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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-08
DELAND, THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
IDELAND, the county seat of
! VOI15Sia Comfy

Volusia County,
is situated 3 miles southwest of
DaytOna and is reached from the lat
tSr city by an excellent hard-surface
road recently constructed.
At DeLand is located the John B.
Stetson University, one of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest IN
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens of Florida"
Stetson University has a faculty of
so professors and instructors. There
are over $500 600 in buildings and
equipment; nearly 100000 cndow-
mcnt; a Carnegie Library alone rep
resenting an investment III building,
endowment and books, of more than
$4,000. The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
IS, 900 volumes. Science Hall, one
of the newest of IS buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
Of $50, 900. Elizabeth Hall is one Of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has a population of about
$500, with a thickly settled country
adjacent. DeLand proper is five
miles east of the St. Johns River, on
the high, rolling pine land of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida
The predOminating products are
oranges and grapefruit. the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
100000 boxes this year. Grapes,
peaches, pears, Japan Persimmous,
plums, pccans, guavas, Strawberries
and other fruits are grown in plenty.
In the way of public improvements
are many miles of fine she'll roads, an
excellent high school, electric lights,
a system of waterworks that is owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses of worship testify that
DeLand is a church-going commu-
nifty. Baptists, EpiscoPalians, Meth
odists (Northern and Southern, Pres
byterians, Christians and Catholics,
besides colored Baptists and Metho-
dists, are represented
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
it occupies is newly furnished
throughout, and is one Of the most
commodious and best equipped pub
lie schools in the State.
The trip from Daytona to DeLand /
is made by automobile in a little |
over an hour, and there are many .
pretty drives in the vicinity of the .
county site. A good road leads to .
DeLcOn Springs, FIVE miles, historic
spot, where $4,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute
From DeLand automobiles 60 south
to Osteen, IS miles, on she'll and
mari roads; the St. Johns is crossed by
ferry near Ostecn and cars can then
continue to Sanford and Orlando by
hard road. There IS a she'll road
from DeLand to Orange City, FIVE
miles, and a good road from DeLand
to Lake Helen, like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-08
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
NEW SMYRNA is situated 6fteer

NEW SMYRNA is situated fifteen
miles south of Daytona and is an
ideal spot reached from Daytona by
hard surface road winding through
one OF the most picturesque parts of
/ Florida.
With its ancient ruins dating back
TO a time when the history of man
runneth not, interlaced with wires of
/ the modern telegraph and telephone,
its miles OF shell streets as hard and
smooth as a floor and over-arched by
hOary forest giants that grew in state
ly grandeur during the lapse of by
gone centuries, New Smyrna is truly
a place Of romance and rest.
/ All nature here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-Seeker. Here
too is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising, and all unite
in extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to strangers. There are
FIVE church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the coIored
population; the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rary, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 2,C:9, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where you can find accomo-
dations to meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable prices
Some of the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow in abundance,
and here, too, is the home of the fam
Gus Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
debtedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand somber and
alone about one and a quarter miles
southwest Of New Smyrna. A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent in the great pine fats by the
martin Of the forest, is this place Of
pilgrimage for the pious; this ren-
devious for the picnicker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there is no
authentic history of their origin, it
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the Franciscans in the days
when the once powerful KINGDOM of
Spain first planted its flag upon what
is now American soil. 1t was built
of coquina, the roof being of the
same material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster.
Extensive gardens surrounded it,
which were enclosed by a stone
wall, portions Of which still remain.
Visitors usually come in parties
merry and curious but the spell of
the place soon falls upon them and
they separate to sit alone, silent and
meditative, under the arches or be-
side the ancient well.
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CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna and is connected by a
good road and bridge over the deep
current OF Indian River. Here You
can put aside your conventional
garb, breathe in large and deep the
salty tonic of the sea and enjoy your
self TO your hearts content with rod
and reel in row or sail boat or in the
ocean surf a short hzlf-mile away.
The great varieties Of fish inhabitine
the riveT and lagoon pass through the
channel from the sea beneath the
bridge. From verand2s, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
magnificent river, the distant lasoons
and islands, the forest-covered pen
Ursula and the vast reaches Of the
Atlantic Ocean
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-08
BOND SANDSTONE BRICK co.
Light Granite, Buff, Red and
Drab Brick

