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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1886.
Daily,-Pkk Year...$6.00
Weekly “ ... 8.00
Amrhtcus Recorder
W. Ij. UliEiSSM BR.
I.W'IK i: ll.\ 4'OT'TO.\ A* KVI'K
AMERICUS.
. 111.
county.
Macon, i
Book Stores.
A ONES AYOOC'K,
Books, NewhpApern, Music and Sta-
tion«ry. Commercial Block, Forsyth St.
Next door to Post office.
Sail tilery and Hornes?.
TOHNM. OtyKKR.
„ tJ Dealer tyi Saddlery, Haruess, Lestl
er and Findjjig, Hardware, Cutlery, Jew-
Smiiter 1 elrv, Silver Mated Ware, Cigar**, Tobacco,
.Vmiii- ,in ^ A line -d Yankee Notiona, in and
arrive. Cotton Avenue, Amerious, Ga.
J.
npnty seat ot
rgia, situated on the Knmti-
•ond, 71 miles Ruutkwewt of |
about 80 tmloH north of the;
Florida tine !! isyituateil io the nnest
aectiou nl Georgia, raising u greater vari- !
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro
ducts than any other part of the South,
combining all the traits, grain and vege
tables of the temperate and semi-tropical
cones—wheat, coin, rye, oats, rice, Irish J .1. BLALOCK,
and sweet potatoes, peanuts, cluitas,
notton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and cue
of the most healthy in the world, the air |
being pure and *:r> and most beneficial tor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work cau be performed without
inconvenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Aiuerii at has a population
of 6,000, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground find t oast
the handsomest business blocks in the
South. The city has line public schools;
good churches; a large public library;
ere daily, oue semi-weekly and two
weekly nt*wspapero; a new ope«a house,
completely furnished witu scenery and
capable ol seating 1,000 person*; a well
organised tire department, including
two fme ?learners; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two flouring mills, p. cottonseed oil mill,
planing mill aud variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfuclo-
rios; about t wo hundred firms arc engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
un abundance of capital; two pood
hotels furnish good accommodattion.
Americus is the centre of trade lor six
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural sectron in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will he largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city .n Southwest Geor
gia, and has .been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital” of that sec
tion, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As ft place ct busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled T7V few Chios in A^uf^outh.
Property of all kiuds is isMfrativoiy
cheap,^ although rapidly uovancing in
value pill o inhabUnuiiwoi both city and
country are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers this section of Georgia offers line op
portunities Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the Ambuicub Re-
COKhiCR, Americus. Ga.
Attorneys at Law.
E. D. SHIPP,
Attorney at J/iw. Americus, Ga.
Will practice in all the courts.
Attorney at Law, ,
Office in Court house.
T C. MATTHEWS,
• Attorney st Law and Loan Agent.
Ottice over Council A Williford.
—THE
BEST TONIC.
isltnde. f.nrk of
Ml I'QtTAl.* and
is M»* unit Iron tnediciuo that is not injurious.
It Knrlrhrn the lllood, InvicoratM the
System, Restores A ppeilfe, A Ian Durestloii
Tt does not blacken or injure the teeth, causehead,
ache nr pn»duc« constipation—other lr->n nudicineado
Du. O. H FrKKTrr, r. loading phyatetan >»l
Springfield, O . sa>«:
“Brown’* Iron Bitters it- » thoroughly «ood tnc.'i-
I uae it in my practice, and find its action
Dentist.
\IJ P. BURT.
'* • Dentist,
Fifteen years successful practice iu
Americus gives assurance that he is both
competent and reliable.
H* all othe
lalljj» p*r..ii
reaknen*.
n’H Iron Bitter* ih
a ail that is claimed
Tahe no other. Mode only by
\ 1 II K M H A I, ««., l!AI/I IMOKe.MI>.
INDIES'IlAHIi Book—urefiil and attractive, t'on-
General Merchandise•
riEORGE STAPLETON,
” General Merchandise. Furniture a
Specialty. Forsyth St, Front post office. I
r ESSE AYCOCK,
** General Merchandise,
Forsyth St. Under center of opera house, j
Photograph Artist.
