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AHIERIVIIIi GEOReii
Wednesday Morning, May 9, j.883-_
Official Organ ofCity of Americus.
Official Organ of Sumter County
Official Organ of Schley County.
Official Organ of Lee County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
The post-office Department has taken
notice of the fact that quarantine has
been established at New Orleans and
has ordered that all mail for Cuba, as
well as all mail matter intended for
Mexico, be sent by way of New York.
A German has invented a safe
which, in addition to the customary
walls and doors of steel, has an attach
ment that, on being touched, immedi
ately flares an electric light on the
scene, and at the same time uncovers a
prepared plate, on which the burglar s
photograph is taken while an alarm is
sounded.
The Canadian, government not sat
isfied with adopting a protective tariff;
is offering a bounty to iron manufac
turers. It proposes to give a bounty
of $1.50 a ton for three years on all
pig-iron produced in that country. The
offer is open to foreigners as well as
citizens, and is designed to develop the
iron industry in the Dominion.
■• •
Senator Butles, of South Carolina,
has undertaken to collate during the
summer the system of public road
working in use in the several States,
and submit his conclusions to the news
papers of his own state. It is an im
portant and valuable work to accom
plish, and shows unusual industry and
public spirit for a United States Sen
ator.
Under the operations of protective
taxation the few have amassed princely
fortunes, while the many have been
taxed into a condition that keeps them
face to face with penury. From the
center to the circumference of the lie
public the greatest unrest exists in
labor circles, and everywhere strikes
are inaugurated or contemplated, all
caused by the policy of the Republican
party.
The expenses of the Government in
the Star Route cases up to the present
time are estimated at $350,000. The
special prosecutors get S4OO a day and
S3O a day for their expenses. The
total cost is SI,OOO a day. exclusive of
tnf witnesses. Over 300 wit
nesses have been summonsed by the
prosecution, most of them from west
of the Mississippi, involving an outlay
of nearly $150,000. It takes wealth
to fight wealth nowadays in our crim
inal courts.
Fears are entertained by many per
sons the dreaded plague of the east,
leprosy, is gaining a foothold in this
country. There are four cases under
treatment at the Charity Hospital,
Blackwell’s Island, and a committee of
New York physicians visited them a
few days ago for the purpose of making
a critical examination of the patients.
They conclde that the disease is con
tagious, and that unless an isolated
quarantine is established at once, to
which those afflicted can be removed,
there is great danger that it will spread.
In a letter to his brothe, written
some years ago, the late Alexander H.
Stephens gave to the world the secret
of his success in life in this single sen
tence: “Revenge reversed—that is, to
rise superior to the neglect or contume
ly of the man of mankind by trying to
do them good instead of harm, a deter
mination to war even against fate, to
meet the world in all its forces, to mas
ter evil with good, and to leave no foe
standing in rear.” The sentiment is
God-like, and worthy of the lamented
statesman.
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It is said that on the new nickel, the
goddess of Liberty has her hair arrang
ed in bangs. This effort on the part
of the government to make bangs a
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, will never be countenanced by
the people, and those who have sprung
bang upon ns unawares know perfectly
well that bangs would never be adopt
ed as the national trade mark if left to
a vote of the people. Citizens as a
general thing, do not object to an oc
casional bang, but to have bangs
thrown upon them by legislative enact
ment, to have bangs for dinner, tea and
beer, to have bangs advertised as being
endorsed by the highest power on earth,
is too much. The men in power may
suggest bangs, but they must not crowd
them down our throats, as they will
not be swallowed however much they
may be lubricated with pomade and
the coin of the realm. The idea of a
goddess of liberty with bangs is a stab
•t our patriotism. We have too long
worshipped the goddess with her hair
brushed back, and her starry night cap
cU a pole, to swallow bangs.— Ex.
Knights Templar.
The annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar of
Georgia will be held in Columbus on
the 16th instant.
The grand commander has issued
the following order to the different
commanders in the State:
Headquarters, Savannah, Ga.,
April 25, A. D. 1883. A. O. 705.
General Orders No. 3.
. The Grand Commandery, at the last
annual conclave, ordered that the next
grand conclave should be held in the
city of Columbus, therefore the issuing
of this order.
