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TRI-WBEELL Y.
,VOL .III.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY
FEBRUARY IT,
NO. J20.
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OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE.
Su-'toscxiptioxi Rates:
Tiii-Weekly One Yeau, - $4.00.
Weekly One Year, - - $2.00.
Sunday I*■.uk One Year, - $1.50.
PlMSlftM 1 ItLSIAESS CARDS
W. H. KIMBROUH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LEE8BURGH, - . GEORGIA.
Collections a Specialty.
Mnyllwly
■v. B. IIUKimr. DUCONT OUKRllY.
mrs. m. e. Raines I i’ll wait for you.
Holidays
GUERRY & SON,
Americus, Georiiia..
(Oflicc up KtntrM over Gr.in1><*rry A Ifcirlo
Will practice in nil the Court*, both Stale ntul
Kederal. _ .JulvO-xvsw
W. fc\ KUIiT,
DENTIST.
. AMERICUS. iOKORtilA.
Gua ratlines gutUGtctlon In the most iMHIcu
his proles
ntlrtictlon In tin
ruses. All work warranted. f
limit, over T. M. K. leu’s. Rofei
(ionul record. m.i
It. B. HINTON.
J. C. MATliLWM.
HINTON & MATHEWS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Will practice in all the counties of this .ludtjlal
Circuit, also In Dooly county, in the Supreme
Court of toe State of Ceortpa, and the DUtcict
Court of the United ’States, and in all other eonrta
i,y special contract.
(mice in Hawkins’ new buildiut;, Lamar Street,
-duly 12th, 1881.
W..T. SRAltS, W. I). SEARS.
III!. W. J. SIUIIS £ SOil.
ELLAYILI.E, GA.
T'*v ,,, . t .
DR. D. P. HOLLOWAY,
DENTIST!
Americus, tin.
I QKIt FORMS all operations on the Natural Teeth
f .1 ami iimorta Artificial Teeth on the luteal and
uoat Improved methods.
‘Mike, over J)aven]>ort A Smith's Drut' Store.
Iimyl3tt
“0. R. ]\IcCRORY~
A.ttorncy at Law,
ELLAVILLE, Ga.
Collections a Specialty.
^Ajirllll If
Drs. Westbrook & Joiner,
Physicians ami Surgeons, '
GEORGIA,
..NDEU80NVILLE,
Toys. Dolls.
Vases, Smoking Sta
Toilet Sets, Wash Boxes,
Writing Desks.
Hanokekcuiee Boxes,
Glove Boxes,
Necklaces.
Bracelets, Statuess.
Cups and Saucers,
Mugs, Pitchers,
Teakets, Teasets,
Wagons, Trains,
Stoves,
Darning Eggs,
Harmonious,
Houses, Cats,
Dogs, Guns,
Pistols, Balls,
Makales, Toys,
and evfnytliing to pleime mid clmrni the
little nnoH on tbnt most mysterious und
hnppirst day oftlio year when tlio spirit*
uni mulstempornl seem tomret. Lot nil
who are in senreh of Ciiristiims jirosents
for old or young bo sure to call on
Van Riper
HAS RETURNED!
His Photograph Gallery
N OW O PIhMST !
FINEST PICTURES,
EATEST STYI.ES
anil A 1.1. SIZES.
Satisfaction (hiurniiteeil
Prices Moderate
OVER T. WHEATLEY S STORE,
“Whose make are they?” inquir-
the old man, ns opening the gate
“And so you want to marry tnv ! be P a ’ sct l hy the wagon.
