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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

hundreds who called during those hours had the pleasure of seing the hand somest home fin the city embeliished Dy the borrowed charms of Japan. En- tering the reception hall, the guests found themseves In a bower of purple and white wistaria, passing into the drawing room and library one found a glory of yellow chrysanthemums, while in the dining room the warm and brilliant glow of red chrysanthemums shone against the background of rich mahogany.
 Mrs. Quill and Mrs Parker were as- sisted by number of ladies, married and single, who returned later in the evening to enjoy a Japanase cotillion Mrs. Parker's gowns are revelation of modiste and art and ccreate sem sation each season by their beauty and richness.
 superbly as ever. Mrs. Quill and Mrs. Holeombe Qulll were also beautifully gowned
 o'clock was led by MT. Lyman Dorgan. with Mrs. Willie Wright of Pensacola and danced by the following; Mrs. Parker. Mir. and Mrs. Holcombe Quill. Mir. and Mrs. N. R. Clarke, Mrs. Gar ner, Mir. and Mrs. C. A. Hall. Mfr. and Mrs. E. J. Buck, MT and Mrs. F. M. stone, Mrs. c. F. Fletcher. Mir. and Mrs. A. W. Brooks. MT. and Mrs. Horace Beavens. Misses Amanda Moore, Jesse Whiting. Marcia Burgess. Edith Eng fish, Grace Bestor, Ethel Hodgson, Helen Clarke. Maude Middleton, Meta Huger, Mabel Heustis. Ruth Bush. Louise Vass, Agarita Merrill Mollie Irwin. Zermma Mastin, Rosa Mann. Una Dorgan, Venetfa Danner, Jennie Talcott of Richmond. and Messrs. J. A. Walters. E: c. Rice. Henry Goldth- A. Fuerst, O. F. Cawthon, W. c. Horn. John McCaa, Perrin Bestor. Devereux Luke. Sidney Williams. Murray Wheel CT, Fehrman, Jordan. Heron. Dr. Oates. Murray Dunlap. D. R. Dunlap. Hearn, Mrs. Likes Gilbert and Mrs. Bixler.
 Miss Carol Wilson left last night for her home in St. Stephens after q pleas ant visit to Miss Elizabeth Van Liewb Prior to her departure two parties were given in her honor. a boat ride on Mir. Thomas St. John's launch, and a mati- nee party given by Mrs. Charles Hervey.
 Mrs. George Clifton Clarke has is- sued cards for a reception to be given Tuesday afternoon, Februry 2Sth, from 5 to z o'clock, in compliment to Miss of Montgomery and Miss Mary Morris Clarke.
 Mrs. c. E. Smith and son will leave tomorrow night for St. Louis, after a visit of several months to Mrs. Smiths parents, Mir and Mrs. Charles Hopkins.
 MT. Joseph Hodgson. Jr., Is in the city today, having arrived last night from St. Louis He is en route to New orelans on business.
 The would he Rowlerw weaIrIv roeat. ing was again postponed owing to the Washington birthday celebration at the Country Club.
 The D. A. R. held a patriotic meet ing today at the home of Mrs. R. H. Clarke.
 The Sewing Circle was entertained by Mrs. Sydney Rosenbaum today.
 The Trumps met today with Miss Olive McMillan.
 Mir. Norris Fill left this morning for St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23
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 strictly local disease and totally losing the real outward of this naady Catarh,  tive
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Public speaking Rt the old School House at Highland Park tonight.
 FORBES CAMPAIGN CLUB.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Geo. F. Raney, Fillmore, Ala, rafaea On one acre of uplnnd 1,3eS pounds aint cotton by excIuSive use of DaybRealS Fertilizer.
 MarE<w mna Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23
TO PREYENT THE GRIp

Laxative Promo Quinine, the worldwide Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause
 Call for the full name and look for sigma ture of E. W. Grove. 25c- adv-thv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

County Commissioner Andrews ar- rived rom Coden this morning. He having oyster shells placed and rolled on the roads in and about Coden. He also said that arrangements were mak- ing for the spreading of shells on the new coast road.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

is a treatment which affords q positive cure for rheumatism and allied diseases.
 Applied externally, it relieves the pain at once. Taken inter. naIly, 1t cures permanently by purifying the blood of the lactio acid which causes the disease.
 Anthony Smith, of Mayville, ula says: "I had such severe rheumat. iC pains in my arm and shouldsa that I could neither work nor slaep and was fast losing all hope of cure, when I heard of and tried Hamlins Wizard Oil, two bottles of which performed a perfect, par manent cure" Price, B0c and $il
 For sale and recommended bE blI 0runnicfc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The largest in attendance and great est in enthusiasm was tonight's meet ing of the Mobile Carnival Committee. Mir. Erwin Craighead presided. All of the sub committees reported on finance and the total receipts, with subscrip- tions not yet collected, but safe, war ranted the announcement that this year the carnival would be the greatest in the history Of the association. Enough funds were appropriated the uluminations Commlttee to allow the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23
BURNED TO DEATH.

