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ir, ihe truth to Mteve,
Wte-t h tl« right to bo donol
mucl't I > the " eba 1
I bait iroui son to sun.
rh.» hri"ht wind flows Along.
Calm nature’s streaming Jaw,
aid ,* «troke is K»ft and strong
Asa leopard’s velvet paw.
rr t of the doubting roi«d,
c„.i of the golden power.
4re the tree, and the tea. mid tho wirA
A An” the ivren and tho brave may flower.
w.n was tbe laet to appear,
a glow at the close of day;
Slow clambering now in fear
]{,) gropes hi* slackened way.
am the up-thru‘t is gone,
K uve th it came fit m of old.
Cn th ough the fish, aud the swan,
And the tea king’s mighty mould.
The youth of the w arid is Col,
PURITAN "COURTINQ4TICKS."
tliat aie cL’IIed a
A,Vi the do. e of ai age ii nigh.
Spht
The time h toi shew ti grieve,
Or to chocs**, ftr tho end i* one;
And wi;nt is the tru h to believe,
And what is tho right to be done!
Prc-IllalorJc Mounds.
(Buffalo Tour er.l
■ There is :i man who < an glvs you some
[tre-i.nr inf. ruiailon. ” said a hotel
rk io a rt po. ter. yesterday, indicating
1„. >pokca solidly built, genin'-faced
U1 wIm |ml „ust legfoteroJ. “Ifyou
•nt to learn anythin? about Indians or
,i m rciics,** it’suuied the clerk, “that’s
, tu-kl *.
intro lue
lb |
An Invention Which KVnjr Bo Deem
Worthy of Revival.
[Chicago Tribune.]
Wo read in the admirable volume ou
tin recent centennial of Long Meadow,
Mass., by Professor Kfchard S. Starrs,
of tnat town, in tho winter evening , for
the comen.ence of young lovirs, since
there was no “next room,” eourting-
stielw were used; that is, long wooden
tube> that could convey from lip o ear
* weet and se. ret whispers. Was this an
invention peculiar to Long Meadow!
It is a charming picture that this
calls up of life in a Puritan household,
tbi* tubular love-making, the pretty
girl (nearly every girl is pretty in tho
firelight of long ago) seated in one stiff
high-backed chair, aud the staid but
bin: bin? lover in another, handling the
eou t.ng-stick, itself an open confession
of • omplacence, if not of true lov<
Wot Id tho voung man dare to say, •
love you,” through a tubo, and would h.,
feel encouraged bv the laughing, tender
eyes of the girl when she replied
through the same passage, “Do tolls'*
Did ihey have two sticks, so that one
end ot one could be at tho ear and the
e nd of the other at the .mouth all the
while? How convenient, when tho
young man got more ardent than was
peemly, as the flip went round, for the
girl to put her thumb over the end of tho
tube, and s:op the flow of soul? Did the
young man bring his stick, and so an
nounce Ins intention, or did thj youn;
lady ah:ays keep one or a pair on hand
and so reveal both willingness and ex
pectation? It was much more conven
lent than the telephone, with its “hello
ter subsequently obtained a i
1t.» the geniul-fiiccd gentleman,
very con munnative, und dur
half hours convent: ton gave some and proclamation to all listening at
■ “*" “ , * 1 each end of the line.
Lovers can make love with anything,
even with a telephone, the successful
courting of a deaf person (for there is
one word that nearly every one likes to
hear), as we know, can go on through s
fpeaking trumpet: but these courting
sticks seem to us thene plus ultra of ten
dor communication—when a third
part) is present. They would be very
useful now at large parties, where
there is such a din and babble that one
can only court a pretty girl at the risk
of bi o.i. hit is or laryng’tis. Sometimes
lulia.i tribes. Our j n the jam you cannot get near the girl
i ?.i.-Lut with a long court, ng-stick you couic
wile her away from her too ardent a:l
mirer. This invention seems to
worthy of revival for many reasons, and
we should be glad of any further in
formation in regard to it. Civilisation
in its progress drops a good many things
that ought to be retained.
g facts concerning Ihe old
•!b>tor c mo:ui,Is which are found iu
r ;.u- parts of the country. At the ou:-
jiowcvir. he stipu.utcd that his mins
st not b.‘ usi d.
1 mu not | ropared to give you any ex
tern l iicc-ount. ” said he. “but i.i the half
heur 1 I me to ipare I w.!I tell you of a
imperiince 1 had while w.tli an ex-
ag par.y last autumn. In various
i cf the c i ited i tales, and notably the
s of Pennsylvania. Ohio, and New
», il e c arc o il pro-historic mounds.
