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The weekly true Democrat., 1908-03-27
FORECLOSURE SALE.

7 Under AND BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE
OF foreclosure rendered on the 26th day Of
February. A. ID. 1903. In the Circuit Court Of the
Second Judicial Circuit Of Florida In and FOR the
county of Leon, In Chancery sitting, IN a certain
cause pending therein. wherein g. Q. Mccall Is
Complainant. and Mary J. Girardeau, William H.
Girardeau, her husband. in right Of his wife, and
as Administrator Of the Estate Of Emily NJ Col
Inns, deceased John q. Collins Lila Collins Julia
i. Woodward. Frank p. woodward, w. Taylor
Collins. Louia Q. Damily, Blanche DENLY, John
w. Demly. May Demilly. p. Devere Domilly, +.
Marguerite Demilly. Louis Collins and Josephine
Collins are Defsndantg win sell az public outcry
70 the highest bidder Tor cash before the county
eourt-houGe door. In the City Of Tallnhaasee. IN
said county Of Leon, on the 9th day % April A. %.
1908. between the hours Of II o'clock q n. and
O'Clock y M. AL that certain piece % parcel Of
and situate, ying and being In the City uf Talla-
hassea. In said county Of Leon, more Particularly
known and doncribsd as follows. tO-wit: South
east quarter of l0t nuzabered two hundrsd and
nnety-One (291) Of block eighty-soyen (6fl of the
Original Plan Of the eaid City Of laIlahasBea,
fronting eEhty-fYe $50 fest on BrOnourh Gtr8et
and running back one hundred and seventy (l70)
fest Purchases % pay fJT deed
ALEXANDER III. WlLIIANg
Special Master Ia ChancaFy.
Jos A. EDnoNpaoN. Solicitor for Comnlnin-
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Notice Of Voluntary Liquidation.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
4N meeting Of the stockholders Of the Taylor
County State Bank. held in the town Of Perry,
Taylor county. Florida, on the 18th day Of Febru-
ary. 1908 Il determined by vote Of the stock
holders Of said bank owning two-thrds Of its capi
tai stock that said banking company go into liqui-
datiOn and be closed, and notice Is further given
that the said Taylor County State Bank Is closing
up its affairs. All creditors are hereby notified 10
present their claims against the said Taylor
County State Bank for payment.
Done by the order Of the Board Of Directors Of
the said Taylor County State Bank.
TAYLOR COUNTY STATE BANK,
By ]. T. Blair, it's President
Attest-W. A. HENDRY Cashier. 1-8t
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500 Reward, SIO0.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting direct upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
tion Of the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the cOnsti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors have 80 much
faith in it's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that il fails to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledO, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. Zoe. Aug. 16-tf.
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FOR RENT-On North Calhoun St, q
new and comfortable cottage Of 2 stor-
les. modern improvements, reasonable
terms, apply to Miss Sallie E. Blake. e
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CARD.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized 90 refund your money
II Foley's Honey and Tar fails TO cure
your cough or cold. Il stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from a cold. Cures Ia grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains lno oDlates.
The genuine is in q yellow package.
Refuse substitutes. Sold By all dtag-
gists. -
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Guardian's Notice ,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AS
~ Guardian Of Francis Ann Whitehead, a minor,
will apply TO the Hon. B. A. Meginniss. County
Judge Of Leon county, Fla, at his Office in the
county court house. in the City Of Tallahassee,
Florida. on Saturday, March 28. or as soon there
after a. can be heard. for authority 10 sell undi-
vided interest Of said minor in the following de
scribed land, tO-wit; The south half (l5) OF the
NWh and the NEh Of the SWh OF Section rs,
Township NJ, Range E.. except about 5l7-1O0O
acres on east side of said tract being a strip
879-l0O0 chains wide along the east side Of said
tract, said body Of land containing ia 622-lO0O
acres, more or less.
ANNIE r. BETHEL,
l-5t Administrative.
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AdministratOr's Notice.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NO
tice is hereby given, that the underigned,
N, b. Young. administrator Of the estate Of Emma
c. Young. will present my accounts and vouchers
TO the County Judge Of Leon County, Florida and
ask for final discharge az administrator Of said
estate. six months after the date hereof.
This 7th day Of February, 1908.
NATHAN B. Young,
Administrator Of the estate of Emma G. Young.
6O-Run
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Executors Notice.

no ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: NO
tice is hereby given that / the undersigned.
Charles =. Bradley, executor of the estate Of Cal
vim W. Bradley. will present my accounts and
vouchers TO the County Judge Of Leon county.
Florida, and ask for final discharge as executor
Of said estate, six months after the date hereof.
This Goth day Of January, 1908.
CHARLES r. BRADLEY.
Executor Of the estate Of Calvin w. Bradley.
late Of Spencer, New York 4S-6m
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NOTICE.

