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TI1F. GAZETTE: TIFfON, (lA.,,FUTDAY. KKUmTAKY O, 1804.
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Zion Hock, February ft.—Business,
of n very important nature, lin»
caused nic to spend the last two
weeks in, and around Zion Hope
church, four miles northwest of Tif-
ton; and, it being my first visit to the
neighborhood, I was agreeably sur-
i prised to find such an amount of
thrift, perseverance, ami intelligence,
among the citizens.
The community is composed, al
most entirely of proyre**iva furmers,
and it may truthfully b« said, “they
Jive at home, and board at the same
place.” They raise on their farms,
and manufacture at home, nearly
everything they use. Many of them
have taken tile stumps out of their
farms, and are breaking their land
with two-horse plows, preparatory to
spreading broadcast their homo-ruined
fertilizer*. They propose to culti
vate small farms and plant nothing
on poor land, without manure; tlicro-
by producing larger crops with less
labor ami expense. One farmer,who
lias the largest amount of manure I
Jiave seen, has thoroughly prepared
follr acres ol fine land, for tomatoes,
for thu Tifton Canning and Manu
facturing Company, and having had
one year's experience, says, “there’s
Mirny In them,” Mo argues, that
fifty cents made thus on a summci
crop, is worth a dollar made on cot
ton; for the summer crops supply Ills
necessities, and enable him to slay
out of debt, ami in the fall, be can
sell Ills cotton only when the price
suits.
I was oven more surprised, after
what I had read and heard of them,
to find the unanimity with which
they enter the war, against laziness,
immorality and ignorance. They be
lieve in good schools, mill are- fully
determined to givu the rising gener
ation, better advantages, than they
ever had themselves. They agree,
that thu lime has come, when tin
VMilumted ones, must take a back
sunt, and they are resolved to ills
pensc with their children’s labor on
the farm and send them to school.
The children are orderly and studi
ous and plainly show, that tlley are
being raisuil by Christian parents,
under the benign Influences of the
church.
Otlr time is passing pleasantly
among these good ami prosperous
people; and should wp learn anything
that will interest the readers of th
Gazkttk, we will linnd in the dots
“lliu lift
of
Atvnke to Your Dufy,
Parents, have you thought about
how niuoli you are depriving your
children of if you fail to send them to
school V Thu time has long since
passed when we might say that an
education is superfluous, if Indeed, it
over was, What once seemed t(
smile to be unnecessary, is now an
absolute necessity; and every one
who fails to get an education wi
hardly bu able to uku out a miscrubh
existence.
It behooves every parent to send
his child to school, ami by so doing,
not only keep him out the company
of profane, eigarutto smoking, nil
loafers, but also prepare him to ear
his daily bread ami be a useful and
cncrgetio eiti/.un in thu community hi
which he may live. Will you raise
children who will bu an honor to you
in your old ago, or will yuu raise ii|
Kodwine's or Woolfolk’s to grae
the penitentiary and scaffold? Will
you lay Baidu your putty whims and
prejudices and thereby save your
children, or will you cling to them
and send your children out on the
world to lm thieves and eut-throats
Yon oan know what your children
aro doing in school, but you can’
and never will know what they nr
doing on thu streets with a lot
idlo, worthless loafers.
Wo have a good school and every
possible opportunity is offered you
Consider seriously and decide if you
want your child to till the grave of
criminal or an honored citizen. These
arc plain facts which you can’t get
nround. K. .1, W., Jit
Tho United Status senate has, at
jsst, passed the bill for thu repeal of
tho Federal Election lows. Thu bill
will now go to President, Cleveland
(or hit Approval and signature.
BolienilnJl’s Umlaut.
Ckcii„ February ft.—Char I ton coiin-
whlcli, a few years ago was the
backwoods of Camden,” will com
pare favorably with any county in
the state, save perhaps, old Chatham,
which at one period of history was at
once the state and capital corhnined,
part of that county is si’ll a terra
nroyuito Ip many of the citizens of
the statu,—There the wild bird and
voracious alligator, in many places
still build their nest where none dare
molest them, arid there
Tlio biwy In*o Improve* cadi Mlilrjln^ Imtir,"
laying up the finest honey in the
state, arid eats the fruit of Ink toil,
and none make him afraid. “In the
loved long ago,” it was a sort of
boundary between (lie warlike Creek
and Seminole Indians. St. Mary’s,
then a Spanish town, was at once a
fort and a market, and the Spaniards
appear to have lived in great amity
their red brethren, the Creeks. Tho
Spanish authorities about the year
743 took a notion to move their
boundary up a little, and to this end
gathered a nondescript army and
started to Savannah. Hut their un-
elo Jimmy ()., was there, and com
fortably settled ori’Yamaeraw bluff,
and had no notion of serving His
Spanish Majesty, therefore, lie, Oov.
