Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-02


r.General has 10 10 il TO sign the pay
lrJll and draw hi. salary. | want a jnt
like that myself, and envy Mr., Paflir
his.
The existence Of case OF smallpox
in Tallahassee and one about milk
out OF town, near the. old State Faii
grounds, Was the cause OF some alarm
for a week. The State Board Of
Health was notified az soon as the case.
developed, and cent Dr.. Young, ia
special agent, 10 take them in charge
Both cases were negroes Tae one in
town Ess discharged Monday and the
other 10 convaletcent
The exposures were all vaccinated
/ q strict quarantine vas maintained
and no further cases are expected. !
asked Dr.. Young II the Board OF
I Health anticipated an outbreak OF
yellow fever this year. His answer
was very adroit. The, Board OF
Health never anticipates an epidemic,
but keeps a close watch, and Ia always
prepared to deal with one. The his
tory Of yellow fever epidemics shows
that they generally repeat themselves. "
The convict lease system came in for
severe scoring NJ the hands OF the
Good Roads Convention here last
week A letter from Hon. w. l.. Pal.
mer vas read before the convention in
which, am0nR other things. he said !:
The present convict lease system IL a
disgrace toa civilized people as nov
operated under some OF the leases, and
! suppose II "a sufficiently bad under
all the leases. will not venture into
the details OF the objections to the sys.
TEN, aud ! do not propose that our
report shall venture into that line
but that We do report the advantage
and the good results that will be ac-
complished by placing the convicN OF
the State In constructing good roads
In the state, know In advance that
such n suggestion will meet with posi.
tive aud strong objection II will ron
~ against one OF the mos, forceiul In.
luonces in the state. but in my judg.
ment the public mind OF the people
will be In deep sympathy with the sug.
ses,ion, that the convic,s be pus to
making good roads No one denies
that the good roads movement has
grown 10 such proportions that II hiss
become a demand from nearly every
part OF the state, but there will hardly
be any change made In the convict
lease system, N far Ne the state con-
vicu are concerned FOR q long time.
Unfortunately people charge TO the
system adopted ard operated by the
BOARD % State Institution. the ,can.
dalous and outrageous instances OF
trestment ~ COUNTY CoNvICrS
that have stirred the public minds !
think | Asseri . positive fact, easily
verified, When ! say that In evsFy In.
stance OF inhumsa~ treatment OF con
vicw tina, has been made public, u has
been . county. NOT u State convict.
tina, has been the victim IL certainly
10 the policy and intention Of the men
who have charge Of these unfortunate
creatures to see thA, they are humane.
ly treated to THE end every sfort and
care within their reach 10 directed. 4"
came upon 10 - suddenly that n
sas startled, hid in = tanglv " the
"iorest primsvAl" right IN the m,d,, Of
The sowb IL 10 we'll named The q rove
the b~autltal old home % Cover.
nor Call The handsome old man.
sioa site we'll back In the uussn.s,r
tract OF scotland. all that 10 i-h n q
magsiheeEt esta,s u 10 d,r~etly q,
the snd % Adams street. that rsus
iFom The wet side u The CaptaleoaIA
toward Bsllais and north 10 Ihs aoor. |
stees os the tamoos Old hons Fear
enotmoas eclamns IL gr~si Asieht
support the postiee that iaess ~
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