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THE FITZGERALD LEADER.
Official Nowspaporot Irwin Count}, Georgia.
Official Newspaper of City of Fitzgerald. On.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Toni'&isain’sofioitomsIj^Gou^M^Hae!^'^' Judge, lrwinvllle, 11
.1. II. Clements, c>
l.c'o'. < ,l |'rwln'vda* 1 ’ 1
J. .L 0 nfimiry, "
8!mrlff, U KIUserai<l. rWl " Vl '' fi '"
it. V. Il.mdley;
r. I,. Itoyal, Tax Receiver, sycamore,
.1. U. Paulk, Tax Collector, Ocilla. "
.Iiuiuyi Walker, Co Treasurer, lrwinvllle.
T5..I. Honan,Co. Surveyor, Minnie,
Marion Dixon, School Com.. Ocilla, “
M. Henderson, Co. Commissioner,
TIFTON AM) N0KTHEASTERN B. K.
"SOLDIERS' COLONY ROUTE."
General Offices, Tifton, Georgia.
NO 1. No 8 Fob. !l, 1897. No. 2. No. 4.
A. M. P. M. p. m. P. M.
7:30 4.00 . Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 1*2:00 7:15
7; 45 4:13 f Brighton j 11:45 i 7:00
7:55 4:2 J If Harding. 111:36 «:3l 6:51
8:31 8:16 4:42 4:4K if Plnetta. Irwin. .11:10 11:10 I 0:-'?
; Fletcher. 10:59 : i 6:13
8:43 5:00 if Lv I 6.00
0:0ft 5:V5 Av. Fitzirenild. {10:45
TrainsNo8.lt 2.3 and 4 run daily except
Sunday. Trains Nos. 7 and 8 Sunday only.
run on
(1) Trains stop only on signal.
Trains connect ut Tifton with Plant System
and G. S. & F. railroads*and Georgia and Ala-
bania at FitzgeraId President.
H. II. Tifi’,
W. O. Tift, Vice-President. Trafllc Manager.
F. G. Boatright.
«E0H(2IA & ALABAMA RAILWAY,
"THE SAVANNAH SHORT LINE.”
Passenger Schedule, Ktt’eetive June!, ’t>7,
i». m A. M | SSL 1'. Nl.
5 10 55 ! Lv Oo lla i d A r 5 4 35 05
(i 03 ! I 25 L v. Fit zge ra A r. 3 35
7 3J 12 25 |Ar. Abbeville, Lv. 5
A. M P. f . 2 15
5 55 | 40 Cordeie 1) 05 12 50
7 8'J J 3 00 America:. 7 20 A.
P. M. ,<A .
7 55 Montgomery T 50
12 25 4 15 Halena 7 25
7 2ft 8 35 i Ar. Savannah Lv. 7 30
Sunday—Lv. Ocilla 5 15 p. in: Ar. 9 30 a- m.
Av. Abbeville C 40p. in.; Lv. 8 00 a. in.
Close connections at all junctions and ter¬
minal points for Vice.Pres. all points. &Gen. Mgr.
CkCil G-a Brest, Fas. Agt.
A. Pope, Gen.
C-n\s. N. Kight, Ass’tGen’l Pass. Agt.
Kd Stallings, T. P. a., Fitzgerald.
Postoflice.
Mail closes at 10:50 a. m. and 5:36 p. m.
Mail closes 20 minutes earlier Sunday even-
ing‘- Office from 7 to 7:30 j). m.
open a. m. 10:30
Office, open Sunday from' ft ;3fta. m. to
a. in. E. H. Pjeper, P. M.
Christian Science.
Services every Sunday morning 10:30; Sun¬
day school it :3(i, and Sunday evening services
at 7-.80, over McCollum's in the Odd Fellows’
hall. Pine avenue. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all of whatever creed or catling.
CHENEY & BURCH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office— In Paulk Building-, Grant Street,
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA.
WAY & JAY,
Attorney-at-Law,
Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Office—I n the Slayton & Kern building: on
Pine avenue.
IS. W. fly man. JL. Kennedy,
Of Soutli Dakota. • Of Savannah.
RYMAN & KENNEDY,
Omen—In Fitzjrerald Block.
Be the Safe Side
Aitd Take Your Work to
H. WET IS TEW J
The Pioneer Jeweler.
Watches, Jetvelery, Clocks, Silver¬
ware, Diamonds, Spectacles, etc., at
Lowest Living Kates.
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA
Grant St. Between Pine ami Central A vs.
