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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIME8S--RECORDER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901.
HADE BECOEDEE OF SAVANNAH.
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Shelby Myrick Wins a Signal Vi ter?
Saturday.
The friends of Mr. Shelby Myrick
Americas aud throughout the state
will heartily congratulate him upon
his election by the City Council of Sa
vannah Saturday to the position of
city recorder, succeeding Judge Wal
ter Hartridgc for the full term of two
years.
It was a hard fonght battle, and his
success is the more appreciated
Opposed to Mr. Myrick for this lu
crative office were Judge llartridge,
who had held the position for four
years, and Mr. Michael Naughtin,
both of whom had strong support.
While sanguine of success Mr.
Myrick did not expect such a flatter
ing vote. When that office was reach
ed in yesterday's election he received
nine of the thirteen votes of the mayor
and council, and on the first ballot.
It was a flattering compliment scarce
ly expected.
Mr. Myrick graduated from the Stato
X'niversity in 18!>7 with the honors of
his class. He immediately went to Sa
vannah and was associated with
Messrs. duBignon, Chisholm i Clay,
attorneys for the Plant System, and
has made an enviable reputation at the
Savannah bar.
In 18U8 he was appointed referee in
bankruptcy by Judge iimory Speer,
which position he has filled with sig
nal ability. His success in publio af
fairs has been phonomonal for one of
his years, and thore is truly a bright
future ahead for this brilliant young
Georgian.
Little Disposition to Put a Few Dol
lars in a Cotton Mill or Similar En
terprise-Farm Land In Demand as
are Stocks and Bonds.
BRONCHITIS
may mean a mere cold or a
chronic incurable inflamma
tion of wind-pipes.
The quickest relief, for a
cold, is also the most effectual
balm for the worst condition
of wind-pipes and lungs.
It takes the edge off a cold
in a night, and relieves it pro
gressively—one forgets it after
a little.
An old bronchitis, however,
is obstinate. Nothing re
stores the tissues, when once
destroyed; and an old bronch
itis has gradually impared and
partly destroyed the lining of
those small pipes between
throat and lungs.
Scott’s emulsion of cod-liver
oil is the balm; it sooths if it
cannot restore.
We’l 1 *end you a little to try, 1 f you like.
SCOTT Si UQWNE, 409 Pearl street, Ne
1 York.
COtIKT divides the childeen.
Father Takes Three and Mother Gets
Youngest.
The deoision of Judge Felton, relo-
tiyo to the custody of the four Coleman
children, is of much interest In Ameri-
ens where Mr. O. A. Coleman and fam
ily resided for many years. Tho de
cision was made upon application of
Mr. Coleman. Judge Felton awarded
the three eldest children to Mr, Cole
man and the youngest to its mother.
The proceedings took place in Macon
a day or two ago and was behind clos
ed doors, not even disinterested attor
neys being permitted to witness it
The oldest child, Kittie, is a pretty
miss of fourteen and is now in a South
Carolina seminary. The other chit
dren are in Macon. Tho mother was
in Americas last week scouring docu
mentary evidence by which she hoped
to secure the possession of the four
children.
A Life and Death Fight.
Mr. W. A, Hines of Manchester. Ia.,
-writing ol bla almost miraculous escape
from death, says: “Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble,
which ended In Consumption. I bad
frequent hemorrhages and coughed nlgnt
and day. All my doctors said I must
soon die. Then I began to use Dr King’s
New Discovery for Consumption, which
completely cured me. I would not be
without It even If It cost $3.00 a bottle.
Hundreds have used it on my recom
mendation and all say it never falls to
onre throat, chest and lung Troubles.”
Begular size 50o and $1. Trial bottles
free at E. J, Eldrldge’e drugstore.
TO SELL STOCK OF M’LEOD CO.
That at Oglethorpe Will Be Closed
Ont'.Soon.
