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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
The PittsburG Millionaire.

The PittsburR millionaire who has
rapidly acquired money, without &C
quirinR sense, has become q distinctive
type.
He Is familiar figure under sensa-
tional headlines Of newspapers all over
the world He Is heard Of in connection
with the reckless gambling at Monte
Carlo, with wife desertion and entanRle-
ment with chorus herOines and artist
models and with murder prompted by
the emotional insanity that comes of the
pace that kills.
The Pittsburg millionaire il as thor.
Oughly established in his place as hero
OF up-tO-date scandal and vice as the
"ElorOdora" girl is in hers as heroine.
Thaw, Corey and Hartje are now in
the courts, the first TO answer for MUIR
der committed in defense of his actress
wife's honor, which he himself had
ruined in the minds of all decent people
the second TO answer to divorce suit
based on his alleged infatuation for an
actress, and the third TO end his marital
troubles at his own request.
II u long time since the courts were
free from the scandals of the PittsburR
millionaire. The elder Thaw and his
Indian Princess" James X. Clark and
his violet bride" Hart Mckee and his
remArriaRe within an hour after his d.
vorce; Lawrence G. Phipps, who had
the decency to get a divorce quietly,
and John A. MOOrehead, who ran away
with his mothers French maid-aIl |
.hese have given to the name of the |
Pittsburg millionaire a meaning that
will cling for many years to come. -
Tampa Tribune
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

never should escape his odious atten-
tlone, and day after day spent cOnniv-
ing 20 keep from him, and prove that /
vas not 20 BE tempted BY the giamOF Of
no pr0dlgality.
Iwas frank, and had asked him only
70 rive ne q chance 70 shOw what !
could DO n one of the many theatrical
ventures he was interested In. Instead
ne tried 70 lead me from respect and
my work, and give for the brief day of
MS favor and consideration an eternity
OF regret and remOrse.
THE WAY OF THE TEMPER.
The climax came, as knew it would.
when a new face caught his kancy-a
young and very pretty girl in the same
company yielded in an evil hour.
warned her Of my experience, which
she sneeringly repeated, and which cost
me my position.
/ can recall wildly, as / packed my
makeup box for the last time, hearing
the girls indignant murmurs of disap-
proval: Such chance" "What a
fool" She deserves to get bounced"
was sick Of the paint and powder
and empty pleasure of that artificial
life, and when suddenly a clear light of
understanding swept over me 1t was not
the stage that was to blame, but the
men who drag a wOman's ideals from
her high pedestal and trample upon
them, like Stanford White and the rich
older men who carry the torch of shame
that lights women down the road to
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
Modern Miracle.

Truly miraculous seemed the recOv-
cry Of Mrs. Mohie Holt Of this place, .
writes j: 0. X. Hooper, WOodfOrd,
Tenn, "she was so wasted by coughing
up puss from her lungs. Doctors de-
clared her end 30 near that her family
had watched by her bedside forty eight
hours, when, at my urgent request, DR..
King y New Discovery was given her,
with the astonishing result that i'm
provement began, and continued until
she finally completely recovered, and is
cure for coughs and colds. SOC and 81 90
at all druRgists. Trial bottle free.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
Madison VIII Try,

