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TTTE GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 1C, 1894.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Labor of An Efficient Corps of
County Reporters.
Itoliciuiaii’s Rudtfot.
Ceoirij March 13.—Pear Header:
Did you over see an Advalorum dog?
You have seen bulls, and setters, Slid
pin tors, and hounds, and curs, and
perhaps many other dogs of J w hose
liamcnol.'itiiro you were blissfully ig
norant. Hut the genuine Advalo
rum, is a dislirtet variety of the ge
nus Cnnis, and is one of the smallest,
except the village dog, which is only
largo in its own opinion. Too Ad-
valorum’s lied from the precincts of
llahira Saturday last, presumably
from the Advalorum Tax. From
their appearance, one of them had
paid the tax, and thereby came near
coming to a final settlement with that
inexorable Ian ilady, Madam Nature.
He was lean, eery lean, with drooping
ears and tail, and an expression in
his eyes which plainly said,
“(‘(imp. ye shincrM, |ionr am! ru'wly,'*
and leavo.off your bad tricks, his hair
was turned the other way, and Iuh
whine scorned to Hay, “Hard times,
wherever we go!’’ His companion
was about the same age and size, that
is, about the size of a rabbit, but wun
fat and sleek, and barked like There
xvas life in the little dog yet. I do
not think the fat pup had paid his
tax. Hut be that as it may, they had
waited for the good time coming un
til they had decided to go to meet it.
These blurk-and-tun lieu dogH were
regular trumps, and were the more
to be pitied as they were out of
n job.
Atkinson and Kvans are raising
the dust in their race for the gover
norship. Twenty months ago, when
democracy was ihrealened with de
feat, the Atlanta papers were loud in
their praises of that dashing young
Georgian, Atkinson. 1 tut Atkinson
is a real reformer, and because he did
not want to fasten a gall-sore on the
tax payers of Georgia for n genera
lion to come, in the interests of At
lanta, In, he is almost ft 1’opuliHt!
The truth of the matter is Mr. Atkin
son believes there are other interests
lit stake besides those of the AI lull t i -
mis and the old veterans. Certainly,
when till) political doctors disagree
so widely as what, democracy really
consists of, it is in bad taste to say
Atkinson is not a genuine democrat.
Jf hard work for the party is worthy
of a reward certainly Mr. Atkinson
is untitled to the reward. Ilia ono
lilies Say let national polities alone,
and in the next paragraph chunk him
with Ooftlllisinl Ho democrats real
ly desire reform, lighter taxes, then
they will do well to lie careful in op
posing Atkinson.
Mr. O. L. Hass is here on business,
and looks like Indian Springs is real
ly the fountain of youth.
That popular young physician,
Dr. II. .1. tioodmiiii, of Sparks, shed
the light of his countenance on (Veil
last Wednesday.
Mr. W. I,. Moigan and wife spent
Saturday in Valdosta. Mrs. Morgan
is suffering much with her hand,
which Dr. Burton is treat icg fora
painful ulcer.
Dr. F.ddic Hoiinpioin if is now and
.1 trust a bright, future iH in store for
him.
Mr. and Mrs. ,1. A. ('Iiamhers have
thu smallest live baby In Lowndes—
less than two pounds weight.
Blount for (lovernor, that suits inn.
A man ol ripe legislative experitmee,
and unsullied reputation. Mr. Hlouut
Would lill the hill, and then he would
he thu Peoples candidate. Klount
and Turner would sweep South
Georgia like a cyclone.
Hoiikmia n.
ICltigiiiii Helloes.
ICniomA, March 14.—This is beau
tiful farm weather and the farmers
are taking duo advantage of it.
The Hiiper-nlmiiilanee of rain that
hat) fnllon thin"year has thrown farnt-
- ers behind with their work, but a few
weeks of nice wuallter will bring
them to tbo front.
Our school is still . booming. We
now have a school second to none in
Demon county. .Miss Mattie Lover-
itt, of Sparks, is assisting I’rof. Hend
ricks in tho literary department, and
.is in charge of the music department.
The people of Enigma-amt surround-
ices of such able educators, mid
should do all in their power to make
the school a perfect success. 1 would
say tu those wlm have not yet sent
in their children, to ito no at once, as
time is passing, and time lost cannot
be recalled. Solid your children
along, friends, and let us have tho
banner school of tin* county.
