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BflRGfllNS J. 1 111 I». The Reliable AC3r3E52Xr"X*! j y 3 5-acre tracts Nos. 1301,1302and 1303. Deed¬ ed. *1,50 cash. Railroad on part of two. Lot 13, Sq. 5, Blk. 2. Deeded. House 30x30, two stories higli; 0 ft. porch: kitchen 14x16, 6- ft. hallway; picket fence; well 20 ft. deep,with pump-16 fruit trees, etc, *400 cash. Wants to improve farm. Lots 27 and 28, Sq. 0, Blk 11. Deeded. Cor- ner South Grant and Jessamine. *300 cash. 10-acre tract No. 2822 and house 10x16, fenced —0 acres plowed; also 10-acre tracts Nos, 2817, 2807 and 2809, deeded, for 1450. All of them an old farm. Lot 12, Sq. 1, Blk 15, deeded, $120. This is an alley lot on South Grant st. 7 5-acre tracts Nos. 1407 to 1413, deeded, for $600. This is a bargain of the age. 5-acre tract No. 637, deeded, for *100 cash. Timber on same. 125-acre farm. 2 /, miles south of city; 15 acres unproved. House 16x45, sheds, etc; one-lialf well 28 ft deep. The timber will sell for asked for farm. Doeded $900. East Pine avenue Lot 13, Sq. 2, Blk 16, *150; cash,'/. short time. Lot 5, Sq. 10, Blk. 11, with 7 roomed house, 16x24 by 12X12; kitchen 12x10; barn 16x16. Lot fenced; well 28 leet deep. Nine fruit trees, grape vines, strawberries, etc., tor $o00 cash, or will take good 5 acre tract near city is on part. S. Can rent for *12 per month. This on Grant- Lots 5 and 6, Sq. 7, Blk. 9, deeded; house 16x 24, picket fence; well 23 feet deep; 42 truit trees; price only *425 cash or part short time. Colony stock bought at market price. Feach orchard for sale, one year old on five- acre tract No. 870; 700 fruit trees: tract all under good board fence, $350 cash or $400, half cash, balance on time. The trees are worth the price, they will hear in two years. The fruit crop will pay lor land. Lot3,Sq. 15, Blk. 1, deeded; house 12x16, kitchen 10x12; well27feet deep; cleared and fenced. Think of this, for *100 cash. Loti, Sq. 16, Blk. 1, deeded. *75. This is a corner lot adjoining northwest school house. Lot 20, Sq.3, Blk. 11, deeded, on E. Pine ave- nue; two story, 24x40, and barn 18x20; well, picket fence, etc. Kents for *10 per month; for $:jU0 cash: wants to improve on farm. Lot 4, Sq. 4. Blk. 9, deeded, on W. Central avenue, $125 cash. .ass® Kjffi.tsskseja.r ASftwwMaejsWRnB Wants toflxupresidenceproperty. ner s'ear. h, one-half cash, one-half one For *800 ca t or interest. year at 8 percent 5-acre tract No. 1251, deeded, all plowed three tract times; 5 board fence. This is a flne5-acre *200 cash. Lot8, Sq. 11, Blk. 9, and buildings, deeded, *200.or for rent. 30-acre tract Nos. 2521, 2522, deeded; house 14x20; several acres plowed; 10 acres under fence, *175 cash. This is a snap. Lot 1, Sq, 5, Blk. 11, deeded, Longstreet, plowed and for fenced, corner lot, W. Fine and * 100 . Lot Lot 3, 3 So. s 1* 7, Blk. 6, deeded, house 16x20, one and a halt story; Kitchen 12x20; welt 20 feet deep, picket fence, *250 cash. Lot 9, Sq. 12, Blk. 14, deeded, *200. This is a earner lot on S. Main and Lemon streets. 20-acre tracts Nos. 2,324 and 2,325. deeded, with 100,000 feet of standing timber; small house, 154 acres plowed, price *150 cash. Lots 11 and 12, Sq. 9, Blk. 10, deeded, house 22x24, 4 rooms, 3 ready to plaster; board fence; good well, fruit and grapes on same, *300 cash. Lot 5, Sq. 2, Blk. 5. deeded, *50, or trade for 13 shares of colony stock. House to rent, same to repair and apply on rent. Call and get prices- Lot 11, Sq. 1. Blk. 15, deeded; house 16x34, kitchen 10x14, plastered and painted; porch; all picket kinds fence; good well and pump on of fruit and strawbentes set out; rents for *7 per month in advance. Only *350 cash, or*400, one-half one year at 8 per cent. This pays23 per cent oil the investment. 10-acre tract No. 2-225,deeded, under good s board fence; partly cleared for *150 cash. School house to be across the road. This is a bargain. 