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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 1893.
Times-Entcrprisc Pat. Co. IN THE TOWN. ND COUNTY.
£ PUSLIoIIKD EVKKY SATURDAY.
♦ M. Adi.son ucar Corner Jackson Streets
Ui r, j n . SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Ysar,— »l-00
BUfHojUu- /«>
Three Month. **
•MMH A >.. VaYmu-e in- advance.
VcJp c LANEY. VI. Dv
** ‘'physician and surgeon.
'•» D .qioUl.TRIE, CULtiCITT l l>.,OA.
' ’ OTer. hU m-rvice. :t> the ile CoW* 1 ?
•oltrift,
I • Q *Q. CULPEPPER.
. Physician and Sa^eon,
■I UhTOtJLTUIE, • - GEORGIA.
«Of<n bla services to th« citizens ot
r<v
Prompt attention given to all bnsiness ea*
trusted to him. , .
•9”Office over Watt’s store, corner Brood
and Jickoon streets.
1 represent one of the
largest ami most reliable
monument houses in the
country ami can make
prices on monuments, head
stones, etc., lower than any
body.
Artificial Stone Curbiug
Tor cemetery lots made to
order.
IROX FENCING,
any and all styles, sold at the most
reasonable rates. Call and see me
and get estimates.
W. II. BUBCII,
Thomasville, (Ja.
Jb G d&wr If
»• THOMPSON
Iron Works,
jAttiso.v sue
THOMASVILLE, - - - GA
(o)
I am better prepared than ever to
do any and all kinds of repair work
in iron and brats. In addition to long
years of experience, I am fully equip
ped with the latest improved tools
and can guarantee all work entrusted
to mo Shops In rear of former resi
dence, on lower Jackson street. Give
me an apportiinity to make an esti
mate on your work.
C. B. THOMPSON, Agt.
UAw-t ^
IMBRO.’S
Carriage Shoos.
Iow<
EVERY WKMUI-
CAHRIA8E AND WAGON BEPAIRINB
HORSE SHOEING, F.TC.,
Dqtc at mooDsoie mtra. U«vtng recently
pore based a numih-r ot labor-saving tools,
and having the
Best Equipped Shops
The Pullman Car Line
Louisville, Cincinnati
tfl 01A NAPOlI S3
AND
CHICAGO AND THE NQBTHWkhT.
The Pullman Vestibuled .Service *0B
sL Night Trains, Parlor Chair
Cara on Day Train.
•The Monon Trains make the fastest
' time between the Southern VVin-
r* Cities and Summer Re*
nits of the Northwest.
* . . W. H. McDOEL, General Manager,
F. 3. REED. Cion. F. A.. Chicago.
Vortarther Information address
. it. W. GIJtDING‘Gen’1 Agent
.■> tea Broad Street Thom asvlUe.
WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE
DURING THE WEEK.
Int rating Itmes Ptckd Up All
Over th Country and Car-
fully Prpared and S rv-
d to Our Radri
Now who will bring in the stcond
bale of now cotton?
Thomasville merchants intend to
pay the top of the market for cotton
this season.
Thomasville geta the aecond new
bale of cotton. Albany beat her a
couple of days. . - ■ -
Mr. W. B. McPhanl, ope of the
lolid, prosperous men of Moultrie,
was in the city yesterday.
Thomasville cotton buyers are go
ing to pa; top prices for cotton this
season. Don’t forget this.
Quite a number of colored school
teachers who have been attending
the Peabody Institute returned home
yesterday.
Thomasville merchants are making
arrangements tor their tall trade.
They will show splendid stocks oi
goods this fall.
Rev. J. 0. Branch, presiding elder
oi this district, preached a deeply in
teresting sermon in tho Methodist
church on Sunday night.
The Thomasville Base Ball club
will go down to Quitman Wednesday,
Auguit 9'.h, to play the boys of that
place a match game of ball.'
We understand that Metcalte had
quite a severe blow on Thursday
afternoon. Trees were blown down
and s.veral houses damaged.
Mr. John S. Montgomery and fam
sly, who have been spending some
days at the leading North Georgia
resorts, returned Sunday night.
Mr. Horrocks is pushing work on
the new Baptist church. The place
has already begun to look like the
handsome edifice it will be when com
pleted.
