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Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
A nfr(. Alarm.

Two boys In Atlanta, Ga, who kept
pigeons-among them one called
Brownie-had a curious experience one
day. A hungry hawk managed TO slip
up on the pigeons. Singing out Brown
lie, he made dart for him. Brownie
flew directly at the window Of the
boys room. followed by the hawk. At
the window the pigeon made turn Of
indescrlbable swiftness, and the hawk
went crashing through the window
pane. 1t SO happened that a Gagged
mocking bird was hanging in the room,
and the sudden appearance of the hawk
caused Dick to give utterance to
shrleks that could be heard for u quar-.
ter Of mile. The hawk. nothing dazcd
by his experience, made IN effort to get
at the bird and mounted the cage fol
that purpose. Dick fell on the floor of
his wire parlor and made the house re-
sound with his shrill cries. Then the
boys appeared on the scene, and they
soon put an end to the hawk.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
smith. Jones md Brnxxn

The names printed at the head of
this paragraph, Joined in that order.
have become n sort Of proverblal ex.
preston Of the most common patro-
nymics among English speaking people.
but the third name should, by rights.
be Williams, not Brown. According ia
the Patronimica britannica, an au.
hority In such matters, the fifteen
surnames most common In England
are the following. In proper order:
Smith. Jones, Williams, Taylor, Davies,
Brown, Thomas, Evans. Roberts. John.
son. Wilson, Robinson, Wright. Wood
and Thompson. 1t is said that there
is one Smith to every scyenty-throe of
the Inhabitants and one Thompson 10
every 3o4, the others ranging between
them.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
OIL PAINTINGS.
with a Little Care They May Easily
BE Cleaned.

With n Little Care They May Easily
BE Cleaned.
Many q good picture that has looked
dark and dirty for years from having
been exposed to the dust can easily be
cleaned and freshened in very SIM
pie way. The picture should be taken
from its frame and busted carefully
with a soft cloth. Peel large potato
and cut 1t In half, go over the whole
picture with a sponge that has been
dipped In tepid water, then with the
fat side Of the potato rub the surface
Of the picture with light circular
movement, being careful not to press
too heavily on the canvas. The potato
will soon begin to loosen the dirt and
the colOrs underneath will begin to
show brighter. When all the stains
and dirt have been removed the pic
ture should be sponged again in warm
water, care being taken to wash of
any starch that may have been left
from the potato.
In case the picture is badly cracked
as little water as possible should be
used, as 1t Is apt to ooze under the
paint and do some injury.
Many oil paintings are injured by the
dampness from the walls on which
they are hung. The dampness Is apt
to cause tho canvas to decay, and
there are few canvases made to resist
its attacks. To prevent this particular
form Of decay the back of the canvas
should be painted when perfectly dry
with white lead.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15


Some one announces that he has spe-
cial mesmeric powers and asks for
subjects upon whom to work his pow
ers.
Some one offers himself. The two
retire a little to one side, and two
saucers are handed the mesmerist who
then passes one to the subject.
"Now," says the mesmerist, "say and
do exactly what I say and do. using
rs nearly as possible the same tones
of voice and the same motions as l
use. ReadyP Now, say after me:
II touch my saucer's under side.
And then I let my finger glide
Across my forehead. down my nose,
Touch my chin and cheeks Of rose.
And after have done this much
My saucer's inside then touch"
Immediately present a mirror before
his face, and there he will see the ex-
planatiOn Of sundry giggles that he
has heard, for his forehead and nose
and chin and cheeks will be streaked
with black. The under side Of his sau-
Ger was smeared with lampblack.
OF course only people who have new
or CHANGED to become acquainted with
this "sell" will offer themselves as SUBJ
5ects for the mesmerist to work on
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Maria Mitchell. the famous astrono-
mer, was once directed by her ply
slcian to use lager beer as tonic. On
tho way to visit her sister, Mrs. Joshua
Kendall Of Cambridge, Mass. she stop
ped at a saloon and purchased bottle
Of beer and afterward asked her broth.
er-in-law to open 1t for her. The Mitch
ell family. according to the Boston Her
aid, spoke among themselves after the
Quaker custom. "Where did thee get
It. Mariar questioned her sister. "At
the saloon on the corner" replied Miss
Mitchell serenely. "Why, Maria
Doesn't thee know respectable women
don't go into such placesT "Oh," said
Miss Mitchell. in the manner OF one
who has done all that could be requir-
ed, II told tho man he ought to be
thoroughly ashamed Of his traffic."-
New York Tribune.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
THE MAch,NIsr.