5-acre tract No, 972. deeded, all old land, fenced and cleared, with 12x16 building, for *150 cash. This is cheaper than you could clear a new tract. Don’t forget it. Lot 5, Sq. 9, Blk. 15, deeded, house 24x26, ready to plaster,;) rooms down andliroomsup- side; stairs; kicclien 14x18. porch in front and well on porch; lot fenced and set to fruit and shrubery. Sale or rent for *550 cash. Lots » and 9, Sq. 10, ltlk. 6, deeded, lot two under story house 16x23 by 10x16, five rooms; 6 board fence, *300. This is on Oconee street. Remember that we can sell from a 24 foot to 50.000 acres of timber; also farms near city and other states. Mining stock to trade for property or stock. Northern and Southern property for trade. We are traders from the ground up. Como In, swappers! Say I Have you paid your taxes? The city taxes not paid have 10 per cent added since the 1st of November, and the state and county taxes are due and will be advertised in De¬ cember. If you have not paid them do so at once. r ) V- ! S 3 1] “ J. A. Justice & Co. fitted us out with a nice littie home.” JvAJusfice&Cov Pine A venue, near Cor. Grant St. FITZGERALD, : GEORGIA. The Kicker. Kicking in the morning, Kicking all the day, Kioking if he’s busy, Kicking at delay, Thus the chronic klckor Fills his life with woes, Frowning, grumbling, wrangling, Everywhere bo goes. Nothing ever suits him, Always finding fault; Every kind of pleasure He is sure to halt. Scowling at the children, Growling at his wife; Turning peace and comfort Into constant strife Kicking if the weather Happens to bo dry; Kicking when the rain is Tumbling from the sky. Kicking in the su m mer. Heat has then no charm; Kicking in the winter, Then he'd have it warm. Kicking every mealtime, Glaring at the meat; “Nothing fit to eat.” Kicking when he’s reading, Grumbling at the light: Now and then denouncing Everything in sight. Kicking in the morning. Kicking all the day; Kicking in the evening. Kicking should bo pray. Kicking while he’s praying, Kicking when in bed; Wonder if he’ll keep on Kicking when he’s dead. The Price of Cotton. The market price of cotton is now below 5 cents and the cost of produc¬ tion, and for this reason speculators who have the money have commenced to buy the product and hold it for bet¬ ter prices. That the market will improve as soon as the hulk of the crop passes out of the hands of the farmers and local factors seems not only reasonable, but inevitable, for it will be impossible for the speculators and conspirators to hold the price of the staple down be¬ low the cost of production until after the time arrives for planting another crop. And if the price stays down to 5 cents and below, the farmers are not going to plant for another big crop next year. Many farmers who are able to hold their cotton are doing so. The great majority of them have been forced to sell, however, in order to meet their obligations. Those who sold early in the season when the market was up to 6 cents and more did well, or the best that could have been done under the circumstances, and many of those who held their cotton have no doubt re¬ gretted that they didn’t sell when they could have realized 6 cents and more for it, but if those who have cotton still on hand will now hold on to it until March we believe that they will get 6 cents or more for it. We reason it this way; If it is safe for specula¬ tors to buy cotton at present prices, because the price has gone below the price of production, it ought to be safe for the producer who is able to hold his cotton, or part of it at least, to do so for an advance in the market.— Albany Herald. Man. Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of microbes. He hoppeth out of bed in the morn¬ ing and his foot is pierced by a tack of disappointment. He smoketh the cigar of content¬ ment and behold it explodeth with a loud noise for it was loaded. He slideth down the banisters of life and findeth them full of the splinters of torture. What is man but the blind worm of fate? Behold he is impaled upon the book of despair and furnisheth bait for the leviathan Death, in fathomless ocean of time. Sorrow and travial followeth him all the days of his life. What is man, but a tumor on the neck of existence? He piayeth the races and betteth all on the brown mare because he hath received a tip. The sorrel gelding with the bald face winneth by a neck. Behold he runneth for office and the dead beat pulleth his leg ever and anon, and then voteth against him. He boasteth of his strength in Is¬ rael, but is beaten by a bald headed man from Taller neck. He goeth forth to breath the fresh air and to meditate upon the vanity of all earthly things, and is accosted by a bank cashier with a sight draft