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VOL. 1-NO 170. m / - u w-m^: if ; 1 : ' * ;.-!- ■ . : ■ Ih- •■■;. *>'.:■ ymm Wk £&v/' THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 29, '889 - '■ iBfetef/ 'AY - ' ; .ViVf m . EVERYBODY LOVED HIM. Far better thun the graven stone, Sculptured urn, the column tall, Thesc'words they siyid, . Above the dead, “He loved and was beloved by nil.” By some rare grace that he possessed From life's beginning to its end. All hearts he won, Nor looked upon A stranger but to find a friend. Ah, well it were to live and die. Whatever heights of fame we n.iss, To win from lips At life’s eclipse, So sweet an epitaph ns this. Far tetter than the graven stone, The scultured urn, or column tall, To have it said When we are dead, “lie loved and was beloved by all!” —Josephine Pollard, in Ledger. UNITEn STATES MAILS. Annual Report of the Assistant P ostnias- ter General. Washington, Nov. 24.—The an nual report of First Assi jtant Post master General Clarkson, shows that 2,770 fourth-class postofliccs were established during the last fiscal year, as against 3,804 during the previous year, and 1,147 postofficcs were dis continued during the same time, making tire total number of postoffi- ccs in operation on July 1, 1880, 58,- 090, of which number 2,683 wore presidential offices. The whole number of appointments of postmaters for the year is shown to have been 20,030, of which 8,854 were on resignations and commissions expired, 7,853 on removals, 553 on the death of postmasters and 2,770 on the establishment x>f postofficcs. ADJUSTMENT OP SALARIES. In the annual adjustment of sala ries of postmasters, which took effect July 1, 1889, forty-six offices of the third class were reduced to tho fourth class, and fifteen offices of the fourth class were raised to the third class, leaving 2,652 presidential offices in operation on July 1, 1889. The number of money order offices in operation at the close of tho fiscal year was 8,583, an increase of 472 for tho ’year. The number of money order stations in operation July 1, 1889, was 144, an increase of four teen over the previous year. The number of postal note offices in ope ration at the end of the year was 5,572. fret: delivery service. The report shows that Juno 30, 1889, there were 401 free delivery nostoffices in operation, an increase of 43 for the year. In nbout 45 other offices free delivery service has been established since Juno 30, 1889. Col. J. F. Bates, superintendent of tlie free delivery system, has recom mended to Postmaster General Clark son tho extension of the service to all places which have a population of 5.000, the postoffice of which pro duces gross revenue for tho previous fiscal year of at least S8,000, and the separation, ns far as possible, of the delivery and collection service, and that a class to bo known as “collec tors” bo created to perform collection service oulv. ,.-)8 boons Serf ■<*'’ THE STAR ROUTE SERVICE. The annual report of Second Assis tant Postmaster General Whitfield shows that tho uuraber of star mail routes in operation June 30, 1$89, was 15,077, upon which the total cost of service was 85,177,195. In the whole system of avertising aud award-, ing star service Col. Whitfield says there is room tor decided improve ment. Under tho present system tho competition for the postal scrvico has become very close. Bids in large numbers, on every route named in the advertisement issued each year by the department, are submitted by professional bidders, so-called to dis tinguish them from local bidders, who bid for, but do not carry the mails, . and who expect their profit in ssib- | letting at rates yef lower to: others fliiii’KM I) It who not infrequently are unsuccessful local bidders for the same routes. A COMMISSION RECOMMENDED. Col. Whitfield recommends the ap pointment of a commission to investi gate and report upon the subject, with a view to make the carrying of tho mails uuder the star routo system equitable alike to the government and contractor, and to relieve it, as far as possihla, from the evils and in iquities with which it is burdened. At the end of the year there were 128 steamboat routes in operation, at an annual rate of expenditure of 8446,- 032. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. ■ . Council Room, Nov. 27, ’89. Council met in called session, Mayor Hopkins presiding. Aldermen Wright, Hayes, Mitchell. Merrill and Jergcr present. Mayor Hopkins reported that Capt. Law had completed the survey for sewer on Oak street. Alderman Merrill offered the fol lowing, which was adopted: Resolved, That the work of laying the sewer, .as originally proposed, be dom\ and that it be laid on the grade ot 5-J0 to the hundred. Council adjohmed. K. T. MacLean, Clerk. An Impressive Sight on a Man-of- V/ar. It happenek to be on board a United States man-of-war at sundown during the ca’l f° r colors. When the bugle sounded ‘he first call, the band gathered at the s tern of the vessel on decL-; and at the s econd call, the offi cers stood with their caps off facing the flag as it fluttered down into the hands of the sailor \ T ho manned, the halyards, while' the "band 'played •‘Hail Columbia.” '/he gathering shades of evening, the martial sur roundings, the attitudes of respect, and the stirring strains of the music com bined to make it a beautiful aud im pressive sight.