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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25

Edgar Wilson; Tampa Heights, w. T..
Allen; Tampa city mission, G. III. Sum-
mers; Tampa Gary, R. l.. Honiker
Ybor CityS-Cuban work, J. ID. Lewis and
IgnsciO Gonzalez; YbOr city, Little
City, GustacO V. Romano; Sutherland,
b. X. Thrower; Seffner mission, sup
piled by H. G. Hoffman: Plant city,
DIN Baggess; BloOmingdale and parish
to be supplied; Palmetto, w, A. Weir;
Bradentown, S. Scott; Mapatee, A. NJ.
Mann; Miakka, T. S. Armistead; Sara
sofa, ]. E. Mickler; st. Petersburg, j..
F. Bell: Largo circuit, A. B. HaltOn;
Tarpon Springs, supplied by MIR. New
kirk; BurleW, /. A. Vernon; fernando
mission, supplied by j. c, combs; Pasco
circuit, supplied by j. NJ. Mitchell;
Blanton, supplied by j. NJ. Dieffenwierti
Dade City, J. d. Brooks; clearwater,
E. X. Denton; Southern college presi-
dent, J. P. Hilburn; professor, /. c.
Jenkens; conference secretary of edu.
cation, j C. Jenkins; student at Van
derbilt University, F. j Patterson,
TRANSFERRED.
Transferable. L. Eaddy, South car
DINA conference; A. M. Gardner, South
Carolina conference; j. r. Blocker, Co
lumbia conference; b. +. Mason, Little
Rock conference; E. A. Townsend,
Oklahoma conference; r. L. Sprinkle,
Pacific conference; w. K. Piner, Okla
hOma conference.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
Nr. NATURALIZATION.

f. c. Eliot, Of Tallahassee, has pat
ented q metallic plant shade evidently
designed chiefly for tobacco shades. II
the cost for manufacture is not too
high, the new invention will prove
great boom to shade tobacco growers. -
Havana News.
Mr.. Elliot informs The True Demo-
crat that he had more than one hundred
inquiries about his patent within week
after the description Of it appeared in
this paper.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
KindOrGartsnsrs Have Christina
Tree.

Last Monday afternoon the little ones
of the city kindergarten had arranged
for them q beautiful Christmas tree.
Their room was deliberately decorated
with bamboo and holly, the red berries
and green leaves Of the latter glowing
and glistening in the rays Of the can
dies which were placed in great profu-
sion among the tree branches.
There was a real Santa Claus who de-
lighted the children with the gifts he
distributed, and they in turn delighted
their large audience with q charming
little program Of marches, songs and
recitations. Miss Mcconnell, their
teacher, is greatly beloved by the chill
dren, and she delights in training them
tor their various festivals during the
school term.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
THE CoRRFCT TIME

To stop a cough OF cold Is just as soon
as & starts-then there will be no
danger Of pneumonia or consumption.
Just q few doses Of Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup taken at the start viii
stop the cough. II II has been running
on for some time the treatment viii be
longer, but the cure IL sure. Sold BY
Hardee-smith Co., druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
In the Hands Of j. A. Bali as Re-
ceiVaF.

On the application Of Mr.. @. W,
Saxon, President of the Capital City
Bank, the affairs Of the Capital Pub
Listing Company have been placed 10
the hands of Mr.. j. A. Bail, Cashier OF
this bank, as Receiver. The business
has been heretofore conducted BY Mr..
Claude L'Engle. the State printing be-
ing the principal product Of the estab-
lishment.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
So. AGnss Guild.

The ladies Of st. Agnes Guild have
decided to serve a lunch on Inaugura-
ton Day IN the Office just vacated by
the Gas Company on Park avenue, be-
ginning at IL o'clock.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25

Thirty-eight thousand acres Of land
near Safety HarbOr, on the Pinellas
peninsula, were sold last week to r. G..
Peters, of Michigan, according to the
st. Petersburg Independent,
The boldebt robbery ever successfully
pulled of IN Pensacola was that Of Sat
urday night, when the jeWelry store Of
A. Fried was looted Of jewelEy and
money estimated 10 be about $3.50. This
was done while the store was open.
brilliantly lighted and full Of customers.
The robbers had evidently watched
closely the proprietor and employees
prior 10 the coup, and seizing an Oppof-
tunity % enter the rear Of the store
while all were busIly engaged Ia waiting
upon customers, they went % the big
safe, which was open, and took out 81
cash they could secure. which amounted
10 about $40, and In addition, jewelry
reaching sevsral hundred dollars - val
uation.
The board Of county commissioners
Of Hillsborough county has leased the
county cOnVicta for the year 1909 60
Hall and Blgham fox s18 per head per
month.
Letters patent haYo Just been issued
~ the United States patent oiiiee %
AEs. Emily G. Davidson, cf Tampa,
ho.. on 3 navel adjustable hinged
Ven BtQg4 fender having inberlocking
/ 81 1os and fnEe
al..e.er.r..-.. -..e-nao--s
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25

