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WEEKLY TIMES-EXTEKPRISE, FF.IDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1005.
WEEKLY TIMES-ENTERPR.SE
AND
South Georgia Progress.
Published every Friday by (he |
Wilson M. Ifm-tly, President.
John I). McCartney, Sec. and Treas
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
V.'( One Y«-ar
Weekly, Six Months......... 0.5
Weekly, Three Months 0.25
I).;,;., Dm* v«-;,r 6.00
Daily, Six Months 2.
Daih, Tlin-i- Months 1.:
Daily, One Month 0.1
THOMAS
GUARANTEED CIRCULATION 2,000
THE MARKETS.
Cotton.
New York, Dec. 21.—The futu*~
market today is as follows:
■January
Opened.
11.02
Prevlouri
Close
11.68
March
11.92
n;o9
Juno
12.00
12.15
Savannah, Ga
Dec. 21.
—Spot cot-
ton la quoted he
re today
! 1 r.-S for
Diddling. . y .• 'p
Counlry Produce.
Thomasvlllo, December 21.—
New syrup. 22@26
potatoes..... 50©CO
Egg. , , 16
Chickens, fries... 32@35
Chickens, hens.., 35040
Oats, feed 60
Oats, seed.. 65
Cotton seed meal, tack...,. 31 00
Bran $1 26
Corn per buahel 75
Timothy, No. 1 |1 00
Timothy, choice 31 05
Seed rye 33 60
My! how we need an elastic cur
rency thes days.
Turkeys come"hlglTbut we must
have them.
Santa Claus has the right of way.
Clear.the track. '
, Santa Claus never goes on a strike.
Thank goodness.
Everybody Is talking about the In
dustrial edition.
rte Borry for the - Insurance graft
ers. They lost their health and their
grafts at the same time.
The law's delay makes us right sick
sometimes. The Rawlings' case for
Instance.
The town of Sparks has had a des
tructive Are. What else could they
expect with a name like that?
It you are a papa you are doubt
less Answering many questions about
Santa Claus.
Twixt foot ball, haling and
fraternity Initiations being a college
boy le almost as dangerous as riding
-on. the train!
Too bad Isn't It that there la such
* difference between what people
want and what people really need at
-Chrlatmas time. I
The Atlanta papers are the foxy
Articles. The Constitution has been
printing letters from -kids to Santa
Claua, accompanied by photographs
The Journal evidently thought It a
good campaign for Jt too, has start-
* a -
Why not appoint women to run the
new state reformataory? They have
had so much experience at that sort
of thing and they would work for
their victuals and clothes. At least,
a good many of them do.—Quitman
Free Press.
In view of the fact that eggs.are
35 centa per doaen In Thomasvllle
the editor of the Tlmes-Enterprlse
has decided^ to leave them out of his
nogg during. the holidays.—Ortffln
Call.
Yep. Our nogg cornea from an ar
tesian well.
In New Quarters.
Dr. A. P. Taylor moved yesterday
to his new -quarter* In the stone
building recently erected by him on
lower Broad street. Hls former
-offices are occupied by Dr. Harry
Ainsworth. Dr. Taylor has neat
und commodious offlcea and operat
ing room at hU new place.
Ur. Paul Morton says that the
American people do not want cheep
Insurance. If the present lick keeps
up the American people will not want
insurance of any kind.
BEAT. TEMPERANCE.
The growth of temperance
sentiment Is noticeable In this section
of the country. A few years ago it
was no uncommon thing for a man
to be a theoretical prohibitionist. By
this we mean a tnan who opposed
bar rooms but who took bis toddy on
the side or kept a Jug under his bed.
Buck a man was not regarded as a
freak of nature nor was his action re
garded as glaringly Inconsistent
Now theso men are pointed out and
laughed at. It Is gradually coming
about that the man who heads a pro
hibition light Is expected to do him
self as he tells others to do, abstain
from the use of liquor. It Is no
bad sign of the times.
A recent significant happening oc
curring In the neighboring city of
Moultrie Illustrates this tendency.
