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HOW TO RIDE A HORSE
WHAT MUST BE DONE TO HAVE A
CORRECT SEAT AND SADDLE.
Beuoni Why Many People Who Ride
Bare So Much Trouble with Their
Stirrup*—A Bldtnf Meater Give* Some
Excellent Rule* end Suggestions.
A saddle is constructed right if it
give* the rider the greatest possible com
fort and the most secure seat, with al
most total absence of exertion of mus
cles of his legs in order to maintain his
balance. Almost every riding master
prefers a certain make of saddle, and
teaches a certain style of seat as the liest,
and his pupils, taking perhaps little or
no trouble to study others auil to in
vestigate further, have to accept hia
But, irrespective of the science of rid
ing, there is one shape of saddle which
is Utp most comfortable, viz., the saddle
which is so constructed that, in accord
ance with the laws of gravity, the rider’s
body will and most sit in balance with
out trying to do so.
Mnch lias been said and written abant
■'how you should sit on the horse." Per
haps you have ls-en tohl to grasp the
saddle or the horse firmly with thighs
or knees, to have yonr toes higher than
your heels, to keep the heels away from
tho horse, to bend vour back to lie
springy or to straighten yourself to sit
firmly, etc. Perhaps your teacher lias
made great efforts and exhausted all re
sources of his knowledge to impress
upon you how yon should sit, and yet a
a trot yon lose the stimipe, you lose
yonr balance, and unless trotting very
■lowly, and unless yonr horse lias an
easy trot, you have to bring him to a
walk to regain the stirrups.
If you are not experienced, and your
horse trots ronghly, von are in discom
fort and in danger of losing your seat.
If yonr horse is nervous and not well
broken to tbe touch of tbe heel the flap
ping of the stirrups against his flanks
renders him uneasy and prolongs the
task of “getting yonr foot in the stirrup.
WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES.
Examine yonr saddle; it seems nice,
soft and comfortable; tho stirrnps at
heavy as should be—even their tread cov
ered with leather or rubber to prevent
slipping from yonr foot; but slip they
wUla Why? Look at the shape of your
■addle, at tbe positions which the saddler
has assigned for yonr seat, thighs, knees
and fast, end see where he has attached
the bars for the stirrnp leathers on the
saddle tree. Yonr saddle is perhaps too
long and, as most English style saddles,
flat; ita lowest point, instead as near as
possible to the center, is back toward the
end; yon are almost sitting on the cantle.
In order to bring yonr knees to the knee
puffs, which are too far front, yon have
to stretch yonr legs forward. This
obliges you to curry your stirrlps for
ward with your feet away from and in
front of tho place where they would hang
by their own weight, and in order to
keep them at your feet you have to
shorten tho stirrup leathers and bear
heavily on tho stirrnps, otherwise they
will slip lock.
What is tho result? As soon ns yonr
foot loses the stirrup the lattet, accord
ing Wttae law of gravity, returns to the
lowest position which the length of stir
rnp leather allows far behind yonr foot;
then yonr foot, too, haying lost its sup
port, and with nothing to bear against,
together with your leg. according to the
daw of gravity, tries to slip back in order
ito hang as near as possible to the center
•of gravity; and then yonr legs will hang
Jar bark the knee pifffs, perhaps on the
•bare horse almost behind the saddle
skirts. (
To avoid this by musculur exertion
yon try to force yonr legs up and front
into u position very tiresome to main
tain. But if you, according to the law
•of gravity, have the lowest point of tbe
■addle in its center; if yon have this
oentcr as close as possible to the horse's
back by reducing the thickness of tbe
:saddle to a minimum: if yon drop your
self into this lowest point of tbe saddle
to stay there; if you drop your legs to
where they will staybytbeirown weight
Instead of holding them forward and
-raising them by mnscular exertion; if
yon have the stirrnp leather bars
attached far enough book to be in a lino
with that place where your feet meet the
Stirrups, with stirrup leathers so long as
to raiae your toes high enough to give
you £s elastic tread on the stirrup with
out cramping the muscles of your thighs
and knees, then your body, legs, feet
and stirrups will maintain their posi
tions by their own weights according to
the law of gravity; after each displace
ment resulting from tho movement of
the horse yonr body will fall back into
the lowest part of the saddle; yonr
thighs, knees and feet will not become
tired because you are not using muscu
lar exertion to hold thernlu their places.
