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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

Public school officials Of Long
Island town are wrought up over the
question. docs a gentleman smoker"
The real test is not whether he
smokes. but what.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The over-zealous prohis defeated
real temperance in Alabama, just as
their 'rampantness" defeated Stockton
for Governor OF Florida. You can
LEAD the people, but you cannot
DRIVE them.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

ST. Lacie county has just voted to
issue bonds 10 the amount Of two hun
dred Thousand dollars for building
good roads. Every county IN which
a vote has been taken Tor the past
year for this purpose has returned a
majority IN favor o. bonds The good
roads movement is certainly sweeplng
over Florida. Let the good work 90
on.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The Tampa Tribune says Tthe Ala
bama result means simply that the
people have a limit OF endurance"
Yes; the people always tire Of having
II rubbed into them.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The railroads treated the people Of
Marion county shamefuily IN not Civ
lng excursion rates 20 ocala on the
ocoaslon Of the Marion County Fair.
such enterprises deserve an ihe en-
enlargement TIE "a hrcads can extend.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

Persons who come TO Florida and
fail to visit Gainesville viii miss see
ing the prettiest town in the State,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The Tampa Tribune and Times are
at least agreed upon one thins-that
Senator Taliaferro (Tollver) should
be reelected.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The English say the trouble with
American football is that It is not
football at all. Well, we know there
is lot Of kicking about It.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

Following Is the vote u
test az counted Decent a
Ralph chapin -. =, "a
North Gainesville Hal "a
Oaind willie High seho' n
MlssIvida Barron. BE- 81
Miss Annie Prize w.. w. =
Miss Bessie Waits HI 800 i'
Ms Matte Jeuning. - 81
~ RossLR Iyss. mes ~, So T,
Nd Eva rO''p NC y c SrH
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The best place 20 bay yoar gooa
q az The stoO which Invites you q
come through a. "a. n ne SEA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06
Advertising Rates.

Rw- We viii not accept stamps Of
3 larger denomination than 2 cents.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

The Twice-a-Week Sun 81 a year;
six months, Soc; single copies, &c.
Advertising Rates.
Local advertisements, is cents a
line for the first and 10 cents for each
additional insertion.
Display advertisements for three,
six and twelve months at special rates.
Prices furnished upon application.
Marriage and Death notices inserted
free. Obituaries. cents q line.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

\. H. MocREARY, Editor and Niger.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-06

spent the summer
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
JERSEY MAN
ADMITS THEFT
lie Baron Taken 10 Newark by Detee-
tive Finally COnfesses.

RICHMOND. VA-Special Before
leaving Newark. y. J.. where he was
wanted on a charge OF stealing two
diamond rings from a Mrs. Haley.
Thomas NJ. lie Baron. arrested here.
admitted his guilt 10 Captain Mona
hon. Of this city. He was taken 70
Newark in the custody Of Detective
Ryan OF that city.
LeBarOn at first denied that he had
taken the rings. asserting that he
was being made the victim OF jeal-
Gus woman with whom be had boarded
when in Newark. IL was feared that
he might fight extradition and Detec-
tive Ryan was prepared with requi-
sitiOn papers on Governor Swanson.
but when LeBaron saw himself in the
firm grasp OF the law be gave in and
confessed his guilt.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
.LEUNG LING'S
FRIEND FREE
Room Mate Of Elsie SlgeI's slayer
Out OF . Bond amount h He
duced 20 S5O0.OO.

NEW YORK Special That the
authorities have given up capturing
Leung linn. the murderer OF Elsie
Sigel. was shown when Chung sin.
Leung's room mate. who has been
held iu the house OF detention iE
heavy bah as q material witness. got
his liberty under a nominal bond
Chung Sin disappeared when the
body OF ere granddaughter of Gen
Franz Sigel vas found ln Leung'
room on june IS. lie was found some
DAYS later at West Galway. ~ 4.
where he had "a Job as cook Under
prcsslrc bs the police Chung sin adj
mlfted that Dee had seen the iris bod,
Don Leuugs room. and had talked viii
Leung about her death.
ChIg was United 90 the house o
detention under 5000 bail som,
weeks ago. his counsel having pro
posed 90 resort to habeas corpus pro
ceedings 20 get the bail reduced ga,
district attorney got "a warrant from
Magistrate Finn. charging Chung Sil
with being "a principal lu the crime
The Intention az that time was 90 ar
rest the Chinaman Ia clse he game
his freedom through the habeas cor
pus proceedings.
Apparently the district attorney.
/ Office reconsidered this move. for n
attempt was made 90 combat the IA,
ton of stephen j. O'Hare. Chung Sin
/ counsel. when the lawyer moved bs
fore Judge Malon for reduction ,
bail Judge Malone reduced the ba
from s. 900 20 $500.
The warrant charging Chung 81
with murder Is stiu Ia existence. bl
no effort was made 90 arrest the Ch
naman when he walked out OF cOuI
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16

