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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

II has often been said that the iron
industry Is the business barometer
when that Is prosperous all other
branches will be prosperous too, states
the Milwaukee Wisconsin. II this is
true. the outlook In the United Statos
Is encouraging for everybody at the
present time.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

Whltelaw Reds salary as ambassa-
dor TO England Is S27.5OO smaller
than his house rent in London. but
being "A newspaper man, he wp' noe
mind the trining discrepancy, thinks
the Atlanta Constitution.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

The king of Spain has been made a
genera. IN the British army. Now
let Russia make him an admiral in the
Russian navy Russia needs a new
admiral
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

The veterans Of the Mexican war rise
60 a new position Of distinction, now
that Hiram Cronk is dead.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

This country Is producing iron from
raw materials at the rate OF twenty
two million tons a year. and some arc
curious as to where such an enormous
product goes TO. II that product were
loaded on train that train would be-
ten thousand miles long, or over three
times the distance from New York
City TO San Francisco, Cal Six hum
dred pounds per capita are produced
zach year In this country. This iron
IL consumed in this country. asserts
the Birmingham (Ala) Age-Herald.
Next to no pig iron is exported. We
are great producers. and still greater
consumers. We make nearly one-half
the worlds product, and stranger still,
we have no pig iron TO sell.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

\ British Investigator has made the
important dlscoyery that there arc
Nv. kinds OF nerves. one set construct
ed for conveying sense Of pain, the
other for purposes Of touching. Why
hannt this been matter Of common
knowledge for many centuries, asks
the BChiOn Transcript.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

The announcement Of certain Judges
In this city that hereafter they VIII
impose much more serious pcHaltl .3
for automobile "scorchinK" is to be-
received with profound satisfaction By
the law-abldinR part Of the commune
ity, AYERS the New York Tribune II
Is high time that such an announce
ment was made.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

The large American cities, az n ruiz.
are far behind tho great European
municipalities In making provision for
public comfort ana civic beauty statcs
the Philadelphia Ledger Nearly $3.-
600 600 has been expended for tree
planting on the boulcyards uf ParlS.
The New England cities owe their at
tTactiVcnoss to the noble Clms that
grace the streets Tho Providence
Journal. In calling attention To the ap.
proach OF Arbor day. says that Rhode
Island has kept II Loyalty since 1887,
and always with enthusiasm. A New
England writer truthfully remarks that
q village shaded by thoroughly grown
elms can not but be handsome. Its
houses may be huts; It's streets may
be ribbed with rocks or chRnneled with
Tuts; II may be rs dirty As New York,
and yet these vast, majestic taber-
nacies OF the air would redeem into
beauty. Time II the only architect OF
such structures. and blessed are they
for whom time was pleased to fore.
think"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-07-28

The infrequency with which Porto
Rico figures In newspaper headlines
nowadays is the best evidence Of the
prosperity and growing content
mont Of our West Indian dependency,
declares the New York Tribune. Only
a few years ago tho American press
was full OF gloomy pictures Of the isl
Rnd's industrial condition and gloom
fer prophecies Of the future Now tho
skeptic and the posslmist find their oc-
Cupation gone. The development Of
the islands trade has been steady and
the old restlossuCss and discomfort
have given way to feeling OF con.
fidenCe and satisfaction
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
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~ NNElTQN
Clock without . Key.

MaLy are the efforts which have
been made recently to improve on
the old spring clock. with It's twelve
hour face. which has been in use for
. good many years. There have been
clocks without hands, clocks without
dials and clocks with springs of such
gigantic proportions that they re-
Quired winding but once year. The
very newest thing in this line Is
clock which will run forever and new
er needs winding or any other atten-
ton. except, perhaps. occasional reg
ulation. for It Is possible that the
time-piece might run q tribe fast or
slow. It will never be in need of
winding. and as matter OF fact,
there Is no provision whatever made
for winding the clock.
This clock Is operated by Q motor
driven by the. changes of the temper
ature which are constantly going on
in the air about us. A large factory
is about to be put into operation at
Knoxville, Tenn. where these clocks
will be made under patents which
were granted to Prof. Weston M. Full
ton, who is the local forecaster In
charge of the United States weather
bureau and observatory at that place.
and also instructor of meteorology at
the University of Virginia. The es.
sential feature of the professors In
vention is q vessel for containing the
liquids and gases which are acted
upon by the air. The remarkable
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Eles,.winu.d Birds.