By the law of gravity they always fall
back into them. Yonrstirrups and feet,
even if disengaged from each other, will,
as it were, meet unintentionally nt their
places. If turning yonr toes slightly to
ward the horse the stirrnp will by its
own weight try to find its place and slip
on your foot. The displacements from
their positions of yonr body, thighs,
knees, feet and stirrups will bo followed
by-their involuntary movements accord
ing: to the law of gravity to fall back
iqto the places which their weights as
sign to them.
Have, yonr saddle built so.that no
macular exertion be required to keep
yon in ita lowest (centre) part: that year
legs, thighs,.knees, feet and stirrups re-
' tun their positions by their own weight,
and you will enjoy that comfort which
yon cau never find in a flat saddle
-with the lowest point baclt at the
cantle, with tbe knee puffs too fur front,
with tbe saddle pad raising you several
inche s above the horse and with leather
and straining, etc., built up high be
tween yonr legs. Have the tree open
longitudinally in tbe center from the
front to tbe middle, allowing circulation
.of air between yon and tho horse and
you will have more ease to yourself and
less sore backs for yonr horses.—Cl
Brossmann In Philadelphia Tiroes.
Sen Serpent*.
Mr. tiuruiau, in a lecture before the
Boston Society of Natural History, gave
Sit interesting synopsis of sea snake or
sea serpent literature, Itesides exhibiting
a specimen of the real scrjicnt to the as
tonished audience. Tho professor first
gave an historical resume of the earlier
literature upon the subject, going back
to the time of Pontoppidan and review
ing it down to date. Further on in hie
lecture he gave figures of some of the
queer murine monsters which have from
time to time frightened sailors and oth
ers almost to death, deftly drawing each
of the figures on u blackboard special!;
provided for the occasion.
Mr. Gannutt also spoke of a most re
markable recent discovery which has
brought to light a species of shark gen
erally lielieved to have become extinct
many thousands of years ago, tbe re
mains of the animal Iteing now found in
tho rocks of the Devonian system. He it
of the opinion that this recently discov
ered sea tiger is the original of more than
one blood curdling sea serpent story
The length and general outlines of this
should lie fossiled shark are such as tc
ause any one except a bom naturalist
to take it for un immense serpent, nn
opinion which would, of coarse, lte
heightened by viewing a dorsal exposure
of tlte creature through a glass in ti
troubled sea.
Professor ' tarmun does not discredit
sea serpent stories, however, nod is ot
the opinion that there are many slimy
monsters lying far down upon tho bot
tom of the seu, the like of winch human
eyes have rover yet beheld.—St. Louis
Republic.
Professlomit Men Slay Advertise.
I am firmly of the opinion that there it
a profitable field for development ill the
direction of advertising by professional
men. After giving the subject a good
deal of thought and weighing tbe ob
jections already raised and to be antiri
lotted I have a settled conviction that
the lawyer, the doctor, the dentist, the
architect or any other professional man
can call to his aid tlte limitless power ol
printers' ink, and advertise in display
type in the advertising columns of the
newspaper or magazine to his advantage
and without loos of self respect or pnblic
estimation. This question has received
the attention of professional men as well
as the Advertising fraternity, and, witk
due respect to those who have discussed
it, I maintain that they have failed tc
approach tbe subject from its tme point
of observation.
I am aware that custom and a sup
posed unwritten law, which is fostered
by the exclusive and super-dignified ele
ment of all professions, frown upon the
mere mention of this subject. It does
not follow that their bail of displeasure
and sarcastic comments in any utunnei
reflect upon the enterprising and inde
pendent man, who, confident of Ills own
worth, his professional ability, moral
and social equality, trampling on cus
tom, appeals to the common sense of the
public for tbe correctness of his acts and
motives.—A. L. Teele in Printers’ Ink.
A IV mi mi Barber.
A Persian barber works in a style
very different from that in vogne in this
country. A typical shop was a square
room, with one side open to the street.
