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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1891.
HORNED TOADS AS PEI’S.
THE REPULSIVE REPTILES ARE VERY
POPULAR IN THE WEST.
They Cun lie Tamed and Afford Much
Amusement—They Are Kent Interest*
In* Crenturc.—Remark. by a Dealer
Who Sell. Many of Them Annually.
“Of oil the eurione objects for pets,”
said tile curio man, "1 thin): that the
homed toad will take the palm."
"Are they popular ns domestic ani
mals?" asked the one to whom this re
mark was offered.
"I gmroi you'd think so if you knew
how many we sell in the course of tho
year, to say nothing of nil those that aro
caught on tho spot and carried home in
triumph by those who fancy such
things. *
“Who does?" asked the reporter.
"Well, children are very fond of them.
They seem to think that it's no end of
fun to see them ran around, cat flies,
and 'burrow themselves deep in the
oand."
“How are they treated when in < ap-
tivity?”
"Pretty much as we treat them. 1
suppose. You can see for yourself," said
the curio man. leading the way to one
side of his crowded store, where in a
great, round, deep glass tank were half
a dozen or more of the funny little fel
lows sprawled out upon their sandy do
main. One seemed asleep, the others
were moving with more or less degree of
animation
Ono was trying to mount an elevation
furnished by the back of a comrade,
and having attained that height the
rogue balanced himself upon bis hind
legs and tried to climb up the glassy
sides of the tank. But In this he was
not successful, and after slipping back a
most discouraging number of times he
gave it up as a bad job. Two others
scorned to be assuming a belligerent at
titude, to which the owner at once called
the attention of his visitor.
THEY ABE QDEEIt PETS.
“Do you see that?" said he. “Some of
those fellows are the greatest fighters
imaginable. They take a dislike to each
other, and never rest until they have
fought it out to the death. The old one
there is especially vicious.
"These honied toads are to be found
in sandy wastes. 1 have heurd of their
1 being caught out at the Mission, but of
that I can't speak poaitively. These here
came from Arizona, although we have
received them from much nearer home.
“At Redlands the boys catch ever so
many, and the Chinese eat them. They
just akin off that coat of mail and eat
the inside. Besides, they highly prize
the oil. which is contained in a little
pouch somewhere within the anatomy
of a horned toad.
I “The toads are shipped to us by ex
press in boxes, sometimes as many as
twenty or more in the same box, and by
the time they are released from their
confinement they are all wound togeth
er, until they look like a writhing, ani
mated mass of wriggling legs and
squirming tails.
“As soon as they teem to consider it u
safe thing to do they unlock their travel
ing grip and begin to look about. Then
1 sell them. They bring from fonr to
six hits. 'Bow long do they live?* Oh.
1 don't know, i have known them to
live three or six months in perfect
health, and with every prospect of con-
tinning in that state, when they were
brought to an nntimely end by being
stepped on. If there is one thing above
another that a horned toad cannot stand
it’s being stepped on. It seems to flatten
him out. os it wore."
“Aren’t yon becoming very facetious?"
asked the reporter.
“Not at all: that Is the nsna) fate of a
pet homed toad. You see, they ore
great travelers and like to keep running
abont Nearly everybody who has a
honied toad thinks it is so cute to see
him try to climb up out of his box, and
the first thing you know he bus suc
ceeded in getting out of his box and is
running about on his own hook."
HOW TO KEEP THEM.
“Can thoy be tamed? Do they seem to
know one human being above another?"
were the next questions.
“Those who buy them maintain that
they do Why, 1 sold one to a Indy who
lived ut the Palace hotel, and siio al
lowed him the freedom of her apartments
when she went out, and she told me that
on her return he would run to meet her.
no matter where bo had hidden himself.
He was finally stepped on. Another, a
dear old lady, said that her grandchil
dren made fnn of her, and declared she
thought the homed toad scratched his
toe-: on the floor in response to her chir-
rup, but she said he really did not go
quite so far os that, although lie was
very knowing
“What do they live on? Oh. on flies
and insects 1 have known them, though,
to go for a month without eating any
thing There is this that must be ro-
ineiubered if yon wish to keep your toad
alive—give him plenty of sun. The best
house for him is a fish globe filled with
a deep bed of nice clean sand. Met this
in the sun, and throw in some live flies
now and then, and Mr. Toad will thrive,
if be wants the flies he'll catch then
and devour them quicker than a wink.
