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f TIME8VENTEEPBT8E, TH0MA.SVILIJ3, (GFOBGIA, OCTOBER 7 JD04 v-i Carl BdhortS'ls goiu^to campaign for Parker Sohnrta'»U wool ana a yard wide. 1 Ten cent cotton and three cent calico are sign boards pointing the way to mat rimony. There will be a fine exhibition of fall foita here ' this month—at Sujterior Comet. PICNIC ECHOES. Counterfeit Christianity is rno.o easi ly detected than counterfeit money, and more worthies. The press .ill over Snath Georgia lias commented oil the success of the big September picnic. The comments have been uniformly kind and cordial. The picnic was perhaps the best advertise ments Thomasvjlle has ever had. Some of the comments have already been re produced and a few more follow: SENATOR CLAY S SPEECH.' (From the Quitman Advertiser*) Among the sj>eakers iu Thomasville last Friday was Senator A. S. (hay* the junior senator from Georgia. The sen ator did not make a political speech, but touched on topics of interest to Georgia, the prosperity that now exists throughout our fair state and especially South Georgia, and the fnturo of had a state and people to be proud of that tiiere was much to do iu regard to the future. He laid social stress on forms of from fifty to two hundred acre®, owned aud cultivated by the white peo ple of the state. He said that with small farms communities would be more thickly settled aud cou.*,eqaently we would have more schools und churches, but on the other hand that large farms of live hundred to a thousand acres, Colorado has just had a terrible flood. I owne( j jjj oue white man aud cultivated We wish wo could vote for a constitu tional atneudni<*ut to make people pat ronize home industry. Col. J. H. Kscill says that Republi- canism is either an incurable disease or j 0eOTgia He „ mt an unchangeable faith. A Columbus man allowed a lady to fall out of 1ms buggy aud break her arm Talk of waisted opportunities. ^ t ' About the only thing that Atlanta starts to do ana doesn’t is to build mou- aments. The monument fad is played out. The repablicaii spelldindor* will j>r bly try to blame it on tho Do party. 6000 free thinkers a p e holding a con vention in Rome. Bor «’;e most of them | are stronger on freedom than ui j thought. od ten ants that there would be tU and few churches and that ; nor prosperity would never |l»*. oers. He s.*id that he was glad to state that there was a tendency to tho mall farm, diversified crops (*ud a high- • state of cultivation. Ho made a:i a ■ to the young mou ; .ur .v ,r ■ ii ;r» i, dd be printed and .. Im »• . {. v .it Georgia. Ho t nr „ v , helped the rise of o von 04 ii i.s a .-ki l character. Ho • d o- i.i i • to .* n imbits such as Kmc gar.*: ■ * . (I. i :iug whiskey, 11 aud associat- .apt morals, for there was no place iu the business ... r world, the social world, nor the roli- Tho Georgia party at tiro World’s Fair 1 g ' u ' "’ovl-l for men w.th t ie»(y habits, failed to attend a reception given them | made a few remarks on good by the lady manager. Now the din- j government, and aril that good govo a patches say “tho ladies are furious with me:i6 Ov»uld only Ik- had by pi win? good* the governor.'’ Tliat is worse than hav*, ,netl •®i c ®- Vote buying lie said The city of Cordele is go>" opera-house. Wouldn't yo-i an alderman and hear kick- shows? A good many pipers are ivim* “Home Circle Column” dedicr ■ > •“tired mothers. "The mothers arc.-• be tired after rending, if not befBio. staying out Uu iag with won r-ing a Savannali preacher and a bunch of t should be stopped and that tho Am $APl»’8.WAREHOU8eiBURNS. Cairo “Has a Firs of Considerable Magnitude w Cairo. Ga. Oct. 1.