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The Fitzgerald Leader
Enterprise & Press
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THE LEADER PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Mail Matter under Act of ngress, March 18, 1897
Official Organ of the City of Fitzgerald
ISIDOR GEILDERS 0 o Hdlor
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taken for less than 30 cents AMERICAN PRESS
ASSOCIATION, foreign Adv. Representatives,
ONLY ONE DOLLAR IS YOUR SHARE TO
DAY—Many people, when : Jked to subscribe to
<itch a public cause as the Red Cross, will make
the objection that they are “sick and tired of the
drives.” During the war, they say, there was one
long procession of solicitors asking money for
public causes, and snce the 'war, it has been about
the same. e
I'hese people should consider how
ly little people do in a personal way for the bene
fit of others. Our fathers and mothers who lived
i country towns used constantly to go out to
watch with sick people, sitting up all night after
tiresome day’s labor. There were but few nurses
then, and most of the labor of caring for the sick
was done by this volunteer help. People lived
cioser to the sufiering and the poor in those days,
and when anvone needed assistance everyone
knew It, and took hold to help.
The spirit of hospitality was more prevalent in
those times Familics would give a home for month
aiter month and years to unfortunate relatives,
freely supplying them with food and clothing. In
country towns stlll people gather to the home of
some sick man, and saw and split his woodpile or
get in s crops. And they do these things gladly,
and find pleasures in serving others
And yet there are folks living in towns and cit
ws who get grouchy because a few times a year
some solicitor comes around for some charty, which
tukes the place of all this intimate and personal
zervice that people used to offer so freely.
People in these times are giving less than the
old timers used to. The trouble with many of us
is that we are concentrating our thoughts on our
own advancement and pleasure, <o that appeals for
a kind and generous spirit may not find us ready
to do our part, or to enjoy the satisfaction that is
to be found in giving.
The loeal subscriptions to the Red Cross have
been very light, although the needs of the organ
tzation may well be expected to be larger than in
tormer years, excepting during the war period. But
we must take care of the poor in these trying times
and our people, who can afford it and most very
on can afford to invest one dollar in a membership,
should pay in their annual dues. Miss Irene Jones
at the First National Bank will gladly receipt you
for it
WOULD YOU BURN UP YOUR MONEY,—
If you had eleven one dollar bills just ready to put
in vour pocket. would vou think of burning them?
Certainly not. But that is just what many farm
ers in the boll weevil infested district are domg
They are burning cotton stalks worth from $8 to
$l2 per acre. But they say these stalks are infes
‘ed with holl weevil which must he destroyed, but
if your cleven dollar bills were infested with ver
min would you burn the money in order to get rid
of the vermin? No. You would find a way to get
“id of the vermin without destroyving the money
Bat farmers who are going to the expense of burn
ing cotton stalks to destroy weevils, are really
spending more money to burn more moncy
represented by the fertilizer value of the stalks
Many oractical farmers prefer to turn the stalks
vnder in their effort to control the weevil Tt i< 1h
enly way in which the full fertilizer value of the
stalks can be saved and used and the weevil kept
in check.
Instead of burnine money to burn stalks, spend
some tor.one or two more good two-horse breaking
plows (i vou don't already have them). Then put
or heavy chains and turn the cotton stalks under
Keep adjustine until you are able to wrap them up
head and ecars Save the money that might have
been burned. —Progressive Farmer,
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A B T‘! [ used to think the Devil dwelt
: / |§?n Tlli)\»"!'!-’l.l"-,l'.'t‘! aden, and stoked
' 4 Vfl‘ ‘;im hellish fires to melt the rtnlb—
l C ' iborn soles of men _l nsvfi to pic
¢ - b *rvyrr; out the fiend, in childhood’s
| '::?f;g ¢ v&}fé}%%livrtih: ]«’z;‘c:nn;_' and :xh‘nlu-z x':_nn:ir«".
y e ;. ®l] could hear his scorching victims
!- *43“ i‘\rn':;m\_ Therefore 1 lived a
decent life, and alwyas toted fair; I think I've
done enough of sood, to keep me out of there
But still, in spte of all I've done, and all I've said
snd wrote—in spite of others’ heavy loads; that
I have had to tote,—l sometimes can’t evade the
thought, how easy 'tis to slip, and scoot into the
iJevil’'s joint, and terminate my tnp____lf that
should be my mournful end, I'd try to grin and
pear it—but | know a few old stingarees who will
lie on hand to share it -
NATIONAL GOOD FAITH —ln private life peo
e settle disputes by peaceful arbitration in courts
of justice \ breach of faith ils considered intol
crable, and people co-operate to work for cach oth
cr's welfare .