If he doesn’t do so you may know it’s be
cause lie's not hungry.
‘And I must not forget either to tell
yon that while they are perfectly hurm-
Iraa they get themselves into towering
rages, ft makes them mad to be tickled
under the chin. They Unto be smoothly
stroked down the back. If yon poke
him on the side bs will bend way down
as if in response to yonr touch.”—Ssn
Francisco Call.
Ineffective Draft.
"It a great pity that physicians so
rarely keep their own supplies of staple
drugs,*’ remarked a venerable disciple of
Hippocrates. “Some country physicians
do, but in the city the practice is fast
dying out. Yet the great majority of
tho vegetable extracts on the shelves of
apothecaries’ shops -are unreliable in
their quality. The herbs used are not
collected at the right season of the year,
and are not properly cured, the strength
varying according to the differences of
the soil and climate where the plants
grow.
“Vegetable remedies are easily adul
terated. and they are usually prepared
by men who lack the knowledge re
quired tor proper selection, manipula
tion and manufacture. Light, heat and
atmosphere all bring about chemical
changes, and in the course of time tho
druggists’ preparations, even if originally
good, become inert and worthless. Let
the pharmacist be ever so capable, he
cannot propound a good prescription if
he uses worthless crude drugs.
“The druggist and pharmacist make
their preparations to sell, while the phy
sician who makes his own medicines ex
ercises the care required to produce tho
proper effects. It is to tho impurity and
inertness of the materials furnished for
prescriptions that much of the disap
pointment of physicians in the results of
the treatment is attributable.”—Fall
River Herald.
!
For Rent:
Two Excellent
Melon Farms
ONE RESIDENCE.
Didn't Care for Sap.
He had come from the west to see Bos
ton. One evening, a moment or two
if ter leaving his lodgings, he was seen
to take a knife from his pocket, cut a
ieep gash in a tree and walk on. He re
peated this at intervals along the street.
Cautions as he seemed to think him
self his mutilations had not escaped the
notice of several citizens, who felt a sort
of “woodman, spare that tree” venera
tion for the tall maples.
*‘Say, mister,” said a burly citizen, np !
preaching the stranger, “don’t you think r% ffX"\XT
you had better let those trees alone? Too **
early for sap, you know.”
“I don’t care for sap,” w^» the reply, j
“Then what in the deuce are you
driving at with that toad sticker?”
“Well, what do yer snpiK>se? Here
I’ve been in this ere town three days,
and haven’t been able to find my way
homo once. I walked around the com
mon three times last night, and then 1
had tei hire a cab. Why don’t you
straighten your streets? But 1 don’t
mean to get left to-night; I'll know this
street when 1 strike it I’ll feel iny way
by those nicks in the trees.”
An bumble apology for the streets ot
the part of the Bostonians followed.
Finally a map of Boston was presented
to the stranger on condition that he
would spare the trees.—Pittsburg Dis
patch.
FOR SALE:
Some Central and
Suburban and Busi
ness property, and
SUiWuLgoA-,
Wo can now say WHOLESALE DRUOS, and as an evidence,
call and examine our Stock and Prices. As to RETAILING DRl’GS,
we will give this department MORE and CLOSER attention than
ever before, assuring everyone of prompt and competent attention.
Goods from us will be delivered to any part of llte city, and
free on board the ears.
We are offering a very large stock, for Americas, of the following
articles:—
In Patent and Proprietary Medicines.
s. si. s.
i*. p. i».
15. B. B.
C. O. <J.
K. K. R.
W. W. C.
I). D,
Gr.
