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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON. CA FRIDAY,
VUiUJ Mr., lUti. FI.lcb.r-. PUc.
1 In Northeast Till. '
A mull cyclone struck the farm
Y Mrv Katie Fletcher, about ten
^le» northeast of Tifton, on the
Ahpaha river, early Thursday mors-
ini and did eonaiderablc damage,
four-room tenant house, twenty
U What tha ifo, Ra leave ia Thi. 1
Caaatry Need. [ 1
“I don’t want to read anythin/* f A
about the boll weevil," aaid Ur. Lott
. Warren, of the Inaha lection, to the
‘ Gazette man yesterday. ' r-' * *rm
"I am not'afraid of the wceffTl*; Aft
and if forty million of thegt-to..'.*,
i they will not do me any harm. I quit [nnn
1 cotton for a monej crop years ago, I.UUU
and have solved the most difficult
problem of hog-raising. . I Eggs 1
"My boga are inoculated against to.
cholera when they are young rad H<
again when they are grown, and they Evk
don’t have it. I have twenty-six sows farmer
now that will bring piga in Febru-1 state I
ary, and you people down here at broadc
Tifton had better have that pack- j the in
ing house ready. ; value
‘T sold seventeen head the other'stock '
day that averaged 230 pounds each; Wi-drn-
have my cold storage full .of meat ] that it
now, and the smokehouse is full of | large a
hams, sides and shoulders already | School,
cured,.wjth twenty hoga yet to kill."! a(
Mr. Warren says that Dermudn I t h* r( . v
grass is the finest summer pasturage | p | antPr
in the world and that a man must I „ ur | r ,
have pasturyte to raise ho^s Ho al- j aIlll ’ 0 .|
so says that he has tried all breeds | Kollowi
and finds the Duroe Jersey hogs the Gutter
best suited to this county. 'Mr. War- so j] |n
ren is not raising hoga alone, but ghown
fir.ds cattle raising equally profitable. somr j,
Alio Iriah Potatoes, Eggi, and
Other Food Article!
IN PEACE. WE PAY WAB PRICES
JUSTICE
| below the surface, was torn from
| the ground and blown away. None
I ft the occupants ofUie house was
mart, and neorlyalMBe contents of
I the smokehouse recovered.
! -The remarkable thing about the
storm was that- it diftped down at
this particular spot and then arose.
Ne reports from other sections tell
of any other damage. Mrs. Fletcher’s
home was only 100 yards away, and
there they did not ev£n know of the
storm until some time after it had
passed. This was shortly after 6
o’clock in the morning.
dent Witt Minted fc, pr esen-
UUve Fn rk> of the Sec-nd
Georgia di( for tte vac « nt f#d .
•ral judgit the Southern die-
tHct of G Sm|4 tod , y called on
Senators ! i - - ■ ..
weed, the Pri
• building, wl
i and valuable
already note
This letter told how prices of food
had been boosted in that country ’by
the war and our dispati^cs of the
Inst few (Jays have carried stories of
shortage in fgod supplies in Eng.
land caused by Germany’s subma
rine camprign. England produces
few food supplies and largely im
ports from this country. That sta
ple, articles arc shipped across the
water and sold ns cheaply—end
_ pome even cheaper—than they arc
The I sold at borne is a sad commentary on
:k. conditions that arc allowed to ex-
nsti- 1st here.
t a. The recipient of the letter Is-Judgc
•E. Harry Kent, and it is from a re’-
haps "tive in England, his native country,
the This relative describes at some
length conditions existing tnere and
6* the h.-trdships that the British peo
ple are undergoing on account of
the war! As especially notable, is
act- mentioned some prices obtaining
In- for food supplies, which we give be
low, with the prices obtaining for
oy,” the same articles in this country:
Bread, 4-pound loaf, actuaT weight
hool guarasteed: In England, 25 tents,
car- Same quantity in Tifton. 35 cents.
Eggs, per dozen. 48. cents. In Tif-
Ex- ton on same date. 50 cents,
the Irish potatoes, per bushel. $2.40.
Same date in Tifton. $3.
in- Sugar, per pound. 12 cents. In
iber Tifton, 11 cents,
to- Meat, per-pound, 40 cents. In Tif
ton, 25 cents,
heir It will be -toted that with the ex-
hoy eeption of meat and sughr. living in
England during the war is cheaper
than it is in this country under peace
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.
Bool building.
