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VOL 1-NO 107. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, '88!) $5.00 PER ANNUM AS USUAL, Oar New Frills AND Fancy Dress GINGHAMS Arc acknowledged to be the handsomest in the city. They arc selling rapidly, especially those splendid patterns wc offer at 8c a Yarcl. Make your selections before they are picked over too much. Our Fancy Ribbons 3 INCHES WIDE, Which we arc offering at the marvelously low price of 25o a, Yard, Arc the talk of the town. If you haVe not seen them yet, it THE STOCK BREEDERS FIX THE DATE OF THE FAIR. FRIDAY, THE 15th OF NOVEMBER. The Premium List as Adopted. For lO cts. We will sell you a beautiful Ladies’ Union Linen Hem stitched Handkerchief, which is certainly the best value ever offered in Thomasvillo. For 5 cents You can buy a nice colored bordered handkerchief, plenty good enough for the children to lose at school. 1JERSEYS Wc have an elegant all wool Saxony wove Jersey at the as tonishingly low figure of #1.00, Never before sold for less than one dollar and fifty cents. These are but a few of the plums we have in stock for our friends; and. lots more to show, if you will just take the trouble to come and look at them. We intend to make things lively this season, and we have the goods and prices to do it with. We extend a cordial invita tion to all to visit our establish ment, whether you buy or not. We arc always glad to see you and show vou what we have. 132 BROAD ST. The Thomas County Stock Breeders met at Judge Mitchell's office at 10 a. m. to day, to fix the time for hold ing the annual fair, and to adopt a premium list. Friday, the loth of November, was agreed upon as the date for the exhi bition, and the following premium list adopted: DEP VRTMKXT A—HORSES—STANDARD, REGISTERED AND THOROrGIIBREn. Cl. ASS 1. Host stnllion three years and over. “ horse colt 2 “ and under 2. •* “ “ l “ and under 2. “ “ •* under one. “ marc “ 3 and over. “ “ t “ 2 and under 3. “ “ “ 1 and under 2. “ “ “ under 1. “ gelding 3 years and over. Before an entry can he made in the above class the Secretary must he furnished with authorized ptoof of the elegihility of the ani mal, which proof shall he, by the Secretary, in case of doubt, referred to the hoard of di rectors. Class 2. For all horses not included in class 1, Best stallion 3 years and over. “ horse colt 2 and under 3. “ “ 1 and under 2. “ u “ under 1 . “ mare 3 and over. “ “ “ 2 and nndcr 3. *• 4t “ 1 and under 2. “ il under 1. “ welding over 3. Class 3. Open to all classes. Best single harness horse. “ saddle horse. “ pair matched horses owned and used- ns such. Best mule over 3 years old, Georgia or Flori da raised* Best colt G«. or Fla. raised, 3 and under 3. “ “ “ “ “ *• 1 and under 2. “ *• “ u “ “ under 1 X. B.—In the nbore class there is no di DEPARTMENT B—CATTLE—REGIS TERED JERSEYS. Class 1* Best hull. Best cow. Best bull calf under 1 year old. Best heifer calf under 1 year old* Class 2—FXREGISTERED OR GRADE JERSEYS. Best e ow. Best heifer calf under l year old. Class 3.—GUINEAS. Best bull. Best cow. Best heifer calf under 1 year old. Best hull calf under 1 year old. Class 4.—COMMON STOCK Best milk cow. Entries to Department B, Class 1, must be made subject to the following rules: The first two entries must4)c registered animals and a certificate of registration must he hibited to the Secretary before entry is re ceived. The second two to he either regis tered or the offspring of registered sires and dams, the certificate of registration in either •asc to he similarly exhibited The premium offered for each of the foregoing entries is three dollars. Messrs, J. S. Montgomery, W. R. McIntyre, N. II. Spongier, A. Q. Moody, L. A. Varncdoc, and the President nnd Secretary, were ap pointed a committee to superintend the fair. The funds in the treasury bein sufficient to meet the premiums of fered, Mr. J. S. Montgomery was ap pointed a committc of one to golicit subscriptions for this purpose. Meeting adjourned. H. W. Horr.i.NS, President. 'J. T. Chastain, Secretary. Sept. 14th, 1S89. The Brunswick Times prints a good story which illustrates the value of subscribing for your home paper. A gentleman ofthat city, after much persuasion, subscribed for the Times for one month, paying 50c. The very next day he saw an advertise ment of the proposed Sale of certain real estate. He purchased the land and sold it again the following day. Profit, $200; and all for 50c. Plans have been submitted in At lanta for the Confederate home. To erect a building according to them will cost $25,000. OF INTEREST TO GROWERS. COTTON Views of a Leading Cotton Firm on the Situation. The following circluar has just been issued by Hopkins, Dwight & Co., of New York, one of the most extensive and reliable cotton firms in the United States. Their facilities and Rources of information arc the best. Their resume of the situation and the mar ket is exhaustive. Much valuable in formation for the planter will be found in it: They say: Our spot market continues dull but steady, and middling cotton remains at llg cents, a decline in quotations of Jc. since, the last of August. This price is nominal, ns there has been no good grade cotton for sale for some time, and spinners have been obliged to take the best grade they could get, nnd not what they wanted There 1ms been but little new cot ton shipped here, and it has been of good quality and staple, and has add readily at quotations. Wc could at present dispose of considerable new cotton at full prices, if we had it for sale, but it is hard to tell how long this will last, but the price of con tracts nnd middling must come nearer together as the month advances. In the contract market there lias been a gradual improvement in the near positions, due to the rapid reduc tion in our stock and the fear that there will be very little cotton here to protect the short interest. Liverpool has advanced to such figures as to nb sorb a goodly portion of our stock, and all the early receipts of now- cotton, until freight to Liverpool advanced from 3-lGd to Ad for September, and our stock was reduced to 22,000 bales. Since this month began our stock has been still further depleted by the urgent demands of spinners, and is now but 13,000 bales. Of this very small stock there will not prob ably be left over 0,000 bales on the 18th inst., unless it is replenished by new cotton. This stoek is dangerous- fc the short interest and restore "the parity between our market and the South. The high prices that have prevailed for good cotton in this country have tcuded to make our spinners reduce their stocks to a low point, while the good trade in Europe and corner in Liverpool has also reduced the stocks of their mills, and we are therefore likely to see a greedy demand for the next two months, in order to start the mills. The question of the ultimate size of the crop will -have little cflect upon the price so long as it. is favorable, for the mills want the cotton nnd must have it right away, no matter what the prospect is for crop or prices. The South has been selling Novem ber, December and January steadily for some time, and wc do not recall as good crop prospects at this time since 1882. The bureau report to-day was therefore quite a surprise, nnd caused an improvement in the market. The large decline in condition of Texas from 91 last month to 81 this month, seems particularly wrong.. With a very bullish feeling pervad ing nil branches of trade in Great Britian, and a fair margin of profit between contract prices and the Fall months, and with our spinners with a small supply of cotton, and trade im proving on account of the large crop throughout this country, it is quite possible that the .South may lie able to market a goodly portion of this crop at good profitable figures. Wc must not forget that at this sea son it is not what the crop actually is that influences prices, but what people think it is. There is a tendency this year to discredit large crop figures, owing to the mistake of last year. The South certainly has a bright prospect before it, having secured an enormous crop of com, and a prospect, if weather is favorable, for saving aud picking the largest cotton crop on record, for which eager buyers are waiting. Respectfully, Hopkins, Dwight A Co. New York, Sept. 10, 188G. A FEW SUGGESTIONS. How to Make Tallahassee an Attractive Winter Resort, The first fall month is here. Soon the tide of northern tourist travel will be turned in this direction. They are coming this season in larger numbers than ever before. It is our duly to prepare for their entertainment. What shall we do? Northern people come to Florida, not alone in search of health, but they come for pleasure and recreation. They come to see our beautiful flowers, our choice fruits, prcducts of various kinds, common enough to us, hut curiosities to them. They want to carry back some little Florida souvenir to show to their friends. And right here is where wc have heretofore been negligent. Wo should have a Florida curiosity store, or our local jewelers and merchants should fit up special Florida curiosity departments. 8ucli a department would be profitable and it would help to make Tallahassee a popular resoit. Perhaps our merchants will ask: “what shall we keep in the way of Florida curiosities?” To this imaginary query we will say, all kinds of little Florida curiosities. Fish scale jewelry, alliga tor teeth, sea beans, canes made of Florida woods, young alligators, pal metto hats, hanging baskets made of dishrag squashes, sea shells, jewelry made of soap berries, chinquapin necklaces, little bales of Florida cotton, wrapped with satin bageing and with silver wire tics, Little bales of Flori da moss, pieces ot Florida hardwoods, highly polished, photographic views of Florida scenes, Florida dried grasses and ferns, birds’ eggs, mounted birds and animals, and a thousand and one other little things that arc not appre ciated by us, but would be just the kind, of souvenirs our northern friends would want to carry home. And cacli individual article would be a standing Florida advertisement. One reason why Jacksonville and St. Augustine are so popular as resorts is because they cater to the wants of their north ern friends and have Florida museums and Florida curiosity stores for their amusement, and where they can ob tain little presents to send or carry to their friends. Tallahassee must move forward. Our northern friends come here for amusement and it is our duty to amuse them. Another thing; the way to make a city attractive is to make it pretty. We have uulimited natural beauties, and that is why so many northern pco pie come here. Hut they want to see something new and novel, some im provement, some sign ot progress every time they come. Wc mint be continually adding new and choice flowers to our large collection. We must set out choice and peculiar fruit trees. Wc must use