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■ U tone fallow wants to make tbs
race for Governor on ^ really popu
lar plstfArm he ontght to advocate
the abolition of tips to waiters. We
read the other day of a New York
B Every preacher and every newspa-
j per in this broad, land ought to lift
op the voice and exercise the pen
‘ In preaching the gospel, the saving
| grace, of common sense. Bckmae,
humbugs, fakes, call them whai yon
tor all affair opes to every white
person, nor will It demabd'a bind
ing pledge of future support to the
, democratic party. The Populists of
' South Georgia have never showed
any eagerness to take part In a
Democratic primary. In fact they
object to the term "Democratic
primary.” For their benefit the
word "Democratic” was cut out
when the new county of Grady held
Its first election. It was a “white”
primary. Populists voted freely
ter was discussed. Many speakers
were heard from and they were a
unit In objecting to the words "sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.” They declared that they
would never take part -In any pri
mary where that clause was tacked
on to the announcements for office,
but that It it was Instead made a
white primary they would Join In.
' Since all the discussion of the
matter they may have changed their
minds, but If they have not, they
will not desire to vote nor attempt
to'vote In the Democratic primary
for Governor and Btate house offi
cials.
AGAINST SOUTH GEORGIA.
The Cordele News of recent date
has u strong editorial on the gube"-
nntorlal campaign. In which It dis
cusses what the Atlanta'Journal has
been pleased to term "The Single
Issue.” ' That Issue la the railroad
question. The News shows that the
coming into the gubernatorial race
«df Hon. Hoke 8mlth was not the re
sult of any spontaneous uprising or
demund of the people but attributes
It to the efforts or Atlanta mer
chants. It says that the Journal was
for Pope Brown as long as he fa
vored the demand made by the At
lanta freight bureau for certain rates
The freight bureau set
for Atlanta,
out to extend Atlanta’s trade to the
sea.' It was so expressed In the pe-
turaed
tltlon. The demand was
down by the 8pencer-Atklason com
mission some years ago on the
ground It would destroy wholesale
trade of towns between Atlanta and
the sea. But Atlanta was' peretst-
>r demands later
ont. She brought
before Commissioners Pope Brown,
Jos. m! Brown, and Warner Hill.
Joseph M. Brown turned It down on
the ground It would give Atlanta
a monopoly of the wholesale trade
of all towns south of Atlanta, thus
ruining the wholesale houses of Ma-
Amerlcus,
Thomosvllle
Death followed disaster In
so of John -McCall.
con, Dawson, Albany,
Cordele, Fltsgerald, Tlfton, Valdosta,
Waycroes, Dublin, Balnbrldge,
Thomasvllle, and Quitman.
Pope Brown was understood to
he In favor of Atlanta's demand, but
lp> accompanied, his statement of the
conditions with a proviso, favoring
a horizontal cut all along the line
preserving the trade equilibrium
south of Atlanta and protecting the
wholesale trade In smaller towns.
Then the News says:
"Brown was knocked off the stage
In ten days after bis "proviso,” and
hts picture cast In the waste basket
the very day of .the-"proviso” decis
ion. Brown protected the towns be
tween Atlanta and the sea, and for
.bis, the Atlanta freight bureau, dls-
ardod him and put out Hon. Hoke
Smith.”
erybody In Thomasvllle was too
to go to the wedding.
e peach belt, which helps hold
te trousers of prosperity. Is In
> Turner says hell’s better
United States. Why doesn't
Police Captain Moon, of Atlanta,
in eclipse again. Another trial
r neglect of duty. '
TON MARKET.
i. High. Low. Clo. P.Clo.
I 10.44 10.25 10.20 10.40
10.05 10.48 10.48 10.07
I 10.82 10.05 10.05 10.88
0.27 10.29 10.18 10,18 10.28
l weak; middling 20 off,
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COTTON MARKET.
High. Low. Clo. P.Clor
0.51 10.33 10.33 10.63
72 10.70 10.57 10.57 10.77
10.94 10.76 10.75 10.93
0.20 10.26 10.12 10.18 10.24
*. middling 10 9-10. Sales
Liverpool due 7 down to-
—
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Opern 2 pm. Clo. P.Clo.
.-Apr. S.Ofid 5.C6d 6.04d 6.00d
Tune S.72d 6.73d 5.70d S.Vjd
July 6.74d S.76d 6.72d 5.74d
6.6M 5.57d5.64d 6.50d
steady;. middling 5.79d.
