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TAX PAYER" REPLIES THE AMEKICUS DAILY TIMES-RECOh OER .SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1891. ^ f N consequence oT my con templated removal to the two large and elegant stores recently vacated by the Bee hive and Americus Grocery Company. I will, during the •oming week and until remov- al, make an in the prices of alt goods. Now is the time to buy your suits, either for Men, Youths or Children, as we will show you prices never before seen in Americus. Our great sale of is now in progress, and we hope to close out the entire stock, by January ist, if low prices on good goods consti tute any attraction. We have had an immense trade the past week in Over coats, but in consequence of new arrivals in this deparment, we are still prepared to offer you a stock that cannot be equaled in variety, and at prices that you will be sure to find agreeable to the times. We have some special at tractions in ’» ; ~;y USUI We want to close out a big lot of these before removal^nd will offer at prices that will be sure to move them rapidly. Bring on the boys and fix them up. It is predicted that we are to have an unusually severe winter, so I give you good advice: Take care of the boys’ comfort and save big doctor’s bills. ‘‘An ounce of prevention is worth about a ton of cure. Remember we are closing out several lines of and will give you prices never before seen in Americus. The above notice on all bus iness and no buncombe'. * Give vinced. gated, when property treated aa aoon aa the drat ajmptoma appear. This remedy la famous for It’a cure# of cougha, colds .Fall and Winter wra*' and and moat reliable medicine known for tbe pnrpoee. BO cent bottlee for rale by W. C. Buaell, Americas, Ga. j to tell yon of All the beauUful things we bare that are suit able for Christmas presents. Call and see them for yourselves. ’ Jamea FaiCKxlt A Bno. Thanking you for your very liberal patronage during the soliciting a continuance of the of the same, I am, as ever, Mi M;. Cwl to tMAi article under the head of “Pledi Reform,” In yesterday's issue, referring to a reduction of taxee and “reform,” readers would infer that the present city council haw been engaged {h riotously squandering “tbe surplus’* Give tbe devil bis dues. It is true, our taxes have high. What was the causer . Can a community have complete systems of water works and sanitary sewerage, new buildings, new streets end parks, with' out pricef These things cost money. The people elected to have them, aqd they base been called upon to foot the bills. That’s all. Now that these things have been shout paid for, the people have a right to ex pect a reduction, aud this they have had thdthe extent of as percent tbe'present year, and there is now no good reason why there should not be a further re duction next year.” The above language occurs in an artl olelnyuur paper this morning slgaed Alderman. We feel sure the writer does not mean what he says. He could not mean to say that “tbe water works, the sewerage system, the new buildings are about paid for,” when we have more than one hundred thou sand worth of bonds outstanding, the proceeds of which were used to make those improvements. We also fail to note any important new streets upon which the preeent council has expended any great amount of money. And as to parks, where baa a dollar beeu used by tbe present coun cil in either making or Improving? Where are these parks, so-called? It cannot be denied that tbe natural se quence of the recent election means lower taxes, and that such a result is both possible and practicable in the opinion of our people. Why do they think so? Six years ago our taxes were 1 per cent. Since then the taxable values of the city have about trebled. Is there any reason why it should take three times as much to pay the expenses of our city government as It did six years ago? It must also be borne in mind that the apecial taxes of the city have kept paoe with the ad valorum taxes. The income from drays, liquor lloenses, etc., is much greater than six years ago. All of which goes to swell the revenues of the city. It can hardly be, In reason, claimed that the interest on the bonds demands this enormous Inerease In the expendi tures of the city government We admit thattjieInterest on. the sewerage and public buildings bonds must be met by plain taxation, but the people are not satisfied to pay taxes to meet