River. which separates Oklahoma frorn
Texas. the decllas I'm altitude being
about three thousand fees in the West
- much Jess than a thousand feet
at ,he eastern edge OF the State.
The North Canadian Itiv r. some
times called the north fork OF the
main or South Canadian River. IS
formed BY the junction OF Wolf Creek
and the Beaver near Fort Supply. ia
Woodward county. ~ runs parallel
to the Cimarron. the Salt Fork, the
South canadian and for a consider
able distance the Deep Fork. the wa
ters OF all OF which nnally nnd their
way TO the Arkansas. Though the
streams comparatively are close to-
gether. the North Canadian practical
~ II TWO hundred feet higher than the
South Canadian.
None OF the tributaries OF the North
Canadian extends further back than
FIVE or six miles from it's channel In
several instances. notably at Oklaho-
ma CITY. 10 is only about two miles
northward from the channel OF the
river TO where the watershed OF the
+ Cimarron begins. At Shawnee. thirty
miles south Of the North Canadian
begins the watershed Of the South
& Canadian. In the Creek Nation In
+ the neighbC rhOCd OF Lenna the Deer
+ Fork and the North Canadian are onl,
about three miles apart. the formei
being a mud stream and the latte1
filled with dangerous quicksands.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
RICHMOND JAIL Il
GIyEN A eO0D NAME
Western ~Bad Man PSlls rkonas
Nelson rage AAoat IL

RICHMOND. -Speoaal--Tbofna
Nelson rage was talking 10 tss snoke-
room of the America aboaS ne cid
fashioned bad men oil tas West s2ys
the Philadelphia Bulletin.
They arr extinct now SD Nr
PAGE. and IN sorry They were yoU
know. SO picturesque. I remember a
estera trip
he laughed heartily
we were an seated in the bar
room OF Tin Can or Dead Cur-some
such town Z was the only tendericof
present Every man about me 5ristled
with guns and knives like an enraged
porcuplne. no refused 90 drink i was
given 90 understand Z would be- turRec
into human pircustion. OF worse.
Well. I slipped a friendly glass %,
something resembling wood sicohol d
very bad man indeed rode 0u pranc
INK brOncho right into the 0ar-room
I He drew up and ha1 a drink Thea
spying me. be- said
w thar ye from. stranger
Richmond said 1
Not good old Richmond Virginia
/ De exclaimed.
IS es.' said do YOU know it
Know Ur he shouted Know *
/ Best jail I ever vas in
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
RIVER IN OKLAHOMA
RUNS ON HILL CREST

Save one other. the Yukon. in Alas
ka. the North Canadian River. in Ok
lahoma, Is the only sire ! In the
United States whose bed has a high
er altitude than the country on either
side OF its course, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat Throughout almost
its entire course in Oklahoma this
stream flows In a groove on the crest
OF ridge and has no important tribu-
taries. Generally food water in the
country adjacent To the North Cana
dian would have TO run uphill to find
outlet into its channel.
The watershed OF Oklahoma slopes
from the high plains country or the
extreme western part OF the State east
ward to the Arkansas River. and IN
some portions or the State south
ward and soutkezsteriy to the Red
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16

yORKTOW<.--Special.-~A large
numDsr Of persons attensed the adj
jOurned meeting Of the Yorktown His
sorieai Society In the Nelson bosss
here
Among those present were. Henry
Reed Hatfield. % Philadelphia. presf-
dent OF the society. Nilliam Shield
Nckean. OF Yorktown. SEE retary ton
way II. shield. Of Yorkto~a. general
counsel. the Rev. Dr. Ge>rse ". Dame.
~ Baltimore. historian. Laadon T..
Catlett. Of Gloucester coRDty. Va
treasurer. and many other proninen;
persons
The society was organized fer the
purpose OF presers INK the many his
toricsl buildings and places In aud
about YORKTOWN closely allied ~itt
the struggles OF TIE A1nsr.san Solouies
| for Independence from British rule
/ and FOR other patriotic suTsosss-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
Is 4 CRIME TO EVEN
SUGGEST INTOXICANTS

