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Americus Recorder.
W. I,. OLKHINKIli Krtllor.
OBclal Organ of Webster County.
WBONBaOAV, Alin, sottl. ISM
SENATOR I All CONVENTION.
The Democrats of counties o( the
Sumter, Schley and Macon, are in
vited to send delegates to a Con
vention to be held at Americus on
Wednesday the 27th ol August,
for the purpose of planing in nomin
ation a candidate for Senator for
the 13th Senatorial District. The
Convention will convene at the
Opera Douse tit 2 o’clock p. m.
I,. O. Nh.kh,
Ohm. Kx. Com. 13th Sen. Dis.
FARMIN'! DON’T FAY.
The following article has been
going the rounds of the Georgia
papers, and so far as we have seen,
it has not ltecn contradicted. As
it is calculated to injure the price
borrowed money to buy his pro
visions, and in a single year cleared
$2,500; but lie stayed upon tne
plantation, superintended every de
tail, and put his hand to the plow.
The admission of Mr. IJemier-
J. 1. & II. F.
of lands, discourage our farmers I son that there is an increase ofj
and prevent immigration, we desire I wealtli in the State, even though it
to say a few words in reply to Com- be in towns, is proof that terming ;
missioner Henderson :
The Atlanta correspondent oi
the Savannah Times says: I had a
a talk the other day with Hon. .1..
T. Henderson, the State Commis-1
sioner of Agriculture, an I lie made 1
one statement that was so startling .
that I have decided to pass it; tinuc to pay their profits into the
in Georgia docs pay, for it is cm- j
phatically an agricultural State, :
and its increase in wealth must
come from the lands. The wealth
will continue to increase in the
towns so long as the farmers con-
1=5
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c=q
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NOTICE
hands of the merchants.
We agree with Commissioner
Henderson as t.o the need of im-
I waTso "dazeirtiiaTT'did not I P rove ' 1 metll0l,a of farming and the
around
"Does farming pay in Georgia?” ;
I asked him. \
“It docs not,” he replied
Americus,
Georgia.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Governor McDaniel is soon to j venture another question for a mo-1 use of natural fertilizers, as in- j
levy an extra half mill on State j ment or so, and then i remarked i creasing the profit of farming.
This | inquiringly,
“You do not print that sort of
information in your reports?”
“No,” lie said. "It would dis-
The Now Yoik Sun is getting | courage everybody.”
If it is truth, 1 would ptint it,"
taxes, to cover deficiencies,
will make the rate at the old fig
ures.
more and more nnti-Cloveland I
every day: in fact, is waging a bit
terer war against him than all the
rest of the papers combined.
Mr. Blaine, the great aggressive,
who it was thought would paint
the country red after bis nomina
tion, seems to have changed color
and is now afflicted with ’lie
blues. '
The Dougherty county Demo
crats are talking of sending Henry
Molntosh back to the legislature.
They could not do better, fqr lie is
a live man and will stand up for
what he thinks is right.
Ken llntler has given expression
to his opinion of the Republican
parly, anil now if the latter would
retaliate and give its opinion ol
Ben Butler, there would he some
thing interesting in the papers for
at least a fortnight.
The Philbdelphia Times says:
“The Republican National Com
mittee has decided not to let Logan
go on the wtump just now. It is
probable lie will be held in alto
gether. His month is rather too
uncertain when in motion.”
As to the labor problem, we
1 1 think it can be solved only by the
| use of improved implements and
the personal superintendence of!
i the farmer. A merchant cannot
I answered. “Do yon mean to tell | be successful ill business who leaves
me,” I asked, “that a man must,in . .
Georgia, trade or work at a trade to 1 H ' '
make a living?’