, couiain the remains of a people sup-
il to l.ave 1 c d po session of America
Uf..re the pretent IncHa.i tribes. Our
of exn.orers cousis.ed of four beside i
•If, ami n num.ur of Indian guide,
union we el.ocsc was in the central
of l eunsyhauia. ten miles south of
non. It was on tuc l oruplantcr rcscr-
n. J-on.e of the mounds there arc
... v feet iu d.ameter at the base and
v ejty feet high. The u.oui d we chose to
ri.t* on was about this size. The
was covered w.tli huge tree stumps,
:c o.' them three feet in diameter. Cov-
)•' the mound was a perfect tunglc of
,ur. rush and small sapplings. so you
it was nu tri..iug undertaking to open
mound. It too.; some time and a deal
.aid labor to ei»ec t an opei ing, but we
finally manage 11 > do so. and found many
ii us relics. At the very 1 oltom of t.ie
mnd we found several skeletons. Two
if them were h in? together aud evidently
•re lhose of a male and female. The
r» were covered with plates if mica.
Ion/ huger s' were decorated with
opper rings, and near their heads lay
‘luge copper ear-rings, Piece* o'
|o;tery, urrow-hca .s" and various
of ito.ie were also ft und. ”
tVlial au OM Mini lias Noticed.
|Exc hnnce.l
i have noticed that ull men arc lion rl
when well watched.
1 1-n.e not c.d that dhnionds, sill s,
furs I r -adi-lot is. goltl watc ies and cha ih
arc of:en Lougut with o.her people’s
’I hut there is more gratitude in dogs
than tacre is in men.
That purses w ill hold nickels as well as
Tint Chris iar.s, Mohammedans, Jews
:.n 1 infidels all worship tu.* god. It is
>|*d« <l I
M.-l).
Hint life is loo short to give young men
:c<* ns to whom th v sliould marry.
hat a handsome w mv should Lo niar-
! « h.irkd or put in a convent,
hat t..e absent one is u.ways in the
likv a light*iu a siek-t
vith an o’.d man is
The Camphor Tree In California.
(Snn Franei e.Cill.] . i
r < nmphor Inure', a nnt've of Chino,
romiosa, and oehin China, the !
»;n which most of the camphor of >
u * c ' c i*i>‘>tttii:ecl, hns l»cen introduced j
} u •b’fti ii. it grows to condd«*ral>!e
••t. aud is vn uahie for timber, the I
d l t ug light ar.cl dumb e, n >t liable ;
ijury from Inscvfs, and much iu favor i
ur| enter rnd cabinet work. Every
•e. and especially the flowers,
jungly of ciiniphor. With re- I
(Met io tlie growing of too camphor tree
sal I that it he is.lv prop
1 cuttings, * *
tr.ef.o
pirt of the t
p at«l fruns
i*p. e ally ’
fut *
il along the const. A tree nt
has attained a height of l.i.rty
A Hoy a I IIoki,
[.V. gonnut -St rye'.t -s.”]
ic old i dnd k’ng of l ano.er w:ls. per
hr »’n di nor host «*ur
.”** smallest parti s consisted of
s of so.ue multiple of >ix.
’J Ik. ma V l 1 !, . n H mit iif'ng thirty-lx.
< exp.;-a ,t.on of this a: ra igcment was
1o', , s v .s opinion, no c hef or
i'V of , „ j"' Vi ‘ v ‘‘ r u ft'Uipiished, was capn
. *Jin».-r« ri ig prfier y to the wants ai
“ ,l ! bid In in people. When,
tin,. . • . * c ‘ :uv,tw * * welve people two d »
,.\ »t, , , v . l>ilii ' t , !l ’ 1 1 d ‘t*llars were tailed into
l ( Cc ' »-d the staff was increased pro-
Li's “ d “ illoa to “*-■ opi =-
l^alcoiirr.
[Dr. Oiwal.L]
inched, strange that tho “noble
«onry h i -uld have g mo so coin-
Aceording to
ta'con-t.a niug a
t of f..shic
uarun, vru..• • , . " “'“ft ** rnuouro, .oigi.-iu-a,
«-u f,. .. JJ; ,5 no, kuig of turning wormwocxl; and to some
“toy.
bating
^n<tl
f the cralt can uol have been
■ w.niiUeiite h h mig.it pay to pub-
y h. iu! books, tor in any of our
M nl siinm er re-orts the “no.elty of
birds
Holland** Fight with the Sea.
[Good Words.]