In tho center was a tiuy bed of flowers
sunk in tho floor, from the middle of
which rose an octagonal stone column
about three feet high.
The capital of the column formed it
receptacle for tho water in which
tho bnrber dipped his hand ns he
shaved his customer's scalp. In Persia
they do not lather. Tbe shop wan very
clean. In two recesses stood four vases
filled with flowers, and the implements
of the barber's art—scissors, razors, lan
cets, hand mirrors, largo pincers to ex
tract teeth, branding irons to cauterize
the arteries in amputating limbs, strong
combs, but not a hair brush, for that im
plement is never used by Persians.
From the barber's girdle hung a round
copper water lKittle, his strop, and n
pouch to hold his instruments. In his
bosom was a small mirror, the presenta
tion of which to his customers is u sign
that tho job is finished and that tho bar
ber waits for his pay. Tho barber shaves
tbe beads of bis customers, dyes their
beards, pulls their teeth, blisters and
bleeds them when ailing, sets their
broken bones and shampoos their bodies.
—Exchange.
Tlte Art of Being Kntertalnetl.
Let everything dark melt away before
a sunny nature. If yon go to a homo for
a social visit, lie merry, be easy of man
ner, ready to join in what has been pre
pared for you. Learn tbe great art of
adapting yourself to yonr surroundings.
Don't forever expect your friends to ac
company you or show you around. Go
off by yourself, even though you have no
special errand. Show yonr hostess that
you do not expect her or her family to
coirtiunolly wait npon yon. Enter into
the family circle. Bo one of them in
spirit, so that, after a hearty handshake
at the station, it may lto said of you:
“What a pleasure she has been! How
easy to entertain!"—Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Strictly Truthful.
It was in a crowded Columbus avenue
car that the following laconic conver
sation occurred, which cause-1 a brisk
laugh, although tlio gentleman in the
cose laid uo intention whatever of being
••funny." He got up and offered his seat
to a lady who was standing. “Don’t
rise!" said site. “But I have!" said lie.—
Boston Times.
The Influence of * Tramp.
The president of a Delaware savings
bank refused to give a tramp ten cents,
and tbe tramp went about hinting that
tbe bank was unsafe, and in twenty-four
hours there was a run wbieb took ont
many thousand dollars, but fortunately
not enough to occasion any inconveni
ence to tbe bank.—Detroit Free Press.
■Broker Robert B. Davidson, of Phila
delphia, is tbe only, surviving clerk of
tho old. United States bank. He is S3
years j|d, and was ofaployed In tbe bank
from 183? to 1830, whilo Nicholas Biddle
was president of it
HOW SIR RICHARD DIED.
Stately m bridegroom to a fc.isc
Sir Richard trod the scaffold stair.
And. bowing tc the crowd, untied
The love locks from ills sable hair;
Took off his watch. **Give that t» Ned;
I've done with time.” be proudly said.
Twa* hitter cold-it makes 1dm shake.
Said on*.*, **.\h! see the villain's look!"
Sir Richard, with uiicornful frown,
('ried. "Frost, not fear, my body shook 1"
Giving a gold pieoe to tho stare.
He laughed, "Now praise me. master
They pointed, with a snccriui smile, *
Unto a block lr>x. long aud rrrim;
R.it no white shroud nor htul.rc jf death
Had |r»wer to draw a tear from him.
"It nwi* uo lock,” he said in Je*t.
"This chamber where to-night I rest.”
Then rryin** out, “Hod save the king!"
In spite of hiss and about ami frown;
Ho stripped hi* doublet, dr-'ip-ji hit cloak.
And [tnvciho headsmanV,' ..ui;»< rown:
Then "On for heaven!" he proudly cried.
And bowed his head—ami so ho died.
—Waiter Thsrnbnry.
A Cntarurt lit Lubrtitlnr.
The interior of Labrador undoubtedly
i« the lurtfoKt unexplored urea on thin
continent. Up the Grand river, vrhich
empties into tiie Atlantic ocean ut Ham
ilton inlets are the Grand fall,;, which,
if everything is true about thorn Fiat is
reported, are the most ntupendon* falls
in the world. They are only alvn.it 160
miles up the river, but only two white
men have ever seen them. *!r. R. F.
