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Tho council ib having tbc public eqt'art dressed off- Mrs Hardy Brown is visiting relatives in Elko. Tuesday was memorial day and the banns were closed. Senator and Mrs Crum of Cordele spent biinday In Vienna, The teachers held their monthly meet fug here Saturday. Mira Bertha Leonard returned borne Sunday from Montezuma, Tho young folks are enjoying their tennis ground near the courthoouse. Miss Vannio Stovall has beeu bavii g a serious spell of fever for a week. Miss Nell McCall spent Sunday in Cordele with Miss Mary Lee Pound. The Vienna Cotton Oil company is adding a machine shop to its liusiucHs. Tv qni) -five persons wore baptized into the Baptist church at Arabi Sunday evening. John P Lilly has gone to Tampa, Fla., to keep books for the Citizens ;Bauking & Trust oompany. Jud.'o J li Woodward was honored with a visit Sunday by Mr. ;P L P Peacock of Unadilla. Chief ol Police L It Hobbs is ,boarding this week while his wife' =aud baby are visiting in Albany. John li Barliuld was driving a -fine hovMj around town Saturday. Rev J E Wray will preach the commencement sermon for tho Cordele logh school on 3ra Sunday in May. Oscar Mclviii/.ie put on afresh lot Of oologno Sunday aud wont to Cordelo to spond tho evening. Monday he looked pleasant all day and iH smiling yet. The mayor of Cordelo has ordered all dugs kept off of tho streets or muzzled. A mail dog at largo oaiiscd the order. A lumber ear on the A & B was afire when it ran into Montozunin tho other day, and the water tank did good scrvioe for it. The singing at tho Baptist ohuroh Sunday evening sounded like tho good old times in the oountry before so much style got hold of us. Conductor E D Brown, son of our townsman Mr Hardy Brown, got hiB foot mashed a* Tifion last Thursday and will lie off of duty for a fey weeks. Tho pnmic, low nock dress and Ernest Stovall returned home Sunday from a New York medical college where he has heeu studying pharmacy. He made a good record in tho college and made the highest per oent of any in his class. Former President Maohen has had the B & B railroad placed in t.ie hands of araoeiver for an aooount of $1,200, which is about the value of a quarter of a mile of track It will net at all effect tho buflines" <-f tho B & B or the A & B. RICH WO'IL> ITEMS. The lire in the mill ground ha* i been burning all liie week mitt still uuiuiduos to burn. The ram this uuv nlug was verv . rot resiling to the crops and gardens. Services were conducted here In,-,! week uy Rev. W. 11. Masset ol Ashbiirn * fa. lie wit appreciated in noli. v\e were all very orry to see him le;> e Mr W. .1 tael;.-on < wW from a severe •burn ■ t March zephyrs at Flhy n Tte annual cc obration of the, ror.mted la,--. week during .helin Independent Ordef Of Odd Fellows Mr am) was observed Tuesday night i>> ti.o 1 lriomi|( , l0r<J | ;4gl £ Fitzgerald lodge and other lodge- were invited to attended. 1 he following members of Vienna huge attended: Ed Howell, O M Heard, L F Coxo, L R Hobbs, J G Boat Rally ! M .-I V ng’« Luo Johnston , a wen 10 Cordelo last veek. I j M i-rt Ida Mathews Vistied relatives nero ; mui-ia,, aud Sunday. wick and H D Smith. Rip Van Winkle, played .m Charles King and his ooinpauy ■ Heard’s opera bouse Friday nigh', was a good play aud well ptesemed. The returning home of the hero after his supposed sleep of 20 vears in tho mountains was so touobi ig that eyes in tho audience were bedimmed with tears. The friends of W K Forehand say they are gob g ter elect him jnetioeof the peace at the- rtext general election. Mr Foreland 1 was a candidate-four years ago and'was defeated by a small majority.. Hie is a good farmer of the PI earnin' Valloy settlement, 1ms a level load and is highly esteemed by his follow citizens. We are gmd that there are > 1 more new i-nres ot meat-els and the ilea people are ail boner. Mm. M. M. Johnson is making preparation for the closing exercise C*f the school. A