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A £ Jordan mw \ t ,L ' y.'t'Ko 80 VIENNA. GA. THURSDAY, MAY, 13 1004 TERMS ti A YEAR, CASH <>F INTEREST TO WOMEN. THE YOUNG MAN AND THE AND THE YOUNG WOMAN. Their Demeanor in Public. Letter No. 12 df a series of 20. Copyrighted 1904 by Christine llerrielc. In t lie Spring a young man’s fancy turns,to thoughts of out-door tjjyiortr. So does that of btTC young woman. In fact, it is extremely probable tlmt they have not waited until now to bestow consideration upon such matters, but have been planning for them while still the snow was blowing and the streams frozen, Now, as the roads get in good order and the mud dries from the equation counts for a large amount. In every circle there are. to be found young women who could be pv tooted by no amount of ohaperouage and others who would be sectiro in the midst of any and all temptations. But putting aside either of these extremes,—although I like to think that the latter is not an extreme, thoroughly to be relied upon and the worst there is to fear fn.ut them, aft .■■•rule is a lapse into But. even this it is Well lo spare them. And; so, I say, be sure of your boy and girl liofore turning them loose uuchaperoned. If they have been trained as they should hare been they will be guilty of in mistake, --but both should have haft IN MEMORY OF .1. M. FLOYD The following preamble • and but just what one tnigh look for from any nice, well brsught up ! practically the same sort of tvaineng American girl,---let us try to tramp i before they arc granted Etui liberty, a few general plans. Even the host bred boys and girls .In the lirst. thou, before granting will occasionally give way to the an- to your daughter to' imal spirits and make foots of permission accept invitations to out door junketings from young men, be pretty sure of your young man. lie should not be picked up at random, so to speak. It is bad enough if the man who calls on a girl in her . home is the chance fields, the golf dubs are lJgiught acquaintance, with.no endorsement out the wheels are overbauld amt put in condition and all sorts of plans are laid for Saturday half- holidays and vacation times. ’.\ ith the return to the possibility of thin sort of thing aruea the annual ■question as to how much liberty is to bo allowed our young men an 1 o'br young women in their asso ci.Ttj.Gii >, ith one anot her. Are they to. go about together uuchaperoned, s'tp'Vpev Lave done from time im- ,memorial in the countvy and stuaij towin', or are th e rides of fifriar t njooitty in’ the big uili,es to [dm implied wilUV There are advo cates ol' both si les of the matter and ■each has its pros and cons. 'There is a somewhat exaggerated idea of ibe conventions that exist in tit's respect even in large cities and among .fashionable iolk. A fierce light heals upon the throne and those who aro almost as well known an royalty and have their actions chronicled in ail the papers have to abstain from many simple joys they doubtless covet! Those who follow -hard after them in their struggle for stocial einiuencobut who have not yet. attained to it. often- imagine themselves to bo of so much im portance, that they must confirm' to certain rigid requirements. Thus, for instance, I heard not long ago of one of these seekers for sooiety- oolumn fame who severely Higtiyiaed ra mother lor perdURing her eighteen-year old daughter td go to the opera, unaooompanied except by ibur *hirty year old brother. “The -mother „> uld ha ’*° 8 0ue alon S’ 0r .else -sent s^ me elderl y woman .friend.- pronott J ced . th ° ^ ,.m. . , ’ng to tvhat -“Here is no know.. , , , . >e laid remarks the youug poop. ithemHelves open by going .chaperoned.” To which a sensible woman replied, “The persons who rcoog"- nized them would understand the .situation and it would not be worth •while to worry about the judgement' of those who did not know them. ” We may afford to lay aside the consideration of such standards its these and study rather what rule should be followed in the small town or the country neighborhood among youug men and women who are in good social standing there! How shall they deal with the problem of the chaperone? Shall -they ignore it altogether or conform to it in certain.instances and neglect it. in others? And how is the -discrimination to be made? ~7~ Here is one-of the matters where •it is almost impossible to -“nalie a -positive statement. The j ersonai except irom those who Know only his name, but it is much worse if lie is lobe a girl’ss companion on a row or a ride or even on the golf links,— all bough the last is probably the least undesiradle locality in which to be left alone with a comparative stranger. Putting aside all other questions, there is always the possi bility of accidents of one sort or au- othoi on out door excursions and the girl who accepts a young man’s invitation for one of these should themselves. That is, they wiil have a tendency to do tins, And for that reason it is a good tiling for their parents to Head them out cq i