Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. I heard one say so, is half a lie. He that makes a good war has peace. He who will not be counseled cannot be helped. I defy all fetters though they were made ot gold. He that is born of a hen must scratch for a living. He that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas. He who will venture nothing must not get on horseback. He that is afraid of leaves must not come into the woods. He who will stop every man’s mouth must have a great deal of meal. He that kills a man when he is drunk, must be hanged when he is sober. We are often discontented with our own condition, if we knew that of others it might be different. Many a man owes his success in life to the hisses of his enemies instead of the plaudits of his friends. Prejudice aud self-sufiicieucy natur ally proceed from inexperience of the world and ignorance of mankind. Adhere rigidly and undeviatingly to truth; but while yon express what is true, do so in pleasing manner. Good manners are the only oil with which to keep the complex machinery of social life in good working order. There is one quality which all men have in common with the angels— blessed opportunities of exercising mercy. Whatever discoveries one may have made in the domain of self-love, there still remains much territory unexplored. Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. How few of us realize that as we rise each morning and commence our usual avocations that we are one day nearer our final home. True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you would love to be treated yourself. Patience is good, but perseverance is better. While the former stands as a stoic under difficulties, the latter whips them out of the ring. Deceit and falsehood, whatever con veniences they may for a time promise or produce are, in the sum of litc, ob stacles to happiness. A man cannot speak but lie jndges himself. With his will, or against his will, he draws his portrait to the eye of others by every word. Success is the key-note of popular praise. The voices that hail your tri umph may be the very ones that dis couraged you most when struggling. A man’s fortune is frequently decid ed by his first address. If pleasing, others at once conclude he has merit; hut if ungraceful, they decide against him. Disorder in a drawing-room is vul gar; in an antiquary’s room, not. The black battle stain on a soldier’s face is not vulgar, hut the dirty face of a house maid is. The finer the nature, the more flaws will it show through the clearness of it. The best things are seldom Been in their best form. This is not always the most perfect which seems so. To form a correct judgment concern ing the tendency of any doctrine, we should rather look at the fruit it hears in the disciples than in the teacher. For he only made it; they are made by it. The poor are only they who feel poor, and poverty consists in feeling poor. The rich, as we reckon them, and among them the very rich, in a true search would he found very indigent and rag ged. Not only is kindness due to every one, hut a special kindness is due to every one. Kindness is not kindness unless it be special. It is in fitness, season ableness and individual application that its charms consist. When we have practiced good actions awhile they will become easy, and when they become easy we begin to take a liking to them, and when they please us we do them frequently. Form, then, the habit of doing good. The truly great consider first how they are to gain the approbation of God, and secondly, that of their own con science, having done this, they would then willingly conciliate the good opin ion of their fellow-men. Never put a false construction on a man’s words; it is a sort of treachery. A sentence may sometimes he twisted in many ways, and to accuse a man of saying what he never intended to say, is a mean way of taking advantage. The love of display which results in vulgar ostentation is the result of sel fishness, of a desire to excite the envy of others rather than the wish to share benefits with them—an effort to appear great without striving to be great in reality. There is no funeral so sad to