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AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1891. NUMBER 77 The Reason Why ! ' Many find it difficult to preset a creditable appearance and live within their means, is mainly, due to the fact that they pay such high prices to so-called "merchant tailors," while THE SAME QUALITY OF CLOTH, THE SAME GRADE OF WORK, - ' AND THE SAME STYLE OF CUT Can be obtained from our Ready Made Clothing Department! -AT- WITII THE PRESS GANG|“^ 0 d , hu,OTtane of man; mll- THE TRIP THAT THE BOYS TOOK AND SIGHTS THEY 8AVV. The Bleb Farming Land* of Indiana— Beepeete to the Windy CUy and the World*. Fair—Milwaukee, Mackinac, aad LESS THAN HALF THE COST! You are losing the benefits of modern business methods if yon fail to AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES. D. Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. For dress occ'asions what could be more appropriate than onr elegant styles in . Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits t We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, (such as Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and fkncy figured suitings) and WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00 Equal, IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and finish to any “tailor made” suits in the market for just TWICE THE MONEY. For .everyday wear we would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut away Suits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit. Onr line oonsists of IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS, gLAGK THIBET CLOTHS', SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices astonish YOU. ' A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS. You need, a pair to “tide yon over” so to speak. Onr assortment is ENORMOUS and onr PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from $1.40 to $7.60 per pair, and cannot be had e.sewhere for less than double the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy yonr notice * 75 Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from $1.00. 100 Summer Coats At 75c., reduced from* 1.50. 80 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50. All kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such as “Drapetes,” Sicilians, Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins, TO CLOSE OUT S'JDRICTLY AT COST. / OUR LINE OF BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING. We th sHU b Xw a good line of those. HANDSOME SAII0R SUITS, (sires 9 to 14 years) universally admitted such. excellent value for $ | .50 per suit SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!! "OUR LEADER” at 60o is the best unlaundered shirt on earth for ‘‘MONARCH SHIRTS.” lAundried TJnlaundried Our "Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm. WE’VE GOT ’EM! iKSSE AT 10ft H| V—Dents' Belfast Linen Collars.) Any size AI 15U Is LI—Genta’Belfast Linen Cuffs. ) desired. Oni,imported Balbriggan, Lisle Thread and Muriin Underwear will add.to your comfort dnnngtbe hot season. The recent excursionof the Georgia Freti Association to the northwesf wot, without doubt one of the most enjoyable that could be Imagined. For weeks prior to the annual meeting of the association, President Glessner was busily engaged In making all neces sary arrangements for the trip, and the perfect manner ip which this was ac complishcd went far towairis making it the success that it was. The party of twenty-three left Atlanta aboard one of Pullman’s wheeled palaces that had been secured for their special use; and after a pleasant run of six hours through tho picturesque regym traversed by the E. T. V. & G., arrived at Chattanooga in time to enjoy the tempting supper that awaited them there. The route thence to Chicago was over' the beautiful Queen A Crescent through Tennessee and Kentucky, and* over the far famed **Monon," which traverses the rich prairies of Indiana from end to end. Nowhere In the United States Is there a finer farming region than .that of central and northern Indiana, and In the broad fields of ripening wheat and‘grow ing corn, the beautiful orchards of fruit, the great, stretches of rich clover and and grassy meadows npon which grazed thousands of the finest cattle and horses, to say nothing of the pretty and iqell kept gardens and homes of these sturdy farmer!, the Georgia scribes were given a good opportunity to study the condi tion of affaire and compare them Vith that of their own state. A stay of three days was made In the “wipdy city,’’ which, despite the jeers and taunts heaped npon it by rival cities, is destined at no distant day to bpeome the great metropolis of the country. Distinctively American, It Is a city of which every citizen of this country ehonld feel proud, and is Indeed a mon ument of American pinch and progres sive enterprise. While here the party had quarters at the Grand Paclfio, one of the largest and finest Ubtele in Chicago. Early on the day after arrival, the par ty was taken in hand by Vice-Prealdent Bryan, of the World’s Columbian Expo sition company, and shown throngh the extensive grounds where the forthcom ing world’s fair will be held. One could not fail to be impressed with the magni tude of this vast work, which, even at this stage of its progress, evidanees the fact that the exhibition of 1808 will sur pass anything of like kind heretofore at tempted by any of the nations of the earth. The party wae the recipient of many favors during the stay In Chltago. nofa- tably among which was a “stag banquet” tendered by the press club of that city, whloh was attended likewise by the Clo ver Club, of Philadelphia, one of the most exclusive and uristocratio organiza tions of Its kind In the country. It !