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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17
BY Charles BatteI LOOnliS

philosophy of Style" in a pocket edition, and l
went in to broker friend down in Wall Street,
one of those pinkof.fashion men, you know, and us
he was busy I sat down and read Spencer. When
he came out he saw the book and reaching out he
took 1t from me and read the title, PHILOSOPHY OF
Style"
He looked at my high hat and my cardigan jacket
and my mittens, and then he said: Very appro-
pirate. Is there a chapter on gum shoes" glancing
at my easy rubbers.
Well, of course, didn't mind l said to him
good-naturedly: "We jack you 60 in for money
and clothes, but as for me, give me comfort and
brains"
"You have the comfort all right" said he.
But Pm jestproof Good heavens! there is no
living but has his foble, and il it pleases Jack
to laugh at mine-why, let him. If went in for
being glass of fashion and mold of form l would
only make myself ridiculous and be uncomfortable
into the bargain; l say, "Why not let em know
you don't think you're leader of fashion," and
dress accordingly And if you'll try those mittens
you'll be good deal warmer. They beat castor
gloves all hollow, and they're only onetenth of the
price. Twelve and half cents for each mitten.
tell you that just you get to the point
where you don't care whether you make a guy of
yourself or not you find that you can put money in
the bank even on your slender salary That is, you
can if you don't have to blow it in on bread for the
children This bread for the children is what is
keeping thousands of in the straight and narrow
way. Thered be more drunkards and more merry
making of all kinds if it wasn't for their eternal
bread-buying.
This talk of college is foolishness Let young
man begin BY supporting the old man, and when he
has supplied him with the Injuries that the father
went without in order that the boy might have bread
and incidentally has learned great deal more of the
world than they teach at most colleges then let him
take term or two at Harvard so as to give him the
ability to move easily about in one of those high
priced stores among the princesses But the knowl-
edge of the world should come first along with the
daily roll for the old gentleman.
And if after reading this any can through
me it proves what I started out to prove-that I'm
invisible.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

certain enormously wealthy Parvenu, who
thought he had love for art, but who bought by
name and fame only, expended $4,000 for which he
secured five small, but fne examples of the Barbizon
school. And the French pictures were
hung in his drawing room there appeared to him
out of the Everywhere man who said:
"You have five magnificent paintings for which
you paid magnificent prices 1t will doubtless con-
sole the painters who are wandering in Shadowland,
to know that the work that would hardly buy them
bread when they were upon earth will now keep an
art dealer in plenty for lifetime. But why have
you not bought beautiful American picturesH You
are not French. 1t is true that art has nation
atty but you should foster the art OF the men who
live under the same flag you even as you profess
to protect the interests of your workingmen.'
And the Parvenu said: 81 am an American of
the Americans and believe in American engines and
American pluck and American brains, but those
French make business of art, and | am told that
American artists merely imitatOrs."
"Foo!" said the ghostly visitor. "Look"
And vision appeared before the Parvenu and he
saw lover of art clad in the peculiar fashion OF
fifty years hence And he was buying five small
American pictures, for which he willingly paid
$4,000
And when the Parvenu saw the prices they had
fetched he said "When were those painted and by
whom, for they must be beautiful to be worth 80
much"
Beautiful were they before ever price was set
on them" said the ghostly visitor Beautiful also
were these, for which you have expended fortune,
when their creators finished them and sold them for
O handful of francs to keep the pot boiling These
pictures that you being bought fifty years hence
are the works of American contemporaries of yours.
To-day they picking up living in the West in
New York. in New England, and are thankful to keep
body and soul together that they may work at the
art they love. Fancy what they would think II
millionaire of feeling having eyes to see and
understanding to appreciate the poetry OF their land
scapes, should pay generous prices for these painted
poems that going for little more than the cost.
Of the paint that is in them For then, my friend,
these artists would not need to wait until they
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

