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The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Demand on us for largely increased
advertising space necessitates the addi
ton Of two more, and we greet you this
week with fourteen pages of interesting
reading matter and attractive and in
viting advertisements, Read carefully
every line Of your newspaper, and after
you are through with It mail II to some
friend or acquaintance abroad, and this
help to advertise Leon county.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Now, that Ex-Governor Bloxham has
married and settled down again TO bust.
ness, why wouldn't he make a good
Governor Southern Argus
No one doubts that he would, and
there are thousands of floridians who
hope that he will be our good Cover
nor again Elect Bloxham and bring
harmony back into the Democratic
ranks Of Florida again. True, he says
he is out Of public life and does not seek
Office again, but the people Of Florida
love him and have always honored him,
and being so full Of love for his people
himself, and their welfare and their best
interest, he may be shown the necessity
of having him govern us again, and con-
sent, 80 lets go after him right.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Next Thursday is National and State
Thanksgiving Day The True Demo.
crat having, last week, published the
splendid and appropriate Proclamation
of Governor Broward. hopes every
reader Of this newspaper, as well as
every citizen Of this great State, will
enjoy the day in the true Thanksgiving
spirit. Let each soul of us give thanks
and strive to make some other soul feel
better. Every living one Of US have
something to be thankful for, makes no
difference what seeming or genuine
earthly cloud may hang over US
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

The following paragraph, going the
rounds and credited to exchange, tells
much truth: "When you pull down the
town in which is your home, you are
pulling down yourself, and when you
build up yourself you are building up
your town. Try and bannlsh from your
mind the mistaken idea that all good
things are away off in some other To-
cality. Give your town all the praise
Il can legitimAtely bear. II will GER
tainly do you no harm and it will cost
you nothing; and above all patronize
your home institutions including the
printing effiee.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

The Live Oak Daily Democrat is now
going into its third year of usefulness,
particularly 70 Live Oak and to the
whole State Of Florida. May II contin-
ne 10 grow in influence and usefulness
FOR years TO come. We enjoy its daily
visits ut this office, and II is always the
first newspaper we open from the morn
ing mail,
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Now that arrests have begun to crop
out of the law passed at the last session
of the Legislature prohibiting the solic-
iting of orders and shipping whiskey
into prohibition or dry counties, our
people may be spared having their mails
filled with such literature. There are
some whlskey men at Jacksonville and
other near points who had best take
warning, and be careful TO whom
they address their letters and circulaTs
or they may bump up against what N,
Golding, Of Pensacola, was hauled up
against by States Attorney Kehoe.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Determined to aid the Florida State
Fair in every way possible. the Sea-
board. Coast Line and other Florida
railroads have already taken up the
matter Of promptly handling products
for exhibition, which will be shipped to
Tampa free of charge. The roads are
determined that no delay whatever
shall he experienced in shipping exhibits
to and from Tampa, and will have their
local agents force fair commissioners
20 promptly notify them when cars are
needed for shipment Particular atten.
tion will be paid in this regard to live
stock and fowls, which will not neces-
sarily be sent to the tair before Feb
ruary 18th.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Another aMasqueradera Novel.

The Harpers expect 10 publish this
week new novel By the author OF
THE Masquerader." The appearance
OF a new novel by Katherine Cecil
Thurston is a literary event Of consider
able popular interest
II was in 1904 that Mrs. Thurston came
into worldwide prominence by the APP
pearaaee of her absorbing story. which
attracted the instant attention OF the
critics and of tho public alike Now.
THE Mystics," q new story, is 10 ap-
pear. and it Is fun OF the persistent
interest which msrks this author
work.
Mrs Thurston IS peculiarly a TWEEN
Geth-century woman" She was mar
Red in The first var Of this century.
and It Is since her marriage that her
novels The MasQuerader" and The
Gan5ler.' have appeared Her husband.
E Temple Thurston, is also a distin-
guished man OF letters and novelist.
''The Mystics" IS the tale Of a young
man who, to win a fortune which he
believes 70 be rightfuny his. falsely as
sumes the leadership of q mystic order,
whose headquarters are in London.
Love and romance and mystery are fas-
cinatingly mingled.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
THF s'HOWp BOOKS.