\rAN RIPER,
* Photograph Artist,
Over Wheatley’s store.
A sod Ail I K lai’ii- a:id Scaly
Skin and Scalp Diseiihei
Ciiicd Im fmtieina.
Gin Bepairiny.
T T W. HOWARD,
Gin Repairer.
Gins repaired and put in first-class order.
Work guaranteed. Address me by postnl.
Hides and Commission•
C A. BELL.
# Foot Cotton Avenue, will pay best
prices for Hides, Pelts, Cotton Seed,
B
REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS.
I FOLLOWING is a list©! repreae
Merchants, Dealers and Professional
men in Americus. Our readers will find
these gentlemen reliable and enterprising
in their different lines of business.
Brokers t
T B FELDER.
** • Me-vhundise and Cotton Broker and
Negotiator ol Long Loans.
Office at Planters’ Warehouse.
1)
C. N. BURKII ALTER,
Real Estate aud Loan Broker.
Office over Council A Williford.
Meat Markets.
( "AOBB A PARKER,
J Colton Avenue Meat Market anu Fam-
iy Grocerie s. Opposite Bank ot Americas.
Shoe Stores.
R YLANDER A ARRINGTON,
Cash Shoe and Hat Store.
Corner Lunar and Jackson Streets.
Physicians.
Y B. HINKLE,
** • Physician and Snrgeou, Office on
Jackson Ht. Residence on Taylor St.
D U .!. A FORT’,
Physician and Surgeon. Office at
Eldridges drug store. Residence West
Lamar Street.
A . BROOKS,
l* Physician and-Surgeon. Ottice a!
Daveuports’ drag store. Residence at
J. K. D Shipp'* Furl »w Lawn.
rn E. SMITH,
A • Reform Physician,
Office up •'lairs in Eogiuo House block.
Boot and Shoe Maker.
A ndrew Dudley,
Root and Shoe Maker. Repairing
done in best style and on short notice.
S Jackson St., trout Presbyterian church
Drays and Medicines.
JOHN E. IIALL,
** Pure Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery,
Toilet aud Fancy Articles, etc.
Wooden Store, Forsyth St.
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery and
A .I. HUDSON,
c Drugs, Medi
Toilet Articles, cheap as the cheapest.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
Southeast corner of Public Square.
Groceries.
L b. bos worth.
• Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
Forsvth St., lid door east of post office.
Hard itfa re•
T W. SHEFFIELD A CO.
9 * • Wholesale >11(1 Retail Hardware, Bug
gies, Wagons, Ilarnev-. Sash, Door,Blunts
and Paints, Cor. Forsyth aud Jackon Sts.
j W. HARRIS A CO.
9 * * Wholesale and Retail llardware.Bug-
Hies, Wagons, Harness, Sash, Doors, j
Blinds and Paints. Head Cotton Avenue.
Watches and Jewelry*
Y E. SLLL1YAN,
• Wuiohmakei und Jeweler,
Soul side of Lamnr St. f
Livery Stables.
■W" G. A J. K PRINC E,
• Livery. Feed Htid Exchange Stables
esl ers in Baggie*. Harness, Wnipa. Etc
Andcrsonvillo High School.
T’he Spring t*
January 18. and
four weeks.
ItATKM OF TUITION.
First Class $15 per annum.
Second CImm ,... 20 •• “
Third Class 25 “
Fourth Class 30 “ "
Music J per month.
.Hoard and Tuition sio per (four weeks)
| month, paid in advance
i Pupils will be charged from the time ot
entering to tlm close of the term unless
otherwise arranged. Deduction made
only for sickness aud then* for no less
I than two week •.
For particulars, addrefts
A w A J. CLARK. lVin.
