R. Hanlbitkr, J. P. Sawtkll, Commander. Secretary. It in aoggeatod that it might be bet* ter to Invade Spain than Cuba 'hi* summer. During the rainy season Ml our soldiers could do would be to lie up io camp and die with yellow fever A contemporary which ha* the bsp’ py faculty of seeing the bright side of everything **y* war may not be an unmixed evfi, since the military drill Is a splendid corrective of the bicycle back i . a As the campaign progresses Atkin* eon’s wisdom in holding on to the office be has becomes more marked. He burned the bridge* in a campaign in former years aud was left without any office after the election, and he does not propose to be caught out in a similar manner again. He loves office too well, if he is hard to satisfy. —■—an J ■■■si O A queer shipment went from Chica go the other day, billed for Rursia. It consisted of some bales of second-hand cotton socks and stockings. There is a scarcity of cotton in Russia, and it is said the old hosiery will be nnravel eu and used in making cotlot) cloths. After exhaustive fumigation, which was probably needed, the shipment was permitted to pass the Russian consulate. In case of war with Spain an inter eating question in refsrence to life in surance would arise. In nearly al! in stances policies would be void in case the holder went to the war. B.une of the policies contain war clauses by which they hold good, but the rates are in creased when this is the case. This will he a big question with the insur ance companies,as an immense amount of money is involved iu life insurance in this country. In case of war with Spain the Perry Rifles will go to the front with as large percentage of the company member ship as any organisation in the state. —Perry Journal. The poor fellows can't help themselves. They are al ready enlisted a* state militia, and subject to be ordered to the front and assigned to duty by the governor whenever the tocsin of war sounds The Marietta Rifles are in the same fix—they *re resigned to their fate,but can’t resign.- Marietta Journal. Probably the most expensive scholar in the country, not through any fault of hi*, however, is being educated at Alton, 111. He is 8 years old, and is as black as the proverbial ace of spades He occupies, with a corps of teachers, a large and costly new school building, and the expense of training hie young mind is said to be not lees than $1,18608 per annum. The reason for this extraordinary state of affairs is that the little negro boy in question is the only scholar that will attend school in the fine new building which I has been provided for the exclusive use of colored pupils. The other blacks insist upon the privilege of going to -school along with the white children. I The new school house was an offering to. tbs Macks to get them out of the smite schools, but they decline to *c cepl *** Sk 1 ■ A SEEMING DISCREPANCY. Tha Dear I*o Has Hot Daughter*. I»- tersst at Stake. She 1* a lady whose husband has ao cumnlated a large share of this world’s good* She does not care bow ranch anything costs and desire* people to know that she doesn’t care. So it was not through any fear that she was no* ‘ getting her mcoey’s worth that she re proved her youngest daughter, who had been practicing at the piano. The little girl’s effects had been harrowingly per sfetesit and dutiful, and she was hurt as well as surprised when her mother in dignantly remarked: "Dolly, I am compelled to remind you that w* have employed the best teacher in the city for your musical ed ucation and that as we propose to spare no expense in the future you ought to be more conscientious in laying a foun dation. You will gain nothing by slight ing the work now. I am determined that you shall learn to play the piano no matter what it costs.’’ "I was practicing faithfully," the pupil protested. "My dear, do not attempt to deceive your mother. ” “But you heard me practicing, didn’t you?” “It may be,” was the chilly re joinder, "that your mother’s advantages in early life were not so great as those I intend that you shall enjoy. Rut there is one study in which 1 was always good, and it will be useless for you to attempt to mislead me in anything con nected with it. That is arithmetic. * ’ "I never said you weren’t splendid in arithmetic, but that hasn’t anything to do with my piano playing. ” • "Unless my eyes are at fault those are five finger exercises that you are now supposed to be working on. ” ••Yes. ” ••Very well. Do not think that I for get myself so far as to speak in anger. But I should very much like to know what you mean by trying to play five finger exercises with both hands. ”—De troit Free Press. THE COST