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Church Directory,
Methodist Servi ces 2nd and 3rd Sun-
day* at 11 A. and M. Saturday* and 8 P. , bfcfa™. « I ral 1 .„„ >* "^e*»h r axhm ni ®f l K •
•very Wfdnesday night. Rev-
Adams Pastof. wtuxfay School at „ 9 A
M.Dr.C.JL 8«pith R^perial*pdont. and Sat
Baptist services4th Sunday
nrdav before In each month at U A. M
•udS P. M.Rev. Blitch Pastor.
Missiuoary Meetings
The W. F. M. Society meets at the
K. Chqrch the 3rd Sunday after-noon
of each montYiatVo’clbeW. •', TlieC“ Anna
Muse*' 2 nd 3Uud»y »t 4 F. M.
Th* MU*-,fl« : h»ty of tho Baptist
Church meet* overy 4th Saturdity ^ftcr
moon at Dr. W. D. Seara’. •
_
The Y. M. C. A. «x)«ta av^ry
day at 5 P;Af-.-TlmyoUpg mon are curie
•stly requeated to attend.
HIGH SCHOOl, DEPARTMENT.
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THE IRISH LOVE LETTER.
Katie came into inv study with pau am.
—«v«..... *
did blushing stand.
11
bve * ahorc*
“ Wnat is it Kntte?” I ’ 'asked - her; “L
’■Hiad that note for you?"
-S C
An *| ve’iiaxe”—She faltered, the.
«.tuf the mom she fled.
What's wrong with Katie I woudeid
heradtioua i«e so queer, • Wvf.
But patiently \ Wafted, ku c wing
that ioc/ii pd hear'' .
»jCom■ ™ardatimid iuf I quickly answered as 1
; kn.HlK,
- «...
as whiteassnow
The pretty blushe* soenied chase ea ‘ 11
otherAo and fro-
she hadihe latter in >er h*nd and .«
buti<sti'pD»tt«n»e<l *-■■ .
With trembling voice1 •
(but after failures oft.) •
e Ti* a letter from aald *«««:
* vH k tbMJm.. II
Far’tUmo «u. oiv.-r It, Ur. mar,
ia ashatue_
"“S r.'ITa”. Un<, “ lv
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love he bears 4o nm
Iaasdaeeas Lgko Killarney and Uh „„
boundleaa as the sort
Ku,if your riv.rence plazos (its me don’,
" dli5!"ed,)^OTd?v^ < SdM> n0 stuff
Xbimtton wbep you rado it, and
it in your oar?
Ilii’Katriik’slove he’ll toll to me but
vo- iii njver hoar. ■
Icon Wft nhsr wishes stopphdthu
>1 was an hones., manfy letter; apoke of
Dve both good and true,
Andoj how bis Katie darling—but that's
not for me nor you.
Said Kate: “I’m thutikful to ye an’ your
riv , re»cp is so wise— p -
CoBlfltiw wiitb to Patrick an' let me
blindfold eyes?” '
your V(hii4i 1
So fcetrisk got hts letter manag-
•dslovtr to write,
And Katte vowed, ‘-of niyer a word his
ritf’rence got eight-
It raq»Jfc^*«vetal 4*y* '“ft "‘hat ev ‘‘ n
a good stflfTept, to make up
he lose* In b<4ng absent from
school one day.
Parents (Jo not realize flow much
they can li?jj!^o thS^hild teacher, toatudy not Aut. only bv
by urging fefcl
showlogAixeJDi^fl^Y^^^y iTT-thVadvancement 011
an interest m tb®
th4M^)d £flP VV0 . vor 7 k
ol ., ', « A
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f* .d’ffbtp
toQBing. 0f4rXpIaaaZKM**^£toi5V'J^ft
—frrft* fTf jgtu'San
Atlanta lias revived the sp- S3fl
b*», ana some other places are
usual,doing likewise. This, — and
<*ver Is worthy of Imitation,
this move should be seconded in ev¬
ery town in Git. Spelling is a rare
accomplishment; so varied is the
origin of our words and so peculiar think-
the form of some, that many
ing people are advocating a “reform
in spelling; that Is, they would
spell as the word sounds.
