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A Thought for the Evening
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE
: By Dan G.Bickers
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW.
Aye, Yesterday is gone. It had it’s life,
Its loves anr hates and peace and strife;
It has bequeathed its treasure, too,
Unto the present. . But it left for me to do
The task unfinished and the job undone,
A multitude of duties, when the sun
Was setting, uncompleted! ’Tis for me
To fiish these before I shall essay
To do the full-day’s work today,
And then, if if I shall have the strength,
At least to well begin the work I know
Tomorrow must accomplish quickly so
Tomorrow shall find Today the more
Thoughtful anr faithful than the day before!
FEAR.
Once Fear told a Lie___
And it was a craven and mean thing ___
Then Fear told the truth ___
And that was hardly better!
SIDE STORIES FROM THE GURB MARKET
Shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday |
morning, just as the Curb Market was |
bidding farewell to its last customcrs.!
a man rushed in from the Seaboard |
train and alimost out of breath, “Have'
you any eggs left,” he panted. “I'vcl
come all the way from Atlanta to be
at this curb market!”
(The man was C. T. Owen, County
Demonstration Agent, who had been
attending the Farm Bureau meeting in
Atlanta from which he related he “has
some wonderl’ul stories to tell).”
COFFEE COUNTY
TAKES NOTICE |
“Whatare the little sticks you have
in your basket?” asked a man who
had come up from Coffee county to
see “what in tarnation a curb market
was.”” Why, they are sassafras roots
to make tea,” the lady replied. “You
mean you bought 'em?” he asked in
astonishmént. “Why yes, of course,”
she replied.
On closer ipvestigation he declared
himself vety much encouraged.
“Why." he sald enthusiattically, “jus:tl
think'what my old sassafras field might
be worth some day.” ‘
BRING YOUR
MARKET BASKET .. - @
A prominent citizen strolled around
to take in the busy crowd and seemed
very much amused at something he
had just seen. “I met a big bunch of
vegetables walking down the street
with a fresh ham sticking out of it,”
he said, “And going around behind it
I discovered my best friend behind it
taking it all home to his wife.”
Fortunate woman, to have such a
husband. Why can't you do it?
GARDEN PEAS POPULAR
_“I vowed 'to myself if I got out of
that crowd of ladies without being
smothered that next year I'd raise
enough garden peas so they wouldn't
have to scramble all over each other‘
.Guineas Incubate
In Snake Belly
Leader News Bureau,
4th National Bank Bllg.,
ATLANT, March 15.—Seven young
guineas, all christened “Jonah” be
cause the spent part of their pre-natal
period in the belly of a reptile without
harm to themselves or the snake.‘
until the latter was unhappily cut
open, are the proud possession of Lu
. ther D. Richmond.
While working in his field, he no
ticed a huge snake lying in a corn
row in a torpid state with its body
~much swollen. Killing the snake and
~ cutting it open, Richmond found sev
. en guinea eggs inside of it, which had
-evidently been stolen from the nest of
@ setting guinea or setting hen.
~ Garefully placing the eggs under a
_Bettig hen in his nearby barn, Rich
- mond was overjoyed three days later
to find seven little guineas hatched
- out and happy.
.
. “Poor Whites” of Porto Rico.
- Nor was servitude confined to Afri
_eans. Spain long used Porto Rico as
_ R penal colony, and when public works
~ 0o longer required them, the convicts
. were turned loose to shift for them
ool Most of them took to the moun
“teins, where the “poor white” popula
. tion is numerous to this day. Yet the
- later generations are no more crim
#oal than the Australlans; If there i 3
‘mmich petty thieving, it is natural in
8 tY., overcrowded community.
~ Piles Cared in 6 to 14 Days
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£ Shintes Are Honast. ~
i {' hinamen. Some of them i
8y §0 off for half an hour or
) ,gm“ e m -
5 25) Republican ;,!!‘.7:,?;;:; g
to get a mess for dinner,” declared a
prominent truck grower as he wiped
the perspiration from his brow and
gasped for breath,
They love the thrills, but they'd
rather have the frills!