It is only question of time when everybody will
have an automobile. And when everybody owns an
automobile there will be little need for horses, ana
the breed will begin to die out
And when the breed begins to die out it follows
as matter of course that horses will become more
valuable
And after another while to own horse will be
bodpe Of exclusyeness And as by that time the pos
session of automobiles by every Tom, Dick and
Harry will have made them too plebeian method
of locomoton for the wetOdo, horses will come INTO
increasing favor and will be used all over the coun-
try by the rich. l.,
And as there are more rich people every year IN
this blessed country consequently there VIII e
more horses until at last the social climbers Will
aspire to have horses also.
And by that time an enterprising proletariat here
and there will have found out that there IL loD 10
be obtained from the handling OF horse that IL not
yielded by the mastery of insensate steel and when
that time comes the automobile will be doomed, al
automobiles will be converted into junk, and the
neighng Of horses shall be heard in the land selah.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

reached Shadowland before they heard that their
names had become famous"
"Lord, give me eyes to see," said the Parvenu, az
the vision vanished.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

the vision vanished.
In recent magazine stories the thing that
counts seems to be not much what the people do
and say where and how they say it,
Let us discover two characters in the parlOr, and
open the conversation in this way:
Charles Darcy rose to his feet and gazed first at
Marie and then ut steel engraving
, Maries eyes followed his, and then went beyond
and back of him to French mirror. It at least
minute before Charles spoke and in that time his
hazel eyes travelled around and took in chairs,
the armchair, the sofa, the desk, and the curtains
Nor her eyes idle, even though she did not
speak She looked ut the handsome Turkish rug, ut
the cartridge paper on the wall--it was robins
egg blue--at the chandelier and then ut him.
IL don't know what to say" said he ut last, cast
ing his eyes upon the Japanese rug
"Why have you called, thenf" said shc opening
u magazine with nervous fingers and reading some OF
the advertisements
81 came" said he, as he played with u silver pa-
pcr.cutter that had been secured Mt bargain sale,
ITO say goodby"
"GoodbyY' she said in questioning tones, rising
and shifting Marechal Neil rose that was stuck in
his buttOn-hole
hung over the desk 1t depicted sylvan scene in
the depths of winter; but he did not think Of that
eyes, goodby" he said, dropping the papercutter in
advcrtenty.
r 1t fell with tinkling sound upon the marble cen.
ter table and thence to the India rug. The sound
reused Marie.
"Well, then / suppose must part"
'Your supposition il the right one" said he TAX
ing up tencent monthly.
She picked up u copy Of the latest novel and
opened ut the last chapter 1t might have had
significance but if it had it escaped her. fly flew
in Mt the window and settled on her cheek, but Abe
did not notice it,
Charles leaned forward and brushed the fly from
her delicate cheek He had ceased to care for her.
but he was not above doing her common courtesy
lie read short poem in the ten'ccnt monthly. AT
last he said "YOu have not answered me-"
81 did not know that you had asked me any
thing" she replied turning her head 80 as to see the
little oil painting of flock OF sheep, which her
father had won ut rattle.
"Oh, Marie, don't you understand mef" he cried
in tones of anguish, he stepped to the mirror and
tied his cravat
Marie was silent. She did not understand him.
She hated herself for it, and tapped the Smyrna rug
with her foot as she had seen actresses do under
stress of feeling
Charles rose and walked to the door. lie turned
and looked over the shoulder OF his pepperand'sait
suit. All was ut IN end
Marie picked up magazine and looked at the
pictures.
There was q sound of closing door. Marie was
alone with the book and magazines, the papercutter
the seven chairs the armchair, the sofa the center
table, the mirror the desk the lace curtains the PIC
lures, and the Syrian rug
The lunch bell rang.
She fastened to the dining ROOM
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
THE WRONG MAN
Police Have an Early Ride
After Godfrey Ray.
Reward of $3.50 Proves Good
Tonic, But Fruitless.