There was a mass meeting of the
townspepole at the court house last
Sunday afternoon. The object was
to discuss the handling of liquor In
the dry county of Colquitt. It was
in purpose similar to the formation
of tho Law and Moralty League In
Thomasvllle. Resolutions 4-ero of-
fored condemning the Illegal sale of
liquor and stating that the Federal
Revenue laws and the prohibition
laws of Colquitt county were openly
and blatantly violated and wilfully
trampled upon.” These resolutions
were amended and passed. The man
who offered the amendment was Rep
resentative Covington. Hls resolu
tions make each signer pledge his
sacred honor that he will In future
retrain from the use of .Intoxicating
liquor In any form, will use hls best
endeavors to assist In the enforce
ment of law, and will assist and
endeavor to bring about remedial
legislation., It Is a really remarks
ble fact that this sweeping pledge
was signed by two hundred men.
When people are willing to go to the
length mentioned In this pledge it
Is evident that thoy are thoroughly
In earnest in the ernsade they have
started and we predict dark and bit
ter days for the blind tigers of Col
quitt county.
The most noteworthy portion of
tho proceedings relates to the person
al abstinence from strong drink.
Cuch a course of action
is really the way to solve the liquor
problem. When men's conscience
triumphs over their appetites . then
will /he vexed matter be setled and
not until then. The city of Moul
trie has set a pace that other reform
movements will do well to follow. It
Is also to be congratulated on the
possession of two hundred teetotal-
era. Not every city of Moultrie’s
stse has that many. We are willing
to wager that they are pretty good
cltlsena too.
A NEAR BY SEAPORT.
One of the hopes that the future
bolda out Is that of deep water and
a good harbor at Carrabelle. If such
should come about there ti no doubt
that Thomasvllle would Immediately
feel tho bene lit. The first remit
that would follow would be the build
lug of a railroad direct to Tallahassee
and through to the gulf. It la said
that the Atlantic and Birmingham
has long had their dye.on this plan.
Commenting upon the harbor mat
ter tho Tallahassee True-Democrat
says: "The meeting on Monday last
at Carrabelle In the Interest of deep
water for that port was an event of
profound significance concerning the
Interests of Tallahassee In common
with all of the region contiguous in
Florida and‘southwest Georgia and
tributary to the Georgia, Florida and
Alabama Railway and Its connections.
Nothing could have been more com
plete and convincing than the presen
tation made to the board of govern
ment engineers of the advantages
and requirements and future pros
pects of Carrabelle as an Important
and deserving seaport and It la to
be hoped that the recommendations
tthat body of distinguished experts
will fully meet the expectations of
the inhabitants of the region to be
affected. The mass of facts and sta
tistics presented some of which we
shall make nbte of hereafter, was
abundantly convincing and the pros
pect of the Improvement of East
Pass to make at Carrabelle a harbor
second to none on’the gulf outstde of
Pensacola, never was brighter.
MR. PITTMAN.
The election of J. F. Pittman to
I ho mayoralty of Thomasvllle shows
that a decided plurality of hls fellow
citizens have every confidence In the
Integrity of the gentleman who has
lived among them for thirty-five
years. Now that the election is over
Mr. Pittman has authorized a pub
lic denial of the charges that he of
fered to barter city positions In ex
change for votes. He had already
made this same denial privately to
somethree hundred of the .voters of
the city. \rhe Tlmes-Enterprlse Is
glad to set^him right before all the
people and Is only sorry that he did
not see fit to allow the denial to be
printed earlier. Now that the mat
ter is a closed Issue, there le no use
In going Into It again. But to the
Tlmes-Enterprlse It appears that the
affair Is one for which honest mls-
understandtngcTare responsible. Then
there should be no cause for fur
ther controversy.
Mr. Pittman will make a safe con
servative mayor. We hope and be
lieve that his administration will
be backed by all the people of the
to*u, both those who voted against
him and those who voted for him.
The editors of this paper belong In
the former class, bnt they desire to
assure Mayor Pittman that he will
receive the hearty support and un
divided endeavor of the paper In
anything that be may undertake for
the-good of the town.
He should be a proud and happy
man at the evidence of esteem and
confidence that the people paid him
To be elected mayor of a splendid
city like Thomasvllle Is no small hon-
No one doubts that he will wear
.the honor worthily. We edngratu-
late him and wish him well. These'
words come from the heart and not
merely from the pen. We Join In
three cheers for Mayor Pittman and
Thomasvllle.
DIVING AT HOME.
The following words of good ad
vice are from the Washington Gaz-
ettee: A farmer should, of course,
endeavor to raise as big a market
crop but be should exercise Judg
ment In hls affairs. If a market
crop Is made at the expense of hW
“living croy,” and he is'forced to
pay out the money he has made to
siyiply the products that hls market
crop has prevented him from making
then he Is no better off than If he
had made no market crop at all.
