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•‘MY UNCLE’S ’’ HOUSE,
PAWNBROKERS often abettors op
thieves and burglars.
the Felice Menace Them—Odd Do-
ptnlta In the Fownbroken’ Loft—
Starr of e Family’s Downfall
•.Fawned for a Pittance. >
fNew York Herald.]
la New York especially pan
,re the greatest aids and. abetl
thieves can have.
iwnbrokert
Jttore tlmt
A man snatches
clothing.
lord for the rent; bathe can goto the
Lent pawnbroker and get neat its
nine. <1 foot-pad jerkn a watch and
chain from tho pocket of n fellow possen-
«r!n a 1‘.rcet car. It’a of no use to him
utwatoli; he can’t wear it. It'aof no
L to him as money; he can't turn it into
i .jctuals or drink, bpt he can run to n
liswnbrokcr and get a substantial sum
‘ 1 --iit A servant, rumaging her mis-
t bureau, discovers a roll (3 expensive
bit of finery, a trinket, a ring, a
tine, an expenaivo fan, anything.
. good ore those things to her as an
..dual? She dare not utilise them as
[jag apparel; she would ho afraid to
them sa .presents to her friends;
i |s no way for her to sell them to
Under Commercial Hotel,
Osrdesiac In Alaska.
[Sitka Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.J
Socially and from an agricultural
point of view Alaska at present does not
present a particularly attractive appear-
ancc. Not only are its towns few in
number, but they are far from being at
tractive or thickly populated, and ono
cannot but feci that a prolonged exist-
enco at any of the settlements would be WYDCIVrPU QW
m? ltardshlp.compared with which almost rUllioUJU. |jl,. " ”
(pmy other would amount to nothing. As
for agriculture, an honest statement
must bo that there is none now, while
an equally honest opinion must admit
that there may be farms and gardens
undjtroducts if lad is evor properly
proper attention 1* over
given the business. Talking with the
different inhabitants, one cannot dis
cover that the soil of Alaska is at fault
for the non-productiveness, but rather
that proper attention has never been
given the question of gardening.
, Wrangell there are a few tiacts of
land which hare been cultivated and
which yield the more common and
hardy vegetables, and one farm in par
ticular, which has been worked by the
mission-school Indians, has ctttdo a
most creditable showing. At Tuiieau, a
new and very fagged-looking villago
around which are the largest and most
promising mines in tho territory, there
ore several small gardens surrounding
servants’or to strangers; so, were which such yog-
“ Jho might as ^tables as cabbage, boans, and potatoes
are raised with more or less ease in consid
erable abundance.
AMERICUS, GA
i
SOMETHING SPECIAL Hi
-FOR THE
New Goods! Low Prices
t for tho pawnshop, sho might as
-are remalped an honest woman In
tbe pawnshop she can get a reasonable ad-
nace, it being a fair supposition that she
ran get more than her mistress could;
lor with an instant's glance the pawn
broker delects that thp woman isn't tho
owner of the article, and, Inferring that
tliehathlef.be saya to himself: “A lib-
nnl advance upon this will bo a very
chrap purchase.”
Many pawnbrokers are unquestionably
blinds and conveniences for the use of
(Moves and burglars. This the police
understand thoroughly, and they have no
hesitancy in going holdly to the proprietor
of Ibis or the other pawnshop and de
manding that watch No. 16,407 be In
stantly delivered to them, and that a re
volver of n certain make, with peculiar
ornamentation, be given np, or that rolls
of silk, stamped so and so, be delivered.
The records of the police are marvelous
exhibitions of the rascalities of some of
the pawnbrokers of the city.