■ needless to say that every “«t»g" en joyed the evening to the utmost. During their eUy nearly every hour was devoted to sightseeing, each one being left to follow his own inclinations In this respect.* The beautiful parks along the lake front, the theatres, stock exchanges, the taoe track, tho big build ings, In fact, every place of lnterest|and everything worth seeing were given s hasty inspection. Just before midnight on Saturday, June 20, the editorial party "boarded one of the magnlfioent lake steamers bound for Maokinao Island, some 400 miles to the north. Eearly next morning, how ever, the steamer touched at Milwaukee, where a atop of several hours was made, time affording the Georgians an oppor tunity for seeing the sights of this bean- Jiful city. Carriages were called, and for three hour* the party rods throngh the streets and pretty parka and visited the many plaees of interest there. Mil waukee's population* ot .over 200,000 is about 70 per cent. German, and beer seemed to be the pnnsipal article of f Onr prices cannot be excelled in the state. trapwiR* WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS,thebeetthlngIn themarket, a/uuuo WARRANTED FOB TWO YEARS, or your money refunded. m RIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN | OOB OUrcra, MOl^ ^ All appeal to * Your Reason, Your Rookot, and Your Health. Cannot you save something by trading with GEO. D. WHEATLEY Nothing In nature can exceed the beauty of thla rook-girt, fairy Isle. It la a mass of calcareous rook, rising from the bed of Lake Baron and reaohinga height Of more than 800 feet above water. Some of its cliffs shoot up per- pendicularly, and tower In pinnacles like half ruined gothic temples.. Mackinac Island la the central point of tho three great lakes—Hlehlgan, Enron and Superior. Its area it over 2,000 acres, of which the national park and military reservation comprise about 000. At the foot of the high 'cliffs on the south side rested the little, old- fathlouod French town, while Ar above the frowning gone of the fort are trained on every approach to this ro mantic little gem of tfac lakes. The Island ha* a mixed population of about 000 gnula, made up prinpipaliy of Fronch-Cauadlane, half-breed Indiana and native Americana, On the adjacent ialanda live a large number of Chippewa Indiana, who Gab and hunt and soil bas kets and other triukote to summer vis itors, From October until very late in the aprlng following tho island la shut out from the outside world by snow and ice, and only at .are intervals does one come over from tho main land, eighteen miles distant, except to bring the mails, whloh le transported across tho toe In dog sleda. During our stay of two days on the Island, June 23 and 24, overcoats werb found very comfortable, the ther mometer standing at 08 degrees at mid day. The time there was delightfully spent by our party In walking about the little town, rambling through the old fort and among tho high hills and precipices along the shore. .Quito number spent a portion of the time fish- ing, always meeting with fine success. On the morning of the 24th we bade adieu to Mackinac, and boarding the ele gant steamer “City of Alpena” sailed down Lake Huron towards Detroit, our next stopping place. Thla la one of the finest cities of the northwest, and a day was very pleasantly spent In driving through Its, beautiful streets and environs. Belle Isle park, situated equl-dlslant between the Miohi- gan and Canadian shone, Is one of the largest aud handsomest In the northwi and is a deservedly popular resort Here it wae,alto, that many of the boys seized the opportunity of setting foot on Queen Vio’i domain by crossing the river Into Canada and paying a visit to the flour ishing oity of Windsor, which is reached by ferry-boat from Detroit But in this trip as in all thipgs that are good, the beat was reserved for the last, and here agalu the admirable man agement displayed in arranging the ex- irafon was to be seen. If there Is a region of country more pleasing to the eye or more delightful to dwhll In than the beautiful cluster of Island! In Lake Erie, off the north shore of Ohio, its location is .not indicated upon the maps. On the largest of these, Put-In-Bay island, onr party - stopped next, and the stay of two daya there was by far one of the most delightful features of the trip. Here the Georgia editors were met by Colonel John Maok, of the Sandusky, (Ohio) Register, and CoL Fred H. Gletaner, of the Findlay Courier, who had arranged a very pleating pro gramme. After an elegant dinner th» party boarded a pretty little steamer for a visit to the neighboring lalands, going tint to that npon whloh the hatchery of the Government Fish Commission Is located. Here they were shown through the