OF TRAINS. Passenger Coache. More Expensive Than Many Vine Houaea. “Ninety-fivq per cent of the traveling public do not own in their own right or occupy through rental a dwelling house which, including all its contents, costs as much as one of the ordinary modern passenger cars run on any first class railroad.” The foregoing statement, which is cal culated to arouse the incredulity of the average individual, was made recently by George J. Charlton, assistant general passenger and ticket agent of the Chi cago and Alton railroad. "Just let me give you a few facts to prove that assertion,” continued Mr. Charlton. "The cost of the average passenger car today is from $6,000 to $7,000. A reclining ehair car costs from SIO,OOO to $12,000. These figures repre sent the bare cost of the car. When you add to that from year to year the ex penses of maintenance, instead of figur ing. as the ordinary business mortal will figure, a return in interest for the capital invested you simply aggravate the situation. "I once heard a prominent master car builder say that it cost S6OO to simply look over a oar after it had served five or six months on the road and had been sent to the carshops to be examined and put into presentable shape for an other six months’ run. He meant that the ordinary ‘dressing down’ and clean ing of a car would cost over SSOO, and if you extend your investigation to gen eral shop repairs—perhaps adding a lit tle upholstering here and there—yon could easily get away with another SSOO. ” —Kansas City Journal The Trees of Paris. Paris is probably the only city in the world which has trees that bloom*twice a year habitually. These are the horse chestnuts. There are 17,000 of them planted in the squares and along the boulevards, and 26,000 buttonwood* The tree* in Paris are numbered, just like the people, the cabs, the animals, the lampposts and the matches. These horse chestnuts have only been doing this trick for.about five years, and only •ome of them, have made a practice of it. These die, or apparently die, in the latter part of July, and all the leaves fall off. A month or so afterward they all come qut into flower again and little green leaves*shoot forth continually un til they are nipped by the first frost There is a reason for this, and the sci entists worked over the matter for a long time to be able to explain it. Briefly and unscientifically the tree* lose their leaves because they are at tacked by a little fungus which is blown upon them by the wind; then, being still, full of sap, they start*to put forth leaves all over again. A Precautionary Meaaure. "What are you doing now, doctor?” asked the actress. "I am taking a snap shot photograph of you, madam, ” responded the-dentist, "so that if any unpleasant consequences follow this operation and you*sue me far damages for the loseof your beauty I can establish something in tbeoature of an alibi, a* it were. I am ready now, madam, tofextract the-tooth. Chicago Tribune. . ■ Putting It Indirectly. Inski—foook here! Is it youtfhat has been circulating the report’timt I bad not washed for revanysare? Stinski—Ne. All X said warathat if a Wasp-wanted towting you. be’tVhnvn to carry* sbcveL—London Tit-Bit* The tgreatest are ®ofoalway* in the men a% with.'building stone* the greater <hey are<be harder‘ifts’to ele vate tbna to high podMcn* j " ; J Thn HHitinat anti sanest way to got xid of censure is toicorrect-oureeltafcr-JM moetbena* i £ \ ‘ WAR DECLARED! o On All Fall and Winter Goods. 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 50c. Blankets lelt Come early if you want a pair. All wool Blankets worth $6, will go for $3.25. Cloaks and Capea 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.—It you want anything in Carpets, Mattings, 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 cneap, very cheap, come to see us. New spring and summer samples for Clothing have arrived. It you 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 Percals, new Sateens, new Embroideries, new Laces, new full line of Embroidery Silk, new Braids, new Crochet Silk at sc. spool, new Chambry, new black brocade Press Goods. These are beauties ana 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. C. 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. BAHKHUPT SALE OF HARDWARE! Having bought at Sheriff’s sale the entire stock Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Farming Implements, etc., of 0. H. JOHNSON & 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 & Bro. CANDY CATHARTIC vcujcoiuvj CURE CONSTIPATION We AT-T. 25c 50c DRUGGISTS Fresh Garden Seed! Buists, Landreth’s, Mays. We are selling them cheap. 