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MILLS BE
SPEAKER!
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN
Fine Calf and Laced Waterproof Grali
The excellence and wearing qualities of th/s
cannot be better shown than br the strong endoft
n»*nts of Its thousands of comtiont wearers.
$0.00 Genuine lland-aewed. an elegant ann
O strllsh dress Shoe which commend* itself
%M ,09 Hand-eewed IVcIl. A flue calf shoe
■t unequalled for style and durability.
$0.50 Goodyear Welt Is the standard dress
O Shoe, at a popular price.
fcQ*60 Pollcemnn’a Hhoe Is especially adapted
a) for railroad men, farmers, etc.
All made In Congress, Button and Lace.
$3 & $2 SHOES la f d^ 0 ,
have been most farorably received since Introduced
and the recent Improvements make them superior
to any shoes sold at these prices.
Ask your Dealer, and If no cannot supply you send
direct to factory enclosing advertised price, or a
DOUGLAS, Brock,in. Hu
Thorniiii Wheatley, Am in
SOLID PIECES
OP
Sterling ** Silver
Inlaid In the backs
-M
* ^FORKS
PLATED FOUR TIME8
AS HEAVY AS
Standard Plato.
fissr
To Wear 2S Years,
nil list i unniL
MORE DURABLE
tiiax uoirr
Btnrllngc Silver
AND NOT
HALF THE GOST.
Mr. Morrison's Yearning for Congress.
Mr. Blaine's Good Health—Patriarch
of the Supremo Court—Governor Pettl-
son's Future—Some other Matters.
[Special Oorrcnpnodenco.]
WXsHDfOTON, Not. SA—There would
be something Uke poetic justice in the
election of Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, to
be speaker of the next house of rep
resentatives. Mr. Mills is one of the
most earnest, most frank, most loyal of
men. It was ho who first suggested for
speaker Mr. John O. Carlisle, then a
comparatively unknown congressman
from Kentucky. But for the friendship
and inilnence of the Texan it is doubtful
if the house would have sought out Mr.
Carlisle and elevated him to the station
in which ho won so much fame. Merit
and learning, when hidden under the
bushel of modesty, are not always dis
covered and brought forth. Between
Mills and Carlisle there has always ex
isted a warm, an admirable friendship.
When the Republicans obtained con
trol of the house and elected Mr. Reed
the finest specimen of manhood we have
had in that place since GeargeWaahing-
ton, and the handsomest president,
Franklin Pierce, excepted.
Speaking of justice Bradley and the
manner in which ho is passing his old
age reminds mo of a queer figure I saw
one morning two or throe weeks ago in
Chicago. While on my way to an early
train I saw a toil, angular man with a
huge nose emerge from the stair hall of
a building opposite the board of trade,
bearing in his hand a large bucket fillod
with slop, potato parings and all sorts of
kitchen refuse. He emptiod his buckot
in a vacant lot, and as he turned ^recog
nized “Old Hutch,” the greatest specu
lator in Chicago. Though reputed a
millionaire, and the owner of a magnifi
cent home, bo lives in a down town
block and cooks his own meals. As to
his wealth it is well to add that, While
popularly supposed to bo a very rich
man, the Chicago gossips say “Old
Hatch” has loBt a groat fortune in the
last fivo or six years, and that at the
pace lie is going he will be likely to die
poor. Ten years ago he was supposed to
he worth eight or nine millions qf dol
lars.
Tho pen with which President Har
rison signed tho McKinley tariff bill did
not bring good luck to the family which
secured possession of it. When the pres
ident affixed his signature to the bill in
speaker it became necessary for Carlisle
to resume his place on the floor and on 11UJ nlB „ i „ UJO UU1 u
tho. committees. Mr. Mills bail been j t i 10 pj-osidcntial room at tho Capitol, Con-
chairman of the committee on ways and I Mason, of Chicago, asked for
means, and Mr._ Carlisle J^Jjsenjt the pen as a present for his little boy
i . a •** " Lawrence, and the president gave it to
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48 page hook free. To bo Rad of
Mate t.y Dr. K. J. K/tfrldge,
lericus, Ga.
weakcencf Body and Kind, Effect*
If ErrorgcrExccisiiinOldorYounj?
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member of the same committee before
becoming speaker. The question was.
which of them should take precedence
on the committee? According to cus
tom the precedence belonged to Mills.
But Mills insisted that Carlisle should
go on ahead of him, and Carlisle in
sisted that Mills should keep his proper
place at the head of the Democratic
members. The nearest these two lead
ers ever came to quarreling was over
this question of precedence, so eager was
each of them to honor the other. Mills
proved the more stubborn, for he is as
stubborn a man as we have in public
life, and his name was printed after the
ex-speaker’s in the list of committees.
