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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19

that Hank came from a little place
in Virginia where Abe had spent three
weeks with his regiment. Abe wasn't
slow in those days, and, having then
two sound legs and being, as imag
ined, not bad-looking young fellow,
he won the heart Of pretty Vir-
ginia girl.
But l won't marry you, Abe she
said, until we have whipped you out
of your boots and peace has come.
Then, and not till then, you can call
for me-
ABE was whipped out of his boots,
but Gettysburg falsified the girls pre-
dictions, and when the war ended, Abe
received a letter in which the girl
said that she had just got married to
one of her own side, and he wasn't to
think about her any more.
Abe was pretty gloomy as he told
that, and Hank tried to cheer him up,
but without much success. 1t ap-
peared that Abe had never forgotten
the girl, and, though he hadn't heard
anything of her for all those years,
he still cherished her image in his old
bachelors heart. So the two went out
together.
ut must have been six months later,
and l had completely forgotten all
about the partners, when Abe came in
alone. He sat down on the bench.
Why, you're the young fellow that
sold me that shoe last time l was here.
Mighty good shoe it was, too he
said.
Where's Hank?' l asked, and Abe
shook his head mournfully.
dead, poor fellow he answered.
"He told me that a strong friend
ship had developed between them, and
that they had roomed together ever
since until couple of weeks before,
when Hank handed in his checks,
owing to an attack Of pneumonia. Be-
fore he died, Hank had told him that
he had wife living out West. They
had separated years before on &C
count of misunderstanding and he
wanted Abe to go out and see whether
she was in good circumstances. He
had left Abe all his little hoard Of
$4,000, and Abe was buying a new
shoe before starting on his adventure.
Like as not she'll be some design
ing widow who'll try to get holt of me,
nSw that I'm rich man, he said. But
Hank told me that if the woman's in
poor circumstances, I'm to give up the
money to her. However, l don't care
about that; what's worrying me is the
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
Shoes for the Student

For footwear the college girl will
require heavysoled tramping boots of
ton calf two pairs of buttoned boots.
one pair having contrasting material
in dressy style, one pair of evening
slippers to match her evening frock
and pair of smart black pumps for
wear on ordinary evenings with the
dinner costume 1t is better to pro-
vide buttoned boots than pumps for
day wear with all costumes, for the
little freshman will be apt to dash
out of doors in all sorts of weather.
perfectly regardless of her foot-cover-
ing Sometimes the uncarpeted floors
and the halls of a large school or
college building are drafty also, and
the buttoned boot offers more protec-
ton to the ankles Besides these
items of footwear the various shoes
for athletic sports must be included in
the list.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
ENJOYING WHAT OTHERS WIN.

IN his Citizen of the World" Gold
smith describes a mandarin who ap-
~ peared in blaze of diamonds, and
who was very ostentatiously thanked
by person in the crowd. What does
the man mean?" the mandarin ex-
claimed Friend, l never gave thee
any of my jewels" NO." replied the
stranger, but you have let me look at
them, and that is all the use you can
make of them yourself; so there is no
difference between us, except that you
have the trouble of watching them,
and that is an enjoyment l do not de-
sire"
The habit of feeling rich because
you have developed the faculty of ex-
tracing wealth from everything you
touch is riches, indeed. Why should
we not feel rich in all that our eyes
can carry away, no matter if others
happen to have the title deed? Why
should l not enjoy the beautiful gar
dens of the wealthy and their grounds,
just as if l owned them? AS l pass
by can make my own the wealth of
color The beauty of plants and lawn
and flowers and trees are all mine.
The title deed of another does not cut
off my esthetic ownership. The best
part of the farm, the landscape, the
beauty of the brook and the meadow,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19