I think I’rof. Hendrick’s article on
the school hook system was a hit in
the right direction, and I compliment
him for it, but lie did not say half
enough.
Mr. M. II. Murray, a respected cit
izen of Ibis community, died of Ty
phoid I’nouinoiiia on Friday of last
week. He moved from Teri'ell coun
ty to Enigma about eighteen month#
ago. He was a consistent member
of the Methodist church, and was al
so a member of the Masonic fraterni
ty. He died with a blessed hope of
a glorious immortality. His remains
were interred on Sunday evening, at
llio cemetery near Mr. Mack Easters’,
Tim beautiful burial ceremony of tho
Methodist Episcopal church was per
formed at llio grave, Hcv. W. F.
Mixon officiating. Tho impressive
bunaal rile of the Masonic fraternity
will Do performed at llio grave some
Lime in thu near future. He leaves ft
devoted wife and several children to
mourn his loss, and they have llio
sincere sympathy and condolence of
the entire community.
Elder A. H. Findley filled Ids ap
pointments hero Saturday and Sun
day last.
Prof, and Mrs. Hendricks visited
Tifton last Saturday and Sunday.
'There were (|(iite a number ol gen
tlemen from Alnpaha in Enigma last
Sunday. They came to attend tho
hlirnal of Mr. Murray.
If you desire to read the littlu
Hpeeuli Henry Hayes made to Itis girl
a few days since, you can do so by
referring to the lllth verso of tile 1st
chapter of llio book of liutli.
Miss Mattie IthodoK, of Hrooklitdd,
is visiting here now.
Mrs. Ilegiilar and three of the
liegulalors have been visiting rela
tives in Terrell county, which fact
may, in some degree, answer for my
irregul iritics in writing, hut they liavi
returned and I hereby promise to lie
more regular in future.
I)r. E. V. Ball has returned homo
from Atlanta a full Hedged M. I).
lie now fuels that swelling at the
heart that nil young Ese.ulapinns feel
Hope be will make a success of his
profession.
There is but little sickness in Ibis
community, ami that, not of a serious
nature. Kuoui.au.
ing community should fci
gratified at having secured
tin
highly
• HI'I'V-
"Thu people of this vicinity Insist on
having t'Imtnlieilulu's (tough Ktunedy
and du nut want any other, "says ,lohn
V. Hlslinp, of Portland Mills, Imllunnii
Tlml Is right. They know ll to he supe
rior In any oilier for colds, and as a pro
ventlve aud cure for croup, and why
should they not IiisIhI. on having It. hi)
emit hollies for sale hy The Tifton Drug
.Store.
I.eiiov Laconics.
f.itNox, March PA- After an inter
vine of two or three weeks thu
“Sparks Cracker," whom the readers
of the Ga/.kttis may have forgotten,
will try to keep them acquainted with
passing events in this quiet comitiu-
ii tty.
Miss Mamie Harrell lias a nourish
ing school of twenty-live pupils at
the Stanton school house. Prof. (’.
M. Honnell lias, also, a good school
at Lake View Academy, two miles
west of her?’. Both of these young
people are competent teachers aud
the patrons of these schools are to be
congratulated on securing them to
leach their children.
Mr. .h \. Lindsey lias opened a
small assortment of groceries here.
Success to him.
Conductor Perkins, of work train
No. 1*211, has been hero for the past
few days doing some much needed
work near Lenox,
I made a short visit to Sparks Sun
day afternoon. Everything was live
ly there. Tito Methodist, quarterly
conference was in-session lint the
larger portion of the citizens had gone
to Adel to hear Kev. Quatllebaum's
closing sermons at that plaec.
The Holiness Association com
mences at Sparks next Sunday and
will probably lust eight or ten days,
Mr. J. Edward Humphrey, for
merly agent for the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad at this place was
transferred to Jennings, Florida Iasi
week. Trust he will like his new
place. “Kill.”-
Kopiy to K. A. Hendricks.
Spaiikh, March 3.—The issue of
your valuable paper of yesterday con
tains an able article from ft worthy
brother teacher of our county upon
the troubles of text-books exchange.
