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ETCHINGS AT HOME are made more attractive to husband and family when cosily and handsomely fur nished, and you can do it-at such a small cost,~when pur chasing- from our new and up- to-date stock of furniture, that it will pay yon in satisfaction and content- "We have many handsome styles in par or and bedroom suites, buffets, coueh- es, rockers, hali stands, exten- ison tables and fancy chairs that we are selling at bargain prices. "Write or call. . W60D-PEA¥Y FURNITURECOMPANY MACOIST, GEORGIA. Morphine and Whiskey hab its treated without pain or confinement. Cure guaran teed or no pay. B. H. VEAL, Man’gr Lithia Springs San itarium, Box 3, Austell, Ga. y ,r\ jr-?. ’t / CUBED with vegeta'Mt ' "• - / ’3 EJr ’yjb. W Eeinedies. Have cured v ^ I g many thonsmd ca-es called hopeless. In ter iys V. least twu-thirdsotall symptoms roii!ov •i nr.onialsandTEHDAYStreatment- free *3 H. II. vIBEEH’S SOBS, Box K, Atlanta. Os THE GRIFFING BROS. CO.’S | Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue g —Tells— 4 Wliat to Plant and How to Grow and Mar- gj ket the Great g ...Money Making Fruits of the South... | Peaches, Pears, Plnms, Persimmons, Nut Trees, Grapes, Figa, Satsnma and other g? Oranges cm Citrus Trifoliata Stock, Oma- gj mental Trees, Rosens and everything for the gi grove, orchard or garden. * Address - gi Nurseries and Test Grounds at- IV3acclen.ny, Fla. The Griffins Bros. Co., POMONA NURSERIES, Jacksonville, Fia. A/egetabiePreparaiiciifor As similating theloodandEegula- ting thB-Sicauachs andBoweis of fromotesDigesUon,Cheerful ness andBest.Contains neither Opiuin,Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. Scape of OldPrSAMUELEITCEER Pumpkin Seei~ jtlx,Sama . SochcUfSails - /hast Seed * Jh Qniona&fozo 4 fiitmSced - Aperfecf Remedy for Constipa- fion.Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions.Feverish- aess andLoss of Sleep. Facsimile Signature of C. jNEW yoek. EXACT copy OF WEAPPER. USTMt For Infants and Children. The Kind Too Have Always Bough! Bears tlie Signature of THE CENTAUR COMPANY. .NEW YORK CITY. Repeating Rifles . For All Kinds of Shooting. I All Desirable Calibers and Weights A FEW FAVORITES FOR HUNTING. Model 1895. 30 Army caliber, weight 81-i pounds. Model 1894. 30 W. C. F. caliber, “Extra Light,” ! weight G1-2 pounds. ' Model 1894. 30 W. C. P. caliber, “Take Town,” weight 7 3-4 pounds. Model 1892. 44 and 38 caliber, “ Take Down,” weight 7 pounds. Model 1886. -45-70 caliber, “Extra Light,” weight I 7 pounds. Shoot Winchester Ammunition. Made for all Kinds of Guns. FREE.—Send Name and Address on Postal for 1 GO-page Illustrated Catalogue. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS GO., •/- - NEW HAVER, GOSH. mplF 8 ! A PRISONER OP WAR. Incidents and Heminiscences of Two Y ears of Prison Life, by a Houston County Confederate Veteran To continue our narrative, onr march from Dick Robertson to Lex ington, Ey., was as pleasantas could be .expected. We passed through that part of the state called'the "blue grass region; we had the finest caut erized turn pike roads to travel over that I ever saw. Beautifufand mag nificent stock farms were to be seen on every side. No signs of devasta tion from the cruel hand of war were to be seen. We arrived at Lexington just be fore nightfall, and were penned up for the night in a large two-story building. Lexington was a very strong rebel town, and the people of the town, among whom was a large nnmber of ladies, came to see the rebel prisoners of war. The people, the ladies especially, were so open and so demonstrative in their sym pathy for the prisoners that an extra guard had to be put on to keep the people from going right among the prisoners. The ladies sent baskets filled with good things to eat; also cigars, pipes and tobacco;, canned goods, lighthread, apple butter and many other things to the prisoners. So of the two thousand prisoners each shared in part the hospitality of the people of Lexington, who no doubt will ever be kindly remember ed by those who were so fortunate as to withstand the vicissitudes of two years of prison life. Yet many brave and patriotic soldiers, full of valor and devotion to their country, left that patriotic town, Lexington, to be earned to their last resting plaoes, whose bones are now mould ering in the dust on the shores of Lake Michigan. From Lexington we