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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01

after it comes up so as to keep the
crust broken and prevent loss of moist
sure. Cultivate every week, also after
Aexery rain.
Corn should be thinned to a stand by
the time it gets IL inches high in or
der to avoid the useless waste of plant
food that goes into the extra plants.
A custom that is prevalent in many
parts of Georgia, is to do this thinning
when the soil is too wet for any other
kind of work. This is bad custom and
should be avoided if possible.
Better results are had when corn is
thinned to one stalk in hill in con-
trast to leaving two or more stalks
per hill at greater distance in the
row.
The width of the rows should be
determined by the fertility of the land.
"The richer the soil the narrower the
rows" is very good rule to follow.
If the soil is very fertile the plants
should, of course, be left thicker in
the drill.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
FREE BULLETINS FOR GA. FARMERS
PRACTICAL, PLAIN AND TO THE POINT
BY soue Georgia College of Asricu

Advice is cheap, easy to give and Of
ten worthless, because it has never
been tried out. Real information
gained through painstaking expert
ments with the elements of doubt, all
eliminated, is only worth while. A
great many people believe they know,
but they have not the data to prove
it. The farmer while in position to
try out and test, is, as rule, the per-
son who has least reliable information
to give. He has not taken pains to
prove his results. He has not eliminat-
ed doubts and varying factors that
may have Influenced his production
The only agencies, as a rule, that take
the pains to prove, or who are paid
to take the time to prove and who
can afford to discover mistakes, are the
Colleges of Agriculture and Expert
ment Stations. For this reason these
institutions are only to be relied upon
for safe guidance into new field of
endeavor and practices in agriculture
The Georgia State College of Agri-
culture is issuing bulletins from time
to time, designed to meet the needs
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01

of Georgia, and answer questions of
Georgia farmers in the light of the
best experience and practices not only
in this state, but the world over. These
bulletins are not technical in their
form, but are written with an end in
view of being plain, practical and to
the point. They are concise and the
farmer can find what he wants with
the least amount of reading.
Among the bulletins which have
been recently issued for the benefit of
the Georgia farmer, and which. are
sent free for the asking are the fol-
lowing. Poultry on the Farm by
Prof. L. L. Jones; Hog Raising in the
South" by Prof. M. P. Jarnagin; "But-
ter Making on the Farm" by Prof. ].
w. Hart; Cotton Variety Tests for
1913" by Prof. 10y E. Rast; "Vegeta-
BILE Gardening" by Profs. T. H. Nc
Hatton and J. w. Firor; Farm Dem
onstration Work for 1913," by Prof.
]. Phil Campbell; Announcement of
Extension Lecture Courses" by Prof.
G. w. Firor; Boys Corn Club Work,
1913," by Prof. j. K. Giles. Others
will: soon be forthcoming.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
CULTIVATING THE ACRE OF CORN
J.. X. Giles, Assistant State Agent in
Corn Clubs, Georgia State Coli
lege of Agriculture.

The weeder and the spring-tooth cul-
tivator should be relied upon for cul-
tivation of corn, A general rule for
cultivation is, first to It'll the corn
shallow, that is, to depth of 1-2 to
2 IL inches, unless there are spe-
times comparatively deep till age may
be justifiable while the corn is less
than one foot high, especially on land
that contains much clay and that has
been baked, or has been run together
by heavy rains, or that has been i'm
perfectly plowed in the beginning. For
shallow cultivation, nothing surpasses
the above named implements. Harrow
the corn several times before and Just
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
IN HONOR
OF Seventy-Five of Fitzger-
aids Bright Children
From 3 to 10