Write quick for this bargain only
81, 600 win buy you y beautiful home.
Location best in town. First come,
first served. HAYWARD RANDOLPH,
502 Riverside, Jacksonville, Fla.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25

Coupons must be voted each week,
on or before date they bear Notice
date and do not hold them after date OF
they viii become void.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
BARLOW DISTRICT.

Barlow Districts. w. LAWYER, pre-
siding elder; Orlando, J. B. Mitchell
Maitland, supplied by II. e. Hooks;
Apopka, supplied by H. B. Boyd; Kis-
simmee, ]. I. Mitchell; Kathleen, sup
piled by r. H. Lott; Barlow, c. Fred
Blackburn; Lakeland, ]. c. Cason; Null
berry, H. p Blocker; Fl. Meade and
Homeland, ID. A. Cobb; Bowling Green,
j. w. Austin; Wauchula, w. B. Tresca;
Arcadia. q. W. White; Nocatee, w. H..
r. Roberts; Punta GOrda, c. G. Mitch
ell; Fl. Myers, +. Pixton; 1T. Myers
mission, supplied by s. A. Wilson; Alva,
p. G. HudaOn; Everglade mission, w,
II. G. Slaymanter; Winter Haven, sup
piled by ]. s. Griswell; Pearce circuit,
]. B. Rooney; Brooksville, H. =. Part
ridge; Webster circuit, George S. Hen
derson; conference missionary evangel-
ist, NJ. A. Myers.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
The Florida Conference Closes Its
LabOrs With Assignment Of
Positions For Following Year

Miami, December q. AFTER . day
full Of interest and work, the Methodist
Conference closed at $50 O'Clock last
night, and the Bishop announced the
appointments for the new Conference
year 81 follows;
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
TAMPA DISTRICT.

Tampa District-W. M. Poage, pre-
aiding elder; Tampa, First Church, W.
J. Carpenter; Tampa, Hyde Parke, ].
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-25
VOTE IN OUR PLANO CONTEST
FOR WEEK ENDING DEC. a.
Following Is the vote for week as
Counted BY Committee.

One of the most Interesting features
of the piano contest for the past two
weeks has been the increase in the vote
of Miss Alice Patterson, of Charles,
The past week her friends cast for
her more than nine thousand votes, and
this figures to show her dangerous
competitor for those in the lead.
Miss Proctor is again leader this
week, the friends Of Miss Stoutamire,
her next competitor, doubtless reserv-
ing their heavy ballots for the decisive
struggle in January.
Only Eve more weeks remain until
the close Of the contest.
Remember the date and time selected
is IL o'clock noon, February first.
The two handsome pianos can be seen
any day at Nicholson's and Walker &
Blacks.
They are worth all the effort that can
be put forth for them.
Following is the standing of the can
didates this week:
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THE POACHER.S EE~EsC.


tion was intended for "A familiar friend
Furthermore. the inefficiency 81 ";lrE
met hods of identification is often illustra.
ted by application OF the Bertliion system
or thumb print tests. Looking like some
one else has often not only caused cTahar-
raSsment. but anguish of mind. tor pClicr
records are full of accounts Of arrests Of
the wrong person, who. after tine expert
rnce. is inclined To agree entirely with the
elder Mr.. Wellers opinion concerning the
usefulness of an alibi.
The most remarkable case Of doubles
however is furnished by European ROY
atty and is that of the Car of Russia
and the present Prince of Wales. The
difference in appearance between them.
when both have their boards trimmed the
same way, which they do. is only COM
parable to the difference between tweedle
dunn and tweedledee 1t has been said
that Richard Croker has been mistaken
for King Edward. but this likeness Is re-
mote when considered in connection VITA
the likeness that exists between the ruler
of the Russias and King Edwards eldest
son Consequently accounts for the Slrik-
ing similarity Of features here found. As
some twins look SO much alike that 1t
often puzzles their mothers 10 tell them
apart so distant cousins in, real life fur
nish proofs that Anthony Hope however
romantic he was in the treatment of the
theme in THE Prisoner Of Zenda. was
scientifically realistic in his choice of a
theme.
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THE MERRY WIDOW ALONG STREET