After a delicious breakfast of coffee
and thick cream, with rusks, scodes and
different kinds of cheese, always in
dispensable in Dutch breakfasts, we
took to tho railroad again and crossed
/caland, which chiefly consis s of four
islands, Xoordt Bcveland, Jiuid Bove-
land, Schouwm and Walcheren, and is
less visited by th.* rest of tho Nether
landers than any other part of the coun
try. Tho land is all cut up into vast
polders, as the huge meadows are called,
which are recovered from the sea and
: protected by embankment?.
Here, if human care was withdrawn
| for six months, the whole country would
be under tha sea again. A co.jis of cn-
g'neers, called “Waterstaat,” are cou
sin .ally employed to watch the waters
and to keep in repair the dikes,
which rro* formed of clay
| the liottora, as that is i
waterproof than anything else,
| and thatched with willows, which ate
| here grown extensively for the pur
| pose, if the sea passes a d ke ruin is
I imminent, an alarm-bell rings, and the
• whole population rush to the rescue.
| The moment one dike is even menaced
| the people begin to build another inside
' it, and then rely upon the double dc-
I ftnso while they fortify the old onj.
I But all their care has not preserved
| the islands of Zealand. Threo centuries
ago Schouwcn was entirely submerg *d,
I and remained for seve'al ye.gs entirely
under, water, only the points of the
church-spires being visible. Zuid Bove-
lund has been submerged in the four
teenth century. Walcheren was sub-
1 merge 1 as 1 ite ns 1808, and Tholen even
1 in 18.*?. It has been aptly asserted that
I the sea to the inhabitants of Holland is
what Vesuvius is to Torre del Greco.
I.c Amicis says that the Dutch have
three cucmies—tho Rea, the lakes and
rivers; they repel tho sea, they dry the
lakes and they imprison Ihe rivers, but
with the sea it is a combat that never
ceases.
Old-Tliuo Dlulnfecianta.
[St Jamea’ Gatatfc*,]
Disinfectants are at present, owing to
the close neighborhood of cholera, tho
subject ot inuoh discussion, tho pro
verbial differences of doctors rendering
it difficult for ths public to judg* whieu
of the various chemical agents oi purifi
cation rocommeiued for uso are the
most serviceable. The s uue doubts as
to comparative efficacy of antiseptic pan
aceas appear to have existed in the lat
ter paro of the eighteenth century,
when various experiments in the way of
disinfection were tried by the medical
authorities. A list of substances al
leged to be useful for the desired pur
pose was ot that period drawn up by a
Lr. Macbride, who, after Rpeaking of
acids as the long prescribed antiseptic
agents, adoed the following substances
to bis list: Alkalies and salts; gum
resins, such as myrrh, asa cD.ida, aloes
and terra japomca; decoctions of \ ir-
ginia suake-root, pepper, ginger, saffron,
sage, mint, contrayerva-root, valeriau,
rhubarb, angelica, sennx, common
extent, tout-
f ^ .... . tum.ps, garlic,
onions, cabbage, colewort, horseradish,
and molasses. Hero we have at least
variety, and perhaps some of Dr. Mac-
bride's suggestions may be found worth
trial
dd i.oui.tliss nm.te falcon
ta-liioimbic iu urcliery, and
would outsell a.au.icc
-~i.rn.imuM new long-bows.
!Sew hrtwlim.ttoom’rtr.
. , [-Scientific Exchanw.]
[ v * 'v <1 aw .iij-rnon enr l as been re
.«•!, v 1,1 "bieh l y a *imple lie ice
'Li- h- , * s. i?. rs a , rc ' mn «- tofo.dat Joints;
‘l*.o.*, the mirrored
‘ - i- .',r i ■ c,xn ’ ^^bin? Wi*hlu a f(M>t
-an U *i r ; um ‘* I ,rt » **• thcdnw.ng-
l Oz.. j n, °. ,l * n ■vctloni, each af-
- “1" L 111 ) 11 't 0 ' 6 ". re wo “till be all behind.
IwoluwjdeiUl before." ItouidnoaH*
- I
THIRD ANNUAL
DISTRIBUTION
200 VALUABLE GIFTS,
Americus Recorder
TO IT. 4 ADVANCE PAYING 8UBSCIUBERS.
UU1U • •
CAI.VIN CARTER & SON
Fes BOOTS BJTS SSOES,
FubHc Square, . . AmerMv, Ga.
BEST GOODS
FOR
LEAST MOSEYt
New Store
AND
New Goods.