W. B. OLIVER,
Draper and Tailor,
tomcr. Wbow go II OV. l.y III. *»>.• »*-t
mi ! h.-*t lit of nay tailor i'. Kumpu o- . n.-rlca
I will (TT AND MAKK ; n>- -i.- . f ,-
*tnv, being In no**c*sion of tin- latest »i\|r», untl
a tit guniantna. Mterimr. elean'ug. R|.nlrlr.-
i»n«i liltlililiu :i s|M*c!.»lt\. 8lM.tr ol grease of Ht.)
klr.l taken out, tnr, i Hell »iM Stic grr .-a, , tr.
Prices moderate. Having fiwn n restdetit of
J. M. It. WEMTBK00K.M. I).
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
Office at Dr. Eld ridge’a drug store.
Residence on Church Street, next doo
to W, D. Haynes. feb7tf
C. H. McCRORV.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
KLL.1VH.LE, GA.
CLINCiVIAN’S
TOBACCO
1 REMEDIES
A Story ol’ Yn o IUU,
Prom tli. Now V.irk Sun.
Gen. H. F. Tracy or Brooklyn
went into a store the other day and
paid $8 for a high hat. Then lie
went to tlio club In I’ierrepont
i street. A rid mites later the
| lion. Win. C. Pe Witt went into
l lie same store and paid SIS for a
hat. Then he also went to the club.
When Mr. Dc Witt was leaving, lie
took Gen. Tracy’s hat by mis
take. On reaching the street lie
found it a little tight for him He
returned to the store mid told the
clerk lie wot,Id like to have, a hat a
iritle larger. He selected one that
! suited.
; “This hat,” said the clerk, "is
two dollais cheaper than the other,
so I will return you that sum.
I Mr. De Witt pocketed the money
with thanks and departed. He
hadn’t been gone long when Gen
Daev entered filestore.
“This hat,” said he, “is too big
lor me. 1 can’t understand how 1
came to take it.”
“We’ll exchange it, sir,” said the
clerk, and the General was soon
(i ted with another hat.
"All,” said the General, this lits
me to a T. Is it the same pr.ee as
the other?”
“Xo, sir,” replied the clerk, ‘-it’s
a more expensive hat. You will
have to give me two dollars more.”
The General paid the money and
departed. By ai.d by Gen. Tracv
happened to mention the incident
of his having bought a hat which
at lirst litted him, but which, after
lie had gone to lunch at the club,
was too big, remaking that he had
often heard of a man’s bat being
too small for him on his quitting a
club, but never of its having become
too large. The General’s wit passed
from one mail to another until
finally it reached Mr. De Witt, and
then the occurrence was explained
I’erlls of Express Messengers.
An express messenger, speaking
to a reporter about the desperate
express robbery perpetrated a few
days ago on the Chicago Rock
Island and i’acifie road near Joliet,
said: "We have little or no pro
tection on end door ears. The
doors are chained, It is true, but a
jimmy inserted will snap the little
brass clasp like a pipestem. Be
sides “X’icK’ had to take charge of
two cars, and it is my opinion the
robbers got on at ti e coal chute
and entered the forward car while
he was in the tear with the bag
gage man. it is also presumable
that when he entered he recognized
some of the gang and they were
compelled to kill him. Last night
“Nick” checked up a $20,000 pack
age and in a joking way remarked
that if he had that pile he’d take a
night olf. He little thought he’d
i lose his life while carrying it.”
1 “I went out with SiiO.OOO the oth
er night,” Haiti another, “and I
thought a thousand tubes during
the run what on easy thing it would
have been to have been robbed;
how one man at that could have
done the job. There was nothing
|
Kiilai getl Standards.
Any man of common sense would
understand that if cloth be measur
ed by a y ird-stick four feet long,
or it sugar be weighed by a pound
weight eontainiug twenty ounces,
or if the gallon pot be raised to
the standard of five quarts, the
measurement of each of these stand
ards of length, weight and volume
will require 2a per cent, more
merchandise to make a yard, a
pound or a gallon. So that if a
man contracts to furnish 1000 units
ot any article, and before delivery
either of tlio standards of measur-
ment that might happen to he used
should he increased in capacity 2. r i
per cent, be would have to deliver
1250 units instead ol 1000; I2fi0
bushels of wheat, or pounds ol
bacon,or feet of timber, instead of
1000.
