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peomikent persons, j How They *** “ nd How thoy A<J “ Quired Fame. ; " W - Ca ™°' cJ„ld..oK, Admiral Porl.r, Frau k Uallun “ ud 0*li»''»- No Time for D1 ftroblns* [Tid Biu.] -. MTT.ile returning from school om mu My day Tommy fell into tha gnltir, with the re» i tilt that it was very bard to decile which was mu I a».l which wa» Tommy. Wh.*n ho arrived horns the followtuj dialogue oc- curr (I: Tom in v—"Booo*t| I’ve fallen down 1 *’ Ma—“You had boyl In thoso new k nicker bnckerj. loo!” Tommy (uever at n loss lor an excuse)— ,4 Boo-o-ol I 1.ain’t time to tak;» them off when I felt myself coin,;.” Aacnmsuor gibbons, or Baltimore, The most Kev. Jr.mes Gibbons, D. D., archbishop of Baltimore, has U-en c.iosen l y jbepopJto preside at the third p en ;ry filmed to lie convened at Ba!tim>;’e in No- reiub:r. In lwW tb^ first c nin.dl was held, •n the sain ’ church c.litL*e, an 1 cinsist *d of ■ciibishoo nnl five lidiop*. At Ibti rominz council will meet thirteen nrchbish- l p i and ti tywx-von bishops, repros min;con- creation* with seven thousand priests, ami ,lurch inen’.fiersiifp of eight millions, ri.ii)p Gibbons is a native of li.iltim >re,an l i .’()years of u£\ II * is well known in jfoith Carolina nn l Virzinia, in both of ibith states he ha* labored, Ilis short but ro-prehens.vj work, entitled. “Th-» Faiih Oar Fathers,” which in of-w vrars has i a i eJitio i <»f over UU.OJJ coni •*, i»>?ven its nuthir inoro thananatijn.il The New Poat iinater General. WILLIAM \V. CORCORAN*. Mr. \Y. W. Ciro-nii. wno founds 1 tV.j rnl’ery of art a* Wa liington. is nearly ei'h:v-3vo y T.r.s nil, but ii; wolk' with a firm ; t p an l his ey *s a-e ns bright ,h w.ie i he was P.-ei.d'iit Polk’s fluncial vgent al ti* tinj o.’ tin Mexicju wa*. Hr. Cor (Oran’s father was. you know, a co b.Vr i.i Georgetown, but in time sho.gnn’; n j |»r«w pered with him an l ho l» *c un • mayor of t'r place, an I Ids so i, Wi.liun W. Co.vonn, ntnirie 1 t.-,o dau ;h or of Com nodo e Mor ris. of tli. navM \ Corcoran, th • iu l.ioa- air , made his first bijsrok-, as fir a* m »!u/ is ro c*ni.-d, i i s« iplying flip U.i hi! i to fi;h; th • Me Silica th *n ho has be of Wr.shin ;ti»n, a i1 now, L Is s ii I, Ly i own* prep a* y all «v: proprietor o t >o im.i in: just oopoatj t.ie owmr of th* Aiding flu * nirnsion just oj p ami nit.d i n stun ’■* t Art gallerv. lie has . not 1 css tl.a i thr*o m.l of the rich LILLIAN KUHSELL. I.i'linn Bussell is t io daughter of Mrs. Cyndi.a Laonar-l, well known in New fork literary c rc.es. an l her father is a well known leader of orchestra. Lillian f st at Iricted attention as n chorus gill in eomin oi» -rn in New York nl»ou: tvvoyearj ago, and she d'spla.’ed such U.leiit in her pr* fesd in that sin mig it iiava been a star wlvne i>n 'ices would bj eagerly rought after. Bu > I t'.tUa li r enga ;»:n m** wish lr*r New Yel l; muiiagers, lived in H:H*!usiou fot a time, a:ul wa* next hear i of in Lou ion puriuing a li.;o erratic course thire. She is expected l.om.i short y, hiving in her short career tuppli.il twoc nuin.'iits wit.i gossip. *7waa Not Eli* Fault. t [doinervii.e Journal.) "Do you know,” sai i an extremely viva cious yotin ; lady to her escosdv/y basliful suitor, “do you know, Ge»*rge. *uat youu; latlie- like lo bo tol l they are p et y and at tractive, whether they tiro or not!” “i \v« u!d n »t ihiu c of tell ii ; you any lurli tiling,” sail Gear go, ga.Iantly, “.or y>mr UokniT-glass tolls you b •iter t»iau 1 could that you are ai bandsjinj as a pic* t.;re” “Oh. George!” “You Imve the prott(«'.t face and tht sm.