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Vol 1 No. 78.
CONGRESS CONVENES.
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Brilliant and Animated Scenes in
Beth the Chamber*-
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Wabhington, Dec. 5 —Io the home
exactly at noon Speaker Reed** gavel
came down with a sharp crack. The
great ebony mace was lifted into place
upon the green marble pedestal. The
spreading folds of the American flags
were broken to the breeze ard the
House bf Representatives entered npou
the closing session of the memorable
war congress.
As soon as the bouse was called to
order the chaplain invoked the divine
blessing.
The roll call developed the presence
of 267 members.
The usual committee was appointed
to notify the president that4hp House
was ready to recsive communibatioo,
and after a recess until I:s6 o’clock,
the House re-assembled aind listened
to the reading of his tnewiige.
Promptly on the stroke of J 2 o’clock
the vice president entered and ascend
ing to the desk rapped for order.
* Rev. Milburn, the venerable blind
chaplain, returned “devout and rever
ent thanks for God’s goodness to us as
a nation. By Thy good providence”
the chaplain preyed, “Triumph crown
ed our arms by land and sea so peace
has come to us. Let thy grace be the
portion of our people. We pray Thy
blessing be with the Queen Regent of
Spain and her young son and btr
nation.”
A call of the senate roll developed
eixty-eeven members present.
A committee was appointed to no
tify the president that the Senate was
awaiting any communication.
Aller a recess of thirty minutes
Major Prudeo appeared with th presi
dent’s message and it was al once read.
The Modem Mother
Has found that her little ones are improv
ed more by the pleasant Syrup of Figs,
when in need of the laxative effect of a
gentle remedy than by any other, and that
it is more acceptable to them. Children
enjoy it and it benefits them. The true
remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Company only.
Ordinary’s Court-
Ordinary J. A. Drewry held bis
regular session of court yesterday and
disposed of the following business:
F. J. Grant applied for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Mrs. M.
E. Eady. Dismissed.
B. H Moore was granted letters \ol
administration on the estate of T. J.
Moore
W. H. Moore, administrator of the
estate of Henry Moore, was granted
leave to sell property in Griffin and
Wild land in Bartow county.
8. Grantland, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Susan M. Bailey, made
application for leave to sell Central
Railroad stock, Merchants and Plan
ters bank stock, bonds, etc.
B. R. Blakely, administrator estate
of Mrs. Melvina Coucb, applied for ci
tation for dismission. Citation was
issued.
Amanda E. Doe, guardian of her
minor children, was granted an order
to sell land.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the , *7*“
Signature of
LETTER LIST.
List of letters remaining in the Griffin,
Ga., postoffice, weekending Dec. 5, 1898.
Persons calling will pleae say “advertised”
and give date. One cent must be paid on
each advertised letter.
MALE LIST.
Charly Duke, Sam Dillard, G P Deck
erson, Columbus Fowler, Fick Finley,
Simon Hill, Charley Hess, Henry Jeckem
ber, W H Marshall, N E Pitta, Bunnard
Porter, James N Reggans, J H Self, Dun
nie Thomas. ,
FEMALE LIST.
Mrs Lora Blosengatn, Mrs Nettie Boa
ton, Hariet Barnes, Miss Tensy Bousne,
Lula Brouter, Miss Carrie L Green care
Ellen Pierce, Nora Hines, Laura Kendel
care Mrs Williamson, Mrs A T Smith,
Mrs J W Thomas. Mrs Bailie Thomas.
R. L. Williams, P. M.
CA.MTORIA.
Bvantte IM Kind Yw Haw Always Bought
Kgnatw*
lo Cure Conattpation Forever.
Take Caaeareta Candy Cathartic. 100 er me.
■ C. C. C fall to cure, drezaisu refund money
MILLIOH DOLLAR HKX-
Xassiye Blocks in Greater Mew York
Ruined by a Large Blase
New York, December s—ln a
blinding rain storm last night the
massive block of buildings on Broad
way, Nos. 263 to 259, and included
between Murray and Warren streets,
was almost totally deatroyed by fire.
