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■sa-fc- mericus Recorder. w. V. UI.KSMKK. OfflrUl Organ iff Wcbrttr County. Organ rt Wetaltr FRIDAY. FKB. OKMOf'KATIU SAtlOSAli COKVBfi TI05. Tho Demotratlc National Com- niUco decided upon Chicago as the place and Julv 8th, m the time for holding the next Democratic National Convention. Chicago is fortunate in having aeonrad both national conventlona, but U Is well '' fixed to entertain all parties. KOBE BflLKUADS WASTED. * You can scarcely pick npa Ueor gin paper that does uot contain an Article in relation to soma railroad wanted for that locality, and they give very good reasons why snob railroads should be built. Pickup a map of Georgia and contrast its railroad lines with tho Northern and Western states and see how few we have In comparison, may be said that Georgia is not thickly populated as those states end therefore does not need as many railroads. The time was when the railroads followed the population, hut that time has pass ed, and now the railroad is the pioneer of civil xstion and opens the pathway for population. Look at the railroad In Florida to Tampa —how great is the population along Its line t Before It was begun the lands along the lines were worth- loss, because there wai no commu nication to them, and now they are being taken up sioog the entire line. The great Western states of Kansas, Nebraska,,Minnesota and Dakota were developed by the rail roads built through them, and they had not half the resources that Georgia offers. That we need more railroads is evident. !Thp few tbst we have offer but little .competition, because there are few cross lines. Take the map of Georgia and look o.er it auil you will be surprised at the .few competitive polnta—in deed, .those towns are lortunato which have, one line of railroad, and- so lew are the Hues of road running to suy one groat centre that even where they, cross thore is no great competition. The Sa- vrnnah News recently spoke of the great need of Savannah for new railroad lines from that city through a territory which should be con- tributivo to her (rode, one of the lines being to Amerieus. The char ter for such a road has boon grant ed,the company organised and the people along the. line anxious to have it built and williug to do all S ey van to aid It. The line runs rough a country rleli in timber and agricultural resources. Why, then, has it not been built? Its advantages have lieenduly ««t forth , before the capitalists ot tills couu. try'and of Kugland wo know,for wo have been Conversant with much of its Inside workings Irora its in- cipicncy j but so far no capitalist* have been found willing to put their money in it. . Thuro must he some reason for this uuwilltngncas ofcap- italist* to invest in Georgia rail roads, for iryou will stop to think, how many roads in Georgia have heep purchased or built by foreign capitalists during the past live yeata? The question then comes up, why arc not more railroads built in a country whielt needs them so badly and whose pcopla are so willing to aid in building them ? We think our answer to this ques tion can bu found in the lUilroad Commission with its arbitrary pow ers. Few men care to place Ihcirmou- ey in property which at once passes under tho control of three men with unrestricted powers os to the reg ulation of that property. How many men would invest their mon ey in merchandise if they knew the prices at which they were to sell that merchandise