The good people of Madison county
are going to make an effort to secure ar
election to decide whether whiskey shall
longer be sold in that county under au.
thority Of law, and the good people OF
Madison have our best wishes and
would have something more helpful had
we the right to cast vote there.
| OF the forty-five counties in Florida
there are but eighteen in which whiskey
can be legally sold, but these eighteen
seriously interfere with the operation
and purpose of the law in the twenty.
seven dry" counties, because of the
large amount of whiskey shipped into
them from the wet" ones.
For a long time the saloon men and
the advocates of the open saloon have
urged that to drive whiskey out meant
the stagnation of business, and the mo-
ment the vote was counted and the peO-
pie had said that whiskey must 20, that
the licensed saloon must close it's doors,
that moment the death knell of all future
This argument undoubtedly influenced
many votes, and prevented for a time
the reign of a decency and right, but
the time has come when that salvation
no longer has weight-in truth, men and
women would rather see stagnation and
decay than to see the young men Of a
community ruined and made drunkards
through the influence Of open saloons,
which is a most potent factor in this
destruction. But such is not the case.
Instance after instance has proven be-
yOnd the question of a doubt that bust
ness stagnation does not follow in the
matter of the closing of the saloons.
Two OF the most striking examples to
Offset this assertion are Live Oak, in |
Florida, and Waycross, Ga. For fully |
twenty years Suwannee has been q |
dry" county, and yet its growth has |
been little short Of wonderful Wedare |
say that in Live Oak there are more |
people who own their own homes than |
in any wet" town anywhere One-half /
larger. OF course there Is some liquor
sold here illegally, but as proof there is
but little drunkenness and disturbance,
the fact that Live Oak has but one pO-
lice officer should be sufficient, and ne
has abundant time 20 attend to all the
street work, and do numerous other
things for the town. In fact he attends
70 pretty much all of the needs of the
,lty. AS further evidence that the
closing OF the saloons is a paying invest
nent, Live Oaks vote of miIlage for
AVIATION il only seven mills on the dol
ar. Doubtless the lowest rate of taxa
ion enjoyed by any town in the United
states. Live Oak is still growing and
will continue to grow, and Il is not at
VI likely there will ever again be an
pen saloon in Suwannee county, which
n it's progress, growth and development
as fully kept pace with It's county site.
Vaycross has grown az Live Oak has .
rown, though whiskey has not been
old there for many years. The stagna-
ion argument no longer has any weight
nd the whiskey men know il.
We believe Madison county will 60
dry, and II should. Il 10 the only
wet" county now between Jackson
lille and Pensacola, except Gadsden. -
i've Oak Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
nOr cAuDrDArR
Fer SpsahessAiD - she noess.sD0n'l
Wass Jsb pscaass he Can ~
Mere aRA BAisetIvs WEEK. %
eha Rlaav e. ehe HIswao.


A report having been published in thu
Jacksonville Metropolis Of Wednesday
that Hon. ]. w. Watson, representative
elect to the State Legislature from
Dade county, would not be q candidate
for the speakership Of the House, . rep
resentative Of the Metropolis called On
Mr.. Watson this morning for infOrma-
ton relative to the same.
Eyes, have decided not TO be q can
didate for the speakership, said Mr..
Watson. II have not the time 70 de-
vote TO the canvass Of the State which
would be necessary did want the honor.
My desire IL to do as much effective
section and the State, which could not
do were l the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker il handicapped in this re-
spect, as he must rule irnpartiaIly on ell
questions and cannot enter into matters
and duties as can the members on the
floor. Everything considered, and de-
string to accomplish the best results
possible, will not be a candidate for
the honor, which, after all, Is an empty
and unappreciated one."
Mr.. Watson Is one Of the best known
public men in the State and has been
prominent in past Legislatures, having
held the position of Speaker of the
House, and his decision net TO be can
didate for the same will be received
with regret in many quarters where he
would receive unanimous support were
he to announce for the honor.
Outside of Mr.. Watson, Hon. George
c. Matthews, of Ocala, and E. S. Mat
thews, of Starke, have been the most
spoken of for the speaker
ship, The OcaIa Matthews, it Is said,
viii have administration support, while
the Observation-Disclosures forces will work
for the Matthews of Bradford. Miami
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

AalA443 D43ts4A
Yen should eaIl e the sssahiisha
of. D. Cay. Opposite MasOaGe Isms.
whsa in want Of Horses. BuxeIsa. .
Harness.
He carries the best assOrtmsn
Buegies IN MiddIe RIorida, which =
sells az reasonable prices. ard o. fasor-
able terms to Irresponsible partiss s: s
His stock Of Harness Is new and up "a
date. and includes any and m articles
in his line needed tOr county and city
use.
In Heavy Harness he has no rivSl.
To turpentine and mill men be oaais
goods made especially for their use, ard
ct prices that cannot be duplicated
In his Stables are to be seen as line =
lot Of drivers, single and double, as
were ever brought to this city.
Call on him and examine his stock.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
pUBIlsaaD EvEaE VRIDAY MoRasm0.


