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8 THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TlMES-RECOh DER: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1891. -e A DROP IN DRY GOODS! c ■prices You Sever Creamed of. Object is to raise the hard cash, and in order to raise a few thousand dollars the coining week we will offer for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, for cash, the greatest sacrifices in Dress Goods, Domestics, Flannels, Blankets, Hosiery, Gloves, Linens, Curtains, Cloaks, Shirts and Gents’ Furnishing Goods the town has ever known. This is not idle talk. We mean business, and below we present to you a list eloquent with prices. We will not wait until the season is over and you have made all your purchases, but we make the slaughter right now in the height of the season, Don't read this and then throw it aside, but come and see what we have got and let us prove to you that we are offering the greatest opportunity of your life. Remember, these prices are for the Spot Cash. REMNANTS. THOUSANDS OF YARDS. During the past few weeks the heavy inroads on our dress goods stock has made hundreds of rem nants. On tomorrow morning these remnants will be placed on sale. Among them are a great many pieces containing enough for a dress. We want to clear them out and get rid of them and they will be marked at prices sim ply ridiculous. Don’t miss see ing them. Remember, however, when carried out they positively will not be taken back or exchang ed, as our object in makiug them bo low is to get rid of them for good. Silk remnants. We will offers magnificent lot of Black and Colord silk remnants at a tremendeous sacrifice. They run from 5 to 1G yards. They must be sold. The prices marked on them insures a speedy sale. $1000 in silk % remnants at almost half price. Does . this offering catch your eye? It will certainly please your purse. Your opportunity is now. Special Reduction Sale. TO CLOSE AT ONCE. One lot very superior Black and Colored Faille Silks would be reason ably cheap at $1.25, our price for this special sale, 89c. One lot Black and Colored Faille Francalse, $1.25 and 1.60 quality, 98c One lot Black Oros Grain dress silks, exceptionally fine quality, usually sold around town at $1.75 to $2 00, our price, $1.19. Tremenauous lot of Rhadames,Ar- mures, Luxors, all to go. Tremenduous lot of fancy SilkB to be cleared out regardless of all former prices. Beautiful new Cream Chinas, the 75c quality at 49c., excellant width. Novelty Shits. Every suit we have lu the house will be offered regaadless of all form er prices. Bedford Cords, Henriettas and Serges. We have them in nearly all the leading shades. One lot Bedford Cords, $1.25 quali ty, at 92>^c. One lot 40 le , all wool Henriettas, 05c quality at 49c. 1 Entire lot. 90c silk finish wool Hen riettas, grand line of shades, 09c. Entire lot of our fioeBt $1 00 and $1.25,46 in. Henrietta cloth at 92,’^c. SPECIAL! SPECIAL! 100 Dress Patterns, containing 8 yds. of double width tlannel suiting, so’d heretofore at $3.00 a pattern, will be closed out at $1 49 per suit. The above are new goods just opened and bought at a sacrifice. We sold them ouer our counters heretofore at $3.00. 1000 yds 38-in. Wool Henrietta cloth 35c quality at 25c. 1000 yds 50c Henalettas at 37>£o. 1000 yds 60c Henriettas at 45n. SPECIAL. One lot beautiful quality all wool Tricots, worth 40o at 23%c. Our eutire lot of $1.00 and $1.25 46-ln Serges will be offered at 89o. Our 86c Serges at 62>^e. 1000 yds splendid hall wool wide Cashmeres, suoh as a great many houses ask you 25e for, will be offered at 15c. 100 beautiful Cotton Serge Suits, something entirely new, at $1.25 suit. SPECIAL. 600 yds lOo Dress Ginghams, 7<^'o. New lot Velvet Cretonnes for Cur tains and Upholstery, 36c quality, at 25c yard. SPECIAL. 50suits ali-wool Suitings, beau tiful quality, at $2.10 suit. SPECIAL. 