Next Tuesday evening at 8
O'Clock the Grand Opera House,
most likely, will be filled with
the most representative aggrega-
ton of mothers and fathers and
friends and admirers of little
children that has ever been drawn
there.
Tom Thumbs wedding takes
place then and over seventy-fve,
bright. beautiful children of this
city from three to ten years of
age, will give complete imita-
ton of society wedding.
The bride and groom will be
about three years old. Four
bachelor friends of the groom
will not be over five years. The
best man and maid of honor will
likely be four years old.
The whole setting for this
society wedding will be on a
grand scale, the little boys wear
ing full wedding suits and the
little girls in full, complete we'd
ding attire, all of which is i'm
ported for the special occasion.
Each little boy and girl is be-
ing drilled and practiced for the
occasion, by one experienced in
such work, and the presentation
will appear genuine and real.
From the first all hearts will
be full os an overflow of pure
love for child life, yet. hundred
laughs in a hundred minutes are
promised.
This is given under the auspices
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy and the proceeds go
for the purchase of tomb stones
for the Confederate dead here.
This is patriotic season just
now. while we are at war with
Mexico. and this will be one of
the rarest attractions that has
ever visited our city.
It has been presented wellnigh
all over the United States and
the papers praise it highly.
In other places where presented,
grown folks have entered into the
spirit of the occasion and have at
tended in their most expensive and
fashionable attire, appearing In
their own full evening.
1t is not unlikely that the boxes
VIII be taken by parties dressed IN
full evening in honor of the little
ones and in the spirit of the oc
casion.
To see the posters placed in the
show windows or the business
houses here is to fall in love at
once with those taking part.
Admission will be 35 cents for
adults and 20 cents for children.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
curino . Cold.

A doctors prescription for a cold is
70 nrst take a quick acting laxative,
then a mustard foot bath, which will
relieve most of the cold in the head.
II preferred take a general hot bath,
remaining in the water twenty min.
utes with a cold wet cloth tied on
the head. But when this whole bath
Is taken a blanket must be wrapped
round the body, or, better yet, a soft
Oath robe slipped on. Take hot lem
Onade or faxseed tea.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01

Noticel If you will pay for
your subscription to the Leader
Enterprise for one year we will
send you four big magazines all
for one year for only Is cents ex-
ira.
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arotherIv Amenities.

I'VE don't have any grass growing
on our Streets" sneered the New
Yorker. mo, dare say not" replied
the Philadelphian. Il suppose your
street car horses nibble it of as they
browse along. "-Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
An Electric Restaurant.

An electric restaurant is in success.
full operation in London. The cooking
is faultless and the prices are lower
than those of the neighboring estab-
lishments of the same class.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Her Work undone.

After woman has spent twenty
years trying to make a man of her
son, along comes another woman who
proceeds to make fool of him in
twenty minutes.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01

Even when man prays for deliv.
cry from temptation he is. telling him.
self that it isn't going to hurt him to
take look at it.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Preserves Indian Relics.

Inscriptions and carvings on the
rocks, the work of ancient Indian
tripes, are being preserved by the
government by means of an impress
sion made in paper.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
No Problem.

THE signboard is not very aristo-
cratic institution" mo, it is not"
And yet a number of famous people
are stuck on it."
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01

Russia is becoming constantly more
able to supply many of its own wants,
even to the higher classes of machin-
cry.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Experiences a Laeqard,

The fault most Of US have to find is
that experience follows at the heels
OF opportunity, instead of being its
advance agent.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
omlnous lntlmatlon.

Sir, ] want to marry your daugh-
ter" sir, want that in black and
white before you change your mind"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Heater to Warm Feed.

An electric heater has been de-
signed especially to warm food for
horses and cattle in cold weather.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Their Object.

why do people have their hands
read, anyhow" ITO get palmy flu
ture."
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
COMPARISONS.

Il came near planting a garden this
spring" MY garden came near plant,
ing me-"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
The Kind Needed.

Il want somebody to scour the sub.
ject." Then why not employ a scrub
writer?"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-01
Monotonous Routine.

