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Telephone No. 85.
FRIDA’S , JAN 13, 1899.
To be perfectly happy one
must be out of debt
The man who dived into the
Chicago river on a wager must
have been preparing himself for
a season at the dime museums as
a human imitation of embalmed
beef.
Gov. Roosevelt having to break
a window on inauguration night
to get into his house shows that
his wife will allow him to carry a
sword and pistol but draws the
line at a latchkey.
Nicolas of Russia is probably
wise enough to see that it would
be a mighty poor way of insur
ing European peace to let the
other Powers get ahead of him
in preparation for war.
Zangwill’s novels are to be
dramatized. Hall Caine has been
dragging about box receipts since
ne returned to London and made
Zang feel as if he’d like to have
some of the chicken pie.
Mr. Roberts of Utah, doesn’t
seem a bit worried over the tight
against his acceptance as a con
gressman. It takes more than
that to bother a man who has
faced the problem of managing
three simultaneous wives.
Rabbi Harrison says that the
newspapers offer the greatest pul
pit for the church of man. Prin
ters’ ink has certainly done its
share of good work in the world
and can afford to stand on its
record as a reform agency.
During the last fiscal year
there were 229,299 immigrants
to this country, so those who
figure on such things say. Os
these 135,775 were males and
93,524 wer females. What effect
in the way of increase the
expansion policy would have on
immigration remains to be seen.
The prosperity of this country
depends largely on the character
of those who come among us.
That we lose some by emigra
tion every year is true, but what
we are interested in is getting as
good we lose.
A vivacious woman’s*
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F(f \V \ T woman who suffers
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ly ly way sits in sorrow
and dejection while
her healthy sisters enjoy themselves. She
may be naturally beautiful, naturally attrac
tive, naturally interesting and animated
and witty, but the demon of ill-health is
gnawing at the very vitals of her womanly
nature, and she soon becomes a withered
wall flower in comparison with her brighter
and more healthy sisters. Dr. Pierce’s
Favorite Prescription is a wonderful medi
cine for women who suffer in this way. It
acts directly on the delicate and important
organs concerned in wifehood and mother
hood. It tones and builds up the shattered
nerves. It restores the glow of health to
the pallid cheek. It gives springiness and
trip to the carriage. It makes the eyes
sparkle with returning vivacity. It imparts
animation to the mien and gestures. The
fan that long lay listless and idle in the lap
of an invalid again speaks the eloquent
language of a healthy, happy woman.
Thousands of women have testifed to the
marvelous merits of this wonderful medi
cine.
“ For several years I suffered with prolapsus
of the uterus,” writes Miss A. Lee Schuster, of
Box 12, Rodney, Jefferson Co., Miss. ‘‘Our fam
ily physician treated me for kidney trouble, and
everything else but the right thing. I grew
worse and worse. My body was emaciated,
hands and feet clammy and cold, stomach weak,
with great palpitation of the heart I would
suffer ,-ith nausea all night. I began taking
you, ‘Fyvorite Prescription ’ and I began to im
prove right away. I have taken three bottles
and now I am very nearlv well and am very
happy and thankful to you."”
ICeep your head up and your bowels open.
The Golden Medical Discovery” will put
steel in your backbone, and Dr. Pierce’s
Pleasant Pellets will cure constipation.
FOREAKER ON EXPANSION.
Senator Foreaker, of Ohio, in
a speech delivered in the senate
chamber Wednesday, declared
himself as in favor of expansion.
It is a notable fact that so far I’ll
the speeches which have been
made on that subject with the
exception of the one delivered by
Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, have
been against the forcible annexa
tion of the Philippines, and in
direct opposition to the views of
the administration on that sub
ject. Mr. Foreaker contends in
opposition to Mr. Hoar, that the
United States has a perfect con
stitutional right to assume forcible
control of the islands. But so far
as we are capable of judging, his
argument did not disprove a sin
gle constitutional inhibition in
sisted upon by Senator Hoar.
To the careful and discrimina
ting reader there was a strong
tending in Mr. Foreaker’s speech
to the begging oi the question,
and an effort at shrewdness which
really did not amount to shrewd
ness. He affirmed roundly that
there was no constitutional bar
to the permanent, forcible annex
ation of the Philippines, and in
the same breath asserted that the
possession and control of those
islands by the United States was
only temporary.
Os course that statement was
intended to create the impression
upon the minds of those who
have not yet reached a conclusion
in the matter ; that while the right
to annex them was indisputable
the government entertained no
idea of doing so permanently—
that it was a humanitarian view
and spirit, and only intended for
the good of the natives.
Specious and misleading as
this statement is, it will fail to ac
complish the purpose of the sen
ator, and those whom he repre
sents on this question.
No thinking man will fail to
see that the intention of that
rather paranthetical statement
was to obtain votes to sustain the
veiws of the administration.
This suspicion is strengthened
by the fact that Mr. Foreaker is
known to be very close to the
president, and it is believed that
his speech voiced the opinion of
the administration.
Assuming that the United
States had the legal right to an
nex these-islands in opposition to
the will of the natives, has she
the moral right?
She has neither in our opinion,
and for these and other reasons
we oppose it.
THE METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE.
As we have all along thought
the senate committee to which
was referred the Methodist Pub
lishing house muddle, has made
its report, and entirely vindicates
the church, as such, from any
wrong or fraud in the transaction.
