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THE NOVELIST CONVERTED
BY THE FOX SISTERS!
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THE AMERICUS DAILY T1MES-RECOR OEH: SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1891.
It isn't the usual way
—it’* just the reverso—to pay a
patient when you can’t care him.
Nevertheless, that’s what’s done by
the proprietors of Dr. Sage’s Ca
tarrh Remedy. They promise to
pay you 1500 if they can’t cure
your catarrh, no matter how bad
the case. It isn’t mere talk—it’s
business. Yon oan satisfy yourself
of it, if you’re interested. And you
ought to bo, if you have catarrh.
It’s faith in their medicine that’s
behind the offer. It has cured
thousands of tho worst cases, whoro
everything else failed. You can bo
cured, too. If you can’t, you get
the money. .They’re willing to take
the risk—you ought to be glad to
tale tho modicino.
It’s the cheapest mcdicino you
can buy, because it’s guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or your money is
returned.
You only pay for the good you
“ ’ more ?
ly pay to
get. Can yon ask
That’s the peculiar plan all Dr.
Pieroe’s medicines are sold on.
THE GREAT TONIC.
rmrVm ^iSXre tt £lS’**""
^yoin ^OHDEBm QVBESI
-1 affection, and my whole
item wm run down penerallr. Commenced
Uktaryour medicine (Wooldridge's Wonderful
Cars) *nd experienced great relief before fin-
~ T in* first bottle, i hare used it in my
*svdth food results.
e 15, IS#. L.O. DOWERS.
„ _a the year 18891 had a fully
r Scrofula, so pronoanoed by
Ktors In the dty of Columbus.
ties of your W. W. a (Wool-
Wonderful Cure), and am today as well
was. I took no othermedl—
r that the above facts arc cor
rr.
VtB SUE BY Al«li 0BCOWSTS.
W
w. l. w d6uclas
THE BC8T 8HOEMTHEVORLOHIIITHE MONEY?
t the feels
*na easy, and t
grads than any
iv?lJ DOUGLAS?'Brocl
THORNTON WHEATLEY
Americas, • • Georgia
LO-AISTS.
Loans negotiated at LOWEST RATES.
E*y W mCnta ’ °j D
net 5 ly Americas, Georgia.
SUFFERERS
—OFt
Youthful Errors
Lort Manhood, Eariy Decay, etc.,
etc., can secure a home treatise ire©
by addresalnr a fellow sufterer C.
W. Leek, P. O. Box 3W. Roan»»ke,
Viflnla.
Seance In Dr. Griswold's Office
Which Muted Men Were Present—An*
swers Through “Spirit Baps" Which
Made a Profound Impression.
The statement by one of the “Fox
girls,” of Rochester rappings fame, de
claring that all tho spirit sounds and
noises were caused by the cracking of
her toe joints, leads me to give an ao-
connt of a remarkable seance with these
three girls at the time they paid their
first visit to New York. After perusing
it i think the reason will be satisfied,
whatever of deception may have been
practiced, that the toe joint story is
ineffahln hmnhmr
ineffable humbug.
It was in 1850 that the Fox girls came
to New York, astounding reports having
preceded them of tho noisy visitation of
tho spirits which had literally compelled
them to leave their home. Dr. Rufus
W. Griswold, tho author and critic, oc
cupied rooms at that time in Broadway,
between Bleecker and Houston streets.
These were on the first floor and held
bis large and valuable library.
He was an unbeliever in regard to the
"rappings,” not only so far as any spirit
ual influences prevailed, bnt with respect
to the production of the sounds them,
solves, which he pronounced "all trick.'
It was proposed to invito these girls
to meet a number of gentlemen at Dr.
Griswold’s rooms, where it was expected
tho “spirits" would be present, when we
felt confident of exposing the hnmbng.
AN INTELLIGENT AUDIENCE.
The invitation was accepted. At the
appointed ho.ur the following gentlemen
met in Dr. Griswold’s apartments: J.
