Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-21

THURSDAY, MAY Il; 1910.
Did the merry widow hat originate in Houston!
Just two weeks more and Hoke will be re-
lected.
One objection to 'snear BEER is that it is not
near enough.
Bughouse OF not bughouse-that is the Thaw
ing question of today.
Yes, Mistah Johnsin, the watermelon crop will
be good one from all appearances.
No, Pauline, there isno extra tax ON Coca Cola
in Atlanta, only ice cream and 'near beer"
Some are wondering if Hetty Green has gone
insane while others think she is recovering from
insanity.
Now that Mae Wood has begun divorce pro-
ceedings against Tom Platt, the photographers will
have another chance.
John d. must have been reckless indeed at
Augusta for Standard Oil's quarterly dividend has
fallen off from $15 to 49,
Whether you are for Brown or Smith for
governor, be right when it comes to voting on the
bond issues for city and county.
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One Photographer calls it ''word sprees" of Sem
ator jeff Davis Probably the maudlin wander
ings of an intoxicated brain suggested the word.
Now will some enterprising milliner invent
handle to the Merry Widow hat. Then they can
be used in place of palm leaf fans at ball games, in
church. ETC.
Soon very soon now Fitzgerald will be i'll close and
easy touch with Atlanta then will come the tussel
the Fitzgerald spirit and the Atlanta spirit for
commercial supremacy in Georgia
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Ernest L. Layfield, formerly of Columbus, Ga.
is now editor and manager of the DOthan Daily
Siftings, at Dothan, Ala, the change in manage
ment having taken place several days ago.
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The friends of Editor James r. Gray, of At
lanta learn with deep regret of his financial diff
culties at this time. Mr. Gray is emmently fitted
either for the work of journalist in the law; he
has built up one of the finest newspaper proper
ties in the south and it is to be hoped that he will
be able to come thru his present difficulties to
continue in the control of the great newspaper
which he has been instrumental in upbuilding.
The Joe Brown papers are now making great
spread about "Litte Joe's' character being that
of christian gentleman. They cup against
it, for new argument to put before the people.
They have been caught repeatedly in their "fool-
ingthe-people' tactics and have had to aband
first one and then the other of their arguments
because they would not stand the searching an
alysis the people made of them.
Now their statement that Mr.. Brown is
christian and gentleman is sent forth with
actly the same end in view, that all their political
tsdope'' has had and that is to hide the ''men''
who are backing Joe Browns campaign-to draw
attention away from the measures that the ''gang1
really stand for.
No one denies that Mr.. Brown is a christian;
neither does any sane claim he is not gentle
man But when it is necessary for a campaign
committee to send broadcast thru their territory
literature calling attention to their candidates
character when it is conceded to be good even by
the opposition, it plainly shows to what extent
they are pushed for some thing to ask votes on.
Joe Brown could, doubtless, get recomenda-
tions of character that, laid the other,
would make pile as high the state capitol and
vet not be competent to be governor in that
capitol.
1t is not the man the people of Georgia have
to fear in this campaign, it is the linen" backing