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Americus Recorder.
W. I.. OLEIMBR, editor.
ulllclal Organ of Webster
PQMrty.
tVNDAY. MAY 1,81884.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEX-
TION.
TUESDAY. JUNE 3, ISM.
Pursuant to call of the chairman
of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, of Sumter county, the com
mittee met on the ITtli. On mo
tion, it was resolved to call a con
vention of the people to meet in
Ameficus on the' first Tuesday in
June, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the convention in At
lanta on the 18t’i of June, to select
delelegates to the Chic,go con
vention to nominate a President.
On motion, it was resolved that
the chairman of the Executive
Committee designate dates to elect
committee men for the 15lb and
old 16th Districts.
. A. 8. Cutts, Chairman.
D. A. Small, Acting Sec’y.
The Camilla artesian well com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. T. It.
Bennett, A. II. Harrell and I. A
Bush, want a competent man to
finish their well.
its support from the soil, the more
injurious to the soil is the makiog
of that crop. Spring oats sown for
a series of years on the same land
will impoverish it.
We need an oat crop for the
cheapness of It, the change of food
that it gives our slock, and as u
rotating crop to improve and cn-
richour impoverished lands. These
all can be bad with rust-proof fail
oats, but can it be done with spring
oats?
I think our farmers will l>e mak
ing a very serious mistake to give
up the rust-proof fail oats for any
rapid maturing spring oats, which
of necessity draw their nourish
ment mainly from near tlio surface,
not baviug growing time sufficient
to put roots deep down in the soil
as dot lie fall oats. Fall Oats.
COMING TO UK0KG1A
PREPARING THE WAV POR TWENTY-
FIVE MASSACHUSETTS FAMILIES.
The bauking bouse of John II.
James, of Atlanta, has suspended
payment, and Mr. James has plac
ed all his property in the hands of
assignees. The other banks of the
city are said to be perfectly sound.
People who won’t pay for the
newspapers, that they subscribe for
and read, are not fit to bo entrust-
witb office—even though they
should happen to bo judges of the
Superior Court.—Macon Telegraph.
The Telegraph is right. The
man who refuses or neglects to pay
his subscription to newspapers is
dishonest, and tbeiefore unworthy
to fill any office of trust.
It may ba set down as indisputa
bly true that the man who refuses
to meet Ids financial obligations is
not lit for any '.ffice whatsoever. The
fact ought to be recognised in the
election of county and Stntc ofil
rials. May bo tbis would give
debt-paying a boom in Georgia—
Macon Telegraph.
It would certainly decrease the
number of candidates.
Had Morrison’s tariff bill passed
the House, the panic in Wall street
would havo been attributed to “tar.
ifT tinkering”and an attempt would
have been made to show that the
“business interests" of the country
wero suffering by the ugitntion of
the tariff question. The fact of the
matter is, that it is not legislation,
but over speculation—or, in plain
English, gambling—which produ
ces these panics In Wall street,and
it shows that financial panics arc
as likely to occur, und business to
become unsettled, under a high tar
iff us under a low one, aud under a
Republican administration ns iiu
<1er a Democratic one.
FALL OATS VS. SPUING OATS,
Last fall being an extraordinary
dry one, the farmers wero not aide
to sow their oats at the proper time,
and, as a consequence, spring oats
have proved more profitable this
year.
A largo number of farmers arc
Intending the abandonment of fall
oats and sowing spring oats, and I
for one think they are making a
aerions mistake.
It is very rarely the case that
wo do not have good seasons lor
sowing oats the latter part of Octo
ber or the first of Novtinber, an!
when the rust-proof oat, common
to this section, Is sown at that time,
on land pioperly prepared, a good
yield can bo expected nine years
out often. The failures are oftenor
attributable to poor land or land
not properly prepared than to the
seasons.
Oats sown in the fall and ripen-
i*{ in June have seven months to
draw from the soil the ingredients
necessary to their production.
Fall oats sown one year after
an itlier on the same land for a se
ries of years will improve the land.
Spring oats are lighter than fall
oats, are liable to be killed by cold
weather, and If the seasons arc not
favorable arc more apt to be cut
off in the yield; and taking only
four months from time of sowing
to maturity, draw more rapidly
from the soil and are thereby In.
jarlous to It.
more rapidly a crop draws
hi
Macon Telegraph.
Seme lime ago we mentioned the
presence In the city of a party of
Massachusetts gentlemen who came
South for the purpose of seeking
an investment for their money, und
to find n place on which to colonize
a number of their farmers. Among
the number was Mr. K. J. Fuller,
editor of the Gardner Record. Mr.
