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. - "Wk Mk W W ''Wk. A .y-W I' 1 I H l>/l B B I I ’ JI M1 B y IV >X, J 1 JLJL J xW > B ■ Vol 1 No. 78. CONGRESS CONVENES. ' Brilliant and Animated Scenes in Beth the Chamber*- . r 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 '-'v, >?' •' ; • ‘J?'. Will Leave uta Few Bays for Tb< Cuban Capital. - ■ 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. -(A). 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: u - - .'%i.. « a 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. 1 ggsßßegggw 11" .r, u. g< ■■■■!■■■ iii.iih! i-ww ■W. K HORNE. 0- 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.