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• - • . . TIMES-RECORDER, VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1891. NUMBER 56 Don’t Stand on Your Head to Read this. NEHW UGY DEECCUS NI GNIDAER SIHT, UOY LLIW EVAH DNUOF TUO TAHT EHT TSEB ECALP OT YUB LLA'SDNIK FO YRD SDOOG, GNIHTOLC, GTE. SI TA # . GEO. D. WHEATLEY’S, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. Would we dare to advertise these prices if they were not low? For this week: One solid caso White Lawns (30 inches wide) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere peryd. • One solid ease White Lawn (34 inches wide) at 8c., former price, 124c- peryd. One solid case White Lawn (40 inches wide) at 10c., Eormer price, 15c ■ per yd. • ■ ■ • One solid case Check Nainsook (long fold) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere. One solid case Check Nainsook (book fold) at 8c., worth 124c. elsewhere. Don’t let the grass grow' under yonr feet before yon have seen White Goods Department! Filled to repletion with the choicest novelties of the season. The following Specialties may be of interest to those who contemplate purchasing COMMENCEMENT DRESSES 390 yds. plain White Hemstitched Lavas <«■— —> at 30c enn vjione I satih stripe DUU IHnUO I I-ACE STRIPE ■ BORDERED LAWNS I ir Plain and Dotted Swiss We and Colored Tarlatan | Hi Black, Cream and White Mulls at reduced prices this week. , No Goods for the price excels our colored’ cheese cloths • All Shades, ONLY 5c. PER YARD. We will apply the lever of low prices to move our HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES. Laces and Embroideries tbis week. Our superb 46-in. EMBROIDERED HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES worth 65c. goes at 45c. | Our Vo Flouucings at 55c. . ~ - Our 11.00 Flouucings at 70c. Our $1.25 Flouucings at 95c. j Ourtl.60 Flouucings at $1.20. ! . . Our $2.00 Flouncings at $1.5a Of all our elegant Hemstitched and Embroidered Flounces—some worth $3.60 and $4.00 < per yard-Your choice for $2.lj0 thji week. HEW LACES! NEW RIBBONS! j ‘ ' NEW PARASOLS I NEW FANS \j * NEW HANDKERCHIEFS j NEW HOSIERY t NEW CORSETS! NEW GLOVES! We will say nothing about Silk and Wool GRENADINES Except that we’ve got ’em and OUR TRICES ARE RIGHT, bJaok silk DRAPERY NETS AND FLOUNCES Demand especial mention. THEY were never 80 handsome I NEVER 80 STYLISH I NEVER 80 LOW I in polka dot, Worth $1 >00 e piece BLACK FISH NET, (all per yd., goes this week at 60c. e piece BLACK TOSOA NET, (all Aft) plain and figured, worth ! $1.25, goes this week at 75c. \ C> finest CHANTILLY NETS AND FLOUNCES worth from $2.00 to $2.50, only $1.50 per yd. this week, CHANGE OF OFFICERS. THOSE WHOSE WORDS WERE LAW ONCE STEP DOWN A BIT The Central UsUrercd to tho Georgia Pa cific and by That lload to the lUchmond Terminal—Sapt. Oabhett It It And Other Change. Galore. Atlanta, June 8.—[Special.]—Four official circulars were received here this morning wblcffi mean a great! deal to In dividuals, and still more to the public. One of these was from General Alex ander, president of the Central railroad, turning over that system to the Georgia Pacific, Ita recent lessee. Another was from Major Joseph Bryan, president of the Georgia Pacino, delivering the Cen tral system to President Inman of the Rlohmond Terminal. Then comes a circular from President Inman, of the- Klchmond Terminal, ap pointing Mr. W. H. Green, present gen- eral manager of the lUchmond and Dan ville, general manager of the Central. He will very soon have an assistant gen eral manager. If exf Is a circular from Mr. Green, the new general manager of the Central, appointing Mr. Cecil Gab- bott, former general manager of the Central, superintendent of that sub division of the great system. Mr. E. T. Charlton, former ‘general passenger agent of the Central, retains office, but only as passenger agent. Mr. J. L. Taylor, of the Richmond and Danville, is made general passenger agent of tlie whole system. Mr. W. F. Shellman, former traffic manager of the Central, has resigned and Mr. Sol. Haas, traffic manager of the Klchmond & Daville, becomes traffic manager of the Central also. Mr. Geo. A. Whitehead, former general freight agent of the Central, is retained as frsight agent of the division. It is rumored that* a number of the general agents of the