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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
Freight Rates Tax High;
Lowers Price OF Cotton

Savannah, Jan. lowing to
scarcity of neutral ships and the
risks which must be taken in trans
porting freights the transatlantic
rates on freight room from Savan-
nah are Low showing at new record
high levels.
The quotations per bale on cotton
yesterday compared to normal times
according to a representative ex-
porter here were:
To Bremen, present rate $1875
against $1.75 bale.
To Gothenburg, present rate $11..
q against So.
To Rotterdam, present rate $12.5O
against $1.75.
To Havre, present rate $3.50
against So.
To Genoa, present rate $3.50
$275.
To Liverpool and Manchester,
present rate $4.35 against SITS.
To Barcelona, present rate SIS
against 1925
The average price of a bale of
cotton now is $35.
The freight rate to Bremen is
practically half the value of the
cotton.
Cotton factors here pointed out
that the effect of the enormous in
crease in freight rates. was largely
responsible for the low prices the
staple now is bringing in domestic
markets. 1t would be impossible,
they said, to pay more than $35 a
bale here, meet the high freight
charges and sell the cotton at even
a modest profit in European mark
cts.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
Time To Start Dairying
Professors Pike and Howell, Depart.
ment of Dairying, Georgia State
College of Agriculture

A review of the history of farming
in every country shows that the early
settlers followed the lines of least
resistance. They robbed the land by
continual cropping and soon found
that their soil was depleted of fer
4tility. The result was that a change
In their system of farming became
necessary and they turned to the dairy
industry as being the most logical
change. The same condition applies
to Georgia. She is doubtless chang
ing her system of farming and dairy
ing is being welcomed. Why?
/. Because the soil fertility is con.
served and increased. Selling cotton
or grain is selling fertility and burn.
ing out hunius. A ton of cotton seed
meal is worth, at present prices OF
nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash
about $50, which is above the average
selling price. A ton of butter at 3Oc
a pound is worth $500, and contains
64c worth of fertility. Why not feed
%uC luCotl anu oSll Illt EdC0
cow kept saves $50 on the years fer
tilizer bill.
2. Dairying is adapted to high price
land. Land on the Isle of Jersey, the
annual rental of which is about $50
an acre, is used for keeping Jersey
COWS. Land in Holland worth $1,000
to $4,000 an acre, is used almost ex-
clusively for dairying. If Germany
and Holland with their high priced
land can buy our cotton seed cake,
ship it across the Atlantic, feed it to
COWS and send the butter back to us
at a profit; why can't we make money
with home grown feed and a local mar
ket? We can, and we are going to
do it.
3. The returns are constant and GER
tain. The dairyman's check comes Of
ten. He doesn't have to mortgage
his crop before it is made. The dali
ry man can systematic his operations.
He can tell what each COW is doing.
There need not be any guess work.
Look about you today. The greater
profits to be derived from this type of
farming is seen i'm the general pros
perity of the dairyman in comparison
with his neighbors who still persist
in following the one crop system.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
Tri-COunty Institute

The annual i-County Institute
composed of the teachers of Ben
Hill, Irwin and Wilcox counties,
met at Ocilla during the week be-
ginning Monday Dec. %.
The Institute continued until
Friday noon Jan. 1 and was pro.
nounced to be the best institute
ever held by the teachers of the
three counties.
All the teachers were full of the
greatest enthusiasm and interest.
The officers OF the Institute were
Mr.. Lloyd of Wilcox county,
president, and Miss Lee Mccall of
Ben Hill county secretary.
Instructors Land and Goddard
were with the Institute Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday and Hon.
M. l.. Britain spent Thursday
with the teachers, giving excellent
advice along different lines as
called for by the teachers.
Several excellent papers were
read by different teachers, among
them one by Miss HuIlihen of Ben
Hill County, Lynnwood School, on
the Educational value of Story
telling" This paper was we'll got
ten up, and won the admiration of
the entire Institute and especial
praise from Instructor Goddard.
Miss Hullihen will be remember
ed as graduate of the Fitzgerald
High School, in 1912, and also of
the Summer SCHOOL, at Athens
in 1914. The excellent way in
which she handled her subject,
shows her interest in the work also
her capabilitY in the teaching pro-
fession. She has held her present
position at Lynnwood for three
successive terms, which speaks
well for her teaching ability.
The teachers were very delight
fully entertained Tuesday night by
the Memberships musical, Wed.
nesday by reception from the
Woman's Club at the home of Mrs.
M. j. Paulk and Thursday night a
Minstrel play by the OciIla band
boys.
The Institute adjourned Friday
morning to meet again next year
at Fitzgerald.
Zone who was there"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
TREATING SEED IRISH POTATOES

r. n. Mediation, Professor HorticuI.
ture, Georgia State Col. of Ayr.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
Fund Is Available
For Loans On Cotton