Ere read the book on How To Think"
Ny brain was but a blank
Nor having seen The Way to Drink
] knew not how 10 tank.
THE Art Of Knowing How TO Walk"
Gave me a new sensation,
And Useful Hints Concerning Talk
Proved quite a revelation.
THE Way TO Eat the cause revealed
For teeth and solved the question:
/ learned what nature had concealed
From Secrets of Digestion"
THE Modus Operandi OF
The Art az Csc ulatioH
First taught me now to fall in love
And get that queer sensation.
"A Plan of Life, THE win to nod
"A Guide to Proper Seeing
They've changed me from a senseless
clod
Into a human being.
What I've escaped 1 view with dread,
Ny mind with theories settling
But. heavens. I have never read
A single book on breathing"
William Wallace whitelock, in New
York sun.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
A Wheel-HorSe on the Tariff.

About the last paper to be sus-
pected Of mugwumpery under its
present management is THE Mil
waukee Sentinel" It's utterances on
on the subject of Republican doc
trine may be taken as fairly refec-
tive of opinion among the wheel
horses. The following taken from
SIS editorial columns ought, there
fore. to have interest even Tor such
stand-patters as Joseph G. Cannon:
=. Mr. Cannon is unquestionably right
about the consensus of Republican
opinion standing firm Tor the protective
principle. The consensus OF Republican
opinion also is that some Of the present
rates are too nign. and that it Is time to
think seriously about revision and read
Justment. as measure not only Of good
business but Of good politics.
The dual tariff Will remain in the
cioudland OF academic discussion for a
system revised and brought up TO date
would probably suit every occasion and
aspiration Of our business world.
Standing pat on protection is all
right. Standing pat on superannuated
and dubious schedules IS not all right.
II is not the Republican reVisionlsts, but
the bigOts and bourbOns. who endanger
the integrity of the American protective
system.
Tariff reformers will submit to
the name-calling of the last sen
tence if Mr.. Cannon and his asso-
ciates can be made to read the
others. The country awaits lower
prices for its living supplies. It
believes the present tariff
schedules-''purposely made too
high"-are largely responsible for
The prices which prevail. 1t is sig
nifieant of a great deal as to the
strength of that opinion that an or
ganization Republican paper like
1.-The Sentinel" is willing to say:
''The consensus of Republican
opinion also is that some of the
present rates are too high and that
it is time to think seriously about
revision and REIMBURSEMENT as a
measure not only of good business
but of good politics"
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
ELECTRIC ROAD
TO GETTYSBURG
VIII Have CroSStoWn Line
From Fifteenth and H
Streets.

A new electric railroad connecting
washington. Baltimore. and Gettysburg
with a crosstowE= line from Fifteenth
and H streets northeast TO the Navy
Yard is the plan Of company of local
men formed last Tuesday night.
The organization Of the washington,
Una Spring and Gretta Electric Railroad
Company was perfected at a meeting
held at that time in the Office Of James
G. Rogers, in Hyattsville, at which the
following officers were elected: B. D.
Stephen, presid ent; congressman
from Ohio, S. s. Yoder, vice president;
Fillmore BeaI, secretary; r. H. Ryon.
tres surUr, ana James c. Rogers, gen.
eY'aI counsel. These gentlemen, with
William ". Poulmey, William P. Ma
eruder, J. Enos Ray, jr-. and J. Harris
Rogers were chosen directors.
By act or the last Congress approved
on February Is. 1907, a franchise was
granted Cor this road into the city on
the Bladensburg pike, the terminus
being at Fifteenth and II streets north
east. The projected route OF the road
extends scom this point to the District
line, through Bladensburg, Gretta, and
Berwyn Heights on the county road
leading from tie Edmunston road to
.Branchville. The ultimate terminals are
Baltimore and Gettysburg
The building of the extension line
from fifteenth and II streets northeast
20 the Navy Yard is a project to be car
ried out sitter the road through Mary
land IS Well under way.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Bryee. Gladstone. and Godkin.

