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THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE.
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By
The L.eader Publishing Co.
ISTDOR GELLDERS ... ... . VMianaging Editor.
-_mW»M“—;:;;v;_«:ga‘c‘inv and Fifty Cents [Per Year
Easured al tas Post Oflise Fit=earald, as Sccond Class Mail fMatter
ho Under Act of Congress, March 18th, 1887
/ QFFICIAL ORGAN gity ol Fisrterald and
[ Retes for Display Advertising Furnished on Apyplication
f.ocal Readors 10¢ per Line for each insertion. no ad
faicen for less than 25¢.
GO AFTER THE TRADE
The tme for preparation to stand the inroads of the boll weevil,
iorithe larmer no more than for the business man, is now, when times
are good and moncy is in circulation. Every day that our mer
«ihants Jose or in which they fail to take advantage of their oppor-
Lty o increase their business is lost forever /and when the lean
wyears come, as come they will, the bankruptey court may wind up
therr estate and the lawyers gather the harvest. No better oppor
tunity for the natural development of our trade territory has ever
wresented itself than in this day of plenty and the opening of Fall
trading. In every direction there are chances of attracting new
buyers 10 nur stores, all they need is a suggestion that their needs
«an be supplied by Fitzgerald merchants as well as by the stores in
#he famge cities. House-furnishings, building material, paints, hard
wiare, farm implements and the thousands and one things that every
woman wants to make home more homelike, and for which this
=easom she has surplus means, are the needed articles which publicity
woukd suggest. Concerted action by the vendors of the people’s
wants, the drygoods and shoe merchant, the furniture and hardware
dealer, the jeweler and the milliner, every line needs its special pub
facity and through such efforts provide for the lean years, which will
follow the weevill, already at our door.
“The Tandowners’ convention called for next Wednesday at
Waycross should appeal to some of our larger land owners. The
purpose of the convention is to devise ways and means to get these
Tands to the attention of possible settlers. The expense of advertis
mmg 1s 50 great when undertaken as a national scheme of publicity,
#hat no mdividual can afford to undertake it on a large scale, but a
wallection of Tand owners in the southern part of the state could so
present their claims to the many thousands of people in the north
Hoaking for southern homes that the per capita cost would be small in
‘proportion to the benefits derived. Ben Hill, like all these other
«<ourifres, has room for thousands of these home-seekers and some of
<o Bandowners should co-operate with the Waycross convention.
_MARKET COTTON SLOWLY AND PRICES WILL REMAIN
HIGH
Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange in his an
wual report recently issued, shows the world consumption of Ameri
<an cotton during the year just ended to have been 14,812,000 bales,
mncluding linters, which breaks all previous records. In other
worls, despite the great world war, the world has this year taken
mmore American cotton than ever before in its history. While we
produced last year, including linters, only a little more than 12,000,-
000 bales, cnnsumfition amounted to nearly 15,000,000.
“On top of this the latest estimate of the United States Depart
" ‘ment of Agriculture indicates a crop this year between 13,000,000
‘and 14,000,000 bales, and unquestionably crop conditions have be
<mxme worse rather than better since the government report was is
=weid. The situation in a nutshell, then, is that next year the world
‘#s going to demand more American cotton than will be produced.
&t akes no financier or economist to see what this means: prices
awe: beund to be high Perhaps as never before the Southern farm
«r bas the cotton market situation in his own hands; it is his to say
wihether or not he shall sacrifice his crop. Food and feed corps will
generally be good, and our outlay for fertilizers ard other supplies
dras mat been great. We occupy a strategic position, and it is our
duty to make the most of it. . Doing so will bring to the South
#ihe greatest measure of prosperity she has enjoyed in many years.—
Progressive Farmer. ;
‘:' WHAT ABOUT A TRADE WEEK FOR FITZGERALD?
o Fitzgerald merchants should hold a regular trade carnival some
~€imé soon. \With the enormous stock of new merchandise, the big
gest ever brought to a city the size of ours, with cotton bringing top
- poice and the yield good, our merchants could reap a harvest through
@ werek of trade pulling. With a little co-operative advertisement and
‘some FREE entertainment features, business could be brought from
quite a distance. Just ahead of the various county fairs with a fly
~ #sg machime or other.mechanical entertainment features, which are
in the public eyc at present, Fitzgerald's Fall Season might be open
~ed with a rush. Let's get together and pull it off.