ENERGETIC GARDNERS
“We had a mess of peas last week
out of our own garden,” said a little
bride proudly as she witnessed the
disapointment of those who failed to
get any.
“Yes, and when we shelled them
we had sevcntecn\peas," confided the
heartless wretch at her side.
ONLY ONE ACCIDENT
“Saw stich a crowd here { thought
you had had an accident,” said a citi
zen of an adjoining county as he drew
up to get his first insight into the curl)‘
market, % |
“Yes, we have had an accident,” said
a man who had ‘sold out’ Tt is an
an accident that we found out some
good things that these good people
‘would like to have, and we are trying
to bring it to them since they are
giving us a chance.”
READY CASH ;
“Yes, some grocers might work up a
little grouch over the curb market,”
said one nice grocer to a lady custo
mer, “But one lady who sold a little
more than ten dollars worth came up
and paid me her account and gave me
a nice order besides.” '
A NEW MIST
“Have you ever heard of a pepto
mist?” Asked a good citizen at Sat
urday’s market.
“Why, no I've heard of pessimists
and optimists. But what is this new
kind?”
“A peptomist is a person who does
things,” replied the g. ¢. “And in my
opinion the people who started this
market are peptomists.” l
To Resume Coinage
Of Silver Dollar
ATLANTA, March 15.—Soon Un
cle Sam will resume his task of turn
ing silver bulliox into “iron men”; ac
cording to advices received by Atlanta
bankers. The 1921 silver dollar will
be the first placed in circulation since
1905.
These coins, it is stated here, are
authorized under what is known as‘
the Pittman act of 1918. Under that
the secretary of the treasury was au
‘thorized to break up and sell 350
‘million silver dollars, That was dur
ing the war when Great Britain
needed a lot of silver for use in India.
The same act provided that enough
silver should be purchased to replace
the dollars broken® up and sold.
The law provided the government
should pay a dollar an ounce for the
silver, though the market price right
now is but about 60 cents.
These new dollars will be coined in
the Philadelphia. mint, and they will
be circulated through the banks. While
they are bright and shiny i tis possi
ble that people will carry them around
but it seems there is an aversion to
them, the public, according to Atlanta
bankers, preferring paper money, so
it is very likely that as time goes on
the 1921 dollars will complete the cir
cle and land back in the United States
treasury again. i
’ “Red Rag to a Bull.®
£t 1s probable that the expression %
red rag to a bull,” signifying some
thing which arouses wrath, has been
imported from Spain, where red cloths
are used in the bull rings, in order to
infuriate the animals before the mata.
dor makes his appearance. But bulls
are not the only animals affected by
red. Many horses, especially stallions,
are Irritated by red; and turkey-cocks
attack wearers of red most feroclous
ly, as do ganders. Physiologically,
‘red 1s a color which firritates and
fatigues the optic nerves; and so it
arouses temper and produces a quap
telsome frame of mind.
“——*——___.
Inspiration to Home Affection.
"Whannmlnbetonlhmohou."
sald Charcoal Eph, ruminatively, “hit
sure do git Inspirin’ how he yell fo'
”w:g&mhtddmmwdo
ke wife an' chillun.”—Rich.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS _WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1921.
Farm News Secti
Conducted By C. T. OWENS, Secretary, Ben Hill County
Farm Bureau Federation
Ben Hill County Advisory Board, Marion Dickson chairman,
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard, vice chairman, C. T. Owens, secre
tary, J.E. Turner, Treas. Meets second and fourth Thurs
days at Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 P. M.
Fitzgerald Council—A. J. Swords, chairman; Mrs. H. M. War
ren, vice chairman; H. H. James, secretary. Meets sec
ond and fourth Thursdays at Chamber of Commerce, at
1:30 p. m. ,
Dickson’spMill Council—R. R. Dorminey, Chairman; Mrs. A.
W. McCall, vice chairman; J. J. Burres, secretary. Meets
second Mondays at Mill.
Bowen’s Mill— W. H. Lee, chairman; Mrs. S. E. Watson,
vice chairman; W. R. Wadkins, secretary. Meets first
Friday at Crisp School house, at 2:30 p. m.