Fenimore Cooper, George Bancroft, W.
C. Bryant, the Rev. Dr. Hawkes, Dr.
John W. Francis, Dr. E. E. Marcy, John
Bigelow and myself. The three Fox
girls came promptly. They were seated
by a table, but not near enough to touch
It The company made a large circle
around it, and we all impatiently waited
for the performance to begin. Utter In
credulity pervaded our little assembly.
A half hour passed and the spirits
made no sign. The girls were repeatedly
asked how soon they would begin to
demonstrate. They replied gravely that
the spirits were not under their control;
that they had intimated they wonld bo
present—that was all they conld say.
At length raps began to bo heard,
sounding like slight shocks from an elec
tric battery. (Question* were at once in
order, and Dr. Francis took the floor.
His interrogatories were leading ones,
and at the end of a few minutes he re
signed in favor of Dr. Hawkes, the Fox
girls getting the best of it With Dr.
Hawkes, who had been bred a lawyer,
things did not flow so smoothly trith
them, bnt there were several answers
which excited surprise.
1 was Beated next to U« Cooper, and 1
perceived he exhibited much impatience
while the questioning was going on.
When Dr. Hawkes finished, Cooper ex
claimed, "Let me have hold of them."
He began accordingly. Here age the
questions and answers:
"Some years ago 1 lost a near relative.
Was it a male or a female?"
“A female.”
“By a natural death or otherwise?"
“Otherwise.”
“Please rap the number of years since
the person died.”
INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE.
The rappings began. We all listened
attentively, counting the number. As
it ran from twenty to thirty, from thirty
to forty, from forty to fifty, we begad to
hold our breath. The rappings stopped
at fifty-eight There was some discussion
whether it was fifty-seven or fifty-eight,
and it was rapped over again at fifty-
eight
1 hod watched Cooper narrowly. As
the raps proceeded he became deadly
pale. At the conclusion all eyes wen
turned on him.
"Gentlemen," said he, “when 1 was
about two years old my sister was killed
by being thrown from her horse. The
years since then have been correctly
rapped.”
1 saw that Cooper was profoundly af
fected. This did not however, stop the
proceedings. Ur. Bancroft suggested
that the rappings shonld bo transferred
to the door, ho being on one side and
Bryant on the other. No questions were
asked, but the raps came oat strong.
After some further experiments we ad
journed with the feeling that wo had not
succeeded in "confounding the Fox
girls,” and we agreed that the least said
about it tho better.
Fenimore Cooper died about eighteen
months after this occurrence. Two or
throe years later 1 was dining with Mr.
Phinuey of the book firm of Ivtson &
Phinney, and a near connection of Mr.
Cooper's. In tho course of conversation
he asked mo if 1 knew Cooper had be
come a confirmed spiritualist before his
death. 1 said I did not. He assured me
of the fact, but could not account for it
1 told him 1 believed I could account for
it, and 1 repeated to him what 1 have
now recorded here.—Richard B. Kimball
in New York Time*.
Are We Physically Advancing?
Edward Atkinson has examined the
records of hundreds of ready made cloth
ing establishments to discover whether
the white man of the United States is
deteriorating in sixe and weight As the
general result it was found that the av
erage height of the New Englander is fi
feet 81 inches and of the southerner 6
feet 10 inches. Tho averago weight of
the American of today is between 155
and 160 pounds. Mr. Atkinson discov
ered that the average height and weight
of men in this country has perceptibly
increased since the war of 1861-5, and
that we an slowly Increasing rather than
decreasing in site and strength.—8L
Louis Republic.
Apropos of Chappie.
"Yon broke that poor boy all up.*
"No barm done; He Is so simple It
mot be bard to pot him together
again. "-New York Enoch.
