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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

nous to tropical climate and the hard
Ter sorts of the North. Three and four
crops per year can be grown on the
same acre, and the farmer does not
have to idle away half of his time try
ing to keep warm during the winter
months, but can cultivate his crops
every month in the year, and If he man
ages his farm inteligently he will have
something to sell every three months,
while his Northern brother sows once a
year, markets once a year and is broke
ten months in the year.
The average soil Of Florida is sandy,
mixed with clay and other organic mat
ter, but by the proper use Of fertilizer
il becomes very productive.
Recently large bodies of peat have
been discovered in the State, and there
is little doubt but what this discovery
will add largely to the States revenue.
All the grasses used in the msnufac
ture of mattings, rope and straw goods
grow profusely in Florida, and offer
openings for manufacturing concerns
along line in which there is no compe-
titiOn and splendid profits.
THE DEATH RATE.
The death rate of Florida Is less than
that of Maine, Massachusetts,, New
York, Pennsylvania, Illinois. Virginia
and Minnesota, the variation of temper
ature Is small here as compared with
the Northern States and this in part
accounts for the good health Of the
populace. The annual mean tempera-
ture is 20 degrees. spring a degrees,
summer so degrees, autumn II degrees
and winter so degrees. The winters
will all the hearts Of anyone with JOY (;
this evidenced each year by the thou
sands Of wealthy NOrtherners who
make the State their Mecca
Il would be impossible for anyone to
enumerate all the good points Of Flor
ida, and Il would pauperIze the English
language TO do 90. The stranger is
filed with wonder and admiration from
the moment he reaches the State until
he has to take his departure. There 10
the climate. Il IL grand the palms are
magnificent, the green foliage during
the winter 10 lovely, the rivers and
lakes are beautiful, the song Of the
birds displaees the sOuRh Of the blizzard
in the North, the sunshine Is q tonic
free TO all, the atmosphere u permeated
bY the aroma from the health-giving
pines. the things you eat remind you Of
the good old summer time, the citizens
are prosperous and cheerful, and the
hum Of industry brings the stranger 70
the realization Of the fact that Florida
Il becoming YactOr IN the e0mHerce
Of the nation that must be talon u &C.
count.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07
Minors, Saloons and Law.

A spasmodic break in the right direc-
ton was made by member Of the
police force the other night when he
arrested quartet of young men who
had not reached their majority, but
who were found either In pool room
or a saloon. Two Of the young men
appeared in court accompanied by their
fathers, and the stptement was made
by each Of the parents that it was not
against their wishes that the boys fire.
quented the places in question. That
did not cover the law however, and
when the recorder read section 1888, which
forbids the visit 10 saloons and pool
rooms Of youngsters unless carrying a
written permit, they were much wiser.
This not only impels the minor visitors
to carry permits, but limits the life Of
any permit TO twenty.four hours.
In almost any saloon and pool room
in the city may be seen boys not yet
twenty.One years % age, and IL would
be an excellent move IL some of these
were made TO understand the law. 1t
is certain that all Of them are not there
either with permission or knowledge Of
their parents. for many Of them are
from the most respectable Rud fore
most families Of the city. Pensacola
News.
Have the saloons and you have all the
evils, and the worst evil is having
minors visit them and learn 20 gamble
and drink Tallahassee Is better off,
by long odds, without them, and ITALIA
hassee never wishes an open bar-room
in Leon county and we must get rid
Of the "blind tiger, too.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

