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office: on cotton avenue, siiloserlptloja, Kates: Ttu-WBBKtT Oni Ysab. - |4.00. 2.00. 1.50. Tin- Weekly One Ysab, ibNDAY Isstjs One Year, PROFESSIONAL & ilUSIMISS CARDS Is. H. CARTER, AT TO It If E V AT LA It', AMKIUCCT, Svmtew Coi NTT, : : : : Oa. Oflicf, oM Pint Notional Bank. Prompt attcntl jn given to all Imalncsa^entrnoU'd. Ooijcctl#!." u epemlty and prompt attention (oarantevd. decJStf DOCTORS. ' Dr. 0. B. RAINES, SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN. itler* bis prottMlonnl fcrvieep, with an experU ene«'of 9) vearst to tha people of Ainettcu* and vicinity. Office over David* t'alla way's Store. Kea Huismi Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY, DENTIST, AMERICA, GA. Work equal to the best Cash rates as low as t• lowest. Try him at- bo convinced. OWco over Dove nport * 8on*a dr Jg store. aprtOtf MIS CEL LA XE O US. Nell PioKett, Will do Plnatcrlnjr, Brickwork and Housework Calwminc a specialty. Repairing dona. Orders promptly attended to. , octStf Prom which has been made 50 BALES ON 20 ACRES, Can be procured at J. V. Harris & Co.’s Hardware Store, AMERICUS, GA. tnarcklttf A BUREAU AGENCY” Louisiana Nwte Ixitterv toinpanj. “ H<! do hereby certify that we supervise the arrangements, for all the MontMy and tk mi-Annual Drawings of The fAMuiana State Lottery Company.and in person man- age and control the Drawings themselves, and that the same are conducted with hon esty, fairness, and in good faULLiward all partus, and we authorise the TDhnpany to use this certificate, with facsimiles of our signatures attached, in its advertisement*: Commissioners. Incorporated in 1W8 for 25 ream Hr the Letfelu* ture for Educational and Charitable purposes- with a capital of 11.000,000-to which n reserve fund of over (A.jO.GOO has since been added. By an overwhelming popular vote its francliUt waa made a part of the PI cent Htat* Constitotlou ndopted December 2d, A. !>., 1879. The o H ]y tsdtery trer ic4td on and endorsed by the people ttfany Slate.; It never scales or postpones. Its Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly, A gPLEMDID OPPORTUNITY TO AX FORTUNE. KIFTII GRAND DRAWING. 'CLASS K, IX9TUE ACADEMY OF SUSIC' NEW ORLEANS, lUESBAY. M.y 14th, 1884 108th Mnmhlv l)r«.lng! CAPITA!. PRIZE, $75,000. 100,000 I Ickcts at lire Dollars Kuril. Kraellons, In Fifllis, In Proportion. LIST OF TWEES: I CAPITAL IM11ZE ,51.000 1 do do 25,000 1 do do 10,000 5 PRIZES OF |<V000 12,000 6 do 2,000, 10,000 10 do 1,000 lt',000 20 do 500 10,(00 100 du 200 20,000 800 do lts», y-—- '00 do 30. S 1000 do 2A, a ArraoxiVATiox frizz*. 0 Appioxunnllon Brize* of fIM | 1.907 Prizes, amount lug to f265,600 Application for rates to clube should be made only to the o»Hce of tho i'o.npatiy tn New Orlenna For further Inforinutinn write rlenily, givlnz ftlll address. Moke 1*. O. Money Orders payable - Registered Letters to U.EAN8 NATIONAI New Orleans, La. POSTAL NOTRB and ordinary letters by Mail or Kxpi» rs (all sums of 85 .and upward' by "'m“a. dauphin, New Orleans, La, POWDER Absolutely Pure. T is powder never varies. A mirvel of purity strength and \vhol«‘oneness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cuntioi he gold in competinn with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powder*. Sold tody in tin cans. HOYAI. B * KING POWDER Co. 106 Wall S'seat, New York. oci2lyL Kxprcs* at our u; aprllOtd STILL AT HER OLD STAND. Newspapers, Etc., Etc. I ant now located temporari'y in Dawson, hava ing been obliged to do so nu account oi the rapidly Idling health of my mother, who needs at nil times my personal attention, I will open a bureau t r he collection of debts, besides I am agent for all popular books, and will receivo subscription* on newspapers. Office In court bouse. • W. K. riLBBUHY. Dawson, Ga.. Aprtyl, 1884. tf Edward J. MiUcr. C. Iloraco McCall. Monumental Marble Works, MILLER & Mcl'ALL, Proprietors, Southwest Corner of the 1'uUic Square, AMERICUS, OA. Monuments,Tombs, Etc.,Etc. •f the best Italian and American Marble. PIMPLES to SCROFULA T O CLEANSE THE SKIN, Scalp, and Blood of Itching, S.