q Dattneship.
There is, perhaps, no other trade
and very few professions" writes vii.
liam Iladdow In the Technical World
Magazine. ''that require the high order
Of intelligence, the study, the applica.
ton, the real hard headed common
sense. the surgeons dellcacy Of touch,
for Instance, In fitting Of fne work,
that the machinists trade demands to
give the excellent work and the inter-
changeability of parts found In the
modern rifle or sewing machine. The
range of his work is from n needle to
a battleship; from automatic machin.
cry that would talk French had II one
more movement to measuring ma
chimes guaranteed not to vary more
than the -thousandth part of an
inch from the absolute. This precision
will perhaps be better appreciated when
II Is remembered that 15O times this
limit Of variation is only equal to the
diameter of the average human hair
Standard plHg and ring gauges, to take
q specific example, are SO accurately
fitted to each other than the expansion
due to the warmth of the hand, If the
plug be held In 1t for few moments,
Will make 1t impossible to insert the
plug In the ring, while II the ring be
expanded In the same way the plug
will drop clear through 1t.
when the machinist has become
~nxl e,~n ~ <,,r
quirements he may receive from $3.50
per day mp to whatever he can make
himself worth and prove It,"
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
FLOWERS AND PLANTS

You have heard how fond some fow-
ers are of the sunlight. There are 9TH
ers that do not like II at all.
The dandclion always draws up its
little petals TO hide Its bright face from
the glare of the sun. Some are very
brave when 1t first begins to shine in
the morning, but give out before noon.
The pretty morning glory and four
o'clock can hardly stand II at all aud
shut up very tight. If 1t Is cloudy
they keep their sweet cups open awhile
longer.
The small flower of the convolvulus
ana the flower of the lettuce both open
at In the morning and close before 10.
Many of these queer flowers are as
good Us clocks to tell the time Of day.
Long before they were invented the
people used flowers instead.
Some plants do not like to be touched
at all. There are many ferns that
shrink up ut once II you touch them.
The Judas tree will do this. Even II
an insect files on the leaves they con-
tract and crush the poor creature to
death. Under this tree you will find
all about the ground hundreds of these
dead insects.
The Venus fly trap has sweet,
sticky Juice, which they like. The mo-
ment they touch 1t to sip this Juice the
little petals contract. They put the
poor things In prison, and they have
to die The odOr Of the nutmeg the
cook uses to favor your cakes and
pies is so strong that birds that live
about the nutmeg groves are made
tipsy. They fall to the ground, not
able to move. The ants that abound
In that country come and eat their
legs off and Leave them to die q most
cruel death.
There Is something In flowers that is
more wonderful than color. This is
their perfume. Nobody can tell how
this Is made any more than they can
| tell about the coloring of the flowers.
We only know that something Is done
TO the sap. as 1t comes to the flower, to
give out perfume. Every flower with
pleasant Odor Is little perfume fac
tory by itself, and each odor Is differ
ent from every other,
If you shut your eyes you would
know the smell of the rose. violet,
sweet pea and many other flowers.
Sometimes q great many Of these lit.
tie perfume factories are together, and
how sweet the air is! II you go into
clover field when the wind blows hard,
there are millions Of factories there.
Isn't God good not only to give US
beautiful flowers. but have them smell
SO sweet?
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
SchOOlbOy Answers.

Here are some 'hOwlers" Of British
schoolboys: ''Chaucer." we are told.
"wrote a middle class English" "Ev-
cry German goes to school at an early
age, however old he is;" IAN axis is an
imaginary line ON which the earth IL
supposed to take its daily routine"
''The Pharisees were people who liked
to show Oh their goodness by praying
In synonymes;" "A sowef went forth
to SOW, and a. he sowed he fell by the
wayside, and thieves sprang up and
choked him." '"The larynx Is the voice
box and shuts when we swallow It."
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

The voracity of the eagle and similar
birds Of prey Ii well known, but the
contents OF nest which was recently
discovered In tho Alps by a Swiss
hunter show the following remarkable
variety In the daily menu: A hare.
twcnty-seven chamois' feet. four pi-
ge0ns' feet. thirty pheasants' feet elev.
en- heads Of fowls, eighteen heads OF
grouse and the remains OF q number
Of rabbits. marmots and sQuirrels.--
London Chronicle.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
PHOEBE AND POLLY

