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nuoni, tJL, MXOBDAT, AUGUST 5, 1M1.
VUDtelA SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES
C. O. BRANTLEY, Editor
E. L. TURNER, Buslnees Mwuger
8L'B8CItIPTION PRICE $1 A YEAR
Entered at die Pueiotfiee at Valdoata
Ga^ aa Second Clafca Mall Mifter.
Governor John Burke, who la com*
pletlng his third term as chief ex
ecutive of North Dakota, has given
Ids friends to understand that when
he suits the governorship he will
retire to private life and resume the
practice pf law. Governor Burke Is
regarded as one of the most able
aud successful leaders the Demo
cratic party In the Northwest has
produced In years and It was the
hope of his political followers that
he would become a candidate for
the United States senate or house
of representatives after the expira
tion of his term as governor.
Nearly every town in Georgia
south of Macon has already receiv
ed its first bale, and the merchants
in almost all of these towns have
been paying fancy prices as an ad
vertisement for their market. Val
dosta’s first bale is due In about
three weeks, but this city expects to
get at least one-fifth of the total
sea Island cotton crop during the
eeason. It used to get one-tenth
and was perfectly satisfied.
The appropriation committee bus
increased the appropriation for
ouch one of the state colleges and
has Increased the appropriation for
the State Agricultural College $50,
000. What the legislature ought
to do is to Increase the appropria
tion of the district colleges. If the
lobby for these schools was strong
enough they would probably get the
Increase.
Homo time ago when Georgia was
suffering for water. North Carollnu
aim South Carolina were having
Hoods which wore almost sweeping
away some of the towns. Now this
section has water to spare aud thore
Is a water famine up that way.
About 152 cotton factories have
been closed down on uccount of a
lack of water, while water Is being
hauled to the city of Charlotte lor
the people to drink, x
Judge Fite evidently doea not un
derstand that courts are given au
thority to punish offenders against
the law and not to take vengeance
for personal grudges. His position
towards the Dalton editor who crit
icised him is better suited to a
whipping boss of an Inquisition than
to a judge of a court In a free
country like ours. He Is too nar
row to be on the bench.
THE FARMER#’ FREE LIST,
If Georgia bad had two senators
at Washington yesterday and both of
them had been willing to vote with
the other Democrats, the bill which
Is known as the "Farmers’ F/ee
List" would have passed the United
States senate and would have gone
to a LMjw«A,rz::r house, where
there Is little doubt of its passage.
That bill would have saved the
farmers of Georgia every year ten
times as much as port rates would
save them and many times more
than would have been saved them
if the campaign pledges of four
years ago had been carried out.
What is the Farmers' Free List,
aud how was It defeated? The
Farmers* Free List Is a bill to place
upon the free list farming imple
ments and many other articles which
are u«ed by the farmers In making
their crop. The bill Is a sorr of
cjprocal arrangement to help the
farmer by letting him buy his ne
cessities free of duty. It Is to go
-hand In hand with the reduction
of the tariff upon free raw material
and Is to so adjust our tariff system
aj to give the farmer some of the
benefits that come from it. It is
the greatest measure ever offered,
so far as the Southern farmers are
concerned, for they get no benefits
from the tariff any way.
When the bill came up for a vote
In the senate yesterday there were
.'19 senators for It and 39 senators
against It—oh, for one vote! The
Republican vice president would
not cast his vote wltn the Deino-
tats. La Follette, the Wisconsin
Republican "progressive" •* who
"glories in Iloke Smith’s spunk" be
muse he remained in Georgia while
Ihia bill was being considered, of-
t( red an amendment which defeated
the aims of the Democrats and lost
the bill. If Hoke Smith had been
In the senate his vote would have
made It 40 to 39, unless he had
"lined up" with his friend La Fol
lette, and voted against the bill as
!♦ was urged by the Democrats.
The Times suggested some time
ego that Governor Smith ought to
turn the governorship over to Reub
Arnold or son Marlon and go to
Atlanta press
The way that Chairman Undor-
vnod was cheered yesterday by the
members «f congress while he was
taking the hide from Willlum J.
