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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

The leaders Of the present day, how.
ever. are waking up, and the more adj
VenturOuS Of the aggregation are de-
tefmlned TO exhaust every available
resource to reatOre themselves and
their people to their biTthright. The
next national convention Of the re-
publican party is coming on, and they
realize that failure to take time by
the forelOck," will mean their perman-
cnt elimination from the political
equation. They want seats in the con-
VCntion next year. and are afraid that
II they waste time "foOling with the
handful Of lily-whitc republicans. nom.
lnally in charge Of the party, they will
be ncglible quantity at the big meet
when the roll Of delegates is called
Prot. S. y. NaS5 sounds the tOc6in Of
war. He Dlunges his shining lance
! III ! in the face Of the enemy and says
! in his prOnunciamonto to the people:
! The proper hing for North Caro-
! lima Negroes TO do is to hold county
! conventions Of republican Negroes al
over the State and then have d state
| convention and send delegates to the
next republican convention. There i!
! no use taking up time with the few
! white republicans in the State. They
| nave already insulted our race. lie
us not seek their insults again. 2
contrasting delegation will be recognize
ed t)OD any state where we are dis
T. anchised. There is the one pace W
can be heard. or else they would en-
dose our Acknowledgement"
PROF. NaSS reads Il strong indict
ment against tn" local managers an
names eX-COngrpSSman r. ? Cheat
ham as proper man to take the lea
in the work Of rchalilitating the Negr
republican patty. as he is both
preacher and statesman" and W
d"r no official obligations to the pow
rl% that be. Prof. Vass, though non
mating Mr., Chcatham for the pre-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

VIII the President run again
that's the question that is worrying
Ethe politicians. If he is out Of the
game, they will feel free to make
oiher alliegances, without danger Of
losing their grip. If he Is in, they
want to take a mortgage on coy
corner of, the administration heart,
and live on the ground floor. 1t is
said that. thePresident will stand by
his declaration of the night of the
1904 election, and that he will very
soon issue another proclamation to
that effect, ahd set at rest all specuv
lation on the subject. He is said to
be thoroughly committed to the
candidacy Of Secretary Taft, as the
genial OhiOan is in perfect accord
with the policies nearest to the
Roosevelt heart, and the President
feels that he may with absolute
propriety throw the strength Of his
administration in support of one who
will continue the work along the
lines he has been ptrsuing For the
past six years. The@Taft situation
seems to be bright ening, since the
| Ohio trouble has been sitnDlified by
| the advent Of Boss Cox into the ad-
m1histration ranks, and the with
drawal Of Senator Foraker from the
Presidential equation. An Ohio dele
CATION for Taft for President, and
Foraker for reelection to the Senate,
is an exceedingly happy arrange
ment, and the beauty Of the COM
promise would be still further en-
HANGED by having the&eloquent Fora
ker place Taft in nomination, as he
did Mckinley some years ago AL
though, the Ohio pot has been re-
duced to a simmer, the Presidential
fight Is by no means at an end, The
ltall form Of Vice President s.. Fair
blanks looms up f0rmidably upon the
political horizon, and Indiana will
stand by him as long as his name Is
= before the convention, supplemented
by sund-y aid from" other sources
Cannon, LaFollette. Hughes, Knox
) Scott and maybe dark horse" OF
two will doubtless be heard Of in the
tearlier ba1}otipg. The golored bro
c Their Is making q desperate effort tt
; grasp q few seats rPT&be convention
on the contesting plan, and some o.
. the Southern contingent may be" able
) to convince the committee on ere
= dentials that the "li1y-wfiite republi
cans" down there behind the sun arr
d not "toting squar." During tn
framing up Of The platform, Their
4 will be some caloric remarks by Edi
tor T. Thomas Fortune,~of New York
: and afterwards, the colored vote o
s the North and West Will decide whe
I Their they will choose the Republican
I nominee or William jennings Brya1
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

