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. V *•+<**' iu flSjeMSsJjfc Vo!. IX. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909. On 1 ®# i FOR FALL AND WAITER ^ 3 5 B. *• ^^TIT Mi ill 10 Cents a Button $1.00 a Rip III—IHHIIHilli i 11 ! Clothing For Men And Young Men Dutc!ie:c Trousers are worn wi'h Prince Albert or Cutaway Frock Coat. Theyarein good taste and good style for every oc casion. Tkc best medium priced trousers and every pair cold under a money Hosiery 60c for three pair Handkerchiefs 8 for 25c. Who want to be in style \Vill do well to come now and see our great clothes show ing for FALL and WINTER. The hand somest fabrics we have ever seen. The col orings and weaves are marvels of the [weav ing art—and the style, fit and tailoring are L examples of theisplendid taste, skill and in- “ genuity of those celebrated master tailors and \ designers SCHLOSS BROS & CO., of Balti more and New York. omen medium weight black cotto >. d hose, very desirable for pracfical fall wear, ■ soft and elastic made for service and comfort, splendid hose in all sizes. Flannelett • There’s a saving wotth while on dainty handkerchiefs like these, see them. We al so have a large assortment of handkerchiefs from 5c to’50c. An opportunity for those -iri.ig bright attractive flanneletts for house dresses, kimon os etc. Furniture Department, esossssas^sssmssassms • White Madras Shirtings. Stylish white Madras, a liberal variety of patterns suitable for waists, shirts and child • ren’s dresses- On the Furniture Department you will find all kinds of Furniture, Stoves, Ranges, *3 P Art Squares, Rugs, Buggy Harness, Organs, Sewing Machines, Crockery, Guns, Enamel and Ten ware. In fact everything for the home. ussiaimsBaiariEs^ McCOMMONS-BUSH-BOSWELL CO. No. 2Q; ■v? fewfcif 10C i.V V. £)UTCH2S3 TROUSERS THOMSON GEORGIA. warranty. are easy vn any position. Liberal use of cloth in hip* and seat makes them com fortable a* well as stylish, and they are cut to fit, shrunk to shape and made to stay. Mr. Timmons Lectures The Schools. The following is the substance of u lecture delivered bv Tho.s. 11. Timmons hetore the public schools of Thomson this week. THK FORCE OF II.V HIT. By “habit'’ we do not mean “a gar ment”, “dress”or “physical condition”, but we mean a custom or co.nse of con- dnet which by frequent repetition wc a jwlite girl is already a lady. \ boy may bo naturally hnndsomo,girl may be naturally beautiful, but good and agreeable manners are acquired by I cultivation and practice, j Fourth, Form the habit of being kind j one to anot her. , vukindnes3 has killed more than the aword. By our petulance and I eoldi ess wc cause the blood to drip from hearts we have vowed to love mm I M. GEORGIA IV. C. T. U. Theresa Griffin, State Press Supt- CATIIOI.IC TOTAL A12ST1NKNCK WORKERS ACTIVE. The Union .Signal says: “Five thou sand delegates to the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America assem bled in theAuditorium Phe its r, Cliica go, 111., August 4th The formal open- come at length to persue involuntarily j cherish. A little girl once said that or without the exercise of tils w'di. ' she could forget everything that occur-1 *>'K wos preceded by a parade on the When a thing Is naturalized it de- red during the year, but the unkind ! * trci * ls (<f <--Hieago in which thousands took part nnd many more thousands dapped and cheered as they stood from three to six persons deep along the line o piareh Mown e.t police, brass bands, termines charoater and character fixes words she destiny. mothei. A man la said to ben. “bundle of Kind wor * . uirg from a benevo’.et habits”. It is quite as easy to form heart, but we e cultivate the habit good habits as it is to form habits that of speaking* gently and obligingly to art evil. others, especially to those vath whom Men do not use tobacco from original W e are associated in business. tMte or desire, but by perverting the lie kiui^to your teachers if you would taste and doing violence to nature they derive from them the best that is in form a habit that cannot be broxen ex- them, and cultivate the noble seutl- vid automobiles, swung past the re viewing stund. Floats were gaily dec orated with streamers, mottoes, ban ners a nl