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Bowling Party.

The social event of the past
week was the Bowling party Civ
en- last evening in honor of the
visiting young ladies in the city.
The wind ''b1eweth" and the
rain "felleth" but the inclemency
of the weather did not mar the
pleasures of the evening. The
enjoyment was so great, that the
hands on the old father of time
on the tower of the city hall was
nearing the silent hour of mid
night, before the congenial party
realized that time had flown so
swiftly and to their sorrow the
announcement came from the
chaperons to say "Good-night"
Those enjoying the evening we're:
Miss Callie Cook of Milledge-
vile, Miss Nan Strother from Fort
Valley, Miss Heath from Michi-
gan, Miss Louise Wightman,
Miss Gertie Klein, Miss Bertha
Twiss, Miss Mamie Hayde, Miss
Lucy and Mabelle Rogers, Miss
Nell Renard, Miss Worthy John
son and Mrs. VIM. Rogers, Mrs.
Griffin.
Messrs. Chas. Higgins, James
Dorminey, Mark Morrill,, John
Russell, Clayton Jay, J. A. Nose
1y, Wright Terrence, James
Story, John Beall, Mr.. Nicholson,
Will S. Halle.
It was a great pleasure indeed
to watch the charming young
ladies gracefully start the balls
down the alleys and see the tri'
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angle of pins knocked in differ
ent directions, and to hear the
mirthfu1 laugh of victory. Those
that displayed with most skill and
ability and were awarded the
honors of the game viz: Miss
Heath, Miss Cook, Miss Strother.
Honorab1y mentioned we're Mrs.
Rogers and Mrs. Griffin. After
lending a word of encouragement
to the less fortunate Good
night" was pleasantly exchanged
with best wishes for pleasant
dreams and peaceful s1umbers.
A. On1ooker.
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Notice.

Rev. Robert Forbes, D. D., of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sec
retary of the Board of Church
Extension Society of the M. E.
Church, will deliver his famous
lecture in the First M. E. church
Fitzgerald, Tuesday evening
Dec. 18th, at 7:3O p. m. His sub
ject shall be mistakes of the
Devil and Some People," He is
one of our strongest men on the
lecture platform and is natural
humorist.
If you fail to hear him you will
miss a treat. Admission free.
WILL T. CUMM1Ns, pastor.
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A $1,000 Fitzgerald

The colt raised by Pos
W. H. Marston, and ~
sold two months ago to
Laughlin was sold by fhe
to a Macon man this NJ
$3.50 and the new owneg
not take $1,000 for him, altA
the colt is not grown, and
probability is the horse VIII
worth a great deal more after
is grown. By the way it Is lia
as easy to raise $1,000 colts II
Irwin county as it is in Kentucky
They are not indigenous to any
soil or peculiar to any climate.
If it ever becomes fashionable or
common to raise horses in south
Georgia it will be just as easy as
raising cotton, corn and cane and
probably as profitable.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1904-12-10
Shing1ing-Bee.

The new parsonage Of the
First M. E. church is now ready
for shingling. 1t has been de-
cided to give a shing1ing bee,
next Tuesday, Dec. 18th, and we
most earnestly invite all who
can, and will, give us days
work, to come on that day. A
free dinner will be served by the
Ladies' Aid Society.
MRS. H. L. BEAUcHAMP,
President.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1904-12-10
CALL FOR MASS MEETING
ISSUED FOR DECEMBER 81.
Hon. Harvie Jordan has issued

Hon. Harvie Jordan has issued
from his home at Monticello,
Ga. the following call for mass
meetings:
CALL FOR MASS MEETINGS.
Prompt and determined action
must be taken by the holders of
spot cotton in the south to pro-
tect their interests. I am just
in receipt of the following te1e-
gram:
Greenvil1e, Texas Dec. 7, 1904.
-Harvie Jordan, President,
Monticello, Ga: Mass Meetings
called in every county in Texas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
for December II, to hold cotton.
Suggest you issue similar call in
all states east of the Mississippi
river. Texas will hold.
E. S. Peters,
n. G. Murray.
Mr.. Peters is president of the
Texas Cotton Growers Protec-
tive Association, and Mr.. Muir
rry is president of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative
Union of America. There are
over 100000 m embers of the
above organizations west of the
Mississippi who will act togeth-
er. In pursuance to the request
of my associates I hereby issue
call for mass meetings in every
county in all the cotton states
east of the Mississippi river, to
meet at II o'clock a. NJ, Satur-
day, Dec. 18th, there to deter
mine by resolution on the part of
the holders of spot cotton to re-
fuse to sell the same until prices
advance to ten ceuta per pound.
We must absolutely tie up be-
tween 100000 and 100000
bales of this crop and if neces-
sary hold it over until next seas
on and the cotton acreage Is per
cent. The South cannot prof ta-
bly, produce cotton at the present
depression in prices. Chairman
of different county meetings will
please advise me of action taken
and number of bales that can and
will be held 10 force an advance
in prices. Texas and the Terri
tories will stane firm Daily and
weekly press will please copy.
Respectfully,
HARVIE JORDAN.
President Southern Cotton
Growers Protective Associa-
ton.
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Attention Masons.