Bronchial Troubles are often permanently cured by Piso's Cure for Consumption. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23
BUSINESS OPPoRTUNrrY.
w A N n E D

Ambitious young man with small capital to take the sx- elusive agency for the product Ok a large northern factory. Excep- tional opportunity for one wish ing to engage in a profitable bus mess. Address before 13 o'clock. noon. today. Address "A. L. G. care Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The Inward Effects of humors are worse than the outward. They endan- ger the whole system. Hoods Sarsa- parilla eradicates ali humors, cures all their inward and outward elects. It's the great alternative and tonic, whose merit has been everywhere established.
 Adv. tu-thu-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Miss c. V. Rogers, spisners, Ala, raised on one acre of upland, 5sO pounds lint cotton hy exclusive use of Day- break Fertilizer.
 Marks ana Gayle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The D. A. R. held a patriotic meet ing today at the home of Mrs. R. H. Clarke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Mir. Norris Fill left this morning for St. Louis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The Sewing Circle was entertained by Mrs. Sydney Rosenbaum today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The Would be Bowlers weekly meet ing was again postponed owing to the birthday celebration at the Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

The Trumps met today with Miss Olive McMillan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Notice has been received here that an arrangement has been perfected whereby tho Y. M. c. A. basket bail team of Mobile will meet the Crescent City's in the local Y. M. c. A, eyna- nasium Saturday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Mir. Joseph Hodgson. Jr. Is in the city today, having arrived last night from St. Louis. He is en route to New Orelans on business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Miss Carol Wilson left last night for her home in St. Stephens after q pleas ant visit to Miss Elizabeth Van Liewb Prior to her departure two parties were given in her honor, a boat ride on Mir. Thomas St. Johns launch, and a mati- nee party given by Mrs. Charles Hervey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Mrs. c. E. Smith and son will leave tomorrow night for St. Louis, after a visit of several months to Mrs. Smiths parents, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Constipation although a little ill be- gets big ones if neglected. Dr. PieFce's Pellets cures cnnetipation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

grandest night display in the history of Mobile. All secret societies, through communications. announced their parades to be of magnitude not before seen in Mobile. Tuscahoma Tribe I. O. R. M. will parade and have four allegorical floats. This is an en- tirely new feature. News from the in formation bureau was more than satIs- factory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Mrs. George Clifton Clarke has is- sued cards for reception to be given afternoon, Februry 2Sth, from 5 to o'clock, in compliment to Miss Norwood and Miss Virginia Norwood of Montgomery and Miss Mary Morris Clarke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-23

Washlngton's Birthday, a national holiday. was generally observed by the banking institutions and commer- cial associations of Mobile. as well as the public schools of the County. "Old Glory" was Haunted to the breezes on public and other buildings, and, as well. by the several consulates of the city,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
Isn't Very Hot

II has been my fortune to visit
some OF the hottest L'Lces in America
at the hottest period OF the year; and
the reader may be incredulous when
say that | have been vastly more I'M
comfortable In Boston, New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore or Washing
ton In summer than ! have at Yuma
or in the heart Of the Mohave, Cali
fornia or Apache deserts. or any OF
the great pseudo summer deserts that
reach away in n general line from
TUNA 10 Sa= Antonio, Texas.
81 recall entering a restaurant at
InGio, on the edge Of the Mohave,
when the heat called 10 mind proxim-
ity to n furnace. | suggested to a citi-
zen that it was hot No he replied.
yesterday was hot; it was 12O degrees
in tho shade; today it Is only 115 de-
Groos.' Yet have been more uncom-
Portable in Boston with the thermo-
meter at 90 degrees. In Boston the
heat was humid; one pCrspired, At
Indio, or on the desert, the heat was
absolutely dry and at night the
chances were that a blanket might
be required, nature giving one an OPP
portunity 70 recuperate, which is not
always the case in the great cities.-I
Country Calendar.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
MltCtO CROOKS ABOARD SItAMtR
And Wireless Message Directed Ihst OIL
Gers OF Low BE in WAITING.

a wireless message was received
in Savannah Thursday by Captain
GpVagc. local agou, for tho Ocean
steamship company, from Capt Nsh.
or ~ ;hc steamship city OF Atlanta.
oL tho way from New York. rcQucW.
INK him TO have detectives az tho
dock upon the arrival Of tkr vessel
This was all thcrc WAS to Captain
TiHhor's message, bat Nc OPERATOR
aboard the city ~ AiNUta. lnformcC
tho savannah operator that hcCc had
hcCr robbers aboard IN" vcssH since
her departure from New York several
passengers having lost yHiuGtNlcs.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
NOTICED 1T
Il YounG Lady FROM Now Jersey Tut Her
Wits to- Work.