Anything new at your boarding
house?" mot thing, either in grub
or gossip"
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N Counting the Cost.
The cost Of experience is seldom
put down in expense lists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Democracv-If the Kaiser Wins

TT Is not merely to gain favor in this coun-
L try through American fondness for the
name democracy" that Count Won Berns
torff and other Germans are prophesying an
accelerated advancement of the democratic
principle, as a result Of the present war, In
the Empire of the Kaiser. Mind you, they
are not predicting the downfall Of the En-
pire like those who assert that only through
sucn disaster can democracy prosper, They
see plainly that. whether or not the imperial
banners shall wave in final victory, the
triumph Of democracy is already in prog
ress. Such a triumph IS not of necessity
brought about by violent revolution, and,
moreover. the thing that people is slowest
and most reluctant to change, or suffer to
be changed is its form Of government
The story Of triumphant political democ-
racy Is a story Of accumulated constitutions
and charters grants and bestowals. Usually
the possessor of the power desired by the
people has parted with them grudgingly,
sometimes only as the result of coercion; but
often they have been transferred as gifts Of
gratitude or rewards for service. It viii he
exceedingly strange If the service Of the Ger
man people to the Fatherlaud in this crisis
IS not rewarded, and Count Won Bernstorff.
who is in a position TO speak with some au-
thortty, says that IT will be. That the issue,
IN their minds iS not autocracy versus de-
ruocracy IS abuudantly proved by the atti-
tude of the Socialists in the Reichstac and
the country az large for In Germany the
Socialists are the representatives OF political
democracy. The Germans are fighting for
their country, not for a new form Of goven-
ment ana when all classes In q nation will
ingly bear heavy burdens for the same patr-
otto cause there Is bound 10 be. u victory as
in defeat q stronger sense Of Independence.
and finally a larger measure Of political
equality German democracy wins, which
ever way the winds Of war may blow
In England the cause II popular liberty
was marvelousIv advanced without coercion
during the reign Of the greatest obsoutist
among the Angevlns, Henry IT, and as Dr.
Frederick a. Cleveland says In his book on
"Organ!zcd Democracy" it has frequently
Jared better under monarchy than under q
democratic form Of government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

believed brought in the inidels) disturbing his
spanish and Dutch neishbors, having swal-
lowed up almost all Flanders, pursuing his
ambition Of a nth universal monarchy; and
ali this blood and disorder in Christendom had
evidently its rise from our defections at homo,
in wanton peace, minding nothing but luxury,
ambition, and to procure money for our vices.
To this and our irreligion and atheism, great
ingratltude and self-nterest; the apostacy Of
some. and the suffering the French to grow so
great, and the Hollanders weak, In word,
we were wanton mad, and surfeitlns with pros
perity; every moment unsettling the old foun-
datons, and never constant to anything The
Lord In mercy avert the sad omen, and that
we do not provoke Him till He bear 1t no
iongeri
This summer aid we suffer twenty French
men-o'-war to pass our channel toward the
sound. to help the Danes against the Swedes,
who had abandoned the French interest, we not
having ready sufficient to guard our coas,s or
take coBnizance Of what they did; though the
nation never had more or better navy, yet
the sea had never slender a fleet"
on July 49, 1889. Evelyn wrote in his diary;
1.-THE Marshal de schomberg went now as gen.
eral toward ireland, to the relief of London
derry. Our feet lay before Brest The Con-
federates passing the Rhine, besiege Bonn and
Mayence, to obtain passage into France A
great victory gotten by the Muscovites, taking
and burning Perecop. A new rebel against the
Turks threatens the destruction Of that tyranny.
All Europe in arms against France. and hardly
to be found In history 80 universal a face of
war"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Quit Talking: Get Busy

THE people are for rapid transit. They
4 are for 1t in hurry. Moreover they
intend TO get 1t. They are tired of the con-
were poverty-stricken municipality instead
of one Of the most lightly debt-burdened
cities of It's class in the world. They are
disgusted with the attitude that to get rapid
transit they must sacrifice other projects.
They have no sympathy with back-pulling,
hesltant statesmen, who are first, against
any appropriation whatever to clear the way
for actual subway construction, and, Sec
ondly, when threatened by an uprising Of
business men In protest, reluctantly consent
to provide the money. but only by taking It
away from some other mertorious and nee
essary Improvement The public is positively
nauseated by the provincial vision OF men
who seem utterly incapable of comprehend
ing the imperial future Of Philadelphia.
The United Business Mems Association to-
night should reject all compromise. 1t prob
ably will Certainly the membership will be
quite unable to appreciate the argument
that the city Is too poor to relocate sewers
and also build al Art Museum for the hous-
ing Of some Of the most valuable art treas
ures in the world
The Finance Committee Of Councils has
put Itself in an utterly untenable position.
It can retrieve its reputation only by
square and fair revcrsion of policy. That is
what 1t IS expected to do and what the bust
ness men Of this community should insist it
must do
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
The Happy Farmer

