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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13
Steamer Must Stop for Single Letter.

Vicks burg, Miss.-A mammoth
steamer. with a gross tonnage of more
than 800 tons, landing for single let
ter weighing less than two ounces is
one of the rare spectacles witnessed oy
an excursionist on the big mail steamer
James Lee, the Friars Point miss
packet of the Lee Line Company. But
such is the power of the government
The steamer is contracted to carry the
mail to points down the river where
there are no railroads or star routes,
and the landing ofa big sidewheeier 1of
a single letter, or postal card for that
matter, shows that the company IS car
rying out its contract to the "iettef'
The James Lee makes three trips
week, and it is safe to say that passeh-
gers on at least one of these trips can
witness the interesting spectacle OF one
of the largest boats on the river land
ing for no other reason except thal d
man on the bank held up letter.
On the way up recently the round
trippers were given this treat. Ihose
who had not seen it before were gretiy
amused, and declared that the landing
tn take on a letter robbed the boat OF
its sublimity by ridiculous contrast.
It is estimated that twenty-five bush
els of coal are consumed by the james
,ee in making landing under ordln'
arv circumstances, and the river Goa
used on the steamer costs the compan.
: not less than twenty cents oushel
II will be seen that it costs the compa
nv at least S. to take on board lette
upon which is affixed only a two-cen
stamp. The lowering of the great stag
and the tariffic exhaust from the pow
a erful engines, making the boat shlvf
= and resound throughout the vlclnitS
% are heard for miles back from the al
narently trackless bank and tell u
= story of the vast amount OF energy t.
- pended to accomplish what the sih
=. plest bird that fits away from the seer
se could do with ease within half a mi
" ute. But the steamer and not the pl
o has the contract to carry the mail, al
o. tins is reserved to the lucky excursio
:. lists the spectacle of seeing big steal
~ er make landing for single letter
. postal card.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13
MANKATO's GOOD ROAD.
MINNESOTA CITY HAS MADE MUDLEss
AND DUsTLEss PAVEMENT.


Mankato, Minn., has solved tne proo-
lem of finding durable pavement at
small expense and one that can be useo
on steep grades as readily as on lever
surface.
First, the driveway was narrowed 10
thirty feet, curbed, guttered and ooule-
yarded. Then it was excavated 10 the
depth of six inches and surfaced. rive
inches of drv crushed limestone one
and half to two inches in diameter
was put on and rolled down with Ten
ton roller. Boiling tar from the local
gas works was applied until the entlre
surface was covered. Then layer VI
broken stone an inch to an lueh ana d
ouarter in diameter, mixed with coarse
gravel, was applied on the surface IN
the proportion of three parts OF stone 10
one of gravel. This was first mixed
dry ON platform and then thorough
lv mixed with hot tar and applled on
the surface two inches thick and lamp
ed into place to conform with the sur
face of the street.
Dry domestic cement was then ap
plied to the surface and the street was
again rolled. Then coating OF sane
was applied and the roller again usea
The pavement was allowed to stand 10
two weeks before the street was thrown
open to travel.
The cost was so cents llneal foot
the property owners on each side Oh III
. street, or rather would have been MAJ
d the entire cost been assessed agains
them. The street has practfcaii
waterproof pavement six inches tnich
and it is impossible for the element
attack the surface. The pavement M
e now stood two winters and shows M
+ the slightest wear. 1t gives OIL no ou
l. in summer although it is not sprinkle
IL Cement Age.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13
Mummies Found in Mexico.

uMummified remains of beings who
existed hundreds of years ago have been
dug up during the work OF excavating
that has been going on in the old cata-
combs of Guanajuato, Mexico" said
Qr. S. Burg. 'The people whose oodies
were discovered must have lived long
before the settlement of the republic,
and the finds have occasioned much
interest among scientific men. Some
of the bodies were decked with beads
and ivory trinkets that were in vogue
before the coming of the Spaniards, SC
that these people must have lived III
that part of the country centuries ago
The mummies were discovered undel
an old cemetery while the excavation
were being made by some prospecting
miners. n-Baltimore American.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13
so DECEPTIVE.