Central will be displaced by the consolidation. ' yesterday morning of fever. He bad been slok for a month or more pact, but It wo only two weeks ago that be left his post of duty. ' So sick wo he when he left.hls faithful engine, aboard which he had done some o faithful work o ever wo done by man, that he had to be supported to his home. He - never left his bed again from that day, until yes' day tbe engine of hi* soul pulled out of the ronnd bonse of this life to make Its lot long run, and report “oft duty” on the railroad of life to the Great Master Mechanic, Mr. Kirjpn • was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomntive Engineers in wlfloh order he had 83,000 insurance, which was left to hit sad wife and two fatherless children. The remains were laid to rest at the family burying ground at Markett’s yesterday afternoon, the railroad au thorities kindly tendering a special train to bear the body there. A dele gation from the brotherhood and a large number of friends forned the funeral escort. Jim Kirven was faithful to the last. The S-, A. * M. railroad has lost one of Its best engineers; Mrs. Kirven has lost a devoted husband and his friends have lost-a friend who was true. SUNDAY IN AMERICUS. THE DAY WAY ONE LONG TO BE RE MEMBERED HERE- An Able Commencement Sermon I-reached t by Dr. Campbell Darin* tbe Koratng— Dr. Wither*poon Spoke ter tbe Seamen'* Bethel at the Evening Service. THE LIBItARV BENEFIT. He le “In It,” Arkie Hawkes, a well known colored boy, le In trouble this morning for not letting well enough alone. It seem* that Arkie had a fight yesterday, and that instead of amatlng-Uim the police decided to let him go on hie own cogni zance with a summons to appear before the mayor. Arkie.wouldn’t take the summons, so the police pulled him at once and gave him a place behind the bare, and now Arkie is “in It,” waiting to be tried for disorderly conduct and for reeiitlng an officer. - Caucht Stealing Sausages. Sunday afterday Mr. T. 8. Glover hap pened to ipy a negro boy coming but of W. B. Mayo’s beef market. The circum stance wae suspicions and an Investiga tion showed that Cranberry Ferry bad been stealing sausages. He wae promptly locked np by officer Barrow. The boy's parent* say that he la crazy, tot he had sense enough to select good sausagee'and leave some bad ones which were near by. The grand j ury yesterday found a true bill charging him with bur glary, and he will probably pay dearly for those sausages. A Disgraceful Proceeding. When the. publio school* turned out yesterday sbmo of the little white chil dren who were going over In East Araeri- ouemet a party of negro children In the bottom on Lamar street. Tbe negroes, without any cause whatever, com menced to beat tbe white children and to throw rocks at them. One of the little children wae right badly braised up. This Is a disgraceful proceeding and It should be stopped before it caneee trouble. We will open another ease of (hose lovely ■INE APPLE hTISSUES I and tinted spots and With courteous and obliging salesman to Eupptr your Wants, IS IT NOT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE .WITH mericus, Grfu irsonal and prompt attention ' To Lecture Friday. Mr. F. D. Wimberly, of Pulaski codnty, alliance lecturer tor the third congres sional district, will be In Amerieue' Fri day, June 12-, to deliver a lecture to al- liancemen. This -gentleman was recently chosen lecturer for the district and he is now on his first rountf. He Is said to be a flnent and intereitlng talker and no doubt quite a crowd of alliancemen will assemble to hear hit speech Friday. A Dividend Declared. It will be good news to the Amerieue policy holders in that company to know that at a recent meeting of tbe policy holdeie of the Southern Mutual Insur ance Company of Athsna a dividend to policy holders of 74 per cent, wae de clared. All the present officers were re-elected. " '• The sneoess of’the Southern Mutual baa been phenomenal In the* insurance world. • ^ W. Kirven Deed- . Engine y 0 , 110—the B. P. Hollis—of tho Savannah, Au-.