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Tfe!| Americus ESTABLISHED 1879, AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1889. VOLUME IX NUMBKRJ -'4* AS USUAL, WE LEAD! Take Care of the Pennies, and the Dollars will Take Care of Themselves!! ION I 1° the Retail Trade is the Motto at e - hi liras. \V, Jo not propose to charge the consumer one Iota more for good* than thev ean he sold for there- fore, from thin date on will retail COATS’ THREAD ’ 47 CENTS PER DOZEN ! S ,W,,K Spo01 - 4 CBN ” ®ned to aild'thil to® rN K EV i EBY I^TANCE. We deem it beat for all con- eeruen to aim this feature to our buaineaa, to make It plain to all TO X There is an old saying that ‘-a nickel saved is a nickel made.” In our judgment this will apply with equal force to the penny, and wo shall therefore In the future use them and GIVE EXACT CHANGE. Where an article oau be sold for 23e., we will not ask you 25c. for convenience sake, in short WE PROPOSE TO SAVE YOU EVERY CENT WE CAN! Yol'k Co-Operation is Kespeotkclly Solicited. Opr Low Prices, Exact Change, and Plain Figure Mark ! will Burely keep us where we stand now Leaders of Style and Disorganizes of High Prices. Ho much for this, next Is something else. The leading dressmakers of the city pronounce our line of Dress Goods, China and Trimming Silks and I’eralau Bands DECIDEDLY THE CHOICEST shown In Araoricus tills Besson, rhe people are astonished and delighted at the EXTREMELY LOW PRICES we are offering same to the trade. Hut we are determined to show our appreciation of the kindness manifested to wards us during our receut misfortune, nnd we deem this the most substantial way to do so. We publish to ll; a partial list of the many attractive offerings at the BEE-HIVE, a eareful perusal of which will prove to rou that we are sincere In our statements. Special offerings to-morrow and uutil closed out, which will not take very long, we are sure. 1,000 yards orts” Cheeked Nainsooks at O^c., every yard of them worth 10c. 2,000 yards much better goods at 7't'o., spat 12’,e. 1,000 yards sublime quality at 8c, worth from 15c to20c. But now read: 2,000 yards “shorts" vvr'u uiTKRKh «t rhe rldlnnlnualv lnw nrien nf ai/n Goods actual value of which range from 25o to 60c. For the Rkcordf.r. Tlie Old C*rt Horne. He had nerved his muster many yearn, But hln life drew near ltd end; From a little colt to an old cart hone, He had been a faithful friend, rt !• master n ;ver stopped to think AJ the days went fleet lug by, That he’d grow old Or perhapn he Mold, Ere It came hln time to die, ^he pooro’il horse was blind as a bat, As he ntiurgoil along (lie road; The farther he went the weaker he grew* As he staggered to pull the load; Till finally he stopped toglan hln strength. „ Again an I again he tried To pull the loud Up the hilly road, Till he dropped In the nhalven and died. It is so with me, as I stagger along, Struggling with bitter strife; The Airther I go, the heavier the load, 1 must pull up the hill of life, But I'll do rr>y bent, ns long ns I can. And whoa I nm dead and gone, , Then the world will say, * That I panne I away, I.llce a home, with Ids harness on. -W. H. H. THAT OLD FENCE QUESTION. •' ' 1 - a Several Non-Freeholders Pffjr Their Ra- | spsets to Simeon, of Tropic. BOOMING ROCHELLE. Trying to Wreck n £rnln—New Streets Bailiff Opened nnd Bnlldlnffi Golnff Up. "pin: ridge orchard/* Wonderful Development on the Prop' erty or Joseph M. Griffin. Near {Fort Valley, Os. ' **«hort8 FRENCH HATEENtf at the ridiculously low prl’oe of 8V<o liar supply of them la limited. Call early. 5c. 5c. 5c. Our price for Checked Homespun, until further u it ice, la 5c. per yard. j?* ur price on an exquisite line of yard wide aud goods which 4c. Will buy n .pool of Coat.’ Thread | it ill- Hee-lUve. 5c. Will buy of us: A paper of good English l'iua, Mllward’*, Parabola's art'rowley'a Needles; I dor. good Bean ItuttouH; a roll of Skirt Braid; 2 spools Buttons Hole Twist; 1 yd. Checked Homespun; 1 yd. of good, | heavy Slurtliig, ete., etc. 6c. I Will buy a yard of Merrimack (best Quality* Shirting Calico, or a good bless Calico, 1 yard of heavy yard- I wide Homespun, ete. 7c. I For splendid Dress Calicoes, at the | ller-HIve. 7^c. per yard 11-1be Bee-Hive price on 10b pieces |of b-uutiful Drew* Ginghams. which Icame in Saturday morning. Goods I are well worth 10e., but we bought I them cheap aud they go the same I *iv. 7lc. I For the very choieest Calicoes; also I * very humUotuo line of Hatteens, I for which you are charged 10c. at | other places. 8c. I la our price for a good quality I Scrim; nice line of patterns to select I bom; spleudid quality of yard-wide |wft lluished Bleaching, us good us • ouaiiale; lieuuliful tHalites, uoi- "rej lirilliogs lor WAIst Linings, etc. 8^c. Bthe Bee-Hive quotation on best quality Bonnet Ginghams, which Ml at lue everywhere. 9/4c. For the very belt Dress Ginghams ,D Ainerieus; ‘jc. saved on each yard means be. on your dress. lOo. buys a sublime quality Sateen at the Bee-Hive, Patterns equal the french; also a beautiful Debelge, {* well as a nice line of single width Henrietta Cloth, the best and largest Towels you ever saw at this Price, etc., ete. 12^c. you cannot touch short of 15c—If at EMBROIDERIES AND LACES. that—at other places; same on _ beautiful Satine Diagonal. Navy blue and Turkey red I’enang Cloth for Boys Waists, etc. We now lump to a finer class of goods and begin with aline of beau tiful Sateens at 20o. which others consider a bargain at 25c. And so they ure, but of course, If you can buy them at 20o, there is no use paying 25o; la there ? 25c. buys our brag Hue of Sateens aud here we must elaborate a trifle. The patterns are absolutely grand, sub lime; there Isn’t a designer In France or any other country who | could eollpse these, try though he I may and we put them against any thing lu tile town, don’t care whether you are nsked to pay -10 or .V>or UOc. a yard; you just can’t beat them, that’s all. We also handle French Sateens and charge you less for them lliau the oilier houses. 20c. Is our starter in Ladles Ribbed Vests; we have them also at 25u. 35c. 38c. and 50c. lu all colors. 20c. is our price on »lovely Hue of Per sian Drapery, Printed Mulls, etc. Of course we have the all fash ionable PERSIAN BANDS ! ’.Ve claim to lead in styles and they are stylish this season. We defy any house here to equal our display of them.at 25 and 50c. CHINA SILKS! This Is one of our favorite themes for we know that we've got the right goods for you aud we can and will sell them to you as cheap as they are sold Ip New York, Atlanta, Ma con or any other city. We offer 100 pieces of solid colored and fancy China Silks, as well as a full line of Hurrah's at the uniform price of GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, COLORED DRESS GOODS, CORSETS, RIBBONS, WHITE GOODS, ETC. Rear in mind that these goods are all uew and fresh, bought carefully and as clove aa Cash can buy, will he void the same way. 50c. Beat us, if you ean. With this we conclude our price list for to-day. We. however, de sire to call your attention to our line of We will state that we offer our two choice lines of Kid Gloves, every pair of which we guarantee at the following prices: "Adonis” $1.00 per pair. “Prim.*” $1.38 per •pair. Rather unintentionally we bad almost overlooked our line of Hosiery ! and not to mention thi* stock would he unpardonable. Our offering* in clude everything, from a 10c. Hose In a Silk at $1.50. Iiifnnt* and foil length ho**., Hit qualities for children in i.lain aud ribbed, ete. Special attention is invited to a line of "Ethiopian Dve Fast Black" Goods at 25e. per pair, every pair warranted to retain color, will not fade, crock or stain. Try them. ^ Full line of latest styles of E. & W. COLLARS and CUFFS now in stock. Our new Hue of Gents’ Furnishing Goods is due to arrive the first of this we.