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YOL. Y.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1884.
NO. 150.
Americus Recorder.
PUHI.ISHKU KV
W. Ij. GtiESaKTHR.
UFFICE OX COTTOX AVENUE,
Sutlsscrlptioii Kates:~
Tki-Wekkly Onk Yeah, • $4.00.
Weekly One Yeah, . . 2.00.
Sunday Issue One Year, - 1.60.
PltOFBSSlOiML & BUSINESS CARDS
IjA n'YEJUS.
I*. H. CARTER,
A'l'TO It KEY A T L A IF,
EWUAPITAL PRIZE, ETA.00(1 a
Ticket, only 15. Shares In proporllan
Louisiana State Lottery Coiupan).
“ ir« rid hereby certify that ire supervise
the arrangemente for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
age and control the Drauinge themselves,
ana that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward aU
partus, and we authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimilesof our
signatures attached, in its advertisements.*
Americus, Sumtkh County, : : : : u.t. |
Office, oi l Fit>t Nailonnl Bank. I
Prompt attention ft run to all businessyntrantMl.
Collector.* a specialty and prompt nttentlo
guaranteed. dcc23tf
DOCTORS.
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
KIinOEOll A XU PHYSICIAN.
•Hera hia pro*< s-*lonul service*. with an cxperU
•ncc oi 20 rciira. to Iks people of Americua and
vicinity. Office over Davis «V Callaway's Store. Ilea
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMEBICUS, GA.
r drug store will receive
>e found at nlflht at the
iwklns, corner Lee and
may 5 3m.
Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY,'
DENTIST,
AMKliK.'US, GA.
Work equal to the tail. Cash rates ns low a
lulowe.'t. Try him ar... In- convinced. OUtc
ever Davenport A Sou’s dr.ig »tore. nprifOtf
MISCEL LAKEO US.
IVell PioJiett,
TAL1IOTTON, .... GEORGIA
Will do Phtsfcring, Brickwork and Itonscwork
Cal.'omino u specialty. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to. octXtf
From which baa bed
50 BALES ON 20 ACRES,
Can be pr<
J. W. Harris & Co.’
AMERICUS, (JA.
Cotnmlaalonera.
Incorporated in IMS for 25 yearn hy the Legiala-
hire for Lthicntlonnl and Charitable purposes-
By an overwhelming popular vole Its franebiae
.V*, '"■ d ®® rart of the pieaent State Couititatlon
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
Tht o„jy lottery ever icted on and titdortrtl
Iht people ,,/any State.
Jl never icalet or postpone/.
Its Grand Single Number Drawing,
I take place monthly.
' * SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. FIFTH GRAND
DRAWING. (CLASH K, 1N/TIIK ACADEMY
(IF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY,
May 14th, 188* Hath Monthly Drawing!
CAPITAL PRIZE, $70,000,
100,000 Tickets at five Dollars Each.
Fractions, In Filths, In Proportion.
LIST OF FRIZES:
1 CAPITAL PRIZE ,75,000
1 do 80,000
1 do do 10.000
s frizes of td.ooo liooo
* do 2,000, 10,000
10 do 10,000
,5 do 500, 10,000
WO do 200,.... 00,000
do 10O, 30,000
■SUf 50, 85,000
1000 du 9 25 85,000
APPROXIMATION rBIZF8.
9 Appioxiuiation Frizes of |750 90,750
“ ** 500 4,400
0 “ “ 260 2.250
1,M7 1'rlxes, amounting to 921
Application for rates to clnba should bo made
only to the office of the Company In New Orleans,
f or further Information write clearly, giving
fbl address. Make P. O. Money Orders payable
and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL DANK,
New Orleau “
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mull or kxprrM (all sums ol |5 and upward by
Lxpres* at our expense) to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La,
„ T /*ath'si?' 1
aprllPtd
MILL IT IIEK OLD STUD.
liurchlfltf
K lward J. Mi'ler.
C, Horace McCall.
Alonunieutai Marble Works,
MILLER hi MrL'ALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Comer oi the ruhlic Square,
AMERICUS, UA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
of the best Italian and American Marble.
