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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-02
FEW CIRCUSES ARE
NOW IN The SOUTH
Railroads Seem to Have Combined
Against Haa.ing Them.
A HEAVY SUIT FOR DAMAGES

On the Southern, Which Caused the
Business in the South to Receive a
Black Eye--AdVance Agent Man.
gum Gives His View of the Reason.
The circus-going people Of Gaines
vile will learn with interest why
there are so few big railroad shows
coming to this section of the cOun'
try. According to Franc Mangum,
press agent for Gentry Brothers Fa'
nous Shows, which Is announced 10
exhibit here, the railroads are direct
ly responsible for this dcplorabl"
state OF affair.
In speaking of this matter Friday.
Mr.. Mangum said:
"A majority Of the important rail-
roads have already announced thcir
determination not 70 hau! circus
trains on their Southern lines. This
rule has been effective ON the South
crn. the Scaboard Air Line and th"
Central OF Georgia this season and
the probabilities are that next year
other roads will adopt such policy
when only one trunk line handles
CiTcuses II quite naturally limits a
SHOWS territory and therefore makes
ii Improbable for more than on" cir.
Gus to visit the cities reached by the
railroad in question The Atlantic
Coast Line brought all Of the shows
South this season, handling Gentry
Brothers exhibition, the Buffalo Bin
attraction, and the EIagrnbeck-Wal-
lace circus The former was the first
TO come South. although the last to
reach Florida. and will be exhibiting
in DiXlcland when the other shows
have gone into winter quarters. This
Is because Gentry Brothers show Is
playing many really good cities, such
AZ Gainesville Ocala and Palatka.
that were not visited hy either Of Il.
other enterprises.
"If the railroads maintain their
present attitude-and II was caused
by the wreCking Of show which
cost the Southern a big sum-thcrc
will not be- more than one circus u
season for the South In tn" future
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-02

year previous. The assessed yaua.
ton OF taxes for 1906 was $9SjIii
while for the present year it was in.
creased TO $1.O14,273.
Collector Ellis is now ready to re-.
ceiye all taxes, and urgently re-.
quests those indebted to the city t,
call and settle the same.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-02
Quarterl, Conference

Re, = Il bridges presiding elder
~ the Gainesville district viii preach
az the First Methodist church uu sun
day night After the Sermon Nj
Bridges will administer the Lord =
supper
The business meeting ~ the con.
ference will b. held on Monday morn.
inE at \ O'Clock This Is the fourth
and last quarterly conference Tor the
year and a full attendance is import
ant
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-02

Most dshguring skin crupuous.
puppies rashes, etc. are due 70 i'm.
pure blood. Burdock BLOOD B.tters
is a cleansing blood tonic Makes
yop Cleareycd. clcar.braiued clear,
skinned
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-02
onde rfuI Animal Acts--lO0

M be allow to RI es9''
NJ
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-13
Nation Of Noises.

In China night is as alive as the day
and is filled with whoops, noisy con-
%versation, the singsong accompanying
work, boisterous repartee and every
other unmusical sound. In addition,
the darkness is n long howl Of dogs,
cackle of geese, braying of donkeys,
croaking of frogs, the squealing Of
pigs, the drumbeats Of the policeman
and even, as some one has said, "the
singing of tfc stars" Individually the
people are Nil Of varieties of unsup-
pressed, violent demonstrativeness, and
collectively they are only a terrific
tribal turbulence. One most appropri-
ate name for China has never been
given it. 1t has been called the Yellow
Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Ce-
lestial Empire, the Pigtail Nation, the
Sleepy Giant and others. No one of
these is more applicable than the Ma
ton Of Noises. Noise is seemingly the
first element of Chinese life and has
been cultivated for centuries by Chi.
nese talent, and in conception, develop
ment and execution, presents not only
new varieties. but scores Of new spe-
cies.-Cor. Montreal Standard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-13
Breaking 1t Real Gently.

