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Entered &*• the Postoffice at fifton, Georgia,
ss mail matter of the second class.
gao. L. Herring.... Editor and Manager
Official Organ City of Tiftoh
and Tift County, Georgia.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
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Carrying the Cotton to Market,
ijfcid-aftemoon the start was made. The bale
of cotton, brought from the gin several days
before, was loaded on the wagon; tucked in
around it a supply of forage for the oxen; in
a cheesebox a grub stake for the round trip.
Perched on top the bale, the Boy, in his Sun
day best, drove, the Father riding and walking
-^-usually the latter.
The first part of the road was lonely; out
by the village cemetery; then miles and miles
of unbroken pine forest, before first the small
farms and then the large plantations along the
river bottoms were reached. Long before this,
night had fallen, and one part of the journey
ing shadows' told that another
The toll man was paid at the
Father jingled silver arid put away a few
against a time of need. Even the bridge had
no terrors now, the oxen pacing over, with
heads lowered, as they recognized the home
ward trail.
No need to drive—the team knew the way
and nothing could turn them from it. No stop
for camp tonight—home was the goal of trav
elers and team. When night fell the precious
can of oysters was hacked open with a hatchet
ami the contents devoured; the last drop of
juice soaked up with soda crackers. Then
cheese and candy and crackers to wedge it
down, and Father and Boy stretched them
selves in the wagon and slept away the home
ward journey. The arrival was during the
early morning hours; first care for the tired
and panting team; then the loud call to the
Mother who waited, the proud exhibition of
the purchases of the trip; then sleep until the
breakfast summons. The Day of the year was
over.
A simple tale. But of a simple people; who
lived their lives independently, filling their
mission in the world and forming the founda
tion for that sturdy citizenship that built a na
tion. Pioneers of the South Georgia of today.
,was as lonely as the other. But both travelers
were accustomed to self-entertainment; the ox
en patiently plodded off the long miles, and
man and boy took naps, trusting to their team
to “keep the road.”
Some time after midnight, but before the
. morning star shone in the east, they arrived at
the (Tossing of an old stage road, two miles out
from the city. Here was the last timber, and
•stop wa s made. The oxen were unyoked, tied
to saplings and fed, and on quilts spread be-
neatli the wagon man and boy slept until morn
ing. With daybreak they were up, the oxen
hitched and the outskirts of the city reached in
time for an early cup of coffee at a lunch stand
near the bridge entrance,
f This bridge, spanning a broad and rapid riv
er, was an object of dread both to the boy and
txen. Snorting in fright, the team was with dif
ficulty urged up the long approach; under the
hollow, resounding, covered and walled bridge
proper, they pulled in the yoke against, each
other—their hoofs slipping on the floor, while
the Boy clung to the cotton bale, momentarily
expecting the wagon wheels to run off the end
■ of the flooring and plunge wagon and all into
the rushing waters thirty feet below. Out from
the covered bridge at last the oxen rushed
down the incline at the farther end, being
, .stopped with some difficulty by the toll-keeper
But a people who set the example that a later
generation could profitably emulate in many
ways.
A GREAT STATE’S POVERTY.
Satisfy!—that’s a new thi
for a cigarette to do
It’s nothing for a cigarette to just taste good—lots of
cigarettes may do that. But Chesterfields do more-—they
satisfyt Just like a thick, juicy steak satisfies when
you’re hungry.
Yet, with all that, Chesterfields are MILD l
No other cigarette can give you this new enjoyment
(satisfy, yet mild), for the good reason that no cigarette
maker can copy the Chesterfield blend—an entirely new
combination of tobaccos and the most important develop*
ment in cigarette blending in 20 years.
ltqjfCfttosSadaccoQx
“Give me a package of those cigarettes that SA TISFY”l
The high cost of food and the poverty of
Georgia’s largest charitable institution bid fair
to bring about actirin that should have been voi-
untaryj dictated by business judgment and
common sense.
Because they have no funds with which to
feed them, the trustees of the state sanitarium
for the insane at Milledgeville contemplate re
turning to the counties which sent them all pa
tients except those violent or dangerous.
For too long, this institution has been, made
the dumping-ground for afflicted ones in coun
ties which had no means of caring for them.
Only a few months ago, it was charged that
there were hundreds of patients in the sanita
rium who wore not insane, and who should
never have been sent there. This was endorsed
by the management, but so far as we have
heard, none of them have been sent home.
In many counties which have neither poor-
houses nor hospitals, it is often the case that
people are sent to the sanitarium when suffer
ing from some temporary mental derangement
10 for Sc
Also packed 20 for 1 Oo
which could be best treated at home. They
trader the arched entrance at the bridge house, -are sent because the counties have no place to
Here they were passed on the promise to pay
the toll when they came back; a common cus
tom, for few going into town had money. And
safe enough, for over the bridge was the only
way home.