“Well,” said the Commissioner, | who does nol.superintend his labor,
“it is nearly that way. In spite ol j We are surprised that labor is as
be run by his clerks;
nor can the farmer lie successful i
in whom a man could put his faith
Of the modern educated negro he
says, “many promise, hut few turn
_ _ up.” He regards the solution of tlie
The Democratic and Greenback ' ""gri, problem as an incomparably
State central committees of Iowa
held a secret session at Dcs Moines
Thursday, and decided to mnkc a
fusion on the cleotoral tieket, the
Oreenbackers taking six and Demo
crats seven of candidates for elec
tors.
The natives of Stonington, Con
necticut, assert that it lias never
rained thnrc on the 10th of August
lor 101 years. That is the day
they celebrate, and 1 lie weather
rooord, they say, has been accu
rately kept in the borough ever
since the first anniversary of the
battle of Stonington.
A Dakota woman lias passed a
prohibition law so far as her hus-
liand is concerned. She says she
will shoot the first man who sells
or gives him a drink ol liquor, and
the saloon keepers are so well con
vinced of her earnestness—she Iras
killed one of them—that they are
letting Iter old man suffer from an
extremely dry drought. She does
not think it necessary to make a <
political question of prohibition.
Jas.Fricker&Bro.
AMERICUS, GA.
the reports^in the r ^' 0 °^ v r . 0 ^ er j j good us it is uuder the eireuin- j About September first wo shall move into
that every dav the sun sets it sets j stances - To ° oUen tl,e ne S ro is , j
on a poorer people than when it | told to go and perform a certain | QU1’ ]]eW StOl‘0, at tllO OIU StaiUl, HailOW lilOCK,
rose. The increase in wealth is job of work without any definite!
the increase in towns. Georgia j instructions, or even adequate j Public Square, Wlld'C WO Shall Opeil the IllOSt
elegant assortment of goods in our line ever
brought to Southwest Georgia. At our pres
ent store on Cotton Avenue, we have a large
stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware, Pianos, Organs and
Sewing Machines, and everything else usually
kept in a Jewelry and Music Store, that must
be reduced to save moving and make room
Therefore, for the next
Twenty Days, or until we move,- will sell any
thing we have in stock at prices lower than
have ever been reached before
| Railroad Contractors.
Sealed proposals will bo received at
I the Company's office, at People's National
Hank, Americus, Git., until noon Anen>t
: 2srh, 1884, for Graduation, Cross-Tff'
! and Tre&tling on the Americas, Preston
j and Lumpkin Railroad, from Americas
| Sumter county, to Lumpkin, Stewart
! county. Profiles, Plans and Specific;,,
i ti ns can be seen at the Chief Engineer's
1 office at Americus after August 20th is*,
i Tim work will be let in
THREE SECTIONS,
First Section—From Amerii
husseo Creek.
Second Section—From Lannluuwp.
('reek to Kinchefooneo Creek.
Third Section—From Kinchefoon*
Creek to Lumpkin.
Trestling, Cross-Ties and Graduation
will be bid for separately.
Contractors, whose bids :
will be requited to begin ...
tlieir contracts by September loth, fk«q.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified bank check for §200.00, payable
to President A. P. and L. R. It., to be
forfeited by the contractor receiving tin-
work should he fail to commence work
within the specified time, otherwise
checks to be returned to the owner.
The Company reserves the light to i>.
ject any or all bids.
H. L. COLLIER,
julyJOtd Chief Engineer.
s tO I<HI),T-
’cepteil,
must change her policy before she ■ tooK We nolicc thoBe who com .
can claim any true prosperity.; , . .... ,
Our lands have been bled with cub | l ,lal 1 ,nost of labor arc thosc " ho
tivation until they have lost their : !>»y l| ie least attention to it in the
power, and they are nol being re
claimed. We have sapped our hie-
way o( superintendence.
With improved methods, careful
blood out and are doing nothing ■ mflnttgolnent diversity ol crons,
to restore the lost vitality. ' . . . J , *
farming in Georgia can he made to
“What must he done?”
“The farmers should at once ev
ery one begin a system of
ing with pea-vines and
wherever the latter will grow
That done with judgment and per-
sistance the State will again bios- \ dentifrice isn
pay the farmer even a larger per
claim-1 cent, than it. now pays the nier-
clover! chant.