It takes two pounds of cotton to
bay ooe of meat, but that ii alright to
the man who has plenty of the latter
hanging up in his smoke house.—
Quitman Free Press.
We regret to learn that Mrs. J. S.
Merrill was quite pamluUy hurt on
Sunday by falling from a chair upon
which she war standing in order to
reach some articles on a shelf. Her
many friends wish her a spccedy re
covery.
Miss Annie Davis left yesterday
afteru<xm for .Savannah, where she
will make her future home. She will
hold the position ol book-keeper and
stenographer with MV Ward More
house in his new manufacturing es
tablishment recently established there.
Tickets to Chicago at the reduced
rate ol S34 4gare limited to continuous
passage to each direction, with extreme
limit at fifteen days. The reduction
-will not be ol much benefit to those
visiting the World’s Fair on account
of this limit. Nobody visits the fair
without being gone over fifteen days.
Mrs. Head gave a written spelling
test to the teachers in the Peabody
Institute yesterday morning. She
gave out seme pretty tongh words to
spell end only one teacher, Prof,
Moody,was successful in spelling all of
them. Prof. Moody is a bom speller.
Mrs. Anna del Pino and daughter,
Miss Adda dd Pino, arrived yester
day from Key West, Fla., and will
make Thomasville their home in fu
ture. The former is the mother and
the latter a sister of Messrs. Gasper,
Ishmael and Lewis del Pino, who
have been here some months.
Ex Cadet Carlos Lynes, of tho
South Georgia College, who ia now in
Atlanta, has been invited by Gen.
Clement A. Evans, President oi the
Fulton County Veterans Association,
to deliver an address before the next
meeting of the Arsodation, which
will be held on Monday night.- This
is a high compliment to our jouug
friend. We have no doubt but that
he will acquit himself very credit
ably- \ ~
To say that the lecture of Prof.
Lane on “Conversation’’ at the court
house on Friday night was enjoyed by
the large crowd present ia putting it
very mildly. The audience was not
only large and appreciative, bat it was
a highly cultured one is wdb He
kept them in a roar of laughter from
the time he commenced until he
eloped. No lecturer was ever as weU
received in Thomasville as Professor
Lane has been. He will deliver one
more lecture in Thomasville before he
leaves and this is said to bo the best
one in his repertoire. It will be de
livered at the court house Monday
night, the 7th' oi August. He is rare
of another big house.
A SHOOTING MATCH.
A Desperado Attempts to Kill
Mr.W. E. Culpepper.
A asMStional shooting affair took
place on Mr. W.E. Culpepper’s to
bacco farm near Metcalfe yesterday
morning between Mr. Culpepper and
a negro outlaw, Goa Alexander, who
tnakee hia headquarters on the Florida
line and makes his raids in both
states. Mr. Culpepper was on his
usual rounds of the farm and passed
one of his tobacoo barns and hearing
some one inside hailed and asked who
it was. The reply came that'it did not
matter be (Mr. Culpepper) had better
not come in,” bnt Mr. Colpepper,
thinking he had rights to go any
where on his premises, boldly opened
the door and was welcomed with a
shot from a trusty Smith & Wesson.
Mr. Culpepper returned the fire, bnt
it is supposed without effect and hav
ing exhausted bis ammunition with
out still finding ont who was the oc
cupant of the bare, made the request
that he stay there awhile aaying, ‘Til
he hack presently,” to which the reply
came: “Alright, I’U be here.” Mr.
Culpepper hastily ran to his dwelling
and picked up Ids rifle, retnreed to
the scene ol conflict and made it this
time too warm for his opponent: who
escapedjfrom the rear doqr of the barn
and made his flight and escape secure
in a swamp near by. He was plucky
to the last and tamed and fired till
lost to sight in the bashes. Mr. Cul
pepper secured several hands with
guns and searched the swamp care
fully, but without any effect np to last
reports.—Daily T.-E. Jnly 30.
Good Roads.
Good roads have beta a.hobby with
the Times-Enteri-rise for several
years. Thomas couoty ought to have
better roads. The land owners, the
toilers, the men who work the farms,
are entitled to theta. The great
trouble has always been with the
system of keeping np the public roads.
Mayor Hopkios, as commissioner of
this district, cafled for a meetiog of
the overseers of the district at the
court house yesterday to discuss the
question. The meeting was well at
tended by the overseen. Mr. E. L.
Neal was mada chairman and Mr. J.
