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‘ " The Sixth Year of the Third District
AGRICULTURAL and MECHANICAL SCHOOL
Opens September the Second
Educators and the people everywhere have endorsed the school. It offers a practical, sensible
literary course that extends through tke High School. The Mechanics department is the best of
its kind in the state. Scientific and applied agriculture taught as actual problems and not as
theories. Board $7.50 per month or only $67.50 for an entire year. For want of room 45 stu
dents turned away during September 1911. Write for catalog.
J. M. COLLUM, Principal, Americus, Georgia.
My farm of 90 acres ot good
W land, 70 acres in cultiva
tion, well improved, with 3 good buildings, good pasture, all
under wire fence. Will sell at a bargain before August 2nd.
Located 8 miles north of Fitzgerald on graded road.
B. W WOODHAM, R. F. D. No. 1, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Smith Might Again
Manage Atlanta Team
Atlanta, Ga,, August 19—The
Atlanta baseball team 1s appar
ently doomed to stay in the cellar,
and Atlanta fans, like fans every
where, are roasting the club and
the players, but there’s at least
one supporter of the Crackers
whose loyalty has not waned and
whose liberality has not been af
fected by the long losing streak.
He is Preston Arkwright, the
club’s chief owner and generally
conceded to be the game’s truest
sport in this city. Although the
fans have not always approved the
managers selected, nor a good
many of the players, they don’t
criticise Arkwright. They koow
that be has spent $25,000 this
season, for example, trying to
build up the team and that he
spent money like water last year.
They know, also, that whatever
may be the fate of franchises in
other Southern league towns, At
lanta will never lose hers through
a case of cold feet by the franchise
owners,
The news that Billy Smith will
probably come back next year as
manager has been hailed with de
light and everyone expects the
flag to float again over Ponce de
Leon park.
Ga. Boys Camping
On Chesapeake
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19,—0n the
shores of the Chesapeake bay near
Norfolk, Va., is encamped a large
party of boys from Georgia, and
it is evident from the stories in
the Norfolk papers that thev are
having the time of their Jives and
making themselves very popular
with the many visitors whom the)
have entertained,
In the daytime the boys go
swimming and boating on the wa
ters of the Chesapeske, enjoy the
fine fishing, hunt small game, and
play base ball and other games
near their camp.
ln the evening it is their wont
t> tune up guitars, mandolins,
violins and other musical instru
ments, and seienade their visitors
as well as making excursions to
the surrounding neighborhoed.:
Be.ng under the supervision of
their teachers, the boys hail from
Riverside Academy, at Gainesville,
Ga., the boys are well taken care
of and their parents can read the
pews of their fun without feeling
the least bit of uneasiness.
S DRt ik
A free thinker is a man who
isn’t married.
S ARt LSRR
When a lecture is free you are
expected to buy 8 book or a shav
ing strop from the man who de
livered it. : ;
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The water wagon is like a street
car at supper time. You can’t get
anywhere with it, because it has
to make so many stops.
e
Eph Wiley says ‘he has noticed
that the man with a long chin is
the one most likely to accentuste
#by wearing whiskers,
Moderate Weather
for This Week
Washington, D, C. Aug, 18.—
The coming week will be one of
moderately high temperatures in
the southern states and generally
over the middle west according to
a bulletin from the weather bureau.
Iu the northerr states and west of
the Rocky mountaizs temperatures
will be near or below the seasonal
average.
“The precipitation during the
week,” the bulletin says, “will
b light and local over the south
ern half of the country and gen
erally above the normal in the
northern states, The next distur
bance to cross the country will ap
year in the northwest Tuesday,
cross the middle west about Thurs
day and the eastern states Friday
or Saturday, There are no indi
cations at the present time of any
disturbance in the West Indies.”
(Advertisemer.t)
Mr. Mercer is Encouraged.
Canvass ef District Reveal
ed Situationthat is Pleas
ing to him.