I beg leave, through your apprecia
tive medium, to express a few ideas
upon the samo subject through my
dim ginno.
I acknowledge that there arc many
objectionable points and hindrances
in our coipmon school system, how
ever, I do not agree as to the most
potent factor of these troubles, al
though this brother lias been in the
profession of pedagogy longer than I
and lias studied its obstacles and
hindrances more than a little, yet, we
must not “put a rock in ono end of
tlieLag to counterpoise the pumpkin.”
Since the time that Horace Mann,
that venerable father of higher edu
cation in America, advocated progress
in cducatiari and classes of education,
there lias not been a greater incent
ive to schoolmen than the introduc
tion of belter plans and methods for
instruction.
Labor-saving inventions have al
ways been scoffed at by those who
"old to the doctrine : “Tho old way
is good enough for me.” No inven
tion lias been introduced, no econom
ical contrivance made, winch have
not had their oppressors and approv
ers. Certainly, no improvement of
labor can be had without improve
ment of tools. Eli Whitney was al
most drummed from the country by
those who “picked the seed from cot
ton for a livelihood.” Arkwright,
Hargroves, Watt, Tyler and Morse,
met with ilm same unfounded oppo
sition, lint improvements m the ma
terialistic world will ilourish—yea, in
the iutetlootnal also, in definueo of
these pithy oppositions.
Hie law of text-book uniformity,
originated, not as a stimiilous for the
better teachers, but as a (jag for tli
slolhfi/I. ! am tho outgrowth of
“text book law” and hereby sorrow
fully acknowledge) that my reading
was so “hedged” by their obnoxious
•‘law” that I Imrely knew, at sixteen,
that there had been a man such ns
Washington. Tito Civil war was yet
to be learned of and historical events
were strangers and “buggers" to my
uncouth mind which had been stuffed
witli contracted matter, Llio outcome
of our old “Eclectic Sorios.”
i bad been from “ab” to “tho boy
in llio apple tree” several times and
could sing “inuompro-lion-si-bil-i-ty”
with the air of a mocking bird in tho
cedar tree on Sunday morning, but
how foreign to my comprehension
1 know the “addition table,” but alas,
could not “add;” 1 learned llio “siib-
triieti.in table” hut could not “sub
tract.” Ych, I knew “all llio tables”
but could not write figures or my
mime. I knew that “noun” was thu
“name of any person, place, or tiling”
but did not know ono when I saw it
“Tbo indefinite article “a” or “an
belongs to nouns of the singular num
her dsn,, I remember well to this
day. Hut alas, all to no advantage!
for these thing* were qmto as ituloji
niln articles as their meanings wori
indiliuito. 1 should never have been
above those now if I lutd gone by my
father’s pocket, but 1 am glad that lie
is “bigger" than his pocket.
Indeed, the main hindrance to tho
cause of education is, our patrons
have not become fully satisfied to go
“bigger” than their pockets. I know
wlmt it is to need these things, there
fore enn sympathize with tho “com
mon people” in their hour of need
but stinginess almtetli, while liberated
economy iuereasetli. I would rathe
ho denied my biscuit than lie stinted
by need of mlnllootual food.
Any law which draws from the in
tolled to feed llio pocket is an abotn
inalion, other things being equal,
am not a pessamist in tho literary
world therefore, I do not believe that,
this matter “grows from bad
worse." 1 acknowledge that it has
been a “burden" to the pockets of
the people but they have unwittingly
increased in intelligence, and instead
of being “a menanee to tho cause of
education" “change" lias boon jt very
important factor in the progress of
intelligence. It lias “bumbled the
pride of teachers" who have not kept
apace with the great educational de
velopment themselves aud has “driv
en many of them in disgust (deris
ion) from tlie profession.”
Of course, it hint done the very
tiling which was intended; put more
competent instructors and more reas
onable disciplinarian’s iu llio school
rooms os exemplars and has displaced
the “Lords ot ail we survey." For
all of which we are justly proud.
May tho good work still continue to
reform our school laws in spite of
grumblers to the contrary.