miership, acknowledges that the Old
North State is rich in men of courage
and capacity, and Editor w. F. Young,
of the True Reformer, published at
Littleton, the home OF MI Cheatham,
supplements the Vass proposition with
the suggestion that in addition to the
genial ex-Congressman, there are
Hon. Scotland Hariss, Prof. w. Wat
son. Attorney J. Y. Eaton, Col Jas.
H. Young, Prof. S. II. Wick, DR.. James
E. Shepard, A. Middleton, A. D. Daw.
son, Prof. Edward Cheek, Hon. w Lee
Person and a host Of others who could
move effectively in the matter of reor-
ganizinS and infusing new life into the
party and principles of Lincoln"
. The course of the Negro republicans
in North Carolina will be watched by
theft brethren in all of the Southern
States, for the work of selecting dele
gates to the next national convention
Is highly important one and cannot
NSrch' longer be delayed The success
Or failure Of the Negroes of North
Carolina to get together on a satisfac-
tory basis will largely influence the
course to be pursued in the other states
where disfranchisement and lily-white
republicanism are in the saddle.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

Capt. Charles Young, one Of the
few colored commissioned officers of
the United States Army, is in WASH
ingtOn, preparatory for journey to
the Philippines, where he has been
assigned for duty. For several years
he has been serving as military
attaehe at the American cation.
Port-au-Prince, Hayti, but has been
recalled for important work in the
Orient. During his stay in the ma
tons capital, he is the guest Of DR..
land Mrs. Curtis, Of 1889 18th street
northwest. Capt. Young is a gradu-
ate of the West Point Military AGA
denny, and. has rendered some ex-
cellent service in the regular. army,
and; was given a commission as Ma
jor Of the Ninth Ohio Infantry dur
ling the Spanish-American War. in
which capacity he made brilliant
record. =
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

The sensible American does not fly
on at tangent about the sancity OF
the rights OF the states,' but tries, as
Secretary Root advises, to make the
state more nearly i've up to it's consti-
tutional obligations to the citizens
within it's borders, regardless of race,
color, or previous condition. The re-
spect for the natural and logical rights
of state is not diminished in the
slightest degree by the inSistent cry
for the enlargement of the scope of
the federal mower. 1t is the gross neg
lect Of certain states to live up to th{,
provisions Of the nat :onal constitution
In their dealings between man and
man, between corporations and the
peop.e, between the. state organization
and the federal union that brings
about the ''irrepressible conflict" of
which we hear from day to day, pro
duClng an unrest amounting to DOliti-
cal anarchy. The demand for unheard-
of plerogatives by the federal govern
ment is growing, and will continue to
grow, even if a revolution must even
tually come, unHe,s the respective
states show themselves more willing
to put into operation the reforms that
the nation stands ready and anxious
to inaugurate. The people Of this gen:
Grafton are gradually ceasing to be Vir-
gniauS, GeOrgianS and KentuckianS,
per Sc; they are proud to step beyond
| the imaginary lines of the state, and
| proclaim themselves "AmericanS; ="
They are citizens Of a Nation, not the
mere adherentS of section, of which
| the great world knows nothing and
cares less The true American wants
the laws enforced uniformly and i'm
| partially everywhere beneath the stars
| and StriDes-in Texas as well as in
Maine, in Florida as well as in ore.
| gon. We have had one distressing war
| over The determinat: OF one section
of the Republic to set at naught the
| fedora law, and now that the wisest
OF us North, East. and West, are trying
to be one in peace and anlity, we
should not allow cabal of fircbrands
and traitors to precipitate another
sanguinary conflict The Negro, vail
ant as he may be when the necessity
for battle presents itself, is not a war
+ like people. He prefers the spelling
book to the shotgun the reader to the
rifle. Justice, pure and simple, is al
he demands. He wishes TO be weighed
in the same scales with other citizens
Of the body polite, whether that price
less boon comes from the state or thu
nation. He is for the states rights
that preserve the sovereignty Of thu
individual and the privilege of 1oca
self-government, and yet does not Sc
! aside the fundamental liberties guar
; anteed by the organic law Of the land
He objects very strenuouSly, however
to that species Of state rights whicl
. ul5old NUDE" and rapine. disfran
| chiSement, peOnage. and prescription
= Of various kinds on account Of the col
| or Of the skin. In proportion as tn
3 several states subscribe to the equa
a ity Of a | men before the law, and sto
+. ranting hy3terically about social equa
. ity AMI Negro domination twin myth
. and Representatives, this garden sDO
= Of ours will prosper abundantly an
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16

as its partner for the next waltz.
The campaign of 1908, will not be a
scrap for mollycoddles; and some
body will be in fine shape for hospi-
tai treatment when the rush is over
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-16
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Or IS YOUR - "
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05

