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£be ZEifton (Sasette
red at the Postoffice at Tifton, Georgia,
as mail matter of the second class.
Jno. 1-. Herring Editor and Manager
The condition setns to be general over the
country that farmers are the lightest purchas
er* of Liberty Bonds. In tbe South this is easy
accounted for. because.for many years the
Souther* farmers have been borrowers. They
were obliged to have money to develop their
Official Organ City of Tifton
and Tift County, Georgia.
THE WEEKLY $1.50 AND $2 A YEAR.
Beginning November 1st. the price of the
Weekly Garette within the third Parcel Post
gone from Tifton will be $1.50 per year, 75 cents
for six months, or 50 cents for three months. For
all points beyond the third Parcel Post zone, the
price will be $2*a year.
This increase is made necessary by the ad
vance in rates on newspaper-postage which go
into effect July 1st next Subscriptions paid ;
will ruii four months beyond the date of advance
in postage and this makes it necessary that the
increase be put on at once.
Beyond the third Parcel Post zone the rates
arc so complicated and the copies of the paper
so badly .scattered that it will be necessary
affix a 1-cent stamp to each; therefore the extra
charge.
The Gazette has delayed advancing its Week
ly subscription rate nearly a year after the ma
jority of the weekly newspapers had raised
prices. The management hoped by making the
subscriptions strictly cash in advance to avoid an
increase, but with the advance in postage this is
no longer possible-
PETAIN STRIKES AGAIN.
The blow struck by the French at Lao'n Tues-
day wjis significant, both from the fact that the
French are able to strike despite the heavy
. pounding at their lines all summer from Verdun
westward, and from the ease with which th» ad:
• vance was made. That the Germans were either
TIPTON, GA. FRIDAY, OCTOBDI M, lflT.
THE FARMERS AND LIBERTY BONDS.
TY TY,
Miss Emma R. Sutton
Editor
Ty Ty Department
GEORGIA
ABOUT THE WEATHER
Mr*. W. R. Johnson and Miu Ruby Mr. W. J. Sikes is out in Texas,
, . - , . . , , ... .. Parks spent Saturday in Poulan, the buying cattle. At last account* he
land, or to make thrir crops. and tor thia they " MlJ „ p.u- im- H o«,«a
usually paid a high rate of interest Therefore, ham. | ....
bonds as an investment have not appealed to .... I Mr. W. c. Thompson spent two o» , nme) that
them. I Judjre J- H. Price and Miss Wesb-lthbee days in Tifton last week, the thc assertion < * Ujt
But the same condition appears to be true TTy\?lE2J • %££**?*- September us-
amone farmer, the country over So much ao , ( rtOT0 „ iBSCtoi,, WiU„„. of w.yoro. »■% - i»
that it was the suhjert of a letter from Secretary .... we „£ from Ty Ty (wher , .j,, haa not unprecedentedly so end though
McAdoo to the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, Mr. and Mr*. S. E. Terry wera been viaiting) to attend the Presby- summer is semetimes late ge
S. C„ which presents such strong reasons why called to Ocala Tuesday by a telegram tery in-Poulan. he "- w,nter m “ ” ti me
farmers should invest in Liberty B&n^s that we announcing that Mr. Haw the ..... VwwB^i^pitv^T asking
take the privilege of quoting it here: | f * U ‘« . T f* h * d be * n A ‘ K 1 th * ! you evcTsec i^Tcold
v 'stricken with paralysis. pt-onlc in and about Tv Ty belong uw y° u c
w. E. WILLIAMS
dealer in
Winter came, or seemed to come, j
“““ TJS! High Class General MeidmUtt
No. class of our people are more vitally con- ....
cerne'd in the successful prosecution of the war The usual controversy over the ■
jvith Germany than the farmers because the first frost is on, while the vegetables ,
value of their product depends upon the main- continue to thrive—but the butter- ,
tenance of America’s right to the freedom of beans did look a little droopy early
the seas, this right V e * n & one th® chief things Monday moming.
challenged by the German Kaiser in this war. .....
