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A.
lull athletic fellow, wearing short,
loose trousers of while cotton cloth.
His legs were bare below the knees;
he wore Turkish red pointed shoes
on his feet, without stockings,—a
loose jacket of brown felt over a
and his bend
notnllio ,bowI,
IV.' mother
ilfenetfclcH'lff/ 7 Waist, and was j
clasped with a large brass buckle !
in front. He was coming toward j
us in a double-quick trot, brandish- j
ing, in a proud manner, the brass l
spout that belonged to the hose. ;
He was followed by the engine and j
the flresicli that /belonged to it. |
Ob, what a sight! Most of them 1
were scantily clothed, and some did ;
not even have caps upon their heads, 1
COMPABE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE NEff
-AT-
1)^:1 inn; •i/'hb'i :i ; “ ; 0 T\ *
Schumpeft k Roneys,
the city. The engine itself was
nothing more than a big-sized gar- !
den pump, carried on the shoulders |
of eight men, four in front and r
four behind. They relieved one 1
another every now and then with !
great dexterity and alertness.
TH<SyUqo|i'xWcp’t;by iib, fojlowed
by the nose, which was coiled over
a long pole, the ends of which rus
ted on the shonlders of another (He
of men. Just as they reached the
corner, there emerged from a side
street another engine, whereupon a ;
squabble for the right of, way im- ;
mediately arose. yTho two com
panies jostled and poshed forward, j
each party trying to get ahead of.
the other. After a long harangue ,
It jmeompanied by cons- ;
_ ji^reaming, and hard
[ they lowered their respec
tive engines to the ground and fell
into a regular fight,wrestling,push
ing, and / (blocking ooe another
in a most ferocious manner. Their
looks and actions were frantic, and
they fqught like madmen.
I "J«r D'hcre comes tbo Ser.
Asker, tli’e minister or war I nc ’ll
soon settle their dispute!’’ cried n
voice near us. And lie did.
He eroH,preceded by a neoubetjee,
who cleared the way for him- and
and when he came up, he prompt
ly ordargd the companies to take
1 'ninhgincs. and follow him,
(hey did With tho utmost
!ss and alacrity. There was
no chance now for cither party to
claim the victory, but they kept up
a subdued rattle, of words all the
way.—From “How We were llurnt
out in Constantinople,” by Oscnn-
yan, in St. Nicholas for August.
A Word for the Crunks.
Cranks, ray son? Tho world is
full of them. What would we do
wero it not for tho cranks? How
slowly the tired old world would
move, did not the cranks keep it
rushing along. Columbus was a
crank on the subjeot of American
I iseovcrlr't and circumnavigation,
nilfttvsl ha (net tho fnte of most
ranks; was thrown into prison, and
niifr ’W Lfiovfcrty and disgrace.
(1 really venerated now? Oh, yes.
Tclcmuchu8, wo usually esteem a
crank most profoundly after we
starve him to doatli. llarvey was
a crank on the subject of the cir
culation of tho blood; Galileo was
an astronomienl crank, Fulton was
a crank on the subject of steam
navigation; Morse was a telegraph 1
('rank; all the old abolitionists were !
cranks. Tho Pilgrim fathers were
cranks; John Bunyau was a crunk;
any man who doesn’t think as you i
do, my son, is a crank. And by
and by, the crank you despise wiil !
have his name in overy man’s 1
mouth, and a half completed monu- j
rnont to his roomory crumbling j
down in a dozen cities, while no-!
body Outs|dc. of your native vil- j
lage wlll know that you aver tired. ;
Deal gently with the crank, my |
lioy. Of course, some cranks are I
crankier than others, but do you !
be very slow (o sneer at a man'be- j
cause be knows only enc thing and
you cant understand him.
THEE
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AMERIOIJS.
! Wt promised in issue of the Rkcokdeii of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon as
j we arranged and marked down our goods. We are now prepared and ready to give you more
goods lor less money than any house that sell goods on thirty days time.
Contemplate a few quotations ami note the difference in SPOT CAST! prices and thirty
days credit:
Flour. Flour.
In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked • the big
markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We
will soli you First Patent, (oAtire Holler system)
For 50 pounds, $1.90. Old prire, $2.15.
2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.70. “ 1.90.
Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.60. “ 1.80.
Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.50. •* 1.65.
We guarantee all these Flours ns 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.
Sugars. Sugars.
Will sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar for $1.00.
“ “ lO.'jf pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00,
j “ !“ I 11 P0Ut«H fj^ty/Orleans (UcUewoed) Clarified, lor 1.00.
“ “ 12 pounds New York Sugar! for.. 1.00.
In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur
elmse at once a sufficiency for the year’s cmnsumptiou.
The fire very unceremoniously moved us
out of our old store on the night of March
2Gth, where we have been doing business lor
over seventeen years, but having secured the
store formerly occupied by J. W. HARRIS &,
CO., next door to Waxelbaum’s, on Cotton
Avenue, we are again ready for business.
