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THE VALDOSTA
THE VALDOSTA TIMES
6. C. BRANTLEY, Editor.
E. L. TURNER, Business Manager.
VALDOSTA, GA, APRIL t, 1305.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 A YEAR.
Entered et the Pestoffice at VsIdosU,
Ga., m Second CImo Moll Matter.
TWELVE PAGES
Oyama lx not talking about peace,
but be continues to do the things that'
will bring It about
When dorernor Hanley, of Indiana,
eaya he never saw the Inside of a
kwn, bis friends don't know whether
to take It as a Joke or a hint
The Panama canal commissioners
stood criticism of their sctlons brave
ly, but whan their pay was stopped
they resigned.
Russian bqpes r are centered In Ro-
Jestrensky's nary, but hope has bid
den Rusgla farewell a number
times lately.
Commissioner Oarlleld has gone
Russia to Investigate the Standard
Oil Company. Of course, the compa
ny will furnish able counsel to help
him reach a Just verdict
St Louis Invited President' Castro
to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
and he declined, but she doesn't pro
pose to give him any official welcome
when bo brings that army up the Mis
sissippi.
A Boston clorgyman says there are
one hundred and forty-two different
religions In his church. He might go
a little further and say, as Kipling
did of tho ways of writing poetry,
"And every one of them Is right.'
The ship Colorado has been sent
maintain ordor In Vonexuola. If
succeeds In giving Castro tho trouble
.that Its namesake here has given the
United States. Venetuela will become
tractable at once.
The railroad commission came
down In a prlvato car, furnished by
tho railroads,* surrounded by half
dosen railroad officials and attorneys,
and the commission has done Just ex
actly what the railroads asked thorn
,to do. Quite a coincident
That was a bold stroke of tho Geor
gia railroad commission In telling
the Georgia Southern road to build
new depot at Valdosta. Is It possible
_Ahat -the commission was aware that
tho Georgia Southern wanted to do
that very thing?
VENEZUELAN ECONOMICS.
A writer In the Criterion of current
issue gives quite an interesting sketch
of President Castro, of Venezuela, and
of some of the methods which be em
ploys in governing his revolutionary
empire. Castro la described As a man
below the average esize, but posses
sing the will-power of a Nspoleon.
He Is ssld to be sn orator of extra
ordinary ability, a soldier of dash and
skill, and a diplomat of no mean abil
ity. He rose up from the ranks, step
by step, until he became a powerful
Influence, and then he gathered an
army about him and fought his way
to the executive's chair. The Venezu
elan government, according to this
authority, Is operated on the policy
of "squeeze.” Everything has to pay
Its part to the government, which at
this time Is President Castro himself.
An Incident Is given of the manner
In which the export tax on cattle was
revoked at the Instance of the cattle
growers. Gen. Castro acquiesced In
the demand for no duty on their ex
ports of cattle, and all went as mer-
s marriage bell until the
wharves were reached. Here a squad
of men, wearing gold lace and other
Insignia of authority, were in waiting
for the first beef to be driven aboard
Then they stepped forward, with tab
lets and pencils In Hand and began
to glean the particulars of the various
specimens of cattle. They explained
Incidentally that while the duty bad
been revoked, there was a little
stamp for sale and that these stamps
would have to be purchased before
cattle could be shipped. After pur-
tlng down the various items which
make up a beef, such as one head
one body, one right fore leg, one leeft
fore teg, one white spot, etc., each of
which had to be represented by
government stamp, the officials would
spend awhile quarreling among
themselves, and so the time would
pass until the catalogued ox would
drift back to the herd, and tbe whole
process would have to be done over
again.
Another Instance is given of an §n- „
gltah ™n whtch wan permit^
import machinery Into Venezuela j, Saunders,
Thoro Is promise of considerable
troublo In Toxas over tho prospect of
at groat many Democrats being Invited
to tho banquot given the president
Tho Republicans should not be In
censed over tills. Tho president did
not want to bo alono'at the banquot.
Tho Women's Federation of Clubs
Is discussing the question, "What la
tho beat preventive of divorce?
wo were consulted we should venture
to suggest three good meals a day,
aorvod at homo, every day In the
year. ,
The Democrats awopt Chicago and
many of the Wostorn cities In the
municipal elections last Tuesday. In
Chicago the Domocrata and Ropubll
cans both were In favor of municipal
control of the atreot railroads, so the
election was really moro of a victory
for Populism and Socialism than for
either of tho old parties.
Uncle Sam might loam a fow les
sons In tariff 4axatlon from tho llttlo
Japanese who hnvo just fixed their tar
iff schedule*, . They put the burden
upon liquors, tobaccos, cigars. nnd oth
er artlclos of* that kind. In other
words, tho people, and not the favored
class, get tho bonoflt of tho tariff.?
Mr. H. H. CabsnJss has sold his In
tercet in the Augusta Chronicle and
Tom Loylcsa la now In full ebntrol.
