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THE MORNING CALL. Vol. X. No. 168. oua STBEBTS NEED ATTENTION The Continuous Rains Left Them in a Very Bad Condition- The Call has been naked by a num* b er of citizens recently to call the attention of 'be public to our streets and aide walks, which are in a condi tion to be lamented The streets of Griffin are certainly not a credit to the city, and it is but just that we should have better ones. If the City Council and County Com missioners cannot come to terms on the working of our s’reets by the county chaingang, then other arrange ments should bs made wi'bnt delay. The extremely bad weather of the last six months has left our most pop ular thoroughfares full of ruts and ditches, which render driving very uncomfortable. And, if possible, our sidewalks need working worse than the roads. Grif fin has never looked to her sidewalks as she should, and the Call thinks it is time some steps were taken to have them properly cared for. The paved sidewalks in the business portion are such as to cause severe criticism from visitors, and cculd be made better if only the property owners were inclined to do so. Good streets and sidewalks is what proud Iriffin wants, and must have, and to the mayor and council is our appeal made. A Georgia Wedding- The New York World of last Sun day says that in a certain country town down in Georgia there recently took place a very surprising and amus ing wedding. The World does not say that the town referred to was Griffin, but the reader may draw his own con clusions. It did say that the happy couple were from the country—very far out in the country. They went to the best hotel and wanted everything done ic style. The father of the bride was especially anxious that it should be so. Everything was ready when some one suggested a wedding march. There stood a piano and inquiry reveal ed the fact that a drummer somewhere in the hotel could play the wedding march for them. He was found in the liquid sample room, not as sober as he had been some hours before, but bis fingers nevertheless were in good playing order. Oh, yes, certain y he would play. He lumbered up the stairs and waddled to the piano stool. He im mediately began the march which must have been regarded as ssmewhat fast, but some people have a faculty for adapting themselves to almost anything. The bridal party came in and the music softened down with many extra flourishes and runs while the nuptial knot was being tied, then the party marched out, while the minister smil ed broadly, he being one of two people present who understood the situation, for the piauo rumbled and crashed under the fingers of the drummer, who bad played for the wedding march “Hot time in the old town Tonight.” Discovered. By a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that, too, by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened itsclutcbes upon her, and for seven years she withstood 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’ discover ed away to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Dis covery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz ” Thus writes W. C. Hamnick & Co., Shelby. N. C. Trial bottles free at Harris & Son’s and Carlisle & Ward’s Drug Store. Regular siza 50c. and SIOO Every bottle guaranteed. c a. s a- o rt x .a. . Bea-.- 8 the Kind You Have Always. Bought Signature . /z For LaGrippe and Influ enza use CHENEY’S EX PECTORANT. Eggs! Eggs!! Eggs!!! From thoroughbred Barred Piym outh Rock and Silver Laced Wyan dotte, 11.00 per 13 If you want to raise prize winners try a fitting of these eggz. Lewis D. Clark, 20 Hill St. I JOHN SHERMAN DEAD- t The Statesman Expires While Mak ing a Pleasant Cruise- • Washington, March 21—A dispatch » from Cainmanera, Cuba, reports the i death of ex-Secretary John Sherman on board the Paris. Ex-Secretary Sherman was with a party of pleasure seekers making a tour of the West Indian waters. He contracted pneumonia ten days ago and gradually grew worse. Every medical attention available was given him, but on account of his generally weak physical condition and his ad vanced age the physicians on board the Paris could not arrest the prog r ess of the disease. The government was kept advised of his condition, and a week ago the cruiser Chicago was ordered by Sec retary Long to meet the Paris at Kingston and transfer Mr. Sherman to that ship and bring him immedi ately home in care of physicians and nurses. Mr. Sherman realized his weak condition and expressed a strong desire to be taken home. The trans fer could not be made, however, on account of his condition being too precarious to admit of being moved. The war department has received the following : Manila, March 21—Adjutant Gen eral, Washington : Transports Ohio and Senator left 20th. Grant delayed for necessary repairs, starts 25th. Car ries all sick and wounded to ship. Sherman expected tonight Cannot commence shipment of volunteers at present. Hope to do so soon. Ship additional battalion California to Negros this afternoon. The Cotton Crop. The prospects of the new cotton crop are beginning to excite interest. That the indications are towards a smaller crop may be seen in a com parison of quotations for future delive ries, “A week ago," says the New- Orleans Timet-Democrat, “Januaries were selling five points below Mays; two weeks ago the discount amounted to as much as twelve points.” The positions are coming more closely to gether. The Timer-Democrat points out that phenomenally wet weather prevails to the eastward of the Missis sippi, while there is a deficiency of moisture throughout the greater part of Texas. These facts “make a perfect season a condition precedent to the production of a crop that would make a figure beginning with a 5 look right to anybody outside of a