A tour through the musty rooms and
lofts of a pawnbroker'! place reveals many
and many an odd deposit. Watches of
every pattern and value; trinkets of every
sort, diamonds and rubies and pearls ana
emeralds are in the safe. Weapons of all
Itids, canes and- pistols, knives and
swords and daggers, modem revolvers
and revolutionary muskets, Spanish stil
ettos and American bowie-knives, delicate
poniards and Scotch broadswords, the
fashions of centuries in gowns end frocks
and costumes; books, ancient and modern
and In every tongue; every conceivable
article played with by children, toyed with
by women, utilized by men; carpets,
stoves, eye-glasses, shirts, pictures, photo
graphs, thermometers, pressed autumn
laves, bankets, canes, backgammon
boards are packed or stacked away, ac
centing to their nature and their value.
Every now and then these pawnbrokers
have a sale. They are privileged at the
expiration of n certain time to publicly
offer at sale the unredeemed pledget.
It would he e very easy matter to tell
the story of a family’s downfall, dating
from the death of the bread-winner,- the
father, end the straggle of the wife and
mother to keep the heads of her chtldrea
and herself above the water of death by
boentlng-house experiments. She first
pawns their jowols, then their pictures;
tho piano has to go; the guitar that stood
In the comer follows suit, the best bound
hooks, evety nrticlo of luxury, all the
utlele* not absolutely necessary to con
venience, find their way to tho pawnshop.
Tho hoarders don't pay, tho rent Is not
forthcoming, a dispossession warrant fol
lows, and tho only way money can
be had Is by pawning something
that is left What is loft? Well, the
sealskin coat, the black silk dresses, the
little fineries, that seemod nothing out of
common when father wet alive, furnish
the money with which to movo and to sab
tic down. And that 1s what they keep
doing, settling down, each settle being a
little further down than its predecessor,
until sickness comes, when money must
bo had for the doctor, end prescriptions
hnvo to bo paid for on dclivoiy. But
what's the use? Wo have all seen it;
sonic of us have endured it The end
comes in a garret or a cellar, and the lov
ing wife ana the thoughtless children, who
la other days knew the luxury of comfort,
now eke out a miserable existence, every
thing gone, not sold for its true value, but
Powr.al for a pittance, and charity—
Pretty tough lot that—does the rest till
the city buries them out of tight.
One of tbs Coming ''Itefonua.”
Tho act of disguising patent medicine
advertisements by covering them up with
an Interesting article Is a crime, and should
be punishable by law. Mon who never
■wore in their lives have been known to
swear like troopers whon they had baffome
Interested in some article, and had it cud
up something like this. “Boozine is a
sura cure for jlrajama,” or “Uao Qnll-
weed’s Cream for Qooso Pimple*. ” Such
advertising dodges as theso can be seen in
almost every newspaper, tempting men to
thrash their wives, orto kick their mother-
In law, and still wo Wonder at the preval
ence of crlmo. No, U Is very wrong, and
should be stopped at once.
Obstructions In tbn Water Plpss.
[Scientific Journal.]
Two methods are in use In Philadelphia
to prevent chemical obstructions In the
water pipes. Ono Is to coat tho interior
of the pipes with coal tar pitch, which
does well enough for large mains and
keeps the passage tolerably clear for more
than a quarter of a century. The other
method Is the one called Shower barff,”
which consists of subjecting the pipes at
a high temperature to the action of steam
or air, so that there ts a film of magnetic
oxide acquired by tho metal This In
sures a clean surface for a long time
Wicked Japanese Noblemen.
Jiji Slutmbo, a Japanese newspaper, le
quoted as declaring that Japanese noble*
men have unfitted themselves by Immor
ality and luxurious living for the respon-
Ability of state, and warns them that if
they do not turn over a new leaf they will
■eon be sa low In tho scale of humanity ss
are German princes.
The Thought-Header In Batata.
[Chicago Herald.]
Irving Bishop, the great thought-
Ruder, Bavjog raid tho thoughts of the
khtg and queen of Sweden, has gone to
fit. Petersburg. It Is thought tbo czar
•111 pnt him at work on tome of theNl-
must —
The greatest diffi
culty, so far, has been that the under
ground carrots, absorb too much of tho
moisture which tho soil contains. But
this trouble, as I have often been as
sured, can easily be obviated by a sys
tem of drainage.