Loylcss has proved himself to be as
effective ns an odltor ns ho was as a
paragrepher, and the Chronicle has
shown Improvement every week un
der hla managemenL
President Roosevelt met hla match
Jn Texas yesterday. Tho president
has been In the habit of having hla
own way, and he gave orders tor hla
special train not to atop at certain
placet. But the mayor of Temple Is
sued an ultimatum that the train
would have to atop. Of coarse, the
president could do nothing bnt laugh,
tor 'kicking” against that sort of In
genuity It like grasping aid tor sup
port. X
One hundred and twenty young wot
men drew fanning homesteads In the
recent opening of land* In South Da
kota and n matrimonial rush that re
semble* the gold rush to California
h|i eat In. Ken from all parts of
the country are offering themselves to
the fortunate young women, the ma
jority of them being ooUege gradu
ates from the Bait, which goes to
•how that a college education does
not unit one tor matrimony.
hare brought about
tanglemeots with the-
and have forced
their warships to tier
While Castro’s
tally devoid of
of others, he' ll .sale
remarkable, man tat
cept Dlaz.of Mexkot
to Diaz la hla power to
der him.
'aTERDA*, APRIL 8, 1905.
without charge -In. order to eneburage
the manufacturing Industry. The out
look for the concern was simply
glowing with premise. Castro saw
the bright future before It as well
the Englishmen did, and It was
not long before officials from the
government began to call upon tho
concern for levies. It cost nothing
import their machinery Into the
country, but It cost much to keep it
there. The jnanager on one occasion
delayed in giving the levy, Just to see
what would happen. On the next day
general strike was called among the
natives who were employed by the
plant, showing that Castro’s authority
almost omnipotent even in their In
dustrial and personal affairs.
This same concern, according to
this writer, In n moment of optimism
imported quite n large amount of
gold from the old country. The fact
reached tho ears of Castro, and In
stantly the Venezuelan government
began to lose sloop. The idea of a
of gold being held by a private
concern, subject to all the dangers
that might come upon It nnd tho gov
ernment, in a sense, being responsible
It, disturbed Castro so that he |
pined and sighed. Suppose wicked
should slay the owners of that
gold and it should be stolen? These
thoughts bore so heavily upon the
good monarch that he sent an official,
armed with much courtesy, cigars,
to inform the foreigners that the
dangers that hovered over that terrl*
blee gold ha^l caused the government
unrest. And so, tho gold was carried
a Venezuelan vault and stamps
Issued in Its place.
What next? A few‘days later a
notice appeared In a local paper tell
ing of the robbery of a postofflee In
e remote part of the country and
the ateaUng of a number of pack
ages of stamps. By comparison, the
Britishers found that these stamps
<of the same Issue that the sharp
Mr. Caatro had substituted for their
goty. The British subjects foamed at
the mouth, called on the president, ap
pealed to the British consul and
Anally managed to get John Bull in
terested in the case. It is said that
this and numerous other cases of the
kind, though hardly so fantastical,
RUNS IN THE Ol^O 01
With the distinguished V
the White House hunting
animals In the Western
the secretary of state
Mediterranean, the gov<
running by acquired mi
its accustomed grooves,
few hundred clerks ; ln
who are the masters and
of routine.
Through them the govei
volves like a planet in a frictionless
ether. Revenues are collected, sup
plies are paid for, employer arc paid
off, the malls are received and, dls
tributed, patents, pensions and trade
marks are issued. Investigations are
made by the Departments of Agricul
ture and Commerce and Labor, the
Army and the Navy (the big stick)
peacefully practice in times of peace
the arts of war. More and more ft Is
forced upon us that we are a big
country and if it were true two thou
sand years ago that “no man llveth
to himself and no man dieth to him
self,” how much truer must It be* of
the heirs of the ages equipped with
gunpowder, steam, lightning an<W
printing presses.
We believe that Cuba, the Philip
pines and Spain have been benefited:
by the peace which we compelled arvd
that Santo Domingo has been helped
to an era or interim of peaed and
honesty through administrative/inter
ference. The Monroe doctrine,
proclaimed when we had not a tithe
ot our present'strength, has assumed
broader significance and acnulcs-
ccncc. '
THE TIMES’ WANT ADS.
Smallest Baby Ever.
A tiny baby weighing only fourteen
ounces at birth, created a new record
for the city hospital at Jersey City,
where the little tot was born. The
baby.’measured less than ten Inchea
from the top of its head to Its toes,
„ut it la perfectly proportioned, and
the .doctors say It will probably live,
although its size la a severe handicap.
This little parcel of humanity weighs
about as much as a loaf of bread, but
la considerably smaller. Her hands
are scarcely more than an Inch from
wrist to finger tips, and a dime would
cover the palm. Her arm Is not
niVh thicker than a lead, pencil and
no. nearly as long, and a knitting nee
dle Is as thick as her fingers. Her
mother is Mrs. Theresa Shivers and
la 21 years old.
4-8-2t
Ga.
SCHOOL WANTED - Yt
twenty-one years (fid, with good habits,
want- good school, reference furnished.
Address Marion Ruff, Mayday, Ga.
BOARDERS—A married conple or
two young men can seonre good board
at 211 Hill avenuo, west.
