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tablishment of hard surfaced roads,
which is eventually to add more to
the development of our state than
any other enterprise, coming as il
will in competition with railroads.
And the day is not far distant when
railroads will be forced to reduce their
rates per mile on account of the inn
proved travel on hard surfaced roads.
LANDS GRANTS.
| shall favor the application of the
proceeds from sale of lands under act
OF congress, 1850 known as swamp and
overflow land grants, TO ali the pur-
poses of the act ~ therein expressed
for drainage and reclamation of the
character of land as indicated.
ECONOMY.
shall favor an economical policy
in all state affairs in the expenditure
of all public money, realizing that |
have to do with the peoples money
and that | am only one of their
agents employed to disburse the same.
FINALLY.
Should / be chosen as your chief
executive and find myself able to con-
tinue the policy of the present ad-
mInistratiOn successfully throughout
my term, shall feel myself honored
and the will of my people well served.
And now, concluding, / wish to say
that the spirit and reason of what
has been said is intended and will, l
trust, meet the approval of all the
people. Then upon these motives,
II invoke the judgment of all man
kind and the gracious favor of Al
mighty God" Faithfully,
c. VI. Brown, Sr.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
intiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have rumb-
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the infiamma-
ton can be taken out anu this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed con.
ditiOn of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness caused by
catarrhl that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars; free.
F. J. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Annoyed BY Cows.

Ocala, Aug. II, 1908.
To the Editor Of the Ocala Banner.
The presence of the cow in our
streets, at our front doors, front gates
and'on the sidewalks, is about all a
city of Ocala's pretensions should
stand. Our suffering in this respect
Is great. But added to this is the cow
bell at different times of night. Sew
eral COWS are carrying bells which
they seem to be paid to ring during
the night. 1t destroys sleep and
makes the nervous person frantic.
Citizens of Ocals ought not be COM
PEELED to stand so much unnecessary
misery. The man who keeps a bell
cow in a city ought to be prosecuted
or be turned into COW.
SUFFERER.
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The Death enaltY.

\ little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insight
ficant cuts or punny bOils have paid
the death penalty. 1t is wise to have
70 have Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever
handy. It's the best Salve on earth
and will prevent fatality, when burns,
Sores, Ulcers and Piles threaten.
Only pc, at Anti Monopoly Drug
Store and Tydings 4 Co. NJ
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RAILROADS.

We cannot progress without rail-
roads, neither can the railroads exist
without the people. We should there
fore cultivate liberal spirit of kind.
ness toward them, realizing the fact
that our interests are mutual. Yet
favor throwing around them the re-
straining power of the law, and es-
tablishing the borders of justice and
equity. thea i'm unalterable fiat let it
be said, THUS far shalt thou GO and
no further"
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PAYMENT ar DEBTS.

I favor the payment of ali Of oUr
state dents, saving TIA inter, =, ana
thus reduce the burden IF taxation
upon the people,
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Stockton, Taliaferro and Jennings
have not preemptied the entire sen.
storial field. There may be as many
senatorial as gubernatorial capdi-
dates. !Call and Pasco may both enter
the lists.
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RAILROAD COMMISSION.

RAILROAD COMMISSION.
l shall favor u continuation of this
most important body of the peoples
representatives, especially as they re
growing in favor and usefulness every
day.
MILITARY.
l shall favor a liberal policy TO.
ward the Florida sta te troops. They
must be maintained for the safety
and well being of our state.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
shall favor a liberal maintenance
Of the State Board of Health. Their
existence is invarisble and their USE
fulness in dispensable to the people.
HARD ROADS.
/ shall favor and encourage the es-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-14
BROWNS PLATFORM.
1t is Mode Public Through the
Tempo Tribune.
is A HeRMLESS DOCUMENT.
its Pisnks are La Dor, Capital, Schools.
Passions, Primary. Railroads,
military, Health, Hard Roads,
Land Grants and Economy

To the People Of Florida.
desire 10 begin my platform with
the great foundation stone of our
country, our nation, our government
labor. The interest OF the labOring
classes i the best interest Of the state,
as on their well being depends the
prosperity of sll the people.
And | shall favor all legislation
looking towards the betterment of all
clssses whose daily bread depends
upon their daily toll, / shall encour-
age all measures calculated towards
bringing the lsborer all employer in
TO more intimate relations, knowing
ss do that the interests of capital
and labor are mutual. And / prom
Use any measure passing our legisla-
ture affecting the labOring classes liz
the slightest, the railroad commits
sion, or the primary election law, ex-
cept for their betterment shall, have
my veto.
SCHOOLS. ETC.
shall favor liberal policy toward
all state institutions, especially as
contemplated by the constitution for
the education of the youth of the
land, the establishment of high
schools and the advancement OF the
entire public system. am opposed
TO children in the rural districts hsv-
ing school term Of three OF four
months, while town children have a
school term Of six or eight months.
Justice demands "eqUsl rights to All. -
PENSIONS.
I shall always favor liberal pensions
for soldiers, sailors and their widows.
The heroes OF a lost cause are just a.
worthy a. the heroes OF cause gain.
ed
PAYMENT uF DEBTS.
favor the payment of ali Of our
state dents, saving TIA Iutert =, ana
thus reduce the burden IF taxation
upon the people.
FRAN HI>E~.
eusll fav Gud urge taxation upon
franchises.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
/ shall favor the creation of board
of equalization of values, that all
lands and other property may be
graded, that the assessments may be
in proportion to the real values OF
such properties.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
Revised Cab story.