would he regu- Jsted by a commission of three mon? Capital is conservative bud - avoids known risks, and for that reason it avoids the railroads of Georgia. Just so long as Georgia retains its present lUilroad Com- ■ y. ' . | mission, with its present |iowers, just so long will the want of more railroad facilities be folk Can we afford, if wc wish to develop our ‘state and keep abreast with the ' march of progreee, to keep up a * terrier which shuts out men and JmdRUy that wc negd to asAitt tie ? If we can, then tho lUilroad Com mission may lie a wise provision; 'but if we cannot, then the sooner the law creating it is Amended tho better. MAKING H18 MARK. Our member of Congme, Hon. C. F. Crisp, seems to be making bis mark in Congress. He bag been appointed on aevcrsl Important committees, made a forcible speech on the Chalmers. Manlhg election contest, and now the Washington Post says: “The Houae Commutes on Pacific Railroads has agreed to favorably report, a bi(^prepsrcd by Representative Crisp, wblcli Isa substitute tor bills introduced on the same subject, to compel Pacific railroads to psy the cost of survey, log and *010011 ng lands that have been granted them by act of Con- areas. In default of payment with, lu sixty daya after the passage ot tbe ptopoaed act the Attorney General is directed to bring suit again*’ tbe defaulting roads. Uotil tbe question of forfeiture ot Unde granted to tbe Northern Pacific road is determined by Congress the provisions of this bill cannot apply to that railroad com|isny. About 35.000. 000 acres of inud have been earned in good faith by Pacific railroads, one-seventh of which have lieeu patented. Toe Govern ment baa surveyed over 88,000,000 acres, and for till* rurvey the rail roads owe about $8011,000. Tin passage of the net will com|iel tbe Pacific companies to (my taxes to tbe States in which the laud lies. Of Urea* Stales, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado are most interested. The Union Pacific baa earned abeut 18.000. 000 seres of ita grant,8,000- 000 acrea of wbieh bav- been select ed, leaving 11,000,000 acres lor which the cost of survey will have to be paid.” la the Mobley county department of tbe last RepuUiesn appears an artieie reflecting upon tbe integrity of tbe business men of Amerieus, charging them with having practic ed extortion upon the people tff Marion and Schley counties by charging them from fifty to three hundred per cent on good* sold on cedit. The writer Say* the people of those counties (iroposc to build a railroad to Anderaonvilleand then go to Macon to bay their good*, where they can procuro them at eight per cent. Wc think the writer doe* injustice to the merchants ol Amerieus, who have always been ready to supply the people ot sur rounding counties with goods as cheaply os they could procuro them in Macon or any other city. We bo, a tbe people of Marion aud Schley will succeed in procuring then railroad, and there seems to be a very lair pro*|>ecl of their do ing so; but wo think it would be greatly to their interest to accept the propoeition* of our people and build the road to Amerieus, lor they will find Macon rather a dis tant point at which to do their bus iness. Supposes farmer of Marion or Schley wishes to procure sup plies on credit or borrow a few dollars, can lie go to Macon, where he is not known, and gut them as easily and Cheaply as in Americas, where ho 1* known? We think not, ami tlic planters of Mnrion and