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School News Linton Hopkins and Charlie Land were absent Monday, trans acting business. * * * Rev. Van Deveeter couducted the chapel exercises one morning this week. * * * program for Friday afternoon March 6th, “Resolved that newspapers have more influence than books” Affirmative Mar in Ball, Linton Hopkins, Joel Mallett. Negative Smith Settle, Ellison McGufffe, Auby Redman. Bert Carmichael, Historical Inventions. Mahone Crawley, Speech. Ned Furlow, Composi6ion. W. P- Newton, Jokes. Lee Hammond, Oration, Sam Johnson, Current Events. Carl Thaxton, Biography of some man. Merritt Bailey, News of the week. Duke Meredith, Speech. McCord Shaver, Speech. * * * Program for High . School De partment Tuesday February 28. A. J. Biles, Current events. Lewis Curry, Recitation. James Edwards, Composition. T. J. Hammond, Address. • Von Taylor, Oration. Tom Watkins, News of the week. C. W. Woodward, Jokes. Zelma Childs, Reading. DEBATE. Resolved, '‘That wealth pro duces more crime than ignor ance.” Affirmative Morris Red man, Dave Spencer, Sherwood Thaxton, Negative, J. B.Mays, Morris Wright, Leland Smith. The children of the third grade \ had an interesting program con sisting of songs, recitations and readings last Friday afternoon, on the life of George Washing ton. They were encouraged by the presence of a good many visit ors. * * * John Johnson, Fred Erichsen and Eyleen Scarborough have re turned to school after an abscence of several days on account of sickness. * * * Anna Mary Powers was on the sick list last Monday. sje * * Lewis Moore is still sick and not able to be at school. * * * The teachers and pupils are pleased to see so many of the girls and boys who have been on the sick list, back at work this week. Among them are, Mattie Mae McElroy, Elizabeth Sams, Maurice Wright, Raymond Wright, Emma Lu Nolen. * * * Charles Bailey and Watson Barnes were absent the first of the week. * * * A public debate will be held in the school auditorium on Friday evening, March 13th. NOTICE. All debtors to the firm of W . B- Adams & Cos., are requested to call and settle. The estate of W. F. Adams is being wound up an d it is necessary that all our debts be paid at once. W. F. Adams & Cos. | CENTRAL GEORGIA POWER CO. CONTINUED FROM SIXTH PAGE. consumer of power from this great plant on the Ocmulgee. is already the manufacturing and railroad center of Central Geor gia With its beautiful homes located upon the hills overlooking both banks of the Ocmulgee and its business and industrial sec tions lying at the foot of these hills, it presents a rare combina tion of the low country and up country, the old South and the new South. Its famous seats of learning and public institutions and its stately residences, togeth er with its varied and extensive manufacturing and business in terests, combine the culture, charm and advantages of the an te-bellum days with the thrift, enterprise and rapid growth of the new South, making it a de lightful place of residence and one of the most substantial, pro gressive and promising cities of the South. Macon has a popula tion of 56,000, three national and five State banks with a total cap italization of $1,250,000, deposits of $6,000,000 and annual clear ings for 1907 of $35,466,698. Twelve lines of railroad from as many different directions focus here, operating 68 passenger trains into and out of Macon dai ly, and having extensive termi nal facilities and shops. The work recently done by the Gov ernment on the Ocmulgee river has resulted in the Macon & Brunswick Navigation Cos. build ing steamers which will ply be tween these cities and give Macon all-water freight rates. Atlanta with her great indus tries demanding a constantly-in creasing supply of power, is only 43 miles from the development planned on the Ocmulgee, and from this and other power sites but little farther distant 20,000 horse-power or more could be transmitted to the capital city, while this company has 20,000 available horse-power on the Oconee within 145 miles of Savan nah, Georgia’s second city in population, manufactures and commerce, and her greatest sea port. This is the nearest availa ble hydro-electric power to Savannah, and since for some years past power has been suc cessfully transmitted 175 miles in New York State and over 220 miles in California for heavy and continuous service, it will be but a few years before the streams of Central Georgia will furnish light and power to her coast cities. The Macon Railway & Light Cos., a corporation capitalized at $2,200,000, owning and operating the street railways and lighting system of Macon, has recently become closely allied with the Central Georgia Power Cos., the controlling interests of both com panies being identical. The lo cal company has a large, modern turbo-generator steam which will be used as an auxili ary to the hydro-electric plants of the Power Company, enabling the secondary power to be sold as primary power. Steam coal costs from 53 to $3 50 a ton in this territory, and the cost of power generated by steam ranges from S3O to s7o per horse-power per year, m v ery e a instances being produced more cheaply in even the ’argest an most modern plants. The cost of electric power at present is from $lO4 per horse-power per year Lward. This development will furnish power at P™es r angmg on the average from S2O to - per horse-power per year. Y\ hat a reduction in operating expenses these figures mean to the present manufacturing interests of this section is readily seen, and that they will attract many industries seeking advantageous locations, ample transportation facilitiesand a plentiful supply of power at low cost is scarcely to be doubted. Such have been the results of hydro-electric developments throughout the country. The undertakings of the Cen tral