4 Eastern grown Seed Irish Potatoes. N. B> DREWRY & SON, Ordinary's Advartisements. STATE OF GEORGIA, | Spawing County. * Whereas, B- R. Blakely, administrator of D. H. Johnson, represent* to the court . in hi* petition, duly filed and entered on I record, that he has fully administered D. H- Johnson's estate* I This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show s cause, if any they can, why said adminis- 1 trator should not be discharged from his 1 administration and receive letters of di*- 1 mission on the first Monday in June-1898, j J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. 1 • March 7lh, 1898.-' '■ ’ - ' 1 STATE OF GEORGIA, 1 Spalding County. Whereas, Robt. T. Daniel, administrator of E. L. Hammett, represents to the\court in his petition, duly filed an J entefeq on " record, that he ha* fully administered E. r L. Hammett’s estate. Vfc J This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show J cause, if any they can, why said adminis trator should not be discharged from his administration and receive letters of dis- J mission on the first Monday in June, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. . March 7th, 1898. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To All Whom it May Concern: C. A. Smith having applied for guardian ship of the person and property of Miss Eula Green, an imbecile child of Mrs. S. W. Bloodworth, late of said county, de ceased, notice is given that said applica tion will be heard at my office at 10 o’clock a. m, on the first Monday in April, next. , J. A. DREW RY, Ordinary. This March 7th, 1898. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA— Spalding County. All persons having claims and demands against the estate of Mrs. Susan M. Bailey, deceased, will present the same to me in terms of the law. All persons indebted to the said deceased are hereby required to make immediate payment. SEATON GRANTLAND, Administrator Mrs. Susan M. Bailey. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. To all whom it may concern: Whereas Mrs. Nancy ML and W. F. Elder, Admin istrators of David P. Elder, represents to the court in their petition, duly filed and , entered on record, that they have fully administered David P. Elder’s estate. This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said administrators should not be discharged from their ad ministration and receive letters of dismis sion on the first Monday in May, 1898. , * J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. ‘ Feb. 7,1898. STATE OF GEORGIA, Spalding County. Whereas, S. M. Wayman, executor of last will and testament of S. F. Gray, rep resents to the court, in his petition, duly filed and entered on reetgd, that he has fully administered S. F. Gray’s estate. This is, therefore, to cite all persons con- ■ cerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said executor should not be discharged from his admin istration and receive letters of dismission, by 10 o'clock a. m , on the first Monday in May, 1898. J. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. February 7th, 1898. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGIA— Spalding County “ All persons having claims and demands against the estate of Melvina Couch, de ceased, will present the same to me in terms of the law. All persons indebted to the said deceased are hereby required to make immediate payment. B. K BLAKELY, Administrator Melvina Couch. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. GEORGlA—Spalding Ccunty All persons having claims and demands against the estate ot D. H. Johnson, de ceased, will present the same to me in terms of the law. AU persons indebted to the said deceased are hereby required to make immediate payment. B. R. BLAKELY, Administrator D. H. Johnson. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ' GEORGlA—Spalding County. All persons having claims against the i estate of E L. Hammett will present the same to me in terms of the law. AU per sons indebted to said deceased are hereby required to make immediate settlement.* ROBT. T. DANIEL, Administrator E, L. Hammett. Orv ft i Gli r <&»e TiD-BITS FOR MA’ HONEY! and tender Uttle juicelets for the chUdren, are all right, but papa and “the boys" want a good, big juicy steak, roast or chop when : business or school duties are over, and we can cater to them all. Our stock of prime meats is unexcelled for quality, and we send them home in fine shape. J. R. SHEDD. I _ WM. E. H. SEARCY, JR., Counsellor at Law, GRIFFIN, GA. GENERAL PBACTICE. S, A. L* GRIFFIN TO THE EAST VIA SEABOARD AIR LINE. IDUTEBENTIAL PkSSENQEE RATES. To Norfolk and Portsmouth, sls 50 To Richmond, 15 50 To Washington, 15 50 To Baltimore via Washington, 18 70 To Baltimore via Norfolk and Bay Line Steamer, 16 70 WF To Philadelphia via Washington, 19 50 To Philadelphia via Norfolk, 19 50 To New York via Richmond and Washington, 22 00 To New York via Norfolk, V*, and Cape Charles Route, 22 00 To New York via Norfolk, Va., and Washington, 22 00 To New York via Norfolk, Va., Bay Line Steamer and Baltimore, 22 00 To New York via Norfolk and Old Dominion 8. 