The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-03-19
MY DEPARTMENT
Things That Interest Me Told In My Way For Tho,,
Who See as See, by IT.
How Did You Die?


l. And it isn't the fact that you hurt, that counts
But only, how did you take it!
n You are beaten to DEATH we'll, we'll, what's that2
. Come up with smiling face;
It's nothing at all to fall down fiat;
But to lie there, that's disgrace
The harder your thrown the higher you'll bounce
Be proud of your backened eye;
1t isn't the fact that you're licked that COUNTS
1t is how did you fght-and why3
And tho you be done to the death. what then?
If you battled the best you could,
If you played your part in the world of men,
Why the critic will call it good.
Death comes with a crawl comes with pounce;
And whether he's slow or spry
1t isn't the fact that you're dead that counts,
But only, How did you die?
Edmund Vance Cooke.
The entire state is watching with deep interest tn.
ldailies for news from the bedside Of our young
senator, W. Bryan who is i'll with typhoid fever in
Washington. Last week the daily bulletins were
hopeful. This week we learn that he has taken a
turn for the and his brother in Jacksonville has
been sent for While fearing the worst we pray for
his recovery.
The Lake City Index has solution to offer in the
local option prohibition contest that looks feasible
Mr.. Appleyard says; Let Article XIX be amended
to provide that only tax payers can vote in wet and
dry elections and the purchasable element is removed
from the contest" This places the power in the
hands OF those upon whom the burden of taxation
falls those whose taxes pay for the prosecution Of
criminals, nine tenths Of whom are made such by
whiskey. Mr. Appleyard's plan cannot be brought
before another session of the legislature and we
need something that will afford immediate help r.
as is claimed, the negro vote has turned the tide in
favor OF the vets in several holly contested county
wet and dry elections is it not time to call ,,pon the
colored ministry and the sober better class of these
citizens to rally to the rescue of the good name Of
their race? They can prevent wet counties and we
ask them to put their shoulders to the wheel. and
help us stem the tide of immortality that wb;stev
drinking induces.
Fred Baugerter, a young Swiss artizan, who is
superintendent of large machinery plant in Brook
iyn, ~ y. has invented the most wonderful weapou
OF the century, which he hopes to sell to the United
States He claims that the great execution possible
with his invention will do to promote peace than
all the Congresses i'll the world for the nation us;np
his gun could in one hour kill an army of POO ono
men II only one per cent of the bullets struck the
mark. The Baugerter gun uses no powder or other
explosive or compressed air. no shells for the bullets
and the cost OF firing 1000 900 bullets instead Of
$4,000 as with the ordinary gum would be only
about 500. The gun makes no noise, no smoke no
flash, no recoi does not get heated and cannot
explode. Two men can operate the GUN. The
velocity OF the bullets is 5000 feet per second The
guns are small and can be manufactured at COM
paratlvely small cost, that government needing
sudden armament could provide in a few weeks the
necessary weapons to destroy million men an hour
1 ne gun can be mounted truck and RIM nc an
automobile the gasoline storage batteries furnish
ing the motive power. 1t works automatically and
could be set going and the men who manage II corId
axe walk or go to dinner knowing that so LONG as
me bullets last they will be sent flying. The pun
WORKS on swivel and can be swung round to sweep
III arc OF seventy-fve degrees Fred Baueerter is
n'rynne years old and has made several other
INVENTIONS that are In use. This he saws will not be
'a'ehteo II he cannot sell his secret he will destroy
ne n model and let the idea die with him He asks
. 'oVo' ooo Tor his invention. Uncle Sam and the
'lehcn government are both investigating this new
un' WITH view to purchase. The force used to
roper the bullets is Baugerters secret that he wishes
sell. lie asserts that the o,,, l. ....s...- y, -