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VOL. II—TsO. 156
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14,1890,
$5.00 PER ANNUM
They all Sing
-THE
“We’ve fnuud the Blur* where buyers
get I lie very beet attention,
With great variety of goods, too
numerous to rnent on.
pn low tb- prices are, they bent the
lowest calculation ;
Which makes us as a family sing out
Jike all ereut'oli ”
And that, is the reason we
trade with
F. I Listi,
THE —
FAIR ami SPARE
PLACE TO BUY
Staple & Fancy
DRY GOODS,
CtOTHING,
Furnishing Goods,
IKOTIOJfS, dec.
ALWAYS
Stocked with| a Jfull lino of new and
seasonable goods.
ALWAYS
Heady to make you tho lowest prices,
quality considered.
“ALWAYS
Ready to servo you well and save you
money.
F. N, LOHNSTEIN,
132 Broad St.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS.
The News of the Day Told in
Brief—Personals, Etc.
“Dr.” Blackwell left for other parts
yesterday.
A street lias been opened from East
End to Bayhrook.
Mr. M. Y. McIntyre, of Savannah,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. C. B. English and daughter
are stoppiug at the Stuart
The rain has come at last, and the
dust, is a thing of the past.
Mr. J. H. Webb, of Gallatin.
Tenn., is at the Gulf. He comes to
this city seeking a location.
Mr. Sam Meinhardt, one of the
merchants princes of Savannah, is in
the city, the guest of Mr. S. Steyer-
man.
Messrs. J. H. Hill, of Trenton,
New Jersey and H. IV. Link and
wi'e, of Chicago, arc among tho ar
rivals iu the city, They are nt the
Stuart.
Mrs. Budd, of Monticcllo, accom
panied by her daughter, Miss Nettie,
who has been spending several days
in the city visiting Miss Mec Young
at tho Willows, left yesterday for
Macon.
That was an interesting and well-
delivered address of Mr. E. M. Mel
lette, at the opera house on Wednes
day night. The gentleman has been
the recipient of many compliments on
his effort.
A neat front is being put in the
Cook store, m» occupied by Dr,
Tompkins. The plate glass is expect
ed to arrive shortly. Soon very few
stores on Broad.straet-will-be* without
plate glass fronts.
The following party of Northern
visitors arrived yesterday: Mrs.
Thomas Cochran, and Sir. M. R.
Cochran, of St. Paul, Minn., and Mr.
Stone, wife and daughter, of New
York. Tho party arc nt the Gulf.
Mrs. Will Cumback, who has been
spending several weeks among the
pines, left for her home in Indiannpo-
lis, lod,, yesterday morning, leaving
many new friends who will always
be glad to welcome her to Thomasvillo
again.
Mr. G. F. Niegold, special agent
of tho Southern Mutual Building and
Loan Association, Atlanta, is in the
city in the interest of this splendidly
equipped organization. Investments
in Building and Loan Associations
are alwayB safe ones.
A most enjoyable straw ride was
participated in Tuesday night by a
number of young people, including
the Rev. Mr. Williams, at tho sugar
boiling at Mr. Arnold's. Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Dekle proved to be ex
cellent chaperones of the occasion.
Mr. John Montgomery has rented
to Mr. Dunwoody Jones, who is man
ager of tho phosphate developments
in this county for the Atlanta capita
lists, tho ChaselreBidcneo, in Fearnside.
Mr.-Jones will movo his-family from
Atlanta to Thomasvillc, so as to bo
near the phosphate belt. Tho indica
tions appear that bo fore long tho
plant will bo erected, and the work of
developing oomtqenced.
Thomasvilje's Military.
Every one was proud of tho milita
ry display on Wednesday. The Hus
sars, Guards and South Georgia Col
lege Cadets, added no little to the en
tertainment and pleasure of visitors.
Lieut. Jerger commanded the Guards,
Lieut. McIntyre the Hussars, and
Lieut. Ralph Neel, who is every inch
a soldier, handled the Cadets like a
veteran. Capt. Maclean, as senior of
ficer, commanded the battalion, with
Lieut. Miller, of the Guards, as Adju
tant. The dress parade in tho park
was witnessed by a large crowd.