were filled with children and young women, while uniformed com- cept by superhuman strength, and very ment uuu sympathy due the teacher l’ aikics of 1, °> S marched proudly and few seek that strength. Millions tamper with wine ami strong drink until an impression is made, and a habit is formed, and every fibre of their being demands alcohol and from the pupil. lie kind to one another. The rela tions of students in school are delicate ami sacred, and In I he years to come you should b-j able to look back upon they go reeling to a drunkards grave these days of your school life without nnd a drunkard’s perdition. Only the a painful recollection on account of a power of tue Most High God can break failure to S[a.ak a kind word, or per- 1 with military precision on foot. "The parade was great. It was spec tacular, and was probably the largest and loudest answer Mayor Rose of Mil waukee- lias ever had to his statements in. regard to the attitude of the Catholic church toward the liquor quesfion. “Addresses were delivered to large the fetters of this “habit” and only here and there one of u ese wretched prisoners turns his face toward God. Yeung people, it would have been better for you never to have been at all than to have formed the drink habit. form a kind act to one of your fellow and fences arid created great enthusi- students. Let the law of kindness be asm. Not only were intoxicating drinks in ali your hearts. and the sellers of them held as co-rcs- Lastly, Form the habit of readiug. pendents of mest evils, but soft drinks Read tlie best authors in prose, in came under the ban of scathing and _ jsretry, *in history, in biography, in drastic oratory. It was predicted that The only way to avoid the formation fiction, in religion. Now is your time the Catholic population of Illinois will of evil habits, is tot g-o » habits to form the habit of reading. take up the temperance movement and First form the habit of it would be untrue to myself, to my * n that event the slat "ill go <lry. pure-mindedness. “As a man thinketh calling and to you if I did not recom- Huoereds of Catholic priests lu charge in his heart, so Is he”. The mind is rnenl | to you the regular and carelul °f tafgc al 'd wealthy parishes declared the standard of the boy, or Ihc girl, reading of the Bible. This book alone that the temperance movement will Impure thoughts, low thoughts, mean contains the true pabulum of the bau1. not | -d°l ) with the convention anil that thoughts create the, soil from which j The Bible Is the book that admits of an ettort w ill be made to biing every springs every unlawful act and every ' no comparison. It outweighs all other J ^ ° 10 aim ^ 1,1 ° era “‘ IKO 011 tragedy that shocks society and dark- p 00 k s . it is the book of c immon , 11 *’ t ' ailiers ' ens human life. 'creeds. No doctime affecting themor-! ~~ The formative period through which al aml s ,>utuul interests of man is I ii . l . l CH1LD 1 K f 1 T f®, 1 '' ' r . you arc now passing should be so 1 W or‘.hv of our faith that is not found 1 »e reso u ons < ec are 111 . marked and characterized by mental in U .i* book. !‘^ ? l ‘T Th purity as to develop and establish aj it is the nook of common consolations. ^ ie ei,u cu ion o ie you. i territory that cannot be successfully Whatsoever U needful for the hearts d f»P er of “ [ld thc invaded by evil suggestion and base comfort in teinptaL.ua and sorrow is 0 1 fc lot,a a |d- ne « ce P c 8 J in the parochial schools; also that all members be active in endeavoring to abolish the use of liquor at all meetings u;.d festivities. “Rev. James M. Reardon of .it, Paul largely the lesult of YV. C. T. U. work in securing a prohibition zone two miles wide around the campus of the .Slate University. Mr. Royal W. Raymond, assistant director of exploitation, said in a recent udd'css: “I may cite ttiree facts of unu sual Interest: First, that in a crowd of between 90,00 and 100.000 people on openinv day, there was only one single arrest made and that was of a degener- ite. “Second, that the arrest o r a drunken man yesterday in this restricted district created such interest that people left their stores and shops to view the unu sual sight. “Third, concerning the fair itself; that yesterday