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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1885.
Daily, Per YEAR,...$6.*e
Weekly, “ ■ ... 1*
Americus Recorder
PUBLISHED UT
Wi u. OIjBSBNBH.
..FFIClToW COTTON AVENUE.
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS
americus:
Americui it thJ county seat of Sumter
onuty, Georgia, situated on tlie South
western railroad, 71 miles sonthwestof
M, lC on and about 80 miles north of the
Florida lint. It is situated in tin, finest
section of Georgia, raising » greater vari
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts than any other p«t of the South,
combining all the fruits, grain anil rege-
tablesof the temperate and semi-tropical
cones—wheat, corn, rye, oats rice Irish
rnd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
u otton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world the air
being pure and dry aod most benefioial lor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from summer beat or
winter cold. Amerious has a population
of G 000, is beautifully situated on high
and’rolling ground and toasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
Smith The city has line public schools;
g„,.,l churches; a largo public library,
one daily, one semi-weekly and two
weekly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished wiu scenery and
capable of seating 1,000 persons; a well
organized fire department, including
two fine steamers; tho streets are well
osved, sewered aud lighted; there are
two flouring mills, a oottonseed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and anutnber of minor manfacto-
ries; about two hundred firma are engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abiindanca of capital; two good
hotels inrnish good ucoomniodattion.
Americus is the centre ot trade for six
counlies comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bale*,
which will he largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and has been appropriately named
the "Commercial Capital" of that Bec-
tinu, aud it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few cities in the South.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
country are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprfsing tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers this section of Georgia offers fine op
portunist. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the AMKIMCL’S Re-
coiidek, Americus, Ga.
LA WYKHS.
C. R. McCRORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
tiLLAVILLE, GA.
TERMS—All claim* from $80 or under, $3;
f roni f;i0 to $500, ten per cent.; ov» r $5oo, "even
per cent. No charge" unleas collection* are made.
Muj 14-tf.l
MISCELLANEO US.
I, M. ft. WESTBROOK, M.».
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
Office ai Dr. Eldridge’s drug store.
RoHidenca on Church Street, next door
to W. D. Haynes. feb7tf
W. D. SMITH,
Contractor and Builder
AMHHIL'VM, GA,
Plana, specifications and material fur
nished. All carpentry work done in best
and most workmanlike manner,
j tu21*dlui
$2,000
At small cost can secured for your
loved ones, by joining the
Knights of Honor.
Let evety husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and third Friday
7 p. m. For paiticulurs call r.n
K. TAYLOR, Dio.
Or, D. K. Biunson, Reporter, deellyl
Edw» J. Miller. C, Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works
SILLER A HcCALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Corner of the Pnblio Square,
AMEIUCU8, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of Ui* Uc*t Italian au<1 American Marbla.
iron Hailing for CtmtUrf lCaelos-
oct’iy MMteltr.
’ll
1885.
J > MA THIS, Tri tpal.
I will take charge of the above school
on Monday Jannary 12th, next. I have
taught for the people of Americua before,
aod would respectfully ask a renewal of
their support.
Teems, Bates, Etc.:
Primary Department per month,... ,|2.C0
lwS! d “‘ e * P * r “ onth 3 0U
P«y month 4 UO
.“"“ott »t tho end of aeah 8cbo-
taatic month.
4 „ |ltf *■ a MATHIS, Prineipel.
Savannah, Florida# Western
HAIIiWAY.
[AH trains of this ro:td *re run by Central (M)
Meridian time, which ia 3d minutes slower ttan.
Savannah time. ]
Superintendent’* Office, I
Savannah, Nov. 1, 1884. \
O N AND "AFTER SUNDAY. NOV. 2, 1884,
Passenger Train* on this road will run a* fol
lows:
ATLANTIC COAST LIN* KXPEE88.
Leave Bnuwnah dally at 6 13 a ni
At rive 8t Savannah aally at 7 40 p m
Arrive at .Tesup dally at. 8 10 a m
Arrive at Waycros* daiiy at 9 26 a m
Arrive at Cu Italian daily at... 1150am
Arrive at Jacksonville dally at 12 80 p m
Ht<v * at all regular stations between Bavannnh
aud Jacksonville.
FAST MAIL.
