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SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 101:1 BANK of THOMASVILLE The Oldest Bank in Southern Georgia, i TO READ PAPERS RESOURCES OVER $700,( I'KESIDKNT BA IIRETT OF NA TIONAL FARMERS UNION SAYS THOSE WHO DO READ PAPERS iFOKGK AHEAD. Depository for the State’of Georgia, County of Thomas, City ofjThom= asville, and the U. S. Govern= ment Postal Savings|System. Chicago, ?ept. 29 nr, the first of Its kind to he oper-j ated by a railroad, was put into op-; oration here today on the Chicago,* Rock Island and Pacific, it will be' stationed near tiie scene of track j elevation work. hospital' STATE HOARD OF HEALTH ALSO CALLS ATTENTION TO SANI TARY CONDITIONS, AND .SUG GESTS REMEDIES. DIRECTORS: R. C. Balfour Theo Titus I. L. Hand lames Watt E. E. Mack A.'M. Watson E. M. Smith B.$H. Wright Robt. Thomas. I President C. 3. Barrett of the Farm . <*rs’ Union has issued the following: j To officials and members of the | i Farmers’ Union. »! h is my observation that the man [ j who reads a great deal and the right ; I «ort ol matter, who digests what he ! reads, ponders things and acts is the '■ man making progress. In my eon-, . I slant travels over this continent, l| 5 '* ,so nas pas !l - running | have noted that farmers who take j electric fans and all the accessor- jnewspapers and magazines and readies usually found in a real hospital j them are forcing ahead. J j hrothern everywhere the importance j of taking good papers and magazines j ] and reading them. I do not neees-1 j sarily refer to publications devoted to I [the Farmers’ Union altogether, al-1 Now’ that the schools are begin ning to open up for the coming i The hospital is fitted up in an or-| yeap . 8 W0Pk the State Board of dfnary box car. It is well equipped ( Health has Issued a bulletin calling with an operating room, the interior. t j le attention of parents and the, of which is enamelled in wnlte. ATLANTA EXPERIMENT FAILED lake E. M. Smith, Prest. B. H. Wright, V. P. lames Watt.V.P. R. G. Fleetwood, Cash. I voted miWivuwwmuumHHvvuu \uiv%vuwu\wuvuv\vwuwuw cry member should \ but to good daily papers and niaga- general topics, o the press of this I country. As a whole they have been I fair, liberal and helpful I not only to tlie smaller public ations ! refuge offered l but to the powerful dailies of the i Some have left great cities. More and more they are I i iavP i, een sorre ! coming to have sympathetic under standing of the farmers and Ms proh-J ■ loms, and are willing and esi teachers of the state to the impor-, water, t a nee of having the children exam-! ined at the very outset for the pres- [ ence of hookworms, so that 'those | children w ho are infected may be j freed of the infection and thereby! enabled to do their work properly, j and also to keep them from spread-' |ing the disease to healthy children. J • The board will take pleasure in! Atlanta, Sept. 29. Of the eiRti--. sending boxes for sending specimens! or ten fallen girls who were taken [to school requesting them. I into Atlanta homes a year ago, In j The examiatlon of a good many I 1:11 c ^ lor ^ *° re ^ OI ’m them, not one is schools has shown the entire enroll-! refers *° ( * ay in any of the havens of! ment. including the teacher, to be charitable c itizens.suffering f-om some variety of in-1 oluntarily; others Itestinal parasites—hookworm being 1 fully sent away, j tlie most common infection. A com- j lollowing thefts and other lapses • parason of the marks in school the straight and narrow path. ; nia(le h y the Infected has shown! 1 is making all the different kinds of lumber re quired for building a house, barn, fence or anything you need. genuine aid t in his behalf. t I feel as lo officials and a large ■entage of the Union that the time come when we should and must rthv move-j The rather daring experiment was ;thnt the - 10 n-infected, as a rule, do nade in connection ith the cru ",much better work and with less ef- ade which closed the houses in the; f or t than those who are suffering ’ed light district. Good people in i from those health-destroying para- Thomasville Bargain Store EXTRA SPECIAL SALE Saturday LADIES SWEATERS 43c HIGH-GRADE SWEATERS $1.03 CHILDREN’S SWEATERS 23c and 4.3c MISSES’ WOOL SWEATERS 03c BOY’S SUITS 08c •BOY’S SUITS $1.18 BOY’S SUITS, BEST QUALITY $3.18 BOY’S PANTS 23c Best Gingha^m and Percals 8o Best Quality Sea Island and Blenching 8c Prices on all other Dry Goods and Clothing Cheaper Than Ever Before. PULL LIVE OF LADIES AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS. Please come in and see the goods; if they don’t suit or the prices are not right, don’t buy. REMEMBER THE DAY (REMEMBER THE PLACE, 321 W. JACKSON ST., REMEMBER AND COME. TSiomasville Bargain Store h. Goldstein, Owner. Next to A. Philips Grocery Store. Get our estimate'before you buy Flooring, Celling, Siding, Rough and *Dressed|] Framing, Shingles :;| and Lath. £3 have a national organ, a publication \ the community of