" commerce can be destroyed at the will of Rev. w. H. Tyler, of Atlanta, —*
ither to the Methodsist or the Bap-
season of the year’’ Of course v
i church, 'but much interest is have, all of us who ho' * |
, will consult the weather bureau. TIM
1898. wai
the ground sev-
With .t W.50 . ttw. —I !»“"• “f h " ri “ r?
„d, f.mer, Mb. their t.ti™ ... tilW T,, „ t.rlhrf «*•
-,ndp,M loose which worn, a v°ok 'hr November of W9 »ho
THE STORE
Courteous Treatment®
Yout Trade Will Be Appreciated
Ty Ty Fanners Supply Co.
Father
any foreign power at any time that it suits the in Ty Ty last week, collecting for the pl an . Rj C e planters ship their rice, c0 ' d
purpose of that power, as submission by the Hephzibah Home far Orphans Mr- pouring it from the mill into the hold
United -States to the German Kaiser’s edict Tyler is a Free-Will Methodist, hut of vessels for shipment to the milli disagreeable t mgs t a
would bring about, the farmers would be unable Home which he represents i, .hut clcatTit. Groundpeas ary less‘people t
to sell their surplus crops in the open markets non-aeeUnan. trouble to handle than_r.ee. ,, *f nninir spring voU
of the world and they value of our principal r . u „ m , „„ Tll „ t everything freezable was frozen
was declared thev. “n
i weather." They had. It
gets to be with
’• sleet and other ^ ^ pj efc-tt# President.
J. M. Varner, Manager,
day after
-sectarian.
•alue of , ,—
farm products woiikl decline belbw cost of pro- f ,™' at P c n *' .^"""j^aTa^ex*
duction. America can never surrender this tent as that of cotton. When it ha.
vital right. We must viimjcate it. reached six cents in Ty Ty. i!
We can swiftfly win this war and maintain feI | to considerably less than five
our prosperity if we go forward with resolution and lhcn beKan to ri se again
and courage and support our gallant armies v. • •
now already in the field. To do this the farmers Mr. Aaron Park has rented th.
of thc Uninted States as well as all other classes Nelson warehouse and i* filling it with There were several colored men in April,
of OUr people should -lend their money to the coton. com, groundpeas. etc. He the hack at the house, and these paid that the me
Government by buying United States Liberty had fifty tons of groundpeas stored the closest attention to what was Ways expec
Bonds,which bear four per cent_ interest and are there several dsys ago and has eon- said, listermg wth almost breathless at the full
-rvation meeting on Tues-
oon was a great sdcccss
one particular; the audi
ence was very small. The speeches not so very many >
were ‘practical and convincing, and, cotton was killed aftn
though this is not exactly a'trasteful had chopped out. and the oil
community, those present decided mills had to supply
thev might economize a little mpre. «eed for replanting.
• of i*
farmers with i
DEALERS IN
Groceries, Dry Good*
Notions, Show*, Hat*
Rend; >-Wear Clothing
Farm Implements
Arid Other Thing*.
tity.
exempt from almost all taxation. State, local tinued since then- to add to the qua
and Federal. t
Fanners’ sons as well ns the sons of all other
clasess of American citizens are now in the field „
ith arms and ammu-
Thad Pitt was at home tnst week —
, , n *'. ,n T | »V cannot egaippe then, with an. an,I ammo- TtS m^ti'T
caught napping or entire y o ‘ Inition which will give them the best chance to the past few years. ’Hi* hair is grow-
from the number of pnsoners Ukcn. togeiner i MVe their oWn ij ve9 an( j t„ win the -war quickly v n g and he says hi< health is better
with guns and war materials. j unless the Government can sell Liberty Bcrnd*^He is back on ifc* job with the rail
Last spring Petain began an encircling move-, from time to time. I want every farmer to njake mad. •J’*’ 5 '
meht on Laon form the south, f.dlowing the low- , a special effort from qow until October 27th. DiJ you 1ook , t notice, on th. ‘T/V
lands of the river valley. The city is strongly j ^hewibscnptions close, to iin> some j>r~^ |nk . cornerj a[ , oul thl , foo j con ser-
the theory
Tfeet* the weather al- j
ir say thev dol frost.