Hon. John R. Mercer, who has
in the last few weeks visited all
sections of the Third district n
the interest of his candidacy for
congress, met with much encour
agement everywhere and is pleas
ed with the outlooz,
Mr. Mercer says the solid and
substantial citizenry of the district
who are more interested in having
a representative business man and
farmer 1n congress than they are
in the political advancement of
any individual who has been play
ing the gamein a smaller way
with more or less success, have as
sured him of their support in large
pumbers and is very optimistic as
to the result on election day,
Mr. Mercer will do considerable
more canvassing in the time inter
vening between now and election
day.—Dawson News. 59-tf,
Forget Your Feet.
A busy man might as
well be crippled: as to be
poorly shod. Poor shoes
make it awful hard to
keep your mind off your
feet.
King Bee and Easy
Street are comfortable.
They are made in our
Georgia Shoe Factory
and are ‘‘there’’ on
style and wearing qual
ities. :
Two new classy lasts
have just been put in
“Ty Cobb,” Red Rock.”
They'll please you.
Just ask your dealer to
show them.
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Red Seal Shoe Factory,
Aslants. e
To the Citizens of Georgia
As you no doubt know, I am at
preseut holding the position of
Assistant to the Commissioner of
Agriculture and feel in honor
bound to remain at my post of
duty. Therefore, it will be im
possible for me to see all the regis
tered voters of the State during
my short vacation this summer,
and for that reason I am calling
upon my friends throughout the
State to lend me a helping hand
12 my race for Commissioner of
Agriculture.
In entering the race, Idid so re
lying wholly upon the judgment
0" the people. I am proud that we
have reached the time 1n Georgia
when the individual merit of the
candidate has become the criterion
by which he is to be judged when
every voter does his own thinking
and votes his honest convictions.
Being a practical farmer and
knowing that every interestof our
great State is dependent upon her
agricultural resources and bhaving
devoted some of the best years of
my life to the upbuilding of the
agricultural interest, I do not
hesitate to ask the support of my
fellow citizens.
Witk best wishes, I am,
i Very truly yours,
‘ J. J. Brown,
| Bowman, G
How the average married man
would like to see & tax on the old
bachelors!
For Sale.
The following car-loads just arriv
ed: Brick, Flour, Horse and Mule
Sweet Feed, Hay, Wire Fencing and
Nails, prices as follows:
Brick 90c per 100 or $8.50 per
1,000.
~ Nails 3¢ per Ib. or $2.75 per 100
pounds.
Flour 75¢ sack or $5.75 per bbl.
Mule Sweet Feed $1.90 sack or
$35.00 ton.
Cotton Seed Hulls 50c sack or
$8.75 per ton.
~ Cotton Seed Meal $1.50 sack or
$27.00 per ton.
‘ Best Granulated Sugar $1.50 sack
!or $5.75 per 100.
The above is for cash only—quick
sales and small profits.
-52-tf Dobp SurpLy ComPANY.
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W. W. Martin, The Auctioneer.
Telephone or cait at Miller hrm&i
tare Company, Fitsgerald, G@s.
.
Next Governor Will
Be-Decided Tomorrow
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19—In one
more day will begin the baftle‘cf
ballots, to determine who Georgia.’s<
next Governor, legislature and
state house officials are to be,
Hon, John M. Slaton’s last word
before the election has been issued.
It is a quiet, dignified review of
his stand on the main Issues of the
campaign.
Regarding his failure to make
any extended speech-making tour,
Mr. Slaton frankly says that he
‘was too busy with the legislature
and the farmers were too busy
cultivating their crops.
He upholds the judiciary of the
state; advocates a policy of econo
‘my in bandling the state’s finances;
| arvocates a permanent registration
law; advocates the county unit
plan; opposes the sale of the Wes
tern & Atlantic railroad; advocates
liberal appropriations for public
‘education, and urges -he need for
‘co-operation between the state and
the agricultural interests; and ad
vocates an efficient health depart
ment.