the inter est on the waterworks. Why? Because they believe that the Income from the waterworks ought to pay expenses and provide a sinking fund to pay the inter est on the money that built them. And they complain because instead of this being the result of the system bring operated by rbe city, last year’s opera tions as reported by the commission of citizens appointed to Investigate the olty finances, showed that the system instead Baritone Get len and Hart’s “ New Cater On." Mr McWade. it wUtfcjemenibered, u t|j* bej* spice fellow.fn spite of. that H« and his little fatqily nave a. delightful home at Mount Vernon, near New York city. During the summer Mr. McWade sang in light opera in Milwaukee, and in every production, whether the scene was laid in Venice or Japan, the audience bowled for "Comrades' niitif .lohu stepped to the footlights, winked at tin leader of the orchestra and proceeded tc remit r that venerable ballad as he only can render it When here he aud Ills wife stopped at the Wiudoor hotel Barlv one morniii; Chief Clerk Jasper received a message saying tlmt Baritone McWade was want ed at tbe public telephoneatalloh. when • pasty in Milwauik.--desrred to laihi converse with Imu . i . Jasper carried the message to tbe Jo-vVade pulor* Ir i&tssBSsassr: the deficit iq the water service. Tbe commissioners shove referred to leosnessad * tee rate ef 1 per cent, for ib pre>ent year that the oounoil saw proper to disregard this recommenda tion and levy ■ tsx of $1.80 Is a disap pointment to tbe tax payers. “Alderman” says the taxes, this year have been reduced 8$ per oent. he is in error. $1.45 laat year, $1.80 this year. Surely he cannot claim this a reduction of 88 per cent But I have written more than 1 in tended. 1 simply desire to keep before the people that It Is the opinion of the tax payers of the city that lower taxes Is passible without In any way retarding the city’s prosperity. And that It is ex pected of the incoming council, to re duce expenses of the elty government to meet tbe general stringency in the mon etary offices of the country. Tax Pa ver. Americus, Ga., Decembers, 1801. The laws of health are taught In tbe aebools; bat not In a way to ne of much practicable benefit, and are never Illus trated by living examples, which In msny case* might easily be done. If some scholar, who bad just contracted a cold, was brought before tbe school, so that all could bear the dry, loud cough and know its significance; see the thin white coating on the tongue, and later, ae tbe oold developed, see the profuse watery expectoration and thin watery discharge from the nose, not one of would ever forget what the first symp toms of a cold were. Tbe scholar should be given Chamberlain's Cough r 1 r*- and * ou . The oaritoae was tudcigiiig in hh morning nap. or beauty sleep, when hr learned what was wanted lie hast ill arose, donned his clothes and rn-hed over to the telephone station, where he entered tbe long distance telephone bos and took np the receiver. Bello!” he shonted. “is that Mil waokee'f" Yes.” came the answer, faint hnt clear, "la that John McWade?” “It is” replied tlm singer. . "Who b thatr •i'tn Billy Crosby, from Chicago.” ‘Hello. Billy! what are you doing u* there?”' "Hail to mn up here on businen last night Say. John, I want you to do m> a favor, if you will." "With pica-sure. What is it?” "Just ting me the first <-erse and chorus of ■Comrades.’ will you?" “Well, 1*1! lw — ."said McWade halt to himself and the other half to twin in Milwaukee. "Go ahead, John. I’ve paid the tolls I’d give five dollars to hear ‘Comrades now. If you'll sing i’ll open a suial. bottle when i meet yon tomorrow. "All right; here goes." replied Me Wade with a laugh, and he started it, on “Comrades,” singing it as lie n.-vei sang it before. One of the messenget boys tiptoes! over and quietly o|ieued the door of the tong distance box. Then the whole force of the office knocked off work aud drank in tht snperb melody as it rolled from the bari tone's lungs to Milwaukee by wire. At he wound up the song with a high note he heard Crosby aay, “Wait a minute, John.” Then he plainly heard-tlm Mil waukee receiver drop and Crosby claf hi* hands vigorously in front of tht transmitter, it was genniue applause from ninety miles’ away, and it sounded as sweetly to the singer as though It had been the roar of a vast audience. “Thunks, John. That was groat. Tht bottle, goes. Tell Clayton to. put