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k DonaU Sparks ■ tart Ct ON THE LOOKOUT Constantly on the watch over the best markets, nailing every opportunity that will prosper the interests of our customers, is what keeps McDonald-Sparks-Stewart Co., so far ahead of the others. For instance, we’ve just made a fortunate purchase in Carpets, Rugsand Mattings, and immediately share the profits with our cus'omers as follows: tßse Ils carpet, made, lined and laid 55c Genuine Smyrna Rugs, 4X7 feet $4.45 X; Brussels carpet, made, lined and laid 60s FT “ “ “ 3X6 feet 285 Best Brueselir carpet, made, lined and laid 65c J V “ “ “ 2 1-2X5 feet 2.10 Axminster, Wilton’s, Velvets and Saxony car- h “ “ “ 26X52 inches 1.65 T pets, we are offering at manufacturer’s prices. jV As we never indulge in “False Alarms” you will realize the wisdom of coming promptly if you wish to enjoy these extraordinary offerings. They are too good to last long. Find them on the first floor. t MCDONALD-SPARKS-STEWART Company 1 UNDERTAKERS, EMBALHERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS “See Utah. ’Ragtue ” e&id the good old colored deacon to his eldest son, “yo’ all am gwine out inter de kicked worl’ to make er livin’, is yo?” “Yes, sir,” replied the young ster, “I’sdone gwine ter try gittin’ long on mah on hook.” “Den erbout all I ’h got ter say, Ra«tu», am dis heah,” continued theoldmau. “Don’t try to break de record blowin’froth offen beer; don't start ter raisin poultry in de light ob de moon, en doan’t loaf round in front of de bin’ part of er mule. An’may de good Lawd hab mercy on youab soul.” —Chi- cag* Daily News. o o o Sagasta announces that he will reiigu ag Boon ag he concludes the trsaty of peace. In other words, be will sigh and immediately break tor cover. Sag talks more like a train robber who hears the blcod houuds coming than the Prime Minister of a nation overcropped with honor. o o o ‘Eve must have been most uu b»ppy in Paradise,” said the Mean Ihing. “Whv so?” asked bis wife, “BHcause,” said ha. “her husband had no pockets that she could go through at night.” o o o The editor of the Albion (N.Y,) * told his compositor that flat ai) d level were eynoaymuus te-ms. nt day he had occasion to speak a townsman as a level-headed The word “level” had too ®any letters for the line of type to which it wav to appear. The «i* Uter ,' bearing in mind his em r ’ u j'“ ,ct i nil « substituted an i I* l ff’Q tir*d a personal a explanation to i;i i * editor from assault and a suit Typographical Journal. o o o I mide the acquaintance of a bricklayer ou an eleyated train this morning says a New York pencil pusher. He had just finish ed reading a dispatch from Wash ington on lhe peace negotiations as I accosted him, and when alter a few preliminaries I inquired hie views as to the annexation of the Philippines he responded, lacon ically : “Dagos bad enough, Malays nit. I knew’ a Malay sailor once and don’t want to know any more. “But shall we give those islands back to Spam?” I asked. “Give Spain nothing, was his indignant response. “Then what shall we do with them?” “Give that feller with ’he gold whistle plenty of kartridges and let him fightit out.” o o o The New Orleans Picayune- is consoling Spain, which has the op portunity of being the richest and most powerful country in the world un(fortunately for her the policy she pursued was to follow ths ex ample set by the Romans, and to plunder and strip her colonies. Such a course has wrought Spain’s ruin, and she uow returns to tne same condition she occupied when the conquest of the New W in Id be gan. Probably she will be all ’.he bettor oft' for it. o o o A New York York negro, nannd George Dixon, has a bullet-proof stomach. While trespassing, he was shot by Watchman Herstine at close range. Th » bullet passed through Dixon’s v» st., and after making a scratch took an upward course, passed through a button hole and through the right hand, which Dixon bad thrown upward when Dera ine,fired. Dixon said he • nly felt a slight s'ing when the bullet, struck him. The bullet was | found to be flattened on the end. , A regiment of Dixons would, if sent to the front, be veritable im mune!. o o o “Thanks,my child,” were the last words of Bicmark as bis danghte r wiped the perspiration, from her fatbsr’s brow. o o o The youngest colonel in the army is Duncan Hood, a son of the fam ous general. He is twenty-five vears old . o o o The maycr of Yauco, Porto Rico, announces to the citizens of that place that their address is U. S. A. o o o Speaking of territorial tini.