Two uttlc girls named Phoebe and
po,,v wont 10 live In rcd ana whito
house In the country. Their mother
gave each of them dear little room
with n bright window. white curtains
n plant. n book shelf, bed ana o'her
furpi,urc and said. Now, ! want each
of Won TO keep your room IN ordcr, SO
that il will be pleasure to stay III IT,
The little girls were very happ!' ior
,bov liked their rooms Phoebe was
very neat child She busted her room
cverv day and watercd her plant ana
kent her books In order and mended
ANYTHING that was broken or torn ana
nut away her things so that she Always
knew where to find everything, ana
ber room was as dainty as fresh
sweet pea.
Polly was different She never both-
ered To keep her room In order, ana nj
the end of the week 1t was all topsy
turvy. The plant was beginning 10
wither. for 1t had scarcely ever been
wntercd. the bed was not made, the
curtains were torn. the bureau cover
was spotted, for Folly had forgotten
to put 1t in the wash; the books were
scattered and some of them torn. the
window was dirty and, In fact, every
thing was awry.
"Oh. dear" sighed Polly to her moth
er. "my rooms not nearly as nice as
Phoebes! thought it was at first,
but now ! don't like to sit In 1t. 1t
makes me unhappy"
"Polly," said her mother. why do
you suppose the grandfather's clock In
the hall is stoppedy"
Polly opened her eyes. What had
the grandfather's clock to do with her
room? Perhaps because it wasn't
wound up." she said.
"That's just it," said her mother. III
I take only two seconds to wind 1t up
In the morning 1t goes all the whole
day long, but If | don't wind 1t up II
doesn't go at all. It's just that way
with your room. 1t needs only few
minutes every day to keep 1t looking
nice, but if you don't give 1t those few
minutes it never will look nice at all
The plant will take care of itself all
day if you only water it once day. In
the morning, and If you put your room
In order once 1t Is pretty sure to stay
in order all day long"
Polly thought moment and then
ran Off to her room. She made the
bed and watcred the plant and mended
:he curtain and busted the shelves.
She put the books in order and mend
ed the torn pages. She put new bu-
reau cover on the bureau. She straight
ened the pictures on the wall, and she
even washed the window. so that liz
half an hour her room was all sweet
and fresh and sunny again. After that
she always spent few minutes every
day in Strengthening up her room, so
that Phoebe and Polly had two Of the
prettiest rooms in al the country round
Observation-Disclosures star.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

a.. - .,,n r.coruenaations mnde by
~ :. '''v - -~,-, -, ~
the grand jury at the sIec'al 'cr"i "
the court held In Gainesville two weeks
80 a worthy of reproduction in every
-s.--...- A.. rp.-,,,. .ra a. .,,ou,d No
:" H'o'"' .'-.s-.-. %
needed py the county co""lss'ono,s ~
every county In the State. We refer 70
che Recommendation touching upon the
S,,ss,. - ,o.,,,v co,n,r;s.;oners in the
S-s'eS " 0v"".y o a..
master OF select'ng the names ".a' ",o
10 be placed In the jury box. Here is
THAT tina Alachua Jury SAID:
~. -.-.,.,,.s,,,,,, c.,i tho attopt;on of
Tr.s!pt., s..y,,,.;ss,o,,ors ~% :" Tho law
srh,.S ~ Svmcy ,rcyy,de. S' Snr ths seiection Of
49,. IA rS -,0.,d ;,rnross nnon them
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Somebody suggests that the boy who
ran away from home because he didn't
get enough pie has the instincts OF
great politician. Wrong. The politician
would have stayed at home, stolen the
pie and made his mother think she had
eaten It hsrsslf.-Philedslphia North
American.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
DEMOCRATIC NOnlNEHs.

or Member Of Congress, 2d Congressio'
District:
FRANK CLARK, Of Columbia.
For Justices Of the Supreme Court:
CHAS. B. PARKHIIL, Of Escamhia.
JAMES B. WHITFIELD, Of Leon.
For Railroad Commissioner:
NEWTON A. Bitch, Of Levy.
r. HUDSON BURR, Of Dade.
For members House OF Representatives
EUGENE &. MATTHEW'S.
HENRY q. PEEPLES.
For County Tax Assessor:
N. d. WAINWRIGHT.
For County Tax Collector:
q. w. ALDERMAN.
For County Treasurer:
J. B. BOWLING.
For Members School Bosrl:
L. w. KICKLITER,
O. l.. MIzELL,
e. l.. CROSBY.
For County Commissioners:
w. A. BESSANT.
N. q. WAINWRIGHT.
]. H. BOWLING.
d. BYRD.
g. J. KNIGHT.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
A GROWING SENTIMENT.