made rapid time, passing through Lovisville, In dianapolis and Milwaukee on to Chi cago. At Louisville we were trans ferred across the Ohio river into Unionville, Inch, where we .spent about two hours. In that little town I disobeyed the injunction of m3 sainted mother—her admonition ~to me, if ever taken a prisoner, to be submissive to my enemies and obey all orders. After crossing over Ma son and Dixon line everybody and everything seemed to be a foe to us. Then and there I had the first im pulse to make my escape, and de vised a plan with that end in view, but was defeated in the attempt. I obtained permission from the col onel in command for a guard to car ry a squad of six or eight prisoners to a hydrant to get water. My plan was made known to my comrades, and while at the hydrant, it being about dusk, I was to slip off, which I did, and would have made good my escape had it not been that sev eral ladies had come out near the hydrant to look at the rebel prison ers. An old lady cried ont to the guard that one of the prisoners had gone. One of the young ladies in the crowd said, “Hush; let him go,” but the guard soon brought his gun to bear on me, and would have shot had it not been for my comrades. I was ordered to halt and fall into ranks, which I did in quick time, feeling as though a chill had come on me. We left Union ville a little after night, and were glad to get away, for I do think it was one of the most uninteresting places I ever saw. It was a filthy-looking place and the people seemed to be of a low class. They had no love for southerners, We were hissed at and called all manner of names, but the boys gave them about as good as they sent. From there we made no stops, save a few minutes at a time, until we reached Chicago. We were marched into our prison walls about 10 o’clock ou the night of the 18th of September 36 years ago last Sep- tember. The night was cold and we were poorly clad, and had blit -one blanket to each man. We had no fire, and suffered very much from cold. When day began to dawn about the first thing the boys no ticed was a big white frost, and we decided we had landed in a cold sli- mate. The following three days were ta ken lip in forming squads, so many in a squad. v The highest non-com missioned officer of each squad was put in charge. I being sergeant- major of my regiment, I was put in charge of it. as our entire regiment! ITEMS OF INTEREST, was captured. The business of the h .. ... , , officer of each squad was to look af- j Paris has the biggest quill tooth- ter his men; make out requisitions p ek mill for clothing, shoes, hatsXand'blank ets; to call the roll every morning; make out a report, giving the num ber of the well and also the number quinine used. Germany has 856 municipal sav ings banks. Java famishes two-thirds of the of sick prisoners. An orderly ser geant, with two guards, came around every morning, commencing at bar rack No. 1 and continuing to No. 64 I will state just here that during the first eight months of prison life we had plenty of everything to eat. We drew full regular army rations, which was more than we could con sume. We drew soap, pepper, rice, army beans, flour, meal and bacon. But after Lincoln refused -to ex change any more prisoners of war, the United States authorities claim ed that their prisoners at Anderson- ville, and at other places, were being perished to death. So they retaliated upon us, barely giving ns enough to keep us alive. When we arrived at camp we were put in barracks set on blocks twelve inches high, which made the floor eighteen inches from the ground. The barracks were sealed from the ground on the outside, this being done to. prevent the cold current of air from passing under. TO BE CONTINUED. Secretary Boot has returned from Cuba with changed intentions in re gard to that island. Several months ago it was agreed that with the ap proaching spring there could be a considerable decrease in the strength of the troops, and steps were taken to begin the movement north on April 10th. Governor-General Wood was the instigator of the proposed action, believing affairs were assum ing such' shape that at least two j regiments could be ordered borne and eventually the whole American military force detached, and in’ its place Cuban soldiers commanded by Cuban officers be organized for the preservation of peace and order. Now this policy is to be reversed, it