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TIMBB-KNTEKI’BSE, TIIOMASVILLE, GEOBfUA MAT, !«, 1W4, that aarranadliiftSigrocary store, such aa cod* f fish, torossne and soap.. -Lard, on the contrary, usu ' ally comet in bulk and is sebjsct to all theseodoes. St to think of this and you'll tmr dm anctbsr pound of I in your beaut, mmmfm GETTING TIRED. We, nil of u«, got tired of doing tiling*. \V got tired of doing the nun thing*. We get tired of doing the % ume tiling* over and oVer. The ■ topical song “I’m tired,” voice* the cry of a great major)' ty of the people. Bat we are adjured not to weary in welldoing, and we slionld keep plug ging away at all our endeavor*, great and rniall, and not get-tired. Newspa- 'per people realise what getting tired meant. They put atremendoua amount of energy, apd force and determination Into work tlurtia only for a (Ingle day. The printed page U at onoe the frnition and deatraction of their laboi*. Then it la all todo over again neat day. lint they keep on doing It no matter how tired they are. One of the thing* they do i« to give a town their best endeavoraaud to push and to hoo*t and to pulf In »ea*on and out of maaon without reward for tlnacornmn- nity in Which tholr loti* cn*t. They get tired, ot ooune they do, and yon gi t red, of ooorw you do. But there 1* no more excuae for (topping, Jn*t bocouse you ate tlrod, than for »topping breathing, beeauae we had drawn so many bieatli*. Bo koop on plugging and after while maybe you’ll got your - aecond wind and not. bo tired any more. Allofthaao remark* apply to Timm- airille. A new novel i( announced by Thomas Dixon, Jr., authorof “The One Wonuni and "Tlte Leopard’* Spot*." It i* said to bo, in a'way, a companion to the latter bjok, and la entitled "The Chun* man.” The author’* purpose here I* to ehow. that the original former* of the Ku Klux Klan were modorn knights errant, taking the only mean* at hand to right wrong*. — ANOTHER OBJECTION To Throo-Vot* Plan by E. E- Wllkso ; of Me 10*. • Meig*, Oa., Hay «tlt, I9M. Editor* Tlmes-Enterpriae;—1 road with aome surprise Col. 8. G. McLen don's article in which he dated that he thought the Executive Committee al-ould role all ballot* out uulea* they contained the name* of three randidatee for the leghdatnre. I do not wish te take issne with my friend, but thia as new departure •• far a* I am informed, and one that would bo unfair. Borne thing* we can do, hilt a great many tiling* we cannot, and to undertake to nay to tbe intelli gent white voter of Tliomn* county that he must vote for three repreaentatire* or none at all would tie altogether ont of reaneii. I fail to nee the wisdom of the iwsltlou and do not belleyo that tit* Executive Con. mitten will look favorab ly on same. Your* respectfully, E. E. Wilkes. STUDENTS PLACED. Where Some Young People from the Business College Oo.. There lie* been ooShderablo tulk about changing from the election of Judgeu bv the people, to eome other mriliod. Thoao who want a cliango point to the Gober-Morrt* context a* a reason. They belong to the aarao claaa of logi cian* whOArguo tliat ehuroho* ought to certain members are nnworthy. Soma Mew Jeraey follow luu organ!*- el a Harried Hen'* Anti-Encbre Home Preservation Booloty. They intend to uvathrir wive* from the insidious card table—If they survive after their wive* fled out about the formation of the olub. In tb* lad primary in Georgia Judge Bomell polled In round number* 73,000 vote*, while Judge Bimmou*. the sue' oawful candidate, rooelvod less than 85,tX». , Tito fallowing student* of Stanley’s ituHinesa College have recently been placed in position*:— Miss Elisabeth Dickinson,as stenogta- pber for Judge Lidden, Mnrinnna, Fla. Mis* Com Mnngliam, a* stenographer for tlte O. Grew Lumber Co., HUltown, On. Mias Elolse Joiner, a* stenogmplier for Watson & Bryan, Uonltrie, Ga. Lester Brewton, a* stenogmplier and assistant bookkeeper for the Jesup Banking Co., Jesup, Ga. Perry Markey, a* stenogmplier for tlte Wadloy A ML Vernon K. K. Dougla* Ga. Ueo. Steplious, as 1 bookkeeper fog James Grihbcti, Tliomnsville, Ga. C. G. Ixjtt, as bookkeeper fer the Everett Mercantile Co., Pelliatn Ga. Naval Battla RepuHed. St. Petersburg, May 5.—'There are perxlsteut rumors hero of a naval en gagement between the Vladivostok and Vioe Admiral Kamlmura’s squadrons, but no confirmation of the report had boon received. At I o'clock this after noon tho admiral say* no further uew* from l*ort Arthur hud been received. The vutaran editor of the Bainbridge Dwnoomt doesn't like Cong. Griggs tho lout Uttle bit in the world. Ho jump* ad on the genial Judge In no leas than uv*n place* In hi* but issue. Not many tuberculoai* patient* come to ThomasviUe but that those tint do am distinctly benoBtted. A young man i harp last year with only one lung. Mow ha ha* throe, other two. He married the "Remember the Maine,” used to tie the motto of the Amerloan nnvjl. Just MW tbe Bouton motto Is: “Remem ber the Mine.”