A. A. Battle’s $‘3.00 Hen’s Shoes.
1ST A Guarantee fhm the Manufacturer..
1 claim that these shoes are made of tho best
leather that can »*• ptodnetd. There is uo shoddy
In them; they will wear rqu«l * *— — e -
Bboe that would eost you nvu
...y emtum made
wt you 11 vu doUans. I do a large
in e»», buy and self f«r ea*h, and th re fore I nm
enabled to defy competition. 1 have taken this
method of introducing this Shoe because there is
ranted by the manufacturer. I claim these 8hoes
to bo stitched with the beat of silk, and tho but
tons are sewed on with the treat of Barbour's
ihrssd, which Is imported from Scotland. Those
shoes are made on the latest Improved la»ts, ar.d
you will find them an easy fit, niter you have trod
that Is not
-AT 11KU
sole III
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVEI
A.CYrtnin, Bale and Effective Remedy for
•Sore, Weak & Inflamed Eyes,
R.'atoHu K I Ri l> aVli!Staflh"oVS” 4
l'uro» Tear-Drops, Granulations, Stye
Turnon, Red Ejes. and Mailed
Eye Lashes,
AXU PRunuciXO QUICK RELIEF AND
OLD STAND 0.1 JACKSON STRUCT j
HTM » Halite* offers her sincere thanks to th«
members of tho fire department, by whose noble
effort* she was saved flroin serious lota during tha
tire, and enahleil her to* greet her friends at the
place where they have so long been accustomed
to find her. aprtMlt
Meat Market
PROVISION STORE.
W. H.&T.M.C0BB
A Cobb the Men
UNITED STATES NATAL ACADEMY [ taught so differently bore from
Annapolis, Md., May, 4, 1884'. what they are in common schools,
Absolutely Pure.
T I* (towder never vu-ler. A mirvel of purity
strength and tvliol««omenene. Mure economical
than the ordinnry kinds, and cannot be Hold in
eempetton with the multitude of low test, short
weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in
tin ana. itOYAL BAKING POWDER L’0,104
W aU reet. New York. oetSly L
Foil tire Cure for Every Farm nr
•kla and Blood Disease, from
Flmplra to Scrofula.
f! ®P*UJ«2!S »«OwriouaAResolvent. tho new
S ™P dS
'. which have cured uo ana
UKS-m’I
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.
SSSSag
nSsSsssssssss
is *** in ', lnd looked upon life
Sworn to bafore U. R. Com. J. D. CRAWFORD.
STILL MORE SO.
.Wm MsDotalU, 25 IJ Dearborn Street. Chi-
»»^g»‘ariaafflr8a8a
BnuaBABST 1
MORE WONDERFUL YET.
IE. E. Carpenter*, .Henderson, fi, Y., cured of
Psorisai* or Leprosy, of tweuty year*’ aUnding, by
Cutici'BA Remedies. The most wonderful Vari
A dnetpenfnl of scales fell from him
daily. J’hysiclansand hi.friend, thought lie tunst
die. C’ure swore to before a Jnstice of the imare
and Henderson's most prominent iiiixeno.
DON’T WAIT.
rtlraonlals lit fall or send
srn ehjtitlntFljr true and
"contlu
ut lhB uu ^
Sold by all druggists. Price: t'irnrtma. cneta.t
SSSSASVSSiXSt * ttn “ Dl,w,2B
Write to a
direct to (lie psrtiev.
! Dwwm v^UtBoai^Dsarkoowlw^rw or
BEAUTY f;?J o,S7ii,:: h ^:
heads, and tikin Blemishes, use Ctmcuna Soap,
ATTENTION!
