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VOL 1 -NO m. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SAT (JED AT MORNTNU. SEPTEMBER 21, '889 S5.00 PER ANTNUM AS USUAL, Our lev Prints —;and — Fancy Dress GINGHAMS Ave acknowledged to be the handsomest in the city. They are selling rapidly, especially those splendid patterns we offer at 8o a Yard. Make your selections before they are picked over too much. Our Fancy Ribbons 3 INCHES WIDE, Which we are offering at the marvelously low price of 35c aYard, Are the talk of the town. If you have not seen them yet, it will pay you to call at once and inspect them. 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. II JERSEYS We 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 wo 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 are always glad to see you and show you what we have. 132 BROAD ST. HOW TO MAKE SUGAR. A Letter from Commissioner Henderson to the Georgia Sugar Cane Growers. Atlana, Ga , Sept. 17.—The de partment of agriculture has issued the following open letter, of interest to the sugar growers of the State, concerning the best and most inexpensive method of sugar making. THE LETTER. “Gen. Phil Cook, of Lee county, having made inquiry of this depart ment, as to the best method of sugar making, suitable on small farms and with inexpensive apparatus, or such as is in common use, I have collated the following points, which will serve as a reply to him and perhaps be of service to others interested in the sub ject: “I shall say nothing about the cut ting of the cane, other than to remark that the cane should be cut as closely to the ground as possible, and that the cane should be worked up as soon as possible, at least within twenty-four hours after cutting. Neither shall I sny anything about the mills for grinding, the pans and kettles for evaporating, etc., as it is supposed that each • farmer who has canc to work up, has already his own special outfit. Where it is desired to make sugar from the juice rather than syrup, it is of greater importance to clarify or defecate the juice In order to accomplish this object the follow ing is the best method of procedure. The juice, as it flows from the mill, should be passed at once thromrh wire gauze or coarse cloth (to separate pieces of cane and other mechanical impurities) and allowed to run either into a large tank capable of holding the whole, of the juice, or into kettles. The juice should not remain'exposed to the air for more than twenty or thirty minutes after being dressed, ns fermentation will be sure to set in and reduce the yield of sugar. The clari fication of the juice could be best ef fected by those who have some means of heating the juice in a large tank by means of a steam coil and steam, ns the heat could then be easily regu lated. But for those not having these anpliances, large kettles could be made to answer the purpose. APPLYING HEAT. “The juice having been run into the vessel of whatever nature, heat, is at once applied, and the temperature raised till the liquid is ns hot ns the hand can bear, when a solution of milk of lime is poured in, and thor oughly incorporated with the juice. The heat should now be raised almost to the boiling point, but not allowed to come to a boil; the heat ought now to be shut off and the thick scum which has risen to the top should be skimmed off; the juice ought then to be drawn off into the evaporating pans. The solution of lime should have been previously prepared, aud is made as follows: From one to four pdunds of lime to every five hundred gallons of juice to bo treated, is slaked with hot • water, stirred, allowed to stand a few minutes, poured off through a cloth; a quantity of boiling water is again poured on,flowed to stand, and poured off. Water of or dinary temperature is now added and stirred up. If the correct proportions of lime and water have been used the mixture will be of the consistency of a thin cream, and may be set aside for use. It is proper for me to remnrk here, however, that this solution of lime should not be used by one who has had no experience with it, or who does not know how to .tell when enough has been added; for if an ex cess be used, the user will be worse off than if he had used uonc. To those interested who can visit this depart ment, the chemist will tako pleasure in showing a method by which the amount of lime to be added may be regulated at will. EVAPORATION OF THE Jl’ICE. “After the juice has been clarified the next point is the concentration or evaporation of the juice; this should be proceeded with in the same man ner as for making syrup, the only dif ference being that when it is desired to make sugar it is a rather nice point to settle just when to stop the boiling and drnw off the syrup. The best test, however, is that when the liquid has reached that degree of concentration that a drop of it placed between the thumb and fore-finger and pressed, may be drawn into a thread which has a granular appearance, it is an in dication that the evaporation is com plete and the syrup ready to be trans ferred to the cooler. The coolers should be large shallow vessels; as the sugar begins to crystalize out the liquid ought to be stirred to make the granulation uniform. “A valuable hint is to add a small quantity of granulated sugar to the syrup as it cools, which will hasten the process of crystalization; so that by putting a little sugar into the first syrup run into