Large Capacity IusurrS Prompt Ship
ments. Write for Booklet and Prices.
LAKE HELEN. FLA.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-08
HAWKS PARK

A pretty village located along the
Ridge above the Indian River two
and one-half miles south Of New
Smyrna and connected with fine shell
roads. There is the appearance of
newness, comfort and seclusion about
the place which stamps il as the abode
Of people who come here TO enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
from places where crowds are apt to
gather.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

executive makes of the country participates
in any great public function.
is this field service which makes it necessary lot
every secret service man to abandon all thought VI
fixed habtation with social and family ties. He may
be ordered from New York to Texas or from the noun
ains of Tennessee to San Francisco at hours notice.
it is impossible to predict in advance how long ne
will remain at any given place. True to its name ana
policy the secret service aims to let the public know
just little possible regarding its personnel NO
secret service operative allows his photograph to be
made, much less published if he can help it, and ne
seldom acknowledges his vocation At the headquarters
of the secret service there is rule against disclosing
the name address of any of the sleuths and in no
government publication not in the BLUE Book,
which is supposed to list every government employe
there be found roster of the secret service men
information to the salaries paid them.
However, it may be stated that the pay is not HIGH
considering the hardship and danger involved and the
secret service is likely to attract only whose love
of life of adventure and excitement outweghs their
desire for monetary reward. A new recruit in the
secret service starts assistant operative at So
day and if he proves worthy it promoted in due
the rank of operative at SIS per day. AS
operative his pay may increase to 81 per day but the
secret service operative whose salary reaches the point
just short of $50 week must have his worth
by long service and have the experience which can be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

the company He is also represented in Omaha by W. j.
Conne of the attorneys there for the company
Stewart is also represented in his perjury by BIZ
Gurley of Omaha Neb who at time quite closely
connected in political way with the u P. r. R. Com
pany Stewart is also closely associated with c. Halle
ton postmaster at Council Bluffs Harl & FINLEY and
Hazeton all members of the lodge Another
close personal friend of Stewards is Ed Hart alias
'Waerworks' Hart president of the Council BluHs
Water Company and interested in the street railway
Stewards father interested in and practically owned
and controlled during his lifetime large ranch along
the U. p R. r. in Nebraska.
Concerning this the United States attorney at
Omaha states: There against Stewart
for fencing, conspiracy perjury all good
chances of conviction good The amendment
in question was of benefit excepting to these
criminals seriously hampers government the
detection of crime and the securing of justice"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
The Penny Saved.

The Penny Saved was put in the
bank, the old broken teapot having
gone out of style. Here it presently
overheard two voices talking.
81 want to borrow $50,000,000 to
finance a candle trust!" said one
voice.
"Glad to accommodate you!" said
the other.
And the next the Penny Saved knew.
it was going out into the channels of
trade.
When the man to whom it belonged
fell into sore need Che was candle
maker and the trust crushed him QUIT
and came to the bank for his money,
he was courteously informed that the
institution had passed into the hands
of receiver and recommended to call
again in a year or two and get his
share of the assets, should there prove
to be any.-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

lieve would not be living to-day"
says Mrs. Hinson. "My eyesight was
poor, suffered with nervous, splitting
headaches, spots would dance before
my eyes, and at times 1 would be so
dizzy 1 would have to grasp some
thing for support. My back was so
weak and painful I could hardly bend
over to button my shoes and could not
get around without suffering severely.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me from
the first, and continued until practi-
cally well again"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

their training with the mercantile agencies and still 9th
have come from law offices where certain classes
detective work frequently necessary Two Of the
best men on the force were formerly heads of municipal
police departments Others served for years in leg
mate private detective organizations independent po
lice departments maintained by the great railway sys
TENS certain proportion have had the benefit of pre-
limnary service as United States deputy marshas and
not few have come to the secret service the de-
partments of public safety in foreign countries These
latter by of their knowledge foreign tongues
and mannersms have been Invaluable to the service
AS may be surmised service duty is prominent
ly work for young men, The average age of the field
operatives is under 35 years and of the best men
in the corps are under 80 years Chief Wikie himself
who by the way, was of the bright young men
whom Lyman Gage brought from Chicago when he was
secretary of the treasury but 46 years of age and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
PRIZE FOOD
PaIatable, Economical, Nourishing.

