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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY

The weekly newspaper coming its and
the DAYS longer the butt of cu and the of the
city daes equipments and sndd services
people n.th rural sections longer think of the country
editor as receiver pumpkins and cord wood subscriptions
They appreciate paper take and for good
the realm.
should be- There closely identified with
in which he lives than the editor the
county While he know sight each and
his list they know him and this least half acquan
The does things for the community
overorked and undepad school teacher is often
neglected above stated conditions changing and the
distant let hope the editor will ride in his
automobile and me time good terms with the tax collector
and the monthly nuisances known as bill collectors
The Chronicle of Georgia best daies comments
the weekies as follows.
We of the daily given to the habit OF thinking our
selves whole but nightly mistaken Only few
of subscribers know daily phipics grow monoonous
ourselves But the weekesthey part of the life
Every subscriber knows the editor personally and knows
should be trusted and knowing that his subscriber knows
that the weekly editor invariably can be trusted
The recent campaign the power of the press
particularly the.weekly press
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
WAR IS DEGENERACY

In one notable speeches of long and useful career
Editor Henry Watterson Louisville Courier Journal interested
large distinguished people in the Atlanta auditorium last
the interesting subject World Peace Arbitration VS. War
Among other things Mr.. Watterson said
that the vitality OF manhood
contradced example history furnishes The OF Greece
and Rome depleted manhood the of Napoleon depleted
robbed the South of the flower OF her
needes the blood of thousands OF best fam
lies
we need Sherman to tell that war hell 1t a
debauch blood There good Franklin said Some are
simply than others
President Starr Jordan war is degeneacy and this
be elevated the dignity of dogma Mr. Jordan
that leads the depletion manhood than
does wealth and luxury and their alleged vices
Mr. Watterson great many other interesting things
greatest of the present age The greater
wonder the great this country and of Europe do
not devote themselves the important matter
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
To the Democratic Voters of the
Third Congressional District

hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the Office of congress
man from said district to the 63rd
Congress, subject to the Democratic
primary to be held next summer.
Owing to my familiarity with condi-
tons in Washington (being the con-
fidential clerk to the speaker of the
House, believe if the people will
honor me with the great office that
| can be of service to them and |
will certainly strive to faithfully
and intelligently represent all the
people of the district. Their inter-
est and welfare shall regulate, con-
troll, and influence my every vote
and act. and at all times | will be
true to the masses of our people
Before the primary | will announce
a formal platform of principles. adj
dress the voters on the public ques-
tons of the day, presenting my
views fully to them and endeavor
to see as many of them in person
as possible. If you can give me
your support and influence | shall
always be most profoundly CRATE
full.
Very Respectfully,
CHARLES r. CRISP
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
THAwING FROZEN WATER PIPES

The Great winter problem for those who live in the north land is
the hane frozen pipes Try will noWand then
old Jack Frost steal march and when we wake up in the
morning the water pipes will be frozen tight
Application hot remove the ice the pipe 1t
happns to be located place where the water be applied with
out removing plaster spelling the woodwork Once while
hot flat iron trick but often enough the frost will have grip
ON the nine in place cannot be applied Holding light
ed lamp under part has been known work but just
ant to set the house on fire.
remained for electrical genius to rig up small portable
transformer for hawng pipes This little device is
nected to the afflicted pipe and the turned In few min
u the pipe begins exceedingly and the ice mets away
The work matter where the pipes frozen even
trouble is located far ground Many central stations for the
sale and distribution electricity have of the pipe
taw on hand will apply the electrical remedy frozen
nine for a nominal 49,.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
ENJOYING CHRISTMAS

Georeas Capital City broke all criminal records in celebrating tn
birth of the Savior of the World
In an account published local find the foowin
remarkable statement
The season of peace and good wilfrom hospital
and notice view pon-was suddenly converted into OF
debauchery drunkenness and bloodthirstiness.
Three deaths were caused by gunsho wounds-the VIC
Tins all negroes.
The TOW po-the annual specter of parensclaimed its
usua toll Fourteen children wounded while celebrating
with this dangerous and alleged toy.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
For Sheriff

To the Voters of the Ben Hill Co:
| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of Sheriff OF
Ben Hill County. l promise, if
elected, to enforce the law in the
county in SO far as lies within my
power, and perform all other duties
to the best of my ability.
/ also announce he names Of
Charlie F. Dixon and Matt D. Young
as my deputies. Respectfully, :.
w. H. Fountain.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
For Sheriff

hereby announce myself as a
candidate for reelection for the Of
fee as sheriff of Ben Hill county,
subject to the white primary to be
held later on. AS heretofore. if
elected, promise to fill the office to
the best of my ability, with special
priviledges to none, but equal rights
to all. Thanking you for past favors
| beg leave to ask you again for
your loyal support. am,
Fraternally yours,
]. w. NORRIS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
ELECTRICAL NOTES

