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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
Meeting of Medical Society.

The Brevard County Medical Society
met at Titusvile on Tuesday, April 3rd
with the following present: DR.. b. r.
Wilson, DR.. E. E. Rollins of Titusville;
DR.. w. l.. Huglett of Cocoa; DR.. l.. A.
Peek of Melbourne and Dr. w. e. Van
Landingham of Fort Pierce.
This was also the meeting for the
annual election of officers. DR.. Rollins
was elected president and DR.. VanLand-
ingham secretary and treasurer.
The State Medical Association meets
in Gainesville April 1920 and DR.. Peek
and DR.. VanLandingham were chosen
as delegates to represent this society at
that meeting.
These meetings are a source of great
benefit to the medical profession and
aid our physicians to keep abreast of
the times and the great strides made in
this age in the healing art.
This county has no society of it's own
at present, but our physicians have the
advantage of meeting with the one Of
our sister county of Brevard.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
April Fool Supper.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Backus enter
tanned few friends at an April fool
supper last Sunday evening at their
home on the river front. About fifteen
sat down to an elegant repast, but
trouble started with the unfolding of
the napkins and no one was absolutely
sure of being clear of joke till desert
was finished. However full justice was
done to the many good things spread
despite the fact that each dish was
viewed with suspicion upon its first ap-
pearance.
Perhaps the most amusing feature
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06

and one which caused the most merri-
ment was the acrobatic feats of DR..
VanLandingham's plate, while Harry
Thompson's manipulations with the
dainty cake made of corn meal and cot
ton is worthy of note.
The meal was thoroughly enjoyed by
all present and laughter was its princi-
pal feature. The evening was spent
with music and songs.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
Songs, music and specialties.

Mrs; Watmuh '''''''''',, Mrs. {. l. McCaty
Emily ...,,,,.,,,,,.,,M Miss Margaret Corcoran
Songs, music and specialties.
The public is assured of a rare treat.
Mr.. Fletcher A. Russell is an actor of
rare ability and in these parts will APP
pear at his best. Mrs. c. 7. McCarty
as frozen mother-in-law is said to be
immense. Let the public imagine her
frozen in the center of an immense
cake Of ice to be specially manufact-
ured for this occasion at the ice factory.
A special sized vat is needed to con-
tain her. Don't fail to see a frozen
mother-in-law. 1t will be of pleasing
interest to downtrodden and henpecked
husbands and warning to young men.
Mr.. Tylander and Fred Fee are great
hits in their parts. Miss Corcoran as
Emily Watmuff carries her part most
charmingly and shows the stage train
ing of her Wisconsin home.
The Open Gate is beautiful domes-
tic drama showing the talents of Mrs.
Horton to fine advantage. Miss Faber
has won her place in the esteem of
Fort Pierce audiences by her fine work
in the past and will surpass herself as
Jessie. Mr.. Marion M. Hendrix is said
to have been on the road with num-
Der Of companies earring leading parts
and his many friends look for fine
conception and rendition Of his part as
Garth. Mr.. Russell as Uncle John is
charming. Taking the two plays to-
gether there will be fine combination
of the domestic, the genteel, the mirth-
compelling and the sidesplitting.
Announcement Of the music and
specialties will be made next week.
Tickets for reserved seats will be on
sale at the Drug Store. Go early and
secure them as the reserved seats will
be monopolized the moment offered.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
Executive Committee Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the DEM
ocratic Executive committee for St..
Lucie county held at Fort Pierce on
Monday, April 9th, for the purpose of
appointing the election officers and
transacting such business as may come
before it. D. E. AUSTIN.
NJ R. DANIELS, Chairman.
Secretary.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
THE OPEN GATE.
FREEZING A MOTHER-IN-LAW.


