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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, D ECEMBER 19, 1922.
DAILY TlMEMNTERPRItB, TH0MA8VILLE, GEOJIGM
WE HAVE NEVER COLLECTED MORE CHARMING GIFTS
FOR HER CHRISTMAS
Than are here now; and never have they been priced with
such a sympathetic understanding of your problems.
What would delight the fancy of any one, more than re
membrances such as these.
Steyerman’s Style Shop
HISTORIC PLANTERS
■hue In every political coin-1 taken up. As a result farms
jpaign since 1870.
HOTEL TO COM DOWN ,
__ register of the hotel: President’s Un-
St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 16. (By Mail) coin, Grant, Cleveland, Roosevelt and
Closing of the Planters Hotel here Taft, Martin Van Buren, King Ed-
January 1, will mark the passing of j ward VII, then Prince of Wales,
i hostelry replete with the tradition j Charles Dickens, Jay Gould, aqd
of the middle West, and particularily
the southland. The “old Planters
House," in which history has been
made, will be converted into an of*
fice building.
Typewriters will click in rooms
where President slept, office boyi|
will hustle across floors once strode
William F. Cody.
Writing of the hotel in his Ameri
can Notes, Mr. Dickens said:
“We went to a large hotel called
The Planters with long passages and
skylights above the room doors fot
the free circulation of air. There
great many of boarders in it,
by stately banqueters, and business j ar, d as many lights sparkled and
men will plan battles of dollars in glistened from the windows down in*
rooms in which political battles have to the streets below when we drove
been wo„ and lost, and in which the «P «» » *t had been illuminated on
capture of Camp Jackson was plan-- ,ome occasion of rejoicing. It is
ned in 1861 excellent house, and the proprietors
The Planter, one of the best known **»" ““ k boank,ful not ‘ ons o£
hotels in the south and middle-west, I, .Im**wUh*mv'wlfe In™ °
. , n . . tt » .A,. Dining alone with my wife in
wu built by Ev«ri»t Houry in j room one d.y I counted fourteen
It was then a two .tory frame on ub| , „
atructure, and It ..rl, acquired a „„„ , h , p 1>nten
reputation for the fine oaf and L . , k .hove the marble
hay" given gue.t._hor»e. The name | „ „ t , , nJ M .
wa, changed to 'The Planter. Hou«- ^ uy , „ „„ ope „
first door of the Planters. It will
proving and land values are rising.
Cotton is the most important cash
crop in Mitchell County in spite of
the ravages of the weevil. Corn,
oats, cowpeas, velvet beans, and pea
nuts are leading field crops, while
sweet potatoes, sugar cane, canta
loupes, and watermelons are grown as
special crops. One of the largest
pecan-growing areas of the South
is in the northern part of the county.
Copies of the report may be ob
tained by addressing the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
added.
helpful way by undertaking to place
at least one musical instrument ia
every private home."
Dr. Copeland said also that ths
noises of the street and of the factory
do not tend to promote health in the
young or the old, but tend instead
undermine and destroy it. Music
Aneient Superstition.
The ancient Egyptians believed that
tpidemlcs were brought by flying ser-
fents. In conseqence they paid great
homage to the ibis, a bird which gave
sseful service by destroying snakes.
s changed
in 1841, when a four story structure
was built at a cost of 2100,000. This
was acclaimed a "veritable palace,"
In 1894 the present structure was
completed at a cost of $1,800,000
under its original name "Planters
Hotel."
In the 40*s and 50’a the hostelry
was the center of the social life of
this section. Planters of the north
and south brought their families
here for the winter months to taste
the joys of the hotel’s hospitality.
The women, with their hoop skirts,
gathered in circles In the parlors to
quilt and embroider.
After the supper the tables
be used in ceremony, in closing ths
hotel at midnight, December 31. Be
low the key is a gilded horshoe, weld
ed by Bob Fitzsimmons, the fighter,
i a token of good luck to the hotel.
A number of the present employes
have been with the hostelry for 25
and 30 years.
