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Preparatory to going North for my fall stock, I Will sell, for the next thirty days, my entire stock of summer clothing at ACTUAL COST. This is a bona fide closing out sale, as the goods must be sold to make room for fall purchases. This sale will be for the Spot Cash only. HF 1 . IhT. IELiOlb.nn.stei3^-’s IEI!:^:celsio:r Olotnai-zELgr XFo-ujse. ntmnrt VOL 1 --NO 8i. THOMASVTLLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, '881) $5.00 PER ANN UM i-H FROM THE FAR WEST. A Young Lady from Thomasvillc on tho Education of Children—It Will Interest Every Parent. La Forth, Isd., Aug. 12,1880. To the Friends op Education’: I lmve wished so many times during the past three weeks, that every man, woman and child of Thomasvillc could have an opportunity of visiting this lovely town of 10,000 inhabitants, with its many miles of sidewalk, shaded by grand old trees, a park here, another there, beautiful lakes very near, and others farther away, which arc getting to he quite noted summer resorts. But not, so much to see this '; ns the work that has been done by the children of the public schools of La I’orte dining the past year. What they have done in the different grades, from kindergarten work to high school work, has been on exhibit for the teachers who are at tending Mr. and Mrs. Hailmann’s summer school. I am sure the enterprising, good people of Thomasvillc would never rest satisfied until they have a system of public schools that could equal tl'CSC. Mr. anil Mrs. Hailmann arc two of the grandest, most noble educational workers in the United States. In the educational hooks they have written, articles in educational papers, teaching in summer schools and institutes, their whole aim seems to be the greatest good to the child. Their instruction throughout shows the most careful observation, and the effect of the dif ferent kiuds of work on the child. His position as superintendent of the schools here, her position as teacher in kindergarten schools, also of train ing classes, has given them something besides theory to base their ideas on. There arc teachers attending this school from many different Stales. There are ten of us hoarding at one place, and seven different States arc represented. Thinking you will he interested in some of the principles of kindergarten and primary teaching, what it aims to do for, and its effect on the child, f give you some extracts from an nriiclc on the subject, writ ten by W. N. I Tail- lunnn, A. M. There are many things of interest which we saw on our way here, and since we arrived, hut will not stop to tell you about them now, for fear I might make this so lengthy Copt. Triplett would put it in the waste bas ket. I will he hack to Thomasvillc in time to commence my school the middle of September, and will add to my school work, automatic drawing, clay modeling and coloring. But to the extract from Piof. Ilail- mauu’s article: “ ‘Things before words;’ ‘things be fore ideas’ ‘first tho thing, then its symbol.’ It has been conceded that in the growth of insight, in the forma tion of accurate ideas, expression is needed as much as impression, tlint the intellect owes much to the reflex influence which comes from efforts to formulate knowledge in words. But it has been overlooked that the more or less plastic expression of ideas by the hands, with the help of suitable material, holds to their formulation in words very much the sumo relation that things hold to symbols; that in expression, too, it is necessary to bring things before symbols; things before words. “Thus, in studying the cube, with reference to its shape, the child will probably at first see the cube, handle it, use it in his games, and thus gain many impressions concerning its shape. These may be expressed in words or, plastically, in clay, Both modes of expression will react favor ably upon the child's idea of the shape; yet there is no doubt that the efforts at plastic representation will be the more effectual mode to clear his mind of inaccuracies and insufficien cies. At every step the child has op portunities to compare his representa tion of his idea with the idea and with the original, to correct faults and to supply omissions. “Again, it may he possible to give tfic child a fair idea of a square by showing him a square piece of paper, square figures, square objects, and by accompanying this with judicious in structiou and skillful questioning on the details of the form; yet all this is but the glare of gas-light compared with the noon day light that is poured into the pupil’s mind by the actual handling of squares, by using them in the construction of other forms, by drawing squares singly or in symmet rical groupcs, by cutting such forms from paper, pasteboard, or wood, by fashioning them from clay or wax, “It will he readily seen that this hand training has wider aims than in dustrial training in the various arts. Industrial training supplies some par ticular or transient need of self- preservation; whereas the aims of the hand-training here proposed lie in general and permanent self-expansion. Hand-training in this sense is ns much a need of the professional and