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ANEIUVDB, GEORGIA.
Saturday Homing, June 30.1383.
OfficTaiOrgan of City of Americus.
Official Organ of Sumter County
Official Organ of Schley County.
Official Organ of Lee County.
Official Organ of Webster County.
Dr. A. J. Battle is still the Presi
dent of Mercer University, he having
withdrawn his resignation at the re
quest of the Trustees.
The President has issued the order
in accordance with Congressional en
actment providing for the consolidation
of internal revenue districts. This re
duces the number from 126 to 82, and
throws quite a number of Republican
orphans on the cold charities of the
world.
Methodist Presiding Elders of the
Northwest, in Convention at Minne
apolis, the other day, by a vote of 25
to 12, adopted a resolution declaring
against itinerancy. There wasanex
tremely warm debate before the vote,
and it is not unlikely the action will
start a formidable controversy.
Newnan Herald: One evening last
week, while a party of young gentle
men were serenading at Mrs. Dennis’,
and playing “The Mocking Biid,” a
mocking bird perched itselt on a tree
near by and sang the piece through
with them. The boys say it was per
fectly beautiful, and far surpassed the
mnsic of their violins.
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Mr. John F. Slater, founder of the
Slater fund tor the education of the
negro of the South, entertains very
fanciful and extravagant views con
cerning the immediate future of the
tace. He told a reporter of the New
York Evening Post, a few days ago,
that he believed at the end of 10 years
the colored people of the Southern
States will own more land than the
whites.
The vexed question is settled at last
about the Internal Revenue Collector
ship at Savannah. The districts are
to be consolidated on the first of July,
and Walter H. Johnson is designated
as Collector. The fight against Pleas
ants was severe, and there is no doubt
that it was due to the fact that Pleas
ants is a colored man, and that the
few white Republicans in Georgia were
not willing to see a four thousand dol
lar office go that way.
The Southern Exposition at Louis
ville offers a premium of SI,OOO for the
best bale of long staple cotton; SSOO
for the second best, and $250 for the
third best. The same premiums are
duplicated for the best three bales of
short staple; SSOO for the best exhibit
of sea island cotton, and $250 for the
second best. These cotton premiums
offer make the list foot up $5,150. A
local cotton house will increase the
amount to 10,000 on the cotton alone.
"Instead of dying out,” says the
Central Presbyterian, "the Jewish
body shows increasing vitality. They
cannot be stamped out or swallowed
up. They pass from country to coun
try to become practically masters
wherever they go. They get the land
in Germany and Hungary, and grow
rich in Russia; they are the great bank
ers in London and Paris, and the cen
tres of European commerce. In ten
(recent) years the Rothschilds furnish
ed £100,000,000 in loans to England,
Austria, Prussia, France, Russia and
Brazil. They increase faster than
Christians, and of every 100,000 per
sons only 89 Jews die to 143 Chris
tians.”
A negro lad named John H. Alex
ander was admitted to West Point
Military academy the other day. He
hails from Poughkeepse, N. Y. It is
queer that such brands of unquench
able burning should be thrown con
stantly into this institution by politi
cal rote catchers. Negroes have no
business in West Point, for no army
that the United States will ever have
will move at the command of negro
officers. If there must be an academy
for the education of negro offices, how
ever, let the government establish an
other school. It will be better for both
races.
An Atlanta Constitution reporter
was shown on .Jonday a mortgage
given by the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad to the Central
Trust Company, for two million dol
lars. It says that the mortgage is
given because the Central Trust Com
pany endorsed for the road to that
amount, the indebtedness being two
thousand bonds of one thousand dollars
each. The mortgage is signed by Sam
uel Thomas on the part of the railroad,
while the Central Trust Company is
represented in the document by H. F.
Spalding. The mortgage is quite vo
luminous, and was given in New Yoik
on the Ist day of April.
Bishop Pierce on the Negro.
