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H 5=0 CITY AND COUNTY. Not a wedding for a week! Is that the best we can do? Two new residences were begun S. Main this week. The recent frequent rains have the gardens and farms fairly boom. The Waycross Air Line is to be here by January first, so it’s officials state. M. Buice left Saturday for the north¬ ern part of the State on business mat¬ ters. _ Mr. Meaeham, a colony member, has a Morning Glory vine containing 4 blossoms. __ Fitzgerald hasn’t auy four hundred now, and nobody owns up to ever having been “in it.” _ “The weather being fine be left a McIntosh.”—Citizen. Yes, and valued at $75 spot cash. The editor of the Douglas Breeze is the recipient of a 2-pound tomato pre¬ sented by an admiring Iriend. What Fitzgerald said to Tifton—9 to 1. What Tifton said to Fitzgerald— 11 to 7, with eight imported players. Spoiled ice cream and poisoned ham are doing business at the old stand this summer throug hout the northern States. Why doesn’t some one go into the business of manufacturing tomato cat¬ sup, and so use our surplus tomatoes? The Atlanta Constitution may be able to “gnaw a file,” but from this dis¬ tance it would seem the Macon News has the Telegraph on the hip. The T. & N. E. depot will soon shine in bright colors, Sid Miller having se¬ cured the contract to paint the same. Sid is an artist of rare ability. Miss Rose Cohen returned last week from boarding school, and is once more under the parental roof, and happy with her many Fitzgerald friends. Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, the great champion of the industrial classes, has received a jury verdict for $1,000 against the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The cool weather that has prevailed during the past week has been delight¬ ful, and reminds one of the climate at Manitou and Colorado Springs. We were shown a fine speciman of broom corn last Saturday, raised by Mr. Lincery east of town, near Pine Level. Mr. Lincery has a fine crop ot two acres. Capt. John A. Phillips, of Tifton, was in the Magic City last Saturday inter¬ viewing friends and transacting busi- ness, The Leader was favored with a pleasant call. The residence of Alderman Fockler was entered by thieves last Friday night who relieved him of a pair of pants, a gold watch and some money. No clue. The trees in the center of Main and Central, need attention very much, and would do so much better that the city could well afford the extra expense to secure the good effect. John Flagin, colored, of Amerieus, captured a 56 pound cat fish in the Flint river Friday. The Times-Re- corder says John is the envy of the black contingent hereabout. State of Georgia vs. Fitzgerald, at Tifton last Thursday. Eleven to seven was the score in favor of the State, and the Tifton peach-pickers are entitled to all the “glory” they can get out of it. The Valdosta Times, with its usual enterprise, issued a bang-up carnival edition of twelve pages, beautifully il¬ lustrated. The edition will prove a great advertisement for Valdosta. Mr. Clifford Grubbs, editor of the Sycamore News, and Miss Lillie Mar¬ tin, were married in Randolph county last week. Well, “Cliff,” here’s look¬ ing at you—may you live long and prosper. _ Justice Moore’s court will open Fri¬ day, July 16, with the following named jurorers: Henry Brunner, R. 0. Kim¬ ball, T. P. Littlefield, A. B. Lyon, Wm. Clark, J. H. Crimble, H. G. Rew, T. D. Ross and W. H. F. Lee. A half hundred wagon loads of water¬ melons here yesterday caused a break in the local market, and now a nickel or dime will buy a forty pounder calcu¬ lated to make glad the heart of man— Amerieus Times-Reeorder. A brother in black was captured on “Midway,” near the old cotton gin, last Saturday, and turned over to the sheriff of Montgomery county, charged with intimidating a brother in black at the point of a Winchester rifle. Some lawless miscreant threw a brick through the iront window of R. Bais- den’s store room Friday night, but the clash of broken glass called Policeman Smith to the scene, which no doubt frightened the sneak thief away. Those who attended the Mid-summer fair last Thursday are all of one mind in regard to the display of peaches— that Tifton had no peaches on exhibi¬ tion that would equal those left at The Leader office last Friday by Hon. Wiley Whitley. Smile It Down. Everyone