There is a man in this town whom 1
feel sorry for. He has a government
position of great honor and. usefulness,
in which he outwardly seems contented,
while at heart he is yearning* for the
halls of legislation and the great com
mittee in which he once served with
such great distinction. There are thou
sands of men in this country who would
like to bo an interstate commerce com
missioner, a life appointment with a
comfortable salary, but William R. Mor
rison, former coadjutor of Carlisle and
Mills, says ho has not yet become entire
ly reconciled to being “buried alive."
The friends of Secretary Blaine tell me
he is renewing his youth. Not in ten
years has Mr. Blaine seemed so yonng,
vigorous and cheerful as he is today. 1
saw him tho other day walking through
Lafayette square from the state depart
ment to Ills residence. He walked at a
brisk pace, with a sprightly step and
head erect. Perceiving some distance
ahead of, him a friend sauntering along,
the secretary quickened his paco almost
into a run and quickly Overtook his ac
quaintance. Four or five times a day,
in good weather, Mr. Blaine walks
through the park, and there isn’t a nurse
girl or even a baby among all tho habit
ues of this retreat that does not lenow
him.
For some reason or other Mr. Blaine
never walks through tho White House
grounds, though that route is shorter
than the other. Remarks about Mr.
him. Two or three days after the recent
election, in which Mr. Mason was de
feated in his district, little Lawrence
died'of diphtheria.
A story about this bright little boy,
whoso death brought his father a thou
sand times more grief than the result of
tho election, is worth telling. One day
Mr. Mason carried home a bag of candy
and passed it out to liis seven children
pieoo by piece till at last only three or
four caramels remained. When little
Lawrence came up, holding out his chub
by hand for more candy, Mr. Mason, to
try the lad’s temper, remarked that the
bag was empty.
“I want some more candy," persisted
the boy.
“But, Lawrence, 1 tell yon the bag is
empty. You certainly don’t think your
papa wonld lie to yon?"
* Something in tho congressman’s face
must have told tho story to the keen
eyed little fellow, for he watched that
bag with eager interest. It was evident
that he doubted his father’s word, and
yet was afraid to say so. Finally a wuy
out of the difficulty occurred to him,
when he sidled up to his father and in
an insinuating tone remarked:
“Well, papa, s’pose you just give me
that empty bog."
Congressman Morrow, of California,
some time ago decided to retire from
public life, and consequently did no:
stand for re-election. One of his friends
asked him what he was going to do after
he had left congress, and Mr. Morrow re-
.plied:
“I am going to spend my time or
ganizing societies for the good of man
kind. From a politician I am going to
rise to tho heights of philanthropy.
There is a class of unfortunate people in
this country who have been neglected
by the workers in tho fields of charity
and reformatory efforts. They are un-
happy. miserable, groveling people, who
need just snoh relief as I hope to be able
to afford them.”
“And what will bo tho nature of yonr
new organization?”
New Firm. New Goods. New Quarters.
tullis & McLendon
DEALERS IN
stoves and Hall’s Immense Stock
Best Qualities of Paints, Oils and Builder^' Material —of-
AgeDtsfor tho Celebrated HARVEST STOVES anil GRATES. — i « ,
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Bugsies andWagfons
WAGON AND BUGGY MATERIALS-
SADDLERY AND HARNESS. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE,:
AND A SPECIAL LINE OF CUTLERY, WOOD AND WILLOWWARE, ETC.
We specially invite the trading public to oall *nd examine our good*
and prices. \Ve keep the best, as well as the cheapest goods in this
market, aud will give our customers the value of tbeir money.
Tullis’ old Stand, 433 and 435 Cotton Ave.,
AMERICUS, Ga.
That are just beginning to arrive. .
Listen for Competitive rate*.
The struggle for Pearl Onion
Sets has commenced—first cornea,'
first served. All know that HALL
keeps the best of everything—don*
get left I Call at
WE ARE ON THE -TOP ROUND
CARTERS
rHE LARGEST
STOCK.
AT THE LOWEST
PRICES.
CALL AND SEE US.
Calvin Carter and Son.
.... , r It* title will be, ‘The Society for
Blaines health are out of fashion, but Ame i iorat ion of the Condition of the
one of tho secretary « intimate friends .
tells me that if he hadn t accepted a place j j suppose this was Mr, Morrow’s unique
way of saying that it was his ’ ntention to
H TO THE AFFLICTED.