A Nebr. woman has outlined the
from personal experience. She writes:
AFTER our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, cannot say enough in its
favor. We have used this food almost
continually for seven years.
eve sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most PAL
atable, economical and nourishing
of all.
when 1 quit tea and coffee and be-
gan to use Postum and Grape-Nuts I
was a nervous wreck. 1 was so ir-
ritable 1 could not sleep nights, had
no interest in life.
after using Grape-Nuts short time
began to improve and all these all
rients have disappeared and now am
a well woman. My two children have
been almost raised on Grape-Nuts,
which they eat three times a day.
"They are pictures Of health and
have never had the least symptom of
stomach trouble, even through the
most severe siege of whooping cough
they could retain Grape Nuts when all
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
bills, and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for U.S."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

secret service men. Very little of such
investigation has been done in the
past, but it is true that the work of
the secret service agents was partly
responsible for the Indictment and
conviction of senator and a con-
gresham for land frauds in Oregon.
81 do not believe that it is in the
public interest to protect criminals
in any branch of the public service,
and exactly as we have again and
again during the past seven years
prosecuted and convicted such crimi-
nails who were in the executive branch
OF the government, so in my belief we
should be given ample means to prose
cute them if found in the legislative
branch.
But il this is not considered de-
sirable special exception could be
made in the law prohibiting the use
of the secret service force in investi-
eating members of the congress. 1t
would be far better to do this than
to do what actually was done, and
strive to prevent or at least to ham,
per effective action against criminals
by the executive branch of the govern
ment."
In a later message Mr.. Roosevelt
said: "a pending case illustrates the
ramifications of interest with which
the government has to deal:
Charles T. Stewart of Council
Bluffs, was indicted at Omaha for
conspiracy to defraud the government
of the title to public lands in McPher-
son county, Neb., also indicted for
maintaining an unlawful Enclosure of
the public lands, and also under in
dictment for perjury in connection
with final proof submitted by him on
lands filed on by him as a homestead.
In his final proof he swore that he
and his family had resided on the
lands in Mcpherson county (Which are
within his unlawful enclosure), when
as matter of fact his family has at
all times resided in Council Bluffs,
la. He is engaged in the wholesale
grocery business, his store being To-
Gated in Omaha, in the wholesale dis
trict there. He is reputed to be quite
wealthy. Stewards attorneys are
Harl & FINLEY of Council Bluffs, Ia,
who are also the attorneys at that
place for the Omaha and Couocil
Bluffs Street Railway Company, in
which company Harl holds consider
able stock, Stewart being also a
stakeholder and possibly director of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Distinction Without Difference.

While holding term of court at Au.
gusta once, Judge Walton sentenced a
man to seven years in prison for a
grave crime. The respondents coun-
sci asked for mitigation of the SEN
tence on the ground that the prison
er's health was very poor. your hon.
or" said he, 81 am satisfied that my
client cannot live out half that term,
and l beg of you to change the SEN
tence." well, under those circum-
Stances" said the judge, Il will change
the sentence. l will make it for life
instead of seven years."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Tenderness.

1t was in the hotel of a western min.
ing town that the New England guest,
registering in the Office, heard a sue
cession of you'd yells.
What in the world is that-a muir
der going on upstairs?" he demanded.
mo-" said the clerk, as he slammed
the book and lounged toward the
stairs. ct is the spring bed up in No.
S. That tenderfoot up there don't get
the hang of it, and every few days he
gets one O. the spiral springs screwed
into him like shirt stud. l guess I'll
have to go up, If there amt anything
more I can do for you for few min
utes."-Youth's Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Got the Letters Mixed,

A young American, who is particular
about his washing, the other day wrote
a note to his laundress and one to his
sweetheart, and, by strange fatality,
put the wrong address on each envel-
ope and sent them off. The wash
woman was delighted at an invitation
to take ride the next day, but when
the young lady read, IF you tumble up
my shirt bosom any more as you did
the last time, 1 will go somewhere
else," she cried all the evening and
declared she would never speak to him
again
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
classes, the ale houses and the porter

classes, the ale houses and the porter
houses. The ale houses naturally
were most frequented by those with
the least money. The spenders, how
ever, always went to the porter houses,
where they were sure of good quail
ity of wine. Port in those days was
considered the only wine which prop
erly went with fine steaks and since
the usual order was for steak for
four, such houses gradually began to
make specially of extra large
steaks cooked in the most expert
fashion. So steaks in time csme to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

more dangerous. Here is another ter
ror born of the automobile"
The speaker was a chauffeur. He
resumed:
The automobile has familiarized us
with gasoline and we have forgotten
its perils. We wash gloves in it, we
take out grease spots with it, we even
use it in shampoos.
"Gunpowder stays where you put
it, but gasoline uses it's wings. There
is recorded case where the vapor,
travelling 80 feet, took fire at gas Jet
and burned young girl to death. So
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Thoudhtful Child,

