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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25
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cooperating tha Nlollda~ 4gne u1FeIe-
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business shall b conducted ~ tte tate
81 florida o. ang other state IS o
United States, o. ang, fofeiSn counttg.
The gessssi Nature 81 the business 10
Be transacted shall D g bag. sell merit
gage, 81 coapey rial estate 41a ail per-
FiSrsda. 3 ahy ofSsr State q tas bsilsd
states. 40 plant pecan trees a1e a1E
ether ki1e g tlsssl soa g gisss s2e e.,
% do enG conduct On any land q FGn1zEt
farming businees with the right T. aeli
any o. the aanle. Ie erect buildings, 81
@ everything eonneeiet WITH % Fegntsed
borroW money ard 90 give uofea bonds.
of mOffgare9 therefor 10 buy tracts ~
lend ana diyids the same into iols ~
s s'Sess ,s sH9 ,nssal,,raat ao s a ss 81
Necessary piatS arc ahsiFssts thsfeof
Tke amount Of IL capital esosk shan
which aAaIl Be- divided into one thsaelna
shares 81 ten dollars (4I0o0l e4e1. which
shall d paid fer elths7 ID cash. 81 ~
ihs hoard q pilectors q said eompanp.
me corporation shan exist for ths per-
led q niesiy'Hine 1earA
Tue oneea pbeIl 81 Prea1snt, vice
fi Sas, 2 f sssssssy z 1s ss..
persons ths ol6css q vice. Pl'sidsni s61
90 and eaid oaecFs shall b eIoele1 a.
election shau 81 hsid 81 fhs fhlfd 1s.
daY u April 81 Zach year. NE Delot1
dlling TIE eaid eeIces nnlli those e|eEte1
at this eieetlo1 shan o qu4l.leo.
Ct0rEc W saxon. Flcn prttnf
Witiem a. VEL. eccretarB. and George W
Senca. lfe4snreFf ane tae t1ree uireet
tors ahElI - 5ohn ~ Eel. Wi.IIhm ~
It4n and UcaIra w Saxon.
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

a r11arIl0n 1IN1 TI71T ~ IIN Il7lI .
Kannl o.. 0g11sa NSal esn'.4 g sl.s
Vfeleh. ~ paiatEn, % SaIoN8 a4t1ls
800 ffn,n 5 to III tho choplet EeQN
az Nrran NeIl 1hora o. tie tofe| e'e
Ne ssrro na MsFg Baird. W4'tn,
erako rr|fnlaa. F1afo8 Davis eao
49, n,Irh4nnE each tf4aHINH white
saTTs 'sn4e Hts aaHl8 Lewis sEss
~ ,esa ffnn & lf9fo 41f4 hoHL en-
..|I h narrea. Mae MonlIne #ae
- 1890 tskea 4n1 Hies Sarah Pas
.,|..,f .@@.f draw NIlnla Int
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

couag e TanaAssss e. Rvsniag e
Asn lea
HE. William q. Sherwood. q ChEea-
90, Ameriea'a grsatoss pianist. b e0m-
Ing % dolivhf q Tallshasses andlenco.
Ne. Sherwood q hgought here under
the auspices 81 he eehool 81 Musis o.
ere State College for Women. Talia-
haSsea b unusually Sortunsts a. FsesIv-
ing q visit from 3 pianist es speh inter-
national fams. Hs FseitalWiIi - given
Ia chs College Chapsl On TIE svsulng Of
April 18th. Il b the frst opportunlty
Of ths kind ever given 20 Tailahaasss,
and yOu can't afford % miss hearing
him.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

Ha. p. 4. yonee and son. J. G.
Noass. 81 Pensacola, have been Cor
1ptral yeaFs collecting mattHrslating
- Nloglda history. TheFs ase nany Old
epaper illss throueheat ne State
Woald donbllesa b Of much &C.
% them n tbe compilation Of
natter e. they deaiFe. Editorl
visa such would oefvo thsir State
fufnzhins lnfqEtalion - these
smen.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