literary man, of tho merchant and clerk, of the capitalist and land owner, as it is of the artist and artisan,of the laborer and farmer; as much a need of woman as it is of man; its need rests on the immanent being of man, noton tran sient industrial circumstances. “Industrial work selects its material primarily in accordance with the use to which its products are to be put, whereas tho hand-training here pro posed looks,primarily, in the selection of materials, to the capacities and needs of the little workers. Here jt is of the first importance that the ma terial should yield readily to the worker’s limited skill. It should be of such a shape and character that it will adapt itself without worry to the worker’s aim, so that he may reach automatism in manual expression ns readily as lie does in speech; it should, therefore, be so prepared that the ar ranging and transforming activities of the hand may receive ready answers, as is done to a large extent in the ma terial suggested by Frocbcl. “Thebusiness of life is adaptation to surroundings, to nature, to the uni verse. This implies knowledge and control of self and surroundings. The business of education is to lend the young human being on the surest and shortest road to this adaptation. Kd : ucatiou should sec to it that the in come of the senses be properly inter preted and appreciated by tho mind, end that the tongue and the hands properly represent the mind aud exe- cutc its behests. The mind should learn to rely implicitly upon its pow ers to sec, say, and do. In seeing, saying, and doing it should acquire the habits of successes, a calm sense of power, a firm conviction of master ship. This is possible only, if head and hand have been trained simulta neously and in unison with each other; and for this purpose the hand training here proposed is uceded in the school. The advocates of industrial train ing arc met with the objection that j the school is already loaded' down with work, and that it will be ruinous ^ to the child to add fresh burdens. The hand-training here proposed is not open to this objection; it remove* biinlciiK. It enables the child to gain the knowledge which the current sub jects of school instruction represent, in a manner more suited to his tastes and powers; in a complete, all-sided, active, ideal child-life, in which he is upheld and strengthened by the con stant joy of success, the steady glow of growing power.” Very respectfully, Mauy F. Harm*. Mme. l’elonard, the President's French Cook, threatens to sue him for her wages. The President wants to stop her per diem, while he, Baby McK.cc, the Scotts, and other family connections arc absent from the white house this summer. We wish the cook well. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. Now is the Time to Act. Will the Pear and Fruit Growers Co-operate? The pear growers and shippers of Cairo organized an association last Wednesday, and will petition the other localities of the pear belt to do like wise, and then meet at some central point and organize a general associa tion, the purpose ot which will be to devise ways and means to protect their industry.—Cairo Record. This is a move in the tight direc tion. At the proper time we suggest that Thomas county pear growers invite growers in neighboring counties to meet here, or some convcnent point, for organization. A better freight arrangement should be made, and a bureau of information established to insure an cqui'ablc distribution of pears, to the end that no market to be glutted. And then some steps should be taken to can, preserve and evapo rate the surplus. Who among our local pear growers will move in the matter ? —Times En terprise. That is right. The Times-Enter- prise being in the center of the pear belt, has very properly extended the invitation to meet at Thomasvillc, and the comments of that paper explains the probable resu'ts of such a move ment. It is needed. What will the people of Decatur do about it ? We suggest a meeting at Whigham at an early day, of all the pear growers and shippers, and that they take steps to co-operate with their brethren in other counties.—Whigham Advance. It will be seen from reading tho aliovo that, tlic importance.of unity of action on the part of the pear growers is fully recognized. - The results of the various pear shipments the season just closed, demonstrates that it is of the utmost importance that our pear crop should he judiciously distributed, carefully selected, graded and packed, and in cases where this has been done line returns have been the result. •Every pear grower will concede the importance of the contemplated or ganization, but ns concert of action is hard to get at, in an unorganized body, we suggest that each district in Thom as county organize a subordinate club and select delegates to meet in Thom asvillc, say on the 1st Monday in Oc tober, to perfect an organization, at which time the views of the different growers can he heard and I he county organization be perfected. Let these local or subordinate clubs be made at once, or at any convenient season prior to 1st Monday in October, and select delegates, sending the proceed ings of those meetings to the comity