An interesting passage in THE Life
and Letter., OF Edwin Lawrence God
kim IS the extract from a letter OF Mr.
Godkin's, IN which he describes his first
meeting with Gladstone:
In the evening / went to Bryce's 70
dinner ! expected 70 see the G. o. ID,
but / had nat seen Bryce for a fortnight
and did not know whether he had sue
ceeded in getting him. l found, on go
ing in, Sir Alfred Lyal. whom / knew
Sir George TreYelyan, whom I did not
know, hut was gia1 10 meet; Wemyss
Reid, tie biographies Of Foster, whom
had been trying TO meet ever since 1
aTne, ana Lord Aberdeen, Mahlon' s
( friend.
But the G. o NJ was not there and
! was afraid 10 ask whether ne was
coming. Suddenly Nir. and Mrs. Clad
stone were announced, and there sure
enough he was, and my eyes fastened
on him as they have never fastened on
any man since ! was twenty. The 1irst
words he said to Bryce on SHAKING
hands were. Is Mr. Godkin here2 and
then he began apOlOgizing 10 me for
not having sooner taken any notice OF
my card, pleading pressure and loss OF
voice since he came back from MS
stumping tour in the West
Il sat by him al dinner and had a
most delightful talk with him. He IS
younger IN appearance than l expected,
as young as 1 am in play OF mind with
a charming little vein of humor and end
less interests IN all sorts of things. He
left Immediately after dinner 20 go 10
he house.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Prof. Raymond DeferdS
SkyScraper Speech
Declares He Was Misguided and Had No
Intention of Casting Any Reflections On
the Board of Commissioners.

Commissioner Macfariand has re-
ceived TIE following letter aiom Prof.
George Ia Raymond .slative to the pub
Mshed accounts Of his talk before the
National Society Of Fine Arts at Rub
bard Memorial al:
s1slo X street, April !. 1907.
My Dear Mr.. Mcfarland:
Your note has just reached me. You
are as wise and courteous as usual ID
making inquiries at headquarters. The
remarks attributed to me IN the Herald
were made IL the course OF an e1tsm-
poraneous discussion at Hubbard Hall.
and were evidently not taken down
stenographicaliY. Even If they haa
been. they would have appeared very
different, II reported in connection Win
their CONTEXT / certainly lid not say
that the rich man can secure the az
prevail Of the Commissioners TO a furt1-
er violation of this regulation / was
talking Of the inability of the American
mind TO comprehend esthetic require
ments Wi3on they conflict with CONNER
cial requirements; and ] pictured Trim
ity Church, New York, as il appears in
a hole surrounded by sky-scrapers. /
said that the same influences were at
work in Washington that X WIS under
stood that there was regulation limit
ing the height OF buildings TO the width
of the styaet on which they frOnted.
and that fIare were two buildings now
being con fTacted on Fifteenth street
which seemed, at any rate, TO be higher
The Washington times., 1907-04-06

stances, conviction By juries of
open violation of the Law they are
sworn to enforce. Serious as this
inactivity may be and is, it should
not blind us to the disposition
among lawyers as a profession gem
orally to support justice and further
it.
In obedience to this attitude the
New York Bar Association has called
on the State Legislature to enact
laws restricting the reversal of
cases on technicalities. The lawyers
take much the position defined in
The Presidents message at the open
ing Of the second session of the last
Congress. That was, briefly, that
where judgment has been rendered
by the trial court the superior court
should hesitate to reverse that judg-
ment on pleading which does not
relate to the material fact Of the
prisoners guilt or innocence.
Such restrictions are not unknown
to our law. England long ago noted
the need for them, imposed them,
and found them so practical that
there are not now in her courts
half dozen such reversals a year.
Australia, Canada, and other British
colonies have taken the same
course. But IN the year just ended
there were in America not less than
500 such apparent miscarriages of
justice. This IS what is meant when
it is said: Criminals have ceased TO
fear the law if only they have the
means of employing shrewd
lawyers" But that statement
should not stand without its corr
rollary: That lawyers willing to
avert the punishment of known
criminals on grounds purely tech
nical rarely continue long in prac-
tice or find comfort in association
with their fellows at the bar.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Arbitration.

