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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1891.
M UMBER 2i i
BASOOM MYRICK, ESQ.,
Editor times-Recorder,
Americus, Ga.
My Dear SlR>-We have been too much
rushed in attending to the wants of our cus
tomers to write any extensive advertisement
for your Sunday morning’s issue. But please
say for us to the good people of our oity and
country that for the next 10 days we shall
offer the most unprecedented Bargains in
Ladies’ aftd'Misses’ Wraps of all kinds. Our
stock is very comprehensive, embracing every
desirable style worn this season, and we will
refuse no reasonable offer to close out any
thing in the entire line before Christmas.
We beg you to say also, we have just
opened several new cases of White and Col-
i
ored Blankets, all of which we are going to
sell very cheap.
The registration list 1* this year very
Our best bargain in the lot ipm
100 pairs White Lamb’s Wool, extra size
11-4 Blankets, with tinted borders, at $5.00
per pair, whioh we guarantee oannot be
matched in the market for less than $7.50
per pair. Our “Woodbury,” 10-4 extra size
White Blanket, at $3.00 per pair, we guaran
tee the equal of any Blanket in the market at
$4.50 per pair.
This is all we want to say at present.
v?ill “come again” when we have more time.
Yours truly,
GEO. D. WHEATLEY,
Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue
alSi
WASHINGTON.
SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.
A] Buy Day In Iba Cppsr Bonin—Tba
Boom of Bapmantatlvaa Not In Saaalon
—Speaker Crlip Working on Committee.
—Hembera Denying for the Holiday..
Washington, December 15.—[Special]
—In tbe senate among the bill* intro
duced and referred to tbe different com
mittees were the following:
To purchase site for a building for
bolding the Supreme Court of the United
States.
To endow the Howard University for
colored students in Washington City.
To erect in tbe capital city a bronze
statue of Christopher Columbus,
To authorize the ereotion of bridges
over tbe Hudson and East rivers at New
York City.
To promote and encourage the display
of tbe United States' Sag on all public
occasions.
For more adequate fortifications and
sea-coast defences.
To re-organize tbe infantry of the reg
ular army and increase its efficiency.
To provide for the adoption and use
on all railroads of a uniform standard
automatic car-conpler.
Resolution instructing the committee
on foreign relations to Investigate and
report as to whether tbe acquisition of
those portions of the Mexican states of
Senora, Chihuahua and Coahuila that lie
north of the twenty-ninth parallel of lat
itude 1s practicable and to the interest of
United States.
The house is not in session to-day.
Speaker Crisp being hard at work ap
pointing bis committees. The speaker
is suffering with a severe cold, and quite
a number of the members are confined
to their rooms with “the grip,” whioh at
present prevails here'. Many congress
men have already gone to their homes
for the holidays and others are going,
ELECTION.
Tba Oily Election of Aldermen to be Beld
To-Day,
The city eleotlon will be held to-day
for the purpose of electlngtbe three new
members of tbe board of aldermen -to
the positions made vacant by the expira
tion of the terms of office of the outgo
ing members.
The friends of the regular nominees
are earnestly requested to be present nt
the polls and give as muoh of their time
and assistance as possible to tbe cause,
there being vague and undefined rumors
of the probable appearance of “dark
horses" npon the field. While these re
ports may have ro foundation in fact,
itls best to be on the safeside and be on
hand to circumvent any efforts in that
direction.
pears thereon should go
day.
, AMDWIh.
The “Reaper called Death" has been
very busy in bur midst this week, nom
berlng his victims from the cradle to tbe
patriaroh whose hairs were whitening
forthetpmb. Monday night at 8:49 at
Plains the soul of Mrs. J. T. Cato burst
its earthly oerements and passed into
the great beyond. Her death was not
wholly unexpected, sinoe she had lin
gered on the narrow confines between
life and eternity for days. She leaves a
husband and five children to mourn
their loss.
Mrs. Cato was well-known and highly
esteemed In Americas, wlieresbe had a
large family connection. The Interment
will take place this morning at ID a. m.
at Lebanon, and all that is mortal will
be consigned to mother earth to await
the reiurrectionmorn.
Tn*Tiires-RxcoBDBB tenders its sym
pathies to the bereaved in their deep dis
tress.
Tbe countless press compliments lav
ished on the “Two Old Cronies" but fee-,
bly picture the excellence of this really
fine musical farce-eomedy.