There is a man in congress who is
renowned in the city he comes from
for his imperturbable calmness on ev-
cry Imaginable occasion. They tell of
him that one day he strolled l%eisurely
into the office of a friend.
81 have just had a chat with your
wife," he said by way of beginning.
"Why. I didn't know she was down
town." said the friend.
ooh, she wasn't DOWNTOWN replied
the congressman. Il called at the
house."
II didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some
surprise. 81 thought she had a head
ache"
"She didn't mention it to me-" said
the congressman. "There was Il crowd
at the house."
"a crowd!" echoed the husband.
EYES," went on the calm a ''They
came with the engine
"The engine" gasped the husband.
ooh, it's all right" went on the calm
man. cts all out now. 1t wasn't
much Of a fire, but I thought you'd like
to know it."
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The
UmfaiHng
Lnzv. 3
~
"
BY INA
WRIGHT
HANSON.
Copyrighted, 1907, by Homer sprague.

We We're crossing Long canyon on
our way to Mussel rocks, little Made
line and'I.
l took her hand to help her down
the steep side Of the canyon.
at is such a little hand" l said
fondly. ut ought to be a wee bit
longer, though, for its width"
what a funny boy you are. Jamie"!'
Madeline laughed. what a compli-
ment. Why didn't you say, 1T is a
beautiful hand and a perfect one|"
81 suppose it is my Scotch bluntness,
grille" l answered. "If ! had said
that, you would have thought l was
flattering. didn't mean to find fault
with the hand, though. 1t is a pretty
hand"
We climbed the other side Of the
canyon and started along the trail. mar
row as it skirted the sand hills and
hard to follow. At its end Madeline
was pink checked. and her hair was
blowing about her sweet face in dusky
little crinkles.
II can't explore the rocks and the
caves and all the wonders Of the deep
till l get my BREATH" she declared.
dropping on the sand.
There's plenty of time" l answer.
ed, comfortably sitting down by her.
I'VE have the whole long day before
u.s."
"a whole long day" she repeated
musingly. And after the day, what
them"
My pulse leapcd. If l had my de,
sire | knew what would he after the
day-another day and another and Il
day beyond that till life was done, all
filled With love and peace I'M Made
line.
"And now that your dredger did not
prove Il failure YOU are Il rich mar
jamie" she remarked presently. for I
had been silent with my thoughts.
"Yes,' | answered. turning my head
to listen to the throb of the engine as
it came to me family on the sea breeze.
That was the sound which spelled for
me success" BY the engines work
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II HAVE NO TIME TO MAX A CHANGE,
SAID RATSEY,