The Happy Farmer
The shades of night were falling fast
When up the fence row blthely passed,
Through creosote and Paris green,
These grim trespassers on the scene:
One army worm,
One chinch bug,
one Hessian fly.
One cut worm.
Advancing each before its kind,
They gave the wiggle-wag behind,
And answering with buzz and whizz,
Their trusty troops invaded viz;
One wheatheld.
One field OF oats.
One cOrnheld.
one potato patch
The farmer slumbered in his bed
While pleasant fancies roamed his head,
And dreamed Of getting after bit
A few farm luxuries, to wit:
One automobile,
One lighting plant.
One tractor
One sio.
But where the setting sun had shone
or opuence remained a bone,
Clean-plcked as frost denudes the trees.
And what the farmer had were these;
One sale,
One trip to a new farming country
One trip back again.
One start all over.
Wall Street Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

their own purposes and are using II as a
cloak to hide their delinquencies and to con-
ceal their moral malfeasance, 1t means a
willingness even promise, to place the pub
lie veal above the exigencies Of party
service. Doctor Brumbaugh, by word and
action, is seeking to dsassociate himself as
much as possible from Penroseisrn.
Mr.. Penrose commands a machine quite as
inimical to the success of the democratic
experiment in America as militarlsm Is to
freedom and liberty in Europe. Both are
autocratio, both destructive of the finer per-
ceptons, both grasping and vengeful And
Penroseism, in addition, is corrupt; noto-
rlously so. Better no protection and no Gus
toms houses whatever than to secure them
through such an fundamentally.
Mr.. Penrose in the minority is worth moth
ing to Pennsylvania in Washington. His
election would inhibit his being again in the
majority. When the Republicans control the
Senate they will not be Republicans of the
Foraker and Penrose type.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
THE IDEALIST

Due to the grace of God most Of us are
whole limbed.
Do you know what it really means to be aoIo
to walk along with your legs doing their tuh
duty with full-grown and unimpaired arms
swinging In harmony with your stride WIN
eyes seeing every passing thing, with ears hear
ing all sounds?
You will not know until you are deprived OF
one of them.
Those Of us who are whole-limbed have won
out in our chances Those who are not nave
lost And the most matter-of-fact men on eaF'h
will admit that life does contain a huge desrs'
oc chance,
4 crippled mana bright, cheerful chap-oh'o
gave the reason for his extreme and continued
state of happiness, His reply made stronger
men of his hearers.
because all of my friends treat me as oh'
Of themselves. They offer me no regrets, WINCH
after all, are useless. They never refer TO my
misfortune They talk freely with me as II
we're as well equipped physically as any ono
Of them"
There is the secret-One OF ourselves! ThhA
Of It when rude instinct prompts you TO s'a'
at cripple passing you on the street
There exists among most folk who have oe'n
deprived Of a partial use Of their bodies hS"
degree OF scnsitiy yeness with respect 10 us
cussion OF their particular ailment, The sIsn'
est mention Of the topic often sends the "'H1
Of such one into a season of broodins
Under this comes tho too frequent eNtenu'".
Of sympathy, the too much offered hand o.
help Note how your unfortunate friend
proud 70 do things which you were not a"a'
he could do
Suffering humanity needs all the help YOU can
give But do not forget that I'm extending heP
"A mental attitude must be taken into considers
ton. as well as a physical deficiency.
DO not permit your helping efforts to empn',
sire the physical gulf between you and the o"'
you help THE lDEAlloi'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Give Every Child a Fighting Chance