This change might come so
gradually as not to be perceptible
nod that is its most dangerous
form of evolution, as he is then
ribbed of bis labor or money with
out knowing it.
Such has been the evolution of
this great fraud upon this genera
tion of people in both continents—
the universal standard of all the
measurements in trade and barte
lias been adroitly increased in ca
paoitv 25 per cent, and it is the
logical Consequence that it Requires
per cent more units of labor or
property than heretofore to satis
fy its measurements.
To speak plainly, the standard
of al( value- lias been fixed of late
by Kurope and the United States
upon the golden unit of account;
and, the purchasing power of gold
Having advunccd 25 per cent
through the demonetization of si
ver, the holders ol the gold have
acquired a commensurate advan
tage of 25 per cent, over producers
or sellers of property or labor.
The result is a phenomenon of
universal depreciation of property
values or labor equivalents.—Cou
rier-Journal.
Tlire* Hlslorlr Trees,
There are three historic trees in
Washington, Ga., a post oak and
twa poplars. On the post oak a
while woman named Bartlett was
hung in the year 1813, for being
accessory to the murder of ber
husband. She did not believe that
she would be bung, and laughed all
tile way to the gallows. She is
represented to have been a beauti
ful woman, and on the day of the
execution elegantly dressed her
self, putting on white kid gloves as
if going to a wedding. <
On the poplar tree, standing on
Muia street, just below, opposite
the residence of the late Judge
Garnett Andrews, a white man
named Bramlett was executed,
charged with being accessory to
the murder of some orphan chil
dren that he might come in pos
session ot the property.
The oilier poplar tree, which is
perhaps the largest tree in the
State, stands in the rear of the ele
gant home of Capt. C. A. Alexan
der, has got a diameter of 27 feet
in circumference. Under its um-
easier than for him to climb on lo|
i of the car and wait until I bad
- ! gone into the baggage car and then j brageous stiades the first synod of
| drop down upon the brake, enter | t' lc Presbyterian church was held
g S ! and throw the safe off to eonfeder- convened in Georgia in 1790,
£ ’ ates and lollow it. They will take » ni| under it was that the first
‘ i chances of a, broken leg in great j Presbyterian minister, Rev. Dr.
— j emergencies like that ’’ Snrin^^r w*t« nrrl*unp<l unit set.
Personal,
Miss Mamie Bayard, the Secre
tary’s third daughter, now presides
over her father’s home.
Plunger Walton has settled oue-
third of a million upon his wife to
guard against financial reverses.
Senator Spooner has a brother
who resembles him so much that
only intimate friends can tell them
apart.
Since the advent of pleasanter
weather President Cleveland has
taken less to drives and more to
outdoor walks.
Mr. Steinitz, the chess expert,
finds that sieep doesn’t knit up the
raveled sleeve of mental care quite
fast enougli, and complains of in
somnia.
The GreekMinisterat the Queen’s
Marsh drawing room in London,
wore such a queer dress that some
persons were oil the point ol mis-
laking him foi a girl.
I)r. Butler, the new Chaplain of
the United States Senate, is de
scribed as a reserved, dignified,
scholarly man, of rather austere
manners, and lacking the easy cor
diality of his predecessor.
Prince Augusta Leopold, son of
the Emperor of Brazil, Is cn route
on a national inan of-war to New
Orleans. He will visit the exposi
tion, and afterward make an exten
sive tour through the country.
A scarcely credible rumor is ex
tant in Washington to the effect
that Secretary Lamar will have his
hair cut when warm weather comes.
It will he only the second time for
twenty years. The last time it was
cut in 1870, when he fell asleep in
a St. Louis barber’s chair and woke
up to find himself looking much
like ordinary people.
tVhat Came of Sarlng.
Philadelphia Record.
