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far why they are listless, puny and pale.
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EMULSION
BOARD LUtJCATION
WILL PAY SALARY
County Agent in Home Econom
ics for Tift.
MRS. BUSSEY WON 2ND PRIZE OTHER HALF PAID BY STATE
TREfRIZE FORD CAR
In United Life Campaign From
Tifton Headquarters
Its rich, uniform cod fivsnl gets into their blood and gives them
map and zest IS creates strength to resist school sicknesses,
overcome pinched faces, sallow complexions and dull eyes.
High authorities have established again and again that cod
liver oil promotes growth and energizes the body and brain.
TWtaportnd Homfln cot Um oil ilnn wd la San'< EmmUimm u aow
saaoS is on on mm; uuantoriw »h«» auum li Itrc from inipurid*,.
REPORT FOR COMMI SSIONERS' OFFICE «
DISBURSEMENTS BY WARRANTS
For Pnrtod Ending Docambnr 3>.t, 1917.
COMMISSION ERS' OFFICE
Salary of Commissioners $ 226.00
Salary of Clerk 124.60
_ Salary of County Attorney 75.00
Com. Road Tax 263.00
Election'Expense 10.50
General Expense \ 737.91
Ordinary's Court 41.00
Interact 1,049.71
ToUl t :
JAIL
Feeding Prisoners snd Keys * 665.30
- jrt. and Supplies * - 95.56
$321,000 Worth of Business Written
in Ninety Oeys by Sis Men
Working from This Office
Mrs, P. P. Williams, of Enigma,
won the Ford car inthe campaign
put on during the last three months
by Mr. Wilson M. Hardy, of the Unt-
: .ted Life Insurance Company, Mrs.
, "fc jL Bussey, of Omega, won second
prise, Mrs. C. S. Pittman, of Ty Ty,
third; Miae Josie Davis, of Chula,
fourth and Miss Evn McAllister,' of
I Departm
f States
iir-jkar
and Fuel
and Supplies
COURT HOUSE
PUBLIC WORKS
Coats for Convicts
Jury and Bailiffs
Witnesses •
Court Stenographer
Fees to Clerk
CommMonen' Office
J hand
1 Tax 1916 • '
1 Texea 1917
SUPERIOR COURT
CITY COURT
64.77
54.79
64.34
(
I - -
I 2,720.50
341.11
169.60
1,414.34 -
974.63
7 00
866.71
314.70
622.62
. 11.66
375.00
621.25
284.48
2,226 68
537.75
16.68
232.50 -
48.65
163.56
0.44L1
451.3
TRIAL BALANCE
* 600.00
9 2.626.62
761.86
188.90
10.449.17
451.30
999.04
600.00
S 16.971.89
65.293.04
*7.319.41
* 3.172.33
84.600.00
tS.188.65
778.36
67.000.00
$ 98,584.34 *.98.584.34
TAKE OUT THE BIT
After drilling with iv and you'll
find the point just as sharp as ever.
That ia if it is ons of our bits. That
lg a characteristic of all ou r edged
and pointed tools. They keep their
aharpnesa even under hard usage.
TTiey do better work, they
time and inconvenience. “Toole
that stand the test” is th e name
they deserve.
GOLDEN HARDWARE COMPANY
Tifton, Georgia,
ir Tifton Board of Tredo.
And Nets
Rotation Service. Em
Chnoing Clubs and Allied
Tift county will^tv a
stration Agent in Ei
this year, supported entirely by ap
propriation from the Board of Edw
This was decided on at Tuesday's
meeting of the Board. Previously
the Board had agreed to pay half of
the expenses of a County Home Eco-
llarding, fifth. All prizes except ! nomics Agent, expecting tht Board
the first were in cash. of County Commissioners to pay the
The contest closed December 24, ' other half. At the meeting of the
but a month was necessary to check j County Commissioners this week, it
up the business ss there were many was decided that they could not do
details. This was concluded Thun- tLia and thg Board of Edurat.on will
day night and the prizes awarded, pay the .entire amount of the coun-
Mr. Hardy makes the following an-'ty’s portion. As in previous yean,
half the salary ofthe County Agent
* in Home Economics is paid by the
i« much pleasure to State and National States Relation
announce the winners of the various Service. Home Economic" rmbrm-
prizes in the local campaign of the ces the girls’ canning clubs and al-
nouncement:
It affords t
United Life. In accordance with the
original rules governing the contest,
the judges met last night, canvass
ed the records and made the award.
