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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
An Absolute Waste.

Little does the public realize the enor-
nous amount Of money it will take tC
drain the Everglades, as Governor Brow.
ard proposes. Already they have spent
on the scheme over $50, 900, and this is
for dredge boats, one of the preliminary
steps only. The total amount will run
into the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, even million or more, some say.
If there was any reasonable certainty
as to this helping the State, then all
right and good, let the work go ahead
but large number of the best inform
ed and leading citizens of the State land
we say they are not bought up, as
Broward accuses practically everybody
of being if they differ with him. firmly
and honestly believe the tremendous ex-
penditure this scheme will require will
be of no benefit, but an absolute waste
to the State. In the first place, there
is no need for more agricultural lands
the State and its citizens have millions
of acres of fertile and tillable lands that
are undeveloped and uncultivated, that
can be purchased at reasonable prices
Even in Polk county we have thousands
of acres of rich, productive lands, lying
wild and open; these we would like to
see improved and utilized, before our
money, because we own a considerable
chunk Of the money Broward proposes
spending, is spent in developing a sec
ton which if it turns out as the COVER
nor thinks, will come in competition
with this section and take farmers from
our county instead of adding to the num-
Der now here. Why not build up the
sections that are already partially de-
veloped, instead of bringing competition
. against them and providing a means of
developing Agriculturing centers? We
do not feel alarmed, however, along
this line, because in our opinion tie
whole scheme will never amount to any
thing, but prove a big injury to the
State in the way of large expenditures
of money that shall never be derived
back out of the Everglades, as the drain
age most likely will never be perfect;
if it is, then the lands will never be fer
tile as a whole and suitable for cultiva-
ton. Even if suitable, the State will
be a quarter of century or more get
ting back the tremendous amount the
project will cost In a business man
such project would be termed wild
cat scheme" with absolutely no GER
tainty to it, except the spending, posi-
bly,, of million dollars Of the peoples
money. We believe the drainage of
the Everglades should be dropped and
the time and money spent elsewhere
Polk county is entitled to about $4,000
of this money, and we would rather
spend it on our roads than to see it, as
we truly and sincerely believe, was
ted on the drainage of the Everglades
Lakeland Sun
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
DiEGinG Of Canals in Muck.

Perhaps nothing but experience will
convince either of the parties TO the
! Everglades controversy, but there is al
least one difference that reason and ex-
perience should settle. The followers
of the Governor talk Of their canals
and then ask with naughty heads and
expended chests, Won't water run
down hill?" Not in the Everglades for
long. Why? That has long been one
Of the mysteries of that most mysteri-
Gus region, but it need not be so forever.
Water will not run down hill, or there
would be no need to dig those ditches-
Okeechobee is twenty feet above the
ocean, and still the water won't run
Why? For exactly the reason that dig
ging must continue to the end of the
chapter the canals will never be fin
ished
In all that territory aquatic plants
grow with phenomenal rapidity and ex-
traordinary abundance. Twice a year
tons upon tons of this harvest float with
the current, catch on the sandbars, pile
up against the banks, and impede the
flow. Because of them water doesn't
run down hill in the Everglades but
little while at time-because Of them
the canals must be dredged out once or
twice a year. To the expense of dig
ging must be added the expense Of eter-
nal renewals. Disston dug his bitches,
beginning in Lake Okeechobee, and
when he reached tide water his dredges
couldn't turn around and go back!
Now all experience shows the real
difficulty along these water courses is
exactly that which has successfully de-
fed the science and purse Of the Amer
lean government in the St Johns and in
Louisiana nature is building up lands
with those plants, and conditions which
stop the growth can alone defeat her
plans. How many dredges would it
take to keep five hundred miles of these
water courses free from the aquatic
plants of that section? How many
men? How many dollars per annum
after the bitches have been dug? This
growth was the worst problem that
confronted Disston-it proved too diff
cult for him.
Meantime, since we have known that
section water has refused to run down
hill, and those who so confidently declare
that lake twenty feet higher than tide
water is in need of drainage must admit
the fact. Times Union.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
CARRABELLE ITEMS.

