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FRANK S. RAIJDER, President. WM. R. HO WEN, Cashier.
Bank
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BAUDER <&. BO WEN,. Bankers.
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This Bank is now open and doing a General Banking Business. We credit
Northern Exchange and Pension Checks at Par
When deposited by our customers. We issue Exchange on New York, Savan*
nah, Macon, Darien and Cordelo at one-half the rates charged by postoflice
money orders.
We lend money on high class security, never charging over eight per cent.
per annum.
Our rates and banking rules and customs are the same as those of Atlanta
and Louisville banks, in other words, we give the business men of Eilzger-
aid the same hanking rates and privileges from the start that it took the mer-
chants of Atlanta and Memphis twenty years to get. Lack of competition
never cause us to take any advantage of the colonists.
BEAR IN MIND— nbfsend the
LEADER to any address unless paid for in
advance. No cash, no paper.
TIFTON AND NORTHEASTERN I?. R.
‘•SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE.”
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
No 1. No a- j Feb. 9,1897. No. 2. INo. 4.
A. M. -5 P. M. s 7 M.
7:30 if Lv. Tifton, Brighton Ga. Ar. 12:00 11:45 j -i —i 00 15
7:45 Harding. 11:38 8:51
7:55 11:18 [ 8:31
8:15 f Pinetta.
8:31 Irwin. 11:10 ; 8:25
8:43 5:00 If Fletcher. 10:59 6:13
9:00 5:15 IAr. Fitzgerald. I,v. 10:45 I 8:00
Trains Nos. 1, 2,3 and 4 run daily except
Sunday. Nos. 7 and 8 Sunday only.
Trains run on
(f) Trains stop only on signal. System
Trains connect at Tifton with Plant
and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬
bama at Fitzgerald.
H. H.Tift, Vice-President. President.
W. O. Tift,
F. G. Boatright. Traffic Manager.
GEORGIA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
“THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Passenger Schedule, Effective Sept. 7.
P. M, A. M. A. M. ! P. M.
6 30 11 25 Lv. Fitzgerald Ar. 10 15 I 5 50
8 30 12 25 Ar. Abbeville, Lv. 8 15 4 50
A. M. P. M. j 28
1 40 1 50 Cordeie I 45 3
2 50 3 25 Americus 12 35
P. M. ] A. M.
7 40 8 40 Montgomery 8 40 7 40
H 5 35 Halena II 35 .11 I 48
8 10 9 40 Ar. Savannah Lv. 7 25 7 25
Close connections at all junctions and ter¬
minal points for Vice.Pres. all points. A Gen. • Mgr.
Cecil Gabhet, Gen. Agt.
A. Pope, Pas.
Ohas. N. Right, Ass't Gen’l Pass. Agt.
Ed Stallings, T. P. A., Fitzgerald.
I’ostofflce.
Mail closes at 10:50 a. m. and 5:30 p. m.|
Mail closes 20 minutes earlier Sunday even-
office open from 7 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.” 10:30
Offiee open Sunday from 9:30 a. m. to
a. m. D. G. Drew, P. M.
CITY DIRECTORY
TTUTZGERALD Lodge No. 3987 K. of H. , mee6
JE every first and third Fridays in the month
at 7:30 p.m. Visiting brethren cordially in¬
vited. W. F. Wav, Reporter.
C. P. McMillen, Dictator.
TA NIGHTS OF PYTHIAS— Unity Lodge No.
AV 88 meets every Thursday evening at 8 p.
m. and earnestly invites visiting brothers to
be present. D. B. Jay, C. C.
W. F. Thompson, K. of R. & S.
X OGAN CIRCLE NO. 1, ladies of the G. . .
ij H-. meet el „vy Thursday at 2 p. m. ia^d
G. A. R. hall, on Pine averse.
Elizabeth Frink, Tres.
Emma I’eiper, Secretary.
