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THK AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-BECORDER: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1902, Your money back If you are not satisfied sSHES^®**—^ do vou suppo«E bj ,«• «• »<*»<■»«■ K Wflll!(1 m nton ef,/«K an mIPab tm - I • - m de£e K|SK ajgr*} EftEf, “ oBa “ we 0“ tbe utmou coufl. " ' please you WE KNOW we can p mms&s&mggBBfRm Direct from our distillery to YOU Savu Dealers* Profits I Prevents Adulteration I HAYNER WHISKEY PURE SEVEN-YEAR.OLD RYE FULL $4^0 EXPRESS i o — QUARTS PREPAID tto whUker. try l‘ and if you dSn f t and it STrUrhtuS M y Jrank of cap buy from any body else at any price; then send itback at miJ expense and your SS.S0 will be returned to you S next malL hSw “ offer be fairer? We take all tbe risk and stand aU tbe S2eiSS“if if^BR^ain 01 please you. Won't you let us send you a trial order? Wo skip In a plain sealed case; no marks to sbow wbat'a inside. Orders for Art*., CaL, Col, Idaho, Mont, Ner.. N. Mex.. Ore .Utah Wash Write our nearest offlee and do it NOW. the HAYNER DISTILLINQ COMPANY ATLANTA! GA. DAYTON, OHIO ST. LOUIS, MO, ST. PAUL. MINN. 150 Distillery, trot. O. Established isto MAGNIFICENT WAS FLORAL_PARADE. Prettiest Ever Witnessed In Americus. PERFECT WEALTH OF FLOWERS Used In Decorating the Handsome Carriages in Which Even Fairer Queens Shone Resplendent—Win ners of The Prizes. Promptly at eleven thirty o'clock RAIN HITS THE FAIR; CROWD IS SMALL. Shows Open Only Portion of The Day. MORE VISITORS THAN TUESDAY. Good Business is Done in Afternoon and Night—Complaints ; About No Opening During .Morning Hours Elks Store Still Popular. Jupiter Pluvins took charge of the yesterday morning the Floral Parade third day of the Elks Fair, his urea left tbe plaec of formation and through I once yesterday causing fjqiteadiminn the streets of the cily presented a speo-1 tion in tbe attendance. The morning tkde of rare beanty. I hoars dragged along wearily with car- The number of vehicles was not ns nival visitors filling the store fronts great as tbe Elks hoped for, hut those I aod waiting for the shows to open, who participated were enthusiastic aod | Early in tbe afternoon, however, the the parade was an event that will not be forgotten. Neither tronble nor ex pence were spared in many of the ar tistio t fleets presented. A feature of the parade that received a great deal of applanse was the np pearauce of the fire department, nnder charge of Chief Monahan, The fire laddies bad everything in perfect taate, they were spick and span in new uni- sun shone forth for a time. Tins was the signal for a general tarnont of citizens, and very soon tbe streets filled with sightseers and the deep bass of tbe spieler was beard in the land. Few if any of the .hows making np lue carnival attractions are opened no li! afternooo, though the reason for this is not apparent. Numbers of peo- COAX CUPID INTO LIONS CAGE Prize Offered to Couple Who Will Marry There. The timorous yontb or halting bach •lor who believes that "committing matrimony” is equivalent to potting one’s head in tbe lion’s month, can do both at the Elks Fair and get paid for the risk besides. ■ Who wants to experience the rare sensation of getting married, with aev en big lions for attendants. Somebody mnst do it, and there ie a pile of cash and a fine anit of fnrnitnre awaiting the first couple that responds. The manager of the Bustook trained animal show, with the Ameriens Lodge of Elks, offers a parse of $100 cash and a 850 anit of forniture to the first con- pie that will wed in the oentre of the lion’s cage. The seven lions will be there to la- tore a rqnare deal all round, Madame Pianka, who managea the lions, will be there to enter the osge with the couple and see to it that the groom is not ohewod np before the bride gets a whack at him. It will be an easy thing to do, and certainly would be the feature of tbe lair this week. Any eonple willing to accept the col - dltions will notify the Times-Becorder •t once and tbe marriage will be quiok- ly arranged. This is a gennine, bora flde offer, and some eonple is going to aoeept it. The lions are ready for the fete; now drag In the happy bridegroom. HE FIGURES ON FIGURE SEVEN SPLENDID ORDER IS PROMISED Balls, Canes and Flour Throwing