Leave Savannah dally at. 7 61 a m
Arrive ut Savannah daily at. 8 17 p E
Arrive at Jesup daily at 8 43 a r,
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at 12 00 m
Arrive at Dupont dally at 1115 am
Arrive at Valdosta daily at. 12 04 p m
Arrive at Ouitmnn daily at 12 40 p ra
Arrive at Tl omaiville daily at 1 30 p in
Arrive at Baiubridge daily at 8 30 p in
Arrive at Chattahoochee dally at 3 52 p in
Stops only at stations named above and at all
station* between Thumasville and Chattahoochee.
Passengers for Brunswick take this train, ar
riving at Brunswick (via B. AW.Railway) at
12 45 p m.
Passengers for Ferttaudina, Waldo, Ocala, Lees
burg, Gainesville, Cedar Key and all stations on
Florida Hallway and Navigation Company take
this train.
Jacksonville daily for
Aagustiue, Pa'atkn, En
terprise, Sanford and.all landings,on St. John’s
Passengers f«-r Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans,
T«xa* mill ti'aus*Mi*«itfsip|il point" take this tram.
Arriving nt Pensacol t at 10 05 p in.. Mobile 2 10 a
m, New Orleans at 7 45 a in.
Pullman bullet aud sleeping! car* Way cross to
New Orleans.
CHARLESTON EXPRESS.
Leave Savannah daily at ..1 36 p m
Arrive at Savannah daily at 1 80 p m
Arrive at Jesup da ly at 3 31 pm
Arrive at Waycrosa daily at 5 00 p m
Arrive at Callahan dally at 7 18 p m
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at 8 00 p m
Stops at all regular stations between Savannah
and Jacksonville.
Pullman parlor car* Swvsnnah to Jackaonvllle.
JEBUP EXPRESS.
Leave Bavannnh daily at 4 20 p m
Arrive at Savannah daily at S 46 a m
Arrive at Jesup dally at 7 00 p ru
Stops at all regular and flag sta'ions between
Leave Savannah dally at 7 20 p i:
ETCAPITAL PK1ZB fT5,0U0.£U
Tlcketsonlyrf3. Shares t» proportion.
Louisiana State Lottery Go.
“ We do hereby certify that tee supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Semi-Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
State tottery Company,and inperson man
age and control the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with hon
esty, fairness, and in good faith toward aL
partus, and we authorise the Company to
use this certificate, with facsimiles of our
signatures attached, in its advertisements.'
Arrive at Jesup daily n
Arrive nt Waycrost daily at..
Arrive nt Cnlluhan daily at...
Arrive at Jacksonville daily u
Arrive nt Dupont duily ut....
Airive at Live Unk daily a
Arm
t Gainesville daily a
... 9 58 p m
...11 36 p m
... 4-15am
... 6 is a ru
... i JO a in
... 3 47 a in
... 7 00 u in
... 3 30a m
... 4 80 a m
Arrive ut Tlioimuville dally at 6 00 a in
Arrive ut Albany daily at.’. 10 80 a m
Pullman palace sleep!ng cars tiuvuunah to
Savannah to
Jacksonville.
Part-engvrs for Brunswick fit. Jesup tuke this
trnlu, arriviug at Brunswick at 6 15 a m.
Pastengets from Femaudina, Gaii esvillc, Cedar
Key, Ocala, Wildwood. Leesburg and all stations
on Fiord* Railway and Navigation Company and
Florida Bouihcrn Railway take this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticcllo, Tallahas
see and all Middle Florida point* take this train.
Connection* at Jacksonville daily with People’s
Line Steamers and Railroad* for fit. John’s river.
Through ticket* sold and sleeping ear berth ac-
rommodations secured at Bren’s Ticket Office,
No. 22 Hull street, and at the Coin]any’s Depot,
foot of Liberty street. JAB. L. TA i I OR,
Uen’l Pass. Agcut.
R. G, FLEMING. Gen’l Sup t.
Brunswick and Western ft. R.
line' nsw I ok, Ga., Decent l>cr 20, 1884.
On and after Sunday, Dec. 21st, 1884, Passen»
ger trains on this road will run#* follow* ;
WESTWARD-No. 1.
For Savannah and Jacksonville, New C* t'-f
and 8b Louis*
Leave Biunswick...,
Arrive Waycros*.,
0.60 a L
„ 9:48 u C
Bavaunah via 8. K. A W P.39 p >•
Arrive Jacksonville via 8. F. & W.,....12:oo n’t
Arri.e Pensacola- 10:06 p u
Arrive Mobile 2:40 a n
Arrive New Orleans 7:45 a nr
Leave Jacksonville 7:30 a iu
Leave Waycros* 10:10 a E.