It include the
remains the J
.and will be ra
•phase pries
•niideration
If all our farmers would plant
iavy hog crops and provide plerty
pasturage, there would he mucn
is worrying about the boll weevil.
SOME’ CURIOUS COINS.
H<u the Oldest Half
The Management of
erd,” Prof. W. H. How
“Livestock, the Baekbo:
^^Xraa^Then Soma.
Mp^HR Fol.ce J. O. Thrasher
-3 yesterday where
R^n^en claimed the blue
■ 4 man in Reynold* who
•d of a half dollar of 1812 by
>f Di-
Sf. Milton P.
Dr. W. M. Burson, professor of
Veterinary Medicine, was scheduled
to lecture at the morning hour on the
subject, "Common Diseases of Farm
Animals,", but it tni found neces
sary to shift him to Friday's prog
ram. Prof. Guy W.-Ffcpr, supervis
or of extension school *fc, filled the
Brunswick cent of 1861; >, Nova
Scotia coin as large a. e half-dol
lar, date and value not discernible,
and a copper coin larger and heav
ier than a half-dollar, the Only dis-
tinguiahablc figures being a large
"40” in the center. . m
- Queer as many o'f the eoitft 'are,
the manner in which they came into
Mr. Pope's possession is still more
remarkable. When putting a new
roof on his residence not long hgo,
these coins were found Where the
shingles of the roof projected above
the weather-boarihKg. Apparently
they hod been once wrapped in pa
pm. and were all together.
- Mr. Pope has made inquiry and
can find no owner for the coins. He
remembers, however, that when
Contractor John C. Hind was build
ing the house in the summer *of
1895, a Frenchman passing through
worked a few days for him and oon- .
tinued on his way. The nature of the |
coins and the fact that they are |
nearly al] o’ the same date leads 11
plainly 11° tkc opinion that they belonged j reduced
I to this man who laid them aside bomc-m.1
!>y the j wJ,H# 81 work and forgot them when ,. asy cor
r is on I he again took to the road. iceless r
Judicial dignity to
hiWtioa
I FALLS INTO HOT WATER.
Moultrie. Jan. 30.—A three-year-
old son of T. J. Wilson, a planter of
Colquitt coun'y, was perhapa fatally
scalded this nfternoor when he fell
into a tub of boiling water.
The child was in charge of his ng-
cd grandmother. Playing near the
tub the little fellow backed against
It. was tripped up and fell backward
into the water, receiving burns that
almost covered his entire hody.
than a doner. There are also
her Iff copper coins, both rare
FISHERMEN BACK
Tiftoo's delegation to Horaosa
id other Florida point* returned
•bon as the trade k com
ia! win b® placed for
plant buildings. . 1
NO. NOT IN SAVANNAH!
TURRENTINE DROPPED DEAD
Fitzgerald, Jan. 80.—J. R. Turren- !
t.'ne fell dead in Ms back yard this
morning. He had been in poor healtlT .
for years, but was able to be about !
his daily duties |
The deceased leave* two daughters \
? the5r i x Savannah. Feb. 1 R Pp<)r1
J "lt- | been made to the health office
itch— this city that there is a very n
™»ny advocate of birth vontbol via
°° cfc | nptlty of the homes of the city.
0 Wt- is tie first j ngUn( .„ of such a m
j Here an the •ladios visttod by
,disciple of the new,cult have
label pasted thereon.
TIFT COUNTY CAMP
BOOST GO-TO-SUNDAY-SCHOOL
DAY.
-Let me appeal tiwynu, as Sunday
school workers of Tift county. ’ to
get busy and let’s mnKc February 11
the greatest Sunday school day Tift
ing wgg*»,J. W. and-J. A:
Or. O’^Mnn. S F. Over-
8T Pints. Johnston,
0. N. Gregg and D. M.
who Hv» in Florida, and one
Fitzgerald.
The foods which most
1 -growth, Miss Skinner said,
eggs. heef. cheese, fish, turkey and
birds.
Starchy foods are best for the- de
velopment of strength, and those
•nded ore: potatoes, peas,
bread, hominy, beans, rice,
pwrawipa and hurt nr. TBT
g iq the body the necossary
salts, cabbage, cauliflower
ips were sla'cd as the best,
sinner gave a practical cook-
ii st rat ion, with egga in which
cil more than a dozen ways
re thi* delightful food. In
r ’-be various dishes the
ntor employed many little
loking devices whirh were
be not only hclpfo) hut la-1
ig Each dish was artistic-
iged and placed upon a t-v |
I j bio for sampling. The Gazi-ltc s j
■! proxy declares every item dolinoil*. |
■ | Wvdnesdav morning’s session of’
- J the -cbooi drow a larger outsidu at-
U-ndnnee and the afternoon ’brought
more farmers "Livestock Fanning"
was the subject selected by Prof. R.
