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THE MORNING CALL.
Vol. X. No. 137.
A SEVERE BLIZZARD.
Tne Coldest Weather Seen Here in
Many Years
One of the coldest waves that has
v sited this section in j ears struck our
city Saturday night.
Il began snowing at an early hour
Sunday morning, and by noon the
ground was coveted to a depth of
nearly five inches.
The enow was followed by a fearful
gale from the north, while the mer
cury took a tumble, the like of which
was never seen in this section.
Early yesterday morning lhe mer
cury in several tbermomtters stood at
10 degrees balow zero and eight above
was the maximum temperature for the
day
Those who have kept records o! the
weather for a half century, say they
have never seen the mercury as low
as it was yesterday morning.
Several persons came near freezing
to death, while the suffering among
the poor was very great The relief
committee of the city council furnish
ed fuel and food for a large number,
and wherever assistance was needed,
it was soon given.
To add to lhe seriousness of affairs,
it was almost impossible to get a pound
of coal. The dealers bad a very small
stock on hand, and would sell but a
few pounds to a customer, hoping to
supply all who were entirely out with
enough to keep up the semblance of a
fire until more could be obtained from
the mines
Although ths sun shown bright all
day, the snow melted only on the
housetops, where it war protected
from the chilling blasts of wind.
The piospects for good weather are
not"very encourging for several days
at least
How to Look Good,
Good . looks are really more than
skin deep, depending entirely on a
healthy condition of all the vital or
gans If the liver is inactive, you have
a bilious look ; ’! your stomach is dis
ordered, you have a dyspeptic look ; if
your kidneys are affected, you have a
pinched look Secure good heiltb,
and you will surely have good looks.
“Electric Bilter«” is a good alterative
aud tonic. Acts di'eocly on the stom
ach, liver and kidneys, purifies the
blood, cares pimples, b’»tcbes and
boils, and gives a good complexion.
Every bottle guaranteed Sold at J.
N Harris & Son, and Carlisle & Ward
Drug Store, 50 cents per bottle.
For Asthma use CHENEY’S
EXPECTORANT.
Premises and Conclusions.
Recently, while a number of news
paper men were interviewing the
governor, one of the group, drawing
certain inference, tried to put words
into lhe governor’s mouth, says the
Rochester Post Express. Thereupon
he gave caution lest some enthusias
tic correspondent overstate his cpin
ions. ‘ You may draw as many con*
elusions as you like,” said the gover
nor, “but don’t attribute them to me,”
and then he told the following story:
■‘There was once a colored preacher
who, upon the occasion of delivering
a forceful harangue to his congrega
tion, said :
“‘I eee before me twelve chicken
thieves, including Wil hm Sanders. ’
‘ Now, Sandy was a bandy man
with a razor, and, being exceeding
wFoth over the preacher’s severe in
dictment, threatened to carve the par
son on sight. But the parson’s friends,
learning that there was trouble in the
wind, urged him, in rhe interest of his
own welfare and that of the communi
ty, to set things right with Sniders at
the first opportunity. Taking this
view of the sittia'ioti, the parson did
<>n the uex' S indny. mike the follow
ing annoijner rn< nt I*
‘ Br. thfen, at our last meeting I
n>ad -a statement which, after mature
dr 'ibera.foti, I desire to correct, r<-a! z
inc as Id > that my remarks upon
that occasion might not have under
e'o ~] eorree’ly. What I should have
was: "I'here are in this congre
gation twelve chicken thi< ves, not en
eluding William Sanders. ’
Mr. H. A. Pass, Bowman, Ga., writes :
‘‘One of my children was very delicate
and we despaired of raising it. For
months my wife and I could hardly get a
night's rest until we began the use of
Pitt’s Carminative. We found great re
lief from the first bottle.” Pitt’s Carmin
ative acts promptly and cures permanent
ly It is pleasant to the taste, and children
take it without coaxing. It is free from
injurious drugs and chemicals.
PICTURES OF OLD MASTERS.
Tire Constant Duel Between the Ex
perts anil (tie Frauds.
