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Fitzgerald Leader, Fitzgerald, Bkment, Ga.: Ili.., May 19th, 1897. I
Dear Sirs— Yee, “Man Was Born to Hustle,’ so yon will
please find inclosed six months’ subscription, for which please hustle
The Leader to me, and by the time the six months are up, I will he
with you in the city among the pines. I hold five shares in colony,
1 and want ten acres of land, and as I have sold out niv business here,
‘ will be ready to join you as soon as I can collect outstanding ac‘
counts, etc.
1 am an old vet, and wish The Leader great success for what
few copies I have received prove to me that The Leader is a hustler,
and always full of news, and with many good wishes for The Leader
I n m Y ours Respectfully,
W. A. CROSS.
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CLOTHING!
We have a full and complete stock of Men
and Boys suits for Summer wear at lowest
prices. Summer Coats 50 and 75c. Nice dark
Satteen and other grades at $1.00, and good
Black Alapaca Coats $1.50. Cheap Pants from
75c up, and the largest stock of Straw Hats in
the town, including the imported Chinese Bam¬
boo Hat, tray or turtle shape, very desirable for
a sun protector, at 50 and 75 cents. Boys and
Childrens Straw Hats of all description. Mens’
Working Shirts, good quality, 50c, and laundred
Percale from 50c to $1.25. Our goods are all
first-class, and if not found as represented, can
return them and money refunded.
D. C. MCCOLLUM,
Pine Avenue.
/ The Josey Drug Go.
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$ ieines of all kinds, Druggists’ Sun-
4 dries, Etc., Etc.
t Toilet Soaps am! Fine Perfumer).
€ The Finest Soda Fountain in Wire-
$ grass Georgia.
Prescriptions Compounded Day or Night.
■$ > i he Josey Drug Go.
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+-MANUFACTURERS of—♦
Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittings,
Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators. Jet Pumps, Stnem Gages: Globe, Angle and Check
Valves; Pipe and Fittings: Generai Machinery and Mill Sapphos; Pulleys, Oils. {^—Ropair Shaftings and
Couplings; Leather and Rubber Belt: r.aee-Leather and Lubricating Work
a Specialty. AGents for all kinds of Machinery. NOTICE.—Iron and brass melted six days
inevery*weok. A second-hand 50-horse power Engine for sale. Call on or address, for fu
prticuiars, R. S. KELL, Manager, Tifton, Ga.
Fitzgerald Bottling Works,
North Grant St. All orders will receive prompt attention*
OL!N S, McCOYa
.BUSY MONTH
FOB FARMERS
The Work That Should Be
Done During June.
1IB. NESBITTS MONTHLY LETTFB
Sam-Bia’. Commissioner of .4«rlcal tore
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Oat and Clover Crop* — Corn Approach-
In* H. Most on,Id. ......... nf Growth.
KarpiiiB l.own Weeds nod Grass
Department of Agriculture,
Atlanta, Ga., June 1, 1897.
The harvesting of the wheat, oat and
•lover crops, -which usually falls in this
month, together with the imperative
demands of the corn and cotton crops,
not to mention those of the minor for¬
age and other crops, make June a month
of hard work for both brain and mus-
ole. With all the various claims press¬
ing for attention, a certaiu amount- of
■judicious planning is an absolute ue-
bessity. The work caunot be taken up
haphazard. The careful farmer will
toot delay preparations for harvesting
his grain crops until the last moment
And then put everything on the farm in
commotion and confusion by his hur-
kietl and unconsidered directions. Often
■valuable time is lost by waiting to en¬
gage a machine or to supply some
Seeded part of the one already on hand,
and then when a messenger is hastily
dispatched to the nearest available point
to secure what is necessary, it is found
that no machine can be hired, or that
the “missing link” must be ordered and
•hipped from a distance. These de¬
tails, which, if attended to at the
proper time, seem insignificant and
easily adjusted, if allowed to wait for
attention until the last moment, are
often magnified into mountains of care
and worry. Another mistake often
made is to become so absorbed in the
harvest held as to allow the other crops
to suffer for attention. If necessary,
and it is possible to do so, any needed
extra labor should be hired, even if a
little more than the usual priee has to
be paid.
