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THE NOVELIST CONVERTED BY THE FOX SISTERS! upm 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.