It is understood that, by consent of
all parties interested, the stock of liq
uors and merchandise of the McLeod
Co. at Oglethorpe, will bo eold ou
Tuesday next, 13th. on the premises.
The store was closed up by consent ol
parties concerned several days ago
until tho affairs of tho company could
be adjusted.
QNfh Syrup. Taniea UomL Cee
to Urn* Sold dnwiitoto. —
HSIzUggl
SEHHf
AMERICUS NEEDS
MORE FACTORIES
Plenty of Capital Here Seeking an In
vestment.
BUT INDUSTRIES AEE LAGGING.
A DELEGATION TO BEUNS VICK
Not in years, perhaps, has there been
as mach money seeking investment
in Americas as at present, and why
some of this is not put in manufactur
ing enterprises is somewhat surprising.
There it would be absolutely safe and
pay good interest besides.
But, for some reason, other kinds of
investments are desired.
Bonds that pay only 3 per cent are
preferred to manufacturing interests
that might, perhaps, pay several times
that rate in dividends, besides the in
crease in value.
Thousands of dollars of idle capital
have been pnt in farm lands near
Amoricns recently, because it is con
sidered safe. These aro rented out and
yield a fair return upon the invest
ment. But it does not bnild any fact
ories here.
It doesn't add to tho city’s popula
tion by bringing here a thrifty class of
wage-earners who would spend money
in many ways.
This is the class that largely sus
tains a live, np-to-date town.
Almost daily one can bear of people
here who have $1,000 $3,000 or $-5,000
they would bo glad to lend at 7 or 8
per cent interest, but when you sug
gest the building of a cotton factory
or similar enterprise tboy are not wil
ling to risk their shekels that way.
There’s plenty of money in Ameri-
cub; the banks and individuals have
it, but tho latter are not looking for
investments in the manufactnringline.
BIG CHANCE TO BUY CLOTHING
House Here Will Close Oat Entire
Stock.
Americns masculinity and that of
the oountry surrounding is to bogiven
a golden opportunity—that of obtain
ing a fine suit of clothing at a third to
a half of its real value. Mr. A. G.
Dnncan, who carries one of tho larg
est and best selected stocks of fine tai
lor-made clothing of any house in
Georgia, has determined to retire from
that branch of his business, and tomor
row morning will throw his entire
stock of fine olothing on the bargain
counter at one price per snit—$5.
The smits offerel range in value from
$7.50 812 00, to $15, with many worth
as high as $18, but all go at a uniform
price of $5. Most of this fine stock is
Schloss Bros, goods, which is a guar
antee of excellence in quality. Never
beforo has Americns witnessed such a
slanghter sale of fine olothing—beau
tiful suits at one third their value—and
those who appreciate a great bargain
will bo at Duncan’s store early tomor
row to got first ohoioo. But there b
plenty of suits and tho sale lasts until
all are sold.
Americus Will Be Represented At
Meeting On 24th
Americus is going to put forth stren
uous efforts to indnee the building of
the Brunswick A Birmingham Railway
here, and our people stand ready to
moot any reasonable demands in order
to benefit this section.
And to the end of properly present
ing our advantages and natural claims
for the road a delegation of citizens
will go to Brunswick.
A general meeting of those behind
the project will be held there on Thurs
day, 24th inst, and the Chamber of
Commerce of Brunswick has invited
delegations of citizens from every town
along the probable route.
These delegations will present the
claims of their respective localities and,
no doubt, will offer free right-of-way.
This is a concession greatly desirod
by the railway company.
And Amerious is going down pre
pared to do her part in that way.
At the meeting yesterday of the com
mittee of seven, invested with power
bv tbe mass meeting of the day previ
ous to further the claims of Americns
for the new road, the matter was dis
cussed at mach length.
A correspondence has been opened
with President Maclien, and his reply
to letters sent him yesterday is
awaited with interest.
How’s Thia?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not bo cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY* CO.
Props., Toledo, O
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be-
lelve him perfeotly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obpgatlone made
by their firm.