Some of our stock was damaged by removal,
and as the insurance companies paid us in full
for all such damages, we are prepared to sell
them at a GREAT REDUCTION and not lose
any money by so doing. We have ordered
new tools, fixtures, material, Ac., to take the
place of those destroyed, and will be fully
prepared to do all kinds of work in a few days.
We saved all our Pianos, Organs and Sewing
Machines, and will guarantee bargains in them,
as in everything else. Call and see us in our
new quarters. Don’t forget the place—Cot
ton Avenue, next door to Waxelbaum’s.
* M',Unit v mi i j . .
James Flicker & Bro.
Americas,
Georgia
BOOKLS 2
BOOKS!
HAVING MY STOCK THAT WAS l.EFT FIIOM THE F1UK IN OltllKli,
AND HKI’I-KNISIIKD WITH NEW GOODS, I AM NOW PUKl’AH-
ED Foil Ul’SlNEBS. NEWUOODS DECEIVED DAII.Y.
Coffee.; Coffee.
In Ibis article alone (by buying from us) wc can save you money enough in one year to buy
nil the “Santa Glaus” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6| pounds Choice Pio Coffee for$l.
Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) u combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 2!lc per pound.
Salt. - Salt.
Liver|»ool, full weight, lor $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless hags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack
Bran. Bran.
We are slaughtering at the very low price of $1.15 per cwt. to make room for a car load ol
SEED POTATOES.
Whiskies. Whiskies.
in this line wo arc full to overflowing
_ , iwing, uud to uuload we have reduced the price on
Tclc, V“ cllu J' is a tUi,1 S I from 25c to $1.00 pergnllou. Think ol it !' Co S, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone
WeeK S h,n i?‘ | 0>™ Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold a t $2.50,
all grades
Mountain
i pro
gress. True, it turns Hie same
wheel all the time, amt it can’t do
anything else, but that's wlrat keeps
the ship going ahead. The thing
that goes in for variety, versatility,
that changes its position a blind red
times a day, that is no crank; that
is the weather vane, ray son. What?
You nevertheless thank heaven you
are not a crank? I)ont do that, ray
son. May be you couldn't lie a yonflii!
crank, if you would. Heaven is not j
very particular when it wants a I
weather vane; almost any man will
do for that. But when it wants a
crank, my boy, it looks about very j
carefully for the best man in the
community. Before you thank
heaven that you are not a crank,
examine yourself carefully, and see
what is the great deficiency that
debars you from such an election.
—Hnwkeyo.
A CARD.
To all wb. are nutlcritii' from the errors
anil itulfacrtliona of yotitu, nervous
weakness, early Uecair loas of manhood,
1 v,'. 11 «end a Ipe that will euro
*““• ™SA OF l AAUOE. Thin graat
Scred by a missionary
Tobacco and Cigars.
Wo can undersoil anybody—we offer “l .ucy Hinton” »r 57c per pound, and all other grades
proportionately.
We regret that we lutve not,space sufficient to give fuff and complete quotations on all of our goods, hut
will hear from us oc^aiAi^ilk'. Remember that by Devi eg your goods from us and paying SPOT GASH
do not pay from i!5/io‘(gfv^f cent. for bad debts, as usu tl in credit store.
A Word as Regards the Penny !
To all those who scout at the idea of intro ilttcing the Penny in Americas, wc say that wc stand ready
to redeem in goods or the cash any amount fn ,m 5c upwards. B ring them along and get their full value at'
THE «Y SPOT CASH STORE II HEMS.
FIRST DOOR ^OUTH OF J. W. WHEAVLEY & CO.’S BANK.
BOOKS i AND i PERIODICALS
AT PUliLISHEKS PRICKS 1
Rest and Cheapest Writing Paper and En
velopes in town!
Croquet, Base Balls,
Hammocks, Chess, and ,,
Light Reading for Summer Days.
BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAY.
NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE.
-A-GrUNTES! AYCOCK.
amb mo CX£*. G-A.
Wlieatley’s Corner.
IIo! every one in need of Clothing,, 4 , ,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Comer and btij
The splendid •ucc«m which utteiuied|our'effort.s.ln Introducing the m!c of
FINE CLOTHING
lii our c , haa induced us tJ bring out for the Spring Irade the largest, handsomest and
most complete line of
Perfect Fitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS!
(elected with great care and poiMcieJ an elegance of dt-aign, beauty «f H nl '“
»ture, that tew indeed can equal, and none iurpana. In every laetaiiee »'•*
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
We harojalso a large and well aeltvted stock of perfect flttiuf |,
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear!
And everything in tie Way,of Oent’a FurnUhlng Ouope. I’olite and attentive Salesmen will
Ipleaaure In displaying these leautlfui good* whether you wub to buy or Hot.
THORNTON
Wheatley’s Corner,
WHEATLEY,
: : Americus, Ga.
Very truly.
I UNDRETHS’s« 0 seej|
r CARDENERS’ j
SCHUMDEIST & RONEY.
Americus, Ga., January 11, issj
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