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Official Orgfan of Ben Hill Co.
Cut Them In Half
?
The Occupation Taxes!
The city is in fine finan¬
cial condition. No debts, and
money in the Treasury. Do
away with this emergency
tax, and give the taxpayers
a chance to accumulate a
surplus—the city dont need
it.
Hon. H. H. Perry, of Gaines¬
ville, announces as a canddidate
for the J. 8. Senate to succeed
the Hon. Hoke Smith. Mr. Per
ry was an ardent Hoke ."mnihsup
porter and will be remembeied u>
the gubernatorial candidate, who
announced himself as the man “To
hold up the Flag” but who r< tired
from the race to give H*»ke Smith
the right of way. Is lit- merelt
carrying the banner <>r will hr
stick to the finish?
Get Together
Fitzgerald is in need of a live
civic body to look after the ma¬
terial development of Ben Hill
County and the City of Fitzgerald.
Frequently propositions are made
through tho Mayor and others
from outside sources for new in¬
dustries and development proposi
tions that do not get the proper
attention for lack of United efforts.
It is the privilege and duty of the
business element to bestir itself
and organize a body that can in¬
telligently look after these mutual
affairs, which would mean a great
deal to the entire population of the
county.
At this time a proposition is on
foot for a Hour mill location, em¬
ploying 100 men and indirectly
encouraging the planting and cul¬
tivation of wheat in this section.
The Retail Merchant* Associa¬
tion, in the absence of a propt
organization, could look into this
proposition and see what can be
done with it Let’s get our old-
time “get together” spirit work¬
ing again, and we’ll clo'iblooip- n-
terests in the near future. Now is
the time.
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\k PTT2GERALD LEADER TTJFSDAY. JANUARY 9, 1912.
A Campaign Document For
The National Democracy
The campaign of 1912 is to be
fought out on the Tarifl issue.
Tariff speeches, containing loDg
arrays of figures, are rarely read
and seldom understood. “A tariti
Primer” by the Hon. Thomas E.
Watson would make an ideal cam¬
paign document for the National
Democracy. The origin and his¬
tory of the Tariff legislation, its
motive and its effect on the people
is set out in the language of the
masses, and in so interesting a
manner, that no one will fail
to read the entire scries of artichs
•• mtaiued in the booklet. It is a
powerful argument for the demo-
ratio theory < f Free Trade, and
-nonId be in the bands of the
.oters, especially where the pro-
ifecied interests are the strongest.
Southward The Course Of
Empire
The Speaker ot the National
House, Mr. Clark, makes the pre¬
diction that the stream of migra¬
tion southward in this country will
•oon become as great as that which
has poured into the West daring
the past half-century. He clearly
anticipates for the Southern Slat* s
a density of population equal to
that of the most favored East-anc-
West belt in the North.
If climatic xplain . . the ,
e.\t *
compart v« linn population of the
equatori I I mens, they do not
explain the like thinness of popu-
Iaiion id the whole Southern
Hemisphere, While the north
temperate zone has a population
averaging probably forty per
square mile throughout and 100
through a bioad centra! belt, the
south temperate zone has a popu¬
lation averaging much less than
ten per square mile.
Half of South America still has
> population no longer than at its
discovery by Europeans. Africa,
which holds tho remains of the
oldest known civilization, is to a
very great extent as thinly or
more thinly | opulated than many
centuries ago. Australia, with all
its recent occupation by Caucasians
has a population less than two per
square mile. European migra¬
tion to tho more favored regions
of South America is increasing
markedly, but tho stream is still
small compared with the westward
flow from
Th« weight of opinion in anthro¬
pology still holds the old belief
that the race has a common origin
and that its cradle whs somewhere
iu Southern Asia. No one locates
it below the equator and some
locate it in the far uortli where
the earth first became habitable
iu the cooling process.
The facts given strengthen the
theory of a northern point as
man’s original habitation. He has
been disposed first to fill up that
naif of the earth where the race
fi'st found itself. But the time
cannot now be far distant when the
great westward trend of human
News Boiled Down and
Dished Up From the
Ashton. Graded
School
Regular services to be held at
Sturgeon Creek Sunday.
Mr. Gilbert Paulk of Ocilla was
in our city Saturday.
Mr. George Bishop is visiting
relatives at Nashville this week.
Misa Janie Bishop of Nashville,
is the charming guest of Miss
Rachel Bishop this week.
Dr, Joe Lynn from the city
spent the week-end with friends
at Ashton.
Mr. Joseph Morgan of Talbotton
was a recent visitor at the home
of Mr. T. M. Wilbanks.
Mr, Edward Ros ron was out
driving again Sunday. We no¬
tice he never goes alone either.
Mr. E. E. Robitzsch spent Sun¬
day at the home of Mr. D. T.
,VI iddlebrooks.
Mr. Theo Middlebrooks with
Misses Alice Fussell and Eula
Simon were out driving Sunday.
The editor of a fashion magazine
says, “A perfect fit is fatal to a
-lout woman.” But still the list of
fatalities grows.
Miss Carrie Troupe, of Ap¬
pling county, is the charming
guest of Miss Lula Dykes this
week.
^ r * Wiley Walker and Miss
Ethel Griffin were among those
w bo attended the sing Saturday
evening given by Misses Lula
and Emma Dykes.
A Philadelphia pastor wants to
organize a church for women only,
of course it will not be a success
for every church must have three
or four baldheaded deacons.
