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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-07

al this time four thousand oranges.
This quantity does not supply the
United States with one twentieth part
of the consumption of this valuable
article OF necessity, as well as luxury,
and we are compelled 70 depend on
Portugal, Spain, Sicily, France, the
West Indies and South America for
this delicious fruit, as well as lines,
lemons, citrons and olives, when they
can be cultivated in Florida in quanti-
ties sufficient TO supply the whole de-
mand Of the United States. 1t is esti-
mated that an orange grove OF ten
acres, which requires the attention Of
but two hands, will produce as much
- a cotton or sugar plantation by the
employment and labor OF forty. The
inducements to such cultivation will
soon stimulate the activity and enter
prise Of those who are not so welded
to old habits as to resist the impulses
Of interest and the convenience Of
reason "
The item Of special interest in the
above letter is the supposed age of the
trees mentioned, and their bearing ca
paclJy That was before the days of
freezes in Florida.
The New, presents thanks to Rev.
j. G. Glass r1r the bit Of ancient his.
tory given above.
Eighty-three years ago this month,
this letter was written, At that time
the Ancient City seems to have been
bound around" with orange groves,
the owners deriving a lucrative in this
golden fruit with the neighboring states
to the northward, for it is not to be
supposed that the transportation facil-
tiles which obtained at that early DAT e
permitted them to 60 very far afed
with their products. Perhaps there is
continued on page II
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-07
MOTOR BOAT RACES
AT WEST PALM BEACH

The annual motor boat races at Palm
Beach will he held March Is, l6, II and
18th, and according to reports there
are many more entries this season than
last year.
Tuesday. March 18th, the schedule
of races will be as follows: Speed rec
ord trial. average trials over the mile
course, Palm Beach cup; speed contest,
Florida designed and constructed boats
only, no time allowance, miles, the
Association cup; Glass A, all boats, A.
p. B. A. handicap, miles.
Wednesday, March l6; Class B. For
boats under 80 feet. l.. w. l.. Al mile s.
Glass C. For boats over 80 feet. l.. w.
l.. 4 l-2 miles. Class BE. For boats
of all lengths Is miles.
Thursday, March 18th; Class d. For
boats under II miles speed 4 IL miles.
Class E. For boats over II miles
speed. 4 l-2'miles. Class d. E. For
all boats over ~ miles speed, 9 miles.
Speed economy test.
Friday, March 18th; Endurance con-
test for all boats over 20 miles speed.
1885 miles, Palm Beach grand prize.
Consolation race, all boats over II
miles speed, l-2 miles.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-07

Manatee county expects to ship S0t
carloads OF celery during the season.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-07
BOARD
IN A SESSION
New Superintendent and Member
OF Board Sworn In
TYLANDtR CHAIRMAN
Rule Adopted in Regard in Admitting New
Pupils Several [ ooaI N alt, RS Demand
the Attention OF Board

The Board of Public instruction, in
and for st. Lucie count y, met in regu-
lar session the Bird d4y Of January
1910, with all members Of the board
present.
Mot ion made and Carried that the
comm ssons of A. d. Penney, as Su
permit endent of Public Instruction and
W. +. Tyiander az member of the
board of public instruc ION he accepted.
same having been examined and found
to be correctly issued
On molten by G. Coon, W. h.
Tylander was INA mously elected
chairman Of the boar
Minutes of former meeting OF the
board read and appro, nd
Moved by 6. Il. { Jon that bids be
re-ope ned for reno inc the school
building, from its pl sent location, at
QUAY. and for clearing lot for the re-
ception of said building carried.
On motion it Wa ordered that GER
tain Encyclopedias, pure nased for the
school at Wabasso, be paid out Of the
specia tax for that sub-school district,
said purchase hav ng never been au-
thoriz ed by the board.
On motion. a letter from K. d. Will
son, skiing tina! he have the use Of the
school building at Eden, for the pur
pose of conducting pay school, was
referred to the tru Stees of said school
for tn cir decision.
Moved that the superintendent take
black boards out of the freight depot at
Fort Pierce, and place same in Fort
Pierce and Oslo schools.
The superintendent was instructed to
inspect school building at Tantie, as
soon as possible. and if same has been
built according to the specifications to
accept said building and turn it over to
the trustees.
Motion made and carried, that rule
obtain to the effect that all the teach
ers in the county take cOgnzance of all
new pupils presenting themselves and
see that said new pupils have had a
two weeks reside nee in the community
before being admitted as pupils. This
rule is made for the purpose Of pre-
venting contageo Gus diseases from be-
ing brought into the schools from other
places.
On motion, it was ordered that no
bills or accounts, in the future, be paid
unless endorsed by at least two trustees
or the supervisor in such places where
there are no trl istees.
On written request by the trustees
at Vero, it was ordered that the salary
of the teacher Cor said'schoo be raised
from $50 to $50 per month,
There being no further business the
board adjourned to meet the first Mon
day in February, 1910.
Following warrants were ordered
drawn.
Warra nts drawn special session December
20. 1903 and published in issue of Deem.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-29