- sion.the Democratic party is re sponsible tor the acquisit nr nt twenty statesjand three territories, w horn present population is 20,000- 000 An exchange says “the inside way of the wayside inn is what makes it so popular.’’Now if it be in a prohibition town its the s de way in of way side inn that makes it so popular.—Dalton Citizen. Brother Reynolds know’s how to get a “smile” in a dry town. Mad is anion. w-Jth you whethe r yon contiirie '.'/-ft.xxgr • erve-killing tobacco habit. Mb'l <> Kit® imorett the desire for tobacco, € j .Jft it nervous disyect eipelt mco— J i ? bMTk-T .no, purifie r blood rtjg jk L tores lost niauh jod. _x/’ y'o.? box. uxkoa you strong v > M J A 400.CU1 n heaitn, nerve^ w l s cured Kuj , rad £ XO TO-K A<’ frun. •wok. a ft •* £/**yuur own drugeri.-t who H II b vouch for ns. ra.i:<yit with "dll,patiently, persistently On< bcx.Sl. usually cures; 3 boxes, S2.V k fniaranteed toenre, at we refuud money Q, 2240 Fr-M A sfa E 1 i M Agricultural 5A ‘ HJlif College „ J ’.—i.ag-L Main SuilOinc. WilAj ■ I I' _ Y7Y YSJ DAHLONEGA, GA. A college education in tlm reach, f all. A.8., I B.S , Normal and Business Man’s courses. Good lalKiratorles; healthful, invigorating cli mate; military discipline; g<«>d moral and religious influences. Cheapest board in the State; abundance of country produce; expenses from $75 to $l5O a year; board in dormitories or private families. Special license course for teachers; full faculty of nine; all under the control of the UuiversjUy A college prepar atory class. Co-< <lucaty uv.t Rexes. The insti tution founded sj>eaatWl v '«udentßof limited means. Send for CHEAP RATES. The Southern R’y operates 3 daily trains between Rome and Chattanooga, by which parties can leave Rome in the morning, spend the day in Chattanooga and return home same evening. The schedule between these points is as follows. Leave Rome 1:00 a. m. arrive Caattanooga 4:15 a. m.; leave Rome 16 :35 a;' ive Chattanooga 1: 00 p. m. • b ve Rome 6:25 a. m. arrive Chattanooga 8 :50 p. m. There is also a local train leaving Rome 3:50 p. m. going by the way of Cohutta and Cleveland and ar rives Chattanooga 7:20 p. m. Returning, trains leave Chatta nooga 6 :30 a. in. arrive Rome 5: 00 a. m. ; leave Chattanooga 3 :10 p. m. arrive Rome 5 :35 p. in. ; leave Chattanooga 10 :10 p. arrive Rome 1 :44 a. m. Pull man sleeping cars on all trains. For further information call on C. Harrison, C. T. A. The litt e brown jug filter price $ i OO- The Oostanaul < is in the jug. See how DcW ey- For sale by Miss Julia Stewart, also at Moore & Reese’s- iirni 'i . i—— g Beware of Imitations *,CJ 1 MMN DUMUUr* *Mn. MW VOWB i S/VEf[ Tonic Purifies ™ Blood. 11 ( A POSITIVE CURE r OR i { S DYSPEPSIA, HAURIA * I 11 CHILLSfn'ER. GRIPPE / I |f { BILIOUSNESS. SICK-HEmCHE g if n CONSTIPATION i' D ? U GENERAL DEBILITY. ! - - —Restores g I KiDSH, UVEB g ll 0 PRICE 50 C’ts. A SPLEEN. * 0 1 AT ALL Will Keep your 0 DRUGGISTS. St ° m co h n drnor hy | 0 I 1 saver liag^ql; | fl co - J ft H * Mari ®“ st, N. I. ! n 1 g “’’ l ” ’**’* * I I >1 PAVER LIVER PILLS 3$ CENTS. rj Purely Vegetable Will cure Biliousness t'onstlpatiiw, Pi lea. SickHewVieaa. «ad 1 Dyspepsia. Small Busy taken, ” ? ar^ 1 - ' $3.00 A MONTH. ? F«r IHe *er«ty moHm! fce «ny raflterar fFw> any Chraaia (Rune o» «A|ci> •Um «f tvMtMut ttwt Ina prined • muiMaAi raiaMtai tbr tta tea Hay aatf oaratlM fMMra, Cmm ItaA tafcrtMß fMMMMd Metow are <atckJy a* fndteafly «MM *>**■ H Caaftea ffrea every case Ms pereoaM <tattn. TbMaaade cured; Ma sp®daHtaß ant Nom, Stomach, Dcafnocc, Asthma, Thraat, Bowels, ConaumpUoa, Cataraat, Ins—, Blood, Rheumatism, Oboaitg, Skin Diseases. VIGORINESSKH Either es theca reaadiac at* ha seat upon receipt es $2.00. Iheir cflbsl to Ohm start «f atraodMß. Bead wr Syaiphm Waske end full kiformatiaa regarding specialties. AN tosdtotoe cheerMy suewwed. Consultation Free. Don’t let this chance Rwapa It s«y sever escor agate. Address, *J. S. cmat N. 0.. Its I3tt St, M. W., Washhgton, D.