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@h B ® Mflmmm VOLUME 31. DAVISON fc LOWE’S Big Store Brim Pull. We have Useful Things to suit all ages and classes. Make out your list and make your selections early. Note the numerous articles mentioned below. Dolls, Pictures, Picture Frames, China Novelties, Comb and Brush Sets, Shopping Bags, Cliatlain Bags and Purses, Handkerchiefs, Gloves and Stockings, Knit Dnderwear, Lace Curtains, Portiers, Table Covers, Druggets and Window Shades, Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Sheets, Pillow Cases and White Quilts. Cloaks— Ladies’ Cloaks, Misses’ Cloaks, Children’s Cloaks, Tailor-Made Suits, Tailor-Made Skirts, Zephyr Shawls, Fur Collarettes, Chiffon Boas, All suitable for Christmas Gifts. Something Useful, Something Serviceable, Something for Everybody. DAVISON & LOWE CLA.TTOIT SIIEB. a -.a.. LEXINGTON, GA., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1903. Nothing nicer than a pair of Queen Quality Shoes for a useful Christ¬ mas present. A stylish Hat from our Millinery departm’t would make a present that any lady would appreciate. A nice Lounge Robe would make a useful Christmas present. A nice Automobile Rain Coat would make a present that would be appreciated. We are closing out the entire line of Cloaks, Suits and Skirts at reduced prices. Don’t wait but come at once. Neckwear, Belts and Jewelry, Telescopes and Dress Suit Cases, Umbrellas for Ladies and Men, Shoes for Ladies, Misses, Children and Infants. Bedroom Slippers. REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOLS. Laws Laid Down for Their Govern¬ ment for 1904. School Year Opens January nth and Will Continue ioo Days. Books Adopted. Rule 1.—The Public Schools of this county for 1904 shall begin 11th day of January and continue for 100 days. Teachers will come to office of 0. S. 0. for contract, receive register blanks, etc., before beginning school. Teachers must notify the O. 8. 0. by mail after beriming school. The division of the school term will be left to the discretion of the C. S. C. after conferring with the patrons of the school. Rule 2.—The maximum and minimum number of pupils of school shall be left to the discretion of the County School Commissioner under instructions from the Board of Education. Rule. 8.—Teachers holding licenses granted in other counties must present same to the C S. C. of this county for inspection and approval before contracts will be made, as such licenses are not good until endorsed by the C. S. C. and moneys are paid out only under contract with the Board and teachers. Rule 4.—Teachers of the long term schools must make supplementary con¬ tracts with their patrons and with the Board of Education, in which the rate of tuition or the salary paid, as the case may be, shall be stated and patrons shall be bound for all moneys in excess of the Public School fund. Rule 5.—Teachers of line schools in other counties having pupils from this county must notify the C. S. C. of that fact by mail, inclosing a certificate from their O. S. C. stating that they are under contract with him and the grade of li¬ cense held beforecontracts will be made with them for the payment of public funds. Rule 6.—No person under 18 years of age shall be -employed to teach except as an assistant. Assistants must hold licenses just as the principals do. Rule 7.—No person employed as a teacher of a Public School shall substi¬ tute any other person as a teacher of said school without the consent of the C. S. C. Rule 8.—Teachers shall be required to be engaged in actual work with their pupils at least six hours per day during January, February and March, and seven hours during balance of school term. Dress Goods Departm’t— A nice Dress Pattern, A nice Waist Pattern, A nice Silk Pattern, A nice Silk Waist, A nice Silk Dress, I A nice Fur Collarette, A box of nice Handker¬ chiefs, A box of Stockings, A nice Jacket, A Tailored Suit, A Taiiored Skirt, A nice Wool Drugget, A nice Smyrna Rug, A nice pair Lace Curtains A nice pair Blankets, A nice Comfort, A nice White Quilt, A nice Linen Table Cloth A dozen Napkins, A nice Trunk, A nice Leather Dress Suit Case. Screens and Screen Frames. Rugs, Mattings, NUMBER 11. 