I need impress the fact that you
are equal to “your method," and un
less the teacher surmounts his meth
od, makes it his servant instead of
becoming its slave, lie is not tbe per
sonage in bis work bo ought to be.
How can you work without tools,
good tools, sharpened* tools, new
tools? I know a mail who has been
plowing witli an old “wooden footed”
plow that lie inherited from bis pa
ternal possessions before iron feet be
come fashionable in our country.
This man has rough lund and ploughs
it as much as lie can with his “stick.”
;'his same man.lias derired to get
rich worse than his neighbors, lias
worked harder and longer, and lost
many horses on account of his “plow-
riding” and abort feed, yet lie lias
not opened liis eyes to bis folly, nor
is lie rich by a groat deal. I do not
mean that tliis old plow has ruined
Ids fortune, but tins same spirit lias.
AH men may catch thu idea.
“Text book uniformity”—allowing
sneli an absurdity to bo entertained—
means intellectual famine and men-
il degradation. I am opposed to
centralization in overy instance. The
“text book law” is only designed to
regulate the work of indiscreet teach
ers. Several states have tried this
uw and have dropped it from their
list quickly because it encouraged
nonprogression. Dr. Solomon of
Alabama, says: “It’s tendency is
very dangerous, and it’s demand im
perative.” Solemnly,
(Jico*. D. Godaud.
SIXTH
ANNUAL
OF THE -
SESSION
Georgia Chautauqua.
APRIL 1-8, 1894.
Programme in Detail.
SUNDAY, APRIL1.—it a. m —Annual Sprmon by Itev. J. L. Hurlbut, T) D.
“ “ —t. m.—Rev. W. G. Puddefoot to children with blackboard.
‘ ’* —8 p. m.—“Life of Christ." Slereoplicon Illustrations. Rev.
J. L. Hurlbut.
MONDAY APRIL 2.—3:30 p. m.—Address. Rev. Cbas. C. Lane, D. D.
’’ “ —8:00 p. m.—Short Opening Sixth Annual Session, followed by
lecture on Florence—Stereopticon IlluBtiatlons—Rev,
J. L. Hurlbut.
TUESDAY APRILS.—11:00 a. m.—Address by Mr. Richard Malcolm Johnson.
“ “ —8:30 p. m.—Readings and Recitations, Miss Winnifred J.
Woodside.
“ “. —8:00 p. m.—Address. “The Foreign in America; or, The
Building of a Nation,” by Rev. W. G. I’udderfoot.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 4.—11:00 a. m.—Address jby Hon, S. D. Bradwell, Stale
School Commissioner, Rev. W. G. Boggs, D. D.
“ " —3:00 p. m.—Address by Rev. J. L. Hurlbut, I). D.
“ 8:00 p, m.—Grand Concert—Mrs. Titos. J. Simmons and Chautauqua
Chorus.
THURSDAY APRIL 6.-11:00 a. m.—Address by General John B. Gordon.
“ “ —8:00 p m—Address by Rev. S. K. .Belk.
“ “ 8:00 p m—Address by #ov. Robert L. Taylor.
FRIDAY APRIL 6. —11:00 a m—Address by Governor W. J. Northern
“ “ —3:00 p m—Grand Conceit—Mrs Titos J Simmons and Chautau
qua Chorus.
“ “ —8:00 p m—Recitations and Readings by Miss Winnifred J
Woodside. * Music by Chautauqua Chorus.
SATURDAY APRIL 7.—Recogonitlon of and address to tbe graduating members of
the C L S C.
“ ” —Athletic Exhibition by classes under Dr aud Mrs W G An
derson
SUNDAY, APRIL 8.—Sermon by Rov Gcorgo R Eager, D D
L. K. WKi.cn, Vice-President.
A. W. Musk, Secretary.
II. M. McIntosh, Sujit.
Poopln should not ho deceived into paying
money for trashy mixture* gotten np to noli.
Itotanlo lilood Halm, (It. II. H.) which him been
made In Atlanta for the pant fifteen yearn, never
fails to give satisfaction da a suixirior building
up tonic and blood purifier. It 1* made from tho
prescription of an eminent physician. Tho bot
tle in large and the dose small. Heo their a<lver-
ttoomont and buy that which in thoroughly en
dorsed by thousand* of grateful patients whom
It ban cured. A trial bottle wMl teat It* merit*.