Work properly done in June wili
bring in better returns thau at any
other period during the year. It is
(its now that the corn crop is approaching
most critical period of growth, and
“which 10 e esintilftoka
w .o
perfect Sayed development, and which, if de-
j beyond'.the proper time, can never
afterwards perform the same important
office. Upon the promptness and cliar-
of this cultivation depends the
success or failure of the crop. Keep
the plows running, but set just deep
enough to stir the surface. The finely
■pulverized' surface soil will act as a
Snuloh to conserve the mo sture, winch
during the hot days is ascending from
lower depths and which would other¬
wise escape into the surrounding at¬
mosphere. After the corn plant’s at¬
tain their full growth, they will serve
to shade the ground and themselves aid
In conserving this moisture.^ When
giving the last plowing see that it is as
near level as possible and sow peas
broadcast. Don’t allow the
WHEAT AND OAT STUBBLE
to grow up iu weeds, which will mature
seeds and thus multiply the vexatious
of farm life. These seeds will not only
be scattered far and wide to spring ud
in succeeding crops, but the plants them¬
selves will take up present fertility,
which ought to be utilized in producing
some useful crop for the maintenance
of the farm. At the south the field pea
crop fully fills this need.
Don’t neglect to put out as many
SWEET POTATOES
As time and space will allow. While
potatoes do not equal corn in feeding
value weight for weight, they furnish
no mean substitute and are valuable as
giving the necessary variety to the food
ration. Another point is that a good
crop of potatoes may be grown on sandy
laud which will fail to bring a paying
corn crop. Under favorable conditions
forage corn
planted all through tins month will ma¬
ture sufficiently to furnish good silage.
It should be planted thick iu the drill
and close in the row, but care should be
Aakeu not to crowd’ it to such a degree
as to shut out sunlight and air and thus
prevent it from forming an ear on each
stalk. Own, which is managed so as
to enable it to mature a full ear up to
the grazing stage for each stalk, is much
ttfcste valuable for feeding than if only
nubbins are formed aud these at inter-
als.
To maintain the
COTTON FIELDS
ip, such condition as to keep down the
Weeds aud grass aud preserve a pulver¬
ized surface to the depth of one or two
inches is the main object iu cultivation
at this season. Cotton will stand a
much greater degree of bad treatment
thau corn, aud under favorable condi¬
tions recover from the check and go on
to a moderately satisfactory maturity,
beqause it has a longer season iu which
to repair such backsets. But it is an
expensive crop at best, and when to the
usual bills for fertilizers aud labor in
making and gathering, is added the loss
from neglect to cultivate properly and
at the right time, it is no wonder that
this crop, from which we should receive
a certaiu revenue, in many cases will
scarcely pay the cost of production. In
HARVESTING
the grain crops, attention should be
given to the careful forming of the
•hocks, in order that they may be able
to resist injury from the heavy rains
which sometimes set in at this season.
A compact, well made shock will resist
even protracted rains, while heaps
loosely thrown together seem to invite,
and are certain to meet with, immense
joss in case of guarded bad weather. is Another
mistake to be against allow¬
ing the crop to stand too long before
harvesting, in which case much is lost
by the shattering of the grain. Clover
and grass, atier being cut, should not
be allowed to remain on the ground ex¬
posed to the snn after it is well wilted.
At this stage the heaps should be made
ujj and the curing completed in that
scape. This will secure good the hay of
fEjl feeding value, blooms. without loss of
either leaves or
R. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner.
In Regard lo Taxes.
The Leadf.k receives from ten to
twenty-five letter each week from
Colony members asking us to list their
property for taxation and what iheir
county and state tax will be. Wo have
taken pleasure in listing the property
for our fellow Colony members and
when stamps are enclosed have, in very
near all cases, wrote them in regard to
their taxes, but if the works keeps on
„. e w[11 have t „ h j,. e u stenographer
for this work- Por the benefit of the
, Colon . y raembers . who , , have not written
| an(1 lhose who have failed to fOCeiVO
an answer, we will try and explain
when your taxes will be due and what
the amount will be. All state and
county tax is due the 1st day of October
and penalty attaches on same after
December 1st. The tax digest for the
year 1897 has not been completed, but
the levy will not be over 1 per cent.
The tax last year was 86 cts. on the
$100.00- Property must be listed for
taxation by yourself or your agent, for
if not done, you are liable for double
assessment and penalty.
The city tax is due July 1st. (that is
one-half is due at that time) and the
other half December 1st. The levy is
2 per cent in the city for all purposes.
