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VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1891. NUMBER 198 FREE ADVICE! FREE DELIVERY. Look Here, Boys I Then don’t put your hands in your pockets whistle “Annie Rooney," and expect to keep warm these cold November days. You had much better select a nice, warm suit from our fine new stock. Get a Free Ticket -TO OUB> Which you know occurs on next Christmas Eve, and be happy. We are going to give away a brand new Safety Bicycle, absolutely free of any charge whatever. Every boy who buys his suit from us before Christmas Eve gets a sure enough bargain and a chance at the machine for abso lutely nothing. The time is drawing near! It is going to be a daisy I Everyone will haye a fair, square showing, and you may be the lucky boyl • ' i " There is nothing small about our stock of Boys’ Suits, Overcoats, THE SYSTEM MAY BE INSTALLED AT ANY MOMENT. An Intending Interview With Postmaster Bonojr—Th. E.ubll.hm.nt of tfaa K.w System In Moiuntiry Expectatlon-The City Hu Hun Surveyed. Some time elnoe, earl; In September, the department at Washington, D. C., eent an agent, in the person of Mr. John W. Bulla, to perfect all the preliminaries In order to establish a free deliver; s;stem. On Mr. Bulla’s arrival a map of the clt; was prepared and the location of the boxes wu determined on. Since Mr. Bulla’s departure nothing definite has been heard from the post office do partment. Postmaster Bone; was interviewed yesterday concerning the possible date at whlob the promised ser vice will be Installed, and says: “I am in daily expectation of receiving all the materials for the service whioh has been premised us and there Is no reason to believe that it will not be in active oper ation by the first da; of January. A map of the city was prepared and for' warded to the department, with the loca tion of the new boxes on .the diagram. There will be thirty-one boxes, approxi mately speaking, Inclusive of six ar ranged conveniently around the business center of the city. Four carriers will deliver the mails twioe dally during six days of the week, whioh number will be amply sufficient for the duties entailed. You can just put In your pipe and smoke It that Amerlcus will have her free delivery system and that right A DROP IN COTTON BATES. Savannah Hu the Call on Other Ports nt ^Odd Pants, Except the price, and that we make exceeding ly small. We can fit you perfectly, and by selecting now you secure the pick. Don’t for gettne place, iiore Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue. The Memphis freight agents and cot ton shippers are now grappling with a out in cotton rates that is calculated to throw all the business through the port of Savannah, whenever the price of the staple advanoes a few points so as to in dues offerings. On the. 10th of this mouth the rate stood at 90 cents, the same liavitg been fixed at those fignree by the New Or leans lines, and that Is the lowest the rate had gone for overs month. Tho cotton'rate committee of Memphis, com posed of representatives of alleotton hauling roads entering the city, and whioh meets every day to agree on rates according to the lowest figures made by any one line, was a happy and contented body on November 10. The meeting wu a abort one, for the ume figures that had ruled for a month were repeated. When the{gentlemen got together on Novem ber 11 a bomb wu sprang by Mr. Van- Dlviere of the Birmingham Uos, pre senting the rate of 84 cents to Liverpool. Tbit Is made np of 40 cents from Savon- nab to Liverpool, via the steamships under the control of the Blehmond and Danville, the remainder being divided between the Kamiae City, Memphis ind Birmingham and the Georgia Central Tbit rate is calculated to throw most of the cotton paulng through Memphis Into Savannah. The New Orleans ves ■clears now choked With the Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi crops, and would not be ’disposed, to make conces sions in order to secure a bnsinoss they might not be able to handle; but it is not expeeted that there will be a surprising shipment in' sny direction until/the market ploks np tome, and when that' oomealt Is not improbable that other routes will he In shape to make u good lndaeements u thou running Into Sa vannah. A GREAT ENTERPRISE. Th» Normal and Industrial School nt Mil ladrerUla. * Millkdgeville, Gft., November 20, Isei.—To tux Editor or Tbs Times- Recorder; Knowing the deep interest yon feel In the Georgia Normal and In. dustrial Coliege for Girls, I write to give yon a brief sketch of ite different de partments, and something of our life and work u pupils of this Institution. The old “executive mansion’’ is used for a boarding department, and the eye- tom with whioh the girls perform their several duties Is very interesting indeed. They are required to rim at 8, dress neatly, and put their rooms in oder by 7; then they fall in line and maroh to the dining hall for breakfur. Every week cortaln girls are detailed for certain din ing room work; and it would delight yon to see with what ebeerfnlneu and grace they perform them duties. It Is to be regretted tbet all the girl* cannot receive thle training. For want of room at the mansion, almost two- thirds of the gt.