West .v Tri’AX, Wholesale Drngglsts,
Toledo, O. WALiUMi, Kinnax a Mak-
IX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Intern
ally noting directly upon the blood and
mucuoua surfaces of the system. Price
75o. per bottle. Bold by all Druggists.
Testimonials free.
Hall’s Family PHD aro the best.
HOW ARMOUR MADE A MILLION
Routine of Daily Life of the Great
Financies.
Hero is the routine that made a
multi-millionare ont of Philip D.
Armour, tho farmor boy:
Five o’clock, aroso.
Six o'clock, breakfast.
[Seven o’clock, arrived at office.
One o'clock, lunebeon.
Six o’clock, dosed his desk.
Seven o'clock, dinner.
Nine o’clock, retired.
Before retiring Mr. Armonr always
drank a milk punch. With that one
exception ho avoided all stimulants
and never used tobacco.
The Appetite ot a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
stomach and liver aro out of order. All
such should know that Dr. King’s Now
Life Puls, tho wonderful stomach and
liv-r remedy, gives a splendid appetite,
Bound digestion and a regular bodily
habit that Insures perfect heatlh and
great energy. Only 23c at E J Kl-
dridge’s drug store.
It is probably called the gift of speech
because talk is cheap.
Curo Coid In Hoad.
Kerrnott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy
to take and quick to cure cold in bead and sore
throat.
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.
prepared from the fresh ju'ce of Lem
ons, combined with other vegetable
liver tonios, cathartics, aromatic stimu
lants. Sold by druggists. 50: and $1 00
Dottles.
For billlousness and constipation.
For Indigestion and foul stomaoh.
For Bick add nervous headaches.
For palpitation and heart failure tako
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervous pros
tration.
For loss of appetite aod debility.
For fevers, malaria, and chills take
Lemon Elixir,
From a Prominent Lady.
I have not been able In two years to
walk or stand without suffering great
pain. Since taking Dr. Mozley's Lemon
Slixirl can walk half a mile without
suffering the least inconvenience.
Mbs. R. H, Bloodwouth, Griffin, Ga.
At the Capital
I have just taken the last of two bot
tles of Dr. Moz'ey’s Lemon Elixir for
nervouR headache, indigestion, with di
seased Uver ana kidneys, Tne Elixir
cured me. 1 found it the greatest med
icine I ever used.
J. H. Menxicii, Attorney.
1225 F. Street, Washington, D. C.
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir
W. A. James, Ball Station, Ala.,
writes: I have sutl*red greatly from
indigestloa or dyspepsia, one bottle of
Lemon Elixir done me more good than
all tho medicine I have ever taken.
Mozley's Lemon Hot Drops-
Cures all Cynghe, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrage,
and all throat and long disease. Ele
gant, reliable.
25c at drnggista. Prepared only by
Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
ELECTION OF BANK OFFICERS.
Southwestern Elects the Same Ef
ficient Corps.
The Bank of Southwestern Georgia
has elected officers and direotora
for tho current year. Mr. John W.
Wheatley was again made president,
Dr. E. J. Eldridge vice-president, Mr.
A. W. Smith cashier and Mr. W. M.
Jones assistant cashier. Mr. Macon
Dndloy will, ot course, continue to
look after tbe books. The direotora
aro Messrs J. V. Wheatley, E. J,
Eldridge, A. W. Smith, W. M. Jonep,
W. H. C, Dudley, J. C. NicholBon and
R, J. Perry. The Bank of Southwest
ern Georgia did an excellent business
last year and begins the new nnder
brightest ansrices.
IS SMOTHERED IN COTTON SEED
Fearful Death Of a Little Child Near
Americus.
A little five-year old son of Mr. Mack
English, residing in the country, mot
a fearful death a day or two ago. Two
little buys about the same ago were
playing in a pile of cotton seed, and
dng out a hole some two feet deep.
One of the little fellows tell headfirst
into the hole aud was smothered ere
assistance could reach him, tho other
child being to small to pull him out.
Afier till- Now Unilroail.
Tai.botto.v, Ga., Jau. 12.—Talbotton
aud Talbot county are moving in the in
terest of the Brunswick aud Birming
ham railroad. A preliminary meeting
was held in which representative inter
ests of the county participateil. Talbot
county will meet the enterprise with n
liberal hand, while the corporation of
Talbotton will move in the matter of
depot privileges. ,
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
ANGORA GOAT IS A VERY PROF.
IT A ISLE PRODUCT IN
THIS STATE.
GRASS IN NORTH GEORGIA
Agricultural Department Replies to
an luqulry From the Northwest.
Market For Hogs aud Cattle.
The following question was asked of
tbe Department a few clays ago: Does it
pay to keep Angora goats in Georgia?
Mr. J. C. Dalzell of Union county an
swered this questiou very completely in
a talk with a reporter of the Atlanta
Constitution. He expresses the opinion
that “the Angora gout industry, which
is already assuming immense propor*
tions in the United States, could be
made to make the poor whites of out
southern mountains the most iudepeud*
eut and prosperous rural community in
the land.
The Angora goat is highly profitable
—much more profitable than sheep, even
under the most favorable conditions.
There is a strong and constantly grow
ing market for the hides aud hair, aud
the meat is equal to mutton. The skins
of Angora kids are in great demand by
manufacturers of the finest leather
goods. It costs absolutely nothing to
raise the Angora in our Georgia moun
tains. Even with the ground covered
with snow for weeks at a time, these
goats will rustle enou'gh twigs and bark
to keep them hearty, if not fat, and or
dinarily they will roll id flesh ou what
a cow or sheep would reject. They eat
any kind of weed or shrub, aud require
only such shelter as nature furnishes.
The Angora breeder need have no feat
of wolves aud ‘sheep killing dogs.’ Just
let such varmints tackle his goatship.
He will do the rest. Angora goats propa
gate fast and are readily domesticated,
making great pets.
Of course, while the industry is in
its infancy in the east, breeding stock is
high and hard to get. Hundreds of
level-headed capitalists are figuring out
prospective fortunes in Angora goats,
and the humble farmer, with a small
start, can as safely count on handsome
returns. The largest herd I know of in
this mountain region is that owned by
Colonel Connally, a wealthy citizen of
Asheville, N. C., whose ranch is near
Mt. Mitchel, on the north fork of the
Swanuauoa river. Ho made some im
portations direct from Spain, at high
figures, aud is an enthusiast, spending
his summers among his flock. While
the high strains are very expensive,very
fair stock can be purchased in the south
west at from $1.50 to $*.00 a head,which
can be bred up.
I have goue iuto the business on a
modest scale aud feel sure of my ground.
To anyone who is interested, I would
suggest that they write to the agricul
tural department at Washington, or get
their congressman to procure for them
the very complete pamphlet on Angora
culture printed by tho government.”
What Mr. Dalzell says is confirmed
by the yearbook of the United States
Department of Agriculture for 1898,
which contains an illustrated article en
titled “Keeping Goats For Profit.” We
do not wish to be understood as advising
every farmer to keep goats. But there
are opportunities for the mountaineers
of North Georgia toeiiU* Into a business
far more profitable and less hazardous
than the illicit distilling of whisky.—
State Agricultural Department.
Food Shortage at Circle.
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 12.—According
to telegrams received from Skaguay
prior to the sailing of the Danube there
is a food shortage at Circle and on the
lower Yukon amounting almost to a
famine in certain commodities. Flour
is held at $45 for $1 barrels and pur
chasable then not very often. Potatoes,
bacon, sugar aud rice are not purchasa
ble at any price.
Charleston R* Juices.
Charleston, Jan. 12.—There is great
rejoicing in business and commercial
circles here over the news from Wash
ington that the naval board had re
ported favorably ou the removal of the
naval statiou to this city from Port
Royal. The station will bring more
than $2,000,000 to Charleston aud will
have a decidedly good effect on business
generally.
To Rcdlstrict the State.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 12.—An in
teresting proposition that tho members
of the general assembly will be called
upon to solve upon their reassembling
is the rearrangement of the counties of
the state into nine congressional dis
tricts. Alabama gained 21 per cent in
population during the last decade, but
failed to gaiu enough to get another con
gressman.
PLANTING OUT PECAN GROVES
Several People Here Interested In
Culture.
l’eoau cnlture is receiving consider
able attention in Snmter, ami tho trees
planted seven vears ago will soon bo
yielding handsome returns. The trees
grow rapidly here and tho fruit pro
duced is of excellent quality. Mr.W.M.
Jones, who already has a number of
fine trees, is preparing to put ont a
larger orchard aud will plant the finest
varieties of Texas nnts. Many other
citizens have a few trees which, aside
from being ornamental, yield a goodly
crop of nnts every year.
Notice: Read Below!
The stock of Goods belonging to E. D. Sheffield & Co.
must be closed out at once, as we are going out
of business and these goods are going
to be sold right away. This
is no fake sale; the
goods must
for I have,
accepted the position
in the Bank of Commerce,
made vacant by the resignation of
Mr. Lott Warren, and must close out this
stock right away in order that 1 may enter my bank
position. Come right away and get your goods be
fore the stock is broken.
E. D. SHEFFIELD COMPANY.
James Fricker & Bro,
JEWELERS.
409 Jackson Street,
Americus, Ga.
Carry the latest of everything in their
line. Also the very finest make of Pock
et Cutlery, Razors and Scissors.
Agents for the celebrated
■Ar Star Safety Razors. ^
the best made. We allow full United
States mint values for old gold, and just
as soon take it as cash.
Watches and Jewelry repaired and warrant
ed. Goods we’seil engraved free.
WIDE AW1KE
i^/VDarw
MONEY-SAVING
BUYERS
Have caught on, and when they want the Cheapest and Best Staple and
Fanoy Groceries, they go to tho Artesian Corner and trade with.
Seorgo S.
jfrtosian Corner,
jfmoricus, Sa.
For Rent.
Three very desirable rooms
over.Bank of Southwestern
Georgia; east front, newly
painted and papered and
ample light; water and sewer
connections. Apply to Bank
Southwestern Georgia or W.
H. C. Dudley.
For Sale.—The three de
sirable lots on south side of
Forsyth sf, between Planters
Bank and Hotel avenue.
Four lots on west side Lee
st.. opposite city hall.
Five lots on north side La
mar st„ between Lee st., and
Hotel avenue. Parts of Wind
sor Park.
Just Received
A New Line of the
$3.50
Crawford
Ladies’
Shoes
“Manish Lasts,” the very
Latest.
Patent
Leather
“Welts”
Vici Kids.
For Sale or Lease.—Two
lots corner of Hill street and
Elm avenue. Fine location
for storehouse, being near to
shops ol Seaboard Air Line.
Apply to Bank of South
western Georgia.
Dr. S. H. McKee,
...DENTIST...
Office, Wheatley Building, over John 11.
Hudson’s drugstore, Rooms 8, 9 and t(X Phone
No 9.
Empire Shoe Store,
J. W. L. DANIEL, Mgr.
Forsyth Street. Tlione 105-3 calle.
Sporting Goods
and Fishing Tackle.
I have bought ;the entire stock ;of B. F-
Clewl.H' gun storu, opposite postofllce. and re
moved name to
**Bagley’s Corner,
Where I have a fine stock of Guns, Pis
tols, Cartridges, Shells and Fishing Tackle.
^“SHELLS LOADED TOOKDEK.
I can supply your wants tor anything in
my line. Call on or write me
Mail orders given prompt attention.
H. J, Bagley.