Only a few short years ago the
President of this United States was
declared to be violating the Consti-
tuition and usurping power because
he stepped into a controversy be-
tween anthracite miners and oper-
ators. and with the backing of pub
lie opinion settled the difficulty.
1t is but short time, likewise,
since the arbitration law. passed as
6 first step toward capitalization
of theory into law, was held TO be
Unconstitutional by Federal Judge
of that interesting classification
commonly referred to as a railroad
Judge"
Yet arbitration has gone right
ahead. The unconstitutional law
has been made the instrument for
Cancellation that assures peace in
stead of strife en- the Western rail-
roads. The greatest menace that
prosperity has known this year,
greater by far than the stock furry
that made Wall Street think the
end of the financial world was in
sight, was the threat of a strike
that would have tied up more than
q third of the railroad mileage of
the country. That calsmity has
been avoided. There viii be no
strike, and arbitration has made an
other splendid advance.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
BEAUTY'S PHOTO
FREE OF CHARGE

In response to many letters of
inquiry, The Sunday Times has
made arrangements with several of
the leading photographers of Wash
ington whereby photographs of
prospective participants in The Sun
day Times contest for the honor of
being declared the most beautiful
woman in Washington may have
their photographs taken free of
charge until and including Friday,
April II.
All that is necessary is for the
woman whose photo is to be taken.
or the person who is to enter the
photo in the contest to call at the
news room of The Times, tenth
floor, Munsey Building, and obtain
an order for the photo from the
Beauty Editor, Sunday Times.
These orders viii be addressed TO
any one of the following photog-
rapheTs:
Atkinson f4f6 18th st. northwest
Bachrach. 1881 F street northwest
Bell.-..f32f-23 @ street northwest
ROvce 1925 r street northwest
Buck. .....ffi5 F street northwest
Gilbert. COZ nth street northwest
Harris s. Ewing. ...i3ii F ST. NV.
Merritt'S. .9O7 Penn. Ave. N. w.
Paine. .923 F street northwest
Parker. 1928 F street northwest
Prince. :. Pa. ave. and 18th st. n. W.
Rice. 1908 F street northwest
TowIes.sz-sii0z Estreet northwest
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Spencer on Race Prejudice.

An interesting sidelight on the re-
lations upgrowing between America
and Japan is provided by Current
Literature in the form of a letter
written by Herbert Spencer. In
1892, says that publication, the great
English philosopher wrote to Baron
Kanego Kentaro to impress Japa-
nese leaders with the thought that
there is more IN race hostility than
mere prejudice and individual sci
ishness.
should there he intermarriage be-
tween the japanese and other peo-
ples?" he had been asked. ct
should be positively forbidden. -
came the answer.
The question, thought 8fr. Spen-
Ger, was biological. Where there
was interbreeding, either among
animals or human beings of varie-
ties that diverged beyond certain
slight degree. the result was IAN
incalculable mixture of traits" es-
pecially in the second generation,
and a chaotic constitution" Each
variety Of creature. in the course OF
many generations, acquired a con-
stitutional adaptation to its pecu-
liar mode of life and the mixture
of widely divergent varieties re-
shifted in a constitution adapted to
the mode of life of neither.
Wherefore, Mr.. Spencer felt i'm
PEELED to write:
1 have for the reasons indicated en-
tirely approved of the regulations which
have been established in America for
restraining the Chinese immigration,
and had / the power I would restrict
them 10 the smallest possible amount
my reasons for this decision being that
one of two things must happen. II
the Chinese are allowed 10 settle extern
sively IN America, they must either. If
they remain unmiNed. form a subject
race standing in the position II not OF
slaves, yet of class approaching 10
slaves, or if they mix they must form
a bad hybrid IN either case, suppos-
ing the immigration to be large i'm
mense social mischief must arise. and
eventually social disOTganizatiOn The
same thing viii happen If there. should
be any considerable mixture of Euro
pean or American races with the Ja9a-
nese.
May it not be that this opinion
merits careful study from Ameri-
cans for its relevancy to the more
pressing problem in the South?
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
General FORESTS First Principle.

Vivid pen pictures Of the leaders on
both sides are a fascinating feature of
those two recent volumes. by James
Kendall Hosmer. Ph.D.. IL. D.. THE
Appeal to Arms and Outcome Of
the Civil War"
Here, for example. is a brief summing
up OF General y. b. Forrest:
He was a man OF humble birth and
little education, a trader IN slaves anc
mules. grave silent, unobtruslYe. but
possessed OF military genius OF a high
order AS a leader OF cavalry he was
unequaled and knew no fear. During
his service ne was destined to take part
in 10 actions, and to have twenty-seven
horses shot under him In one terse
sentence he summed up his art OF war:
To git thar first with the most men, ."
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
A Serious Setback.

