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Water Every MOFnlnx
Before Breakfast Will
Take Off Fat If You
Get More Fresh Air
Be Moderate "A Your Diet and Re.
duce Your Weight with Tasseo.

Lack Of fresh air weakens the oxy-
scn-carrying power OF the blood, the
liver becomes sluggish, fat accumu-
latcs and the action of many of the
vital organs are hindered thereby.
The heart action becomes weak,
work is an effort and the beauty Of
the figure is destroyed.
Fat put on by indoor life is un-
healthy and il nature is not assisted
in throwing it off by increasing the
xygen-carrying power OF the blood,
a serious case of obesity may result.
When you feel that you are getting
too stout. take the matter in hand at
once. Don't wait until your figure
has become a joke and your health
ruined through carrying around bur
den Of unsightly and unhealthy fat
Spend as much time as you possibly
can in the open air, breathe deeply,
and get from the National Drug Co.
box OF tassco, take glass Of hot
water every morning before break
fast then take tassco after each meal
and at bedtime.
Weigh yourself every few days and
keep up the treatment until you are
down to normal. Tassco is absolutely
harmless. is pleasant to take. helps
the digestion and is designed to in
crease the oXygen-carrying power Of
the blood
Even few days treatment should
show noticeable reduction in weight
show noticeable reduction in
weight There is nothing better for
obesity. adv
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-09-07

As new minister in the community
| wish to thank all our people who,
al the tent services and elsewhere,
have given US warm welcome Mrs.
Baker and myself thank you, one and
all.
Sunday morning next am to have
nearly the first privilege of preaching
to you. Can't we make it one of the
very best rallies we have known?
Won't YOU make a point OF being
present?
All who have helped in the Tent
Chorus please help US in the choir
Sunday morning and any church
menberS who have not yet heard the
new pastor please be present.
Many. many cards on which friends
have avowed preference for the
Baptist church have been put into my
hands. l cordially invite every signer
of such to be at church and start the
Lords Day in the right way.
/ Indeed, to any friends who have no
church home. here and now crtend
"a hearty invitation to worship with
us on Sunday morning.
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lEOKGT71. Den TIITT County.


Under and by virtue Of a power
OF sale contained in the mortgage ex-
ecuted by d. P. Adams to First Nat
ional Bank of Fitzgerald. Georgia, on
the 23rd day OF July, 1912, and record
ed in the Office of the Clerk of the ST.
perior Court OF Ben Hill county, in
book of mortgages No. on page 135,
w hich power is more accurately
shown by reference to said mortgage,
the undersigned will sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder for cash,
during the legal hours of sale, before
Ben Hill county courthouse door, the
following property, to-wit:
All OF lots Nos. Five 60 and six TO-
; in square No. Eleven (lD in Block
No. Nine 90 as per the duly record
ed plat OF said city on file in the
office of the clerk of the Superior
Court OF Irwin County, Georgia
The said mortgage first above men
toned was executed and delivered to
! secure the payment of a certain prom
issory note for the sum of $l775.00,
or any renewal thereof, and the total
amount now past due and owing is
evidenced by that renewal note dated
February 9th, 1917, bearing interest
from date at the rate of 8 per cent,
due May 5th, 1917, and being for the
principal sum of $ll1800. A convey
ance will be executed to the purchaser
by the undersigned, as authorized in
the said mortgage, and the proceeds
Of such sale will be applied first to
the payment Of said debt with interest
and expense of this proceeding and
the remainder. if any, will be paid
over to D. p Adams, or his legal rep
reSnntative This 9TH day of Sept.
1917.
First National Bank Of Fitzgerald, Ga
7-1421-2S.
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FOR SALE-As ! am getting too
old to farm offer for sale all of my
farms land consisting of twenty s.
acre tracts one y, one 20 and one so
acre tracts, and two residences in the
city All close in Any reasonable
offers Wilde considered. Twenty per
cent in cash. balance to suit pur-
chaser. mean business. c. Casper,
office IA East Central Ave. evFtf
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TO THE PATRONS OF THE SCHOOL:

Don't be deceived by
from the School
have abide by the do Of
Georgia make mandatory educate children FREE The
Charter is law OF the
No rule the
been bought with the school
the whole people YOUR children you
who Keep
children homeecp them busy canbut keep them
school until the gives us rights.
The will Saturday, September children
promotion
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LEGAL NOTICE

S. l.. Gregory VS.. Lula Gregory
libel for divorce in Ben Hill Superior
Court.
The defendant, Lula Gregory. is
hereby required to be and appear at
the next term of the Superior Court to
be held in and for said county on the
First Monday in October, sl917, to
answer petitioners complaint, or in
default the court will proceed as to
justice shall appertain.
Witness the Hon. D. A. r. Crum
Judge Of said court, this 10th day OF
August, 1917.
D. w. M. Whitley. Clerk.
Chas W. Russell.
Petitioners Attorney. A
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

Cor. Lee and Magnolia Streets.
Regular church service Sunday, at
l0:45 A. M The pastor will speak a
special message to those who have
committed themselves to God and
His church the past week The sub
ject will be Individuality" in Christ
ian Service. The spirit of the service
will be evangelistic. Everyone has a
cordial welcome to come and worship
with usf
J. S. GRAIL, Pastor.
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FARM FOR SALE-134 acres, 100
Vt which are in cultivation, planted in
corn and velvet beans this year which
means good crop another year. Con
7enient to good school and on mail
quite. Will sell for cash of terms.
!. Horton Taylor, Abba, Ga. dS2o.
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WANTFD-You to know that the
Classified Department of the Leader
Enterprise will locate your lost ar
ticles, secure help when you need it;
ind employment for the unemployed;
rent houses farms, OF anything else
you may need A trial will convince
you. If
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FOR SALE-6-cylinder Studebaker
ST, 7 passenger, 1917 model, in good
,oudition. Ready for use. Been in
service 4 months. VIII sell or trade
Tor property Reasons for selling, car
too big for own use Casper Hide &
Skin Co., apply ]. Casper If
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SECONDHAND GASOLINE EN-
II MES FOR SALE-One 8-horse
ngine $4,000; One 3-horse engine
I5.09; One 2-horse engine 10000;
Nj in good condition. Terms cash
Apply Leader Enterprise. IF
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LOST-Hand bag, between Fitz-
gerald and Norman Park, or at Fitz-
gerald. Contains wallet with papers
which are valuable to me- Reward of
$500 will be paid for It's return to
this Office Fitzgerald Leader Enter
prise. 7rtO-I2-p
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FOR SALE-Eight-room Bungalow
modernly equipped throughout Two
nice big lots, 50 X 500 feet; lots Of
good fruit trees; bargain See Mas
sey at Davis Bros Co. Store. If
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SHALL ONE MAN BE DICTATOR OF THE FITZGERALD
sCHOOLs2 Will OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM FAIL?

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ATTENTION, YOUNG PEOPLE.

Mrs. Loren Jones will speak to the
Young people of the city at the Cen
trail Methodist church on Sunday eve
ming at GAS All the young people
are urged to attend this service.
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LOST

LOST--Liberal reward offered to
return of two ten dollars gold certif-
Gates lost Wednesday on Sherman
street by Mrs. 7. P. Stubs, 800 East
Altamaha. II
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Milk COWS and fine seed oats for
ale. Apply to H. H. James, Fitz,
gerald. Ga. If
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-09-07

FOR SALE-One Fo-d Touring
ear, $3.50 DR.. f. ] Dormirey. tip
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Onc 1916 bort auto
mobile in good condition. Inquire at
Leader Enterprise Office If
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WANTED-Young man to work at
Adams Candy Kitchen. 1t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01

l~ns . ~ shssld 'eaoe. ~ -
eveewhalnlns. they vim cary - -
your feet. Yoa viii forget to speculate
and to analyse. Therefore. ] think yoa
have been wise and right to walt. Xos
have run NO risk Of having 10 ~ ~
with the lesser things"
she leaned toward him across the
rose-shaded table. For those few FEC
onds they seemed to have been brought
into q wonderfully intimate commun!oo
Of thought. A wave Of her hair almost
touched his forehead. His hand boldly
rested upon her fingers.
sYoa talk" she whispered, IA Il ~
were back upon your hilltop once
m0rei~
He turned his head toward the little
orchestra. which was playing Q low aud
tremulOus waltz tune.
II want to believe" he said. "that
you cnn listen to the music here and
yet live upon the hilltOps."
"You believe that It Ii pOssibler
" do indeed" he assured her. IA.
though my heart was almost sick with
loneliness, l do not think that ] should
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
DESTROYER OF THE FRONTIER
Aircraft Promises Such Swift and Easy
transportation That Peoples win
Not Be Rooted in Soil.

II you went In the ordinary way
from the Italian city Turin to Eng.
land, you would change trains three
times, cross the channel by boat, force
yourself to be patient while locoino'
tives cualed and took on water, pas
sengers embarked or alighted along
the railway, and customs officers went
through their fussy examinations. A
proper allowance OF time, We would
say, would be &c hours.
The other day, Captain Lauriat Of
the Italian aviation corps made the
journey by airplane in II hours and
two minutes. For him, there was no
such thing as frontiers, no delays ex'
cept those he himself willed, no ofli'
Gals In seedy uniforms to make q
mess Of his baggage unless he elected
to let them.
It Is the idea of intcrnntioDallsts
that we'll have n world state when
everything Is so mixed that there Is
no Strengthening 1t out by national
command, when borders can be
crossed as one would county lines,
when transportation is so swift ana
easy that no peoples can be or WIN
desire to be rooted In the soil. Well
should this come about. the world MAJ
the instrument which will compass II.
It Is the flying machine .-Toledo
Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
MOONS EFFECTS NOT KNOWN
May Be Key to Sleep Walking and
Kindred Disorders, Declares
Writer In Medical Journal.

All persons In all times have seen
IN intimate connection between the
moon and fruitfulness. both animal
and vegetable.
"Even now" says the New York
Medical Journal. 1.-THE onions which
come to our city market owe their ex-
cellence to the farmers careful con.
junction Of planting time with the
phases Of the MOON"
Such ideas hive been 30 universal
that mans unconscious mind still pre-
serves them. though his judgment may
scorn them as absurd.
Doctor Sadger Of Vienna cites cases
Of somnambulists who ''undsr the infiu.
ence Of moonlight are recalled to times
md scenes Of active childish wishes.
The moon calls them In deep sleep to
act out dream Wishes"
The Medical Journal suggests that
the key to sleep walking md other
kindred disorders Of childhood and
late life may be found In moon.l0re. =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
They Just Had to Wait,

Something was the matter with the
stop-signal bell Of the bonneville troll.
ley car, and the conductor had to
whistle to the motorman, that trip
one whistle to start, two whistles to
60 ahead.
This wasn't the real Tooneryllle
trolley, but a certain suburban dummy
line" which is so dcnoininuted by the
facetious cur riders.
At one place. the other morning, the
a made a long stop, and some of The
passengers began to get uneasy. one
sought the real platform and found
the conductor eating n frugal lunch.
con.
Say, how long we goin' TO stand
here? What are we waitin' 1or?"
asked the passenger.
The conductor swallowed hard and
was understood to reply:
"Looky here, | amt got nothin' hut
dry crackers fer my lunch. An youll
halter whit till I git 'eIn all swaliered
good before l kin whistle."-'1eye.
land Plain Dealer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01

The door Of the room was suddenly
opened. The parlor maid stood at one
side.
'The prince Of Seyre. madam" she
announced.
Louise nodded. She was evidently
expecting the visit. She turned to
John.
"Will you come back and call for us
here-say at seven o'clock? Mind, you
are not to bother about your clothes,
but to come just us you are. l can't
tell you" she added under her breath,
show much | am looking forward to
our EVENING""
Sophy sprang to her feet.
"Won't you drop me, please, Mr..
Strangeweyy" she asked. ''Then, IL you
will be SO kind, you can pick me up
again on your way here. You'll have
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01

be here If l did not believe 1t. I have
not come for anything else, for any
lesser things, but to find"
For once his courage failed him. For
once. too, he failed to understand her
expression. She had drawn back n lit
tie. her lips We're quivering. Sophy
broke suddenly In upon that moment OF
suspended speech.
II knew how it would he" she ex-
claimed. II leave you both alone foi
less than a minute, and there you sit,
as grave as two owls. l ask you. now,
Is this the place to wander off into the
clouds? When two people sit looking
Mt each other as you were doing a min
ute ago, here in L.uigi's, and a supper,
ordered regardless of expense, on the
table before them. they are either with
out the least sense of the fitness Of
things, or else"
COR else what?" Louise asked.
"Or else they are head over heels in
love with each other!" Sophy con-
Guided. -
"Perhaps the child is right" Louise
assented tolerantly, taking a peach
from the basket by her side. Evident
ly it Is duty to abandon ourselves
to the frfvolity of the moment. What
shall we do to bring ourselves into nc
cord with it? Everybody seems to be
behaving most disgracefully. Do you
think 1t would contribute to the gayety
of the evening If I we're to join in the
chorus of You Made Me Love You
and Mr.. %Strangewey were to initiate
the young gentleman at the next table
and throw a roll, say, Mt the portly old
gentleman with the highly polished
shirt-front?"
"YOu ought to be thankful NIL your
life that you have me- me and that l
am disposed to take nm interest In YOU"
Sophy remarked, as she moved her
chair a little nearer to Johns. II am
quite sure that In a very short time
you would have become-well, almost
a prig. Providence has selected ME to
work out your salvation"
providence has been very kind,
them" John told her.
II hope you NEAR It." she returned.
"You ought TO. II you only understood
the Importance Of llght-heartedness."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
John finds himself In love with
the actress and discovers that ne
has 4 powerful rival In the
prince Of Seyre.
GRO BE C%oNTlNUED.)
National Waste.

Five years Of drumming into the
public the tremendous wastes Of fire
carelessness has apparently had little
effect. 1t probably will take a war
such as the one into which the country
Is now plunged. with Its measures Of
national economy. to correct wasteful.
ness which has cost millions In money
and countless lives. The extent Of this
waste Is presented graphically by the
actuarial bureau of the National Board
Of Fire Underwriters. which has Just
completed IN investigation Of 100000
fires In the United States. The report
lays 21.4 per cent Of the blazes to
strictly preventablc causes. $40 per
cent to partially prevcntable causes
and 4O.7 per cent to unknown causes,
largely %preventable. It Is another Il.
lustration Of tho notorious fact that
America saves ut the spigot aud
wastes Mt the hung. Fire prevention
and food economy In these days Of nu-
tIonal saving should 60 hand In hand.
Exchange.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
CHAPTER VII.

The little room was saudily decorat.
ed and redolcnt with the lingering
odors Of many dinners. Yet Louise,
who had dlned on the preceding eve.
ming ut the l1itx and been hored, Whose
taste In food and environment was al.
most %hypercriticai, was perfectly
happy. She found the cuisine and the
Chianti excellent.
I'VE are outstaying everyone else"
she declared; land I don't even mind
theft awful legacy Of tobacco smoke.
Do you zee that the waiter has brought
! yos w tiA W stxaagswsys Prspess
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
FiaoIsr's Dream Coming True,

The announcement TINT a contrnct
has been signed by tho r. 4 o. Steam.
ship company for the transportation
over the Key West ferry Of a large
amount Of sugar and pineapples dem.
o~nstrates that the dream Of Henry w.
Flagler. which caused him to build the
"Overseas railroad" and the ferry sys.
tenn between Havana and Key West, 10
coming true. II was Nj. F1agler's
dream that the railroad and ferry
would b crowded with northbcund
tratic. During the Arst years Of the
ferry the results have been Just the
reverse to what Mr.. Flagier had 6g.
ured them. But there h reason 10 b.
lleve now that the tralic 10 beginnins
to 30 north also, 90 the builder hid
pAane6cHsvsna Pen,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
New Antlrablss Vaccine.

A vaccine against hydrophobia that
seems to have many advantages over
those Of Pasteur, Cnlmette. Babes and
others has been Invented by Prof.
Claudio Ferml, superintendent Of the
Institute Of Hygiene, University Of
Sassaro, Italy, and has been adopted
extensively IN India. Tho London
Lancet describes this serum.vaccine
and says Prof. FerIni has had only one
per cent Of his patients die during
treatment, and every one Of those who
completed the treatment was cured. OF
the mad doss he inoculsted oil were
cured T.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01

Sever years ago the then new min.
lister Of France. NJ. KlOtz, decided m
impose q tax Of two francs, or ~
cents American money. on each cirar
lighter used In that country. The reo.
son for this is that the sale of matches
In France Is In the hands of the COY.
eminent monopoly and the poriab,e
lighters interfered with the sale Of thu
matches. On the other hand tho
matches have become so bad in quality
that they are subject Of complaint and
ridicule. The law has become unpopu.
lar and there is'an effort how beiD,
made to have the order r~escinded. Not.
withstanding the fact that an In.
creased tax vas placed on tobacco by
the French government several years
ago, It has caused n tendency to in.
crease smoking and that is proven by
the many smokers to be seen 10 public
places and thoroughfares.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-01
Lack Of Restraint.

Senator Chamberlain, defending Inc
food control bill, said In Washington
"How unmeasured the attacks Oh
this excellent bill have been! NOW,
] nm like the boy Mt the movies ;
like measure and restraint.
1.-TWO boys at the movies saw .
tragic picture play, and n OF them
was overcome. He took out his hano'
kerchief and wept and sobbed.
"'Why, Bill, ye're blubberin'v sa''
the other boy.
"'Well,' sobbed Bill, I Ike 70 ~
q person show a little feelin.
"'Teelin'! said the first boy. Fee.
ms oil right, but 20 don't neeo "
wash yer face In IT,"