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A "DUDE” CLOTHING-HOUSE. Am t Inside View of n dwell Haber* dasher? In lew York. (New York Cor. Atlanta Constitution.] We worship that which is expensive. I was, i«blinded of this forcibly by a firm wUAillUMliMLlUPw M thfi r top rank in its own particular line by un* blushingly afid shamelessly-overclmrK- ing for everything they sell. They de scribe themselves as “ haberdashers," add,, keep.-.what is known in the vulgar parlance of the day as a “gents' funiiHhing*goods'’ store. They have a superb establishment. It is the size of two stores; is fitted in polished mahog any from floor to ceiling, and filled with a small army of snobbish clerks. A page in livery .opens the door for those who inferij .ftpfl they never allow a ens- tower Jo take any ertiold home himself. Iff it is only i neck-scarf they send it to him, though he lives five miles away, ^bey have two delivery vuns for that purpose, driven by uniformed coach men with flunkies by their sido to de liver the goods. Altogether, the style of the establishment is stunnihg. The prices are so high that men of modest means do not liny there. This is euqjffivVtob their satisfaction, as they do wot want tliut kind of custom. Nothing in their shop can lie bought at the regular prices. Col lars, for instance, which sell usually at 25 cents, are 50 cents there; and tlioj charge HO cents a pair for cuffs that are elsewhere ‘25 to 10. It is impossible to buy any sort of a scarf or necktie for less lb au $2, and the prices for smok- ing-Jackota, bath-robes, autl articles of that sort are positively enormous. They demand $28 for a bath-robe of Turkish toweling which could he bought anywhere else in town for *12 A few days agoafriendof mine dropped* in casually to order some shirts. The do# was swung opon by an obsequious uttembint, who bowed and poiuted to a clerk who was leaning gracefully on the t end of a counter. The clerk stepped forward, bent, and smiled. “I want some shirts,” said my friend. "Will you be kind enough to step this way, air?” and tho dork rubbed his hands together and walked softly down flie store. Tho customer followed until they ar rived at the office in the rear. There flic clerk was met by a member of the film, who was introduced to the cus tomer; The customer, rather aston ished at so much ceremony, was asked with great politenoss to step up-stairs, which ha did. On the way the propri etor asked hitn if he would exchange curds. This being accomplished, the next floor was reached, and proved to bo a richly-upholstered and heav ily-carpeted parlor. The proprietor touched an olcctrio bell, and conversed easily with his ountomer until the shirt- maker appeared. Ho was measured c arefijlly, while the head of tho firm walked casually lip and down tho room, as if lie had nothing whatever to do wiih tho shop. Ho said nothing about the shirt, ami seemed to treat tho call as purely social. After ho had been i measured, tho customer said: “You may mako me a sample shirt first." “We never mako less than half a dozen shirts, sir, atul our prico is *50 a doren," said tho shirt-maker laconically. “Hut I don’t earo to pay *25 for a half dozen shirts, and then find that they do not fit me; and I think it is an extortionate price, anyway." “Our customers," said the proprietor, g'-undly, “never stuqiect us of ill-fitting timm, and novel ask tho price." “1 don’t care whether thoy do or not," said my friend. “I want ouo shirt for a trial, and I will pay-yon *5 for it, and that is tho cud of tiio whole mat ter. If you want to do it you may; if not, don’t trouble yourself. Tliero are plenty of shirt-mukers iu town who ;*nurgo at least reasonable figures." The proprietor looked at him coldly, twirled his eye-glasses iu his fingers, and said: "Our customers, sir, uro not g nmlilers." Thereupon my friend freed his mind, stalked down-stairs, and out into tho street, while tho flunkey opened the door and bowed to him respectfully. And yet, this sort of snobbishness takes in Now.*york. for the firm is the most successful ono of its liuc. Bctfflan I.nee-llnkliig NehoolM. Tliero is considerable agitation in Belgium over tho laco-inaking schools. They are chiefly in the hands of differ- • ent religious communities- us the Apos- 1 tolines, the Maricoles, the .losophines, and the Collootinos—and are under- *tood« while touching tho art of laee- mukiiig, to give some primary instruc tion. It uppeurs that loss than an hour is devoted to reading and writing, tho rest to tho Litany and the |ooiu. The age of admission is as low as 5 or fi years. The regulations issued by fee bishop of Brtigos fix tho school hours from d a. m. to <1 p. in., lmt StfCW ADVERTISEMENT, COf ABE TIE OLD PRICES WITH THE NEff Wt promised in issue of the Recorder of January 2d, to give von sumo prieps so soon as we arranged and marked down our goods. Wo are now prepared and roady to give you more goods for loss money than any house that, sell goods on thirty days time. on.emplalo a few (piotations and note the difference in Sl’OT CASH prices and thirty days credit.: • Flour. Flour. In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big J markets of the West and Northwest iu search of the.best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We will sell you first 1’atcnt, (entire Roller system) For 50 pounds, $1.75. Old price, $2.15. 2d Pat,, for 50 pounds, 1.(55. •* 1.90. Fancy, lor 60 pounds, \ i 1.50. 11 1.80. Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.35. •* ... 