several days at their homes in this
city.
Miss Vera Beal of Mansfield is
spending several days in Mt. Vernon
the guest Of Miss Edith Neal Of West
High street.
Mrs. A. ]. Springer of Columbus
is making a several days visit at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. G.. r. Baker OF
East High street.
Mr.. Chas Fields OF Orrville spent
Thanksgiving with his family at the
home of Mrs. Henry Smith, East
Hamtramck street.
Mrs. Max Bendel returned to her
home on West High street Thursday
afternoon after a several days visit
with relatives at London, Ohio.
Mrs. Edward Mccormick returned
to her home on West Sugar street
| Wednesday afternoon after an extend
ed visit with relatives in Cleveland.
Mr.. Thomas Bogardus, who has
been spending a year or more in Sc
attle, Wash, is the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Bogardus,
North Gay street.
MIR. John c. Wells and daughter,
Mary, of GAINESVILLE and Mr.. Ralph NJ
Wells of GAINESVILLE spent Thanksgiv-
ing here the guests OF their parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Wells.
Mr.. e. G. Klaiber, an expert inspec-
tor of the r. w. Hunt company, Pitts
burg, Pa, is in the city inspecting
new bridge being constructed by the
Mt. Vernon Bridge company to be
erected in Buffalo, N. Y.
The two small sons OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Houser, residing in the north
end Of the city, were lost on Thurs
day afternoon but were finally found
on West Chestnut street after sew
eral hours search.
Benton Senft, vice president Of the
Harmon club at Kenyon college has
received letter from Governor Har.
mon thanking him for the good work
he had performed during the recent
campaign.-Danville Herald.
Mrs. II. b. McMillin and daughter,
Mary, Mrs. F. b. McMillin and son,
Howard, Mrs. Struble of Mt. Gilead,
Mrs. Shoots of Utica and Mrs. Allie
Mercer of Gambler spent Thanksgiv-
Ing with Mr. and Mrs. John Willemin,
East Lamertine street.
BANNER WANT ADS PAY
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-29