22 POUNDS SUGAR FOR $1.00. Best Standard Granulated For anybody'buying $1.00 worth of any goods except coffee we will send out and get this Sugar As you get all your goods at bottom price you should take advantage of this proposition. Good Calico, per yard........ 4C Cups and Saucers, all grades 45c to 1.25. Nice Cups and-,. Saucers per set . . . ....... O0C Nice Kid Gloves, worth $1 75C Olmttalain Bags, a beautiful «r assortment, worth 50e......ZDC 30 doz Men’s Sunday Shirts, this is a job. Fine Madras and Percale, worth cuffs.......‘fUC 75c to - - 1.00 detachable Underwear, Men’s heavy *H)C ... Fleece Lined, extra heavy. Bowl and Pitchers, all the latest designs. See our Pitcher and Roll Edge . . - Bowl, at.................I ■ 10 2 bars best Laundry Soap and > a 5c box of starch all 3 for. OC I RACKET STORE BROAD STR., ATHENS, GEORGIA. teach children whose parents fail to fur¬ nish fcho necessary books. Ri le Iff.—The following are the text books adopted by the Board for the use of the schools: Webster’s Spelling Book and Common School Dictionary, Swin- tered in one public School shall be re¬ ceived into another during the same term without the consent of the Board of Ed¬ ucation. Rule 10.—The 0. S. C. will furnish teachers with a Henley’s School Regis¬ ter which shall be properly kept and be open for the inspection of all school officers, and said register must be re¬ turned to the C. S. C. in good condition at the end of the school year. Blanks for monthly reports will also bo furnish¬ ed teachers which must be properly filled and sent to the C. S. C. at the end of every 20 days taught. Rule 11.—All Public School reports must be properly made out and sent to the County School Commissioner im¬ mediately upon the close of the school, and all reports must be in the hands of the C. S. C. by the 20th of December, 1904. Otherwise teachers forfeit all claims against the Public School Fund; nor shall patrons be bound for teach¬ er’s neglect. Rule 12.—In organizing Public Schools during the regular Public School term preference shall be given to regu¬ lar permanent school localities, nor Bhall any other school be allowed in such proximity as to interfere. Rule 18.—The County School Com¬ missioner, under instructions from the Board, shall affix the salaries of teach¬ ers, having due regard to the character of the schools, grade of license, and competency and efficiency of the teach¬ ers. Rule 14.—Teachers will be paid in checks promptly upon the reception of the money from the State by theC. S. C. Rule 15.—Teachers must use the text books adopted- by the Board of Educa¬ tion, and patrons must furnish their children with these books. Teachers are instructed to decline to enroll and CHRISTMAS STOCK is ready for inspection. Our stock includes the latest and best designs in large assort¬ ments, and in wide range of price. It in includes Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, Gold Pendants, Broaches, Collar Pins, single stone and fancy Rings, gold and filled Watches, High-Class Brie-aBrac, China, Lamps, and all Holiday Goods usual to a jewelry store. C. 7X. SCUDDER, Optician, and Jeweler, ■ATHENS, Cr_A_. Word Books Nos. 1 and 2, Bald¬ win’s Readers by grades, M iry A. Ba¬ Number Primer and Four Years in Numbers, Wentworth’s Arithmetic, Milne’s Standard Arithmetic, Tarbell’s Language Lessons Nos. 1 and 2, Max¬ well’s English Grammar, Long’s Homo Geography as Primary and Frye’s Ad¬ vanced Geographies, Steele’s History Physiolo¬ U. gy, Eggleston’s Primary of S., Field’s Grammar School History of U. S., Smith’s History of Georgia, Harris’s Short Stories as supplementa¬ ry, and Penmanship, to. which twenty minutes at least must be devoted each day. The Board recommends Miss K.en nard’s Dixie Stories as supplementary reading and it would also encourage the use of supplementary readers by teachers when books can be procured. Rule 17.— The above Rules and Regu¬ lations must be all complied with as well as obedience to other instructions of the County Board of Education through the County School Commissioner before teachers shall receive payment. Rule 18.—The Board would stress tho necessity for co-operation on the part of teachers and patrons with its efforts to advance the educational interests of the young, that the besc results may bo ob¬ tained from the opportunities and facil¬ ities and funds now furnished by the State, By order of the Board of Education. W. Z. Faust, President Board, W. J. Fleeman, J. MoC. Bryan, J. G. Mathews, J. B. Bell, R. M. Bacon, Secretary. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablets. All druggint* refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature ia on each box. 25c.