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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
Autos Coming.

During the past week the Clyde
Line steamers have brought many
racing automobiles South for the
great Daytona race meet. On board
the steamer Apache, arriving Mon
day, there were some fine cars. Two
of the racing machine were Daimlers.
one large 40 to 40 horse power and
the other an Is to 20 horse power
The handsomest car among the lot
was a big 10 horse power touring
car, built in Geneva, by Emile Kub-
Ter, and was pronounced by IN en-
pert to be one Of the finest cars ever
sent South. The trimmings were of
brass, her color purple and red, while
the seats were covered with Morocco
leather. Among the Ameriran-built
cars, the Wmton was more in evil
dence than any other make, there
being five Wintons in the lot. There
was a French car consigned to W. a.
Adreance, a French car to R. d.
Munger, a Packard to W. Il. Sum.
mons, two French racers to James
r, Breese, a locomobilc to Robert T..
Dyer, an American to d. II. Church,
a French motor to Napier Motor
Company, a Winton to Winton Motor
Company, and a Winton to l.. Il,
Spearc.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
His COnfesslOn.

"My husband got even with me the
other day." said Mrs, Comnt to her
caller.
"IIOw was that?' the caller inquired
with a reasonable show OF interest.
"Why, whenever I want to humlllate
him bring out some Of his old love
letters and read them to him. He tries
to grin over them, but I can see they
make him squlrm. The other day he
said he wished he had some Of my love
letters to read In return. It's lucky
they were all destroyed In that unfOr-
tunate fire you told me about said I.
There was something I didn't tell YOU
said lie. What was thatT I asked.
And what do you suppose he saidf"
"I'm sure I cant guess" the caller
replied.
"Hc said lie started the fire" -Cleve'
land Plain Dealer.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
Badger Fight

As a result of a controversy be-
tween Harry Hoffman and H. IL.
Smell, two well known brokers, and
Barney OllGcld at the Dcspland
last night, Il wager was made that
Hoifman's dog "Snap" could kill
any badger piltcd against him in q
contest. W. II. Peters secured q
badger from the swamps west of
the city and tonight at eight O'Clock
in the Florida Motor Co.'S. Garage
the e. ht will be pulled off. Clar-
encc Cohen, u well known New York
sporting man will act as referee.
The odds favor the badger though
Hoffman is betting heavily on his
dog.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
GOSSIP ABOUT THE RACES.
Large Crowds on The Beach to Wit.
ness The First Running. Fast
Time Made Daily.

Reports are current of a large
number of racers being at present
located at Ormond. To verify these
reports DAILY News reporter rode
M to Ormond yesterday and found
that there were seven racers on the
ground.
Those at Ormond are a lj-horsc
power White, W. G. White driver;
GO h. p, White, r, II. White driver;
90 h. p. Mercedes, b. NJ. Stanley,
this is Vanderbilt's old machine
which holds the worlds mile record
of 80; and two Pope-Toledo racers,
A. C. Webb driver. Louis Ross has
two Stanley steamers, one lO-horse
power and the other 2O-horse pow.
or. VIM. Wallace is on hand with
his 0O.horse power F. |. A. Y. and
Bowden also has two cars, one Of 90
horse power and the other l2O-horse
power.
Here are located the Green Dragon
and Blue Streak, Barney Oldfeld
driver; 00-horsc power Christie,
Walter Christie owner and driver Il
9O-horse power Mercedes, which Ed.
lIawley will drive, and an SO-horse
power Darracq, owned by i. NJ.
Steck.
Bowdon is credited with having
made two miles in IA yesterday
with lis l2O-horse power Mercedes,
This was done while there was no
wind to help him along. This is
the first speeding he has done with
the big car
The 90.horse power Mercedes, II.
l.. Bowden driver was not on the
beach yesterday.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
Read Ing.

