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capi'sl -of Hungary. Karol Kown- ,
tits, a shoemaker, whose ingenuity :
in cutting and carving on wood,!
do., brought him into contact with j
Count Andrsssy, with whom he
his ret
Rented to him as a curiosity on ac-
oMtfNMl&i Extraordinary light
specific gravity. It struck the shoe-
maker that, being poious, it must
lie well adapted for pipes, as it ;
would absorb the nicotine. The
experiment was tried, and Karol
cut a pipe fof tbo Count and one j
shoemaker’s wax became attached |
to the pipe. The clay, however,'
instead of assuming a dirty ap- ;
pearance when Karol wiped it oil, 1
received, wherever the wax ad- !
hered to it, a clexr'browiF pollth
change iff*tbe tint to the proper
source, be waxed the whole surface
and ■ polished the pipe again,
smoked it, and noticed how admir- j
ably and lieautifully it colored, also
how much more sweetly tbo pipe '
smoked after-being wUedp Other
nomemli, blaring of ihc wohder-
ftfl 'properties' of'this singular
of clay, imported it in con-
g ile quantities for the manii-
of pipes, fhe natural
V of this mueh esteemed ar-
i tele, and the great cost of impor
tation in those days of limited fa -
otiltieafor transportation, rendered
its use exclusively confined to the
COMPARE TH’E OLD PRICES WITH THE iff
AT
STILL LEADS!
I3NT AMERICtJS.
We invite everybody and the public gen
erally to call at our shop and examine our
immense stock of First-Class Finished Single
Ij and Double Seat Buggies and One Horse
Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which
are of our own manufacture, and will be 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
i preseut time constantly improved them, and
| we believe we now have them perfect. We
.- . We promised in issue of the Reoordkr of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon us
^hcn'uhocameaToTc gen- i we ‘'"‘l ">»*«! ,lo "’ n , 01 ,r $»«»*. We nre now prepared and ready to give you more j keep Oil hand all the while finished from 15 to
’ Idle 'cl trade: The flrst! goods lor less money than any house (hat sell goods on thirty days tune. j
um pipe made by Karol Con.emplnte a few quotations and note the difference in SPOT CASH prices uiid lliirtv 25 of these BllfifffieS with first-claSS Harness to
KitBBBjlhMbcen preserved In the i days credit: r% <■", tf ft ft ' • ■
+*****»•■ i •/flllj I* ; ’J Uj 1 ‘VM . r \ |each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and
Flour. Flour. Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is
ie creator of the earth and the j . j . . .
In this article we stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big | ^ ® tflftl.
The .Man In the Moon,
ily the HuronS the jnoon is calf
ed the creator of the earth and the
grandmother of the sun ; in the i
ag4»jf(tiw Ottawa* It is an old
woman with a pleasant white face,
the Bister of I lie day star. The
Chiquitos call ' tbo moon their
mother, and the Navajos make it n
rider on a mule. Where the plan
ets are woral$j§jjiif, iJrrefel^Uc* Jin
lienors is generally accorded to
lh0 brighter and more consplou-
mM 'klar er-the day. But the
Botucndos of Brazil givo tlie higher
plaea to the moon and derive moit
of the phenomena of nature from
it; and iu Central America and
Hay ti arc also people who hold the
moon in no lqss honor. Cnrlonsly
llicso people Arid their counter
parts among tribes of Western,
Southern ana Central Africa, who
a»«l M*ta at
earili Kppearanco of the new moon,
and cxncol an Improvement of
their cobditidn'frofti' its beneficent
intiuenee; and they are ‘not so far
removed from the superstitious
waofyn <of civilized Europe and
America who wait for the lucrease
of the moon to change their dwell*
ing, to out tboir hair, to he mar
ried, and to baptize their children.
A belle! existed among the|Mexi-
cans and Peruvians, the Natchez
of the Mistissppi and the Appala
chians of Florida, that tbo sun was
A word now 'lo those who have old bug
gies and wagons and desire to have them re-
markets of the West and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN. We
will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system)
For 60 pounds, $1.75. Old price, $2.15,
2d VaL/for 50 pounds, 1.65. •• . . -1.90,
ci,o£"£*;“!Sl£::K: - SiP aire<l01 '- n,a<,l!ne "' : w* win give y<mi«.
We guarantee all these Flours as represented, and if not satisfactory yotl ran return them j work, and a better job for leSS UlOnCV tllilll
v.i iidll niionl-fnltv ivdimd lltr mrtnnv • ’ ,1 ? ’ V
and we will cheerfully refund the money.
In future wo will keep on hand the best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR
-cheap.
Sugars. Sugars.
any other shop in Americus. Try us and he
convinced.
Americus, Ga., July 25, 1884. * -
Will sell you 10 pounds Qm'nulated Sugar lor $1.00. j
. 11 pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00.1 1
“ “ 111, poundsNewOrleans (Bellewood) Clarified, tor 1.00.1 ** XlGSiTlGy^S
“ “ 13 pounds New York Sugar, lor 1.00.
