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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATUEDA*, APRIL 15, 1905. AN ALLEGORICAL SATIRE; Or the Fruitless Pilgrimage of the Qeorgia Railroad Commission to Valdosta. And In the days of the springtime it came to pass that great was the need for new and improved places of abode for those who did travel into foreign lands, and the people cried aloud as with one voice for relief. And certain of the rulers of the land said unto the people, “We will journey afar off into a country called Atlanta, and we will call upon the servants of the people, called the Railroad Commission of this great state, and we will get them to come into our country, see our needs and grant to us the relief sought.” And they made the journey, an<T in the night time, and great was the trouble they encountered from strange sights, missed connections and diverse troubles to the rail cars. ble structures erected? Do but grant us this favor and we shall arise and call you bleessed.” And the commission did look one to the other and marvel at the nerve of these people In making so strange a request. And sitting at the right hand of the commission were the chosen guardians of the railroads. They had come from afar off, and to them the words of the people of Valdosta were a strange tongue. And then arose Pope, of the tribe of Brown, and he spake words of praise, and his voice was soft and low, like unto the purring of a feline, and his words were as honey from the bee, “All these things will I examine into when I have returned to the great capital from whence we came, NASHVILLE'S BIG FIRE THE CAPITAL OF BERRIEN HAS ITS FIRST CONFLAGRATION. And they said to the people: “Be land I hope in due time the good peo- not afraid, we have seen the great pie of my country, and your fair city, protectors of the people’s interest, shall have what they can get. We and they will soon be with us in per- are powerleess to act, but you shall son, and we shall have what we wish, | see what you shall see. Nay, nay, I and they will grapple with the great | say unto you, be not hasty, for these problems now confronting us as a'railroads are a poweer in the state, community.” and you shall see what you shall see.” After many days it was heralded ’»y > And then did the people applaud tie town crier: “Behol 1, the great j long and loud, and cry out, “Great is Railroad Commission of Georgia Pope.” cometh.” j And little Joseph,, he also of the And they arrived in all their glory tribe of Brown, did arise and spake in the gilded palace on wheels, and j words of comfort to the assembled they were clad in purple and fine lin- multitude, saying: “Be of good en, for they had but yesterday feast- 1 cheer, for ye may yet at some time ed in the City by the Sea and sat at \ get relief, but I do not think you will the banquet board until a late hour, any time soon.” And when they had come in our| And the people murmured one to midst a great shout went up, and the the other. people exclaimed as with one voice,' Then did the meeting adjourn, for *Lo, we are to have our wishes grant- said the ruler, time Is fleeting, and ed at last; have we not with us the the great and mighty Commissioners great and mighty Railroad Commis- live a long way off, and must be pre- sioners, who have seats at the right of our mighty ruler, Joseph?” And they were .straightway conduc ted to the publ*f meeting place in the bgntre w o£ tfie city, and criers sent forth Into the highways and byways, shouting, "Oh, ye people of Valdosta, gather ye now at the public meeting bove the average community, for ave we not at ibis time the great and mighty _ Railroad Commission 1th us?” .-T . ’Ami"me" gooTTpeopTe did flock as paring for their Journey. Let each go to his home ana remember what has been accomplished for the good of the country and city this day. And the people did depart, saying one to the other, “what has been done, what will be done, where are we at?” And forthwith the commissioners lace, for behold we are blessed fari*trosee, girded up their loins and de parted, with the chosen guardians of the railroads, saying: “Whither shall wo s^a JWfrast our nets this day; we it a:e wstefil of this country, and we have this day An Early Morning Blaze Last Tuesday Swept Out the Leading Business Portion of the Place—Tho Losses Which Were Sustained. Nashville, Ga., April 12.