Williamson’s Mill Council—]. Horton Taylor, chairman; G.
M. Young, secretary. Meets second Friday, at Emory
schoolhouse, at 2:30 p. m.
Vaughn-Taylor Council—W. H. Roberts, chairman, Mrs. R.
L. Stone, vice chairman; C. E. Rhett, secretary. Meets
~ third Friday, Vaughn-Taylor school 2:30 p. m,
Ashton Council—Wesley R. Walker, chairman; J. Roscoe
Kimball, secretary, Miss Flossie Robitzsch, vice-chair
man.. . Meets fourth rFiday at Dorminey and Ashton
- Schools alternately.
FARMERS’ EXCHANGE
COLUMN
(All Products listed by farmers
with secretaries of their own com
munity councils will be turned over
to C. T. Owens for publication in
this section.)
PRODUCE FOR SALE
VELVET BEANS; $l5 per Ton
J. B. Fope. six tons.
D. Z. Luke, five tons.
“ N. L. Blackstone, one ton.
F. F. Stokes, two tons.
J. A. G. Ragsdale, 20 bu. of bunch.
H. A. Morehead. 20 bu. stringless.
A. Lundy, one and one-half tons.
PEAVINE HAY, $3O TON
~J. J. Shedd,three tons.
l R. R. Dorminey. two tons.
Mrs. A. B. McCathatt, four tons.
CORN, si. BUSHEL
D. Z. Luke, 100 bushels.
Mrs. A. B. McGathatt, 200 busheis
A. J. Swords, 200 buushels.
SEED CORN, $2.00 BU.
H. T. Newsom, 100 bu. Little White
Cob. ‘
A Sermon to Live By
By Rev* Elam Franklin Dempsey, D. D.
“IT IS THE LORD’S DOINGS”
....Scripture: Matt. 21:33-46.
This parable was spoken in the Temple at Jerusalem on Tuesday
before the Crucifixion. It is the history in picture of Isreal, the visi
ble church of God, and,, towards its conclusion passes up out of his
tory into prophecy. Gkl Dol E
The vineyard is a common figure in the Bible for Isreal. Jesus
here takes the passage in Isaiah 5: 1-7 as the basis of his parable. Al
so, as showing how his mind was embued with Old Testament
thought, feeling, and speech observe that His application as well as
His parabie is drawn from Psalm 11 an! Daniel 2. Should we not,
also have minds saturated with God’s Woid? John 5:39. :
Note how circucstantial is our Lord’s description of the vineyard.
“Planted,” “hedged,” digged a wine-press,” “built a tower,” “let it
out.” Why all this detail? In order to put before our minds how
carefully, how faithfully, He had prepared for what He sought—
“fruit.” 1 the light of this we can better appreciate His disappoint
ment.
Note again, His amazing forebearance toward the wicked hus
bandmen. So He was, indeed, seen to be in such histories as the
sending of Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah and many others.
However, His forebearance is not forever. This is seen in Jesus,
acceptance from their own lips of the verdict in verse 41. The mercy
of God is desingned to lead us to repentance, not presumption.
Note, further, the inconceivable wickedness of the husbandmen—
they would not reverence the Son, the only Son, the well-beloved,
even though they knew Him to be such. Rather they were so de
praved that in unreasonable reasonifig they decided to kill Him.
“The supreme sophist is sin,” whose victim is the sinner. Sin is
ever shortsighted. The rulers who are condemned warn all leaders
in the Church in every age against becoming “lords over God’s her
atige,” against the error that they own the Church. God, rather,
owns the church and they—lleaders in it though they are—His ser
ants called by Him to take care of His Church. It is a dangerous
thing to crush any movement in the church by means of the strong
arm of administration. More than once since Christ, by this means,
priphets have been rejected. Remember Luther, remember Wes
ley. These, like their Master, proved a stone of stumbling to self
seeking churchmen; also, like Him and with Him they have become
the head of the corner. “It is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in
our eyes.” Y :
in South America.
