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Published Weekly
Entered at the Postoffice at Tifton. Georgia,
>- mail matter of the second ciass.
THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON-
THE WAY IT GOES
,*o. L. Herring- •
.Editor and Managar
Official Organ City of Tiftoo
and Tift County, Georgia.
A NEW USE FOR WATERMELONS
Several attempts have been made, with in
different success, to convert the watermelon
from a luxury into a necessity. On more than
one occasion in this section the juice has been
boiled and a fair grade of syrup obtained and
the possibility of utilizing the melon for sugar
production has been discussed but no steps tak
en in that direction. . , . ..
More than an experiment is promised in the
organization at Mobile. Alabama, of a fruit
production company, which proposes to man
ufacture vinegar, syrup and high class stock
food from second and third-class water-mel
ons. It expects to utilize that portion of the
melon crop usually left to rot in the fields or
fed to hogs.
' The Alabama experiment will be watched
with interest here because a large per cent
of the melon crop is unfit for shipping and
is practically a loss. An these days of the high
price of food, especially sugar, if something
can be done to change a waste product into a
food value, it will bring many dollars to this
section for what now brings no returns.
HOG CHOLERA CONTROLLED
To a^nend the charter of Rockmart; to es
tablish the city court of Cleveland; to amend
the .charter of Spread; to amend the charter!
of Lula; to amend the charter of Douglas; to
change the term of superior court of Wheeler;
to fix commutation road tax in Banks; to
amend the charter of Ft. Gaines; to amend the
charter of Cuthbert; to provide four terms of
ftiss Emma R. Sutton
.Editor
Ty Ty Depa-tme.at
TY TY,
GEORGIA
i Lily Chapman U in Omega |
few day.. 1
Mr. J. D. Bowden, of Route « Ty j The knitting fever has not .truck! WILLIAMS
f. cam. in Tuesday to haar the Ty Ty. and. AoM it never reach •
aging. here, "our «fde" i* js*t a* likely to | ULALLK IN
Raising vegetable., canning ...
jvins in every High CISSS]$811613] M8. CMS*
terms of superior court for Miller; to amend I Jones. dwnaged by i
the charter Hoschton, to increase the salary. ’ * * * , u '" cm be comin * “• Mrt i„ th. war- but where .
. ,, , , , .. -t T.r.rarw M “* ***** Blasingiir.e, of Mon-. Young corn, specially. •» «nprov- P*rt in the war. , nut ne
Of the Judge of the cit> court of LaGrange, ^ u ^ ^ of E va L^. n,. corn crop was probably good in knitting socks tht dont
to amend act establishing city court of Miller; M ., cofn damaged very little,,but the fodder and are clumsy and uncomfortable
“ ‘ ' ’' **■ rj 'any way? An amateur knitter— ,
. Miss Maggie Gibbs, of Rout« 21
Superior, court for Monroe: to provide two Ty Ty, U visiting Mlu France.: The crops In East Worth, so badly ^ making thing, to Mil, savin
terms of superior court for Miller; to amend Jones. dwnaged by the latest hail worm »»r poasibl
- - - - little, lent way.' for women to ao weir
to incorporate White Plains;
charter of Camesville; to amend the charter Mm. Jim Drawn, of Macon,
and there is n
other tTst r.JW—can
of ^Grayson T to'* fix the ntor of M— oflrUiu™ hn Mn I, V. J sp«.| „ T w H wan* Ctolrro of *»:»"“*
. .. —..Mo fnur tpririH nf 8uneriorl Tv’s fooH council, cheerfullv admits, y _ K .. .
Messrs. Ciaud and Robert Barfield
of Fort Valley, are visiting Mr.
Robert Coogle near Ty Ty.
amend the
i is in ribbons
Hog fholera is being held in check in Mis
souri by energetic efforts of farmers, veterin
arians and repreaentatives of the Bureau of
Animal Industry co-operating with the state
authorities. A recent report from one of the
inspectors says that b.v the use of the serum
the disease is now under control and they ex
pect to kfep it so.
• The report says that 209 herds were infect
ed ; 2,285 sick hogs treated- and 6.352 appar
ently well hogs treated. Efforts to stamp out
the disease were successful because of the co
operation of fanners and veterinarians.