A very common error may be
seen In the following sentence; “he
told all of them.” Correctly Used’
it should be, “theVn all;*’ Also, “he
don’t understand,’’ for he doesn •
understand. Contractions as the
, HHt t . xttmp | e are not errors, hut
, good and
authorized by usage
<>f ^ ^ ^ * woode „ , eg .
“In literature, the South has
shone almost entirely by reflected
light.”—The above' criticism is too
true. In statesmadship and theolo¬
gy the South makes a better show¬
ing: bnt w hy is it so barren in oth¬
er departments? Can it be that it
is inferior in national ability? If
not, it must he a lack of application. trouble.
Here, we believe is the real
Our people seem to lack that tenac-
jty widen Urges them to diligent
and continuous study, such as is
necessary for distinguished profl
cienoy in every department of let¬
ters and science.
The Southerner works by spells; study
does not tie himself down to
U8 u |jf e task, as his brother of the
North does.
The old idea of genius, work has about that
had its day. It is hard
coun t s . The Suuth needs a scholar¬ deeper
and broader that will scholarship; make its critics a and
ship authority with those
scholars equal
of the North: a scholarship that
institution* an equal wealth reputation and
w ith those ot the North;
culture w ill then flow into it just as
they have flown into Massachusetts
1(|jd . Nt , vv y ork . Knowledge is
jK)Wer; and other things being e-
quaj, who have they are the most powerful,
the most knowledge,
GENERAL MAYS,
An alliance mass meeting was
lieht.iu the Coiut House in Greens-
;v«: Avii the 4th of October and was
addressed by Ffcsitlont Jackson,
Wheu will lie coiue to KUaville?
, bule of cuttbn Was sent to a Oa.
, OV yrecently, Covered with a bed
quilt. That rneaus any one of sev¬
eral things.
Chipley now lias a full pledged
alliance warelmuse.
It is not always tin* men of great
tident that do tile work of the world.
It is the men who have trained
their working powers the best.
he jr:^‘mX,.nSs; giant in working.
wap a
A land slide crushed « train load
of people near Naples l>ct. 30th.
ieut since .March 4ta lfttoto tlie
have been d,approved.
Snow fell in Nebniska 21st cover-
ing the ground d inches deep.
A Weil known lady in Wilks Co.
hits enjoyed perfect of
last earthquake two years ago
Up to that time for several years,
*1»« had been Hi de .cite health a,m
pi ration catue freely trom every
( ,o re of her skin. She began to ini-
prove weU> trom tliat day Had is now cn-
wly . . ,i
This Surveyin'^ carps who am to
the line of th« propused A-
^ nericus and ZUen" division began
, lunday>
I..S1! XJtt *b iXif »
W »'«» *~1»* 1«»'-
E. L- Carter, while under them-
TtffE&SftL hearS™,"!"!
ot “the beverage of hetl.”
E. L. W.
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNAL.
0ur village presents quite a city
like appearance as wagon after
wagon rolled in laden with bales of
tho brings flleecy staple, the sale of whirh
Joy to the many hearts' bi*
cause of the money it brings to the
Ark. he gives, quite ati interesting
account Of their cotton gin; the
se0( j lir0 carried up from the s ed-
rojni to the linter then passes from
the linter to tho liuller, itfter being
hulled the hulls are burned anti the
kernels are shipped to Memphis to
bo made into oil. They bring $22.00
per ton; $G are paid for a ton of Seed
and it takes two tons to make one
of kernels, Cad hull 12 tons of
seed per day. Gin from 12 to 16
bales of cotton per day: charges #3.
i f or ginjug. “Cotton Is king!” None
can gain save it.
Our dreaded egominatian day
passed off, fur better than \ve ex-
pected.