0seseAoms - Ds Bssesssea.
The fofnt debate on the drainage
ouestion viii prove interesting and en-.
Ighteaing - che peOple Of FlOrida NC
man q Better Abe than Governor Brow
ard = put the bcst foot forward IN the
march towards drainage, and no one
can more 1orcibly than Mr.. Beard pre-.
cent the aKgontente agninst Il.
EWa afe confident that the question
viii b discussed on bts merits. Gov
esnOH BrowarA hes heretofore shown
to mI1ch temper. We do not l0Ok for
any display ~ this kind IN the discussion
With NJ Beard. We are confident that
tie ptople VIII have the arguments uD-
6hcumbe cred bY abuse,
GOterudg HfOWnfd has much 70 prove.
for tltB h1fylan, Of proof will rest on him,
Among tha questions involved are:
win TIE drainage Of tho Everglades
cause einlafte changes that Will do
more harnl than the land 90 be reclaimed
viii be WORTH
To whom win the Land boiOng sfterit
Does Ibe State nov need the land or
Would q better 70 wait until more of
- terFIt0fy'i q eettledf
Wouh the placing Of 20 much land on
ne Hlafkets. depFeciate. the value Of
lDlds owned b. the people Of FlOrida7
q the market ten, twenty or thirty
ySars hence than II offered within q
var or two7
4Havo the drainage commissioners any
settled plans for tho details of the work
q do they propose 70 60 It blind7
Have any thorough surveys been
made showing the best places for the
kgatlons Of drainage works or do the
commissioners propose TO have them
made before beginning work.
should the drainage commissioners
be entrusted with such powers ~ the |
proposed constitutional amendment
would confer7
The power 70 drain or not as they see
Ati
The power 70 begin at once or to defer
the work indefinitely;
The power 20 drain what they please
and leave unFecIaimed what they please:
The power 20 impose q special tax Of
ten cents per acre on such persons a.
they may imagine would be benefited;
The power TO make individuals pay
Tor the drainage Of lands that are
claimed by The State ard also claimed
~ 2 railroad and whose title 10 In liti-
8AglOuta .ff
The power to collect this tax lndeA-
nitely;
The power 70 carry on irrigation work
II they see nc after drainage
Is completed and 70 levy and collect a
special tax for Il;
The power 20 cell any and all re-
Stained lands at private sale without
TO any one In the accept
lnee and rejection Of bids.
Should such extensive work be en-
trusted 70 a board Of State officials
whose other duties keep them In ITALIA
lahsee7
DO they know what the work will
'Ost and what Il will be WORTH
In short Governor Broward must
rove:
That the Everglades should bo drained; !
That now In the time for the work;
That the members of the Internal
Improvement Board are the proper of
clals 70 supervise it; and the method q
{ taxation proposed In the fairest and Il
est way of meeting the expenses. 49, a
lines Union. n
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
IL l1asoAIe Ksystono.

Here In symbol, we are taught
That our actions should he true;
Whenever tempted to be false,
Saeredly our duty do.
Seeking nothing not our due,
Trying to labor with good skill:
Knowing q great reward awaits us.
Shall wo tho measure Of duty an.
-Jasper News.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
heats SAo Raasie Care.

ITO keep the body In tune" writes
nrs. Mary Brown, 20 lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsle, N. r., II take DR.. King 3
New Life PILE. They are the most re-
liable and pleasant laxative I have
found Best for the stomach liver
and bowels. Guaranteed BY AL drug.
cSe>N~~~--~~~4~N~@
New assortment Of Ladies' Collars
lOc, Rt Evans.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
TA1 Notira.

All property on which taxea are not
paid by August 18th will be advertised
No exception will be made.
w. ID. WILSON,
1857 Collector
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

Floridians, do any Of you doubt that
the PalgrOve Company would have paid
that 800 per acre for those mAagFove
swamp lands If the l, l., Drainage
Board had required let
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

Il
and justice 10 encourage your home pa.
per, extend to II the nourishment "a
which 1t is entitled. Pay your subscrip.
tons promptly, and send few extra
copies to your relatives and friends at a
distance. They will appreciate the ia
vor and so will we.
The man who went out to milk and
sat down on boulder in the middle of
the pasture and waited for the COW TO
back up, was brother to the man who
kept store and wouldn't advertise be-
cause he reasoned that the purchasing
public would back up to his place OF
business, when II wanted something. -
Palm Beach News.
The newspaper Ia the law book for the
indolent, sermon for the thOughtless.
library for the poor and an admon-
isher for the lAwless. IL may stimulate
the most indifferent, but Il cannot be
published without cost and aent free TO
subscribers. This is no joke. Palm
Beach News
According to the Tampa Tribune:
Hon. John A. Graham, Of Manatee, Ia
negotiating for tho Bradentown Journal.
IL he succeeds in making the deal. a
pyrotechnic display will be inAugurated !
Immediately with Claude l. 'Engle at the |
Tallahassee end with his Sun and Ora
ham at the ManAtee point with his
Journal, and we may anticipate some
hing pretty warm" The Sun has al
,eady fired of the first fireworks and
Graham will have some work 70 catch
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
Nav I've IO0 Years,

