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Shoes for Young! Shoes for Old! Shoes for Rich! Shoes for Poor! LOOK THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, JULY VARYING OPINIONS CONCERNING INSURANCE LEGISLATION. Wtal I " , or»no. end uuelne.. Men Say About tlio Meuurei .Vow Before the Legl»l»lurc-The Whlta.ld mil » Dd It, Effects—Insurance Notes. AT VOtJR SHOES! W Ton H a to Pali! -THE- Great American tagle’ SHOE STORE, 119 Forsyth St. Has just what vou want. A Sweeping Reduction will be made" on all Foot-Wear purchased of us in the Next 30 Days! Id this Sweeping Sacrifice Sale unpreceedented bargains will be .fibred on all LOW CUT SUM HER SHOES, andjwe expect that the announcement of this sale will "Sweep the Town!" We are not after room as most merchants would say—but are AF TER MONEY—room- we have enough—bnt are SHORT ON MONEY. i If you want to kuow what we (mean by a SWEEPING Reduc tion, come to this 30-Day Clean v Sweep Sale and you will find the Largest and most varied stock of shoes ever offered in Americas and at lower prioes than are obtainable else where. THE NAME- TIE W Ml III SHOE STORE. THE PLACE:- 119 Forsyth St., AMERICUS, ga. N. B.—No goods charged at these cut prices, bnt will be charg ed at our regular prices. JOHN R. SHAW. The Insurance legislation which is now being discussed by the general assembly is a very interesting topic now with the Insurance men and business men gener ally. Americus’ insurance business is im mense, probably larger than that of any other city in the state of the same else, and almost all branches of business are [interested in the outcome of the pro posed legislation in one connection oran- •otlier. A Timks.Recoudkr reporter who stirred around among the insurance and business men yesterday, found a wide variance of opinion among them as to the effects of the legislation proposed. The insurance mon woro not at all uni ted in their views, except on one point. They are ail opposed to the Whitfield bill, which is designed to break up the Southeastern Tariff Association. They hold that the association is one of the best organizations of its kind,both for the insurer and the insured, in exist ence. It prevents cutting of rates, and equalizes rates, classifies risks and pro tects the insured from irresponsible com panies. The insurance men agree in saying that the best work of the tariff associa tion has been its improvement of lire risks. It takes pains to point out to the insured how the risks upon his property may be decreased, and a consequently smaller rate obtained. It gives instruc tions as to the proper manner of erect ing buildings to reduce the fire risks to the minimum. For instance, it directs how a cotton warehouse should be built and with what precautions and preven tives it should bo supplied to reduco file danger of fire to the smallest possible degree. Do away with the association and the companies would begin to cut rates and take risks whicli they are not allowed to take under the present agree ments with the association, in their anxiety to securo business. The result would be a demoralization of tho busi ness, the effect of which would bo tho immediate Injury of tho companies and the ultimate injury of the insuring public. Some of tho insurance men are op posed to tho reductiou of tho $'23,000 de posit required by the constitution of all outside companies doing business in the state and sorao are in favor of it. Some say the requirement keeps out many good companies and works a hardship on those that do comply with it, while others point to the undoubted fact that it has kopt out the wild cat companies and is a constant preventive to the en try of the numerous small mutual com panies that are sprinning up all over the country and which a single large loss would entirely wipe out of existence. Most of the agents would be satisfied to get along without any help from too legislature in the shape of insurance leg islation. “Many people seem to have the idea that the insurance companies are mak ing immense fortunes out of tho busi ness,” said one Insurance man. “Any insurance man can tell you that this la not the case. There are fifty insurance companies doing business in Georgia, and nine out of ten of them have lost money on their business in the state for the last ton years. This can be easily proven by going over the records. A few companies have made money in Georgia, but most of them have