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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29


WA wholesome laughter, story that
S%4GN SUNDAY beyond price called
I6IgAfW 1.-The Fourth Dimension which this
NAs4S mysterious beyond yet
many of believe in through imagination.
TT college professor nvountary
dimension of plain
college president ptuaic medium and Others who explain
disappearance work him back You
marvellous comedy but you will
realize from the beginning to the end that there hilarious
laughter in this tale than have read in years.
THE amazing reality and adjectves
of how funny they And the things they do funn
About five after beginning this
gaspmg breath Something happening minute 1t will
keep you laughing chug till Christmas time and probably much
longer notable things that keptc and believer
the shadow world meet ground and laugh together
that is spark humor their
THE Campbell university who
of writing ud meodramas which nothing happens
impossible The knowledge Of construction the rapdy of
action appeals
trained playwright thinking
highly cultivated intelligence 1t really wondeone of the few
stories willing for until hoarse
WHO Are the Best Teachs is mighty article by
Josiah Morse interesting valuable The
don't travel together often they should 1t really enh
plain every day machine made essay
which nearly trying up pet
theories 1t has facts An sent to school
children They told their Words the kind of teachers
they greatest and why Some these letters
very Illuminating The collection gave the trained scientific
article tells
cusons
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Ring Man. which begins this number and if
get you much mistaken. Please
prologue succeeding
established New York the
merchant princes author
telling And there
porends all complications
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of experiences baby elephant the Citizen
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plant Central America. To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
A Magazine to Cheer for

you believe, many of do that fun of the finest
things in the world and that there music better
wholesome laughter, then the story that leads next
SUNDAY MAGAZINE is valuable beyond price. 1t called
The Fourth Dimension, which in this instance means
that mysterious shadow land beyond KEN yet which
The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-20
by GOV. N. B. BROWARD-

ever, he will: the administration will
be considered popular one by those
whose greed has been satisfied by
their being permitted to take every.
thing that is not nailed to the deck,
so to speak: but If the administration
chances to be one that undertakes to
do something, and to protect the weak
est. as well as the strongest citizen,
and to go out of the beaten track, by
recognizing the fact that the souls OF
men. the joy of the individual, wheth-
er rich or poor is to be considered,
and make that the test instead of the
number of dollars, or influential
friends, 1t is knocked and boxed by
every means that can be found by
those who seek more than their
share, and hope that all will pardon
me for alluding to conditions in this
state, as they have existed at some
periods of our states history, and as
they have existed in the last few
years.
Federal Grants to Florida.
There was patented to the state, by
the federal government, little more
than fifty years ago. about one million
acres of land for the benefit of educa-
tion in this state: also Ave per cent
OF the sales of all u. 8. lands; also
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An Unpuchasable Press Giant Statesmen and Everglades