H “ Tuc Bl toil and the Stomach it the Life—the j
tU r inyemcnt oj either is productive |
of dbcuae." »
3DE,. ZECinSTG-’S * i
| ROYAL GERMETUERi
I in the fffer.tost blood purifier and germ de- 1
yerof the age. It tonea tho stomach, j
ease* tho appetite, purifles the Micro-
s and quickly and permanently cures
b all blood, stomach, kidney, bladder, liver,
) and female dlKooae*. As a tonic It Is with-
t out tv rival in the wholo range of materia j
• medico. It Is a sovereign remedy, and
| never falls to euro rheumatism, neuralgia,
b; paralysis, Insomnia, dyspepsia, Indlges-
^ i|o*t, debility, palpitation, catarrh, etc.
lion. It. W. Orady says; ”It Is the VI- J
Kj tinui Thule of all remedies.”
[>, Rev. Bam. P. Jones says: “I WUta every I
\ suffering wife had access to that medl- '
e ’ncv. J- IL Hawthorn* "It hM |
5 brought certain and radical cures to han
't drods In Georgia and other States.” [
Mrs. Ella It. Tenncnt, Editor Tennent’a [
U noine Mafoslne, says: ”Ha fame ha
15 -spread like a prairie Are.”
Dr. Jas. Young, the great temperance I
J lecturer, aoys: “Oh! that.every afflicted
n:t and woman could get this grand rem- i
I cdy.” •
Thousands of others attest Its virtue's I
] and sound Its praise. ;
J jf yon are sick, do not despair till you
i hava triad uermetuer. Jt hu performed
j cum that astonish tbs world,
j If yon are suflbrtns with dlw».*sndfsit
] of s core, .end lump lor prlnttd matter,
J c«rtHlcales ot wonderful cores, .to.
■r sale by King* Royal Oormotuar j
company, *UaBta,Oa.,andbydniixtaU.
f'J i’rlif ?t.Vl porcooecnlratod bottlo, which |
Li max,*, one gallon ot mrdldno oa por dl* |
'ioo, aocompanylog oacb bdttlo. I 'an j
pi |,o o-.it hy entreat C. O U, If yonr drew-
^ ,1.1 OO. ton poly yoo.
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in the cabinet, where be finds congenial
employment for his energies, bo would
not be alive today. “Had he remained
in retirement nt Augusta,” says this
friend, "he wonld have rusted out. Tho
trouble with Mr. Blaino is that ho is a
hypochondriac when idle. Every little
ailment he magnifies into a fatal chronic
i disease. Without work Mr. Blaine
wonld fret himself into liis gravo.”
He doesn't look nt all like a mnn who
is worrying himself to dentil as lie walks
through historic Lafayette square.
A queer little old fellow is Justine
Bradley, the patriarch of the supremo
court—a most dchrsivo man. When yon
, see him on the bonch weazened, sleepy,
seemingly senile, you think it n pity he
doesn't retire from active service. Yet
this little old man docs more work than
any other justice on tho bench, ilo
rises always at 0 o’clock in tho morning,
and for years has mado it a rule to eat a
peach and tako a hit of exercise or airing
before breakfast. A conductor on the
Metropolitan horso car line tells mo the
ojd justice—he lacks only a year and a
• hulf of fourscore—often takes a round
i trip ride with him on Capitol hill before
I 7 o’clock in tho morning, standing on the
platform sniffing tho cool air. Moral—
i work hard, eat a peach and Uke a con-
| atitutional Indore breakfast,
j I saw Govomor Pattison, of Pennsyl
vania, the other day. Here at Waahing-
1 ton tho gossip* have it the young govarn-
1 or will ho president some day. Patti-
l son is one of tho most surprising mon I
oversaw. He is so modest and unaasum-
i big, lioth in manners and appearance,
, that At first meeting one naturally uoder-
l rates him. Afterward yon are aston
ished at bis force, his fine command of
language, his originality, his quiet but
1 persistent masterfulness. He is the sort
' of man that a new acquaintance will say
1 of: “Oh, well, I. can do as I like with
1 this fellow. He isn't much.” Bnt- he is
' also tho sort of man who, after listening
' cheerfully, and jost as on* is thinking ho
, has possession of him, naturally and
easily toms and becomes possessor him
self. Tho governor is surprising in an
other way. He does not Impress one a*
being Vfither very tall or largo, and yon
guess him *t 6 feet 10 or 11, and about
MB or 170 pounds. Being enrions about
this I pot thai question, and Mr. Pattiaon
replied: • ^
“Nearly ovary one underrates my
weight and my height I am 6 feet H
inches tall oa I stand, and my naaal
weight U 210 pounds."
If the young gown
avnrbocomen
leave congress and io go ont into the
world ns a practicing lawyer in quest of
fat foes from people whose money had
involved them in litigation and other
troubles.