I 10,000. Receipts 7,000. "
Closed
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GO MARKET.
Opening. Closing.
82 3-4 81
48 00 42
29 7-8i 29
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Country Produce.
Thomasvllle, Ga, Feb. 23.—
22026
a toes 6Q06O
• ~ 14 *•*
fries
Now they are married we will try
, Now they are marrl
to forget It.
A new railroad tor
sounds good to ’us.
will, seem to flourish with the pro
verbial fecundity of the green bay
tree. The great public seems to
stand and cry aloud, "I’m easy.
Come plnck me." Look at tite get-
rlch-qulck plans that 'bamboosle
thousands ont of bard earned cash.
Look how theVeople lose reason and
follow ranif prejudice In politics.
Look bow we all fall a prey to the
excitement of the passing moment.
Perhaps the meanest schsmsr of
all Is he who gains at the expense of
the suffering of bis fellow-man and
makes capital out of the Ills of oth
ers. A quack physician In New
York advertised antJL sold magic
boots at fabulous prices. The ex
pose showed that these were made
of ordinary leather soaked In oil,
but he claimed for them marvelous
healing --properties. Anybody might
be excused for biting if they had been
advertised to cure corns, bunions
and Ingrowing nails. But- no sucb
minor Ills for tbls fakir. He said
they would enfe locomotor ataxia,
curvature of the spine, paresis, and
a host of other diseases that high
living gives rise to. The million
aire. contingent bought almost as
eagerly as they subscribed to Fads
and Fancies. Not until lie robbed
poor man of his all was the fraund
exposed.
Another fakir seems to have de
cided to go to the limit. In one fell
swoop and advertised that he learned
how W prolong life Indefinitely, In
short to do away with death. He had
the easiest time of all. For of
course, every body was a possible cli
ent of his. ■ In spite of the disgust
that some pretend to feel for this
world nobody Is ready to leave It,
with the possible exception of some
youthful rejected lover .(who soon
recovers),we are all anxious to live
at least one more year. The death
destroyer bad all sorts of medicine,
and faked In the most Improved
style with alleged blood analysis am
the like. .From the blood of a per
fectly healthy chicken and from that
of a lusty young calf, he diagnosed
grave danger and prescribed the
Identical nostrum In both cases. He
Is now In the hnnds of the postoffice
authorities.
Now, It Is a splendid thing to re
member twice before you think once.
If people would only recall that the
lay of miracles is past. It they would
remember the thousands of wrecked
bopes that strew the pathway of
these fakes, they would be spared
considerable expense, a great deal
f paln*hnd some bother. Clean liv
ing and right thinking Is the only-
recipe for health of the body, mind
and soul. ,
hash-toter who retired after fifteen
years service with a fortune of $1,
000,000. European travelers tell
how certain positions are farmed
out to the highest bidder, and bring
good prices on account of the tips
they bring forth; It is Impossible
to get good service without tips, and
I be gratuity has to be a stunner to
call forth anything out of the ordi
nary. Here Is a chance for real re
form.
Tbe Grady County Times M tre
mendously Jim Smithy, and says
great many rash things about tbe
other candidates, or rather the back-
’ng of the other candidates. The
main point It makes Is that tbe farm
ers are strong In Georgia-and Jim
Smith Is a farmer. It Is a great pity
the Times does not take up farmer
Roddenbery, of the new county of
Orady. He is a farmer and as smart
a man as Jim Smith and much/closer
to the. Times.—Fltxgerald Enter
prise. *
Thomasvllle business men have
jipplled for a charter from that city
lo St. Josephs Bay on the Gulf of
Mexico. But will they be able to
dodge the HonorablCs Hoke Smith
and Thomas' Watson?—Cblumbus
Enquirer-Sun.
The Bost6n Times has changed
hands again. It Is now run by
Publisher Cain, of the Quitman Free
Press, and has a column of local
news. The paper Is printed In
Quitman.
Columbus wants a weather sta
tion. They are great things, but
they don't Improve the weather
blasted bit. We have one and we
know.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 18.—A
unique gift comes from Mrs. Helen
D. Longstreet, widow of a famous
Confederate general, who has sent
Miss Roosevelt a sepia drawing of,
the Georgia home of her grandmoth
er, Martha Bullock. The frame Is
of wood that formed part of the
home of Miss Roosevelt's paternal
grandmother, and this Inscription Is
burnt into a panel of the frame:
^ "To the daughter of the nation on
her wedding day.
