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■ EROLIAUra --A OB witeworldto only to** jjgR.notforwothir. —[Rogv* /u. W not to n woriil Jlh» this °Andttou£balt knwere long- r£2£ow wbllme »thing it 1» ona t ruU lave died for truth nnd loft thstl ^“'""Ythreueb time, u ownmonkeriug* A Sw«>live KMtay to all 1*“‘ »“»■>. ytU , irex and wane, Hie good and true re- He “u«t lore i. mine own heart telletli HiM *“ h * T0 tho *“ mmer in ***• . Jtothe crowded street, unwittingly, ,ffih,ve passed sgrw’wss r<& ^eSiedtodmti-^^^^ our ear to Earth’s lips, wo Bliaff hear her -to thfkrk I am seeking new gems for my w> wSdrsam of green leaves, when the woods turn brown. -[Lucy Larcom, ' DAmFNATURE’S ZOO. wbat Professor Pell* L. Oswald Mfs of the Upper Hilo Heston. [Cincinnati Enquirer.) The country of the Upper Nile was, oar excellence, the wonderland of the Koman world, as it is still tho grandest outdoor museum of natural curiosities. Zoologically there is no more densely populated country. All tho wild beasts Jnd birds, made homeless by the de vastation of northern Africa, seem to have taken refuge in the Nubian high lands. In the terrace-land of tho Nu bian and Abyssinian Alps there roam herds of elephants, buffalos, wild goats, wild sheep and fourteen ortifteen differ ent species of antelopes. Further bo- low the hippopotamus and white rhin oceros haunt tho rivers wamps. Pro fessor Blanford enumerates 200 species of water birds. With these harmless settlers less de sirable guests have crowded in, the spotted hyenna, the jackal, the black and yellow lionf four species of smaller cats, wild dogs and, above all, tho cyn- ocephalus, the wily and mischievous baboon. Three varieties of thoio Dar winian pets inhabit tho rocks of southern Nubia; the little babuin, the cynoceph- alus proper, and tho cclada, or mantle baboon, a fierce and powerful fellow, whose -shaggy mane protects his body like a cloak, and enables him to brave tho climate of tho upper highlands. Professors Kuppel, Holton nnd Maj. W. C. Harris agree on tho fact that a troop of these brutes, in ravaging a corn-field, will not only hold their ground against all comers, but on tho slightest provo cation tako tho offensive in a way not likely to bo forgottin by tho unarmed natives. Dogs have no change watover against a full-grown baboon. The old males do not wait to be tackled, but charge them at once with an energy and skill of co operation that would do credit to a troop ot well-drilled soldiers. Tho hyrax, a queer pachydorm, allied to the Euro pean badger, coinhabits tho rocks with a hibernating marmot, aud tho coast jungles swarm with wild hogs that mul tiply undisturbed, for tho Abyssinian natives share tho pork prejudice of their Mohammedan neighbors. The Life Inaurance Intercut. [Inter Oeean.l The imraonsity of tho lifo insurance interest in this country is as yet hardly more than half understood. The united assets of tho companies are now over $300,000,000- tho oxwit amount Jan. 1, 1384, was $495,040,506.80. This vast sum, belonging to tho policy holders, and held in trust for tho pres ent aud futuro payment of thoir claims, is $100,000,000 moro than the not an nual rovenuo of tho United .States gov ernment; five times largor than tho total annual salo of monoy postal ordors, and nearly $100,000,000 greater than the total combined capital invested in the iron and steel and lumber business m this country. Tho wholo amount of lie insurance now in force is nearly two billion dollars. Even taken by states separately tho amounts aro stupendous. New York policy-holders havo an aggregate of f'-44,44o,?32; those of Illinois and y u ,jo each moro thau $123,000,000. The uailv newspaper property of tho coun ty « very valuable, but tho li.e insur ance m forco in either ono of the two latter states alone is considerably in ex cess of tho cash value of the daily jour- nau m the United States combined. c,r * **»• Pumpkin a Chance. [American Agriculturist! . .