davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

NOTICE is HEREnY GIVEN TO Whoa n
Az nag coneeFn. taat q Ba9rdiaa q Charles W,
Mannlna, niinol. ] VII make application b the
CuuII.I Judge II Lea oouutY, HlnFida. nt hIn
ollge u tha court housg a tba ctr 81 LaiahaEleo
o. Monday. JulE ialh a. y, ieoo. ~ Cen o'eloek e
NJ oF g. noon ttlEpaft1f q can ~ hrard. fof en-
tkority b ua tht interest q The eaid Clarke W.
haanlar. being a. undivided ona-foufth interest
sgblsel 3 ne Fisbf g deweE sherein y heiti.
~ nanniuE n ard b ths fuliowins Described
va sfstk q ssstioa %. T.sN.. RsE. 81.
cepl Zen ao4sI % tie ucat sida theFeol, runnina
- fsn isnstA q M slIhly ana rseansalss D
~ 4 50, 4 s.,slsa - Z an RsE. .
Swa ssswa e sssaaaaEsN- RaR. .
W. = EwN x s,s,aa EaN. hsE- .
Va ssigE,s = as.l.s - 4an. ass. en-
~ - e,ss q - - - - las.,.s
- s. 4 nssa Esn. 49,
q TeH a.ea
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

81 assoas, ane cay 4e
fsres 0f1snanes t
TALLaBAsaEs. Pa. gans 81 lo
Editor True Dsnoeat
DEAH sIR-W We 81 look - yosr -
e tte friend n need nc + e
eek that you offee 8 suggestion 6 -
sarsats q lhs children VIC ere allow
70 violate one ~ the eitg ordinsa
and causing much annoF4nce - e great
many. We have been cod 3 crest
many times that coaBting "a TIE iie
walks 5 8 violation of che Law. ard set
some q the streets, especially Cfnfea
- perfect bedlam and a1mt drives
some Of the psopls distxscted, and yet
every one kn0ws it is e violation of tho
Law.
A great many would thank ron sine
eerely Il you would call attention tothis
fact N your psper, and perhaps the
nuisance may be abated. At any rate
you would have the thanks of
"A FRIEND.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

Our Junior League meet last Sunday
was conducted b. Mary Robinson.
Thirty boys and thirty-eight girls were
present.
TIE toplc-Fruit Bearing WAS DIS.
cussed, and papers read ~ the helpers,
Milton Smith, Eva Child, Ruby Byrd
and Helen Saxon. The blackboard s.
lustrotiOn, vine with grapes and the
words, "By their fruit ye shall know
them, waa given b Tie superlntend.
ont. She t0ld Of q large grapevine
that oso % grow noar Santa Barbara,
Cal. ft vas owned - Aibsrt MneCsa,
the PittaburE store manufactures. 10
was said % - seVenfg.dv years old,
and three and q half feet around TIE
branches apoat aI4tY fest each way. 10
its prime { pEod6ced fear tons of
grapes each xaaE IhIa vine became
faaocs fhroC( 1out TIE Untoa States
hotaua8 q lh6 grapes a foeee 1
ths oNoI baa La efea Its
wire.
#ow -
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25
RESOLUTIONS
Passed BY lhs KIhGs Daughters Upon
The Death Of hFs. Phelps
warden WlIsen.

Whereas. Il has pIeasd God, In His
infinite wisdom, TO remove from our
midst our blessed cO-WOrker, Mrs.
Phelps Warden Wilson,
Resolved, That her loss Is irreparabIe
and our grief at losing her sincere and
heartfelt.
Resolved, That her cheerful &C opera
ton IN the many charities carried on by
the Kings Daughters Il 81 example
worthy Of being followed by as all, and
that her work here, IN His name, must
surely have lightened the dark valley
through which she has 90 lately passed.
Resolved, That the memory Of her
short life, her many kindly deeds, her
cheerful spirit win ever live in our
hearts and serve 70 urge on our tagging
steps.
Resolved, That our deep sympathy be
rendered her bereaved husband, and
that q copy Of these resolutions be sent
HIN, and also spread upon the minutes
OF our circle.
Mrs. J. T. Bradford,
Mrs. Lawrence Perkins,
Mira. Z. G.. Chesiey,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