Next TO the need for broad-minded,
enthusiastic, earnest statesmen, who
aim TO have no higher place, nor more
lucrative position in the world, than
that of serving in the capacity oil
statesmen the best interests of their
constituency.tis is free, unpurchasable.
patriotic press, that can only be edit
ed by a man who loves the soul OF
every individual person, and who
realizes that mans greatest riches.
are OF the spirit. and who in his pa
per will ever hold before the vision
OF his readers those ideas that build
for the temporary good and happi
ness, as subseryient to the permanent
good which results in that joy that
springs from consciousness of hav'
ing rendered TO society the very best
service.
We do not require alarmists as
statesmen, nor is there any place for
the demagogue. He is constantly so
shaping his course in politics, and
complaining OF the work done by 9th
ers. to detract from them, that ne may
look more important. ever appealing
20 the selfishness of man, ringing the
changes in the interest of economy
for the sake OF getting votes, and giY-
ing himself an Office. which was his
aim in the beginning. AS a teacher
me teaches nothing that can be of any
good 10 anyone All the good that he
aims to secure is for himself. He
rails against state county. and mu
nicipal extravaganza, Though he bears
but little If any OF the burden he com
plains OF. and TO whatever extent he
leads, leads his people against their
own best interests.
Some viii argue against the seven.
mill tax. which is the maximum that
can be levied for school purposes in
this state. just as their predecessors
raiied against the one mill. two mil.
three min. and every other raise OF
the mlliage that has ever been advo-
Gated. not because they believe that
our schools are too good, or too ex.
pensive. and not because too great a
proportion Of our children are being
educated. nor too well. but because he
he'ieves that talking economy will
gethlm a vote. When we look about
us, we notice that although we have
advanced considerably in the line of
education, in the last few years. it is
only a great gain over very poor
past. We cannot expect to enjoy the
splendid facilities fer education. nor
the education that comes with the fa-
cilities that other states enjoy unless
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we pay for it Nebraska, one of the
youngest states in the Union, levies
a maximum of 81 mills for educational
purposes. but the demagogic cry of
low millage" was SO grounded in our
people, four years ago, that ! was the
only candidate on the stump who
would risk speaking in favor of the
constitutional amendment that was
afterward adopted, increasing the
maximum from five mills to seven
mills for Florida
When one advocates good roads, or
better roads, the same demagogue
turns up to denounce the policy or
building them Did il ever occur to
such persons that the present gener-
alton of people are good enough to
enjoy some good things, or shall all
Of the good things be left for the en-
joyment Of others yet to come
Every, Mans Responsibility.
Some will insist that corruption will
exist among public officials, and the
money will not be economically ex.
pended. The proper doctrine is fur
nish the money, make the improve
ments, and ii corrupt people are found
in Office, punish them and reform
them, but 60 ON building for the con-
yenience,. comfort, and happiness of
the people of today, and educate them
to work together for the common
good. that joy may be possessed by
them, instead of happiness which is
the result of chance. Someone has
said, Liberty means responsibility,
that is why some men dread it." Every
person who believes that he would
make suitable representative of the
people anywhere should advocate In
all of his speeches every mans exer-
cising his senses in solving the prob
lens that should be solved for the
public good. as we'll as for his own
good. and making it clear that the
citizen can no more escape the burden
that failure TO exercise, good judg
ment. or assuming responsibility and
acting for himself, will bring upon
him. than can an ostrich escape his
enemies by sticking his head under a
leaf and closing his eyes.
The need OF giant statesmen was
never really greater than now. nor
was there really ever a time that they
were as important as they would be to
the country now; nor was there ever
time when the people needed patri-
otic, high-minded, hberty-loving news
paper men more than they do today
never was there time when it was
so difficult TO possess and retain these
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two townships of lands by the federai
government q a contribution toward
the creation of male and female
seminary in this state: also, in addi-
ton to all of this. 10000 acres of
land to, aid the state in making inter
nal improvements. In addition to this
the federal government donated to
several lines of railroads every odu
numbered alternate section of land
within six miles on each side of the
road In addition to that, there was
granted to the state. by the federal
government, all of the swamp and
overffowed lands within her borders,
amounting to more than twenty mil
lion acres, to aid the state in draining
and reclaiming it by means of levees
and drains.
The legislature of the state accept
ed the donation, with the conditions
attached, upon which they must ac-
cept it, and created trustees to take
charge of it, and carry out the trust
authorized Subsequent legislatures
granted alternate sections of state
land within six miles of any railroad
as the states contribution toward
public improvement.
Here we have donated by the feder-
al government and the state govern
menL the O0d numDtr6Q anu even
numbered sections OF land within six
miles of each side of any railroad, and
even then the state would have had
left one-half million acres of land, do
mated to aid the state in clearing ou:
streams and building highways-l
good roads for Instances dona-
tion of the federal government. After
these donations are considered, We
would have had left fifteen or sixteen
million acres OF land, or one-hah the
surface area Of the state would have
still remained a common possession
of all the people; but in 1879, a policy
was entered upon and continued in for
more than twenty years, OF granting
TO every railroad scheme that was
advanced before the legislature of
the state, from i've thousand acres
per mile to as high as twenty thou
sand acres per mile, in addition tc
what had heretofore been given, under
the first system.
The Everglades.
In 1901, the public domain, so far
as it had been patented by the u. S.
government was almost entirely used
up. In 1903. patent was issued TO
the state comprising 2,z60, 600 acres In
one body, known as the Everglades
With the other remnants of land add
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qualities and earn living in the busi-
ness, for the reason that they are boy
cotted and driven out either on &C
count OF lack of patronage, or be
cause those that are corrupt are paid
by certain questionable institutions
large sums by which their circulation
is Increased, and their advertising
space paid for to support them with
view to driving, out the people who
viii not suppress the truth, and thaS
will advocate every good thing for the
bodies and souls OF even the poor, as
well as the rich. Don't be ashamed to
do this. for the souls despised by some
people were considered so valuable by
their Creator that he permitted the
sacrifice of his SON upon the cross to
save them.
To hold high office by virtue OF the
votes of a sovereign people is a great
honor, to faithfully serve. an honest
constituency is a greater honor, and
should call forth, upon the part OF the
public official, every effort within his
power to make that will build toward
the general welfare.
Despoiied of Riches.
The property holdings of each of
many of the states of the Union were
very great The donations to the
many instances were very great. These
great riches have been frittered away
until there is little left that is owned
in common by the SOVEREIGN people
OF the state. In many of the states,
very great opportunities were given
officials to do something with these
riches, that would result in great goou
to the people, but it seemed that In al
most every instance all of the powers.
or influences existing at the time, con
spired to despoil the state OF her
riches, instead of helping, by improv-
ing the properties, to make taxation
unnecessary to operate the public
schools, the hospital for the insane
and weak-minded, or reformatories
and other necessary institutions in a
state.
AS long as the governor of a state
and his cabinet follow some beaten
track; the governor signing commisr
sions for officials from the highest to
the lowest, seeing solely to the en-
forcement of the laws, by which the
government is maintained, at what
ever expense is necessary, and draw
ing his salary. and each of his cabinet
pursues a policy of the same kind;
offends no one, lets everyone who is
strong enough to be feared, take what
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ed to it. the state had, in the begin
ming of f905, 2,960,000 acres. with out
standing claims for more than seven
million acres. created by Legislative
enactment, to be satisfied or disposed
of in some way. AS to who was
right, or who was wrong. we will not
discuss. As to which policy is right,
and which policy was wrong. we viii
not consider here, but as soon as an
administration was ushered IN that re
fused to make further donations. or
refused 10 deed lands in CON mpliance
with the wishes of the claimants,
wholesale abuse of executive and al.
ministrative officers was commenced
In justice to the legislatures that
have come and gone, he it said, in
almost every grant made by them,
they SO worded the act that it would
only apply, after all of the expenses oil
drainage and reclamation had been
paid, therefore only the residue of the
lands were made subject to The grant
yet so strong were the combinations,
and so completely were the people
persuaded into the idea OF donating.
that almost full compliance with the
application of the claimants was
made, for more than twenty years
preceding the year 1901.
The people thought, as a matter OF
course. that the land was for no other
purpose than to be given away. and
SO strong and so prevalent was this
belief, and so carefully had it been
inculcated into the minds OF the peo-
pie. that If any executive or admins.
trative officer assumed to advocate
the reverse, or to deny the right OF
the claimants. he was traduced,
frowned at, and forced out of politics
as a demasogue.
What is Lett Of Property
Slightly more than two million
acres OF land, two dredges at work
and two new steel dredges about, to
80 to work. is what is left of a public
domain. in the possession Of whica
we found ourselves, fffty years ago,
equal in area to the states of Massa
chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Maryland and Delaware, as a. public
possession.
Although twenty million acres of
land were given the state to aid heT
in draining and reclaiming it, not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand acres was
ever reclaimed by drainage. Governor
Bloxham made contract with Hamil
ton Disston to drain several million
acres OF land which work continues
through Governor Bloxham's first adj
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ministration, and through the Fleming
and Perry administrations. but the
work was terminated in 1898, before
the drains in sufficient number had
been opened into the sea and gulf TO
be of any service. so far as drainage
TO the territory was concerned; al
though they will be of service in fu
ture, when properly connected with
canals leading into the ocean and g,ilf..
No one objected to drainage oper-
ations, during the several administra,
tions mentioned, for the reason that
as fast as any OF the land was thought
to be drained. il was decided to first
one railroad, then another: whicn
seemed to be the fixed policy OF the
state. The newspapers, owned by
special interests. praised these admin
istrations. which pursued this policy,
whether right or wrong, because
their owners were permitted to TAXI
the lands. as quickly as they wert
improved, or not improved. I will
say that, although but small rom
nant is left, it is larger than the
states Of Delaware and Rhode island
and large enough to be source OF
great wealth to the state.
Consumption of Sugar.
The amount of sugar used in the
United States Is. about three million
tons, or about sixty-three pounds per
capita. The sugar imported into the
United States amounts 70 about two
and one-quarter million tons per am
mum. In q recent interview, one OF
the Havermeyers stated that his com
pay alone had paid as custom house
duty on sugar to the United States
government more than $500, 100000
in the last six years; and that the ini-
ported sugar into the United States
them to foreign people, than did the
foreign people pay TO the United
States for corn, wheat, wheat-fiour,
beef and naval stores combined
notice that Colonel Kraemer wrote
in 1882, that after careful investigation
he found that the sugar imported into
the United States from foreign coun
tries, in thirty-two years. from 1880
to 1882. amounted to 81 500. 600. 600,
and that the output of gold and silver
from all of the mines in the United
States, during the same thirty-two
years, was but s1.7o0. .000. 900. That In
thirty-two years as a nation. We paid
to foreign countries for sugar $780,
00O.00 more than was the whole output
Of all of our rich bonanzas OF the
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Handkerchief and Glove
Boxes
Cigar Stands
Hat and Clothes Brushes
Baby Comb and Brush Sets
Pipes, all kinds
Cigars in Boxes from 12 to
100
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{ Continued on Page Forty-six)
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any your easily be selected from
large and varied assortment. We show you
different articles for the holiday trade and the
prices right There hundreds and to fully
appreciate the of display it is
that you give liberal allowance of time, while your
shopping tours, their inspection.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-20

Hair Receivers
Perfumes, Imported and Do
mestic
Shaving Sets
Shaving Mug and Brushes
Comb and Mug Sets
Writing Portfolios
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-12
White House CHEEKY with plants.

Mrs. Roosevelt has the good taste
that prevents the overdecorating of a
home. The White House to-day is a
dlatnct Improvement .ea%e that ffarr.
sion as II used to be In the important
particular OF floral accessories and
general ornamentation. The mistress
OF the White House is partial to grow.
ing flowers and plants rather than cut
blossoms. The state rooms OF the
White House look CHEEKY with pots of
fuchsias and pepper plants glowing in
the sun. with an occasional jardiniere
OF scarlet tipped poinsettla. Oriental
palms In porcelain vases and ferns
In quaint boxes of birch bark give a
homelike look to the wide, bare halls
OF the lower wing. The entire ground
floor Is bright with growing things,
many in bloom. Only an occasional
vase OF roses is seen on the mantel
Of the blue room. A growing plant
invariably has the place of honor on
the dining table.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-12

piece costumes. a similar variety OF
wraps Ii almost essential.
The semlitailored costume should
come first In every woman's plans. GER
tainly In those OF the woman who has
much shopping to do, or who goes to
business each day.
The latest demand of Dame Fash
lon along this line is for the princess
creation In medium weight cloth, es-
pecially rich colorings with fine hair
stripes OF black or deeper hue. made
with bias bands OF satin or with silk
braid and a chemisette and half
sleeves OF net, either dyed to match
the fabric In the costume or OF ecru.
cream or white.
This princess gown is apt to have
girdle OF self.tone silk or soft satin,
built high to simulate the popular.
shortwaisted effect. and with II will
be worn a long. seml-fltted coat, with
rather a short waist line In the back
at least Most of these coats have
long skirts cut In deep points, and the
really smart ones for hard wear show
little trimming beyond the silk braid
or satin bands.
With such costume or suit is worn
a hat OF beaver. satin or felt. trimmed
with breasts and wings never ostrich
tips. A popular trimming for tailored
satin hats is the aigrette. and aigrettes
sufficient to encircle one of the new
satin shapes will cost all OF s25. Stun
ming breasts and wings In shaded eff
fects to harmonize with all the new
shades OF cloth can be had at much
lower prices and are far more dur
able.
Suggestions for remodeling a gown:
Perhaps you have long-plaited skirt
left from last year with some odd
pieces OF the material which was not
used. Rip up the skirt and. after
sponging and pressing, cut out as eco
nomically as possible one of the new
mounted skirts.
With the pieces left from the skirt.
which will be not n few II you use
narrow skirt pattern, you can fashion
the. parts OF this bodice which should
matcL the skirt, then with the aid of
a messaline girdle in self-tone, MESA
line bands. little soutache braid and
net or all.over lace, you can evolve
matching blouse so harmonious that
the costume complete will simulate
one of the new one-piece gowns.
These self.tone girdles and sashes, as
well as the nets dyed to match the
cloth or silk in the gown. are first
aids to home dressmakers. bent on
remodellng gowns.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-12
soIons in Washington.

One of the most important ele.
ments in the latter day development
OF this semi-Bohemian intellectuallsm
is the great influx OF wealth into
Washington. After ALL il is not pos.
sible TO get these interesting people
together and to get them to knowing
each other unless there is provision OF
drawingrooms and salons and enter.
tainments and entertainers. WaaIth
opens the way IT provides the op-
portunity and the means for bringing
together all kinds of people who with.
out the magnetism of this influence
might never be introduced. The work.
aday world of Washington, the world
Of legislation and administration and
finance and diplomacy. is not a world
Of wondrous wealth. The homes and
the entertainments Of the wealthy pro.
vide the opportunity for bringing To-
gether all these variegatcd and inter.
esting elements.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-12
PRACTICAL SOIL TREATMENT.
What One Farmer Did with One piece
OF Land.

The proper and profitable treatment
Of soil comes only by actual expert
ment Mr. Frank l. Mann. a practical
farmer OF Iroquols county, lllinolls.
gives a bit of his experience as fol.
lows:
When ten tons per acre OF manure
shipped at So cents per ton were APP
piled to land. increasing the yield ten
bushels OF corn which sold at SO cents
per bushel the result was not very
profitable. SO little science was ap.
piled. An analysis of the soil showed
deficiency bf phosphorus. an ample
supply Of nitrogen, a large amount OF
potassium with no acidity of the soil
Test plots on which different elements
of plant food we're applied gave no
material increase IN the yield from
any treatment except where phos.
phorus was applied. The Increase from
s25 worth of nitrogen was one bushel
per acre, while four dollars worth OF
phosphorus increased the yield II
bushels, worth $3.50, while there was
left in the soil available for future
ust enough phosphorus from this
treatment for $50 bushels OF corn.
Nothing was left from the nitrogen
treatment but a surplus Of nitrogen
which proved 70 be an injury to the
following crop.
To treat this s0-acre field with 1876
pounds of phosphorus per acre would
require one 40.ton car OF rock phos.
phate at cost OF $500. or 5000 tons
OF manure at cost of $4,000, at so
cents per ton. But the nitrogen in
this field had been well kept up by
a crop OF clover every fourth year
since the land was virgin soil--25
years.
Science will suggest a procedure
for each field or type OF soil according
to its individual conditions, and not
the same treatment for all. Science
would have applied the manure TO
another field. one that was in need
OF the nitrogen. thereby economizing
both the manure and the natural sup
ply OF nitrogen.
Science gives economy In showing
the amount of treatment necessary
as well as the kind OF treatment. A field
may have one type OF soil containing
200 pounds OF phosphorus TO an acre
In the plowed soil, and another type
with nearly 1000 pounds. II will not
be economy to make the same amount
OF treatment for both One field might
require one ton OF lime to correct
acidity and another require Ave tons.