for $227.30. A political enemy lieeth in wait for him at the market place and walketh around him crowing like unto a cock. What is man but a pimple on the face of politics. He trusteth in a man who claimeth to be filled with righteousness and standetli high in the synagogue and gets done up. For behold the pious friend is full of guile and runneth over with decep¬ tion. From the cradle to the grave man giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him. Verily man is but a wart on the face of nature; a bunion on the toe of time; a freckle on the face of the universe. Subscribe for The Leader. COUNTY OFFICIALS. Tom Eason, Solicitor Sup. Court. Moliae, J. II. Clements, Co. Judge, Irwinvllle, J; K. Ilurch, Co. Solicitor, Fitzgerald, J. J. Lee,Ordinary. Irwinvllle, .1. II. I). Paulk, Clerk Sup. Court, Irwinvllle, “ It. V. Handley, Sheriff, Fitzgerald C. L. Royal, Tax Hocoiver, Sycamore, J. It. Paulk,Tax Collector, Ooiila, James Walker, Co. Treasurer, Irwinvllle, ” E. J. Hogan, Co. Surveyor, Minnie, M. Marlon Dixon, School Commissioner,Oollla, Com., “ lionderson, Co. TIFTON AN'l) NORTHEASTERN R. R. “SOLDIERS’ COLONY ROUTE.” General Offices, Tlfton, Georgia. No 1. Noli. Feb. 9, 1897. No. 3. No. 4. A. M. y P. M. P. M. t-i-t-xxoc Lv. Tifton, Ga. Ar. 12:00 3S f Brighton 11:45 , ;uu Harding. 11:30 6:51 f Pinetta. 11:18 6:31 Irwin, 11:10 6:25 f Fletcher. 10:59 6:13 a 5:15 Ar. Fitzgerald.Lv. 10:45 Trains Nos. 1, 2.3 and 4 run daily except Sunday. Nos. Trains 7 and 8 run on Sunday only. (f) Trains Btop only on signal. Trains connect at Tifton with Plant System and G. S. & F. railroads, and Georgia and Ala¬ bama H.Tift, at Fitzgerald. • H. President. W. O. Tift, Vice-President. F. G. Boatright. Traffic Manager. County Correspondence. To Correspondents—All letters for publi- cation must reach us b y Monday or Tuesday of each week. t’nless the name of the cor- respondent publish the accompanies We the letter we will not same. will not print the name of the correspondent or tell who they are, but want the name as an evidence of good faith. Write news, and do not write anything that reflects on the character of anyone. Good Hope Items. From our Regular Correspondent, D. M. Pierson is slightly under the weather. James iscott, of the Pierson mill, has been on the sick list the past few days. Harley Ayers and sister Alta were in Fitzgerald last Thursday attending the ball. Messrs. Crowder and Carpenter, the contractors, are again building houses for Pierson brothers. Pierson Bro.s’ railway will reach their mill about the last of the week, when about 15 or 20 cars of lumber will be shipped. A thanksgiving was given at Mr. Alex Schmitz at Fitzgerald, in which a conglomeration of city folks took part. Among those present were Mr. Dorrenbaker and wife, Alex Schmitz and wife, Mr. Settlemeir and wife, J. F. Hoffman and wife, of Good Hope, Maggie Schmitz and Mary Dor- renbecker, J. F. Hoffman, Jacob Schmitz, John Dorrenbecker, Charley and August Gollumbeck. The guests were served with turkey, goose, rab¬ bit and other good things, after which refreshments were served, that did not have their origin from a temper¬ ance meeting. J. F. Hoffman and family and F. J. Hoffman and Geo. Ess, of the city, spent Sunday with II. Gates, of Good Hope. Observer. Sparks From Wolf Pit. From Our Regular Correspondent. Mr. Brubaker spent Thanksgiving at Fitzgerald. Itev. Johnson was the guest of Mr. Swafford Sunday. Mr. Estey was the guest of Mr. Dunbar Saturday night. Shorty Pearson was the guest of Mr. Tollman and wife Sunday. Mrs. Laura Blood is still on the sick list but not dangerously ill. Rev. Johnson attended prayer meet¬ ing at this place Tuesday night. The cottage prayer meeting was held at Boss Cooper’s Thursday night. Rev. McGregor preached the Thanksgiving sermon Thursday at Wolf Pit. The mill will wind up business this week at Gaff’s, if no preventing prov¬ idence happens. Mrs. M. Gaff and family was at Peter Troupe’s the forepart of the week, picking cotton. We understand that Joe Granke made a run over the C. H. & D. Sun¬ day evening. Ta, ta, Joe. Shorty has been wielding the oxgad this week while the Judge was work¬ ing on the mill. Mr. Lambert’s wife, accompanied by her father, mother and brother, arrived from Canada. There was a bible reading at the school house Friday