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FITZGERALD TWENTY YEARS AHEAD.
Several of our readers, in and out of the county have called our
attention to a news story from Tifton, in which the writer claims for
that little city the honor of being the first city in Georgia to have
FREE schools and as our friends are so uneasy lest this would be
wrested from the Colony City, Fitzgerald, we here make the emphatic
statement that FITZGERALD HAS SAD . TREE
SCHOOLS, free in fact, since its organization, twenty years ago—
that this city is the only city in the State and as far as we know in
the entire south, which furnishes school books, entirely FREE to all
of its scholars, from the primary to the finish and for rich and poor,
white and black alike.
The article to which our friends have called our attention appear
ed in several of the dailies and is as follows:
“An advanced step was taken by the Tifton Board of Edu
cation this week when it decided to furnish books, tablets, pen
cils and other school necessities free to the pupils of the Tiftea
public schools after tie present term. .
“A small rental will be charged, varying from $2 to $4 a
year, whic nis expected to cover the cost ..f tablets, ink, pencils, etc ,
and a portio nat least of t*e cost of books. It is e<timated that
this plan will mean a saving to the patrons of the schools of be
between $5OO and $l,OOO annually,
“Tifton was the first town in this section to make school
tuition absolutely free, just as one of the first taken by the new
county of Tift was to vote local taxation and have free schools.
Now Tifton leads in the matter of free school books.”
- FACTS ON MEXICO. ‘
' Here are a few pertinent facts on Mexico.
A The country has a population of approximately fifteen millinn.i
and an area of about seven hundred and sixty-five thousand miles,
more than three times as large as Germany., |
Nine teen per cent of is people are white, being the most part
«f Spanish origin; thirty-eight per cent are Indian and forty-three
per cent are of mixed blood—Mestioz they are called.
The country’s political problems have been due largely to the il
literacy the inefficiency and the long oppression of its masses.
Whether its masses are capable of elf-government or will be capable
‘within the present or the succeeding generation is a serious question.
Mexico is fabled to have been ruled in the long ago by a superior
race known as the Aztecs. Professor Frederick Starr, of the Univer
sity of Chicago, who is an authority on the subject, declares that
they were only one among the scores of warring tribes whom Cortez
found when te macched mland from Vera Cro. in the sixteenth cen
wary. The AztecS. he ravs, “lad.an interesting o, 'ture which placed
them 1 the upper ieved of barbarism, but no | her. They had a
system of picture-writing and were skilled in the use of copper, gold
and silver, but they did not know the use of iron. Their one domes
tic animal, a little dog, was fattened for food. Apparently, the na
tive Mexican of tradition was not more romantic than his present-day
descendent.—Atlanta Journal.
We have the utmost confidence in the voters of Ben Hill county
and feel confident that in the eclection of the important office of
county school superintendent the voters will express their apprecia
tion for the best school system in the State by re-electing Mr. R. J.
Prentiss, who has placed Ben Hill county in the forefront educatiorn
ally in South Georgia. A vote for him, is a vote for the better op
portunity for every child in rural districts, and you cannot afford to
:eopardise the welfare of the little ones.
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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, MONDAY MARC H 27, 1916.
SOUTH GEORGIA hiAN
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’ URINK HIG CUFE
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W. F .CRAWFORD, OF OCILLA
GA,, SAYS HIS HANDS WERE
SO SHAKY AND TRENMBLY IT
WOULD SPILL. FROM THE
CUP.
One of the strongest evidences of the
rapidly growing popularity of Tanlac
and of the wonderful results it is ac
complishing is the large number of
letters that are being received daily
from well known men and women
throughout the south.
On yesterday alone, letters were re-.
ceived from three states from grateful
users of Tanlac, and their statements
are, indeed, remarkable,
Among the number wag the follow
ing letter from W. F. Crawford, a well
known farmer who lives at Ocilla, Ga,
His letter follows; -Losl R
Ocilla, ‘Ga., 3-15-16,
Mr. G, F. Willis, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:—-1 suffered a general nerv
ous biecakdown, or that is what the
doctors pronounced my case.” I had
worked hard all of my life till about
a year ago, then I quit off,
1 was very nervous and restless and
couldn’t sleep at night. My hands
were so shaky or trembly, I could
hardly hold j, newspaper steady
enough to read. When T would go to
drink my coffee my hand trembled so
the coffee would shake from the cup.