Kleckloy's Sweets arc tho finest mel
ons grown. ! have them IN peTfcctIo1.
weighing from % 70 90 poanda Ielo
phone lo5 when wanting TIE best
i7-2t J.H. EoNn1o
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25
Omcreed.

We beIisve s. treatiag our
customers faIg---in trying
60 win Ghar conf Acs and
respect ~ heading only
honest goods and ome
drugs. We don't believe 81
JOB lots Or bargain counters
IN & drug store. We bee Ve
Be- the drug business not on
Iy g q business 60 b ccndnc-
ted aICug business lines but
e g profession 60 be honor
Cd e such. We believe thaS
. SC saEe should BE atten Led
90 with the same courtesy
and care e q dollar one, and
guarantee 60 CD mail 0Ad
messenger orders with the
same care Is ~ they were
given ID person.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-25

Cheap grade collars and cuffs win
not stand the wear and tear OF laundry.
Go % Chittonden a Co. and buy the
best &C the same price you pay f1F iB-
feFior articles elsewhere. "a
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
CONTESTS.
Historic Struggles for Control of Lover House.

bitter. and that covered almost exactly
the same length Of time The House was
composed OF 100 Republicans. - Admins
tration Democrats I3 anti-LecOmpton
Democrats, and 2 Americans (''KnOw
Nothing D. most Of whom we're from the
Southern States No party had a ma
JOriIy- On the hrst ballot the Republi-
cans we're divided between John Sherman
and Galusha A. Grow On the second.
Grow withdrew. and the party vote wasf
united on sherman From the first the
sectional feeling At the very start the
Democrats offered two resolutions aimed
at Sherman. One OF them declared that
no one who had expressed approval OF
The Impending Crisis the anti-slav-
cry book Of Hinton r Helper, whose
death was only last week chronicled. was
n 20 be Speaker. A second resolution de
clared unfit any member who approved
OF anti-slavery agitation.
BloOdshed Narrowly Averted.
These resolutions. which. OF course.
could not pass. were the signal for the
breaking loose of a long series OF bitter at
tacks by Southern members on Northern
men and institutions For the most part.
the Republican members attempted no re-
ply. Loosed from the restraint Of parlia-
mentary rules. and beyond the control OF
the Clerk who presided. The excited
harangues were continued day after day
On many days no ballots we're taken.
The desks OF the members had been re-
moved. and the close proximity OF the
speakers seemed 10 increase the danger
Of personal encounters. The galleries
were packed with partisans. whose ap-
piause and Kissing added 10 thu cOnfu-
sion.
Frequently personal encounters were
narrowly averted Once IN . heated
argument. Haskin. a New York Represen-
tative OF the Anti-Lecomptou Democratic
faction who had voted most Of the time
for Sherman. dropped q pistol on the
floor Southern members. with hands i'm
their hip pockets. crowded forward and
II looked Tor a moment as though a
bloody conflict could not be averted- -'The
members on both sides" wrote Senator
Grimes. Of Iowa. ARE mostly armed with
deadly weapons. and Il is said that the
friends Of both are armed in the gal
leries" AT length. on January 81 the
Republicans shifted from sherman %
William Pennington OF New Jersey. who
was serving his first term. and was with
out political record 10 arouse hostility
II was understood that some OF the anti
Leoompton men who baked AZ support
Of Sherman would support Pennington.
So IL proved. and on February J. 1Ss0.
nearly TWO months after Congress con
vened. Pennington received. on the forty
fourth ballot. IL votes. exactly the num-
Der required 10 elect
This was the last serious contest for TIE
SpeakershiP. not because the Importance
Of the Office IS less for II has steadily
gone on increasing. but because OF the
greater unity OF parties since the cfvI
war. and the fact that IN each Congress
some one party has possessed a dear ma
iority.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
PARIS MYTHS EXPLODED.
An American EIhouca Into Guftar
by @Politest People ON Enrth--