A visitor to South America, speak
ing of his observations there said:
“The home life of the people is so full
of music that even the ‘newsies’ sing
their wares, and peanuts, and sweets,
fresh fruit and cool water are adver
tised In recitative, Such itinerant
artisans as scissors grinders announce
thelr advent by means of a piccolo
The tired workmen still solace thelr
evening hours with the guitar and the
phonograph is to be found in the homes
of all but the poorest classes.”
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Look Inte Thia
If things don’t come your way, per
haps it's because you are not in the
right place.—Boston Transcript.
Fitzgerald Telegraph School
For Ladies and Gentlemen ; :
In New Q\:;zters
ROOMS ABOVE FIRST N NAL BANK
Hours..4to6 P.M,, Bto 10 P. M.
Scholars Solicited. -- Positions Guaranteed.
J. A. G. Ragsdale, 20 bu. Whatley
Prolific.
PEANUTS, $1.50 BU.. -
S. E. Leverett, 20 bu. N. C. Run
ning.
S. E. Leverett, 50 bu. Lewis 63,
wilt resistant. 4
CANE SYRUP, $1 GALLON
Dr. D. B. Ware, 500 gals.
J. Horton Taylor, 500 gals.
Mrs. C. B. Batton, 200 gals.
A. W. McCall, 200 gals.
T. G. McCali, 500 gals.
SWEET POTATOES, 75¢c BU.
A. J. Swords, 100 bu. »
REGISTERED SWINE
J. Horton Taylor, six unbred and
six bred registered Duroc gilts.
Roscoe Kimball registered duroc
pigs, male or female,
PRODUCE WANTED
WANTED—IOOO Hens, 75c each,
20c Ib.; Fryers, 40-70 c each, 25c Ib.;
Geese 85¢ each. For Cash. CASPER
Hide' & Skin Company.. tf
The Elderly Woman.
The world’s first historian was an
old woman—and still, in every primi
tive community, she is the living store
house of communal memories. The
world's first sage was an old woman,
eoining the hoarded wisdom of genera
tions into proverbs and maxims. In
&ll probability the world's first doctor
Was an old woman, though here she
was displaced rather early. After ages
of neglect she is coming once more
lb be appreciated at something ‘like
ber value.—~Chicago Journal.
Delight in God's Work. &
All noble art is the expression of
man’s delight in God's work; not in
his own.—Ruskin. .
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WANTED \
FANCY DRESSMAKING—See Mrs.
Leona Sutton, 315 E. Magnolia St.l
Prices reasonable. diép
LADY OR GENTLEM AGENT
Wanted in the city ‘o itzgerald to
sell the genuiny J. B Watkins Medi
cines, Spices, Expracts, Toilet Prep
arations, etc. 1 or spare time. A
wonderful opportunity to get into bus
iness for yourself. Write today for
free particulars and sample. J. R.
WATKINS CO., 62 Memphis, Tenn.
- WdM3op
YOUNG MAN wishes pWfl Dry
Goods or Department Stdte as Show
Card Writer, can furnish references.
address X Y Z Leader-Enterprise and
Press.. mtwp
WANTED—WiII buy any\qgn(ti.t& oY
Fryers, Heuns, Roosters, rkeys,
Geese, Ducks, Guinaes delivered. Cas
per Hide & Skin Co. Phone 306. tf
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—We buy and sell auto
parts for all make cars. Sefl us your
scrap automobiles andy s mill ma
chinery,. CASPER Hide & Skin Co.,
Phone 306. tf
FOR SALE—Furniture and house
hold goods of small apartmeft. Will
exchange piano for autombpile; Suite
5, Davis Bld. 10774 W. Centrdl. mtwp
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FOR SALE—CoIe pla@; and distri
butor combined at a bargain, for
cash. See J. E. Wilson, R.F.D. 5,
Fitzgerald, dldp
FOR SALE—Settings of Minorca
eggs, guaranteed fertile, $2.00 per set
ting. Also registered cockerels. Phone
547 or call at 512 W. Ohoopee. d2sp
CORD WOOD—For 4it. Cord wood
and prompt delivery, phone 227. tf.