Fuller was in the city again yester
day, accompanied by sir. W. W.
Tandy, station agent and operator
of the Hoosac Tunnel railroad at.
Gardner. They arc here for the
purpose of looking at the tract of
5,000 acres in Houston- county,
twenty six miles from Macon, and
now the property of Col. John 1’.
Fort.
This tract was selected by the
capitalists as being in every way
suitable for the purpose intended
viz: for farming and manufactur
ing. The company will purchase
the tract and then sell outright or
on time to such of their farmers as
desire to come SouLb. Ten fami
lies have already engaged to sett’e
on the land and fifteen more are
preparing, making a total of twenty
live families, averaging four to the
family, that will come this (all.
The heads of these families, while
being practical farmers and brought
up on small farms, are also practi
cal chair makers. A company will
be formed on the cooperative plan
to establish a large chair factory,
which, with all the modern mncliiii-
ery, will turn out millions of chairs,
the material being procured from
our own woods and swamps.
Col. Fort recently employed
Capt. J. C. Wheeler, the city en
gineer, to draw a plat of the Irnds
and tbis was on exhibition at the
office of E. M. Sargent .V Co. yes
terday. In the morning Mr. Ful
ler and Mr. Tandy, aeeompanicd
by Col. Fort, rode out to the lands
wberu they will remain until Sat
urday, taking such notes ns will be
of value to them on their return to
Gardner. The capitalists and col
onists will then have a meeting and
settle upon the piui.ts for the fall
Mr. Fuller is delighted with onr
country, and lias been doing a
good deal for it since his first visit
He is preparing a magazine des
criptive oi this section of Georgia,
which will be published and scat
tered among the farmers of his
Stntc, It is probable that our
board oftradc will have live or six
pages in this work descriptive of
Macon.
good water, was lapped and suffi
cient water for all domestic uses
and for the stock, etc., was led off
in pipes to the bouse and other lo
calities. A curbing was bnilt
around the twin wells in such a way
that it formed a reservoir for the
water from the 1,150 foot level, and
that portion from above which was
not conveyed away in the pipes.
Afi through this water in the res
ervoir came bubbling up the gas,
generated somehow, somewhere
down below. When Mr. Salmon
next went to Stockton he bad a
gasometer made with a stop-cock
in tlie top, and this he took home
and fastened over bis wells. The
bottom was beneath the surface of
the reservoir, and the gas speedily
filled the bell shaped receiver. The
next tiling was to attach a gas pipe
and connect his home-made gas ma
chine with the house.
He put a pipe perforated with
small boles across bis large open
fireplace, turned on the gas, ap
plied a match and the problem of
cheap fuel was instantly solved.
After that n gas pipe was put into
the fire box of the kitchen stove,
and now the meals are prepared
with the new fuel. Mr. Salmon
has also used this gas for illuminat
ing, but it docs not seem to entirely
fill the bill, although it is a great
improvement on a tallow dip. It
has been suggested that, ns this
gas seems to be almost pure hydro
gen, it might be carburcltcd and
its illuminating quality improved.
The gas throws off a great amount
of heat, and, without a doubt, such
a well would supply a large number
of families wi‘h the means of warm
ing their houses and preparing
their food.
COMPARE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE Iff
-AT-
Schumpert & Roney’s
THE OKTLY
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Spot Cash Store”
IKT AMEHICUS.
DUGAN CASH KILLED-
SURROUNDED UY OFFICERS HE F1UHTS
TO THE »EATH.
Charleston, Miy 15.-A special to
the News and Courier from,
Cheraw says W. Bogan Cash, the
fugitive murderer ol Town Marshal
Richards, was killed this morning
about 4:30 o’clock while resistii’g
arrest. The posse was in charge
of Deputy Sheriff E. S King. One
nl the posse was slightly wounded
and one of Cash’s associates was
wounded seriously. Gov. Thomp
son received tlio following at 10
o'clock this morning:
Ciiekaw, S. C., May 15 To
Gov. Hugii S. Thompson: 1 went
with a posse Iasi night to arrest
W. B. Cash. 1 instructed my men
not to fire unless absolutely neces
sary. 1 surrounded the house and
barn, placing two men between the
house and barn and two men be
tween the barn and swamp. Find
ing Cash was in the barn, I order
ed it to be surrounded. Cash came
out and fired on the- posse. The
fire was returned, and after Cash
had fired several shots Iiu was kill
ed, being riddled with bullets.
None of the posse were struck ex
cept VV. II. Hilton, whose lingers
were shot off by Cash.
