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THE AMERICLS DAILY T1MES-REC0RDER: WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29, ISOl. A MISER SEES SATAN. THE DEVIL CAUGHT HIM STEALING AN ACTOR’S FIREWOOD. Ills Satanic Majesty V mutated, huttlm Hole It Whs a Real VKln Reforms a Penurious f I h/- small Tom Milton Nobles is a brilliant < tionalist and a goo«l story toller, the many anecdotes credited to following experience which In will prove interesting reading: In 1H«7. during my liret year atrical life, I was a member of traveling “Black Crook** comp der the management of the 1 Davey. We went playing small towns in Wisconsin and Minnesota. One cold January night found us in a little town in Wisconsin, where the theatre and ho tel were tinder one roof, and owned ami run by one man. The man has been in recent years well known to professionals, anti there are ninny stories extant of his peculiarities. He was very wealthy, but a confirmed miser. A stranger entering his hotel would invariably pick him out as the porter, and indeed he performed the most menial offices, even to blacking the boots of his guests if asked to do so. Yet he always kept a good hotel. On “show** nights he cleaned out the dress ing rooms and acted as janitor iu gen eral. Proin the second story of this hotel there was a hallway leading to the stage. The actors were usually assigned to the rooms along this hall, and would occa sionally use their rooms as dressing rooms at night, a proceeding to which the old man f criously objected. The old man would watch the doors like u cat, and as Boon as a room was vacated he would let himself in with a p;iss key, and if the gas was left burning lie would turn it out. He would also gather every stick of wood from the rooms and redeposit them in the big box at the top of the office stairs. THE DEVIL. I was playing two or three characters In the piece, among others that of Zamiel. My room was near the stage door, and 1 could hear the orchestra and ho tell just how long 1 could safely remain in the room before my scene would come on. I finished iny first character, and taking my costume for the Devil went to ray room to make the change. The dress was a combination of flaming red, black and green, tight fitting, with >jig hat wings. The feet were long and pointed, with cloven hoofs; there was a close fitti ng skull cap with two protruding hums. 1 made the face a flaming red, with large pieces of green foil paper under the eyes. There were a large skull and cross bones on my breast, with red foil iwper set in the eye sockets. The long scarlet tail was forked at the end and illuminat ed with foil i)a]>ers. As I completed this Satanic toilet I could hear the orchestra playing the ballet music of the grotto scene, so I knew that I should not he wanted for at least twenty minutes. 1 dropped two or three pieces of pine wood on the open grate fire, and drawing a big chair to ono side of the grate seated myself comfortably for a short snooze, placing my feet in another chair directly in front of the grate, and hitching Za- raid's forked tail gracefully over my right shoulder. I was just dropping off when the door was opened softly, and by a reflection in the mirror l could see. the old landlord, sneak into the room. His eagle eye missed me, half hidden in the big chn#r, hut lit on the single gas jet burning at full head. He turned it off quickly and moved lowafd the well filled wood box; ho filled his arms full, leaving two or three small pieces as n blind, and turned. This movement brought him face to face with the apparition itt the big chair. The darkened room illuminated by the glare from the hunting pine added a weird effect to tho scene. Tin* wood fell from the nerveless unns, and his lower jaw dropped to the i>oint of dislocation. I remained motionless, staring at him through my green foil eyes. THE 11IHEU SCARED. The old miser seemed to have grown to the floor; he innst have stood for thirty seconds without breathing. Final ly his breath came with a gasp axul a gurgle. With one hand I gently shook that forked tail, tho end of which was standing on a level with my head. Raising my arm slowly I leveled at him the long red foil tipped finger. With a gasp he rushed for the door. As he reached it I stood erect, my hack to the fire, scratching my ear with tho tip of my tail. The old man gave one glance over his shoulder, and, with an un earthly scream, fell against tho door, .% City ul 111*' in Tl:.