who loves you Loves to see you smile; Loves to see you cheerfu I And happy all the while, 8mlllng comes so easy 1 Do not wear a frown, If you feel one rising, Always smileltdown. The maximum temperature at Boise, Idaho, last Sunday was 107 degrees, the warmest day ever experienced there with two exceptions in 1879. It is lo be hoped that good theatres and opera companies may be attracted here this winter. This city is growing large enough to want to be amused. Be prepared for a big rush this fall. It will undoubtedly be greater than it has yet been, and a larger percentage of moneyed men will come this year. The Atlanta Journal reports Monday, July 12, the coolest day, according to the records on file in the weather office in nineteen years, the thermometer in¬ dicating 83 degrees. Nine of the leading ice companies of Nashville have been indicted by the grand jury for forming a trust and put¬ ting up the price of ice to a certain figure. Waycross won’t sympathize with us in our Lord Bersford trouble. Well, go on off, Waycross, you’re too little to know much about trouble, but when you grow up you’ll be all right. J. B. Schroil left at The Leader of¬ fice last Friday a monster sunflower, Russian variety, that measured across the face of the flower fifteen inches, or in circumference 45 inches. Who can beat it? _ The Leader was in error in saying “the rainfall Friday of last week was 4 58-100 inches.” It should of read 4 58-100 inches for the week. The rain¬ fall on the Friday in question was 3 27-100 inches. Fitzgerald is still in it for titles, even if Lord and Lady Bersiord are no longer with us, for the Duke and Duchess of Fitzgerald remain. Atlanta, we under¬ stand has no titled people. But, then, what’s Atlanta? The Fitzgerald Military band left Monday evening over the T. &N. E. railroad for Valdosta, where they play a week’s engagement at the- Summer Carnival, which is in full bloom in that city. The people of Valdosta can hank on hearing fine music. Not only that, but they will find our “Yankee band” boys perfect gentlemen. The first solid car oi grapes shipped this season from Georgia was sent from Thomas county to Montana last week. The car contained 2,500 ten pound baskets. Besides this car, an average of 500 basket.) of grapes have been shipped from that county every day for the past two weeks, to nearly every portion of the United States. Old Field church is again to have an ail-day meeting Sunday, July 18. Bring your dinners and spend a day at Old Field, two and a halt mile northeast of the city, on Fitzgerald Landing road. Preaching and singing with revival services. Services begins 9 a. m.; closes 6:30 p. m Everybody made wel- come. O. O. Johnson, Pastor. The resignations of Messrs. Fockler and Allen as aldermen will necessitate a special election. On this point the city charter says: Section 12. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any vacancy occurs in the office of alderman by death, resignations, removal or other¬ wise such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment by the city council, if the unexpired term shall be not more than three months; otherwise by special election.” _ Hon. Wiley Whitley, wife and daugh¬ ter, a typical southern family and staunch friends of Colony city, paid The Leader a pleasant call last Fri¬ day, and left with us a sample of the finest peaches we have ever seen in this or any other State. Mr. Whitley has more like them on his plantation. The sample left with us are perfect beauties, many of them being nearly as large as a coffee cup. Mr. Whitley will please accept our warmest thanks for the token of friendship left with us. A. B. Burdick, who went back North about two months ago, is more than dis¬ satisfied. Before he left here he offered for sale his five shares of colony stock and lot for $25, but just at that time he could not find a buyer. His son, Will Burdick, received a letter from his father last Monday saying in substance, “Don’t sell my stock and lot; the more I see of this country up here the more I dislike it, and the more I think of Georgia.” The same old story from those who leave this “promised land.” At a meeting of the county site re¬ moval committee last Thursday night E. M. Ryman was chosen president; D. T. Paulk, vice-president; W. F. Way, secretary; Wm. B. Brown, treasurer. The names of Perry Holland, Judge Fleming, T. W. Hayde