In a vaudeville that used to be played
at the Palais Royal an upstart is made to
say: “Come see my gallery. 1 Lave got 16
old masters from the sale, or 16 old sails
from the sell. I don't know which."
Many of our experts might say the same
thing, because the imitation of old pic
tures is becoming a regular and flourish
ing business, with its workshops, its art
ists and its mai -;ets. "The other day in
one of the suburbs of Brussels a factory
was discovered for turning out the works
of old masters, and the specimens brought
to light were well calculated to puzzle the
most skillful experts. As a matter of
fact, during the past 40 years Belgium
has put upon the market hundreds of
Hobbemas, Teniers, Metzus, Ruysdacls
and especially Van Goyens, which they
have made quite fashionable.
It is easy for skeptics to say that, in
spite of their skill, the forgers can never
deceive men of experiecne; that they al
ways make feeble copies or wretched imi
tations; that the dash, the life and the
evidence of the free hand in execution,
which are clearly presented in the genuine
works of the masters, are always absent
in the copies. But unfortunately this is
not the case. There are forgers in art
whose skill Is no less astounding than de
plorable. To prove this a single example
suffices:
All those who occupy themselves a little
with the fine arts know, at least by repu
tation, the two famous portraits of Leo X,
one in the Tribuna room of the Uffizzi
gallery in Florence and the other in the
museum of Naples. Nobody has ever been
able to tell which is the original.
We are compelled to acknowledge the
wonderful skill of these forgers who suc
cessfully seize, if not the details, at least
the ensemble of a work. Then, as for the
details, they have recourse to another
method. There are moments when literary
men, to avoid the trouble of consulting a
dictionary, put a mark upon a word the
orthography of which they are not quite
sure, and leave to the proofreader the care
of hunting it up. Well, the reproducers
of old masters replace the ink mark by a
“vegetation,” which is obtained by mb’
bing with a wet rag the portion of the
picture which is to be covered for cause. '
The water left upon the spot soon pro
duces a moldiness and an infinite number
of little spots. The whole forms a stain
which, In the slang of the forgers, is called
a chanci.
The methods of these swindlers are in
numerable. For example, to destroy the
proof that the canvas is newly painted,
they simply bake it. In this way they ob
tain a rough and scaly surface. When the
scales do not appear in sufficient quantity,
the point of a pin is used to produce the
desired additional number. A judicious
employment of wet ashes and lampblack
in varying doses suffices to give to the col
or those beautiful somber and yellowish
tones that time spreads upon the works of
past centuries. Spanish licorice is also
used to give modern canvases the appear
ance of old age. A decootion of wine
must is sometimes poured upon the paint
ing. It is spread with the palm of the
hand and rubbed until it becomes dry.
That is the method of giving to the canvas
what is called the warm and golden tone.
Some time ago the experts discovered a
very simple method of detecting the fraud.
The copies, having neither the name nor
the hardness of the old paintings, were
unable to resist the attacks of alcohol,
which made their colors fade rapidly. But
in this eternal duel between the expert and
the forger, the latter has the riposte al
ways prompt. To make his copies proof
against the attacks of alcohol he covered
them with a light coat of liquid glue. Over
this the alcohol passed just as it might
pass over a pane of glass.
It is noteworthy that these forgeries are
well known to the amateurs who are still
bold ancugh to purchase old paintings.
The mania of the collector holds out
against all disappointments and mishaps.
—Paris Cor. Courtier des Etats Unis.
An Enterprising Druggist-
There are few men more wide awake
and enterprising than J. N. Harris &
Son, and Carlisle & Ward, who spare
no pains to secure the best of every
thing in their line for their many
customers. They now have the valua
ble agency for Dr, King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. This is the wonderful remedy
that is producting such a furor all
over the country by its many startling
cures. It absolutely cures Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all affec
lions of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Cail at above drug store and get a trial
bottle free or a regular sixe for 50
cents and $1 00. Guaranteed to cure
or price refunded.
The Boston of It.
"You would be pretty,” persisted
the other, “if you didn’t know it your
self.” The gorgeous Boston creature
shook her head. “lean know nothing, ”
she argued. “I have mental impres
sions, but they do not establish exter
nal fact. Externality is a figment of
subjectivity. Ergo, Ido not know lam
pretty, quod erat demonstrandum.”
