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■ ‘ Among the Cowboys. Theodore Roosevelt was found at his home in Madison avenue on Saturday by a Xew Vork Tribune reporter, but was disinclined to talk about the political situation, lie said: “I am perfectly willing to tell you what I know nltout life in the West. I have just returned from my cattle ranch, in extreme western Dakota, and shall start back again next Monday, taking with Me two Maine men, who wcro my companions in several shooting trips on snow-shoes in the Xortli woods. 1 like the West, and I like ranching life. On my last trip I .was just three weeks on my ranch, and.juaA.twenty-onc days, of »lx- teen hours each, in the saddle, either after cattle—taking part in the ‘round-up,’ or hunting. I never kill for the mere sport, but make some use of the game. The last buffalo I shot was an old bull. I . have been collecting a lot of heads j with which to decorate the hall of I ipjnoOnntry home. I have precious little sympathy for Anglomania, and have always admired a thor oughly Ameiican sport like hunting of the large guincot the West, with j a Winchester or Sharp’s rille, on , the back of one of the tough cay- ! uses or bronchos, it would elec- trij$ some of my friends who hnve secured me of representing the kid- gloved clement in politics if they could sec me galloping over the plains, day in and day out, clad in u buckskin suit and leather ebapa- rajos, with a big sombrero on my head. For good healthy exercise T would strongly recommend some of our gilded youth to go West and try a short course of riding 'bucking’ ponies and assist at the branding of a lot ot Texas steers. ‘•The cowboys nro a inucb mis represented class of people. It is a populai impression that when one goes among them lie must be prepared to 9hoot. Rut this is a t'ulse idea-. I have taken part witli them in the ‘rounding-up,’ hnve eaten, slept, hunted, and herded cattle with them, and have never had any difllculty. If you choose to enter rum shops or go on drink- i Oliver & Oliver, STILL LEADS! COMPARE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE Iff -AT- Schumpert & Roney’s, THE ONLY it Spot Cash Store” I3XT AMERICUS. We promised in issue of flic Recorder of January 2d,- to give you some prices so soon as we arranged and marked flown our goods. We are now prepared and rendy to give you more goods for less money than any house that, sell goods on thirty days time. on’.emplale a lew (|notations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty i 25 of these Buggies, with firSt-claSS HaiUCSS t() We invite everybody and the public gen- j erally to call at our shop and examine our | immense stock of First-Class Finished Single ; and Double Seat Buggies and One Horse ! Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which are of our own manufacture, and M ill be sold | as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in i any market. In reference to our Single and Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we i 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 days credit: Flour. Flour. a Buggy and All we ask is _ In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big iug sprees with them ft is as easy I markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CAST! DOWN. We to get into a dlfllcuity out tlicic as | will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system) it would he in New Vork, or any- i For f>() pounds $1.75. where else, lfut il a man minds 1 , , ... his own business, and nL the same ; * a t'» lor 50 pounds, l.llO. bis own business, and at tbo 9ame ; 1 al- ’ 101 i,u pounds, time shows that he is lully prepared I Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.50. to assert his own rights—if he is Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.35. Old price,. neither n bully nor a coward, and .$2.15. . 1.90. . 1.80. . 1.65. We , .... , ... guarantee all these Flours ns represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them keeps out ot places in which lie has , mi i n p , .i 1 1 J no business to be, be will get along wc " 111 cheerfully refund the money, as well ns in Fifth avenue. I have ! In liltllM we will keep on hand the found them a most brave anil lios. pitablc set of men. There is no use in trying to be overhearing : witli them, for they won't stand ] Hie least assumption of superiority,! yet tliero arc many places in our | cities where 1 should feel less safe ; limn I would among the wildest' cowboys of the West.” 1 best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—d'cap. Sugars. Sugars. The Macon Telegraph closes ail rditorinl on the “Silver Question,” in which the policy of coining silver dollars is attacked, with the following suggestion and advice. ‘ Congress at it« next session will be Sidled upon to take hold of this <|Ucstion. It would ho wise to fob low the counsels of flimncial men at our great money centers, rather than adhere to tbo policy of preju dice and political claptrap in tlie ftirthcr treatment ot the question.” We would