and D. W. M. Whiley were added to the committee. Another petition from the Ocilla dis¬ trict, containing forty-three names, was received by the committee that evening, or a grand total of oyer 400 from that district. The people of Fitz¬ gerald will be asked to contribute cash to assist in paying the necessary ex¬ penses incident to the campaign. The c lony company is still offering inducements to those wno will build good substantial brick buildings on sites selected by the company. An alligator 13 feet and 3 inches long was killed in the Alapaha river near Willacoochee, last week. It was trying to drag away a cow when discovered, says the Irwinville Dispatch. No wonder Waycross hasn’t any sym¬ pathy to spare (or Fitzgerald. She needs it all at home to console her ball boys over their defeat. “Waycross, you're pretty, but you can’t play ball.” How we do miss the corn and cotton palace, when all the other towns are giving fairs and carnivals and so on. Its as bad as having to stay home from a circus when you are within hearing of the band all t le time. Seriously speaking, there is a first- class opening for some good man who will do a legitimate business, to put in a wholesale house here, and if he would be satisfied with reasonable profits our merchants would be glad to patronize him. No lords nor ex-convicts need apply- _ Vote and work for the removal of the county seat to Fitzgerald, whether you live in the city or not. You have busi¬ ness here twenty times where you don’t have any place else once, and you would save time, money, strength and pa¬ tience if you could transact all county business here. The world’s first bale of cotton for the year 1897 was soid on the Houston Cotton Exchange, July 1, and brought 63i cents per pound. This bale of cot¬ ton was produced in Duval county, Texas, and reached Houston Wednes¬ day, June 30. The Jos. F. Meyer Hard¬ ware Co. were the successiul bidders, the 600-pound bale bringing $380. The colored ball team of Amerieus went to Montezuma a day or two ago, the club, with their friends and heel¬ ers, numbering twenty-five. Of this contingent twenty-one walked back yesterday morning, and the remaining four will be here as soon as they are let out of jail.—Amerieus Times-Re- corder. A very heavy rain accompanied by considerable thunder and lightning, visited this section last Sunday fore¬ noon. July, so far has been a showery month, and hence crops of all kinds are looking fine, with the promise of a large corn and cotton crop. Many of our truck farmers have in cultivation their second crop of vegetables. Webster City, la., July 8.— The thermometer to-day registered 101 de¬ grees in the shade. L. J. Nott, proprie¬ tor of a grocery store on Seneca street, this aiternoon received an order for eggs and when he went to the case found three had hatched and a fourth chick was breaking the shell.. A case of eggs that arrived at Ellingsen & Mathre’s had seven young chicsens in it that had hatched in transit. The eggs were shipped by freight from a neighboring town. The “Yanks” and the Waycross club played ball on the latter’s ground last Saturday, the battery and first baseman for the home nine being imported play¬ ers from Jacksonville and Valdosta. It was a pretty game and a close game. In the practice game the day before Way- cross came to the conclusion that the “Yanks” couldn’t play ball a little hit, and offered to bet $3 to $1 that the home team would win the game Satur¬ day. But the “Yanks,” with their usual modesty, refused to gamble, even in a little game of ball. But our boys went to work and scooped the home team by a score of 8 to 7. It is needless to say that the people of Waycross changed their minds after the Saturday game was ended. In one inning, with Waycross at the bat, the “Yanks” made a triple play, putting out three men in less than ten seconds. In this grand play Waycross did not offer one word of cheer lor the “Yanks.” It may have been the crowd present were unable to appreciate. They have no one to blame but their Maker. The Tifton Mid-Summer fair last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was a grand success financially and other¬ wise. Thursday was the big day, when this city furnished more visitors than any one town or section of the country, not including the Fitzgerald Military band and ball club who were present. The Gazette, in its last