At last they were "in town” and the boy
shrunk down a little on his high perch at the
noise around him. To the big brick cotton
warehouse, where negroc s threw the bale off
the wagon and rolled it under the warehouse
shed and with a long augur a sample was tak
en. Back into the wagon-yard the team was
driven, unyoked and installed; the “things”
stored in the common camping-house under the
eye of the negro care-taker, the price of whose
services was a dram of “busthead” before de
parture. Out man and boy went to sell the
cotton.
It appeared to be by common consent that
ao bidder would offer what he expected to
pay, but each would start with a low figure,
axpecting to be raised—which was done. It
was a matter of much walking. much dicker
ing, and many inquiries as to how much
“trade” was in it, before what the seller saw
was the t-p price was reached, and the deal
closed.
Then, an orgy of buying! Women are not all
the bargain hunters in the world. As a reward
for much toil in- the cottton field under a hot
summer sun, the Boy was t6 have his first
“atore-bought” suit, and the purchase was an
event. The proper color—a compromise be
tween a desire for the gaudy on the part of
the prospective wearer and a careful precau
tion against early fading by the wary parent—
was found after awhile. Then the size—it
must be large enough to "allow for growth"
(with a consequence that the suit never fit, be
ing too large when new and shabby from age
when at last the Boy grew to it). Last, the
price; rock-bottom being finally stntck after
much palaver.
Then there was the hickory checks, the cal
ico, the “narrowed homespun,” the thread and
card of buttons, the shoes, and finally the bun
dle of spun thread to fill Mother’s list. The
tack of flour, the coffee, the “sure ’nuff” crawl
ing sugar, for the family larder. Father per
haps got a new hat, a pair of brogan shoes, and
a caddy of tobacco for his part. Even into lux
pries they went. A pound of beautifully strip
ed candy, a section of cheese for the home ta
ble and for lunch en route, and, crowning lux-
■ry, a can of cove oysters! The mouth waters
now at the remembrance of the appetite-inspir
Ing label.
The great wealth that in one bale of cotton
lay! For then there were no notes for mules, or
guano, or farm supplies to be met, urd wha*
was paid for the single bale of the year's c ‘ U P
•f cotton belonged to the grower.
Pint to the wagon-yard, walking en air in :
dr-arti of richer; the oxen vrjtered an>, yoked,
■■MfllSS^niey began tj ih^ i-i ,the »-‘
properly enre for them. But that is the coun
ties’ fault and not that of the state. If the
Milledgeville institution did not take them,
they would be cared for at home in some way
—perhaps when there was no alternative,
home institutions could be provided.
Undoubtedly, the appropriation for the san
itarium at Milledgeville is too small. Perhaps
if a few hundred patients are sent home, the
representatives of their counties in the General
Assembly may see a light.
You must hand it to Constantine for being
the great original stumbling-block in the Allies'
pathway in the Balkans. When Gallipoli was
attacked, Greece was expected to co-operate
and Venizelo s had agreed, Constantine inter
fered, and the expedition to clear the straits
failed. When Servia was invaded, Constantine
prevented Greoee from keeping her treaty
pledge and the Allies could not march north
ward to her relief leaving their rear unguard
ed from a threatening Grecian army. Now that
Rumania is in trouble, the Allies are confront
ed with a situation in many ways similar; they
dare not send their whole force north, foi
Greece is still an uncertain factor. Although
it is probable that England and France will be
compelled, against their will, to establish
protectorate over Greece, and Constantine will
lose hij, throne, he has served the Teutonic
powers for three years as well as their ablest
general at the front and cost the Allies more
men than either Hindenburg or Mackensen.
PLACED UNDER BOND.
Mr. Jesse Woods, of Chula, was
placed under arrest Saturday night
at that place by Deputy Sheriff Ros
ier Shaw, charged with earying a
concealed weapon, shooting on the
highway and being drunk and disor
derly. lie was released after mak
ing bond in the sum of $300 fot
appearance at the next term of Su
perior Court.
It is alleged that Woods was un-l
der the influence of liquor and was!
shooting on the streets of Chula,!
using rough language and otherwisej
disturbing the peace. It is also j
claimed that he used had language |
toward the officer when he ap- *
proached him and tried to get him
to go home quietly.
DATES FOR FAIRS.
W. L. KENNON.
Adel, Oct. 23.—The funeral of
Hon. W. L. Kennon, who died Sit- Atlanta, Oct. 20.—Following isj
urday night, was held at h»3 late a list of fair dates for October and.
residence here Sunday afternoon , November*:
aid was largely attended. Rev. A. j Hart County fair, October 25-20. [
W. Rees, president of Spark* Col- J Georgia State fair, Macon, Novem-
b.g’ate institute, assisted by Rev.' her 2 to 11.