force, character and rtamina, as a j sade and at the same time expressed; j national month-piece. We have many Lj ty and Christian svmpathv for the' ;... • •iiMIrntlona devoted to the! womPn j Farmers I nlon, but they are of nee-) 1 1 essity. largely local in application and J “How many of you have Ghris- tore. They ars a yeat work, and I j tiap sympathy enough to take one, w ant to see them r.V grow, and pros-J OJ * these unhappy girls into yourj per for all are powerful factors in tiie rreueral forward movement. KSRBY PLANING MILL CO. THOMASVILLET, GA, Long Distance Phone 264. Gove FALL CABBAGE PLANTS We rave a nice lot of strong, healthy Fall Cabbage Plants. Charleston, Wakefield and Flat Dutch, now ready for transplant ing. Prices, f. o. b. Meggett: 1 to 3,000 at $1.50 per .. ..1,000 4 to 8,000 at $1.25 per 1,000 10.000 and over at $1.00 per 1,000 Cabbage plants are dim cult and expensive to grow in the late summer and early fall, which makes it necessary to charge a little more for them. Cabbage is scarce and high now, and we predict that a patch of nice winter cabbage will bring its owner a handsome profit. Send us your orders and they will have prompt and careful attention. Please send money with order. 8. M. GIBSON COMPANY Meggett, 8. C. home?” some sincere and liberal- minded preacher thundered, and oth- !ers took up the cry. ■ It turned out that mere were in [Atlanta several people, nearly all n T CYPfPTm i " romiT,en, ‘ wiIIiI, & to n,nke thc <•*- I LAlLU I LU | perlment. In every instance, it lu« [been a failure. In the largest num ber of cases the girls proved not to have the grit and willingness to work and take advantage of the op portunities for reformation offered them, and after a short time volun tarily returned to a life of vice and indolence. In several eases t stole money and jewelry from the people who had tried to aid them, and in one or two instances the "iris requited the kindness by eon- evidente thru It was not believed „ om>t , hp lmmornI „ VPS that Governor Slaton would let the mi,, aetrnll.v under the sheltering man hang in the faro of even ati I roof of their benefac tors. mmended the cru- sites. The state health board also wishes to respectfully direct the attention of the trustees of the various schools j to the Importance of providing the j proper kind of closet at the schools, j it m r.f more value to the children and t" the state to teach the chil dren decency, refinement and how to are of their health Gian alge- * n»!n. f-emintpr v or 0 ,en rend-! itlrig and ’rithmetie. take BIDS WANTED. •nor Slaton Did Not Surprise tlioj eople When lie Refused to 1 Pardon the Doctor. I Atlanta, Sept. 20.—The decision i f Governor John M. Slaton, com matting the sentence of Dr. W. J. McXaughton to life imprisonment, did not come ns a shock or a sur prise to anybody. Tcircumstan tial element was so strong in the NOTICE TO COLORED PEOPLE! There will be a Big Land Sale, and Free Barbecue, at Homestead Park, Thursday, October the 2nd. You are all invited to betthere. Lots will be sold, for small cash payments, nndtliher- al terms; and remember, we will protect you in case of sickness and death. Remember the date and be on hand. Wm. H. Piatt, Real Estate Agency. -unanimous recommendation by r» prison hoard. At the same ue. trom the new evidence and new Ms brought out, pro and con. wh*»n Tht* \ ho SIM were directly Inter ested have hesitated to draw the conclusion that it Is practically im- possible to reform a woman who has finally put into G°' or *ibeon a professional prostitute, as nds. It beg,1n to ap- mft ny economists claim, hut they do admit that the method they under took a3 described above is not suc cessful. • pear more and more doubtful that the Governor could conscientiously "rant a complete pardon. Governor Slaton’s attitude in tiie case is made absolutely plain by his executive order. "I believe the evidence shows the j guilt of Dr. McXaughton,” ho says point-blank in a final paragraph, but in another place he says: “The conviction was on circum stantial evidence and one Judge of the Supreme .court did not believe it excluded every reasonable doubt. Two prison commissioners recom mended a pardon and one life im prisonment. The expert testimony offered since the trial impresses the fallibility of human judgment.” In the light of such considera tions, it may he said, the action the Governor was almost ble. Negri SUM Missing. Rids will he received un to ten fUelock Tuesday A. M.. October 11th, •«o deliver at county's warehouse in Thomasville, Ga., with public weigh-1 er’s certificate, 2,000 bushels, weigh- ; mg 7'» pounds each, of ear corn, well! slip-shucked, and fu’ly dry, in quail-; titles of not less -ban 50 bushels Also to deliver 10ft tons cuoice haj in quantities of n if less than twe tons, bidder to specify variety ol hay offered. Deliver to um made before November loth, 1911. The right to reje t aV *'"■« reserved. W. A. U .INGLE. Chm., Board County Commissioners. The negro woman, Mattie Rowan, who mysteQouslv