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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
SHOWHOUSES OPEN
FOR CHARITY'S SAKE.

Atlanta, February 7.-Despite the
pending fight in the courts to stop
the practice, several leading Atlanta
motion picture houses were open
again yesterday, giving benefit per
formances for Belgian relief, Kings
Daughters, and other charitable and
even semi-religfous purposes.
While the Sunday motion picture
idea has been carried out generally in
Atlanta for several months, and SO
extensively that on some Sundays
practically all the down town picture
theaters are open, the opponents OF
the idea took no definite action until
sit:1n anrCrrced that if the I;cture
last week when leaders of the t,:.nC-
sirion announced that if the picture
managers didn't s;oi, the practice they
would invoke the law.
1t remains to be seen today.
whether the movie men will be prose
cuted and which side will win. In
dictments have a;r,ady been tak~d cat
against two or three of the leading
representative picture house managers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
WHAT AN ACRE. OF.
PIEDMONT SOIL CAN Do
Andrew M. souIe, President Georgia
State College OF Agriculture.

An acre of Cecil clay soil typical of
the Piedmont region of Georgia, which
was quite poor a few years ago, but
is in process of being built up, illus
trates fairly what can be accomplish
ed by any farmer on an equal quality
of soil. This acre is located on the
College farm. Fertilizer running 10
3-3 has been used on the land at
the rate of about 300 pounds an acre
per crop. 1t is a soil of only fair fer
tility and is taken on that account.
This acre was planted to cabbage
and Irish potatoes. About 5000 cab
bage plants were set out, but, of
course, some of them failed to head.
A smaller area was used for the pota-
toes. The cabbage crop was sold re-
tail and wholesale, and brought in
gross receipts of $40. The Irish pota-
toes were sold at 81 per bdshel and
brought in $500.
. After the cabbage and the potatoes
had been removed the acre was plant
ed to corn. During the rOasting-ear
period, $4,000 Of ears were sold from
the area and the remainder of the
ears were left to mature, yielding 40
bushels of corn. In addition, ton
and half of corn slower were gather
ed from the acre, which is being fed
to the stock. After the corn crop was
harvested oats were sown.
Thus it will be seen that SIS in
actual cash was received from sales
from the acre, and that enough corn
and stover was obtained, in addition
to more than cover all the expense,
so that the $75 may be considered a
net profit. Many truckers have done
and can do better than this with
an acre of land. But this represents
more nearly what is possible for the
average farmer who wants to diversity
his activities and especially who wants
to give intensive cultivation to some
small area for the production of home
supplies along with a salable money
crop OF the same sort. Let US con.
centrate our energy on smaller areas
of Land, fertilize, cultivate and handle
to better advantage and so build them
up as to enable the production of fair
average crops Of variety Of things
which the market demands and the
land owner needs for the proper sus
tenance Of his own family.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
4 Substitute For
~. Cotton Seed Meal
Milton p. Jarnagin, Professor Anin,al
Husbandry, Ga. College OF Aari.

With cotton seed meal selling
around $40 per ton. it becomes a very
expensive concentrate for fattening
beef animals this year. Corn is being
sold in Georgia from IS to rs cents
per bushel. With corn as high as $1.OO
per bushel, it can be prof1tably fed
within proper limits in the ration.
Therefore, corn can very well take the
place Of part of the cotton seed
meal while present prices hold. Corn
has 66.8 per cent digestible carbohy-
drates and 4.3 per cent fat, while cot
ton seed meal contains FLA per cent
digestible carbohydrates and SO per
cent Of fat. Corn is more effective in
finishing cattle for the market, and
at present prices has quite an advan-
tage over cotton seed meal
Those Georgia farmers who have
started into the feeding Of beef cattle
and have been depending upon cotton
seed meal as the chief concentrate
should look about them and see if
they cannot buy Georgia corn at a
price that will make it justifiable to
supplant in part cotton seed meal with
corn.
In this connection, it will be peril
nent to say that rs per cent of the
feed of the dairy herd at the College
is now. corn cob meal, that is, ear
corn all ground into meal.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
Start In the Colt
Business This Spring
Milton p. JarnaSin, Professor Animal
Ausbandry, Ca. College OF A0rl.