Coffee gave me terrible spells Of in
digestion which. coming on every wees
or 80. made my life wretched until
soH,c one told me that the coffee
dr'nk WAS 10 blame That seemed
nonsense, but | noticed these attacks
used 20 come on shortly after eating
ard were accompanied by such cxcru-
eating pains In the pit OF the stomach
that ! could only find relief by loosen
ing my clothing and lying down.
III circumstances made II impossible
for me TO lie down l spent hours In
great misery.
Il refused TO reilly believe II was
the coffee until finally thought a trial
would Mt least do no harm, so I quit
coffee In 1901 and hegan on Postum.
MY troubles left entirely aud convinced
me OF the cause.
Postum brought no discomfort, nor
did indigestion follow ~ NV. have
had no return Of the trONtie since I
beEnn to drink Postum. II hns built
Tne up, restored my hrafSh md given
me n new interest IN ME. II certainly
is a Joy to be weIl again." Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little hook, ''The Road to
Me!friilp," IN each rfs,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
VALUE or PROPERTY or TWO ROADS 9
In State OF Georgia F5ned BY Board Of
Arbitration.

In State Of Georgia FNed By Board OF
Arbitration.
Two boards OF eTbfFution made
their reports Friday 10 the cOmptroI-
Ter general OF Georgia, fixing the val
uatlons upon which the Southern raIt
way and the ScabOard All Line VIII
have no pay taxes on their property
In the state for 1907.
As a result Of thcss sYiyttTdttODs thS
Svl,hcrn Krf1wTy WI pay taSps on
sI.t-4.9f3 more Than in 1904. vino
rhc freyoasc IN ire spnbOGT,Ts V1Na.
ton over fgO4, Including tho GeOr-
pia portion OF It's new line b Dtr-
ufngfram. is only $50, f5l.
Whiie the SoutheVn has secured q
reduction In les aHSEeosme1r Of 81 ,03s,-
600 ana the SeabooTd wyR put down
81, 7J2 COO tire Atlantic Coast Limo.
which was me Hpst aVb+tEated, trad tire
eUuprrUFfpr SpgrWT1Fs sssussmcut Gus
tained Grd uruSt pay bo%es ON over
S2.OOOOOO more aIn IN rSO4.
The bueTvl OF 0sS1JFSgGtUrs in the ease
OF me SVuboartl kAr btne 6xed tire
vHfue OF t7tur O0nF0Fs tRngfble
IrupeVSy m OcoBsea a SHyG56t6oO and
franchise at SfSO0OO0, Q tONa Of 50,
4565oO
RvUn Fffts Mining Ra0road oenmts-
sionur Vsymer RfA, FexTog@rvang the
sturte. drssVfts raOst enEhGUsacHfly and
Is pvspaSfug dfs8VStaTE op4Tror iit
which ne states fhs views. he will
lu4ng ont mo fact 6Tut a representative
of the Etffroad SOrEYEV FwuRe In the
Jrnitcd s+utes eUrht last November
that the SeaboRpPf's property IN Geor-
gia was worth F5NAoSO00. NJ. Htn
suye no canIrot see how property
can be worth SUD- 81 amount az this
for INC purpose q PGySag hSerest and
d'vTdsnSs. whom II II worth only
little more than seven mRiUns for tre
purpose OF taxation.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
THROWN DOWN
Faded TO Have Plea in Abatement
SS5tainsd and Must Psht Case
In the CObrt.


