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I (JROItUIA NEWS. Tiic town Council of Waycross lias levied a tax of one-half of 1 percent, on all taxable property lor the artesian well. Saiannali'a new furniture factory is at work with the capacity of turning out 2,000 bedsteads per month. Let the people sustain it. Editor Hanlon has received specimens of flg syrup and vinegar, made by a fair young lady of Worth, 'nml he pronounces them excellent. “With ham selling at eighteen cents per pound, it does look like our farmers could make money raising hogs,” remarks the Hart well Sun. And so they can If they will. It is a matter of fact, not of conjecture. Sam Small of Atlanta, has 80- odd scrap books, running hack to forty years, and which he adds to daily. He has the record of every public man who has ever figured in (ieorgia politics, correctly in dexed. One of his books slions that Senator Cohpiitt’s father vot ed for and approved two bills that his son voted against in the Uni ted State Senate. There Isa man living near Wood villa, on the Athens branch, who eats all the large-sized tadpoles he can catch. They are skined, the flesh is white, and arc said lobe flavor ed like oysters. The gourmand says he has eaten everything that inhabits the section except the turkey buzzard, and intends to try one ot these birds nicely baked. News by the steamer Amos Hays from the lower river says that the wild man captured in the Ocheeccc swamp, near Chattahoo chee, and enrried to Tallahassee, did not belong to the Florida asy lum, and all inquiry proved una vailing to identify him. He has been swimming ill Ocbeecee Lake from island to island, and when taken was entirely destitute of clothing, emaciated and covered with a phenomenal growth of hair. He could givo no account of him self, and the theory is that he es caped from the asylum of some other Slate and spent his time in the woods living on berries, etc. Revolution »\ J. L & D. F. COMPARE THE OLD PRICES WITH THE NEff O-H -AT- Cm'2 Cacq PCS Schumpert k Roney’s Araericus, j nngl7tf - Georgia. XTEW ADVERTISEMENT. THE! OKTLY u A Mind Header. At a seance in Dublin a thought- reader boasted that-he could find n marked pin hid by one of the audi ence. Several ol them cauie for ward, among whom was a confed erate. The pill wus hid by a Trinity student in un adjoining room, ill the presence of the com mittee, among which was the con federate. The student suspecting this man from his looks,slyly took away the pin from its hiding-place. On the return to the platform the thought'reader gazed 111 tho hitler's I'jice, and, putting Ids hand to his lirow, was blindfolded and led the student to the hiding place, but of Course could find no pin. He re. turned, acknowledged his defeat, ami looking daggers at the confed erate. “Now, gentlemen,” said the student. “I’ll undertake to say that If this ‘diviner of tho human mind’ will do as ! tell him hall the audi ence, without u single hint from me, will know where the pin is,” and turning to tho thought-reader, he said. “Sit down.” lie did so. There was a yell, ami jumping up the thought-reader hastily pulled from the scat of his trousers the marked pin. Spot Cash Store” I Jas.Fricker&Bro. AMERICUS, GA. IIV AMERICtiS. We promised in issue of the Recorder of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon as ive 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 time. nn tom plate days credit: jew rpiotnlions and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty Flour. Flour. Tn this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked Ihe big markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We will sell von First Patent, (entire Roller system) For .00 pounds, $1.70. Old price, $2.15. 2d Pat., for 00 pounds, 1.(50. “ 1.90. Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.50. “ 1.S0. Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.30. •• ... 1.65. We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory you can return them and we will cheerfully refund the money. In I'utur.) we will keep on hand the best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap. Sugars. Sugars. About September first we shall move into our new store, at the old stand, Barlow Block, Public Square, where we shall open the most 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 for new goods. 