ey pe e e esg o b o
A WHICH SHALL IT BE?
f ~ The action of Atlanta’s friends in killing off all moves to in
| erease South Georgia's representation in the General Assembly be
| canse of a prospective capitol removal fight will soon bring before
%fle people of the state the question, whether Atlanta shall continue
Tto-gww:!t'South Georgia's expense, or this section insist on a square
«ieal, irrespective of the interests of the present capitol city.
- ' There are a few movements for new counties in this section of
@ state that are necessary for its development and the convenience
she people. The proposition to create five senatorial districts
. s ome based on equity and fairness, and a just representation of
| South Georgia counties in the upper house of the General As-
Jy. But despite the merits of both propositions, they were kill
secanse there must be no more votes against Atlanth and a pos
; = contingency. .
We have referred before to the much boasted Atlanta spirit as
. '_)ifii of the hog. That spirit which is thoroughly and entirely
s ‘which fattens itself, regardless of others. ' Atlanta has made
Pl removal a sectional issue; the day will very probably come
Bl she will reeret it.—Tifton Daily Gazette.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1916
MAS. 6. W. WILLIAYS
HAD GIVEN UP AL H
OPt
Her Family Was Told by Doc
tors That She Would Die and
Children Were Summoned to Her
Bedside.
Many wonderful indorsements
have been given Tanlac, but the
statement made by Mrs. G. W.
Williams, of Gadsden, Ala., is in
piany respects so remarkable: as
to be almost incredibles Her com
plete statement follows:
“lor nearly-fifteen years I have
had kidney trouble, I also had
stoipach trouble and ‘suffered
‘om nervous indigestion. ]
ould take no nourishment except
L Hitle sweet milk, and would
iave palpitation of the heart and
nervous headaches and terrible
pains in my sides and back. I
got so weak I had to take to my
bed, and 1 stayed there 18
months. Doctors called two or
three times a day, but I kept get
ting- worse and fell off until I was
almost a skeleton and had te be
turned in bed, and only weighed
90 pounds.
“My husband spent more than
SROO trying to get me well. Fi
nally, 1 got so bad I was told that
! could live only a few days. 1
believed, of course, I was going
to die, and told my husband to
telegraph Thomasville, N. C., for
my son and to Atlanta and Bir
mingham for my other children.
“When my daughter-in-law,
Mrs. R. C. Nelson, arrived from
Atlanta, she begged father to get
me Tanlac. He went right down
to Vance’s Drug Store and got me
a bottle. I began taking it, and
on the second day I began to get
hungry. They gave it to me, and
it agreed with me. ‘After a short
time I got so I could eat anything
I wanted, and just as much as I
wanted.
“After this I improved right
along. and it wasn’t anytime
hardly before 1 was out of bed.
It just seemed like the more Tan
tac T took the better T got, and 1
have actually gained 48 pounds in
weight. I sleep good now, and
am not nervous any more like I
was. Yes, I feel almost as well
as | ever felt in my life and am
doing nearly all of my house
work and milk the cow and churn
the milk.
“After 1 got able to go about,
I visited my daughter, Mrs.
Short, at Ensley, Alabama, and
have just returned from a trip to
the store. I don’t do anything
but talk about Tanlac. All of my
neighbors are talking about i,
td, and think it is wonderful
how this medicine has helped
me.” .
Tanlac is sold by Denmark
Drug Co., Fitzgerald, Ga.; Giles
Drug Co., Pitts, Ga.; Paxon’s
Drug Store, Abbeville, Ga.; Vis
cher’s Pharmacy, Rochelle, Ga. -
Wilson’s Pharmacy, Pineview,
Ga. adv.
I LEND FARMRRS MONEY
5 and 10 years best
terms. J. E. TURNER,
Exchange National Bank,
WANTED
Bids for the construction of
two brick veneer, eight-room
school houses in Fitzgerald, Ga.
