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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

believe mat he has become more con-
sentative BY years and experience.
He is powerful and fascinating
orator and a resourceful campaigner.
But his apparently strong armor
has also many weak points which the
campaign will soon bring to light
and to a full understanding by the
people. me great gift of oratory has,
as history shows, never been able to
make single candidate President, as
his own two defeats teach as. The
greatest public speakers we ever had,
the fascinating Henry G.. Clay and
the brilliant James g. Blaine, with
All their unsurpassed gift OF oratory,
have not been able to reach the goal
OF their ambitions--the White House.
In weighing the fitness and experience
OF the candidates. Bryan will be found
less qualified than the quiet, judicial
and. in practical statesmanship. the
weILtrained Taft. On the latter there
cannot be fastened the righteousness
of wrong and dead issues on which
Bryan tried 10 ride into the Presi-
dency. But with all his drawbacks
Il would be well not to Judge Bryan's
chances lightly, for 1t is not always
superior fitness or issues that govern
nations and parties, but sometimes a
peoples temper is more powerful than
logic, II would be a misrepresenta-
ton OF the situation as 1t is now TO
deny that there are now not more
people who believe In the probability
Of organs success than there have
been at any time OF his two former
candidates. As things look at pres
ent this campaign promises to develop
one OF the fiercest political struggles
which tine country has Witnessed for
a long time"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

We offer one Hunertd Dollars Re.
ward foF any case % CataFrh that
cannot b. cunsa hy Halls catarrh
Cure. FL. CHENEY q Co. Toledo, o.
We. tho undersigned have known
=, Chepcy tor the iass httesn wears.
ard believe hin pegieetly honorable
IN an bsslncsa sransActlons and IMAM.
clally abe % carry ont any obliga.
ton made ~ hs arm.
wAt.nlNN HiNNAN a MARVIN
Wholesale nrassissa. Toledo. o.
Halrs cARErh Cure q taken intern.
ally. actius directly upon the bioot
and macous surfaces ol shs syeem
res,imou,ah seRt tree Frlce 5se psg
hcitie Sol1 by an druggists
Take Halls Family puls fct eosstl
taticn
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

The Railroad Commission should
see 10 Il that the railroads entering
Gainesville provide proper facilities
in lhelr depots for the accommodation
Of the travelling public Gainesville
has a splendid sewerage system. set
no, one Of the railroads entering ghls
city provides water closet ia their
depot II the railroad companies viii
not provide these accommodations
they should be compelled TO do 80.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

n you are easily satisfied" with
your boarding place. n viii not be
Iong before nothing else win matter
mrsh, either A want adj In The Sun
viii secure for you the most desir.
able boarding place h the city.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

r. J. Holly. who recently severed
his connection with The Orlando Re.
porter.star. win establish new
paper in sanford TO be known as The
Sanford Herald. He has ordered q
now outnt for bis enterprise.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

II there's something useful which
you can teach-~even for small part
Of your time--a want a. Ia The Sun
viii keep you busy.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

The Jerry ln the condemnation pro.
eeedings IN the unitcd States court
at Key West submitted lts verdict
last Saturday. The land in question
was that adjoining the Government
reservation. near Fort Taylor The
amount allowed went Tar above the
original appropriation Of slOo.o0o.
The Government experts gave the
valuation % the land az shout $685.
and the jury rendered a total Of
slBa.aiA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

Edisons $1,000 concrete house win
cost not less than sa,le2, declares
Popular Mechanics IN an illustrated
article N the August number Tx.
perss have figured up the cost on
the lowest basis practicable and found
It impossible to crowd the expense
snto the $1,000 limit,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

One 81 the ereat Eastern railway
systems 3 reported % ha selling
neraR 10 a. 90 clear up Tor me pnr.
chnsc ~ neW material IA Is a socd
business policy 70 cen scsap 90 gst rid
~ gque prloe u ghe Aings Thar have
serget theB purposes and have po
mofe earsaAg capacity IN shem. bar
hecome Worthless ths lonKer they are
held. fbere aFV a oi q womQet
ideas b every basiness which might
Win sreat advantage D. 1anpsa any
where oat u ihe way seu SCRAP
is q Food husiness mANim
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

The latest lmpos,or u a brother Of
the late Prophet powle Of Chicago
hc was born IA Scotland. and an.
nounccs himself ss Moses n ne says
q himself; y am tns greatest healer
the world has ever known Ar nay
brother did IN Chicago he learned
from me, have q divine commits.
sion 20 carey oat the teaching az TIE
seven books OF Moses which are hos
N the Rihle ara the rcincagna,ipu
~ Moaes whee I have healed ihs
mulltude ana known as Moses il."
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

What has become junk 10 you
may be the one thing needed TO some
one else Let the public know.
through a For Sale ad IN The sun
that You viii dispose Of Il,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18
q. o. surhans Tesslass After Four
Veara.