Notice = hereby given that elk months after the
date Of the first Dublication hoeonf WI present
nny final accounts 20 the County Judge Of Leon
AdministFator Of the estate ~ Dr. w, y. Robert
son. KATIE p. ROBERTSON, Administxatrix
Tallahassee. Fla, April 81. 1907. en-
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05

FOa Sale.
. Two graded Jersey Cows with young
calves. Apply to MISS ]. c. MEGN-
Mss. lat.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
U1 Ss.1 1SSP , .s 1GsS sS Sass1'

II your blood 4 impure thin. diseased. hot OF
full Of humors II you have blood pOtson. cancer,
carbuncle8, eating sores. serofulhA oczenA, itch
ings, risings and bumpa. scabhy, pimply akin,
bone palma, cataFEh rheumatism. OF any skin
disease take Botanic Blood Balm lB. b. b.
Soon ell sores heal. aches and pains stop and the
blood u made pure and rich. Druggists o. by eK-
press 81 per large bottle. sample free By writing
Blood Balm Co, Atlanta. Ca B. B. II. IL eope-
cially advised for chronic. deprecated cases. a. II
cures After ali else fails 1O-lyr
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
Nerve
Sick

If weak, worn-out,
nervous, cannot sleep;
have indigestion, head
ache, neuralgia or peri
odic pains, it is because
your nerves are weak. It
is the lack of nerve force
that makes the stomach,
heart, lungs, etc., work
imperfectly sick.
DIR. Miles Nervine cures
the sick when it restores
nerve strength, and puts
the power behind the Or
gans to do their work.
almost three years suffered from
nervousness, indigestion, and palpita-
ton of the heart. l could not eat or
without. suffering. Altogether was
seem to do me any good. had tried
much hope OF any OF them doing me
any good. DR.. Miles NerVine was
suggested by a friend. / got relief
from the first. and after a few days
felt like new person. 1t not only
relieved my heart and nerves. but
has invigorated my whole system.
am very grateful because since ] have
stopped using II, have had absolutely
no return of my old trouble"
MRS. HOWARD FORD,
so Summit Ave, Worcester. Mass.
Or. Miles NsrVine is sold by your
druggist who will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. II II falls, he
Will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
"Lat the Rest Go HanG :,

If politicians are taking opinions as
to the building of a platform for next
years contest, may we not speak a
word in season. Don't give undivided
attention to national issues and don't
waste all our energy in talk. Let some
candidate raise high the banner of good
roads and immigration If he would win,
and let him push those two planks into
the middle of the platform and hold
them there. If necessary he can adjure
all other planks and stand on these two
alone. The courts will look after drain
age. surely the commission can save Us
from the railroads, and a legislative
committee is investigating the internal
improvements. Let the rest go hang, i'm
GLIDING the Jacksonville charter and
the various fairs these can take care
of themselves. But immigration and
roads cannot take care Of themselves;
they are thrown out on the cruel world
by the legislature, and we must do
something for them. Speak out and
keep on shouting from the housetOps. -
Times Union, Short Talks
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
Foreclosure Sale.

Under and by virtue Of decree Of foreclosure
and sale rendered by the Circuit Court Of Leon
County Florida. In chancery sitting, In certain
Harvester Company Of America IL complainant,
and Butler Simms is defendant. have levied upon
and will sell 1T public OutcTy to the highest bidder
for cash before the county court house door In the
city Of Tallahassee in said county on the first day
Of July. A. D. 1907. between the hours Of II q. m.
and p. m. the following psraonAi property. to-
weighing about one thousand pounds. named
Colon" known as the Powell horse; also one
white and yellow spotted milk COW, with one horn
broken OF. about Ave years Old, and ell inerease
Of said live stock; also one binder machine bought
from the complainant in the year Of 1904 and also
one Mccormick moving machine end rake.
CHARLES HOPKINS,
last Special Master In ChnnceFy.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
PArtAcEA SPRlNcS.
EloEs1a's GroaAosa lssaIth Resort ana
Rlaea ana naereatlen.