i ] j ewith a HiifHoieut store of good advice. Often it is Were thoughtlessness that makes youug people ride • along country roads yelliug like Comanebes and disturb the peace of quiet folk. Sometiii.es they seem to lay aside their manncvH when they put on their riding togs. On this account it is often more desirable to have a chaperone when tl ere is a largo party than when there are only a few oti the ex pedition. A racket of any sort is oont .gious and where two or throe pc. pie would not think of waking tlie echoes with their shrieks of innocent glee, a dozen or so would lliness. VC8O i u t;i 0n8 wore read 'and adoptod at the last | regular communation of Friendship Lodge 'No. 273, F & A. M., and requested to bo sent to you for publication: It has pleased the Most Wor shipful Grand Mantel- of the universe to call from labor to rest our beloved and highly ostcomod Brothor, J. M. Floyd, to take his place’ in that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the voheatiH. Brothor Floyd livod a life of usefulness. He livod to bo a good deal older than tho, allotted time of man. He was eighty-two years old at tho completion of his work and oxpiration of his days. On Wobncsday, April Oth, 11*04, be sure that ho is tho man on whom be pretty sure to raise a roinpus. she would be willing to depend in j case of euoh an avoided. Also, she should know the man well enough,--or her mother or father should know, hun wel enough,—to be sin e that his charade is such as to make him a destreable companion. lie may not ho of necessity a bad sort and yet his bringing up, his associates, may ' avc '• tun such th,. a ;,i'T« parents may feel it is decidedly inadvisable that their daughtes should stamp herself in publio with him as his friend aud companion. But if ho is known to bo a clean, honourable, well brel young fellow and if the girl is the right sort- of self reaped •. ( young woman, there is no re..no i why the two may not have certain There are other conditions in whiuh a chaperone ig advisable: Une is when the excursion is to too extended and a return made late in the day. If the- party means to stoj) for a night any where, a chaper one Is iudispontabio. It may bo a jolly you.ig married woman or a girl of the older set who is the sister of one of the younger members of the band. In any ease she will lend dignity to the company. Even it a meal is to be taken at a hotel or inn it is well to have an older person along. Once it wonld have been hard to find a woman of even comparatively mature years who could bo called upon to chaperone a party. But we have changed all that. The God saw fit in His wisdom to call him to onjoy the reward of - his la bors so justly his. Brother Floyd was born in Dooly county and livod in Dooly and Pulaski counties on his favm with his family and enjoyed the privileges and blessings of rural life. He was a good and. loyal citizen, a true and firm friend. During t he civil was he took an activo part in defending his conntry. As a true and bravo soldier lie was always at ~his post of duty. Early iu life Brother Floyd joined the Missionary Baptist ehtu’Hi, remaining steadfast in his individual belief in the. teachings of this church’ lie was made a Mason in. Vicuna Lodge No. 324 in 1830, was a charter member of .Millwood Lodge 198, in 1855, aiul served this lodge well, profitably in .I laithfnlly and joined Friend ship Lodge No. 273, in 1*804, and remained a member ever since. During his life ho did a great deal for uasoiury. He breathed his last at his homo m Pulaski county Wednesday, April 0th.* 1904, and was buried at Harmony cometory Friday, April 8th, with masonic honors. Therefore be it resolved, 1 st. That in the death o| Bro, Floyd masonry has lost aD. earnest, aide ami faithful advocate, Friend DID NOT HANG. ** A respite of two 1 weoks for Soymour Williams came Thursday evening of last week after the Progress was printed, and he will bang two weeks later, on the 90th of May, unless further^orders aro issued to the sheriff. His attorneys, Crum- & Jonop, arc making a hard fight for tho Hfo of Soymour. The pardon boad had the ease up for consideration last week and refused to interfere, which has the appearance of being final; but the action of tho governor in giving the man more time indicates that there is an under current of sympathy for tho negro- somewhere tu Atlanta, and that the current is likely to produce from the pardon board a commutation to- life im prisonment. We see- no motive in the govornor for extending tho execution but give time for furthoi consideration of tho application for his- life to bo spared,, and to bo sent to tho gang- tor life instead. On tho other hand it docs not seem probable that the board would have refuao the applioation . last weok if it was gping to tako it up again. ,Seymour was very gloomy in his cell when tho nows was broken to hnn, and ho laughed aloud with joy and seemed to bo very thankful for tho time given him. Unloss the Sheriff reooivos further orders, ho will hang the-, prisoner on Friday of next week. SENATOR CRUM ARGUES, .'