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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1891.
I10W FIFTY ESCAPED.
Always open
—the offer made by the proprietor*
of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. It’s
• reward of $500 cash for an in
curable caso of catarrh, no matter
how had, or of how long standing.
t They’ll carry it out, too. It’s one
' thing to make the offer. It’s a very
different thing to make it good. It
conldn’t be done, except with an
extraordinary medicine. But that’s
what they have. By it’s mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, Dr. Sage’s Remedy cures
the worst cases. It doesn’t simply
palliate for a time, or drive the dis
ease to the lungs. It produces a
perfect and permanent cure. Try
it and sec.
If you can’t bo cured, you’ll bo
paid.
The only question is — aro you
willing to make the test, if the
makers are willing to take the
risk?
If so, the Test is easy. You pay
your druggist fifty cents and the
trial begins.
If you’ro wanting tho #500 you’ll
get something better—a cure l
A. T. CURRY,
Real Estate, Insurance,
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all! may 20
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fheture th eabove n&Yned articles, we are
prepared to furnish < hem on short notice.
Satisfaction guarantee«. Will deliver at
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on B.A.AM. B. It. Address us at Leslie
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Virginia.
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The Loo*e In Americus I# ova* ten yea*
‘ I Kb urea Tor $2,000. Assessments iUbt
Safest inti cheapeal life Insurance, t or
nr.,rm.uoa.pgl, toi) K BRijjHoN
Tiiay i7- Beporert
, General Surprise.
The man eating tiger is a crpaturo
—- I both dinning and audacious. One de-
CONFEDERATES WORKED A CLEVER scribedI by Sir Samuel Baker which be-
co cauie the victim of a practical joke, was
SCHEME AT CAMP BUTLER. j no j t | )e t yold and tnntigy animal,
—: j but a powerful beast of almost unexain-
uiacniMd «» ciiluu In Smus*i«d Cloth., pled ferocity. It was a merciless high-
.nd ArmmI with Furxr.1 PeuporU » wayman. which infested a portion of the
p.» .1 a Tim. p«.«u th. Vl.li.nt road, and frc,|nently carried off fhedriv-
... ... . era of bullock carts to feast mx>n them
Vl.itln, in the jungle.
A man in prison is like a man without The natives feared to travel withasin-
hands, whose brain is constantly contriv- gle cart, and it became the enstom to
ing to overcome physical deficiency. The pass the dreaded spot with several teams
ingenuity of a brain unrelieved by dis- together. This, however, proved a vain
traction of employment is capable of precaution, for the tiger seized tbedriver
schemes which rival Action. Many 0 f the hindmost cart and made away
thrilling tales are told by prisoners of with him in spite of the cries of those
warabont their privations and advent- left behind.
nrn while nnder the espionage of an At length Mr. Duff, the superintend-
alert and relentless enemy. An expen-, en t Q f police, provided two covered carts,
enoe worthy of record was told an Amer- each drawn as usual by two bullocks,
lean reporter, tho other night, by a man The leading one was fitted with strong
who now stands high in public life in bars 0 f bamboo, which formed an im-
Tennessee. | penetrable cage. In this the driver was
Ho was once a confederate soldier. He seated, and Mr. Dnff himself sat with his
had the misfortune to be numbered with f;ice toward the rear, prepared to fire
the captured at Fort DonelBon, and with through tile bars at the moment of at-
bnndreds of his comrades was hurried tack.
across tile Ohio and incarcerated in Camp I This would have been an exciting time
Butler, a spot which will long be remem- 1 f or the driver, but that individual was
bered by those who were so unlucky ns personated by a dummy stuffed with
to be imprisoned within its battlements, straw, which might prove tempting to
After pining for several weary months the tiger's eye but would hardly satisfy
for an exchange that was never effected bis palate.
these southern patriots set about to nc- j Slowly tho carta moved along the
complLsh their own deliverance. Van-! dreaded path. Suddenly there was a
ous plans were concocted, hut were all ronr a n<l cnu ,h in the jungle. A large
successfully thwarted by the vigilance . . . . ...
of their custodians. Finally the inspira
tion of this story hit upon a scheme
which for audacity and cleverness is un
precedented, and won for its originator
a title and distinction among his com
panions which time has not yet obliter
ated.
Among the prisoners at Camp Butler
were a number of boys who served the
Confederacy in the capacity of “powder
monkeys," a function well known to
heavy artillerists.
IT WAS A CLEVER PLAN.
Too duties of these youngsters were
to convey powder charges from the
magazines to gunners iu trenches or to
assist in like manner on the floating bat
teries which anndsed the federal gun
boats in the Mississippi river.