The audience was not large because of
the inclemency of the weather, but
those who fortunately attended were
amply repaid. It would bo useless to
dwell on the many laughable and droll
Incidents of tbe comedy. No whiskered
jokes or boary-headed witticisms marr
ed the effect, but novelty, freshness and
rollicking humor convulsed tbe audience
from the first act to the last
The “Two Old Cronies,” if they ever
appear before our foot-lights again, will
draw the largest sudience ever assem
bled under the opera house roof,
II Intis-
The following was clipped from the
Louisville Courier-Journal, and Tun
Times-Rkcohdxk reprints it, hoping
tnst some one who knew the young msa
here may know his whereabonta and re
lieve tbe anxiety of his relatives:
SHIPP, JOHN H„ JB-Wu la Amerteu,
Os., March, 1*1. and baa not been heard
from .Inc*. Any Information, concerning
Hiasa
WASHINGTON LETTER
A Column ol Breciy Facts and Pointed
Comments.
Washington, December 12.—Mr.
Harrison’s annual message to congress
Is a strong bid for renominatlop at tbe
hands of hla party, and ail that now re
mains to make his nomination certain,
is that Mr. Blaine shall write the letter
Which the publlo has for a year or more
been periodically Informed that be was
just on tbe eve of writing, deeiaring^hat
he will under no circumstances accept
tbe nomination. He may or may not
write such a letter; just now it is again
positively stated that he will do so in n
few days.
The only part of the message deserv
ing of the slightest commendation Is
that dealing with the several foreign
complications whioh have occurred dur
ing the .past year. Tbe rest of it, with
one or two exceptions, Is worthy only of
the condemnation of those who believe
In tbe de nocratic ideas of tbe adminis
tration of the government He strongly
endorses the government guarantee of
the 8100,000,000 of bonds whioh ek-Sen-
ator Warner Miller estimates as neces
sary to bnild the Nicaragua canal; he
wants to Interfere with the sovereign
rights of a state as lately exercised by
the Miohigan legislature, by the adop
tion of a constitutional amendment pro
viding a method for the election of
members of congress and the electoral
college. Constitutional amendments
have always been a republican fad. He
proves that Senator Gorman and the
other democratic leaders have been
right in asserting that the notorious
Force bill was not dead, but only tern'
porariiy shelved, by lamenting the fail
ure to pass the bill and proposing that
au “8 to 7" commission be appointed by
the. supreme court for the purpose of
considering the “evils connected with
our election system." This Is a wily at
tempt on the part of Mr. Harrison to
get a partisan commission appointed
that would report in favor of the enact
ment of a law similar in all respects to
the Force bill, bnt tbe democratic party
has been trioked by one "8 to 7" com
mission, and is not likely to be cangbt
in tbe same trap a second time. The
principal "evil” in our election system,
in Mr. Harrison’s mind, Is that the demo
crats are elected where he wishes re
publicans to. be elected. If that could
berevsrsed he would consider tbe sys
tem perfect.
Mr, Harrison naively. Informs an over
taxed country that the commissioner pf
pensions, after a, careful examination of
the subject, Is of the opinion that the
estimate of 8144,050,000. which is In
cluded in the annual report of the secre
tary of the Interior, will be sufficient to
pay the pensions for the year ending
Juna 30,1803.
In order to give Speaker Crisp an op
portunity to devote some time to the
very lmportantwork of makingthe com
mittee assignments the house adjourned
from Wednesday to Saturday with the
understanding that It would then ad-
jonrn to tbe following Wednesday. Even
if be devotes his time entirely to the
subject it Is hardly probable that Speak
er Crisp will be able to announce the
committees before tbe Christmas recess.
Tbe first bill introduced In the senate
was that prepared by Superintendent
Porter, providing for a permanent cen
sus bureau. Mr. Harrison does not men
tion this subject In his message.
Thors has been a good deal of nonsense
written about the election of Speaker
Crisp abutting outaprominent candidate
for the democratio presidential nomina
tion. The. national convention only has
authority to settle that question.
If Jerry Simpson does not catch the
speaker’s eye as often as he wishes, It
will not be because of his location, ns he
has secured a seat in the very front row.
Jerry has not recovered yet from his
disappointment at the small vote his
candidate .for speaker received. He
thinks that instead of 8 tbe Alliance can
didate should have had about 40 votes.
The meeting of the executive com
mittee of the national democratio com
mittee early this week was an important
event for the party and a very pleasant
event for those who attended it. Janu-
nary 21, 1802, was the date set for the
assembling of the' full committee in
Washington, for the purpose of naming
the time and place for bolding the next
national convention of the party. The
time for holding the convention will
irobably be about the tint week injuly,
>ut the place is as yet a matter of doubt.
Representative Mills characterizes as
absurd the rumor that he Intended to re
sign. ' Tbat he is disappointed he does
not deny, but the idea of reaigning has
never occurred to him. He is not tbat
kind of a man; and unless the governor
of Texas shall call a special session of
the legislature of that state, which shall
elect Mr. Mills senator, to fill the unex
pired term of Senator Reagan, there is
every probability that Mr. Mills will
ssrve out bis term In the house, although
It will not be surprising if he should de
cline to aghln assume the reepoasIMII
ties and hard work of chairman of tbe
waya and mesne eonfmlttee.
