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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-15
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ptist Young Peoples Union
lightful Valentine party At
y Rev. ana Mrs. 8. B. Rogers,
avenue. last night which
attended By members Of the
he evening was passed In &
yable manner. an interest.
hm having been arranged Tor
on.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-15

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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-15

Is. E. W. Berger Entertain.
hers tof the state Expert.
on stan and their friends
|shtfully entertained last
yeniug by Or. and Mrs. e;
~ their home. "The Stone
; West Liberty street,
ltor had receiyed.a unique
consisting Of seven ques-
answers, that assured them
Be-.
tns were very prettily and
corated. On the walls and
ere hearts OF various sizes
From the center of each
nded long streams of red
dotted with hearts. I'm.
&'rs was a dainty little post,
b which Miss Efhe Rolls,
lsess, with Misses Clarlssa
Mary blair, as assistants.
Valentines to all.
nts of the evening were
contests, IN which twelve
b won. Rsfreshtnents, con.
Zee cream and heart-shaped
served " ne little Misses
vebptihe cpSeamea ls3{j
4 dia the guests regret when
them return TO their homes.
he'd IN voting the evening
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
Ell. D. Butterfield gd' bzK:

The Republican is very glad indeed
to see the action taken by the State
Corn Show at Sioux Falls last week
when the body of corn producers
passed a resolution asking the state
Legislature to appropriate the sun of
81, 900 to be used as premiums and
to help pay the expenses of the corn
show. The suggestion vas brought
out in an editorial in The Republican
the week before the corn show was
held. The legislature will be paying
but a just tribute to the III growers
of South Dakota by acceding to this
request and we believe it is justified
in doing so. The state itself is greatly
interested in making corn a leading
feature of the products and it can
help in no better way than by CIV
ing a thousand dollars to encourage
and foster the industry. Other in
terests in the state receive this kind
Of encouragement and it is only fair
to this growing industry to receive
some benefit from the states appro-
p%riations.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

protest all over the country that it
seems unreasonable, unjust that these
prominent men should be made to
pay the penalty. William j. Bryan,
whose interest in labor seems to be
based on its friendliness to him as
a presidential candidate, comes to the
limelight with a protest and a letter
of sympathy to the three men, eX-
pressing his sorrow at their plight
and glad to know they We're to take
an appeal to the supreme court. One
can count on Mr.. Bryan for respond
ing at the psychological moment in
a way that will innure to his benefit.
The presumption is that were he
president he would pardon these men
from their Jail sentences despite the
fact that they had been convicted by
the very laws which he would be
sworn to uphold. Bryan is certainly
a very peculiar character.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
FOUR GO TO JAIL.

Violation of the trust reposed in
public officials has commenced to be
regarded as something of a crime,
as is noticeable in the case OF the
Pennsylvania capitol construction.
Four men, three of whom were for
mer state officials, were caught in
the dragnet and they will have to
suffer the penalties imposed for at
tempting to carry off too much of
the states finances without giving
value received. The New York Sun
briefly touches in the following one
phase of the conviction of these men:
"The four men convicted of con-
| spiracy to defraud the state of Penn
~sylvania in the furnishing of the
new capitol at Harrisburg have been
sentenced to Imprisonment and fine.
They are a former auditor-general
of the state, a former state treasurer,
a former superintendent of public
grounds ard buildings and the con-
tractor of the furnishings. The list
is an impressive one. So cynical had
the public become that it was re-
garded as impossible that any one
would be punished for the gross
corruption that was known to have
marked the completion of the build
ing. Even when the men just sem
fenced were found guilty it was pop
ularly believed that they would es-
cape with fines more or less a%bsurdly
inadequate. Yet they have been con-
demned to two years in Jail and to
pay a fine Of $500.
The terms of punishment do not
seem too evere However. they are
not ridiculous, and that is some
lthing."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

There is another jar in Pennsyl-
vania grafters. With the capitol
grafters taken care of. now comes
the startling information that the
city of Pittsburg is Offering some
thing along the lines Of high toned
robbery. Seven members OF the city
council and two prominent bankers
OF Pittsburg have just been placed
under arrest charged with completely
IN securing deposits for favored
banks. making q deal for the passage
OF ordinances looking to money dis
tribution In bridge ordinances. and
= half dozen other things. Six other
aldermen, 1t 10 stated. left Pittsburg
% soon as It was learned that seven
OF their brother aldermen had been
arrested. Those under arrest assume
TO say that they do not know what
&c means. It is held by the mayor
Of the city that this is only the be-
ginning, anc that the end will bring
grief to somebody. It begins to look
Ike there is but little civic honesty
sinthe larger cities where the oppor-
t1nities al SO numerous to get a
shandNinl the public crib. It appears
that the large cities will have to In
5stitufesa system Of inspection on the
ni&icerss and then have another system
sfnsllp,eSctors to watch the watchers.
5Edging from the disclosures in the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

President Gompers, President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison, the
labor leaders, have been sentenced to
terms in prison for the connection
with the boycott against a stove man
ufacturing company-such is the de-
cision of the courts. 1t may look x
trifle hard to see these men go to
jail for the work of the unions in
b%oycotting a bushes concern, but
the evidence brought out tended to
show that the leaders were more or
less the instigators of the boycott.
1t is the first time in years that such
action has reached such a conclusion,
and of course it is raising a storm of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
GOOD MAN FOR PLACE.

1t is evident that President-elect
Taft is selecting men for his cabinet
who are built on lines of less siren
uosity than the individuality of Pre-
sident Roosevelt. The president-elect
is a man of quiet but determined
temperament and he wants to be
surrounded by men who will follow
in his pathway. The appointment
of Senator Knox from PENNSYLVANIA
as secretary of state, seems to come
under this head, as is evidenced by
the following comment of the New
York Evening Post concerning the
appointment of the senator to this
position:
Senator Knox's acceptance of the
State department assures a steady,
Unconditional and thoroughly com
petent conduct of foreign relations
under the new administration. In
seeking a secretary of this type Mr..
Taft shows, what was otherwise
abundantly evident, that he wants
quiet, but able, men about him. 1t
is impossible to imagine Mr.. Knox
doing anything explosive. The fact
that he has been a corporation law
yer, and that by his exposure of the
unconstitutionality of Mr.. Roose-
velt's original railway rates bill, he
got on hal list of undesirables, has
not deferred Mr.. Taft in looking for
special skill and the judicial temper
ment wherever they were to be
found. He is quoted as saying that
Senator Knox was not merely a man
in public life who was a highly quail
fed secretary, but the "only one"
This is a little hard on the Others"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
Vain Pride.

swell, how do you think this looks:"
asks Mr.. Binderby, coming into his
wife's boudoir while she is arranging
her couture.
"How does what look?" she inquiries
in tones that are mut1ed by some hair
pins she has between her lips.
II got this toupee to cover my bald
spot. I'm always catching cold and
"NWhy, John James Binderby! The
very ideal" she exclaims. II thought
you were a man who was above such
petty vanity. When a man becomes
SO self conscious of his looks it has
really a suspicious appearance"
Whereupon Mr.. Binderby takes off
the toupee and combs the four long
locks Of hair over his bald spot, and
his wife continues to pin on the per-
fectly lovely puffs that SO enhance her
beauty.-Chicago Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

s ~ LL
While down IN Philadelphia, Will
liam J.. Bryan made the announce
ment as to his future politics. He
says that for twenty years yet he will
continue to be a figure in politics.
He proposes to become the guardian
of the democratic party in the future,
for he says that he will make it con-
venient to be present whenever and
wherever a man or group of men at
tempt to republicanize the democratic
party" Mr.. Bryan states, with re-
ference to his becoming a candidate
for the presidency in 1912, that cit
will never be necessary for him to
run for office again. / prefer to do
my work as a private citizen" 1t is
unfortunate for the democratic party
that Mr.. Bryan must feel the import
ance Of his association with every
act of the party and that he must
stand around and watch and act as
sort of a watchdog for fear of some
thing happening to it. DVlbtless the
party needs a guardian, but Mr..
Bryan is not the man, and if he
could have been held off at Denver
there is no doubt but what there
would have been greater unanimity
among the party leaders, particular
ly In the east, where they do not
think that Mr.. Bryan is the sole saw
Iior Of the party. Mr.. Bryan will pre-
dominate or bust up the party.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

While President Gompers, of the
Federation of Labor, did all in his
power to defeat President-elect Taft,
tried to throw the entire labor vote
to Bryan, yet MI. Taft will give
Gompers every consideration possible
because of his association with labor.
Gompers took the stump and bitterly
assailed Judge Taft, yet Judge Taft
shows a disposition to treat the belli-
gerent leader in a way that will in
dictate to labor that the president
elect is not unfriendly to it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31
MIR. BRYAN WILL STICK.

MIR. BRYAN WILL STICK.
The Omaha Bee has been taking
some notice Of the attitude Of VIII
liam J.. Bryan since the recent un-
pleasant election, from a democratic
point OF view, with reference to the
commoner's views on the presiden-
tial situation for 1912. From its
view point, the Bee does not think
that Mr.. Bryan will be eliminated
from the campaign, and says:
"A Battle Over-the War Begun"
is the title OF Mr.. Bryan's latest adj
dress on political affairs. Its COM
ing out party seems to have occurred
down in the heart of Pennsylvania.
where the democratic party is neither
helped nor hurt by political oratory,
The speech is significant chiefly as
indicating that there is to be a very
large obstacle in the path of the en-
fhusiastic democrats who are already
starting out to reorganize the party
preparatory to the conflict in 1912.
TO these enthusiastic democrats MI.
Bryan has served notice that leader
ship has come to him without effort
On his own part, and as long as the
party wanted him to continue such
leadership he did not feel that he
could relinQuish it at the behest Of
those who might be personally in
terested in such action on his part"
ut will be observed that MI.
Bryan's sense Of humor remains
keen. Political history since 1896
phows how persistently the party
has forced leadership up on him
without effort on his own part"
This was demonstrated in 1904.
when Mr.. Bryan simply refused to
assume the leadership again and.
pleaded, with tears in his eyes, for
the nomination OF Judge Parker. In
1908 he even refused to attend his
party's national convention at Den
vSA MOuk AOAA0AAOA az AAo HdALt10W
home and did not have a thing to do
with the proceedings of the conven-
ton except to reject delegates he did
not like, name all the committees,
select his running mate, write the
platform and fix the Ame limit for
the noise demonstrations in his hon
Or.
Mr.. Bryan's assertion that Mr..
Taft had been elected by a combina-
tion OF financial, commercial and In
dustrial interests and that he (Mr.
Bryan would rather remain a pri-
vate citizen than be president and be
subservient to these interests, las
Mr.. Taft must be under the the
conditions that elected him." is al
most as humorous as his pretense
that he has done nothing to secure
or retain his party's leadership. But
the real significance OF the address
lies In the notice to Mr.. Mack, Con
onel Watterson, Editor Hemphill,
Martin w. Littleton, Judge Parker
and other democrats Of the east and
south that they may abandon their
plans Of putting Governor Harmon
OF Ohio, Governor Marshall Of Ind
lana and Governor johnson Of Min.
nesota through the trial heats fol
the purpose Of picking an entry fol
the 1912 presidential handicap.
Every democrat mentioned nov
OF hereafter Is q presidential posi-
bility may consider himself included
IN the list Of those who might be
personally interested, by Mr.. Bryan.
retirement from the democrati,
leadership and to all such he make!
It plain that he has no intention tt
get out OF the way.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-31

state grating and what is coming
in the city grating honesty does not
occupy a very high pedestal in official
life in Pennsylvania.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-15

It's dollars in your pocket-yes many dol.
lars in your pockets, if you think and act
quickly. A veritable treasure trove for
threwd people
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09

If any doubt remains on the sub- iect of the intent of the Sherman act it should be disposed of by the fact that after the courts had specitical- ly applied the law to the actions of com binations of labor, not only did the senate refuse to adopt an amend ment offered by the house exempt ing combinations of labor from the operation of the act, but Senator Hoar declared on the floor of the senate, February 21, 1901, that as chairman of the judiciary committee he had given several hearings to the representatives of labor organiza- tions, and that the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers had agreed with him that the amendment ex- empting combinations of labor from the provisions of the act ought not to pass, says one magazine writer. So it appears of record that the rep resentatives of the unions them selves, together with the distin- guished senator whom they most frequently invoke to prove that the act was never intended to apply to them. were both agreed that labor organizations ought not to be ex- empted from the criminal provisions of the law.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09

What is "a reasonable profit" for the trusts to charge over and above the difference between the cost of pro- duction at home and abroad? The republicans who are hand and glove with the protected trusts and com pines evidently know, but are afraid to inform the voters, for the republi- can platform declares that: Tn all tariff legislation the true principle of protection is best maintained by the imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad" and has allowed our trusts and protected
 interests to charge much higher prices here than similar goods are produced and sold for in foreign countries, one would think even the friends of protectionism would be satisfied. But it appears from what the republican platform declares that on top of this enormous difference in
 prices here and abroad there is to be a further increase in tariff rates. if the republicans are successful. by in- creasing the present tariff duties. so that on top of the profits already en- Joyed. there shall be added enough more to ensure a reasonable profit" It is the evident intention of our re- publican tariff thinkers to allow the trusts and protected interests to say how much the increase shall be. and as we all know they are not bashful in their Ideas of what is reason able" Under this republican plan of tariff revision ''imemaditely after election" and no doubt 1t cannot be too immediate for the trusts and pro- teeted interests. the present plight of the American people will be comfort, pleasure and afiusnce compared to what the future will bring. If the voters allow the republican revision ists and their trust friends full sway.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
THE PINE PLAINS CAMP.
A Desirable Location and Govern
 ment May Purchase It.

The permanency of Pine Plains for the encampment and maneuvers of federal and state troops is prac- tically assured. Nowhere else sin- deed can such a large tract of land, so admirably adapted for the pur- pose and so suitably located, be found, 1t is said, and army officers generally agree that the site is far preferable for regulars and guards men of the Eastern and New Eng land states to Manassas or Mt Gret- na, where troops of the regular and s.ate services have heretofore been mobilized.
 The Pine Plains site, like. all oth- CTS, of course, has it's disadvantages, but these are outnumbered by the many advantages 1t possesses over all other sites thus far submitted, and which make 1t an ideal place generally for a military camp and maneuvers. The tract covers about 10000 acres in all. on which repre- sentatives of the New York Central Railroad company have secured al option at a very reasonable figure and which they are ready to turn over to the federal government for the use of the troops in conjunction with those of the various states con- tiguous to New York.
 The selection of the site, however, really rests with congress, and will depend upon the reports made by board of experts appointed to pass upon the question. As the site Is favored by Major General Fred D. Grant, U. S. A., who is in command of the present camp, and also by General Richard Shaw Oliver, as- sistant secretary of war. who spent two days and three nights on the plains, and made a thorough inspec- ton of the camp and it's surround ings, and as the regulars and guards men who have thus far occupied the plains generally speak in praise of the camp and the country there about. there Is little doubt that all reports will he favorable to the SC. lection of the site for permanent use.
 The main objection to the si is Is the fact that the soil is light and sandy. and that some severe rain and windstorms have bean experi- eneed by the troops in camp. as a result of which tents have been lev eled and much dust and sand blown Into the quarters and food of the soldiers. II Is declared. however. by weather sharps that storms have been unusually severe. not only In the vicinity of Pine Plains but In other parts of the country of late. and that the plains are no more at the mercy of the weather than any other site that might be seiee ed. |. while the camp proper does not cover the dust-covered hills and sand dunes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
MORE IDLE CARS IN USE.
The Fourth Decrease in Two Months
 36,T20, oficiaIly Reported.

The report of the American Rail- way association giving the number of idle freight cars in the eorntry on June zi, made public recently. showed that during the two weeks from June 10 to June z4. there was a decrease Of 3s.T20 in the aumber of surplus cars. Just about one third of this represented decrease in the number of idle box cars. The improvement was by no means uni- form the country over. In the New England states there vas an increase in the number of idle cars. vhi.e the middle western states showed sub stantial decreases.
 There were on June et a total of sIa.S47 Idle cars In this country and Canada on the roads reporting to the American Railway association. com pared with s4s.5s7 on June 10. and with a maximum of sIs.s5s on April 2s. The decrease reported recently vas the fourth consecutive decrease fn tvo months. or a total reduction of Ieo.lsf Idle freight cars. The re- sumption of mining in parts of the bsfuminous vuaI hslds. vhick were idle during mos Of the moaEh of April. was the T.st important fsftor wa.-eh operssed toward 2 aerrssse "a the nurber. while nnurs recently the increased demand for bon ears.
 ssIa Of t sesEiatIy connected vIih the croR-uovI=r rsouireusnts, t1s fsrsnsr tscrszss< the Ifis nrL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
The July American Boy.

Young America and the glorious Fourth Is we'll depicted on the hand some colored front cover of the July American Boy, and the contents of the magazine will surely satisfy every reader. in variety, interesting and in- structive reading. Continued chap ters of the five serials, Bred in the Bone, or Born an Electrician. That Dillingham; Boy, and Four Boys on the Mississippi are given, and there is the first installment of Under the Great White Canvas, describing the interesting and unique experiences of Hugh C. Weir with the great Ring ling Brothers circus. The smaller stories are full of interest and excite ment, notably Kavanagh of Lucknow, Hero of the Indian Mutiny. The story of the SigneFs is a timely sketch of some of the members of that congress which Resolved. that these united colonies are. and of right ought to be. free and independent" How Tony Leavitt Kept Independence Day in i777 tells of how the eOolness and courage of sn American boy saved the colonial troops from disaster. Among the larger articles are. To American Boy Graduates; The OIym- pic Champions: The Editor Wants to Say: Some Strange Birds and their Nests; Training the Baby Elephant to Garry Babies. and First Congress of Chinese Kite Flyers Amaze the Amer ican Boy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-09
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
The Enormous Figures of Recent
 Years Greatest on Record.

If we except the most active pe- riod of the civil war, the total drafts upon the treasury of the United States during the past con- gress have been greater than at any period in our history. Tn the year 1885 the total appropriation was s1,300. .000, ,000, of which s1,0S0,- 000,000 was spent upon the army. The appropriations for the fiscal year 1909 reached a total of 1,007,- 0S6,56s. The latest appropriation for a single department was that for the post office, which was over $224,-000,000. The next in size was that for pensions of over $163,000,- 900. The permanent annual appro- priation IS over s154,000, ,000. The most significant feature of the ap- propriations during the year is the great amount of attention that has been given to the building up of the military branch of the government and the expenditures for the army and navy. If we leave out of account the years when the country was in the throes of the civil war. have been the largest made in the history of the country. The army was grated over ss5. 5.OoO. .OOO; over s9.- b00,000 was appropriated for carry ing on the fortihcation of our sea coast, and ss46,000 was appropri- ated for the military academy. More over, under military expenses should be included the sl63.000, ,000, which will be spent on pensions. If we add 10 this the sum of si22,- 100000 appropriated for the navy we get a total expenditure for mill- tary purposes of one kind or an- other, direct or indirect. of nearly t00,000,000, a truly colossal sum when ve bear in mind that our sanding army to-day Is not over 10000 in strength.-Scientlflc Ameriran