issue, gave a splendid account of the fair, but not a complimentary word of mention of our band boys, who assisted in furnishing sweet music on the day in question. A number of the band boys paid their way into the fair. When the ball game was called between Tifton and Fitzgerald, but one Tifton player stepped into the diamond, the other eight being im¬ ported professional players. The “Yanks,” with their usual modesty, played the best ball they could under the circumstances, losing the game by a score of 11 to 7. When our home club played Tifton here on the 3d the score was 9 to 1 in favor of the “Yanks.” The Fitzgerald hall club are square- toed, honest young men, and would not stoop to trickery like that indulged in by Tifton in order to win the game. Our boys would rather go down in de¬ than win a game through seuldug- Nesbitt, the Murderer, Captured. Sheriff Handley left Wednesday for Bagley, Ga., in response to a message notifying bim of the capture of Nesbitt, the negro who murdered a negro in this city not long since. LATER. To Chief 1UGI.EY, G«.. July 15.181)7. of Police Jones, Fitzgerald, Ga — Hhvo got Nesbitt and will be m on Friday morning's train. H. W. H anddey. Sheriff. Trouble is feared on the arrival of Sheriff Handley and his prisoner, as ths negroes of this citY and vicinity have made threats of lYnching Nesbitt on his arrival. Abbeville buys our ice, and now Cor- dele wants it. Who next? Hurrah for us, any way! Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Casmo, Ocmulgee avenue, last Monday, a boy of average weight. Dr. Coewasthu at¬ tending physician, who reports Mother and babe getting along nicely. Childrens’ Day will be observed by the First Baptist Sunday school, at the church, Sundav evening, July 12, at 7:30 p.m. Go out and enjoy the inter¬ esting program prepared for the occa¬ sion. _ The building of the railroad from Sycamore to Fitzgerald, of which men¬ tion has been heretofore made, is very encouraging to say the least. The people oi Fitzgerald stand ready to co¬ operate with Sycamore in pushing the road to completion. An exchange says a little girl who had been taught t:> pray for others and for anything she wanted, wound up her prayer: “And, now, O, God, take good care of yourself, for if anything should happen to you, we would only have Mc¬ Kinley to help us, and he ain’t doing near as well as we expected.” W. W. Martin, the “Yank comedian,” is at Valdosta this week advertising a live business firm of that city by carry¬ ing a banner, togged out as an Irish¬ man, etc. He receives a, fat salary during the carnival. W. W. is a live, wide-awake boy wherever you pot him, and no doubt will create more fun for the natives than a basket of monkeys. The Macon Telegraph, in its issue of the 12th inst., contains a special irom this city dated the 11th, saying “the little 8-year-old (laughter of S. Hornsby was killed by lightning at 8:45 to-day. She was standing near a window and by a sewing machine.” As far as The Leader is able to learn there is no one by that name resiling here, and if there is we can find no one that has heard of any such calamity. The Fitzgerald “Yanks” left Wednes¬ day morning for Valdosta, where they will play a series of ball games during the carnival. Their first game will be to-day, Thursday, with Quitman, the champion club of South Georgia. There will be six celebrated clubs present to contest for the $200 prize. Two crack clubs from St. Augustine and Jackson¬ ville, Fla., will be present aDd contest for the $200 prize. City Clerk Kabrich accompanied the team and will act as umpire. The weather is still getting cooler and cooler, and to-day is as cool as any day ever known in July for this city. The quicksilver only mounted to 77 at best, and hovered about the 68 and 69 point nearly all the time. Last night was very cool and early this morning the breeze made one think that it was early fall instead of the middle of July. The weather prophet says we may still expect the cool weather to continue un¬ til the low barometer moves westward. —Atlanta Journal, 13th Inst. -Late Atlanta papers report Governor Adkinson no better, and that his con¬ dition grows more serious. His friends are becoming alarmed at his condition. The Journal of the 13th says: The friends of Governor Atkinson are be¬ coming uneasy about his condition and are urgiBg him to leave the city for several