DR. J. H. POWELL,
(Late oT the Best American Hospitals)
Specialist in Chronic Diseases
Of Men itnd Women,
Office, S. Grant street, near Magnolia. (Per¬
manently located.)
Sn. 2, A, I L> C. Holtsendorf, -■
Office—I n Slayton & Korn building, oppo¬
site Commercial hotel. Fitzgerald, Ga
Phone 21.
WE
List • Property
•f — ■ — - AND ====-♦-
Pay : Taxes
For non-resident property owners. We also
furnish Abstract of Titles when desired. En¬
close stamp giving full information.
F, WILLIAMS, 5011 1 C0„ Fiwgcrild, fit.
Real Estate Dealers.
For Tailor Suits
CALL ON
E. J. DANCY,
Pins At*, Sw to Ccmmsrcia,lS Hotel
A perfect fit guaranteed. A trial is all I ask.
All garments cut and made on premises.
Clewing. Rojiim* ui Pr rnt a ipsciilt?
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
I Cotton Start* Off Fairly Well—Corn Small
For the Season—Oats ami Wheat.
COTTON.
Planting has been finished about two
weeks in the upper part of the state,
i and this late planted cotton is just com-
: tag up, gormination having been re-
j 1 tarded by dry and cool weather. Most
of the crop lias been put to a stand, and
tho fields are clear of grass and weeds,
j The stand as a rule is good, but ou sandy
la,ld “ th ° have died out to some
extent on account of the cool weather
of May. Oil the whole the crop starts
off fairly well,, the dry weather of the
past mouth enabling the farmers to
catch up with their work, and get in
good shape to meet the grass-growing
month of June. I have estimated the
increased acreage at from 5 to 10 per
cent. The Washington department
places it at 3 per cent, and I hope their
estimate is more nearly correct.
CORN
Is small for the season aud has had a
poor color, but the staud is generally
reported good, and needed rains wili
soon bring it out both in growth and
color. The delay in preparing coru
land, caused by continued rains in Feb¬
ruary and March, induced many- farm¬
ers to plant their corn in ground not
properly broken. This has been rem¬
edied, however, during May, and now
in most cases, the middles of the corn
rows have been well plowed out. I
wish I could report the acreage in this
crop at least 10 per cent greater than
last year, but I regret to say it is omy
about the same. Many much of our of farmers it
are now buying corn, their stock no
doubt damaged, aud I fear
will suffer in consequence.
Our correspondents report that more
fertilizers have been used ou coru this
year than usual, aud with good seasons
and work the state should make a suffi¬
cient supply.
Fall oats are unusually fine all over
the state, but unfortunately the area
planted to this most valuable food crop
was not as large as it should have been.
Spring oats, as usual, are reported light
aud poor iu most counties. It is my
opinion that this will be tho usual long re¬
port four years out of five as as
we plant oats after January. Lot us
all return to the good old way of plant¬
ing tnem in the early fall anil take the
cfc.-.i :ccs of winter killing; I am sure
that by this plan we would do much
better than we are now doing with this
the best of all feed crops for mules aud
horses.
WHEAT.
This crop was very promising up t..
the early part of May, wheu rust ap¬
peared in many fields. If this disease
confines itself to the blades the damage
will not be serious, but should it attack
the stalks the crop will be a very is” poo:-
one. At present the prospect for ::
fair crop.
SUGAR CANE, SORGHUM, GROUXDPF.AS.En .
The acreage of these valuable crops is
a little larger than last year. As urn. -
tho stands are fair aud the prospects for
crops promising.
FRUIT.
Peaches of the early varieties arc now
being shipped from South Georgia. Tho
crop will not be a large one, and the
fortunate growers who have made any
peaches should realize excellent prices.
The dry May injured the strawberries
Grapes, blackberries aud melons apples promise
a fine yield. Acreage in at leas:
25 per cent less than last year, aud crop
backward.
STOCK.
Stock reported in good condition, ex¬
cept that iu a number of localities chol¬
era is killing the hogs. Much less com¬
plaint of glanders among horses and
murrain among cattle than there was
a year ago. Sheep doing well except
for the miserable curs that abound iu
every county, and prevent the growth
of an industry that, but for them, would
be very profitable.
Feeding Value of Sweet Potatoes and Corn.
(Question. —What is the difference in
the feeding value of sweet potatoes and
corn ?
Answer. —As the sweet potato is over
two-thirds water, it takes about 3 pounds
of potatoes to make one of corn—that is
of dry matter, aud the dry matter of
the potato, tho weight being the same,
contains about half as much protein or
muscle food as the,dry matter of coru.
