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THIS AME1CUS 9.ULY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1891. LIFE IN GULF WEED. trjtli lb* Gulf Stream’s Current. . II is surprising what cnrions creature# live in gulf weed. Not the least extraor dinary of these inhabitants of the float ing sign which are borne on the current of the gnlf stream is a little fish that makes its neat in the weeds. For it# own protection from enemies, it is made so like the weeds themselves, being or ange colored with white spots, that one cannot detect the scaly animal without actually taking a handful ui the vege table stuff in which it seeks shelter and scrutinizing it. The fish builds its nest by binding together bunches of the gulf weed with long, sticky gelatinous strings. Its eggs are laid in a cavity. Its very fins are finger shaped, counterfeiting the form of the weed fronds. They are more like hands than fins, and are actually em ployed for walking through the seaweed, rather than for swimming. The fish utilizes them also in putting together its nests. The great gulf curreut, in its course northward along the Atlantic coast and around the great circuit that forms witli its eddy the famous Sargnsso sea of marine grasses, carries along with it an •ntlless stream of life in couuuctios with * the gnlf weed which floats upon it in “windrows.” The weeds, of varied kinds, bring with them from the tropics creatnres multifarious, conveyed by the mighty river of warm water through the Midst of the colder ocean. Most of them die when the cooler latitudes are reached, and thus it happens that the larvte of many forms are found on the shores of Nantucket and elsewhere in places to which the adult animals are unknown. They never live to grow np. The floating gnlf weed is literally crowded with life. One cannot pick np a piece that does not oarry many shrimps or prawns of different kinds as passen gers. There are crabs, too, small and bigger, which mostly imitate the grasses in their coloring. Of smaller Crustacea there are nnmerous species, such as the so called "sea fleas” and barnacles. Barnacles are cruatacea which have un dergone a “retrograde metamorphosis,” as It is termed, having been free swim mers in theearly stage of their existence. They, too,'take passage on the seaweed rafts and voyage to the land of nowhere, seeking their fortune. In the gnlf weed also is an infinite number of mollusks, some with shells and others without any. Among the latter are the “sea slugs,” resembling the garden slugs, devourers of plants, which are true mollusks also. Another mollnsk often picked up among the gulf weeds is the benutiful argonant, a cephnlopod, celebrated iu mythic story. It is only the female argonaut that is interesting. The male h<13 no shell, and is very small comparatively. There are lots of curious marine worms among the gnlf weed, such us the “sea •centipedes," abundant iu the West Indies, which havo long detach able bristles that sting the hand like nettles when the animal is incautiously grasped. These worms hide In crevices of floating driftwood. The latter floats until destroyed by the boring of the ship worms that attack it, meanwhile afford ing a lodgment for barnacles and little Crustacea. .Small fishes follow the pieces of driftwood as they are carried along liy the current, feeding upon both crustacea ami barnacles, while many seabirds skim about depending for their meals upon the same small animals. There is a species of crayfish, too, found in the weed that makes a carious click ing noise with its claws. What most people call the “frnit” or “seed pods” of the gulf weed are simply little air vessels designed for the purpose of keeping these interesting vegetables afloat Microscopic creatures called “brivzoa” weave aronnd the air cham bers a delicate lacework, which often remains in shape after the vegetable matter has decayed sway and disap peared, thns forming exqnlsite filamen tous capsules. However, these are only a few of the passengers that jonrney by the path of the gnlf stream on rafts of drifting weeds.