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Americus i * Recorder. Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1885. -»l= Daily, Pure Yuan,...(6.00. Wkbkly, 2.0a VAR BETWEEN U AM) RUSSIA. I low Declare War on High Prices in Americus!! Having been to market for the past Four Weeks in search of Bargains est and Best Sel I have at last been enabled to come back with the Largest, Cheap- tated Stock of Dry <3-oodLs„ Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Domestics, lEStc., Etc., Ever brought * *o this city, and have put them at such figures that will .defy competition. These goods were all bought for the CASH, AND NO BORROWED CASH EITHER, and as every one knows cash is the Lever. I have determined to sell my goods just I bought them, FOR TJtJE 0-A.SH ONLY ! and at such prices as will astonish the greatest unbeliever in low prices. BeiAr tee goods are all la? and Stylish and not mixed will any MM. SHOES. SHOES. ! Dress Goods' I Having bought out a line of manufacturer’s samples, I can i Satines at 8c worth 12c. Best imported Ginghamsat 10c worth now sell you shoes at retail at manufacturer’s prices. 15c. Men’s handmade shoes at $2 50 worth $4 00 1 new - D - ress ’ Toil,e Ue Vrince ^. a11 wo11 ' at 2oc worth 15 .1. . r,-1 I lie Ladies’A) pera Slippers at 75 worth 125 Ladies’Newport Ties at 1 OH .. . .worth 150 Ladies’ Lace (Brighton’s), at 1 25 ... .worth 2 00 Ladies’Elastic, “ at 150 wortli 2 50 Woman’s Canvas Shoes, high cut, at 50 worth 1 50 Woman's Slippers, .. .at 10 per pair. Straw Hats at 5c worth 20c. Straw Hats at 10c worth 30c Straw Hats at 25c worth 75c. Towels at 5c worth 10c. Towels at. 10c worth 20. Youths’ Straw Hats with base ball thrown in, 25c worth 75. All new and Spring (hades. ~ - 50c. new Maritana Checks, all wofil, at 35c worth 75c. Lace Buntings, all wool, at 15c wijrth 35c. Figured Lawns at 3 Jc worth 5c. Figured Lawns at 7c worth 10c Pacific Lawns at 10c worth 15. \4hite Lawns at 5c worth 10c. White Lawns at 10c worth 16c. Nun’s Veiling, all shades, all wool,-at 15c worth 30. White Nainsook checks at 8c worth 10. Ladies’ 3 Button Lisle Gloves a f lo cts. worth 4o cts. Handkerchiefs at Five cents in fast colors. Borders hemmed and ready for use. 4-4 Blenchings at Five cents worth 8c. 10-4 all Linen Table Cloths at Fifty cents each worth $100. Ball Knitting Thread 3 balls tor 10c. Mens 2200 Linen Wamsutta Bleaching Shirt at 50c worth any* body’s one dollar and over. HAMBURGS. HAMBURGS. HAMBURGS. From lc up. In this line I cannot be beat, as I bought them at my own prices. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. Having determined to drop this branch of my business yon can buy clothing at your own prices—thisis bonafide and nohum- bug. Linen Collars at 10c each, all linen and all late styles. CORSETS. 500 Just received, at 35c which cost 75c to import. All I ask is a trial to coi vince all that I mean just what I say. I am to be found at the famous “Foster Corner,” opposite Grange Warehouse and under Allen House, so do not make any mistake. I have no connection with any other house in the city, so come and trade as here you will get the biggest value for your JNickles, Dimes and Dollars. QoiwF,and. Ootton Avenue, AMERICUS, GKA. MR Americus Recorder rum.isiiK.D uv W. U. GLESS3X133ITI. urricE on cotton avenue. DAWSON. Dawsox, April 2.—Mr. Rufus Bradley, •I Sewnsn, Os., came to our county about * month ago, and lias been stopping with til relatives, Messrs. Bradley and Bridges. He left lor his homo yealerdsy. Ho en- jojed Ins visit very ranch, is very much pleased with this section and regretted to leave. Hon. O. B. Stevens and Mr. W. N Thornton, of the Journal, are visiting Florid*. It is 8a id that Mr. Stevens took jnsno samples with bin. Ones* he will open a branch office down there. Col. J. o. Parks bos decided to travel wine this spring and summer, and tbere- rent and improve his health. He will take his family with him. But his clients need have no fear that their interests will >ailrr on this account; for the Golonel has purchased a tine pony-pba'ton, with P°ny attached, and will do bis traveling oions >he streets and suburbs of DowsodJ Mrs. I.iunm Knellgrove, of oi’r county, h f t for Waco, Texas, to-dily. to join her husband who went uhont four months *3° “to prepare a place" for her. Mrs. E. B. McNulty and Mioses Minnie sud Iiirdie McNulty, all of our city, left for the New Orleans Exposition thie after- boon. Laws. Stapleton says that Dave accompanied them—in the spirit, not '»the flesh. lie will follow in “*• «esh later. Mr. B. F. ltumnoy is on a visit to D «*ox, April 3.