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. GA tele-
gram addressed to Robt. F. Mad
| dox, chairman of the Georgia
state committee, Cotton Loan
Fund. and received Saturday af-
ternoon, announces that the cot
ton loan fund of $100,000,000 Is
now operative. Mr.. Maddox ex-
presses the hope that this fund
will be of great service to this
section.
The telegram states:
"One hundred million Class A
subscriptions received, and cot
ton loan fund is hereby declared
operative. Cotton loan commit
tee readyato receive loan applica-
tons. w. P. Holly, secretary
cotton loan committee"
In speaking of the matter Mr..
Maddox said:
The Georgia state committee
has already appointed SUBJ
mittees in all the leading cities
in Georgia, which have full in
formation in regard to the details
to be followed in making the cot
ton loans proposed.
1T is impossible to state at
this time whether or not there
will be many applications for
wardedsfrom Georgia; but l am
glad that the $500, 100000 is now
available to be loaned on cotton
in the south, and l hope it may
be found to be of some service to
this section"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
Savannah Cotton
Change Protests
London Meddlins

Savannah, Ca, Jan. "a
meeting of the Savannah Cotton
exchange has been called for
Monday to frame protest to be
made to the state department in
Washington concerning the hold
ing up in London of cablegrams
from Savannah cotton and ship
ping concerns with persons in
Sweden and Italy.
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Resolutions

We the teachers of Wilcox,
Ben Hill and Irwin counties, in
Institute assembled, do hereby
resolve to express our thanks and
gratitude.
1st. To the Board of Educa-
ton and the worthy superinten-
dent. Mr.. Stephens, for the use
of their building.
End. To Mr.. Weaver, who has
so thoughtfully a n d earnestly
provided for our comfort an d
pleasure.
Bird. To the Woman's Club,
who so delightfully."- entertained
us in Mrs. M. J. Paulk's home.
4th. To the people of Ocilla
in general, who have contributed
so much to the entertainment of
the teachers in their respective
homes.
9Th. To Mr.. Land, Mr.. God
ard, Mr.. Britain and the superin-
tendents of our respective coun-
ties for their excellent instruction
and encouragement.
Be it further resolved, That a
copy of these resolutions be sent
to the three county papers.
Signed:
j. w. Beasley,
N. B. Morgan,
G. F. Barnes,
Esther Tucker, Sec'y.
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If your subscription to the
Leader Enterprise is due, better
pay up now and get four magazines
to be sent to your home for one
year if you will renew your sub
scription to the Leader-E Enterprise
and pay Is cents extra for the
magazines.
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To combat it, a rotation of crops
should be practiced and the seed used
should be treated as follows: Put one
pint of 40 per cent formalin into
from So to 40 gallons OF water. Put
the seed into this solution before they
are cut and let them remain for about
three hours. Remove, dry and cut into
seed.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04

In the course of one year more
than 5000 persons were identified
by their finger prints in the London
Police Court.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04
For How Long?
Fitzgerald Raises a
Pertinent Question

When a neighbor tells us that
he has recovered from serious
illness, the first question that
naturally arises is, "How long will
he keep well?" Temporary relief
is one thing, but lasting cure is
altogether different. There is moth
ing temporary about the work of
Doan's Kidney Pills as the follow
ing Fitzgerald evidence proves be-
yond doubt.
William Goebler, retired tailor
211 Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald,
says: "My kidneys had troubled
me for years. My back ached
nearly all the time. l couldn't rest
at night. | was often so lame and
stiff that l couldn't get around. |
heard about Doan's Kidney Pills
and got a supply. Since using them
the backaches and lameness have
left. l am now strong and we'll. :"
REIMBURSEMENT.
On May 10th, 1914, Mr.. Goebler
said: 81 haven't taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills for long time and l am
just as glad to recommend them
now, as ! was few years ago
when l gave a statement in their
praise
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Goebler had.
Foster Milburn Co., Props. Buff
alo, n. Y. Adv.
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How Foot and Mouth Disease
May Effect Georgia
Or. w. M. Rurson, Professor of Veter
mary Science, Georgia State Col
Ieqe of Agriculture