plenty of paint and whitewash. We must make our homes look fresh and attractive. The humblest cottage in Tallahas ce can he made sweet and home like by tin- addition of trailing vines, a few choice ■ flowers and a rich green lawn in front, j We arc proud to say that ti Can wc not afford a litte extra labor to add to their pleasure? When a stran ger arrives in Tallahassee, hunt him up, introduce yourself. He is a stran ger and you should not wait for a for mal introduction. Make his visit here pleasant. Show him all the attractive features in and around our lovely little city. If he wants to invest in some of our fertile lands, give him the advan tage id your experience and help him to select a desirable location. Intro duce him to your friends. Let him feel the southern hospitality for which we arc noted. If you own a piece of land that lie wants sell it to him at a rea sonable figure. Show him that he is welcome; that we hail him as a broth er, lie his political laith what it may. This is the way to build up a town, and this is the way that citizens of Talla hassee should entertain their guests. Try it this winter and then watch the results.—Floridian. Tallahassee residences are thus adorn ed. Many ot the homes of our hum Uicrc, ls a tcndcucy this ble colored laborers are more cosy, Gordon and Longstrcet. Yesterday while I was in the capi- to!, Gov.Gordon came in. In iiis usu al inimitable style he began greeting friends. In the midst of it all another form came in view; the hair was white, the right arm trembling with age and wounds. “Why, General,” said Gordon, “I am glad to see you.” “And I,” replied the other, “am glad to see you.” Gordon and I.ongstrect! 't hey were standing hand clasped in hand. Leo’s old war horse and Stonewall Jackson's worthy successor standing heart to heart; the old first and second corps once more side by side. No politics there. No democracy, no republicanism; only two soldiers. Their voices sounded less distinct than usual—like the soft murmur of summer seas. Tears, too, clouded their vision. Other eyes, too, grew dim, for those two represented, in the most tragic hour, the Wilderness and Lee’s army, hick again came the scene. The glit of May s, 1864, had passed, and from darkling woo 1 came the sharp crack of the skirmisher’s rifle, groans, dying prayers. Each army waited for tlio morrow. Longstrcet, at Gordons- ville, twenty miles away; Hill hard pressed; Ewell only holding his own; 40,000 grays, 100,000 blues; I.ong- slrect not yet up. “What of the morrow?” At early light the blues advance,: Hill's tioops now contest every inch of ground. “Oh, for I.ongstrcel!” goes up from every soldier’s heart. "Hill is being driven!” is the cry. Ewell and Gordon are' barely hold ing their own; brave men’s hearts throb faster; the day is lost! Ihil afar from the west there comes a sound borne upon the wind that echoes Hack the boom of cannon, the clash of musketry. Wluit sound is that? Il is no “sound oI revelry,” but I.ce’: most of | old war horse with his 10,000 bathed To the Front AS ALWAYS, • IS THE LEI, (Mitchcll|Houso Block.) Has just opened up to the young and old gents the handsomest line of shoes ever of fered in our city, in all styles, from the narrowest to the wid est lasts. Patent leather shoes, hand some line of gents’ toilet slippers and full line of ladies’, misses’ and children’s shoes. There is an aged lady, living with in three miles of Athens, who lias never seen a railroad train. An English company has been formedto builda tower that will eclipse the Eiffel tower as far as that struc ture eclipses ordinary towers. It will be built in London, will cover six acres ot ground at its base, will cost $1,000,000, and will be 2,000 feet high. fresh, attractive and homelike than those occupied by opulent people in crowded cities. Northern visitors no tice these little things, and when they get: here they feel rested. They feel that it is indeed a delightful place to spend the winter in. There are a few houses in Tallahassee that have the appearance of being neglected. They need a touch of whitewash. They need a lew flowers, a few vines, a few shrubs scattered around to make them look homelike. And an hair or two ot labor each afternoon for a week or so would make them blossom into beauty. Let us, one and all, work to make Tallahasse beautiful and attract ive, even on the back streets Think in the Mood of a score of battles, tried and true, “with tattered uniforms, but bright muskets,” cheered on and on by those magic words: “Close up ! Close up ! they are driving Hill!” Down the line of Ilill and Ewell’s troops is heard tile cry: “Pass the word along that Longstrcet is here!” From the tangled depths of the Wil derness a mighty shout goes up, even the wounded feebly answering back: • Longstrcet is here !” Grand old first army corps; brave old Longstrcet, we may differ in poli tics, but Second Manassas is yours,the Wilderness is yours, and amidst the gathering gloom of life’s fading years, we dare deal you justice! —D. E. J., in Ilrunswick Times. An Atlanta man has acknowledged avanimh that the DeSoto hotel is of the thousands of dollars that have j bigger than the Kimball.' been invested here by northern visit ors wlro came here only to spend a day or two. Think of how their capital is helping to develop our resources. M iry had a little lamb, It didn’t even kick, sir, When butchered in the slaughter-pen For Brown-Seiptard elixir. IMitdiell House Block 1