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Christmas Goods
I oSer for next ten days the fol
lowing very low prices:
9000 lbs New Crop L. L. Rai
sins at 20a lb.
1000 lbs New Crop Nnscatel
Raisins at 15o lb.
1000 lbs English Walnuts at 17% lb.
S00 lbs Filberts at loo lb.
500 lbs Almonds at 25c ib.
500 lbs Brazils at 25c ib.
2000 lbs Mixed Nuts at 20e lb.
100 J£-Boxes Raisons at... ,85o bx.
Thousands of pouuds of Fancy Can
dy at 12% to $1.00 per pound.
E. D. ANSLEY,
THE FANCY GBOOER.
HEADLESS NOTES.
—Turkeys are roosting higher
than ever.
—Residents in Leeton don’t like
tbe stopping of the cars, and are
praying for more coal or cash, or
whatever causes the stopping.
—Tbe gns company started out
yesterday to get some money, and
every consumer who bad not paid
bis bill was notified gas would be
tnrned off unless it whb paid at
once. It got tbe money.
—The railroads are still having
all they can do in tbe way of
freights.
—We should be thankful for get
ting off with cold weather, when
onr northern neighbors are having
snow with it.
—Americas merchants know
howto get trade in hard times.
They reduce prices and advertise
in Tub Recorder.
—Tbe small boy was working
the minstrel Jobes yesterday.
—Egg nogg will be beyond reach
this Christmas.
—Have you bought your present
for your best girl yet?
—The new council and the old
Mayor will soon take possession.
—The street cars were not laid
up to be cleaned up before they
needed it.
In the—ofa Fix.
A group around the Allen House
stove got to discussing tbe Jim-
jams last night, and ono told of an
attempted Jok« on a pretty regular
drinker.
"Jim, aal will call him,” said be,
“was a pretty heavy drinker, but
had never seen the monkeys, und
once after he bad been on a spree
ior about a week, we thought we’d
fix him.
‘•So one night when be was pret
ty fall several of ns gathered in his
room and told him if be didn’t let
ap he would ‘have 'em' sure. We
described the horrors of the condi
tion, and told him that he looked
as if he was on the eve of a spell.
“He professed great indifference,
and said he didn’t give a . We
continued the subject until all were
sleepy, and thru left him going to
bed. When asleep we opened the
door and turned loose in bis room a
real, live monkey whloh we had
borrowed for the occasion. And
(hen awaited developments.
“About seven In the morning be
opened bis eyes and looked around.
We were all looking and chuok-
Ung, awaiting the time till he
shonld spy his monkeyship.
“There the little fellow sat on ths
bureau, looking as hideous as pos
sible.
“Finally, Jim’s eyes rested on
the spot, he sorter raised up on his
elbow, gazed Intently for a mo
ment, then said:
“•Well I’ll swear. If that ain’t a
monkey I’m In the — of a fix.
But, reaching nnder the pillow and
getting his pistol, ‘if it is a monkey;
he’s in the — of a fix.
‘•Wi$h that he pqlled the trigger
and kflocked the lights out of the
little monkey, besides tearing up
the bureau. He tnmed over calm
ly, andl went back to sleep, while we
went ok and paid for the monkey,
and go j charged a big piles, too."
*. Handsome Car.
e Field’s minstrels were
$ Recorder representative
liown through it by Mr.
[the press agent. The car
imely furnished and oon-
7 arranged; and is the only
fused by any minstrel
.Junior is an affcble gentle-
and l lsl— doing his press
we ».pfe ,the * Udetr0mb0n#
v can.
Scrofulat
forms, by P,1
strong and h|
M toe nsec
, even in its worst
>., and yon will be
In a short time
IP.
As Railroad Commissioner—Th* Papers
All Bpeak of Him In the Most Compll
mentary Manner—Extract* From |Hie
Letter to the Governor.
THAT IS,JUDGE FORT’S APPOINT. buT'^oTthTmud 0 ^^^:
and tbe presence of oil Sol made
everything look brighter and
eberrier. Tbe day waa so much
better than the proceeding ones,
that tbe ladies were entieed out,
and while not exactly a line day,
tbe street! and stores presented a
holiday appearance. Tbe show
windows were bsndsomely dressed,
and the interior of all stores with
Christmas goods were elegantly
fixed up. Holiday clothes have
been put on, and everything seems
to say that Christmas is coming.
The appointment of Judge Allen
Fort as railroad commissioner has
brought forth Innumerable compli
mentary notices concerning him.
Every paper yet to band has a
longer or shorter notice which
speaks of our Judge In the highest
terms.
Everybody seems to be pleased,
and they certainly have a right to
be.
Along with application for office
tbe Governor requests a letter, de
fining the applicant’s idea of tbe
character and duties of tbe office.
Below will be found some extracts
from Judge Fort’s letter, which
will be of special interest to tbe
Amerlcus people.