LIQUORS,
BEERS,
CIGARS,
23to*s 3E2tc.
have and always keep on hand • full supply ut
Imported and Dorntetlc Liquors, Bee is, Cham*
pague, Cigars, etc., etc., which I am selling ul
LOW KMT If ARKKT IMtlCKH. Als-il a Fresh
Asairh-d Stock of
COTTON AVBNTTB,
keep on band the very beet cun of
BEEF, FORK, KID AND SAUSAGE,
and also a full lice of
Green Groceries and Provisions,
Hold by .11 Df.KIE.8i MUi ilk
lumber, lumber’
•SUmluliilE Amerltu, .t V. „ t h»
I.WJL iiftuiii. a.w.JotAis.j
to keep a first class establlahment, and give their
customers good goods at the lowest prices.
^-Illghess price Mid for Cat tic, Hogs, and a
kinds of country prodoce.
Americas, Dec. 15, lMt.tf
Frah Cincinnati Beer on Draught!
Always on hand at 5e per ghts<.
Free LDncb from 10:30 A. M. to 2 P. V
I have added to my place a gsod
Billiard and Pool Table
From row until the end of the seaaon I will keep
Foil Supply of Ice on hand.
JAKE ISRAELS,
Next door to Bank or Americas, Cotton Avenue.
Americus, Ua. mtrrbitf
A BUREAU AGENCY
FOB l l*
New, Etc., Etc.
ONSUMPTION,
»ow located iemporari'y In Ikwson, liavs
Ing been eMIgcd to do so on accoonl of the rapidly
filling health of my mother, who needa at all
times my personal attention, 1 will open a bureau
— j I r be collection of debts, leeldrs I am agent for
iff I «ii popular hooks, and will receive subscriptions
on newspaper*. Office in court h«se.
\Y. K. rVLUCKY.
Hasson, Ol, April 4, till, tf
Dear Recorder:—Remembering
that some of your readers used to
be good friends of mine, and hop
ing still that they have not entirely
lost their interest in me, I think
it would not be amiss to give them
some ides of where I have bees
and what I hare been doing for the
past two years. It is now within
a month ofjust two years since I
left Americus. alter a visit of only
a month, for Annapolis the second
lime, haring failed at my first trial
u|>on my physical examination,
At the second trial I had no trouble
at all, the principal cause, 1 think,
being my trip to Colorado the year
before. After my physical exam
ination was ovor; I was not much
alraid of the mental, for it wrs in
studies that I was then somewhat
familiar with. I passed my exam
ination without any serious trouble,
and about Juno 10th, 1882, was
sent on board of the United States
Praclico Ship Dole. 1 suppose
some of your readers know that I
had never seen a ship up to the
time I left home,—I mean, of course
a large ship such as we Imre here.
Everything was naw and strange to
mo, but 1 soon got into a working
suit, and then felt somewhat more
at home as all the other cadets
wore the same uuiferm. 1 had not
long been on tho ship when a first-
class man oame up to me, took me
to the ship's side, pointed to a boat
alongside,and asked me if I thought
1 could reach that without breaking
my neck. 1 replied that I thought
I could; whereupon the first-class
man said “skip.”- I skipped, got
into the boat, and began pumping
for all I was worth; for we were
taking on water. Of course this
was the beginning of our summer
cruise of 1882. During the cruise
we do much hard work;—in fact
we do a regular sailor’s work, ex,
eept washing decks and tarring the
rigging. When we get into port
the cadets are allowed to leave tho
ship dqring tho afternoon of each
day. That is what wo like,
When we return from the cruise,
which is usually about the 28th of
Angust, we are given one month’s
leave until the 30tb of September.
My leave in 1882 was spent in An
napolis, principally becauso I bad
so short a time and my mother was
away from home. My leave in 1883
was spent in Rochester, X. Y.
Now 1 must tell you something
of a cadet's first year here. He
enters and is called, hy the officers,
fourth-class man, but by tbe
cadets a “plebo. - ’ A “plebc" is ex
pected to say «V whenever bo
speaks to, or is spoken to, by an
upper classman. It is advisable
for tho “plebo” to do as he Is re
quested, for il be does not ho will
have a pretty hard time before the
year is over. Puring Ms first three
months here, he used let be "run."