papers, so ns to keep the growers posted. Tt is the intention to make an effort to provide menus for utilizing the sur plus pears, and there is little doubt of flic building up of nn important indus try in this line. Pear growers in the Thomasvillc district will find a list for signatures as members of the club at the Times-Enterprise office, and arc invited to enroll their names, so as to make proper arrangements for the county organization. The importance of this measure will not warrant any apathy on the part of pear growers or shippers, and all arc requested to co operate. In union there is strength. Married at the residence of the bride’s mother, near Whigham, on August 14th, i88g. Mr. Wesley J. Dollar to Miss Rilla Johnson. John D. Williams Esq., officiating. May peace and prosperity attend the hap py couple.—Whigham Advance. In these days of frequent connubial infelicities, it is the correct thing to wish that “peace” may pervade the new family household. The bride will be independent! she wili always have a “dollar.” Two reporters in Philadelphia have been testing the elixir problem. Both arc sick. Philadelphia reporters ought to have more sense. They can write feelingly and knowingly - about this elixir—if they get well. MANCHESTER THREATENED. Shall Cotton Mills bo Brought to the Cotton Fields ; or tho Cotton Carried to England or the North ? The commissioners of agricultural of four cotton growing states who were recently appointed to endeavor to enlist the influence of the New York Cotton Exchange to assist in getting the Liverpool Cotton Ex change to readjust tli6 tare allowance, so as to put cotton wrapped in cotton bagging on the same footing witli that wrapped in jute bagging, had a very interesting talk with a special com mittee of the New York exchange on last Monday. The New York ex change agreed to do what was required of it, hut many members of the ex change expressed the belief tlint the Liverpool exchange would make no concessions to cotton wrapped in cot ton bagging. During the conference between the committees tho southerners made a statement which somewhat surprised the New Yorkers. Tt "was that the cotton growers are not now in such financial straits as they were a few years ago, and that they propose to hold hack their cotton until they force the cotton consumers of Europe to accept their terms. The committee of southerners also .mid that the cot- to 1 growers were preparing to build mills and manufacture the product of their fields into cotton cloth and other cjtton fabrics. Doubtless this sort of talk seemed like boasting to the New YorkCrs, lint as a matter of fact there was a great deal of truth in it. The farmers of t.lio south are much better off finan cially than they have. been at any time since the war. A paper read before the Georgia Agricultural (Soci ety on Tuesday, by Mr. Northcu, shows tlint the farmers are beginning to find out how to make money, and that they arc milking money is evident from the fact tlint a very large per centage of them pays casli for fertiliz ers and supplies. The time may Hot lie distant when, through their alliance organizations, they will not only hold hack cotton until the price of it is satisfactory to them, hut thc-y will build cotton mills all over the south for the consumption of their cotton The farmers are beginning to lie financially strong, and if their pros perity continues they may do many surprising things which the doubters now regard ns among the improbabil ities. —News. The manufacture, by tho cotton planters, of the hulk of the crop', would solve the bagging problem. Local mills would not hesitate about accepting cotton packed in cotton bagging. Why, the question may well he asked, should the planter send his cotton to England, or to the North for that matter, when by com bining their capital, they can manu facture it near the cotton fields of the South, and add the profits of the manufacturer to that of the grower? It is notoriously true that the profits of tlie former arc much larger than those of tho latter. Here’s a chance for the Alliance to show that they can do something with cotton besides raising is. The manufacturer’s ought 011 general economic principles, lie near the cotton tields of the .South. Let the reform lie inaugurated. Greenwood will have an election on the 3rd of September on the ques tion of abolishing their municipal gov ernment.—Timcs-Couricr, Marianna, Fla. Is this a step lorward or backward ? Fond parent, (8 a. 111.)—“My son, get up. Don't you know that it is the ‘ early bird that catches die worm ? ’ ” Eight year old, (rubbing his eyes) —“Yes, and if the worm hadn’t got up so soon, he wouldn’t got cotchcd. Goldern ’im." The tombstone is about the only thing than can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time. PRICES! ? AT- L.EYY’8 Dn M list Our Mr. Levy is now in New York making Fall purchases, and he has sent us word to KNOCK DOWN PRICES on all sum mer goods, and make room for our immense Fall and Winter stock that is coming. So, from now on, a 11 Spring aud Summer goods go at old “Knocked Down Prices.” Remnant table full of choice bargains every week. JLjevys Dry Goods House Mitchell House Corner.