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never 20 rise again; the blight Of Cor
ruption bad destroyed the very germ
Of life. Would II not, / submit be-
wise for N to pause, survey the field.
and II possible avoid the mare into
which that glorious democracy OF an
cient times fell to its ruin?
The disposition on the part Of the
masses In recent years has been to
turn the reins Of government over to
the favored few. and the favored few
have been most active and influential
In producing that disposition. In lat
ter day political parlaEce, the term
business man describes anybody ex-
cept the man who tolls. The impor-
tant fact Is overlooked absolutely. that
the only real wealth Is the labor OF
nan The mountains might be Of sol
I'd gold. and the rocks Of refined silver.
and yet, the world would starve, with
out the products Of human toll. There
fore, instead Of the little creature,
swollen with luxury-the -possessor Of
gold coined from the rudy drops
that visit the sad heart" Of the patient
toiler, the keenness Of whose spiritual
sense had been blunted with narrow
schemings, instead Of him being the
business man"-it Is rather the hon
est laboreT, who, in the sweat Of his
face. In time Of peace maintains the
commerce Of the nation, and in time
Of war fights its battles. II is ne who
stands with drawn sword at guard
oyer the ark Of the covenant Of Ameri-
can ideals, and to him we must look
for the realization Of our fOndest
dream Of moral opulence and material
greatness. We need more help from
that class Of people-the wine Of pa.
triOtism-the ozone Of whose honest
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27
ADVERTISING RATE

ADVERTISING RATES.
Local Readers in brevere type, S cents
line for each insertion.
Space for display advertisements priced
on application.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27
Very truly yours,
ALEX. ST. cI.AIR-AbRAMs.
HAIR GROWER.

Brooklyn, N. ", April al, go.
DR.. S. j. Giddings,
Dear Sir:--Will you kindly inform RE
by return mail II you can send your SOC.
bottle Of Hair Grower the Unparalleled
Trade Mark and II so will send you
a postal note for the same. Please inform
me the amount OF postage II II can be
mailed.
When In Florida the winter of 1897
and '98 used Ave bottles Of the twenty
FIVE cent size and produced nice growth
OF hair where II had been entirely bald
for fifteen years, aud now would like to
try II once more II l can get It..
Yours truly,
SO Hicks st. ]. w. HAYNES.
State Of Florida,
County Of Alachua,
City OF Gainesville.
Personally appeared before the SUBJ
scnber, . Notary Public, In and for the
State OF FLORIDA, at large, s. b. Giddings,
who being duly sworn by me deposes and
says that the above testimonial was sent
to him by mail by J. w. HAYNES, a man
whom he had never seen or heard of,
also that he had no knowledge OF the
man ever having used or procured the
Unparalleled Hair Grower, and as far as
he knows no oHe had influenced him to
send II, aud that the man has never re-
ceived anything for sending II.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
I2th day OF November, A. D. 1904.
s. b. GIDpISGa, NJ. D.
]. M RIVERS,
Notary Public for the State Of Flarida
at large.
Sold by DIR. s. b. Gibbings, Gainesville,
and J. A. Stephens and the Postoffice
Drug Store, High Springs.
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horns and select some othe and conpe-
tent man and advise the people not to
vote for Mr.. Holloway. True, Mr. Hol-
loway's name may remain on the oficial
ballot, but am satisfied the re are enough
intelligent men In the Sta lie of Florida
who can mark their ballots properly TO
defeat both Mr.. Holloway and the Re
publican candidate
THE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
AS TO the future have not time to
write anything today. Our primary cleo
ton law Is an utter failure Before the
Legislature meets shall probably ex-
press my opinion as to what Is necessary
to make II effective, One thing may
say now, and II Is that, unless there can
be, as In other States, distinct and sep
crate registration Of Democratic voters,
and unless measures. are adopted to COM
pei compliance with the election laws OF
the state, | will most certainly favor the
reorganization OF the Democratic party of
Florida, and thereby save the State from
falling into the dreadful political con-
dition that South Carolina 10 now in.
Very truly yours,
ALEX. ST. CLAIR-AaRAAfs
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27

JAS, NJ. GRAHAM, President,
l. r. BARKER, Gen. supt,
j +. HILL Agent.
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ArRocIous, If FALSE.

