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oftcchin Republican.
Departure of Mavis from Amerlous .
Malls going West and South close at 12 m.
“ “ North and East close at - 3r. it.
Night mails for Macon and points
beyond close at -----7 p. m.
Buena Vista m ail closes at - - 12 m.
Lumpkin mail closes at - - - - 12 m.
W. A. BLACK T. M.
LOCAL SCHEDULE.
On and after Sunday, Jan. 14th, trains
will leave Americus as follows:
Passenger trains for Albany and Mont
gomery, daily, 12:52 P. M,
Passenger trains for Macon, - - 3:25 P. M
Night passenger train for Albany and
Montgomery, (daily) - - -11:13 p.m.
Night passenger train for Macon,
(daily) 3:57 A. M.
Night freight for Eufaula, (daily) 2:42 A. M.
Night freight for Macon, (daily), 12:37 A. M.
Freight train for Macon, (daily
except Sundays), 9:40 A. M.
Freight train for Sinithville, (daily
except Sundays), 6:30 p. m.
H: H. COLLIER, Agent.
AMERICUS COTTON MARKET.
Americus, Ga., Jan. 19,*1888.
Good Middling, 8|
Middling, . 8i
Low Middling, ... 8}
Good Ordinary, 7J
Ordinary, ...7
Market quiet.
No. bales received to date, 26,528.
RELIGIOUS.
Usual services at the Episcopal
Church, to-morrow.
Rev.B. W. Bussey, pastor, will hold
divine service in the Baptist church,
at II a. m. Sunday, and 7} p. m.
Preaching at the Methodist Church
at 11 A. m. and 7} p. m., Sunday, by
the Pastor, Rev. J. O. A. Cook.
Sunday School at the Methodist
Church at 9:00 a. m., every Sabbath.
The public and strangers especially,
invited to attend.
Young Mens’ Mutual Aid Associa
tion at the Methodist Church every
Sunday afternoon at 3$ o’clock. All
the young men of the community are
cordially invited to attend.
Catholic Service.
Rev. Father Pendergrast, of the
Catholic church, will hold divine ser
vice in the Court House at 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m. Sunday.
Religious.
The members of the Baptist Church
are requested to attend a special
Church Conference Sunday, after the
morning sermon. Business olimpor
tance requires a full meeting of the
Church.
Dissolution.
From a notice to be found among
our new advertisements this morn
ing, it w’ill be seen that the copartner
ship heretofore existing between G.
L. Rosser and W. L. Gunnels, has been
dissolved, the Junior member retir
ing from the business.
You can still find the best CIGAR
for the money in the city; also, Pipes,
Etc., Etc., at
Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Drawn as Grand Jurors.
Among the names drawn for the
May term of the United States court,
the following names of citizens of
Sumter county occur: Mr. Thos. A.
Merritt, Mr. C. S. S. Horne, Mr. W.
H. C. Dudley. Hon. John Erskine,
presides over this division of the
court.
Dr. J. F. Stapleton.
Attention is called to the profes
sional card of Dr. J. F. Stapleton.
His experience in Southern maladies
has been enlarged by residence and
practice in Texas. All the branches
of his profession are laid down in his
card in which his qualifications exist.
Calls may be registered at Mrs. Jos
sey’s on Lamar Street.
On a Rise.
We learn that a legal gentleman of
Americus recently gave a Cincinnati
drutamer six bales of cotton for one
barrel of whiskey. Every drop of
that whiskey is certainly inspired
with an inspiration surpassing that of
the common kind, or that lawyer
would never have bought it.. He
certainly will not give any of it to op
posing counsel, as only his breath will
inspire with terror.
Physicians and Country Merchants
can ao well to buy their drugs from
Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Eagle Saloon.
Mr. H. C. Johnson, will in a few
days open a Bar Room in the rear
end of the store room of I. N. Hart’s
building. His line of liquors will be
of the best grades and are pure and
old, having been selected for their
age. Henry is in his glory when he
can sell fine liquors. He has now on
hand the best lot of wine, pure and
good, ever offered in the city. For
family pse it cant be equaled.
Conflict of Authorities.