| nM * Montgomery road came out yi-stei <v. v miming draped In the colors of mourning in. -i, B man who has had the engine In charge since he has been on the road. The en gine seemed to know that its companion and master wss dead for the escaping steam sent a mournful sigh Into tbe very room where the dead man lay. jams* W. Kirven died at 3 o’clock Glover's Opera Hooee to be a Scene of En joyment and Brilliancy To-night. The entertainment for the benefit of tho library, to-night, Is the thing. It seems that everybody, their ilstort, cousins and aunts will be out to-night to do honor to those who are to take.*>ar( in tills entertainment, and to enjoy a rare treat in tho .way of an evening of genuine enjoyment, - The doors will be open at 8 o'clock, and the performance will begin prompt ly at 8:30. Popular prices of admission have beta agreed on and tingle tickets will cost 60 cents; two tickets for V> cents; gallery 23 cents. Tlekets are now on sale at Oliver’s book store. There Is no extra charge for reserving. Some changes have been made In tbe -programme. As corrected It le: Over lure—Orchestra. Q lartette— ‘A Farmer’* Lite for Me.”— Mm Prince, Mr*. OtUawsy, Mr. Calla way and Mr. Hornadsy. Dnet—Plano and Violin —Mrs. Lamar and Prof. Kaier. Brio—“The DaUjr.”—JHs. Ibb Prlnoe. Quartette—“My Otra Native Isle ."--Messrs Antllottl, Warren, Wbestley and Hornadsy- Dnet, piano and violin! Mrs. Lamir and Prof. Kaier. , Bolo—“Tiiy Saatlafl am I.”—Mr. R. E. Byrd. Tableau—*thalte«p*ri»n Portrelt Gillerr— 1 Hh ik -ipeare, 2 Lady Macbeth, S Cleopatra. < Ophtlla, 3 Tbe Abbese, 0 Anne Boleyn,7 He>o, 8 Quean O .tberlrie, 8 Portia, 10 La ly Grey, U Helen. Miiele-iOroheetra Tableau—Abou Ben Alaem's Dream. M isle—Orchostrs. Act 1—Tbe Elevatnr.— V laroe Character Bong—Mr. Charlie J. Hewkln*. A'et II—The Elevator — A farce. M Pile—Orchestra, Act III—The Elevator.—A fhree. Music—Orchestra. The east of chs-aoters In “The ElevAtor” Is as follows: Mr. Roberta ......Mr.TberonHawkes. lira. Roberts Miss Carrie Brannon Dr, Lawton Dr. Eldrldge Min Lawton Mile Ell* Lon Ha-roltl Mr. Miller ...., ..A,-.Mr.Tom Harrotd Mn. Miller....'......, Mils Sadie Babcock ...,..Mr..W. T. Lane ...Miss Mattie Boons ........Mr* Callaway .Mr. R.T. Byrd Mr. Berate, Jr. Mr. Charlie Aniley Willie OsmpbeU..........Mr. Harrotd Boons Mr. Curwen. Mre.Curwen ... Mrs. Craihnw.. Mr. Binds, Sr.. Elevator Boy... Mr. FrsnkHnrrold Fired by Lightning. Ur. James R. Howard, who doe* basi nets at Cobb’s, was tl;e'viotim of quite a misfortune yesterday. . His (tore was itrnek by lightning about 4 o’clock yes terday afternoon, as wss hi* emoke house. The boose* were set on fire and burned down. The loss will amount to over $8007 with no Insurance. , The very heavy rain Which wae falling at the time Is all that saved Mr. How ard’s dwelling, bprn and other bnUdlngs from being bnnied also. Agreeably gnrprlMd. Ur. W. J. Dibble, formerly’ a citizen of Ameriene, tot now of Atlanta, was here yesterday exchanging greetings with his many friends. Ur. Dibble ex pressed himself as more than pleased with Americas’ growth, And slid that be could scarcely believe himself In the same place that he left when he went to Atlanta. Like all bthen who leave Americas Ur, Dibble' was surprised at the rapid growing that tbe city of hit first love has ^one. The Colonel Preparing. The meetlAg of the cotton buyers’ as sociation, which le to be bald In Bruns wick, has bebn postponed until July 13. In the meantime Col. Roberta* Oliver It in hiding In ono of tbe impenetrable canebrakcs of Lee county, grinding out tho Impromptu speech whlob ho Is to deliver on that occasion at Iho rate of two cart loads a day. Getting Nearer the City. The hyena was last heard from live mite- viow tlie city, on Bear crook. Sunday night 1; devoured two dogs in Mr. J. L. Page s yard. Mr. Page saw the animal aa It ran away and ahot at it, ■but missed his aln^ A reward of 830 has been offered for the skin of the “varmint.” Sunday was a day long to be remem bered in Americas. At tbe Methodist church, on the morn ing of that day, Rev. A. B,- Campbell preached a commencement aermon epe dally for the pupils of America*’ excel lent public schools.' The graduating claei, the bonrd of education, the enper- t lntendent and teachers and almost the total membership of the white schools were present The large church was filled to overflowing and all those' pres ent were unanimous in saying that Dr. Campbell eurpaased himself on that oc casion, and that the sermoq was the best of the kind they have ever heard. Aa was announced in The