R. Adams secretary. The question
of how to best keep up the roads of
the district was generally discussed.
Almostjevery one favored the procure
ment of a machine such as the town
uses. This machine, ss has been
abundantly demonstrated, will do the
work of one hundred hands. Let a
machine be put to work in this district
and it will soon find its way into eveiy
district in the county. The county
could not make a better investment
and we hope before another year to
see one or more machines at work on
the roads of the county. They would
prove a wonderful saving of time and
money and would insure smooth, well
graded roads.
The convention adjourned to meet
on the 4th of August, when the ques
tion will be taken up an$ further dis
cussed. The gentleman who have
taken hold of the matter of improving
our public roads are in earnest, and
they are men ot practical ideas. -We
hope to see interest u the matter grow
and extend until every district in the
county shall be ronsed up to the im
portance of the subject.
The meeting on the 4th of August
is a public one and every citizen
invited to be present.
Mr. John Montgomery, who
spending some time in Rome, Ga.,
does not forget home people and
Thomasville while absent. The Rome
Tribune of the a6th quotes him as
follows:
“South Georgia wants North Geor
gia to help elect a man from oar
section of the stale,” .said he, “and
that man should be, in my opinion,
Hon. Robert G. Mitchell, ol Thomas
ville. Everybody io the State knows
him if from no other cause than his
presidency of the senate. He is the
right man for governor, and I want to
see yon all come in and help us.”
Mr. Montgomery also talked a good
deal about bis charming dty.
‘We had the largest crowd of tour
ists last winter that we have ever
had,” said be, “and our dty grows
more and more popular every year as
a winter resort We are not backward
in other ways, and are now HnUnested
in thc huilding oi oar new dty where
our tobacco works win be. This has
become quite an enterprise with ns,
and a great deal of tobacco is raised
by the planters. The factories pay
good price, and the fndftMty ; promises
to help us wonderfully.”
The fruit season has about closed
out. What fruit ia now brought in
oi a very inferior quality.
Inquiries have already,been’ receiv
ed here asking information about ac
commodations for visitors this winter.
Thomasville will be crowded the com
ing season with northern tourists.
THE FIRST BALE.
From the Savannah Nows.
Thomasville Received Her First
Bale of Cotton Yesterday.
The first bale of cottod of the crop
oi 1893 was brought into town yester
day by Messrs Dixon Brothers, who
live in the lower portion oi the counv
The bale weighed four hundred
pounds and was sold to Mr. E. R.
Pringle for 8 3-4 cents. It'was class
ed as good middling. The Messrs
Dixon have brought in the first bale
far a number of years.. They" are the
Primas Jones of Thomas county. The
bale brought in yesterday was only
two days behind the first bale jn Geor
gia. Albaay received one 00 Wednes
day, which was grown by Mr. H. J,
Lamar. The cotton was shipped
yesterday to Savannah, and will
doubtless be the first bale received at
that place, as we learn that the Albany
bale went to New York.—Daily T.-E
July *9-
The Peabody Institute.
The Inatitnta opened at 9:16 a. m.
with Prof. Moody in the chair,
Mrs. Head laid down the rules for
spelling derivatives, and gave practi
cal tests in orthography.
Prof. Moody explained the niceties
of the English language, as shown on
the distinctions drawn from the use
of the “Tenses, Persons and Numbers
of Verbs.”
Prof. Lane, in attractive style,
showed how to develop the idea of
mountains,” with their various ac
companiments of all. that is grand
and sublime in nature.
Prof. Lynes gave a continuation of
his lecture upon the “Revolutionary
Period,” showing in black-board form
all the notable event*, which go to
make up so many important elements
of the world’s history.
Prof. Frederick called for eolations
of the examples in percentage given
to the teachers yesterday. Prof.
Moody handed in solutions which
were accepted. The professor ex
plained the solution npon the board.
As usual, the “Question Box” was
the source of much interest and amuse
ment. , ,
Ail the teachers are requested to
repeat quotations from their favorite
American authors to-morrow.
THE COLORED INSTITUTE.
. The colored department of the
Peabody Institute met at the regular
time for assembling. After devotions
an interesting exercise in giving an
swers to queries was engaged in.
Then Miss L. C. Ifmey treated the
subject ot spelling very ably, and.
