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1HE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON. GA^ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1„ 1916. plbe Litton (5a3ette Published Weekly Entered at the Postoffice at Tifton, Georgia, as mail matter of the second class. 4no. L. Herring... Editor and Manager Official Organ City of Tifton and Tift County, Georgia. SATURDAY NIGHT. “Helping" Jim Grind Cane. Jim was grinding his sugar-cane crop and we had gone over after supper to help him. The help consisted of drinking juice, which he had hospitably saved when the last boil- in? for N the night was put on; chewing sugar drinking skimmings beer and eating cane, syrup foam, meanwhile watching Jim skim the kettle> chunk up the Are and attend to other various duties of cane-grinding time. To be sure, we 1 entertained him with anecdotes when we thought about it and had time, and occa sionally when occurred to us, one of the boys would push a log of pine into the furnace mouth, or replenish the fires on the scaffolds. But usually our “help" consisted in aiding Jim to reduce the visible supply of raw material, 'thereby enabling him to finish quicker. The light from the furnace, also from pine knots on low scaffolds made of boards and covered with earth, one on each side of the furnace, flickered on the animated faces of.half dozen youth and as many maids, not to men tion one or two men of mature years, who were Jim’s leal assistants. To the rear of us glisten ed the polished iron rollers of the sugar-cane mill, and a little further oil the dark green and stately pines formed a background. Above, the blue sky of early winter, thick with stars; surrounding us, a wall of opaque darkness]. The mill was a crude affair, homemade ex cept the rollers. These were of iron, set in a frame of hewn pine timbers, their pressure reg ulated with wooden wedges, driven dove-tailed and called “keys." The mill was turned by a long lever, formed from a small pine selected after much search, with just the right curve to cross the cap-piece of the long roller and reach near enough the ground to hitch a horse to. the lower timber into which the rollers were set was mortised two small trenches, and down these the cane juice ran to an up-ended barrel, set for its reception. A covering of coarse cloth served to strain out foreign substances, It was a treadmill job for a horse or mule, and even the best natured of them dreaded it. Around in a circle they walked all day, perhaps driven by a child walking behind, or urged on by an occasional shot' or hurled pumacc. Feed- face of the boiling liquid were unfailing signs of maturity. When the boiling was ready to come off, things got busy. Then Jim needed help. The boiling syrup was dipped with a big, long-handled gourd into a cedar tub or “piggin,” then poured into a trough hewn from a cypress fog and mounted on legs. The boiling syrup was strained through a piece of cloth as it was poured in. As Jim dipped the syrup while assistants held gourd or piggin on the other side stood two men with a tub of juice. When the last of the syrup was up, the word was given and the juice poured in—hurriedly, for fear the hot kettle would burst. Then the work of boiling was all to do over again. It required longer to boil the juice than to grind it—besides, the mill had to work first; therefore, while the cane mill was started at daylight, it was necessary to keep the kettle at work until far into the night. It was to this night vigil, perhaps on the same idea that young people went to "sit up” with the sick, that the neighborhood gatherd to “help” Jim after supper. And a merry crowd it was; Jim at the furnace, skimmer in hand, enjoying the fun as much as the young folks. Games were played in the firelight; we drank juice, with much laughing and a few pranks in the semi-dark ness of the mill; we sat in front of the furnace fire and chewed cane and told stories, many of them ghostly; we drank the half sweet beer and feared not the consequences; we con. structed tiny paddles and ate the foam ’"m the syrup in the trough. ( Did you ever feed warm, yellow, syrup fo m, almost candy, with a cane peel paddle to a pair of red and laughing lips, and then lick the pad dle? If you didn’t, you missed something. Nearly always we would' have a candy pull ing and perhaps a dance on the last night of the cane grinding (inappropriately called “sugar boiling” by those who know no better) But sufficient for this night was the good things thereof, those things which belong to youth and the hey-day of life—the testing of the harvest by the lips of life’s springtime. At last the boiling was off, the syrup and juice covered with handy cowhides against dew or a possible rain; the furnace fires drawn, and Jim gone to a well-earned rest. But for his late assistants, the best of the night was coming— the walk home through the wiregrass benonth the starry skies. Her -arm tucked in yours — with perhaps just a little more of her weight than absolutely necessary, as she snuggled closer when a screech-owl called, or an alarm cd partridge whirred up from beside the path You were a monarch then, with life and ♦hr fullness thereof before you. And in after years, the familiar sight of the grinding miil or the smoaking furnace; even the smell of To tlio Voter* tie DUtrict: I am a candidate for re-faccuon to the office of Bailiff of the 1314th Militia District of Tift County, Ga., at the election to be held Saturday, December 2nd, 1316. I have put forth my best effort* to- serve the people faithfully and satisfactorily, and should I be re-elected I shall continue to serve - you faithfully and to the best of tny ability. 