Near 100000 horses have been ex-
ported from this country to warning
Europe. In the cotton belt This means
higher priced mules and horses, not
only for this year. but for years to
come. When the war is over Europe
villa still be looking to this country
Sor restocking their farms, and for
ten years or more, 1t will have its ef-
feet on prices in this country.
This spring every mare in Georgia
should be bred to a good sire. If this
were done there is possibility of be.
tween $4,000 and 10000 colts being
born. The last census showed that
there were only 1,48S colts born il
Georgia during the year the figures
were taken.
The colt crop for next year will
be determined in the next so days. 1t
is, therefore, time for farmers to be
looking about for suitable, sound stall.
lions. II there are none or none good
enough, the College will send an ex.
pert where there is sufficient interest
and see II a cooperative arrangement
cannot be made for buying a good stall.
lion. 1.-Two stud fees per mare for AZ
to so mares would meet all the ex.
pensegtpecessary to purchase stall
lion or fine quality, and the expert
would see that such an animal is pur.
chased and delivered.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

The BOIL .,WEEV|L
yt,AND G CREDIT
J. Phil Campbell, Director Extension
DivisioTsosfIese of Agriculture. :

Much of the cotton that is grown
an Georgia requires an advance OF
credit from the banker, or the mer.
chant. When the boil weevil has made
itself felt there will be a hesitancy
about advancing credit on the crop
In fact there may be an absolute with
drawal of credit which would spell
disaster.
cotton, even in the presence of the boil
weevil. Therefore, it will be a mis-.
take to cease extending credit on cot.
ton crops. Bankers and merchants
have it within their power to meet the
boil weevil situation safely and sanely,
prevent panic and gradually direct
farming into a more profitable line
than ever could have been under the
one crop system.
The depredations of the weeyil will
increase gradually. Except under most
unusual circumstances will it do it
greatest damage within the first year
or two after its appearance. Each
year it will take greater toll unless prop
er methods are used to combat it. 1t
would, therefore, seem wise policy
for the banker and the merchant to
gradually reduce the amount Of credit
on cotton. If they are to encourage
the largest development Of the agri-
cultural possibilities of the region they
serve, as well as develop their own
business, they will at the same time
encourage the diversification of crops
and the gradual introduction of live
stock to consume the products. There
fore, credit must be extended to these
crops, as it is being gradually reduced
on cotton.
1t has been estimated that the cut
IN the yield of cotton the first year of
the invasion of the weevil is from 10
to 20 per cent; the second year from
% to As per cent and the third from
40 to go per cent, depending upon what
measures have been taken to hold the
weevil in check. Under some such
schedule, credit basis may be estab-
lished on cotton.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
Preventing Worms In Fruit
T. II. Mediation, Professor HortieuI.
ture Georgia College OF Agriculture.

Spraying with arsenate of lead at
the proper time will control the cur.
cuEo which causes worms in peaches.
and the cooling moth which produces
worms in apples.
The spray material should be made
by taking from l to 2 pounds OF pow
dered arsenate of lead, or from 2 to
g. pounds of arseRate lead paste, and
putting 1t in so gallons of water. 1t is
advisable to Stake pounds of stone
lime and also pat in the solution. The
arsenate. of lead and lime will make
q suspension or settle If not agitated.
The curculio which lays the eggs
that hatch the worms that infest
peaches, attack the, little peaches
about the time the shuck be-
gins to burst or at the time the peach
is about7the size of pea. 1t is then
that the arsenate of lead should be
sprayed. Delay spraying a week or
ten days and there will be many
wormy peaches. The spraying should
be repeated in three weeks.
For the codling moth that causes
worms in apples, spray with arsenate
of lead just after the petals fall and
while the tiny apples still stand I'D
straight. Repeat the spraying in three
weeks.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
BEST NEWS SINCE JUDAS
=, <,l DIED"

