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i(>; H r > HY.jA'A f • 1 " l /»(.! j :3fvi. THE AMEBICPS DAILY TIME8-REC0RDER: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1891. WAHTEDr 999 Gentlemen, Ladies, Boys, Girls and Babies of all ages. To call at our elegant new store, 414 Jackson street, corner under new Hotel, and take advantage of the low prices we offer on reliable Footwear for the next thirty days. We extend a cordial welcome to all whether you buy or not. Bemember the Place: 414 JACKSON STREET. WILLIFORD. MATTHEWS & CO QUAIL IN CAPTIVITY. YOUNG BIROS HATCHED AND RAI6ED IN PHILADELPHIA. Oh Man B» Evidently Dlacovered a Method of Fssdlnf Infant Quail So aa to Bring Them to Maturity—,low He Manage.—III. rood la a Secret. ■ It is a fact well known to naturalists that animals are much easier to tame than birds. That is to say, mammalia are more tit to undergo the conditions of captivity than the winged and feathered tribes. The result is that the habits of many of the most common and interest ing birds are practically unknown. The reason is that the bird requires more freedom and air than four footed crea tures. Among the birds which are rarely seen in captivity, although the species is ex tremely common, is the quail, the popu lar American Bob White. Although frequent attempts have been made to raise them a6 other poultry, they have generally been unsuccessful, flame pre servers have kept quail nmU r ihe most favorable conditions, and have iaduc-d the wary birds to lay eggs and I o hatch their yonng, but they can mo more. When once hatched, the chicks die. The conclusion, therefore, lias been reached that the feeding of qnail is not properly understood. These facts being generally recognized, it may bo a matter of surprise to many to leant that a Philadelphian has for the past three years Iteett successful in hatch ing ont and raising quail. Most men have their hobbies, and the rearing of qnail ia Mr. Harry Rudolph's jiet amuse ment. It is aticb an original hobby that it may well be asked how he acquired such uu idea. Mr. Rudolph is u thor ough sportsman, and. to quote his own words, “would rather gun than eat.” Qnail and pheasant shooting is his de light, and he confesses that he always had a fancy for the game little Bob White. About three years ago lie was given a brace of live qnail wliilo gun ning at Newkirk station, in New Jersey. These were the nucleus of his present stock. He bronght them to his home, and fitted np a cage for them in his little hack lot. HOW HE STARTED. He gradually acquired a few other birds, which paired off and commenced to lay and hatch eggs during the sum mer. The small ones were successfully hatched out, but died very shortly after. Mr. Rudolph determined to discover the cause of their early demise, and, know ing it most lie lack of proper food, de termined to watch the hubite of the old er birds and experiment npon them with varieties of grain and insect food. In spite of the amusement of his friends, who considered bis attempt im- possible, Mr. Rudolph set to work in earnest to raise quail, and, after numer ous failures, was able, in hU second year, to successfully hatch and raise a brood of qnail. He had bit npon the right method of feeding them, and the yonng birds were oa strong and healthy os if born under natural conditions. Since then he reckons that 05 per cent, of his yonng birds have been successfully brought to maturity. As statistics show that hard ly SO per cent of wild gome birds attain their fall size, owing to the nnmber of their natural foes, stich as hawks and vermin, this is an extremely good rec ord. In a small yard, scarcely twenty feet square, Mr. Rudolph keeps his pets. The inclosure is shat in on three sides by a wooden fence, and on the fourth by the rear wall of the house. Around the borders are beds of geranium and small shrubs. In the center is a patch of grass, witli a tall plant in the middle. On one side of tho lot are the cages, in which three brace are paired off in sep arate coops. RAISING Qt?All- In tho fourtii cage is a lonely and dis consolate hen, while ruuning loose about the yard are two cocks and a hen with three chicks. The latter are a remark able brood. They were hatched, with five others, on the 8th of July, whioh is nearly one month ahead of the breeding season. The defunct ones were killed by the inclement weather or some other cause common to Infant qnail, bnt the survivors remain perfectly healthy. When the next brood is born, the chicks loose In the