8. Co., meals and . stateroom included, 22 00 To Boston via Norfolk and Steamer, meals and stateroom included, 23 25 Also on Sale EVERY WEDNESDAY Round. Trip Tickets Atlanta to Norfolk, Ocean View, Virginia. Beach and Old. Point Ccxnfort, Va., for $15.*75. These tickets wUI be good for return passage within ten days from date of sale, and will enable merchants, buyer* and the public to make an exceedingly cheap trip to the east, as cheap round trip tickets can be procured from either of above points to WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE PHIL ADELPHIA AND NEW YORK. The Seaboard Air-Line’s passenger ser vice between Atlanta and the east is excel lent. Double daily through trains Atlanta to Washington and Norfolk, with Pull man’s finest drawing room sleeper* PuUman reservation can be made at any time. For farther information call on or address B. A. NEWLAND, Gen. Agent Pass Dept. WM. BISHOP CLEMENTS, T. P. A., No. 6 Kimball House, Atlanta. T. J. ANDERSON, G. P. A., Portsmouth, Va QLODD POISON M| A SPECIALTYi£;,S ■ BLOOD FOISON permanently ■soured in ia t 035 days. Toucan be treated at for same price under same guaran is you prefer tocome here we w.llojn- tracttopayraHroadfareandhoteibillsjnd nocharre. if we fail to cure. If you have taken mer cury, iodide pot::sli, and still bare aches and pa ma. Mucous rat cliee in mouth. Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body. Hair or Eyebrows falling out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti nate eases and challenge the world for a ease we eannot cure. This disease has always baffled the skill of the most eminent physi cians. #500,000 capital behind our uncondi* Uonal guaranty. Absolute proofs eent sealed on Something New! Every housekeeper needs Spoons and Forks for daily use. A cheap plated arti ,cle is poor economy when you can buy a first class article, of bright solid metal that will always look bright, as there is no plating to wear off, at 50 cents per pack age. Splendid article for the kitchen, picnicers, to send out meals, etc. Cheap and always look well. A. LOWER. No. 18 Hill Street. ’ ■ i Southern Railway. Shortest and quickent route with double daily service between Columbus and Atlanta, connecting in the Union Passenger station* Atlanta, with Vesribuled Limited trains; also United States Fast Alail to and from Washington, New York and all Eastern points. Also promptly connecting for and froMi Uhat- tanooga, Ldhisville. Cincinnati, St. Louis, and the Northwest and through Pulhnffli j 6 ®* 1 ' bn led to Kansas City and tte West Schedule in effect February 13, 1868- Central standard time except at points east f »f A * .\u 27 No. 'i'J • Northbound. Daily. I Dall,. Lv. Columbus 7 635 am o * V “ Waverly Hall ' « am ; P “ Oak Mountain “ Warm Springs 5a - - Williamson 910 a m 7to p m “ Gri9in 985 am 80. pm “ McDonough 10 08 am 8 « p m Ar. Atlanta.ill 10 am] 9 to p m Lv. Atlanta.il2oo n’n. 11 to p m Ar. Washingtoni 042 a m 9to p m " New Yorkll2 48 pm 623 a m Lv. Atlanta.j 230 p m 530 a m Ar. Chattanooga Ar. Louisville 7 27 am; j_Bu_pM Ar. St. Louis. ~ Ar- Cincinnati.. 7A) a m 730 pnj No. 30 No. 28 Southbound. l.ai'.y- IhUD Lv. Cincinnati. "3) a m tOO pat . Lv. St. Louis J la r> >u 752 a m Lv. Louisville 7to a m ■ 4? PJ® “ Chattanooga 610 p Bto am Ar. Atlanta. :0 to pin H»P a Lv. New York 121 j n’u. 4 P in “ Washingtonid b » s P° Ar.Atlanta....| 111 a uq 3to pm Lv. Atlantai 531 am i2O P m “ McDonough. 615 a m sto p m " Griffin... 650 am' 6to put “ Williamson- 707 a m 619 P !n “ Concord- 723 am 637 pm “ Woodbury 747 am. 707 pm , J “ Warm Springs 800 am’4opo> “ Oak Mountain 887 am Bto P«* “ Waverly Hall B<7 a m 814 P Ar. Columbus ’ 985 am 8 t-5 »» TO MACON. Dally. " No. 87. j No. 29 Lv. Columbus, South’n By 635 am 5 25p“» Ar. Woodbury,South'r.Er. 837 am 707 p“ “ Macon. 3£ *B. . 1100 am Ar. LaOrange.M. * B. RRJ 8 -25 rm Dally. No. 30 No. 28 Lv. LaGrange, M. &B. R.E. 630 am ! .. ■ - Lv. Macon.M. AH B. J 4 £ Ar. W odbury.M.&Rßß. T47am Ar.CtUum&M, South’n Ry 935 am 855 p»» 9. 8. GAN’kON, J. M.CULP. Third V-P.* Gen. Mgr., Traf-Manager, Washington, D. C. Washington.!!, a W. A. TURK. 8. H. HABDWKX. Gen. Paa. Agent. A- Gjn. P» Washington, D. <1 Atlanta, Ga. T. K. PEABODY. Passenger * TW»* *«*“• Columbus, Ga.