Coru is therefore the more valuable
food, but the potato gives the variety
so necessary for healthful feeding, and
as potataes ou sandy land will generally
turn out a far better yield than corn,
we would advise every farmer to culti¬
vate every acre possible iu potatoes.—
State Agricultural Department.
Gorman Millet.
Question. —How late can I sow Ger¬
man millet, and is it injurious to tho
land?
Answer.— German millet may be
sown as late as July or August, ami
with good seasons will be ready to cut
in October. It should be cut when iu
bloom, before the seeds form. If this
is done there will be no complaint of
injury to stock by feeding the hay or of
exhaustion to the land. This crop re¬
quires rich land, but will fully repay
the time and labor and manure in¬
vested. There is no better feed, except¬
ing oats, for farm animals.—State Ag-
cultural Department
To Fix the Nitrogen After a 1’ea Crop.
Question.—I expect to plant very ex¬
tensively iu peas, and I while leave I will har¬
vest the main crop may a part
on the land to turn under for manure.
How shall I prevent tho loss of any
part of the nitrogen which the peas
have accumulated?
JJAnswer.—T o prevent the leaching of
the nitrogen from the heavy winter
rains, turn under the vines and apply a
light dressing of lime or potash. This
will fix the nitrogen and prevent its loss,
by being dissolved into the drainage
waters and thus carried off.—State Ag¬
ricultural Department.
MUSIC AND MICE.
A Suggestion of a Novel Trap—Effoot*of
Piano Playing on Rodents.
Trutli cf London suggests that as
ni ' ce 1'ko music there is an independent
I fortuno awaiting the man who will in-
j vent a small music bos which when
wound will run all night, since such a
contrivance would servo to call mien
into traps and would be to the mice
what a decoy is to a flock of ducks or a
looking glass to a tiger. After this sug-
gestiou, which is not untrue to nature,
Truth goes on to say that music that
sounds out of kilter to u critic’s ears
would also drive mice from the house.
li the Truth writer had oven actually
seen a mouse under the influence of inn-
sic, he would never have made that mis-
take. Neither would he have said “an
accordion would also make the agile ro¬
dent desert the house as he is said to
desert the sinking ship.” Whether mu¬
sic affects rats is a question not yet set¬
tled by students of natural history.
As to the actual doings of a mouse
wheu listening to music, it has been ob¬
served that the playing of a piano, even
the turn turn of a beginner learning his
first tune, will cause mice of tho com¬
mon house variety to run up and down
behind the plaster of a house, causing
it to rattle in a way fit to disturb the
most earnest student. One night half a
dozen persons were gathered in the par¬
lor of an Adirondack home listening to
a skilled player, who, as a woodsman
said, “could make a planner talk, ”
when it was observed that the mice
were acting in an unusual manner. The
ordinary conduct of mice when they
hear piano music is to merely rattle tiie
plaster, but on thi3 night they squeaked
aud squealed aud rattled the plaster as
they had never done before. The rush
of -the rodents died away after the mu¬
sic stopped, but it was bourn before tho
last squeak was heard.
One of the human listeners was a hoy
who had some little skill as a harinon-
icon player, and he went frequently to
the woods, where, with the aid of the
instrument, lie succeeded' in calling
chipmunks, red squirrels, and ou ouo
occasion a woodchuck, besides, wood
mice, including the deer mouse, and
the smaller birds. The mice chiefly ran
about the player, with now aud then a
squeak, but sometimes a low strain
with slight modulations would stem to
drive them insane, and then, without
hesitation, they would run over the
player as if he had been a stamp'. Tho
squirrels were less demonstrative.
He Walked Far Too Far.
In a hotel iu Berlin there in u night,
watehmau who did not take kindly to
the system adopted a few years ago
requiring him to go through the hotel
at certain hours and touch an electric
button fixed up in various places.
After ranch thought he fixed up an
automatic arrangement on several of
the buttons so that they would report"
at certain hours. Soon the button sys¬
tem got so out of order that the man¬
agement abolished it.
It was found necessary to keep watch
in some way on the gentleman, how¬
ever, and finally a pedometer was given
him to carry on his rounds which would
register every step he took. All went
well the first two nights thereafter, but
on the morning following tiie third
night tho old man was missing. On
search being made he was found sound
asleep iu the engine room, aud the pe¬
dometer so attached to the piston rod of
the engine that with every stroke it reg¬
istered a step. It had been traveling all
night, and when taken off it registered
212 miles.—Berlin Gazette.