—Cairo j had at fl-e last night that destroyed tho Sapp waie- hooae. The fire started from^e'auvcs nuknowu aud when discovered, it had gained such headway as to be uncon trollable. The building was intended as a cotton warehouse, imt as good fortune had it uo cotton was in it at tho time. Iu fact it was practically empty. Reports say that the building was insured for *1 600. Don't Go N«arThe»Wator. Hunter, may i g6 oat to swim, And dip ii! the water cool? Yes, hang your cloths on a hickrry limb, But don.r go near the pool. This is the lona of dialogno now go- iug on by tween secretary H outer trud the Y. M. C. A. members. The swim ming pool where tho daily pluuk ot many bodies has been heard has been temporarily closed for cleaning aud re pairs and bath tubs are now once more in demand amoug thejeleauly inclined. TO BEAUTIFY YOUR COMPLETION IN 10 DAYS, USE Satiric la. AN UNEQUALLED BEAUTIFIER. COUNwiL PKOCccUieuaT^jl jtreet., (Health, Me. Old Walla Or- -m dared Rgflll.d. Oth.r Action.. Thomasville, Ga„ Oot. 8, IBM. . Council met in regular session. Mayor ftn-Menbory presiding. AWeruten He.-- "inff, Lewis, Pittman, Watson, Ham- ti erou, Beverly.and ^oyer.jtreseiit. Minutes last meeting read, oorrected kii.i eonftrmed. t'oramunicatious from Dr. Bonchelle vore read and referred to the health committee..- •0.1 motion the city attorney was au thorized to contiuue the Foggau case to i ha April term of the superior court as requested by the plaintiff's attorney. Tlte following communication was read. To the Hon. Mayor and Council, Uoutlemeu: I hereby tender my resignation as a member of tho City Hoard of Health to take effect at once. Very troly, J 3. Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery's resignation, was accepted. On motion Mr. C. L. Thompson was granted permission to put up steps go ids Opera house from the edgo of the idewalk, provided, not more than three feet or space was taken. Tills request was made to hotter protect the patrons of the oilers house iu case of fire. Communication from H, H, Thweat, q. A. Farley a id others was roid and referred to the biayor, _ The petition of Superintendent of public Schools, Mr. Burwick was re re-rod to health oomaiiftoo. COMMISSIONER’S TALK - crop, the larger part of which 1* TldMi •in South Georgia. OUR EXPERIMENT STATION. The Experiment Station at drifts Interesting Letter From Hon. on tier the conduct of Hon: r. a i . | ding and his energetic assistant*. 1 O. a. Stevens. [ doing a good work for Georgia. I sending out valuable literature through A8 TO CROPS OF GEORGIA our dally papers, aa well as hr tbs , great object lesson presented by thS *" ”* j well managed farm, Marked Improvement In Both Cotton To the influences of the Experiment and Corn—Peach Crop Will Bring' Station near Waycross under the mart, rennnnno i„.„ th. at... n.uml. i a 6oraent ot Professor A’thur Given, 88,OOOd»0 Into the State of Georgia. of DnlteiI statea Ex;)erlment ft* Each crop year has its own peculiar-1 , tlon D^tment if due In a veff « large measure the increased interest itles, and this is no exception. Last' . •year ebnTand cotton were retarded! iB the cultivation of sugar cane sU by cool weather, rains and cooLnights, I 0VCir ^ 0Ut ' ein ,cor 8 ia * while this year they were retarded: RAISE YOUR OWN SUPPLIES. *over largo areas Dy long-continued | v/e have so repcatouly given advice drouth. Yet the farmers of Georgia! about tho best methods of preparln* raised paying crops last year, and we! the soil and cultivating various crops* trust that by the blessing of God they | that we will not repeat them at this will do the same this year. time. But we repeat aga!;i the ad- At the time that we sent out letters j vice that we have given over and over for information concerning the crop | and that we expect to continually ot- conditions for our May-June report, things did not look very promising, ex cept for fruit.' Since then there has been marked improvement in both cotton and corn, and the promise of the best peach year ever known in Georgia has been fulfilled.. With about (6,000,000 coming into our State from