BIRMINGHAM. -Special.-As
an evidence that the officers OF Bir-
mingham are trying TO enforce the
new prohibition laws IL is cited that
a driver OF a dray was arrested be-
cause the dray bore the title The
Schillinger Brewing Company" The
word brewing" displayed in any pub
lie place Is a violation of law. In that
Il suggests the thought OF something
to drink. IL is degrading TO the morals
OF the citizenship and especially the
youths OF the country and must Be
suppressed. And Il was suppressed.
The sign now reads: The Schtilinser
- Company"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
COLOMBIA IS
NOT UNFRlENDlY
ithdrzwal q Secretary easmas Does
Not Leave ReyRh1ie wiihest
Diplomatic Representation

WASHINGTON. ID C.-SpeciaI.-
RuDors that the recent withdrawal
Of Secretary German Of the Coiorn-
bian Legation. was due TO the hostility
% the new administration In the South
American republic TO the ratifcation
u the new treaty Win the United
states ~ere sd az rest b. state
ment given out D. the state Depart
meat
Enriars c. Corfes. the Colombian
Minister. Is nov in Europe bat the
state Department has received no
communication from hin- Senior Cur
nlan. secretary Of the Legations. IN q
recent letter 20 the State Department
said - had decided 70 leave the Col
oinnAan diplomatic service. and stated
hat as greatly regretted the eircura-
stances Which forced him Co leave Tafs
oountry. where he had received such
uniform courtesy azd IN which be h&sl
made 50 many friends
tie also stated in the ahsenss o. the
3 Minister and himself ths lsqati0n
~osld be IN charge az senior Penbo.
an aftache. and thaL theretors. Co
.ombia would &C 30 tine - wishoas
diplomatic representation Ia this
coVntry
The statement rlven cut frow the
department also made :; clear that
our relations with Colombia are q.
the most friendly sort and The de-
partment is in almost constant com.
munication WIKI the Uuned States
Minister in that cC-ntry
The pending treaties. against whicl
2 there is understood 60 b. considerable,
, opposition I'm Colombia are % rela
lively small Importance. IA FAR q
the United States ls Cnnce rned ani
their rejection would in 20 way aFec
che diplomatic relations between 10
two countries. The treaties yer
drafted With view Co. the settlement
!. az toe differences between Colcmht
and Panama. and cur part IN ther
Isl merely passive and equally friendl
o 90 both sides
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
MANY INDICTED
INSURANCE SWINDLE
Officers OF Seminole Company 10 BE
Tried for FraWd and Larceny.

COLUMBIA. :. C.-Special-Ind
ments were handed out In the Circuit
Court here ia connection with the al
legged Seminole securities swindle
against President John Young Gar
lington and Secretary James StobO
Young. of the Seminole Company
General Manager {. J. Cooper and
Vice President b. ". Lacy. of the
Southern Life Insurance Company, and
G.. = Herbert. formerly Of Atlanta, and
Orville II. Hall.
One bill charges Darlington and
Young with conspiracy and obtaining
money under false pretenses in con-
nection with exchange Of seventy five
hundred shares OF stock In the South
Carolina agency of the Rome. Ga,
Mutual Life for seventy-five thousand
shares of the Seminole stock which
f Garlington's agents sold at big prices
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16

The second bill charges all men
under indictment with conspiracy,
fraud and breach of trust and larceny
in connection with the sale OF three
thousand shares OF stock Of the South
ern Life Insurance Company Of North
Carolina TO the Seminole Company,
getting $10S.66 1~3 a share. whereas
the par value was only $50 a share.
The indictments against all but
Young and Darlington. who are only
the defendants here, will doubtless
be a great surprise TO the defend
ants.
When the true bills were returned
extradition of the remaining defend
ants was 60 be asked for.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
J. CLINTON KINNIER


LYNCHB JRG. VA Special The
will of j. Clinton kinnier was admitted
to probate I'm the Corporation Court.
The viii testified 20 under cath by J.
Tanner kinuier and ID. 4 Payne.
Mrs Virginia l.. kinnier widow OF
the t,stator. was named as eXecutriX
of the estate. OF which she is sole
benerC larry. In accord with the Zee
quest OF the testator. no security was
required OF the eXecutriX and the bond
vas fixed al S250O00. the estate being
estimated at Sl3l 600.
r. O. Miller. II. y. Davis. r. o Hor-
ton. John Victor and J r. Gillian were
appointed appraisers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16

