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The Fitzgerald Leader,
Published Every Wednesday
and Saturday by
THE LEADER PUBLISHING CO.
ItiDOR Gelders Managing Editor
Earl Braswell City Editor
$1.50 Per Year.
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gress of March 3, 1979.
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Local Readers 5 cents
for each insertion. No ad taken
for less than 25 cents.
Official Organ of Ben Hill Co.
We have been urged to use
what influence we have with our
Senators and Congressman in
Washington to get them to vote
for a bill, whose object is to discon
tihue the printing of envelopes for
firms or individuals, as is the
presfent custom. This request has
been'made of us several times in
the last 1 ninety days, the bill
now under Consideration. We not
only object to the discontinuation
if this practice by the government,
but we favor an extension of the
use of the government printing de-
partment, which by the way is the
largest in the U. S., not only for
envelopes but for the school books
fof all public schools. The money
thfct is now being wasted in print-
ing most of the speeches and
great numbers of reports,
that are never read and are
of no earthly good to anyone, the
could profitably be used in
printing and distribution of text
books for state schools. A board
or commission of education could
be organized on the line of our
supreme court, consisting of the
best from among our prominent
national educators, who would se¬
lect the series of books to be used
and pay the author a fixed premium
for the use of same, to be owned
thereafter by the government and
used in all of the public schools.
Geography is nonsectional, so are
Arithmetic and the Sciences; in
History and the Readers only
could differences of sectional
opinion arise and a broad minded
set of national educators could
and would guard against misrepre¬
sentation of this nature with better
success than do the different state
boards at tiie present time. No,
we favor the practice of the Post
office furnishing printed envelops;
they can sell them cheaper than
any private printshop, no matter
where located, and we are not so
selfish as to want the government
to take a step backwards for the
sake of printing a lew thousand
envelops more per year. Our
Congressman will get our support,
if he is right on other measures.
W e’ll not ask him for this advance
bribe. A few letters from our
Bankers and business men to our
Senators on this subject may save
them hundreds of dollars in the
future.
"There is a Many a Slip Be¬
tween the Cup and the Lip”
The Georgia delegation in Con¬
gress held a caucus and endorsed
Brantley for a place on the Wavs
and Means Committee for the
62nd Congress. The new members,
Messrs Win. 8. Howard and Sam
Tribble not being present, but,
their districts being represented
by the two defeated candidates
Bill Howard and Livingston. Bell,
Edwards and Lee, who voted dur¬
ing the last session against the
democratic platform demand of
free raw material, and Hardwick,
who no doubt has joined them now
to bolster up his own declining
fortunes, made a majority of the
committee present. The report
said the recommendation was
unanimous, but we seriously doubt
that Hughes, Roddenberry and
Bartlett voted for Mr.Brantley for
ihe position. When the 62nd
Congress meets next March, the
THE FITZGERALD LEADER, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II 1911
TO OUR. READERS
The advertisements that appear in The Leader
are in a sense an agreement on the part of the ad¬
vertiser to sell a given article of agreed merit at a
given price. The Leader will assume the responsi¬
bility of guaranteeing the performance of the cori-
tract on the part of the advertiser, and will protect
the purchaser, of any article advertised in our col¬
umns,against frauds, provided that the buyer in mak¬
ing such purchase will state that he saw the arti-
cle advertised in The Leader.
money"to loan
ON FARM LANDS
We are in position to loanan unlimi- I
ted amount of money on farm lands at 5 J
per cent- nterest. Money obtained with- •
out delay. t
I, ELKINS & WALL* -J
Fitzgerald, Ga-
democratic members will either
elect the committee, and will re-
legate Brantley from this impor-
tant place or the ■ Speaker, Mr.
Clark, will appoint
members. As Brantley’s
tion during fhe stirring hours of
the filst. Congress was diametrical¬
ly opposed to Mr. Clark, both on
the Tariff and the management'of
the committees,it is notlikely that
h e would select Brantley lor this
important position. The System
politicians are working
scheme to save their minions, but
it looks to us that they are at their
rope’s end, with Brantley.
Oscar Straus Of Georgia
A shrewd student of human na¬
ture has said that the important
fact in a man’s biography is
where he was born, but where he
spent his period of adolescence.
According to this, Georgia can
claim rather a noteworthy part Id
the life of Oscar S. Straus, whose
resignation as United States am-
bassador to Turkey is one of the
interesting events of the day.
