Newspaper Page Text
^ TO THE SLEEPLESS.
* Niw«p^p er *» ° ive# 8ome Ver y
Wholesome Advice.
Wh«> »•« *•»* * n0Vlr * rrom ~ A M "
K dillv> Then «n OpUle—
rough's ra.rliod—L*-
uiull Beecher.
.‘•Knickerbocker Brothers" Utter.]
v 0 rk suflers more for luck ot
llW n than for lack of food, an.I this priva-
, i, on the increase to a fearful degree,
.in.' reason for that excessive drinking
'.. jj, ruins our business men may I*
, ' I i„ the fact that men thus make up
L the lack of Bleep. The use of admit
Iniits under such circumstancesJa doubly
pernicious,
,\ll dashes
but this does not prevent It.
of brain workers suffer ton
Wl less degree, but the most pain
nil instances ore found among Wall street
itnfleers and speculators who are under
intense excitement that health,” - 1 —*
often becomes an impossibility,
in point of suffering arc PRk^i* «*•«•
)1«V actors, who become also excited to
In intense degree. Editors, lawyers, nhy-
sif ians and business men also suffer from
in-omnia, and the following paragrapli,
dipped from a morning paper, is an ap
peal which might be repeated by a large
L'rt of our population:
1 “ Sleeplessness—I am troubled with this
complaint: 35years old, married, happy
hoau*! active business; |20 for recipe or
cure. Address Sleep."
Mv reply to the above is entirely
gratuitous, and yet may lie of some value,
luing the result of exi>eriencc. Avoid in-
toxicadng drinks, and if possible get your
woik done Irefore dark. If Very nervous,
u warm bath is advisable, for which a
\v:i»h bowl of water and a sponge may
suffice. Eat moderately before going to
1*1. To break off unnoying thoughts,
ulrich keep one awake, repeat poetry or
n.iint steadily from one to 100. I know
a nan who goes over “Gray’s Elegy"
ni; r lit after night until it ends in sleep,
wiidc another counts as above mentioned
iu.:il the same result is reached.
Any thing that will divert the mind
from its tendency to prey upon itself pro
motes sleep. If it be too cold for a tepid
l»i!h, then friction of the skin is benefic
ial. Opiates are decidedly objectionable,
Imt there is a sedative which is both safe
ami efficacious, and hence should lie bet
ter known. This is bromide of potassium,
which, in a weak solution, soothes the
nerves in a harmless manner. It should,
however, be properly prepared by the
druggist. Some people have waking
spells during the night, and it is better to
ri>c and walk round the house thau to toss
in l«d. A man of my acquaintance who
Ims such waking spells walks the streets
for a half hour ami then returns to bod
mxi obtains sleep.
Knowing the liability of public speakers
in insomnia. I asked the qiost excitable of
ibis class (John B. Gough) how he obtained
deep after one of his thrilling lectures.
kTiierally two hours in length. He re
plied: "On returning to my room I liegin
muling some interesting book, and in this,
imumer till my mind with other thoughts,
sml then I can sleep. ” Public speakers
nml it very difficult to stop thinking after
ihey have stopped speaking. Old Lyman
liecehcr. father of the Brooklyn orator,
had a load of sand in his cellar, and after
evcaing service lie shoveled it from one
-idr to the other, and by this exercise toned
down the fever of the brain, often finish
ing by playing the violin, which was one
of liis! accomplishments. . Bodily exercise
is certainly very efficacious under sucheir-
cuaistanccs.
Persistent insomnia is one of the first
sign- of insanity, and hence should at once
• all for treatment. As men advance in
lif< imps in the daytime become very usc-
l«!. I kuow one brain-worker who takes
two or three, and also sleeps well at night,
if New York could have a “nooning*’ and
"iir business men could recruit their jaded
nerves by “kind nature’s sweet restorer,”
ilitre would be less drinking, hut as they
Live m> time for this they keep themselves
up by the bottle, aud then often lay awake
ft night from the excitement occasioned
by intoxication. Sleep being our great,
iieei-ssiiy, 1 offer these suggestions to such
<>f our readers as may find ibem of service.