Oglethorpe, hestirud himself, and
gathered together an army, and, I be-
ievu called on tho Governor of South
arolina for help to repel tho red
and yellow horde which were wading
through the gallherry hushes and
saw-palmetto to take away his corn
nd rice. Hut tin: Governor of thu
ever wai'-likc Palmetto State was
probably engaged with his brother of
the Tur-licel statu m Inspecting Ja
maica rum, at all events Gov. Ogle
thorpo boldly marched to meet the
evader,—mid, you must read the
history of Georgia for more specific
letails—C.i.ui>ks was Ovhh,
Hut a change has come over the
face of that fair country since tile
Jgluthorpo war. The pursuits of
icacu have occupied the good people
Southeast Georgia for nearly two
cnLiiriuH. Men have made meat and
iruad and eat it. They liavcsmokui
e pipe of peace, ami have drank
the spirits of war. Yes, verily, anil
when there was some little iinpluas
ant matter to be adjusted, they usei
tenth, list and feet, in the business
not knowing that it was more sinful
to use tile God given weapon than
the steel tool of the devil. And thu
Itizuns of that country were tlMur
ally built that way. Hut, being i
manly people, they grew up to he a
numerous people. And Wayne was
divided, and Camden was divide
anil new counties were made for the
Hinveuienca of the citizens and poll
iciatti. And railroads and mills and
mamifaetories of naval stores Hprung
up uu the railroads as naturally
interests to the patent ullage news-
aper. A young lady cat) scarcely
smile or a hoy do a polite, or awk
ward act, but next week’s paper lias
“it looks like a wedding,” or a
who got left?” paragraph, ,1s 1 this
the mission of a newspaper? To my
mind if a patent joke extractor was
applied to some of the papers, they
would be more readable and at the
same time more elevating.
That tho Gazkttk has readers
who appreciate its merits as a news
paper, I enclose you a dollar for a
years subscription to a gentleman of
fine souse who lives put of the state,
showed tho paper to him and called
his attention to its merits as a general
nempaper. After looking carefully
over its columns, lie handed me
lollar and said “I’lease send it to my
address this year, I want to he posted
as to your people.” Friends of the
iazkttk, go and do likewise, sit not
idly down and write the editor “your
highly esteemed paper” or your “pop
ular journal," but show the paper to
strangers.—First, as an evidence of
the progress of your people; the farm.
or*, manufacturers anil traders. The
produce of your forestB and fields,
yohr civilization as exhibited in your
churches and schools, in sliort, ns to
who and what you aro, and what you
arc doing. Secondly, as a matter of
ustlce to thu editor thereof. lie ad
vertises you and youis weekly, and
works for your welfare seven days
m tho week, you surely ought to re.
uiprocntc. Tho dollar you pay for a
\ ear’s subscription, taken as a whole,
would hardly keep tho paper alive.
Wider streams admit of larger bout.
Help to dig out tlio channel, show
your paper, anil point out its merits
Contrasts in such matters are com
mon, though disagreeable, but the
Gazkttk does not fear them.
.Mrs. W. L. Anthony returned Sat
urday night after a throe weeks stay
among tho orange groves, with re
newed health. Glad are her many
friends of her return.
I fear drykihi Moore is dead as lie
promised that if lm lived lie would
write hack and send me Home tilings
ina week, and Dry.kiln knows the
power of fire too well to tell a—
what Washington couldn’t.
Mr. K. fflakuly and his amiable
wife, of Georgetown, S. C., spent
three days of last week with Mr. 1).
If, Newton and family, being rela
tives, Mr. Blakely had been on an
extended visit to 1’unta Gordo, Fla.,
and although captivated somewhat
by npe tomatoes and green peas and
beans on the vine, still thought our
lower south Georgia' preferable as a
homo country. lioliKUlAN.
The New York Store
Strength and Health.
If you are not feeling strong and hcaty
try Electric Bitters. If “La Grippe” has
left you weak and weary, use Electric
Bitters. This remedy acts directly on
Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, gently aid
Ing those organs to pertorm their func
tions. If you are afflicted with Hick
Headache, you will find speedy and per
manent reliof by taking Electric Bitters.