If hog cholera can be stamped out in Missou
ri. it can be stamped out in Georgia and Tift
county. The disease has been running through
many generations and its eradication is neces
sarily not a work of weeks, but of years. It
will take intelligent co-operation between own
ers of hogs and veterinarians and thorough
persistent effort.
Certainly not all hogs-tr-"*ed will recover,
nor all herds treated be free from cholera. But
if the treatment stops the spread of disease it
will if persisted in. eventually free the country
from it altogether. The farmers of Tift coun
ty hr.vc a rare opportunity in the service of an
’ experienced veterinarian free. They have too
much at stake to afford hot to have him exam
ine their hogs and give them timely advice as
to precautionary measures.
Glascock; to provide four terms of superior
court for Coffee; to amend charter of-Mariet^
ta;-to fix compensation of treasurer of Sumter;
two bills to amend the charter Wrens; two
purely local bills for Savannah; to amend the
charter of. Leslie; to abolish road supervisor
of Bryan, and to fix salary judge of city court
of Jesup.
These are taken at random from among the
local bills introduced at one day’s session of
the General Assembly and it was a day that
is not usually considered good for local bills.
And so it goes. Not a city or county in this im
mediate section but has to go through with
more or less’ tinkering with jits municipal or
county affairs every* year. And we suppose
the same conditions prevail all over the state.
No wonder the people do not know what to
expect, and that the general impression pre-
ails that they do not know what they want.
How long before we will have a sensible,
omnibus general bill regulating the incorpo
ration of municipalities and the terms, juris
diction and compensation of officers of our in
ferior courts? Some (lav. perhaps; and then
biennial sessions will be a possibility.
The reader has only to glance over the mass
of stuff of purely local interest introduced at
one day’s session to realize that it would be
impossible to give each measure time for prop
er consideration. One only wonders that any
time at all is found for the discussion of laws
of general application. So long as present
methods prevail, the affairs of our state will
be conducted in a slipshod manner.
By giving Kerensky the powers of a dictator
the men who are to bring order out of chaos
in Russia did the only thing remotely promis
ing success. If he is strong enough, he may act
as the necessary medium between a despotism
and a republic for a people who are not yet
ready to govern themselves. Some idea of the
situation can be obtained from the statement
A MOCKERY.
that during the most critical stage of the fight-j Mr. snd Mrs W. E. Williams went aTr by. and eaeh visit to distant
ing in Galicia, the soldiers of one Russian to Sycamore Saturday morning, to friends extends over sevefal days.
-ision stopped to vote on the question ibjy-) attend the annual meeting in the That Was the way everybody visited Severn i yea „ ac0- at about this
ing a command given by their officers. B<J f ore j Primitive Baptist Church at that awfsesa automobiles, and even r* a - , ell(0n of th c year two Indies of th.-
they were done voting, there was nothing i-ft.P*** -returning Sunday ofternoon roads, were not. : Xorth . a visit to South Georgia.
•ote for: the Teutons were in possession i r d j^ hllc * b * re „ U ) ey T-Wr** whidi.n c " n ‘P 1,ined ' of thc * e * relt y of flow -
the voters in flight. Wli.ddon. M Pao la. e tc.. has been requested , They thoilcht , hat , hl . South
* * * * * l" different languages to com.- -The Land of Flowers." was a
delusi.
We of the South have known Ahe negro
long we take him as a matter of course. We
know his ways and are tlsed to them, so we
laugh at his foibles and are content not to ex
pect too much. But this is not the case with
the people up North to which section the ne
gro has recently migrated in large numbers.
The following incident is related by the
Springfield, (Mass..) Republican: "That ne
gro labor imported from the South is not al
ways inclined to stay put was shown by an
experience of the New Haven rtiiroad the
. past week. To fill the depleted ranks-of track
safe and satisfactory operation of trains, the
New Haven company engaged 70 negroes and
erected quarters for them in Uxbridge, from
which they were to be transported as woodsd
_ to any point along the branch where their'ser
vices were needed. They arrived early in the
week, but immediately developed a rovin£..p nmrt | w York WortA:
spirit, and before the week was o.er 20 of
them were still members of the gang. It was
-said that the rest had depaned for jobs else
where—probably knowing of the high pay for
common labor, which has lured so many from
.their accustomed fields of activity." It is ap
parent that if our Northern friends do not
know so much about the varying traits of ne
gro character now, they are in a fair way to
learn.