Two of these little fellows, who had
fallen into the hands of the enemy, were
treated with the dignity due prisoners of
war, and consequently found themselves
hundreds of miles uway from home and
mamma and subject to all the heartless
discipline of military prison. The manly
fortitude of these two juvenile warriors
attracted the martial soul of Colonel
Morrison, who commanded the post.
To make their imprisonment less ardu
ous ho iiiuile them his office orderlies,
and sent them on the hundreds of er
rands which a commanding officer finds
a daily necessity in the discharge of his
duty.
The little fellows were true patriots,
and no persuasion or punishment could
dissuade them from the cause of their
fathers. It was through them that the
hero of this story accomplished hia de
signs. The boys had access at all times
to the colonel’s office, likewise the adju
tant's desk. One night they were bidden
to steal from the adjutant's desk a lot of
blank passports.
Bat what good were passports to a
soldier whose very uniform forbade exit
from the inner stockade of the prison,
might be asked. Fortunately, however,
in the prison there was a sutler who poe-
' all the venality characteristic of
Us doth.
for Infants and Children.
"Cutoila Is sowefi adapted to chlMra that
I recommend lt»* superior to any preacriptlon
known to me." H. A. Aaoasa, H. D„
111 60. Oxford St, Brooklyn, H. T.
“The two of 'CeriorU ’ is eouniversal and
Its merits eo well known that it nenmnawork
of suporerpEatlon toendonQ It. Fewaietho
Intelligent fnmiliee who do not keep Caitoria
within easy reach."
Late Pastor Bloomlngdalo
Cantorla cure* Colic, Ootwtipntkm,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, fcnictntton,
Kills Worms, given sleep, and promotes di-
Without injurious medication.
* Per several nan I have recommended
Edwin F. Pardki. If. D.,
1 123th Street and 7th Are.,
New York City.
Th* Cuttaui Comp amt, 77 Mcuat Stexbt, New To**.
•Mooted Chan
Among the prisoners in Camp Butter
there were several confederate soldiers'
who were the sons of wealthy parents and
occasionally received money from home.
From this element a general fund was
collected and appropriated to the use of
the plotters for deliverance. With the
latter, whose loyalty to the American
dollar exceeded hit fidelity to the Ameri-
Union, it was an easy matter to
in a salt of citizen's clothes now
A FEW OOATA TIME.
On visiting days hundreds of people
from the country aronnd would throng
to the post to look at the fiery rebels.
They were siiowu, nnder the escort of a
guard, through every part of the prison,
and on several occasions thaw parties, in
s onnocountable way, would number
one or two more on coming ont than
they did on coming in. Each individual,
however, displayed bis passport to the
guard at tlio gate, and retired unques
tioned from the portals of the fort into
the loyal prairies of Illinois.
Had the guards counted their guests
upon their arrival and departure some
startling surprises would have resulted.
On one occasion two confederate officers
escaped by the guard with forged passes
and had taken seats in a carriage which
was waiting to serve visitors at the gate
of the fort when Colonel Morrison him
self came oat ai\d, addressing them,
naked if they had seen ull they wanted
to see.
"Yes. sir," replied one of the fugitives
suavely. "They are a hard looking set,
ain’t they, colonel?’ At tho same time
he was so alarmed that his tongue al
most refused to articulate.
By this process half a hundred Con
federates were released from custody and
returned to their commands in the field.
The reader must not imagine that these
men were uot missed by their guurdians,
for after every muster the guards were
doubled and many commissioned and
uon-eommisHioned officers relieved, it bo-
ing suspected that they were responsible
for the mysterious disappearance of the
prisoners.
Bo cleverly did the plan operate under
cautious restrictions that the leak through
which the human contents of that noto
rious pen escaped was not discovered
until tho man who created it had been
duly exchanged and was fighting under
his own flag on the fields of Georgia,
whore be was kuowu to the nrmy as Colo
nel Morrison's adjutant.—Nashville Am
erican.
tiger bounded forth, seized the dnmuiy
driver and dragged him away. Nothing
could have been better planned, bat one
chance, necessary to snccess, bud been
forgotten. No sooner bad the tiger
roared and bounded upon the cart than
the bullocks, terrified beyond control,
went fail gallop across the country, fol
lowed by tho other team, all in the wild
est panic.
It was impossible to fire, and after a
few seconds of desperate chariot racing
both carts capsized, and lay. with the
animals, in a heap on the ground. The
victorions man eater, victim of what he
most have considered a practical joke,
was left to u dry meal of a straw stuffed
carter, instead of the juicy native he
had expected to get.