CHEERFUL REMEDY FOR INDI-
TrEsTIoN 1HAS BEEN iFOUNR,
You need no longer Suffer with thai
DULL, lazy lREEL1NG THAT
EBREADFUEf GNAWING SENSA-
ITION IN THE STOMACH,
HEARTBURN, SOUR STOMACH,
AND DULL HEADACHE ABOVE
THE EYES AND THROUGH THE
TEMPLES" Rid yourself of INDI-
GESTION and ENJOY your meals,
your sleep will be sweet and refresh
ing, your life longer and happier
Prof. E. L. Martin, of Macon, Geor-
gia, writes: "The universally of in
digestion should cause the world to
give hearty welcome to any prepara-
ton that will relieve the excruciating
pain and distress which it causes. --..-
Appreciation Of the most instan-
taneous and magical benefits that have
resulted in my own case from the use
VI q tOltiC WV JI OIIlPLS lllC 10
tender this testimonial as to its eff
cheney; and to express the hope and
belief that it will prove the universal
remedy which mankind has so long,
and 50 sorely needed.
An intimate personal acquaintance
with the manufacturers of C-I-C en-.
ables me to testify to their sterling in
tegrity as business men; and that the
public may rely with absolute conf
dence on their claims and represen-
tations. SIGNED
If you are suffering with INDIGES-
lion give C-I-C a chance to prove
to you that its the remedy you have
SO long wished for Price fifty cents
per bottle.
For sale by
HAILE's DRUG STORE, Fitzgerald,
va adv.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
SHERIFF. SALE.
GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.

.GEORGIA-Ben Hill County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
IN March next, at public outcry at the
courthouse in said county, within the
legal hours of sale, to the highest bid.
der for cash, the following described
property, to-wit
l22 l-2 acres of land in the south
west corner of lot of land Number.2Sl
in the 3rd district of originally Irwin
then Wilcox, now Ben Hill County
Georgia, and being the southwest
quarter of said lot of land.
SAID property levied on as the prop:
erty of S. Y. Gibbs to satisfy an exc
cution issued from the City Court OF
Ocilla, Irwin County, in favor of Pitts
burg Steel Company against Y. S.
Gibbs & Co., Y. S. Gibbs and S. Y
Gibbs.
Said property levied upon as the
property of the defendant S. Y. Gibbs
and i'll possession of the said S. Y
Gibbs when levied upon.
This February 9TH, 1916.
W. H. FOUNTAIN, Sheriff
Ben Hill County, Georgia.
We'd
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
Put FaIih Machinery In Shape
Before Spring Work Begins
L. C. Hart, Professor Farm Engineer
Ing, Ga. College OF Agriculture.

Time and money will be saved il the
farmer will see to 1t that before spring
work begins, all of the farm nipple
ments are repaired and in readiness
for the rush when it begins. All the
plows, harrows, seeders, cultivators,
ETC., should be assembled and looked
over for all necessary repairs and new
parts. These should be attended to
at once, SO that there will be no de-
lay when the farm work begins.
All bearings should be cleaned and
oiled, and everything should be put
In first class condition. All single
trees, neck Jokes and double-trees
should be assembled and attached
where they belong. =
Doing these things before the time
Tor activities in the field begin, re-
lieves the burden and worry when
spring opens, and makes the farm op-
erations go off smoothly and with
greatest results when the farmer is in
greatest need of all the efficiency he
This is time also to study labor
saving or improved farm machinery
and have it ready for spring work
1t is better to take time and study
all kinds of farm machinery than to
lay out money in anything not the
best for the individual needs. Many
costly mistakes have been made by
Georgia farmers in too hastily conclud-
ing that they had found the best ma
chimes for their purpose when there
has been some little thing about them
which they overlooked that made it
unsuccessful for their hillside or sandy
land.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
DON'T BE A PESSIMIST
pessimist is a queer fellow

A pessimist is a queer fellow.
He couldn't be much else, because
he is a pessimist.
He borrows your horse and then
kicks at his gait
He begs cigar and complains of
the quality.
He profits from the prosperity of
his town and then gives it kick.
He listens to five dollar sermon
and then drops a nickel in the col
lection plate.
In the height of prosperity he sees
nothing but gloom ahead.
He gloats over his own virtues and
rails at the frailties of his neighbors
He was born wth a Crouch, lives
the life of crouch, dies the death of
crouch, and turns hell into the
realms of crouch.
Don't be a pessimist.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
LOTT INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Douglas, Ga, Feb.8.-Coffee county
grand jury today returnd an indict-
ment charging murder, against G..
Wash Lott for KILN his son w. L.
Lott last December Lofts case as
well as the case of Mrs. Maggie Has
Iuns, charged with killing her. husband
last May, will be taken up for trial
next week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Elmo Ragsdale, expert horticulturist.
has been added to the extension staff
of the College of Agriculture to do
field work, particularly 60 help in can
ming club and home garden work
Prof. J. w. Firor will confine him.
self more exclusively to commercial
propositions and experimentation.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
Casper Hide & Skin Co.
EAST PINE ST.
Fitzgerald, Ga.

