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uterprtac m j } ’ VOl. l-KO 114. THOMASVLLLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 24, '889 $5.00 PER ANNUM AND Fancy Dress ginohams Arc acknowledged to bo the handsomest in the city, they are selling rapidly, especially those splendid patterns we offer at 8e a Y"ard. Make your sclcctiops before they are flicked over too much. Our Fancy Ribbons . ;ninches wide, Which we arc "offering at the marvelously low price of S3c aYard, Are the talk of the Awvn. Jl 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. 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 arc but a few of the plums w r o 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 are always glad to see you and show you what we have. 132 BItOAD ST. WON’T t»L T T IT OFF TOO LONG. Of you voultl make your mark, mine fr’ent, Among the goot and great, Voust “shall; id down,” else in der end, Perhaps it vos too late. May peen some morning you voko oop Shtonedct; den all va» wrong; Your many blans /as in der soup— You pul dem ofT too long. Of you some leedie pleasures got For friend or wife in shtoro, Dem may not keep, remember dot, Your chanco vas den no more. Ollcetion cannot lif on shmilcs, Nor trust on hopes grow shtrong, l)c ) do der kind “act” in der vbiles— Don’t put id olf too long. Der vas a man who feed his nag On shtraw de winter t’rough, Pu l keep der oats tied in n bag Hung oop vidin his view. “For, veil der shpring vns come," he said, “He need dot yodder shtrong”— But den dot nag vas gone him dead, He couldn’t vait so long/ So take von leedie friendly “tip” Fnd husslc vliile you can; Don’t let dem bassilig chances slip, Vat come to efry man. Der man who keeps considering Too much, vill sing der long, Yen ter his grave a-tottering, * I put ill olf too long.” —Emile Pickardt. Islington, Mas?. Cheering at Chicamauya. The recent meeting of cxconfeder ates and tcderals at Chicamauga was a notable gathering. Georgia’s gov ernor spoke for the ex-confederates. At II o’clock Gov. .John 15. Gordon, of Georgia, made the address of wel come: Gov. Gordon said: Mr. Chairirnn and Frllon' Soldier* of Jlntli Anri:•*: On this anniversary morning the south salutes you with uncovered heads, with open arms and earnest and honest hearts. She cannot re ceive you with costly and imposing ceremonials, hut with simplicity of speech and patriotic purpose she glad ly greets the brave and generous of each army and of every section. To memorable by your prowess and hallowed by American blood, she bids you welcome. The south con gratulates the whole country that these historic plains, where twenty- six years ago you met in deadly sec tional conflict, is now to become the scene and witness of your joint pledge of restored and enduring fra ternity. CONGRATULATES TIIE REPUllLIC. She congratulates the republic that here where north and south marshaled their hosts for battle, these hosts now meet in living, lasting brotherhood, united in bonds of mutual respect and confidence ; a brotherhood made belter, braver and grander by mutu ally cherished and imperishable mem ories. The peoplo of this section hail with pleasure the coming of all men who have borne' themselves bravely on any field of duty, but they fling wide their open doors and greet with a thousand welcomes those who in war were brave and in peace arc both generous and just. TRUE COURAGE. . True courage always and every where challenges the respect and homage of mankind. But the truest and highest courage is that which is horn of lofty convictions, and is elevated in its aspirations, gentle, lov ing and tender. True courage cher ishes generosity as its noblest charac teristic ; conquers prejudices and pas sion as its highest achievement, nnd thus brings to the victor the greatest possible glory, to the vanquished the least possible detriment, and to both the utmost possible harmony, happi ness and peace. To you, Gen. Rosccrans, and the soldiers of the Army of the Cumber land, I come with a soldier’s greeting on my lips and a soldier’s sympathy in my heart. ( O-Ol’EHATIOX IT.EDGED. Speakingof those whom Iain called to represent I pledge their earnest co operation in the sacred mission which convenes you ; and in all things which pertain To the peace, welfare and unity of the American people. In their name I proclaim their eternal fealty to the American constitution which Is their protecting shcild, to the American republic which is the joint work of the Father’s hands ; the American union of slates from which they withdrew for their safety but which now that the causes of dissen sion arc gone, they will loyally and bravely defend, for their future pro tection. GRAVE or SECTIONAL HOSTILITY. They rest in assurance that the union, though restored by arms, is to ho preserved and made stronger and perpetual by universal amity and impartiality. With a love for this whole country which no power can destroy, with a title to its freedom which none will dispute, with an cestral traditions which arc ■ dearer than life, wo are here to unite with you in the final and eternal sepulcher of sectional hostility. THE CAUSES ENGULFED. The causes which produced the alienation were long since engulfed in the vortex of revolution, beyond the power of resurrection. Let us there fore lmry the passions which these causes evoked in a still deepor grave. Let us bury the foul spirit of discord so deep