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TEIOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 3, '8^!>
$5.00 PER ANNUM
AS USUAL,
Sir lev Prints
AND
Faicy Dress
ginohams
Are acknowledged to be the
handsomest in the city. They
are selling rapidly, especially
those splendid patterns we offer
at
Sc m Yiircl.
Make vaur selections before
they arc picked over too much.
Our Fancy Ribbons
3 INCHES \yDE,
Which wo arc dffering*at the
marvelously low price of
25e Sj Yard.,
Arc 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.
ITor 5 cents
You can buy a nice colored
bordered handkerchief, plenty
goo^l enough for the children
to lose at school.
n man
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
^ihow, 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.
FAREWELL TO THE BLUE GRASS
OF KENTUCKY.
132 BROAD ST.
A Long Journey Around the Moun
tains, Through the Tunnels to
Gadsden, Where Awaited
us a Warm Reception.
No Plafe Like Thomasville.
Ed. Times-Enterprise: The day
finally came for the reunion of the El
der family, at Lebanon and out depar
ture from Kentucky. The gathering
together of sisters and brothers and
loved ones was held at the home ol
Mrs. Charlie Jarboe. From an early
hour they began to assemble until they
numbered thirty-five. Warm and
congenial hearts associated pleasantly
together, and tender expressions whis
pered of their many regrets at our
leaving. Our hospitable and kind
hostess and loving sister made
every one to feel at borne, and the
entertainment will long bfi remember
ed. At a seasonable hour dinner was
announced, and when the family circle
and friends were comfortably seated,
it presented a scene that can never be
forgotten. Tt occurred tome: will
this reunion ever be repeated? No;
some one present to-day will be miss
ing another time.
I cannot do justice to the dinner.
Advancing slowly, the evening shades
appeared and brought the parting hour
ol the guests ol that memorable re
union, and fond hearts, bent in full
sympathy, and lips in grieving accents,
feebly said, ‘ good bye.”
“When sympathy or love our hearts moy
'move,
When truth in n “lance shonhl appear,
The lips may beguile with a dimple or n
smile,
Tlic test of affection is a tear."
Mrs. Teresa Elder, a sister of the
family, tendered a dining compliment
ary (b us, which afforded another re
union. Our .pleasant and affable hos-
tess was lavish in her courtesies^ and
entertainment.
Mrs. Helen Walker, the eldest sister
ol the family, gave us a delightful
dining also. May we live to return to
Kentucky again and participate in
these pleasant reunions. With many
good wishes and a long farewell to
those left behind, mu t now make a
digression.
The morning of our depaiture came
with threatening clouds. Very soon
the cars came and we were speeding
on our journey to Danville junction.
Here we changed cars, and should'
have made connection with the Cin
cinnati Southern, in fifteen minutes;
After a long, tiresome waiting the cars
came in two hours behind time. We
fount! all the coaches heavily packed,
not even standing room, but luckily
the conductor gave us a comh-rtable
seat in the sleeper, next to the rear
coach, which was a private car occu
pied by the governor of Michigan,who
was on his way to the grand reunion
at Chattanooga. In all there were
seven packed coaches, of about six
hundred people. It poured down rain
all the way, and this was decidedly
preferable to the dust. We reached
Chattanooga safely, but behind time.
Our train was quickly unloaded of
the immense crowd aboard. Here
they uncoupled several boxes from our
long train and attached another en
gine. We sped on through the dark
ness eighty-five miles to Atalla, Ala
At this point we again changed cars.
It was nearly 2 o’clock in the morn
ing, when we found ourselves on the
platform at Atalla depot, in a very
strange land. We passed the balance
ol the night at the hotel, and at an
early hour were waiting at the depot
and soon were on our way to G.ids-
den, Ala., the point of our present
destination.
Only a short drive Irom the depot,
and we were landed, by a good team,
at my father’s house, J. J. Leary. My
mother greeted us warmly, and once
again we enjoyed the delightful prtvi
leges of being at home with loving
and lond parents. After a long jour
ney there 19 nothing so appreciable,
and no comfort so keenly realized as
that of being really at home, surround
ed by every convenience and loving
hands ready to administer every com
fort. 1 like Gadsden. It has five
thousand population. It is very en
terprising, and has the appearance of
business and go-ahead. I noticed
some very nice looking stores, with
fancy fronts, but the most elegant and
fascinating I observed was the mam
moth furniture house of Leary & Smith,
l'he printing house in Gadsden is one
of the finest in the south. It has all
the modern improvements, and is
lighted throughout by electric lights,
oth arc and incandescent. In close
proximity to the city of Gadsden is
the famed Nahculola Falls. A per
pendicular fall of 100 feet, with an
amphitheater behind the water that
would seat 5,000 people. Near the
falls, two miles from the city, are the
mineral springs of rare medicinal
properties—sulphur, chalybeate and
magnesia waters. You can see the
works, iron furnaces, foundry mills,
and machine shops, including the
beautiful Coosa river.