certain candidate was audacious rough house with the human race. It's their delight in sportive play To roll a fat man's hit away. No parasol Is built so stout But they oan turn It wrong side out. To earn thetr pay they feet they must Fill both your eyes with tons of dust. Then they will round the corner go And give your ears the overflow. fit Is a point with them to blow Contrary frotn the way you go. And If you take a backward track They always meet you coming book. They twist your muffler all awry And tear a garment on the sly. And what they do to women'e clothes Is qult<) a scandal, goodnese knows I Their early training was not right Or they would sometimes be pollto. f wish they'd chase themselves away Bo wo could have the winds of May. Rad a Bright Side. “Lt^. is iidt worth living. Tho only girl In t!V fWWH has turned me 4?pwn.” “Cheer Jman. It might b« worse.” j, , “I don’t see htW' “She might have fltorriisj you." More EipefttiW. "Poor man, ho died of heart" i PERT PARAGRAPHS. » ■ ItRs hotter to bo born rich than good looking in these days, when thoro Is a beauty doctor in every block. Some men would go to bed earlier it sleep cost'money. It is very rude of burglars to walk right Into a house without first sending up their cards. Winter has but one good point—It makes us appreciate spring. A politician and his passes aro not easily separated. When provisions run short In a be leaguered city, da they cat tho dogs of war? A girl’s heart may be in tho right place and still he made of marble. (Somehow a man d°® 8 not ° n Joy Strapping ° n the girl’s skates hnlf us muen wheil he has boon married to her for two or throe years. T-nanese aro vegetarians. Bear meat,* hiivover, “l'P eal8 t0 them “I al)0Ut right. Old shoosMtro x>ot nearly *o CoB»f° rt - a bVbkcn nbl ° ,f r°'» can’t iKerd new ones. Some mea would iwa. te8t , against the enough to send a heu of bear to tems tls." "He must have boon poor or th« doe- 1 to drive If* would have called It append*!- , “j'!?* tJn that It The Athletic Handsfuk*. i like- an honest handshake, itichwvui. Wo aro all glad he was defeated. Somo of the men who drank of the horrid stuff wouldn't vo c for bin, but wo have one-man in our town who had grit enough' to say, No, w)•*» inviten to jo?* with tho party who made swine of thorn 1 - selves. iSon-.u of tho pcopic from here i a* tended memorial services at Shiloh. , _. I xbu meet W. t u good wishea'for the ProgreM WhcieWords are soft, and nice; n “ In sore distress lest yau won t guess I am your friend. Pansy. 1 Bis grip is Uke n vise: out the horse for tho rwiv n . Wiflilld fearo mows Oats to 1* A. nu irhtfkfnet food. tootief will ncfwmpllah most’ grip— An earnest graze that hen W lay an egg. by Its clasp ^ _ B J t * ,na comma*- p or j,jjpa a girl feels' that her money But when a feStow will go farther In buyfdfcf n dtlko thaft reaches out In purchasing nn Ameltostn. It will' Tb'‘mush^you/tSi tten B ° to Enro P°- Into a pulp. Thule where I draw the line. a dumbbell Swinger, Thu second annual Intor-HigH' School Oratorical contest wns held’ at Tifton Friday night, and t,he-j, u ANTED—: JSVKKA J. INBUS'J’ltl prize won by Miss Bessie McGarrnh, i'Ws -V«>ne n ou«b at te to trsvn' ‘or . t, . ri . i Ivon s» *u l liihed elevon veers end with * a student in the Houston High n. rt ,„ rapita) to call upon murt-bante aqtl nts tor successful Permanent engagem -UIO Hi d pro#-, a bio line- Weekly ?ush wtle-y nf muT an • paveii-" ,zpeiw.- .