It is mooted, that the authorities of
the county and city, in regard to the
fruit stands and booths on the square
are at issue. The county Commission
ers it is said claim jurisdiction over
that plat of ground on which the court
house is situated and hold that the
city officials have no right to grant
permits to the gypsy supremacy exer
cised over it and are generally oppos
ed to the squatter sovereignty now,
or lately practiced. “When doctors
disagree common men should be
quiet.” In order to keep on good
terms with those who hold conflicting
notions, abstain from any express
ion of opinion is in order.
Palmetto Oil and Liver Regulator,
as sold by Dr. Lameroux, iu any quantities
desired, at Dr. E. J. Eldridge’s drug store.
JaiUO-lm
GREAT EXCITEMENT!
DEPUTY U. 8. MARSHALS BROWN
AND CASH IN THE CITY !
Nine Citizens Arrested and Taken
to Macon.
Unite and States Marshals Brown and
Cash came down the Southwestern
road on Thursday night and hired a
conveyance to go to Schley county to
arrest parties or rather to put in force
a process of the court vs Wiggins,
et al., whom it is said are practically
defeating the same. The marshal
was attended byjfourmen with britch
loading muskets. Hope no harm
will result.
Since writing the above it has trans
pired that the United States Marshal
has issued warrants for nine par
ties for obstructing the process of
the United States Court in the case of
Mrs. I. N. Hart vs. A. F. Wiggins.
It appears that the Marshal had put
the Harts in possesion of property
bought at the Marshall sale in Savan
nah. The attorney for Mr. Wiggins
had applied or obtained an injunction
from the State Courts, and under this
the Messrs Wiggins still held posses
sion of part of the tenements on the
place. Under notice of this fact the
United States Marshal had' nine
warrants issued for the arrest of these
parties and they were to be taken to
Macon on the Friday night train.
The following are the names of the
persons arrested by the Deputy Mar
shals and left last night: Walter
Rowland. Joseph Rowland, R. F.
Wiggins, David Kid, M. G. Statham,
Samuel Hammock, col., Elijah Hix,
col., Tom Hart, col., all of Schley
county.
The Marshals dispossessed the
Messrs. Wiggins, putting all their
household goods in the road and nail
ed up the doors of the house.
MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride’s fath
er in Leeton Sumter county, on the
17th, Mr. D. C. Barum, of Dooly
county, and Miss Nannie Barlow.
Rev. B. W. Bussey officiating.
At the residence of the bride’s fath
er in Sumter county, on the evening
of the 17th, Mr. W. H. Statham of
Marion county and Miss Ida Mur
ray. Dr. T. H. Stewart officiating.
No discount on the good looks of the
contracting parties, on the feast of fat
things, or the pleasure of the parson
on his souvenir.
At 11 o’clock, a. m.,Thursday, 18th,
inst., at the residence of Maj. J. M.
Buford, on Eufaula street in this city,
by Rev. J. O. A. Cook, of Americus,
Ga., Mr. Robert C. Jelics, of Atlan
ta, Ga., and Miss Willie Cowan,
of Union Springs, Ala.
The groom is a brother of Mr. W.
D. Jelks, of the Times and News, and
is a prosperous young merchant of
Atlanta. The bride is a sister of Mrs.
J. M. Buford, of this city, and is one
of Alabama’s fairest and most fasci
nating young ladies. The wedded
couple, soon after their marriage,
took carriages with a party of friends
for the railroad depot, where they
took the train for their future home
in Atlanta, and they left with the
blessings and best wishes of a large
circleof friends and relatives cluster
ing about (hem.—Eufaula Bulletin.
SPONGE WELL-Bath, Surgeons
and Slate Sponges, at W. T. Daven
port & Son’s.
Infanticide.
A dead colored infant was found
concealed in some clothing in the
room of Mary Martin, colored, at her
father’s residence, on Friday! A Cor
orne’sjury was empanneled and the
following verdict was rendered:
“We, the jury, find that Mary Mar
tin is the mother of the child, and that
she was instrumental in its death.”
Mary is now in jail, held for a hear
ing before the Superior Court.
PERSONAL.
