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THE MORNING CALL.
Vol. X. No. 141.
an important meeting
Tbe City Council Transacted Import
ant Business Yesterday Afternoon.
The city council met yesterday af
ternoon with His Honor, Mayor Dbvib,
in the chair, with the following alder
men present: Burr, Patrick, Oxford,
Davis, Bailey, Smith and Reid.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and confirmed.
A petitition was read from the Grit
fin Horscsboring Co., arking that their
license be transferred to H, H. Jones,
their successor in business Petition
granted.
A Petition was read from Allen <fc
Anderson asking to be relieved from
the special tax of $lO which is charg
ed all new firms, as they bought the
stock of goods belonging to Jenkins &
Co. Council refused to grant peti
tion, as Jenkins & Co , are still doing
business at another stand.
A petition was read from Osborn &
Wolcott, asking permission to be al
lowed to run a side track out Hill
street to their foundry and machine
shop. The petition was referred to
ajrtet committee with instructions to
report at next meeting.
Aiderman Patrick, chairman of the
street committee, reported that the
committee had appeared before the
county commissioners and endeavored
to coma to some terms whereby the
streets of Griffin might be worked by
the county chain gang. He said the
commissioners would listen to no
proposition made by tbe committee,
and all they w .old agree to do was to
work a few of the principal streets as
they did the public roads The offer
of the commissioners was not accepted
by the committee and he could see no
way of coming to terms. The mat
ter was discussed at considerab'e
length by the counci l , who feel that
they are being imposed upon by tbe
commissioners. The city attorney was
instructed to look into the matter and
see what legal recourse was open, and
report at next meeting
The building committee was au
thorized to have the engine house of
No. 2 fire company re-covered.
The reports of the clerk and treas>»
urer and chief of police for the
month of January were presented and
referred tc the proper committees.
Aiderman Patrick moved that in
future these reports be read to the
council. Motion was carried.
The street committee was instruct
ed to notify tbe officials of all railroads
entering tbe city that plank must be
put on all crossings and raise bed of
track to a level with tbe rails.
Several accounts were read which
bad been approved by the finance
committee, and were ordered paid.
A salary of SIOO was voted chief of
fire department for services last year
Col. W. J. Kincaid was present and
upon invitation addressed the council
on the matter of taxation. He said
the back taxes of his mill had been
paid and they were ready to pay the
taxes for this year, but be wished to
ask the council to assess the property
at an equitable valuation. It was the
purpose of his company to make an
addition to tbe mil! this summer,
which enhanced property in the city
and it was hoped tbe council
would be liberal to the mill. Upon
motion tbe mayor was authorized to
appoint a committee to assess the
property and he named Aidermen
Burr, Blakely and Davis, and to report
at an adjourned meeting to be held
this afternoon at 4.15.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to .be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a consti
tutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Hall’s Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu
tional cure on the market. It is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
■ ffer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure, end for circulars and tes
timonials. Address,
F. J. Cheney <1 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are tbe best.
For Croup use CHENEY’S
EXPECTORANT
To Cure Constipa: I
/Take Cascarets Caady Cathartic. lt‘c oi 25c
* C. C. fall to cure, druzuiau refund inuucv
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Young Man Killed by the Recoil
of a Shot Gun-
News reached this city yesterday of
a fatal accident that occurred near
Brooks Station last Wednesday after
noon, which resulted iu the death of a
prominent ycung man of that section.
Mr. A. B. Goodman, Sr., had been
unwell for several days and his son,
Will, a young man 19 years of age,
shouldered bis gun Wednesday after
noon and went to the woods to kill a
squirrel, bis father having expressed a
desire for one.
It was not long before young Good
man saw a squirrel, which he fired at
but failed to kill. The gun was a
single barrel muzzle loader, and the
young man began to hurriedly reload
it, to get another shot at the wounded
squirrel before it could get away. Af
ter loading tbe gun he rested the
butt on bis stomach to put on a cap,
and in bis excitement the gun was
discharged. It was loaded with a
heavy charge of powder and the recoil
ruptured a blood vessel in young
Goodman’s stomach.
He returned home and Dr. Luther
Gable was hastily summoned-and did
what he could to relieve the suffering
of the young man, but he died Thurs
day night at 7 o’clock.