Bids to close at 12 o'clock, Wed
nesday, Sept. 6, 1916. The plans
and specifications can be seen at
*he City Clerk’s office, Fitzgerald,
Ga. '
DREW. W. PAULK.
‘ Mayor.
ALL WRONG
The Mistake is Made by Many
Fitzgerald Citizens
Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
If it's weak kidneys, you must
st the kidneys working right.
A Fitzgerald resident tell vou
how.
Mrs, M. F. Echols, 808 S. Grant, St.,
Fitzgerald, says: “I suppose heavy
lifting or overwork brought on my
kidney trouble. 1 noticed the trouble
wost when I got up in the morning.
I had dull pains across my back and
always felt tired and_languid. I also
had dizzy spells and occasionally ev
evything turned black before me. One
box ¢f Doan's Kidney Pills cured the
attack. Two or ‘hree times since 1
have had a slight return of the trouble
but Doan’s Kidney Pills have always
rid me of the attack.”
Price 50c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs, Echols had. = Foster Milburn
' Co.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Georgia Can Raise
ggheep With Profit
Spring Lambs Bring Fancy Prices And
Quick Returns
MILTON P. JARNAGIN, Prof. Animal
Husbandry, Ga, State Col. Of Agri.
. With lambs selling at 11 and 12
cents per pound live weight, no live
stock undertaking is likely to prove
more profitable nor turn profits more
quickly than sheep raising. For the
past 30 years there has been a steady
deerease in the number of sheep in
this country. This is likewise true
of the whole world. Raising and sell
ing spring lambs bring the best re
turns and no great amount of capital
need be invelved in the undertaking.
Native ewes may be purchased and a
purebred cire cof one of the standard
niutton bresds mated with them not
later than the middle of September,
which will bring the lambg to drop
before the middie cof February. .
During the fall and winter the ewes
should have chundance of grazing on
such crops as rye, veich and crimson
clover, bur clover, rye alone, and if
oats and wheat have attained a rank
growth it will do no harm to graze
them on these crops. If ewes are in
thin flesh it pays to feed them a lit
tle grain during the fall and winter.
After lambs have begun to take all
of their mother’s milk, ewes should
be put on luxuriant pastures. A creep
or pen into which the lambs can go
and the ewes can not, should be pro
vided, and in the creep put flat troughs
in which feed equal parts of corn, oats
and bran. By this method it should
be no trouble to make the youngsters
average 70 pounds each by May. The
ewes should average 11, lambs each.
On the basis of present market one
could expect to sell them at 10 cents
per pound as early lambs.
There is room for a small flock of
breeding ewes on every farm in Geor
gia.
3 o
Mistakes About
’ . .
Ailments 0f Animals
DR. W, M. BURSON, Prof. Vet. Sc,,
Ga. State College Of Agr.
WOLF TEETH—BLIND TEETH!
Occasionally horses and mules are
found to have small supernumerary
teeth just in front of the first molars
—jaw teeth. There is a popular su
perstition that these extra teeth are
a cause of eye diseawes and blindness.
There is no foundation in fact for this
belief. There is nothing to it. It is
ridiculous. The blood supply of the
teeth is entirely distinct and sepa
rate from that of the eyes, There is
no direet connection between the
eyes and teeth as far as the nerves
are concerned. As a matter of fact,
some horses and mules have seven
molar teeth instead of the normal
number of six. The small “wolf
tooth” is simply the evidence that
there was a tendency toward the de
velopment in that particular animal
of an extra number of teeth. Such
extra teeth have absolutely no con
nection with the occurrence of eye
diseases.
Hools;! The horse needs three eye
lids in each eye and has them. All
animals not provided with fingers have
this extra structure in connection with
the eye. It is nature’s method of
providing something for the removal
of foreign particles from the surface
of the eye. In nervous diseases the
“haw,” or third eyelid, is seen to pro
trude over the surface of the eye
to a varying extent. In eye troubles
it Is also seen to eover a considerable
portion of the eye. If your horse is
unusually mervous and exciteable,
somewhat stiff in the limbs and has
the “hooks,” you had better call vour
veterinarian as the disease is likely
“lockjaw.” Lockjaw, of course, is a
very dangerous disease and unless
treatment is prompt is apt to be fa
tal.
