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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
TSZE HSPs ATRAVEL PALACE"

American Minister Describes Incident
In chinsss Emprsaa posaasr'a Life
There Is probably only one man IN
the United States who has ever lived
In a palace OF Tsze Esi the late re-
doubtable Chinese empress dowager.
This Is the Rev. Walter S. Elliott. who
recently returned from north China,
where he had charge Of the American
Bible society's work IN q region as
large as all Of this country east OF the
Mississippi The palace which be
bought and lived in afterward was a
travel palace" says the New York
Tribune. When an imperial parsonage
makes a tour in China ENJOYS 60 ahead
and prepare a palace for him at each
stopping place. Sometimes these pal
aces are Oecupiedbonly one night Then
they are sealed up and left to decay,
for no Chinaman may ever live In one
or them afterward. Usually they are
built new for the occasion. but In this
case, being in haste, the imperial es-
cOrt took possession Of the home OF a
rich man. 1t was already very good
house, and 1t was renovated and re
furnished at an expense Of several
thousand dollars.
After the empress had come and gone
the poor rich man was left with an
expensive house upon his hands In
which neither he nor any other China
man could ever live. So he was glad
to sell it to Mr.. Elliott for a mission
school for 1900 strings OF cash. As
string Of cash is worth "a cents, the
missionaries got an imperial palace for
the modest sum OF 1913.
1t, is interesting to know the sort OF
bed upon which poor Tsze Hsi rested
her weary bones. 1t was a brick plat
form built new for the empress. I'm
der it a small cavity was left, opening
through the house wall into the outer
air. and In this hole somebody out
doors kept a fire Of cornstalks burning
all night to keep her imperial hIghness
warm. Even for an empress habita-
ton no stove or bathtub was put into
the house.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

One Of the Vanderbilt descendants
excused a life Of degeneracy by say
ing. The commodore. my GRANDPA
ther. was a high roller, and so ! must
be a high roller too" About that
time Francis Gallon appeared as the
mouthpiece for a science which taught
the iron law OF heredlty. Later came
a voice crying In the wilderness of
pessimism created by the Cation doc
trine. the good old gospel that the
world is what we make It." and our
characters are acquired and not trans
mitted. Biologist Weisman was this
new prophet.
A recent book on heredity by an
American compiler. ]. A Thompson.
interprets for the lay reader the so
Geological significance OF Weismanism.
the doctrine that human character Is
modified In its development rather by
conditions than inheritance. II would
be strange IL the higher elements Of
mans nature did not enter into the
process Of natural selection as the in
dividual reaches out to his environ
ment. Weisman has Of late revised
some OF his original theories. but still
insists that temporary uses in the an
cestOr-that is to say. appetites and
hablts-are not transmitted. The few
baneful predlspositions we do have
may be Topped OF. and we are not
only responsible for our actions. but.
what Is more agreeable. we can be our
own benefactors as we go through
life.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
ANIMAL DENTISTS.
Dsnsist Tells How African Msntsys
and Squirrels FIII Teeth.

Dsnsist Tells How African Msnksys
and Squirrels Fill Tssth.
Monkeys and the large gray SPUR
rels that Overrun the jungles Of Africa
are their ewn dentists They on each
others teeth with consummate skill
and often KIN an aching nerve. At
least this Ia what DR.. l. Frank Derby
Pierce OF West Roxbury, Mass, says,
and he Is going to lecture before Chi
cag0 dentists on the subject.
DR.. Pierce, who spent several years
In the jungles Of Africa, says that
monkeys and squirrels have discover
ed a blue clay much the same In color
as that which covers the diamond
fields, and in this clay Is a large per-
centage OF creosote. When the AMI
mails have the toothache they plaster
this clay into the cavity as a remedy.
The creOsote often kills the offend
ing nerve.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27