the slope Of the valley, the song or the
birds, the sunsets, cannot be shut up
within the title deed; they belong to
the eye that can carry them away, the
mind that can appreciate them.
This ability to gather enjoyment
from all sorts of sources is a divine
gift 1t broadens the life, deepens the
experience and enriches the whole ma
ture. 1t is a great force in self-cul-
ture.
The secret of happiness is in a cheer
full, contented mind. He is poor who
is dissatisfied; he is rich who is con-
tented with what he has," and can en-
JOY what others own.
Some people are so mean and stingy,
so uncharitable and narrow, so big
oted and suspicious, that they never
open their natures wide enough to
take in the riches all about them, the
beauty with which they come in con-
tact. They are so jealous and envious
and small, that they are afraid to
throw open the doors of their hearts.
The result is, their lives are pinched
and starved. A person must be mag
unanimous and large-hearted, to be able
to absorb the wealth and beauty that
are worth while.
| know a poor man who really en-
joyed more than any rich man | know
of, simply because early in life he
learned to enjoy things without own
ing them to such an extent that he
never seemed to have the slightest
envy or jealousy in connection with
the property of others, but rather
showed gratitude to those who owned
them. He was such a sweet soul that
all doors were open to him, because
he radiated sunshine and good cheer.
1t does not matter how poor or how
unfortunate you are, you can enjoy,
without the trouble of owning or car
ing for them, millions and millions of
dollars worth of works of art, and
things of rarest beauty, almost as we'll
as though they were your own. Think
what it costs to maintain our great
city parks, with all their wonders of
beauty and comfort, the palatial pub
lie buildings, the fine residences, beau
tiful private grounds and gardens and
objects of beauty everywhere which
you can enjoy without money-and yet
you may say you own nothing. He
has missed the finest lesson of expert
ence who has not learned how to en-
joy without owning.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
SAW SNAKE COMMIT SUICIDE
Rather, Tortured by Cats and Ants,
Deliberately Turned Poison
on Itself.

That snake will commit suicide to
escape torture was demonstrated here
when two cats, the property of home
steader near the lake, herded a big
diamond rattler into a hill Of red
ants, says a Silver Lake (Ore.) dis.
patch to the Portland Oregonian.
The rattler was flushed in the sage.
brush, and as it started to zig-zag
between the bushes one of the cats
bounced upon the swinging tail. The
angered snake turned quickly, coiled.
and struck, but the cat was out of
reach before the RATHER was half I'M
wound.
Again the race started through the
sage. One cat crouched and scam
pered just few inches from the head
of the snake, the other again attack
ing the whizzing tail. Repeatedly the
snake coiled for strike, but when it
struck the cats we're out of reach, and
when the reptile waited for his tor
mentors to approach the cats merely
circled their prey, advancing and re-
treating quickly when the snake
moved as if to strike.
The frenzied snake finally gave nm
the fight and started through the
brush on the high gear. The race led
over an ant hill, and in it's effort
to escape pursuit the RATHER tried to
squeeze into the small hole used bv
the insect as a doorway.
Thousands of ants instantly resent
ed the intrusion and Joined the at
tack of the feline forces.
The bite of red ant is as painful
as the sting of honey bee, but not
SO poisonous. The little insects
swarmed over the buzzing, kissing in
truder. They crept into the mouth Of
the snake fastened themselves to its
eyes and covered it's head. The RATHER
struck blindly in all directions. beat
ing the sagebrush, the ground, any,
thing in its path. 1t turned belly I'D
ward, then tried to bore it's head into
the earth. The ants held fast.
A homesteader and his wife and
two cats were interested spectators
Finally the snake Topped it's head
and deliberately sunk it's poison fangs
into the center of its body, clinging in
this position until the buzzing tain
ceased to vibrate.
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fear that she'll take a fancy to me and
marry me, and what can a man do
when a widows set on him? I've got
a. girl down South that I've had in
my heart for many long year
81 saw that he forgot having told
me about that romance when he was
in before.
"'Cheer up!' l said. Like as not
she's dead or married again. You
amt much Of catch, Abe, as you
seem to think you are
81 hope l amt he said gloomily,
as he went out. But I wish old Hank
lid lived couple of weeks longer, SO
that we could have gone halves on
them Shoes
Months passed, and had clean for
gotten all about the old fellow. You
know what shoe salesman's life is"
Feet c~'-7e and go, and they're just
feet to you and nothing more, except
when they're pretty ones, which isn't
often, because the ladies generally
prefer to go to the special ladies
stores. We'll, it must have been about
six months later when who chouId
walk in but Abe, accompanied by
refined, buxomlooking woman who
couldn't have been day younger than
he, but she was evidently lady.
Hello, young fellow. You here
still?' he cried
Why, it's Abe, isn't it! 1 ex-
claimed
1T surely is he answered. old,
Abe, it used to be. But now it's just.
plain Abe, and growing younger every
day, thanks to my wife. Molly, this
is the young fellow 1 was telling you
about, who sold that pair of shoes to
Hank and me-
You don't mean to tell me you
married Hanks widow!' l exclaimed
forgetting my manners in my sur
prise.
But they weren't the least offend
ed. They both laughed. L guess
you've hit the nail there answered
Abe. When got out to Frisco 1 was
all fiuttered for fear she'd get me to
marry her. And after I'd been there a
wouldn't. Isn't that so, Molly? But
she did
"'I made you ask me twice. said,
Molly.
I'd have asked a hundred times
answered Abe CALAMITY. 1t was quite
pretty to see the old pair.
But the curiousest thing is said
Abe, that was telling you about
that girl down in Virginia, wasn't l?
Well, Molly's her! What d'you think
of that?'
Il was too much surprised to think
much: l just stared and stared at
them.
Yes, SIR said old Abe, thump.
ing on the counter. And Hank had
found out about it and that was why
he sent me West to meet you. Lord,
if I'd ha' known! Rooming with that
miserable, sneaking, flat-footed thief
that stole my girl away from me! If
I'd ha' known Pd-Pd-Td have
bought my own shoes-yes, sir, and
thrown the odd one away!'"
Copyright 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
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ONE VIEW OF OMAN