M, Gridley. associated with the ex-
tention department of animal hus
bandry. He illustrated nis discourse
and commanded close attention.
"Permanent Soil Fertility," proved
a prolific theme for Prof. W. M.
Lowry, of the chemical and soil lab
oratory of the State CoDege of Agri
culture. who also .hae charge of the
soil survey work.
The afternoon session developed
one of the most interesting programs
so far offend. It follows:
promote
_We can exceed what wc did last
>«•»- if we Will get behind thi move
, "out and push. No great* work is
ever accomplished without hard,
earnest, energetic effort behind it-.
Superintendents.- set your aim high
and worjc to accomplish that aim.
Let us be a Sunday school booster,
"c aTwaya rejoice when wo'have
succeeded in a good causa. Thia is
the Master’s work, and we ought to
give Him the best of our lives.
Go out after those who do not
! attend Sunday school J~ bring them I
I1n; help them to get interested in ]
I the Sunday school, and then ’ the :
consciousness of knowing that you j
hnve been instrumental in changing I
the course of some one’s l/fo fori
good will be reward enough. May;
God bless our Sunday school.
A. J. Ammoni, President. !
TlfJ. County k S. Asyorintion. ]'
I J. S. Gauldlng was re-elected
L l ' irat Lieutenant; G. W. Montg.
3 er >' was elected Second Lieutcnn
J. S. Royal, re-elected Adjutant;
L. Rousseau, Arsistant; Rev. W.
s WchB" fJ-elerled'Cliapisin, and C.
J Dell, assistant.
. n - Bowen wns re-elected Ce
missary.
The meeting was the time to el
I th « «®e*T*-for the ^ riexl twe
months nnd nfter this, the Camp r
; earned ‘‘On to Washington” Ju
I ith to 7th to the Na’ional Reuni.
J. S. Royal, Adjt.
H* look aclivc>j>4(4
JW “T’i aU H u,ounde d
S.«« ue 1 [uHUi6et». r
Mcmtosli lKe result ol
HU CATuild<Kti of both,
mendor Brtq.GfneCdl oF
the beorqia troops
godslso for Gouertioi?
Dortrtn England,
Gwinnett mas a
successful merchant;
to prepare
preparing
TO PAVE AT ONCE
As a result of a conference be
tween Supt- R. A. SfcCranio and
Division Counsel 3. S. Bennett, of
the Atlantic Coast Line, with the.
Mayor and Council of.tho city-Tues- ’
dey, all arrangements woro complet
ed for the paving of the Atiantic
| Coast Line's property in Tifton
which ia crossed by paved streets.
- It was anounced after the confer
ence that work would begin on the
crossing within two weeks, and on
the paving within fifteen days.
GRADED SHORTHORNS
Mr. M.- H. Pearson, son of Mf.
Walker Pearaon, of Motor A. receiv
ed last Triday a fine Shorthorn bull
from Columbus, Ohio. Thia bull Is
the-Children
j PARTY TO CujfA.
Thf TOHwing phrty/wilf leave this"
afternoon .on the Dptic Limited for |
Cuba, going by wqy of Jacksonville
and Tampa, tnkij/g the steamer at
the latter place.-for Havanna. They
will spend two/weeks on the island.
Ill the part",- are: J. J. Golden, I.
c Touchrtone. R. D. Smith and A.
P- Patterson, of Griffin.
fin -Success—Work for Success
eginninpr of each school term is4*q event m
:e of any ambitious boy or girl. 1*4 one step
lie goal. What better, time than now, when
nds are rich fields for planting the seeds of
i and success, open a bank account.'for them
them to acquire the habit of saving.
Camfort.cose and elegance I;
get It In one day, qr a week,
“strike It rich." He didn’t have
leave It to him. He BANKED his
were small at first, but he KEf
mounts grew larger: opportunlti
sum he started with became a g
You can do It too—if you TR
AVERA-DAN1EL.
'HE BANK OF TIFTON
t TITTON. GEORGIA
JR bank.
noney
-- - I™/ V K»I P 1 — 1
The National Bank of
