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■ 111 j , |\ /j f a ll ix.ll Fx I■ 1 A I T ■ . wIV >lx wl K Kt /w 11 <4 ' SMmt -JBL JBu ’ -A w B Je vk 1 X JL x A. Vol X No. 82. STAYS TAX BATS Cutting Dowa Appropriations Makes It Less Thai for 1898. Atlanta Dec. 7—The state tax rata for the years 1899 and 1900 will be .85 mill*, or 85 cents on 81,000, less than that for 1898. The rate as fixed by the bouse In considering the general tax bill this morning io to be 5 36 mills, as compar ed with 6 21 mills for the present year. It is estimated that there will be nearly half of a mill fnitber reduction if the Brandon penaion bills, which have passed the house, become laws. The appropriation b»’l as adopted by the committee of the whole bouse was passed with a few changes. The tax on bicycle manufacturers or dealers and that on commercial agencies were reduced from S2OO to SIOO a year. There was * n n *y ’ ole taken on the school fund, and all but ■even members who were in the bouse at the time approved the SBOO,OOO ap propriation. In the senate there was an effort made to reconsider the . bill cutting stenographer’s pay. The motion to reconsider was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Calvin’* bill to test the consti tutionality of the 10 per cent, tax on sta|e banks passed the upper bouse. INITANTANSOUB RBLZBF From Asthma Bas Been Afforded Many Sufferers in Griffin- Il there was doubt in the mind of any sufferer from Asthma in this city as to the truth of the claims made for Dr. Sobiffmann’s Astbtpa Cure, that diubt no longer remains, providing he was among those who called at N, B. Drewry <fc Son’s drug store, last Tues day and obtained a free sample pack age. A great numbed who have al ready tried the same declare in posi tive terms that relief was immediate; that tbe wretched spasms were check ed ; that free expectoration was in duced ; that a reclining position was readily assumed and gratefully main tained ; that the sleep that followed W*s reatfql and uubrokou, and -that the morning brought a dear head and a feeling of delighted thankfulrsss which no words are too strong to de scribe. Abundant voluntary testimonials prove that Dr. Schiffmann’s Asthma Cure cot only gives instant relief in the wprst cases, but has positively cured thousands who were considered incurable. Tbe remedy is now sold by all drug gists in packages at 50c. and SIOO, thus bringing it witbin the reach of all Should any reader be unable to obtain it of bis druggist, it will be sent, postpaid, by sending to Dr. R Schiff mann, ||6 Rosabel St., St. Paul, Minn. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Un KM Yu Hm Always Bought Bears the /CJr -“j***** Signature of Cjut&XP&fa&K Little Health Hints- Try’swallowing saliva when troubled with sour stomach. Try eating onions and horseradish to relieve dropsical swellings. Try buttermilk for the removal of freckles, tan and butternut stains. Try hot flannel over tbe seat of neu ralgic pain and renew frequently. Try taking cod liver oil IP tomato catsup if you want to make it palata ble. f Try bard cider—a wineglassful three times a day—-for ague and rheumatism. Try taking a nap io tbe afternoon if you are going to be out late in tbs evening. lew’s This! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foranycaaeof Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catafrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last IS years, and believe blip perfeptly Jpppratfe h tfl hnsipegs transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West it Traux, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, O. Walding, Rinnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 76c. per bot tle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. fall’s fomjly Pills are the best Baars th* TBB THIHG9 AGRKID TO- The Commissioners at Paris Have About Completed Their Labors. Pabis, Dec. difficulty in stating tbe number of articles in tbs peace treaty, arises from tbe fact that they have not yet been drafted. There ie reason to believe there will be four teen articles, ss follows; First—The relinquishment of Cuba. Seco* J—The ceseion of Porto Rico, other Spanish West Indies and Guam. Third—Tbe cession of the Philip pines and tbe payment of twenty mill ions by the United States. Fourth—The release of prisoners and evacuation of the Philippines. Tbe fifth deals with the retard of public archives and regulates tbe term concerning public property. Tbo sixth, the only one agreed to > today, treats of the status of Spaniards io ceded tevritories. i Tbo seveaA provides for tbo mutusl 1 sbandenmeot of national or private < claims, and ths eighth grants privi- 1 leges for ten years to ships dpder tbs 1 Spanish flag trading with the Philip pines. 