Scott’s Emulsion,
Rrown’s Iron Ritters,
Bearsfoot and Sarsaparilla,
Lemon Elixir, 2 sizes,
Perry Davis’ Pain Killer, ii sizes,
King's"Disetivery, 2 sizes,
Simmons’ Liver Regulator,
Cuticura Remedies,
Tntt's Pills,
Carter’s Little Liver Pills,
Derma Lotion, 2 sizes,
Stone’s Cod Liver Oil,
Hosford’s Acid Phosphate,
Barker’s Horse and Cattle Powders,
Warner’s Safe Cure,
King’s Royal Germatuer.
In Rubber Goods.
Fountain Syringes holding from pint to
one-half gallon,
A Good Family Syringe, from 75c. to
$2.50.
Water Bottles holding pint to half gal.
Nipples.
Nursing Bottle Fittings.
E- A* HAWKINS.
A ttorney at l\w, office up stair
• “—*'
, on Granberry corner.
BUTT & LUMPKIN.; w
A ttorneys at law, AmernJ, <
Office in Bariovr Block, up aiairs.
W. P. WALLACE.
^T.ORNEY AT LAW America*
Wl 11 practice m all courts. Office over
Natlonx!
J. A. HIXON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Americua, Ga.
A office iii Hanley building, opposite
Con-i House. Prompt attention given to
all business. Iuu5-U.
E. F. Hutton. e. H. Cutts.
HINTON & CUTTS.
A ttorneys at law. practice. . tu«
State Hiid Federal Courts. Office ova*
Hart Building, on Forsyth street, inarl-lj
R ’BT. L- MAYNARD,
^TTORNEY’ and Counsel!'
Law
Proo ptbnd careful at
tention given to ad btiMii.eMM entrusted t *
me. b»mnr street over P. L. Holts.
sep.tt-d&wSm*
T. L. HOLTON.
A T X?'I’M ASR,.fif«i!f 8 .SfrfcSS
tlce In all the coiintlesof the State. Prompt
i to ail coliectlo. s entrusted
ANSLEY & ANSLEY.
A ttorneys at law, Americns, Ga
Will practice in the counties ot Sum
ter, >cliley, Macon, Dooly, Webster, Stew
art, in the Supreme Court, and the United
States« our-.
DuPont OUKBr.v.
Macon, 3a,
GUERRY & SON;
L AWYERS, Americus, Oa. Office In Peo
ple’s National Bank Building, Lamar
street. Will practice iu Sumter Superior
and County Courts, and In the Supreme
Court. Our Junior will regularly attend
the sessions of the Superior Court. .The
firm will take special cases in any Superior
Court on Southwestern Railroad.
J. M. R. WESTBROOK. M. D.
P HYSIC! AN AND SURGEON. Office
residence, next house toC. A. Hunting
ton, Church street. feb 7 tf
In Perfumery.
Choice Stocks.
A Berth In Heaven for Sale.
When Thomas Cruae, tho bonanza
king, made the famous sale of the Dram
Lummon the news went all over the
country. For a man to jump from pov-
ery to a millionaire's affluence almost in
a day was an unusual thing even in a
mining centre. The result was a stream
of letters to Mr. Cruse from cranks of aU
sorts. He remembers one of them par
ticularly. It was from a minister in
Washington. He announced that he hod
by some unknown means secured a good
berth in heaven, the value of which was
beyond estimate.
It was a “sure thing," and the minis
ter was willing to make an affidavit to
ita existence. Ho had heard of Mr.
Cruse's sudden rise to wealth, and
thought an opportunity was offered for
a fair exchange. He was not entirely
willing to relinquish his claim on the
future snap, hut ho offered to give half
the berth if Mr. Cruse would in return
send his check for half his fortune. Mr.
Crnse decided that as matters looked
then the minister would get the best of
the bargain, and he declined to consider
the offer.—HelenafMont.) Independent.
A Brain Disturber.
A Neosha county farmer sent this
mixed order to a Chanute merchant:
“Send ms a sack of. flour, five pounds of
eofe and one pound of tee. . My wife
gave birth to a big baby boy last night,
abo five pounds of com starch, a screw
driver and a fly trap. It weighed ten
pounds and a straw bat—Kansas City
The Swallow* Are Wrong.