the peach orchards and the hope of remunerative crops of corn and cotton, even if they should happen to fall below normal In production, our farmers should take courage and labor with renewed energy. Tho ravages of the cotton boll weevil in certain sections of Texas have awakened con siderable apprehension' among the farmrs of the South. This pest has not yet crossed the Misetasippi, and it is to be hoped that the moasurea for preventing Its spread may prove suc cessful. The Georgia Department of Agricul* |# tore, the State Entomological Depart- ‘ meut, the Horticultural and Agricul tural Societies held consultations and The matter of opeuiug fl»e lune.from | th eoutcome of these deliberations is „ , . • r , ,, , the legislation providing quarantine Rjwiiwuu ..vauao to Mao.o.m Avuuui. . . . . newspapers after yon. Advertisements tell more than the mere message on their face. They tell ■that the firm making use of them is prosperous and progressive. They •how that the firm thinks enough of your patronage to ask for it. The i»«v pie of V Tliomasville know these things and they read and heed Advertisements in the Times-Entorpriso. FOLLOW OUR EXAMPLE. “A plan that would add greatly to the prosperity of Pauta Goran would bo to secure a nntuber of desirable win ter residents, snch as they have at Thomasville, Ga. There furnished houses rent for the season of four mouths for as much as (1,200. A refit- al Of $600 for the sensou it common. Cottages of six to ten rooms, without furnituie, rone for |23, $50 and $76 a month Ni-e people from Michigan, Illinois and neighboring S ates come down every w mi or and occupy all ilo desirable cottage* that Thomasville has to rent They bay their supplies iu the -Stores and add greatly to business, to ■say nothing of the pleasing impetus they give to social affairs. ’ # Tho*e are tho words of Editor Jordon tralian form of ballot was a good to stop it, ns with that system every voter could and would vote as lie pleased. lie had a ftw words to ’say on tlv election of superior coart judgos, and offered a solution of tho question tbit they be elected for eight yeajv, ballot ed for by the people, but not at gen oral elections, bnt at an election held especially for electing superior court jnlges. MITCHELL COUNTY PLEASED. (From tho Pelham’Journal.) Quite a large crowd from Pelham aud this vicinity attended the big picnic at Thomasville Friday and they enjoyed the day. They report that tho Tliom- asville people lmd proposed a day fnll of fun and an abundant dinner for the en tertainment of tho visitors from tho various counties. From every direction the roads brought iu largo crowds and the cit, was crowded. Tho people from this county re: ort having had a spleudid day. Among those who went from here were: J. A. J. Duma?, Jim Eatou. J. J. Mize, J •>. Chrisrie. A. J. Wilkes aud wife. M. C. Taylor, J. C. Rhodes, J. M. who once did unappreciated editorial i y enu j tOT1> .). H II "iugswortb. T, T won; ha-eon the erst wile Thomas Conn- j> 0 j aI1 ,i ( J. H, Dcughtry, W. II. Elton ty News He did not make a fortune aud j ^ ^ Harrison, J. T. Wilder, Levy so lie takes a knock at Thomasville. He : jj arre u t j. Crawford, W. M, Jones, makes several slams, and grudingly ad- j j im yii^, Al Spence atid others. \ mifs that, “the only pretty tliifigs tliere DECATUR FNJOYED IT 1 (Wliighatn Correspondent Bihibnilge Search Light.) Tiio Thomiisville picnic wi»b !» was so !y jeivertised Was quite a sno- ,,g Fri-i.ii tiie ii- coants of those who .•p routed our town »n Tb * n-svi’lo li.'it dev. Misv.