ask if these “financial men at our groat money centers” are not tho very men whose tinaii- vial jugglery liisjprecipitated upon i he country tho present condition of affairs? We do not believe tiiat congress can safely go to Wall or to State, or to any streets where money changers most do congre gate, for disinterested advice from tlnanciers whose opinions would he worth the getting. The tlnanciers I of“monov Will sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar lor $1.00. “ “ 11 pounds Now Orleans Clarified for 1.00. “ “ 11} pounds New Orleans (Bellewood) Clarified, lor 1.00. “ “ 13 pounds New York Sugar, for 1.00. In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur chase at once a sufficiency for the year’s comsnmption. ! each buggy, and can sell you I Harness as cheap as anybody, to give us a trial. A word now to those who have old bug gies and wagons and desire to have them re paired or made new: We will give you more work, and a better job, for less money that any other shop in Americas. Try us and be convinced. Americus, Ga., July 25, 1884. Wheatley’s Corner. Coffee. Coffee. llo! every one in need of Clothing, “COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Corner and bn; In this nrtiele alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy all the “Santa Claus” you want for the little ones. We deal 6} pounds Choice Rio Coffee for$l. Tlturber's No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound. The .oplendid »uoc#m which uttenocdJmir’efforH.in introducing the »«!<•«» FUSTIC CLOTHING , has induced us ti bring out for Sdlia Sstlti Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. F’ine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack «oy centers * work for the i ci.’Vli success of their own schemes, ami i l ‘ K,) POTATOES, their blunders are more frequent and disastrous than those that are made by eongres—f Columbus Times. Wo nro slaughtering at the very low price of H >1.00 per cwt. to make room for a car load ol The oltl tavern stand known for Whiskies. Whiskies. Perfect Fitting Clothing EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS ! GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE Wo harojnlsu a larRi* and well aoloeted atock of perfect flttimr Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear: ■vcrythioR in the way of Geiit'n Kurninliing Goopa. l’olite and mtrnih i Ipleaauro in dlaplayinft these beautiful uood* whether you wish to In THORNTON In this line we are full to overflowing, and In unload we have reduced the price on all grades from 25c to $1.00 ]H>r gallon. Think ol it! Cox, Hi ll & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain im IK;™X r . l d,” £m?! r,,m Wl,isk > * i,r i* 80 i'*' r R allon ’ ««»<% *>!<• $2. ao, Tobacco and Cigars. Wheatley’s Corner, WHEATLEY, : : Americus, Ca. I IOOKS 1027 Markut street, Philadelphia, is being torn down, and on the site will be erected two fine business structures. It is uot known how old tho tavern stand is, hut |>crsons now upward ol 70 years of age have a vivid recollection of the place in their early boyhood days. We can undersell anybody—we offer ‘ proportionately. ‘Lucy Hinton’' 57c per pound, and all other grades J I HAVING MV STOCK THAT WAS I.KPT FltOM THE KIRK IN OllUH' AND REPI.KNISHED WITH NEW HOODS, I AM NOW PUKPAR ! El> FOR Ill SINESS. NEW HOODS RECEIVED DAILY. Wc regret that wc have not space snllicient to give full anil e asnplcto quotations on all of our goods, lint ; will hear from us occasionally. Itcmemlier that by uoving your goods from us ami paying SPOT CASH From Dublin is reported an ex- ! you _ ^ B traordinary story ol a lioness eat- j you do not pay from 2ft to fto per cent, for bail debts,''as usual in credit store, iug her own tail. One day she I removed 12 inchesofit,and,though ! ellorts were made to heal the bleed ing stump, the lioness continued to cat the tail until it had almost disappeared. One ot the fore paws was then attacked, and it was lie. lieved that the operations would | end in self-destruction. BOOKS C: AND ; PERIODICALS AT PUBLISHERS PRICES! Best and Cheapest Writing Paper and bn* velopes in town! Enthusiasts in cold water cure j cite the alleged fact of natural his- 1 tory that animals with a broken j limb have frequently been known to hold tho member in running | water until it had healed. The Navajo Indians, whose parti colored blankets are the admiration ! «>r two continents, have dinned 2 -1 000.000 pounds of wool this year. I A Word as Regards the Penny 1 To all those who scout at the idea of introducing the Denny in Americus, we say that we stand ready j PnnniTP'P R tap R a T t e to redeem In goods or the cash any amount from ftc upwnrdjs. Bri.ag them along and get their full value at i uabej JJALiLiS, TOE NIT aw CASH STORE II HEM.! FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAY Very truly, ' SCHUMPERT & RONEY. Hammocks, Chess, and Light Reading for Summer Day? NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE. AONEIS AYCOCI^' Americus,. Ga., January 11, 1884. 4 OCTB, OA.