A Roaring Farce in one Act-By T. Edgar Pom
berton
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06

George Saunders has returned to Fort
Pierce to stay for some weeks.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
Notice to Stockholders.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Indian River & Lake Worth Fish Comp
any will be held at their Office in Fort
Pierce, Fla, on April 8, 1906.
At A. M. SAMPLE, President.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
FIRE ENGINE
ORDERED
Town Council Has Purchased Fine
Fighting Machine.
TOWN PAYS FOR SITE
Title Passed to St. lucie County Marshal
Instructed To Have Town Cleaned
and Collect Dog License

""~' INV III regular ScSSlol III
council hall. Tuesday, April 3, with
President Whyte presiding. Present:
Aldermen Lowry, Edge and Tucker.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings were read and approved.
Communication received from Howe
Engine Company in regard to the pur-
chase of fire engine was ordered
placed on file.
The following resolution was received
from the county commissioners:
Estate of Florida, County of St. Lucie,
Board of County Commissioners in
open session.
The opinion of F. M. Hudson relative
to the purchase Of land from F. M.
Tyler for county site and the abstract
of title accompanying the same re-
ceived and filed. Be it therefore
Resolved That the deed recon-
mended by F. M. Hudson from F. M.
Tyler to this board of county commits
sioners is acceptable to this board as
passing title to said land satisfactory
to this board. The title passed to this
board by the aforesaid deed is hereby
accepted by this board of county COM
missioners.
w. r. HARDEE, Ch'r'n.
X. B. RAULERSON.
P. KROEGEL.
j. F. BELL.
R. D. HOLMES.
Dated at Fort Pierce. Fla, this third
day of April, 1906.
Communication from C. T. McCarty,
attorney for town council, to F. M.
Tyler was read and made a part of the
records. This communication informs
the council Of the acceptance by the
county commissioners of the deed for
the county site, and authorizes the
payment to F. M. Tyler of $1,000 for
said lands.
On motion, the marshal was instruc-
ed to collect the tax on all dogs in the
town of Fort Pierce, or see that they
are removed.
On motion, the marshal was instructed
to personally inspect the water closets
in the town of Fort Pierce, and any not
found clean to notify the owners to
clean same at once.
Mayor Fee reported to the council
that he appointed DR.. Lloyd temporary
health officer for the town. On motion
the president appointed Aldermen Lowry
and Whyte committee to confer with
DR.. Lloyd in regard to same with power
to act.
Committee appointed in regard to
fire protection reported that they had
ordered one regular No. 3S engine and
two reels. On motion the committee
was empowered to draw on the town
treasurer for $500, being first payment
upon engine, and that treasurer draw
warrants for balance payable in one
and two years.
The fireworks ordinance was taken
up and put through two readings.
The bills appearing were audited and
ordered paid.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-06
A RARE TREAT
ISARRANGED
Improvement Club Will Present
Two Fine Attractions.
A DRAMA AND FARCE
Home Talent Has Arranged to Present
these Plays at Improvement CIub
Hall, Tuesday, April ~.

On the evening Of Tuesday, April H.
at the Town hall the Fort Pierce I'm.
provement Club will present the two
plays given below under the manage.
ment of Mr.. Fletcher A. Russell, so
well known as an actor and manager.
The talent is entirely local and most of
it well known to Fort Pierce audiences.
The plays have been thoroughly re-
hearsed and are at a high state of per-
lection and will go under the most
favorable auspices.
The plays with the cast Of characters
are given below.
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MAKE HOME ATTRACTIVE.

Give more attention TO the comfort
and coziness Of your rooms during
the evening hours" was the advice OF
II inatron to young bride III maze OF
doubt as to what was most essential in
the furnishing OF her small. new home.
1T has always been my policy TO
make the living rooms most attractive
when all the family Is using them. and
as my husband and boys are downtown
during the day. this means during the
hours after sundown. Have your
house radiate cheer and complete con.
trast to the Irayncss of office walls Of
workaday hours. This Is one OF the
secrets OF keeping your buusand fond
OF his home"
To the up-to-tlate bomemakcr this
question of making the house attrac
tive after the dinner hour Is the most
important one. and the shading OF
artiiicia! light is the secre; OF the room
beautiful when old Sol is out of sight.
or the four methods by which this is
accomplished, the oil lamp is the
coziest and for practical purposes the
most artistic. Especially In winter
nights it sheds a warm glow over n
room. and n good book or the evening
paper under Its steady light is enjoyed
in solid comfort.-IndianapOli News.
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70 oRs.sERVE THE DEAD

"Autoprcservation" is the name
which Signor Verceiioni. an Italian
doctor. has given to n discovery that
D. eserves the human body without
tire use OF ordinary methods OF EN-
balming.
There is no necessity to touch
the body at all. much less to dissect
It." explains the doctor. The old
method. which is u very expensive
one. is entirely done away with. No
unctions or wrappings are used.
"The body is simply placed In a
zinc coffin. which is laid inside an
ordinary wooden coffin. and between
the two a patent powder mixture Is
sprinkled. which preserves every
feature Of the body. md especially
OF the face. exactly as 1t was mt death.
Viewed through n glass lid. there is
nothing revolving In its appearance.
the person appearing as though In
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BRACELET FAD REMoANEp