-s Eshc! Brownlee, An- ni,. ileElvy, Bertha Log no, iiesdc* Pop- jx?!l. Alina Quinn, Maud Maxwell, with are the women, the hors?', the court homo par':’, .the cottages and several leading i-icizens Nevertheless, many rich peoi;. • go there from Wisconsin, Michigan. Lhuots umi other State?, pay good rents ior cottage*, L.:;* provwio»i*, drive fine liorses aud automobiles, and actually imagine that they are having a great and glorious time. % He then goes on to advise folks to go •to Punta Gorda. Wo cati excuse his envy of Thomasville, and can under stand his desire to lure some of our visi- ^ ^ tore away to the languorous lassitude of | which they wilt all turely attend, stuffy Florida. But we must add to his j FLORIDA TOO ... Gordon McElvy, Marvla Jones and others, left Whigbam early Friday morning for Tlioinasville.'aud spent the <mv verv pleasantly in that city. The barbecue wa%fine, the crowd congenial, and altogether our repre:sentatives state that thev hid a most delightful time, aud hope that the hospitable people of r sinter city will soon give another • n-;iI nil inru 1 v nffpnrl enumeration of “pretty things” »list of | “perfect things" towit: tiie nnsurpass-: ! Tiie Tamonia correspondent to tho iTr.Uahr.Kewi says:' A considerable ed climate, balmy breezes, health laden , nnmber of 0Qr neighbors went to the I^nes, judiant roses, dcliglitful drives. xhonuunriile i«cnio last Friday. They and so on till there isn’t an adjective . report a large and orderly crowd, and a left. jfmetJmv. A few applications will remove tan or rallownes* ana restore the beauty ol >outh. • satinil* is anew discovery, guaran teed. and money refunded i* P tails tn remove Freckles, Pimples. Liver Spots H’ackheads Di-coloratinns and Erup tions. OrtPnarv cases in to days, the worst in 20 days.' After 'hese defect .tre removed the skin will br soft, e'ear and b<‘ autifui. Price 50 cents at drug stores or by mail. Thousands of ladies t*sttfy to the merits of Satinbla. The daughter of an eminent pbysicur. writes: . , Memphis. Tenn.' Jar. ?r, tqo' Gentlemen:—1 have used .‘satinola and Egyptian cream for a y^ar or two, anr unhesitatingly recommend thep ns the finest preparations 1 have ever used to remove pimpl :s, freckle* or anv other facial discolorations. They clear and beautify the co« plexionas no other pre partitions wi I. Mrsc Evelyn Porter Ringwald. National iol’et Co , Paris,<Tenn. Sold in Tbofiiasvillc bv R. Thomas, )r and ail druggists. ALLEN NORMAL AND INDUS TRIAL SCHOOL. A Boarding and Day School, Including Primary, Iunmoediute, Grammar and Normal Departments. Special attention given to Sowing and Cooking. Instruc tion given in Piuno, Organ und Volte Fall term opens Tuesday, Oct. 1th. For terms and further particu’arg ad dress the P/incipaL Miss A. B. Howland, 0-fl-lm " Thomasville, Gn, | regulation against the weevil. While was taken up. J” Vo TIookim was behooves us to take every precau- .>rt?u:it and ro.i t aflldaVit* to bli »w that 1 tIon a^kinst its introduction into our the Ian* in » publiu higl»w*r. Mr. W. ™ fael oxr.ured that a remedy . , . : fsalnst this Insect will be discovered. G. Snodgrass was pro eat au^roat p ag ben ,| ono | n tbe cage Qt fill prc davits to prove that it is not a public 1 rioug enemleo c? our crofts, highway. After Iwating tho eudeu e Professor O. F. Cook, of the Unjted Mid orgumop.a Mr. .3no:lgr»« w* Entomnlogical liureau has " . , . hoon experlmcntlns with tho Quote. ...lined to o;>3!» tho hmo boiure uext I: , lUn ant whlcl) he SR} . 8 . fte p. eat meeting of the council. i destroyer of the weevil and other ene- fer. It te this:* Let all our farmers raise their own supplies. No matter bow* low the price of anything th: you purchase, it is not cheap, it yon can grow it yourself. Raise your own corn, wheat, oats and hay, and fnako on the farm food supplies for man and beast. Have poultry, hogs, mutton and beef raised at nome, and have milch cows - enough to supply your table with mllij and butter. Then, you will reduce to the minimum tho. articles that you will bo compelled to purchase for table use. Your cotton or sugar cane will then bo money crops, giving you the ability to dresa well, Improve your dwellings, pur chase tho best farm implements and keop the best of Btock, besides laying up for a rainy day. . OUTLOOK 18 ENCOURAGING. In view of progress already mad* we f3el that we can congratulate th* farm*?rs of Georgia as welt as our merchants and manufacturers, whoa* success Is largely baaed on that of Tha water oomiuitloo Litraoted . "W and Itxelf In no way . .'