Expensive Portraits.
The ladies of Gotham are very good to
the gentlemen of this place. They are
presenting them with miuiatures of
themselves exquisitely painted on ivory.
Time was when a simple photo, card size,
was good enough for anybody’s best fel
low. Then a cabinet must be bought
for him.ora panel nearly as large ns life
and as natural as the camera conhl make
it. Now it costs twenty-five dollars to
give one's likeness to one's divinity, for
it must lie uimn the finest of polished
ivory and so beautifully tinted that none
but a real nrtist can do the work.
The most approved ivory likenesses are
no larger than tho pictures of George
Washington upon our postage stamps.
And they are designed to be fitted within
a locket which is to be worn upon the
watch chaiu. Twenty-flvo dollars is the
very cheapest sum for which the ivory
likeness can be obtained. They used to
cost fifty dollars, but an artist who
makes a specialty of them says, “They
cost no more than twenty-five in Lnn-
non." And so one most pay no more
than that in this country.
Another dainty personal gift it a like-
ss of one'a self painted upon a coffee
cup which ia to adorn, the bachelor
quarters of one's best love, if painted
by an artist who understands china
painting, the colon do not change in the
firing, and the effect is as lovely as conld
be desired. 1 *
Still another way of giving one'a like
ness to one's best boy is by having it
painted upon the inside of the case of his
watch. This method possesses one ad
vantage over those previously mentioned,
namely, that of
may wax and wane. Time
and time may go, but
ticking of that particular watch goes bn,
just so long will the. dainty, smiling
features look out from the inside of the
golden cover. Nothing can erase it and
nothing can cover -it np rave nnbthcr
picture painted over it. And shame be
upon the artist who conld bo prevailed
upon to do so rnthless a deed.—New
York World.
FOR RENT.
Two dwellings, one of them suitable
for boarders.
FOR SALE.
Central and suburban property at bar
gain figures.
M. CALLAWAY,
Real Estate Agent.
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
iEORGI a-Sumte* County.
To th<* Honorable Superior &art ot said
County;
Th** petition of Jas. T Cot*ey. It. L. Sulli
van, Luther C. Hep. V. J. fcrhneider, P.c.
C egg.H.c. Hagley.w. K. Murpbeyund , P.
Wallla, citizen# of city of Americas, Hnt« ter
t’oanty. Ge r*l*. and other#, respectfully
nhowf th heir deftlte for the selves, t> elr
associate# and #u censors, to be Incorporated. ,
underth** corporate name and style of tlfTj
“Amrriou* Je-elry Co • pany.” /
The pr nclpal nfllce, plac»* of bu#Ines# and
residence of said company, shall be In Am* rl-
cuh humter Cou my, Georgia, where a ma
jority of board of directors shall reside at all
rimes; but petition r* prrjr for privilege of
transacting business anywhere In or ontslde
of the state of Georg a. If the Board of Direc
tors nhonld de Ire nndtt la ihe Interest of seld
comp my to do so. The capital stock of said
comi any shall be Fifteen Th usand ($15 000)
Doll *rs, to bo divided into shares of One
Hundred Dollars each: bu petitioners pray
for the prlvlleg" of beginning business when
lOper cent of said capital stock Is pn>d In #nd
pray for the privilege of Increasing said capi
tal stock from * time to time. In oiscretlou of
Hoard of Directors, as occasion and business
may demand to an amount not to exceed One
Hundred Thousand Dol ers.
Th# object or thelrassoctat oa Is pecuniary
E nin ana profits for Its shareholders and the
induces they propose to couduct, Is thatof
buying, telling, repairing or manufacturing,
watch s. clocks and Jewelry of #11 kinds,
ell v rand plated a are, also musical Instru
ments and musical merchandise of all kinds,
optical goo--a, preclou- stones, art goods,
brlcubrac, glassware, walking canes, um-
brela- and cutlery and all other artloles
of merchand'se usually kept In |ew#lry **nd
musical Instrument houses and petitioners
pray f<>r the privilege of renting or leasing
any of the nr tides us af *re#ald, or tb».t mu y
be kept In Jewelry or musical Ins rument
hotis-s.or sell same for cash or on the Install
ment plan, or dispose o» same ns may be to
Interest of sail company. Petitioners also
pray for prlvlb gc to borrow money for cor
porate purpo-rg, and secure the same by
inorgage. trust deed or otherwise, upon auy
or all of Its corpora e ptopertp; o make
notes, accounts, to buy hold, improve, * ell
lease and rent real or personal property for
corporate purposes, and dispose of anv real
or per*onal property held by raid comp-ray
for cash, or on Instalment#, to subscribed
or own stock in other companies If directors
should think It to the Interest of said com
pany. To app- int all officers, agents tor the
management of its busli. era. to employ sales
men, drummers, workmen, and all other
person- for conducting said bu-iness. Peti
tioners pray for the privilege to mnkeai.d
enforce such constitution,by*lews, rates fcod
regulations for the government of said com
pany as may be necesssry and proper, not
Inconsistent with the laws of Georgia; also
to tiHve and use a common s*al, to sue and ,
be sued, to plead and be Impleaded, to con
tract and be contracted with, to have such
other powers and to do such other acts as
srecust mary and proper, to carry -out the
Intent, design snd purpose of said Corpora
tion. Petit I >ner+ pray to be incorporated
for the full term or twenty (20) years, with
privilege of renewal at the expiration of said
term arcdrdlng to law
And petitioners will ever^pray^eto., ^
Petitioners' Attorney.
