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party went into the diggings They worked
In water all day and gambled and drank
rum at night IAN the time I was taking
care Of Grove Hubert he says. He was
The rest of the Forty-niners died of disease
or were killed in frontier disputes.
Grove returned across the plains and
settled in Lanesboro as a farmer Ills
thrift and experience in getting out timber
and lumber attracted the attention of the
Western Railroad Company, now the Boston
anG Albany division Of the New York Cen
tral, and he was engaged to act as the COM
pany's agent in getting out timber and ties.
Grove was 80 successful that he was sent
to buy rails and supplies Tor the company:
After the Boston and Albany took hold
Of the Western road he continued in it's
employ.
The story OF David Harum and the Dea-
cons horse trade pales before come OIL the
yarns Grove tells Of trading horses. de
became a cattle drover and bought and
sold cattle for years throughout Massachu-
sets, Vermont and eastern New York.
To-day he owns probably thousand
acres Of land in Pittsfeld and i4anes6oro'
One of the handsomest islands in Pom
toosuc Lake is his property ne bought
the land of a woman for silk dress which
cost him $50. To-day the island could not
be bought for $1,000.
He has had more lawsuits in the Berk-
shire courts than any other man now living.
For years he was either plaintiff or de-
PENDANT in one or more suits at each sitting
of court :.
A Judge OF the Berkshire courts calls
Grove "the court Of appeals because he
appeals every case in which he ia def
Sc, eral cases in which he was principal
were so important that the decisions are
in the textbooks of the law schools Of
Massachusetts.
Grove is an agnost1o.
"The Bible is the best book that was ever
written" said he recently. but it was
written for shallow headed men and weak
to sell, and the fellow who wrote 1t was no
leatherhead.
"Once was over in Canaan, n. Y, where
an old man named Whipple was preaching.
I remember he said that the devil would
shake the wicked over hell fire like dog
the preacher came UP to me before all OF
the people and said:
"Grove Hubert, what do you think
OF that sermon?
Il told him that did not believe q word
on it. I'd like to see the devil tackle me,
I'd make it warm for him.
Il don't believe in this hell II God is
our Father he will not send his children
to hell. It's a misera Die father that would
do that. All the hell there is is on earth.
on earth who enjoys himself better than
Grove Hubert. he a good one,
Grove has just passed his eighty third
birthday He ia tall broad shouldered,
keen eyed. and with the exception OF the at
tack OF rheuEatism is in as good physical
condition as he was twenty years ago.
His head is as bald as billiard ball, and
he has not a tooth in his head.
The only vegetable that he eats Ia
potatoes. He never smoked a cigar or a
pipe or drank glass of whiskey In his
life.
'whiskey drinking II an Unborn moral
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faint I hafn't any moro use for a man
who drinks rum than have for a squeezed
lemon said he recently.
He is still of a pugnacious nature. In
a newspaper Office recently he said he
had rather have his old belt knife In tight
place than a revolver. He offered to'wager
that he could enter the editorial room and
engage the editor before a revolver could
be pulled and snapped at him. The eI-
pertinent was arranged for, but whom the
old man appeared at the Office with his
knife no one cared to undertake the test
Although he can't read a word, he fol-
lows the current events OF the world closely.
Every night he appears at the office OF a
daily paper for a bundle OF clippeds ex-
Il want some Of to-day's,' is his daily
request.
He says .the wimmen folks read to him,
and he is able to discuss the progress OF
affairs with opinions all his own.
He was once a political power In Lanes
boro. he is Republican Of strong preju-
dices. Once while he was living in Lanes
boro the Republican field drivers dis
pleased him. He had at the time twenty
lands. These men he had registered. and
with them he turned the election and had a
full set Of new field drivers appointed,
although a field drivers appointment is
considered as good as a life Office in the
small Massachusetts towns
He was twice drafted for the civil war,
but hired substitutes each time Once
when asked why he did not 60 to the front
he replied:
30 you think was fool enough to 20 to
war when I could get sui stitute to 20 for
$3.50 and I was making 81 900 q year in
trading?'
As an example Of his Yankee trading
ability can be cited his late purchase OF
property in Pittsfleld. He has made a
study OF land values. and when he bought
large place but three-quarters OF a mile
from the city many land agents smiled and
said Grove had gone wrong
Within two years he had sold enough
land to the Consolidated railroad to pay
for his investment without cutting into his
holdings more than one-eiRhth. The next
year the trolley road was built past his land,
Increasing it's value one-fourth, and Grove
by a dioker with the city has since sold
enough gravel from his property to pay all
Of his living expenses, while the city Is in
reality grading his property for him.
Among his possessions is the celebrate Cd
Balance Rock In Lanesboro Grove Is
keeping this natural curiosity, which weighs
200 tons, as a monument to be placed over
his grave. He wants to be buried on his
farm in Lanesboro and the huge boulder
moved to his grave from it's resting place
In his life Grove has been acquainted
with Josh Billings, the humorist; Gen.
Benjamin r. Eutler, Robert G. 1nRersoll
and any number Of well known persons
who 60 to Lenox in summer.
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A boy Who Always Toln the Truth.