to take a place in the chorus after the
season had opened, and she found
herself as far as ever from her goal.
She had comforted herself with the
idea of working up" and when plain
Ben Streator had begged her to give
up the idea Of acting and marry him
she had made a chilling reply and a
neat allusion to what she owed to her
self and to her art.
1t seemed rather different now. Be-
ing new, she had not learned the ropes
and had applied literally the rule that
no relatives might see her off. There
had been no hand clasp at parting,
and she had not even seen Ben.
Her fastidious taste %revolted at the
idea of spending the night in a mar
row berth with q strange girl as a
bedfellow, but there was no hope for
it, and she entered the car.
The special a was excessively hot
and without sufficient ventilation. The
aisles were packed with girls in va
rious stages of undress and noisy with
their chatter. The car vas entirely
occupied by women, and the berth cur
tains were regarded as s%uperauous.
The stateroom door was partly open,
showing three Of the principals playing
cards. The musty odor of Egyptian
cigarettes came through the door and
gradually mastered the other scents In
the car.
Two girls sat swinging their feet
over the edge Of upper g., but the
half of the lower berth was occupied
by a girl who lay with her face to
the window, her frail shoulders shaken
by sobs.
"You draw lower g." grinned one
of the occupants Of the upper berth.
"Bet you don't sleep. Stillings is home
sick already. If she keeps up the
yowling after the train starts we're
going to have a pillow fight"
You'd better sit up in the smoking
room," urged another. "You don't
want to get drowned, and Stillings Is
flooding the car with her tears"
II think it's a shame to. talk that
way" declared Beatrice as she saw
that the gibes were adding to their
victims. discomfort. "You should be
ashamed Of yourselves"
zone Of them Salvation Army girls
again this season." chanted the tor
mentor from above. and the cry was
caught uD along the q until Beatrice
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and Their we took the narrow traf1
homeward.
THE day has grown so cold, jamie,
that it won't be pleasant to stay as we
had planned to do" she said. but her
dark eyes evaded mine as she said it.
1 understood. 1t was not the change
Of the day that had come to us, but the
change in ourselves, in our relations to
each other.
Next day brought news Of a storm at
sea. The sun was shining, but the
waves were running immensely high.
Standing in the door of my cabin,
twelve feet above the sands, I saw it
and realized my finish. My house and
the house which sheltered Madeline
and the other houses on the bluff were
probably not in danger. But my dredg-
err! When a man stands twelve feet
above ocean level and cannot view the
open sea because of the height Of the
breakers, he clearly understands the
fate Of a gold dredger or any other
object in it's very path.
In the course Of hours it was all
over. Looking at the deceptive calm
one never would have imagined the
destruction the sea had wrought. l
stood on the beach and viewed the
wreck of my fortune.
Fifty thousand feet Of lumber which
had once been the boat lay scattered
along the shore farther than the eye
could reach. Ten thousand dollars
worth of machinery which had been
the motive power of the boat lay here
and yon in millions Of pieces, buryins
themselves in the sand, while the work
Of brain and toll Of hands had been as
nothing to the sea in her madness.
AS / stood there a voice came sweet
ly to my ears, and a hand was laid
timidly on my arm.
at seems such a pity. Jamie. such
a dreadful thing to have happened.
but I do believe everything that hap
pens is for the best if we can only look
at it right. I'm so sorry, but you
aren't entirely discouraged, are you.
Janice"
My pulse leaped at the sound Of her
voice. If I could have had her, what
would I have cared for any other loss
in the whole world?
"There are many worse things in
life, girlic,' I answered, smiling at
her. 81 shall do the work again;
that's all. 1t wouldn't do to let my
self grow discouraged"
Then a most surprising thing hap
pened. My little Madeline, with a
wonderful look in her dark eyes, stood
on tiptoe and raised her face to me.
"Jamie, let me help you start again.
I was such Il little fool the other day.
You didn't tell me you loved me. You
Just talked about spending money on
me. and you seemed SO sure of me
that l thought knew YOU meant it
right, too, but Little demand does
create the supply, Jamie. The law is
unfailing."
1t was such a hating little voice
and such a delicious little pink face
raised to mine. l kissed the trembling
lips with one long, thankful touch.
ana when l let the little girl so from
my embrace she laughed. though a lit
tie shakily.
"NNould you rather have lost the
boat, Jamie, and found your sweet
hearth"
And l answered. another dredger
can be made. but in all the world
there is only one Madeline"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-13
Adventures of a Stained Glass Window

Adventures of a Stained Glass Window
The east window at st. Margaret's,
Westminster, wandered about for more
than 200 years before reaching it's pres
ent position and was the subject Of a
seven years lawsuit. Henry VII. for
whom it was intended. died before the
window arrived from Dordrecht, and 1t
came into the possession first of the
abbot of Waltham and then of General
Monk. Stained glass was anathema in
Puritan days, so the window was
buried until the restoration, when it
was brought to light. Refused by
Wadham college, it was bought for
so guineas and erected in a private
house and years later was bought for
400 guineas by the committee charged
with the restoration of st. Margaret's
and placed in position in the church.
The lawsuit to which we have referred
was brought by the registrar to the
dean and chapter on the ground that
the window contained superstitious i'm
ages. but after seven years legal wran-
Cling the church wardens proved vic.
torious, and the beautiful window was
suffered to remain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
don CULVER.
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Strictly Business.

young man." said the old gentle
mar as he shuf1ed into the parlor, 81
believe-in fact. l know-that you and
my daughter are rapidly edging toward
matrimony."
cit is true, sir" replied the poor but
otherwise honest youth. "And, while l
am obliged to confess that it will have
to be a case of love in a cottage, still
r.
'That's all right, young man, inter-
rupted the stern parent. Love in a
cottage is the true ideal Of happiness.
You have my consent
ooh, thank you, sir" exclaimed the
young man.
upon one condition." continued the
old gentleman. land that is you must
he able to show me the deed for the
cottage. Good night young man."
Chicago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-13
A Word For the Girl.

