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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY.M^CEMBJKK 16, 1905.
THE VALDOSTA TIMES.
C. C. BRANTLrv, Editor.
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Enter. J at tho Pootofflco at Valdosta,
a*- os Second Class Mall Mattsr.
VALDOSTA. OA, DEO. 10, 1905-
twelve pages.
The Wajrcross Herald pretends to
hare Inside Information that Col. Es-
till is going to ran for gorernor.
Prc silent Roosevelt’s country place
Is called "Plain Dealing" but
friends have ri.nbrlste <ed it “Squiio
Deal."
Harvle Jordan Is a modest man,
though ho does not object to explain
lag how he docs It all as he goes
along.
The sea Island cotton growers will
not be able to control prices of their
staple as long as they throw It upon
the market
e&chx
nth/ « r * n
women the vote.
Considering how many/ allowances
A woman makes tor her husband It Is
scarcely more than,fair that he should
make her one a week
Mr. Paul Morton says, “The Amor-
ilo not want cheap In-
Ice.” The American people
might bo allowed to apeak for them
selves.
Luther Burbank has produced some
marvels by grafting but they are not
equal to some of the startling effects
produced by the Life Insurance
Trusts.
McCurdy has sold his line country
residence. He may not want to have
any of his property lying around loose
whore a constable or policyholder
can lay rude hands on It.
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews de
clares that football broeds kindness
and rcctralnt. This opinion Is start
ling enough to make a pretty good ad.
for the Nebraska professor.
I
Those
their
who inaugurate
COTTON Iff'JAPAN
The Telegraph has hitherto refer
red to the possible competition which
the Japanese may offer as against the
American manufacturer. It made
the ao'.rj'vtat broad statement that
the day might come when Japan
would import from America only that
raw material which Japan could not
produce. Now comes Consul Sharp
of Kobe, who especially referring to
the cotton business of Japan, says
that the spinning industry Is well de
veloped In this consular district and
makes the surprising statement that
cotton yarns form the principal arti
cle of export He says that In 1903
the dally average of working spindles
was nearly 900,000, and that the out
put of yarn amounted to over 233,
000,000 pounds, beside supplying the
ujmestlc demand, yarns to the value
mostly to China and other Aslatc
rourtrles S
As to cotton text'les, Consul Sharp
sa.-s thjtt the Industry Is not yet so
i j.-ryftant as ths spinning Industry,
that It la growing rapidly and
great varieties of goods, are turned
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The best way to keep down over- ( alone In new ways, but In now Helds
production Is to produce the other j does this heaven-sent staple bless
things needed upon the farm. Balse mankind. The distinguished Henry
plenty of provision crops and keep j W. Grady sald:,‘,T believe that every
of the gospel, as he pone-
down the “bills payable.” Make ev- j ml
Doodling seems to have about reach,
ed climax In Colorado that anti-
pated the mlllenlum when It y ghve out - He ,a T« that ten large mills
“ ' In his own neighborhood produced
in 1903 about 77,000,000 yards of
goods, while In the first half of 1905
the same mills produced over 52,000,-
000 yards Among the textiles manu
factured and this fact will be os es
pecial Interest to Southern mill men
—are gray shirtings, sheeting, drill
cotton, sail duck, cotton flannels, mus
llns ,towels and blankets. The do
mestic consumption of all these goods
Is large and the exports at Kobe and
Osaka amounted In value to nearly
4,000,000 In 1904. The exportation of
towels alone amounted to nearly 1700,
000. There Is also a considerable
manufacture of knitted goods
In connection with the cotton tex
tile Industry, Consul Sharp says It Is
worthy of note that a large quantity
of clothing and underwear Is made
within his jurisdiction, and that the
Importation from abroad of shirts,
collars, etc., has become Insignificant
owing to the development of domes-
erythlng on the farm that Is needed
there, even to raising the stock If
possible, and then make every lock
of cotton that can be made. It Is
not making too much cotton that
hurts the average farmer, but It
making too little of the other things
that he needs.