That fraud and deception and
concealment were practiced is a
well and widely known fact, and
the church owes it to herself
to deal with the parties who
perpetrated the fraud as their
deservings require. Barbee and
Smith, the visible and direct rep
resentatives of this great interest
of the church are the instruments
used, and hence the maledictions
pronounced against them. But
behind them stand the members
of the book committee, whose
creatures Barbee and Smith are,
and to whom they were amenable,
and who were cognizant of the
whole transaction, and are there
fore as deep in the mud as
Barbee and Smith are in the
mire.” The part of this un
savory and unfortunate transac
tion which is hardest to satisfac
torily explain, is the fact that
at the very time the secular press
of the whole country were dis
cussing this Barbee-Smith-Book-
Committee-Stahlman question,
RoYAL
Absolutely 'Pure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROvAt BAKING POWOBR CO., Wtw <na> _ i
with the alleged facts and charges
before them, the Book Commit
tee recommended their re-election
and an increasement of their
salaries, and it was done.
In an effort to counteract and
stay the effect of a patent, palpa
ble wrong, it would be a more
palpable wrong to sacrifice Bar
bee and Smith by deposing them,
and allow their counselors and
companions in the fraud, the
Book Committee, to go unwhip
ped of justice.
There is no reason which can
be urged for the deposition of
Barbee and Smith which reason
does not with equal force require
the stepping down and out of the
Book Committee. Every man
familiar with the facts in this
lamentably mortifying transac
tion with whom we have talked
acquiesces in this opinion. Here
is the senate resolution :
“Resolved, That the report of
the committee made July 8, 1898,
be approved, and that no censure
should rest upon the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, for the
mis-statements and concealments
of the book agents in connection
with the passage ot the bill for
payment of the claim referred to
in the letter of the bishops now
under consideration ; that the
injury resulting therefrom affect
ed only the beneficiaries of the
fund and not the United States,
and the senate should take no
further action in the matter.
Mr. Andrew M. McConnell, ed
itor of the Alkahest a literary mag
azine published at Atlanta, is
critically ill. We very sincerely
hope to have the good news of his
speedy recovery. Under his skill
ful management and control the
Alkahest is rapidly ascending to
high rank among first class mag
azines.
The state constitution of Louis
iana provides that women tax
payers may vote. The provision
is: “Upon all questions sub
mitted to the taxpayers, as such,
of any municipal or other politi
cal subdivision of this state, the
qualifications of such taxpayers
as voters shall be those of age
and residence, prescribed by this
article; and women taxpayers
shall have the right to vote at all
such elections without registra
tion, in person or by their agents,
authorized in writing.” As will
be seen to escape the usual un
pleasant occurences at the polls,
they can vote by proxy. This is,
indeed, a new departure, and is
but the entering wedge we fear
to woman suffrage.
Penciled and “Pulled.”
“To him that hath not” is giv
en the cold shoulder. j
“If wishes were horses,” the
bicycle would still hold its
own. j
“Life is real, life is earnest,”
and so is the bill collector. j
Hope and Faith are twin sis
ters whose blended smile is the
light of the world. j
Be sure you are right,” and
then somebody will “cuss” you
for being wrong. j
“He that sweareth to his own
hurt” is set down as a fool of the
first water. j
“He that backbiteth not with
his tongue,” upon examination
was found to have no tongue, j
“Out of the mouthes of babes
and sucklings,” there cometh
wailings in the night season, j
"If a man smite you on one
cheek turn” and knock the socks
“of’en” him, is the general prac
tice. J
If only the “merciful obtain
mercy,” there is no danger ot
exhausting the stock. j
“A horse is a vain thing,” and
so is a peacock. j
“The hair of a dog is good for
the bite” —but it is not safe to seek
the remedy irom another dog. j
“Conscience makes cowards of
us all,” is applicable only to those
who have a conscience. j
“Joy is a fruit” the flavor of
which very few have tasted, j
The way to build up a town is
to stand together on every matter
which means the general pros
perity. Selfish views and ends
are unworthy of the true and
brave—we are brethren.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. 25c.
. The genuine has L B. Q on
leach tablet.
(Advertisement.)
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Next Saturday the Daily Ar
gus will commence the publica
tion of a serial story, written by
the author of “All is well that
ends well,” “David and Abigail,”
“The Lady Paulina,” “The Des
sassuers,” “Petrona Lisle,” “Ida
Delzons,” “Rio Vista,” “Bob
DeShazer,” etc., etc.
It is a somewhat unique story
of the courtships of a Tallapoosa
country girl by a New York mil
lionaire, and literary Critics who
have read the manuscript, pro
nounce it one of the best home
stories of the day.
The story will be published ev
ery Saturday until finished, and
will of itself be worth the sub
scription price of the Argus—3s
cents per month.
So confident are the publishers
of the Argus that the story will
please, that they offer to refund the
money at the end of the first
month to all who subscribe on
account of the story and are not
satisfied with it.
In order to get the first chap
ters, subscription should be made
at once.
The Argus carriers are author
izec to receive subscriptions and
payments can be made to them
weekly at 10 cents per week or
35 cents for one month.
WHAT JOYFUL FEELINu.
With tho exhilarating st-nse of
renewed health and strength a&d
intercal cleanliness, which follows
the use of Syrup of Figs, is un
known to the few who have not
progressed beyond the old-time
medicines and the cheap substL
tutes sometimes offered but never
accepted by the well-informed.
Buy the genuine manufactured by
the Ca’itornia Fig Syrup Co.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-
TION.
GEORGIA, FLOYD COUNTY:
To all whom it may concern: J.
T. Thomas having in proper form
applied to me for permanent let
ters ot administration of the es
tate of Mrs. Louisa Thomas, late
of said county deceased. This is
to cite all and singular the cred
\ors and next of kin of Mrs.
Louisa Thomas to be and appear
at my office within the time al
lowed by law ana show cause, it
any they can, why permanent
administration should not be
granted to J. R. Cowan on Mrs.
Louisa Thomas’s estate. Witness
my hand and official signature
this 3rd day ofjan’y. 1899.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.
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either for cash or on the most liberal install
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