The man who found a twenty
dollar bill on the street in New
York gave it to a policeman. It is
not necessary to say that he
wasn’t a New Yorker.
A man has reached the age of
discretion when he is willing to
admit that other men may have
opinions different from his with¬
out being fools.
VI r. R L. Troupei happened to
be in a run-awny scrape Thursday.
The horse being frightened by
some object by the roadside, Mr.
Troupe was thrown from the
buggy and received several bruises
and a badly sprained ankle.
Thursday night an entertain¬
ment was given by Mr. Will,
Hyatt for the enjoymeat of his
many friends. A~ using games
were played, such as twistifica-
tion, cross questions and crooked
answers.
Among H ose enjoying Mr.
migration will give wav to one
southward more pionounced than
ary history has yet known, and
the region which will gain first and
most from it is our own South¬
land, which after a'l, is not very
far south.—N. Y. World.
H all’sbospitaoly, were: Mis
Eva Mae Yarborough, Jennie
P >r>e, Sweet and Alice Dorminy,
Alberta and Lottie Pope, Flora
Woitfie'd, and Lucile Dorminy,
Messrs Kenny Ashurst. ban Gar¬
rison. John Pope, Oscar Eost,
Gu 33 Ewings, Cleveland Pope,
Jim Young.
Ail ieft at eleven thirty, hav¬
ing spent a delightful evening.
I Leonne have been thinking of
the present day “hobbies” and
they create within us a longing for
tne return of mu* old days of
our forefathers when calloused
hands warmly clasped each other
and kid gloves were unknown;
days when at eventide the family
gathered at the place and enjoyed
the pleasures of home. Oh! how
different now. Take the average
family today and the servant girl
is usually the only one home alter
the evening meal. The father has
gone to reunion meeting,
mother to a Society, while John
is passing bis time away in a pool
room, Cora and Clara attending a
card party, and often Tommie is
enjoying himself at a ball u^nce.
V<-rilly, we live in a progressive
age.
Monday was celebrated at the
home of tor. and Mrs. R. J.
Bishop in honor of the formers
mother, Mr». Edie Bishop but bet¬
ter known as “Grandma Bishop,
The day being grandma Bishops
birthday who is one tiu
old, and als > the birthday < f
grandson, Dvvil. Her sins
live in distant • wns were j resent,
and other near rel ives be.-idcs a
host of friends. At one. o’clock a
bounteusiv read dinner was
servtd. Grandma Bishop’s sight
is remarkable. She can thread a
needle and sew ex rs well without
the use of spectacles. She is very
religeous i n 1 smart and does nut
like to see any one idle.
L *( nn* Deloraine.
According to Danish laws, auto*
mobi es are for bidden to pass trol¬
ley car; at a rate faster than t oe
mile an hour.
Very Serious
It la a very sorious matter to
Sot one m edicine and have the
wrong one given you. For thit»
reason wo urge you fa buying to
bo careful to get tho geouiao—
BuCT&arr
Liver Medicine
-TM*. uUtion of this out relfa-
p. m [f,v77'*5fjeiiie«. ne, rod bed. liver for It *t constipation, does trouble, is bettor not in imitate firm- fa-
Egf&J&r than
ft would not bo tho ft-
BSSiiUb EpL ,’?T dl powder, others combined. with a larger
SOLD IN Town P2
CHENEYS
EXPECTORANT
The Great Cough Cure
For Children and Atotta.
m m lug Material
Ckofge Si. Bryant $} Son
fresh supply of Shingles,
Flooring, Brick and everything
m the budding lime. , - . .
WOOD Quick COAL
Delivery
Phone 190 FITZGERALD, GA
Artesian Walls.
For Artesian Wells see J. D.
Pearce, or write him at
Ga. 89 8t
*. i .* doff a a d CI ;•
all prices from the cheapest to
A ■! calls will reoeiify
£ our immediate attention.
sa ibii ¥initirc u Undertaking Company
Day Phene 116, Phone 305
REAL ESTATE
Bargains
BA GA N'\
Lftte 13 14, Square !3, Block I,......
2-Room House............................ $5501 0
$25,00 cash, $6 per month
BARGAIN NO. T
Lots 2, 3, 4. 7, 8, Pqwsre M, Block 15, at
each. Terms to suit purchaser.
BAR.GAIN NO. Ill
Lot !, Bbck 12.................... smeo
BARGAIN NO. IV
t re ard I < t. all water connections
suade, on E. Centra? Avenue, on
Lot 7, Square 1, Bl^ck 12.............. $imdo
Terras to suit purchasers.
% * GAIN NO. V
Four beautiful* lots cu 3. Main. 1 St.; will sell
hem either singly, double or ali 4 to one ji/arty.
Perfect title. Price low. They must bo sold,
- ppi.v at THE LEADER
Women lawyers in France a
permitted t«> act as magistrates in
ease of children timer 13 \run
<>f ag •.
Finland, with >ts 1 ' i‘S
now considered attractive •nuugl
so be on the genera! tourer
Mr. Farrand Osborne has *e-
turned to Atlanta to resume his
studies at the Georgia School of
Technology
Col. J. J, Bull, of Oglethorpe,
was among the prominent visi¬
tors in the city yesterday.
Mr. Cliff Sanders, the able
manager of the Churchwell De¬
partment Store, is spending the
week with home-folks at Rich¬
land and other points.