As n general rule people should sleep nil
Hay can. The most noted victim of in
somnia was Horace Greeley', whose intense
mental lnliors und anxiety during that fatal
pre-identinl canvass led through loss of
d'*e|* to insanity, and then came a genuine
eollapse of nn overworked system which
found relief in death.
One Duds < itred.
[Clara Belle.]
There is a fair friend of mine who had
! 'ii effeminate twin brother. They bear a
Wonderfully close resemblance. The
• ouuir man wasn’t ashamed of his sissiness,
•'mil oiii'evening thought it a smart thing
■J? 1 dross up in some of his sister’s clothes.
I ims attired, became into the parlor, and
Wa ,* introduced to a stranger as the girl’s
»«in ; «istcr.
"Theresemblance is striking, indeed,"
"asilu»off hand comment; “but you do
•mt worn a* robust as your sister. ”
responded the fellow.
"No! you haven't her heartiness or vi
tality—that's evident. I would ad\ i* • \ ou
''ike exercise, and try to build yourself
I he lesson was effective. One dude Ims
entirely recovered.
Weather Forecasts.
. [Journal of Science.]
“ w m* to lie overlooked by meteorol-
*U that when a m-i■■on lias taken a dc-
character win im t as wet or dry the
wutaary indications of c-lmnge seem to
1*? their meaning. In 1879 all signs of
“dr weather, drawn from the appearance
' ,l ’he clouds, the actions of birds and in-
» ’ i 1 !' ” wcrc nni 1 *-’ misleading.
-'nd m the present season I have more
i n otlcc Men the commonly accepted
i 2H ' 1 l!l >n go for notliing. The sky may
if K, . l,,u -‘ gradually overcast, with dark rag-
•'u nmvses of umlerscud; there may be a
•" tow and a blustering wind," swallows
i F !?T r, ** u 8* may come out in num-
i'. bubbles of gns rise from ditches, etc.,
. V 1 ,’ 'VKtilicr remains dry, or at the
t,f * 1 !, rere is a slight shower. *
|Iuun«« for the Congo.
[Boston Transcript.]
ral hundred small frame bouses are
! A building in Belgium for use at Vlvi
*1’ , J ul, ! <r stations established by Stanley
h( (• ! l M^ on P ) . As Stanley possessed
u.'iihtles for making lumber, his Eli-
i. ,,, * 11 n ‘ H Ltanls were compelled to live in
■ •' ,,r | hut», und the discomforts of liv-
)i»i U r? 1 W {‘- v largely to the sick
k,;i *hc International association is
HUM!?*?* J ninety miles above the
" hi'h i ^n annitnrlnm In
WOMEN TOILERS IN FIELD8.
Ittose Who Perthrm Manual Labor
In the Market Gardena.
[Chicago News.]
About 7 o’clock one evening of last
week a party of five women were seen
trudging along the road leading from Lake
V lew to the city limits. They were each
of them short and thick-set. Their bare
arms were almost black from the effects
of sunburn, aud as they tramped along I
every movement of the muscles of their
infos suggested great strength. Their
browned faces were partially concealed by
common shawls, which they wore over '
their heads and fastened under their chins I
by pins.
“ Who are they?” &>ked a reporter of a j
friend with him who rives in Lake View.
“They are women tollers-^ foe fields, ”
w'as the reply. “Those «m£Jvomen, with
hundreds of others oi the same class, do !
most of the work of tilU«0{foe ground in !
the market gardens which surround Chi- I
cago. They live, according to their na I
tiouolitv, in such parts of the city as Bow
manville, Nickersonviile. out at the end of 1
Milwaukee avenue, and south iu the I
direction of the stock yards. By nativity
they are nearly all Bohemians or Poles.
“Their peculiar characteristics are great
strength and the happy condition of mind |
which they enjoy, in spite of the lowly
condition of their life. The former has
been acquired from the fact that iu their
early (lavs iu their native laud they knew
nothing but hard labor. Brought up ou
plain and simple food, such as black bread,
milk, and cheese, they early in years are
made to perform manual labor which to
American girls would seem impossible.