Miss Nellie McFadden was Colum
bus visitor this afternoon.
Mr.. Edward Cooney visited in Co
lumbus Saturday afternoon.
Get your jewelry engraved by Nee
Tiger at Penn's.
Miss Grace Phelps Of Columbus ar
rived in the city this afternoon to Wis
1t Mrs. Guy Forbing.
Mr.. George Daniels OF Lorain, Ohio
Is spending several days in Mt. Yer
non, the guest of friends.
DR.. II. w. Blair spent Friday after
noon in Martinsburg on professional
bushes.
$1,000 will buy an organ fully guar
anteed on payments, $1.oo per month
at Penn's.
Prosecuting Attorney James Schaef.
fer went to Danville Saturday morning
on business.
Miss Margaret Krebbs OF Colum-
bus is spending several days with
friends IN MT. vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Biggs OF Buck
eye City spent Thursday in Vanatta,
Ohio, the guests of relatives.
Sunday Cleveland Plain Dealer at
Penn's.
Mrs. Frank Mardis OF this city, is
making a several days visit with
relatives in Cleveland.
Mrs. Daniel Crunkilton Of Butler
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
o. Miller, this week.
Miss Mary Dickinson of New Cas-
tie, Pa, is the guest Of Mrs. Charles
F. Baldwin, East Gambler street.
Mr.. Frederick West Of Pittsfeld,
Illinois, spent Friday in Mt. Vernon
attending to some matters Of business.
Mr.. Frank Mardis returned to his
home in this city Friday evening after
a short visit with relatives in Cleve-
land.
Mrs. A. 8. Anderson returned to her
home in this city Friday evening after
a several days visit with relatives in
Cincinnati
Messrs w. A. Beach, William Barn.
ard and ]. s. Sutton of Centerburg
attended the G. A. r. rally in this
city on Friday.
Xmas cards 1oc per dozen at Penn's.
Mrs. e. G. Williams and son, Harold,
and Mrs. Roy Morey OF Brandon spent
Friday in Bangs, the guests Of Mrs.
George Jackson.
Ladies' Home journal, Ainslee's
Magazine and Bill Board on sale at
Penn's.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hammond have
returned to their home in Wildwood
after several days visit with rela
tives in Columbus.
Mr.. r. M. Cameron of Chicago and
Mr.. l.. j. Cameron of Cleveland are
here to spend Sunday with Judge and
Mrs. Patrick A. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Heiple return
ed to their home in Mansfield Fri
day after spending several days with
their nephew, c. o. Miller and fam
lily.
Xmas calendars hand painted al
Penn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Byers of
Cleveland have been spending several
days with Mrs. Byers' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sapp, East High
street.
Mr.. Dess B. Kirk of this city, who
has been on the reportorial staff of
the Newark Advocate for the past
three and half years, has resigned
his position and left Saturday for Can
ton to accept a position on the News
Democrat.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-for city
property: 32-acre farm with 7-room
house, barn, outbuildings, fruit and
good fences. Lays good. On public
road. Close to school. $4,000. w. G..
Rockwell, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Mrs. Charles Keigley has returned to
her home in this city after several
days visit with her mother, Mrs. JOS
eph Hull of Homer.
Miss Loretta Skeels and Miss Mona
Skeels were visitors in Columbus on
Saturday.
Mr.. ID. b. Kirk went to Newark Sat
urday noon to attend to some matters
Of business.
Revival meetings are being held In
Bladensburg Disciple church in charge
of Rev. Simms.
All the late novelties In jeweIry at
Penn's.
FARMS FOR SALE+50 acres, 3h
miles from city, price $3,5OO. Also
stock and grain farm, containing $50
acres, has four producing gas wells
New Groom dwelling. Price $52 pei
acre. Stream & Rimer. If
Mr.. Royal Dunlap was taken from
the Mt. Vernon hospital to his home
on East Burgess street Friday even
ing in Chappelear and Cos. ambul-
ance. He has been i'll of typhoid fever
at the hospital for several weeks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-29

Mr.. ]. f. Bonnell of this city, went
to Utica Saturday noon on business.
An examination took place Friday
morning before Justice Koons in the
paternity case of Ohio on the relation
of Edith Marshall VS. Charles Chilcote
and the defendant was recognized to
appear in common pleas court to an
swer the charge, his bond being fixed
at $500, which he furnished
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-29
union
Thanksgiving Services Held
Thursday Evening
In The Vine Street Church
OF Christ
union

Interesting Union Thanksgiving ser.
vices were held at the Vine Street
Church of Christ on Thursday even.
ing. The edifice was well filled and q
splendid service was carried. DR.. Dav.
i'd Francis, pastor of the church, pre-.
sided and the following was the order
of the exercises for the evening:
Voluntary.
Invocation-The Rev. J. N. Tate.
Anthem.
Prayer-The Rev. John T. Black.
Hymn.
Scripture Lesson-The Rev. VIM.
A. Clemmer.
Anthem.
Address, "The Older Puritanism"
The Rev. F. e. Brininstool.
Address, "The Newer Puritanism'
The Rev. Ira Houston.
Hymn.
Reading of Proclamation--Mr. E..
Fl. lesson.
Address, "The Puritan Of Today
Giving Thanks"-The Rev. e. d. Bar.
nett.
Offering.
Hymn.
Benedicion The Rev. M. M.
Toomey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

