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WOE 1 THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA, GA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, m2. New York’s Distributing House J 1. W. PINKSTON Valdosta Bargain Palace We are the acknowledged largest distributors of New York’s best manufacturers “up-to-the-minute” Ready-to-Wear shown in South Georgia. We can prove the truthfulness of this statement if you do not already know it. The prime requisites suits can always be found in our Garments. Good values, latest styles, good workmanship and economical prices are the basis. We as!c your patronage. Beginning Monday, February 26th, 1912 We will offer some rare values, and request every lady in Valdosta and nearby towns to come and in spect them. First see our stunning styles. As to prices and values we have no competition. Real Silk Dress Sellers $15.00 values. This season’s goods $7.95 25.00 values, Chiffons, Taffetas, Foul ards. Pinkston’s price 9.95 Every statement will be verified when you see our garments Spring Coat Suits Two of Our Many Plums 25 Coat Suits, worth $15.00 now $9.95 25 Suits worth $35.00, Pinkston’s Price 17.95 Noth.ng so snappy and new ever shown in Valdosta, even at $40.00. They must be seen to be appreciated White Mercerized and Madras Waisting, Dimities, etc. Lot 1. - - - - 10c Lot 2. - - - 12 1-2c Lot 3. 15c Such values cannot be matched $10,000 shipment Muslin Underwear just re ceived. Such a bargain feast never witness ed in Valdosta as will be given the ladies while this lot hats. Muslin Underwear .75 Gowns and Skirts .45 $1.00 Gowns and Skirts at ■ s to 2.00 Gowns and Skirts at - .95 3.00 Gowns and Skirts at $1.45 5.00 Gowns and Skirts at - 2.95 DRAWERS 19c, 43c and 69c Dresses, Dresses, We can show you a Complete Assortment Ladies $1 50 Wash Dresses, special .95 Ladies 2.50 Wash Dresses, special $1.95 Ladies Pure Linen Dresses, special 4.95 100 Children’s Dresses to go at ■ .45 200 Children’s Dresses - - .95 Many others not mentioned. A complete line of Spring Goods now on exhibition Shirt Waists Which Excel in Style, Fit, Comfort and Wear $2.00 Waist Special - - .95 3.00 Waist Special - - $1.95 We have received more new Spring Merchandise than any house in Valdosta. We have invoices and duplicates of more than $20,000 to be shipped and already received from our New York Purchasing Agency. We can truthfully state that we will show more stunning and classy styles this spring than any house in Valdosta. We will have no limit as to High Quality this Spring. We are steadily adding new goods to our stock daily. You must see the values we are now prepared to show to grasp their value. Our store throughout is full of Ready-to-Wear and Dry Goods, unmatchable in style and comparison. We solicit as to prices. We stand alone without a shadow of comparison. We will thank you to call and see \ J. W. PINKSTON INTERESTED IN RESISTANT WEEII COTTON Savannah Buyers Watch Fight for New Staple T1IKY BELIEVE THAT AN EARLY CROP OK SKA ISLAND COTTON WILL SAVE IT FROM POLL WEEVIL. The proposition to develop i ■train of Sen latnnd cotton thnt will mptur. early I* crenting much threat In Snvtnnnh. The Morning New. of Saturday had a ator, In which aotn* of th. leading cotton men on the Bay were quoted In re- card to tho matter. The Morning Newa nald: "Savannah cotton man. und partic ularly those Interested In tha Island variety, read with Interest in tha Morning Newa yesterday rela tiro of tho work being don. ot Voldoato by In Williams, tha govern, ipent expert, looking to tha saf«- guardlng of sea Island cotton from th. boll weevil. "WhII. the boll weevil has not yet reached th. Ms Island dlatrlct, nnd may bo several yenrt In doing to, thor* la little doubt among th. cot ton men that th. pe*t would b* as damaging to the net Island eotton as It la to th. abort staple variety. "Col. O. A. Gordon, of W. W. Gor don A Co., who handle a grant deal ot >«a Island, thinks that grant good may com. to th. government work along this lino. Col. Gordon thlaka tha government Is proeMdlng alone th. right Hum In attempting to de velop n (train of non Island cotton that will mature before the boll In Its work. H. calls ) the success which has been bad by some In the belt al ready afflicted (by th. boll wmtII by those who hav. produced an early maturing cotton, which matures nnd out of the way before the boll weevil la able to damage It. "It was this Influx of enrly cotton from Texas In July that broke the backbone of the bull movement last year, he says, as evidence of tho auc- coes of the Texans In producing enrly featuring cotton. Col. Gordon says that while the sea laland cotton le naturally later In maturing can aea no reason why an enrly yielding sen laland cotton should not be produced In time to mature be fore the boll weevil gets It, though be admits the natural difficulties would bo greater than In tbs short staple cotton. ‘ “Col. Gordon Is very hopeful Dint the government will be able to no- rompllsh something worth while on this line before the boll weevil reach, ea the era Island country. He stats# It as hla