Reading IL not n lost art to the same
degree that conversation Is, but 1t has
in most cases an arrested development
through 80 much reading that makes
no demand upon aesthetic sensibllity,
80 that one Is apt to bring to fine
story full Of delicate shades Of thought
and feeling the same mind which he
yields to a newspaper, putting n blunt
Interrogation rs to Its meaning ns con.
veyed In the terms Of rational prop
osltlon, and the writer's charm Is Who'll.
" lost upon him.-Harper's.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
State News Items.

prrdgc boat begins clearing out
llogan'S creek,
Grra, revival meeting begins in
Jacksonville, tonight.
\ wireless telegraph station is cs-
tablislled at Pensacola.
Grand Lodge f. 4 A. NJ, is in
session in jacksonville.
Potatoes wilt be moro plentiful
in Hastings than ever before.
The expenses for maintaining the
insane asylum last year were SSH
005. IL.
a branch of the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company will soon be cstab-
lishcl in Tampa.
Tho total amount paid jurors and
witnesses throughout the state dur
ing the year 1904 was SGJ,i25.W.
The salaries aud expenses of the
railroad commission for the year
ending january |, 1909, were Sl2,-
7Gl.SG.
The total amount Of expenses for
carrying on the government Of Flor
lila for the year 1901 was $Gl5,-
1880.
The Key West papers are now
getting kilograms from the steamers
Of the Mallory line as far distant as
100 miles at sea.
The balance in the state treasury
on the first of January, 1904, was
$500, O6S.5S. The balance ON the
first of January, 1903, was S203,-
OJI.jS.
The last cncampmcnt OF the state
troops cost the state $50, 1920 and
besides that there were other cxpcn-
scs Of the troops for the year amount
ing to SIl,03l.5I.
\ recent decision of Judge Malon
in Quincy, declaring the November
prohibition election in Gadscn coun-
ty illegal, has restored the saloons
to that county and many are already
in operation.
The amount Of interest paid on
the bundcd debt Of the state last
year was SIS,O,7, Of which 5 ,OI5
went to the school fund in payment
of interest on bond, of the state held
by that fund.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
A Courtroom Joke.

Lord Erskine, when chief justice Of
England, presided once ut the Chclms.
ford assizes, when a case Of breach Of
promise Of marriage was tried before
him In which n Miss Tickell was plain
til. The counsel was pompous young
man named Stanton, who opened the
case with solemn emphasis thus:
"Tickell, the plaintiff, my lord" Err
skine dryly interrupted him with. "Oh,
tickle her yourself, Mr.. Stanton. 1t
would be unbecoming to my position"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
BNGfAN& THOMPSON

The Southern Express Company
paid the state license tax of $3.50
last year for the right to operate
and transact business IN the state.
AS there are about 800 offices in the
state, this gives an average tax of
about Sl,225 per office.
Professor George \, Stephens,
principal Of the Quincy high school,
who mystcriou,ly Disappeared Il few
days ago from his family and school,
has been heard from in Georgia y
number of creditors left behind tell
the reason for this change of location.
1t is certainly Il hard proposition
to be arroSlul in an isolated spot at
II o'clock in the morning by II four
tccn,ycar-olL lad, knocked down,
dragged over several palmetto roots
and finally made to cough up"
every cent You can squeeze out OF
your clothes, Rut this thing has
happened, and Hon. Charles Hodge,
Of Alachua, during the last campaign
q candidate from Alachua county to
the lower house, and who made
remarkable record by his campaign
speeches, was the victim.
There has been Il merger in the
printing business at Tallahassee. A
company, with S5O0O0 capital, has
purchased the printing plants of the
Tallahassccan and the Daily Capital.
The merger will do business under
the name of the Capital Publishing
Company, publishing the daily and
weekly Capital and disseminating
the Talahassrcan. Among the
names of the incorportors publish
Ell are Hon, George !, Davis, |. B.
IIilson and Robert Gamble.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
ADMIRAL Won SPAUN.

BY Lord Byron

Admiral Baron Won Spaun Of the
Dogger bunk commission, now In ses.
sion In Paris, Is the foremost naval
man Of Austria and esteemed II valua-
bic member of the body which Is to
consider the assault Of the Baltic fleet
on British fishing vessels, lie wns SO
lectcd as tho NTH member by the other
four members Of the court, The baron
has been for about six years ut the head
Of the Austro. Hungarian navy. He
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
We Offering this week at
SLAUGHTER PRICES

Extra heavy brown muslin, regular
price Sc per yard, during this sale 10
yards fOr............."."..," ....","'p"'
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
Jealousy In a Tavern.

