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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1JV1ES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891. COURT HOUSE SQUARE, americus, ga. \ice Oak Suits at Parlor Suits at plush Rockers Side-boards, - China Dinner and Tea Sets. - - $7-5o to $75.00 Picture and Room Moulding, Picture Frames, Pictures, Easels, Cords and Hangings—all on a basis of 6c. Cotton. 1891 18s? .L WILL GIVE YOU GOOD GOODS AT THE PRICE OF Why do the people with one voice say that D. B. Hill keeps the best goods ? BECAU SE They|have used our furniture and it never cracked, blistered or fell down; used our crock ery, china and glassware, and found it as represented; lit our lamps and had good light; used our silverware and sounded its praise; bought our clocks and never got left; bought our window-shades when they didn’t need them; bought curtain poles for themselves and poor kin because they were so cheap; used our knives and forks and piaised the butcher; bought our pictures and got credit for lots of good taste ; hung our wall paper and didn’t know the old house. Our stock of Royal Worcester, Doulton and Dresden China, Hunga rian, Faience and other holiday goods will repay your inspection. Coffins, Caskets, Burial Rohes t Suits, BURIAL SLIPPERS AND GLOVES. This branch of our business is replete with all that is new and RELIABLE. Every improvement has our pa tronage. Nothing escapes us. EMBALMING done by EXPERIENCED Embalmers. Mr. L. S. Tower will answer night calls. Residence in front of Methodist Church. Cures scrofulA. s2L, oi.i/SG e..u”r. mmi*. .u CURES lOOD Poison VoSpCSSuirK? It III • cirial Poison, Tetter, S01 A FUNERAL PYRE. AN OLD AND DECREPIT NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH. Endeavors to Escape Through a Window, but His Struggles Were of no Aval!—The Flames Gradually Cut Off Every Avenue of Escape—Full Particulars Given. Led** who* iyil CURES fALARIA propwikt ol P. P. P. Prickly A»b, F»ki Root RP.P/mI Cures dyspepsiA LIPPMAN BRUS., Proprietors, I Drtfgiiu, Llppmm'i Block, 8AVA8KAH, 34. I For .ale by the DAVENPORT DRUG ICOMPANi’, Americus, Oa. lealth is Wealth! * klCOhol w . TTnnumii wsumi Softening of'the Brain, malting In “Jy “^I«wUng to misery, decay and death, htkklS 1 ? 01< i Barrenness, Loss of Power Iex ' Involuntary Losses and Bperraa- b y oTer-exertion of the brain, °7 er -lndulgence. Each box con- SJJSJ ? on . tb » treatment. 91.00 per box, or K^rtSJ 5 * 00 * ,ent by maU * ( " " 6 WE GUARANTEE six boxes CMe * With each order received by Gu*' 1 ?,5*°*®*. accompanied with $5.00, we hum th. P ur cb**erou» written guarantee to petirnr! m ° ne y if the treatment does not ef- lTHEn7v».v U . ar ^? teeB j88U * d only by I nt VEXPORT DRUG CO., doleAgts.. Americus, Ga. JAPANESE KMrsMeed Curr for File* of whatever ree —®' emlll » Intomal, Blind tHji, 8 ’ Itchi V Chronic, Recent or ® 100 * bo *i 8 bo***, $6.00. J mail, prepaid, on receipt of prioe. *4rtB, “ n . Ue t0 c we caao of Klee, ^‘ateed and aoli only by T Yn,5 AT P , ^ 0RT DRUO CO., TOslesale aid Retail Druggists, •••••ToiMM &JJEJ J Unit’s Pills.« Tint pleasure to an* Ifc^— <u h « UOW putting un a V LIVER FILL, ;»‘ | i'*«ir«mallsix*,yet ^ ‘-V ¥h~ ‘ Tlr, “" ° r St Ur*er ■ i v trt«hi, 1 7,*t? iwirntwi purely w *•» ®5*h "•*« of time ptiu A I Tl T~,i " u ‘ d - *'» exact alia Si ,W L «wI S . T,SY “▼*» PILES m a io the border of this «ad. w W •••••••• Like stubble in the flames. Ely Black meets a horrible death! The old man dashes himself against the window in futile attempts to escape. News reached Americus yesterday of tho frightful death of an old negro man man named Ely Black, which occurred about seven miles from Americus. It seems that the old man was left alone in his bed in the morning, while Ills two daughters went to the field to work. When they first discovered the fire the roof was falling iD and the tongues of flame had almost enwrapped the house. They dashed to the window at the bed of the old man, who was in his nintioth year and unable to walk, and