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' . r.: - ‘ ' -.. / ‘ _ ' - iH - sMil m - - >■* "M'-h SB S53SBS Pestb,tbo 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. ■ i■ ... Ye^r truly. BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWAV «mh..Mt.Tti«m^Tng= ,U .1 : .. : j* ' .imerictu, Ga., Jtpxuitf li, 1884; ■ v f■-!<). t.fj & RONEY. NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE rooo*^* .QA.