1000 yds 10c Bleaching,—White Rock Mills—l%a. 500 yds Canton Flannel, worth 12j», at 9%c. 200 fine extra large Damask Towels at 15c. One lot Damask Towels worth 40c at 25c. Big lot soiled Table Damask rem nants at big bargains. Beautiful lot Napkins, worth $1.00, at 75c. COUNTERPA NES. We have a beautiful lot, some of them slightly soiled on the edges, otherwise perfectly good, at reduced prices. One lot splendid Spreads worth $1.25, at 95c. One lot $2 25 quality at $1.65. Big lot of Check Muslins will be cleared out regardless. All our Table Damasks at cut prices: 65o quality at 49c. 75c “ 11 69c. 90o “ “ 75c. $1.25 “ “ 98c. SPECIAL, One beautiful lot of LadleB’ Kid Gloves, worth 75o to $1.00; will be offered at 59c. One lot of Undressed Kids, new goods and beautiful colors at 63c. Our entire stock of Biarritz Gloves, sold at $1.25, will be offered at 98o, 1000 pairs of Onyx and Heems- ford Dye Black Hose, worth 85o to 40c, at 25o. The fluest value you have ever Been. One lot fast black misses’ and boys’ Ribbed Stockings, worth 25c, at 15o. BLACK GOODS Do you want a Black Dres? Our sales iu Black Goods have been enor mous. We carry the finest stock to be had in South Georgia. 98c. We have reduced our $125 quality Black Broadcloths to 98o. At 49c we show the prettiest ail wool, 40-inch Henrietta in this coun try, really worth 65c. At 59c we offer you a quality worth 75c. 69c buys our 85c goods. 75o “ “ 90c quality. 89c “ “ $1.00 “ 9He “ “ 1 25 ’• $l,12)a ■’ “ 1.50 “ At 62j a 'c we will sell our 85c Serge. At 45c we will offer a magnificent line of black stripes, worth richly 621.0. Our $1.25 silk warp Henriettas at 98c. Our $1.00 Serges, 46 inches, at 89c. Big lot of short length Black Goods at a sacrifice. ! IU We will cut prices on every piece of goods In this department. We can shew you Cashmeres, Henriettas, Serges, Flannels, Nun's Veiling, Al batrosses, Bedford Cords or most anything desired. HANDKERCHIEFS On Monday or Tuesday we wii. open up and place on sale the great est bargains in Handkerchiefs we have ever had in our house. Beautiful embroidered Handker chiefs, usually sold at 20o, will be of fered at 10c. Better goods at 12‘^o and 15o, and at 25q we will show without doubt the choicest goods ever offered in Americus. Handkerchiefs from 25o dozen to $1.60 each. Magnificent line of Silk Handker chiefs at 25o, worth 40c. Beautiful new Chiffon Handkerchiefs at 62%a to $1.25. The largest and cheapest line of Handkerchiefs In South Georgia. CLOAKS. We are detesmined to sell eveiy Cloak in our house if prices will ac complish it. Though we have sold a great raauy, the warm weather has been a drawback. We will offer the greatest bargains to be had in Geor gia. Most auy garment in our stock at just a little over half price. They must be sold. Children’s Cloaks. We have too many. Rather than carry any of them over we will sell them at half price. Bring your chil dreii and get them fitted up Id a Cloak for almost a song. Children’s Cloaks $1.50 to $11.00. BLANKETS. We have the largest and best liue we have ever carried. Splendid gray Blankets at $1 25, worth $1.75. Good gray goods at $1.25, $1.50, $1 75, $2.00 and $2 50. Iu white Blankets we commence at $1.15 pair and rnn up to $12 50. At $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and $3 00 we are showing splendid values. The prettiest Blankets at $4.98 we have ever bad. Buggy Robes have just been added to this depart ment, and the qualities and prices we are showing cannot fail to please. Big lot of Comforts from 75c to $2.00 each. Ladies’ & Children’s Undervear Women’s splendid ribbed Vests, worth 40c, at 24o each. Lot ladies’ ribbed Vests at 49c, for merly sold at 75o. Beautiful goods at 98c, $1.25 and $1.38. Children’s goods from 25c up. We have a big lot of children’s rib bed Pantalets, odd sizes and broken lots at half price. Some choice new things in Infants’ Vests just opened. Gents’ Furnishings. We have more Furnishing Good, than room, and we will make a tr e . mendous sacrifice In prices to duce the surplus.” We are deter mined to Bell every piece of Woolen Underwear iu our house if price will move them. Gents' UnderveBts, hertotore65c, will be offered at 45c. 90c quality at 62> 8 c. $1.25 “ « 98c. 1.50 “ “ $1.19, $1.75 and $2.00 “ “ 1.49. ■Remember these are all fresh and new, and cannotjf[be matched in Americus. 