. The voice of the graphophone,
and of other member* of that family,
is heard in the land. “No household
ccsnplete—." et:.
Mr. J. M. Varner has gone to !
n this week to negotiate for the
tablishment of a drag store at the
ldiers camp there.
Mr. Bankston, of Tifton, was look
ing after the sewing machine busi-
iess in Ty Ty Tuesday. Th* sing-
ng was a matter of secondary in-
tereet.
Robert Ball (co’ored> when ask
ed if he knew that his name was
among the first ca-'ed to the colors
replied. “Yes’m; I'm
rn fta.
that he s the goat in the matter .. .. v-'"
o! th. meeting th.. f.M to TO. “S*-"* «* ^‘£2
H, could not con,,. -"' l *»”» '“ u « h “
he uy. and i. did not occur to him -* ve ™l 0— of bcU.r -ck. th.n
" «nd .nr on. in hi, p»... - h ' ^
■ there would be little sentanent in
this, but she might console herself
by considering the case of the young
THE STORE
Whsre Your Dollar Goes Fn
Courteous Treatn
Your Trade Will Be V
.. W. Hatcher, who brought in
tho big pumpkin last week, aup-
raelcns. one weighing forty-six!
pounds and the other fifty-two j
pounds. The farm on which Mr
Hatcher lives, once the home of Mr.
G. S. Nelson, is now owned by Mr.
W Timmons.
; lady who put her address, in one of
' a pair of socks^ent to the soldier*.
The soldier who drew the socks con
cluded his letter of thanks in this
|sray: "I use one for a helmet and
one for a mitt. Who in taught
I you to Knit?” It is cash, not
i sentiment, needed for the war. and
! there are many ways by which wo-
*®-[‘men can make money. -Crochrt
Ty Ty Farmers S|
Dr. R. R. Pickett. Messrs. J.
Varner, Chas. Bowman and C. j work is mentioned because
Jones, in Mr. Varner’s car. and Dr. j muc y, ln demand just now. and
B. Pickett, Messrs. T. M. Perry, I y^nga a good price.
W. Oliver and Oscar Boxeman. | a _
in- Mr. Perry’s car went to Albany j THE MODERN PROCRUSTES.
R. R. Pickett, 1
J. M. Va»
DEALERS I
Grocer?* ■, Dry Ci<i.?ds
Notionu., Sioea, Hats
Ready-to-Wear Clothing
Farm Impl '-. -nil
And Other . .ling*.
Pictorial Review Patterns-
Cashier.
rearin' j last week to hear General Wood
j speak. Needless to say that they] You ram ember how our practi-
\ were well repaid for the trip. cal friend of ancient times. Pro-
Mr J. S. Royal. Secretary of the .crustes. made his bedstead fit ayy
Tift County Singing Convention. Within the memory of the Oldest j E ues,? If the bedstead wa, too w E- Williams, F JL PickettJLD.
h. TOl p.» >-» brijtohg ft, trot TO ■"A-; “ “• '
the closing exercisc*'of th e Ty Ty as they are ntjw If it had been .equal its lengt . i » w. C. Thompson Tho*. M.
singing class. ' gnat, instead of flies that were sent ! a sufficient portion.-Was cut roro 2(|( , V ice-Pres.
. • • • to plague the Egyptians. Pharaoh!the lower extremities of the guest
idy Maleju took . smrll must surely have related M oner. ; to bring him to the,»*qirfs.te lepgth:
p.rt, to Tilt.. .... TO ft .i.lt It was one .oppo.td that pitsts con- ftU .rn.pl, .nd W«M pro-
Mrs J. _S. Young. Mi^ anrd Mrs. fined their operations to oak woods, 'cess, a perfect fit was secure
Young have only recently moved but that is an exploded theory. P*
to Tifton. ) - After all the watermelon crop is linotype man of modern
s-S .... * , lon(f way from a failur-. No- your paracraph
An riithusiastic colored citizen of thing shows
” **”* “ **“ ”* “ **" " ' that the
BANK 0^ TfH
Tim# Deposits
in This Bank Guaranteed
Procrustes has a disciple in tho 'V.