To Printer* and Publishers*
The Times Publishing Company has
for sale a portion of the newspaper and
job outfit made surplus by tho recent
consolidation of the Times and Recor
der, consisting of one cylinder newspa
per press, two Gordon job presses, one
Hero paper entter, one perforator, six
stands, two imposing stones and tablet,
five hundred pounds of newt type, etc.
This material and these presses are
virtually new, having been In use only a
year. A great bargain In prices and
terms can be secured by the right par
ties. Address the Tikes Publishing
Company, Americas, Ga.
A crab was caught in the harbor of
Victoria, British Columbia, that
three feet six inohes around the waist
It was presented to the Museum of Nat
ural Science.
The Rich Man's Son.
The rich man’s ion Inherits lands,
And piles of brick and stones and gold,
And he inherits son white hands,
And tender flesh that tears the cold.
Like soft hands and tender flesh, many
diseases are Inherited;especially tenden
cies to asthma, consumption, bronchitis
and stomach and liver troubles; bnt there
is a remedy, known as the “Golden Med
ical Discovery,” which overcomes these
diseases, and cuts off all tendencies to
ward a fatal result. Dr. Pierce of Buf
falo has pnt this remedy within the
reach of all, so that even the poor as
well ss the rich can obtain f«. It Is
worth more to yon than “piles of brick
and stone and gold.” Ask yonr druggist
for it. It’s guaranteed to benefit or
cure in every case, or money paid for it
will be refunded.
There is a class of people in Japan
who hire the poor people to beg clothes
from the charity associations, and, dye
ing them over again, sell them at higher
rates for new olbthes.
DO NOT SUFFER ANT LONGER.
Knowing that a cough can bo checked
in a day, and the first stages of con
sumption broken in a week, we hereby
guarantee Dr. Acker’s English Cough
Remedy, and will refund the money to
all who bay, take it as per direction, and
do not find our statement correct. For
sale by Fleetwood & Russell, Americus,
Ga. 1
Jumbo brought Barnum over *20,000 a
week, and until the great beast was
killed in the Canadian railroad wreck ha
added to the show's receipts $1,500,000.
Let the World Know Yon Are In It.
It seems almost a erime for a man to
‘hide his light under a bushel.” It he
has something new that will benefit the
human race, he should make it known.
Old fogy physicians tread the beaten
path of their grandfathers, denounces
advertised remedies, and never learn
anything new. Medical science knows
no parallel to Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre
scription, compounded by a physician of
skill and long experience, especially for
the maladies whtoh afflict women. It
effects a permanent cure of those ago
nizing disorders which attack her frail
organism, and Is ananohor alike to deli
cate girls and suffering women; oontains
no deleterious drugs. A guarantee on
the bottle-wrapper, refunding the price
in case of failure. Of druggists, $1.00.
The first car load of cedar wood was
shipped from Arkansas to Europe the
other day. It will come back In the
shape of lead penells.
DR. ACKER’S ENGLISH FILLS
Are active, effective and pare. For sick
headache, disordered stomach, loss of
appetite, bad oomplexlon and bilious
ness, they have never been equaled,
either In America or abroad. For sale
by Fleetwood A Russell, Americus, Ga.
2
Medicinally pure wines, brandies and
whiskies at Dr. Edridge’s Drag Store.
Sanannar, Ga., March 26,1880.
Messrs. Lippman Bros: I was suf
fering with weakness and general debili
ty, being almost incapacitated from at
tending to my basinets. I wee forced
to call on Dr. Whitehead for treatment
He at once put me on P. P. P. (Prickly
Asb, Poke Root and Potassium), and af
ter taking two or three bottles my health
Improved, and, although eufferingfor
some time with general weakness, de
bility and catarrh, am now comparative
ly a well man.
E. B. Fobker,
With Cornwell A Chipman.
Hawkes’ Crystalized Lenses In all
styles, specs snd eye-glasses sold with
a guarantee to please or money refunded
by E. J. Elpridoe.
isese,
hopeless, the system an entire wreck,
nerves all unstrung, yet P. P. P. was
taken and an entUe cure made. Attend
to diet and directions of P. P. P. and all
blood disease must yield slowly but
surely.