.j; Atlanta, Gill May, 10. Senator D A R Crum, of Dooly county,, appeared before Governor Terrell yesterday and made, ait argument in favor of commutation from the death sentence to life imprisonment for So.-monr Williams, of Dooly, who is sen tenced to be banged for the mimic?' of a white man named Edmunson, Wilhaips has been respited a second time, this last respite ih to May 20. At the request of Senator Crum, the governor will withhold action in tho p Lodge her beloved and highly | mutter until further evidence in mod member, a valuable mid connection with the ease can bo exeroise not only easy, but a delight. The visions that the old men saw and the dreams that the young men dreamed in bible times will be matched by the realities that will be achieved by the young, middle aged and even elderly women who have the physical training that keelej them in order supplemented by the means that render out door excursions a joy. outings together without . laying ! improvements in modern science are j 1W0 p u [ worker, tho state a good j presented, themselves oppen to criticism. Of I bringing things to such a pass that course, all these outings must b5jj HOOtl l h QVG W *U bS uc old people, chosen with judgement. j I hey will all of them be always Suppose a girl and ft man have |y 0lln ^. Keening in step with this been infected with the returning j advance is modern invention, making fondness for bioyole riding. The new wheels are-enough to win even old boys and old girls to a desire to learn what wheeling really means. Is there any reason why the young couple should not go tor a spin or a long run? None linthe world. If 'ey choose to take a compact lunch ‘T hem and eat it by the road- W tb t*. t, there afterwards and side and re. -r may do so with- read or chaf, the,, v.„>ded, out fear of. we tho always provided,--that they . T sort of young man aud woman , have described. I do not think it is the’ wise thing to permit tuts liberty too’ freely among heedless, fearher brained boys or girls. There may be real harm- in it. But the animal spirits’ of youth do strange things sometimes and^many a‘girh or boy has been earriad to an exhibition of romping, a-display of hoydenishness that has laid* up store of uncomfortable feeling for-' later days,-when a better appreciation has-been gamed-of true dignity-and sell respedt. Take- them* for all' in” all, A county fair every year’ wddiil cuf- boys--ami-girls- are ' pretty at-be-Moo'much for Dooly.- S3 The hired man who neither smokes, chows or dsinks is worth ore per month on any farm ’ Noted to these habits, and tuau i a<K». 'g when this wilTbe the time is com^ g mers to . recognized. Tb&& ftiw ,. ?n a day who will not Blow tiBtOh.. n ^ a ”' where the man is taken itrto ti», family, they are drawing th'e'FinfeS still closer. Others Will not keep’.T man who swear at and around the stock. A good clean character will add to the salary of any mhh, be sides sawing expenses.—Yatddsta Times. citizen and the obuvoh a consistent member. 2nd. That as masons and friends of tho deceased, we bow in humble submission to the will of God in this afliiclion, remembering as it is our loss it will prove his eternal grain. 8rd, That this Lodge room be draped in mourning for the period of thirty days, and that these resolutions be spread upon the minute book of tne lodge and a blank page in the same be dedicated to the memory of our brother. 4th. That a Copy df this pre amble and these resolutions be forwarded by the secretary to the family of our deceased brother, assuring them that they have the heartfelt sympathy aud sincere prayers of this Lodge, an d a!-* 0 that copies be forwarded to thC county paper aud ^Masonic Herald /. or publication. S. T. Gammago, M. D., £, T Brown, F, M, Qe:. lker > J. T. Nelson, Committed. 1 Secretary, - ' L J Ilogsett watf here' Tuesday mprning to bring'his fcrithsri in-law, J D Reynolds, to take $rc trains' for Florida." BETTING ON RACES . ATLANTA, Ga., May 10.— By a deotsion of the suprome court of Georgia here today, betting on horse racing in Atlanta, or in faot, in Geor gia, is debarred. Solicitor Hill of the supreme oourt has made a long and stubborn fight against bettinsr on races. The decision of the supreme court was in the case of the State vs. the Ponce de Leon Commission Company. Charlie Jones, manager. The commission company closed its doors today. Tbe cut!limiter season is on and “cukes” as the wholesale dealers stylo them, are retailing at two miniatures for a nickel and three well developed ones for a dime. A heavy raisar of cukes was here Mondoy and made arrangements to- ship iu large lots to be’ sold at re tail nT r table use or in quantities for piokllno.—7 aldoata Tira09 - J J Lee, drdtoary of Irwia county, died Thursday,p has held that oflice efgh'fUye'tirj Sdi^ receilfly i noinihated f6?; third 1 ' termY He left a handsome estate and $10'<(fO<y itfsur'h.noe to his wif~a daughter di Mr Janies Christmas who moved frbfar this eotiflty'lo Irwin aboiit t'tt'elve’/ears ago.