—Fire at 3 o'clock this morning djAtroyed the following property In this city: H. B. Peeples & Son’s stock, dam aged by removal, $J,500; fully cover ed by insurance. H. B. Peeples, loss on two brick buildings, $500; fully covered by in surance. Telephone Exchange and Hendricks, Smith & Christian’s law office, in Pee ples building, $200 loss on each; no insurance. M. S. Shaw & Co., damage to stock by remoyal, $500; no insurance. All of these are in the Peeples building. A. W. Patterson, new brick build ing, totally destroyed, loss $2,000; no insurance. A. F. Bullard, loss on brick build ing, $3,500; Insurance, $1,500; loss on stock of goods, $8,000; insurance, $4,500. Masonic lodge, in the second story of Bullard building, $1,500 on build ing; insurance, $1,000; regalia, $500; no insurance. - Knights of Pythias lodge, $350; no insurance. / ' Odd Fellows’ lodge, $350; no insur ance. Alexander & Anderson, loss on of fice building, $360; no Insurance. This office was occupied by Dr. F. P. Key and Alexander & Gray. Dr. Key’s loss is $1,000; no insurance. Alexander & Gary, $200; no insurance. f Ancil Mathis, $200; no Insurance. A. E. Bullard, loss on warehouse, $250; no insurance. A. W. McKenzie, mechanic tools, $150; no Insurance. John Webbs, tools, $100; no insur ance. J. H. Walters, photographer, loss, $250, with no insurance. This Is Nashville’s first fire. Citi zens worked heroically to save other property. The fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin. * man to the meeting place. There caught the *si)ckers’; now let us te as great solemnity, for many there [part and catch the trout.’ 1 7ero who had never been permitted i And they forthwith gave orders to Vgaze upon a real Railroad Commis-'have their gilded palace on wheels j made ready for the occasion, and they And they stood around and mar- did go away, even unto the lakes of ▼eled, and some did spit on the floor, as humbling themselves. And after awhile did the speaker for the city arise, lift Up his voice and say, “We are of great faith, and may we not ask of your honorable body that the miserable abodes known to the an cients as depots now being used by those who travel, be abandoned, and in their places decent and comforta- Ocean Pond, and cast their nets, and many were the fishes caught that day. And it came to pass that the people shook their heads and marveled as to what had been accomplished, and the prophet spake to them, saying: “My children, hearken to the wise men of old, and remember this, ‘He that mon- keyth with a tuzz-saw will surely get cut.’” PEE DEE. 8ENATOR McLAURIN MUST PAY. Verdict for $41,639.26 Against Him on Note He Gave. Charleston, S. C., April 11.—In the United States circuit court today a verdict of' $41,639.26 was found against ex-Senator John L. McLaurin, WILLIAMS OPENED FIRE. Killed and State 8enator Hipp Wounded a Deputy. Cullam, Ala., April 11.—State Sena tor R. L. Hipp, an attorney, was shot and instantly killed, and Deputy Sher iff J. H. Dunlap probably fatally In the suit of the International Trust j wounded by John W. Williams, twen- Company, of Baltimore, on a promis-: ty miles east of this city today, sory note, the verdict being fonnd by The officers had gone to the Hipp the Jury upon the iustructions of the • place to oust Williams from a tract of court. As president of the Brunswick and Birmingham railroad and vice-presi dent of the Brunswick and Western Construction Company, Mr. McLaur in gave his persona! notes to the trust company. Counsel for the defense endeavored to show that McLaurin had been de ceived, but this was not deemed suffi cient to Invalidate the written obliga tions. • Farmers 8hould Be Proud. f Tie farmer should feel proud of his fesslon, as it is one of the most •^dseful and necessary occupations. He land which he had lost In a lawsuit. When the men approached the house Williams shot Hipp in the head, kill ing him instantly, and shot Deputy Dunlap through the breast. Williams remained in the house, whistling, and said he would stay there until he died. A posse of for ty or fifty men from Cullman has gone to the scene with vehicles to bring back the dead and wounded. Williams is a man of large family, and is about 50 years old. The Thinker* and Worker*. A hundred thinkers grow gray a- thlnklng; a hundred discoverers grow does not Bit on the ragged edge of old a-discovering; a financier comes doubt as to the permanency of his along, grabs the theories and tho position. No master has a mortgage finds, hires folks to straighten ’em on his labor or his products. He is a out, and rides his automobile while king among men, and his home is the the poor fellows ^>f Ideas eat mush abode of contentment. He studies the and water by the roadside. The men laws of natnre and derives mainten- who do brain work get the crust- anco from her bounteous stores; crumbs which fall from the commer- times are hard and laborers are clam- clal sponge-cake. Brains are poor col oring for work, he has plenty of bus!