In this lino we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur
chnse at once a sufficiency for the year’s romsumptinn.
Corner,
Ho! every one in need of Clothing,
“GOME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Corner and buy
the radlsnf abode of - the dead
eliloft ohdiil-afei -To the 'Kstpii-
« which nlioiiiir tiJiur'efforts.lfi introducing the *»le of
In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough iu one year to buy
all the “Santa Claus” you want for the little ones. We deal 6 J pounds Choice Rio Coffee for $1.
Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 2!lc per pound.
PINE CLOTHING
Perfect
» briny out for the Spring tr»te tbo largest, han«lK>mi*«t
tnngt eompto'o lino of
maux of Labrador
T.
belongs the
Pitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IN AMEltlGUS!
the moon wo* the paradise of the
good while the wicked were con-
sighed'46' a hole in tho earth; al
though Idmc of tho 8outh Ameri
can Indians and the Polynesians of
TokehuYttsy be nearly abreast of;
them thjthe competition.—Popular i
Science Monthly.
SStlta SSblta
; rih m.l - TSTuawn iDw
Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds, $1.05 per snekf | H ANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO S \LK
t- good* havo been selected with meat earn and j o*ncan t'logoni-e of design, benm,
n*i durability of texture, that lew indeed can equal, and none aurpaan. In ever)' inatui
li# 4*1 itiV*- 1
NVc hnroju’io .1 large and well selected stock of perfect fitting
i Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear!
i i - A«nti Chloe’s Way.
Meeting a flat, motherly-looking
old colored woman the other day,
a Journal reporter asked her why
she was always so good-natured.
“Bleu you, my ehlid, I don't
know what it is, 'lessen it's good
coitaxi*W I'nV
We are slaughtering at the verv low price of $1.00 per ctvt. to make room for n ear load ol
SEED POTATOES.
Whiskies. Whiskies.
An I everything in the way of Gent's Furnishing Guo(*. Toliu nnd tiGemlvs
ipleasnro in displaying these benntiful goods whethev you wish to buy or cot
THORNTON
"Good ' codec,
i lint)"'
“There’s nothin' in this world
that’ll make a person feel pert aud
well satisfied like good coffee."
“Welt,how do.you make It ?”
“Vou see, as I can’t afford a
Fren4triedss; pot, wtor, I Just take
my tih'oifc, have the water kilin'
and my cofleo fresb ground, about
an ounce for tfnrte or four cups of
In this line we are full to overflowing, nnd to unload we have reduced the price on all grades,
from 25c to $1.00j)er gallon. Think ol it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain;
j Wheatley’s Corner,
WHEATLEY,
: : Americus, Ga.
Auntie, how’s 1 Clorn Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50,
BOOKS i
HAVING MV ST<X.K THAT WAS LEFT FitOM THE FIRE IN OltnKK
I AM) REPLENISHED WITH NEW GOODS, I AM NOW PREPAR
ED FOR llirsiNESS. NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY.
We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Ilinton” nr 57c per pound, nnd all other grades j
proportionately.
. Wo regret that we have not space sufficient to givo full and complete quotations on all of our goods, Imt j BOOK^S AND PERIOD1CA1-^
water; then I scald my coffee pot, , you will hear from us occasionally, llctneinber that by 'paring your goods from us ami paying SPOT CASH '
and While bis hot putio the ground - .vou do not pay from i!.i to A0 per cent, for had debts, as usual in orctlit store.
coffee and pour on the bilin’ water; i
then i .top up the spout with a gy ! jy QHA jJa'U Best and Cheapest Writing Paper and E“*
piece of paper or something to
keep the steam in, and set It Where
it won’t bile. Bilin’ coffee is what
spiles it, to my notion. Then let
it stand about ten minutes and vou
havcoolfte. That coffee doesn’t
need *n> ogg or fish-skin nor noth,
in’ to clesr it. If you want to
make %ishore thing of i<s bein’
clear, just throw in a spoonful or
two of cold water. Von see, cold
water goes tOIthe bottom and takes
AMta Wlth It.”
IT"
AT PUBLISHERS PRICES!
TJKBTH
A "VSTord RiS Regards th@ Penny' ! veiopes in town!
To all those who scout at the idea of introducing the Fenny in Americus, we «ny that wc stand rcadv PonnirkW Raoi? II a r t l-
edeem in gooda or the cash any amount from 6c upwards. Bring them along nnd get their full value at i JJAsr. AJALLS,
Hammock^ Chess, and
Light Reading for Summer Bav>
THR Mir SPOT (ISO
11ABERK1LS.
the
Kowithstn'noiseless violin has
been Invented, won’t some genius
FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK.
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Ye^r truly.
BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAV
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.imerictu, Ga., Jtpxuitf li, 1884;
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& RONEY.
NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE
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