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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09
IN THE SUMS CHARIOT
intimate Talks Between Publisher and Reader

one OF our readers, who, by the wav.
is not che of those who has visited the
business office with his cash for SUBJ
scription, told our Mr.. Taylor last week
that THE sun of that week and the
week before did not contain n scnsa-
tional story; that sensation was what
the people craved nowadays, and the
paper that dished up the choicest va
rietics of this kind of mental pabulum,
with the most frequency. was the paper
that succeeded best.
To this man we recommend wears
residence at Newport, among the New
York Smart Set, trip to Sioux Falls
and daily attendance at the divorce
"ourts that grind risquc grits every
day in the year, or the regular purchase
Of any of the specimens of lurid liter.
allure that sail under such names as
Colonel Mann or Richard X. Fox.
We are not publishing The Chamber
Maids Own, with n thrill guaranteed in
every line; nor are we getting out II
modern BOcaccio, nor Il chromatic jour
nal of any kind.
We are trying to furnish to the PEG,
pie of Florida sane, clean and inter
csting record of passing events, and n
wholesome diet of mental food that will
satisfy normal and healthy appetite
for useful information. In addition to
this we desire by commenting on live
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

topics of discussion to direct the atten-
tion of cur readers to the view that
seems to us to be the right view.
We are not HUNTING FOR sensa-
tions.
1t may be that we will run across
sensations in our search after truth.
II we DO, we will not be frightened
at the size of the sensation, nor the
size of the people mixed up in them, but
we will give them air of publication If
WE ARE CONVINCED THAT IT
WILL BE GOOD FOR FLORIDA AND
IT'S PEOPLE TO PRINT THEM.
Even then we will not print sensa-
tions AS SENSATIONS, but rs II
means to the end of serving the public
good; very much in the way OF doc.
tor reporting case of infectiOn--nOt
TO stir up the neighbors, but TO PRE-
VENT THEM FROM BEING IN
FECTED.
AS we have said once or twice before,
we are glad to have our readers criti-
else us, for it sets us to thinking, and
very time we think about ourselves we
are sure to see some weak spot.
Seeing ones weak spots IL about the
most salutary seeing we know of.
The biggest fool We can think of, right
at this moment, is the person who is
afflicted with self'complacency.
We give thanks that we are not like
THIS Phurasee.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

As shown by records kept in the build
ings of the State Fair at Tampa not less
than 5000 homeseekers from other
States, including the great Northwest,
have attended the fair, and these are
still in Florida looking for locations for
permanent homes. A large portion OF
this number purchased one-way tickets,
intending to locate in Florida without
returning to their former homes.-Mad-
ison New Enterprise.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

A number of papers throughout the
State have already taken up the mat
ter of voting for candidates for the
Legislature of 1907, and they urge the
voters to make good selections and vote
only for those who are in every way cap
able of credtably representing their re-
spective counties. OF course such nd
vice as this is never out of season, and
one is led to believe that from the vari-
Gus articles that in some counties drill
ing along this line can't begin too early.
The question is, why should people
need such advice regarding candidates
for Office, whether for the Legislature
or for a constable? Every one should
realize that not only this age, but every
other age, requires the best men for any
office. Personal feelings should not con-
troll votes when personal feelings lean
toward the weaker candidate, yet strange
to say in many cases personal feelings
are the main issue
Tn connection with the numerous
arguments for strong-minded and honest
representatives, we hear that such are
especially desirable two years hence, for
the reason that matters of great lmpor,
lance will come up for action. DO not
matters of great Importance come up Tor
action at every session of the Leglsla,,,
turo9 r. not. il would be better to call
off sessions until important work Is re-
nuired A good man receives no more
nav from the State than an idiot would
receive. An honest man receives no
more nav from the State than dls-
honest man would legitimately receive
Hence since there is no economy 10 DC
practiced is it not always better 10 Vote
for the ablest and the most honorable
man in the race, if in reality there IS
such a candidate for official honors
His work will reflect greater credit upon
the county he represents, his work VIII
be of much greater advantage 10 those
whom he serves, and in every way the
tears of regret and the curses OF censure
will be reduced to minimum.
We see no more occasion ior urging
voters to select good representatives III
the Legislature than in any other once
Uence. we believe that while all tmS
GOOD advice il being cast out upon the
unappreciativG' voters. it it.. should .GnnId not %'
ho confined to one office but should W
conf broadcast down the line, showing
nartiality to none, negIecting nome
Quincy Times.
- Drocyord has APPOINTED
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