yard, together with the parent birds, will be shat npto make room for the uewoomera. Owing to the extreme pugnacity of the cocks it is im possible to let more than one pair iooae at a time, or the Una of the birds would bo endangered. The pairing off of two cocks with one ban, although rare, is oc casionally found. Tba two mala birds who champion the little inotbw hen live in peace and harmony, and both work together at making the neats and take their torn in sitting on the eggs. The principal food which Mr. Rudolph gives to his pets is grain; grasshoppers also form part of their dietary. Bnt the secret by which be mauages to raise the yonng Mr. Rudolph refuses to reveaL He says that it is something natural to the birds in wild life, bnt beyond that he will not commit himself. The qnail are very fond of hempseed, bnt they get so fat on It that its value as wholesome food is very small. It wonld soon kill them off. It ia nsefnl, however, in feed ing hens which have been sitting in or der to bring them back to their proper condition.—Philadelphia Ledger. The Emperor as sa After Dinner Speaker. As an after dinner speaker the em peror has no superior in Germany. He speaks readily without notes, expresses himself with rigor, never descends to conventional commonplaces, and, above all, gives the very best assurance that his worde are not prepared for him. I have heard conspicuous speakers in Eng land and in onr own country, nnd, if comparisons are not in this case invidi ous, 1 should say that the German em peror need not fear to meet such an au dience ns even a New England society dinner assembles. One of the prettiest speeches 1 have listened to was delivered by the emperor in answering the toast to his wife in the province where she was bora. It was during the great combined naval and military maneuvers of 1800, at which the United States was represented by Commander Ward, and Great Britain by Admiral Hornby. The emperor's words were: “I desire to express to you, my dearest sir, the gratitude felt by the empress nnd myself for thp hind words we have just heard. At the same time onr thunks to the Whole for I la- day we have passed and for the lei epnnn which the province has prepared Tea n» This day »'a-. Iu-w ever, uof needed In order to assure i:s j of the warm friendship we have found here. The bond that unites me to this prov- THE MOUNTED POLICE. A Talk with One of the tad) Wlio Look After Evildoer* In Canada*. Northwest. If a squad of the Canadian mounted police were suddenly to appear on Broad way in their gandy uniforms they wonld make quite a sensation. These strap ping fellows are scattered all over the Canadian northwest in barracks at the principal settlements. They nnmber a thousand, are splendidly mounted and are quite a feature in the life of the northwest territories; Half a dozen of them may always be seen at the more important stations on the line of the Canadian Pacific railroad, where they form quite an attraction for tourists, un til they cease to be a novelty. Their uniform is one of the gaudiest ever donned by a police force. On their heads they wear a black flat cap mneb like a skull cap, with a broad yellow border, and a leather strap fastened to its sides and resting on their chins. Their jackets are a bright red. with a profusion of gilt bnttons. nnd their trou sers nre black, with broad yellow side j stripes. They always wear spurs and generally a Mt full of cartridges, and i make quite a -trikingupjie,-trance. •Our I . • l- not such a very easy one," May Interest Yon. I have accepted • managing position at the home office of the New York Auc tion Clothing Company and will remove to New York aa soon as I can dispose of my real estate here. I have several houses and lots that I am anxious to sell at prices satisfactory to the purchaser, and on terms that cannot help but pleaso. I offer the houses at a nominal pay ment down, the balance 83.00 per week until paid for, and the vacant lots at one dollar per week with 8 per cent. In terest. The property is in one of the best neighborhoods In the city, and this offer should command the immediate attention of Intending purchasers. Respectfully, 27scp-lm 8. M. Cohen. H. E. Pratt has removed from 505 Jackson to 610 Cotton avenue, opposite Harrold A Johnson’s, where he is better prepared than ever to do all kinds of re pairing of furniture. septn dtf AAMnitIMJS IIALI.K. P. P r. stimulates I lie appetite nnd Us the process of assimilation, cures nervous troubles anti invigorates and strengthens every otgan >.t tbe hotly. Nervous prosttaiion is also cured by the great and posellill P. P. P. Its eifevta are permanent am! lasting. ince ami chain., me to her in a manner | gootl deal uf barrHcl: work to perform. I and every little while wo are sent on a said one nl ihem the other tiny. “To be sure we il l not drill much, except in the 1 “The road to fortune la through piint- •arly part of onr service, but we have n ers’ ink.