Schley will find, after they have built the road to Andersonvillc, that they have been playing into the hands of a few men in Buena Vista and KHavlIle, who fear Am ericas a* a competitive point, but who know that Macon is too dis tant to interfere with lhcm 4 When the farmers of Marion and Schley “mortgage their homes in the fu ture for guano, meat, clothing and whisky” to strangers, instead of to neighbors, they will ami that the rate of interest will not be ns low as the writer In the Republican would lead them to cx|>cct, and they will wish that they hail plnced themselves in the hauils of neigh- T TVs Rslaaaea CaaAjr ltwktaea*.i [■Ostb-Ja FUtoWpUa Tlmra-I Tbs cbfof epidemic of this Ul*nd. which is steady as tbe yellow fever at Vera Crus, & monaj-spending. That amr stops, ahd is the only systematic occupation of many a family. You put .down sian# lor •jrvaijWwBge* oo tstuih tot greetriad butahrf, »o much for interest, taxes and plumbers, and lamp it all and double It for spending * Tho noblest ooenpstion of the young females here is to revive business. They go to the atom where yon get every th Ins for a grab and bsypraaenta; steel jewelry, silk stationery boxes, stockings which Mack one’s leg to the knee, dirt ohesp, glove* which rip beautifully and button on a patent combination .braes catch, clock* of gold that run over night and stand for tbe root of life .on the hoar of nothing to facilitate the missing of trains and pay schools, books with flour pests becks, glass inkstands and china bsbisa—all are bought be cause tbey are cheap. Children lose their memories trying to count their toys. Nothing of old times survives but molasses candy. That great manufacture goes on as a sign of salvation to females from Christmas to Christmas. The world still idealize* woman with her mouth full of it. Chewing-gum may come aud go, chocolate hath it* brief revivals, but molasses candy is the particular bo v set in hesren tor tho mothers of the coining race. Tue dentist* all prescribe it aa better to draw out the teeth and keep biudneM and bills brisk than the ssme amount of shoemaker’s wax. The favorite way of spending money he to go to tbe dentist's and have the sgss of molasses candy repaired and all the old filling* taken out and new oues put in. 1'eople who sell molasses candy never retire and novel- fail. Our great est banking honses in panic* and straits maintain an underground connection with their molasses candy branch. In this way ruined or borrowing men ore temporarily bridged over by getting the loan of whet their families spend m tbs toothsome up-town succunale. r«t Mwlnfn Advise to Kdftora. [Weekly Maculae.] It is a pity considering tho high of fice of the newspaper that it will not generally realize its greatness and psy off and discharge any reporter or editor who will ait down and indite a lie. If the daily paper is the history of a day and, a* rook, i* of immense value, a de liberate lie is the last tiling to be put into type. An oath now and then would do lees harm. IVsshington in said to have Uttered a few oaths when mad, but he atoned for this weakness by uot lying. A lie hi not a valuable (actor in e daily journal. Man lies no good history of Lul cay of th oaiise all bare is rav- Luther or Calvin or of ay of the great men of tbe past, be- " who first wrote these lives •irpage, full of what never come to pons. We have therefore no good history of any nation or of any person. Jletempayenoals. [ Chicago