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T1HE3-ENTERPRI8B THOMASVILLE GEORGIA SEPT. 7 1M5
FOREIGNERS
WOULD KICK
EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS
WOULD OBJECT TO HIGHER
PRICE FOR COTTON.
The plan* of the Southern Cotton
Association aided by Providence have
advanced the price of cotton to a very
satisfactory Spore and the olllclala
•f the association are studying. bow
tb bring about a still further ad-
vhuco In price.
Some Intereating details aa to what
striving for too high a price night
moan, are presented In the Savan
nah Morning News kg Col. 0. A. Gor-
bas Just relgrned from a
trip td Europe. “1 j ~
"the iplnnen Aver there,” he Mid,
"are satisfied with the present pre
vailing prices and are perfectly will
ing to do a buslneu aa long aa prices
remain unchanged, but they are not
willing to submit to shy spectacular
advance In price*.
"They, claim that they might pay
higher prices If compiled to do so,
but with tbs large visible supply of
cotton St present they can not see
why they should do no, and they aro
probably will not.”
Col. Gordon Mid they seemed to
bo In a condition to maintain this
position as they are well supplied
with cotton against their forward
sales of yarns and goods.
“The English spinner," he said,
"claims' that West India sea island
cotton wilt shortly be a factor to be
considered In the business. The
grade will compare favorably with
tbo better grades of Georgia and
Florida cotton and the average gra
des of Island cotton. They are mak
ing extensive testa of the cotton and
aro also making tests of fertilisers,
In order that they may arrive at the
best kind to use In the cultivation.”
, In spMklng of the present sea Is
land situation, he Mid: “The only
spinners that seem to be dtssatisfled
with the conditions are those who
spin $*a Island Island yarns. These
yarns are dllBcult to sell and the
market for them la full.”
MEASURES
BY MACHINE
THOMASVILLE MAN APPLIES
FOR PATENT ON INVENTION
TO US£ IN STORES
Mr. T. A. Teate .1* the Inventor of
a measuring machine which .ought to
be very popular with the dry goods
WANT FACTS
IN REPORTS.
SE^tffART WILBON L S METH
ODS SCORED BY A COTTON
FIRM IN HOT LETTER.
Washington, Aug. 31. Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson Is still giv
ing much time and thought ta the
matter of remodeling the bureau of
at Neel’s store. Mr. Teate has tp
plied for a patent and Mr. Clyde
Neel looked after the matter wuie
on his recent trip north. K
The machine consists of a frafilS
to hole the bolt of goods, a red
around which the material Is wound
and a bolder for another bolt to re
celve the goods alter they hare been
measured. The mechanism la moved
by a crank which la operated by
hand.
The machine has the merit of be
ing absolutely accurate. It contains
a register to show how much of the
goods Is reeled off. It Is quicker
than band work and is of great as
slstance In stock taking. It Is so
constructed that it will not injure She
most delicate fabric. .
SPeCIAL TERM
COUNTY CORUT
ERROR FOUND
IN GRADY BILL
The Grady county people have
been somewhat disturbed at the dis
covery of an error In the bill creat
ing the county. The bill reads for
a certain district "In Decatur coun
ty" when It should have read "In
Thomas oounty." Inasmuch as the
errdr Is entirely a technical and cler
ical one, it la not supposed that It
will cauM any difficulty In the organ
isation of the new county..
PENSION LAW
IS REVISED
A number of cltlsena of the coun
ty were In town yesterday making
Inquiries about a supposed change
In the pension laws of the state ol
Georgia. They were under the im
pression that the legislature had
passed a law granting pensions to
all veteran* who Were more than six
ty years of age. 8uch a bill was in
troduced at the last seMlon of the
legislature but It did not pass. The
pension laws were amended In only
one respect.. Heretofore only those
veterans were eligible to pensions
who were residents of the state on
the first day of January, 1894. Un
der the new law this clause la strict
-am out Any resident of the state
who enlisted and served In a Georgia A
command la eligible to a pension
whether or not he la a resident of
Georgia on that date. The new law
will admit many Georgia soldiers
who served in the war but who re
moved to other states and have mov
ed back since 1114.
trade. He has on exhibition a entail. statistics. The secrets*- received
portable ihedel which shows the priu- j the following letter several days
clple and a larger one In operation ago from a New York cotton mer
chant, which Ihistrates the sentiment
of the country regarding this impor
tant question. To this letter Secre
tary Wilson replied that he had not
i»( reached, a determination In the
matter.