Levan, shows that the Nebraskan
has gone too far with Ills various
vagaries to over hopb to “cornel ft eight rates, which usually go to
Washington. His
agent stated several weeks ago that
the governor was not needed in Geor
gia, since the legislators are wedded
-to his "policies,” whatever they
and that there was no danger of
any reactionary measures being
considered. We took this view of
the situation at the time. We knew
If would be eatder for him to con
trol the Georgia legislature from
Washington than It would be to con-
rol the United States senate from
Atlanta, and we thought It would be
but n part of wisdom for him to
give the Influence of his personal ap
pearance to the most rebellious of
the two bodies
It Is unfortunate, not only for
Georgia, but for the entire country,
that, tne absence of one senator
should have lost to the farmers the
millions of dollars that would
have been placed Into their pock-
The saving waa not to bo In
buck.’
The solons ought not to expect
Hoke to go to Washington at the
p-eeent time, for the simple reason
that they are too badly mixed in
that city for Hoke to venture very
far. He wants smooth sailing when ;
the merchants and aro never felt by
<h« farmers, but it was to have been
a cut of from 10 to 40 per cent
upon every article used upon the
farms. It meant n saving of mll-
t Ions of dollnrs and every farmer In
j America would havo felt the effects
i of It. Of course, the bllHtarill come
he make# a break.
luPuln In some form or other, but the
opportunity to pass upon It In Its
TTt . I original form will come no more.
Th. Albany H.I-M4 think, ha ; l a FolleUo . s amendment 80ttled
thu recent resolution, ot a part of tt , ut
the Cobb county eaecutlT. commit- j me8ntlme , th09o farmer8
attached to him, but gradually with
revelation of his lack of character
he came under the ban of public
sentiment, aays the Norfolk Ledger-
Dispatch.
"How could he do It?" Is a nat
ural question by those who fall to
appreciate that criminality is not
the sudden outcome of masterful pas
sion, but rather the culmination in
increasing tendencies that from
small beginnings overthrow all
character. The Washington Post
contains a disquisition on the sub
ject of character building that is
worth while. It says;
"There Is neither man nor wom-
ii! that is so far gone down the
road that leads to crumbled char
acter that does not make excuses.
They wonder why they were cursed
with tempers over which they have
no control. The woman wonders
why such deep love was put Into
her heart, only to lead her to de
spair.
"Not on love nor on a single wild
gust of passion should man or wo
man place the responsibility for un
happiness. They must look further
back to the days when they first
played with the fire; when they
tampered with the truth and honor.
"There Is In the talk of the mod-
nlsts, the new thinkers and up-
llfters, a certain wistful, long-hair-
plea for more Individualism,
more freedom for convenience. We
t-eai them say that what Is In the
nature, good or bad, should have its
full, unfettered fling; thus only can
man or woman reach the heights.
"History, however, has not been
made by cols. The written record
of generations points the diverse
paths that lead on the one side t<
weakness and ruin and on the oth
er to strength, respect and poil’ton
That indefinable thing called ehai-
a«’ter, la made up of a thousand
small denials, a thousand tempta
tions resisted, a thousand battles
fought In the mind or soul—fought
and won.
"It may have been a bit Ot early
arrogance that went unharnessed;
!• may have been a bit of ’youthful
laziness that went unchecked; It
may have been an early temper that
nt uncontrolled. Dark- deeds do
not develop in a moment. They are
the result of a gradual corroding of
cnaracter. Men do not start to be
come drunkards by laying off their
expensive clothing, eating free
lunches and drinking 55-cent whis
key. The low re&ort 1b not Just
around the corner from respectabil
ity. It Is at the end of a long dowi
v'ard path. The r-.st^easy
along that road are {he ones that
prepare for those gusts of momen
tary passion, or well-designed cru
elty, or perhaps that kind of love
which has such tragic consequences,
Much that Is blamed on fate should
he laid at the door of one’a own
character,’*
•‘presidential timber."
Hoke Smith, when he goes to
Washington, cannot afford to array
himself against Senator Martin, the
Democratic leader In the senate,
and he cannot afford to split with
Underwood, the lower house leader.
He thinks too much of himself and
tae "game" to antagonize La Fol
leite and he wants to keep in a po
sition to receive favors from Bryan
Hoke is no fool when it comes to
taking care of Hoke, and the "pub
lic be d—d." "The people are dern
fochr, anyhow," says his man, Reub
Arnord. Hoke Smith, knows that if
he goes to Washington now he
have to "line up” either with the
regular Democrats, the insurgent
Republicans or the Bryanltes. If
he goes with one crowd he will an
tagonize the others, and there
would be nothing in It for Hoke to
do that. He is going to continue
to "play the game." If he can pun
ish Jack Slaton and help dominate
Georgia politics, It suits him much
better than to go to Washington,
where he can serve the people, but
might have to break some of his
‘line ups" to do it.
‘ Hoke Is trmart," “he knows how
to play the game"—yes, when It
wines to taking care of Hoke ho is
a master.
If the young woman who told of the | FOR SALE—Lowndes and Brook*
"Dick to Dick" letter had no foun- j county farm lands. H. L. Byrd, Ha-
dation for the story, she possesses ( hira, Ga. 8-l-w5t.
an imagination that ought to bring
her f. good Income.
The W’s in the Taft administra
tion are said to be having a hard
time of It. WIckershara. Wiley, and
Wilson are all about to be fired.
FOR 8ALE OR TRADE—A fine
blooded (bay Stallion, weight, 1,000
ponnds, age 7 years; price. S 1,000.
P. O. Box 258, Perry, Fla. 0 8 *w tf.
Governor Brown’s "statement of
the case’’ costains more manliness,
if ore delicacy and more of Demo
cratic spirit than has been shown
fn the state recently.
Times Want Ads
reflecting upon the Democracy I ln 0eorB , a who aro help|ng u Fol .
of Governor Brown was a very jette "glory ln Hoke’s spunk" are
"clumsy affair.’* The Herald might welcome to all of the glory they can
a! have termed It a "crooked af- K et out of the situation. Those mer-
tLir.** . t j chants and business men who like
I Ms "curves" should enjoy the profit
We rather like Mr. Underwood’s which thoy are getting out ot the
positive way of «aylng things. Of j political situation In Georgia,
course, he could have called Mr.. So far as The Times Is concerned
Bryan a “liar** right up and down, | It has been sure of its ground all
but that would have been Inelegant.
WY think he covered the ground
very well.
tho'tlmo. It has not fought for men,
tor It cares little for personalities.
It fought for Hoke Smith when ho
*ttb unpopular, because
right, and it fought him when
ho was popular with the masses, be-
Tho Atlanta Journal said the day
before the vote on the farmers’ free
list: "The farmers are getting ho wan wrong-end we know
that Is coming to them thoso days."
It. There are some who are blinded
by the glitter and glare of his ai
ls the Journal opposed to the farm-.
free list, nnd 1. that the reason naturo '' ho , ' vl11 , llve »»•'«
cnvte the principle for which w<
Iloke was not in his seat?
Washington City 1> probably large
enough to assimilate Senator Varda-
man, the new freak who comes to \'oie Is enough to open the ey
to take the place which L. Q. C. La- Georgians to the fact, that If
have
contended all along,
tho meantime, the defeat of
the Farmers* Free List yesterday In
the United States senate by a single
of
mar once honored in tho "greatest
forum."
ever needed a senator In Washing
ton It Is during this year of grace,
when efforts are being made
The farmers’ free list bill means t 0 revise the tariff so that somebody
cheaper bagging and ties, cheaper besides the trusts can get some ben-
fnrmlng Implements for the farm- cliis from It
ers. President Taft will lose much I —- o
of our high esteem If he vetoes it i BUILDING CHARACTER,
Richmond has just been shocked
The average beer-drinker Is not by a tragic murder, and a young
caring much what the beer Is madtf husband is jailed charged with the
of. How to get the beer is the slaying of his wife. Naturally
thing. ; enough, suspicion at first was not
"IIOKK PLAYS TII1C GAME.