mad house.” Weather, however, is not the only matter to be considered ; there aie the questions of acreage and fertilizers. On these latter poinis a circular is sued by P. D. Daffin & Son of this city says the firm has reliable information indicating that the shipment of fertili zers this season will not be over 75 per cent, of the shipments of last season, if indeed it reaches 60 per cent. The sale of inspection tags from the state agricultural department up to the present time has been 50 per cent, lees than for the corresponding period of last year. This is conclusive evidence of a large decrease in fertilizer sales, as every bag of fertilizer sold in Georgia must have an inspection tag on it to i make the sale legal. i “Again,” says the Daffin circular, “the low price of cotton the past fall has ruined that class of farmers known as ‘renters,’ and, finding it im possible to obtain actual necessities of ; life from the country merchant, he is ' compelled to hire himself to the larger ' planters, who are in a very little bet , ter position The result of al! this will , be the retiring of the ‘renter’ farmer ’ from raising cotton on his own ac- • count, and, as they constitute a con , siderable class in this section of the South, the reduction in acreage from this source alone will be considerable. The larger planters will not be able to increase their acreage, as most of them are in debt from the past year, and are in no position to obtain ne* cessary additional supplies.’—Savan nah News CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the . Signature of o • 1 For Asthma use CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT. GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1898. THE KEYBOARD LOCATED It Shows That Spanish Officers De stroyed the Maine i Cincinnati, 0.. March 21—A local e paper prints today a story that the 1 location of the keyboard by which the Maine was blown up in Havana har a bor, had been found by an American i engineer officer. 3 The story is that Captain T. L. Hus- > ton, of the volunteers, who entered the r service from Cincinnati!, and who had i been assigned to the duty of cleaning r out the fortifications of Havana, bad • discovered in the gun room of the I Caulel De Fuerste, a wooden box or < hut, in which he found a gutta percha tube containing one large wire and I several smaller wires. He also found ■ evidences of a keyboard having been ■ torn away. Captain Huston had con fided his discovery to Mr. Warren J. Lynch, the newly appointed passen- ■ ger agent of the Big Four, who was visiting Havana, and said he was i about to trace the wins to prove his : theory that the Maine was exploded from that point. The wreck of the ves-el can be seen i from this gun room, not more than a hundred yards distant. The room its self was in part of the prison to which access was only allowed a few of the officers. 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 35 cents per box. For sale by J. N. Harris & Son and Carlisle & Ward. An Opening For Trouble. In commenting, the other day, upon Mr. Bryan’s peculiar answei to the invitation of the Democratic Club of ' New York to attend its dinner on April 13, the anuiversary of the birth• 1 day of Thomas Jefferson, we were not I aware that Mr. Bryan had an iuvita l tiou from another Democratic organi ’ zation in New York city to a dinner on the same date. The fact that he 1 had such an invitation was not very generally known. It is said that he has accepted an invitation from New York city Democrats who supported • the Chicago platform in 1896 The dinner they propose to give will cost 1 only one silver dollar a plate, and, ' therefore, will be conspicuous for its • Jeffersonian simplicity. The Demo cratic Club dinner will cost ten dollars a plate, but even that price will not permit of a sumptuous feast. The in teresting question in connection with ' these two dinners is, What effect will Col. Bryan’s acceptance of the invita -1 lion of the out-and-out silver Demo crats have upon the Democratic party r of New Y'ork? > At the outset it was proposed that } the dinner of the Democratic Club 5 should be a national affair—and it was 5 even hinted that an effort would be 9 made at the dinner to put silver in the ' background as an issue in 1900, and 3 push other issues to the front It now 8 looks as if the dinner, instead of being 1 the means of lifting Tammany to the 3 front in national affairs, would be a failure. The refusal of Mr. Bryan to ' accept an invitation to attend it and I the disposition of other prom’nenl 8 democrats to remain away from it " have given it a black eye, and nothing ' that Mr Croker can say in its behalf 3 is sufficient to destroy the impression r that the giving of the dinner was a mistake. ’ 11 is expected that the labor element r of the democratic party of New York will be conspicuously in evidence at the dollar dinner. That element col- B trols a great many votes. It may turn 3 out that Tammany will not be able to ■ control the state convention, which 3 will nominate delegates to the n<x' ' democratic national convention There ’ appears to be ground far thinking that • a great effort will be made to wrest the control of the party in the state from Tammany. If the silver Demo crats get control < f it the Democratic leaders will not care much whether Tammany favors the 16 to 1 or no’ Savannah News t Best of All • To cleanse the system in a gentle and ■ truly beneficial manner, when the Spring time comes, use the true and perfect _ remedy, Syrup of Figs. Buy the genuine. J Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all druggists, at 50 cents per bottle. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powders are the greatest menaces-! to health of the present day. I i rovai baki-a rowors ca, ncw vook. Finest Throne in the World. After the death of Mouzaffer-ed-Din his successor will take his seat upon the most elaborately decorated throne in the world It is a sort of couch in solid, massive silver ; ornamented with the delicately chiselled and artistic figures representing many things, but, above all, symbols of the art of war, and heads of animals, in high re lief. Al) the parts of the throne which are not sculptured are incrusted thick ly with precious stones. Around the diamonds which blaze in this wonder ful construction are little decorative figures iu very preciously colored stones. In the center of the dais is set a phenomenal brilliant, the price of which represents a for'une. On the royal couch, which serves as a throne during great ceremonies, the father of Chox—el-Saltanet has placed a covering for robe) and a large, soft pillow, all embroidered with threads of pure, fine gold and with sapphires, pearls, rubies and emeralds. The throne, its covering or robe and pil low, together, represent, at the low est estimate, sls 000.000 (75.000,000 franca). IB w sign Excellent Combination. The pleasant method ami beneficial effects of the well known remedy. Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening Inxa five, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling om to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from 1 every objectionable quality anil sub i stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK. N Y. For sale by all Druggists —Price 50c. per bottle mm bRAPHOPHONE NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THE NEW BOOK ANDMI SIC 31 IRE DON’T FAIL TO IIEARTIIE BAT- > TLE OF MANILA AND OTHER POPULAR PIECES J. H. HUFF, 24 HILL STREET. City Tax Notice. I Tax fi fas for city tax for the year 1898 have been turned over to me 1 for collection. Call and Bettie the ‘ game at once or levy and rale will be t made. E. I. ISON, Chief of Police. R.F. Strickland & Go. GRAND DISPLAY iOf spring and summer styles of men’s and women’s fine Shoes and Oxfords. See our windows for new shapes, new toes, new combinations. Jr DRy GOODS DEPARTMENT. ( urq Monday we will show another shipment of black ( repons lor skirls. ■■ Also new line of white and col- . • A \ \ ored Piques, Cord Dimities, India / yr. / / ) linens and Lawns. 12 / I \. / / e " over Embroideries and Insertions designed especially for ‘ y 7 5 I s^‘rf " a ’ >l fronts. A very stylish /7' ’ lot, prices s] to $.3 \ a rd. (i ■/' " J The n, " s * complete Corset depart- nient in the city. R. F. STRICKLAND * CO. EASTERN GROWN SEED Potatoes. Fresh Garden Seed, Cheap for Cash. N. B. DREWRY & SON. FnrailureßeDairSliOD o 0 John T. Boyden has opened an Uphumter Shop, and will do all other General Furniture Repairs ing, and Guarantees Satisfaction on work and prices. Please call and see me. JOHN T. BOYDEN, 19 1-2 Hill st. Guardian’s Sale. QTATE OF GEORGIA, 'T? • Spalding County. By virtue of an order granted by the ordinary of Spalding county, Georgia, at the March term of said court, bflit, I will sell to the highest bidder, before the court house door in Griffin, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day in April, W 99, the following proper ty: Two-thirds (<) interest in twenty three acres of land, more or less, bounded i as follows: North by lands of J. T. Beasley, east by lands of E. T. Kendall, I south by lands of Mrs. Sarah Beasley and B C. Head and west by lands of W. J. Bridges. Sold for the purpose of encroach ing on corpus of ward’s estate lor their maintenance and education. Terms cash. W. T. Beasley, Guardian of his minor children. March f>th, Dstfi). iYS d d bd' a ■ ■ S kl ■ < anything you invent or improve ; n’!*o get J ; CAVEAT.TRADE-MARK, COPYRIGHT Gr DESIGN i PROTECTION. Send model, wk etch, or photo. for free examination and advice. J 'BOOK ON PATENTS f y: C.A.SNOW&co. ■ J Patent Lawyers. WASH’NGTON, D.C. ! !B, H. 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Hold by all newsdealer*. MUNN & C(J.361 Broadway, YOIK Uranch Office. €25 E St., Washington, D. C. : " = Ordinary’s Advertisements,; OTATE OF GEORGIA, i »-/ Spalding County. To All Whom it Maj- Concern: J. : Cbestney Smith, County Administrator, I having, in proper form, applied to me for ! permanent letters of administration on the estate of Mrs .).!>. Sherrel), late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of Mrs. J. I). Sherrel 1 to t>e and appear at my office in Griffin, Ga., ■ n the first Monday in April, by 10 o'clock a. m., 1899, and to show cause, if any they can, why permanent administration should not jl>e granted to J. C'hcstney Smith, County Administrator, ■on Mrs..l. I). Sherrells estate. Witness my hand and official signature, this 6th day of March, 1899. ■I. A. DREWRY, Ordinary. g? TATE OF GEORGIA, I O Spalding County. Whereas, A. J. Walker, Administrator | of Miss Lavonia Walker, represents to the J Court in his petition, duly filed and en tered on re< ord, that he has fully admin istered Mis- Lavonia Walker's estate. This is therefore to cite all persons con terne’, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said Adminis i trator should not lie discharged from his administration, and receive letters of dis mi- non t e first M nday in May, 1*99. •L A. I >RE WRY, Ordinary. February 6th, 1899. Consumpllßn y , £ AND ITS *CCRB to the editor I have an absolute remedy f r Consumpti* >n. By its timely use thousands of In -peless cases have been already permanently cured. So proof-positive am I of its power that I consider it my duty to itnd tuo bottlei free to th- -se of your readers who hive G msumpti- n, Throat, Bronchial or Lung Trouble, if they will write- me their express and postofilce address. Sincerely, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C, ISJ Pearl St., Sew York. 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