Before the warning note of the
rooster on his perch that day was
approaching, in the wee sma' hours
of Tuesday morning the Jingle of the
telephone bell in police headquarters
reminded the police officers that all
the world was not sleeping.
Answering the call and wondering
whats up now," someone east of
the city said that Godfrey Ray, the
slayer of John Dickinson at Trenton,
was in the neighborhood. Almost
quick as thought Joe Claxton and
three others of the force started out
to capture the fugitive, doubtless
calculating as to what they would
do with the $3.50 reward that fas
been offered for the capture of the
negro. Yes, if they should find him
glory and big reward would be
theirs-his capture was a certainty
if they found him,
They put their horses to their best
speed for fear the negro might
change his hiding place and eliminate
space like 40-horse automobile. If
any quartet of men on earth could
capture the negro they are the ones.
But finding always comes before
catching, and Godfrey Ray was not
to be found. But the negro sup
posed to be Ray was corraled. Great
was the chagrin of the officers when
they discovered that they had their
early morning ride for nothing more
than a negro that escaped from the
force of negroes who had been work
ing out their fines in the city court
on the streets the day before. They
didn't think the game worth the
candle, and believing the city would
be better off without the negro, or
his fine, allowed him to proceed on
his journey towel, anywhere ex-
cept to Hopkinsville.
The officers are to be congratulated
on their promptness in responding
to the call, though they are not par
ticularly anxious to make another
4 o'clock rush into the country with
out there is some assurance that bet
ter game is in sight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
CITY'S HEALTH
But One Grave Dug in Hope
well During Month.
ALI Records as to Health Have
Been Broken by Sep
t e m b er.

Hopkinsville is undoubtedly the
healthiest city of approximate
size in Kentucky. In conversation
with leading undertaken yester-
day he said that but one grave had
been dug in Hopewell Cemetery
this month, and that was for the
body of Mr.. A. L. Carter, who died
in Pembroke-not a single death in
the city for the month up to the
25rd.
Think of it, We challenge any
place of Hopkinsville's size showing
anything like this. Whilst there
has been more or less sickness, yet
it has been very light, including
few cases of typhoid fever and a
few cases of other ailments. The
sanitary measures adopted by the
city administration doubtless had
much to do with this. What were
considered radical measures in rid
ding the city of weeds and other
causes of disease have surely gone
far toward securing the health of
the people and the administration is
entitled to the gratitude of all for
what it has done. People are be-
ginning to look favorably upon the
city's efforts to secure the health, to
say nothing of public decency, and
will hereafter more generally keep
their premises as they should be kept
without conpulsion on the part of
the health officer or anyone else.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
"uMPSON" WEEDS
Seed Causes Death of Little
Child at Auburn.

While out in the yard playing with
other children, Bunny Roy, the little
twenty-months-old baby boy of Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Hunt, of near Au-
burn, tore open the burr of limp
son" weed and ate the seeds. At
noon the baby went to the table and
ate hearty meal. The parents no.
ticed breaking out on the little
ones face. Later the child's sight
began to leave him and then he was
seized with commissions, and had one
after another until he died.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
HAPPY CHILDREN.
School Trustees Gave An
All-Day Holiday.

After days of anxiety as to wheth-
er the public schools would be closed
yesterday, the children were perfect
ly delighted Tuesday when the teach
ersin each room of the three schools
told them they were excused until
this morning. Whether they all went
to the circus or not, they were all
happy over their first holiday of the
new school year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
TEAM RAN OFF
And the Occupants of Wagon
Were Injured.

Mr.. Allen Williams, farmer of
the Macedonia neighborhood, this
county, was seriously injured in a
runaway accident Tuesday. Mr..
Williams had taken a load of melons
to st. Charles and his team became
frightened and ran off. throwing him
out of the wagon. His mother end
another woman, who were with him,
were also hurt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-27
Corner Main and Ninth Streets,

Will have their opening on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Oct End and 3rd. See
their display and. be prepared to make
the best selections of the very latest
quality and style of Millinery.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02
WHY, ON WHY1