-ls board in private fam (lies; and, while they are ffioely eared for. It would be far better for all to be under the direct supervision of the pres ident; and we should uk our legislature at the next session for an appropriation sufficient to enlarge the boarding de partment, that nothing may be laoking to make this the model school of the South. Our life here ie at bright and pleasant ar a ray of sunshine. How could it be otherwise .with inch a noble president, and a corps of the most highly educated teachers that could be found In the United States? If the mothers of Geor gia could peep In and see bow womanly, and with what dignity their daughters execute the varione tasks - pat before them, their hearts would swell with NELSON TIFT’S FORTUNE. He Was Immsately tVealthy-Four ChlJ- ‘ dran Living to Bssrive It. Everybody In Amerious was shocked beyond expression when the sad intelli gence of the death of Hon. Nelson Tift reached (here, where he was well-known and highly esteemed. Almost np to the day of his death— although he was eighty-seven yean of ago—he was as bale aod hearty, as vig orous mentally and physloally,. at a yonng man. Hie vitality was something wonderful for a man of his age. In everything that he nnderaook bo was a success. One thing to whioh he devoted mnoh of his thought and time was the Confederate Veterans’ Home. He was one of the trustees of thatinsti ration, and, although a northern man by pride. It Is wonderful to eee how many in dustrial brandies carried on at the same time, with fine collegiate and normal departments, 10 quietly and .systematic ally that] there is never a clash. Tho Industrial branches are book-keeping, stenography, telegraphy, type-writing, dress-making, cooking and Industrial drawing, the last includes designing, crayoning, painting in water colors, wood-carving and modeling. Every pupil Is required to learn .one of those Industrial arte. The seniors cannot re ceive a diploma without having mastered the art of cooking. In addition to all hese we have a fine class of muslo, both •oeal and Instrumental and art depart ment. The students are required to wear a uniform dress, a beautiful shade of dark- brpwn, and the Oxford student oap, making It very beoomlng and certainly economical. It seems to me that every mother In the State ihonld be making an effort to get her daughter into this Institution It goes without saying that yonng ladlos sent out from this sohool as graduates will be well fitted for the dnttesof life. We thank the people of Georgia for the founding and support of this sohool, It shall be onr earnest endeavor to go forth as worthy representatives. But there It one thing needfnl to make ie school what yonand I, and all, would ire it This cannot be obtained with out assistance. We cannot get along without more bqoke; we need good llt- erature and reference books. Will yon not send ns a contribution, and thus aid ns in obtaining • library that will be In keeping with the Institution ? I do not believe that Sumter will be behind the other oountles of Georgia. Hoping that yon will remember us rlth a liberal donation at an early day, am very trnljr, Julia Montgomery Crowell. BURNT COBH ARTISTS. birth, his late yean hare been largely mention, surpassing In variety and ex- devoted to the amelioration of tho con- cellence those of any of the minstrel dltion of tho confederate veterans and their willows ami nrphana.■■■■■■ He was Immensely wealthy. In fact his fortune Is estimated at from three to five million dollars* He owned the street railway system of Albany; three cotton warehouses, Urge tracts of real estate, end over a hundred thousand acres of land In that section. Betides thorn possessions he held many thousand dollars’ worth of railroad, oity, corporation and state bonds. Thar* are four living children, among whom this fortune will probably be di vided. “They are Mrs. Woolfolk, Mrs. Mann, Mr. JUmes Tift and Mr. Nelson Tift, all of Albany. ! Al Field and His Olevsr Minstrels Before the Foot Lights. Al Field and bis clever artists were before the foot lights last night, and mirth and raerri dent held high carnival. Witty jokes were cracked and clever local bite convulsed the audlenoe. Many new and excellent specialties were In troduced to vary and apica tbe pro gramme, and each was accorded a warm reception. The trained donkeys performed many dlfficnlt feats, evincing in some a