MANY sTAUNToN PEOPLE FAIL TO RE
ALIVE THE SERIOUSNE ESS.
Backache is so deceptive. 1t comes
and goes-keeps you guessing. Learn
the cause, then cure it. Nine tunes out
of ten it comes from the kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills
cure it. Cure every kidney ill from
backache to diabetes.
Joseph G. Clarity, living on Market
St., Charlottesville, Va, says: "freVl-
Gus to using Doan's Kidney Pills l
suffered severely from acute pans
across the small of my back. L was
confident that this trouble originated
in my kidneys, as the secretions from
these organs were irregular in action.
Frequently when / was in stopped
position, l was hardly able to straght'
en-, and sharp shooting pains wouio
catch me in the small of my back wher
SO doing. l would arise in the morn
ling feeling tired and lame and woui'
often have to lay off from work.
tried many remedies but did not sue
ceed in finding relief until Doan's KID
ney Pills were brought to my atten
ton. used them and they went |
the seat of the trouble at once, and cuI
ed me. have had no return OF IN
oompla;pt since. and | earnestly el
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a renao
kidney ermedy."
Plenty more proof like this frol
Staunton people. Call at b. +. Hughe
:. drug store and see what his custome
9 report.
: For sale by all dealers. Price 80 G.
. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New Yor
sole agents for the United States.
e Remember the name-Doan's-al
r. take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Haywood, W. Va, Coal Mining
Co. has been purchased by Pittsburg,
Pa, and Fairmont, w. Va, parties
and reorganized with a capital stock OF
$4,000. The property consists OF l7o
acres, and new machinery will be in
stalled to increase the production TO 5oo
tons per day.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest Many of
Our Readers.

The receivers of the Norfolk d South
ern Ry. Go. have reported to the court
at Norfolk recommending improve
ments to cost about 81, ,0OO,O 900 at vari-
Gus points on the line.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Meadow Run Coal and Land GO.
INCORPORATED at Evenwood, w. Va,
with capital stock of $1,6OO, Ooo, owns
"a, 900 acres of ladd and controls MN
eraI rights oil 5000 acres.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

Keokee, Va.-The Keokee Coal and
Coke Co. will, it is reported, improve
and further develop its coal properties
at this place.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Buchana Coal Co. of Yukon,
Mcdowell county, w. Va, has been
incorporated with capital stock OF
$4,000, by l.. G. Anderson, u. ). r.
Strother, Louis Wilmore, George w.
Mullins and others or that State.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

A dispatch from Roanoke last Satur-
day says: The new railroad line now
being surveyed from Roanoke to Floyd
C. H., 25 miles, will be built by ii. ID.
Rogers, the builder and owner OF the
Virginian Railway, which will soon
be completed, and which extends from
the coal fields of West Virginia to Nor
folk. Rights of way are being taken
ND between here and Floyd and the
mystery surrounding the identity OF
the hackers of the proposed line was
cleared up today, when it was founo
that Virginian engineers emplyed oy
Mr.. Rogers, are doing the work. IL Il
said the line will be pushed from Floyt
across Carroll county, Va, and lnt'
Surry county, N. c., where a connec
tion will be had with the Southern ky
at Mount Airy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

Front Royal, Va.-lf the prellmlna-
nv SURVEYS count for anything, 1t looks
like the proposed gas-pipe line from
the natural gas fields in West Virginia
to Washington will be constructed.
Last week men were busy in Warren
county securing rights of way for the
projected line. The previous week tney
were in Frederick county and Hamp-
shipe county, w. Va. Hope is gener-
ally expressed that the gas line Will oe
able to supply the small towns along
its route, the line is subsidiary COM
pany of the Standard Oil Co.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Cheat River Electric Railway
Company has applied for charter TO
build a line along Deckers Creek, VIA
Dellslow, to Cheat River, and work Is
expected to be begun at once. III Is
projected to continue the line 10 ROM
Marion to connect with another line
from Fairchance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Regal Coal Co. of Clarksburg,
w. Va, has been Incorporated with a
capital stock of $4,000 for the purpose
of developing mineral lands in Harm
son county, w. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The Pittsburg Standard Coal d COKE
Company of Grafton, w. Va, has pur-
chased and will soon begin the devei-
opment of $4,000 acres of coal land IN
Hancock and Brooke counties, Wes'
Virginia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

The average elevator in large office
building travels about 20 miles an hour.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-13

cand This advertisement, together with name
,s,,,rer in which it appears, your address and
so,,r cents to cover postage, and we will send
you % a Complete Handy Atlas of the World
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl St. New Yn''e
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
A Good Thing.
Secretary of State.