For your toilet sqape, toilet powders
and all toilet articles, go to
Da. Eldbidoe.
There Is a pig at Junction City, Kan ,
which weighs 1,632 pounds. It Is be
lieved to be the largest hog in the world
on four feeL
SA.M ROUTE.
Local and Through Schedule in Effect July 12, 1891.
nSHu
Mixed.
Dally Ex.
Sunday,
-Reap Dow*.——
12 40 p tv
1 13
1 32
0 12
0 10
5 80 p m
NoTT
Pasaengr
Sunday
Only.
6 48
6 66
0 68
7 10 pm
Dally.
8 20 am
8 28 r
8 39
8 40 F
8 62
8 60
9 08
9 13 F
9 25
9J2
1 15 pi
205
2 17
2 S3
2 53
3 07
3 19pm
953
10 03
10 06
10 17
10 39
10 53
11 03
11 09
2 29 pm
7 15 p m
0 40 pm
12 12 pm
12 32
12 42
12 55
1 02
1 10
1 20
1 37
1 40
1 51 F
2 oo pm
7 10
r oo pn
' 12 F
7 67 F
8 11
8 27
9 34
9 48
10 01
10 07
I 17 am
e io
7 50
11 20
11 30
11 43
NO. 2.
Mall.
Dally.
5 35am
653
0 00
I 13 F
0 32
5 45 F
7 31 F
7 35 F
7 41 F
8 02 F
8 <H F
8 15 a m
WESTERN DIVISION.
STATIONS.
Ly....Omaha Arr
.Union ... .
Louvai*
.. Louvale Junction ..
Irrln
.Lomakin . ...
Randall
Blcnland..
..Ponder..
..Preston...
Wise
Jennine
Jennings
Harken....**
Plains ••
Salter
New Point
Littlejohn
Ar.... Americas. ..Ly.
No. 1.
Mall.
Dally.
11 69 a
11 18
10 66
8 17 F
768
7 45 F
7 34
7 24 F
7 10
8 58 F
6 54 F
6 48 F
6 4!
8 35 F
0 28 F
6 26 F
8 15 p n
No 3
PsM'ng*r
Sunday
only
10 87
10 00
9 47
987
EASTERN DIVISION.
STATIONS.
Americas
...Gatewood
..Huntington..*
DeBoto
Cobb
...Johnson
Coney
Cordele
~Albany ...
..Phllemma.
...Oakfleld...
..Warwick...
..Taylors..
. Wllktrson's.
....Cordele....
TTTTtenia.
..Williford....
...Senile
....Pitts
..Rochelle.....
..Goodman....
..Abbeville...
..Copeland....
.. ..Helena
...Brunswick
..Jacksonville.. ,
.... Helena..
Erick..
Verbena
.... Olcnwood ....
..Mount Verson.,
7 82 F
7 20
t7 22
654
8 48 F
687
890
11 64 a'
11 04
10 62
10 86
10 10
10 02
• 00 am
406
3 66
3 65 am
ll oo pm
8 00 pm
221
2 10
2 04 am
No. 7.
Mixed.
Daily Kx,
ll 30 am
n 15
10 65
No. 17.
(ailAKi
Dally.
6 10 pi
6 00 F
6 49
5 42 F
5 37
6 53
6 22
5 16 F
0 03
4 47
1 45
1 38
1 25
1 20
1 04
12 54
12 48 F
12 40 pm
7 35am
W. N. MARSHALL,
Gen'l Supt
E. S. GOODMAN,
Oen’l ran. Agt.
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF GEORGIA
Soutnwostern Division.
Correct Schedule, No. 22, in Effect,(April 12,1891
SAVANNAH & WESTERN DIVISION
Schedule No. 10, taking effect Apr. 12th, 1001.
No. fi, Between Savannah and Binningham| No. S,
Dally. via Americas, Dally.