degree of intelligence that was astonUhing. The aggregation of talent was very fine, captivating the large andience and Insuring this troupe an enthusiastic wel come on their next trip to Amerlcus. The musical features merit special troups now on tbe road. Al Field was charmed with Americos and Americua fell in love with him and his clever minstrel boys. Advertising Pays. “Don’t toll me that advertising does not psy,’’ said the ed'tor. “I know bet- Only last week a man pat In a few lines stating that he wee In need of fire wood, and that very night hie house horned to the ground I" Doors open nt 3 o’eloek, performance ■t 2:30, for the matinee. THE MILITARY FAIR OPENED LAST NIGHT WITH ALL POS SIBLE SUCCE8S. The Different Booths Emporiums of Ar- tlstlo Merit and Beaatj-The Crowd Attendance More Than Ordinarily Good A Die Success Anticipated. The A. L L Military Fair woe opened last night, and the attendance was one which predicts for tbe enterprise a most complete success. And how could prove otherwise when tbe ladies of the elty have for some time devoted' to tbe cause their more than valuable energies? To. describe tbe number and obaraoter of the booths would oconpy more spaee than Tux TTmes-Becordkr can spare today; and, Indeed, a description is not necessary, as each and every department Is a gem In Itself and stands as an nn- challonged testimonial to the taste of Its promoters. In the estalogne of supplies there is almost nothing which cannot be bought, and there are few would-be purchasers who would not buy when confronted by ■noh charming saleswomen os wait be hind tbe numerous counters. In the glAnee which they give one os they ask In soft tones, “What will yon have?” there lies an enchantment and attraction irresistible. ’Tie a privilege to buy, and the change whleh one receives from five dollar-blll almost brings a blush to the purchasers’ cheeks leu ho may he unentitled thereto. With the assistance the fair has, there Is no shadow of a doubt of its success, and all during tills week the elty hall will prove a place of enjoyment and at traction. * WORLD’S FAIR NOTES. Hawaii, otherwise the Sandwioh Is lands decided to make an exhibit at the Exhibition. It is announced In the Berlin newspa pers that tbe entire organization of Ihe Imperial Opera Company of Berlin, Ger many will come to Chicago In 1803, to give operatic performances in the music hall to be ereeted In tbe Exposition gronnds. The government of Russia has decided to haul exhibits tor the Fair at half rates on all government railroads, and at tbe same time It has suggested to private companies that they make a like reduo tlon. A like arrangement has been ef fected in Germany. France, through Edward Bruwaert, tbe French consul at Chicago, has aaked for 130,000 square foet of spaee In tho exposition building—100,000 feet !n the manufacturers’ building, 30,000 feet in tbe fine art, 10,000 in the live stock, and 10,000 in the maohlnery. Mr. Bruwaert intimated that in all probability more ■pace would be asked for.later on. Artiste and manufacturers In Denmark are making great preparations for the Fair. United States Minister Thayer, who has jnst returned from Copenhagen, told Dlreotor General Davis that Danish exhibitors wonld eclipse their efforts at any previous exposition. “And that means a great deal,’’ he added, “for tbe artiste of Denmark have made a number of fine exhibits.’’ John McAdams <& Co. of Brooklyn have applied for space to exhibit a do vice that cannot be shown in any of the buildings. They will have to go out in Lake Miohlgao to make their exhibit, and that ie what they want to do. They have an Invention to prevent boats from coming In collision. It is a marine brako, powerful enough they claim, to ■top boats running at a high rate of speed. The company wants to operate a steamboat or ateam-yaebt In the lake, carrying passengers, and to give practi cal demonstrations of the efficiency of tbeir brake. Secretary Dickinson has sent out no tices to the governors of the various states asking them to choose two mem bers of their World’s Fair boards to come to Chicago December 0th to attend a big World’s Fair convention. This notice la sent out In accordance with a resolution adopted by tbo board of control, at its last session. The object of tbe conven tion is to have the delegatee meet the board of control, department chiefs and other officials, and to devise uniform plant for state work. Mrs. Palmer adds to tbe Inrltatlon a statement that she wants all women who'are members of tho various state boards to be present and learn abont the plans for promoting the work women are doing. A New .Cure. The latest suggested cure for con sumption is a diet of dog meat. The patient must eat nothing bat dog meat while under treatment A celebrated French physician has trlod the remedy