~ - 8ANA@tfN ANaAfWNN fNRhNA f"NNf
Veara.
q. D. Burhans OF Carlisle Center
IN. ". writes: "About four years ago
/ wrote you stating that l had been
entirely cured OF a severe kidney
trouble by taking less than two bot.
Ties Of Foley's kidney Cure. IL en-.
tireIy stopped the brick.dust sedi.
ment and pain and symptoms OF kid.
ney disease disappeared. am glad
70 say that have never had return
Of any Of those symptoms during the
four years that have elapsed and ]
am evidently cured 70 stay cured, and
heartily recommend Foley's Kidney
Cure 70 anyone suffering from kidney
or bladder trcable" ]. w. McCollum
a Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

II looks a. Il The New York World
intends 70 support Bryan.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-18

Tue sun omes tor eallinE cards.
The sun., 1908-12-20

The coin. which is regarded a. unique
brought only 90. M
At the same sale q new SerieS OF OK.
perimental pieces OF 1885 came TO public
notice for the first time. These con-
sisted of four pieces of the Reorganization
OF dollar. half dollar. quarter dollar and
dimes struck In aluminium from tne
regular dies Of the United States coina
OF the year. Rare though this set un-
doubtedly was, but one other having been
struck, the four pieces together brought
A number Of scarce Colonial coins were
offered for sale during 1908 and brought
prices which show that the interest OF
the twentieth century collector 10 not
less than that OF the old time collectors
In this branch Of American coin col-
lecting. A silver shilling Of Virginia
dated i774. OF which but three specimens
ARE known, was sold for s505 at q sale held
In this city. although the last time the
piece was ofiered-at the Bushnell sale
In I8s2-it brought but S1O5. .
The record price OF s275 was paid In
1908 for specimen Of the Connectiout
copper threepenoe Of 1887. made by Hig-
ley the blacksmith at CRANKY. Conn.
This variety bore the Inscription, value
Me As You Please. I Cut Ny Way
Through and shows a broad axe and
deer as the principal diverse and reverse
designs.
The sun., 1908-12-20

1t may be observed as an illustration
of the play that the right hand end Of
the middle row horizontally was held
open TO the last, hoping for the saven
which would not only have completed
the hush in diamonds but also have given
the player four ssvens vertically. The
left hand end Of the fourth horizontal
hoping to get an eight to make a straight,
but the king Of hearts had to he placed
somewhere. The bottom line was the
trash file, the queen spelling any chance
for a straight there,
If we count this tableau, beginning at
the top line, horizontally. we have flush.
20; then straight flush, rs -p5 altogether
80 far-then nothing three times. YER
tically we have nothing for the first row ,
then two pairs, s; total now 100; two more
pairs, los; then four Of kind. worth so.
total, 1855; then three of kind, 10; grand
total, 165. which is a big hand.
II should be observed that IL does not
matter in what order the cards lie to make
the straights 50 the five necessary are in
that row. Thus in the example the
second, horizontal Is q straight flush
although the actual. order OF the cards is
3. ?. g. Q, S. The diagonals do not count
for anything. II the first hand mentioned
is counted up IL will be found that it's four
royal fiushea. one straight flush and five
feurs of kind will be worth 725 points.
which is the highest possible count.
This 10 a very good game for two per-
sons. each taking II in turn to call. For
larger numbers it has the great recon-
mendation that the betting element is
superfiuous. In that respect il seems to
have solved the one great objection to
the national game, which has always
been that one could not play ii without
gambling at the same time.
The sun., 1908-12-20

In this tableau there are no less than
twenty different positions open for plac-
ing the next card that will be called
/ II Is best to fill up the flushes or big
Hands that develop most rapidly and
abandon the others that have been ten
thtively started. Many players keep
Enat they call a trash file; one row In
Which they place cards that do not At
Into any part Of the scheme, or that would
Interfere with expectations in other quar-
ters, Even in the trash Ale il is well
ID have an eye TO the possibility Of Sc
duence. and not to put Ave in a row
tbat has court cards in 1t, when it might
.t,st as well I've placed in row containing
Iiothing higher than q seven.
J Opiniops are divided as to whether
II In better 10 play .or ,ne big hands only,
Iiisking trash files OF everything else
Dr. 20 try for a number Of lower value
but more probable combinations Ae
dlmost half the pack is dealt out and the
odds against getting any card or cards
ARE only q TO rs. the probability OF making
4 straight flush Of some kind is very great
1 AftSr the last Of the twenty-five cards
Has been called and placed each player
III turn counts up the poker combinations
dat his tableau contains, beginning by
fhadinR from right TO left for Ave hands
end then up and down for Ave more
The sun., 1908-12-20
a CITRUS BELT FAIR.
Warship OF Oranges in n Sea OF Lemons
One Exhibit.

ExErER, Cal, Dec. 5.-The Sierras are
covered with snow, yet down here in the
little village at their base children are
running to and fro, bareheaded some
bapefooted and many. without coats.
the citrus fair which opened this week.
Those who live outside the citrus belt
are apt to know very little about the
magnitude Of this industry, or the excel
lence Of the fruit grown along the foot
hills; in fact they know little about the
wonderful peaches, grapes, prunes, plums,
also produced here. This fair Is rere-
latiou TO Eastern visitors. D..
The electric car barns are being used
for the fair. Inside the golden orange,
the lemon and the pomelo are arranged
In artistic designs. As you enter you
see first a ladies' rest room with won
derful portiere Of cover drapey, the
tassels made of acorns. Another is Of
eucalyptus buds and beads.
The county Board Of Trades exhibit
shows jars OF preserved fruits OF every va
riety save the citrus. There are potatoes a
foot long, tremendous pears and peaches
and an enormous bunch OF grapes. The
next booth Is Porterville's, a pagoda Of
oranges, lemons. tangerines and pomelos,
the roof and border being entirely Of
oranges set in wire.
Then comes Lindsay with a giant horn
of plenty reaching TO the ceiling, made
all Of oranges and pouring out a bounti-
full and beautiful display of citrus fruit.
Thcn comes the exhibit Of fruit Of special
~a,ornd for rriuoa
In the homo exhibit besides the gor-
geous citrus display are fresh straw
berries, grown here out OF doors; apples,
persimmons,' grapes and pumpkin weigh
ing $50 pounds-not 80 wonderful a pump
kin here, as the pumpkins all look like
Cinderella's coach.
The stage is' trimmed in orange color
like everything else with the green and
white back ground. The whole little town
is dressed in gala attire in these same
colors. The next exhibit is from the
hillside town Of Three Rivers, which sends
many. deciduous fruits and specimens OF
gold quartz.
The most original exhibit is from Lemon
Cove--a @arsl.ip made OF oranges sail
ing on a sea Of greenish lemons. In the
rear lighthouse Of oranges, with break
ers Of green lemons dashing about It's
foundations.
The chrysanthemums and roses are
beautiful and are Of outdoor growth.
The homemade iellies, pies, cakes. &o.,
make one think OF mother and even grand
mother. Outside the machinery Is dis
| played under tents. There are all the
usual features Of fairs, popcorn and pea
nut venders, moving pictures, shooting
galleries, a merry 60 round and even a
camp Of dirty fortune telling gypsies.
The sun., 1908-12-20
MARRlRD MAN.
Income Tax.
Indirect Taxation
tfor nve persons). =
Inhabited house duty
NAL DasAa
UMBRELLA SELLERS GET WET.
Behavior That suggests Q Lack OF Con.
- fdence In Their Own Wares.

The men who peddle umbrellas along
Park row on rainy days do not seem to
have much confidence nthe durability Of
the wares they sell. At any rate they don't
use their own umbrellas.
The other day whom the rain was coming
down in torrents and every one was seek
ing a place OF shelter two or three um-
brella sellers were standing out In front
OF one Of the newspaper Offices Offering
to sell to those. unfortunates who were
breilas for 80 cents each. Each OF
them had a large bundle OF umbrellas
under his arm, but not one Of them had one
OF the umbrellas above his head to pro.
tect him from the rain. There they
stood with the rain pouring down on them
drenching each 10 the skin. without
protection OF any sort. while they offered
their umbrellas to other people for sc
cents apiece.
The sun., 1908-12-20

or with cheese or tomatoes, the mannsl
| Of serving adds little to the cost.
In the selection OF fish and meats Il
10 the cheaper articles that are best served
according to the Italian way. FRIED
founder In the good Italian restaurants
could not be excelled anywhere. Devil
fish, a popular fish In Italy but not eaten
here TO any extent, is deliciously pre-
pared by the Italian cooks.
The meats are also Of a kind for which
the prices are low. The knowing per-
son who goes TO an Italian restaurant
would never think OF ordering beef or
chicken; He can see from the. prices
the best article OF that kind to be pro.
,vided. In the markets the best beef
anS Poultry cost prices that are impossible
to the proprietor of q cheap restaurant
OF any character French, Italian or even
OF the race that introduced chop suey.
h Veal. lamb and good giblets are on the
other hand much cheaper. These the
Italian cooks prepare to perfection. and
that 1t seems as II a new meat had been
discovered.
! The leg Of the veal, usually used for
a soup bone. is delicious when IL comes
on the table as ossa boco. The leg 10
roasted, there is suggestion Of herbs
and garlic and sauce OF brown butter
over the risotto that accompanies IT,
Then there is the delicious marrow In
the bone that has been opened in order
that 1t may easily be eaten.
The veal outlets, whether they are served
q Ia Milanaise, with oepes out up over
them and put into a sauce Of butter and
cheese, or with herbs, are superior TO any
that can be eaten at the best Of the Fifth
avenue restaurants.
Arostino. which means a little roast
is a slice Of the veal served with the kid
ney embedded In It and cooked with thyme
and thick brown sauce covering IL and
a bed Of rsotto. Such a cut Of veal Is un.
known to American butchers.
The kidneys az sauce Madere are made
in accordance with an Italian formula
and are remarkable from the fact that
only very small kidneys are used and
they are served with champignons OF
about the same size
II Is in such dishes as these that the
italian restaurants excel. and TO them
they owe their present popularity. for
they alone are able to serve them with
such excellence in cooking and at such
prices.
Not only in New York city has the in
crease in these places been enormous.
There are six Italian restaurants at Coney
Island and two have recently been opened
in BROOKLYN
The sun., 1908-12-20
WHAT rs A GOPHER.
The Correct Answer Depends on Where
the Question Us Asked.

INC 3utuuOU 10 AbhCus
.If you should ask a man from the
Illinois prairies what gopher was,' said
a man who acted as though he had asked
man from Illinois prairies the question,
she would say gopher was a grey
squirrel that burrowed in the ground.
IF you should ask the same question
of man from prairies further west
he'd say a gopher was striped squirrel
that lived in holes In the ground.
"A Missouri farmer. though. would
declare to you. IL you asked him. that q
that digs its way under the ground In
that State.
"A man from Georgia would probably
surprise you therefore when he assured
you that gopher was a snake familiar
TO everybody In that State, but not more
perhaps than Florida native would
surprise you when he informed you that
a gopher was turtle.
'The funny part Of the matter Is that
every one Of those informants would
be right In his view. A gopher is a gray
squirrel that burrows. a striped squirrel
that burrows, a rat that burrows, a snake
that doesn't burrow and a turtle that
does. just according to ithe locality.
The most interesting OF all these is the
burrowing turtle.
This turtle is q Florida institution.
The Florida Cracker. and quite a good
many Florida folks who hold themselves
a good deal higher up than the Cracker.
dote on the gopher and think IL the finest
thing in the edible hne ever created.
.The gopher never leaves its burrow
except TO forage. II II can't get into a
sweet potato patch IL will Craze on the
wild grasses that abound in the localities
where 1t lives.
'The burrow Of this gopher Is invariably
shared by it's occupant with family OF
rattlesnakes or lizards. The gopher
plainly delights In this deadly associa-
tion. although II Is itself as mild and
harmless as dove.
sNo dweller In the same region with
the Florida gopher ever goes abroad
without a bag shing over his shoulder.
This is to carry gophers home In, for he
| is pretty sure TO come across them out
foraglng, The moment the gopher de-
tects the approach Of danger il shuts
itself securely In its shell and the Cracker
| tumbles 1t into his bag
"The gophers are likewise trapped by
digging holes In the ground close to the
entrance OF the burrow and sinking q
box or barrel into II. When the gopher
comes out it t,imbles into the trap and
can't get out, These queer turtles often
weigh as much as thirty pounds. They
are Of prodigious strength, a large specimen
being able to rise on It's legs with mar
standing on It's shell and walk under his
weight
The sun., 1908-12-20

AZ the combinations are announced they
arc verified by the other players, and their
counting value In points ~ added TO-
gether. tho total value OF the tableau
being put oown TO the credit OF the player
| by the scorer on sheet Of paper ruled
with column for each name.
After all the tableaux have been added
up and scored the player to the left OF
the last caller becomes the caller for the
next deal, and all the others sort their cards
into sequence and suit. The game Is at
an end when an agreed number Of rounds
have been played, or at the expiration
Of a specified time.
With regard TO the values Of the hands,
II Is obvious that the usual poker calcu-
lations are not OF the slighte use because
the conditions are not the same. In
patience poker u 10 as easy to get q flush
as pair. and the only reason they are
rated as more valuable than pairs is that
one must break up other things to get
the flush. -. .'-S
AT present no particular scale Of values
seems to be universally agreed upon
Some take the nine standard poker hands
and give to each the value Of its number
In this rank. a straight being worth and
a full hand Q. for instance Such rating
spois the game because the values or
induce players TO risk the loss OF other
combinations In order to get them. II is
not at all uncommon to see player hug
his chances for two or three big hands
only to find at the end that he has failed
to get them. and has also failed to make
any other combinations that are worth
anything. 80 .--
In the following table are given the
nine standard poker hands. In the second
column are given the values attached to
these hands by some players in patience
poker There are other scales Of value
but this seems easier to remember, as II
advances by fives for four hands. and
is 2. s, 7, Q, 10, I5, rs, so. 20. 1t must re-
main for some genius with head for
figures to calculate the probabilities Of
the hands in this game and rate them
accordingly. In the last column are the
odds against these Standard hands In the
,rdino ~ yanoa Of yNrLar
The sun., 1908-12-20

As an example OF the manner in which
a tableau is counted up and scored let
us suppose this TO be one which has been
built up by a player:
The sun., 1908-12-20
STEAM HELPS THE, HORSES.
A Tow for Teams Hauling Dirt Out Of the
Excavation for q skyscraper.

A few doors east Of Broadway on Reade
street and extending through to Chambers
street an excavation is being dug out
for q new skyscraper. The contractors
are down 80 feet and In order to cart the
rock and dirt out they have combined
horse and steam power. rs.
A steep roadway made Of wooden planks
leads into the excavation. The grade
rs too great for the teams unassisted. Tba
problem thus presented was solved by
bringing one Of the steam derrick en-
gines into play.
The engine has been put up on the
street and steel cable fastened to the
hosting drum. The cable 10 hooked TO
the rear OF wagon descending into the
down the roadway. Coming up the hook
is attached % the shafts and with the aid
Of horses and power the wagon easily
rolls up the incline. ,fiF'5
The sun., 1908-12-20

lars. Mr.. Granberg also came into pos
session of what is said to be the finest
specimen Of the 1904 silver dollar In ex-
istence. The ooin is as sharp in outline
as IL 1t had just come from the coming
press,
For the first time in many years there
the five dollar gold piece OF the Bechtler
mint Of North Carolina OF the early '3os
that weighed $50 grains. This coin
is much different from the other varieties
Of the pieces Of the same denomination
struck at the plant of Christopher Bechtler.
Ii brought s7s5 when offered for sale. this
high premium bringing into the market
several others. with the result that at
least eight Of these pieces are no@ def
nitely known.
Mr.. Granberg this year came into
mon ten dollar gold pieces issued In ls4s
at Salt Lake City OF different design.
This denomination OF the Utah coinage
is 90 rare that the lists OF private coins
prepared some years ago by experts did
not describe it. The ten dollar piece is
similar in design to the other. Mormon
pieces OF 1s49. showing the familiar device
Of clasped hands. the all seeing eye and
bishops mitre.
That real rarities do not always bring
high pricesip proportion to the number OF
specimens In existence was proved this
| year by the premiums paid for several
| specimens OF experimental coins issued
at the United States mint. One Of the
rarest Of the pattern dollars designed by
Christian Gobrecht in the late sos was
offered at the Gsohwend sale this year In
| this city. This was struck In copper
and bore on the diverse the design OF the
seated figure OF Liberty and the date
/ 1880. while the reverse showed large
eagle In full flight In the centre of a plain
field. The only other dollar OF this series
struck In 1889 showed twenty-six stars
1 scattered about the eagle on the reverse