Milking cows, cutting wood, haying, and
all such forms of farm work become sec
ond nature to them. .So when they come
to this country they are prepared to take
hold of the same kind of labor. ”
“And do they never take any recreation
to counteract the effect of all this hard
work?"
"But very little, and iu fact they have
become so accustomed to do without it
that they do not miss it. During the
spring, summer, and winter the womeu
toil from early morning to late at night in
the gardens. Once in a while go to u
dance or a wedding, which is carried on
according to the customs of their native
lands. From the heartiness iu which they
indulge in the dancing and other attend
ant amusements it is easy to see that they
enjoy these pleasures which come *o
rarely. But the next day they
the fields, planting o
and other vegetables,
potatoes, mounding up celery, or picking
turnips. After a few years of this kind
of work the girls marry, and the rest o/!
their life is spent iu rearing children. TJur
prospect is not a bright one, certainly, but
the luck of the good things iu their own
lives will be made up to their children,
who by reason of our superior -civilization
will find other means of gaining a liveli
hood. "
Torpedoes for the Arctic*.
[Cincinnati Enquirer.]
The torpedo outfit furnished the ships
for blasting ice is shown complete at thn
exposition, with batteries for firing and
all. No danger is experienced in examin
ing them, for the shells are empty, the
charges having been drawn, Were they
“ready for business” some adventurous
spirit might “turn the crank" of the
battery and blow' the government annex
to Twelfth street. The, Bear and Thetis
might have been crushed by the heavy ice
Hoes several times lmd it not been for those
innocent-lookiug little cylinders. One of
the augers which was used for drilling
holes to put the torpedoes in is to be seen.
It is a delicate little instrument alsmt
fifteen feet long. In eases of emergency,
where there is no time to be lost, to prevent
a crush, fiat torpedoes are dropped into a
crevasse and then fired. Ensign Harlow
states an exciting Incident of the easing of
the Thetis when the ice scented to be clos
ing rapidly in about her. These torpetIocs i
are fired by an electric current w hich ;
ignites a wau of gun-cotton ut the end of
the fuse, and thus communicates the spark |
to the charge of powder.
THIRD ANNUAL
r gathering cabbage
hoeing corn, liillin
DISTRIBUTION
200 VALUABLE GIFTS,
Americus Recorder
TO ITS ADVANCE PAVING SUBSCRIBERS.
00X0 ‘ *
ul ~ B CALVIN CARTER & SON
Fok spots JUTS bkoss,
Public Square, . . Americus, Ou.
BEST GOODS
New Store
and;
New Goods.
Mes&da^fi. Msxels. Sad, 1,8805.
Desiring to increase the circulation of the Uk-
corou, aud at the same tunc to encourage the
payment of nuhscriptloiiB in advance, wo havo for
the past two yeara annually dl.tilhuted a number
of valuable and nicful pro cut* among those of
our subsetibtita wio paid up all arrears and one
year in advance. These Distributions were ro
fairly conducted, and the present* two such gen
eral aat'sfact'on, we have determined to make
another distribution on the 2d of March nest, at
which we sha'l distribute Binong thoia of our
subscribers who pay uti all arrears and one year
in advance the following pre.cnta:
ONE TON
"MASTODON GUANO
fc3PM ASTODON GUANO
. Ga. This biand is arknowl.
edged to l>e without a sup Tier in Its fertil.zing
qualities, being of high grade and manuinctared
of the best m-turlals. This ton wl!l»e distrib-
GTCOTTON SEED MEAL !*^J
£2?"COTTON SEED MEAL
: value. It not only produces ImmedWt
WHITE SEWING MACHINE!
WHITE SEWING MACHINE !!
WHITE SEWING MACHINE!
«—MONARCH H
J3T BOUND BOSOM SHIRTS!
the very be*t made, both in material, i
workmansldo. They are ha
give sntisfhrtioi
in me lion of John R. Bhavsou run
who Is a|ent for their sale. Go aad s
ONE BOX-FIVE POUNDS
CROSS-CUT” SMOKING TOBACCO
up in handsome fbll packages. As wo would liki
as many ns posdble to try It, we shall dia'ribiiti
it in packages ot ouo pound each.