.n in April True it j
often get hero t-ut the few
limes ir'Cnme^ are usually rememh-j
ered hf th.
When Ty Ty gets to be “uptown" numern
for Tifton for Tifton “uptown" for gotten.
Ty Ty—which?!, this will be the up- Thgre is jjrobahlv nobody Im
town office of the Gazette. At the this part of the country - old er
•th of each town, t., retnemher thc hte cold that
Pictorial Review Patterns
the ration theorists, whit,
sTimes it has failed are
sent rate of grow
fortified and occupies a crest of hills. It would these bonds No matter how small the amount. v y lion mectinc . an d could _ , orK „„ nPa rrr u
he verv difficult to carry by direct assault but the It i* npton^v a question of saving the nghts and 5 ,gn- P uir lt er have mad.- a ..f Harlem than Tifton now t.
be very difficult to carrj F CUU ° f , t he fan P e r 8 and ° f *J! the P e °P tejt it? Giles Inman painted it. ^ Tv . tha pr „ <pr . ,; mo . Harlem
J to encircle it anti oy cut thp Un ited States, but of supporting our sons^a, for not hing." to
ngether sometvne in on.
. and the Gazette will grow pte
At the beginning or the bei
Revolution, the town of vej
Ftnl.le.
n the thirties." hut ofi 1
, tell of getting *'
ashes and other sun
Out of thei
BANK OITYTY ».
CAPITAL >25,000.00
1 New York «
r all v
French objective was to encircle it and b> cut- Qf thp united States, but of supporting our 80>ns\J atil for nothing." to quote a gen-
ting off communications force its evacuation or • w j, Q have already been called to the colors and ,| cman from another county.
surrender. -through whose valor and fighting ability we
The movement progressed well last spring un- shall soon re-establish a stable and just peace There is some uneasiness about the
til the German offensivealong the Champagne . in the world. It isthe highest duty of patrotism bU ht which u said to have
i‘H. and Texans also because of the French,° f the nnd every other class of people p mpptmntt c* in thi. s.ct.on.
hills and perhaps also because of tne r support our gall ant soldiers m the war and P e«.m.su see.
That it was upho , d AB , prit . n - s vital rights. The least service {
scarcity of men forced to halt.
the village dav. and "ha'
kPIml hv fm«t that night
Weather, tike neonle. continues to
Ken "Nittle spot nearer the center of New he ahont the same frqm age to a.-e
York city. 0
• THE PRICE OF CORN.
There is probably no town of the
same size that consumes such quan- j„ the early history of Southwest
tities of ice cream, soda water and Q eo rgia,'before cotton became king,
-.thcr cold drinks a* Ty Ty. There there lived an old fanner in that
We Pay I Met eat on Tima Deposit*
Deposits in This Book Guaranteed
DO BUSINESS AT HOME
t , . , * -t.—.- n-.-v- - tne future, the pecan industry arr two'drug stores here, but thc tion who insistJd that fifty cent* was
resumed with such strength ns to win signal sue- any RO od fatizen and patriot can perform is to broaKht to an unlim ely end, Uke th* ,. r ie t , u r .... , overshadowed by ltK . proprr prie e for corn. In those
cess at the first effort after four months rest in- lend his money to the Government on the saf- hopet entertained some years ago of the cold drinks counter The PV dayi a settlement lived pretty much
dicates that the French as well as the Rritish est security in the world. y fortunes in Lc Conte pears. I trona are men. SWUM and children. to it ,,i r and the middle man was a
have the situation well in hand on the Western 5^,.,,^ McAdoo’* argument applies with * * * * whiu ’ ■"* '’ ,nck ( ' htTr °r e n " u!,,es r'™* unknown, supply and de-
, t p ...u „ r II,:. The dictionaries say that peas in f or colored perqde. but they buy ice mand being the only regulation, of
tnM - un “* u “ l »»« 10 lhc S“" th <™ farmer juat at th a [h- M w . lUl . ^ Jri „ Vs T ', k ,
, period. Not only for the patriotic reasons ad- rtni| j e but almost nobody regards the bottle!, nnd cool 'fcea.the-. •> fnr. governed by even the law that is still
■ vanced—not alone because his sons or neigh- this rule now that ink is so scarce has not affecti-i the trade. I: is , U j,p 0 ,ed to regulate prices, to a
I! be in service, and and time so precious. Maybe it is <.thine" nnu*unl to see a man on the (freat extent, for he fixed price* to
The TyTylJi Co.