Tlmt Was when the cotton reports
of yeur department were looked for
ward te with respect by all Interest
ed In the cotton Industry of the
world. No matter how greatly they
may have differed from Individual
opinion they were accepted because
they were believed to have been
based upon honest and selenitic In
vestigations. Bui whatever confl-
dense they Inspired has been destroy
ed by the disclosures brought to light
through the vigilance of the 8outh
ern Cotton Growers’ Aaeoclatlon, and
the public la now demanding the
abolition of these cotton reports.
It Is our understanding that here
tofore the estimates of the Bureau
of Statistics of your department
were based upon report* derived from
six or seven different sources, name
ly: County, township and special
agents. When these different esti
mates were submitted to Statistician
Hyde he used his own judgment as
to which he preferred.
It Is also our understanding that
In the future It'ls your Intention to
follow the same method in accumula
ting crop Information, except In
stead of one statistician being the
judge of the value of the returns you
are to have four. This Mr. Secretary
will hardly meet the requirement*.
It la not a question of whether four
statisticians are more honest than
two statisticians or whether the judg
ment of four statlsclans Is superior
to that of two, but what the trade
wants, It tho previous method of re
search Is to be pursued, Is that your
report shall make a true and faith
ful exhibit of all the reports on which
estimates may be based by the pub
lication of the actual detailed results
obtained from the various, sources.
The trade, having this Information
before It may judge for Itself and
draw Its won conclusions on premises
which It has assumed your depart
ment -has sought sclentlllcally to
tablish.
The cotton trad* of the country.
In fact, of the world, desires the Uni
ted States government to furnish
facts. It does not desire the judg
ment, prejudices or conjectures
one or four statisticians. Pursuing
this course, there will be no reason
for guarding the returns, for sitting
behind closed windows, cutting off
telephone connections, for locking
up the statisticians, a method now
subjecting a great department of our
government to distrust and ridicule.
From Friday’s Dally.
There was a special term of coun
ty court at the court house yesterday
afternoon at which eight cases were
tried and the offenders were
tenced. Two of th men were white.
These were T. M. C. Parrish and F.
W. Whitney. The former was con
victed of selling mortgaged property
and received a sentence of $80 and
costa or four montjis In one case and
110-nd costa or three months In th*
other case. Whitney Is the railroad
watchman who pointed a pistol at
another employe of the Coast Line
a few weeks ago. He got $5 and
costa or'three months.
The six negroes who were trieU
all answered to misdemeanor
charges. Their names and sentences
were as follows: Lester Booker,
$50 or five months; Will Henderson,
$50 or eight months; Sol Bivins,
$35 or seven months; John Johnson,
$35, or six months; Frank Hill, $20
or four months; James Bryant, $20
or four month*.
Several of the negroes were re
sentenced having Just finished serv
ing out a term at the Coolldge con
vict camp. They were brought down
in their convict garb In charge of
guards. A procession of seven In
handcuffs and chain* passed down
Broad Street to the A. and B. depot
and created considerable comment.
They are the last batch who will go
to the camp of the Stetson Lumber
Company at Coolldge. All who are
sentenced after the first of September
will go to the camp of Williams and
Mills. The convicts who are now un
der sentence will serve nut their
terms at Coolldge.
STATION
HAS OPENED
ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS
THAT CAN WRITE AND AL
MOST TALK,
From Friday’s Dally.
Cured of Lame Back After 13 Years
of Suffering.