1t Is hard FOR the woman who can't
afford fads In Jcwelry To hear that five
jewelcd bracelets must he worn this
year IL one wishes TO he In the extreme
OF the fashion. why not make IL siS:''
she asks. for In tha; even; the icwclcr
might make n reduction on the lot.
which would help things along n little.
Mrs. William II. Leeds has caught this
bracelet mania and lately has been seen
wearing four gold circlcts set with
black and white pearls on one of her
beautcous arms, which some one has
said are Fashioned after the Venus OF
Nilo's long lost pattern" ON tho other
arm WAS a single band OF the same
design. Bracelets worn 10y fashlona BILE
women this season must match in color
tone. even though they are entirely
different in design and cost. The
triumph of the bracelet. jewelers. say.
will occur about the time the opera
season begins aud social festivity is let
loose I'm New York. Then the rivalry
in this line will be worth going out o:
ones way to see.
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cAn8LE1 CAVE 8Acx FORTUNE

There ID we'll authenticated story
or Scrope Davis. London dandy OF
. hundred years ago. an inveterate
gaIabler. but also q man of talent. q
gentleman and q wit. One night he
waH introduced to young man named
Hastings. who had inherited colos-
sa; fortune, much Of which he had
already gambled away. They COM
menced to play hazard. Hastings re-
marking at the same time that he
must soon cut out that sort of fun.
as ne was about to marry and settle
down.
Serope was In great luck. Main af-
ter main he won. and as often wished
to cease play. but Hastings. who con-
tinued to pour glass after glass of
champagne down his parched throat.
was pallid with excitement. and in
sisted upon chance to retrieve his
fortSne. The excitement became gen.
erai. Other players left their own ia
5les to crowd around the duellists.
Time after time Hastings threw crabs,
while Davis followed with the nick.
Pie rattle of the dice and the cease.
lesp flow of wines went on all night
and far into the next day. Hastings
was mad with excitement. Every
pot nd and every security he possessed
or could think of he pledged and lost
At last. like the gamester who stal;ed
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A WOMAN ENGINEEH.

Mrs. W. G. Manning. who lives seven
miles south OF Monroe City. Is prob
ably the only woman engineer in Mis-
souri,.
Her husband operates sawmill. and
for two years Mrs. Manning has acted
as engineer. Mr.. Manning says:
"Prior TO two years ago l employed
men at different times as engineer. all
of whom were more or less unsatisfac-
tory. Upon one occasion the engineer
did not show up. My wife told me TO
turn the engine over to her.
AT first hcsitated, but finally de.
cidcd TO let her try 1t. To my surprise
she handled the engine all right and
we did one OF the best days work of
the season. For two years she has
run the engine with little expense for
repairs. She readily detects lost mo-
ton or other defects, and. when neces.
sary, will, shut down to make repairs.
IL the log Is large one or knotty she
regulates the power accordingly, and
keeps the speed uniform.
"I've tried several engineers. but
she's the best one ever had."-Phila-
delphia Record.
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his wife upon = cast Of the dice and
lost. he would have risked the welfare
Of the girl to whom he was engaged II
the other would have accepted that
kind OF security. But he would not.
Then Hastings hurled dice and box
across the saloon. smashing splen-
did mirror. and. throwing himself cx.
hausted upon soft chair. burst into
teass. exclaimIng. II can play no
moe. ! have lost everything in the
old. I am beggar!"
Ilavis stood still. calm. unmoved,
wal ching him. Then he said: "Mr.
Hastings. listen to me. will forego
everything have won tonight on one
condition and that is. that you will
TAX. solemn oath never to touch
cares or dice again" The ruined
gambler fell on his knees to thank
his benefactor and to take the oath.
The latter Immediately restored every
thing he had won, and. oddly enough
Hastings kept his vow and lived q
wealthy and prosperous man.
But the medal has n sordid reverse
When in after years Scrope Davis. re
duced to great poverty. ven;ured &c
ask him for some slight assistance
the hound wrote him curt. formal re
ply. In the third person. regrettinf
that Mr.. Hastings was unable to offei
Mr.. Scrope Davis any assistance.
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16