Casuistical subtleties, doubtless, but net
easily to be swept away for all that. —
Detroit Journal.
CASTOTITA.,
Bears the lhe Kin(l Hate Always Bought
The London Standard says the Scot
tish race is the most clannish, the most
übiquitous, the most pertinacious and
the most instinctively coherent in the
world.
It is reported that 400,000 canaries
change hands every year in the United
Kingdom alone, the value of them be
ing about £IOO,OOO.
For Croup use CHENEY’S
EXPECTORANT
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1814).
Our Soldiers at Manila-
In hie ili.pHti'bes t<> tl.»- « .1 depart
ment G-n O is sits lint tin- fijhi’rg
■>i onr soldit.ra in the battle nf lest B*t
tjrdsy and Sunday was a n ve
tmn to the Filipino’ l . It. i* not t<> be
wondered at therefore that the insur
gent army is scattered, and that
Aguioaldo is asking lor a conference.
The Filipinos supposed that they
would have about as easy a time in I
fighting our soldiers aa they bad in
fighting the Spaniards The Spaniards
make very good soldiers, but in the
Philippines they were not <xprctrd (
apparently, to do the best they could
They were not well le.d and there was
corruption from the highest to the
lowest officer in the army. Under lhe
circumstances it was not surprising
that the Spaniards fail to disp'ay
si dierly qualities that commanded
the respect of the Filipinos.
The Filipinos expected to find in the
Americans the same sort of material
they had encountered in the Spanirh
army. Their astonishment at their
mistake must have been very great
It is not improbable that the trouble
with the insurgenis is practically over.
Having found that our government
is very much in earnest, and that, it
has the power to enforce its will, they
may come to the conclusion that the
wiser course is to see what its inten
tion is before carrying their hostility
to it any further. The chances are
that the Filipinos were led into their
present position by Aguinaldo and a
few other ambitious men who hoped
either to be boughtoff or else expected
to be successful and be the chief offi
cers of the republic which they pro
posed to establish.
The fighting of our soldiers, the
most of whom ari volunteers, makes
every American feel proud of bis
country and its aimy. There is no
doubt that the Americans make the
best soldiers in lhe world. The fight
ing of lhe regulars and Rough Riders
at Santiago commanded the admira
tion of the whole world, and now the
volunteers at Manila have given addi
tional cause for admiration of the .x
--celleut qualities of the American sol*
dier. The volunteers at Manila have
had six months experience, and, as
Gen. Merritt said on bis return from
the Philippines, “they are almost as
good as regulars.”
The Filipinos will nut again make
the mistake of thinking that because
the American soldiers treat them
kindly and humanely they are ufraid
of them. That mistake cost them
dearly. Still lhe lesson that was giv
en them wan necessary to make them
understand fully that while we are
disposed to bs peaceable and kind we
shall tolerate no nonsense from them.
—Savannah News.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve-
THE BEST SALVE 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.
Earris & Son and Carlisle & Ward.
Population of the Firmament-
In bis lecture at the Royal Institu
tion, Sir Robert Ball, lately astron*.)
mer royal in Ireland, says the London
Spectator, stated that we u-.W know
the existence of 30.000,000 of stars or
sons many of them much more mag
nificent than lhe one which gives
light to our system. The majority of
them are not visible to the eye or even
recognizable by the telescope, but sen
sitized photographic plates have re
vealed their existence beyond all
doubt or question, though most of
them are almost inconceivably dis
tant, thousands or tens of thousands
of times as far <-ff as our sun A tele
graphic message, for example which
would reach ti.e sun in eight minutes
j wou’d r-ach -i>m- o- Les- - a-- in
1800
An average of only ttn planets t°
each ’tin indicates th” existence with
in the nu’io v range to which human
observation is still confined of at least
300,000 000 of separate world-, many
of t nem doubtless of gigantic i , » 1
it i.s nearly ir>ci uceivable that those
worlds c ti be wh- lly d< vii.l of living
and sentient beings’Up-'C them, prob
ably niur' ii! in < or sense, as all matter
must d-cay, certainly finite; and then
what is the relative position of man*
kin d ?
i Bean ths j II” Kind You Have Always BoujP
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
royal baking poworn co., new voex. _
No More Questions-
The nature of a- presiding officer’s
duties vari s with time and place, says
the Youth’s Companion, An athletic
miner was in the chair at a political
meeting in New South Wslcs just be
fore a close and exciting election.