Georgia Power Cos., plans for the financing of which are now under way, must be regarded as among the most important and promising in the entire South The plans of the company have been carefully matured and are based upon a close study and thorough knowledge of local in dustrial conditions, backed up by the exhaustive engineering work, investigations and reports of the most skilled and successful hy draulic and electrical engineers. This company will supply the last essential requisite for the full development of the resources and industries of a territory that already has a thrifty and rapidly increasing population, abundant transportation facilities, exhaust less supplies of raw material for its well established and varied lines of manufactures, a plenti ful supply of labor, a genial cli mate, and almost every product of orchard, farm and forest. A FRENCH WEDDING. The Way a Marriage In the Country Districts Is Conducted. Sometimes a country wedding passed, and that was always a pret ty sight, A marriage is always an important affair in France in every class of life. There are long dis cussions with all the members of the two families. The cure, the notary, the patron (if the young man is a workman), are all consult ed, and there are as many negotia tions and agreements in the most humble families as in the grand monde of the Faubourg St. Ger main. Almost all French parents give a dot of some kind to their chil dren, and whatever the sum is, ei ther 500 francs or 2,000 francs, it is always scrupulously paid over to the notary. The wedding day is a long one. After the religious ceremony in the church all the wedding party — members of the two families and a certain number of friends —adjourn to the hotel of the little town for a breakfast, which is long and most abundant. Then comes the crown ing glory of the day—a country walk along the dusty highroud to some wood or meadow, where they can spend the whole afternoon. It is pretty to see the little pro cession trudging along, the bride in all her wedding garments, white dress, white shoes, wreath and veil', the groom in a dress coat, top hat, white cravat and waistcoat, with a white ribbon bow on his sleeve. Almost all the girls and young wo men are dressed in white or light colors; the mothers and grandmoth ers (the whole family turns out) in black, with flowers in their bon nets. There is usually a fiddler walking ahead making most remarkable sounds on his old cracked instru ment, and the younger members of the party take an occasional gallop along the road. They are generally very gay. There is much laughing and from time to time a burst of song. It is always a mystery to me how the bride keeps her dress and petticoat so clean, but she does, with that extraordinary knack all Frenchwomen seem to have of hold ing up their skirts. They passed often under the wall of the' chateau, for a favorite rest ing place was in our woods. At the entrance of the allee verte, where it widens out a little, the moss makes a beautiful soft carpet, and the big trees give perfect shade. We heard sounds of merriment one day when we were passing, and we stopped to look on from behind the bushes, where we couldn’t be seen. —Mrne, Waddington in Scribner’s. The latest styles in Job Print ing at the Progress office. JAMES F. CARMICHAEL Real Estate and Loans (Office in First. National Dunk Building) Loans On City Property and Parm Lands, Long Time, at Low Interest. W. E. WATKINS LAWYER Jackson ----- Georgia Practice in all Courts, both State and Federal. Office in Bank Hall west side publie sq mire. T. J. DEMPSEY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Jackson ----- Georgia Y. A. WRIGHT, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, Jackson, Georgia. . Longest experienced lawyer at the Jackson bar. FOR RENT^ Rooms, for rent. Call on W. B. Reeves. R. L. C. No 2. 2 t I THE GASOLINE ENGINE You make a mistake if you think you cau run your ( e| farm economically or profitably without a gasoline engine. E§ Do not overlook the possibilities of a gasoline engine for pH farm use. A gasoline engine will furnish power to do the p| hundred and one little jobs about your farm which make p| farm work drudgery if hand, wind or horse power is used. p=| The gasoline engine is so reliable, so simple, so safe, and p| so economical to operate that you can not afford to over* 1 p| look it Of all the gasoline engines on the market the ip| I. H. C. engine stands first because it is designed by men B who understand the requirements of a practical and cheap Hi Ei B f arm power. I p| i§ :r I. H. C. engines are made in sizes HI M rgbl' * from Ito 25 horse power in vertical or rrWj f horizontal stationary and portable types.) ..We have one that will fit your needs. Calif fiPRS j on us and we will gladly explain* ■i A# For sale by CARTER & WATKIto through Pullman Service VIA Southern : Railway 7„r, Shortest Chicago, j j-. Cincinnati, Llllu Dmfi* Cleveland, SyOl Detroit, M Birmingham, and St. Augustine. For Information and Reservations WRITE TO G. R. PETIT, T. P. A., Macon, Georgia. DR. J. E. WOODS, Physician and Surgeon. Office upstairs in Ci*um build ing. Residence phone, 163; office phone, 137-J. JOHN B. HOPKINS, DENTIST Jackson, - - - Georgia. Office over the store of The J. S. Johnson Company. NOTICE. Mr. J. R. Carmichael’s guano business will be conducted by J. W. Carmichael with office at the First National Bank. He will at tend to all sales and deliveries. All notes and accounts of the < guano business will be found ’ with him for collection. FOR SALE. The imported stalion Applaudi, will be sold by the Jackson French Coach Horse Company, Jackson Georgia, on the first Tuesday in March next. 3 5. For Sale —My residence on North Oak street. I have also for sale or rent the residence of J. V. Smith on West avenue, tf J. T. SMITH,