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Mamin* rlpt of “Hum*?, Sweet Home.** The d*ath of Mrs. Asa Jacksoti iu Ath ens, Qa. t has brought up onto aguiu the much talked of mystery of the where- a bouts of the original of John Howard Payne’s “Home, Sweet Home.** Mrs. Jackson was a near relative of Miss Mary Hardin, who was much mV mired by John Howard Payne. For a long time Miss Hardin had the only known copy of the famous song in the handwriting of its author. When she was dying several years ago in Athens it was rumored that in one of her ec centric moods she had willed the copy to lie buried with her, but when asked on her deathbed if this were true she told Mrs. Jackson that she had not done so, but had left the manuscript, as well as all her other earthly goods, as a l>eqnost to her. After Miss Hardin's death the manu script was searched for by Mrs. Jack.-on, but was not found. Only a few days ago a reporter called on Mrs. Jackson and asked if nothing had ever come of the search. “Nothing yet," was the reply, “but I hope to find it before I die. Mary ke pt the copy concealed all tin* time while she lived. John Howard Payne se nt it Solid Comfort Hi Ltut lor Dald Heads. The skin grafting physician of Read ing, Dr. Ege, who has successfully dem onstrated by practical tests that it is possible to turn a black man white, has made known his real object in conduct ing these experiments. The doctor does not think that there are any colored |**o- ple in the world who would be foolish enough to submit to the skin grafting torture in order to be classed with the white folks, but lie does claim that thou sands of bald headed people are willing We always manage to have Krums of Komfort! FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. We are here for that purpose. The magical—musical jingle of and auxions to wear a genuine ^head t>f j the almighty dollar has been mak- things lively at the Artesian •onsul ' Algic* lit ten lit re sweet- as offered to her when he was • and between tin* lilies were tie love messages. They \ hearts once, these two. Mary tempting sums for the manuscript in her lifetime by publishers, but would n<*v part with it. “Several lawyers have lately been to tno to get my permission for them to ferret out the whereabouts of the manu script, but I have refused to let them take the case. 1 feel certain that it will come to light before I die.” It is generally believed that the tnanu- scrii t will some time be found. Some think* that the copy, which was known to be the only one extant written by Payne himself, was stolen from the house by a servant.—Pittsburg Dispatch. A Little Georgia Volcano. Mr. Henry Gartrell, living abont ten miles from Ellijay, U«'., sav.s there is a tree on the mountain aliove the large cliff of marble on the line of the Marietta and North Georgia railroad that lias been burning for live months. The latter part of last October the woods were being burnt off. and an old hollow tree cangbt fire. About three weeks thereafter lie saw the fire and found that the tree had been almost con* slimed, and the ground appeared to lie ablaze. He 1ms watched it rontinnnnsly over since, nnd can see the fire better on a rainy night. Snnduy ho took a long rod of iron and some water and poured the water in the hole, but it did uot extinguish it. He then ran his iron rod down about five feet through the cinders and got some out The whole muss in the hole is red hot, and the material when taken out is very much like shop cinders, bnt after being exposed for a lew hours it Blacks like lime. It is very strong with alkali, and Btnells liko sulphur. Gilmer county may have a young volcano.—Cor. At lanta Constitution. hair. This can lie accomplished by tin skin grafting process. Dr. Ego stoutly asserts that a bald head can tie covered : Corner for tlie past week — llie with scalp teeming with healthy hair, convincing argument of low prices lie lias several letters 1 "''—the unapproachable sterling val- froni persons anxious to undergo the op- 1 1 ^ eration. urs that we are offering—are giv- The wonderful process opens tip a I j n g a popularity and prominence world (.fusibilities. The sensitive red | „ Artesian Corner, and we haired man could trade scalps with sniue ’ . black headed person who is anxious to j have (lone our utmost to make it get rid of a cowlick. Dame Fashion go —we are HERE FOP* THAT PUR- might decree that polka dot was the proper cajier iu hair, and tin* new process ' would he a harlmr for the ultra fashion- ] able. Again, by utilizing the hide of a; blue Skye terrier the Fourth of July ora- j tor could make an impression upon hi: POSE. BUTLER & BERIIY. hearers by wildly tearing out handfuls of red, white and blue hair.