it as Athena ParthenOs protected Ath-
ems. Parame, Saint-Enogat, Saint Bri-
&C, Saint Lunaire, Saint-Servan are
around grim-looking Saint-Malo, like
so many delicate, dainty flowers
grouped around an imposing old oak.
All these last named places are, in tho
warm season, filled with summer
guests.
But the most frequented, fashiona-
BILE and delightful place of the emer-
aid coast is Dinard, where hordes of
good hotels, rich villas and gardens,
and any number of pleasures attract
the best American, English and
French people, both in summer and in
winter. AS soon as the season at
Deauville is finished, it is to Dinard
that the social functions progress.
Dinard is filled with charming villas
and resembles a landscape from
dreamland. 1t is the laughing city
where the fashionable ones, both
French and foreign gather to enjoy
life at its best. There are dinners,
receptions, five-o'clock teas, artistic
mat1nees, galas and soires-altogether
a whirlwind of elegance with pretty
women wearing the latest novelties in
gown and all else that charms and
fascinates ones imagination. Mrs.
Hughes Hallett, who has lived in Din
ard for number of years, is the soul
of the fashionable life there.
There is charming new casino at
Dlnard, where balls, concerts and bac-
carat parties are given and which has
a good restaurant attached There
are also any number of first-class no.
tells, among the best of which is, of
course, Mr.. Ruhl's Hotel Royal stu
ated right on the sea front, with
charming grounds, beach and garden.
The Bretons are an Alpine or Celtic
race, very dark and short. They have
brown or black hair, light or dark
brown eyes, rounded faces and thick
set figures.
RrittanB's Place in History.
In ancient times Brittany, under
the name Armorica, was the seat of
confederated Armorican tribes. who
were of Celtic and Cymric origin.
Traces of them remain in the old
Cymric dialect of the three most west
erly departments, and the numerous
so-called Druidical monuments to be
found in that section.
Under the Romans, the country was
made the Provincial Lugdunensis; and
for two centuries was prosperous I'M
der the Roman peace" But in the
disorders of the third century A. D. it
suffered severely, and was reduced al
most to wilderness. 1t was repeo-
pied by numerous immigrations from
Great Britain caused by the Anglo
Saxon invasion of the fifth and sixth
centuries, and then it's name was
changed to Brittany.
The little province suffered severe
ly from numerous invasions for CEN
turtles, and the question whether Brit
tany was a vassal state of France was
the cause of many battles.
Finally, after many treaties Brittany
was declared Incorporated with
France in 1882 by Francis l. 1t re-
tanned local parliament until the out
break of the revolution. During the
revolution, Brittany, which was in
tensely loyal to the Bourbons, was
the arena of sanguinary conflicts. and
especially of the uprising of the Chou
ans, who last reappeared in 1880.
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What He Did.