Let your “living” crop,” have first
attention, then whatever you can
make as a market crop will be
a clear gain to you. If you devote
all your attention and land to pro
ducing a market crop and fall to pro
duce what Is necessary for home con
sumption it forces you to buy such
things at a price fixed upon them by
speculators.
First produce all that la neces-'
sary for your home requirements—It
Is the best paying crop you can plant
then gave whatever.attention you
can to the ralalng of a market crop.
Buy This For Santas
Shoes, Hals,
Dresses, Skirts,
Handkerchiefs,
Coliars, Lace, Linen or
with or without Cuffs to match!
Coats,
Neckwear,
Ribbons,
Silk,
Belts,
Waist
plated or solid Gold or Sterling, we have it.
Pins,
Our
prices, as always, are Correct,
Quality here, has first consideration.
You'll find if it comes from here it's a little bet-
* ter and costs a little less.
The Steyerman Co.,
The One Price People,
105 Broad Street,
Thomasviiie, Ga,
HOW TO HAVE LUCK.
Luck comes to the , person -who
keeps the weeds cut down so that It
can find him says the Highland Vi
dette. Luck sometimes walks In and
collars an Idler, but It Is more apt
to nab the man who la buay doing
the best he can; all this time luck
Isn’t lying around on the street! al
lowing loafers to cover It with whlt-
Itngs. Neither Is It In a stream
waiting for some laxy fisherman to
hook It. Luck generally goes hand
lu hand with Industry. It you sit
around and wait tor luck to hand yon
a bag of gold and make you a rich
man you are apt to end your days
In the poor house. A four leaf clov
er will brlag more luck to the busy
fellow than It will to the loafer. It
may seem a little tough for a man
to work bard for a long time and
then have hls earnings all swept from
him at a single stroke, but it Is bet
ter to have tt lost then to never to
have had It at alL And another
thing: Luck Isn’t labelled. So It will
do you no good to stand around and
look for It. Go to work.
CRIME AMONG WOMEN.
(The Macon Telegraph,)
The recent hanging of a woman
has brought out the statistician’s
showing of how small a percentage
of the criminals are of the female
sex. We are told and no doubt It is
true that in the district of Columbia
women constitute only 7 per cent of
the prisoners; In Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, 14 per cent; -In New
York, 13; In Louisiana, II; la Vir
ginia, 11; In New Jersey, 10; In
Pennsylvania, and Maryland, 9; In
Connecticut, 8; In Alabama, New
Hampshire, Ohio, and South Caro
lina, 7; In Florida, Maine, Mississip
pi, flew Mexico and TenneOsee, 6; in
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina
and West Virginia, 5; In California,
Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas and
Vermont, 3; In Colorado, Iowa, Mon
tana, Nebraska and Utah, 3; In Ari
zona, Kansas and Nevada and South
Dakota, 1; In Washington, four-fifths
of 1 per cent.; In Oregon and Wis
consin, two-fifths of 1 per cent; In
Wyoming and Idaho none.
That the percentage is so much
smaller In states of the far West than
In states of the east Is no doubt
chiefly due to the'comparative scar-
tlty of women In the former section.
But why the percentage la so much
'higher In New York than In 'Vermont
tor example, and ao much higher in
Louisiana than In Georgia, Is much
less obvious. In fact such marked
differences between certain of the
old Atlantic states seems unaccount
able.
But It Is easy to aseount for the
fact that there are tew women In
comparison with men criminals. Blsh
op Wllmer used to say that It was
easy enough to make angele out of
women, but that men could get to
heaven only by a close shave. The
stronger Inclination toward correct
morals on the part of women, how
ever, Is not the whole of the matter.
Through nature and clrcumitanc wo
men are less Jn the way of tempta
tion to commit the crimes of which
men are mostly guilty.
These are the days when
wears a worried look. 1
Those Fitsgerald folks are count
ing strong on another new county
with their town aa the county seat.
It is said that Col. Estlll will sure
ly run for governor. Certainly the
colonel could not have been so heed
less as to make np his m(nd to this
effect without consulting Hoke.
We try to run a newspaper that is
fit for boys and girls to read, adver
tisements and all. By the way, we
don’t make much parade of the fact
but you will not find directions for
buying Christmas booze In our ad
vertising columns. Nor will you find
them at any other time of year.