THE POSITION.
“The Grangers of tbe West, who
were so dependent upon tbe trans
portation companies in moving
tbelr crops, believed that extortion
was being practiced, and unJuBt
discriminations were being made
against them. So believing, they
sought a remedy, and they were
met at tbe thresbbold with stub
born litigation over the very, prin
ciple npon which all legislative
control is based. They finally tri
umphed in the Supreme eourt, and
succeeded in establishing the great
principle that tbe State baB tbe
power to regulate and control' tbe
railroads to prevent extortion and
unjust discrimination. Much re
flection on this subject satisfies me
that our own law is the best solu
tion of tbe vexed question of tbe
mode of regulation. * • * •
“I should say a commissioner
generally should be an intelligent,
upright, conscientious, Just, incor
ruptible man of established charac
ter. He should be conservative,
careful, patient and prudent. He
ought to be in sympathy with tbe
purposes, the spirit of the law, ab
solutely just and fearless in its ex
ecution. While protecting the pub
lic he should, with equal care, pro
tect the rights and interests of tbe
railroads. It would be as much a
violation of the spirit and purpose
of the law to do Injustice to the one
as to the other.
DUTIES OF THE POSITION.
“In addition to the duties plainly
pointed out in tbe statutes, I have
always thought that the commis
sioners ought, by actual inspection,
as often as might be necessary, to
acquire a personal knowledge of
every line of railroad In Georgia,
as well as obtain the Information
as to the management, eto., con
templated in the law. They onght
also to familiarize '.themselves by
aotual personal knowledge with the
great commercial aud industrial
interests affeoted by transporta
tion. Show both the railroad and
the public that they want'all tbe
Information obtainable and ser
viceable In tbeir office, and be
ready to Impart to both sueh infor
mation as may be desired in rela
tion to the matters involved."
BEAUTY’S BOWER
Is Tilled With Artlstl Articles.
Mrs. M. T. Elam's store, with its
holiday goods, Is truly a bower of
beauty, and the artlstlo eye is
pleased with tbe artlstlo taste dis
played in tbe selection of tbe vari
ous articles. In plush goods there
are dressing cases for ladles and
Infants, writing desks, memoran
dums, manicure sets, work boxes
from 75 cents to $8.00, collar and
cuff boxes, smoking seta, whtsp-
holders, card receivers and purses.
Their books from 50 cents to $2.00,
pockets In velvet, cloth and paint
ed chamois. In new and artlstlo
goods, lambrequins, mats, scarfs,
head rests, each a poem. Here are
screens of all kinds, large and
small. In willow ware, there are
baskets, cradles, bedsteads and
wagons. Dolls there are without
end, of all sizes and styles. Tbe
Japanese, Chinese and ivory ware
la simply exquisite. The decora
ted tete-a-tete China sets are
dream* of delight. Then there are
bronze goods, glove boxes, hand
kerchief boxes, and hundred* of
other pretty artloles, so that the
taste and purse of all cau be suited.
If yon want to see something that
la handsome, spend a quarter of an
honr at Mrs, Elam’s.
Council Vesting.
The city connell met last night
and considered the olalm of Mr. J.
O. Hogue for that part of Lamar
street between Forsyth and Jeffer
son. This corner was closed op
not long since, but it was decided
by the attorney of the city that tbe
city owned it. The council last
night reversed this decision, and
that portion of the street will re
main dosed.
take and set
ated. ».■
Tbe Christmas trade is hardly
what it is usually, so our merchants
report, bnt then the bad weather
has been such for the past few days
as simply to delay tbe trade, and
from now on with good weather,
lively traffic is expected.
Yesterday was the best day in
several, and trade picked op
greatly
Articles applicable as Christmas
presents are more varied and beau
tiful than ever, and it is compara
tively easy to choose a gift for any
sort of a person, provided you have
the amount of money necessary.
All sorts of presents can be found,
ornamental or combining both qual
ities. And that, too, at a much lest
figure than you would imagine.
And then New Year’s day is al
most hers. And the question arises
wlU there be any, and if so, how
many homes open to callers.
The idea of keeping open house
that night is a pretty one, and
Amerious by all means should not
let the onstom die out. Nothing
has been done towards this, and it
is time tbe ladies should spesk.
Nothing is more pleasant for the
ladies than to receive on this night,
and tell and be told things condu
cive to the happiness of tbe season.
To have well wishes extended them
for a year of Joy, and to extend
their well wishes for the same
state.
And 'tis a happy time for tbe
callers, and of all tbe oustoms now
in vogue, none is prettier or more
pleasure giving.
Then let some one start now, for
it is only a short while till 1801,
and let us while being thankful for
the blessings of ’90 express our Joys
and hopes for another year of hap
piness even more so chan the past.