-The prizes were delivered immedi-
itely. most ofthe contestants ..being
I have enjbyed this campaign and
consider it a privilege to know the
good people of Tift and the neigh
boring counties. There are no bet-
folks on earth, and the readi-
of hundreds of you to apply for
United Life policies proves that you
■e people of good judgment.
The six agents who solicited the
business join me in extending good
wishes, and because the campaign is
>es not )nean that our VMrk is
done. TbeTplendid volume oOiusl-
ilready placed is merely a pre
hide. '
Here is the vierdlct of the judges,
who were Mr. J,. L. Herring. Editor
the Gazette, Mr. S. T. Kidder. J.
Secretary of the Board of Trade;
and Mr. R. M. Lankford, Assistant
Cashier of the National Bank of Tif-
WiUon M. Hardy,
Southeastern Agency Mgr.
Tifton, Ga.. Jan. 31. 1918
Mr. Wilson M. Hardy,
Southeastern Agency Manager.
United Life and Accident Co.,
At this meeting of the Board it
was decided to permanently discon
tinue Sharon school, in the south
eastern part ofthe " county. The
land will be sold back to Mr H. C.
%aker, who contributed it for school
purposes.
A resolution wns passed to borrow
$10,000 to finish up the school busi
ness of the year. y
MOTHER! DONT TAKE
CHANCES IF CHILD'S
TONGUE IS COATED-
m A BOTTLE AND
YOU SAVE TWO GENTS
When you go to the Drug Store, Grocery
Store or Cold Drink Stand for a bottle of
Coca-Cola, Red Race Ginger Ale, Orange
Crush or Soda Water, and you want to
take the bottled drink away with you,
i take one of our bottles to exchange for
I the bottle containing the drink, or be pre-
I pared to make a cash deposit of two cents
J for the bottle.
The merchants who retail our bot
tled drinks are required to deposit with-
us 50 cents cash for each crate of 24 bot-
l ties of soda water we sell them. TV
I protect themselves, they must demand of
T their customers that they make a cash
deposit of 2 cents for each bottle taken
Ray from the store, or leajre a bottle in the place of
‘ 6 one taken away. Yoif will get your money back
Iwhen you return the bottle.' -
Your co-operation in this effort to save bottles
11 be appreciated bytyiis corapafiy and the merchant
prith whom you trade.
ton Bottling Works
3. B. HOLMES, Manager
Tifton, Ga.
Dear Mr. Hardy
Wt, the committee appointed to
judge your United Life automobile
contest, have investigated the rec
ords of the contest and find them te
have been accurately kept, with en
tire fairness to all parties.
We find the standing of the con
testants. together with the-prizes' dren of * nd for rrown-upa
won, to be as follows: I plainly printed on the bottle. Look
Mrs. P. P Williams, Enigma, 7,-' '•'•fully »"d set; that i, is made by
525,000 votes, pr.ze Ford touring Uhe “California Fig Syrup Co."
-.
cross, feverish, sick- bilious,
clean little liver s n d bowels.
A laxative today saves a sick
child tomorrow. Children simply
will not take the tune from play to
empty their bowels, which ofecome
clogged up with waste, liver gets
sluggish, stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, Mother! If
oated Or. your child is listless,
cross, feverish, breath bad. doesn’t
eat heartily, full of cold or ha 8 sore
throat or any other children’s ail
ment. give a teaspoonful of CalL
forma Syrup .of Figs," then don'*
i-orry, because it is perfectly harns-
lesa, and in a few hours all this con
stipation poison, sour bile and far.
•ling wast« will gently move out
of the bowels, and you have a well,
playful child again. A thorough
insidj cleansing” is if times
that is necessary. I- should
the first treatment (riven in
Beware of Counterfeit fig syrups'.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
‘California Syrup of Figs," which
•full directions for babies, chil-
3,337 ARTICLES BY
TIFT CO. CHAPTER
Sent to Red Cross Headquarters
Southern Division
FROM RED GROSS WORK ROOMS
Splendid Showing Made by But
Workers (or HoepitaU and Boy,
in Camp.
