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THE PROGRESS
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wider art of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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TELEPHONE NUMBER 166
CLOSE DOORS AT 6 P. M.
The merchants of the city of
Jackson deserve praise for tjaeir
established custom of closing
their doors at 6 o’clock each after
noon. The clerks are entitled to
the rest and recreation which
xuch a custom permits and, be
sides, long experience in Jackson
and elsewhere under similar con
conditions, will prove that the
goods sold with doors closing at
6p. m. will equal the sales of
longer hours.
All the merchants of Flovilla,
it is said, are being forced to
hold their doors open until later
in the evening on account of the
refusal of only one merchant to
close at 6 o’clock, which seems
rather hard on the Flovilla mer
chants and clerks.
Besides the fact that the sales
would, in the long run, be practi
cally the same in either case, it
would seem that a few simple
and sober thoughts would con
vince any man in either Jackson
or Flovilla that the proper thing
to db is to close not later than
'6 o’clock, especially at this sea
json of the year. And then the
few pennies which might or
might not be gained from such
extreme patience will not equal
the gain in many other ways
which are attendant upon shorter
hours.
No man lives to himself. We
are all related. We are all pull
ing together and let us have no
b:ilky horses, to make the load
heavier for others.
Twelve hours in a store during
such weather as the present
ought to be enough to fill the
financial craw of any man. .
AN EDITOR’S APOLOGY
\v'e apologize for all mistakes
made in this and all former issues
of The Banner, and will admit that
they were inexcusable, as all an
editor has to do is to hunt news
and clean the rollers and set type,
sweep the door and write short
items, and fold papers and ad
dress wrappers and make the
paste and mail papers, and talk
to visitors, distribute typKand
bring water and saw wood, read
the proofs, hunt the scissors to
write editorials, and dodge the
bills and dun delinquents and
tike cussings from the whole
force and tell our subscribers we
must have money—we say that
we’ve no business to make mis
takes while attending to these
little matters while attending to
these little matters and getting
our living on gopher tail soup,
.flavored with imagination, and
Rearing old shoes, and no collar,
patches on the bosom of our
pints and obliged to turn a
smiling countenance to the man
TO STUDY FORESTS
An important step in the general movement to bring many
of the rich stands of timber in the South under a scientific
plan of forest management is the offer made by the sc oo o
forestry of the University of Georgia at Athens, Ga., to iumis
timber owners experts who will examine and report upon any
of the forests in the state. . •
The object of the offer is to collect information m regard
to the forest resources of the state, to spread a knowledge of
forestry and to improve forest conditions. The forest school
will furnish the experts free and the only expense which will
be borne by the forest owner will be paid for the traveling and
subsistence expenses of the expert while making the examina
tion. In cases where several owners of the same locality apply
the expenses will be prorated.
Whfcn applications for examination are made, the owners
have been asked to give their names and post office addresses,
location of tract, area of tract, character of forest as shown by
the kinds of trees growing on the land, the condition oi the for
est, whether mature, original or second growth, whether the
land has been burned or cut over, and the wishes of theuwner
regarding the use of the land.
who tells us that the Little Old
Banner”is not worth a d—n any
how, and that he could get up
better paper with one eye shut.
—Exchange.
A HOME-MADE REFRIGEATOR
Take two large boxes the sec
ond one somewhat smaller on all
sides, and bore two one-inch
holes in each correspondingly, to
give drainage and ventilation.
Fill up the bottom of the larger
box with powdered charcoal ( or
sawdust, if charcoal cannot be
procured) until the smaller box
will stand on a level with the top
of the larger box. Put in the in
ner box in place, and fill up all
the space around the sides with
the charcoal. Fasten lids on both
boxes to fit tightly. On each side
of the inner box, by means of
cleats, put several shelves, leav
ing a space in the center for the
ice.
A rack made of lathing may
be laid at the bottom, for the ice
to rest upon. Legs may be added
also, and the drainage and ven
tilation in this way be improved.
This is a -rough refrigerator, to
be sure, but one that has been
successfully used in our home
for years. Woman’s Home Com
panion.
SCHOOL CATALOGUE BEING
PRINTEO BY THE PROGRESS
The job department of The
Progress is at present engaged
in the publication of a handsome
catalogue for the Jackson Public
Schools.
Prof. Lanier has given much
time and energy in the prepara
tion of its contents and has
presented the copy to The Pro
gress to be done up in splendid
style, which, of course, The Pro
gress force will do.
The catalogue will contain all
the usual catalogue information,
and in contents as well as typog
raphy, will present a strong ap
peal for the interests of our
schools.