It Is the cost Involved In the mak
ing of cotton that counts Where the
other products are not made. Mr.
Jordan will do a good work If he will
continue to drive home the Idea that
diversity Is the best way to prevent
overproduction.
ln°adv%^Se“wa P S VSJ Uo ffianufMtlirC3 ' He
foct. whan that It Is feu exportation of carpets; made of
I. *.i i? S", aB the quality of the gtioih
to bo acceptable to the 'customers of
such
organized. In
Now York to preserve and defend the
Amerfea&y&hffalo/ It would better
employ ^BL mne exterminating
busy mosquitoes at Its doors and win
dows
T'-e Democrats navo elected
mayor In Boston, which reminds us
that Dotuocrutlc victories have
pon-n mii-c frequent since Col Bryan
Stnrtod on Ills Journey to the
world.
A gron'
growers, '
bstp In '
control rr 1
"I told -o-
main as >>
any sea Island cotton
"< aro doing nothing to
organised movement to
1. will proudly exclaim
so” if prices should ro-
are.
\ From ih- nnnlmlty with which
U Whehlm »or. Insists that the "Isle of
|nnes" li -longs to Cuba, It must be a
bum pla.o or else we havo an ad
ministration "fur of Islands" Just at
present
Tho engineers on the Central rail
road waat a ra’se ! n wnges of a quar
ter of a cont a .nib They may not
get It, but th -If roi\;.-«t Is liable to
S cause a raise In f.- - t rates nil
along the line.
The Yale coach »ne tl.-it tho sons
of very rich nion ire i ’ tom good
foot ball players Moyle- this Is bo'
cause their mothers iwo- had to
take part In the bargain day scram,
bias
nohert J. Wynne, consul general to
London, was a newapn e' 'non before
he ever began to run the United
states government and It looks as if
his department of newspaper work
must havo boon the advertising.
the Japanese.
Among othei things, Ue' consul re
ferred to the brewing of beer. This
beverage Is made near Osaka and Na
goya. The domestic brew supplies
the local market, there being on ac
count of the protective duty scarcely
any Importation of foreign beer. In
addition, beer to the value of over
(228,000 la annually exported from the
district.—Macon Telegraph
CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES.
A very strong sentiment is being
formed in all parts of the country at
the present time In favor of reform
In political campaign methods to the
extent of eliminating the corruption
funds which were In popular favor a
few years back. It has not been so
very many years ago since the repub*
ltcan "barrel” was regarded as a good
Joke by many who did not stop to
think of the dangers that follow after
the reckless use of money In buying
votes In elections. The man who used
money in that way was looked upon
as a sharp politician and a good lead
er, but be Is no longer regarded In
that way.
The pendulum has begun to swing
backward and public sentiment
shrinks from approving corruption of
any kind In politics. Of course, there
will be frauds perpetrated as long as
there are political games to play, but
corruption will not be flaunted In the
faces of the people as In days gone
by. Those who perpetrate the frauds
will shrink from exposure and those
who profit by the frauds will wear
their laurels with a reeling that they
were not fairly won.
In many of the states a record of
the campaign expenses of the various
candidates or parties are made pub
lic and In other states laws are being
fnmed with a ylow to forcing cam-
dates the wfldo ,of Africa or the Is
lands of the’sea,--is .an advance agent
for Bon them cotton.' What a field
then, did Mr. Grady's words unfold,
since only two-thirds of the human
race have ever seen cottoql Practical
ly the whole civilized world Is look
ing to America for Its supply of the
raw staple.
“Clearly, then, our planters hold
the kef tb^t e situation at present.
Logically, hlg er prices will Impel In
creasing plan Ing and crops. But cot
ton requires i le soil, climate and pop-
alatlon pecul tr to our belt, and this
has a physic J limit Unfortunately,
when It ceases to expand ft cannot go
skyward llke^fur New York city pro
perty, thereof®—prices must . Evi
dently the planter’s worst days are
behind hlmj He need not think or
talk any more nonsense about burn
ing his ootten or restricting his plant.