I bought Tanlac because I had
heard so much good it was doing
others in my condition, and from the
advice of my local druggist. After
using two bottles of Tanlac I am now
able to pass coffee to my mouth as
good as anybody. My nerves are
as steady as they were when I, was
a young man,
I am now proud to recommend Tan
lac to anybody suffering any nervous
disturbance, whatever, because it has
done me a world of good, and I think
that it is the best medicine in the
world, and I feel like everybody ought
to know about it, that it might re
lieve other poor, nervous men and
women.
[ am now 74 years old and have
been a farmer all my life. Worked
hard, but T tell you I like doing some
more of it now, If you doubt this, just
visit my son, A. T. Crawford, at Ocil
la, Ga., and see for yourself.
W. F. CRAWFORD. ,
Commenting on Mr .Crawford’s
statement, Mr. G, F. Willis, southern
distributor of Tanlac said:
“l consider the above statement one
of the most remarkable that has ever
;comc under my observation. It is ab
solutely unique in it straightforward
ness and sincerity,
“When people grow to the ripe old
age of Mr. Crawford their digestive
organs lack vitality and begin to act
more slowly and less effectively than
in youth; the circulation becomes poor
and the blood getg thin, the appetite
If:xils and the digestion grows weak.
“Tanlac, the powerful reconsfruc
tive tonic, is the strength and body
builder for old folks, because it cre
ates an appetite, strengthensg digestion
nervousness, and it naturally builds up
strengthens and invigorates run-down
nervouse and aged people.”
Tanlac ig sold in Fitzgerald by the
incnmurk Drug Co. —adyv.
- BRE STILL AGTIVE
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THOMAS B. FEDER, COUNSEL
FOR ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE,
SENDS OUT WARNING LET
TER TO FELLOW-PROHIBI
| TIONISTS. :
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Atlanta, March 25 —A letter warn
ing members of the legislature that
"never before in the history of Geor
gia have the liquor interests been
more active than they are today in
carrying out a program which their
representatives have agreed upon,”
has been sent to the representatives
!aml senators who voted for the new
orohibiton laws by Thomas B. Fel
der,of Atlanta, general counsel for the
Anti-Saloon League, of Gergia. |
Mr. Felder goes into the alleged
plans of the liquor interests in detail,
and his charge makes very interesting
reading in connection with events
that are unfolding day by day in Geor
gia politics. According to his letter,
the program of the liquor interests
contemplates the following things:
The electing to St Louis at
the Macon convention of twenty-eight
delegates who are opposed to prohibi
tion and who will vote as delegates
against incorporating prohibition in
the Democratic platform and against
all resolutions that may come hefare
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ECONOMY IN PRICE. '
Denmark Drug Co.
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the convention demanding (a) an
amendment to the constitution o fthe
United States, (b) the bill pending
congress providing for prohibiton -in
the District of Columbia, (c) a bill
pending in congress prohibiting the
sending of liquor advertisements and
solicitations through the mails, (d)
all other measures looking to prohi
bition or regulations of liquor traf
fic pending in the United States con
gress.
‘Secopd, the defeat of Governor
Harris for re-election, (a thing almost
withour precendent since tne 2dopticrn
o! the constitutior oi .877), for the
scle reason that he had the temerity
to include prohibition in the call for
the extraordinary session of the leg
islature over the protests of the lig
uor interests and their agents and con
federates, who inaugurated and pro
mulgated a propaganda throughout
the state and through the columng of
certain daily papers that favored the
liquor interests by the publication.