(tighter, j’oung man?” said Path- j “Mine,” replied Luke, witli an
er Blifkins, removing his oipc from • a ' r pardonable pride; “and I
his mouth and looking at the young ; challenge any cooper to beat them.”
man sharply from head to foot. |. Mr. Blifkins examined them crit-
Despite his rather indolent ef-: ' ca 'ly one by one.
feminate air, which was mainly the I ‘‘They’ll do,” he said coolly, a9
result of Ids education, Luke Jor-! be sat down the last of the tot.
dan was a line looking fellow, and j “What will you take for them?”
not easily moved from his oslt'-pos- “What I asked you tor six months
session, but I e colored and grew ' a F° to-day—your daughter, sir.”
contused beneath his sharp setuti- The roguish twinkle in the old
Americus,
Georgia.
SftpSll-wtwtf
Prof. VAN RIPER.
Oflieo at Drag Store of W. M. Clark.
'Mavis.lv
II. (J. GARDNER,
ATTOltNEY A r L’ LAW
OGLETHORPE. GA. t
maylO.tf
T0NS0RIAL EMPORIUM!
HENRY ANDERSON
>the puhlit
mI on Sunday until 11 i
i at all bUMiitiwhoi
ouhl he pleased to hi
’ntranci) to Harlow Horn
» Shavlnv, lliitr CuUlmt
In first •cln** *tyle. In*
call on him. Shop
Free to JeryMy
A Retail! fill Rook for the Asking!
Ilf applying personally at the neare.it ofi’ee ol
Til USING Kit MANUFACTURING CO. (or hr
JEWELER,
AMERICUS, - GEORGIA
Sl'I.KNIMD STO.IK OF
'W iLtclies
and
Jewelry
Of the Latest Designs
All Repair Work
PROMPTLY DONE.
J. E. Sullivan
;*) any tuhilL |wr«
Hitntfd with a U'uutifully illuatrutcil
• Hook entitled
GENIUS REWARDED,
-oir TIIK—
STORY OF Till: SEWING machine,
containing It handsome and costly steel enslaving
frontispiece; also, '2M finely engraved wood cut*,
nml hound in au *lubonito blue and gold lltho*
graphed cover. No clisrgc whatever I* made for
thin handsome hook, which can l>c .obtained only
by application at tlio branch and subordinate
odices of The Singer Manufacturing Co.
m SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.
tiie
PIHENIX FR03HIER ASHES.
The tlnest'tlnishid, moat pleasant
eleuant BOOTS AND SHOES
repairing done in the moat *u'
artistic style, ami all on reasonable U
to every gentleman in A mortal" ‘
tit my new shop in front of Col.
lie.*, yn .lackson
. A.
.InneI9.tr
BARLOW HOUSE
W. II. CLAY, Proprietor,
Americus, - <Ja.
nizing look.
“Yes, sir. I spoke to Miss Man-
last evening, and she—she referred
me to you.”
The old man’s face softened.
"Mary is a good girl, a very
good gill,” he said, stroking his
chin wi'li a thoughtful air, "and 1
she deserves a good husband.
Wlmti.-an you do?”
The young man looked rather
blank at this abrupt inquiry.
“Do you refer to my ability to
support a wife? 1 can assure you—”
“I know you are a rich man.
Luke Jordan, hut I take it for
granted that you ask iny girl to
marry you, not your property.
VVImt guarantee cun you give me.
in case it should he swept away—
as in thousands of instances—that
you would provide for her a com
fortable home? You have hands
und bruins,do you know how to use
them? Again 1 ask you what can
you do?”
This was a style of catechism fer
which Luke was quite unprepared,
and lie stared blankly ut the ques
tioner without speaking.
“I believe you managed to get
through college—have you any
profession?”
“No, sir; I though—”
“Have you any trade?”
“No, sir; my father thought that
witli tiie great wealth I should in
herit I should not need any.”
“Your father thought like a tool
then. He'd much better have given
you some honest occupation and
cut you off witli a shilling—it might
hare been the making of you. As
it is, what arc you lit for? Here
you are a strong, able bodied young
man, 24 years old, and never earn
ed n pound in your life! You
ought to he ashamed •!' yourself!
And you want to marry my daugh
ter,” resumed the old limn, after a
few vigorous putts at liis pipe.