2:40 pm
2:60 p
1:16 p n
.11:25 p r
•e Waycrosa.
Arrive Albany..
Leave Albany
Arrive Macon
Arrive Atlanta....
Arrive Chattanooga 6:13 a
Ai rive Nashville 11:45 fl
Arrive Evansville...* 8:06 p t,
Arrive St. I«ouis 8:00 a n
No. 3.
Cincinnati and Jacksonville Express.
Leave Brans wick 6 00 r p r
Leave Jacksonville (via 8.K fc W.) 5:8a p n
Leave Wsycroe* 9:30 p n
liCAve Albany 3 l6.ar
Leave Macon 8;20 s K
Arrive Atlanta 12:25pn
.arrive Chattanooga t>:20 p r
Arrive Cincinnati 7:15 an
EASTWARD—No. 2.
Jacksonville and St. Louis Mail and Express.
Leave Bt. Loni* 7:60 p r
l«e*ve Evansville 7:60 at
Leave Nashville 3:60 p n
Leave Chattanooga 10:16 p r
Leave Atlanta a r
Leave Macon » c
Leave Albany.
I^-sv» Wayei
. 5 .30 pn
. 8:00 p n
. 8:17 p it
8.21 p n
Arrive Jacksonville (via B. F. A W.).
Arrive Savannah,
Arrive Brunswick
PASSENGER No. 4.
Front Cincinnati and Atlanta.
Leave Cincinnati... 8:47 p m
Leuve Chattanooga 7:4o a m
I/tan Atlanta
I-eave Ma. on •*» P m
l.envo Albany p 1,1
Arrive Jacksonville (via B. F. A W.).... 7;00a m
Arrive at Brunswick U13 P
Train No. 1 connects at Waycroa* with ». F. A
W. tram No. 12, having Jacksonville at 7.3t* a. m.
and arriving at Bavannah »;80 p. m., al.-o with
B. F. A W. train (last mall) leaving Bavannab at
7 01 a. m., arriving at Jacksonville 12:00 noon.
’Train No. 3 connects at Way eras* with 8. F. A
W. train No. 4, leaving Jacksonville at 5:36 p. m.,
and with 8. F. A W. train No. 5. leaving Way-
cross at 12 .00 midnight, for Thoiuasville, Oaitn-s-
ville snd lutor-mediate [aolnta.
Train No. 2 connects nt Waycros* with 0. V A
W. No. 2, leaving Jacksonville at *;30 m m., ar
riving at Savannah 8;17 p- m., and with 8. F. A
W. No. 11, leaving Bavannah 1;39 p. m., arriving
at Jacksonville at 8,00 p. m. . . _ _ .
Train No. 4 connects at \\ ayeroa* with 8. F. A
W. train No. 3, arriving at Jacksonville 7:60 a. m.,
and with Fast Mall No. 1, leaving Bavaunah 1*H
a. m„ aim* wrh Ur)e*n* Exprese, leaving Way-
•ros* ut 10;10 a. ut. at
Pullman hoUl cars and rieepers betwee n bt.
Louis and Jackscnville, without change on No. 1
and No. 2, and between Jackaonvllle ar.d Cincin
nati, without change on Ne. 3 and 4. Through
tickets to all iioiiits. Ask for tickets vis Bruus-
wick and Western R. R. Special rates to excur
sion parties of ten or more to Brunswick, bt.
Simons, and Cumb.rt.nd
I II. 8. MORSE, A. G. P. A.
General Manager.
CenimislIoBsrii
Incorporated in 1M8 for 25 years by the Legisla
ture for Educational and Charitable purposes—
with a capital of $1,000,000—to which a reservs
fund of over $560,000 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise
was made a part of the present State Constitution
adopted December 2d, A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever toted on and endoned ly
the people of any State.
It never tea let or postponet.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
taka place mouthy.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN! A FORTUNE. THIRD GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS C, IN THE ACADEMY
OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, 'I UEBDA Y,
March 10, 18*S-17*th Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractious, iu Fifths, in Proportion.
LIST OR PRIZES:
1 CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000
1 do do 25,000
1 do do 10,000
4 PRIZES OF 6,000 12,000
6 do 2,000, 10,000
10 do 1,0(M», 10,000
20 ih> 604), 10,04)0
100 do *00 20,0*40
800 do 100 30.000
ft00 do 60, 25,000
1000 do « 26 26,000
APPROXIMATION PIIIU.
