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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
White Fly Nuisance.

A bulletin issued by the Florida Ag-
ricultural Experiment station says. ''cut
down the chinaberry, umbrella tree and
other food plants Of the white fly and
so stop the intestatOn spread by these. =
Were this advice followed there would
be few trees left in this county The
white Ay here in Jasper preys on china,
trees, sycamores, jasmines, roses and
nearly everything else. Jasper News.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
DOC nUZZLE ORDINANCE.

Beginning on October 10th, 1908, the
ordinance requiring all dogs to be muz-
lied, which was passed by the City
Council July 9th, 1908, is herewith sus-
pended until further notice.
33-2t f. 9. GILMORE, MAYOR.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
What's the surprise?

IL the rumor is true, the governor is
about to spring another drainage sur
prise upon the people Of the State.
In all probability the surprise, when
il comes, wi be an announcement that
he, through the Internal Improvement
Trustees, has effected the sale Of q
large amount of the Everglade lands.
Il has been shown that the large tract
of land near DANA, disposed of by the
State, was sold FOR two dollars per acre.
1t is also believed that other lands have
been disposed of at about the same
figure.
When Broward was making his cam
paign four years ago, he positively sta
ted that he would save every acre Of
the Everglade lands for the people, and
often reiterated his claim that the lands
would be worth from fifty TO one hun
dred dollars per acre.
His promise, if it meal t anything,
was that he would save 20 the State the
value of the lands which he estimated
as worth from fifty to one hundred dol
lars per acre.
Dsposing of them at two dollars per
acre, hardly comes up to the pledges
made TO the people.
Perhaps the surprise which the gov
ernor will spring on the public is that he
has sold some of the Everglade lands at
the figure he asserted they were worth
when he was trying % induce the people
20 cast their votes for him.
II he should sell one acre at the figure
named, the people will cross off one of
his broken pledges as having been amp
ly fulfilled. Miami Record
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Rev Mr.. Pruitt was able to be up and
filed his appointment here on last Tues
day night. Bro Pruitt has been sick
for quite q while and his Havana friends
are glad to see him up and out again.
Havana News, 3D..
See Collins for Job Printing.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
Lame Back.

This ailment is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
small OF. the back, and is quickly
cured by applying ChamberlRin's Lini-
ment two or three times a day and
massaging the parts at each applica-
ton. For sale by Tallahassee Drug Co
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Be sure you get your coupons. They
are worth money TO you. p. i. MICH
OLSON, The Jeweler. gives them.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
Resolutions OF the W. n. M. Society

Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father, in His providence to take away
from US our beloved sister, Mrs h. Z.
Crawford, and
Whereas, the bond which bound US to
her in our earthly Friendship and mutual
labors for the Master has been broken;
and
Whereas in her death we feel that we
individually, and the work Of the WO-
mons Home Mission Society, which
was chiefly inspired by her noble exam
pie and ever willing help, have suffered
an irreparable loss; therefore be it
Resolved, lst--That we shall ever
cherish the memory of her genial friend
ship and loving kindness, trusting that
in the Master's good time they viii be
restored to US in the Paradise OF God.
2nd-That we shall ever remember
and strive to emulate her zeal and dill
gence. her christian charity and cheer
fulness, doing the work that is set be-
fore US, and to follow the. example OF
her steadfa5tness IN the faith or our
dear Lord and Savior.
3l-That we extend 10 her bereaved
husband and sorrOw-stricken children
the assurance Of our heartfelt sympa-
thy in their great bereavment, most
humby commencing them to the love
and care Of our Lord Jesus Christ. the
Father Of mercIes and the God Of all
comfort who cOmforteth Us in all our
tribulations.
Resolved further. That acopy Of these
resolutions be spread upon our record
book, copy sent TO the city paper and
a copy be sent to the bereaved family.
MRS. p. T. MICKLER,
MRS. r. j. EVANS,
MRS. w. NJ. CHILD.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09

The farm of the Boston Florida To-
bacco Company contains one thousand
acres of land purchased from Mr.. ThOs
H. Hall, and is located II miles north
Of Tallahassee. The company planted
this year about twenty acres Of shaded
tobacco. During the cultivation and
gathering the crop the pay roll of the
company was one hundred Since the
crop was put in barns the pay roll is
from 60 to 20. A brick packing house
two stories high, 10 by so feet, is now
about complete. Six or more neat cot
tagcs are being rapidly built. These
will be occupied by the white help en-
ployed. A dwelling house of II rooms,
with ample halls, will soon be compile
ted. together with store room and
kitchen. Sixteen mules and 8 oxen are
kept busy hauling material for the va
rious buildings in process Of construc-
ton The water supply is from a fine
spring near by, and is raised one hun
dred and forty feet into a tank by a 8
II. P. Gasoline Engine through 800 feet
Of pipe. The saw mill is now busy cut
ting material 70 increase the number OF
acres of shade for next year. although
it is more the purpose of the company
TO buy than TO grow tobacco.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
He,s a Yery Nauehiy Boy.