81 q 08AAstt ~ bt1fAk WSssts
No RloHidisn should - sentent With
having 3 representative e ne Senate
81 the Unitad States Who does not ful-
b and ably represent ne interests q
.ls greet ed gFo8iae state. Bhonh
vs. bs 20 unsostunalo e % siset . man
10 that aaeust BODY VIE has not tbs
nssdsd gualiaeshsns e ability enc
prestige. e might mean 3 les o nib
lions % cur malerial interasta.
Owing 10 tie sagiy esmpietion q TIE
Panama canal the representatives q sli
tie Gulf States shoaA B. dlligens h at-
temptiag b secure appgopriatione Tor
ths IMPROVEMENT q oA end the open-
ing AZ new harborA Within tsn years
Is burden a. thess expsndtugel WI
have beon provided fOE. EloEida, q
ever state h ne Unioa. e not now h
4 pooisIon - ehsngo Its Fepscsenta-
tives d the Nationai Senate. Shoud .
weak ana untrisf man be selected. 3
MAJ withoue csmmlttoo ilflgs1ee. ls -
vosy probabis tAat ths expenditures
which shoald Justly sons e RloEida,
Win - diverted % ether States.
n tolliag Wllas blnd q man We
houId haso - repEsesat -, che OFian-
O. Citisea says;
oalliy and hot quantity b Nhst
Should IS considered d ne selection Of
Florida's representative 70 The Unlted
States Gsaata.
Has BeaatoR TalisfeEra gaitahle guaI-
Ityg Has NJ ahewn de quahacatlons g
enable hin 70 propsFIy quslifyf hhs
wsrs "a untFied man, perhaps re SEN
lenss might b ended with numerous
interrogation points. Bat be- & 9 man
thoroughly tried ouG He has develop
q elements Of strength not At al sur
pFlslng, bacnusg those very elements
make Coz success n BE own business
ne and they we're simply bound 20 teli
in BE public he.
Saws the good beck. "sesst theu che
mao dllIgont 81 businessi He shah
stand before kings." And e takes .
successful man. with the element q
diligence h business, b stand before
~ brightest men u the country,
wieldlne the dostlnies % The American
state and 70 successfully cope with
Tier and hFiae the comparative 4naal-
lor state az FLORIDA shoulder @ ehoul-
deF With The larger States,
Thls State he's been remarkably foE.
tunate 81 having 8 man Ike oenqtor
TaiiaferrO % stand with The represent.
alivea Of ether States On tbs senatoriai
hoof.
re ls not en- orator. and therefore q
NOS "a much . say-eomething man 90 ,
do.a0moshlpg man.
The man who stands wei with he
colleagues ID such plaee Is Wofdiy o.
the consideration % every voter.
Senator Taliokerro'e eenvae4 y not
one of preiudlce, nor the1 81 ne spell
h,ndaf. nor tho aye0pheH nor TIE el.Ar-
lalan. nor one of malice % any ether
aho nav honorably aspire % lAa same
hleh of|lea, for ~ rtcoRniaes the rlFh.s
"a sVrrg nan and. II he wet4 asked,
would PROBABLY cancede that any uaen
uhe runs NAV possess some eloment1
Me- IA lSe 6flee, bot Senator Ialia-
forroln friends and thDae who ere "a
nIliee viii Ne enuraa 81 The past BE-
lleVe that " possesses more 81 o41a
eiemenls thae eng otnef enc 80. ~.
opportgaily End Etnap q ne situation
- a wAv. lntAe largest sanss. he
seems n Be ihe logical maa - sueessa
hlnssf.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

Isssuiiuslsa q Ofneas liad La.i Thuss-
IN.

lss,ui,usisa ~ Oiasa-s iisid lea Th-s.
~.
a v0gy interesting mosting % tie
Home Aisai0n Society was had Thurs.
4ey alterneon March Blst a much
rNeP attene1oe thar Usual bai0R
prssant Rev. j. 8. Pattorsoa eonduct-
"a tie davotlal services. gave q short
dlacnrnioa q TIE subject and latgr IN
ata1'11 the forWing oMooFBf
RresnBt sns. 4. 8. EstteFa.
let V'ee. tta. Mrs. e y. Eeana.
aa VIce- Pea Mr.. .. q. gshealy.
d Wee Pre-. Mrs. ~. A. enith.
Reeording sscrstary-hs. n. T..
csrTs.poualnw sscrstAy-Mu Vim,
&C.. csanss,louai Trsu.m4-MuG NM
Eoesl Trsasarsr--lara. q. W. Saxon.
AZ TIE conolaaloa az this service the
business meeting Wss held The on
cers gave h ROod reports 81 work.
Various coIafnl stsss sspOrted. Plans Of
work discnassd. ahd go 30 Riven foF
Trinity addition and fzB.b5 % distTitt
me nasmbeEs who absent themselves
from these meetings. know not what
they miss. * theg I'D they would
make q mere earneGt effort % attend.
Cannot al the members Be present 81
the next meetlngf IL would Be- more
Interesting than ever.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

