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ntcnjctac VOL 1 -NO 118. THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 28, '889 AND Fancy GINGHAMS Arc acknowledged to be the handsomest in the city. They arc selling rapidly, especially^ those splendid patterns we oiler at 8e a, Y"ard. Make your selections before they are picked over too much. Our Fancy Ribbons 3 INCHES WIDE, Which we are tillering at the marvelously low price of 35c aYard, SMS Are the talk of the town. If you have not seen them yet, it and inspect them For lO cts. We Avi 11 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 cnougji 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. Those arc but a few of the plums wc 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. Wc extend a cordial invita tion to all to visit our establish ment, whether you buy or not. Wo are always glad to see you and show you what we have. 132 BROAD ST. COAT OH HEAT f ItY WM. G. KGGI.ESTOX. Yms, sah, I knows (ley’s raggitl, my britcliis and dis ole ves’, An' all de brim torn oil’ll my hat—’taint fit for jay birds’ nest’— Whar is mv coat? Dat’s gone; bu’ned up— an’ de onlies’ one 1 had. Wall, yas, ter tell de hones' truth, I does feel sorter sad. W’ut? Why’dn’ I tuk de money I paid for dis hyer meat An’ buy me a coat ter kiver my back? Wal, now, ef dat don’t beat! • Look hyer, boss, you ain’t never know’d w’ut t'wuz ter be hungry for bread, Xer yit w’ut t’wuz ter be raggid f uni de sole uv ycr fut ter Vcr bend. Dar's a fight twix dc hack and de stoiuraick, an’ de po’ man’s got no choice W’en it comes ter clothin’ de nakid back, er mindin’ de stommick’s voice. W’en I axes my back for credit, I gits it, dollar nil’ dime, But de po’ man’s empty stummick wants spot cash cve’ry time. —Detroit Free Press. Emigration from Kansas. It is possible that there are not so many republicans in Kansas as there were—not that any of them have been converted into democrats, which is hardly probable'when the toughness and narrowness of the average Kan sas republican, and his unfavorable surroundings 'are remembered. But there are probably fewer, because they arc getting bodily onto! Kansas. The secretary of the state board of agriculture says the state has lost 58,- 000 of population since last year. Various reasons are given for this emigration. Some say poor crops-; others say prohibition. From another source perhaps an even better cause is given why the Kansas farmer should betake himself to 'his covered wagon and move on. Willis S. Paine, su perintendent of the • tanking depart ment of the state of New York, dc- yjostia sued, that the “whole of western and Central Kansas is covered with mort gages, and at least 5,000 farms have already beeu abandoned.”. He quotes a Kansas farmer as saying: ‘‘Five of my ncighbois have already aban doned their farms, and three are about to follow suit.” “Bankruptcy,” he adds, “is staling hundreds of them in the face, and many of them have decided to light no longer against the disastrous freaks of nature.” This farmer was doubtless a good republican. lie preferred to lay the misfortunes of his neighbors on the ‘ disastrous freaks of nature,” rather than to doubt that the fiscal policy of his party is just the thing the Kansas farmer must have, and that he grows richer every year hy silling corn and wheat for what the world will give for them, while buying clothing, tools, machinery, etc., at the price protected manufacturers choose to put upon them.—Telegraph. The Constitution settles the race problem in the following truthful statement: “Whenever you find a colored man hard at work anil con tented, you will find a frimpl of peace and order and one earnest for har mony between the race. Whenever you find a negro who does not work; hut stands around with a big stick under his arm and a cheap cigar in his mouth, you find a firebrand that seeks to kindle the flames of any strife, for it is only in strife and storm that he can prosper.” • Reprcsenlative Reilly is trying to get the legislature to recognize the volunteer. soldiery of Georgia in a substantial manner. The bill which he lias introduced to that end, and on which the appropriation committee has repored favorably, provides lor an ap propriation of $25,000 to furnish the adjutant general’s office; to establish the office of assistant adjutaui general to provide for a yearly encampment of the militia; to furnish supplies, ammu- ition, etc., to volunteer companies, nd to provide for target practice. It .j an injustice to the volunteer soldiers of the state that legislatures hyive done nothing for them in this di rection.—News. EXTRAORDINARY FARMING. What Hard Work Will Do in Southwost Georgia. Albany, Ga., Sept. 24th.