—EditorE. L. Rainey, « the Journal, received* letter on the 1Mt ;> containing, as it said, “the left hind foot of a grave yard rabbit.” * . ,r w *» written in a feminine hand, said the rabbit foot wo* for look, and ‘ wculj always keep it about his per- 0 would certainly win the affections * lail y °f his choice, provided bo ‘ gel old Captain, hia widower jA ' 0<1 ' °f tho way. And now Mr. *««• advice aa lo how he can •lose of liis rival without committing a tiir i a )*° contained some. *1 1 , “ , l u * r,or -aeolion of a paatolet, to .. c , "titer explained was a sped- “f her work. And now Mr. Rainey 1. trt kaow how inch work can ^ •"ted, or what benefit such work isltti * ' lim ’ M **• don't we#r his . ."j * 1,111 tatemt it would be to radere. He in much troubled ever tho matter, and is losing sleep, ap petite and flesh. Somebody advise him; I oan't. I have very little experience in love, none in rabbit feet and pantalets. The Constitution has got it into its bead somehow nr other that the frnit crop 01 Southwest Georgia is n failnre. This is a mistake. The peaches, plums, and pears ere now in full bloom in this county, and it is reasonably (opposed that the cold weather for this season is over. Our farmers and fruit grower* pre diet so unusually flue fruit crop, and good crops of all kinds, They base their predictions npon the facts that we have had a very cold winter which has killed millions of insects destructive to fruit, and a very late spring, without sny warm spells sufficient to start vegetation till now. Mr*. U. M. Anthony’s new store is 00m. pleted. Sho has moved into it and is now reoeiving and opening np a large and beautiful stock of spring snd summer millinary goods. Her bats ars of the latest styles and tho flowers and ether trimmings the prettiest and finest ever brought to the market. Mias Eppis Shockley, of Covington,has been on a visit of two weeks to our city, the guest of her relatives, the Harpers. Site returned to her home to-day. Mr. Bob Cobb, of Americna, is in the oity. Miss Lena Harper, alter spending a conple of weeks quite pleasantly with her aunt Mrs. Snell, in Randolph county, is at home again to the delight of her maoy admirers, Dawson, April 8.—My old friend end comrade, Prof. AY. K. Pilsbury, baa severed his connection with the Eufaula Times end News, snd returned to our city, end is now waiting npon a sick mother and sister. As soon as they re- cover, and he takes a short respite, the Professor will connect himself with soma other paper, haring already had proposi tions from several popular journals. Mr, Pilsbury's friends here are very much displeased with his changed nppesranoe, caused by the removal of his elegant mnstacho. It has taken from him that “military air be nsed to wear.” That Beauregardic expression is gone, and be looka as lank and lean and os feminine os a “mild-eyed jersey.” The Professor is much troubled over the matter, and asked Hon. O. B. Stevens, who wears a heavy beard, what he should do to make hia mustache “come, and come quiekiy.” Mr. Steven* replied: "Buy a ton of my celebrated Chappell's Champion Goano, and use it according to the formula, laid down in the revised edition of my ■Goano Manipulator,’ chapter 18, peg# 124, article cotton, and in a very short time you will have a mustache that will astonish the natives." The Professor told him if he would lot him have it at muttache option, be would take one poUDd. This morning at 11 o’clook. at tha resi dence of the bride'e father, Mr. W. C. Daniel, of Webster county, Mr. John U. Thomas, of Montgomery, Ala, was mar ried to Miss Vickie Daniel, Rev. M. B. L. Binion officiating. The happy conple will stop over in Cutbbert to-night and go on to their home in Montgomery to-mor row. Mr. Thomas resided in our county from bis childhood till a few years ago. He is now oonneoted with the Mont gomery Oil Workt. He bat many friends in this section who will rejoice at his good fortune. The revival at tha Methodist cbnrch is •till in progress, this bsing the third week. The psstor. Rev. A. M. Williams, is untiring in his efforts, and much good is being accomplished' Last night about 9 o'clock rain began to fail, with some thunder end wind later on. The rain has continned all the morning. Dr. D. W. Brown and Mr. F. A