Holme tlire*} years nyo went fr /..» Film
land to visit the Grand falls.
He organizedlittle parly $«» accom
pany him inland, and arrived within
about fifty milei of the falls, when he
was compelled to return on account of
the failure of his provisions. Tit© Labra
dor Indians sav these falls arc haunted,
and they carefully avoid them, believing
that they will die if they look npon
them. The two white men who lmve
seen them are Mr. Maclean, who, as ha
was ascending the river in 1839. was
stopped by tho falls, and Mr. Kennedy,
who over thirty years ago had charge of
Hudson flay post, in Labrador. Mr.
Holme says the height of the fnlb is not
certainly known, but in some respects
there is little doubt they are the greatest
in the world.—Goldthwaite’s Geographi
cal Magazine.
S. H. HAWKlhS 't H. C- 6AGLCY. Vies Pnt't
W.t. lIRPhEY. Cashier.
ORGANIZED 1870.
-»8The Ba.ik of Americus.0*-
Designated Depository State of Georgia.
Stockholders individually liable.
Capital, ... fill50,0CM)
Hurplus, ... $ioo,OOo
-j U FA. ORB :-
H. C. Bagley, Pres. Americus Investment Co.
P. C. Clegg, Wes. Ocmulgee Brick Co.
Jas. Dodson, of Jos. Dodson Sc Son, Attorneys.
G. W. Glover, Pres r t Americus Grocery Co.
8. H. Hawkins, Pres’t 8. ▲. Sc x. Railroad.
8. Montgomery. Pres’t Peoples National Bank.
J. W. Sheffield, of Sheffield Sc Co., Hardware.
T. Wheatley, wholesale dry goods.
W. K. Murphey, Cashier.
FOR RENT.
Hfiiiftfteati tbe Landscape Painter.
As we stand before a great lundseap*
by Rousseau like the “Ravines of Apre-
mont." lately In tlte collection of M.
Munuontel. or of the “Hoar Frost." In
that of Mr. Walters nt Baltimore, one
mast call np a powerfully built man of
middle size with a full brown lteard
wide, high forehead, which his friends
declared Olympian; a Hlmpely. straight
nose: hsir worn rather long, after the
fashion of forty years ago; direct limpid
gaze from eyes of unusual largeness and
grayish blue in color, nnd a mouth whoso
lines indicate the absorbed msu and the
reticent. He was an extremely thought
ful man. not by any means smileless and
tlie-furthest remove from stupid: he
was oue of those who are hard to win
for a friend, but once afrit-ml. eminent
ly the person with whom to pan weeks
In tho pursuit of a worthy study. There
is the sympathetic uisn who talks, and
the sympathetic ‘titan who is silent.
Rousseau was the lutter. Yet he could
talk, and talk well, on nature, art and
music, and lie wrote a charming letter.
—Charles D« Kay ill Century.
THE BANK OF SUMTER
T. N. HAWKES, O. A. COLEMAN,
President. Vice-President.
W. C. FURI.OW, Cashier.
DIRECTORS-O. A. Coleman, C. C.
Hawkins, B. H. Jossey, T. S. Hawkes,
W. C. Fitrlow, W. H. C. Wheatley, R. S.
Oliver, 11. M. Brown, W. M. Hawkes,
Dr. E. T. Mathis, Arthur Pylandor.
Liberal to Its customers, accommoda
ting to tho public and prudent id its
management, tills bank solicits deposits
and other business in Its line.
S. MONTGOMERY, Prist. J. C. RONEY, Vic. Pet.
JNO. WINDSOR. C'r. LESTER WINOSOR Ant. C’r.
E. A. HAWKINS, Attorney
NO. 2836.
THE
Peoples’ National Bank
Of Americas.
Capital, •30,000. Surplus, »25,000
ORGANIZED 1883.
Small Farms. *
One of tlte mistakes of the times is the
popular belief that everything in a busi
ness way must be big. The idea has
grown ont of our haste to grow wealthy
and from snperficiul calculation, such as,
if oue acre pays $100.100 acres would
pay $10,000. Men seldom make such
money out of vury largo orchards, and
while a source of envy to small bidders
they are often, in fact, jnst Idling on
or are running ahead on bo-rowed capi
tal. • Tho men who make money and are
getting rich out of horticultural pursuits
are those who do not attempt more than
they yan look after personally. From
ten to eighty acres are tbe siked tracts
which pay tbe highest percent, of profit,
if they are properly conducted. The
idea Hint a living cannot bo made out of
small pluce has retarded many from go
ing into a business in which they might
now lto making nn independent living.—
California Fruit Grower.