Section 1. Each and every com
mander with his command, in full uni
form, will be and appear in the city of
Columbus, on Wednesday, the 16th
day of May next, at 9 o’clock a. in.,
for participation in the public demon
stration.
Sec. 2. The commands, upon their
arrival at Columbus, will be received
by a detachment of St. Aldemar Com
mandery No. 3, and escorted to the
Rankin House, the headquarters of the
grand commandery, where they and ac
companying ladies will be entertained
at $2.50 per day.
Sec. 3. Commander upon arrival
will report ot once to headquarters and
deposit their roll of knights present
and receive orders.
Sec. 4. At 9:30 o’clock a. m.,
Wednesday, each commander, with his
command in full uniform, will report in
front of the Rankin House to the grand
captain general, and escort the grand
commandry to the asylum of St. Al
demar Commandry, No. 3.
Sec. 5. The grand commandry will
assemble in said asylum at 10 o’clock
a. m., in annual grand conclave for
business. All grand, past grand offi
cers and delegates will take notice and
be so governed.
Sec. 6. Public exercises will be
held ia the First Baptist Church, on
Randolph street, at 12 o’clock m.,
Wednesday, when the liturgy of the
order will be recited and an oration be
delivered by Sir James A. Gray, of
Cmur DeJLion Commandry, No. 4.
Sec. 7. Special orders will be is
sued as to line of march and all other
public demonstrations not herein speci
fied.
Sec. 8. Each commander will re
port as soon as practicable, to the
grand recorder the probable number he
will have present.
Sec. 9. A prize consisting of a case
containing twelve handsomely engraved
silver candlesticks will be awarded the
best drilled commandry in the State.
No commandry with less than twenty
one members (cauimonding officers in
cluded) will be permitted to enter for
the prize. Special order with rules
governing drill will De issued on day
of contest.
Sec. 10. Every commander, upon
the receipt of this order, will summon
his entire command, “per my order,”
and cause the same to be read at the
head of the lines, and give proper exe
cution thereto.
By order of
R. E. Sir Wsi. S. Rockwell, K. TANARUS.,
. Oranrl Dnmmnnf?pr
Attest:
Sam. P. Hamilton, K. TANARUS., P. G. C.
Grand Recorder.
Frank Leslie’s Sunday Magazine.
For delightful, edifying aud instruc
tive reading this magazine is not ex
celled by any of its contemporaries, and
the June number, in these respects, we
think, could scarcely be surpassed.
The following admirable articles are
profusely illustrated: “What is the
Baptist Church'?” by Rev. Dr. Cham
bliss, being a continuation of “Relig
ious Denominations in the United
States;” “Among the Natives of the
North,” (No. II.) by Lieutenant
Schwatka; “The Other Side of Greek
History, Ancient and Modern,” by
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts; “Sacred Mu
sicians ot the Nineteenth Century,” by
Alfreton Hervey; “The American Pil
grim in Palestine,” by E. De Leon,
There are articles by the editor, Dr.
Talmage, on the late A. H. Stephens
and Peter Cooper, and a sermon in the
Home Pulpit, “The Cloudless Morn
ing.” There are also articles, essays,
stories and poems by Adelaide Stout,
Ida Hervey, Olive M. Birrell, Rev. W.
W. DeHart, S. T. B„ Mrs. W. Faw
cett, Rev. E. Payson Hammond, etc.,
etc., and a most interesting miscellany.
Price 25 cents, or $3 a year, postpaid.
Address, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Publisher,
53, 55 and 57 Park Place, New York.
The Banner- Watchman says: The
West Indians have a curious test for
telling whether a person has negro
blood in his veins. It is called the
nose test. The negro has no division
in the gristle of the cartilaginous por
tion of his nose, such as all of pure
white blood can feel at its tip with the
end of the finger. This is the last
thing to yield to the white accession.
Any negro blood is marked with a nose,
the gristle of which is undivided, and
the object of putting this paragraph in
is to prove that no person will read it
through without touching the finger to
the nose.
The mills hand of Lawrence are prone
to sleep late on Sunday morning, after
their week of hard labor. The Rev.
Mr. Miles tells them that they do right.
“Men and women who work early and
late six days arc no worse Christians
because they are sleepy on Sunday.”
