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SCHEUERMAN STORE.
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THW WEEK WE SHOW YOU FOR Me. PER. YARD, IMPORTED JFRENCH
ORGANDIES, IN PAINTY AND SHEER PATTERNS- REAL
IMPORTED SCOTCH GINGHAMS, A NOVELTY AND SURE TO
PLEASE. 40-INCH WIDE FIGURED BLACK WORSTED ADAPT
ED ESPECIALLY FOR SKIRTS.
A pretty lot small figured Gingham*, in plaid* and stripe*, good
quality, 7c. yard. \z
In lining*, Cambric 64 cloth at 4c. yard.
The now Percaline in all shades at 10c.
TJaon Canvass at 15c.
AU styles Simpson Calicoes in black, grey, plaids and silk effects at sc.
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WE ARE STILL GIVING EVERY CUSTOMER A FREE GUEBS AT THE
GOLD WATCH.
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J. H. HOFFS BOOK AMD MUSIC STORE
Ta headquarters for the celebrated Easy Run*
nlng and Noiseless Sewing Machine. Sold on
easy terms.
Best assortment of Needles and Oil always
on hand.
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New Garden Seeds.
All fresh from the best growers. Genuine
Eastern Irish Potatoes.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
J. N. HARRIS & SON
BARGAINS IN GROCERIES.
40 bar* Soap for tl.oo. A good roasted Coffee for 10c. lb.
SO Um. Suga/Xr >l-00. Baw Peanut* 50. lb.
; i> . 50 lb* Grit* for SI.OO. We are the lowest price house on
Ball Potash, 10c. ball for sc. Hay, Corn, Bran, Cotton Seed Meal
Prune*, Sc. and Hulls.
G. W. CLARK & SON.
Wholesale and Retail Grocers.
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GRIFFIN, GA., MARCH 29, 1898.
Uffleeover Davit’ Hardware Store
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NICE LINE OF
BABY CARRIAGES.
’ Utah, time or easy payments. Call
and see them.
MANGHAM «ROS.
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PIBBOMAL AMD LOCAL DOTS
Clark Shattuc left yesterday for La-
Grange.
D. W. Perdue epent yesterday in
Atlanta.
Col. W. J. Kincaid went to Atlanta
last night.
B. Thompson spent the day in
Atlanta yesterday.
Welborn Hill, of Newnan, was in
the oity yesterday.
Hon, Jas. 8. Boynton spent the dsy
in Atlanta yesterday.
Mrs. R. A. Drake spent yesterday
with friends in Atlanta.
Mrs. L» L. Heins returned yesterday
from a trip to New York.
Rev. V. W. Wadsworth, of Atlanta,
was in the eity yesterday.
Gas Brown returned yesterday from
a few days visit to friends io Atlanta.
Allen Thomas, living just beyond
the western limits of the city, is quite
aieik
M ; m Gussie Milligan left yesterday
to spend some time with relatives in
Atlanta
Miss Jessie Lawton spent yeatetday
in Sonny Side with the family of Adjt.
Gw.Kell. ,
Workmen commenced patting on a
now tin roof on the Methodist church
yoMorday.
Col. Byrd Garland, of The Rock,
spent yesterday in this city with his
brother, Dr. H. J* Garland
Miss Lois Hudson left yesterday for
Atlanta, where she will spend a few
■ days visiting relatives and friends.
Capl H. H Bass returned yesterday
5 from Americus, where he attended the
) annual meeting of the state Y. M C. A.
We regret to learn that Dr. W. H.
, Touchstone, of Mt. Zion district, is
quite feeble from his protracted illness
W B. Clements, of Atlanta, travel
ing passenger agent ot the 8 A L,
was in the city for a ehoit while
yesterday.
Miss Hattie Fuller,of Woodbury, ar
rived in the city Sunday morning and
[ for several days will be the guest of
her sister, Mrs J C. White.
Yesterday was warm and summer
like, but up in the northwest a bliz
zard has been sweeping over the coun
try for several days, freezing every
: thing it touched
Miss Fonda Gilbert, a very hand
some young lady of Albany, who has
been visiting relatives and friends in
Atlanta for some lime, arrived in this
1 city yesterday and will be the guest of
Mies Lucy Beck for a few days.
1 Every son and daughter of Spalding
couuty, whose father was in the Con
federate army, should hear Gen. Gur
don’s famous lecture ou “The Last
Days of the Confederacy.” Unless he
is induced to deliver this lecture here
’ on tbe 30th inst, another opportunity
may never be presented Os course all
■ the ' old rebels” will go
Many of the citizens of Griffin have
asked the Call, the past few weeks,
about the water the city authorities
proposed furnishing' the cemetery.