The pupils are Liking more inter-
est tfl f'tfisr studies imj we hope ete
l lon friwns B the Hmile8 will ell tse away the
bhcre from Prors, face brought
by our dullness-and indifler-
*0 our • win k?. But, win,t
«ould life bo wortl V to him had
!,ot H Httle pare .or t^oub e?
J* not good for
1/ koa J,’organ, Blanche and Clare Hud
and Mary and Edgar Wiiliam-
>yere absent eeieral days.
Prof, and hiB medical atudent
spent a portion of Saturday at work
on our ucademy, The new lights
and stove add much to mr comfort.
'1'he large wagon loads of sugar
cine that pass here on the way to
the mill are very tantalizing to a
school girl’s eye and appetite. We
have “to look and long, and long
and look again." However the
•kind owner threw us, off a large
armfUl the other day, a orowd of ra-
paciou* school girls thank you Docj
Bi 1 Arp,whosenaii| is a house¬
hold word in all our houses and
whose magic pen brings smiles -to
lips tears to eyes, honors our vil¬
lage with his presence tonight. Old
and young, fat and lean are projiar-
ed to give him a royal welcome
and rejoice to have the opportunity
of listening to this eminent Oa’gian
and if Ids lectures are half so spicy
and breezy as his letters, all will
he satisfied. Our Academy will
share the prooeeds of Ills lectnre.
Nello Davis.
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PIANOS.
ORGANS.
Mid- Summer Salt
BUY NOW
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CLASSICAL AND MILITARY
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THE CAMI'M YEAR
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EVERY BODY ANSWERS
J fl ill
JrrLrac^_©nse S-teClcof
Fine Dry Goods and Clothing;
CA£vH Bougnt them;
. Low prices will sell them.
THORNTON WHEATLEY’S Stores are recognized by ALL, as the
HesucL Quarters
of the FINE Dry Goods and Clothing trade of SOUTWESTERN On.
Our sales this* Fall, .show a Large Increase over any previous season,
and we are DETERM I NED te Increase them still farther. HOW?
Why by doing.just a little BETTER for our customers than anv other
house can do— ....
Our Dress Goods stock is Magnificent!
Our Clothing stock is IMMENSE!!
Every thing about the house is on a large scale except'on prices,
which are now down to
Come nnd see fbr yourselves and he convinced, it will pay you. We
wil'not bilk you to death but we will name such prices as wfli insure
QUICK SALES. We handle no old stocks; everything FRESH and
NEW. Remember the* Place:
Thornton Wheatley’s Head Quarter Stores;
Nos. 423, 425, and 427 Jackson Street, Corner of Forsyth Street,
Americus - - - Georg a
STAGG’S MW COFFEE KIT.
M^V JTUFACTURED AND FOB SALE BTC
P. E3C-
— :ALS0 DEALER l^v:—
Fancy and Family Gr ceries, Provisions,
•* WINES, LIQUOHS, CIGARS. ETC.
* A
COTT03E3’:- - - - utLMJECm VCTIS; <3-A,
i <TO **?»'-*. THE PUBLIC • •
1 • > •
WE .STAND OX NEUTRAL GROUND
COUJNCJI & McGARRAH
I
Desire to thank th« planters of$outliwest Oeorgia for the very libera
patronage extended tlicm during the past season, and to announce tha*
they will continue :to run the
ID RELIABLE COTTON tt'ARWi
at the old stand, C*. C'QT , - TON
<>ij AVENUE,during the coming cotton sea¬
son, TheeoynilttC soA.son promises to be a lively one, as the Indication-
are that it will opep with a
Railroad War and FiERCE Coip#oo in a
In order, to secure for our customers the fullest advantage of this wa i
in rates, we have refused to enter into any combination, but will occupy
neutral ground, ready to secure the highest prices and best rates from all
parties. Our interest is not with the railroads aiid compresses, but with
the planters, and fco* tills end we shall work; as we always have done.