Hon. B. K. MeLin, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and Senator ~ A. Bitch,
State Supervisor Of Convicts and Rail-
road Commissioners elect, arrived from
Tampa Tuesday morning and drove out
tn the turpentine camp north OF the
city, and in the evening went on to
Largo to inspect Ulmer's camp. The
gentlemen expressed themselves as
pleased with conditions in the small
camp north Of st. Petersburg and will
report favOrably upon the Largo camp,
for that is a model institution, being
larger than the one here.
The gentlemen were interviewed by
the Independent as they had just fin
ished q fish and oyster supper at Aliens.
Mr.. McLin said
''Our convict lease system is good.
There has been trouble but not from
State prisoners. They are short term
county prisoners. Here is where peo-
pie get COMPOUNDED The majority Of
the prisoners are negroes. They come
TO the camp from q life where there
has been no regular hours for work,
sleep, play or eating, It Is hard to
regulate them TO new conditions. They
are used to sleeping in their old clothes
and It takes patience TO accustom them
to the proper mode Of retiring. They
jump the traces on cleanliness, The
lessees give them better clothes, better
food and put them IN better condition
than they have ever oeen before. Pitt
full tales come from sources saying that
the eonvicts have no shoes, or II they
have shoes they are merely shreds OF
leather You can give some negroes
the best pair Of shoes made and they
would slit them with knife within ten
minutes after receiving them. Most Of
the criminals are diseased. It has un-
dermined their constitutions. Tuber-
culosis and blood diseases and rheuma-
tism Is prevalent In camps. These men
are given decent care in the camps for
the first time IN their lives. When
their terms expire they 60 forth cured.
You put these same prisoners In q
prison, In dark cells, with but little ex-
ercise room, and they would die, or the
hospitals would be 90 full that the State
would groan under the expense. The
open work cures them, and makes men
OF them. Until somebody finds better
system than the present one the convict
lease system will stand. The best con-
Quoted camps, where the most attention
ia given for comfort of the prisoners,
is where the work returned 10 most
satisfactory and more remuerative TO
the lessees. The class Of sub-lessees
now handling the prisoners are gener-
ally men OF business, generally re.
garded as honorable, upright citizens,
not men from the lower strata Of life,
with brutal passions. or wicked, cold
and rigid hearts, but men Of the char
acter and stamp that we transact BUSH
ness with from day to day In the ordi-
nary avocations Of life st. Petersburg
independent, December 1.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07
mo Depth or Imam.

An old negro preacher of Southern
Georgia had been given a fine, fat
possum by some Of his admirers and
was keeping it in barrel, feeding 1t
heavily TO still further increase its
weight, says the New York Herald.
He had decided to have 1t killed the
next day, when, to his rage, it was
stolen In the night.
Shortly asterward revival meeting
was being held, and among those who
went up TO the mourner's bench was a
certain very black Jim, and his grief
seemed inconsolable
Oats all right, nah bruddern the
old man shouted Don't matter whut
yo' done. de good Lawd Rwine fergibe
you'll"
"But Abs been powerful mean. I"
Jim declared, weeping.
els 20 stole chickens?" the old man
demanded.
''Oh. wuss 'en dat"
Good Lawdl Heah dis po' niggerW
the old preacher entreated. lis yo'
used Fazor?"
"Wuss dan DAFT
'Is yo'-yo' amt done killed mo-
''Wuss dan datv'
"Den hyah's whar we tangled the
old man shouted, throwing aside HE
coat. ode Lawd kin forgibe yo' Of he
wants ter, but Abs gwine skin 20
alivei Yo's De varnInt dat stole mah
posaumr'
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

A shocking accident occurred on the
Southern Railway near Chatham, Va,
on Thursday, in which President Sam
uel Spencer, Philip Schuyler, Of New
York, and three others were killed, and
their special car demolished and burn
ed.
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern Railway, lived in Washington,
but his business headquarters were in
New York. He was one Of the most
prominent railroad men in the country,
and for nearly twenty years has been
a. the head Of many great railroad en-
terprises. At the time of his death,
in addition to the Southern Railway, he
was president and director Of the Ala
bama Great Southern Railroad Com
pany, the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Pacific Railway Company, the Georgia
Southern and Florida Railway Com
pany and the Mobile and Ohio Railway
Company. He was also director Of
the Central Railroad Of Georgia, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, the
Northern Pacific Company and other
corporations; Mr.. Spencer was presii-
dent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
way Company IN 1887 and in 1888, and
later was appointed receiver for the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany and for the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railway Company.
President Spencer was born in Colum-
bus, Ca, in 1647, and was educated IN
the universities Of Georgia and Vir-
ginia. In 1872 he married MiB Louise
Vivian Benning at Columbus, Ga.
Philip Schuyler, who lost his life in
the wreck, was q member of one of the
oldest and best known families Of New
York, being q grandson Of General
Schuyler, Of Revolutionary War fame,
and q granddaughter of Alexander
Hamilton.
Mr.. Schuyler was born in 1889 and
graduated from the scientific school at
Harvard University and Of the Uni
vecsity of Berlin, and served with dis
tincton with the Army of the Potomac
during the Civil War. He was
director of the New York Life lnsur-
anee and Trust Company.
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The announcement Of the prize win
ners at the State Fair was made We'd
nesday night of last week. Polk and
Alachua counties tied for first place
and Manatee came second and Orlando
third. Despite the fact that General
Gilchrist had only about 10 days in
which to get up an exhibit from De-
Soto, it captured about $500 worth Of
prizes. The pineapple display took
first prize of $500, and numerous
other small prizes were taken by De-
Soto county on sugar cane, flowers,
etc. -DeSoto Advertiser.
See Collins for your Job Printing.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07
The TUrURE OF PANACEA.