After earning certain amount"
propounded Mr.. Birchrod, the teacher,
II spent two-thirds of it and lost five
sixths of the balance, winding up
with So. What did have?" About
eight drinks, judge answered the
boy at the foot of the class.~-Louis.
Vile Courier-Journal.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19

That there are monsters in the sea
has been proved by the shooting the
other day near Malta of creature
of gigantic proportions and 5000
pounds in weight. 1t proved to be
cachalot, or sperm whale, the male of
which sometimes attains a length Of
seventy feet. The existence of the
sea serpent, therefore, has still to be
proved
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
She Asks loo Much.

When a woman goes away to spend
Sunday, if she would give her hus-
band directions concerning the four
teen or fifteen most important things
that ought to be done around the
house in her absence, instead of con-
corning the whole fifty-seven, he
would stand more chance of remem.
bering at least some of 'em.-Houston
Post,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
How Electric Shock Kills

Doctors have decided that an cleo
trio shock kills a man by destroying
the rhythm of the heart beats and act
ing upon the lungs like an overdose of
an anesthetic.
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Ire strono AppeaI.

There's one thing bout Jail" said
the ex-ccnvict, that makes mighty
strong appeal to most of US"
Whats that?'
You don't get no music with your
meals"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
Keen Tab ON Fireman

Electrical apparatus to be attached
to locomotive fire box door has been
invented by st. Louis man to record
the times that a fireman Ssovels on
coal,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
Few Reach Century Marx

The average length of human life
is about thirty-three years. and Of
1000 persons only one reaches the
age of one hundred years.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19
May Yet Produce Radi,,p,

Carnotite ore has been discovered in
pennsylvania, giving rise to hopes of q
possible production of radium.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-19

IN a modest family burying ground
in Kentucky, On rough stone, is
this inscription: Jane Labor: Died
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-31

Mayor Harrison was converted to the
anti-segregation policy, policemen
didn't know where they stood. They
felt they were carrying out admins
tration policy by letting vice alone
or protecting it. Yet when there was
a public outcry and-,a crusade they
had to stand the brunt of public crit
icism. At various times certain Off
GERS had to walk the plank.
That some officers grated under
the old system is not surprising, when
the chances they had for 'easy
money is considered. They doubt
less accepted favors from so-called
vice kings and feared the political in
1uence of these rulers of the leVee.
In many instances officers went
farther than they would have gone
had they not believed their superiors
we're winking at what was going on,
and accepted the support of the rulers
of the underworld. The political in
fluence of the vice lords was known
and recognized. They we're powerful
enough to have policemen trans
ferred or otherwise punished for get
ting too busy in interference with
the vice traffic.
1t wasn't surprising that police Of
ficers felt their own position were
stronger if they had the political pro-
lection of these rulers of the levee.
For officers who had undertaken to
enforce the law on their own hook
were punished because of the pull of
the men whose business" they in
terfered with.
Now, however, a police officer
should know where he stands. Mayor
Harrison has made his position clear
He is against segregated and pro-
tected prostitution and is now against
all forms of crime. Any officer should
be safe in enforcing every law or city
ordinance. He has a right to assume
that the mayor will protect him in the
performance of his duty.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-31