The atrocious character OF the recent
campaign in the vileness Of Its personali-
ties as regards candidates is triiing COM
pared TO this charge against Mr.. Sheats.
The intense pride of race which exists in
the South, and properly so, and the pre-
JUDGE, which can never be OVERCOME,
against doing or advocating anything
having for It's tendency the breaking
down Of these social barriers which nature
and centuries Of education have placed
between the two races necessarily exposes
any man who would write she letter at
tributed to Mr.. sheats to the contempt of
his fellow. citizens and TO the destruction
Of his good reputation and standing
among them. Any man who by uttering
falsehood seeks to excite this prejudice
against another Is unfit to hold Office.
And the worst OF II is that the effect OF its
publication would not be visited on Mr..
Sheats atone, but II the charge was true
would tend to create prejudice against
his children and to cloud, u not to mar
and destroy, their social standing and
life in Florida.
MUST CONF OFF THE TICKET.
/ confess ii is difficult to advise In re-
gard to this. ] trust that the State Ex-
ecutive Committee win find solution.
If it is known that Mr.. Sheats did NOT
write the letter attributed to hiBa. then
the State Executive Committee should
peremptorily demand that Mr.. Holloway
Withdraw from the ticket II he refuses,
then they should TAX The bull by the
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27

Those Bradford county outlaws
should, If convicted, be given the
full penalty of the law. They have
brought discredit not only on their
own county but upon the whole
State of Florida. Lakeland News.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27

Florida needs vagrancy law.
Such law might make il necessary
for some Of Florida's editors to
move out, but we need vagrancy
law, anyway.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27

The twenty Baker county prison.
ers were carried from Jacksonville
to Macclenny yesterday under mill
tary guard, for a preliminary trial.
The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-09-27

days from Gainesville. " ~ " = 80
Train No 3d. eaboard Express drawing Pullman
Jacksonville and New York. Richmond
Jacksonville.
Jacksonville and Washington and drawing Pullman
Jacksonville New York.
mediate points, and at Archer with Bird branch
Thursdays, P.
A. O. mASDoNELIo Asst Ger Pass Agent Jacksonville
T. G. COBB Ticket Agent Gainesville
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Lakeland News: If Parker has
done nothing else he has set Teddy
the glorious example of silence and
we are his bene6ciaries for that
much.
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1t is now claimed that the Japs
have captured Port Arthur's water
supply, but there is nothing said
about any capture of other drinka-
bles.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
NATIONAL.

NATIONAL.
President Of the United States
Alton Brooks Parker
Vice. President
Henry G. Davis.
STATE.
United States Senator
James P. Taliaferro.
Member Congress, 2nd District
Frank Clark.
Presidential Electors
H.. P. Bailey,
T. A. Jennings,
]. @. b. Koonce,
A. B. Newton,
r. B. Stoneman.
Governor
Napoiean B. Broward.
Secretary of State
H. Clay Crawford.
Attorney General
William H. Ellis.
Comptroller
A. G. Groom.
State Treasurer
William v. Knott.
Superintendent Public Instruction
w. M. Holloway.
Commissioner of Agriculture
B. i. McLin.
Railroad Commissioner
John l.. Morgan.
Justice Supreme Court Six Years
r. Fenwick Taylor.
Justices Supreme Court
Robert S. Cockerell,
Thomas s. Shackleford,
]. B. Whitfield.
COUNTY.
Representatives
]. A. Rosbrough,
o. M. Tillman.
County Judge
II, G. Mason.
Sheriff
L. w. Fennell,
Clerk Circuit Court
s. H. Wienges.
Tax Assessor
w. w. Colson.
Tax Collector
w. d. Dickinson.
Superintendent Public Instruction
DIR. J. L. Kelley.
County Treasurer
w. H. Robertson.
County Surveyor
James Croxton.
For County Commissioners
]. O.. Danpier,
j. G. Osteen,
G. G. Pedrick,
+. f. Paulling,
]. +. Townsend.
For Member OF School Board
T. A, Doke,
w. J. Martin,
r. B. Weeks.
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The editor Is not responsible for the
views Of correspondents or others con-
tributing to his columns.
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Published every Tuesday and Friday,
at S1.OO year in advance.
so Cents for Six Months,
az Gents for Three Months.
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The Gainesville TyICe-A- Week STAR
D. q. GOODWIN,
Editor and Proprietor.