The Atrorney-Ge General Il q member Of
TIE Board Of Internal Improvement and
bic knOwledge n u tie service Of the
State. Can It be explained why the
board needs another lawyer and why
Il should pay him higher salary than
We pay the Attorney General Short
Talks.
Are there not 'ntsmber Of myeteri-
Gus little Oeeureuees and happenings
that would have IpOkad better explain
ed7 Would not the people, - q whole.
feel better, were publicity given to all
sorts of transactions7 Do the people
Of Florida ever read Of any statements
of the expenditures and Of transactions
of the l. l. Board which is now double
barreled with the Drainage BOardl We
have monthly statements from the
State Treasurer of strictly State az
fairs, but never anything from the
Drainage Board. As things are, IL
there not reason enough for being
curious, If not suspicious? Why the
necessity Of secrecy? Why keep under
cover what the people have right TO
know7 Do Floridians wish to give the
Car more power by Constitution. Do
they need or deserve more power1 Mr..
Voter, will you deliberately make five
men, who now refuse to take you into
their confidence, your masters, in fact,
instead of keeping them. as they are
supposed to be, and should be, your SER
vants? Pass that Constitutional amend
ment and you reverse the situation, we
will then be governed by five Mogul
Cars, and all can guess what that will
mean. Will you do it? We believe
mot
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Lake Butler Star From q sense Of
duty, We give our readers an extra
amount Of space on the dangerous and
critical Issue Of the drainage question,
which will be- decided Nov. 8. Il car
RES q grave danger TO the constitution
al liberty and rights Of our people. We
hope they have seen the danger and
will vote against creating an all-power.
erful political mechlne at Tallahassee
that will have more power than the leg.
islAture. This paper has no string TO
II and lie editor h not catering for any
political faVOrS at che hands Of any
party. ring or clique. We have fear
leSSly and honestly foneht this issue
from the very start, seeing at once the
heavy burden that would be placed on
the shoulders Of the tax payers, should
the amendment be carried. Know what
you ere doing At the election. voter.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Governor Bgoward, the people are
GnxIously waiting for you TO explain
your silence on the Louisville and Nash
VILE compromise, and the reason why
you have not included this railroad In
your TRADE against the East Coast. -
Short Talks.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment to the Constitution by
the addition of Sections 80, 33, "a and
35 to Article XVI, providing for the
establishment of Board of Drainage
Commissioners, Drainage Districts, and
for the reclamation and drainage Of
swamp and overlooked lands.
MI
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

No one has heard BrOward say word
against the Louisville and Nashville,
nor has any heard the Louisville and
Nashville say q word agaist Broward,
Strange, very strange Short Talks.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Governor Broward come out now and
tell the people what you done to Hon.
Jno. N. G. Stockton. II will be too
late to influence votes against your pet
drainage scheme-and gigantic
SCHEME In many respects II II tool
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Vote YES or NO.

Amendment to the Constitution by
the addition of Sections 80, 33, 81 and
IS TO Article XVI, providing for the es
Enlistment of a Board of Drainage
Commissioners, Drainage Districts, and
for the reclamation and drainage of
swamp and overiowed lands.
YES
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

II the governor Il doing all his cam
pai9p work on postage stamp eontribu-
TOD ne must have received q lot OF
stalnps-or else travel at second class
postal rates. - Orlando Democrat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Twelve pages Of live interesting read
ing matter and advertisements. Read
every bit oft.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment to Section 8 Of Article v
of the Constitution relating to salaries
of Justices Of the Supreme Court and
Judges Of the Circuit Courts. 4
Y YES
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02
Tallahassee, Friday, Nov. 2, 1906.
Vote against creating NOOUL csarS.