The chances for living Q full century
are excellent In the case of Mrs. Jennie
Duncan, Of Haynesville, Me-. now 90
tiers cured me Of chrOuic dyspepsia Of
20 years etAnding, and made me feel a.
well ara strong as young girl" Elec-
trio, Bittera cure stomach and liver dis
easea, blood disorders, general debility
and bodily weakness. Sold on a guaran-
tee ~ al dr1lgRists. Price only 60c.
-" e~S~pt~~-~~N~N~0~Js~~
Tampa Tribune: I'VE feel real sorry
for those Jacksonville base ball fans.
They hAvcn't had n chance 20 boiler for
three weeks and then II was an acct
dent, An old guy who draws a
salary from UhcIe Sam for hooking wise
In the House Of Representative and
who hai6 from New York must DO rIi.
raj New York = needs a geography
teacher. He said he thought Jackson
vile was the only city In Florida. The
ignorance Of some folks 10 too pltiful 10
notice"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

A good reliable man wanted. Good
position and good pay for the right kind
Of man. Address p. o. Box 454, TalIa-
hassee, Fla. ll-tf
Warranty Deeds, legal form. True
Democrat Office. II
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
HaIf ,he World Wondar,

how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica Salve never won
der II 1t will cure cuts, wounds, burns,
sores and all skin eruptions they know
It will. Mrs. Grant Shy, 1880 +, Reyn-
oSds street, Springfield. ILL.,, says: az
regard 1t one of the absolute necessities
OF housekeeping" Guaranteed by all
druggists 25c.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13
The SmIl0

that won't come OIL appears on haby'a
face after ono bottle Of Whites Cream
Xermlfuge, the great worm medicine
Why not keep that smile on baby's face
IL yOp keep this medicine on hand, YOU
win never zee anything else but smiles
on his face. Mira. s., blackwell.
Okla, writes; my baby was peevish
and fretful, would not eat, and I feared
be would die. fused q bottle Of Whites
Cream Vermlfuge and he has not had q
sick day since. Sold by all druggists. .
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

Subscribe for The True Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

Il is much easier this hot weather %
drain , glass Of beer than TO drain the
Everglades Besides, the Everglades
can walt, the beer cant. Fernando
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-13

he was a married man. with children.
ana 2 wife, who shared with him an on.
Siabte position IN society. His liberal"
l0eee and elastic conscience shocked
s n,ld 9lHgusted me a. much a. his satyr-
u uke lace and overheartng ways. While
his wife was abroad he offered 10 estah-
lish mo In an apartment uptown. ria
private carriages were az nv SisnoaaI
Night after night found him behind the
scenes talking 20 me; it seemed as I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30
SOME OF THE MORE
IMPORTANT WORK OF
THE PRESENT CONGRESS

Washington. June 3O.-The first ses-
sion of the 59th congress goes into
history today. 1t has been strenuous
session from start to finish. The meas
ure which caused the greatest debate
is the railroad rate bill. Begun with
the session, its consideration continued
throughout. The pure food enactment
and meat inspection provisions are
also important changes in the federal
attitude towards both the producers
and consumers of the country
Naturalization of Aliens.
A uniform and more strict method of
naturalizing aliens was enacted.( I'M
munity of a witness from prosecution
who gives testimony before government
tribunals was made the subject of an
enactment which clearly states when
such immunity obtains and when other
wise. A bill removing internal revenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30
OBITUARY RECORD.
Sliqht Injury Fatal.