1 wish to thank the people of this District for honoring me with thia position. earnestly solicit your support and influenoe. Thanking you in advance, I am, Yours very truly, E. O. Oliver. To the- Voters of the Tiftrns Mill, tie District. I am a candidate for the office of Bailiff of the 1314th Militia Dis trict, at the election to be held Sat urday, December 2nd, and will ap preciate your support. I served the people of this district as Bailiff un der the late Judge 0. L. Chesnutt, and have experience necessary to fill the office to the satisfaction of the public. If favored with your sup port, T promise you that T will cut out booze for good and make you good officer. Thanking you for your support at the polls, Very truly yours, B. L. Lanier. ANNOUNCEMENTS. of tho Tifton Mill. THE RACE IS ONI Clear tho Truk, Boys; Hora the Horse* Como! The race is on for Bailiff and Justice of the Peace of the Tifton District! In another column, Mr. B. L. Lan ier and Mr. G. W. Ellis formally announce as candidates for the po sition of Bailiff. Both have served in this capacity before and: are-ex perienced in the duties of the office. Mr. Lanier was Bailiff under the late Judge O. L. Chesnutt, and Mr. Ellis served his district as Bailiff before moving to Tifton. A* there are two Bailiff s to el ect In this district, one for Judge Sellars’ court and one for Judge Brown’s, there is an office for each. No announcement has been made as yet fo r Justice of the Peace, but it ia not probable that Judge Sellars, who has served the district accep tably for many years, will have op. position. OUR LUNGS are DELICA Overwork, lack of fresh air, mental strain or any adc disturbs their functions. Stubborn coughs tear and the sensitive lung tissues*. should be taken promptly for hard coughs, unyieldin mptiytoi _ or when strength is lowered from any cause. Itsl. nutritive value creates resistiveforce to ward off sil ness. The rich cod liver oil improves the quabh of the blood torelieve the cold and the glycerine soothing and healing to the lung H«n^, Refute Alcoholic Substitutes Which Exclude the OiL To the Voter* of the Tifton Mill* tie District- After heiner solicited by a number •Meeds to make the race for Baii'ff of th district, I take this method of • o rclng n.y candidacy for the office and asking your sup- lort at the election on Saturday Jecember 2nd. I have had jcveral yearn experience in this position and if elected promise the people of tho district to handle its affairs in faithful and conscientious manner. Soliciting your support, and thank ing you for same, Respectfully yours, G. W. Ellis. TO EXECUTE TITLE. today dropping four bomb* from a great Height, were injured. LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. In Tift Superior Court, January Term, 1917. I Stella V. Baker vs. Larry E". Baker. To the Defendant, Larry E. Baker: You are hereby required personal ly or by attorney to be and appear at the Superior Court to be held in and for said county on the First Monday in January, 1917. then and there to answer the complaint in tho above styled case, as in default thereof said Court will proceed' a* to iustice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable W. E. Thomas, Judge of said Court, this 25th day of September. 1916. Henry D. Webb, Clerk Tift Superior Court. R. D. Smith, Plaintiff's Attorney. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE. GEORGIA—Tift County. Court of Ordinary Chambers, To All Whom it May Concern, and Mrs. Edith Conger, administra trix estate G. J. Conger: E. D. Lawhom haying applied for order requiring Mrs. Edith Conger, administratrix of estate of G. J. Conger, to execute title under a Bond for Title, you arc hereby cit ed to bo and appear nt the next term of said Court to be held on the first Monday in December, to show cause if any you can why said order should not be passed. C. W. Graves. Ordinary inar tho mill was tho one thing that prevented cane grinding from being n time of joy to the home boy. But, as regular as the horse walk ed, all day long, one after another, the cane must be fed into the mill, nnd on a cold morn ing, with frost or icicles on the enne, it was no pleasant job. Many times ^ould the feeder be obliged to call for respite while, with smoke- blacked cheeks and dripping nose, he hurried to the nearest fire to thaw out his numbed fingers. Next in unpleasantness was the job of keep ing the feeder supplied with cane, something which provoked no small amount of talk be tween the principals, especially if they were brothers. And with the latter task went the duty of bearing off the pumace (the remains of the cane after the juice was extracted) which was carried by armfuls and dumped in to a pile perhaps to be hauled later to carpet the hcrae-lot. The