Ba Maurier Liked the Fashions.
It was inevitable, as the principle ex¬
ponent of topical art by pictorial satire,
that Du Maurier should hold pretty
strong opinions about women’s dress
and fashions generally, and it is a fact
that be was by no means a decrier of the
productions of the modern modiste. On
the contrary, he admitted a very warm
admiration for his feminine contempo¬
raries—small waists, pointed shoes, big
hats and all—and felt a constant pleas¬
ure in delineating them. And as for the
children of this fortunate country, he
wonld say he could think of no painted
or sculptured children of the past who
were more charming—at least, to him.
And this, from an artist who never for¬
got that he was French by birth, was
praise indeed.—Lady’s Pictorial.
Thousands of Tons of I>usi.
According to the estimates of Mr. J.
A. Uddeu, who has studied the remark¬
able phenomena of dust and sand storms
in the arid regions of the west, every
cubic mile of the lower air during an
ordinary “dry storm” contains at least
225 tons of dust, while in severe storms
of this kind as much as 126,000 tons of
dust aud sand may be contained in a
cubic rnilo of air. Dust storms some¬
times last for 20 or 30 hours.
To See Plainly.
Tho more I think of it I find this
conclusion more impressed upon mo,
that the greatest thing a human soul
ever does iu this world is to see some¬
thing and tell what it saw in a plain
way. Hundreds of people can talk for
one who can think, but tfiousands can
think for one who can see. To see clear¬
ly is poetry, prophecy and religion—all
in one. —Rnskin.
Belgium’s Royalty.
The present king of Belgium is Leo¬
pold II, who ascended the throne Dec.
10, 1865. The kings of Belgium are
successors of the princes of Orange, the
first being Philibert, who succeeded to
tho throne iu 1502. For a long time they
were known as stadtholders.
The cloth of tho old Egyptians was so
good that, although it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings of the
mummies, the Arabs of today can wear
it. It is all of linen, the ancient Egyp¬
tians considering wcol unclean.
Tbe water pump of today is an im¬
provement on an invention which first
came into use in the year 283 B. O.
PrevaririHor’s Club Meeting.
Tho ancient order of Prevaricators
met last Tuesday evening'at tho Ceor
! ^’^ De ' v ith u. fuli mei-befshIt> present,
Chief Prevaaioator and Kicker Holland
called the meeting to order and in¬
formed each officer to take his respect¬
ive station. Colonel Way, who had
just received his degree, was ordered
to take tile chair of our lato departed
land valued prevaricator, Hon. Sidney
Laseelles, who was the star member.
V r . J. Josey was ordered to lead the
meeting in prayer, but serious objection
was made by Dr. Spicer on the ground
that the said Josey talks id h;s sleep,
and was heard cussing a town ,-ailed
Btu ,> De8VlUe .,* , I pu he objection was well n
-
taken and the following new members
were admitted. Col. Ryman, Win. Me-
Cormick, W. H. Marston, Postmaster
Peiper, I. Gelders, Martin Scott, Al¬
derman Brunner, Dr. Coe, Chief Jones,
Willie Johnson and Capt. Dickens. A
vote was taken to see who should tell
the first story of the evening. The lot
fell on Capt. Dickens and he related the
following base ball yarn and swore to Us
truthfulness:
In 1887 we played a game of base ball
that had at least one remarkable inci¬
dent. It is not necessary for me to give
the names of the clubs or their ioea-
tions, as the game itself presents the
only really interesting feature, that -af¬
terwards became a standing joke
throughout the territory. In the ninth
inning the game was tied at 8 to 8, and
in the first half of the tenth inning out*
opponents scored 2 runs, leaving us with
3 runs to make, to wiu.
It was growing dark, and realizing
that eyery point must be strained to
win the game, I took my bat and strolled
back into the dressing room. The grand
stand had just been completed, and in
our dressing room lay a lew of the car-
penter’s tools and a keg of spikes. On
'he impulse of the moment I took a
hammer and drove a spike through my
bat, so that the point projected about
three inches. Coming out on the
grounds again I found that we had two
men out and two men on bases, and my
name wa» being called to bat. 1 stepped
to the plate at once, as it a-is, growing
dark so rapidly as to necessitate quick
playing, strike one, called the ora-
pire; then ball one; ball two; strike
two; but the next bail pitched was
minc. I caught it near the end of the
bat, and as I sailed around the bases I
remember noticing the fielders running
around and looking upwards vainly for
the ball. Well, I made a homo run and
brought in the two men and won the
game. That night as we were riding
home on the train I opened the bat-
case, and taking out my bat, carefully
removed from tne spike the ball that
had won the game.