The dummy line runs from here to
Atalla frequently through the day. I
must acknowledge that I am highly
impressed with Gadsden. There are
two depots in the city—the Rome &
Decatur and the Anniston & Cincin
nati. You readily perceive how acces
sible Gadsden is to the outside world.
I find the people here very conven
tional and refined. Gadsden is situat
cd amid a forest of oaks at th“ foot of
Lookout mountain.
I have traveled through Georgia
Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama,
for nearly four months, and in all my
varied observations, have seen noth
ing more beautiful, more attractive
than Thomasville, our southern home
among the pines. We have seen
I hope to be at home soon. Au re-
voir , Fanny Elder.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange
Takes Action.
Much interest lias been shown by
both buyers and sellers in the proba-'
hie outcome of the action of the New
Orleans convention, which prescribed
that on and after the first day of Oc
tober, the tare on cotton covered with
jute bagging, should be twenty-four
pounds, and that covered with cotton
bagging, sixteen pounds. This ac
tion of the New Orleans convention,
in order to he of force, and binding,
had to receive the indorsement of the
arious exchanges throughout the
country. It is u matter of regret that
the action of the New Orleans con
vention has not been endorsed by the
exchanges of the county, for it was
certainly fair to both sellers add buy
er. Mem phis led oil first, refusing to
allow the new rate of tare. New
York has not yet acted, while Augus
ta is the only encliitnge which lias
endorsed the new movement. Asa
matter of both local and general in
terest, the action of the Savannah
cotton exchange, which action was
taken yesterday, lias been looked for
ward to with very general interest, as
Savnunah rnnksjas the second cotton
port in the United States. The farm
ers will regret to learn that the Savan
nah cotton exchange have said they
can not endorse the action of the New
Orleans convention. While express
ing sympathy with the farmers in
their fight against jute, they say it is
impracticable to carry out the pro
gramme outlined and inaugurated by
the alliance, men. This action of the
Savannah cotton exchange will have
a very important bearing on the ques
lion, ns that city will handle, perhaps,
oue million hales of cotton this season.
While willing to grant the farmers
reasonable request, they say they
LIFE IN A SEVERED HEAD.
A Mangled Brakcman’s Eyc9 Open and
CI09C Repeatedly After Death.
Necaunee, Mich., Sept, •'10.—A
brakeman named Thomas Higgins
slipped between two freight cars on a
moving train near Maple Itidgc. The
signal to stop was given by another
brakeman and the train stopped and
backed up to were Higgins lay.
Eight cars had passed over the body,
which was frightfully mangled.
The head was completely severed
from the trunk and lay several feet
from the track.
TIIE EYELIDS OPENED.
The fireman picked up the head,
and was horror-stricken to sec tho
eyelids close and again open and part
ly close again. This was seen by En
gineer William Whitney and the
brakeman. All three were badly
frightened.
This sign of consciousness wasgivon
several minutes after the head was
severed from the body. The three
witnesses arc reliable men.
pothing to equal our. hotels ..and livery. . C annot do it uutil LivcrpooJ. agrees to
stables and business houses generally, accept the new rule. So it seems
that the chauge which was to have
He Was Sorry he Spoke.
Smuliiy moyning a young man, well
known in the dtv, walked into l.nmar’,
drug store, and approaching llie counter,
waited for the clerk to appear.
Mr. J. I!, Gilbert held the fort behind the
counter, and walked up to the show ease
where the young man stood, greeted him in
his usual affable way, saying, “Something I
can do for you 7"
Pulling his little budding nioust iehe,
young man said:
“(jive me a package of cigarettes, plertse "
The enactment of the recent law against
the asc of tliese lung-destroyers by those
who cannot vote, led Mr. Gilbert to inquire
of the young man,
“Are you twenty-one?"
"I pay taxes,” wits his evasive reply.
“You pay street tax do you '.'" said the
druggist.
“Yes."
"Well, hoys sixteen years old pay street
tax, I can't sell you any cigarettes unless
you will swear that you are Iwrnly-oiic
years ol age,"
"Well, I know where 1 can get them,”
replied the young man ns he walked out of
the store.
lie was gone about five minutes and final,
ly re-appeared holding up a box of cigar
ettes, nourishing them in the air houstingly
and apparently very proud over the fact
that lie Imd made a conquest.
quite a crowd of gentlemen were standing
in front ol the drug store and the young
man joined the charmed circle, a cigarette
between h,s teeth that was removed occa
sionally to emit clouds of vapor from his
lips,
Conscious of tile victory lie laid accom
plished, his mind seemed to dwell upon it,
and as he east aside the cigarette stump and
replaced It with a fresh one, he began to
talk of how lie had run the gauntlet.
After dwelling at considerable length
upon the different details of his purchase,
from whom purchased, etc., a gentleman in
the crowd, said:
"Well, I'm on the grand jury, and I’ll see
that this case is investigated."
The smile of satisfaction quickly left the
young man's face, and ns lie walked olf lie
looked ns if lie was sorry he spoke.
The young man is not amenable to the
law, but the merchant who sold the cignr-
ettes i an ho prosecuted,—Albany Setts and
Advertiser.