Hag gles have returned from the Exnosition, and they tell so many wonderful stories as to whnt they saw and heard, that this deponent is “almost persuaded” to make the trip. J. A. F. FROM RANDAL. Randal, Ga, April 1,1685. Editoh Recorder—Here we are the first of April, and it does begin to look as though old king winter had abdicated at last. Being all-fools-day wa will not be too sanguine. Saturday evening last there was a severe wind storm through lower Berrien and upper Lowndes, whioh cut somo ugly capers. James McKinney, of Ber rien. wss in his comfortable log dwelling with his fonr children, while his good wife was in the kitchen preparing sapper, when tho current struck his house. The western door was shut and he opened it to carry bis children ont on the “wind aide” f*r safely. The east door was shnt by the current with snffieient force to bent the facings, and ahntter-faoiog, and even the door steps were carried over the yard paling some font feet high and land ed in the road. I learn a more southern ourrent wea very sevore at Col. E. H. Pike’s snd Lawrence Lawson's in Brooks, and orotalng Little River, called on John Wright, Elijah Webb and Henry Vickers, doing mueb damage, bat I learned no partienian exeept tha destruction of Wright’s cowshed and bam, a bnilding some forty feet square. The good farmer* of Lowndes and Eer- ritn are planting cotton, thongh the ground is full wst. Corn is np and grow ing. Berrien is a white man's county and is choek foil of “go ahead men.” There ia no connty of eqnal fertility that can surpass It in good health and healthy morals in the wire grass belt. Her sons are intelligent and industrious and her daughter* are fair. While aaoh men as Parrish live we ahall have an old fash ioned Southern gentleman. As Hawkina said, “Berrien is a good piaoe to stop.” lint home, sweet home. Yocr corres pondent spent halt the day yesterday with West Rountree, E*q., one of the old' est settlers living of Lowndes. A man spends one day only in that family to ever afterward long to go again. A recent article in the Valdosta Times said the northwest comer of Lowndes was a good place to live and I will add it mast be a good place to dis, as few leave it who can stay. Shonld yon, Mr. Editor, get tired of playing “Knight of the Quill” and seek tha qniot of conntry life go and get you a place in npper Lowndes. I know from experience that the Florida and Western Railway pieroes a batter climate for inva lids from the North than any spot Florida can prodnoe, and yet it is a law abiding land—a oonntry where oora, sugar eane, sea island and short staple cotton are grown.) FROjTst’ MARYS. St. Mary’s, Ga., April 2.—Letters fre quently appear in your Sunday inns from those who are absont from Ameri cus, yet whose hearts taro back to the friends and scenes of their youth. These letters generally are very pleasant to read; and I hops that another (from one who has an interest in everything that eenters about* home) shonld it find a way into yonr columns, would not be devoid of in terest. St. Msrys is a beautiful little place, situated on the extreme Southeast point of Georgia, and on a river of the eame name. To the east and sonth stretches for miles and mile* an immeoae marsh, covered with a rank grass fonr or five feet hitth; and across this in one direction we can get a small view of the ocean. Oc casionally through this opening a vessel can be seen, with its white sails swelling in the breexe. floating ont of the harbor ofFeroandina. This ia a sight entirely new to ns boys of the interior, and we esnnot help standing and gaxing nntil it passes ont of sight. Sometimes as I see them gradually fading away in the dis tance, 1 think oi Him who golds them in their voyage aoross the “trackless deep,” Aid I long to go ont and be where only God and the oosan are near ns. But I’m drifting. This is one of the best piaoe* to enjoy a quiet peaoeful life that I aver was in. There is no train to comescroeoh- icg through the streets and to bnrrj one off to the depot, thongh they are talk ing of building a road here very soon. Most of the people, however, are very skeptical. They say it has been bnilding for the last generat ion. Thera it only ona boat a day, and that bean the communication between ns and the outside world; when it comes np to the dock we all crowd around and await the result of the opening of the mail. And I tell yon a latter is a big thing, look with special