“Now, I’ve given Mary as good ad
vantages for learning us any girl
in town, and site hasn't thrown
them away; hut if she didn’t know
how to work slic’d lie no daughter
of mine. If 1 choose,I could keep
more '.linn one servant, hut 1 don’t;
no more Ilian I choose that my
daughter should lie n pale, spirit
less creature, full ol dyspepsia and
all manner of flue lady ailments, in
stead of the smiling, bright eyed,
rosy-cheeked lass she is. I did say
that site could marry no lad lliat
had been cursed with a rich father;
hut she’s taked a foolisli liking to
you und I’ll tell you what I’ll do;
go to work anil prove yourself to
lie a man; perfect yourself in some
occupation—I don't cure what, so
it he honest: then come to me, and
if the girl he willing, she is yours.”
As the old man suid this lie de
liberately knocked the ashes out of
his pipe against one of pillars of
the porcli where lie was sitting, put
it into his pocket, and went into
the house.
Pretty Mary Blifkins was wait-’
man's face eyes broadened into a
smile.
“You’ve the right metal in you,
after all,” he cried, “come in, lad—
come in. I shouldn’t wonder if
we made a trade after all.”
Nothing loth, Luke obeyed.
Mary tripped on into the entry.
Her rouad white arms were hared
above tile elbows, und boro traces
of flour she had been sifting.
Her dress was a neat gingham
over which was tied a bine cheeked
apron; hut she looked as winning
and lovely as she always did where-
ever she was foil id.
Site blushed and smiled as she
saw Luke, and then turning her
eyes upon her father, waited doubt
fully, to hear what lie had to sav.
Tiie old man regarded his daugh
ter for a moment witli a peculiar
look.
“Mary, this young man—may
hap you have seen him before—lias
brought me a lot or tubs and bar
rels, all of liis own make—a right
good artiole, too. He asks a good,
heavy price for ’em; hut if you are
willing to give it, well and good;
and hark ye, my girl, whatever bar
gain you make your old father will
ratify.”
As Mr. Blifkins said the lie con
siderately stepped out of the room,
and wo will follow liis example.
But the kind of bargain the young
people make can acadily he con
jectured by tiie speedy wedding
tlmtlfollowed.
Luke Jordan, every year, on the
anniversary of liis marriage, de
lights liis father in-law hy some
specimen of the linndcruft hy which
lie won wlmt lie declares to he tiie
'‘best and dearest, wife in the
world."
TIIE EXSILAGE EXPERIMENT.
Atlanta Poit Appeal.
Many inquiries have been di
rected to tlio Department of Agri
culture in this city concerning the
results of the ensilage experiments
at the recent Cotton Exposition.
The Post Appeal this morning
asked Commissioner Henderson
for the facts.
“You may say Hint we made the
experiment with a well construct
ed silo and a miscellaneous supply
of green forage. The amount put
into the bins was cquel to fifty
tous. The experiment was looked
upon with distrust, through fear
that fermentation would bn too
rapid in this climate. The results
were not such as to justify the
doubts. After six weeks mold was
only a few inches thick on the sur
face, and alter that period did not
increase perceptibly. The ensilage
was excellent in quality and proved
so in results to the cattle fed with
it.”
“Then you consider tlio experi
ment a success ?”
“In every way,and demonstrates
beyond question that ensilage
properly conducted hy our fnrmers
will (ill their want in the way of
winter lorage. I unhesitatingly
recommend to the farmers and stock-
men of Georgia the prompt and
general use of forage so prepared,
it will make better working stock
and bettetjjieel'—the latter a con
summation devotedly to he wished
lor.”
Ensilage is the new system of
preserving green forage of all kinds
in pits, properly constructed.
The pits are called silos, and the
forage is kept in them under press
ure. The system preserves all tiie
original nutriment of the forage,
and ensilage is therefore coining
into favor wherever tried.
leather made on the continent of
Europe.