editor q The True Democrat
ma kssn nsaetst b politics. end
81. b h1 friends 70 win, bit Be
rather see neW factories operating
e and nsw fallseaas running into
Tallahassee than 70 zee every politician
AZ the e,ste sisstsd
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

1ieo Z. r.. shaeklstot 81 ths So.
CsuEt, hes been delivering ~
II isetuses - re State University,
sh were pronounced ~ crest inter-
and exeeedlugly Saluabse y Tie stu.
tct1. Tampa 1fibsas
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

Clmsl ''1iat" Wahsg b spoken Of
aaa psnlbls candidate fog Coasress cut
8 GO Ihlra. onsthlag esgtala, sheuid
- cons g aspigaat - Would he
. - RalalAa Hefn
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

stats Conventlca o. ths Anti
League Win NEST e Jackson
~ ay a, IS and lg, e sonpiete its
p ScF ts eta1s campaign
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25

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ea Coneross sna galaiagnsu
j 6ay.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-03-25
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
Romance of Old PORTUGAL

The recent deposition of King Manuel of
Portugal and the events In the young kings
life that lied up to 1t will no doubt bring back
to the minds of some of tho older residents
of the city the story Of Elise Hensier, the
Springfield girl who married a king and be.
came the Countess Edla
The king she married was Don Ferdinand
IL. of Portugal, great grandfather of King
Manuel. Elise lived in Springfield about 60
years ago. probably for about four years
The Henslers were humble people and
lived simply. The daughters. Elise and Louise
were well received here and were given a
good musical education, especially Elise. who
had quite remarkable voice. Signor Guidi
an Italian, at the time well known teacher
OF the voice, took an interest In Elise and II
was when Signor Guidi went to Boston that
the Hensiers went there. largely through his
influence. He believed that Elise had a fu.
ture as singer and wished her to be where
he could continue teaching her
Elise Hensler after her removal with her
family to Boston continued her studies She
was perseverant In her work and progressed so
Ven that she not only appeared In concerts I'm
the large cities in this country, but also In Eu.
rope, where she sang before royalty II was
while singing in Lisbon several years after the
death of Queen Maria that King Ferdinand
heard her voice and felt the attraction that
Ferdinand was the titular king of Portugal.
having been the second husband of Queen
Maria III. of Portugal. Ferdinand married
Maria in 1886, when he was 20 The queen
died In 1858. and he was regent during the mi
nority of his son, Pedro w., who was the IA.
ther Of the assassinated King Carlos. the
grandfather of the deposed King Manuel The
regency ended In 1856. and on June 10, 1869.
he married Miss Hensler.
When the European powers decided the
time had come to restore Spain to a monarchy.
following the overthrow OF the short republic.
which existed from 1873 to 1875, considerable
pressure was brought to bear upon Ferdinand
to induce him to accept the vacant throne.
But his wife could never be queen OF Spain.
and 1t is possible that this fact alone Induced
him to refuse.
This absolute refusal on his part to accept
the throne Of Spain, with all the pomp and
splendor OF 70. atty In exchange for the roman
tic life that he was living with his morganatic
wife, had far-reaching consequences The COM
plications and jealousies resultant on the at
tempt to find king acceptable to all the pow
ers helped to bring on the Franco Prussian
war, and Alsace and Lorraine went back to
Germany, whence they had been wrested by
Napoleon Bonaparte.
In consequence OF these peculiar historical
facts. which geographically practically changed
all western Europe, Elise Hensler Countess
Edla, became famous throughout the world al
"the woman who changed the map of Europe"
During the life Of the king they lived In the
beautiful castle OF Cintra II is certain that
their life was above reproach In 1885 the
king died. and after that the countess lived In
retirement In cottage near the castle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
Masterpiece of Glass Work