It is really worth while for the
wage worker to save, although the
process has become so unfashion
able among men of fixed incomes
that to follow it is regarded almost
as a mark of eccentricity. The path
to influence and independence for
the toiler begins and steadily fol
lows on the line of small economies
applied in daily life. Ten years
ago, in a Pennsylvania manutactur-
ing town a machinist wentj home
one evening and said to his wife:
I’m tired of this work for others,
and we’il turn over a new leaf. 1
get a day. Now we, wiil put
away $10 a week and live on it.”
He carried out his determination.
In two years he had a thousand
dollars in the bank. With thia he
began business for himself in a
small way, capital was attracted’by
bis energy, and now he is at the
head of one of the largest manufac
turing concerns in his section—rich
prosperous and respected. What
this man did was nothing of su-
prem; difficulty. A itrcog, resolute
will and a fix°d purpose were- all
that were needed nfter his deter-
mmaion became fixed. Why
should not suob an example attract
the attention of other wage workers,
equally able and ot like mental
qualities? It is only the beginning
that costs; after that the task of self
elevation becomes easier with each
day.
Springer, was ordained and set
apart to the work of the ministry.
THE CLINGMAN TOBACCO OINTMENT
Till MOST i:FFI 1TIVI-: PIU P4RA-
TION on tlwunrket for A*! RIM IKK
;; , :,!r'&,' r f p '&li ffyr-flS.liRSr
Vistula, Tet'Hf. Suit Rbe< m lltrfiHr'h Itch, Run:
•y. rraN. Pimple**, Horen ami Boils. Prl« »•
THE ClINCMAN TOBACCO CAKE
>\TI’KK’H OWN Ki:.tli;nv, Cmrw all
W union. Cm*. Hrninea, St.runn, layi.ip. la*, Boila,
Caihunclea, Hon - Felons. III.’, n*. fcore*. More Kvwt,
N< r. Throat,Bunion* Con,*. Neuralgia,Rli»Mim;itiMn,
«>r» hin-. i*■ .tit, Rheumatic (Tout C..M*. i Vi«h*.
Itm.fvl.iti**, MiikLwK.hnr.e and I»- tl B.le*. Stin«a
..f hiMMtU. Ac. In fu< t nll-VH all local ImlMkai id<
In damnation front whatever ciaw, Prlci* J?Art*«.
THE CLINQMAN TOBACCO PLASTER
p. oh red nrt'onlin* to. the mow I i
nriiH'lpIr*- of the
r»t;Kf
■ I to the moNt Mclentllir
PURKST NKfiATlW
I '* ti K KMIKNT^S compounded with the pur*
T.-Dacco flour, and in mortally recommended fur
C;. .p. Weed or Cake of tie Breast *n.l for that daw
et irntaut or loiUinm-iory tual
V fn* wham fnm too ,l. ncat.* a a
t! • patient is unable to! .«ar Cieat
Ot iheTobatvoCako. For Head*
at <1 Pam*, it is invaluable. I*riee ■•> n».
A*k y.»ur druggiat for those remudiee, or v> rite to the
CLINGMAN TOBACCO CURE CO
DURHAM, N. C-, U. S. A.
r.iltb,-,
tr.Tts'
"Wail Till the Clnmls Hull By, Lore.”
But the clouds won't “roll by”
as long as dyspepsia holds its cruel
grip. Dyspepsia beclouds the
mind, confuses the understanding
and darkens the domestic circle.
Brown's Iron Bitters makes sh irt
work of dyspepsia. Mrs. H. L.
Taylor, Lynchburg, S. U . says, “I
have used Brown’s Iron Bitters for
dyspepsia, with favorable results. ! .,,,
1 believe it is all it is represented
to be.” Ask auv druggist what is
the experience of his patrons who
have used this great tonic.
£'aith in the virtue of the sham
rock as a deadly enemy to anakes
has been greatly strengthened in
Brooklyn, says the X. Y. Triour e,
by an incident ot St. Patrick's Day.
I). Beckman, a grocer of Grand
.. ... , , , . street, lias owned a large boa con-
N->•-fy"’ “I have given it with , (ri c tor for some m0Dth9 . The
decided benefit in a case of Innm , nnke< wtncll WR8 elcven feet , ongi
tril.on ot the brain, fr.'tn abuse of was exhil(ited iu lbn window ofthe
alcohol.