—P. T. Ilarniim. Applying at llraclqusrters. "I understand that yon have been at tending the lectures on ‘First Aid to the Injured,' Miss Rosalie," said the young man. "Yes,” answered the sweet girt. “Can—can yon tell me,” whispered tbe youth, drawing a little nearer, “what yon wonld do for a bro—broken heart?" —New York Troth. “I say, bid fellow, here are tbe five all about it" - ^ , < . .. , m’XXiSss&SSLsi 555k different from all others of my empire the jewel that sparkles at my sale, her majesty the empress. Sprung from this soil, the type of the various virtues of a German princess, it is To her that 1 owe it if I am able to meet the severe labors of lay office with a happy spirit and make head against them." The words of the etiqieror were unex pected, and to no one more so than to Ills wife, whose face beamed with happi ness at the compliment she so publicly received Nor 'lid any etie who listened to the sjteaker at that dinner think to question the spontaneity and honesty of the language. — Poultney Bigelow in Century. . Two Ilemttrkabla Marriages. Among the romances of the last cen tury is handed down one of a certain nobleman who was making ready for bis wedding ceremony with the Indy of his choice when he learned from a frighten ed messenger that the lady bail elojied with another lover. Not ut nil discon certed. he coolly continued his toilet, and when it was completed he asked his housekeeper which one of his servants was without tbnt excellent thiug in life —a lover. Learning that the kitchen maid was the only one, he sent for her. bade her don her Sunday frock, per- snaded her to accompany him to the the chnrch at the time appointed for his wedding, and brought the simple country maiden back a peeress of the realm. The marriage tamed ont very hap pily, like the more recent tnuriage of an English gentleman in New York, who fonnd a yonng emigrant girl of his own nationality who hod missed her friends and was alone in the street. He asked her after a few moments' conversation if she had come to America to find • husband, and when she answered coyly in the af firmative he took her to the nearest chnrch, and they were wedded, and are, according to the latest reports, happy together.—New York Sun. lumt after hon:e thieves or other crimi nals. or down numb to the Indian reser vation to settle come little trouble among the Indians." "Do yon wear this uniform when yon nre chasing horse thieves?" the police man wr.s asked. “Your red jackets must advertise your presence on these flat prairies ns far as the eye can reach. “Oh. no." lie replied. "When wo are off on a limit for criminals, we dress en tirel v in black. Sometimes we are gone for two or three weeks on this service. Occasionally we take a week's rations with us. but we do not like to burden onrselves on a rapid march with heavy haversacks, nnd when [sissible we rely for food upon any settlements which lie in the direction we are taking. As a rule, we are successful in catching crim inals, even when they have some days the start of us. On these great plains they cannot conceal themselves aa they might iu timbered countries, and, more over, they find it necessary to visit some settlement or ranch for food, and if they appear at any town the telegraph is quite sure to put us on their track.” The pay of the Canadian mounted po lice is thirty dollars a month and found. They first enlist for a period of five years, nnd the government is glad to re enlist them for three years longer at ad vanced pay. Some of the northwestern territories nre very nnxioos to become provinces, bnt even when this change in their form of government takes place it is probable that the system of mounted police will he continued for many years yet The territory they police is enor mous, and so long na it is thinly settled no other means of preserving tbe peace and bringing criminals to justice Is likely to prove so economical and ef fective. Many of them ro-enlist at tbe end of their term of service. They are all tall, well developed fellows and fine speci mens of manly health and vigor. Moat of them like their way of living und are particularly prond of their horsemanship and of tbe fine animals provided for them.—New York Sun. lit-Witt's Sarsapiitiliit destroys such I'l'ismis as s nifiilH. skin disease, ecze ma, rliPtimatRm. lie liim-ly use saves ninny lives. Fur sale In U,. Dav. njjurt Drug Ciiinpaii). Latest designs in Wati-tus. Large stuck, all kinds, James Fkickkk & lino. Notice to Advertiser!. Copy for ohange of advertisement must be handed in at this office before 12 o’clock on day before publication. This applies to all and will be enforced. Times Puiilishing n -6, July 28.1801, tf. A Men Who Palms Things. Two gentlemen shook hands in the street a day or two ago, and ns they un clasped their hands n small wad of pa per fell to the-'side walk. “What is this?" said one of the men. stooping to pick up the wad. “Oh, tbnt is my five dollar bill," sold the other man. "1 made a ball of it and palmed it when 1 left the home in order that I wonld not forget to stop in ut my grocer's and pay a hill. But 1 I ... —— ; . ,, , forgot nil nliont the confounded thing." I Me are exact in counting tho tribula- "Do you mean to say that you have l Hons which afllict us; aro wo equally ex- carried that wad iu the pului of your actin counting the sins which drew them hand for an hour or two without reuliz- upon us? ing that it was there?" | ‘‘Certainly: I frequently carry small articles in the palm of my hand for sev eral hours. They never fall out. and they don't bother me. 1 learned tbe trick of palming when 1 was a boy, aud I have practiced it ever since. I can palm half a dozen coins at the some time and retain them concealed in my hand all day if 1 wuut to “I can eat my dinner, smoke a cigar, read a paper, and do almost everything, except (hake hands, without disturbing the palmed ooina. I find tbe palming knock very useful sometimes, particu larly when I want to conceal any small artlsls temporarily. *—Now-York Times. GAMHKINUH HAI.l.K P. 1*. P. cures si-rofuls, sail rheum and all humors, djspo|t-iu. sick head* uvlie, biliousness. It cures that iired feeling, creates an appetite, strengthens the nerves aud builds up the nliulo sys tem. P. P. P. is unrivalled, and since its introduction has cured more cases of blood disease than all tbe other blood purifiers put together For your toilet, powders, toilet creams, and in lact all toilet preparations, call at Dn ki.DiunoK’ Tho knowledge of one's defects Is the more bonutlful, inasmuch as it is not the most necessary of sciences alone, but tbe most rare also. The True Way TO BID THE HUMAN BODY OP The Poison of Disease IS TO FOBCB IT OUT THROUGH THE SKIN. SWIFTSSPECIFIC tlwayi does this effectually. It treats the disease instead of the symptoms, and re moves the cause, thereby making a core. Mrs. & t. Rowxu, No. 11 Qalocj 8t, Medford, Hus, mjs that her Bother hit been cared of 8crofnls.tr the us of four bottles of SL B. SL, after haring had such other treatment, end being reduced to quite alow eeodltkm of health, u it ms thought iba could not lire. Treatise oa Bood and Skin Disuse* millod free. SWOT SPECIFIC CO., Drawer 3. Atlanta, Go. Why lee Fleets. Did yon ever wonder why it is that ice, being formed of congealed water, floats? And why. oa some still lakes, R begins to form at tbe bottom before it does oa the surface? Scientists explain these enigmas this wise: Ice is specifical ly lighter than water just about to freese, aud therefore floats In it This is one reason why the formation of Ice usually begins at tbe surface. Another is its peculiar law of expan sion. The general law is that cold in duces expansion; this law holds good with water only to a certain point When water has cooled down to within 7.4 degs. of freexing it ceases to contract as before with increase of cold and be gins to expand till It freezes. This expansion causes the colder por tions of the water to rise to the surface. The formation of “ground ice” or anchor ice,” os it is sometimes called, is the only exception to the rule given above.