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m:v, m. d., : n surgeon. ro..GA. Colqi HO LUSTfciR, AND SI and Surgeon, • - - GEORGIA. rviin-j to the citi Tat ruiiiiiao Gar Line HICincinnati IN O parous: 0 hl'i hSHTHWtST. The school children and Ir.srd worked teacher* wiU soon have LolL day. What about celebrating the *lih of July? Let’s begin to talk qbout it now. We arc indebted to Mr. J. J*l. Dyke, of Big Creek, for the largest specimen of cantalopea we have seen this far. • Tribute of Respect. Tiie following resolutions on the death of Rufus Lester Mitchell were . adopted by his classmates in the South Georgia College: Could wo into the tuture sc*, ( View alt the dangers that must be, The sorro.ws bear* the cure tho pain Oh! would we not grow faint at heart And with existence wish to part?” “Kind lleaveu ! 1 thank thcc—thou hast spread A curtain—’twist tilings just uhcall” Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God lo remove so suddenly from our midst our much loved pupil and class- tuate, Rufus Lester Mitchell, we hum* bly bow to Ilis sovereign will; for, although \vc cannot understand this inscrutable providence, we know “He doeth all things well,” therefore be it, ; Resolved, iat; -That whUe^as teacher: When you desire to have anythin printed, from a visiting card to pamphlet, bring it to this office a: an estimate. We will do good work and save you money. Professor A. Q. Moody, of Boston, has been appointed by President Waddell, of the State Agricultural Siciety, a delegate from that holy to the World’s fair. No better appoint* meat could have been made. Judge Hansell is thruugh with his springs courts, with the exception of the adjourned term in Thomas, which will be held on the third Monday in June. He will be kept quite busy, however, hearing cases in chambers. Col. R. G. Mitchell, of Thoniasviile is being talked of for our next Gover nor of Southwest Georgia, bo is en titled to the Governorship this time, and we would as soon Bob Mitchell had it as any man we know of.— Moultrie Banner. Col, J, Colton Lynes, president of the South Georgia College, has just gotten out the handsomest steel en graved invitations to the commence ment exercises of that college we have seen. The design is a beam! ful one and the work is executed in the highest style of art. and pupils of ihc Intermediate Departs, mem uf the Somh^Ga. Military and Agricuhumi Colege. our hearts ache and our tears flow,. as wc nnsa his ^anny • mli-..: and'm.-nne presence;as we gai: upon tr.e vacant sear, the un opened books, the closed desk; as we Witness she blanched checks of loving clausni3tcs and companions, wc thank our Heavenly Father Tor the two years ot continued intercoms? we have gnjoytd wi*h him ; for the gentleness, tetukr.-ci-s m.d sincerity exemplified in his ch iac.tr. His many virtues shall hug- r in our hearts, as a loving bcr.cd:ci:on.- K:solved, 2nd. Tnat wc have been tvught in ibis less, to listen to the voice of God, and to remember that ‘ In the midst of life, we are in death.” We would emulate Rufus’ great love of nature, he had a special fondness for tiiu ‘•dogwood” in early spring, and so would v;e cslceiu a'.l the bless ings whuh our Father so graciously scatter around our pathway. Reiolved, 3rd, That wc ex*tnd our tenderest sympathy to the bereaved parent an i i ,:ns y and our fervent prayers th«t ihey any '02 able to say •‘Thy v •;?, G God, be done.” Rcsulud. .j*h. That these r» solutions be publish:d m the city p-ptrs, also, that .1 ci.py b. iurtiished the lamdy of h. v?. ; • p* v nr)rt m A Dill 1 . 0 1 * -1 • ; •'I'.ijttuu'ville, Ga* J CA • : . VHvjh B£PA)R!H6 : »■ ' FTC., 0. * ^HttVinjj; recently De:-! i". l‘U|>S>ed Shops / “ *• 1 /’ , : *..if.;.a. are prepared »0 *. lio* with di*. Mon uments Aia 1/ II '<■' ■ l "if v iiiliviltUi tv proem one of the -i>■' 1 and most reliable nnnrnt houses in the .urv and can make •v ■ oi: monuments, head er-, « i<*.. lower than any ly. \ri:th'ial Stone Curbing • vm tv lots made to . 11111 i;o;\ fexoino, Quite a number will leave Thomas- ville during the-next few weeks for Chicago. Mr. Glading, the lively representative of the Monon Route, is a former citizen of Chicago and will take pleasure iu giving any in formation desired, as well as send them by the best and most direct route, which is, of course, the old, reliable “Monuti.” Not satisfied with the Cubans and everything eke in the worl«l, I horn ville is to have v canning factory. - Waycrns^ Herald. \Ve arc dead tore that no man in Georgia, not immedituly identiiiul with Thoniasviile and her -growing interests, rejoice, more iu the prosperi ty of this place, than Editor Berlin;:'.. Thomasville has a warm place in her heart yet for the young man v.ho shouldered his musket in 1861 and went to the front from Thomasville. She has never lost sight of her sou. At ihc meeting of the County Insti tute here on Saturday last, the ques tion of whether the teachers should attend the Peabody Normal Institute at Thomasville this year, or hold a County Institute as was done last year, was submitted, and the Peabody Insti tute was almost unanimously voted for by the teachers present. So the teachers of Decatur county will attend the Peabody Normal Institute this year—which will open about the 10th of July.