<no "oct. bins advance . .n u« !i -inch '.sol. Rti r-ri t -c li. t arsoniin! Mention refer- ii' i-Hfld eppiose self-addressed erreii v .: K NATIONAL. .18” JR-arborn Chicago* §t. school at Aralri. A year ago the contest wus hold at Sparks, r -id Miss EllaBacon, also of the Houston High school, \yon the meilal. The students of Pi-of. Lawson E Brown sonin always to bo successful. The reason is, thoy aro prepared Dooly will lose a good toaoher when Prof. Brown goes away. Mr Thomas J- Ct x,..tgo about >0. died Saturday morning:at his home three miles east of town, He was truly a man of aliiiotion an t aoqnanted with grief. He lost his good wifo two years ago, was loft with five ohildren andwas overtakon hy ifiliation aboul the same tune Hie companion gone, five dear little i asoctsoge th* Rttle Emm fisc iwourlty, children fo care for and; almost an invalid at tho same time, lot happy he appeared and contentod with his lot while struggling for a livelihood. lie was a son-in-law of Ibid a liberal education for a; man, to know when not to butt In. With, -some people the lawyer- has takes the place of the prieab oo-father •avfseeor. Ib would be much harder to>plck out a great man from the herd If. ho were separated from bis clothes. There, ie.this advantage about; bor- Tou with you had a pistol; To make him underataYffl That lator on In life you want To uso that good right hand. Mu puts an nmple pressuro Until with-pain you scream Athd dunce and squirm, bst-lie h'vids firm And turns on extra steam/- Sow you would llko to soek hlm; A blow between the ayetr, If ho were uot of such a build 1 And mere than twice yo. ■- size. I don't-mind-from a lady Au absuntmlmlcd squeeze, with half o. show I wlilspe».tow>' “A ffttle l.ardw, plgtse." But when a bolterai*or My troubles v/oum ^ncr«e 80 By making mince meat of tny ktmdl I call ifor- the polloo. How They Grow. My gracious, ho-J» the clill).’ dren grow! Thu see them p>Vy about your knee As back and forth Irt-garinssf tl.kflf go, OC t-roulilo and of Worry" free-. You e- v away and oome agalik. And, lo, tho little tots '«>*■ men! Bren Worse. “It is intolerable the traj| Jack Frost pinches.”' “Cheer up; It might be a qjolloeinan.’* Upon Aour kneo when she Is small You fondle some dear little miss. 1 As though by inaglo she grows toll And quite too dlg- nlflod to hiss— I Unless the right man | should! appeur l And sho- wore sure ; nono W.'io were, near. Bdu listen-to the childish talk. Of some bright, Interesting lad. depund tbo-block you tpks a- walk, Oema bado-hsta quite os longs as dog 11 And all of twenty times as sage An sons mea more than twice-bis age,- MswUig trouble—one Is not obliged to with fishermen I believe they are gpod foofti. fne the Imagination.' To-make tho thing emphatic,'-trouble usually comes O. O. D. rcl bug scitHon will be open its somi, , , „ , -hi tho Eg*tor weather is over. We lh ° la J 0 , ? ufus Lane » a, * d j* 18 ohlld ’ ron will bo care<1 for Surely he will be happier in Leaven tban if ho had had no hardships on earth. saj« Easter because it remains so I cool. J D Taylor is a good business man, but ho does not always hit tho nail on thohoad. Consequently ho has a thumb done up in a rag and is holding it oarefuliy, tho result ot a blow with a hammer. Th'e cotton orop of Dooly county for five years, aocording to the government report, is as follows: year Bales 1800 18,405 1000 22,405 1001 22,120 1002 27,003 1003 25,102 UNDERTAKER Leave orders at Progress office for coffins, Caskets, ana robes Deposit tho amount you wish to invest in an outfit, and I will send the best and liloest that the money will buy and Ship it on uext train. 'Coffins from $3 to as high as you want LAMAR GRAY. 1 1 Macon, Ga. HEEL Marble Co., Ma- l Cordele, hare the largest i for prioes English, creditors do not view, with alarm, the marriage of their royal duksa to common, though wealthy, American girls. Tha-wages of sin Is not Infrequently a job in the city hull. Soma-people take a hint an seriously a* though ft were a riot sot ZION HILL NEWS Rev Royuoids attended his regular appointment together with Rev. Wilson and Conner, at Zion Hill 3rd Sunday. A large crowd attended the sing at Ziou Hill last Sunday and all seemed to enjoy themselves. | Mr. aud Mrs. Lewis Powell are j __ . . . . . . .. . , .... When tempted to drown trouble, re- spending a few days with tbeir | member tb&t it wears a life Boeserver. daughter Mrs Edna McSwaiu near Arabi. | Frequently the face of the- trans gressor Is scarred. Some of tho farmers in this section have not planted cotton yet, Never try to know more- tbaij: the. Help Ijl One Line. "Do ycsMbellofl that fish are* brain judging timn talks I he** had { try taMU H* ? ur *> b8 , ITT . wo arenaads by cruel fata ~ “ ‘ “ “ Book namber*.an<l quits out oL'llte.