la Prohibited. People may oome to the Elks fair with the assurance that their limbs •nd eyesight will not be impaired by atieks, balls and other implements of rowdyism. The Elks committee yes terday morning "sat down” emphati cally upon the Tenders of robber balls and walking stioke, and the sale or tue of these are positively prohibited. The poliee have inatrnetiona to sup press this form of amusement, and will arrest anyone engaging in it, The throwing of floor will likwise land one m the loeknp. Confetti |ny be thrown alright, bot nothing more dangerous. Disorder or rowdyism of any character whatever will be quickly quelled. Amerioua haa prom ised an orderly fair and she is going to have it. CAME TO THE FAIR TO MARRY Yeung Couple From Shellman Thus United. At leaat one eonple are superlatively happy from having attended the Fik. Fair here this week. Tbeae were Miss Albirta Barge and Mr. George Grimes, both of Shellman. They came to Americne yesterday noon, and after aeeing the at‘-actlono drove to the residence of Bev. W. L. Wootten where the nnpttal knot was tied. forms and the horses and apparatus pie who come to the oity during the was decorated with garlands of flow- morning walk about wearily for hours era. Every eitizen felt prond of tbe I waiting for the opening time, i department, and everywhere they were Some of the show people Icomplain greeted with cheers, at the lack of patronage when, in faet, Amer'cua Man who t.ii. I Capt J- , E- MaUl,p > obief marshal, their attractions are shot np Ihalf.’.the Amer.cus Man Who Telia Strange accompanied by a mounted staff, led time stor r- the procession. The military band of ... . , .. There is a well known citizen of ,be 0arniTa! oompany came next and Bn ‘ for ‘ t h ® ram y® a ‘erday..a great Ameriens in whose life tbe figure 7 enlivened the occasion with excellent crowd wonId b fl ve thronged our streets plays an Important psrt. mnsio and lots of it. Then the fire de- see the fair.: In faet ,it stands ont very prominent-1 f ar,men *> and ,bat excellent organiza- Hundreds of {Amerions people, now r’ in his career. t,on made, as nsnal, a very fine ap- thoromrhlv satisfied «h« For instance, he was first married at I P earanc ®. were next in line. I morale nt the r 1 «h .. 8 , the age of 28. Thus 7777 (four sevens) I Tile flrst carri *K® in the parade wae I * e ol tbe ,air ’ tbroDg the tents make that number. that of Mies May Wheatley. With her dail ?- Ministers and their families ■His wife died at the end of the 7tb| was Mi,a VaS0D > of Albany; Mr. are among those who oome upon tbe year of their married life. William Brown, of Hawkinaville, and streets to enjoy the enlivening scenes. He remained a widower jnst 7 years Mr ’ Furlow Callaway. The decorations It ia indeed . oeo ., ion h „ n when he married again. This second ***** yellow chrysanthemum., and the x a I Eleotrle Thlstrr . hn wife lived 7 years. I appearance of this beautiful carriage I llie £ ‘ leotrio Theatre, showing tbe Thus, the figure 7 played a lar part was 0 6,gnal lot applause everywhere. ® to ption of Mt. Pelee;:and other at- np to that time. I Tbe « fl 80t was very striking. tractive features, has (proven lone of Eut this was not all; there were jn.t _ Io ,h ® next carriage ™re ‘he Misses the popular shows on the grounds 7 children born sb tbe fruits ol tneso Perry ’ “^“Panied by Miss Quincey, Tho old pi. n tation M< n .»»i .1,™ two marriages. of Waynesboro, and Miss Clark. White „ , , FUn * 8tion Min,tral abows Thus, if eouLted, it will be seen that ohrysanthemnms were the denotations, “ 8T ® ‘* W8ya been exoe ® dln Bly well ie figure 7 shows op 9 times in his 8nd ,h * ,a,r ooonpants of the carriago visited and «« a ^ery pleasing featnre career. I wore blaok hats, making the effect very I of the aggregation. Lnnette, the Multiply 7 by .9 and we have bis exact I at ^ raoti I,*: 0 , _ Flying Woman, is proving a drawing “ ' u, •■ '• i “ r- T “ ,b,s s “”"' ***■ Ho hat, for 7 years past, been a wid- et * d tb « body and wb ®°l® of the veht- ins over 80 pounds and meaaatiD « 37 ower, and will marry again. ol * and th ® harness and trappings wero ,oet ’ bas bee “ e6en by hnndreds of This gentlemen lives in Ameriens * bit *' hits. Sheffield drove the hand I sight-sears, while Esan, the [snako and will verify this rather