* ,l ®P u ropkin is an outcast, crowds it ■elf through the world, and gets along aswstit may. We object to its being S despicably treated. For dairy cows the pumpkin is highly valuable, and in ™ wa >* objectionable. It is rich in fat mu sugar, tending to increase the yield, whilo its yellow color adds to juc appearance of tho butter. A wcll- known authority claims that a ton of immpjaos j s more valuablo for dairy vows than two tons of ruta bagas, ami «»eral times as many white turnips, ihe narU-Bholl varieties can bo kept well on into tho winter, if stored in a very «y place with hay or straw packing, uere are worse things for farmers to »n a field than sixty-pound pump- A Store of Stall*. [Pittsburg Chrou ice -Telegraph. ] . I 1 ** important to prevent the multi “w, at seasons, from turning away i5? m , useful men, and following with jjnd admiration those who have no Pnume talent—who have, in fact, only u miscellaneous stuff, good, bad type* 601 ' havo absorbed Buek to the Old School, p , [The Current.] to ^ discussion as to the ti»/ J* t * 10 fiction-literature of the tofi}* *aay he remarked that the aver- 2it2!.' reader » aalhited with the triv- of the analytical school, turns volumes each, pleasure from them to *»• Soatbwortb, ud Ked A Japan... Drr.UIn*. [Bostou Herald.) Ono of the largest dealora m Japanese goods and brio-a-broo in New York has fltted into the back of his slore a real Japanese house in minature. Only two rooms, however, aro represented, corre sponding to our reception room and panor, but these aro complete anil exact ill detail. The house was brought to this country from Japan in sections, and was put together hero by a Japanese artisan, after their custom, without nails, glue forming the necessary substi tute. The material for the framework is of Japanoso cedar nnd bamboo- a strong transparent paper forms tho little square panes for tho window, glass be ing only used by tho lower classes. Tho moldings fit the rooms aro of lacquer of a very artistio and bountiful pattern, and the ceilings are of bamboo, braided in different designs nnd colored in differ ent shades of brown. Tho floors aro especially curious, be ing made very elastic, a sort of split bamboo or straw forming a padding un derneath tho squares of matting, which are finished separately with a neat bind ing. The rooms in a Japuneso house arc designated by the number of pieces of matting required for each, as tho seven, six or flvq mntted room. Tho reception room is ’urnlshed with a side board with a rounded front placed in one corner, on w| ieh are richly orna mented tea caddies, a huge teapot, and all tho accessories of a hospitable cup of tea,which thoy offer to all callors, and a very elaborate lacquer and bronzo tablo near by holds a decorative jardiniere. A light sliding door of paper, gayly painted witli Japanese flowers, separates this room from tho inner ono or par lor. This is the "five-matted room,” and has on tho floor a very curiously- wrought artistio bronzo incense-burnor, and on ono sido of it is the box holding the materials for burning tho incense. A laquor reading desk stands near, on which is a book, a scroll, nnd a pair oi exquisite candlesticks. Handsomo raw silk rugs, which serve -for chairs, are laid on the floor. Stenting tlio Proclamation. [London Times.] There are some very trilling events in tho make-up of local history, but which aro yet not without a certain degree of importance. It is posriblo that the first public reading of President Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation in Poston may rank itself in this category, and tho following is tho history of the fact: Tho evening of tho day on which the proclamation was issued at Wash ington, a copy thereof came by tele- graj h to Tho Poston Journal office, and the same evening a meeting of Free toilers had assembled in Tremont tem ple. Whilo tho night editor of The Journal was engaged in preparing tho dispatch for transmission to the com posing-room, Judge Thomas Russell cn tcrod tho editorial sanctum, all out of breath, and inquired as to the truth of such a proclamation having been pro mulgated by tho president, and was shown tho dispatch sheets on which it was written. He bogged tho loan of them for a quarter of an hour, but this was refused, as boing against all rule. Tho judgo then seized them, and ran with all speed from the editorial room, followed by the night editor in pursuit, but was not caught. Ho reached the platform of the Tremont