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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
A MOST BRUTAL MURDER:
NEGRO KILLS HIS OVERSEER.
Mr. H. L. Byrd Is Shot Down at His Home
Near Rochelle Without Provocation
By Negro Farm Hand.

From the Rochelle New Era
we learn the following facts of
the brutal murder of Mr.. H. L.
Byrd seven miles north of l2o-
che1le:
Early last Monday morning
Mr.. H. L. Byrd was seriously
wounded by a pistol shot by Tom
Carithers, a co1ored farm labor
err. The tragedy occurred on
the farm of Mr.. J. w. Hamilton,
seven miles north of Rochelle,
of which Mr.. Byrd is foreman.
It seems that the negro had
tanked up Saturday night on
mean liquor, and was in an ugly
mood Monday morning He got
up late, and not appearing at the
barn at the right hour, Mr.. Byrd
sent his plow mule to him; but
he came up by another route and
missed the mule. He told Mr..
Byrd he would hoe that day. Mr..
Byrd said no, you must p1ow.
He went toward the field, but
soon sent Mr.. Byrd word that he
would not work at all. Then
Mr.. Byrd followed him up and
told him if he would not work he
must vacate his house and let
somebody occupy it who would
work. He replied: THAT is
what I'm going to do, but Pm
going to kill you first" Where
upon he proceeded to fire on Mr..
Byrd four times i'll rapid success
sion. Only one ball took effect;
but that produced a very serious
wound. It entered not far from
the right hip joint and ranged
forward and downward. Drs.
McRae and Burlington, who were
called to attend the wounded
man, think the ball penetrated
the hip bone and lodged in the
muscles of the inner wall of the
abdomen. They express the
hope that the wound is not fatal.
Greatexcitement was produced
by the occurrence. Large num-
bers of men fro m Rochelle, Pitts,
and the surrounding neighbour
hood turned out and joined in the
chase of the assailant; but, al
though blood hounds from the
County Farm and from Pitts
were employed, he made his es-
cape. Every effort will be made
to locate him and bring him to
justice. Mr.. Byrd and family
nave our WarmeSt sympathy.
LATER.-Mr. Byrd died yester-
day morning "wednesday about
three o'clock. He had turn for
the worse about three O'Clock
Tuesday p. m, and sank steadily
till the end despite all that medi-
cal skill could do. It is thought
uraemic poison set in. His re-
mains we're taken to Taylor
county, his former home, for
burial.
The feeling of indignation over
this awful tragedy in our midst
is intense; and no effort will be
spared to capture the brutal
murderer
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING.

Why is one advertisement more
effective than another? And how
can the maximum of effectiveness
be obtained with a minimum of
space?
These are questions that inter-
est great many people; for with
few exceptions all business men
advertise. They know, too, if
they have profted much by ex-
perlence, that with a given num-
Der of insertions or a given
amount of space the practical re-
suits very widely with the man
ner in which that space is utilized.
Some advertisers depend upon
a sort of haphazard, never know
ing when an ad. is going to take
and when it is not. Others study
the subject from a scientific
standpoint and are governed by
certain rules which enabled them
to bring an advertising idea as
forcibly as possible. OF course,
no hard or fast method can be
followed, and the best-planned
advertisements may some times
fail in their object. But there can
be no doubt Of the fact that ad-
vertising, if not an exact science,
is science nevertheless, depend
ent on certain we1l-defned prin-
ciples.
Broadly speaking, the science
of advertising is a branch of
psychology. The experiments
of Prof. Scott, who contributes
an article On this phase of the
subject to Mahin's Magazine for
June, have some practical value.
Prof. Scott found that in the case
of one hundred pages of typical
advertisements, the size of the
advertisements affected their
value materially. in the num-
Der of times the advertisement
was mentioned from memory, in
the number of times it was re-
cognized when the magazine was
looked at for the second time,
and in the mum Der of times that
the advertisement conveyed def
mite information as to the gener-
al class of goods advertised, the
specific name or brand of the
goods, the name of the firm, the
address of the firm, the price OF
the goods and the argument pre-
sented in favor of the goods-in
all of these points, the full age
advertisement was more than
twice as effectiveas the half-page:
the half-page with a singleexcep,
ton cited above) was more than
twice as effective as the quarter.
page; the quarter page was more
effective than quarter-page ol
small advertisements.
In other words, at all points
investigated, the value of an ad
vertisement increases as the size
of the advertisement increases
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
Are You Hungry !?