On the strength of his story he was
elected the grand mogul of the Prevari¬
cators, an office that was sought by
Chief Jones, but who was hadly beaten
by the captain.
DELIGHTFUL AND CHEAP TRIP
To New Yo: k, Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and tiie East.
Via Central of Georgia railway to
Savannah, thence the elegant steam¬
ers of the Ocean Steamship Company
to New York, Boston aiul Philadel¬
phia, and Merchants and Miners’ line
to Baltimore. Excursion tickets in¬
cluding meals and berth on ship at
very low rates during summer months.
The sea air is a great tonic. Steamer
appointments equal to finest hotels.
For rates, reservations, sailing dates,
etc., apply to any agent of the C'll)-
puny, or IV. F. Dawson, T. F. A..
E. P. Bonner, T. a..
Macon, Ga.
BETTIS BEAUT
Every expectant mother has
a trying ordeal to face. If she does not
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get ready for it,
\ there is no telling
w what may happen.
. Child-birth, is full
of uncertainties ii
Nature is not given proper assistance.
Mother’s Friend
is the best help you can use at this time.
It is a liniment, and when regularly ap¬
plied several months before baby comes,
it makes the advent easy and nearly pain¬
less. It relieves and prevents ' 1 morning
sickness,” relaxes the overstrained mus¬
cles, relieves the distended feeling, short¬
ens labor, makes recovery rapid and cer¬
tain without any dangerous after-effects.
Mother’s Friend is good for only one
purpose, viz.- to relieve motherhood ol
danger and pain.
$1 dollar per bottle price. at all drag stores, or sent
by mail on receipt containing of valuable informa¬
Free Books, will be sent address
tion for women, to any
upon application to
THE BRADFJELD REOULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Qa,
For all the news, read The Leader.
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Pioneer and here-to-
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TIFTON FOUNDRY S MACHINE COMPJ
♦ —manufacturers of --f
Iron and Brass Castings, Engine and Boiler Fittin,
Inspirators, injectors. Lubricators, .let Pumps, Steam Gages; Globe, Angles)
Valves; Pipe and Fittings: Gerierai Machinery and Mill Supplies; Pulleys, Slmt'ti
Couplings; Leather and Rubber Belt; f.ace-Leather NOTICE.—Iron and Lubricating Oils. SST Repi
a Specialty. AGents for all kinds of Machinery. for Call and brass meltec
ineveryVeek. A second-hand 5u-horse power Engine sale. on or address
prticulars, R. S. KELL, Manager, Tifton,
FRED L. BIGHAM,
Contractor # Builds
Plans and Estimates Furnished on Short Nc
Address Lock Box 8, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Jiotice to the Public.
Notice is hereby given that we have
sold our interest in the store known as
the Paulk Grocery Company, to John
B. Paulk. All accounts due thr firm
are payable to the undersigned as well
as all claims against said firm will be
paid by us. D. T. Pau-lic,
IV. T. Faulk.
This, 23d day June, ’97. 26-41
Vitality and Sexual Strength.
A modem treatment tor debilitated,
weak and nervous men. The Ameri¬
can Cure for this class of weakness is
put up in the shape of small nerve
tablets and called “Mazo Tonic.” It
will dtire. It brings strength and
vigor. The price is $1. We will send
it to your address upon receipt of the
price. American Remedy Co.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
1’. O. Box 168. J 23-2m
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We are located cn thej Av.1
corner of Central
and Grant St., building.] in oiirj
own brick
Our Mammoth Stock]
of
Is full and Complete
and embraces
Tinware,
Builders’ material
Farm Machinery,
Stoves, - ftockerv
Mixed Paints,
.Shelf - llardwar
Wire Screens, E.
In fact we keep in stoc
everything known t
the Hardware trade:
MILL - SUPPLIF C
A Specialty.
- Bicycles
Of the Best and Lates
make.
Notice to Colony Stock Hohh
The stock of the Colony C
now be retired and taken up
Colony Co. under the follow!
visions; .
It will be taken at fat v;
payment for any and all net ooat.
made for either city lots orh
It will be taken at face t
.payment of all allotments wh)
sons prefer to take out their s| .0
On such transactions the
be taken in any amounts pi'est ; T
Stock cannot be taken to gi\A® pj
obligations such as notes
to tiiis date, but applies to ti i.
purchases and to allotments-
improvements have been made
Board of Direc;
GET all our kinds Job(