When riuck IV» Stuns.
This wonl affords an instance of tbe
way in which slang words in the course
of time became adopted intocurrent Eng
lish. Wo now meet with pluck and
plucky as the recognized equivalents of
“courage" and “courageous.” An entry
In Sir Walter Scott’s “Journal" shows
that in 1827 the word had not yet lost its
low character. Uc says (vol. 11, p. SO),
“Want of that article blackguardly
called pluck.” -Its origin is obvious.
From early times tho heart has been
popularly regarded as the seat of cour
age- Now, when a butcher lays open a
carcass he divides the great vessel* of tlte
heart) cuts through the windpipe and
then plucks out together tho united
heart and lungs—lights he calls them—
and he terms tho united mass "the
pluck."—Notes aud (Queries.
Aimrilole of Michael Ajiffeln.
Michael Angelo, at n time when Italy
paid so much attention to ancient art
that modern laid no chance of being
judged fairly, had, it is said, resort to a
stratagem to teach tho critics the fallacy
of shaping their judgments by fashion
or imputation. He sculptured n statue
representing a sleeping beauty,and break
ing off an arm buried it hi a place where
excavations were being made. It was
soon found and landed by critics and
tbe public us a valuable relic of antiqui
ty, fur superior to anything done for
centuries. When Angelo thought it
had gone far enough ho produced the
broken arm, and, to the great mortifica
tion of tho critics, revealed himself as
the sculptor.—New York Ledger.
He Osfbt to Bsv* Xlnewn.
Cochran—I suppose your name on this
umbrella Indicates that -ft‘belongs to
yon? 1 • •
GUroy—Which, tbe name or the um
brella?
Cechran—Tbe name, of course.—Puck.
H. G. ]t*o Lev, Pres. W. K. Hawkins, Sec. & Tr.
Americus Investment Co.
Investment Securities.
Paid up Capital, $1,000,000.'
(Surplus, $260,000.
DIBECTOBS:
H O Bagley, W E Hawkins, S W Coney,
W S Gillls, J W Sheffield, P C Clegg,
WM Hawkes, BF Mathews, G M Byne,
W B Murphey,SI Montgomery, J H Pharr.
Two dwellings, one of
for boarders.
FOR SALE.
Central and suburban property at bar
gain figures.
M. CALLAWAY,
Real Estate Agent.
CAPITAL STOCK, .... $100,000.
SURPLUS A Undivided Profits, • *70,401,22.
* Bank of Sonttsestern Georgia. *
M. SPEER, J* We WHEATLEY,
President. Ylee President.
W. He C. DVDLBY, A* W. SMITH,
Cashier. Assistant Cashier.
DIBECTOBS I
J. W. Wheatley, B. J. Eldridge,
C. A. Huntington, H. R. Johnson,
R. J. Perry, J. C. Nieholson,
A. W. Smith, W.H.C. Dudley,
M. Speer.
E. Burnt, Jit., Pres. H. M. Know, V. P.
O. A. C01.EMAH, Sec, a Treas,
Georgia Loan & Trust Co.
Negotiates Loans on improved
Farm and City Property.
B P Hollis,
Attorney,
J E Bivins.
Land Examiner.
W. 0. MURRAY. PRESIDENT.
4. E- CLARK. CASHIER.
Planters’ Bank of Ellaiille,
EUaville, Georgia.
PAID UP CAPITAL, - - •23,000
Collections a Specialty.
Liberal to its customers, accommodating to
tbe public and prudent in Its management, this
bank solicits deposits and other business in its
11 e Jan8-dawly.
LOA-HSTS.
»■
Loans negotiated at LOWEST RATES.
Easy payments, on city or farm lands.
J. J. HANESLEY,
not 5 ly Americus, Georgia.
NOTHING SUCCEEDS
LIKE SUCCESS.