XIT C. T. U. 1st and 3d Saturday of every
TV month at 8 o’clock p. m. sharp, at the
residence of Mrs. Tebeau on Magnolia and
Sherman.
XATOMAN Vt SUFFRAGE association 2d and
4th Wednesday at 2 p in. at the resi¬
dence of Mrs. Frey on Pine near Lee.
X O. O. F. Fitzgerald Lodge No. 35. meets
-L every Tuesday evening at 8 p in. at Odd Fel¬
lows’luill on Grant street: visiting C. McMillen, brothers
cordially invited to attend: P.
N. G.; Samuel Fleming, Sec.
iTJL VfASONIC LODGE-Pine Level Lodge, No-
353 A. F. and A. M., meets every first Sat.
urday. Members in good standing are cor¬
dially invited to meet with us.
D. A. McCaskel, W. M.
M. Dixon, Secretary.
/'CATHOLIC CHURCH-North Grant street.
V7 Services every 3d Snnday in each month,
Rev. Father Goar officiating.
-D X> ROTHER WALDEN will preach at the
Christian church on Lord’s day at 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m. Bible school 10 a. in.
QEVENTH Day Adventists. Sunday school
it and devotional exercises every seventh
day at 2 p. m. at residence of Rev. Reiber,
Altamaha street, between Lee and Johnson.
TjAPISCOPAL II CHURCH—Lenton Services—
Sundays 10:38 a m..7:30p. m., except on
3d Sundays. Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Wednes-
days, Thursdays aud Fridays at 4:30 p. m.
/Xonoregationalisf— Preaching by Rev. S.
V_2 c. Kennedy. Congregationalist, at the
Tabernacle. Sunday aftereoon at 3 o’cioek.
A welcome to all.
"\/T E. Church South, pn Oconee and Johnston.
Preaching 1 10:30 a. m., 7;15 p. in. Sunday
8chool9:45a. m., Epworth time. League G:15p. in.
Every Sunday, standard
/CHRISTIAN SCIENCE—Services every Sun-
day morning at 10:31 a. m.; Sunday hall school the
11:30 a. m., held in the K of P. over
Savannah shoe store, P ne street. All are
cordially invited.
X>resbyterian church— Corner of Palm and
X Grant. Sabbath school at 9:30 a. m.
Christian Endeavor at 6 p. in. prompt. Ser¬
vices conducted fourth Sabbath in every
month by Rev. Charles Montgomery at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. in. All are welcome.
/ vX 1 ENERAL prayer "Free and Gospel praise service Tabernacle,” will be
held at the
corner Jessamine avenue and Hooker street
every Thursday night at 7:30. Also preaching
every Sunday at 7:3() p.Everybody com. i.
W. McIntosh, pastor.
rpHE X First Baptist enuroh, corner Pine ave-
mie and Longstreet Sunday street, school four blocks
'vest Preaching of postoflice. 10:45 peoples’ at 10:00 a.
m.. a. m., young meet¬
ing 6:30 p.m. Services following at 7:30 p.m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:80 r. m.
T7UBST X Methodist Episcopal church. J. H.
Stoney, pastor. Preaching every Sab¬
bath at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school
0:30 a. m.; Junior Epworth League -2::)0 p. m.
every Sabbath; Senior Epworth League 0:15
p. in. every Sabbath. League young people's 7:30.
prayer meeting, Tuesday evenings Thursday at
Regular church prayer meeting,
evenings at 7:20 p. m.
A Bonanza for Fitzgerald.
The iVlineral Spring; Water
Infallible for calcus in the bladder and kid¬
neys ; also a specific forlndigestion. Call and
try it. M. T. KIBBY. Prop’r.,
Two Miles Northeast of Fitzgerald, Ga.
For Life and Fire Insurance see
Sidney Lascelles, Room 6 and 7, Fitz¬
gerald Block.
To Correspondents.
The Leader wants a correspondent
from every part of Irwin county who
will at least once in two weeks send us
a batch of items from their section. To
such persons who will attend to this
matter we will send them The Leader
free of charge, including paper and
stamps. Write us for particulars.