II is only a question Of time now be-
fore the contemplated railroad between
Sopchoppy and Panaeea Springs will be
built and improvements made which
will make OF Panacea the summer and
winter health and pleasure resort Of
practically assured. and the future
prospects Of Panacea are brighter than
ever before.
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Mr.. Eugene Davis, who has been
attending the Eastman college at Pough-
keepsie, N. r., completed his course
and returned horne Sunday.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

Unfurnishod rooms. Apply to Mrs. w
Z. WebateF, 6ls South Adams s.. Al-lt
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

The list Of manageable officials In
the State House at Tallahassee Is
growing smaller. Last spring the At
torney-G General and the Governors Pri-
vate Secretary were dropped from the
list and now the Supreme Court Clerk
follows them. Must b something Ia
che atmosphere over there The two
former married Tallahassee nirla. while
the latter married. = Kentpekv girl,
who spent the past year h th6 Capital
City. Pensacola Journal
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07

Hon: JehnL, Nicely spent Sunday With
home folks ~ Havana.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-02

II. T. Ross and Tom Ross were In
from Harvey yesterday.
A. A. Dean and NJ. S. Brorch were
In from Tabor yesterday
Cowden CLANCY was over from
Grimes county yesterday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Proctor has returned
after visi, In Lampasas.
q. w. whItehurst returned yes
terdsy from Clay Station.
Mrs. A. l.. Zinanti and son went
up 10 Mumford yesterday.
Prof. Marion Feruson OF Harvey
was In the city yesterday.
Joe Walker was In from the Walk.
er neighborhood yesterday.
G. Stuekey called on the Eagle
while in the city yesterday.
Miss Ethel Massey Of Austin Is the
guest Of Miss Mary McInnis.
n. n. Scale and wife were Ia the
city from Benchley yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. u. Dunn were
here from Wheelock yesterday.
G.. NJ. Camp has returned from a
business trip to Arkansas points.
Prot. T. w. Parker left on busi-
ness trip 10 Sherwood yesterday.
Marriage license has been Issued
to Jimmy Mays aud Molly Keifer.
Household furniture for sale. and
house for rent. J n. Wooten. 332
Mrs. Julia Films aud Mrs. JAmAs
Slyfield are visiting In Galveston.
DIR. Il. r. Riley OF Houston is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Collier.
Mrs. Volney Cavitt aud Miss Ruth
Cavitt have returned from Colorado
Be sure and go TO CAldwell's this
week-goods and prices will Interest
you. ~
Wilson Buchanan and Frank Webb
have positions with Emmel d Ma
lony.
For Sale a thoroughbred New
Foundland pup. Apply 10 {. d.
Camp.
Prof. O. n. simmons Of Rogers
Prairie was a visitor 10 the city yes
terday.
I'M. Peters and wife OF Steep Hol-
low were visitors 90 the city yes
terday.
1T Glenn went 10 Waco yester-
day TO spend sunday with bis
family.
Mrs. T. ). Minter and little daugh.
ter returned yesterday from Ten
nessee.
Hardy Newton arrived from Hous-
ton yesterday for visit TO bis
parents.
Wanted go Night fireman az gin,
good wages. Apply at once to q 5.
Parker. 20
Mrs. >. W. Risien OF Fl. Worth &:
the guest OF her mother, Mrs. J. X
Johnson.
For sale-Household aud kitchen
furniture. Apply 20 Mrs. W. r
Connolly. "
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-02

