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-A. T COST, , -A- T O O £3 T 3 . .A. n? O O S I Preparatory to going North for my fall stock, I Will sell, for the next thirty days, my entire stock of summer clothing at ACTUAL COST. This is a bona fide closing out sale, as the goods must be sold to make room for fall purchases. This sale will be for the Spot Cash only. IE"L 2nF- EzHzcelsloiE Olotlh-iin.g' EEctuls©. VOL l-NO 73. 'J'tlOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, ’SSI) $5.00 PER ANNUM tl C 03 03 03 I—^ The Morphia Fiend. Under this very suggestive heading a writer in the Pall Mall Gazette gives us i very graphic description of the morphia habit, which is apparently growing among the community at an alarming rate, and causing devasta tion to body and soul in a degree which can only be estimated and re alized by those who have the misfor tune to witness its effects upon the unfortunate creatures addicatcd to its use. Imagine (says the writer) an instru ment about the size of a pencil case, constructed sgmewhat after the model ol a wasp’# sting, and fitting into a tiny case which will go with ease in the muff, the waistcoat pocket, or the bosom of the dtess. The instrument itself may be of gold, and the case may be fashioned like a jeweled scent bottle or other trinket, and hang sus pended from a golden chatelaine with the most innocuous air. This is thq injector, and a slight punctuation of the skin with the waspish point is sufficient to enable the required quan tity of the magic liquid to be dis charged into the system. Nor is the term magic an exaggeration, for not more magical was the effect produced by the pills which the travelers swal lowed in the cave of Monte Crisio than that which results from the in jection of morphia. It must be, how ever, observed here that there arc three distinct stages of morphia ab sorption, all ol them brief in duration, the last one briefest of all. During the Vest stage the results are purely pleasurable, they bring a draught of fresh life into jaded limbs. The faculties receive a sudden stimu lus, the callous sense of pleasure is sensitive oricc more, the vision of the world cast on the mental eye is drawn in rosy lines, the whole appreciation of things earthly is that of one who is prepared to drain the cup of life to the bottom and enjoy it to the full The subject lives in a glamorous sense of vague happiness, her halt- closed eyes reveal the state of exqui site lassitude which laps her limbs, she feels that her one enemy is exertion, she is too happy to trouble about any thing, all that she asks is that her friends should he happy around her, even as she is happy. Her hold on eternity loosens as her desire for it decreases. “Why take thought for the morrow ?” would run her new reading of the text, “Sufficient for the day is the happiness thereof.” In time, however, a change comes o’er the spirit of this rose colored dream. Its continuity becomes lircK ken by dreadful intervals of reaction, during which the victim is oppressed by all the horrors of intense^ melan choly and weakness, and from which relief can only lie obtained by con - linual repetition of the process of in jection. The baneful habit acquires a firmer hold by counter-irritations. It is so easy to drive away the blue devils that are making themselves apparent, to check the reaction which has begun to set in, to change the dark shadows which are clouding over the vision of life into the rainbow hues ol the morning, to transform the victim of melancholy, the prospective suicide, into the laughing child of pleasure whose creed is that ol the half pagan l.eo.X., “Let us enjoy what God have given us. v So easy —but only by constant use of the fatal drug; and as the former slight injections have lost their power, larger doses of the stimulant must be launched into the system before the desired effect can be produced . The result, however, of the increase of the quantity injected is to develop the feeling of lassitude until in time— such a brief period!—it completely overpowers the senses, ancj the victim becomes practically lost to the world. She lives in a rose-colored world of her own, in which happiness reigns supreme and which she would not leave it shecottld; for her reentry into the life she-has forsaken can only be accomplished by passing through a period of intense mental and bodily torture. She knows that she is slowly dying, that she is slipping to extinc tion in a soulless, mechanical way, like a clock which inevitably runs down when its motive power is ex hausted ; but her appreciation of ab stract ideas has become blurred; life has lost its meaning, death its terrors, better it is, she thinks, so far as she- compares her condition at all, to fade slowly and happily out of life without a thought or a care to checker the last brief period of existence than to face the struggle by which alone she could he saved. Indeed, it. is doubt ful whether, even if she could he kept by force from the use of the stimulant, she would not leel its loss so acutely that she would die in horrible agonies almost as quickly. I!y a curious perversion, therefore, ol the original object, it has been reserved for modern science to bring into existence and use the dream of the ancient poets —the drug which conferred happiness uncheckerrd and unalloyed. Were it possible, however, to analyze the mental condition of. the victim during the hours of reaction, it might be possible to realize also the .tortures of tlic damned in the mediae val hell.—Scientific American. A GREAT RAILWAY BOOM. A Hot-Headed Editorial. Ottawa, O.vt., Aug. 2.—The ( it-, izen, the government organ here, which hitherto has been silent in re gard to the Beliri.ig sea question, to day says editorially: “If the present government at Washington fails to bring about serious complications be tween the imperial government and the United .States, it will not he he cause no effort lias been put forth to produce so undesirable a result. The truth is, statesmen of the caliber of Webster and Clay do not reach, ma turity in the southern portion of this continent. Peddling politicians, seek ers of notoriety and professors of brag and duplicity appear to have monop olized all the places of importance, and are now intent upon forcing issues with a country whose people are rap- idiy’learning to despise, not fear them. The recent shameful net of piracy committed upon a Canadian vessel in Behring sea is absolutely unjustifiable and has only one redeeming* feature, namely, that it will bring the whole question under consideration, and the Washington authorities will lie forced to apologize, as well as to recoup the owners of the vessels they interfered with. If this is not done what is left of Yankee naval effects will probably disappear from more seas than j Behring.” In the Island ol Madagascar the father of a family looks upon a home ly daughter as the most valuable of his assets. The family beauty only brings suitors who swing on the gate, consume torches, bribe watch dogs, and arc as much a nuisance as in Yew York; hut the ugly one is a treasure. When the old man is hard up lie tics a rope around her neck, trots her down the street, picks an incipient Gould or Vanderbilt and offers the girl's hand in marriage. The horrified dude declines, rind thereupon the father demands and collect.- the line of one hundred yams, which the law exacts in ease of re fund. Finally, after she has run the guantlet of all the gilded yoilths, the maiden is forced upon some poor, hut honest mechanic of the isle, and her father rctiies upon his savings, or falls back upon another daughter, The old gentleman who makes the laws in Madagascar understands business. FairTourist—“Oh, how interesting! These are real cowboys, aren’t they r What hardy, rugged creatures they arc! I suppose their every-day life is fraught with the greatest danger ? Guide—“Yes, mum: 'twas only last week we hyng three of them for horse stealing." Torn Wool folk has broken his fast by eating some syrup. And it made Quickening in Railway Building Predicted For Georgia. Coi.i Mms, Aug. 1.—The Tele graph's correspondent had an inter view this morning with Mr. W. 15. Lowe, who was in the oily from At lanta, on the railroad outlook gener ally in Georgia, and for this section in particular. lie is one of the most prominent railroad men in the state and a member of the Chattahoochee I5riek Company. Mr. Lowe is of the opinion that considerable improve ments and extensions of the Georgia system will take place within the next two years. To comitti-i WITH Tilt! CENTRA!., The idea of establishing a complete sys'em of roads in competition with the Central, by means of conncctin the present independent lines, is gain ing ground rapidly among prominent railroad men and Northern capital ists. I understand negotiations arc now being carried or. between citizens of Columbus and the authorities of the 'Chattanooga, Home aud Colum bus road with a view to the extension of that road to a point on the Georgia Midland in the neighborhood of Warm .Springs. It, was the original intention to build the road to this city, but the requirements of President Williamson were not acted upon by tlio people. The project accordingly fell through. It is to be hoped, bow ever, that the efforts of the gcutlcmcn who are now endeavoring to secure this important northern outlet for Columbus will be .successful. To Bury Jute. liiYCOL.VTOY, (».\., Aug. 4.—The News nounces a novel ceremony ahead. Messrs 1\ 1* Holliday & Co. have on hand a‘roll of jute hugging which was left over from last year. They propose to give it to the fiimolu County Farmer’s 'Alliance and let them bury it. It is proposed to have a grand jubilee on that occasion, and speeches from several prominent men of the alliance. The speak ers will be selected and the announcement made in the future. The place will be at the court house, and the time late ill August. The exact date will lie given next week. A grave will be dug on the square some where near the courthouse, and a real funer al. with appropriate ceremonies will be gone through with. Fall-bearers will be selected for the occasion, and all who favor the use of jute bagging are expected to act as A picnic is to be included in the ceremo nies, and everybody is invited to attend and bring a well-filled basket. The mourners will he few—none l.iit the monopolists. Bury it d-c-c-p. “1 scarcely ever look at an electric light," remarked Judge Payne, of Atlanta some