raising it attempted to rescue him from the seeth ing flames that were gradually creeping upon him, hut every lime they at tempted to puli him through the win dow ho would fall back, iiis frame being too large to squeeze through. In a few minutes his screams told them that the flames had reached their victim, and before any practical aid could be rendered him the flames had reduced his body to a charred mass of undistinguishable bone and flesh. It was a horrible spectacle; that win live in the memory of those who wit nessed it ss long as life lasts. The origin of the fire was evidently accidental and must have first started in the room that the old negro occu pied. LEMON ELIXIR. Pleasant, Elegant, Reliable. For biliousness and constipation, take Lemon Elixir. For fevers, chills and malaria, take Lemon Elixir. For sleeplessness, nervousnes. And palpitation of the heart, take I emon Elixir. For all sick and nervous headaches, take Lemon Elixir. Ladies, for natural and thorough or ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir. Dr. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir will not fall you in any of the above named dis eases, all of which arise from a torpid or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, At lanta, Ga. 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at druggists. To|Our. Patron., We will collect all bills due us for job work weekly. This will make payments easier for you, and help ns materially, as our expenses are payable weekly. Times Publishing Company. NAILLESS HORSESHOES. She.—Did you see auy sharks coming over, Lord Barleycorn? IBs Lordship (just arrived.)—Yes; any amount of ’em—In the smoking room.— Frank Leslie's Weekley. THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF HEATH. Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in various parts of the body, sinking at the pit of tile stomach, loss of appetite, feverishness, pimples or sores, are all positive evidence of poisoned blood. No matter flow it became poisoned it must be purilled to avoid death. Dr. Acker’s English Blood Elixir has never failed to remove scrofulous or syphilitic poison. Sold under positive guarantee. For sale by Fleetwood & Bussell, Americus, Ga. 4 Finkle.—] wonder where bis Satanic majesty gets the fuel to keep up a per petual fire? Dinkle.—He certainly doesn’t have very far to go for his Styx at any rate.— Brooklyn Eagle, What measures are you taking to stop that cough? Let us suggest De Witt's Cough and Consumption Cure. It is infallible. The Davenport Drug Com pany. “Pat, you should never hit a man when he is down!’’ “Begorra, what did I work so hard to get him down for.”—Brandon Bucksaw. You don’t want a torpid liver. You don’t want a bad complexion. You don't want a bad breath. You don't want a headache. Then use De Witt’s Little Early Risers, the iamous little pills. The Davenport Drug Company. Colognes, extracts, toilet waters and all toilet articles at Dn. Ei.diiidge’s A New Idea That Reduce,, the Blacksmith*. Importance. A new form of horseshoes has been patented which can bo quickly and se curely placed on a horse’s hoof and as quickly removed, no nails being re quired. The shoe is made in two hinged parts, each Bimilar in shape to one-half of the common shoe. Thin metallic shields at tached to the shoe cover part of the hoof, and meet in front in the interlocking knuckles, through which a pin is thrust to form the hinge. Around the upper edge of the shields are bands doubled inward at the rear to the project behind the heel of a horse and terminating in flanges which receive a clamping holt for fastening the shoe securely. For Over FlftjIYeare Mrs. WIdbIow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrheoa. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Sold by all druggists through- out the world. A girl in Norway must be able to bake bread before she can have a beau. The one who takes the cake as a cook Is con sidered the flower of the family.