This week’s Christian Advocate has
an article from Bishop Pierce on the
proposed Pnino Institute for the educa
tion of negro preachers and teachers, in
which he says:
I regret to say that the people are
not responding according to the de
mands of the case, or the hopes of the
general conference. Public opinion in
many places is unsettled as to the wis
dom of the project, and in others there
is direct hostility, because of a miscon
ception of the object intended. To the
doubtful and reluctant let me say the
education of the negro is not an open
question. It is settled by State legis
lation—by action of the churches—by
individual philanthropy and munifi
cence—by the aspirations and new re
lations of the colored race, and by the
responsibility of their citizenship. The
power of education to elevate humanity
and to eliminate the elements of evil in
natural constitution and social life
may be over estimated. The extrava
gant calculations of ardent theorists
about the capabilities.of the negro may
never be realized. Even the rosy
views of the hopeful, sanguine human
itarian may be shaded in their tints by
the developments of the future. But
these facts, as probable possibilities, do
not justify either opposition or indif
ference to a well-directed effort to make
the best of an experiment which is be
ing made—an experiment which we
cannot hinder if we would, and ought
not if we could.
The negro belongs to a distinct, a
peculiar race. His color, his instincts
—his prejudices—hfs tastes—his very
religion and his modes of enjoying it—
separate from the white man and make
him exclusive. The negroes wish to
be by themselves. They believe in
the color line. Unprompted by others,
left to their own sentiments and pref
erences, they will never stir the social
equality question. Every case of trou
ble at this point has its purpose—its
design. It is the offspring of impu
dence, or politics, or the hope of gain,
or the love of strife. When a colored
man claims equality improperly, he
does violence to himself, to his posi
tion, his history, his race, and his des
tiny. In many important respects the
negro dwells alone. It is the ordina
tion of nature—it is the plan ofheaven.
The churches had as well recognize
and provide for it. The Southern
Methodist Church, soon after emanci
pation, with wise forecast, set them up
in a distinct organization. It was
their wish. We were not seeking to
get rid of them—to throw off responsi
bility—but to help them in a way of
their own choosing. The result, so
far, vindicates the policy. It would
have been a grand triumph if other
Methodists had not intermeddled. The
unity of the colored Methodist church
es is a consummation greatly to be de
sired on the score of economy, efficient
work, and of peace and good order.
The only hope of the race, intellect
ually, is the rising generation. The
aged, the entire adult population, must
be reached by other means. Their
school days are past. The children
may be enlightened and molded to a
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equipped mentally and morally for the
task. It is a task, arduous and full
of difficulty. When the best work is
done, it will encounter neutralizing in
fluence, ever present bad examples, and
the antagonisms of home life. The
teachers ought to be first-class, well
instructed and soundly converted. To
furnish these is one department of the
special work of Paine Institute.
It is not disrespectful to our colored
brethren to say that their ministers,
with few exceptions, are grossly ignor
ant, blind guides. It could not be
otherwise. They cannot expound doc
trines nor enforce morals. Much of
their teaching is loose and demoraliz
ing. They must be taught themselves.
Without schooling, without booths of
refining associations, if their pulpits
give an uncertain sound, what is to be
come of the people? Degenerate in
morals, corrupt in social life, there is
no depth in vice or crime into tvhicli
they will not plunge. Patriotism, phil
anthropy, religion, self-protection, all
urges us to do something.
The New Baptist Church.
Telegraph and Messenger.
The first brick of the new First Bap
tist church in Macon, Ga., was laid
Tuesday last in the presence of a large
number of ladies and gentlemen. The
ceremonies opened with an address bv
Rev. E. W. Warren, which was beau
tiful and appropriate. He ran over
some of the history of the church, and
looked forward to the first Sunday in
November when services would be held
tor the first time in the new edifice.
After the address a number of little
girls and boys filed into the excavation
and the first brick, bearing the words,
“E. W. Warren, pastor, 1883,” was
laid upon the ground by two little
girls with a sweet little speech. The
children followed with bricks and the
erection of the new church was form
ally commenced.
A Model Southern Girl.
Athens Banner-Watchman.
Our sanctum was brightened on Fri
day by the sweet face of Miss Lucy
McClesky, a charming little Miss of
“leven, and only child of our esteemed
friend Judge McClesky, of McNutt.
Miss Lucy is certainly a model South
ern girl. She does the cooking, cleans
up the house, milks the cows and
works a square every morning in the
garden before sun-up. She will one
day be a rich prize for some young
man.
