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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.