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■■■■ ' . — %f;v **, • -Vl/ AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS (Continued on Page 8.) Prininent Buisness Has Explains Why Prosper ity is Checked. Tbomaavllle, Ga., Dec. 21., 1907. The Times-Enterprlse; Your editorial In this morning's Issue relative to the spirit of prog ress. had an optimistic note to It that 1 was very much pleased see, and I cannot resist the tempta tion to commend you tor It. We have had for the past two months a very strenuous and nerve racking experience, and unless we want to continue for a long time the conditions which give us this sort of feeling, It will be necessary for us to do as you suggest, sad turn over a new leaf. The would be reformers, who are nothing but demagogues and self seeking professional politicians, have for the past year done everything In their power to tear down the struc ture of business prosperity, and now thatHhey have pretty nearly stran gled "the goose that lays the gold en egg," the people are beginning to wake up and realise what false gods they were following after. Tim Hand Writing on the Wall. The hand writing on the wall Is very plain, and nobody' waa • any flicker to see It, or realise more what It means, than these same poli ticians. ,-J?2hey have pretty pearly ruined ^tke*country, and the man who has lumber, turpentine, cross ties, anything that la produced In this sec tlon, for sale, has realised that bis market has gone. The farmer whs was deluded Into following these politicians, did not realise at the time, that when he put Into offlee these people who were go ing to destroy the credit of rail road and Industrial corporations, that It would react on him, after people lost their positions, and wages were reduced so that trade, with the merchants would decline, and the merchants purchsses of cotton goods from the factories would decline and the cotton factories would be forced to shut down, which means a low price for cotton. Time For Serious Consideration. All business men now feel that the time has come to stop antagonising Industry, ns matter whether repre sented by the manufacturing plant or railroads, and they know full well that we will have no more prosper ity until this agitation and antagon ism has stopped. We, ourselves, may get over the strife and the feelings just as today we have no 111 feeling on account of the election yesterday, but It will take a long time for people at a dis tance to overcome the feeling of dis trust that has been aroused by our radical politicians. Georgia, and the other Southern States, need more than any other section of the country, capital to de velop their resources. We have been handicapped for for ty years by the want ef capital, and our progress, while It has been great, has been retarded for want of capi tal. Instead of fighting and antagon ising and trying to confiscate cap ital, we should do everything In our power to encourage people to coma Into our state and section and spend money and develop our resources. It Is well enough for the polltl- (Continued on page eight). Good Work Being Accom plished, Many Teachers Present. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1907. Institute was called to order by Prof. Lane. Miss Tempe Casssdy rendered In her matchless style a se lection, La Belle Loralne (Spencer.! Prayer offered by Rev. A. W. Beal- IN AND AROUND THOMASVILLEl BEGINS TODAY Various Accidents and Happenings of Note Around Some of The Clauses of OF BUREAU The City-Tlii lay Passed as 4 Whole Very Fleas&ntly^-Cbristm&s Marriages. Roll was called. It w«s an Inter esting fact that only two teachers failed to answer to their'names. The subject for discussion. Geogra phy was called. The method teaching email children about geog raphy tad geographical positions, re lations, etc. The study of the sub ject was entered Into by most ef the teachers, Nearly every ona making full notes. Mr. Lane, finding It neeeseary to visit the colored teachers institute, Mr. U. V. Anderson was asked to pre side In hit abtenoe. Mr. W. H. Searcy next took up the subject of arithmetic, discussing the methods of teaching fractlona. He thinks that wa should make haste very slowly In passing the fundamen tal rnlee of arithmetic, giving plans by which he hea succeeded beet. Mr. Reese, Mr. Linton, Mr. Ramsey, Mr. Whitehead and other* participated 'a the discussion. At this point the Institute enjovr) a vocal taleeOon, ‘‘Thro# Green Bn nets," by'Mia Alice Mae Ansley. a. rompanied by Mia Caasady. Miss Julla Oibeon Was called tn reed a paper on