One trial will convince you that this is
tlio remedy you need. Large bottles on
ly Bee, at Jake W. Paulk’s Drug Store,
SpurUlingH from Sparks.
Si’AUKS, February 7-—Mr. W. E,
Williams and daughter, of Ty-Ty, aro
visiting relatives and friends in Sparks
ibis week. I wish them a pleasant
stay in our midst.
Mr. T. M. Sinbath Went up to Ma.
con the first of tlm week in guest of
a position as telegraph operator,
hope lie may bo successful in secur
ing a place.
Mr. W. A. C'rabtrco made a busi-
neas trip to Valdosta yesterday.
Tlio farmers are linulmg great
quantities of gftano from Sparks now.
Torn Watson’s prophecy is being ful
filled, as you could have seen twenty
five teams hero any day the past
week. Nearly all the farmers of tills
section vowed last year they were
going to quit buying guano but the
temptation is too strong, they could
not resist it.
We came very (tear having a night
mail services here commencing last
Monday lint ns it was unnecessary
our citizens, with ono accord excused
Uncle Sam from tlm extra service.
Mrs. Smith is still very ill.
Mr. .1. T. Colo went to Valdosta,
where lie is about to locate, last Mon
day. Ho now occupies the cotUgu
recently vacated by Ur. J. A Guldens
Every day in the week is now a
special sale day with Mr. J. Z. Elliott
It will pay all who wish to buy their
dry-goods, etc., very cheap to call on
him.
Mr. Sylvania Price, of Albany
made Sparks a visit the first of tlm
week. Hope- lm was pleased with
our town and enjoyed bis visit.
Spa nits (JitAKK Kit.
The Old Keliable
HAS JUST RECEIVED
A N D FRESH DI N JI
A FITLL
OF
Spring And Sum met
as
of
gray grasshoppers on a bean row
mid about us thick. The babe revol
ver and tlio Winchester went also,
and reports do say, got in a right
smart, ebiincii of their civilization(?
mil tlio claim to bo culled hixtorii
ground was neglected all those years,
Hut Georgia happens to have a Gov
ornor in this year of grace 1804, who
is imbued with a martial spirit, and
when a little spat got up between
Gov, Mitchell's cousin Charlie and
Jim Corbett, and Governor Mitchell
shouted “part ’em," then Governor
Nortlmn seeing such a glorious field
in which to win a laurel crown,
called out all and singular, the sher
iffs, constables and tlm military, and
set up his headquarters in Wayeross,
which uncle Thomas said was tlm
hub of the fore wheel of tlm world,
mid filled tlm bills and valleys, ami
own tlm swamps of Charlton with
the llowor of Georgia’s military, to
help his Hrotlmr Mitchell help his
cousin Mitchell keep Jim Corbett
from knocking bun down because lm
bad puhlickly said lm could lick any
nmn in tlio United States without
taking Ills gloves off. Hut Jim and
Charlie met in Jacksonville, and Jim
did ns lie said lm would, and there
tlm matter ended. Ami Gov. North-
eii gathered up his troops and left bis
sheriffs ntul constables to see that
when men light in Charlton that they
must adhere to tlm code of Ogle
thorpe and use guns and swords
(knives) and save their fists for a more
noble purpose.
rim Coi'bo-MItolleU war has
crowned our governor with fame.
DRY-GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, ETC.
Head These Price*
34 pounds brown, sugar ♦1.00,
30 pounds granulated sugar $1.00.
Boston bellies 1 Urn per pound. Her
100 pounds 9c.
Sardines per box, fto.
Salmon per box, 15c.
White pearhe* (Tifton
10 cants per can.
Yellow peaches (Tifton
1ft cunts per can.
Dixie Flow stocks ♦1.3ft.
Scooter Flow stocks 80u.
Sea Island, IJ and fto. per yard.
brand)
bnuiil)
Calico’s 4.jo per yard and up.
Ginghams, 7 j, H and 10e. and up.
Sheeting ft, (i, 7 and 10 cents,
nieoehing ft cents per yard.
Brogans per pair, 81.HO.
Mens suits, ♦il.UO and up.
Mens pants, 75 cents and up.
Shirts, all kinds, 3ft cents and up.
Limes mid Ribbons at
your own price.
New line Spring Goods of
am, a IN UK,
—NEW LINE SHOES—
3 GO TO E
We Measure by the Yard
and Deal on the
5HSH5H5H
In order to make room for our coming Spring Bill
we offer Special Bargains on all Dress Goods:
Prints that are worth 71c. everywhere,
tic. any and all styles Standard goods.