< city authority prniireu i-fP.'- of istria, in the Adri ■ml a little south in*r.ila the ruins of a large hut tom of the ton. It hn* that 1L> y v '*13 > ;:u-til appeared U which frag} Ik* masses of u louts were brotig *d that he had Jills and :doi to 111 VC who. at 1 found him of the sea knows the is a huilde authorities recent ate. They sent down a diwr e depth of eighty-five feet, elf surrounded at the bottom y ruined wall:-. !!-• says he were the work «<f man. He by trade, and he recognized the layers of mortar. Continuing his explorations he traced the line of walls, and was aide to distin guish how the streets were laid out. He did not setj any doors or window open ings, for they were hidden hv masses of seaweed and incrustations. He traced the masonry for a distance of 100 feet, where lie had to stop, as his diving cord did not permit him to go farther. He had proved beyond a doubt that ho had found the ruins of a onco inhabited town which, through somo catastrophe, had been sunk to tho bottom of the sea. Some people think that they identify this lost town with the island mentioned by Pliny the Elder under tho name of CisMi. near Istria. This island cannot he fotiud now, and it is thought that the submerged town may have been a settle ment on the island that so mysteriously disappeared.—London Letter. Nrliraftka fleet Stigar. A sample of the first run of sugar from ! a licet sugar factory situated at Grand island, Neb., which 1ms been received at this office shows this new product to be as fine as any sugar sold in the mar ket. It is of clear white, sparkling crys- * tals, and sweet and pleasant to the taste. ! It cannot lie told from the best quality I of cane sugar. A circular accompanying it says that the factory has a capacity of 350 tons of heels, or 275 barrels of gran ulated sugar of the finest quality, over US) |>er cent, pure, each twenty-four hours. The factory is fitted with machinery from France, where this industry had its first development. Its success has been so greut that its capacity will be imme diately doubled, and numerous factories will ho erected in tho vicinity to produce raw' sugar for the refiners. The circular. further says: “Unfortunately our season proved to lie the dryest knowrn for seven teen years, and some farmers failed to raise not only corn and small grains in paying quantities, hut beets as well, j Many, however, have raised crops which show a profit of from $20 to $60 per acre,! and it may he truthfully asserted that j our farmers are jubilant and that the in dustry has come “to stay.*’—Watertown Times. A Common Diaruie. Dyspepsia ha* become the most com mon disease of the country; all classes are not exempt, attacking the young as well as the old, caused no doubt from our mode of living and the too free use of tobacco, etc., and yet it is one of the most difficult diseases we have to en counter. lit the Iasi five years Dr. Holt discovered a remedy, (Dr. Holt’s Dys peptic KlixL), tip to this time has not f.iiled'to erne in a single Instance. We e:ui refer yojt to YV. A. Wright, Comp. Gen. of tin? S'ute, .Judge 1L F. Lvon, Mr. George Defier, Macon, Ga , Dr. L. 1*. Dozier, Georgetown. Ga., Mr. Jos. Har rison, f’oluinbp.s, (Ja,, and hundreds of others if desired. Manufactured by Dr. Holt’s Dyspepsia Elixir Go., Monte zuma, Ga. Bottles double burner size. Price *1. For sale by all druggist*. Dr. Holt’s Croup and Cough Syrup prevents am! cures croup. No cure no pay. Manufactured by Dr. Holt’s Dys peptic Elixir Co., Montezuma, Ga. ap21-lm CrlticUIng h Yeung Lady. “She would be a pretty girl but for one thing.” “What*a that?” asked Charley. George—“Herface is always covered with purple and red blotches.” Charley—“Oh, that’s easily enough disposed of. Used to he the same way myself, but I caught on to the trouble oue day, and got rid of it in no time.” George—“What was it?” Charley—“Simply blood eruption, Took a short couse of P. P. P. I tell you, it’s the boss blood corrector, flic governor had rheumatism so bndjtliat you could hear him holler clear across the county every time he moved. He tried it, and you know what an athletic old gent ho is now. If somebody would give Miss Daisy a pointer, she would thank them afterwards. All tho drug stores sell it.** I. IL Mulford, alias IJeut. Col veil, of the United States navy, alias A. H. Wil- gus, i* badly wanted in Atlanta. Macon, Fort Valley, and probably half a hun dred other cities. lie ha* been cutting a big swell on money obtained by taking the advantage of the credulity of hi* fel- J. HENRY FREEMAN, ■ ll!i COTTON AVE.,1 CR A DUTY TO YOI HSMI.F. It is surprising that people will use a common ordinary pill when they can se cure a valuable English one for the same money. Dr Acker’s English pills are a positive euro for sick head ache and all liver troubles. They are small, sweet, easily taken, and do not gripe. For sale by Fleetwood & Rus- 1 sell, Aniericus, Ga. 0 Contractor * and * Builder. ■ It y fnr.ili'ia I. Al«> il-mtur in Hut ‘linj .'•Inter) -Is. Doors, Sasun ul Rev. Alfred T. Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Rockville, lias resigned to accept a call to Davidson College, Wilmington, X C. Wall Capers, etc.; Leads, Oils and Averill Mixed Paints, the best in the world. Call and see me when you need anything in my line. THE MOST RELIABLE! The ex-emperor of Brazil is going to reside with the Duke de Nemours at Hushey Park, In England, this summer, lie is in good health and spirits. l.lvm of u iiitll r**inlnd i Munit'd lift* in*y be Mib l We trust to he forgiven this parody of lines from I^ongfellow* s immortal 4 Psalm of Life.” Husbands who are wise and thoughtful, know that tho hap piness of the home depends largely on the health of the mistress of tho home, Many are the tasks which daily confront her. How can a woman contend against the trials and worries of housekeeping, if she be suffering from those distress ing irregularities, ailments and weak nesses peculiar to her sex? Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is a specific for there disorders. The only remedy, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufuctureis. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case, or money re funded. See printed guarantee on bottle wrapper. A Nun-Hunttlng Fly Wheel. In the works of tho Mannesman!! Tube company, iu England, there is a heavy fly wheel ingeniously designed to be ab solutely free from any danger of burst- j ing. As this wheel is about twenty feet iti diameter, weighs over seventy tons and runs at 240 turns per minute, it wus feared that a cast iron wheel would be miable to staud such a centrifugal force. ; The wheel consists of a cast iron huh. to which are securely bolted two circular plates or disks of steel about twenty feet in diameter. Round the periphery of tho ‘wheel thus formed about seventy tons of No. 5 wire was tightly wound, thus binding the whole securely togeth- er and making ii wheel that is practical ly beyond possibility of breakage by centrifugal power. The circumference of this great wheel travels at the rate of 2.85 miles i>t*r minute, about three times as fast ns the moat speedy express trains. , — Philadelphia Record. Worth Its Weight In Gold. If a price can be placed on pain, “Mother’s Friend” Is worth Its weight, in gold as an alleviator. My wife sullei- ed more in ten minutes with either of lic^ other two children ihuu she did all together with her last, having previous ly used four bottles of “Slot her’* Friend.” It Is a blessing to any ono expecting to become a mother, says a consumer of mine. llKNDKitsox Dale, Druggist, C’nrmi, 111. Write Tho Bradlleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars, Sold by druggists. Mr. Valentine, the Virginia sculptor, has shipped his 1 eroic statue of Gen. William C. Wickatn to Now York to be cast in bronze. It is to be erected in Capital square, Richmond. Put Me In My Little Hed. I ttui n r.xy, dlsxy. Ul: 1 *v The tooiiomy of Electric Traction. Mr. Cox. the borough surveyor of Bradford, England, having been deputed by that city to make investigations with a view of ascertaining tho best system of street car traction, lias made a valu able report on tlio subject. Ho speaks in the highest terms of tho work of the accumulators on ‘the Birmingham elec tric line, and stutes that tlio receipts there are twopence per car mile, as against tenpenco with horse traction, a difference which is likely to have con siderable weight with the corporation of the city of Bradford, to which his re port has been submitted.—London Let- .il ruck* liiy head, in other words, I am suffering from a bilious attack, but Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets will bring mo around nil right by to-morrow. They often cure headache in an hour. 1 have fouud them tipi best cathartic pill in existence. They pro duce no nausea or griping, hut do their work thoroughly. They are convenient to carry in the vest-pocket, and pleasant to take. In vials; 25 cents. ter. Dyspepsia uml Indigestion In their worst forms are cured by the use of P. P. P. If you are debilitated and run down, or if you need a tonic to regain flesh and lost appetite, strength and vigor, take P. P. 1\, aud you will be strong and healthy. For shattered con stitutions and lost manhood P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root aud Potassium) is the king of all medicines. P. I*. P. is tho greattst blood purifier in the world. For sale by all druggist. apr21-d’i2t-w2t Nine Yearn* Journey of a Letter. Nine years ago a woman in Germany wrote a letter to her husband, a sailor, who had''gone out to Brazil. His vessel had left when the mail reached there; •var since this letter has been rambling ftitfaeemnd trying to push it through; 1 through numerous postoffices in differ- bwt the door opened in. 1 took on 9 step cut parts of the world, always arriving toward him, and he gave another screech in the wake of the husband’s ship’s de- and tried to jump through the transom, parture. It was recently returned to At that moment Tom Davoy, my the German dead letter office, which rooxnma'»\ pushed the door open anil has restored it with scrupulous care to the old man fell across the threshold, j the sender. The letter wus dated Get. He gathered himself quickly mid flew 10, 1881.—London Tit-Bits. wildly into,the hall. ,1 explained the situation briefly to Davey. Opening the i*»vi»«*.i the crowd to Rut orange*, door he looked down to where the timin' T. A. Melter purchased 5,000 sweet hallway intercepted the main hall. Hi a ! oranges and placed them on Concords fit of wild extravagance the miser had wharf, fuot of Ocean street, for free dis tuned the gas full on and stood staring trilration. Tho only proviso was that in tho direction of .our door. The old the eater should quarter tho fruit ami Bill Xye and Janies Whitcomb Riley have reconciled their differences after an estrangement of a year or so, which is said to have originated in Riley’s con- \ivial habits. A CHILD KILLED. Another child' killed by tho use of opiates given in the form of soothing syrup. Why mothers give their chil dren such deadly poison is surprising when they can relieve tlio child of its peculiar troubles by using I)r. Acker’s Baby Soother. It contains no opium or morphine Sold by Fleetwood & Rus sell, Aniericus, Ga. 10 man motioned to Tom and asked whether place the l**cl inn barrel of alcohol lie had seen anybody in the room. Tom standing near. About 4,000 of tho assured him that there was no ono in the oranges were eaten by tho surrounding room. “What! Nothing at all?** “Noth- crowd, and Mr. Melter got a goodly ing at all,** answered Tom. The old man amount of work dono for nothing. The stared at him vacantly for a moment peeling will ho shipped to England to be and then sneaked down to tho office, used for medicinal purposes.—Florida keeping ono eyo over his shoulder. , Times- Umoa. It is said that for a year or two after- j ward ba never entered an actor's room to | Co*ti>- Building* in Boston, turn down the gas or rob the woodbox; | The following will give an idea of Gen. Albert l’iko once told a citizen of Alexandria that he removed from that city to Washington because the peo ple whistled so much they disturbed his literary labors. It is quite the fashion now to take l)o Wilt’s Little Early Risers for liver, Honiach and bowel disorders. They are -mail pill*, hut. mighty good ones Cook’s Pharmacy m lbs them. Gen. A’bert Pike owned the largest meerschaum pipe iu the world, and he knew how to operate it without materi ally cutting ah >rt the span of his life. but gradually tho force of habit became v, ’hat Boston is spending upon some of Btrotber than tho terrors of memory. A ito principal building,: The new couri few ream ago he died miserably, leaving lioueo will corf perhaps from $4,000,000 millions for others to squander. — Atlanta to $5,000,000: tlie'etate houso extension, Constitution. i <*.000.000; tho publtn library, $!,500,000: - ■ the syndicate building, State street, Piper is made innatlj from waste ma- <0,000,000 or <3,000,000; tnb Awss bmld- If food sours on tlio stomach, dines li.-n is defective. Do Witt's Littlo Early Kisers will remedy this. The famous II tie pills that never (tripe and never disa.point are sold by Cook’s Phar macy. terials, and it enters into the compost- ins. at tlw foot of Court street, <70^e*Q^ lion of a thousand thins*, from a cigar- and tho Bears building repairs and alter- j ations, $100,000.