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G*n- Cn.tw". Widow.
[PWWrtpW* H* -SI.Ww.ni Sketch*. 1 1
a wrM.ru papersaysthat tie only
si ,UT of the late Gen. Carter* P™$
dramatic readings for a livelihood and
that she is ill great demand for such
rvice among the different (.rand Army
*. The name of Custer is at jd rev-
| r „l by the old soldiers, especially those
„-|,o live in Michigan, where he is looked
."non as the real hero of the late war.
is widow spends her time between her
native home, near Detroit, and New
Vork city. Mrs. Custer is almost as
much admired as her illustrious hus-
, an d was. After she married the gen-
. ral she was almost constantly by his
,,j e For two years she virtually sat in
Washington with her valise in hand
waiting 10 go to the front. She was al
ways the lirat woman in camp after bat
tle and would have been delighted to
have followed her gallant husband in
liis impetuous onsets upon the enemy,
-lie never seemed to know what fear was,
and many times put herself in great
1 She was in Klchmoud two days before
her husband reached there and almost
I*.fore the sound of the guns had ceased
to reverberate about the Confederate
capital. Just after the surrender, when
her husband canfe up from Nottoway
(Olirt house to take her to liis head
quarters, lie remarked “that -,t looked
pretty bad for a general to bo beaten
into iiichmond by his wife after ho had
Wen trying for four years to get there
iirst.” of course, Custer, like all other
soldiers, died poor, and hin wife and
family are practically without resources,
except the pitiful pension of ijBUa month
iliat the government lias granted. Mrs.
Custer has a great many relics of tho
war. left tier by her husband and given
to her bv different odiccrs of the army,
besides possessing tho first flag of trace
the Confederates brought into our linos
as the beginning of i.ee's surrender, she
lias the flag of truce carried by her hus
band into tho Confederate linos. Sho
also has much valuable data about tho
cavalry arm of our servieo that lias
n ver yet been given to the public, it
i, really a pity that a fair history of
this branch of the servieo has not ve’,
been written or oven soriously eon
tcmplated. '
l^iuge-Kungf* Hill*; Firing.
[Exchange. [
The peculiar method of long-ran.T5
lining by the Creedmoor and other rillo
teams appears to have been adopted
from the hill-men in Formosa. The
Tarasui correspondent of Tho London
News describes the mode of fighting of
these semi-savage people as follows:
• The man lies on his back, raises his
head sufficiently to be able to look along
the barrel, places the mu/.zle between
liis toes, takes a deliberate aim, and
makes, as a rule, bettor practice than by
I) mg on his stomach and taking aim in
that position. The toes keep the long
weapon steady, very little front is
shown, and experts on a level piece of
ground, covered perhaps with tufts hero
and there of rank grass, would puzzle
European troops considerably on land
ing in a strange country, where an up
right enemy would be looked for instead
of a horizontal one.”
rho same writer also says that their
ordinary method of taking aim is to
place the lower end of ttie butt of their
matchlocks against their right breast,
high enough to enable tho curved end to
rest against tho chfak and the eye to
look straight down the long barrel, on
which are no sights of any kind. They
have a habit, too, of discharging their
guns from their hip, making good prac-
i ice at short distances.
A BIG OFFER.
“The Waterbury.”
Monday, March2d
JUBT ARRIVED
AT-
XS TSS DAT AXTD DATS
THIRD ANNUAL
DISTRIBUTION
Tallis & Jossey’s.
I
200 Bbls. FLOUR
BOUGHT BEFORE THE DATE ADVANCE. STILL SELLING AT
ASTONISHINGLY
LOW PRICES S
50 Ills. PURE MSUMIWYMP.
AT PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE.
A (wood Watch, a Year’* Subscriptlou
to tlie Recorder aud a Chance
lu the Gift Distribution for
S4.SO.
2(10 VALUABLE GIFTS,
Siiilor*’ l’rejiidlce* and huperdition*.
[New York Sun.]
Tin- sailor's prejudices uro for the
most part unaccountable, but as a rule
tlmy are traditionary. Sailors have the
.'anie superstitions now that they had
when Alexander the Great set sail with
liis enormous fleet of 2,000 transports
and eighty galleys from the mouth of
the Indus for the mouth of the Ku-
1 ill rates, and was frightened out of liis
course by a school of spouting whales.
If a sailor is questioned about Ills siqier-
stition he never admits that he believes
in signs, although he may spin yarns
about the beliefs of othor sailors.
The regular old-fashioned sailor has
no love for preachers at sea. Many
stories are told, particularly of the old
sailing packet days, which shows it. The
prejudice was a tradition handed down
ireui the middle ages, when all priests
wore black gowns and forbidding hoods.