The meed of merit for promo
ting personal .-0811161108 is due to J. C.
Ayer & Cos., whose incomparable Hair
Vigor is a universal beautifier of the
hair. Harmless, effective, agreeable, it
has taken rank among the indispensa
ble articles of the toilet. To scanty
locks it gives luxuriance; and withered
hair it clothes with the hue of youth,
Teachers’ Institutes.
Department of Education, )
Atlanta, Ga., Juno 2Gth, 1883.f
To the Teachers and County School
Commissioners of the State :
Gentlf.men, —Six Teachers’ Insti
tutes will be held this year, beginning
about the first of August and continu
ing for four weeks. The white and
colored teachers will bo taught in differ
ent houses, but by the same instruc
tors. The Institutes will be located at
Albany, Wavcross, Sandersville,
Barnesville, Dalton, and at some place
near Atlanta on the Georgia Railroad,
the point not having been as yet select
ed. They will be conducted by Geor
gia teachers. I shall be present at
each Institute, two or three days, and
will expect the County School Com
missioners to meet me; and I hope the
Boards will allow the Commissioners
their per diem for these few days, as
the purpose is to furnish them such in
struction as will better prepare, them
for the efficient discharge of their
duties. As soon as the arrangements
have been perfected, a circular will be
prepared and distributed, which will
give the names of the instructors, the
rates of board and of transportation,
the course of instruction, etc.
Gcstavus J. Orr,
State School Commissioner.
The Georgia Legislature.
This body will rc-assemblo at At
lanta on Wednesday, the 4th day of
July, and will begin the summer ses
sion with a large amount of work in
troduced last winter and left in various
Btages of progress. If not a single new
measure should be introduced, it would
have work enough for the sultry
weather that may be reasonably antic
ipated. But published notices have
been given of perhaps as many new
bills as were introduced in November
and December last, and in view of the
tedious process through which these
must pass before a final vote upon them
can be reached, it is evident that the
session will be a hard-working one.
Prominent among the measures of a
general scope to be considered are the
following: The re-districting of the
State for the election of congressmen;
the regulation or prohibition of the
liquor traffic; an improved system of
working the public roads; the estab
lishment of a school of technology;
several amendments to the constitution
already offered, and probably an ap
propriation to build anew capitol, the
iuture disposition of the State road,
and the convict system of labor.
Unless a considerable change has come
over the minds of members in their
devotion to economy, the capitol appro
priation and any large appropriation
for the school of technology will be
strongly opposed. At its winter ses
sion this legislature was fast grounded
on the rock of economy and guarded
the State treasury with argus-eyed
watchfulness. We have seen no indi
cations of an abandonment of that
stand-point.— Pome Courier.
A Remarkable Case.
One of the courts of the city of New
t* „. i.wu juev umciicu and v r ery rcinsrlifl*
ble case. The testimony shows that
about twelve years ago the oldest
daughter of a Mr. Gill, now a middle
aged lady, employed an English ser
vant to look after her father, who was
then in his dotage and needed constant
watching. Subsequently the servant
had her sister come to live with her,
and the two gained such power over
the old man that he obeyed them im
plicitly. The two women obtained
large sums of money of him, and then,
in spite of his relatives, they obtained
control of his house, and even of the
jewelry of his deceased wife. At length
it was discovered that the two women
had extorted real estate from him to
the value of $90,000. Thereupon
the relatives took measures to rescue
the old man from the clutch of these
harpies, but the old man had taken
refuge in a house owned by the women,
so the relatives wore unable to see him.
His sons took steps to have the father
declared insane and to have him and
his property put under the control of
responsible parties. An inquiry was
ordered by the courts and Mr. Gill was
summoned to appear. With the pur
pose of getting beyond the jurisdiction
of the court, the women undertook to
remove the old man, and had a carriage
on the spot, when the son of Mr. Gill
appeared. A free fight ensued, and all
the parties were arrested, but while the
women wore under arrest other relatives
took him to the house of one of them,
where he remained during the investi
gation. The old man was found to be
an imbecile. Ho could not recognize
his own children, did not know where
he was or from what place he came.
Asa matter of course he was put into
the hands of his sons.
Is it True ?
