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It Donald • Sparks Slewarl Co. ON THE LOOKOUT Constantly on the watch over the best markets, nailing every opportunity that will prosper the interest 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, Rugs and Mattings, and immediately share the profits with our customers as follows:-- $ Bussells carpet, mida, lined an :! laid 55c AA Genuine Smyrna Rugs, 4X7 feet . $4.45'i1? W Brussells carpet, made, lined and laid 60c W “ “ “ 3X6 feet 285 y W Best brueselis carpet, made, lined and laid 65c V “ “ “ 2 1-2X5 feet 2.10 Axminster, Wilton’s, Velvets and Saxony car- /I “ “ “ 26X52 inches 1.65 pets, we are offering at manufacturer’s prices, 4 > w w As we never indulge in “False Alarms” you will realize the wisdom of coming promptly if you wish to see these extraordinary offerings. They are too good to last long. Find them on the first floor. F MCDONALD-SPARKS-STEWART Company • UNDERTAKERS, EMB ALBERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS FUfiKRRL SPOILED SSjiposed Victim of Bridge port Mdrder Appears. CONSTERNATIONftTHOMK Preparations Made to Bury the Supposed Miss Parkins. Middleboro, Mass., Sept. 19. — The iuppoted victim of the Bridge port, Coan., murder, Miss Marian Orace Perkins, arrived at her home this afternoon in perfect health, to the great joy of the family and the unbounded astonishment of the entire community. Her father was not in town, for * ths time of his daughter’s ar rival he was on his way back from Bridgeport with the gruesome re ®sine which he had identified as tho*s of and for which the luneral arrangements, inc'udii.g thi digging of the grave, had al ready been completed, Miss Per iins came from Providence, R. I and wag accompanied by her lover Charleg Bourne, and at first it was •tated that the couple had been ’’Otrried. Thia was afterwards de uiied by young Bourne’s uncle. Just across the street from the <*rkins house is a cemetery, and °uly this morning, in response to the reqneat of the nncle of Miss a grave had been dug by the sexton in the family lot and he new earth thrown up beside it •onia be plainly seen from the , ° n ®.Halt an hour after Miss Per kin® arrived home a local und<r taker's wagon drove up to the house, and in it was the coflin hud been ordered by the amily. The funeral arrangements had even gone so far that the amily minister had been notified •nd asked to conduct the ser vices. The news that Mhs Perkins had returned to her home in Middle boro was received with incredulity at first, so general was the belief that the idenity of the body had been established. That no douht existed in the minds of the of ficials as to the identification is apparent from the fact that the death certificate has teen filed and everything official in connection with the death of “Marian Grace Perkins” has been complied with. TOADSTOOLS AGAIN Mistaken For Mushrooms, Cause Alarming Result. Mishawaka, lud,, Sept. 19. —As a result of mistaking toadstool for mushrooms, five members of the family of Jacob Diehlman and Fred Hensel, a guest are seriously ill. Two of Diehlman’s daughters are believed to be in a hopeless con dition . CONFLICT NEAR CANDIA. Athens, Sept. 17.—1 tis ru mored that a conflict between insurgents and Turkish troops has occurred near Candia. According to the report some Christians were killed and a number wounded. SPaIN’S GREATEST NEED. Mr. R, P. Olivia, ofCarcelon ia, S. C. Weak nerves had caus ed severe pains in the back of his head, On using Electric Bit ters, America’s greatest blood and nerve remedy, all pain soon left him. He stays this grand medicine is what his country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trou ble, purifies the blood, tones up the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life into every muscle, nerve and organ of the body. If weak, tired or ailing you need it. Ev ery bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by Curry Arring on, druggists. CLOSE GUARD Over Spaiiisn At Manila To Preuent Mischief BUSINESS 18 VERY GOOD Sick Soldiers Corning-Filipino Congress |n Session, Manila Sept 19. The withdrawal of the insurgent troops from Manila, in obedience to the demand of Gen. Otis has been completed . The Fili pino Congress at Maloslos will con tinue in session for some time. The general situation is satisfac tory. Sickness is fast decreasing. The transport Rio de Janeiro w>ll start for San Francisco Sept.- 22, having on board 150 sick and wounded soldiers, who have been discharged. Business is good. The customs receipts for the past 23 days aver aged nearly $23,000 a day. The Spanish prisoners, with the exception of the officers, are coufi ed to the walled city to prevent their preparation of outrages in the hope of getting the insurgents in to disfavor with the Americans. J ' 'JU . HAS WIRS TO BURN Cincinnata Man Wanted In India napolis For Bigamy. Maysville. Ky., Sept. 19, —Two more letters horn an Indianapolis Detective Ass icia'i )u h ve be n r • ceived here requesting the arrest of William Van Pelt who married Anna Woods, of this city and af terward married a young lady of Indianapolis, Van Pelt gave Cincinnati as his home and his occupation hs a pain ter. It is believed here that he is from Cincinnati. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Pelt in this city. The Macon News suggests the following distinguished particip ants in the late Hispano-Ameri'- can war for promtion byGeneral Incompetency,General Neglect, and General Mismanagement. I Fail to see how these generals could take any greater rank. o o o It looks like Colonel William Jennings Bryan will not be mus tered out until the Presidential nominations are made for 1900 Georgia Cracker Wait until the the Democratic national convention convenes and see how quick the pecple will nom« minaloCol. Bryan, and demand his resignation from the army. ooh The Hawkinsville Dispatch ob serves that it sary for Col. Candler to make any speeches down that way in order to get th'- solid sup port of this section. He is good Annual Sales over 8,000, opo Boxes I’o3 BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach. Giddiness, Fulness after meals. Head ache. Dizziness. Drowsiness. Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite. Costiveness. Blotches on the Skin. C<>ld Chills, Dis turbed Sleep. Frightful Dreams and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations. THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE BELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES. Every suffered will acknowledge them to be A WONDERFUL MEDICINE. BEECHAM’S PILLS, taken as direct ed, will quickly restore Females to com plete health. They promptly remove obstructions or irregularity's of the sys tem mid cure Nick Headache. For a Weak Stomach Impaired Digestion Disordered Liver IN MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN Beecham's Pills are Without a Rival And have the LARGEST SALE nf any Patent Medicine Ik the 35c. at all Drug »tore«. enough for the Democrats, Popu lists Republicans and all others who want a good governor' 9 0 0 Karl Neufeld, German who was captured by the dervishes about ten years ago, is reported to have made his escape. Karl was attired in chains and carried iron rings on both feet, but on one occasion he called a mass meeting of the widows of El Mahdi and offered to decorate the tomb of the departed warrior, Neufeld did the work so affectively that the widows called another mass meet ing, passed a series of resolutions and decided to unchain him. The ungrateful artist then escaped, and the other day the British demolish ed the decorations with six-inch guns. o o o Some Atlanta dudes object to soldiers being located at Exposi tion park. Taking in consideration the amount of trouble some cities have had with sol lier camps we are inclined to agree with the dudes in this, says the Moultue Ob server. 000 The Greenesboro Herald Journal wants every county in the State,to have a board of equalizers. It says: “We do not propose to make a hobby of the matter, but we shall continue from time to time to urge that the Legislature provide for a board of equalizers in every county whose duty it shall be to see to it that property is correctly returned tor taxation. ” 000 The Ellijay Courier-Sentinel re marks that “Many persons fret about the weather and say they have never seen such before, whereas records show that rains and drouths come very nearly in cycles of years, and as Solomon says: ‘There is noth ing new under the sun.’ ” 000 The fact that Queen Victoria be stowed the Order of the Garter on Queen Wilhelmina need not hav been published, so widely as to make the recipient wear her dec oration on her sleeve. Ncr need it be insisted that the dispatches omit the last syllable of Amster dam in deference to the feelings of the young lady. Had the cere>» mony taken place in Boston, due care would have been taken, but what can you expect of Hollan ders, who insist that each house holder keep his seperate bit of pavement clean?—Times Union. 000 An exchange says in the army reports a convalescent is a man who isn’i’dead yet. 000 Death and the mustering out officers are having a race to see which can most rapidly reduce the army, and the former seems to be in the lea<T HOW’S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dol lars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0, We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Chenev for the last 15 years, and believe him to be financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent freo. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. t Hall’s Family Pills are the best. The Albany Herald very sage ly suggests that the war depart ment will do well to keep as many of the volunteers as may possibly be needed in case of emergency, for when those now in service are turned loose it will be no easy matter to get others.