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YOU 1-NO 109. THOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, '880 $5.00 PER ANNUM N = Opel Letter. We have heard people wonder why it is that at Lohn- stein’s you can al ways find more customers than at any other place in town. This question we can easily answer: The people like to trade at Lohnsteins store, 1st. Because they receive every possi ble attention and consideration from the proprietor, as well as from the salesmen. 2nd. Because they find a better selection of goods at Lohnstein’s than at any of tier place in town, and Last, but not least, because a dol lar goes farther and reaches deeper at Lohnstein’s than anywhere else. Politeness,square honorable dealing, excellence and great variety of stock, small mar gins and quick sales; These are the cardinal reasons for our flattering and unprecedented suc cess. And the good work still goes on. Come and see us this week. We will divide profits with you. Dry goods, cloth ing, shoes, hats, complete in every department. Bar gains in every line. They are waiting for you. Come and pluck them. It will pay you. The Great Leader and Benefactor, 132 BROAD ST. From the Old Homestead. HELEN DE BARREL BY A THOMASYILLE YOUNG LADY. CHAPTER III. After this I entered into new busi ness relations, and tried to bury my self under the all absorbing greed of money making. We were merchants, gathering the finest materials from all parts of the world. All through the seasons valuable cargoes were plowing the seas coming to the great business marts of America, where eager hands receive them, and with little difficul ty gathered afterwards ten and twen ty fold. On my twenty-seventh birthday I was in New York to meet one of these ocean steamers. She came proudly into harbor, and took her position with a look as if she was breathing the salty air and had seen all her way from the shores of Europe. How happy the people on board were to see old mother earth again, they of all knew best. A walk was|laid for a their passage to the street T saw tall, dark man and a lady in deep mourn ing. A little child just in front of her called out for his mother, from whom he was separated by the crowd. She had already reached the shore with two others. The lady in mourn ing took his hand and called to the mother on shore, saying: “I will bring him to you; never fear.” I was crowded on all sides with a moving throng of every nationality when I heard the voice. How it thrilled me! With an energy and earnestness I said, so loud all near me heard it: “Saviour of all the-, world,: whose voice was that ?” •'An Irish sailor near said: “Sir, you sure must be drinking to spake of that gentleman here.” I watched them get in a cab, but got no glimpse of the face through the crape veil. The man in my mind must be her husband, but, shame to say it, his manner was too solicitious and tender. At all hazards I must know her name, for she has the voice and carriage belonging to Helen De- Barron. If I could stay near her just a few moments and hear her voice— her face is nothing to me, for that would not be Helen’s. They went leisurely on to the Grand Central, where I had my trap pings. I made my way to the clerk’s office, after going to my room, and looked over the register, and found there the names; “Prof. Julian Bouflet and Mile. Helen DeBarree.” My head got in a perfect whirl. I was ashamed of myself. A servant passing ran to me with a glass of wa ter, which I refused, saying I was just a little too warm. I went back to the desk and asked the clerk to let mo know if they intended leaving soim, as I knew the lady’s relatives and lived near them. I was in the dining-room when he came in by himself to supper. As he passed my table he told a servant near to carry supper to room No. —, as the lady was too tired to come down. Looking at his handsome, dark face, and remembering his manner toward his companion on the vessel, a jealous storm raged within me, and then spent itself under rebukes from my 1 letter nature, leaving me no appetite for my supper. I went t» hear the orchestra that night, and saw the dark Frenchman with the musicians, and learned he had that day returned from a year’s visit to his native land ; also, that a few years ago he had lived in New York. Next morning I was ready for my breakfast. I had walked for miles before the stars were gone. For all I was on the watch, they came near passing my table while my head was turned. I heard the same voice in French, and looked just as her dress brushed the corner of my table on the opposite side. I saw her watch under her belt and my badge on the chain ; near enough to see the letter “DeB.” on the upper end. Taking her seat, from my position I could only see her back and the rich suit of silky black hair dressed high above her white neck. I kept my seat until they came my way, then arose as they came near, and asked as I bowed to both: “Lady, will you and your compan ion excuse me if I ask you do I see before me Miss Helen DeBarree, whose grandfather lives in South Car olina ?” Her eyes took me in foi a moment as she answered: “This is Helen DeBarree, sir, and your voice comes home to me like a friend’s, but this moment I do not recognize you.” “Will you call the badge at your belt for a name ?” As on the day when I gave it to her, a deep blush covered her face as she extended her hand and said : “Jack Haywood! Impossible! I cannot think of you as such a giant. Professor Bouflet, this is Mr. Hay wood, my old class-mate.” I took his hand. It was cold as marble. He only bowed. We did the talking. I gave her my arm (asking her permission), and as I felt the pressure of her hand ou my sleeve I could not help