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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
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Hes a grand new device that is now
used in putting all motions in national
democratic convention" said the Hotel
Clerk. LAS a puttist he stands without a
peer. You use Jimmy to break safe,
Larry, but James to break a silence.
which is a joke that came to me like
flash, right out of my own head, and a
mighty clever conceit at that. when you
come to think it over. Ollie James is all
right. He comes from that section of
Kentucky that has produced the largest
live stock Hippopotamously speaking.
he's the noblest Roman Of them all.
TEs what you'd call craftsmanship
n in bulk. He measures six feet
L d from tip to tip or from dome to dome
or whichever way is proper to space off d
sage that weighs 800 pounds net with his
shoes off, and never has a dry thread on
him during June. July, August and the
first part of September, If the hot
weather should happen to hang on. In
action his voice could be distinctly heard
from here to Staten Island and half way
back and he has power of oratorical
endurance that would make Old Faithful
geyser out yonder in Yellowstone Park
look like she was tongue-tied. He can
put the sixteen-pound motion 175 feet
& inches at one put and not half try, and
when 1t comes to moving the previous
question he's got Matt McGrath and all
these other professional hammer throw
ers hiding in the bleachers. Bryan thinks
the world and all of him. and If he's
elected he's going to appoint him to fill
the chairs Of Secretary OF State, Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, and first, sec
ond and third assistant postmaster gen.
erals. The other jobs will go to Okla
homa.
I'll tell you what's the matter with
your friend Schmaltz, Larry. He's one of
these independent democrats. You never
hear of an Independent republican. If he
was Independent he wouldn't be a repub-
lican. But independent democrats are
scattered around everywhere. Automo-
biles run over them at night: the weekly
periodicals print letters from them in tho
humor column: the chambermaids sweep
them out of republican national head
quarters of a morning. DO you happen to
know what an Independent democrat is.
Larry? Well. then, I'll tell you. He's a
democrat who's been trying to vote the
ticket ever since Hancock ran. and the
closest he's been able to get to it was
attending a Palmer and Buckner ratifica-
ton meeting If it's not the platform,
it's the candidate. and IL It's not the
candidate it's his wife's folks by mar
riage.''
well, 1 always vote her straight
said the House Detective. stoutly. lit
amt the man with me. It's the principle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
By IRWIN 8. COBB.