The Iowa woman who wants divorce
because her husband hasn't bathcd for
twenty-five years, is about twenty'one
years and eleven months too slow with
her action. Any woman is entitled to
divorce whose husband shirks the bath
tub for two weeks at time.--East
Coast Advocate.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

Last weeks Perry Citizen says the
postoilicc issued twenty money orders In
one day. 1t is safe to say the express
company delivered twenty packages
within forty-cight hours afterward.--
Lake City Index.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09
Some Thinks by the Brethren

Public instruction in Duval County,
the gentleman having run in the pri-
marics last year and been defeated
Well, it looks ~ If being left by the
people is IN Endorsement for higher
official honors.-Lake City Index.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

Mr.. George N. Hatch recently bought
and shipped the orange crop from the
Cox place. There were 800 boxes, not
more than ten of which were other than
fancy fruit. The rust mite white fly
and other enemies to orange culture
have not yet infested this section, 30
the ever.present spraying machine 80
necessary to the production Of yellow
fruit in many parts of the State Is con-
spicuous by its absence here. Mr..
Hatch's own grove of twenty. five-year-
old seedlings has also crop Of first
class fruit this season.-East Coast Ad-
vOcate.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

The Times Union some time ago an.
nounced over the signature OF it's edi-
tor. that no advertisements Of life in
surance companies masquerading rs tel
cgrams should ever appear in that pa
per again. They are there, however,
every two or three days. Either the
telegraph editor is badly fooled or the
Times. Union has forgotten its promise.
Miami Record.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-09

Governor Broward has appointed a
rsiiwav mail clerk as Superintendent OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Saturda Evening,

: 4 sy !! <
rebates. In six years, from 1897 to
1908, $l0,000,000 had been paid in re.
bates in the state Of Wisconsin alone.
The experts Of the state went to work
Sept. 20, 1908. In that year they found
the record Of payments Of rebates by
one railroad asEfollows: January, $37,-
900; February, $57, 900; March, SAT 900;
April, $50, 900; May, $25, 1000; June, $l3,-
900; July, 100000; August, $4,000;
September, $4,000. October, with the
experts working on the books, brought
q significant change. Rebates amounted
to only $4,000 in October, and in No
lvember dropped to 1866.
These facts, which are commented
upon pretty sharply in Mr.. Baker IS
article in Mcclure g. are officially Of
record in the state of Wisconsin. They
are sufficient to warn the friends of
rate reform against falling again into
such trap as was laid for them with
the Elkins act. i quieted. the clamor
OF the shipper for a season, but it never
stopped the rebating foE an instant.
Something stopped it in Wisconsin, but
it was not the Elkins act-it was the
activity Of Governor La Toilette and
the hard-headed and practical way he
went about getting at the facts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16

to high standards and says that in spite
Of the tendency Of the times "the cal
amity Of the loss Of these laws would
be far greater than even the disrespect
and disobedience with which they are
now treated This is equivalent to
saying that it is better to try to live
up to moral standards expressed in
statutes, even tho the-standards be not
attained. than it is to lower the stand
ard to the level of easy attainment.
That has been T he Journals po-
sition at all times with respect to the
Sunday closing law. It has heard fire.
fquently from those who were insistent
upon it's enforcement that if law were
not enforced it might better be re-
pealed. We have never been in sym
pathy with that position, and if such
action had been taken when the law
was not enforced in order that we might
be consistent and might spare the feel
ings Of some who are sensitive about
having laws on the statute book that
are knowingly disregarded, we should
not have Sunday closing in Minneapolis
today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Bribery at Panama.