temple, interrupted tho speaking, and read tho proclamation, when a scene of excitement followed which Imftled description. Some talk was had about tho proprietor of The Journal having Judgo Russell arrested for tho theft, but this did not take placo. This was the first time tho proclamation was publicly read in Boston.” Dally Papers of the Orient. [“Ichnbod” in Inter Ocean.] Tho local English newspapers of the Orient havo been quito high-priced, but thero is a reaction, nnd they aro cheap ening now. Tho dearest that I know of are two, one in Penang and tho other in Amoy (I believe), which cost 40 cents per single copy. Tlioso in Japan cost from 10 to 25 cents each as a rule. Thero are dailies in Yokohama, Shang hai, llong Kong, Singapore, and tho large Indian cities. Tho two excessively high* in icod journals are tiny four-page week lies. It is said that tho missionary editor of a weekly at Bangkok has grown rich off from his venture. Jeru salem did havo a Iittlo periodical in English, but it died a natural death, and thero is nono now in Syria, Palcstino, or Asm Minor. Egypt has a daily paper, printed at Alexandria, half in English and half in French. Constantinople has several such dailies, half in English nnd half in French. Calcutta has an English daily, Tho Statesman, owned by u rieh native, which fights the government, and sinco tho llbert bill troubles it has beon quito popular. Daily papers in tho native language are common in Japan, Egypt, Syria, Turkoy nnd India Thero aro throe or four Chinese dailies issued at Hong Kong, but none in China proper that 1 know of, unless it bo at Pekin. The Arabic dailies in Bcyrout, Alexandria, and Cairo arc quite enterprising, eveu giving accounts of al* important events transpiring in America. In Good Shape. [Lime-Kiln Club.] A quarterly report from Cyclone Thirst, secretary, announcod that the branch club at Island ,Shoals, Ga., had settled dowtiHo business and was meeting with splendid success. The branch now numbers ninety-eight mem bers ami sinco its establishment, more paper dollars, toothpicks and bottles of hair oil had t*een sold in that coun try than for twenty years previous. DISTRIBUTION ■Americus Recorder TO ITS ADVANCE PAYING 8UBSCIUBERS. PIANOS Barlow Block, ORGANS, Americus, Ga. Mssday, 18SS. Desiring to increase the c-rculation of the Kv- cocDF.it, oud at the same tnno to encourage the payment of enhtcription® Inaivanc?. wo havo for the past t*o year* annually dDtt United a number of valuablo ant] aeoful present* among those of our aubscribeta wto pu'd up all arrears and one year in advance. Theae Distributions were »o fairly conducted, nnd tho presents gave such gen eral satisfaction, wo hav® determined to make another diattiballon on the 2d of March next, nt which wo shall distribute among tho.-® of ojr subscribers who pay up all arrears and one year In advance the following presents: . (3TMASTODON GUANO P&l tWMASTODON GUANO l^fl i, Americus, Ga. Thin brand is anknowt . _ :o be without a superior in Its fertilising qualities, being of high grade nnd manufactured of ihe beat materials. . This ton will he distrib uted in throe pr*es—onn of on.: half ton, onoot GOO pounds, and ono of 400 pounds. ONE TON HTCOTTON SEED MEAL I'm GTCOTTON SEED MEAL 1"^| Manufactured by tho Americas Oil Company. As a fertilizer tills Meal has proved to ta of the greatest value. It not only produces Immediate re'-nits, but its effects can bo seen on tho roil for -• ,vcral years after. It ia also a tine food lor stock. Ititso'dby the Oil Company at their n 111 lor $22 per ton. Thie ton will ho distributed in three prizes-one of one-half ton and two of ono-qunr- WHITE SEWING MACHINE! WHITE SEWING MACHINE 1! WHITE SEWING MACHINE!!! 6 MONARCH 6 &W BOUND BOSOM SHIRTS!! -^3 From the' well.knovm h^ua® of Geo. B. Clnctt, Bro. A Co., Troy New York. Theao ahlrt aro the very host made, both in material, ent and workinanihlp. They are handsome, durable nnd never fall to give satisfaction. 1 biy can be seen at the store of Joh# It. Shaw, on Forsyth strict, who ia agent for their sale. Go and see thorn. The club lmd discussed tho following questions: 1. That the flavor of tho ’possum is gradually but surely deteriorating, and that some action of congress seenu im perative. 