Rev. M. B. Wharton, D. D., is in
the city.
G. C. Edwards, Ordinary of Lee
county, gave the Republican a call
on Thursday, the 18th.
Mr.C. J. Warner, business manager
of Richmond & McElreth’s Theatre,
was in the city on Friday, posting
bills.
The Misses Matthews who have
been visiting their uncle Col. S. H.
Hawkins, left last Wednesday for
their home in Brunswick.
Mr. H. H. Collier, of Americus, is
in the city. There are hundreds of
people in Albany who are always
glad to see “Bud” Collier. — Albany
News & Advertiser.
Mr. Isham R. Cain, left Friday for
Baltimore to attend a commercial
school in that city. We wish Isham
good health and success in the pur
poses of his visit.
Miss Jessie Forrester, daughter of
Prof. Forrester of Americus, has re
sumed the charge of the musical de
partment of the high school, of Prof.
A. J. Clark, at Audersonville.
Mrs. G. B. Netherton, of Snow
Springs, Dooly county, is in the city
with her beautiful little daughter,
Miss Janie Wade, on a visit to Dr.
W. J. Barlow, and family.
A nice lot of Hair Brushes, Combs,
Toilet Articles, etc., at W. T. Daven
port & Son’s.
DIED.
Mrs. H. C. Cameron, wife of Henry
Cameron, a printer, formerly of this
city, died in Atlanta on Friday morn
ing. She leaves two or three children.
A telegram to Mr. Cameron’s mother
who left on the up train in the after
noon, brought the sad intelligence.
Roads.
The continued fall of rain is doing
the country much injury in softening
the crusts of the roads. A gentleman
rom Leo says he has rarely seen the
roads iu such a condition. He men
tions six miles of road running north
west from Sinithville to Bottsford,
notoriously the best road in the State
for firm solid surface, which he states
is getting impassible in many places
to heavy loaded wagons. As this is
the season when wagons are loaded
most heavily with the dead inelastic
weight of guano the condition of the
roads is approximating an embargo
meteoric injunction against travel. If
the best road in Lee is nearly impas
sible, how is it with other roads ? As
it is in Lee so it is in Sumter and ad
joining counties, Americus is not as
bad for mud as Atlanta but ranks
pretty well up at this writing. The
roof has been leaking for many days
and on Thursday no evidence of a
change.
•Richmond & McElreth:
By reference to outadvertising col
umn it will be seen tiiat the above
named sterling favorites will appear
at the Opera House on Wednesday
next. They will give a Matinee perfor
mance at two o’clock when they will
present that beautiful English Nau
tical Drama “Black Eyed Susan,” in
troducing some songs, choruses,and a
hornpipe by the entire company. At
night they will present one of Bartley
Campbell’s latest and best successes,
“Van, the Virginian,” a play full of
fun, pathos and startling situations,
a play, to use the language of one of
our exchanges, “that goes home to
every heart.” We hope to see a full
house greet our old friends, as we
know them of old, and are confident
of their giving a good entertainment.
See posters and small bills.
Wants a Cow.
Two darkies were exchanging no
tions on the best kind of property in
which to invest surplus money.
One said if de council hadn’t a turn
fool an hibited the hogs from de
street, dey would be de best ting to
have. No, said number two, dats all
right, but to my notion a man wid a
family gets more good outen a cow,
specially if she gives milk,you see dat
comes reglar, ebry da, an dat don’t
spile like hog meat, den de childun
has milk wid dey bread, and dats all
right, you see.
Number two, but how bout, feedin
de cow ? dey say de cow eats a bun
ded pounds ob hay in three days.—
Oh shaw! said number one, no
trouble bout dat. I aint got no cane
brake I know, but de Court House
squar is de best winter range for a
cow dat I know. You see in de fall
de country folk bring de cotton an
den gib de mule he fodder an oats on
de ground andde town cow jest un
derstand dat game, you see. Den
when de cotton is all fetched de wag
on hab to come for juana and de same
ting go on till de grass grow and
black berries come, and den we can
git along anyhow.
Number two. I blevesyour head’s
about level, de Conrt House and
squar is de best range for de cow, so
you go ahead, Jim, and buy a cow.