As the character of a thief is writ
ten in his countenance, so likewise
do worms portray their presence in
the child’s features. Hasten to give
Shriner’s Indian Vermifuge to de
stroy and expel the pests.
Mrs. Myra Clarke Gaines Wins a
Two Million Dollar Law Suit.
THE GAINES CASE.
New Orleans, May s. —The case of
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines vs the City
of New Orleans was decided by Judge
Billings, of the United States Circuit
Court, yesterday morning.
This is a suit by Mrs. Gaines to re
cover the rents and profits resulting from
the occupation of the property known
as the “Blanc tract.” The case had
previously been referred to E. Sal
bourin, master in chancery, who, on
March 26, reported to the court that
the city of New Orleans was indebted
to Mrs. Gaines for rent on the property
that it has not had in its possession
since March 10,1837, the sum of $824,-
660 50, with interest amounting to
$779,401 58, making a total of sl,-
622 061.
Counsel for the city filed exceptions
to this report of the master in chancery
and a decision on the points thus raised
was not given until yesterday morning.
AGAINST THE CITY.
Julge Billings, after lengthy and ex
haustive review of the legal points in
volved in the case, confirmed the report
of the master in chancery, but added
certain interest to the amount mention
ed above, bringing the total amount of
the judgement against the city to sl,-
925,067 83.
Judge Billings held that the defend
ants had kept the plaintiff out of the
enjoyment of her property for forty
years, and the loss ot the lattler was
represented by the judgment given.
The decision consumed an hour and
twenty minutes in reading.
A Cute Yankee.
Barnwell People : Not long ago a
thoroughbred Yankee map peddler, on
a bright Sunday morning, approached
a colored country church in this county
where a large audience had gathered to
worship. A happy inspiration came
over him and laying aside his heavy
pack he seated himself by the wayside
and began to cry most profusely. A
self constituted committee approached
him and asked the cause of his trouble.
Between liis sobs he told his sad story
—that he was the last survivor of the
Union army r in the South who had not
reached home. That he was trying to
make his weary way back to New Eng
land to his aged mother and affection
ate young wife and that the peaceful
Sabbath morning reminded him so forc
ibly of his youthful days that his sol
dier heart was melted. “Ah,” said
he, “if I could only sell these maps I
would soon be at home.” Immediate
ly purchasers crowded around him;
there was a boom in the map market,
his stock was soon disposed of and the
peddler, with brighter face, thanked
his friends, gave them his blessing and
tramped off to Augusta for anew stock.
Collections at that Church were unus
ually small that Sunday.
A Dinner that will he Served for
Seventeen Until Sixteen Die.
A novel banquet took place at the
M/xtol Rollounp Tf. W3S t.hp thirrl on.
nual dinner of the Last Man’s Club,
formed three years ago. It has seven
teen members. Each member must
attend the dinner annually. Death,
serious illness or separation by great
distance alone excuses. At every din
ner a place is kept for each absent
member, whether living or dead, and
dishes and wine are served opposite
their empty chairs, the same as if they
were present. A curious and elegant
tankard of beaten silver, filled with
wine, is passed around the table and
quaffed by each one present until emp
tied. As each member dies his name
will be engraved on the tankard until
finally the last man, surrounded by the
overflowing plates, the full glasses and
the empty chairs, will drink to their
memory alone. Then the dinners will
cease and the tankard will become the
last man’s property. —Philadelphia
Timex.
The Liquor Question in Ohio.
At the next October election in Ohio
the sense of the people of that State
will be taken on two propositions to
amend the constitution.
1. To prohibit forever the manufac
ture and traffic iu intoxicating liquors
in the State.
2. To give the Legislature the power
to regulate the traffic in intoxicating
liquors. *
The existing constitution prohibits
the taxing or licensing the liquor traf
fic, the purpose being to suppress it;
but in that it has utterly failed.
About 45 per cent of the land of the
United States remain unsurveyed to this
day. Very nearly 1,000,000,600 acres
in all. The mountainous section of the
far West is included in this 1,000,000,-
000 acres, but on the other hand hun
dreds of millions of acres of arable ter
ritory are as free from the touch of the
surveyer’s chains as when Columbus
landed. In Minnesota alone there re
main 12,000,000 acres unsurveyed, in
Dakota 66,000,000 acres, Montana 80,-
000,000, and in the Indian Territory
369,000,000 acres at a total area con
siderably more than twice as large as
that of the thirteen original States.