FroTn the boston Gtood.
Judge Henry A. Shute, the ar1thor. was
born In Exeter n. H. and an Exeter man aaid
Of him the other day:
Harry Shute and used b ffsh together
m our childhood. Many a mess Of brook
trout, perch and horned pout VIC hooked
before we knew how 10 read or write.
-One day when we were fishing q city boy
Joined US. BE sat down on a piece Of granite
rock, and while we fshed he Lied 30 US about
when we got through thought would
do Q little lying for the country's sakst.
-'you see that farm over therer Oaid
well, that farm belongs 10 Cyrus Skinner.
our champeen farmer. Do you know how
much butter and chsese Cyrus Skinner
makes, Why. he makes l.o0o.o pounds
Of butter and i.OoO.oOo pounds Of cheese
The city boy looked sceptical and turned
10 Shute 10 back me up l turned q little
ttmtdly, though. for shute was. as ruis.
1Anr hat 30. Harryr / said. Don't
Cyrus skinner make 100000 poundn q
butter and 1000 900 pounds Of cheese y-arf
WELL says Harry. i can't say as ever
heard precisely how much cheese and butter
Skinner makes. but I know for a fact that
he has eleven sawmills that all run By butter
vnt1k'
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Met After Twenty Years.

From hs BoHGor Mere.
After rowing the seas for moro than twenty
years as masters Of square rigged vessels
two British skippcrs. A 8. Hatfield and S.
J. HATFIELD. have at Last met in the port OF
Bangor and shaken hands.
The men are cousins. live in adjoining
towns in the Provinces. and yet. Althou Oh they
have ploughed every eea in the world and
have visited al ports. north and south. east
and west. have never come into actual contact.
They have just missed each other several
times. once on the African west coest and once
In New York. But It remained for the magnet
ism Of Bangor to bring them together. Capt.
A. 6. Hatfield is in the bark Osbergn which
halls from Maitland. Capt s. J. Hatfield
In In the barkentine Eva Lynch OF st. John.
The peculiar part In that after seeking
each other for 10 many years In SO many parts
Of the world they should show up in q COM
psratively small harbor. loading from the
same dock. for the jibboom Of the Lynch
swings over the tafrsil Of the osoerEs,
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After leaving the Vegas Valley the road
crosses the Mojave desert in southern
California, bleak and dangerous region
in summer. Deferred by the prospect Of
following this route, some fifty pioneers
under Capt. Bennett turned north in 1859
and stumbled into Death Valley where many
Of the party lost their lives and gave the
valley it's name
Some difficulty has been experienced
by the Salt Lake roads builders in laying
the tracks over that portion Of the desert
known as the DEVILS Playground Huge
drifting mountains of sand loom up in this
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Proof of the New Fan Hat.

FTOW Ne FHIEluttpTu FFSoss
y can easily tell whether a woman has
her new fall hat on without looking at her
head remarked a young man to his rom
panion as they walked down Chestnut street
You can tell her. by the way she glanoes
into the shop windows In which she can see
her reflection.
1T Is always amusing TO me 10 watch the
women on the street AT The first OF the season.
Those who have not yet purchased their new
bnnnets walk along without regard for The
windows unless there Is some display which
attracts their attention. But IL seems a.
though the mirror at home lsnI sufiictent
headgear Every possible means OF re-
Election IL utilized by them.
-0h, no, don't say It's vanity; uh only
matter o( getting used 10 their Altered ~
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Mothers I'm Doubt About Babies.