Herald.) A reminiscence of Mr. Dilke's. whiJx appears in Mr. Buxton Foreman's edi tion of Keats' works, almost proves tint tho poet nt ono time beloved in metempsychosis. After fbo death of Thomas Keats a white rabbit camo into tho garden of Mr. Dilke. who shot tbe creature.. Keats declared that the poor thing was h's brother Tom’s Spirit, and so earnest was ho in this viow, impress ing it upon others in the circle, that when the rabbit was put on tho tablo no one could look at it, and it was taken sway untouched. j; Where the Hie is Oat MasleSe Mar* a U/mry-tHS fro Acreas IBs War IS. “Uirtu of Aleppo.* mil Mr HU lip Bom], *-Sid nuotorrO orcry ocevot la oslanwkMfelke a*bUr a.gta sc.ki to fbUioak llodbononJikot ibo traosft ofkcnUsf u to snbt Kotoro tstfcrow odtboll urns Is sswiiii, o> It w»rq ibowbeto «y*tcoi loojed tboeotmy that boo fMtoaod oa s I tit. Bis pm mow oil lactate* tbs rolavtfomtiua of tbo pHaoqdo of U:o. N Is tklo tbo Xootora agm Mwo'y oottapowd tho yncUro ol tk* bom pbyatoooo of lo-dly. Whoi 111, Itmlf is, oobody koow ihos-oobody knows ,0*. UutwakantcaiMf aonMlblaf of Own*- mm wby Ibo mysterious Udo rises ood IMP. Pro- rife* tbo (not orsons of Ibo • ody nro not IrN- poroMy do-tnyod, modteol mIoiio, esn slwoys n- li-n, end of tom anro. Tot no npnisbhi pkyaUlon now sdb,no to tbo ksrbsiwu. onJ tiupld protros ol doploUoes snsh oo Wooding, by wl.lek It woo allow pmd Moon dlMHi by ndoelnslkoytliosl', •Maty to mist It Itawro-d,).' «o do not tasr don tho Ion to kslp iho ssntsoo-wo ouosytboa U. lo tblo tattOlfrmt sad OsaodoHit work, it Is nnnlsd that PAaKKSS TOBIUlesta nU otbrt msdlctnna An an lavlstrsa ItactalmnM- dlstsly and powerfully a poo tka alrcolstloo and lha atfsoa *f dlfwtlo., this oUmf Nature Ibo a— slsuuaa sl.a sola fur. Hfsllo*. iktltll stlmoU aftbs atmach, kidneys and llrsa are ot anas m- ilsard or ratod. Bo otkof prapontloa ombodlM tbo anno qaalttlao or ptadaars similar rasuka. It a .lollclona to noo, ood ibo bo L koowa sultan- toxicant. Piles SSo and «l. IIISCOX ft CO. Bow York. Ibbdml - T&e Tiie Has Coi! MRS. M. t. RAINES Ut'Ih ibo oll'Bl'on of tbo pnkilo to bar alocko Head* |M tbo Uirlatmoa mason uMeisUag of VASES, CUPS AND KAL'CEtlH, PLAIN ANDHRA VINO MUUB,SMOKING STANDS, SCRAP BOOKS, WRITING DESKS, WORK BOXES, NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EAR-RINGS. iKOK WEAR. AND OENERAL LANCE PINS'NECK HATS, BONNETS. bore ninl friends. A* before said, the American hog, it would seem, occupies the front sent in the German-American political circus. Ope of the seven wise men of Gotham insists that Uitman-k returned Tom Ochiltree’s Lasker condolence resolutions be- cause he was angry at the preposed retaliatory measures discussed in tht nonvo to force Bismarck to eat pickled pork and bog jowls. The Eagle I'benix cotton mill is tbe largest cotton mill in tbe South end uses, it is stated, more cotton than any mill in America. It ha* made forge dividends and tbe di rectors *rc talking of building an other mill at a coat ot nearly a million ol dolfott. Japanese Paper Alr-Cuahtona. [Popular Helens. Njwx.] Japanese paper nir-ciuliionn ore said to have aotuti advantages over those made of rahbor. They may bo rolled into a package ot smaller ’ dimensions when not in use; they will not stick toget'icr, a» rubk-r does after it is wet; an t for pillows they uro butter, bora use they have no odor. Their strength is marvelous: s man weighing ltd) Im>iiuds limy stand up in ono without imrstiug it. They