“8he has listened to the old, old
story that time will always keep new
and sweet. 1
"Enfolding incense from love’s
high altar encompasses a young
world in its maytime.
"Beneath the splendid skies of
the new creation a strange man will
dower her with tbe trophies of his
day’s achievements; Its triumph wljl
be dead because she is to wear the
garlands, and In the soft shining of
her eyes he will/see the way.to God.
"The great and unfading love will
crown her .days and the warm heart
of Georgia will hold the grand
daughter of Martha Bulloch In un-
forgettlng tenderness.
"HELEN D. LONGSTREET.
It Is thought Mr. and Mrs. Long-
worth will stop at the bride's grand
mother’s home en route south.
greater 'dividends than correspond
ing dividends on the Mackay pre
ferred shares. The reports state
that the Income of the Constituent
..Companies Is largely in excess -tif
the amount required to pay the Mac
kay Companies dividends. The ex-
ess Is used for extensions and re
serves. The trustees state that they
confine themselves In tnelr Invest
ments to first class sable, telephone
and telegraph stock. The laying of
the-fifth cable in the Atlantic ocean
and establishment of cable commu
nication with New Foundland and
tde laying of the cables to China
and Japan, are referred to. The
trustees are Clarance H. Mackay,
William W. Cook, George G. Ward,
Dumont Clarke,, and Edward C.
Platt. 1 \
S20 BUYS $323.
EARLY PRIMARY.
For County Officers in Decatur.
Committee Favors Democratic
Primary.
Balnbrldge, Ga.,1 Feb. 16.—The
democratic executive committee of
Decatur county met yesterday.
Chairman Hawes pressing. It was
Borne of the negroes who are in
convention at Macon need a muzzle
Hit on their silly mouths. For
blatqut folly and III timed agitation
heir remarks carry off the palm.
For Instance, Bishop Turner fulmi
nated at great length against every
thing In this, country. So far as
hat goes Turner has our permission
to pull out at any time, and the
ountry, especially the blacks, will
be better off for his absence.,
Some people would go crazy If
they did not have-speculation to
occupy their minds. For Instance
there are the little willing workers
In the Imaginative line who are-11,
urlng on some one tor tbe Demo
cratic nomination for president.
Garnet and Gray Ib a college paper
recently appearing on our desk. It
Issued by Young's Female College
at Thomasvllle. It Is well written,
\
neatly -printed and In every respect
an attractive magazine.—Moultrl-
Observer.
A poker player tells us that a
diamond straight t sometimes beats
heart full, when there Is a lady
the game.
Never mind! There will be
Thomasvllle weddings to which the
Longworths won't be Invited.
Things are prosperous la South
Geocsja, and the farmers are sing
ing:
Meat In the smoke house,
Sugar In the gourd.
Corn In the corn crib.
Coffee on the board.
If we could have bottled up some
of this 8outh Georgia air and sun
shine and sent to the bridal pair. It
rould have been the most acceptable
gift thoy received.
The real thing In the way of
"burning shame” occurred tbls
week. A boy soaked his brother In
benzine and'then set fire to |)lm to
ret the life Insurance.
The eighth wonder of the world
has been discovered right heye In
Thomas county. A preacher
the ^Methodist denomination who
does not like bhlcken.
Up In St. Paul the court has de
cided that a kiss Is not n caress, bnt
an assault That must be a~ snappy
climate up there.
decided to hold the primary for-f-,
county officers separate from the
state primary, and April 13 was
selected as tbe date. Tbls gives tbe
candidates but two months to cam
palgn. As yet there have been no
announcements.
The question before the commit
tee which occasioned the most heat
ed debate was, whether the primary
should be simply a white primary
democratlc primary? After
argument, the committee decreed
that none but democrats should be
allowed to vote in the primary
couching the resolution In the lan
guage to the effect that any voter of
former different political faith who
would, upon challenge by the elec
tion members, take'an oath of loyal-
to abide the result of the pri
mary regardless of whether the re
suit was pleasing to him, might be
admitted. This motion was carried
without one dissenting vote. ft
The campaign promises to be one
of the most exciting In tbe history
of the county, and present indica
tions are that twenty candidates for
the various offices will enter before
the end of the week.
Old Accounts of Wolff Firm Sold to
, Justice Mitchell.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
The / oId accounts of the bankrupt
firm of C. and S. M. Wolff were sold
yesterday morning by Trustee C. S.