1.65. We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory you rail return them and we will cheerfully refund the money. In (iitur.) we will keep on hand the best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap. Sugars. Sugars. Will sell you 10 pounds Granulated Sugar lor $1.00. j “ 11 pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00. “ “ . 11| pounds New Orleans (Bellewood) Clarified, lot* 1.00. | “ “ 13 pounds New York Sugar, lor 1.00. In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur eliasc at once h sufficiency.for the year’s enmsumptioii. Co£f@@» Coffee. In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy j all the “Santa Claus” you want for the little ones. We deal 0J pounds Choice Pin (toffee for$l. Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound. AMERICUS, GA. 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 larp 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 am thing we have in stock at prices lower that have ever been reached before FOR CASH! Come and examine our stock, get our prices, and wc will guarantee that you wil be convinced that we mean what wo say Remember we have great bargains to offer for CASH and the time in which to secure the ! is limited. Come ono, come all, and dw j fail to come early. JAS. PRICKER & BRO. I Amerieus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884. S&lta SSlllti Liverpool, full weight, lor $1.20 jmt sack. Fine Suit, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per sack Bran. Bran. Weave slaughtering at the verv low price of $1.00 per cwt. to make room lor a ear load ol' SKF.n POTATOES. iiM intiias lit i cMiun in or run dm 1 AiiRinr Amerious, Ca. M. II. COUNCII,. .1. .1. VVII.UF""" COUNCIL & WILLIFORD, PROPRIETORS OF Whiskies. Whiskies. GEORGIA WAREHOUSE, In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unlond we have reduced the price on all grades Opera House lilock, Amerieus, (5a. from 25c to $1.00 per gallon. Think ol it! Cox Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain I couo^oVlhemoH” SIS~oS JKStCSr luTthe’aUldrcu'uro'koiit at "work*from j (v ‘ m AVkisky lor $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50, half-pant 5 ill Hummer anil 7 iu winter I to half-past H in Hammer umt H iu win* tor; thoir health in oonso,|uoutlv very bail. Thoy uro robbed, in addition. \ child is mentiwn-d iu the report, who uftor working (or two months, took homo III) centimes, or at tho rnto ol half u oontimo a day; auothor la yours old, roooirod (or throo years' work y (rauos. or 1 centime a day". t-'lllBr.e Boot-Blur l&lnx. [Canton loiter, j llid yon ever iioar ol blacking boots without blacking? It is done here. 1 wont on board the American war-ship j Rssox tho other evening, uud saw tho ' o|s ration. A banana skin is used, and j w il h good effect.* 1 thought at llrst that ! tiiu rind simply served to moisten blacking which hail been previously no- I plied ;-but I was assured that tiio shoo. ! o( the ollicers aboard had not soon anv i blacking since the ship came hrre,i|uit"e I a number o( weokft ago. I throw this hiftt out gratuitoiulv for . the henelit of American boot-blacks. j Tobacco and Cigars. Wo can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton” nt, 57c per pound, and all other grades I proportionately. ,, ‘ ; 5* f:. j | .. f Wc segrot that we have not space sufficient to give full nnd complete ipiolalions on all of our gods, hot I i you will hear from im occasionally. Remember that by rn'ving your goods from ua and paying SPOT GASH i j you do not pay.from 25 to 5o per cent. for bad debts, as usual in credit store. lire-proof, and separate from any other build logs, tbn* insuring low rates of insura® 1 ' Wo propose to give our mirttoiuers lair weights, ami *ncnre for them the highest w* i ket price. Thankful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us last year, i continuance of the same. rtiigl-'*”- WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE Staunton, Virginia. Upon* September 224, 1*W. Oi.«- of *J* 1 ’ R.'-’IIOOLS FOR YOUNG I.A1HB* ' ^ UNITKU 8TATK8. anrronndlnp ^.Climate umurpaeBCtl. One hundred 4,1,1 J* j^three boarding pupils fr"Ui * j, TKRMH AMONG TOEBUST IKTIIK« Hoard, Wnabloir, English Cour-c,.l- 4 « 1 ^^ German, Instrumental Mu*i**, Ac., <or i*«r, from Septemlwr lc .tune, S A 1IAHBW, IX ^’^vlilbk JuljUwd SUU0t-MI, A Word as Regards the Penny ! To all those who scoot at the idea of introducing the Fenny in Americas, wc say that we stand ready t mnnrtfl? to redeem in goods or the cash any amount from 5c upwards, firing them along and get their full value at TOOLE, MCGARRAH & TUNUuL) THE 0\LY SPOT CASE STORE IS AMERICAS Jarelonse and ComissioD lerclanis, It is proposed to introduce industrial tr dauig into Ruasiau normal schools. 1 hi* idea of industrial education isgaiu- >11# favor in all the countries of tho world. A woman started tho first dailv lh# %rorl ^» ** l702 » to Lou] FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK. Very truly, -ii-ty wnV W J SCHUMPERT & RONEY. Ampricus, Gh.( Jftmmiy 11, 1884. J^ETCRN thank* to th»*ir friend* of Sumter ai d ndjoinioic c in lh<- pant Bint eolictt a rontinunui-e of Iho . ante in the fui u • # (or their v e take plea ri>-n*U aimI adiuainunce* of COX* T. M. FTJXtXiOCT, • that b** will l»e wilh u» the coming iea*on in the eni*»eitjr ol Srale«m.in. Hi* experi-*i i I.e#e, coupled witli.hu veil known intrirrit7. leinree e.irree| weigh'* end (hlr deello* r 4 an*HeM,0,,raly.ll,l,M.£u,