In almost every town they tell the
''call-me-a-cab" story with different
hero. 1t is always the local wit who
stands godfather to it, though probab-
ly the best known men whose names
have been connected with it are Am
bassador Choate and Chauncey M. De-
pew.
The story hinges on the customary
difficulty in distinguishing between
the servants and the masculine guests
at an evening party. A hurried man
is represented as approaching Mr..
Choate or Mr.. Depew as the case may
be. and saying: Call me a cab. will
you?" "a,
And the hero replies, suavely, look
ing at the man, Certainly I'll call
you q cab, If you want to be called
that. IL you were little better look
ing 1 could even call you a hanson
cab.
The young man of small financial
pretensions who was paying court to
the rich manufacturers daughter In q
New England town had heard that
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cution of work upon the canal, the
treasures of the field, of mining and of
commerce are to Venezuela alone of
incalculable value. The development
of the two republics is practically
without limit, SO soon as the settle
ment of their local internal differences
shall bring them to full appreciation
of their position, their resources and
their prospects.
The OrOnOco river is to Venezuela
perpetual stream of blessing, and
to America she is grateful for it's
preservation to herself as her own.
America is again her friend in need"
and when increased railroad facilities
shall more closely bind the North and
South Americas, there will come q
fraternal rivalry that will develop in
abundant measure the blessings that
will be shared by all, through this
water connection of the Atlantic and
the Pacific. And then Europe will
find hospitable accommodations for
her surplus peoples. She will also
understand that residence in America,
whether north or south, does not re-
quire the protection of her armies or
her ironclads. AS in the United States,
the absorption OF other nationalities
will not only bless the emigrants,
seeking an independent livelihood, but
bring prestige to their mother coun-
tries without injury to any.
1t will be as once with New England
when her sons scattered and built new
homes. and new empires. The United
Statess of America has prospered and
will prosper, because of this composite
citizenship, and so will it be wherever
justice, law, fraternity and religion
cement and exalt the state.
In making her access to both oceans
so speedy and SO free to all, America
is binding all peoples by ties of
mutual interest and mutual support
The relations of the United States
and the Panama canal are those which
give protected and speedy highway
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She was intensely interested in the
sky4scrapers and went in and out of
buildings with the activity and per-
sistency of q book agent. However,
she carried nothing in her hand but a
paper fan. which she opened and
closed daintily with q rattle of jade
bracelets.
She and her friend went in and out
of elevators and rode to giddy heights.
With no purpose that anyone conld
detect, they peered here and peeped
thereall of the time opening and
shutting doors with sly eagerness and
much curiosity. Finally someone. who
had met them repeatedly in the course
of the day asked what they were
doing.
The Chinese maid answered quick
as a flash, me all the same Summing
to-day. New York Herald.
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Miss Rose Peterson, Secretary Park
dale Tennis Club, Chicago, from expert
ence advises all young girls who have pains
and sickness peculiar to their sex, to rely on
lydia 8. Pinkhana's Vegetable Compound.

How beautiful girls develop into st and hopeless
Development No physical md periodic
just budding should Be carefully
guided physically as well rs morally
young and needs motherly
advice ask her write Mrs at Lyn9 Mass who will
advice from knowledge
In he country Do hesitate about stating details
which about, which essential
fora unde ngOft The case.
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story. One night it pleased the over
dressed and underlined aunt OF his in
amorata to mistake him for hireling
as she swept down the stairs at re-
ception. He was lettering there to
catch final glimpse of his idol, who
was under auntly chaperonage that
night.
Aunt looked at him with
naughty stare; then she said, Call
me my brougham, please pronounce
ing the name of her equipage as
though she referred to a bosom.
The hearers Uttered slightly, but
the young man bowed low.
mot for worlds" he said, would I
call you anything that could suggest a
sweep."-New York Herald.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
THE BIRTHPLACE OF LIBERTY,