Gee" calculated the patent churn
man rs no came out Of the dining
room, "thnt new waitress you've got Is
n regular peach for looks!"
That's all right" replied the land
lord Of tho Pettyvllle tavern, "but II
you want to stay cool and comfortable
don't let the old waitress IN there hear
your opinion Of the new One--spill hot
soup on ye, likely rs not,"--Pittsburg
Post.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Ball.. after
a very pleasant stay of a few days at
the Monson House, left this morn
for Daytona and will after a visit
further south, return to their home
in Philadelphia. Mr.. BAIL isa well
known druggist in that city.--St.
Augustine Record.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19

G. II. Paine and wife, Mrs. W. W.
Brown, Mrs. r. j. Scibcrt, Cleveland;
G. W, Taplcy and wife, j. d. Par
sons, Springfield; b. Block, Mrs.
Strauss and daughter, New York,
are guests of The Ridgcwood.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
ADMIRAL BARON Won sPAUN.

is a gallant officer and Is a disciple Of
the late Admiral Tegethoff, who did
much to build up his country's navy
and who won the victory at LISA In
1866 over a much superior italian
squadron.
Though an inland country, Austria
hos several fine harbors on the Adri.
attic. Admiral Won Spaun believes that
the Austrian navy Is destined to be a
defensive rather than an offensive
force. and his work as Its head 10 per.
formed with such policy IN view.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19
AdnOuncem Of Candidacy.

! hereby offer myself rs n candi-
date for Mayor and If elected will
pursue the same lines Of administra-
ton rs in the past two years.
Respectfully,
&. l.. SMITH.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1905-01-19

docs your husband consider you Il
necessity or luxury"
1T all depends. When he needs a
button scwcd on his clothes nm Il ne
cessity, but when ! want new clothes
! am luxury"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
Obituary..

Wilma, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Marsh Darlington, was
born at Cobb. Wis.,, May 81, 1904, and
died at the residence of Archie Vine.
Montfort, Wis, Dec. %. 1905, at the
age of nineteen months.
This is the second death that has
taken place recently at this home.
Two months ago Mrs, Vine died and
Mrs. Darlington with her husband and
family came to make their home with
her brother Archie, and now their
little Wilma has also been called to
join the company Of the redeemed be-
fore the throne. On Friday evening
she was apparently as we'll as us1ai.
but was taken violently ill before bed
time, and at six the following evening.
the little spirit took it's flight. Her
joyous presence, innocent baby prattle.
aud playful ways will be sadly missed
by her broken hearted parents and by
her affectionate brothers and sisters.
William Dale, Myria Marcia, Roxis
Elizabeth and John Vine Darlington.
The grandmother was greatly at
tached to this bright little girl, and we
doubt not they are now enj lying each
others company in heaven. In this
hour of sore bereavement the sorrow
ing parents find consolation in the
promises of the gospel and know that
their darling is not lost but only gone
before, and "Safe in the arms of
Jesus"
Il am all alone in my chamber now.
And the midnight hour is near,
And the fagotS crack, and the clocks dull
tick
Are the only sounds | hear;
And over my soul, in it's solitude
Sweet feelings of sadness glide:
L For my heart and my eyes are full when
think
Of the little girl that died
We shall go home to our Fathers house
To our Fathers home in the skies
Where the hope of souls shall have no
blight,
Our love no broken ties;
We shall roam on the banks of the river
of peace,
And bAthe in its blissful tide,
And one of the joys of that life shall be
The little girl that died."
CDR. CHALMERs.)
A short funeral service was con-
Quoted at the home by the writer on
Christmas day, and interment was
made in the Montfort cemetery.
GEO. BROWN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
WILL NOT PROSECUTE WALSH
Chicago Banker Has Violated but One
Law and That Is Done
EpoOuontIV.