Here is a good one on an Amerl
cus young man, or the young lady,
it’s hard to tell which. It may be
old, but it certainly can’t be very
old, for It has never been in print.
It seems that the young gentle
man in question is of a rather prac
tical turn of mind, and on one oc
casion not many months sinoe, waa
sittlpg on the veranda at a country
home not far distant from the olty.
Tbe young lady la sweet and
charming, and is of a most roman-
tio and poetical nature.
They were sitting out on the
poroh, surrounded by all the bean-
ties of nature added to by art. Tba
silvery moonbeams softly fell on
the lovely scene, and the veil of
night, studded with twinkling
stars, made all exquisite.
Both were silent. At last she
tnrned her fair head to him, and
gazing up into his eyes, said:
“Ah, isn’t this lovely . Jnst gaze
out upon the beauties of nature,
and list how that tree moans and-
sighs In the breeze.’’
“Yes,” said be, “that's a persim
mon tree, and you’d ‘moan and
sigh’ too If you were as fnll of green
persimmons as it Is."
“Say mister,"' said a prominent
and popular young soolety man,
yedterdky, “I notloed that artlele
in Sunday's Recorder about send
ing Christmas presents, and it suit
ed me toa'T. Iwant to send a
lot of presents, but haven’t the
wherewith to purchase them, and
S sort of a prelude I sent off a
nof your papers, and marked
artlele. They will know what
to expect now, I hope."
“But say," he added, “I hope
they won’t think that’e ell I ex
pect.”
It’s e poor rule that won’t work
both ways.
To ths Bufihnns.
Over one hundred columns of
voluntary certificates have been
printed in the Atlanta Journal from
each people a* Rev. J, B. Haw
thorne, Rev. Sam P. Jones, Hon.
H. W. Grady, Maj. Chaa. W. Hub-
ner, late of the “Christian Index,"
Gen. James Longstreet, Col. yf.
Avery, late editor Atlanta “Conetl-
tion," and hundreds of prominent
divines, editors, doctors, specialist*
and others, certifying to remakable
cures performed by Dr. King’s Roy
al Germatner, after eminent physi
cians and all known remedies bad
failed. Send two-cent stamp to
King’s Royal Germatner Co., At-
Spring medicine Is now wanted,
badly y p.V. r p! >,, ia 0 th^ T wm'2dy f< to-J l™**. tot b ° ok ot P«ticnl*rs.
St. and get strong and Invljor. ^
rarely cures whan all sis* tall*
PROSPECTS OF AN EARLY RELIEF.
The Coal Kins* of Alabama Expected
to Bssoms Work-8 team Can Hardly
be Bought—What Mr. U. B.Barrold
Bays of the Matter.
“How about tbe coal famine?’’
said a Recorder representative to
Mr. U. B. Harrold, of the firm of
Harrold A Johnson, yesterday.
“Well, we are not so seriously In
convenienced as you ‘might thins.
We secured two cars yesterday, one
to-day, and expect another to-mor
row. This, you see, is enough to
supply the demand. Sometimes
we rnn pretty abort, and have to
put off a customer a little while,
but have been able to fill all orders.
We get Just about enough $o supply
the people.
“Tbe reason, as you doubtless
know, for tbe eoarolty, is the strike
of tbe coal miners in Alabama.
We get oUr supply there, and there
is little to be gotten. The coal
there in the grate is Montevallo,
tbe best there is. Anthraoite, of
course, is not all affeoted, but tbe
people here use very little of it.
Steam coal is scarcely to be bad,
this being that Just from the
mines.
“However, judging from what I
see in the papers, and from private
advices, the famine Is about at an
end. The miners are on the eve ot
returning to work, and then there
will be no trouble.”
“How about the price ? I* it any
higher than natural for this time
of the year?”
“No, we have made no advance
at all. It may have been pnt up in
some places, but onrs is Just about
what it usually is."
So it looks as it the matter of fuel
is not to serious, and that in a
short time yon can get all you
want. Tbe greatest trouble has
been in getting steam coal, nearly
all railroads, eto., having been
obliged to patoh out wltn wood.
This Is where the greatest incon
venience has been and is now.
Enough is In sight and on hand to
supply ordinary consumers, and
the return of the mlnera to work
will be good to those using steam
coal.
Wood, too, is scarcer than it ever
has been. It commands almost
any price, and it Is the hardest sort
of a matter to get any. All sorts of
excuses are made by dealers, bnt
excuses won't burn. The main
trouble here Is in getting choppers
and haulers. The negroes all seem
to have something else to do, and
though high prices are offered, they
will not do mneh. Then there is a
greater demand for wood than
usual, the railroads, Eieotrlo Light
Company, eto., using a greU deal.
When the ooal famine la over, there
will be mnoh lest demand tar the
wood, so in a short time we are apt
to have alt the fuel we want.
-THE
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