Pedler’s Horse.
A spring wagon heavy enough for
two horses was pulled through Cotton
Avenue a day or two since, heading
for Schley. “That horse has a well
connected anatomy. You can see the
shape of every bone and the nice and
graceful ligature that holds them to
gether,” said a gentleman fohis com
panion. “Yes,” replied his friend,
not particularly relishing the compli
ment to the beast for fear it would
reach the driver, “that nigger ought
to be hauled out and rolled in the
mud, instead of sitting up there with
lash in hand poling that poor horse
all round the country, half starved,
buying old rags and bed quilts, to
keep out of the cotton patch and corn
field.” “That’s true enough,” said
the first, “but I refer to the idea of
what a beauty he would be if upon
that elegant frame the graceful dra
pery of muscle were placed by feed,
good grooming and general kind
treatment. Well all I’ve got to say
is if I had my way, if I was the gov
ernment, I’d put such chaps in the
chain gang.” Just then the driver
give his horse a scorching blow and
he trotted down toward the rail
road.
Almost a Fatal Accident.
The friends of Mr. W. L. Peel, well
known in Americus, and highly es
teemed, will regret to see the follow
ing, clipped from the Constitution.
Mr. Peel is the son-in-law of General
Phil Cook.
Early yesterday morning Mr. W.
L. Peel, of Madox, Rucker* Cos., met
with an accident whicli resulted seri
ously and almost- fatally to himself.
Soon after entering the banking house,
Mr. Peel opened the vault and struck
a match to light the gas. As soon as
tho match ignited the vault was a
sheet of flame. The gas had escaped
during the night and the match only
was needed to make tho accident.
The flames burnt Mr. Peel about the
face, head and neck in a terrible man
ner, and his escape from death was
almost a miracle.
A heavy concussion accompaned
the igniting of the gas, and a door
fastened with a heavy iron bolt was
thrown open by it and the entire
building was shaken. Mr. Peel was
knocked flat and for awhile it was
thought that his death would ensue.
He is now at the Kimball house where
every Attention is being given to him.
Mr. Richardson, a bookkeeper, was
slightly scorched by the flames.
RIPPLES.
Attend Church to-morrow.
The bird has flown from the first
story.
Has any one found a gold bracelet
lately?
See official Council proceedings in
this morning’s Republican.
Rain! Rain! Rain! Whoever saw
the like before in these parts.
Orange blossoms are tossed around
now like dew drops from a shaken
limb.
A suspension of rain about noon
Friday. The sun made its welcome
appearance for a little while.
Owners of goats will do well to read
city Ordinance, published elsewhere
in the Republican this morning.
If we had a Noah these days, we
think he would begin to build another
ark, there has so much rain fallen in
the last few days.
Dr. E. J. Eldridge has an adver
tisement in this morning’s Republi
can, to which we invite the atten
tion of our readers.
A much abused editor wrote to a
brother journalist calling him an ass
and thoughtlessly signed himself,
“Yours Fraternally.”
The diamond as an engagement
ring has gone entirely out of fashion.
The girls demand something that
can’t so easily be counterfeited.
Our humorous friend “X”, the Bill
Arp of Southwest Georgia comes to
the front in this issue of the Repub
lican. We have reason to expect
more from him soon.
A young married man entered a
physicians office in Albany, N. Y., re
cently, and asked tohavs a bar of cas
tile soap analyzed before he would
have it used to wash his baby.
“What sort of persons do you like
best?” inquired young Brown of his
sweetheart, as the clock struck ten.
“Persons who have some go in them,”
she replied. Brown went at once.
When a lady who has been taking
music lessons for the past eight years
hangs back and blushes and says she
really can’t play, don’t insist on it.
The chances are that she can’t.
Miss Mary Alice Livingston, of
New York, sued Henry Fleming, a
broker, for breach of promise and
seduction, and has just been awarded
$75,000 damages. That was a sensi
ble jury.
Lost on the night of the 17th, either
at the Opera House or on the way
there, a gold bracelet belonging to a
young lady. Any one having found
it, will confer a favor on the owner by
leaving it at the Pepublican office.