Bribery is going on at Panama. White
men are being bribed by the govern
ment to go there and work. They are
bribed with high wages, with club
houses, Saturday half holidays and ten
mis- courts. Evidently the canal zone
is to be q Utopia--an experiment sta
tion on the line Of pure paternalism.
Not that this government is going into
pure paternalism; no, Panama will be the
exception to prove the rule Of individu-
alism in America. It is necessary in
order to get the work done at Panama
that some white men should live there
and to get them to live there. some
imitation of conditions in the temper
ate zone must be set up. The workers
cannot do It for themselves and would
not make the investment if they could,
50 the government is forced into q
kind Of state socialism which, ought to
attract the attention and draw the
blessing Of the curbstone orators who
are telling us that there is only one
solution Of the terribly intricate prob
| lem of life, and that is to abolish wages,
cut, the throat Of every employer and
inaugurate an unim1p eded season of Joy
in which everybody will draw his ra.
tions from the government. If the curb.
stone orators would only go to Panama
take office under the government and
play on the government tennis courts
those of us who have not time to 20 to
D., the isthmus, nor the inclination to work
for the government, nor any knowledge
of tennis, would bear the Evolutionary
deprivations as best we could, and the
government would acquire the services
of set Of men we'll qualified to in
struct it how to do socialism up brown
The drawback to this plan seems to bt
a reluctance On the part Of the govern
ment to accept orators in lieu oil
workers.. @r.. .--.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Mayor on the Contract Question.
To the Editor Of Tho Journal,

Your editorial OF Friday evening, the
10Th inst, on the relations of the mayor
and city council in the matter of sign
ing certain contracts, seems to be based
on q partial misapprehension of the ex-
listing situation. There is as yet no ex-
the council and the mayor. Since my
communication to the council at it's
latest meeting+ in which expressed my
,disapproval Of the method of making
important contracts by committee re-
ports instead of by resolution, there
has been no meeting Of that body at
which 1t could act in any manner upon
pc no controversy between us at this
time, and from expressions made to me
by different members Of the council, /
do not apprehend there will be any.
The proposition involved is not that the
council has intended to make contracts
in an irregular and improper manner
over my head, but that there should be
agreement that the wiser and safer
legal methods to follow hereafter is to
authorize such contracts by resolution
or ordinance.
The time-honored'' custom of MAX
ing contracts by committee reports will,
In my Judgment, no longer obtain, when
my. position and the law behind it are
fully understood, and I believe the
council will be perfectly willing to
allow the mayor to have his full share
Of responsibility in these important
matters.
I would, therefore, ask for q suspen-.
sion of Judgment as to the attitude of
the council until it is clearly demon
strated that there is a disposition on
their part to thwart the will Of the tax
payers and adhere to the discredited
method of conducting the business
method to which am free to admit ]
have been a party, as member of past
councils, altho always under protest.
Will you kindly publish this state.
In the city council, a majority of whom,
II am assured agree with me on this
matter. David P. Jones, H.,
MAYOR.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Metropolitan Music Co.

One of the pleasurable events of Sat-
urday will be the holiday and expansion
opening at the Metropolitan Music Co.
Very attractive programs have been ar.
ranged for both afternoon and evening
which together with the very fine. ex-
hibit of high grade pianos is sure to
prove great drawing card.
The management of the company de-
sire to show their great appreciation Of
the pleasant business relations with the
people of this city which has made pos
sible their splendid growth. They also
desire that the people to feel that 41-43
s Sixth street is their musical home, feel
free to come in at any time and bring
their friends.
Floral souvenirs have been provided
for the ladies and in order to make the
occasion one of general good fellowship
no business will be transacted during
the afternoon or.eyening. sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16

Jacob Mustard Of Lafayette, Ind, who
has just passed his ninety-fifth birthday.
east his first vote for Andrew Jackson
when that great man was a candidate
for reelection in 1882. From that day to
this Mr.. Mustard has voted the straight
democratic ticket. For seventy three
years, therefore, this sturdy citizen OF
Lafayette has been performing his pub
lie duty. And he attributes his longevity
a good, unfaltering democrat. It is diff
acult to tell whether to take Mr.. Mus
tard at his own valuation or whether tc
regard him merely as a plaster on the
body polite.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Embodiment of ideals in Law.