-aly, I’iinply. Copper tailored, Scrofu- louv. Inherited, and Contagion# llnmorn, Blood Poisons, Ulcers, Abscesses, and Infantile Skin Tor tures, the Cutxccua Remedies are infallible. tho blood end perspiration, and thus removes the eouMt. t'cnccit, the great Skin Care, InsUntly al lays Itching and Inflammation, clears the Skin and Scalp, heals Ulcers and Sores, restores the Com plexion. CuniTnASoAP, an exquisite Skin Beaati- fler and Toilet Requisite, is indispensable in treat ing skin diseases, and for rough, chapped, or greasy pari fieri and skin beautifiei Clin Hr• Houghton, Esq., lair Street, listen, report * a » State . flwrasu rears, which covered the - end to which eli known • of treatment had t»een applied without nenrni, which was completely cured solely by the Ci'ticuha Remedies, leaving a clean and healthy Mr. nnd Mrs. Everett Btebbtna, Belcher- ever since he was born, sod nothing we could give him helped him until we tried CmcTOA Itr.MK* pies. Which gradually cared him, until he is now as fair as any child. II, E. Carpenter. Henderson. N. Y.. cured of Pmirla»i» or Leprosy. of twenty years* standing, by Cuthtra Remedies. The most wonderful euro on n cord. A dustpanful of ecales fell from him daily. Physician* and his friend*thought hemuet di»*. Cure sworn to before a just ire of the peace and Henderson s most prominent citizens. Mrs. 8. E. Whipple, Decatur, Mich., writei that her face, head, and some part * of her body were almost raw. Head covered with scabs ana sore*. Suffered fearfully and tried everythir Permanently eared by the Cutruka Kemedi from a Skin Humor. Hold by all druggists. Crrirtnu ■OLVEwr. $l.no; Soap, M cents Remedies BO cental BE» Zap OliEMlcAhCo.''Boston*,~Mass. Send for ** How to Cure Hkln Diseases. 1 ATTENTION! -AT HEU MITCHELL’S EYE-SALVE! Ascertain, Safe and Effcdivo Remedy for Sore, Weak & Inflamed Eyes, Cam Tear-Drops, Granulations, Sty* Tumors, Red Eyes, aud Matted Kye Lashes, **■> ruopgcnto quick relief and PMIUASKNT CURE. lAlS!, •*“*•? .mc.elon. wli.u wild L" •*5 ,r gucll ■■ Ulr.r., Kc- BurnJ n.V" I.H llh.um, !5™4 ej!%,;r wh.nw.r Iw8.iu.llan “*r ■" D *-“«8 ■The REMINGTON HORSE-POWER i FIRE ENGINE! ■uual cxr«QM OLD STAB 0.« STREET! ttTM s Rslni s offers her *ln«ere thanks to the members of the flr»* depat tment, by whoae nolde efforts she whs Fat ed fmtu n-riou* loea during the fire, and enaMe<l her lo greet her friend* at the place where they have *•* long been arcusU med to find her. uprtUti LIQUORS, BEERS, CIGARS, ZXto.a Btc. I Lave and alwaya ke. p on hand a full i>ii(>ply ol Imported nnd Domestic Liqnorn, Beets, Cham* pagte, Clg-irs, etc,. He., which I am selliug at LOWEST MARKET l'RICEB. Also*a Fresh Assorted Stock of The passionate grief beside the dying bed; The passionate longing (br tho vanished bliss; The passionate yearning for the glory fled; Of each we ask, •‘Can life bear worse than this?” Aye-answer weary lips and tired eyee, To \ Riant sorrows solace Nature gnu.te; Worse than the world’s supremest agonies Are all Its empty blanks-lle hopeless wants. When vivid lightnings flames and Umndste era«h, When the fierce winds lash the sea to storm. We seo tho bencoas by the lurid flash, The toeing spray-olovdl glittering rainbow* form; * . : But when below the sullen drop of ram The waters fob along the hollow shore. ’Tty bard to think the aun can shins again, The doll waves gleam to living light once more. When time taps alowlystrength and hop* away. And the black gulf yawn* by ths lonely path. When the dumb night creeps on.the.empty day, And the one clew of ell is held by death, L^ok not to faded joy or llngaring love To wake the powers youth and faith had given; Take patiently tho lot we all must pr.ve, TIM the great bar.ewlnjs back and shows us— Beaten, f „ V , } U fff —All the Year Rom.d. Aunt Hannah’s Hearing. I think it was Carlyle who said “Against stupidity the gods arc poweiless.” Sly husband is r.n Englishman, solid, practical, with stock of com mon sense that is inexhaustablo, and a fervent belief in the capabili ty of a very stupid little wife. I am a Yankee girl, and fond of of domestic life. Tliat suits Cas per, and we bare ns cosy a little home ns any two people in the world