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GUERRY & SON,
Attorneys nt Law,
AMERICUS, CIA.
Practice in Federal and State Courts
Mar. 23th-1886,
E. G. SIMMONS
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AMERICUS, GA.
Will practice in all the counties of
This Judicial Circuit, ill the Supreme
Court of tbe State of Georgia, and
in the District Court of the United
States, and in all otLer july23-8l. courts by
pecial .contract
WtLLbUltK F. CLAUKE,
Attorney At Law
LUMPKiN GEORGIA.
Special attention given to collection.
Will bo iu Lnuipliin every Wednesday and
Kolurday. At other times can be fonml ai
uiy residence 21 miles from Lumpkin on
Benevolence road.
January 23-188G.
THE PEOPLES NATIOMAL
BANK OF AMERICUS.
Does a Geneial Bunking Business
S. H. HAWKINS, President
H. C. BAGLEY, . Cashier.
Americas, Ga., March 6, 1886.
ALLEN HOUSE,
FORMERLY THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Americus, Georgia,
Mrs. W. H. ALLEN Proprietress.
GOOD SAMPLE ROOMS ON FIRST
FLOOR FOR COMMERCIAL TOURISTS
Electrict Bells connected with every room.
Elegant Bath Booms supplied with Artesian
•water—warm or cold. Accommodations,
Stbictly Fikht-Ci.ass in Every Particular.
Patronage Respectfully Solicited.
W. H ALLEN, Agt.
HAWKINS HOTEL,
GOOD SWLEr'Sis’fmTcOMMER
CIAL TOURISTS.
Artesian Water-Warm Or Cold.
Electric Bells connected with every
room. Accommodations strictly first
class in Every Particular.
Patronage Respectfully Solicited.
G. H. TOMMEY, Proprietor.
Feb. 27tb-1886
J. ISRAELS,
Americus, - Georgia.
When yon visit Americas remem¬
ber J. ISRAELS, on Cotton Avenue,
next door to The Bank of Americas.
Call on him for
Fine Whiskey, Tobacco,
CIGARS, GROCERIES ETC.
He keeps the very best at prices to
suit tbe times. Orders solicited and
promptness guaranteed.
March 6tb, 1886.
FRESH MEAL.
t —>
lam now prepared to deliver at the hous¬
es of my customers the Best Water Ground
Meal that can be made in this section as
low as it cau te bought elsewhere. My
wagon will deliver on Thursday of each
week for the present. Orders left at Corbett's
Drug Store or The Independent office will
receive prompt attention. Terms C. O- D.
E. H. VOKU3.
Lumpkin Ga. Dec. 2f-tf.
LUMPKIN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1880.
ARIZONA.
Its Situation—Area and Boundaries
—Physical Features, etc.
‘Where is Arizona, and what kind
of a country is it 1' is a question
which thousands throughout tbe
United States, and out of it, are ask¬
ing daily. That, it contains rich
mines and is the home of bloodtbirs
ty savages, are generally accepted
facts, beyond this tbe knowledge of
tbe country is of the most vague and
fragmentary character.
A glance at the map will show that
Arizona’s geographical situation is
the extreme soutbwe§t corner of the
United States. Its shape is nearly
square, and it extends from tbe 109th
degree of longitude westward to the
Colorado River, and from 31—28 of
north latitude to the 37th parallel.
It is bounded on the north by Neva¬
da and Utah, on the east by New
Mexico, on the south by tbe Mexi¬
can State of Sonora, and on the west
by California and Nevada.
Its greatest length from north to
south'is 380 miles, and from east to
west very nearly 350 miles. Its entire
area is 113,947 square miles; being
larger than a'.l New England and
Pennsylvania combined. North of
tbe 34th parallel the country may be
described as an elevated plateau,
crossed and seamed in its northern
part by deep canons, mighty fissures
and narrow valleys. This plateau
an average elevation of from 5,000 to
7,000 feet which gradually decends
to sea level in the extreme south
west. Its eurface is diversified by
massive mountains like tbe San
Francisco—with an elevation of 13,
000 feet—the Bradshaw, tbe Mogol
lon, with many detached spurs and
peaks. Lying between these ranges
are extensive grassy plains, beauti
fu! valleys and charming mountuin
glens.
