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A RELIGIOUS PACK OF CARDS. Times-Eutorprlsfc Endorsed by tb« Paenle “Yee, I Hoke Smith baa been rewarded by Cleveland for dirty work, againet the people's party in tbe Booth," said Mrs. Lease. "It was this remi- Hoke Smith who had a man following Gen. Wearer and myself in the campaign when eggs were thrown >t ns.” > ; J -. Mr*. Lease should not iorget that, according to tho beet evidence ob tainable, the eggs were sound; and that they were worth, at the time, 25 cents per down. Surely there are extenuating facts. The people of Georgia en torse the action of Hoke Smith in following up tho Weaver- Lease combination in Georgia . Geor gia has no uaa tor eoch creaks. 1 1 We hope to are that. shwitig. straigkont paper, tho HnooaTele- , graph, on its feet again soon. It la ooe of the deaneat papere in Georgia, and always reliable. The people of I Maooa aboald stand by it. •Hr. Cfevcbadh innangnral ad dress will only contain 1500 words. He will ooDcentrate a great deal of How They Served at Bible, Alma nac, and Book of Common Prayer to a Soldier—An Ingenious Plan. Mi Triplett, Editor |ud lender. Satummy, March .j, 1893. Washingtoo had Iris ha'chet; Adlal has hit axe. ■ to 167. Broad Street whero I will be glad to have my friends and patron talk •- ‘. U i ^ ‘ ieb < - 1 have on hand astoclc of PALL and WINTER CLOTH-' ING, comprising Men's Overcoat*, Child’s Overcoats, Men’s and Youth’s Suits and Pants, and Children Suits. As the winter months ate waring, and instead of carrying them till next fall, I will s 11 them at COST AND BELOW COST ! Here is your opportunity to get gxid clothes for little money. Take advantage of it A woman, Mrs. Oaks, will probably get tho $1(000 reward offered (or Red wise. Egyptian mummies (women) bare coostabb took Richard a prisoner and brought him before the Mayor. “Well, what hare you brougtitlhe soldier hen for r said tho Mayor. “For playing cuds in church.” “Well, soldier, what hare you to •ay for yoondf f* ~ -Much air, I hope.” “Very good; it not I Will punish Respectfully, DAVID WASSHRZ7JG. 167 Broad Street. On The Right Una. The Moultrie Banner says: “Oar City Fathers, ever oa tbe alert to add'every attractive fea ture and poesible convenience to ourtittle city, have set out a number of shade trees on the streets. This Broad Street, Thomasville, Ga, ■MAN UFACTTRKR AND DEALER IN- There are ominous aigna of a strike 00 the Centra). Better compromise the nutter. Strikes do not always P»J- , Thn Cleveland ndminietration will dispose of the Hawaiian question. The Anti-option bill haa failed to pass the house. The advent of March was very lamblike. will bo derived bom their shade a few ] yean hence will prove an ample com pensation for the expense incurred in their planting.” It Moultrie will hut steadily pur sue this policy, it will soon be onoof the prettiest towns in the state. Keep putting out shade trees, gentle men, it is on the right line. Pension reform will not down. An organ of tho Grand Army of the Be\ public, the "Grand Army Gautte,” has some clear notions on the subject’ It says: That tho subject of the revision of ihe pension lists will be made an im portant consideration in tho next ad- ministration seems to be among the necessities. The lengthening of the roll beyond all reasonable .or even credible dimensions, even at the proa 1 ent timo, with hundreds of thonsanda 1 of cases stdl pending, makes it a sub ject lor investigation and sifting that > shall place the blame where it resides, 1 on the claim sharks who were the pro- ’ genitors of obnoxious laws, and the I ‘icoffoe coolers,” deserters and dead : beats, who have made our roll of hon- 1 or the subject of sueen, ridiculo and I contempt. -LADIES AND GENTLEMENS Colquitt in the Senate. Washington, Feb. aj.—Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, made his ap pearance in the senate chamber to day for the first time this session, and he was the object of sympathetic at tention on the part of hu fellow sena tors Then spreading the cards before tbe Mayor, he began with the ace- 1 -When I see the ace it reminds me ! that there is bat one God. When I see the deace, it reminds me of Father and Bon. When I are the three, it reminds me ot Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. When I see the four, it re minds me of the four evangelists who preaehed^-Matthaw, Mark, Luke, and Jobs. When I see the fire, it reminds me of tbe five wise virgins that trimmed the lamps There were ten, but five were wise and five were foolish and were shut out. When I see the six, it reminds me that in rix days the Lord made heaven and earth. When I see tho seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested from the great work be bad made, and hallowed it. When I see the eight, it reminds me of the eight righteous .persons that were eared when God destroyed the world, vix : Noah and bis wife, his three sone and their wives. When I see the nine, it re minds mo of the nine lepers that were cleansed by our Saviour. There were nine out of tho ten that never returned thanks. When I see the ten, it reminds me of ten command ments which God handed down to Moses on tho tabiea of stone. When I sen the king, it reminds mo of the great king ot heaven, which is God Almighty. When I see the queen, it reminds me of the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she was as wiso a woman as he was a man. She brought with her fitly boys and fifty girls, all dressed in boys’ apparel, for King Solomon to tell which were boys and which were girls. King Solomon sent for water for them to wash; the girls washed to the elbows, and the boys to the wrists, so he told by 1 that.” "Well,” said the Mayor,” you have given a description of nil the cards in i tho pack except one,” “What is that?" -The knave,” said the Mayor. -I will give yonr honor a descrip tion of that, too, if you will not be angry.” “I will not," said the Mayor, -if you do not term me to be the knave.” "Well,” said the soldier, “the greatest knave I know of is the con- 1 stable that brought me here. “I don’t know,” aid the Mayor, 1 “If be is the greatest knave, but I 1 know he is the greatest fool* -When I count how many spots are in a pack of cards I find 365—as 1 many a there are days in the year. . When I count Ihe number of cards in a pack I find there are fifty-two— w RIDNG OUTFITS. —THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE CELEBRATED- Whitman Saddles and Bridles, AN ASSORTMENT OF Fine Whips Always on Hand. Col. Waddoll wants to rotate the state lair. Hawaii will have to wait. A Blizzard In the Northwest- St. Paul, Minn, Feb. ay.—Re- ports from ail parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas indicate that the biggest blizzard ol the winter is raging. Tronic of all kinds is either greatly re tarded or suspended. Hatch to Try Again- Washington, March 1—Chair man Hatch finally got a vote on the anti-option bill in tbs house to day, and it was defeated. Chairman Hatch is really disappointed, but be accepts the result for the present. However, ho anjs tbe bill will be brought up in the next congress, and that it will then para. The republicans have finally down ed the populists io Kansas. But they had to get the help of the democrats to do it. ■snssams OewtetUMlMij of Tunis coast?, oa., «UI U sale utoro Uw eosrt Sousa toii *2 °a.. Utwssa Us local boors orsals "mint Vocoder U AfriT, ism. tbe following property to-wll: On# vacant lot In tbe dtv of TbomMvllle, On., fronting on Jack- eon etreet 7* feet, end running back 1M feet and lying between atablee oCWTZ. Davie, cold u thopropmrtr of Geo. U.Smith, deceased, lute of wa>ker county. Florida Tims cash. Z. M. MaLLETTE, Admlnlstra'or. Reynolds & Hargrave, Prop., ^ZcbrL'u.fa.ctu.iors and i..«aleia In tho couetructioD of hid electric car that it to ran from New York to Philadelphia in a hall an hoar, Mr. Gates goes hack to the first principles in car building in this country. The cars on tho old South Carolina R til* road, which has a schedule of 12 miles an hour, were p dated at the ends to lessen the resistance of the air. It mulcts one laugh to thiuk of it. Mr. Gaits* car, which is expect cd (by him) to go 180 milea in an hour, will ho arrow shaped iu front —Now^York Herald, Harrison had bis full share of Iron* bio in the White house. Under the circumstances, bo will not regret leav ing on Saturday. Rough and Dressed Lumber, LATHES, PICKETS, SHINGLES, MOULDINGS. BRACKETS, SCHOLL WORK, MANTLES, BALUSTERS, STAIR-RAII.S, NEWEL POSTS, OFFICE, CUUCUH AND STORE FURNI TURE. STORE FRONTS, WIRE SCREEN DOORS AND WINDOWS. SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, STAIR BUILDINGS AND INSIDE IIARDWOODV1N- 18H A SPECIALTY. Stf^Corrcepondcuco Solicited. GEORGIA—Thomas County. Willie J. OoUlns f Libel for divorce la vs J Thomas superior Theophllus a OoUlns 1 court, returnable to l April term, ISM. To Theophllus a Collins, you nre hereby notified, directed and commanded to be and appear at the next term of the superior oourt to be held In for the county of Thomas and State of Georgia. to be held on Ilia 3rd Monday in April next, to answer the complaint of WUlle J. OoUlns In n libel for divorce against yourself now pending In said oourt. Witness tbs Honorable A. H. HanseU, Judge of said oourt, this the Slh dsy of Deo. INB. J. W. fliraivwa ntisrlc. Annla Rooney Up to Date. She’s my sandwich, I’m her ham, She’s my Lillie, I’m her Sam; Soon I’ll snnex her, Ton may bet, L<ttle Hawaii r ill be my pet, —Defiance Nows. Boomers threaten to invade the Cherokee Slip, on the Cth of March, Ot is o'clock, unless ihe government throws it open to settlement. They are paying $5 per night for cots in Washington now, and it Is said they will be worth $15 by Saturday. Tbe station house will be cheaper. M. Quad, in discussing the prevail ing and future of fashions, says: “Women will keep right on until every one ol her suits costs a million dol lars apicai, but man is bound to re turn to the simplicity of Biblical days. Sandals, a toga and a cheap straw hat will replace the costumes now worn. Sandals will strike us as rather cool for January, and togas and straw hats will bother us some at first with a blizzard whooping around, but in time the change will give general satisfac tion, and wc will look back in con tempt and disgust upon the costumes of to*day. y Wild Land Sheriff Sales For May, 1893. Will be Bold before the Oourt Houbc door, Id tbe city of ThomaaTlllo, (la., on tho first Tues day in May 1HJS, tlie following wild land, to- wit: Lots ot land No. 60 ana IV, In the 17Ui district of Ihoiuae county, Uik, containing 8M acres more or lese, laviod on ee the property of Robert B- Uluo, to Milefr » Btate end oouu tv Tex a fa Issued by Q, U. Hunt Tax Collector Thotnoa county. Oe., for IIU, Also, at tbe same time and placo, the following wild laud, to:wlt: Lot of liuul No. 27, In the 17th district of Thomas county, Ga., containing 280 acre* more or lete, levied on ee the property of J- A T. Bur (css, to satisfy s State end county Tax fi fe issued by 11. H. llurst, Tex Colloclor Thome* county, Ga,, for the yeer lies. 2-«m. It. F. Does, Sheriff. This elegant li0UMiu1lK.cn thoroughly renovated and repaired through out, and no e-viK'iiie lius been rpitred to make it the iiioAtpInisant erd com fortable liouso in the (tnlo, The former reputation ol iho new management is a sufficient guarantee that Ibis already favorite resort will be conducted in Speaking of the F. C. & P. road, the Savannah Preea sap: Tho Florida Central and Peuiuau- lar railroad ia for aaio if the company can get a purchaser. Of that there ia hardly a reasonable doubt. Tbe South lionnd people acknowledge it, but decline to diaensa the effect, if any, a change of management of that property would have on the South Bound. There Aud now Borne one line iuveuted a portable piano. Good Lord! aro wo to bear it on tho cara anil elsewhere as we journoy through this vale pi tears? The Atlanta Journal has this pet* tinent suggestion: “Why is it that.the hanks do n^t employ ladics-areashiersMVHo ever heard of a respectable lady abscond, ing ol defaulting I They make as expert bookkeepers as men, and 1 think if they were put io responsible positions in banks and stores we would hear a great deal less about default ing cashiers.” Mr. Morton, the new Secretary of agriculture, has a good deal ol “hold out" in him. An exchange says: “Mr. Morton, who has been selected as secretary of agriculture under the new administration, became engaged to the lady who is now his wife when she was fourteen years of age and be sixteen, but they were not mamed till five years later. "Goodness me, Johnny! What are yon crying about now ?” “Cause Tommy dreamed a!,out catin’ pie last night aod I didn’t.”—Indianapolis Journal -Vice- doubt expressed by them, though, as' to* the, Messrs. Klagler and Plant getting eantrobnf I ho anil, road. Bloomington, President-elect Stevenson and party, under the escort of the Illinois club, kit on a (pedal train for Washington this morning. It is now clearly established that Hiss Julia Force, who killed her two •isters io Atlanta, is insane. Her diary, which has been found aod pub is has struck. .tBYannah, we mean crinoline. The Press says : “The crinolino is here. One made its ap. pearance upon the streets this morn ing. Tf.c men gave it a wide berth and the ladies turned round to gaze at its wearer. General P. M. B. Young will be a conspicuous figure in the great inau gural parade to-morrow. He will be in command ol one of the principal divisions, and will have under him the|dcIcgations from six states, North Carolina, Booth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. It was very modestly proportioned, but contrasted greatly with the close clinging skirts worn so much.” Wife—“A man is a fool to hare anything to do with n lottery." Hnsband—“Yoohit it then. Pm ■tm kicking myself for marrying you.” —Echoes. Ex-Senator Blair, of New Hamp shire, ia mellowing with age. Referr ing to lyneh’nge in Ihe south, he says: “We are all publicans and sinners alike. No section oi the country has any special lioense to hold up its hands in horror at what another sec tion does. Deplorable crimee occur in my own state, as well as down south.’’ The politicians an fast gathering in Washington. And nine oat of fen of them want an office. A great majority of them will bo disappoint ed. Yon see there are not enough offices to go aronnd. “Twas ever thus.” It is announced that Gail Hamil ton is fo write tbe authorised biog raphy of Mr. Blaine, It was Mr. Blaine’s own wish that she should do ■a, and he bcqneated to her ail his papers, letters, and various historical and biographical memoranda. There can be no doubt that the work will be well done. Petition for Charter. GEOBGIA—'TaoXAS Coujrrv: To tho llonorablo Bapericr Court ot aahl county. Tho petition of A. A. Parker, A, dal Plmo, W. H. Mitchell, A. T. MacIntyre, Jr., J. T. Del Pino. A. M. Water* aod tlielr associates show that they hove entered Into u associa tion uuder the ssmo and style of A. Dol Ptao The dancing will have to stop at 12 o'clock Saturday night at the in- augural ball. As a good presbyterian, the President will have to torn out the lights at 12 sharp. Daring the next four days there will be a struggle for precedence and recognition in the boose. Many fit- ywrito MBs wit be left in the pigeon holes. “Twa* ever thus” a manner to snil tho most Cutldious. This home is the mow elegantly furnished In the stole and Is gttod with oil modem improvement! epoertsming to a Iret clam hotel, each ns (ee, rooms an sails, hot red cold baths, steam bent, electric bells, he. Special rotes to families. D. W. MSATT, Manager. Baler Goldbng—'Tee berry sorry, Bro'r Whitetop, to seed yon cornin' ont o’ dat saloon yisterday,” Broth, er Whitetop—“Can’t help it. Sister Goldbng; I'ae can't expend ail my time in dcre. l'se got to go home wunce in er while.’—Texas Sift ings. The new Presbyterian church ia now being erected with a rapidity which angnri well for its early com pletion. It will be a handsome edi fice and admirably adapted for the pnrpoee to which it will be consecra ted. Tho Presbyterians of Colquitt county may well fed proud—in a pi ous manner—of their new church.— Moultrie Banner. find four suits—the number of weeks in a month. I find there are twdre picture cards in a pack, representing Mrs. FrsnkJLeelie givrs tho follow ing advico to women: First of iD, I would say to women —having their own happiness more at heart in this matter than that oi men—Don’t love too muchl. There is no word in the Hawaiian language to express the weather. What a delightful country that must be. No man can ask: “Is it hot enough for you I* or, “Isn't this horrid weather P* We shook] like to live in Hawaii. the number of mootha in a year; at counting tbe number of tricks I fit thirteen, the nomber of weeks in quarter. So 70a see, sir, a pack cards serves for a Bible, almanac, as common prayer-book.” Miss Julia Force, who killed her sister in Atlanta a few days ago, and who is thought to be insane, will be Indicted by the grand jury of Fulton county for murder, and she must be proven insane when her trial comes OIL An exchange says: The women commisioners of the World’s fair evidently wish to prove that woman's sphere is absolutely unlimited. They have engaged a fe male locomotive engineer to ran the first train over the grounds on the opening dsy of the exposition. Fx-Auomey General Robert N. Ely was tried on a writ of lunacy in Atlanta yesterday and adjudged in sane. He was at ooe time ooe of the most prominent men in the state. I will sell at public outcry to tbe highest bidder, do tbe first Tuesday io March before the court house door, at about eleven o’clock, that General Beauregard directed in Ms will that his body b* cremated, pro- Sam Jones is going to pilch his big tent io Atlanta. ' Sam says he is going to split Atlanta wide open. Recent events in that dly will add piquancy to Samuel’s remarks. near New Orleans. As there is none his body was boned. On the comer of Dawson and Webster streets, fronting 10$ feet on Dawson and running back sio feet. It is elevated, faces southwest and Is as - wed located as any lot on that lundsomc thoroughfare. Minimum Price Only $1,000. No by-bidding. It is cheap at $1,500, and b a fine Speculatioo at anything near the minimitm price. Read tbe big sign just beyond the Lapham place. For terms or farther particnhus.call on Saturday, at noon, the speaker’s gavel will sound the knell of the fifty seeond congress. Good bye, old eon. Kress, good bye, Tbe populists have concluded not to call out the militia in Kansas. Tom Watson may, however, cell it out in the 10th district The Macon Telegraph was sold yesterday to T. J. Catling for $16,500. Tho money is op (10,000 on each ride for the fight bet ween Corbett and Mitchell. Kitchen is a “blanfed’ Britisher. "Honest Jack Jones,” as he was B. M. MALLBTTB, Real Estate and lugirance Agent —t— rniDin wncasiLBopsa block ©t. - llxonaas-vill©, G-a. а. Virtue bad its Joseph. g. Knowledge had its Solomon. ■A. Temperance bad its Daniel. . 5. Patience had III 'Job. б. Godliness had its Enoch. 7. And brotherly kindness bad its [ooathaa. Vice Presidentelect Stevenson ’ha arrived in Washington. He has his sxs with him; ind it is well sharpen- It ia said the paper win be put on its feet at ooce. 1 called, former state treasurer of Gebr.l -Thepoj g>», died in MBIedgeville on Tuesday, • rendered.