—Boston Letter. ette T-tappcr to n car wheel. Ur. C. A. Thomas, Henry county, Ala., says; , I nfftye.it with Dyspepsia for twuor three ;esfrs, after despairing of getting well. A sew bottles of Dr. Bolt's Dyspeptic Elixir eared me perfectly: For sale by all druggist* Very popular, very sural), very good. I)o Witt’* Little Early Risers; the pill for constipation, biliousness, sick head ache. Sold by Cooks Pharmacy. A. J. BUCHANAN. -DEALER IN- Gen. Alger, who has been confined to his bed in Detroit, Midi., for a week, is improving rapidly. lie will ho about again in a week. STAPLE AND FANCY G-BGCERIE* CORNER COTTON AVENUE AND LAMAR STREET, AMERICU3. G A. TELEPHONE No. 40. FREE DELIVERY. HOW IS YOUR CHILD? I am the Housekeeper* Friend. I ook over the following list and sclent what you want, and telephone or send me your order: The (urgent and finest assortment or FineGronerl** and Canned Goods, consisting In part of. Arm ur'« Con ed Beef, lain- h Tongue Roast Beef, Tripe, Chi ped Beef, tigs Swift’s Specific is tHe great developer, of delicate child ren. It regulates the secre tions; it stimulates the skin to ilety, Preserves ol all k I mis. Sauces, Catsups and A Select Stack of tho Finest Fancy Candy. healthy action, and assists nature in development. There is no tonic for child- equal to 3. 3. 3* J. R. HUDSON & CO. - PROPRIETORS- ron Send for our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases. Swift Spkcikio Co.. Atlanta, Ga, Americus-Botig-Works, THE BOTTLER8 OF ALL KIND8-OF- Soda and Mineral Waters. Cider and Cinger Ale* ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTF.NDKD TO. 824 LEE STREET AMERlCUS. GEORGIA* Aims lews Cur E. J. McMATII. B. H. McMATH McMATH BROTHERS. -DEALERS IN FURNISH TIIK LATEST PAFEK.S NOVELS, MAGAZINES Fashion Plates. Groceries, Proiisions, Country Produce BOOTS, SHOES, ETC.. ETC., WHISKEYS, T0BAT0 & CIGARS. SPECIALTIES. 207 FORSYTH STREET, AMERlCUS, GEORGIA. We *oilcit a share of the patronage of the trading public, guaranteeing satisfaction low price*, and good good*. We deliver good* anywhere In the city. Call and *ee us. McMATH BOTHERS. BARGAIN. NOTICE TO MILL MEN. Will receive subscriptions for any paper or nubic-ition. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED, PLACE. Ilardre’s Book Store. 1 have for*mic Two Mill Rook* and fixtuc* complete, One Rico Mill. One Pol isher. One Fan, tme Uniting t loth complete, Three I*». 1 r Hen leu. One Fifty Horses Power Engine and HoLer, One PDner One Urn g KUger. Five Gin*, (.me t b.rfc Cotton Clearer, One Pre*s, Miunftlngs and Pule}* world without end. *\ll of the above property will be sold Cheap For : ash or Bankable Papers. 1? at Amerlcu* < C. A. BELL. BAKERY R. F. NEHKINC, PKOPItlUTOH. Mm Street, Dsdcr Allen floes AMERlCUS, GA, LIGHT BREAD A SPECIALTY! Bread and Gale Wagon Boca out fci!» Country Merchants supplied with bread at wholesale prices. BUGGIES 1 will sell you the best buggy in Georgia, price and.quamy considered. Repairing oi *11 kinds solicited aud executed promptly and neatly. All work wurrunted. T. S, GREENE. Cotton Avenue., ■ ” * • Opposite Prince’s Stables' Americus, Georgia. Sans Souci E BAR AND rESTAURANT W. T. RAGAN, Proprietor, Wo. 007 XiAmar JStrcot. Americus News Go. : tim My 8a«*on I* furnished with tho b*»st Wine*, Hruudi'*. Rt.m, Gin and \Vh!*kl« ran b« bought for the o*i»h. Imported Liquor a Specialty. Sou cat. fiiu' nt mv Ba *nyiplng you WHnt to drink from a gliiKSof Told Milk or B«-. r to the Fluent undonh Whi*ky-Kour In Amerlcu-. My U*-daurant l> rupplled ulth the In fiord*, and with the b»**t cook In tboNtate, and aid of good waiter*. I et » p|c * the t fUKt.hl e that 1 A. T. CURRY, Real Estate, Insurance, STOCK' AND BOND BROKER. Cordele, Ga. »p!8-ly-d-w QHH nntmdtksynablts Atlaaua.ua. u«r«n>ti<v uuh 3$ SHINGLES AND LUMBER Having Ju*t flnUhed an outfit to niann< fm ture theabov.* named ar !cle«, we »« prepared to furnl«h hem <01 *hori notice. LUMBER! Harm, locat«d a mill at Oobb Station, I am i rep,r.-d to rorol.b Lumber of all fclod. on abort nollea. Ftratelaa* Lumbar furnished on abort notice. J W. CASTLEBERRY, M’cb 15,-d-ltn. Cobb Station, Oa. SUFFERERS Youthful Errors Lost Maulinod, Eurly Decay, etc., etc., cut) secure a home trr-atixe free by addressing a fellow sufferer, C. W. I-eek, P. O. Box 316, Itouuoke, Virginia. Knights of Honor The Loaxe In Amerlcu. Is.v.r ten ynm _ * Amcmeou light Bate* and obaaomt Ufa Insurance. Pot ofbnuation applv to _ D. O. BRINSON. “»r IT- Raporeft