can old customer of mine from the
interior of the state came to town a
few days ago." said a Philadelphia
wholesaler, ''and after leaving his or
der for goods he asked the privilege
Of sitting down to my desk to write a
letter. l took him over to one Of the
typists and told him to get his letter
up in good business shape, and the two
worked v it for half an hour. Then
the man came back to me with his let
ter in his hand and said:
"'Mr. Blank, this typewriing bust
ness is a great thing
eyes
":And that's a fine girl who did the
work for me-
ayes
"'She made her fingers go like light.
ming
eyes, she is very speedy
Seemed to be perfectly willing to
cblige.'
Eyes
"'A very nice girl indeed, and. l hope
she'll get on. In fact. l want to put in
a word for her.
""That's kind Of you. What is it?'
""Tell her. he said as he lowered
his voice and glanced over his Shout
der, that If she'll pay a leetle more at
tention to her spelling she'll come out
at the top of the heap. Tell her In a
way not to hurt her feelings
"'But what words has she spelled
wrong?'
HE held out the letter and pointed
to a word and whispered:
"'The young lady got one "f'' too
many in the word, but tell her a.
gently as you cam
'4The word was coffee."-Pittsburg
Press.
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JAMIE. LEI ME HELP YOU oIAhl Adh1Ns
the tiny particles Of gold hiding in the
black sand We're being taken out as no
other device had vel brought them
out, and the invention was the child Of
my brain. Perhaps my jubilation had
made me oversure.
ITO one who understands the law
the demand for something creates the
supply. have success and riches, but
neither is sufficient" I remarked AFRO
gantly. Madeline. you are the girl for
me. l want to change the gold that the
sand gives up to me into laces and
silks and fine linen for you, dear. into
Jewels to sparkle in your little pink
ears and at your white throat and on
your pretty hands. l want to spend
my gold for you as a king would give
to his queen. May l. Madeline?
"Why, Jamie!" Madeline was look
ing up at me. laughing. though her
dark eyes held no hint of laughter.
"Why, jamie, you will turn poet yet.
That was a pretty. pretty speech"
A breath from the sea, piercing cold,
struck me.
"But you haven't answered my ques.
ton yet, DEAR" I said haltingly.
"'The demand for something creates
the supply you said. Jamie, but
don't believe it is always true-not in
this case anyway. 1t is good Of you to
want to buy things for me-, but l must
decline, with thanks"
"But, Madeline. you have to work
now, and l could no everything for
you"
The little head was raised so indie
pendently.
II am proud to earn my w living.
l thought you understood me better
than that"
The unkind breath of the sea struck
me again, chilling. my body even as hel
words made cold my heart.
"If you could change your, mind" ]
began, II could wait till-till"-
'Till SOU grapes become sweet and
the mulberry leaf satin," she smiled
'You would tire Of waiting. But We
won't talk about it any more. Now
I'm rested shall we explore the caves?'
I rose at once and helped her to hel
feet. Without animation and almost in
silence we looked at the different col
ored lodges Of the cave ceiling, we'saw
the, little sponges on the rocks, we
viewed the curious coal tar formations
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-12-13
One Night
In the Car:
BY MABEL SYMS.
Copyrighted, 1907, by P. C. Eastment.

Beatrice thrilled with excitement as
the low buildings on the rivers edge
came into sight. To her the dingy en-
trance to the ferry house was the gate
to the Hall of Fame. a..
She wished that Ben might be there
to see the company start, but Ratsey,
the ferret eyed little stage manager.
| had announced that none of the chorus
girls might be accompanied to the
train by friends or relatives under
penalty of a five dollar fine. He was
nervously pacing the cobblestones in
front Of the entrance every minute to
make certain that the rule would not
be broken.
On the block above the ferry house
leave takings were plentiful, but the
house itself was free Of a crowd of
weeping relatives and mournful "gen-
tlemen friends"
"You are Miss Faber?" asked Ratsey
in his quick, tense tones as Beatrice
came up. "You bunk with Miss Still
lings; berth 6, car 2. Better get right
over and go to bed before the train
pulls out"
II thought l might be able to get a
berth by myself" protested Beatrice.
II ami willing to pay the difference"
II have no time to make a change"
said Ratsey impatiently. "After the
opening night you may do as you
please, but the management pays to
the opening town, and you will kindly
permit US to arrange matters. Miss
Stillings has gone over already. You
will find her there"
The magic word company" passed
Beatrice through the ferry gate and on
the other side into the train shed. AS
the boat pulled away from the New
York side she leaned over the rail and
watched the receding city.
When she had graduated from the
dramatic school she had expected to
get a part with a Shakespearean IL.
pany at least, but she had been glad
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Permanent
Hpp0lMtmeNt.
BY NANCY BRENT.
Copyrighted, 1907. by C.. II. Sutclifre.
BY NANCY BRENT.

Mrs. Darn!ey looked up eagerly
when her niece came in.
"Was it hard?" she asked, letting
her magazine slide to the floor.
Eleanor Wynn unpinned her nobby
little sailor hat and leaned back OF
the couch pillows, with a sigh Of re-
lief.
Cali examinations are narrowing"
she said, her eyes still dilated with re-
cent mental strain. 81 never saw such
long columns of figures in my life.
auntie. l shall dream about them fo:
weeks. 1t seems almost impossible to
hope that added them correctly. The
rough draft letter writing and arithme-
tic didn't bother me a bit, but those
pages Of rapid addition were awful. l
shall be-so-ashamed-if I fail to pass
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after all the interest and kindness you
have shown"
Mrs. Darnley saw tears rush to the
girls eyes and picked up her maya
zine With seeming Inconsistencies.
"Run and take q nice bath, my dear.
There is half an hour before dinner.
You needn't dress-come in your XII
mono. 1 wouldn't worry if l did fail
on a civil service examination. Lots
Of we'll educated people have got so
ratified they wanted to spell cat with
two is"
The girl wiped her eyes furtively as
she started from the room.
There was a horrid sitting
next to me during the exam. She
| she-added every blessed n of those
| fgures-in aloud whisper" and Flea
| nor, ashamed of her tears, made &
rush for the door Of her own little
hall bedroom.
When her father after an attack of
pneumonia had been left with a lung
trouble that his physician said would
be fatal unless be at II ce left for q
| southern climate. the girl had reso-
| lutely insisted upon his using the great
er part of their small bank account to
| start for Arizona. Then, deprived of
her fathers salary, she had been fore
| ed to leave college with the determi-
nation to seek work. Her aunt's letter
| advising her to come to Washington to
try the examination advertised by the
| civil service to secure $50 clerks for a
years work on an extra rush had
| caused the motherless girl to invest
her little money in the chance that she
might be one of the fortunate ones.
| She settled down in her aunt's tiny fiat
to await in suspense the two Or three
months necessary to hear the results
of her examination.
Mrs. Darnley came home n after
noon much elated.
81 met John Dabney on the street,
my dear. You don't know who John
is, Of course, but that doesn't make
any difference. He's the incest nan In
town. He's been out west for three
months and just got back. He's a dear,
and he knows one of the powers that
be-or is-down at the civil service
commission. He offered to go down
and find out just where you stand or
the list of eligibles."
When John Dabney arrived that
evening he looked at the slender girl
in amazement.
miss Wynn, l have to congratulate
you. Eighteen hundred people took
that examination, and only ten Of them
made a higher average than you. There
is no doubt about your getting an ap-
pointment, but" turning to her aunt,
ut seems a pity for a mere girl to be
shut up in an Office adding figures all
day."
but it's only for a year." the girl
said, with the youthful enthusiasm of
one who never worked for a living and
knew nothing of how long and tedious
a year may seem.
When the official appointment finally
arrived, it was John Dabney who &C.
companied the girl when she reported
to take the oath of Office. Later he
often made the excuse that she a q
stranger and needed plotting home aft
er Office.
One hot afternoon in August he met
her on the stone steps near the main
entrance of the large government
building.
"Your aunt is waiting for US at the
Junction" he said, raising her red
parasol and, after the manner of men.
holding 1t at an angle that let in all
the sun and gave occasional digs 1T her
IELN4HE EftlEal aFsg4FT @tGzI~L
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Solieitude.

"Why are you so extremely solicitous
about the preservation of trees?' ask
ed the art expert.
"Well," answered the man whose
tastes in sculpture are somewhat re-
stricted, ut seems to me that trees are
frequently. very desirable things for
statuary to hide behind.
Star.