Our convenience-to the banks and business portions of the city will
give our customers every convenience tor transacting their business, am;
instead ot being restricted toone class of buyers, our customers will hav»
the advantage of al 1 classes as our tables will be open to all.
Mr. S. McGarrali
who has had years-®! experience in handling cotton, will again have
charge of the SA LBS DEPARTME NT, and with his thorough familiari'-
ty with ail its detail-** he will see that tne highest prices are secured.
With these advantages, and with our expenses based upon the most
rigid economy, we art? able to guarantee as much clear money for your
cotton as tiny other warehouse’combination or corporation.
' Again thaukingr otir friends for past patronage, and soliciting a con-
tinuance of the same, we are Respectfully,
COUNCil & McGARRAH.
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T. A. C O L L I N S
—:AT:--
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Strange’s Old Stand,
Is now reeiving tils IMMENSE rjTOCK of Dry Goode, Notions, Shoe*
and Hats. Also * full supply of Family and Fancy Groceries, Hard¬
ware, and- Tin war* - Tobacco andCi gars a specialty
lie is still Runet ing his store at Mu rays XRoad*, and Buying for both
enables him to - J" % • - .
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LEA13 INLOW PRICES.
He invites his friends of the public generally to call and examine his
3^3" e-w CS“Ood-©, i,,
and get prices II. 4 purchasing elsewhere.-
•k »
Corner Broad - - and Oglot horpe H^rpcts
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Elia v i lie ■ « w G «i r | i»
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J.R.UAIN. BLOOM BROWN.
CaJcn. <S& BrcTyyi
HF.AI.KRH IN ■asp i’
■IB Ml COOES t SHOES.' L<
• *
Whisky, Tobacco a -d Cigars aSpccialty
Mr. Lee Childers of this County, I« with this firm arid \C(.4ld b* glad to
,1 »vt all hi* friends cullou him.
No. 221, Under Opera House.
FORSYTH ST., - - • AMERICUS,. G A.
a.
MURRAY & WILLIAMS
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—:Keep always on hand:—.
A, F u 11 Line
Of (jroceries, Staple Dry Goods k
Clothing A. Notions, Furniture,
Mattresses, Coffins 4t etc.
Wagons, Buggies A Curt*;.
which they will sell as LOW as
in this section, and thanking the people for their Liberal patronage l
n
he past, we hope to merit the same in the futurw.
Furniture and Co®»n Up Stalra
v
CALL AND SEE US.
, H. H. SINGLETARY,
\ :at:
Has the largest and Best Filied store of
an niim
Tob* Rumd in the country. AVe ke*p, constantly on hand,* Well H*~
leetctl U»e of Notions, Fancy and Domestic Dry Goods: also* handsom#
stock of Clothing, Hats and Shoes; Crockery, Glassware A e.
A fiue Rac of Fancy and Heavy Groceries A LB'AYS on hand, at
prices to oil
J—OoM£2.p©titican.. -A '
We huvtj less expense than any, and sell
—§CIIE APRIL i—
W> grind corn and make ns good meal tw ang w ater p>wM.
We gin cotton at id,al) per l»nlc and GUARANTEE Satisfaetioa
Look io Yoiir i/iftmsi! Tn ns arid be Coiirinced!!
Dr. J. E. Hall
of Americus
hagjusl rvtumwl fYom aii »<:•• m
trip East, where lie has been to
btirv-hast! as giKul stock of
OURS
as. f-up be found any where,
All kinds of
TOILET SHU & PEIIF 01 E
In f:ict any article .that can he
bought in any drug store.
Give Hint A Call.
when-in that o'ty, ’
I’ve just a word to any to nil;
Bl«, little, greit »!t,d sot ill-.
Whip.i ill this town, bo sure torall
Amt get your drugs fn mj- f Hi.
Next door to John Jt. Shaw’s
Amerk-Mm Ga.
Stallion | Jersey Bull
in UM» at farm, one mile North of I lia
viile.