—Washington Post. Tbe Savannah Press wauts a bar as- , socUtioti. Thought they all belonged •s officio artillery punch, dowu there. Fashion authorities uy that the sum mar girl will wear suspenders—wouldn't gal-luau be a more appropriate name!' Arboriculture la a new science but * Hum are several bores around hero wl o do not nud any cultivation. L Every doghu his day, and Ibis may Jm proof that the Russians are not sad ssadogs after all. LolUe OnUtoa is playing “The Dress maker,’’ to England. Hojn she fits tl a , _ Jt cost* a dollar a night to sleep at St. Louis, and mom than that to stay strata. A Tifton non hat shipped the tint of 1901 crop of peaches to the North. that legislative "Wojr” STANLEY BUILDING BOUGHT. Mr. Jimoa Grlbben la the Purchaser of That Flna Proparty. The two-story brick building at the corner of Ilroml and Fletcher nteeta haa bam purchased by h|r. J«met» Gribbun from Mr. G. W. H. Stanley. The pro perty is ono of tho moat dunirable in tlio city and Mr. Gribben is to be con gratulated on ito purchase. The building han beeu iu use for sot oral -yearn as a business college and hundreds of young jieople have obtained a sound commercial trainiug within ita walls. It lias lieen advertised for sale since Mr. Stanley purchased a Business College iu Mocou with which he will consolidate tho ThomasviUe school. Mr. Gribbeu has uot definitely decid ed to what use lie will put his new pur chase. Iu all probability he will remove Ills office from its preseiit location ou Fletcher street, to tho huiluiug—and occupy it* lower floor. His growing business as contractor and builder luu made his present quartora inadequate. Iu case this is done the upper floor will bj rented. Decatur’s Delegates, Tlie County Executive committee of Decatur county through its chairman. T. 8. Hawes, has appointed tlie follow ing delegates to the State convention iu Atlanta on Juue first. W. M. Harrell, J. D. Harrell, J. W. Callahan, B. B. Bower, Jr. W. D. Sheffield, C. K. Hodges, W. H. Harrell, M. 0. Williams, J. H. Gilpin, B. E. Russell. The delegation is instructed for Parker. Will Lecture at Moultrie. Rev. Alex W. Bealer will deliver hU lecture, “The (reorgia Darkey" at Moultrie on May SOtli. The lecture for tlie Public Library and tbe Moultrie people have a treat in store. CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN READING MATTER-OFFERED BT TOE Weekly Timcs-Enlerprise. Weekly Time*.Enterprise 1 year ami a splendid man ot Georgia, the United State* and tlie world, $1 00. (Tlie map alone iswortli the money. I Weekly Times-Enterprise and the Semi-Weekly Atlanta Journal, both one year (1 40. Weekly Timea Enterprise and the Semi-Weekly Savannah News both one yearll 30. Weekly Timeo-Enterprise and tlie Three Times-Week New York World, both one year *1 30. Weekly Times-Eoterpiise and tlie Boston Time,, both one year $1 US. Sunny South and the Weekly J Constitution, sll one year git 00. Almost any other combination yon can want at a price to unit you. If one of these combinations doesn't suit write us what yon want. TIMES-ENTERPRISE, ThomasviUe, Ga SEVEN HUNDRED WENT On the Sunday School Plenlc Frl- The Atlantio Coast Line depot was the busiest place in town Friday. The Sunday school children were there, uU of them. Little girls In good clothes, looking proud, little boys to good clothes, looking sheepish, careful teach- ere, anxious mamas, smiling papas, and everybody else waa ou hand. There were ten oars on the train. Mine of them were flUed with animated humanity and tlie tentli had baakets, toe, lemonade and tliat picolo sine qua in, "grub." • Tlie train polled out at nineo'etook Tlie Metcalfe poopie to tlie number of fifty Joined them at that town, and tlie ran to Montioello waa made without in cident. Tlie poopie of Hontioeilo wore out in time witli open liearts and kind ly greetings for tlie happy throng and tlie day was most pleasantly spent. Tlie crowd returned ou limb at six o'clock in the afternoon. They wore tired but happy. Not a single accident marred the day and tlie victory of tlie baU team made everybody feel good. The Sunday school picnic of IUM was a grand success, ^oston Gunnars., Boston lias a gun club tliat is doing some good shooting and is