Times- Rkcobdeb that he would, Dr. Campbell took as • text Ecclesiastes, chapter xlf, verses 12,16,14. He said that like all wise men Solo mon was a reader of books He also wrote books. This one from which I select my text was written under the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. He spoke of the many book* that would be mode In the history of the world, and said: “The population of the United States Is only ono In twenty- fire of the present population of tlie globe; yet tlie -annual Output of hooka for the last«ve years is between four and live thousand. What must be tho number of books published annually throughout tho world? The prdouctlon may safely be expeoted_ to Increase In the years that are to come. ’Of makln'g many books there Is no end.’ ” “Along with this goes another fact: ‘.Much stady is a weariness to ther flesh,” That Is qne reason the directors of edu cation shorten the time students are re quired to apply themselves to stady. Only about nine months in the year, or less, are allowed to the public school; and only five daya to the week and only four or five hoars to tho day, and a part of that time it spent In recess. Mo man can study more than a few hours per day. It is the moet exbansting occupa tion In the world, far more exhausting than physical labor. . “This accounts In a large part for the higher prioe paid for brain work. The manual laborer tolls ten or twelve hours a day alx daya In the week for little more than a moderate maintenance; tho professional man works overnmanu- scriplfor other task a fow hours and re ceives often a fee equal to tho year’s wages of the laborer. Why tho differ ence ? Drain work is muoh harder than pliyaloal work, else more people would resort to mental occupations for tho sake of the betjpr pay. Study Is more weari some than other labor, yet If oar chil dren do not study they mast put up with tho inconveniences of an unedu cated manhood and womanhood Vlt also suggests that what time is spent on books should be spent In learn ing wbat is useful. Last year, If a re cent. magazine writer Is to be believed, mere than 57,000 novels were offered for publication within the United States, though only 1,118 were accepted by the publishers. What do these large figures mean? That novel-writing, as a rule, requires less brain work than any other kind of authorship. Not all novels are to be condemned, nor all novel reading. Bat'it Is safe to say that tho porson whoso reading consists wholly of novels can acareely advance far In Intelligence nor moral excellence. Real stndy*ls a tiresome business, therefore, when we study let us apply ourselves to some thing of value. “The wearieomenet* of study suggests that studying is not to be tho. whole basinets of any life. Much of our timo must of necessity be spent In other em ployment*. In fact we are to study, not chiefly that we msy know as much, but tbat wi’ may bare tbe benefit of the knowledge in action. The main duty of life la not to learn, but to do; we should learn tbat we may know what to do and howitlsjtobedone. This Is true of tbe things temporal and.things spirit ual. Betides onV own practice, we are to seek tp prompts excellence In tho practice of other*. In other times wo are to teach and counsel our fellowmen; tot this we'cannot, do unless wears learners. * * “All this Is true of learning In gener al. But the Inspired writer brings to tho conclusion of tho whole matter j’fear God apd keep Bis commandments for this is tho whole duty of man.’ Other knowledge Is useful under particular circumstances, btit to know and do our duty Is solemnly binding on all human beings. Regard for Goil and loy alty to His 'will ought to prompt and control us ail, parents and children, in every pursuit, in learning, in working, in playing, in resting. In weeping, in laughing;whatever we do should be done to tbe glory of God. He com mand* ns not to sin. If we have sinned, and we all have sinned, He commands Aiii us to repent, pray for forgiveness, and trust in the blood of Christ for cleansing from the guilt of sin. “Tills precept, ‘fear God and keep His commandments’ covers all the ground of human obligation. There is progress in other departments of knowl edge; wo are learning much eyery year; wo know far more in all tlie sciences than was known a fow years