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well. Sir. Baker
crop from several acres of these pea
nuts and the yield has averaged
abopt one hundred bushels to the
acre. He has gathered all lie-wants
for seed and market and now has
sixty hogs fattening on the balance.
Mr. Baker recently exhibited a moil-'
ster coiiard weighing seventeen pou
nds and with a spread of leaves of
near seven feet. iWth It were two
cow horn turnips, planted seven
Road Working Apparatus
• Is About Ready
Holiday Visitors.
^^^Sailor Jean” the tourist with the
Jpolleyette spent Tuesday night here.
He sold many souvenirs.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Blitch of Cairo
spent a day or two with their daught
er, Mrs. J. B. Bennett, during the
week. ^ . . j
Mr. Walter Singletary of near
Cairo was here during the holidays.
He knows where to find the right
kind of girls. .r
Miss Ethel'Hand of Atlanta, Miss
Clevlo Hand of Monroe Female Col
lege and Miss Zeola Hand, who
teaches near Thomasvllle, ate CJhrlst-
mas dinner at their old home on
Marshall street. t (
BHr town
I^Hr no fric-
■Brnind their
wPd thing that
s Jnto trouble.
(By J. S. Searcy.) vH|||
The prime factors of 12
and 2. The prime factors of
working school are an enthusiast®
energetic teacher, a lot of well-
raised children and a set of informed
and willing patrons. Twice three
does not make twelve. Neither
do the children and teacher, nor the
children and patrons make a school.
The schools of this county will soort
begin the work of 1906. The good
patrons feel that they have done
their duty towards the school. They
have elected the teachers and are go
ing to furnish the children (a part'
of the time.) None of the children
will go all the time. A few will at
tend most. of the time. They are
the ones that learn. The patrons
fall to realize what they have done
by keeping the children out and !
tho children who are thus in and out
aro sure to fnil to learn. RestiU:
tho .school Is dead, the patrons aro
dead, and tho teacher who has lab
ored ten hours a day for five cents
a day, might as well be dead. Ho
will bavo to move on. Who has done
most to kill that school? Tho mat
ter with education in this period la
tho sm'atter. The country achools,
as wo are conducting them aro egre
gious failures. (Don’t sny Its
Christmas and 1 have Indigestion.)
I am giving tho unvarnished. truth.
Olyp tho children a test to your
,school and see.
'- A teacher Is born to his work as
surely as is a poet or an .orator.
Teaching one thing and hearing les
sons Is something quite different.
There Is no noise', unless there Is
an ear to hear. No Instruction Is
given unless one Is present to re
ceive It. Parental Indifference Is the
bane of country schools. A child
that Is allowed to’ remain out of
school for every slight Indisposition
or on every occasion of a suden gust
GOOD HUNTING.
tine fe>v days
tore and -lirltniijs. One
(lrm sold over 1400 worth of goods
on Saturday.
This has been a happy week with
the Meigs people. There has been
a disposition with everybody to make
everyone happy, which Is true hap
piness. The old folks have looked
younger and the young folks have
looked brighter.
The Christ]
Auditorium w
though birds are very numerous, on
account of t he occasional high
winds which Interfere with the hunt
ing of the best of dogs to a certain
extent. The recent mild, dry weath
er made It almost Impossible for
dogs rto do anything. The rains,
however, will make conditions very
favorable.
It Is stated that this season breaks
all records of the laat ten Of fifteen
years In the abundance of turkey,
ducks, squirrels,eac., In the rlvjer
swamps and large lime sinks.
Parties who have hunted on the
Ocmulgee, Satilla,' ,Altamuba river
swampa state that the abundance of
game Is remarkable and that the
Okefenokee swamp Is said to be
teeming with all the living things
that delight the hunter of big game.
Residents pear'the swamp say that
bear hunting Is the finest this season
that has been known In fifteen years.
A Gentle Kick.
Mayor Wilkes, Marshal Arline or
somo one else is entitled to the
thanks of the public for building a
plank walk across the street to the
depot. The water backs against the
railroad tracks and makes it very
delicate business when you start to
go to the trains. If Mr. Lamb, who
has the authority would let this wat
er through the tracks we would. es
teem him as a full grown sheep.
trnas tree at the College
was a success. Wo have
of young folks In Geor-
beautlful and valuable
e. given out. The young
rnl*hed the tree and put
ve much praise for tho
irhlch characterized their
present]
More About Folks.
Mr. C. P. Logan and wife, of Mur
phy and Mr. C. S. Dennard of Al
bany have been here this week, the
guests of H. L. Dennard.
Reginald Buckelew of Valdosta,
and Charlie Blackman of Pelham,
were here this wek.
The next' Issue of a municipal
kind in this place Will bo ‘Tight’'
hr "no light." A mayor who favors
more light wilt be elected.
Supplements tho Write-up. ’
In the "write-up" of this place
last week two firms wore uninten-
ally left out.
Many families enjoyed good din
ners Christmas day. Our folks
didn’t I enjoyed very much read
ing the advertisement of Mr, Prlnglo
In the Dally Issue of thlo paper. H
told about so many good things that
ono almost felt that he had really
been to dinner.