740pm Leave Savannah Arrive 7 40pm
"0am .....Lyona loOain
B00
Arrive ..Colnmb
.Leave JfiO
No. 8
Dally.
Fassengui
Fast Mai
BAST BOUND.
No. 5
Dally
Fast MU!
No. 7
„ Dolly
Passenger
8:88am -
318 “
680 “
1060 ••
690pm
666pm
286pm
4 16 •'
686 “
1090 “
SJP.P*
Lv. • Americus Ar
Ar. Fort Valley Lv.
“ Macon “
“ Atlanta “
” Augusts “
*• Savannah “
108pm
1188am
1090 “
710 44
9lopm
987 p m
88 S
216 * 4
7 00am
640 “
No. 7
Dally
Pnaieuger
* No. 6
Dally.
Fast Mall
WEST BOUND.
No. 6
Dally
Fast Mall
Daily
Passenger
• 87 pm
1006
4.43 am
7 85 am
1 8pm
180“
413 M
790 *
Lv. Americas Ar.
Ar. Bmlthvllle “
44 Eafaala 44
44 Montgomery Lv.
pm
180
1105 a ro
740 a m
10 96 pm
780pm
No'. 7
Pally
No. 6
Dally
TO FLORIDA.
No. 8
Dally
No. 8
tally
987 pm
1006 “
1045 pm
4 50 a m
716 am
796am
118pm
ia 9 ? ::
640 “
“ -Waycross “
” Brunswick “
“ Jacksonville ••
?gP® r
120 p m
12 90 p in
810am
2 *»am
800 44
916 44
, ?i? P
786
Solid Trains with Bleeping Oan Between Savannah and Birmingham.
For further Infbnnmllon rotative to tickets, schedules, hast routes ate,' etc., apply to
A.T.MAXWELL, Agent, J. O. HcKENZIK, Hup’t, B.T. CHARLTON,Gan. fan. Az’t.
America* Ga. SmlthTllIe, Os. Savannah. Ga.
D. H. BYTHEWOOD, Division Pass. Az’t., Columbus,:Ga.
D. D. CURRAN, Snp’t, Colombo* Ga. J, O. BHAW.Trav. Pan. Ag’L, Savannah Ga.
PASSENGER SCHEDULE
GeorgiaSoutlm&FloridaRy.
SUWANEE RIVER ROUTE TO FLORIDA,
Taking Effect June 14,1801. Standard Time, 01th Meridian.
9 4&"ptn
• 40pm
« pm
•185 pm
11 08 p
12 65 a
• COam
066am
_
II Mam
jagg
8 25 pm
lou) pm
LvT:
Atlanta.
.....Macon
Macon
.... Cordele
Tilton
.... Valdosta
. -Lake City.....
■ ■Jacksonville
OlllNG MMITH.
Ar 10 9
Lv 6 2
Ar .
.Ht.
Pafatka..
Augustine.
.Ly
.Lv
20 p m
• 90 pm
0 10 pm
897 pm
,48 ! "
1*01 pt
• Mat
7soar
10 60 am
«115 am
4 07 am
It 40 am
II 60 am
10 PC pm
ilfiamlUpm
Trains arrive and depart from union depots In Macon and Palstks and P. C,ik p,
depot in Jacksonville.
Connection nerth bound and south bound is made In Macon with trains of Central,
Macon and Northern and B. T. V. A Q. railroads.
A. C. KNAPP. Traffic Manaj.^ BUBM ^HABBMjmek Q ri A^t, Union Depot.
JAMBS MENZIES, Southeastern Agent, M West Bay BL. Jacksonville. Fla.
SCHOFIELD’S IRON WORKS,
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP
The Turning'Point
S. S. S. nr j
a tt—Una on Bleed end I
ranoaappUcailoa.
linmaUtt Btll It.
SWIFT SPECIFIC 00.
Drawer S, Atlanta, Ga.