The ladies of the CT
Church will give another /
famously famous dina
Thursday, June 18th, at |
r. c. hall. For the small
20cts., they will give you
can eat. Come out an
these good ladies make q
payment on their church
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20

of our farmers with abundant
harvest.
After making a careful tabu-
lation and accurate average of
nearly 10000 answers to ques-
tons sent out from this depart
ment, we submit the following
result: Corn; average for state,
acreage compared to last year
SO per cent; condition and pros
pect 81 per cent. Oats; average
tor state, acreage compared to
last year IS per cent; condition
and prospect 90 per cent. Cot
ton; average for state, acreage
compared to last year 1903; condi-
ton and prospect 80 per cent;
amount of commercial fertilizer
used on cotton as compared with
last year los per cent.
The number of peach trees in
commercial orchards is reported
as follows: 1920 in the north
ern section, 100000 in the mid
die section, 6,251,OOO in the
southern section, making a
grand total of 10, $4,000. Prob
ably not more than 90 per cent of
these have reached bearing age.
The number of apple trees re-
ported is 2,314,45O. The num-
Der of pear trees reported is
314,80 The number of acres
reported in vineyards is 1886.
The acres in berries are 3,199.
Our report shows that there
has been a considerable increase
over last year in the sale of ferti-
lizers. The correctness of this
statement is indicated by COM
parison of the sale of tags for
the past two seasons, taken from
the records of the Departmental
Agriculture.
These tags represent 548,718
tons of fertilizers and 70, 731 tons
of cottonseed-meal, making a
total of 625, 449 tons of fertilizers
and cottonseed-mea1 for the seas
on Of 1902 and 1908 less the a.
mount of tags unused left in the
hands of manufacturers on the
LIST day of June, 1908, estimated
at $4,000 tons, leaving 6lO,449
tons.
The number of tons of ferti-
lizers and cottonseed-meal for
last season was 483,808.02 tons.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
BALKIN SITUATION SERIOUS.
Another Revolt Ia Macedonia /,
Imminent.

BELGRADE, June 19.--The news
paper correspondents, who came
here from Sofa, have been re-
called because they say there are
indications of serious trouble in
Bulgaria.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20
THE LEGAL AND REGULAR WAY
OF ASSESSING PROPERTY.

OE ASSESSING PROPERTY.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE.
Today's Press dispatches re-
port that Comptroller Wrigh is
his assessed the property of the
Atlanta Railway Co., Eat what
it would bring at a forced sale. "
This is as it should be, and as
it is done in every town and city
in the United States but ours.
Here the assessors and so called
"Equa1izers" raise the assess
ments at least five per cent over
and above what the property
would bring at forced sale, and
If the tax payers do not put a
stop to it they may expect rise
every year until they do. Why
can't we have an assessment
system here such as other cities
have, It's the only way to build
up our town, and get manufact-
urers etc. to locate right here in
the city limits.
Real Estate dealers who are in
the City Council or occupy some
other Office in Municipal affairs,
only look at these things from
their own business stand points,
and it is that which has led to all
the wrangling the last three
years.
H. WETTsTEIN.
Since writing the above Mr..
D. Tibbot's communication, rel
alive to the tax question which
appeared in the last Tri-Weekly,
has come to my notice. Presum-
ing that it was written in sober
earnest, (there being nothing in
it to indicate that it was written
in a ironical vein,) he says "A
little over year ago l bought a
lot for two dollars and this year
the valuation is fifty dollars, just
twenty-five times the price paid
for it" and then closes with a
Hip! Hip! Hurrah! for Fitzger-
aid. If anyone wants to get
rich fast" Maybe he and the
other fellows have sprung a get
richscheme''upon the unsuspect-
ing tax payers of Fitzgeral. Who
knows? The only question is;
who is going to get rich quick?
Well, be this as it may, I can GO
Mr.. Tibbot one better. l know
Of case where valuable piece OF
property was sold for the nomi-
nal sum of one dollar only, yet il
was assessed at $4,000 two
months afterwards and no one con
sidered it too high because thai
had been it's average valuation
for over ten years. What does
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20

The Thrice-a-week Enterprise
and the Twice-a-week Journal
$l.65s
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20

The interest in the change of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
THE WATER PROBLEM.

