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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, 1
ZTifton <3a3ette
Publiahwd W#*kly
Catered at the Poatafflce at Tifton. Georgia,
m mail matter of the second class.
too. L. Herring Editor and Manager
Official Organ City of Tifton
mad Tift County, Georgia.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Sottin’ Up With Mr». Jim.
A fire burned drowBily in the wide earthen
fireplace, around which sat three couples of
young people. On the back doorstep, two men
conversed in low tones. The house was a single
pen of logs, with stick-and-dirt chimney, the
only openings being a door on either side and
a small window in the rear. There were
sheds or lean-ths, a smaller cabin of • similar
build a few yards away serving for a kitchen.
In the rear of the house, one on either side of
the window.’stood two beds of homely construc
tion ; on one of these slept four children, on the
other, besule which sat a female of middle age
and care-seamed face, a moaning woman lay,
tiny infant beside her.
A dozen years before Mrs. Jim had been the
beauty and the belle of the district. Her mar
riage to Jim was a love match, and they made
the handsomest couple, so the old folks said,
they had seen for many years. He carried her
to the hotfie he had built in the clearing in the
wiregrass carpeted forest and for a decade the
love that passeth understanding, because it'is
the closest earthly link to heaven ruled there.
Mrs. Jim knew nothing of eugenics, of birth
control, or of race suicide. She had all the
Woman's right- that she thought any
woman ought to have, and would ' have
regarded as heresy the modern sophistry
that babies are irt the way. or not the prime
esscntiul of married life. Like her mother be
fore her. she did her duty and filled her part
in the scheme of life without ostentation, with-
. out cavil but blithely and happily as a task that
brings its own compensations.
Four children, their tow heads like' steps of
a stairway, two with the brown eyes of their
mother; two blue-gray like Jim’s marked the
biennials of her married life. Doctors were
almost an unknown luxury. The nearest was
thirty miles away and the presence of one to
welcome every newcomer into the world was
aot to be thought of. An old lady in the settle
ment did what was needful, and accepted a
■nail remuneration in the shape of calico, corn
or other necessity that ritjght be spared. Four
times of trial had passed by Mrs. Jim with some
discomfort and little real danger, but with the
fifth something went wrong.
There was whispering of trouble among the
women neighbors who hurried in to visit and
see the new wonder and thus deprive Mrs. Jim
of many hours of rest, sorely needed. A few
days later it was told that "child-bed fever",
dread because nearly always fatal, had de
veloped. By borrowing from a more affluent
neighbor, Jim had raised the money to send for
the doctor, now necessary if life was to be sav
ed. He came driving the long miles along roads
that were trails, with his double team hitched
to a light buggy. His kid gloves and black bag
were the open-eyed wonder of urchinq standing
near.
The doctor went in. asked a few questions,
and talked awhile with Mrs. Jim. Then he ate
dinner, and after his team had been hitched for
the return trip, walked down the lane with Jim.
What he told him we know not. but when Jim
came back the rfmile that had rested on his lips
for thirty years was gone, never tp return till
old pge had drawn the lips part smiling..
•With the first news of her -orious illness, to
"set up" with Mrs. Jim through the -silent
watches of the night became a settlement duty,
accepted as uncomptaintngly antt performed as
faithfully as any work that fell in the path of
' those people. The duty was divided one couple
of mature years spending a night in tarn, .with
Two or three young couples "for company.’ The
woman, usually one 'skliTmTih such, ministered
to the sick, while the man exercised such super
vision and discipline as necessary.
With early candle, light, from their distant
homes, the young people had walked after the
work of the day and a tyasty supper was eaten
Arrived, the boys first saw to the wood sup
ply. fur that meant light and the girls did such
housework as was needed. Then they .grouped
around the fire while the older woman sat
back by the sufferer’s bedside. Young blood
runs warm and joyous, despite the presence of
suffering and death, and there was occasional
snickering or even a laugh, and voices grew
louder until an admonitory raised finger from
the amateur nurse or a louder moan than usual
from the bed brought back surroundings mo
mentarily forgotten.
In every crowd of six there was ever the set
tlement funny boy. and to “set up’’ he always
came. With his guarded pranks he helped to
keep them awake if for nothing else, by a de
sire on the other boys’ part to get even. There
were the ma^g sly jokes to interchange, the
tween the chairs whero others could
perhaps he had a store of ch
he had picked with his knife from the tree
down by the branch-head the Suaday previms;
perhaps he had a store of cinmnon bark, *r
even a stick of candy hoarded since his last
trip to town; perhaps, oh generous, wonderfdf
prize package he had to share with hsr
precious store of white' candy peppermint
hearts, with mottoes, J|1 love you” and such-
dear old foolishness. The watei^bucket, which
stood on a shelf outside the back door was the
favorite resort and an ..astonishingly long time
was required to alleviate a thirst which return
ed almost as soon as it was quenched.
When midnight came, one thoughtful boy
built a fire in the kitchen; the girls were advis
ed and soon the coffee kettle wps boiling. A
cup of black coffee is a great stiffener of tired
eyelids when the night grows long, and’ the six
returned to their vigil with renewed energy.