The open-hearted sailor feared tho looks
of them, dreaded the power of their
prayers, and saw only evil in the mys
terious counting of heads and the rever
ential looks at the erueilix. Woe betide
'lie priest on shipboard m a gale if lack
ing in courage. The sailors behoved in
variably that he was a Jonah, and if he
ii any way showed that he feared them,
overboard he went. But if he stood up,
and cross in hand, ordered tLem for-
«anl or in do their duty, they observed
m fear and trembling, dreading the
curse of such a man more than the
slortu or the vengeance of their officers.
Not less superstitious were the own-
' is. Hulls aud sails were decorated
with images of saints to protect the ship
from evil, and of hobgoblins to propi-
-lutc the devil and his angels. Cabalistic
signs Were |>aiiited oil the hatches, and
sacerdotal figures on tho cutwater, (ships
wire launched with ceremonies supposed
1 ''Spread a charm about the new vessel
which would bring her owner wealth
nnd prosperity. Figureheads are usually
supposed to lrnve originated in a desire
or ornament, but the fact is they came
■roui superstitious fear. Not much bet
ter arc moderh ship-owners, for the
number of horseshoes nailed over cabin-
uoors would freight a schooner. Per
haps it will l» remembered that when a
"K vai lit was launched last summer
without tlie customary waste of a bottlo
et wine on her bows, the omission was
telegraphed all over tlie world, beeauso
sll °wed a very remarkable temerity on
'he part of the owner.
We have made such arrange
ments with the Waterbury Watch
! Company that we are enabled to
jiofler our subscribers the Weekly
Recorder one year, with a chance
in our Gift Distribution, and a
Waterbury watch for the very low
sum of $4.50. The Waterbury
watch is not a toy, but a real
watch, keeping time for 28 hours
without winding, in a handsome
case of nickel silver, durable and
calculated to do good service for
years.
More Eye-Glasses
-BY.THE-
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ALL GRADES. PRICES VERY LOW.
1-0-0 BOXES TOBACCO!
ALL STYLES AND GRADES.
No
Moi e
Weak
Eyes!
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVE!
A Certain, Safi* an<l EQeclivc Remedy for
Son*. Weak! InfliinK'il yes,
Producing Lony-Sighted nfMM 9 nnd J{p-
MtoriMf/ thr A If//* t of tin- Old.
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HTYlK TU 'OKS. Ki lt EYES. MATTEL
BYE LAS ,KS, AM' PRODUCING C'UiCK
ICE LI KF and permanent cure.
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mitltilia*, aucli'u. Uloera. FenrH.ie* Tumor*
?a!t ICbt'iim. B"rnn, Pika, or wliitievy I it llama-
I'oniprrheiislvr.
[Macmillan's Mpgaatne.]
An orator speaking of tho uselessness
a (lean said that “ho wastes liis sweet*
tess on tho desert air and stands like an
' gine upon a siding.” This is a strange
* ouitnnation of metaphors.
birds of paradise, whicli are
u . Guinea, are reported to
* in danger of extinction. At a recent
I.endon of these bird* were
•04 tor eruMMnU mi Uworatioa.
1 >-*“|i .|.:tlar Weekly m
••r dflVOtcA to MWU.HUC4, »«U-
fiiuci rinsr, discoveries, invention* «mi patent
ever pnbli«het1. Kvery number illustrated with
splendid eiijrravimr*. This puliliration. furni-h-
» moat valuable eni-vcIopi-diA of informal lou which
no person should be vithout. Tho jiopulahty of
the Hcinmno Am: Rif ts i* ouch that its cir
culation near y e.iun't that of all other paper- . .
It* combined. Price, a year. Ih-rmn '
♦ot’lnhs. Sold by all newsdealers. Ml’N.N A I'U .
Publisher*, No. 3tU Broadway. N Y.
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f DllftsSPSu?e*”«nd foreign^cour.11
r Caveat*. Tmdo-Mark*. Copyrim
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through Munn ACo.are not-iced mjt:bo Hcienti»
American free. The advantage of *uch notice l*
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'AdKTvirXN 4 op.. OfliM scrumrio
Ameimcan, %l Broadway, NaW York.
Dissolu ion ot Copartnership.
The Hide nnd Com mission business of
S Al.O"hen A. Co., foot of Cotl« n Avenue,
tins b«en dissolved by mutual consent,
Mr. S. M. Cohen retiring. The business
will hereafter be conducted under the
style and firm ofdh A. Bi ll.
J 8. M. COHFN,
C. A. BELL.
In retiring from the above business 1
wish to stale to my triends nnd the pub
lic that I did so reluctantly, havibg been
in it the past thirteen yeats, hut since
starling the Bargain Store I could not
g ve it that pejsiioal attention which it
required to please my customers.
Wishing tor my sneces-or, Mr. C. A.
Bell, the saniolibiral patronage which I
received in the past,
l atn, respectfully,
8. M. COHEN.
Ia stwumiug charge of the Hide and
C*»muiiK*ioo busims.* of S, M. Cohen A
Co.. I wish to state thst the dealings had
with my rrtinng panner have b _en at all
limes pleasant slid s.i isUitoiy in every
respect, and I ch*-erftiily b* speak of my
friends for Mr. Cohen their liberal pat
ronage in Lis Bargain 8toro business,
satisfied that yon will be tr* sled honestly
and fairly by traJiog with him.
flsstiseifntl* C. A. BELL.