Wo had the pleasure on Wednes
day of this week of mixing cranbor-
ry sauce and turkey at the beauti
ful home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Car
ter on Marshall stret. As host and
hostess Mr. and Mrs. -Carter seem
to have a natural turn. The menu
was complete and every one enjoyed
QUITMAN’S EXAMPLE.
What It Has Done in Paving Btrets
and ’Sidewalks.
Wlint Is It?
A Florida relative of Mr. Cfcarlt
Contractors have Just finished the
work of paving the strets of Quit-
man, Brooke county and the town
has some of the best streets In the
state. The wide sidewalks are of
vitrified brlclr with cement founda
tion. A park 20. feet wldejoccuptee
the center of the street In each
block and the .electric light and tqle-
to be moved to side
than the general repair shop
Thomasvlllo people. It Is about th
Mrs. I. R.- Aultman spent Tuesday
In Pelham. She ate turkey with
tho family of Mr. W. S. Atkinson.
Prof. H; C. Ramsoy and wifo of
Thomosvllle spent Tuesday with re
latives ..here.
S. A. Miller and J. B. Maynard,
each received a Christmas present
that made them feel that they are
full grown.' They are passing away
the tedium of these long nights walk
Ins the floor, singing "Bye Your
puntin’,” and ’’Johnnie Get Your
Hair Cut.”
There may have been plenty of
‘‘moonshine’’ In this place during
Christmas but nobody saw It. Two
dim lamps gave out all tho "light"
phone poles are
streets.
The county commissioners have
also paved around,the court house
square cement walks laid through
Courthouse Park and a very hand
some bronze fountain erected In the
park.
The town Is also putting In a sew
erage aystem, and, altogether,, no
year In Its history baa witnessed
such varied and marked improvement
In every* way. •
GOOD FARMING,
Some Things that ore Being Done
In South Georgia Land.
■rise has made
The’ Tlmes-1
frequent mention of splendid crops
on Thomas county land. Thomas la
not the only portion' of South Geor
gia that la making a good record.
Mr. Lott Warren of Idaho, Tift
county, has made this year on ted
acres, nineteen 500 pound bales of
cotton. He planted the ten acres
BUYS WllRTZ SHOP.
Mr. L. F. Sfalre Will Make n Special
ty of Carriage Repairing.
TRADE MARK
of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Main-
has been in Atlanta for two years
with John M. Smith & Son and Is
a practical' man. He came down
from Atlanta only yesterday and will
return this morning.- He will take
charge of the shop on the first of
January and ho himself will come
down soon’after that time to make
Thomasvllle his home. Mr. Malre
Is said to bo a capable man, and he
will enlarge and push the business.
the -celebrated oats. ’ He planted six
acres and worked until he
and his hsndh were worn out, and
then turned in his bogs, which have
so far made little showing on them.
-He has about fifty head of-hogs to
fatten thla fall.
Mr. Walton Avera, who runs a five
mule farm near Quitman Is a fine
county farmer as a brief story of
his crop this year will show. From
90 acres he made this year 65 bales
of cotton which he. sold st an aver
age price of p little above .ten cents.
He delivered his crop of melons for
which he received a check of 51,005.
Besides he has 130 head of pork
hogs to UUt that will average about
176 pounas,each, which will bring
him a handsome sum of money.
In addition Mri Avera made a
good crop of potatoes, corn, oats,
etc. Mr. Avera Is one among many
other farmers who are makldg mon
ey by farming and perhaps never be
fore have the Brooks county farmers
been so prosperous.
Another famous farm Is that of
W. E. Baker, two miles southwest
of TIfton. One crop of this farm
was 25 acres in peanuts, which was
watched with Interest, many contend
Ing the' peanuts would not fill out
The road system under the alter
native law will be started in full
blast next week. This was decided
upon at the special meeting of the
boar.d of county commlsloners and
road overseers Tuesday morning at
the court house. The machinery Is
.practically all here. Such of it as
has not arrived will be here this
week, having already been ordered
k-efrom the. factories. Among the
qulpment are four largo road ma
chines, each of the same type and 25
wheelers. A great deal of parapher
nalia Is required to carry on the
work and the whole force of workers
will be under orders nnd discipline
like that of an army. There are a
number of tents for 'the road hands
that, are here ready for use. The
males for the work have all been
purchased. They were bought at
home from different parties. This
jls a wise move as all of the animals
are acclimated and used to Thomas
county work.
"The commissioners have wisely de-
- elded to have the first few weeks of
, work done by the,whole force togeth
er. 'They will be In direct charge of
' the superintendent, Mr. John C.