furnace where the juice was cooked w is as crude as the mill, All but the iron kettle homemade. The furnace was made of clay kneaded into cones and these laid in layers, given time to harden. To construct a furnace which would stand, bear the weight of the ket tle and also “draw” was no small art, and only about one man in a community could do it. Thu furnaces were constructed in many patterns, some with opening at one end and chimney at the other; others with the opening for wood beside the chimney, the flames making a circle. To build one of there was considered as great a feat then as the construction of a wireless outfit now. When sufficient juice was obtained, it was poured into the kettle and a fire started. As soon as the juice hegan to simmer, it was neces sary to skim it. This was done with a skimmer made of a tin plate, perforated with nail-holes, and nailed on to the sloping end of a blackgum pole which served as a handle. On the diligent use of these skimmers depended the quality of the syrup. Two of these skimmers were neces sary, and a third implement was a ‘‘cooler’ made from a tin pan, perforated with larger holes than the skimmer, and also attached to a gum handle. Occasionally the fire would be too hot, and the juice would threaten to boil over. Then the skimmer was laid aside and tb cooler came into use. As the juice was skim med, the scum was poured into a keg. In a day or so this fermented, and skimmings beer was the product. Given time to harden, like eider. It would “makejdrunk come,” and tradition says a good grnrtof rum could be distilled from it __ W When the boiling juice reached that beau tiful ml-goh! ftolor indicating syrup, freauent tarts-v.-ere made by dipping the skimmer, hold- i?u ' U P ami b'Uing tnfemcool as it ran off the inverted rimj Bubble! '■‘tfrjjig to the *ur- boiling syrup would bring to you scenes of the years far gone when the sweetness of cane grinding time; its open hospitality; its whole some good-fellowship, but typified the sweet ness of Life in its youth. ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE. GEORGIA—Tift County. Whereas Mrs. B. B. Cleveland, Administratrix of the estate of A. B. Branch, represents in her petition to the Court, duly filed and entered on record, that she has fully administered A. B. Branch’s estate, this is therefore to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said Administratrix should not be discharged from her Administration, and receive letters of 'ismission, on the first Monday in December, 1910 This November 6th, 1916. C. W. Grave*, Ordinary. BEATING THE STATE’S RECORD. The fnct that the Tift County Board of Health has been able to contract for diphtheria anti-toxin nt tho low price of forty cents per 1,000 units, while according to Chapin’s repor> It costs the State Board of Health a fraction over 52 cents per 1,000 units to manufacture the same anti-toxin, is a tribute to the efficiency of the local board. Not only can the county obtain all the anti toxin it wants nt this price, but arrangements have been made to put a supply in the drug stores where physicians or individuals can ob tain the scrum at the same figure. Formerly, this anti-toxin, when purchased, cost $1.50 in 5,000 lots nnd $1.20 in 10,000 lots. The anti toxin contracted for is the best grade offered berng standardized by the U. S. Health Service under Permit No. 2. The anti-toxin manufac- ‘ured by the State Board of Health is still ad ministered free by the local health officer. A few weeks since we called attention to the fact that it was costing Georgia more to man ufacture anti-toxin serum than other states in the same line of work, and that the anti-toxin could be bought cheaper than it was being man- ufactured. That Tift county, small in area and population, should be able to have anti-toxin put on sale at retail at prices 20 per cent, less ihnn it is costing the state to manufacture, is ■» circumstance that ought to put those interest ed in securing the highest efficiency from the trte organization to thinking. A SUIT OF CLOTHES FOR HERRING. From the Dalton Citizen. Editor John L. Herring, of the Tifton Ga zette, has a brand new tailored suit of clothes, and it didn’t cost him a cent. The appreciative citizens of Tifton presented it to him. in recog nition of his efforts in behalf of Tifton and Tift county. Editor Herring Ls a golden hearted man who deserves all the honors and clothes his consti tuency can heap upon him. He is a hard work er who does good work. His editorials are among the best in the South, and his feature work which he puts into his Saturday issues, under the heading of “Saturday Night.” is not excelled anywhere by anybody. These ar- ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. Stale of Georgia— County of Tift. I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, on November 24th, 1916 the premises of the late Stewart Sumner, deceased, oetween the legal hours of sale, the following describ d property, belonging to the cstato of the said Stewart Sumner, deceas ed, to-wit Two mules, all wagons, farm tools and implement*! about 150 bushels uf corn; 2,500 pounds of hay; seed oats; fodder, etc. Sale will begin nt 10 o’clock a. m on said date, and