"I had been troubled with lame
back for 15 years and I found a com
plete cure In the use of Chamberlain’s
Pain Balm," says John O. Blsher,
Glllam, Ind. This llnment si also
without an equal for sprains and
bruises. It Is for sale by J. W. Pea
cock, Thomasvllie, Ga.
Cause of Insomnia.
Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less and Is often
the cause of Incomnia. Mony cases
have been permanently cured by
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. For sale by J. W. Peacock,
Thomasvllie, Ga.
TnnCS-ENTERPRIS* TEN CENTS
Kodol Dyspepsia Cora
Digests wbit you ests
Baker Closes
Big Contract
S. W. Baker of this city has closed
a big cross tie contract, and has gone
to Alligator, Fla., to commence work.
He will furnish the ties for the Apal
achicola Northern Railroad which Is
building from that city to Bolnbrldge.
The right of way has been cut and
the ralla have been ordered. The
work Is progressing rapidly, hinder
ed only by a scarcity of labor.
Mrs. 8. L. Hayes and her son. Sam
have gone to Lexington, Va. The
young man will enter the Virginia
Military Institute there.
TIME8-ENTERPRISE TENCENT’S
A WEEK.
The Thotnasville weather station
is now operating. The erection of
the fifty foot tower was completed
yesterday and Observer Brlat Issues
tbe following card Inviting the aitl-
zens to Inspect tbe static*.
To the Cltlxens of Thomasvllie npd
Southwestern Georgia:
By oyifcr of Hip chief ft {he V, 8;
Weather Bureau, Prof. Wlllla L.
Moore, acting under th* direction of
the Hon.Secretary of Agriculture,
James Wilson* I have thebonor to an
nounce the establishment of n regu
lar observing Station of the U. S.
Weather Bureau at No. 230 South
Broad street, Thomasvllie, G*„ and
to hivlte you, at your convenience In
the future to visit the station and In
spect the meteorological Instruments
which record the different elements
of the atmosphere and also the meth
od by wblcb the uniformly accurate
forecasts Issued by the U. S. Weather
Bureau are made.
It Is the earnest desire of the chl|
of tbe bureau and the Hon. Secretary
or Agriculture that the agricultural
and business Interests of this great
and prospering section of Georgia and
adjacent portions of Alabama and
Florida be supplied with the very lat
est and most accurate forecasts of
weather and temperature and spe
cial warnings of destructive frosts,
cold waves, etc.. In ample time for
them to protect thelt Interest*. This
Is now poMlble as the result of tha
establishment of this station, equip
ped with the most modern meteorolo
gical Instruments, and every effort
will be put forth by the bureau to
attain this result. Your hearty co
operation Is requested.
F. W. Brlat,
Official In Charge.
Probably the most delicate electri
cal Instruments ever seen In Thom-
asvllle are to be found In the sta
tion. The work of Mr. Brlat Is done
by six different Instruments—the
unemoiqcter. tbe anemoscope, the
sunshine recorder, the tipping bucket
rain gauge, the barograph and the
thermograph.
The anemometer Is the machine
that reveals the velocity ot_the wind,
On top of the metaL tower will he
seen a *et of borltoutal croee arms.
At the end of each of the four arms
Is a cap with the opening facing the
horlaon. When the wind blows, no
matter how slightly, these arms re
volve. Thte Instrument It connected
electrically with a receiving Instru
ment in the office vt tha station,
la adjusted so that when the arms
have revolved 500 timet, a mile
of wind has passed, and this fact Is
noted In the office by a mark auto
matically made on the receiving In
strument. Somefimes It Is a whole
hour between these marks, signify
ing that the wind Is blowing only a
mile an hour. Again, a maVk may
be made In one minute when, die
Ind Is blowing at the rate of sixty
miles an hour.
The big arrow to be seen on top of
be tower also does Its own record
ing. Mr. Brlat does not have to
stick his head out of tbe window to
see which way the wind Is coming
front. Neither does he have to take
light out to gain this Information
after darkness bas settled over most
other weather vanes. It too Is con
tected electrically with a receiving
Instrument In the office. This ma
chine writes Its own record and by a
dance at Its copy sheet you can tell
the direction of the wind each mln-
ate for the past twenty-four hour*.