From he London E1prtss.
Tho identity OF two babies which have
been born in . forest near Cabezon. q small
town in Santander Province. has to be set
tied by q council of the families Of both.
While the mothers were taking q walk
in the forest the children were born-both
being boys. A number Of women from u
neighboring village who arrived on the scene
took mothers and babies home on stretChers.
Unfortunately the excited women handed
the infants from one to another, and in
the confusion that followed 1t became i'm
possible to distinguish one child from the
other.
By way Of temporary Arrangement each
Of the two mothers accepted baby with
out troubling herself as to whether it was
her own or not.
The families Of the two women have de-
oided to hold joint meeting. at which efforts
will be made to identify the babies by some
distin gushing family characteristic.
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IN Day Of Professional Rain Makers.
From the Kdnsos CITY Journal.

From fke Kdnsos CIV Journal.
Recently the Journal gave some account
OF how Kansas went mad twelve years ago
over the rainmaking clairvoyants. voodoos
and wizards Many Kansas counties put
up large sums Of money to the akirs who
professed to control the elements. As bear
ing upon this. we quote the following notice
from the Smith County Pioneer Of dnte
In 1892
Il wish 10 inform the public OF Smith county
that n they win deposit $500 In some bank Of
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Smith Centre, VIII make it rain any weak
a committee appointed for that purpose
should suggest. and, II satisfactory 10 them,
I to receive the $500, and. If not, I to recetvs
nothing. After which. Il desired, win
enter into contract with Smith county 10 fur
nish rain for SO much per cultivated acre
throughout the crop season.
REUBEN JAHvIs.-
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portion Of the desert, and . violent Wind
storm recently took the roadhed from
under the ties, leaving the ties suspended
in the air between supporting mounds
Of sand. This portion Of the road vii
have to be reballasted with heavy rock
and the track sprinkled with oil.
The entrance Of the Western Pacific md
Salt Lake road upon the Pacific Coast IN
the most important railway feat az the hst
decade. It viii develop country Of great
timber and mineral resources and OF great
possibilities in agriculture. And last, but
not least, it will bring San Fruncisco and
Los Angeles more than twelve hours closer
to Chicago.
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Biggest Fee Paid stenosrapher.

An expert stenographer informs me that
the biggest fees known In the profession
are 500. 900. out OF celebrated piece of liti-
CATION In Pennsylvania some years ago that
involved some tl4, 0OO, 600. Some Of the
stenogra pliers In the case were able TO retire
from business completely after the work
was done.
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sultan's Teeth Set in Diamonds.


The most noticeable figure nowadays In
the West End Ii the Sultan OF Johorc. He
possesses a unique set OF teeth. all his own,
all tho front ones being set In diamonds en-
ciroled In gold. The effect at close quarters
In astonishing.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
In Justice Harvey's Court.

At the regular monthly ses.
sion of Justice Harvey's court
the following cases were dis
posed Of:
Hampton Crane & Ralney Co. VS.. G
W, Smith. Continued.
A. e. Denton VS.. J. r. Freeman
Judgment for plaintiff for costs.
W. H. Riggs VS.. w. N. Cromartl.
Judgment for defendant.
George Terrell VS.. Martin Hodges
Continued.
McCudden & McIlwee VS.. Southern
Mercantile and Building Co. Contin.
ued for settlement.
S. ]. Elder & Co. VS.. l. Goodman,
Continued.
S. J. Elder & Co. VS.. l. Goodman, L.
Minditch claimant. Continued.
L. r. Greer and Mary Andrew, Sam
uel Greer agent, VS.. Dixie Publishing
Company. Continued for settlement.
Southern Mercantile and Building
Co. VS.. P. Faison and e. L. Faison.
Judgment for plaintiffs.
The Plano Manufacturing Co. VS..
w. S. and L. l.. Dunbar. Judgment
for plaintiffs.
1, M. Grippe VS.. George Mccormick.
Dismissed.
Fred Pitts VS.. A. S. Fields. Judg.
ment for plaintiff.
Earl Ward Pearce VS.. Reynolds Com
edy Co., Earl G. Bacon manager Judg-
ment for plaintiff.
@. P. Westmoreland VS.. Ida and VIM.
Smith. Judgment for plaintiff.
Hutt hinson Lumber and Supply Co.
VS.. J. c. Etheridge, Judgment for
plaintiff.
Stokes & Martin VS.. VIM. 2. Moore.
Judgment for plaintiffs.
Martin & Hendley vs. S. D. Pridgen,
Judgment for plaintiff.
Brown Manufacturing Co. VS. ]. F,
Dix. Judgment for plaintiff.
Martin s. Hendley VS.. Mrs. A. NJ
Bruce. Settled.
l.. O. Tisdel VS.. F. N Bray. Settled.
John Smith VS.. Andrew Jenkins and
Missouri Jenkins. Continued for ser.
vice.
Southern Mercantile and Building
Co. VS.. G. Q. Thompson and j. w.
Luke. Judgment for plaintiff.
Southern Mercantile and Building
Co. VS.. e. G. Fletcher, Judgment for
plaintiffs.
James Mccormick VS.. Cab Wiley.
Continued.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
Mother Enter prise Home.