—New York Siar. Of the men who sat around the cabinet table while Gra nt was presi dent, Jewell Borie. Cha ndler Aker- man, Talt, Rawlins, and others, have joined the great majority. Cglumbus Delano is long since out of politics even in his Ohio home. He now deals in sheep. Gen. J. D. Cox is teaching school in Cincinnati. Ex- Postmaster General Cresswell is living quietly in Washington, and George H. Williams is in Oregon, where he labors under the delusion that he will be re turned to public life. Gen. Belknap is. said to be making considerable money as a railroad lawyer in Wash ington, and George S. Bontwell is practicing law in the same city. Ml Richardson who tesigned from the cabinet'in anger because he was not made a supreme court justice, iV spend ing his remaining days in a Massachu setts law office, and Benjamin Br istow is a familiar figure in New York, but as lor political influence, he has not.’e As a general ihing, when a man be comes an •‘ex.” the public forgets him. The usefulness of the Farmers’ Al liance is being manifested more and more every day of its existence. It came not a day too soon to check the onward rush of grasping monopoly and concentration of wealth, which threatened to overthrow and destroy the very foundation of government it self. Its unjust aims are manifested in tho devotion of tho farmer and his family, in their mental and social qualities. An intelligent people can not be ignorant of tho evils tfiat threa ten them, and their social status is determined by what they read and practice. Tho Alfiauce fosters a wholesome literature and demands a blameless life as welk os a defense of home anjJ property.--Record. ‘I must beg the congregation to forego the usual dc-nation party this year,” announced tho minister. “I have nolhintr to give. The last crowd cleaned me out of eatables for six months.”—Bazar.; „i Uno - * I t{ ill * IJiu’W.cIf U 1 & Tliomasville’s Entertainment. The Confederate veterans enjoyed the tournament at Thontasville last Friday. They are born riders, and know when it is well done. It was remembered that Mitchell county broke up the tournament at the Tliom- asville fairs a few years ago. Horton Branch, Jim Cox and Charlie Mun- nerlyn could just beat everybody rid ing and carry off all the prizes. A lady of Thontasville pointed to Horton who was standing in the crowd last Friday, and said: “Well, if Mr. Branch were to ride, I could guess who would get the prize.” The riders all did well this time, and Bob Evans, so well known in Camilla, came in for the third prize. If Bob had had a better horse he could have done himself justice. The shooting match came next, and afforded fine amusement. Mr. Whid- don came out first best, though it was very evident that Mayor Hopkins did not do his best. lie was master of ceremonies and was generous enough to yield the honors to others. The trotting races were exceedingly interesting, as showing what Thomas county is doing in raising fine stock and first class trotters. Thomas coun ty is doing a great work for south Georgia in showing what has been done and what can ho done.—Camil la Clarion. Tho Jute Trust Must Go. It is announced that tho jute com biuation that was reported disbanded, has only “let loose to spit on its hands,” and lias been reorganized on a more extensive scale than before, under the name of the “American M’fg. Co.,” for tho purpose of forcing cotton growers to use their bagging next year. A committee of farmer’s or ganizations has been called to meet at St. Louis December 7th, to con sider new developments and to take the necessary stops to givo tho thing another blow on the head. All the cotton exchanges in the country are invited to send delegates. It is fur ther proposed, that if the cotton ex changes refuse to arrauge the ques tion of tare so as not to discriminate against cotton bagging, that tho con vention proceed to settle the matter itself, and to regulate the weight and quantity of cotton bagging to be used hereafter. Tho farmers may be slow but they are apt to get there after while.