DR.. f. p Webb has decided to locate
here and has opened an office at Nc
Kissacks Pharmacy.
Mr.. Clauss BloOmquist and wife leave
April 18th for Sweden TO spend four
months. Mr.. Bloomquist came TO Tai
lahas5ee when he was 80 years old and
has resided in Tallahassee and Cara
belle SO years. Nevertheless he is a
jovial as a lad Of l6 summers.
Mr.. d p. NJ Coocy, Of Savannah,
Ga, is paying his old friends a visit
and somebody is all smiles.
Everybody here is to busy 10 leave
II you don't believe us just pay Cara
belle visit. Oysters are yet in season
and spanish mackerel will soon be.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
ARTIST GIBsON's PRETTY ROMANCE.
His Pictures are 20 ~ Given Away AS
Supplements with the Atlanta
Sunday IeaFnAl.


A story in which romance and enter
prise are mingled will be of vast inter
est to the readers Of the Atlanta Jour
nal, especially those who are devotees
Of art and superb drawings in their
highest forms Of development.
The ever-enterprising Atlanta Journ-
al has contracted at enormous cost TO
carry through the greatest achievement
ever worked out South of the Ohio riv-
er in the newspaper realm. This achieve
ment is nothing less than to furnish in
Sunday supplement form the world re-
nowned drawings of Charles Dana Glib
son. These sketches are those which
for the past two years have appeared
in Golfers great publication. Purchas-
ed at any store, they bring from 81 Is
to 200, so the value of the gift when
counted in many thousands can be well
appreciated
The romance which paved the way
for the Journals enterprise looms up
one of the most unique of the decade.
Some time ago Golfers publication ask
ed Gibson for the exclusive use of his
sketches, which from time to time had
appeared in the most celebrated maya
zines in the country. The artist stated
that no one publication could nearly af-
ford to pay for any exclusive use, but
Golfers Immediately offered him 500,
600 for 100 of his drawings. This offer
was accepted by Mr.. Gibson, and from
that date until 1906 dawned upon the
calendar these great sketches appeared
weekly in Golfers journal, the most at
tractive offering ever furnished by any
in all history. Having com
pleted his contract for the set, however
INF e hov hnN haI
was out for fame and not for glory.
He announced that he had finished with
that form of art work, and that as he
had no further need for an addition to
his income, he would go abroad and
work under the most famous masters of
art. His ambition was to be a painter
and so with these sketches his labors |
along the lines that made him famous
reached an end.
His last sketches stand out as his |
greatest, the work of master crafts
man. They are not only celebrated |
works of art, but each carries a story |
of human interest and character point |
that will be well appreciated by all.
The Journals successful effort in &C
1uiring such rare treasures for its
subscribers stands out as one
Of the boldest strokes in the history of |
the Southern journalistic field, and one
that is sure to add great popularity to
the already high esteem in which the
paper is held. These sketches will all
be of original size and printed on the
finest paper obtainable. Each can be
saved and used in enlarging home art
galleries. The same set if purchased
otherwise would cost something about
5l5, 600, while coming as they will there
hose who take them in connection with
The Journal.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
Always Keeps Chambsrlain'S Cough
Remedy in His House.

1--WE would not be without Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, 1t is kept on
hand continually in our home, - says w.
w. Kearney, editor of the Independent,
Lowry City, Mo, This is what every
family should do. When kept at hand
ready for instant use, a cold may be
checked at the outset and cured in
much less time than after it has be-
come settled in the system. This rem
edy is also without peer for Group in
children, and will prevent the attack
when given as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after the croupy cough
appears, which can only be done when
the remedy is kept at hand. For sale
by all Druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30

Trinity NJ. E. Church, South, w. M.
Poage, Pastor.-Serviees Sunday at II
e m. and 7.30 p. m. Junior Ep-
worth League, 800 p, m. Senior Ep-
worth League, 4.00p. m. All members
requested to attend The public and
strangers specially invited to worship
with us.
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Rev.
DR.. w. H. Carter, Rector. Services:
Sundays and Holy Days, holy commun-
ion o'clock a. m. Sundays, IL a. m.
and z 80 pm. Fridays, pm. st. Mi
chael's Ccolored). = Services: Sundays,
q p. m Fridays, 4.30 p. m.
Christian Science. Services are held
every Sunday at IL o'clock a. M, in the
front room, second story, of the build
ing east of the postoffice. This room is
also used as Christian Science reading
room, and is open daily except Sundays,
between the hours of 10 and IL o'clock
a. m. All are cordially invited.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
rnE BUYER PAYS rHE BILL.
W. L. Douglas TsIls Why Shoes Have
Advanced IN Price.