II Is q SCHEME for pot0sv and wrong
doing. Vote 10 kill I'll
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment TO Section Q of Article "
Of the Constitution relating TO salaries
of Justices Of the Supreme Court and
Judges Of the Circuit Courts.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Who attends TO the business of the
executive at Tallahassee while the gov
ernor is cavorting over the state, at
tempting to fool the people into voting
for his pet scheme, so that he may
build up a great political machine
Short Talks
And echo answers, who ! May be
just possible a greater part Of the bust
ness is not being attended to, and be 1t
remembered, too, the present playing
governor" is getting an increased sal
airy C$5, OOO for "cavorting" about the
State in the attempt to build up that
powerful political machine for him and
his "allies."
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

After this week we promise our
readers TO devote most OF our space to
local affairs Of interest and general
Florida news We have given more Of
our space than we desired TO political
affairs for rome months pest, but Il
has been In an honest effort In the true
interest Of Floridians against schemes
and tricks that will work great injury
70 10 all II that drainage amendment
h adopted, and we feel we have acted
right and In your interest In Il Indi.
cations ct this time point to q good de-
feat Of il, and we have no apologies to
offer for what we have printed and
published against It. Now, 20 to the
polls Tuesday and help defeat It, re.
Numbering next week and the weeks
following we will give you an improved
local MssDspapsT.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment adding Sections %, Il,
e, A9, ~, IS, ~, and ~ 10 Article v OF
the Constitution, providing for the es-
tablishment o. . Court Of Rscord Ia
Escambia County and fixing its juris-
diction.
tXEQ
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

House and IS sores Of land, formerly
owned BY w. LassTaylOr. Fer pareic0-
lars apply 70 W. n. Blake, TellGhAsSse,
S6-At3
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment adding Section 80 to Ar
ticle v Of the Constitution fixing the
salaries Of Judges Of Criminal Courts
Of Record.
- YES
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02
FOR their Own Sake.

The governor replying to an objec-
ton, says the treasurer 10 already un.
der bond Of one hundred thousand dol
lars. Now IL the Governor thinks that
bond protects the drainage fund which
is never paid to the treasurer, let him
ask his lawyer. II he does not think
80, will he admit that he Is trying to
fool us ?-ShOrt Talks.
OF course he won't, he is not going to
admit anything that will have a ten
dency to throw any light on the covered
up secrets of the Internal Improvement
Boards doings. Has not there been in
stances where State Offices, through
the slick work Of bad outside advisers
and friends, good State officers, men
led into so handling and placing State
funds, that the State was great looser
thereby, and the said State officers, one
State Treasurer and the other Com
missioner of Agriculture, Were as good
men, II not better, than are those who
are holding those Offices now. No five
officials should desire such powers and
privileges as are being asked for now,
"FoR THEIR OWN sAKEs," to say moth
ing of the many other good reasons for
for not making them masters of the
people of Florida
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

The Short Talks Man Says "GOvernOr
BroWard speaks q 'tha opposition 70
him ~ II he were the government IN
Stead Of the governor"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Don't imagine that Mr. Straus is the
first Jewish citizen to become 80 promi-
nent in this country, as Jefferson Davis
appointed Hon. Judah p Benjamin, a
Jew. as Attorney General of the Con-
federacy. - Metropolis. And almost
every community has among its very
best citizens and business mon It's
Jews. Our Jewish friends here have
had hand in the general building up
o this great American country.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Amendment adding Section 80 20 Ar
ticle v Of the Constellation fixing the
salaries Of Judges Of Criminal Courts
q record.
MO
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

A vote sgainst the drainage scheme
Is . vote in your own and the peoples
Intareat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

The State Of Florida has been heavy
looser through bsd outside influences
that were brought on officials, and that
same thing can happen again. officials
have full as much power HOV AZ Is nee
essary, do not vote Tuesday to give
tbom more. The present officials may
be good men. but surely they are not
dH0sis,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

Hon. w. r. DoFnsan, Of SuwAnDae
county, is out In an address 20 the vo-
tsrs against the constitutional amend
nsnt on drainage, and gives good reaS.
Ons for ''ths faith that is IN him. -
Lake City Index.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-11-02

There's ''higger In the wood pile"
in this drainage proposition, which the
taxpayers viii soon discover If the
amendment IL adopted. Bear in mind
that II becomes a part Of che OOnstitu-
ton, and furture Legislatures win be
powerless to repeal The law. Gaines
Vile Sun.