teaching reading. Besides modulating, etc., a love fo. good literature ahould be Instilled li the youtful mind; that the clan of literature a child, nngulded, would chose It, le Indicative of the claa of aoelatlon he woold choose under like circumstances. The paper was fine. Mr. Lane took up the dlscunlon, and after many qnatlona about teach log reading, gave a humorous lllustra tlon of modern elocution. Another selection "The Day When Oreum Com* Fine” waa beautifully rendered by Min Ansley, accompan ied by Miss Cessady. Mr. Lane In Introducing hit dis cussion of grammar asked the ques tion "What Is the most important study taught In the common schools?' Various answers were brought out. The subject of grimmer was discuss ed at length, and wae much enjoyed by the Institute. Adjourned for dinner. At 2.00 p. m. the roll was called after which Miss Cassady gave a se lection on the piano. The Bubject of school government came next. Mr. A. L. O. Stephenson made some fine remarks on the sub Ject. J. S. §earey also, read a psper on the subject. Mr. Lane made re marks on the subjects. Be said that he thought the teaching of the young people of tbe state Is committed too too largely into the hands of women. He thinks by the time a boy Is 12 or 14 years of age he needs to come In contact with a real man, and he be lieves that there will come a revolti tlon along this line. He doesn't be lieve In marking children, either In recitation or examinations. Both are unfair. Use judgement In determin ing the standing of the pupil. Teachers In Attendance. Mr. U. V. Anderson, Misses Leta Ballard, Sara Bennett, Mr. G. W. Byrne, Misses Jessie Crocker, Stella Duren, Lilia Forest, Jnlla Gibson, X Con tinned on Pag* 8.) Christmas has come and gone and most people are glad of It. All wor ry and anxiety are over and every body had a good time. This year the day was celebrated with the same gusto and happiness that has always been the custom tn this city, but the relief to business men and anxtoua buyers, who cant find what they want Is great. The day Itself Is always freighted with good cheer and merry-making. This year mart of the business hous es closed their stores and took a much needed day of rest. All of the merchants are well sat isfied with the result of the Christ mas business and most of them say which exploded directly In his fare It Ib reported that hlB Injuries are severe and will confine him to his bed for several weeks. It Is the opinion of his physician however that he will not lose his eyes as was at first fear ed. Young Royal Miller, who was near to Elbert at tbe time of the ex- lesion, was also quits badly burned by the exploding powder. It was not however of a serious nature and he was out again Christmas after noon. Four . Weddings—eJ-Ivnns-Moore a'(l J Inren -B'nrrrows. Rev. A. W. Bealer performed a double wedding Christmas day, which had.many-striking features connected that It was as good as last year, Flth it. ..The two weare Mr. which to nearly all iu town was a banner year In many respects. While the cash business was practically the same, the credit business was even larger than previously. Under the stringent circumstances when lome people are of the opinion that there is a scarcity of money, this la a re markable showing and leads to the conclusion that this city Is, financial ly, one ef the best In the state. Many of the traveling men who visit the town say that the comparison of this with other towns It very flattering and that we have a right to be proud of the solid, conservative, financial condition. Little Disorder. Christmas Eve the police were kept buey during the night with drunk negroes, some ten er fifteen being put In the loekup, charged with a plain drunk. Christmas Day there was little disorder and but iive arrests ware made, three for drdnk and two for fighting. This was said to the most quiet and orderly Christmas that the town has ever ex perienced and there was no trouble to mar the serenity and happiness of the day. Tuesday night Jackson street was the scene of some lively times In the way of drunk negroes, but there was no fighting or extreme disorder. \ Two Accidents. While helping the children firs off their Christmas stock of fire werks Christmas night, Mr. Theo Titus was bruised by the explosion of a Roman Candle. Hla young son had one of the thirty shooter variety In his hand shooting it when Mr. Titus atepped up and took hold of the thing, say ing In his usnal Jocular manner, Let me shoot It." No sooner had he taken It than the candle exploded with great force In his band, near the