LYNCHBURG. VA - Special. -
Judge w. r. Barksdale. OF the Camp
bell Circuit. sitting in chambers
heard arguments here in the case of
Butler Brothers-Hon Company against
the Virginia Railway. the amount in
vcived being sfSe.00o. the difference
in settlement for a Construction con-
tract given by the defendant company.
The argument IL expected to consume
the remainder OF the week
The sun., 1909-02-28
MICHIGAN FARMERS THRIFT.
Journey Made Profitable by the Many
Changes Along the Way.
Erom the Detroit Nems


Millard 0ckerman Is a farmer living near
owosso, Mich. Recently he returned from q
most profitable and delightful journey TO
Lansing.
A family which was moving to Lansing
offered him $40 to take a load OF household
goods to the latter city. lie loaded the lares
and penates on hayrack sleigh and started
out.
The first day he made over half the dis.
tance and stayed with a farmer all night.
Came thaw and the next day Ockerman
had to yigzag all over the highway to find
snow for his runners. Finally he reached
Lansing. There he found that the wrong
address had been given him by the mover.
He was several hours discovering where
the goods belonged. so the third day rolled
around before he started back.
Stoppips for neighborly chat with man
whom he met on the road ten miles this side
OF Lansing an opportunity to do little
horse trading arose. 0okerman. after two
hours bargaining. sold his sleigh for SIS
cash and traded one OF his fne horses for
another horse and a COW Driving his live
stock before him he continue ed his journey on
foot. When night overlook him he turned
into the barnyard OF a comfortable farm :
house, sure OF a welcome. At supper h q
learned that there vas TO be a dance at the
place that night but that the fiddler had dis
appointed. Fortunately Mr.. Ockerman Ia a
good violinist and offered his services. He
did so well at the dance that the next morn
Ing the farmer presented him With an old
buggy with which TO continue his journey.
A few miles further on he got chance to
sell the horse which had belonged TO the
team, and a. the offer was advantageous
he promptly closed IL.
ockerman had left Owosso with team OF
horses and a sleigh. He returned with q
horse, Q COW. Q buggy and 500 In cash.
The sun., 1909-02-28

having found the solution 10 No. 5 70 be
perpetual check, which they obtained by
playing b to Kt oh; X moves; b to b 8.
dis oh. IL X goes to II Q, X checks, wins
the bishop and mates In two. IL X returns
to Bsq., perpetual check by the and II.
While this is clever. It abandons the
game as drawn.
Others thought that the solution was
TO gain the advantage OF two pawns by
an immediate exchange OF queens and a
check by the bishop, which would win
the backs II p. =.
The beat play and the correct solution
Ia to bring the white Q into play by saori-
fioing the rook. White plays X TO II oh. .,
X r; q to Kt Oh. follows. The black Y
B takes 1t. This is a very instructive
position, as IL shows how pieces may
be brought into play by means OF checks.
Correct solutions were received from
A. II. Baldwin. b. s. L., NJ. @. c., s. ID. T..
w. j. Ferris, G. p. Coleman. -0coident,
H. c. Coote and Finis. Those who got the
key moves right but overlooked the inter.
Stampfer, Dux, r. II. D.. @. Hoffman, and
Bertha Clay. All these made it mate
for white at once.
While q great many have written con-
graduating The Sun on its new idea for
chess problems and praising their prac-
ticability as compared with the old style
mate in three the majority OF those
who write say they think the situations
too difficult. Mate Ho' says: Il spent
eight hours trying 10 get that internal
pawn to queen in No. ~ NJ. q. G. says:
Il should hate to be employed pawning
queens at piecework II the jobs were all
a. hard as that one W. ii. Hark miss
says: Il never knew there was so much in
the game until pitched on your puzzles
I have not succeeded in solving one of
them
For the encouragement Of those who
want something easier, here is a very
simple little position with few pieces but
a good deal ~ instruction back OF It:
CHESS PROBLEM NO. 7.
The sun., 1909-02-28
ENGLANDS UNEMPLOYED.
Business Depression Not the Only Cause
of Fixture IN Get work