TOM HARDEMAN;
night years old, sired bv Dick Burton :
ho, l>y Peak Idol; he’’by Mnnibt inoV
f hief 1 st dam, Rosa Lee, by Uorbiun;
2 nd dam, Frank; 3 rd dam, a Camdiun
pacing marc. Service tee !fI 0 , for the
season.
MACK KOFFEF.
10->89 A. J. C. Sired by Kin^ K. if fee
Jr. 12317 A. J. C.C. nut of “l)Jjj, ^ L„ r
.
lino.”10404 A. J. C. Service fee $5.
tor tho sen son.
A few good milk cows with > n
calves, for salo. C. II. Smith. I» ri >) * ^
Elhivillc, Go- r I*.
*■ p *. Horrn-r e
ND |pMnnifl|| ifJ BI
|g_ I r MEDICINf^^l ■ I
ALK
Aaftr#u*B*#**i*t. ,
F.ir ole b\ Dr. U. R. fe, n |th
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: TREATMENT
"»L\TION. "
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AM* Anh
. ’ .jj-i-i . .vs.)* Bi'xiivilis,
■>-pcpsia.t'atari'll, il».v P>ve-, ll»u<t
idle, I•■-tkiliiv, KheiimJiism. N' uralpt
ai’d nil Chronic siik! Nervous Disorders.
"Tne Coinpi uml Oxygen TieuMnhijt."
irs vtmkey A I'alcii, No. 1.>A> -Arch -t.
Philadelphin, liiive la-cn using tor I be
la -1 seveuiceii years is a scientific
'•'it+ogen u»i incut of limpetized. the elements and of the < >x.vge» '%r* at'9
corn
s .so condense and made port able ------
d is u nt all over the world. v
I>rs. S. atyl p v ^tve the Ifiierty to refer
sonswho o the followingwtinerl has wellhi.own Trci |S'r-
o tried their tniCnt: of
!K»N„ fh'in. I). KELLEY, Member
REV. 'on.iwyss Phdadclnliia. Editor,
laiilieran VICTOR L. CONRAD,
Observer I'hil-t. D.
REV CHARLES W. CUHHING D,
. tlowli^ytlur IO.V. \\S{ pc.NN Y Jjnt*r
Ocean IiicitU la, X.XtW J^i^tvtr
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South VY. IL liirniinithain \VORTHI.\'tTON Ala. Euttor
Kai.su 1UIKJE II. I». Y JOOMA>\ Quynemo,,
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M Its. .si ARY A,LTVKRMOBB M*lrosq
Massac.hns^t lUDUE ts. York.
It. S. VOORGEES New
E.I'fhM !• RANK SIDDALI, IiT Phifti Merchant (elphiu. V hda. .
HON. W. \V. SCHUYLER. S&i Easton, I’i»-
EDWARD L. WILSON B/Vi^way
X. Y. Kd. Riiau. Uboto, ' '
El DELIA ALLYUN, Wai«t*a, Hawath, ,
'iindu leh Islands,
Scotland. VLEXANDER BITCH IB, Iur*ru *»8-.
MRS. M. V. ORTEGA, Kresnilo, Vacate,.
casMezico. Spanldt,
MRS. EMM A COOPER Vtllia
I b ln tli ttSC, >A.
J. COBII, Ex-Vice Consq) f’asaldanoa
Morocco. M. V.
•/ HEN ASH BROOK, Red Rtufl Cel, BUnford
A MOORE, Niin’t P..ltC«
Dorsetshire England. 4
JACOB Ward, Bow tel, New Sou is
Wales . '
And thoiMnncs.ot other# in every par
d the Unit-d States.
>4"”rS3tfJPirE!!5,B#. pnblUh* of n»w
ii-.w-.lmro of two hundred nages
"I by Drs. Starkey A Peicnwhieli Kiv »4
Information
''*? rcinnrkublc curative agent and * rw.
t UH 8 , SVARKET .J
N-. 45 .9 A rbh Street,