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A DISSERTATION ON FRUIT.
I to, roiWl In «lreti-
Who could (iMtliat that Numbering brow
A frown that la nmfty and drrn>
Vat’ll, beta la tba bhut cf the btirriraert
tanath
That Uw mil-Mea alupa And a il»ai;
ThtWnwaical moanof Uila rirele of daath
Do Ihay uua in thrlr fathomlM tomb,
Youth in it. bloom, l
Act in iu (loots,
fMhwnud oJvctvSrthe
ritam
fn thabnut of tbr dtr.la turmoil and dm
~ I doth faarlaatdy ride.
la Ita
^Tbrgarno and thwf ride by tbit-.
hand of Uw |waanut la gnpiiad br
_ glare
Of tba gallant who Urn but to lia.
Vtrt- with iu point,
Cnir« *ith it< taint.
Credit and relttii. tin- lowly and arret:
Illllona of Mood
- -
a few or rnr, swikitasces which nr.xr.v
raorr.sMoSAi. nocsK-nEsioNEiix.
Adroit Free I’m. Intern* w.
“ What ia another one of tha du
agreeable tliiliRa which In-act you V
“Tho patron who mine* into vonr
effico with n |i.'.in lie lias ’ made ail hr
himvlf' anti want* you lo fn low it
Tou itsk him if Im in.nl. the ih'.iwiug t
look, nnd lie, nutting mad. tellx you to
I if it doe* not look all
fo aboard nnd i
right U will bo Ilia fault.'
r enough it ha takes the
llama.”
"Ha'll talm tha blame aoon enough
batkicka like a a teat when, after w«
have made a drawing to a scale, lie find*
kia plan a failure, and that wn oak par
BCRDETTE, THOUOH NOT AX EXTEST, OF*
mi BOMB BEASOXABUI NM»
TIOSB.
Burlington Hawkey*
"Fruit being palatable and entity ob
tained, and lea beat-producing than
areal and bread, abould be largely naad
aa a food in aummer," eo ay* The Brit
ish Medical JoarnaL AU tba heat med
ical autbofitia agree upon tliia at ate-
tnent No one d.aputee that fruit it
atore easily obtained iu the aummer
whirlpool cf than in the winter. Very few boya go
out, in this climate, to toll watermelon
patchea on Christmaa err And tlie
eawnia which people take the cholera
by lounging about in the grata, eat;
mg green apples in January are Tory
rare. And we ell agree that fruit
ikould be n*ed largely ai a food. Home
people may prefer to use it a* a
raiment, hut this ia 1,0! right. Tha
banana is somohnies very rneoewfully
iiw-il as a roller akata. but this Use of
that neulebt ia nupro|»-r and forced.
The onion may also lie d.verted from
its use as a iobd ami •mp'.oye.l as a
weapon of offen-o. An-I the linckaters
make aalos of.appica ami lemons, lint
we ire all agreed that thclie-tuae to
wlii:!: fruit ran bo applied, is us a food.
fruit, tile li-ctors tell na, may lie
taken with u rue'al or upon an empty
stomach ll has, they snv. a gently
tr/itating «-*-rt on ihe ntneniis mem
brane of thn s'omach. A long limlier
hedge switch m the hands of the man
who owes"the orchard. t,»< also !ie«n
found to have a gently irritating effect
upon the epide mis of the back, which
has. in rtnne lindane**, been sensibly
Holies? ■ U rol: , ti two reals, a vest, a
hickory sl.irt end an atlas hack. “A
sacruieni and pleasantly acid variety
is twxt lor the purpose of an aperient.”
And perha]-*. although we are not
a medical expert, yet we say it
boldly, perhaps there Is no fruit
quit* soVtortil.uit as new eider, eaten
through a straw. Aa it grows riper and
riper, the eidef loaes this anrcnlent
quality, and is to be eaten rnnidly, in
large doses, witli most astonishingly ex-
luleratmg effects. This vigorous and
i plan • latiura, ami util wn ask pay harilv fruit, gathered from tint sunnv
lor humoring lire fancy. W by it would of % New Jer.nv ".tons fence” will
just break you all up to see some of the
“ plena nnd
Jilsns and designs 1 hare In
my oihco.
Nosayinir the architect escorted the re
porter to his office and Axing him coni.