Mrs. Nettie C. Hall and son,
(adopted) True Hall, arrived
from Chicago Thursday after
noon after an absence of about
two years.
Everybody knows or has heard
of Mother Enterprise, for sever
al years the owner and editor of
this paper, which she sold to the
Fitzgerald Publishing Co., in
September 1899 and remained
for while as local editor.
She has been in Kansas and
other states but has returned
to Fitzgerald to spend the re-
mainder Of her life.
She finds many warm friends
here who are glad to welcome
her.
In anticipation of her return
her neigh bors and friends re.
paired her modest home on DC.
mulgee street and made other
preparations for her comfort.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
COLONY.

sand acres of, land
Washington county,
Y miles from Mobile,
zin line of the Southern
has been purchased for
'n purposes.
aet will be subdivided
Il farms and sold to Ital-
ners. The heads of TWEEN
families have already
81 the property and COM
the erection of buildings.
: will be opened up at once.
tlers will engage in gen
ming, the growingof fruits
agetables.
~ reports already received
dications are that fully 1,
lonists will settle in Wash
county during the current
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. M. L. Bobbltt
of Brageton, Tenn. saw her dying
and were pow erless to save her.
The most skillful physicians and
evesy remedy used, failed, while
consumption was slowly but
surely taking her life. In this
terrible hour DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption turn
ed despair into joy. The first
bottle brough immediate relief
and its continued use completely
cured her. It's the most certain
cure in the world for all throat
and lung ttobles Guaranteed
Bottles soc and $100 Trial
Bottles Free at all druggists
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23

Mrs. John H. Powell and Mrs.
Allie Berry, of Ocilla, are in the
city today shopping.
Mrs. Harry Jacobs and son are
visiting the parental home this
week.
Mr.. w. c. Bryant from the ag-
ricultural department was in the
city on business for that depart
ment.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
j. H. MERRILL,
Referee in Bankruptcy

ii suitable for carpet lin
sale at this office.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
One Of Many.
Mr.. ]. E. MERCER

Mr.. J. E. MERCER
Dear sir:-Please find enclosed
$500 for Enterprise. Please let
me know if this is all right, and
oblige.
Yours truly,
w. LIEREGANG,
2901 Emerald ST.,
Chicago.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
]. E. GOETHE, M. D.
OCILLA. GEORGIA,

have fitted up an Office with all of the
latest electrical machines, hot air apparatus
etc., for the treatment of chronic troubles OF
either sex. l have had special instruction In
electro therapeutics under G.. Bolton Massey
of Philadelphia, in the treatment of female
troubles by the above method, who is the
best authority in the United States.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
LEGAL BLANKS.

The Enterprise has on sale
a full line of legal b1anks-notes,
mortgages, receipts, quit claim
deeds, timber leases, turpentine
leases, ETC.. etc.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23

why SHOULD it not be his rule as
an alderman?
Mr.. Hooker's resolution ''in-
structs the mayor and clerk to
draw warrants and pay for all
express and freight for goods
shipped to and in the name of
the city, or for any other emer-
gency when it is required that
the money shall be paid st once"
This is even more reprehen-
sib1e than the other one, since it
makes no provision whatever to
have such bills o KID even, that
is, subjected to scrutiny as to
their correctness, but every bill
for express or freight charges
against the city, or for EVERY
OTHER EMERGENCY" including,
perhaps, refreshments for pro-
tracted night sessions, as coming
under the head of Emergencies"
for very pressing necessities,
for which the money is to be
paid at once" and in what case
would these bills NOT be pre-
scented for payment at once" if
the mayor and clerk are obliged
by the mere presentation of
these claims to draw warrants
for them?
What are we coming to. any
how? Getting from bad to worse
every year! Not single alder
man entering a protest against
such resolution, or voted
against it. "Of course" it re-
ceived the full sanction of the
mayor. THAT GOES WITHOUT
sAYINGw
What our city needs are three
amendments to our charter, as
follows:
First, all property owners are
to return their property for city
taxation the same as they do for
county and state taxes. This is
the rule in nearly every other
town and city in this state as
we'll as in others and there is no
reason why it should not be
adopted here.
Second, all standing com NIT
tees are to be abolished as utter
~ useless, only affording oppor-
tunities for boodlers to put in
their work. Every matter per-
tanning to municipalities should
be transacted in open court, be.
fore all the aldermen and all the
people present. 1t should be
made misdemeanor for any one
to approach an alderman outside
of regular session on any sub
ject pertaining to city affairs.
Let all requests be presented in
the form of petitions to the coun-
Gil, where they can be disposed
of in their regular order.
Last, but not least, all bills or
vouchers presented for payment
to have an affidavit or other sworn
statement attached thereto, of
the validity of their claims.
These three amendments to
our charter will give our city
the new impetus essential to in
sure the realization of what we
are all hoping fora Greater
Fitzgerald. Who will start
the ball arolling?
TAxpAvER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
.NKRUPTCY NOTICE.