Pine Level Lodge No. 353 F.
and A. M. will meet Monday
night. Dec., II, 1904 at 7:30 at
the K. of P. Hall in the Phoenix
block, J. w. Pearson,
Secretary.
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liz eariH next morning before
.sss East IS ELLEN stood brushing nef pals
brown hair. Ellen dropped her brush and
flew to the window. In the street stood
Wary q tin can under one arm and a
dog under the other.
you hold the dog" Ellen heard him
say to another boy. IAN I'll tie on the
cam.
The boy held the dog, and Wary seized
the dogs tail; then he fumbled in his
pocket "Aint got no string he said
ruefully.
"Take yer tie" said the other boy.
Wary quickly united the blue token of
Elaine. while Elaine groaned, and the
family We're mercifuly silent. Wary
grasped the can; he grasped the dogs
tail, and then he stepped. He let the can
fall "You kin let the dog go this time .
he said. '"rhe tie-'taint strong enough
He stuffed it into his pocket and turned
away Ellen threw UP her window
"Mars! Wary! she called joyfuliy.
She smiled and waved her hand. The
wind blew her hair, and she looked like
the other Elaine.
Wary glanced at the window, turned
fiery red and ran around the corner. The
lady. whose remote ancestor was the
Douglas sung in Scottish lay, had high
land filings in her usually undancing gray
eyes when, some moments later, her hair
no longer flying, she met the family at
breakfast.
Unhappily knights are not made in one
day or even in two weeks. Wary had,
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A|SSHAk' 5S|ORY Told
Sensational Potter Breach of
Promise Suit Being Tried
In Duluth
IS A WEALTHY DUBUQUE MAN
Miss Ham Sues For 100000 = Says
She Has Served Potter as consort
For Thirty Years Under Promise Of
Marriage - Have Travelled as Man
and Wife Since 1872.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. IA. - A sensa-
tional story of love, courtship and be-
traval, under the promise to marry, is
being made public in the district court
In the breach of promise action
brought by Miss Sarah Everington
Ham of Dubuque, Iowa. gainst G. A.
Potter, lumberman formerly of this
city, but who in the past year has
changed his residence to st. Paul.
Charging that Potter deceived her
and then led her on for thirty years to
believe he would marry her as soon as
his affairs shaped themselves so he
could support her, only to cast her
aside eventually, Miss Ham has sued
him for 100000 damages.
Miss Ham is 1nodestly dressed,
bright-eyed woman of middle age. she
charges that Potter, under the gulse
of sutton and after drugging her. ac-
colnplished her ruin when she was pu'
II years of age, and by leading her 10
think that he would make matters
right by marrying her some time, mas
caused her to lead life whlch mas
estranged all her relatives ana frlends
and which has left her without cent
in the world, except that which she has
depended on him to supply.
Placed on the stand today, she SAID
she met Potter in 1872. She was then
but II years of age and innocent. Their
acquaintance soon ripened into love,
and after their courtship had pro-
crossed for a time, Potter, she de-
clared, took her to Dubuque one July
evening and to restaurant for din
ner.
While there, she says, he ordered two
cocktails, which tasted very good, al
tho she had never tasted liquor
before. She believes that her drink
must have been drugged. for when
they left the place, she says, she was
feeling very sick and had to be helped
into the carriage. She says that when
home was reached Potter had to carry
her into the house. 1t was this night
that she claimed he accomplished her
ruin.
According to her testimony, their re-
lations were kept up from that time
until about two years ago, Potter al
ways making promises that he would
marry her She said there was not a
river town between the twin cities and
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A Knight Who Fought For Lady's Smile !:
Nv ELIZABETH r1ccRAcKEN x cnzaAs b