Mr. Straus was born in Germany
of distinguished Jewish parentage
sixty-one years ago. When lie
was only four years old, however,
his family moved to Columbus,
Ga., and it was there that he re¬
ceived his early schooling
spent a good portion of his boy¬
hood. As an American- and there
is no citizen in this country whose
Americanism is more stalwart—
he rightly reckons Georgia as his
mother state.
Mr. Straus has been our
nnitie representative at
tinople under three successive ap-
pointnients, and no membei of the
consular service has rendered more
valuable or distinguished service.
Not only as a diplomat, however,
but also an author, a merchant
and a student of international
affairs, he is noted, His book on
the origin of the Republican form
jo government in the United States
and another on the development of
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I Lumber! L/umber!
Let us figure with you before you pur¬
chase your Building Material. : :
Mill F. East M. Magnolia FITZGERALD. GRAHAM St. Office East Pine GA. & St. CO.. Phone 14. I
*! Clements & Fletcher !*
3 215 East Magnolia. The Finest Car-Load of m
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$ Ever early Shipped call to Ben Hill Co. !-l£
An will secui fly if
Jfj best selection. BOB FLI¬
jfc-j mm* ER will be pleased to
Jf) them to vou. *
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religious liberty in the United
States are authorities on the sub¬
jects of which they treat. He
has won eminent success as a mer-
and manufacturer. From
to 1909 he was United States
secretary of commerce and labor.
He is now a member of the per¬
manent court of arbitration at
The Hague. It is seldom that one
man has such capacity for making
money, making books and making
international treaties.—A 11 a n i a
Journal.
Don't let the baby suffer from
eczema, sores of any itching of the
skin. Doan’s Ointment gives in¬
stant relief, cures quickly. Per¬
fectly safe for c h i 1 d r e n. All
druggists sell it. 52 4t.
W JJ|T'[^JJEAD & PERRY
Dea)ers
«ve |«t rc* veH a carload , i o f
Horses ami Moles which they mil
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That there’s a difference
in coal? If not, try the
kind we sell. You will find
it just a little better: at the
same time it costs no more.
Buy here and get full value
for your money.
Booker&Rodwell
FITZGERALD, GA.
COUNTRY BUYERS
Who desire to know where to
purchase looking goods the can advertising find out by
over
columns of The Leader.
Announces
Policy For Year
Continued from First Page,
man with ability. Discharge
the weakling, who is unwilling to
sacrifice himself for your sake and
sake of success. Keep on try¬
until building on a knowledge
what and whom to avoid you
the success that certainly
waits.
fakmek’s SALVATION.
that ... .. his salvation . .. lies .. . his ..
m own
hands and not in outside aid, how¬
ever well meant and tactfully ex¬
tended.
A great many individuals and
organizations are striving to up¬
lift the farmer. A large percent¬
age of them are actuated by un¬
selfish motives.Many ' others of
them paid ., '. advertising ] • • and .
are in 6
glory. , But . none of ... them, honest, , .
’
wise, ignorant or otherwise, can
furnish a,solution to the keystone
rural problem.
The farmer must do that himself.
I mean „„ each . individual . ,. ., . farmer ,
m must surrender , somewhat . . of ... his
‘ n dependence, a few of his
rights, a good many of his ideas,
anc ^ cona bine his efforts, not only
for his own but the general suc-
cess.
Some people view the solution
of the boll weevil problem as the
main benefaction to the farmer.
Others think the chief need of the
rural districts are co-operative
stores. Others incline to farmer’s
banks. Others honestly believe
if they can annihilate the hook-
worm the farmer will enter upon
a long term of earthly paradise.
Thousands sincerely believe the
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they can give every farmer a
]jf erar y education the problem
will be solved. Increase of pro¬
duction and scientific agriculture
have their hordes of adherents,
who regard them as tbe two
things needful. Another class of
thinkers are persuaded that tbe
SPRING OATS &. GARDEN SEEDS
We have the famous Burt Spring Oat,
the only Cat that will make on this soil af-
er . nas. Come to see us before buying.
Also a full line of Robert Bviist Gat -
den Seeds. Also plenty Onion Sets at 10c
quart.
THE DENMARK DRUG COMPANY
The RexaJl Store. The Seed Store.