Entered April 49, 1908, at Gainesville,
Fla. as second-class matter, under Act Of
Congress Of March 3, 1879.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
WHERE SILENCE IS GOLDEN

Whether one is pro-Russian or pro-
Japanese or as neutral as Secretary
Hay would have him, he would prob
ably be willing to admit that the Rus
slams talk too much. Kuropatkins
habit of announcing enthusiastically his
plans before he has been able to put
tMem into execution has already sub
jected him to ridicule, and now
Cassini's premature II told you So will
serve to remind the public of super
stition as old as paganism that the
gods become jealous of those who
boast too loudly and maliciously spoil
their plans.
In the matter of discreet silence, the
japanese set an excellent example to
all who are DESTROYS of wearing the
conquerors crown. They do not an
nounce what they are going to do, but
they do it. If defeat comes to the little
brown men, they will have no bombas-
tic words to eat. To be sure they have
spoken confidently of ultimate victory
but they have not told in detail just
how completely they intended to van
quish the enemy, nor have they pre-
dicted the result of single battle.
Perhaps it's habit of all big men to
boast loudly of their intentions. Go
Hath, it will be remembered, did not
fail to swagger out before his people
and to express his contempt for David.
who, it will be remembered also. was
modestly silent. And, perhaps, too, the
big men who talk big occasionally win.
But the public resembles very closely
the gods of the pagans. 1t is apt to
wish disaster to the men who indulge
| in heap big talk"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
WHERE is THE CIVIC LEAGUE

Five years ago ST. Paul suffered
much from the thoughtless citizen who
spat recklessly wherever he CHANGED to
be and deposited his fruit skins on the
sidewalk when the spirit moved him.
In other ways he evinced his utter dis
regard for the comfort of others and
for ordinances which had become dead
letters through lack of enforcement.
Then up rose an organization of women
called the Civic league, called into
being by the thought that there were
many things which organized women
could do to hold up the hands of city
officials in enforcing municipal ordi-
nances.
1t would be quite impossible to
enumerate all the good deeds done by
this Civic league. 1t created a public
opinion condemning the Indifferent
citizen who was not willing to make
small personal sacrifices in order to
contribute to the general good of the
city. 1t passed resolutions against
splitting on sidewalks and In public
buildings, not only as a crime against
decency and health but as an mex
cusable breach of civic morals. 1t
lifted its voice in favor of the beautify-
ing of vacant lots, and appealed to the
loyalty and good will of every man
who loved his home town. More than
this, the Civic league called upon the
municipal rulers to enforce ordi-
nances but little more than dead let
ters, and to pass new ones which would
assist them in making St. Paul what
it is, one of the most beautiful cities
in the country. Gradually what the
women demanded was done; public
building floors and sidewalks were as
clean as the floors of private houses,
and city officials needed no urging by
any organization to do their duty.
Having done a much needed work,
the CIVIC league mas gradually become
less active and has retired from the
field.
But today we have as great need
of it's activities as ever. The sidewalks
in the down town district are again be-
coming foul with expectorations, and if
women had not adopted the short
street skirt they would be obliged to
in self defense. Round each little
group of men talking on street corners
is circle of expeetoration such as
was the case before public opinion was
reused on this subject.
1t would be well for the Civic league
to take up its work again and agitate
the subject of clean sidewalks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
WHERE WE FAIL