-l'est waist I ever s i\v.” “Tli* smallest wais l” If my waist i* rmnll it is certainly n > r . bocattio of bavin b.i:i squeez’d. George.” Ceorgo laint j I. The Foci of the Sierras, Kt.ANCIS HATTON. Mr. Hatton who has beei so frequently fitiened for tlio « ftl -e of pns: m ister gen | ,1. received hb comm.ss.ou »s first j sh ail I'tstmaster gmural wiiiin p.is*mis- j til Burlington, loiva, in lt»SI. lie being n ! (•mineit “Kln’wart” in the politics of tnat j 1.. lr is propri ti.r mil was uomiinl ! liiorif t io well-known Burlington Hawk- j e. Si ii tv his id/out in Washington he la- teen interested in Tim Na ionu Rjpu'> I H* was appoi.de 1 by President Arthur o.i Op . 14.ii t> his present piud ija. j In I.’entli It Mlieltercd Him. iXc.i Orit a is Ti:i,i*s Detnocr it.] A bright, thoughtful boy, on j sum nmdiy , l nn neorn and went Ids way. Both : at hoys and acorns call, till oil * w.ts a tie other u m in. Now n*.a *i tlu iv- / long came the niun and tli • tree rs him, as nn oak tive can. But why h • there, in the moonlight tlinif Jlo vlv a flnj in rse and was hung to a limb! One n« liiipcrtnnt as the Other. (i-uil.ngton hive Press.) “Hnllo!” mhl a policemm, “wlmt are you sitting oat here ill the ti 11 fori Why don’t >’* u go in t - o house? Have you lost the k yf” “No.” rest on led the di-consol ite c.tz n, “I~.de—h ivon’; lost th.i kjy. I’ve —iiic—io-t tile keyhole." A Keely motor Exhibition, JOAQUIN MILLKIL A mom r.mazisir tinnuiir t on of gre**t nb.litr, eecn.r c.ty, vanity an I other fail- iiizscin scarie to found ilian is develop tl .nV'iiieiiuui’.ns Liner M.lio*, b iter known us Ju.iqii.n Milier. As a writ.*r few excel in the quiintn.'s "f concept'on, b'ibi me v oi imnginalion nn l fluency of dlcii.m. fio.h in pros.* nn l ver»> In d s lays an ori rinul style wl.icli is • xcmo ingly i leashi . The sorij, of Ids ecc.mtr.c ty ur •«»! ten incredible. l.ong after lie had niquir.il tain • un 1 fortune ii > cu'itivj ted a Irnu.p-Mko nppviranee, his r* l (birr, long hair on i urn (Wished cmv.ihlo i* o * 'j ing a source o; much anuoyaiice to his nl- miivrs. T»ie recent cu t.u : •> h.s l.a.r 11* l in nnl lias heen nmiouur. d. rnd wo pro- i.t his f «.rtrnh ns ho now lotiks. lie uiiu ii -d t Mbs Miuidi Tlier. sai Dyer, a w *s! ill PC3, but they we:u *iivoi ced m is? >. is «t | roent married t > n lodr of tlie Ia*l i family, of hotel fame, mid has a i ‘ tiful (1'iught r. Lome life b: s bttl • n tr i - tioii for him, m lie has cons, rue tel a ! g the heigh.m, near Wusldtigoni, cud there alon*. THE KEEI.T MOTOR OCX. Wo pr*sjnt herewith nn uceurati p'ctnri of the gun Mr Jehu W. K .*e!y, oi' Phihtd *.'• p-i , const rut t d to ex'.iibis a pow er, poricelh ?r,” of wbieh he cl-iitni t» 1® l ie il.scoverer. lx*f >r • a eoni|»any of seientld* exj erts nn l stockh ilibn In his company, on Get. 10. .Mr. K'*ely first c’mrgol tho “genj- ivdor” by injjciiu ; nto i: some writ *r fron* Ids ino rh, th -n Ii i turns I a few levers and i nmruue.il that tho motive power was pr *- iluciii, ills power was ad uittod throu;h snnil copier pip** to cylin ljrj and from tin in to ih * breach of tli; gun. When the gun was c’irrgol with this iny-t* ions jmv. r ami a ball, it was fire l by t ie in- ven*or t <ppi lg wi.li a mallo, the end of a • mall rod which pro ru I il from the t»utt of t!;*- gun. Th • first shot was d sign' 4 1 to dis. play ilia gu i's penctrn'ivo |»ower. Tile I’ a ten I al’, on; inch in dtainet *r, was fl-ed • oinpletdy throu h s.x inches of yellow i in-9 mi I tlatvm.il against a steel plate, plowing n hols n« cioan-cut is though it were I rrJ l v : 'i tin auger, 'ihree more sl o s wer * II - d fr» i tho sinn rec iver to il.u-trate the .n:ji; . r.itlur tlmi the pene tration. E e.i... tli* bullets wn* flattened - ut against th ; steel target ns thin ns n but- u*i cak‘ Mr. Ket;ly has ciih *r din overod u wonderful iiio.ivj power, or he is thu iiiosi skiilfu. juggler of tho age. CHARLES WALTER cnCLI>i>«*» Mr. r. W. Couldock who will slior ■a ; «» his seventh t!i v-m* mot ft * li ii ; - k a-e cniver, was born iu L • i “’Zanl, in 1815. He flr-t ipp-ared Oth-ii,.,»t T mid It rs Woi:*.» thea.ie, Lon b»n, ” tame to Atncrici ant pay.