—St Louis Republic. it, to kerp them with us still, lAivlng hearts send up the cry. wife ami mother, O, how ileur. Fading like a mist away. Fatbur, let na keep them here. Tearfully to Und we pray. Many a wife and mother, who seems doomed to die because she suffen. from diseases peculiar to women, which saps her life away like a vampire aud baffles the skill of tbe family physician, can be saved by employing the proper remedy. This remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, tbe greatest boon over con ferred by man on weak, raftering, de spairing women. It ia • specific for all phases of female weakness, no matter wbat their name. n* Weighr4 045 Pounds. A very few old Philadelphians who were rammer visitors to Milford, Pike county, fifty year* ago. remember Lewie Cornelius, who kept the old Sawkill House, and well they may, for he was one of the big men of Pike and of Penn sylvania, perhaps tba biggest of his time or any time. He weighed, without —^* - neaSted 6 feat is a around the waist, the waist and Moo. He died to Mil —Philadelphia Never to tire, never to grow cold, to be patient, sympathetic, tender, to look for the budding flower and tbe opening heart, to hope always, to love alwayi this Is duty. A Mon Thermometer. Lean men make the best thermome ters. Fahrenheit never Invented better ones. If tho weather is warm and sun ny they are cheerful. If cold and frosty tuey are Irritable and snappy. If damp cloudy tboy are downcast and gloomy. But if either lean or fat men aro suffering from biliousness, head ache, constipation or indigestion, the weather will always bo damp and cloudy In their locality, unless they use Dr. Pierces’ Pleasant Pellets. These pellets are small, sugar coated granules, calcu lated to start tbe liver and digestive or gans Into healthy activity, ana thereby raise low spirits, and dispel gloom. GAHBKINU8 IIALLK. For Sola. A valuable piece of truek farming property can be had by applying to ■cp23-tf -The Bank of Sumter. Talkativeness has another plague at tached to it, even curioolty; for praters with to bear much In order to have much to say. . People with Impure blood may bo said to exist, not live. Life Ir robbed of half its joys whgp tb* blood D loaded with impurities and dleeaee. Correct this condition with DeWItfs San rills, it is reliable. For sale by Davenport Drug Company. The Next Attraction! The Word's Greatest Magician, HERRMANN, Prince of Prestidigitateurs King of Illusionists! Emperor of Magic! Aided by Mme. Herrmann Direct from hie Cozy Pslsce of Amuse ment at New York. Assisted by ABDUL KAHN, Presenting Hie Most Brilliant and Be wildering of ell Entertainments, Including the Latest Puz zling Sensation, STROBEIKA AND BLACK ART! This Is bis First and Only Appearance in this Section of the Country In Seven Years. MONDAY. OCT. 19. DIAMONDS. I have just returned from New York and other northern and east ern points, where I purchased the largest nnd most varied stock in our lino ever.brought to Southwest Georgia, consisting in part of Diamonds, Watches, Clocks. Bronzes, Japanese Goods, Jewelry of all kinds, Solid silver and plated ware. Latent style Canes, and Novelties, which we have not space to mention. These goods ore nrrivjng daily, nnd nre being opened os fast as we can arrange space to display them. We'cordially invite every one to call and inspect our beautiful stock, aud be sure to keep watch of our show windows. Bemember too that we carry the largest stock of Pianos and Organs to be found in this part of the state. 0. A. FRICKER, PRESIDENT OF JAMES FRICKER & BRO. 409IJackson St. AMERICTJS, ga. REAL ESTATE BusinessfProperty, Residence Property, Vacant Property, Suburban Property, Small IFarms, Large Farms. i ——— — <-«k : U»Hi ^ APPLY [QUICK. ifERREL CALLAWAY, ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN. o NK copy each of Harper’* M»n*lneof Ik comber, 1888, May, 180. March. 1880. J, PSO. “— “— pt 24-lf Lime, Cement, Brick, Plaster Paris. Hair, Laths. |For sals tor cash by A. J. H A M I L , m arp»tmj1m , l ,1Q *’ N * W HwnU Building. Taken Up. pmtodSOWy wltowiuu^i The PHARMACY, Cor. Cotton Ave. and Forsyth St. I carry as lino and varied a stock of Drugs, Chemicals, Standard Patent Medicines, and Imported Toilet Goods as can be found, I am not under enormous expenses and can sell you goods rad fill your PRESCRIPTIONS at reasonable rates. Give me a call and save money. W. 0. RUSSELL, Proprietor. H. D # WATTS, Wholesale and Retail Groceries Has come to the front a Watts Building, 1 sin, and can be found on the corner, r ith on elegant lino of fresli Groceries Confectioneries, which he will sell at rock bottom prices. Country merchants will find it to their interest to coll and see him when needing anything in liis line. WHISKIES & BRANDIES and plenty of Jugs in the rear, which will be shipped to any part of the United States and Georgia. SEND HIM YOUR ORDERS. SeptlBdAw , T. M. Allen. E. Taylor. BEAL ESTATE. To Quick Purchasers, Two T. E. Allen- In small farms. Part Cash. Good terms. V&oolxj Several