- Tea, they evnw up before our -flres. And whllo ws think they are-at playv Tboy come anund to our aurpcMs- Thc PiUte Dun. Of all foUinvords of tongue and pi The swsstest words are—ait— Suppose you -owe a fallow ten— "Pieoaw remit." Tho galHiuc.lronw of "Please"— Hypocrtay'sjowV stamp— kltnays ypu more than words tills,tihsso: ••Fay iqp.rsu scampi" ou woult WoA cu Cif Thor You V Or ouUln't mind K If the not*, curt and even rude, aaticy fellow wrote! ’Faw OB-bs. sued," Suspicious, “Enutua^you are charged with: steal- lag a chicken.- What have you, to say 1» defense t” 'T am afraid, boss, dat it dome look Uke a nigger l'n do fence.” A Drop ol Ink.. One modest little drop of Ink A doubting man may bites When ho Is standing on tha brink If lb says "Yes." Bute It may brine him anguish deep. His happiness o'orthrow. And give him c&ifee to make the leap if It says “No." and somoare just planting. Forward goiae t0 ,eav * you WOIley planting that is up is not doiDg well in consequence of the continued cool windy weather. Mrs Retta Pittman has the finest snap beans in this seotion; they are knee high and full of blossoms. Mr. B. S. Pilkinton lost a fine mule Saturday night. Cotton Planter. A pretty girl’s picture never dees hen justice, to hear her tell It. , Often the father of Uee feels that he has a rival when a man Is trying to explain to hla wife where he waa the night before. Happy to the man who has a rod' bended girt fon the light of hla Hfo. Politeness does not cost any and It sometimes makes people THE MoNEEL Marble Co., Co ed to charge you. dele, Ga., foi prioes and designs or , , . “ , . .. ,, ’ " . .in experienced fool Is the moat < Monumental work. tf. asperating object on earth. Evidence. “Dees Judge Oflscker believe In a future state?” “k guess so. He has mowed to one of the territories for the purpose of be coming onp of- its first senators." When a man- Is intoxicated with a woman’s beauty the gold cure treat ment may sober-him up. The Liteki:. Tho haughty.- savage nation Dwelt proudly- tn their testa-. That looked: like all creation And a nulled; Uke thirty audits, Gculdn't Stop the Balts, “It Is said: to be Impossible tn.capture, by storm u position fortified with mod-, ern guus.” “No one has. gone at It right A. charge b>r an. army of bowlcgged men,, should be effective." Hi* Finish. Be thought that crooked work ' And lightly looked on crime. Once he woe doing every one. But now he’s dohw tt-ne. Hi* Qm Rv*Oure*- borrow tposuble, my dear “Don’t man.” “j assure you I wouJd.O’t ft I could borrow anytbtdg *!**.« to the Left. Hie vo|ce, which made the Hefner flee. Rasped- like a crosscut saw. Be couldn't learn to elqg In 0, And so hs *ivn# in Jmw, TAe. His Word For It,. Oh. It wUl, he cool In 6t. Louie In June-when you go to.the fair, About Uke a day in November. So bracing, and wlneltke the air. WUl be. you will need your fall wear,- Except In, the heat of the day— That’a what the preee agents any. July, though, accustomed: to aizzle, This year wfil be pleasant and cool; The men who. la looking tor sunstrokes Wilt meet with' a-neat April fool. Fur moderate weather- will, rule Because if a. been ordred that way— That'S What, the preee. agent* say. Yfhftn, August comes round In Its glory, sightseers, heed not be afraid That tt will he hot os Old Barry- One hundred and two hi the shade. For different arrangements were mad* Beforo It waa yet under w*y-- Ybafs prew agents ear. Then qow't t5 >« weathep. The temperature's bound to be low. Bp pick up yo.w wives an d your babies And tola them off down to the.ehow. perhaps on?e a week tt will snow: Then you can glide round in a sleigh— Thhfl WhU the^preak sgentji gap. "