Large packing-cases, filled to ove
flowing and pressed down .were rhif
ped from the work-rooms of the Tift
County Red Cross Chapter yestefdey
to the headquarters of the South'
? is ion in Atlanta, from that point
be distributed to the points need-
K splendid collection it was.
linen neatly laundered and folded
each package compact; the knit
goods tightly rolled. In all, there
ere 3.337 articles, representing the
ork ofthe Tift County Chapter for
January Beside* the work from
the Tifton work room, that sent in
by the work--ooms at Ty Ty. the
Agricultural school and Brookfield,
ir as included, as well as from other
oprees of help,.
This is a list of supplies sent-
Compresses 8X4 ins. 2.500
Compresses 4X4 ins. 25
Compresses 9X9 ins. 20
Wipes ' 100
T. Bandages 10
Triangular Bandages 100
Sponges 40
Four-tailed Bandages 5
Abdominal Bandages 295
Bed Shirts 62
Sweaters * 92
Mufflers 38
Wristlets, pairs 14
Socks, pairs , . 32
Helmet ) 1
Blankets 3
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR FOR TIFT.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, of Commerce, State Fuel Administra
tor- ha* appointed Col,. J, fa., Murrow. of Tifton, as County Fuel
Administrator for Tift. The appointment is quite a conveni
ence to our people, as they now have some one to refer to for
the settlement of doubtful questions, without the necessity of
applying to Dr. Hardman direct.
Washington ,Feb. 4.—Sharp retaliatory measures will fol
low any mistreatment of American prisoners in Germany, was
officially hinted today.
Total articles sent 3,337
The work-rooms will be open thjs
evening for compression making;
also every day this week.
MUST RETURN FLOUR.
Mrs. E. R.,Bussey, Omega, 4,825.-:
000 votes, prize. *110 cash.
Mrs. C. S Pittman. Ty Ty. 4,060,-
000 votes, prize *57 cash.
iiss Josie Estelle Davit. Chula,
2,705,000 votes, prize *2? cash.
Miss Eva McAllister, Harding.
00,000 votes, prize *7. rash
JfrMfrSHHaBi ggPgentrt lor MM.
.1 —mX 1—— „.u,„
the 90 days campaign is a
splendid tribute to the aggressive-
CHULA SHOWS INTEREST.
tribute to ti
I fairness wi
"itk( which you
Waking up to Possibilities in Grow,
iag Cucumbers.
The folks up Chula way are evi
dencing much interest in grow-
I ing cucumbers for the II. J. Heinz
k ,A>uld he
Va’dmiraliTe situation If. lifter the first
receiving stations roqjfl be
labliihed all around this section with
Quantity You Can Have on Hand is
Limited.
The Federal Food Administration
has requested Food Administrator
B. Y. Wallace to notify the people
of Tift county that they must ob-
the following regulations
against hoarding:
People living in town and who
have more than one-fburth of a
rol of commercial flour on 1
must return all over one-fourth bar-
1 to the man from whom they
bought, who will refund cash for the
amount returned.
People living in the country snd
who have on hand more than one-
half barrel of commercial flour,
return all over one half barrel
e man from whom it was
chased, who will refund cash.
(The above regulations do no
fer to flour made from wheat raised
by the farmer, but only to flour pur-
the duty of every grocery-
report people whom they
stfypect of having on hand t
flour than mentioned above. It ia
also ti>* duty of every, person to I
port anyone violating the order.
Chsmbnrlain's Tablnts.
nr Tablet* are intended
pecially for disorders of the stom
ach. liver and bowels. If 'you
tioo- or -constipation they will do you
hoyecohdiicied the campaign. _
J. L. Herring,
S. T. Kidder. Jr.,
. R. M. Lankford,
sis hundred ocrei foi each receiving
Women Prepare! hundred
station and xH shipping t— Tifton;
In stead of twenty thousand dollars
which is the minimum two hun
dred acres would pour into this com-
- rammy-there would be at ?«ast a
thousand acres and at the average
price^ which is conservative, of one
hundred dollars rejum- per acre,
this would mean just one hundred
thousand dollhrs. A new industry-
paying one hundred thousand dollars
into this county each yeas is no small
thing. The reasoning is but fact.
The promises ate reserved.
It is hardly probable that the H.
Heinz Company will establish any
Thousands oi women in the South have
overcome their sufferings, and have been
cured o( woman's ills by Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. This temperance
medicine, though started nearly half •
century ago, sells most widely to-day.
