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THE VALDOSTA TIMES SATURDAY MARCH 27. 1909
TiH VALl)i)>T\ riMb'S
C. C. BRANTLEY, Editor.
• L. TURNER, Business Manager,
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tt-ured at the Postoffice
4a, >• Boosnd Clai
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LUOSTA. GA.. MAR. 27 Igf
TWELVE PAGE*.
The Cooper Jury may »ot hare
h<en much on the three "R’s," but
appear* to bare been pretty well
on Justice.
President Taft's short
oonareM might Save ',een due
the fart that bet did not know what
larae doses it
Savannah Is about to complete
lito.eot) T. M. C..A. building at
da* to reports. Savannah
the building.
ihert B. Glenn, former Governor
North Carolina, has taken to the
yulplt and Intends to devote the re
mainder of bis life lo religious work.
in the state of Washington the
equal suffrage amendment passed
the Senate, SO to I. It passed the
House some weeks earlier, by a vote
of 70 to II,
Mr. RooaeveH~refus«d~to let the
reporters <o with him to Africa. He
-will probably And a quill-driver In
tha trunk of overy tree when he gets
there, however.
Benator Tillman says that Rooae-
welt fa a coward and Indicates that
lie It not trustworthy. Tillman ough
to have laid that before Roosevelt
packed his grip.
Asher C. Hinds, parliamentarian of
Congress, baa announeed hit candt-
ftqc)r' 'Sot the Bepubl'ean' Congres
sional nomination In the First dis
quiet of Main*.
UaUed Stated Senator Morgan O.
Bultoetey of Connecticut baa (Ivan
his Meads to understand that ha
will be a candidate for re-election on
the erplratloa of hla present term.
A boom hea been alerted for A. E.
Sisson «g Erie, aa a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ern oc of Pennaylvanti. / Mr. Slasoit
la now a member of the state, senate,
Tha Columbus Knqulrer-Bun alio
has feers for Roosevelt In Afrlea, Its
loars being Hint wmio other hunter
mnv mistake his teeth for Ivory and
blaze nway at them.
The Judiciary of Montana has beet
remoTc-d' from the domain ol polities,
and anoerdlngly from the domination
ef political parties, by a law recently
' enacted by the teglslsturn of that
state.
Those ill Georgia "bolters'
fused to “alt In Judgment on their
own ease." May be they thtnk nitty
Hardwick can do them more good by
hla opposition.
A New York legislator has lairo-
duoed a bill to prohibit shows of "oft
color' A reform of that klnj^ la
the eigne of the approach bf the mil-
lenlnm.
A call has been Issued In New
Tork Oily for a meeting to effect a
comtrtnatlen of Influential men of all
parties to oppose Tammany Hall at
tha forthcoming mayoralty election
la the metropolis.
When little Billy Hmrdwleh feta
•wt hla Spanker" for Congreaamea
Brantley, Griggs, HowgiU and Uv-
tagatoa. It will bn In order for Brer
Rabbit to spit In the face of'the bull-
Ralph Smith says that the aaw
rule* have "made Spanker ’Cannon
lfceek." And Ralph la the man who
thought th n Georgians who helped
fasten thebe rule* upon him should
t>„ • spsakod"—by Billy Hardwick.
John Hftro, la point of years the
eldest living ci-member of the Pcnn-
a/lvanu legislature, celebrated hla
birthday a few days ago at
la Kaston. Mr. Horn was
ir of the legislature In
STARTED EIGHT TOO SOON.
The Atlanta Journal, "Billy"
Hardwick sad'Ralph Smith started
the fight on' Congressmen Brantley,
OHgga, Livingston and othdn who
were ''marked' for defeat two years
ago, entirely too soon. The pobHe
will have time to get at the facta,
study them and digest them before
the next campaign comes around.
Besides that, tbtae very long cam
paigns—especially when the motives
are so patent—do not always pan
out well. It la like the fellow who
took a running start of two or three
nilles to Jump over a mountain. He
was so tired when he got to the
Jumping place that he had to ait
down and rest, and then walk over
at hla leisure.
