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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
FROSTS DAMAGE CROPS.
Low Tempe rat nre of the Past Week
Proves a Serious Check to the
Vegetation of Country.

Washington, May 6.-The weather
bureaus weekly crop bulletin is as
follows:
The week ending May was unsea-
eonably cool over much the greater
part of the country, the minimum tenn
peratures on April 80 and May 1 and
2 being the lowest recorded in the last
week Of April and the first week of
May for the past 80 years at nearly
all weather bureau stations from the
central and west gulf coasts to the
upper Missouri valley, and also at
number of stations in the central Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys, lake region
and New England. Generally light
rainfall, or absence of rain, mas been
favorable for farming operations, but
che unseasonably low temperatures
have checked the growth of all vegeta-
ton and heavy frosts and freezes have.
caused much damage. Drought has been
relieved over southeastern Texas and
over limited areas in the central gulf
states, but continues over the greater
part of the last mentioned districts
and in northern Texas and rain is
needed in Florida Notwithstanding
the decidedly cool weather during the
latter part of the week, the tempera-
ture in New England and portions Of
the middle Atlantic states and lake re-
gion averaged above the normal. Rain
is generally needed on the Pacific
coast
The early planted corn was extern
sively killed by the freeze during the
latter part of the week in Missouri
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. and the
crop has suffered from cold weather.
throughout the southern states.
Preparations for planting have pro-
crossed favorably in the Ohio valley
and middle Atlantic states, but little
progress has been made in the upper
Missouri valley and lake region. The
present season to date has been very
unfavorable for corn, planting being
greatly delayed.
Winter wheat appears to have es-
capped material injury during the re-
cent freeze over the western portion
of the winter wheat belt and the gen
eral outlook for this crop continues
vel pI SlISAl UC-
terioration is indicated in portions of
the central Mississippi and Ohio val
legs. On the Pacific coast the outlook
is less favorabl especially in Cali
fornia.
Very little seeding of spring wheat
could be done over the northern por-
ton of the spring wheat region during
the past week. The reports indicate
that no serious damage has been done
to early sown over the southern por-
ton. On the north Pacific coast the
crop is now in need of rain.
Oats sustained more or less injury
from cold in the states of the Missouri
valley and usual growth is generally
reported in the central Mississippi and
Ohio valleys. Decreased acreage is re-
ported from Illinois, Indiana and I'M
even stands in Ohio, where unfinished
seeding is progressing slowly
Nearly all fruits have suffered fur
Their damage from frosts and low tenn
peratures, apples having apparently
escaped with the least injury.
The reports indicate that the grass
crop is very backward
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
Wiseacreage.

The way to do some things Is to do
them.
Love is a fancy founded on fact.
Contentment is the result of q
limited Imagination.
Filtration envies love, and love en-
vies Irritation.
Purity is not ignorance; it is taste
in the selection of experiences.
Woman is made for man to come
back to-Carolyn Wells, in Century.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
A Speed Limit.

It'd like to know why they call
this train a Iimited,'" said the dis
gusted passenger; 81 don't see any
thing limited about it
You don't" laughed the engineer
"Well, it's limited to ten miles al
hour. "-Pbiladelphia Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
r. eeIected.

Omaha Neb., May 6.-Frank E.
Moores, republican, was on Tuesday
elected mayor of Omaha for the third
time, having beaten his three oppo-
nents out with about 1000 plurality
Notwithstanding there was a split in
his own party the Moores forces have
made most aggressive campaign,
Erastus A. Benson, who was nomi-
mated by the boiling division of the
party coming in second best. E. E.
Howell, the democratic candidate, was
third, while the socialist candidate, w.
NJ Moore, received about 1000 votes.
Fires in AdirOndacks Extin guishe ed.
Albany, n. Y, May Ga dispatch to
Forest, Fish and Game from Commits
sioner Middleton announces that all
the more serious fires in the Adiron-
dacks are out and the remainder under
control. The danger will not be past
until there has been heavy rain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
Doubtful Consolation.

Young Wife-I'm so unhappy.
Girl Friend-Why, dear?
"I'm beginning to realize that my
husband married me for my money"
''Well, it ought to be some conso-
lation to know that he isn't as big
fool as he looks" -Chicago Daily
News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
Permission Granted.