weeks and seek rest and re¬ freshment in some quiet retreat, where he will not be bothered with businecs, and will not be annoyed by the impor¬ tunity of politicians or applicants^ for pardon. _ The Leader has received hundreds of letters the past two months from northern members of this colony, as well as many others who are not mem¬ bers, all of whom emphatically declare they will he here this fall and winter. A goodly number say they will he here in September. This is, indeed very en¬ couraging. Judging from the tone of these letters, in fact what they tell us, they are a very desirable class of peo¬ ple, men and women with means at command to improve and beautify their property here in this garden spot of the Southland. Let no one be deceived in coming here with the idea that they can build homes and exist here without work. It requires hard work here the same as in the northern States, the conditions oi climate being more favor¬ able to a location here. No man with a family should come here unless he has sufficient means to erect a suitable dwelling, clear his land of trees and stumps, plow his land and then wait for his land to undergo what is known as the “souring stage.” When this is done everything put in the ground will grow rapidly. In fact the soil here re¬ sponds cheerfully and rapidly if given half a chance. A man without means of support, and who was born “consti¬ tutionally Fitzgerald. tired,” please don’t come to If you have means to tide you over for six months or a year, not afraid or ashamed to improve your property, and a firm believer that “man was born to hustle,” we bid you wel¬ come. The old soldiers’ colony is a busy bee hive with but few drones in it, and what few drones we have the live workers are encouraging them to go North where the weather is hotter in summer and colder in winter. Our Absent Lord. The Leader has nothing new or very startling to report this week in re¬ gard to Sidney Laseelles and his de¬ parture from this city one week ago last Saturday. One thing is sure his whereabouts is not known to the people of Fitzgerald. The reports sent out to the daily press from this city in regard to Lascelies’ peculations have been greatly exaggerated. Reports have placed “My Lord’s” liabilities outside of Fitzgerald at from $7,000 to $15,000, claiming the amount was due wholesale dealers. This is not true according to a statement of Mr. Lively, secretary and treasurer of the so-called Lascelle’s Grocery Co., who stated to TheLeader scribe last Monday that Lascelies’ in¬ debtedness outside" of Fitzgerald would not exceed $1,400, including the car load of rice, valued at $900. Right here permit us to say that Mr. Lively is yet a boy, and not over 21 years of age. He came here from Atlanta with Vhs best of family. recommendations, and comes of good He claims Lascelies is in¬ debted to him $175 on salary. Mr. Lively Lascelies says the value of the goods of charge the thesheriff, Grocery Co. now $1,000. in ol willfootup total Mr. Lively indebtedness ieels positive that Lascelies’ in and outside of the city of Fitzgerald, will not exceed $3,000 when the figures are footed up and the credits deducted. In regard to the car load of melons Lascelies is reported to have distributed among his Fitzgerald friends, Mr. Lively says there is scarce¬ ly a word of truth in the report. Mr. Lively says the car of melons cost $50; that they sold $90 worth, and have yet on hand 200 melons. The Leader is inclined to believe Mr. Lively’s state¬ ment in regard to the matter, as it would be presuming too much to say that the wholesaie dealers oi Georgia celles were ignoraminuses swindle them in permitting Las- to out of at from $7,000 to $10,000. It is probable that such are the facts, when they well knew Lascelle’s previous record. ABOUT SIDNEY LASCELLES. To the Atlanta Journal: In the “Bo¬ gus Lord” article in your issue of last evening the writer makes it read that “on the arrival of the car of rice he (Sidney Lascelies) mortgaged it to Chas. Kirke for $3u0, and the ioilowing day sold for it haif to the Whitley forgetting grocery com¬ pany its cost,' to pay the mortgage.” He, the writer of the bogus lord article, said also that the car of rice was worth $1,100. Now. there are several discrepancies in the above, but only one concerns my¬ self materially and, as it is not calcu¬ lated to do one good, will you