bottom of the stock with almost fatal results. Mr. Titus was wear ing a heavy ulster asd this was liter ally torn to pieces for about twelve Inches on the side near the explos ion and his hand was severely bruis- It was a very narrow escape and In discussing the accident Mr. Titus was of the opinion that there must have been something defective about the powder to have exploded with no cause or reason. His friends are congratulating him on the narrow es cape from worse Injury. Two Boys Burned. Ceung Elbert Tillman, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Avera, and Royal Miller, son of Dr. R. J. Miller, met with an accident which narrowly verg cd on serious results. Elbert bad ponred some powder late a can. C. D. Moors a prominent lumberman, and Mis* Mabel Evans of Coolldge, whose marriage wa* the happy end of a romantic and long courtship, the other couple, Mr. F. D. Burrows, who held* the position ef bookkeeper of the Cltlsen* Bank of Valdoeta, and Mies Zolla.D'urren, daughter of Mr. Tbomaa Duren of thle city. Mr. Bealer received a hurry call by long. distance phone saying that he was requested to come lmmedlatly to Coolldge to perform the ceremony, but 1}* replied that he t couldn’t be cause’ ,hy was already engaged to ,ff£k«jtwo othfip hearts happy here. Further’qq^rtlonlng developed, the fact that the two ladlae were Intimate frlenda, and It waa arranged that the two couplet should b* united for Ilf* at the same time, which was dan*. Th* beat wishes of their large circle of friends go with these tw* pair who were happily married on this aur- plclous day. Manta Clans Interrupted. The contracting parties or this wedding performed Christmas Eve were Miss 8uei* White and Mr. I.ln- wood W. Lundy. They cam* In on tbe A. B. A A. train and were in a burry to have the knot tied. Mr. Bealer was called upon at his home at about nine o’clock to perform tbe ceremony. . Not tha least striking feature of this wedding was the fact that they Interrupted Santa Claus In his mln- lsratlona at the Bealer home. He was busily engaged In laying out tno gifts necessary t* make the pastor's children happy, when Interrupted by the party, bat with the good nature which haa distinguished him for cen turies, he stood aside and watched the Christmas giving of each to tho other at the couple with p-ofound at tention and happllnesu. SarrounJIug them were witnesses such as rarely are present at such ceremoales, and It la currently rumored that a Teddy Bear, of attractive coat, was so over came at the thpught of the possible happiness of wedded life, that he Im mediately proposed ardently to beautiful doll of bionde locks who had also watched the marriage In tently. Jesse James and the Dancing Xegre s s About one o'clock In the afternoon Jesse James' band struck up martial and other kinds of music. In front of Thomas drug store, to let people known they wanld be here that night A rag time piece of a particularly catchy melody so appealed to a typi cal old time darky woman, that she first patted her foot in time with the melody, anq then grabbing a nearby ■later began to plronette In earnest The law, As They Will Effect the State. (From Wednesday's Dally) When the bells tolled In the new year last night and the people of the state bid farewell to the year 1907, they at the same time saw at last prohibition In this state. Georgia Is on the waterwagon, and will take en honored place among the com monwealths freed from that evil. The spirit of antl-llquor Is growing dally and the state may feel proud ef being among the first to rid her borders of the destroying dlrnk. The towns already dry will not feel the change as will those who have- as yet remained on the wet side. But In a few weeks things will have resumed their normal attitude and we will not notice the absenee ex cept by the gTeat amount of good that has been done by Its' abolition. Some are rather pessimistic 'about the re sult la the larger cities and others are equally optimistic, thinking the good derived will greatly overbalance any temporary harm that might comb. No one can with certainty foretell the result. Only time will tali Whiskey dealers are reporting that their stocks, enlarged for the expect-, ed demand’at this time, are all gone and In most places th* stores art already closed for good. The following Is a resume of tbVi 'riant features of the law as important 1 adopted by the legislature In ltd ef fect upon the different members of the community. It ’will be Illegal to manufacture Intoxicants In any shape or form. It will be Illegal to sell or bfcrter for