Washington, May 6.-Final permis-
sion reached the Italian, British and
German embassies Tuesday night for
the allies representatives. to sign with
Mr. Brown, Venezuela's plenipoten-
tiary, the protocol submitting the
question of preferential treatment to
The Hague tribunal for arbitration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
Both Sides Lost Heavily.

Salonica, May 6.-In the engage
lnent between Turkish troops and
Yevolutionists at Okrina on May 2, 20
reyolutionists were killed and 81
were wounded while the Turks had 100
killed and ten officers and six men
wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-09
Boy Killed by Charge of Beans.

Baldwinsville, n. Y, May 6.-An-
drew, the ten-year-old son of Leonard
Baldwin, was killed by the accidental
discharge of a gun loaded with dry
beans and which was used to shoot
rats,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Morals Are Ruined
By Red Lights.

Chicago, December "a new
scheme of reforming Chicago's
red light districts has been sug-
gested by DR.. Walter Dill Scott,
professor ofpsycho1ogy at North
western university, in an address
to his class.
Change the color of il1umina-
ton in those sections." said he,
and there would, doubtless be a
change in the morals of the COM
munity. Red light has peculiar
effect upon those constantly in
it's presence"
Professor John Quincy Adams
cites instances where a photo
graphic factory in France, illum-
mated with red light, became so
demora1ized by the hilarity of
the workingmen and women that
the color of the light had to be
changed, with the result that all
became orderly once more.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Mr.. P. H, Fitzgerald's New Colony.

er worked for the mutual veal
and prosperity. Some of tha
leading commercial lights of the
new city are south Georgia men,
while many of the substantial
citizens are the original colonists.
The city of Fitzgerald is max.
ing strong effort to secure the
new colony, and the Gazette hopes
it will succeed, for there is room
here for many more good citi-l
zens. But if conditions are such
that Mr.. Fitzgerald must seek i
new location in order to secure.
the amount of land desired, then.
there are no better places in
Georgia than can be found in In
win and the four counties surs
rounding.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Made Thirty-three
Bushels to the Acre

We think Mr.. Jno. r. Giddens
of near the city is entitled to the
blue ribbon as the cham pion corn
raiser of this section, he having
made this year $50 bushels on 10
acres of land, besides 7S bushels
of peas and 4,500 pounds of fod-
der. Va1uing the corn at 75c per
bushel, the peas at $1.OO, and the
fodder at $1.00 per hundred, this
ten acres of ground netted Mr.,
Giddens $37O.50, or little over
$37 per acre, about twice as much
as is generally made bv planting
the land in cotton.-Eastman
Times-Journal.
Yes, corn is good crop in this
country and it is possible to make
three times as much per acre any
where in the wire grass belt.
But $50 bushels from1O acres is a
very fine crop, to say nothing of
the peas and fodder.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
GEORGIA SECURES
PROMINENT POSITION
At the St. Louis Exposition Situation as
Good as any State IN United States.

Mr.. Dudley Hughes, commits
sioner-genera1 from Georgia to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton at st. Louis, talked very in
terestingly on the subject of
Georgia's building and exhibit at
the fair. He was very much elat-
ed over the prospects of thestate,
and seems to think that it will be
very prominent on the grounds.
In speaking of his visit to St.
Louis, Mr.. Hughes said: The
situation of the Georgia building
will be near the entrance from
the Clayton road, and is as con-
spicuous as that of any state in
the Union. 1t is near Pennsy1-
vania, Maine, Arkansas and Con-
necticut. The building ought to
be, and will be, as good as any
Southern state, and will rival the
Northern exhibits. It is not
known yet exactly what it will
cost but we want to raise about
$50, 900, and I believe we will be
able to do it. The structure will
be frame, and modelled after the
latest architecture. There will
be some few exhibits in the build
ing, but the great exhibit will be
in the agricultural building. This
will be the largest and most in
teresting of all buildings, as it
will contain the exhibits from
every state in the Union.
"The Georgia commission, of
which | am am a member and
which went to st. Louis about
week ago, has secured place for
the state exhibit directly in the
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12

my authority for the statement
that the pension receipts of the
inhabitants aggregated nearly
SIS, 900 per month.
No negroes were employed in
the town in any capacity, neither
was a mule team owned in it.
The was in hodor of the man who
organized the movement, whose
home was in Indiana.
HENRY RoMEYN.
Washington, Dec. 8, 1903.
Mr.. Fitzgerald did not bring
any negroes to Georgia, and
mighty few white people would
have anything to do with the col
ored brother. If there's a white
mans colony in the south this is
it, and it is flourishing like a
green bay tree.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
From The Triton Gazette.