One of the candidates was present to
speak
During his address he was inter
rupted by hooting and rough chaff,
and lhe chairman was soon in a state
of boiling indignation Smothering
his wrath, however, lie pacified the
“boys” by assuring them that at the
end of the candidate’s speech they
should be at liberty to put any ques
tions they chose Accordingly, at the
end of the harangue he rose and in
quired, in stentorian tones aud in a
rich Irish brogue :
“Has inny gentleman a question to
airsk?”
A stout little Welsh miner, who had
been a conspicuous disturber of the
peace of the evening, shuffled slowly
up lhe steps of the platform. But at
the top he was met by lhe chairman,
who, without the slightest warning,
delivered a terrific left and-right, and
sent the Welshman sprawling on his
back.
“Now,” roared the chai’man, “has
inny other gintlcman a question to
air.-k?”—end there was no response.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP 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 processes
known to the California 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
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. Cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. N. Y.
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WATEhrn
anything yon invent or improve: also get. l
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R. H. TAYLOR, M. D. J, F. STEWART M D.
DRS. TAYLOR AND STEWART,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Office hours from Ba,m.to Bp. tn. A
physician will always be in our office
during that time.
: . ir 23c
R. F. Strickland & Go.
(o>
Extraordinary Values
For Monday’s Sales.
50 DOZ. OF EVERETTE, RIDLEY, REAGAN CO.’S SHIRTS, BOXES DAM
AGED BY WATER BUT SHIRTS WERE NOT DAMAGED AT ALL
10 DOZ NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, DETACHABLE COLLARS AND CUFFS.
WORTH |l, MONDAY 48c.
11 DOZ LADIES UNDERVESTS, REAL MACO YARNS, REGULAR PRICE
65c , MONDAY AT 35c.
SAME QUALITY IN MENS UNDERSHIRTS AT 35c.
148 WORK SHIRTS WORTH 50c., MONDAY AT 35c.
75 DOZ. LADIES AND CHILDRENS HOSE WORTH 15c , AT 10c
TWO SPECIALS IN CORSETS FOR MONDAY—63 FEATHERBONE COR
SETS WORTH |l, AT 50c. 36 FEATHERBONE CORSETS WORIUtI 25 AT 75c
65 UMBRELLAS, 26-INCH, WORTH 75c , MONDAY AT 49c.
72 MENS UMBRELLAS, VERY BEST MAKE, WORTH |1 35, MONDAY 98c.
Slxoe Store.
Ou/ FEW MOR ® PAIRB LEPr OP LADIEB l ;J AND W-W SHOES TO CLOSE
CHILDRENS SCHOOL SHOES, BEST QUALITY, LEATHER TIPPED,
LACE OR BUTTON, 75c. TO J 1.25.
MENS SATIN CALF, BALS AND CONGRESS, ALL STYLES TOES,
WORTH $2 50, MONDAY $2.
ALL KRIPPENDORF AND ZEIGLER SHOES AT CUT PRICES TO CLOSE
OUT. DON’T MISS THIS SALE, WE SAVE YOU MONEY THIS WEEK.
R. F. STRICKLAND * CO.
Bargains in Groceries.
WITH A VIEW TO MAKING SOME CHANGES IN OUR LINE OF BUSI
NESS, WE WILL OFFER OUR ENTIRE S POCK OF FANCY GROCERIES AT
VERY LOW PRICES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
WILL SELL THIS WEEK STAPLE GROCERIES AT THE FOLLOWING
VERY LOW PRICES:
18 pounds Standard Granulated Sugar -. > - SI.OO
14 pounds best Lard - fi.OQ
14 pound best Rice - . . . . SI.OO
3 pound can Tomatoes, per case ... $1.65
2 pound can Tomatoes, per case s $1.50
45 bars Good Laundry Soap .... SI.OO
Will sell our Crockery and Tin Ware at Actual cost
Mocho and Java Coffee, per pound - - . 25cts
GIVE US A TRIAL.
