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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATUIfpAY,’ MARCH 25, 1905.
r 80LDIER8 OF SPANISH WAR.
Money for Back Dues to Those Who
Went From Georgia.
Atlanta, March 22.—J. M. Hunt, an
attorney who has been engaged with
Judge C. J. Janies in checking up the
claims of Georgia soldiers who serv
ed in the war with Spain, against the
federal gorernment, for pay from the
time they volunteered in the state ser
vice until they were mustered in by
the United States, is in the office of
Adjt.-Gen. Harris checking up the rec
ords of those Georgia soldiers who are
entitled to receive pay for this ser
vice. He says the work is now about
completed, and the vouchers will be
sent in to the war,department within
the next few days.
Between the time the Georgia sol
diers volunteered for the war with
Spain and the time they were mus
tered into the service of the United
States there elapsed a period varying
from one day to two weeks or more,
and it has been decided that the troops
are entitled to pay for this time. Gov
ernor Terrell appointed Judge James
to take hold of the work of preparing
the claims for this money, and they
have now about been completed.
There is some $26,000 due the Geor
gia privates and officers, varying in
amounts from 62 cents to nearly $660,
according to rank and the time that
elapsed between their volunteering for
service and being actually mustered
in. The name of each man and the
amount due him has been obtained,
and are now being checked over.
Within a short time they will be in
readiness for presentation to the war
department, and the claim will then
be made. It is understood the money
is ready to be paid out as soon as a
proper and satiBfactoryy showing can
be presented, the only probable delay
being that already stated in the case
of the Third Georgia.
RAID COLD STORAGE PLANTS.
Game Bird# Seized at Newark on Ac
count of Alleged Violation of Law.
Newark, N. J., March 22.—Fish and
Game Warden Hawkins, of Essex
county, together with the game ward
ens of Hudson county on Saturday
and again today raided all the cold
storage plants in this city and seized
large quantities of quail, patridges,
woodcock and other game birds.
The raid is the flrst of its kind un
der the act of 1903, and was a great
surprise to the managers and pro
prietors of the storage houses. It was
said that as a result of trf&raid more
than $66,000 would be collected in
fines. The raids were made under
the new state law which prohibits the
sale or possession of game birds dur
ing the close season.
SENDS CHECK.
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS.
Six Persons Were Injured in a Rock
Island Wreck.
Des Moines, la.. March 22. — Rock
Island officials here say that the
wreck of the Rocky Mountain limited,
which occurred near Homestead, la.,
early today, was the work of train-
wreckers, possibly for the purpose of
robbery, although no robbery was at
tempted. Six persons were injured in
the wreck, but it is belled none are
hurt fatally.
The following message giving the
cause of the accident was telegraphed
from Homestead to Assistant General
Manager Hobbs, in Chicago, by the
division roadmaster:
"The wreck was caused by an un
known person removing spikes, bars
and angle-bars, misplacing the rails.
Spikes were removed from two rails,
on the south side of the track. The
engine and first four cars were
thrown down a forty-five foot embank
ment. The engine was completely
stripped. The mail car was destroy
ed, the buffet car is on its side and
two sleepers are badly damaged.”
KUROPATKIN LOVED BY MEN.
Touching 8cene as He Went to Take
Subordinate Command.
Harbin, March 22—At the departure
southward of Gen. Kuropatkift, crowds
of thousands of civilians and soldiers
gathered at the station and gave him
a great ovation. Above thundering
hurrahs were heard cries of "God send
you happiness!” "Good-bye, brother!”
Good-bye, father!” As the train
started, soldiers rushed forwar-l in a
surging crowd and grasped the hand
rail of the general’s car, throwing
their fur caps in the air and running
some distance with the car. The scene
made a deep impression on Gen. Ku-
ropatkin, down whoso face tears
streamed. Removing his cap, he sa
luted again and again, and stood bare
headed on the platform of the car as
long as the train was in sight.
Residents of Harbin are uneasy and
many of them are departing. Chinese
are withdrawing their deposits from
Chinese banks here.
GEORGIA TREASURY REPORT.
Aide In Preservation of an Historical
Church in Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., March 22.—The Mid
way Association, an organization
whose purpose is the preservation of
the Colonial Midway church and
burial ground, in Liberty county, yes
terday received a check for $50 from
President Roosevelt as a contribution
to the society’s maintenance fund
President Roosevelt’s maternal great
grandfather, Gen. Daniel Stewart, is
buried in the Midway church yard.
The annual celebration of the society
will bo held at the old church on April
10. The Colonial records of the
church are to be deposited with the
Georgia Historical Society in this
city.
Dwellings (n Great Cities.
There are 250,000 dwelling houses
in the five boroughs of the city of
Now York, a dwellJng t houso being of
ficially described as a place in which
one or more persons regularly sleep,
and which has accommodations for
their residence, says the New York
Sun. After New York in size of popu
lation comes Chicago, but not in the
number of dwellings. Chicago has
190.000 dwellings; Philadelphia, a less
populous city, has 245,000; nearly as
many as New York.