Holmes’ sukk cuke .mouth wash and
nfallible enre for Ulcer-
j nted More Throat, lllceding Gums, Sore
mouth and Ulcers. Cleans the Teeth and
som like a rose.”
On the subject ol labor, the Com
missioner has some very pronounc- i keeps the Gum* healthy. Prepnred sole-
ed views. He says education
ruins negro labor, and 'lie laments
the disappearance from the face of j
ly by Drs. J. P. A W. R. IIolmks, Den
tists, 102 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ga.
- - I*or sale by Dr. AV, P. Hurt, dentist, fV,« n axit
j^earUi of_the^old-time darkey, j 4. E. Hall, and all druggists an.ldentists. 101 11CW S 00US *
nugJmO.
bigger tiling
lion.
than the tariff ques- <
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
S VM 'lJCJt C O UNTY.
FOR MAYOR.
We are authorized to announce the
!. HELL as a candidate lor
at the Municipiil elec
tion in December next. uugl tt
Having caroliilly watched iai ni-
ing operations in Georgia lor three | yi a) ,, r ,, r Allll ,
years, and having been conversant
with farming in the Northern states j •
for tliirtv years, we feel justified in ; l lll! ^SEKIl-F.
. * , wo ore* outhonzed to announce tilt*
saying that (arming in Georgia | lmnu , , v . „ C0BI , m „ wll „ 1i<llltc for
pays better in Georgia than in any | Sheriff of Sumter county. If elected, N.
section of the country we have seen. H. White, of the loth District will be his
Farming on the rich prairies of the j deputy^
Northwest is not near so profitable
as in Georgia. We do not mean to
say that the farmers of Georgia are
growing richer than those of other
states, for such is not the case.
There is no business, mercantile
or manufuturing, that we know of
that can be carried on successfully
for a single year by borrowing
money to run it and paying for; —
that money interest at the rate ot j
to
FOR HE PI i ESE NT ATI V E.
Wo arc authorized to announce
M. HAWKESas a candidate for the leg
islature, subject to the Democratic nomi
nation.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Wo are authorized to announce the
name of W. A. WILSON as a candidate
for the Legislature, subject to the Demo
cratic nomination.
FOR RE PR KSKNTATIVK.
fhe undersigned begs leave to nn-
fiftv to one hundred per cent per nouuco the name of J. II. DANIEL as a
Aunutn. And yet the farmers of'suitable candidate for the Legislature,
Georgia uo that very thing and ! subject the act ion of the Democratic nom-
come out even at the end of the
year. We have known Georgia
farmers to buy corn and meat in
duly and pay fifty per cent advance
.... . , on the cash price for a credit oi
The presidential campaign may | thrce lnonlh _ two bllIulmi per
be regarded as virtually settled,
cent, interest.
motion.
Nkw Twenty-Sixth District.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Recognizing his ability and integrity
during his term of office as Representa
tive in the Legislature from Sumter
county, uinl believing his experience
When we take this I would be valuable to our people in the
after reading the tollowing item ; , nU) c0 , 19i ,Oration, together with bulls ofl«gi«laii..n. we would preaenttbe
taken Irom the Findlay (O.) Cour-; , ^ am , M boil met hod B | ” f , CA " T ’ J ;
I ... I didate for nomination to the olfice of
The Republicans of Mariou town
ship challenged the Democrats to
FOR, CASH I
Como and examine our stock, get our
prices, and wc Avill guarantee that you will
be convinced that wo mean what we say.
Remember we have great bargains to offer for
CASH and the time in which to secure them
is limited. Come one, come all, and don’t
fail to come early.
JAS. FRICKER & RRO.