—New Orleans Picayune. Ignorance of the merits of De Witt's Little Early Risers is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver, cure headache, dyspepsia, bad breath, con stipation and biliousness. The Daveu- port Drug Company. uilU Lemon Hot Drop* Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Soro Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage and all throat and lung diseases. Ele gant, reliable. 25 cents, at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga. may-'-suntliurs.wkl-lyr She.—How hot it was in tliore! And 1 hate dreadfully to he squeezed in a crowd. He (moving closer.)—That Is very nat ural, Miss Flossie; but—er—thero is no crowd here, you know.—Life. A son of Mr. M. D. Pusser, a merchant of Gibraltar, N. C., was so badly afflict ed with rheumatism for a year or more, as to be unable to work or go to school, His father concluded to try Chamber lain’s Pain Balm on the boy. It soon cured him and has since walked one and a half miles to school and back every school day. 50 cent bottles for sale by W. C. Russell, Americus, Ga. Syphilis, Scrofula, Blood Poison nnd Rheumatism are cured to P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium)! Electricity is now being made to serve for use of headlights on locomotives. Dr. John Bull’s Worm Destroy ers taste good and quickly remove worm* from children nnd grown people, restoring tho weak and puny to robuat health. Try them. No other worn medicine is so safe and sure. Price 25 cents at drag stores, or sent by mail by John D. Para * Son* Co., 175 and 177 Sycamore street, Cincinnati, O. decl difcwly When Baby was sick, we f»vt ter Castorls. When she wss a Child, she cried for Cestorla. When she became Miss, she clung to Castorls. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. Chief Justice Holt of Kentucky has a double, who not only looks llko him, but has the same name. Unfortunately everybody does not know this, and Jus tice Holt frequently finds that he has been credited with registering in places ho never thought of visiting. "An honest pill Is the noblest work of the apothecary.” DeWltt’s Little Early Risers cure constipation, billiousness and sick headache. Tie Davenport Drug Company. Druggist—You might have charged that young man $2.00 for filling that pre scription. Why did you put the price at 25 cents?" Clerk—He understands Latin—Good News. Our experience covers many ills, many pills and many bills. Onr ills are smaller our pills are smaller and our bills are «Uer when we use De Witt’s Little Early Risers. The Davenport Drug Company. Clara—Towser knew you were com ing. He recognized your name when we called it. Tommy (breaking in)—Yes; we laid, here comes that feller that's goin’ to get left on Clara, and he wagged his tail — Toledo Blade. Good Opening for a Live Man. The Farmers’ Supply Company, Ma con, Ga., want a gentleman to represent them at Americus, Ga., to sell fertilizers and supplies to farmers on time or for cash. This is a reliable concern, and the people would bo glad to have them rep* resented here. Of course it will bo useless for anyone to apply for the position unless they thoroughly know the planters trading here, and can furuish flrat-class refer ences. Some prominent planter of our county who is renting out his land for next year may fill the bill. Uucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all akin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles or no pay required. It it guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by E. J. Eldridgc, Druggiss, Americas, Ga. mal5-ly For Rheumatism, Malaria and Syphilis, P. P. P. (Prickly Asb, Poke Boot ami Potassium) is the best known remedy. decl-dl2t-w2t Tax Notice. The books are now ready, and until further notice I will be in my office for the purpose of collecting the taxes from 0 o'clock a. m. to 3 o’clock p. m. every day, except Sunday. J. B. Dunn, oct 10 Tax Collector. Mr. Stinter (examining some accounts on desk.)—I think I prefer the courting to the wedded days, "’hen there was alternate billing and cooing, now it seems to be about all “hilling."