Tiie extensive use into which
bromide of potassium has come
renders the assertion of Herr
Maschkc of great importance. He
finds that this bromide of remarka
ble sedative property is largely
contaminated with lead. The sam
ples ho tested were only reduced
to a clear liquid after the addition
of an acid. Hydrosulphtiric acid
is tiie best agent to use in making
the test, with the exception of,
perhaps, sulphide of ammonium.
Lead posioning is a.dirc alternative
for nervousness or sleeplessness.
Much has been heard of toughen
ed glass, but Mr. Frederick Sic-
means now proposes to adapt that
made by his process to tbo manu
facture of street lamp posts, water
mains, and otherarticles sow made
of east iron. He claims that his
glass is stronger than iron cast
ings, imperishable andincorrodible.
The cost per pound, allowing more
profit to the maker than can be ob
tained from iron, is twice as much
tiie cost of tiie latter, but the
specific gravity is so muoli less,
that the consumer will be able to
obtain glass articles about thirty-
three per cent, than cheaper golds
in cast iron.
scientific sparks.
ing to see her lover down nt the
garden gate, their usual trysting
place- The smiling light faded
from her eyes as she noticed Ids
seller, discomlitlcd look.
“Father means well,” she suid,
as Luke told her the result of his
application. “And I’m not sure
hut lie’s about right,” she resumed
after a thoughtful pause, “for it
seems to me that every man, lie lie
rieii or poor, ought to have some
occupation.’!
Presence of Mlml.
Albany Nows and Ailvurtlaer.
On Friday as tiie train from
Brunswick was nearing Millwood,
the engineer blew for brakes,which
were put on promptlj’, and necks
were craned out of the windows
und eyes directed to tiie front to
see what was the matter, when to
the astonishment of all u man was
seen standing in thu middle of a
trestle, three hundred yards long
and thirty-feet high, apparently
unable to move. Everybody ex
pected to sec him crushed to atoms,
as tlio train was on down grade,
which mulorud the brakes incapa
ble of cheeking the momentum of
tl e engine, and tlio space between
it and the was rapidly growing
less. The man seemed to take in
the situation at a glauco. He could
not go to tiie eud of trestle before
the train would lie on him, and if
lie jumped oil he would probably
break his neck. He laid Ids plans
quickly, and acted at once. He
laid liis bundle down on the cross
tics, and let himself down between
the tics holding on by liis hands.
As his head disappeared between
tiie ties, the engineer blew off
brakes and run squarely over him.
As soon as tiie monster hud drawn
its length over, the mull raised
himself up and crawled out oil the
track, resuming liis journeying us
though nothing hud happened.
Aged Cotton.
There were four bales of cotton
brought to market yesterday from
the plantation of Col. F. Terry,
who lives near Waverly Hall, liar-
| ris county, that were grown tuid
Then as she noticed her lover’s j g nt | lcr cdta the year 18(10, haled
grave look, she added, softly,“nev-1 wit |, r0pc „ t nn ,i have been reposing
cr mind; I II wait for you, Luke, j j n |,j„ gj n |, onse cver 8 j n cc. He
Luke Jordan suddenly disap-1 wn8 0 n e rcd 474 cents lor il in 1805,
Large and Nieely Fitted Sample Rooms]toTimsurprhe ^ndg m "" t8 ’ «■”«'•> it he
Give im n trial
iiuv.3-twomlu-onlt Cm
Soabron
(Sueo
FA Nil ION A 111. KI nAltlllin,
UNDER T. WHEATLEY'S, ON TIIK COJINKR
SHARP RAZORS !
ATTENTIVE HELP!
The sowing of forest pine seeds
lias been begun hy the Blinkers at
Edgefield, Conn., and the State
authorities are considering plans
lor oncournging this needed indus
try.