There arc 82,000 dwelling houses in
the city of St. Louis, 89,000 in Balti
more, 66,000 in Boston, 52,000 in New
Orleans, 52,000 in Detroit, 53,000 in
San Francisco. 50,000 in Washington,
45.000 in Milwaukee, 30,000 in New
ark, 60,000 in Buffalo, 65,000 in Cleve
land, 35,000 in Louisville, 40,000 in
Cincinnati, 30,000 in Minneapolis, GO,-
000 in Pittsburg and 15,000 in New
Haven.
i ae city of Ixjndon has 600,000
houses, which is more than double
the number in Now York, though the
population of London is less than dou
ble that of this city. Paris has 100,000
houses, less than half the number in
New York, though Paris has a popu
lation of 2,600,000, while the popula
tion of New York is 1,000,000 greater.
London has on an average seven res
idents to each house; Paris has 25
and New York has between ten and
eleven. New York is more thickly
populated than London and less thick
ly populated than Paris, if the number
of residents of a house is accepted as
the measure of the density of popula
tion. Among American cities, Phila
delphia is the most sparsely settled,
&nd Boston the most thickly settled.
Park's Annual Report Made Public
, and 8hows Up Handsomely.
The report of Georgia’s financial
condition as formally made by State
Treasurer R. E. Park was made pub
lic Wednesday. The report Is brief
financial documents often are, pre
senting most of the facts in figures.
Treasurer Park's report covers the
£scal year ending Decemb«rJJlr*-J904,
at which date tho balance in the
treasury was $1,013,712.75. Since Jan
uary 1, howover, many heavy pay
ments have been made, including pen
sions and tho school fund, and tho
treasury balance has been considera
bly reduced.
The total bonded debt of tho state
on January 1, 1904, was $7,431,500, and
this is being paid off by sinking fund
at the rate of $100,000 a year.
8MITH8* PART IN MACON FAIR.
A Skyscraper to Be Called The 8mlth
Building Proposed.
Macon, March 22.—Mayor Bridges
Smith this morning received a unique
suggestion from Columbus, anent ar
rangements for a Smith day for Ms-
con’s coming fair. It is suggested
that an immense skyscraper be erect
ed in this city to be known as the
Smith building; that it be built
through the cooperation of the Smiths
throughout the United States and that
the stock of its ownership be sold out
in shares to the *Smith family every
where.
As there are nearly a million
Smiths in the United States, the enor
mous extent of such a project can be
conceived when the amount of each
share is fixed at, say $10. Though at
first flush such a plan hardly seems
practical, It might well be carrier out
In view of the Interest already arous
ed In Smith day in all parts of the
country.
It is said that Jack Smith, of the
hoUse-that-Jack-built on Peachtree
in Atlanta, is making preparations to
charter a train to bring the 750
Smiths of that city to Macon during
the fair. Not only Atlanta, but every
other city and town In the state, has
caught the spirit of the Smith reun
ion. Not a day passes but that the
mayor of Macon receives a letter of
some sort from somebody who is now
a Smith as has been or expects to be,
from the lady in Fort Valley who was
born a Smith and married a Smith
the first time, but a Johnson the sec
ond time, to the lady who turned
Brown and is now known as Mrs. Min
nie Smith Brown, they are all coming
to the Macon fair.
Hobson’s
Choice”
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn for May Term Lowndes Supe
rior Court. I
Grand and Travorse Jurors drawn for
May term, 1906, by his Honor Robert
G. Mitchell, Judge of said court:
GRAND JUROR8.
Tobias Hobson was the first man in England who let
ont hackney horses.
When anyone wished to hire a horse, he was obliged
to take the one standing nearest the stable door—he had
no selection. Hence the old proverb, so familiar now,
was born;
"To elect there (• but one—
'Tia Hobson’s choice—take that or none."
Before the introduction of Uneeda BlSCUlt buying
aoda crackers in a paper bag, was like hiring Hobson’s
horses—there was no choice. In kind and quality there
was but one—take that or else take none. Whether stale,
soggy, dirty or old—'twas ever the same “Hobson’s
Choice.’’
Ifneoda Biscuit in air tight packages have revolu
tionized this old method and set an example that has
received the stamp of public approval, as the sale of over
300,000,000 3c packages attest
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
G P Wetherington,
G B Martin,
William Vickers,
W R Massey,
W L Thomas,
Q T Patterson
8 B Sellers,
Paul Da via,
A E Dim mock,
G R Dukes,
J F Todd.
W 8 Fender,
O R Ashley.
G A Fiveaih.
Newton McLeod,
J T Smith,
H V Tillman,
O W Stnoky,
J A Smith.
John T Roberta,
J M Corbett,
L W Shaw.
Traverse Jurors—First Week.
H F Tillman,
L M StanflU,
C T Corbett Sr.,
F D Clifton,
High
Death of Mrs. D. S. Copeland.