disappeared from her home here, two weeks ago. *has never returned and absolutely no cine to her whereabouts can be round. It is the general opinion tnat she may have wandered ofT while temporarily unbalanced and been drowned In one of the ponds near town. There is no reason what ever to suspect foul play and the only theory to account for her dis- apeparance is that she was aeci-: dentally drowned. She has a num- °Mher of relatives here, but none of inevlta- them have hoard or seen anything 'of her since she disappeared. Wood’s High-Grade 9 Farm Seeds Best Qualities Obtainable We are headquarters for Seed Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley, Vetches, Alfalfa and all 9 Grasses &■ Clovers. Write for Wood’s Crop Special giving prices and seasonable in formation about Seeds for Fall sowing. T. W. WOOD & SONS. Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. Wood’s Descriptive Fall Catalogue gives prices ana information about all Garden Seeds tor Fall Planting. Mailed free on request. We make and carry in stock light delivery wagons suitable for grocers, butchers, and truck farmers. A. W. Palin & Son. SMITH HOUSE f RID Money Loaned FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE At I % Interest, payable annually. The borrower ha* the ■telle t o' -laving part oral! of the principal at any lrterert ;.rlod, stopping Interest »n such payment. I will save you money. Come to 6<;e me, or write. Prompt attention given »1 - written |a<julrles. W. M. : BRYAN, OKKICB OVER POST OFFICE, THOMASVILI.E, GEOKGIA. LET US PROVE TO YOU: We have a first class line of everything in the drug line and the best of prices. Our Kx department is perfect condition. Your Rx compounded by competent pharmacists. City Drug Store PHONE 284. Mrs. Smith Undressed Children and Then Found the Kitchen Ablaze. —Department Unable to Save Anything. The home of Air. Redden Smith was burned Saturday night, about eijflit o’clock. Mr. Smith recently built a nice five-room cottage on Col ton Avenue and had furnished it nicely. It was located just outside the city limits. Saturday night ne went to town, leaving Mrs. Smith a'nd the children at home. She had I just put them to bed and went to the kitchen, when she discovered the entire roof in flames. Dressing the largest child, immed iately she sent In an alarm, hut by the time the department got there the entire house was burning. They made a valiant effort to save It. but to no avail, as the water they had was so short of what was necessary, : as to he almost a farce. The con-1 tents of the homo were burned, with the exception of a few clothes. Mr. Smith had five hundred lars on the house and two fifty on the furnishings In the Farmers’ Mu tual. This will not nearly cover his loss. It Is said to have caught from the kitchen roof. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shipp, of Moul trie were among the out-of-town visitors here yesterday. Greatest Prospects in the World For Greater Georgia Every farmer In the State of Georgia should take a well earned vacation after the work on the farm has been finished. .No better place to -take this vacation than on the grounds of the State Fair at Macon. Not only will your vacation be a plaesure, but it will he a season of learning for the entire family. The children will see much that will he of interest to them. The good wife will learn many tilings that will benefit her at home. MAKE YOUR PLANS TO COME $15,000 in Cash Premiums $5.00 In Cash Premiums for Agriculture. $5,800 in Cash Purses for 6 days’ racing. $1,300 Cash Premiums for Poultry. $1,000 Cash Premiums, Horses and Mules. $1,000 Special Corn Premiums. $1,000 Cash Premiums for Swine. $1,750 .Premiums for Cattle. $ 125 Cash Premiums for Sheep. $ 700 Premiums, Boys’ Corn Club. $ 275 Premiums, Girls’ Canning Club. 10 Big Days REMEMBER THE DATES October 21st. to 31st. Among the great ape rial features he amuseninet line are the SINGING OF 4,000 GEORGIA SINGERS ON SATURDAY, OC TOBER 25, THE REPLICA’ OF THE GREAT PANAMA CANAL, SHOWING THE SHIP3 ENTERING AND LEAVING THIS GREAT CANAL—.ALL IN MOTION. THE MIDWAY WILL I1E ONE BLAZE OF GLORY, FOR THERE WILL BE AN ARRAY OF THE BEST SHOWS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE BROUGHT TOGETHER ON AN OCCASION LIKE THIS. HANAFOURD’3 SHADOW OF THE CROSS; MAZEPPA, THE,'GREAT EDUCATED HORSE; SORCHO’3 GREAT DEEP SEA DIVERS; BUCKSKIN BEN’S FAMOU3 WILD WEST SHOW; BUCKSKIN BEN’S DOG AND PONY SHOW; DREAMLAND—ClRCU3 SIDESHOW: EBERT’S TRIP TO THE UNDERWORLD; COLLIER’S OLD PLANTATION SHOW; PE KIN-PEKlN 3HOW; HATCHER’S MOTORDOME; TRIP TO MARS; MITCHELL’S MERRY- GO-ROUND. SARACINO’S GREAT CONCERT BAND HAS BEEN SECURED FOR THE ENTIRE TIME OF THE STATE PAIR. EACH MEM BER OF THIS GREAT BAND IS A SOLO ARTIST OF GREAT RENOWN. THERE WILL BE THREE OTHER BRASS BANDS WITH THE MIDWAY. Fair i Georgia’s Greatest State Auspices Georgia State Agricultural Society / Macon, Georgia, October 21-31 JULIUS H. OTTO, President. HARRY C. ROBERT, Sec’y& Gen’l Mgr. ... d.