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{Dailfi Y.rtAO 3H) VOL. II—NO.-83. TIIOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 185)0. $5.00 PER ANNUM — Shoes!Shoes! SHOES!! We have just re ceived a line of ladies Kid Button Shoes 2 1-2 to 7 vrhicih we offer at the ex tremely low price of $2.00 per pair. These shoes will compare favorably with any thing you have been paying $3.00 forelsp- wljere. AU we ask is a trial, We guar- a n t e e satisfaction with every pair, and besides we promise to save you from 50c. to $1.00 on every pair you buy of us. Ask to see the shoes even roij do. not infppd Respectfully, F. N. Lohnstein. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. ■ - fi Ki i IS The News of the Day Told in Brief—Personals, Etc. Mr. U. O. Force, of Valdosti', is stooping at the Stuart Mr. Sam Baker relumed yesterday from n lew days Inisim-ss trip Mr. Dave Elias math; a trip over to Moniicello yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. D. Murray and family, of Alabama, were at the Gulf yesteiday. Editor J. M. Glenn, of the South west Georgian, was in the city yester day Tickets to Green Shade on sale to-morrow: only 81,.10 for round trip. Mr. Henry Mills, of the Alabama Midland Ry., wa- in the city yesltr day. Miss Donah Wilkes, of Megs, is visiting Miss Emma McMath, in this city, Mr. Clay Wethington is at Steve Cooke’s during Mr. .1. D. Stringer's illness The pay train came in yesterday and distributed a large sum among its employes. Dou’t fail to give us a chance at your job work. It is to your interest to do so. The Stuart has opened a new regis tered to its guests. J. J. Oppcnhcim, of Savannah, was the first to inscrilc his autograph. Mr. C. W. Wiggins, and family re turned yesterday from Wnycross, whore they have hccu attending the Masonic Dodge fair. Mrs. A. C. Knapp, wife of Major Knapp,.of-tho Ity,, who has hetn stopping with relatives here, on Dawson street, left yesterday for Savannah, where she will spend some time before returning to her homo in Macon, The Guards will shoot this after noon, at 4 o’clock, near Mitchell's pond, for that medal oflercd by Mayor Hopkins, Soipo good shooting will be done, The boys will he glad to have their friends come out and see the match. The Okrino Quartette, composed of four young gentlemen, are practicing zealously with a view of giving a mu- sicale, assisted by the string band, for the benefit of some local aid society. They promise the public jogipthlng hutji novel mid entertaining in the musical liue. A letter from Mr. J. B. W ight, who is taking greai interest i i the matter informs us that a special train will run from Bainbridge to Grcrn Shade campmeeting Monday and Tuesday. Parties wishing ;o on these tytys (fOfff he'fe, pan leave on Hie Ala- Uma Midland hnpress at 7:30 a. m. and connect with the special at Climax. The special will reach Green Shade at 9 a. m. and leave as 4 p. m. Many people here will regret that no nr? jangpipcnt (ias beeu’ipade'tor train service' an "Sunday.’ ^homasville would send a big delegation over that day. Captain John Isom. As will be seen olsewherc, tho above gentleman announces himself as a candidate for Coroner of Thomas county, at tho ensuing election in ifanudry, subject to the’ action of tho democracy of Thomas county. Cap tain Isom i? well known to a majority pj cur readers, having been a resident of tho oounty for mapy years, He is thoroughly competent to fill the office, and if elected, will do so with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. Captain Isom, though he pulled through without loss of limb, was a gallant aoufpjlcrato soldier,serv ing ip (he artillery branch of the ser vice, where ho faced shot and shell on many a hard fought field. Seo bis announcement in another column. A Story of Two Tockwotten Neighbors — How Dr. Reid Lived on Ed Thompson's Chickens. In Athens, Ore., the following notice is posted on the main street: “To my neighbors: If my spring ch cken; are disturb ng your garden, kill them a id'eat them. Don’t pile them out in the alley to become nuisance. John Eddington.” This reminds us of a story on Doc tor Reid-or Ed Thompson, rather. When Kd built and moved to his present horn 1 :, near Dr. Reid's, no neighbor received him mote cordially than the Doctor. They were old friends and the Doctor was glad to have Mr. Thompson for a neighbor. Their gardens joined. And hereby hangs the thread of the story. ‘•Nov Ed,” said the Doctor, one morning, soon alter Mr. Thompson had moved, “if you catch any of my chickens in your garden, just ki'l and eat them. I want to be neighborly with you, and do not want my chick ens to interfere with your garden, but vou know l.ow chickens are.” “All right" said Mr. Thompson, "1 have some chickens myself, and they may >et over into your garden and play the mischief with your truck. In that case ki'l and use them on your table.” This arrangement was highly satis factory to both parlies. Spring came on apace and both gentlemen, or we should say their wives, were good gardener:, and two fine gardens were seen in fockwotten. It was not long before Ed 'Ihompson's chickens found their way over into the Doctor’s gar den. And then the usual scratching up and worm hunting process was In-gun. The Doctor being an early lisir would go out in o his garden ot a morning, where he generally fou d some of Ed’s chickens scratching away.’ ~~K d Their t lie Doctor had chicken for breakfast. In fact, as the raid was kept up with great regularitv, it was not uncommon lor the Doctor 10 have chipkep two or three times a day. He was living in clover. Occa sionally he tvoqld invite |id oyer to dinner. On these occasions chicken and dumplings were served. And Ed enjoyed the meals, eating, uncon sciously, his own chickens. In the meantime, while missing his own chickens, Mr, Thompson kept a look out for Dr. Reid’s chickens, Inving made up his nund to kill and eat them, 11 they intruded. But never a chicken of the Doctor’s did he find in his gar den. “Doctor, ’ said lid, one day late in the spring, “my chickens are about all gone.” *1 expert thty are," said the Doctor, his dry, humorous way, without cracking a smile, “they have been raiding my garden and I have hilled and ale them.” ‘Thai’* aU'right” said Ed, “hut how is it that I have never raught any of your chickens in my garden ?’’ “I haven't had a chicken on my lo n iwo y ears,” said the Doctor. Light dawned on Mr. Thompson then and there, ar,c] th? co^papt tyas annulled. " ' ’ No one enjoyed the joke more than Mr. Thompson, These two neighbors, both going down the slope on the other side of life, have lived near each other in neighborly comity, for long, long years, in perfect haruony and friendship, notwithstanding the chicken agree; h'rV.V - l’rof. Lintucr, state entomologist of New York, estimates that one. electric light destroys 100,000 insects in a sin gle night. Is that the reason that in sects have not been at all annoying In Atlauta this summer, while m the suburbs they have been more numer ous than usual?—Atlanta Journal. The effect of electric lights in Thom- asville, to all appearances. bw> teen to increase, rather than decrease, tlip number ot insects. New and strange ones havo appeared, Mr. L. 6. Morri and family left yesterday for their future home near Brunswick. Take Warning. Montgomery, Ala., August 18.— A special to tho Evening Journal from Ar.uiston, Ala., says: Walter Nunnc- Ice, one of the brightest and best known young journalists in Alabama, lias just been declared insane, attri buted (o cigarette smoking, and will be sent to the asylum for the insane at once. And yet hoys, in knee breeches, are seen every day saturating their systems with the insidious poison. Will parents wake up nnd try to save their boys? Some of them do not ap pear to care. We appeal to the pa rents of Thomasville to save their boys. Mr. E D. DcLane, who claims to he a detective, was arrested yesterday charged with larceny front the person, and lodged in jail in default of bond. Mr. Moore, of Boston, charges the prisoner with stealing 812 from him. DeLanc demanded an indictment by the grand jury. (if Interest ti the Tax Payers. Thj following summary of the in come of the state and the expenditures for schools and other purposes, taken from the Constitution, will be found interesting: The county tax returns are nearly all in now. One hundred and twenty- seven counties, including Fulton, show an increase of $28,000,000. Bibb, Floyd, Dougherty and Spalding are aim sst those yet to be heard from, and the aggregate net increase can safely be put at $30,000,000. It will probably go nearer $31,000 000. The total value of the railroid prop erty this year will be very near $36,- 120,846. The aggregate value of the whole property < f the state for 1889 was $380,289,314 The aggregate this year will be just about 833,000,000 more than for last year. But the tax rate will’ be the same ;his year as it was last.' The increase of property don’t mean » reduction of the tax rate. •Tt might he well,” remarked Comptroller General Wright yester day, “to bring out this point now. I believe a reduction of the rate is generally looked for as a result of the enormous increase. But the tax on everything in excess of $360,000,000 —no matter what that excess ma/ be —goes to the common school fund. •‘The tax last year was 4 mills. It will be practically the same this year, a very little reduced because the sink ing fund of $100,000 is raised on the entire amount of taxable property; so where the levy for the sinking fund last year was .3 it will be about .27 this year. “The tax for g?ne*al purposes re mains the same, a.j wills. The tax for school purposes remains the same, 1 mill, The school fund 1889 amounted to $643,4*°- I 4- This does not include the poll tax ot $185,000, of which each county applies its own quota directly to the school lund, docs it include the amounts raised by cities and reunite* under local acts, aggre gating about $400,000. Next year ifte half rental of the Western and Atlantic, which is a part of the school fund, will be $210,000 instead of $150,000—an increase, in one lump, ot $60,000. The Colored State AHianee. Ma»-o?,’, Qa., Aug. 18.