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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