In going over the expert reports pub
- -, -. >,,,,,o,
lisheu IN eohhee''oh WIN '"'
water controversy IL appears THAT
these reports were rendered ten years
ago vben tho citv consumption was but
=. mt, uo,,o,s IN tweptv-four
,,,
hours whereas ciose W uen n,.
gallohs ID now requreu' inns
increase III the ueinaho upon '"e e'
erhmeht water system sei'eo as oe -
the strongest arguments IN ,a'''
water supply purchases Iha' .ne S'
shaii not IN d eonipaiaeisy ss 80
ma user AZ tne eoiianu VI p,a.o
holdihss, Inc Nuuahu 'a'o'
meht schene Commonplace tA' WI
struction vi s'oiu ""'s' So ~. 80
VOLTS anu as souiee Vi 49,. 'o w
rlcty OF irrisa''oh mas eei tam az w ~
ages IL mas peen Dioush. out :" .. sne
course ot the iesIsia'i'e u'o s', VIC. a
storm wafer iesei WIS VIZ ~ 80
serve the puoi'e in'eI COZ ~ $50
vi lhe ""'ei peooe o." hauaoSoId
less rom 'ohs S'aAu'ne' A'
PURPOSES Ia. l.. .,o
rure wafer ios sio"lne T' ~
aim Vi 'he I've saa 80,
po''s VI eNpe'' S"H y. ~, -, "a
VI iehanS Ss p'".eN 'an,s,ators wa,I
soou 49, Savoion",ant an this
va 49, ,siands the critissm NJ the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
coHRrcrING THE COUNTY ACT

A very serious precedent is TO be es-
tablished If, as stated in published
report. Governor Dole contemplates
sending the County Bill to commit
too for the correction Of clerical er-
rors and then signs the measure. 1t Is
reported that the bill placed in the
Governors hands contains several pat
ent errors. words and even lines are
omitted which were clearly the mistake
of engrossing clerks. AS the Governor
is said to be ready TO sign the bill. II
seems on the face of 1t to be a very
simple matter to make changes in the
copy before him.
II the Governor, an engrossing clerk,
or official of the House or Senate can
change the Governors copy OF the bill
In one particular, change the position
of a comma or correct a mispelled
word. they can revamp the whole Dill.
There Is nothing in the rules OF the
Legislature or the laws OF the Territory
to provide for the correction OF errors
in any bill except by formal action oil
the Legislature. The Governor is iur-
nished with bills which represent the
final action OF the Legislature. He can
not correct the copy, however obvious
the errors may be, nor can the Legisla-
ture or any officer alter the bill except
by an amendatory Act which shall
have passed three readings in each
house.
Should the published plan be carried
out, It is a question whether the whole
Act will not be invalldated. Questions
will be constantly raised which will
make the complex problems OF the
county law confusion worse confound-
cd.
Two ways and only two are open for
proper correction OF the County Bill
The Governor may veto the bill on &C
count of clerical errors, allowing 1t to
pass over the veto and followed by the
bmendatory Act as in the case OF the
beer license bill. or the Governor can
affix his signature with the under
standing that the Legislature will
promptly pass an Act making the nec-
essary corrections. Five days would
be required to put corrective bill
through both houses. II is far better
TO take the time required by such
course than adopt the very questionable
II not illegal policy which has been sug-
gested.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
o'TooLE'S TALE.

An don't ye t'ink so-o?" asked o.
Toole.
"Oi Always behaved ut" replied
Barney, "W'at is ut?"
"Oim tellin' ye. Uts wan NV tn
mo-ost incompreseeyibl presinchuns Nv
this illmint'ry a-age! THIS moo
moore c-mpa-ar's'n bechune t n the
other koind thin bechune Moo Yar-rk
m the ould country. THIS moo mor-re
oirish n oireland, Barney. Ut amt
loike tn La-aw, ut niyver gets out NV
ar-Tder. It's got wan NV thin gr-roon.
chees na-ailed furninst t."
BE thin pis'n," asked Barney.
BE off wild ye! Thin names that Z
we brake an-nything durln' yer
na-achral loife ye get a new wan"
AN watts ut nailed furninst?"
The Douglas Patent Closet, Barney.
Dim pa-aned at yer ign-rance."
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
Pioneer Building and Lean
Association.
ASSETS, JUNE 90, 1902, 7o,7ss.7s,