—The Color- Farmers- State Alliance is iu ses sion in Macon to day, and has transact ed considerable business. Over fifty counties are represented and all the delegates are ctnuBiastic over the pro ceedings of the special meeting. _ The object of tue meeting was to de- eido where the state exchange will be established. The majority of dele gates favored Macon as tho pla,cc. for the exchange, an,d it \<iU be Establish ed herp *f a place can be given or purchased. State Superintendent Edward Rich ardson, of the Georgia Alliance, made a telling speech to the conven tion, Richardson is a young colored mau that has to day d following of over sixty-five thousand colored men iu Georgia. Ho appealed to the men to buy homes, educate their children nnd get property giuj work for poace and prosperity, \Ve understand that owing to sonic disagreement about freights, that the merchants of Valdosta have instruct ed that none of their goods be shipped over the S. F. & W. They will nr over the Central, via Ma- * t»n, and thence over the G• S- <& F. A Terrible Cyclone. WlLKESBARBE, Pa., Atlg. 19, 7 p. m.—At 4 o’clock this afternoon the most terrible cyclone that was ever experienced in this locality struck this city. It came up the river, but from what point it originated is not known. The suddenness of its coming was one of its awlul features The heavens were as black ns night and the wind blew with frightful velocity. Whole rows of trees were blowu down. Fol lowing this hundreds of houses were unroofed, pnrtially blown overor com pletely demolished, and worse than all a visitation of death was sent upon a number of people. Twelve persons were killed and many others injured. Loss of pro perty amounted to 8500,000. Augusta’s Railroads. Augusta, Ga., Aug 19.—A pub lic meeting will he held at the ex change Wednesday to pass resolution assuring the Augusta and Chattanoo ga line of their welcome to Augusta. The council may do likewise. There will be a meeting of the council to morrow to consider a petition from the Augusta and West Florida and Corolina, and Knoxville and Western railroads for twenty lots on the city commons for depots, railroad yards and shops. ksThese arc the lobs which were in contemplation hy the Augus ta and Chattanooga line, but tho old fair grounds arc still available to the latter should the lots on the commons bo secured by the other roads. A Big Appropriation for the States. The bill giving aid to Agricultural Colleges, in t.hc states and territories, passed congress yesterday. It appropriates out of money aris ing from tho sale of public land to each state and teiritory for the main tenance of colleges for tho benefit of agricultural and mechanical arts the sum of 815,000 for the year ending June !50, 1890, mid an annual increase of such appropriations for ten years thereafter by an additional sum of 81,000 over the preceding year, and the annual stmrto fee paid thereafter shall be 825,000. Terminal Facilities for the Augusta and West Florida Railroad. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 19.—At a called mectiug to-day the city coun cil ordered the sale, at public outcry, ou tho first Tuesday in September, of 65 lots on the south comuious. They are wanted by the Augusta and West Florida railroad for a depot and rail road yard, and the Atlantic Coast Line may also ho a bidder at the sale. The oily announces a reserved hid at 8200 a lot. — ■ Snow at Denver. Denver, Cor,, Aug. 19.—-A very light snow, tho first of tho season, fell here last night, A Balloon Expedition to the North Polo. Paris, Aug. 17.—Tho French aero naut, Brcsanon, and Astronomer Her- mite propose to* make a balloon expe dition to tho north pole, starting from Spitsbergen. Late dispatches from Washington Indicated that Quay’s resolution post poning the iorce bill will not be call ed up for a day or two, or maybe louger. The fight over the postponement of the force bill opened in the senate yesterday. It is now said that Mr. Blaine has a finger in the pie, and that all hla strategy wdl be used in favor of Quay’s resolution to j»ostpone. Thanks, “Jeems.” SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU AT It. Thomas Jr's-125 Broad Stmt. O.S.Bonduraut Voluntooy Qb&oivor Weather Bulletin Itui the .10 hours ending at 7 o'clock p. Ut, Aug. JO, 1800. TeMI'ZBATCKS. 7 a. m 70 3p. ra ot 1 P.m 84 Maximum lor 24 houra 94 Minimum “ “ “ 70 Rain-fall 0.00 Local showers stationary temperature. FOR CORONER. wo are authorized ami rc<iuested to anuisiacc the name of JOHN ISOM, as a candidate for coroa«e ot Thomas enuuty, at the ensntni; election in January, subject to thu action vl tue democratic party. -AND A— Glean Sweep -AT THAT- Will be inaugurat ed at All of [our Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Straw Hats, Etc., must be closedbut]in 30 Day WITHOUT FAIL Our customers are aware that Mr. Levy is now in New York making big purchases for FALL and room we must have at any sacrifice ot goods. VYe mean exactly what we advertise, and to be convinced call at once at LEVY’S Dry Goods House. Mitchell House Corner.