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Four weeks and the die will be cast; shall the
“‘Short Route” be selected by the Dixie Highway
Commissioners or are we to loose out after having
contributed so much towards making traveling bet
ter and safer through this entire territory? A great
deal will depend on the interest our home people
will take in the final reception of the commission
and:the preparation we will make to impress them
with the importance of the populatian to be served
along the route. Fitzgerald is the pivotal point of
the entire route; it is to Fitzgerald that all these
look, south and north of us, to set the pace and land
the prize. We must have a strong organization to
meet the emergency. Everybody must help. You
citfzens from the North have a golden opportunity
to serve our community, your community, more so
than any one else, by making the reception of the
«ommission from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and
©Ohio one that will appeal to their State pride by
meeting them with numbers from their own states,
residing now among us. The G. A. R. Posts and the
Woman’s Relief Corps are especially appealed to to
take a hand in this movement to make March 20th
a fitting day in honor of the Colony City. Get busy
and organize your State clubs. :
The decision by the County Executive Commit.
tee 1o hold an early nominating election for Ben Hill
county officers will meet with the unanimous appro
val of all voters. The committee is to be congratu
lated upon their action, and also on the adoption of
the rules which appear in this issue of The Leader-
Enterprise, which will govern the candidates at that
election. A fair and clean election is what the voters
‘want mostly, and under the ‘rules adopted this will
be possible. In the event that three or more candij
«ates aspire to a position, the two highest will have
to run the race again at the State Primary and thus
‘the county will be assured that the one who secures
‘the office finally will be the real choice of a majority
of the county. The elimination of hired vehicles at the
«election will also help to make the election fairer to
the man with a limited bank account, who is as much
-entitled to run for office as the man who controls a
-sufficient amount to rent every automobile in the
ocounty to bring his friends to the polls, though un
«der ordinary conditions they might stay away or
wvotelfor the other fellow. The rules are fair and a
clean election is looked forward to.
The Losses From Brown Rot and
Plum Curculio, to Fruit Growers
Who Do Not Spray, Are Very
Great—Use Seli-Boiled Lime Sul
;phor and Arsenate of Lead,
In 1900 before the fruit growers of
ithestate had generally adopted spray
ing for the prevention of damage from
‘brown rot and curculio, the estimates
‘made by peach growers themselves
show that the losses were from 25 to
50 per cent of the fruit in the orchard
and often as much as 30 percent in
‘tramsit. This was surely a tremend
«ous drag on peach growing. Sine the
«development of the practice of sum
'mer spraying of peaches, these losses
<an b held down to where they are
harldy noticable, When peaches are
s=prayed according to the schedule giv
«cn herewith, they do not rot in the or
«whad, nor decay easily in transit. The
wrower expects to market peaches
anust spray to make a success of peach
‘wrowing; while the people who wish
wood fruit for their own use should al
-250 spray.
£lrown rot is a fugus disease, which
Lirses the fruits to rot on the tree and
in transit. It is deirected from tree to
1..¢ and from orchard to orchard by
s7ores which are blown by the wind.
W nder moist weather conditions these
spores germinate and start the rot.
When the peaches ar covered with self
ihoiled lime sulphur these spores are
killed. The plum curculio is a weevil
which lays eggs in plums, peaches and
other fruits. These insects also feed
on the green fruits and consequently
can be killed by the use of arsenate
of lad.
Schedule for Spraying.
I—When the shucks fall from the
small peaches, which will be ten
days after the bloom has fallen,
spray with self-boiled lime sul
phur (8-8-50). To this add one
and one-half pounds of arsenate
of lead paste or three-fourths Ibs.
arsenate of lead, powdered.
2—Two, or three weeks later re
peat No. 1.
3.—Use seli-boiled lime sulphur
~ alone, four weeks before fruits
~ are due to ripen. Never use ar
senate of lead with this spraying,
(Varities earlier that Greens
boro need the first and third
spraying only.).
Self-Boiled Lime Sulphur.
Lime, fresh and unslacked....B tbs
Sulphur flowers or f10ur....8 ths
WAt Y. 50 oalions
’ Smaller quantities than given in this
formula should not be used but the
}amounts may be changed to 16-16-100
or 24-24-150 or any other quantities
larger than the above when the same
proportions are adhered to.
~ Use a barrel that holds 50 gallons,
Place the lime in the bottom of the
barrel. Pour into the lime enough
hot water to start the lime slacking.