could desire to liaro who possess only a modest competency. But 1 may ns we!I admit it—I am very ambitious, and was only too anxious about getting on in the world in a financial way—in fact, I wanted lo be rich. Casper and I had little encount ers of wit occasionally, about what I called the English and lie the Yankee, of our habits nnd peculiar! lies, but ns he had left London when a mere boy, bis Cockney dia lect was not very pronounced, at least, not more than mine was in the other direction, for if he said “beg pawdon," when lie fell over the cat, I said “I guess,’’a dozen limes a day, instead ol the “I pre sume so,” of Britain, and wo man aged to average our virtues and defects in a manner satisfactory to both. Oil morning Casper referred to a letter be was reading and said: Lottie, my aunt Hannah incom ing to visit us. I forgot to tell you, and she will oo here to-day.” “How provoking,”! answered. Fate saved me from ill-naturo. Casper supposed I referred to the fact of his not telling me sooner. Yes, it quite slipped my mind, hut I will order a joint at tho butch er’s, and you can make a pudding or tart, and do try and amuse the old lady, for she Is very low spir ited. She writes that she lost her hearing while in the South, and is much dejected over it.” Deaf! Good gracious, this was worse than all! Then j .remembered that Aunt Hannah w'sb very ricb. U’h.at was to prevent her leaving us all her money—on better yet, setting Casper up in business with a portion of it at once? I bad never seen any'of Casper’* relatives, who bad only recently come to the United States, and I determined to show her what a treasure of a wife lie bad. I would be cars to ber, and site would learn to-depend on voico even at that awiul altitude. She was looking alter ber boxeB and bundles, and merely frowned , in answer to my stentorian wel- I come. | “Allow me, aunt,” I shouted in ; ber ear as I took her band-bag and shawl.. Then I paid the driver and dismissed him, and, followed by Aunt Hannah, entered the house As deaf people talk vciy loudly themselves, I was surprised to hear the visitor say in a somewhat sharp voice: “So this is Casper’s house? Very nice, 1 must say—quite ele gant." “I wish it was a thousand limes nicer, for your sake,” I exclaimed, or rather shouted. “Take off your things, and make yourscirat home.” “What arc you screaming at?" asked Aunt Hannah, petulently; “anyone would suppose 1 wos deal.” I was not surprised at this re mark, forit is a distinguishing trait with deal people to dislike auy no tice taken ol their infirmity; so I bawled in an even higher key that she must not he offended, I hat loud speech was a peculiarity of mine, and I begged her not to notice it. But by that afternoon I was so exhausted that every word I utter- cd was a torture of the keenest de scription; fortunately a friend call, ed, and as my aunt was not inclin ed to talk, I lowered my voice, moistened my fevered lips, and gasped in ray natural tones: “Oh, Julia, it’s positively awful. She’s as deaf hs a door-post, and has come to stay a month. - I shall die, I know I shall.” ‘I wouldn’t try to talk to her," said mv friend; “let her amuse her. self. You’ll only tnako yourself ill. You look as ifyon bad a lever on now." “But I must bo civil to her,” I Bald, looking straight at my re spected aunt in-law, and using my natural tones. “She’s Immensely rich.” "What’s that?" asked Aunt Han nah, with sudden interest. Who is it that has tho itch?” “Thera,” I said, “that is just as much as she bears—deaf as a stone—or an adder, but full of cu riosity. Don’t go, Julia; keep me company tiH Casper comes. 