NT ORE than li00o public school children
vi in PhiladeIph.a-over 10 Per cent. Of
this years cnrolment-wtu have to be con-
tent with half or part-tima schooling this
year This condition OF affairs has been
chronic for some time and is not only dis
graceful but indefensibIe. It is fun of dan
ger for the community and for the children
themselves, and should be remediei al once
The same condition, only in an aggravated
form exists all over the United States OF
The 20,0000j0 children Of school age only
about 90 per cent attend school for even
half the year.
in Philadelphia fully 1900 children who
graduate each year from the public schools
are forced into tho 'blnd alley" Of Industrial
life and recruit the ranks Of the unemployed
dependent and delinquent classes.
The firm basis Of a Republic is tho educa-
tior. the thorough education of IT'S citizens
This means a seat in school, ar fun time for
every child Of school age. In Philadelphia
particularly. a city OF homes, there can be
no satisfactory excuse for inadequate school
facilities
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

A Pulling Story
The Texan pulled the dentists bell,
The dentist pulled him in,
The Texan pulled his Jaws apart
And bade the Doc begin.
The dentist pulled his forceps from
His case to pull the tooth,
And then he pulled the wrong one out;
He was a careless youth.
The Texan pulled himself upon
His feet and pulled a gum
An officer then pulled them both,
His name was Sergeant Dunn.
Dunn pulled tip from each and DER
The Judges eyes pulled wool;
They both pulled out without a fine,
For Dunn possessed pull.
New York Telegraph.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
CURIOSITY SHOP

Despite an notions 10 the contrary. history
does REPEAT itself occasionally. and from the
diary Of John Evelyn, contemporary Of Sam
ue Pepys this appears proved Under date Of
July l5 1853, Evelyn wrote:
The public was now In great CONSERVATION
on the late plot and conspiracy; His Majesty
very melancholy and not stirring without
double guards: all the avenues and private
doors about whitehall and the park shut up.
few admitted 10 walk in it.
THE Turks were likewise in hostility against
the German Emperor almost masters OF the
UPler Hungary, and drawing toward Vienna.
On the other side the French King Cwho It Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
A Grave Mistake

From the first chapter OF the Belgian Com
missions romance of German deviltry;
ION August 12, after the battle of Haeen,
Colonel van Damme. commander of Belgian
regiment, was lying wounded the battlefield,
Several German soldiers found him,
and placing their revovers against his mouth,
blow his head off," For this barbarty. at least,
there is the very best of evidence The
cious Commissioners have an affidavit from
Colonel Damme Observation-Disclosures Amer
lean.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Conlpensa sation

II it is true, our business philosophers tell
us. that "those who never do more than they
get paid for never get paid for more than they
do" then it is quite clear that IL you want to
get paid for more than you do. you must do
more than you get paid for. Even a phoso-
pher ought to see how impossible that is. bl't,
of course, the true philosopher cannot be eX-
pected to hesitate over mere impossibillty.-
Life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
The RaiIroads and Wasbinaton

There Is possible doubt that in many in
stances the tax (the proposed tax on freight
tranc) collected from the shipper win reach
the ultimate consumer as a double market
price OF the articles so taxed; there Is no
possible doubt that In all Instances II VIII mean
hnal costs very much higher than they are
nOw.-GsW York PgssA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
The Mnstes of Pence

The war has brought into 3 whittier light thaH
ever the immense waste that goes on IN gov
ernment I'm times OF pc1ce. Congress "ouS
play a high card by looking this question iaI'i.
in the face now, when worldwide economy
the Minneapolis Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

Morning SUM
From short poem entitled "Daybreak," by
Prof. George Herbert Clarke:
"Suni SUM- Suni SUM- E.
SUM- L.
SUM- SUM- Sunp
Sounds like a prejudced newsboy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Taking No Chances

"Bson yonder tells me he trusts his wife
implicitly and absolutely. but"
Well"
We'll. should notice he carries his change
and his fshhooks loose in the same pocket
Judge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
A Dual Alliance

Michigan paper announces the marriage Of
Kathryn Cannon and William Popp We hope
that SO bang-up a wedding will not be fol-
lowed by a state of war.