nodern time,. If CAPITAL »25.000.00
too long for the
goo-1 effu:*s from;space th e linotype happens to have
Ty Ty 'aaye that if they will put a the rain,, and the Ion.; d.suih made at disposal, tile end of «ke P»«* We p, y i nter e»t
million in fJont with a the melon, unusually sweet. For- Praph is just sliced o!( so th.t the
miliion white Americans behind ty and fifty pound watermelons are. B " ot *d space > . ' ' * Depoi
them "our side will whip this war becoming quite common and soma matter a out e mean ng o
„ two days-'V have atWd a weight close or. to paragraph: period, were made for
.... .ixty pounS- | the P“n>o*e of concluding sentc^-
_ _ v • • • • . *es. and periods are always in stock-
The Baptist meeting whlclt Mr. •• ! hfcp... that, phra-
Ram,y th, putor amod qf tor. -W„lt-,nd" TO... (they topal.t .. bulf lt „,j
wvetal day, m the Baptt.t chufch. | pri „ipa]ly in weak be B mnmW. °th- b . , h „ QUf modera p.d.m.t,,
TOed Omndhy night. A P-- Sund.y, -n .c.rned -1. holtaft tftnft TO.ftlng
tracted meeting will begin in thc farmers and their families at this; thp means to stretch
Methodist church soon. , time of the year. For them the v j c tim.
• "A- * visiting season open, when the crops'
E. Williams wi
. DO BUSINESS AT HOME
The TyTy Drug Co.
The ‘.ax returns of Irwin this year show an Ty Ty on his way to the front. His
M. PaoIa. etc., has been request'
■ * * * * in many different languages to con
Mr. Thad Pitt has got as far « forward.and r
i- T.. .... h.a w.a- tn the front. His . 1
increase of
640. The ap
taxation is th
area was red
Turner and ;
cent of Ir»\.
ork of its
—and has awaited him for.
half a million dollars, or $562,-(name was among those to whom the many day «_ in t he Ty Tv postoff:
•Kate of property returned fori fir,lt e * I! of ,h * * elective dr * ,t ca me. ^ may h>Tf am ong the
tarsett tnrin hag shown ainec tol 1 ” " ib “ d “ n *“ b ' yWro ,.ll,d Into b,. hi,
ed to create the counties of Tift, j, ....
Tl Hill. No doubt a large perj Tom a negro farmer wherever he may tie. if still in ’he of fl0 |]
increase is due. to the good ! who has owned a little place near flc ,h. let him make himself known.
1 lot of them,"
0HU6S AND DRUBGIS.S'
. SUH1F1ES
Prescripticns A Specially
School Books
and Supplies
x equalization board. Here we
see one of tht reasons why the ta* dodgers are
fighting so hard for the repeal, not the amend
ment. of the tax equalization law.
i the ladies said, "but they are
the same kind, an'd just pink <
and white ones.” Th 0 ladies had .....
ment, or he may be safely housed in « e ,, n „ ur co tton fields without know-
anothcr corner of America. but. inlr ;I an j that was'before the day, ^ COMPLETE DRUG STORE
w.-fot no better . JONES & COMPANY ^
- , * ,, - t. v -H 1 uu> u> -“v ravage, can he Dealers Ip
stroke of paralysis Monday, the Ere mother can reach him through found , >y the CMuir objcrver than H i*b das. G.n.r.l M.rchaodia*
second he ha, had. within the last th,,, column, his letter will be in , he foraparntive i , m all number or After you toad this -vivertisemea*,
- • ■ "o this store ar.d do your
shopping. —
PRICES RIGHT '
Ty Ty for a number of years, had a
While thc position of the' American troops
who have been .moved up beTiind the firing line
in France is not stated, common report has it
..... ’hat they are near St. Quentin, where some of
laborers, whose work is mdtspensable to he hnH „ t nghting of the past year took place
and were the British and French lines join. This
ndicates that the Americans will take over a
blooftis in the cotton fields
* * * * ’ _ .season when these fields ought to
Rumors of a fight started a little A letter addressed to Mr,u A. L. ^ a ma>5 of wh ite and nink
hxciftmont 1. T„rf.,-. C.liff. A!, i. h,W ft,, rfibSii. pl.nl., «p,n
„nlp ... nil b„. »,tB th,.r pnTO, In th, T, 1, pMOftb . . oI ,„ k
four little «.U1 end th. ,g,it,n,,nt. Strap, dn not 1,.. ,ft lh™d.>.,.. ^ ^ ^.....d, ... lik, .
