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Thomasville, Friday, Novenber 17,
OUR "LEADERS."
Referring to our attitude on tjie
trblte primary question the Bain-
bridge Democrat says we "are gallop
ing with the wrong herd as our lead
ers propose” to do this and that.
The Times-Enterprlso has no lead
ers, Brother Brown.
;>ablUhed every Friday by the
! i Ties-Enterprisc Publishing Co.
at the Time-Enterprise Building.
Thomaanlle. G».
This paper Is
Independent In thought and polities.
We wear a fifteen collar, and It- Is
every Inch our own, Nobody's else.
We are not bound to a slavish agree
ment with any man or set of men in
the State. We may often go yrong,
but when tie do we have the satisfac
tion of knowing that the mistake Is
all our very own. ,No second band
opinions, not for us.
INGLING BROS
world's cunwt
sMMM GREATEST JlIU If J
Wilton M. Hardy, Prooldenr.
'•he D. McCnrtney, a«c. & treat'
Bntered at the postolllco at Thomas
villo, Ga., as second class mail
matter.
SUBSCRIPTION KATgS.
■Veekly, Ono Year .11.00
" Mix Monti is.,.. 60
” Three Months............ 16
ally,One Year........... .45.00
■' Six Months 3.6o
Three Months.... 1.16
•• One Month 6
Ifficial Paperjof Thomas County
Guaranteed Circnlation
. Quitman Is not the only town that
Is Infested with that demdn com
monly called the "Blind Tiger.” Our
neighbors In Thomasville have
their! share of the tigers fudging
from the number of convictions In
the Superior Court there last week.
There was a number of cases and the
fines ranged from 5250 to |T00 or
ten months on the chain gang In
case of failure to pay the fines.
Tho good people of Thomasville,
the people who want law hind order
not necessarily the class known as
the ’dry” class only, have resolved
themselves Into a vigilance commit
tee with a determination to stamp
out the Illegal sale of whiskey In
The Thomasville Tlmes-
Tho quail and the debtor are trying
to dodge the hunters theso early
November days.
that city.
Enterprise comes out In a strong edi
torial which we reproduce and which
we heartily commend. The Illegal
sale of whiskey should be suppressed
by all means and every' good cltlsen
should assist the officers In their
work for maintaining the law.—Quit-
man Advertiser.
A new and good definition of a
friend Is “A person Who knows all
about you and likes you Just the
same.” \
Tboraoavlllo
Wo agree with tfie
Times-Enterprlso and Atlanta "News
that the Journal and Constitution
cut out their abuse of each other.—
Quitman Advertiser.
I.en Broughton and Tom Dixon
are squabbling in Atlanta. . Go It.
That’s a case of dog eat dog.
’’Gambling” In Augusta has bean
.stopped by the police, but we pre-
slums bucket shopping goes right on.
Hoke Smith having met Dick Rus
sell and a switch engine on the stump
the same week. Is prepared to give
the locomotive preference next time.
—Savannah Press.
What’s the use of worrying about
the Bupreme Court Judgqshlp Either
Atkinson or Fish would do excellent
ly well.
The chairman of thb canal com
mission says Panama will soon be
a pleasant place to live In. Probably
It, like Hades, only needs water and
good Boclety to make It habitable.
The genial Macon News refers to
the Tlmes-Enterprlse as "very origin
al and always delightful." Hat off.
Bow made. 1
The average quality of blind tiger brought'with him several copies of
whiskey has been proved out In Kan- the paper that were Issued at various
sas. There was a smashing of 6,000) dates from 1875 to 1885. The events
bottles of Illegal boose In a court of from twenty to thirty years ago
house yard and the fiery stuff killed “b><® interesting reading to those of
all the grass. i younger generation.
Evary man to his taste. The first
thing President Roosevelt spoke of
on his return to Washington was the
“glorious” storm at sea.
A German paper warns the people
not to Immigrate to the South, as
there they have to work at the pis
tol’s point. Of course this la a lie,
but It may give a pointer to some
employers.
Washington has gone nutty over
a Dutch' princeling who Is visiting
America. His name Is Louis of Bat-
tenberg. The question Is “does Bat-
tenberg lace?” I
Hearst should request Judge Mit
chell of Thomasville to cbme to New
York and tackle the Tiger. ' The
Judge is effectively engaged In put
ting blind tligtfs in Thoms*
county out of business^—Macon
Nesw.
The newest dictionary contains
15,000 words that have not been
printed In any others. The Journal
and Constitution will need them’all If
the row keeps up.
There Is lots of moonshine being
made In Thomas county, cay the rev
enue officers. In other' words the
favorite song Is ‘Oft In the stilly
night” '
Miss Alice Roosevelt says she can
not understand why so many lies
are printed about her. They are
told about everybody and printed
about all the notables.
Rev. H. 8. Bradley, a famous
Methodist pastor has been accused
by a brother narrower in faith, of
heresy. Bnt the church as well as
the world. Is getting broader and
and the ijivine was acquitted of tho
charge.
——
' —s 1 cKl'K.Sli|
AND
South Georgia Progress.
Czar Nick ate his dish of crow
with pretty good grace.