Mrs. Rosa Schleuter, wife of William
Schleuter, died at her home on TWEEN
tyfourth street South Rock Island, at
1:45 last evening from the effects of
trivial injury that developed into
lOckjaw. Less than two weeks ago
while in the garden she tripped and
fell, causing a slight abrasion and
bruise on the left arm. She thought
little of it till last Tuesday, when SER
Gus symptoms developed. Everything
that medical skill could suggest was
done to check the disease but to no
avail. Mrs. Schleuter, whose maiden
name was Rosa Keim, was born in
Wittenberg, Germany June %, 1892.
and came to this country when she was
% years of age. Besides her husband
she leaves five children, Mrs. Alvina
Frehse. of Rock Island; Charles of
South Heights, and John, Henry and
Amelia at home. Funeral services will
be held at the home at 1870 tomorrow
afternoon and at , O'Clock at the Ger
man Lutheran church Interment will
be in the German Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30
EPWORTH LEAGUE IN SESSION
Fourteen Hundred Delegates At State
Convention at DanvilIe.

Danville. ILL.,. June 3O.-The Illinois
state Epworth League convention
is in session here with 1,400 delegates
present. S. A. d. Harry of Hoopstown
presides. Devotional services were
conducted yesterday by Rev c. o. Nc
Cullough of Normal and addresses
were made by Rev. j. F. Harmon of
East st. Louis, Henry Dale of Chicago
and State President James l.. Loar of
Bloomington.
Rev. S. r. Van Pelt of Peoria presid-
ed at the night session which began
with song service led by e o. Excel
and was addressed by Bishop William
F. Mcdowell of Chicago
A junior conference was held at Lin
coin Methodist church during the day,
Miss Nettie Turnbuil of Carlinville pre-
siding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30

liability bill becomes a law. The gov
eminent will participate in the James
town Tri-Centennial exposition, and
$1,325,00 was authorized expended out
of the federal treasury for that event
Aided Frisco.
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco sufferers resulted from re-
quests by the president. Two and a
half million dollars was donated re-
Gently and supplies from the stores of
the government nearly equaled that
amount. Private pension legislation
for the benefit of the old soldier who is
unable to receive a pension under the
statute laws kept up its usual heavy
mace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30

tax on denatured alcohol also was
passed.
Canal Type Fixed.
The type of the Panama canal was
fixed, thus settling a question which
has perplexed both the professional
and lay mind. The president is to
build lock level canal, and was given
total of $39 100000 for the year for
that purpose. 1t was required that ma
terial for the canal should be of Amer
lean manufacture unless the president
shall find the price excessive, in which
case he is given authority to buy
abroad
To Reorenni.e Consular Service.
The consular service was given I
complete new legal status which will
permit of an entire reorganization.
When appropriations for the session
are totaled it will be found their aggre-
gate has reached nearly s900,000.000.
This is a greater sum than has been
made available since the war congress
of 1898. OF this amount 100000
will go into new public buildings in
various sections of the country.
Legislation on appropriation bills has
been characterized throughout of being
restrictive upon the government de-
partment heads in the matter of max
ing their expenditures and in submit
ting their estimates to congress. 1t
has been the desire of congress to put
an end as far as possible to deficiency
appropriations. The naval increase
which has been going on annually re-
ceived somewhat of a setback.
Authorize Great BnttIeship.
The largest battleship afloat" was
authorized, but congress required that
before bids for it's construction could
be submitted plans must be sent to
congress at it's next session The an
nual appropriation for state military
was doubled, and hereafter $2,000,000
will be spent from the federal treas
ury for the purpose of keeping the state
military organization in touch with the
regular army. Congress gave great
care to the draft of bill intended to
preserve the scenic beauty of Niagara
falls, and the measure was passed.
Philippine Tariff Revised.
The tariff to be collected by the
Philippine government on goods enter
ing the island trade, was revised. A
measure of Importance to railroad and
other employees engaged in hazardous
known as the employers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30
SANE WOMAN IN AN ASYLUM
Alleged Victim of Her Relatives is
Freed After Six Years.

Cleveland. June 30.-Miss Charlotte
Bartlett has ended a period of six
years as an inmate of insane asylums
and other institutions in which she was
confined by her father, sister and
brotherin-law. A writ of habeas cor
pus. obtained by her brother. Nicholas
procured her release from the Cleve-
land State hospital Miss Bartlett is
daughter of the late Nicholas Bart
lett. who was trea surer of the Lake
Shore railroad. She insisted she always
had been sane. and the court upheld
her