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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

In both the near East and far East
matters remain i'm an unsettled condi-
ton and are the cause OF anxiety TO
other countries. In the Balkans the
reassuring outlook Of one day is on
set the next by disquieting rumors,
and as the winter is slipping by fast
and no settlement of the various ques-
lions directly involving Turkey. Aus
trla, Bulgaria and Seryia is in sight
there is grave danger Of hOstilities in
the spring. In China the dismissal
OF the reform prime minister causes
much uneasiness among the foreign
Legations. inasmuch as the action be-
trays a reactionary sentiment which
Is always hostile TO foreigners.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
THIS MAN GOT PARDON
and $8OO.OO BESIDES
After Serving Fourteen Years for Breaking Into a
Store and Stealing a Ham.

case with his colleagues on the com
mission and succeeded I'm having Reed
pardoned last week. Subsequently
Capt. Williams had occasion 20 visit
the Durham mines % make an inspec.
ton, returning from there the latter
part OF this week.
While there be- learned that R 4.
by UCrking over time during Dr. .o1r
teen years. service had saved $500.
Each uan in the mines o. required
10 see .ut $50 much coal as q daily
task aft.r Dc has completed that pc
is l... o. rest or o. continue work.
and m tae latter nstapce receives
.lay o.. ata 0f about i0 cents a
tom O.. 1H additional coal dug out
n. D t..k close 90 work aud when
.his PARDON came Capt >. L. Gordon
wand" rr rie Durham mines. went
90 - .nr1H with him. drew Dr.
money from tte bank and gaF, Or to
him $500 in new crisp bIlls
Rr.i t0s COVE beck to ais home
having announced his determination
90 sea him zap a legitimate business
aut make "a good citizen hencef1rth
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

There should be- no more new coun'
ties formed IN Florida until the larger
counties are given the representation
IN the Florida Legislature that their
population Justly entities them 20. Il
Is not Just that a county having a
Dopulatlon OF ten thousand should
have a Senator aud two representa-
uyes. when a county Of nifty thousand
has only that number. Make the APP.
portlonmeut equal before forming mel"
counties of already sparsely popu.
lated territory.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

We now know officially who Is elect
ed President, for the electoral college
has met and cast its vote. The fact
that the people actually made the
choice in November and that the ac-
ton OF the college was only perfume
tory indicates the change that has TAX
en- place since the day our fathers
designed that the actual and not the
nominal election should be done by
the electoral college and not by the
people.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

ATLANTA. Jan. 1S-There are
Few, n any persons IN Georgia who are
approaching the joys Of freedom with
a deeper and more abiding apprecia-
ton than Bruce Reed, who not only
has a pardon IN his pocket after a
penitentlary service Of fourteen years,
but along with IL $500 In cash.
Reed e. a Harris county negro, who
was convicted OF breaking into a store
and stealing a ham. For that oiense,
burglary, he was given the limit OF
the law, twenty years in the peniten-
tiary. For fourteen years Reed
worked away Ia the Durham coal
mines. In Walker county up ON the
Tennessee line until one day a few
weeks ago, Police Commissioner
James Key Of Columbus called the at.
teut0n OF Prison Commissioner Wiley
Williams 20 the case Reed was a
negro who had borne a good reputa.
zion prior 90 this crime, and Capt
Williams concluded that fourteen
years vas a long enough service for
the theft Of one ham.
Commissioner Williams took up che
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Some OF the editors who did not
support Governor Gilchrlst I'm his race
I'm the primary, but on the contrary
I'D ever thiEg in their power 10 de-
feat him, resorting in some instances
10 questionable methods TO injure his
candidacy. are now "slobbering' all
over him. The Sun opposed him I'm
has race for the nomination. but never
resorted to abuse or yilihcation of the
man We had known for thirty years
to be an honorable, upright gentle
man, and we are glad TO observe that
some Of our contemporaries have
found out that he really is not so bad
man they pictured him during the
primary.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

The secrecy which characterized
the administration Of Governors Jen-
nings and Broward will not be toler-
ated by Governor Gilchrist. At the
last meeting of the Internal I'm
provement Board and Board Of State
Institutions IL was ordered that the
secretary have the records always in
shape for public inspection by anyone
desiring to examine them. This order
was made at the personal request OF
the Governor.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
THE DAILY SUN.