The Charlotte Journal is of the
opinion that before the year 1900 the
North will make a determined effort to
get rid of negro suffrage, because it did
not pan out according to expectation.
It was intended to break the Southern
head but failed in its mission.
Ayer’s Cathartic Pills are the best
medicine that can be employed to
correct irregularities of the stomach
and bowels. Gentle, yet thorough,
in their action, they cure constipation,
stimulate the digestive organs and
the appetite, and cleanse, build up, |
and strengthen the system. I
Let us Paint You a Picture.
Fairisurn, Ga. News Letter-. Let
us paint you a picture. The parents
of a young girl died, and she is left
in poverty. They had previously been
wealthy, and she had been reared in
luxury and ease. She had been a star
iu society, flattered and courted by
fashion’s votaries and knew no wish
ungratified. Suddenly she finds her
self poor and dependent on her own re
sources for her sustenance. With a
brave heart she sets out to battle with
adversity and to make for herself an
honest living. Soon 6he meets one of
her old acquaintances —perhaps one
who had been her bosom friend—one to
whom she had unfolded every sacred
secret of her soul—and that friend no
longer recognizes her, She meets an
other—the same result. Fortune has
fled, and with it her friends. Ah ! the
poet Goldsmith was not far from the
truth when be said:
What is friendship but a name?—
A charm that lulls to sleep—
A shade that follows wealth and fame,
And leaves the wretch to sleep !
From a happy home, where she lived
in wealth and happiness this young
girl goes to the garret of a tenement,
and there knows nothing but poverty
and want. Where she once wore silks
and satins, she is now clad in the sim
plest and coarsest fabrics. Is it strange
that she longs for the elegance and gran
deur of her former life? Unused to
work, she makes at best a begarly
subsistence. Just at this most trying
hour of her life the devil appears and
tempts her by an offer of a life of idle
ness and ease—of rich food and fine
raiment. What though the price de
manded is a sacrifice of honor—of vir
tue ? She is sorely tempted. Those
of her own sex, who fawned for her fa
vors in her hours of affluence, scorn her
in poverty. Still she makes one more
struggle. Then the tempter comes again.
Now she wavers-she weakens-slie pays
the price—she falls, and is lost! lost!
lost! And yet by a single word of en
couragement or a single act of kindness
she might have been saved.
Now turn to the Bth chapter and
7th verse of the gospel by St. John and
read our text:
“He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast a stone at her.”
Facts About the New Senate.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Five of the seventy-six Senators are
of foreign birth. These are Fair, Sew
ell and Jones of Florida, who were born
in Ireland; Jones, of Nevada, who hails
from England, and Beck, who first saw
light in Scotland. Of the remaining,
Naw York and Kentucky have each
produced the greatest number from any
one State, that is, seven, while Ohio
follows with six. Only one was born
west of the Mississippi, and he not
very far from its banks. The oldest
member is Senator Morrill, of Ver
mont, who is seventy-three; the young
est is the new Senator from West Vir
ginia, Mr. J. E. Kenna, who is thirty
five, less than one half as old as Mor
rill. Senator Anthony, who has been
in the Senate longer than any one else,
entered it when Kenna was only eleven
years old. The average age of the
Senate as a whole is fifty-four years,
t here are ten ex-Governors now in the
Senate namely, Anthony, Brown, Col
quitt, Coke, Oullom, Garland, Groomc,
Hampton, Harris and Hawley.
The Story Without an End.
Again, its great monetary value
seems almost monotonous. The 155th
Grand Monthly Drawing of the Lou
isiana State Lottery at New Orleans,
on April 10th, has this record: Ticket
No. 62,887 drew the first grand prize
of $75,000, of which Henry M. Kiess
ling, of No. 188 Dearborn st., Chicago,
Ills., and A. Gamier Tricot, Vermil
ionville La., held each one-fifth.