an American ElhOWed Into Gutter
by ~PoiiteSt People on Earth
Tradition declares the French 20 be the
most polite people fu the world. They
are not. writes Samuel Hopkins Adams in
Golfers. Individually the Frenchman
may be courteous. Collectively he lacks
the essential elements OF courtesy. regard
for the feelings of others
Charming in private. in public he IS
an lndividualist 20 the verge Of savagerv.
In the theater he IS a nuisance. on the
street he IS = bore. travelling he is-the-e
IS no other word adequate 70 the occasion
"a hog. You discover this on the occa-
SION OF your first promenade IN Paris.
Ny first day on the boulevards ~
Paris was spent mainly in the gutter. my
second IN apologizing 10 people who were
urging me thither. Ny third devoted 70
doing some butting myself Ny fourth.
hfth, and sixth I nursed lame shoulders.
Now I nave a hardened spot in nv soul
and two more or the front % my collar
bone. and I can look StraighI and un-
Quavering into the eyes of an elderly
French isdy with long gray whiskers ard
convince her that she does not want
more than two-thirds Of the sidewalk.
and that il she does want it she does not
get II. This sounds uugentlemanlv. bur
IL is necessary For Il YOU let yourself
get shunted into the street often enough
il is only a question of time when a
Watchful taxi auto VIII get YOU.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
MILLIONS IN TREE PLANTING.
National Forester Outlines POssi-
biIittes of Waste Place.
Ccopynsht By HarnsEEinE-


biIittes Of Waste Place.
Not including old plantations that have
been cut, approximately 800 acres OF
forest have been planted in New Eng
land. II Is estimated that 5.oo0.oo0 board
feet Of white pine and 340oo feet OF
hard woods could be harvested to-day
from plantations In New England.
Most OF the white pine plantations nave
been established within the last few
years and VIII 10; De ready TO cut for
twenty-five 10 thirty years Two hun
dred million feet is a conservative esti-
mate Of what may be obtained From
the trees that have been planted during
the year OF 1908 about 6o.ooo.O00 feet may
be obtained when the plantations be-
come merchantable. And only begin
ming has been made towards rendering
productive the immense area OF land
in New England which can be devoted
20 forest growth better than To anything
else.
II the 2.5OoCoo acres in New England
that need planting are set with trees.
II viii mean the production of $4,000 0J0. -
00o feet OF timber. or twenty-five times
as much as WAS cut in New England in
1890 The profits OF such an undertaking
viii -be millions Of dollars. II VIII mean
in many parts Of New England the build
ing up again OF a forest industry.
4 good beginning has been made by each
OF the New England states IN framing OF
good forest laws and in demonstrating
TO the people practicabflity OF forest
planting. but the keynote Of success in
this whole work rests upon good fire
laws. vigorously executed. and a realiza-
ton by the people Of the great need
there VIII be in the future for a local
supply Of lumber.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
SHIFTLESS ENGLISH LABOR.
Canadians and Americans Depiore
Lack OF Productive Capacity.