remarkable * ome pair of ** bK ® horses, and with eater, is drawing crowds with his for statement. her were Miss Bacon, ot Albany, Mrs. m8r 1)0DQ , arit . Now who will say that 7 is not » B> c »i«PhndMrs. John SbelHeld. „ ,, lucky nnmber. | It would be diffienit to imagine any- The HoU of Fama u a ®« ry a ‘tr»otlve fling more artiatie than the effect, and * ea,are ol the list of stlrantions, and is the trap was everywhere greeted with | visited by many people. It is oppo site tbe telephone exchange. The Educated Dog Show has been “If you want to know what smartly dressed men will wear I this season, aak to see Feohhelmer-FIshel Smart Clothe*." I N THE STREETS OF NEW YORK ■yOU will see more well-dreesed men than In any other city in the v orld, and thousands of the very beat dressed men are clad in Fechheimer=Fishel / Smart Clothes. Clothes that satisfy the most fasti dious men in the metropolis of this count./ we are sure will satisfy you. Expense may be a matter of indif ference to you, but when you’ve once enjoyed the comfort of being able to walk into our store—select the clothes that you want, atd wear them immediately without the fuss, delay, and annoyance that are an accompaniment to all clothes that are made to-measure, we feel sure that you will become a devotee at the shrine ofTFechheimer-^ishel Ready to-Wear Smart Clothes. SUITS AND OVERCOATS, SIO OO AND UPWARDS. ...DRESS GOODS... The height of the dress goods season is now upon us. The shelves are laden with desirable fabrics of all kinds. The sales are bounding upward daily. Every indication points to the fact that when people want nice, desirable merchandise in any of the lines they come here for it. To begin with, they find the variety to select from, the depend able kind of merchandise they are looking for, the right methods and above all, reasonable prices. A customer here means not for one day but for all time and when things do not pan out as we say we are here to make them right. We want /our business and it will be to our mutual interest for you to see us before buying. Startling, Bat True* i*——** hk>«»u "If every one knew want a grand pro,on 6® d « d deserved applanse. medicine Dr. King's New LifePiU. to," . ®* or ® e . 0Uver d *°, T ® I The Edncated Dog Show has been writes D, H. Turner, Demnsevtown Pa. I ‘r*p and It was very prettily and tastl-1 , , "you’d aell all you have In a day. Two I ly aiorned Pink roses and gar-1 Te y p °P a,ar ainoe i,a opening and the wreks’ use has made a new man o‘f me.” I * anda * aav ® a and ont flowers. j performance has been witnessed by Infallible for oonstlpatloo, stomach ***** Fmma Eldridge drove next I hnndredaof children and liver troubles, 2Soat the Eldrldge p " ty °* ,onll B people, and the TheStatne turning to‘life to the Drugstores. * prettily decorated *-ap and its bright —_____ I looking ooonpants were a very attrao COL. HAWKINS FOR MAYORALTY “"/“S*®.?** b ® day ’ Miss Martha Wheatley, Mrs. May At Rsauati nf Mmi. u cr I Foater Johnson, of Union Springs, AtR.quo.tofM.ny Frl.nd. Ho Bn- Ala.,MissmezFeMerand Mr..Georgi tors Raoe. I Baoot were tbe ocoupantaot Ool. Craw- Additional interest is given the mn . lord Wheatley’s trap. The vehiolo was nioipal campaign in Americas by the I* “ass of white chrysanthemums and announcement this morning of Col. I tbe wheo,a were covered with white Engene A. Hawkins for the mayoralty. I a * Un ‘ The harness was white and the This, however, is not wholly nnex- hones were white, in harmony with peoted. For several days U has been balance of their work of art Mrs. known that many of the voters of Amer-1 Johnson handled the rein* end the ieni, among them not • few of Ool. I *PPe*rance of this trap was everywhere Hawkins’personal friends, have been * ai 8nai for a moat entbnslastio ont- urging him to allow the nae of his name barat of applanse, as a candidate for the mayoralty, and I It was no easy task for the judges to while really not seeking the oflloe he da eide who deserved tbe prices offered feels that he oannot refnae their re- by tbo Etke carnival committee, and it qnest. Tbe annonneement, therefore, wa( fl ually determined to divide the of bia candidacy for the offlee of mayor b,at P riza between Miss Martha Wheat, will tend to greatly enliven the earn- ley end Mrs. E. D. Sheffield