The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-29

Aug MaNhIbOIi ANgNDIhgi pAJDs VII
christ's okra recipe Is all right And
that leads us TO the conclusion that the
DeSoto county statesman would make
a better cook than governor.
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No duty, however difficult, should be
feared half 80 much as that we fail 10
recognize 1t, and that we will be I'M
faithful when 1t comes. II should be a
great deal easier TO do what comes than
70 face the responsibility OF having not
tried.
Patrick A. Collins, mayor OF Boston,
who died In Virginia a few days ago,
WAS a native Of Ireland, and one Of the
most popular Democrats in Boston. lie
had served in Congress, as cOnsul-gen-
eral In London, and held various other
Offices.
Public money and public lands belong
10 the people, and he who wastes IL, or
gets away with II unless IL be for the
betterment Of the WhOLe, wrongs the peo-
pie as a whole. Spending public money
for purposes not necessary Is grating,
and grating IL the new and polite name
for stealing
More than Sl5, 900, 900 of gold from
the Alaskan and KIondike fields has al
ready been deposited in the United
States treasury this season, and, based
on the output Of prior years. II is prob
able some $1,000, 900 or *, 900, OOJ addi-
tional will be received before the close
Of navigation.
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No man Is independent Of all other
men; no man can work for himself
alone. Every action, every stroke Of
work, every word affects his fellow
mortals In some degree. Humanity
like bees in one great hive) Is bound
together in common brotherhood
whose links cannot be dissolved by in
dividual choice. Let us, then, be true
10 one another. and see that we furnish
10 the world our just share Of honeyl--
Maxwell's Talisman
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II is within the power Of the farmer 8
b enforce the II cent minimum for
cotton. There are certain difficulties
in the way, but the experience of last
year has shown that these difficulties
are by no means nsurmOuntable. The
matter rests largely with the farmers
themselves. All they have to do In to
say 4 cents Is the price and refuse to
take any less, The spinners are bound
10 have the cotton, and they will GER
tainly pay II cents for II IL they can
not buy II cheaper.
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There was no Certified check" re-
stricton hitched on to things when the
Internal Improvement Board OF the
State Of Florida was selling enc large
body of ts lands to J. M. Bars (?) at
80 cents an acre, and another large
tract, or tracts, to other East Florida |.
parties ~ at u very low price. II was
just simply a straight, but cheap deals,
that the Board. or some members Of il, |
now feel proud Of as the other board /
must over the Ger .ihed check" trick /
they played 10 successfully.
Several anonymous communications
have been received this week in refer
eicc 10 the employment 10y our school
board Of third-gradc teachers in the
high school II Is our wish to stand
ever on the side of right, and to give
condemnation. or commentator, when
II Ia justly due; but we require that
communications for this paper be- signed
by the writer. II our patrons have
Just room for complaint they should not
hesitate 20 sign their names, and then
we can afford TO devote some attention
10 them. Speak up boldly: sign your
queries. Probably the school authori-
ties are able TO make satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION Of the situation complained Of.
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People and papers who are unfolding
the Governor and the Pardoning Board
for their late action In the Cooper case
can learn something by going TO ITALIA
haSsse and reading the evidence which
caused twslve good men TO say ON their
oaths that Cooper In guilty. Upon this
same evidence the Pardoning Board has
twice refused 70 interfere In Cooper's
behalf. Yet there are newspapers
which, In defending the Governor and
the Board, talk as n they knew more
about the case than the twelve men
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