The British glowworm is steadily de
creasing in numbers, and entomologists
fear that it will become extinct as well
os extinguished. This is due to the reck
less system of nest lighting practiced by
swallows. These ingenious birds fasten
glowworms to tho sides of their neats,
but inasmuch as the glowworm resents
tliis liberty by an early death it takes
nn enormous quantity of glowworms to
light ono fashionable nest during the
season.
The members of the British associa
tion (ornithological section) aro discuss
ing the possibility of inducing the swal
lows to light their nests with electricity
derived from the backs of British cats,
but if the birds decline to adopt the
electric light—and it is only too proba
ble that they will decline—tho early ex
tirpation of the glowworm seems to be
a melancholy certainty.—Park Herald.
BUY NOW.
Real Estate Agent.
Feb. 1-1 jr
THE
FURNISH THE LATEST
PAPEES
NOVELS,
MAGAZINES
Fashion Plates.
Lazzell’s Odors,
Persian Bouquet Special.
Crab Apple Blossom.
LaBclle Cologne.
Lunborg’s Perfumes.
Edeina.
Swiss Lilac.
Goya Lily.
Soaps.
A very Large Assortment of Pears’ and Eel’s Toilet Soaps.
G. T. MILLER. M- D.
P HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office a
I)Mveii|>orl'a Drugstore,and residence
corner Church and Prince streets.
d A. FORT. M. D.
O FFICE At Dr. Kldrldge’s drug store
Can be found at night In his r om, over
t* Idrldge'- dmn nlore. Burlaw Block.
DR. T. J. KENNEDY, M- D-
P HYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Having
live years experience, and recently
Thermometers.
Fever Thermometers, Urinometors, Lactometers, “Old Probabilities.”
Garden Seed.
Field and Flower Seed.
Mixed Paints.
White Lead, Linseed Oils, Varnishes, Colors in Oil, Paint Brushes.
Toilet Articles.
Combs, Brashes, Tooth Brushes, Nail Brushes, Face Powders.
Pocket Knives, Scissors, Eye-Glasses.
We bottle largely Cologne, Castor 01], Turpentine, Bateman’s Drops, Paregoric,
Laudanum, Spirits Camphor, Extract Lemon, Extract Vanilla (from best Beans)
and many other preparations. We solicit patronage.
RETAIL. WHOLESALE.
Respectfully,
DAVENPORT DRUG CO.,
:S22 Lamar St„ 318 Jackson St.
C. M. WHEATLEY, Pres’t.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Vice Pres’t.
B. H. JOSSEY, Seo’y A Treas.
C. C. STONE, Supt.
The Americus Construction Company,
Successors to C. M. Wheatley A Co.
Have the largest stock of
DlX L TIMBER
Both Bough and Dressed, ever held in the city, with unequalled capacity
for the execution of fine work. They will furnish the trade with
Sasli, Doors, Blinds, Mantels, Stairwork, Pnlpits, Pews,
COUNTERS, SHELVING, MOULDINGS, ORNAMENTS, ETC.
Prompt attention given all orders. . Write for Cataloguo and prices
pre-
J t<> oiler his profess inn mI nervine ...
American and surrounding vicinity. < alls
left on his shite ut Dr. Eldridire’s drug utoie
will receive prompt attention. At night
can be found In his office room over El
dritlge’s drug store, Harlow block. feb5-Iy.
TWELFTH A1919UAlt STATEMENT
OK Til K
FIBELri'T
I-LIFE-HU,
314 P/alDot Street, fOiiadeipiila, Pa.
Income to Jao. 1,1891, Including
balance, 1846,750.30
Disbursements for Losses and Ex-
. pense of Management 491,800.11
INVESTED ASSETS.
Real Estate and Mort
gage Loans 4220,044.03
Bonds, Stocks and
Loans on Collateral.. 81,784.10
C>sh In office, Banks
and Trust Co 12 554.00
Bills Receivable, Ledg
er balances, ete 40,167.10
„ .. . A . 4355,450.19
Contingent Assets 755,340 01
Total Assets 41,008,186,33
INSURANCE IN KOKCE.