To judge from the criticism of Ger
man physical culturist of wide expert
ence, the average American youth con-
tinues to interpret literally the word,
"athIete." To him such an individual is
still zone who fights for prize" The
foreign gymnast has been comparing
the physical qualifications of the ath-
lete of his own country with those OF
the American athlete and the compari-
son is all in favor of the former. You
are all specialists over here" the gym
mast had occasion to remark recently.
"And because you are specialists you
carry away a large number of prizes in
all international contests. But in our
country the youth is not allowed to
specialize If it is found that he does
some one thing uncommonly well, he is
not encouraged to pay any special at
tention to his accomplishment. 1t is
not athletes we want in Germany it is
well developed young men,
1t cannot be denied that in this coun-
try athletics are distinct school or
college branch In the majority of uni-
versities and colleges, as many as two
thirds of the students accept the per-
functory physical training that the
school requires them to accept, but it
is not considered real and necessary
part of their school work. On the other
hand, there is always a group of stu
dents in every college and university
whose specially is athletics. and these
generally excel in the performance of
some one feat Sometimes they also
excel in one or two studies, but this is
by no means always the case.
The German gymnast already re-
ferred to mentioned swimming partic-
ularly as being one department of ath-
letics that is monopolized by the ath-
Iete. Swimming is not what you
would term one of your national ac-
complishments, he said, yet when
| ever there is an international test of
skill, it is an American, generally. who
carries off the honors., The reason for
this is that you have some remarkably
daring swimmers who have made a
speciality of swimming. We are not so
brilliant in Germany, but every Ger
man youth is taught to SWIM"
Undoubtedly more attention is being
paid to physical culture by the schools
and colleges of this country than ever
before, but it win be long while yet
before the physical training of the boy
and girl is made as thorough as the
mental training. The public gymna-
Sums In the different American cities
are filled generally with middle aged
men, or men over thirty at least. This
is in itself a hopeful sign They have
become convinced of the great value OF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
a NATURAL DISAPPOINTMENT

1t is reported that the one hundred
thousand spectators who witnessed the
auto race on Long Island were very
much disappointed because of the
tameness of the spectacle. This is not
surprising when one reflects that but
one man was killed and that only one
was seriously injured. The farmers for
miles around had declared the day a
general holiday and it was but natural
for them to expect some excitement in
return for the time they expended in
witnessing the race. What they saw
was merely one fatal accident, one seri-
Gus accident, one hairbreadth escape
and the slaughter Of many chickens.
And since they are able to see chickens
slaughtered any day, they could not be
expected to view the eorpses with feel
ings of lively interest.
AS a spectacle, it is not probable that
the auto race will ever become very
popular. 1t is altogether too uncer-
tain. The machines may leave a trail
of destruction in their wake, and, on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
WILL Try TO BEAR IT

With literally tens of thousands of
voters in this state turning from r. c..
Dunn to John A. Johnson, it would be
a little singular if there were not some
individual moving in the opposite d.
rection. So infinite are the possibili-
ties of human crankiness that the mere
fact of a political revolution such as
is occurring in Minnesota is sure to in
spire somebody to make himself con-
spicuous by bobbing up against it.
The very individual to do this has been
found in the renowned Maj. Bowler, of
Minneapolis.
Our friends. the enemy, are very
welcome to Maj Bowler. The only
grief of Democracy in losing him will
be the departure of source of infinite
entertainment and occasional gaiety.
We shall miss Maj. BoWler at county
and state conventions. We shall wait
in vain for the thud of the gavel that
pounds a motion through or declares
it lost according as Mr.. Bowler has
decided beforehand that 1t ought to
be. We shall hardly find any sue
cessor to this imperturbable gentleman.
whose ideas of popular government and
convention rule are SO strictly in ac-
cord with those of the absolutist now
in charge of the Republican party that
the attraction for him can easily be
guessed. Maj Bowler departs to
fraternize with his like, and we hope
| that they will have many happy days
together.
The reasons that Maj. Bowler gives
for his change are almost as interest
| ing as the man himself-not quite, for
| nothing could be that. Having eaten
the pap of the Democratic party on the
only occasion when it had any to give
Bowler now bolts the party nomina-
lions because the control of the party
| is not in the hands where he would
have it. This is the act against which
he has been protesting for many
year as the climax of all treason and
dishonor. We are glad to know that
there is not corporars guard of Demo-
Gratis in Minnesota who feel as he does
individually he has right to exercise
his own discretion. if such a word car
be used in connection with Bowler
and individually we are sure that the
Democratic party will not order full
mourning.
His example will not be followed; Il
for no other reason than because no.
body follows Bowler, whose fate it i:
to be used when people can use him
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
THE BABY AND. THE BOATS