If there is a man who can eat his
bread at peace with heaven and man,
it surely is one who has brought that
bread out of the earth by his own hon
est industry. It is cankered by no
fraud—it is wet by no tears—it is
stained by no blood.
The Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee does not think he is “bigger
than the whole Council,” nor does he
believe that five-sixths of the Council
think so; nor does he believe ninety
nine out of every hundred of the citi
zens of Americus think that he is at
all diseased with that awful trouble,
the “big head.” X.
A Portland revivalist is by business
an auctioneer. He is quoted as ex
claiming in the midst of a fervid ex
hortation to sinners: “Twenty-nine
I’ve got; thirty, shall I have em?
Bless the Lord! Twenty-nine are
saved; who will come next? Shall. I
have thirty?”
“Little girl, do you know whose
house that is?” asked a solemn look
ing old man of a bright child seated
on the church steps. “Yes. sir, it’s
God’s, but he ain’t in,” she added as
the old gentleman was about to walk
up the steps, “and his agent’s gone to
Europe.” —Cincinnati Saturday Night.
Clearing or partly cloudy weather:
“Mary,” said he, gazing into her
bright eyes, “can you tell me why
you are like the weather?” “Give it
up,” said Mary, quite promptly.
“Because,” said Charlie, “you are so
confounded changeable, you know.”
“Very good,” said Mary, “but can
you tell me, Charlie, why you are hot
like the weather?” Charlie having
failed to guess, she added,* “Because
the paper here says the weather is
going to clear off.” Charlie looked
serious and began searching for his
hat.
We have seen and heard of a great
many freaks of nature in putting up
chickens, such as giving them four
legs and wings, a double head, etc.;
but Mr. Marshall Sheets, on yester
day, had a gizzard which was taken
from a chicken that had been killed
for dinner, that laid in the shade any
thing of the kind we ever saw before.
It was nothing more nor less than a
young chicken into which the gizzard
had turned itself. The head, eyes,
bill, wings, etc., were plainly discer
nible, but the stomach seemed to be
something like the interior of the giz
zard. It was quite a curiosity to all
who examined it, as no one had ever
before seen or heard of such a thing.
—Eufaula Bulletin.
Ask your Druggist for Shiner’s In
dian Vermifuge, and if he fails to
supply you address the Proprietor,
David E. Foutz, Baltimore, Md.
NEW VARIETY !
Extra Early Pearl Onion Sets!
Grows larger, comes earlier, Is mild
er and better than any other variety.
Plant once and you will always plant
them in the future. They can be had at
l Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
OFFICIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting, j
Council Chamber, Americus,Ga. V
January 15th, 1882. J
Present—Mayor Felder; Aldermen
Burt, Williams, Watts, Cobb, Bell
and Morgan.
Minutes of last meeting read and
confirmed.
Tho Finance Committee reported
sale of desk to Jo. P. Davenport at
816.00. Also recommended that Mess.
Bosworth & Jossey be allowed to
make return of property for 1882. Re
ports received and adopted.
Bids were then received for the city
printing, and on motion of Aid. Bell
the contract was awarded to C. W.
Hancock, at his bid of SIIO.OO, subject
to same specifications under which
the work was done last year.
On motion of Aid. Morgan Joseph
Outlaw was employed to light the
Street lamps at 65 cts. per lamp per
month, to serve at the pleasure of the
Council.
The Street Committee was author
ized to purchase the necessary amount
of brick for repairs.
The Committee on Fire Depart
ment was authorized to purchase an
additional four hundred feet of hose.
A committee consisting of Mayor
Felder, Aldermen Burt, Williams and
Beil, was appointed to investigate
and report such revision of the License
Ordinance as they think best.
Petition of Jo. P. Davenport, Presi
dent Americus Oil Mill, in regard to
repairs and extension of Street, was
referred to the Street Committee with
authority to act.
The question of naming Street in
front of L. B. Bosworth’s residence,
was referred to the Street Committee.
A committee consisting of Alder
men Morgan, Cobb and Watts, was
appointed to confer with the city at
torney and take such action as may
be deemed necessary in regard to ob
struction by trains at crossing on Cot
ton Avenus.