nvo said to be water proof, and to tunko excellent life-pre servers. Spirited Miss Flood. [f.’blcago Ui-mM.) The denial of Alias .louuin Flood, the daughter of tho California million-ire. that alums engage 1 to marry an Fugiiali (leer, recalls the fa -t tint aim once re futed a New Yorker boeausc, ax she contemptuously told him. he had uot energy enough to spattor the mad on bit trotuers in rainy weather. Mamner'a Idea. [Tbs Current. | In the earlier daya of Charles Sum ner’s public life, lie used to contend that voting, being a duty, not a privi lege, should Ik> enforced by law. Tho logic of the position is impressive. Thu pro|Kixitiiui should he morticed firmly mtu current reformatory programmes. If Jtalbrr Annoys. [Chicago Tribunal It rather annoys the woman bottling t png dog in hor lap in tho street-car to Itear a honied looking gentleman re mark to a friend. “Do you know the female ouratig-outang at the museum has formed an attachment for a small dog uuJ foudlcs it constantly V A Thrifty I,title ttlstr. [Exchange.] The littlo republic of Nan Marino, in Italy, with ita army of forty men amt ita public debt of 3I.U80, does credit to tbe system of self-government. The roads are numerous and well kept, the laud fa well cultirated. aud the vil lages are clean and orderly. noetic Urease. [Oil City Bllw <r i . “Pa, what {r poetic liosnseT* “Well, my bor, aa aasm aa I can learn, poatie license is eeaellifog which enables a man to saj tbfogs in versa which would incarcerate him In a lunatie asylum it worked of a* n political meating." UNIT! Mr* J»* »*•« w ** 5 f«l! to i Uintf to »uii. AntrL-i*, Oa., IVc. 1, IW, if — AND— WE ARE READY Fall and Winter Campaign 1888. W. M »r upoo It wltk KKKt.WKD SMralak- Uoe •* pious too nsbUe la ovmry nspeer. Our AoaS, wer*bought In p rutin th. If ern snS Jtxstafa asrkst., at price, loo uwapk to SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS M UVKKT OBFAaTBBXT I Thousands of Dollars olUi utoiUltal tliat X i BALANCE IS ON THE WRONG SIDE! ■ Cr-CAPITA*. FK1SB, •!5,00O_ aa 9 Tlikslio.ly aX. Ihares I. proportlo. Lofiisiana State Lottery lompdn). “ IH do A&tty ctHtfy that we owpnsfM tht ammgmmlt for all tht Uonthly and Hemf-Annual Drattfnot of Tht LuuUana Stott Lttttri Company,andinvtrtoh a rot tht Drawings Ihtmttktt, Drateingt of Tkt i phi — fjgt and control l and that th* tamt art eonduettd uith km- tttf.faimttt, and in good faith tonedrd all partitt, and it* authtrlzt tht Company to I oh thit ttrtUUatt. icith faotmdt* afoot ! tiynotortt attached, in Ut adtertiummU.'- in. na inns’ mm siorb. MRS. FRED LEWIS UOPFFRINO BARA AINU Iff 'IVRIiV fill NO U»ht> !.N TBK Mill* lot. ROOM. SCTlnOI. HOOKS. KXKI’.CTSK BOOKS. SCHOOL PAPER. 1 SLATES, PENCILS, • PENH, INK. SCHOOL HAGS STATIONERY ! IS COMPUTE, ANO BBR LINK OK Miscellaneous Books! Best Goods Lowest Prices. RKMKMBKK. *h.t «.•-iwry a StOUK ol nten tkitig |h tul.ti*!/ u» •••*» l*u*.n<’Bfi. N*H » mhkII qirjtitlty of « lew U**.i»t.K iin**B ttod namplc* snvad out or or <n»r ibclru to mikt a moy, l*tt« ■ !art«’p iciirr«i *B-crtmrnt *A Gvetjr Kiwi* oti'Mifo from tbe cowNPBt to tbe floral, wad *mni(b of «?iicb Urii Uttlwii Yo ottrwpt tu nfoiue »rUoU* Yo« in ci»rt»i >Uy laritnl to Cfit’.l fot.d "wt how III* roumiplf.** MIL SHAW, ■Wrapping Paper 1 AND TOOK Latest PeuiodicaIxS ! AI.WAYil on hand, huh AI>«) KKI’.r.v CIGARS! KROU TIIK CUKAPKST T*> T1IK IIISTf! janl III • Tho first inn wfmmm ■o«y that ha* oneaned fa Engfoad for nearly a cantor? took place at Hantto* recently. E. L KNOWLTOW, Ann At**r. buck Wolfit t flrtfca |w>an<u. Adj«afab!c. FOR FHYSICIAK8 AND FAMILIES Ntai»*t, Cbiwparnty Urat. ••Ol.. mlin«»Hs in nest to GodUuflM.** octIMjr TOR RENT. A Residence with good outhouses and eight acres ot lund attached, ready for cultivation, is for rent. Tho place is just outside the cor poration of the city. Apply at this office. feblfttf SCHOOL NOTICE. 1 will l* •* tbe Court Uon»* the •rrond fletnr- tlajr of efocb month to examine* applicant* for TeMbera la tbe White Ikheota of the county, and tbo fourth Saturday «f each tnouth t*» ismuIim .tp- idkanta for Ibo Colorvd flekoo^ la the eonuty, L P. HOWELL, Jaalfwtaprlt Couatjr School Cnaimtamm Incorporated m IMS (or th ream hr the LafWa* tur* fur Educational and CharilabUt purpooaa- wlikacnplul of ILMMM-to which n raaonro fund ol ueor fUO.OOO baa alnco been added. By an ovorwholmiaff popular ndn Ita fluMbbe waa made a |wrt «’f Ibo JMcarat State Conatitattou adopted December 2d, A. 1>., 1119. Tht ofo/jf tMUrjf tttr tcitO eu aod tndarttd Ly Uuptoflt *fmny Of*. Ita Oraad Bluff lo Womber Drawl ■ a a taka place aieaihly. A BPlxBNDID UPPORTtJflfITT TO laf. CAPITAL PRIZE, *90,000. 100,000 lick eta at Five Dollar* Each. Fractions, la Fink*, la Proportion. uiTor krixui: 1 capitai, rmzB in,coo > <ta Co SO.OOU Sl'KIZIM UK K0O9 ItSf * *> vat, to,con is do i.uoo, io,ooo M to HO. I*,000 100 do OS.OOO oou to to, oojto '00 do M, 00,000 moo a« -a 00,000 AmottifiTioii ratxaa. • Approaltaatloi* Krizea of 978* l,0o: rrlSM, nnwnwlnc to tao.KO ArpUesiton for rttMto sinks skoal* bo msds only to Iks u-beo of tks Campany In M-w Orlsssa rorfarthrr lafosmsllnn writs ricsily, qlvinu fbll mMiom. blabs I*. U. Mousy Ordsrs psysbk- ssd mMrns RsiMwsd Lsttsni lo BBW ORI.EABI BATIONAI. BASK, law Orlsnao, fro. xl srdtnnrj sf *5 mod iposrd by r) to M. A. DAUPHIN, Bow Orlsuas, fro, wB.f.Ofvnin, COT Sovtnth M.,WsriilSflsa. D.C. frblXttl * TOTHKUOOD PEOPLE OF AMEEICtS HD VICINITY! LIQUORS AND WINES, BEER, ALE. ETC. both f»>v laiwlirln-vl and other purpovee*. I orixntM zoan BU0ZXZ2SB end Will a»u lu «eaaon ot i>o|»ular, a&d oat ofaoo* a*, litiatf prkw.) Otvo u»e a call wheat* ar«d anytLtns In my Itm*. I Will Stll far I lie Cash Only! I.Vwpectfaflf, ofa. ir^bKn iBRAaria* ||jan 5Tn»l. FORSYTU STRtiET, AHERIl'l'S, 6A. OUT! A *0(1* «i<l Sfwt U ysars namsd Oaks,Ins R«wlssJ,.nf a nserw boy ssm. j Trw RowUnf, *tH IS yssnb snf bownf lo tss fj, IIt- ISA SSTSS ww iwort'H/, kw m,mjr frsss ay no- Itol. Anyansksrbstlnf w sknkla, Uwn will ks vlilnl w lb Ik* st*t-ius*|mtby -ribs Ivbljstn, l. V I.KsTKK. BEAiJv'.t IN FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS ! NOTIONS! FANCT GOODS LADIES' HATS. LADIES' CM1AK& ROLLPLATE JEWELRY, PERFUMERY, TOILET SOAPS, CLOTHING! GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES. RUBBER OVERSHOES. | HATS AND CAPS, UMBRELLAS, “WRITE” SEWING MACHINE MACHINE NEEDLES. And W. F. Nye'n Cslsbratcd Sawing Ma chine Oil. See Wire Sign, Forsyth Street, AMERICUS, QA. Gr. W. GLOVER, DK.VLKU IX Groceries, Provisions, General Merchandise Ka-p, un bms4 s fan slock *f s*oU cuod*,;wkkk h*tolls*1 fslrorivx*. If* f,;**lflvrato kfmrtn*. but slaspodas iqur* IxuIsms ssl (In sack amlofSctiuo la k>> «*>uiu*n tbst tk*y will cnan sftis. Next Door to Opera Route, AMERICUS, : : : OEOROIA. FIRES NMriyoMflk* Z'SZTSZl TheREMINGTOh ■■E-POWER ENGINE! REMINGTONI AGRICULTURAL GO. I ILION, New York! NOAH'S ARK. TOR SALT. 1 ten tklfk tM s*4IM.«w "KSr At T.