—New York San. Cleaning Car Uluik Very efficient work is now being done In various departments by the use of the sandblast One of the latest applica tions is to the cleaning of car wheels, The wheel, after being carefully soaked, is rolled into a small chamber, where it stands in a vertical position. The tread of the .wheel stands on rollers, which an moved by gearings so that the wheel is slowly revolved withont changing its position. A fine into which cinders an fed by a chnte leading from a bin above leads a blast of air against the face of the ' wheel, which is then reversed. The cinders used vnry from the size of a grain of wheat to much larger and an so hard that they can be nsed several times. The time saved by this method can bfc imagined when one man can clean twenty wheels in three hours and a half, including the time consumed in rolling . them to and from the machine, and the saving in labor is proportionately great. ‘ —Chicago News. Ignorance About 0»trlchr*. Americana fn general must be in pos session of a vast fund of varied, accu rate and well authenticated ignorance about ostriches. This is the conclusion reached by a reporter after an hour's conversation with a professional ostrich farmer. The gentleman is Mr. H. G. Reid, who paid $13,000 and gave five years’ bard work to acquire what he knows. He is a Scotchman of education and inteUigenoe, and has a rare facnlty of making people take an interest in what interests him. Be has spent sev eral months in teaching Californians bow to get a little profit oat of ostrich farming.- -St. Lools Globe-Democrat. , Alum Water fur a Slilny Skin. Alnm water in the proportion of half an ounce of 'alum to a pint of water is recommended as a cure and prevention 10 “shiny” skin. It should b* applied gently with a soft cloth, and after a mo ment the face should be wiped over with s dry, soft doth.—New York Times. Ticket No. no. A merry Christinas to you Master Eddie Marshall! Out of more than 300 contestants you are the lucky boy, and have won the handsome safety bicycle offered by Geo. D. Wheatley. We shall be glad to have you call at once, to that we may take your measure and order the machine for you without delay Hoping that you may always be as suc cessful in future as you have been in this Instance, I am your friend, deci'i-dAwit Geo. D. Wheatley, Christmas at ths Telephone. Manager Shepherd of the telephone service announces to the patrons of that convenience that the exchange will be olosed to-day between the hours of 11 o'clock a. m., and 0 o’clock p. m. Saloon and Restaurant For .Sale. By order of Judge A- L. Miller, of Bibb superior court, I am authorized to receive sealed bids up to January 2d, 1892, for the purchase of the saloon and restaurant situated in the city of Ameri- cus, Ga., and known os Oak Hall. Terms cash or approved paper. Right reserved to reject any and all bids. Mr. Gardner is in charge of the property and will show it to any one wishing to bid. Ben C. Smith, Receiver A. Gibian A Co. Macon, Ga., December 22, 1891. dee-24 tjan2 Cotton Report. Amkiucus, Ga., Dec. 24, 1891 Following Is the cotton report in this city up to date: Received yesterday 130 Received previously 39,003 Total 39,155 MAUKETS. Corrected daily by L. G. Council, ware houseman. Good middling Oj Middling «1 Low middling OJ Market, quiet. Receipts to-day at all United States ports 40,190 SAVANNAH. Spots, middling 7 Market, easy. NEW YOKE. Spots, middling. 7 15 10 Market, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Spots, upland middling 4 | Market, easy. NEW YOKE—FUTURES. Market, easy. Sales J 103,500. Op’g. Cl’g. January 7.07 7.48 February 7.84 7.05 March 8.00 7.80 April. . 8.15 8.15 Notice to Stockholder*. The tenth and last call of ten per cent, upon the capital stock of the Americas Manufacturing and Improvement Com pany has been made and will be payable at the office of the treasurer, at the Peo ple’s National Bank January 1st, 1692. John Wixnsoii, Treasurer, decl9-td Fire sale at Cohen’s, Wood I Wood 11 Chambliss Bros will deliver wood any where in the city, oak and pine, cut any ength desired. Orders left at their ginnery, near Central depot, <>r at Dsvls Bros.’ furniture house will receive prompt attention. Satisfaction guaran teed. novl2-sun-tiiesAfri-2m Colognes, extracts, toilet waters and all toilet articles at 1)8. Euihidok’s Furnishing goods, men's and boy’s shoes at your own price. Cohen. Tlie man who draws . undoubtedly worth hi- Largest stock, greatest assortment and lowest prices at Frickeu’s. boys Furnishing goods, men's and shoes at your own price. dec23-dlm Coiien. For Sale or Kxchange. I have a good lot of horses and marcs which I will sell on time to good parties, or I will exchange for mulos. Call at Prince Bros’ stables. dec 15tf Joe II. Jokiian. Men’s and hoy’s clothing damaged by fire at your own price. Cohen. Dwelling* for lteut. Ono on College street and one on Hampton street dc20-0t