—Texas Farm and Ilaucli. “The Law’s Delay.” Under this head the Montezuma Record protests against our present tedious and burdensome system of ad- mir.istcriug justice. Our contemporary mentions two vexatious cases. It says that Schley county has been almost bankrupted by the repeated trials of a negro, who is charged with murder. The county has been put to the expense of from four to six thousand dollars for a ne gro who is not worth fifteen cents to anybody. In Macon county there is another expensive case of long stand ing. It is a suit about a mill pond, and has already cost enough to pay for all the mill ponds and their equipments in Macon and the sur rounding counties. The Record demands a sweeping reform that will get rid of unnecessary delay in our legal proceedings. The demand is a natural one and should be heeded. It would be a bad thing to railroad a criminal to his doom, as they do in England, without giving him right to appeal to a higher court, leaving him to the uncertain consider ation of a home secretary, but we are not obliged to go that far. Surely a middle ground can beTfound between American and British extremes. In civil cases the law’s delay will always bother us. Still, it would be some thing of a reform il we could make the first term the trial term in civil cases, and make it more difficult to oblain continuances. Perhaps some coming legislature will appoint a committee of able law yers to look into this matter of Jaw reform. Rash experiments should not be attempted, but much of the law’s delay is enterely unnecessary, and it is time to find a remedy for the evil, and apply it.—Constitution. Tho Butler Herald relates a pleas ing anecdote of General Manager Gab- bett, when he was a brakeman on the Southwestern road, to this effect: “An acquaintance passed him just as he was putting on brakes and accosted him: ‘Hello, Gabbett, what are you doing here?’ to which the brakeman immediately replied: ‘Don’t you see? I am winding up the business of the Central railroad,’ aud continued turn ing the wheel. This was sharp; and Mr. Wadlcy, who was then president of the road, was too sharp to allow Mr. Gabbett to remain long in an inferior position.” Cuba would make a fine asylum for out’ army ot over-worked poets. Yell ow jack germs would soon relieve the tension of their minds and fingers and leave a yawning vacuum in edi torial waste baskets. Buy the island, James, and colonize it with the sad eyed fraternity.—Ex. Life intelligently met and honor ably passed is tho best education of all, except that higher one to which it is intended to lead. Dr. G. W. Knox believes that Japan will yet become the country of the Christian agencies that are to rev olutionize in the east. “He’s such an exaggerator, I can’t swallow his [stories." “It’s just a9 well; they’re not fresh.” Many a man considers himself a great gun, when, in fact, he is nothing but a smooth bore, ,'j Never Lose Sight of It. Never lose sight of the fact that a county to be prosperous must be har monious. To be harmonious the peo ple must recognize their mutual de pendence on each other. As all are dependent on the farmer for food, so, in turn, is the farmer de pendent, more or less, upon every other profession and calling. In a word, no profession or calling can prosper without the aid of other pro fessions and callings. It is a noticeable fact that when the people of a county are united, peace and prosperity, with. their attendant blessings, is the result. Such is the condition of Brooks county to day. He is no friend to his county who would have it otherwise.—Quitman Press. Steam Heating on Railroads. In looking into the subject of heat ing railway trains by steam, and in looking into the records made by the different steam heating companies, it transpires that one of the principal causes of the comparative failures of several systems in their preliminary stages, was the imperfect education of trainmen in the management of steam heating equipment. While, perhaps, none of the steam heating systems are so perfect that no improvement can be made in them, it is also true , that the thing most necessary to secure effic iency is a full knoweledge on the part of the employes ot the details of their proper management—Exchange. The Brunswick Times is not only sentimental, but wicked, as the follow ing clipping will show: “Great country, this! Out west, savage bliz zards are slaying cowboys and cattle, while, here, blue skies bend lovingly over brighest flowers, and softest breezes are kissing rosiest cheeks, and the gentle voice of the bill collector is heard in the land. In the nation’s capital there is heard weeping and jeremaids, while from the blue grass home of the inspirational mint julep, there floats down this carrolling paen of praise : ‘It was a democratic cy clone, from Cape Cod to Kalamazoo; from Alpha to Omaha; from hell to breakfast. Yes, great country, this. We have just re ceived 12 pieces of Dress Goods in all the leading colors. m These goods are 36 inches wide,and we offer them at the extremely low price of 25 cts. per yard. At this low price we expect to close them all out this week. 10 new rolls of Carpets, entirely new patterns, just received. Levys Mitchell House Block .misaukUi: • .uiotn .1; »vi c; (A 7. . ■ . sDUliilOO '.’ViSi .- tr: .,H' <jd i v 01 -by;