Within three hours more than a mil
lion dollars’ worth of property was de
stroyed
The fire began io the five-story
brick building occupied by the men’s
furnishing firm of Rogers, Peet & Co.,
on the southwest corner of Broadway
and Warren street.
Adjoining the Rogers, Peet building
and south of it was the magnificent
white building of the Home Insurance
Company, and next to thij was the
brown stone building -of the Postal
Telegraph Company, erected at a cost
of millions of dollars only a few yeais
ago.
These elegant buildings were soon
destroyed, while adjacent buildings
were badly damaged. The losses are
estimated as follows:
Rogers, Peel & Co., building and
stock, and losses to other tenants in
the building, $350,000.
Home Life Insurance Company,
building and losses to other tenants,
$500,000.
Postal Telegraph Company,building
and losses rt> tenants, SIOO,OOO.
The Rogers, Peet & Co. building was
the properly of the Hoffman estate
and was one of the historic buildings
of Broadway. It was erected 35 years
ago.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve-
THE BEST BALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by J. N.
Harris & Son and Carlisle A Ward.
Washington as a Sentinel.
William Perrine gives a graphic
picture of Washington’s memorable
winter of suffering at Valley Forge in
the December Ladies’ Home Journal
“ Sentinels pacing in tbe snow on the
outposts took off their caps and stood
in them to save their feet from frerz
ing,” he writes. “Here stia there
could be found even officers in a sort
of dressing gown made of old woolen
bed-covers. Tbe stout-hearted women
of New Jersey sent their quilted clothes
as Christmas presents, with the patri
otic jnst that as women were said
sometimes tn wear the trousers, so now
there would be an excuse for
might wear tbe petticoats Washing
ton, who never exaggerated, said that
few men bad more than one shirt,
many only half a one, and some none
at all. Nearly three thousand men
were barefooted, and occasionally might
be seen a soldier who was all but
naked! Sometimes there was nothing
to eat in the camp but rotten salted
herrings. Men were known to snatch
at tbe dough of half baked cakes in
the kitchens of the farmers’ wives.
The contractors and the commissary
agents and the Continental Congress
had brought twelve thousand men to
the verge o! starvation, and the blood
of General Wayne ran hot with rage
as be looked on his poor fellows weak
with hunger. Indeed, there was but
one wooden dish for every mess
Washington himself dined one day
on potatoes and hicy nuts. ‘My good
man,’ be said to the sentinel in front
of his headquarters, pacing up and
down in tbe bitterness of a cold morn
ing,‘have you had anything to eats
•No, sir,’ was the reply. ‘Give me your
musket, then, and go inside and get
some breakfast,’ and the tall com
mander gravely walked op and down
as guard over bis own bouse.”
Beata the Klondike.
Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville,
Tex , has found a more valuable dis
covery than has yet been made in the
Klondike. For years be suffered untold
agony from consumption, accompa
nied by hemorrhages; and was abso
lutely cored by Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds' He declares that gold is of
little value in comparison with this
marvelous cure; would have it,even if
itcorft a hundred dollars a bbttle.Asth
ma, Bronchitis and all throat and lung
affections are positively cured by Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Consump
tion. Trial bottles free at J. N. Harris
& Son’s and Carlisle Ji Ward’s drug
stores. Regular size oOcls and SIOO.
Guaranteed to cure or price refunded.
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, IBJB.
SEVEMTH UMY CORPS
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Will Leave uta Few Bays for Tb<
Cuban Capital.
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Savannah, Dec 5 Major. General
Fitzhugh Lee, of the Seventh army
corps, received orders this morning to
prepare his entire corps for embarks
lion for Havana as early as possible.
He has issued the necessary orders,
and tbe corps will be moved as soon as
possible.
It is not thought any of tbe Seventh
army corps will be in Savannah by tbe
20th of December.