follow as the funeral of our youth, while we have been pampering with fond desires, ambitions hopes and all the bright hopes, and all the bright berries that bang in poisonous clusters over the path of life. If a fool knows a secret he tells it be cause he is a fool. If a knave knows one, he tells it whenever it is his inter est to tell it. But women and young men are very apt to tell whatever se crets they know from the vanity of be ing trusted. How prone we are to impute to others motives which they have not; how easi ly under such mistakes we can inflict a terrible wound upon a pure person’s feelings or reputation! We must walk softly amid our fellows, and judge as we would be judged. Dr. Eldridge/s Drug Store. LIGHT. LIGHT. LIGHT! LIGHT. LIGHT. Lamps in all Varieties. HALL LAMPS ! STORE LAMPS ! LANTERNS! Etc., Etc. • o NON-EXPLOSIVE KEROSENE OIL. DRUGS AND MEDICINES \ Of All Kinds and Sorts ! Americus, Ga., Sept, , 1883. Dr. Eldridge’s Drugstore. PROCLAMATION No. 1! JOHN R. SHAW, mrrraiTrrei irrrmnTEi Forsyth Street, - - Americus, Ga., ISSUES THIS, HIS Fall Proclamation! Hereby Inviting Everybody, and more Particularly the Ladies, to call and see his GRAND DISPLAY OF NEW GOODS!! Which have recently been added to his Stock, WITH A LARGE LOT OM THE WAY! WHICH, WHEN EHECiEVED, WILL MAKE HIS M limeise, litl Stiles IliepM, fliliti Itapset, Prices UiiruleM, and Met! Diiialed! Call at once and oblige, yours truly, JOHN R. SHAW, DEALER IN DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS, Fancy Goods, Boots, Shoes, Eats, Caps, Umbrellas, CLOTHING ! LADIES CLOAKS, Bedsteads and Chairs, Roll Plate Jewelry, Tutt’s Liv er Pihs, Etc,, Etc,, FORSYTH STREET, * .... - AMERICUS, GA. septßtf I 1 , 1 . Emune 1.-. t— T.ieb ... ! Large Supply of Five and Six Horse Power Engines on Hand for sale at Bottom Figures! Don’t buy without examining our Engines, ascertaining our Prices and comparing sizes with others. Our Engines are here on the spot and you can haul them home the same day you buy, if you choose, thus avoiding vexatious delay of Railroad Companies at this season when they are crowded with freight. We refer to your neighbors, many of whom are using the Eclipse and would have no other. augl9-ly HARROLB. JOHNSON & CO. MOIIET TO LOAN ! WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE LOANS FOR PLANTERS IN THE COUNTIES OF SUMTER, LEE, TERRELL AND WEBSTER, ON IMPROVED LANDS ON FIVE YEARS TIME. NOW IS Y'OUR CHANCE TO PAY OFF OLD DEBTS AND HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK OUT THE NEW ONE. WE ARE READY TO FURNISH ON SHORT NOTICE COOPER’S CELEBRATED tracti mini coin farm hies i ON WHEELS OR SKIDS, MILL ENGINES AND SAW MILLS OF ANY DIMENSIONS TO ORDER ! WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WE REPRESENT SOME OF THE BEST AND MOST LIBERAL Life and Fire Insurance Companies, AND SHALL BE PLEASED TO INSURE EITHER YOUR LIFE OR YOUR PROP ERTY AT LOWEST KATES. and see us, we will do you good. Planters’ Warehouse ! C. W. FELDER, Proprietor, LAMAR STREET, ; : : : AMERICUS, GA. I RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO MY FARMER CUSTOMERS, AND THE Planters of this section generally, that I have again leased this Warehouse and will he prepared the coming season, with unusual facilities, to advance the interests of my patrons. A long experience in the business, aided by an earnest desire to please, si, I think, a sufficient guarantee that satisfaction will be given. I will have an able corps of assistants, chief among them, MAJ. T. M. FUELOW, who has given the planters such satisfaction as Scalesman for the pa3t two seasons by his fair dealing and courtesy. [juyll)-2m] C. W. FELDER. TO THE CITIZENS OF AMERICUS AND VICINITY I M Knowing the needs of this city to have a FIRST-CLASS Tailoring .Establishment! where Making, Cutting and mending of garments can ho done in the best and most approved style, I have, therefore, decided to resume my former occupation, and have opened a shop in the rear of my store, where work of every kind appertaining to gentlemen’s wear will he done. Special attention given to CLEANING, REPAIRING AND ALTERING CLOTHES. I will leave for New York in a few weeks, and while