Spring lime is fast approaching and
not a drop of water can be had to plant
flowers or aught else. The council
meets tonight and it is hoped they
may adopt active measures for supply
ing this great want promptly.
Best of All
To cleanse tbe system In a gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when tbe springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family and costs only 60 cents; the
large sixefil. Buy the genuine. Manu
factured by tbe California Fig Syrup Com
pany only, and for sale by all druggists.
CASTORXA..
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How a Thief Wm Mad*.
"Some year* ago," said a Keueiug*
ion mfcnofactarer ol cloth, according
to the Philadelphia Record, M l r foutid
that my mill was being robbed ; once
I or twice a month a piece of finiabed
t goods would disappear. A* the thefts
j were all from the finiahing room, ana
. picion naturally pointed to the hands
there, and alter a long while of ama
. leur detecting I felt pretty «ure I had
my man Yet I had no evidence
■ gainst him, nor could I, to save my
»<>ul, get hold of any; I jiiet suspected
him, yt/u know. So one pay day I
tested his honesty On pay day, you
must understand, each hand’s money
is given him in a sealed envelop, on
which is written bis time, his rate per
i hour, and the amount duo. Well, there
was duo thia man sl2 and in bieenvel-
I I Ip I [’lit $22-$ 10 too much. Ab I I
# had rxprcled, he said nothing. Sol
discharged him. This man had work-
• ed for me eight ycart. - Times were
! hard, and he lay idle for eight or nine
| moulin*; then moved away with bis
family Scarcely bad he moved ajvay
, whew Iho tbef's, which bad ceased for
near 1 / a year, began oncn more. Once
1 morel turned detective; this time
with b-tier luck, for I caught the thief
I and I traced every piece of cloth be I
had stolen. The man discharged was
innocent, save in the case of the $lO ”
One of the manufacturer’s small audi
ence spoke gravely; “Yes, you did a
clevef thing Ybu made a thief of an
- honest mao You placed in an honest
man’s way no almost unoonquerabie
temptation, when one considers the
* size of the salary you paid him. The
man fell because you tripped him up.
I The Bible; I think, says something
somewhere about such deeds, and you
are promised your reward.’’
Where the Profit Goes.
Many farmers are buying corn and
hay at time prices, remarks the Bain
bridge Democrat. Os course they ex
pect to pay for it with money derived
from cotton. They are perhaps in
creasing their cotton acreage to meet
the demand. Why not put in a few
more acres in corn? This will not
bring the ready cas'i, but it will surely
keep you from ultimate ruin as a
farmer. What is the use to make one
debt to pay another? Stop now, while
the debt is small. As for hay every
farmer destroys enough hay in making
a single cotton crop to buy it five
limes. He has plenty of the finest
hay in every corner of his place, yet
he conies to town and invests in hay
. raised by farmers who do not raise
, cotton.
No wonder the farmer is poor. lie
buys his hoe, and ax bandies, plow
lines, plowstocks, plows, singletrees,
baskets, mules, fodder, corn, hay, meat,
flour, lard, syrup and everything possi
ble almost all of which can be pro*
duced at home. In fact he will not
make anything he can buy except
cotton.
Nothing Behind Spain’s Idle Threat.
, The Madrid paper which says that
Spain could carry on a guerrilla war
against the United S.ates, as she did
against Napoleon early in the century,
, has strange ideas as to the conditions
which would confront Spain in this
case After being driven out of Cuba
a id Puerto Rico, as she would within a
' fjw months of the opening of hostili
ties, the only chance she would have
of fighting would be upon the water,
and with those islands gone her coal
. supply on tliis .side of the Atlantic
i would be cut off. Spanish ships which
i would “coal up’’ in Spain and then
i come over here to fight would never
1 get borne. The poisoning of wells, the
stabbing in the back with poniards,
and the other methods of assassination
by which the Spaniards fought the
French invaders would be rather diffi
cult to repeat in a war on the ocean. —
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Sheriff.
I respectfully inform my friends—the
people of Spalding county—that I am a
candidate for the offlce.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
lic. If nominated and elected, it shall be
my endeavor to fulfill the duties of the of
fice as faithfully as m the past.
M. F. MORRIS.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for J ustice of the Peace 1001st District, G.
M., for the unexpired term. Election first
Saturday in April.
W. D. CARHART.
Dugan House For Sale or Rent.
My house and lot on Poplar street.
Apply to myself, Mrs. E. W. Dugan,
Williamson, Ga., or H. P. Eady, Grit*
* fin, Ga.
numbing Booed. ■latnnMß*.