Bought, Sold, Exchanged, Repaired
. We still manufacture best grade
fresh corn meal. DODD SUPPLY
co.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
MY HOME FOR SALE

Nine-room, stone house on S. Main
Street. Well finished and complete
With baths and halls. Bargain for cash
or on terms.
ALEX SCMITZ g.
IT, IA S. Main.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
Stop, Look and Listen

The Casper Hide and Skin Com
pany, 227-22S, E. Pine street, are
buying and paying Baltimore
prices for hides, wool, wax, tai
low, furs, old rubber, brass, copper,
sacks, lead, scrap iron, metal of
all kinds. Get our prices. We
thank YOU
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

WANTED-Room and table
boarders. Rates reasonable Mer.
Ger House S. Main St. Pone 227.
Mrs. jamie Ethridge.' If.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
JAMES T. ALEXANDER,
r. F. D. No. S.
Fitzgerald, Ga.

This should be printed plain type at the the naoe
and when letter of this kind used there no possibility
OF the instruction of mail The could be the upper
lett hand corner of the envelope thus nsung return of letter
in case Of non delivery.
The kind of stationery men in the erea tcits
or private correspondence related affairs
Since the farmers Of this community up in other re-
spects they should be behind brothers elsewhere in the mat
ter stationery
EeVy farmer should have his printed stationery for it will
operate evidence others the brains and far
sgtedness which of this community that our own mrs
possess.
This office will print 100 letter heads for Co., $50 for
SIPS 500 for $3.50 Envelopes printed to match will cost 81 M
for 100; $1.25 for ESQ., or ST so for $780, .
The farmers of this community lead other respects and can
easily be this greater expense method of buy
ing Is cents worth of white paper and envelopes time
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
COTTON MILLS DOTS.

Mrs. N. B. Davis of Pelham was the
guest al her daughter Miss Daisy Da-
Wis last week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Miss Annie Wingate is visiting
friends in Triton this week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Sound stock new crop Velvet Beans
$3.50 blu. DODD SUPPLY CO.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
An q EvftDAk ii lBs BRAINS b t1a >9ul&ut

=
Men OF today judged almost much appearance
ty are by their acts and is this seevdent
than in the matter of correspondence.
ears ago Drawn the chief of the Today
Drains linen the farmer could write letter any kind
per and would Now ne printed station
cry ne would take his place among successful and bray
of the day.
n lew years ago printed letter head for the thing
o the museum To-day found in ev
cry section of this broad land
1t IS an evidence of the advanced brain power American
farmer OF today the farmer of tomorrow of the future
Neatly printed stationery instantly the attention and
respect OF everybody for bespeak progress part the on
who uses it. .a'
But serves yet another and equally important purpose 1t pre-
misdirection of letters in the fas
spelling OF Names the confusion of employee the head Of
the farm
is as follows
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09
folks, who are deprived of the day
school, is progressing nicely.

: Mr.. Simmie Cozart, Mr.. N. B.
Barnes Miss Hattie Collins, Miss Lu-
cy and Callie Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM, Turner very greatly enjoyed
motoring over the good roads to AL
bany and back Sunday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Our Sunday school is good but
suppose we double the attendance
next Sunday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Our night school, three nights in
the week for the benefit of our young.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Miss Annie Wingate is visiting
friends in Triton this week.
Rev. Adams enjoyed a day of re-
creation Friday fishing on Ocmulgee
river. He reports fairly good catch.
Next Sunday is Georgia-go-to-Sun-
day-School-day. Let every old schol-
ar bring a new one, and so double the
attendance.
Mr.. S. ]. Cozart, Mr.. ]. H. Morris
and Miss Ada Morris motored down
to Pelham Friday, returning Saturday.
At the home of the brides mother,
Mr.. Jesse Tenders and Miss Viru
Smith were married last Sunday ev=
ening, Rev. c. A. Cozart, officiating.
Their many friends wish for them
many Joys and much happiness.
Mr.. Jesse Clark motored over to
Ocilla Tuesday on business.
Our night school, three nights in
the week for the benefit of our young
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