The condition OF the unemployed ID
one Of the big questions Of the dsy In the
United Kingdom. In Edinburgh tbs
vice-chairman of the distress COMMITTEES
in an address delivered q short time ago
gives his views on the causes and pcesible
remedies for the evil.
Unemployment. he believes, was az
grayated by the recent trade depression
but was not caused by II. He said that
there was a class OF men who best could Be
described as unemployable. comprising
the corner man, the loafer, the tramp.
the begging impostor and the man who
will not take work. :.
The most fertile source OF breeding
these classee,' the speaker continued, sie
an indiscriminate and Ill administered
charity
Among other causes OF the growth OF
these Glasses he mentioned excessive
drinking, a faulty educational system.
which too often develops intellect with
out any training Of character. forgotful
that intellect may increase mans capac-
ity for evil as well az his capacity for
good and finally a. growing hsSE cf
Incidence and self-indulEenoe. which are
sapping some OF the best root qualities
of tho national character and are csusinG
consequent weakening Of moral feros
and will power --
The sun., 1909-02-28
White.


Place the white side next you. In
problem No. you got your little pawn
to queen all right. Black is now trying
the same game on you What are you
going to do about itS 1t is whites move.
The solution OF piquet problem No.
is for elder hand TO discard four hearts
and the ace Of diamonds. This gives
him a chance for four queens or four
jacks, as IL is only 5 to 4 against taking
in one or other Of those cards or both.
II the ace OF diamonds is kept. leaving a
card TO younger hand. that card might
be the king OF diamonds. the ace Of spades
or the ace, queen OF jack of hearts, in any
Of which cases elder hand would have
cause TO regret 1t.
The only correct solutions received TO
this problem were from A. W. p, NJ. E. j..
Beverley won"
Here is a little skat problem for a
change. Vorhand holds these cards:
The sun., 1909-02-28
Pure water by Cendensation.
From Popular MseAdnses.

I'm the big desert OF Chile there Ia q con
siderable amount OF brsokish water. but no
water that either human beings or stock can
drink. Science. however. has come TO the
AID Of this rajnless section OF the country In
the form Of an in gen ious desert water works
consIsting Of q series Of frames containing
20 900 square feet Of glass, The. panes Of
glass are arranged In the shape OF q and
braokish water.
which oondenscs upon the sloping glass
down into little channels At the bottom OF
the v and IL carried away into the main
canal. Nearly q thousand gallons OF fresh
water Is collected daily by this means.
The sun., 1909-02-28
All on Mail Carriers Route at Wedding

From the 81. Louis RtpubNc.
Fortune favored Phil Sommerlad. a rural
mail carrier on Route No. ? out OF Edwards.
Vile, H., yesterday. He had labored
over about twelve miles OF country roads
hub deep in mud, when he arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhard Schmidt
and found the wedding OF their daughter,
Julia {. Schmidt. and George i. Eilers OF
st. Louis In progress,
when he was, struck by an idea. On i'm
yestigation he discovered the guests at
the wedding included every family on
the remaining ten miles OF his route. and
spot, saving the la borious trip, as he learned
from them they had no important mail to
COlleCt
The sun., 1909-02-28

his solemn assurance that he would ap-
pear at the time fixed. This being en-
tirely satisfactory to Babcook. as far as Il
went. that gentleman proposed a round
of drinks. which were Immediately served.
Then he declared his intention Of taking
swalk around town on the chance Of meet
ing Squire Hapgood and having friendly
discussion web him concerning the merits
of the case.
Old man Greenhut interposed with a
proposition that the house should stand
a round Of drinks and found the oppor-
tunity TO tip wink to the Sheriff which
that Official Understood. so that another
round was presently called for and q
general onversation ensued
In the course Of this talk the old man
called Winterbottom to one side and
whispered earnestly In his ear:
You sneak out an" get holt o. Hap
good, he said. -an' steer him up ag'in
tn hotel bar. Don't fetch him here
till you get him tol'able well Jagged
an not much afore midnight nohow.
IN keep Babcock here an see TO II a.
elaisdell an Pearsan gots a game goin'
1ore'n likely Babcock'i be playin' when
you come in an mebbe Hapgood mought
take hand ruther'n to break up the fes-
tivities. There's more'n one way TO skin
a cat, you know
IN accordanos with this crafty sohemo
Winterbottom departed. FIRST demanding
expense money from the old man, and Il
continuous and successful effort was
maintained in the saloon for a consid
erable time 70 diyert Mr. Babcook' a mini
from his purpose Of Immediately dir