1 shall have diphtheria—ray throat is raw now—if you leave me alone with her.” I bad tried to be very English in order to make a good ImprcB. ions, and bad remarked.more than once, apiopos of tho weather, that it was bca-tly cold, and, bad allud ed to my dress ns a “frock,” and called all the pitchers Hi tho house "ewers,” while I denounced every thing that didn’t suit mo o* “nasty.” I could not tell bow my doubtful English was received, lor Aunt Hannah mado no sign and I told my friend Julia, In utter de spair, that I didn’t care. “I even feel,” I continued des perately, “that her money could never pay for the strain of keeping up n conversation with ber. It la positively wicked in her not to carry an car trumpet.” When Casper came home he du tifully embraced bis aunt, wbo bad been perfectly ailent for an hour or two, and said to me; “Well, my dear, bow have you and Aunt Hannah enjoyed your selves.” “Notat all,” 1 answered shortly, shaking for placing me in such a falso position, but then it occurred to me that I. was the one ip bo sbakeu for an actual want of 'prlri- oiple in speculating upon Ike wealth of Aunt Hannah li.-forc her very face. Much good did it do me! Sho went away tho next day, telling Casper she was sorry lie. had sual^ a fool for a wife, and we have not seen or heai d ol her siiicc. I still contend that he was to blame, as it was the cockney proclivity that put an “h” where it had no business to be, that caused the trouble in tbo first place.—Detroit Free Press. AS K.V.'OUXTKH AT*NlV AINSnORO. A MERCHANT SHOT IN A KKIBMISII WITH Tint. EDITOR OF THE “ITEMIZER.” SsFIRE jBBSl IUON, New York Irs. II. T. Elam Hah ber New Goode »I1 rendy for inf pec* lion at ber new Htanri, • ; WITH MBS. FRED. LUAVIS, South Side of Public Square, where nbe will bo pleased ;o receive all her old cnRtoucr* and aa runny new ones an choose to favor ber with a call. HER GOODS ARE ASaX* STSW! an nothing wan saved Iroru tbo ffre, have j in bopnet/anil huts lorlailli«. raiswsiflid 17 Great Monarchies children. A full line of lace and ou- broidered cape for children and infant*, j of THE ANCIENT EASTERN WORLD. Hr The handsomest nec* wear that she b . r«« linaon. Tbr- e large unnvjrieo FINK »«r bad, beaded Uce. heeded front, lot dremes, tmckle. for dr<««e*. inching ■ Jjnntae Mxep.ro-.ri,'<* evM»* “> e*' 1 gloves in the new *tyl * aid ehade*, j bib. specimen fagehsihuiee ca .i^ne Fresh Cincinnati Beer on Draught! Always uu kaml at 5c ;h r flat*. Free Limcli from 10:30 A. H. to 2 P. M I lure a-W.-d t» my place a yeod Billiard and Pool Table Frwu now until tbe end of the season I will keep Full Supply of Ice on baud. JAKE ISRAELS, Next door to Rank »f Americas, Cottoa' Avenue. America#, Oa. marchitr me, and wbal more natural than j In a voice I did not try to tuoder- a ad shades { ui children', ready-made 1lrc.ii s, bibs, pan- HEt nieiv, fans, hairitu. »te., etc. Comcand | JOHN II- ALDr.N, Publisher, settbim. Americas. Oa. April IS:b. 1SS4. that she would make him her heir, and leave me a legacy. I woidd invest it in diamonds—no, I would buy stocks—or loan it out at a big p roeougUr , i) 'filial Tbe clock striking ten roused me. Casper was gone. Tho maid—I only kept one—was finishing tbe morning's work, and I hurried up stairs and made a careful toilet—a subdued morning negligeo, neat aud tasteful—and not too extrava gant. Then I sat down and began to dispose over again of my pros pective fortune. The sound of the stage coach stopping at the door recalled me from my castle in Spain, and I flew to tbe steps and spread my armB out in welcome, as a small, dark, spite ful-looking old lady, with a wrink led face and a false front, got cau tiously out and stood on the pave ment. “Dearest aunt,” I shrieked in a high fallsetlo voice, “I am de lighted to see you. Casper could not be here, but be left his love sad welcome for you.” Tbe driver of the coach looked at me curiously, as if he thought I was talking to some one in the next township. One or two of the neighbors raised tbeir windows and lookc 1 out to see what the disturbance wot, but my new rela- p ;Sii »!J *** T ’ " v ***v ***• *' x. | it,, ,11,1 not appMi- to hear my ate, for I was tired and cross. “I might ns well have talked to some one in tbe next county. My voice is ruined and I don’t believe sbe beard half what I said, as it was.” “Ob, yes, I beard you perfectly,” said tbe old lady, vindictively; “1 thought you said Hint, was your natural voice,” and sire smiled grimly. “Good heavens! can you bear?” I gasped. “I could have heard you if I had been dead,” sbe snapped out. “Wbatdoes this mean?” asked Casper, star ng from one to tbe other. “Your wife imagined I nasdeaf,” retorted Aunt Hannah. “Imagined! you told me sbe bod lost ber hearing,” I said, faintly. Casper laugl ed; nay,-more, be roared; “It must have been my cockney pronunciation that got tbo better of me for a moment. 