But in International relations, the governments
have engaged in a game of grab in which the spir
it of co-operation doces not exist, they have fre
qaently volated the most solemn pledges. and they
scttle their disputes by savage methods worthy of
the 20th century before Christ, instead of the 20th
century thereafter.
What -an be done to persuade the nations that
cood faith pave in public relations, as they are con-,
inced it pays in private busiess? One thing is
to make 1t clear that a nation that commits breach
i faith will he ostracised from the circle of nations
and will sulfer such a decline of prestige and rep
vtation, that its losses will be more than its gains.
in that way offending nations can be disciplned by
other methods than by war.
BLOWING IT ELSEWHERE—Ii the Govern
ment plan for limitation of armament goes through
the treasury watch dogs will have to look out that
the moncy saved by a naval holiday is not wasted
by extravagant expenditures in other directions.
There is always a tendency, when the econom
ists in cither national or local governments suc
ced in saving money, for the spenders to devise
new ways of using it up. So it might be in this
case. o
If the people are relieved from a part of the tre
“aendous load now carried, by the Hughes plan of
armament Imitation, they want the money used in
reducing the taxes. They do not want it blown
i for costly projects. Useful as many of these
Adeas might begthe first and most essential prop
osition now is to get the taxes down to the point
where business will not he hampered by them.
DEVELOPING WATER POWERS—The pass
age of the Federal act of 1920 providing for devel
opment of water powers, is encouraging many nl’{
the capitalists to go ahead on this class of projects.
The number of applications for such developments
for the past six months cquals the total of all ap
plications for the preceding 15 years
Every such a development means a lower cost
for power now generated by coal or fuel: It enables
many industrial districts to get along with little
coal. Water powers never get tired and don't lay
oft Investors should be encouraged to put mon
ey into a kind of project that reduces costs for all
tiat use 't, and the product of which must sell bet
ter and better as the counry grows.
LOWER FREIGHTS ON FARM PRODUCT—
The 10 per cent reduction in carload freight rates
for farm products, is the best news the farmer has
beard for many a day. The population of this
country spreads out over a vast area as the result
of cheap freightage. Great farming ommunities
have developed at a long distance from the popu
latton centers, as the result of ability to transport
ommodities for a long distance for a small ex
pense,
When dreight rates go up. it attacks the foun
lation of the prosperity of the agricultural states
and makes it impossible to deliver their product at
L profit. The 10 per cent reduction of these food
tuffs should result in an accelerated sale thereo!
thus enabling the farmers to buy more seed and
touls for another Spring and hire more labor, which
st aceomplish general business revival
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1921.
] Ever Catch a “Micropterus?
| Tae black Liss urve of twe <pecleg—
| the swsll-monty bivek biss and the
‘!arge-mmnh Dincy hass, writes Or. R
PV, Shufelds in b ameriean Forestry
| Bagazine. Both belo 12 W the Zenus
Micropterus, and are readily distin.
guished through rhe fact that 1o the
'nst-named forwn the angle of the gape
of the mouth is pack of the imaginary
vertical line from the ceuter of she
pupil ot the ~ye upon either side. No
gamy are these fisk theat they are
know:n as the “garnefish of the North,”
wnd anglers prefer to fish for them
awbave all other kinds
She Matters,
One day at schoon the subject of
flass president was brought up and
the suggestion that we vote nn it. 1
was not particularly fond of any of
' he girls, 30 to secttle matters | voted
‘or myself, never thinking that I
‘wonld be found out. When the votes
| were read out iu [ront of the ciass It
'was found that every one in the clasg
taad voted for me. They all knew 1
‘nad voted for myself.—Chicago Tribe
Ine.