Jan. 1, 1891,12,176 Policies, repre
senting 426,955,650.00
The annual expense dues are llmlt-a to
44 per41,000 insurance and the mortality
companies.
The new bunlri 1
412.01 per $1,000 insurance, as against a'
In 18'0 cost the Fidelity
.trance, as against b i
overage cost of over 44u in old line cotnpan-
The cash assets of the Fidelity are tweu •
ty-elght times Its ascertained liabilities, aa
against a ratio of 41.12 to each 41 liability lu
old line companies.
The Fidelity has already saved to Ita
pollcv holdeisin twelve years,us comp
rnpsr-
ibree
pouev noiucisin twelve years,us c<
ed with old line premiums, ».ve
million dollars.
Its policies are plain, t ntccbnlca), ant)
rre guaranteed on the sante principal that
Government»onds are guaranteed.
I« O. Fouhe President.
DUNN & L0YLESS, Managers
<l-tr AMEBIUCS. GA.
Office and Factory, COR. BAY & JACKSON STS. Telephone Xo. 78.
Uptown Office, Xo. JACKSON ST. Tolophonp 110.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Pres.
ARCHIE R ELDRIDGE, Gen’l Mang'
••Satoral History."
A claos in natural history was called
up for recitation. The teacher talked to
them a while about the relations of Will receive subscriptions
friendship between man and unimnls. r
and then asked a girl
Do animals really possess the senti
ment of affection?"
“Yes, almost always." said tho little
girl.
"And now." said the teacher, turning
to a little hoy. “tell me what animal has
tho greatest natural fondness for man.”
"Womanl" said tho boy. — Youth's
Companion.
for any paper or
oubication.
Thought Ho Wti a Violin Ut.
Mr. Lake Streets (on bis first visit to
London}—Say, cabby, what’s that statne?
Cabman—That's the IT Albert memo
rial, sir.
Mr. Lake Street®—Oh, yes; heard him
play the .fiddle at homo. The British
must take more stock in him than we
dick—Texas Siftings.
Rcportortal Memories.
Mother—I am glad to hear yon went
to church today. What waa the sermon
abont?
Adnlt Son (a reporter)—1 don’t know,
mother; l haven’t written ont my notes
yet—Good Newt
'.'tL :
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
PLACE.
Mardre’s Book Store;
Americus News Co.
The Americus Refrigerating Co.
Respectfully state that their new Ice Factory will start the
manufacture of Ice in a short time and will be prepared to
furnish Pure Crystal Ice in any quantityfrom a pound to a
car load. Their Refrigerating Chambers will also soon be in
readiness for the preservation of all perishable food products
and will be perfect in every particular. For further partic
ulars either telephone, write or call on
INE SHOW CASES,
-rennv* . for catalogue.
?ERRV M’F’G CO.. Nashville, Teni#
THE AMERICUS REFRIGERATING CO.,
Office & Factory Cor. Jackson & Bay Sts., on Central R. R.
J. I*. MoVEY, proprutor,
Manufacturer of Every Variety of Bawa and dealer
®AW MILL SUPPLIES. Special attention given
to. Repairing. Agent for W.L. Power A
Co.'a Celebrated.
Wood Working Machinery.
Large end Won Selected Stock ready for ehlpmeat
Prieeelow. Libera! term.. Write for catalogue.
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THE BEST TH«NG OUT
REST YOUR WIVES|
YOUR WINTERS!
YOI'R COUSIN"!
end YOUR ADNTRf
"THE UTILS SEWING MACHINE MAN"
Wants all the ladies to call uud
see the latent
SEWING MACHINE MOTOR.
Artesian Corner.
8 pe p niu? , . ,,ldin * 1
SHINGLES
-AND-
LUMBER
BeringJuat flntebed en outflt to menu,
fgrture the ebon- named aril ole. we arw
prepared to rurntab them on abort notice.
HatUfaellon guarantee '. Will deliver at
Parfcera Station, loo mite, from A mart on a.
on S. A. A M* Bi R-" Addri
Oa. R. a. WILSON ACO.
ini at Leslie
Knights of Honor
Tbe Loageln Amerietu la are- ten yaare
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