FOR SALE—Rhode Isladd Red
Chickens and eggs. Willcox,
405 South Grant' Street. tf
FOR SALE —One Four P, ssenger,
1920 Model Apperson ba Rabbit
Automoble, in good cgndition. Will
exchange for diamond or improved
city property. J. C. Bush, tf
FOR RENT
FOR RENT—Three furnish bed
rooms; also light housekeepifig rooms,
315 East Magnolia St. dl6p
R s L L
FOR RENT—Furnished housekeep
ing rooms, also unfumtyed rooms
for rent. Phone 341. dl7
bee e S
‘FOUND |
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FOR SALE—Ford Tou‘xyg Car Self
Starter, 1920, almost neW. HAILE'S
DRUG STORE. ; dl4
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WATCH FOUNDU watch and
chain can be had by the rightful
owner by describing his lost proper
ty and paying for this advertisement.
See Drev! W. Paulk, tf
A TONIC
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening, invigorating effect, see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup, So
pleasant even children like it. The blood
needs. QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
l Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor
ating Effect. 60c. e
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| Significance of Diamonds.
The diamond is generally chosen
for engagement rings because the
legend is that it strengthens the love
of & man for a woman. |
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 21 Days
“LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN” is a m
mTonNanfinh
It relieves promptly and
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take, 60c
Mfi@%&lm‘ bst ' R :"r' W ,4' (”;'a
Millions Trying.
“Millions of people.” we qucte from
the motion-picture. advertising, ‘“can
write stories and photoplays and don’t
know it.” We have no wish to quarrel
with the assertion. We merely suggest
that those responsible for the motion
pictures get hold of some of them,
our contention being that those now
writing for the motion-picture drama
cannot do it.—Philadelphia Publi¢
Ledger.
| Manganese.
Manganese' is found lin Japan In
three forms: Metallie, which is over
60 per cent pure manganese, being
used principally in the making of cer
taln kinds of iron and steel and as an
amalgam; dioxide, or “black manga
nese,” having as high as 90 per cent
manganese and largely used in the
making of chemicals, drugs, paints
and electric batteries; and carbonate
ore, which until recently has been a
waste product in Japan.
Drum With Harmonics.
Musicians find the drum an unsate
isfactory instrument for lack of har
monic overtones. From India comes
the description of a drum the parch
ment head of which Is loaded with
an adherent composition containing
finely divided iron. Such composition
lies in a central circle. Around the
edge a second ring-shaped membrane
is secured and the effect of the load
ing is to produce good harmonic over
’tones.
On Solid Foundation.
Certain world-old principles are the
basis of every form of representative
government, and each succeeding era
but proves the soundness of these
fundamentals. The clock may strike
thirteen, but this is no proof of any
thing other than that it.is tn need
>t repair.—Exchange.
AN ! WL
True Efficiency.
Efficlency is a matter of the head
a 8 well as the hands. It can never be
& purely mechanical virtue, for true
efficlency has its origin in careful
thought. The man who forms the
habit of using his brain is never in
danger of becoming a mere machine,
Prices Down
Ei}r’eductions in our fertilizer
prices have been made and we
wish to invite our farmer friends
and customers to come in and
let us figure with 'them on their
immediate needs.
We have on hand a good stock
and a complete line of all stand
ard mixtures, and now we have
the price that will move this
stock.
Place yourorder now, as freight
delays, etc., may throw your con
signment too late for the planting
season. ’ |
The Ben Hill Co.,
E. Central Ave., Fitzgerald
NOTICE !
All petrsons, firms or corporatons
doing business in the city of Fitzger
ald and have not paid their 1921 oc
cupation taxes are hereby requested
to come to the City Hall and pay
same, as they are now past due,
C. F. DIXON,
Chief of Police,
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We make Old
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Furniture New
PICTURE FRAMING
OUR SPECIALTY!
Fitzgerald Furniture Co.,
. Phone 49
Drs. Holtzendorf
and Turner
DENTISTS
Upstairs, next door to the
National Drug Company
PHONE §7
PHONE YOUR WOOD ORDERS
TO—
SWIFT’S WOOD YARDS
708 East Oconee Street
TRUCK DELIVERY!
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!