-l in ‘‘ iJ •*- the old Broadway th«a: e. New (ince winch time lie l as Le.-nit coa* s:i »t lollowerof the stage. About five yours ®S"Sie io A ue nye lound l.im playing th; c uraeter of Burnt u Kn he in a play eal.o l “‘in- Iron Will." Muckaye rcnnxlecd the r^'v. tallng it “Haz**! Kirk,” with C’uldo.k still in the character of ■nm.ktan,’’ a |«crt lie has playe l at least 1 tiuu-s i:h year, during tuo past five Be Was Too Near Hit* Grave to Lie. [New Yor.» t un.) A fee fill, old darkey sti ugg.ed pain'ully in. nos he said, “Tso an ol», ole man. C v --' h*/a in oi© Yabginny on libbed damns’ ““ uiiie.y-cight year, an’ l want yo’ ter m* a little dis rauwnin’. boa*, of yo’ n ns. hah?” “\ou knew Geer go Washington, of i!u?’ sa *'' 1 fiebberfoed him.” "na.! You iivei in Virginia nin ty- ‘t years oaJ never sa.v Gtorje Wai.,ing* to.i .* tJal am p r foe’, boss. I’sj an brms’ ole , !*”’ un * an »far gona in dis wor.’ fer to • ‘ .'' r lUi - I n.*bb r se.*a young Geurge, bui *ah, h|» p,,* oi e j; ru |i’.aUer an’ gran’* , r >’•>»• ^r think a pow’iUl si bt ob Iu . boss." Not Iu t’lisnru., \Vc Hope. [P.iiladelp.t a Cail.l -.«ry Ellen Cbaso :a/i there will bo threo **>»n to ons man i-| heaven. Kouiv h ng fashionable simmer ica.*rt, i<er.aps. Bust: Ibo momir.;* are |. ®nd cool, aqd a nun w..o is siug in u l •xdaimin ; with Ue try Clas: 10 U ri « al bwt > xktM ADMIRAL DAVID D. roMEI*. \ quiet, reserved "eiitlemm of 73 years is the oilm.rul «»i tb<*Suited Suites luvy. Hit iA»s are sti l bright, his v.uce it wi.t un 1 t-n l’;vly destitute of tne husky, f**ZK/ ‘•••nr.tc- «. |- nopu.nr.v supjiosed t» attach t > j »Hy <» d ;,a!ioU lii* lice is brt»nx*l an i n»s Umid- 1 rge ou I knotty. ».ut s >ft in textur*. ^ i*» vl.eve t.ie monotony of. tn t not tiver-’nz- i dous duiic-of a present us vat comman le ,tn* admiral has wri.t.m u MKi*tV novel, w.iich will shortly *»-* fiJblishcd. i* »y..l tn t.u' anaiiicr illus.-atiou of his wr-atility. lie huvmg already tt'.h.ev <1 a rep-itatn»ii as a Lruiii naval otli « r. a hisvor.au, "ii »i' -u.or. an authority »<n pr-'j «* - 0 n n " [ L*i, .h* furmilable summui.iu Jop lo but, -i a*i being son 1 **wi-o - of a poutici in. Ad- mu ts* I’ortcr u the * * i of C»in:u do •* •» - ur was b-iru in Bhiln l -• phi i. serv l 11 tl» ; war w.t'i M xtc »nn l t*»e 1,1 ’ |* ”*»; non: for d.stiu :u>h.* I s *rvice- in 11 • Ut e; V ur ho was in»d» r -ai*a tm.r it n I> ►». ut>« rmuno-ed t** vice-o linira* in !*>»». kii I w: codod Adm-ral Farragu: t* aumra. .u lt*7i». Life* When a trft i s.*tinViut'»a at ngtn Utvu ltd, ha r«r/ MuUmi us.a water co.we /csnnr kclhattax. Tho (andidno non i i no 1 for thi prisi- dt i|t*y on Octolwr 3 liy the drumtneni a-., it*;, bled in national n iivt-n'hn in L-»uis vile, Ky.. is a nat.v; of FiiULurg, Bu., mid • u 38 years of age, tliro.i ;li courtesy l tMrx. Belva L ick woo l lie tlo.s n itcla.in lobe tho yeuiifJit c.Mi li Into. Mr. Mat- l aiton • nj >y t ti.o r* | u atioii ttrmudy, oi Iwiug n ve y ♦u.-cessfut tlrumm-r, nud hu* luirousty oi being the cli itupimi line ul too l ii el S at-**, lie enjoys tills d.s.inelio:i Iio.ii the fact, at lie himself (tites— “ that iio o.i.jo.so wants to Im n liar,” and it wr.s tli • only niche Incoud find iiikktu- I ail in t.'o gie.it temiiL* of lam 'ihut he Ik-s out! A & led 'ilios. B. <Jc. iitree, E.i iVr.dns mid oil the other no .