II. T. Davknpoiit. A MAD I’OET rushed Into a newspaper office recently, and threatened to “clean out" the es tablishment, because they printed hts verses wrong. Said he: “I wrote, ‘To dwell forever in a grot of peace,’ and you Idiots put It ‘a pot of grease.’” The mortified editor presented him with a vial of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, a year’s subscription and. an apology. The little “Pellets” positively cure sick and nervous headache, biliousness, costiveness, and all derangements of the stomsch, bowels and liver. It’s a large contract but the smallest things in the world do the business — Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. They’re the small est, bnt the most effective. They go to work In the right way. They cleanse and renovate the liver, stomsch and bowels thoroughly—but they do it mildly and gently. You feel the good fhey do—but you don’t feel them do ing it. They’re the eheapeet pill you can buy, because they’re guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your money is returned. You only pay for the good you get That’s the peculiar plan all Dr. Pierce's medicines are sold on, through druggists. #OPERH•HOWS©* ONE NIGHT ONLY! Tuesday, Dec. 29th WHEATLEY & ANSLEY Offer a few suggestions in their line of useful and serviceable pres ents for he holidays. Black Goods. What is a more acceptable pres ent :han a nice black dress? Wf can give you a very pretty black wool cashuiore pattern for $195; a better black Henrietta cloth for $2.95; a very choice black stripe Henrietta suit at 13.25; a nice wool Henrietta suit at $3.50 excellent silk finish black Henri etta and serge suits at #4.50. The choicest black Henriettas, Serges, Bedford Cords, Melrose Cloths ever laie on our counters at $5.25. Henrietta suits, tbe linest silk gnish goods in our house at $0.75 a suit. The above are ail rare bargains, and iu addition we have other styles specially good. In dress silns we can fix you up in anytbink yon can desire and at prices which will please you, Largest stook of Christmas goods iu tbe city at Frickeu’s. A complete assortment of toilet soaps at Dil Eldhidoe's, Next to good character I prize printers’ ink.—Pater Cooper. Tbe laws of health are taught in tbe schools; but not In a way to ue of much practicable benefit, and are never Ulus- trated by living examples, which in many case# might easily be done. If some scholar, who had juat contracted a cold, was brought before the school, so that all could hear the dry, loud cough and know its significance; see the thin white coating on the tongue, and later, ax the cold developed, see the profuse watery expectoration and thin watery discharge from the nose, not one of them would ever'forget what ths first symp toms of a cold were Tbe scholar should then be given Chamberlslu’s Cough Remedy freely, thst all might see that even a severe cold conld be cured in one or two days, or at least greatly miti gated, when properly treated os soon. as tbe first symptoms appesr. This remedy Is famous for It's cures of coughs, colds and croup. It is made especially for these diseases and is the most prompt and most reliable medicine known for tbe purpose. 50 cent bottles for sale by W. C. Russell, Ainericus, Ga. A man is not necessarily a land-holder simply because he eats dirt. Hip TOP* POWDER I Absolutely Pure. I ■h of tartar Mr JAMES O’NEILL IN A GRAND PRODUCTION OF Monte Gristo AS PRESENTED BY HIM OVER 2,500 TIMES! ta ill tha Leading Tkutin throughout the United States. the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia fl’y System. -18 THE ONLY— Short and DirectLlneto the north, East or This line ix conceded to be the best equipped and rant the Onext Pullman Steeping Car* is the South. Elegant Pullman Sleeping Cxrx, between Jacksonville and Cincinnati, Titusville and Cincinnati, Brunswick and Louisville, Chattanooga and Washington Memphis and New York, Philadelphia and New Oilcans, Chattanooga and Mobile, Atlanta and Chattanooga, Withont Change. For any Information addrexx B. W. WRENN, Gen. Pxxx. and Ticket Aft Knoxville. Tenn C. W. EIGHT, Axx-tOcn. Pxxs. Agt. Atlanta, Georgia. Colored Dress Novel ties. In novelty suits all former prices will be ignored. Our idea is to convert them into into cash, and we will offer them at about 50 cents on the dollar. We have a lot of very stylish and excellent patterns left. Choice suits, heretofore 110 for $5.50; suits formerly $12.50 at $7.50; suits formerly $15 at $9.90; suits formerly $20 at $12.50. WHEATLEY & ANSLEY