Mica Indispensable,
The main importance of mica in
modern industry lies in the faet that
't is one of the hest nonconductors
of electrieity and is, therefore, indis
oensable 'n electrical engiveering. On
this account the British government
took over part of the miea field im
[ndia and worked it as a state ia
dustry in order to make surc of have
Ing a constant supply.
Not Merely American.
An English writer comnents upon
pur custom here of hetting a hat on
slection and other contests, Whit's
strange ahout it? We've often read
if some Fnglishman winning alt V
~Boxtan Transcriot.
"Removing Label.
To easlly and quickly remove a
!abel from a bhottle, wet the face of
the label with water and hold for a
moment over any convenient flame,
The steam formed penetrates the label
at once and softens the paste.
7 “ecord Geneological Tree
A Spanish nobleman, the Coiint -
Orca, has & genealogical tree conipler
tn every branch from Noah downward
A golden ark figures in the family
agcutcheon, and the count maintaing
hagt his «Mle commemorstes the serv
eos rendered o hipnanity hy his ay
BEtOT 41 ‘he timre o f thie Dylyng
A Looking-Back Word. |
A woman always has tlme for re
‘ection when she sees a mirror.—Car
dns Mavazine
YOU WILL BE WELCOME IN
OUR MEN’'S BARACA CLASS
NEXT SUNDAY
We meet at 10:00 o‘clock every Sun
lay at the First Methodist Church—
‘orner of Lee ana Magnolia Streets.
We want you to be with us,
Come, ge the Baraca habit,
Come next Sunday 3ure!
No questions will be asked.
'GREAT VICTORY FOR SCIENCE
Cure Said to Be Assured for the
World’s Greatest Scourge, the
Plague of Leprosy.
The news from Hawaii indicates
that science has at last found the sure
and systemutic way to the cure of this
world's most appalling disease. Of (i
142 former lepers wlio have been po
roled frow the Kalibi lospital in the
iast two years none has been seut
buck.
It is peculiar that the plague which
has troubled the world at least sixty
centuries, and probabty much longer,
should eventually be controlled by one
of the oldest remedies ever used for
it. To modern science is due the dise
covery eof the bacillus of leprosy, but
ItB cure is accomplished with refined
*hauimoogra oil, the essence of an In
dian plum, which has been used by
lepers in the Kast for centuries.
Science has anproved on native prac
tice not only in the oil but in its appli
cation.
To a world which has 3,000,000 lep
ers the success of the doctors at
Kalili is heartening. China, when bet~
ter days come, can set about the cure
of her 2,000,000 stricken. India has
200,000 lepers, Japan 20,000. And the
United States has had a big leper prob
lem which the developments in Hawail
should soon solve. While the cases of
leprosy in the continental United
States are few-—perhaps not 30@g—we
have thousands of fepers in our island
possessions, particularly the Philip.
pines. Now that the way is clear our
medical service can go ahead there as
# has proceeded in Hawali,
Damee o e
Ink Spots.
Fresh ink spots may be removed by
sosking In milk. Old ink stains that
have dried may be taken out by wash-
Ing in hot lard. Wash just as one
would with water, wash again and
again. tinally washing out lard with
JOapy warer,
There ts Hope, as Munyon Sald.
Bill Steedum <ays that if a voung
narried couple can Yve through Sep
twmber without having a fatal quarrel
avar whose duty is to get up and get
the extra cover the chance is pretty
fair to live until the next green to
mato ple season, anyhow.—Wiiming
on News-Journal
Origin of Freemasonry Unknown.
The society of Free Masons apte
-lates all other societies by centuries.
its orfgin is so ancient that the place
and time of its birth are unknown.
