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STRANGE SCENES AT
THE “KISSING POST”
PEOPLE LIKE TO STAND NEAR
AND LOOK ON WHEN IMl
GRANT SHIPS COME IN.
NEW YORK.—Over on Ellis Island
there is what has been known for
a generation as the “kissing post.”
New arrivals meet there the friends
who have preceded them. Sometimes
they kiss pretty hard and cry and
lack repose completely. The kisfing
post came honestly by its name. Vis¬
itors to the island like to stand by
and watch the little scenes at the
' kissing post. They always good
are
for a story when the visitors get back
home.
The other day an old peasant wo¬
man s’tood there. She wore a violet
Woe and scarlet and purple shawl
aver her head. She was bowed by
a lifetime of toil. Her clothes were
the sort of clothes that peasants in
central Europe always wear, except
that they looked rather uncommonly
«Rrty. Perhaps the lookers-on were
influenced in this conviction by. the
very decisive odor which came from
the immigrant pens. The newcomers
carried their own atmosphere, after
having been penned in the holes of
immigrant ships during a stormy voy¬
age. There was something about it
that reminded one of a wet dog.
"She’s frightened,” said one of the
lookers-on.
The old woman’s eyes were fairly
rolling. They were big brown eyes—
eyes that had been pretty many years
ago. Now they told of the absolute
panic of their owner. She clutched
a huge, shapeless bundle, wound in
filthy cloth, with the strength of
fear. The lookers-on wondered how
*»eh a miserable old peasant could
ever have secured permission to land
in this country. She was, as one
remarked, the type of the most unde¬
sirable class that sought admission
to our shores. Then two young men
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■Sandy Bottom.” Camilla, Georgia.
THE IDLE SEASON
To the casual observer, it appears at this time *
To the casual observer, it appears at this time
as if Nature were asleep, but it is not so for her mighty
forces are striving for days to come.
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CAMILLA, GEORGIA.
A $2,000 COFFIN
FOR AGED FEUDIST
“DEVIL ANSE” HATFIELD TO
REST IN PRIVATE PLOT. 50
YEARS CLAN LEADER.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va.—“Devil
Anse” Hatfield, the most famous
feudist in American history, who was
Lorn in poverty in this wild, moun¬
tainous region 86 years ago, was bur¬
ied Sunday in a two thousand dollar
coffin in the private cemetery on his
farm near Island Creek.
For more than a half century he
was the leader of his clan in the
Hatfield-McCoy feud, which is vari¬
ously estimated to have cost fifty to
one hundred lives. During this pe¬
riod he narrowly .escaped death many
times and had never been ill until
striken with appoplexy a week ago.
The Hatfield-McCoy feud, which
grew into the bitterest inter-family
war of modern times, began when
“Devil Anse” was a boy. His brother
Ellison killed a McCoy hog which
wandered into the Hatfield farm. The
seven boys of the particular McCoy
family which owned the hog attacked
Ellison and severely beat him. In the
fighting that followed all the mem¬
bers of the McCoy family were killed.
Hundreds cf mountaineers gathered
at a log cabin on Main Island Creek
in Logan county to pay the last trib¬
ute to “Devil Anse.” News of the
death of the mountain chief spread
rapidly and hundreds of neighbors
and friends, many from distant points
arrived at the Hatfield cabin.
“Uncle Dyke” Garrett, the moun¬
tain preacher, who served with “Devil
Anse” through the civil war, had
charge of the funeral.
“Devil Anse” had been married
for 61 years and his widow is hold¬
ing up bravely.
Advantages of
Dehorning Cattle
The time has passed for the need
of horns for protection. With the. ex¬
ception of adding to the attractive¬
ness of animals intended for show
purposes, there is no reason for
horns. Cattle with horns are respon¬
sible for frequent injuries to ani¬
mals and to persons caring'for them
Horns are very objectionable on ani¬
mals being handled frequently and at
times when they are brought together
in herds or when crowded for ship¬
ment.
Cattle without horns are usually
more docile to make use of their feed in
the production of either beef or milk.
Such animals require less space for
housing, may be fed and watered in
the usual manner, and thereby require
less labor in their care and manage¬
ment.
Dehorning may be done on grown
animals by the use of a saw or a clip¬
per, or on calves by the use of caustic
potash. If dehorning is to be done
with a saw or clipper, the animal
should be at' least one year of age
or there is danger of scurs develop¬
ing. This may happen with older an¬
imals unless the horns are removed
properly; that is cut sufficiently close
to the head. The cut should be made
one-quarter of an inch below where
the skin joins the horns, leaving the
rim skin on the horns removed.
The most satisfactory method of
dehorning is to use caustic potash on
the young calf. To use this success¬
fully it must be done before the calf
is more than three days old. The
hair should be clipped away from the
small buttons which may be felt, and
which are the future horns. Then
moisten a stick of caustic potash and
rub the spots with it until the skin
bleeds slightly. Care should be taken
to avoid getting too much water on
the stick of potash,or it may rim
down the calf’s head, taking off the
hair, and even getting into the eyes
with serious results.
The time to dehorn depends upon
the circumstances. W T hen practical,
however, it is desirable to perform the
operation out of fly season and in
cool weather. If done at other times
jt is advisable to apply a little pine
tar to the wounds. Care should be
taken that the animals do not have
access to straw stacks or brush for
a time after the horns are removed.