Not slumming, but plumbing, is ths
latent and most fasblonsble diversion.
Hie plumbing docs not vouslut in laying
or repairing ths* pipes ond mains, but in
inspecting and witfciaing thorn. There is,
of course, a guide or lender who first picks
out some houses where things are peculiar
ly defective and who pilots the party
about, pointing out how dreadfully unhy
gienic it all is. Most of the inspecting
crowd probably know no more about it
when they are through than when they
began, but the div< rsion has the air of be
ing philanthropic not to say scientific,
and it is certainly novel. There was a
“plumbing party” on hand yesterday. It
was made up of the rank and file of the
New York Household Economic associa
tion, none of the important members be
ing present, and it left the Palace of In
dustry at 3 o’clock. About 20 women were
in the crowd and it was in charge of Mr.
Charles V. Wingate. As the one man and
the whole crowd of women made their
way along the streets it was interesting to
observe tho stares and the comments of the
passersby who were not yet familiar with
the plumbing party. Not until the new
diversion becomes more common may we
expect the general public to be callous to
it. The party tackled a house on East
Sixty-third street and proceeded to exam
ine its drains. Mr. Wingate was very par
ticular to point out the importance of the
right sort of traps, and the women were
soon converted to his opinion. The ques
tions the women asked were remarkable
and varied. They ranged all the way from
queries as to tho proper size for butlers’
pantries to interrogations concerning the
high price of putty in New Orleans. Mr.
Wingate was both patient and painstak
ing, however, and tried his best to make
everything clear. There is no doubt, too,
that tho new diversion contains much of
practical value to those who enter into it
in tho proper spirit. Tho slumming party
was nothing more than a gratification of
curiosity. The plumbing party provides a
capital object lesson in that roost Impor
tant field —domestic science.—New York
Sun.
The “Queen’s” English.
If Cobbett were alive, ho could still crit
icise the English grammar of the speech
prepared for the sovereign at the opening
of parliament. The queen adopts this
speech at her council on the advice of her
ministers, and jt is then given to parlia
ment as‘‘her own words.” It is impor
tant to observe that the president of the
council and tho minister who last saw the
queen at Osborne in reference to the speech
read yesterday is also tho head of the edu
cation department. Is there an inspector
of schools under him who would pass a
reference to expenditure which is beyond
“former precedent?”
A question in English grammar might
bo set in tho schools from the following
sentence: “A portion of tho Afridi tribes
have not yet accepted tho terms offered to
them, but elsewhere the operations have
been brought to a successful close.” The
question would be: What is the term in
opposition to “elsewhere?” Ip the refer
ence to Crete wo read: “The difficulty of
arriving at an unanimous agreement upon
some points has unduly protracted their
deliberations —1. e., the deliberations of
the powers—but; I hope that these obstacles
will before long be surmounted.” What
obstacles? As “the difficulty” is the sub
ject in this sentence, ‘ ‘ that obstacle’ ’ would
appear to be the appropriate phrase.
Observe also “an unanimous agree
ment.” In the days when our grandfa
thers spoke of things being pecooliar or
oonique the rule that the indefinite article
comes before the vowel sound applied, but
as in these days “unanimous” is not pro
nounced oonanimous, but you-nanimous,
tho “an” before tho word is an abomina
tion in speech and in writing but lamely
defended, like certain rhymes, as satisfy
ing to the eye although offending the ear.
As for the literary style of the speech, it is
not likely to be used as a model in the
secondary schools. —London News.
Patagonian Giants.
Tho tribes to the east of the Cordilleras
in southern Patagonia belong to Arauca
nian stock and are a superior race. The
Tehuelches—as they call themselves—-of
southern and eastern Patagonia are the
people whose unusual stature gave rise to
the fables of early days to tho effect that
the natives of this region were giants,
averaging 9or 10 feet in height. It is a
fact that they are the tallest human beings
in tho world, the mon averaging but
less than 6 feet, while individuals
of 4 to 6 inches above that mark are not
uncommon. They are in reality by no
means savages, but somewhat civilized
barbarians. They are almost unacquaint
ed with the use of firearms, notwithstand
ing some contact with tho whites, but they
have plenty of horses and dogs. Unsurpass
ed hunters, they capture tho guanaco and
the rhea, or South American ostrich, and
from tho skins of these and other animals
they make clothes and coverings for their
tents. They make beautiful capes or
mantles of fur and feathers, which are
highly prized by Europeans and find a
ready market, most of tho proceeds being
spent for bad whisky, which Is brought
into the country in quantities by traders.