The sentiment in favor Of the con-
struction Of permanent roads continues
to grow In Bradford county and tho
Telegraph believes 1t will not be long
until our citizens will become 70
thoroughly awake to the advisability Of
having fint-class roads that ways and
means will be devised for securing the
money necessary to make the improve
ments. Discussing the subject the
Lake Butler Star says:
Up to the present time Bradford's
commissioner have not delved very
deeply into the art Of succcssful road
making % practiood by several Of our
more fortunate sister counties. The
blame. however, h not alone with the
commissioners, who. no doubt, have
done the best they could with the ep-
preparation received by them for this
purpose, and we do not wish TO be
untlerstOod ~ oensuring them for neg-
lect Of duty. We arc pleased TO learn
that the appropriations have been In.
CREASED aud that We may expect better
results in the way of road making from
our commissioners. It ID the duty Of
these officials to keep thoroughly posted
ON this important subject, whiob CON-
Germs all Of the people, for there are
different conditions to bc studied and
the methods Of road making might not
be the Same in this county ~ another.
The Star hopes to soon SEQ the day
when Bradford county can boast Of
good substantial road between every
town In the county. Think Of the adj
vantage everyone would derive from q
graded clay road with thirty foot,
stumpless right-of-way between Provi-
denoe and 6tarke by Lake Butler. Think
how It would facilitate travel and
shorten the distance between the towns
mentioned. People would naturally
think that road Of this kind would
cost Thousands Of dollars and that the
expense of building It would be 20 great
until the county could not recover from
Il In years. They would be surprised II
they could soe the report OF Q CIVIL
engineer upon this subject aud learn
Just with what small expense II could
be constructed.
sive, neither In Il difficult. Our soil Is
soft and easily handled and ss general
rule the country u level. CLAY can be
lOOUsb 0O11S 0bso oUIA0ND Nv Wuy kOlUt Ou
tho high ground, which can be oaslly
hauled TO the low places.
We notice that tho Starke commits.
sioner has improved several Of tho high
ways near thAt city by having pine
etssw placed In the roadway. This IL
indood great Improvement and the
nlne s1Eaw makes . rood foundation.
During . talk with President J. q.
0ae6inGe q the 6outhern Turpentine
ca. q thio city, the editor Of the Star
W. inIWmed that the commissioner
0ogo Woloonnod 70 nee the Jiss refuse
lo0 lhoiR gotogts until such time it
Vna noo6ad by thomselves. This offer
= UoAa " : public spirited man. whose
d1Glgo y - 80 his county Improve and
nAvnnoe. TIE gefuse from thee ret0rts
DonGiG1e q anau pine chips And will
nako . dol SpAd.
NJ h0Qo 0uv oommlngiou0rs will give
- maA1Sg cfgoo1 mailing more study
~ 0o0G1l1nea1iou. u y bat Q almp(e
~ ~ oWe the peoQlA Let this
|1IH1fd1d psa6S thas svss bstpss.
J O. = ~ tmneAla1s sAslsoe e>Ashs
efnornuun1o1 hoosoa IAeDe y . con-
49, loGnen1 ~ hoasas = psaesnt
~ Gno ~ ynnk This oopAition
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Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

While the question has yet entered
only ina small way into political discus
sion In this state. there is o growing
sentiment in favor of compelling the
attendance Of children Of school age at
the public schools. The Green Cove
Springs Spring has this to say on the
subject:
Don't lose sight of the need of COM
pulsOry education for Florida. II we
do not furnish the brains to develop the
resources of our state II is our own
fault. From other sections of the cOun-
try, people are coming to our state, and
we will do wisely to educate our chill
dren to q plane Of liberal knowledge, 10
that meeting them on the level, we can
utilize the powers Of both for the i'm
provemont of our state and the advance
ment of all. 1t would be good thing
for the future Of the state for every
county to send at least one young man
q year on two months tour to learn
how our great industries and advanced
fruit and vegetable farming is DONE
Let M rise TO our opportunity, and a.
we do, give to the coming generation
the power of knowledge which shall
equip them to carry forward the work
when our burdens are placed on their
shoulders.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
Tint Clever Boy.

rom knows his way all over the town
Ana In any sentence can find the noun.
ne can iind any country upon the man
out ne hever-no. neyer-can find his
cap. A '''
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Dlnsr-ls II customary to tip tbs
waiter In this restaurant Waiter-
Why-ah-yss. cir. Dinar-Ihen hano
nc . tip. I've waited three-Quartsgs
q an hour Tor that steak oroereo.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