tlie cooler, and allow ing some sugar to adhere ti the bot tom and sides of the cooler when it is empticdjn order to be refilled, will very much aid in the process. SEPARATING SUGAR'FROM MOLASSES. “The next step is to separate the sugar from the molasses. This may be done by allowing it to drain in any convenient vessel, as a barrel or liogs- h.ead, perforated at the bottom, and provided with movable plugs, or with false bottoms made of slats covered with coarse sacking for straining off the molasses. “In conclusion, I would drnw the attention of sugar growers to the dif fusion process of making sugar, an innovation which is bound to revolu tionize tfie old methods of making sugar, inasmuch as it obtains nearly double the weight of sugar from the same weight of cane that the did process does. Farmers would do well to investigate this new process, and clubs of them who intend to increase their sugar acreage might combine to gether and put up a plaut, the ma chinery for which is expensive- and quite beyond the reach of individuals, or they might assure capitalists of a sufficient crop of cane in the neigh borhood to induce them to erect a plant. “J. T. Henderson, Commissioner of Agriculture.” How the South Grows. The review of the progress of the South since 1870, by the New Or leans Times-Democrat, shows a most gratifying condition of affairs. In the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Ken tucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia in the last ten years, there has been an increase of 73 9 per cent in the assessed value of property. For the year ended August 31st, 1880, the assessed value of property in the states names was $3,759,053,- 307. In 1879, it was $2,104,792,795, The true valuation in 1879 was given at $5,725,000,000. In 1S89, it is put down at $8,047,890,028. This shows an increase of $2,922,890,028, the figures being based by the Times- Democrat upon approximate esti mates. The debts of the states named have been reduced in ten years from $124,- 066,897 to $89,577,730, or in round numbers $35,000,000. The tax rate has been reduced from 4.00 to 4.23 mills on the dollar, while the revenues have increased from $31,- 201,860to$21,128,033. This showsan increase of 60 per cent. Railroad mileage ha3 increased over 100 per cent, from 17,808 to 30,086 miles, with 2,447 miles under con struction. The number of cotton mills have increased from 142 with 542,148 spin dles to 330 mills with 1,859,616 spin dles. Cotton seed mills have increased from 45 to 214, with an increase in the value of the product from $7,- 690,921 to $17,660,710. The product of pig iron has grown from 212,72? to 1,245,595 tons. The coal product has increased in the samo time from 1,963,274 to 12,- 376,500 tons. Agricultural products show an in crease of $257,000,000, while there has been an increase in live stock of $160,000,000 more. The expenditure for public schools has been increased from $6,145,706 to $13,905,304. The population of the south in ten years has increased' from 14,639,714 to 19,304,723. Are the figures contained in the foregoing correct? They were pre pared carefully by the Times-Demo crat, which can have no object in ex aggerating the material growth of the south. We believe the statistics fur nished by our Now Orleans contempo rary and accept them as approxi mately accurate. They show a marvellous growth in the south. There is a wonderful in crease in the annual value of proper- ty. In agriculture, in railroads, in man ufactures, and in mining products, the south has made immense strides. In ten yearsblie has increased her appropriations for the public schools over 100 per cent, or nearly 87,000,- 000, and in the same period, her pop ulation has increased nearly 5,000,000, or a fraction over 33 per cent. Assuredly, the south is on the high road to prosperity, although her miningsand manufacturing interests are yet in their early stages of devel opment.—Augusta Chronicle. ’Twas Years Since Last They Met. We noticed, the other day, the fact that Mrs. S. H. Vickers, of Shrcve- por', La., was on a visit to her sister, Mr* Jphn.lE. Ptckey, after an absence of twenty-nine years. Mrs. Vickers is a daughter of Mr. Duke H. Hayes, a former highly esteemed citizen of this county, and a grand daughter of “Aunt” Hayes, who was among the earliest settlers of Thomas county. Mr. Duke H. Hayes, who now resides in Louisiana, is a brother of the late James T. Hayes, whose memory is still revered in Thomas county. Quite a large gathering of the rela tives and friends of Mrs. Vickers, met at the residence of Mr. John E. Dick ey, on the 13th inst., in honor of the visiting relative. Old times were talked over; old associations, sweet and fragrant with the memory of other days, were drawn from the store house of memory. The occasion was a most enjoyable one, Mr. and Mrs. Dickey entertaining the large patty in that true, old-time Southern style, for which that family were famous in the days of long ago, "and which still dis tinguishes them. The following parties participated : Ladies—Mesdames Harriet Hurvin, Matt Barwick, Sallie Kd. Dickey, S. II. Vickers, Louisiana; P. II. Dickey, Jr. Misses Emma Hall, Sallie Hall, Hattie Blackshear, Mary Blackshear, Hattie Haivin, Annie Mitchell, Belle Copeland, Henrietta Strickland, Majie Hayes, Jessie Hutto, Lula Murray, Neely Montgomery, Fannie Wilson, Lela Dixon. Annie May Andrews, Newel Andrews, Mamie Walker, Claude Cromartie, Kate Cromartie, Mary Jane Sessions, Mary Doss, Anna Doss and Hattie Doss. Gentlemen—Messrs. William Barwick, Henry Harvin, K. J. Dickey, Frank Walker, P. 11. Dickey, Jr., Dave Dixon, Wallace Wright, Hugh Wright, Bob Hayes, Jimmie Hayes, Dick Doss, Sam Doss, Will Doss, Alex. Andrews, Joe Blair, Jr., Blount Strick land, Kldridgo Atkinson, Kmett Atkinson, Jim Blackshear, Jr., Jim Hall, Jimmie Gunn, Gussic Dickey, Shade W. Dickey, Frank Walker, Jr., Ed. Lee Brown, Charlie Dickey, Bright and w insome modest maidens and gallant youths; the tender memo ries which linger about the occasion will last long, last, with some, perhaps, until there shall be “.Silver threads among the gold.’’ The Farmers’ Review, of Chicago, says that the reports of its correspond ents indicate that the “hog crop’’ of this year equals, if it does not exceed, that of :88S. The increase reported is in Kentucky; Iowa; Nebraska; Michigan; Minnesota and Dakota. S.Oogs as Bearers of Dispatches. Berlin, Sept. 19.—In the manoeu- vers at Hanover, dogs, chiefly Span iels, are being employed with great success as bearers of dispatches. To day the troops engaged in the ma- nceuvers experimented on an extensive scale witii the new smokeless powder. The supply of - this powder already stored is sufficient for the whole re serve force. Doors of Paper. Paper doors are said to be a great improvement over wooden ones. They are formed of two thick paper boards, stamped and moulded into pannels, and glazed together with glue and potash and then rolled through heavy rollers. After being covered with a water proof coating, and one that is fire proof, they are painted, and hung in the usual way. A Hint For the Next Tunnel. Mrs. Hunnemune (as the train emerges from a long tunnel)—Dear me, John, did you kiss me just now in in the dark? Mr. Hunnemune (glancing around to detect the perpetrator of the chest- nutty outrage)—No, indeed! I won der who dared to! Mrs. Hunnemune (simply)—No body, but you missed a splendid chance, John.—Puck. We met three gentlemen in this city last .Saturday, who were cu route to Tallahassee, where they will prob ably take contracts on the Augusta, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad. They inform us that a contract for the building of one hundred miles had been let to W. P. McCormack, of Kansas City. Could not inducements be offered for this road to came by Monticello? Let the Board of Trade investigate.—Monticello Constitution. Thomasville should not be asleep. She is vitally, most vitally, interested in the route of this road. Will she look after it ? We shall see. Fifty million dollars is the estimated value' of the ostrich tarms of South Africa. A single bird produces ten per cent, of its value in leathers each year. A pair of breeding birds com mand the price ol $9,000, and they have been known to be sold for $12,- 000. The exportation ot ostrich plumes alone from Cape Colony is an nually millions of pounds sterling. Ostrich farming is a lucrative and wonderful business. It may yet be a great business in the United States. On Sept. 1, 1888, the average for the State of Georgia lor cotton was 85; corn 93, rice 86. On the same date of this year the average for cotton was 90; corn 102; rice 93. It will be seen that each one ot these crops is better this year than last. In some of the counties of the state the corn and cot ton crops are magnificent. The com crop is made, and the prospect that the cotton crop will escape serious in jury is good. In north Georgia, Sept. 1, 1889, the cotton crop was placed at 92; corn 109. In southwest Georgia, cotton 88; corn 103; rice 92. In east Georgia, cotton 88; corn 90; lice 94. In southeast Georgia, cotton 88; corn 97; rice 94. The New York Herald hits the nail squarely on the,head when it says: “To the republicans of the north the negro is simply an element of cam paign success, Their chief business has been to array the blacks against the whites as natural enemies. An opportunity to foment discord is never neglected. The chief peculiarity of every national congress is the delivery of fire brands into|Jthe hands of the colored people with the advice to use them,” The Hartford Courant makes a good suggestion as to railroad travel. It is that passengers be required to enter railroad cars at one end, say by the forward door. In this way the car would be filling as it was emptying,^nd the rush and scramble for seats, which is so disagreeable, would in a large measure be averted. LEVY’S Latest Success, READ, READ! | And Profit by the Sams; Hosier!, Hosier!, GUARANTEED, EVERY PAIR, Or Money Refunded. BLACK HOSIERY. THE GREAT SUCCESS Which our “Ouyx” Dyed Hosiery met with last season, aud the univer sal' satisfaction given by these abso lutely fast dye goods has stimulated us to still further improvement for this season, by producing the goods from Ingrain yarns, thus giving greater strength aud wearing qualities to the fabric, and at the same time re taining all the excellent qualities of dye, which have been so thoroughly tested and approved in previous sea sons. Try a pair of Onyx, and you will never wear any other stocking, for every pair is warranted not to stain the feet and clothing, and to withstand the effects of perspiration as well as repeated washings. Furthermore, any pair not found as represented, re turn them and your money will bo refunded. None genuine unless stamped with above trade-mark. FOR SALE ONLY BY I. Levy Si fig., Mitchell House Block*