A statement issued by campaign
headquarters of Hon. Hooper
Alexander disputes the claim that
a majority of the members of the
legislature are supporting Mr.
Slaton, and disputes the claim that
he is getting any support from the
Anti-Saloon league ieaders or the
members of the W, C. T. U. Both
these organizations are claimed to
be for “Alexander. The statement
further claims tkat the travelng
men of the state are supporting
Alexander. The statement takes
occasion to roast the papers that
have refused to print, free of
charge, the Alexander platform.
Col. Charles B. Teal transacted
business in Valdosta Saturday.
Mr, George Wooten spent Sun
dey with friends in Valdosta.
Mr. John Sikes; of Jefferson
ville, Ind., is here, visiting Mr.
John. Frazer. 2
COMMUNICATED
On the Eve of Victory Mr. Mercer
. Has a Final Word.
As the congressional race in this district draws to a close I
want to say a final word to the people.
: First, lam in the race to the finish. I want this distinctly
understood. I paid my entrance fee, made my canvass, expressed
my views and stated my platform with but one thought in mind,
viz: that of making a clean complete and faithful race. The old
trick is being worked by the opposition. They say: “‘Mercer’s not
init.”” “Mercer is going to come down.”” “Mercer is preparing
to quit the race.”’
Don’t you believe any such thing. Mercer is “init.”’ He’s
very decidedly in it. He’s so much in it that he’s worrying the
other fellows. Mercer is not preparing to “‘come down.”” He is
no quitter. He’ll fight to the finish, and he believes the finish is
strongly in his favor.
In the second place, I want to say that I have made my
‘canvass on clean and honorable lines. I have not resorted to trick
ery and subterfuge. I have not practiced the wiles of the canny
politician. I have appealed to the people of the district in a direct
'and straightforward manner, asking their support and pledging
them my loyalty and my very best service.
I was urged before the actual opening of the race to enter
it as a candidate representing the farmers of this district. The
state of Georgia has only one farmer in congress at the present
| time—Hon. Dudley M. Hughes. There are hundreds, yes thou
sands of the people who believe that a distriet like ours, composed
of a very large proportion of the agricultural classes, should have
an agriculturalist to represent it in Congress.
I believe this. I know that my supporters believe it. = Not
that there is more or-superior merit in being a farmer than in be
ing anything else that is honorable, but that the farming interests
of our state need close and expert attention, and an honest, clear
headed farmer who has these interests at heart will do the people
great service in the law-making body of the country. ‘ _
I am confident of the support of even larger numbers of the
people than -have verbally or otherwise pledged themselves to me.
I have had only encouragement and good cheer as I have summed
up the situation on the eve of the election. , _ :
T believe my race has been run in the interest of the people,
and I also believe that they approve of the. methods I have used
in my campaign. : . ; ‘
‘ I urge every voter to see that my name is on his ticket, and
that when he goes to the polls on election day he will see to it that
he is casting his ballot in the interest of clean and honest politics.
1¢ you will do this, Mr. Voter, my next public communication will
be a letter QIW nks to you ‘or naming me s your Representative
&g“ erytruly yours, 3. R.MERCER, 1
Positive Proof
Should Convince the Great
est Skeptic in Fitzgerald
Because it’s the evidence of a
Fitzgerald citizen.
Testimony essily investigated,
The strongest endorsement of
merit.
The best proof, Read it: Wll-{
liam Goebler, 211 Roanoke Drive,
Fitzgerald, Ga.,says: “lam pleas-}
ed to recommend Doan’s Kidney
Pills as they have helped me wc;n-J
derfully. My kidneys troubledi
me for years and I was compelled
to get up several times at night,
owing to kidney weakness. My
iback a-hed almost constantly and
I rested poorly. When I got up
in the morning, I felt lame and
stiff and could hardly get around.