The other day the heir to the Rus
sian throne held his first naval review.
A high functionary who reported the
affair acknowledged with regret that
during the time that his majesty's fleet.
swept by, the czarevitch was staring In
profound establishment at his fingers,
having just discovered them. He
missed the significance, therefore, Of
the salutes fired in his honor. But what
was of more Importance, he missed, too,
the sympathetic interest of his father
and mother in what was undoubtedly
an important discovery to him. The
rigid etiquette Of the Russian court
compelled the car and czarina to keep
their eyes fastened, not on the pudgy
fingers of their son. but on the grim
war boats.
The incident serves to remind lib
erty loving public of the disadvantages
of being born royal infant. One may
smile ones first smile at the early age
of three days, but 1t will avail one
little, so far as impressing ones grown
up friends is concerned, if at the same
time one is being made a colonel. Such
trivial matters as the reception of the
representatives Of foreign potentates,
or the witnessing of naval review or
the presentation of decorations must
of necessity overshadow the really i'm
portant incidents of baby's life. For
what will it profit royal infant In the
eyes of his relatives to cut his first
tooth at an astonishingly early age. If
he loses, by the act, an opportunity Of
inspecting publicly the royal guard?
Had the heir to all the Russias been
presented at his first naval review
with bright red toy boat with real
smokestack, he would probably have
shown no lack of intelligent interest.
Or had the master of ceremonies taken
the precaution to provide sailboat
that would truly sail, all the court
would not have had to endure the NOR
LITIGATION of seeing the czarevitch alb
sorbed in contemplation of his fingers
when the feet swept by. But it ap-
pears to be one of the limitations of
those close to a throne that they are
unable to see the baby in the heir. I'm
til they do see it, however, they must
continue to expect some such con-
tretemps as that which occurred at the
czarevitch's first naval review.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
The American PARTY in Utah

The issue in Utah on state matters is
Mormonism. The American party,
which has a full state ticket in the
field, insists that every voter shall be
exercise of all of his political func-
tons; not only to vote as he wills al
the ballot box, but to act as he sees
fit, without interference, guidance or
priestly Counsel at primaries, eau
cuses and conventions. When that
good work is thoroughly done. when
freedom in all its fullness has come to
every voter in Utah, the mission of the
American party will have been glori-
ously fulfilled. But until then, its work
is cut out for it, and the contest will be
hard, and the opposition will be both
stubborn and vindictive-Salt Lake
Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-16
POISONING THE PEOPLE

If the allegations made against a
gang of men now under arrest in New
York charged with selling adulterated
drugs are proved the criminals should
be given the limit of the law in sem
tence. For some years, it is said, these
men, posing as wholesale drug dealers,
have been selling compounds made up
in imitation Of expensive drugs and at
such prices as to tempt the cupidity of
retail dealers. 1t is cited, for instance,
that phenacetine, which is worth above
$14 the pound, is simulated in a COM
pound OF acetanilid and small portion
of phenacetine. Acetanilid is worth
about sixteen cents a pound and the
imitation was sold for 81 pound. The
substitution has undoubtedly been the
cause of many deaths from heart fall
ure acetanilid depressing the heart ac-
ton.
This practice of the drug compound
| ing gang amounts to wholesale poi
soning. It is of a piece with the cold
| blooded work of the dastards who put
pieces Of iron in life preservers and
charged by weight for cork. 1t argues
a sad state of morals, too, among deal
ers who bought the imitation drugs,
knowing, as they did, that the real ar
ticle could not possibly be sold for the
price at which it was offered. Some re-
tail druggists who made inquiry before
buying the limitations were told that
the drugs were struggled; but by far
the greater number bought the stuff
without inquiry.
The public knows little about the
/ medicines that are bought so freely
with or without prescription and the
strictest integrity should be demanded
| in the dispenser of drugs. In this state
we have some protection under the pure
food law, but there is not close
enough inspection of the drug trade.
One way to insure the sale of pure
| drugs is to treat vigorously such Of
lenses as are charged against the gang
now in custody in New York.