days ago, “without thinking of Dr. Alexander Sloans. All the old citizens remember Dr. Means. He was an eminent Meth odist divine aud a member of the fac ulty of one of the medical colleges here. During one of Dr. Means’ lectures to the students on electricity lie produced a hrightspark by uniting two wires and explained to the class that that spark would in the near future not only he used to light cities, hut would he a motive power all over the universe, and that was before Edison was heard of. Dr. Means made a deep study of electrical sub jects, and knew what lie was talking about.” him sick. It is said that the peach craze has -truck noddle Georgia amid-ships. A well informed gentleman, and a close observer, who recently travelled from Atlanta to this place, said, yes terday : “The indications are that a million peach trees will be propagat ed, within the year, between Macon and Amcricus. And they arc all going to plant the Liberia, thetainous Rump peach.” It is not generally known, perhaps, that this peach is named after Mr. Rump’s wife. If every body goes into the business the big profits will disappear. Thomasville merchants will have to “git” up and “git” this season. A word to the wise is sufficient. A Bad State of Affairs. Hon. John L. Harden, chairman of the hoard of county commissioners, urges the appeal for a special term of the court, atul details more specifical ly the unsettled condition of affairs in Liberty county. He .-ays that Bell came tliere some time ago claiming- to be “a divine being, leading a vay many negroes as his followers to the number of between 200 and .‘100.’’ They have abandoned their crops and houses and have committed the most abominable crimes. It is reported that since Bell lias been sent to the lunatic asylum they have offered at least one child in sacrifice, killed one old woman and dangerously wounded a colored man. They are said to he advocates of.free love and hold per fect orgies of sensuality. 1 lie officers have arrested and there are now- lodged in jail sixteen, and warrants are out for nearly as many more. It is represented that the county is in a desperate condition and will suffer financially unless a special term is held to reduce the expenses of keeping so many prisoners in jail for three months. Mr. .Harden says if this lawlessness continues there is no tell ing how it may end, for the deluded ones declare they are ready and will ing to commit any crime their leaders may direct.—News. The Comet Crop. There arc now five comets of ll.i# year’s discovery in the sky under ob servation, but four of them are tele scopic. Prof. Barnard, formerly of Nashville, Tonii,, hilt now of Lick, who lias especially good eyes for that kind of investigation, lias discovered two of these—one on April Id, and the other on June 23. Prof. W. Bt Brooks, director at Hobart Smith’s observatory in Geneva, N. Y., dis covered one on Jan. 15, and another on July C. This naked-eye comet, called Davidson’s, recently discovered by a Maryland star-gazer, is the fifth. Besides these, Barnard discovered one on Sept. 3, 1888, which Swift found on July 5 as a new comet. This mis take was caused l)y the fact that the comet went behind the rays of the sun in its obital motion about Decem ber, and reappeared in its rays about March. Faye’s comet, returned from its wanderings after many years, was also nil interesting object la-f winter. Utilizing Niagara. Alexandria, Va., Aug. 2.—A meeting of the directors and stock holders of the Niagara Hydraulic Electric Company was held here to day for the purpose of receiving re ports in regard to plans for the utili zation of the water power at Niagara Falls. It is stated that the company has secured front the Ontario govern ment the right to use the water at the Horse Shoo falls on the Canadian side’, and that they intend to secuio their power by tunneling through the rocks to the lied of the river, thereby obviating the danger from ice and wreckage and also leaving undhligiiml the beauty of the scenery. The company proposes with the power secured to furnish light power and heat to various points within a radius of forty miles. It also intends to build electric railways to Buffalo, Lockport, Clifton, Hamilton and oth er places. Work, it is said, w ill com mence this month, and a syndicate of American and Canadian capitalists has been formed to furnish the money. Another meeting of the stockholders will he held in New York on Tuesday next. It. is now thought that Gov. Lowry will knock Sullivan out, in the mill on the 12th inst., on the first round. Bets of two to one arc freely offered on Lowry. No takers. Now the salt trust is on hand. If it undertakes to run up prices, South Georgia people can do as in war times and run down to the Gulf coast and make it for themselves. We may have an alliance salt ware house down there.—Camilla Clarion. Midi;«! PRICES! AT- LEYY’S Our Mr, Levy is now in New York making Fall purchases, and he has sent us word to KNOCK DOWN PRICES on all sum mer goods, and make room for our immense Fall ami-Winter stock that is coming. So, from now on., all Spring and Summer g o o d s go at old “Knocked Down Prices.'’ Remnant table full of choice bargains every week. Levys IrjMsEoisi Mildidl House Corner.