For a club Of ave (Old aubscribers)
One-year subscriptions (before April l.
1907 $4,000 votes.
For a club OF ave (neW subscribersl
One-year subscriptions (befOre April
1, 1900 $4,000 votes.
For club Of ten Told subscribers) six
months subscriptions (befOre April J.
1907 $4,000 votes.
For a club Of ten (new subseribersl
six-mOnths' subscriptions CbefOre April
1. 1907 $4,000 votes.
There O. no limit % the number Of
clubs each contestant may secure.
THE sEMl.WEEkLY SUN.
tl.OV .......ss.ssssss. AvV votes
For a club Of ave One-year
subscriptions .........4 1900 votes
There a. no limit % the number %
clubs each contestant may secure.
Soliciting votes By candidates o.
friends within the stores distributing
votes 10 undeslred BY the proprietors.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
BLUE LAWS AND BLUE PEOPLE.



The eyes OF all America are focuss-
ed Just now with an amused interest
ON the Florida city 81 Pensacola,
where there Is under way a determin-
ed attempt 20 enforce the blue laws
as they were enacted In all their vigor
nfty years ago.
At this iuncture. the authorities
and the blue laws have all the best
OF the controversy Business men
have been unceremOniously 'pinched"
for opening their mail ON Sunday. the
soft drink establishments have closed
up with a bang ON the Sabbath. and
the only thing that restraints the
sheriff from putting a ban ON trolley
traffic Is that the city attorney has
designated IL as a necessity Of life
The affair has, OF course, its own
humor but Is also not without a
serious phase. Statutes OF this strin-
gency are a survival of the era when
the country was more OF less infected
with Puritanism. Men then took liter
ally the Biblical injunction regarding
the OK I'm the ditch. They conceived
Il 10 be their duty 20 makc-thelr neigh
bors religious, nolens volens. that in
evitable human ohiciousness with re-
spect 10 the affairs Of others and the
tendency 20 monopolize to one human
theory all virtues being then i'm the
ascendant.
We have widened out as 20 soul and
mind since those days. and We are
speedily arriving az the knowledge
that men are not made holy by statute
or precept. but by example and by
teachings that persuade the soul with
out doing violence TO the intellect.
No indications are uppermOst that
America, or the southern part OF IL
at least, would sanction or permit the
laxity Of an European Sunday. In a
majority OF the Southern cities, fOr
example. these sO-called blue laws
have been obsolete for fun half q
century. People enjoy their Sabbaths
in a quiet. rcyerential aud orderly
manner. and men do not seem poorer
Christians for the fact that they can
buy on Sunday a cigar or a glass Of
soda water
Il Is an inviolable law Of human ma
ture. supported by history that is an
cient as well as amusingly modern,
that no statute is stronger than COM
munity sentiment. History shows al
so the tragic monumental error Of
religion by coercion. Blue laws, or
those condemned by that prepOnder-
ating religious sentiment that does not
lose sight of the factor OF progress,
make a blue people. What is more,
they promote that which the liturgy
especially cautions us against
hypocrisy, envy. hatred and all I'M
charitableness."
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Tallahassee has an ordinance pro
hibiting chickens and geese running
at large in the city limits. Il is a
good law, and such an ordinance
should be passed by the Gainesville
Council, prescribing the area In
which they shall not be permitted to
destroy other peoples flowers. Your
neighbor's poultry should have no
more rights I'm this respect than his
COW.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Aaa noW Il Is said that Telfair
.-e-lon win cross swords with Sen
laliaferrO for his toga in Wash
soa- Our friend Telfair will find
= easy Job 10 beat Tallaferro. II
eke a man better known and who
'one more for the State 20 turn
tiek' against Taliaferro. We say
N di kindness 10 Mr.. stockton.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

o.her Effort will be made % d.
Dlae county az the coming ses-
o the legislature. II there De
'.,lv In the State which should
I. -'''aed' Il Is Dade. but We repeat
~ more new counties should be
'a until the present unjust ap-
-. .ll'nent Is changed so as 10 give
.'satation IN the Legislature IN
'''Ftion TO population.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
Ahuertlslna Rates:
Our Clubbing List.

sun and The Thrice-a-Week
W world one year.
s. Sun and The Atlanta (GaJ
wsskly Constitution one year. l.15
- sun and The Atlanta tGaD -
..lWeekly Journal one year 100
s.. sun and The SemiWeekly
r,mev.JniOn one year ....... LOO
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

county commissioners OF Os-
ga county subscribe for two hun
-la copies Of The Kissimmee Valley
e-lsiie and pay for the same out Of
- public funds. This Is a good way
aa!ertise the county, but We doubt
~ EoDriety Of such action on the
- o. the commissioners.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

$50. A A. Vanderlip. who has been
~, PRESIDENT OF the National City
y New York. the biggest bank
80 sentiment began life for him
a newspaper reporter This is
- OF the fact that opportunity
passed for industrious young
A nae In the commercial world
.-. -''lous Young men have 90 DO
AZ hsn.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

ne Florida editors are unanimous
= agreed upon az least one thing
Nai Governor Gilchrist did the right
nng IN giving Brother Jordan Of
ile Puuta GOrda Herald an Office.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Hon Thomas A. Darby, former Sen
N~ nom Putnam county but now en-
Nssd In business in Alaska, was
-nong the visitors 70 jacksonville
- week His many friends I'm
AAehua county would be pleased to
e. him down this way.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

A Boston doctor says Everyone
1hould swallow one dozen raw eggs
nefy day" Does the good doctor
nisiake Us for a nation Of billionalres?
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Governor Gilchrist has appointed
Bon d. u. Fletcher United States
2snator for the vacancy occurring be-
isssn March 4th and the election by
o. legislature.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

The Winning OF the South" by
Villain Howard Taft, promises to be
cite as interesting a volume as The
Winning Of the West" by Theodore
nDosevelt.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

II took quite a while, but Mr.. Hitch
cock has finally secured a confirma-
ton Of the report that he will be in
Mr. Taft's cabinet.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

re girls who get married this year
vi Be able to hold their heads up
udly, knowing that they are free
aun suspicion.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

rme men never experiment sufii-
tn,ly with truth to find out whether
i nys or not.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

4 sounds funny to hear the Presi'
tell the Senate TO mind its own
ness.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Pretty much all Of the State OF
Ohio has climbed aboard the water
wagon. Only a few wet counties are
left.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

II the House keeps up the pace II
will soon become an active instead Of
a sleeping partner In the Govern
ment
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

The unattached female who did not
exercise her leap year perOgatiye
will have TO be content with three
more years Of spinsterhOod.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

nking character in Pittsburg APP
rs 20 be pretty low.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

~ We viii not accept stamps Of
rwsr denomination than 2 cents.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Here lies a man" begins Poet Paul
Cook M The birmingham Age-Herald,
Well. We suppose there Is always
room for one more in the Ananias
CIul.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

The female sex Is making progress
IN one respect IL can select better
Christmas cigars than Il used 90.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Rather than free text books. some
Of the youngsters would prefer free
baseball bats.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

Night riders doubtless were sur
prised, not az the fact OF being guilty,
but the nerve Of the Jury In saying so.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
The BUSH & SAT-
FORD PIANO
CONTEST