9 Appioximation Prize* of $750 6,760
9 “ “ 600 4,500
9 “ “ 250 2,250
1,967 Prizes, amounting to $285,600
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the office of the Company in New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly, giving
fall address. POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange in ordi
nary fetter. Currency by Exp..** (all sums ol
$8 and upward at our expense) addressed
AX. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans. La,
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
607 Bawcnth Bt., Washington, U. C.
Make P. O. Money Order* payaolc aud address
Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL DANK
New Orleans, La.
New House. New Woods.
DEALERS IN
FANCY AND STAPLE
GROCERIES
Tobacco, Cigars, Etc.
Jacbon 3t. t 2d Door above T. Wlieatley’s
AMERICUS, GA.
Having opened a stock of
Choice, Fancy and Staple Groceries,
we retpectfally invite you. one *nd
.11, to call on U8 when in need of
anything in oar line.
CANNED GOODS.
VEGETA1H.ES,
FISH, OYSTERS, ETC.
FLOUR, MEATS, LARD.
TOBACCO, CIGARS,
CANDIES, NUTS,
DRIED AND GREEN FRUITS,
Iu faot everything usually kept in .First
Class Grocery House,
All ffoocla tlelivereel promptly
free of charge,
febStoO
BALE I
Ob. Meond hind carpet, but liltl.
worn, eonuining .bout thirty yud^JU-
q«tr« »t tbla offle. JwiSOtf
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVE I
A Ctrl .in, S»fo ...1 Effective Remedy for
Sore, Weak 1 Inflamed, yes,
Prodteeinu I*o»g‘hl0ht«ilHr»* 9 nnd He
at or in y the Might of the idd.
CURE* TEAR DROPS, GRANULATION,
HTYLK TUMORS. HKD EYES. MAT l ED
EYE I.A8UKH, AIhi PRODUCING ODICK
RELIEF AND PERMANENT CURE
Also, equally etVmcloos when UH*d In other
maladies, such as Ulcers, Fever Boies. Tumors
Salt Rheum, Burns, Piles, or whatever inflama-
don exists, MITCHELL'S HALVE msy be used
to .tdvan^ag*.^ ^ truggiat* at 25 cent*
febll-tm
OHO WASIIIVGTOV AM) RETllA
FOR
$06.00.
Sale begin. Febrawy 20th, »nd l..t.
till March 3rd, inclu.ive. Tiok.t. good
to return till U»rchRKb.
f.blS LOTT WARREN, Agt.
DAWSON DOTS.
Hit First Dallar—What an Industri
ous Man Can Do In South*
want Georgia.
• Dawson, Feb. 17.—Mr. John A
Hires, of our city, who is 57 year^
of age, has the first silver dollar
he ever owned. He earned it by
“grubbing” for Mr. Is»ao Yarn, of
Barnwell district, S. C., 37 years
ago. He says that when a boy be
Was told that money, if put away
and saved, would take root and
grow; so be put it aw^v and would
not spend it for anything, and
would not part with it now lor any
consideration. It has been bis
“nest egg” all these years, and be
has accumulated around it a small
fortune. It is an old Mexican dol
lar, coined in 1823. It has on ony
side an eagle sitting upon a cactus
bush with its wings spread and a
crown on its bead, with the words;
“Mix. 1 I.MPEKATOR CONSTITUT 8
It. 1 M.” On the .other side a
man’s bead, with the words—“Au
gustinus Dei Proviuentia M.
1823.” Mr. Hires also has a razor
strap case which his grandfather
brought frot» Ucrmany before ‘.be
Revolutionary war. It bas been
in constant use all these years, and
is an excellent case now. Mr. H.
says it is at least 140 years old.
Mr. Hires is somewhat peculiar,
and may be called an “old fogy”
in many respects. He thinks man
and wife should never be parted by
man, and therefore refuses to serve
on the jury in a divorce case. He
will not kill a hog or plant a seed
“unless the moon is exactly right,”
as he expresses it. He professes
to be governed by the Bible in ail
things, and reads it every day or
night. The instincts and tastes of
his Herman ancestry still cling to
him, anil there’s nothing he is more
fond of than making and eating
“saur krout.”