The openings left after removing the
horns lead direct into the sinuses of
the skull, and serious inflamation may
follow if dirt enters.
Further information regarding the
methods of dehorning and details
about the work may be found in bul¬
letin No. Ill of the Georgia Experi¬
ment Station. Interested persons may
obtain copies of the bulletin free by
applying to the Animal Husbandry
Department, Georgia Experiment
Station, Experiment, Ga.
D. G. SULLINS,
Animal Husbandman.
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scription runs out and your paper is
stopped. Everybody is treated alike.
walked toward the kissing post. One
had a slight limp and a tiny bow of
ribbon on his left breast. Both were
well dressed, husky, bright eyed,
straight-forward.
“Look,” said one of the on-lookers.
The old woman tried to get down on
her knees. She had seized the hand
of one of the youngsters and was fair¬
ly nuzzling it. It seemed as though
she were begging of him—as though
all her heart were in her plea. She
looked up at him despair and tears
started from her eyes. She threw
her arms wide and cryed—
She cried something. The on-look¬
ers never knew what it was she said,
for the young men had thrown their
arms about her.
Water Power Meeting
To Be Held In Albany
The water power convention for the
Second Congressional District to be
held at the Municipal Auditorium in
Albany next Tuesday, Feb. 15, prom¬
ises to be of unusual interest, not
only for the people of this district
to learn the ins and outs of this ques¬
tion, but two other facts are out¬
standing.
It will be* the first time in history
when the women of the district have
been invited to participate o n an
equal footing ifrith the men in the dis¬
cussion of a great political and econ¬
omic question.
It is also noteworthy that although
it is to be held under the auspices of
the Municipal League of Georgia, the
League is throwing the meeting open
for a discussion of all phases of the
water power problem, regardless of
its own views as to how the thing
should be done. No one attending
the convention is committed to the
policy of the League or to any specific
policy that may be advocated. It is
a convention for a liberal education
on the problem which is regarded by
many people as the leading question
now before the state, in view of the
fact that Georgia cannot move for
ward in her industrial development
until the power in her streams has
been made available for manufactur¬
ing. The women are especially in¬
terested from a home economic stand¬
point.
While specific groups have been
sent special invitations, the public
generally is urged to attend its ses¬
sions, morning and kfternoon, from
10:30 to 4.
Hot Cross Buns.
Eating hot cross buns on Good Fri¬
day Is an old custom, dating back to
the early centuries. All manner of
superstition seems to attend the cus¬
tom. One Is that the eating of buns
on Good Friday protects the bouse
from fire. Another, that hot cross
buns hung up in the kitchen will In¬
sure prosperity for the coming year.
Hot cross buns baked on Good Friday
and hung over the front door will ward
off evil, is another.
Blank books at Enterprise Office.
Brooks
for
Furniture, Pianos, Organs
Talking Machines
BUY SWAP OR SELL
Brooks Music & Furniture Co.
CASH OR CREDIT - FREE DELIVERY
Camilla, Ga.
TO THE PUBLIC
TTTE V V wish to announce to the public that we have formed a co-partnership-under the
firm name of Twitty & Brown for the purpose of conducting a Loan, Real Es¬
tate, and General Insurance business (Fire, Life and Automobile Insurance).
Mr. Twitty will be in charge of the Loan Department, and will at all times give your ap¬
plication for loans prompt attention, and will appreciate your business. As you well
know, money is hard to get, but we are still loaning money on improved farm lands at
6 per cent, on loans over $1,000.00, and 7 to 8 per cent, for small loans.
Mr. F. A. Brown is in charge of the Insurance Department. He is an exper¬
ienced Life Insurance man, and he is always glad of an opportunity to explain the dif¬
ferent policies which we have to offer you. Fire and Automobile Insurance is very
necessary, and when you take out insurance against fire on your property, or fire and
theft insurance on your automobile, you first want to satisfy yourself that you are
insuring in a first class company. We wish to say in connection with this department
of the business, that we are representing two of the best Fire Insurance companies in
the business—National of Hartford, and London and Lancanshire of Liverpool of
England.
Our office is next to the Western Union Telegraph office in the Bank of Camilla
building on Scott Street, where you will find one of us most of the time, and our tele¬
phone number is 156, which we ask you not to forget, and if you want to see us use it.
Each of us want to thank you for the business that you have given us in the
past, and want to assure you that we will appreciate any business intrusted to us in
the future. Yours very truly,
T. B. TWITTY.
F. A. BROWN.
MORE BARGAINS
FOR CAREFUL SHOPPERS
EVERYTHING CUT
Clothing, Shoes, Underwear
Ladies Coat Suits and Coats
$3.00 Men’s Overalls, good qual¬ One lot of Walkover $12 Shoes,
ity Blue Denim, for ^ Closing out now at
$1.25 $5.29
Good, yard wide, Indian Head Coat Suits, worth from $35.00
Linen, per yard to $65.00, to go at
25c $10.95
One lot of Ladies’ $10. Slippers One lot of Children’s Coats, to
to go now for only close out at only
$4.95 $1.89
Lot No. 2—Ladies’ Slippers, $8 Ladies’ House Dresses, worth
values, going now for $3.00, to go at
$3.48 $1.29
EVERYTHING REDUCED BUT THE QUA LITY
A. S. Harris & Co.
BROAD ST. Brook’s Old Stand CAMILLA, GA.