CECTION SIX OF CHAPTER VIII: ALL
~ Taxes shall be due and payable on or after the
first day Of November in each and every year. and
the Collector shall collect by levy and sale. OF
either real or personal property, all taxes that re.
main unpaid on the first day Of April In such
manner as is provided by the Laws Of Florida"
Please see that your taxes are paid before April
the lst day, as viii enforce the law.
G. u. FENN
bl-b Tax oil ector
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Notice.

The Registration books will be kept
open in each of the election districts of
Leon county from Saturday, March
28th, until Saturday, April 26th.
SAM'L P. OHAREs,
SIT Supervisor of Registration.
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Hp9c1I Ma1tof % UI1nclTy.
ant 2-tW
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Made as required by Section 80. Chapter B5ss.
Acts 1907.
Showing the amount Of taxes charged 20 the
Tax Collector" Of Leon County, Florida, to Be-
collected for the current year 1907 and the appor-
t0nment Of the same 60 the several funds for
which taxes have been levied
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Total tax for the year 1sO7---.-- sls.sOGos
Amount paid 10 March !, 1909 1,sl8ll
Balance ala lg6 a.
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FoR SALE IAN extra fine 2-year old
graded COW, fresh. Apply to Chss H.
Delhi. 50
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

tempt to recommend anyone or any
thing without asking Mr.. Bruce.
Very soon after this the understrap-
pers wanted to transfer one of their
friends from another division to the
Registers Office, but before an at
tempt was made Mr.. Bruce was ap-
pealed to and asked to make the
transfer, which was done.
No deputy register or chief of di-
vision would attempt to make trans
fers or promotions in his absence
from the city, and neither did he pro-
mote unworthy white men over the
heads of deserving colored men in
his Office. If a cOlOred clerk was
entitled to and deserved a promotion,
Blanch K. Bruce was the man to do
l..
There is only one act in Mr.. .Bruce's
political career that he regretted:
lust before he was taken i'll and died
he would promote and elevate his en-
emies in preference to his friends. He
would know that a man was opposed
to him politically and that man would
never know that Mr.. Bruce knew it,
although this same individual would
come and ask him to do a favor Mr..
Bruce would invariably do the favor.
What has been greatly needed in
the Registers office since the death
of Blanch K. Bruce is a man with
backbone. When the backbone of
any colored oficeholder in authority
grows The Bee will say so; but until
then The Bee will be honest on all
public questions and public men.
When a man deserves to be COM
mended the Bee will gladly do 50, but
not otherwise
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.

Occasionally this city grows a ben
efactor; a man of broad and unself-
ish motives and a liberal heart
There is no man in this city more
deserving of the patronage and sup
port of the people than Mr.. Lewis
jefferson, the manager Of the Inde-
pendent Steamboat and Barge Com
pany. an institution that has shown
more Iberality to all classes Of peo-
pie, and more particularly to the col
ored citizens of this and other cities
By his efforts the people of this
city and other cities have been able
to enjoy the pleasant steamboat
rides. while it is true that other com
panies discriminate aginst the race
to which he is identified.
Every church that wants to give
an excursion and every benevolent
and beneficial organization seeks
Mr.. Lewis Jefferson to engage his
company's boats.
His greatest and most charitable
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS.

Fred Holland, deaf-mute subject
to epilepsy, and Agnes Sexton, a
mute and an invalid, were married in
Lynn, Mass, lately.
German Day will be celebrated at
the Bennings race track Monday,
September ii.
One million copies or over Of the
speech of acceptance Of Judge Will
lam H. Taft, as Republican Presi-
Dental candidate, will be printed in
pamphlet form for general distribu-
ton over the United States.
"Wanted-Men to act as dummies
for street car tenders; wages, s. per
day; no questions asked; references
or experience not necessary" is what
Pittsburg is asking for. The test
of the new tenders on the cars will
be with live men.
Mrs. Jennie Wilson died last Mon
day night while being conveyed {
the Emergency Hospital in the am
bulance.
Work has been commenced on a
theater for the insane at the Govern
ment Hospital. This building will
be up to date and will seat 700 pa
tients and 500 visitors.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

every word and weigh its import. As
Register of the Treasury Mr.. Bruce
has had no Negro to succeed him
who exercised the manhood that he
did both terms he held the office.
He was the boss of his office, and
when any of his subordinates at
tempted to exercise any authority ov-
CT it without consulting him he would
read the riot act"
There was a vast difference be
tween Mr.. Bruce and all other col
Ored men who followed him as Reg
lister of the Treasury. When he first
took the office the "understrappers, -
that is, the subordinate clerks or the
chiefs of the several divisions, started
out to test him, and see just what he
would do Five promotions were to
be made in his Office, on one occasion,
and there were ten persons to be pro-
NOTED to those FIVE vacancies. Mr..
Bruce knew just what they were
worth; indeed, he knew every clerk
by name. However, he selected the
persons to fill those FIVE vacancies
and recommended them. To his sur
prise his letter of recommendation
was returned to him with a red line
drawn between two of his names, and
others substituted. The Register
looked at this a few moments and
remarked to his confidential secre-
tarv. Il wonder what this means" ="
Rising hastily from his seat, he walk
ed to the office of the appointment
clerk, and in language more emphatic
than a man out of his head could eX-
press it demanded to know what this
meant. exhibiting his letter with two
red lines drawn through two OF his
names. The clerk remarked in a
nervous manner that tney Hdu SUD
stituted the names because they knew
more about the ability Of the two
men than he did Quick as a flash,
in language more emphatic and well
understood by men when there are
no ladies around, told him to insert
his names at once in language more
emphatic, and as they were about to
explain Mr.. Bruce left. His letter
was subsequently returned with all
FIVE of the names that he had recon-
mended. From that time up to the
dav of his death the understrappers
never attempted to run the Regis
ter's Office, and neither did they az
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

act is the tender of his boats to Prof.
Booker 7. Washington, free OF all
charges, for Monday, August p (see
advertisement on the eighth page) to
enable Mr.. Washington to secure
funds enough to pay off the mortgage
that is on the home of the late
Frederick Douglass. August 24 is
the Frederick Douglass Memorial
Day at Washington Park. All Wash
ington should turn out and show its
appreciation and gratitude for man
who gave the best portion Of his
life for the freedom of the colored
race. Mr.. Jefferson has given his
boats to Mr.. Washington for the
benefit Of the public. Mr.. Jefferson
is man who has for a number of
years endeavored to help his people.
His management of the Steam and
Barge Company is an evidence Of his
ability to conduct successful enter
prises.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

could to vex the best whites and to
bring down their wrath upon the
Negro, who was largely responsible
for his election. His action was
what expected. All know the re-
suit. As a watchman on the wall
l see a new danger, and now sound
the alarm. A greater blunder and
on larger scale is now threatened.
Should Bryan be elected, largely by
the Negro vote,we should bring down
upon ourselves the wrath of this ma
ton. What good reason can we give
for supporting Bryan against Taft?
To spite the President? Spite work
never pays. Children might do spite
work, but it seems to me that our
race leaders have had time to get
away from childhood. But have
they thought of the great interests
that are invovled in this election
The vast variety of interests In
which eighty millions of people are
concerned? Can we feel justified in
permitting one incident to outweigh
in our minds everything else that
the nation holds dear? Nobody
knows what Bryan would do if elect
ed We know what he would like
to do if he could just have his way
He would like to have the free coin
age Of silver at 10 to I; that is, he
would like to have fifty cents worth
Of silver to pass for one dollar. so
that your salaries or wages would be
worth just half what they are now.
This is dropped from his present
platform, as several other things are,
i'll order to catch votes. The serpent
IS still a serpent. Notwithstanding he
has crawled out Of his last years
coat and left it in the briers. But
the old silver coat has not been left
in the briers: it has been carefully
put away in the wardrobe, to be taken
out and worn again when conven-
lent. The same is true of other is
sues which have been dropped out of
sight to keep them from frightening
voters. Many Democrats are afraid
of him, and many more will cast a
vote for him with the hand while
praying in their hearts for the cleo
ton of Taft. The Denver platform
and theDenver candidates are a men-
ace to the entire business interests
Of the countruy, and also a menace
to our judicial system. 1t is not be-
heved by the conservative sentiment
of the country that Bryan can be
elected AnarchiSm, socialism, and
the other issues have their candidates
which will absorb much of the radical
forces. The only hope for the Dem
ocratic ticket is that a sufficient
amount of the Negro vote in a few
jof the Northern States can be fooled
or induced by other means known to
politicians, to vote against TAFT and
thus defeat him. The Negro leaders
who are giving their aid to this dan
gerous movement have assumed
fearful responsibility. The Negro
has shown on many battlefelds that
he can be counted on in time of war
He needs now to show the broad,
calm. clear. intelligent, wise and un-
selfish ability to measure up to the
highest demands of good citizenship
and of praiseworthy efforts in the
arts of peace. He needs to show that
he can use the ballot, if possible, to
better effect than he used the sword.
The best people in the land are sup
porting Taft, and we cannot afford
to line up with any but the best
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
B, K. BRUCE
THE REGISTERSHIP OF THE
TREASURY.

KEASUKG.
The first colored American to fill
The position of Register of theTreas-
ury was the late Blanch K. Bruce.
formerly a Senator from the State
Of Mississippi There were many
politicians who never gave Mr.. Bruce
the credit for ability to which he was
entitled. Those who knew him in
timately knew that he was man of
superior executive ability and an ora
tor. Before he would deliver a
speech he would write it and revise
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01
Denies His Authority

ANSWER TO THE RACE RE
VOLT.
To the Editor of the Washington
Bee:
Allow space in your paper to make
a statement relative to the position
taken by the Colored Baptist Minis
ters' Conference of this city.who rep
resent over twenty-nine thousand
members of our churches. There
are some members of the race who
pose as leaders who represent a few
hundred people, claiming to speak for
the whole Negro race. Let no one
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

Martin R. Preston, OF Nevada'con-
victed of murder, and serving a 22-
wear term. is the presidential nomi-
nee of the Socialist-Labor party.
The Washington bee., 1908-08-01

deceive himself or the people OF this
country by crying that the Negro
will vote the Democratic ticket. The
Negro of this country. a majority of
them at least, is not ready to go into
the Democratic party, and we will
not let a matter like this go undenied
or uncOntradicted by us. We deny
that two million of Negro Baptists
have authorized any man to speak for
them in advocacy of Democracy and
the support of Mr.. ". ]. Bryan for
the presidency. What can any Negro
see in the Democratic party? Mr..
BRYAN has denied the report that he
has made any promise to the leaders
or the committee that waited on him
furthermore, the president of the Ma
tional Negro League, Rev. ]. Milton
Waldron. DID, is not a member OF
the Colored Baptist Ministers Con
ference of the District Of Columbia
neither does he voice the sentiment
of the colored Baptists OF the Dis
trict of Columbia nor of the cOun-
try, while he may few Of his ow"
church. This alliance is composed OF
the pastors of forty-six regular Bap-
tist churches and one hundred and
three preachers, and these churches
have a membership OF twenty-nine
thousand We believe we voice the
sentiment of these people when we
say. Let us try the old party again.
Done by order Of the Colored BaP-
tist Ministers Conference of the
District of Columbia at a regular
meeting held in Zion Baptist Church,
F street between Third and Four
and-a-half street southwest.
Rev. w. D. Jarvis, ID,
President.
Rev. J. I. Loving, DID,
Secretary.
Rev. J. T. Clark, ID,
Rev. J. A. Taylor, ID,
Rev. W. ], Howard, DID,
Rev. A. Wilbanks, ID,
Rev. P. Stewart,
Rev. A. Sayles,
Rev. A. Barton,
Rev. Limas Rouelac-
Committee.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
FOELKER is NAMED
Senator Who Went from Sick
Bed to Pass Hughes Bill
Rewarded.
STILL FACES DEF
Put Up for Congress In District
Where Most of Race Tracks
Are Located.

New York, Sept. 22.-Interest that
may be said TO be of n national char
acter is bound to center in nomina-
ton for congress made In Brooklyn
Tonight and IN the fight that Is sure
to follow for and against the nomi-
nee's election. The aspirant for con-
gressional honors Is Otto G, Foelker.
a member of the present state senate,
whose spectacular Journey from a sick
bed to Albany. whore he cast the de-
cisive vote that resulted I'm the passage
OF thea anti-betting law in the state
senate attracted widespread attention
and brought out warm words of COM
mendatlon from Governor Charles p
Hughes
Foelker was nominated by the re-
publicans of the Third New York
congressional district tonight to suc-
eeed Congressman Charles T. Dunwell
The district is strongly republican
Dunwell having served three success
sive terms.
Practically all Of New Yorks race
tracks are In Brooklyn or It's outskirts
and resentment against Governor
Hughes and others who were promi-
nent In obtaining the legislation which
did away with race-track betting has
been strong Race-track men have
said that they would make fight
against Foelker II he was named foi
congress, and. as It Is almost certain
they, will keep their word, spectacu.
lar contest Is looked for.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
MAYOR IN CONFERENCE
Martin Attends Meeting of Campaign
Committee In New York.

New York, Sept 22.-,Members Of the
eastern campaign committee and prom
inent democrats In the east held an
extended meeting at democratic head
quarters late today to talk over ways
and means of securing funds TO con-
duct the presidential fight east Of the
Allegheny mountains.
National Chairman Mack said to-
night that he had nothing to add to
his statement earlier In the day other
than to say that the democratic ma
tional committee was receiving eighty
five per cent. Of It's funds to conduct
the campaign from newspapers and
that only two newspapers and Mr..
Brysns paper had turned In sums over
$1,000 Mr. Mack said that the Stand
ard oil Co had never even made an
attempt 10 contribute to the campaign
fund Those present at the meeting Of
the eastern campaign committee were
National Chairman Mack National
Committeeman Green Of Rhode Island,
James Kerr of Pennsylvania: Melhert
r Cary of Connecticut, John 7 Nc
Graw of West Virginia. ] r G, Tai
bott Of Maryland, Willard Salisbury Of
Delaware, Lieut. Gov ] Taylor Ellison
of Virginia Mayor James B Martin
of New Haven, Herman Ridder of New
York, and Gov James n Higgins Of
Rhode Island.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
BIG GUN EXPLODES
Entire Gun Grew of Thirteen
Killed in Turret of French
Warship.
MEN BLOWN TO PIECES
Seyen-Inch Cannon Bursts While
Cruiser Is at Gunnery Drill
on 1oulon.

Toulon. France. Sept 22,--During
gunnery drill to-day one of the big
turret guns on the French armored
cruiser Latouche Treville exploded
with terrific violence, completely
wrecking the after turret and killing
outright the entire gun crew Of Is.
number of men were seriously in
jured. some Of them probably fatally.
The accident was similar to that
aboard the gunnery school ship
Couronne. off Les Saline d'Hyeres,
August IL last. when by the bursting
Of the breech of one OF the guns six
men were killed and Is injured. The
drill to-day had been proceeding for
considerable time, when without
warning the whole turret seemed to
blow out. Dlsmemhered bodies were
thrown in all directions and several of
them were hurled into the sea through
the great breech caused by the ex-
plosjon. The spectacle was horrible,
the dead and wounded, together with
shattered arms and legs lIttering the
decks. A call TO quarters was sounded
and as speedily as possible the wound
cd were cared for. The gun that er-
ploded was 76 inches bore, Of which
the cruiser carried two. Happening
80 soon after the accident on the
Couronne. the explosion to-day has
caused sensation In naval circles
and doubtless vii lead TO most rigid
investigation.
The Latouche Trevile carries a
complement of $40 men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-23
WILL RUSH TONIGHT
Academic Sophomores to Greet
Freshmen With Athletic
Contests.
BURCH HEAD MARSHAL
VIII Hold Their Annual
Celebration.

The hrst social event Of the college
year will take place tonight In the
freshman sophomore rush and wrcst-
ling matches.
The wrestling will start shortly after
I o'clock on the academic campus and
this year at least there will be a soft
place for the wrestlers to fall as the
campus has been torn up and the earth
has Just been put back In place.
There will be wrestling In light
weight. middleweight, and heavy
weight and after that there will be a
rush for York street where the rush
proper will take place. The head mar
shal will be Captain Robert B. Burch
Of the football eleven and his assistants
will be the other men Of the class.
The Shelf. rush will not come until
next Saturday night and there is some
question as to where the preliminaries
will occur. Houses have been built on
the whitney avenue lot where they
have been held In recent years and
some other place will have to be pro-
cured. The after celebration will be
held az usual In the center Of the city.