Vaughn. With all of the'men to
gether It will be easier for-the super
intendent to Instruct them in the
proper methods of road working and
handling of the machines. As soon
as the men become familiar with the
work and learn how to operate the
machines they will be divided Into
squads and sent te different parts
of the county. The experimental
work for the first few weeks will be
done op the roads near Thomasvllle,
but every part of the county will re
ceive Its share of attention, and that
within a short time. AH propspects
indicate that within a few months
TliomaB county Will have the best
roads Ishe has’ever had. .
of wind, Is a hindrance to the entire
school. He loses his interest be
cause ho knows ho must stay out
within the next few days and be feels
that It Is useless to try. He com
plains. to. the parent of the lack of
Interest by - the "teacher. Can a
teacher afford te use his best ef
forts on such a pupil, when he knows
that tho said pupil will be absent
for tho remainder of tho week, or
month or torm? No, emphatically,
NO! Does a farmer plant his cotton
and corn In August nml September
and uso Ills best plans mid efforts,
when ho knows from experience that
the adversities of winter will render
his efforts futile and blight his crops
from the face of the earth?
In the long experience of over a
quarter of a century In hearing les
sons wo have noticed that those
children who pay something towards
tho support of the school, attend
most regularly. .Those who go learn.
But this is only one side of tho mat
ter. The teacher as a factor will
como later. '
~ .7,
son
place while Bliss Davis Is the 1
ter of Mr. Joqa B. Davis, nearl
Additional Locals,
Miss Trudle Mae Carter spent"
Christman with her slater, Mrs. O.
G. Walden. .
Mr. W. Jf. Vanlandiugham went
down to Cairo to 'find Santa Claus.
Mrs. J; D. Atkinson of Doe Run
Slid Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Shaw of
Drifton, Fla., have ben wtfth title
family of Mr. W. E, Davis this week.
Miss Kansas Hudson of this place
Is spending the week near Thomas
vllle with the family of Mr. John
Hurst.
The largest hog killed In this sec
tion this season was killed In this
place last week by Mr. H. L. Joiner.
It weighed 476 pounds.
Mrs. J. N. Isler entertained a few
'of the young folks Tuesday evening.
Centre HUI School begins Jan-
On Thursday evening at the .resi
dence of Mr. w. A. Lindsey, In the
Center Hill neighborhood, Miss
Gladys Lindsey was married to Mr.
Tat Singletary, by Rev. R. G. Jack-
son. These are two very. popular
young people of their neighborhood,
and they are receiving the congrats
ulatlous of their friends.
Misses Ruby Bullock and Maud
Singletary of Ochlockonee were prom
lnent guests hero this week.
Miss Minnie Respess entertained
her friends at a phantom party Wed
nesday evening. Being out of the
usual every one enjoyed it.
Mrs. L. M. Cannon, Mrs. H. M.
Mitchell and Miss Bessie Bunt of
Pelham were guests at the home of
Mrs. T. R. Carter Wednesday.
Hancock yesterday sent him a box
There Is ho busierplace in town l f frult conta!n|ng a Bpedoa nevr to
tangerine.
(•Enterprise
body that
well & Hancock. They UUl UUIJ | . . ....nnn.nnno- nrwl Vine
size or a scuppernong and hat
have the confidence of tho people If tn
J the color of an orange, it seems to
but they are excellent citizens and , „ . „ OT1
be a cross between a lemon, an or-
aro always ready to do their part
In every public enterprise.
Then there is tlio business of Mr
D. Z. Osteen. His business is small j. m
but It Is a necessity. He runs d| .
soda fount and makes the best Hot j Train Fight,
or cold drinks and the finest ice Two negroes were brought to
cream In the world. Everybody town from Cairo yesterday after-
likes him and though his capital In- j ll00 n in charge of Sheriff Hlght. They
vested Is small, his bnnk account li, were disorderly and fighting on a
all right. His Is doubtless the best j Coast Line train. They were Henry
paying business In tho place. | Klllson and Jphn Walter Ellison,
Three Manly Boys. sons of Reese Ellison, a well known
Clifford Kirkland, of Pearson, j Thomas county negro. They gave
Guerry Isler and Louie Isler, Mor* J bond and will answer to a misde-
gan, are three manly boys that have ! meanor charge of disorderly conduct
WEDDING PARTY.
diluent Camilla People Spend
Night at Thomasvilli
[Isk Ruth Powell, dne of the 01931
popular and charming young
of Camilla, was married yesterday
to Mr. I. P. Chapman. Rev. J. M.
Outler went- up from Thomasvllle
to perform the ceremony. A large
part of the wedding party came
down on the evening train and spent
the night at the Mitchell House*
Among the wedding party were
Misses Ida .and Ethel Terrell^C. V.
Chapman, R. M. Brown, of Whig-
ham, W. G. Chapman of Newberv
and H. L. Smith .of Savannah. Mr.
Chapman Is on§ of the most promi
nent young merchants of Whlghani
and many good wishes follow him. I
Notice!
We are
now
mailing
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power in- bt
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ntl v
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competition in the lc
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lties of a person or corporation. But
ono might be at least polite, If noth-
C[ Any Planter failing to receive copy can get same by
advising us by postal card.
This Almanac is of special interest to every planter;
sent free upon application.
IDDRESS REQUEST TO
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO.
Advertising Department NORFOLK, VA.
Ing more. The people pay for the
service they demand and they should
have it. A corporation that serves^
the public for toll should prepare
for complete service. It grates
*y harshly on a man’s anatomy ti
have to stand for thirty (or one hun
dred) minutes and wait the pleasure
of an operator at the main office.
Call after call has been sent In from
this office without answer. Perhaps