At Sitka one sees more gardons, small
to bo surOj and carelessly attended to,
but in which thore is a good and largo
assortment of vegetables, evincing a
growth whloh, although not rank, is
surely encouraging to those who beliove
that Alaska can grow enough products
to more than meet tho demands of it$
possiblo population. That tho country
will over become notod as an agricul
tural region in particular, or that it will
oven become a distributing center of
cereals, fruits and vegetables, no ono ox-
pectsand no ono really hopes. The
question is whether anything will trow,
and the answer really must he in the af
firmative. Alaska has natural woalth
enough in Its fisheries and mines, so it
seems now, and has no need to trouble
itself about its agriculture more than to
see that enough can bo raised to keep
starvation from the door independently
of outside aid.
.The llleck Mini's Handicraft.
[Joaquin’s Hiller's New Orleans Letter.]
Another strikingly now feature of
this exposition will be the exhibit of tho
black man’s handicraft. The colored
man has a department; ample, too,
spacious and completo, all his own.
The negro aspires to bo an artisan,
something above and better than eter
nal howers of wood and drawers of
water. And here he puts in his claim
for popular consideration, for competi
tion by the side of the ailk-weaver, the
cotton-spinner, the maker of fine fabrics
or coarse fabrics of all kinds and
all classes. Hero for tho first
time in the world’s history,
so far as wo are certain of it, the
children of Ethiopia and of ancient
Egypt are permitted to oail in tho in
terest of their work. Others have
claimed and hnvo lived oft their handi
craft for all tho years past; had tho
honor of it and tho profit of it; some
thing pthetio in this, I think? And it
was with espeoial pride that I looked in
upon tho earnest and intelligent col
ored men in the arrangement
and tho ordering of their department.
Thoy claim, and the man at tho whole
stupendous work hero claims for them,
that they are as canning as old Tubal
Cain in ovory kind of craft. Their dis
play here it going to carry them forward
and upward. Millions of those black
men can and are to do better work than
field work, and that right soon.
DmIi for the Sick Itoom.
[Dio Lewi*.]
Two narrow beds with fresh hair or
straw mattresses are the best. Theso
beds are easily moved, and thus tho pa
tient will net bo compelled to look con
stantly at the same craoks in tho wall,
or count tho same three spots in the
corner. You can movo him, now into a
shaded corner, now to tbo western win
dow to soe tho snn go down, again in
front of tho tiro, that no may look nt tho
cheerful blaze, and anon into tho moat
seclnded corner that ho may rest anrl
sleep. All this is an immense gain, find
is sure-not only to comfort tho .patient,
but to shorten his sickness.
No matter what tho malady may be,
there is more or less fever, and, in every
possible* case, the emanations from the
skin render tho bod foul through and
through. All the emanations should be
got rid of as soon as possiblo. The out;
way to manago is to nave two beds, am
lift tbo patent from ono to tho othor.
When tho bod which baa been in use
from four to six hours to released, the
mattress and blankets should be
thoroughly aired, and, if practicable,
sunnodT This will not only shorten and
mitigato the graver stages of the malady,
but will greatly hasten the convales-
TO FILL MY NEW 6TOBEI HAVE OBDEBED A LARGE STOCK OF
Boots, Siationery, Toys, Fancy Goods, Etc
Testaments and Bibles from 5 cts. to $14.00 each.
Albums ... from 25 cts. to 10.00 each.
Papetries ... from 15 cts. to 5.00 each.
Toys .... from 1 ct. to 6 00 each.
WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES A SPECIALTY
Large Stock of Blank Books, Ink and Pens—Best Quality.
Best Grades of Tobacco and Cigars.
Goods to sbit all /tastes and purses from Candy and Chewing
Gum to Quarto Dictionaries and Bibles.
' PLEASE CALL AND FXAMINE PRICES !