—Philadel phia Record. Government In Competition. It is perluips not generally known that Montreal has the cheapest telephonic > service on the continent toduy. Bnt so it is, anil the increaso in the number of persons now having telephones in their residences and offices lias been exceed* • ingly large since the rates were lowered to twenty-five dollars in both residences and offices by the Bell Telephone com pany. The Federal Telephone company has at present almost 6,500 city sub scribers, their prices being thirty-five t dollars for offices and twenty-five dollars for private residences, while the Bell, in the city alone, have about fi.uOO. The latter company are increasing tlieir sub scribers at about the average rate of over j* hundred s'month, while the Federal •aamptiny's list of patrons is also steadily ■on the increase. Think of it, twentv- Jivedollars a year when we hero in Bos ton ®*jr if 125 n year, or five timvs ns :nlncu.—Boston Transcript. A Rig {!i(a(e ami No Heir. The ttitAle of the lute Mrs. Wilson C. Swann, of 1,512 Walnut street, will amount, it is said, to $5,000,000, and for this vast wealth th *. * ;‘.i>pear to be no heirs. The magnifio v \>roperty at 1,512 Walnut street, with its inestimable wealth of paintings, sculpture, carvings nnd curios, will tx) sold at an early date. The house was planned by Dr. Swann and built in 1857. In past years if was the scene of many princely entertainments, and although Mrs. Swanu wan afflicted with a form of nervous prostration which confined her to her apartments nnd pre vented her attendance to social duties, it was her wish that these entertainments should be continued. Probably no es tablishment in Philadelphia was maiu- taiped on a more lavish scale during Dr. Swann’s life.—Philadelphia Record. lH-»th of ui> Editor. Frank Campbell, a ik*4 character of Victoria, B. C., died recently. For more than twenty-one years he carried ou a store, and was known to every person in the city for Ids good humor and wide spread charity. But he was better known .ns editor of the ••Bulletin." This was not a paper, but was a big blackboard, on which was placed every bit of local news as boon as it was known. The peo ple of Victoria consulted the Bulletin with ns much confidence as they did their newspapers. - i’uin ami ltuuglu&tluu, A Wtsca.-'sct man discovered u big gash in his boot wht-re lie had cut kis foot while in the woods, and just managed to get home, feeling himself growing fainter from loss of blood all the way, and fainted on arriving, when somebody discovered - that U>e gash only went thrdttgh his boot And xhe rwl color was not blood, hut only a wpolen stocking.—Bath (Me.) Inde- penckat; - ■ • t f ~ ■ —* ' A Natural lllitory I.cnhoii fur a Out. There is a new member of the now numerous slot machine family. It is a “drop - a-cent-in - the-slot-look - through- opal shade thc-microscopc - und-sec-the - wonders-of- 1 nature" contrivance, and is really a very clever idea. Few of them have as yet appeared. The machine stands on an iron jiedestal. It is square, and from the top of it sticks up a nickel tube in which is placed a very good microscope. A small lamp, like those in use on cigar counters, stands just at the back of the machine, throwing a ray of light into its dark interior. When the penny is dropjied into the slot it removes a slide from the lens of the microscope and sets revolving a dial inside the machine ou which are placed seven of the so called “wonders of nat ure.” As.the dial revolves these pass under the microscope. The “wonders" in each machine are changed once a week. In the machine seen by the writer were a human hair, a section of a hard corn taken from somelxxly's foot, a flea, a croton water bug, a 1km1 hug, a strand of raw silk, and the wing of a fly. j —New York Times. Please don't call for the Little Jewel Lamp - we are out of them —our price of $1.40 for the Little .Jewel Lamp and Tripod with 0 in has done the work— and it will be Monday, the 25th before we can get more. This little lamp—at this little piice—is the biggest thing eve** offered. We want you to have one —we got them —HERE FOR THAT PURPOSE. BUTLER <fc BERRY. A new broom sweeps clean —so does an old one—if it’s.a good old one —such a broom as we make a specialty of—of course we handle a 10—15 — 25 cent Lroom—such as you pay more for elsewhere—but we have one leader—a sensational leader of all broom leaders—a very heavy 4 string broom for 30c. —It’s an ad.