When one says anything to the
average Swlthlte about the manner
which Hoke usurps authority,
holding oue office while making an
other vacant and "playing politics*
with the people's affairs, tho answer
almost always comes that "Hoke is
smart," "he kuows how
'em," "he's sharp," "lie knows how
to piny the game,’ und other sayings
ich Indicate the chief is a past
iter in chicanery and tho arti-
■s of the political juggler,
have never denied it. When we saw
play the populists nnd gold-
bugs in Georgia at the same time,
nandle the prohibitionists like soup
t spoon while lawyers for the
liquor dealers and brewers were
managing bis campaign, we were
convinced that he knew how to play
the game.
When Hoke gets on a weak limb
he usuully saves himself by gettiug
oft When the gold-bugs were on
toy, he was for gold; when the sil-
verites got ln the lead, he‘was for
silver; when the greenhackers were
<n the saddle, he was green. Then
when the liquor questiou reached
its various stages he was right along
with it, changing from wet to dry,
state-wide, local option or any way
to suit the times.
When politics get hot and uncer
tain, Iloke changes over to Sunday
sc itool lectures, advice to tho farm
ers und talks on "conditions a'fore
'do war." When he talks on the
stamp about "port rates," ho usu
ally applies such rates to "all Jor-
jan," but when it comes to enforc
Ing "port rates" it is always for the
Atlanta Freight Bureau and Hoke’s
Atlanta clients. Search the records
aud see If this Is not true.
Now, Hoke is "playing the game”
with the senatorial toga. Things
are too hot for him In Washington
at this particular time. La Follette
end Hoke have "lined up" together,
according to the Atlanta Journal
and Hoke’s Atlanta press agent. La
Follette Is a Republican and has
< cen repudiated by Mr. Underwood,
the Democratic leader, who has also
denounced Bryan, the Nebraska
meddler. Bryan has been flattering
Hoke Smith by suggesting him as
THOUGHTS OF FARM LIFE
Farm life is susceptible of being
broad-ended and it has within Its
resources the possibilities of a weil-
nigh perfect earthly existence.
Poets call upon nature, In .its varied
forms as manifested ln the country,
to give them inspiration, to picture
scenes of peace, contentment and
happiness, while if misery, sorrow
and trouble are to be their theme Its
cities furnish the material, says The
Houston Post.
Country dwellers Intuitively sense
this condition of their environments
and would be content, If only cer
tain features pretalnlng to their
dally life could be different. The
chief drawback to their happiness
Is thht It is difficult to hold their
children to farm life. As long aa
children remain factors of the home,
parents and children are united by
a common interest, but If they make
homes In the cities, straightway a
barrier arises between them. The
parents feel lost In the rustling,
rushllg, busy cities. They are like
alien J ln a foreign land; the chil
dren [find home farm life too slow,
pld, too sleepy, too small for
hnnja short time ^at Thanke-
|4vRig or Christmas.
ilie condition that forces the
country boy to the city, or rather
Induces him (there, should be reme
died. Tt can not be done In one
generation, but when accomplished,
It will bring blessings to the people
and the nation. It would mean
many Improvements of farm sur
roundings and farm living. For
these there is much room for bet
terment. The ordinnry farm home
is far from ideal, though there are
many reasons why they should he 1
The opportunities ln the country
for beautiful homes and home sur
roundings are unsurpassed. Then
again the country school is not what
it should be. Far from it. The
country building Is often planned
nnd constructed without any thought
of comfort, either summer or winter.
The grounds around It are bleak
nnd treeloFs and without shrub or
flowers. Thore is nothing about the
average country school house or
grounds to attract the child to ad
miration. And these contribute to
other causes that lead the child to
vow that he does not like the coun
try life he is forced to live and to
abandon It as soon as of age to act
for himself.
There is no denying tho fact that
early Impressions are hard to re
move. Then the parents should at
tempt to make these Impressions fav
orable ones. Tt can not he done by
fnlllng to supply comforts and con
veniences on the farm. The child Is
rntlonable being. But some
parents do not think so. and here Is
rhere they 'make their grdateet
blunder Rational ^be'ngs require
rational treatment. If they fail to
get ft, bad Impressions are made
that live and slumber and slumber
and live throughout the years and
manifest themselves when manhood
and womanhood’s estate ie reached.