Lack OF Productive Capacity.
Canadian Co-rcspoudeut rhc L01daa Iimes
Il was a dreadful thing 10 hear these
keen-faced. clear-eyed. smartly dressed
Canadians. prosperous. happy. vigorous.
discussing the old country as though
il were a land OF im5eciles, played out.
10 use their own expression. I asked
them If they did not know OF other
cases in which Englishmen had made
good" lots Of them" one OF the trav-
ellers replied It's the kind you are
sending over nov that were talking
about. What's the matter? Seems 10 me
there's a sort of dry-rot come over the
people.
Everywhere IL was the same story
al Vancouver. Bann. Calgary. san Fran
cisco. Seattle. Chicago. A couple OF days
ago I visited Thomas A. Edison al his
laboratory in New Jersey say. what's
thefmatter with you people over there 90
be exclaimed almost as soon as we had
shaken hands. Here I've had 10 close
down my ph0nOgraph factory in Eng
land-what's the name Of the place. I've
forgotten. somewhere near London All
the others IN Europe paying. but we
couldn't make that one paw We get
good work out Of the French and the
Belgians and the Germans and Austrians.
but the English-no good BeIgians s. per
cent English 90 per cent
Mr. Edison meant ratio OF productive
capacity He went on
Mind. I'm not speaking OF the English
mechanic Hes aH right None better
in .hesworld. I'm talking Of the common
labOrer-man YOU pick Up on the streets
What is il? Too much booze2 Or gen
eral deterioration. or whate''
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

questions. but all good citizens, ! thought
approved the broad policies OF President
Roosevelt 7 have never been a blind
partisan. and while governor Of Oregon
appointed as many Republicans as Demo-
Gratis 10 judicial positions Nevertheless.
! always picked Democrat II he were
the equal in character and ability OF the
Republican candidate.
Has the Democratic party any pros
pective chance OF getting control OF the
national government"
81 think so. but the leaders OF the
party must be sensible, reasonable. and
just. don't believe In opposing the Re
pubIfcans when they are Tight-the peo-
ple perceive the motive instantly. We are
no longer a nation OF party bigots- II a
measure is good for the country, help Il
along, no matter who has suggested II;
any other policy Is stupid intellectually.
and ruinous politically
And now senator Chamberlain said,
what other questions do YOU want 10
ask?
"Have you any children
Yes. six
How do you rest?
'Oh. I Just go home at night and listen
10 the youngsters play and sing.
tCopyneht. 1909 by Jsmes b. Morrow
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

used money whenever he was a candidate
for election. The friends OF another man.
an elder in the church, spent $75,ooO in
the Oregon legislature, on the ground.
openly stated. that their candidate was
eminentIy worthy OF the Office.
Public business was blocked every time
a Senator was TO be chosen. Legislation
was bought. sold. or traded. as the shame
Of the occasion seemed 20 make necessary.
Why. entire sessions Of the legislative as
sembly would be spent in bargaining and
debauchery Finally the people. deter
mined TO end conditions which werg sim
ply unbearable. compelled two SUCCESSIVE
sessions of the legislature. as was then
required under the organic law OF the
State, TO pass an initiative and referen-
dun amendment TO the constitution. The
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
She Can Gossip in Thirteen Tongues

From the New York Press.
Marteina Kramers. OF Rotterdam. ranks
among the first Of women linguists. She
can read and speak thirteen languages.
and there are few men in the world who
can equal that record. Besides. she has
sufficient knowledge Of seven other Ian
gUsges 10 converse in them. and she has
planned TO add a new language 10 her list
every six mOaths for several years. Miss
KramerS also ranks as one Of the most
influential suffragetttes IN Europe. she
is editor OF Jus Suffragii. the Official
organ of the International Woman Suf-
frage alliance. which has several
branches in this country. Miss Kramers
is one Of the most optimistic of the work
ers. She believes that within ten years
America and ali the countries in Europe
win extend suffrage 20 women on equality
with men,
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Three SahbathS a Week in Tangier

From the New York Evening Post.
Morocco is country OF many Sab
baths The first three days spent in
Tangier were all Sabbaths. Arriving on
a Thursday night the next day was Fri
day. the Mohammedan sabbath which
was followed by the Jewish Sabbath
the Hebrew element IN T2ngier IS cOnsid-
eTable and stricI IN religious Observance
and rhat in .tuIn by the Christian sun
day. Subsequent comparison however
revealed little difference between any
days Of the week On the Mohammelan
Sabbath a black flag is hoisted on the
mlnarets ~ the prayer OF dawn. Instead
Of the white flag that announces the
time of devotions on other days IL re-
mains up until the middle Of the fore
noon. by which time everybody is sup
posed TO have found out what day Il is.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
Carlyle Had Been Dead Too Long.