If your city lot or 5 acre tract is valued
at $100, your tax will be $2 for city-
taxes and about $1 for county and state
tax, making a total of $3 on your
property- After June 17th the ^books
will be closed for the purpose of reeeiv-
property for taxation. If it is found
that you Lave failed to list your prop¬
erty for state and county taxes, then
your are assessed double the amount of
what you neighbors tax will be.
The LeadeK has listed over 300 par¬
cels of land for taxation during the
past three weeks for Colony members
and stand ready to list more if the
numbers are sent us. We do this FREE
OF charge, whether you are a sub¬
scriber or not.
St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran church. Rev.
H. F. Long, [aster. Services in the
Presbyterian church on S. Grant street
every Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 2:50 p. m. The public
is cordially invited.
When you see a youth who will do
any sort of work, no matter how menial
it will be, rather than be idle, you may
make up your mind that he amounts to
something. The young man who would
starve before he would do anything be¬
neath what he conceives to be his
dignity, is not made of the right kind
of stuff to cut much of a figure in this
life. All honest toil is honorable.
There is nothing so morally degrading
as that aversion to manual labor which
is usually a combination of laziness and
conceit.
Wanted— Horse and cattle hide.
Apply Lascelles Grocery Co., Renard
block, Fitzgerald, Ga. 22-tf
DR. J. H. POWELL,
(Late of the Best American Hospitals)
Specialist in Clironic Diseases
Of Men and Women,
Office, S. Grant street, near Magnolia. (Per¬
manently located.)
A. T. CURRY,
Notary Public j
COLONY BANK,
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Drs, C. A, A L< C- Koltm&orf,
Office— In Slayton A Kern building,’’oppo¬
site Commercial hotel, Fitzgerald, Ga
Phone 31.
E. NICHOLSON,
Auctioneer,
East Pine Avenue,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.
Is now prepared to give rates on short notice.
Having had fifteen years experience, perfect
Satisfaction is guaranteed. For rates and
bills call at Leader office.
Palace ffotel,
Mrs. Orcelia R. Smith, Prop.
Cor. Jessamine and Main Streets.*
We are now making special rates to our tel-
>w colony members from have the North. When
•ou reach the depot here the hack driver
ake you to the
Palace Hotel
Everything new and strictly first-class.
For Tailor Suits
CALL ON
E. J. DANCY,
Fins A? 1 , M Boor to Commercial Hotel
All A perfect fit guaranteed. made A trial premises. ib all I ask.
garments cut and on
Cleaning, repairing and Pressing 1 a Specialty.
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If you want BARGAINS that will ASTONISH
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Goods Store, on
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s|a» e on hand the up-to-date colors and styles. We
don’t ^ ask you to take our word for it, but to come and see for
vL- 4** yourselves—that we have the largest, handsomest and best
selected stock of
♦ Dress Goods, Wofions Shoes
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Etc., Etc., to be found in the City of Fitzgerald, and at Prices
f that will make our competitors green with envy. All we ask is
l hat you call and examine our stock and be convinced of what
’* we say and advertise.
% Observe the Following Prices
s l> 12 Pieces French Embroideries, organdies, worth 25c, at 20c
■wfS 12 50 Pieces Pieces Figured Dimities, Organdies, worth 20c, at 12Jc.
4* all colors, worth 15c at 11c.
Fine Lawns, 36 inches wide, worth 121c, at 9c.
♦ Scotch Lawns, 28 inches, 4c.
Pants Cloth-—the vAry best Keosies, worth 20c, at 121c.
4> Cottonades, worth 25c, at 15c.
15c, at 11c.
12|c, at 9c.
ife vi e have, besides these quantities of goods too numerous to mention, a
large and complete line of Ladies, Gents and Childrens Hosiery. Ladies Cn-
dervests at from 4c to 25c.
TV (VI /I I II I I I IkICDV I IN til To our large and beautiful line of Mil-
*’3P’ wi ■— i—.. ■ i >_ . < T ■ . - -linery we inrite the special attention of
the lad j es t0 our stocki H8 )t is conceded
SR to be the largest and best in the city. Our milliner, who learned her trade
after several years experience in New York City, Is far the most competent
trimmer in Fitzgerald. We always have on hand a large supply of th o Cos
<!> mopolitan Patterns that we sell at the uniform price of 15c each.
Yours to Serve,
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