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CIIRISTMASTJDE. From Tuesday's Herald. a there a breast In whioh emotions tender thnn are stirred at any of the year do not well np ththeocmingof Christmas? Is there Christmas warmth does not a means more or less di< root? Pity such heart, if such an one , deal for the Danish sit really been olosod? when approached, but refuses to talk about that ng of Maolay is the only coni ng feature of the whole miserable Sooretary Root hit Gen. Miles bard, stand it. MUob has been e. be Sparta Isbmaeltto says that Joo 1 Would make a good attorney gen- Suits us. , daclay probably knows now that vU service is not what it has been o^okod up to bo. That public property fund in the state will bo a bone of contention' is beon spent. day is Christmas Eve, and tomor- the Christian world will oelebrate nativity of the Savior of man. All over the globe there will be recognition of the one thousand, nine hundred and first anniversary of the coming into the world of Christ Jesus. In no land will the day pass nnnoted, for there is not pagan state or nation wherein the fire side of the Christian will not blaze. Tomorrow we remember our friends and loved ones with gifts.. The little folks, ere they retire to rest tonight, will bang their stookings from the mantel shelves, and dreams of the visit of St. Nioholas will oome to them dur ing their sleeping hours. Tomorrow, those who have left the mile posts of ohlldhood behind will find no greater pleasure than in sharing with the little folks their enjoyment of the fruits of Santa Claus’ visit. But amid the (pleasures that come with the Christmas tide, none should prove so sweet as that we may find in remembering the poor. When, .in giv ing, without ostentation, to those from whom we can expeot nothing in return save gratitude, wo experience unalloyed pleasure and a sense of supreme satisfac tion, then and only then have we begun to realize wbat the meaning of true ohaiity really is. It was St. Paul who said,'"How nbldeth faith, hope, charity, Omission is to'’ tnt the greatest of these is charity." I And surely there is no lime when we may find grander possibilities for, the exerolso of whatovor charitable impulses may exist within us than during the Christmas season. Let us not forget those whom the world is least likely to remember. The Herald will not be published to morrow, bat wo take this occasion to extend the lesson’s greetings to our friends. This promises to be a merry Christmas In Albany. In the midst of our pleasures, l-£ us not forget those whom sorrow or adversity has found, and that Christmas has its serious side. UNUSUAL AND CREDITABLE. The conduct of Governor Crane, of Massachusetts, in declining to;Bccept the portfolio of the Secretary of the Treas ury, tendered to him by the President a few days ag,o is notable on hooooht of th^reason assigned. It was given out at the White House that Governor Sbaw declined the honor for "business and domestic reasons." Chief among theBe reasons, it is explained by those dose to Governor Shaw, is the fact that be is interested, in a paper mill whloh has a contract with the government for turn -Uhlne the paper on Whloh the treasury bills and national bank notes are printed. It is not every man who would be in- financed in a matter of this sort by the delioate sense of propriety whloh ap pears to have controlled Governor Shaw in declining this position of honor, and his oondoot is, therefore, as unusual in these times of commercial politios as it is oreditable. THE RED LETTER DAT. I While there has been a good deal of complaint among Albany’s merchants about the dull trade during the fall and While there is every indication that the powerful South Amerloan republics of Chili and Argentina will settle their difference about disputed territory with oat TesorMe >var! by mutual eonoesslon and oonolltfiiSonV'yet It i. an ugly faot," says the Hew.,Orleans States, "that the Pan Amerioan Congress, sitting in the City of Mexico, it in danger of breaking np because of a failure to agree npon plan of arbitration proposed by Argen tina. Some delegatee have.announced their purpose to withdraw from the con ference, leaving only the United States, Mexloo and onp or two other countries represented. It wonld be nseless for the congress to oontinne its sessions with these