Hello" he observed. II amt seen you
afore."
81 came yesterday said Ellen. 'IioW
do you do?" She held out her hand. 1t
was pale brown, too, and strong, and on
one finger of it was a ring set with tur-
quoise. Wary grasped at the hand. lie
| took the measure of the lady with his
bright eyes. "You seem to be all brown
an blue he observed.
Ellen smiled. but she said, "Why Were
you ringing the bell?'
"Jes' for fun Wary said and smiled in
return.
cit isn't nice of you. 1t gives some one
the trouble of coming to the door all for
nothing
Wasn't you already at the door?' Wary
queried.
"Ye-es, but if hadn't BEEN
"But you was, you see. An fac's is
faces Women never thinks O. that" said
Wary. who was forward.
Ellen looked into the shrewd mischie-
vous face. with it's unfaltering eyes. You
understand what mean," she said grave
ly. "And Wary had this effect upon
her-"women think of more than you I'M
agine!'' With this remark this very, very
young settlement worker swept down the
steps and went to make her calls. Wary
stared after her.
'Well, I'll be jiggered!" he calculated.
''She amt jes' like the rest. She talked
like--I was a man" Wary was only
twelve but Ellen did sometimes talk in
this very way to her cousin Ralph. who
was man.
She was little angry with herself for
talking in this way to Wary, but she al
| most forgot him in the absorbing occu-
patton of making calls AS she turned
into the street on which the settlement
was situated, after the last call, he was
forcibly brought again to her mind and
before her Mortified eyes. The portion OF
the street in the vicinity of the settles
ment was in a state of wild excitement.
The settlement steps were crowded with
little children, chiefly girls and the curb
stones were lined with older children,
chiefly boys. In the middle of the street
stood, or, more accurately, danced and
cavorted, Wary before two bedraggled
cats, whose tails were tied together with
an old red necistie Ellen. for an out
ragged moment stood rooted to the spot.
Then, with her lips in line that would
have done credit TO the Douglas to whose
race and clan she loved to think she,
Ellen Douglas. belonged, she approached
Wary With one hand she seized him.
Unite that string! she said
Tain't no string"
'.Untie that-string." said Ellen Doug
las And Wary united the red necktie.
which technically was a string
One of the cats rushed furiousy away,
lat the other. yellow kitten with green
eyes, covered up to Ellen. She took it in
one arm With the other hand she held
Wary. Come with me, she said. She
expected Wary to resist but he did not.
He even opened cheerful conversation
You'll git yourself all smutched up
with that cat. he said sweetly. as they
entered the hall of the settlement
Ellen deigned no reply. She led the way
up to her room. 1t was a small dainty
apartment, filled with the trophies of her
college life. Wary gazed at its multiple
!ty OF p4-otogra phs. fisgs. badges. fayors
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81 CARE, WARY" ELLEN SAID.

sometimes had this effect. He seated
himself in the kindergarten chair, and
Ellen sat opposite with the kitten, of
her brown linen she seemed perfectly In
different
Wary" Ellen began, sit surely cannot
be necessary to tell you that it is positive
~ wicked to be cruel to animals. she
stroked the yellow kitten. and she met
Wary's eyes squarely. How could you
do it, Vary"
1T was fun Wary said. my, how
they yowed!"
But, Wary, it was cruel It couldn't be
fun"
You ever tied two cats tails together
Wary inquired.
Ellens voice was inf1exibly stern NO
l never did," she said.
."rhen how do you know it amt fun?
AT similar point the family usually
dismissed Wary, but Ellen did not
"Wary!" she said reproachfully.
Wary was unprepared by experience Tor
this. He wriggled, but he replied, Wo-
mems got SIGH upside down ways O ar
gum
II am not intending to argue with you
Wary" Ellen said. II only ask how you
could be so cruel to those cats. and so
thoughtless to people too? near ,nat
you are. Why are you, Wary" She lift
ed her eyes and looked gently ana stead
ily at the boy "Why are you?"
Wary was but twelve, in spite OF the
fact that he was forward. He was having
a new experience and he found himself
unprepared for it's handling. He had ire
auentiy been rebuked; he had frequently
been asked, Wary, how could you out
this ouestioner was tbs first to ask ana
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GAINED II
A HELP TO COMMUNITY.