WANTED—A man to work in Black
smith shop and to do all kinds of repair
work. For fnrthor information apply
to J W. Edmondson, Starks, Ga.
4-84t
WANTED—A good second-hand soda
fount. Address W. J. Ooleman, Fen
holloway, Fla. 4-4-2t
WANTED—A fow boarders. Good
accomodations; reasonable rates. Mm
J. M. Gatos, 301 N. Troup St.
4-4-sw-lm.
FOR SALEi
FOR SALE-Good mule, olioap. A
H. Dukes Gralu Store. 3-21-tf.
FOR SALE—Olioico tomato plants,
00; cabl
Mrs. A.
oonta per 100.
ffi Ashley street.
FIVE-ROOM house and lot on Troupo
atreot, with all modoru oonvonioncos,
for sale at a bargain. B. - Pearlman.
4-l-3t
FOR SALE—Second-hand one-horse
wagon, good as now. Choap for cash.
' pply to J. 0. Oarnthors at Goorgii
-rtillzor & Oil Go’s. 4-l-8t
Limited quantity of the famous Su
wannee Sea Island cotton seed, direct
from the Island, for sale by J. T. Rob
erts. Valdosta. Ga.
FOR SALE—One of the best drug
bustnesscs.iu the Oity of Savannah
offered for sale. Tho reason for selling,
I am goiug to loavo tho oity The sales
averago between $600 and $700 c
mouth. Also have a first class
automobile, comparatively now
been tn use about 9 months \
for cosh for $550. For further particu
lars address 89th Street Pharmacy, Sa
vannah, Ga. 4-8-2
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT—Desk room, ground
floor, desirable offioe. Apply
W. F. STATEN.
FOR RENT—One nicoly furnished
room for rent at 618 North Patterson
street. Mrs. D. M. Smith. 3-28-tf
FOR RENT —Offioe room, second
floor, Patterson street and Hill avenue.
Apply to 0. R. Aahley. 3-U-tf.
MISCELLANEOUS.!
VALDOSTA GUN OLUB-WiU give
tti spring shoot Wednesday April 12th.
AU members are requested to be present.
J. E. Springer, Seer tary.
TWO GENTLEMEN Can get nice
reals, very reasonable, at 211 Hill Are.
* ’ a half from Patterson
lock and
streot 4-4-2L
MONEY—Will lend yon money on
farms or city property at 2 S-4 per oont
Interest Call or write W. M. Giddens,
Tift's new building, Tifton, Ga. S-14tf
Memorial day la almost bent How
•boot that marble work? Como and
see what we hare on hand.
L. H. WARUCK72
3-23-SL
T. A. Jjnes.
IMX FI SlltS
CECIL, OA.
Good teams Sind careful driven fur
nished on short notice, night or day.
Pft»seng*rt curried quick and mfelr to
nny point in this territory. New stables
just north of the depot.
T. A. JONES,
GEplL, GA.
JONES’
Business College
Leeds the way to actual promotion nnd
bnsintio onooem. Leant In tbit school
by dolly practice Jnet how different
hind, ofbnsiuoeo Is done, after short
coarse here yon will know how.. Thoee
who know how ere wanted by the best
business housee In the country. They
cannot set enough of the rood kind of
v t he’* ood kind **"’* ,oa t° be ono of
ES, President.
WE HAVE OPENED
THE SODA SEASON.
Oar soda fountain is now open and dispensing soda
drinks, which are even better than those whioh we made
snob a big reputation on last year.
Pore, fresh soda water—delicious flavors—cleanly
dainty service—that la what Mashbnm’s Soda Water
stands for.
Our customers are continually complimenting our
sqda and it certainly deserves praise, it tastes so good and
is so pure and fresh.
Won’t yon come in and put a glass
will do the most good?
two where it
109 S. Patterson St.
Phone 155
MINCE PIES
A RE not good unletB made at home out of
good mince meat. Yon famish the good pie
crust and we’ll guarantee yon a good filling
WeM send you Heinz Mince Meat. There is
a flavor abont it never fonnd in ordinary
kinds and difficult to obtain eveD in home
made. Like ail
Heinz 57 Varieties
the ingredients are the best obtainable. As
for cleanliness— well by this time most of the
people know that everything Heinz makes is
clean.
We have this minoe meat in glass and stone jars,
or by the pound. Como and sample it.
Stevens & Company,
PHONE NO; 1691
Valdosta, - . . - , - :
m
Davis Brothers & Co.,
SPECIAL ATTENTION TOtMAIL ORDERSi..
Fashionable Clothes
For Fashionable Dressers
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thought how content
ed you would feel,
how well you would
look and what satis
faction it’ would af
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see you dressed .in
one of our handsome
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The new garments
are now on our ta
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signers and cutters,
the most skillful tai
lors have all done
their very best for
you. Come in and let our new suits talk to you for-a few
minutes. Strauss’'High Art clothing have a great story to tell
;of their excellence. All of the new designs are to be found
*here. Every purse can find here a suit to fit it. Suits at $10,
$12.50, $15 and up to $25. See our SpringjManhattan
Shirts, Edwin Clapp Shoes and No Name Hats.