-k. For pretty Neckwear wait a day or so; it will puy you. We shall continue the sale of Ribbons! at the same low prices at which wo have been selling them for the past three weeks, until further notice. I’urticulnr attention is called to our beautiful Moiree Sash Ribbons. We think we show the prettiest and largest line of the new Drapeiy Nets, and Chantilly Laces, with all-overs to match them; colors, Black, Cream, Light Blue, Nile Green, Pink, etc., etc. Also the all-fasnionable Haydn Black Veilings 1. with Lace Borders. The attention of the Dressmakers of the city Is called to our line of Linings, especi- tlie new "Satallne,” the best and prettiest Waist Linings ever shown acre. In 1881 there was laud lying one mile east of Fort Valley neglected and looked upon ns an irretrievable marsh. Joseph M. Gridin pur chased 151 acres and a fraction, and sixteen acres known as the Cook place, adjoining, and began an en terprlse which has culminated in his securing!!* fruitious soil as there is in Houston county. He ditched East and West, North aud South until the farm bad a series ot minia ture canals with clear aud flowing water. The canals were made wide with, with solid hanks, and instead of detracting from, really added to the appearance of the farm. The waters to >k to the canals, in which boy* could have glorious sport In sailing miniature ships, and where froga croaked, fruit and vegetation grew, The woods and decaylngstnmpage have given away to fruit orchards and pasturage, and In Inviting grtwja—trim-buildings smile in the . We had fully determined to give up Clothing, but encouraged by our success of last fall, we put in a beau- ,f ul line erf S-- 5 SPRING- OLiOTHING. - - ■ «|1« are K wSil posted thus keep them from paying fancy price, at other places. ro THE SURVIVORS AND LOVERS OF THE “LOST CAUSE 1” „ t We have secured a scrl^Kstratlons of the meet Important battle. Mrr'ul wertauVhpw'RTYe^leofGityibu^g.” All are cordially Invited to call and Inspect the same. A. MACK & CO., Proprietors of the Bee-Hive. «“You are also very cordially invited to call and look at the prettleat Dry Good. Store in the State. shade, and a window now and then glistens to the penetrating rays of the rising and setting sun, In 1885 Mr. Oriflln began bis orchards and In 1887 many trees were bearing. He has now 42 acres In peaoh, wild goose plum and apple orchards. Of peaches there are ten. Of plums three, and apples, five .varieties, aud this season promises a rich return. While devoting him self to the orelii r.ls, he has rented out cotton fields, and with corn, groundpeas, or peanuts, and one acre In sugar vane, his crops will be somewhat diversided. On the Fine Ridge Orchard farm, onecaual i» I.Tol ysrds In length, nnd soon there wtl! not he n waste foot of 1 -nil ou the place. Mr. Oriflln has built a roadut half a mile to his home, from the Furl Valley ami Ferry highway, and that road goes throUgu whom neats of raaccasiu sunken wriggled, until Mr. Grifflo became a second Saint Patrick. On the farm is a lifty saw cotton gin, and attached thereto a sawing apparatus which supplied several hundred cords oi oak aud pine cord wood for our factories and the pub lic generally. At the busy season of fruit, the cotton gin does not in terfere, and when wood is needed most of the fruit has gone North and the cotton to Liverpool, so that on the Pine Ridge Orchard farm there Is activity the year round Joseph M. Oriflln was born In the house now occupied by J. B. James, on the adjoining fruit, farm. He has resided at Nashville, Tcnn., where bis father, Col. Joel R. Grif fin, is now a prominent lawyer and pension agent. The gentleman re* ferred to gained his title as colonel of the 8th Georgia cavalry. Joseph M. Oriflln was at Little Rock, Ark., in Its palmy days, and had as nioghbors the Navajos In dians. In 1882 he came back to Georgia to settle up some family estates, and after his wide travel, honored Fort Valley as bis choice of abode. Young, enterprising and polished, he is one of those men who gives regions of country backbone, stam ina, prosperity and record. Hudson, March 25.—Allow met littlespace in yourcolumns. There Rochelle, O*., April 1, 1889.