Mr.. Jesse Clark motored over t
Ocilla Tuesday on business.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-02-09

No. N. c. Seed Peanuts at DODD
SUPPL YCO.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-11
WORLD ANNUALLY EN-
 CIRCLED WITH CRADLES

Thirty-six million babies are born into the world each year, about seventy minute, or more than one every second, says a statistician- Place each baby in d cradle ranged in line and the cradles would cir cle the globe, Let the babies be carried in their mothers arms past given point, the procession being kept up night and day, and at the end of year only about one-sixth of the infantile host would have gone by, and this although they passed at the rate of 12 minute. The babe that had to be carried when the tramp began, would be able to walk when a mere fraction of its comrades had reached the re- viewers post; and when the years supply of babies was drawing to a close there would be rear guard, not of infants, but of romping G. year-old boys and girls.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-11
HOW ..PEcK's BAD BOY" BEGAN

An interesting sidelight on the late Gov. Peck's character is dis closed by passage in letter once written to the Detroit News in reply to request that he forward mater ial for his life story, Nil. Peck wrote:
 What do you want stuff about me for, anyway? l am a Democrat and may never die so you can use stuff about me. Some of us have agreed not to die until the Democrats elect president. So we may keep on living till the millenium-who knows ?"
 Mr. Peck was famous in Wisconsin for his red carnation, as he invari- ably wore such blossom.
 In explaining how he came to write "Peck's Bad Boy," Mir Peck a few years ago said:
 How did I come to think of the bad boy? We'll, my son came in one day and told me story about "a boy who wrote note to his father in fine hand, signed Daisy invit- ing the father to meet her at the corner of the bank. We'll, it worked. and the old man put on all the best clothes and stood on the bank corner. while that confounded boy kept coming past and asking his father what he was waiting for. Finally the old man gave the boy dollar to go to the theater with and get rid of him. That struck me as funny, and I wrote it up. It went into every paper in the United States, and thought if they wanted stuff like that I would give them more of it. IL added s0,000 subscribers to my weekly paper"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-05-11
CLIPPINGS FROM THE
 FAIRBANKS PAPERS

William H. Gorham, the well known local jeweler, who left Fair- banks for the Outside few weeks ago, intending to go to Arizona in order to secure relief from tuber- culosis, died in Seattle.
 Louis and Herman Anderson ar rived home from the Outside last Tuesday. They made the trip in over the trail with horse and double ender, bringing about 500 pounds of freight. They found the trail so bare for the last 150 miles that they were compelled to make wheels for the sled out of sawlogs. The wheels were affixed to the sled by wire, gas pipe serving as ! axels.
 c. w. Herman, a mining man of the Ruby district, recently returned to Ruby over the Seward trail. bringing his wife His bride is the mother of his partner in the min ing game, E. W. McKinnon. The partnership is now all in the family.
 Returning early during the past week from trip to the lower river country, Captain George Green brought report concerning the new strike in what is known as the Tolstoi district, and which is in the Innoko country He states that the strike seems to be genuine and brought back with him a little of the gold found Pay prospects have been located on Boob and Masto- don creeks only as yet. Jim Priteh- arc> IS said to have been the dis eoverer of the Tolstoi camp.
 Wade H. Joslin. general manager of the Panama Valley railroad has announced the discontinuance of tha railroad agency at Ines for the summer, as it is thought that traffic toward the Tolovana country, over the trail, will be light during the summer months. Vim. Landwehr, the oines station agent, will assume charge of the Chatanika office. while John Joslin, the present agent at cnatanlka' will again be with the Alaska Road Commission. Victor Fieischman will have charge of the railroad business at Olnes while there IS no agent there. All freight to oines must now be prepaid.