when the officers of the government
sWooped down upon US and we were
hurried away. We were not taken
into court but were hurried along
from town to town, and soon were
told that we were on our way to ST.
IBERIA.
Passing through Polisia two friends
and myself attempted to escape. We
were captured and the Cossacks in
charge tied our hands behind our
backs and dragged us by our hair
AS they did this others piled matted
whips across our backs AS a result
of the flashing I received both of my
wrists were fractured as we'll as the
small bones in my arms.
I'VE were carefully guarded after
this and did not have a chance to es-
cape until in December. Then we over
powered our guard and made for the
forests. Not knowing the country we
were constantly on the verge of starva-
ton Two months after we brought up
on the Austrian boundary. Here we
were met by friends who supplied us
with money, and we went to Paris.
Here separated from my two COM
panions, and arrived in New York about
a year and half ago. My father was
once a wealthy man but the whipcord
of government fell heavily across the
backs of the people until now he is un-
able to help me, and my childhood
sweetheart also a Sympathizer with the
Russian movement, is now in Siberia a
prisoner of the car. MY mission is
now to earn the money with which to
free her, and a year hence. I hope to be
able to do this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08
$3.50 Recipe Cures
Weak Kidneys, Free
Relieves Urinary and Kidney Trou.
bles, Backache. Straining,
Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.
wouldn't it be nice within a week
or so to begin to say goodbye forever
to the scalding, dribbling, straining,
or too frequent passage of urine; the
forehead and the back-of-the-head
aches; the stitches and pains in the
back the growing muscle weakness;
spots before the eyes; yellow skin;
sluggish bowels; swollen eyelids or
ankles; leg cramps; unnatural short
breath; sleeplessness and the despon-
dency?
L have recipe for these troubles
that you can depend on, and if you
want to make quick recovery, you
ought to write and get a copy of it.
Many a doctor would charge you
$3.50 just for writing this prescrip-
ton, but have it and will be glad to
send it to you entirely free. Just
drop me a line like this: Dr. A E.
Robinson, 944 Luck Building, Detroit,
Mich, and I will send it by return
mail in plain envelope AS you will
see when you get it, this recipe con-
tains only pure. harmless remedies
but it has great healing and pain
conquering power.
1t will quickly show its power once
you use it, so 1 think you had better
see what it is without delay. I will
send you a copy free-you can use it
and cure yourself at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08
HALT in TRADE.
Bad Weather and Politics Act as
Deterrents.

New York, Jan. S.-Bradstreet's says:
The year opens with a perceptible lun
in trade, though with optimism as the
underlying element in all lines. Severe
cold weather and heavy snow, sleet or
rain storms have checked transporta-
ton and retarded country trade, though
more or less immediate benefit to retail
trade in cities has accrued from the
stimulus given to demand for season
able goods by weather conditions and
the beginning of clearance sales Of win
ter goods
Wholesale lines have been generally
quiet because statesmen as yet are not
fully in their fields of activity. Job
bling recorders are checked for the same
reason. Collections are rather slower
and classed generally as only fair. due,
no doubt, to Interruptions to the move
ments of mails and of farm products to
market.
The continuous advances in prices of
cotton goods necessitated by the higher
price of the raw material are not be-
ing accepted in all lines. and somewhat
similar reports come from various lines
Of oress goods dealers Willie a general
trade conference on shoe prices is set
down for next week at Boston. Rail-
ways, too, are reported to be holding
back some orders for material and
equipment. pending a clearer view of
the attitude of the national admins
tratiOn regarding forthcoming railway
legislation. The general commodity
lrice situation also is a subject of dis
cussion particularly as to it's bearing
on the wage question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

holm KENDRICK BANGS
II has included a whimsical
II farce, 1.-THE Return of
II Christmas, in his new
Harper collection of farces
entitled 1.-The Real Thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