Huauy IUi.k, CIA., May 20,
ninod Halm Co., Atlanta, Ga.—Gentlemen; In
1872 a small pimple broke out on my log* It ho-
gan eating and in lour month* I wan treated by
a phy*lelan of Tulladoga county, Ala., where I
lived eighteen year*. Ho relieved it for a short
while. In *lx week* it broke out ngain in both
legs, at*o on my Hhouldcr. Two *mali bonos were
taken out. It continued until 187(1, In thin time
1 imd twelve (liifurout physician*. They told mo
the only remedy iva* amputation j that It could
novor bo cured. For six months 1 could not
walk a step. 1 went to Mineral Wells, 1 Tcxu*,spent
9300.00; came homo; went to llot RprUgn, Ark.,
Htuid nine months—all failed to cure fuo. in 1877
I came hack to HI rm Ingham, Ala. 1 wont to thu
olty hospital. Tho doctors wanted to oliop my
lug off. I was advised to write to you, vhjch I
did. You wrote mo that II. II. H. would euro me,
and I could get the medicine from Nabors A
Morrows, druggists, of our city. I bought tun
hottlun aud heforo 1. had finished my fifth bottle
my legs began to heal, and In less than two
months I was sound and well. That ha* been
nearly two years ago, and no sign of Its return
yet. I have ‘spent over (400.00 and ll. n. 11,
did the work that nil the rest failed to do. I
will proclaim its merits to the world ns long as
live. You have my permission to publish this.
I have traveled so much trying to get well that
my cure Is well known. Fifty-two doctors have
treated mu In the last 17 years. All they did
was to take what money 1 had and done mu no
good. As often as four times they tried to get
my consent to cut my leg off. Thank God, I am
now a well man. 1’hok. C. If. Uanup.h,
,2
applied! Inns.
Tilton, Ob.
Cure* scratches on
horses unit mange no
dogs with one or two
For attic Of Jtlko W. Fault,
CRYSTAL LENSES
trrok mark.
Quality first a&a Always.
J. W. PAULK,
— DlllJCIGIHIV—
lias tho Exclusive Ralenf them'Celebrated GUM*
«* In Tifton, Ga.
KELT-AM & MOORE,
The only manufacturing optician* In the south
Atlanta, Ga. {'ET"Peddler* arc uotsupplled with
theso famous gl.wst*. 11-iO-tf.
AGAINST FIRE.
C, W. FULW00D,
Agent For
Insurant** Company of North America, of
Philadelphia, Pa.
11 art font Insurance Company, of Hartford.
Greenwich Insurance Company, of Now York
And ntljcr old line companies.
Insurance effected In any locality and on
every class of risk*.
Ufhco—nsmi* l
street, Tifton, Ga.
ng.
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Notice.
I have sold ami transferred twenty shares
(if 2000 nip of .the Tifton Canning and Manufactur
ing Oimtp.inv to Mrvh, P. Howm. Ttfton Ga..
February 1st, 1*34. \V, It. Low,.
,T. S. DAYIS, President.
ISuptsof Instruction.
J. C. \V II1THFORI), j ’
A. W. Muse, Snc’y.
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Tomato, Cabbage 1 Collard Plants
At low prices. Apply at
Cycloneta Experimental Earm.
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—- C , 0 ^; IK TO TIlE'o—
TIFTON DRUG STORE
And you will be treated t. your advantage, my motto being
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I keep a large supply of STANDARD Patent
Medicines <tn<l aro prepared to use, in filling your pre
scriptions, Fresh Drugs of the Rest Quality.
I AM WELL SUPPLIED
With Toilet and Fancy Articles, Perfumery, School
Books, and Stationary, Lamps and Lamp
Fixtures, Fruit Jars, Flower Pots and
Churns. Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Gold '
Paints, Prepared Buggy and Furni
ture Paints, Brushes, Etc.
Do Not Buy Elsewhere Before Seeing or Pricing These Goods.
Tho most scloct stock of Totiaeco and Cigars in the city
My customers cau be served witli good Havana cigars.
Freshest and best Garden Seeds, all tho year round. Call and see me.
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