BY IRWIN 8. COBB.
TT WIZ talkin' to Schmaltz to-
day." said the House Detective
of the ST. Reckless. "He amt
goin' to vote for Bryan this
time"
That's all right" said the Hotel
Clerk, "he can vote for Bryan at any
time. But what's the matter with Kern
Of Kokomo. already endeared to the
hearts Of his countrymen under the name
Of who-the'rs Kern? Kern ought to
command the suffrage of every true
American that wants to see Indiana turn
Ing out something beside historical novel
lists and Senator Beveridge. He ought to
have the undivided and enthusiastic sup
port of every man who believes that the
lower end of the human face divine
was intended by nature for a hay NOW.
In short and In fine. Larry-although it's
not so short. but is something like f1ne-cut
chewing tobacco. hence the phrase-Kern
has a countenance which should win him
the vote of the agricuituralist. the nat
uralist, the explorer. the poet. the work
er in textile fabrics. the producer of red
timothy and the lover Of the messy south
ern bank where the honeysuckle grows
and the love vine twines in the mostly
drip / repeat. therefore. what's the
matter with Kern? Hesallrightwhosall
rishtkern"
But what's ailing your friend
schmalts-he's got whiskers Of his own.
or had 'em the last time saw him?''
"Schmaltz says he can't stand for the
platform" said the House Detective.
He says he don't like it,
"schmaltz is a liar" said the Hotel
Clerk. He don't know whether he likes
II or not. and neither does anybody else
except those members of the committee
on resolutions that didn't succeed In get
ting their favorite planks snuck across.
campaign platform. Larry. is some
thing that the party spends from one
to two years thinking up. from two to
three days writing out and from three to
four minutes forgetting. 1t is designed
for the purpose Of helping out the allied
hotel and boarding house interests In the
town where the conventions being held
and also to give the special correspond
ents on The job chance to say that
great party which has always been able
to run as good as second now trembles
on the very verge Of disruption and will
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weakens on him until he can hardly
speak above a shout. His appetite fails;
he can't even muster up energy to go to
lynching in his own neighborhood. Shall
he take up this doctrine or shall he put it
on a diet of prepared food and lay it by?
Here's one that don't look like it could
last through the teething period. and
the second summer has been SO fatal to
so many of our brightest and most prom
Using democratic doctrines. There's Bry-
an; he's had the worst luck Of any parent
in the party. / can't think of any Of
his that's been able to live from one cleo
ton to another except one, and that one
was a stepchild and its adopted father
never seemed to think so much of it,
anyhow. I refer. Larry. to the tariff.
ri A FTER awhile the sage from
A Jackson's Purchase or Jack
y sons Hole or Jacksoncounty,
as the case may be, goes to the conven-
ton carrying his little three-weeks-o old
issue in a portable incubator and feeding
it on oxygen and the white of an egg:
and when ne gets there, what does he
find? He finds upward of 5000 other sages
that have moved in from the Sage Brush
with similar issues. only radically differ
ent. Every prominent leader that hasn't
been mentioned for Vice President by
himself or q close friend is on the ground
holding the nursing bottle to the pale,
blue lips of a small. young. new, pallid,
soft, eternal imperishable everlasting as
the Rocks Of Gibraltar issue called Roxie
for short. They have terrible time;
there's the devil and all to pay. For
forty-eight hours the committee on reso-
lutions goes sleepless, hungry, and at
times almost thirsty. And then, as the
saying is, order comes out of chaos, the
name part of Order being capably played
by Mr.. Charles F. Murphy, a leading
sage of this place-in fact. 1 may say,
the most leading sage or this place-who
hands the New York delegation a green
transfer showing them where they get
off, and then Sage Guffey of Pennsylva-
MIA starts for home sobbing out his sor-
row on the sympathetic shoulder OF Sage
Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn. who also
happens to be coming this way by rail,
and shortly thereafter the news is flashed
to the waiting world that, on motion Of
Sage Ollie James of Kentucky. the party
in convention assembled has just ratified
by reclamation. amid unparalleled en-
thusiasm, one Of those platforms that
you can climb aboard anywhere ride as
far as you please. enjoy a pleasant nap
and drop off at point that looks almost
exactly like the place where you got
on"
"Who is this here Mister Ollie James
4 hot ino ont RI
asked the House Detective.
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trouble about that In British East Africa.
There are no end OF famous people who
hunt there every season, and some OF
the nobility of England have large es-
tates with game preserves Lord Della
mere, one of these. Is famous shot.
and 50 is Lord Hindlip. who owns tens
Of thousands OF acres in the Rift valley.
have already written of our Pike county
millionaire, Mr.. William Mcmillan, for
merly of Missouri. He has an estate Of
gion. and his wife now and then goes out
and shoots a lion in the back yard.
There is chance to pop over hippo
potamus or a rhinOceros in the garden
patch before breakfast. and there are
herds of antelopes and Zebras on the
mobile, with which the President might
run down the zebras or. in case of an
unsuccessful trouble with a lion, retreat
in a masterful way.
, Seriously speaking. the big game Of
British East Africa is numerous and va
railway. which runs for about 600 miles
from the Indian ocean to Lake Victoria
right through the country, is lined with
antelopes, Zebras, gnuS and wild ostriches,
and one frequently sees giraffes, lions
and rhinoceroses from the car windows.
There is far more game visible in a ride
over that road than the number of cattle
and hogs in a journey through the best
stock-raising portions of the United
States.
Hunting In Rhodesia.
One of the fine hunting grounds still left
on the African continent is Barotseland,
now known as Northwestern Rhodesia.
The President might reach this by going
westward through German East Africa to
Lake Tanganyika, and thence making his
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Spoken like true patriot" said the
Hotel Clerk. mo moro do l. II we
hung back on the candidates often we
wouldn't vote at all. remember the
kind of congressman we used to send to
when I lived at home. ]
don't know so much about it since ]
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read a platform all the way
through. 1 think maybe he thought
it was something else at the time; or
1T may have run in the family He was
a full brother to the party that wrote
the Lords Prayer on the back Of a two
cent postage stamp and it was his own
uncle that spent two years proving the
average number Of seeds In a hubbard
squash is 2S73. Well. anyway he read
this platform through and it gave him
some very. very strong convictions. But
unfortunately he didn't get to vote Elec-
tion day, about 8 o'clock in the morn
ing. he picked up most absorbing scien-
tific article on the Life and Customs of
Potato Bugs" and before he could put
it down 1t was dark and the polls had
closed. So then he wound up the cat and
in the anthracite bin after carefully
dressing a coal scuttle in an outing
flannel nightshirt and putting 1t to sleep
in his own bed. But toward morning he
was more or less restless. O1Q i mention
to you that he was inclined to verge
on observation-disclosures? Well, he was.
"I'll tell you how 1t Is with a platform
Larry. For weeks and months every sage
in the party has been spending his time
il l were humorist. Larry. I'd spell it
thyme and couple it with sage and have
the stuffings of good joke-he's been. as
] say. putting in long hours thinking up
great issues that will strike straight to
the heart Of the masses Only II he's a
republican sage, he don't. A republican
sage gets his issues nice and hot dozen
in a mess. all put up in a box ready to
take home. the same as fried oysters,
which thought naturally brings in Oys-
ter Bay. But be that as it may. DEM
ocratic sage has to think up his own
issues. He worries himself almost into
state of vocal prostration. His voice
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organization relieved me Of ali RESPONSE
bility in the matter. The only time
hear Of my congressman being In Con-
gress is when l hear of him being put
out But in the country you get a chance
to look 'em over.
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1--WE don't turn out as many Henry
Clays in this country as we uster.", re-
Elected the House Detective.
NO" said the Hotel Clerk. I'VE DON'T
But. on the other hand. we never had Al
larger acreage of the Richmond Pear.
son Hobsons."
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continue so to tremble until about this
time tomorrow afternoon, when the word
is expected from Fairvrew farm. located
between Lincoln. Neb., and Washington,
D. c., but somewhat closer to Lincoln,
that the anti-injunction clause is going to
be adopted by unanimous vote or else Is
not going to be adopted. also by unani-
owner of said Fairview farm premises
feels about that after eating his usual
hearty dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