but take it with my other one and tell her how glad I was to see her. As we passed through the door I leaned foward a little to hear her re ply, an looked in her lovely eyes. I found there tho same well of sadness, but, besides, a lovely reconciliation. A noble womanly strength showed If in all shp said. ? .. all efour class mfd **’ friends. I kept her in a puzzle about some things. She asked me twice if all her class were married. First I told her not quite ; next I told her most of us would he soon. “Henry Grear will put on his double harness’ in a few months; then only one of your class besides yourself will be single.” Then she told me of her father and her anxious period of nursing, and of the faithful, patient step-mother, who soon followed him to the grave. She said she liked France, but had no love for it, and longed to see America and her old home. “Prof. Bouflet is my step mother’s only brother. His engagements here called him back, and I was happy to come. I have written to grandfather saying I would he with him in two or three months, mentioning no definite time so as to give him a surprise by walking in some morning.” In this conversation I asked myself what shall I do if she drops again out of my life. And there I vowed I would leave uothing*iu the way be tween us, not even the Frenchman. I will win the fight. She must he mine. Her voice must fill my home with music; her’s must be the face that meets me on the steps. What will be my doom if she does not love me ? What has kept her from mar rying? And, above all, what is that Frenchman to her ? While all this and more ran riot through my mind she looked up in my face, a restless movement around the mouth known so well to me, as she said : “You have told about all my friends except one.” Which one is that, Miss Helen ?” Yourself. What have you been doing all these years ?” “Must I tell you. the truth ?” “Yes, I asked you for it; do not hesitate to tell me. If it has a prob lem in it I will help you out, as I used to do at school. Don’t you ever re call those days and live them over ?’’ “Ldo ; but we have gone from your question of wbat I have been doing all these years. Will you give me your word not to be offended ? or if you are, will you keep it to yourself and not kill a poor dog of a man for doing what he could not help ? I have a problem for you to help me solve—one I have tried hard to mas ter, and have but recently given it over and furled my colors in token of defeat. Must I tell you with the stipulations understood ?” During my harangue tho continual flash of feeling that played on her sensitive organism rendered her one of tho greatest proofs of what culture and a refined home does for the hu man family. She drew a footstool that was near, toward her and put both feet on it, leaning toward me, with her delicate womanly hands clasped and resting on her lap, and said: ‘When I look at your bearded face and know you are Mr. Haywood, you are a puzzle to me, and I find I can not trust you fully; but if I can re member you only as Jack, my honest classmate, who felt sorry for the moth erless girl, and to show his sympathy gavo her a present it took his deft fingers weeks of spare moments to make, then I can say yes, Jack, you can tell anything to your friend Heleu, and I will work problems at the risk of life and limb.” “Well, then, Jack is speaking, and we are in the old school house for argument; you twenty-five and Jack twenty seven. Must I tt-11 you uow what I have been doing all these years ? I have been fighting for an honorable position and waiting for you to bring my heart to me. I do not know when first I lost it, but I know you have it, aud the joy of having you where you are, only can be equaled by the intensity of my suffering if you now refuse to help me with my problem, as you have rightly called it.” ■I _ gan speaking. I moved over beside her nnd said: [to be continued.] COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council Room, 1 TiioMasvilli, Ga., Oct. 21, 1889./ Council met ip regular session, Mayor Hop kins presiding. Aldermen Wright,Ilnyes, Jcrgcr, Merrill nnd Whiddon present. Minutes Inst meeting rend and confirmed. Following communication from W. M. Hammond read and referred to board of health for report at next meeting: Thomasville, Ga., Oct. 21, 1889. To the Honorable the Mayor and Council, Thomasville, Ga.: Gentlemen—Since the death of Mr. B. T. Hawkins, I have necessarily exercised con trol over the brick buildings and premises situated southeast of Fletcher street, nnd of the South Ga. college. During Maj. nawk- ius’ life we lmd agreed on a plan of drnining the grounds nnd disposing of the sewerage, but this was not carried out by reason of his death, and by my want of legal authori ty to complete it since. The three or three- nnd-a-half acres constituting the grounds and gardens cover nearly the whole of the eastern or the southeastern corner n perfect ly level plateau, including the college square, Mr. L. Deklc’s premises and the adjacent street, and having an aggregate area of about 10 acres. From every side of this area there is a slope extending down on the east to the open sewer known as the Kail- road Branch, nnd on tile north and west to the I.ester branch, nnd on the couth the up per pnrt of the southwest prong of the Rail road branch, between Mrs. Chase’s place and fookvillc, the fall in every direction being ample to take off all surface water and iluid sewage, provided pipes or drains were constructed. The natural and most conve nient escape for surfnee water and drainage from the Hawkins and Hammond lot is by means at pipes or drains runningeastward!)' and diagonally across the gardon and enter ing the street (Lester street) at the point of its intersection with Bartow street, and thence down Lester street back of Colonel Wright’s premises, and southeast down Bar tow street, and into the ditch east and south of Dr. Tnylor’s lot. Iliad planned to dig a ditch in conformity with this manifest re quirement of the ground, hut finding that your body would not, at any early day, con struct a drain or sewer on cither Lester or Bartow streets, end fearing to empty sew age oa the sui face of the street lest adjacent proprietors might sustnin injury or incon venience, I have only partially carried out this plan; but will do so at once, if you will authorize it. At present I have no drainage at all. 1 had, within the garden enclosure, dug a pit about four and a-half feet in depth, from which there was a C-inch pipe connecting with tile kitchen sink nnd bath room,the ob ject being to carry tho kitchen or dish water and the water from the bath room into the pit, nnd then to carry it across the garden by a pipe laid on the level of the bottom of the pit nnd emptying nt the corner of Bar tow and Lester streets. This seems the eas iest and most natural solution of the ques tion ns to disposing of the fluid sewage, oml I strongly urge your body to snnetion it. At present the connection between the pit nnd the kitchen and bath room is entire ly cut olf, and the pit lias been nearly filled up; but the lessees of tile promises and build ings must have some means of getting rid ot the dish water, bath room water and laundry water, and if would not lie possible nor advisable to run the whole into barrels or other receptacles placed above ground. I can arrange a convenient wny of supplying the pit daily, with barrels suspended within it, which could he hauled away by the city carts, ns is now dont with the contents of the privy vaults, but this seems unduly ex pensive and tedious. I beg your early at tention to this matter, as it will soon become n serious question, both for the occupants, the proprietors and such as reside in the vicinity. Very respectfully, W. M. IIammoxd, Remaining partner. Following communication was read and referred to the mayor: ’ Thomasville, Ga., Oct. 21, 1889. To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Thomasville: Gentlemen—There is a place of business (or a Bedlam) which is giving much annoy ance to the public and the good citizens of Jackson street,between Broad nnd Crawford. This place is run under the name of John O’Brien, but this gent snys that his fish business is so great that ho cannot give it up for tlie bur room, ns lie lias two good negroes to run it. This place is not run, but given up to every man to run, and is kept in a disorderly manner, with fights and loud talking and swearing; nnd bcingso close to the sidewalk, every one can hear it. The above I can and will furnish proof to, if necessary. Yours, Ac., A. F. PttEVATT. .unication from the Ifshcd. Boaiuj op Health, Oct. 18,1889. We respectfully call attention of theWty council to following report of sanitary in spector, nnd that they order the discontinu ance of use the open cess pools tor kitchen slops and soil pipes. October 18,1889. To the Hon. Board of Health— T most respectfully submit the following report. I find that nt Mr. Mason's there is n cess pool with closet, kitchen sink nnd bnth tub connections. Mr. James Watt has n ccss pool with which he is going to connect closets, kitchen sink nnd hath tub from Gulf house. Mr. L. Stcycrmnn lias a ccss pool with which is connected kitciicn sink nnd bath tut). Mrs. Scott has ccss pool unused. Hawkins & Hammond have ccss pool with which is cennectcd kitchen sink nnd bnth tub. Mr. Stone has ccss pool witli which is connected closet, kitchen sink and bath tub. Mrs. Fisk has ccss pool with which is connected kitchen sink and bath tub. Mrs. Lunt has ccss pool unused. Respectfully submitted to A. C. Pinson, Sanitary Inspector. In order to impress upon your body the importance of prompt and decided action in this matter, we invito your attention to the following : October i t, 1889. We, the undersigned physicians, give it ns our decided opinion that cess pools, for either kitchen slops or soil pipes, separately or combined,are highly dangerous to health, unsanitary nnd unbygeinic, and should not be allowed. T. S. Hopkins, A. P. Taylor, J. R. Iteid, M. M. T. Huchingson, T. S. Dekle, N. G. Tullis, J. G. Hopkins, R. B. McRae, W. W. Bruce, L. B. Bouchclle. Thomasville can ill afford, from a sanita ry standpoint, or from financial considera tions, either to allow any local conditions that may be the least possible cause for di seases. She must maintain a perfect sani tary state, or there may be a similar publi cation' to tho following, from September 28th number of the Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association, “Editorial Notes THE SANITARY CONDITION OF LOS ANGELES. We regret to learn that a proposition to issue bonds for the construction of a sewer to the sea has been defeated by tt popular vote of the citizens. Tho necessity for the successful carrying out of some plan to re lieve this fair city from the noisome and sickening odors arising from the so-called sewers now in existence, may he judged from a paragraph which recently appeared in a local paper: Continued on 4th page. —A. : — Ml! Her! Now Going- on AT— LEVY’S Our Mr. Levy- having closed out, while in New York, large lots of Walking Jackets, New Markets, Modjeskas. ALSO A LARGE LOT OF Misses’ and Childrens’ Cloaks & Reefers, direct from the manufacturers, we feel confident in as serting that our Prices on them are FAR BELOW the cost of manu facture. Call early before the choice ones are picked over. Levys Mitchell House Block