The Clerk and Treasurer was in
structed to give notice that the Ordi
nance prohibiting goats running at
large, will be enforced on and after
the first day of February next. Also
to notify Mess. Hawkins and Murray
to open ditch leading from College to
Hill Street.
The bonds of A. P. Lingo, City
Marshal, J. P. Raiford, Bridge Keep
er, and P. D. Hill, sr., Sexton and
Magazine Keeper, were approved and
accepted by the Council.
The following bills ordered paid:
C. M. Wheatley. $4.66; N. G. & J. K.
Prince, $3.50; J. E. Mathis, $1.50; J.
B. Ansley, $3.00; Ned Edwards, 25c.;
Lee Mott, $21.00.
Council adjourned.
D. Iv. Brinson,
Clerk and Treasurer.
A small and desirable lot in Leeton
for sale, quick and cheap. Apply to
Lott Warren, Real Estate Agent,
Hawkins building.
Bright’s Disease of the Kidneys,
Diabetes and other Diseases of the
Kidney and Liver, which you are be
ing so frightened about. Hop Bitters
is the only thing that will surely and
permanently prevent and cure. All
other pretended cures only relieve for
a time and then make you many times
worse.
A fine lot of Christmas Goods cheap
for cash, at W. T. Davenport & Son’s.
Cheap Money for the Farmer.
It is now getting time for farmers to make
their monied arrangements for the year. To
all responsible farmers, who own their
farms, I say call on me. lam still negotiating
loans, secured by mortgage, and bearings
per cent, interest. The expenses of nego
tiation are light and is the cheapest money
to be found. If you don’t understand it,
call on me and I will explain it to your full
satisfaction and show you that it is to your
interest to have a loan negotiated. In this
way you can buy for cash, and who docs not
know the vast difference between cash and
credit prices. Then consult your interest
and call on me.
I also sell the best brand3 of fertilizers.
Before buying cail and get my prices. It
will do no harm. It may do you great good.
Baldwin & Co.’s celebrated Guanos are sold
only by me in this market, ltemember
that, as others are claiming to sell them.
F. E. BURKE,
Successor to First National Bank,
jan2otf Americus, Ga.
LIST OF LETTERS
■remaining in the Post Office Ameri
cus, Ga., Jail. IStli. 1883. If not de
livered in 30 days will be sent to
Dead l.etter Office, Washington.
ASK FOR ADVERTISED LETTER.
A—Amanda Allen.
B—Nathan Barnes.
D—Mrs..Lula Dukes.
F—T. B.’ bloyd.
G—Doc Greene, F. M. Gassett.
H-G. D. Hall, Jas. M. Hull, Jacob
Harris, Mrs. John B. Holly.
J —Simmons James,Harris Jackson.
K—Mr3. E. S. Kendrick.
M—Queen Mott, Annie Moore,Leve
Moore.
P—D. H. Penn.
S—Carrie Scovill.
T-H. W. Taylor.
V—F. D. Vernon.
W—Thomas vVilley, G. W. Wil
liams.
W. A. BLACK, P. M.
LAMPS —Hanging Lamps, Stand
Lamps, Bracket Lamps, and Lamp
Fixtures with all kinds of Lanterns,
the best made, can be had at
Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Cloves, Mace,
Cinnamon, Etc., Etc., ground or un
ground, guaranteed perfectly pure
and fresh, at
Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
Setting Bull Durham Smoking To
bacco at 60 cts. per pound, at W. T
Davenport & Son’s.
Agents for the Telegraph, & Messen
ger and Atlanta Constitution.
Agnes Aycock.
For the Colored People.
The Hearse for colored persons will
be furnished for seven dollars.
D. B. Hill.
Letter from Leesburg'.
Leesbcro, January, 16th, 1883.