IIor*lord'* Arid riio8|»liutr.
Decided Bcucflt,
Dr. John 1*. Wheeler, Hudson,'
Kepuhlienn Inconsistency.
NshI.vIUc Uuiou.
When people remember the jun
ketings of Chandler on the Talla
poosa and the manner in which the
government paid houseturnisliing
and similar hills for public officials
Maenu’s Fire Insurance Company.
.Viucon.Ga.,March 24 —There was
enthusiastic meeting ol the
organizers of the Macon Fire In
surance Company at the Exchange
Bank, at 10 o'clock this morning.
An organization was perfected by
the election ot the following capi-
! t-dials aud representative business
\ men of Macon as directors of the
| company: S. B. Jacques, 11. J.
Lamar, Jr.. M. Nnssbaum, S. S,
Dunlap. *< IV Plant, VV. V. Harper,
: J. W. Cabanis, S. T. Coleman. W.
I H. Burden. The eleolion of a
in the (lavs ot tlic “griind old par* i ., ... . , . , « m me power 01 i
ty,” they will see the propriety of: ' ”?L^thJCard 'bet “ killed
| the Republican journals preserving I un ‘ l ‘ lh '."“ t mett n « ° tbc b ': ar ',' * —
store. Patrick Morgan, a clerk in
the place, decided to tfy the effect
of the shamrock on the serpent,
and.for this ourpose sent to friends
in Ireland for a veritable sprig
from the Green Isle. He reeetvsl
it on Monday, and with the per
mission of the owner placed a pieoc
ol the three-leaved plant on the
hoa constrictor on the morning of
St. Patrick's Day. He asserts
that the snake soon moved so that
the shamrock fell otfand then pul
Ins head toward Hand hastily drew
hack. Two hours afterwards the
snake was found dead. Believers
in the power of this shamrock
the snake.
which will he in a few days. K. S.
...u arm
llow Cannon Went Off.
Hartford Time*.
Dry Omuls
= ESSEX PIGS. 10GWQ®©[Mff(S)fi
UrllEAPEST HOUSE IN THE CITY,
ft THORNTON WHEATLEY,
AJy Goods, Clotting. Stines, Etc., Etc.
Poblfc Square and Jackion Street.
I have mr *»!e fo-tr pairs ol tnll-hiord-
[ ed Essen 1’igs, fonr n,.,rtL< old 'Ih se
who Wish lit e st ck ar invits.l t,, in ||
and »e- tlimi A. T. Oi.tran.
I ur li ti. 1H86—docwlw.
>1 i a discreet silence over Secretary i , .
I Whitney’s spending his own money j W,1 * on wmm t-leoted permanent sec-
in sustaining the reputation of the I retar y f"' 1 , . «*• T*"- The flight of G. Q. Cannon, the
administration for hospitality. ! har y * lock has . be ^ n pa " 1 l “ and tbe 1 Mormon leader, sacrificing his bond
— . j company will begin operations at (25,000). is a striking commentary
Oliver Wendell Holmes and 1 once. 1 on the arrogant and defiant tone of
James Russell Lowell wiil cross I • sneerV" ! that person, aud of other Mormons
the Atlantic together this spring, | ‘ * before Grover Cleveland became
probable sailing on the Catalonia The excellence of Speer’s Wines j President. Cannon was for years
i t attested by the many physicians Mormon delegate in Congress,
throughout the country who have There may be some Mormons left
used them. They received the j„ thst body (Judging by the Chap-
award at the Centennial Exposi- laiu’s prayer), but no more Cau
tion. For sale by L. B. Bosworth. | DO n». rifled or smooth-hot*.
April. They will go through Eng
i !aH d together, and may rt turn hy
the same steamer. I)r.' Holmes has
iWifiGSa* Ml Hilt’ m'sdioin^ been abroad only once, fifty-one
SST 1 ' years ago.