valuable consideration, directly or Indirectly any Intoxicants. - It will bo Illegal to keep or furnish ■t any place of business any alcohol ic, splrltnans, malt or Intoxicating 11- quara. It will be Illegal to do any of these things with Intoxicating. bitters or other drinks which. If drunk to ex cess, will prodace Intoxication. The law Is Interpreted to mean that not an ounce of Intoxicants can Observations Taken By Aeroplanes in High-., est Altitude. (From Thursday’s Dally.) The report of the Chief of tho Weather Bureau for 1907. Just Is sued contains a review of fthe opera tions of fthat Bureau during the poet year, and some very Interesting data relative to the work carried on at the Mt. Weather, .Va., observatory. X uring the past year the station at Mr. Weather has sent meteorological instruments, by means of aeroplanes, to greater altitude* than has been ac complished elsewhere. On October 3, 1907, the world'! record for tho securing of observations high In tho air waa broken. On that day the me teorological apparatus at Mt Weather reached an altitude of 23,111 feet above sea level. During the past three months, high altitude observa tion* have been made' dally and ha Vo been used In th* forecast work by flier Bureau at Washington to great etf- vantage, giving as they do ■ vertical chart, dally, of the pressure and tenl- perature for comparison wlthi the sur face observations. It Is confidently expected thsf, with a still farther Improvement In ap paratus, It will b* possible to study th* march of temperature through th* various seasons of th* year at altitude* heretofore Inaccessible, aa li is probable that eventually heights- of,8. to < mile* will be frequently ft-'*''- twined. In'the making of; thwiitfief'*' vatlons. Daring the past .year the area from Which dally mstebrologl- cal reports are received by telegraph has been extended' to include Ota-'.' Uona In European and Asiatic Ruif* sla, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and The capers that old woman cut were worth wltueeslng and tbe haste with which her acquaintances of color gave her room was also noticeable. She danced with tbe old time aban don, and the vigor of a ten year old. Ofilcer Dawkins In the performance of hls duty stopped her dancing to the extreme regret of all. Opinion m divided. Some said it was the Ch:l:.tu.:is spirit pure and undofile. Others said It might have'jbeen Christ mss spirit, bat It came in a jug. At any rate, those who saw her will bear witness to the fact that It was mighty easy and graceful movement for a woman as qld as she was. Largo Crowds. The number of people In the city during the two days before Christ mas exceeds that of the past several years by many souls. The lower part ef Jackson was crowded all day Monday and Tuesday and Brond was the scene of much life and animation although not so Jammed. Tbe ratny weather of the past two weeks Is as signed aa the cause of the unusual crowd at that time. Thomasvllle Is to be congratulated en th order, large business, and feel ing of coed wlH end harmony which prevailed daring th* Christmas of 1W - ; kept In an offlee, store or any place designated » a place of busi ness—It matters not whether It la for sale, personal nse or to give away. Under a strict Interpretation It will he an Infraction of the law to do so. Liquor may be kept in the home • any quantity. It will be Illegal to make domestic wines from grass, berries, etc. Attorney General Hart has held that the law can not Interfere wfth the nee of wine for church commun ion, although tbe wine must be ob tained outside of the state. Druggist* may sell pure grain alco hol, under the most rigid reetrictlons. It Is necessary to have a physician's prescription to secure It, and the phy sician must testify that he haa exam ined the person for whom intended. Copies of such prescriptions mast be filed with the ordinary within thir ty day*, a fee of 5 rents per prescrip tion being allowed the ordinary. The ordinary must register and keep books open for Inspection of public. These prescriptions forms admissible evidence In any court Quantity limited to one pint on * prescription. Denatured or wood alcohol may be sold for art. scientific or mechanical purposes. Punishment for any Infraction will be as for misdemeanor under section 1037 of fthe penal code. It provider for a maximum fine of 81,000 or , twelve months In the chain gang. It Is expected that judgement srilf be used In too rigid enforcement of the letter of tha law. Governor Smith and State officials- wlH stand squarely by enforcing tie- law.