the latest lovely creations. \ conserva.
tive estimate shows from S2n.un TO sioo.-
600 spent this season in Washington for
Merry Widow hats
The Merry Widow as name was very
catching when it was first heard, and
visitors in Europe las, summer. while they
Were not hearing the famous waltz played
by every orchestra on the continent were
predicting the Merry " idow waist. Merry
Widow ice cream. Merry Widow chewing
glm-everythine. in fact, but the Merry
Widow hat. And, strange to say. not
one Of the cast or chorus wore Merry
Widow hat or anything like one for sew
eral months after the show had made the
widest kind Of "A hit In New York. Never
had one been heard of in Vienna. where
TN. cperetta started. The name just grew
ON the hat. probably because in the
theatrical ornament the Merry Widow
was and is a Blazing star. and its name
sake Of a bClne; is certainly the most
prominent thing in the millinery heavens.
And as the theatrical profession is prone
to adopt the most striking wearing APP
parel. it easily follows that the Merry
Widow hat. growing up side by side with
the operetta. which il advertises better
than a thousand press agents. BEGAN 10
link itself with the stage And probably
the hat VIII he remembered long after the
world has stopped humming and whistlinS
the waltz.
Hilt do not forget that Washington pro-
.iucad the Merry Widow hat and can hold
up its head under all the weight OF straw
and innings and say:
,lfl +.
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PUBLIC MEN AND THEIR DOUBLES

in an appearance at the time and place
that the latter was expected
one OF the most interesting cases of
doubles IS that of another WaShnGtonian.
Edward Nj. McCOmas, who. when Glove
land was the occupant of the White
House. had frequent occasion To explain
TO incredulouS strangers that lie not
the President of the United States. Mr..
McComas at that time kept "A drug store
near Thomas Circle, and naturally came
into contact With a great many persons
who had slight acquaintance with his
celebrated counterpart. There was prob
ably at that time just one more cnthuSi-
astc fisherman in the National capital
than Mr. Cleveland. and that was Mr.
McComas and when the latter was dis
covered in lis fishing toys by the side OF
stream inhabited by speckled beauties
the most strenuous assertions that he was
who he really was and was not the cillef
magistrate We're the order of the day.
Cannon and Cullom
A familiar and conspicuous instance OF
doubles IS to be found at the Capitol
building. The resemblance between
Speaker Cannon and Senator Shelby NJ
Cullom is close enough TO excuse persons
when they mistake one for the other pro-
vidng the light is not good and that the
persons do not know either statesman
very well. a much closer resemblance
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man. lhis particular one has the merit OF
pf"1hhiltN. If there We're no actor 10 M
tir role II Johnson double there Notlu
~ = lawyer. doctor "A prcd cher. 4 nt'l !
tHan'. drummer some DINER ellI i
AtEfiA respectable person. llkeWise. II
IT,. double had not been discovered oS tHe
residents OF Brooklyn. he would nave
beea discovered by the residents Of v ASH
lnStnn, Philadelphia. Kalamazoo, osh-
h'Sl nr some other place.
The Pathway to Fame.
i ; altogether likely that there are sew
erdl other persons who look as much IKE
Johnson az the actor and if Johnson CON
tinu"s 10 occupy a conspicuous place III
the limelight some of its rays VIII be sheh
upon them. He may soon have as many
doubles as Roosevelt or Bryan. or. 10 he
accurate. the knowledge that he has as
many doubles as Roosevelt or Bryan VIII
soon become widespread.
Among Bryans doubles there Is We,
known WashinStonian, Rev. NJ r p
Rice. -. -. This prominent Me'houis.
minister is growing to look more anu
more like Nebraska : most dlslli'sui'lIr
citizen every day. There are many oli-
ers If VaiiCns degrees oil prominence HON
lniied States senators TO obscure vi
la gers who would he greeted as tne III :
nous democratic leader were tAey 10 Poe
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obtained between Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and
former Gov. Edwin Wartield OF MARYLAND.
and the Mary ana editor who had Il cut
OF one Of them often made ii do double
duty.
The chances of finding two men or
women who look very much alike among
men Of prominence are. of course. fewer
than the chances of finding closer resem
blances among the great multitude to
fortune and 10 fame unknown. Hence IL
was that when a newspaper in Phila-
deiphla several years ago sent an employe
u take random snapshots on the streets
OF mat city OF persons who when identi-
ned We're 10 receive prize. there was an
instance in which two claimants appear red
and each SO like the picture that
was printed and so like the other that I'M
certainty as 10 who was the prize winner
prevailed for time. Had not the origi-
nal of the picture carried sign al the
time he was caught. which sign was eff
faced from the photograph before it was
printed. and his rival disavoWed this mark
Of identification. the mystery to which
was which might remain unsettled until
this day.
Ordinary Men Have Doubles.
1t IS frequent experience of the aver
age person to be addresse. by some 9TH
e. name than his own. and to listen to
melt ana leave no doubt that the saluta-
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RECIPE FOR ORATORY.

REPRESENTATIVE HOBSOE. at th,
N end of a brilliant speech on naval
armament, was congratulat on his ora
tory.
What is your recipe for good oratory""
a reporter asked.
Il am afraid oratory comes natural
WAS the reply. There is. though, one
recipe for il. old Job Walmsbys, but il
is hardly satisfactory.
Tina wants TO he a public sn"yker.
dos tina. lad?' Job. in his Yorkshire dia
lect, would say. An tina thenks AVN
the chep 70 put tina up 10 a wrinkle aboot
ii? That's right AVN Now. bark
tina. When tina rises 10 meek thy speych.
hit TABLE. and oppcu thy ma~th. II
nowt comes, tax d sup o water, an hit
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section of New York city which is de-
voted to making bare. untrimmed hats.
and it was in this section that shrewd
Washington buyers began 10 descend and
take away carloads of the kind of ha;
that all America is wearing now. The
supply was exhausted and more We're
made; 1000 hands were taken on for a
rush job
On clear Sundays. when the world and
his wife are out riding. driving or walk
ing, the Kaleidoscope of feathers, velvet
straw lace silver buckles. fruit and
flowers is startling. On Saturday after
Moons when F street is the prettiest street
In the city. the bird on \elie's big hat
does not have to flock by himself. for a
cloud of feathers that would 'darken the
sun fiutters along. adding dash of color
TO the great big hats. When men duck
and dodge and mutter time-Worn jests and
justifiable imprecations on the headgear
that is taking up the sidewalks. eleva-
tors and street cars. does one stop TO
think what the big hat has done for
Washington? Is the average person
aware that all those fancy plumes and
fXings tell story all 10y themselves that
Is worth investigating?
Merry Widow Money.
That famous Song of the Shirt which
has brought tears to many eyes, has a
modern counterpart in the Song of the
Hat. II is a happier song. too. than
Tom Hoods famous poem. for the big
hat supports many working girl al far
wages The money paid for the trimming
Of the Merry Widow hats has bought
food ard clothes for a large colony Of
young women in Washington. and has
also been enough for a little fun now and
then. and perhaps, too. d gorgeous hat as
big and as bright as any that have been
sold in the shops to fashion. 1t is a
mighty good thing for Washington that
the Song OF the Shirt is only memory
and that nobody has 10 sing il nowadays
for employers have learned that pfian-
thropy and consideration not only make
happier workers but produces a better
finished article. The woman who worked
her fingers off making shirts at less than
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DoG-TAII. SOUP.

CURATOR pITNARS nf the Bronx Zoo
- IL New York was discussing with
ref."r-.r tho strange ease OF Big Nose.
tho tasting crocodile.
Now. with Nose for a pet concluded
the curator smiling. the Arizona t'a"-
cie; wouldn't nave been able Ia show his
famous niece o: economical ingenuity.
You have heard no doubt. of the feat
II lc traveller and his dog We're lost and
hungry ou the plains. Night fell In
Looked ae though ho:a must 20 supper
les, 20 bed
.'8u- the ingenious traveller cut off the
deg tail made nutritious soup OF IL
and gave the hunSrY animal the bone"
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IT SOUNDED TOO GOOD.

N1koLA Tesla. the famous inven'o,,,
the harnesser OF Niagara. said the
other day OF a Spanish invention that had
been described to him.
III sounds too good. In fact, il is 50
excellent that il reminds me Of a bargain
that a millionaire acquaintance Of mine
, secured last month.
Congratulate me- the man exclaimed
on RroaNay Il have obtained 4bsolut q
control OF the best patent medicine on
the market
What is the medicine good for
asked.
Any prevailing epidemic was The
reply.
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goods every day and throw away the sur
plus.
This is the spring housekeeping sea-
son. and I'd like to advise every house
keeper to throw out all that junk in the
closet at the head of the cellar stairs.
What good is the old stuff? 1t has been
there for years. 1t is plastered thick with
cohweb and mold.
Il once saw my uncle help his wife
clean house. Every closet they came 10
you'd hear some such dialogue this:
Il ncle holds up rusty tea Kettle
YOU don't want this?'
:. Well. il might come in handy for
flower or something aunt falters.
Into the ash barrel it goes. and uncle
holds up a pair of old shoes. My these
old shoes must have been lying here tNe
years. What have YOU been saving them
foro
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THE Merry Widow hat was borr
in Washington-not in the
chorus of the opera by that
name. Do not let any one tell
you differently or declare that
# is the latest Paris fashion. for 1t is
not. Paris has never seen Merry
Widow hat except on an American.
The Merry Widow hat was of rapid
growth in Washington on account of the
broad streets for which the city is so
justly famous, for the cramped and mar
row streets of most cities precluded any
possibility Of SO daring a scheme.
From a Clear Sky.
It is Washington idea, started on Its
wide career by Washington milliners and
seen in all its beauty and broad proper
lions by the men of Washington. for the
broad -brimmed sailor with the bright rib
hons and feathers has certainly reached
its greatest vogue right here in the Dis
trict of Columbia,
''Humorists" have always recognized
feminine headgear common porperty.
1t appears every year in different shape,
and, of course, the funny men,. who
write for a living. have perfect under
standing that il is legitimate prey, that
any illusions to a lddy's hat and its cost,
or its width. or its anything at all. will
strike responsive chord. Yet which OF
them could have predicted the Merry
Widow hat? Out of a seemingly clear sky
it fell and gathered unto itself velvet and
trimming and feathers and lace, until the
brim had to be widened and the crown
showed UP, until doors must he enlarged.
ceilings raised and pocketbooks depleted
The newspaper humqrists have worked
overtime. and several brand-new remarks
have been added 10 their credit until the
hat with all its dimensions. takes up
much space in the newspapers as it does
on the streets.
Wise Milliners Busy
And here are some facts about the Mer-
ry Widow lid in Washington: Away
back last February the wise ones in the
millinery business began To purchase
broad brmmed sailor hats There is a
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AS&
V%S

~ a dinner about the friends who are
continually brought before him for break
mE The speed laws ia their motor cars
Most If tl"n. he said. pay the hne
and derar; silently. Now and then, how
ever. 4 defense is put in-the StranseSt.
the most startling detense-like that OF
thc Scottish poacher.
"A PittshurG man has a shooting lodge
in Scotland. aud his headkeeper caught a
noa"aer one day stalking along with his
finger OH tEe trigger of his gun.
fjoat. mon, what are We dom theer?
the keeper croNie'.
The poacnor whispered hurriedly:
Hush. You ought 10 understand.
Isn't rcur master from Pennsylvania?
This i duel in the American style
with shcfcuns. sou know. The first -
Sr> tie other fires. What was that rus
Ting Look out! l think my opponent
secs nc.
WIN mutt"red aro'ccy the game
k"opar harried oGl If range
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COST OF PERFECTION.

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN. at recent
- dinner, described a contempla ted cast
for That's" wherein the principals sala-
ries alone would aggregate s1oH1 a night.
But you know said Mr. Hammer
stein. perfection is always expensive.
Napoleon never breakfasted At the
same hour Now he would breakfast II
.. now al II, now at ~. Yet. whenever
he rang. his breakfast, young bro led
chicken. WAS always brought Immediately
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We'll, says aunt. If we ever wanted
to make Il pair OF hinges.
II remember pair Of leather hinges
once made says uncle bitterly, an I
into the barrel fall the shoes on top of
the kettle.
Then he holds up a hat. Here's THIS
old hat of mine l Wore 10 the Philadel-
phia centennial. Better throw it dHay.
hadn't We?
We'll. maybe So SAYS aunt I've
often thought of giving il To some poor
man. but | forget it every time 4 tramp
calls | gave il To one tramp ana he
went off and left II on the front gate
post.
THE POACEER'S EEcCs-.
rREpERICk kF.RNoCtINr., <ew
! York : millionaire magiStra,c. lau" led
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A POOR ANSWER.

alto +. SCHAAR. president OF the
~ Walters Club Of New York. i'll A re
cent argument on tipping. said 10 his OPP
ponent sharply:
Your reply is altogether beside The
point and irrelevant. 1t reminds me IF 4
womaus reply III German court.
This woman was accused Of poisoning
her husband Tie prosecuting attorney
aid to her.
You have heard the evidence. The
BODY contained enough arsenic 10 Kill
ten persons What have YOU TO say
:. My husband, the woman answered,
was big eater