The Savannah Recorder says :
“Some parties from Savannah intended
going to Albany to take advantage of
the artesian well recently dug there,
but were prevented from going by the
report that tho negroes have taken pos
session of that fount of health. If the
report be true that ladies cannot attend
the ivell without policemen being pres
ent, then the authorities should take
precautions so as to prevent such in
trusion of these negroes. It is about
the same with the’park here. The
negroes take possession of tho choice
seats and benches, so that ladies are
obliged to walk about the walks in
stead of enjoying the cool shades of
that resort.”
A Human Monstrosity.
There is in Hampshire county, West
Virginia, a human monstrosity which
excels anythingßarnum ever exhibited.
It is a young woman, or child, born in
Pennsylvania in 1865, and therefore
eighteen years old, who is in every
thing but age an infant. She is the
daughter of Mr. John E. Miller, of
Shanesville. A gentleman who re
cently saw her and learned her age
from reliable authority, found her lying
in a cradle. She is twenty-eight
inches in height and weighs but twenty
five pounds. She cannot walk or talk,
and eats nothing but milk, which is
fed from a bottle. She has, however,
a quick perception and remarkable
memory, and a brief poem or sentence
repeated to her once and weeks after
again repeated with but one word vary
ing, arouses her anger and she frowns
at the changed word. An article laid
down in the room and in her sight may
be allowed to remain for days, yet an
inquiry for it will be answered by the
child by pointing in its direction. She
is quite an attractive baby, and no
reason for her stunted growth has ever
been assigned. The facts narrated
above seem to bo well attest and, and
many physicians have visited the child
without being ablo to even conjecture
the cause of her condition.
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says:
“What will be the outcome of the
present flat house craze it is difficult to
foretell. Houses covering an acre of
ground, with all sorts and kinds of in
volved ground plans, running twelve
and fourteen stories high, costing all
the way from half a million to a mil
lion and a half of dollars, no longer at
tract attention or excite curiosity.
They are literally without ground of
any sort or kind, have no gardens, and
are divided into flats, which are for
sale rather than for rent. The prices
are absurdly high for either. In some
flat houses single suites are rented as
high as SIO,OOO a year, and from that
down to $2,000. In time of fire the
iron fire-escapes with which these
buildings are disfigured or ornamented
according to your idea, in my judg
ment, would be of no use whatever. It
would puzzle an acrobat to utilize
them on a clear, bright day, when
there was no excitement or trouble of
any kind. What ordinary- men, wo
men and children could do with them
in the day or night, surrounded by
flame and smoke, and particularly after
the iron has been heated red hot, the
inventors doubtless cap tell, though
fortunately, thus far, we have had no
experience to guide the ordinary under
standing.
The Law of Finding.
One hundred years ago the law of
finding was declared by the King’s
Bench in a case in which the facts
were these: A person found a wallet
containing a sum of money on a shop
floor. Ho handed the wallet and con
tents to the shop keeper to be returned
to the owner. After three years, dur
ing which time the owner did not call
for the property, the finder demanded
the wallet and money from the shop
keeper. The latter refused to deliver
them up on the ground that they were
found on his premises. The finder then
sued the shop keeper, and it was held
as above stated, that against all the
world but the owner the title of the
finder is perfect. And the finder has
been held to stand in the place of the
owner, so that he was permitted to pre
vail in action against a person who
found an article which the plaintiff had
originally found but subsequently lost.
The police have no special rights in
regard to articles lost unless these
rights are conferred by statute. Re
ceivers of articles found arc trustees for
the finder. They have no power in the
absence of a special statute to keep the
articles against the finder any more
than the finder has to retain the article
against the owner.
Hotels for the South.
Speaking of projected hotels the Way
cross Reporter says: "Mobile is ta
king steps to have lierself extensively
advertised as a winter resort. Way
cross will do the same when her big
hotel is completed, which will cost
about $75,000. Savannah has been
talking over the subject of a large ho
tel, which lias not as yet assumed defi
nite shape. Charleston, S. C., is se
riously talking of a $500,000 hotel; the
stock for a SIOO,OOO hotel at Augusta,
Ga., has nearly all been taken, and
Wilmington, N. 0., is now moving to
secure the erection of another hotel to
cost $150,000.