One of tbe staff officers said this
morning that the headquarters of the
corps will be in Havana before the
week is over. It may be that head
quarters will take steamers from Tam
pa direct to Havana.
The First North Carolina regimsui
will leave Wednesday on the transport
Michigan for Havana. The regiment
is being paid today.
Free Pills.
Send your address to H. E. Bucklen
& Co, Chicago, and get a free sample
box of Dr King’s New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable They do not weaken
by tbeir action, but-by giving tone to
tbe stomach and bowels greatly invig
orate tbe system. Regular sizs 25c,
per box. Sold by J. N. Harris & Son
and Carlisle & Ward, druggists.
A Blessed Section.
Ours is a blessed section of tbe
world’s garden spot. Tbe climate
here is as near perfect as it is possible
for it to be Cooler in summer than
either in the north, east or west and
yet mild and pleasant in winter, with
only enough of frost and cold to kill
the worms and insects that prey upon
vegetables and garden truck, says ths
Valdosta Times.
Doting tbe present week Mt sec
tions of the north and west are wrapp
ed in snow and ice, while tbe reports
say that enormous losses have result
ed to every kind of property from tbe
blizzard which has prevailed.
In the west snow is several feet deep
and thousand of cattle and other
stock have been frozen to death. The
farmers there are held in the narrow
est limits in pitching tbeir crops. They
have to make in a few months what
they consume during tbe year,
Wbat a difference it is with this
section of tbe country. Our soil yields
a grain crop almost equal to the best
lands in tbe west and, where given
proper attention, bogs and cattle
thrive just as well. We can equal
them in raising tbe crops which they
live upon, and we can raise a thous
and things that tbeir soil and climate
cannot produce at all.
The advantages which we have in
these great blessing are attracting tbe
attention of tbe outside world as never
before and settlers are coming this
way rapidly They are coming to
take advantage of tbe opportunities,
and many of them will thrive npon
crops that we have neglected in tbe
past. Tbe possibility .of wonderful
diversity in the crops of the South
have been trampled upon in the eag
erness to follow alter King cotton
The low price of that product and the
depressing condition that has came to
farmers in the cotton belt will prove a
blessing if it leads them into other
lines. Adversity is a bard teacher, but
a good one when its lessons are read
aright.
Tbe blessings of our section are
worth little unless they are taken ad
vantage of in the widest sense.
How’* Thill
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Traux,,Wholesale .Druggists, To
ledo, O.
Wa’.ding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tle. Bold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
Hall’s family Pills are the best.
O AJBTOIIIA .
Bvanth* Th* You Haw Always Bough 4 .
No-To-Bac- for Fifty cent*.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, h'ood pure. 60c. Si All druggists
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alton heHtw powder* are the greaieet
menacers tonealth of the present day.
Ironical Ifs,
If you don’t keep a secret it’s no
longer a secret.
If you can’t have what you like try
to like what you have.
If we could neither laugh nor cry
life would not be worth living.
II n man would get along smoothly
he should do bis level best.
If you trust to luck for happiness
you’ll be in luck when you get it.
If a man has common sense he sel
dom makes use of it in a love affair.
If a man ever indulge* in mature
deliberation it’s when be has a note to
meet.
If tbe day breaks before you get up
you should not expect to find the
whole day before you.
If you think you resemble a great
man say nothing. The resemblance
may cease tbe moment you open your
mouth.—Chicago Daily News.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYHUP OF ROS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill'frith which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fig Sfrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that f«t will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company—
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, C.L
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, N. Y.
For Salo.
The Hughes place, 2 miles north of Gris
fin; good 5-room house, big barn.bmnnds
pasture, etc. 67 1-2 seres of laod. Easy
terms. A. 8. Blake.
Pitts* Carminative aids digestion, regu
lates the bowels, cures Cholera Infinitum,
Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Pains, Grip
ing, Flatulent Colic, Unnatural Drains
from the Bowels, and all diseases incident
to teething children. For all summer com
plaints it is a specific. Perfectly harmlees
and free from injurious drugs and chemi
cals.
