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The patrons of the Albany, Ga., postoffice who have lock boxes,
will receive their mail as usual on Sunday. Mrs, Brimberry, the post
mistress, took the matter up with the department and as it was left
largely to her discretion she instructed that the box mail he distiibut
od as usual. The concession is appreciated by the patrons of the office
and relieves a portion of the Monday morning congestion. Albany is
convinced that women make the desirable officials, —Savannah News,
Gentlemen Of The Water
And Light Commission.
Don’t let the glare of our *“White Way” blind you to the needs
and privileges of the less favored sections of the town. A numuer of
arch-lamps, formerly in commission have been lost in the shufile, and
the neichbors are wondering whav’s struck the Commission,
The Orient And The West
The beautiful example of love and self sacrificc of the late Mrs.
Isidor Strauss, in the Titanic disaster, has its equal i the self sacrifice
for love of husband and country in the death of Countess Nogi, the
Japanese wife of the hero of Port Arthur, The ethics of the KEast
and the culture of the West have thus produced the noblest examples
of the devotion of the wife and husband, Patriots and Lovers. From
the written will of Count Nogi it plainly appears that his wife was not
aware of his intention to follow his emporor in death, and we can see
the faithful spouse of this illustrious man beg for the privilege to ac
company him on this journey from which there was no return. Death
was preferrable to life without her Hero mate,
Postal Banks Prove Success
“The poor man’s bank,” is the characterization made by Director
Weed, of the United States postal savings system, in referring to it
in his nddress before the savings bank section of the American Bank
ers’ associotion, Tracing the bistory of the system from ifs incep
tion on January 3, 1911, when a depositary was opened in each state,
Director Weed declared that on September 1 of this year the total
deposits approximated $23,200,000, This, he said, stood to the credit
of about 270,000,000 depositors or an average of about $B5 for each.
Ha explaived that the figures did not include over a million dollars
converted by depositors into postal savings system in the banks of the
country is so much gain in deposits.”
The s peaker predicted that the next step the government would
take in its efforts to encourage saving bv small depositors would be to
“do away with the limitation on deposits with the proviso that no in
terest shall be paid on any sum greater than §1,000,000.” At the
present time the total balance allowed one depositor is $5OO. Mr.
Weed in his speech asserted that the total loss in deposits already re
fused has aggregated millions and said that the postmaster at Phila
delphia refused $25,000 in four months according to his records,
The Cotton Market.
There was a good deal of aggressive pressure against cotton
this week and prices lost ground rapidly before the decline was
checked. At the outset the tone wasstrong at an advance of nearly
$1 a bale, but vigorous short selling quickly obliterated the gain
and the]October{delivery finally fell to 11c. and the December option
to below 11ic. Nothing in the weather news could explain thel
drive made against the market; on the contrary, the majority of%
the dispatchesifrom the belt were of bullish character, as it was
still hot and dry in the Scuthwest and some unfavorable advices
were also received from other sections. The Government report
indicated that temperatures in Texas were considerably above nor
mal, while rain was said to be needed in the Carolinas, Georgia and
‘Alabama. These adverse conditions were practically ignored in tte
early dealings, however, as the market was swayed almost entirely
by purely speculative influences, but later on the poor crops ac-
counts stimulated active support and quotations rallied sharply in
spite of continued hammering by the short interest. Considerable
attention was attracted by the Census Bureau’s statement on gin
ning, which placed the total up to September 1 at 729,926 bales
against 771,297 for the corresponding period last year, 353,011 in
1910, 388,242 in 1900 and 402,229 bales in 1908. The present figures
proved to be in excess of expectations, being only about 42,000
bales smaller than the unprecedented ginning of a year ago, and
with that exception, the largest on record. The returns by indi
yidual States show that more cotton had been ginned in Texas
prior to the first of the current month than up to the same time in
1911, the compariscns being 673,939 and 557,544 bales, respectively,
‘whereas in all other important producing sections there was more
or less falling off frcm the earlier year. In the late dealings the
market was very strong in response to continued unfavorable
weather in the belt.—Dunn’s Review.
“THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1912.
Sale of Unreturned Lands
GeorciA—BeN Hrrr CoUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that 1
the first Tuesday in October, 1912,
at the court house door in Fitzgerald,
Georgia, within the legal hours of
sale, the undersigned will offer for
sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash, the following unreturned
lands for the taxes due Ben Hill
county and the State of Georgia for
the year 1911. Said lands are lie in
Ben Hill county, Georgia, and are
described as follows: :
FITZGER.ALD.