Thomasville ought, in every possible
way, encourage her military.
Matters at the North.
New York, Nov. 10,1800.
Editor Tntiw'xTERPnisc:
Some one has said that “Mankind
are divided into two classes, wise men
and fools—mostly fools.” This is very
well illustrated by the way in which
men accumulate and make use of mon
ey. One man devotes all his time and
energies to its accumulation. His on
ly enjoyment is in the thought of its
possession, and that is very little.
Shakespeare says:
“If thou art rich, thou’rt poor : For,
like an ass. whose back with ingots
bows, thou bear’st thy heavy riches
but a journey, and death unloads
thee."
This is one of the fools. The
wise man is he who makes the best
of life, and gels the greatest amount
of enjoyment out of it. Tho distri
bution of happiness among men is
much more equable than is generally
supposed. Many a poor laboring man
with his pittance of wages, enjoys
more real happiness with his wife and
children, than many a millionaire
with his corroding cares, fears and
anxieties. It is not a man’s possessions
that afford him happiness, but tho use
he makes of them.
Here is a very rich man who lives
•only to accumulate money. He has
no time to spend at a watering place
or moUutain resort iu summer, nor to
go South in winter. Ho is a slave,
aud does a slave’s work.
Hero is another man who devotes a
portion of the year to business, and is
in easy circumstances. Ho wishes to
obtain the greatest amount of enjoy
ment out of life He is fond of social
intercourse; and in the heated months
of summer ho goes to bis favorite re-,
sort, and in winter be goes South to
Thomasville or some other delightful
resort. ’ This he does, not jierhaps
irons necessity, but being a social be
ing. be wishes to meet old friends and
to have a change.
I met a host of this class of people
at tho Appledore House, Isles of
Shoals, last summer, and on all proper
occasions I talked up Thomasville. I
am quite sure I made many converts,
and you will see their faces the com*
ing winter. Some of them wrote
immediately, inquiring about accom
modations. Should tho winter hero
proye as cold as it usually is, I fed
quite confident that every hotel and
boarding house in Thomasville will be
well filled.
The elections! Well, I am do poll-
tician, and will say nothing. But I
heard a republican repeat what a
democrat said whon Polk was nomi
nated in Baltimore: “Well, I can live
as loDg in h— as any man |”
I am reminded of the story told of
a negro orator nt tho South, who had
seen the time when the republicans
were .on top, and the time when the
democrats were on top, but he had
never seen tho time when the negro
was on top.
To illustrnte his subject he said he
dreamed one night he died and went
to heaven, and' St, Peter sqid to wo i
"Is you mounted ?’*
“No," said I.
“No one can come in hero unless
he’s mounted,” said St. Peter.
As I turned to go down I met the
govrenor of Virginia.
“You can’t get in far you is not
mounted,'* said I. ‘No one can go in
less he's mounted.”
The governor saw I looked strong,
and ho proposed that I should down,
ho would mount me, and wo would
go right in. All right; and so I squat
ted, and the governor mounted mo.
After a hard struggle wo got to tho
gate, and St. Peter said to tho gov
ernor :
“Yes,” he replied.
“Hitch your horse on the outside,
and come right in 1”
G. Q. Colton.
Mbs Jenqetto Halford, daughter of
President Harrison’s private secretary,
and who spent last winter at the
Piney Woods, is visiting friends in
Atlanta.
Mr. H. Wise Fails.
Rumors of the failure of Mr. II.
Wise, yesterday, proved to be correct.
We understand that the liabilities are
about 838,000, and that the assets are
nominally between thirty nnd thirty-
five thousand, consisting of- stock, real
estate and notes and accounts. About
$25,000 is secured by mortgages.
Capt. Hammond, who represents
Mr. Wise, went to Mouticello yester
day, to look after the branch store
there, aud could not be seen. Wheth
er an assignee will be appointed, or
what course the creditors will take,
has not yet developed.