Tne people who hare undertaken
to “regulate" the actions of those
sfa Georgians, who decided to follow
nineteen Democrats in the effort to
accomplish something "nose," rath-
the United 810160." He had no gift
of public brawling or senaatyongl
preaching or elana agitation, He
had small genius for acclaim and
self-exploitation. What he bettered
he believed be ought to.do aa presi
dent of the United State* he did.
r hod of preserving wood aga'nst
Inroads of decay- In studying the
means of prorating decay wood-pre
serving experts have, leaned many
Whether It was followed by spplanad thing* about the obnoxious fungi
or condemnation, he went bis
doing hla doty as he saw It and stea
ding bln mistakes as best be could,
dreading no blame and seeking
adulation. /
Mr. Cleveland had the opportunity
to be n great demagogue. Had he
accepted It be need not have sacri
ficed hla administration and h|s
party and might have retired from
office an popular as he was unpopu
lar. Instead he elected to be a greet
democrat subordinating to high prin
ciple every other consideration and
trotting to time and to the ultimata
coming sense of the American peo
ple to vindicate him.
In 1(17 It wonld have seemed 1m-
knowledge of experts in all parts of
the world In effort*4o learn the most
and moat satisfactory
er than tie on to nine disgruntled possible that In twelve years demo
crats and repnbifctns alike' would
he testifying to Grover Cleveland's
Republicans In the effort to get
change of rules next December, will
find ont after awhile (hat the voters
are not as big fools as they are some
times taken to be. The day when
they could be frightened by beating
trm-toma and crying "ghost" has
passed. The more that efforts of this
kind are Indulgod in the weaker It
makes those who employ them.
It was hardly necessary for elth-
of the congressmen who have
been pounced upon to open tbelr
mouths to defend themselves,
though they have given their side of
the case In a manner that complete
ly vindicates them. They have done
no more than their accusers have
done dosens of times In thepast
They followed their own Judgment—
aftor being told In the caucus by
the minority leader that they had
right to do so. They saw an op
portunity to hare the Cannon rule*
modified" and they seised upon It be.
cause they regarded It as of Impost-
Alice that the rules should be chang-
during the session when the tariff
question was being acted upon.
It may be true that their-action
amaahed the alate which Minority
Leader Clark and some of bis near-
followers had planned, but since
at effects nobody but a few self-
seeking politicians, the voters will
not complain. The-voter*, of the
Eleventh district—and those ef the
Second, tots—wont men In congress
who can guard their Interests, and
they ar* not caring a' great deal
about the "plays fur pnaltlpn" of *.
Mr. Clark, Mr. HartWick or other\J0ogact
Oshermen for personal honors.
These representatives have clearly
shown that they are not going to
submit to "boselsm," whether- It be
Cannonltm," “Clarktsm or "Hard-
wlcklim,” and some more serious
charge will have to be made against
them than has been made before
their constituents wll
dence In them.
There Is such a thing some times
admiring a man for the enemies
makes. These six Georgians are
Hefting very near the point where
laurels will he given them on that
score.
moral and political greatness; but
history plays many pranks with con
temporary Judgments, an the Cleve
land memorial meetings held yester-
day carry their own lesson.—N. Y„
World. , •'"V:
A REVIEW OF "I'HOHIBITIOV
IN GEORGIA.
That saloons hare been reintro
duced Into many counties of Geor
gia which were “dry" before the
state-wide law went Into effect, that
In Atlanta there Is now more drunk
enness than ever, and that that city
la running .TOO open saloons -where
every kind of drink Is sold—these
are some of the startling atatementa
In a review of the situation In Put
nam's Magazine.
Many will And the article dis
agreeable but Instiuctlve reading
Putnam'e notes that the, aaloona In
Georgia are under .practically
regulation, not even'paying a license
at present. Hiey are known
'Mar-beer" saloons, but In ranltty.
tocy are regular saloons, and -are
fairly well satisfied -with such favort
able condition*. The ,aw. taxing
them (100 per year la still In
courts. If the saloon then win,
pay no tax; If they loee, they
lest than hnlf the tax that la pal
regular saloons In the cities of
’wet” states.