buying a well selected stock of imported and domestic piece goods, and other tailors’ "■*— ; —. goods and trimmings there, X will devote some of my time in taking lessons again in the cutting of clothes in the latest and most approved style, and bring a first-class Tailor back witli me then I know I can and will please, and hope that all will give me their work and a trial. Respectfully, S. COHEN, Jr., Americus, Ga. Remember tiro place, next door to First National Bank—llamil building. may24-3tn Americus Variety Works and Planing Mills, JACESON STREET AMERICUS, GA Are prepaifed to Dress and Match Lumber with accuracy and dispatch; Scroll Work, Turning and Meulding of any desired pattern done to order, onshortest notice. ROUGH and DRESSED LUMBER constantly on hand. Having superior facilities we are prepared to contract for BUILDING AND REPAIRING I SASH, BLINDS, DOORS, MANTLES, BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES AND LUMBER Always on hand. The Proprietor will, in all cases, give his special attention to work un dertaken, which is a sufflcientguarantcohatall who favor him will get good,honest work, neatly and cheaply done. A full line of PIPE FITTERS’ TOOLS and MATERIALS. FURNITURE.—I also keep a good assortment of Bedsteads, Safes and Coffins of my on manufacture, at my store on Forsvtli Street, under T. Wheatley’s dry goods store which I will sell cheap for the CASK. (maytitf) C. M. WHEATLEY, Proprietor. IE SUM USE, AMERICUS, GA., W. H. CLAY, Proprietor. Tins House lias been refitted and refur n.shed, going through an entire change for tiie complete cpmfort of those who may pat- < ronize it. The rooms are tire largest in the State and are well ventilated, and the guest will be furnished witli the best the market affords. In connection witli tins House is a first-class Bar and Biliiad Saloon, ! n which will be kept constantly on hand a full and choice stock of Whiskies, Brandy, Gin, Wine, Lager Beer on ice, and all other liquors of file best brands. All the fancy drinks known in the business made at this liar FINE CIGARS a specialty. THE BILLIARD SALOON Is supplied with three New Billiard Tables of tiie most improved style; Give usa call. Good treatment guaranteed. Mr. 11. C. JOHNSON will have charge of this department. maylTtf DANIEL PRATT’S Celebrated Cotton Gins And their Wonderful Improvements Revolving heads. No friction, no choking . no breaking the rolls, cleans thoroughly, saving all lint cotton. Feeders and Con densers ordered. TOOLE, McGARRAIi & TONDEE, june2tf Agents. Anwi ms, Ga WEBLE YANFEW A LECOLLEGE MACON, GEORGIA. The Fokty-Fifth Annual Session will begin October 4, 1882. The College is fur nislied with all modern appliances looking to health, happiness and comfort of its in mates. Unsurpassed advantages in Litera ture, Music and Art, at moderate rates. Apply for Catalogue to Rev. W. C. BASS, President. ulyTto or Rev. C. W. SMITH, Secretary. THE NEW YORK Weekly World Fkom Now until January l, 1883, for 25 CENTS. Covering the Fall Congressional Campaign. Semi 1 Weekly World, for same time, 500 Both contain ail the News, and latest Ma sonic Notes. aug3o-lm L GEORGE ANDREWS, BOOT Mi SHOE MAKER, Has removed his shop to tiie house in the rear of ,J. Waxelbaum& Co.’s store, adjoin ing the livery stahrles, on Lamar St., where tiie invites tliepublic to give him their work. He can make and repair all work at short notice. Issoberand always on hand to await on customers, Work guaranteed to he hon est and good. jan4tf A CARD! 4 Those who prefer to have their daughters educated in a SELECT SCHOOL, conduct ed with economy, and located in a quiet, healthy place, will please address ROBERT P. SMITH, Principal Reidville Female College, S. C. N. B.—Can refer to several patrons in and around Americus. aug9-lm REAL ESTATE. - Will buy or sell, rent or lease lands, real estate and city property. Negotiate trades of all kinds, investigate titles to land and city property. Terms reasonable. J. A. ANSLEY, aug2stf Americus, Ga. * Copartnership. Notice A copartnership has been formed, by tlio undersigned in the Barber business. They ask the patronage of all wantinggood work lIENRY ANDERSON, marlltf ARTHUR E. LUNFORD.