There are certain species of ducks
that are given the credit by natural
lists OF being the feetest of winged
creatures. Recently, however, it has
been ascertained that the learned
men were in error and the stork is
found to far outstrip all denizens of
the air in speed. After an exhaustive
survey of the field it is now declared
that no living thing, not even a scared
jack rabbit, can travel with the speed
displayed by such birds as the stork
and the Northern bluethroat. Not
only do these birds fly with a speed
that can hardly be conceived, but
they keep up their rapid flight for
1000 or 1000 miles at stretch with
out apparently firing. Evidence has
been collected recently which shows
Chat the 'bluethroat flies from central
Africa to the shores of the North sea,
distance of 1900 miles, in less than
2 day and a night, and making it,
moreover, IN one uninterrupted flight.
The Btorks which spend their sum-
mers In Austria Hungary and their
winters In India and Central Africa
sre also marvellous travellers and
nuke their journeys twice a year in
lunbroken Hight each time. From
Budapest, In Hungary, to Lahore, in
India. is about zAe0 miles in an air
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

shapes such as squares, ovals, OBJ.
longs. ETC., in sizes varying from one
half inch to q couple of inches in
length.
Now you are ready for your quest.
Just keep your eyes open for the dis
covery of rings or watch charms
adorning your friends or acquaint-
ances, which have a figure or symbol
engraved upon them. You will be
surprised to see how many curious
seal rings and fobs you will find, and
when you come across those which
you desire to begin your collection
with, ask for permission to obtain
your impression.
This is done by laying a piece of
your writing paper on solid, smooth
surface. A table is the best support.
Hold a lighted match to your seal
ing wax stick till it melts, then rub
the sealing wax over the middle of
the paper. Then wet the seal with
the tongue SO that it will not stick
to the burning wax; press it into the
yielding mass second or SO. being
careful to lift it straight up when re-
moved, thus securing a clean cut
edge. Repeat the operation as many
times as you wish duplicates, for II
it is particularly fine signet you
will have little trouble in trading
your duplicate for others which you
may not be able to procure except
by this means.
When you have enough to make a
good showing, then comes the time
to mount your collection for exhibi-
ton. This Is done to the best advan-
tage by pasting the specimens on a
stin cardboard, say, 16 to % inches
in size, and il you combine your col
ors and sizes happily you may
achieve quite a tasteful artistic effect
and add an attractive, interesting or
nament to your room by framing the
group Of signets and hanging them
on the wall.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Nose, Nose, Who Nose.

N0oCp tNOVCp WIN bNoBCs
This is a good game to pass the
time while the impatient ones are
waiting for Christmas dinner.
All the children present can play.
They stand in long row, one behind
the other. The eyes of the one in
front are covered by the one behind,
by clasping both hands over them.
Then one of the other players creeps
softly out Of place, tiptoes to the
blinded leader. gently tweaks his
nose, and sneaks back into place.
The leaders eyes are released then
and he must walk up and down the
row and try to find the one who
pulled his nose by studying the faces
of all and picking out the one who
looks guilty.
When he has decided. he must say,
Nose, Nose, Who Nose" and catch
the suspected one by the nose. II he
has found the right one, he takes his
place in the row and the captured
player must go in front and have his
nose tweaked in turn. But IL he has
not picked the right one, the wrong.
fully suspected player takes him by
the nose and leads him back to his
original place.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Affeetion of AM ALLIGATOR.

It seems that If you only begin
early enough it is possible to tame
even the fercest of animals. A baby
alligator, caught in swamp, was
taken to the home of its captor in
New York, and in course of time it
would follow him about like a dog.
What was even more curious was
that it and the cat became great
chums. When pussy slept before the
fire the alligator used to lay its head
on the cat and go to sleep too. The
only creature that excited the alli-
gator was fox chained in a yard.
1t did not try to bite the fox, but
lashed it with its tail. Once, had the
chain not broken, poor Reynard
would have been beaten to death.
The alligator was fed on raw flesh
and milk. of which it was very fond.
When the weather was cold it was
kept in box with wool in it. One
frosty night the wool had been for
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
"Push-pont Knock"


Upon the door I saw a sign;
I cried, "A motto. And its mine,"
A wiser thing ! never saw
No Median or Persian law
Should be more rigidly enforced
Than this, from verbiage divorced
Its logfc's firm as any rock
Push-don't knock"
Twas simply meant to guide the hand
OF those who wished to sit or stand
Within the unassuming door
This weight Of ceremony that bore.
Twas ever meant to teach or preach,
But just to place in easy reach
The ear Of him who dealt In stock
Push-don't knock"
But what guide for life was that
Strong. philosophical. and pat;
Hoy safe a chart for you and me
While cruisin' DER life's restless sea:
Push. always push. with goal in view:
Don't knock-avoid the hammer crew.
This rule will save you many a shock:
'Push-don't knock"
When on that door see the sign,
] say, Great motto. you are mine!'
No stronger sermon ever fell
From human lips: no sage could tell
The hothead youth more nearly how
To point Away his vessels PROV:
There are no wiser words in stock:
"Push-don't knock"
Baltimore American.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

thing about this vessel Is that 1t is
made Of metal and yet has the ca.
pacity OF compression and expansion
to very great degree without i'm
pairing its usefulness. The materials
with which this has been heretofore
done In the construction of bellows
and like devices have all had the dis.
advantage that they were short.lived
when any attempt was made to make
them hold certain chemicals which
Prof. Fulton makes use OF, and here
tofore It was never thought that met
al was available for the purpose. But
this Is what the professor has sue
ceeded In doing. and the vessel he has
designed Is of thin sheet metal. with
deeply corrugated sides. The chem
icals are sealed within the walls Of
this container. and as the expansion
and compression takes place the
movement is transformed into power.
stored up by means of a spring and
made to operate the clock.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

piled by large oil lamp hung from
the roof. 1t may be imagined that the
interior atmosphere is almost suffo-
eating to newcomer, especially as
the floor is usually in filthy condi-
tion, remnants of food, animals, ETC.,
lying about. A bench or ledge at
one side serves as the common sofa
and sleeping-place. Skins line the
walls, and fiat stones make a COM
paratively level floor. The condition
of the interior is now sometimes nit
igated by having an opening in the
roof. The illustration shows a house
in summer weather, with the roof,
made Of turf spread over driftwood.
partially removed in order to air and
clean the unsavory abode.-People's
Home Journal.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

SENTENCE ssamoNa
He who does not give does not live
A JOY unshared is always shor,
lived.
Happiness is the harvest Of help
fulness.
Worry never makes anythins-but
wrinkles.
Making life is greater than max.
Ing . living.
Peace on earth waits for the peace
from heaven.
There will be good viii In all when
Gods will is over all.
Running in old ruts may be more
risky than blazing new trails.
You cannot touch men as long -
you think Of them as masses.
The man who suspects everybody
is surely . suspicious character.
You can't expect nickel's worth Of
religion to last you over Monday.
The man who sows nothing always
reaps something . good deal worse.
They who really pray for the poor
hnd themselves saying Amen at their
door.
The flowers on the streets Of heav.
en- are the transplanted sorrows of
earth.
It is easy to preach on the dement's
Of walking when you are in the band
wagon.
There's something wrong about q
mans piety when It provokes others
to profanity.
When q man thinks ne has cinch
on sin he is apt to find that the hal
ter Is on him.
You never know how much religion
you have until some one treads on
your best corn.
Our biggest, blacklist troubles are
often only the locomotive drawing
our richest treasure tram.
It will take lot OF nerve for some
Christians to stand up and look over
their lives at last and hear the Judge
say: We'll done. good and faithful
seryant!"-Chicago Tribune.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Boy Kills a Mountain Lion.

A boy by the name of John Demer-
breaux drew 500 out of the county
treasury yesterday. His warrant for
the money was the skin of a lion,
which he brought to town with him.
The lion was killed on the Verde,
near Fort Mcdowell, under unusual
circumstances. The boy was riding
along the river and saw the beast eat
ing the carcass of raccoon, which
he had just killed. Demerbreaux was
armed with shotgun and he emptied
both barrels into the lion, killing it
instantly. Old hunters and others
familiar with the habits of the noun
tain lion said that they hads never
heard of one doing such trick be-
fore. While the lion is frequently
seen in the daytime, he is never seen
eating. He takes his meals by night.
Arizona Republican.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
"The vesper Rite"

Take half q dozen large potatoes
and cut them in half. Shape each
half into candlestick by scooping
out round hole in the small end,
making 1t large enough to hold a can
die.
Place halfcandle in each of the
potato candlesticks and pin around
each candle strip of paper on which
is written one word indicating trait
of character, such as "modesty,"
'bashfulness," vanity" etc.
Then form a magic ring with the
candles in the center of dimly light
cd room. The ring should be about
three feet in diameter.
Blindfold one of the players and
have the center party join hands and
run three times around the lighted
candles.
Then. leaving the blindfolded player
standing two feet from and facing the
ring, let the others fall back while a
chair is placed before her, and fan
is handed to her, apd she is told to
make three trials at tanning out the
candles over the back of the chair
After the third trial she must re-
move the bandage from her eyes and
examine the papers on the candles
that are left burning. reading aloud
the words which reveal her character.
II care isstaken that no one ap-
proaches the candles after they are
lighted except the person managing
the game and the one whose charac-
ter is being tested, there will be no
danger of skirts catching fire.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
SMALL PEN FOR HOGS.
To Accommodate Two Brood sows and
Their FatteninQ litters.

To Aecommodste Two Brood sows and
Their Fatteninp litterA.
J. r. H.-Please publish the plan
Of a pig pen of suitable size to &C.
commodate two brood sows and the
fattensng litters from these. The pen
is to be built Of stone and to stand
east and west
In the accompanying plan there Is
provision for a partition in the brood
SOW pens for the little pigs to go In
to feed; the partition is one foot from
the floor SO that the pigs can go under
to be fed separate from the SOW. The
trough should not be over 4 inches
high for the little pigs: the other
troughs should be six inches high.
The windows in all the pens can be
placed above the doors-that Is, the
upper part a window. and the lower
part a door. 1t is a good plan to
hang the doors on hinges at top, so
they can swing either in or out, 30
that the doors will always remain
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Curious Devil Plant.

Not many years ago. in the neigh
borhood of Philadelphia. plant OF
peculiar growth proved deadly to all
Insect and vegetable life. Quite IN
nocent in appearance. this devil
plant" as it has been called, is of ten
der green, sprinkled with small red,
cup-shape blossoms. which hold in
their heart a single drop Of liquid
which the sun cannot dispel and
which has blighting power.
A botanist who tasted this noxious
dew found it to be of sickening sweet
ness, without odor, and viscid like
liquid gum. It soon raised, blister
on his tongue. Every insect that
comes near is paralyzed, and drops
dying on the cruel plant. Cattle
which eat of 1t die in a few hours in
agony from violent tetanus.
Vegetation also is scorched and de-
stroyed by this insidious growth, the
leaves of which, under the micro
scope, show little mouths or suckers.
which sting the hand, leaving duh
red mark like the wound of scor.
pion.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

To make the Flying Dutchman you
will need q clothespin, a piece of
broom handle an inch long and an
old tin can.
Drive a nail into a piece of broom
handle (after 1t haE been whitfield
down to look like Figure No. 81 SO
that it can move easily. Then drive
two snall nails about one-quarter of
an inch apart in the top. as in No. s.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
sionet Fad a Novel One.

A new fad is the gathering of sig
nets. The outfit to begin needs only
to consist Of a dozen sticks Of seal
ing wax. Red, white. brown. gold.
green and black will be the range
OF colors. A light wooden box to
KEEP. the equipment in. a white taper
cut into several pieces to permit its
insertion into the box. box Of
matches and stock of unruled white
writing paper complete the outfit.
The paper should be cut into various
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

line. and the storks make the journey
in twenty-four shours, thus travelling
at the rate of 100 miles an hour for
the whole distance. The storks which
spend the summer in central Europe
and winter in central Africa travel
with the same rapidity.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
wake Cotton Of Wood.