—Mr. R. W- Davis runs a small larm in Calhoun county, near Dougherty, but he bids fair to he one ot the foremost bus bandmen of the state. Mr. Davis was in the city yesterday, and your correspondent hearing of his success in tilling the soil, asked about the result of this year’s crop. He said: “I only work one mule, and with that I have this year cultivat ed thirty—five acres of cotton, from which I will gather from thirty to thir ty-five hales. I have already ginned, packed and sold nineteen bales ot cotton, the lightest of which weighed 502 pounds and the heaviest 634. “I also had fificcn acres m corn that will average twenty bushels to the acre, and I will also make fifty bushels of rice and one hundred and fifty bush- els of sweet potatoes.” This is hard to beat for a one mule farm and justly entitles Mr. Davis to the palm as ihe leading young farmer in southwest Georgia, for he is quite young. It also shows whai land in thi-t part ol the state will do, when properly worked and rarelully cultivated. Hut it occurred to the reporter that ihe land had been heavily fertilized, and he asked Mr. Davis: “How much fertilizer did you use?” “Not one pound of commercial fer tilizers, apound ol western meat or a bushel of western corn have I used on my place this year,” he replied. Tins is still more argument in favor ot this section, where lands, just as good as Mr. Davis' or anybody elsg’s, can be bought at very reasonable prices, and with such a yield the in come on-tlir investment is enormous. Mr. Davis, three years ago, was a drummer, swinging a grip for some large wholesale house, but he was not making as much money as he thought he conld, and threw down Ins grip for the plow handles. To-day he is not only making money and making it on a one mule larm,hut has just as good a time as a man wants. His last remark was,"Farming heats drumming,” and he is eminently correct.—Augusta Chronicle. Tackling the Tare Question. The Boston Commercial Bulletin ap plauds the action of southern cotton men in providing (or selling cotton by net weight instead of gross. That paper shows that the deduction of six per cent tare, now made by the Liver- pool exchange, is a high rate, espe cially in heavy bales, as it takes no more bagging to wrap 490 pounds of cotton than 465. As bales are steadily increasing in weight .each year the buyers are making at the expense of the planter. The Bulletin, however, does not believe that the cotton buyer will pay more per pound than before. In the long run, it says, the change from gross to net weight is likely to have no more effect on the price of cotton than docs the cost of paper bags on the price of sugar. The only effect cl the New Orleans rule, the Boston Bulletin thinks, will be that in the future the planter will pay lor the wrapping of his cotton as the western wheat, farmer pays for his binding twine and the eastern manufacturer for his boxes and wrapping paper." As you need sunlight on your larm, in the orchard and in the garden, so you need the warm, genial rays of sunshine in yonr home, The corn, the apple, the peach and the pear grow small and stunted if kept in the shade. So the file that Is never warm ed hy love and kindness, is pale and sickly and never grows to all that it should he. Tenderness and kind ness, these are the touch stones of a happy home. You who read this, if you have never tried them, do so now. They will work magic for you. The exercises ot virtue must be mutual.— Ex. PLANT SYSTEM’S INSPECTION. Every Mile of Road Gone Over by the Inspecting Party. THROUGH TO FLORIDA. Important Announcement by Trafflo Man ager Knapp. The annual inspection of the Plant system, which began ten days ago, was completed yesterday. It was a very thorough and successful inspec tion. The entire system, comprising the Charleston and Savannah railway, Savannah, Florida and Western rail way, and Brunswick and Western railroad, was gone over and closely inspected. The inspection was con ducted under the auspices of Supt. R G. Fleming, of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, Supt. George W. Haines, of the Brunswick aud Western railroad, and Supt. C. S. Gadsden, of the Charleston and Sa vannah railway. The inspection was made by com mittees, divided as follows: Commit tee on line and surface, committee on drainage, committee 011 buildings and stntions, committee on frogs and •switches, committee 011 policing. The inspection party traveled in a car pushed in front of the engine. The car is open and the seats rise one above the other, so that an entire eoacli full of inspectors may see the road. About 120 miles of road was inspected each day. The plant sys tem probably makes more thorough inspections than any other road in the country. The Savannah, Florida and Western railway, in order to induce the men along the line to take an in terest in the work and make the best possible showing, oflcrcd premiums. This feature has greatly increased the amount of zeal of employes, and there is a rivalry among them at all times to see who will ho the successful man. The premiums, Supt Fleming said last night, have not been mnde up, and will hot ho awarded until two or three weeks. They have been divid ed as follows: Supervisors, best di vision, 8100, second best division, 850; To the section foreman’s wife who has the best kept section house and grounds, is awarded a premium of 810. The section foreman on each di vision who ha3 the best section, re ceives a premium of 810. The Savannah, 1 Florida and Wes tern railway started the premium lists about six years ago, when the inspec tions of the road were begun, aud it was followed by their adoption on all the roads. Supt. Fleming said that the inspections are productive of good results by stimulating the l-ond force in keeping up its work. Conductor Wright was in charge of the train, as lie has been on every inspection train. The train was made up of the inspec tion car pushed hy the engine. The engine drew a baggage car, followed by a private car for the roadmasters, supervisors and others, while the last car was the superintendent’s private car. The raihoad men slept and took their meals on tho train. The Savannah, Florida and Wes tern railroad was first inspected, then the Brunswick and Western Railroad was inspected, aud tho trip was com pleted hy an inspection of the Charles ton and Savannah railroad.