The Louisiana lottery, which has
found business unprofitable location in Hondu¬ in Ne¬
ras, is negotiating for
vada.
Hard to Convince.
Four years ago Mr. J. 1 J . Goytino of
Los Angeles, Cal., who publishes the
only Basque newspaper in America,
after a little sickness was subject to
a severe cough. “Physicians used to
tell me that my lungs were sick” he
says—“but their perscriptions did not
relieve me. I was losing flesh at the
rate of live pounds a month when one
of my friends advised me to use
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. 1 fol¬
lowed his advice and within two
months was entirely cured. My
physician who used to come to my
office every day was quite surprised to
see me getting better but would not
credit the change to the remedy until
I was perfectly cured. Since then lie
prescribes it to his patients.” For
sale by J. H. Goodman & Co., Drug¬
gists.
War Declared.
I have declared war on all high-
priced bicycle repairing, and from
this date I will do all repairing at
half price. Come and see me and get
prices. I mean just what I say.
Respectfully,
M. Sampson,
12-tf Magnolia Avenue.
Fine new assortment of sweet and
sour pickles, in bulk and bottles at
Fordham’s.
Now is the time your stock needs
medicine. International stock feed
is best, Fordham’s.
Only ten sacks salt left, 110 pounds,
for only 65 cents at Fordham’s.
Fresh stock of oatmeal in bulk, 5
cents per pound at Fordham’s.
Wanted to Trade
A Cleveland bay stallion, thorough¬
bred, for land or Fitzgerald town
property. L. Cluth.
12-4w
Notice.
Parties desiring gas in their houses,
stores or offices, will confer a favor by
notifying the undersigned by noon on
the 13th inst., stating how many
burners they will require. This in¬
formation is not in any way binding,
but simply to enable me to form some
estimate. Sidney Lascklles.
A Bargain.
I have for sale, if taken soon, two
pieces of land ; one of 125 acres, 35
acres cleared, and the other, 150 acres
all timber land, one and two miles
from Fitzgerald, Ga. Enquire at my
place, two miles south of town, or
address, A. McINNIS, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Dissolution Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the firm
of John A. Phillips & Co. have this
day been dissolved by mutual consent.
All notes and accounts are in the
hands of M. Buice for collection.
John A. Phillips.
ll-3t M. Buice.
For Life and Fire Insurance see
Sidney Lascelles, room 6 and 7, Fitz¬
gerald Block.
One hundred gallons new Georgia
syrup at 35 cents per gallon, Ford¬
ham’s.
THE GEORGIA
Brick Company i
Will Sell You
I Jiro;e and Better Brick
Than can be bought elsewhere.
Size, 2 1-2x4 1-8 8 1-2.
Made Out of Pure Clay.
Wo have no agents or middle men to repre¬
sent us. Buy direct and save commissions.
CEORGIAG BRICK: COMPANY.
MACON. GA.
POINTERS FOR
SPRING TIME
Sound Doctrine Promulgated by
Commissioner Nesbitt.
T0U0HES FARM AT EVERY POINT
The Importance of Thorough Preparation
For Planting Ably Advocated—Fall
Planted Grain, Vineyards, Orchards and
Gordon*—Whitewash For tho Home.
March a Busy Month.
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, March 1697.
As was predicted and expected the
rainfall in February has boen very
heavy, which in view of the previous
deficieucY crips. is fortunate for the coining
year’s J 1 But tho recent continued
wet weather has somewhat delayed tho
final preparations for plautiug. Where
there has been thorough fall and winter
plowing the farmer is relieved of
much of the vexation and worry of hur¬
ried preparation now. In such cases it
is a comparatively easy matter to com¬
plete all preliminary work.
PLOWING LANDS WHEN TOO WET.
The great danger is that farmers, who
did not take advantage of the fine days
of the fall and winter to keep the plows
going, may be tempted now to plow
their lands when too wet. In view of
the short time before the crops are to be
planted their anxiety to get their lauds
in condition to receive the seed, is par¬
donable, but no more grievous mistake
Was ever made than that of plowing
when the soil is reeking with moisture.
On the light sandy lauds WJ may ven¬
ture soouer after heavy rains than on
our stiller clay soils, but even there the
greatest discretion should be exercised.
Wo know the temptation, when time is
pressing and the sun shining, to do this
work at all hazards, but we have seen
fields so injured by such injudicious
plowing that the effects could not bo
eradicated for months afterwards, and
the crops showed a corresponding falling
off. It were better to reduce the in¬
tended area and put the remainder in
thorough condition than to hasten over
a greater number of acres at such man¬
ifest injury to the laud and loss to the
crops, not to mention the additional
annoyance and worry in the subsequent
cultivation of such injudiciously plowed
fields.
MARCH IS A BUSY MONTH
With the farmer in many other respects
besides the preparation of the land.
There are terraces and ditches to be kept
In order. After each heavy rain they
should be examined, all breaks repaired
and all weak points strengthened. All
fences not in repair should be righted,
the fence rows cleared out and the trash
burned. The growth from successive
years should not be allowed to accumu¬
late, nor should it be allowed to encroach
further and further each year on the
cultivated laud. The fences and fence
corners should be kept clean. By this
plan we not only preserve an appearance
of greater neatness, but many destruc¬
tive insect and fungus agents, which
ore becoming a menace to our agricul¬
ture, are chocked.
FALL PLANTED GRAIN.
If the fall planted grain is not vigor¬
ous but shows a silky, yellow appear¬
ance, it should receive a top dressing of
some nitrogenous fertilizer, nitrate of
soda or cotton seed meal, the former to
be applied just before a rain, from 50 to
100 pounds t< the acre; the latter at any
convenient time, about 200 pounds to
the acre.
VINEYARDS, ORCHARDS AND GARDENS
also need looking after. All pruniugs,
accumulated trash and refuse should be
gathered up and burned, for the same
reason that we destroy these harbors for
insect life and fungus diseases in our
fence corners. The fruit grower and
gardener should wage a perpetual war¬
fare on these enemies, which too often
are allowed to gain a firm foothold be¬
fore we are aware of their presence, aud
then the troubles aud expenses from
their depredations are inevitable. A
touch of
WHITEWASH
here aud there, as opportunity occurs,
should be also regarded as one of the
duties of this early soring month. It is
astonishing the power which is in one
barrel of lime, to add to the cheerfulness
aud the neatness of a farm home, and
its effect goes through the entire year.
It is a purifier as well as a beautifier.
Where stables, out houses aud even the
dwelling receive a thorough coat of
whitewash, inside and out, once a year,
sanitary conditions are much improved
and the risk from contagious and infec¬
tious diseases much lessened. Through¬
out the state March is the
CORN PLANTING MONTH.
In the more southern sections planting
is already under way. Necessarily the
most favorable time for this work in
any particular locality must vary some¬
what with the season, and with local
conditions as to drainage, exposure,
quality of the soil, etc. Well drained,
heavy lands with a southern exposure
are known to warm up more rapidly,
and are therefore more suited for early
planting than where opposite conditions
prevail, and of course the planting sea¬
son opens earlier in the southern than
in the northern sections of the state.
Methods of planting also vary with
these conditions. We have found,
however, that ou the greater portion of
our ordinary corn land the double foot
plow does the most effective work. Pre¬
supposing that the laud has been thor¬
oughly prepared and laid off, (and un¬
less the laud is rich or very highly ma¬
nured it is well to give plenty of dis¬
tance), we would plant in the water
furrow, taking care not to cover the
seed too deeply. Deep covering will do
for later planting, early corn should be
covered lightly. The double foot plow,
if properly adjusted, does very satisfac¬
tory work, leaving a slight ridge on the
seed and a small furrow on each side
which will jvrotect the seed from any
excess of water settling on them. By
this method the plants will come up
slightly below the surrounding surface,
and at each plowing a little dirt can be
thrown towards them until, when the
final “laying by” comes, the field is left
practically level. This was the method
so strongly advocated by David Dickson,
and from which he realized such won¬
derful results. He maintained that as
the greatest danger to our corn crop was
our tfijial summer drouth, ull our efforts
shou ip. be directed to protecting it
agttin.it such a contingency, and that
corn so planted and cultivated was muoh
loss liable to injury from this cause than
when planted on a high bed. Of course
on bottom or moist lauds the opposite
plan should be followed.
GRASSES AND CLOVERS.
March is the favorite month for
seeding grasses and clovers. As
mentioned in February’s Talk these
may, if preferred, be sown on the
growing grain fields, in which caso a
light harrow should bo run over the
fields before the grass or clover seeds
are scattered. To obtain the best re¬
sults, a roller should then be passed
over the land. This will settle tho
seeds, and the harrowing and rolling, so
far from injuring the young grain, will
be found a positive benefit. They en¬
courage tillering, and fields, which
have been so treated, will in a short
while take on a fresh, vigorous growth.
All things considered, it is best to sow
llu d ciover ou lauii a i ld
thoroughly . . prepared , and , fertilized . for
their reception, but sometimes this is
not practicable, and we have' known
very good results from the above plan.
preparation fob cotton
is also one of the pressing duties of this
busy month. In the southern part of
the state cotton planting often begins
during the latter part of the month. In
making preparations for this crop we
should remember that while it responds
promptly to judicious uud liberal fer¬
tilizing,’the profits from such fertiliz¬
ing are much increased by careful prep¬
aration of tho soil, not only by actual
plowing, but by mechanical treatment.
Where lauds have had the benefit of
renovating crops as cow peas or clover,
or have been treated with applications
of barnyard manure, they are in much
better receptive condition for commer¬
cial fertilizers than when they lack or¬
ganic matter. The usual application of
200 pounds per acre in such land will
be far more effective than double that
number of pounds on well worn
fields. The secret of using commer¬
cial fertilizers with profit is to
put the laud in such receptive condi¬
tion that it will at once respond to tho
nse of the concentrated manure, be tho
application small or large, and this pre¬
paratory work is best done by deep plow¬
ing and renovating crops. In the in¬
quiry columns will be found several
questions bearing on this subject.
HOGS.
The pigs intended for pork should be
pushed forward rapidly. It has been
said with truth, that the most profitable
hogs are those which never see a Christ¬
mas. Spring pigs pushed to maturity
not only make the best meat, but show
the most clear profit. They should not
be allowed to lack for food or proper at¬
tention. Plenty of good wholesomo
food, pure water and clean quarters will
almost insure success.
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
Warning In Regard to Compost Peddler*.
In the “Monthly Talks and Answers
to Questions” for January I took occa¬
sion to denounce one J. D. Butler,
“President of the Champion Chemical
Process Co." of Dunn, Fayetteville and
Thomasville, N. C., and published him
as a fraud aud a swindler, in that he
was selling a worthless formula for
making a fertilizer, thus robbing our
farmers wherever he could. I am now
in receipt of a Bulletin from the North
Carolina Experiment Station exposing
this same rascal for selling his fraudu¬
lent formula in North Carolina. In
that state he claims to be from Georgia,
in this he gives North Carolina as his
residence. I have advertised this par¬
ticular rascal so thoroughly, simply to
put the farmers ou their guard against
all vendors of fertilizer formulas. As a
rule they are rascals, and unless they
can show the iudoisement of their for¬
mulas by this department, they should
be promptly arrested ana punished.