Filed in office this 8th day of April. 1881.
J. H. Ali.kn,
Clerk H C. H. U. Da.
I hereby certify that the above Is a true
extract from ihe record ot charters of Hum-
ttr court. This 8th April IHUl.
J. H. Allvn,
Clerk 8. C. 8. C.Ga.
*01100. Seasons
Hrne tuny come
as long A{fhe
.Sympathy with Suff.rln c . >
Unless there be some sympathy with
suffering there will be nothing done for
its relief, and the ties of hnman brother
hood will be quickly sundered. If it is
a blessing that we are unable to feel the
full force of another's sorrow, it’is no
less a blessing that we have the capacity
of feeling a part of it And this capacity
nsnaily needs development rather than
restraint For a few who may grieve
nnwarruntably for their fancied insensi
bility there ure multitudes who are sadly
deficient in sympathy and never grieve
ut uii ainnit it. It should never lie for
gotten that all social happiness, all urn
tool benefactions and nil true benevo
lence are founded on the presence of
tympatlij - . Were it not for this we
ihonld be miserable and misery giving
egoists.—New York Ledger.
Pearls In Oysters. *
The pearl oyster is a valued member of
the family. Borne produce pearl for but
tons and ornamentation, atid some the
gem. The latter is simply a result of
the oyster’s attempt to protect itself from
somo foreign substance. Thus, if a
minute grain of rand finds its way into
the shell, the animal will immediately
envelope it with a nacreous of pearly
coating, which if continued, results in a
perfect gem. The pearls attached to
the shells Hre layers of nacre heaped up
to prevent the onward march of a luring
parasite seeking entrance from without.
In Ceylon 17,000,000 pearl ovBters.were
destroyed lately to produce tfO.OOff in
pearls.—Ban Francisco Chronicle.
LITTLE MARDRE,
The Old Reliable Stationer,
105 FORSYTH STREET,
Keeps always on hand a complete assortment of Books
and Fine Writing Papers; School Books for
every county in Southwest Georgia.
Fine * Pictures, $ Framed * and * to * Sheets.
Large lot of New Moulding just received. Send in youi
Pictures and have them framed. I lead, others follow.
REMEMBER THE PLACE.
C. M. WHEATLEY, Pres’t. B. H. JOSSEY, Seo’y A Trea*.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Vico iToa’t. C. C. STONE, 8upt.
The Americus Construction Company,
Successors to C. M. Wheatley A Co.
Have the largest stock of
Dry T tttvtrtct?
Both Rongb and Dressed, ever held in the citv, with unequalled capacity
for tho execution of fine work. They will furnish the trade with
Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mantels, Stairwork, Pulpits, Pevs,
COUNTERS, SHELVING, MOULDINGS, ORNAMENTS, ETC.
Prompt attention given all orders. Write for Catalogue and prices
Office and Factory, COR. BAY & JACKSON STS. Telephone No. 78.
Uptown Office, No. JACKSON ST. Telephone 110. »
Hound to Ho m Success.
“Cbarluy Sawyer's play is bound to be
l snccess."
“Why aro yon so sanguine about ItT
“Well, yon Zee, Charley has just de
cided not to play the leading role."—
Judge,
CRAWFORD WHEATlEf, Prw.
ARCHIE R ELDRIDGE, Gm’l King'
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 & Factory Cor. Jackson Sc Bay Sts., on Central R. R.
3mo
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE.
APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA—Sumtkr County:
To the superior Court ofHald County:
The petition of O. R. Whitley, M. B. Camp*
be I. Juin*# Is. Montgomery. ListonCooimr.