— are a few of us in the 28th district ®° rae one attempted to wreck the who do not own any land, nor are tral °’ Saturday night, by plaoiug a we likely to soon, to we think, bat oroBstle ove r a cow gap in Mr. John we feel like we are citizens with Owen’s Held, butfortunately, Its clean hands. We pay as much tax 8 ®* n ln t,ule to Prevent a disaster, as any five-mile fence men, that Is, ® ur farmers are replanting oorp, we pay all the law require* of ns, * nd ma klng ready for cotton, and that is all the gifted and Tropl- We fe8t frult W,H be kll >ed again, cal Simeon does. Speaking of The good people of our town met Simeon, we want to know.if your * be ' eranda house^lastThursday Tropical Simeon Is a descendant of ,,iKht and organized a reading club, the Simeon of Egyptian fantsa The I bave two churches and two characteristics of the anolent Suuday schools, all well attended, Simeon aro strongly portrayed in I . no boU8e °* wor »hip yet. this modern son ot the same family, We did not get the high school, namely, selling his weaker and less w “° b wo regret, but we have fortunate brother into degradation f- 00 ■ a 0 * 100 ! which Is presided over and bondage, by taking bis fran- | b Y Dev. J.T. Lee. chise away from him in order to keep him from voting against the stock law. God of heaven and earth have mercy upon Jhls poor sinful weak-minded creature. The city council Is having the streets opened) which will add much to the looks of our town. Carpenters are busy with their hammers, and painters are giving But, sir, If this typical Simeon of the " flnlghln * touches” to a good the Tropics could h»ve the law m8n Y ncw buildings. The large maktngpowerluhishands wouldn’t and elegant store of J. M. Warren w ;irr,K“V!r Think of the hundreds, yes, thous-1 There Is ver., little sickness here anda, of honest, hardworking men and our doctors look a little "long- of Georgia that do not own afoot of f faced.” land that gave the very cream lof Our friend, J. J. Williford, made f “ ,UI us a short visit last week. We are their lives to defending the prop- always glad to see him walking erty of their more affluent country- around with his map, for we know men, and who are to-day meek and b ® |B selling land, and some one submissive soldiers In the army of I co^gal^ Ulld ‘ Dg ° Ur the Lord, striving to raise and give We have’ a live little town, their chlldree a common school Everybody seems cheerful and education, beiug deprived of their happy, especially on Friday, for we b, .b>. Simeon SSKEfiSlSft WB* of l roplo., wo see so many familiar names We advise this Tropical afore- from our Ohlldhood home, that we said Simeon this: If his mind Is look for its weekly vlslta with de- ao embittered against bis non-free- holding conntrymen as he ex presses himself, Is simply to sell nut his Tropical fllve-mlle Inclos- ligbt. Theo, Th* Atlanta A Florida lull road. Atlanta Constltntlon. ure that a twenty-flve-ccnt pig oan I The stockholders of the Atlanta knock down, and go where there is * Florida were in exoellent spirits stock law already In force, or to a warmer country than his Tropical . ,, , free bold. The road is on rising ground, and . Our motto Is this; .Peas the stock all handahave gone to work with a taw ss the law requires, and. we have will to put It tbrongh. not one word to say, but to pass it m.-. * rwidn i. ,i--„ through the clroultlons ’nd often T “ e , AUan “ * F,0 f* d * " * lr ®* d y rascally channels of the Legislature » P»y*ng road. For the pest three and we will be found railing our I months the net earning have footed voice in opposition to it all the I U p about $15,000. Fearing we have trespassed too / wlE d °“** r b ® tto1 bD8, uessin far on yoor apace we wllleloee bid- » tcw months and it was freely pre ding Simeon of the “hot belt” good-1 dieted by conservative gentlemen b y?:_.Yours truly,„ | yesterday that the day is not .far distant when the stock will com mand 100 cents on the dollar, SEVEnAi, Non-Free holders. Syrup of Vlffit Is Nature’s own true laxative. It la the most easllv taken, and the most effective remedy known to Cleanse the System when Bilious or Costive; to dispel Headaches, Colds, and Fe vers ; to Cure Habitual Constipation, Indigestion, Plies, etc. Manufac tured only by the California Fig Nyrnp Company, San Francisco, Cal. Sold by E. J. Eldrldgr. JasdAwn-lr or«rn Lawn* on sandy Noil*. I man J 100 cents on the dollar. In Inarecentnnmhcrof the Revue