A good paper is one thing neces
sary to a good town, and the
good people mustsupport it-must
own it and control it.
The Enterprise has pulled fer
Fitzgerald since the very first days
of the colony. IT was the first
paper issue here, and since. it has
been under the present mana@'
ment has done more for the town,
so good people say, than anything
or any body.
The present company was not
organized to make money but /"
make Fitzgerald grow, but it has
done both and paid back to stock
holders their money in dividends.
1t has prospered every year.
There is one objection, it has
been too much Of one man paper.
We want to change that, enla g
the paper and put it in its CIV"
home. We wait you in the Dew
company.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
A PROCLAMATION.
ByHis ExceIleney, Hoke Smith,
Governor.
PROVIDING A REPRESENTATIVE FOR
BEN HILL COUNTY.
ATLANTA, GA, August &, 1903.

ATLANTA, GA, August e. 1908.
Whereas, The General Assembl at it's SEES
sion in 1903. proposed an amendment to the
co stitution of this stare, as set forth in an
Act approved August 6, 29OS, to wit;
Sec. L. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the State of Georgia that para
graph one, of section 3, a tivle 3, of the Crn.
sttution of Georgia, as amerded by IN Act
approved July %, 1904. is hereby amended by
striking "lS3 Representatives in the sic
paragraph of the Constitution as amended
and substituting "lS4 Repl esentat:ves "
Par, t. he House OF representative 5
sha! consist of not more Than 1874 represer..
trtves apportinned among the several coun-
ties S follows. tO-wit: To the six untirs
having the largest populate" VIZ: Chatham
Bibb, FL yd, Futo' Richmond and Thomas
tine representatives each; to the six coun-
ties having the mex population, viz Bar
t,w Bulloch. Burke Cobb, Carroll, Cpwcta
DeKalb, Decatur, Dooly, Ebert. Gwiuoett,
Hall. Houston, Jackson, Laurenes. Merri.
wether. Monroe, Muscogee, Sumter. Tattnall
Troup, Walton. Washington and Wilk S tw
% representatives each and to the remain
Jig counties one representative each.
Sec. ,. De il fur her enacted by the auth
GRITTY afore> aid that when said amendment
shall be ayr, to by two- birds of tile mem
bers elected to each House it shall be @. ter
ed upon the Journal of each House with the
aAes and nays thereon and published in one
or more newspapers in each congressional
district in said It tic for twD (2) munIhs pre.
vions to the time for hD'dlnI tee neat gener-
Al clection and hall at said next genera!
electiol be su admitted to- t e people;for rati-
fcaion in the following form, tu-wit: For
Ratifi alton" or Against Rattle tom" anG
il a ma jOrity of he electors qua, fed to vol
for members Of he en-, raj assembly thel e.
on sh Ill vote for ratification. having WRIT, II
or printed on their ballots For Rat fcati n. -
Which votes cast at SAID election shall be
consolidated as now requ red by law in cleo
tons for members OF the general assembly
and return thereof ina e 10 The governor.
then he sba declare said amendment adop-
ted and ~ AXE proclamation of the resu If
said tie tion i'll one or more newspapers il
each co gressional district of the state
Now, therefore, l, Hoke miih. governor ut
said state. do issue this, my prucIalnaIi II.
hereby declarinc that the foregoing propose,
amendment to the constitution is submiltct.
for ratification or rejection to the voters OF
the state qualified to vote for members 81
the general assembly at the general ele..tion
to be held on Wednesday, Oct Der !, 10 $.
HOKE SMITH, Gov. rior.
BY the Governor:
PHILIP Cook. secretary of State. :l-a mo
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
MOTT E.

Notice is hereby given that if no
good and sufficient cause is shown
to the contrary the undersigned
Commissioners will on the 0th day
of September grant an order estab-
fishing public road as follows.
Commencing ut Salem Church on
land lot No (26I J and running thence
in south easterly direction across
land lots Nos. 249 -248 233 -234 235
2l6-2O5 2O6 all in Sd land west OF
said county. BY order Of the
Board this July IA, 1908.
w. r. WALKER, Scc'y
w. r. BOWEN,
Ii. NJ. WARREN,
County Commissioners Ben Hill
County. 1880 4W
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
Hidden Dangers.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings
That No Fitzgerald Citizen Can
Afford to Ignore.