FIFTEEN BOXES-
TWENTY BARS EACII-
LIGUTNING SOAP !!!
e. lly u new process this
will wash clothing almost
wash board,a
•njuring I
of Dying
100- B-O-O-K-8 !—100
BY STANDARD AUTHORS !!
BOUND IN CLOTH AND GOLD!!
| These books are all by t»
| printed on good paper,
i Cloth and t old, and would t
| ditlon to any library.
t»* 8-I-L-V-E-R W-A-T-C'-H !
Mexican Silver Production.
[Philadelphia Pros*.]
From the days of Cortez, in 1521, down
to the beginning of this century, and even
to the present time, except when into
rupted by revolution, the Mexican silvi
mines have poured forth an unceasing
stream of silver, such as the world has
never seen. It is estimated that the value
of the silver coin and bullion produced in
that coutry since the conquest is over $H,-
OUO,000,000, and it is well known thut
some of the mines have been profitably
worked almost without interruption from
thut tlay to this, aud that one of them, at
least, is still running out silver at the rate
of over $5,000,000 per year.
She Interrupted.
[Detroit Free Press.]
“Marla,” said Mr. Jones to his wife oue
evening last week, “I suppose you’ll make
a fuss about it, but there is a rat—"
“Oh-h-hh-h mercy! goodness!” yelled
Airs, Jones jumping on a chair, ” where is
it?"
"Down at the city hall where ratifica
tion meetings always are, ” snarled Jones.
“If you would wait till I get through
speaking without interrupting me you’d
know more."
fialt Tor m Century.
The great Salt Luke, according to
Hitler Cannon, contains enough salt to
hUppIy America for centuries. All that is
necessary in preparing it for the market is
to drive to the edge of ihe lake with a
wagon, und a man with rubber boots on
can load it with a shovel. The salt lies on
the bottom of the lake in small, course
crystals. After loading it is taken tc a
grinding machine, and after being run
through It is fit for tl e table.
The Duke’s Iron Nerve.
Anecdotes still abound Iu the English
papers of the late dwke of Wellington, and
the last claim for Mm is that he inherited
the iron nerve of his father. When he
went through the operation of having his
eve taken out the moment it was con
demned, he pointed it out coolly to
a visitor iu the glass where it had been de
posited, with tho question; “Would you
like to see it?"
Very Round Advice.
[Tho Curnyit.]
The Iowa Teacher suggests that teachers
take walks with pupils, mingle with them
in their diversions, invite their confidences.
This advice is not in accordance with the
theory of these who would make a ma
chine of a teacher and desire to leave sen
timental considerations out of pedagogic*,
but it is very sound advice, nevertheless.
The Number or Gypsies.
A writer estimates the number of gyp-
— ana in
with Co
"SILVER BUTTER DISH !
cr, n llamiionie article.
Manufactur'd by the White Rewlnir Machine
Company, Cleveland, Ohio. ThU machine ha* u
Fancy Cover, Drop Leal, two Drawers at each
end ol Table, and D handw-mely finished thrnuirh-
out There iro with it nil ibo modern attach
ment*. end It b* warranted tor five y.ara. ThU
Imt.roied Machine la Ilia rrownhi* fmtura of
year* of aucccaafnl cflbrta: D a tumlel of beauty,
oi ane*c*IM wnrkmnnahir. • mhodyir* all the
iiprov. ni* nt* known to aewtiiR ma^binv
executin'/ it hi'icer i•- ot work and
alio, her nm-hlne* combined
•chaniai
doing It bettei
taro ENTS’ FINE HAT !"§-]
To ho M-lecied hy the lucky
and flue stock ot Calvin Cm I
larKlioc and Hat dealer* «!'
ante* the po**e»aor o the fo i
tirPAIR OF LADIES FINE SHOES 1
of Sirlbley Si Vo., Clncinmt'f, oh
ta'ned a national reputation in ti
•hoe* are the hmid-otrct pair •
1000—TWO llOXKS-lilOO
Dl KK OF mill I AM OK! AltETTKS!!
uitb C.nJI".. »h» !■;.