Willie Goodman was one of tbe
most popular young men of Fayette
county, and bis tragic death has cast
a pall of sadness over the entire neigh
borhood in which he lived.
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Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
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quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by J. N.
Karris & Son and Carlisle & Ward.
Beautiful Rhetoric.
Although not agreeing with Judge
Emory Speer in bis views in regard to
expansion we reproduce an extract
from bis charge recently delivered to
the federal grand jury in Augusta,
After speaking of the typical design
on the back of the President’s chair
in the first constitutional convention,
representing tbe rising sun, the elo
quent speaker went on to say :
“It was, in truth, a glorious sunrise
for our country, but it has not yet
reached the zenith of its splendor. It
is more than a rising sun. Under
the Providence of God it is never to
be ’a setting sun. On the home of
liberty protected by the ages of the
constitution the shadows of night will
never completely fall. When the
god of day, rejoicing in the East, il
lumines the feathery frontage of
Porto Rico, the golden glories of his
departing smile is yet reflected from
the opalescent waters that bathe the
ice bound islands of Alaska, and when
his first beams salute the granite coast
of New England, the softened shades
of evening have scargely fallen on the
palm and cocoa groves of these is
lands of the Orient where even now
the guns of Otis and of Dewey are
proclaiming to mankind that the ge
nius of America takes no step backs
ward.”
The Georgia Peach-
The Georgia peach has become fa
mous and all dealers in the United
States contend for its sale Around
Fort Valley there are over 70 000 bear
ing peach trees, some 50,000 above
Marshallville, 100 000 around Griffin,
and large orchards near Forsyth,
Barnesville, Eatonton and Albany, and
the Central road authorities have
done a great work in advertising the
fruit sections of tbe state along tbe
Central railway. The Georgia peach
industry is but in its infancy and of
fers great opportunities for investors,
Il is terrible to think that the recent
freiz. i has cut a swath in the orchard
belt of Georgia Tbe amount of fruit
killed cannot be estimated. It is cer
tainly to be hoped that some of the
fruit will survive the great blizz.srrfof
February 13th and 14tb —Savannah
Press
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the /'p
Signature of
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1899.
PRESIDENT FAURE DEAD
President of the French Republic Dies
Suddenly of Apoplexy.
Paris, Feb. 17 —Felix Faure, pres
ident of tbe French republic, died
suddenly from apoplexy at 10 o’clock
last night. He had been slightly in
disposed for a day or two, but did not
consider himself really ill. The news
of-his deathdid uot reach the public for
more than an hour after it occurred.
It is impossible to describe thh first
effect upon the public mind. The an
nouncement that Faure was dead was
received with incredulity. Confirma
tion followed swiftly, however, and
disbelief gave way to almost terror, for
the public came to the conclusion that
tbe president was the victim of an as
sassin, and the majority be[ieve that
tbe decade coup d’etat had fallen, For
an hour Paris believed that todays
sun would rise upon some form of die
talorship.
Official news finally gained credu.
lence, and tbe panic subsided and tbe
crowds began to disperse. The effect of
the death in tbe midst of a great na
tional crisis as a personal feature of
the calamity, is subsiding, for Faure
was not regarded as a great figure in
national history. Still, he was re
markably successful in the delicate
task of keeping clear of all complica
tions of tbe terrible scandal now
blighting the national life, although it
is well known that be opposed a revi
sion of tbe Dreyfus case.
President Faure was in bis study in
bis study in the palace of Eiysee about
5 o’clock • yesterday afternoon. He
complained of fatigue and weakness
Dr. Humbert was called and adminis
tered ether, but declared that there
was nothing serious about Faure’s
condition. Nevertheless he grew
worse and other physicians were sum
moned Faure was conscious and
recognized Prime Minister Duper, who
had hastened to tbe palace. 'The death
agony began at 9 :50, and Faure passed
away ten minutes later. His wife,
daughters and the military rfficials of
the household were present.
The Modern Way
Commends itself to the well-informed, to
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disagreeably as well. To cleanse the sys
tem and break up colds, headaches, and
fevers without unpleasant after effects, use
the delightful liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs. Made by California Fig
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Aguinaldo, a Grand Scoundrel.
When Dewey destroyed the Spanish
fleet, on that now historic Sunday
morning, Aguinaldo was a fugitive.