answer to a question, Col. R. F. Ilorticole, a contributor puts for- Maddox said yesterday: ward an idea which may prove val- “By the terms of the contraot ae- uable with us in some dream- cepted Tuesday night, the Savan- stances. It is that on light sandy Americus and MontgomeiF soils, where a green surface «• do- Jnce^d'tlfeTtl.nU^ f“h<U sired, end where it is difficult or 1m- w m p#y i n $100,000, and is taking possible to establish a good turf of steps to raise that amount now. grass, or where In tho heat of sum- ] The $200,000 will be used In ex- mer the turf become, a rusty brown ^‘^rt^^g^oSels, whire and so remains for weeks at a time, u will connect with Col. Hawkln’s an exoellent green surface may be system.” had by raising the well known "Will Colonel Hawkins be In Milfoil, Aeh.ll.ca millefolium. ncTcourso the adoption of this Some years since, while sojourn- plan carries with it the election of ing at a lakeside, where there was Col. Hawkins as president of the a broad strip of sandy beach, upon I Atlanta and Florida—In fact he will •*-«» <*«*'? <**r-$KSTa ,, ar!sasas water r.o longer eiicroachcd. we w ho cannot put up the additional found this plant to he growing there assessment?” freely, although there was but little “The stockholders unable to put other vegetation there. Since that "P *5® t "®nty-flvepercent. I thfnk Ollier .tjcwuuu iire.e. Diiioi iuoi c#n be p rovl( J e| j f or j„ (his Way: time we have frequently found It Suppose a man has $1,000 in stock growing in similar situations, and I paid in. He can givo his note for always admire its beautiful W50at twelve months from date, fniiiKM* To this extent we ean elve w,th Interest, and put up ills stock foliage. To this extent we ean give 1 co j| at enJ) . I am inclined to testimony in support of this pro- think bis stock can thus be taken posed lawn plant. In suoh situa-1 care of. This was the opinion of the tlons it is of low growth, but thick | committee when It made its report." nnd of fine color. It is a perennial ’ n«iii* waiters, plant, and therefore durable. | We take pleasure In announcing The writer says that the seeding the appearance of the magnetic should be made In September or >uU brette, Nellie Walters, and ner October, or else in early spring, excellent company on Wednesday using from twelve to eighteen n | 8 ht, April 10th and afternoon pounds of seed to the acre. The matinee. The Augusta Chronicle seed being very flhe should be 1 0 f Apr u 2 nd has the following sowed with care and be covered by excellent notice or this company, rolling or by dragging some brush which we take pleasure in copying: over the surface. I Yesterday was a typical April White Clover can be employed day, but with darkness there oame with the Milfoil, using a pound of signs of a cessation of the.rain, and White Clover and twelve .*,unds of W Milfoil to the acre* The appearance I afTords an opportunity for plenty of of the lawn formed of this plant is acting, and Miss Walters knows very agreeable on account of the how P'®"« “ n * udl «“ c ®-, s . he *■ p»y »• »”•» r s,ssrftsS'Si ss In order to form a pleasing surface, 0 captivating souhrette. She plays it is necessary to mow it often to three parts in Crlss Cross—a romp- prevent tho plants from running to log school girl whom nobody can ‘ ,. ,1.1. . I manage, not even her parents; that seyd, this treatment also favors * 0 f a dutch girl and a Jockey. Miss short, thick growth. Whenever it Walters, songs and dances are fine may appear necessary an appllca- and her support Is good. The cos- tlou of compost may be made in the fall to secure a vigorous growth the succeeding season, or some nitro genous fertilizer in springtime. These remarks are based upon suc cessful experiments In the manner described.—Vick's Magazine for April. tumes of the star are attractive. In the Walters Dramatic Company Augusta has a first-class attraction. Miss Walters will establish herself ss a favorite before her engagement closes, and, If unstinted applause Is any sign of an audience’s pleasure, last night’s audience was highly-, pleased. To-night and to-morrow mntlneo and night.