Colorless and Cold. — A young
girl deeply regretted that she was so
colorless and cold. Her face was too
white, and her hands and feet lelt as
though the blood did not circulat.
After one bottle of Hop Bitters had been
taken she was the rosiest and healthiest
girl in the town, with a vivascity and
cheerfulness of mind gratifying to her
friends.
Anew supply of He-no Tea, Black
Tea, Green Tea, Chocolate at
Dr. Eldridge's Drug Store.
A KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
THE LOVE OF TWO BROTHERS AND TWO
BISTERS.
Falmouth Independent.
In a certain part of our county there
lived a family, in which there are two
brothers just entering upon the prime
of youthful manhood; a short distance
from them—in fact in the same neigh
borhood—there lives another family in
which are two sisters, also in the prime
of maidenhood, beautiful, fascinating
and attractive.
These young people being near neigh
bors, and coming in contact with each
other often, almost naturally it would
seem, fell in love with each other, the
eldest brother with one of the sisters
and the younger with the other. All
went smoothly for a time, and these
young people enjoyed themselves, and
dreamed bright dreams of the future,
and no doubt in imagination constructed
fairy palaces of love, and gardens, like
Paradise, which should be only filled
with b autiful flowers and fruits of
happiness and unalloyed enjoyment.
Then, as a matter of course, tha ques
tion of marrying arose, which must be
referred to the parents of the young
ladies for approval. The eldest brother
had no difficulty in obtaining their con
sent to his marrying the young lady,
and the wedding day was fixed upon.
Then the young brother went to the
parents and made known his attach
ment for the other sister and their
mutual desire to ‘‘splice and travel the
road of life together.” But the old
folks were decidedly opposed to having
more than one of their girls marry into
“that family,” and plainly informed
him that if he wanted a wife he must
go elsewhere to get her, intimating that
he should desist paying further atten
tion to the young lady in question.
But the young man was determined
that if his brother married one of the
girls lie would marry the other. So
he went to the young “lady of his
love,” and told her the circumstances
of the situation, and desired her, if she
loved him, to prove her love by running
off with him. To this she agreed, and
the night was fixed upon when they
should carry out the mutual agree
ment. But now comes the strangest
part of the story. The two young
ladies resembled each other very much
in looks, voice, ifcc., and by some strange
freak, when the night of the elopement
came and the young man went to the
appointed place of meeting, he found a
woman there whom he thought was the
right one, but she was not. Uncon
scious of this however, he took her to
the place where the marriage ceremony
was to be performed, before he found
out that he was with the wrong girl.
Most wonderful to relate, he thought
that after he had gone to all this trou
ble he would get married anyway, so
he asked her if she would have him,
and she, in order to carry out the joke.
6aid she would, and they were married
then and there. It appears that she
had overheard him making arrange
ments to elope with her sister, and
knowing the place of meeting, deter
mined to go there ahead of her and thus
fool the young man, for whom she en
*--ninnrl o cnnvnt lilriri . nltliougli olio
was engaged to be married to his
brother. Our informant also states
that alter they had lived together for
some time the elder brother, determin
ing to make the mos of the situation,
took unto himself the other sister.
Mr. Charles D. Hill, son of the late
Senator Hill, has of late been distin
guishing himself at the Atlanta Bar.
The papers of that city and people,
who have recently listened to speeches
made in several important law cases,
are of the opinion that the mantle of
eloquence of his distinguised father has
fallen upon the son. Ho made the
best speech Monday in the Brightwell
case, and there was engaged in that
trial such legal lights as Gartrell,
Pike Hill, Hoke Smith, John Milledgo
and others.
Something for Soldiers.
Adjutant General John A. Stephens
has been notified by the Secretary of
the Virginia State Agricultural Society
that competitive drills between white
military companies from Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee, South Carolina,
North Carolina, West Virginia and
Virginia will be held at the State Fair
November Ist, 1883, and a cordial in
vitation is extended to all companies in
Georgia to be present and engage in
the contest. A prize of $2,000 will be
offered for the best drilled company.