—We sell it here for THAT PURPOSE. BUTLER A BERRY. ’Twits said that “perfection was no little thing”—and yet the little Volunteer Oil Stove—is the very acme of perfection - just the right size for kitchen or bed-room use— they will stand constant usage— for years-and now* let us tell you a price that is invigorating:—Vol unteer Oil Stoves, 95c each.— Found 41.700 In un Old V . . . . Casper Clement, a charcoal burner in There is only one place you could Bergen county, N. J., found $1,700 in greenbacks in an old violiu which lie bought recently iu Philadelphia. Clem ent has a taste for music, but was too poor to buy a violin. Chance took him to Philadelphia, and while there he stumbled upon a pawnbroker’s sale. The old violin was put up. Clement bought it for eighty cents. He took the violin home, thinking he had a big prize, bnt, to his intense dis gust, he couldn’t get any good out of it, and was ubont to smash the instrument when he thought better of it and con cluded to take it apart. He found a roll of greenbacks inside in good enough condition to spend. He was elated with his good fortune, but hud the good sense to put the violin together. Then lie found that lie owned really a very fine instrument ns well as a small fortune. Clement is now seeking for an invest ment for his money and is going to give np the charcoal burning business.— Easton Argus. get one for 95c-that’s at the Ar tesian Corner—they are kept here FOR THAT PURPOSE. Private llullwuy Cura. So far this season nearly sixty private cars of railroad and other officials and men of wealth and influence have l»eeti in St. Augustine—probably a larger num ber than is the case with any other city in the south. Home of these cars are ver itable “palaces on wheeik,** while others: are only plainly elegant, Ou Sunday* Superintendent Crawfordk of the J., St.. A. and H. R. railway, tokla correspond ent that he was prevented" from attend ing services owing to olficial duties in* connection with the hauling.of these pri- rate cars. “There are several of them here over Sunday,” said the superintend ent, “and up to today bur road has hauled fifty-four private cars in and out of St. Augustine this season-”— Florida Times-Union. I:i*t Weitmi Hull rout! ins*. The record of the Pennsylvania limit ed mail train has again been- lowered, and again it knocks out all previous time. Recently the train made the run from Columbus, O., to tbit city, 188 miles, in four hours and four minutes, making fifteen stops and a number of slowdowns. Tliornn to Bradford was made in two hours, and from Bradford to this city iu two hours nnd four min utes.. A great deal of the distance was made at the rate of eighty miles un hour. We had an engine,” said Conductor Taylor proudly, “that could climb a tree.”—Indianapolis Nows. BUTLER & BERRY. Krums of Kumfort for house keepers—how many krums one can got-buckets, covered and un covered-baskets, for lunches—for vegetables - fruits—flowers - fancy work—collection for—well, for everything. Stiff, flexible or fold ing wooden table mats—wooden spoons—scrubbing brushes, black ing brushes and sets—knife trays — mouse traps and rat traps— these are the catchy Krums of Kumfort that sell at sight—we keep them here for that purpose. BUTLER & BERRY. FOR RENT. Two dwellings, one of them for boarders. table FOR SALE, Central and. suburban property at bar gain figures. M. CALLAWAY, Heal Estate Agent. The echo of lust week’s ad. comes back with the refrain of —refrigerators—water coolers— ice cream freezers.—The natural tendency of the times is to get warm—the natural effort *,! the times is to keep cool—and be economical—and economy after all does not mean self-denial—it merely suggests the gratification of one’s desires with the least pos sible expenditure—and that’s what we are doing—giving you what you ought to have at lowest pos sible price—we are here for that purpose. BUTLER & BERRY. BUTLER & BERRY, Artesian Corner, Americus, Ga. If it’s Shoes You want ■GO TO- Eagle Shoe Store An apparatus called a lactorito has re cently been used by French chemists to separate greasy matter from milk. It consists of a steel barrel rapidly re volved, and if a certain temperature is necessary for tbo reaction the barrel is placed iu hot water until iho required degree of heat is attained. 