belief, however, that the real progress In movements euch as this, le not to he accompllehed with the other generatlone of tarmera. Taking na truo the statements of those Interested In pushing th® Boys’ Corn Club movement that Improve ment in that fleld can come only through the education of the young er generation to correct methods, ho says he beltevce the beat results In lighting such pest# like the boll “weevil will come through the educa tion of the boye on the forma na to the methods by which the peats can be overcome or eradicated.” Better Roads In Krhola. Echols la now taking her part for tha Improvement of her public roads, The work with the convicts Is being tuceensfully carried on under the management of Warden R, F. Prlne, but the hear, rain which we have been having for the past few weeks has retarded the work considerably, owing to the fact that the water Is In the way. 8ay boys, have you regtatered yet, yon haven’t, gore better go now, for you know election le going to soon be here, nnd wo all want to vote.. "A CITIZEN.” A prominent former resident ot Brook* county mtda tbs statement her* Saturday night that no lees than one-halt a doaeu families hav* vnov*d from Brooks , county to Val dosta In the last few weeks. About three ont of fonr, peoplo on* me«ta oa th* stre*ta h*re. at church or In any other gathering ara strangers. IMHVNIE « WHEELER’S CIRCUS. How the Great, Show and IU Army of Peoplo are Managed. When one considers that with Downte A Wheeler’s Big Double Cir cus, whlcn la to visit thin city 8a<ur- day March 9th, there are hundreds ot people employed, and that ot thea* there are blacksmiths, pain ters, carpenters, barbers, laundry- man, doctors, a lawyer, detectives, cooks, trainmen, butchers, waiters. are more domestic than the circus performer. H* may lead the life of a rover th* greater part of the year, but like the snail, he carries hla houae around with him, and has many homely comforts that the or dinary traveler can not enjoy. In this queer traveling city they speak every language, from English to Hln- doottanl, A Card. We wish to thank the many friends seamstresses, harness makers, musl-who were so kind to ui In our re cent bereavement. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. Walter Taylor’s mother has returned to her home In Camilla. Ga., after apendlng a few daye In thta city with Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. • . • Mr. Wilbur Oglesby came over from Quitman and apent Sunday In this city with the family of Mr. J. P. Lewis. Anne, shoe makers, a postmaster, hostlers, electricians, and many oth er mechanics and trtlanne, besides the performers, all jumbled togeuer and working for n common Interest. Tha task of organising this traveling city seems the moat wonderful tea tureture of the Institution. In Downle A Wheeler’s winter quarters, the home of these new giant shows, the work of organising the circus began last September. The Important thing le to engage tho acta, and this la done “by agents or the show, who, during the winter, visit the amusement halls or Europe dud Asia In search of noveltlos. Meantime, In the ring barns the trainers are putting the various ani mal acts Into shape. A few weeke before the season begin#' the var ious performer! who have been rest' Ing during the winter arrive to prac tice their acta, that they may be per fected by the time the regular re hearsals begin, nnd nil winter the sound of the anvil and the mallet la heard at the circus quartan. Meantime, the advertising can have started out In advance, while th# various contracting agents are on their way, arranging for clrcua lots and hill hoard apace, etc. Then there la the 34-hour man, who la a •tory In hlmeelf. He gets hla title from being 14 hours ahead of the show, arranging for wood, water, food and Ice, besides attending to many other matters that have arisen.' Everything about th* Downle A Wheeler’a Combined 8howa has been systematised that It la Ilk* great clock. All aorta ot obstael are overcome dally with no thou tag. Every day brings some m problem to aotye. but when daylight | appears the great eanraa tops nr* un. dutatlng In the hreete and every body*!* randy for the parade. It ta true that of aH professional*, none Mr. W. E. Burrusa has returned from New York and the Northern While nothing markets, where he has been buying could heal th« wound cauaed *>y the hla spring and summer stock, loss of our darling little girl, the) • * e k.n d deed, and expreaalou o, aymp.-l Mils Mary Kelly .went over to X Z&Z «nd thy made our trouble* far_easier to Waycroa* and apent th, week-end ,p r ing reoeder: two giant dogs; one She was on the program at the Preebyterlan church there for a solo Sunday morning. Times Want Ads. FOR SALE—A 20-horso portable saw mill complete. In flret-cltis con dition. C. D. Moore, Valdosta, Oa. 2 19 d w tf EGOS FOR HATCHINO—From tha oslebrated U. R. Flshel strain ■it White Plymonth Rocks, $1.50 foi 15 egga E. O. Stanford, 503 N. I ce street, Valdosta, Ga. 11-IOaatAtuea d&wtf. MACHINERY FOR SALE-One 11x16 Perleas engine nnd holler ■mnted on wheels; on* 4 Ameri can wire cable drive, bolt, feed saw bear, and It Is with grateful hearts that we will always remember them. MR. A MR8. R. E. WELLS. Cecil, On., Feb. 22. 