WH. RADAM’S
GROBG
KILLER
MOST TRULY AAD C08RECTLY CALLED
The Greatest Medicine In tbe World
A WONDERFUL TONIC
AND BLOOD PURIFIEB
ALMOST WBACTJL0U3 CUBES
Of hopeless and Apparently incurable diseases
are constantly being made. It is expected to
perform the impossible, by curing cases given
up by physicians, and it
SOBS NOT DISAPPOINT EXPECTATIONS.
Mors people sis being cured by Microbe
Kilter then by all other medicines combined.
We request a thorough Investigation.
Bistory ol the Microbe Killer live by
FLEETWOOD A RUSSELL. Sole Agents
for Sumter couuty. july22-dlyr
Baseballs, Baseballs, Bats, ats.
Our stock in this line cannot be surpassed in South Georgia.
HAMMOCKS! HAMMOCKS!
It will pay you to see us before placing your order elsewhere. Cro
quet Sets, Croquet Sets! We have just received a fine assortment in this
line, and can save you money by trading with us. We would not forget
to call your attention to the fact that we have added to our general line of
Books and Stationery a full line of Moulding and Picture Framing ma
terial, and we have an experienced man at the head of this department, and
can do you as good work as you can have done in Macon or Atlanta Mail
orders will receive special attention.
ALLISON & AYCOCK,
810 LAMAR STREET.
AMEBICUS. OEOROIA.
J. R. HUDSON & CO.
-PROPRIETOR8-
BOTTLERS OP ALL KIND8-0F
Soda and Mineral Waters, Cider and Oinger Ale 5
ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
824 LEE STREET* «, - AMEICUS* GEORGIA*
R. L. McMATH.
E. J. McMATH.
B. H. McMATH
McMATH BROTHERS.
DEALERS IN—
Groceries, Provisions, Country Produce
BOOTS, SHOES, ETC.. ETC.,
WHISKEYS, TOBACCO & CIGARS, SPECIALTIES.
207 FORSYTH STREET, AMERICU8, GEORGIA.
We aollelt a .hare of the patronage of thatradlngpobllo, guaranteeing satisfaction
low prlcos, and good goods. We deliver good, anywhere In tbe city. Call and aeaua.
McMATH BMOTHERS.
NOTICE TO MILL MEN.
i.herr6ne lw Fan*'one 0 ^UniMCIothlreniplet^'nii^Paif Scaled^ ()nn^FlIly D fl(jnna
Power Engine and Boiler, One Planer One Gang Edger, Five Gins! On* SSsSlf
“ dPun “ y * "•sraffir’.‘ft. 1 ’ air sra.'KSs
Cheap Fop Cash or Bankable Papers.
C. A. BELL.
ddrjss me at Americui or call and aee me.
"An Ideal Summer Reeort.”—Hewkt W.
Grady.
SWEET WATER PARK HOTEL,
Llthlm Springs, Georgia.
Elet’Unco and comfort. Table, service sad
Ifurnl.hlngs above criticism. Th. best forth.
J 1 SmrttSmVSii.* , W^!?SSa
I In the United Mates, i Tbs moss vahmMs
natural mineral ,g_—
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qua with Ita brilliant .
ion postal card), to wnifl
Onc ;i n gue.t
mny#-3nt.
R. F. NEHRING,
PROPRIETOR.
teksoi Street, Diner Alien fleu
AMERICUS, GA.
LIG-HT BREAD A SPECIALTY l
for Cate of iS Kinds Proajlly Fil'd! Brad ud Cob Wops 6wi o$ M>
Country Merchants supplied with bread at wholesale prices.
33 XT <3- O- I
I will sell you the beat buggy In Georgia, price andiquallty considered. Repairing ot
all.kind, solicited and executed promptly and neatly. All work warranted.
T. S, GREENE.
Cotton Avenue., - Opposite Prince's Stables'
Americus, Georgia.
SansSouci
BAR AND RESTAURANT
W. T. RAGAN, PrOprtrtor.
Wo. 8O7 x«*m*r
W, D. Haynes & Son.
REAL ESTATE.flSTOCK and bond
Americus, G&
3101 -2'Lamar .Street,
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