Mrs. Johnnie Manford Of Luling is
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. I.
W. Parker.
The latest novelties in Kimona
cloths at 10 aud i5c per yard. VII.
son a Edge. 81
Mrs. Frank Montgomery returned
20 Waco yesterday after a visit 20
her parents.
Handsome showing of"CleopAtra
draping wells: the rage everywhere.
Wilson a Edge. 23l
Long elbow kid and silk gloves In
black and white, Just received At
Wilson q Edges. 23l
Mrs. A. w. Boatwright returned
10 Houston yesterday after a visit TO
Mrs. X. V. Kernole.
Miss Lutte Barton OF Calvert left
for NAvasota yesterday after visit
70 Mrs. w. h. Webb.
Sunday, Sept. 10, has been selected
n the date for the opening OF the
Presbyterian church.
Boys' coIored Madras waists with
separate collars, "laundried' blouse
style. Wilson q Edge. 23i
Miss Geraldine Kelley of the Har-
ris School neighbOrhood returned TO
school at Marlin yesterday.
Chas. y. CLANCY has purchased a
general merchandise store AZ III
Dorado, Schleicher county.
For Rent room house IN west
ern part OF city. Price. 500 per
month. 5. w. Higgs. d233.
Mrs. s. f. Bivins Of Thornton left
for Houston yesterday after a visit
10 Mrs. John McCorquodale.
Mrs. q. w. Smith and daughter,
Mrs. ]. A. Mcqueen, returned yes
terday from n visit 10 Houston.
Rev. /. z. T. Morris OF Fort Worth
was In the city yesterday the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ~. Mawhinney.
wAnted-Two boys not going 20
school this next session. Apply at
once 10 Bryan Steam Laundry. 23O
For fine fresh bread and cakes OF
all kinds call at the Texas Bakery.
Careful attention 10 special orders.
Phone 50. Mrs. otto Boehme. u
We please others. III you are not
a customer give US n trial order this
morning. r. J. Fountain. 23i
New Sea Island and Madras waist
ings. small effects. fer ladies' waists,
l5c per yard. Wilson a Edge. 2Si
Miss Ida Mcmillan returned 10
Austin yesterday after q visit 10 her
sister, Mrs. &. G. CLANCY, at Mesa
We are selling EastmAn's latest
improved kodaks every day. Have
you seen them? Alonzo Carter. 235
Miss Pearl Kern will be pleased
20 meet her friends at Jno. M. Cald-
wells iewelry store, and II she can't
sell you jewelry she will interest you
with music from the best talking
machine In Bryan-"The Edison
for the asking. 252
Prof. T. s. Minter has returned
from Jewett.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-02
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

ID. b. Knox 10 quite sick.
District court meets Monday.
eE-Groceries-FountAin.
28i
]. 5. Ford visited Houston yester-
day.
Rev. J. F. HALEY left for Franklin
yesterday.
The open season for doves began
yesterday.
d. Dawson Jr has position at
Haswell's.
A. Lock was in yesterday from
Cottonwood.
George Griffin has returned from
GoldthwAite.
F.A. Capps was here from Bench
ley yesterday.
I'D. Jones OF Harvey was in the
city yesterday.
LID. Mike left yesterday for Waco
and Corsicana.
p ]. W. Cunningham OF Palestine
was In the city.
| TT. Goodwin was In from Provi-
dence yesterday.
: NJ. VI. Blrford was In from College
Station Yesterday.
! J. W. hsygood and sons were In
the city yesterday.
] Geo. Foster was up yesterday from
the Brazos bottom.
| Give your grocery orders 10 r. j.
Fountain this month. 2Si
| Miss Callie Kern left tor visit TO
lCorsieana yesterday.
| A special sale is now on at CAld-
[well's Jewelry Store. 232
| VIM. Warren OF Cedar Greek was
| IN the city yesterday.
| W. 5. MeClung left for Fl. Worth
yesterday on business.
Johnnie Sanders was up from
tSteele Store yesterday.
/ Charles Knoblauch returned TO
fSan Antonio yesterday.
/ Phone III aud i79 for your Sep
Itember bill OF groceries. 23i
Place yelir order for fresh grocer.
lies this morning with r. J. Foun.
Itain. Phones III aud i7g. 22i
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-02
Clearing
Sale
of
Mems
Spring Suits

We are offering our
entire line Of Mems High
Grade Suits at big re-
duction in prices. Every
suit in the house is in
cluded in this sale; moth
inc reserved except solid
blacks and blues. The
assert m ent includes
many suits of medium
weight and dark color
that could be worn the
entire Fall and Winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
HARVEY OUTPlAYED.
IL. ID. Thompson Wins Advantage III
Chess Championship.