Thos. I,. Willingham, pastor Uf the Middle Georgia (colored) fair,
Adel Baptist church, conducted the I Macon, November 15-25
services. Tributes were paid to the j Twe)fth Diatrict fni ' r ; Dub , in ,
worth and character of the dcceas-j ( . a October ‘>3 *>g
ed. Mr Kennon was about seventy, ' ^ and M.' fair, Carrollton, Ga..
years of age and had been a real-, October 9-14.
YOU’RE BILIOUS! LET
’CASCARETS” LIVEN
LIVER AND BOWELS
Admirers of former President Grover Cleve
land will be interested to know' that his daugh
ter, Esther, is in Paris teaching blind soldiers
at an American institution in that city Miss
Cleveland is said to be following in the foot
steps of her father, who was greatly interest
in institutions for the blind in this country and
at one time fitted himself to assist in their in-
truetion. Miss Cleveland studied at a Penn
sylvania institute and went to England several
months ago, where she took another course.
Although only twenty-three years of age she
expresses her intention to devote her life en
tirely to helping the blind, a work which offers
unparalleled oportunities for the truly noble
of soul.
Don’t fttay headachy, constipated,
sick, with breath bad and
stomach sour.
Got a 10-cent box now.
You men and women who can’t get
feeling right—who have headache,
coated tongue, bad taste and foul
breath, dizziness, can’t sleep, are bil
ious, nervous and upset, bothered
with a sick, gassy disordered stomach,
or have a bad cold.
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil?
Cascarets work while you sleep;
cleanse the stomach, remove the sour,
undigested, fermenting food and foul
gases; take the excess bile from the
liver and carry out of the system all
the constipated waste matter and poi
son in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will straighten
you out by morning—a 10-cent box
from any drug store will keep your
stomach sweet, liver and bowels regu
lar, and head clear for months. Don’t
forget the children. They love Cas
carets because they taste good—
never gripe or sicken. (adv.)
detn of this county many years. H«*j
represented the county in the legis
lature one or two terms and was
prominent in the affairs of the coun
ty. For nearly half a century he
had he]d official position in the
Methodist church of which he was
a member. After the service at the
residence the Masons held thei r ser
vice at the grave, Rev. W. W. Webb,
of Hahira, officiating. Mr. Webb
spoke of his association with Mr.
Kennon. The deceased leaves his
wife and three sons.
Forfet Your Achas.
Stiff knees, aching limbs, lame
back make life a burden. If you suf
fer from rheumatism, gout, lumbago,
neuralgia, get a bottle of Sloan’s
Linament, the universal remedy for
pain. Easy to apply; it penetrates
without rubbing and soothes the ten
der flesh. Cleaner and more effec
tive than mussy ointments or poul
tices. For strains or sprains, sore
muscles or wrenched ligaments re
sulting from strenuous exercise,
Sloan’s Liniment gives quick relief.
Keep it on hand for emergencies. At
your Druggist, 25c. adv.
Monroe County fair, Forsyth,
Ga., October 26-27.
Talladega County fair, Sylacau-
ga, Ala., October 24-28.
Pike County fair, Troy, Ala., No
vember 6-11.
Northeast Georgia fair, Athens,
Ga.
Spalding County fair, Griffin,
Ga., October 23-28.
Georgia State fair (colored), Sa
vannah, Ga., November 9-19.
Georgia-Carolina fair, Augusta,
Ga., November 13.18.
Third District Agricultural fair,
Americus, Ga., October 23-28.
Columbus, Ga., November 14-18,
Georgia-Florida fair, Valdosta,
Ga., Oct. 24-28.
Thomas County fair, Thomasville,
Ga., Nov, 1-2-3.
PEROXIDE DID THE WORK.
Moultrie, Oct. 23.—Cramer Joh
son. of Colquitt county, has a
flock of chickens, or, rather, heHj
have a fine flock, but the eggs \
not as white as he thought the;
houlii ho. He complained of thi I
to a neighbor ami the litter told Idgl
that small dose, of peroxide of
urogen fed in watc, or mash wo
aid his hens to produce oggs of
proper degree of whiteness,
son tried tho experiment
eggs grew whiter, but
enough to suit him.
creased the doses, but ]
stopped laying eggs
and a week ago oneJ
Today all that was J
of prise chickens;
and he complaii
sick.