is said, and instructions are soon to be sent out countermanding all or ders already issued. Instead of with drawing troops others will probably be sent. Mr. Boot’s action is said not to be due to any fear of upris ings, but only to the fact that the present formation of native regi ments is * not considered favorable to the interests of peace”—whatever that may mean. Although this pro fesses to be a recent decision, the fact that the war department within the past month or two has spent immense sums in Cuba in building barracks for troops, makes it appear as though it had been premeditated. —-Washington Correspondence. ANNUAL CONVENTION Travelers’ Protective Association of Georgia, Macon April 19th to 21st For this occasion the Central of Georgia Bailway will sell round trip tickets from all points onjts lines in Georgia, to MacoD, at .one fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold April 18th and 19 th, final return limit April 23rd, 1900, inclusue. These rates apply to the public, as well as to delegates. The T. P. A’s. are arranging most attractive and elaborate pro gramme. The Central of Georgia offers very attractive schedules and perfect passenger service, sleeping cars by night, and parlor cars by day, from almost every point in Georgia. For full particulars, schedules, rates, etc., apply to any agent of the company, or to J. C. Haile, General Passenger Agent, Savannah, Ga. THE IOWA LIFE ...Insurance Co. ABSOIUTE SECURITY TO HOLDERS OF LIFE OR ENDOWMENT POLICIES, Whereby Loss or Filure is Rendered Impossible. ■ ’ ' Ate \ The Iowa State Deposit Law gives this assurance to all who insure in an Iowa Company. National Banks are required to secure all ot their bills by a depost with the government of se enrities of their full value. The law of Iowa requires of every regular Life Insurance Company organized in that State a de posit with the Auditor of State of approved securities amount ing to the net cash value of all the policies which they have is sued and in force at the end of every year. Therefore all policy holders in an Iowa Company are folly secured, wherever - they may reside or become insured. Policies issued by the Iowa Life, guarantee cash sur render and loan value, paid-up or extended insurance, equiva lent to the full reserve value. —; ■ Soliciting Agents. Attention: - v General Agents contracts made with good producers. E- A,. FOX & CO., Managers. jt Iowa; life Ins, Co„ ATLANTA, GA. Many people think themselves saf er at night with a light burning, but an expert burglar lately captured, when confronted with some of his. victims, kindly advised them to nev er burn a light at night, as a burglar always chooses a house with a light burning, because it makes him see if the occupants of a room are asleep, He told that he was prevented from entering a house by hearing a baby cry,-adding that a burglar feared a baby more than a watch dog. Mor al: Keep no light burning, but al ways have a baby in the house.— Exchange. Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism. Henna, Jackson Co., W. Va. About three years ago ray wife had an attack of rheumatism which confined her to her bed for over a month and render ed her UDab e to walk a step without as sistance, ner limbs being swollen to dou ble their normal size. Mr. S. Maddox insisted on my usiDg Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. I purchased a fifty-ceht bottie and used it according to the directions and the next morning she walked to breakfast without assistance in any man ner, and she has not had a similar attack since.—A. B. Pabsons. For sale by all dealers. An office-seeker—who should be elected for his candor if for nothing else—makes this unique announce ment: “I want the office for the money that is in it. I ain’t patriot enough to serve the state' for noth in’. I couldn’t if I wanted to—with one wife, two mortgages and eight children. If elected I will prove worthy of the trust; if not, I don’t know where I will get trust. ’ - -— =— W. W. Mavhew, ~ Merton, Wis., says, “I consider One Minute Cough Care a most wonderful medicine, quick, and safe.” It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results It cures coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, whooping-cough, pneumonia and all inroat and lung diseases. Its early use prevents consumption. Children al ways likeit andinothers endorse it, Holtz- daw’s