SII.VEIi PLATE!) TABLE SPOON8,
SILVER PLATED TEA SPOONS.
SILVER PLATED FOR
CHAMBER SETT-FOUR PIECES,
CHINA FRUIT DISH,
SILK HANKEHOHIF.FS,
BRONZE LAMP,
HANDSAW,
JEWELRY,
BUGGY WHIP,
Ad.I n Ntiml.rr nf Ollier Artiult..
MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION :
The Distribution will be made In tho following
I maimer: Tho namo and po*t ofllce of each auh-
r.'ll Ih) written on a alip of paper and put
•crib
elojie
nd ail pirn
The
t*Jo> the.
they will be «tiTiribiri"l ir.;
HANDSOME
gSTSETII THOMAS C’LOi'K
FurnLhed by Me Hr lie A Co., of AU-mtO.
ONE BOX-FIVE FOUNDS
-MAY LEE’SMOKING TOBACCO!
of the prcsi-ina to lie drawn will
I alto he placed iu envelope* and pot in another
! box. On the day of ihe diatrihutlou these loxea
will b.; turned over to u committee ufreaponaible
I gentlemen, who, before tho drawing brglna, will
! call upon Hone of the audience to mix the con -
tent* of the boxes to their aatlufaciiuo. After
this, two boya, one at each, will taka envelope*
[ elmiilUnaoiKilf from the boxe« ar.il hand them to
| the committee, who will Ural read the name and
then tlie prevent. The s«.:retoriea will keep a
correct li«t of tho nnrnes of the aubacribera and
the article* drawn a* they are called out. This
will continue anti* every article ha* been drawn
from the box of preteut/, when tho lommitte.)
will declare the dia'rlbutioa completed.
In the box of present* there will be xo bi.ans*,
bonce every namo drawn from the box of names
before the piw»eute are exhausted will gel one of
th;ae article*, most of which are worth many
time* the amount paid lor aabacriptinn.
Itei * tnucea rrav bi mail-* by p>..«t olfleo
order .r reglrten d let er.
Clnba.-We will give a copy of t iu- paper f.v#
i aubecrlbera,
R. T. BYRD,
INSURANCE AGENT,
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL HOTEL BLOCK,
Forsyth, Street,
Americus, Ga
AGENT FOR THE LEADING
AIiSO A&BNT FOIL TUB
GULLET and LUMMES COTTON GINS,
Tho Bost.'G'lna M*do !
CALL AND SEE ME, WHEN IN WANT OF INSURANCE OR GINS.
septI8m3 3rl. "X”- \
NEW ADVEB.TISBMF1TT.
Jas.Fricker&Bro.
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 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
ae 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
my •
old I
* "P»
M.C..|rom uhl
t _ . sanitarium, to
lor * proposea 10 ^ n ‘l It» invalid agents
■M'in/S'i; Bf* 1 " frcnitte for pn- a i es In tlic BrilUh i«les u HW.UW *n“, “ I m tk. «orM. T« i« i. Ml)
,l ‘? i England nnd America together u not to 1 „, th »„ .ioii.ro u* »>'>’*«'+»',*
10 bc ! than 4<;«,rt00,0V0. numben cmsldettWy j yffi t*l53hi&to
l larger tbau tho.1 geserelly rK«T»4 I 5r «• «.)T
Cask >** accompany name* in all riua*.
! Any one car. pet a* a/eot f..r tho EKCOtlDKIt,
I hut we wt)l not Im rciponaibk i ntil we r**ii*
I tin* money for miIhic Option,
j We ga-ran tee to fun’»h a paper worth at let't
j the price a-kcl for it—f54-heeidei "ivlng
I portunity to get one of the
! prerento.
I Uemembor ‘.hat you cannot poaaiMv Invea* %U
* |ii n better way than by tabacribinff for the UK'
COUDKB. Addreo*.
%V. L* OLKiiNER, .
I AmirlCMig Cue
• hand*'.
Come and examine our stock, get our
prices, and we will guarantee that you will
be 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. FRICKER & BRO.
, Americus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884.