PIaeo Sur RscEsati0A.
q. r. a A. Railroad sells round
trip tickets TO Sopchoppy at especially
low excursion rates = parties coming 20
the Springs. Tram car from the hotel
meets ell regular mail and passenger
trains. Those who want them can se-
cure hacks Ct Sopehoppy to take them
over.
AT the hotel win Be found ample &C
eommodations the year round. Good
lake and salt water fishing, Five or
six gasoline launches 10 take fishing or
pleasure parties out any day. Mineral
and salt water bsthing during the sea-
son.
Hotel rates: 500 and $1,000 per
week. $500 per month. For further
particulars address,
JOHN C. TRICE Manager,
PANACEA, FLORIDA.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05
AaminIstratOr'S Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
IN creditors, legatees, distributes. and TO ali
tats % Rnma J. Car deceased. late Of Leon
county Florida 20 present such claims or de-
nands TO the undersigned within one year from
thia dats. otherwise same VIII Be forever de
barred.
PRACILLA WISE.
Administrators Estato Of Emma J. Car.
Tallahassee Fla. May IL. 1897. list
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05

Thousands of people are daily suffering
with kidney and bladder troubles-dan-
gerous ailments that should be checked
promptly. DeWitt's Kidny and Blad-
der Pills are the best remedy for back
ache, weak kidneys. Inflammation Of
the bladder. Their action is prompt
and sure. A weeks treatment for 25c.
Sold by All Druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05

Nearly all fashioned Cough Syrups
are constipating, especially those that
contain opiates. They don't act just
right. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup contains no opiates. 1t drives
the cold out of the system by gently
moving the bowels. Contains Honey
and Tar and tastes nearly as good as
maple syrup. Children like it. Sold by
All Druggists.
We have on hand q large stock Of fine
Kindred 4-inch flooring and ceiling;
also and 10 inch finished boards. The
prices will please you Get your order
Ia while il lasts Child Bros Lumber
Yard.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-05

IL tho number Of flatteEing press
articles being received By John l. Nee
ley, Of Tallahassee, count Tor anything,
he win be faVoribe IN the race Tor Mr..
horgan's seat on the Railroad Com
mission Medley IL an able man, has
many strong and influential friends in
evety section Of the state, and viii
doubtless be q factor to be reckoned
with when Il comes 10 making figures
90 this particular race. -PensacOla
Journal.
The border vidette., 1907-01-12

All the latest designs in Sterling Silver Toilet sets Clothes Brushes, Military Brushes Sewing Set Novelties Victor Monographs from $22OO to $5OOO carried is stock.
The border vidette., 1907-01-12
DUTIES or PEACE OFFICERS.
Statutory Provisions Regulating Pow
 CT of Arrest and Imprisonment.

District Attorney George Purdy Bullard of Maricopa county has served notice on the Sheriff, Constables and Justices of the Peace of Phoenix call Ing attention to the constructions that must be placed upon the revised sta tutes of the territory:
 No prisoner can be released on bail unless by order of trial court, made after arrest; bail must be deposited with the court; fines paid after com mitment must be paid to the officer holding the prisoner.
 A very important paragraph is the following. which is intended to do away with the indiscriminate arrests of drunks for the sake of the fees to be derived therefrom:
 The Sheriff has the right under his discretion to refuse to receive prison ers in the county jail charged with being drunk, disorderly or with dis turbanee of the peace unless the prisoner is regularly committed by order of magistrate or justice. I would advise, however, that the She riff do not refuse to receive any Pri- soner unless regularly committed ex cept in cases where the charge is drunk and disorderly or disturbance of the peace.
 It is understood that Sheriff Hay den will fellow the suggestions in this paragraph. which means that every man taken to jail must be committed on warrant, and as great many of these arrests are made at a late hour of the night when justices are asleep It will be seen that the number will be greatly reduced and conse- quent large saving to the taxpayers result.
The border vidette., 1907-01-12
OH In Mexico.