As soon as the slacking starts, pour
in the sulphur which should be pre
viously mixed with enough water to
make it run. Keep adding enough
‘Wwater to prevent the lime from getting
dry but not enough to stop the slack
ing process. Permit this to continue
THE LEADER ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY FEBRUARY, 25, 1916,
NOMINATING ELEGTION 15
IR FOR MARCH 3TH
The Ben Hill county Executive
Committee met at the courthouse this
morning in response to the call is
sued by A. H. Denmark, chairman of
the committee. All announced candi
dates for county offices were in evi
dence at the meting and after Chair
‘man Denmark stated the object of
‘the call, the various candidates were
given an opportunity to state their
preference as to the time for holding
the county primary.
Candidates for every office from
Coroner Representative agreed to
holding an early nominating ele: ion
Solicitor J .B. Wall who is not a can
didate, howucve:r, made a statemcent
that seemed to meet with the general
iappmval, whn he requested that if
possible, the election shoud be held
before the next term of the Superior
court, so that politics would not in
terfere with the administration of jus
tice. When all parties desiring to be
lieard had been given an opportunity
the committee went into executive
session and adopted the following
rules and regulations for the Nomi
nating Election, as this primary will
be officially know:
The committeemen present were,
Chairman A. H. Denmark, Sect. L.
Robitzsch, M, Dickson, J. T. Young,
G. A. Roberts and W. H. Roberts.
Resolutions Adopted.
GEORGIA—Ben Hill County.
February 25th 1916.
The Executive Committee of Ben
Hill County met on this date and the
following regulations and rules with
reference to a nominating election
were adopted, towit:
It is hereby ordered by said commit
tee that the Nominating Election be,
and the same is hereby called to be
held in and for Ben Hill County on
March 29, 1916, for the purpose of
nominating the persons for the fol
lowing offices, to-wit:
Clerk Superior Court, Sheriff, Tax
Receiver, Tax Collector, Surveyor,
Coroner, Three County Commission
ers, Representative for Ben Hill coun
ty, County School Commissioner and
Ordinary.
It is further ordered that no person
who does not run in said nominating
Election to be held on said date will
be eligible .to run at the regular pri
mary to be held on the date of the
State Primary and no person who does
ran and is nominated shall have
his name placed on the ticket, at the
time the State Primary is held, but on
ly persons running in said nominating
election shall be qualified to run at
the regular Primary, to be held when
the State Primary is held, and only
such person who is nominated at said
Nominating Election, according to the
rules herein after prescribed, shall
have his name placed on the ticket at
the regular primary to be held when
the State Primary is held, except here
inafter provided.
‘ RULE 1. Said Nominating Elec
ition shall be held under the same rules
and regulatiens governing State pri
)mary elections and that the polls at all
voting precincts, other than at Fitz
gerald be opened at 8:30 o’clock a. L,
land closed 3 o’clock P, M, at the usu-
five minutes, then immediately fill the
barrel with cold water. If the sul
phur is underheated, it will settle and
if heated too much the solution will
burn the foliage. A little practice is
needed to get this right.
il oo
GERMANS MAKE MANY
DECIDED LARGE GAINS.
Paris, Feb. 24.—French troops have
evacuated Brabant-Sur-Meuse, north
of Verdun, the French War Office an
nounced today. :
The terrific offensive of the Ger
mans on the north of Verdun con
tinues with unabated violence.
Furious assaults are being made
by the Germans against the French
positions near Haumont, but the
War Office said that all have been
repulsed up to date.
At Samogneux, despite the launch
ing of enormous numbers of men in
‘mass formation attacks, the Germans
?werc frustrated in their efforts to
carry the French positions by storm.
(Brabant, which the German drive
compelled the French to give up, lies
six miles north of the Verdun for
tress, upon the eastern bank of the
Meuse River. It was a strongly for
tified position in the sector known as
the Heights of the Meuse. It is di
rectly southeast of Consenvoye,
where the Germans made their first
attacks in the big offensive cam
paign,) |
al voting places, and at Fitzgerald the
clection to be held at the City Hall
polls to be opened at 7 o’clock A. M.
and closed at 6 o’clock P. M.
The list furnished by the registrars
of all voters registered up to and in
cluding March 18, 1916 to be used at
said election.
RULE 2. That the secret ballot
systm be adopted and that the polling
place be roped for thirty feet from the
public, but the committee in each pre
cinct, and that the district baliff, or
some one appointed by the district
committeemen, police the polling place
and be paid the same rate as the man
agers.
