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r I ' I I I i |\ /■ j \ > i\l I [V | f A sJL JL JL JI J A. ▼ w w J J1 • bL B JB.. .■ .■ - >■ ; . • ■- "W ——— MX No. 94. , !■!■■—■■! - CUBANS nr NIED • The Sick Need Food, and the Well Need Fitfkncei- Washington, Dec. 23.—R 8. How land, of Providence, has just returned from a visit U> Cuba, made, for the pur pose of studying the problems of bow to feed the starving people of the is land and how to sanitate the cities and towns. He talked with several sena tors and representatives today and will have a conference with Preeident McKinley and army officers. He says: "There are three eourcee to be drawn upon to give aid to suffering Cabans. First, we have the government; sec ond, the organisation of tbe Red Cross and third, the different charitable re lief associations in all tbe large cities of the United States. It is extremely desirable that these three forms of re lief should be harmonized and brought together to act under the central con trol, and it would seem as if the presi dent might appoint some high officer from the retired list of tbe army or some well known public man who could have at once tbe support and' assistance of all tbe departments of the government and all the different channels of private charity. “Tbe Cubans themselves hope even tually to be free and independent un der tbe protection of their powerful neighbor, but first of all their widows and orphans, their sick And helpless, must be assisted, and that they know is precedent to any political settle ment. If they saw this work of relief going on steadily, both by the govern ment and by individuals of the United States they would keep quiet regard ing any political questions that might arise from time to time. This would avoid the necessity of any large garri son of troops and would eventually save a great outlay of money on tbe part of this government. “Tbe immediate necessity for the military authorities who wilt be in charge after Jan. 1 to clean up tbe city and abate tbe innumerable nui sances which now exist there ie also going to interfere for s time with tbe extension of new schemes of a com mercial nature. It would not do, for instance, to bring a large force of la borers into Havana and house them io any of the buildings now existing in the city. During the time that these sanitary measures are going on tbe poor who are now without work must continue in their forlorn condi tion, and must be furnished with ra tions, either by tbe government or private charity, as may prove most pract’cable. It has been suggested that this form of relief would tend to pauperize tbe whole population, but it is difficult to see how such risk can be avoided. Those who are in the last stages of want and destitution can hardly be still further pauperize.” The Modern 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. rg Enormous Pension Fignrer. Io the year 1879, fourteen years af ter the civil war, the number of pens sions on the pension roll was 642,755, and tbe amount paid them in that year was a little less than $34,000,000, Last year—nineteen years later and tbirty-three years after tbe war—the number of pensions was 993,714, and the sum paid them was a little less than 1145,000,000. The total number of men furnished to the Union army by the states during the entire war was 2,778,304 We are, therefore, paying pensions today to an army more than one-third of the total number of men under the flag during the four years of the war, and of these three-fourths have become pensioners within the last twenty years. It is tbe most amazing record tho modern world has ever seen —New York Times. « ■ * CASTORIA For Infants and Children Ite KM Yn Dm Atwaya Bought XUucuta Sour iloweU With Ma.'car J t-- Candjr cure constipation forever, foe. 25c. If C. C. C fall, druggists refund mono’ ~ ■ ' Mg t GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 1828. 1 ■■ IMIW. i ' I. 'll Americans Rush too Hard- In the January Ladies* Home Jour i nal Edward Bok deplores tbe sense of rush that has taken possession of the American women, and emphasizes the dangers arising from thia condition of unrest “Take our family life today,” he says. “Look around one's own family circle, look into its life, look into tbe families we know, and tell me if I am to far wrong when I say what our American families need more than anything else is more time with each other; more drawing together; more momenta of being alone with each other; a greater extraction of peace and comfort from those material sur roundings which each so earnestly strives foi, and all are too much satis fied to strive for simply to possess, and nothing more. We are all too much in a hurry in America to allow of our knowing and enjoying each other; our lives are too full with things which ought to be secondary and which we have allowed to dominate us. We are all too busy ; men and wom en, girls and boys—all of us. We are not getting the rich beauties out of life; the greatest enjoyments out of living. Rush and haste are 100 much upon us. The sweet balm of peace and quiet is an unknown delight to thou sands of people And much of tbe cause, disagreeable as it is to say ao, lies with our women who have of late allowed their lives to become too full. I will not say they have neglected, to any alarming extent, the fundamental duties of wifehood and motherhood. But I do say that the danger of doing so in tbe very near future exists, in many instances, if things are allowed to go on as they have gone.” Discovered, by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she with stood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a way to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much reliev ed on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottle has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz.’ Thus writes W. C. Hamnick 4 Co, of Shelby, N. C. Trial bottles free at J. N. Harris & Son’s and Carlisle <fc Ward's drug store. Regu lar size 50c and SIOO. Every bottle guaranteed. Bem the The Kind You Haw Always Bought Signature ' A. False Alarm. “Oh, John, dear,” said Mrs. Nerv ous, “I'm so glad you’ve come homel I want you to go right out and have that new neighbor of ours arrested. He has been beating his wife and family all the morning, and the way they moan is too horrible for anything! It has thrown me into hysterics and a nervous headache, and —there, there! Do you hear that? Isn’t it awful?” But John, dear, looked out the win dow and only smiled. “Why, what do you mean?" scream ed bis wife. “Are you as heartless as he? Will you, too, look on and hear a poor woman and her innocent children beaten to”— “There, there, my dear, calm your self 1 It’s only the pulley on the new building that’s going up on the next corner. It needs a little oiL ’’—Detroit Free Press. Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be sup plied with every means possible for its relief. It is with pleasure we publish the following: “This is to certify that I was a terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for over six months, and was treated by some of the best physicians in our city and all to no avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recommended Elec -1 trie Bitters; and after taking two bot ' ties, I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them . to any person suffering from this ter rible malady. lam gratefully yours, ’ M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, Ky.” Sold by J. N. Harris & Son and Carlisle & I Ward, druggists. Pitta’ Carminative aids digestion, regu ' la tea the bowels, cures Cholera Infantum, 1 Cholera Morbus, Dysentery, Pains, Grip ’ ing, Flatulent Colic, Unnatural Drains 1 from the 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 cal <lll-0 Con.tipation rorovtr. Talco C:wcj.rels Candy Cr.th:irtlc. 10c or 25c. (1 C. C.C. fall to cure. drt’zgists refund utouc. 1.0-Tw-Lac fur Fifty Coin*. Gua incocd tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, r’ood pure. 50c. »> All druggists For Sale. The Hughes place, 2 miles north ofGri! fin: good Aroom house, big barn, bermuds pasture, etc. 671-2 acres of land. Easy • terms. A. S.Blaxe. - The Grip Epidemic. - There is an epidemic of grip through if out the country, and the situation is f* becoming alarming. e In view of the spread of the diaeaM t it is well to know what precautions to ” take, and a prominent New York phy i eician has made public a timely state t tn ent as to the premonitory symptoms eof grip. These syptnptom are t a distinct chill or chilly (sensation*, i followed by an elevation of tempera i turn from 101 to 103 Fahrenheit; pain b io the bead, headache, pain in the i limbs and back, aching all over the 9 body, meatal depression, loss of appe- • tite and muscular weakness, often f accompanied by a hard cough with - little expectoration. 1 His statement embraces the follow r ing important questions and answers: r How may one be sure it is real grip r that has attacked him? r Tbe continuance of these symptoms » without local inflammation to accoant for*them practically insures the na- • tore of the disease. 9 What should one take to neutralize f tbe attack? f Consult a good physician at once, i Different cases require different treat -1 ment. There is no specific for grip. . How may one tell whether the at -9 tack is severe enough to make it nec , essary to go to bed, or only stay in 9 doors? . Ask the advice of your physician > before venturing out. 1 What will be tbe symptoms when it . is safe for one who has bad tbe gripjtd ; venture out again? i Return of appetite, freedom from fever and pain; relief from mental difussion; general return of normal condition. i How may one guard against tbe ’ dangers of relapse daring the three ; week’s period of convalescence? > Your physician must instruct you ; I different conditions require different i precautions. What precautions should be taken i when one member of the family has i tbe grip to prevent tbe others being infected? . Do not allow members of the famk i ly to go near the patient unless abso . lately necessary. Ventilate tbe sick • room; cbango the air as often as pos [ eible. Backlen’t Arnica Salve. ’ THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cats, 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 & Ward. CABTOHIA. 