100 pairs gents’ Wool Box, lOcqanl Ity, at 25c. Beautiful tans and grays. Night Shirts To be sacrificed. They will be thrown out on the counter and sold from ft to $1.50 each. No such bargains ever seen here. Our entire stock Laundrled and Unlaundried Shirts at New York prices. Reautiful lot of Pleated Bosom l'n- laundrled Shirts, $1.00 quality at 65c. “Monarch” $1.25 quality at 8"',c,, laundrled and unlaundried. CURTAINS. We have the largest and best stock of Curtains in South Georgia We want to olear them out and will offer big outs. Lace Curtains, 8J4 yards long, $1.75 quality, will be offered at $1.19. Lace Curtains, formerly $2 00, at $1.49. Laoe Curtains, formerly $250to $3.00, at $1.98. Every pair Lace Curtaine reduced. Chenille CurtalnB, formerly $7.50, will be sold at $5.95. $8.60 quality it at $0.50. $10.00 quality at $7.95. $12 and $15 goods at $9 90. $20 goods it $13.89. Big lot Window Shades. Pricei way under anybody In Americus, A SCRAP OP HISTORY. One of the FIrtt Attractions Americas Knew—The Old Settlement "Across the Branch.** In 1870 there were very fow bouses “across the branch," os they used to call Brooklyn Heights—only thirteen all told—but since that time the population has steadily Increased until there Is no portion of tbo town that can boast of liner or more convenient homes than those who live there now. The first house built in this portion of the city was the Stanford place,; which was settled by Mr. Hubbard. The next built was the liouso that Col. J. L. Ad- dorton now lives in, which was erected by his father-in-law, Judge Guerry. Next was the Gibson house, known as the Patterson place; then Col. Daven port’s residence lot was cleared up and settled by John T. McCrary, from whom Col. Davenport purchased it and built the residence he cow occupies. Mr, Robert Hodge then started the Dr. Black house, from whom the Doctor purchased it in 1857, and completed the building, which was then the finest residence in this portion of the state. The Doctor, being well blessed with this world’s goods, wanted something to occupy bis time, and observing snob a lovely place formed by nature along the hillside for a fish-pond, he went to work and soon had ono of the prettiest ponds you ever laid eyes on. For thirty years this was a public resort, and every Sun day afternoon you would see the people from town crowding around the place, watching the hundreds of fish following the visitors around the edge of the pond eagerly waiting to he fed. Later the Doctor built four moro ponds, and tenderly watched over them until he waa compelled to break them by the oily council two yean ago. Near thla flab pond waa located a still, owned and operated by Mr. John It. Worrell who waa well-known In tbla city. Thousands of gallons of corn and rye liquor have been made thero, bo- sides thousands of gallons of poach and apple brandy, blackberry brandy, and sorghum whisky by the wholesale. During the war, Dr. Black wanted to send something to the soldiers in the army, and after paoking up several largo boxes of provisions, ote., the idea oc curred 10 him to Bond a few gallons of this sorghum whiskoy. He shipped about twenty gallons to the membors of Cntt's batallion. The boys received It with many thanks, and had a good time for two weeks, and up till to-day some of the boys call the Doctor their life pre server, as they claim his sorghum whisky saved their lives at a most criti cal moment. Another great character “over the creek’’ was old man Riley Covington, the fiddler, the barber, the race rider and last the proacher. Dr. Black gave old man Riley a home for life time and embodied in the deed these words, “So long as be, Riley, behaves himself and keeps the place of a negro, he shall live on the aforesaid property until his death.” Ho kept his place and lived a peaceable life, and when he died there wore more white peopld In attendance upon his funeral than there were ne groes. Cunjugal wisdom. 