Will Mexico be arrival of Texas in sections of the Republic than Tam pice2 asks the Monterey News. Many there are who believe that Mexico is soon to become the home of oil indus tries as it is of the mining industries. A few years ago oil was discovered near Tampico and since that day enough oil has been procured in that territory to furnish the Mexican Cen tral railway with l 300 barrels day enabling that road to install oil burn ing engines on the entire system. It was but natural that some excitement should accompany the discovery of oil in the Tampico district, but such was not the case. the discovers keeping their discovery secret until they had bought all the oil lands. for miles around. Outside of the Tampico dis trict profitable oil districts in Mexico have not been found, but that oil exists in the Laguna district there Is no doubt, as it has often been seen along the surface and certain asphalt deposits offer further proof. It is not improbable that oil can be struck at almost any point in Mexico what it needs, fuel and an illuminant. So far there has been comparatively little ex
 ploration for oil, but indications are that exploration on gigantic scale will be seen in the next few years
The border vidette., 1907-01-12
Another Experiment..

And now alkali, land is RoiEg to be made fertile by the reclamation ser vice. Soil maps of the Colorado val ley have been prepared by the govern ment and given free circulation among those interested in the fertility of the soil in Yuma Valley. About mid- way in the Valley there are certain pieces of land that are not profitable owing to the abundance of alkali. The reclamation service is planning the re-soiling of piece of land con- taining eight acres, by walling it on each side, using it for reservoir and draining the water on to surrounding land. After remarkably short time the sediment from the water will cover the alkali with an extremely fertile soil. All of the soil in the valley has been examined, and a study of the soil maps will show the places exceptionally few where re-seiling will be necessary. The reclamation service has experImented on a small scale on the same kind of soil and the ex- pertinent proved most successful. - Yuma Sun.
The border vidette., 1907-01-12
Another Benson Arteslan We'll.

Carr and Saylor opened up fine flow of water this week in another railroad we'll 400 feet east of the one recently mentioned in this paper, which was gushing at the rate of 80 gallons to the minute when visited by a representative of the Press. No measurement has been had of the latest well, but It is estimated at from 75 to so gallons per minute at g depth of 67O foot, with 522 feet cased. The intention is to go down to a depth of 1000 feet and try for another strata of water, lower than any yet penetrat- ed in Benson.-Benson Press.
The border vidette., 1907-01-12
The SaItOn Sea

If the Colorado river continues to flow into the Salton sink of lower California it will bring into existence an American ''dead sea" that will be as large as Lake Ontario, according to Louis O, Hill, supervising engineer of the United States Reclamation Ser wise for Arizona and Southern Califor- mia. MT. Hill is now at Yuma to report on his investigations of the overflow.
 Already 450 square miles of che bed of the basin of what was once a salt sea has deen covered by the water to a depth of sixty feet, and if the flow continues. 2O0O square miles will be covered to a depth of 270 feet" he said. A.
 "Ages ago this sink contained sea similar to the Dead Sea of Palestine, which was finally evaporated. How long it remained dry waste, nosone knows. Not long ago I saw salt be- ing mined from what is now the bed of the new lake. Nearly 200 feet above Is the shore of the ancient sea.
 "For a time the flow was stopped, but it began again, and now it threat ems 1oo. 900 acre4 of irrigated land. on which seven and eight crops of aI- falfa may be grown every year. and the homes of l2,OOO people distrib- uted among many towns. It is de- stroying the possibilities of land that would blossom as the rose by irriga- tion methods.
 "As the water has torn down into the sink, which is 200 feet below the level of the sea, it has made an ever deepening ravine, until at present the water falls from heIght of eighty feet and gives promise of creating e second Niagara"
The border vidette., 1907-01-12

The Mining Reporter published at Denver, says that one of the most fla vorable features of Arizona mining in November was the voluntary advance in wages offered to miners in all the camps. In the Warren district min CTS received an increase of 25 cents per day, which will mean the dis tribution of S5OO.OOO more per annum among the men in that district. At Douglas the Calumet & Arizona and the Copper Queen mining companies granted increases to all of their em- ployes averaging about 25 cents per day. Similarly the miners of Cochise county were favored, their increase to date from November lst. In the lat
 ter camp the raise was given more cheerfully because the employees de
 clined to consider a proposed union which was recently agitated among them. The Jerome camp in Yavapai county was also the scene of an in crease similar to those recorded above.