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m THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY.M^CEMBJKK 16, 1905. THE VALDOSTA TIMES. C. C. BRANTLrv, Editor. 8, L TURNER. Buolnow Msnsgsr SUBSCRIPTION PRICE tl A YEAR 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 *"**W?«! 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. CAUFORN/A With its lovely Seaside Re sorts, quaint old Missions and Orange Groves Is best reached via the ™ - UNION PACIFIC A picturesque journey com bined with Speed, safety and Comfort Electrio Lighted Trains Dally - 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 , , Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Prowl- ; ■Iona. Room a 7, Kltawoltor Bnlld- •: Ing, 119 Waat Bay Straat. • • Florida Bank and Trust Co., 1 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. * 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. an ; J- yjjyjp- EYESIGHT SPECIALIST. • Office Over Dimmock’s Plmrmacy. f £ * * i it £22 f * i t i ********************* * + ** '*♦**♦♦♦♦*♦*••'****** + **+♦*«.♦* + ♦♦+ + + ,+ + i- ♦ *4 * * .4 44 ♦ 4-' 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! * ♦ ♦ ♦ RECORD BREAKERS Our New Suits Cretai M the Record illy Beat m m mm W 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. ** ++ *+ ** *♦ ** ♦♦ *+ *+ *♦ active factor In our commerce. Noti ► ♦ ♦ ******* ♦♦ ♦♦ ********************* ********* * *T .................................