Americus, Ga., Aug. l‘», 1884.
or cultivation, the leaving the man-1 | t ,.the Lagiahunre.
agemenl of the farm almost entirely
play a game of base ball to decide j '» tlie ol ignorant negroes,
the I’rcsidential election. The ! while the planter rides around the
game was played last Saturday on i country or loafs away his time in
the farm of I.J. Davis, and was j — we ari . torceil to the conciu-
witnessed by nearly a hundred peo
ple. The game was decided in
sion that farming in Georgia not
favor of Cleveland by a score of 30 onl J’ pays, but pays well. It is
to 2. The Blaine boy
bad over the matter.
feel very
The Atlanta Constitution of Sun
day contains a description of the
new Constitution building, and we
infer from it that it is the largest
and best fitted newspaper cslab
lishment in the South. We re-
joice in the prosperity of the Con
stitution, for it is the represents-
Many Dkmockats.
FOB KKFHKSKSTATIVK.
EnrriiK Ukoihdkii:—1 present to the
voter* of Sumter county the name of
HON. W. H. MORGAN us a suitable per
son t«> be nominated for the Legislature
j at the election on the :tt)th iust. He is
i conspicuously a representative man, thor-
true that the pay gOt‘9 to the tner- I oughty identified and in sympathy with
chant and not the farmer, but that j the farming interests of the country. If
u the farmer’s fault. ] nominated an.l elected be would truly
We personally know a number of 1 re >’ re -' ,, ' t ““ ,,f s ' inter> “ !
ot uli the people.
farmers in this section who have lYo lloso Pcm.no
become wealthy in a lew years Aligns! 17. 18*1.
by simply attending to their
business in a business way.
By raising tlieir own provisions,
paying for them in cash,
M. I!. COrXCII.. .1. .1. WII.l.lFOlil).
COUNCIL •& WILLIFORD,
PROPRIETORS OF
GEORGIA WAREHOUSE,
Opera House Hloek, Aiuericus, Ga.
We would cull the attention of Cotton 1'lAiiters that we are again prepared to
handle and store their cotton on the most favorable terms. Our warehouse is new,
fire-proof, and separate from any other buildings, thus insuring low rates of insurance.
We propose to give our customers lair weights, and secure for them the highest mar
ket price. Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us last year, we ask n
continuance of the same. uugl dm2
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Staunton, Virginia.
svhlky varyty.
• ipen* Beptvnitwr 1»M. Oi.e of the FIRST
jnoor«s for youxu i.adiks in thr
NIT El) STATES. Humiundiiifs Eefiutifal
humlreil
«» fc*r»y-
three boarJina pupil* from eighteen
TERMS AMONG T1IK BES*£ IN THE UNION.
Board, Wa.blnj:, EnglUli Course,.Iaiiln, french
tiunnan, lnummenUl Mosir, Stv., tor Scholastic
year, fnHii Septcinlier tc .1 line, For Cata-
s writ.’
In a very stiort time I will
mnvi' into the two stores now
oecujiiod by Messrs. J. It.Dnim
and tt. T. Byrd & Son,—bolli
made into one—and before min
ing I will sell as mncli ol' no
stonk as possible at prices tliaf
will suit purchasers. This,like
my former offers, is genuine .nml
will be carried out to the loner
Come and be convinced.
S. M. COHKN,
Bargain Store, Cotton Avemn. ■
julvlhtf
DEIED FRUIT
WANTED!
In addition to my former urrang<*iaon
to buy anil ship Dried Fruit, I have
tho coining season the advantage 1o
the coni missions usually paid to !
York houses for handling them. I
leave for New York on or about lli«* l
August and remain there during the Dried
Fruit season. Hring in your Fruit early
and I promise yon, in addition to paying
full value for your Fruit, to allow y"'
also a part of the saving of the coniine-
sion*. Respectfully,
,S. M. COHEN.
Foot of Cotton A veilin'.
julyldtf
Mercer University,
MAOON, &A.
Tin- Kit'I term of Him tnatitulhm will «p**i. '
l:i*t Wnlneinluy («4th) In Heph’inlicr.