The whole life Of the great majority
petence if not of a fortune, and there
fore by taking a little thought almost
any one can see for himself the impor-
lance of money or stored capital to the
human race, the value they place on
it and the necessity which urges them
of false and hypocritical teaching on
the subject of money making. Every
man who is engaged in any pursuit for
gain is a money maker. There are
higher things than money making, and
many persons give an undue impor-
lance to it or seek to roll up huge for
tunes which are sometimes useless to
themselves and may prove real bane
to their desc endants. The right train
ing of men and women in virtuous hab-
it's is the basis of a nations prosperity,
but it must be remembered that the
most important discipline furnished by
the modern world is the discipline
which comes from steady labor in an
industrial age-the formation OF regu-
lar habits of labor, or thrift, prudence
and foresight. In other words, the con-
slant and almost universal devotion To
earning livelihood, or money mak-
ing" is the most valuable training for
the mass of men. It is not therefore
likely that the money making faculty.
will be lightly regarded by thoughtful
men. There will always be false teach
ing on the subject, because so many
base men get money by base means.
spend it viciously, exalt it above more
precious things, consider it as an end
when it should be only means to
higher ends, become corrupt because
of it's possession and corrupt others.
But the man who makes money hon.
estly in such a way as to help and
not to harm the community by means
of his courage, skill, knowledge, fore
sight and industry is and always will
be one of the props of civilization.
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KNOCKS OUT
PEDDLERS' LAW
Continued From Second Page,

cutting and the manner in which 1t was
done and the situation of the parties
with reference to it, constituted inter-
state commerce within the meaning OF
the federal constitution. The supreme
court of the United States has settled
this question upon a similar state or
facts many times. The supreme court
of Nebraska quite recently, upon
similar state of facts, quoting approx
ingly the supreme court of the United
States says that transactions siubstan-
TALLY the same as the one at bar, con-
stitute interstate commerce within the
meaning of the federal constitution
and are withdrawn by that instrument
from state taxation or regulation.
Then we have the question as to
whether or not the state of Iowa can
in selling goods owned and kept for
parties within this state when the
transaction constitutes interstate COM
merce.
The supreme court of the United
States in the case of Caldwell VS..
North Carolina, 1877 U. S. Reports, at
page 622, says, 1T cannot escape oh,
servation that efforts to control COM
merce of this kind in the interest of
the states where the purchasers reside.
have been frequently made in the form
of statutes and municipal ordinances
and that such efforts have been here
tofore rendered powerless by the ac-
ton of this court"
In the same opinion, quoting from
other authorities, the court says: I'VE
have repeatedly held that no state has
the right to lay tax on interstate
commerce in any form whether by way
of duties laid on the transaction of the
subjects of that commerce, or on the
receipts derived from such prosecution
or on the avocation or business of car
rying it on for the reason that such
taxation is burden on that commerce
and amounts to regulation of it which
belongs solely to congress-
Again the supreme court of the
United States says in case where the
facts and the law imposing the tax
were similar to the case at bar 1T
would not be difficult. however to
show that the tax authorized by the
state of Tennessee in the present case,
is discriminative against the mer-
chants ana IndnuldCluIeIS VI oeHeA
states. They can only sell their
goods in Memphis by the employment
of drummers (called peddlers in the
Iowa statute) and by means of sam
pies, whilst the merchants ard manu-
facturers of Memphis have no occasion
for such agents, and if they had. they
are not subject to any tax therefor.
And the tax on drummers
operates greatly to their disadvantage
i'm comparison with the merchants and
manufacturers of Memphis. And such
was undoubtedly one of it's objects.
This kind of taxation is usually inn
posed at the solicitation of domestic
dealers as a means of protecting them
from foreign competition. And in
many cases there may be some reason
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-14
1ndu.trie. In the United states.