Prof. Chas. Rice treated English
grammar—kinds of sentences, and
gave a short exercise in analysis.
Prof. Chas, Lane then lectured on
the subject of Geography in a very
interesting and instructive way.
Prof. Rice lead in calisthenics.
Prof. F. Snelson treated arithmetic
and Prof. R It, Wright treated histo
ry, reviewing previous lectures.
A Prominent Young'North Car
olinian.
Bi'il Nye, the great humorist, in bis
last letter thus refers to a young
gentleman known to many of oar
readers:
Kope Elias was the man who made
the arrangement with the Richmond
and Danville railroad. You will find
no nice freeh lawn growing under the
feet of Kope Elias.
The appointment and administra
tion of Kope Elias as internal
revenue collector of this district is
giving more and more satisfaction.
He has 450 agents under him, all of
whom are perfect gentlemen. The
internal revenue affairs here have
never been so genial in North Caroli
na as at the present time. Such men
as flezekiah Gndger agree with this
sentiment. It has always been a very
difficult matter to attend to revenue
affairs here without making personal
enemies, but at the present time all is
harmony. Kope Elias is the most
harmonious man that the president
could have named. He is one of our
subscribers and knows that we will
send back the little willow tank as
soon as we are through with. it. A
few more harmonious appointments
would please ns at any time. Shoal,
Kope. Shoal just once more for the
seegars.
THE CROP LARGER THAN LAST
YEAR.
The Shipments From Southwest Georgia
Not Expected to Reach 3,600 Carloads
- Only Four or Five Cars a Day Being
Shipped Now and Thousands of Melons
Rotting In the Fields.
A Poor Game.
The Thomasville base ball club
went all the way np to Colquitt coun
ty Thursday to play a game of base
balk When they left here they
thought they could play balL They
don’t think so now. They played
with the Little River boys, the-dab
that defeated them here a - few weeks
ego. At the end of the ninth inning
the score was twenty to sla in favor of
Little River. The Thomasville team
crawled into the<r wagons and silently
drove home. The team was composed
of the following: Horaco Bouchelle,
W. D. Barbee, Chas. Fittmanr-Ardls
McBougald/Jim Pittman, Will Does,
T. H. Parker, Britten and Jim
Hurst
Assistant Superintendent. A. A.
Aveilhe, of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, has returned from
Thdmasville, where he has been since
Jane 12 with a corps of train dis
patchers attending to the shipping of
.the watermelon crop ot southwest
Georgia. He reports a large crop
with fair retains to the growers.
Thecrop this year was a little
luger-than last year. The season be
gan about ten days later, and though
the melons went forward rapidly, the
growers lost the profits they might
have made on the higher prices rul
ing during the middle of June,
Prices have dropped now until the
melons are left rotting in the field be
cause the returns would not pay the
freight, let alone making a profit for
the shipper. Melons can he bought
now at a car loaded on the side
tracks at the stations. Supt. Aveilhe
says that there are folly 500 car loads
of melons rotting in the field in South
west Georgia alone. Only a lew car
loads are moving now.
The Carolina and North Georgia
melons have been on the market for
some time, and as they are able to
reach tho markets at less cost than tho
South Georgia melons they, el coarse,
command the situation,
TIIE OATES THIS TEAK.
The average rates for melons by the
car load from Thomasville this sea
son have been as follows: To New
York via the Ocean Steamship Co.,
888; to New York via the Atlantic
Coast Line 3113.53; to Cincinnati
575.84 and St. Louis 890.24. Melons
most bring a good price to pay these
freights and net a profit to the growet.
On account of tho difference in rates
the balk oi the crop this year went to
western points- Another reason for
this was that the Pennsylvania Rail
road and the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, the two main routes to north
ern points, demanded prepayment of
freights earlier in the season than
heretofore. On the iinee that did not
demand prepayment melons were
frequently sold to pay freight. In
these cases the railroads over which
the melons had passed pro-rated the
returns amoDg themselves and the
shipper suffered the loss of his melons.
This is always one oi the possibilities
in the melon business, however, as
consignees frequently refuse to receive
the melons when the market is glut
ted.
The total shipments to date via the
Savannah, Florida and Western
railway are 3,535 cars, as against a
total of 3,447 cars for the whole of
lost season.