By reason of the existence of the
foot and mouth disease in great Sec
ton of the United States and the con-
sequent quarantine on cattle, feed and
other shipments, Georgia will suffer
in two ways in particular. Those who
would buy pure bred live stock, cattle
or horses for starting into live stock
business in lieu of continuing the
growing of Improbable cotton, are
barred by the quarantine from get
ting into the best markets Also,
those who have to buy feed stuff will
find that the embargo placed upon
hay from foot and mouth territory
will have affected the price. If the
Georgia farmer has hay to sell, of
course, the hay quarantine in the
north and west will serve him well.
1t is important that the Georgia
farmer should keep a look out for
symptoms Of the disease among live
stock. 1t is the most highly conta-
gious of all diseases and apparently
is caused by an organism too small
for the highest power microscope to
detect 1t attacks split-hoof animals
and is transmissible to human be-
ings.
The disease is characterized by
blisters in mouth, nostrils, between
the claws, around dew claws and on
udder and teats of COWS. The bis
tiers burst and leave raw sores pre-
venting cattle from eating rough feed
They keep their mouths closed and oc-
casionally smack the lips and drivel
saliva. Farmers should not confuse
foot and mouth disease with COW pox
which also produces blisters, nor foul
moth which affects the legs with
lameness, nor with Mycotic Stomatitis,
a disease caused by fungus in pas
lures affecting cattle more like foot
and mouth disease than any other
trouble.
If in doubt, call veterinarian and
let him make the diagnosis
More than $1,000 income was re-
ceived from the 343 acres and live
stock of the College farm during the
past year. The dairy was the best
revenue producer OF course the farm
is meeting all Of its expense and is
paying handsomely. Six years ago
- q moon, c,,l1ioI ,,yOr,, ont 20 ,.,,,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04

Lest you forget-we say it yet
you can get four magazines for
one year by renewing your SUBJ
scr.ption to the Leader-Enter-
prise and paving IS cents extra
for the magazines. This is real
bargain and we want all of Our old
subscribers to get these magazines.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-01-04

Irish potato scab, one of the most
serious diseases affecting Irish pota
toes, is fungus disease that can be
carried to field on the seed planted.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
PROLOGUE.