that no blast of a part : «an politico' trumpet, however wid_- sounding and penetrating, can ever wake it to service again. Gainsay it who will, since slavery is abolished and the Chinese wall along the line of 3G-3S is broken down, there is abso lutely no legitimate harrier of sepa ration and iiT) cause for strife. Why may not the wide waves of sympa tlictic,continental patriotism,roll from sea to sea and from Maine to Texas, without a break or ripple or single obstruction? God speed the day when this truth shall command recognition through out the republic. God speed the day oubSshalkgivo place to universal trust; when unstinted faith in the unimpeachable honor nnd patriotism of the whole American people shall become air essential pass port to -public station ; when he who fights least for party and mo3t for country shall lie proclaimed by press and people as the w’sest stat sman and truest friend. GEN. ROSE!'HANS RESPONDS. The address of welcome was res ponded to by Gen. W. S. Rosccrans. Gen. Ilosecrans was visibly affected over the eloquent and patriotic lan guage of Gov. Gordon, and spoke most feelingly of the grand sight the scene presented—old confederate and federal soldiers sitting side by side, engaging iir pleasant, friendly con verse, and he predicted that the day would soon come when the last vestige of feeling over the war would be erad icated. He believed that this scene was ail augury of the glorious success of the project to make the Chiea mauga battlefield a national park to appropriately mark the greatest bat tle of the civil war. In closing ho said: “Now, fellow citizens, I am sorry that I am not able to fittingly express the feelings I have on this occasion, nor to give speech to the kind thoughts that come to my mind as I stand here. 1 am sme I have not words, neither have I voice to appropriately do so, hut I hope and pray that the future may see the emi nent success of our faternal undertak ing-” We lake the following items from the Bainbridge Democrat : “Let the farmers be certain to gather all the hay they can this fall. Thous ands of dollars can be saved in hay for next'year’s crop. Properly cured and stacked in the barn, it is just like money in the bank.” From Cairo, Ga., 9,000 .bushels of LeCon'c pears have been shipped this season, the net'profits realized- aggre gating $1,500, or fifty cents a bushel. Besides this, large quantities were evaporated. Dr. J. II- Coyle, of Thomasvillc, spent three days in the city last week, doing some special dental work. The Doctor is at the top of the list in his profession, and has many old friends here, who are always glad to see hirn. SOMETHING TO DOWN JUTE. What a Maconlte Has Discovered in tho Way of Bagging. A Macon citizen has solved the bagging question. Jute had its day, and is still making a hard struggle to dqwn cotton, whilst cotton is now at its very best. ■ Pine straw, coming to the extreme rear, has yet to make its reputatio#, although it has made thousands ot friends. I3ui the Maconite has come to the front with the best solution yet of the bagging problem, and, unless some thing unforsecn happens, the inventor who gets up a machine to spin his product will become a rich man in a short time. "I have found a good substitute for jute,” said treasurer Jewett, ot the Ga. Southern Road, yesterday morning to a Telegraph man. “What is it?” was the reply. “NoS’ don't smile: It’s something you may never have thought of, but, all the same, it’s as common in south Georgia as sand is in Florida.” “It’s wiregrass. That variety which flourishes on land where nothing else under the sun wiM grow, is the best. The thousands of acres which are not burned off each year, so that cattle can Rci grazing, can thus be utilized to advantage, and where the farmers now spend thousands of dollars for the material of which bagging is made, in this way all the cost will be the gath ering of the material and the manu facturing of it into bagging. ‘•It may sound like something extra ordinary to you," continued Mr. Jew ett, "but, all the same, I would like to see it tried. The grass is strong, and could stand the strain which would be put upon it during the spinning process. ItfsTong, and why it could not be used just as well as flax, I cannot see. There are hundreds of arguments which could be used in favor of this kind of bagging. In the first place, its cost would be. an argument in its behalf. We could get the machines and put them down into the wiregrass regions and it would be an easy matter to get enough bagging out inside of a few months to pay for the machines. The farmers or the alliances could own the machines, or, better yet, they could establish factories where the wiregrass could be brought in quantity and spun into bagging. Then again, this kind ol bagging would not stain the cotton. That is a big thing in the long run, and is going to count in the"future. We are way ahead of the times when that word tare, meant that the factor could levy a heavy tax on the producer. This sav ing of cotton from staining means con siderable and the farmer is bound to to have it. There is no reason in the world why some one of an inventive turn cannot get up a machine which will spin the grass into bagging just as well as it is spun into mats- But even now, it is an easy matter to arrange one of the machines that is used to spin the other products so that it could be used in this business. There is something in it, and I be lieve the day will come round when wiregrass, that much dispised product of the sand hills and the lower country, will be the means of helping the Georgia farmer along the road of prosperity.