spacious buildings, whets millions of young fish are hatched aad distributed among the lakes aad riven of that re gion. The mode of batohlng aad earing tor the young fish was folly explained by the superintendent la charge, aad proved of mush Interest to the visitors. The party next* visited Middle Ban aad Kelley’s Islands, where they were shown the finest vineyards and conse quently the largest wine cellars In America. Grape growing In that region la what cotton railing la to the south- only there Is more money in the former than in the latter. Here we were shown hundreds of eons of the finest* vine, yards, tony nothing of the beanttfnl orchards of peach, cherry, apples and other fruits, the trees of which were bending beneath their rich burdens, while everywhere pretty little farms dotted the Island, the whole making a oemmeree and mannfkptap. The lar gest breweries in the United States are located here,” thAPaBetfma the Bchlits, each covering an area of' more than P icture ot surpassing beauty, twenty acres. The saloons are all open ‘ £ Sunday, and on that particular mom- j seemed to be doing a rushing bush At 5 o’clock in the afternoon tlio steamer sailed again, and after a smooth and pleasant run of twenty-four hour* Mackinac Island, tho next point of des tination, seemed to rise up gradually out of the blue waters of Lake- Huron. An hour later the dock was reached, and soon the party waa moat comfort ably quartered at the John Jacob Actor House, whlchjwae built and occupied * the man whoa* name It hundred rears ago when I individual w Many of thee* farmer* had visited Georgia on excursions under tho man agement of Major Glossnor, and a cor dial welcome was extended the visitors by them. Carriage drives about the Island, together with visits to the im mense vaults where millions of gallons of the finest wlnos were stored away, proved a very pleasant feature of the visit. The next morning wae spent in a simi lar manner at another of the larger is lands, wher* more vineyards, wine oel- lars and orchards were inspected. Short- 200 confederate officers are sleeping the *laat sleep. Tho little cemetery, about an acre In extent, la situated in a pretty grove about 300 yard* distant from the stock ade grounds, where the confederate prison stood. Through the, instrnmen- tallty of Colonel Maekaneat marble headstone has been placed at each gpve, with the name, regiment and state of each soldier carved thereon. Col. Maok looks after the cemetery, whloh Ivowned by private parties, and By this unselfish labor of love haa endeared himself to every Georgian. A beautiful field of ripening grain makes the spot where stood tho prison pen, all traces of whloh have long elnco vadshed. The remainder of the afternoon waa •pout In a dellghtfel carriage drive through the pretty city of Sandusky, and In visiting the principal Industries there. It le one of the cleanest and prettiest cities in northern Ohio, and le growing rapidly bjth In population and commercial Importance. At 7 o'clock the odltorial party again boarded their special Pullman and left for Cincinnati, where the next day (Sunday) wae spent. Many places of interest were visited during the afternoon, moat of the party attending church In the morning. From Cincinnati a straight run of twenty-five hours landed the ed itors in Atlanta, whence their start was made two weeks before. Thus was end ed the most delightful excursion ever enjoyed by the members of the fourth estate. J. W. Fublow. (JcMMlf Healthy snowing. Elsewhere In Tiie Twes-Recobdeb of this morning there appears a remark ably good and healthy allowing made by the Bank of Sumter, In the way of that institution's semi-annual statement. By reference to it one will see that about 22 per cent has been cleared on the capital stock daring the time named. Another thing that Is worthy ot atten tion la the tact that during tho six months covered by the statement the overdrafts amount to only $178.80. Thla statement proclaims the Bank of Sumter one of tho most solid, best managed in stitutions of the kind in the country and and reflects a high degree of credit on the splendid business men and popular gentlemen who have it In charge—Presi dent Theron N. Hawke* and Cashier W* C. Furlow. * 1* The Monthly Barbecue. The members of the Amerieui Barbe cue Club enjoyed themselves moat thor oughly yesterday. Tho occasion waa the regular monthly barbecue of that organization.* Those who are not ac quainted with the mysteries of the club can’t appreciate - the real fun there is in these monthly meetings, but those members who were not .present wtll know what they missed when It It ■tated that yesterday's meeting was one of tho moat pleasant In the history of the only genuine barbecue club In the country. The School Closed. Quite a party west from Americas to Andemonrille Wednesday to attend tho dosing exercise* of the echool at that place. They all report a splendid pro gramme, well rendered. Hon. James M. Dupree of Hontosums deltvored the literary address. * It was near the per- fectlon of rbetorio and oratory. The well rounded periods and the display of deep thought were commended by all. CoL Dupree is one df the moat brilliant orators In this section. Contracting Agent Appointed. Mr. E. N. Clark, a railroad man of much experience, baa been appointed contracting agent of the Savannah, Americus A Montgomery road, with heaqnarters at Albany, Mr. .Clark has for a term of years' been agent of the &, F. A W. and B. A W. roads at that place. He Is aa popular os' he Is clever, aa clever a* he la student and aa efficient as any man In Georgia. The &, A. A M. made a ton strike in securing his services. MIXED MISCELLAXY OF LOCAL MATTERS THAT ARE TOLD SHORTLY. Iteau Bolted Down Into Bright, Hroesy Bite of This and That Which Will Bo of Much Interest to Tits Time.