Verily; oh, ye doubting Thomas, it pays to
advertise! Not long since, in appealing to his
home folks to start something. Editor Grubbs,
>f the Worth County Local, suggested that
there had not been a fire alarm in the Lord
knows when. And speedily, even >n Wodnes
day last, the fire whistle sounded, and it was
tl e e, itor’s Lome that sent in *he fail. Th
Is' didh rot th- re in time, but Editor Or .bbs lost
hit home by lire only u few yearn tg., and
'■U’Led ch;'d i.tea is the fire. So toe next f : me
h. begs f-r til , \o
he .r j.fibtei.i r. t
' a£a?r
'f .. cp a little, he'll 1 ave
Mr. 1*. L. Hutchinson, who tvns
interested attendant on the hull
•evil meeting Friday, sat.i. ••While
i can't take as much stick in the
packing plant as I would like t > I
will do the hist I can, and I want
to take off my hat to the people :f
Tiftoil who are taking den steps
to provide the farmers a cash maj ke
for what they ean raise. I see oth
er places are following Tifton's
mple, out it was this city that led
hen the emergency came."
Nashville Herald: "Jimbo"
ard, a negro boy about ten years
old, was killed at W. P. Tittle and
Company’s ginnery Tuesday. He
was working at tho gins and started
down to get a drink of water when
he stumbled or accidentally fell
against the large belt in the engine
room. He was thrown against a
beam and killed instantly. No one
saw the accident, hut the belt was
broken, stopping the engine. That
caused an investigation
found tho boy was dead, his legs and
MRS. MELTON’S LETTER
To Tired Worn-out Mothers
Jackson, Mis*.-—**I *hall f«vl repaid
f»»r writing this letter if I can help any
tired, worn-out mother oe housekeeper
to find h.-alth and strength ** 1 have.
*’I have a family of five, isew, cook
and do my housework and 1 becamo
»t ry much run-down in health. A friend
asked me to try VinoL I did to »nd now
1 am well and strong and my old time
energy has been restored. Vinol has no
.n.r^rior as a tonle for worn-out, run
down, Ured mothers or htnisekeepers.^
—Mrs f. N. Msltost. Jackson, Miss.
SOLD "*Y MILLS DRUG CO.
Stop That First Cold.
A cold does not get well of itself.
The process of wearing out a cold
Wears you out, and your cough be
comes serious if neglected. Hack
ing coughs drain the energy and
sap the vitality. For 47 years the
happy combination of soothing anti*
l e.inl t e% hoienma in TV— Vinn^e Vnn
septic balsams in Dr. King's New
Discovery has healed coughs and re
lieved congestion. Young and old
can testify to the effectiveness of
Dr. King’s New Discovery for coughs
and colds. Buy a bottle tciay at
your druggist, 50c. (adv)
FIFTH GETS AWAY.
Loaded in twenty-three Pullman
cars, the Fifth regiment—Atlanta’s
own and headquarters of the Geor
gia 1 rigi.de left yesterday for the
When Mexican American border just
whistles gave notice of midday,
neck broken, and his skull crushed. ! sa y S the Telegraph.
o | The camp presented a desolate
$100 Reward, $100 j scene yesterday, with one regiment
Tho r»’udera of
canted to le;
>advd
this paper will bo i
That Tneri f. at leant on. i en * agcd *" P ackin K- occupying the
that science ha* ^ b^un j ground where three regiments had
t* I been, with the kitchens deserted,
positive cure now known to the medical 1 rmnv n* the hmhfinp* down ami fit-
fraternity. Catarrh bclns a constitutional i m Jn > ° inL buildings nown, anu in
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment Ilali's Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface* of the «ystem. there
by destmyinf th* foundation of tho dls-
r.ace. and giving th* patient strength by
building up th* constitution and assisting
nature In doing It* work. Tho proprietors
have *o much faith In Its curative pow-
t**at they offer Or.e Hundred Dollar*
... r y caco that It fall* to cure. Eoud
for l t cf tentlmorlals. , ,
AA *.?»*«• F. j. CIIESEY A CO„ Toledo, Ohio.
So! t t’T »U Drumrtsts. 7*-.
Tike UsU’s Family Pilla fir constipation.
the plr.ee.
NO MORE BACKACHE FOR HER
Mrs. J. M. Gaskill, Etna Green,
Ind., writes: “I suffered from severe
backache and sharp pains. I could
not stoop over. Foley Kidney Pills
gave me such relief that l cannot
praise them too highly.” This stand
ard remedy for kidney trouble and
bladder ailments can be taken with
absolute safety. Brooks* Pharmacy.
(«dv.)
Mr. 1. W. Hollis will send »n
individual exhibit to the Valdosta
fair. While we think Tift should byj ^^
ill means have had ■ county exhibit', A wT S7 9 jU
there, yet as this was not arranged• * * ■ " “
far, we wish every individual who j For Infants and Children
can would send a display. j |(| (JS3 FOf OVJf 30 Vedrfi
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