MITCHELL COUNTY, GEORGIA
SOILS SUBJECT OF LATE
U. S. REPORT
With the publication of a
survey report for Mitchell County,
Georgia, residents of that county
cleared, the carpets folded, the gas | have available a handy source of
jets in their huge glass chandeliers aecara t# information on the soils of
lighted and the grace or beauty of i the area. Its agricultural history,
Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and {topography, climate, crops, farm
a *■’"* « practices, population, transportation
Alabama assembled for the minuet
and the Virginia reel. There were
Northerners too, but not in propor
tion to the number of Southern
guests.
Stirring months were brought to
the Planters by the Civil War. Here
Frank P. Blair and Nathaniel Lyon
conferred preceeding the capture of
Camp Jacluon, May 10, 1861. Oa
June 11, 1861, the conference which
resalted In the fight of "brothel
against brother'’ in Missouri was
held at tha Planters, when Lyon
dramatically declared his loyalty tha
facilities, and land values. Tables
show the temperature and rainfall
averages frost dates and the distribu
tion of the various soil types. A
colored map shows the extent and
location of all the soils.
The surface soils of the county
are predominate sandy and the
topography varies from rolling ,te
low swampy ground. The climate
la favorable to a highly diversified
agriculture and Is marked by short,
mild winters and long, warm sum
mers. In recent years the agrlcul-
North, and departed to enlist MIssou- ture of the county has been greatly
rians in tha Federal Army. modified by tha Invasion by tha eot-
The Planter* became a political ton boll weevil, and diversified farm-
battleground with the reconstruction ing, the production of special crops,
days, and the hostelry has had a gen- and live-stock farming are being
HEALTH COMMISSIONER
NEW YORK A MUSIC LOVER
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health co
hmsisioner for New York City, ia
ardent advocate of music in the home
as a means of combatting the nervous
strain caused by noise.
"The more music there is in the
world, and especially in the home,
the more health there is, "he told a
recent convention of the Music Indus
tries Chamber of Commerce accord-
> Moore Music Co., local Colum
bia dealer, continuing. Dr. Copeland
said:
“The only antidote for the bedlam
if noise in all cities is a liberal
supply of music. The music men and
women nre serving the cause of pub
lic health in a most significant and
WINESAP
APPLES
These apples will not
rot.
BUY THEM BY
THE BOX
From your retail dealer.
Buy the ALL AMER
ICAN BRAND.
Holtfray
iiu-.
to b« i
Sensible, useful gifts
love and friend-
When you plan "what to gl
tlon will pleas* the recipient
appreciated and serve to strengthen the tlea
ship.
We list a few useful gifts which you can obtain here at very
reasonable prices.
GIFTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
A COMPLETE LINE OF
China and Crockery-ware
FOR YOUR
HOLIDAY GIFTS
Yale and National Bicycles
—for—
YOUR BOY OR GIRL.
Parrish Bicycle & Hdwe. Co.
221-223 W. Jackson St.
Thomasvllle, Ga.
For Men and Boys.
RAZORS,
SAFETY RAZORS
SHAVING BRUSHES
FLASHLIGHTS
POCKET KNIVES
SHOT GUNS,
RIFLES
For Women and Girls
CARVING SETS
WATER SETS
CHINA WARE
ELECTRIC IRONS
OIL HEATERS
FRUIT DISHES
PERCOLATORS
SILVER SETS
F. B. Harris Co.
Distributors
thing that would make her happier at this season of the year.
Our Quality Is The Highest!
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT!!
DUB SERVICE IS THE QUICKEST IN THE CITY!!!
-Call Us-
T. A. rUTCH
"HARDWARE ALL THE TIME"
; S. Broad phone S
JACKSON TERRACE
316 Eas t Jackson Street
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
WILL OPEN JANUARY 1st.
Newly furnished throughout—Hot and cold run
ning water.
Polite and courteous Service will he our motto.
APPLY FOR RATES.
D.D. Pierce, Prop.
THE ENTERPRISE MARKET
301 W. Jackson St. Phone 227. A. C. Walden, Prop.
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For
"Her” Xmas
WHY NOT SEND A
BOX OF
Block’s
FINE CHOCOLATES
CITY DRUG STORE
Agents For Blocks Aristocrat Candles
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