1912. Wet* Married on Sunday. An Interesting marriage occurred Sunday afternoon at the homo of Mr. Jim Dougherty at Howell Sta tion, the contracting parties being Mis* Vlrdt# Dougherty to Mr. Llu- ton Howell. The ceremony was per formed In the present ot n number ot friends and relatives of the contract ing parties, The bride U well-kown and popu lar, her family having moved from Berrien county to that auction n few years ago, Th# groom la n son of former Representative W. C. Howell, of Echols county, apd ho resided In this city for some time, clerking tor Barton and Powell. Ha has many friends In this city who will bo interested In the an nouncement of bin marriage and who will congratulate him on having won on* of the grand prise* ta the ma trimonial lottery. We have on hand at present about one hundred head ot mulo* and horse*, th* price and term# will please yon..' Mlxell Llv* Stock Co., In old Griffith Stable. Georgia Rattlesnake melon seed Ingram ■ -og Co. 2 13 wit Mr. A. T. Smith, of Waycross, waa among the visitors to Valdoeta last week He waa a guest of Mr. A .E. Dimmock. . « e Mrs. Frank Ramsey and son came over from Boaton and spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. A. Parrish. The artist recital at th* High School auditorium tonight by the C. W. Best Company will probably draw a large crowd. It la one of the highest elaas attraction of the kind that will come to Valdosta. The artists are among the beat In their line, both In reading and sing ing. Aviator Fowler will make tour flights it Waycroa# next Wednesday. A large crowd ot people are expect ed to see him. ‘ A system ot atgaale will be used to notify the people ther* when to look for th* aviator. Why Pay Express on Water Tkat'i vkat jii io when «r> derlaw praa» wUakaj. ORDER BUN. . DEED PROOP 0* Oar pvpilaa * InaJ J. C. COOPER Boa 1112 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA duplex dog, eight feet ot track, one ’’0-lnch Simmons Inserted tooth saw, with cu‘.-off saw rig and fittings com plete. Also one 10x14 Perlese en gine and holler mounted on wneela; one Hencb A Drumgold wire cable feed sawmill, 30 feet of carriage and four hend-blocke, 90 feet of ways, all fittings complete. All of this ma chinery la second hand but In good condition. If Interested write Malsby Company, Atlanta, Ga., or R. E. Lee Harris, Valdosta, Ga. 2 20 dlt w2t mile* from Valdosta. C. W. Sinclair. Madison, Fla. 2-0 sw4t. GENUINE SEAL ISLAND SEED* We have arranged for n limited anp- Ply of genuine Sen Island Sled from a grower on one of the la- lands of th* South Carolina coast Orders will be accepted, first come, first served. AtlanUo ft Onlf sun., Quitman, Ga. , i | wtf FOR SALE—Charleston Wakefield 1 Cabbage Plants, S fl25 per M. Also new globe and red field beauty To mato Plant, at 91.50 per M. M. E. Stallings, 302 Shelby St., Orlando. 2 17 w8t Mackey Is not th e only eye men In the city, but he Is the only man that grinds hla own lenses. Its a pleasure to aear a pair of hla "made to order” glasses. J. O. Mackey, the Jeweler and Optometrist. 2 23 dlwl Ot course you are likely to hap pen to an accident and break one or both of your lenses, ibut remem ber It will only take you a few mlntues to hay* them replaced, as Mackey, the Jeweler and Optometrist can grind you the exayt duplicate ot any lens while you watt. 2 23dlwl PHONE NO! 189. HOPSONS TRANSFER—The .only peoplo In city -who make furniture moving a specialty. Two largo spring truckc and careful men. Hopson’a Trana- 2-19 mon wed tf. m*dlnm horses and mules which will b* sold at one* at Ham Bros. Stables. 1 19 d5t w4t FOR RENT—10# acres highly cnltlvatcd farm lands, good|;bnlld- tnga, near national highway, ten HOUSE MOVER—I wish to an nounce to the public tbit I am In tha bona e-mo-lug and trpalr busi ness, also otha- heavy obstacles. A. L. Burnt ft Co. 707 River Street. 1 29 cod ft w lm FOR SALE—S. C., R. I. Red, S.C. Brown and White Leghorn nnd B.P. Rock «gge at 91.50 per setting. Alt. first else* stock. Day-old chicks a specialty. Fifteen dollars per hun-"’ dred. Directions given for railing them. Will tarnish hens to carry them when wanted at 91 each. E. J. Williams. Ty Ty, Oa. 2 20 dl w3 FOR 8ALE—40 pounds Watson melon seed.' Apply to M. J. Boyd. ( 2 20 w2t IMPROVED S. I.COTTON SEED' from cotton thnt produced one bale per acre without any fertilising 91.00 per bushel. Robt. L. Thomas. 1-31 d wed ant sw4t. PECANS—250 flatted pecan trow for sale. Best varieties. J. B. Oornto. 2 21 d3t wit 1Y/I Ark A Book Worth IVien $10 In Gold Free An old doctor, retired from prac tice, don't want any patients, bag no medicine for sale.-ls anxious for every man. DISEASED, WEAK. INFECTED or UNFOR TUNATE to rend bin book abso lutely FREE. It may save you a trip to Hot Springs, to the Di vorce Courts, tha Rheumatic'* Chair, the Consumptive’s Camp or the Suicide’s Grave. Sena S our name and address today, look will be mailed you FREE postage paid. Address, Dr. A. J. Whitworth, M,< iS55: