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. Wom lerful rtf or Meduulw That
H-j-tifiiU the BoAttaci of Jams.
jjaiViann Jaeobe, a carpenter, of Bnfiz-
■„ n prpssia, has been credited with con
stricting » wonderful piece of mechan
ism representing In several successive
si;ene« the passion of the Saviour. All
the actors in the grand but beautiful
drama are carved from wood, and are
each about six inches in height. The
machinery runs by clockwork, and enacts
the various parts three times in each,
winding. The panorama first unfolded [
j* a beautiful garden, with a figure of |
Jesus kneeling in prayer under one of I
the trees, figures of the three sleeping;
apostles being plainly discernible iu the
distance.
As the machinery warms up the
wheels and the figures move more rap
idly, quickly unfolding the last Beenes in
the earthly career of Jesus. The last
supper, the betrayal, the remorseful
look which comes over the face of Judos
when he first realizes the extent of his
crime, the examination of Jeeus before
Caiaphas, the dialogue between Pilate
and the Jews—all flit before the gaze ill
a manner so astonishingly lifelike and
real as to make one almost believe him
self at Calvary. After the sentence has
been pronounced a figure of Jems with
the cross appears.
The cross is mechanically erected while
the little figures busy themselves binding
the figure to he nailed upon it Ladders
are run up to the arms of the cross, a
little figure quietly slips over the rungs,
then there is a sound of hammers as two
figures hold the one that is being nailed
to the cross by thefignreson the ladders.
At last, when all is thought to be fin
ished, a figure on horseback slides across
the platform, draws his sword and
throats it into the side of the figure on
the cross. The last scene shows Jesns
in the sepulcher, with angels guarding
the remains.
Mr. Adams in' his “Letters on Silesia'
says: “It ia the most remarkable piece
of mechanism I have ever seen. The
traitor's kiss, the scourging, the nailing
to the ernes, the sponge of vinegar and
every seeming pain inflicted occasion
feelings which cannot be felt at mere
description.”—St. Lonis Republic.
How Frank Leslie Died.
Mr. Leslie was physically strong and
hearty to the very hour of his death, all
his life being singularly free from aches
or pains. His death was caused by a
rmall tumor in the throat; being jnst
beneath the jugular vein, the tmnor
could not be touched by the lance The
day of his death Mr. Leslie took a long
walk, little thinking that in a few hoars
he should be numbered with those who
have gone on ahead of ns to the un
known country. They sent for me in
the heart of the city. I hastened to his
bedside with all speed. When I arrived
he lay sleeping. I spoke to him. lie
did not know me, or appear to take
innch interest in my words. Still, I felt
hopeful. I could not believe that be
must die. Tboee about the bed were
wiser.
One said to me: “Do not deceive
yonrself; this meant death.” I pat my
two arms over the dying man's shoul
ders and looking into his face asked him
to speak to me. He opened* his eyes,
smiled faintly, then said to "me these
words: “You are beantifnl and I love
yont” He had thrown all his life into
his voice. His heed dropped hack—he
was dead. Yet even in the face of death
this man bad time to torn aside from
the deep Plutonian shadowi bt eternity
and consecrate Us 1 expiring breath to
the love and tenderness of wife and
home. Ah, sir. suoh i life as tide coaid
not have been entirely in Vain.—Inter
view with Mrs. Leslie in Detroit Free
Press.
I Ml on a etOe and watch the drtl
The sword is bright with morning dew.
I feel In mjr heart enraging thrill
as the sqaadroos thunder "nonitu
Quedrupednnte.”
I think of the darn long since gone bj,
Bow well 1 remember mjr bobtailed bonel
His temper wen bed; he'd kick ekrhigh;
But few I've bed better, end many worse;
Poor Roeinante!
And the note of our old chief's errd
In memory ’n ear still echoing sounds.
His drills were held by the cored's band
To stir tho blood like a day with hounds:
But the chief is dead.
Those cheery cornet*, all comrade* good,
TU cad to think bow few remain.
They did their duty a* soldiers should.
And the Joy of life was sufficient gain
To each reckless head.
The squadrons form and advance and wheeL
How I entry those boys, who ride in line!
Each sunburned face looks as brave and leal
As those of the mospmates thirty years syne
In my days of gold.
But the trumpet cries, “Ride home at ease,”
And, though I am now but of small account
1 can wish good luck to lads like these
As I leave my stile. 'Twos steady mount
For a soldier old.
—London World.
Chart tablsa
A gentleman has been complaining to
the paper* that he has trapped a florin
by mistake for a penny into the slot of
an antomatio machine and cannot get it
back; no, nor even the piece of chocolate
he bargained for. “Boo, hoo, hooP
Why, that’s nothing to whet happened
to me when I was a much smaller boy,
and yet I did not cry about it I was
taken to “call” upon a most excellent
clergyman who had a missionary box
upon his drawing room table. The po
lite function hung rather heavy on my
hands, and I was amusing myself with
trying whether a five shilling piece—all
the money I had in tho world, invested
iu that gigantic coin for safety—would
go into the slit in the box. It was a
close fit, bnt unfortunately it did go and
slipped ont of my fingers. There w
terrible metallic splash—a rock of silver
falling into a sea of coppers—and then
“I knew no more." When I came to
myself I found my family and the cler
gyman in raptnres over my charitable
act—James Payn.
Spectacle Curs for Headache*.
A Mew York physician who has for
several years been studying the relation
of the eye strain to headaches, etc., in
children has published the result of his
labors. Ho finds that cases of short
sight, far sight and irregular sight often
go unrecognized nntil rite continued eye
strain results in a chronic headache and
lassitude, or even more serious nervous
disorders, Tho most approved modern
treatment in certain cases of headache
is to order the Use of spectacle*.—New
York Journal. .
Moslems Abhor Bells*
The Moslems abhor bells, which they
•’ay <lraw evil spirits' together. In place
of them they have men called Muezzins
stationed in their minaret* who call out
•i'o times each day for the people to
come to prayer. Their cry is, “There is
no Qod bnt Gtxl, Mohammed U his
l'rophet."—St Lonis RepnUie.
Gulilcd Arisht.
Father—I .111 very much afraid our
daughter will elope with that young
rascal.
■ Mother—Mo danger. I reminded her
Improved Wood Carvln*.
A wood carving machine which pos
sesses many radical improvements has
been brought ont. The machine is de
signed specially for use in furniture
factories, and in car, organ and pi.
ano factories and other establishments
where wood carving is done. It will
carve four duplicate pieces any length
at one operation if not over seven
and one-have inches wide, or it will
make two duplicate pieces any length if
not over fifteen inches wide, and if a
greater width is desired one piece can he
carved of any length,' and from fifteen
to thirty inches wide.
The bits can he handled conveniently
and in any direction within an angle of
thirty degrees. The top, or table, can be
raised or lowered to make thick or thin
work, and will remain the proper height
for the operator. Tho table also rests
upon sliding ways, so that it can he ad
justed for the convenience of the op
erator on different varieties of work.
The driving pulley of the machine is six
inches in diameter, with three inch face,
and should make l‘,400 to 1,500 revolu
tions per minute.—Mew York Commer
cial Advertiser.
An KgotDtlc Ac* Till*.
We live in an age of self importance,
sustained and promoted by methods un
known to the simple minds of our an
cestors. The interviewer and the re
corder of social gossip have artfully
created a daily want which they them
selves snpply. If A., the millionaire,
adds an acre to his estate we ascertain
the price paid for it almost as soon as he
does. We coaid pass a creditable exami
nation upon the habita of Z., the essay
ist, daring working hourst we are'thrice
familiar with the arrangement of his
fnrnitnre, and have even learned what
pens he uses.
The harm in dwelling upon these
things is not at first apparent, sinoe we
born to know them. This weakness of
mind induces the belief that oar friends
are eager for similar details about our
selves, and as a natural consequence
when it is our cne to talk the penonal
nominative does not lack advancement
Egotism, spoken and written, is the fash
ion as well as the failing of onr waning
day.—Scribner’*.
Child Definitions.
1 asked alittbgirl how StftjMS-
fine love. Unhesitatingly she answered,
“It's going 'errands.” I asked a little
boy the mtaalife of the word gniH. “It
means'telling on another boy.*” I asked
HareySUftvUFSrdefiiie s 'genftemaa.
He replied, not without some fervor,
“Oh, a fellow who has a watch and
chalk* I suppose he read disappoint
ment in my faoe, for he hastily added,
“and loves Jesns.” This same boy had
a very hazy idea of Old Testament his
tory. He had heard of Adam and Eve—
“They stole apples and were tamed oat
of the garden, and then they had to
work for their living till the sweat
ponred down.” A girl of 11 told me
how ahe wished to live in the country
“because then I shouldn’t see a lot of
people having a lot of things I cant
have.”—Mrs. Dorothy Tennant Stanley's
Book.
Destruction or Forests.
The consumption of pine from the
forests of Wisconsin and Michigan is
enormous. While Canada is being look
ed to for fntnre snpplies, it is shown that
that country is becoming alarmed at the
rate at which her forests are disappearing.
Furthermore, it is estimated that in Cali
fornia alone in 1889 $35,000,000 worth of
timber wns destroyed by fire, the greed
of speculators and the efforts of the
herdsmen to secure pasturage for flocks.
Philadelphia Press.
Cincinnati uses 2,500,000 cabbages
every year for its sauerkraut manufac
tories. Its snpply is drawn from Michi
gan, of which Detroit is headquarters,
and also Illinois, where Chicago is the
distributing point. The cabbages are
generally sold by the ton, the price rang
ing from «10 to $25 per ton. The trade
of Cincinnati in Icrant extends through
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Georgia and into the Virginias.
One of tho greatest problems of the
future is thought to be the tranforma-
tion of carbon energy into light upon
the same principle that the- glow worm
and firefly give their light, and when a
single pound of combustible material
will furnish as much light as is now ob
tained from a ton of coal.
When people do not particularly like
each other it is sometimes said, “There
is no love lost between them." The
ihraseoocnra in the old ballad of “The
. lab«* of tho Wood,” and in a tale of the
days of Shakespeare, entitled “Mont-
chensoy.”
An mutual offer
—tho one that’s made by the propri
etors of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy.
Unusual, but made in good faith.
It’s a reward of $500 for an incura
ble case of Catarrh. If yon have
one, the money’s for you. But you
can’t know whether you have one,
till you’ve tried Dr. Sage’s Remedy.
What’s incurable by any other
means, yields to that. By its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, it cures tho worst eases,
no matter of how long standing.
That’s the reason tho money can bo
offered. There’s a risk abont it, to
be sure. Bnt it’s so small that the
proprietors are willing to take it.
The symptoms of catarrh are,
headache, obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into turoat, some
times profuse, watery, and acrid, at
others, thick, tenacious, mnoons,
purulent, bloodj% putrid and offen
sive ; eyea weak, ringing in ears,
deafness; offensive breath; smell
and taste impaired, and general
debility. Only a few of these
symptoms likely to be present at
once.
THE
FURNISH THE LATEST
PAPERS
NOVELS,
Fashion Plates.
Will receive subscriptions
for any paper or
nubication.
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
PLACE.
When grapes are served do not spit
momer—Mo danger. I remimlcU nor | out (1 „, lmt cject them from the
evening that girls who eloped got (h into the half closed hands, from
*>weddt„g presents, and I feel mat w hence they should be transferred M
Mat my words sunk deep into her heart nnMtenta tiou*ly as possible to the plate.
laliiiSlllilM
—New York Weekly.
Mardre’s Book Store.
Americus News Co.
A. T. CURRY,
Real Estate, Insurance,
STOCK AND BOND BROKER.
Cordele, Ga.
apl8-ly-d-w
DISSOLUTION.
Tbe firm of Argo A Andrews la this day
di^olvod by mutual coneent, John T. Argo
retiring, lie will be succeeded by O. C. Car
ter and the firm will hereafter be Andrews
<& Carter, who will amuine all tli * liabilities
‘[Andrew*, and col-1
ftnutoeuA* —
We can now say WHOLESALE DRUGS, and as an evidence,
call and examine our Stock and Prices. As to RETAILING DRUGS,
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 the city, and
free on board the cars.
We are offering a very large stock, for Americas, of the following
articles:—
In Patent and Proprietary Medicines.
Perry Davis’ Pain Killer, 8 sizes,
King’s Discovery, 2 sizes,
Simmons’ Liver Regulator,
Cuticura Remedies,
Tutt’s Pills,
Carter’s Little Liver Pills,
Derma Lotion, 2 sizes,
Stone’s Cod Liver Oil,
Hoeford’s Acid Phosphate,
Barker’s Horse and Cattle Powders,
Warner’s Safe Cure,
King’s Royal Germatner.
S. fS. 8.
P. P. P.
B. S. B.
C. C. <J.
B. JfcC. B-
w. w. c.
r>. d.
G.
Scott’s Emulsion,
Brown’s Iron Bitters,
Bearsfoot and Sarsaparilla,
Lemon Elixir, 2 sizes,
In Rubber Goods.
holding from pint to
Fountain 8;
one-half gallon,
A Good Family Syringe, from 76c. to
$2.60.
Water Bottles holding pint to half gal.
Nipple*. '
Nursing Bottle Fittings.
In Perfumery.
Lazzell’s Odors,
Persian Bouquet Special.
Crab Apple Blossom.
LaBelle Cologne.
Lnnborg’s Perfumes.
Edetna.
Swiss Lilac.
Goya Lily.
Soaps.
A very Large Assortment of Poors’ and-Fcl’s Toilet Soaps.
Thermometers.
Fever Thermometers, Urlnometers, Lactomoters, “Old Probabilities."
Garden Seed.
Field and Flower Seed.
Mixed Paints.
White Lead, Linseed Oils, Varnishes, Colors in Oil, Paint Brashes.
S H. HAWKINS >t. H.C- BAGLEY. Vks Prss’t
W.t. 'JRPhEY. Ciihler.
-UQAM1ZBP 1870. i
-*8The Ba.tk of Americus.0o-
Capital, ... 81SO.OO')
Surplus, ... 8ioo,ooo
-1 D,KEG,OR8:-
H. 0. Bagiev, Pres. Americas Investment Co.
P.O.Clent, lies. ocnralgM Brie* Co.
k.T , S«&K r ^«“ ,u '
THE BANK OF SUMTER
T. N. HA WEES, O. A. COLEMAN,
President. Vice-President.
W. C. FURLOW, Cashier.
DIRECTORS- O. A. Coleman, 0. C.
Hawkins, 0. B. Jossey, T. N. Hawkes,
W. C. Furiow, W. H. C. Wheatley, R. S.
Oliver, H. M. Brown. W. M. Hawkes,
Dr. E. T. Mathis, Arthur Rylsnder.
Liberal to its customers, accommoda
ting to the pnblio and prudent In Its
management, this bank solicits deposiis
and other business In Its line.
t. MONTGOMERY, Pratt. 1. C. RONEY, Vk* Prast.
JRO. WINDSOR. CV. LESTER WINDSOR Aut Or.
E.A. HAWKINS, Alton*}
NO. 2830.
THE
Of Americas.
Capital, *50,000. Surplus, **5,000
ORGANIZED 1883.
H. C.aiOLST.Prs*. W. E. Hawkins, Boo. * Tr.
Americas Investment €o.
Investment Securities.
Said up Capital, $1,000,000.
ISurplus, $260,000.
DIBBOTOBS:
H C Bagley, W E Hawkins, S W Coney,
W S GUIls, J W Sheffield, P C Clegg,
WM Hawkes, BF Mathews, G M Byns,
W E Murphey, S Montgomery, J. H Pharr.
B. P. Hollis.
Toilet Articles.
Combs, Brashes, Tooth Brashes, Nall Brashes, Face Powders.
Pocket Knives, Scissors, Eye-Glasses.
We bottle largely Cologne, Castor Oil, Turpentine, Bateman’s Drops, Paregorlo
Laudanum, Spirits Camphor, Extract Lemon, Extreot Vanilla (from best Beans)
and many other preparation*. We solicit patronage.
RETAIL. WHOLESALE.
Bespeotfnlly,
DAVENPORT DRU6 00.,
,224m 822 Lamar St, 818 Jaokson St
C. M. WHEATLEY, Pros’t
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Vies Pres’t
B. H. JOSSEY, Seo’y A Tress.
C. C. STONE, Snpt
The Americus Construction Company,
Suoocssobs to C. M. Whmaxlst A Oo.