1 Bean the » Yhs Kind You Han Always Bought 1 Plenty of Room at Home- Tbe New York World propounds . the following anti-expansion problem: The population of tbe United States is about The area is 3,602,- 1 990 square miles- We have, therefore, a population of only twenty persons to the square • mile. England has about 540 and Belgium about 530 to the squai’e mile. t If our country was as densely popu lated as England and Belgium, its people would number nearly 300,000,- 000, or seven times the actual number ’ Yet England and Belgium are fairly i comfortable countries to live in. t With \ population of one 7 seventh aA dense as theirs, have* we 8 not room enough within our borders to growJor some centuries to oome, - without seeking more territorial ex- • pansion? 3—" 1 ■ i Fvail < |Borden| > x Jr l ’ : Eagle ; ES Brand - ICondensedMilk t • >W NO EQUALyAS f VAN INFANT if > FREE’ M Appucatiom. W a % NewtofMCMOcnseo Mas Caav # ■ Baking Powder s *•“ ’I » •• ♦ Made from purd 4 cream of tartar- e Safeguards the food » against alum Afa ! l Ae treatot ® tn nJ-Ith nf tfw yjr— nt i j untrovu nuoaus. Jas. A- Redding has secured a peci- B tion in the railway mail aervice, and t left yesterday for Atlanta to make hfa , first trip. He will ran between Allan, ta and Charlotte, N. C , for tbe pres e «nt. Offioer M. L. Connor returned last i. night from Savannah, where he spent - several days with tbe Griffin boys in the Third regiment. He reported the - boys all well and expecting a merry • Xmas. » Misa Ophelia Bridges returned home yesterday from Milledgeville, where > she baa spent a most successful term in tbe Girl’s Normal and Industrial 1 School, and will spend Christmas with > her friend? and relatives. Misses Jeffie Bloodworth and Addie ‘ Brewer same up from Milledgeville 1 yesterday and will spend tbe holidays I with their parents. Their Griffin friends will learn with delight that e they stand first in their classes at the ’ Girll Normal and Industrial College. Mr. Joseph E. Chandler, of tbe Lil ’ lian Tucker Company, is in our city arranging for the appearance of hie company at the Olympic theatre three ‘ nights next week, beginning Thura ' day. Mr. Chandler is an old newspa ’ par man from Boston, and is repre senting a company that is first olaae in every particular. THE EXCEUME OF StiIJPOFHGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combinatifin, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes ) known to the Cauvornia Fig Syrup 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- I 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 I 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 al! other laxatives, r 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 LOUUVILLK. Kr. NSW YORK. N.T. Pottlß* In tho Stlaa. Clara—l understand that Mr. Feath erley paid me a very pretty oompllmefit today? Ethel—Yea What was it? Clara—He eaid that among the most beautiful young ladies at theparty was Miss Clara Smith. Ethel (with a cough)—Yes, I noticed you among them.—London Fun. The gradual cooling of France is proved by its vegetation. The Italian poplar, common in early French etch ings, is now seldom seen in the coun try, while the lemon has disappeared from Languedoo and the from Roussillon. It is intimated that the incandescent lamps in use in all parts of the world have over 400,000,000 candle power. Soap was first manafsetured in Brit ain in 1634. ■ewcats Tear Bowels With Casearew. fcCsiMlr Cstbartlc, cure constipation forever. Wo.tie. If C. O. C fail, druffirlsta refund uones ga R.F.StricklaniißCo. Christmas Preparations. j THIS YEAR, OF ALL YEARS, YOU WILL NEED TO GIVE USEFUL RATHER THAN PURELY ORNAMENTAL XMAS PRESENTS. IN OUR DRY GOODS Department * ARE MANY THINGS THAT WILL MAKE GLAD HEARTS FOR MOTHER OR IBTER AND GLAD POCKETS FOR YOU, Beautiful Dress Patterns |1.50 to |6.00. Black Dress Goods 20c to 75c. 73-inch Batin Damask worth 75c, reduced to 60c. 70-inch Satin Damask worth 60c, reduced to 48c. 72-inch Unbleached Damask worth 65c, reduced to 50c. 75 paragon flame steel rod Umbrellas at 98c, worth $1.26. White Silk Handkerohleis 25c to 50c. Japanese Enitial Handkerchiefr 8 for 25c. Ladies Hernsdort black Hose 10c to 86c. Men and Boys Ties and Scarft 35c and 60c. R and G Corsets ne< shapes 50c to sl. A large variety of Cuff Buttons, Hat Pins and Beauty Pins. White Counterpanes 11-4 75c to $2. A pair of our Warm Shoues would make Glad Feet and Glad Hearts for any one What more do you want for Chrlalmaa? R. F. STRICKLAND & CO. Looking Backward! The memory of Christmas shoppers usually * turns to bargains, and to L. W. Goddard & Son -* * * — OO P0B “ Hockers, lining Room Chairs, • | Onyx Tables, Lounges, Couches, jfe © Q B raßß an d White | Enameled Beds Before buying your clllislllliis Min INSPECT THE STOCK OF -a L. W. GODDARD St SON. GRIFFIN 5 and 10 CENT STORE. ODD FELLOW’S BUILDING. We have the Largest and Beet Selected Stock of CHRISTMAS Goods in Griffin. Our stock is comprised of Dolle, China Nov- elties, Tin and Iron Toys, Silver Novelties, Bisque Figures, Wagons and artiolee too numerous to mention 'in the way of Holiday wants. All at prices to suit the times. Every child must be remembered. A lew cento will make the little ones happy here. So be sure to give us a look. EDWARDS BROS. Ten Cento p«r Week