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The latest candidate for favor
tw,
MJ.O'Col
National hotel.
being one of tba _ _
Hi* strong forte la mixed drinks. In
1M4 One. Downing of CalifornU was
lure for soma time He gat in the
habit of going to the bar wham Mika
et hb (Irinka. Be beaaiae in-
kbimhome
Mlb. newepapere I. the Bran- £££3** ^ ~ mSbikmm
euiek Herald, a wtnl-weekly, pub. I with him and mNd him a poution in
1 by 9. B. Blgbam, late of the bar of the Grand hotel in San
Memphis, Tenn. It is a Wgbl *** for •
abee».aad b receiving anbatantlalj Tho reporter asked: * What seems to
, which it deserves.
The New Year's Address and
Calendar issued by the Albany
Mews and Advertiser la the pretli-
eet thing we have seen this season,
lu other words, it is a typography
be Uie favorite drink nowadays?'*
“That depends on the section of
country that the customers come from,
ass rule. Now,a New England mao
likes ram, the eastern man likes whisky,
while thn southern and western men
are heavy 00 mixed drinks. Men dif
fer, however, in their tastes. There
wssold Hanatar Bogy: I could always
sal and artistlo daisv. and reflects I tell what he wanted, and when ha
dl„, T/YmTi . tiiaiaTf I «*“•*“ 1 * ooU "» 14 «■»’ rith0ttt
etedit upon the aesthetic taste of ^ „ question—gin and sugar was
Bro. Miller. - his drink.' Senator Ferry ne'er came
I in the bar, but be was a great drinker
Tuesday noon the Macon Tale, of sherry in hb room. Davis, of West
r«pb cams, to no in aaswdresa, . affi!
the form being changed to a six I though Judge Davis never came in the
column quarto. The editorial and
local atalf has been Increased bt
the addition of Col. P. W. Alexan
der as eMor.in.oMtf, end 4. 8
Rodger* as reporter. The pape
ie much improved by it* typo
graphical change, and Is now on<
el the neatest pa pc re In the State.
I to il
V.
(VICE I
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION*
The Civil 8erv1ce CommUaioi
give* notice that at some date he
tween the 80th day of January and
tim gO&-day of February next ex
nminattoas for the departmenul
Civil Scrvico will be held in the
State* of Tennessee, Georgia, Ala-
Inam, Mississippi and Florida, If
enfflcient applicants apper. Then
will be tgo grades of examination.
Success in the lower grade quail
Acs the applicant for an appoint
ment at a salary of |000 a year,
with no promise of promotion; coo
es** in ths higher, an appointment
at a salary of 11,000 or $1,800 a
year and promotion to the higher
gndea and salaries according to
ft* practice governing the depart
ments. Tbo lower examinations
will extend but little beyond pen-
bar, but had sherry and whisky
aent to his room. Maxay, of Texas, uever
takes anything stronger than a lemon
ade. Cure takoe sugar and whisky.
Bayard takas the same, l'endleton is
very food of a whisky punch. Jouee,
of Florida, never mixes anything with
hb He drinks whisky, and takes it
out of a water glass, haring an aversion
to small glasses. Jonas and Vest, as a
rale, take it with a little sugar. Eaton,
of Connecticut, was pretty regular. He
sometimes took whisky, but mast gen
erally wine. He seldom came in with
anyone. He would drink a small bottle
of Mnmm's extra dry, pay for it, and
walk out. There was old Sen
ator Dave Armstrong, of Mis
souri. Ha always took whisky and
lemon, forty drops. Lapbam, of New
York, would atari in on whiaky, bat
there was no telling what he would
wind np on. John B. Clark, of Mia-
■our, generally took it straight 80 did
Van Horne. Proctor Knott
Knott never
mixed it and always wanted 'Old Bour
bon.’ Pago, of California, and George,
of Oregon, as a rale, took straight
whisky. The great objector, Mr. Hol
man, used angar and water. Alexander
Stephens never came into the bar-room,
though lio was a regular drinker. Ho
earried a littlo eight-onnoe vial of the
very best whisky in bb pocket Gen.
Phil Cook, of Georgia, b one of the
most jovial oongressmqn that aomas in
here. Ho tokos a little sugar in hb
whiskey.""
ft (
Nhortband by Machinery.
(New York World.]