lost. Of coarse the losing companies are not do ing business here for the fun of It, and expect to make their money back In time. Ills a fact, nevertbeleaa, that most of the companies have loat money.” The same statement was mado by every insurance agent visited. Mott of the agents are* looking mtber askance at tho insurance commission proposed as a substitute for the Whit field bill. They had rather not have any commission regulating their business. One of the shrewdest and most success ful men in the business, however, said that he thought the Idea ono of the beat that had over been suggested in connec tion with the business, and hoped that it would be carried into effect. “If inch a commission were appoint ed,” he said, “it would be of men well acquainted with the insurance business, and to the insurance men would hare no reason to fear. Comptroller Wright, who is proposed as chairman of such a com mission, is well acquainted with the in surance business from long experience as comptroller, and would make a aafe head for it. The commission would be a splendid medium between the people and the companies and would be able to carry into effect the beat ideal of the Insurance men for the improvement of the bualneaa and the letaenlng of riaka. Snch a commiaaion would be a splendid thing, in my judgment” Other well known Insurance men agree with him. Georgia would he the first stats to have an Insurance commission. Many bualneaa men would be glad to tee the Southeastern Tariff Association broken up and the *23,000 deposit clause done away with, in the hope of securing cheaper rates by bringing In more com panies. Others prefer the present oon- ditlons, being satisfied that their Inter ests are protected by the keeping out of the Irresponsible companies and the reg ulation of rates. "Ton can state it as a fact," said a leading insurance man, “that during the thirteen yeara the *23,000 deposit clause lias been in force there has not been a dollar lost in Georgia by the insolvency of any insurance company authorized to do business under the laws of this state." Nolle.! The patrons of The Timrs-Recoiideb are urged to pay promptly the bills which are now due for subscription, ad vertising and job work for the past month. A newspaper has to pay its labor tho casli weekly, aud on the first of the month it is necessary for all its bills to bo promptly collected. The current expenses of The Timks- Rzcoiideii establishment are about $30 per day, which must be paid every Monday without fail or delay. We are therefore compelled to press collections; and while the small bill* that some owo may cause them to re gard the matter as insignificant, these small accounts aggregate several thou sand dollars, which we are compelled collect promptly to meet our obligations. A newspaper can't run a week with out money; so come up to the captain’ office and settle. Times Publishing Company, ITEMS BOILED DOWN. BITS OF LOCAL SHORTLY TOLD Things Gathered In Offices, Stores, Shops and on tho Street and Told Here -Many Minor Matters Buuched Under the Seme Head Line.—Bead Them. For a pleasant shave go to Dr. £1 dridge’s and buy one of those celebrrted Tower Razors which are guaranteed pieaso. Something In Which Society People are Interested. Messrs. James Flicker A Bro. the well known jewelers have put into operation an enterprise which will prove a great convenience to our society people, we refer to the engraving and printing of wedding, reception, and visiting cards from plates. Hitherto this work has been sent north necessitating a delay of from six days to two weeks. Messrs. Fricker A Bro. have effected arrange ments to furnish visiting cards at two days notice and wedding invitations in three to four days. The specimens of work exhibited are oqual to that by the best hank note companies of this coun try and indicate the high degreo of ar tistic skill commanded by this well known establishment. Besides graving of visiting cards and wedding work Messrs. Fricker A Bro. mako a specialty of stamping and illuminating note papier for ladies and correspondence paper for professional gentlemen. They exhibit a beautiful line of samples of lino paper in tints and lay great stress upon their ability to furnish work promptly. They are prepared to execute orders now. july 13-d2t Prescriptions accurately compounded ot pure drugs, at all bom s at Du. Eliiiudge Drug Store. Groceries at Cost. Groceries going at cost. Shoes going below cost Bread ,and cakes selling first. I am closing out my stock of gro ceries, so that 1 can put in a new and fresh lot next fall, consequently I will sell my grdeeries very oboap. I have a large stock of canned goods that will sell at cost I also have a few pairs of la dies’ coarse shoes that I will dispose of below cost Come and see my stock, as I will not hold this offor long. C. C. Cautiu. 