119 FOESYTH ST., AMERICUS, GA.. Where you will find THE LARGEST STOCK, THE FINEST AND CHEAPEST LINE of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s SHO^.S Ever brought to this part oi the state. We have all the LATE STYLES And for Beauty ami Durability they cannot be .urpa.xed. FINS la tip Led*. Boom. Jim—Hour did yon get la? Youhaven't tbs password, and are uot a member anyhow. 1 Jack—Avaunt there! Haven't I got the grip?—Pittsburg Bulletin. Stories of human beings with their hearts on the wrong side have occasion ally made tlieir appearance, but Cincin nati comes to the front with oue about a man in that city who has liis brain placed wrong side foremoat iu his head. OUR IMMENSE LINE FOR Your Attention Please!! ALLISON & AYCOCK, The Lamar street Book Sellers have about tlirce hundred dollar, worth of Pictures and Moulding that they will let go at COST for the next 20 days. Fine Steel Engravings at 26c, formerly 60c; and just listen at the prices of our Fine Pictures: Fine Oak Frame steel engraving, size 18x24, $1.60, former price 82.50; Fine grade of Oil painting, size 24x86, going at $1.50, former price $2.50, others in proportion. We have as good an assortment of Moulding os has ever been brought to this city and we will sell it to you at actnal cost for the next 20 days only. Moulding from 6c up to 40c foot, formerly sold from lOo to 60c, all sizes and styles. . We mean business; we are over stocked with these goods and they must go as we need the money. If you have any framing to be done do not let this opportunity pass. Remember you are saving from 25 to 40 per cent. Remember the place. - - . . AMKUICUS. OKO FC1A 310 LAMAR STREET. J. R. HUDSON & CO. -proprietors- Americus-Bottling- BOTTLERS OF ALL KIWDSrOF Soda and Mineral Waters, Cider and Oinger Ale’ OBDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY* ATTENDED TO. 824 LEE STREET. - - • AMEICUS. GEORGIA* R. L. McMATH. E. J. McMATH. B. H. MCMATH McMATH BROTHERS. -DEALERS IN- Groceries, Provisions, Country Produce BOOTS. SHOES, ETC.. ETC., WHISKEYS, TOBACCO & CIGARS. SPECIALTIES. 207 FORSYTH STREET, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. We aetlcU a share of the patronage of the trading public, guaranteeing satisfaction low prices, and good goods. We deliver gtxxls any where In the elty. Call and see us. MCMATH BROTHERS. A BARGAIN. NOTICE TO MILL MEN. Power Engine aud Roller, One Planer One Gang Edger. Five (linn, one Claris Cotton Clearer, One Preiut, Hhanfllngs and Pulleys world without end. a)1 of the above property will be sold Cheap For lash or BankablePfners. C. A. BELL. dtlre*$ meat Americus or call and i BAKERY R. F. NEHRINC, PROPRIETOR. Wm Street, Under Allen Bout AMERICUS, GA. LIGHT BREAD A SPECIALTY! ft? bte tf all M Promptly Filled! Sread aad Cake Wages Ec:a cut SaSi Country Merchant, supplied with bread at wholesale price*. BUGG-IES 1 will sell you tbe best buggy iu Georgia, price aud.quitlily considered. Repairing ol ell kinds solicited aud executed promptly anil neatly. All work warranted. Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ fear. T. S. GREENE. Cotton Avenue., ~ - Opposite Prince'* Stables* Americus, Georgia. ' iKrow 'lie Cheapest to the Finest) Was never so complete and never so cheap as now. Edmunds was only thirty-eight years j With years of experience, we have the best of advantages, and arc old when lie entered the senate. His ^ a l>ic to offer volt inducement* not to he found elsewhere, venerable appearance of lute years gave him a strong resemblance to the portrai ts of St. Jerome, but the resemblance was solely physical. George Justice, probably tile only Choctaw Indian in Indiana, is dying of heart disease nt Jeffersonville. It seems like tbe irony of fato that he lias been gravedigger for the whitee for many year*. JOHN R. SHAW. Prop’r Eagle Shoe and Hat Store, 119 FORSYTH ST. AMERICUS, CUL Sans Souci BAR AND : ESTAURANT W. T. RAC AN, Pr°prtetor. Wo. 007 Xiamar Btrc . . My H. 'siri I. furnish,.,! with the bent Wine*. BrandlM, Rum, Gin and Whltklo that can i«> bought for the ck*h. I mi* tried Liquor a Kpeclxliy. You can fludattOV Ba$ $uv|hlng you want to drink from h kIhmm of fold Milk or Ref r to the Finest and only y* h'Mky-bour In Arnericu*. My ttc.HUturAnl In supplied with the beat the market adonis, Hiidwtth the bent cook in the State, and a aei of good welters, I am mu that I * the inoat faattdloue. W. D. Haynes & Son. REAL ESTATE. STOCK AND BONO 3101-2 Lamar Street, *~a & "v Americus, Ga. . • ' Jg|gj: