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■?*' ' ~r *v :*v. SEVERAL PORTRAITS ,aT c, ‘ , ' d ’^”l^'«' ««»«■>"■ j of Persona Made Prominent by Pass, ing Events. Mrs. Itel» A. fcodturooil, Vlilorl. Slarosml) Olov.nnl P. Jlorn.lnl, judge Toursee, Henrr Janie., Dlau Olliers. To the Oyster. ! [New York Journal. J. . I we try him at they fry him, end eren u i th »y P>e him; we’re partial to him lusolrm In a roast: wo boll him and wo broil him, we vlnogar-aml oil him, and oh, be la delicious etoweil with toast. Wo eat hint with toma- : t 0 ®* "ad tho wind of potatoes, nor look him o’er with horror when ho follows the cold i slaw; and neither doth ho fret u« if he marches after 101(111*0 and abreast of nivenn. pepper when Hi* Majesty is raw. Bo. w.-l- ; come with September, to the knife and glow- , »»g ember, juicy darling of our rtaintme, ■ -iispossessor of the clam! To the oyster, then, n hoister, with him, in royal t oyster. w« shall whoop it through the land of Unde COMPARE THE OLD PRICES ffITH THE REf MKK. BELVA A. L0CKWOO1J. * Women’s National Equal Rights party, at. its convention recently held ir. 8111 Francisco, nominated Mrs. Belvn A. L iekwood for president of the United States. Mrs. Lockwood was the first lady practit ioner admitted to the bar of the United grates supreme court. She has been long a resident and one of the noted characters of Washington. Hhe is n bright thinker and on eloquent speaker. “How’s ¥onr Family?” [The San Franciscan.] Jlfc now the time of year when the sym- politician takes the voter affect ion* ately by the hand and says, “How’s your family?’ Particularly effervescent candi dates get so in the habit of this thing that by the time the campaign is over thoy have > wear a muzzle to keep them from saying How’s your family ?’’ to the lamp posts and bric-a-brac ami shop windows, in fact, although it is early in the season, I know »very bod case already. He was passing ... the street when he encountered his sou, a young lad. Grasping the boy’s hand in a mechanically cheerful inunuer, he asked: How’s your family?” All well except the old man,” answered the dutiful, “ami he’ll bo better in Novem- , Iwr. ” Author of Four Hundred Play*. GinVAKM P. MO ROSIN I. Eight or ten years ago a friend of Jim Keene's, named Bilover, took it upon him* telf to resent what ICeene considered shabby treatment of him by Jay Gould. He met the “little giant” in Exchange place, New York city, and, lifting bi n over the iron railing, dropped him uug*ntly into an area uear Now street. Mr. Gould’s strength b mental, not muscular; he can cope with the whole 8took Kxchaugo in its natural arena, but is hardly a match for the smallest mem ber in a *eufflo. He didn’t like 8ilover'* methods of settling accounts, and wLely took steps to prevent u repetition. When j n ” xt be appeared in Wa’l street, u muscular, j swart by-foe d Italian was his companion, j This was Giovanni P. Morosini, who foi years thereafter was Mr. Gould’s body j guard, ami ids presence was ample proto,> ! I lou against all physical assaults. ! Signor Moi-osini’s relationship to tlio mil- J lionnire was that of confidential secretary, j H° was shrewd, had u good business head 011 I him, know a point when ho saw one, was I never averse to profit by the information ids I employer gave him about the market, an I | he rapidly grow rich, and has sinco bemi looked upon as Gould's partner. One son and two daughters rqieued into manho"d aud womanhood. AT Schumpert k Roney’s, ALBION W. TOURGEE. Judge Tourgoo Is 40 years of ago, « native of Williainsftald, O. Ho was educated in the cast, broko off his college course to join the 27th New York volunteers, 4ml was wounded at Bull Run. He spout thoycni he wok an invalid in studying law, and was admitted to tho Ohio bar. Re enlisting in 1*02 as captain in tho lO.’itn Ohio volunteers, lie was taken prisoner and confined at Atlanta, Hal is bury and Libby prisons. Hi* hccItU became so broken by his prison I if* that he was obliged at tho closo of tho war to set-tlo in tho tnild climate of North Caro lina, Here he was elected to the bench of tho Superior court, and held the position six years. Ho remained fifteen years in the south, ami then moved to Denver, where lie wrote “A Fool’s Errand,’’ which has run through many editions and made the ant hoi famous. Ho became editor of The Continent when it was started in Philadelphia in 18S2. nml a low months later its proprietor, sine* w hich ho hus not only managed the m-igi zinc hi all its details, but has lectured e: tonsively, written “Hot Plowshares,” In now a work in tho press entitled “An Appe> to Ca*ar,” and is under contract to delivi by Nov. 1 two other l>ooks, the character of which is not announced. A Well-Known Carrlcat url»t. THE : ONLY INT AMERICUS. ‘n in Dublin, Ireland, in 1822. Educated j the