370 Lamar street A full line of lamps, chimneys, burn ers and all lamp fixtures sold cheap Dn. J. E. Eldbidoe. Cheap Bates. Commencing to-day the Savannah Americas A Montgomery railway will sell daily, via Cordele, round trip tickets from Americas to White Springs, Fla., for $0.25 round trip. These tickets will be good to return any time until Sep tember 30, 1801. E. S. Goodman, General Passenger Agent Amerlcua, Ga., July 11,1801. 14-lw. A nice line of extracts, colognes, toil et waters, Ac., at Dr. Eldridge Drag Store. An assessment of the balance of 13 per cent due upon the subscription to the the preferred capital stock of the Times Publishing Company has this day been called by the board of directors, pays- able on Au -ust 1, prox. J. W. Wheatley, Attest— President Bascoii Mybic-k. July 13, did. Messrs. Wight, Weslosky A Brown, the large wholesale grocers of Albany, have applied for a charter to make the company a corporation under the laws of Georgia. Por Ot«p Fifty Year* Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and la the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Sold by all druggists through out the world. Attention Builders. We sell Longman A Martinez prepared paints, and are authorised by the manu facturers to repaint any house at their expense on which their paints do not prove satisfactory. E. J. Eldbidoe, Druggist Prof. John Stuart Blackieof Scotland and Prof. W. S. Tyler of Amberet Col lege, hare been teaching Greek for more than fifty years; and what la more, they are still pretty lively, though close on to 80. DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla destroys such poisons as scrofula, skin disease, ecze ma, rheumatism. Its timely use saves many lives. For isle by the Davenport Drag Company. A team of Americus basebalilst will to-day go to Leesburg, where Americus and Lecsliurg will cross hats this after noon. Yesterday’s bulletins allowed that more than 2,000 cars of melons have gone forward over the Central road during this season. Ample arrangements are being made to entertain all who go to Ellaville to day, and Americus is expected to bo well represented there. The rain of Wednesday night seems to have been general throughout the coun ty and the farmers who were in the city yesterday were smiling because of it. On an average ten extras a day are run on the Southwestern road to aocom modate the watermelon shipments. The season will not continue much longer now. Some facts have come to light which go to show that Wiley Stevens was kilted and placed on the S., A. M. track, The proper authorities are looking into matter. Last night the engine whioh was pulling the accommodation train from Americus to Columbus was derailed near Buena Vista. No damage was done further than a short delay. A gentloman who was here from Rich- land yesterday reports that pretty little placo os still prospering and pushing ahead at a lively rate. Seven brick blocks are now in oourse of erection there. Osborn Bullock, colored, who was convicted of bnrglary at the last term of Sumter superior court and given a long term in the penitentiary left yesterday in charge of a guard to serve out his sentence. Almost every day now the Savannah, Americus A Montgomery road has to ran extra trains in order to accommo date the immense freight business it is doing, notwithstanding this is the dull season with railroads. Watermelons are still bringing i good price in Americus, and the grow ers who preferred selling here to ship ping seem to be the ones that are in it. Al most any kind of a melon brings 20 cents in Americus those days. Many are wondering thoso days if the Hotel Alhambra will bo completed by the contract time. Somo say not, but Contractor Smith says it will, and Super visor Hall says he seos nothing to pre vent the end being accomplished. Whilo walking along Jefferson street yesterday Mary Gaines, an old colored woman, was stricken with paralysis. It was thought for awhile by the crowd which gathered that she was dead. She revived, however, but the chances are that she will die. The platform, speaker’s stands and seats In the grove near the Southwestern depot, whioh were used on tbo occasion of the reeent alllanee rally here, have been torn awajr, and nothing remains there to remind the people of the scones and speech os of Ust Tuesday. Some of -the boys of the Americus Light Infantry are discussing among themselves whether or mot the -company shall enter any of the prize drills whioh are to be held neat (all.' 