—Bainbridge Democrat. Thomasvil’e will give a cordial wel come to the teachers of Decatur and other counties on the occasion. idl who knew iA. Chas. G. the heat ts of id blow It Will Come to Thomasville. Work on the CarntbeUe railroad has actually commenced. About three miles lrorn the city, uear Lake Henrietta, the contractors have about two hundred hands at work, and will add to this force each week such additional halp as may be re quired to finish the road complete between Tallahassee and CarraVieile before the first day of November next; after which it is in tended to continue the road through to Thomasville, Georgia, this giving us direct connec tion with the great railway lincq of Georgia. This fact, in connection with the promising crop prospects of this section, and the good health of the country, has caused already a more hopeful feeling among our peo ple. Now let us all join in the on ward procession.—Tallahasseean. A tender grace that adorned his life was that rare trail in man, a deep love for llowers. I* was tue tie that bound our friendship; oit was it our pleasure to waik with him through the beautiful garden of his creation noiing the lovelight iu his eyes and the caressing touch of hand. If roses “are the yhiles of God” then indeed was he in close touch with the Master. The writer was one of the many that loved him and stood among the multitude tbit lamented his death. To-day looking across the distance of one fateful year, longing For the touch of a vanished lirfbd And the sound of a voice that is still, place a gar and upon his tomb and waft to his spirit the incense of an fading m*. won . We loved him in life and we d > yet a* he lies out uder under these fair May skies, Alter life’s fitful fever he sleeps Tl. Io the 'and of leal where the; 13 no sound of sorrow or shadow of 5 Charlie awaits the coming of i he loved on earth. A Friend Attention, Farmers. As a means of encouragiug that generous rivalry which must result in good, we ask the farmers of Thomas to give us the largest yield per acre iu 1802, of the following crops: Cot ton, corn, oaja, peas, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, sea island cotton, cab*, bages, ground peas, syrup and tobac co. The name ol Ihe grower and the yield will be published and after all the returns are in we will publish a consolidated list. Such information will do the country good. lie ThorsiasvJio correspondent of News writes a, follows to that paper : Thontasvilie is t-j ba greatly congrat ulated on her financial and material condition. All of her banks have comfortable sums of cash in their vaults and a good credit in the finan cial centers, which credit has been very little drawn upon. These banks are able lo accommodate all legitimate demands of trade or development and the money market here might be said to be easy. Not a single Thom asville merchant is thought to be shaky. The whole community has the appear ance of prosperity and plenty. Trade is good, work is p'entiful, numerous buildings arc going up, various enter prises are cither in progress or lo be established, and no one here acts like the couutiy may be on the eve ot a financial panic. The drummers, who are good judges, say Thomasvi 'e is in better cond t: on ban any city in the country. The Thomas County Teacher’s In stitute met at the court house'at 9 o’clock ou Saturdayin its 3rd regular session. The institute was called to order by Prof. A. Q. Moody and opened with - prayer by Prof. J, B. Wight. r v The following are tbe names of those present: C. S. Berwick, Bsula Turner, j. P. Cay, Mattie Fielding, J. E. Baker, Sallie Brown, M. E. Alderman, Maude Stacy, W. B. Fambrough, Lona E. Davis, C. II. Rice, O. O'. Stubbf, E. M. Barwick, J. W. Jack- son, M. M. Hay, Valeria Ramsey, Ophelik Grover, T. H. Parker,flattie Arnold, Mattie Jones, Ida Pittman, L. H. Reeves, Stella Pittman J. L. Hall, Mary J. Smith, J. C.--Lynes, A. Q~ Moody, J- B. Wight/lBva 'More house, W, H. Hudson, II. H. Neel, J. Fondren Mitchell. M. Pope, Jessie Powell, Pearl Wight, T. E. Dixon, R. Dixon. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Prof. J. L. Hall being absent, the exercises of the day were opened by Mr. Wight with a paper on orthog raphy and it fell to his lot to act the master for a huge spelling class of teacher pupils, which be did in a masterly way. On reading, Miss Mary J. Smith, Miss Alexander being absent, read a short paper gotten up iu her original style,. Mr. C. S. Barwick made a talk on writing, rather on his theory than bis practice (as lie stated) of teaching it. Prof. Gardner was also to prepare a paper on the same subject, but was excused. On grammar, only a very short paper was read by MissBcu’a Turner, and Prof. Moody stated that the chairman excused him. Several of the teacher’s offered seutencej or words to be parsed. Col. Lynes wrote outbe board that “that” sentence which was something new for young gram marians. It wa§ parsed* however, to the satisfaction of all. Mr. Pope gave a talk on geography which was cut short by his not having learned of bis appointment in time to make preparation. On arithmetic, J. Fondren Milch- ell waj excused by the chair on ac- C Mint of hia recent illness, blit ( apt. .S’.ubba touched ou all the headings in the syllabus for tho day. He was followed by Prqf. Ingalls with some nice comments aud compliments. Prof. Fatabrough was excused on account of a throat trouble aad the subject ou theory aud practice was kit to Pres. J. E. Baker, who gave very interesting paper ou the ex tremes, punishment and prizes, lin ing some of his own experience, lie gave some very good points for prac tical use. History, being the last on the syl labus, in tho absence of Mbs Fannie Watkins, was left ,to Col. Lynes. Col. Lynes showed how to use the Mnemonic system ca was begun at last institute. He had prepared some splendid charts, on nice white paper, written with artistically chosen colored crayons, which were very attractive and sure to interest and attract the attention of pupils. His subject being colonial times, he gave charts of Virginia, Messachusetts, tbe Caro lines and Georgia. He says that the teacher of bistory in South Georgia College has been using it with very satisfactory results. The Secretary read a circular from the State School Commissioner and an act pending before the legislature regard to uniform school boo Commissioner Brad well has asked the Institute to give some expression of their wishes and the subject brought before the body and will be discussed at the next meeting. Commissioner Mac’ean made the fallowing appointments for the next institute: Orthography—J. L Roberts and J. B. Wight. Reading-*-Miss Laura Dixou aud Miss Mary J. Smith. Writing—J. P. Cay aud W. B. Fambrough. English Grammar—W. H. Hud son and A. Q. Moody. Geography—C. H. Rice aud S. A. Roddenberry. Arithmetic—C. O. Stubbs aud G. T. Gardner. Science and Practice of Teachiug— J. L. Hall and J. E. Baker. Several visitors were noticed iu the room and considerable interest seemed to be taken by every one present. COLORED INSTITUTE, The colored teachers hold their ins titute in the Clay' street school build- fug, and it was well attended. Col. J. Colton Lynes, by request, delivered a lecture to them on history, which was very highly appreciated. Their institute was a very interesting and instructive one* The M. Corces "Cigar Company. Tho stockholders of the M. Corces Cigar Company held a meeting in the office of the Thomasville Banking .and Exchange ’“Comphoy last Saturday aad elected the follow ing bear! of directors: J.MeC. Tbarin, D. I. McIntyre, M. Corces, F. de Cardenas and C.W. Cooper. The board then elected the follow ing officers: President—J. McC. Tbarin. Vice-President—D. I. McIntyre; Superintendent—M. Corces. Secretary—F. de Cardenas. This company are the manufacturers of tho famous Jefferson cigars, which iiave a world wide reputation. They are made ol the purest Havana tobac co, by tho most experienced Cuban workmen, and have no superiors any where. Mr. Corces, prior to . the passage of tho McKinley tariff law, manufactured in Cuba and sold to this country over four million of these cigaryear. After th$ passage of this law his sales were cut down to five hundred thousand. This great dropping off was caused by the heavy taxes imposed by the McKinley tariff, under which it cost $4.50 per pound to import cigars into this country, while the leaf tobacco can be brought here at 35 ccutr. This, of course, necessitated bis moving bis factory to America, and he came to Thomas* ville. Tho Corces company own the excusive right to manufacture these cigars iu the United States. The company have ample capital to carry ou the business on a large tcale and they start out under most favorable auspices. The president a»*d vice- president are business men of estab lished imputation and kuown to all our citizens and the business world. Mr. Corces, the superintendent, is a Cuban, and has been engaged in the manufacture of these cigars for niauy years in Havana. He is a very cleyor gentleman and understands his business thoroughly. Mr. de Carde nas, the bseretary, is also a native of ihe “Queen of the Antilles,” but is e-dy well known to the most ol 1" people. He i3 a thorough aud ?ftb!o business man, as well as a •si polished gentleman, and knows : cigar buoine s from the ground : Hansell. is iu better health ten in several years. is one of Georgia’s ablest aud st juristf, and his work lias &1- 3 .been thorough and good, ut furnishes lest uoik lor the re me court tixau any in the State he enjoys the distinction of hav- been reversed fewer times, for given period, than any judge in the State. He is a who and just judge—the noblest Roman of them What a power for good he has wielded during forty years oa the bench.