WILL SOT REACH 3,600 CARS
The total ior the whole season is net
expected to reach 3,600 cars, only
four or five cars a day being moved
now. These melons have been ship
ped all over the United States and
Canada, shipments having been made
to 184 different points. The total
number ol cars shipped to Canada
was 46, Toronto taking 18 cars, Mon
treal 9 and Hamilton 7. The prin
cipal points to which melons were
shipped and the number of cars re
ceived by them arc as follows: New
York 447.Chicago 247, Cincinnati 273
Boston 159, Philadelphia 100,' Balti
more 123, St. Louts 102 and Min
neapolis 419. The fat western states
were about the only ones which did
not indulge in Georgia watermelons
this year.
Supt. Aveilhe does not tbiuk the
melon acreage will he increased next
year, as he considers the present
acreage sufficient to supply all de
mands of the market.
The chief trouble with the watei-t
melon business,’ said Mr. Aveilhe, ' is
the lack of any system of distribution.
The melon growers have no exchange
and no means of regulating the ship-
monte. The consequence is that good
markets are frequently glutted with a
resulting loss to everybody concerned,
shippers, railroads and. broken. A
glut at one important point injures
the market at other places and makes
it difficult to maintain prices. The
melon growers had an exebtutge at
Macon two years ago which worked
very well as long as it lusted, hat it
went to pieces before the end of the
season for some cause.
THE EXCHANGE A GOOD THING.
“The Florida fruit exchange at
Jacksonville has been of immense ad
vantage to the fruit growers of . that
state and the Georgia melon growers
are very much in need of something
of the same kind. It wonld .be a good
idea for the melon growers to arrange
with the Western Union Telegraph
Company to tarnish them daily
reports of the melon movement -and
the receipts at -the ‘ larger markets.
They could then regulate their ship
ments so as to avoid shipping to points
already well supplied.”
_ It would bo well for the melon
growers if they were to adopt this sug
gestion. Superintendent Aveilhe’s es
timate of the melon crop ot the state
this year is between 8,000 and 9,000
cars. At a fair estimate the sales re
turned to the growers about 8500,000.
The railroads of the state received as
much more, so that the melon crop of
Georgia brought into the state in the
neighborhood of 81,000,000 daring
months of June, July and'August
This is quite an important conridcras
tion, as the business comes in the doll-
eat part of the year.
Supt Aveilhe saya that the farmers
of South Georgia are in better condi
tion than he has ever known them to
be. They have good corn crape and
are raising their own meat Money
is not very plentiful, but the" farmers
are independent and consequently
the present financial stringency is not
the bog’oear that it is to'the city peo
ple.
Peabody Institute.
The Institute resumed its session on
Monday. ' Commissioner Bradwell
having returned, presided, .and Mrs.
Head was requested to act as secre
tary.
The first lecture was made by Mrs.
Head, who by black-board drawings
and logical reasoning demonstrated
the utility of fable and Btory telling
for a primary grade.
Prof. Moody lectured in an interest
ing manner on the subject of Auxili
ary Verbs.
Prof. Lane took up the subject of
Definition as being veiy difficult to
teach so as to get a correct idea of the
thing itself. He illustrated by terms
in Geography,
Prof. Frederick in very e'ear and
interesting style elucidated the ap
parent mystery of the Greatest Com
mon Divison and Least Common
Multiple.
Prof. Lynes lectured on best method
of teaching clear perception and con
ception of the leading events of presi
dential administrations. By black
board outlines and diagrams his
methods are made practical and
interesting.
After the discussion of the contents
of the Quiz Box, Btate School Com
missioner Bradwell stated that he
brought greetings from the Marietta
Peabody Institute. In an interesting
and encouraging manner he told of
the work being done there.
THE COLORED INSTITUTE.
The colored department of the Pea
body Institute assembled yesterday
morning at 9 o’clock.
After devotions the question of
corporal punishment was discussed,
and many interesting points were
brought out iu connection with it.
Miss L. C. Lauey then discussed in
a very able and interesting manner
the subject of reading, and how to
teach emphasis.
Prof. Chas. Rice treated grammar,
enlarging on the principal and sub
ordinate elements of a sentence.
State School Commisoner Bradwell
spoke at some lengthjabout grammar
and Prof. Moody also made a few re
marks on the same subjeot.
After recess Prof. Chas. Rrice lead
in a short exercise in calisthenics.
Prof. Clay treated the subject oi
geography and Prof. Snelson arithme-
'!. Beth made good talks.