THE TIME IS SHORT !
And if you want a chance to secure
a Valuable Present you must pay up
all arrearages and a year in advance.
By so doing you may
Secure a Prize Mil Many Times
Gost of Subscription,
while at the same time you get a paper
fully worth the money.
Look at the Gilts!
Ton of Mastodon Guano.
Ton Cotton £eed Meal.
White Sewing Machine.
Gents Fine Hat.
Ladies Shoes.
1000 Duke of Duiharn Cigarettes.
Seth Thomas Clock.
Box of “May Lee” Smoking Tobacco.
6 Monarch Shirts.
Box of “Cross Cut” Smoking Tobacco.
15 Boxes Lightning Soap.
100 Gorod Books.
Silver Watch.
Ladies’ Cloak.
Silver Butter Dish.
Table Spoons, Tea Spoons, Forks,
and a number of other Useful and Handsome
Articles.
OUR WHISK?
DEPARTMENT ALWAYS STOCKED WITH THE BEST GOODS THAT
CAN BE BOUGHT. PRICES FROM THIS DATE LOWER THAN
EVER. WE SELL THE FOLLOWING LEADING BRANDS;
RYE WHISKIES.—Old Guin Spring, Sylvester “B. B.”
lirown, Davis & Co.’s Pure Old White Rye.
CORK WHISKIES.—Pure Old North Carolina, Stone
Mountain and Kentucky Corn,
ALL KINDS m, Rll, BRANDIES, WINES, Etc., Etc.
WE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THIS DEPARTMENT, AS WE ARE
GOING TO WAKE UP THIS PART OF OUR BUSINESS.
FRIENDS AND BUYERS
COME TO SEE US. WE MEAN BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS NOW
NECESSITATES THE
VERY BOTTOM PRICES.
TTTXXXS <& JOSS2E7,
Cotton Avenue, First Door No *h of Wheatley & Co.’s Bank.
j*n2Sml
Jas. Flicker & Bro.
JEWELERS,
AND DEALERS IN
PIANOS
ORGANS,
Barlow Block, - - - - Americas, Ga.
that $2.00 will secure you a chance in
the Distribution of these Valuable
Gifts, and subscribe at oue.
If you cannot call at the office, go to your
nearest post office and remit the amount by
money order or postal note. Address,
W. L. GLESSNER, Americus, Ga.
We desire to oell the attention ot tlie pnblio lo tbe fact that wo bare it but go
■ettled in onr new etore on tbe PUUI.IC SQUARE and have on band n largo and
bandeoma stock of erery thing in our line. Onr stock consists partly of
Watches, Clocks and .Jewelry, of All Kinds!
SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY.
GOLD PENS, PENCILS AND TOOTHPICKS,
WALKING CANES. OPERA GLASSES,
GOLD AND AND SILVER THIMBLES, ETC.
We ere Headquarters fon
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses!
Can snit Hny and every one in Gold, .Silver, Steel, Bronze, Xylonite. Celluloid or
Rnbber Frames. Wo are Sole Agenta for KING S CELEBRATED PAT*ENT COM-
B1NA1IOX SPECTACLES— Ibe best in tlie world. Wo sell the
Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines 1
and have conatantlv on hand Needier, Oils, Attachment* and Parts for all Mnohinefl.
We have the beat equipped aboj/for tbe
Repair of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
in thia section of tne State. We employ none but flrst-claaa workmen nnd guamuten
all onr work.
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
This branch of onr bnsineits ia steadily increasing and all we ask la that parties
whs expect to buy a Piano or Orgnn will call and examine onr stock and get onr
prices before they boy. If we cannot do as well oi better tor yon than you oan do
for yourselves we do not ask your patronage. The fAct that we have sold Pianoeand
Organa to dozens of the best butdoeHS men in Americus shows plainly that we sell as
low ns any one, and when you buy from na you b*vo no freight to pay and sure the
trouble of nnboxing the inetrnment, hh we place it in your bouse and viva you a
FIVE YEAlt’8 guarantee. We also lmvo on hand a large slock of small Musical In
struments, consisting of Violins, Gnitars, Banjos, Tambourines. Accordeons and
Harmonicas, and also keep Strings of the very best quality. Violin Bows, Tail piece#,
Bridges, Bosin and all kiud of Musical Instrument Trimmings.
The Office of the Southern Express Company
is in onr store and theirlAgent, Mr.'S. C. COOPER is io onr employ as Book-keepet
and Salesman and will be glad to serve all who are needing anything in oar line.
CALL ANH SFI? its IS OITR MEW STORE!
•ovlltf JAB. FRICKER A BRO