From The Triton Gazette.
Mr.. P. H. Fitzgerald says he
intends to bring another 10000
colonists to Georgia. His colony
which now bears his name was so
successful that he wishes to try
the move again.
It is a noteworthy fact that the
Georgia colony has been the most
successful of all Mr.. Fitzgerald's
ventures, Chose in the West be-
ing almost fiat failures) and the
reasons are not far to seek.
He located it in section where
the ground was fa1low for deve1-
opment; his colonists easily as
simulated with the hospitab1e
people already there, and togeth-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12

middle of the building and on the
main aisle that runs through the
centre of the hall. The space
set aside for the state is $500
square feet.
Directly across the aisle from
Georgia is the cotton exhibit
from every state in the Union,
and diagonally across the United
States sugar cane and tobacco
exhibit. Besides having a state
exhibit Georgia has a place set
aside for separate sugar cane
and cotton exhibit which is not
connected with the United States
exhibit. Outside of these the
state also has a place in the for
estry, fish and game building. in
which she will have a forest ex-
n101t consisting OF the cutting
down and usuages of trees to
the turpentine still, showing the
process in actual operation of
how turpentine is made.
There is no reason why Geor-
gia should not succeed in this I'M
dertaking and / believe she will
as the committees are conduct
ing the affair in the correct way.
Just to give an idea of how
stupendous the whole exposition
is, there will bea representation
of Jerusalem covering ten acres
and costing 100000, and a rep
resentation of the Philippines
covering forty acres and costing
81, 100000 also 1t is estimated
that the whole exposition will
cost approximately $5O,OOO,OOO."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
LIFE OF QUEEN
SAVED BY MAID.
Alexandra, Wife Of the King Of Great Britain
Narrowly Escapes Death---Rescued by
Miss Knolly, Her Majesty's Secretary.

London, Dec. 10.-A fire occur
ed today at Sandringham and
Queen Alexandra and her secre-
tary, Miss Knollys, had narrow
escapes. 1t broke out at S o'clock
this morning in Miss Kno1ly's
bed chamber in the chimney f1ue,
where beam is supposed to
have been smoldering for some
days, and spread to the bedroom
of the queen, who was asleep at
the time. She was awakened by
Miss Knol1ys, who also raised an
alarm. The outbreak caused a
great deal of excitement at
Sandringham, where a number
of'guests are staying.
From late information, it ap-
pears that Queen Alexandra had
a narrower escape than at first
indicated. Miss Charlotte
Knollys was fortunately awaken
ed by the smoke in her bedroom,
which is Immediately below the
chamber occupied by her majes-
-tty.
Miss Knollys rushed upstairs
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
The Seaboard Booklets.

The Seaboard Air Line Ry.
have just issued two handsome
booklets entitled Resorts of the
Carolinas and Georgia" and
Florida" in the interest of tour
ist travel. The cover designs
are particularly attractive, repro
ductive of oil paintings, repre-
senting the stately pines and a
tropical scene, both in colors.
The booklets are marvels Of
printers art and are both hand
somely illustrated. The text of
the books are particularly read
able, the Florida book starting
off with a brief description of the
Seaboard Florida Limited train
to be inaugurated Jan. 11th,. a
description of the route of this
now famous flyer, which is the
Quickest train to Florida, be-
cause the Routels tie Shortest. "
The description of New Flori-
da," reference being to the Man
attic Country recently opened up
by the Seaboard extensions into
Sarasota, is specially interesting.
Graphic accounts are given of
Camden, S. c., Pinehurst, N. c.,
and other famous winter resorts.
The books are for free distri-
button and may be had upon ap.
plication to ticket agents of the
seaboard, or addressing Charles
F. Stewart, A. G. P. A., Savannah,
Georgia.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12