The report of the census bureau on
occupations shows that in continental
United States the total number Of per-
sons engaged In gainful occupations In
1900 was 29073.233, which was one-haf
of the population ten years old and
above and nearly two-fifths OF the en-
tire population. The total number com.
prised 22,4S9,425 men, 4,833,630 women
and 1,750,17S children, of whom 1884
All were boys and 485,767 girls.
Those Of foreign birth aggregated
5,851,399, or one-fifth Of the total mum.
Der of gainful workers, and the sta
tistics show that the immigration OF
twenty years has not increased the
proportion of the foreign born in tho
working population of the country.
Those of foreign parentage aggregated
IL, 166, 1851, or more than 38 per cent, ais
most equally divided between immt~
grants and children of immigrants.
Manufacturing, trade and Transports
ton and the professions showed an in-
creasing number of workers of each
SEX while the agricultural class repre-
scented diminishing proportion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-14

of the cattle; CD better cattle can be
secured; CD cattle can be bought near
err worth the money because freight,
shrinkage, commission and other ex-
penses incident to buying in the open
market are saved; (4 the cattle are
not bruised and gaunted by shipping;
60 the cattle are accustomed TO the
climate and usually to grain feeding.
CHOSE who buy at the markets give
as reasons for their preference CD the
market affords a larger number from
which to select, hence the kind wanted
uniformity in weight, quality and con-
dition can be secured; (2) the cattle
can often be bought cheaper, due to
over-supply or lack of demand, while
the price in the country is more in
flexible; ca can get better cattle.
"a study of the replies to the above
question leads to the conclusion that
the differences in opinion which ap-
pear are largely dependent upon the
number Of cattle handled by the indi-
vidual. The extensive feeder pre-
fers the market as a source of supply,
while the man who carries but a few
cattle usually finds that he can buy at
home more advantageously.
Breed, Age, Weight and Condition.
CAS- to the breed most in favor as
stockers and feeders, about SO per cent
of our correspondents state that Short
horns have given the best returns; 20
per cent favor the Hereford breed, Is
per cent Angus, and the remainder are
divided among other breeds and
grades. A number state their choice
would be any of the beef breeds. The
apparently greater popularity here
shown in favor of the Shorthorn breed
should not be misconstrued. The, aver
age Illinois feeder has a better oppor-
tunity to become familiar with. them
than with other pure bred cattle reas-
on of the fact that they are the most
boring states. Consequently the fact
that they are in greater favor than
others cannot be said to be altogether
due to choice or merit, but must be
attributed to certain extent to their
greater numbers and wider distribu-
ton.
almost SO per cent of those who
replied state that q -drs is the age
preferred for stocks and feeders, the
remainder being about equally divided
above and below two years. In reply
to the question AT what age do you
find it pays to put steers on full grain
feed?' the answers include ages from
two months to four years. About SO
per cent prefer the age of two years,
about 35 per cent above and the re-
,naindar below that age
'tIn regard to the weight of stockers
and feeders which gives best returns,
40 per cent of our correspondents favor
weights from 500 to 1000 pounds; 26
per cent favor less than 500; 20 per
cent 1000 pounds and IA per cent more
than 1000 pounds.
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fguratively speaking. fought once for la
dy's smile He had even enjoyed the
smile of the lady, but nature and habit
were strong, and the next day he tied the
can to the dogs tail with a piece OF
Irvine. Ellen saw the deed; the family
saw the deed Ellen said not word: she
ran downstairs. out the door and down
the settlement steps.
"Wary.' she called. Unite that
string.' Wary dropped the can. and
away the poor tormented dog sped. sped, FOL FOL,
lowed by Wary's companions no" KIN
To- the knight said to his lady.
She did not reply. Come here" she
said. and Wary went. He was unembar-
rassed and not very defensive. The lady
was different. but he had known her not
more than two weeks, and two weeks is
so short time in which to hope to change
very materially boy of the streets. The
blue scarf was wound round wary $
neck. Ellen united it with firm hands ana
removed it.
"a L~i-hk --.h- 4. -ni.-I i--'t =
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in their desire for such protection. But
this shows in still stronger light the
unconstitutionality of the tax. 1t shows
that it not only operates as restriction
upon interstate commerce. but that 1T
is intended to have that effect as one
of it's principal objects. And II state
can in this way impose restrictions up
on interstate commerce for the peheilt
and protection il it's own cltlzens' we
are brought back to the condltloh OF
things which existed before the adop-
ton of the constitution and which was
one of the principal causes that led TO
it. If the selling of the goods by sample
and the employment of drummers Tor
that purpose injuriously affect the local
interest of the states, Congress II ap-
piled o,will undoubtedly make such