UQ^Special orders receive prompt attention.
Borjtf AGNES AYCOCK
R. T. BYRD,
INSURANCE AGENT,
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL HOTEL BLOCK,
Forsyth Street,
. Amerious, Ga
AGENT FOR THE LEADING
IN THE COUNTRY, GIVING YOU THE BEST INSURANCE AT
THE LOWEST HATES.
ALSO ACS-ENTurOri TUB
GULLET AND LUMMES COTTON GINS
Tlio SostiCtlxxa Made t
CALL AND SEE ME, WHEN IN WANT OF INSURANCE OR GINS.
septl8m3 R, T. I
Their Ignorance.
[Harper's Bazar.]
Walter and his little sister arrived
early ono morning in Albany, where,
with their mother, they were to spend
the day with an old friend of here, who
has s homo more elegant than the chil
dren had ever Men. After quite an
elaborate breakfast the children were
overheard in conversation by tbeir
mother,
“Wasn't it lovelyl” Florence was con
fiding to her brother—“so many things
kept coming, and there was so much
glass, all different colors, and such
beautiful plates, and flowers, and auch
lots of tout—”
“Pooh!’’ interrupted Walter, who, in
reality, had been qnite overpowered by
the breakfast, hot who never lost an op
portunity to assume a patronizing tono
toward his stoter, “why the poor things
didn’t know enough to have griddle
cakss!” ___
J, Ball: To quarrel with a superiot
|a injurious; with an equal todoubtfult
- inferior, radUtMd but; with
cf
Wheatleys Corner.
Ho! every one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Corner and buy
l!-o splendid iucccm which attendedJoor^efforta^n Introducing the sals'of
FUSTIC CLOTHING
(m;onrc , ba» Induceuftw to bring out for the Spring trad* tbo Itrgcot, bondtomeat and; •
moot complete line of
Perfect Pitting Clothing
•EVER 8H0WN IN AMERICUS!
Theso pud. tun been .elected *!tb meat cart and posaesa] an alcanna of deaifn, beauty of Unbb
and durability of tenure, tbat tow Indeed can equal, and non, aurpaia. In avary balance v.
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
We havojalso a largo and well (elected dock of perfect fitting
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear 1
And everything In tbo way of Qent'a Vornlahlnj Ooope. Fotlte and alteallva|SaIaimen will take
Iplcaaore In dlaplnylns ihcao beautiful geode whether you wlah to bay or Dot.
THORNTON
Wheatley’s Corner,
WHEATLEY,
: : Americus, Ga
Rylanfler Academy!
The exercises of this school will be re*
sumed cd Monday, the 5th of January.
Tbbiw, Rates, Etc. :
Primary Department per month $2.00
Intermediate,*per month, 3.00
First-Class, per month, 4 00
Tuition due at the end of each Scho
lastic month.
Patronage earnestly solicited.
Good, honest true and square work
guaranteed. For farther particulars call
on W. H. ALLEN, Principal.
declOdlm
Andersonville School
Will Open Sprine Term January
12th, 1884.
TniUon $15.00. $20,00 and $25.00 per
annum—less public fun& about $3.00 per
pupil. Board and toition ton dollars per
four wooka) month, paid monthly In ad
vance. Moats $3.00 par month. For
AndtraoDTille, Go.
deel7-W*eodtf ^
CHRISTMAS
IS COMING, AND
-IN THE LINE OF-
L.B.B0SWORTH
FORSYTH ST., AMERICUS, GA.
Haa just received the following new goodz for tb* Holiday* to whloh he Invites
■peoial attention.
Dried Fruits, Citrons, Prunes,
Currants, Raisins and Fig9,
MALAGA GRAPES AND MINCE MEATS N
FRESH APPLES, ORANGES, APPLE BUTTER FRESH AND GOOD, MAPLE
SYRUP, BUNKER HILL PICKLES AND GHERKINS.
CHRISTMAS CANDIES!