a mere ripp'e at best, soon subsided they once did: in the prevent m *: I ^ oc ^j ry -
ns the crowd gave thrir attention to stance the absenc^of the stamp wi« ■
probably an oversight. Mayb$
.•ometime in the dim future, people
will be educated up to_the point ofj
things of greater interest.
THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
We regret that the friends of local school
tax lost in the election in Berrien Wednes- ^
d*y- They polled a majority of th\votea, I ^" c “ u ^ to the colora’
790 against 527. but it required a two-thirds i Secretary Raker said
, frianrlo nf k.Har Of-Vlnnl.R
There came into existence yesterday the Ar
my of the Republic—the first army that the
United States hag ever had which was created
upon the ppnciple that military service is a
duty that even - citizen owes to his country.
Every man of military age who registered on
June R is a soRlier in this army. Millions of
the '9.600.000 who registered will never bp call
ed. Other millions will bt exempt from service
for one reason, or another as defined by law.
But all of them belong to this army, whether
rich or poor, whether favored or oppressed by
fisiiuiic. It is an army without caste, an Amer
ican army in thc truest sense of the term, and
thus a proud distinction attaches -to those who
positively the last cdlh proof of , hf weevj .
r thre e years
the Dead Letter office.
TY TY S1NGINC CLASS
FOR SALE.
Berkshire Pigs. S. C. B. Log
horn CKftfkeris. and Milk
Cows. I also buy good,
fat cows and hogs.
W. F. SIKES, Ty Ty,<Sa.
There ■
torrent of rails i:
F.verjboslj ami hi» brotlu-r soom-
attendance at the closing
fe? 5 occup,cd by the ^ ““ naz - A - PARKS '
, bp, watered T,n„ ra » <** ** ■<=«*-««.-"
p:„..iv v w, SI R . p - —to «*»-««., ^„k,u. Cfrm,.
its passing u, by this time, but cur N , _ ., imost of the citizen, nnfl visitors
l.piiPg. o« !h. .ubj.et .raid b... X - ”»> ~-5 SHwtoA* th. «h,.lh,u., whi.h l.tl - TV T.V. GpuPglh.
*n vrey different six —rebs ago. -°n t, do anything not ereitly nght. . .treels dererftd. Erea th,
• - ■ • , ta ; “ d ™ U, r* Wdrok loaf.re had Mlow.d th,
Th, “food rea.ml." la Tj W ”“ 1 T'J? W ;!«~d.
seem to have died a natural death. r no ® n y • °J « *, , nB tr' w ** * n B "- d *y affair, *ith din*!
There to h... b,,n a mretieg b "‘ “***»• “ p„ „ the grebbd, at t.,l„. ami
b,r, Wmlnreda, alftraoon. but aot ,y wanted to go oo a linger -’e.erybody enjoyed bim.eli Or her-
.ingle tanner ft.w.d himrelf. {J '“ d “ d ,-«"» rel! th, ntra.l
Thi. U nntertunate. ter the., tt “i *" d V , "a ,b
, U V v. If they really itarved (under those
Ing, would have been a source of J ... . ... ,
, , ... circumstances, they weTe not likely.
great good to the community.. ... .. . .
“ .... t-do taiat), it wjuld have been
*71 aII loss to th? world. American
This is the season for “big meet- V ome n. who have been held up as
ings.” which are sources not only p tterns and examples for the
of spiritual good, but of social on- wor j dt are losing prestige, and *..thi
joyment—a time whjn friends reel continue to do bo if the]
and when acquaintances become presen t antics of the “tuff,” are
friends. The social 'lament en- kept up
A. WOODARD & CO.,
General Merchandise
Ty Ty. pa.