Ticket No. 72,692 won the second cap
ital of 25,000—collected in one whole
lump through The Manufacturers’
National Bank of Troy, for M. Con
nolly, of Troy, N. Y. Ticket No. 52,-
989 won the third capital, of SIO,OOO,
and was sold in fifths—one to Edwin
T. Eisenberg, Jr. (collected through
The Central National Bank of Phila
delphia); another to H. H. Harper,
of St. George’s, Colleton Cos., S. C.;
another to Wm. H. Hampton, of
Tracy City, Franklin Cos., Tenn.; an
other to It. F. Kruger, No. 241 Fourth
st., Milwaukee, Wis. The two fourth
capital prizes of $6,000 each were sold
to holders of tickets No. 58,507 and
26,502 —two-fifths were sold to James
It. Day, Malta Bend, Saline Cos., Mo.,
and to parties in Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and New Haven, Conn. For further
information apply to M. A. Dauphin,
New Orleans, La., before the next
drawing on June 12th, when the
grand capital prize will be $150,000.
A Man Who Married a Man.
Lansing Republican.
Some three weeks ago a chap from
Martin, Alleghany county, visiting
Plainwell and made known his desire
to get married. The boys put up a
job on him, and a pretended father con
sented to the crank’s marrying his
daughter, who, being out of town, was
to arrive home on a specified train.
The crank got a silk hat and white
cotton gloves and met his beauty fair
at the depot, was introduced, accepted
and married. Later in the evening he
discovered that his wife was a masked,
stuffed and masculine individual, and,
concluded that Plainwell was hardly
the place for so befooled a chap, as
himself, immediately started by Foot
and Walker’s line for Martin.
How to Make Money Farming.
The successful and prosperous farmer
must make every edge cut—lie must waste
no money. He should calculate closely and
buy the cheapest. To buy cheap he must
have the cash. If he has not got the cash
then he should get it. This he can do
through me if he is reliable and owns Ills
farm. I am still negotiating loans for farm
ers secured by mortgage on their farms.
These loans run from 3 to 5 years, and bear
only 8 per cent interest. It is the cheapest
way to borrow money. Of this I can con
vince any intelligent person. It will do no
harm to investigate my plan—it may save
you money—so come and see me and let me
explain it to you. 1 negotiate thousands of
dollars every month for farmers. Call and
see me. F. E. BURKE, Successor to
First National Bank,
Americus, Ga. J
AYER’S PILLS.
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FUR DYSPEPSIA they are invaluable.
J. T. Hayes.”
Mexla, Texas, June 17, 1882.
The Rev. Francis P>. Jlarlowe, writing
from Atlanta , Ga., says: “ For some years
past 1 have been subject to constipation,
from which, in spite of the use of medi
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inconvenience, until some months ago 1
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YDIINR All experience the wonderful
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Commercial Hotel,
G. M HAY, Proprietor.
This popular House is quite new and
handsomely furnished with new furniture,
bedding and all other articles. It is in the
centre of the business portion of the city,
convenient to depot, the banks, warehouses,
Ac., and enjoys a fine reputation, second to
none, among its permanent and transient
guests, on account of the excellence of its
cuisine.
Table Boarders Accommodated on
Reasonable Terms.
may9-tf G. M. HAY, Proprietor.
Webster Sheriff Sale for June.
Will be sold before the Court House door,
in the town of Preston, Webster county,
Ga., on the first Tuesday in June next, be
tween the legal hours of sale, the following
property, to-wit:
One cream-colored horse mule about eight
years old. Levied on as the property of J.
K. Blackwell, to satisfy one mortgage fi fa
in favor of P. A. Price. Property pointed
out in said mortgage fi fa. This, May 4th,
1883. DANIEL DAVIS, Sheriff.
Commercial Bar.
This well-established house will he kept
in the same first-class style that has always
characterized it. The
Choicest Liquor and Cigars,
Milwaukee, Budvveiser and Aurora Beer,
constantly on hand, and all the best brands
of fine Brandies, Wines. &c. Good Billiard
Tables for the accommodation of customers.
may9tf JOHN W. COTNEY, Clerk.
ELAM JOHNSON, JOHN W. M’PHERSON,
STEVE B. JOHNSON, JAMES B. WILBANKS.
ELAM JOHNSON, SON & CO ,
WHOLESALE
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TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC FRUITS, Veg
etables and Melons in Season. BUT
TER, CHICKENS and EGGS,
SWEET and IRISH Potatoes.