Mpaday, Barela Bad* 18SS.
pnviiu-nt i
tbe pMi t *o
alaub'e
•utwe-ih
tncrMRC tlio circuliillon of the Ur
al t i* name tano to t-ncournue tho
i'-#*r ptions In a troiic*. «•*; have for
euraa nu lljrdi t Jtmte.1 a number
i-d nstTuI pre enta among il one of
» w o paid up nil arrearB and one
n »drn u-«-. T.-eae IMrtrlbu Ions wero »o
filr'y conduced, an I the |>ree«Mita iavc «uch gen-
itiB.actwc hare ■! te** nine1 to make
another lat 1-Mitloa »n the 2dofMjich n xt, at
whi -hwe a'a'l di*lr|l ate arann* lho-» of our
llM*ra who pay u»» all nr.vara ant o.ie year
mce the following pru^-nta:
ONE TON
®“MASTODON GUANO !*^J
MASTODON GUANO !“^J
Tondee. Ame»lr«a. Uh T'*ih •
*.iif*«l to hr w thont a -up«-rl. I
>iun'ltic*, i*e ! nz • f high gin le ■
’ rka.nl
r>ah it
coo pmiSSi, >
»l ouncl..
h4
ONE TON
KTCOTTON SEED MEAL!
tyCOTTON SEED MEAL !Ta
Manufncturml by t*»e Amrrlem
Tertir***r this Meal ha* p.’ovrd to
)it*tt va u>'. t» not nn'» imdm
In'ta »•! t its rlfjcta ran be a en .
ie *' \enraafter It I- • a lino l
i*mid by • ha «M| iVma y at l
_’ |a-r ton. rhfa t-m w * J, -“ 1
•riz'-a-ono of ono-hall ti
C 'mi'finy. Aa
- •« of tl e
Imntedinlr
il »or |
tork. I
G — MONARCH 6
ET BOUND BOSOM SHIRTS!!
Fr-m l>e w •M.kn »wn honae of Orn- gn B. Clnrtt
wrrk nnaltlp. Thrr we tandaon
never fh • to Hve aatlaCn tlon. rh»-v can h* i
a the «ti*rr of .1 »hn R. 8 ia« . no Fontyth H'r
ONE BOX-FIVE POUNDS
‘ CROSS-CUT” SMOKING TOBACCO
Monnlactot-ed hv W. Duke. Son* A C«. Dor.
l mi, V IS, *roni o’d North C.rollna lear, and pul
11» >n hond«nn» foil rarkages. A« we would Ilk
n* manv n« poa-lh'e lotry t, we ahal. dia rtbuic
it In |uicka/«>a ot one pound vueb.
FIFTEEN BOXES-
TWENTV BARS EACH-
LIGIITNING SOAP ! !!
Manu'nrtured hy *V. C. Neff A Co.. Atlanta.
Tht Ii m in w auap.one ol the laoat no drrf *
cor tI a oi the ago. By a new proccaa th i ..
i> made -o th** It w ll wa»h vhahing nlmoat wi b.
out the lire of the WH?h b aid at tne aam • tlin
• lenrifg *• ilhuut in the h-a«: mja.lng th.- fahrii
It ir t e flm-.-t lnundr\ r* ap ever made, a. d in oi
• «r to g \t n» maty nr pot’l. lo nn op|Kir-anit,
of trying It, i. w.ll d« d'atribuicd In lozea of Jo
•vo of o
WHITE SEWING MACHINE !
WHITE SEWING MACHINE!!
WHITE SEWING MACHINE!
lOO-B-O-O-K-S!—100
BY STANDARD AUTHORS !!
BOUND IN CLOTH AND GOLD !!!
t3T S-I-L-V-E-B W-A-T C-II! Tv.I
Fine Com and Onnd Mnvement . W. offer
fnindnletn ,o.*K fo ■ worn I .nan nai.U u aatch,
lie wan'. nun i e cull rr j U|i. n.
^-SILVER BUTTER DISH !
wit J. Cover, . Handsome Article.
SILVER PLATED TABLE SPOONS,
SILVER PLATED TEA SPOONS,
SILVER PLATED FORKS.
CHAMBER SETT-FOUR PIECES,
CHINA FRUIT DISH,
SILK II AN KERCHIEFS,
BRONZE LAMP,
HANDSAW,
JEWELRY.
BUGGY WHIP.
And a Number of Other Articles.
MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION :
The Dietrlb'i loi w»l bo made In tho following
manner: The name and poit o flee •>( each eub*
*jrll.«r will oe writh u .>n a r ip of p*,<er nod put
iu an enve o[», and all pi ic-d m a bos. 'Hie
name oi «ac'i oi the prea.-o a io be drawn w-ll
«lao te |.ia<-«Hj lo euwlupe au I put another
bos. On the day til ihe d .itibollon liutae hoa«»
«ill be turned over to a com u f«-e reapa aib e
e« nt • men, »h>, hefo.e 'he drawing begin*, will
pall u| oi M>tnc of the a-idle .ce tarns the con-
t-nta of the itozea to Ibelr *atl»lac ion. A|t»T
thi*, t«o ••ova,one ate4ch, wit take envelope*
rlnmlta chisIv from the b>se> a. d bund them to
the comm tie*, who will firat re.d tin* name and
th n the preaent. The accretarlcs will kca^
corro tli»tof the nameanf the aubarrihera and
tbe nrtlcl r drawn a* tney are etile J out. Tab*
will cuBtinut until every urtici# baa be n drawn
no o toe box of preaeuta, when the lommittee
will de. la.e the diatrihuiton romp! t.d.
In t»e iiox of pre-aula toera will be a. ai-anaa,
DUKE OF DURHAM CIGARETTES . . j |, eBCV t-vi-ry name .irawn ft- >m the • ox of name*
the pre*eut> are eahniHtvd will gel one of
rtiele*, moat of which or.- w.^rtn many
-.-d hy the «bite Sewbig Maclrn
,cy Co it, I'rop I .pub «
JOB S It. SHAW, ou K r-yth .-trect, who la
nt lor i • ah e in An.'-ri-ua.
rsrOEXTS- FINE HATJTH
OTPAIB OF LADIES' FINE SHOES !
oi Htrlhle-
ta'n d
plut.mi,*
i>r - the bu dsoi
Am rico-, !'*-*l lean
i ihllahment
1000—TWO BOXES-1000
th C .i
fl kn y
nu-a the am Mint |«i I tor «n aeripiioii
IteinittMUcca m.».- bi mad. by post ofttca
ner r r.*g’rter d letter.
. ni* r •••■* • • ■- ■ ---- , •: Clwba.-Wa w.ll give acopj of t»|p pap. r r wi
A Trraa Blccllan 8peach. th«-y willd.*iribnt d .u , k *.<** *• <J> > a. . Irt an y ,, ne ^ of ten auhr riU-ra
[Chicago Tribune.] j . Mu-r new or old * rwawinr.
Was ever a terser election speech made j| |)goME j r«ah i«» axmnp.» .> oaoea... all ca*#*.i
than the following? ***** l L ° n “ 1 °" w-SETlI THOMAS CLOCK a w o.-cr. act. a.eat ... the rkcouhi b.
piper. The speaker was.the late Mr. I * | nQ i b* rwiPCMiidv uu b we re*-iv*
John Peel, anil the occasion a meeting punubed i»> m r i-IpAC.., oi Ati n*a. : tkem.-n.-y for*ui«eripti>n.
at Accrington. Wht n Mr. Peel, Who Was m P | V «» |>|)l’vns *«.• Wrua mtlwt. lurn .b a paper werth at 'eavt
always very loath to speak, was at last OT >. J* ; ' CC( , the j nee «»ud f..r »-ta- •MU.a tving un . p.
prevailed upon to say a few “M A» LEE iuu.\t-t.. f. ty gel Oi.e of ihe above, handtome
••Men of Accrington,” bo said, “if a M » >v v . p,.k ,Fo * a <•«, nurb.-un, prcFom*.
80 hockwara in coining forward, i?. r.. from ulj s»nh rnrolMm l«wf. i'pSn*-t la m'-.nlur the jr .11 cannot po*bi'Jr Inv*a‘ M
* wHt !« w J” iLi, J |,.u Ntvrwuy .ban by
'XTlSViMStSKfJ COUDKJ. AJ
'.."U'aoe u.b C.O. .I jJl. o. ui |
R. T. BYRD,
INSURANCE AGENT,
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL HOTEL BLOCK.
For3ytb. Strast, • • • • Amorious, Ca
AGENT FOR THE LEADING
> AOEUJT FOR -FIX33
GULLET andLUMMES COTTON GINS
Tbo Boat O-lns Mado I
CALL AND SEE ME, WHEN IN WANT OF INSURANCE OR GINS.
aeptl8m3 _ -J.-.
1TSW ADVERTISXJMFNT,
Jas. Fricker&Bro.
AMEEICUS. 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, wc 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
be 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
liave ever been reached before
* orth ffte .'"I
I • V*r of pore «
ii■
i‘4Dg for tbe BE*
W.luChRMIKII,
Come and examine our stock, get our
irices, and we will guarantee that you will
be convinced that we mean what we say
Remember wc 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.