The Columbia, S. C., Peilister de
nies that the war settled the question
of secession and asks: “Are there not
States of the Union that could to
morrow withdraw and establish a sep
arate government for themselves with
out the possibility of being coerced
back into it? The nine States of New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio,
Missouri, Indiana, lowa, Michigan and
Wisconsin contain one-half of the
population of the United States and by
far the greater resources. How could
the rest of the Union restrain them if
they saw fit to withdraw ? And yet
these are not quite one-fourth of the
States of the Union.” The Register
suggests a very improbable state of
affairs, but “it is the unexpected that
always happens;” and ours is a very
astonishing country.
Cuthbert Enterprise. A real mis
fortune happened to Capt, Win, M.
Tutulin last Friday. While he was
having his oats threshed, a spark from
the engine fell upon a large pile of oats
and contumed some six or eight hun
dred bushels. The thresher itself was
rescued with great difficulty. . We
sympathize with the Captain in his
loss.
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june3o-td Ordinary.
Bathing House.
My Bathing House and Bathing Pool is
now open for the season, and are well fur
nished. Persons wishing to bathe can do
so at any hour and at a moderate price.
House on the left-hand side of Troup street,
No. 53, north course from the Court House.
We will take pleasure in waiting on any one
wishing to bathe. ELBERT HEAD.
Americus, Ga., June 30th, 1883. It
TAX NOTICE.
I will close my books June 30th. All those
who have not made thelrtax returns are ear
nestly requested to come forward and make
them. By so doing you will save me much
inconvenience and labor.
J. A. DANIEL,
lunel3-lm R. T. B. S. C.
Insure Against Storms!
All should at once protect their property
against loss by WIND-STORMS, OY
C’LONES and TORNADOES, by insuring
in the 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.
april2B-3m
Homo Items.
“All your own fault
If you remain sick when you can
Get hop hitters that never—Fail.
The weakest woman, smallest child, and
sickest invalid can use hop bitters with
safety and great good.
—Old men tottering around from Rheu
matism, kidney trouble or any weakness
will be almost new by using hop bitters.
—My wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of hop bitters and 1 rec
ommend them to my people.—Methodist
Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor if hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
On earth.
—Malarial fever, Ague and Biliousness,
will leave every neighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
“—My mother drove the paralysis and
neuralgia all out of her system with hop
bitters.”— Ed. Oswego Sun.
—Keep the kidneys healthy with hop hit
ters and you need not fear sickness.
—lce water is rendered harmless and
more refreshing and reviving with hop bit
ters in each draught.
—The vigor of youth for the aged and in
firm in hop bitters. ch!7jul
Mis. M. E. RUNES
Is now opening her stock of
Spring Millinery!
She will have on exhibition in a few days a
full line of
HATS, BONNETS
NECKWEAR,
HAIR GOODS
AND
jewelry:
Those who wish to purchase MILLINERY
will do well to call and examine her goods,
as they have been selected with great care.
decßtf
Cattle and Horse Powders. In fat
tening cattle it gives them an appe
tite, loosens their hide and makes
them thrive much faster. By actual
experiment it has proven that it will
increase the quantity of milk and cream
twenty per cent., and make the butter
firm ana sweet.
Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store.
The best Salad Oil (pureand genu
ine Olive).
Dr. Eldridgo’s Drug Store.
Meet Me By Moonlight
ALONE!
Don’t Ton So It!
* ‘ ' • ' '’ 5
Much pleasanter looking people will he
found at
JIN R. sum,
Who will assist you In making your seleo
tions from one of the
tAHGESTAID BESTSEIECTUSTOCKS
To he found in the city,
-and Summer
Dry Goods
NOTIONS.
FANCY GOODS,
PARASOLS
UMBRELLAS,
Ladies’ Hats,
t n ,;.'V * .
PERFUMERY,
Toilet Soaps.
TRUNKS,
CLOTHING,
GENTS* FEIIISHIIG HOODS,
Boots and Shoes,
Straw, Wool and
Fur Hats,
'- • : •ft J ’■ ■ '■ * i V
At prices
Lower than tie Lowest.
Our infallible rule for success in business is
Honest Goods,
COURTEOUB TREATMENT,
Reliable Statements,
i• •’ V • ll ; >
L o W* PRICES:
Call early and often, and oblige,
Yonrs truly,
JOHN R. SHAW.