*oi
fortalily in an arm chair, placed before
u la
kim
lour efforts They ware very interest-
big, embracing all classes of architecture
(Tom tho Gothic and Gothic-Nornmioli to
largo portfolio filled with etna-
They
Mu most unique combinations ol
Orcclan nnd Untao-Homnn contours.
Talk about the Detroit high school
building, it ia a nonentity compared
with most of these efforts. Scale!
there was none; but efforts at harmony
and originality were visible every
where. Onn particularly striking
client was shown, where a dwelling
house, having thirt.v-two feet of front-
put the spring into the heels of an old
man, until ho will weigh a ton. "Cook
ing," says Tile Medical Journal, “re
moves much of the acidity from entile
Irnit anil renders it lighter unit mnre
palatable,” lint wa believe this kind of
an apple Is usually eaten cold.
"It is a fundamental principle that
whatever fruit ia eaten uncooked must
be fully ripe." And nil people cannot
rat all'kimls of fruit. For instance, a
Ikiv 13 years old should only he a)
lowed to cut Ihe following fruit, in
is nous stages of maturity. Apples
len days Irom the blossem: pears, us
soon as they can lie scratched with a
piece of glass; gooseberries, in the
raid ; on,-units, peaches, when the pith
lM-cnme* loo hard to hitc; grapes.
Bffe, was concealed behind a portion
aixty-f
bttjr-ono fciit (according to ihe width
melons in the pith, squash, potatoes,
bananas.
building us shown in the plan l
high and forty-four foot deep. An-
Ither charmingly original idea was s
louse willi u front door itxUiou Iccl
vido, ami windows eight feet wide, and
B two-story lioitso at that. Another
plaq, tho designer of which evident I v
-wattled an observatory, showed n cot
tage with a tower 116 leet high, ac
cording lo the scale to which the
draughtsman unconsciously worked.
Ami so on, war* discrepancies with
out number, and all of them ludi
crous beyond measure.
“Just fancy trying to do something
with tilts,” aaid the architect, laying a
drawing in water colors in thu re
porters Isp.
The plan, evidently the work of a
Cady, gave, in porsiiective, views of two
ebjrs of,a projioerd dwelling house If
it were possible to build according to
Utk dMgu them would be a house of
cut epme. with B double arch at one
etvnue noting on two stained glass
windows, each twelve foot wide, while
a vorv early F.ngliali chimney would
pare through the art-lies and windows
to a |Kunl in Die l>: semen t, through
which n doorway Imd been cut. Ft
nally, surmounting the heavy stone
aruhes which rest ou glass supports,
.would lie a tower liah-ony eight feet
high and twenty-lout feet aqiutu.
« A PVKXLSD RLVRJAT.
n -mwiiniwu TslegruiUi.
At tlm hack end of my store, and just
ants ale of u window, is a box ou wliieli
wo mix the dough to food tin- chicks.
On Sunday morning when tshaved my
self I took my mirror, etc., to tin- win
dow, mi 1 could liuvo a good light. Just
r l linislnsl iuy work I noticed an old
uejay drop down on the Inx aud hr
turnips, cnciimliors, onions,
gourds, cranberries, crab apple
ncor ns, pignuts, new persimmons mid
o.tl, bails. Hut it is difficult, oven witli
the utmost vigilance, for the parent to
restrict the hoy to even tins liberal
fruit diet, although ills dangerous cun
for the healthy, hoy to go beyond this
limit. Still lie will do it sometimes.
About twice n day.
gin eating the dough from thn pan of
chit
iiickcn feed. As I was on llteop]H»itc
aide of the glass it dut not ace me. I
looked at it for a moment and then “for
tnn” turned the mirror arouud so the
glass would face the bird. It was just
taking a muutbiul of dough unit look.xl
and sat
up and saw, as it supposed, suotlior
juy with its mouthful eiso. It seemed
greatly astonished ami failed to swallow
ST. LAWRENCE'S ”THOUSAND
ISLANDS "
Pro. TV. Pock in Peck's Hun.
There is fraud in almost everything,
and w-lio knows hut they am playiug
nine hundred island on us for a thou
sand Anyway, they are very nice, and
ioiii, hotly had a good head that atuck
them in there so thick, but they do not
look like tin- pictures we see of them.