FL~YISrT co.
BARGAINS IN BICYCLES.
Now is the time to get a wheel at your own price, either new or second hand.
We are doing all repair work on BICYCLES AT ONE-FOURTH OFF the regu-
Take advantage of thia opportunity and have your wheel made to LOOK
LIKE NEW, for the coming season.
WE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF
John A. Lambert, Florist,
and are P re P anj d to furnish CUT FLOWERS and DECORA
IIVE PLANTS, for entertainments, weddings, funerals, etc.
Call ’Phone 4 Two Calls
When you want to send a parcel or message anywhere. We will send a Bicycle
Messenger AT ONCE.
KILLIAN & LAMBERT.
I£s HILL STREET.
RICH ES
COME BY SMALL SAVINGS.
One Penny Saved is equal to Two
Made
For Spot Cash
We will sell
David Landreth & Son,
Robt. Buist, Jr. A Co.,
L L. May & Co.’s
Garden Seed at
2icts. per paper.
Peas and Onion Sets
Correspondingly Low.
THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE
CHEAPEST.
N. B. DREWRY & SON.
Parlor Car and. Sleeping Car Service Be
tween Alanta and. Albany, G'a.
The Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany has inaugurated parlor car and
sleeping car service between Atlanta and
Albany, Ga , on train leaving Albany 4:15
a. m .arriving Macon 7:40 a. m, Atlanta
111:20 a tn., and on train leafing Atlanta
4:05 p. tn., arriving Macon 7:20 p. m., Al
bany 11:05 p. m. Passengers trom Alba
ny, Ga., holding berth tickets, can take
sleeper at Bp. m., thus allo Wing them to
remain in sleeper over night. Passengers
arriving Albany at 11:05 p. m., may re
main in sleeper until 7:00 a., as. Rate for
double berth in sleeper, 150 mites and un
der, $1.50; over 150 miles, $2 00.
Charges for seats, as follows: 50 miles
and under, 25 cents; 51 miles to 125 miles,
50 cents; 126 miles to 200 miles, 75 cents;
201 miles to 300 miles, SI.OO.
Ten Cents per Week
Salary Ordinance For 1899.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Conn
cil of the City of Griffin, that the following
salaries be paid the different officers of the
city during their term of office:
Mayor, S4OO 00 per annum, payable
monthly.
Clerk and Treaaurer, $300.00 per annum
payable monthly and fees.
Chief Police, 45 00 per month payable
monthly.
Po’icemen each, $40.00 per month pay
able monthly.
City Physician, 150.00 per annum pay
able monthly.
Janitor $20.00 per month payable
monthly.
PARSNIP COMPLEXION?
It does not require an expert to detect
the sufferer from kidney trouble. The
hollow cheeks, the sunken eyes, the dark,
puffy circles under the eyes, the sallow,
parsnip-colored complexion indicates it.
A physician would ask if you had rheu
matism, a dull pain or ache in the back or
over the hips, stomach trouble, desire to
urinate often, or a burning or scalding in
passing it; if after passing there is an un
, satisfied feeling as if it must be at once re
peated, or if the urine has a brick dust de
posit or strong odor.
When these symptoms are present, no
time should be lost in removing the cause.
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh of the
I bladder, inflammation, causing stoppage,
I and sometimes requiring the drawing of
» the urine with instruments, or may rut
k into Bright’s Disease, the most dangerous
k stage of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the great
■ discovery of-the eminent kidney and blad
: der specialist, is a positive remedy for
> such diseases. Its reputation is world
i wide and it is sb easy to get at any drug
store that no one need suffer any length
of time for want of it.
However, if you prefer to first test its
wonderful merits, mention The Middle
i Georgia Farmer, and write to Dr. Kil
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. for
; i sample bottle and book telling all about it,
both sent absolutely free by mail. 1