On Which q Resident q Alachua
County Will be Awarded q Beautiful
Howard Piano, and 90 Certificates Val
ued az $4,000 Furnished BY The
Bush q Stafford Piano Co, Sole Repre-
sentatives Of The r. 8. Howard Co. %
Miami, the Contest 90 be Conducted b.
THE SUN In Behalf Of Bush q SAT-
ford.
ss,5sooo.
One $4,000 Howard Piano win Be
given 20 the person residing IN the
County OF Alachua who receives the
highest number OF votes between De
cember 18th. 1905. and 10 p. M. April
18th, 1909.
ADDITIONAL GIFTS.
Tn addition 20 the Piano there win
be issued by The Bush a Stafford Pr
ano Co, on a new $500 Howard Piano.
eighteen Transferable Due Bills. same
to be used as n first or initial pay
ment on a new Howard Piano. These
due bills will be given I'm this voting
contest as follows. % persons residing
in Alachua County:
To the first six receiving the next to
the highest vote, a due bin for each
for $4,000.
To the second six receiving the next
highest vote, due bin for each for
S175.O0.
To the next six receiving the next
highest vote, a due bill for each for
$4,000.
These due bills may be used By the
winners OF can be disposed Of 70 any
one for any value they may see ht.
and viii be worth their face value
upon the purchase Of one Of these new
pianos.
In the event OF a tie for any prize
offered. a prize similar in all respects
thereto win be given each Of those
tieing.
How and Where 70 Get Votes.
The following merchants win give
one vote for every cent paid into their
establishments for goods which they
handle:
The Gainesville Hardware Co.
Phifer Bros.
Hyde & Teneh.
Where Votes May BE Cast
Ballot boxes viii be found In the es
Adjustments OF the merchants givine
votes and az The Sun once. Votes
sent by mail must be directed % the
Voting Contest Department OF The
n, Gainesville, Florida.
Rules and Regulations.
1 The contest Is open 90 anyone
living I'm Alaehua county who Is known.
by the conductors OF the contest or
vOuched for by some reputable person.
20 them well known.
2. No employee, attachee or rela-
tive OF the proprietors OF the above
named firms are eligible % participate
in this contest and win participate In
no manner.
3. In the event OF a misunderstand-
ing between candidates or others In
terested In this contest. such cOntro-
versy may be referred % the con-
ductors OF contest. who alone are the
persons qualified % render decisions
4. In the event a candidate decides
20 withdraw from the race, such canoi-
date will not be allowed 20 transfer
votes TO the credit Of another candi-
date IN the contest.
THE DAILY SUN.
Old New.
Subscribers. Subscribers
Sl.25 .. 400 votes 500 votes
$3.50 ..... 1000 votes 1900 votes
$500 ........ 1000 votes 1880 votes
For n eIuh NJ Ave fold ouhaarfhoran
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
-. Oh subserIptIon.

..,.,re-a. Week Sun 81 a year;
....-,hs SOC; single copies DC.
Advertising Rates; \
- advertisements 10 cents a
- ne frst and 10 cents for each
,.-.,.T advertisements for three
~ twelve months at special rates.
80 furnished upon application.
..--v,sre and Death notices inserted
0bituaries, 5 cents line.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

The Sun once for calling cards.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

One $4,000 Howard Piano win Be
given 20 the person residing IN the
County OF Alachua who receives the
highest number OF votes between De
cember 18th. 1908. and 10 p. M. April
18th, 1909.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21
Where Votes Nay De Cast,

Ballot boxes VIII be found I'm the es
Adjustments OF the merchants giving
votes and az The Sun ONCE. Votes
sent by mail must be directed 20 the
Voting Contest Department OF The
s n, Gainesville, Florida.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

IN Which q Resident Of Alachua
County Will be Awarded q Beautifut
Howard Piano, and 90 Certificates Val
ued az $4,000 Furnished BY The
Bush q Stafford Piano Co, Sole Repre-
sentatives Of The r. 8. Howard Co. 81
Miami, the Contest 90 be Conducted ~
THE SUN IN Behalf Of Bush a SAT-
ford.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-21

: WcaEARv. editor and Niger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
Au.triars Fond Of Tobacco.

Austria's smokers bill continues to
Increase In 1907, the returns for
which have Just been completed. ST.
400, 900 pounds of tobacco. cigars and
cigarettes were consumed in the Aus.
trian half of the monarchy. AS to.
bacco is a government monopoly, the
imperial exchequer took In about
G10,S00,000. Cigarette smoking Is In
creasing at an appalling rate. no less
than 4,S4s 100000 OF these having been
sold in the year. an increase of more
than 200,0o0,000 over 1906.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04

seen.
strange. feral, whining sound, as If he
were crying like fighting boy. Then
as the gambler raised his arm the
Canadian lifted himself up on the bot
tom of the canoe until he stood
stretched to his fun height and leaped.
As Runnion fred he sprang out and
was into the water to his knees, his
backward kick whirltng the craft from
underneath him out into the current,
where the river seized it He had
risen and jumped all in one moment.
launching himself at the shore like n
panther. The gun roared again. but
Poleon came up and on with the rush
Of the great brown grizzly that no
missile can stop. Runnion's weapon
blazed in his face, but he neither felt
nor needed 1t, for his bare hands were
upon his quarry. the impact Of his
body hurting the other from his feet.
and neither Of them knew whether
any or all Of the last bullets had taken
effect.
Poleon had come, like an arrow.
straight for his mark the instant he
glimpsed it, an insensate, unreasoning.
raging thing that no weight of lead
nor length Of blade could stop. In his
haste he had left Flambeau without
weapon of any kind. for in his mind
such things are super6uous, and he
had never fought with any but those
God gave him nor found any living
thing that his hands could not mas
ter. Therefore he had rushed head
long against this armed and waiting
man. reaching for him ever closer and
closer till the burning powder stung
his eyes. They grappled and fought
alone and unseen. and yet it was no
asht, Tor hunn;sn, though a vigorous
heavy muscled man, was beaten down.
smothered and crushed beneath the
onslaught of this great naked fellow
who all the time sobbed and whined
and me- 10y.
(To be Continued
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04

"What are you doing here, MI. Run
niOn?"
rash resolve to wrench the oars out
OF his hands and made quick motion
toward him, at which he shouted:
sit down! Do you want to upset
us?'
The unstable craft lurched and dip
ped dangerously, and, realizing the fu.
tility of her mad impulse, she sank
back on her knees.
Stark told me to board the first boat
for st. Michaeps," he said, ''but I've
made few plans of my own the last
hour or So"
"St. Mtchaels! Mr.. Stark told you
why, that's impossible! You misnn.
derstood him. He told you to row me
to the mission. I'm going to Father
Barnum's house,"
mo. you're not, and didn't misun.
derstand him. he wants to get you
outside, all right, but I reckon you'd
rather go as Mrs. Runrion than as the
sweetheart Of Ben Stark"
"Are you crazy % the girl cried. .eMr.
Stark kindly offered to help me reach
the father at his mission. I'm nothing
to him. and Pm certainly not going to
be anything to you. If I'd known you
were going to row the boat I should
have stayed at home, because detest
you"
He rested again on his oars and said,
with deliberation:
"Stark Kindly offered did he? Well.
whenever Ben Stark kindly offers
anything Pm in on the play. He's
had his eye on you for the last three
months. and he wants you, but he
slipped cog when he gave me the
oars. You needn't be afraid, though.
I'm going to do the square thing by
you. Wen stop in at the mission and
be married. and then well see whether
We want to go to St Michael's or not,
though personally I'm for going back
to Flambeau."
The girls beauty, her Indifference,
the mistaken attitude Of Stark. urged
him. and, strongest Of all, he was
drawn BY bis cupidfty. for she would
be very rich, 90 tie knowing ones said.
-. :.s.s -s: -; s sS=;k ~:.ea
her. and. being q man who ackpowl-
edged NO adelfty to his kind OF bis
Crs9tor. Apnnacn 4starmined to oQtwit
biz principal Dorsk Bufrell and an the
rest.
Necia saw what . Aail and helpless
thing ~ Wa. Moaning sbout her was
great ssys her soul, ard fhat was IN
uneas1lshiy vexed and worried. She
t: 49, tn. q lzteetAet had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
Cultivate Appreciation,

The best way to get out Of the bad
habit of detraction is to cultivate the
virtue of appreciation. In a world
where temperaments are so varied we
will oftentimes have to differ with our
neighbors, but let us do 1t with a good
spirit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
A CARD.

This Is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
II Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough.
heals the lungs and prevents pneu-
morLa and consumption. Contains no
opiates. The genuine Is in yellow
package. Mcbride & VIII Drug Com
pany.