This regiou is watered by tbe
Colorado of the west, tbe Colorado
Cbiquito, tbe Verde,and many small¬
er streams.
South of the 34th parallel there is
a marked change in the aspect of the
country. The altitude is from 3,000
to 4,000 feet less, and tbe climnte is
much warmer. From this point to
tbe boundary of Sonora is a region
of wide plains and valleys, crossed
in all directions by detached moun¬
tain ranges and isolated peaks. In
the southeast the mountains attain
lofty and massive proportions; and
the Santa CatalinAS, the Santa Ritas,
tbe Himebucas, the Graham, nnd tbe
Chiricabuas, are densely timbered
and clothed to their summits with
verdure. Arizona has keen called a
mountain land, and tbe name fils it
welt. The mountain system of the
Territory is a contain! ion of the
Rocky and the Sierra Nevada ranges.
Tbe Sad Francisco Peak may be con
sidered tbe apex of the Arizona sys¬
tem, and from this point the ridges
and spurs extend southwesterly
throughout the Territory. All the
principal mountains of tho country
are covered with timber and thickly
carpeted with grasses, where veinR of
gold, silver and copper are met w ith
in every hill and peak.
Next to the San Fraucisco tbe high¬
est peaks are tbe Sierra Blanca, 11,-
496 feet; Mt. Graham, 10 516; Santa
Ritas, 10,315; Santa Catalina, 9,950,
and Mt. Turnbull 9,500 feet.
The principal rivers of Arizona are
the Colorado, which washes its wes¬
tern border and divides it from Cali¬
fornia, the Gila, the Salt River, the
little Colorado, tbe San Pedro, tbe
Santa Cruz, the Verde, San Carlos
Agua Fria, and many smaller water¬
courses. The Colorado belongs to
that system of rivers which have
their sources in the Rocky Mountain
chaiu, and takes rank among the
great waterways of the continent.
It is formed by the union of the
Green and Grand rivers in south¬
eastern Utah, and flows into the
Gulf of California.
It is navigable for boats of light
draft for ovsr 600 miles, but tbe con¬
stant shifting of its channel makes
navigation difficult and dangerous.
The Colorado drains the entire Ter¬
ritory,and every drop of water which
falls on its mountains and plains,
finds its way to the great river. The
river io its course forms the ‘Grand
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Canon,’ the most stupendous chasm
on the globe. It is a tremendous
gorge over 400 miles in length, and
from 1,000 to 6,000 feet in depth cut
through the eruptive rock by the
river in its passage for ages from its
mountain sources to the sea. This
awe inspiring and mighty work of
natcre, is becoming a resort ol tour¬
ists anxious to gaze npon a scene
without a parallel in either hemis¬
phere. Next to tbe Colorada the Gila
is the principal river of Arizona. It
crosses tho Territory from the line
of New Mexico, and joins the Colo¬
rado at Yuma. The Salt River unites
its wAters with the Gila, a
few miles west of Phoenix. The val
leys of these two streams contain
three fourths of ail the arable lands
in the Territory Both have their
sources in the Continental divide,
and drain the Territory south of the
35th parallel. The Santa Cruz and
the San Pedro flow mto the Gila
from tbe south. The former is an
erratic stream which rises in Sonora,
and loses itself in the thirsty sands
for more than half its course. The
Verde is the principal tributary of
the Salt. It is a clear mountuin
stream with a swift volume of water
Although generally spoken of as a
•dry country,’ it will be seen that
Arizoua is well supplied with wa
ter.
Besides those named there are
many smaller streams, while in the
elevated valleys and glens are nu¬
merous springs, clear and cold.
The geological features of the Ter¬
ritory are as varied as the character
of its snrfuce. Tbe country east and
eoulh of the San Francisco,, Moun
tain, is covered with the lava flow
which, in ages past was poured out
from the seething caldron within
this lofty peak, i'be main ranges of
the neutral portion of the Territory,
are generally primitive rocus, but
covered in mauy places by tbe erup¬
tive formations. The southeastern
part of the Territory is mostly com¬
posed of granite, porphyry ami slate,
together with large beds of lime,
gypsum, trap, and other secondary
rocks. The geological structure of
the southwestern corner of the coun¬
try presents a curious medley; gran¬
ite, porphyry, slate, and quartzite,
are found in juxtaposition with lime,
trap and basaltic rocks. Arizona is
a land of marvels for the scientist
and the sightseer. Torn and riven
by supendous gorges, crowned by
lofty mountains, adorned with grassy
plains, beautiful valleys, and lofty
table lands, the topography of the
country presents a picture of weird
beauty and grandeur, nnequaled on
the continent. Fire and flood have
left the indelible marks of their visi¬
tation on the face of Arizona, but it
has only added a new charm to her
wild beauty, and given added variety
to bill, mountuin and vale.
The Need of Out-Door Life,
What these young women need is
out-of-door life. Not exercise in the
‘Gym’ bnt tennis, croquet, rowing,
horseback riding all iu light-weight
clothes and with loosened corset
strings. Nowhere, writes an enthu¬
siast, is beauty so perfect as in the
saddle. If woman, consciout of love¬
liness, convinced that tbe gods have
appointed her a trustee of beauty for
the delectation of tbe sterner sex
and tbe discomfort of her fellow
woman, has a keen perception of tbe
environments most favorable to beau¬
ty, she certainly will not hesitate to
seek the saddle as her throne, and
the soft, warm, melting landscape for
a background. As tbe glove fits, so
must the habit, Then, well mounted
with a fice rein in a firm bridle band,
she is off with a dash. Good 1 The
color comes, the eyes sparkle, and
the tresses would prove traant to the
comb. And this in the sunlight,
Here 90 per cent, is to be attributed
to nature and 10 per cent. to. the ar¬
tistic tailor. Get away irom half
lights and dreary 5 o’clock teas.
Monnt and be off. Dash around the
park in pursuit of health and happi¬
ness. Into tbe saddle, young maids
and matrons. You will then rival
the stars, to be followed in your
I coarse by the eyes of honest admira
[tion.
Bomance and Reality.
If in the spring a young man’s
fancy lightly turns -to thoughts of
love, such thoughts become very se
rious during tbe summer. American
girls never look more lovely than at
the seaside or in tbe country daring
this out-of town season. Nature
makes a most appropriate back
ground for their natural oharms. The
light robes in*which they attire them¬
selves give an almost ethereal charac¬
ter to their beauty. In the excursions
on the lake or river, through shady
woods or up long, dusty roadr, they
are at their best, happy themselves,
and anxious to make their cavaliers
happy, and yet with that feminine
dependence which is woman’s great¬
est attraction to a manly man. To
see them is to fall in love with them.
To fall in love with them is to begin
a blissful romance, to which the
sweet summer nights, tl:e twinkling
stars, the pale moon lend their poe
try. But after the romance of mak¬
ing love comes the reality of matri¬
mony, and this thought gives many a
young man grave perplexities just at
present.
There are philosophers who wave
away any discussion of the pecuniary
side of marriage. They declare that
it is cowdardly to count up dollars
and cents when a bewitching maiden
is willing to be won. They scorn
the easeful knight who loves, calcu¬
lates the expenses and rides away.
They assert that what is enough for
one is enough for two. They point
out that our parents and grandpa¬
rents married happily and brought
up large families upon much less
money than young men of the pres¬
ent day spend upon themselves.
There is some truth in all this, but
it is only a half truth. The bachelors
who are now spending their vaca¬
tions and falling in love at the water¬
ing places and summer resorts, can¬
not derive much instruction or com¬
fort from it. They would not, it they
could, imitate tbe economies of tbeir
parents or live the lives of tbeir
grandparents. Every man who loves
a girl honestly,desires to marry her,
but he cannot argue the financial
question upon general principle. Can
he afford it ? Has he or can he be
reasonably sure of making enough
money to support her comfortably ?
