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<5 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 Have you ever thought how content ed you would feel, how well you would look and what satis faction it’ would af ford your friends to see you dressed .in one of our handsome SPRING MS. The new garments are now on our ta bles. The best de 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.