'She who ne'er --.nswers till her husbund cools. Or, If she rules him, never shows she rules”— Is a type of wife happily becoming com mon in theso days when women may have good health, cheerful dispositions, strong nerves and clear minds, simply through the use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, llefore the reputation and use of this remedy became world-wide, irritable, cross, nervous, debilitated women, suffering with displacements, hysteria, and overy female disease, wero the rules rather than the exception. The “Favorite Prescription” has proven to be the key to a long and happy life— the key which cffeotually locks out that old array of uterine disorders, periodical pains, weak back, prolapsus, inflamma tion, ulceration, nervous exhaustion and general debility. See printed guai ntee on wrapper. Money refunded If it doesn't give satisfaction in every case. FORTY-FIVK THOUSAND. Is the Figure at Which the Possible Cotton Receipts are;Estlmated. A Times-Recordeh reporter inter viewed Mr. Samuel McGarrah on the possible cotton receipts of Americus, the quality of the staple, the causo of the present depressed prices, and other subjects pertaining to this most impor tant of subjects. In tho course of bis remarks Mr. MeGarrah said,: “I think a conservative estimate of the possible receipts would lie 45,000, and this will allow ample latitude. The texture of tho staplo is unusually fine and the season has been very propitious for the gathering and marketing the crop. I do not believe that over fifteen per cent, of the entire crop remains vn gathered. The reason of the shrinkage in prices is that the port receipts have been exceptionally large, over-stocking the markets and malting the supply ex ceed the demand. Tho farmers were prevailed on last year to hold back their cotton which they, In a good measure did, and which was crowded In tho mar ket at the first of this season. In Ameri cas tho general tone of the cotton mar ket has been about as steady as else where and the fluctuations havo not amounted to anything. Cotton in my opinion will climb higher in January, which fact involves the question as to the advisability of holding back the cot ton that long.” Tho cotton receipts in the last few days are gradually tapering off and they will before long dwindle down to sub stantially nothing, owing to the fact that the crop is nearly exhausted. Tho head clerk of Smith & McNeil’s Hotel, New York, Mr. S. Waddell, makes the following statement—“One bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup thoroughly cur ed me of a severe, long-standing cough and cold. I take pleasuro in recom mending it to all so afflicted.” Some people cannot say what they think. They haven’t got sense enough. Science In Bread Making. At the recent annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, held In Washington, D. C., tho question of the value of carbonate of ammonia as a leav ening agent in bread, or as used in bak ing powders, came up for discussion, in which Prof. Barker, of tho University of Pennsylvania, and President of the Soci ety; Dr. Richardson, late of the United States Department -of Agriculture In Washington; Dr. William McMurrie, late Professor of Chemistry in the Universi ty of Illinois; Dr. E. H. Bartley, late Chemist of the Brooklyn, N. Y., Board of Health, and Professor of Chemistry of the Long Island College, and others, took part The consensus of opinion was over whelming in favor of the employment of ammonia. It