The interest in Sunday observance
intensified in this community by the
action Of the mayor in closing the sa
looms on Sunday: will make the sub.
joined map a. matter Of interesting
study. It is taken from a book issued
by the National Reform association and
is. intended to show the comparative
strength or weakness of Sunday laws in
various states. Those having the strong
est Sunday laws are shown white in the
map; those where what may be termed
moderate regulations obtain are shaded,
and it will be noticed that there is a
difference in the intensity of the shad-
ing, Montana. Wyoming and Louisiana
being lighter. In these, however, the
laws are less rigorous than in the other
shaded portions, while two states and
one territory printed solid black have
no laws whatever establishing regula-
lions of any kind different on Sunday
from those in force on other days.
The author of this exhaustive book
| tells us, however, chat a study Of the
history of legislation shows that Sun
day laws are less rigorous everywhere
now than formerly and that the ten
1Sdeney Is toward greater iberality in
the restrictions imposed. This is no
doubt in keeping with the reaction from
what are known as the Puritanical reg:
ulations of colonial days and the stricter
. observance Of the sanctity of the Sab.
bath when the generation now passing
was just coming on the scene of action
The Christian Statesman, reviewing
this book and analysing the map, while
recognizing the tendency in legislation
to greater liberality in the matter Of
Sunday observance, approves adherence
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Opening Of the Magnolia Springs Hotel.
Magnolia Springs, Fla.

The management Of the Magnolia
Springs hotel, Magnolia Springs, Fla,
announce the opening Of that famous
hostelry on Monday, December 18th.
The house is delightfully."- situated and
has been very much improved since last
season. One of the best golf links of
the south is convenient to the hotel and
among other sports there are tennis,
fishing, bathing, boating, etc. The drink
enjoys world wide reputation for it's
purity and medicinal properties.
The hotel is under the same popular
management of Mr.. O. D. Seayey, long
and favorably known among the patrons
Of southern winter resorts. US,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
CONGRESS TO PROBE
HAzING BY MIDDIES
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. 70 ~. -
Washington, Dec. 16.-Hazing, fight:
ing and other brutalities practiced at
the Annapolis academy will immediate
ly become the subject of congressional
investigation. 1t is said the inquiry
will be careful and thoro. A resolution
offered by Mr.. Carmack has been
adopted by the senate instructing the
naval affairs committee, Of which Sena-
tor Hale is chairman, to investigate
brutalitieso at Annapolis. When pre-
senting the resolution Mr.. Carmack was
asked i y Mr. nnd Hale h1 the Tim
on naval affairs to which Mr.. Carmack
replied in the affirmative. Mr.. Hale
said: "That is proper" There was no
discussion on the resolution.
The sentiment Of the house, too, is
strongly in favor Of an investigation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
Rebates.

One fact which the public is apt to
overlook is that while the Elkins act
has been in force nearly three years,
the first conviction under it was OBJ
tanned in Chicago few weeks ago,
when the four packing companies were
fined $25, 1000 for. accepting rebates. This
might argue that there were no convie-
tions because there Weres no rebates,
but this hardly agrees with the facts
as developed in Wisconsin. Experts
were employed by that state to check
up railroad earnings, the state being
1 dissatisfied with system which put
! it in the hands of the railroads to tax
themselves. AS soon as the experts
went to work sthey begansto discover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
The Horse a Dangerous Animal.

The Horse a Dangerous Animal.
It is not often one hears the horse
denounced, but Rene Bache, writing in
the Saturday Evening Post, declares
him to be the most dangerous animal
in the world. From the books Of acct
dent insurance companies he has figured
out that one person in twelve of the
population meets with a disabling ac-
cident once in every twelve months,
and Of these, IL per cent are due to
the horse. This is to say that every
year the horse knocks out 100000 peo-
pie. IF but / per cent Of these die,
then. the country loses every year 5000
lives because of horses. This showing
is set over against the fact that one
accident in 500 is attributable to dogs,
chasing even intentional dog bites as
accidents; one in 800 to handling cat
tie, one in 1900 to mule kicks and only
one in all to intimacy with cats. This
was the case of man who kicked at a
cat, missed it, hit sofa and sustained
bruise which developed blood poison
| Ing lTOul Wu1CA Uuo ulc1A uAOOs
This is seemingly a bad showing for
the horse. Mr.. Bache says it is not
because of the enmity of the horse, but
because lie is born a fool and never
gets over it. We should rather think
that it is because some men are born
| fools and don't know how to treat
horses.
The denial of superior order OF
animal intelligence to horses is the only
surprising statement in the article. Tt
assume it from the fact that many &C
cidents occur to men in the handling
of horses is unfair to the lower animal
In every horse accident there are two
animals involved, and it is very Otter
a question which one is the less intel
ligent. g. n +;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
RAILROADS
OTHER USE FOR MONEY
Rock Island Reduces Dividend to Pay
for Retterments .....

Directors Of the Rock Island Operat-
ing company decided yesterday at New
York to reduce the stock dividend from
the quarter from to ~ per cent. The
dividend is payable Jan. IL. This will
leave in the treasury surplus net earn
sings, for the period covered by the divi-
dend, of 1862, 900. While a remainder
Of $2,000,000 remains on former appro-
priation, the board authorized expendi-
ture next year on improvements of $4,-
100000 more. It authorized the pur-
chase Of motive power and equipment to
cost in s addition 70 5Js 5
which has not been delivered.
In view of the improvements,
the directors of the financing
company decided that the January divi-
dend on preferred stock should be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
RETAIL COAL DEALERS
ENDORSE RATE MEASURE
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to The Journal. ..
Milwaukee, Dec. 16.--With the adop.
ton OF several sets of resolutions, the
majority OF them bearing on the de-
mlurrage question, others on the estab-
lshment Of reciprocal insurance, the
request that precautionary steps DO
taken by the wholesale traders in fill
ing orders, making it insistent upon
mine operators to protect the retail
dealers, the semi annual session of the
Illinois and Wisconsin Retail Coal
Dealers association came to a close.
Another resolution was adopted, re-
curing the railroads to issue a bill of
lading at the point Of shipment, giving
the gross and net weight and which
shall be delivered to the consignee, and
indorsing the action taken by the fed
eral rate legislation committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16
RAILROAD NOTES,

Shops costing $2,000,0 600 are expected to be
built at Salt Lake by the Western Pacific and
the Rio Grande Western. or Gould lines. 1t is
the. intention to make the shops So complete
that locomotives and cars can be built COM
plete.
The Great Western viii issue a publication
Ca Sahea 5he Maple Lear Route Town TAX VIII
column paper. devoted to. the twin city COM
mercial advantages, opportunities all along the
line. and the various departments of the road.
The Milwaukee railway company has crew
OF men at work surveying the shore of Lake
Pepin for its double track. 1t is the intention
to straighten some of the sharp curves. and 1t
will probably be necessary to expend thousands
of dollars for right of way. In many places the
new track is to be laid over land that does
not. belong to the railway.
& The Milwaukee road reports that the second
birthday of the Southwest limited finds 1t
strongly entrenched In the hearts Of the travelling
public. The cars are all owned by the Mil
waukee SO that uniform standard is main
tanned thruout the train. 1t leaves Chicago at
g pm. and reaches the residence section of
Kansas City at sos am. and the station at
500.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16

In arguing that opium Is really a
preferable poison to whisky, Ng Poo
Chew said: :. 81
The American filled with whisky comes
home and kicks his wife. The Chinaman
under the influence of opium goes home
and his wife kicks him.
The free and untramme1ed American
citizen will have to be shown before he
sees the advantage in the Chinaman's
position as%5.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-16

In connection with the death Of poor
old Senator Mitchell from an extracted
tooth, several Photographers started to
make a remark about painless dentists.
but only one Of them pushed it thru and
actually printed 1t. We are slowly ele-
waiting the editorial page.