But dame Natjrfe has a habiT'of asserting
herself, even though temporarily forgotten. As
the hours before day—those of lowest vitality
•ame. even youthful spirits flagged. First
•the cut-up sprawled in his chair and snored; the
others laughed, but when one girl after-the oth
er either nodded as she sat or leaned her head
the back of her chair and went to sleep.,
there wasNiothing for the boys to do but follow
suit. Even the nurse nodded by the bedside and
the moans grew feebler because strength wan
ed.
With the first light of dawn, the young peo
ple were awake and away, the boys to see i.
girls home, and all to go through the tasks of
the day. despite the vigils of the night. The
nurse prepared breakfast, swept the houie, and
1 c tiythh •* in readiness when her succi
< i in And so it went on. through- the long
: da>s and tiresome nights, until‘the ine\
able came and Mrs. Jim was gathered to her
mother and all that was mortal consigned i
clay of the family cemetery that stood upon
hill near the old home. While Jim was left
to bear the burden of a heart - sundered and a ;
ked. with the cares of five little onas;
to keep him from having time for useless mop-
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Perhaps Mrs. Jim would have died anyway,
but we have always had a sneaking notion that)
the practice of "settln* up” did nor prolong^hetr
Hfe.
THE BEST INVESTMENT.
community gossip to pass around, the thousand
■illy nothings—to other people—accompanied
by soft or laughing glances from eyes in which
youth danced and rejoiced in the morning of
life. ’ ‘ J
Of course there was courting—always there
is when young pepple are together. Perhaps one
couple would covertly hold, hands hidden be-
~I consider what,I have don* for this Softool,
thw best paying investment I ever made.”
The speaker was a man v/tto has subscribed
largely and liberally to practically every Tifton
institution, public or corporate. He has given
freely to the stateV higher institutions of learn
ing, one of which bears the name of his wife.
In Tifton’s early days, it was his liberality that
made it potvible to launch the development that
later gave us a city. Tiftonvitsclf and later Tift
county, is the result of his investment*.
The particular investment which this man
(who has made a fortune for himself and help
ed others to do the same) considers the most
profitable he has ever made, even exceeding the
city which‘he founded, is in training the
and daughters of agricultural South Georgia
for their calling in life; the training of young
men and women along practical and industrial
lines that they may go forth and train others; to
in part supply the great need for scientifically
trained practical teachers of agriculture,
mestic economy and the domestic arts.
The first investment this man made in this
institution was $60,000 in cash and real estate.
Then later during the years when the school
was struggling for existence; when the people
for whose benefit it was intended failed to real-
iz^Tts advantage- and gave it but lukewarm
support, he was (he friend of the school, in
and. out. He helped pull it through many
tight places and came to the rescue in many
emergenpys.- His v fit*t large investment was
followtti by many more, not al«me fn money
but' in time, personal work and influence, The
school today Is the .highest tribute to what this
.r.-.-Thaf ha considers it a-rtch-fnvrst mentis gaod.
It is an investment in the trained minds and
developed talents of the youth who will to
morrow be caring for South Georgia’s destiny.
*nd"ihe maidens who will-make ib* home life.
It is an investment which has already reached
far beyond the limits of the school district, e^
beyond the highest institutions of learning
state, evqn beyond the borders of our sister
states, and has bven -recognized by the men in
Washington who have charge of the education
of the nation's producers as one of the most
aluable auxiliaries of this great work.
Truly, the money H. If. Tift invested in the
Second District Agricultural School is returning
laden with blessings to the state and country
We rejoice that the giver realizes so early the
rich fruits of his investment. It is characteristic
of the. man. that- he seto this above tlaihrrs anti
cents* and considers it the best investment of
his lffe.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
From the Atlanta Constitution
There are influential Georgia negroes from
whom a timely word of warning to tho unthink
ing of their race counts for something, and who
are doing what they can to check, in their
apective localities, whatever immigration there
* may he oL the worthy working c-laes to northern
cities; for they realize the truth made plain by
the late Booker Washington as to "Letting
down your buckets where you are.”
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THE VALUE OF POTATO HOUSES.
bedded) and have had to turn such orders as
300.000 down at $1.50 our station.
The acreage in east Texas will be more than
doublet] but still there is a scarcity of slips.
Last year we paid 40 cents at digging time.