At Chicago. Friday. Federal Judge
OTIS J. Humphrey sustained the de-
louTer fled by Unitei States District
Attorney Morrison 70 The plea IN
abatement made by packers 70 have
Indictments for alleged restraint de
eLarsd VOID. judge Humphrey said ne
made his decision on broad grounds
vitbout taking inso confederation
teohnieaEties which the government;
advanced against hae Pea 10 abate-
mort.
Il rs hlIBy that the jury for the
trial WIN Ike drawn about the middle
OF October.
After the decision had boon given
the defending attorneys tried TO
amend the fourth plea by Toe inse--
ton Of the word for" This met
with resistance from the district al.
torney, but the court promised that
If the law was clear on the point he
would allow 1t. The gOVernm ent Is
said to fear a trick in the insertion
OF the one word. The d.sTict attoF.
icy novel that the defendants plead
10 the indictment.
One Of the points IN the pleading
which abarletcd considerable atten,
ton and which the court declared had
given him some HfIcuSV was in PC
gard to the right OF Judge r. II.
Bcthea 70 receive the return OF the
indictment. 1t was argued by the de-
fcnse that he was sitting in the east
ern division OF the northern district
OF Illinois and received an indictment
voted in the northern division OF the
northern district of Miinois.
The district attorney deoieyed that
n the law OF March 81, 1905, was
construed against his contentious
there was TO court, no judge and no
return OF tie indictment. The court
surprised almost Ov~y one when he
read from President RoOeevsits mes
sage In the Congressional Record OF
last November in which n Is declar.
cd that Judge Bethsa was appointed
as a Successor 10 Judge G. C.. Kohl
saat. promoted from ASe district court
to the circuit court.
This promotion gave Judge Bethea
indictment In the on district.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
OUTLAW SIMMS LAID LOW
Sheriff and Deputies Come Upo0 Him
UnawAres and FIJI His Body
With Bullets.

Will e. sImms, slayer q Conductor
Julius Ian Isberg Of the SesAyOard AIR
Line some six weeks ago at EIlsbeil,
Bryan county, Ca, and later Of jones
Perry, a negro, was himself shOt and
killed Thursday afternoon in L<borty
county, about tea miles nCrth OF F1em.
Ing.
simms was killed by officers q the
law, who had been on his track for
many hours, when ti1oy set OCT Ia par
SUIT Of him on receipt Of the news
that he had started In the direction q
his old haunts In IIb-:W ooliuGJ
These Officers were Sheriff Jsmes Par.
fBh OF Bryan county and lbs tWo dep.
uties, NJ. A. Gibson and IA. r. Dukes.
They left Ellabel aud followed the
trace Of Slmms az they picked IL up
here and there, where he had stopped
on his way.
About two hours after Slmms had
departed from q Negroes house, Wed.
ncBday evening, where he had killed
"A small pig, and had IL roasted for
him, the officers arrived. They TOOK
rest then for the night, and early
Thursday morning were aGtir. Then
they found a bed in a haystacis, just
100 yards from where they hed sept.
II was there Simms had slcDt, but he
had got a good start, being up ehTitcr
than they.
To the Canoochee river they traced
Simms. and there lost mis- track for a
time, but presently met a. Fraburn,
who told them he had seen SImms
short while before. sitting In the yard
Of a man named Parker, Simms' faith.
or.In.law. The officers thercupOn
started for Parker's. Arrived there,
they saw no one in the yard save two
small children. Sheriff Parish divided
his force, approaching the house from
one side. while his deputies each ap.
preached from another direction. All
three arrived at the house az the same
time. The elder OF the children spIed
the officers and shouting, willie, WI.
llo here they come" and ran to the
house.
Tho ohicors, not having sccn Stmms,
had concluded he was on in the fields
somewhere. They entered the house,
watchful with their weapons. At the
cry Of the child Simms ever alert,
soized his winchester rife and start.
- ~, tUb
OF Sheriff Parish he fred at the officer
NJ distance Of less than twenty
yards. lie missed and fired but once
moro.
Deputy Gibson fred the shot that
Riruck Slmms FIRST. inc shcrin having
fred with his rife and missed. SimmG
foll 10 his kueos when struck by Gin.
goHs shot, but the oniccCs kucw hts
determination, and saw he was still
trying to work his rinc. 7NcV poured
shot after shot into him until his body
was rlddlcd. ono bullet nearly ont on
Smms' hand at the wrist
pGrEcr came MP from the fields, at-
traclod by the shooting. he know what
Il meant. He SAID ho vas @rTtscd
Simms had no, been killed before hnt.
II WIS found that fourteen shOts had
taken ofrcC' upon Simms.
4 wagon was secured and S'mms'
body was taken to Ellahcll. tho death
~ the outlaw Will relieve Bryan coun-
~ Of deep apprehension, SUCH has
boon the terror Of his namo add m
the deeds he hc3 committed. Scrtff
Parish II being generally commended
for his work.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
GRATTIR HOLMES RIINOIcTEO.
Washington GrSHd Jury Strengthens CSss
Against Tx.Statisticiaa.

