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Wb cn the double eagle was first
struck from tbe mint Daniel Web
ster, seeing one in the possession
of his Secretary, was so much im
pressed with the beauty oftlieeoin
that he asked his Secretary to pro
cure ten for him. They were hand
ed to him at noon. On.the after
noon of the next day Mr. Webster,
having occasion to pay a small
bill, feltin' bis pockets for one of
the gold coins, but they >vcre all
gone. On inquiry it was lonnd
that he had shown them ns beauti
ful tovs to guests and to chddren
whom ho had met. If any one
seemed very much pleased with it,
Mr. Webster would give him the
coin without thinking of its value.
/Gin.' Grant’s "name and inllti-
ined ’ appear to he pretty good for
literary as well as banking capital,
aa be ia to receive, it is stated, $ 10,-
000 for tbo series of eighteen or
twenty articles which be is writing
for the Century- Those who arc
acquainted with tho General’s liter-
ary capabilitles will naturally sup-1
pose that he will need in this busi
ness a shrewd, if not a conscience
less partner. Perhaps Gen. Adam
Badeau might be called upon for a
little help in tbe matter.
. hongerlly ef Trees.
- ling to the' estimates of
, trees nrc capable of very
long life. Pe Candolle gave the
ago of an elm nt 335 years. The !
age of some palms have been set j
down at from 000 to 700 years; that
of an olive tree at 700 years, of a i
plans tree at 720, of a cedar qt 800,:
of an oak at 1,600, of a yew at 2,-
880, Of a axodium at 4,000, and of
q baobab tree at 5,000 years.—
Problems of Nature.
The last Bremen Line, steamship
brought to New York ss a passen
ger a handsomely marked young
I'emalo bengal tiger, confined, in n
huge Iron-bound box that allowed
it just room to turn. It is the on
ly one imported this year. These
animals arc now rarely imported,
as they aro growing scarce and
sell for about $2,500. They arc
more valuable than lions and are
harder to trap anil transport. The
animal is two years old.
In Amsterdam evory common
trado lias a government shop, and
tho worthy poor when out of work
nre employed there on application.
Tjho Wages paid are very low, only
enough tu sustain life. .The goods
produced me used wholly by the
government, amt not sold in com
petitions with common labor. As
a whole tile results arc said to lie
satisfactory. This plan is urged
in liondon as a way to relieve the
‘Glitter cry.”
Thu Puget Sound oysters are
sometimes two feet In diameter,
and weigh, inclusive of the shell,
ns much as liU pounds. Two of
tlicso gigantic molluske were late
ly transported and planted in the
South Bay. Kither the trip or the
new habitation disagreed with them
us both died a few (lays afterwml.
Marmoset monkeys were sold
not long ago in the Bahiu market
for n half luilrcia (25 cents). The
price is now two and throe milreis,
on necountofthc demand in Europe
and elsewhere. The marmoset is
tbe most delicate of all tbe mon
keys, and Rcldoin lives more than
three months iu a cold climate.
Oliver & Oliver,
STILL LEADS
COMPARE TIE OLD PRICES WITH THE Iff
-AT-
Schumpert & Roney’s,
THE ONLY
a
Spot Cash Store”
Il\f AMERICUS.
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 tinip.
opiate a lew quotations mid note the difference in SPOT’ CASH prieesand 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 CAST! DOWN. We
will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system)
For 50 pounds, $1.75. Old price, $2.15.
2d l’at., for 50 pounds, 1.65. “ 1.90.
' Fancy, lor 50 pounds, 1.50. “ 1.80.
Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.35. " 1.65.
We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory yon 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.
•• “ 11 pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00.
“ “ 111 poundsNewOrleans (Bellewood) Clarified, for. 1.00.
“ “ 13 pounds New York Sugar, tor 1.00.
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 consumption.
Coffee. Coffee.
In this article alone (by buying from us) we ran save you money enough in one year to buy
all the “Santa Clans” you want for the little ones. We deal 0J pounds Choice Pin Coffee for $1.
Tlmrher’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound.
Tho World’s Fair was started as
a cotton cenlcnninl. The industrial
part is now by lar tho larger one,
but there will lie' a big cotton ex-
Mbit nevertheless. Twenty Eng-
lish manufacturers of cotton
machinery will make a peculiar
and signiiicant display such as the
world has never before seen.
Salt Salt.
Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack
Bran. Bran.