—Valdosta Times. The above is a graceful and timely tribute to one of the ablest and purest Judges in Georgia. Crowned with ripe years and high judicial honors, Judge Hansell wears the ermine with credit to himself and to the satisfac tion of ali classes of peop’c. Justice presides in all his courts. The commencement exercises of Young Female College this year will be the most brilliant of any in tbe history of this institution. Tbe fol lowing. young ladies constitute tiro graduating class for this year: * Miss Mattie Chastain. Miss Daisy Deklc. Miss btella Hurst Miss OUie Horne, Miss Nellie Pringle. Miss Annie Roberts. Tbe Salutatory will be read by Misi Stella Hunt; Valedictory by Mdsi Annio Roberts, and Valedictory to Audience and Clars by Miss Daisy Deklc. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. A. M. Wynn, at the Methodist church, on June 11th at 11 a. m. ~ * Tho graduating exercises will be held at the opera house on tbe even ing of Juno 12th. During the even ing there will be two plays, a drill and pantomimes. The annual concert by tbe music class will be on June 13th, 8 p. in. An’ operetta by seven little girls aud an entertaining drill will b9 given dur ing the evening. . There will be no charges and all are cordially invited to attend. President Baker and afsistants’have spared neither trouble or expense in tbe preparation of tbe above pro gramme, and we can safely promise the public that the commencement ex ercises of Young Female College this yealr will not ouly be a credit to the town and the institution, but will also be tbe most entertaiuiug of any yet given. TWO SISTERS DROWNED. A Sad Accident Brings Sorrow to a Picnic Near Whigham. Cairo, Ga., May 28. — News reached hero this morning of the drowning of two sisters, daughters of the late Capt. Jones, of near Whig- ham. The girls were 8 and 15 years of age, respectively. They were wiih a crowd of picnickers at the Ochloek* once river, and late in the afternoon the children were wading in tho rivtr. The younger sister got out beyond hi r depth. The elder one went to her rescue, but both wero carried out by the swift current, and went down into a watery grave. Seines were pro cured, and all night long faithful hands tried in vain to find them. sc a bald-headed never did. DM you ever woman? No, wc diil we ever see a woman around town in her shirt slc« a cigar in her tceili, and stepping into every saloon she saw. We have never seen a woman go a-fishing with a bottle in her pocket, and sit on the damp ground all day and thou go home drunk at night. Nor have we ever seen a woman yank off her coat, spit on her hands and say she will whip any man iu town. No! God bless ber, she isn’t built that way.— Southern Star. Twa3 spring time when the grass is green And Thomasville at her best was seen, Our migratory friends of Northern clime Had packed, their duds and left on time. The outlook for the town was bright, La Cubaua sure—a railroad in sight,— When lo! a cry goes all tbe rounds, The bicycle craze has struck4he town.’ Tho merchant man has taken a hand, Likewiso the chap who tills the land, To be in the ring comes the Legislator Closely followed by the speculator, No matter if the times «re tight, With taxes sure as death in sight Get oue of the best and be in the swim, Pay a hundred and fifty that’s no sin. The ladies too hare learned the mount.- A fall now and then, that doesn’t count. And oltcn when the day is fine The streets about with wheels do shine, With case and grace they speed away Like a Derby race on a holiday. This “Bicycle craze,” you may call it so, But horses and cars, they’ve got to go. Aa to the wheel you intend to buy, There’s many Huad and many a why. Wc won't advise, it’s not our mission. Wait till you visit the World's Exposition, There you’ll see the Columbia nuke, With “Elliptical eear” and “Fnction break.” The popular Victor, best of geariDg, Finest of steel and all ball bearings. For fcftr of offense we must not fail To mention the Rambler, Eagle and the New Mail, With a host of others equally as good We’d all enjoy riding it we could, “time’s hard and money sense.” Be patient boys, the end of the craze Will come ’ere long so don’t you cry, We’ll all take a ride in tbe Sweet Bve akd Bye. The South’s Funeral. To day the remains of Jefferson Davis, tbe most conspicuous character who took part in the great war be tween the states, will start from New Orleans to Richmond, Va., where they will bo permanently buried. It will bo a long funeral procession, pass ing through half a dozen states. Heads, sprinkled with gray, will be uncovered; men who followed tho South’s great leader will line the long tracks of rail, 'to pay tribute to the dead. Fair women will gather at the stopping places, and place ilowers on the casket of the exsPrcai- dent of tho Southern Confederacy. Little children, who havo learned tho story of tho great struggle will join the throngs. It will be tho last public tribute to Jefferson Davis. Butin all this there will be no disloyalty to tho government of the United ►States. We are one people, and must ho remain. No true Southern man would have it otherwise. We claim, aad justly, too, the right to pay homage to the men who, like pillars of fire, led the forlorn hope of the Confederacy through four years of terrible war. Surely we may do this without being subjected to bitter aud unjust criticism. Referring to the occasion the Sa- vanah Press says: “There is no bitterness, no politics, > sectionalism in all this movement. Many an old veteran, bowed and feels, aa he bears his tattered battlellag to the train where the bier of his dead chieftain will remain for one moment, that he is practically assisting in the burial of the confed- Think of it! snowing, actually snow* ing,in Michigan. Arid now it is said that a brewery is to be started-in Jerusalem. Fifty millions is involved in the Central case now going on in Atlanta. Atlanta is after the scalp of Post master Lewis—and she will be apt to get it. r e hope tbe New York 400 will not slop over during Eulaiie’s stay in that city. — Tho Atlanta police want a vacation. Don’t givo it to them until they catch Harry Hill. * . . 'fcft- Brunswick spits on her hands and tries, it agaiu. You can’t down a plucky towu. Judge R. F. Lyons, one of the most distinguished jurist -ip .Gecafeb^f died in Macon on Thursday. Justice Jackson will hear the final argument in the great Central case, Maccn, on the 26th of June. There is an ample field near homo fo»* the Chinese missionaries should they be sent out of that country. What has become of the hoopskirt crcze? Bu‘, hush ! don’t say anything about the subject. It may revive. Mrs. U. S. Grant and Mrs. Jeff Davis will spend the summer at the same hotel at Cranston’s on the Hudson. boctcty :n a bad way. overhauling It is ?a Atlanta appears to be in It needs revamping, and a general" shaking By out of repairs; Decatur county is all right. The Democrat says: “Blackberries are ripening. Some of our blackberry farmers expect to make three bales to the ox.” The general Assembly of the Pres byterian church now iu session Wash ington City, decided by a vote of 409 to 145 to take up the Briggs cose. I his was a defeat for the Briggs par— ty. Items from the Southwest Gerrgian: Ca : ro is surrounded by some of the finest farming lands in Georgia, has ood water, goodheiltb, and her peo ple arc among the cleverest, most honorab c and highminded to be found Be sure and hear Capt. Hammond next Friday afternoon at three o’clock. Tntra is no finer orator in South Gcor- We hear take pb.ee i no doubt hi more closcl Wo first v o: another marraige to Cairo soon. This will Cabo and Thomasville loscly together, lndastand there wili be a- ns-shipped from here on J This is one day later than the 3 shipped last year. The Tofccoa News joins in the gen eral demand for the abolishment of the convict lease. It says : We need better roads in Georgia. The present convict lease system in Georgia needs reforming. If both of these perplexing questions cm bo solved by working the convict upon the yublicroads, let this be done, euen if taxes have to be increased a little.” Wilkesbarre,Pa., May 25.—A new locomotive, which was on trial to day on The Ontario and Western Railroad, ran a mile in 25 seconds. This is at the rate of two and twos fifths miles a minute and 144 miles an hour. It is claimed to he tha quickest time ever made by a locomotive Irave men all over the world can afford to stand aside and leave the southern soldier to perform the last rites which consigns to the tomb tbe ashes of‘the lost cause.’ It is a sol emn and significant movement—the fiual tribute to a remarkable man by remarkable people. ‘The dead past is burying its dead.’ ” On our fourth page will be found a deeply interesting outline of this funeral occasion from the hour the procession, leaves New Orleans, until the sound of the last dirge dies away at Richmond. The article is profuse ly illustrated. Read it. It has been, said that a bicycle could not ba ridden in a heavy rain through the country but Judge Hop kins and Mr. Hansell Merrill have, disproved this theory beyond .all doubt. They went to tho lake on Saturday on their wheels and on their return and about an hour’s run through one - of tho hardest rains that ha-i fallen in this section for a long time. They fairly split the mud, however, and came into town thoroughly drenched. Washington, May 26.—Surgeoa Goueral Wyman of tho marlno lies pital service received a cable dispatch to-day from Surgeon Irwin, stationed at Marseilles, announcing the cholera has appeared at Nime3 and Cette, in Southern France. The Nancy Hank?, the Central’s flying train, knocked a minister and his wife off tho track at Milner Sun day and killed them both instantly. Detective: “Was youi cashier right or left handed?” Bank Mana ger: “Right I. should say; nothing he could get his hands on is left.” Mr. Will Baker, who has been at tending the Thomasville^ School’ of Shorthand and Typewriting, has'ac cepted a position with the law firm of Hansell & Mcrril. This v school has turned ouc tonic expert stenographers. The schools are all getting ready foi; commencement, winch is drawing near. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Fos ter has failed for several hundred thousand dollars. Ho was thought to be worth millions. Booth’s vilalitv ia slowly giving out and it is ouly a question of a short time when death will claim him. The Georgia uncork then- p;- wick, ou the l;li will be there*. T power in the lam to the people. veekly editors will fiotism, at Bruns* d’ July. The boys is weekly press is a it is mighty close Cuarles Dudley Warner says the ddLrcace between “iaith cure” aud ‘‘mind cure’’ is that mind cure doesn’t require Jmy faith aad the faith cure doesn’t require any mind. Lansing, Mich., May 26.— The woman’s suffrage hill, which passed the senate yesterday, now awaits the governor’s signature. It permits wo men to yote at municipal elections. Col. Dunlap, ol Gainesville, knocks out both Disinukes and Rcnfroe, and captures the marsha’ship of North Georgia. * Thus another bone of con tention is removed. And still the Georgia colonels cry for more offices. . Chicago, May 27-—After a long conference held between District-At torney Milchrist and his associates this morning it was decided to file the bill to enjoin the opening of the world’s fair on Sunday with Clerk Burnham to-day. The bill will bo presented be fore Judges Jenkins and Grossip, sitting in the United States cii> cuit court. Beyond setting the time for the hearing it was decided that no action should be taken, and the pro ceedings in court will only occupy a few minutes. It was decided that tho date for hearing should he set at such time next week as will be convenient fer the sitting of Chief Justice Fuller in the hearing of the suit, - From a recent visit through Thom> as county, our good acd noble county of our birth, wc found it in a better condition than it has been for years, every body lives in harmony with his or her neighbor, and nothing is more likely to build up a new country than for its pcqplo to be in accordance with and not be forever pulling or trying The World’s fair had an attendance j 10 P ul1 do;vn his neighbor.—Moultrie of over 80,000 last Sunday. } Banner, Pcrham, of the Waycross Herald, thus delicately alludes to Queen Vic toria’s birthday: Wednesday was Queen Victoria’s birthday. She is a lady and a widow and our proverbial politeness prevents our publishing her age. If the ladies belonging lo the 400 New York have to back out after being introduced to the Spanish princess as is the cu-tom in Europe, short skirts ami bloomers will get a boom. The average American wo man cannot back out with tho long trails now in vogue. i Sain Jones was recently addressing a northern audience wheu he said : “If we had only known at Appomat tox how iuauy of you lellows were wounded we would have kept up the fight a lew days longer, and we’d have cleaueu you up. But we didn’t find it out until we hid to foot the pension bill.” The smoking of a cigarette in Nashville tho other day caused a $30,- 000 fire.—Ex. That was pretty expensive. But there is eorne good growing out of the use of cigarettes, after all: they kill off dudes and sap headed youths who have no better sense than to steep their systems full of the poison follow ing the use of cigarettes. ■M Col. Tom Howard, one of Georgia’s x truest and noblest men, is dead. It was Col. Howard who, when bayonets were at tho throats 0i our people; ' r when tho reconstruction mill was grinding our people into the dust, it ’ v was Tom Howard who first hurled ^ defiance at the vandals iu a public . speech in Atlanta. Peace to hut . ashes. - • ••• ‘ ? sfgiff - • :