This is the term that is known in
civil life ns “hazing.” I suppose
people imagine “hazing” is a very
brutal and dreadful thing; but I
have seen something of it and while
I do not approve of it, I know that
it is nothing to what people believe
it is. I say used to >ie, becauso
since the scrape that some of my
class-mates were unfortunate en
ough to get into during our last
cruise, there has been no “running”
and I think there will be no more
here. “Running” consists alone in
making tbe victim appear ridicu
lous. He is made to stand on his
head, make speeches, etc. I caught
very little “running” myself and
am not sorry for It. I suppose
some will say, “I would not take
the running,” but my opinion is
that they would change their tunc,
if they ever entered here. How.
ever I think tbe days for “running"
are over, and I suppose the citizens
of tho country are cot sorry.
Daring my first year here, tbe
course of study was not hard, be
ing Algebra, Geometry, English
and Erapcbp bah these tubjscU are
that it makes thb course seem hard.
The hardest year is the second-class
year—that is the third year. Tbe
classes hero are named differently,
I suppose from those of any other
school in tho country except West
Point. The first year is tho fourth-
class; the second year tbe third-
cUsb; the third year, the first-class.
From this it will bo seen that I rm
now in the third-class; but on June
6th go into the second class. Our
year ends on the 6th of June. Then
it is that “all hands” are happy.
Yea they arc happy, and yet they
are sad at parting from friends,
that havo been true and trusted.
Tbe members of tho graduating
class are escorted to the Chapel by
tho remainder of the cadets, and
reoelve tbelr diplomas. We usually
have a short addreas from the
Secretary of the Navy or Irom some
of the Congressmen or Senators.
Every year a Board ol Visitors
composed ol tea men, I think it is,
is sent down here in order to see
how things are coming on. The
Board usually consists of one or
two Naval officers of high rank,
several Congressmen and one
minister. They make an annual
report to the Seoictary of the Navy
of tbe condition of the Academy,
After graduation the cadets must
take a two year’s cruise; if they
wi9h to receive either the $1,000
promised to them by the govern
ment or a position in the Navy.
They may resign if they wish to,
but if they do, they forfeit their
$1,000 and also their chances for
commissions. At tbe end ol the
two year's cruise, the cadets arc re
quired to pass a professional exam-
iaation in Gunnery, Seamanship,
Navigation, Steam and Frenob
Thoso that pass the required exam-
[nation satisfactorily receive either
their $1,000 or appointments os
Junior Ensigns, Assistant Nn
gineers, or Second Lieutenants in
the Marine corps. These threo re
present three different branches of
the Navy. The first represents tho
Line, the principal branch; the
second the Staff, or Engineer eorps,
and the third tbe Marine corps of
the Navy. Up to 1883 tbe Marine
officers wore taken entirely from
civil life, but some of tho class that
graduated finally in 1883, having
left tbe Academy in 1881, received
appointments as second Lieuten
ants in tbe Marine corps. Here
after by Aet of Congress, vacancies
in the Marine corps are to he filled
by graduates of the Academy.
I will now give you a short
synopsis of our daily routine. We
are expeoted to rise at six o'clook
in tbe morning, and wo have re
veille for tbe purpose of waking
us; but we usually sleep until ball
past six, girlag ourselves fifteen
miliules to dress for breakfast,
which comes at a quarter to seven,
Breakfast usually lasts until nearly
half past seven, when tbe sick call
is sounded, and those of us that
are sick repert at tho hospital,
Sometimes, when a fellow has a
alight injury and is not sick enough
to be exoused from his recitations,
be is placed upon the excused list;
this excuses him from drills only.
The sick list excuses him Irom
everything.
At eight o’clock we begin reci
tations, and they are continued
until half past twelve. We always
occupy an hour in reciting. A
class hero is not instructed as in
ordinary schools and colleges.
Each class is divided ioto a certain
number of sections according to
tbe number of its members; each
section usually contains about eight
or ten cadets, sometimes lew, bat
scarcely over more. Atone o’clook
we hare dinner, for which we are
allowed forty minutei so that we
generally leave mass bail about
twenty minutes to two. At two,
recitations begin again and con-
last until half past five. Then we
have an hour until supper which
comes at half past six. For supper
and breakfast we are allowed thirty
minutes each. At half past seven
the call to evening studies sounds,
and then we are confined to our
rooms until half past nine. At ten
we hear “taps" and “tarn in." A
cadet official comes to see that we
arc really “turned In.”