.armful to crops. Of course, we tro 10 lay atwn iucli pipe down Brnsd street HcI|ned t0 )nok wlth Rnsplc! o n upon Lite buildings being erected by A. M SVUsin and W J. Taylor. O i motion tlia A. O. L. railroad was mu itted tliat tl ey will be required to Ai.ep two watchmen on 1 Jacksou street .ill day aud one watohmiiD at tiieoross- in- on Fletcher street nlLday nntil the gates are erected for the pretention of persons crossing the railroad on each .creut. Tlte petition ot John Grant for asewer our agricultural classes, on the Im proved conditions nil ovor our State, apd the bright prospect of Increased advancement by Georgia In population, wealth and all that goes to make a people groat and gpod. O. B. STiSVEJlS, v Commicclener of Asricultom. SOMETHING MORE ABOUT GOOD ROADS. One of the gorat ncetia of every fanner Is a good country road. which to haul hlB-prodtioe to market Whore be posaeas this convenience, ho can dispense with some of the many horses or mules now absointely necessary for the hauling of bis eras' ons. (which ar£ subject to great weez and'tear when drawn over the mud dy highways, so common throughout How to construct a good road ie the Urnt problem to be solved and how to keep It In repair la a question of equal Importance. Good roads onot b constructed and maintained by merely grading end draining the surface of the ground. , It is necea- nsrr to surface the;- roads with some juiubio muiorlat Ihul Alii riiiier them* all Buch defenders, lest they prove as great a pest as the .English Sparrow. But, If tho Guatemalan ant la what Professor Cook claims for it, then we can congratulate ourselves that the remedy has ben discovered. There are some who claim that the 8outh can. by a more scientific ay*- {Georgia, lem of cultivation, raise 15,000,000 bales of colt-a each, yeai, and still others say tl at within the presont lim its the 8outl will foms day raise 80, 000,000 hales. Whether these extrav agant flugres shall ever bo reached is Washington and Crawford ftaeta j r>racf,cfll advinta ^ ^ «. just' wa» granted, provided the oarties wopld! ' ». . . . . - t * 1 in h Ido „ [ Wo think \Ve can crnffratulato out 5 - ^ * Belvqa that for several years at least i p r0 of e^aln&t tho mild and iduah that *1 bn Marshal was .instraotod to haVo the supply M ill fell enough short of | 0 fton prevail at the very seasons two old wells on the Atkiusou lot and “*e demand f»-r our great stapto, to in- w hen the roads are most needed tot l sure na rcnuaeratlve prices and to the transportatlqn of the produce ot put the prosperity of Stmthorn f ? rm-1 Holds and market gardens. jr era on a permanent basis. I N’ot cniy the farmer, .but the mep. It is difficult ur.tl:r present labor chant also suffers , from bad country conditions tc fcvy mtr farmer*, are I roads or is benefited By’cood, well to Increase t -* pro .':^.icn of cotton. ) graded and thoroughly macndcmlsaA ;y be r V9, If they can i highways. one ou the vacant lotncai the Methodist oiuroh filled. The ordinance introduced ^by Alder- iii'iii Herring at tho last meeting to reg n! itc the speed of trains ins'de the. in j “ .. ;y fte „ they can j j 0 I.rate limits of the city wpsroad the. draw away at havo flocked I often even In rainy seasons there uu timonndpassed reread asfollows: to the cltl.j aa- — ...i. if they can | aro days when the people from tho Be it ordained by tliomayorand'board 1 *> thl " •par' he to the detriment or I rara i districts would flock into Os | »*«nluciunag interests. Will not I-. -»m 08 r,nd crowd tho stores, were It ,.... u tt0 t for tho mad that makes travel of aldermen of thocity of TlmrasaviUe. t e;..