Grave Damage To Pine
Timber [n the South
‘
J. B. BERRY, Prof. Forestry Georgia
State College Of Agriculture
Wherever one travels in'the south
there is noticed small groups of dead
or drying pines. Often in midsum
mer the leaves turn yellow and fall,
leaving the trees bare. As a rule this
damage is due to the southern pine
beetle (Dendroctonus fontalis), a
small beetle about a quarter of an
inch long, which penetrates the bark
and works in the cambium layer. If
enough beetles are present the tree
is girdled and gradually dies.
Following a summer cutting of pine
is the damage especially noticed. The
beetles are attracted from considera
ble distances by the odor of the fresh
ly cut wood and attack the surround
ing trees. The cutting of even one
tree in a group of pine is sufficient to
attract the beetlas. Usually the work
of the beetles in standing timber is
confined to the upper portions of the
stem; on felled timber, it works on
the entire length of the trunk.
Damage may. be greatly reduced by
restricting cutting of pine to the win
ter months when both trees and bee
tles are in a dormant state. If cut
ting in the summer is unavoidable.
the slashing should be destroyed by
firing. Beetles in infested timber may
be destroyed by peeling the bark and
burning it or by submerging the logs
in water and destroying the slashing
b e
R. B S R . eTN
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—472 acres of good
farm pebble lands located Ash
ton, Ga., 5 miles from Fitzgerald,
Ga. . 2 public roads, handy tc
church and school house; includ
es 1 large dwelling, 6 tenant hous
es, outside barns and houses, 1
large new stockade. 7 hcad of
mules, 2 two-horse wagons, 1 one
horse wwagon, plows, gear, farm
implements, enough cleared lands
in cultivation for 10 plows.
Price $60.00 per acre, payable 3
years, or 472 bales of cotton. In
terest at 7 per cent for 2 1-2 years,
payable in advance, principal pay
able in 5 equal annual install
ments, beginning Nov. 15th, 1917,
Address “H,” Care Leader-Enter
prise, Fitzgerald, Ga. bR
WANTED
WANTED-—-FURNITURE
Want to buy for cash enough
furniture to furnish two rooms
for light house-keeping. Must
be in excellent condition and a
bargain, otherwise dont trouble.
Address “Furniture,” Care Lead
er-Enterprise. ;
AGENTS—SSO.OO weekly. Sell
our 15 household inventions. New,
live, quick sellers. General agents
getting rich. Every home buys
one or more. Samples furnished
active workers. Write NOW.
Address MAIL ORDER, Box
525, Fitzgerald, Ga. TF
WANTED
-City real estate and farm lands.
Must be offered at bargain prices
or offering will not be considered.
Write description and prices
and mail to me and if offerings
attractive will discuss in person.
Address “Investment”, Care of
J. E. Turner, Fitzgerald, Ga. TF
WANTED—Energetic agents
in each county in Georgia to sell
the Titan starter for Ford cars.
Guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Every Ford owner will want one.
For full particulars, address Ches.
ley Vincent, Georgia Distributor,
Talking Rock, Ga. law-7wks.
WANTED—A good milker to
work on my dairy farm. Must
be temperate and industrious.
Apply at once to S. J. Eldridge. 2t
f FITZGERALD AUTO)
| And TIRE CO.
! All m—a—k;;f—Autos repaired.
Il Tires and Tubes vulcanized.
It Allwork guaranteed. Prices
| right. |
ii Open Day and Night H
| Witey J. Fletcher |
s - —Manager—
‘ 303 SOUTH GRANT ST. '
Annual Mountain and Sea
shore Excursion
A. B. & A. RAILL.WAY
AUGUST 23rd, 1916
From FITZGERALD, GA. To
Atlantic City, N. J., $21.25 Baltimore M. D., $18.25
Washington, D. C., $16.25 Wilmington, N.C. $lO.lO
it ek i o i LMD T TE YR RO
Norfolk, Va., - $15.25 Luray, Va., . $15.25
Hendersonville,N.C. 10.05 Asheville, N. ©. $10.75
Waynesville, N. C. 12.00 Black M’ntain, N.C, 11.15
and other destinations.‘ Tickets will be sold for any train
n above date and will be good to return to starting point
on any regular train prior to September Bth.