successfully—he tays. He recommends bull-dog meat as most suitable for the purpose. AiMUMimt. From 6 to 0 o’clock this evening sup per will be served at tbs A. L. I. Fair by the ladies. Bat after 0 o’clock no sap per will be served. Don’t forget the matinee Thaaksgtre ing Day. A >CltAP OF HISTORY. On* of the Fimt Attraction* America* Knew—The Old Settlement “Acrow J| the Branch#'* In 1870 there Were very few houses “across the branch," as they used to call Brooklyn Heights—only thirteen all told—but sioce that time the population has steadily increased until there is no portion of tbe town that can boast of finer or more convenient homes than those who live there now. Tbo first house built in this portion of the city was the Stanford place,* whioh was settled by Mr. Hubbard. Tbe next built was the house that Col. J. L. Ad- derton now lives in, which was erected by his father-in-law, Judge Guerry. Next was tho Gibson house, known at the Patterson place; then Col. Daven port's rcsidenco lot was cleared up and settled by John T. McCrary, from whom Col. Davenport purchased it and built the residence he now occupies. Mr. Robert Hodge then started the Dr. Blaok house, from whom the Doctor purchased it In 1837, and completed tbe building, which was then the finest residence in this portion of the state. Tho Doctor, being well blessed with this world’s goods, wanted something to occupy his time, and observing such a lovely place formed by nature along the hillside for a fish-pond, he went to Work and soon had one of tho prettiest ponds yon ever laid eyes on. For thirty years this was a publio resort, and every Sun day afternoon you would see the people from town crowding around the place, watching the hundreds of fish following the visitors around the £dge of the pond eagerly waiting to bo fed. Later the Doctor bnllt fonr more ponds, and tcndorly watched over them until lie was oompelled to break them by the city council two years ago. Noar this fish pond was located a still, owned and operated by Mr. John K. Worrell who waa well-known In this city. Thousands of gallons of corn and rye liquor have been made there, be sides thousands of gallons of peach and apple brandy, blackberry brandy, and sorghum whisky by the wholesale. During the war, Dr. Black wanted to ■end something to the soldiers in the army, and after packing up several large boxes of provisions, eto., the idea oc curred to hlm.to send a few gallons of tbia* sorghum whiskey. He shipped about twenty gallons to the members of Cutt’s bataliion. The boys received It with many thanks, and bad a good time for two weeks, and up till to-day some of the boys call the Doctor their life pre server, as they claim bis sorghum whisky saved their lives at a most ori tl- cal moment. Another great character’ “over the creek" was old man Riley Covington, the fiddler, the barber, the race rider and last tbe preacher. Dr. Blaok gave old man Riley a home for life time and embodied In the deed these words, “So long as he, Riley, behaves himself and keeps the place of a negro, he shall live on the -aforeiaid property until hie death." He kept bis place and lived a peaceable life, and when he died three were more white people In attendance ' upon his funeral than there were ne groes. . PERSONAL MENTION. The Americas Jewelry Company re-' celred a fine line of sterling ware In eases from one to three pieces -suitable for wedding presents, lie sure to give us n call before yon make your purchase. Mr. A J. Webb of Abbeville was in. in the city yesterday on business. Mr. F. B. Collins, cashier of the Peo ple’s Bank of Abbeville, spent yesterday tn the elty, Mr. C. M. Wheatley returned yester day from Shellman where he was called on business. Miss W. N. Washburn of Oconee coun ty, will be tbe guest of Mrs E. A, Hawk ins this winter. Mr. Howell Cobb, so well known la this city, bat now residing In Athens Is here for a fow days. Mr., O. W. Lowis, who has for the past few months been residing In Omaha, returnod to Americas yesterday. Miss Fannie Terry who has been vlett ing relatives In this city, returned to her home'in Webster county yesterday af ternoon. m Dr. Hinton wbo has been presiding elder of. the ThomasviUe . district preached his farewell sermon last Sun day to a large congregation. He Is un questionably the ablest pulpit orator In the state.—The People's Economist, ThomasviUe. The many friends of this distin guished divine throughout Georgia ap plaud the shove sentiments. Dr. J. W. Hinton is the leading light in southern Methodism. He ie a writer of wonder ful }power and strength is a thorough master of English and his logic is far re moved from tie scrutiny of criticism, and bat for hp disinclination to aeeept methods obligatory Upon the candidates for the Bishopric, he wonld now hold Ike highest position in the gift of his