holding weekly practice shoot*. It lisa boon suggested tliat a tournament lie ar- ranged between our neighbor* and tlie Cracker lluu Club of this idea. The re sult would be some good sport. Colquitt's Roads. Tlie Grand jury of Thomas connty following the action of Oolqnitt's grand jury recommended tliat the convicts bo put to work on the publto roads. This is tho popular idem of tlie day and we hope to soon seo it in execution in this county. — Moultrie Observer. • Not For Hearat In tlie Moultrie Mews. Hon. J. B. Norman of Colquitt makes two state ments tliat will surprise many people. One is tliat he lias a majority of the del- egate* from this district to tlie state-con vention and will represent it as district delegate to St. Louis convention. Tlie other is that lie is uot committed to Hearat as many suppose, but is very conservative and says lie will vote for the mau upon whom New York agree* and who stands the best chance to carry that state. IN THREE WEKES Ths Thomaavlfls Sehoola Will Closa for Summer Vacation. The school children are already count ing tlie days on til the "long vacation begins. Tlie present term of school closes on Jane 3rd., and the graduating exercises of the High School take place ou that date. The graded schools close ou Jane >nd. There are fourteen mem ben of the class to receive diplomas, six of these are boys, and eight are girls. They are an nnnsnally bright lot of young people and are bound to make their mark In whatever they undertake, In Every Way. Tho discussion'as to whether or hot Judges ahouhf be elected by the vote of the people is creating oonatborable in terest in the state Just now. This issue lias been made more prominent by tlie re- oent contest In the Blue Ridge cirouit between Judge George F. Gober and N. A. Morris in which charge* of whole sale corruption were made and well sus tained. Iu view of these matters it Is Interesting to note tliat Judge Augustin H. Hauselt, ThoniaaviUe’s venerable Jurist, lias been chosen as superior court Judge In all three ways that have been in vogue. During Ids fifty years ou tha bench he was appointed by the|governor oliosen by tlie legislature anil elected by tile people. PICNIC SUPPER. At the River on Last IMondxy Even ing. At Miller’s Springs on last Monday eveulug Mrs. M. J. Williams and Mi Stella and Lily Williams entertained at a picnic sapper. The evening was spent in most enjoyable fashion, aud the ladies were declared to be ideal hostesses. Their guests were Mr*. Renuick, Mias Renuick, Miss Annie Milton. Mias Marion Spence, Mr. Horace Cochran, Dr. BrownDr. Scliwencke and Dr. Atriway. Cairo Will Picnic. Tlie Sunday schools of Cairo will hold their anion picnic on the twenty sixtli of Hits month. Tha place selected is tlie bridge over tlie Oclilockouee river on tlie Thomssville road. They will doubtless have the joyous time that such splendid people deserve. Test your eyes them with the adjust the frames to 1 At Mrs. Slackshear’s. The every Wednesday Club was en tertained by Mrs. Thomas Edward Blackahear last week. The first prize was cut for by Mrs. Lillian E, Finn and Mrs, W. H. Hammond, and the former woo.|Mr*. F. D. Dismuta won tbs oon- JAPS BORROW. Loan of Fifty Millions to be laauao In London and New York. London, May A.—Inquiries allow tliat a Japanese loan of fifty million dollars will be issued next week. It will be in the form of seven-year, six per cent bonds, and the issue price will probably be 93E. The loan will be issued simul taneously in London and New York. It is expected that London will get thirty- five millions and New York the remain der. • TRIPLETT AND KIODOO.. Mitchsll County Instructs forTnsm at Big Mass. (Special to Time* kin terprise.l Oamilla, Ga. May A, 1S04. Tlie Democrats of Mitchell, in res ponse to the oall of the Executive Com mittee met this morning at noon' at Camilla. Resolutions indorsing Jodge Alton B. Parker for President, instruct ing tlie delegation to vote for Uapt. John Triplett of Thomas, and Judge W. D. Ktddoo of Randolph, as district de legates to tlie National convention in creasiug the delegation from two to eight men, auil instructing them to adopt tlie nuit rule, were passed with out a dissenting vote. The meeting was presided over by S. 3. Bennett. After tlie resolution*., were passed Judge W. M. Spence of the Albany cir cuit addressed the meeting and answer ed certain statements made about him, in a recent issue of tlie Albany Horald. He stated that tlie article entitled "A aerlo comic expose" of what lias been going on in the aecond congressional district was a personal attack ou