They are considerate youngsters in
England, as most people know. A lit
tie boy whose grandmother had just
died wrote the following letter, which
he duly posted: Dear Angels: We
have sent you grandma. Please give
her harp to play, as she is short
winded and can't blow a trumpet
London Tit-BitS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

be known as plain steaks and porter
house steaks, the latter meaning
dish prepared for -high-class patron
age. 1 don't know whether this way
of accounting for the name is correct
or not, but it sounds reasonable, any
how"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
FAMED PORTERHOUSE STEAK

good deal in dispute" said the man
ager I've heard it said that it was
so named after certain hotel called
the Porter House, which made spe-
cialty of large, fine steaks.
But q well educated English head
waiter | used to know once told me
that the name porterhouse is of Eng
lish origin. He said that the cafes on
the other side, or pubs as they called
them. used to be divided into two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

that constant feeling
of dullness and tired
ness, will find hope
in the advice Of Mrs.
Mary Hinson Of FL
Strother ST., Mt.
Sterling, Ky. Had
/ not used Doan's
kidney Pills I be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Varying Versions at to How the Dish
s Received Its Name.

They had ordered a porterhouse
steak and the manager of the restau-
rant. who knew them well, strolled up
TO PASS the time of day.
Say inquired Dickens, where did
Ike rame 'porterhouse' come from.
assi,ow ?..~-s-- SO
80, At is a subject that has been a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
A DAUGHTER in the Home.

"Gunpowder stays where you put it,
but gasoline floats away. Though
woman wouldn't dream of using gun
powder in her toilet, she uses gasoline
regularly, which is a hundred times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
Pavemental.

Few of US are interested in those
famous paveTents made of good inten
tons, as we don't expect to go there
anyhow.-Ci:cago News,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

Man Is Not Made for Himself Only.
No man is made only for himself
and his own private affairs, but to
serve, profit and benefit others.-Ben-
jamin Colman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

the next time your wife asks you to
order her some gasoline tell her you'd
rather she'd try gunpowder."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
THE VERY LAST.

I'm SO delighted to see you, major.
| thought you had died."
"Died, madam? That's the last
thing I'd do, madam"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26
NEW STRENGTH FOR WoMEN'o
BACKS.
How to Make a Bad Back Better.

Women who suffer with backache,
bearing down pain, dizzy spells, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

The portion of President which evoked
the ire of congress u.s.
Last year amendment Incorporated
providing for the secret service which provided there
should be detail from the transfer
therefrom much this amendment
been only, benefit only to
inal classes.
"The chief argument in favor provision was
congressman did not themselves
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-02-26

large majority of the aspirants naive
ly confess that they have had no
experience whatever which would tit
them for this highly specialized field.
Many of the inexperienced appli-
cants are obviously impossible but
even among those who are sufficient
ly promising to receive more than
passing consideration the proportion
of inexperienced is overwhelming.
Indeed, of the 700 men whose names
are now on the waiting list of eligi-
bles at the secret service-that is
men who have complied with the
civil service regulations governing
applications for places in the secret
service-more than 600 admit that
they are totally devoid of practical
experience in this line.
With a profession which above all
others needs devotees who can bring
to it wide knowledge and thorough
training, yet with most applicants
sorely deficient in these qualifica-
lions, the question naturally sug-
gests itself: Where does the secret
service secure it's agents? In reply
it may be said that upward of doz-
en- different callings have demon
strated their value as fields of ap-
premiership. Some of the most ca
pable secret service operatives now
on Uncle Sans payroll have come
/ from the claim departments of the
lgreat railroads. Others have gained
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gained other than by practi
'""' cal service work
For all that the monetary rewards of
service excessive there
applicants the limited number of positions
this confidential Folio wing occasion such the
present the service is brought conspcuous to the
public Wikie receives applications by
from of the country who