We invite everybody and the public gen-
orally to call at our shop and examine our
immense stock of First-Class Finished Single
and Double Seat Buggies and One House
Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which
are of our own manufucture, and'will lie sold
as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in
any market. In reference to our Single and
Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we
were the first to introduce them in this coun
try, and have from the beginning up to the
present time constantly improved them, and
we believe we now have them perfect. We
keep on hand all the while finished from 15 to
25 of these Buggies, with first-class Ilamessto
each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and
Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is
to give us a trial.
A word now to those who have old bug
gies and wagons and desire to have them re-,
paired or made new: We will give you more
work, and a better job, for less money than
any other shop in Americus. Try us and lie
convinced.
Americus, G-a., duly 25, 1884.
We arc slaughtering
SEED POTATOES.
at the very low price of $1.00 per cwt. to make room lor a car load ol
Whiskies. Whiskies.
In a stone mountain wall on
Crawshay’s Cray, in Wales, were
found recently 300 silver coins
hearing the elllgy ol (juecn Kli/.a-
frorn 1*510 to * *11! o 5. Those 'o f tb u 1 Di this line we nre full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grades
lutifr.dAte, however, bear the' ettley | Iroin 25e to $1.00 jier gallon. Think of it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain
of .lames I., whose profile is clear! Com Whisky tor $2.20 per gallon, usually sold-at $2.50,
and distinct.
Wheatley’s Corner.
Ho! every one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Corner and bn;
Tin* splendid •urc«*« which nttoiutedloui>fforn.ln introducing the pale of
FIJNTE CLOTHING
In our o , ha* Induced.us |.i hrinar out for the Spring trade the largest, hsndwunaM and
m«>»t complete line of
Perfect Fitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS!
Those goods hava been selected with Areal rare and posnes*) an i-ieuiince of design, beauty <•( flnMi
and durability of texture, that fow indeed can equal, und none snrim**. In every instance we
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
Wo liavoplso n large and well selected stock of jierfeot fitting
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear!
And everything In the way of Gent's KuruUhing Goops. Polite and mtrntivo Salesmen will tat'*
;pleasure in displaying there bountiful goods whether you wish to buy or not.
THORNTON WHEATLEY,
Wheatley’s Corner, : : : Americus, Ha.
BOOKS !
The deep sea is illuminated only
by the deep green sunlight that
has passed through a vast stratum
of water, and therefore lost all the
red and orange ray a by absorption.
The deep sea star fishes are nearly
all orange, orange red or scarlet,
even down to 3.000 fathoms.
One of tho most accomplish,-,; i
writera and artists of England lia» ;
recently been spending a short
perio at Holloway jail as an im
prisoned debtor, in order to expose
the gross iniquities of English Inw
under which debt is still treated as
a crime.
A consignment of 12,000 head of !
cattle, the largest under the control ;
of one man ever sent over the San .
Francisco road from Missouri, were
shipped recently. It required 23 i
trains of 21 cars each to consign j
the lot to market.
_ Pope Walker, who, with Robert j
Toombs, are tbe only surviving !
members of the original Coofeder- I
ate Cablnent, la practicing law at !
Huntsville, Ala. I
Tobacco and Cigars.
Wp ran undersoil anybody—we offer “l.ucy Hinton” nr 57c per pound, and nil other grades
proportionately.
We regret that, we have not space Riiflicicni to give full ami complete (piolationH on all of our goods, hut
you will hear from 11s occasionally. Keinctnbcr that by i;:*ving your goods from us ami paying SPOT CASH
you do not pay from 2ft to f»0 per cent, for had debts, as usual in credit store.
HAVING MY STOCK THAT WAS I,EFT FROM THE FlltE IN OIIDKH
AND KEPI,KMSHKI) WITH NEW GOODS, I AM NOW PREPAR
ED FOIt Ill SINESS. NEW GOODS RECEIVED DA1I.V.
BOOKS 5 AND C PERIODICALS
AT PUBLISHERS PRICES!
jBest and Cheapest Writing Paper and En-
A Word as Regards the Penny ! {• . veiopes in town i
To all those who scent at the idea of introducing the Penny in Americus, we say that we stand ready ! fnnniTlTT R » cm R » T TC
to redeem in guodo or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them along and get their full value at 1 OAsh DALLS,
THE OILY SPOT CASH STORE II AMERICUS.j
FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAY.
Very truly, * j NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE.
SCHUMPERT & RONEY. agnbs atstcook-
Americus, Ga„ January ll, 1884. * j m „ w AMSHtlOQS, OA.