him. The new delegation consists of J. B. Lewis, J. W. Everett, Geo. P. Cochran, J. L. Freeman, J. B. Jones, E. R. Win- gale, Bam 3. Benuett and L A. Bnsh. The first two were appointed by the executive committee at a meeting on April Slat, undoubtedly after the state primary. They are alleged to be Hearat sympathizers, and the action of tlie mass meeting today desirea that the two votea of the county in tlie state con. vention will be cast for delegates to the Natioual Convention who favor Judge Parker. I Florida’s Famous Trains. j “Chicago & FlorkSM Urn ttd." St. Augustine, Jacksonville to Chica go, and St. Louis. ! This train is operated o\*er the short est line between St. Auguitine, Jack sonville, Chicago and St. Louis, and af fords the quickest schedule by nearly two hours. This train is the standard of perfec tion in passenger service, consisting of Pullman Vcstibulcd Drawing Room, Sleeping Compartment, Dining and Observation Cars. Leaves St. A jpuitine6:2o x. m., Jack sonville 8.40a. !2. Arrive l.hicago 4:1b p. m., .St. Louis 1:35 p. m. OFF1CIALROUTE TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION NASH VILLE, TENMAY 12-18, 1903. To Delegates and Their Frien,s:- Your attention is called to the offi cial route, for the above meeting. South Georgia, North Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina haa selected the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry, from Atlanta to Nashville as the of ficial route (The. Battle Field Route.) The special train will leave Atlanta Wednesday morning at 8:20 Mav ilth. i he Florida delegation can join this party in Atlanta by leaving Jacksonville at 8:05 p. m, May 10th , via the “Dixie Flyer Route”; through sleepers Jack sonville to Nashville; no change of .cars or transfer via this route. Tickets on sale Mav 10th.. nth and 12th, returning limited to ten days. Tickets can be ex tended until June 6th, by depositing them with Special Agent, at Nashville, and payment of fee 50 cents. The rate from your city is one 1 fare (first class) plus 25 cents. Ask tbe Ticket Agent to sell you a ticket via the “Dixie Flyer Route.' E. J, Walker, Fla. Pass. Agt. Jacksonville, Fla Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ok* California, Cloorado, Utah, Wyoming, Oregon, Montana, Washington and other points West, Northwest and Southwest’ J. G. HOLLENBECK. Gist. Passenger Agent, LOUISVILLE & NASHVII.LEJR.RJ Thomas County Turn Defeats Pel ham by Score of Eight to Four. Cairo, Ga. May A 1901. ^Special to Tlmee-KnterprtM.) The first base ball game of tlie season between tlie newly organized Cairo team, and Pelham's ball-tossers resulted In a victory tor the Thomas county boys by a score of eight to four. The bat teries wereCairo. Pearce and Baggett, Pelham, Stuart, Roger, and Hunt. The prospect* for a good base ball sea son are bright, as Cairo lias a fine team, well organized and anxious for games. series of games will be arranged with Tboinaaville, Bainbridge, Pelham and other cities. A Wonderful Saving, The largest Methodist Church in Geor- J1S. calculated to use over one hundred gallons of tlie usual kind ot mixed paint in painting tneir church. They used only 32 gallons of the Long- nan & Martinez Paint mixed with 24 gallons ol linseed oil. Actual cost of paint made was less than $1.20 per gal.' Saved over eighty ($80.00) dollars In paint, aqd got a big donation besides. EVERY CHURCH will be given a liberal quantity whenever they paint Many houses are well painted with four gallon, of L A M. and three gallons of linseed oil mixed therewith Wears and covers like gold, J h *“ £ el t brllt £ Pain,s are sold by O. W. Cochran, Thom.sville, Ga. G. L. Duren, Meigs. Ga. Miss Alice Carter from Meig* la tha attractive guest of Ito. J. D. Stringer oo Warren avenue. Low One-way Settlers’ Rates to the Northwest and Californii. *25 14 nn,U November SO. 1903, tile Burlington makes very low one-way colonist rates to California. Oregon, Waahiugton, Idaho. Montana! Tlie reduction is from 2ft to 40 tier ctmt* from tlie regular rates. The Way to Go. The Burlington, with tta strong main “to chair can, beat reaches “The Burlington-Northern Pacific tta great daily through train with chair care and tourist aleemra vim Billings, Montana, re Puget S intermediate points. “ Homeseekers' Excursions These are ran the first and third Tue*. ays of each month at approximately olf rotes for the round trip. * It will be a pleasure for us to give you toqriSi 1 * “ d iaform ‘ tiT « WPly to any J. N. Merrill, Gen'l. Southern Agt., L. W. Wakeley, St Louiii, Mo for sale. lJte hb Su^ ra E / g *' * 1 ' 03