„: Vurmlng go far towards, the t mt from and after tiie passago of tliu lutlon of this problem? iruinanoe, that all railroad traiui com- Some coctvnd that In Immigration .... Is found our best solution. The Dc- ,u^ into or going outoi tiio city bo ro- . ...... ./ . _ | partmer.t of Agriculture Is In fa*—r of l iir;»d to slow down to a spead a^ft«r ■ progress nml considers tho brfng.o^ ju v ing the corporate limifti of the city into Georgia of a desirable class : i if /o cxcood ten miles ail hour. En* ■ Iwralgrr. ! it3 a step In the right dfroc- | tion. But what wo want is immljrra- inconvenient^ if not impossible. There is in Georgia abundanoe ot Z-od nuterlal for giving to a well graded road a good, solid surface, so strong that even long continued and •Vr-vy rair.a. will not ccnvort it into iUU, Hon E O. RuUfcu.u of l’avo, Tuesday in town. Wood’s Seeds. VIRGINIA GRAY Sow Early For Best Results. Our Trade Mark Brand is the best and cleanest quality that it is possible to procure. Hairy, or Winter Vetch, Sown with Winter Oat?, makes th© largest possible yield of the best and most nutritious hay. Write for prices. WOOD’S DES5RIPTITE FZU CATALOG Tells ad about seeds for fall sowing. It is {ho moat valua ble and helpful publication m era, conductor* or other, in control! t[nn „ f . Amorlelnl , nm other Wste ,j aid trains violating this ordinance' 0 f tho Union, people who arc Imbn-d j , I upon conviction before the Mayor I with An er'enn Ideas and r clear on- j .robbed as proscribed in section ondf *•»*•»«»'** thera ’ *° Smith j ... J moy'continue to be. as in tne past,. general penal ordinance. All the bffH of trlie Americanii ^ j irdii.ancosor parts of ordinances con-: in race n:id In principle rii -uug with thw ordinance be and tfio ■ i na ure hereby repealed. ! CUGAR CANE. ., T’ir.g report:* ccme H. ilallotte granted license for one' SM -‘ >r caro We.havp irTcr i tion that leads ur, to M Ji?ve tnat : insurance company. Industry is ti^ng on the kind iwned in America. M&Ikd 1'reo oa r«S’qae3t., T. W. WOOD.& SOHS, liichftHj&d, Vo. The reports of Suporiutoa Jaat water g!a an' 1 cvr v.»: Ls, the City. SftXion, .Marshal an' y,"rx was road and ordered filed. Following accounts passed for pay- Tnt: «IC. rnomasville Variety Wor! l.i >. B. Graup(f.O). X ’ -v accouuci ware refur.-ed ' to com- iii.tiMH and ooaucij udjoarue 1. K. T. Maclejin, Clerk. Mr. F. SI. Aosleyand family are oc- apylng their r e cent purclmae, the CUf- cottuge on Kemiu^ton. 1 Clifton have apart meats*. J !ia Grant's, , t.w lifp in v- ir herj? thnt , i lire Btate of llv> ink ths* j & sirup nnd su- \p;.n ruch a rerd hri once bee* built, then it is i;vi c^^Jry to keep It - end maintain ito solidity.. - rualro^d company-has oon- ' a :,zZ r.Cizt L.C. t;xt scion- .13f pie^.uiL of the best of mils and • if in tie m v t v^rfect man* Km-, it k?o> U mrco of r. ai hwith In nsatcri for *f^ *”*r f - '■ -tni! enieaverr, to keep . •r:;cl: in order* “ligeao :» i:>; :•! to ,T - t >rt lie l c<,:: ; ':*ucte8 The dist South ” tbo capable ■ h <Mlrg n gar prof.^’ v, ng Sfnt°. In ord*.. to bring thir. to o: ?« Jt nct^ecessc y • -i hv etc a sfugn i»cr*’»t less to corn and cotton, the two Ieae*j ling staples of Oeorgts. We dcsijoi to feee our State hold even a higher' rank than now as a corn and cotton- ■?ess*ry proper -. :Vi a roffd, rtfruires * yl'ertV- r«‘.:*y r* -rpey. but th* growing country, but we will also glad.! in the^ field of agriculture. j as'good roads as those /vblc! During the decade ending with 1900 j the pride and comfort of'both South Genre*# outstripped tho other I * 0 ** country in th vicinity of < sections of Jk-o State In the increase 1 great cities and some of our J of population. This ought to mean j ***«? rapidly growing tow much for the* growth of the sugar cane 1 Department of Agricultui aM—MM—M