Have the largest stook of
Dry T timber
Both Rough and Dressed, ever held in the city, with unequalled oapadty
for tbe execution of fine work. They will famish tbe trade with
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mantels, Stairvork, Pulpits, Pews,
COUNTERS, (SHELVING, MOULDINGS, ORNAMENTS. ETC.
Prompt attention given all orders. Write for Catalogue and price*
Office and Faotory, COR. BAY A JACKSON STS. Telephone No. 78.
Uptown Office, No. JACK8QN ST. Telephone 110.
CRAWFORD WHEATLET, Prei.
ARCHIE R ELDRIDGE, Gen’l Mug*
The Americus Refrigerating Go.
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
THE AMERICUS REFRIGERATING CO. f
Office & Faotory Cor. Jaokson & Bay 8ts., on Central B. B.
CAPITAL STOCK, .... *100,000.
SURPLUS dk Undivided Profits, . *70,401,22.
* Bank of Southwestern Georgia. •
M. SPEER, . J. W. WHEATLET,
President. Vice President.
W# H. C. DUDLEY, A. W. SMITH,
Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTOR? I
J. W. Wheatley, E. J. Eldridge,
C. A. Huntington, H. K. Johnson,
R. J. Perry, J. 0. Nicholson,
A. W. Smith, W. H. C. Dudloy,
M. Speer.
E. Bunn, Jit., Pres. H. M. Knapp, V. P.
O. A. Coleman, Sec, . Tress.
Georgia Loan & Trust Co.
Negotiates Loans on improved
Farm and City Property.
B P Hollis, J E Bivins.
Attorney, Land Examiner.
W. 0. MURRAY. PRESIDENT.
I. E- CLARK, CASHIER,
Planters’ Bank of EMle,
MUarill*, Oeorfla.
PAID UP CAPITAL. - • IMAM
Collections a Specialty.
Liberal to It* customers, accommodating to
the publlo and prudent In Its management, this
hank solicits deposits and other business In Its
II e j*ns-dnwly.
LOANS.
Loans negotiated at LOWEST RATES.
Easy payments, on city or farm land*.
J. J. HANESLEY,
net 6 ly Americas, Georgia.
Health is Wealth !
Du. E. C. West’s Nerve axd Rbatx Treat*
meet, a guaranteed spsclflo for Hysteria, Dlzzi-
new. Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nitvouh Prostration caused by the
Wakefulness, Mental
be Drain, resulting in
nuanlty anil leading to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
n either sex. Involuntary Losses and Sperms*
caused by over-exertion of the brain,
e or over-indulgence. Each box con-
j month's treatment. |1.00 per box, or
tlx boxes for f&OO, sent by mall, prepaid, on re
ceipt of pries.
□WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. WUh each order received by
ns tor fix boxes, accompanied with fftJI, we
will send the purchaser o«> written guarantee ta
refund the mooey If the treatment does not ef
fect a cure. Quanuiteee issued only by
1 THE DAVENPORT DRUG CO., Bole Agta^ *
Jno. T. Akoo.
K. M. ANDREWS,
In retiring from the firm of Argo A An
drews I return thanks to tho public for ti e
;eoerous patronage bestowed, and bespeak
or the new firm a continuance of tue san*.
Jno. T. a hoo.
Americus, Ga., April 15th, 1801.
•X. P. MoVEY, proprotor,
Manufacturer of Every Variety of Baws and dealer
SAWMILL SUPPLIES. Special attention given
to Repairing. Agent for W. L. Power &
Co.’e Celebrated.
Wood Working Machinery.
Large and Well Selected Stock ready for shipment
Prices low. Liberal terms. Write for catalogue.
ATLANTA, -GEORGIA
H. SANFORD,
Contractor and Builder,
AMERICUS, GA.,
b prepared to tgka contracts for bnildinga of
all kinds.
With large experience in building he can
guarantee vs good work a* can be done any
Designs Furnished, g§|
Estimates
Inside finishing a specialty, in bent
AU latest designs. Sample* sen be had
plication. •
Call at J. B. Dunn's store, on
Americus, Ga.
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