The aunahlne recorder la the third
if tbe Instruments to find an abiding
dace on top of the tower. It Is even
more Innocent looking than the
others, bnt like them. It write* down
an a tablet In the office an exact his
tory of Its movements. Every min-
IMPORTANT
ARRESTS
POLICE GET BUSY AND HELP
COUNTY TREASURY
From Sunday’s Issue.
The pot was boiling lu police cir
cles yesterday and three Important
arrests were made. J. W. Harrison
a white man was the first one taken
Intd camp. Ho was arrested 'on a
charge of vagrancy, plead guilty In
county court and was sentenced to
*25 and cost* or three months.
The next arreet was that of Gilbert
Jones, negro barber in H. C. Davis’
shop on Jackson street. He stole
$7 from the money drawer and
concealed live of It In the band of his
cap. This was recovered but
spent the other two. Judge Haosell
sentenced him to $40 and-costa or
ten months.
Sylvester Shore* an aged white
man waa given a dollar to buy some
whiskey for another. He made way
with the dollar and did not return
with the whiskey. He waa lined $25
or three months.
All these men were taken before a
special term of county court and sen
tenced before they were taken to Jail.
They will bo tbe first to’ go to the
Wiliams and Mills convict camp.
Their Aggregate sentences amount to
sIxteeH* months and at $24 a month
the days’ work of the officers amou
nts to $386 for the county.
PELHAM R. R.
MAKES BUS’.
Atlanta, Aug. -31.—Secretary ol
State (Jook yesterday granted an ap
plication for a charter for the Pel
ham. Balnbrldge and Gulf Railroad
Company, upon tbe petition of J. L.
Hand, J. W. Ererltt, D. C. Barrow, J.
F. Mansfield, D. W. Kelley, T. L.
Wilder, J. 51. Hurst, O. B. Bush, C.
M. Baggs, D. M. Rogers, all of Pel
ham; G. T. Akrfdge, of Hnrtsffeld;
and A. T. Jones of Sale City. The
estimated langt:; cl the road Is to be
about 52 miles. The line when con
structed will extend from Pelham to
Balnbrldge, runlng in counties of
Mitchell and Decatur and then In n
westerly direction to the Chattahoo-
cbe river. The capital stock of the
company will be $100,000 and the
stock has been subecrlbed for.
Is the purpose of the petitioners to
commence work with aa little delay
ts poslble.
FAILING
WOMEN
Many women suffer untold torture
through nerve debility, caused by
disorders of the feminine organs, and
drag along from day $o day, getting
worse all the time.
They know tbelrneeda, but natural
modesty makes them shrink from ex
posing themselves to tbe embarrass
ing questions of tbe family physician.
In such cases aa these a woman’s
tutnre happiness or misery hang* on
tbe selection of a remedy. If she gets
the wrong medicine her troubles
grow worse and her hopes of finding
relief become blighted. The chances
are she will never make another ef
fort to find relief as long as ehe lives
What she needs Is
WINE
OF
LIFE
This Is not a patent cure-all but
1s a prescription scientifically com-*
pounded from pure Herbs and vege-
tablelron. The component parts aret
PEP8IN, IRON, CELERY.
8PANISH WINE AND
OOD LIVER OIL
known In every household as tbe beet
and most efficient blood, nerve and
strength builders.
A sample of Wine of Life will con
vince you that It le wholesome nutri
tious and extremely palatable, and
Instead of destroying tbe mucous
membrane of the stomach and intes
tines, It enriches the blood and in
creases tbe secretions by strengthen
ing tissues and digestive organs. It
vitalises tbe nerve force eo that you
sleep like a child and multiplies tbe
blood corpuscles that combat all
forms of disease. Beware of chemi
cal adds and injurious cure-alls.
SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES—
Bciema, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Scrofula,
Tumors, Running Sores, etc.
Skin and Blood Disorders are kin
dred diseases and can be easily cured.
„ FEMALE TKOUBLES-Weakness,
Womb and Ovarian Troubles, Irregu
larities, General Weakness In any
part ot tbe body.
‘NERVOUS DI8EASES —Nervous
ness, Insomnia, Nervous Prostration.
Palpitation of the Heart,, and all
Stomach Troubles.
• WINE'OF LIFE—Price, $LMl
For sale by Patterson Dru-
Co. Thomasville J. A . Mid
dlebrooks & Co, Pavo, J. L.
Beatty, Barwick, Wm.-Me
Millan, Merrillville.
Cairo Bankruptcy Case.
. trustee was appointed yester
day in the ease of (he Cairo Grocery
Company by Bankruptcy Referee
Merrill. Tho trustee was authorised
to dispose of the stock of tbe concern
t the best figure* possible. Before
the day was past he reported that It
bad been done, a sale being made
to Mr. Welch for the sum of* $750.
This Includes only the company stock
and Mr. Welch will continue the busl-
Mr. John F. McCann of the Boston
vicinity was among Saturday's visi
tors.
Louisville & Nashville r r.
Vary Low Rata Round-Trip Summer
Tourist Tickets
On sale dally to Tarious rtiorts North
and Writ, limited Octcb r 31st to re-
tarn, including Chicago Milwaukee,
Mira spoils, St. Paul, Denver, Color*,
do Springs. Pnebl*.
EXTREMELY LOW RATES to
Portland. Oregon, account LoaU ta
Olatk Centennial Exposition: also to
San Francisco and Los Augeles
Only line operating through sleepers
from Florida te St. Leuii with Dining
Car service. Through Tourist Sleepers
so California. Frea Reclining Chair
Oars finest Dining Car service in the
South
Ask for tickets,via L. ta N.
For rata* and schedules to any point
North or West and tot Pullman retar-
vatieh call on or write.
Geo. E Herring,
Fla. Pas*. Agt., L ta N. R R.
*4 IV. Bay St — Jacksonville, Fla.
minute. '
The ruin gauge must needs he out
of doors, where the rain falls, but it
Is not an lota behind Its fellows In
Its talking propensities. As soon as
the heavens have deposited one hun
dredth of an Inch ot rain, the gauge
will announce that fact In the bouse
ecores of feet away. Not only will It
do this, but It continue* to apeak and
to write Its own biography as each
successive hundredth of an Inch fall*.
The barograph Is only another
name for a self recording barometer,
and the thermograph for a self rec
ording thermometer. «
A full set of Hags are expected to
arrive very shortly and Immediately
upon their receipt they will be put
Into use for the public good. The 1
ite In the day It tell* whether or not . Thomasvllie weather station la an ex-1
the sun is shining at that particular.ceedlngly interesting place.
WHEN YOU GO
to th*
Lewis Clark Exposition
at Portland, Oregon,
Yon will want to travel in the full en
joyment of modern Service. Sjstem,
Safety, suit, tell the man who writes
yoar ticket make it read via
Dixie Flyer Route
THE N., C., ta St. L. R. R.
This route takes yon via Atlanta, Chat
tanooga and Nashville ever the Ueauti-
Gumberland Mountains, in a
through sleeper from Thomasvllie to
either St. Loals or Chicago, where di
rect connections are made with through
trains for PnHIenrMfiVTg m
5$T6.*0. 'Bay a round trip ticket from
Thomasville to Portland, good for UO
days. Free stopovers at Yellowttone
Park and in the scenic Colorado's. Yon
can return home a different route with-
oat any additional cost. For maps,
sebednlss, rates and other information,
writs E. J. Walker, Fla. Passenger Agt.
Jacksonville. Fla.
J. R. Lawhon,
SDPCHOPPY, FLA.
Runs big- Livery Stable and
makes a specialty to travel
ers to / cary them from Sop
choppy to Panacea Springs
New Rigs, well Bred Horses
Prompt attention.