Turkish washps equipped with wireless eeeaphy and
controlled from Constantinople
Many of the French lighthouses being equipped with wireless
warnings for during fogs.
planned install monora elevated line in the city OF
Mexico similar to the in Berlin.
An Italian electrician has perfected method TOR employing an
ordinary phonograph record telephone conversations
have shown that the metal fament electric
lamps their original lighting longer than any other form
of iLuminan
Wireless messages being from the Ee Tower In
Paris to Oran Algeria ayed Fee In this the home
keeps with the military authorities In Morocco
of the largest engines in the world are Dne
the General Electric Company These engines OF the
Curtis turbine type huge electric generators of 10000 horse
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
A SMALL BOY AND THE TOY PISTOL

pistol should be toy. The form of the weapon
should be abhoren every good and the emblem OF
death Pistols are made with and good mother should
on n famare her children with death dealing instrument
Manv mimic duel streets Christmas day between
bovs who should have had trained in different channel
doubts that number of the boys who played with the toy
nso this season himself with OF the
real weapons before next season.
Many of the toy pistol boys will make pistol toting
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
TO PUBLISH NAMES OF DRINKERS

city fathers Camilla have applied expert opinion to the
liquor problem and ordinance proposed by G. wade and SAID "
have the the members Of the body pending
passage which strikes the liquor evil through the medium publicity
The ordinance requires all railroads and express companies 10 HE
reports with the city showing the conenor and coslenee In hqu
shipments received by them and the size of the shipment
1t is further provision there shall be published IN the
Enterprise of all those who receive more than one
gallon per week.
is said aldermen discussed warmly the question OF what
reasonable weekly allowance finally settled gallon This
opinion based on report and observation
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
THURSDAY. DECEMBER %. 1911.

The last issue Nashville Herald contains the statement OF
ten banks Nashville of course but all IN the goo u
county which fifteen ago did not have oahh
its borders but of its besides Ve IN the e
which was cut off to Tiff county Triton Gazette
Fifteen prosperous banks in the territory that had no odA
facilities whatever little than decade ago. IS most
and is the best the outsider who is not 1amar
with the other evidences rapid Development that south Georgia
coming rich at a rapid
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
For Tax Receiver

| announce myself a candidate
for receiver of tax returns of Ben
Hill County, subject.to the ruling of
the white primary and if elected
will fill the office to the best of my
ability, your support will be appre-
ciated. Yours very resptfully,
EARLY GIBBS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
Announcements
For Sheriff

| hereby announce myself can
didate for the Office of sheriff of
Ben Hill County. subject to the
voters at the county primary, | am
not running as anybodys candidate.
but submit my candidacy to the
voters of the county. subject to
their approval at the polls.
George w. Rodgers.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
CASTING A SHADOW BEFORE

Editor Peham Waycross Evening Herald perperaeS
Joke on himself in the following crude equb his bright editorial
column of December 9th
The editor of Herald pleads guilty to the charge OF po
cal partizanhp to that the return OF Little Joe
Brown the chair makes him quite happy Nun Sea-
Happy the turkey which had holiday rep1eve but hen
there will be another Thanksgiving and Christmas
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28

We will club the Enterprise with
the Progressive Farmer, (new sub
scription only The National Poultry
Journal, Every Woman's Magazine,
for $3.50. This is the best offer we
have ever made our subscribers.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-12-28
Made only by LupFERT SCALES Co., Wnston-saem, NC.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

TO the Voters of the Third Congressional District have
the ambition the Third district congress AS to
fitness and wohness propose submit that to the vo
of the district along with the other gentlemen who may
aspire to the honor. in democratic primary
L farmer born and reared on farm in this dis
and have contributed all that possibly could to the ad
of the farming interests section of the con
try.
AS member of congress would be controlled LARGELY by
the desires and purposes that have actuated me as p
citizen in advancing the farming of the state and
county which ultimately the interest of every person. wet
merchant lawyer doctor banker mechanic or citizens fol-
lowing other callngs.
L shall be glad the to face in every conn
y of the district before the day of election"
Sincerely
john R MERCER
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
BANK ENLARGEMENT IN CANADA