Money loaned on approved security.
A Saving Bank for monthly deposits.
Houses built on the monthly install
mont plan.
Twenty-hfth Series Of Stock Is now
opened.
oFFlCERS-J. L. Mclean. Presi.
dent; J. A. Lyle, Vice President; Geo.
r. Denison. Treasurer; A. v. Gear
Secretary.
DIRECTORS - ]. l.. Mclean, A,
A. Wilder, A. v. Gear. Geo. p. Ven
nison, J. d. Holt A. W. Keel !.
A. Lyle IT, J. NJ. Little. e. 8. DO. I
A. v. GEAR,
Secretary.
JUDD BUILDING, MERCHANT ct.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
1t Doesn't Require
Decorative Shop, King Street.
The susInEss MANS uANny 4,

The BUSINESS MANS HANDY IN.
oEx, published In the Saturday Bulle.
tin and the Weekly Edition, gives a
concise and complete resume Of all 10.
gal notices, calls for tenders, juds.
ments, building permits and real co.
tate transactions. Evening Bulletin,
rs cents per month. Weekly Bulletin,
81 per year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
BISHOP co.
BANKERS.


Established In 1858.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Transact business In all Department.
Of Banking.
Collections carefully attended to.
Exchange bought and sold.
Commercial and Travellers Letters
Of Credit issued on The Bank OF Call.
fornia and N. M. Rothschild & Soma.
London.
correspondents-The Bank Of Call.
fornia, Commercial Banking Co. Of
sydney, Ltd, London.
Drafts and cable transfers on China
and Japan through the Hongkong q
Shanghai Banking Corporation and
Chartered Bank Of India, Australia
and China.
Interest allowed ON term deposits al
the following rates per annum. viz:
Seven days notice, at 2 per cent
Three months, at 8 per cent
Six months, at 8 1-2 per cent
Twelve months, at 4 per cent
TRUST DEPARTMENT..
Act as Trustees under mortgages
Manage estates (real and personally,
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable papers. Wills, Bonds. etc.
received for safe-keeping.
ACCOUNTANT DEPARTMENT.
Auditors for Corporations and PR
yate Firms.
Books examined and reported on.
Statements OF Affairs prepared.
Trustees on Bankrupt or Insolvent
Estates r..
OFFICE, s24 BETHEL ST.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT..
Deposits received and interest al
lowed at 41-2 per cent per annum, in
accordance with Rules and Regula.
tions, copies Of which may be obtained
on application. ...
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Agents for Fire, Marine Life, AeoL
dent and Employers Liability lnsur
ance Companies
Insurance offIes, ga Bethel g.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
The Yokohama Specie Bank
LIMITED,

subscribed Capital. Yen $4,000, 900
Paid Up Capital. ..... Yen rs, 0eo. 0es
Reserved Fund....... Yen $4,000
HEAD OFFICE. YOKOHAMA.
The banks buys and receives for col.
lection Bills Of Exchange, issues Drafts
and Letters~of Credit. and transacts q
general banking business.
INTEREST ALLOWED.
On FIXED Per cent
Deposit. Per aunum-
For ~ months ..........
for month"; .... 81
For 8 months ......... 3
Branch Of the Yokohama Speeds Bank.
New Republic Bid, 81 King Street,
HONOLULU
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-20
The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK
CERTIFICATE OF THE VALUATION OF POLICIES
STATE OF NEW YORK.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,

Albany MY, bnary tn roo,
FRANCIS HENDRICKS Superintendent
do hereby of
Life Insurance in this
further eefy that in accordance with the provisions
the
the said Company outstanding the day December
the American Experience Table Of Mortality Three and onhaf
Million Foyy thousand Six Hundred and lhiyseven Dollars
IN WITNESS WHEREOF ! have and aued
(SeaD Official Seal be affixed the City Albany, day
first above written.
FRANCIS HENDRICKS,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
REQUIREMENTS OF
SOLDIERS HOME