==!g~..i
Santa will get his claws on our
pocketbooks next month.
Life Insurance Is a fine thing for
your family—If you happen, to be a
McCurdy.
It might be remarked that as a
usual thing the game Isn’t worth
tho scandal.
=4===s=r ,
Rawlings grinds out confessions
as easily as a big phonograph does
squeaking tunes.
If Joe Hill Hall should be elected
governor he would deserve to . be
known as the Hall of Fame.
Speaking of the "big stick.” We
have several big sticks on the Geor
gin Congressional delegation.
; If the slang habit continues to
grow the language of the saloon will
become the language of'the salon.
Dick Russell has swapped eating
tobacco' with thirty thousand voters
since the campaign opened.. That Is
’running some.
THE GEORGIA NORTHERN.
Without reference to the legal a
poet of the case t he’ people of Thom
as county arc a unit In hoping that
the tangle In the affairs of the Geor-
Jn Northern Railroad Will no/ make
any difference In keeping the south
ern terminus of the road at Boston.
Already that busy-litle city has seen
t!i" beneficial effects of the road In
a business booth'that Is making ev
erything hum.
Tho Moultrie Observer discusses
tho case , as' follows: “It
wouJjL be very unjust for the rail
road commission toforce the road to
build back to the vacant spot called
Pldcock where there Is no hope of
ever developing a town or any busi
ness If there were a half dozen rail
roads. It would be a great hard
ship on - the railroad, the people of
Boston and the traveling public to
force the road to discontinue the
Boston connection.’’.
The covered wagons are dally to
be seen en route to tidewater, where
they will load up with salt mallet
and pickled roe. Some come from
’way up In Georgia, and do not seem
to mind the long trip If they succeed
In getting an abundance of the much
coveted mullet.—Montlcello News.
We heartily commend the action
of Judge Mitchell In Imposing heavy
fines on the blind tigers of^ Thomas
county. We trust he will keep his
sights up until he visits Colquitt
In. We certainly dm never get
rid of our tigers’ as long as the fines
are lowef than reasonable license
on selling Uquor. Moultrie Obaerv-
PRESS BOUQUETS.
The Tlmes-Enterprlse prides It
self upon possessing the friendship
of its brethren of the craft, as evi
denced by the following fragrant
press boquets:
(From the Macon News.)
We most -cordially congratulate
Messrs. Wilson M. Hardy and John
D. McCartney on the oelebratlon of
the third anlrersary of tbelr owner
ship and editorship of theThomaa-
vllle Tlmes-Enterprlse. For three
years they bavo been in control of
this splendid paper; had bare made
It one of the most - Interesting and
Influential Journals In Southern
Georgia. Long may the paper contin
ue to be popular and prosperous.
(From the Savannah Press.)
The Thomasville Tlmes-Enterprlse
has passed Its third year under Its
present management The weekly
edition Is fifty years old and the
dally has prospered for sixteen years.
Messrs. McCartney and Hardy hive
made great improvement^ and won
derful progress In their paper.'
(From the Fitzgerald People.)
The Thomasville Tlmes-Enterprlse
has Just passed another mile stone
In Its careor and In mentioning the
event Messrs. Hardy and McCartney
recount, no doubt with justifiable
pride the marked improvementsmadq
In plant and business since they ac
quired It three years ago. The T.-
Is regarded as “one of the best’ 1
throughout South Georgia, and Is a
credit to Its managers and the town
In which It Is created.
(From the. Savannah Press.)
. Is no secret that the Thoraas-
rlllo Tlmes-Euterprlse and its
editor, John Triplett, are 60 year-
old. They are twins, so to speak.
The veteran h«» '•tired and Is trav
eling. but the boys who bought out
the paper are making It bright and
newsy.
mDmoTfrmo
The Most lavish, Extravagant, Largest, Costliest Amusement Feature Ever
Devised. 1,200 Characters, 300 Dancing Girls, a Chorus of 200 Voices, 2,500
Magnificent Costumes. A whole Train load of Armor, Ancient Weapons, .
Paraphernalia, Banners, Golden Hangings, Scenery and Accessories. A whole
City of People. Half a thousand Gorgeously Trapped Horses. A Dazzling
Picture of Beauty, Life, Color and Motion.
THE GRANDEST SPECTACLE EVER DEVISED
BRINGS OLD PAPERS.
Mr. T. C. Benton ,who lives at the
forks of the river was a visitor to
Thomasville on Saturday. He has
been reading the Tlmes-Enterprlse
ever since the war and carefully pre
serves every copy of the paper. He
brought' with him ‘several copies of
the paper that were issued at various
The people of Thomas county have
been wearing out horses and mules
long enough on bad roads and are
anxious for good roads to be built.
They are willing to foot the bill, and
will be money well spent. The
roads we have been using are a dls-
/
grace to our civilisation, and it
penny wise and pound foolish’.’ to
neglect them any longer.—Boston
Times.-
While thb moralists are at work
stopping nasty postal cards and pre
serving the purity of the malls and
the stage they would do well to turn
their attention to a line that has
heretofore been neglected. That Is
the penny slot machine that shows
moving pictures. These dens of in
iquity have not yet found their way
the smaller cities of the south but
they are headed this way. The pic
tures that can be seen for a penny are
evil enough to .blast the purity of
the Imagination for a hundred years
These things ought to be stopped.'