In the British museum, in London, on exhi-
bition. is the Portland vase, the masterpiece
of ancient gasswork. A chance discovery led
to the rescue of this magnificent urn from the
grave, where 1t had lain for hundreds Of years.
hidden and unknown. The vase was found
early In the seventeenth century by some la.
borers who, digging on hillock in the neigh
borhood of Rome, broke into small vault
On further examination It revealed suite
of three sepulchral chambers. In the largest
room they found a finely sculptured sarcopha-
gus. which contained the beautiful vase. II
was full of ashes, but 1t bore no inscription
to the remains it held. nor has the mystery
ever been solved which shrouds its origin.
The vase was deposited in the Barberini pal
ace, where 1t remained until ITO, when the rep
resentative of the Barberini family, a Roman
princess. was forced to part with 1t to pay her
gambling debts. The vase changed hands
twice, then 1t was disposed of to the duchess of
Portland, but with such secrecy that her own
family was not aware of the transaction until
after her death.
At the sale Of the duchess of Portands col
lection it was purchased by her son, the third
duke of Portland, for the sum Of s5,145. and 1t
was deposited in the museum by his successor.
The vase was wantonly smashed in pieces by
a drunken visitor, but the fragments were
however, joined together, but the bottom, with
its mysterious figure in Phrygian cap, was not
replaced
The material of this vase long almost
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
THAT WILL
w HELP THE HOSTESS

each individual hostess must decide
for herself The tally cards may be
made at home from colored cardboard
cut In the shape OF an interrogation
mark. Number each one at the top
and place corresponding numbers on
the puzzles. For instance, the players
who have number 1, 2. 8, 4 will take
puzzles marked /. 2, 3. 4, and go to
head table which will be marked num-
Der /. Those who draw s, 8. Z, s will
take puzzles marked the same and go
to table number 2. When a player
finishes ut the head table bell liz
rung and each child moves a number
ahead; then every player who has
solved his or her puzzle has punch
In the card or a star affixed. The
hostess must use her own judgment
how long the progressions shall last,
as the secret of success In any party
is not to let the guests become weary:
stop while they want to go on. This
party is best suited for children from
eight to twelve. Serve chicken sand.
wiches, cocoa with a marshmallow In
each cup, ice-cream In fancy moulds
and tiny frosted cakes have found
that small cakes are much hotter for
chiidren's parties than larger ones
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
IIzNRTGIIES OzI.k
ia sIuIHGyy W.

The touch of black is still feat
ure OF fashion.
Two-toned plumes and enormous
pink peoples trim some OF the latest
hats.
Wide tulle scarfs are becoming ac-
cessories with dancing frocks and
black sheer scarfs are much used.
Girdles OF soft folds of gold tissue
or gold-beaded chiffon for light gowns
are lovely and set off the figure OF the
wearer to the best advantage.
For afternoon and street dresses the
elbow length sleeve is generally used.
although the sleeve length reaching
above the elbow upon most gowns is
helped to the desired length by lace
undersleeve.
Tailored models are mostly made Of
rough materials In cheviots and
serges. A few hard-twisted mannish
effects are included in the showing.
but are not as popular an the roughly
woven fabrics.
The deem hem. turned on the right
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
mo Openings Nowheres"

She is fortunate in having girl chums who
draw roses from their friends now and then.
The other afternoon one of her rosy friends
pinned bright red one on her and she sal
lied forth into the street to make other wom-
en- envious. She had not gone far when she
felt tug at the shoulder and turned to see
strange woman.
"Where'd you git that rose?" asked the
stranger covetously.
"A friend of mine gave It to me" was
the answer, produced with some chill.
"A friend of yours? In a store?"
mo, not In a store"
well. hain't there no openings mo-
wheres?"
Not that know Of"
"Humph! Just my luck. I'm Ju0t crazy
for a rose, and when I saw you Just knowed
there was a fall opening somewhere"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24

to the shower pipe with their noses
In order to call the attention of the
stablemen to their desire for show.
err bath. One evening the stablemen
were In somewhat Of hurry and tried
to get the mules out of the water with.
out the shower. One animal, more de-
termined than the rest, refused to be
driven out, and the water was turned
on to oblige that particular mule. This
saved time. as the mule is a pretty
difficult object even for dozen men
to handle, especially In the water
Washington Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24