In the pictures thn islands are repre
sented as sloping beautifully down tu
the water, with grasiy lawns and for
ests of grand shade trues and cottages
of the linrst architectural design. Aside
(roni a dozen or so, the cottages arc not
as beautiful as are to be found
nt Wisconsin resorts, and few
of them havo any grassy
lawns, but ninu-tentlis of them are
locky, barren places, the rocks ouly tit
to paint signs for axle grenae and pain
killer, aud not enough verdure to feed
a goat unless you give him an occasional
tomato can to cat thelnbeloll'of. What
people build cottages there for, mid
exile themselves where they cannot lie
reached except ill a skiff, when there is
so much of tho In-autiful main land to
W bad, is more than 1 know, but may
lie it is because, as Iugereoll says of
hell, "Die evenings are cool there.”
The I text goes rapidly down thestream,
and after passengers havo teen 100
i-0 nida the novelty wears off, and they
set »x though they wouldn't take an
isluud if you would give it to them.
WHY BE QUIT DRINKING.
Ciucinnatt Sat unlay Night
“Ye*, sir," ssid he, “I’ve quit drink
ing. and I'll tell you why.’
lie w as talking to (ho minister, who
had dropped in to pay his wifo (one of
il via
tlie fold) a pastoral visit.
The minister listened attentively and
delightedly, for he fully expected that
it was cxvi::j; to liis counsel that the wise
i food for some limb, bat soon did so.
and then iu blucjay style "bowed," as
much os to say ‘ good morning, sir.”
As a matter of course the glass utado
the other jav liow also, and tho 1 **ep had been taken.
•ext salutation wire “kevhunki "Idlistened over and over again to
kechunk!" I suppose that is ..,y your sermons —here the minister nod-
language, but do not understand it. ! ,lcd approvingly—“at luncrals, and I
Then it proceeded to nil its mouth full I conld "°® lt *•» P«*tly hard work
of dough again, mul its shadow did tho : ,pr . v<m *». v something pleasant even
•atm*. Thin oectned to anger it vrrv ! of tlieiu. and when it
much, and, utter giving one blucjur 1 p:,me V* “ over aorne fellow
war-whoop, it tluw aguuuit the gla-s. I that died^of drink you would havo more
Its astonish,si look at the result ot its trouble in tile minutes than a man
attack was laughable. The tlrst thing 0U Pht to have in six years. When I
it did wus tu retreat to the fart!., r side *1'* • don't want to put a man in such n
afthc box and from tlu-ff,- eve tile an- hx as that. 1 dou't want any 'lie was
tugnoist. After gazing for some time his worst cttcniy,’ or 'lie had Ills faults,
its hunger overcome it. and U lock an- who ot ns have-not I'or'let ns draw the
ether ugfutlituL “a* did tUeshudo--." ; mantle of chanty,’ or anything else of
WARE THE OLD PEES WITH THE NEW
■AT
Schumpert & Roneys,
TIEES OTULs'S'
66
Spot Cash Store”
IN AMESRIOUS.
Wo promised in issue of the Recorder of Janunr}' 2d, to j»ivo yon rotnt* jirires so soon ns
wc arranged and marked down out- goods. We are now prepared nnd ready to give you more
goods for less money than any house that sell goods on thirty dnys time.
Contemplate a few quotations and note the difference in SPOT\CASH priers nnd thirty
days credit:
Flour. Flour.
Old price.
In this article wc stand head nnd shoulders above cvcrylwdy. having ransacked the big
mnrkets of the W'est and Northwest in search of the best, and paid the CASH DOWN'. We
will sell you First Patent, (entire Roller system)
For 50 (founds, $1.00.
2d Pat., for 50 pounds, 1.70. " .
Fancy, for 50 pounds, 1.60. “
Choice Family 50 (founds 1.50. ••
Wc guarantee all these Flours ns represented, and if not satisfactory you can ret
and we will cheerfully refund the money.
$2.15.
1.90.
1.N0.
1.65.
trn them
Sugars. Sugars.
Will sell you 10 (founds Granulated Sugar for $1.00.
“ “ 10'jj[ pounds New Orleans Clarified for 1.00.
“ 11 (founds New Orleans (Bellewood) Clarified, for 1.00.
“ “ 12 pounds New York Sugur, ior 1-00.
In this line we are fully up and advise everybody to seize the golden opportunity and pur
chase nt once a sufficiency for the year’s comsumption.
In. FRED LEWIS’ BOOK mil
MRS. FRED LEWIS
WOrMPKIlril DARAAtXU IV TVtnr
TUIHO l-SKIf IN THE 1
sviiooi. room.
BCUOOh BOOKS.