\JTmt is* called “saw palmetto”
is being utllzed ut Snvanmth in the
manufacture of paper. Tiie pro
duct is said to lie of superior quali
ty, and especially useful as trans
fer paper, which has heretofore
been imported.
Bel'oro repainting a building
apply a coat of crude petroleum
with a line white-wash brush, and
let it dry two or tlirco weeks, then
put on one coat of paint. A second
painting is rendered unnecessary,
and that much money saved.
A “solar” locomotive Ims been
placed on the French Northern
railway. It is so called owing to
an electric light which is placed in
front and fed by the engine itself,
and intended to illuminate tlio way
for a long distant ahead.
A paper dome is being madu for
the new obsorvatory at West Point,
which, when completed,will weigh
about two tons and measure 30 foot
in diameter. A copper domo of
the same size would weigh ten
times as much und would he no
better for the purpose.
From a circular just issued by
the secretary of the Miner’s Nation
al Union it appears that 31,000
persons hare been killed in various
ways during tiie past thirty-one
years in English mines. “Our
modernized mode of working
mines,” writes the secretary, “is
rendering catastrophes of this kind
of a huge magnitude.”
Following is a cement lor rubber:
Powdered shellac is softened in ten
times its weight of strong water of
ammonia, whicn becomes fluid
after keeping some little time with
out tli« use of hot water. Ill three
or font weeks the mixture is per
fectly liquid. When upplied it
softens tiie rubber, which hardens
again as the ummoniu evaporates.
The following recipe for keeping
machinery from rusting is worth
knowing: Take ouc-lmlf ounce Of
An Atlanta Journalist.
The following appears in the
Atlanta correspondence of the
Gtilfi Const Progress, of Tampa,
Fla. As it docs credit to an At- .
lanta young man, we reproduce it
in full:
Ono of the most brilliant journ
alists attending thu exposition is
Mr. A. Smith Clayton, of Atlanta,
who represents the St. Louis Olobe-
Itemocrat, and is special corres
pondent of the Chicago Times and
New Orleans Democrat. Mr. Clay
ton writes for these papers in ad
dition to the work lie does on the
Atlanta pt’ess. He is n good news
gatherer, and the above named
papers have made a happy selec
tion hy having such a representa
tive, as liis letters prove him to he.
Clayton, besides being a finished
writer, lias an immense fund of
ready, sparkling wit, and holds the
same position among Georgia
writers tliut Robert J. Burdette
docs in the North and West. His
wit is purely American, and in my
opinion ranks equally as high as
any of the Mark Twain school. I
remember two years ago be was
called upon to present some prize
medals to tho successful contest
ants nt a musical performance it
the Opera House. Without a
moment’s preparation ho arose and
delivered a short address so full of
funny sayings, that ho soon had
the audience convulsodwith laugh
ter. Soon after this ho delivered
a lecture called “closer-to-my-
hosom-comc-club” wbieh at once
made him a reputation and fame.
Ho ranks high to-day among
humorous writers and lectures.
His criticism ol tho play of Julius
Ciesar, given here hy amateurs, Is
one ol the richest pieces I ever read.
Living Witnesses.
Tiie hundreds of hualtliy looking
men, women and children, that
have been rescued from beds of
pain, sickness and well nigh death
hy Barker’s Ginger Tonic aro the
best evidences in tho world of its
sterling merit and worth. Yon
will find such in nearly every com
munity.