For further information, sleeping car reservations, ete.
apply to A. B. & A. Ry. Ticket agent or write
W. W. CROXTON, General Passenger Agent - Atlanta.
‘ I WRITE FIRE [NSUR
| ANCE
’in old, strong compan
nies, I dgn's T 4 u 8
lyoung companies.
| J. E. TURNER, at
'Exchange National Bank
{W RAINE
| 222 EAST PINE STREET
{ New and Second Hand Furniture
—Heaters and Stoves—
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B d 0 N Bezd e Eede badl
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4 - hwed STALT LOTTON SEED
| Direct from Dreeders and Growers
i Colcar’s Upland Staple Cottons can 0 crown aay
whieco in cotivn growing section ot tae South, Yield
3 wsually equal or ahove short stapie varieties unaer
for conditions. Length of fibre 11-4 in. tol 3-Bin.
¢ L.nt kroughi .astseason 17 to 20 ceuts a pound.
Much preferr'd by stapie mills on account of
strength and uniformi.y of fibre. Webber and
< Haresville varieties originated and introduced by
- u:.. These cottons now plauted in every Southern
State,
Every Busheol Pedigreed Cotton Seed We Sell
is Grorgm From Specially Selected Seed for Seed
4 Purposes and Under Qur Personal Supervision.
PRICES 20 Bu.at Per Bu
4 Coker's Pedigrecd Hartsville No. 9 $2.00 9235
Heavy yielder, big boll, long fibre. Latest strain.
4 Highly resistant to adverse conditions. A staple
cotton that ‘*‘makes good.” .
Coker’s Pedigreed Webber N 0.82 200 2.25
Latest strain Webber, makes longer fibre, higher
%,er ggguzo lint and heavier yield than original
ebber,
Coker's Pedigreed Webber No. 49 2.75 8.00
Earliest-of-all staple cottons. Best ever bred for
boll weevil conditions.
Caker's Pedigreed Webber 1.26 1.40
Original strain, Most largely planted uoland
staple cotton. The seed beingoffered as *‘Webber”’
by other seedmen and growers is from this strain,
two to four years removed from us.
Coker’s Improved Keenan(Goodson)No,B 1.10 1.25
Al z'ood yielder. Easy to pick. Very popular
varlety,
All Prices For Cash, Subject to 'Unsoid Stecks
All our cotton seed ginned on our private gin,
used exclusively for our fine seed cotton. Allseed
graded and recleaned by special machines, Tested
for germination and guaranteed true to name and
type, under the 8. C. Pure Seed Laws. Our Ten-Day
Mouey Back Guarantee Goes With All Seeds.
Get Your 1t0.1.0. Cotton Seed Direct From
eadquarters
Staple cotton seed will *‘run back” intwo or three
years if unselected or mixed at gin. Absolutely
Puro seed is first requirment for largest pro™s
rom growing long staple cotton. Buy your s ~d
from us and know you are getting the best.
Other Seeds
Including Fine Pure Bred Corn, Peas, Velvet
Beans, Soy Beans,Millet,Sorghum. Peanuts, Chufss
and sf\ort staple cotton, including wilt-resistant
varieties, prices and catalogue
on request. 2
PEDIGREED SEED CO,, B 4 U.92¢]
® David R. Coker, President Wa7U(0:1774
Address Dept K Nartsville, S.C. L 7737
Southern A gents *‘Clipper’’ Seed il
Qlears;gio and Sepan:&rs. Small (B 4
size §23.50, large size $33.75. Write .
tor special circular. %—-*"
The Guarantee of Quallt
NOTE—I carry a large stock
of these seed in my warehous®
in Fitzgerald, in order to make
quick deliveries. Above prices
f. 0. b.,, Hartsviile, S. C., 15¢
freight for prices f. o. b. Fitz
gerald, Ga.—Order from H. H.
James, Agent for Pedigreed
Seed Co., Fitzgerald, Ga. -}