—Boston Courier. OUR VERY BEST PEOPLE Confirm our statement when wo say that Dr. Acker’s English Remedy is 'n every way superior to any and all other pre parations for the Throat and Lungs, fn Whooping Cough nnd Croup, it is magic and relieves at once. We ofTeryott a sample bottle free. Remember, this remedy is sold on a positive guarantee. For sale by Fleetwood & Bussell, Ameri cus, Ga. 3 “How do you hold on wheu you drive up that steep hill?” asks her mother. ' “Hold on to Mr. Daring,” she replied without even flinching —Rider and Driver. The Odell TYPEWRITER. It is an eatabllahed fact that De Witt’a Little Early Kisers have an enormona sale, and why? Simply because they are in taking and happy in raenlta. A pill for the multitude. The Davenport Drug Company. We hope that General E. Burd Grubb's new wife will not call him “Canary Seed” as a pet name.—Pittsburg Post. The laws of health are taught In the schools; but not in a way to ue of much practicable benefit, and are never illus trated by living examples, which in many cases might easily be done. If soma scholar, who had just contracted a cold, was brought before the school, so that all could hear the dry, loud cough and know its significance; sec the thin white coating on the tongue, and later, as the cold developed, see the profuse watery expectoration and thin watery discharge from the nose, not one of them would ever forget what tho first symp toms of a cold were. The scholar should then be given Chamberlalu’s Cough Remedy freely, that all might sec that even a severe cold could be cured in one or two days, or at least greatly miti gated, when properly treated as soon as the first symptoms appear. This remedy is famous for it’s cures of coughs, colds and croup. It is made especially for these diseases and ia the most prompt and most reliable medicine known for the purpose. 60 cent bottles for sale by W. C. Russell, Americus, Ga. Mabel—So their elopement was a fail ure, was it, Slnnick—Tea; they gotwway and were married.—Town Topic*. Gay Bachelor.—Do you think there ia anything in the theory that married men live longer than unmarried ones? Henpecked Friend (wearily.)—Oh, I don’t know—adema longer.—Life. A trial convinces the moat skeptical. Carefully prepared, pleasant to the taste. De Witt’s Cough and Consumption Cure I* a valuable remedy. The Davenport Drag Company. ■iBIiaHHIBMIlM DOCTOR ACKER'S ENGLISH will atop a Cough in one check a Cold in a day, and CURE if taken in time. IF THE LITTLE ONES HAVE WHOOPING COUGH OR CROUP Useltfrmjtly. A SB cent drug gist for ft. u Tastei Bool !flE5K rm. ■irH 7 Sr. Acker i CURB CONSTIPATION. latli, • favtriU with iht Id W. IL HOOKER A CO., U West Broadway, N.T. I I Foreale by W. C. RUSSELL. Twanty dollar* will buy the ODELL TYPE WBITER with 78 character*, and tlo^for the MINGLE CAME ODELL, warranted to do better work than any machine made. It combines SIMPLICITY with DURA- B1 LlTY,*peed.ea*e ofoperatlon.wears longer wlhout cost of repair* than any other ma chine. Ha* no Ink ribbon to bother the operator. It Is NEAT, SUBSTANTIAL, nickel*plated, perfect, and adapted to all kind* of type writing. Like a printing press it produces sharp, clean, legible manuscript. Two or ten co Dios ciiu be made at one writ ing. Any Intelligent person can become an operator in two day*. We offjr fi,003 to any operator who can equal the work of the DOUBLE CAME ODELL. Reliable Agent! and Salesmen wanted* Special Inducements to dea’er*. For Pamphlet giving Indorsements, etc., address ODELL TY<*E WRITER CO- 358-364 Dearborn St Chieairo, III, dec4-w0m. l s 8 1 Good Mothers — the Life of the 1\ at ton. fEl THE GEM OF ALL FEMALE REMEDIED LV'XOnNI — A safe, simple and tiurmh-M remedy for *11 Irregularities of women It Ima been extensively used by Dr. A. L Barry, a prominent phyulrlan of Atlanta,lla., of .Viyears* experience, with unvarying succeu. It makes child-Mriti easy, diminish** danger to mother and child, ana Is a sure cure for eseraeftve, painful, scanty or anppre—ed menstrua tion. leueorrhira or