Alter the above programme had
been gone through with the institute
adjourned for the day.
Has Come to Georgia.
Mr. J. Frank McCormick, who has
been connected with the Soule Steam
Feed Works oi this city lor the past
twelve monttiB, has severed his con.
nection with that firm, leaves this
morning for Thomasville, Ga., near
which place ho has purchased a half
inteicst in a saw and planing mill,
from Mr. J. L. Beverly. Tho firm
shall bo known as the Beverly Mc
Cormick Lumber Co., with J. F. Mc
Cormick as manager. Mr. McCor
mick is an old newspaper boy, having
tro-kedbn Tho News from its organ
ization until about three years ago.
We heartily commend him to the
citizens of Thomasville, and wiab for
him success in abundance.—Meridian
(Miss.) Daily News.
Mr, McCormick paid this office a
pleasant visit yesterday. He is a
gentleman of pleasing address and
manners and will no doubt soon
make a host of friends in the win
grass. He will be located at Ochlock-
onee, where he will take charge of a
large mill at that point. We cordi
ally commend the young Missfrtippian
to onr friends over there. ; They will
find him all right.
The Times-Entekprise job office
is the best equipped of aay in South
Georgia'. We make a 'specialty of
this feature of the business and guar
antee satisfaction on every job. See
us before placing your order.
A Resume of the Exercises Yes
terday. ,
Yesterday closed the second week
oi the-Peabody Normal Restitute in
Thomasville, and it ia to be regretted
that the attendance Fas not been lar
ger. Daring the first week there was
a very huge attendance, bnt the week
just psssed it has-been very light.' It
does look like the teachers oi Thom
as county at least would take enough
interest in their work to endeavor to
better prepare themselves as teachers
by taking advantage of the splendid
opportunities offered by the Peabody
Institute. It is thought and hoped
that the attendance this week will be
larger.
The Institute opened at 9:15 a. m.
with Prof. Frederick in the chair,
Mrs. Head gave the teachers an
interesting exercise in pronunciation,
about 50 difficult words having been
written upon the board.
Prof. Moody elucidated the proper
use of participles and the correct ar
rangements of phrases.
Prof. Lane set forth the normal
method of presenting the idea of lakes
to the child’s mind.
Prof. Frederick lectured on the
Properties and Relation of Numbers.
Prof. Lynes lectured on the Con
stitutional Period, especiallyjthat part
embraced by the administration of
George Washington.
After discussion of the contents of
the query box the Institute adjourned
until to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock.
Young Female College.
Prof. Baker has succeeded iu se
curing as his assistant Mrs.Genevieve
W. Spinner.
Mrs. Spinner ia a Virginian by birth
and education. She furnishes the
the highest testimonials from ministers
of the Gospel, Presidents of Colleges
and from patrons wherever she has
taught, of her competency to teach
any grade ot mathematics, the Sci
ences, French, Elocution, Delsarte
and Physical Culture, also English
Literature, She makes a specialty of
Elocution. That her public recita
tions have evinced dramatic talent
of the highest order we give the follow
ing extract from one oi the numerous
testimonials: “Mrs. Spinner’s rendi
tion of Ben Hur was applauded by
the most cultured people as a brilliant
piece ot histrionic art.’’
Aa a disciplinarian we give the fol
lowing:- “By kinduess and gentleness
duly mingled with firmness and lady
like dignity of manners, Mra. Spinner
maintains order in the class-room, and
secures diligence on the part of the
pupils. I reccommend her as a faith
ful, competent teacher, and a lady of
culture and pleasiDg manners.”
They’ll hardly call the next new town
in South Carolina “Dispensaiy.”
Gold is flowing back to this country
from Europe. That’s a good sign.
The state prohibition convention
meets in Macon on the: 23rd of Au
gust. - .
Atlanta now drinks Chattahoochee
river water, that is, when she drinks
water at all.
The government may conclude to
take charge of some more quarantine
stations in the south.
Curfew rings in Albany at 8 o’clock,
every night. And then there it •
scampering towards home.
The new Senator appointed from
California -is named Perkins. We
hope he is no relation oi Eli’l,
And so we are to have another real
live duke over here. Well, if he be
haves himself it will be all right
ft is said that at the present rate of
killing them, it will not he masy
years until alligators will be extinct.