Several of our brothers of the state
press are more or less annoyed because
ex- Governor w. S. Jencings is taking
such a prominent part in the national
campaign, and some charges that he IS
lacking in mOdesty or he would have
taken the hint from the result Of the
primary and retired out OF the lime
light. But 1t is not the timid sort that
get into the front rank in politics now
adays. Pensacola Journal.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
18TH ANNUAL
STATE CONVENTION
Confederate Veterans at Tampa,
October 2l-22d, 1908.

Headquarters Florida Division United
Confederate Veterans, Jacksonville,
Fla, September 18th, 1908.
General Orders, No. 4.
|. The Major-General Commanding
takes pleasure in announcing that the
Eighteenth Annual Convention of the
Florida Division, United Confederate
Veterans, will be held at Tampa, Flori-
da, Wednesday and Thursday, October
q and p, 1908. All Confederate Vete-
rams, whether of the army or navy,
Sons of Confederate Veterans (whO
have the privilege of the floor and
Daughters of the Confederacy are earn
estly and heartily invited to attend.
Our hosts at Tampa are making every
effort to cause this reunion to be most
enjoyable and successful one, and the
well-known hospitality of this beautiful
city with its kind and generous citizen
ship, and its patriotic Southern senti-
ment assures US of glorious reception
and happy time with our beloved com
rades.
II. Each Camp is entitled to one del
egate for every twenty members and
one additional for a fraction of ten
members, provided that every Camp in
good standing is entitled TO two dele
gates. AS soon as delegates are select
ed the Adiutants of Camps will at once
report their names and those Of alter
mates to these headquarters.
III. All Camps in arrears are most
earnestly requested to remit their dues,
sc per capita, to the Adjutant General
at once, so as to be entitled to partici-
pate in the Convention.
~. Transportation companies have
made the usual reduced rate of lc per
mile for the round trip plus twenty-five
cents.
V. The Major General Commanding
takes great pleasure in announcing the
following appointments: Division Spon-
sor, Miss jamie G. Johnson, Of Tampa;
Maid of Honor, Miss Bette Moore
Ysncey, of Tampa. These two young
ladies are daughters and granddaugh-
ters of loyal and brave Confederate sol
diers and will be honored officially and
socially as representatives ,ot this Di-
vision with that chivalrous loyalty pc
culiar to Southern manhood.
vi. Brigade Commanders are expect
ei to make reports of work done IN
their respective commands during the
past year and committees appointed at
the last reunion will also present their
reports.
VII. The press Of the State are ask
ed with their usual generous courtesy
to publish these Orders and to call no
tice to this reunion in such manner as
will aid Us in securing a large attend
ance. All officers OF the Division Staff
are requested to assist in this work and
to attend the reunion in their uniform.
By order Of w. L. Witch, Maj. Cen
eral Commanding.
Oficial:- Robert ]. Magil. Adjutant
General and Chief of Staff.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09

P. T. NICHOLSON has the most uP-to-
date line of jewelry in town, and he
gives coupons with every dollar cash
spent with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-08
JAPANESE
EXPOSITION

The Japanese government has post
poned until 1917 the date OF the great
International exposition. the action being
taken so as to insure ample time in
which to prepare to make the exposition
all that 1t should be made. The Ameri-
can commissioners have visited Japan
and the postponement will merely give
ampler opportunity for America to be
represented at the exposition.
Not since the first international ex-
position has there been one OF greater
Importance than this will be. marking
as II does the fiftieth anniversary of the
ascension to the throne of the Emperor
Of Japan. The extraordinary leap to a
foremost place among the nations Of the
world made by Japan during this half
century is something unparalleled in all
previous history.
This exposition will fifty commemorate
and signalize the giant progress that has
been achieved. 1t Is the first exposition
Of its kind that has ever been held in
Asia.
The United States, because of the an
cient friendship between the two poo
pies, because each of us fronts on the
Pacific. and because Of the growing COM
rnercial relations between this country
and Asia, takes a peculiar interest In
seeing the exposition made a success in
every way.
1 take this opportunity publicly 70
state my appreciation Of the way in
which in Japan, in Australia, i'm New
America, the battle fleet has been re-
ceived on his practive voyage around the
world. The American government can
not too strongly express it's appreciation
of the Astounding and generous Hospitality
shown our ships In every port they visited.
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PUBLIC HEALTH

1t Is highly advisable that there should
be intelligent action on the part of the
nation on the question of preserving the
health of the country.
Through the practical determination in
San Francisco Of disease-bearing rodents
our country has thus far escaped the bu-
bonic plague. This is but one Of the many
achievements of American health officers;
and 1t shows what can be accomplished
with better organization than at present
exists.
The dangers to public health from food
adulteration and from many other sources,
such as the menace to the physical, men,
tai and moral development of children
from child labor, should be met and over
come. There are numerous diseases,
which are now known to be preventable,
which are, nevertheless, not prevented.
The recent International congress on
tuberculosis has made us painfully aware
of the inadeauacy of American public
afford to lag behind in the worldwide
battle now being waged by all civilized
people with the microscopic foes of man.
kind, nor ought we longer to ignore the
reproach that this government takes more
pains to protect the lives Of hogs and of
cattle than of human beings.
The first legislative step to be taken
Is that for the concentration of the proper
bureaus into one Of the existing depart
ments. l therefore urgently recommend
the passage of bill which shall author
ize redistribution of the bureaus which
shall best accomplish this end.
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z!agfB PRESIDENTS ESSI5lAGGR; 0CWGp(RSSY5 ~

lies at the basis Of self-government. ana
for which. IL It be lacking, no system OF
laws. no paper constitution. will In any
wise serve as a substitute. Our people I'm
the Philippines have achieved what may
legitimately be called a marvellous success
in giving to them a government which
marks on the part Of those in authority
both the necessary understanding OF the
people and the necessary purpose to
serve them disinterestedly and in good
faith.
I trust that within a generation the time
will arrive when the Philippines can de-
eide for themselves whether 1t 10 well for
them to become independent or to con-
tinue under the protection Of q strong
and disinterested power able to guarantee
to the islands order at home and protec-
ton from foreign invasion.
But no one can prophesy the exact date
when it will he wise to consider indie
pendence as fixed and definite policy. Ie
would be worse than folly to try to set
down such a date in advance. for II muee
depend upon the way In which the Phil
ippine people themselves develop the
power of sef-mastery.
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for an extension Of the parcel post on the
rural routes. The establishment Of local
parcel post on rural routes would be to
the mutual benefit Of the farmer and the
country storekeeper. and 1t is desirable
that the routes, serving more than 15.00O.-
600 people. should be utilized to the full
est practicable extent.
An amendment was proposed In the Sem
ate at the last session. at the suggestion
of the Postmaster General. providing
that. for the purpose of ascertain1ng the
practicabilfty Of establishing special To-
cal parcel post system on the rural routes
throughout the United States. the Post
master General be authorized and directed
to experiment and report to the Congress
the result OF such experiment by estab-
fishing a special local parcel post system
on rural delivery routes in not to exceed
four counties in the United States for
packages of fourth-class matter original
ing on a rural route or at the distributing
post office for delivery by rural carriers
1t would seem only proper that such an
experiment should be tried in order to
demonstrate the practicabi,ity of the
proposition. especially as the Postmaster
General estimates that the revenue de-
rived from the operation Of such a sys-
tenn on all the rural routes would amount
to many million dollars.
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NATIONAL PARKS

I urge that all our national parks adj
iacent to national forests be placed COM
pletely under the control of the forest
service of the Agricultural Department,
instead of leaving them as they now are,
under the Interior Department and policed
by the army.
The Congress should provide for super
iaiendents with adequate corps Of first
class civilian scouts. or rangers, and
Grther. place the road construction under
the superintendent instead of leaving it
with the War Department Such a change
in park management would result in econ
omy and avoid the difficulties of admins
tration which now arise from having the
responsibility of care and protection di-
vided between different departments
The need for this course is peculiarly
great in the Yellowstone Park. This, like
The Yosemite. is great wonderland, and
should be kept as a national playground.
In both all wild things should be pro-
lected and the scenery kept wholly un-
married
am happy to say that have been able
to set aside in various parts of the coun-
Try small, well chosen tracts of ground to
serve as sanctuaries and nurseries for
Wild creatures.
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POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS

again renew my recommendation for
postal savings banks, for depositing saw
ings with the security of the Cover nment
behind them. The object is to encourage
thrift and economy in the wage-earner
and person of moderate means.
In fourteen states the deposits in saw
ings banks as reported to the controller
of the currency amount to $3.50. 245. 4O2,
or 9S.4 per cent of the entire deposits,
while in the remaining thirty-two states
there are only $40 Jos. 543 or 1.6 per cent.
showing conclusively that there are many
localities in the United States where suf-
ficient opportunity is not given to the peo-
pie to deposit their savings. The result is
that money is kept In hiding and unemr
ployed.
1t is believed that in the aggregate vast
sums of money would be brought into cir
culation through the instrumentality of
the postal savings banks. While there
are only 1.453 savings banks reporting to
the controller there are more than 81, 0Ou
post offices, 10000 of which are money
order offices. Postal savings banks are
now in operation in practically all the
great civilized countries with the excep-
ton Of the United States.
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HAWAI-

I call particular attention to the terri
| tory OF Hawaii. The importance Of those
| islands is apparent. and the need Of i'm
| proving their condition and developing
their resources is urgent.
In recent years Industrial conditions
upon the islands have radically changed.
The importation Of coolie labor has prac-
| tically ceased. and there is now develop
ing such a diversity in agricultural prod
ucts as to make possible a change In the
land conditions Of the territory. SO that
All opportunity may be given to the small
land owner similar to that on the main
land.
To aid these changes the national gov
eminent must provide the necessary har-
Dor improvements on each island, 80 that
the agricultural products can be carried
to the markets Of the world. The coast
wise shipping laws should be amended to
meet the special needs Of the islands. and
the alien contract labor law should be SO
modified In it's application to Hawaii as to
enable American and European labor to
be brought thither.
We have begun to improve Pearl harbor
for naval base and to provide the nee
essary military Notifications for the pro-
lection of the islands. but I cannot too
strongly emphasize the need OF appropri-
amount as will within the shortest pos
sible time make those islands practically
impregnable 1t Is useless to develop the
industrial conditions Of the islands and
establish there bases of supply for our
naval and merchant fleets unless we in
sure. as far as human ingenuity can,
their safety from foreign seizure.
One thing to be remembered with all
our Notifications Is that 1t Is almost use
less to make them impregnable from the
sea IL they are left open to land attack.
This Is true even of our own coast, but It
Is doibly true Of our insular possessions.
In Hawaii, for instance. it Is worse than
useless to establish a naval station unless
we establish 1t behind Notifications SO
strong that no landing force can take
them save by regular and long-continued
siege operations.
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INDIAN SERVICE

1t has been my purpose from the be-
ginning of my administration to take the
Indian service completely out of the at
mosphere Of political activity. and there
has been steady progress toward that
end.
The last remaining stronghold Of poll
tics In that service was the agency sys-
tenn, which had seen its best days ana
was gradually falling to pieces from nat
ural or purely evolutionary causes, but,
like all such survivals. was decaylns
slowly in it's later stages. 1t seems clear
that its extinction had better be made
final now. SO that the ground can be
cleared for larger constructive work on
behalf Of the Indians, preparatory to their
induction into the full measure OF re-
sponsible citizenship.
On November / only eighteen agencies
were left on the roster; with two excep-
tions, where some legal questions seemed
to stand temporarily in the. way, these
have been changed to superintendenc1es.
and their heads brought into the classified
civil service.
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THE PHILIPPINES
Real progress toward self-government

Real progress toward elf-government
is being made in the Philippine Islands.
The gathering Of Philippine legislative
body and Philippine assembly marks a
process absolutely new in Asia, not only
as regards Asiatic colonies Of European
powers. but as regards Asiatic possessions
Of other Asiatic powers: and, indeed. al
ways excepting the striking and wonder
full example afforded by the great empire
of Japan, it opens an entirely new de-
parture when comp AIRED with anything
which ,, has happened e, among Asiatic pow
Hitherto this Philippine legislature has
acted with moderation and self-restraint,
and has seemed in practical fashion to
realize the eternal truth that there must
always be government. and that the only
way in which any body of individuals can
escape the necessity Of being governed by
outsiders is to show that they are able to
restrain themselves, to keep down wrong
doing and disorder. The Filipino people,
through their officials are therefore max
ing real steps in the direction Of self-gov-
eminent.
1 hope and believe that these steps
mark the beginning Of a course which will
continue till the Filipinos become fit to
decide for themselves whether they desire
to be an independent nation. But it Is
we'll for them (and we'll also for those
Americans who during the past decade
have done SO much damage to the Fill
ipinos by agitation for an immediate in
dependence for which they were totally
unfit to remember that self-government
depends. and must depend, upon the Fill
ipinos themselves.
All we can do is to give them the oppOr-
tunity to develop the capacity for self
government. II we had followed the adj
vice of the foolish doctrinaires who wished
us at any time during the last ten years
to turn the Filipino people adrift, we
should have shirked the plainest possible
duty and have inflicted a lasting wrong
upon the Filipino people.
We have acted in exactly the opposite
spirit We have given the Filipinos con-
stftutional government; government
based upon justice; and We have shown
that we have governed them for their
good and not for our ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
At the present time, as during the past
ten years. the memorable logic of facts
shows that this government must be sup
piled by us and not by them. We must
be wise and generous: we must help the
Filipinos to master the difficult art Of
self-control, which is simply another name
for self-gOvernment. But we cannot give
them self-government save in the sense Of
governing them SO that gradually they
may. II they are able, learn to govern
themselves.
Under the present system Of just laws
and sympathetic administration we have
every reason to believe that they are
gradually acquiring the character which