Chicago, Dec. %. = Secretary Shaw,
Of the treasury department, arrived in
Chicago, and before he had removed
the stains Of travel made this an
nouncement: 'There will be no prose
cution, so far as the federal govern
ment is concerned, of John r. Walsh
because of the collapse of the Chica-
so National bank"
The secretary added that Walsh had
not taken a dollar for which he did
not deposit gilt-edged security; there
was no enlightenment, and the only
law that had been violated was the
one fOrbidding the loans Of more than
10 per cent. Of a banks capital, and
that was being done every day, and
could not be stopped without closing
up every bank in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
Well Write No More This Year

We have about made up our
mind that as this is the last issue
of the Herald for 1905 we will write
no more for this year. Along with
the encouraging words received
from various sources the past year
we have also been the recipient of
sufficient censure to give it flavor
but that is something that all live
ly and up to-date newspapers fall
heir to, so the Herald like other pro-
gresslYe publications feels comfort
ed IN the fact that its large army of
appreclative readers Outnumbers the
few who are wont to criticise. And
it might be well to mention in this
our last issue for this year that the
paper has been given heartier
support and has made more pro-
gress as newspaper this year than
IN any other year since it's origin.
This is partly due to the fact that
the city has been prosperous and
partly because our progressive citi-
zens have come to realize the i'm
portance of a progressive aud up
tO-date newspaper in the develop
ment and upbuilding of a town. It
is real in nearly every home in Ian
caster and new names are BEING
added to our large list each week.
This, we believe, is due to the fact
that the paper has at all times
e Iel It I'd its influence for the good of
the town and the town and the
citizens in general.
The influence which the newspa-
per exerts upon the minds of the
young and the Importance of keen
ing it undefled received abundant
recognition in a resolution adopted
by the National meeting of Moth
ers in Boston recently declaring
that I'VE will admit into our homes
only those papers which inspire to
noble thought and deed, and our
influence shall go toward cultivat-
ing the public taste, until it shall
demand from the press only tina,
which elevates and refines."
This is the voice of American
motherhood, and it utters a pro-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
CONFERENCES ENTIRELY FREE
10 Attempt to Force Korea's Hand by
Military Display.


Military Display.
Stevens then describes the negotia-
tons as follows: Conferences then
ensued between the cabinet and Mr.
Hayashi, the last one by mutual agree
ment and in accordance with the EN-
peror's order taking place at the pal
ace. All of the cabinet ministers came
to this meeting in accordance with the
pre-arranged plan, and there were no
soldiers present except Korean soldiers
forming the palace guards. The Jan
anese minister, with his secretaries
and interpreters attended, and there
was a full and frank discussion of oil
the details of the proposed treaty. UIti-
mately Marquis Ito was asked to at
tend, and he came accompanied by
General Hasegawa, but unattended by
any soldiers save the small body guard
of half a dozen gen d'armes who 60
about with him everywhere in Seoul.
''The discussion then proceeded for
several hours; amendments We're pro-
posed by the Korean cabinet and ac-
cepted, and finally the amended form
was agreed to by majority Of six
out of eight members of the cabinet
Thereupon the treaty was signed and
sealed by the minister of foreign af-
fairs, in conformity with the direct
order of the emperor. During all these
proceedings there was no show Of
force, and no unseemly exhibition Of
any kind whatever.
"Of course there was opposition in
Korea to the treaty; it would be fool,
ish to deny that patent fact. But there
is no such thing as popular opposi-
ton in the sense in which we under
stand the word in America. There is
opposition based upon the Official
classes-a great deal of it-honest op-
position based upon motives with which
we can sympathiZe, although we may
know them to be mistaken.
"From the Japanese standpoint some
greater measure of control over Kore-
an affairs was imperatively necessary.
Hers is the responsibility of introduce
ing and enforcing reforms, and Of do,
inc all those things for Korea's good
which her own rulers have seemed i'm
potent to accomplish. 1t is not a task
which Japan has undertaken willing
". but solely because she has been
forced to it. But having undertaken
It. and having assumed the resp0nsi-
bility it seems to me that of right as
we'll as of necessity, she is entitled
to possess the means for doing those
things which the world expects her 70
do in Korea"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
Durham White Stevens, OipIo-
matte Adviser to the En-
peror, Tells the Story.
JAPAN DID NOT USE COERCION
Negotiations Between Ito and the
Hermit Emperor.
No Soldiers Present Except the Gus.
tomary Guards, and the Max
ing of the Treaty Per-
fectly Square Deal.