interest for your paper and am disappointed if it is a day behind Would that Amerions oonld be filled jast for one day with tha odor of orange bloeseom* that we have now In snob pro fusion. This ia a season tor them and their presence is made known by the nose, long before the eye hae a obance to spy them out. A bride at this season would not have to go to much trouble and expense. She might, if she were of a roman tie tarn, stand with her lover beneath some white- wieathed orange bongh while “the knot was being tied” and bathe the while in a sea of love. No need would there be of a spread feast, for ths same bongh that furnishes the one to tha noie wonld fur nish the other to the month. Peoens grow here, too, to great perfec tion and during tha winter flying squir rels and obiidren have a perfect feast of them. Time would fail to tell yon ail the ad vantages of this piaoe, but it has some disadvantages, too, and serious ones at that. But I forbear; perhaps you grow weary already of thie letter, *0 Iclose. Wishing yon and the people of Ameri cus all good wishes, I remain yonn, T. E. Davenport. jOHM'RKKVILLE. Johxpreevillk, March 30.—While putting ont gnano last week one of onr bands found a hundred dollar bill in a aaek of gnano. Owner can get it by call ing at onr office end paying for this notice. Of oonrae we expect a division of the profits. Some of the early corn planters ars planting over. We don't know what for ; we never had a better stand; it was a little bitten last week, bnt was not killed, and will oome ont if let alone. Ccrn will lie ia the ground five and six weeks and then come up. Wait on it. Glad to hear “Straight Edg*"cf Web ster will have eorn for sale, bnt don't think be can dispose of enough to rednoe the priee iu the vilie. We sell cotton at coat, but never sell oorn withont a little profit Cotton planting will be lata this season if the oold weather eontinnes, though some he* been planted. Tha oat crop improves slowly, and the proepeeu for an oat orop is vary good. We made onr annual visit to Riohlsnd last Sunday to attend general meeting. We found the farmer* all well op with their business. All done planting oocn and nearly ready to go to planting oot ton. We never saw them doing better. We arrived at obnroh in dn* time and just tuoh a crowd w* have not aeon in many* day. The eleven o’clock sermon was preached by Bov. U. B. L. Bioion nod was pronounced by those who heard it to be an abl* ont. Fully one-third of the people eonld not get in the boose, so sre were left ont shoot half past twelve. Din ner was annonneed and everybody in vited, and Mr. Editor, it wonld havedona you good to have seen that tabla; it van about an acre square and was laden down with every thing that a hungry editor likes to eat. Wa ware taken in chug* by a oommittco of subscriber* of the Re corder appointed for the oeoaeion who informed na that wa should not carry onr shell* horns empty, and wa are happy to say wa gave entire satisfaction. W committee will pleese accept oar many thanks. Everybody got plenty and enough left for as many more. One man's E revision box was so large and deep that a had windlass and rope attached to get them ont, it was boilt fur the l-i 00 two wheel* and drawn by a fine yoke of oxen. Biohland is ona of the beat chnrehe* in the oonntry,haa a large and intfllUgeat membership and their pastor properly looked after and well taken care of. Wa notioed fvom Schley Dr. Parks and Col. Walton, and Unele Billy Wells from Lea, also a large delegation from Lamp- kin. In the afternoon we had an able sermon from Rev. W. D. Stevens, of Ma rion connty. Judge* Latimer and Scott, of Lnmpkia, were in the vilie last week in the interest of our railroad, and wa are glad to say they reported a successful trip, and that Stewart is now ready to balance np and receive the can as soon ae they can be brought through. Wonder what Straight Edge will do about this. Coma np, we hear yon are behind. Col.a.H. Hawkina, of yonr city, passed through tbs villa ona day last week. Ho is the right man in the fight piaoe and baa assisted na a great deal in raising tha naessaary funds to finish our end of the road, and when the road is completed the Col. will not be forgotton by tha peopld of Stewart county. What has become of oar road commis sioners; the roads need work badly. We heard n few days ago we had none—those appointed would not serve, and the re port seems to ho trae. All will. 3Uy«,