to the queens apartments and
aroused her majesty. Both the
queen and her secretary, who
were clad only in dressing gowns,
escaped from the burning room
not moment too soon, as the
floor of the queens apartment
collapsed almost Immediately,
carrying with it her majesty's
bed.
Only a few hundred pounds
damage was done by the fire,
which was confined to the two
bedrooms. It is now stated that
the blaze was caused by an i'm
perfectly insulated electric wire,
which set fire to beam between
the ceiling in Miss Knollys' bed
room and the floor of her males
tvs apartment.
King Edward, who was hunt
ing in Suffork, was Immediately
notified of the occurrence, and
later in the daya special messeng-
er was sent with a reassuring
message from Queen Alexandra.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12

the obligation of obtaining pass
ports, and it becomes incumbent
on the civil and military authors
ties to give all the necessary
guarantees to those entitled to
same"
The Fourne1 reports that the
Colon bian cruisers General Pin
zon and Cartagena are at Carta-
gena.
The Fournel's agent has re-
ceived no confirmation of the
movements of the Colon bian
troops on the Atrato river, but a
passenger of the Fourne1 i'm
formed the correspondent of the
Associated Press that a rumor
was current at Cartagena that
the cruiser Cartagena about ten
days ago embarked at night over
1000 troops bound for the gulf Of
Darien with the object of con
strctlng road to Cauca. The
name of the com mander of the
expedition and the facilities for
carrying out his purpose are not
known but his task is regarded
at Cartagena as being hopelessly
impossible.
The Panama government here
placed a squad of soldiers on
guard at the dock to prevent the
Colombians egress from the ship.
Among the Colon bans were
many persons recently expelled
from Colon.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
STYLED
REBEL PROVINCE
Columbia Will Not Recognize the Infant Re
public--Decree Signed by Governor
lnsignares, Dated at Cartagena.

Colon, December 1.-THE
French steamer Fourne1 arrived
here today from Savanna and
Cartagena. She was the first
vessel to reach this port since the
decree closing those ports to
vessels to and from Colon was
Cancelled. The Fournel brought
passengers and mails. The au-
thorities of the department of
Bolivar are still unreconci1ed to
the loss of the isthmus, as they
issued clearance papers not for
the Republic of Panama, but for
Colon, Department de Panama"
A decree signed by Governor
lnslgnares, dated Cartagena,
Dec. 2, SAYS:
BY virtue of instructions re-
ceived by way of Port Limos
from his excellency, the COM
mander in chief of the army of
the Atlantic and Pacific, it has
been resolved to give preference
to diplomatic methods in dealing
with the government of the
United States in regard to the
efforts made to defend our soy
ereignty and national integrity
diminished by the secession of
Panama. Therefore the causes
which determined this govern
ment to adopt measures to pre-
vent communication with the
rebel department. having ceased,
it is now proposed that all citi-
zens may travel freely without
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Sale Of Holiday Goods by The
First vi. E. Social Circle.

Dec. 10, 1905, at the w. r. G.
Hall. a sale of articles suitable
for Christmas presents. Quilts.
comforters, aprons, handker
chiefs, hosiery, laundry and hand
kerchief bags, clothes pin bag
sweeping bags, pillow covers.
newand novel ideainneed1e cas-
pretty novelties in paper wor
boxes, flowers, etc. Several az
cles in the new and very popul
material called Rafice, An a
most endless variety of article
may be made of this materia
which comes to us from Mad
gascar,
We cannot enumerste the Ell.
tire list of articles for sale hu
cordially invite you to come aid
see for Yourself.
A good dinner will be serve
for 20 cents. Doors open fro4
9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Bill of fare for the dinnerg
by the M. E. Social Circle,
Dec. 16: Roast beef, sweet
Irish potatoes, turnips, cold u
pie and doughnuts. Genef
contributions by the memhe
are solicited.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Bishop Nelson's Visit,

The Rt. Rev. c. K. Nelson,
Bishop of the Dioces of Georgia,
will visit Fitzgerald, on Monday
next to oficiate and preach in St.
Matthews church.
Divine service will begin at
1890 a. m. The public are cor.
daily invited to attend and take
part in the service and hear the
sermon.
]. w. TURNER,
Minister in charge.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
r. A. VI. .