Peace Jubilee.
Account of Peace Jubilee Celebration
at Atlanta, Ga„ December 14th to 16tb,
1898, the Central of Georgia Railway will
sell round trip tickets at very low rates
from all of its agent stations Tickets
sold from Griffin Dec. 18 and 14 good re
turning Dec. 18, sl.lO for round trip.
Tickets sold 14 and 15 with final limit
Dec. 19 $1.20.
R, B. TAYLOR, M. D. J, F. STEW AMT, M. D.
%RS. TAYLOR ANO STEWART,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Office hours from B.a, m. to Bp. m, A
physician will always be in our office
during that time.
DR. E. L. HANES,
DENTIST.
Office upstairs in building adjoining, on
tbe north. M Williams & Son.
R.F.Strickland«Co.
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ZTEW GOODS.
WE HAVE JUST OPENED NEW LINE OF BLUE AND RED PERCALO
NEW LINE OF MERIMACK CALIOOEB.
NEW LINE OF FLANNELETTS.
NEW LINE OF COTTON FLANNEL, AND IN FACT OUR WHOLE
STOCK IS MADE ANEW.
JUST A FEW PRICES HERE TO SHOW HOW GOODS WILL BE SOLD
THIS WEEK:
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Standard Calicoes Bjc.
Heavy Cotton Flannels sc,7ic and 10c.
5-4 Linen Pillow Casing only 50c.
Children’s Undervests 10c and 15c.
Ladies Union Suits 60c suit
■■l Boys ribbed Shirts 25c.
’* • 10 bare best Laundry Boip 25c.
’ Make
R F. STRICKLAND & (M
JJLHUFF
HAS JUST OPENED UP HIS COMPLETE LINE OF HOLIDAY
GOODS WHICH YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND
SEE-COME AT ONCE AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION BEFORE
THEY ARE PICKED OVER.
J. H. HUFF, - 24 Hill Street.
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■W. K HORNE.
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COME IN AND BUY YOUR SHOES FROM US. WE WILL
SELL YOU ONLY GOODS THAT WE ARE WILLING TO
GUARANTEE AND WITH EACH PAIR SOLD DURING NEXT
30 DAYS WE WILL GIVE A GOOD SCHOOL SATCHEL AND
A COPY OF DONKEY’S HOME JOURNAL, DEVOTED ESPEC
IALLY TO TOPICS OF INTEREST TO LADIES.
WHILE BUYING YOUR SHOES OF US LOOK AT OUR BAR
GAINS IN DRESS GOODS, NOTIONS, JEANS, CALICOES, DO
MEBTICS, CAPES, JACKETS, TRUNKS, CLOTHING AND
ELATES*
We want a chance to sell you a Si
W. P. HORNE.
EDWARDS BROS.,
39 HILL, STREET.
The most satisfactory store to
trade with in Griffin.
The best values you ever saw
for the lowest prices you ever
paid.
OUR LINE OF CASHMERES ARE INDEED CHEAP AT 20c.
FINE WOOLEN DRESS GOODS AT 39c.
ALL PRINTS 4c.
HEAVY RED TWILL FLANNEL 15c.
GOOD WHITE FLANNEL 15c.
TABLE OIL CLOTH PER YARD 15c.
TURKEY RED TABLECLOTH 25c.
KNIVES AND FORKS PER BET 39c.
CARTERS INK 4c.
GOOD LEAD PENCILS Ic.
PINS PER PAPER Ic.
COATS THREAD 4c.
PROGRESS THREAD, 200 YARDS 2c.
SILK THREAD 8c
EDWARDS BROS.
to
Ten Ceuta per
HOSIERY.
Ladies Hose, 15c quality, 10c.
Rubber Shoes 2.5 c, 85c and 50c,
If your boys arc bad on their stockings
suppose you try Trippie Kaos Lsalhsr
Stocking*—Black Cat Brand. They last
twice as long as the ordinary kind.
Our goods are the best, our prices the
lowest.