Handkerchiefs. We are showing undeniably the choicest stock of handkerchiefs ever offered the trade of Americas. We have them in cotton, union linen, silk, chiffons, etc. They are plain, iuitial, embroid ered, hemstitched, etc. In printed and hcmstiched goods we commence the line at 5 cents each; at 10c, 12£c, 15c, and 20c we show splendid values; at 25c we are offering the handsom est line of hemstitched and em- broideried handkerchiefs evei placed on our counters. We will close ont a beautiful lot of ladies’ white hemstitched initial handkerchiefs at 16c each. We will close out opr entire stock of ladies’ and gents' hem stitched initial handkerchiefs for- mlirly 35c and 40c at 25c each, In gents’ handkerchiefs we can give you goods from 5c to $1.50 each. In silk linudke/chiefs we com mence the line at 25c; at 35c we are showing very pretty embroid ered silks in white and colors; at 45c our entire lot of ladies’ silk in itials; at 59c beautiful initial silks; at 75c initial goods heretofore $1. The only choice line of chiffon handkerchiefs in the city. WHEATLEY & ANSLEY. Sundry Articles. Ladies’ and gents’ leather parses. Ladies’ bow style handbags. Gents’leather comb and brush sets. Ladies’ and children's Wiudsor ties. Gents’ four-in-hand and teck scarfs. Ladies’ and gents’ silk and glo ria umbrellas. Beautiful lot of gents’. night robes. The celebrated “Monarch” shirts in laundried and and unlaundried. Excellent line of gents’ wool and and cotton shirts and drawers. Ladies’ wool and cotton vests. Cnildren’s underwear. . Gents’ silk suspenders. Tie popular Guyot suspender. Suspenders for boys. Gloyes for men in wool, kid and driving gloves. Gloves for boys. Large lot of chenille table cov ers from $1.25 to $10 each. Handsome line chenille curtains. Big lot of lack curtains from the cheapest to $10 a pair. Ladies', and childrens' gossa mers; men's and boys’ rubber coats. Boys, kilt suits at greatly re duced prices. The best line of trunks iu Amer icas. //V C R A\ Plain Dre.s Materials Big lot of nearly all colors Henrietta cloths, originally $2.25, to be sold at $1.50 per pattern. Plain Henrietta suits formerly $3 at $1.95 per pattern. Plain Henriettas formerly #4a t $3.12. Beautiful 40-iuch all wool silk finish Henriettas formerly $5.20 at $3.95 per pattern. - Magnificent silk finish wool Henriettas at $5.19 per pattern. Tbe finest silk finish wool Hen riettas iu our house, worth $7.60, for $5.88. o<*n AMI angl5 wljrr Lime, Cement, Brick. Plaster Paris. Hair, Laths. Fjr »ale for cam lay J, H A M I L , A. New Hun Bvllllaa For Rent. One (even room dwvrfitf on Church xtrexL Five minute* walk trom buxine** portion of (own. Apply to MRS. PUliH, 712 Church afreet. HOSIERY. Our Hosiery stock is very com plete; we will offer the best values at 25c in Georgia. * Hose, three pairs for $1, worth richly 50o pair. Hose from 10c pair up to $2.50. Remember, we are agents for Lord & Taolor’s celebrated Onyx Dye, and will give you an abso lute guarantee on every pair. Six pairs gents’ Bnlbriggan sox for $1.- Six pairs Onyx Dye Sox for $1.50, worth $2. The best line of 8ox in Ameri LINENS. Nice line of Linen table sets from $3.90 to $12.50. Beautiful cloths, two. nud a half yards long, $1.25. Handsome Damask cloths $1.50, two and a half yards long. Splendid Napkins, from 50c to $4.50 dozen. Extra good all linen Huck Tow- / els at 10c, 12Jo and 15c. At 25c the biggest bargains iu Towels we have ever had. A very large lot of stomped lin ens, consisting of tidies, splashers, bureau scarfs, etc., will be closed out very cheap. Cheap Dress Goods. Splendid lot double width pot- ton serges at $1 per suit. Splendid half wool cashmeres at $1.25 per suit. A few of those flannel suitings left at $1.49 per suit Choice stock of Ginghams at from 85 cents to $1.50 per pattern. WHEATLEY & ANSLEY. CLOAKS. What is nicer than a nice cloak for a Xmas present? Any cloak in our stock at just a little over half price. The only line of childrens’ cloaks in the town, and the prices are ridiculously low. A pair of Blankets would be a very acceptable present to most any body. In our stock you cannot fail to be suited. A Bolt of Bleached Cotton would be excellent. Big lot of nice Aprons from 25c. to 75c. each. Gents’ collars and cuffs. Splendid line of wool Shawls and Scarfs, Large lot of Counterpanes, awful cheap. ' A few good Carriage Robes left. • 7 : - Ir short we can fix you np in mote- USEFUL presents than you will find in any one house in Ainericus. WHEATLEY .& ANSLEY.|WHEATLEY &«ANSLEY