Spots in New England That Abound
in Deep Interest.
If the most sacred buildings in Bos
ton and Philadelphia are properly riv-
ais in claiming the title of the Cradle
of Liberty, then here in the Cham
plain valley of Vermont is surely the
scene of it's birth, says a writer in
Harpers. From this eyrie Rochester
mountain one may see the great flake
that is the gate to the country" as
the Indians named Lake Champlain;
one may see the Otter up which the
paint-smeared savages crept to make
their murderous attacks deep in Con.
necticut and Massachusetts,; one may
scan where Ticonderago lies in
shameful abandonment, the spot
where Champlain fought the red men
OF 293 years ago; where the French
chain that ran from Montreal to New
Orleans; where Amherst took it from
them; where our dashing friend and
leader. young Lord Howe, fell and was
secretly buried.
1t required but little Imagination for
the minds eye to see the path that
Ethan Allen and his band took to
gain, this fortress, our first great vic
tory in the revolutionary war. From
where the church spires marked the
seats of Rutland, Pittsford, Brandon,
Whiting, Castleton and Middleburys
one fancied he might almost see
again the tall, rugged mountain
boys" stalking the trails to the rem
devious with Allen at Shoreham-
newly noted now as the birthplace Of
Levi P. Morton.
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~ aDEAH Mrs. PNKnAM:-1 feel It is duty to
and tell Of the benefit have derived from and
the of Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Compound pans
all left menstrual trouble
very thankful for the good advice and
all suffer from female weakness
Chester St. Little Rock, Ark Dec 16 1909
f. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound will
infamma-
exctblity
prostratiOn. md alfo special Ills
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
HAD NOTHING TO GIVE.
Excellent Reason for Congressman Be-
ina Out Of Seeds.

Excellent Reason for Congressman Be
ing Out Of Seeds.
Representative Gambler of Mississip
pi, prominent Baptist and successor
to Private John Allen, was lamenting
to the House the other day about his
difficulties in getting sufficient seeds
for his constituents. Il use all my
own quota said he, 'and then get
just as many more as l can from my
brother members.
IF the gentleman will kindly inform
his constituents" interposed Repre-
sentative Hank Smith of Michigan,
what kind of seeds they are getting,
he will have seeds to burn"
Has the gentleman any to give
away" inquired Mr.. Gambler zealously.
IF he has will he give them to me-?
If he will will cheerfully and prompt
ly send them to my district"
Such as l have, l give unto thee, >"
replied Mr.. Smith, dropping waggishly
into a Bible quotation.
Mr.. Gambler began to press the Mich.
igander, who admitted that he was lin
the condition of the spirit that was
going to give the world to the Lord
if he would fall down and wowrship
him" Mr.. Smith added frankly that
he had nothing to give, which seemed
to puzzle the Mississippian, who ques
toned farther.
II am returning home with the con.
sent of my constituents" finally Mr..
Smith admitted, amidst general laugh
ter, thereby giving Mr.. Gambler to un-
derstand that he had failed OF re-elec'
tion.-Washington Post.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
Power from wave Action.

Probably upon no other single sub
ject, save that of navigation of air,
have SO much thought and energy
been expended as upon the conserva-
ton and utilization OF the power ex-
erted upon our sea coasts by the force
of the waves. And certainly since the
days of alchemists and astrologers
few themes of thought pursued for
practical ends have resulted in so lit
tie reward to their students.
For with all the theories of securing
power from wave action that have
been drawn, and with all the patents
that have been granted upon such
drawings, do not know to-day OF a
single machine that is an unqualified
success, or for which the success
stoutly claimed by the inventor is
borne out by the actual operations OF
his working model.-Lippincott's
Magazine.
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OLD LEGENDS OF BABYLON.
Tablets Deci phersd, Tell Of Creation Of
the World and Man

Tablets Deciphersd Tell Of Creation Of
the World and Man.
The story Of the creation, as told on
the clay tablets of ancient Babylon, is
now for the first time put at the dis
posal of modern scholars.
Portions of it, as told in cuneiform
text, were deciphered by Rawlinson
and the late George Smith, but those
Assyriologists had only twenty-one
tablets and fragments to work on. L..
w. King of the British museum has
examined twenty-eight more (some Of
which are duplicates, however), and is
thus able to get more nearly com.
plete and connected narrative.
Several deities appear to have beer
regarded as in existence at the be-
ginning Of things. At least two, Apsu
and Tiamat, represented chaos, and
the former rebelled against the gods
in consequence. The chief struggle
was between him and Ea, whose son,
Bel, created the world
Man was made by Marmuk, who, in
spite of the difference in name, may
have been identical with Bel. The
creation of man was the eliminating
event of the history.
Marmuk told Ea that he intended to
perform this task and asked his father
to behead him. Man was to be made
out of Marmuk's blood and bone. Mar
muk appears to have survived decapi-
tation as he subsequently took part in
the councils of the gods.
Many parallels between these leg
ends and the Hebrew story of the Gre
alton can be detected by scholars.
The idea that seven days were devoted
to the work may have long antedated
Abraham's time.
The Oldest tablets yet discovered
are not originals, but copies. These
date back only 668-626 B. C. A re-
viewer in Nature expresses the
opinion that the composition is many
thousands of years old"
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Mother Grsy's Sweet Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
In the Children's Home in Now York, cure
CONSTIPATION, Foverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy w orms. Over 81, 900 tes-
timonials. At all druggists, CSC. Sample
FREE. Address A. 6. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
Grammar.