If be, or she, ba worthy,tho questisn
is easily answered; but the majority
of young men have only moderate
incomes, and we have no donbt that
some of them do really prove their
love to
A young bachelor in New York can
live handsomely upon a couple of
thousand a year. The English phrase
is 'live like a gentleman,’ but many
in all countries expend much less.
For $10 a week he can secure a large
elegantly-furnished room in a fash¬
ionable locality. For $3 a day be
cau breakfast and dine at his clnli,
and have a bottle of claret with bis
dinner. For $200 a year he can keep
up bis stock of clothes, hats, shoes
and other essentials. As a rule bis
game at cards and billiards, bis ci¬
gars and his hospitalities either pay
for themselves or are defrayed by the
small wagers upon which he ventu¬
res. He has a margin of about two
hundred dollars for amusements and
for absolute luxuries. Being an
American, he expects to earn more
money next year and the year after,
or to hit upon some lucky specula¬
tion in Wall street which will eDrich
him. But, for the present, his in¬
come is about a couple of thousand
a year, and he is perfectly at his ease
with it until he comes to think of
sharing it with a wife. Then how
small it seems 1 How poor he is 1
Why, one-half of it would be eaten
up by tbe rental of a flat and the
wages of a servant of all work.
Bread and cheese and kisses are
all very well in novels, but nobody
conld exist npon them as a daily
diet No man who truly loves can
be satisfied to make tbe object of his
affections worse off by marrying her.
He cannot consent to have her turn
washer-woman for bis sake. She
may be ready to do so; the most sen
Bible women promise this to them
solves while Cupid mocks them; but,
1 if he were weak enough to agree, bis
i wife would no longer be the dainty
girl be now adores. Life is hard
enough at the best, without making
it harder by demanding sacrifices ot
ease, of comfort, of society, of refine¬
ment npon tbe altar of Hymen. Our
girls possess common sense as well
as beauty, and they' should render
tbe matrimonial problem less difficult
by proving that they, too, know the
value of money,and to make tbe most
of a little, and how to elm oat dollars
by tact and taste and skill. If young
men were convinced that in marriage
they secured a true helpmeet, a part¬
ner for life, instead of a talking doll,
to be petted and costumed, or a
pretty bird, to he caged and fed,
here would be more matrimonial al¬
liances this summer than are likely
in the present state of the money
market. Flirtation is tbe fashion,
but the old, genuine love is too ex¬
pensive to be experienced except by
wealthy people.
All Sorts.
A frigid smile—Iced champagne.
Miners at dinner rest on their ores.
Boston’s directory is the champion
for Smiths.
Roscoe Conkling is said to wear a
night cap in bed.
Full-dress bathing suits are now
cut cn mackerel.
The French dictionary is filling up
with English words.
The heated fut woman with her
little girl is a hot-and tot*
A book on etiquette might well be
called a work on haughty culture.
A man^has not necessarily got a
cold when he talks horse at a race
track.
A 75-year-old Michigan lady has
just finished a quilt containing 2,950
pieces.
A Wisconsin cow has died from
chewing tobacco. Did you heifer
hear the like?
Lady Dilke is a brave woman, who
actually thinks she can still clear Sir
Cnarles.
The sins an old man confesses with
the greatest relish aro thoso he never
committed.
A girl does not want a chaperone
who has a chap of her own on a Sun¬
day afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah C. Bull has published
in England a memorial of her famous
husband. Ole Bull.
Cows may be coaxed to give their
milk, but the milkman cannot be pre¬
vented from watering iL
Did it ever occur to you what a
funny thing a postage stamp is?
Even the department can’t sell it af¬
ter they cancel it.
The Lowell Citizen says the mock
turtle never has to bo fed. Oh, yes,
it does; it has milk fresh from the
cow twice a day.
It is stated that a young girl in
New York is a skillful locksmith. She
is probably one of those whom love
laughs at.
It is n base hit for a ball club to
strike a miserly old man for $5 on
the ground that he is to be made an
honorary member.
A cheese factoiy is to be started at
Caraccas.
--
Thought Marriage Might So¬
ber Him Up.