whites, fklllugor dis placement of the womb, gravel, all fe male urinary troublea. onotbe annoying symptoms Incident to » change In life. It entirely and permanently relieves all paint Incident to femaledisesHes, Indigestion, alch- headache, constipation, general laaal- tude and depression or spirits. It builds up from the first dose. It makes women REGULAR, HEALTHY AND HAPPY. For the cure of hysteria, neuralgia, ovarian pains, restlessness, nervousuess, etc.. It is with out a rival or a peer in the whole range of ma teria medics. It is not a so-called patent medl- cine, but it Is prepared by the direction of an eminent specialist, who has made female dis eases a life study. It never fails, and i* A PANACEA FOR SUFFERING WOMEN, system Is strengthened ai Invigorated, and lovely woman Is made more ivable. For young girls just budding into womanhood It Is the best of friends. Bent by mall, securely packed and free from observation, for fl. We guarantee satisfaction or the money will be refunded. Hend stamp for Circulars. Address Lnxmnu puny. P.«. Box .137. Atlanta, da. K*»feren<*»*H: Capital City Bank, Allan DR. F. A. THOMAS, Physician and Surgeon. Will do • general practice in the city and vicinity. He will be found at hia office whenjnot professionally en gaged. Will keep slate on office door. Office: Second floor, Arteiian Block. son*w ly on-si Lime, Cement, Brick, Plaster Paris. Hair, Laths, FjrsiiU for cash by A. J. H A M I L , HI Cot*on avenne/BNew H*mJ|BalUSB( ■ep20tlllj.nl Old Nick Whiskey is the best and is noted for its ago and purity, having been made on tne same plantation over 133 years without a rival as we constantly keep four year old RYE AND CORN' on hand—ship any quantity, so write- for price-list. Old Nick Whiskey Co., Vsdkln Co.er-< PANTHER CREEK, N. C- Sontbern Feiale University. Fall Tsrm Begin*, September 15. Spring Tenn Begin* January 21. _ Full University curriculum. Five distinct courses, three of which mad to the d gr.es, M. A.. B. A. and B. L. Mpeciai attention to MITMIO and ART. Thorough BUSINESS COITRHE. The scheme of study Is framed with a view of offering to young women such facl.itietfoi obtaining a liberal education aa are en)oyed by young men at the beet Uni versities. Handsomest and most complete school edifice in the Mouth. All the rooms, halls and stairways carpeted. Accommoda tion* for *00 boarder*. Mmead’s Improved system oftieat and ventIUtion. Lighted with ga* and electricity. Hot and cold water throughout. Abundance of bathrooms and donet*. Parlors, library, rending rooms and gymnasium conveniently located. Cash cost of building, frt),000 Eight acres of cimpus. Board, lights, fuel, servant’s at tendance, etc., five months. pH 50; tuition, 125. Send foroat- alogue to Rev. L. D. BASH, D. D., Florence, Ala- decl-wky7mo To Peddlers. Eveiy person before peddling must register with the Ordinary and pay the Tax Collector $50 for the county, and $25 for the state. License for the county are for the term of one year; for the state, only for the fiscal year. If any person, except a disabled soldier of this state, (and ne must register every year) peddles without Unit obtaining such license, he shall forfeit to the county one hundred dollars. Any officer or tax payer of this county may require a peddler to exhibit his license, and upon failure or refusal so to exhibit, the ped dler forfeits $dOO-onc-balf to the informer, the other to the county. By order of Commissioners. oc21 tf J. B. DUNN, Tax Collector. PUBLIGSCHOOL NOTICE. OEORGIA—Sumtbk County. 1 hereby five notice that has been set .part for teach pnbllc school In thla county bad bat avail tbemwlvca of this opportunity, aa one will be allowed to teach without I teen All applicant, will pleas# be on band promptly at nine o’clock, aa only out day will be allowed. Examinations will be held at th. Jaekaon-street school building, deetwtd W. 8. MOORE, C.8.C. Money to Lend. We arc prepared to negotiate loan* on Im proved farm lands In Sumter Connty. Terms liberal. CLARKE A HOOPER, Nov. IMmo-wkly Americas, Oa.