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UNION RECORDER, MILL EDGEVILLE, CA.. JULY IS, 1*11 -WIZARD WITH GUNS TO DISPLAY SKILL HERE A thrill with every shot is no empty ; phrase by which t odescribe the re-j markable feats performed by “Ad** j Topperwein world famed fancy shotj who is to give one of his great free exhibitions here on July 16th. To any one of the thousands who have seen his astonishing exhibitions dur ing the past third of a century this! is not only exaggeration—it real-| ly fails to say enough. an make I lying flat on his back on the ground. He also has a varied menu of shoot ing features which he does with the aid of mirrors through which he sights targets fnm which he is look ing away. One f the moat spectacular thing? that Topperwein does is the drawing \ with bullets of cartoo. Using his i Winchester, 22 Automatic Model 0.1 he quickly outlines a head of an Indian, and Uncle Sam or some of the popular cartoon characters and draw- it right before the audience*- eye- <-n a sheet of tin. These strik ing likenecses -are made in three or four minutes of rapid fire shooting ; and are done, as artists would say. free hand. It might be said right here :hat Topperwein is somewhat of an nr’.:* by nature and training and his artistic ability -aids him consider- j erably in htis remarkable stunt. On more than a dozen occasions he has broken world’s records for rifle shooting at flying targets. At one time he broke 85 out of 100 wood blocks, two and a half inch cubes, which he threw himself and then -hot at from an automobile going ut thirty mile.- an hour. Another of his records in 4954 breaks out of 5000 targets, one and ■three quarters inc . only. And an even more remarkable record is that of 9999 out of 10,000 of the 2 1-4 inch targets. One miss in 10,000. Perhaps his mo* remarkable rec ord in many ways was that made at San Antonio, Texas, in July, 1907, when he shot eight hours a day for ten days and missed only nine out of 72.500 of these wooden blocks toss ed in the air by an as>»stant. Out of the first 50,000 targets Topper wein missed but four. In thi- -hoot ing he both :»hot at the target.- and did all the loading of the rifle also. In this remarkable test of shoot ing skill and endurance Topperwein had straight run** of 14,540; 13,597; 13,292 and 10,383. It isn’t likely thi- record will ever be beaten. It is a tremendous strain to undergo such a performance. From the standpoint of endurance and the number of tar gets shot at and broken this feat -amds as the world's greatest shoot ing performance. Ad Topperwein has no set pro gram for his exhibitions. His wonder ful stunts lend themselves to an in finite variety of program*, all equally marvelous and interesting. Much depends upon the size of the grounds as limited space sometimes makes it impowible for him to use some of the features which he can give when space is unlimited. This marvelous footing exhibition is open without charge to all who are interested. Come. FRIENDSHIP NEWS (Last Week) Thursday July the 26th, is the day set to meet at the church to clean up the grounds and cemetery. Every body tint can and w’ill is urged to come and bring a lunch and spend the day to help with this important work. The W. M. D. Met at the church Friday afternoon. The regular pro gram was carried out and several interesting talk* were made by ladie visitors from Milledgeville. Mrs. S. J. Bland and little daugh ter Murtile spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Prosser. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Griffin and Mr. R. H. Davis and family of Mil ledgeville, spent Sunday with rela tive* in this community. Little Miss Ruth Blizzard is spend ing this week with her aunt, Mrs. T. H. Hall. The Missionary Union was glad to Have with them Mesdame L. C. Walls, W. J. Chandler and Mrs. Bailey from Milledgeville, come again. Miss Myra Butt* returned to her home in Milledgeville Sunday after Kpending several days with her grand parent-, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Prosser. Mr.Seabie Hutching and family and Mrs. Preston Hitchcock and chil dren, were the afternoon guests of Mr. Julian Durden and family Sun day. Mr. and Mrs T. H. Hall and moth er, of Hardwick, spent Wednesday with Mr. C. I. Blizzard and family. Mr. Kenneth Veal from the G. S. S., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Veal Tuesday. Miss Xissie tilizzard was the guest of Miss Lillie Griffin Sunday. Mr. Luther Brookins and family of Linton also Mr. Rns Brookins and family of Milledgeville. were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Brookins, Sunday. DOG LEFT $5,000 New Orleans, La., July 7.