The district committeemen will have
in charge the holding of election in
their district.
RULE 3. Each voter is required to
vote in the precinct in which he is
registered and will not be permitted
to vote at any other precinct.
RULE 4. That no candidate shall
be permitted to use himself, or cause
or allow to be used any automobile,
or hack or other vehicle for the pur
pose of conveying vuters to and from
the voting places, or any portion of the
way, to or from the voting places, ex
cept voters who are sicn and crippled
and from this cause are unable to get
to the voting places.
Any candidate violating this rule
shall not be declared the nominee.
~ RULE 5, No manager or clerk at
said election shall give out any in
%formatinn to any person as to the
standing of any candidate until the
polls are closed and the ballots count
ed.
RULE 6. That where there are but
two candidates for any particular of
fice the one receiving the highest
number of votes shall be declared the
nomince, hut where thre are more than
two candidates running for any par
ticular office, no one shall be declared
the nominee for said office, unless he
receives the majority of all votes poll
ed at said election.
That in case there should be more
than two persons running for any par
ticular office, and any of them should
fail to receive a majority of the votes
polled, then in that event, the two
persons receiving the highest number
of votes at said election shall be de
clared the nominee.
RULE 7. The assessments of the
various candidates shall be as follows:
Representative ................ $2500
County School Commissioner ..$20.00
Clerk Superior Court ........ $25.00
Shembh oo ol 00 o s2eoo
e . e B
e Ny $20.00
dax Collector ............... 32000
Site s ey ol TDA R G
COtOReY . v a 0 S 0
County Commissioner ........ $.5.00
RULE 8 No name of any candi
date shall be placed on the ballot to be
used in said Nominating Election and
no person shall be allowed to run as
a candidate, at said Nominating Elec
tion, who does not pay the assessment
of said office to A: H. Denmark,
Chairman, on or before March 18th,
1916 by 6 o’clock P. M.
A. H. DENMARK, Chairman.
L. ROBITZSCH, Secretary.
Ever Salivate
ver Salivated by
17 Horrible!
Calomel? Horrible!
Calomel is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver.
Calomel loses you a day! You know
what calomel is. It's mercury; quick
silver. Calomel is dangerous. It
crashes into sour bile like dynamite,
cramping and sickening you. Calomel
attacks the bones and should never be
}put into your system.
\ When you feel bilious, sluggish,
constipated and all knocked out and
;believe you need a dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your drug
gist sells for 50 cents a large bottle of
Dodson’s Liver Tone, which is entirely
vegetable and pleasant to take and is
a perfect substitute for calomel. It is
guaranteed to start the liver without
stirring you up inside, and can not
salivate.
Don’t take calomel! It makes you
sick the next day; it loses you a day’s
work. Dodson’s Liver Tone straight
ens you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because it is
perfectly harmless and doesn't grip.
(Adv.)
Surnday night Rev, J. W, Bleker at
the Episcopal church will preach onj
the subject “Wrong Ideas About the
Episcopal Church,” ‘
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FIRST METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Edward Arnold Wanless. ZPastor.
Sunday Schoclz—9:3o a. m.
Morning Worship—lo:4s a. m.
Junior League—3:oo p. m.
Epworth League—6:3o p. m.
Evening Worship—7:3o »
- Prayer Meeting Wednesday a* 7:30
‘D, m.
‘ Our Invitation
7o all who mourn and need com
fort; to all who are weary and need
rest; to all who are friendless and
want friendship; to all who are home
less and want sheltering love; to all
who pray and to all who do not, but
ought; to all who sin and need a Sav
ior and to whosoever will, this church
opens wide its door and makes free a
place and in the name of Jesus, the
lLord, says, “Welcome.”
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Corner Grant & Palm Sts.
Preaching services every second and
fourth Sabbaths at 11 a. m., and 7:3
p. m. Sabbath school every Sunday at
9.45 a. m., Christian Endeavor 6:45
p. m. You are cordially invited to all
these services.
R. M. MANN, Pastor.
CENTRAL MEHODIST CHURCH
Preaching by the Pastor Sunday 11
a. m, and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
~ Junior. League—3:3o p. m.
~ Senior League—6:4s p. m.
Prayer service and social meeting
of the church Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
A cordial welcome to all.
