The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-11


layson Of Monticello were visitors TO
our city yesterday.
Miss Louise Creech has returned
nom visit OF several weeks with rela.
tlves in Live Oak.
Walter Allen, OF Pinetta, but now
assistant teacher 10 the school at Sir
mans, spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. Asa B. Clarke, of Tallahassee,
representing the University Of Florida
end the Florida Female College, spent
day or two in our city last week. The
gentleman is canvassing the State from
Jacksonville to Pensacola and states
that interest among Floridians 10 these
institutions is increasing. Madison
will send several pupils to each school
next fall. The University, although a
new institution, is making record for
itself. Last year 1t had more Florida
boys IN the regular college courses than
all the other colleges OF the State COM
blned. In the classification Of colleges
and universities by the National Com
mittee the Florida University ranks
with the universities Of Georgia, Ten.
nessee, and in fact all the Southern COL
leges except the few larger universities
as Vanderbilt and Virginia. Splen-
did courses are offered In literature.
classics, SC ence, agriculture, technol-
ogy and teaching. a faculty Of sixteen
men, without superior IN the South, is
in charge OF the work. The Female
College is the only State institution
exclusively for women TO be found in
the United States. Its success has
been marked from It's inception. No
college for men or women can boast
stronger faculty or higher or more
complete course. The Normal course,
under DR.. BuchOltz and an able corps
OF assistants, has been turning out
some excellent teachers Last year
this department alone numbered one
hundred and twenty. seven pupils. The
course In music requires six teachers,
fourteen pianos and one organ The
art studio is fitted up with an excellent
selection OF casts, models, etc. Tuition
in both institutions is free. Board In
the college is 500 per year, in the
University, Sl20. Children aud par,
ents interested in higher education
should by all means consider these in
stitutions before making Il selection.
When there is the slightest indlca-
ton Of indigestion, heart burn. flatu.
lence or any form OF stomach trouble
take little Kodol occasionally and
YOU will be afforded prompt relief
Kodol is compound of vegetable acids
and contains the juices found in a
healthy stomach. Kodol d!gests what
you eat, makes your food do you good
Sold by w, b. Davis.
Bate Thomas, as everyone knows. is
an expert when it comes to horses.
What he don't kroT about these
animals hasn't been printed in the
books. But there Is another sort OF
stecd which Bate has not mastered, or
il he has it was during the days of his
youth aud rs he has grown older his
knowledge thereof has departed That
sterd Is the bicycle Last Tuesday in
his capacity a. horse doctor Bate went
out to Mort Buutiugs house to view a
new colt Now 4 Bate had stuck to
his trade aud used horse for his going
and coming this tale would not have
been written. But no; Bate had
kiddsh feeling and thought he could
ride that deiusive two wheeled animal,
the bicycle. lie accomplished the feat
Of getting 70 Morris place without &c.
cident End was very proud Of his ac'
rompshmeut You've heard that
saving from the Scriptures to the effect
that pride gueth before fall. -
That's what bef-l Bate, and what fall
IL was MY couutTymen. Between town
and Mort place there is deep AND
muddy pond and the road runs between
two part- Of 1t. II was here that the
fall occurred. Bate was speeding along ,
the road all pulled up and tickled to
death because he was such good b.
cycle rider. He came 20 the pond-sad
arrival. For brief moment he lif'et
his eyes ON the straight and narrow
path down which he wa, so confidently
gliding. Fatal lift, IN thar brief mo.
ment things happened. The huckug =
bicy Gle grew weary Of being ridden and
with last supreme effort tossed Bate
over its head the deep ana mud
dy water of the pond, and then pro-
ceeded to jump on The rider. Mort
hauled the r'cor and the ridden out,
scrGped little of the mud from both
and BROUGHT them on to town. Bate
says he will stick TO horses hereafter
Wise Bate!