what part of speech is the word
.mafriage'?' asked the girl on the
piazza of the Hardened Wretch.
And he, being himself a married
man, replied:
Its subordinate conjunction.
The examination paper read: Parse
the word Pennsylvania in the SEN
tence, "A hold-up occurred the other
night in Pennsylvania
The bright boy answered that it was
an abstract noun, being the name of a
state, but Mr. Cassatt, when asked
about it, thought it a proper noun in
the objective case, being the object
of "hold-up."
.The woman and the man were mar.
ried yesterday-pa parse woman"
And the answer Of the littlest boy
was, "A proposition. governing
man New York Times
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
Ambition Of Gov. Nash.

Gov. Nash of Ohio is an aspirant
for the seat on the bench of the
United States district court for that
state to succeed Judge Thompson. who
expects to become a justice of the
United States circuit court as the
successor of Judge Day, who takes
Justice shiras' seat in the Supreme
court.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-02-25
Whx Not?

Why NOT!
A Chinese woman, young and pretty,
with a girl companion OF about her
own age, was making tour of inspec-
ton through New York
1t could not be determined by an
onlooker what her object might be.
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for the commerce Of the world, to
quicken Its exchanges, deepen its
friendships and hasten the conclusion
OF universal peace Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-20
FREE BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
Enjoyable Two Days Session Closes
With Young Peoples Meeting.

The Waterville Free Baptist con-
ference, which has been in session here
for two days, closed, last evening, after
"a series of very enjoyable meetings.
The morning session, Thursday, open
ed with devotional meeting con-
Quoted by Rev. George e. Manter of
Wilton. A discussion on the subject,
Our Sunday Schools; How Can We
Make Them More Efficient" was then
opened by Rev. A. d. Dodge of Water
vile, and was generally participated
in by those present and proved very
valuable.
The sermon which followed was to
have been preached by Rev Mabel An
drews of Madison, but she was unable
to be present and her place was taken
by Rev. George f. Paine of East New
Portland.
The report OF the committee on reso-
buttons was made, the principal one
being on temperance in which the
course of Judge Spear was heartily
commended and the Bangor PLAN
condemned.
Dinner was served in the hall, the
afternoon session opening at 100 with
a devotional meeting conducted by
Rev. A. G. Hill. The discussion for
the afternoon was on the subject,
What Attitude Should Be Taken by
Our Churches Toward the Members
Who Are Spiritually Inactive?" This
was opened by Rev. S. Wakely. The
sermon of the afternoon was preached
by Rev. c. G. Mosher of Augusta, and
was very much enjoyed by those pre-
sent.
The evening and closing session was
| in charge of the young people and con-
sisted of q praise and social service
with sermon by Rev. G. L. Manter of
Winston.
The weather prevented a good many
from attending this conference and
then, too, there was q misunderstand-
ing in regard to the reduced rates so
that those coming by train had to pay
full fare but on the whole the con-
ference was a success and was very
much enjoyed by those who did at
tend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-20
Republican Ward Caucuses.

Republican ward caucuses were held
in the several ward rooms, Thursday
evening. An unusual interest was
manifested in all of the wards. The
Republican nominees, with j. w. Fullet
for mayor now stands:
Ward alderman, Geo. Cole; ward
en-, Asa Libby; ward clerk, Geo. w
Choate; constable, F. NJ. Fish; member
of city committee, George Patterson.
Ward II-Alderman, Geo. Vickery:
warden, Edward Blake; ward clerk, A
J.. Goodrich: constable. r. J. Williams;
member of city committee, Geo. Wick
|ery.
Ward III-Alderman, Geo. Lord
warden, Harry Foot; ward clerk.
Nathan Niles; constable, Fen Thorn
ston; member of city committee, E. R.
Anderson.
Ward IV-Alderman, /. B. Hosken.
warden. Bert Warner; ward clerk,
Frank Winslow: constable, G. F. Har-
vey: member of city committee, D. K.
Jewell.
Ward Waterman, G. s. Goodwin:
warden. Henry Horne; ward clerk,
Henry w. Clark, Jr.; constable, Geo. F.
Church; member of city committee,
Geo. r. Church.