There was a time when cotton
grew: now it is made. The French
have acquired the novel art of cotton
making, and to do SO use the cellulose
of 1r tree. Can fig tree bear this
ties? Perhaps not. but fir tree can
grow cotton. The fibers of the tree
are pulverized by special machinery
and treated with steam and bisulpha&e
of soda for thirty-six hours under n
heavy pressure. The mess IL then
waslled and bleached. passed between
rollers to dry 1t. and reheated wath
chloride Of zinc and acid. to which
has been added little castor oil to
give q consistent paste. Thins csllu-
loos matter is then passed through u
draw plate. which produces thread
having an exceedingly close resem-
blomce TO- cotton
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Beer keo. Of Old stee, Rails,

A Joliet, ILL.,, inventor believes that
a process of making beer kegs out of
old steel rails is to make him wealthy.
In his valise this inventor carries
smnn model beer keg made out Of pol
ished steel, which he says will within
q few years do away with the old and
cumbersome wooden kegs entirely.
The steel is only one-sixteenth of an
inch thick and the kegs weighs but a
few pounds. Its inventor claims that
1t will stand three times more pres
suro than a wooden keg and that it
can be made for one-thicd the price
Of the latter.
The keg is made IN two pieces. the
Joint being hidden by a steel band.
The buhghole is hermetically sealed
by patent contrivance which re-
auires key to unlock 1t. The hole is
graduated TO ut any size of spigot.
Any kind of steel is used in its con.
struction. but the inventor is now
using old steel rails. The interior of
the keg is covered with pitch prep
aration used In wooden kegs to keep
the beer from tasting Of the metal.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

Then cut piece Of tin in the shape
OF NO. 4, with two holes one-quarter
OF an inch apart. This piece is for
the wings. Then put the wings on
the body part (No. 81 and wind a
piece OF cord around the piece of
broom handle. next pulling it OF ran
idly While pulling it OF lower the
nand and the wings will hy rapidly
through the air.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
Asour womEn-FoR MEN ONLY

:
OF all men. Adam was the happiest;
he had NO mother-in-law.-Parfa
In courting women. many dry wood
for fire that will not burn for them.
-Balzac-
It is because bachelors know so
much about women that they are
bachelors.
Women are apt to see chiefly the
defects Of q man Of talent and the
merits OF a fool.
There are more people who wish to
be loved than there are who are will.
ing to l0ve.-Chamfort.
A woman of honors should never
suspect another Of things she would
not do herself.-M. de valoie.
There are only $4,000 really hand.
some women in Great Britain. Every
woman wonders who the other 1899
are.-London Answers.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
MORE OR LESS CYNICAL.

In politics factions speak louder
than words.
Every blush isn't the genuine pink
OF propriety.
It's easy to be an optimist IL you
are not married.
People who say mean things don't
always mean things.
When q woman is outspoken her
husband is generally out-talked.
lr ever man profited by his own
mistakes most of us would be rich.
It may be that woman stoops to
Holly because she is naturally stupid
The woman who bleaches her hair
deserves to marry man with dyed
whiskers.
No man has ever succeeded in keep.
ing . woman's love by preserving II
In alcohol.-New York Times.
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20

oak and the walnut! M
Walnuts and acorns should either
be planted as soon as they are ROE
in the autumn or kept where they
will not dry out. and then planted in
the spring. as once they become dry
their terminating power is much less
ened and sometimes destroyed. As
the soil may be now too much frozen
to plant the nuts this year. they m,.y
be put in box spread out in thin
layers alternately with layers of
moist sand. The box should then be
buried outside to prevent drying out
and to allow the frost to crock the
nuts, or the box may be kept in .
cellar. but with less satisfactory re-.
suits. Another good plan is to make
shallow hole in the ground outside,
spread out the nuts and cover with
two or three inches of soil and leave
them there until spring. In the spring
the nuts and acorns may either be
planted where they are to remain per-
manently or else in rows three feet
apart. The acorns should not be plant
ed more than two inches deep. and
the walnuts not more than three
inches
The Dolores star., 1905-01-20
MERE OPINION.

Il rs generally easy enough b Judge
sam by the diamond he wears in his
shirt front.
This world would be far more dis
NAL than It Is II the public found out
about It every time anybody made =
fool Of himself.
Pity the boy who. at his birth. ID
senAenced to idleness for life.
n everybody possessed the sense Of
humor most people would have to
Iangh when they look in their mirrors.