HEAVY DEMAND FOR LUMBER.
Too, bad. Isn’t tt that there 1*
such a difference between what peo
ple want and what people really need 1
at Christmas time?” moralises'the
Thomasvllle Tlmes-Enterprlse. Not
nearly so bad as the difference be
tween what people really want and
what they actually get.—GriffinNews.
From Atlanta there cornea a sound
of sharpening of knives against boot
legs. Getting ready for that
Joint debate.
Well Its all over now.
Mills arc Not Able to Oet Cars to
Haul Their Products.
The Georgia Sawmill Association
Is sharing to the full extent the na
tion’s prosperity and members of that
organisation believe that the next'
few years will see lumber go higher
than ever. Thomasvllle mlllmen
and dealers In lumber cannot begin
to fill the orders that pour In on them
from every, direction and In order to
get out of having to make the ef
fort they frequently put on |10 oi
315 above the market prices in order
to drive away the customers, bnt fre
quently to their amaxement they find
that the customers do not scare, be
ing thankful to get the lumber at
any price. It Is not uncommon to
see a 30 foot piece of 14x14 pins
sell for |76 and it Is qplte common
to see pine lumber bring-336 or 340.
Common boards of second class
rough and undesirable for building
purposes retail In the Macon or At
lanta markets for $18 and 330 per
1.000. ’
Somqf of the meinbers'of the asso
ciation are afraid that the boom can
not last bnt in view of tbe tact that
the greatest car famine known Is
now confronting the railroads, am
the demands tor cars Is growing
greater every day. It Is supposed that
the.car builders will not get a chance
to take a day off In a long time, and
as they use about 00 to SO per cent
of the lumber that Is shipped from
this section, there seems to be noth
ing on which to base an apprehension
of lower prices. •
R. C. Bell a prominent Cairo lawyer
was here Tuesday.
+3+
Mr. J. W. Byrd left for Miami,
Fla., yesterday morning.
*3^3
Vote and the world votes with you.
But be sure you vote before Satur
day night at 8.
■ 11 [
Editor Y. L. Watson of the Grady
County^ Times spent yesterday In
Thomasvllle.
Ill
Mrs. J. W. Byrd and family are
spending the Christmas holiday In
Louisville,-Ky.
W. R. Autry and Miss Maitland
Tanner of Moultrie spent Tuesday
here.
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Mrs. M. L. Stewart and Mr. M. N.
Benjamin and Miss Benjamin of
Fitchburg, Mass., are with Mrs. Vann
on Smith avenue tor the season.
Ill
Mlsa Mattie Rudlslll of Forsyth
came yesterday and will spend sev
eral weeks at the home of Rev. A. W.
Bealer.
3+3
Mrs. F. R. Carter, Mr. and Mr*.
Conrade Hoyle and baby, Frances,
will leave Saturday to spend the
holidays In Montgomery with rela
tives and friends.
333 '
Misses Lucy and Bessie Parker
are expected home today from Gaines
vHle to spend the Christmas holidays
with the home people.
Porter Boys a Home.
E. M. Mallette, the real estate deal
er has sold the Fleming place on
Colton avenne In East end to G. T.
Porter, the contractor, who will over
haul the house and make it hls home.
Lady'sWatch Lost.
On Sunday. Watch is gold with
monogram “N. E. C.".on back. Be
tween Baptist church and my resi
dence. Reward for return to Mrs. C.
C. Cocroft
V
NORTHERN RESIDENTS.
Prominent Families Came On Pri
vate Car Yesterday Afternoon.
Attached to the regular afternoon
train of the Coast Line yesterday
was a private car that came through
from Philadelphia. On board were
Mrs. Chas. Hebard, Sr., her daugh
ter and their maids. They are now
at their residence on the 'Park
Front. On the same car was Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Wells and fam
ily who have rented the home of Mrs.
R. R. Evans on'the Park Front for
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bailey came
from-'Boston yesterday and went to
their handsome residence at the edge
of town. The old residents will be
warmly greeted by ’ their Southern
friends and a cordial welcome ex
tended to the new.. ,
Many Buckeyes Here.
Thomasvllle Is a favorite winter
resort for Ohio people. There are
more than fifty representatives of
the Buckeye state in town now ac
cording to a census made' Ijy one of
them yesterday.