it on ice now,” came the faint voice. ro«<a. by." “Goodby,” said John, and he chnukled all the way back to bit hoteL—Chiungc Poet A European Id**. ' A matrimonial clubhouse it among recent innovationa in a European city It is a large, roomy bnilding, divided into several apartments, in one of which portraits of each woman subscriber art exhibited, with full descriptions or her age,'talents, fortune, color of liuir. eyes, eta, size of hands and feet, and meas urements of the bust, and general con tent. There is also a brief account 01 her Ufe, whether widow or spinster, and it her particular penchant luaUianue with bachelor or widower, merchant, lawyer or jurist, eta, nil nicety tabu- il and .ee$^g$*mp|»’liqotiHSf.^apt‘) are the portadte or men candidate# tor connubial bliss, but tlm descriptions are (eaa elaborate, and confine themselves to sn eunmeration of the social status of the^ candidate sushis financial ooudl A general reading room provide* a medium for mutual meeting, and is pre sided over by an ancieut dame who knits interminable stockings There are al-« private room* for more confidential tete- a-tete- One of tbe curious rule* ot tbs place is that only ladies may' ester tin- room where tbe men’s portraits are. niid men only nre admitted to the wnumn’s gallery. They rnnxt meet in the com mon room. The establishment is cou dneted on moral principles, und tbe uam ber of mutches ou it* books approximates l.OOa-New York Sun. The ironclad Memmac wlucli liar sssed the Union fiei-i. and was liens-lt finally disabled by . the M.aiit.r imnle during her first ntwihestiouani'-triiuuplis ■ victim of the frigate Congreto After tbe fight had cubtinnssl toi -ynue time, the Merriiuae was so fortunate a* in take sneba (ssation relative t» her enemy that .the destruction of tbe t’ougress be came only n qnestion of uionierts Her cniilniHiidet was slam, site Had been re|a-ittr<Jly set on lire, ami ner decks were covered with de»d and' wntiniled. She was Hrmnltngly rim -**i»nre ahd there Hoisted tin- white find ‘ Tlie Slernmm- now sent utongsr'e two tags to take |sm»essinu and remove the prisoners, but these were driven tuck bv a sharp firing from the sliore General Mansfield nad '’ir-ct-tl the Twentieth Indiana t<» deploy aloug.tbe beach Iwhind a sand ridge anil two gnus were wheeled into position to pre vent the enemvs making awav trtth its prize Captain Reed, who wakas «<ssl a law yer a* soldier, raised a qnestion of mili tary law "Since the ship has snrrea l-'ie-l.* said ha, "has not the enemv the right to take possession of hurl” Then General Mansfield uttered on* of tbe shortest ami tiioatconclusiveopin ions on record. “I know the old ship luu surrendered,' said he. "but we haven't." That eettled it Gliable to take pee- session of the prize, the Merrimac opened upon her with incendiary fire and then withdrew. Tbs remnant of the Onion crew waa brought on shore, and that night when the fire had reached has magazine, the Congress blew np. That lightning decision bad at least saved her crew.—Youth’s Companion. Sr. John Bull’s Worm Destroy ers taste good and quickly remove worma from children and grown people, restoring the weak and puny to robust health. Try them. No other worm medicine is so safe and sure. Price 25 cents at drug stores, or sent by mail by John D Park A Sons Co , 175 and 177 Sycamore street, Cincinnati, O. decl d&wly If you are going to bay some one a Christmas present we ean interest you. James Fkicker A Bno. Syphilis, Scrofula, Blood Poison and Rheumatism are cured by P. I*. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke-Boot and Potassium) Now Is the season to plant your onions. Call at Dr. Eldridge’a and buy your set*. Isn’t it about time to look about for Christmas presents? Call and see what sn elegant line we have. , James Frickek A Bno. If you shave yourself ’twill pay you to buy one of those Tower Bason sold at Dr. Eldridoe’s For Rheumatism, Malaria and Syphilis, P. P. F. (Prickly Ash, Poke Boot ami Potassium) is the best known remedy. deol-dl2t-w8t Fall baa come and with it the time to settle “that little bUl” *t Dr. Eld ridge’s. A correspondent says that the Beau Brammelof New York’s middle-aged millionaire is D. O. Mills, who follows the fashions in male attire very closely, wears bis cloths* well, and Is altogether a model for a metropolitan Crcesna to pattern after. or two* days, or at least greatly mlti- A Collection of Crowns. A whole collection