1 Tbe above are tbo essential articles. Though the order of -he others have i not been deteroaiood, tbe ninth will I possibly arrange for tbe release of 1 political prisoacaa In tbe tenth tbo I United States wBl advise Cuban gov- < eromwnt to accept tbo obligations tail ing on it under the treaty. Tbe elev- 1 enth provides for rdigioue liberty. Tbe twelfth deale with the powers of consuls. Tbe thirteenth treats of copyright pstents and port changes, and then io the fourteenth the commissions rscom mended the ratification of the treaty by tbe senate sod the queen regent. Tbe United States undertakes to re turn all Spanish arms and flags from tbe Philippines and repatriate all < Spanish troops.' Both sides are heartily glad that the end baa been reached. . T . hwMB Send your address to H. E. Bucklen A Co., Chicago, and got a free sample box of D; King’* s*• I* Pills. A. ’ trial will ooDvinse yowWabetr merita. ‘ These pills are easy in action and are 1 particularly effective in tbe euro 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 aubstance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tope to the stomach and bowels greatly invig orate tbe system. Regular siae 25c. per box. Sold by XN. Harris A Son and Carlisle A Ward, druggists. “Monte Cristo’’ Outdone- Tbe increase of wealth has been prodigious since tbe time of our civil war, especially in America. When I was a boy, any ope *ho bad one hun dred thousand dollars to his name was considered fairly rich ; but at present people think little of trifles like that. Even in Europe, where fortunes are gained much less rapidly than with us, a property must now be many times larger than in the first half of the century, before it begins to dazzle society. I suppose some Os you have read “Monte Christo,” and you know that few things were too extravagant for the imagination of Alexander Dumas. He meant that bisromantic hero should lead tbe whole world in magnificence, and probably thought of giving him the biggest bank account ever beard of. But Monte Christo wai worth only a fraction qf what several real men now living can show. This was not tbe sort of mistake you would have expected from Dumas. It would have cost him only a stroke of the pen to multiply tbe hoard in the Mediterranean island a hundred times; but although his novsl was written when be was 40 years old, be could not feresee that bis fiction would be utterly distanced by solid facts be fore be died.—E. H. House in St. Nicholas. •. uw • C 3 Jh. BV O XV. Z . Imh tbs UM YssltasMm Bought ISJMwt -Jr- h ... ' ! Pitts’ Carminative aids digestion, regu -1 lates the boweia, cutes Cholera Infantum, i Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Pains, Grip ing, Flatulent Colic, Unnatural Drains from Ute Bowels, and all diseases incident to teething children. For all summer com plaints it is a specific. Perfectly harmless and free from injurious drugs and chemi cals. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1898. LOM OF TBB JURIA TERMA Ho Haval Officer Was to Blame, the Court of Inquiry Reports. Washington, Dec. 9—Tbe findings of tbe naval board of inquiry appoin’e ed to investigate the loss of the Span ish armored cruiser Maria Teresa wero made public by the navy department today. The court exonerated Lieuten ant Commander Ira Harris, and found that Lieutenant George P. Blow, of tbe Vulcan, acted properly in directing that tbe tow line between the Vulcan and the Maria Teresa be cut. It ie recommended that no further proceed ing* ba h«d. The navy department I bujMOt taken any action on the record mendatfon. The court says: ‘•The voyage wa* favorable until the morning of Nov. 1. The towing against a heavy head sea opened leaks in tbo , vessel, which had not been discovered in smooth water, causing an inflo# of water, which could not be cleared by tbe pumps. It further appear! that the failure of the pumps to clear the ship was duo in a measure to neglect of tbe people in charge properly to ( clean out ths bilges before starting. The failure of tbe two principal wreck ing Dumps, caused in the one case by the welting and slipping of tbff bands ( and in the other by tbo breaking of tbe priming pump, added to tbe diffi culty of the Situation. ‘•Tbo wreck drifted from the time of abandonment at 5:11 p. tn , Nov. 1, about fifty five miles W. 8. W. 1-2 W., stranding on Cat idand, near I Bird Point, where iht now lies hope-1 lowly wrecked and abandoned. It weald aeem that the casting off of the tow line and consequent freedom of the ohip to drift before wind and sea caused a great improvement in her condition. “Finally, tbo court finds that the abandonment of the steamer Infanta Maria Teresa was in no wise due to fault or negligence on tbe part of any officer of tbe navy, and is of the opin ion that no further proceedings should be bad in tbo matter.”! Bs&ts ths Xlondikt. • Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex, has found am ore valuable dis covery than baa yet been made in tbe Klondike. For years he suffered untold agony from consumption, accompa nied by hemorrhages; and was abso lutely cured by Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ho declares that gold ie of little valqe jp comparison with this marvelous cure; would have it, even if it coat a hundred dollars a bottle.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 A Son’s and Carlisle A Ward’s drue stores. Regular size 50cts and SIOO Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. TH! TENSION BILLS. Text of the Brandon Measure Which Has Passed the House- Following is the Brandnn pension bill which was passed by tbe House of Representatives of the Georgia legis lature : “Section 1. Be it enaeted by tbe general awembly of the state of Geor gia, That section 1262, of volume I, of the code of said state of the year 1895, be and is, hereby amended by adding the following words at the end of said section, to-wit: ‘Provided further, that no person whatever, whether she has heretofore received S pension under this section or not, shall be entitled hereafter to be paid any pension here under unless she shall prove by her | own affidavit and that of one other person who knows her circumstances | that