alone. Boundary disputes and differences about territorial juris diction are not nnoommon in South Amerloe, and the great (purpose of the Pan-Amerioau conference was to adjnst these differences by arbitration. Arbi tration always sounds well in theory, bnt when it runs against national prejudices and lnte.ests it seems to amount to little in practiae. Ho one cares for that mode of settlement when It is pretty tare to be adverse. Hence the failnre of arbitration." the slowness with whloh the holiday trade opened np, it is gratifying that the basiness of-the last three shopping days before Christmas exceeded their most sanguine expectations. Indeed,' Tnea- day, Christmas eve, «s generally believed to have been the greatest basiness day that Albany has ever enjoyed. The shoppers were in the stores early and al most every plaee of basiness was in a constant 1 ash nntil late at night, the day's sales breaking all previous records fer any single day. Tuesday will go down in the business history of Albany as a red letter day. AN EYE .TO BUSINESS. A lithographic establishment in Buf falo reoentl” received from a Western bank a circular note announcing the death of the president. It was given to a clerk with instrnotlons to write a let ter of condolence in reply, and this la what he supplied: "We are greatly pained to learn of the loss sustained by year hank, and ex tend to yon our heartiest sympathy. We notice that the olronlar you send ns announcing Mr. -—'a death la Iltho. graphed by Chicago parties. We regret that yon /lid not see your way to let ns figure on this job. The next time there is a bereavement in your bank we shall be glad to quote you on lithograph circulars,' id are confident that we can give yon better work at less cost than anybody else in the business. Trusting we may soon have on opportunity of quoting yon prices, we remain, with profound sympathy, years truly." out in Horth Dakota has do- rided that it is no effenso to work off a Confederate bill on on Indian in a horse trade y Lettho Santa OIbub "myth” alone. It 1ms stood for agos, and slnoo it brings only joy to the little ohildron it condo no'harm. The Atlanta Journal soys that In i: h king Maolay out of the navy the pol icy of the administration sooms to bo to take it ont on the dog. e who attended tho Into President MoKinloy appear to bo afraid io make ont their bills. They soem to want Congress to moke a lump sum op- lation, leaving them to divide the omit amongst themselves. The Christmas edition of the Jaokson vine Times-Uriion nnd Citizen sent out on Sunday morning was simply great- It tops any paper ever before published in Florida. Bnt the Timee-Union and Citizen broke the reoord of Florida journalism long asm. The State Department appears to hesi- fate to enter Into negotiations with Hioaragua and Costa Rica in regard to the oanal until Congress shall authorize 'i^o negotiations and appropriate the ’ 'necessary funds for tho business; and Congress (hesitates to make the appro- money will bee needed. 1 ii,,— Great Britain is in great fear that she , GUSH -J- B00n j,o foroed from first to third among the nations of the world in irqial affairs, and her fear finds expression from time to time in no i un- 1 terms through the medinm of nrnals and public men. The , States and Germany are the of her nnpleasant nightmare. ‘ . r • T* 4 '... • Xm According to the po'itioa' gossip pub lished in yesterday's Atlanta Oonstitn- ■tion, some of the politicians whose fo- ram Is the arcade of the Kimball House are worried about what Farmer Jim Smith, of Oglethorpe county, proposes to do about tunning for governor. They snspeot that he has deolded, npon matnre reflection, not to make the raoe, although he has not positively Ba'd so. The Herald is not authorized to speak for Mr. Smith, bnt we venture the pre diction tb'tt.he'wlll not stay in the gu bernatorial raoe. If what some people tell on him rnd what we have seen b'nted at In one or two newspapers of the state be trne, he has long eiuoe plaocd between himself end the exeon- tive mansion a barrier that cannot be overoome. Perhaps he has realized this. t The editor of the Herald has material, oonvlnolng evldenae of the foot that the art of making good country sansegef— the jnioy, well-seasoned links that onr mothers used to make—has not been entirely lost. There’s a farm