night, services conducted by S. S. Gaff. Misses Ida and Lon Troupe of Troupe’s station, were the guests of Mrs. M. Gaff’s family Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Dunbar, Misses Nancy, Mabel and Dora Horton and Mary Dunbar visited at Mr. Pollmans’s Thursday afternoon. Senator Foxworthy is fixing up around his place, and also putting up an addition to his house and building a picket fence. Rev. McGregor, S. S. Gaff and sons, George and Laban, George Hascall, William and Shorty Pearson, Miss Cleah Swafford, Miss Delia Hogle and Ray Hogle took dinner at Mr. Poll- man’s Thanksgiving day. Mr. Lambert is the happiest man in Wolf Pit' neighborhood at the present time. He says there is no more batchelor cooking for him. The cause of his smiles is that his wife arrived last Saturday from the north. The Boy Wrrn One Eye Open. Cheap. In order to close out our stock. of dishes we will sell for the next 30 days at prices never offered before in Fitz¬ gerald. They are cheaper than you can buy them at auction. Here are some of our figures: Fine decorated china plates, 40c a set; Hotel dishes, imported ware, 70 cents per dozen; Glass goblets, 80ca dozen; Lamps, 20c and upwards; Fancy syrup jugs, 25c to 35c. Now is your opportunity. 1. X.L. grocery. It Eind MOTHER! about which such Hi- tender and holy recollections cluster as that of “ Mother ”—she who watched over our helpless infancy and guid¬ ed our first tottering step. Yet the life of every Expectant Moth- er is beset with danger and all cf- fort should be made to avoid it. Mother's so assists nature in the change tak¬ ing place that Friend the Expectant is Mother ena¬ bled to look for- ward without dread, suffering or gloomy fore¬ bodings, to the hour when she experiences the joy of Motherhood. Its use insures safety to the lives of both Mother and Child, and she is found stronger after than before confinement—in short, it “makes Childbirth natural and easy,” be as so many have said. Don’t persuaded to use anything but MOTHER’S FRIEND « My wife suffered more in ten min¬ utes with cither of her other two chil¬ dren than she did altogether with her last, having previously used four bot¬ tles of ‘Mother’s Friend.’ It is a blessing to any one expecting to be¬ come a MOTHERsays a customer. Henderson Dale, Carmi, Illinois. The Bradfleld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. Barber Wanted— At once. 581, Fitzgerald, Ga. 4^1 wx I have quite a lot of 2x8, 2x6 and 2 x4,16 and 18 foot lumber, 1 will sell for $4 per thousand, spot cash. E. M. Winslow. Choice Ohio butter for sale. Call at residence of J. M. Earnest, S. Grant. 42-4wx Lost—A bunch of keys, marked “W. H. F.” Suitable reward will be paid by leaving at Clute’s livery stable, lwx Barber shop for sale. A good loca¬ tion and plenty of business. Reason for selling ill-health. Address box 681, Fitzgerald, Ga. lwx Business house on Pine street in Fitzgerald, now renting for $500 a year. Will sell for $1,500 cash. Own¬ ers forced to sell. Apply to Way & Jay. 40 acresland, with house, pump,well, henry, etc., 3 miles from Fitzgerald; one mile from R. R. P. O. Land good gravel soil, A great chance for a home cheap, only $175. Address Box 792, Fitzgerald, Ga. Land for Sale. I have seven 20 acre tracts joining the city limits, one mile south on Main street, Get my prices. No agents. C. E. Croup, Fitzgerald, Ga. Wanted to Buy. Twenty to thirty acres of land near Fitzgerald, Ga., improved or not. Must be a bagain. Address, J. L. S. Hall, 4712 S. Ashland ave., Chicago, Ill. Beef Hides Wanted. Highest market price paid for beef hides at IIowell-Gardner Co., E. Pine avenue. 45-3m For Sale or Trade. A farm of 100 acres, -one-ha'f mile from Fitzgerald. Improvements and thirty-five acres old ground. Address P. O. box 335, Fitzgerald, Ga. 43-tf Pears! F'earsl! Pears I! The I. X. L. grocery is now offering a fine table pear, 2 pound can, for 5 cents per can. Secure some of them before it is too late. Notice of Dissolution. The firm of Way & Jay is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. We will continue to occupy office in the Kern building till January 1, 1898. W. F. Way, Dec. 1, ’97. D. B. Jay. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership existing between W. J. Josey and John Spicer has this day been mutually dissolved. All accounts or liabilities against the firm of Josey Drug Co. will be paid by W. J. Josey, and all accounts due said firm are pay¬ able to W. J. Josey. John Spicer, W. J. Josey. Nov. 15, ’97. Seed Oats. Grown by A. K. Fisher can be found with the following dealers in Fitzger¬ ald: Jonathan Feiper, Clare & Co., R. M. White, F. J. Heintz and M. H. Plopper. 45-lmx War is declared on high prices and San Jose scale. Is your fruit tree man prepared to give you a certificate, by State authority, that your stock is clear from all disease. lean. Ibave just received a sample stock. I am prepared to fill all orders, great or small. I have a lot of pure bud peach trees, and if taken soon I will sell for $3 per hundred. Come quick, before they are gone. E. M. Winslow, Fitzgerald Nursery. City Plats at The Leader Office. Headquarters For Hbure TDr Goodman’s New Drug Cor. Pine and Grant Street. Everything Fresh and New with a Ful* Patent Medicines. Prescriptions Comp< BACK TO BUSINESS $ *: ♦ ... ... ♦ .. r> SINGLE CENTER SPRING CQ EVANSVILLE INO. E. H. WILKERSON t DEALER IN 9 Phietons, Is again Delivery with us, and Wagons, now has etc., a and stock begs in a all complete customers line in of Buggies, of Can] vehicle to call and his want any klr. « see assortment before purchasing elsewhere. He her, at a Vehicle Store is the place to get your Vehicles. j | Indiana Vehicle Store Cor. Grant and Magn a E. H. Wilkerson,Prc ... * v S. M. Whitchard & M ■■••T A.re Constantly Receiving: | Fresh Groceries i4f) Which are Going at Bottom Prices. 500 bushels of Texas Rust-Froof Oats for Seed, t.nd Georgia Rye. Car.8 l- Crockery and Lamps. We make a specialty of Tobacco, Cigars and Snut (’Phone 19.) Corner Thomas and Oconeu, JOHN B. VINCENT, Attorney-at-Law. Lunberger Building, Cor. Pine and Grant St., Fitzgerald, : : Georgia. CHENEY & BURCH, ATTO R N E Y-AT-LA W, Office—I n Paulk Building, Grant Street, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA. W. Ryman, L. Kennedy, Of South Dakota. Of Savannah. RYMAN & KENNEDY 9 n Fitzgerald Block. W. F. THOMPSON, CORDELE, GEORGIA. DR. J. H. POWELL, (Late of the Best American Hospitals) in Chronic Diseases, Of Men a.ncl ’Women, S. Grant street, near Magnolia. (Per¬ manently located.) W. J. LAYMAN & CO., Real Estate & Insuranc Agents Loans Negotiated. Grant Street, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Drs, C. A. & L< C. Holtsendorf, Office—I n Slayton & Kern building, oppo¬ site Commercial hotel, Fitzgerald, Ga Plione 21. WE List - Property ■ === AND ♦ Pay : Taxes For non-resident property owners. Small and large tracts of land for sale. Enclose stamp giving full information. F, WILLIAMS, SON A CO, Fiazgerald, Ox, Real EstateDealerSo, OPTICb ams, Have your that eyes has fitted had by j a man twq years •xperience. I have tl cj sortment of goods in the eral Lenses, line of optical goods! gh;j spectacle and eye cases, also opera and field gl 1 escopes. barometers, micros/ passes, etc. JOHN ADA) GRANT STREET, FITZGERALD, 43 For Tailor S CALL ON ; E. J. DAN(| Pine At-, Next Door to Corns: A perfect fit guaranteed. A trial All garments out and made on prt Cleaning, Repairing and Previns! A Card to the i oipled Being reliably informed that i parties are spreading i effect that a charm purchased ;j was only pawned, 1 would, in < prove the falsehood, make statement: I have at preset’ worth of customers’ watcher which I have a right to dispose] time in which they must be ci| 1 cordance with the laws of this pired. Now, is it reasonable tc l would dispose of an article I to sell, while holding over $1G watches left for repair over thrC without being called 7sr, and therefore, a perfect legal right NEVER OFFERED TO SO IN 8INGL Let an intelligent public answer, ingfull well in whose interesi mailing scheme was concocted: further notice, clean watches a; 50c; Crystals Mainsprings and hands 50c; 10c. Jewels A.l f] o proportion and fully warranted Clocks $2.50, worth $4. Rogers’) (No. 6) Teaspoons $1.75 per set of d Triple-plated Tablespoons $3.50 (No! $5.00. Rogers’ triple-plated and Forks, $3.50 per set of 6 each.: at proportionate reduction. H. WETTS E. NICHOLSO; Auction cl East Pine Avenu FITZGERALD, Is now prepared to give rates or: Satisfaction Having had fifteen years expern is guaranteed. F bills call at LEADEKOfflce.