Parker. The^amount was 8325.63
and the price paid for them was
820.25. The purchaser was Justice
of the Peace John W. H. Mitchell,
who will endeavor to collect them
and get his money back. The only
other bidder was Attorney H. J.
Macl^yre, who represented the cred
itors of the firm. The sale created
a good deal of Interest. The printed
list of the people In debt to the firm
was passed around, and the bystand
ers made many Jokes and remarks
about the debtors. Some of them
were well-known people and the ap
pearance of their names on such a
list created some surprise. Then
there were some black sheep who
are Indebted to everybody, and
whose accounts! are not worth the
paper they are written on. The ac
counts were not, guaranteed as to cor
rectness. The purchase price In
cluded a cash book and ledger. In
which tbe accounts are written. The
amounts of accounts ranged from
861 down to ten.cents.
When It Is recalled that the firm
has been In business for over twenty
years, the amount of old debts Is
very small.
OF SCHOOL INTEREST.
Pupils Discuss Live Topics in Month-
ly .Magazine.
THE MACKAY COMPANIES.
Cotton Need For Planting.
I have n quantity of Greer's Im
proved Early and King’s Improved
Early cotton seed for sale.
Postal Owners Hold Stock in Bell
'Telephone Co.
New York, Feb. 16.—The annuel
These [ ut-port of the trustees of the Ma
ssed are well selected and warranted I kay Company's was Issued today
sound and good. Delivered In and states that the companies owns
sacks at my farm or In Thomasvllle
at 81-00 per bushel.
2-23-d2t-w4t. F. J. WINN.
' a part, or all of the capital stock
of seventy-tour prosperous cable,
telephone and telegraph companies
In the United States and Canada,
Local School Tax. ike commercial cable .and Postal
Moultrie, Ga., Feb. 19.—Practical-' telegraph Bystems,
ly all the school districts of this' The reports further states that
county have voted into effect the Mackay companies Is one of the
new local- school tax law. Some , . , , ,
week, ago a general county election ,ar * e “ ,tock holders ln ,hc Amerl ‘
was held and the vote was against *•» telephone and telegraph Com-
ttie local- tax, but Commissioner panics, known as the Bell Telephone
Howell went quietly to work taking Company, and that during the past
up one district at the time, and not year |t haB Bcqulred contro i 0 f the
one of them have voted against the
local tax and most of them have giv
en a solid vote In favor of It.
American Telegraph Company ln
Minnesota,' Wisconsin, Iowa and II-
j llnols. The report shows that Mac-
Machinery For Sale. ! kay. Companies has no debts and that
One 50 saw Pratt gin and conden- there are 840,545,600, preferred
sor, cotton press, pulleys, belt, etc., shares and 841.380,400 common
one wood saw. one good 20 h. p. shares. During the past year 84,-
boiler and one good 14 h. p., engine. 676,900 preferred shares have been
F. J. WINN, .'Issued exchange for shares In other
2-23-d2t-w4t ' Thomasvllle Ga. Incorporations paying as much or
The February number of the Echo,
l!le Thomasvllle Public School maga-
zlne^ Is Just from the press. It Is
up to the usual bright standard set
by this publication. This month
Miss May Smith Is editor-ln-chlef
and Miss Susie Alexander Is local
editor.
The articles show that the young
people are thinking about problems
of live interest. Fbr Instance, the
tenth and ninth graded recently hud
a debate, "Resolved that Thomas
oounty should have a legislature.”
The affirmative side of the question
Is presented by Richard Mitchell and j
the negative by Pinckney Grantham.
The former has evidently observed
the tendency of some legislators
from this section to disregard the
wishes of their constituents. Hb
says: “As it now stands, the meet
ings are held ln Atlanta apd thoy
can vote almost any way they like
because the majority of people do
not ever hear how they vote."
An article signed "W. P." advo
cates the Improvement of Jackson
street so that first Impressions of
the town may be better, and the pav
ing of sidewalks and streets, also
the erection of a'street car line.
Russell Stringer advises that the
-oadway through the campus be
raised so that the water will not col
lect therein to give the pupils wet
feet and resultant colds. Editorial
topics discussed are the value of
an education, the U. D. C. contest,
library books, the study of Latin.
Other contributors'- to the Issue
are Ethel Miller, L. H. Jerger, Jr.,
and Marian Spence.
Columbus Is to have a cracker
factory. In the land of Georgia
"erackers" this seems like carrying
coala to Newcastle.