continue until completed. This the 13th day of November, 1910. G. W. Walker. Administrator of Estate of Stewart LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. Mrs. Kansas Griffin vs. II. R. Griffin In Tift Superior Court, December Term, 1916. To the Defendant. H. K. Griffin: You nrc hereby required per 'on ally or by attorney to be and appear nt the Superior Court to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in Dccmber, 1916, then and there to answer the complaint in the above styled case, as in default thereof said Court will proceed »s to justice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable W. E. Thomas, Judge of said Court, this the 25th day of October, 1916. GEORGIA—Tift County. On the lGth day of December, 1916, we will sell before the court house door of said county, within the legal hours of sale, to the high est bidder for cash, the following tract o r parcel of land, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Tifton, Tift County, Ga., known and described in the plan of said city as lot No. 1 in block No. 400. said lot fronting 100 feet on Main street, and extending back a uniform width 150 feet to an alley; the same to be sold as tho iroperty of J 1 . W. Hollis, under and >y virtue of a certain deed to secure debt with powe r of sale, executed by said J. W. Hollis on the 1st day of August. 1911, to Georgia Loan and Trust Company, for the purpose of securing a certain promissory note for the sum of 31,250.00, and there now being due on said indebtedness the sum of $1,250.00 principal and $67.61 interest. Said deed to se cure debt having been duly trans ferred and assigned by the Georgia Loan and Trust Company to tho Marietta Fertilizer Company. A warranty deed will be executed to the purchaser under the authority of said power of sale.. This Nov. 23rd, 1916. Marietta Fertilizer Company, By its Attorney at Law, R. D. Smith. JUST A FEW More Weeks to get ycur furniture at reduced prices, as] we are positively going out otthe furniture 1 business about January first. Just a few prices will convince yen that we are doing what we advertise. $40 Ranges, $30; $10 Stoves, S7.501 1 $16 Iron Beds, $12.50; $10 Beds, $7.50} $1.15 Chans, 87 l~2c; $4.50 Roc hers j $3.50. And everything we have ot the same reduction: "niton Furniture Company TO EXECUTE TITLE. GORGIA—Tift County. Court of Ordinary Chambers, No vember G, 1916. To Mrs. Lilia Crum, administra trix, and to all whom it may con cern: S. W. Whittle having applied for an order requiring Mrs* Lilia Crum, administratrix of estate of G. W. Crum, deceased, to execute title under bond for title, you are hereby cited to be and appear at the next term of said court, to be held on the first Monday in December next, nnd show cause if any they can why said order should not be granted. C. W. Graves, Ordinary. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVR DKOMO Quinine. It «top* the Cough and Headache and works of! the Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. K. W. Ckuvr.'S signature on each bos. 25c. Desserts for the Deserving. The editor of the Tifton Gazette has been presented with a brand-new suit of clothes by his appreciative fellow-townsmen. This furnishes a good opportunity for his farmer friends to shower pumpkins and cab bages into the editorial sanctum.— Rome Tribune-Herald. he Joth day ox uciODer, iuio. J. S. Rids dill. Plaintiff’s Attorney. Henry D. Webb, Clerk Superior Ct November 6th, 1916. MOOSE GETS TWENTY YEARS Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 23.—Assert ing that the crime which he had com mitted was thirty times worse than a negro man upon whom death sen tence had been passed, Judge E. E. Cox sentenced J. F. Moose, the white farmer convicted of an attempted as sault upon his 14-year old daughter, to twenty years ih the penitentiary. Moose is some forty years of age He came to this country from North Georgia a little more than three years ago and settled near Donald- sonville His first trial resulted in death sentence. ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS How Vinol Hade Her Strong . v , a itv> . w Bcallsville, Ohio.—“I wish all ner- tides are a history of the Wire Grass section of! J re * 1 k > /uo-duwa women couW Georgia, end they are tinged with just enough | and n.rvou* 1 could“f^iicenT'ErtTj- sentiment and romance to make one linger long thing I at® hurt me, and the medidno and appre-iativelv in the reading of them i P* 80 I de- Editor Herring’s people love and resped him. ^ ««SyJ£S''SJEfcfZi Thev know and realize that it is awfully un- *k»p »n night. jfow i am w.u and comfortable going without clothes in the win- f* ron K- *» letter health than I ter time, and they set about to correct the in- Sf ” A *** congruity, and right well have they succeeded. W« guamS* vinoi t«r *n run-down. We congratulate and salutp you, Brother debilitated condition* Herring. -.-dmuj MILLS drug CO. iUSTANG For Sprains, Lameness, >6ores, Cuts, Rheumatism Penetrates and Heals. Stops Pain At Once For Man and Beast fe5c-5 -50c.$l. At All Dealer.. LINIMENT o NEJfljb ig ctjiffiVj c e Gall Stones, Cancer ana Ulcer, of the Stomach and Intestine*, Auto-In toxieation. 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