Mrs. D. S. Copeland, of Brook
county, died February 28, 1905, after
protracted, illness of four months,
although she had been a great sufferer
for many years, but bore her suffer
ing with great fortitude. She was
born January 14, 1834, and at the
time of her death was 71 years of
age. She was the mother of ten chil
dren, had thirty grandchildren and
four great grandchildren. She is sur
vived by a husband and six children,
four of her children having preceded
her to the grave. She was a most
emplary Christian woman, beloved, es
teemed and admired by the number of
friends she had gathered together for
herself during tho long period <
years allotted to her. Sho had been
consistent member of the Primitive
Baptist church for more than twenty
years. She performed her duties well
in every relation of life. Sh.j was
faithful to her husband and children,
and faithful to her Savior. She al
ways taught her children what was
right, and would that we might all be
so inspired as to pattern after her
and meet her on that beautiful shore
w’hero we hope she has gone.
She was laid to rest in the Union
church cemetery, of which she was
a member.
ONE WHO LOVED HER.
The statisticians are still glorying
in the wonderful wealth of the farm
ers, reckoning him up Into the billions
and billions. Ought not so wealthy a
person be able to put a price on what
he owns? Hey?
Six million pounds weight of adul
terated and harmful foods were de
stroyed by the health department of
New York during the last twelve
months.
A peculiar fact is that 1905 began
on Sunday and will end on Sunday,
and therefore has fifty-three Sun
days. This will not occur again in
110 years.
. ityre,
J M Dees Jr.,
A B Burnett,
The children of the United States
each year consume toys that cost at
retail $45,000,000.
PIE
The kind our grand-mothers
used to make required tho best in
gredients. Oue reason that tho pies
of today lack tho zest of tho old-
timers lies in tho fact that pie-
material lias deteriorated
Even with the comparatively
crude cooking-utensils of by-gone
days tho pie-makers of those times
were past-masters in the art of
pastry-cooking.
WE HAVE PIE INGREDIENTS
that will assist yon in discovering
mystery.
Good flour, good batter, good
shortening, and all other require
ments for good pie-making are
here.
Stevens & Co.,
PHONE 169,
Valdosta, - Ga.
Stonm • Engine, Boilors, 8;vw
Mills Onnfl Mills, Corn Mills,
Iron Grinder,, Shafting, Pul-
l«fn, Boxing, Gearing,
end Braaa Cantings of
.d^.ihption. •' w. C- ,
Ijirentor* of tho Tnxpentlno
Tkiatillrni Steam Pumping Out
fit.
Wo have lately equipped our
already extensive boiler shops,
which now' gives ns largest ca
pacity of any manufacturers
In the South.
We are headquarters for Steam
Pumps, Inspirators, Injectors,
Valves, Lubricators, Wrought
Iron Pii>e, Boiler Tubes, Pi|»e
Fittings and Pipe Fitters’ Ma
terials.
SAVE MONEY AND DEAL DIRECT WITH THE MANUFACTURERS.
J. S. SCHOFIELD’S SONS CO., Proprietors,.Macon, Ga.
B^3i5r51EaS3SaS3igaErg5^553B5ii5ffiilB3SttIggiS i '5i]5aSrL5jl
TO MAKE MONEY NEXT YEAR
BY GROWING GOOD WATER
MELONS FROM EOEN SEED?
If so I ran help you *t*rt right by rup-
plying superior seed at » reasonable
Last spring the ravage* of rat* forced
me to plant my watermelon crop threat
time* before a stand was menrwi. Con
aequently my melon* ripened too late
for profitable *hipment and lnnte*d of
allowing them to decay I aaved aeed in
the following painstaking manner from
perfectly ahaped, sixod and ripened
aelected market melon*, the first on
live vipea.
Both vndaof each melon were cut off
and thrown away, the melon *plit and
the perfectly matured need taken from
the center aid dried with apeclal care.
No eaed were Raved from rejected or
decayed melon*.
I guarantee there need to be strictly
flrat class, as good a* have ever been
grown. I will plant my next yoar *
crop from seed in the name box from
which I will sell to my customer*.
Aa I have only one thousand pound*
on hand the sooner orders are eent in
the surer they will be filled.
Price 60 cenU per pound, cash. A* to
my responsibility I refer to any mer
cantile agency or responsible business
concern.
HENRY D. STILL,
Blaokville, S. C.
EOEN SEED.
MOVED
I have moved my offices to the new
Converse building over C. S. Bon-
durant’s drug store.. I will be at my
office from 7:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
each day.
L. C. Holtzendorff,
DENTAL SURGEON,
Valdosta, - Georgia.
PARKER'S
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Schofield’s Iron Works,
MANUPAO TURSRS OP '
Grade Machinery,
MACON, GEORGIA,
LAMBERT BROTHERS,
PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, KALSOMINERS, GLAZERS,
HARDWOOD FINISHERS.
People wanting any of the above v
fore letting their work. We do n „
reference from some of tke beat citisens in Valdosta,
and can give bond for a:
ceivce our personal ser
satisfaction guaranteed. Give os a trial.
q their interest to see us be-
Kt-claa* work. We can furnish
We do work in and out o. town
1 short notice and
P. O. BOX 433.
LAMBERT BROS., Valdosta, Oa.