Messrs. Bob aud Vince Jones,of
Webster, and J. L. Parrott were in
the city last week buyiug garden
seeds and “sich like." Bob brought
in f^ve bales of cotton, sold them at
ten cents net, and put the money
in his pocket, as he is out of debt
and has more cotton and money at
home. A few years after the war,
Bob Jones came down to Dawson
without a dollar or a friend. He
approached Lee & Fulton, who
were doing a smashing business,
(at least it “smashed” them), and
expressed a desire to purchase sup
plies on time. His open, honest
countenance, and direct, candid
and unpretentious manner of ex
pressing his wants aud future
hopes and intentions made such a
favorable impression upon the mer
chants that they proposed to sell
everything he wanted. He took
several hundred pounds of bacon
at twenty-six cents, corn enough
to run him at two dollars and a
half per bushel, Hour at sixteen dol
lars per barrel, and other things in
proportion, and gave his note and
a lein on his crops tor the amount.
That year Bob worked as man
scarcely ever worked before, start
ing cut by daybreak every morn
ing and often 'working till ten
o’clock at night., Never saw him
coming to town two or three times
a week and spending whole days,
as many farmers do now. The con
sequence was, he made fine crops
of everything be planted, brought
in hi* cotton in the fall, sold it for
a good price, paid his debts in lull,
and wa. happy. The next spring
be purebaaed his supplies from the
same firm; also a mule on time at
$190, for all of which be paid next
fail. And thus be bought; thus he
worked, and thus he paid, and in
four years be became so independ
ent that be paid cash for all be
wanted, and now own. a fin* plan
tation, good mule., plenty of hog.,
cows, etc.; raise, ail hi. supplies
and some to sell; bas plenty of
money and fr’ends, and last, but
not least, an excellent wife and—I
don’t know bow many children—
alt the result of pluok, Industry
and good management.
Mrs. Annie Qeise and Miss
Ruebia Qeise, of Bronwood, were
in the city to-day, making sundry
purchases.
Miss Mamie Tarver, of Albany,
is on a visit to our city, the guest
of Rev. Mr. A. M. Williams.
Mrs. C. L. Mize, of our city, is
on a visit to Mrs. W. H. Allen, of
Americus.
Miss Doode Kendrick went to
Americus to-day to atteud the ball.
Col. J. Q. Parks took a business
trip to Albany this afternoon.
J. A. F.
GEORGIA NEWS.
Parson Weems.
Tbe Life of Washington was
Weem’s main work, based on the
fact of bis having been “Rector of
Mount Vernon Parish.” It was
written in 1809, and was during
many years afterward peddled by
him in person throughout Virginia,
meeting, however, with a very
scanty sale. He was the first book
canvasser that ever traversed the
State. In his way he was quite a
character, according to the picture
drawn by a gentleman now living
Fredericksburg, who in his
youth knew him. “I have often
seen him,” said this gentleman,
“endeavoring to sell his books
about town and on court greens.
He was a Prince William (County)
man, and a minister of the Kpisco-
pal Church, though ail his children
became Methodists. It was his
custom to travel about in n small
vehicle selling, in addition to his
Life of Washington, his Life of
Marion, and two pamphlets entitled
Tho Drunkard's Looking-Glass and
The Sweater’s Prayer. Now and
then he would scatter short moral
pieces in doggerel, and printed on
slips of paper. lie was extremely
fond of playing tho violin, and
used it also ns a means to draw
attention to his wares. Being a
parson, aud hence indisposed to
exhibiting himself as a fiddler in
public, be was accustomed to con
ceal himself, while handling the
instrument, in a species oi booth
made by means of blankets stretch
ed on poles. On one occasion,
while thus engaged, the wind blow
down the side of bis booth against
which his back was turned, expos
ing him to the full view of a gap
ing crowd. Unconscious of the
accident he kept fiddling away, till
tbe crowd, no longer able to r<*
strain it. tittering, burst forth in
a roar of laugbtir which instantly
forced him to see himself as others
had been seeing bim. Hie annoy
ance was tremendous, and be forth
with decamped from tbe ground
amidst a hurrie.ne ol derisive re
marks showered upon him by tbe
rough multitude.”— Frederick
Daniel, in Harper’s Magazine for
March.
Col. Peter Donan, of Dakota, is
about to undertake a novel adven
ture. It is nothing more nor lete
than a trip from Chicago to New
Orleans in a bircb bark canoe. Tbe
little boat in which tbe voyage will
be made Is a stanch craft twenty-
eight inches in width and twenty-
six feel long. It was made by
Sleepy Horse, a Sioux Chief, and
was presented to Colonel Donan by
the Dorcas Sewing Society, of
Devil’s Lake, D. T. The route oi
tbe Journey to Ne v Orleans will be
from tbe Clark street bridge up
tbe Chicago river and down South
Fork to Fox river, thence to Bara-
taria frog pond aDd across Wau-
bonsie slough to the Hennepin
canal, and thence to tbe Missis
sippi. Colonel Donan apprehends
and is prepared lor rough weather
during the first part of tbe voyage,
but when be reaches the Missis
sippi be will enjoy smooth sailing.