The momentum that demand has re
cently attalne^. has obviated all that."
iAhas <
SKLYI
The people of Columbia, S. C„
have erected a monument to Editor
Qonxales who was killed upon the
ytnets there a year or so ago by one
of the Tillmans’. They could have
done Just as well by convicting the
Tom Lawson Is trying to get con
trol of the New York'Lite Insurance
rvmpsny by proxy. Thomas Law-
son and Theodore Price are two re
formers. who will bear watching, no
matter which side of a proposition
they get on.
- The court fined ex-Congressman
Dinamo re (50. for carrying a pistol
and (1 for hitting the governor. Car
rying a deadly weapon In Arkansas
is considered a serious offense, while
licking the governor 'Is accounted a
minor broach of the statutes.
MR. JORDANS APPEAL.
The Hon. Harvle Jordan has issued
circular under the title “Diversifi
cation vs. Over-Production,” In which
ho appeals to the farmers to dlversf
fy their crops and not have an over
production of cotton. He points to
the real danger that now confronts
the Southern farmers and that they
may return to their old policy of turn
Ing their entire attention to raising
cotton, thus bringing about debt
with low price cotton to meet it.
Ths Times has been preaching
this sort of doctrine for n good many
years. And the cotton growers of
the South owe their independence
and prosperity today to the fact that
they wero forced to diversify crops
by the low price of cotton a few
years ago. Diversification of crops
Is the natural way of preserving the
equilibrium between supply and de
mand of the various products,
you undertake to devote your entire
energy to one crop you will have an
over-production of that and an under
production of the others. The result
will bo that you have to pay high for
what you do not raise and hare to
buy, while you will get little for what
you have to sell or what you make)
Rotation and diversity of crops
was taught to the Jews by Moses
and was given to them as one of the
rales of living. It was a wise law
and la as applicable to the farmers of
Georgia aa It was to those who found
their Inheritance In the "promised
land." Every Bible student remem
bers how rich the land was and how
abundant was the yield, but It was
necessary to rotate and diversify in
order to get the best results from IL
.Vo' ptifsfflftt?
their expenses, to that tho public
may see Just how the money Is spent.
Of course, there are legitimate ways
by which money may be spent In cam
paigns .such as the distribution of
literature , the expenses of orators
and campaign speakers, the employ
ment of private detectives to prevent
frauds at the polls and in other ways
Money thus spent, is not intended to
buy votes or defraud any one of a
ballot.
In the campaign in New York re
cently for mayor Mr. Hearst admitted
that he spent (55,000, which Is the
high water mark for a candidate.
Tammany spent much more than that
probably. In Ohio, John M. Pattlsou
was elected governor with a cam
palgn expense of (20,000 .while tho
republicans spent a half a million to
try and defeat him. The record of
rottenness during the last two nation
al campaigns was so awful that even
Mr. Roosevelt, who was elected by IL
denounced the debnuchery which was
made of the election in the severest
terms.
It wns the unbridled corruption of
those campaigns which opened the
eyes of tho people and brought about
a sentiment for purity In polities'
Frequently good comes from evil In
that way. Tho evil becomes so re
pugnant that men fly from it, Just as
the country is now turning Its back
upon the political corruption which
became a national by word and dis
grace in the large cities of the north
during the past two elections.
•ue, but we are compelled to have
onr .money promptly In order to meet
our own obligations and keep the pa
per up to its present high standard.
Those who want the paper to con
tinue its regular visits Into their
homes, will of course, pay their sub
scriptions promptly. Those who do
not pay up by the first of January
will be stricken from the list. Pay
up now and save us the necessity of
having to drop any names from our
list. j
Mr. J. B. Hester Dead.
A postal card to the News from
Mr. J. A. Kelly states that Mr. J.
B. Hester, formerly of Adel, died
near Valdosta about two weeks ago
of pneumonia and Bright's disease.
Mr. Hester had been employed In
the turpentine business of Mr. Kelly
for some time. He was formely post
master here, but left here several
years ago. He was a kind hearted
man and many friends regret to know
of his death.—Adel News.