The prohibitionists themsel
quoted neknowlefilng the fall
law. .jpne Anti
ar "Beer' la sold*
Tight and left, and I kn„w it.
can get any brand you brant,
can get whiskey, too." The Rev.
0. Broughton charges the Judges ol
the courts with malfeasance, mls-llnest this tdvlce of the Forester.
which tap the life of timber. ,,
The small organism can grow elth-
er In light, or In total darkness; bbt
all of them require requisite amounts
of air. food, moisture and heat. It
one, or more of these esentlal require
ments Is lacking, they can not live,
And the decay of timber will not take
place. Wood constantly submerged
In water never rota, simply because
there Is an Insufficient supply of air.
This condition acounts for the sound
ness of the old Baltic piles. On the
other hand. If wood can be kept air-
dry It will not decay because there
will then be ton little moisture. The
timber used by the Egyptians will
last Indefinitely to long aa It it bone-
dry.
There are a great msn.v cates, how
ever. where It Is Impossible to keep
wood submerged In water, or In at!
absolutely air-dry condition. In fact,
a large percentage of the timber
which Is used is exposed to theweath-
er, and Is subjected to decay simply
because It contains enought a'r and
enough water for the decomposing
organism to get a foothold. Decay
Is most serious where the atmosphere
Is warm and damp, because these
conditions are most favorable for Its
development. In the coal mines of
Pennsylvania timber decays in two
ir three years because the tempera-
ure Is warm and constant and the
air I* damp. And In the South, the
warm, humid atmosphere often caus
es the timber to rapidly decompose.
Decay may be prevnted by two gen
eral methods, by treating the wood
with antiseptics) thus poisoning the
food supply of the organism which
cause decay and by treating It with
oils which render It waterprooff. A
combination of these two methods Is
most commonly used, as when wood
Is treated with creosote which fills
up the port In the timber and keeps
out water and Is also a powerful an
tiseptic.
The United States government con-
the Investigations of the pre
atlve treatment of timber
Importance that -the business ot
jranch ot a bureau In the Depart-
of agriculture, the "Office of
I Preservation” In the Forest
ce at Washington, is given over
Jy to the work of. experiments
.with railroad, comps-
course J» repreanted In tip confer-f
enee by two members. In the pre<
ent Instance - the four republicans
from the house and senate will bold
the decision In' their hands
It la In 'fonferenee that a tariff
bill rant tbp greatest danger. There
as a result of compromises and trades
it may be patched up and altered la
a way neither the house nor the sen
ate would approve If It were free to
erpreq* Its views There outside In
fluence make their last desperate ef
fort to seeure what they want, and
the public has no knowledge ot whtt
Is going ont
Nothing is aecompl'abed by debat-
in gthe report from conference to tbe
house or sentte. They must be ac
cepted’ or rejected In part or In
whole, ir the two chambers stilt fall
to agree, the conference la merely
prolonged until tome tort of an agree
ment Is finally reached. In The final
shape In which the bill Is sent to the
president for his approval It may he
as different from the original draft
presented to the houseasoIU* from
water.—New York World.
THE CORN-PLANTING TIME.
When pnttlng in corn—and the
time Is about ripe for the planting—
the Georgia farmer should not over
look the handsome premlmnms offer
ed by the State Fair Association.
There’s going to be wheat at the
mill and corn at the shucking at the
next fall harvest In Georgia. List
some of It for the State Fair pre
miums. Plant It. manure It, work It
to that end. Win, the money by mak
ing the golden grain. At Albany ,at
Nashville, and at other point! In
Georgia local contests for corn-grow
ing are on In earnest. Push It along.
IV Is one of the best signs of the
times we have seen.
Ever had trouble of your own u'ith \
a hired man?
Retd "The Late John Wiggins’* :n :
this month’s EVERYBODY'S, tnd-
laugh over the other fellow’s trouuleT.
Did you know that tho-e fiirny
short stories are swapped from "The"
Chestnut Tree” than from any ,
other similar collection anywhere?
Every month you can find one that'
you'll laugh over tillyro get the next.