FIERY TONGUES.
TKIFLFS LIGHT AS THISTLE DOWN
THE RUTHLESS AND SEETHING
FLAMES DESTROY
A Bandsome And Costly Barn—A Balr-
Breadth' Escape—Snugly Enscono d In
Shucks, Ignorant of the FJnmea Above
Him—A Timely Rescue.
A serious conflagration occurred Mon.
day night at about 0 o’clock that not
only consumed a handsome barn, but
came near roasting a small negro in tbe
flames.
At something after 0 o’clock Mr. Geo.
A. Turpin, who lives on the out-skirts
of Amerieus, discovered his barn on fire,
and aaw at once that It was too late to
save the etruoture.
When first seen the building, which
was full of combustible matter, was al
most sheeted in flame and burned like
tinder.
Mr. Turpin recollected that a small
negro named Ben Aaron slept In the
barn, and hastened to the shuck room.
The roof was one seething -mass of
flame and it was only by almost super
human efforts that the boy was rescued.
When he was landed outside the burnj
ing roof caved in and his rescue was not
a minute too soon.
The barn was full of fodder, corn and
hay, which was all lost:
A bale of cotton was consumed and
the carriage house shared the same fate.
It was next thing to a miracle tbat the
home of Mr. Turpin did not ignite, since
it is located only a short way from the
barn.
The loss is a total one as lie did not
carry a dollar of insurance on either
building.
VALEDICTORY.
The remains at Dr. W. C. Russell
were carried to Cuthbert Monday, and
were Interred yesterday morning in the
cemetery at Hurt place- Dr. RoseeU’s
untimely death has east a pall of (loose
over Americas, sad his memory will
lies in many hearts be left behind.
Rev. J. D. Johnstone Preaches Bis Fare
well Sermon.
Rev. J. B. Johnstone of the Methodist
eburch preached his farewell sermon
last Sunday morning at tbe First Meth
odist church to a large and appreciative
congregation. At night he preached to
a crowded house at the Second Method
ist church in East Americus.
In the morning he used l Ss a text
Psalm 1:1, “Blessed is the .man that
walketh not In the counsel of the un
godly."
His subject was tbe “Counsel of the
Ungodly.”
This counsel Is first to scepticism. He
contrasted the charms of the Christian
life with the darkness of infidelity,
showing that the former Is more admfr.
able, peaceful, comfortable and beau
tiful'.
This counsel Is to dishonesty In bus!,
ness. He said there was just as much
dishonesty before the counter as behind
it, and used this illustration with telling
effect: A gentleman went into a store
where musical Instruments were sold
and called for a violin. The proprietor
showed him an instrument and he saw
in an obscure part of It, “Amati, 1702."
The customer priced It, and the owner
said, "Twenty-five dollara.” He paid
for it and got oat as quickly as possible,
saying as he pasted down the street,
■This Instrument Is worth 8500
The proprietor said, "I cangbt him,
that violin only cost me 81 50, and I in'
tended to sell It for 84.00."
The preacher said, "The customer
stole tbe. difference between 825.00 and
8500, the proprietor the difference be
tween $4.00 and 825.00. He expected
the'young men to be honest and true In
their business dealings.
Tbe counsel of the ungodly Is to strong
drink. He maintained that every drunk'
ard on the face of the earth was made so
by trying to be a moderate drinker and
failing. And claimed 'that his conil
deuce was shaken In any man who habit
ually drank ardent spirits—and that he
would as soon expect to find a block of
Ice in hell as to find pure religion in the
heart of a man who habitually took a
dram as a beverage. Tbat no man in the
light of this nineteenth century, could
afford to be a moderate drinker.
It was an example he conld not afford
to set, even If he could drink with im
punity to himself. He told In burning
words of the evils of the habits of dis
sipation, and warned young and old
against them. Said he:
"There may be some in thia house to
day who are under the away of these
evil habits, and perhaps this will be yonr
last opportunity for deliverance, this
may be yonr last warning. There is
power in the grace of God to rescue you.
You cannot trust Christ too much; you
cannot trust yourselves too little.
"I hsve seen a man bound hand and
foot in this terrible habit, in a bondage
from which nu human power could de
liver, satan for a bard task-master, and
yet by the manifestation of Cbrist’e
mighty redeeming grace, I have seen
him march out forever free.”
A Mrlckes Family
Mr. J. 8. Lunsford died at Weston on
Sunday. His oldest daughter died on
last Friday and waa buried on Saturday,
Hla wife baa been in a precarious condi
tion for several weeks and Is now only
aMe to be out. This family deserves tbe
deepest sympathy of the entire commu
nity in this, the dark hoar of their be-
Flashed 'nto Black and White by the
Clicking Type.