Consignments and Orders Solicited,
12 Decatur and 13 Line Sts., P. O. Box sis!
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to week THE SUN prints a continued story
of the lives of real men and women, and of
their deeds, plans, loves, hates and troubles.
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LOST!
On or about Saturday, April 21st, a small
memorandum book containing one ten dol
lar bill and about four hundred dollars in
notes. My name was stamped across the
flap of the book in gilt letters. A liberal
reward will be paid for the delivery of the
book and notes to me. J. J. Hanesley.
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For Sale.
Farm of 330 acres, in Lee county, Ga., 18
miles south of Americus, 4 miles southeast
of Smithville, known as the Morris place.
120 acres cleared, balance well timbered.
Lies on Muckaioochee (Wells’ Mill) Creek.
Is well watered. Some sandy,some mulatto
land, good clay subsoil. Pine, oak and
hickory. Improvements a 2 room house,
stack chimney and the house shedded.
Buildings all in good order. Ordinary
orchard, good grape vines, Scuppernong and
English. The land good for oats and corn.
Is about three miles from Adams’ Station.
Healthy, good neighborhood. Churches and
schools at Smitliville and Adams’ Station.
Price $3 per acre. Apply to
W. J. DIBBLE,
may4-tf Real Estate Agent.
Insure Against Storms!
All should at once protect their property
against loss by WIND-STORMS, CY
CLONES and TORNADOES, by insuring
in tlie Phenix Insurance Cos. of New York,
One of the strongest American Companies.
Cash capital $3,300,000.
W. T. DAVENPORT & SON.
Lamar St., Americus, Ga. Agents!
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A DOMESTIC SCENE
BETWEEN
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.
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Mrs. Smith —Now, John Smith, what on earth ! Didn’t I tell you to go to
JOHN R. SHAW’S and get these goods, and here you have gone some
where else and spent OUR hard-earned dollars, and haven’t got much more than
half their value. Why didn’t you do as I told you ?
Smith— Why — er — why — my dear, yon see I thought he had his store torn
np so, that he was paving no attention to getting in new goods, and
Mrs. S.—John Smith, you know that is not so, for I know I told you
yesterday that I had seen Mrs. Jones, who had been to John R. Shaw’s and got
EVERYTHING she wanted, and she told me his store was overflowing'
with NEW Goods of the latest designs, and yon know as well as I do, that a
man of Shaw’s business capacity and push, would be found in the lead ot “the
Procession,” with the best and prettiest styles in everything. You know also
that I told you he had turned his attention exclusively to DRY GOODS
(Fancy and Staple), NOTIOMS, CLOTHINC, BOOTS,
SHOES, HATS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, and
all articles kept in a first-class Dry Goods Store, and if you had
gone there you could have got just what I sent you for, and at much less than
what you have paid for these things you have brought home. No, lam well
aware how it all happened. You let some slick-tongue chap get hold ot you
and pour about a pint of “ Corn Juice ” down that old dry throat of yon rs, and
then you were ready to bolieve anything he said. I reckon he made you believe |
this stuff here to be “all wool and a yard wide,” when its only seven-eighths, and
half cotton at that, and no style about it.
Smith —Well, my dear, don’t be so hard on me this time. I acknowledge
the Corn, and I promise you that I will not go counter to your advice again, for
I am now convinced that I have missed some good bargains by not
to you.
Mrs. S.—Now, you begin to talk sense, and I wish you had heeded my
words when you started out to I won’t scold you any more. Only
now be sure you listen to the old woman next time, for I tell you she has made
some of the best trades at John R. Shaw’s she ever made in her life.
[Smith retires, fully convinced that HIS Mrs. Smith is a woman pf decided
energy and superior judgment .]
And now, kind friends, we trust you will follow the good advice given by
Mrs. Smith to her better half, and call and be convinced that we can give yotJ
BETTER BARGAINS —-
than yon can obtain elsewhere.
COME ONE, COME ALL,
THE OLD, THE YOUNG, THE SHORT, THE TALL,
THE RICH, THE POOR, WE PLEASE THEM ALL;
LET NOT THESE WORDS UNHEEDED FALL,
BUT HEED “THE WRITING ON THE WALL”;
COUNTLESS BARGAINS AWAIT YOUR CALL,
AT- -
JOHN R. SHAW'S,
Forsyth Street * . Imericus , Ga.,
“AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT.”