the mine entrance to the bath tub.
You would think they had been out on
pasture for six months, from the speed
they show as they gallop down to the
stable entrance. They Chamber over
each other in their efforts to get into
the water.
I'm venture to say that a horse
would make a break for the stable
and the stall to get the second meal Of
the day. If worked as hard as one Of
those mules. and would pass by the
bath. But not so with those mules.
Hungry as they must be. they rush
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24

ferred to manila cards. by the punching OF
holes In them to correspond with the different
items In the schedules. An electrical machine
controlled by clerk can punch holes In 1900
cards day. ThreeN hundred OF these were
used and 90,000,000 cards were ordered
After the punching the cards are handled
into an electric tabulating machine with
'pin-box" attachment which permits the re.
quired pins to pass through the variously
placed holes in the cards. in this establishing
an electric circuit resulting In the tabulation
OF the items on counters which register their
results in printing on spoiled paper somewhat
like stock ticker" There are 100 of these
machines. After certain comparisons to prove
accuracy, the schedules are permanently pre-
served in great iron safe in the census bu.
reau. AS the card does not contain the name
OF the persons for whom II stands all personal
identity is eliminated from the cards All dan
ger OF misuse of such information disappears
Severe penalties are provided In case any EN-.
ployee discloses census information to outsid.
ers. The next step is the making Of the maps
and tables to accompany the analyses and
then, finally, the issue of the printed bulletins
and reports. Before July l. 1912 the work
must be over and the thirteenth census gone
to join Its scientific ancestors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
Wedding Rings for srldesroom..

Some new rings are being shown
which on first appearance seem to
be very handsome seals. but on closer
examination show that they are to be
divided when the thine" mes into
two separate rings. They are made To
order as Is much of the jewelry worn
nowadays by those who wish to have
exclusive styles In their articles OF
personal adornment. It is a custom
rather strictly observed In Germany.
this exchange Of rings on the wedding
day, and II Ia very pretty custom.
why shouldn't man have some out.
ward symbol TO show that no Ia mar.
rled as well rs woman?" asked n
little dark-eyed bride who had used
this double ring ceremony? and why
not? Very few brides now select
plain diamond solitaire that was for
so long considered the only proper en-.
gagement token, the larger the stone
the more the girl loved to fash II.
Now diamond Is used II the girl
wishes II, but II is cut and set In some
individual manner and Is made with
tho promise that no duplicates will
be sold.
MADAME MERRI.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24

AT w that the season Of parties,
~ Iances or sewing circles has be
gun its busy whirl, 1t is natural
...dt our minds turn to the little &C.
cessories that make our life interest.
ing, to say the least. Even II we
have outgrown the fancy bag age
and more's the pity II that be the
case--we can make this pretty thing
for others.
Three suggestions are before you,
designed in such a way that they
should appeal to the painters. embrol.
derers or pyrographers. and each one
promises success for easy work and
much effect at little cost.
II you decide to make a square bag
OF four strips OF white or ecru velve
attached to square bottom. the daisy
design Is the best. Cut your strip
and follow the suggestion here given
Photographed velvet Is extremely effec
tive. giving rich brown tones. which
you can deepen at the centers OF the
flowers and the stems. Touch up. /.
you wish. with yellow stencil dyes OF
oil paint Embroidery Is equally effec-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-24
MADAME MERIT.

tive, and you can, with fairy goo
mothers magic needle. change the
daisies to asters and work in pink.
white or purple. You are really not
taking them out OF the family.
The wisteria Is charming combina.
ton OF the natural and the conven-
tionai. Paint this design. using Law.
ender and pale green. with brown for
the stem. This can be used as
repeat around the lower portion Of
the regulation silk bag gathered on
1 cord at the top.
The last suggestion Ia capable Of
my color treatment and therefore
ives wider field In which to work.
Gray silk with two shades of purple.
II yellow or green looks well for this
esign. The darker shade OF any
color Is good. and SO also Is a con-
rasting bright color on a neutral
round
The great point is In the applica.
ion Of this handwork on velvet, silk
or satin, and although 1t sounds like
N unreasonable warning. Christmas
is coming!