Let us fondly cherish the earnest hope
that this cigarette dude will be forced
to tell the grand jury, from whom he
bought these deadly cigarettes.
taken place, on the first day of Octo
ber in rating the weight of cotton,
will not as a rule, lie enforced. We
give this information in regard to the
action of the Savannah cotton ex
change, in order that the farmers of
Thomas county may understand the
situation.
The following resolutions were pass
ed by the Savannah exchange :
Whereas, Under the rules and
customs rcguln^iug the tare of cotton
in Europe, any change at present in
the custom of trading cotton gross for
net, as now existing in the United
States, would involve great inconven
ience to the trfide, nud in many cases
where cotton has been contracted for
future delivery, loss to the buyers, and
Whereas, The cotton bagging used
now as a substitute for jute bagging
is of great variety of weight, texture
mid strength, none of which has as
yet been sufficiently testod to warrant
a recommendation on the part of this
exchange for its general use:
Resolved, That this meeting docs
not deem it expedient to adopt, at
present thl?rules of the New Orleans
convention, held on Sept. 11, 1S8!>,
hut recommend that no change in
dealing in cotton lie made until the
general cotton trade, both here and
in Europe, has had an opportunity
of testing thoroughly the fitness of
cotton bagging, both for its durability
and strength to withstand tho strain
to which it is necessarily subjected by
tho frequent rohandling in transporta
tion, and until a standard of such cot
ton bagging as will serve there pur
poses has been generally decided upon.
The News, in commenting, says :
There is no doubt that there is a
gradual iucrease in the number of
bales covered with cotton baggiug in
the past week, hut the bagging ap
pears to bo too fragile to stand the
rough handling to which cotton is'
subjected in transit, and especially it
cannot stand the heavy pressure of
loading in steamers for foreign deliv
ery.
Mrs. Homespun—I will tell you
where you can find a job of sawing
five cords of wood, poor man.
Tramp (eagerly) Where, mum?
Mrs. Homespun—Just around the
corner of the next street.
Tramp—Thank ye, mum; much
obliged. I might have run right into
it if it hadn’t been for you.
How Women Rest.
From tlir New York Graphic.
How differently men and women
indulge themselves in what is called
a resting spell. “I guess I’ll sit down
and mend these stockings and rest
awhile,” sitys the wife ; but her hus
band throws himself upon the easy
lounge, or sits back in his armchair,
with hands at rest and feet placed
horizontally upon another chair. The
result is that his whole body gains full
benefit of the half-hour lie allows him
self from work, and the wife only re
ceives that, indirect help which conics
fromc change of occupation. Physic
ians would tell her that tuking even
ten minutes’ rest in n horizontal pose
tion, as a change from standing or
sitting at work, would prove more
beneficial to her than any of her
makeshifts at resting. Busy women
have a habit of keeping on their feet
just as long as they can, in spite of
backaches and warning pains. Ah
they grow older they sec the folly of
permitting such drafs upon their
strength, and learn to take tilings
easier, let what will happen. They
say, “I used to think I must do thus
and so, but I’ve grown wiser and
learned to slight things. The first
year of housekeeping are truly the
hardest, for untried and unfamiliar
cares arc almost daily thrust upon tho
mother and homemaker.
The Republicans of the south, in
making their nominations this year,
exhibit a surprising fondness for old
confederate officers, and especially
for the “brigadiers” about whom so
much Republican complaint has been
made in congress. All the nominees
on their state ticket in Virginia, from
Mahone down, are old confederate
officers, and Chalmers, their -nominee
for governor of Mississippi, was a con
federate brigadier and the officer
charged by the Republicans with re
sponsibility for the “butchery” of the
negroes at Fort Pillow. Truly, latter-
day Republicanism covers a multitude
of sins.
Private Dalzell lias telegraphed to
Corporal Tanner that the latter’s let
ter was not stolen from his (Dalzell’s)
possession, but that lie furnished it fur
publication in vindication of himself.
He says: “With the question of ve
racity it raises between Sherman,Tay
lor, Harrison and others, I have no
further concern, except to offer to
publish their - letters to me.” He
coucludes: “You have more than
repaid my services by exposing to
public contempt the intriguers, <ho,
by treachery and falsehood, bctrajM
us both, and with us the entire com
radeship who raised them from the
dunghill to the throne of power.”
“Meet me oh the corner touitc.” lie
wiote, “and dew not fale. And she
answered him. “There is no such
word its ‘fale.’”—Lawrence Ameri
can.
LEVY’S
Latsst Swiss,
-FOR-
JJEAD, READ!
And Prplit by the Same.
GUARANTEED, EVERY PAIR,
Or Monet! Refunded.
BLACK
HOSIERY.
7 Ag R
THE GREAT SUCCESS
Which our “< tnyx ’jJDyed Hosiery
met with last season, and the univer
sal satisfaction given by these abso
lutely fast dye goods litis stimulated
us to still further improvement for
this season, by producing the good*
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, and you will
never • wear any other stocking, for
every pair is warranted not to stain
the feet and clothiug, 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
. Levy £ Co.
Mitchell House Block