Drugstore. In Saxrtny toy-makers earn one cent an hour. Birmingham, Ala., ba9 a co-op erative clothing mill. Gainesville, Ga., is soon to have a 81,000,000 cotton mill. Hats were first manufactured in England by Spaniards in 1$10. There is a steady demand for eight cars of beer a week in Ma nila. Switzerland exports regularly to other countries seventeen different kinds of cheese. The breweries of Milwaukee and Chicago made daring the past year 643,800 barrels of beer. In 1830 the United States did 5 4 per cent of the world’s com merce. Io 1898 it did 9.5. DabliD, Ga., is evidently prepar ing to make a “clean sweep,” her latest enterprise beiDg a broom factory. The New York grape belt con tains 30,000 acres, and the average yield is 7,000 cars, 3,000 baskets to a car. The longest span of telegraph wire in the world is in Iudia, over the River Kistna. It is over 6,000 feet in length. Of the food plants now in use only pumpkins and a few grapes, piums and berries were originally fouud in ihe soil. The product of the potato farms in Detroit in 1899 was 10,430 bush els, produced at a cost of about 8 cen’s per bnshel. The common garden bean traces its ancestry back to the landing of the Pilgrims to an early aboriginal state in tbe Andes. Tu 1850 there were 7i,000 tons of stqel made in the whole world In 1898 the United States alone made 9,075,000 tons. « The bread eating world requires more shan 2.300,000,000 bushels of wheat tvery twelve months to sup ply its table with bread, Albuquerque, N M , has the rec ord of the greatert number of sun shiny da; s in tue year of any town on the American continent. In 1891 a society for the promo tion of the studv of foreign lan guages was fonuded in Paris. It now has over 3,000 members. Philadelphia claims a larger number of congressmen of extend ed periods of cousecative service than any other state in the union. Geese are the emblems of con jugal bliss in China, aDd a pair of geese are considered a handsome present from a gentleman to the lady of his choice. The monthly pay roll of the manufacturing plants of Cordele, Ga., is 86,000, and she proposes to increase this amount by the addi tion of a cotton mill. A fnan who owns a cncoannt grove in Venezuela is independ ent, as the fruit continues to ripen all the year round and brings a good price. Each tree averages an annual income of $1 20. The greatest height from which any one has accidently fallen without receiv ing any injury beyond a shaking was nearly 1,000 feet by an East Indian living in the island of Oghin, who fell over a cliff at that height. His fall was broken at the foot of the precipice by masses of dense vegetation, and he escaped with no more serious injury than a severe shak ing. The authenticity of this fall was vouched for by the French writer, H. de Parville. Educate Your Bowel* With C as carets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. OTASH gives crior, flavor and firmness to all fruits. No good fruit can be raised without Potash. Fertilizers containing at least 8 to io% of Potash will gi ve $1.25 a Day AT THE Stubblefield House, Next to Academy of Music, _ MACON, GA. Table supplied with the best the market affords. 1ST o mitre comfortable beds in the city. MEALS 25c. LODGING 50c- Mrs. A. J. Sparks, PROPRIETRESS. A teacher io the Philadelphia Girls’ Normal School tells a story of a girl of humble parentage who gave her name as Bridget when she was first enrolled. Daring her first year Bridget changed to Bridg- etta. Daring her seaond year the first syiable 1 was dropped, and she became Etta. That developed into Margaretta, and when she received her diploma her name was Mar guerite. From Bridget to Mar guerite seems a far cry, bnt they do snch things at the Normal school. This is a live, active world, and everybody is looking for example and not proverbs Yon may write proverbs until the “cows come home,” but you can’t 'make any progress preaching temperance to the beer guzzler, so Icmg as you continue to suck the bottle of im ported whiskey behind the door. That is the way of the world. Ex ample is better than precept.