Get EVERYBODY'S and see. f
For sale by "t -
S. B BYeedlOve,
Ingram ft RamsdVV
Corner Store,
G. S. ft F. Lunch Room.
No Need of a Veterinary.
"We run a livery, feed and sale
stable, have a city tranfiferand ttanM
die hard and soft -coal, and conse
quently we Hki a good many
horses,” say Bedell Bros., of Mount
Carmel, 111. “We have used Sloan's
Liniment and Veterinary Remedies
for years and find they elre perfect
satisfaction. As toflfe as Sloan's
remedies are in our barn we do not
need of a veterinary surgeon We are
never without them and conscien
tiously recommend them to all horse
men.”
Colby Bros., of the Mineral City
Livery, Port Dodge, la., write: *‘I
have used Sloan’s Colic Cure, Lini
ment and Fever and Distemper
Remedy for the past ten years, and
since I have been using them, I have
never had a veterinary in my baru.
Grain-growing I. the thing, not at- am) haye not , Mt a ho „ e froal
lose confl.
If tee Cooper verdict could bo el
iminated cnSIrely from politics It
-onld Wage a much more Wholesome
effect There Is great danger
that partisan politics Will work
oar vtows of.all such matters. Sen-
tlmcei. on ellher stdo, I* a powerful
'hi**. «„ well as a dangerous thing
IBjgQpttt. | men of all parties Grover
has bean awarded a place among the
A STRIKING CONTRAST.
Twelve year* ago. plus fifteen
day*, Orover Cleveland retired from
the office of preeideut "the beat-
hated man In the United States.”
Hi* own party as oa organization
had abandoned him and repudiated
him. The republican national con
vention which nominated hie auc-
ceator had said ot his administra
tion; "Every consideration of pub-
lie safety and Individual Interest de
mands’that the government shall be
rescued from the bands of those
who have shown themselves Incapa
ble to conduct It srtthoat disaster at
home and dishonor ffbroad." The
Independent ticket nominated by hie
supporters had polled only ll(,fi(0
votes—fewer than one-third an many
as the socialist tleket polled last
tall.
Yeaterqay, the aaventy second an
niversary ot hla birth, was observed
by two large memorial meetings In
New .York city. At one of them ad-
dreassa were made by the republican
president of the United Staten and
thu democratic chief Justice of the
United States supreme eoart At
the other addreaaea were made by
democrats and by the re
publican governor ot New York and
n renpbllcan United States senator
from Now York.
Tbe pointer verdict of 1(17 has
Among thoughtful
r Cleveland
Governor Smith declare* that ' grant .preeldents. and R la the Jndg-
whK.. oenvlct shall work on the pub- mcnt of thoughtful men which make
He rotds while he la Govarnor. How ;th , tnnl jqdgmeht of history,
vbout the misdemeanor eavlcta who| ; Mr. Cleveland bold tanacteusly to
feasance and perjury. "The near-
beer business Is a straight vlolatOn
of the prohibition law-," he declare*,
"and every Judge In Georgia knows
It." The superintendent of the An
ti-Saloon League in Atlanta admits
that "dally drunks and disorderlies
are coming before the courts.’ The
Rev. A. R, Holderley asserts that
"Atlanta has become the laughing
stock of the country and a stench In
the nostrils of the .Almighty. The
legislature Is afraid to stand by the
very law which it enacted twelve
months ago. White men and black
men, 'white women and black wom
en, and oven children, are now seen
at the bar* of the beer saloons,
drinking together."
According to Putnam's r.eport,
there hat been an alarming Increase
of perjury In the state and In many
places the authorities have entered
Into an agreement with the dealers
to permit the violation of law. The
writer declares that at the begin
ning of 1908 the cates of "drank
and disorderly" In the police court
of Atlanta averaged from fire to ten
dally, whereat now they run from
100 to 1(0 dally, an average far In
•xceaa of that of any "wet" eity
several times the else ot Atlanta,
together for the sake of the boecake
but because an extra nubbin to'the
old sow. and a quart or two'of exact
ed corn to the old cow, means more
fat pigs for the slaughter, and more
fat beeves for the butcher, to say
nothing of an extra bundle of fodder
for the old horse, and chickens and
new-laid «gga for market
When there te grain in plenty-there
will be "cattle- upon a- thousand
bills;" and there will be pigs, pork
and poultry, and alao “meat In the
smokehouse, batter -on the board,
coffee In the Httte bag, sugar in the
gourd." There will be' fat In ’-he
sparerlbs and aubatanoe In the Jowl*.