BY IRWIN 8. COBB.
~ WIZ talkin' to Schmaltz to-
day." said the House Detective
of the ST. Reckless. "He amt
goin' to vote for Bryan this
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04

Commencement week, with all its
pleasure and gaiety, has passed, and
once more has our town put on its &C.
customed summer quiet. The exercises
at the college during the days Of "Com
mencement' have been filled with much
labor upon the parts OF both faculty and
studegts and rare pleasure to the peo.
pie who have benefited because of the
efforts Of the school people. In all
respects the exercises have proven a
success and shown again TO our people
the importance and benefit Of the
school to the town. Beginning last
Wednesday evening and ending at a
late hour Monday night, students,
faculty and people have all been con-
tinuallY on the go and all have profted
by the varied exercises and enjoyed
each Of them to the fullest. For the
past year the school has enjoyed an
appreciated prosperity. Four hundred
and twenty-five students were enrolled
during the term and more than one
third Of the counties Of the State we're
represented 10 the student body. The
teachers, one and all, have been faith
full 70 their charge and diligent in their
duties, and the result has shown itself
in the bright faces and sparkling
intellectual Development Of the pupils
The graduating class for the term
numbered twenty-four divided among
the various departments Of the school
as follows: Scientific course. a Normal
course, 70. Music, 8 stsnography, 3.
Bookkeeping, 2. The exercises Of the
various classes were replete with ex-
cellent essays, sweetest music and
pleasing defamation. They we're at
tended by immense audiences who en-
joyed to the fullest every rumber.
The Commencement sermon sunday
by Rev C. Fred Blackburn
was inspiring. instructive, spiritual and
with The best Of advice. The
Glass addresses BY DR. W. F. Yocum,
he grand old man Of Florida educa-
Iion.n was a CLASSIC, and his deep earn
,ainess, his learning and bis manner Of
presenting his theme delighted and en-
lhralled his hearers. The music furnish
ID at an OF the exercises on Monday by
be orcheatra from Jacksonville was an
hat could possibly be desired and tbia
entp1a vas indeed treat 10 the
nc c-logiug people Of orr town. The
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04
To The PeOpIe Of Florida.