A called convocation of Fitz-
gerald Chapter No. 81 will con-
vene in their hall Monday even
ing, Dec. Dist, at 1880 sharp.
Institution of officers and other
work on hand.
J. B. CLEMENTS, H, P.
w. H. HALsEY. Sec,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
I. o. 0. F.

Fitzgerald Lodge IS, I. o. o. F.
will have work on hand Tuesday,
Dec. Is. A good time for all
who attend. Visiting brothers
especially invited.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
Notice.

I will be at the city hall from
9 a. m. to 4 p. m. during the
month of Decem Der, 1908, for the
purpose Of collecting delinquet
city taxes,
HERMAN SMITH, Chief of Police.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12

: ington, D. c., and edits a news
paper-The Washington Post.
On Dec. 9Th, that is last Tues
day, he read a reference to this
RQlony in one of his exchanges
I'D launched out in what he evil
IDENTIFY thought master effort to
settle the negro question.
We print the fool editorial yer
batim, as follows:
A SPECIMEN NEGRO COLONY.
Apropos of schemes for deport-
ing negroes to Africa and colon
izing them in country where
they cannot possibly deve1ope or
advance in any wholesome way
all of which schemes we cordially
antagonize-it may interest the
friends and helpers of the race
to hear something about the Fitz-
gerald Colony in Southern Geor-
gia.
A few years ago, according to
the statement before us-and it
is verified on high authority
Mr.. P. H. Fitzgerald, of Indiana
polls, led to Irwin county, Geor-
gia, a few thousand negroes
whom he had gathered in Indiana,
Illinois, and Missouri. He pro-
yided farms for such as wished
them, and he also laid out a town
for those in whom the gregarious
instinct prevailed. Today, ali
the Fitzgerald colonists are pros
porous and contented. The
farms are we'll and probably
titled. The town has a popula'
ton of $500 and taxable values
amounting to $1,355,837. The
negroes are acquiring an indie
pendence, making homes for
themselves, and becoming good
aud useful citizens. There is nc
clamoring for recognition
They have obtained it by legiti
mate means, on the score of their
own merits and achievements
They are respected, they enjoy
the protection of the laws. More
over. they have found that oppor
tunity always awaits those wht
seek 1t in lawful ways, however
cunninglv it may clude the igno
rant and shiftless and inccndiary
who think to find it ia orator,
and agitation.
Commenting upon the Fitz
gerald : colony, the Lynchburl
News says:
The success of the expert
ment has stimulated other effort
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-12-12
All The Fools Are Not Dead Yet.

along the same line. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, president of the Fitzger-
aid Investment Company, is or
gaining another company of ten
thousand citizens of the North
west, which he expects to lead to
south Georgia in the spring of
1904, where they will purchase
lands, make new homes for them
selves, and engage in many lines
of business. The significance of
this movement may be easily ap-
preciated. The new settlers
will write back to their friends
and describe the favorable condi-
tons with which thew are sur
rounded, the mild climate, the
well-watered and fertile soil, the
variety of marketable products,
and the comparative cheapness
of land. The emigration move
nent from the Northwest to the
South may be expected to go on
in continually increasing volume
for some years to come, until the
waste places are filled up with an
Industrious, hardy and thrifty
population"
It occurs to us that this would
make an excellent text for a few
negro sermons today, if only by
way of a change much needed in
certain more or less religious
quarters"
A reader of the Post who was
posted, seeing the article, inn
mediate1y wrote the following
correction:
MOI A NEGRO COLONY.
Editor Position page 6 of to-
days issue of The Post appears
an article under the heading, "A
Specimen Negro Colony" which
could scarcely be made more mis-.
leading than it there stands.
Fitzgerald is not only not negro
colony, but there are no negroes
in it. It was settled by ex.
soldiers of the Union army, men
of little capital, who, on account
of suffering from the effects Of
service, wished to establish homes
Ia a climate more sa1ubrious than
that of the Northwestern States,
1t was first settled in 1895, and
when I first saw it-March, 1897
contained about 1900 inhabi
tants, had several churches, two
fairly good hotels, a bank, {
weekly paper, school accom- mo
dations for 500 children, two G
A. r. Posts with about 800 mem
bers, and the bank officials wer'