EXKUC'ISB llOOKa
Bt'HlMfL PAI'ER,
BLATKS.
I'ENGTI-S, •
PENH, INK.
SCHOOL BAGS
tiKit i.ijie or
STATIONERY
IS COUl'(.l.TK, AND IIKU LINK OF
Miscellaneous Books!
Paper Sacks and
Wrapping Paper!
Latest Periodicals!
A J.WATM ON* HAND. HHK ALSO KKBP8
CIGARS!
G. W. GLOVER,
Groceries, Provisions,
General Merchandise
Krrp* on turn*! a ftall Mfock «f irocfl r<od*, .which
ho •rlTn at frtlr prlcrM. Ito It not (dvrn to Mowinr,
hut ■Irao’io *!••» rqaaro IumIdm »n1 fir* inch
Mtinfariinu to It’# twiuiMn that thfjr will mm*
ngftln.
Bert Door lo Ojiera Ilouar,
AUKIlICUS, :
GEORGIA.
Coffee. Coffee.
In this article alone (by buying from us) we can save you money enough in one year to buy
all the “Santa Claus” you want for the little ones. Wc deal 7 pounds Choice Rio Coffee for $1
Thurbor’s No. 41, (Roasted) a combination of Java, Rio, nnd Mocha, for 23c per pound.
MITCHELL’S -
EYE-SALVEI
A CYrtnin, Male and Kfloclive Iteaodjr tor
Sore, Wonk & Inflamed Eyes,
Produclug Uan-XlifelMnM,na
iw.lorlua III Hlgiit «f Ik. Old I
Cari-« Tcar-lfrops, fininnlutlonx, Stja
Turnon, Bed Ejes, aud Matted
tjc Lushes,
M
Salt. Salt.
Liverpool, full weight, for $1.20 per sack. Fine Stilt, seamless bags, 150 pouuds, $1.05 per sack
Bran. Bran.
Wc are slaughtering at the very low price of $1.00 per cwL to make room for a car load ol
SEED POTATOES.
Whiskies. Whiskies.
In this line we are full to overflowing, and to unload we have reduced the price on all grades
from 25c to $1.00 per gallon. Think ot it! Cox, Hill & Thompson’s genuine Stone Mountain
Com Whisky for $2.20 per gallon, usually sold at $2.50,
Tobacco and Cigars.
We can undersell anybody—we offer “Lucy Hinton’
proportionately.
at 57c per (found, and all other grades
We regret that wc have not space sufficient to give full and complete quotations on all of our gooda, but
you will hear from us occasionally. Remember that by buying your goods from us and paying SPOT CASH
yon do not pay from 25 to 50 per cent, for bad debts, as usual in credit store.
A Word as Regards the Penny !
The i-y skipped
tumr .l Tt* head first
witli full mouth,
cine w-sv thuu ti:
1-at iri.-id raid about me, and ti.it’a why
1 quit drinking.*
other, tuid finally homied around tit.- ' — ■— ■
elaiut and stood face to face with me. ' ^^YALtTY FitOit TUVXOERRolTS,
glass
Onr faces were not more than 4x indie
apart, and I never ex|iect to -uw a mure
To all those who scout at the idea of introducing the Penny in Americus, wc say that wc stand ready
to redeem in goodn or the cash any amount from 5c upwards. Bring them along and get their full value at
TOE OliLV SPOT CM STORE I JUS.
Scientific American.
i The itlca that
FIRST DOOR SOUTH OF J. W. WHEATLEY & CO.’S BANK.
astonished look than was in ita eye* • df 'dive as
that lightning ia not so do
it tixcil to he iu the Unicnl
“
jnat then. !l.tt oise look van enough;
and, alter another big jay veil, it mad -
ISI pood time from there as a blnojay
hiatus, Lucaa*e the network of railroad*
tnd telegraph wires lessens the number
Very truly.
ev«f biadu, 1 gusu; and ur dough 1
* undisturbed ever dues.
of aocidenU, ia mat by tbs record of tho
thui
i-animor. Fatal thunderbolts have
surer been more oommon.
SCHUMPERT & RONEY.
Americus, tia., January 11,1^84.
•SIMM, MirCHKI.L*« IALVK war to
m«U to «tlv»MUK«.
told by oil DrURRliU at 191 otto
consumption
Till euro "PRDFFSSIDNAL
I niC«C«THinnistttiininiir
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FOR SALE.
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