Lot. Square. Block. Amt.
12 2 1 .96
9 3 1 48
10 3 1 A4B
11 3 1 A 8
12 3 3 .64
3 12 2 2.08
6 4 3 .96
5 4 3 20.16
1 11 3 16
2 11 3 .16
3 11 3 22
4 11 3 22
5 11 3 32
6 11 3 3
7 11 3 .48
8 11 3 .16
9 11 3 16
10 11 3 .16
11 11 3 16
12 11 g 16
i 3 11 3 .16
14 11 3 16
15 11 3 .16
15 11 3 16
6 15 8 22
5 15 3 .32
4 15 3 32
3 15 3 32
2 15 3 .38
1 15 3 1.44
11 13 4 1.12
8 15 5 3.20
4 8 7 352
13 12 11 832
4 8 12 .16
12 1 13 38
16 5 13 32
18 5 13 32
12 8 13 64
5 7 14 " 11.20 |
6 7 14 9.60 |
b 14 57.60|
5 10 16 16|
6 19 16 16|
7 10 16 16|
8 10 16 18]
10 3 16 7.68|
Of the City of Titzgerald accord
ing to the plat and survey of saidl
city, of file in the office of the clerk'
of the superior court.
WESTWOOD SECTION. |
Lot. Square Amt. i
36 26 .19|
145 129 19
45 : 26 19
54 - 26 19
146 129 19
Of what is known as Westwooed,
according to the plat and survey of
said Westwood, of file in the office
of the clerk of the superior court.
| NELSON'S ADDITION.
Lot. Sec. Amt.
16 96
17 80
Of what is known as Nelson’s Ad
dition, according to the plat and sur
vey of said tracts of file in :he office
of the clerk of the superior court.
JOSEY’S ADDIITON.
18 282
Of what is known as Josey's Ad
dition, according to the plat and sur
vey of said tract of file in the office
of the clerk of the superior court.
WILLIAMS' ADDITION.
2 | 80‘
5-acre tract No. 1124 §ns |
Of what is known as Williams'
Addition, according to the plat and
survey of said tract of file in the
office of the clerk of the superior
court.
WINONA HEIGHTS ADDITION.
Lot. Square. Block. Amt.
12 7 80
} Of what is known as Winona
Heights, according to the plat and
survey of said tracts west of the
;City of Fitzgerald, of file ip the office
of the clerk of the superior court.
BEN HILL COUNTY.
Acres. Lot. Dist. Sub. No. Amt
5 264 4 1439 190
5 a 1 3 1208 1.90
' According to the plat and survey
of the American Tribune Soldier's
Colony Company, of file in the office
of the clerk of the superior court of
Ben Hill county.
This July 1, 1912 :
| J. W. NORRIS,
~ Sheriff Ren Hill County Georgia.
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TRV R YTR ATT I O
We have just received another car load of fine Kentucky Horees and
Mules and now in a position to fill your wants. If it is a fancy driving horse,
brood mare, or nice Kentucky mules you are looking for, we have them in
this extra nice load of stuff, and we insist that you come in and make your
selection before the bunch is picked over. :
We have several stables and our buyer is kept in the market buying for
these places, and of course where we buy so many we get them worth the
money, and the very choicest stock. We again invite you to come early be
fore this extra nice bunch of horses and mules are picked over, so that you
will not have to say when you see the other fellow driving a fancy horse, or
working a nice pair of mules, “WELL, IF I HAD ONLY KNOWN
THOSE FOLKS HAD THAT KIND OF STOCK.” so come early
and make YOUR choice.
Also remember that we sell three makes of Standard Buggies, and that
they are abselutely “GUARANTEED.” We also sell the celebrated Studeba
ker Wagon at the vwery low price of $67.50 fora 21-2, and $70.00 fora
2 3-4. We are alsc selling “MEXICANA” harness at $15.C0 that will cost
you $20.00 at any other place in town. We have many other grades of
harness, but our space will not permit us to quote prices---come and see for
yourself.
illiams aund
The Place your Dollar Counts the Biggest.
b, J. Connor To
Hold The Fort.
Governor Sustains The Law
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—J. J. Con
ner will continue in office as com
missioner of agriculture until
next July, or until the general
assembly meets, canvasses the
vote and delares the result. °
The statement is authorized by
Governor Brown, who says he
will have to act only under strict
interpretation of the law, as laid
down in the code. The actis clear
to the mind of the executive, and
he stated that he would have to
be governed by it, regardless of
any personal views he might
have. ¢
Governor Brown called atten
tion to Section 94 of the code of?
1910, providing for the election
of governor, members of con
gress, electors for president and
vice-president, treasurer, comp
troller-general, attorney-general
and commissioner of agriculture.
Directly beneath this the subf
‘head reads ‘ ‘Provisions applicable
to all,”’ and provision four (4) of
this section reads ‘‘in the man
ner of conducting and returning
them,’’ which means that the
vote for all these officials is can
vassed and the result declared
precisely alike—orby the general
assembly.
No other construction can be
placed on this in view of the gov
ernod, and he believes that it
would be illegal for him to com
mission Mr. Price prior to a dec
laration of his election by the
|g'eneral assembly.
~ Governor Brown stated further
that whether or not Mr. Price’s
name appeared on the ballots for
the regular election in October
for the ‘‘unexpired’’ term, that
it could not affect the conditions
prevailing, and that in fact no
unexpired term existed under the
ilaw, other than the unexpired
'term of T. G. Hudson, which J.
We direct the attention to the
card in this issuecof Mrs. Lucile
MeCrorv, who has arrived in the
city from Columbia, Ala and has
opened a studio in the Buice
Building for giving instruction
in Expression, Piano, Voice and
Musical History. She will also
have a morning class in Physical
Culture and Hygiene. Mrs. Me-
Crory is recommended as a splen
did teacher in all of the above
mentioned arts, and doutbless
will have a large class in each of
them.
The County Schools will all
open for the year 1912-13, Mon
day, Oct. Ist. A full attendance
is expected at the opening of the
schools. Quite a deal of improve
ments have been made in several
school buildings and a full corps
of competent teachers have been
engaged by the County Board.
The first monthly Teacher Insti
tute will be held Saturday, Oct.
sth, in the Brd. Ward building in
Fitzgerald. All teachers are re
quired to be present.
WANTED—2 unfurnished con
~ necting rooms, first floor, mod
ern conveniences. No house
keeping. References exchang
ed. Location preferred West
Pine or Contral. Details, tele
phone 364.
LOST—Pair of gold eye glasses.
Return to Leader-Enterprise
and be rewarded.
J. Conner is nuw filling and
‘'which he will continue to fill un
til his successor qualifies accord
ing to the law.
~ Governor Brown made it clear
that he was doing nothing more
than what he considered his clear
legal duty in the matter, and that
his own views or desires figured
in no way whatever.
This statement of Governor
Brown, however, will clear up
the atmosphere very much and
put an end to the controversy
about the succession.
iiss Marston Returps
From Delightfui Vacation
Miss Eleanor Marston has re
turned frora her wvacation delight
fully spent in the north. Miss
Marston visited her brothers,
Messrs. James and Duffield Mars
ton, at Ponttac, Mich,, and also
vigited in Foledo, Ohio. While in
the latter civy she was the guest of
Mrs. C. S. Jamison, nee Miss
Nora Harlan, who will be pieas
antly remembered by a number of
friends in this city. Mr. Jamison
is sales manager for the Willys
Overland Awvtoniobile Company,
and Miss dMarston hadthe privilege
of going through the plant, which
is rapidly doubling its capacity,
She states that new buildings are
springing up for blocks around,
and the present average output of
the factory is u car every four
minutes, To Mr. Jamison and his
splendid business tact. is this rapid
increase in sales rapidly due. Mr.
and Mrs. Jamison are expected to
visit in Fitzgerald this winter.
LOST—Pair of gold eye glasses.
Return to Leader-Enterprise
office and be rewarded.
T e
I AFTER GRIP
Look Out for Trouble
The after-effects of the Grip aréapt
to be serious, but a normal healthy
condition may be restored in a sur
prisingly short time by Vinol.
Watertown, Wis.—“ After a severe
attack of the Grip my system was in
a very weakened, nervous and run
down condition. I began taking Vinol
with the very best results, and in a
short time I began to feel like an en
{irely different person, and I am better
‘and stronger than I have been for
years.” Adelaide Gamm. (We guaran
}tee this testimonial to be genuine.)
We have never sold in our store
‘such a valuable strength creator and
‘health restorer for the convalescent,
the weak and run-down, as Vinol, and
we ask people in this vicinity to try
a bottle of Vinol, with the under
standing that their money will be re
turned if it does rot do all we claim
for it.
Denmark Drug Co.