and the paign nntil tbe date of tbe primary— I second prize was awarded to Mias May three weeks heoee. Ool. Hawkina was | Wheatley. The parade was viewed by born and reared iu Americas; be is known of ail men; his record to clean and aninUfed, and hie friends and vo ten generally will support him lor this, the first pnblio office for whieh be hat ever offered at their hands. Belief ^id Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease relieved in six hours by “New Great Booth American Kidney Cure.” It to . great surprise on account of its Promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidney* and baek, in male or female. Believes retention of water Imost immediately. If yon wa-<t nick relief and cure this 11 tbe rente- V. Sold bv E. J. Eldrldge, druggist Ameriens, Oa. 'vge crowds of interested spectators wao were enthusiastic in their admi ration of the beauties of tbe pageant. Mlaa Cloud at Homo to Her Friends. Having just returned from Atlanta, I am now prepared to .apply my friends and patrons with the latest styles in fall and winter millinery goods. With ^competent hands em ployed I can promise satisfaotion to all. Tuesday the 7th. I will have my opening and cordially invite ail tho ladies to attend. I am located on Cot ton evenne, No 111. Bespeetfnlly, Oc*. 11ms Miss’Euua Cloud. seme spectacular production Iwhioh it was formerly and to being witnessed by many. The Ferris wheel oontinnea to do a land offloe business. Other at' traotions, comprising Pearl, Oriental Jugglers, the Turtle-boy, Indian body taken from Martinique are doing an equally popular business. ( Tho free attractions were witnessed yesterday by thousands of pleased spectators. Let everyone turn ont to day and help make tbe Elks Fair a grand success. Aeleeo Amid Flames. Breaking into a biasing home, some firemen totfly dragged the elaeplng In- matee from death. Fanoicd security, and death near. It’s the way when you neglecteoughaandoolda. Don’t dolt. Dr. King’s New Discovery for Con sumption gives perfect protection a. gainst all Throat, Cheat and Lang Troo. bles. Keep It near, and avoid auflering death and doctor's bills. A teaepoonful stops a late eongb, persistent rve the most stubborn, Harolets and nice tasting, it’s gnarmteed to satiety by E. J. Eldrldge Drag Stores. Price 50c and 81.00. *ftlal bottles free. LOCKED A BABY IN THE CABIN TAILOR MADE SUITS, Jackets, Skirts. Thi9 department contin ues to boom and the past week has been the largest of auy this season in point of sales. To get an ade quate idea of what we carry in this stock you will have to call and let ns show you through. More Tailor Made Suits. More Jackets. More Skirts than we have ever carried before. Prices right; styles rieht. An immense variety of Children’s Wraps of all kinds, rang ing from $1 and upward. Do not bother to have your Suits and Skirts made when you can buy them so to your liking every way and ready to put oa the minute you want them here. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, js/n/ & , Cures crip in two Day*. This signature. V? /ajCZr „ on every La. ok- House Catches Fire and Child to Roasted. A negro ebild on the J. W. Clopton farm, east of Americus, was burned to a crisp yesterday fronting. The par ents of the child locked it in their cab in and went to the field to work. In some manner nnkqown the house caught fire and the baby was horned to a crisp era it conld be reaened. A passer-by broke in the door and extin guished the fire, hot not in time to save the child. Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, The cool weather has begun and given a great impetus to trade in this department, and never in one season before have we sold as many fine rugs and carpets. Only a Hmit- f-A q A^ o ty ° f th w 8p 5 C1 ?’ bar g aius fine Velvet Rugs ana Art Squares left which we are selling for just exactly half pnee, and we would advise you to hurry find see them whether you are needing any of them or not. Every tblng you may need m Ingram Carpets, Brussels Carpets and Vdvet Carpets as well as thousands of yards of China and Japan Mattings, Linoleums in all grades, Lace and Dmask Curtains, from the very finest to the cheapest, Window faction ° a i £in ^ 8 * etc., etc. Prices to your entire satis- The fools’ paradise laeka a lot of be ing eternal. ^