The rate ol' tulil *n i* low, Mini I ' ,,t
ifn-ailv czcet-il the matriculation nn«l s»tperi«■ -
■>f In.“il tut inn* in vhich tn« tuition nreval.s.
The Thmitnnpul Depart ment, dmlme*! /*; >*
amUtry, i* preiaw'i
It*’V. J. 1
Kya
, 1» D.
nmodlo'u* school hou
-e college groiuul#, an
. iing*of the fall term,
i l.uw llepnitmeul ha* a fi
mhiiv, with Ron. nirtortl Ami.
eneral of th
Uoo'l board
Swpern
nil in pr
mth
italogne’
i h «ii "the
e families
ami other infor
JOHN •». BK.
★
BAKERY,
Cotton Avenue.
f the publi
.Hrd<*r« f-r
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
are authorized to announce
name of Major E. S. BALDWIN as
live paper of the South, and its ' saved for themselves the enor* didate for Representative, subject to the
prosperity reflects credit over us
all. The Constitution deserves the
Democratic nomination.
FOB KUDKESENTATIVE.
moils per cent, paid by tbeir neigh
bora. We know men who, a lew
liberalpatronageit'has'reeeived, > ears a f- wcnt h « avil >; in ' lebt .“>
tor it bos at all times advocated bu >' a l' Untatlon ’ b,,t who b >' 8lrlct ! nam f of . C ’
tbc best interests of its section, vrl
management paid ol that debt, and ; _
are to-day comparatively wealthy.
We know of one energetic young
and we are glad to sec its pros-
perity. The ncwsptper growth of
tbe South is but a refiex of its com
mercial growth, and the people
shonld so understand it.
are authorized to announce the
candidate
attention to business and 'careful j ,ot thc LcgiAiaOuc. .object .o .he Demo-
erotic nomination.
FORSENATOR.
We are authorized to announce the
, name of Hon. W. D. MURRAY as a candi-
man who rented a plantation and I date for the Senate, subject to theDem-
the necessary equipments to run it) • octatle nominttion.
TOOLE, McGARRAH & T0NDEE,
Mouse and Commission Mordants,
J^ETL’BN thanks to thc-ir frien-i* of Sumter and ndjoining counties for their '
In the post au<! polfcit » continnaacc of the j ante in the future. «c t.ik** p!c
liberal patronngc
ontinuaacc of the j ante in the future, we plcamrs- in r.olltyinK| th
rh*nU* and nci|nalntanu-* or
COl.. T. M. FTTRIsOW,
that he wlU l»e *Uh u» lha coming *ca<on in lh« capai’ity oi fkale«man. Ilia experience In tbia bu*i-
ue*“, eonp'.cd with bU well kuown intecritT, io*Bre* correct weight* and fblr Jealiug in every !• etance
Amertcni, Oa, July 11,1SD.. tuJ
We eall the attention u
ih’it we are prepared to fl
Bread, Cakee, Candy, Etc., of our own
good and pure. We keep a'*o 1 ,
Urociries, which we *w*ll at the rul *
Buy and Hell Country 1‘rodu e. “•
If. PHILLIPS .r CD.
jaly26tf
Having opened the Uvlander *
i I propone to open, ou Monday ‘ ' ,
of AugUMt next, a School oi High ( . [L ,
! for Roy a and Girl*. Term*, r “ f
i u* heretofore. Having had mn ‘ »
ence in conducting schooh °y tr0Djl> :’-
' acter I earnestly solicit a.liberal p i0 ..
: of tbe good citizen* of Aiuer t ..
vicinity, and for the
tion. W. H. ALLEN, rnn 'l
July 20. 18'J4. tf
Notio© Builder*
We will let to contractors l'“
ot a brick church at Americus ^ ,
■20lb inst. Scaled bids will he
np to that date. For informs”" ^.
llrnce i Morgan. Atlanta, »< l! f ‘ f , t.
speciBcation* in the hanrla of B
Vaaa, Americus, Ga. t-ommi
lha right to reject any and all h' 11
u! Sw