wish to express my high
appreciation 10 the people o. Flon-
daiOr the great vote which they gave
me in the last primary. ] would
not be true to them, or myself, If ]
did not use every honorable effort to
carry out their wishes in endeavor-
ing to secure an election in the com.
ing primary, June sixteenth.
respectfully solicit the votes Of
people Of all stations trades, occupa
lions, business callings, and profess
sions in life. thank those who
supported me, ] hope they viii
continue to do so. / respect the
honest differences Of opinion, or
PERSONAL preferences Of those who
saw tito vote against me. I hope
they will change their opinions or
preferences, and vote for me.
hope to be Governor for no other
reason than Of being Governor in an
honorable, manly way.
Ehave the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Aturpr w. GucHnsT,
Vsepdidate for Governor OF Florida.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04

Alumnsl Banquet at the Merchants
Hotel Monday night was dainty and
satisfying as il was possible for The
alumni and Mrs. Mccall to make it,
and that is saving all that can be said
and the hundred aud more guests who
sat at the banquet board until the "wee
sma' hours" of Tuesday morning arose
from the board refreshed physically by
the dainty Yiands ana refreshed mental
ly by the various toasts as they we're
pleasing and presented by the several
speakers. All 10 all, Commencement
Week was splendid and our people will
await the Commencement exercises OF
next year with full realization Of the
joy aud pleasure which they bring.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04
RUM-OvER LOCALS

Col. G. B, Ashley spent yesterday il
Jacksonville on business.
Services will be held at the Episcopa
church next Sunday to which the pub
lie is cordially invited.
Operation for Piles win not be peces-
sary il you use Manzan Pile Remedy
guaranteed. Price 5Oc. Sold by B. F
Moseley.
My entire stock consisting Of shoes,
notions, groceries also full outfit Of
store fixtures for sale at and below cost.
LII. PATTERSON.
Yesterday, the anniversary Of the
birth Of Jefferson Davis, and legal
holiday, was observed by our banks
which remained closed for the day.
Miss Americas Pillans who has been
attending school az Tallahassee, is
guest Of Mrs. Claude Morrow with
whom she will visit for few days be
lore proceeding 10 her nome In South
Florida.
Chills, Fever and Malaria sufferers
can now obtain Woods Liver Medicine
10 liquid form. Regulates the liver,
kidneys and bladder, relieves bilious
ness, sick headache, constipation,
fatigue and weakness. It's tonic effect
on The entire system is felt with the
first dose. Pleasant to take. Clears
the complexion quickly. sl.0O bottle
contains ~ times The quantity Of the
500 size. Sold by B. g. Moseley.
Revn. J. b. and burke Culpepper,tbe
famous evaneelists. held the irst Of
their services 10 Che tent last night. The
meeting waa expected TO commence on
Monday but unforeseen difficulties
arose which prevented and DELAYED the
services until last plight. The Tent,
which is ample in proportions Is spread
under the oak trees 10 the park thus 10
surfing GOODNESS Of the atmosphere At all
he services. We are not advised as TO
,ow long the meeting VIII continue,
hat beng determined, we presume, by
he interest shown and results. The
aessrs. Culpepper are able preachers
10TH and she meeting promises to be
,,sended by great spiritual revive.
everybody, Irrespective Of den"mios-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04

It has just come TO my notice that
'Tepoit is being circulated to the
effect that a slate has been formed
io' two years hence and that my
name Is being used in connection
Herewith. This Of course lie being
done for political purposes in the
PRESENT campaign. ] wish to state
dednitely and positively that know
Of no such slate and that g.il not
be candidate for any Office a. that
time The interes, I have taken in
1e primary has been done from
sense Of duty, and uiis ! shall con-
'pue to do, regardless Of The fear Of
criticism en- he The hope Of future
ayou
J.. DicrssoS
'oot 3. 1908.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04
IN the Second Primary,
lime I6.1QOa.

For Delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention from the State at
Large.
Vote for three.
X MAX NJ. BROWN.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04

Delegates 10 the National Democratic
Convention from the Third Congress
sional District;
Vote for one
X A. Q BLOUNT. JR.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-06-04
DUNCAN u. FLETCHER
g"ddastu q 1a1ted States Senator, Primary June Is os
BORN ON A FARM. RAISED ON a EA7NA AIA77
WORK HAS BEEN The PRIME CAUSE OF
ANY SUCCESS HAVE ATTAINED
4 AM A FREE MAN. RINGS ORCORPORA.
TONS CANNOT CONTROL FLETCHER.

be eand
at the last moment and warn en-
untlG came
races en
opponents, Mesrs Beard, Lamar and myself
referred that
1t must Disappointing that with the aid of the
dfon
IN by small
candidate
handed and
with the this fight and and
of
constitution
people that
ABSOLUTE confidence Off sweeping victory.
I ask every FLETCHER MAN to be ACTIVE and VIG1
the night OF June 10. We are sure to win.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-31
Auction.

Big auction sale Saturday, August
sth. near the depot, not a Market
Day auctoneer but by Honest Old
John Raudle. One covered spring
wagon will carry 1900 lbs, One open
spring wagon will carry 5000 lbs. One
heavy lumber wagon with two extr.
wheels. wood rack and seat. One
light lumbor wagon with spring seat
One 2.seated surry. One large bay
horse, suitable for work or good
family driving horse. All to 20 to the
highest bidder. II. l.. TRUAX.
7-3i lt
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-31
wife, the latter being the daughter
and sister of the two ladies.
A Valuable Advertising Medium.
Grants Pass, July 81, 1908.
To The Rogue River Courier,
Grants Pass, Ore,

To The Rogue River Courier,
Grants Pass, Ore,
Gentlemen:
We wish to take this opportuni-
ty of thanking you for the general
style aud get up to the page "ad"
which we ran in your publication
last week and which has been con-
tinued in this weeks issue, aud we
desire also to congratulate you, as
well as ourselves. ON the fine results
which were obtained through the use
of your columns. 1t seems that consid-
erable local interest has been aroused
and the results, which we have noted
in the purchase of considerable
amount of our stock, during the past
week, has been quite gratifying.
At this writing we are advised that
all three of our bsrges have been sue
cessfully taken through to below the
mouth of Galice Greek and the ma.
chine itself will be in course of erec-
tion there within the next 10 days.
We expect to be in actual operation
within 80 days.
If our stock sales recently are any
criterion to go by, we will have dis
posed Of all our available stock.
within the next 10 days to two weeks.
Yours very truly
GILMAN BEDROCK MINING CO..
r. f. Wendover. Secretary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-31
Engineering Corps Start
ed Out Tuesday.
ARE NOW In THE FIELD
Chief Engineer. Collins Declares
With Emphasis That Road
Will Be Built.

Civil Engineer G. A. Collins. who
thus far, has been the prime mover in
tn, proposed electric raiload from
Grants Pass into the Illinois valley,
began Tuesday morning with corps of
men on preliminary survey of the
proposed route. They started at the
official corner stake at the intersection
of g and Sixth streets and proceeded
south down Sixth to the river. and are
now we'll out toward the Illinois along
the country road.
Mr.. Collins is proceeding with the
survey very deliberately and without
anything of the brass band noise which
often attends an enterprise of this
kind. Moreover he is anything but
talkative on the subject, except to de.
clare most emphatioally that the pro.
posed road is sure to be built, aud
while preliminary survey does not
always spell railroad the manner in
which Mr.. Collins has begun his work
is oretainly guarantee Of good faith
that merits the encouragement of
every citizen 10 Grants Pass and from
here into the Valley.
One booster in Grants Pass puts
the proposition this way. "while l
am not altogether familiar with Chris
tian Science, yet l look upon this pro-
posed electric road and other similar
enterprises as matters which should
be goverened bv the principle of Chris
tian Science as II appears to me; that
is to say, If everybody boosts for the
new road. believes 1t himself and
talks it to his friends, the road will
surely be built. On the other hand
if the knockers get out and gruchert
try to sour everybody. why, Of course
we won't have the road.
In view of the splendid country
which the road would place in qaicl
connection with Grants Pass and tn,
Southern Pacific liue. for both freigh
and passenger traffic there appear
not the slightest reason why the roa'
should not be built. Real estate mel
already have their eyes on lllinoi
Valley lands and both Grants Pas
and the valley are bound TO boom a
result of the building of the road