Major A. N. Harvey came out sec
ond best in the chess games Monday
night at the National hotel parIors
with Fl. D. Thompson Of Junction City.
Three games were played. of which
Thompson won two and Harvey won
one
OF the five games played between
these two men for the championship
of the state, Harvey has won two.
Thompson has won two, and one was
drawn
The player who wins one more game
gets the championship of Kansas. The
deciding game VIII be played off about
April u.
In the games last night. Thompson
distinctly outplayed Harvey. The one
game which Harvey took was by
means Of a brilliant attack which he
made early in the game. resulting in
the capture OF IhOmpsOn's castle, and
the Possession Of position which
would have resulted in further disaster
to ThompsOn's men. Thompson saw
that he was "up against it, and re-
signed after 16 moves. Harvey made
the decisive play of the game on his
thirteenth move, when he shot his
castle down to bishop Z, and followed
II up with the queen ThOmpson's
men were caught in a bunch, and were
unable to extricate themselves. The
opening of this game was queens
gambit declined.
The first game PLAYED was a very
Thompson had the white men, and
opened with Philidor's defense. BY
the 26th move, each player had lost all
his major pieces except the white
knight and the black bishop. The play
was very fast, the first Is moves tax
ing only about 20 minutes. The ex-
change of pieces, however, had left
Thompson in the better position. He
handled his army of pawns with great
skill and Harvey's black bishop was
rendered absolutely useless by the per
Slstence with which Thompson chung
to the white squares. At the same
time. Fhompson's knight was causing
continual annoyance. With the aid Of
knight and king. Thompson finally
managed to force a pawn down to the
king row, and then Harvey resigned
on the 45th move.
The second game was won by Har-
vey, as above described.
The third game started at about 10
o'clock. Thompson played the white
men, and made it a Ruy Lopez OPEN
ing. For time Harvey had the bet
ter of the position, and conferred a
strong attack with bishop and queen
on the white king, threatening to IN
cover the king. In attempting to back
up this play with his castle, Harvey
started on the road to destruction. for
thompson met the attack with a
knight, and caught the castle in a
tight corner The black attack ended
with the loss of his bishop, and from
mat Tune on Harvey was on the de-
fensive. Thompson followed uD his
advantage with persistence, and before
ne relaxed his grip on the situation
he had captured a castle and knight,
and had Harvey in a bad fix. Harvey
fought on for about is moves, how
ever until he had been traded out Of
everything, and then resigned on the
41st move.
About % people who are Interested
in chess watched the game at the Ma
uonal parlors, and followed the play
on demonstration boards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27
AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT
John Macdonald and Singers Give an
Insight to Scotch NIinstreIsy.


Insight to Scotch NItnstFeIsy.
John Macdonald talked in a most
interesting and instructive fashion at
the First Congregational church last
night on the songs, the poetry and
music of Scotland. According to the
programme he was assisted by a quar-
tette composed Of Mrs. John A Klein
hans Miss Bessie Elder. Mr. H. l.
Shirer and Mr.. Elmer Fox, with Miss
Emma Gordon at the piano. But as
matter of fact these singers were as
sisted by Mr. Macdonald in furnishing
one Of the really delightful entertain
ments of the winter.
A varied programme Of Scotch songs
and ballads had been arranged and be
fore each number was given Mr.. Mac
Donald told of the song, its writer and
the inspiration which prompted it. He
did not cOnfine himself, however to
lecturing on the subject he had chosen.
lie lectured his audience, which was
large and rightly enthusiastic one, on
the mistakes all people (ScOts except
ed, OF cOurse,) make in the pronuncia-
ton Of Scotch words and phrases. He
insisted that whistle" was ALWAYS pro
nounced by a Scotchman as "whussle. -
and his pronunciation of other words
was remarkable to one who never
heard a real Scotchman talk before.
All of the VOCaliSts were in fine voice
and their quartette singing as well as
solo work was of a high order. Espe-
cially clever and pleasing was the in
depreciation Of some Scotch melodies
on the piano by Miss Gordon.
Following is the programme which
was given;
Blue Bells of Scotland "Gin a
Body Meet a Body Mrs. John Klein
hans Mr. H. L. Shirer, Miss Bessie
Elder, Mr.. Elmer Fox.
scots VIVA Haze Wi Wallace Bled:'
Jock o. Hazeldean," Mr.. Fox.
'WhaIl be King but Charlie 20
Whistle and III Come to You, My
Lad Miss Emma Gordon.
MY Love Is Like a Red. Red Rose; -
Jessie. the Flower of Dunblane." Miss
Elder.
THE Bonnie, Bonnie Banks Of Loeb
Lomond, Mr.. Shirer and quartette
Caller Herrin;'' THE Birks Of
AberfeIdie," Mrs. Kleinhans
Bonnie Doom" Mrs. Kleinhans and
Miss Elder
"a Hundred Pipers;" within Mile
Of Edinboro Town ''TulIochgorum.' -
Miss Gordon.
Bonnie Prince Charlie" "a Mans a
Man for a That Mr.. Shirer.
Bonnie Dundee. - ar. Fox and quar-
tette.
"Auld Lang Syne." Quartette
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-27

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