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- INQUIRE OF —
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER,
124 PEACHTREE STREET,
Atlanta, - Georgia.
Bold Cherry Lake Place.
Messre Fender, Tomlinson A Com
pany, who have been operating a nav
al stores place at Cherry Lake, Fla.
for the past several years, have sold
that place to Smith, Shaw, Sinclair
and McIntyre, of Madison, Fla., for
(23,000.
Messrs Fender and Tomlinson have
opened a new place, which they re
cently bought at Lovett, Fla., on the
South Georgia road.
OUR WEEKLY SUBSCRIBERS
The Times wishes to call the atten
tion of the subscribers to Its Twice-
a-Week editions, to a very Important
matter. Thgffear |g getting yery far
advanced ac<T the harvest season la
also reschlngtheend mfwypmfwypbg
also reaehlhg the end. The farmers
have sold moat of their cotton and
hare gotten good prices for It. Many
of them have .paid their subscription
to the paper find many .pf them have
not /
On the first of January we expect
to go over our list very carefully and
■trike off' those whose subscription
has expired and is unpaid. We hare
been very-lenient In the matter of
subscriptions, lending the paper along
and waiting nntll the crops are gath
ered for our. money, to spite of the „ 1
tie ohopping and right-of-way cutters,
fact that our expenses are very large I Pay from 8 to lOo. per yard for grading,
per tie and.tl.25 per day
Bishop Nelson Coming.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Nelson will
preach in Christ Church, Valdosta,
on Sunday evening, Deo. 17th at 7:80
o’clock. The Sunday morning ser
vices will be omitted as Bishop Nel
son will preach In St James church,
Quitman at 11 o’clock.
See the big assortment of toys,
Chlnaware vases, etc., at The Empire
Store before buying.
HANDS WANTED.
and we need every cent due ue. ^Juyhinds".
The Times Is the largest and cheap-
cat eMni-weekly paper that we know
of in^f8 section of the country. It
the local news, all
^rrv4 ffbd iho <ji-
contain;
the
the happenings throughout the world.
It Is printed and delivered to our sub
scribers for lets then a cent each Is-
AU work checked np and paid for In
foU every two weeks. All good dry
sand work. Work on extension of A. O-
L. from Newberry to Perry, Fla • .Damps
at Natural Bridge on Stelnhatahee river
1$. L. Rill l C0..I!
BROKERS
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YOU SHOULD
KNOW-
That poor glasses worn
without being properly fit
ted will ruin your eyes.
Any glass improperly fitted
will ruin your eyes.
Intelligent people that care for their
eyes entrust them to the care of the
Specialist. If yon conld see the rained
eyes that I do, yon wonld not wear the
cheap stuff you do nor wonld you neg
lect yonr eyes.
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EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. •
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THE RISING PRICE OF COTTON.
Henry Irving Dodge, In Public
Opinion of December 9, says that
Europe will bear the burden of the
rising price of cotton, and that here
there Is little to canse ue worry.
U said that the welfare of the world
lurks In a cotton seed," he says
"Truly the potency of this tiny thing
Is Incalculable. For a long time re
sourceful minds have devoted them
selves to multiplying Its usefulness,
with the result that today It enters
basically Into an Incredible number
of our Industries and through their
ramifications has become the most! *
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RECORD BREAKERS
Our New Suits Cretai
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E have distanced our best of last season and
that’s no ordinary achievement. We deter
mine to make it difficult for any one to pick a
flaw in our suit stock, and a careful glance will
show what it is possible to do when fabrics are care
fully chosen and tailored. We have a great showing
of fall suits. Turn them inside out—every stitch,
every little detail shows, the touch of the master
tailor—no hurried work—no skipping, nothing slight
ed. This is why onr suits fit so perfectly and hold
their shapes so much longer and better than any
other kind.
$7.50 TO $25.00.
Name your prices and we will show you the strongest
line to be found, for the price will more than meet
your expectations.
Boys Clothing Line Complete.
No Name Hats
Knox Hats
Clapp Shoes
Manhattan Shirts.
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