A reporter of The World wns yester
day show 1 an invention which seem*
destined to reduoe tbo hitherto eompli-
•bip, copying orthography and I aatwl and uncertain art of shorthand
lnml.ment.1 rules of arithmetic. I to “ n "oirnew. It il a
Iriangiilnr-shaped machine, weighing
fen fundamental rules of arithmolto,
1st the higher will, in addition,
mahrli interest, dtaoount, the de
ment* of book-keeping nnd ac*
•train*, iho dements of the English
language, letter-writing, the proper
menstruation of sentences, together
with the elements of geography,
■istory and government of the
Malted State*. Every person wish
Big to take part in either of thew)
grades of examination must make
Bi* or her application upon a blank,
wbieb togetuer with n copy of the
Civil 8crvlce rales, will be cent to
who shall request them in
about three pounds and measuring
about seven inches at its widest part
Mounted on a east-iron stand are four
V-shaped keys eontrollcd by eight
flngi'r-pieees, (our on each side of a
centre or thumb key, which b placod
lower and is a littlo larger than the
others. The writing is done by strik
ing these keys, thns causing points or
"markum" to strike an ink-prepared
ribbon against a paper tape, which
moves forward automatically under a
small rubber eyliuder each time a key
is struck. Tire machine can be folded
np and conveniently carried in a newt
aiding that ordinarily
leather caoc, reseini
need to contain a Held-glass,
The system b simplicity itaelf, con
sisting, aa it docs of dashes of uniform
length, which in combinations of oee or
l.ltl. 1... leiiesaddressed in I lru K“ l - wnien in eommnauona 01 ono or
•®°" y ®, ® r •®“ r ***” *° more printed in flvo distinct positions
til* Civil *rvlc# Commlmjon, Kreil the tape, can bo made to reprs-
Washington, D. 0, The applieallon I sent all the vowel* and consonants in
paper contains directions for It* the language. By omitting the vowels
Applicants, ar ao many of awl writing phonetically, as in ordinary
aa can conveniently be ex- »borth*nil, a speed exceeding that of
■mined at the tame time, will, In *• «■» r * pid . ricnographsr with pen
0f i e nr Ce t* 0 ?h°. f Oo»»te
plication paper* br IbaQomml*-1 , uc |, that a blind man can operate it
maa, ha aCMOnably notifled of the ] perfectly, and a daafmnto with good eye*
time and place of the examination
they are to attend.
•ttb Analrrraary ofNI. JarUea’s Day.
Tba approaching •tthnnnlveraa-
gy of St. Jackson’a day (as the
Crrole* of the old Regime fondlv
entitle the return or the gloriou-
apisode of the battle of Ns* Or
ItaaaL will be celrbratrd with nn
usual pomp. One week later In Nev
Orleans, tba iMlh Grand Monthly
Distribution of The Lonisinnns
8< ate Lottery will Uka place undei
the sole care and supervision 01
Oto'la Q. T. Beauregard, ol La.
and Jnbal A. Early, of Va. and
aver $866,000 will be scattered
broadcast to the lucky bolder* o-
ticket* coaling $6 (or $1 for flltbs)
The object is the anppoitof the no
blr Charity Hospital ol New Or
Iran*, of world-wide lane. All fui
tber information desired can be h*r
from M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
can read and transcribe the writing. It
is assarted by the inventor that the sys
tem can be iearnsd in lata than one-
third the time required to learn any
other system of shorthand.
The machine is called tbo “Steno
graph," and is the invention of Mr. M.
U. Bartholomew, of Bellevillo, 111., who
had been writing Pitman's system of
shorthand for eleven years ss sn official
court reporter, w hen he bit upon the
idea two years ago.
Col. Thomas P. Ochiltree, of
Texas, claim* to be the first native
of that state who ha* ever been
circled to Congress. Bis war rec
ord allows setvice against the In
diana in 1864-5, and in the war be
tween the States lie served nn tin-
atail of Generals Tom Green. Dick
Tsylnr and Sibley.' Alter the war
h* “accepted the situation"and the
■aw Ike Itei aln*iaasry Ueroea Cele
brates l*esee.
(J. T. Headley in Harper* Magazine,)
Although tiie first formal celebration
wo* to commence at 12 o'clock with
prayer, an anthem of praise accom
panied by the I-and. and followed by
tlireo thundering huzzas, the excited
soldiers coulil nut wait tilt then, hut
ushered in the day with firing of guns
and about* and songs tilt hill and val-
ley rang again. Heath save that the
effect was grand when the army with ex
cited voices thundered forth tile anthem
••Independence.'’ by Hillings:
"The slate*. U Lord, wilh ana of prats*
Khali in Thy strength re Jutes;
Ant. Ideas with Thy alvaiioo. rsiae
Til bmvsa their cheerful voter."
trnl from plaiu and hill-top, field and
forest, tiiero rose strong and great
against the sky:
-And all the continent shall ring.
Huwn wilh thi. earthly king;
No king hut Ooi'
When night came the pile* of com-
lu.stihle materials that had been heaped
on the Muuuit* of Dcrean mountain*
aad Storm King to signal the advance
< i the enemy went lighted np. not te
Vrul.l the appr.rach of the (o«. but
of United Sratea Marshal by ^ tu#
■Pl aintmeat ol President Grant, 1 bUzist from their loftv tops like great
and afterwards was sent to Europe ! altar fires to the God of peace.
several time* aa Commiaaioner ol
Emigration for the Slate. Be was **uy the raabt*. n-vralte*.
elo-ied to Congress a* aa inde-
pendent, wbieb party bt now cott-
stitutas in that body.
*
DO aor ALLOW WOBI48TO CHEAT
a children oat cflkrirlhteg Bbtearh
■nBhF aftlisissyth* paste,
a*«0v* SoHttl* fellow* nsw srmoss far
IM han't ef liis.
