The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-09-14

Governor Broward was scheduled 10
make his drainage speech" at Tampa
last night; eoo.-.~
The New Orleans Picayune is respon-
sibIe for the following: advertising
makes authors" Yes, and advertising
makes almost everything else ago.
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The situation in Cuba 10 described as
"serious." II twill be still more serious
II Uncle Sam has TO add that hornets
nest 10 his valuable collection Of terri
tOrial possessions. Pensacola Journal.
We acknowledge with pleasure the
invitation from the Fort Myers Board
Of Trade TO join members Of the Legis'
ture and newspaper men In trip from
Fort Myers TO Lake 0keechObee, and
regret very much that business matters
prevent our coming on this occasion.
A pleasant and profitable trip to you,
gentlemen
A very successful meeting of the tur-
pentine mems conception was held in
Jacksonville this week, at which the
following officers for the ensuing year
were elected Nv. M. Toomer, presi-
dent; vice-president, Alex. Seasons;
secretary, J. A. HOllomon; treasurer,
r. M, Sassnett; executive committee,
A. d. Covington, Alex. Seasons, J. A.
Hollomon, II. M. Sassnett, X. s. Paul,
r. J, O'Hara and ]. w. Walsh.
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That paragraph editor of the great
and good" Tines Union. gets of the
following: A cat worth $40, 600 has
just died lntestate at Wilkesbarre, but
no contest between the heirs Is yet re-
ported, w Well, in Maine they could
afford 70 lose. .---- Banker StenSland
should be proud Of being bound in Mo-
rocco. -- The Cuban insurgents are
not crossing the bridges even when
they get to them. They are blowing
them up. At any rate Atlanta is
not insisting on having the battleship
Georgia delivered to the government
on PeachtFee street.
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The past week has been by far the
most successful experienced since the
activo campaign In behalf Of the Flor
Ida State fair, which will be held at
Tampa November 14to %, began. Dur.
Ing the week q total Of eight counties
made appropriations and appointed COM
missloners TO solicit products for exhi-
bition, running the total up to twenty
Eve, which almost doubles the number
Of counties heretofore represented at
any southern State fair, Citizens in a
number Of counties, the commissioners
Of. which refused TO make appropria-
ti0ns, are preparing TO have their coun-
ties represented by public subscription.
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The Tines Union very meanly puts 1t
thusly: Senator Humans dispensary
acheme is now as dead as Governor
BrowRrd's" Yes. but how about that
drainage scheme which is now on and
the insurance one which will very likely
be again recommended and pushed by
him2 Will they, too, not meet death,
a. did the dispensary scheme? Are our
people not fully tired Of all these
schemes anyhow Had we not better
guard against the possibility of those
schemers building up their contemplated
powerful political machine, which means
fastening political schemesters upon us
fOreVer7 viii not about eight years Of
Il be enough for Floridians?
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As wee small evidence Of fact that
Il pays a town to have "a live, wide
awake daily newspaper, even II IL Is an
6-page. 5-column daily, just read the
following from the Live Oak Daily
Democrat Of the 18th; IAN this talk
We have been making about the growth
Of Live Oak In recent years is backed
up by the cold facts and figures. The
assessed values here have increased