not thousand miles from Albany where sausages ore made that are capable of reminding a Georgia oraoker' of old times. We had began to fear that either the scarcity cf the ingredients or oontlnued indifferenoe to suoh thing! had resulted in the loss of the art of making good sausages, but the fear has been dispelled. There’s life in the old land yet. Tho Missiuslpi i ootton gtowers have scored a victory over the Ootton Oil Trust, and, now that the key has been found, it is to be hoped that] others will nse it. The trust refused to pay more than (IS per (ton for ootton’seed. But the Mlsslsslppiana refused to Bell, hunted np purchasers outside the trust at from f 14 to $16 a ton, and made (ootton seed eo Bcaroe a commodity that the pretense of controlling the helling prioe was per force abandoned. "Historian" Maolay hoe been bounced from the servioe of the Huvy depart ment with scant oeremony. He pro tested vehemently, quoting civil ser rioo regulations in support of his con tention that he could not be discharged without first being allowed to answer to oharges of Inoompetenoy or miecondnot, His protest was simply ignored, the commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard being instructed as follows; "By direc tion of the President, Edgar S. Maolay is discharged. Hotify him.” Short, bnt sweet. It is a pity the President will not try his hand at ridding tbe navy department of some others higher in authority than the nnlamented Maolay. Mrs. Cleveland has given ont an In terview to explain why her husband, tbe ex-President, has not been answer ing his letters, and in the coarse of it she takes occasion to say that her hus band has received maoy letters that / should not have been written. Because he oan bay steamships more oheaply in the United States than he. oan bnild them in England Sir Chris topher Furness, the great English ship builder, has contracted for the building of twelve steamships in this country. They are to cost lour million dollars. Undoubtedly with our oheap iron and steel and onr efiioient labor—wbioh is also oheap because of its offloienoy—we oan distance the world in shipbuilding. The Philadelphia Reoord makes the good point that "it is tbe knowledge ot this foot more than other dissuading argument that is throwing cold water on the ship subsidy soheme.” Hrrd on the heel of the report sent ont from the war office in London a few days ago to the effeot that a oipber dis patch from Commander Delarey had been intercepted, In which it was stated by the Boer commander that he could not hold ont longer than January, comes the news that the Boers are now plan ning a summer campaign. The Boers may be whipped, bnt so long as they don’t know it it doesn’t oonnt. General Chaffee is evidently dis gusted with the Filipinos ana considers them a sorry lot. He oharaoterizes them os deoeitfnl and treaoherous and declares that the whole people of the islands—native ofidoiala and all—"have turned traitors to the United StateB. General Chaffee's ploture is in striking oontrast with the rose-oolored views of the Taft Cimmission. The grading has begun on the rail road whloh is to extend from Dothan, Alabama, to St Joseph, Florida, an an cient town, with one of the best harbors oe the coast. The distanoe between the two' points is about 110 miles by the latest survey. GRAND ADCTION Central Business- Property ! On Wednesday January 8,1903, at 11 o’olook a. m.. we will sell at pnblio out cry (on the pre , ises) to the highest bidder all of the "Lehman Property" front ing on Jaokeon street, and running westward 95 feet to on alley to be opened and donated to the use of said property. This property will be sub-divided into six lots, preserving in tact the houses now on said land. A plat of the sub-division cau be seen at our office. Titles perfect. This will be a -rare opportunity to purobuse some oentral business property that is rapidly enhancing in value on easy terms; terms one-third oash, balance one and two- years with interest, on deferred payment^. -We will also ou tbe same day sel'. in the same manner and upon seme terms that portion of.the "Johnson Lot” fronting the Presbyterian ohurch, 75 feet on Jaaksou street; running baok 157J£ feet, on wbioh is situated an 8 room dwelling house. This is the moBt desirable resldeuot Jot in the heart of the c-itv and rents