DANGER SIGNAL NO. comes
from the kidney secretious. They
will warn you when the kidneys
are sick. Well kidneys excrete a
clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys
send out thin, pale and foamy
or a thick, red, i'll smelling urine,
full of sediment and irregular pas
sage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes
from the back. Back pains, dull
and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell
you of sick kidneys and warn you
of the approach of dropsy, diabetes
and Bright's disease. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick kidneys and
cure them permanently. Here's
Fitzgerald proof:
Fred A. Harnish, Roanoke
Drive, Fitzgerald, Ga, says: "Fol
five years my back caused me a
great deal of misery. 1t was very
lame and often found it difficult
to stoop. After sitting in one po-
Sition for sometime it was hard for
me to arise. | used plasters and
linimentS but found no relief until
read of Doan's Kidney Pills and
procured them at j. H. POlhills
drug store. One box removed all
the lameness and pain and, made
my health better than it had been
in years. / can say that Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me after all
other remedies had failed.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for The United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-s
take no other. I-eoW
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
O|R Weekly ).
I[V YORK LETTER.
The One-Piece Gown Here to Stay
Wide Shady Hats the Thing for
Midsummer-Even Dancing Gowns
Long and CIinging-The Newest
Stocks Surmounted by Frills.
BY MONS GENE DE PONTIAC.

There is no doubt that the one
piece gown has come to stay, and 1t
certainly has many features to rec
ommend tits grace, its appropri-
ateness for many occasions, its COM
fort and simplicity and the desirable
way in which it can be combined
with all sorts of wraps. The jumper
frock in which the blouse was a mere
skeleton sleeveless affair has been
succeeded by the blouse with sleeves
or at least half sleeves Of the gown
material. The guimpe is still separ-
ate and adjustable and sometimes
the undersleeves match the guimpe'
but the tendency is for the blouse
with sleeves rather than the sleeve
less everybody.
In Paris the towering crowns OF
the hats have suddenly collapsed
and the midsummer straws are quite
flat and of an abnormal width, trim
med only with light tulle scarf and
rosette or one or two long ragged
feathers. These large fiat hats IN
all black are fad of the moment
worn with white or pale-colored cos"
tunes. For country wear these low
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
Legal Advertisements,
$75,OOO.OO.
FITZGERALD. Georgia,

Fitzgerald, Georgia,
Ben Hill County,
Sealed proposals will be received
by the County Commissioners of
Ben Hill County until August 10,
1908, II NJ, for the purchase OF
t75, 900 Court House, Jail and
Road Bonds.
Interest 5M semi annually.
Maturity 50, 800 Dec. !, 1909,
and 81, 800 annually thereafter.
Asscssessed value of property,
So, DIG, 10000.
No bonded Indebtedness.
Right to reject any and all bids
Deposit a certified check fol
$4,000. W.. Il. WALKER,
Clerk County Commissioners, tltz
gerald, Georgia. 1886 4w
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
Distribution Sal .
Georgia, Ben Hill County.

Georgia, Ben Hin County.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has applied to the
ordinary of said county for
leave to sell land belonging
to the estate of Ephriam Rob
inson for the payment of debts.
Said application will be heard at
the regular term of the court of
ordinary for said county to be held
on the first Monday in September,
1908. !, This August 3, 1908.
nc. NJ. HOOKER,
Administrator of Estate of Ephriam
Robinson. 11o6 4w@
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that If no
good and sufficient cause is sown to
the contrary the undersigned Com
missioncrs will grant and establish
public road as follows: Com
mencing at the southwest corner OF
land lot!No. 282 in the Attn district
of Ben Hill county, Ga, and run
ming due east on the south line of
land lots Nos. 263 and 246, and
connecting with road running by
the David Troup place, and inter
secting with public road running
north and south, and known as the
river road. By order of Board
this July IA, 1908.
w. r. WALKER, Sec'y,
w. Il. BOWEN,
III. M. WARREN,
County Commissioners Ben Hill
County. 1850 4w
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
UNITED STATES COURT
In the District Court of the United
States for the Southwestern Di
vision of the Southern
District of Georgia.