Talk about hook-worms, there will
be links of saneage a yard long, and
_ _ fatty bredd potted up like bowlders
idusi^n prife^^Kte'jsrtbe foot of the Blpe. Ridge. The
Georgia razor-back will get bis tall
curled and - become a thoroughbred.
Yea, plant corn. Plant it to wta.
Plant for shoot* that will -make
heavy. ears, not for shoot* that will
miss the stalk. We never aaw a farm
er that had too much corn In hi*
barn, particularly If he had arrant
pig or a motherless calf.
The ground lays fallow aud the har
vest waits upon the sowing of the
seed.—Macon Telegraph.
road ties, mine prop*, bridge
irs, fence pdtt* and transmit
poles- 'Advice and practical
Ilitance Is furnished all who re-
The lengthening of life of timber
means the saving of thousands, of
dollars annually through doing away
with the heavy expense of labor and
cost of material for renewals.
WHY WOOD DECAYS.
Piles driven by the hut dwellers
of the Baltic centuries ago are as
sound today aa when first placed. The
wooden coffin In which the Egyptians
buried their dead are still preserve!
In prefect condition after thousands
of years of service.
The longevity of timber under
these two extremes of climate and
moisture conditions hat naturally
made ( people ask. What causes wood
daoajiT The answer It,, fungi end bac
teria, low forms of plant Ufe which
live In the wood and draw tbelr nour
ishment from it. The little organ-
lime ere eollttle that microscope Is
required to tee them, yet their work
result* In the destruction of billion,
of feet of timber each year end the
HOW A TARIFF LAW IS MADE.
After twelve years congress It
about Yo pass soother tariff bilk The
conatltutlon expressly provides that
'all hills for raising revenue shall
originate In the house of representa
tives. but the senate may propose
concur with amendment*, aa on other
bills"
The accepted method Is that
tariff bill shall be prepared only by
the majority members of the hoaae
committee on ways and means. It
there ere hearings In advance, either
public or private, the minority mem
bers ere entitled to be present, but
as a rate they know no more of the
actual contents of the bill than out
siders, -until It le formally Introduced
In the house. Then It takes the name
of the chairman of the committee on
ways and meant. In the case of Rep-
Tesentatlve Sercno E. Payne, of New
York. '
After haring been referred to the
committee that drew It the blit It
reported to the house with or without
amendments. From It* nature
1s a party measure, and only, amen 1-
ments approved by the majority par
ty In the house are permitted- Under
a rale the debate le limited and the
bill te harried to a rote. When the
Dlngley b<ll wae under consideration
only about ono-flfth of It was actually
raad tci the house.
As a revenue measure the senate
has no cognisance of a tariff bill un
til It te tadt over from the house af-.
ter Itapasaaffo. In the senate It goes
to the’llnanee committee, which may
entirely make It over, changing Its
terms. It* tenor and Its scope. It te
then rdporied to the senate In Its
new form end under the methods ot
doing business In that chamber It
there Undergoes for the first time
thorough discussion. A party majority
however. Insures its ultimate pass-
V I* ko ,mn 01 to *>• Present otj posts are alike drawing upon thej ml j or |ty party In eaeh chamber ot (
THE CADET APPOINTMENTS.
Tjie President has the right IC
maintain forty cadeta at the Military
Academy at Weat Point, and twenty
a> the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
filling the vancaffeles as thpy occur
by reason of graduation or discharge
for deficiency. It has been the prac
tice to confine these appointments
almost entirely to the sons of army
any navy officers, with tha result
thst much Influence is brought to
bear on the White House to obtain
the few coveted appointments each
year.