Denver. Dec. 29.-Members of the
Soldiers and Sailors Home Commits
sion called on the governor Saturday
to urge upon him the necessity for in
creased appropriations. The chief item
of recommendation concerns permis-
sion to old soldiers who have wives
and families In destitute circumstances
to have them with them at the home.
Recommendation is made that cottages
be erected for the use of these fami-
lies. An electric light plant is also
needed and other improvements are
asked for.
The annual report of the home
shows that there are 10 inmates Mt
present, and that 1t has taken careful
management to make the appropria-
tion pay expenses. Among the perma-
rent improvements made during the
past year have been an addition to the
hospital. an assembly building. barns
and other building improvements. An
orchard of 200 trees has also been set
out and other improvements made in
the grounds. Gardening done at the
home has supplied the institution with
nearly all the vegetables and fodder
required. and the report commends the
economical administration of affairs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
Deadly Grand Trunk Collision.

. London. Ont, Dec. 2s.--A frightfui
collision occurred short distance
from the little station of Wanstead. on
the Sarnia branch of the Grand Trunk
railway. Friday night. The trains in
collision were the Pacific express and
freight. The express was running
nearly two hours late and was making
fast time. The freight was endeavor-
ing to make siding to get clear of
the express. but failed by a minute or
two.
There was dreadful crash, the To-
comotivcs reared up and fell over in
ditch. the baggage car of the ex-
press telcscoped the smoker. and In an
instant the shrieks and cries of the
wounded and dying filed the air.
The loss of life is twenty.eight. The
injured number many more and many
of these may die.
The responsibility for the accident
has not been definitely fixed. but 1t is
believed to have been due to tele
graph operators error.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
speAKERsHlp OF THE HOUSE
cnIy cne Ohio han Has Held the
Cffiee-No New Yorker Since 1872.

cnIy cne Ohio HAN Has Held the
Cffice-No New Yorker Since 1872.
Among the earliest duties which will
devolve upon the recently elected
members OF the Fifty-eighth Congress
will be the choice Of n speaker. and
present indications make II probable
that the speaker will be chosen from
the west.
The speaker OF the Fifty'sevcnth
Congress. David u, Henderson. was the
first To be chosen from the territory
west Of the Mississippi.
The first speaker Was r. A. Mullen
burg OF Pcnnsylyania. The post of
speaker was held In the Twenty.fourth
and Twcnty-ffth Congresses by James
X. Polk. afterward president.
Speakers of The House Of Represen'
tatives who have been candidates for
president are numerous and include
Henry Clay. John Bell and James u.
Blaine. Schuyler ColfaS after having
been speaker. was wee president OF
the United State,
The oldest surviving speaker is
Gaiusha A. Grow. born in 1898 and
speaker from 1851 TO lSG5.
The last Democratic speaker.
Charles =. Crisp. was native of Eng.
lard. Two surviving speakers. John
q. Carlisle and Thomas II. Reed.
though elected Representatives In
Kentucky and Maine respectively. arc
now residents OF the city OF New
York.
Thcre hns never been speaker
from the Pacific coast and II is n some
what curious circumstance that Ohio.
though prccminent in nearly all other
political Offices. has had In the coun-
try's history but one speaker. John W.
Kiefcr. who served oaly n single term.
The state of New York has had no
speaker since the close Of the Nine
tocnth Congress In 1897. though New
York has been. during tae whole OF
that period. the most popnlous state
and the ono having the largest con.
srcssionai representation.
Tho speaker Of the fifiy.cishth con.
grcss when chosen will preside over
q larger number Of Members OF Con.
grcss than amy Of his predecessors. tho
total membership OF the next house
being $50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-02
ea,ina in Old Times.

The Romans took their meals while
lying upon very low couches, and not
until the time Of Charlcmagne was q
stand used around which guestS were
seated on cushions. while the table
only made It's appearance in the mid
die ages. bringing with 1t benches and
backs. The Greeks and Romans ate
from kind OF porringer. During n
portion OF the middle ages. however.
slices of bread cut round took the
place OF plates. The spoon is of great
antiquity. and many specimens are In
existence that were used by the
Egyptians as early rs the seventeenth
century b. C. The knife. though very
old. did not come into common use as
n table utensil until after the tenth
century. The fork was absolutely un.
known to beth Greeks and Romans.
appeared only as a curiosity In the
middle ages and was first used upon
the table of Henry III. Drinking cups
in the middle ages made from metal.
more or less copIous. according to the
owners means-naturally date from
the rcmotest age.