-il lia v in lb.** country, is *lue to iho iacc tint his fnmi;* are put fortli in all s*rit u-iiess. backed up with sci* ntidc I Ut- e Mil tl ;utvt; tlu; .i ue un I place belli j ad’i.iruDty un angel us to doceivi t.u i'jaipK. nil.nr. i.i- Wiuderful stories of •avos, m *.eors, su»t*r.n u in rivers un 1 s-jos. tu : t an;-* wild amnia'. 4 , have uw-n pub.imid lar an i «i to ins s.or/ of thigr-u; meteor lading *n T xi*. nuryiu; u viba;» of Mex* i:-a.is .hi • united ling its *.I, rod .io.au isteam- /fi ; mi, ih- cart., f^r 'MJ feet, an i » an ling •0 jet.*t!.L*ve tlu (Ura-e, was t degrupho I . ver t*i« wiioie t iv.li/.d wond, un I on.ug -t -,iq iir s tfoai scijn ill.* bodiii evtirywh -te or lu. iher a< «, mi l sa nplos of tuo great .-.«.r. Mr. Mui ia- aa's fiction» an com- jo-cd while -rjv ling uni influtei ou ihs |N'[N‘ro. t.unex. town Iio v| i.a Ho* ial.y Mi. Mu.U •<-an.sh glny cu.lured au.lreined, « metnb *r of tlu Brrsbyteriau cburc.1 an l Ml. U [ L.ui.vUlu-1 mutt uwtui feU rupKMd ! (’Aiviv f'AltTKR & SON S*ps SOOTS ASCS SKPSS, Public .‘ qua re, . . America*. On. BEST GOODS FOB | LEAST MOTET 1 New Store AND New Goods. THE PEOPLE’S R. T. B^STRD, INSURANCE AGENT, OFFICE IN COMMEItCIAI, HOTEL BLOCK, Foraytla. Strsst, .... Amerious, Ca A3ENT FOR THE LEADING also agent Fon tub. GULLET andLUMMESCOTTON GIN'', Tlio Boat Gina ‘.VTnclo ! CALL AND SEE ME, WHEN IN WANT OF INSURANCE OH GINS. Reptl8in3 R. T. BYRD, 1TBW ADVERTISEMENT. Jas.Fricker&Bro. AMETJICUS. 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 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 have ever been reached before FOR CASH I ! 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. FRICKEU & BRO. Amciicus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884. Ratified by tho People 1 T1IE PARTY OF ECONOMY! REFORM. WE REtPEtfT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR WE MAKE THE RICH RICHER GOOD WILL TO ALL. PROTECTION VS OVERCHARGE. NO DISTINCTION IN BkX. NATION ALITY OR COLOR. ONE LOW PRICE TO ALL. WIDE AWAKE AND BOUND -TO WIN. REFORM! Whereas, Mnny citizens of this community have heretofore subjected themselves to unnec essary expense and burdensome overcharges in the purchase of goods; Therefore be it Resolved, That the interests of tho people demand the for mation of a new party which shall concentrate its patronage on one close-dealing candidate, and thus combining with cor rect principles, make still small er profits practical and result in the greatest good for all. To this er.d wcannounce our self as the OUR PLATFORM! Low tariff on all goods used by the people, such as Diy Gocds, Notions, Fancy Goods, Millinery, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Tranks, Etc. As low prices surely increas, cs trade and results in the greatest good to both buyer and seller Values must govern prices. Deal only in good re liable goods, making the prices as low as possible. (A poor article is dear atany price.) No misrepresentation. Sell every article on its own merits and at its true value. joiixt us! lie on the winning side. Al ready we are elected—elected to sell you cheapcrj than the cheapest; elected to show you the best and newest; in fuct elected as the people’s true bar gain-giving, fair dealing candi date. lie one to help roll up the big majority in favor of cor rect principles and the advance ment ol true economy and re form. Sec us personally and learn our civil service principles. In return lor patronage we promise Fair Dealing, Straight Goods, Bed-Rock Prices. Polls now open and will re main so until further notice. Vote early nnd often is the wish of jours truly, JOHN B.8HAW, FonjtU Street, Amerietti, G»,