The return made to the Canadian parliament last week shows that the banking system of our neighbor is to with pride. This report showed the number of banks that have failed in Canada during the past forty-three years. since confederation, has been twenty four and the total loss to the public something over s6,600, 600. In all cases except one or two in the early days noteholders were paid in fu1L and since 1905 all depositors have been paid in full. In only ten was ther loss sustained by the public. From this it will be seen that the losses during forty-three years were a shad- ow over one-half of one per cent. of the total liabilities to the public of the banks of Canada today. The aver, age loss to the public of Canada since confederation has been about $155 1000 per annum. The total liabilities of the banks to the public, according to the last bank statement, were over $1,- 043, ,000, 900.
 The Ottawa Citizen, reporting the incident, said: "Mr. Periey compares these losses with similar figures in the United States for the. past nine years which make the total losses during that period to the public of the United States average $11,7sS,000 per year This goes to prove that. by percent ages of the business done, the Cana dian banking system brings a fer less loss proportionately to the public than that of the United States"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25

so that he guarded the touring car by night and by day, making himself very useful to his new owner. If any one came around the garage at night Cur ley made himself heard, and when the car was ready to run out he did not have to be invited to go aboard, but would take his place on the seat where he assumed a very dignified mien. He liked to ride just as well did his master and his family, and he would leave his food and go hungry rather than to miss single trip. Curley was taken once in a while to the house where MT. Goodheart had other dogs and animals, and little girl, FlosSie, to whom he became much attached; and he used to run and play with her and let her ride him in a cart. He amused his master by sitting up for her and getting jealous when her faith CT would shake his hand at her and growl at him. Curley would pick up the little things Flossie would drop and tag along after her with them in his mouth. This led his master to think he could teach nim to go down to the gate and get the paper every evening, and when he took kindly to this, he was always taken round to the house at supper time fer this little service which he faithfully performed.
 This is how Curley won his way into society and was of great repute as Jo-Jo, and fancy prices were offered for him by other auto owners because of his faithfulness and intelligence. He was the auto dog and as such had travelled wherever his master had gone for business or pleasure. Curley did not make friends, but attended closely to business. He wore knit dog sweat CTS and fashionable dog-blankets of various colors; but he had a way of looking sharply about which indicated that he needed even more to make him completely happy.
 Nc one could ever divine what Jo-Jo was watching for, and he could not tell; and there was only one person in the world who could have taken that auto with him in it beside his master, and that was Billy Bowlegs, of whom the master had never heard and who had never had even name to call the pretty seal-brown spaniel by. So the summers and the winters came and went with Curley doing his best for his master, who prized him highly, took good care of him and felt amply rewarded for all he was doing.
 But one cold winter day there was a surprise for Gdr. Goodheart, when Curley jumped over the side of the auto and ran to a ragged boy on the walk wagging his tail and barking wildly as he jumped upon him.
 UNCLE JED.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
C-s1oxy The Tramp Dog Part HI - &h - Story for Young Folks
(Copyrig

When Billy Bowlegs got up in the morning the first thing he did was to run to the box in the yard to see if Curley was there; and when he found that he was not he could hardly eat his breakfast He went out feeling sure he should meet him somewhere in his travels, but he did not, for Cur ley was in Straydogdom, playing with all kinds of dogs and learning wisdom every minute.
 While Curley had 8 week of good fare Billy had full week of sadness; and he wondered if he and Curley would ever meet again. Curley could not forget Billy, he was so fond of him; but he did not try to go back to him because MT. Big Whiskers was his enemy and inclined 70 do him harm, so he became a street dog and did as street dogs do.
 It was about the time of year when people are afraid of dogs, and all dogs are doomed who are not registered and muzzled and life became very uncer- tain for Curley. No dog could violate the law and live, whatever man might do: and he met the tagged and mug zled dogs, who warned him of his dan ga' and le used to see the dog-catch- : CTS with their nets gathering in the unfortunates and taking them to their doom.
 One day his running mate was caught
 
 fell a victim to the law, but escaping ran to a business street and seeing the dog -catchers following, he jumped in to an automobile that stood beside the curbing and sat up so straight and business like that the dog -catchers passed him, and then the boys began to poster him and he showed them his teeth and kept them from even touch ing the touring car he was in.
 When the owner of the car came out he saw a strange dog on the seat of the atuo and was pleased to see him keeping the mischievous boys from blowing the horn. He felt 8 little afraid of Curley himself; but the dos seemed to know intuitively that the man had right to get in the car, and he wagged his tail and was glad to see him.
 By love-" said MT Goodheart this is the very dog I need to take autoing with me, for the vicious little wretch will take good care of the car and be of real service to me-"
 So he advertised Curley as a lost dog, and as no one came to claim him. he went to the city clerks office and got him a license and tag, and later a beaded collar with silver plate on it upon which he had the name Jo-Jo engraved. and he had a nice kennel in the garage in which he slept,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
UNCLE JED's CHAT WITH LITTLE
 FOLKS.