[Signed] “E. T, Kino.
"Deputy Sheriff.”
We promised in issue of the Recorder of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon as
we arranged and marked down our goods. We are now prepared and ready to give you more
goods for less money than any house that sell goods on thirty days time. ,
Con.emplate a tew quotations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty
days credit:
Flour. Flour.
In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the bi"
markets of the West and Northwest in senrch of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN. Wo
will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system)
For 50 pounds, $1.90. Old price, . $2.15.
2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.70. ** j.ijo,
. Fancy, for 50 pounds, ,... 1.60. “ j t H(i.
Choice Family 50 pounds,.. . .... 1.50. ••
We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them
and we will cheerfully refund the money.
In future we will keep on hand the best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap.
A California Welt
Han Franc Uro Bulletin.
Cutler Salmon, of French Camp,
not far from Stockton, Cal, sunk a
well with seven-inch tube to a depth
of about 840 feet, und struck a co
pious stream of excellent wator.
Desiring to learn whether lie could
increase the flow by- going deeper,
and fearing that, should he con
tinue the well the same size, ho
might injure the quality of tue up
per strata ol the water, Mr. Salmon
hit on tlio plan of sinkiog a four-
inch tube inside the seven inch
one, and thus making vvliat might
be called the experimental well
four inches in diameter. This in
ner one he bored to n depth of 1,-
250 feet, and then came to water
again. This lover stream came to
the surface and, indeed, rose in a
tube twenty-two feet above 'the
ground. The last water found was
unlit for drinking, and but for an
accidental discovery of its wonder
ful properties might have been con
sidered a nuisance. It was found
that there was a large amount of
;as in this water from the lower
leptb. This came bubling to the
surface, making one think of a gi
gantic soda fountain.
Some one suggested the idea of
seeing ii the gas would burn. A
coal oil can was put o.er the top
of tlio tubing a few boles punched
in it, an improvised gas Uxiure was
at band. Only a match was light
ed and applied to a hole in the cun,
and flumes shot up three or four
feet into tbeairand burned steadily.
The gas would burn. Mr. Salmon
bad fire and water coming out of
the same bole in tbc ground. The
tube of the outer well, that which
wa» only 840 feet and furnished the
Sugars Sugars.
Will soli you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar for
“ “ lOf pound i Now Orleans Clarified for
“ “ 11 pounds New Orleans (Bellevvood) Clarified, for.
“ “ 12 pounds New York Sugar, for k
In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity 'and pur
chase at once a sufficiency for the year’s comsumption.
$1.00.
1.00.
1.00.
1.00.
Coffee. Coffee.
In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy
all the “Santa Claus” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6£ pounds Choice Pio Coffee for$l.
Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Jnva, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound.
Salt. Salt.
Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack
This being the regular picnic
season, 1 deem it right and
proper to treat my patrons and
the public generally to one ol
the nicest picnics ever held in
Ainericus. I do not propose to
furnish any cakes, candy or
carcasses ol mutton and veal,
but 1 do propose (and I hope
everybody will accept the in
vitation) for you to come to my
store,select anything you please
out of my well, and perlmps the
best selected stock of Dry
Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hilts
and Notions in the city, and I
will price these goods so low
that not alone you can’t help
from Iiu)ing them, but every
body who has his (or her) heart
in the right place must admit
and will say, that this is ns
promised—one of the nicest
picnics ever held in Amcricus.
Those not contemplating
buying will have a regular pic
nic to come and see* what effect
low prices and real bargains
have upon the public at large.
Respectfully,
S. M. COHEN,
Cotton Avenue, Americus, Ga.
We are slaughtering at the very low price of $1.15 per cwt. to make room for a car load rf
SEED POTATOES.
Whiskies. Whiskies.
In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grades
from 25c to $1.00 per gallon. Think of it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain
Corn Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50,
Tobacco and Cigars.
We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton” m 57c per pound, and all other grades
proportionately. °
We regret that we have not space sufficient to give full and complete quotations on ail of our goods bnt
you will hear from us occasionally. Rcmcmlicr that by living your goods from us and paving SPOT CASn
yon do not pay from 25 to 50 per cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store. *
A Word as Regards the Penny !
To all those who scout at tlio idea of introducing tbo Penny in Amcricus, we sav that wo stand rca.lv
to redeem in goodo dr the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them along and get their full value at,
TDE MIY SPOT CiSII STORE IV IBICES.
FIRSTiDOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK.
Very truly,
SCHUMPERT & RONEY.
Americus, Ga., January 11, 1884.