get released. Later, his full doings
reached the ears of the Spanish and or
ders for his re-arrest were issued.
Hearing in time. he fed by sea from
Remedies and reached the United
States safely. On the way he again
touched the edge of the Sargasso sea.
The next year, as Associated Press
correspondent, he accompanied General
Miles when that officer captured Porto
Rico and on his way north with Cap
tain sigsbee. again sighted, probably
for the last time, the mass of weed
that rings round the mysterious Isle
of Dead Ships.
The table of contents for the January
Worlds Work is: A Christmas Greet
ing, Elihu Vedder (F,rontispiece); The
March of Events; What I Tried to Do
in My fastest Book: I. Mr.. Meredith
Nicholson's Aim in THE Lords of
High Decision; II. Mr.. Irving Bach
eler's Aim in '"The Master; Eight Per
Cent. On Your Money; How Much In
Health-The Pace of Business Men, DR..
Luther H. Gulick; Our Debt to DIR.
Wiley, Edwin Bjorkman; From the
Bottom Up Qllustrated): VII. Life
Among the Squatters, Alexander
Irvine; "reminiscences of an American
Painter Qllustrated): I. Art Education
Fifty Years Ago, Elihu Vedder; The
Literature of New Thoughters, -
Frances Maule Bjorkman; American
Builders in Canada, C. M. Keys; High
ways Of Progress Qllustrated): III A
Lost Opportunity on the Pacific, James
]. Hill; My Business Life: II. N. o. Mel
son; A Business Lesson From Antwerp,
Harry Tuck Sherman; Men in Action.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, the
eminent historian and editor of "The
American Nation" which was brought
out in twenty-seven volumes by Har-
per & Brothers. is president of the
American Historical association now
converting in New York. DR.. Hart
speaking before the convention On the
lapses from truth on the part of his
torians, which he termed Imagination
in history" declared inaccuracy to be a
grave evil of the day. Even historical
scholars are not without their failings,
their prejudices and their falsehoods,"
said the speaker, adding: us there
no penal code for those who under
take to write history out of something
other than the records? It is the duty
of sober and industrious body like
the American Historical association to
dwell upon the strictly scientific char
acter of history. to emphasize the fixed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

Norbert SinaiEscaped tOAmerica
From Siberia.
Was Student at Warsaw When
EXiled.
TELLS OF EXPERIENCE
Wrists We're Broken and Was
Dragged by Hair.
Hopes to Rescue Sweetheart
Who Is Still There.
TELLS OF EXPERIENCE

Mingled together in a terse drama
OF patriotism, love, intrigue, and all
the other elements that stir the hearts
of humanity, the life story of Nor
bert Sinai reads like a fairy tale.
Sinai is in Topeka today, and the
young Russian violinist, who four
years ago when student at the Uni
Yersity of Warsaw was condemned
and sentenced to life in the mines of
Siberia, because of political activity,
will appear at the Novelty theater
next week.
Vile stage in America during the
past year, and has also signed with
the Bella Italia quartette, who leave
New York January 20, for Buenos
Ayres where they will open, in South
America. After six months in that
country Sinai says he will go to Aus
tralia, thence return to Europe, where
he will effect the release of his
sweetheart, who likewise was exiled
to Siberia because of her leaning to-
ward democracy.
Four years ago Sinai was in War
saw, the hot-bed of Russian revoIu-
tionary activity. There with several
other students he was taken in Gus
tody charged with making political
life sentence in the Siberian mines,
imposed for the offense, he escaped
and came to this country arriving in
America upwards of a year ago.
Nihilism' Is Misunderstood.
Il have been called a Nihilist by
the American press says the young
exile, but when 1 think of the way
the American people understand the
word Nihilist, it grieves me. 1t would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

II. 6. Andrews of Milwaukee, sporting
e6itor Of the Evening Wisconsin, has
published his 1916 Sporting Annual
Record Book, containing records of all
+he noted fighters. trotting, pacing,
running, bowling. athletic, baseball,
automobile and also aeroplane, etc. The
hook contains many fine illustrations
of the worlds prominent lighters ana
all the up-to-date records. 1t is now
the leading sporting annual of the coun-
try.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-08

principles of research, and to warn the
world against the consequences of I'M
sound study and writing of history"
DR.. Hart cited as some of the falla-
cious fancies of American history the
sinless Pilgrim Fathers, who We're but
human beings, after all, the blood
thirsty piracy of John Paul Jones. and
the southern cavalier