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FOR. SALE *
12-Acre Tract, one-fourth mile south of Fitzgerald, on the
newly graded road to Ocilla; a good 4-room house, with
hall, pantry, bath room, a good well of water, a good sized
barn, 37 bearing Peach Trees, Plums. Pears, Quince, Figs,
Cherry, Crab Apple, a Necterean, Black and Strawberries.
Grapes, and Chicken Parks, with Hen Houses, all under
good fence : about 2 acres of fine Timber. For terms and
price see owner at place. SPIEGLE.
F.
Mayor Drew W. Paulk is mak¬
ing some improvements on his
south Main street residence, which
when completed, will add much to
the attractiveness of the place.
less a farmer has to do with poli-
tics and the more plowing
the nearer he will approach the j
millenium. Others will swear he
should li.erally cover himself with
politics and in it find an answer to
ill his troubles. A great many
good men just know if they can
get the farmer in the church and
pray over him the rural question
will be revolutioned. To others
good roads offer a way out of the
wilderness.
TASK BEFORE FARMERS.
■ *•
not in a spirit of criticism, but to
stress the danger that, in being
swallowed up by one small branch
of the subject, under a catch
phrase studded with enthusiasm,
the farmer and his friends may
not be diverted from the great
broad task before them, the princi¬
pal ingredients in which are self-
sacrifice . c and , self-study, .. . , . both of, .
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by . and , for , the farmer,
% In every case the rural , problem ,,
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de , e ds , f° tbe ,, way you look , . 11 .
P ” u
.t, the angle from which you shed
vour own P““l
peratment v or belief upon r it.
But the of „ these .
in main one
movements _. I have outlined ....
is a uni¬
versal panacea. There is one uni¬
versal panacea.
Every man must be his own so¬
lution, must aid in the general so¬
lution, or there will be none at all.
I have faith in some of these
movements outlined, but none in
others. But this I know, and I
speak from an intimate familiarity
of the farmer in his every phase,
and mood and weakness, that it is
necessary after he has selected
those movements that are neces-
sary,he must pull with his brother,
deny, sacrifice, forbear, study his
neighbor and study himself before
the rural problem will approach
solution.
We are told on every hand that
the farmer is better off than at
any time in history, and they
point to the increasing use of
automobiles, rural free delivery
facilities, the rural phone, farm
machinery and other items to back
Warning
Not to trade for note given by
W. M. McKinney in favor of J.
C. Holder, lost about 1st Dec. 52 tf
the argument.
That is true, to an extent. A
farmers are better oil. The
of farmers do not share in
improvement. Wouldn't they
going to the cities if they
sharing in the improvement?
It is to aid this great mass of
farmers that we are
our program. If every
member of the organization will
his part as I have indicated
1, 1912, will find that
program far on the way to fulfil¬
Charles S. Barrett.
Union City, Ga., Jan. 6, 1911.
The Weary Way
Daily Becoming Less Wearisome To
Mauy In Fitzgerald
With a back that aches all day.
With rest disturbed at night,
Annoying urinary disorders,
Tis a weary way, indeed.
Doan’s Kidney Pills drive weari¬
ness away.
Are endorsed by Fitzgerald
citizens.
Mrs. M. Lowery, 516 West
Oconee Ave., Fitzgerald, Ga.,
says: “I am so much better in
every way since using Doan’s
Kidndy Pills that I do not hesitate
one moment in recommending
Weak kidneys caused me
misery. My back ached
most of the time and I was always
so tired and languid that it re¬
quired an effort for me to get
about. I could not rest well and
the loss of sleep affected-toy health.
I finally read about Doan’s Kidney
Pills and procured a box. It did
not take them long to dispose of
the backache and since then my
trouble has never returned. My
kidneys are now doing their work
properly and that dull, languid
feeling has disappeared.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Fo c ter-Milburn Co.,
Buff alo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name—Doans—
and take no other.
Fitzgerald’s newest business en-
terprise is ; ‘The Feed Store” which
has recently been opened by R.
Davis & Co., at 120 East Pine
Street. These gentlemen have
just moved here and the stock for
the store which they will operate
a rD furnished by their own
Mill, ef erefore they are in a posi¬
tion to sell you Feed, Hay. Grain
& Flour at the lowest prices possi¬
ble, and it will be to the interest
of all in the market for such lines
them as they will handle to figure with
before buying.
STUART’S
BUCK j AND JUNIPER COMPOUND
FOR KIDNEY TROUBLES
30 Years on the Market