In the Matter of
Wiley Williams, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt. 81 ~ -; Sss F : rs
To the creditors of Wiley Viii
liams, of Fitzgerald, in the county
of Ben Hill, said district, bank
rupt: Notice is hereby given that
on the 9th day of July, 1908, the
said Wiley Williams was duly
adjudged a bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors will
be held in the U. s. court room,
Valdosta, Ga, on the 9th day of
September, 1908, at nine O'Clock in
the forenoon, at which time the
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine
the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly
come before said meeting. The
bankrupt is required to be present.
At Valdosta, Ga, this 9th day
of July, 1908.
WILFRED @. LANE,
1O95.3t Referee in Bankruptcy.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
Petition - I. er.

G oRGIA-BEN HIb e"
To the uperior COu 1"'y;
The petition of l.. "A Bale
win and J. X. Wimbc' ..-JOt county;
{. H. Mathews and jo.vd j. Bull of Ben ID Ill
county, all of the State of Georgia, respect
fully shows:
/. That they desire for themselves and
SUCCESSORS to be inc ,rpord.ed and made %
body polite under the name and style OF the
Fitzgerald IIaberdashfr c mpany for the
period of twenty years.
2. The Off and place nf business of sal
company shall be in fitzgcra d said state
and county.
3. The object of sad corp ration is peel
MARY gain 10 its stoc ,hrlderS.
'fbe bus csS t. be carried on is tn It Of
haberdasher nm general IN r;nandiSt.
/ s. The clpital stock OF sti corporation
| shall be five thous mi do!l,r% wi h tn pr v
| ieee of increasing the same 10 ten Thousand
dollars by ma Drlty vote. of the st0ckhplde s.
said stock to be div de iuto shares ct nv II
! ty five dollars each, frty per cent Of wn!ur
/ has been aid in,
| &. Petitioners desir" to sSLe common md
preferred stock in such proportions as III,
stockholders may drirrn.ne; bat the tcil
! hol ierS are not to he indiy,d lal Y lIao . n
| any amount beyond the a. cunt If the ST s,t
subscribed by the stOckh"l lrrS
| z. The corporation shall have Il prior | II
upon toe stock for any Indebtedness thst ma.
be owing the comp ny by the Vwners of tn
| stock.
| The petitioners desire the ght TO :
! and be sued: to plead and he imp cade ; t,
! have ana To use "a common sal; To make al
necessary by-l rvs aud regulations, All 10 &c
! all other thugs that may be necessary fol
the successful carrying on OF said business
including the right to bny. no d and sell rca
estate and pers mai property suitable to tn
purposes OF the corporation, ard to execute
notes and bends as evidence OF indebtedr es
incurred, or which ma be incurred, IN tn
conduct OF tie atfai = of tie corporation 4nf
to secure the sane by mortgage, S, curt,
coed or other form ef lien II. der * sin
laws
s They d sire for the $ Il c,rporation tn,
right to renewal when ard AS provided by he
Avs OF Georgia, aud that it have u | sucl
other reh:s, powers. privileges ana immun-
! tiles as are incident to like CorruratioIl- OF
| permissible under the laws fGcorgia.
There fore, petitioners pray TO be i"crrppt
ated under lhe name and sty:e afu,e,ait
with the powers, privileges and imInunitie
herein set forth and as ar now or may here
after he allowed a corporation of similar
cb racter under the laws OF Georg Ia.
BULL & REID,
"ctitioncrS Attorneys.
&c rgia, Ben Hill County.
/ d. ". NJ. Whitley, clerk Cf The Superior
Court If said ounty, do hereby C rtify thai
tie above and foregoing is a true and correcl
! copy TUE Application for charter of the
! Filzgera HaberdasherC mpany as the same
appears on file in this office.
Witness my official sig rature and the sea
of this court this 7th cay of August, 1908
ID. ". NJ. VII TLEY,
Clerk Superior Court Ben Hill County, Ga.
1001-4w
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-20
company

LOST-A gold brea<tpin, sci
with pearls and IL small diamond.
The pin is Il spargle with about
a dozen prongs, each prong sci
with pearls and with Il diamond il,
the center. Liberal ieuar,l, at h.
Enterprise Office. If