Sometimes Uncle Jed gets suspicious of some of the little things which come to him and wonders if they are original or copied by the writers.
 It is wrong to copy little stories in competition with other children, and Uncle Jed knows that any child who wins a book in this way will not enjoy it as well as the child who wins d book honestly.
 At times there have been indications of parental aid which is, of course, always 2 bad example for the child. A child knows when "a thing is being done right and the impression it gets from such assistance cannot be good.
 Only in one instance have we known a child to palm off upon Uncle Jed something not original, and in this case no award was made.
 Uncle Jed is sure that practically all of the work is honest work, and in selecting books he seeks to not only have them entertaining but edifying.
 The Bulletin has opened the way for the children to win a nice little library for themselves It will take persist ent work. which will be beneficial. and what a comfort shelf of se1f-won books will be later on in life.
 There will be a chance from now on to tell nature stories. vacation stories and stories of travel. To the best story tellers we shall give two books a week all summer.
 Do not forget how easy 1t is to win a nice story book
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
THE MEXICAN JOAN OF ARC.

Men who think women faint when blood is shed should note the action and the threat of La Neri, who is operating at the head of 8 body of troops of General Guerrero in the state of Sonoma.
 She does not shrink from leading in battle, and by Speaker Cannons rule is entitled to every privilege bestowed upon man in government. She has become disgruntled with President Diaz's quibbling, and she has given notice that if he does not live up to his latest pledge that she will cut off the aged presidents head and present it to Madero on a silver charger as the head of John the Baptist was pre- scented to Salome
 When Madero's telegram to Guerrero reached the latters camp. La Neri telegraphed back. She told Madero she would lay down her arms, but that if Diaz did not live up strictly to the terms of the peace treaty she would carry out her threat to behead him.
 It does not appear to be easy for Madero to bring hostilities to a close: and he has a problem on his hands when it comes to the independent rebel bands which are roaming the country and which see no reason for obeying his commands.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
THE FLYING FISH.

The flying fish, says the fable, had originally no wings, but being Of an ambitious and diacontented temper she repined at being always confined to the water, and wished to soar in tho air. "Tf I could fly like the birds" said she, "I should not only see more of the beauties of Nature, but l should be able to escape from those 1isn which are continually pursuln" nie. and ren- der my life miserable" She there fore petitioned Jupiter for pair of wings. and immediately she perceived her fins to expand. They suddenly grew to the length of her whole body and became at the same time so strong as to do the office of a pinion. She was at first much pleased with her new power, and looked with an air Of disdain on all her former companions; but she soon perceived herself exposed to new dangers. While flying in tal@ air she was necessarily pursued by the tropic bird and the albatross; and when for safety she dropped into the water she was so fatigued with her flight that she was less able than ever to escape from her old enemies, the fish. Finding herself more unhappy than before, she now begged of Ju- piter to recall his present: but Jupiter said to her: When I gave you your wings, I well knew they. would prove a curse: but your proud and restless disposition deserved this disappoint- ment Now, therefore, what you begged a favor, keep as a. punish ment.'
 So. often we pine for things which God in his mercy denies us, little know ing that if we had some of the things we wished we would be most unhappy and find our supposed blessing a curse.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-25
aeRANpPA IN THE CIVIL WAR;

On the 18th of April, 1881, word was received that Fort Sumter had been fired on by the confederates.
 President Lincoln issued a call for soldiers. Regiments responded nobly and promptly. The sound of fife and drum was heard on all sides. Flags were flying everywhere AS each regi- ment left home bells were rung, can mons boomed, music was heard and hearTendirg scenes were seen as rela- lives and friends bade their dear ones farewell.
 Grandpa said the civil war was a great conflict. They were fighting constantly for four years, at the rS<s of three battle day.
 The dear ones at home made Hat bandages, clothes, and furnished nurses for the soldiers of the union.
 Alasi Where two went to war only one returned.
 Early on the morning of April 2, 1865, the bells began to ring and can mons boemed. A roar of voices shout is over' There was great rejoicing. IE was indeed a time of g1adness, but iE was not to last
 Early on the morning of the 18th word was received throughout the land: Lincoln is shoti" It was too true, He was asassinated the night before and died next morning. It was cruel. that just as victory dawned that great heart which had love for all should be stilIed forever. Again the nation bowed itself in grief and sor- row.
 Events in those days moved as ouiclxlw as, in our own. The songs of boys came home to lively songs; and when they came our joy was completes Richard W. Tobfl. Jr.. age 9, NorI wfch