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 Will sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar for $1.00. “ “ 11 pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00. “ “ 11{ pounds New Orleans (Bellewood) Clarified, lor 1.00. “ “ 13 pounds New York Sugar, lor 1.00. In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur clmse at once a sufficiency for the year’s comsumption. Coffee. Coffee. In this article alone (by buying from us) we ran save you money enough in one year to buy all the “Santa Claus” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6^ pounds Choice Rio Coffee for $1. Tlmrber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound. A Baltimore special says: For the first time in the history of this Stale ami, ns tar as known, in the United States, a colored man be comes the founder o( an institution of charity for the benefit of members of his raeo. The philanthropist is Solomon McCabe, of this city, who died a lew days ago. He was for many years a barber, ami by in dustry and thrif. accumulated a snug fortune ol about $15,000. By his will he leaves his residence to the trustees of Bethel and Trinity African Methodist churches, to be used ns a home for aged colored Salt. Salt. Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless hags, 100 pounds, $1.00 per sack Como and examine our stock, get our prices, and we will guarantee that you will he convinced that we 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. PRICKER & BRO. Amcricus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884. Wo arc slaughterin' SEED POTATOES. ■ at the very low price of $1.00 per cwt. to make room for a car load ol Whiskies. Whiskies. M. I*. COUNCIL. .1. J. WILMEolll' COUNCIL & WILLIFORD, PROPRIETORS OF GEORGIA WAREHOUSE, In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grades from 20c to $1.00 per gallon. Think of it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain Corn Whisky for $2.20 ]>er gallon, usually sold at $2.50, Tobacco and Cigars. Opera House Block, Americas, Ga. We would call the attention of Cotton Planter* that we are again prepared to handle and store tUeir cotton on the most favorable term*. Our warehouse t* u< * ’ lire-proof, and Heparate from any other bnildings, tbu* insuring low rates of insurance We propose to give our customers fair weights, and •ecuro for them the highest h»» • ket price. Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us last year, we hsk continuance of the same. angMro- Wesleyan female institute, We can undersell anybody- proportionately. -we offer “Lucy Hinton” 07c per pound, and all other grades i We regret that we have r.ot space snlllcient to give full ami romplctc quotations on all of our goods, but people. He also gives”i generous I you will hear from us occasionally. Ileiueiulmr that by Moving your goods from us and paying SPOT CASH endowment to the home, and at the | you do not pay from 25 to 50 per cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store, death of his married daughters all his pro|>erty is to go to this object, j Prof. Simon Newcomb, of the Naval observatory at Washington, characterizes the theory that the recent earthquake was' caused by unusual changes on the sun’s sur face as utter nonsense. “The only common sense explanation to my mind,” Bays lie, “Is that down iu the bowels or the earth, say Irom 20 to 100 miles lioneath the surface, there is a ttuid matter which, grad ually becoming cooled, contracts, leaving a space between it and the solid parts, and heavy weights on the earth’s surface above the space arc apt to cause the surface to sink, and there you have the euth. quake.” A Word as Regards the Penny ! To all those who scout at the idea of introducing the Penny in Aroericus, we say that we stand ready to redeem in goods or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them along and get their full value at Staunton, Vlrclnla. Open* September 22M, 18M. On* of the KIK> SCHOOLS FOB YOUNG LAlUKS IN THL UNITED STATES. Surrounding* Climate uniurpaVeed. One hundred i»d ***>■ three boarding pupil* from eighteen TERMS AMONG THE BEST IN THK I'M’ ^ .Board, Washing, English Course,.Lull"* _ a ‘j German, Instrumental Music, Ac., lor year, from September te June, f S-W* *'* r ‘ * loguer^write < Staunton, VIrvHiM TOOLE, McGARRAH & T0NDEE, THE MLY SWT HASH STIRE IE AIEEKI'S. ' 1 '*™ »l FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. Very truly, SCHUMPERT & RONEY. Aauticui, Ga., January II, 1884. R’ ETCRN think* to their friend* of Sumter and adjoining countie# tor their very H»*enl P* tr ”tbe past and aollcit » continuance of the ;ame In the future, we take plea»ur«- J rtend* and acquaintance* of OOt. T. M. FURLOW, | that bo will bo with tu tho coming aeaaou in the capacity «t Scalc.mau. Ill* esperun j net*, cooplod with hi* well known integrity. Ituoree correct weight* and (Ur dealing H 4 Arr.thcn*, oa^ July u,J in., ma - i