The Tampa Tribune was not an ar
dent supporter Of Senator Taliaferro in
the primary two years ago. but it finds
much 10 admire In the record the sem
ator 10 making ct Warrington. Follow
ing 10 . late comment from the Tribune: :
1.-THE selection Of Senator James p.
Taliaferro. Of this state, to be the DEM
Ocratic member of the committee ON
finance, to succeed the late Senator
Gorman, was Q distinguished recogni-
tion Of the ability and prominence In
the party councils Of the junior senator
from this state Mr.. Taliaferro has
come rapidly to tho front in Washing.
ton, . conspicuous proof Of his ability
being given in his conduct Of the
examination of witnesses before the
which was considering the
canal proposition. In this examination
Mr.. Taiiaferr0 was pitted against Will
lam Nelson Cromwell. ono of the most
astutc lawyers and lobbyists In the
country, and the Florida man proved
more than . match for the great pro-
moter."
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Joe Has We 1oo vosAoos
Even the man who has tailed y en-
utlsd to confederation. He eesves .
lebis puspess - IN oh3set leasen'~
0hicaSo HooaD1r 1rUagaA
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

A contract has been awarded for the
eractton oe . new 0llioe aud printing
estaeliahmsnt Tor the Herald q Ppnts
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

WANTS CHANGE IN THE PRIMARY.
The Gainesville Sun wants the pri-
mary law changed 30 that plurality
will nominate, and thus eliminate the
second primary.-Ft. Pierce Tribune.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
wvrn FLORIDA eolroRs.
A LAvpABLE AMBITION.

LAUDABLE AMBITION.
The volusia County Record says that
Governor Broward "is after seat In
the United States senate" IT'S lsud.
able ambition and one that all Cover
nors aspire to. to.--Apalachicola Times.
STANDS HIGH WITH PRESS FRATERNITY.
n Hon. Frank Harris, the urbAne and
erudite editor of the Ocala Banner is In
reality casting goo-goo eyes ON the
governorship, he made a ten-strike in
that direction last week by captivating
those Florida editors who attended tho
meeting of the State Press Association
at Ocala, where the name Of Frank
Harris is an easy passport to all that is
lovely and Of good report. ."-Palatka
News.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

The primary elsotton n now . thing Of
- paGD. Lefs ~ u pp 70 anoisnt his
~ ~ fsGp> ~ nvs ~ plsaaaat
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

It would be hard to find any one man
who fought the election Of Congress.
man Frank CLARK any harder than the
editor Of this paper in the primary that
nominated him; but 1t 10 due Mr.. Clark
to ny that he 10 making record in the
House Of Representatives at Washing
ton that ought to cause all Floridians to
say: "Well done, thou good and faith
ful servantl" Wen transfer you from
the turbulent scenes Of the House to the
more splendid dreams Of the Senste.-
FloridiAn.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
Low TAXATION

in all the list Of counties with low
taxation rates, We do not And oae that
Is doing public improvements sufficient
to induce any migration. DeSoto with
ITS sl,srsely settled population, comes
sooond IN the state In percentage Of in
crease. Whyy becapse slle hns built
schools, graded roads and built bridges
Tor the accommodation Of its growing
populstion.-DeS0tO County News.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15
DOING A HUMM1No BUSINESS.

DOING A HUMMIN0 BUSINESS.
Speaking of the claim that only pro-
tected industries flourish in this coun-
try, we note the mosquito factory is
doing humming business despite the
efforts to enforce the law against the
proprietors. Times Union.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Hon. w. A. Ascwilliams. Of 81,
Augustine. h the latest 70 Announce
himself candidate for the speaksrhiI
Of tho Hoose n the next sesaion Of tl,s
Legislature.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

State democratic conventions Of four
states within tho past few days have
endorsed VIM. J. Bryan for the pres.
identiA nomination two yeAEs hence.
II begins to look very much like he will
b. tho party standard bearer In the next
national campaign.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

Kansas 10 boasting. Il has IS ont Of
los oounties without pauper. Twenty.
flve counties have NO alms-hOuses and
thirty-seven have not . single case ON
tho docket. .-0ainesvile Daily Sun.
Any state that can truthfully claim
such condition In its domestic affairs
IL certainly justi6ed In boasting loud
aud long. .-PeusaCola News.
Kansas Ia ons Of the few states that
have state prohibition. Doesn't seem
10 have wrecked the commonwealth.
Bradford County telegraph., 1906-06-15

WILL REMOVE BONE OF CONTENTION.
II Frank Clark's bill to appropriate
three millions from the national treas
ury to drain the Everglatles is passed, it
will removes big bone Of Florida con-
tention from the local field.-Tampa
Times.