2. That a clean shirt once in a week or two doe3 not injure tho physical sys- 3. That the more a man’s mind is cul tivated the less he will hanker to break into a smoke-house or run down e lira hog Paris has nearly eighty new popular libraries which havo over 100,000 Uore than 100 memorUto have been •noted on the battlefield of Gettyeburg Manufactur'd by the • White Sewing Machine Company, Cleveland, Ohio. This machine bM n Fancy Cover, Drop I .cat, two Drawers ut each cud ot Table, aud Is handsomely Hulvhed through- There go with It nil the modern r.ttach- j. and It is warranted tor live y« »r*. This Improved Machine Is tho crown«nz feature of of sticceveful efforts; is n model of beauty, tevcelM workmansblr, • mbodying all the latest Itnpruv. rn.nl* kuov/u t • m-wiux machine •chanUm, e.vcn!In? a I rger ot work and nz it letter than till n hw machines ootuMuod. ic machinec.)ii *-•*:n a tho Dry t.f otis store JOllS H. Ml AH’, on Fryth who fs bt le Agent far l s sa o in Aimiims. BTGENTS* FINE IIATP&l To ho selected by the Imky man from the large i iliu entile stock. CS-l'AUt OF LADLES' FINE SHOES ! Htrl'ilc- i CV, tli .-ini , oblii. - ho i.av. talned a national reputation in tn- n line. JI •Does are the handsomest pair ever broughl Americas, nnd retail at t*J t er | »r. ’• lu-y 1** reen at tho Dty Good* and Slio* Mere o .1 H Shaw, who I® bole Ag* ut for ihc-e soo>l s\ meric; is. 1000-TWO BOXES-1000 DUKE OF DURHAM CIUAHETTES!! finest in : l. D».0o. Mannfiteiured by W . Duke, ?*■•! Sotth Carolina, who have m-oi- throughout tho world as tt.c from old North Car»»-'ba leaf, wor:J. The value of the*- M. ord-r that as many a* (•osebk they will b« dlstrlbntrd in , atk HANDSOME tSTSETH THOMAS CLOCK furnished by McBride A C*., of Atl-rnta. tST ONE BOX-FIN E FOUNDS "MAY LEE" BMOKING TOBACCO! Manufactured by W. Duk-, Son® A Co, Dnrbam, N. C., from old North Carolina leaf, t*-® finest •moving leaf In the wort Tb# fox i® fully ro:tb St. Joltotq ul »lII ONE BOX-FIVE POUNDS “CROSS-CUT” SMOKING TOBACCO Mnnnfactnrcd bv W. Duke, Sobs & Co., Dur- bam, N. C., from old North Carolina leaf, and put up In handsomo foil packages. As we would uke as many as posslblo to try It, we ;®hall distribute it in packages ot one pound each. FIFTEEN BOXES— TWENTY BARS EA( / LIGHTNING SOAP ! !T^ Manufactured by W. O. »Neff A Co.,VAtlnnta This Is a new soap, one of the most wonderful dit coverte® of the age. By n new proccsn this soap is in via so tbn v»h wash doiblng almost with out the use of the wash board, at the tame time clensing without in the lenst mjnrlng the fabric. It ia the finest laundry soap ever made, and In or- do 1 * ts give aa many as posslblo an opportunity of r?t y, it will be distributed in]|boxes of 20 100—B-O-O-K-S!—100 BY STANDARD AUTHORS !! BOUND IN CLOTH AND GOLD !!! These book® are all by the tno®t popular authors, E rfnlod on good paper, handsomely bound In loth and bold, and would make a valuable ad dition to any library.. C2T 8-I-L-V-E-U W-A-T-C-H ! ^ Fine Case and Good Movement', fraudulent goods, fbr when a man r be wants ono be can rely upon. BTSILVER BUTTER DISH ! with Cover, a I/andsome Article. SILVER PLATED TABLE SPOONS, SILVER l’LATED.TEA SPOONS, SILVER PLATED FORKS. CHAMBER SETT-FOUR PIECES, CHINAJFItUIT DISH, SILK H ANKERCIIIEF8,: BRONZE LAMP, HANDSAW,! * JEWELRY, BUDDY WHIP, And a Number of Other?Articleft. MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION: The Distribution;* ill lie made In the fallowing manner: Tho mune'nnd post'offlee of each sub scriber will bo written on a slip of paper ond pat in un envelope, and all placed In a box. The name of each of the present® to be drawn will nlsoleplared in envelope, and jut in another box. On tho day of the distribution these boxes will be turned over to a committee ofresponsible gentferaen, wh®, before the drawing begin®, wll rail upon some of the audience to mix the con tent® of the taxes .to their satisfaction. After this, two toys, one at each, will take envelopes Itfft'eonslv from Ihs boxes ard bund them to the cotcmlttcv, who will first rend the .ame and thru the present. The secretaries will keep correct ll«t of the names of tho subscribers and ibe