profession of civil engineer his lean- 1 was toward a dramatic career, his first j •lay “London Assurance,” being produced i when he was but 11’. Tills was followed by j •ession of successful plays, which have •t I men equalled since tlio days of Shake- j 'l**urc. Mr. Boucieauft can not only write j i play, but ho will composo the music, l*sign tho costumes, mako sketches for tho >**nory, devise the machinery for producing die mechanical stage effects, manage tho lioatre and act tho principal character him- > •11. He keeps a room at Delmonlco’s, New Vork, tho year round, and is busy the re now getting up a collection of his plays w ith a > ie » to their publication. IIoiimo flcMUliia lit Heaven, [.Somerville Journal.] “Do tliey have house-cleaning days in heaven, mu?” a little Somerville girl in- ! wired the other day. “Why, certainly not, 2ar; what put that into your head if’ “Be- wise tlie angels sweep, don’t they ?” “Wlmt Have you such a notion as that.'” “Pa did. He said you were a spectacle in a Mother Hubbard that would mako the angels •weep.’’ roiuitiHiiiler ol‘ I lie **Jrou Brigade” VICTORIA MOROSINI, Tho eldest (laughter was Miss Victoria, 22 years of age, Bho was beautiful, talented, (•rcomplishcd, her education was tho liest tho country afforded. Nothing wn; spared to mako her a polishod lady. Hlv> was considered tlio finest musician for mile.* nr >i:nd, and whon it was known that sh ield consented to perform nt u sacred gat’i- ering everybody was anxious to go. Un Sept. 10 she left her homo with Ernest J. .Schelling, the coachman for the family, nu I her escapade lias boon tho subject of much newspnjier notoriety since. How Munir l« 1’sed III IloNton, [Somerville Journal.] “Dear, dear, where have you been, gilds?’ said a Hoston mother to lior daughters wh<: returned late from an entertainment. “We’vi: leon earmiiiing the municipality,”* gigg! ,, *l tho eldest. “And observing tho pachyderm,”•» laughed the second. “And vociferating the female to mi extraordinary elevation,”4 chime l in the third. “Dear, dear, ileal !’’ exclaimed the mother in expostulntory tones. “There’s no harm done, mamma,” pouted the fourth, “every thing is amiable, and ill fowl, whoso cackling was the salvation of Rome is Mis|*eiided at an nltitudo hitherto unknow n in our experience.”* 2.Explanatory elm -•i\dnt:u< the A Fit m-1 III! 11 tig Novell*!. THOMAS FRANCIS BEARD. Jfir. Beard, tlio principal cartoonist on The Judge, is from Kentucky. Though but 4C years old,he looks 00. Has worked for every •omic paper in the country since ho was 1; years old, when his first td.otch was accepted by Yankoo Notions. Ho aorved three yeari in the Union army, and distinguished him self, he says, ns a poker player. For tei; years prior to 1880 ho lectured, his “Chalk Talks” being favorably received everywhere. He was four years in the faculty of the Syra cuse university. His three brothers and hb fatlfcr are distinguished in tho world of art, Mr. Beard’s cartoons have tlius far l»eeii tlu strongest furnislied by tho Republican videir in the present campaign. A Brave Girl Indeed* [Philadelphia Chrouicle.] Just ns a Philadelphia lover had dreppod on his knees aud began ]*opping the ques tion, a pet poodle, who thought tho pro- * reding* rather strange, made a dash for him. With remarkable nerve for a woman tho girl reached over, grabbed tho dog by 1 ho neck, at tho nmo time calmly uttering, ‘ Go on, George, doer, Pin listening to what ) 011 are saying." Tlie Owner ol - Jay-Hyc-Noe. We promised in issue of tho Recorder of January 2d, to give you some prices so soon as we arranged and marked down our goods. We are now prepared and ready to give you mote goods for less money than any house that sell goods on thirty days time. Coniemplate a few quotations and note tlie difference in SPOT CASH prices and thirty days credit: Flour. Flour. In this article wo stand head and shoulders above everybody, having ransacked the big 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 50 pounds, $1.75. Old price, $2.16. 2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.65. “ 1.90. Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.50. “ 1.80. Choice Family 50 pounds, 1.86. •“ 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 future we will keep on hand the best grades of GRAHAM FLOUR—cheap. Sugars. Sugars. 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, for 1.00. In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur chase at once a sufficiency for the year’s comsumption. Coffee. Coffee. In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy all the “Santa Claus” you want lor the little ones. We deal 6] pounds Choice Pio Coffee for $1. Thurber’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, and Mocha, for 23c per pound. Salt. Salt. Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Salt, seamless bags, 150 pounds,[$1.05 per sack) A ork state in 1827. Boon after his admit tance to the bar he settled at Fond du lac, ” Iscunsin, where he ban since resided, lie entered tho army of of tlie Union in 1601 as * c *ptain, commanded tlie “Iron brigade,” ret * re ^ to 18W a brigadier geuerai. In _ * h® elected state senator and has represented Wisconsin several times in con gress. His speech at the late Democratic National cinvention wherein he said, “We low Cleveland for the enemies he has made” nas hud such far reaching effects in the pres- * , ranvasrj that hi* portrait will be of con- durable interest Becelp* for an Kye-Opener. [New York Mail and Express.] i ***** fine old Iri»h gentleman « las dutiful spouse, ns he awakened with * n «npre*sion that while at Coney Wand * night before he had inadvertently ex- •‘ftiged lie ads with tho elephant-“Eliza, .in.! 8 R tu wbler, and put into it about a . m ^ a btot of whisky and a fow drops •hr bl #? * nd * spoonful of water—a tea* S^afnb mtod-ond I’ll if I can tat it A »d, KUu, u Icut, rntln bmP’ HENRY JAMES, JK. Tills distinguished novelist was born ’H j New Y«)i k City in 18-W. Whon lie was 12 hi* faini<y went abroad spcwling five year* in Engl iinl. Franco and Switzerlanl, whon thoy iD.umod and settled at Newport, IL I. While here Mr. Jam*'* spent two years at the Harvard Law School. In 1802 Mr. James went abroad, und has lived there rinco with tho exception of occitsioiuil visit* to this country. .nixing the H’n. The Boston Courier tells tho story that the I servant cmploye*l to announce tho guosts nt i Delmonico’s on ball nights i* a cockney and j as erratic in the use of the letter “h” as the | worst of his race. For instance, Mr. Had den wouhl give his namo to him, which he would call out in a loud tone of voice as Mr. 1 Adden. and Mr. Appleton would hear him self frequently announced as Mr. Happleton. A number of gentlemen whose names begin with the letter A and II, towards tlw latter J part of (he winter, become quite disgusted I and at last lilt upon the ingenious plan of I giving their names wrong in order t*> have I (hem announced correctly. Mr. Appleton j I gave his name a* Mr. Happleton, and, a* he : expected, hrard the servant announce 1dm , ■ eorrectiy; and Mr. Ha iden, calling himself j | ilr. Addcn, had the extreme pleasure *>t j ! hearing hi* name oiled Mr. Hadden. 1 New York Graphic: W. R. Travers, it i. t j raid, recently attended a party in Newport i | nud was asked by a lady when it would be 7 o’clock. He replied: “It-it*n*not*s--»even* j o’clock-yebdiut-it-will-be- b-l>- by-tbe-t-t-1 ime- j |*caa*»Wfty*It. M Tiie horse Jay-Eye Bee takes his name from tlie initials of the name of Ids owner, Mr. Cose, who owns a largo *to<ik farm at Rad io, Win. Ho was tlio owner of tho king of tho turf for one day, ids horse hav ing trotted a mile at Providence, R. I., on Aug. 1, in 2:10. On this, as on similar occa- lions, Mr. Cure exhibits the great joy he feels by souking out hU wife on tho grand itend und publicly kissing her. On Aug. 2, at Cleveland, O., Maud S. accomplished a mile iu and this time Mr. Case has bepes of reducing still further with Jay* Eye-See. I.o*t and Foilnit, [Detroit Free Press.] “Landlord!” cried an irritated traveller, who had been eating dried applo pie at a railroad lunch house, as he held one hand to 1J* shattered jaw and produced a gimlet witn tlie other. “Look at this confounded gimlet I’ve found in yonr pie and broke half the teeth iu my bead out on P “Well, I declare!’ 1 said ths landlord. “I wanted to uss that yesterday and banted alt ever for it. Mach obliged, strangon 1 * We are slaughtering at the very low price of $1.00 per cwt. to moke room for a cor load ol SEED POTATOES. Whiskies. Whiskies. In this line we are full to overflowing, nnd to unload we have reduced the price on all grades from 25e to $1.00 per gallon. Think of it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain Corn Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50, Tobacco and Cigars. We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton” *t 57c per pound, and all other grades proportionately. Wc regret that we have not space sufficient to give full and complete quotations on all of our goods, but you will hear from us occasionally. Remember that by buying your goods from us and paying SPOT CASH you do not pay from 25 to 50 per cent, for bad debts, as usual in oredit store. A Word as Regards the Penny ! To all those who scout at the idea of introducing tbe Penny in Americus, wc say that we stand ready ! to redeem tn gooda or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them along and get their full value at ONLY SPOT MSB SHU III JIIKK FIRST.DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY|& CO.’S BANK. Very truly, SCHUMPERT & RONEY. Americus, Ga., January 11, 1884.