Half a million maps and pamphlets
eulogistic of Dakota and her re
sources will be distributed along,
tbe liBe of travel, and eo tbe jour
ney will be oue of business as well
as pleasu-e. Colonel Donan ex
pects to heave anchor off New Or
leans is less thac two weeks after
setting sail.
An Abe Lincoln story now on
its rounds: “One night Mr*. Lin
coln .wept into tbe library as tbe
Pre.ident stood with bis back to
tbe fire w raing bis long irame.
Her drees was long at one end and
low at tbe other. ‘Whew,’ said
Old Abe, ‘wbat a long tail our cat
bas to-night.’ Mra Lincoln made
no answer and paid no attention
to bim. He stood some time study
ing the floor and then said softly:
'Mother, don’t yon think It would
bo better if tome of onr eat’* tail
wa* aronsd her ntok f" ’
A lady of Athene say* the has
to give her cook a drink of whisky
every morning before zhe will cook
a good breakfast
The Dawson Journah says the
grand jury of Terrell county has
donf a handsome thing by appro
priating $500 to tbe military com
pany of that county.
Macon claims tbe only living
female switchman. Her name is
Mary Carroll, and she is 65 yean
old. Her husband held that posi
tion under Supt. A. J. White, of
the CentAl Railroad, and upon his
death in 1869 she took his place at
the switch and has remained at
the post ever since.
Tne following notice appean in
the Eastman Times, signed by Mr.
George Fordham, of Wilkinson
county: “My daughter, Caroline
Fordham, having left me, I will
thank any one who knows of her
whereabonts to take charge of her
and notify ine at once. I will pay
all expenses incurred, and will
greatly appreciate tbe favor.”
The liquor men of Rome are
preparing to boycott a large num
ber of men who arc in the habit of
drinking continually to excess,
thus injuring themselves and not
benefiting the saloons. Wben the
list is fully made out every saloon
keeper will sign a bond to forfeit
$50 if he ever sells to a man on the
list.
The contested election in East
man grows interesting. Messrs.
Lee and Arthur ran for the office
of Magistrate. Arthur was elected
but by some mixing up in'tbe ex-
eoutive office, tbe commission was
made out in favor of Lee and for
warded to him. On the discovery
of the mistake, Gov. McDaniel
sent the commission and notified
Lee ol tho Blatus of affairs. Lee,
however, holds on to the office of
Justice of the Peace, and Arthur
holds on to the office. Thus both
gentlemen have organized rival
courts, and soon tbs rival bailiffs
iR be invading each other’s do-
ioi n.
An Athens gentleman, who baa
been a member of tbe exeeutive
committee of tbe State Agricultur
al College since the war, and ia
a practical and successful planter,
gives the following as reasons why
the mass of Georgia farmer* fail to
succeed: “There are many reaaons,
but I will only allude to a few of
the moet prominent, such a* a want
of sowing oue-lblrd to one-balf of
cultivated lands in small grain, to
be sown in tbs early fall; a neglect
of a proper rotation of orope; a
neglect of breaking land* properly,
and proper cultivation, which is.
often caused by turning the lande
over to ignorant bands to manage.
Too many are farming from neces
sity, instead of priding in it to ex
cel others in i'uis vocation. Again,
furnishing everything and giving
hands and help. The only differ
ence between their share and sav
ing one-half made on the farm by
farming doing their own work ie,
tbe tenants board themselves. One-
half cannot be saved at clear profits.
Another reason, and one moet ruin-
ous peiiey, is in raising cotton to
buy supplies bought at higher
rates of Interests at time prices,
costing eight cents to raise tbe cot
ton, leaving from one to two cente
per pound profit to pay out ot
debt, which i* only a question of
time to rain any fanner who ha* no
other income. Another, and tbe
last I shall give, it farmer* oatliv
ing their income.”
Tli.e Hon. Hannibal Hamlin ia
one of the five survivor* of the
United 8tates Senate who were
present at tba laying of thooaraar-
stone of lbs Washington Monu
ment. The other four survivors
are James W. Bradbury, of Augus
ta; Alpbens Fiald, of Miohiga*; B.
M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, and Jof.
feraon Dario, of Mississippi.