Worsteds worth Stic for Me.
11 worth Wic. (or 30c.
" worth 25c. for 18c.
8-4 Sealsland 5 cents per yard.
Yard wide Sealaland 7c. per yard.
Extra heavy sheeting 7c. per yard.
“ “ “ by tho bolt (IJc,
Anything worth 15 cents, for 10c.
All other Dry Goods In proportion too
numerous to mention.
SHOES.
We carry the most complete line in tho
clly. Full Stock Brogans
Worth l(il.50 for $1,15, lowergrade $1.00.
Old Ladies Comfort worth $1.50 for $1,05.
Boys Boots worth $1.50 for $1.10.
We are compelled to make room for
our enormous stock en route—Sailed
from New York on 11th Inst.
G II O C E H I E S .
Wo keep the finest stock of groceries
that the markets olTord, wo head the list
With fine Flours, 20 lbs. Granulated Su
gar for $1, New Orleans Herniary, same
price.
80 lbs. country Bice for $1.
Starch 5 cents per pound.
•Toilette meal 75 cents per bushel.
Boston Bellies life, liy the hundred.
Thrco pounds best tobacco for $1.
Bran, bay, cotton seed meal and bulls,
always on hand. Will pay the highest
market price for all country produce.
1000 Chickens Wanted at Once.
THUNKS and VALISES,
From 50 cents up to $10.00—como and
get your Saratogas.
Full line of Furniture, kept up stalls.
Boy Dixie Plows $1.25.
Hatchet Stocks, 85 cents.
Plow Hoes, 8c. per pound.
Stores, Store Pipe and Tin-ware.
10 barrels of Seed Irish Potatoes just
from New York stale—como mid
get your seed before they are
a i. i. non.
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Special Notice to the Ladies.
Wr iiavb kjii'i.ovkd an experienced Trimmer and first-clasa Dress Maker for
our Millinery Department, and will open the most complete stock of Millinery ever
brought to Tifton. Our buyer is now at the market looking, and will, no doubt,
mnkc selections to suit tho taste of the most fastidious, which will bo under tho
management of Mu. .1, W. Gaui.uino, formerly of Atlanta, Ga. ltemember wo pay
OAHU for our goods, get all the dDcoiims, and are, therefore, able to save you
money liy purchasing from us. Our Millinery Department will be up stairs over
Parks Building.
I.. S. SHEPHERD & CO.
HEADQUARTERS!
ENOCH P. BOWEN,
DEALER IN
General IST e r oli an di se.
I am headquarters for the purchase anil sale of all kinds of Country
Produce, I pay tlio highest market price for
Chickens, Eggs, Butter, Wool, Hides, Tallow, Beeswax, Ete.
Don’t dispose of your produce until yon have given mo an opportu
nity of saying what is tlm market price for it.
STRIVE II) PLEASE ALL OF II CUSTOMERS
In the price and quality of tlio goods I offer them, but never forget that
‘Fair and Honest Dealihg” is tlio only true road to success in any business.
I make a Specialty of Farmers’ Supplies.
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Give Me Your Patronage and I will Save You Big Money.
My
Fancy Grocery and Hardware Departments
Aro fully stocked with tho host goods.
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Gazette Publishing House,
TIFTON, GEORGIA.
ALL KINDS OF PRINTING.
I am pleased to stale to my friends In Berrien, Irwin,
Worth and Colquitt counties that 1 inn prepared to e\e-
clUu taatofully, cxpudtttonaiv .mil cheaply, all classes of
printing. New type, haw press, new and excellent com
mercial stationary. Patronage solicited.
V FILMS, CASH ON DELIVERY
Address: B. T. ALLEN, Proprietor
P. BOWEN,
Noqr tlm B. & W. Depot, TIFTON, OA.
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Is,
F. M. MANGHAM,
Under the Masonic Hull,
TIPTOE, - GEORGIA.,
Has Jast opened a splendid and fresh stack af
Staple and Faney Family Groeeries l
o Consisting in par) of o
Canned Goods. jSleat, Laid, Sugar, Coffee,
Dice, Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars, Candies,
Crackers, Tin and "W"ooclenware.
I am in tlio race and will not be undersold:
Granulated sugar 31 lbs. for $1.00. Meat, per pound 84c,
8 bars Split Silk soap, for 35c. Fine flour 50c. per sack*.
Extra line flour 60c. per sack. Almost everything else in
the grocery line as cheap. Call and give us a trial.
I Guarantee SatistUction i-) F.M.MANGHAM,
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