Washington, Dec. 29-In a private
letter to friend in this city Durham
White Stevens, diplomatic adviser to
the Korean government, comments as
follows upon recent reports that the
treaty establishing a japanese protec-
torate was exto1ted by force 'In
Seoul" he says, 1--WE learn that curl
ously distorted accounts of the occur
rences of the night of Nov. 18th have
been telegraphed to America and Eu-
rope. One in particular, to the Ber-
lin Lokal Anzeiger, is especially men
dacious.
Quotes a distorted Account"
''It speaks of the tragedy in Seoul
of which reports have come from well
Informed quarters and assert that
Marquis Ito, together with Minister
Hayashi and General Hasegawa, ac-
c0mpanied by a large contingent Of
Japanese troops, forced the emperor
to sign the new treaty which they had
already prepared and brought with
them; that the Korean ministers fed
from the palace in order not to affix
the seal Of state to a document which
robbed their country of independence:
that Japanese soldiers We're sent after
them, and that they were forcibly
brought back and ordered to affix their
seals. The account closes with the
statement that this violent act has led
to tumults among the people,
Choice of Envoy a Happy One.
POSSIBLY other canards, equally sill.
~, have gained circulation at home.
and therefore, knowing your interest
In eastern matters, l feel sure Won
would like to know the facts. Marquis
Ito came to Korea with an autograph
letter from the emperor of Japan to
the emperor of Korea. This letter eX-
pressed an earnest hope for closer
union between the two countries. Its
tone and purpOrt were we'll calculated
to demonstrate Japan's friendly inten-
tons and to soothe Korean susceptible
ties. The choice of an envoy, more
over, was decidedly happy, as Marquis
Ito is especially persona grata to the
emperor Of Korea. g
Ito Explains the Situation.
"He explained the situation and ia
pans wishes fully to the emperor, and
the latter agreed in principle to the
propositions which the marquis stated
would be formally submitted later on
by the Japanese minister. The en-
peror stated that the decision regard
ing the details of the new arrange
ment would be left to his cabinet and
gave orders that the latter should con-
suit with the Japanese minister"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
AT THE THRESHOLD.

We stand tonight at the threshold
of another year. Within a few hours
time will roll back the curtain and
usher in new cycle of the history
of this old world. How many years
the earth has existed no one knows
and Of the years to come we are all
in total ignorance. How the world
was formed and when is a matter
of conjecture. Tome upon tome,
volume upon volume, library upon
library have been written upon
these subjects and the total actual
information could be compressed IN
to single sentence. What we do
know is that we are here and dur
ing the brief span OF life each should
do his utmost to extract from exist
ence the greatest possible pleasure
and happiness, which per Sc in
cludes the sharing of such pleasure
and happiness with others. Each
of us is but a small finite object up
o the face of nature but in the sum
t 'tal of humanity we together make
up all that there Is Of value on this
mundane sphere for without US
what would there be. Therefore it
behooves us to sit up and take notice
and for each to SO conduct himself
or herself as to make the world
better and brighter during the year
1906 and during each of the years
which may come thereafter.
Those of us who live at this time
and are in the possession of average
health should never cease to be
thankful for our presence in this
beautiful world at this particular
time. If ever there was a reason
for living it is now, with all the
wonderful things that are being
done to make life livable. It would
seem that we are just beginning to
live and that those who have gone
before were robbed of a large por-
ton of their rightful heritage.
Despite lack of much that is de-
sirable and definite almost every
rational and intelligent being ac-
knowledges a Divine Maker Of all
the beauties of this wonderful world
and should pray to him for con-
tinuation throughout the new year
Of all the blessings which are now
vJuchsafed us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-30
STANDS ASIDE FOR ALGER
test the Toga with the Present
Wearer Thereof.

Lansing, Mich, Zee. %. = William
Alden. Smith, in an interview on tie
senatorial situation, said that he would
not push his candidacy until Senator
Alger was known to be out of tie
race, evidently taking the senator's re-
cent statements in regard to his i'm
proved health to mean that he would
be candidate for reelection, or hav-
ing gained that impression in his re-
cent conference with the senator.
Smith said:
eff Senator AIger were not candi-
date for reelection l would not hest
tate to enter the contest. / helped to
put him where he is and if he wants
to stay in the senate / am in favor
Of leaving him there" When remind
ed that Arthur Hill, of Saginaw, had
decied to make the fight whether Al
ger was a candidate or not, Smith
said: "HilPs position and mine are
different, in that l was actively sup
porting Alger in the last campaign"