It can now be had in tablet (arm as
well ss liquid, snd every woman who receiving - stations the first year,
suffers from backache, headache, nerv- * ert»in it b that they will establish
oaoness,should take this"Prescription" n °ne until the salting station with
ol Dr. Pierce's. It is prepared from two hundred acres contracted is as-
naturc's roots and herbs and does not sured for Tifton. - This assurance
contain a particle of alcohol or any so far as the growars are concerned
narcotic. It's not a secret prescription^ must -9omc soon or not at all.
for its ingredients are primed on wrap- - 9trong effort has been put forth to
per. Send 10c. lor trial package loVot In touch with prospective grow-
Dr. V. M. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. U. This-effort-will be continued on
Large pkg. tablet. 60c„ all druggists the p , rt of the Ioc|I Board of Tr>de
“" ,il th ' i5,k ' u
cripUon did for
I urine tl—
_ Growers and businea
££g o £ 8 * ~ “ how<ver - should see it
bust-
nervous" I* woni<L neu advantage to push this project
223 23“ Tl “' » ~
ana could not eat argument against it snd many logical
being'nauseated* * nd ,ntJ cent> “gumenU for
My husband got me It.
Totim? P?J«ri?l Contracts may be signed at «ny of
Uon.'and I began to' the following places; Geo. Baker,
'.nJih.Br.l'aM I’teS' 0 "*”'* stm - o™-
two bottles of the -Favorite Prescription,’ eery Store, Riekenon s Grocery
sols', ssss.r-.'S'Sdiiar sr- *■- w. ^
I have also used this medicine for other Hall s, Briggs Canon s. Bowen’s
| Stor< - Phillips Mercantile Co. S.T.K.
Mrs. J. 8. Royal returned Monday
from Doerun where she was called to
**-^2 the bedside of her d^ber. Mrs. E. T
Da ( Walker who b suffering from
1 —* *rrml days ago.
Brucacoa, Ala.—* We have ua
Dr. Pierce’s Remedies and found them
be of gTeal vahie.
•My mother hi
Prescription' and think
KSSbiSS"
CUCUMBER CONTRACTS.
List of Those Who Hnv. Plndgnd
The following have agreed t«
grow cucumbers for the H. J. Heinz
Company:
Briggs 'Carson.' C. "'W. Pulwood,
H H. Tift. W. E. Johns, C. S. Ar
nold, J. W. Hatcher, Z. R. Veal,
Emory Roberts, Hillman Roberta
Frank Martin, R. E. Smith, John
Smith, BA F. Kelly, W. B Woods,
Geo. F Paulk, W. T. Roisman, I. J.
Elliott, J D. Connor, I. W. Myers,
J. T. Davis, R. L. Green, W. W. Tim-
Mrs B. C. Duff, B. W. High-
, F. A. Hardee. J D. Wilbanks.
Lester Hsrgrett, T. M. Brown, J. D.
Pate, S T. Kidder, John Boswell. R(
M. Smith. W. P. Lswrence, B. H.
Horne, I- T. Archer, L. W. Arthur,
W. B. Hitchcock.
AfTER SICKNESS
THEY GAVE
HER YINOL
And Sh« Soon Got Back
Hot Strength
New Cattle. IrvL—The measles
It me run down, no appetite, could
not rest at night, and I took a severe
cold which settled on my lung*, so I
was unable to keep about my boose-
work. My doctor advised — " "*~
VinoL and six tx '
health so I do all
my bo
eluding washing. Vinol is the best
medicine I ever used.”—Alice Record.
437 So. nth St, New Castle, Ind.
We guarantee this wonderful cod
liver and boa tonic, Vmol^for til
LUCKY STRIKE
CIGARETTE
Y OU’LL enjoy this real
Burley cigarette. It’s
full of flavor—just as good
as a pipe.
IT’S TOASTED
The Burley tobacco is
tbusted; makes the taste
delicious. You know how /
toasting improves the flavor
of bread. And it’s the
a-jae wi th tobacco exactly.
SELF RISING FLOUR
MADE BY~SPECIALISTS
WHO KNOW HOW
[FROM THE BEST FLOUR OBTAINABLE
SEASONED AND LEAVENED WITH
SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY
The Red Mill.
nJ^HVIUE TENN&sSj/
“Ox Guano tells in the Field”
OX
CMANOS
A good Blood aad Bone GunnT^nade from materials that are
•/ proven crop-producing value, and bucked by the
praise of satisfied users for twenty years.
Manufactured by
TENNESSEE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Nashville, Atlanta, Americas
For Sal* by
"V W. H. Willis,
Ty Ty, Us.
L G. Touchstone,
Tifton, Ga.