Should the aforementioned Butler agaiD
make his appearance in Georgia, I trust
that he will be promptly arrested. If
an example could be made of one of the
swindlers that sell worthless formulas
for fertilizers, the business would be
broken up, much to the benefit of the
farmers. I again repeat that this de¬
partment is at all times ready to furnish
good formulas for makiug composts,
aud they can be had by simply writing
to this office. Another point to which
I wish to call the attention of the farm¬
ers is this: Sometimes guano or cotton¬
seed meal is offered for sale, either un¬
tagged or with tags of the previous year
on the sacks. This is a violation of the
law and subjects the manufacturer,
upon conviction, to the penalty of flue
or imprisonment, or both. The manu¬
facturers should know the law on the
subject, aud if they violate it they ought
to suffer. Occasionally a tag will acci¬
dentally be removed from a sack, aud,
of course, the law would not apply in
such a case.—State Agricultural De¬
partment.
Barnyard Manure For Cotton.
Question.—I fertilizer s for barnyard ? manure I a
good cotton used it
last year, but the results did not come
up to my expectations.
Answer.—W e have found that baru-
yard manure acts more effectually for
cotton, when used as a soil improver
rather than a direct fertilizer. If barn¬
yard manure is to be used, it is more
profitable to compost it some time pre¬
vious to its application to the laud, com¬
bining with it acid phosphate and pot-
jsh in some form. These not only have
a specific value, but by certain chemi¬
cal combinations with the elements in
the manure render it more valuable
than when in its natural condition.
This composting may be done directly
in the drill and a list thrown on it to
prevent the escape of ammonia, but
there should always be time allowed
for decomposition. We would not ad¬
vise the application of barnyard manure
to cotton just at the time of planting.
•—State Agricultural Department.
HAMLIN & CHAMBLESS. ’
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Grain. Hay,
Lime, Plaster Paris and Hair.
__ Prices Guaranfeed „- Low
as
as any Wholesale House in Southwest
Georgia.
Warehouse on Tilton & Northeastern Hailway Track.
Vcur Patronage Solicited, FITZGERALD, GA.
THE
Empire ’ Sfore
Carry the Most Complete Stock of
AND
NOTIONS,
TO BE FOUND IN FITZGERALD.
To the Ladies B ■
We have a splendid line of
Ladies’ Dress Goods
* UHPSRWeAR.
Shoes The Best Shoe Ever
■* Offered to the People
of Fitzgerald for the
Money.
In fact onr stock is complete
in all departments. We have
bargains for one and all, but
they must be seen to be appre-
ciated.
EMPIRE STORE
T. S. PRICE & CO., Propr’s.
Fitzgerald Block, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
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TIFTON FOUNDRY 1 MACHINE COMPANY.
♦--MANUFACTURERS OF-4-
Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittings,
Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators. Jet Pumps. Steam Gages; Globe, Angle and Check
Valves; Pipe and Fittings: Generai Machinery and Mill Supplies; Pulleys, Shaftings and
Couplings; Leather and Rubber Belt; lace-Leather and Lubricating Oils. ^"Repair Work
a Specialty. AGents for all kinds of Machinery. NOTICE.—Iron and brass melted sixdays
ineveryweek. A second-hand 50-horse power Engine for sale. Call on or address, for fu
prtioulare,
R. S. KELL, Manager, Tifton, Ga.
Music : House,
MAGNOLIA AV
Headqarters - for - Musical - Instruments.
We are sole agent for the celebrated
Guitors, Mandolins. Violins, Banjos, etc.
fection Strings. Violin hand. Bows. Your Bridges,
etc., constantly solicited. on
respectfully SS._
" ■"» '***UJ,l I*!®,-." ' -
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J. H. ROBERTS, Prop’r.
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
Dodgers. Sale bills,
Envelo pcs,
Hand bills,
Statements, f?
Note Heads,
Letter heads.
Legal Blanks,
Visiting Business Cards,
Cards.
Dance invitations.
Society invitations,
Weddinglnvitations. Or fact job printing,
in any kind of call on
or address. Leader Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Telephone (60) Fordbam.