articles drawn as they are called out. This will coutinuc until every article has been drawn from the box of present*, when the committee will declare the distribution completed. In the box of pretents there will be >o blaxks, ber.ee every name drawn; ft-om the box of names before the.preseutf are exhausted wii^gelfoue of these articles, most of which or® worth many titiK-s the amount paid for sabacriptioo. Remittances may bo m®d» by post office order or reglJterrd letter. Clulis,—Wc will give a copy of tho psper free to any one getting ups club of ten subscribers cither new or old cues renewing. Cash to. accompany names ia all eases, if Any one can act as agent for the HECORDKC, but we will not be responsible until we reseire the mon*>y for subscription. $ v \Ye jmirsntec to furnish n paper worth at least the price asked for it-f*-b«sfdes giving an op. portuntty to get one of tho >l*ove^bandaome presents, a Remember that yooJtannotftoauUy Invea* 89 la a better way tkaa ;by lultcrlUaf tor the IUC* CORD KB. Address, We dosire to oall the attention of the pnblio to the fket that we hate At last got settled in onr now store on the PUBLIC SQUARE and have on hand a Urge and handsomo stook of everj thing in our line. Our stock oonalfts partly of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, of AH Kinds! SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WAKE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY. GOLD PENS, PENCILS AND TOOTHPICKS, WALKING CANES, OPERA GLASSES, OOLD AND AND SILVER THIMBLES, ETC. We nro Headquarters for Spectacles and Eye-Glasses! Can suit any and every one in Gold, Silver, Steel, Bronze, Xylonite. Celluloid OT Rubber Frames. We are Sole Agente for KING'S CELEBRATED PATENT COM BINATION SPECTACLES—the best in the world. We sell the Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines 1 nnd have constantly on baud Needles, Oils, Attachment* and Part* for all Machine*. We have tho best equipped shop for the Repair of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry In this seetion of tno Stato. We employ none bnt first-class workmen ond guarantee all our work. PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT. This branch of onr business is steadily increasing and all we ask i* that [ who expect to buy a Piano or Organ will call nnd examine our stock and get onr prices before they buy. If we cannot do as well or better for yon than yon oan do for yourselves wo do not ask yonr patronago. The fact that we have sola Piano* and Organs to dozens of the best buwlness mon in Americus show* plainly that we eell aa low as any one, and when yon buy from us yon have no freight to pay and aave the trouble of unboxing tho instrument, ns wo place it in yonr home and give you a FIVE YEAR'S guarantee. Wo also have on hand a large itook of amall Muaical In* strumeuts, consisting of Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Tambourines, Aooordeon* and Harmonicas, and also keep Strings of tho very best quality, Violin Bowa, Tall pieces, ’ Bridges, Rosin and all kind of Musical Instrument Trimmings. The Office of the Southern Express Company la in onr store nnd their Agent, Mr. 8. 0. COOPER is In our employ os Book-keeper and Salesman and will be glad to serve all who are needing anything in onr line. CALL AND SEE US IN OUR NEW STORE! ,„ vmr JAS. FRICKER & BRO UO TO - * CALVIN CARTER & SON Taw seeTS*Asn> Public Square, . . Americus, Qa. AEST GOODS FOR LEAST HONEY! New Store and; New Goods. Under Commercial Hotel, FORSYTH ST., - - AMERICUS, GA> New Goods! Low Prices! Hitt TO FILL MY NEW STORE I HAVE ORDERED A LARGE STOCK OF Bools, Stationery. Toys, Fancy Goods, lie, Testaments and Bibles from 5 cts. to $14.00 each. Albums - • * from 25 cts. to JO.OOeach. l’apetries ... from 15 cts. to 5.00 each. Toys .... from I ct to 6 00 each. WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES A SPECIALTY 1 Large Stock of Blank Books, Ink and Pens—Bert Quality. Best Grades of Tobacco and Cigars. Goods to suit all tastes and purses from Candy and Chewing Gum to Quarto Dictionaries and Bibles. PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE PRICES! [pySpecial orders receive prompt attenrioiL . v/Yvnp Avli£9 AXvwvAt - . - jsg -