—Ex. A Horrible Outbreak “Of large sores on my little daugh ter’s head developed into a case of sealdhead,” writes C. D. Isbill of MorgantoD, Tenn., but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve completely cured her. It’s a guaranteed cure for Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Pimples, Ul cers, Sores and Piles. Only 25c at Holtzclaw’s Drugstore. Warren county^whose prohibi tion law of twenty-three years’ standing was set aside by a recent decision of the supreme court of Georgia, voted on-- the question recently under the state local op tion law, resulting in an overwhel ming victory for the prohibition ists. W. H. Shipman, Beardsley, Minn., un der oath, says he sufferedfrom.dyspepsia for tweety-five years. Doctors and diet ing gave but' little relief. Finally he used Kodol Dyspepsia cure and now eats what he likes and as much as he wants, and he feels like a new man. It digests what yotf eat. Holtzdaw-'s Drugstore. ltrests with yon whether yon nerre-killingr tobacco habit. HC uukiwrjouiUJ thie, purifies stores lost i makes yon si in health, ner and pocket* book. ttVb J i„ e oT^ manhood. “Sweet Bells Jangled Out of Tune and Harsh.” Shakespeare’s description fits thou sands of women. They are cross, des pondent, sickly, nervous—a burden to themselves and their families. Their sweet dispositions are gone, and they, like the bells, seem sadly out of tune. But there is a remedy. They can use McELREPS Wine of Cardui It brings health to the womanly organism, and health there means well poised nerves, calmness, strength. It restores womanly vigor and power. It tones np the nerves which suffer ing and disease have shattered. It is the most perfect remedy ever devised to restore weak women to perfect health, and to make them attractive and happy. $1.00 at all druggists. For advice in cases requiring spec ial directions, address, giving symp toms, “The Ladies’ Advisory De partment,” The Chattanooga Medi cine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. BET. J. W. SMITH, Camden, S. C., says x—“My wife used Wine of Cardui at home for falling of the womb and it entirely cured her/* ISAACS’ CAFE, 413 Third Street, MACON, GA I have recently returned in harness to meet my old friends, and will endeavor to make as many new ones as possible. .1 am now prepared to FEED ALL WHO COME, and will give them a cordialgreeting and satisfy the inner man with the best in the market at most reasonable prices. My Restaurant is more ESPECIALLY foe LADIES, having no connection with saloons. It you want anything choice to eat, yon win know That Isaac’s s the place to go. Old Veteran Caterer, E. ISAACS. Facts That Every Patriot and Voter Ought to Know. Ready* January 1st THE 1900 Containing Full Information Upon All Statistical Facts and Figures, *|*| .AA^VWVW - The Over New | 6oo Congress. | Pages * \ Complete Guide to the Forthcoming Elections Jim SPECIAL i The South African FEATURES. I War; War in the Phil- —> ippines; The Interna tional Peace Congress; Our Naval and Military Establishments; The Samoan Settlement ; The Great Trusts and Their Capitalization, and many other subjects of equally vital interest ^ A complete History of each of the Ships in the American Navy, by Edgar Stanton Mac- lay, Historian U. S. Navy. THE STANDARD AMERICAN ANNUAL. best results on all fruits. Write for our pamphlets, which ought to be in every farmer’s library. They are sent free. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St.. New York. PATEHT Good iut.. may be secured by our aid. Address, THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md. Subscriptions to The Patent Record *1X0 per annum. nr k K. NAMES The Famous Atlanta Optician c Price \25ds+ __ twin voueb for us. T&ke itvith * will,patiently, persistently. Onfi- " usually cures; 3 boxes, fJ.50, Postpaid to any address. . THE WORLD,' .j Pulitzer Bldg. '■ Aeto York* RECEIVED Gold Modal Highest Award’Diploma of Honor For Superior Lens Grinding and Excel lency in the Manufacture of Spectacles and Eye Glasses. Sold in over S,000 cit ies and towns in the United States. Es slietijl870. These Famous Glasses for Sale by H. M. H0LT2CLAW, Perry, Sa. Eye Sight Tested! Free. PATENTS I DESIGNS TRADE-MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS OBTAINED ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY I"|1CC Notice in “Inventive Ace ” ES 9K K3 B1 -Book “How to obtain Patents” H IBEbBm ' Charges moderate. No fee till patent is secured. Letters strictly confidential. Address, E. G. SIGGERS, Patent Lawyer, Washington, D.C. ] CATARRH] WASH | bo 4 ira-’NT S jlwo month’s treatment of Catarrh of the head and nose for SOc. 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