— (Auto caster)—Grigonette, a New Orleans canine, has been left $5,000 under the terms of the will of his mistress, Mrs. Mary L. M. Schaffter. The dog is to reap the benefit of $2,000 in cash and an income from and addi tional $3,000. ANOVELW *m^ PAY, N ^o, N ' ew York . J “‘i- 1~(Autocw,,. —A roan who had ,aten a bi* at the restaurant of Harry here, had no money with whi ' pay bln check. "Let me leave here for security," he said • * just around the comer and ca> the cash in a few minute-. Martin consented. The str du: a new fedora on the £ Hours later, when Martin in., the hat, he found that it ■ Consult your Agent at jou w your Doctor or Lawyer. C. H. ANDREWS & SON “Nothing But Inturance' 1 For “Ad” Toppcrw rifle, shotgun, pistol obey as the mo-*. I perfectly trained circus animal obey- the voice of his master. A topper- • wein exhibition i- a rapid fire succes- si.-sion of increasingly astounding feats—done by Topperwein as simply as he would sit himself down to a good meil, yet so startling that they make his audiences fairly gasp. His programs are notable for the variety of features and for the con tinual surprises he springs. Topper wein*.- bag of trick# is so well stocked that his programs vary greatly yet each is a well rounded exhibition that sends his audiences home in animated wonderment and completely satisfied with a marvelously rare treat. A recital of ju*t a few of the Top perwein stunts will give some idea of the thrill* his spectators may look forward to. For instance, he sets two targets about 40 feet apart. Then he will take his place half way be tween them and, facing one of the targets and with his back on the other, he will break both target* ut the same time. He fires at the target behind him by shooting over his shoulder with the aid of a mirror. He will toss a number of small balls into the air, then pick his rifle up from the ground and break each of the bally before it reuches the field. He throws objects into the air, then loads his gun and hits the flying target before it can Standing on his head with tht aid of some one to assist him, he will shoot targets thrown into the air by one else. Topperwein breaks flying targets from all kinds of positions including XZXXXXXXXZZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A PAIR OP BIG FAT RED GOLD SUGAR SAVER strawberry plants, FREE to property owners who are readers of this paper A wonderful nrw atrawhrTry ha> Iwn ..sm.fij jKf lUtY^ "it' ,M ' " W BO •or. t that^ ibrjr only lire beautiful shining ml. 1 rooks up mj woody or pithy. Tli«-y oil on market* at a The HKD GOLD i» a *tron* plant RKSISTANT^i a’n'marL.Ht-^d. err,' !,ri»r GIA^T* E verb rarer \S"“th^'pKEMXEH. probably ^ the t«n^ srt-at.»t iyaS^rnuatatit Emp-r blooming or.d fru;tin* araaon than the )> 5 h, ° M M M M M M H M H H M H M H H M M M M M M H H M H H M M MBOI=en*=-JOB«^=*B» OBO =OBOI=30BO[ ieno= logoi 1 ■ iobo BELL’S JULY CLEARANCE SALE Big reductions all through our house. The prices are lowered on dress goods, silks, organdies, lowns and voiles—some 1-3 and some 1-2 off. A good opportunity to buy your summer wardrobe. Wash Dresses if- 4 . About 50 wash dresses in linen, ?; (I M j 1 ] i and linen sport suits, on one rack ^ I ] | marked for quick selling. Former flWjV- j! ! j i P rcles were $6.00, $8.00 and $9.00. your choice for $3.00 g Knickers 1 I Worsteds’ and lines plaids and stripes, sold up to $3.50, our o Special Sale price I $1.75; 200 PAIR LADIES’ FINE RAYON o o Bloomers l| Just received, values up to II $1.50. Special Sale price 98c ^Thirty-Five House Dresses Made of fine percal, beautiful patterns, sizes 16 to 46, former prices were $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00, on one rack for $1.00 Each JUST IN BY EXPRESS 25 New Washable Crepe Dresses sizes 14 to 40. mi $5.50 In light shades, sizes 14 to 40. marked for quick selling LADIES' FINE SILK STOCKINGS Silk to the top—Westcott, the most perfect fitting stocking on the market, every peair warranted, chiffons. Special price 98c. 260 PAIR LADIES FINE Chiffon Silk Hose 00 stockings, all the $1.49 Colored tops, regular $3.00 stockings, all the new shades, bought at half price. Sale price ^ 0 MORE ) HAN 50 PAIR ji Ladies’ Fine Shoes ! One and two pair of a kind, odd lots, 3 to 6’s, former prices $6.00 0 $8.00 and $10.00, our Special Sale preie ^2 95 | aaaiiiiiga«Mgaii«M^gi t— — -- 1 J.I k -1