The shoemakers say they will have 60
raise the price Of shoes unless the tariff
on hides Is re moved. w. L. Douglas,
now visiting in Miami, says: ''The hide
duty adds about cents a pair to the
cost Of producing thNagrade of shoes
manufacture. | also wish to make il
quite plain to the public that, while an
increase of but 7 cents in the cost of
manufacture of q pair of $3.50 shoes
seems a small and unimportant matter,
that amount represents more than the
net profit Of the average manufacturer.
To put 81, $50, 900 into the treasury of
the United States as the result of the
duty upon hides, we put about 81, 900, 900
of unnecessary tariff profit in the hands
of the beef and leather trusts. This
puts an iniquitous tax upon the sole
leather industry Of about $40, 900, 900,
and disables that industry in its fight
for the markets of the world" Who
gets the benefit of the tariff on hides?
Not the men who raise the cattle. The
butchers, the packing houses, get it.
And the shoe buyer pays it.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30

Cottages to rent Pl6he No. 8. AS-tf
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
"To Cure a FelOn"

says Sam Kendall, of Phillipsburg, Kan.
Just cover it over with Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve and the Salve will do the
rest" Quickest cure for Burns, Boils,
Sores, Scalds, Wounds, Piles, Eczema,
Salt Rheum, Chapped Hands, Sore
Feet and Sore Eyes. Only 25c at all
druggists. Guaranteed.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
Well Worth Trying.

w. H. Brown, the popular pension
attorney, of Pittsfeld, VT, says:
Next TO a pension, the best thing 70
get is DR., Kings New Life Pills. "
He writes: they keep my family in
splendid health" Quick cure for
Headache, Constipation and Bilious.
ness. 25c. Guaranteed at all Drug
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
Discharge Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT sIX
Az months after the date Of the first puhlica.
ton hereof, will present my hnAl accounts 10 tia
County Judge Of Leon county, Florida. and apply
for my discharge a. Administrator Of the estate
OF Henry j. Richardson deceased.
CHAS. W. RICHARDSON,
AdminiatrataR.
TSllAhAsSsS Fla. Ssptsmbsr Lee, 1904 = l0n-fn
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30

We commend Prof. Sheats for the
work he has accomplished in clearing
up the high school premises of under.
growth and useless trees, and only hope
he will be able 20 accomplish an orna-
mental fence around the property. The
next right thing will be the attention
needed given 70 that side Of Alachua
avenue. Gainesville Elevator.
EnAkan1na 60 vsn4k / phu9fsaa NJ 4
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
nr. RocKefeller Can Won Baby.