Opposite Lee-Grant Hotel
L. A. HILL, PASTOR
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Corner Suwanee and Grant Sts
Elder J. A. STRICKLAND, Pastor
Sabbath (Saturday) Sabbath school
10:00 a. m., 11:00 a. m., Young Peo
ple’s meeting.
Preaching Sunday night at 7:00.
Bible ahd Praise meeting Wednes
day night at 7 o’clock
UNITED BRETHEREN CHURCH
409 W. Oconee St.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Preaching 10:30 a. m.; and 7:45 p.
m.
Junior Y. P. C. E. at 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Senior Y. P. C. E. 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meéeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. m.
ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
W. Pine Street. ;
J. W. BLEKER, RECTOR
Sexagesima Sunday or the Second
Sunday befcre Lent.
Sunday school 10:00 a. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon 11 a.
m.
Subject—"“How to be Happy.”
Fvening prayer and sermon 7:30
o’cclek.
Subject—“ Wrong Ideas About the
Everynody welcr me.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
L. A. Cooper, Pastor.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m., T. J. Grif
fin, Superintendent, the onl graded
Sunday school in the city.
Hou:s of wirship: .
11:00 A. M,, and 7:30 P. M.
Subject-—Sunday morning—
“ Abiding in Christ.” |
Subject Sunday night— |
“Lacking Little, but Lost.” |
On next Tuesday night there will
Episcopal Church.” ‘
be a reception at the First Baptist
Church for the men of the church and
congregation. '
Dr. W. L. Pickard, President of
Mercer University, will deliver an ad
dress.
An unusually good time is in store
THEY BREAK THROUGH TWO
MILES OF THE ENEMY’'S
TRENCHES.
Berlin, Feb. 23.—The War Office an
nounced today that the German forces
are breaking through the French lines
for a distance of over two miles, to the
north o fVerdun.
Paris, Feb, 23.—A triple offensive
movement is being carried on by the
Germans; in West Flanders, in Artois
and to the north of Verdun.
This is believed by the French
critics to be the last great effort of
the Germans to break the Allies’ lines
in the west. If the Germans are not
successful in this move, they will pro
bably be forced to assume the defen
sive on every front until the end of
the war.
The assaults are being launched by
the Germans with picked troops. They
have succeeded in penetrating the Al
lied lines over a wide front, but the
War Office here claims that they hava
been driven out ot their captured po
sitions except a few first line-trenches
by means of counter attacks.
Enormous losses were inflicted on
the Germans, who attacked in mass
formation.
% The present offensive of the Kaiser's
troops is expected to he, the turning
ipoint of th war. ' \
‘ Verdun is on the railway line from
‘Metz, the German fn?ress, to Paris.
Against it was directe: the attackign
der the German Crown ¥Prince when
three armies were launched at Paris
at the opening of «m W,
It is the one French fortress to withs
stand a German siege and for its suc
cessful defense Gen. Sarrail was pro
moted. The fortress has been the ob
ject of attack since the opening of the
war.,
Verdun forms the northeast apex of
the French line, where it runs east
from the English Channel and turns
south to Switzerland. German drives
bent in the French lines west and
isouth until at Verdun they resemble
an inverted U. For eighteen months
‘the JFrench and German lines have
been very close together here and the
Germans will not have to gain much
to force a general French retirement
and readjustment of the entire north
tastern front and Paris would again
be scriously endangered.
~ The situation appears to be critical
from a French standpoint. '
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ifor those who attend,
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CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Corner Lee and Jessamine Sts
E. .G ORAGOOD, PASTOR
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Communion 10:45 3, m.
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ST. MATTHEW'’S CHURCH.
Septuagesima Sunday, or the third
Sunday before Lent, ;
[ Holy Communion 7:30 a, m,
~ Sunday school 10 a. m.
‘ Morning Prayer and sermon lla.m
} Subject—“Grapes—Wild Grapes.”
| Evening Prayer and Sermon, 7:15
p. m.
Subject—Last of the series of ser
mons on the Seven Churches of Asia,
The church at Laodecea—The Luke
warm church.
Until further notice services will be
held regularly in this church every
Sunday morning and Sunda ight.
Everybody welcome. we
J. W. BLE# 4 " Rector
ST. WILLIAM'S g% o 0
CHU # .
West Cent ave,
——— v
HA S‘HONH.&{DT, Priest,
Services Sunday February 27, 1916,
Sunday schoo] 9:00 a. m,
Mass and S€rmon at 9:30 . m,
You are welcome, 5
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