—Boston Transcript.
The Mouse lu the Piano.
“Speaking of mice,” said Mr. Biffleby,
“a friend of mine that owns an old fash
ioned piano tells roe that when it was be
ing played upon the other day a mouse ran
out of it and scampered around on the
top and then ran down a curtain whose
folds touch the piano at one end. The
mouse has done this twice in a singlfe day.
“Search was made in the interior of the
instrument for a mouse’s nest, but none
was found. Perhaps tho mouse bad only
just selected this place and had not yet
begun building when it was first startled
by the sound of the strings. However that
may bg, it still comes back, and it comes
out and runs away only when classical
music is played, and not for two steps and
that sort of thing.
“As to the accuracy of these facts there
can, of course, be no doubt The only
question in my own mind is as to whether
the mouse’s failure to come out when the
two steps and so on are played really indi
cates a preference for tho lighter forms of
music, or that—er-r—the mouse isn’t
there.”—New York Sun.
The Fly In the Ointment.
“This,” said the bystander, "must be
the proudest moment of your life.”
“No,” sadly answered the owner of the
winning horse. “It was a great race and
I’ve won a fortune, but from nowon I see
that I shall be known only as owner of the
horse that won It. ’ ’ —lndianapolis Journal.
A Struggle.
“There are some men who would rather
fight than eat.”
“If you lived at our boarding house you
would have to fight to eat.”—Philadelphia
North American.
Flemister& Bridges. | Flemister& Bridges.
HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT—THERE IB COMFORT IN TRADING WHEN
YOU FEEL AT HOME IN A STORE. WE KNOW HOW IT IS OURSELVES.
WE BUY GOODS, TOO. WE WANT YOU TO DO AS YOU PLEASE IN
THIS STORE. COME AND GO WHEN YOU CHOOSE, BUY OR LOOK.
WE WANT YOUR TRADE. BUY WHAT YOU FANCY, WITH THIS
UNDERSTANDING, IF IT DOESN’T SUIT BRING IT BACK.
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Have lidded the past week to our already large and attractive stock
Ladiee Shirt Waists, Fans, plain and check Ducks, Belts, etc.
Our Ladies Muslin Underclothing Department is filled with splendidly
made garments at but little more than cost of material.
Foreign Fancy Wash Goods.
We are offering the finest and most attractive assortment we have ever
shown in Exclusive Patterns.
Organdies, plain and printed, Ginghams, Zephyrs, Shadow Cloths, Plaid
Zephyrs, Fancy Tufted Ginghams, Lace Stripes, Batistes, Lattin Check
Fancies, plain and fancy Piques.
Show also a perfect paradise of pretty American Printed Goods from sc.
to 20c. yard. We seek criticism, we want people of taste to see them. We
hope everybody will accept this as a special invitation to come and see them.
Embroidery Bargains!
Have you seen the wonderful values we are offering in Swiss and
Nainsook Embroideries in lengths of 4} yards ? These are not mill ends,
which are always impertect, but first-class goods in odd setts, bought under
value and sold same way.
Wool Dress Goods tor skirts or suits 15, 20, 25, 40, 60, 75c. and
SI.OO yard.
Black Silk and Wool Grenadines all prices.
New Taffeta Silks, Black Brocade Silks, Satin, etc.
We sell Vantine Fans. Entirely new stock from sc. to $1 each. The
new green, purple and red Satin Finished Fans.
Get your Easter Outfit of us.
New white, yellow, tan, black and pretty colored Kid Gloves SI.OO and
and $1.50. Button and Foster Hooks.
Oxodized, silver and gold jeweled Belts 25, 50, 75c. and $1 each.
Jeweled leather Belts 25 and 50c.
Large line new Lace Curtains and Curtain Swiss by the yard.
Special value in 72-inch full bleached Table Damask 75c. yard, worth sl.
Shirting Prints 3Jc.
Heavy 4-4 Sea Island 4c.
“A.'C. A.” Ticking 10c. •
3- Percales sc.
' Percalines, for dress linings, 7Jc.
4- Percals 8, 10 and 12ic.
Best Table Oil Cloth 15c.
Good checked Nainsook sc.
White and colored heavy Cord Pique 15, 20, 25, 35, 40 and 45c. yaed.
New stock Standard Patterns and Fashion Sheets for April. Call for one.
Flemister & Bridges.
WAR DECLARED!
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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 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.—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
cheap, very cheap, come *o see us.
New spring and summer samples for Clothing have arrived. It you
want ar 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 Dress 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. God man. Ask to see these when you visit onr 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.