The day is divided for stndy
into three periods containing two
hours each. One hour of each period
is occupied in reciting and tbe
other in studying. Half tbe sec
tions recite the first hour of each
period and half the second.
1 tiiink our grounds are among
the most beautiful 1 have ever seen;
Just now thoy are particularly
beautiful. Our quarters are very
comfortable indeed. All the build
ings are heated by steam. We are
not allowed to drive a nail into er
touch tbe walls of our rooms lo any
way, so many of us decorate our
wardrobe doors. Some of them are
beautiful. We have hops all through
tbe winter, and ouo in June,—a
farewell hop given to the graduat
ing class by the class next in the
line.
I must not occupy two much
space, I am afraid my readers will .
tire of me, and us my letter is al
ready very long, 1 will bid good
bye to the citizens of Americas.
Perhaps I will writo sgsln some
time, and tell you what 1 mean by
a “cadet officer,” and describe some
things that I have left ont in. this.
Ol course my readers will have no
trouble in guessing this is from
their sincere friend
Gzo. F. Coom.
Woman’s Way.
WlllUmijod Bmkfiut T.I,I«.
“What’s all this talk about Blaine
and Tilden and Edmunds and tbe
results?” asked a bright little wo
man of her husband.
“Woll, my dear, the people want
Blaine.”
“Why don’t they get bbr.thon?”
“Well, it depende on tbe conven
tion, you know.”
“What's the use of a convention
if you can’t get the man you want?”
“Well, blest if I knou; but it's
got to be done that way.”
“If tbe women bad tbe doing of
it, and thoy wanted Blaine, they
woull jnet eey, 'Here Mr, Blaine,
take it,’ and that would end all this
nonsense. When we elected a presi
dent of tbe sewing society last
year the rules wouldn’t allow us to
give it to Mrs. Jerkins, but we
Just said it was either Mre; Jerkins
or no sewing eoclety, end Mre.
Jerkins it was. Why don’t you
men say 'Blaine or no President’?"
He tried to explain to her, and
was ball way into the tariff qma-
tion when she tell asleep, dreaming
that James G. Blaine wbb taking
Samuel J. Tilden’s measure for a
new spring bonnet, while Edmunde,
Randall and others were trying on
new silk dresses for the next re
ception at Mre. B—'e.
Mr. Gough on Milk Hals.
“It would be nn <io!ation of the com-
nianduient," said John B. Gougb, “if a
man were to felt down and worablp tha
•ilk bat, for it fa not made in the likeneaa
of anything in heaven, or an eutlu or in
the watere which are under tha earth.”
Deaidea it heata tbe bead and rauaea tha
hair to fall off. Parker's Hair Datum will
■top that and reatore tha original oolor to
gray or faded heir. Not oily, not a dye,
beneficial, delicloualy perfumed. A per
fect hair dresalng. SOc. All druggists.
ssrpt
A passenger over the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac rail
road, relates tne following: "The
ears were passing over a trestle,
and just in front of me sat an old
colored woman, who showed great
alarm and, as it afterward turned
out, imagined that the whole train
was Dying through tha air. It was
not many minutes, however, before
tbe cars passed safely over the
restle. and as soon a* they struck
terra firms the old woman drew n
sigh of relief, and exclaimed, in "a .
grateful tono of voice, ‘TLawlr
leaven, she’s lUt’ [Ex.
‘Thank
mi
A CARD.
To all wbe are suffering bom the error*
weak!
Ao., L
you, FBEE OF
1 Indlscr. lions of youth. Barrens
ikneta, early daeay. losa of manhood,
• ijrijljMad a reeiju^hat wrill care
remedy wan diacovared-by-a missionary
tlnne nntil four, when ouraftemoen | to fcatb ^rt^BredoMlMddrereed
exercises and drills brgin. These
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