“(a), Of interviews from prominent
so-called srohibitionists and others
to the the effect that the inclusion of
the prohibition billg in the call was un
constitutional: (b) that they were in
cluded the state would be bankrupt
because of the cost thereof; (¢) That
if Governor Harris dared to include
these measures in the call he would
be eternally damned politically—and
they are now seeking to ternally damn
ihm; (d) That the most dire conse
quences would'result to the people and
their representatives who dared ad
vocate thees measures:
“That every member of the
general assembly who vated for the
adjournment or aided and abetted it
should (a) Be defeated for re-elec
tion if they dared to run, and ()
Should be prevented from holding any
other public office in the state of
Georgia:
‘That every - member of con
gress who aided and abetted these
measures and who voted and acted
gaainst the liquor interests in Wash
ington should be defeated in the com
ing primary for re-election and that
they should be permanently retired
to the shades of private life; and that
two of these foolhardy congressmen,
viz:, William Schley Howard and
Charles F: Crisp, should be especial
ly marked for slaughter, and the pro
cess of slaughtering Cris pis now well
underway, and the efforts to get some
body to run against Howard, so that
he can be slaughtered, proceed with
energy unabated:’
ISUMMER COURSES AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Athens, Ga.—&{he University of
Georgia now has courses given the
year round. The summer months wilich
in the past have been a period of
icomplete cessation of work, are now
‘utilized by a number of students as
a time for making up work on which
they have fallen short, for hastening
their courses so that they can grad
uate-earlier, or for disposing of a con
ditional unft or two required at en
trance. The number of students de
manding summer work has increased
to such/ an extent that the institution
has formally established a schedule
for summer work. Not only can work
be done toward winning a bachelor’s
‘degree, but_courses in master’s work
are also offered, ;
S A e i
THE LEADER - ENTERPRISE
GETS THERE. ARE YOU IN IT?
DADDYLONG-LEGS
That Captivating Comedy in 4 Acts
Impersonated by Marion Hertha Clark is offered
“he WOMANS’ CLUB %.
AUDITORIUM--APRIL 5
fié—,
Prices S 0 and 25 cents’
_All kinds junk.
Wanted-}!} Tires, Zine
and Brass, Copper, Turpentine Stills,
mixed Rags, Burlap Sacks, etc.
Highest Cash Prices Paid & full Weights--Come to sge us
FITZGERALD JUNK CO.
J. KASSEWITZ, Manager
Rear of White Swan Laundry ot Fitzgerald, Ga.
Farmer’s Road to S
rarmer s Noad to duccess
S ——
Al true success must come from our own efforts and not from luck.
- Put your efforts and work on the right lines. Diversify your crops.
Plant corn and velvet beans, raise hogs and cattle, fill up your cribs
- and your smokehouse. Build up your land and your Bank account,
and see if the boll weevil can scare you away from your home,
‘ ;
E The Velvet Bean
is the greatest Live stock feed and soil improver of the South, Land
planted in velvet beans one year will show a decided improvement in
other cvrops for at lcast three to four years. It gets nitrogen from
the air. The amount of nitrogen from velvet beans will double that of
cowpeas, as the yicld of vines is so much greater. A heavy coat of
vines turned under is equal to one ton of cotton seed meal, Velvet
beans is not subject to wilt and will cure land of black root, To kill
Bermuda grass sow two bushels to the acre about May Ist; will get
rid of the grass and enrich your land allin one year. As a food for
live stock, the amount of forage produced s simply wonderful.
Planted in corn it cost practically nothing to grow the crop, and
there is no plant in the South that will yield as much high grade feed
so cheaply. We sell the Florida grown velvet beans at $2.25 bushel.
Cotton Seed
We have several kinds of select cotton seed, such as Kell’'s Blue Rib
bon, Long Staple, Garrison’s Ragsdale Half and Half, we sell from
$l.OO to $225 bushel. Try a few of Kell’'s BLUE RIBBON; at $2
bushel, the earliest, most prolific of any South Georgia variety, and
beat the boll weevil. i |
Peas and Peanuts
Early Brabhams and Iron Peas, $1.60 to $l.BO bu. Peanuts 5c Ib. {
Cotton seed meal SI.BC sack. Best Peavine Hay $l.lO per hun- |
dred pounds. Best self-rising fiour 83¢ sack. : )
Remember, we sell for cash or EXCHANGE and save you money
Bring us your corn, hay, oats, ctc.. and exchange for above, 1
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The Ben Hill C ‘
e Ben ompany
Fitzgerald, - Georgia f