Every one regrets that Herman
Wise has had to suspend, for he is re
garded a3 one of the squnrest of mer
chants. That he may pull through
and get on his feet again, is the wish
of everybody in Thomasville.
Amy Lee.
On account of the very inclement
character of the weather, only a small
house greeted Amy Iiee. in the Clip
per, on Wednesday night. The crowd,
though small, was iu n good humor,
and gave the leading star nnd some
of her support, liberal applause. The
play exhibits some of the haser traits
of humanity, relieved, however, by
somo of the more noble. Amy Lee is
a sprightly woman, and plays her rol
licking parts with an abandon which
pleased,
At the conclusion of the piece, Ser
geant Mallette, in his happiest style,
presented Mr. Willis Quarterman with
tho gold medal for having made the
best score at tho tournament. Mr.
Mallettc’s sketch of the origin of the
custom, tracing it as be did, through
the middle ages, aud down to the
present, was both interesting and en
tertaining. -^.-S ;. - y
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Railroad Notes.
Another operator will be added to
the depot force on Sunday.
A carload of horses were shipped
through the city yesterday en routo
to Gainesville, Fla.
The Southern Exposition nt Mont
gomery has] caused travel over the
Alabama Midland to increase con
siderably.
It is estimated that the changes
and improvements being made by tho
S. F. & W. Ry, on the grounds here,
will cost the company not less than
850,000.
Bob Thompson, of Chattahoochee
has been made car inspector here.
Railroad men say tho new schedule
will go into operation on Sunday,
Circqs and Menagerie,
French Si C'o.’s Railroad C.’rcus,
Museum, Menagerie and Hippodrome
wore in town last Mouday, and Mcn-
dota never was so crowded with its
neighboring population. Every fen*
turo is of the best, and all are so
moral and refined as to please tho
most fastidioug. fho whole outfit
q,c nice people to do business with,
and our only regret is that we can’t
reasonably expect to exchange com
pliments oftener than once a year.
French & Co.’s Shows have left a
good impression, and will be heartily
welcomed whenever they choose to
come and sec us again.—Mendota,
Ill., Reporter, Juno 5,1830.
Mr. F. W. Baldwin, wire chief of
the New York main office, W. U.
Tel. Co., arrived yesterday, and will
spend the winter here. He is accom
panied by his friend, Mr. Barrett,
who comes to see Mr. Baldwin com
fortably quartered.
Mr. Baldwin will find himself
am ing good friends, though he is
“away down South in Dixie."
To-raorrow morning almost before
the early risers are astir, the tents of
the circus will be put up, the darkies
will be coming to town, and circus
day will have began. The canvas
will be put np on Fleming street near
tho depot.
’TIS A FEAT TOFITFEST.
3
mm
THERE’S NO DECEPTION HERE
NEAT—COMFORTABLE—DURABLE.
Well Known Here.
Mr. W. H. Hester, tho drummer
who committed suicide on the train
near Charlotte, N. C., Wednesday,
was well known iu Thomasvillc. He
traveled fora Baltimore shoe house,
and would have been in the city yes
terday by appointment with his cus
tomers. Several letters were awaiting
him. Love-nffairs are assigned as tho
cause of tho sad tragedy.
Colored Hen’s Prosperity.
There is one paragraph in tho last
annual message of Gov. Gordon which
should be read by ev< ry Georgian,
and should bo scattered broadcast
throughout the North nnd West as a
complete refutation in itself of ibe lies
so frequently reiterated, to the effect
that tho colored citizen is kept down
iu this State.
‘ The subjoined table,” said tho
Governor, “shows the value of the
property of colored taxpayers from
1879 to 1890 inclusive, and exhibits
very plainly the increased prosperity
of that class of our population :
1879 $ 5,182,398
1880 5,764,292
1881 0,478,951
1882 0.589 820
1883 7.582,395
1884 8,021,525
1885 8,153,390
1880 8,055,398
1887 8,949,479
1888 0,031,271
1889 10,415,330
1890 ;; 12,322.003
Will Mr. Ingalls, or Mr. Chandler,
or anybody else who poses as a hater
of the South, get up a similar table
of the financial standing of tho ne
groes of the North to show that they
are doing better there than here?—
Savannah Daily Times.
We uotico that the Speaker has
given Thomas county’* representa
tives, the following places:
Ivey: Chairman of cominitteo on
internal improvements, and a plnce
on the committee on railroads and
finance. Mr. Parker is on tho com
mittee of special agriculture, educa
tion, halls and rooms, nnd elections.
Tho first white woman hanged iu
Georgia was Polly Barclay. She was
executed nt Washington, Ga., on the
30th day of May, 1806, Her trial
lasted but one day. Justice was some
what swifter in those days than during
these latter times.
A kill has been introduced in the
These are the characteristic
points of our shoes, ivhich arc
pre-eminently practical shoes,
since they feel—look—and wear
7 veil.
CITY SHOE STOKE. ■
We don't believe in the “Hur
rah'' method of transacting
business. There's decidedly
more evidence of sincerity in a
continued utterance of solid and
substantial facts, than there is
in the spasmodic outbursts of in
explicable liberality which ' has
been shewn by some business
houses. This, however, is an
issue which must be decided by
the intelligence and discerning
judgment of the people who
have dollars to spend, and who
naturally expect to receive a pair
equivalent for their cash. We
hope the moral of our few re
marks will be correctly under
stood and thoroughly appreciat
ed.
CITY SHOE STOKE.
JIoiv kindly give us your at
tention for a few moments. It
you are at all interested in shoe
ing—your time will be profita
bly employed.
CITY SHOE STOKE.
The Williams, Kneeland &
Co., Gctfihmen's shoe,’ in Lace,
(Button and Congress, with their
infinite variety of shapes, is
such a dependable shoe that they
need no cconiums at our hands.
The Edwin C. Kurt Ladies
shoe is the standard of the U. S.
IIo finer can be made.
“Our Own" Gents shoe at fy
—is the best shoe for the money
to be found.
“Our Own," Ladies $2 and
$2.jo shoe cannot be exceled in
style and quaility.
Largest variety oj infant and
children's shoes in ihis market.
Kest goods at loivest prices.
CITY SHOE STOKE.
Mitchell House Block.
legislature prohibiting divorced par
ties from ie-marryiug, except where
infidelity was proven. Tho bill will
hardly pass. It would cause fewer
divorce cases.
The Brunswick Times toys:
Mr. J. It. Dillon lelt over the
Brunswick and Western yesterday
morning for Thomasville on a slioit
business trip.
Mr. Odum, of Colquitt, is on the
temperance committee of the house,
also, on the committee of special gg-
riculture.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
B, Thomas irY 126 Broad Street.
R. Thomas, Jr. Voluntoor Observer
Weather Bulletin Tor the 24 hours ending
at 7 o’clock p. iu., Sjjg, 13,1890.
Tehfzbatcre.
7 a. m
70
7 p.m
Maxim ini for 24 hours
Minimum “ “ “ ;
Rain-fall
71
78
07
....0.03
Rain.
LOST.
Gold link bracelet, studded with dia
monds and rubies, finder will be reward, d
by calling with same at Tiuzs.EsTEKrai.-K
oflicc. 11 13 'ltd
AUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE.
Jacksox St. xixt to Watt’s Cokxir.
I wilt have regular sales every Saturday,
and sell real estate and lire stock. I make a
specialty of selling household and kitchen
furniture, stores, carpets and merchandise
of CTery description. Consignments solicit
ed. Prompt returns and satisfaction guar
anteed.
10 3 Cm L A. DnsvzB.
WHO’S YOUR HATTER?
We ought to be, if you study
style, quality and cost. Look all
around, then examine our stock
qiid you won’t buy elsewhere.
“YOUMAH'S", “STE1-
SOJIS," in soft and stiff. And
other celebrated makes. Fair
treatment and low prices.
Three Mammoth Establish-
ments,
Mitchell House Block.
KKY GO OKS, SHOES,
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