-R.cor- W1H Sell I cm This Afternoon. The ladles of the Christian Workers will serve loes this afternoon aa usual at l he,Methodist church yard. On account of toe protracted aervioea at that church for the past week or so, the sale of re-' freshmenta was postponed; bnt from now until further fiotice the ladles will hold their regular Friday afternoon festi vals. Don’t forget the time and place. At MethAdlst church yard from 4 to 7 o'clock. -t- . ' Struck Him on the Head. Ed Mize, a young white boy, Wednes day hit Fernando Sparks, colored, a tell ing blow on the head with a rock. Sparks bad given young Mize what no white boy who has any ( regard for his mother will take. It wen that which caused Fernando to be hit The wound| waa a bad one, but not serious. Coffey will find consolation in thfe fact tfiat the days are growing shorter and watermelons cheaper. Warm weather .Is not so bad on the people of Amorlcus; since they know there la no danger of an Ice famine. The coal question Is perhaps the most important before the people just now, but It may safely bo said that tho cold question—or bow to got cool—is troub ling the most people. Yesterday the Central road handled 143 cars of watermelons. These cars pay at least $23 each in freight, to that road. Many extra trains pass through Americds loaded solid with watermelons. The south bound train on the South western road was forty-five minutes late yeata-day, owing to a wait on connec tions at Macon. This train has been rannlngpretty regularly for sometime, past. Supt McKenzie is expected up from Smithvillo to-day to look Into the hap pening of last Friday with the viow of fixing the blame whore It bolougs hud dealing with whoovet is at fault in the matter. It was said yesterday that a party of negro excursionists will come to Ameri cus to-morrow from Columbus, by way of Richland. Nothing definite could be learned from those who arc considered in a position to know. The glorious Fourth will not bo cele- - brated In any groat shape In Americus, tho day falling on Saturday. Tho banks will all close, the post .office will observe Sifnday hours and Tiie TiMKS-RECom>nu will take a day off, however. A handsome dial la being placed on thehandiome clock at the Bank of Sumter. . Instead of the figures which denotes the hours this dial will have on it the letters which spell the namo of the institution to which the clock bo- longs. Last night George F, Cooper lodge of Knights of Pythias of this city installed the officors who are to serve during the ensuing term. This lodge is in splendid shape, and there is some talk of the organization of another branch of the order bore. . An Americus firm did an average bus iness of $2,000 a day last week. That doesn't sound much like dull times, and It is quite la contrast with the reports which comos from Amoricus’ neighbors of the organization of the loafers and wliUticrs’ club.‘ * To-morrow will ho a big day for the darkoys who go to Coney, ♦he Savan nah, Amoricus and Homgomc’ry road will run a special with a very low rate of faro. The programme will be highly in teresting aiid dancing will bo an Impor tant feature of the day. The splendid showing* made by the Americus Investment Company at Wednesday’s meeting was the talk of Americus yesterday. Everybody was confident that such a showing would ha made, and ththg* have begun to look much brighter since It was made. All the banks In Americus are making splendid showings In their quarterly re ports, which are being .sent out now. Americus is exceptionally, well fixed In the way of banks and bankers, haring more capital and the best bank officers to be found anywhere in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lanier, Jr., con template moving Into their handsome new home on Lee street next week, after which time they will be numbered. among the housekeeper* o( Americas. Thels residence is one of the beat ap pointed and moat elegant in the city. splendid opportunities will be offered Americus theatre goers daring the coming season. Among other fa mous attractions .which have been booked is James O’Neil's Monte Cristo and Rice’s Evangeline, which have a worldwide reputation. Keene, Down ing, Salvlnl and other actors with repu tations known of men are also on the list. The Tiues-Recorder force will cele brate the Fourth of July, to-morrow, at Chapman’s mill, where they can uso all tho pyrotechnics that they care to with out fear of a star wearer. The boya count on showing their happiness over the' anniversary of freedoms a very decided manner. Of c will have a big tlraq, for worked hard enough to appreciati opportunity to enjoy tbcmselv After • 1 About a year ago a wh Brown who wae i .tat