"Laziness Is great contributory
cause of lunacy." says British spec
ialist In mental diseases. The only
way to preserve healthy mind Is to
lead busy life. But modern condi-
,ions, the compulsory retirement from
professional occupations of men who
have reached the age Of. say. SO. con-
denim them to spend the rest of their
existence In idleness. They become
retrospective and brood. They feel
themselves 'side.rracked' from the
main line of life. and almost uncon-
sciously a state of rebellion Is set up.
From lack of mental exertion the
brain loses the nutrition II has been
accustomed to over long period of
years. Other conditions are set mp
which cumulate in mental degenera-
tion.
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WEALTHY MEN OF TO-DAY

n Is admitted that we are the rich
est people in the world to-day-the
richest people the world has ever
seer!. says Cleveland Moffatt In Sue
cess. The Wanted wealth OF Crocsus
is estimated ut only $S.0oO,000. but
there are seventy American estates
tha, average $35 5.0OU.O00 each. AS
showing the rapid growth of indiyid-
ual fortunes in this country there Is
Interest In list OF rich men. printed
in 1855. according to which New York
city at that time boasted only twenty
eight millionaires. And n pamphle:
pub ished some years earlier says tha,
in IS45 Philadelphia could show only
ten estates valued at Sl,0O0.000 or
more. the richest being that OF Ste
phen Girard, which reached S7.000.0OO
In contrast to which in 1892 there
werr over 200 millionalres in Phila-
tie)phia.
As to New York city. the number
OF It's millionaires, according to best
Information. is over 1000, while the
number OF millionaires in the United
S',tes is at least 5000. or half the
total number In the world. There Is
one family alone. at the head Of which
stands the richest and most powerful
man in the world. John ID. Rockefeller.
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and the wealth OF this family is esti.
mated ut 1900. .000. 900, sum SO huge
that the human mind quite fails to
grasp 1t. II sum so huge that II at the
birth OF Christ Rockefeller had been
making a dollar minute and had let
all these dollars accumulate day and
night for all these centuries, he would
not yet, 1906. have amassed 81 .000.-
400 900. And II Rockefeller should
to-day turn his wealth into gold coin
and take 1t out of the country. say
into Canada. he would carry across
the border three times as much gold
us would then remain in the United
States. Nor would he carry II him.
self. for the weight of II would be
I.I5O tons. And II he loaded II on the
backs of porters. each man bearing
his own weight in solid gold tsay $50
pounds. II would require $4,000 men
10 move II. And II they walked ten
feet apart the line of them would
reach forty.four miles and would oc-
cupy fifteen hours in passing n given
point None OF which takes any ac-
count OF the daily interest on this for.
tune. which interest. II paid In gold.
would require the strength OF seven
men to carry It. for 1t would weigh
900 pounds. Such are the riches OF
a single family.
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16

This story was told by Mr.. Baker. of
chocolate fame: Some years ago. In
Milton, he had man in his employ
by tne name of Tim Reardon. who was
considered handy man with tools
AS Mr.. Baker was walking through
his yard one day he noticed that the
shingles on the gable end of one of
his buildings had blown away. Seeing
Tim, he called him. and asked him II
he could replace the shingles.
"Of course can." said Tim. And
he Immediately erected a temporary
staging to work on, some thirty feet
high.
He got his hatchet and shingles and
went up on the staging. He had been
up hut short time, however. when
he tripped and fell to the ground.
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16

Young men who inherit fortunes
and devote their time to spending
them fall ready victims to this under
mining of the brain. Tragedies OF the
kind are constantly occurring. Many
women and girls who belong to the
leisured class are saved from n like
fate by their devotion to dress and
bridge. The jealous pursuit of those
pastimes re""'-cs at least some meas
ure of me- 'rcise. Perhaps that
is the best can be said OF them.
ut is dan Jgs Cor II man who has
led a bus..s lie to abandon brain ex-
ertion. Medical science has prolong-
ed the spgn CT human existence. and
yet retirement is now forced upon
men Mt a much earlier age than hith-
erto. The only hone for these men
is TO cultivate some engrossing
hobby"
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
SHOCKING FASHIONABLE

Smoking is always good I'm chill.
dren's gowns. At some of the shops
where speciality is made of hand.
some garments. fancy shocking is
done at not exactly prohibitive prices.
For tiny girls. the pretties. little
gowns imaginable are made In per
fectiy simple models. The shocking
occurs In the yoke ana cuffs of the
slips. which are straight little gar
ments something like those worn by
Kate 6reenawny picture book chill
dren. Very simple and Inexpensive
materials are used for these gowns.
ginghams, coarse linens, pongees and
china silks being best adapted.
Shocked waists are very effective for
older girls and even mature women.
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
Woman's Trials.