the first arrest of sullici- ent (importance to wa.rant the turning ef the man over to the courts for a trial was mude. “All other offenses for which any ar rests were made have been of so trivial a nature that the prisoners were releas ed after an hour or two in the guard house without, any formal charge being made against them, tjndoutedly such a record as this cannot he paralclled any whore where liquor is sold. With an average attendance of approximate ly 25’0U0 people, and only one arrest of a serious nature within lifty-eight days this exposition should revolutionize men’s ideas on the subject of liquor selling. “Couple with this the fact that the Exposition is such a magnificent suc cess financially that it is paying off ten Der cent, every week on its bond issue, and you have a series of facts never yet rivaled.” Young Men Learn Telegraphy! Telegraph Operators Are In Great Demand. I’.OYS, THIS is YOUR OPPOR- '1 UNITY to learn a first-class trade that pays a go»d salary every month in thc year. There will lie a greater demand for Tclegrapn Op.rators this Fall and Winter than there has been for many years past. The prominent railroads of thc South and other parts of the United States are writing us to qualify as many young men of good character for llicir service as wo possi bly can. We trust that the reliable, ambitious boys of the South '■'ill rally to this golden opportunity. The students qualify for service in only four to six months. We guaran tee positions. Graduates begin on to $60 per month; easy nnd pleasant work; permanent employ ment; rapid promotion, Our tuition is reasonable; board at low rales; Newnan is extremely healthful; doe climate;excellent drink ing water. Write at once for our new illustrated catalog. A letter or postal will tiring it. IT IH FREE. Southern School ol Telegraphy, BOX 272 NEWNAN, GEORGIA The Epworth ! eague- The Epw'irth League held CANNOT DRINK LIQUOR ON JoWA TRAINS. The Iowa luw prohibiting selling or drinking liquor on trains went into ef fect early in August. It is a misde meanor lor passengers to drink from private bottles wl\i): on trains. Ten tl liars or three days In the “Booby.” Georgia Baptis Associat.on fu Meet. made the final address on “The New Crusud.- He urged Glee u ..tion o i the youth and said, • “Aery child, wilh- should be taught the Secondly, Form the habit of speak-1 The Bible is book of common aspira- ing car reel ly. “Slang”e.\prcssions and t ions. It meets our deepest longings, obscene phrases are unworthy and are ft ans vers our most perplexing ques- condemned by decent people every ti {)nH . ft leads t® the fulfillment edour where and at all tildes. j highest hopes. It points the way to Right minded people will not in-i tn e accom isbmei.1 of our highest and dulge in language offensive ,o refined j DO bte t ambitions. Boeiety, but miny form the custom of; it gives peace to the heart, and Iran- j out exception, using careless, sloven and uftgrarrtatl- rjtillity to the eenseknee and strength tru ’ > e unas...u an o > .. ^ ewe.rewind J strong drmk in relation to the individ eal language and, they never overcome to thc . w m. „ ol . >> I the habit. The Bible snoul i in; t.uc foundation Young people should make it a point and companion of the whole course to adopt and cultivate pure limpid, 0 f education. elegant diction. No man of his time, j What can be said by way of recoru- wrote and spoke the English language sending the formation of good ‘habits'; as did Bishop A. O. Hay good. He | Kir^t It closes the door ugainst those acquired a pure style In early life, and j haoit-s which are wore to be dreaded wore out three copies of Websters Un abridged Dictionary. Third, Form the habit of being po lite, or of using good manners. It ha-, been said that “a good manner is me best thing in the world, to K » •.. ....v.v.lti i !>a want nf name, or lo supply il** waot of it. ' id .s 1 than poverty or plague. oecandlv,“Gov'‘. Habits”are our b - Capital atovk in after life. The world w mis for men and women of well regu- lliC fated principle.-! of action, and suc.i will , . .,t sure to hnd the places of honor and remuneration. if your mind .s highly moral, and your v'j: Is are pare, you will be very sure :o .L.ke those around you to feelea Jo It already s gtatlemas- FOR RENT— ilouse Large house a .)