Sweet Sixteen.
The weekly edition of the Thom
asville Tlmes-Entsrprlse is fifty years
old and the dally Is Just "sweet six
teen.” Here’s hoping for many hap
py returns.—Valdosta Times.
The biggest, most complete zoologicahcollection in the world. Over 100
cages, dens and tanks. 40 Elephants a whole caravan of Camels and
Dromedaries. The only pair of full-grown Giant Giraffes ever seen in Amer
ica. Only Rhinoceros in captivity) only North Sea colossal Albino Ice Bear;
giant 6-ton Behemoth: curious monster-eared African proboscidian marvel.
THE WORLD’S GREATEST ZOO
Ringling Brothers New, Big 6-fold Circus, fully 375 arcnic artists, exhib
iting all that is new, unusual, sensational, novel and interesting in the circus
world. 60 funny clowns, 30 premier bareback riders, 60 acrobats, more than
60 aerialists and whole troupes of gymnasts, contortionists and other spe
cialists. All the world's best and greatest acts, combined with the greatest
show of trained horses, trained elephants and wonder-working performing
animals ever seen, constituting the biggest, most novel, highest class circus
the world has ever seen. At 10.00 A. M., free upon the streets of every city
visited, tbs GRANDEST, LONGEST, RICHEST STREET PARADE ever seed.
65 railroad cars. 1,280 people. $3,700,000 capital Invested. $7,400 dally expense
One 50-cent ticket admits to everything. Children under 12 years, half-price.
Doors oped at 1.00 and 7.00 P. M., performances begin at 2.00 and 8.00 P. M.
/ ’
Admission Tickets and numbered re
served seats will be on sale show day
at Peacock’s Drug Store at exactly the
saiiie price charged at the regular tik-
et wagons on the show grounds. m
Save the Profit for Yourself
Tu (Mss.
IMS Factory
*08.50
By buying Pianos and
Organs direct from the
factory! Pon’tpay big
profits to agents when
you can get the com
mission yourself. We
give you a double guar
antee and protect you
in every way, saving
you from $75,00 to
$150.00 on a piano
and 520.00 to $40.00 on or
gans. -We are Southern
represents ive* of the fol
lowing widely known lines:
This Fine Plane. Direct Crest
Facteiy te Tear Home,
*147 50
MKHL1N « 80'5.
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B0A1.ITV ADD FK1CX
BRAM8ACH.
HI THE YEA< IS13
BECHT PIANOS.
Bsfore you buy, be sun to write us for Catalogue A, with prices and full
information.
RtftrtxctM-Axy B*nk fir AtUxU.
Becht Piano Co.
the
A Promise.
TV 3. .lomsville Tlmes-Enterprlse
Is lb.ee years old and Is one of the
most premising youngsters of our
;u uj',alntap<*».- Rome Tribune.
That is three years old with Its
second wind.
Columbus Enquirer: There Is *
good thing about political campaigns.
After It Is all over no gentlemanly
agent can pass among us offering
tickets to a concert.
Corn Wanted.
Highest cash price paid for shell
ed corn. Rice threshed and cleaoedc
every Saturday. Chastain Urom 5IUL
lci-form Hopes.
The Tlmes-Enterprlse Is right.
The wave iif reform all over the
country Is proceeding along health
ful and effective lines and we trust,
as Editor McCartney says, it will
keep moving.’’-‘-Atlanta News.
Refreshing Springs.
And what we said above concern
ing Editor Neel Is also true of the
editers of the Thomasville Tlir.es-
Enlerprlse. “As cold water to a
thirsty, soul,” so Is the refreshing
flow from the intellectual springs In
their tuAny minds.”—Macon News.
INVITATIONS READY.
Big Banquet of the Elks o
Twenty-third.
During the comlng'wcek the Thom
Seville Elks Club will Issue two hun
dred Invitations to their house warm
ing and banquet on tbe evening of
Thursday, November 23, Th|s w|U
bo Uie first largfe social affair thqt
this exclusive club has given since
it has occupied the handsome new
club house on Jackson Btreet,
The amusement committee have
been at worty on this affair for sev-
oral weeks and they promise to
spring sonic absolutely new and
unique features that will keep the
guests entertained between the cour
ses of tho elaborate banquet that will
be served. An Albany orchestra will
furnish .music for the occasion and
it Is probable that a cotillion will
be danced after thej banquet and so
cial session.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Jtemedy. This is the most
successful medicine In the world for
bowel complaints, and It~«y
remedy that wll cure chn|
hoea. Every botle Is I {/.,fjfiid.
For sale by J. W. Peacock IwiiUas-
vllle, Ga.
Goes to Odessa.
Mr. Charles M, Rpblpsoq leaves
Monday morning for Odessa, Fla.,
where hp will make headquarters for
several months. He has * fine
orange and grape fruit grove there.
Ho will remain there during the
fruit season. Mrs. Robinson will re
main In Thomasville for the present.