owing to her poverty she ie unable ( to provide a living for herself io addi- I tion to tbe proof required by section , 1263 and under other statutes pertain , ing thereto: but those wboee applica- I tions fur pensions shall have been , granted before this act shall take effect shall not be required to make any further proof under this act except that hereinbefore required for showing that owing to their poverty they are : unable to provide a living for them aelvea, so that said section when tbua amended aball read as follows: To tbe widow of every Georgia Confederate * aoldier who enlisted io a Georgia regi ’ ment, aud to the widow of every Con federate soldier who is herself a native t Georgian new reaiding in the state of , Georgia, and no tong aa she may cou i tinue to reside there, aball be paid an . Dually oo the 15th of February a pen aion of SQQ; provided that this section IzxAnA b Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar* Safeguards the food against alum Srw • shall duly apply to such widow as was married at tbe lime of the service of such in tbe Confederate army and have remained unmarried since tho death of such soldier husband ; provid. ed, further, that the said soldier hus band shall have died in the service of the Confederate states, er since from wounds received therein, or disease contracted io. .the service; provided, furthei, that no person whatever, whether she has heretofore received a pension under this section or not, shall be entitled hereafter to be paid any pension hereunder unless she shall prove by her own affidavit and that of one other person who knows her cireumstancee that owing to her poverty she is unable to provide a liv ing for herself, in addition to the proof required by section 1263 and other statutes pertaining thereto; but those whose applications for pensions shall have been granted before this act shall take effect shall not be required to make further proof under thia act, ex cept that hereinbefore required for showing that owing to their poverty they are unable to provide a living tor themselves. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYBUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific ptooesae* known to the Calivorhia Fia Sntup 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 fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the Cat.t fobnia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Siyrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence ot its remedy. It is far iu advance of all other laxatives, aa H 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 pame of the Company— CAUFQRNU HG SYRUP CO. SAW CL LOUISVILU. KF. NXW TOKK. X.T., B, ■. TATLOB, M. D. J. V, STEWART, M. D. DRB. TAYLOR AND STEWART, Physicians and Surgsous. i* Office hours from Ba,m,toß p. m. A physician will always be in our office 1 during that time. DR. E. ZL. H j’IHSTES, , DENTIST. i Office upstairs in building adjoining,‘on ; the north. M Williams & Son. Tickets From November Ist until April 80,1899 Winter Tourist tickets to principal South ern resorts, including Asheville and Hot Springs, N. C., and Florida pointe will be on sale at special rates, via Southern Ry. Tickets allow fifteen (15) days stop-over, and are good to return until May 81,1809. For further information, call on or ad dress. R. J. Williams, Tkt. AgL, C. 8. White, T. P. A., Griffin. Macon. •»ua’t T Jnu.fr Spit ch I Smokn Juar life Ausy. To quit Übacco easily and forever, be mae netic. lull of rife, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bae, the vouder-worker, that makes weak men itrong. AU druggists, 80e or Si. Cure guaran teed. booklet and trample free. Address Sterling Remedy CD . Chicago Naw Yerk i R.F.StricklandßCo. NEW GOODS WE HAVE JUST OPENED NEW LINE OF BLUE AND RED PERCALB NEW LINE OF MERIMACK CALICOES. NEW LINE OF FLANNELETTB. NEW LINE OF COTTON FLANNEL, AND IN FACT OUR WHOLE - STOCK IS MADE ANEW. JUST A FEW PRICES HERE TO SHOW HOW GOODS WILL HE SOLD THIS WEEK:. > . . •- „ v . Standard Calicoes 3|c. Heavy Cotton Flannels sc, 7jc and 10c. 5-4 Linen Pillow Casing only 50c. Children’s Undervests 10c and 15c. Ladies Union Suite 00c salt ' * Boys ribbed Shirts 25c. —ItiBK 10 bars beat Laundry Soap Me. HOSIERY. | Ladies Hose, 15c quality, 10c. Rubber Sboea 25c, 85c and 50c. Hake iBSvWHKM If your boys are bad on their stockings flfau-k firP* suppose you try Trippie Knee Leather nrkndt Stockings-Black Cat Brand. They last v twice as long as the ordinary kind. Our are the beet, our prices the '' lowest. R F. STRICKLAND & CO. JMom ■smsnaaß ■■■ . H. HUFF 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. 4 * • ' ‘ j t 'ML- i- ZE 3 . JdJ- ~'il —0 J 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 80 DAYS WE WILL GIVE A GOOD SCHOOL SATCHEL ANO A COPY OF CONKEY’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 MESTICS, CAPES, JACKETS, TRUNKS, CLOTHING AND HATS. We want a chance to sell you. I W. P. HORNE. . GRIFFIN 5 and 10 CENT STORE. ■ ODD FELLOW’S BUILDING.. . ‘3| I (o) We have the Largest and Beat Selected Stock of CHRISTMAS Goods in Griffin. Our stock is comprised of Dolls, China Nov elties, Tin and Iron Toys, Silver Novelties, Bisque Figures, e Wagons and articles too numerous to mention in the way of •’ Holiday wants. All at prices to suit the times. Every child must oe remembered. A lew cents will make the little ones happy here. So be sure to give us a look. EDWARDS BROS. r I 8 . • M?.. Tea Cento ier Weak M. .. •