D. VARNER AND COMPANY
Dealers In
... drawing the first
vote to win. and the friends of better schools number in the simple but solemn ceremony that
fell 88 short of the required number. But brought this army into being:
thc fact that they polled a majority shows "Thejrmm* men seated today are honored
.. , ... . , . _ „„ kv the privilege ef serving their country-,
that public opinion in Beme n is changing on - _. ! h *.J_ fnr
But the occasion requires the pen
of a professional to describe it in;
a befitting manner, and that pen
and Tta wielder were in the crpwii. Groc.rio, Dry Goods, Candies, Cb t
Ty Ty space and the pen that fills *» r ‘. Tobacco and Evarything
lit fall far short of tho task. For Etta In tha way af G.n.ral . a
full account of the affair, “see | Marebandu*. *
»*’• Furnishing, a Specialty.
The school has been agreat sue- ■
cess and Mr. Stapleton to be con- LYLE A SON
t public opinion in Berrien is* changing
the qnesion and indicates that local school tax
will win next time. We hope that time will
soon come, because the children of our sister
/ounty are missing an opportunity for better
«dueationa] facilities under present conditions.
We shall be sorry for those who accept it in
any other spirit, tfop they will have missed one
tered into th# reiy curliest meeting
ings of this Mad MfUTTM Tdtldhr-
ers of Christ were • calld Chris-
I gretulsted.
W. B. PARKS
Tear by year. LeConte pears .
groW smaller and there are fewerT
on the trees. Every effort **'' Cotton Broker. Ty Ty, Ga.
made by the United States Govern- j
of the highest eidqtions of human li^. They| Mt|m j M Varner, C. I. Jone* ment to find a remedy for the blight | Highest prices paid for cotton
too, no leas than the volunteers, are dedicated , Kgl p h Ricks went to Albany that attacks the trees just as they
We move that the Georgia Legislature do-
Hand wint- to the
Weekly Frees Association to be used
that Drs.
tinted *
press of
Georgia
noble service in behalf of their country, but j
in a wider sense even than the volunteers they
cold! rs nf democracy.
“It is rot *h» ri-itv nf Government to support
thc pconlp hut the duty of the people to sup-
-nr* th-tir fin’-evnment " said Grover Cleveland-
We have h-on wandering svfa v from that vital
truth »o4 thr -e W Arm’- of the Renubhe sum
mons thp gVnorican peoMe bsck to the old trail.
It call* thpr~ -—-tin m ‘bn dlselntine snd sacri-
«-e «-h s cb "’or* —*T7 preserve the rights, the . . . ..
Sbcrttw «n<l rertfiitfe- of > tn, ngtion! b - a * bt Fr,d -> ‘ ^
- — the hunt.
in war or in peace.
Friday, and Mr. Varner b-ought an- begin to b««r profiUble crop,, but
other automobile. He says the j nothing is done for them, except to -
big one. bought not long ago and gather the constantly decreasing!
is said to have been built for a crop, and they finally die. On;
speed of ninety miles an hour, ia the peach fawns of Georgia the, tree*
his "Sunday car." the other is for ere renewed gradually—a small,
every day use. Mr. Vatnei ex-; percentage of the total number __
poets to buy all the cotton he can each year—and every "Ysre is given j
lay his hands on this season, wher-1 them, aside from this the same
ever it can be found, and the car methods with pears might keep them
a paying crop a, they erere when
first brought to thi* country.
I « i
at anv season.
DR. R. R. PICKETT,
Physician and Surgeon.
Ty.Ty, Ga.
DR. F. B. PICKETT,
Physician ai d Surgeon.
T» Ty. Ga.
Ty Ty. Ga.
Drugs, Seeds. Stationery and
Toilet ArticU,
lee Cream when the weather is
warm. Cold drinks all ti^s time.
DR. CARL S. PITTMAN,
Physician and Surgeon. i «
Phone No. 7. . |
Ty Ty. Georgia. -
E- J- COTTLE,
YHINGLES FOR SALE
BUY DIRECT FROM MILL AND
SAVE MIDDLEMAN’S
PROFIT
Ty Ty, Ga.