This last fall we paid 45 and 50 cents. - Now
there is the rub of the whole business, that is.
buying potatoes from the farmers, if they are
handled like cordwoml as most farmers handle
them then they are not fit for cow feed when
e-out of the house. Well
Stomach
Germs#*
Awaking to the value of sweet potatoes as a. .
food crop, and realizing the immense loss to
the potato crop every year by careless handling •
at digging time or improper housing, the Na
tional Department of Agriculture will furnish 1
free to grower instructions for the construction „ J», C
of houses for storing sweet potatoes ii» which J
the loss from rot-will be nominal, provided due.rhiugs along that line. The strictest inspection one DOSE OF*mayr t s _ wondeb.
care is u«ed in digging and the potatoes are i» necos«nrv if the potatoes ore -old'for any- f'UL remedy ’ drives THEM
properiv sorted. f ■ ; thing but stove wood after curing. OUT—ENDS TORTURE. jfrJ
Sweet potatoes which often go- begging for : - Lust Spring we aktiagc $T."t -JRJ - bUShel;,' Xtomach breed million* of~ j
* his *prin ir not a ear less than $1.23s,and up tn germ* thai «.t .into .year vital*. xaawLx
*. (■•«iulli -- hnvc grittrm'mbiV'Tifif II.-. 1 ’ r.f.-v.g 'ijj;. I’r-^urn. Coa»
“dinero” and c«Tu!d not Svnit after Feb. 1 Oth.»«'pu*>on. Tofyid U»cr. Amo-lntos-* ;
ing spring. Last fall and the past spring. the T i,.„— iudda-44t.<t00-bw»he>e —-Triniti JlilWicc,-' TS3T'
■mftrket tegg-rmtslderabTy Higher! but the first, m „ n . t.. end this summer. Loss is. due to iin^Awnaulicilu. • «a*W-
Jigures-are about thr avemge.^Tiie reason nfuTej.-proper handling at digging lime, hlaekrn.it, and ' o r. oT the Stomach and In tea-
farmers do not keep tfteir-sweet potatoes un '"ft rot. So far we have had no rot to speak ' - " ,r • «*tc. Thailand* or «of-
til sitrln, b because they usually „,t in t |, c i"f because »e have watehe.l the Oelrt. and Hid !•■•■• I-™ t,*.rrt l,y M«rti ,
. , not get diseased slips. You can see that our loss VSon ' ,erful Remedy, among them
hill during the winter, and one reason why has b een not hi n g but shrinkage and the per of the Supreme Court, C?n-
thirty cents a bushel or less in the fall will read- v
ily~bring $1 and more If kept until the follow
pet potatoes are not grown in the South
is because the price at which they sell in the
fall is not remunerative. But once provide a
ready market and a remunerative price, and the
South can produce many more bushels of s\yeet
potatoes than it -grows bales of cotton.
The government potato house appears to
solve the problem. Assisitant State Agent
Cunningham is in receipt from Prof. Savely,
who was in Tift county last fall, copy of the
following letter from a man at Mineohi; Texas,
who has tried the government model sweet.po
tato house, and found it just what he needed.
The letter says:
Your inquiry about potato house received
and I Will sav that we have never had a better
paying proposition. We paid for the house the
first year, charged for storage, shrinkage, etc.
t nd made 35 per cent on the investment in four
months, ’’’he Government plan of a house is the
kind. Tin first year—rl915—we had one thous
and bushels in : bulk in one bin (stacked like
corn in a crib), and not more than a bushel
thrown out - at shipping time. Kapt perfect.
This ■ inter we stored in hampers. We shipped
one car that I kept tab on and out of six hun
dred hampers there were but five thrown out-
We resort when we ship.
Last year we bedded but 100 bushels for slips
and could have sold a million slips more. This
year we have three hundred bushels (330 bit.
Bank-
Cent of that depends on the weather before dig
ging.
Recent experiments have demonstrated that
the sweet potato contains more food properties
per pound than almost any other product ofj tarrhnl pefton,
Ihe field. With practical means of safe storage j Remcd > - rvtnove
aftd the certainty of distribution that plenty of | ou f h '-f cle » n « -! die system, driv.
i . . "Ut the dileasu breeding germs, ll-
t.me for marketing insures, the South can go Uyl inna ^ alion anJ end , , uffcrinf .
far toward supplying the needs of the nation in^-nlikr any other remedy. No alco-
this one item at the same time that it produces hoi—nothing to injuqe #>u. One do**
gressmen. Doctor*. Lawyer*
era, Ministers, Nurses,.Karmen, Me
chanics^—persons of every class—
[probably you own ncighhon. Stom-
lally to ca-
rrhal poftoh. Muyr's Wonder-
poison, thor-"
= 1
si- 1
a crop highly profitable.
GOOD OLD DOOLY.
Whilt one of the oldest counties in the state.
Dooly is one of the most progressive. By the
second recommendation of its Grand Jury the
Ellis Health Law has been put into effect
that county. This i3 a decided step forward in
the conservation of the most precious earthly
possession, human life, and we are sure that the
people of Dooly will never regret it.
It is rather singular that so many of the
counties of the state'with a large rural popu
lation are putting this, health lay into effget.
while the larger counties, notably Cjurfftam
and Fulton, with large populations in which
mch a law is worse needed, have as yet failed
to avail themselves of it
FREE book <
Ailment*. Write Geo. II. Mayr, Mfg.
Chemist, Chicago, or -obtain a bottle-
" r . WonduJftl ’-Racfdy fro* -.-
Urooks Pharmacy, or any reliable. ,
'Irugajof. who will return your mon- -
ey if it faili.
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