well. We will also on same date offer some other valuable residenoe property im proved and unimproved npon samp terms. , This will lie the greatest real estate sale ever offered in this oiby. Also, „t tho same time, the W. T. Cox house and lot, fronting on Broad street, 106x31u feet, being one of the most desirable residences in the olty. Also, the Titt acre lot on the oorner of Tift and Washington streets, front ing Oentral railroad depot, divided into live building lots 52}^ feet front eaoh. See diagram. < ■ Also, Ragan Strozier residence lot, containing 1% acres, fronting on So ciety street. Also, at the same time and same terms, the Kirkman place, in East Al bany, being 10 cores good land with six-room dweldng and outhouses—good trnok or dairy farm. \ Diagrams of above properties on file in our office. Titles good and snbjeot to inspection. For other information oallon or address JOWES cfe SMITHe ATTORNEYS AND LOAN BROKERS. A Wife Says: ** We have four children* With the first three I suffered almost unbearable pains from 12 to 14 hours* and had to be placed under the influence of chloroform* I used three bottles of Mother*a Friend before our last child fame* which Is a strong* fat and healthy boy* doing my housework up to within two hours of birth* and suf fered but a few hard pains* This lini ment is the grand est remedy ever made*" Mother’s Friend will do for every woman what it did for the Minnesota mother who writes the above let ter. Not to use it during pregnancy is a mistake to be paid for in pain and suffering. Mother's Friend equips tbe patient with a strong body and clear intellect, which in turn are imparted to the child. It relaxes the muscles and allown them to expand. It relieves morning sickness and nervousness. It puts all the organs concerned in perfect condition for the final hour, so that the actual labor If short and practically painless: Dan ger of rising or hard breasts is altogether avoided, and recovery is merely a matter oi a few days. Druggists sell iv/other's Friend for SI a bottle. Ihe BradficM Regulator Go., Atlanta, Ga. Send for onr frea Illustrated book. nontenant General Nelson A. Miles deolined to disonss the question of the reprimand given him by the Secretary of War for his published observations on the report ot the verdiot in the Sohley case, and in reply to inquiries as to his fntnre course in the matter said he had no statement to make. He did say, however, that the report that he wonld apply for a oourt of inquiry was entirely unauthorized. And now Maolay refuses to resign and defies the President. Now we shall see wbat- we she! 1 see. Paper Shell PECANS. One and Two Year Old Nursery Stock For Sale From The Baconton Nursery Choice Varieties. Large Supply. For information, prices, etc., arply to ROBT. J. BACON, 10-lP-2m Baconton, Ga. For Sale or Rent At a bargain, with all farming implements, tho Blue Spring plantation of 760 acres, four miles south of Albany. Ga. For terms apply fo * Edwin Sterne, iU-d&wlwk at Albany Rational Bon';, Your Children W52 " togiTe , DR. THACHER’S ’LIVER^BLOOD SYRUP to tbs little folks sltbar, for It 1 has boon tho .standard.home has been the standard boms bioS M4 soStoAita ca M .«v«d mrti old end MVlIftyd Zn&S&eiaasgSsSi, Term. «Uor Mo for Ibottl—B.t Tr, YW Drank, T Writ* onr OonmlcUon Dept, .iptonlnc jour wmptoni ud re«.lv. frM,«m0iIinttal cavil* THACHER MBDICINB COMPANY, ChctUnoogc, Twin. We do not try to attract you by any glittering promises or any statement that misleads i i letter or spirit. What we want is your cool, calm judgment on the goods we sell and our prices as compared with others. Come and examine — look around — compare. We don’t want your trade if we can’t do BETTER for you than any body else will. We carry every thing that you would expect to find in a thoroughly up-to-date Furniture and House Furnish ings store. ALBANY FURNITURE CO. THE LEADERS OF LOW PRICES. GARTER & W00LF0LK liKS ii IB BAGGING, TIEa, FERTILISERS, ALBAN f, GEORGIA. DR. Drops Strictly vegetable, _p«rfectly harmless, sure to accomplish DESIRED RESULTS. Greatest known; female remedy. fiillTIMI Beware of counterfeits and Imitations. Tho gehulno Uput up c UNUIIUn tea with fac-simlle signature on side of the bottle, thus; •end for Circular to WILLIAMS MFG CO.. Solo Agents. Cleveland. Ohio- ^ FOR SALE BY ALBANY DRUG COSIPANY.