easy IOr any OUlC6r OF IQS law W
graft without getting caught at it.
Either policy is better than the old
one of pretending to enforce the law
while secretly permitting its violation
and then making policemen the goats
when there was public outcry.
Evidently Mayor Harrison is not
hugging the delusion that he or any,
body else can eliminate prostitution
from human society by merely en-
forcing statutory laws. In all the
worlds history no man has yet arisen
who was wise enough to solve this
problem.
Before it can be solved other big
problems must be solved. Personally
l believe we will have to eliminate
poverty and make over human nature
before we can make any Roadway
against the oldest of human pursuits.
At any rate, Chicago will now have
a chance to see what vice will do
when unprotected. l find am doing
what most of us do, using the word
vice to mean only one Of the many
forms of what we call vice.
If it does no more than to put out
of business the men who lived on the
shame of women, it will have done
something worth while.
But even after all of her masters
all of the male parasites who live on
the prostitution of women-are
taken off her back, l wonder what
the woman is going to do to make
a living.
wonder who is going to help the
fallen woman to arise and to stand
after she has risen.
And l wonder if men are going to
quit driving women to that life.
1 wonder if all men and all women
will do anything to save women from
that trade by seeing to it that they
have a chance to earn a decent iv-
ing in the commercial and industrial
world.
7 Uonder if we will do anV more
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
COUNTY POPULATION 804,954,
ESTIMATE FROM REGISTRATION

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13.-There are
309,598 registered voters in Los An
geles County including the city.
The tabulation was completed under
the direction of Thomas McAleer, reg
istrar of voters, and exceeds by 5000
the estimate that had been made.
The ratio of population to registra-
ton is 26 to 1. The use of this factor
would give a figure for population of
8O4,954.
The city registration is 1SS,S54,
county, 12O,744.
Registration by parties is as follows:
Republican, 114,452; Progressive, 55,-
200; Democrats, 51,O48; Socialists, 49,
100; Prohibitionists, 15,447; not stated,
So, ,036; miscellaneous, 597.
Political managers are counting on
vote of from 80 to 80 per cent of
registration. The average, 85 per cent,
would give a vote of over 100000 and
furnish ample fulfillment of the predic-
tion that Los Angeles County will be
the battle ground upon which will be
decided the issues of the campaign.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
FISH GILLS ON SUBMARINE
is EDISON IDEA

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Thomas A.
Edison is at work on a submarine
which will be provided with gills sim
liar to those of a fish. His expert
ments over the past year are almost
perfected. When he presents his boat
for the inspection of naval experts it
will be possible for it to remain under
the water Indefinitely, extracting the
oxygen from the sea water.
The submarines with gills interest
the navy men.
When he started on the invention
Mr.. Edison went to the aquarium at
Battery Park, where the attendants
lifted from the tanks many species of
fish. These the inventor held in his
hand as long as possible without in
juring them, studying the action of
their gills as they gasped for breath.
All his experiments have been based
on what he learned in this study.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
REDWOOD HIGHWAY
WORK is STARTED

FRESNO, Oct. 13.-J. R. Mitchell
has returned after an absence of a
fortnight at Santa Cruz, having COM
pleted arrangements to start the work
on the sixteen-mile section of the Cali
fornia Redwood Park State highway
as contracting superintendent of the
State. A gang of forty men was put
on and the construction of the twelve
foot highway is expected to be COM
pleted by June next. The section that
is under Superintendent Mitchell's con-
struction is from Saratoga gap on a
winding course down hill for two
thirds of the way and up hill for the
remainder to Governor Camp in the
center of Redwood Park. Saratoga
Gap is at an elevation of about 1000
| feet, and the new road is a scenic
route especially intended to attract the
pleasure travel from San Jose and San
Francisco by more direct and at
tractive route.
The Parker post., 1914-10-17
AIR SCOUT NEAR DEATH
IN 700 FOOT DROP

: SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13.-One of the
most spectacular accidents in the his
tory of the United States aviation
corps occurred at North Island when
Lieut. Joseph Carberry of the First
Aero Corps plunged earthward from a
height of 700 feet. Only masterful
exhibition of GOODNESS and the fact that
he piloted the dual controlled aero
plane from the rear instead of the
front seat saved Carberry from being
crushed to death. He escaped with
severe cuts about the face and shoul-
ders, although he was groggy for sew
eral minutes after he was hurled from
his seat onto the engine.
The struts, wheels and fuselage of
the plane were smashed to splinters,
the wings torn to ribbons and the
manifolds of the engine fattened out
like a piece of paper. Although half
unconscious Carberry picked himself
off the engine before fellow aviators
reached the scene of the accident to
assist him.