CHOICE, FRESH, MIXED CANDIES, TOY CANDIES, ETC,
Canned Goods!
I have the fineat line of Canned Goods evei brought to Amerious, aU (of which ere
full weight and first-olaaa goods, embraolog
BARTLETT PEARS, PINE APPLES,
STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES,
PEACHES, TOMATOES,
GREEN CORN, STRING BEANS,
CODFISH BALLS, FULTON MARKET BEEF.
PRESERVES AND JELLIES OF ALL KINDS,
PICKLES-BUNKER HILL, GHERKINS, CHOW-CHOW, MIXED.
BUCKWEAT FLOUR AND OAT MEAL,
CODFISH AND YANKEE BEANS, CANNED MACKERELi
CANNED SALMON. BEEF AND IIAMS, DRIED BEEF,
CREAM CHEESE, FINE GOSHEN BUTTER,
~AKD;ErEErTtlZNO ELSE IWlTUEgLlEE OE /
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES.
ALSO KEEPS TIIE EZKEST BEAK VS OE
LIQUORS JSL3V3D OEO-ARS.
Budweisor Boer on, Xoe, Bto.
X.. B. BOSWORTH.
Amerious, Go,, Deoember 3, 1884* ml
Jas. Fricker & Bro.
JEWELERS,
AND DEALERS IN
PlAN OS
ORGANS,
Barlow Block, Americus, Ga.
ffAH'.MAPE III8 HEADQUARTERS AT
THE CONFECTIONERY ■TORS OF
W. E. CLARK,
On Lamar Street.
WimitK CABjE g wmtD n AtBEatmFDL
CANDIES,
FRUITS,
NUTS,
CANNED GOODS,
RAISINS,
CAKES,
PIES,
Tot the mb can it vary Low Priaaal
HTOrdera for Oakea and other Baking
attended to promptly.
Wo dealre to call the attention of tba pnblio to th* bet that wo have at loot got
uttled in onr new atoro on the PUBLIC SQUARE and have on hand a largo and
bandioms atook of every thing in our line. Onr etook eonatoto portly of
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, of All Kinds 1
BOLID SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY^
GOLD PENS, PENCILS AND TC
WALKING dANES, OPERA GL
GOLD AND AND SILVER TUI
Wo era Headquarters for
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses 1
Can auit any and every one in Gold, Blivor, Stool Bronze, Zylonlte. Celluloid or
Robber Frames. We are Soto Ageota for KING’S-CELEBRATED PATENT COM*
BINATION SPECTACLES—tho bafrt in tho world. Wo toll Uie
Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines!
and hare constantly on hand Needles, Oils, Attachments and Porto for aU Machine*.
We have the best equipped ahopYor the
Repair of Watches,' Clocks and Jewelry
to tbla Motion of tne State. Wo employ non* bnt first-clou workmen and guarantee
all onr work.
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
Tbfa branch of our buainaaa to atoadily inereoringaudall wo a*k fa that part!**
who expect to bny a Piano or Organ will oall and examine oar stock and get onr
priest before thoy bny. If wa cannot do at well or bettor for yon than,yon can do
for yonreetvoo wo do not uk your patronage. Tb# foct that we have •oldPlanoe and
Oman, to dozena of tba boat buaincu man in Amtricna ihowi plainly that we oell at
low at any ono, and whon yon buy from u» yon have no freight to pay and aave tho
trouble of unboxing tholaitrument, at wa plus it fa your bouee and give you a
FIVE YEAR'S guarantee. Wo tbo bare on band a luge itoek of email Moaical In.
Bridget, Boafa and all 1
The^Office of the Southern Express Company
to In onr atom and their Agent, Mr. S. a COOI’ER to In onr employ m Book-keopet
and Salesman and wilt bo glad to terre all who are neediog anything fa oar line.
CALL AND SEE US IN OUR NEW STORE!
JA8. FRICKER It BRO
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