(•*? at tfc ual mid tnc community.’ “Father Reardon also recoin mended the creation of a prohibition or total ab stinence day, and that the 260,000 chil dren of Chicago should march through the streets to some hall or auditorium and take the pledge to abstain from liq uor fox life.” The Georgia Bapti-t Association will meet with the church at Tignal, Wilkes county, on Tuesday the 12 dav of October, it is tb tight that thc at tendance this year will be the largest in several years, but the church at Tignal is strong, and thc community has a largo white populat.on that will be delighted to assist in taking care of the association and no fear is entertain ed on tiiut line. Every Baptist church in thc esunty will be represented by good delegations Thomson church last Sunday elected the following delegates: Rev. J, 8. McLernore, Messrs. J. G. Chatt, E. It. Wilson, Y. E. Montgomery and M F. Chatt. social meeting on last Thursday evening at the home of Miss Mary Curtis. The subject of the litorary program wa- “The anniversary of the Epworf.b League”. Papers on “Thc Origin and purnose of the League” and “Why. Ep- worth Leaguers should read League Literature” wpre read by Misses Tap- pan and Burnside; other-features of the program were a piano solo by Miss Madge Mathews anu a piano duet by Miss Mary Curtis and Master Winton Curtis. Later in the evening refresh ments were served. Thomson Mercantile Co. Announce to the people of McDuffie and adjoining counties that they have recently greatly enlarged their business and are now better prepared than evpr before to furnish their customers, friends and the publip generally with every article usually kept in a Grocery Store. At our store on Railroad Street vou can al ways find a large stock ot Flour, Meal, Meat, Lard, Sugar, Molasses, Salt, Tobacco, Bag ging and Ties. And many other Farm Supplies! The huantides in which we will purchase tfiel#good$ will make us buy and sell at the LOWEST market prices. We solicit the patronage of the trading public. Thomson Mercantile Co. 1 908 BANNER YEAR.S Not-withstanding the panic and other business ^ drawbacks, our sales were larger than any previous year We are better prepared ffiiari ever to serve you ^ and can give you your money’s worth every time Agents ior Sucrene Food. Milliner> Openings- The millinery openiugS Monday and Tuesday brought out large crowds of ludles. The displays in all of the stores were unusually complete and many beautiful examples of the milliners art | were shown. Quite >c large business i was done during the two days at all of | the nvilikiery stores. Arrington Bros. & Company, LEADING GROCERS, 863 BROAD, ST., AUGUSTA, GA. Money Comes In Bunches to A. A. Chisholm, of Tread well, N. Y., G. H. NIXON THE FIRST DRY EAPObITION. The phenomenal success of the Aias- ka-Yukon Exposition is especially graiifyiug to the temperance people be cause it is the first dry exposition ever held—that is the first exposition held on grounds in which for two miles in The Bed-Rock of Success h!s <.f£ec »bibit*} fcy * !bt» Thtatawt, lies in » keen, clear brain, backed by in domitable will and resistless energy. Buch power comes from the splendid health that Dr, King's Ne v life Fills impart. They vitalise every organ and build up brain and body,J .A. Hannon, Liaemore, W. Va., writes: “They are the best pills I ever used.” 26c. at Gib son Drug Go , A J. Mathews. r.ow. ilia reason is well worth reading: 'For a long time 1 suffered from indi gestion, torpid liver, constipation, ner vousness, and general debility,” be writes. “I couldn’t sleep, had no ap petite, nor ambition,grew weaker every day in spile of all medical treatment. Then used Electric Bitters. Twelve bottles restored ull my old-time neaiur and vigor. Now I can attend to busi ness every day. It’s a wouderiul med icine.” Infallible for dtomacn, Inver Kidneys, Blood and Nerves. Wc. at Gibson Drug Go., A. J, Mathews. Nison S G. w, WRIGHT COTTON FACTORS. 855 REYNOLDS STEET. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. i Personal and Undivided Attention Given to the i| Weighing and Selling of Cotton. Liberal Cash ■2! Advances Made on Consignments. A.*! . ■j i '