The moonstone hac first reposed In
the forehead OF an Indian idol. AS
centuries went by. III luck following
II. II passed into Mohammedan hands.
but always through the ages three
Brahman priests kept secret watch
over IL John Herncastle. an English
officer. during the sforming OF Seringa-
patam. stole the stone. killing Its
guardians. Gabriel Betteredge. house
steward for Julia Qady Verlnderl ex-
plains how the stone came into the
house In which he erves Master
Franklin Blake. q nephew OF Lady
verlnder. had been sem abroad TO be
educated. On the day he was expected
home Penelope. Betteredge's daughter.
observes three Indian ~Jugglers acting
suspiciOusly. Franklin arrives earlier
than expected. having eluded n dark
stranger following him In London.
Franklin has the diamond. which has
been willed { o his cousin Rachel as q
birthday gift by Colonel Herncastle.
He puts the stone In n bank. The jug
glers make n secret visit to the house.
Rachel receives the moonstone on her
birthday. Among the guests Is Mr..
Murthwaite. mn Indian traveller. The
next morning the diamond Is missing.
Superintendent OF Police Seegrave Is
called In TO investigate. and the three
Indians are imprisoned. Suspicion also
falls on Rosanna Spearman. a servant.
and others. Sergeant Cuff. a London
detective. Is retained and begins his
work. He is checked. however. when
Rosanna. who Lady Verinder admits
has had a prison record. refuses to
have her room searched. II develops
that Rosanna has visited a neighbor.
Mrs. Golland. and borrowed a tin case.
This Sergeant Gun suspects she has
buried In the swamp secured by two
dog chains. also borrowed. Rosanna
shows signs Of nervousness. Sergeant
Cuff asks that Miss Rachel be kept ut
home. He later visits ~Frizinghall to
interview the three Indians. On re-
turning he sees a note In which Rosan-
ma tells that the quicksand has become
her grave. Sergeant Cuff suspects that
Miss Verinder and Rosanna had a Sc
cret between them relating to the moon
stone. He wants TO question her. but
Lady Verinder objects, offering to do
the questioning herself. She writes TO
the sergeant that her daughter and
Rosanna had had nothing between
them.
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the money lenders name and address
as recorded in my pocketbook and iden-
tilted it at once as the writing of Ser
geant Cuff.
Looking through the paper eagerly
enough after this discovery. l found
an ink mark drawn round one of the
police reports. Here il is at your serv-
ice. Read it as l read it and you will
set the right value ON the s~ergeant's
polite attention In sending me the news
of the day:
Lambeth.-Shortly before the closing of
the court. Mr.. Septimus Luker, the well
known dealer in ancient gems. carvings,
intaglii, etc. applied to the sitting magis-
trate for advice. The applicant stated
that he had been annoyed at intervals
throughout the day by the proceedings OF
some of those strolling Indians who in
fest the streets. The persons complained
of were three in number. After having
been sent away by the police they had
~returned again and again and had at
tempted 10 enter the house IN pretense
Of asking for charity. Warned of in the
front they had been discovered again at
the back of the premises. Besides the
ANNOYANCE complained of. Mr.. Luker ex-
pressed himself as being under some ap-
prehension that robbery might be con-
templated. His collection contained many
unique gems. both classical and oriental.
OF the highest value. He had only the
day before been compelled to dismiss a
skilled workman in ivory carving from
his employment "a native of India. as We
UNDERSTOOD on suspicion of attempted
theft, and he felt by no means sure that
this man and the street jugglers of whom
he com-Iained might not be acting in con-
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cert. II might be tneir object to collect
a crowd and create a disturbance In the
street ard. In the confusion thus caused.
to obtain access to the house. In reply to
the magistrate Mr.. Luker admitted that
he had no evidence to produce Of n
attempt at robbery being In contempla-
ton. He could speak positively to the
annoyance and interruption caused by the
Indians. but not to anything else. The
magistrate remarked that. IL the annoy
ance were repeated the applicant could
summon the Indians to that court, where
they might easily be dealt with under the
act. As to the valuables In Mr.. Luker's
possession. Mr.. Luker himself must a
the best measures for their safe custody.
He would do well. perhaps. TO communi-
cate with the police and to adopt such adj
ditional precautions as their experience
might suggest. The applicant thanked his
worship and withdrew.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

crutch and looked back at me over her
shoulder.
Il am to give it from my hands into
his hands," she said. And ] am TO
give II to him in no other way"
"Shall | write and tell him what you
have said:"
Tell him | hate him. and you will
tell him the truth"
Yes. yes. But about the letter.
IF he wants the letter he must come
back here and get 1t from me-"
With those words she limped of on
the way TO Cobb's Hole.
leave you to imagine how l watch
ed for the postman on Tuesday morn
ing. He brought me two letters. One,
from Penelope. announced that my
lady and Miss Rachel were safely es-
tablished In London. The other. from
Mr.. Jeffco, informed me that his mas
ter's son had left England already.
The nex morning Mr.. Franklin had
started for foreign parts. To what par
ticular place he was bound nobody.
himself included. could presume to
guess. We might hear of him next In
Europe, Asia. Africa or America. The
chances were as equally divided as
possible. in Mr.. Jefco's opinion, among
the four quarters Of the globe.
This news. by closing up all prospect
of my bringing Limping Lucy and Mr..
Franklin together. at once stopped any
frrrfhnr tnrnnrcSC of nainn ON tho uru "
to discovery.
The news of Mr.. Franklin's departure
from England on the Sunday morning
and the news of my lady's arrival in
London with Miss Rachel on the Mon
day afternoon had reached me. rs you
nre aware. by the Tuesdays post. The
Wednesday came and brought nothing.
The Thursday produced a second bud
get of news from Penelope.
My girls letter informed me that
some great London doctor had been
consulted about her young lady and
had earned a guinea by remarking that
she had better be amused. Flower
shows, operas. ~balls-there was q whole
round of gayeties in prospect. and Miss
Rachel. to her mothers establishment
eagerly took to 1t all. Mr.. Godfrey had
called, evidently as sweet as ever Oh
his cousin in spite of the reception he
had met with when he tried his luck
on the occasion of the birthday. TIC
Penelope's great regret he had been
most g%raciously received and had add
ed Miss Rachel's name to n of his
ladies' charities on the spot. My mis-
tress was reported to be out of spirits
and to have held two long interviews
with her lawyer. Certain speculations
followed referring to a poor relation
of the family, one Miss Clack, whom
l have mentioned In my account of the
birthday dinner as sitting mex to Mr.
Godfrey and having a pretty taste In
champagne.
Saturday, the last day of the week
is also the last day in my narrative
The mornings post brought me a sur
prise In the shape of a London news
paper. The handwriting on the direc
ton puzzled me. ! compared it will
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Limping Lucy.
PROCEEDED steadily with her
ladyship's letter:
Having appealed to Miss We