(Burtoa Badgat.)
The fashkm of clipped hair prevailed
for a sheet tima during the reign ot
Francis I, whoa* long hair was aecv
dea tally burned off during a oham fight,
reducing him to a eooditica to which
his eomrtier* promptly brought thorn-
calve* by artificial msaaa,
ATTENTION!
BLACK BROS.
TECS
Reliable More!
83’Happy New Year!’84
Watoaaeaeaihe saw year with ih* aasartla*
that oar stack af
BOCA’S,
SHOES,
We return many, many thanks to our
customers for their very liberal patronage for
the past three years that we have been en
gaged in business. We open the New Year,
1884, on a
STRICTLY CASH BASIS.
We have been busy arranging and mark
ing down our goods, but by the next issue of
the Recorder will give you some prices that
will force tears to your eyes.
Very truly yours,
SCHUMPERT & RONEY,
Spot Cash Store.
Americus, Ga., Jan. 1st, 1884.
Schumpert k Roney,
Spot Cash Store.
HATS,
LEATHER,
ETC., ETC.,
a *r a belter quilt/ than bu aver before bean of-
br dla thl* city, and can l« bought at frier*
aoweb thaw kvir known de/orb.
TDK HARPER BUCK SHOE
huiteod tba test of thirty years aad lu rspnta-
tioahas oa«* failed la a atncle inataaer. Thle
wall selected aad chae, Mock eas b* Used at
BLACK BROS.
Cotton Avenue, -
Jtei-L
> Americas, Ox.
e ri'
DRY DODDS!
• » d a ■ h
CLOTHING!
NOTZONS, BTC.,
•aeh aUtcrgnndano «*Ur krpt la *4ry toed.
LESS THAN HALF
the orittnateoat. Tbla.tork J new jinnoM la
Ulapnru of at a vny
BKAXiX. MLAaOkXKri
Z Mean Business I
< \
Iteijectfttlly.
S. M. COHEN,
Jaadint AMERICUS, OJ.
1 OUT.
I will faun ihU dalr elnae aol at ’retail ay go.
lire Stock or iMdlary, JlamoM, aad K aob^s or
all kind* at aad
Below Cost for Gash.
i 1 ' whf Wirt *"ylkl«« In ayfltsa wilt do wwt to
coll sad aaho ihwr .deetleoe
I Mean Euetlj What I Say.
All
kU
Not.nr Arconot, win d. w.u toSliJdeeuU tt
jamoette OHitor 01..1 bo dadteijl.
Jno. M. Coker.
JaMOinr let, ISM. If
Bales Adopted by the Board of Ed
ucation of Mobster County.
War OSTtrameot ar Wahlte Bahaals.
Opamy*»!wd! xfidaconoo
ts aloot a hill tea snathe tona, aad wh* u ear-
**■ tedre ea the lytaflhalbiaid torerlratbr
it.un.1 la Mshhorhood arbooi. It te ardnad hr
tee Bjwtianhe1 PakteBehaah1 of M* eooa-jr
may hwlo *a tea *nt Maadu U Joaosiy la mi
—- -..TO b* counted U any -
Urn. dnrioa said tena aad b. so credited.
td. Seoaate i.arkt mr a tew tens Hub laa
■mika or (ofty-ihraedays, »U| see be newBliad
N. Tmtcc.ua malted todtearaiaa the loro-
Jw^teMtoter ef pat-11, la ibo» nap ml re
«Uu I* mnoionadtia Tnchei*,
tepee Mr ter c-..
Ho. Tresm. ahadd rtilt Ike reboots m e*ea ae
Mea moatb, bee ilay or* epaaMy rcqalrcd te
teat Mebarbaslla tbalr raapsctlra aatedtotrlrte
—e. »,,asi wtswa* •■■,a«|l>W ■■mWWWWI*
by ao* or non of Ibolr naiabcr a* iho Uee day of
arhaalaod tepirrlaetba teakla, voter tba Taaeb-
n*» tepert.
Hb. Yaabn* .ball null/ thrU Troateaa a*
wblrb day ibeir ecfaoo a abatt cloae.
_Hoa*byorders the Beard I* rrqalir eatelia
December 4th. nn.
4AUKS I*. WALKER,Cbairmaa.
4. a KTAI-LEION, itecrcteiy aad Oataty
DISSOLUTION NOTIOE.
Thf dmof HARDT * TOMMKY Is Ub 4a>
i » U4 Uf *ul b«*itu*« Ol Ut# dim
Wanted Immediately.
A flrst-fflMfiSho'rtxMktr, om who b
to run b Peseta* Mkclila* u4ilHKif$ 0»wteg
Marttnc. Apply to BLACK BROS., Cotton
Amur, America*, On. >n«wtt
TOSt SALE.
I have three beaan aed l*t, Ow sate, ebcep Hr
cash. Alllntbed-,. Buortue aid moikw
ayetect A. A. BjrfAjlDU,
AtT. Wbralley'a