A New York dispatch of the 23rd
says H. H. Rogers, who denied the
right of Mr.. Hadley to fore him TO tes-
tify in the suit of the State Of Missouri
against the Standard Oil and allied
companies at the hearings here last
month, until the result Of a decision
pending in Missouri affecting the same
line of inquiry had been announced
sent word on the 22nd to Henry Wool
man, New York representative of the
state of Missouri, that he would inter-
pose no further objections to answering
Mr.. Hadley's interrogations
Acknowledgement Hadley is accompa-
MED by Rus c. Lake, assistant attorney
general. The hearing was set for the
BIRD, but by consent was not reached
until the oath. The object of Mr.. Had.
ley was TO force the Standard officials
to admit control of the Waters Pierce
Oil company.
Mr.. Hadley sad that suponeas had
been served on H. II. Rogers, II. NJ.
Tileford, w. ID. Rockefeller, Wade
Hampton and John A Archbold He
also said that no service had been Sc
cured on John d. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Hadley's attention being called
to the fact of the arrival of boy baby
at Nhe home Of John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr., and the reported disposition of John
ID. Rockefeller, Sr. TO visit the city TO
see his new grandson. he said:
eff John d. Rockefeller were TO say
that he desised to visit the home Of his
son to pay his respects TO the new baby
and were to ask immunity from the
process for that purpose, / should be
disposed TO consider seriously the mat
ter of waving my rights. | know
something of the sentiments that are
prominent at such time and believe /
would be disposed to grant the immuni-
ty in question.
DR.. A. E. Brown, of Atlanta, assis-
tant secretary Of the Home Mission of
the Southern Baptist Convention,
preached at the Baptist Church Sunday
night, on the subject Home Missions.
He made plain the fact that the subject
Is q very important one, dwelling espec.
tally upon the needs of the sturdy noun
taineers Of the Carolinas and Georgia.
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For Sale, Tprpentine location, with
eight crops Of virgin boxes, one mile
Of railroad and steauDShip line; cheap
freight rates; pSenty/of sound timber
to cut thirty-hVe, cnfps.
q. N. SANBoRN,
slim Carrabelle, Fla.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-03-30
The Breath Of Life.

1t is a significant fact that the strong
est animal of its size, the gorilla has
the lorgest lungs. Powerful lungs
means powerful creatures. How to
keep the breathing organs right
should be mans chiefest study. Like
thousands of others, Mrs. Ora A.
Stephens, of Port Williams, o., has
y learned how 20 do this. She writes
"Three bottles of Dr. Kings New Dis
covery stopped my cough of two years
and cured me of what my friends
thought consumption. Oh, it is grand
for throat and lung troubles" Guar
anteed by all Druggists. Price SOC and
$1.OO. Trial bottle free
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"Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad " But then, what could
be the object Of the State press in de-
stroying Governor Broward? II he
keeps up his groundless insinuatons the
blow will be self-inflicted soon enough.
1t is said that the Everglades will
be thrust in the campaign this year and
made an issue. If such is to be the
case, our candidates would do we'll to
read up bit on the question in order
TO be able to say on the stump whether
they are for or "agin" the Glades. The
of the majority" will not go in answer
ing this great question. The answer
must be for or "agin" the Glades 80
The Jacksonville Sun appears 70 be in
favor Of Governor Broward's scheme"
Gas it is generally called to drain the
Everglades, and in its issue of Saturday
gave q most interesting and vivid &C
count of the Glades as they now are
and are to be made by draining. The
Suns motto Is, ''If it's right, we are
for it" And because Of lie stand for
the drainage measure, we can only be-
ieve Il thinks Il is right We have no
fault to find with the Sun because Of its
stand. Our pity and dislike, all in one,
goes TO him who has an opinion and 10
afraid to express it.-Quiney Times.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-14
Olentangy Park.

Olentangy Park, "the fl nest
amusement resort in America, sis
located at the north end of the
city of Columbus, the Capital of
Ohio, within twenty minutes ride
from the center of the City. The
Park has been greatly enlarged and
now comprises over one hundred
acres, extending distance of one
half mile on both sides of the Olen-
tangy river, and comprising most
picturesque and beautiful tract of
land, peculiarly adapted for an
amusement resort.
The most prominent of the build
ing in Olentangy Park is the mag
nificent summer Theater conceded
to be the finest summer amusement
palace in America. 1t covers a
space of one hundred by two hun
dred and fifty feet, and is surround
ed by specicus verandas and prom
enades.
Opposite the Theater is the
Cononade two hundred seventy feet
in length, in which are located
numerous booths and amusements,
also refreshment stands.
The Geological Garden, includ-
ing the Musuem of Ornithology,
Aquarium and Floral Conservatory,
occupies ABOUT ten acres at the
southern end of the Park and the
display of animals and birds is now
equal to any in the country. In
the extreme north end of the Park
is "Fair Japan" complete Japa.
nese village in which lumber of
native Japanese, correctly illustrst-
ing customs and manners of the
"Flowery Kingdom"
"Ye Old Mill" IS a decidedly
unique and pleasing novelty, in
front Of which is an immense water
wheel grinding a torrent of flowing
water into seething current, on
which a number of boats with
roomy upholstered seats drift ON
through gloomy eaverns, fantastic
grottoes and unsurpassed scenery.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-14
TAMMANY
FOR BRYAN
New Workers Will Indorse
Him for President.