—News From the New York HcniUl. Tho head waiter at a certain South ern hotel is noted for his accurate memory ns to hats and umbrellas which arc delivered into his keeping at the dining-room door. On one oc casion one of the party of gentlemen declared that he would have some fun with him. “How do you know that is my hat?” said he, when lie came out of the dining-room. “Well, sah. 1 don’t know,” was the reply, “hut I docs know dat’s tho berry bat you giv’ me when you went The total Indian population is less than 256,000. Of these 21,232 live in houses, and 9,612 families are engaged in agriculture. And among these so- called savages there are 28,663 church member. From tlio Macon Tolegrapli. Macon lias ever felt a pride in the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad. Since its inception it has been looked upon ns a purely Macon enterprise, and its marveloui success lias filled the hearts of every Macon- itc with a just pride. While other cities have planned gigantic schemes to connect one ocean with the other, and after publish ing to the world the wonders they were going to perform and have wound up with a few miles of inferior track and poor cqnip- ;nt, Macon has without blow or bluster gone quietly along and has in successful operation one ot the best equipped roads in the entire South. And what is more to the point is that it 1ms been Macon money and Macon brains that has accomplished the work. And it is Macon brains that so suc cessfully manages the road after it is built. Macon people will therefore hail wit-h pleasure the following official announce ment of the day that traffic to all points in'Florida will be opened. KOTICK TO CONNECTIONS. Ceouuia South fun and Florida IIaii.- iai), Macon, Ga., Sept. 20:—We take pleas ure iu announcing that the Georgia South ern and Florida railroad, known ns the Suwnncc River route to Florida, now under construction, will Ire completed to I.nke City, Fla., by October 13, next, when train service will be extended from Valdosta, Ga., to that point. “At Lake City connection will lie made with (the Florida Central anil Peninsular railroad for all pints in Florida. “Necessary arrangements for through hcduics and sleeping car service have been entered into, so that wc wil! be fully pre pared to handlo business this season into aud out of Florida. ‘•The entire road will lie completed and in operation from Macon, Ga , to Palatka, Fla., by tlie first of December next. “Reference to map herewith sent xvill siiow the advantages wc offer ns a short line to nearly all important points in that territory. “The track and equipments arc unsurpass ed by any in this section. “We will forward a request for ticket rep resentation in a few days, and trust you will feel justified in placing on sole a full line of tickets liy the Suwnncc River route. “A. C. Knait, Traffic Manager. Manager Knapp is handling the new road for all it is worth, and it is proving a bonanza. In the meantime, this and other roads arc side-tracking Thomapville, leaving her high and dry, stranded as it were. If Thomasvillo does not rouse herself, it will he too late, and then good-by prosperity. It has been stated frequently that General Taylor did not like Mr. Jeffer son Davis, and that he tried to per suade his daughter not to marry him. According to Major John F. Ed wards, of Atlanta, he did try to per 1 suade his daughter not to marry him because lie did not want her to marry any one. He did not dislike Mr. Da vis Mr. Edwards witnessed the mar riage. He says: "The wedding came off quietly at my grandmother’s house, with the consent and good wishes of ail the relatives of the young people. The witnesses besides my self were Col. Hancock Taylor, Gen. Taylor’s brother, Capt. Allison, his brother in-law, and "my mother and grandmother.”—News. “John deal,” said a newly-married Chicago woman to her husband, “you are never going to scold about your meals are you ?” “No, indeed.” “Nor find fault with me when I buy dresses ?" “Never.” “Aud you’ll always think just as much of me as you do now ?” “Always.” “You dear, kind, goodly John, I know I shan’t want a divorce from you for ever so many mouths!”* Mr. Jones—I don’t think women arc so fond of dress, after all. Mrs. Jones.—Certainly not. The constant cry that women arc vain and fond of dress is all nonsense. But you used to think they were. What has caused you to change your opin ion? Mr. Jones—Well, I’ve been down at the beach watching them bathing.— Boston Courier. '‘GUARANTEED, EVERY PAIR, Or Money Refunded. BLACK HOSIERY. *rv ? ROVfr THE GREAT SUCCESS Which our “Onyx” jDyed Hosiery met with last season, and the univer sal satisfaction given hy these abso lutely fast dye goods lias stimulated us to still further improvement for this season, hy producing the goods from Ingrain yarns, thus giving greater strength and wearing qualities to tlio fabric, and at the same time re taining all tint excellent qualities ol dye, which have been so thoroughly tested and approved in previous sea sons. Try a pair of < <nyx, and you will never wear any other stocking, for every p«ir 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. Noue genuine unless stamped with above trade-mark. FOR SALE ONLY BY I. Levy & Ci, Mitchell House Block