District Court of the United
MSS for the Southern District
eQrgia, Southwestern Div.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
Lost,

The finder of the post office
key with a silver tag inscribed
John c. Caudler, Ottawa, Kans,
and Geo. II. Thomas on other
side. Will please return same TO
DR.. Russell or this office.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23

IN Shs' In Bankruptcy.
III first Meeting of Creditors.
ureditors of 8. w. Jones, of
ld, In the county of Irwin,
rict aforesaid, bankrupt:
le hereby given that on the
~ January, 1908, the said
mes was duly adjudged bank
khat the first meeting of his
will be held at the Office of
man, ESQ.,, In the city of
Ca, on the 9th day of
A. D. 1904, at ~ o'lock
which time the said credi-
attend, approve their claims
. h q trustee, examine the bank
n a transact such other business
= properly come before said
1904.
J. H. MERRILL,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1904-01-23
This Years Tax Question.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:

NNiOAS Ao'S I'M lIS III AbS
about them.
You urge that it is the bound
en- duty of the Council to prac-
tice such economy as business
man would in his private affairs. +"
1t is not only their bounden duty
to do so, but downright criminal
to waste money or funds en-
trusted to their care.
A man has a perfect right to
be as extravagant with his own
money as he pleases, but he has
no moral or legal right to squan-
der one dollar of other peoples
money. And in that relation
every city official stands to the
taxpayers. Will the new Coun-
Gil heed your admonition?
The only remarks open to
criticism were those pertaining
to the management of the water
and light plant, you saying that:
IF the water and light fund
takes care of itself, ETC." The
trouble is, it has taken altogether
too much care of ITSELF" so
much so that it managed to con-
sumo five or six cords of wood
per day, where, if some one had
taken proper care of the funds,
two and one-half cords could pos
sibly have been saved per day.
Will there be a stop put to this
is tremendous leakage this year?
Why was the offer of much
more economical management of
the water and light plant not ac-
copied by the council? This
augurs not favorably for future
management. Nor does Mr..
BoWen's resolution 10 20. X"
every bill for trees presented;
nor Mr.. Hooker's motion to do
likewise with every bill of the
railroad companies for freight,
etc. Is this the way they man
age their own business and pri-
vate affairs? I doubt it very
much.
You suggest that the tax rate
should be reduced to one-half per
cent, which can evidently be
done, in view of, say,I$7, 100000
having to be raised by direct
taxation, which, with the $4,000
soloon tax and the $1,000 revenue
from the water and light plant,
would raise the $2O,O0O.o0 neces-
sary to run the city.
That the rate can be
cut down to one-half per
cent and still raise oyer $4,000
all told, is made evident when we
consider the immense building
improvements made during the
last year or two, all of which
have to bear their pro rata share
of taxation, thus proportionately
that of all the other tax
payers.
The last election was run on
these issues-a reduction of the
assessments down to their nor
NAL level; and cutting the tax
rate down to one-half per cent.
Will the council respect the wish
es of the people and be governed
thereby?
Another thing which has caused
considerable comment. On what
grounds did the Mayor exclude
the Alderman-at-Large from the
Finance Com mittee, the only one
in which Mr.. Mosher could have
been Of the most service to those
who elected him? Why did Mr.
Mosher submit to his EXPULSION
without protest? That there
was pre-meditated design in this
exclusion, there can not be
particle of doubt. In fact, it was
nothing more than was expected.
The motion of Alderman Bowen
was that The Mayor and Clerk
be instructed to pay all bills for
setting out trees for city, said
bills to come I'D at regular meet