He had betrayed his followers, sold
them out to the Spaniards and fled to
Hong Kong for the double purpose of
escaping tbe wrath of his victims and
securing the price of his infernal
treachery. Even al Hong Kong be
was not safe, for there was gathered
the partners of bis infamy, who knew
that be sought to defraud them and
to seize tbe whole amount —$400,000
—which Spain had paid. Then Ag
uinaldo fled from Hong Kong to Sin
gapore, and there after tbe news of
Dewey’s brilliant victory, be managed
to persuade our Consul, Hon. Spencer
Pratt, together with A. Wildman, of
Borneo, that he could become a pow
erful ally of the United States if only
our authorities would intercede in his
behalf with the insurgents be bad be
trayed. Next Dewey was envolved in
the malignant blunder, and soots Ag"
uinaldo returned to Manila in the
character of our ally, and was,
through some inconceivable infatua
tion, treated with confidence and
furnished with arms. He easily re
covered his lost influence and ascen
dency with the childish Filipinos, and
then began tbe characteristic con
spiracy against the United Slates
which is now bearing its first fruits of
peril and disaster—Washington Fost.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111 ,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was a hopeless victim of con
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr.
King’s New Discovery for Consump
tion ; she bought a bottle and to her
delight found herself benefited from
first dose. Sue continued its use and
after taking six bottles, found herself
sound and well; now does her own
housework, and is as well as she ever
was—Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at J. N. Harris & Son. and
Carlisle & Ward’s Drugstore. Large
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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.
total OAKisa powotn co., new voiar.
How Were They Armed
How did the Filipinos procure a
large supply of rifles, field piecea,
quick firing guns and ammunition
during the past month? General Otis
cables the fact to the war department,
and indicates the importance he at
taches to tbe period during which
these arms were received.
The insurgents have been armed
either by the Spaniards or by the Ger
mans. If tbe Spaniards have been
selling or giving their arms to the
rebels in other places, as it was charg
ed they did at Iloilo in order to pre
vent General Miller landing, it would
be xio surprise. Ge> many’s persistent
adherence to her determination to in
jure us in every possible manner in
tbe Philippines will cause many to
believe the aims came from her.
General Otis says tbo rifles were
Mausers. Germany is ibe only coun
try in Europe that makes Mausers,
except Spain.
CA.HTOTIIA..
Bears tbo >4 The ou a>B Always Bought
Signature
The “Bl ack Sand” of the Klondike-
The Klondike miners have been
embarrassed by a black sand of so
great specific gravity that it interferes
with gold washing.
But, now that the sand has been
analyzed, it is found to be rich not
only in gold, but aiso in platinum—a
metal that the world needs even more
pressingly than it needs gold. For
platinum is a prime essential in the
arts and the supply of it is rapidly
failing. It sells now at sls 50 per
ounce and promises soon to equal gold
itself in price, in spile of the fact that
it is practically unfit for use as a
money metal and entirely lacking in
that beauty which makes gold and
silver valuable for ornamental use.
If the “black sand” of the Klondike
shall yield a new supply of p’atinum
for use in photography and in elec
trical operations, it may rival even
gold as a “find.” —N. Y. World.
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.
BAN FRANCISCO, C»l.
LOUISVILLE. Kr. NEW YORK, N. Y.
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We are doing all repair work on BICYCLES AT ONE-FOURTH OFF the regu
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WE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF
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GF ATLANTA, and are prepared to furnish CUT FLOWERS and DECORA
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When you want to send a parcel or message anywhere. We will send a Bicycle
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We will sell
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L. L. May & Co.’s
Garden Seed at
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Peas and Onion Sets
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19 1-2 Hill St.
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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 lie at once re
peated, or if the urine has a brick dust '!■■■
posit or-'r od r.
When these symptoms are present, no
time should be lost in removing the cause.
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh of the
bladder, inflammation, causing stoppage,
and sometimes requiring the drawing of
the urine with instruments, or may ru»
into Bright’s Disease, the most dangerous
t stage of kidney trouble.
Dr. Kilmer’s Bwamp-Root, the great
discovery of the eminent kidney and blad
der specialist, is a positive remedy for
I such diseases. Its reputation is world
wide and it is so 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
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