Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-11-01

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER /, 1910.
HALF A CENTURY

The editor of paper has lived just fifty last Sunday
Quite sorry live that long has been said that the
good die young.
Most of those enough live hafa century (and
those who are of the great lessons life
There many things learn youth that is IN
the matIrer years learn the greater lessons.
The youth and comparatively easy
About sedpendence when take the first STEP
we learn when branch out business After years
of seependent characterized by independent action we learn
that depndence myth and that in the great battle life we
are entirely dependenthat of the lessons worth while The
earlier preparations for the important and serious
problems endeavo In fifty we have reached the serious
realize how unmpotan self Importance AT first
world seemed tremendous and its poem b we awed by the
immensely things but in half have learned that even
the world Insignificant the great unversthe boundes
family worlds of them large that ours mere atom in
comparison.
At first impressed with the greatness of the nations Of the world
the stories bloody battles realize half
that they are mere great evolution that tends perec
and that the rulers who epate and heroes who lead
the bloody battles bring about the great sacrifice often for selfish
purposes and to humor personal ambitions
century have learned that the important part
of that which pertains individual effort that the estimate
endeavo the individual contribution the common good
accumulate the fortunes be Of little services
humankind contribute the smallest share to the GOOD that
however is always true
In fifty years we have learned that sefsne
probably greatest enemy the weak the of
hunger and want
In half century learned that of cir
and that by individual independent effort we do no
make good the opportunities offered We have learned that
accomplish anything worth while must often counter to
dominant and the tendency We have learned that public
opinion sometimes and always controls and that while selfish
direction bravest and best the other
We another half century of opportunity, then
tany of the of life remaining
not from selfish view point
With half century shall be able avoid many
past and the that With the knowledge
gained in half cenuy experience and observation able
that good and avoid the bad We shall with
higher and nober ends resolved contribute whatever
we may for the good of all within the of
our humble career
The first Jack frost of the evidence Monday morning
big perfect day. such day
the last day of October the first day of November
warehouse fire at Rochelle early Sunday morning destroyed
bales mostly the property of Wilcox farmers
of which insured
The hunting season opened early this morning to the
several thousand shot At the high of meat Bob White
doesn't stand ghost of show
Albany preparing to put gas plant plan of Ftzee
light plant believe will prove popular step and
we trust Fitzgerald will not be far behind
Today the day the bills due the monthly bills but
the notes made during the and spring This day
and blessed is the man who has the money
The secretary threatening get after automobile
who have registered their with him. There about
10000 in this and odate $500 have registered
The high flyers get paid their daring Many thou
sand paid participants Belmont the
last days The total the avatos the close the
scheduled events of the meeting last night
Moissan $780, Graham White $780, Hoxsey, $685. Latham
$780, de essep $780, Johnson adley 400 Brookn $780,
Auburn $780, Dxe $500 Parelee $780, Simon $3.50 McCdy$
and Audemars' Barries Ely Mars and Willard $500 each
PRICE OF COTTON. AND NEAT.
The price Of cotton has advanced thirty believed
would October but that why will not 60 as high
Is cents before the holidays Bacon worth ought
to bring as much as bacon ~
the boil eevh continues his march this side Mississippi
and the farmers of the South learn To hogs pound cotton
viii soon be worth two pounds CT bacon