—Ex. A Startling Cotton Project. The Birmingham, Ala., Age Her ald gives some particulars of a patent ed scheme which, if equal to repre sentation, might revolutionize the eotton industry of the South. The project is said to comprise a cottou ginnery, a machine to prepare the cottou for the spiudlc, spindles to turn it into yarns, nnd looms to convert it into cloth, the co3t «f the whole plant not to exceed $10,000. A machine is put up at some central point in a cot ton growing country. Its ginning capacity is three hales per day. Within a radius of three or four miles it will draw enough cotton to supply it for a year. The farmer hauls his cotton to the machiuc just as he now does to the gin. Now he pays for having it ginned and packed, also for bagging and ties, nnd then must come and get it and haul it away to some railway station or mar ket towu. With the new process he sells his cottdn in the seed at the mar ket price to the company or owner of the gin. The machine will tako tho seed cotton, gin it, put it into rolls, tho rolls be transferred to the spindles. These yarns are bundled up and shipped directly to the mills to be woven into cloth. The saving is the freight of the cotton to the market town, the cost of packing and the dif ference between the cost of bagging aud tics and the lighter covering of the yarn bales; also the commission, insurance and warehouse charges nnd weighing, altogether about $3 or $ 1 per hale. Nearly all this difference would go into tho planter’s pocket. In addition to the enhanced price of tlic cotton to tho producer, there would be a vast amount of money kopt at home which goes to tho peo ple employed in spinning the raw cot ton. Every neighborhood would have its own factory, giving employ ment to its own people and keeping their wages in circulation as well ns the profits of the mill owner. Next after the spindle would come the loom. From turning the cotton into yarns would come the turning it into cloth, it is not likely that these little neigh borhood establishments would ever get to making the finer goods, but they could turn out cloth sufficiently fine for common uses. The inventor is Mr. H. M. Allen, who proposes to exhibit his machinery at the Alabama State Fnir, to be held at Birmingham October 20th to November 2nd. The invention is now the property of a stock company, which has determined, since the recent successful test at TuskalooBa, to push it. Prominent among the stockholders are Judgo J. B. Head and Mr. Robert Warnock, of Birmingham. Mr. Allen himself was brought up iu a cottou factory, and lie aud his brother built the Allen factory at Prattville.—Scientific American. A Homo For Ex-Confederates. The recent liberal subscriptions to establish a home in Georgia for ex- Confederates is crystalizing. The following, taken from the Constitution, will show what is being done: Yesterday Bruce & Morgan’s plan for the soldiers’ home was adopted by the committee. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Neumnn each submitted plans with Mr. Bruce, but the latter’s drawings met with the approval of the committee. The mat ter will now have to go before the directors for formal ratification, and then bids will be advertised for at once. The plan adopted is for a building of wood 175 feet long and 100 feet wide at its broadest point. It will be partly three and the remainder two stories in height, and will contain about fifty rooms, averaging about 12x16 feet in size. There will be broad verandas, ample hallways, commodious offices, dining room, kitchen, linen closets and other rooms necessary. The building will be crowped with a tower and a number of turrets. The home will front westward, and when complctecLwill be one of the most beautiful structures around At lanta. The rooms will be large enough to accommodate at least two persons, and the arrangements are as near per fect as feasible in a building of that character. The estimated cost is $22,000. It will be finished with Georgia pin throughout the interior, in beautifu' designs. America’s champion “Big Foot John’ has been unearthed in North Carolina, and he has his shoes made in Phila delphia. He is a colored preacher and pastor of a Methodist church at Charlotte. The size of his boot is 35 A which necessitates a sole of twenty inches in length and seven inches broad. He stands six feet ten inches in his sizable stockings and weighs 410 pounds when stripped of his impedi ments. LEVY’S Latest Success, -FOR- , U READ, 11EAD1- And Profit by the Same. GUARANTEED, EVERY PAIR, Or Money Refunded. BLACK HOSIERY. ^VROV* GRPi THE GREAT SUCCESS Which our “Onvx” Dyetl Hosiery met with last season, and 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 and wearing qualities to the fabric, and at the same time re taining all tho excellent qualities of dye, which have been so thoroughly tested and approved in previous sea sons. Try a pair of Onyx, aud you will never wear any other stocking, for every pair is warranted not to stain the feet and clothing, aud 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 be refunded. "J"“ None genuine uuless stamped with above trade-mark. FOR SALE ONLY BY L Lev; & Co., Mitchell House Block