'Many of them think tho company could turn out a team whioh would be easy prise win ders. Yesterday the report wss current in Americus that one of the handa who was working on the 8., A. A M. bridge across the Chattahoochee was acciden tally killed Wednesday afternoon. Nothing definite could be learned in regard to the matter. The railroad officiate know nothing of any one having been killed there. It will be but a few weeks now before the new city hall will he ready for the officers to take up their quarters there. Then work will be begun on tearing the old court bouse away, and an old tend mark will go to make room for the march of progress. Ths ground which tbs old court house now covers will be come part of a street The Frances Bell,Wide Awake’s hand some hose reel, which is'the finest In ths state, has been loaned to Vigilance No. 2 and the colored company will use on the occasion of the tournament at Augusts next week. Some of the mem bers of the company recalled the inci dent of when the E. B. Young’s wanted to use the reel, end objected to its being loaned ont. It Is Mr. C. Winkler who has pur chased an interest In W. B. Mayo’s butcher business. At a butcher he is s veritable artist, and meats have s way of seeming jnlcter and sweeter when he cuts them. That stall-fed beef yester day was delicious and they will have many more joat like lb Give them a call when yon need anything In their JAS. T. COTI JEWELER, DIAMONDS -AND- WATCHES IN CLUBS. TELEPHONE 102. 102 FORSYTH STREET. fi# B mm & ] mm t bsT AND J JoTTOM 1 iflPDLAR m RICES. Water Coolers. These are heavy galvanized lined, charcoal filled coolers, in a japanned finish with beautiful decorations, and nickel plated faucets. The “B. & B.” prices are for 4 Gal. $1.25 2 “ 2.26 3 “ 2.75 4 " 8.76 . C “ 4.25 10 “ 6.75 3 Qt White Mountain... ..$2.50 4 “ V *• .8.00 6 “ “ *• ...3.60 Mason’s Patent, with porcelain lined tops. Factories have advanced their prices 40 per cent on these goods during the last month. Com pare our “B. & B." prices: Quarts, *1.40 per doz. J Galls., *1.85 per doz. REFRIGERATORS This has been a new line with us, bnt we have bought them at the right prices, we have advertised them at the right .times, and we have been selling them right along. If you are thinking of getting one, we are the right people to see, as we have jnit gotten a new lot of the “rightest” kind. SPECIALTIES We have a fall line of summer goods, oil and gasoline stoves, sponge or foot or Infant’s bath tubs, fly fans, wire dish oovers, lee pttebers, butter crooks, lemon squeezers, etc. at “B. A B." prioes. - BUTLER & BERRY. " ARTESIAN CORNER. LEE A LAMAR STREETS. W. H. R. SCHROEDER, lUDf&ctuerlof Tin, Copper isd Sheet Iron Win, Gtlrulied Iron Cornice, Tin snd Iron Roofing, Hot Air Hostin' Etc. Iron Smoko Sticks. Exhsust Piping for Ssw Mills s Speclsity. btfyl ■ .M Corner Jackson and Jefferson streets, AMERICUS, GA. W. J. SLAPPBY, \iiWSk ■ SjM line. • DOCTOR) TImm Celebrated K56LUU: * ru * tUr * Cor* for Ibk: Formerly on Artesian Corner, baa removed to store lately occupied by W. H. Bcarborouf b UNDER OPERA HOUSE, Where he will be glad to see hie friends. $ij9 The Finest Stock of Whiskies, Tobacco and Groceries in the city. Sole Agent for Schuylkill Whiskey, Which Is offered st U. low prloe of IV 0. J. B. BROWN’S PRIVKTE STOCK, Ten years old, st W.U) per gallon. - W. J. SLAFPEY. UNDER OPERA HOUSE. 1 W. B. KAYO. C. WINKLER. NEW FIRM! & WINKLER, BUTCHERS, Near Hgtt Building. alt Forsyth Street, Americas, Os. m MAYO Having sold a hair Interest In my business to Mr. Winkler, we are now prepared to furnish WESTERS asd QE0AQIA BEEF, Po k, Ssnss|t nl ill kind*, Sid, Mattes, Etc. ■ -3 LUCIUS H. KIMBROUGH, Agent tor Union Central Life Insurance Co. Also agent for New England Mutual Accident Association. in tUeae Companies are the cheapest aud best. 1 will also bay and sell Btocka, Bonds and R*ai Estate, OFF!CM BOOM 4, BARLOW BLOCK, UP 8TAIB8. AMERICUS, .... QA.