of crowns is kern at tbe royal palace (the Kremlin) a' Mia cow, Russia. Tln-tse relics of denartial greatness—they nearly all come from conntriea which have been subjugated by tbe Russians—are kept in what fa.knowi as the "Throne Boom” of the Kremlin Here are shown the crowns of Poland Kaxan. Georgia, Astrakhan and Persia beside, the thrones and other royal in signia too imuiernn. to mention Ho sides tbe crown, ui eouquen-d uations those of alnioRt nil the rears tnav be seen in that vast treasure house Tbe most curious one of the loi is the double crown made tor Peter the Great and his half witled brother; the --nail costly that of tbe Etnpnw Catherine which contains 3.53# diamonds or the first water.—St Lotus Republic CHILD BIRTH • • MADE EASY! “ MoTRtts’ Fused n U a scientific ally prepared Liniment, every ingre dient of recognised value and in fpfHfflTit use by the mctfcal pro* /cssion. These Ingredients ire com- Trinedln i manner hitherto unknown ^ “MOTHERS’ FRIEND” • WILL DO afi that b claimed for It AND MORE It Shortens Labor, Lessens Pci, Diminishes Danger to Life of'Mother and Child. Book to “Mothirs”mailed FREE, con taining valuable information and voluntary testimonials. Seat by »n reo-iprarpnccliAOptrbotUS MMDFIEID REGULATOR CO.. Masts. 1*. ■OLD HV * I r. URCOOtanL E. S. GOODMAN. Gen’l Pass. Agt Richmond & Danville Railroad Co. OPERATING THE CENTRAL RAILROAD OF 6E0R6IA. SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION. Correot|8ohedule, Bo. l, in Effect Sept 6, 1881 SAVANNAH $t WESTERN DIVISION Schedule No. M, tsklsc effect July 26th, 18R1. gat Between 8»unsb and Blnntn(ham ^No-S, ISIS MB, m* 7 00pm Blrmlnehiun Sln.ro For further Information relative to tickets, schedules, best routes etc. etc., apply to A. T. MAXWELL, Acut, Austrians, Ga. BOL HAAS, Traffic Manager. JAB. 1. TAYLOR. Sen. Pul A(t, B. H. HARDWICK. AssVOen’l Fas*. Agt AUftoUt Oft. H UREBN, Gen’l Mauaetr. ' E. V. McBKB, Ocn’l Hupt T.lif Ik. Truth. Youag Lady -1 paid you a nigh price for tiieee kid glove* aud a friend of mina, who Is oh expert, says they arc not kid at at all. He says they are made of catskiii. Dealer—Shunt vat I said, mine tear young lady I to)* rou say was kit gloves.—Good News A Likely Dhpial. Doctor—1 believe you bare some sort of poinon iu your system. Patient—Shouldn't wonder. What was that hut stuff you gave me?—New York Weekly, A pplication LEAVE TO KELL. - !► ORUIA-Huavaa Coearr. Whereat. Penny Lowery and Lee Lowery, executors of lb. Mtkt-or Richard Lowery.de- ceased, having made application for leave to Mil I be land belonging io said deceased. There ora therefore to cite and admen lab " writes concerned, whether kindred or Itore. to show cause on or before the December term of the I'oort of Ordinary oi ■eld connty, to be held on the Drat Monday In January next, why said petition should not be granted as prayed for. Witness ray band and official signs tan this »hdayofnsosmh«.lgl. _ Ai v# Brpiiii vrcinary. DOMESTIC - COAL For Salt tbit Season. .1 shall be prepaired tofunslth a high grade Lump Coal for Grate purposes, in any quantity this;fall aud winter. b. R. SIMS S*pr.8,tf DR. F. A. THOMAS, Physician and Surgeon. Win do a general practice in the elty and vicinity. Be will be found at his office whenjnot professionally en gaged. Will keep slate on office door. Office: Second floor, Artesian Block. snnAw ly 4-U-tl WOOD YARD. W* have opened up a 11 rat-class Wood Yard, *t the HUnilenl Oil Tank, end solicit the patronage oi the elllsens of Americus. WewillfnrnUh good.dryoak, plm-or hlek- ory wood aa cheep ae anybody. All wood sewed to salt purchaser. Hausiectlon glare anteed. Bend us roar orders. HART A DUCKWORTH. BOV AML McMATH BROTHERS Can be found at their same old stand, No. 207 Forsyth 8treet, with their full line of Groceries, Tobaccos, Ggars, Whiskies, ETC., ETC. Also In their Dry Good* department you can find some bargains la SHOES. HATS, PANTS, DRESS GOODS, Ac. In short everything kept (n a first-class Dry Goods and Grocery Store. Call and talk with ns on prioe*. Respectfully, McMATH B°nTHERS. MDEXTER STEEL WIRE FENCE Neatest and most durable for yards, lawns and ceme teries. l/fl :7 8ilj ri ‘L'O Will be In Americas Nov. 1st. Leave orders asd get Information of A. T. Oliver. t T. BY H D, FIRE AMD UFE 11 REPRESENTING TIE SAFEST ASD STRONG Imunuoe placed on City urf Country Property. Offloe on JiiokflOi Dtr—t, ant door Mow jfeyo^f Oiw ’ V e, , _ ' . • . ' . .