II you can’t borrow money don’t
turn around and borrow, trouble. The
per cent on the latter is always high.
The seaside resorts have cat into
the business of the springs and up
country places for spending the sum
mer.
The southern base ball league ap
pears to be in a bad way. This is ont
failure which would not affect the
country.
It seems that the police of Atlanta
have fallen into a handy way of dab
bing cdizens. An indignation meeting
has b.-cn held protesting against such
brutality.
There is a great deal being said jnst
now aboutjDr. Amick’s cure for con
sumption. It would seem that at
last some sort of a remedy has been
discovered.
The Irish element appeared to be
on top in the free fight which took
place the other night in the British,
parliament. An Irishman is in Ins
native element when in a row.
Lizzie Borden appears to have
dropped out of sight. However, a
woman with a round quarter ot a
million dollars is never lost light of.
Seme fortuae hunter is on her track.
The Convention of Judges.
Tho Atlanta Constitution thus re-
fers’to Judge Hausell in connection
with a review of the probable work to
be done by the convention of Judges
which met in Atlanta yesterday:
'’Judge Hansel!, of the Southern
dreuit, who issues the call for the
convention and who will call the
meeting to order, is strongly in favor
ot a modification of the rules.
As many of the rules oi court,”
says Judge Hanse'l, “have either been
adopted as part of the statute law or
become obsolete on account of changes
of the law, especially the rules in
equity, I consider a revision at this
time as quite necessary.
“It is probable when the judges get
together they will consult with each
other as to various matters of practice
which differ in some of the circuits
and which ought to be uniform,
They may also enter into the subject
of dminal laws. Under the law it is
their duty to make suggestions to the
governor as to such changes as they
find desirable in the criminal law, but
the judges have been loath to make
such suggestions individually. They
may as a - body, however, feel less
hesitation in ao doing.
Not haying had the opportunity
for consultation in these matters, I
can only give my own opinion aa to
what action they may take, and that
may depend greatly upon the judges
in attendance. Many of them are
taking their much needed summer
vacation and my not find it conveni
ent to attend. I hope a good major
ity will be present,”
Referring to the change ot the
name of “Jug Tavern,” an exchange
says.
“Yon may break, yoa may shatter Ute jug
if yon will,
The scent of the bug-juice will hang round
it still.”- ; *
. Another lynching took place in
South Carolina day before yesterday.
The victim was a negro who had
under the most brutal circumstances,
outraged a white woman.
Atlanta doctors say that.Amicka
consumption care is but another edi
tion of tho Brown-Seqnsrd elixir
fnnd; Maybe sc.
Montgomery Folsom is making the
Georgia cracker column an interest
ing feature in the Atlanta Journal.
His quaint and pointed paragraphs
bristie with genius of no common
order.
Amcricus comes to the front with a
bale of new cotton, as does also Moa-
ticello, Fia, Cotton will soon be roll
ing into market and when cotton
movesjmoney must move also. It takes
money to move the staple.
1 he Galveston News says: “The
melon season will soon be over and the
grand army of Georgians will march
back to Washington as straight as
they can walk.” — •
They will have to walk “straight,”
when passing through Sonth Carolina.
Has South Carolina degenerated?
The epithet of “liar.” “poltroon”
“coward” and such like choice appelv
lations arc applied right and left
These things at one time caused trou
ble in Carolina.
With all tho distress and oppress
sion of short money, it is a source of
gratification ’to know that the Sontb
is rated in the solid column along
with New England by the able finan*
ciers. All that the South needs is •
chance.—Ex.
We have here the skeleton of a
city—everything made’and provided.
All we need is flesh and blood to fill
ont the irame. When will these ary
bones live?—Rome Tribute.
There’s lots of “skeleton” townijin
in the country, That’s what's the
matter. Pat some fat on the ribs.
The young king of Siam is, indeed,
in hard lock. In addition* to the wsr
with France, he has to look after 300
wives. His lot is a most unhappy
one. However, there is one bright
side to his troubles, he may get killed
in some of Ute fights daring the war.
It is sot likely that either Hr.
Carlisle or Judge Greaham'will be
appointed to fill the vacancy on the
supremo bench censed by the death
of Justice Blatchford. .Mr: Carlisle
is needed right where he is. Justice
Field may retire in a year or two and
then Carlisle or Gresham may be
given th*#®**,