was stated as a fact that ammonia rendered the gluten of the flour moro soluble than the original gluten, and that the bread in which this action was produced by carbonate of ammonia must be more digestible and hence more healthful, and because of the extreme volatility o( carbonate of ammonia and Us complete expulsion from the bread in tbo process of baking, It is one of the most useful, most healthful and most valuable leavening agents known. These conclusions are borne out by the very elaborate and exhaustive expe riments mado by Prof. J. W. Mallet, of the University of Virginia, which show conclusively that bread made with a baking powder in which ono per cent, of carbonate of ammonia Is used, in con nection with cream of tartar and soda, is not only of uniformly better color and texture, but a product more wholesome, because the ammonia serves to neutra lize any organio or lactic acids present in tho flour. Ladies’ hipseam coats, reefer jackets, capes and Newmarkets, in endless vari ety, cheapest at Geo. D. Wheatley’s. sun-wed&wkly Letter List. The following unclaimed letters will bo sent to tho dead lettor office if not called for in ton days. Say “advertised letters” when calling for them at post- office: Miss Alle Brown, John Barns, II. E. Cameron, Rov. J. W Carter, Miss Mollie Carter, Mrs. Alice Callaway, Amos Dan iel, Abner Ellis, Hiss Cariie Early, Mra. Alice Tinelson, John Fuss, Ki Gardner, Hester Hammons, Peter Hagans, 2; A G Huckeba, S K Johnson, Frank Jinkins, P Kelly, Mrs S C King, Mr Lewis, F B Lucus, John Leguin, Frank Little, Mrs Ella Morgan, Marccllus'Miles, Miss Min nie Nixon, Mrs II L Paschal, J E Powell, James Ray, Radius * Gherkin, Carrie Robins, Mrs Beaman Register, Carrie R Smith, Jse Smith, Ella L Simpson, Jako Sola, Goo Stewart, Mrs Nora Wliithead, Miss Fannie West, Mrs Matilda Ward. J. C. Roney, Postmaster. Americus, Ga , Nov. 25, 1801. Stranger (on European railway)—Ever been In America? Fellow Passenger (stiffly)—I visit the country sometimes on business sir. I am the editor of a New York daily paper. A GREAT GERMAN PAPER'S EDITOR Says editorially: “I rocetvod from A. K. Ilawkos, of Austin, a pair of his Crystallzcd Lens spectacles, and I must say I was surprised to find them so transparent and fine. I consider these spectacles tbo best in existence, and can highly recommend them to all those who are obliged to use glasses. I bo- ltevo that these lenses really preservo the eyes, and not like so many inferior and badly ground glasses do, injure tho ®ight. O. Dietzel, Ed. and Prop. Texas, (German) Post. All eyes fitted and the fit guaranteed at Drug Store of E J. Eldridge. nov25-sun-wcd-wk. Gentlemen's Merino and Silk Finished Underwear, Scriven’s Patent Elastio seam Drawers, E. & W. Collars and Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery and Neck wear. Full lino at Geokqe D. Wheatley’s. Cotton Report. Americus, Ga., Nov. 25,1891. Following is the cotton report In this city up to date: • Received by wagon Received by railroad Received previously Total. .34,450 MARKETS. Corrected dally by L. G. Council, wart houseman. Good middling Middling Low middling Markot, steady. Receipts to-day at all United St* ports 4O,0; SAVANNAH. Spots, middling ^ 5-1 Markot, quiet. NEW YORK. Spots, middling Market, steady. LivKitrooL. Spots, upland middling Market, firm. NEW YORK—FUTURES. Markot steady. Sales, 170,400. Op’g- cl * January «- 15 March 8 - 43 ' A P ril * Decombcr ' The dogs have had their day, and no the leaves will have their turn. tbin A Romance In a NoKlieO- She went to a ball; wore t ^ clothing; caught cold; was ”7 r0 dzliti many days; a do voted admirer bio S . remedy when life seemed to uan* , thread; she took It; r ®® 0T ?7d ’uv* finally married the man hro oglH her Ufo. And the remedy he her was Cr. Pierce’s Golden » cal Discovery, which It *n< for all throat and long diseas*" ^ scrofulous complaints, of sumption Is one.