The practical labor of remedying
Washington's disereditable alley evil
has very possibly been effectively sus-
pended by Adhesion rendered recent
ly from the United States Supreme
Court. Substantially it is ruled that
Congressional legislation arbitrarily
fixing the benefits accruing through
the widening of thoroughfares in
the District as equal to the damages
inflicted thereby falls to the ground
as unconstitutional.
In the act il is provided that a
special jury shall appraise the dam
ages caused to real estate by the
widening of the alley, and then zap
portion an amount equal to the
amount of said damages so ascer-
tanned and appraised as aforesaid
according as each lot or part of lot
of land in such square may be bene-
flied" The court thought it zap
parent, as was assumed by the Court
of Appeals, that the jury understood
their duty to be to divide the whole
cost among the landowners, wheth-
er the benefit was equal to their
share of the cost or not" which
has assuredly been the attitude Of
the District authorities. Such a
practice, it is held, may easily have
the character of confiscation if ever
the amount of damages shall exceed
the actual benefits conferred. For
this reason the assessment must be
quashed"
How far this judgment viii affect
the authorities, they themselves
must decide. But it would seem that
it afforded any owner of property
affected ample ground for suspend
ing through the courts the actual
work OF widening any alley in any
case where he thought the amount
of damage done to him exceeded the
amount of benefit, conferred upon
him. Aud if the jury of assessment
shall in any case find damages in
excess of the benefits. the alley can
not be -videned without an appro-
priatiop TO pay the excess.
In am event, the whole cause of
alley redemption is for the time be-
ing disastrously confused. The pros
pect that the confusion win lessen
as the decision is analysed seems TO
be faint indeed But faint as it is,
the community viii await the opin-
ion OF the Corporation Counsel and
the decision of the Commissioners
with unaffected anxiety. If a way
can be devised to continue this most
necessary work and not run counter
to the decision cited, those who
know the full extent of our alley
evil will hope the most earnestly
that it may be discovered and
adopted.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
Book Reviewing in The West.

II is 10 the West that we must ook for
our most dramatic and literary criti-
eisms. The Fighting Chance has
brought the following remarkable notice
from the Denver Post:
There are a good many people hiking
hellward In The Fighting Chance as
well as some progressing in the other
direction.
In other words. the story has many
OF those bad smells TO which the recent
crop IF New York society novels has ac-
eustomed us-and IN addition, a gem
erous supply of moral chlorides and
ether disinfectants.
There are visits at country houses
with drinks served at all hours; there
are women with Tenderloin hearts and
men with sirl0in habits df you viii par
don the expressioa); there is bridge
playing and autonlobiling and hunting
Just as in stories If dear old Englandl /;
there is kissing-and telling-and black
mailing and unlimited snobbery. And
there are one or two complicated finan-
eial fights for good measure
me story tells o. a young man with
an inherited taste for drink who meets
a beautiful young woman with an IN
herlted tendency toward elopements and
divorces. and kindred iudiscretions.
she Is already engaged 10 a man
with Nandyke beard a pOmpadour, an
eminent social position. a far eeachtng
fortune, ard IN other respects. II would
seem. the well established characters
tics of lulu bird q assume you know
the other name for tdat.)
AT the close Of the book the girl
with the inherited tendency toward di-
vorce discards the lulu bird and marries
the man with the inherited taste Tor
drink
And may the Lord have mercy on
their souls
THE book has fregHent flashes OF dis
elimination and riGesY over It's various
hillOcky situations SIS lightly as If II
had rubber tires.
The Washington times., 1907-04-06
PRAISES OF MEXICO
SOUNDED IN LECTURE

n. H. barton. geologist Of the United
States Geological Survey, delivered a
lecture last evening or Mexico, the
Treasure House Of the World. in Ma
tional Rifles Armory. The lecture was
given under the auspices Of the National
Geographic Society.
Mr. barton was enthusiasts, nvs TIE
rapid development Of Mexican resources.
and thought il one OF the hes countries
IN the world for the safe and Fcnunt ra-
tive investment Of American capital The
mineral resources are now being devel-
ODed by 500 large mines, the output OF
which approxlmates SI500o0. 900.
The agricultural and timber resources
have not been so much developed. but
they are very great and promise good
returns font5EVestmCnL Labor is cheap
and the country IS well governed
Mr., Dart0n expressed much admira-
ton for President Diaz. 10 whom he
said Is due eho present state OF good
oder throughout the country