THE MASONS ARE SATISFIED.
the .dn.mlalr.Uon eada.vored b»ra,»n» are now or will a
Enemies of l he the aooner the war La won the sooner they will iu't a- *° W P on Mnphfi.d
to make capital of the fact that th, their home, and families, bsl also '■ f'" T ?' !
of War had domed to the Maa.mc fratent.t, >o rr „ 0 „^, ir „ n . cI , d . »»• r-”r" *» "”" k r“ Th-
totether with all other secret orders thc pm- 'h' 11 '
ilette of erecting apecial buildings at_th_e_ army ^ ^ ^ ^ fa mjn; . ye>n , , he So „ lhe „
talking b'u.'ne
e is no harm
.1 highly
cantonments. Several persons who were not
The Wojnan's Missionary Society
correctly informed were misled thereby and the he ^ whj , e hi9 cotU)n crop fa heing mark . cIothc one of the at the Met*.- -
pro^erman clement made the| most of it eted it wiH be largely spent for things from odirt home /or orphans, in Ma-
Very little wqs heard from the Masons as in- he ^ ^ benefit „ hp con. A
dividuals and nothing rom eu* takes part of his cotton money to buy Liberty ^“thing a girl could possibly "heed,
until George F. Moore. v ® n ^! . . . Ronds the investment will pass down to his chil- t hc articles ranging rrom a heavy
mander at the opening of the biennial session A br„.b
of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Mas
ons for the Southern jurisdiction in Washing-
farmer has money which he can invest. Unless of the Methodist church of Ty Ty Mr Hoot
t himself.
No matter how abundant the crop
' or how low thc price—-and in those
' days corn sometimes went far below
fifty cents a,bushel—he positively
’ refused to sell for less than his price.
On the other hand, however scarce
s might be. hr sold his at fifty
AND DRU6GIS1S'
SUNDRIES
Inscriptions i Specially
School Books
and Supplies
FOR CONSERVATION.SUNDAY-
r'ziot 1
all.
dren as a staple heritage.
Buy a Liberty Rond with 27-ccnt cotton.
ton, spoke for the order whence said that he^
’ had gone fully Into the matter‘in a conference’
with Secretary Baker, anti expresssed himself
THE COST OF THE LIBERTY BOND.
is probable that all i v ........ p ..„. ... ..... p .
expect to preach conservation ably " b “ e tf m p £fhey'ond endurance,
coat to pins. Even a tooth brush Vernon* next Sunday have already ,, ceomin} . r . mv erted to the doctrine
was sent with other toilet articles. P^par.-d their sermon.-H they have- th , t .. the wortb of a thinK is what | t
All these things were of good quality. ^* uld bat ; e done so. f-r no w ;jj hring."
and I. -m. probably a happy girl who ' OT * cher ^ ^ 6 " *' ITr wni.ld oVobaMy be r-cfitly
opened that box.
What would this old man do if he A COMPLETE ERtf’t STORE
■ alive, today, and corn almost
times his price? He would prob- JONES & COMPANY
Dealer* In
Hi t h Claw General Mrrch.wliM
After you read this advertisemeat,
go ‘ to thi* store and do your
shopping.