Hearing -about Doan’s Kidney
Pills, I obtained a supply and their
use ccrrected my trouble. I can
say that Doan’s Kidney Pills have
been of greater benefit to me than
anything else I have ever taken.”
(Statement given April 15, 1908.)
\ RE-ENDORSEMENT.
Mr. Goebler was interviewed on
April 26, 1911 and he said: “I
authorize the continued publica
tion of my former endorsement of
Doan’s Kidney Pills. This reme
dy has certainly been of benefit to
me'”
l For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents, = Koster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
L Mr. Harry Beauchamp, Harry
Camplin and Ellis Blandford have
returned from a pleasant visit in
Savannah Tybee and Pitts, Ga. -
$lOO,OOO to Loan
ON BEN RILL FARMS
And on Fitzgerald Cii 7 Property
Loans Negotiate 1 ’romptly
Terms the Best; Interest
the Lowest.
Come and See Me.
W. M. BRYAN
Garbutt-Donovan Building
Room No. 311, Fitzgerald Ga.
Representing
ELLIS & ELLIS, Tifton, Georgia
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Announcement Of &
Wright T. l’aulk.g
FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GA., |
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From Ben-Hill County, Und,fi- f]
Such Rules and Regulations as |
Prescribed by the Proper \
Authorities |
To the People of Ben Hill County: !
During the 1911 session of the :
General Assembly of Ga., whichy
I served you, I endeavored earn- |
estly and faithfully mn the support
of all the General measures that T
advocated and plédged in my for- i
mer race for Representative. viz.
Laws with reference to Labdr,
and the extension of Education.
And in co-operating with others
equally interested, such Laws wcre
enacted and in my opinion of
thought, have met with approval
in general to the people of Geor~
gia, especially in the New School
Law where an additional One
Hundred Thousand Dollars goes
to the children of this State. yp~
I voted for every meaure thgt
tended to uplift the people and
state,
I was always on the side with
the peoplein common as against
special interest,
1 met regularlly with my Com
mittees, having been assigned to
some among' the most importakt,
such as, Education ‘‘Banks and
Banking” Railroads” Ways and
Means and Corporations etc,
My conduct as your Represer.-
tative is a matter of public record,.
and with such experience as I
have had I feel that I am in better
position to still render more and
better service t> the people of my
County. ;
I am anxious to serve you again
in the General Assembly from our
County, not in any consideration
of money for, all one can ge¥ ou
of it is the consciousness of hav
ing served his people well an
faithfully, and to me this is great
er than money. §
I therefore earnestly appeal td@
your kind consideration, promis}
ing if re-elected the best efforts o
my life in all matters of gener
as well as of local interest. I
Faithfully Yours, ‘
tf. Wright T. Paulk. 3
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Announcement &
To the Voters of Ben Hill County
lam a candidate for the Stati
Senate as the representa.ive il
that body of the Fifteenth Seng
torial District, subject to the cox&
ing Primary Election, If electe
to this office, I will appreciate tg
honor of the position and will er
deavor to realize its duties and ré
sponsibilities, I will consider ti
position as a public trust, an%’ wlg
be untiring in my efforts at
times to discharge the obligatio
of the trust in such a manner
will be to the credit of the DT
trict, of Ben Hill county, ai
of myself. I will be very grateq
for ail support given me, i
O. H. Elkins.
Announcement.
JUDGE SUPERRIOR COURT
lam a candidate in the Detj
cratic Primary of August 2lst
the office of Judge. of the Céj
Circuit, unexpired term, and-sub
to the rules of said primary elec
Your supporty will be apprecia
Very respectfully,
W. F. Geore
Announcement
To the Voters of Cordele Judi
~ Circuit: e
I am .a candidate for the o
of Solicitor General of this Cir
I will appreciate every vote
for me. I realize that olectio
this office will impose upon
serious responsibilites.
If I am elected I will disc
the duties of the office vigoros g
impartially and without respec|
person. ; 3
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