Tho federal grand jury At Washing
ton, Monday. reported new indict.
ments in the cotton crop report leak.
age case against Edwin 8. Holmes,
IT.. former assistant statisticiAn OF
the agricultural department, Edwin
a. Pockham and Moses Haas, OF New
York.
They cover the same ground az tho
other indictments, but are believed
60 be moro specific and have been
prop.rel with greater care.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

"tor years I
WAS run down,
W eak, lame and
sore. Tie lid
ney SccretiOns
were too fire.
Guent. Then
Gropsy pulled
up my ankles
until they were
4 sight 10 be-
hold. Doctors
gave me up,
but I began
using l)Oun'S
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

'sanIsIoAIun pug so3oHo3 az 6IIgoG
poUadO oIB sJoss9JoId pun sIoqoBal
IOJ seoUId Aau pursnoql 9uo 6iIu0N
-sIom puusnoql 6ICoHl puB poIpuuu
QUO lnoqB TooqJ5 oluAIId ~ puB ~,
-uST5l puumoql 6IJJ pGG poIpuru InoJ
urul 0IOm 5Ip slC0qJ8 y.lqud mo CI
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
RESTORED HIS HAIR
Scalp Humor Cured bv Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment After All Else Failed.

81 was troubled with severe scalp hu-
NOR and loss OF hair that gave me a great
deal OF annoyance. After unsuccessful ell
forts with many remedies and so.ca,led
hair tones. a friend induced me 20 try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The humOr
was cured in n short time, my hair was re-
stored as healthy as ever, and 1 can gladly
say / have since been entirely free from
any further annoyance. / shall always use
Cuticura Soap, and / keep the Ointment
on hand to use as a dressing for the hair
and scalp. (Signcd) Frcd'k Buschc, 2l3
East 18th St, y. \. City.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
OFFICIALS PLEAD NOT CURLY.
Host Of Alleged GcSitees ArrS;sWed IL
Court ot MtiNsukse. ...-

Thirty-eight indicted ofiicials
against whom are hanging 112 lndict.
ments returned by the last grand Jury
went before Judge Brace In the mu.
nicIpal court at Milwaukee Monday.
and entered pleas IN nearly every
case OF not guilty. Included in the
list are thirteen former supervisors
eleven supervisors. three members OF
the hre department, two newspaper
reporters. a state senator, 4 state as
semblyman, an alderman and an ex.
alderman and nine business men.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
Z FINISHED DIPLOMAT.

WcF1ub-Goisg home in tlat condf
ton? How IN the world do you ex'
pect to make peace with your wife?
DcLush-EAsy, my boysh, easy, I'm
prepared to pay a substantial indew
n.ty.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
HOME ARI.

"Now tent ttat steak a perfe'
poem?" asked Ms. Noowed.
81 should say rather a study in
burat l'Gthar." replied her unfeeling
husband, girEorly smiling the air.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

A lion cub died or indigestion after
devourlDg a pair OF trousers. The
irony OF fate is that II there had beeh
anybody in the trousers they would
undoubtedly have botn most diBesti'
bic.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
WATERING PLACE.

what and where Is Cowe3"
"Cowes is' well known watering
pace"
There, knew ST."
"What?'
WY. / asked our mlkman where
in the world ne got that milk, and %
said from Cowes. Leader.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

Kidney Pills, ana the remedy cured
me 50 that have been well ever since.
and have had n fine baby, the first in
five that was not prematurely born"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FOster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, y. Y.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
place. WAS SulvAuON OF JAPAN.
Six Months More OF War Would Have
Browuhl Iiaaaeiai UisSSier.

BrowuhI IiaaNeial UisSSier.
A Toxic special says; Eotwithstan.
ding the sitsues of me government
the real fact is disclosed mat Japan
made peace NJ P0rtWmouth In fear OF
a finaNciai brVUkdoNn.
Tho WIT proved more costly thaa
had boon calculated and the rice and
cereal crops seemed doomed 70 fall
uTe.
six months more u war would
have meant very hard times, for the
masses of the people IRE very poor
and rice Is their bread and meat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

France has 3045 miles Of canals
and 4 665 Of rivers improved for pur
poses OF navigation.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06

The United Statcs Navy cannot pos
Bibly maintain or regain IT'S standing
ns a real sea power unles5 II haa Il
full and sound supply OF cnglucrra.
unless there Ia an end OF the practise
of placing IN charge Of engines aud
boilers men who do not understand
mechanics aud never can, because
they lack the natural taste for that
sort Of thing. declares the New York
Press. II the present system is not
abandoned or corrected 80 that pro-
,flciency in engineering Ia assured
among those who are responsible for
tho condition and management OF tho
engine rooms OF our wRrships. there
will be more Bennington disasters.
With ever more deplorablo conse-
quences; and the navy viii be as usc-
less an Il was long tho boast Of tho
American people that It was The best
In the weird.