please publish this? On the 12th of last May I made him give me a bill of sale (made him, he did not want to) for one-half of said car of rice, 110 bags, worth wholesale about $450, and allowed him until 12 m. of the 15th of May to redeem it, he reserving the other one-half to raise the money on, with which to pay me, as he said. But he sold it all, mine aloug with his, and on the same day he made me the bill of sale gening $708 for it all; he lost the freight, too, on the car, which he told me was over $100. On the 15th I learned of what he had done and it was then in my power to send him back to Kramer, where he ought now to be. But had I done so (sent him “over the road” again) I’d have undoubtedly lost mv $300 and $260 more in prospective for five weeks time at $50, which I was not willing to do. As it was, I got the $300 on the 19th of May, one week from the day he sold my rice, and $25 on time account besides. I also collected of him $5 to pay Judge Moore here for drawing up the bill of sale. I em¬ ployed no lawyer, though there Lascelies are good ones here. I had loaned April money twice before this $300; on 6th, $200, and April 8th, $100, without taking even his receipt to show for it, and collected it. But I did not know him then as I soon learned to. I thought he was honest and sincere in his en¬ deavors to reform and make for himself a new and honorable namv, and that by helping him I’d be helping the town at the same time, but I know better now. This w ( as money I had placed in the bank here to pay off the mortgage on a home. C. A. Kirke. Fitzgerald, July 9, 1897. The Fitzgerald contingent at St. Simons Island, on the Georgia cast, must be having a rollicking good time, as the following brief letter from J. G. Knapp would indicate. Among other things Mr. Knapp says : . Well, we are having a big time and lots of fun. In fact have been so busy have had no time to write. We were out with a big fishing party last Satur¬ day and caught several hundred pounds of trout and whitefish. The weather is delightful. Every night we are about froze to death, on account of the strong breeze from off the ocean, i am going out on a pilot boat Wednesday, invitation about 10 miles from shore, by of an old sea captain whose acquaintance I have made. The militia encampment opens up here on Wednesday. The Mon¬ itor No. 2, the first gunboat built, is here and will remain during the en¬ campment. Lascelies—hut Quite a surprise nothing to us to hear of more than was expected. I am hero at the hotel this morning and the band is play¬ ing sweet music. Oh! it is so fine. I don’t care to go back—don’t know when we will be home. Kind regards to all. JIM. St. Simons Island, July 12, 1897. Mrs. B. F. B’inicle died at her home on Ocmulgee avenue last Monday night about 9 o’clock. She came from Flori¬ da to Fitzgerald, and had been in deli¬ cate health for several years past. She was a kind wife and loving mother, and will be missed by a large circle of friends The funeral took place Tues¬ day aftemooe at 2 o’clock. The Leader extends to the bereaved husband and children the heart-felt sympathies of this entire community. ’Tis hard to break the tender cord When love hath found the heart: 'Tis hard, so hard to speak the words, “Must wo forever part?” Dearest loved one, we have laid thee In the peaceful grave’s emorace, But thy memory will be cherished ’lill we see thy shining face. Jesus, while our hearts are bleeding O’er the spoils that death has won, We would at this solemn meeting Though Calmly say, down, “Thy will be done.” cast we’re not forsaken, Though afflicted, not alone- Thou didst give and thou hast taken; Blessed Lord, Thy will be done. WEATHER REPORT. From Noon July 8tli to the 15th In, elusive. [KEPOHTED EXPHESSI.Y KOK THE I.EADEIC DJI. COE .1 Temperature. Rain¬ fall. f, M 12 M.|t) I- M Friday...... Thursday. . 88 82 I 7!) 3-100 | 78 Sunday...... Saturday.... 75 7S 88 78 1 12-100 Tuesday Monday..... 77 88 1 1C-700 .... 