J. S. SCHOFIELD’S SONS 4 CO., Prop’ra,
Manufacturer* of Steam Engines, Boilers, Cotton Preasea and General
Machineiy, Cotton Gina, Cane Mills and Saw Mills. Dealers in Mill and
Machinist*’ Supplies. Special Attention to Repair Work.
a,«4ra MACON, GEORGIA,
R. S. I Geo. OUTER,
(Successor* to W. L. Mardre.)
SCHOOLBOOKS
Blank Books,
FINE STATIONERY
SHEET MUSIC,
Daily Papers, Magazines, Fashion
Plates, etc., etc., Base Ball
Goods, Art Materials,
PICTURES! PICTURES!
Picture Frames lade to Order.
Any kind, size or preie, and to onr
picture frame department we have
just added ten thousand feet
Moulding of the very latest design,
and an experienced workman, and
wo will be pleased to have you
coll and look through our stock at
any time.
105 FORSYTH STREET.
S. A. M. ROUTE.
Savannah, Americas & Montgomery R’y
TIME TABLE
Taking Effeot July 12,1801.
8 00 » m
10 00
10 97
9 16 pm
8 26
827
11 00
4 30 ft m
6 90 p m
7 oo j» m
lvn Ulrmlnchatn.....arr
lvo....Chlbler*burp; Ivo 6 05
I vo Sj-Jacaiiga he 4 40
Ivo •Opelika Ire 1 25
arr Columbus nrr 11 45 am
Ivo Columlms Ivo 11 20
arr Kllavillo arr 9 05
Ivo * Kllavillo Ivo 8 60
arr Americus nrr 8 20
lvo Americus lve 8 00
Ivo Cordelo lve C 20
lvo Helena Ivo 3 65
Ivo (Lyons Ivo 1 65
arr Savannah arr 7 40 p m
|arr......Charleston..... arr 2 15
Botw*!! MonUonwy mad Americas, via Oix iika
7 15 p m
6 10 smilra...,
9 15 p m ‘
0 40 I
Between
1 05
..Opelika arr 1
American......Ival 8 20 a 11
itgomcry amj Aimlrieun, via Union
Itetw’n Montgomery aiiii Americus, via Knfaula
Ive7/...Montgomery.....arrl 7Hp
lve Kufaula lvo 4 07
ilctwecn Americus anil Jacksonville, via Helena
|7 00 pm lve..., # ..Amertusc a*r . t* a m
. .. — ....— n am
..
Hninswlck lve I ft
BMPi-... Jacksonville lvo t ••
' Close connection mado at Montgomery
points In the Southwest, and at Americ
Birmingham and all points in the Norths*
for all
— ..cus for
amtaijtemaiidall points In the Kortliwsat.
Sleeping oan batwron Colombo, and Savon -
olntu
tton.
W. N.MAR8HALL.
Gen. Superintendent.
E. 8. GOODMAN,
Gen. Pus. Agent
Americas, Ga.
M-CAKOLA^S. E.mn.ArL
Savannah, <*._ TX A. SMITH,.
Americus Ga.
JNO.T. ARGO, 0.8. A*,
East Tennessee.
Virginia anft
Georgia R’y
System.
-IB THE ONLY—
Short and Direct Line to the forth, East or
West
This lino la eonoodod to hatha boat enuippod
thofiooth U> * *’ MM *—* Sleeping Car. in
Elegant Pullman sleeping Car., between
Jacksonville and Cincinnati,
Tituavillo and Cincinnati,
Brunswick and Louisvillo,
■ Chattanooga and Washi ugton
Memphis and Now York,
Philadelphia and New Orleans,
Chattanooga and Mobile,
s Atlanta and Chattanooga,
Without Change.
For any Information address
B. W. WRKNN, Gen. Pass, and Ticket Aft
Knoxville, Tens.
W. KNIGHT, Asst Geo. 1
Atlanta, Georgia.