PRICES RIGHT
That wsb a splendid suggestion from one of
. iSkJiVFA .Wd, Jjogs. - -
W. F. SIKES, Ty Ty, G*.
a tele-
mneing
mother
t they should hai
arcacber has a right .to fire at
lorn thoughts and rambling words at pr i a<M )* to ] earn that “ w hc at en bis-
a defenseless congregation of people cuit ,.. are c hcsper than “corn dodg-, * —
__TU_coIUr button joka ha# bean rr ^“ and like the re-.t of us. he .. FOR SALE,
as entirely satisfied with the rfeault. The Grand Tilton’s thinking men to. the Gazette, that lhe a fuxri , t - an d yet there ar*-^“. ^•ksew-why^ miM ’Berkshire Pijw.*S. C. B. Ug
Commander said in conclusion. — -actual cost of buying n Liberty Bond is hnly $2 people who seem to think there is ' . ' ". .. f , 'V..,'. n , i ..,. I | b ' s#B(W F’ TO, ii »' im horn Chickens, and Milk
Now is not the proper time to raise ques- „ v car on a $100 bond. ' ' "»^i*l for .un .th.r joke, in_th. r ^ 1 t pn ,,, tb 0 n n ; SJ. Ur1 nudr
tions of this charncter or to nut obstacles in Ulfc The banks wilt parry thd bOTHlFt ar ^TreY CenrM>wtxrleTinr mnTr wrantuig with h s disciples'. Gather up the frngmr-'t. r 1..1 ^ .
way of our government m f c f " d ^. or, "^ | to -”":. interest and, thc bond* Asmsalvas per-
of that interview was to convince me that the-pent. This only leaves the actual cost to the preient help in troub , e of thqt kind . exJLSn^o^p^rh on^nn^'n
secretary' of war had and-has no intention to buyer of 2 per cent—$2 on $100 or $-0 on a but u,* usefulness of « hairpin can con)d nVM .j„ okai , lb :, p „
damage or to treat with disrespect any of the $1,000 bond. never be appreciated by mere man. , rom Rt J nh .,., arol)nt nf fhr
fraternities existing in the United States, wheth- this rate any man. n 0 matter how small « • • . inc of tbp multitude with "five barley
er hey are religious or nonsectarian in charac- hia ^ ajrea can buy a bond - It is as good as a Th " r '' are man >' aood garden* ,„ nv „ ani , lwo sm ;„ fi , he ,
rer whether they .rePfotatant, or CMholfc. of „ ovcniment b „„k„„te .„d a Httlo better because “'““J” ^ I. !~K.
sfxsrsssssv £**.»^ ^.»».^ zrzrjzsz »,..S- ^
the soldiers of our armies may be far more and that day is not very far off. \ year garden, for though the winter H< . who haH xermtrh . ^
fective. far more useful, far more productive of The time will come before Ion? when you tan garden is already coming on. vege- rt - n therc with thr pov
good results on the outside than on the inside of uve a little 'money and pay this on the bond; tables—such as eg^hlants. beans, to- o(h(<r mu | t i, ud „ , v , n n
these camps. let the bank carry the balance until you have op- etc—ore still bcarifig. Th* the m Beside*, “thoy were fltlTT
This is spoken like a patriot ,„d true Auter- i(Jr p>y u a „. The0 lt „ „uro. jurf like eir homes, and FOR SALE
ican and we are sure that their high official but b ' yjn{r a piece of prop erty that your govern- fe ^ lUz i r and work did ^ fnod - Wh ' re lh ' o{ *» ,h - My grist min and blacksmith shop
voiced the sentiment of loyal Masons as a whole ment ^u aran tees not to depreciate in value and anybody who ^ can have one Uke -"T* qZZ‘i..Zj with to0 '*— the on,y p'* cc °f kind
throughout the country. \ Ithat will pay a regular stipulated rental without- it. ’-river and it wnToimved’. m *" Wa " l in Tr Ty. New building, gasoline
^ any.taxe, or upkeep. 6 ” d ■>“
DOING OUR BIT. | A Liberty' Bond ia the best property on the Th ' > ““k « T > Jr »" ,v™ in dm. at w ...I ,.1™,y ; " a ' r
Mrs. E. J. Cottle received
:ram Monday afternoon ann
he extreme illness of her
Mrs. Knight' nt her home-in n
1 sfield. Mr*. Cottle left by thc
train for. her old home. Durin;
absence her place in school will be
, fillet) by Miss Jesse Inman.