1 meant ber bearing, isy dear.” “Yes, ye»,” I enhl, hysterically, “that Is what you said." “Lottie, don't be stupid,” said my husband: can you spell bearing? Earring, there! It was a valuable diamond solitaire, aot easily match ed, and ebe naturally felt sorry ■boot It.” Was there over such a blunder!. (could have given Casper a good Swaineboro, tbe county scat ot Emanuel county, was on Monday night the scene ol an exciting en counter betwe-n two well known citizens, who resorted to arras and. fired from twenty lo twenty.five shots in tho settlement bf a diffi culty growing out of a heated , po litical discussion in which they had engaged. The regular term of the Superior Court being ia session, tho town ■ was filled with people from all parts of the county. Shortly after tho adjournment of tbe court on Mon day night tho reports of pistol shots fired in rapid succession attracted an immense crowd to the vfelnity ol the court bouse. Tbe firing con tinued and the crowd scattered and took to cover until it bad ceased. Tito principals in tho affair were J. F. Meyers, editor of tbe Swains- ■- boro Itemizcr, and John C. Cole* man, a well-to-do merchant. It appears there was an old grudge . between the two men, and consid erable ill feeling had been engender ed them on the night of tbe encount er, growing out of a bitter discut s- ion which they had in front of Cole man’s store early in the evening, and which was of a political nature. In the course ol the discussion Colcmau called Meyers a-— .which Meyers demanded he should retract. Coleman refilled, ami stepping back a few-paccs draw his pistol and fired two shots, it was claimed not at Meyers,but up In tbe air. Meyers was unarmed, and went away, but shortly afterwards reappeared. Coleman saw him. coming from tbe stoop in front of bis store, and getting up on a benoli, concealed tii’rsclt behind a post; and commenced firing. Meyers returned tbe fire, and a regular fusilado followed, wbfoli lasted several minutes. As soon as oae pistol was emptied another was produced, until between twenty and thirty shots had been fired. Coleman being concealed behind the post and high up from the ground. Meyers was deceived as tb bis position, but the post was out and splintered by tbe bullets, as,, they struck on a dead line, with the head of the ambushed assailant. The fusilado finally ended by’ Cole man’s receiving a bullet in tbe groin. Meyers’ arrest could not te lenrned, and it was understood that io any evont ho would not be prosecuted by Coleman. Tbe ex* tent of tho wound was not ascer. tained.and the bullet, after several ineffectual attempts lo reach It by probing, remained whereUlodged.' Tbe affair oreated intense excite ment in Emanuel county wbera both Meyers and Coleman are well known, the latter being a promi nent and wealthy citizen. Meyers was regarded as a peaceable man, and so far as can bo learned held tbe respect and esteem of tbe onllro community. Once upon a time when it won very necessary to tbo fruit irons, portstion upon tbo Stale road that., freight trains should go through on Sundays, ft Is reported that Gov: Brown bought" a call to go along with tbe trains, and thus avoid the law by having “live stock” ‘on board. That sernb young calf got to be a regular attache ot the road,- and for a long time bad a regular, picnic season of free rides.—Augus ta News. Ills Slippery Glass Ere ol “llw Squire,” mj. ths suitor of “Tho Hnosier Kchoslmsster,” “woro oae gists eye sad a »lg. The slsse rye wee-eon- sternly slipping ont of toons, end the wig , mining uound sidewise on bis heed whenever he eddnttrd the people id the Flat Creek District." Hud sprcteole. Porter's HsIrBsIsem preserves end.pro- rnous ths growth ol the natural hair. IF -also rihiurrft Ino natural color to bs.r, which has faded or become grey. Clean, elegant, beneficial, highly perfumed. spriU-tm^ 'A philosopher s*Jfife ' l1 Wtllidff f an enigma.” Wo don’t know about tbo eoig. bn; she Is often *, mn.—Somervilto Journal,