A congressman who stood for re-elec
tion and was defeated tells me tho fol
lowing story of human ingratitude:
“I owe my defeat to one man, a mem
ber of my own party, and a man on
whose friendship I thongbt I had some
claim. A few years ago ho was one of
tho poorest mon in my district. He had
served in a desnltory sort of way in the
army daring the rebellion, and had a
vaguo idea that ho was ontitled to a pen
sion. His case was not a very good one,
and it strained my conscience a little to
tako it np; hut the man was so poor I
finally decided to do so. He had seen so
little array service that ho didn’t oven
know the number of the regiment to
which he had been assigned, and had
never done anything more onerous than
camp duty anyway.
“I went to tho capital of our state,
and after a long search found his name
on tho adjntaut general's rolls. Then I
came down to Washington and by a
good deal of hard pushing and palling
managed to get his case through the
pension office, had his name put npon
the rolls and secured for him $1,800 back
pension money. This sum was the
foundation of bis fortune. From that
moment his luck changed, and bn is now
one of the wealthy men of my district.
Ho turned against me on a trivial mat
ter, of no consequenco whatever, fought
me bitterly and managed to defeat me.by
a few votes.” Wjlltrh Wellmax.
BOYS’ CIaOTHIISTG
First claims parents' attention. We are more than ready in this de
partment, The Suits, The little Trousers aud the Boys Furnishings; Hats
and Caps begin to go, ere the men begin to thinx of changing theirs.
We’ve often thought of calling our store The Mothers’ Clothing Store,
because the mother la the best economizer in the household and she gen
erally finds out that the dollars go the farthest at
1. SHFS, lit Cb^ti Miff tf MM Sffljii,
AND PROPRIVTOR'OF:
‘Tho Eagle” Shoe and Hat Store,
117 and 119 FORSYTH ST.
AMERICUS, GA.
Advice to Girl*.
Girls, if yon work for yoor living, do
lay np some money. You don’t know
whether yon will ever he married or
not, and if yon should be yon don’t know
whether yon will get a man who will
support yon. We have the word of nu
merous old people that “men ain't what
they nsod to be.” So lay np some money,
go Into bosinaa for yourselves, and
achieve success. Don’t work for other
people all your lives, hot begin now al
though you expected nothing else than
to beat the‘head of some flourishing
tmdneaaof yoorown. If yon (tick to
this hope and ambition yen will
it Then, if yon hart to live la tkk
H. X>- WATTS
—Wholesale ai Retail Dealer u—
Everybody knows where It ie.
Fresli Oysters
We call the attention of the public to A*
Glgllo, dealer In Oyitera, Fifth, *tc. Be boa
been handling Flah, Oyatcni and Fruiti tor
the last ”5 years, end has aluayn given cor
rect weights to hla customers. He Mils
Oyetern and Fifth always at tho lowest
prices and you will save money by first call
ing on him. *
He handles nil blsoystersnnd opens them
on the Louisian* style. Oysters in any
quantity from a quart to » car load. Fish
the same, and from all points received four
times a week. ANTONIO UIGLIO.
People’s-Bar!
The undersigned having opened a
Bar on the
CORKER OF 1AKAK AUD LEE STREETS
near the Artesian well, we are pre
pared to serve at all tlinea
Cigars and Tobacco.
and ask the patronage of tbepubllo
Wenlsokeep •
FRESH FISH, In Season.
Henry Jones & Co
Joe Sing & Co.,
Proprietors of the
CHINESE LAUNDRY,
VIII open this, Wednesday, for
business.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED!
310 Forbyth Street.
Hblrta 13c,, 2 for 25c.
Fine Tobacco, Cigars and Whl*ky a Specialty!
No. 303 Forsyth.and.1004 Lee Streets, - - AMERICUS. GEORGIA
R. L. McLEOD <fc CO., '
—a>fALER8pK- •
fancy; smstaple groceries, shoes,:etc.
WHISKIES. CIGARS AND TOBACCO AI SPECIALTY.
aiso, rmsT-cx^ga eae attached
spiled with tho Rut Brands of Mquors, Biandlra, Wines, Beer, Etc.
Forhyth Street, Under thr Ofrra House, : AMERICUS QA
w
ATTS HOUSE,
AMERICUS. GEORGIA
H. D. WATTS, Proprietor.
Etostrla ears OtMn Depots to Hotel
tetters Orot all trains.
P EACOCK HOUSE
ELLAV LLE. GEORGIA
NEW HOUSE, NEW FURNITURE
Good sample i-d sleeplnc rooms tot
smmerelal men and the public.;
Ffrst-classfkre and s*tliI*e.!on guaran-
XMAS GIFTS FREE
$600 IN PRESENTS
Tp be Given to the Hubf/ribcr* of
TWVeddy Ism, Suuid, Ga
Sami for Porticulir. and Suipl.Cop,,
A CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING,
dAw tf
sufferers'
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