Hot Spring, Ark, June 4 4,-"Big
Tim" Sullivan of New York, who
has been entertaining party of
friends Mt the Springs, has depart
ed for home, amid the acclama-
tions of the Bryan Democrats.
During his stay here Mr.. Sulli-
van came out strongly for the Neb-
rlskian, and, moreover, gave Mr..
Bryan's friends here the most posi-
tive assurance that Tammany
would line up to man for the
nomination of Bryan in 1908.
eyes, Sir" said Mr.. Sullivan,
"Bryan will be the next nominee
and the next President of the
United States. New York will go
into the convention with solid
Bryan delegation"
"The railroad, insurance, beef
trust and other scandals have open
ed our eyes regarding Bryan. The
fellows who told us down in New
York that he was demagogue are
the fellows who are now lodging.
The people are just getting onto
the fact that Mr.. Bryan was tell
ing the truth. The men who tried
to give him tough reputation
have got all they can do now to
protect their own.
"SiX years ago we used to look
up to these fellows and pay atten-
tion to what they said, but they
can't get an audience today. They
did the speechmaking, and, more
than that, they raised the money
to beat Bryan. But they would
have hard times getting anything
in the way Of campaign contribu-
tions right now.
''There is another thing to be
taken into consideration. Did it
ever occur to you that Bryan is to-
day the most conservative public
man of force and character in the
United States? We thought he
was pretty wild when he was talk
ing Of free and unlimited coinage,
but if he was demogogue, what
have you got to say about the fel-
lows who are playing to the CALLER
les nowadays?
"Whie lot of people have
been running wild because of
scandals in public affairs Bryan
has not lost his head. He still
stands for the constitution, and
when you get to talking about
safe, sane and conservative can
didates, you have to admit that he
is about the safest and the sanest
of the coming crop"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-14

Under the above title the Washing
ton Star discourses interestingly as fol-
lows:
Until recently the newspapers referred
to Jeff Davis of Arkansas, Bob Taylor of
Tennessee and Tom Watson of Georgia.
Ceremony was dispensed with. The pub
lie insisted on familiarity with the men of
whom 1t heard so much. Suddenly the
note is changed. AS the result of two
senatorial primaries the reference now 10
to the Hon. Jefferson Davis and the Hen.
Robert l.. Taylor, while several successful
books have produced for the types ths
Hon. Thomas E. Watson. Whether we
shall all love them more at a little dis
tance and with our hats respectfully rails
ed is question.
TO the very last the public held on to
Jim Blaine and to Ben Harrison. Tam
many always spoke of Sammy Tilden,
though not with affection. 1t hated him
pretty cordially Nobody ever spoke of
Bill or Billy Mckinley, and nobody speaks
of Bill Billy Bryan. Neither Mr..
Cleveland's nor Judge Parker's given
name lends itself to an affectionate dimin-
utive, and neither man is of a chummy
disposition.
But, however thit, may be, jeff and Bob
and Tom have departed, and their sue
cessors are men of very formal cut and
dignity.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-14
Forget It,.

If you wish to increase your
happiness and prolong your life,
forget the faults of your fellow
men, Forget all the slander you
have ever heard. Forget the fault
finding, and give little thought
to the cause which provoked it.
Forget the pecuiarities of your
friends, and only remember the
good points which make you fond
of them. Forget the personal quar-
rels or histories you may have
heard, and which If repeated
would seem much worse than they
really are. Blot out, as far as
possible, all the disagreeables Of
life; they will come, but they will
grow larger when you remember
them, and the constant thoughts
of the acts of meaness or worse
still, malice, will only tend to
make you more familiar with
them. Obliterate everything dis
agreeable from yesterday; start
out with clean sheet for today
and write upon it for sweet memo
ry's sake, only those things which
are lovely and loysable.-Contri-
buted.