B. Y. P? U. ENTERTAINMENT
The members of the B. Y. P.
U.’s were entertained delight
fully Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. F. S. Etheridge.
The chief mode of entertaining
was a “Dictionary Girl” contest,
which was unique and most in
teresting.
The song, by Miss Sarah Davis,
of Quincy, Fla., was sweet and
highly appreciated. Music was
furnished by Misses Ezra Morri
son and Sallie Mae Fletcher.
The reading by Misses Ham
and Stanfield were greatly en
joyed.
At a late hour ices and cakes
were served.
JACKSON TAKES GAMES FROM
M’DONOUGH AND FLOVILLA
BY ERNEST HANES
Jackson defeated McDonough
on the latter’s home ground
Tuesday afternoon in a very fast
p.me, by a score of 5 to 4.
Both teams played fast snappy
ball and were up and at each
other from the jump.
The features of the game were
the pitching of Maddox, who al
lowed McDonough only two hits
and the fast fielding of Walker
for- McDonough.
Jaekson won in the last half of
the ninth by a garrison finish.
With the score 4 to 3 against
them, Nutt, the first man up for
Jackson, reached first on an er
ror and stole second. Etheridge
singled scoring Nutt and taking
second on the play. Hanes hit
for one bag, advancing Ether
idge to third and going to second
on the throw in. Edwards hit
for two bags, scoring Etheridge
and ending the game.
Batteries Jackson, Maddox
and Thurston. McDonough —
Combs and Campbell. Umpire—
Sloan.
Jackson, 12; Flovilla, 4
Jackson defeated Flovilla Sat
uiday afternoon in a one sided
game by the score of 12 to 4.
The locals had a cinch from the
start and the game was never
in doubt.
Batteries Jackson, Finley,
Maddox, Thurston and Nutt.
Flovilla, Smith and Lee, Um
pire-Mallet.
Call Central —she knows the
right number.
UNIVERSITY SUMMERSCHOOL
OPENS AT ATHENS JUNE 29
The University Summer School
for Teachers, at Athens Ga.,
opens June 29 with an address by
Chancellor Barrow. The follow
ing is a partial program of gen
eral lectures:
Ist week, Pres. Soule, Agricul
ture. 2nd week Prof. Schmucker
Nature Study. 3rd week, Dr.
Hully, General lectures. 4th
week, Mr. Reed and Miss Evelyn
Lewis, Readers. sth week, Com
missioner Pound and others, in
cluding some humorist.
The school also offers a very
able faculty and excellent courses
for teachers. Everything points
to a large attendance.
The railroads have granted
reduced rates on sale June 27,
28, 29: July 4,6, 11 and 18.
TANARUS, J. Woofter, Supt.
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How about that cream order
for entertainments or for dinner
dessert? Ring 10 and get “the
best” and delivered promtly too.
Jamerson Drug Cos.
’ SPRING
is here with all her grandeur. Winter has shed
her garment of dead foliage, and donned her new
dress of green. Don’t you want to shake off that
“Old Tired Feeling”
and put on new life and vigor? If so, come and
get a bottle of our
Sarsaparilla Spring Tonic
and we guarantee you will be pleased with the
result. Call for JAMERSON’S SARSAPARILLA
THAT’S IT.
Tamerson drug CO.
GO TO
Middle Georgia Lumber and Man’g Go.
H. F. GILMORE, Manager
For All Kinds of Building Materials
FOR GOOD WORK AND LOW PRICES
Flooring, 95c per hundred; No. 2 Shingles, $1.65 per
thousand and No. 1 Shingles at $3 75
We make all kinds of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Screens, all kinds of
mouldings, brackets, baluster, etc. All kinds of turned and sawed
work. See us when you want any building material.
Straw Hats
50 per cent off
We have closed a deal with
one of the hat
houses in the United States for
a big lot of straws at 50 Cents
in the dollar —prices ranging
from 19 cents to $15.00.
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Panamas! Panamas!
The chance of your
life to get a genuine Panama at
about half price.
THE
B. L. ALLEN THING GO.
FLOVILLA, GA.
Tybee by the Sea
GEORGIA’S GREATEST SEASIDE RESORT
Offers the greatest attractions for a Summer Outing,
Fishing, Boating Dancing, Surf Bathing, Skating
Bowling, and many other forms of amusements
HOTEL TYBEE
Under new management, has been thoroughly over
hauled and refurnished and is new throughout
Splendid orchestra, Fine Artesian Water
Fresh Fish and other Sea Food.
STUBBS & KEEN, Proprietors
Also The New Pulaski, savannah