Its legend say that it was organized
at the building of the temple of Solo
mon, but this Is not accepted with
amuch credence. By some writers its
origin has been ascribed to the
Q{'gi}l& by others to the Knights
Templar and to Pythagoras, and it
‘bas not escaped the fad which in mod
ern times has attributed so wmany
of the uncertaln productions to the
almble brain of Sir Francis Bacon
Within recent years traces of the
organization are said to have been
discovered In Palestine or the Egyp
tlan obelisks and in the pyramids
in facy, it has been asserted that in.
vestigators have become satisfled
rhat the scclety grew directly from
i organization engaged in the con
struction of the wwromids,
PAY UP WEEK
oth to 10th of December
P oo | Pay Your Bills
"o F_IT,Z(nERALLj i
+ weowed 1 Merchants, whose customers pay promptly.
2 Wk & are able to buy better goods cheaper and
© i extend to you the advantage of quality and
& . price. Take advantag- of this opportunity
i B@C : and put your merchants in shape to better
s * 4 serveyou. Will you be served? To pay
o Sth : when money is easy and plentiful shows not
x + what a man is; but to makea real effort
4 : NOW to ease the burden of vour debt the
: U 0 & m rchant is shouldering is the way to repay
s : the accommodation extended because of
lOth i confidence in you. Will you pay? Had it
8 i occured to you that you alone would be to
o i blame if, because of your negligence in pay
¢ (msey) & ing your debts, you should deprive your
2 peciang) & family of something they perhaps would
o ¢ have an urgent need of quickly? Would
g i you be the agent of their hurt? No.
Merchants’ Credit Association
| Buperstitions of Siam.
In Siam all bahtes receive the same
aame at birth. Thic name s Darg,
which means red 10 g is the only
fesignantion for soi.. ronths, At birth
4 cord blessed by 1l priests is tied
round the outside of the bouse angd
three balls of rice are thrown in *“Jucky
directions.”
Taking Wng Along.
The woinly viian's fdea of tr. v
ling Hght as we have learned from
2craai observation, is to crowd every.
¢ ~lse into a <reamer trunk nng
Locarny all Rers hats 1 der ts
g Crand Dapio Doy
Leader Want Ads hring ecuiis
Opera "é‘* ' N ; fi‘?g
GRAND 5o Tues. Nov. 2
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A RIOTOUS FEAST OF REVELOUS JOY ,
Special engagement of the Gorgeous Oriental Musical Comedy i
: that has broken the laugh records everywhere
POSITIVELY THE VOLCANIC HIT OF THE YEAR ]
The McGregor Company, Inc., Politely Proffer !
THE WONDER SHOW OF THE CENTURY
Book sy THOS. HARDIN 3.'6“ ‘ Music sy ADDISON EVANS
su‘:‘psnoous Lt S A
gy ah REVELATION IN
;::&:f;atuass. o PRERGDN.
CATCHY NOVELTIES awo [= . 4 ERNOMTY avo
CAPTIVATING | e B FRILLS THAT WILL
SPECIALTIES X SBTART THE
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4 @ e Originai Cast and
Sparkling Y i s
Hippodrome of BN YA ey
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Fun with the LA L Kevee Lasaghad Bebowe
Most Beautiful e
Girls in the World ¢- € Mail Orders Filled in Order of
E\lren tht;i Sultan ;:c‘;’ueld not %fi; Their Receipt
wensst T \'\ To Discourage
_ Ticket Speculation
Special Augmented Ro more than Six Seats will be
’ Orchestra sold to any one person
m‘m
Prices, First 10 Rows $2.00, next 10
$1.50, next 5--$l.OO, last 5--75, plus tax
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Now on sale at Natienal Drug Co.
English Conquecst of Irelana -
The conguest oi {reland by the Eng
igh was a gradual process. The first
[;tep was taken by Henry I, who is
iaid to have ohtaine o bull from epe
fi:mr’nn IV. authorizing himu to take
ossession gf the onntry. The Tu-
I!(n‘.\ sieadidy puisied the policy of
| aking lan} frem the drish echiofs and
i:!‘vin: Engiisi seitiers Ve final
et ot nion s angsed wid Hitee
bt 3N
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! Yule Jur Thristmas.
{ “Yule” is the old name for Christe
mas and s still ased in Scotland and
the north of England. and retained in
the term “Yuie-log.” It was originally
In England and Scandinavia the festi
va! of the winter solstice.