Having appealed to Miss verinder
in the manner which the officer
thought most desirable. l spoke to her
next In the manner which | myself thought
most likely to impress her. On two diff
ferent occasions. before my daughter left
my roof. I privately warned her that she
was exposing herself to suspicion OF the
most uncomfortable and most degrading
Kind. l have now told her In the plainest
terms that my apprehensions have been
realized.
Her answer to this, on her own solemn
animation, is as plain as words can be.
In the first place. she owes no money
privately TO any living creature. In the
second place. the diamond is not now and
never has been In her possession since she
night.
The confidence which my daughter has
Sa0eu IN me goes no further than this.
one maintains an obstinate silence when
4 ask her II she can explain the disap-
psaIance OF the diamond. She refuses.
win tears when l appeal to her to speak
OUT Tor my sake. 1.-THE day will come
"hen you will know why | am careless
ABOUT being suspected and why l am ST.
zen. ever to you. | have done much to
MAKE my mother pity me-nothin6 to
make my mother blush for me-" Those
are my daughters own words.
After what has passed between the Off
Ger ana me i think-stranger as he is
tnat he should be made acquainted with
what Miss Verinder has said as well as
you Read my letter to him and then
|iaee In his hands the check which l in
close. In ~resigning all further claim on
ms services / have only to say that | am
convinced Of his honesty and his intelli-
sence. but ] am more firmly persuaded
mar ever that the circumstances in this
case have fatally misled him.
There the letter ended. Before
presenting the check. | asked Sergeant
IL he had any remark to make.
Its no part of my duty. Mr.. Bet
teredge,' he answered. Ito make re-
marks ON a case when l have done
with it."
tossed the check across the table to
MIN. DO you believe in that part OF
her l~adyship's letter." said. In
dignantly.
The sergeant looked at the check. and
lifted his dismal eyebrows in acknowl-
edgement of her ladyship's liberality.
This Is such a generous estimate Of
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
In This
Merry
World
jolt to Romance.

"You saw Venice. of courser'
I'VE did"
did you go u in n Of those high
ly romantic ~gondolas?"
"Yes. but that trip was spoiled for
me-"
How so?"
"Our gondolier wore a derby hat
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
Lono Time Finding It Out.

1--WE think we are smart" remarked
the man ON the car, but it isn't true.
Think Of the years and years men
pulled shirts on over their heads, and
couldn't think Of a better way."-To-
ledo Blade.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

Mabel-How are you getting on at
college, Percy? 81 sfs3f
Percy-Oh, all right. I'm trying hard
to get ahead, you know. ~.
Mabel-Well. goodness knows. you
need one.-Exchange. f3e
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07

MY daughter Jane practiced for two
hours on the piano yesterday"
"She must like it."
TT isn't that. but 1t took me that
long to finish the housework."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
His Worry.

TN driving your car are you sure OF
yourself now?"
"Oh. feel reasonably sure Of my
self. It's what I'm likely to do to 9TH
ers that worries me."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
From His Viewpoint.

"why don't you ever come to any of
your wife's teas? They are such q
success"
MY staying away is a part Of the
success" growled the other man.-Lou-
isville Courier-Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-08-07
One Drawback.

Gibbs-Is it true that you don't
spend as much money now as you did
before you were married?
Dibbs-It is. / wish l could say the
same thing of my wife.-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.