It win undoubtedly be q good thing
for many people past middle age to
take heart from the example recently
given BY Lord Brassey. the English
naval expert and pubIicist. that zone
Ia never too old 20 learn" Lord Bras
sey is seventy-two and IN order to be
abreast Of his time wanted 70 read in
the original the newly published mem
olrs Of Prince Hohenlohe. He ae-
complished that by first learning Ger
man and finally laid down the mem
oirs with the remark that ito be
ignorant Of the language of the most
powerful nation on the continent is a
great disadvantage"
Many men and women have been
gladdened long before reaching three
score and ten over the discovery that
they were not past the age OF learning.
History has numerous examples to
show that Lord Brassey has not made
a new record. However. his example
and the others cited are not for the
old especially. What can be done after
sixty can be more easily done long be-
fore forty II one has the same incen-
tive. Although about everything worth
while I'm the worlds literature Is print
ed in English, it is well known that
the thought of a writer cannot be rem
dered in its original force In a foreign
tongue. But in a practical way the
argument of years ago that living Ian
guages should be studied In our
schools in preference to dead ones has
been justified We have German and
other foreign communities now in the
United States where a native teacher
leader or business man has the advan-
tage in his work If he knows the
mother tongue Of the people he aims
to reach. Even II the speech be not
mastered the ability to read the books
and the newspapers read by our citi-
zens Of foreign birth is an advantage
This is practical. and merely as an in
tellectual exercise the study OF an
alien tongue can be made worth while
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
A New Danger Signal Device.

Warning sights and sounds on the
outside cannot always be relied upon
to make the engineer Of the mile a
minute railway train sit up aud take
notice OF trouble ahead. Scotland has
it's flers and is not immune to terri
BILE accidents. and from there is her,
aided by Consul Higgins an electrical
device that whistles or rings a bell
at the ear OF the engine driver that
would waken him even IL asleep.
The device consists of a ramp" or
bar OF T iron. properly mounted and
insulated and connected when desired
with a battery. The ramp" Is placed
between the rails. and a shoe fixed IN
derneath the engine rubs over the
ramp" for a distance OF forty TO six
ty feet. In this way by a code Of
signals whistle or a bell may ap-
prise the engineer whether be has dan
ger or a clear road ahead. IL Is claim
ed that neither dirt. grease. snow nor
frost can Interfere with the danger
signal and that an accident TO the APP
paratus will sound It anyway. so that
while il may occasionally give a false
alarm II never fails TO work at the
right time.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
Controlling Wireless Currents.

The aeroplane seems to have side.
tracked he new telegraphy as Il
phenomenon for the curious TO wonder
over. Maxim, Edison and other ex-
perts, who always get a hearing. are
telling US about the prospects OF navi-
eating the air instead OF prophPsyinG
about powerful electrical currents run
ming loose in the air. in the ocean and
in the earth which man is TO harness
with his will. II the wireless current
Is to be controlled and subordinated
to mans uses the practical mind
would prefer to see that developed
ahead Of the flying machine.
Marconi, the wizard Of the wireless
up to date. had no startling announce
ment to make during his recent visit
to this country. The wireless is work
ing somewhere all OF the time with
practical certainty. but only on
radius limited to a couple OF hundred
miles However. this is at sea. where
there could be no communication
whatever but for the manipulation Of
the Hertz waves Mr. Marconi ad-
mits the trouble TO his system by tho
variation in the power Of transmission
due 10 the state OF the weather For
hours on many days and notably
mornings and evenings the power is
weak and may cease altogether In
this field lie the problems confronting
the wireless In the air. and they are
more complicated than any which
have baEhed inventors dealing with
currents transmitted by wire
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
Forests and the Common Welfare. :,

Forests and the Common Welfare"
In the public effort to conserve the
natural resources OF the country Ques-
tons must naturally arise as to how
far the state may encroach upon pri-
vate rights. The idea is prevalent
that one man must not be permitted
to so use his own property as to men
ace the welfare Of others.
The principle that absolute owner
ship does not extend over the forests
In certain cases was recently affirmed
by the United States supreme court
The states police power to restrict the
cutting Of wild forests by private
owners was challenged. 1t was decid-
ed on appeal that the state as quasi
sovereign may interfere in the inter
ests of the public ito protect the at
mosphere. the water and the forests"
without respect for the wishes OF the
private. owners OF the land concerned.
Ii is further held that wild timber
land was originally the property Of
the state and that the state may re-
strict it's use without compensation to
the present owners
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Tanners Of green calfskin report
that manufacturers Of mems and wo-
meas nne shoes are making samples
Of that stock 90 be hurried 70 their
statesmen. New York city buyers are
said 10 look very favOrably upon
green shoes owing to the prediction
that green win be widely worn next
spring and summer.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
A Paying Investment

Mr. John White, of ISs Highland avenue,
Houlton, Maine, says: Have been troubled
with a cough every winter and spring Last
winter i tried many advertised remedies, but
the cough continued until bought SOC
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery; before
that was half gone, the cough was all gone
This winter the same happy result has follow
ed; few doses once more banished the an
nual cough. l am now convinced that DIR.
Kings New Discovery is the best of all cough
and lung remedies" Sold under guarantee
at Banner Drug Store. soc. and $1.OO. Trial
bottle free.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

1t was a great feat for an operator
in Honolulu to pick up a wireless mes
sage from the head of Puget sound.
but it will be a still greater feat when
the Honolulu station can exchange
wireless messages with the far end OF
the Sandwich Islands and do 1t every
hour In the day
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27
Canada's Canal Enterprises.


Justification If needed for our new
enthusiasm about waterways may be
had from the example and experience
Of Canada. The Dominion is now
pushing to completion the Trent canal,
work upon which has been more or
less fitful since II was begun seventy
years ago. AS shown by this project,
Canada Is alert to the necessity Of
links connecting her existing water
ways. both natural and artificial.
The Trent canal. upon which $780,
600 has been expended, can be COM
pleted. It is believed by the minister
OF canals. at a cost Of 100000 more.
The enterprise is In the nature OF the
canalizatiOn OF small elongated lakes
comprising a large part Of the river
Trent. 1t will pour the commerce Of
the western lakes into the ocean
through the waters OF Ontario and the
st. Lawrence river 1t will also open
the western lakes to local canal COM
merce. now confined east Of Ontario.
Canada has already expended over
$l00.OOO.OO0 on canals. and as posi-.
BILE competitor to our own waterway
improvements the progress on the
Georgian bay link Is worth watching
from this side the border.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Leaves are supposed, like sunshine.
to ''fall upon good and bad alike" but
you can't make your neighbor whose
yard is "all Uttered up" by your shade
trees take comfort from that phIlosO-
ply. even though you give him the
best end Of II.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

The Chinese whip the circulators Of
war scares. II they would push a
chunk Of that sort OF yellow peril"
westward as far as Paris the world
wouldn't shIver the least bit
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

The shah's shooting up Of the Per
sian parliament was a dash in the
pan" in the sensation line compared
TO the explosion which threw the GEAR
Of the Bulgars" and the octOgenarian.
Francis Joseph. into the limelight as
sovereigns with minds OF their own
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Unless there's a chorus Of what
was 1t all aboutY' from future Balkan
Peterkins when they recall the latest
rumpus It will be because the young
sters are wiser than their daddies.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Rather late In the day to blaze the
trail' 10 water In the desert. as was
suggested at the irrigation congress
but this is surely n case Of better
late than never"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Just as the walking for health fac
sets the city grownups hiking" the
youngsters roller skating fad trips 1
up.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Very natural for the Swiss TO win
out In that international balloon race.
They are born and bred TO go in high
attitudes
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

With every community having it's
traction problem. there must be LOT
OF people In distraction.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Unless some one picks up that $500
prize for crossing the English channel
in an aeroplane very soon the Wrights
will be offering to do the stunt flying
backward.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

The fierce arrays in the Balkans sim
ply gave the South Americans a
chance to draw their war belts tighter
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Chauncey Depew's three new cam
paign jokes" turned out TO be old ones
with new pure food labels.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Lucky for Mr.. Roosevelt that Africa
has no big stick to enforce forestry
reserve and game laws
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

The brisk demand for typewriters
In Turkey probably means more words
than deeds out OF the Young Turks.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

Balloting machines were used In
twelve states at the late election, but
they'll not be used again in some com
munIties II the voters have the say
about them.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

And among the good things made In
1908 there's the potato.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-11-27

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
BULLOCK COUNTY FAIR.
Very Large Attendance on The Open-
 ing Day.

Very Large Attendance on The Open- ing Day. Union Springs, Oct, s--(SpeciaD-- The first Bullock county fair opened here yesterday with a very large at- l tendance.
 The exhibits of stock. poultry and | swine are all far above the average. | and the exhibits are much more exten- | sive than many believed would be pos sible to get up in the county. The open air horse show was the feature of the morning. prizes awarded
 as follows:
 Glass 1-Light harness horses: First prlse--T R. Martin.
 Second prizc-A. H. Rellar. driven by | Miss Lucille Singleton. Third prize-C. R. Russell, Glass 2-Gaited saddle horses. First prize.--T. s. Frazer. Second prize-C, W. Tway. Third prize---M. A. Hey. Class 8, lady drivers. First prize-Mrs. c. W. Tway. Second prize--Mrs. Lucy Randls
 Payne.
 Third prize--Miss Adna Hey. Other ladies driving were: Mrs. Pritchett, Miss Maude Gholston. Mrs, Cecil cowan. Lady rides: First prize--MIss Lucille Singleton. Second prize-Miss Bessie Wright. Third prize-Miss Gussie Linton
 Class 4-combination pony-Master l Marbury Rainer. Aetern00n Races. First prize, free-for-all trot-Wfn- | ner, General Ito, owned by Bullock County Stock Company. Second prize, trot--Winner, Shack, !" owned by J. M Morgan. Third prize, running race--Horse owned by M. N. Hey. Fourth prize-Trot winner owned by P. P. Iordon. Foot race, winner. Joseph Wright. The little infant son of Dr. and Mrs
 Sam Cowan died here today from teeth ing. For several weekc Dr. and Mrs.
 Cowan have been in Gainesville with
 the baby under treatment and reached
 home today at 10 o'clock and the little
 one died about 12 o'clock. It was the
 only child and the parents are heart
 broken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
ll STATE IN A NOVEL SUIT Mandamus Against State
 Auditor. TOWN OF TALLASSEE'S SUIT Dispensary Was Abolished Before
 License Expired. Therefore, the State is Asked for Un- used Portion of License But
 Auditor Refuses--suit in
 City Court.
TOWN OF TALLASsEE'S SUIT

Demurrers of the State were filed Thursday morning by Attorney Gen. eral Alex M. Garber in, the City Court of Montgomery to the suit of the City of Tallassee for recovery of a por- ton of the license paid into the State Treasury for the conduct of dispen- sary In that town.
 The State Is this time defending it. self against rather novel suit. It is in the form of a petition for a man. damus directed at State Auditor W. i. ". Brandon who has refused to make the refund.
 The dispensary at Taliassee was abolished by a decision this past sum- mer of the Alabama Supreme Court {. The act of the Legislature which es-
 abolished the dtspensary a few years ago was declared unconstitutional, Im- mediateIy the dispensary authoritie in that town disbanded and the intoxi- cant consumers of that region have been forced to secure their stimulants in a like way with other communities where neither high license nor dis pensary prevails.
 The Attorney General advised the State Auditor to refuse payment of
 the unused license of s250 secured by the TaIlassee municipal authorities. Now it Is up to him to defend his po-
 sition in the court. Judge A. D. Sayre.
 of the Montgomery City Court Is the presiding judge in the case.
 The Attorney General maintains in his demurrers that there is no au- thortty for refunding the unused li- cense, or S1ss.e5. He sets up that 1t ts against Section T2, of the State Con- stitution. which prohibits the State disbursiIS money from the Treasury except by appropriation and the Legis-
 lature is the sole authority to make appropriation.
 It is insisted by the State. there- fore, that the only remedy for Tal- iassee is to go to the Legislature at it's next session. Little doubt is ex- pressed that an appropriation for the equitable balance of the annual license will then be appropriated by special enactment,
 The light of Taliassee is based on Section 2411 of the Political Code Of Alabama. It reads as follows:
 When any person has taken out and paid a license to carry on any busi- ness in this State, and has afterwards been prohibited by law from carrying on such business before the time named in the license has expired. such per- son shall be entitled to have refunded to him such proportionate part of the whole sum paid for such license as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEWS OF LIVINGSTON.

Livingston, Oct. S.--(Special.) )--There have been 611 bales of cotton ginned here up to date. The capacity Is 100 bales per day.
 MT. Robert W. Ennis has purchased the Steve Smith residence here and has presented it to his son. Julian Ennis. who will marry Miss Janita Pickens here October IA at the Episcopal Church.
 MT. Travis Turner and Mas Edna Mccain will be married here at the home of the bride Wednesday morning, October If.
 Messrs. A. c. McMillan and J. A. Mccormick of this town have been appointed vice presidents for the State Fair in Birmingham.
 MT. Pratt Tartt has returned from Colorado where he left his wife and daughter improving in health.
 Messrs Tom Shirley and c. L. Dear man. of York. were in town Wednes- day on business.
 J. J. McMahon, of Gainesville, this county was here Wednesday on inn portant business.
 The Sumter and Choctaw Railroad will soon put in a motor car between Lilita and Whitfield. This car will meet all trains.
 The Artesian Hotel will change hands January 1. Mir. L. A. Mclean. of Ballamy. will succeed MT. A. B. Sanders who is now proprietor.
 Wallace and Son and Wills have opened a big store on the Lackard place, six miles from town.
 Mrs. William Bebee, of Drew. Miss, has purchased the Rudulph place and will move here.
 MT. William Ellist, of Ramsay, was in town Wednesday.
 Miss Annie Chiles has returned from visit to Meridian, Miss.
 MT. E. c. Vaughan, of Curls. spent several days here this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
ISSUES AN APPEAL FOR
 MORE PLANT BREEDING


 Proclaiming new era for seed se- lection In the agriculture and horti- culture of the State, President l.. N. Duncan, of the Alabama Plant Breed ers' Association. issued Thursday an enthusiastic appeal to the public for cooperation.
 The Plant Breeders Association of this State was launched a few weeks ago in the office of Hon. J. A. Will kison, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. at the time of the annual meeting of the District Agricultural School presidents. One of the origina- tors of the movement was c. H. Bil- kingsley. of the State Department, who was joined heartily by President Dun can, a member of the Alabama Poly technic Institute faculty and by others.
 The address of President Duncan Is to enlist the masses in the movement. The logic of his appeal, 1t is believed. will have the desired effect and on the membership roll of the new organiza- ton the leading farmers of Alabama will in time appear. The committee on constitution and bylaws of the organ- ization will make full report at the next meeting of the association, subject to the call of the president
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
MR. JONES HAD ARM
 CUT IN GIN ACCIDENT

As result of gin accident at Bara- chias A. N. Jones. a well known young planter of Montgomery county was brought to a local infirmary Thursday dav Tor treatment of 6 badly cut and torn arm. 1t was thought Wednesday after an examination that he would recover the use of his arm, although the gins cuts were serious.
 Mr. Jones is Q son of F. M. Jones wall known citISeu of Barachias. The young man was superintendlng ginning operations at Barachias when his arm was suddenly drawn in by the whirring saws. He was brought to Montgomery Wednesday morning on the Central train and later in the day it was re- ported that he was doing quite well ct the infirmary.