Mr. Taft has under consideration
plana for making these appoint
ments after competitive tests, at he
believes it wonld be more fair to
the large number of candidates
whose applications are on die It the
■elections were- determined by
amlnatlon. limited to thn dies hith
erto recognized. 1 ■ -
This plan wonld be an excellent
one aa It wonld not only relievo the
President of tho grata Treasure that
It always brought to bear for thee*
appointments, bnt' would also ’ re
move, In a "measure, the discontent
of those who are necmertly left ouL
Major MtnnamacoL the male of
fered by William J. Bryan daring
the campaign of last year to the
eonnty showing the largest Dei
era tie gain, la claimed by Esmeralda
county, Nevada. The Democratic
vote In 1908 In that county showed
the remarkable gain of (94 per cent,
at compared with the vote'In 1900
end 1004. \ 't
The anti-saloon element In Vlr-
elther colic or distemper, and will
say that any man with a horse or
horseu who keeps Sloan's Liniment
and Veterinary Remedies in his barn
will never bare occasion to call a
veterinary.'' 0
Sloan's Treatise on tbe Horse, tent
free to any horseman. Address Dr.
Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass.
Elocution Recital at Mill town.
Mllltown. "Ga.. March 2(—Pnplte
ot Miss Elliot's elocution class gave
a recital at the Oaklawn Baptist col
lege Wednesday night to a paeked
house. 'The pieces by the younger '
children were exceptionally good.
W. A. Wheel-T, one of the students
composed Me oration, it being “Val
ue of the Time Being." It was well
composed' and wen rendered.
Herr It Relief for Women.
If you have pains In the back, uri
nary, bladder or kidney trouble, and
want a certain, pleasant herb relief
from Women’s ills, try Mother
Gray's "Australian''Leaf." ft ft a
safe, reliable regulator, and rellevea
all female weaknesses, including In
flammation and ulcerations.’ Mother
Cray's Australian Leaf Is sold by
druggists or sent by mail for 50'
cents. Sample sent free. Address.
The Mother Gray Co.. LeRoy. N. Y.
Times Want Acte'
WANTED—Parties with teams to
contract- hauling pine and cypress.
T. M. Green ft Co.. Stockton. Ga.
3-23-w3t
FOR SALE CHEAP—Saw mill
complete. Located at Suwannee. Fla. 1
Address T. C. Carlisle, Stockton. Gh.
3-13-s-wSt,
RHODE ISLAND RElTtaaieflneft
chicken fn Georgia, Tho ergs can
be had at ft.Oft a setting. Mrs. W.
E- Route. 1-30-awJm.
STRAYED OR OTOLEN^oSe
light bay mule, age ( or ( years
old. Weight about one thousand
ponnda, with long twitch tail. Noti
fy J. O. Blair, at Pfnatta, Fla., for
raward. t-20-w4t
FOR SAL&=Gooda*ddfo*Donr
cheap. Item Brother.' otabtaa ,
MS w4t
Bw2t~SA£iC3oo bushete~'mte«d <
paaa, sound and fra* from weevils.
|»L(0 bushel, cash with orifcr. Ref- ':
cranoa Bank of Preston, p. A/ Both,
Frraton, Oa. '3-S-wtt-.
ginla 1s not altogether satisfied with
the worklngi of the local option law
in that state. As the liquor element
Is alto dissatisfied with present con-
MT WIRE FISH TRAPS reduced
to two doltara.-Sold at Lake Park
and by nra at ho.me, .John C. Lee-
S»9»wtL / *r . -,. t - - r ; V j
tor prieea. D. D. Peacock, Para,
0t 2-2t-w(t
FOR SALE—Five English halt'
pnpa. Apply Vnldra Hotel, Carlton,
Henderson, waiter. l-lS-d2t-wX
WANTED-To buy good horse
(heap. Apply Crown Bottling Works.
MSdtf. wff. ■ - - .
SAW^lTTw^SALH^Bl^n
dltlona It to not unlikely that point- „„ ml „ , na tnrp , aUa , ^ aIce ,
clans in tbe Old Dominion toon will located. For pMttealara, address
be face to face with A' atralghtout w. N, Harrell, Lake .Park, On.
prohibition contest ll-M-w-Ira d4t^^—