J. T. Wortham. R. H. Chas-, l.. B. Hitter
and W. II. Cooke, of said cmnty, respect
fully zhow that they have associated tn m-
selves together and tbslre for themselves,
Ibelra-sociates, successors and assigns to bo
Incur porn ted under tho laws of Georgia *nd
made a body politic, with the right or suo-
cession under the cor orate name ot the
“Amerleus 8t am Laundrv Company."
Th object of said corporation Is Tor peou-
nlaty gam and. profit for Its shareholders,
and the particular bus nosst> be carried on
Is that or a general laundry, tbe washing and
ironing of clot hr# of everv and all character
and description, and such business as Is
usual and Incident to a laundry.
The capital stock of said corj^ratlon shall
be five thousand dollar*, divided Into shares
of one hundred dollars each,with the privilege
of Increasing same to asum not exceeding
twen’ y-fl ve thousand d* •Ilars.aud each stock
holder to be In tlvuaily liable to thoexteni
or hU unpaid subscription of said'capital
stock The place of business and principal
office of sala corporation will be in the of ty
of Americas, said county.
Petitioners for themse ves and associate#
pray that under the corporate name afore
said, they ma> bo incorporated an • ma> e a
body politic for the fail term or twen'y (10)
years with i he privilege of renewal at the ex-
B lratl m of that tin e, and
je following rights and j
The right to ane and t
i plea " *
th,t
and o have and enjoy
— J —'vtlcges, to* It:
id. plead and be
Impleaded, tocon ract and be contracted
use a common seal and adopt br
la s, rales and regulations binding on l2e
stockholders for the government of tiaatock-
holders and officers nor lnoon»latent with
law. T<> establish branob houses in any
county in this nute or out-Ids or this Ht to.
To borrow money for corpora*# purposes ard
srcun- tbe same by mortyage or treat deed
To have, bold, own, use and enjoy all
property, real and personal, as may oe neo-
essurt tor the transaction of Its said business#
and *o bay machinery to eany on their said
business, and to appoint all officers and
agents for the man-ge ent 01 Its business.,
to employ s lestnen, workmen and alt other
persona necessary to curry on the . aid busi
ness. and to have and #nJo all otndr rights,
powers and privileges necessary to carry out
the • bjkctsof said corporation rouferrred by
law upon corporat or of like character by
the laws of Georgia • • >
JA8. DODSON A BON,
_. _ . Petitioners* Attorneys.
Filed In office April 25, 1801.
J H. Ai.L«iv, Clerk.
I certify! the above and foregtvlng to be a
true extract from the Record of Charter*,
this ‘.5th day of Ann 1,1801.
J. H. allkn, clerk 8.0.
PETITION FOR AMENDMENT
TO CHARTER.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Sumtks County.
To the Honorable Superior Court of said County:
Tbe petition of W. P. Burt, H. C. Bagiev, M.
Callaway, M. Speer. P. C. Clegg, J. J. Itanesley
and B. Myrick show that they constitute the
present Hoard of Directors or the Americus
Times Publishing Co., a corporation that was on
the 20th day of February I8D0, duly chartered
nnder the laws of this state, and nnder said
charter had an authorized capital of common
stock to the amount of Ten Thousand Dollar*,
with the privilege of increasing tbe same to
One Hundred Thousand and that Ten Thousand
Dollars has actually been paid into said coni-
pany.
Petitioners show that they desire—(all the
stockholders of said Americus Times Publishing
Company consenting thereto)—to have saiu
charter amended so a# to authorise said corpo
ration, towlt, the Amertcus Times Publishing
Company to issue, to an extent not to exceed
the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars, stock to
be known as “Preferred Stock," of said corpora
tion, said stock not to be increased above Ten
Thousand Dollars except by a three-fourths vote
of the stockholders, and to have the Oral lien,
priority and precedence over all other stock
previously Issued by the said Americus Times
Publishing Company, and the said Amerieua
Times Publishing i ompany to guarantee to the
holders of such “Preferred Stock" dividends on
the same at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum
on the par value of such stock to be paid on tbe
1st of January of each year out of toe earnings
of said corporation, and petitioners will ever
"jig . DODSON A SON, Petitioners Attorneys.
t lied in office April 4th, 1801.
, „ , J. H. ALLEN. Clerk C. 8.0.
I certify the a1>ove mil foregoing to be a true
-;™.u the Records of Charters this, April
J. H. ALLEN, Clerk C. 8. C.
TJTHE BEST KWQffWRgMEOY"
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Olri-t In ltoSD.,1, without l*.In.
l*revont. Stricture. Contains no -
aorltl nr polaonou. substance, nnS