-, laterals to raise money on. ness to occupy his time. If the farm- - er commences with small capital his Interstate Commerce. Investment Is sure to increase, for the j The fact Is that nearly all business earth often rewards the husbandman, transacteed In the United 8tates, ex* a hundredfold. The proper manage- J ceptlng small retail trade, has become meat of small undertakings leads to interstate commerce in character, larger enterprises. The well-filled When a manufacturer and merchant jfarm produces abundantly, and the sends out his circulars and letters so- armer always has a surplus to sell llciting trade to other states he Is en- liat makes him independent even in gaged in interstate trade. Interstate trenuous times. The farmer is the commerce is not merely transports- mndatlon of the commercial prosper- tlon; it Is business that covers more y of the country. (states than one. Sentence Commuted to a Fine. A dispatch from Atlanta to the Sa vannah News contains the following information: The prison commission today rec ommended' commutations of sqntenoe eUhcd clemency In half a dozen other cases. Ezekial Buckine, of Ware county, sentenced to servo twelve months for larceny, had his sentence commuted to a fine of $100. Tho ap plication for clemency by B. K. Cross, of Ware county, who was sentenced to serve six months for Illegally sell ing liquor, was declined. All of the cases considered wore small one.;. The governor will act on them tomor row.” BOY8 ROBBED A BANK. Young Boys Oetj$72 From Flr.t Na tional ct Moultrie. Moultrie, Oa., April 11.—Three ne groes, about U cjr It years old, were placed In jail hero this morning charged with robbing tho First Na tional Bank, Thp boys were engaged to sweep out thp bank yesterday af ternoon, and after they had finished their work the pflh eres of the bank missed $72 from-the cash. Suspicion at once fell upefn the boys, and the police were notttae.i. When Chief I West arrested the boys they confessed taking the money and carried hint to where they had hidden It. AU of the money was re covered except ^1.50, which tho boyi had already sppnt. Next Vikit to Valdosta Will Be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24,25 and 26. THREE DAYS ONLY. Examination free un til further notice. SATISFACTION CUARANTEtD J. E. Springer & Co. JEWELERS. Lamar’s Lemon Lax ative is a reliable, harm less, old-time remedy -— for DISORDERED LIVER Constipation, Headaches. It is prompt, pleasant and perfectly harmless, being purely a vegetable preparation, cleansing the system, toning up the bowels, kid neys, liver, etc. to a condition of per fect health. Good doctors use it, and good druggists sell it. 50 Doses 50 Cents Every Owner of a Talking Machine or Phonograph Should write at once for NEW RECORD LISTS, and Itcc-p in touch with the latest and host in music. Tho now stylo machines the finest ever turned ont, both in appearance and toue reproductions. VICTOR, EDISON. C0ULUMHI4 MACHINES AND RECORDS. MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. CARTER & BOROUGH, Valdosta, Ga. Coffins and! 3D. S. TKTXI1S03^T, LIST OF JURORS Drawn for May Term Lowndes Supe rior Court. Graud and Travorse Jurors drawn for May term, 1905, by Ills Honor Robert G. Mitchell, Judgo of said court GRAND JURORS. O P Wetherington, 9 B Martin, William Vickers, W R Massey, 8 8 Hollers, .T B Varn. Hiram Monk, H F Tillman, L M Btanfill, O T Corbett 8r., F D Clifton, ’ *! Dasher, -. Dampier, Traverse Jurori JamcH High, 8 B Barfield, Robert Black, K R Barber, IjDsTi.i. J D Zeiglar, Traverse Jurori K Y Fry. W P Dorongh, I N Davis Jr.. H T Dampier, F B Bradford, R B Daniels. J L Fletcher, Louis M Folsom, T J Folsom, J H Morgan, " ” 'foore, - . Jiclntyre, J M Dees Jr., A B Burnett, Paul Daria, A K Dim mock, Q R Dukes, J F Todd. W 8 Fender, O R Ashley, O A FireaHh, Newton McLeod, J T Smith, L W Shaw. —First Week. F M Estridgn, Ewell Brown, Marion Zipperer, O H Hightowe A .1 Folsom, F W Dodge, -Second Week. J N Deminings, J M Folsom, F M Fletcher, J A Albritnin, J M Youngblood, Louis L Bray, T O McLendon, Weat Bloodworth, Smith Deen, O L Thigpen, H D Jones, B H Brinson, B E Deakle, H J McMillan, K I. Turner, M M Blanton. Tax Receiver’s Notice. I will be at the following precincts on dates given below, for the purpose of receiving tax returns for tho year 1906: Naylor, - - April 3, 12 and 24 Cat Creek, “ 18 and 25 Hahira, - “5, 14 and 20 Club House, - “ 17 and 27 Ousley, - - * “ 7, 18 and 28 Clyattville, - - “ 10, 20 May 1 LakePark, - - “ 11,21 “ 2 Darsey’s School House, - • “ 3 Dasher, - “ 4 Valdosta on all Saturdays, and daily af ter rounds are made, until books close on June 1st. C. S. BACON, 3-7-maylO Tax Receiver. First Touch of Spring. Wo Mako Tho Best Correct Clothes For Gentlemen. Do some one thing better than anyone else can do it, and though you build your home in 1 lie depths of the forest, tho world will blaze a path to your door. — Emerson. 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