Doesenberry was so full when he
went to get married that he wanted
to whip the minister, and offered to
bet that he could pull one of tbe pil¬
lars from under the church roof and
bring the whole structure tumbling
iu on them, a la Samson.
Minister to weeping bride— 5‘Did
you know this man drank when you
accepted him ?’
Weeping brido—“Y y yes, sir.’
Minister —“Did you ever see him
full before ?’
Weeping bride—‘Y-y-yes, sir.’
Minister—“Then why do you want
to marry him V
Weeping bride—'I thought tnayb®
that marriage might sober him up.’
Minister—‘Well, marriage does
usually sober a man np. But in this
case it seems to have made him all
tbe drunker. What is he worth F
Weeping bride (with alacrity) —
“Forty thousand dollars.
Minister—‘Ob, that makes a differ¬
ence. Here, Deacon Williams, hold
tho groom up until I get through
with this ceremony.’
Terms $1.50 Per Annum,
A Five-Cent Shave.
In my rambles about New York I
have stumbled into some queerpl&ces.
One night, recently, I dropped into
an Italian barber’s in Centre street.
I say dropped in advisedly—what¬
ever that may mean—for the shop
was in the basement, and t slipped
on tbe top step.. The concern was
on the five cent plan. The barber
took only five cents in cash; the re¬
mainder be took blood and cuticle.
This old cave was guardel by two
natives. My informal entrance had
somewhat surprised them. Evidently
they had been led to suspect some¬
thing more interesting—a wheel-bar
row or track horse for instance. One
of the Italians was a black, shaggy
browed, stiff-necked rascal with hair
that stood up all over: Tho other
was a villainous-looking blonde. Oc¬
casionally he excavated his pockets
with both hands, or involuntarily
inserted his fingers into his hair as if
in response to a suggestion from
that quarter. His long hair lay mat
ted on his neck like rye straw after
a thunder storm. His nose Lad the
concave of a dessert spoon, and his
big eyes had crawled up into hiB
head until they appeared like two
seed onions newly set oat. Both
bristle catlers went on guard, each
behind bis chair as soon as I had
shook myself together and was sure
that the stairs were not hanging to
me. I said, mentally, 'Now this ia
clearly a batcher, not a barber shop;
one fixed up a little to suit the idio¬
syncrasies of its victims.’
With a sigh I drifted into the chair,
or guillotine, of the black and tan
executioner and closed my eyes. I
ought to have closed my fnoutk in¬
stead. In trying to work up a big
frosting on me, the barber miscalcu¬
lated a few times, mistaking my pal
ate for the bull’s Then he learn¬
ed how prejudiced I was against the
flavor of common bar soap. Next he
aimed at my cheek and sailed his
brush into my eye. He handled the
brush as if it were a boxing glove,
and be compelled by the rules of the
Italian prize ring to dispose of me in
one round. He had already closed
one optic. I began to suspect his
sanity. Even his alleged mirror was
more than half cracked.
I do not aver that be bad sand on
his bands, but I think I know warts
when I feel ’em. When he was done
with the first act ho was probably
fatigued,— I know I was—fof he
veered off nnder sail, and the blende
pirate next approached me with cat
lass upraised. He raided my upper
deck as if he meast to slay all od
board. He grabbed my smelling ap¬
paratus as if it were merely a vegeta¬
ble, or a handle made especially for
barber’s use. Laying the murderous
weapon at the basement of my right
ear, he drew it down to my chin, like
pulling a lawn-mower through a field
of daisies. It was a veritable prairie
fire. My thin skin sprang a thou¬
sand leaks. But tbe sight of blood
seemed to sharpen the villain’s appe¬
tite. I wish it bad also sharpened
bis scimiter. By the time he began
on my chin, the one time lively lath¬
er had made a permanent, settle¬
ment. Then ensued a struggle. The
blonde attacked it from all points—
always where it hurt the most. When
be finally got a good hold he took off
enough calfskin to make a good-sized
wallet. When he began mopping my
face and excavating my ears I knew
tbe worst to be over. As an after
piece he sqairted a stream of mask
at me as if I were a fire. It was
quite unnecessary. For 1 pot myself
out as soon as I got my feet aimed at
the door.