Iu this and some succeeding issues
of your paper I propose to weigh' out
a few pounds of epistolary chat. From
the dense array of themes which pass
in review before me, I am almost as
incapable of deciding what I will
“talk about” as was a certain distin
guished Georgian on a certain distin
guished occasion. Called up without
anticipating the call, he quivered and
fluttered and a whole hive of blushes
swarmed over his face : “Ladies and
gentlemen, if-if-if you ask me what I
am going to-going to speak about
about-speak about-if you ask me
what I am going to speak about, I will
tell you I am going to speak about five
minutes.” That’s my fix. The
grand exploits of the “late ' lamented
weather” tempt me, but the weather is
a weather-beaten subject. It has re
ceived it’s full measure of considera
tion ever since the bad spell which oc
curred in the time of Noah, the king
of Ararat. That was indeed a bad
spell ; one in which there was much
moisture about the land for many day 8,
and on account thereof, I regret to
learn, that the succeeding year was a
poor crop year. Enough of this. Bill
Arp, the facile, versatile, inexhausti
ble, imperishable Bill Arp, has uttered
some graceful and philosophic expres
sions on the subject ofthe circus. With
me, as with him, it recalls and reha
bilitates sweet memories of life’s rosy,
happy spring time. But the circuses
then had better songs and better
clowns, and called forth healthier, fat
ter peals of laughter than any which
are evoked by the amylaceous hebetes
of the present day. Let me illustrate
by recalling a dialogue between master
and clown in the year 1851 :
“Master I once kept a ferry.”
“Well sir, why did you discontinue
the employment ?”
“Oh master, the answer contains a
melancholly story ; a minister of the
gospel, wearing a white cravat and a
face of ‘lengthened sweetness’ wanted
to cross the river. As I was unwind
ing my chain this venerable gentleman
addressing me, asked : ‘My friend, did
you ever learn to U>ve the bible ?’
‘No.’ ‘Then there’s a quarter of your
life lost.! Master the loss of one quar
ter of my life alarmed me and I rush
ed to my place and commenced rowing
the boat. Hardly had I struck the
first strokes when the holy gentleman
again observed, ‘My friend, did you
ever learn to appreciate the ten com
mandments ?’ ‘No.’ Then there’s a
quarter of your life lost.’ Oh horrible 1
two quarters of my life lost and only
two remaining. I grew nervous, rest
less, and excited, and put my strength
to the paddle—yes put my strength to
the paddle. But ere I reached the
middle of the angry current this good
man once more opened his pious
month and he spoke and he said to me,
‘My friend, did you ever learn to val
ue the wisdom of the books of Moses ?’
‘No.’ Then there’s a quarter of your
life lost.’ Oh master, when I learned
that three quarters of my life were lost
because I had failed to learn these im
portant things I grew wild master,
wild with excitement, and commenced
rowing the boat with blind impetuosi
ty, and not seeing whither I went, the
boat it struck a snag, the snag it
sprung a leak, the water it commenced
a running in and the boat it commenc
ed a sinking.”
“And what did you dosir ?”
“Oh master, I commenced a
swimming— a swimming master, a
swimming.”
“And what became of yonr preach
er ?”
“Oh master, that’s the melancholy
pait (here the clown had to talk
through his tears, wiping his eyes
with his coat tail) I looked back
and I saw the old man, his head
was bobbing np and down, up and
down, and I said to tho old man, says
I, (here the tears gave way to a comi
cal and sneering smile) ‘Did you ev
er learn to swim, ?' ‘No.’ 'Then
there's the whole of your life lost.’ ”
This dialogue is but a sample of the
circus pastimes in the days agone, and
such as this wonld dra-v more nails out
of the average coffin (if every laugh
draws a nail) than any sort of canine
calesthenics or the scattering of any
assortment of human averdupois
through the air by machinery.
A little bevy of us Leesburgians
have appointed to excurt to Cumber
land, via Brunswick, early next
month. I have great curiosity to see
the Seaboard City. Its intelligence,
enterprise, hospitality, public spirit
edness and indeed its many natural and
acquired advantages and recommenda
tions are known of all men. But I
must acknowledge with shame that
two of our crowd wish information I
cannot furnish. One wants to know
“What is Brunswick’s supply of chur
ches ?” the other, “Her supply of as
sociation drapt.” The latter is a
question of importance to us as Aleck
Duncan will be along. • X.
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