Frrm the Glassor News.
Scotland has a grast reputation ror
learning in the United States. and a LADY
who came over from Boston recently
expected 20 find the proverbiaI shepherd
quoting Virgil and the laborer Who had
Burns bye heart. She was disiliuSioned
IN Edinburgh Accosting a policeman
she inquired as 10 the whereabouts of
Carlyle's house Which Carlyle2" ne
asked. Thomas Carlyle, said the lady.
What dos De 6o9" queried tire guardian
or the peace HE was a Writer-but he's
dead she raltered ~WeH. madasa.
the big Scot informed her. ~ the ulan
is dead over Eve years there's little
chance Of finding out anything about hiz
in a big city Ike this"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
DhScurffy-

From the New YORK SIM
Enioker-Did Jones amount to any
thing?
A.. eSeT-No; he was never even men
toned for the Cabinet
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

After my service in the legislature
a convention $50 miles distant from
Albany nominated me for prosecuting at
torney OF the Third judicial district. The
unexpected news came TO me by tele-
graph l bought a horse and buggy and
kept moving until the polls opened on
the morning OF election. The district was
Republican, but carried it. Later, / was
elected attorney general Of the State At
the expiration of my term I moved 10
Portland and practiced law"
What brought about your nomination
for governor in 1922
Really, ] don't know. had been elect
ed prosecuting attorney in Portland and
had established. ] suppose, some reputa-
tion as a runner When a Republican is
elected in a Democratic city or county.
or a Democrat is elected in a Republican
city OF county, his party seems 10 think
that he must be seriously considered for
promotion I was elected and reelected.
the Republicans in both campaigns get
ting all other State Offices
What did you accomplish while gov
ernOr2'
I tried TO straighten out our land
laws. / put $4,000. Of school money in
the bank and got interest on il, and
compelled the legislature. by the free use
OF my veto power. to carry ont in good
faith our constitutional amendment which
provides for the legislative process known
as the initiative and referendum. In
Oregon the law-mdking authority Of the
State is vested in a legislative assembly,
composed OF a senate and house of rep
reSentatives. but the people have power
10 propose laws and amendments to the
constitution and to accept or reject. the
same at the polls regardless Of the action
OF the legislature. The people also have
power to approve or reject az the polls
any act of the legislative assembly. In
short. the people can pass laws. inde-
pendent of the legislature. and can also
nullify any law enacted by the legisIa-
turer
Has the initiative and referendum
worked successfully"
80 successfully that no man can be
elected to office who IS antagonistic 10
the principle or 10 its practice. TTp TO
this time the people have shown judgment
and discrimination in the laws which they
have voted Ia at the polls. But the
greatest benefit has come in reforming
the old methods Of eleeting United States
Senators. The initiative and referen-
dun is only a part OF the plan designed
to deprive the legislature of its power
and give the people share in the man
agement of their own affairs. Our Sen
atorial elections had been a disgrace
TO the State. Boodlerss and bummers
would flock to Salem and fli the legis-
lstive chamber Candidates for the
United States Senate would buy or dead
lock the legislature. John Il Mitchell is
dead, and 7 have no desire 10 search n
cemetery for horrible example. but IL
is matter of record that the Southern
Pacific Railway paid him $1,000 a year
while he was IN the Senate and that it
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

Did yoa put stress on your Democracy
while campaigning among the people,
Il said I was a Democrat and had
always been one, but that no great is
sues separated the two leading political
parties. Men we're divided on economic
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