Tt Is too late then to plan and build.
The seed of discontent has been
sown nnd germination has begun.
The boy is father to the man” Is
an old adage that It too true.
Parents can not too carefully
guard the child—his envlromenta,
his comforts.
MALE HELP WANTED—
BOY—More money in one day
may be earned with me than
during an entire week in other
ways. Applicants must be
bright, neatly dressed, clean
hands and face. I want the
manliest boy in the city. Come
early prepared for work. J. J.
Donladson, at Parker Railway
New s Company, Valdosta, Ga.
FOR SALE—Two and a half lot*
of land eight miles northeast of
Valdosta, with dwellings and gin
house. Between 250 and 800 acres
und&r cultivation, balance ln th*
woods.. Prices and terms reasonable
A. T. Dasher, Valdoeta, Ga. R. F. D.
No. 4. 7-22-8w 3 mos.
FOR SALE—100 acres good farm
land near city limits Quitman, Gi.,
Brooks County. A real bargain at
$45 per acre. A part of this wlR
soon be city property. Adress
L. H. WARLICK,
-8sw8t Valdosta. Ga.
WANTED—Thirty share croppers
and tenants on Lowndes and Brooks
county farms. H. L. Byrd, Hahira,
Ga. 8-l-w5t
FOR SALE—A fine young Jersey
Bull. Good stock, about 1 year old.
Would exchange for fodder, Ihay,
oats, etc. W. L. Thomas. 7-28-d2tw4
FOR SALE—13 seres farm land
close to Valdoeta and Pine Park*
8 acres cleared, 5 acres pasturage
and wooded. Ah inclosed by wire
fence. Has 2 sets of dwellings and
out house. Good reason for selling
cheap. Apply W. A. Fletcher, R. F.
No. 6. Valdosta. Ga.
7-24-d-4t-w2t
FOR SALE]—I have 2,500 acres of
STRAYED OR STOLEN—From good red clay land, In various sized
woods between Fargo and Staten- tracts, mostly with fair improve-
ville, several head of cattle marked menta and in good state of cultiva-
crop and under flowed loose in one tion, all on public road, not far
ear, crop and underblt in the other,. from towns, good neighborhoods,
branded with a figure 5. Any in- railroads near, all In Thomas county,
formation In regard to these cattle,! prices reasonable, term easy. ▲. J.
write The Times office and get re-! Stanaland, Thomasvllle, Ga.
ward. 8-1-1 lw3t' 7-29-d2t. w2t
Si,. Ruby Range
With High Closet and Reservoir
Full Nickle Trimmed, Weighs Three Hundred Eighty-five
Pounds, No. 8 and has Eighteen inch Oven, is a Perfect Bak
er, has 12-gallon Heavy Copper Reservoir and is a thorough
Quality Stove.
This Great Range with a full $37.50
complement of Cooking Utensils
Come in and examine it and sixty-five bther sizes and models of
Stoves and Ranges.
W. H. Briggs Hardware Co.
129 N Patterson. THE STOVE HOUSE
Valdosta, Ga.
Two Kentucky women fought a
duel yesterday, and one of them
wae killed, the fight having grown
out of the fact that one of them
picked a live chicken which belong
ed to the other, the women having
been enemies at the start. The
devilment that Kentucky men fall
to kick up can be easily supplied by
thclr helpmeets.
The Presbyterial Institute
:: Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia :;
A healthy, happy prepar-atorv school for boys and girl*
where body, mind and morals receive equal attention. The beat
school of its kind in the State. Thorough Literary, Blble> 1-
cal and Military training. Music department Includes voice,
piano and Violin. Positive Christian influence. Modern equip
ment including separate dormitories for boys and girls. Teachers
live with students. Expenses are moderate. Fall term begins
September 13th. Number of board students limited. Applications
for admission should be male at once. Address for illustrated
catalogue giving full particulars.