To an observant eye there are many
picturesque and unusual scenes daily
occurring on the streets of Americus
tbat combine pleasure and instruction.
There Is a picture tbat would move
wild laughter from the tbroat of death.
A drunken man sittiDg in front of the
hotel, a well-dressed man, some 40 years
of age, and evidently accustomed to
move in circles of first-class respect
ability.
This spectacle is an unusual one for
Amerlous, because very few sidewalk
gentlemen even lose their recollection in
Americas. "
This inebriated disciple of the merry
wine god, seemed to be on a laughing
drunk.
This man merits portrayal, because be
was not on a fighting or maudlin drunk,
but hnd imbibed jovial stuff that some
times gets into a barrel and mixes
things.
This man was laughing drank, and in
his liquefied brain, comical pictures are
flitting to and fro. Gems of wit as
bright as old mine diamonds splash in
the grayish matter and tickle his risibil
itles to an almost unheard of extent.
Watch, him hug himself in ecstasy and
burst into peals of uproarious laughter
that are wafted two blocks away. It’s a
laughable picture, ain’t it? But, oh,
what a difference in the morning when
tbat head begins to swell like a hot-air
balloon and whisky sour won’t stick!
• e •
There goes one of the happiest men in
all of Georgia, or in all the world, which
draws up like gooseberry in the sun
when ytftx wish to discover who your
friends are
He is a black man of tbe genuine vin
tage, no compromise measure of a
muddy yellow, and what a face he has.
A gentle, kindly face, fringe’d with
white whiskers and lit up with jovial,
dancing eyes. He ia sitting in a home
made cart, drawn by an ox black enough
to be kin to him. The old relic has
never belonged to the Ethiopian Mid
night Poultry' Association, but is re
spected and esteemed by his shoals of
white friends. He has a small garden
spot in the country which he Industri
ously tills and he neither has to beg,
borrow or steal. He makes his own
living as old Adam did, and a good,
comfortable living It is, too. When he
reaches his humble home he will turn
his black ox Into the lot with a bundle
of fodder, see tbat plenty of water Is
near, and go np to bis cabin with the
basket of good things.
While the “old ooman" Is frying the
bacon, cooking the hominy and making
the coffee, he will sit on the hide-bot
tom cbalr and tell her what be saw in
town, the old friends whom be bad met
tbat bad enquired about her, and in the
song of tbe kettle is tbe cozy log cabin
lulled.
"’his is a picture o! perfect happiness.
Tbe land he looks upon is his own.
Bought, paid for and no taxes due upon
it. His house it oozy and comfortable
aud there are flowers and vines growing
around it. The air is sweet and pore
and breathes a blessing upon him as he
smokes and dreams. He hears the foot
steps of his gray-haired wife, who has
walked by hla side for nearly fifty years,
as she bustles about In the kitchen, and
the black ox gazes at him through the
lengthening shadows that come slowly
creeping down.
* » •
Yonder stands an old “blaok aunty"
on the oorner. Her face is wrinkled and
seamed with fifty years of trial, toil and
trouble. Her garments are like Joseph’s
coat, of many colors, and they are
patched and darned until the original
fabric is simply an impossible dream.
She ought to have a nook in some big,
warm fireplaco where ligbtwood chunks
crackle and blaze. She ought to have a
comfortable chair at the table with a
folded quilt on it as a cushion, and a
dish of smoking chitlings and corn pone
galore.
Instead of tiiese comforts she has a
basket of “goobers” on her arm and,
desolate, tries to induce passers-by to
invest.
Poor old “Aunty," her eyes have a far
away look as it she was thinking of the
good old times before the war; tbe coey
cabin and the cotton field; tbe merry
romping children and the heaped up
platter; the Christmas week with its
presents from "old marse’’ and kindly
"miss," its jolity and fun. If you see
her again, buy from her and make her
lot a little easier, for the dark river rolls
very close at her feet, and her almost
sightless orbs can nearly see tbe light
that never was on sea or shore.
• • •
"If that ain’t a typical tramp, you
never saw one, did you?” said an Ameri
cus policeman- We looked at the sham
bling, slonching figure from which the
kingly glory of manhood departed yean
ago. We looked at the coarse, sodden
and brutal face, written all over with the
indelible letters of weakness and sin and
dissipation. At his garments, toe riff
raff of a scare-crow’s wardrobe, tolled
and dirty and ragged, hardly tat
to meet the ordinary requirements of
decency.
Yon think of man born In the invt
of his maker and in*
yon look at thia self ,
oeived in his own sin and
own iniquity. To look at this <
Ms own temple, yon can scarcely realise
that he was ones a prattling bnby, a
HSttSStfS* ut * r -
y a life g me astray, oaly a
the eludes of darkness. What
matter to yen whose eons are
sober and Industrious. What i
—a few short years and yon trill
that question at the wayfarer's I