Lawson 2T. Collier,; ARCHITECT XT RE
Attorney-at-Law
■ , |» , - I j thought that the revenue tax of Knowing: him: uhv-iiuii uuiiuu ui
i ! ,| | ,1 I, ‘ *2 three tents per pound was unjust, camphor, dissolve in one pound of
! i' ' lilf« n ' aml " ai ' 1 lle ha '' ratllfir bu,n tllu melted lard, take olf the scum and
Ui 0 o.oii«. t r , i n ,’, h, n ,n I' cotto " tl,an 8,,bmit to ’"'“h in J U8 ' 1 mix in as much line black lead as
a Feagin, tower ot stmight to his soul. “1 11 ^ tice , (y t | lc government. He had wi || giv e it an iron color. Clean
■el- " o.Yinston.1 „ 101 } ’ . . ! »t the close of the war upwards ol Ulc machinery and smear with this
l h. ii oX.r I K I M I 100 l,ale8 of c °tton, and still Ims a. mixture. After twenty-four hours
Lite m Ouolitr, us hui ntr BIII- few mor« left. Unele Fred, as near- rn h oir with a soft linen cloth. It
kins was propping up thu grape- | v a || |,| B f r | e mls call him, is a no-1 w j|[ keep clean for months under
urn: in "slrout garden,that Gwtal- ,,| c specimen of the old time coun- ordinary circumstances,
ened to breakdown with .lie weight t gentleman— Columbus Times American hemlock tanned leather
of its Itivunons branches, a neat. i, , - .. ...
looking cart drove up from which I ~ * l,as l,ccomu a favor,te w,tb tl,c
Luke Jordan alighted with a spring,
—AXD-
Ileal Estate Agent.
YTON, GUO ltd IA.
_ Tnty thoiiisAUil acre* of wil l lmi.1 rule la ,
Duolv Cwuuty.
“1 don’t sec any sense in that i Enylish workers in the material.
Its capabilities for resisting water
_ wear in the shape
t am |in|vnT.i t„ rntnoii iictaili.Du.iii2 aud . ‘-Good morning. Mr. Blifkins. I nHt °"*I' "I* 0 added, “hut it of hoots and shoes are said to be
I mi Hpvcukytknia in I , ’ is positively disgraceful.” “Why,; equal to those of the best English
UU'F.KN ANNE AND KAST LAKE I iiniL.r-l.wiil tint vnu wanted to huv I . ! —i— a—.1 « -1 1—
or nuy otlrr of tin* nin<la>m * I )'!<**, so m«
•» tMilt talk your fa-u* «u.i tour 1-orUl.
Artdrnt B. J. fel.OAN, Ar. 1.1
feLlSaU’ci Awerici
7 “ 7. .. ; in emit rust to liis former easy sort ” f * a 'i Mrs. Smith, as j Its capabilities fo
To Those Who COOtCUlDlatO Bnildllig: : M slll . t !| v movements. *'! th<! «altzers whirled past her; “and and withstanding
, “Gooil morning, Mr. Blifkins. I ! “b«t it; of hoots and shoe
, ’ . , i is positively disgraceful. "Why, equal to those of
B - understood that you wanted to buy j | low ca|1 you Buy go y» re pHc(l the sole leather, and greatly superior
1 “ ; some cider barrels. I think I have j young lady hy her side: “turn I to the leather of English “mixed”
1 some here that will just suit you.”' about is fair play you know.”
Englisi
tannage or the generally poor sole
They have invented a system of
hiving bees by electricity. This
knocks the neighbors out of the
fun they used to Imvo under the )
old system of seeing the mun who
attemped to do tho hiving make a
grand hurst of speed toward a mill
pond, clawing wildly at his legs,
leaping at times, four feet into the
air, and yelling Ilka a comanchc
Indian. Modern invention will
yet knock all the fun out of life.
Aoclety Belles.
On account of its remarkably
delicate and lasting fragrance so
ciety hells are fond in their praises
of Floreston Cologne.
A country ilomine bad a hun
dred hoys and no assistant. “I
wonder how he managed them,”
said a friend “without help." “Ah,”
was his answer. “I could manage
the boys well enough; its the two
hundred parents that trouble me—
there's no managing them. -
It is estimated that if a man lives
to be 72 years old lie passes at
least twenty-four years in sleep.
So you see a man is a pretty good
sort of a fellow, one-third of the
time, bad as he may be the remain
ing two-thirds. Let us be charita
ble.