ago. Prof. Prummond. tolls us that Sir. James Simpson, of Edinburgh university, the discoverer of chloroform, was much sought after by tlie learned of all lands, on account of h!s deep research in his department His nephew became his successor In tho professorship,. and was requested by tho librarian to point out what books he would have, kopt in a >. convenient place on the shelves. Take overy volume that Is ten years old and carry It down Into tlie collar; It Is too old and out of dato to bo of further service. Thus tho wisdom of ono decade is the rubbish of tho next, so rapidly is the world advancing In science. But the Book that treats of tho greatest of sciences will novor go out of date, and nothing now can ever bo added to It. That Book has been clothed with su preme authority ever sinco It was re vealed to man, and Us authority Is still undimlnlshcd. It la ns binding on us as on our ancestors, and will be equally binding on all who como after us. Nay, It will tlie only standard of appeal In the last groat day of judgment. Therefore lot us glvo earnest hoed to those words of ottr text: ’Fear God and keep Ills commandment*’, for 'tills Is tho wholo duty of man. Fear God will bring eyery work into judgment, with ovory secret thing, wRothor it be good or whether it be evU.”, Tho sormon was brlof but remarkably well timed, and this synopsis falls far short of carrying with it tho full strength and beauty of tho discourse. A fow hours of sweet rost, such as is known only to tho Sabbath day Inter vened and then, at night Dr. A. J. Witherspoon, chaplain of the Seaman’s Bethel of New Orleans, spoke to a large congregation, at tho samo church, on “The.Seamen.” Before beginning lie returned thapks for tlie ,largo audlenco which greeted lilm, and mentioned the fact’that be had como horo upon the recommendation of Dr, Bussey, who is known and loved by tho people of Amoricus, He said that - bo pleaded for “a large, Important and lndlspensiblo class of mankind," 8,000,- 000 In number, who had immortal souls tosavo. Ho truly referred to 'the sea men as the mainstay of the commerce of tho world. In eloquent terms ho re ferred to a sailor as tho discoverer of America, and to ^ho fact that seamen wero great nllles of Gcorgo Washington, making It possible for him to freo Amer ica. Ho pleaded especially for tho con- version of sailors, and Bald: “The spirit of God can convert a sailor just as well as a land lubber.” Mention wns made of tlio calling of one-third of tho apos tles from the seaside, and of tbe many Instances in which sailors have been con verted to Christianity, becoming zealous ministers. In conclusion Chaplain Witherspoon spoke of the Seaman’s Bethel, giving an insight Into that great institute and It* workings. The sermon was a splendid effort by an ablo man and Dr. Witherspoon made many warm friends for tbe Seaman's Bethel, In Amerlcus. He is a conscien tious Christian worker and tbe institute is indeed fortunate In having such an able champion. Dr,, Witherspoon goes from Amerlcus to Forsyth. This sermon wan tho climax of a clay that was of much Interest to the people of Atnericu9. 11 known and wortliy gld aveneoiilJtVdVfe of the oldest citizens of Amerlcus, diffil at his home in thia city about r * V yesterday morning, lie ha ; ect of all, and many of the * •; io of America* wili bo 6oi •ry to know he is dead. todoi Another New Uulldlni;. Every day aomp new building, is re ported for Americus. In a few more more days Mr..W, T, Minims will begin the work of tearing down the house now occupied by hTm aa a store room, corner of Lee and Church afreets, to make room for a handsome two-story blocjc. This building la another of the old landmarks which will give way to tho march of progress. . Another Cljerk Needed. Tlio'ti%»kiegn«4i itj Americus, and they form a lai^d pier cent, of the city’s population, want U^cle 8am to give tho Americas postoftico another clerk so that thp hours can bo so arranged that they can get their mail a£tcr they have finished their day’s work 0 o’clock in the afternoon. *■+'*S t The Dam May be Hroken. The report was out last night that Parker’s mill dam a few miles above the city waa broken by the hard rain of y#*» terday. The report could not be «ub- stanHated last night though a Tiwxs-Rg- ~ cobdeb reporter mad* a - diligent • ’ . • / V