You we're born" I said to him. on
a cotton plantation near Natchez. in
Mississippi Why did you remove to
Oregon?"
Because I was poor We lost heavily
in the war, our slaves getting their free
dom, and the Federal and Confederate
soldiers taking away our live stock and
carrying of everything that was portable
However. they did not burn our build
ings. My father was born in Delaware,
and was graduated in medicine from
jefferson College. in Philadelphia. Al
though a planter in Mississippi. he active
~ practlced his profession. both in the
country, and after. as A matter OF safety
we went 10 live within the military lines
OF Natchez. He paid for my academic
and legal education at Washington and
Lee University. and I thought he had
done enough. considering his circum-
stances. Conditions i'm the South in 1876
the year OF my graduation. were not so
favorable as they are now for young
lawyers. wrote to friends In Texas,
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

The pent-up emotion Of many weeks
broke forth in wild tumult. The hall re-
sounded with cheers which the vanquish-
ed tried to pverpower with misses. When
order was partially restored. an American
from Kentucky protested that as the
precedent or lSN had not been followed.
Banks mad net been chosen Speaker This
protest Occasioned an exhibition OF feel
ing-which showed that Southern chivalry
was not All a sham CliaEman Aiken.
and other southern Democrats rebuked
the caviIers. and maintained that Banks
had been fairly and legally chosen. Cobb
himself rose 10 his feet in defense OF the
man who had been chosen by the same
rule that had elected him Amid storm
OF applause. in which both sides heartily
iolned. Aiken, Campbell and Fuller es-
corted Banks % The Spec ker's chasr- The
outcome was the first victory Of nation
wide import for the new Republican
party.
E'our years after the contest Of 1855
IS, occurred another that was even more
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

The contest for the SpeakersHip in the
Thirty-fourth Congress was the longest
and most exciting in the history Of the
House. Tt Began On the opening OF Con
gress. December 3. IS55. and continued un-
interruptedly. at the expense OF all pub
nc business. for two months
majority WAS necessary 10 elect and
while the anti Nebraska men. now
coming TO be known as Republicans,
could always muster a plurality over the
cdhercnts Of the Democratic admnstra-
ton, owing TO the obstinate obstructive
tactics Of a c0mpact groap OF forty or
more Representative. elected on the
american. OF. Know Nothing platform.
they were helpless to bring the contest
10 an earlier end.
on the first ballot William 4 Richard
son. Of Illinois. the Democratic caucus
Gilpin observer., 1909-09-23

waist-high! suggested that the next
time / should insist on a basket tina,
would come up to ones ears. Then
occurred to me the story of the hun.
cry boy who asked for the core of the
apple his friend was eating with so
much gusto, and received the slightly
discouraging reply, "There amt goin'
to be no core" So perhaps with me
there wasn't going to be any next
time"
Our altitude was now 1000 feet and
we were drifting in light breeze
straight across the city in the direc-
ton of ST. Paul's cathedral, which we
could easily distinguish on account of
its dome of gold which looked about
the size of large football. Just here
it may be well to state that any one
who thinks the pilot of a balloon has
nothing to do is quite mistaken. Mr.
Rolls. ably assisted by Mrs. Harbord
herself a cool and experienced bal
loonist who owns three fine balloons
made everything snug and taut. The
various articles on board were con-
Gilpin observer., 1909-09-23

the gas out fast enough. Mr.. Rolls thought
1t was But, l persisted, suppose it isn't
what will become of us? THAT will depend
upon your past life was the laconic reply.
Up to this moment l had felt no alarm or un-
due anxiety One by one the helpers unlocked
the bags of sand that had been holding us to
earth. At length the basket swung clear Of
the ground and was only kept from ascending
by haf-dozen pairs OF strong hands holding
it within foot or two of the earth.
Near was huge gas-tank about 20 feet
tall To it looked 700 The direction OF
the wind would take directly toward it. The
balloon was edged away by the helpers to the
farther side of the inclosure, as far as pos
sbe from that huge round iron tank. Would