Afterwards it occurred to me that
the brunette was the heavy trage¬
dian} bat having been made tempo¬
rarily dizzy by the footlights be bad
palmed off his 6Upe on me in tbe
dagger scene at gallery prices. Not
any more five-cent shaves for me.
Cost or Running a Locomotive.—
It costs a little more than 20 cents a
mile to run Nearly a locomotive, on an av¬
erage. 8 cents of this is for
fuel, 8J cents for pay of engineer and
fireman, a half cent for oil and waste
and A more of coal than will 4£ cent for locomotive repairs.
ton run a
twenty-four miles, a pint of oil will
run eleven miles, and a pound of
waste 123 miles. The locomotives
of a railway like the Northwestern
run 500,000 males a month.
NO 24.
<9 i4i
AURAHTII
Most of tbe dtoM«a which afflict mankind ale orifini.
ally oaaaed by ft disordered condition of tho LIVER.
Forslloomplointtof this bind, saeh ss Torpidity of
the Lira-, Bffiaamoss. Nemos Dyspepsia, Indigos,
tiott. Irregularity of tho Bowels, Constipation, Haiti
lency. Eructations snd Cumin* of the 8tomsoIt
Bloody (sometimes Flux, called Chffls Heartburn), sad Fora, Breakbofift Missma, Materia, Fora,
Exhaustion before or after Ferae. Chronic Diar¬
rhoea. Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foal Breath,
Irregularities incidental to Females. Bearing-down
STHDIGER'S IURMTH
Is Invaluable. It i, not a panoosa for all diseases,
bet MUIfft ft|ipe all diseases of tho LIVER,
mil STOMACH and BOWELS*
tinge, It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow
to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely raftered
low. gloomy spirits. It is ono of the BEST ALA
TERATIVES SAd PURIFIERS OF THK
BLOOD, and l» A VALUA BLE TONIC*
STADICER’S AURANTIK
Fox solo by ill Dr uggists, PriooS I.OQ pcrt> 0 ttl»
C. F. STADtCER, Proprietory M
uo SO. FRONT ST., Philadelphia, Par
darter’s Shoe Store
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P
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lilfitlfil bestIn theworld
III,
We Are Still In Out Boots and ouf
business is to snpply the people with
First Class Foot Wear. Goods that
are comfortable, nice fitting and dres
ay. Cali on us tor yonr nne goods,
In medium and cheap grades we ban
die nothing but Leather Shoes. No
Shoddy or Pasteboard Goods that
can only be guaranteed to be twelve
pairs to the dozen, bnt Honest Goods
at Moderate Prices.
CALVIN CARTER*SON
Americus, Ga
March 6, 1886.
PROHIBITION
May prohibit anybody from Belling
Liquors Ih Stewart County, but High
License iu Eufaula, Ala., does not
prohibit MORRIS & GREER from
supplying the Good People of Stew¬
art with Pure Medicinal Wines, Fina
Brandies nnd Whiskies, such as thera
will be a necessity for at times in ev«
ery family, and snch as would be pro*
scribed by their Physicians.
We keep a Full and Complete line
of the Best Liquors which can ba
bought in any market, and are pre¬
pared to furnish customers with any
quantity, from Half a Pint to Five
Gallons or more, and we Guarantee
All Goods as Represented, and sup¬
ply them at Lowest Market Priees.
We keep a full stock of all grade
and respectfully solicit a share of
your trade, Come in tad see OS
when yott visit Eufaula.
Respectfully, MORRIS St GREER.
January 30, 1886,
SMITH’S
g\i k\
BEANS
gSSMSS&B Brans. CleartheSRln, Tone the Se rves, andgive
Ula and Vigor to the system. Dose; ONE BON.
Tr, Price, them 25 once an. bottle. you will neter Sola By ba Druggists without them, and
ct, per generally. Sent o?
Nedlcldtf prise in Nestors on receipt
Hanuiacturers and Solo Props., ST. LOUIS, KdL>