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I y.% ■ THE VALDOSTA Ayer’s Pills. Ayer’s Pills. Ayer’s Pills. Keep saying this over and over again. The best laxative. feSAr'iS: 6^,131 POI SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 2 3 , 190S, Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich '•lack 0 V c ‘- mb Dealers In — M"kinds OF MULES and HORSES You can find us at our new stables now be ing built in rear of the Roberts and Cranford building Postal Department Report Says 62, 478 of These are Fourth blast. Washington, Dec. It nVr« report of Fourth A ? master General mmmmmm | there has been a ■ (■ I the number of deir : missioned, as com] vloug year. The act' post offices in the Unlte r i the close of the fiscal year wj class 275; second class class 4,120; fourth class 08,131. ^ The gross receipts ery offices during the creased 8 per cent and the cost only 2 per cent. The special delivery letter service Mr. DeGraw points out is a source of profit to the government. It is suggested, however, that the special delivery service can be made more profitable by the authorized use of ordinary stamps covering the fee for special delivery. Concerning the rural delivery ser vice, the report says that on June 80 there were in operation 32,055 routes. It is estimated that service will be installed during the current fiscal year on 6,119 routes. To maintain this service for the ensuing fiscal year will require $26,989,628. Mil DECIDEDLY SO. . THE . i THOMAS Company. ASSORTMENT: RUGS, ART|SQUARES, WINDOW SHADES, ROCKING CHAIRS, And STAIR CARPETS. We are opening np onr new line offRugs, and they are nndoflbt- edly the prettiest ever came to Valdosta. Lot ns send a np some for •on to select from. DON’T fail to'look before you buy elsewhere. You’ll find it to your interest "to call on ns for anything you need. Thomas Furniture Company, 127 sueoT° n JOHN 1. ROBERTS Can save the people]throughout Valdosta’s territory good money on BUGGIES AND WAGONS, f Also'on] high-grade, hand-made harness, manufactured in his own factory. His stock in all lines is very full and his facilities are better than ever before. A call or corres- dondencejselicited. John T. Roberts. VALDOSTA, QEORQIA. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. Seven Car# Off at a Fill Near Cor bett# Mill in Colquitt. The south bound train on the At lantic and Birmingham was wrecked near Corbett’s mill yesterday after' noon, seven cars having been derail ed and smashed up In a heap. The cars left the track while the train was going at a pretty high rate of speed and the wreck was disas : trous to the cars and freight, one was injured In the wreck. A large number of hands soon set to work clearing the track but it was not until this morning that it was possible for trains to pass the scene of the wreck. The north bound train last night was held up at the wreck and waited for the arrival of the south bound train when the crews were transfer red from one train to the other and they backed out to their starting point. The train from Thomasville was delayed some this morning, but it was able to pass the wreck about eleven o’clock.—Moultrie Observer. WORK8 WONDER8 r •—4 A Wonderful Compound—Cures Piles Eczema, Skin Itching, Skin Erup tions, Cuts and Bruises. Doan’s Ointment is the best skin treatment, and the cheapesr, Decause so little is required to cure. It cures piles after years of torture, cures obstinate cases of eczema. It cures all skin itching. It cures skin erup tions. It heals cuts, bruises, scratch es and abrasions without leaving scar It cures permanently. Val dosta testimony proves It. W. McGowan, car inspector on the S. & F. R.v., living about two miles out of Valdosta, Ga., says: “I used Doan's Ointment on an eruption on my baby’s arms and hands, which were entirely covered with the afflic tion. It itched and Itched and the baby kept scratching and rubbing un til she wns almost raw, and she would cry And cry but we could not help the trouble until we procured Doan’s Ointment at A. E. Dlmmock’s drug store. The first application gave Relief and in a snort time the af- diction was entirely removed. We think a lot of Doan’s Ointment.” For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Kemember the name—Doan’s and take no other. HANDCUFF JOKE 8ERIOU8. Pair on Girl’s Wrists 8tay There Un- til They are Filed Off, Elkhart, Ind., Dec. 19—Miss Nettie Henke, a popular department store clerk, was escorted through the crowd ed street Thursday wearing handcuffs She had allowed an admirer to slip on a pair to see how they felt. He was unable to remove them and led her to the police station. Sergeant Whitman in trying to un' lock the handcuffs only tightened them until the circulation of blood was stopped in the girl’s hands and It became necessary to file the hand cuffs off, the woman suffering keenly in the meantime. A Certain Cure for Croup. When a child shows symptoms of croup there Is no time to experiment with new remedies, no matter how highly they may be recommended. There It one preparation that can al ways be depended upon. It has been In use for many years and has never been known to fail, viz: Chamber lain’s Cough Remedy. Give It and a quick cure is sure to follow. Mr. M. F. Compton of Marsel, Texas, says of it, ”1 have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in severe cases of croup with my children, and can truthfully say it always gives prompt relief.” For sale by W. D. Dunaway,Valdosta, 0». i All Telegraphic Communication Severed. New York, Dec. 19—The cable companies received notice today that telegraphic communication with 8t. Petersburg had been severed again. LUCAS GREEN NOT GUILTY Jury at Brunswick Against Defendant on Murder Charge. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 19—Lucas Green, charged with the murder of Isaac Smith last May, was today ad judged not guilty. When the court opened this morning it was well un derstood that the jury had agreed up- a verdict yesterday, but it could not be delivered until the return to the city of Judge Parker, who had gone to Baxley, his home, to spend Sun day. It was announced by the foreman of the Jury that a verdict of not guil ty had been reached. Immediately there was a rush for the exit and the news spread rapidly throughout the city among Green’s friends and rel atives The crime of which lie was charg ed was committed at the plant of the Mutual Light and Water company, and was the result, it was charged, of the circulation of a damaging re port. Green denied the story and endeav ored to get Smith to retract his state ment. He visited Smith several times In the attempt to persuade him to sign a statement exonerating Green but Smith, It Is said, refused to do so. A fusilade of shots wns heard but no one witnessed the shooting. Smith fell mortally wounded and Green Reived two wounds which were not dangerous. In Smith’s statement, just before dtfctta he charged Green with having slipped up behind him and fired. WOULD REPEAL CANTEEN LAW Preamble of Morrell’s Bill Says All r Army Officers Oppose it. a 'Washington, Dec. 19—Reprcsen tatlve Morrell today Introduced a bill for *the reestablishment of the army canteen In which it is declared that the secretary of war’s report on the operation of the canteen law shows « at it has been responsible for drunk ness, violation of regulations and degeneration; that the war depart ment's report reveals the fact that all the generals In the service except Iro, and nearly all of the other offi cers are opposed to the law; that 90 per cent, of those In command of the Post* believe the law works 111 andih&t the present chief of staff, in itest report calls attention to favors In which the command- ild the law. UU provides that section 38 entitled, “n|i act to Increase of the permanent mill- establishment of the United States ” approved February 2, 1901, be, and the same is, hereby repealed. A Wonderful Saving. The largest Methodist Church In Georgia used 32 gallons of L. & M., mixed with 24 gallons of oil, thus mak ing paint cost about $1.20 per gallon. They calculated to use 100 gallons of our paint. Saved about $80.00 and also got a big donation of L. & M. Dealers gladly sell L. & M., because their customers call for It, and say they used it 12, 14 and even 30 years ago. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for linseed oil, which you do in ready-for-use paint Buy oil fresh from the barrel at 60 cents per gallon, and mix it with L. & M. Paint. It makes paint cost about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by B. F. Whittington, Valdosta. a mild, easy action of the bow els, a single dose of Doan’s Rogulets is , enough. Treatment cures habit ual constipation. 25 cents a box. Ask your druggist for them. Cabbage Planta. We are again prepared to fill any and*all orders for early and late varie ties of ebbage plants. All plants grown in open air, near salt water i *** causing them to be tough and hardy) 4* and they will stand Bevere cold wlth-j 4* out Injury. All plants are true to * type and guaranteed to be sure head ers. Price $1.50 per ’,000. We make special prices on large lots. All plants packed In light baskets and shipped C. O. D. when money does not accompany orders. Address all orders to. W. N. Sands <& Son, 28-w3t Meggetts, S. C. Grip Quickly Kno.ked Out. "Somo weeks ago during the se vere winter weather both my wife and myself contracted severe colds which speedily developed into the worst kind of la grippe with all its miserable symptoms.” says Mr. J. S. Egleston, of Maple Landing, Iowa. Knees and joints aching, muscles sore, head stopped up, eyes t . nose running, with alternate spells of chill and fever. Wa began using Chamber- lair’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, and by ita liberal use soon complete ly knocked out the grip." It is a good plan to take a dose of the Tablets when you have a cold. They promote a healthy action of the bowel®, liver and kidneys which is always beneficial when the syctem Is congested by a cold or attack or the grip. ;For sale by W. D. Duna way, Valdosta, G&, HEWLETT We have just received our second lot of win ter Lap Robes and they are mighty cheap, I tell you. If yon are thinking of a nice Xmas preseut, how about a nice winter Lap Robe or a nice Buggy and Harness, or one of onr BUGGY HEATERS That burns for 16 hours without replenishing —no danger—you could carry it to bed with you in perfect safety. We have on hand a new lot of Buggies— many new styles and de signs. And we projioee that no customer shall go away from our place unsold if qual ity and price will induce him to buy. Re member that we make our Harness and do not have it done by others hence we can save you money besides give you better goods We are just behind the Powtofflce on Central are. INGRAM & HEWLETT. + + + j, *!* *!• ‘I* v ’!* v v v *1’ v v *;* ,* *1* >[. *■* v v •!' *!• 1 Stops earache In two minutes; toothache c- pain or burn or scald In live mnutelt hoarseness, one hour, mnadeachel two hours, sore throat, twelve houVs—Dr. Thomas' Eclectrlc Oil, monarch over pain VALDOSTA MARBLE WORKS. The best equipped plant of the kind in the country, operating latest improved machinery for Cutting and Carving MONUMENTS You are cordially invited to call and inspect our. stock and get our prices. L. H. WARLICK, Proprietor VALDOSTA, QEORQIA.