78 70 1\W Wednesday. n nw Total rainfall, 2 31-100. Sun shone every day. Rains, after 7 p. m. are measured at o’clock the following morning and credited that day. A Good, Clean Dramatic Company. The Southers-Price Dramatic Co. opened their week’s engagement at the opera house last Monday night, presenting for the first time in this city, to a fair sized audience, “An Unequal Match.” This beautiful drama was well played by the entire company. Mr. Edwin Southers as “Joe Garland,” the old farmer,” being the favorite with the audience. Miss Madaline Price as “Rose Garland,” tho old farmer’s daughter, was very clever in her rendi- tion of the character, and won for her¬ self many warm friends. Tuesday the play was “Kit Carson,” with Mr. Southers and Miss Price in the leading characters. The audience on that even¬ ing was larger than on the opening night, and it is bound to increase in numbers as the merits oi this company become known to our people. The bill Wednesday night was “ der the Cross.” The audience much iarger than on any previous ning and the play highly appreciated. The costumes worn by the were magnificent aed the rendition the drama excellent. Tonight (Thursday) the play will be a war drama, and no one who loves and can appreciate a first-class performance should fail to be present.; The engagement of the company will come to a close Saturday night. At 2:30 Saturday afternoon they will give q. matinee for the benefit of the ladies and children who are unable to attend the night performances. Each child with a paid admission ticket will receive a present or gif^ of some kind. The Southers-Price Co. are first-class performers, who come among us recom¬ mended as ladies and gentlemen. The Leader heartily recommends this ex¬ cellent company to our people, as well as all others, wherever they go, as first- class artists in their profession and worthy of a liberal patronage. Observations .and Facts, Editors Fitzgebald Leadeb: In answer to your question, “ What do you think of the native productive¬ ness of the soil here ? ” I answer terse¬ ly, that I never saw soil better fitted for successful tillage, and yet appreciate the truth of the floating joke that, “The soil IS a trifle light, hut the climate is worth $25.00 per acre.” It is never so dry hut the hoe and cultivator bring moist earth, and never so wet but the hoe and spade can be used. I am talk¬ ing about the upland and not the low, cold springy spots. Last spring, during the wettest period 1 spaded and prepared a flower bed and done a large part of the work when the rain was pouring so that each spadeful slid off like water. It has proved one of our best flower spots, and its soil is as light as that of any other. I should say the more water the better, whether planting or transplanting. I believe that new soil possesses some quality which is positively noxious to the germination of seeds and growth of vegetation. This can be largely overcome in one season by removing the roots and frequent til¬ lage, and while I never saw any soil which responds to fertilization more speedily and heartily, nor one in which stable manure carries better from one year to another, yet tillage and water will make fair crops the first year. Proofs of this are all about us. Look at John Hahner’s garden, between Hill and Bragg streets, on Pine avenue. It was mostly opened this year, broken with an ax and grub-hoe, 16 trees and stumps taken out. A team never step¬ ped on it except when logging and hauling building material. He has never used a pailful oi any kind of fertil¬ izer or manure, and today he has a bet¬ ter kitchen garden than I have, which is recommending it quite well. Go and see it. It abounds in lettuce, raddishes, potatoes, carrots, a swamp of tomatoes, strawberries, onions, peppers, besides thrifty rosebushes, peach, plum and pear trees, ten grape vines and a good display ?” of flowers. “What is the secret Shatlow tillage, stiring the soil once or twice a week and a bounti¬ ful supply of water. Go west one-fourth of a mile from the southwest corner of the city plat to Mr. Van Osdoi’s 5-acre tract. His land has only been enriched by plowing under a half-grown plowing crop of cow peas at its 2d last fall. His corn is good enough, and stands thrifty. shoulder high, very even But the older the land, the better til¬ lage it has had, and above all, that which has been fertilized, makes the best crop, whether of grass, weeds or plants, and the best growth, foliage and and fruits. Respectfully, S. B. Coe. Fitzgerald, Ga., July 14, 1897. Card of Thanks—I n behalf of my¬ self aDd family I take this means of their thanking friends and neighbors for kind aid and sympathy during the illness, death and burial of my dear wife. Words fafl to express my grati- tuee at tl^is time. B. F. Finicle.