I Later. Mrs. Knight died shortly af.
ter Mr*. Cottle reached home. Noth-
. ing further has been heard from her.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
The Woman's Club of Ty Ty was
A Tifton tmllin, concern lta.it. rice mill ,n w ,y. ~ _ -'-m- - J’« r. “mfSuS'^
operation and is advertising for rice to clean, j ft,—— Wednesday. Mr. Gardner. who
Tifton’s feed mills are ready for the fall crops A Tifton visitor to the Omega section this managing the sale, paid a good , ,\jr. J. s. Simmons was found dead
of corn and beans. A Tift county farmer adver-j week reports the farmers busy plowing up cot- price for the sandwiches, the necea- ;n t, OI | at , be bnme of b j, . 0 n-in-law.
tises a home-raised colt to sell. Another Tift ton ^ks. If every,farmed will co-operate in sary materials were furnUhed^at re- Mr. Will.Wade. at Hilsdale. Wednes-I
county farmer advertises a bunch of beef steers [this there may be n chancy for a small cotton daced , pri . ce * day morning.
for sale. Still another advertises hogs for sale. j crop next spring.
In the general plan of food production
W. 3. Sett, Ty Ty. Gw
CITY CASH MARKET
well as food conservation, we are doing our bit.
Selectmen who were called and have not yet
reported to their training camps have still an
opportunity’ to escape court martial and prison
sentence, by reporting at once and submitting
evidence that their late arrival was due to a
misunderstanding or to providential causes, says
• federal authority. While the Department of
•many hands make light work,” the Mr. Sriimons made a business trip
task of making sandwiches was * to the Omega section Tuesday ar.d j
light one. So the club realized a disposed of some property. He re-1
idy little sum for the treasury, and turned to the home of his son-in-law
G. W. Willis. Proprietor
Fresh Meats. Fish and Produce
Swift’s products a spec’blty
“Tho Sanitary MarWt"
Ty Ty. Georgia.
“The armed forces of the United States now
number 1,500,000 men with 600,000 in the train- is now ready to take other contract* Tuesday night and was apparently in
ing camps,” says the Jacksonville Times-Union. of th' * ame kind - The burden fell his usual health when he retired.
Which ought to give the Kaiser ah idea of svhat *" “ a i " 1 ? ld “ 1 ' » » “ u other ,
, . . .. was nothing to do but to make the bora of Mr. Kimmon s family have
is going across the water to him. sandwiches and deliver th. lot to Mr. died suddenly.
: s Gardner. He took them to the aue- The funeral of Mr. J. S. Simmons,
Slackers do not have a long lease of liberty in tion and distributed them. who was found dead in bed at the
Tift county. Only three colored men failed to * home of hi* son-in-Tmw, Mr. Will
report on the first call under Selective draft ** ***• •* UH* tts Hat* Wade, at Hllladale, Wdneaday morn-
and all of these have been arrested and are in tivkxbomoquiu'ihkub*
iSE-S
inf, will be held at Ty Ty Friday
The -Odd F*!l° w * will
. have chart* of the funeral.
W. B. PARKS
Cotton Broker. Ty Ty, Ga.
Highest prices paid for cotton
at anv season.
DR. R. R. PICKETT^
Physician and Surgeon.
Ty Ty. Ga.
DR. F. B. PICKETT,
Physician ai d Surgeon,
f v Ty, Ga.
A. PARKS,
Groceries. Dry Goods Etc..
Caskets, Coffins. -
Ty Ty, Georgia.
M. A. WOODARD & CO.,
fcneral Merchandise
Ty Ty, Ga.
1
1
1
VARNER AND COMPANY
Dealers In
Grocer!.. Dr y Good.. C^di.., Ch
*•*'»■ Tobacco end Everything
EU. in lhe way of General
J
I Furnuhing. a Specialty.
CONGER AND ROSS
Ty.Ty, Ge.
Drugs. Wds. Stationery and
Toilet Articles
Ice Cream when thc weather is
warm. Cold drinks all the time.
DR. CARL S. PITTMAN,
Physician and Surgeon.
Phone No. 7.
Ty Ty. Georgia.
E. J. COTTLE,
SHINGLES FOR SALE •'
BUY DIRECT FROM MILL ANI
SAVE MIDDLEMANS
J
Ty Ty, Ga.