The bitter trail In woman's life js to
be childless. Who can tell how hard the
struggle may. have been ere she learnt 70
resign herself To her lonely lot? The alb
sence. Of this link to bind marital Iifo
together. the absence OF this ono pledge
70 mutual affection II q common disHp-
pointnient. Many Unfortunate complies
become estranged thereby. Even II they
do not drift apart, one may read tho who's
extent Of their disappointment In tho eyes
of such childlcss couple when thcy rcst
on the children OF others. To them the
largest family does not seem too numerous.
In many cases Of barrenness or child
1essness the obstacle to collaborating b
easily removed by tho euro Of weakness ON
the part OF the woman. DIR. Picrce's FA-
vorite Prescription has been the means Of
restoring health and fruitfulness to many
= barren woman. to tho great Joy Of the
household. In other, but rnre cases, the
obstruction to the bearing Of children has
been found to be Of surgical character.
but easily removable by painless operative
gical Institute. Buffalo, N. Y, over which
DIR. Pierce Of the rFavorita Prescription
fame preeides. In all cases where chll-
dren are desired and arc absent, an effort
should be made 70 find out the real cause.
proper treatment
LII all the various weaknesses, displace.
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bilitstlng. catarrhal drains and In An
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II has to Its credit hundreds Of fhuussn1p
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remedy put up for sale through drng6lsts
especially for woman's use. The inGredE
ents OF which the "Favorite Prescription.
is composed have received the most
positive endorsement from the LEADING
medical writer's on Matcy'it McdSca of all
the several schools Of practice. All tho
ingredients are printed In pltft,l EMgltsh
on the wrapper enclosing the bottle, .
that any woman making use Of this
famous medicine may know exactly what
she Is taking. DR. Pierre takes hls pa
tients into his full confidence, which he
can afford to do ms tho formula aftaf
which the ~Favorite Prescription y q
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kindly Msntlon This peaer.
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TYRANNY OF FASHION.

Under examination In Brighton
bankruptcy Court yesterday Hove
tailor attributed his failure to the
change OF fashion brought about by
the use OF motor-cars. \ considerable
portion of his business formerly CON
sisted. he stated. in supplying lIycrlcs
Tor people who kept carriages. and
who required llverlcs for their coach.
men ana footmen. Ms well as two or
three Others employed in the stables.
Hut with motor-cars the only person
requiring livery was the chauffeur, who
generally obtained his clothes else
where than ut Il tailor's.-London Telc-
graph
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
Deats eellasnx,s 1la,e.

3 Utopia seemed = stsp nsafer -
tomobilists In Chicago. whsa Doaas
were announced for an aDastnsnt
building In which every nat win have
it, own garage. Dwellsrs In thsss
unique apartments can step directly
from their living rooms into their mp
tor cars. be conveyed to the street By
. mammoth elevator. and drive away
serenely. without having lifted q foot
since they entered the automobile.
This plan Is announced In behalf of
Laverne w. Noyes of the Aeromotsr
company. The structure is to b 1t
Elm street and the Lake Shore drive.
From the bottom to the top Of the
structure. which is designed 70 bs
seven stories high. with each floor de-
voted to a single suite, will run the ele-
vator. large enough to accommodate
the largest OF automobiles for private
use.
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being simply in peaceful sleep"
Sisnor Vcrceiloni Is OF the opiniuh
that the discovery will do away with
The religious feeling against crema-
ton. and may be valuable from the
point OF view Of Identification In GRIM
inal cases. and also In scientific re-
search.
In cases OF family disputes said
the doctor. think of the enormous
advantage 1t would be to be able to
gaze through the crystal lid and see
the body fully preserved. There Is
a big case, involving millions OF mon
ey. In the law courts now which my
discovery would have decided with
out the dispute being dragged before
the public. Then consider the histor-
ical advantage In having the remains
of eminent personages exposed to the
public veneration." Manchester
usng.) Chronicle.