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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
The LITTLE GRAY JUG.
Municipal ROStelry Is a Marvel OF
INGENUITY,

Wednesday morning Marshal Austin
had a general fall house-cIeauing at the
Jug" as the municipal Jail is called.
The name is not farfetched, for the little
square structure with pyramidical roof
looks just like Schiedam Schnapps bot
tie, and if the place had . stove with .
piece Of pipe outside it would very much
resemble jug.
To the casual observer the interior
presents only four bare walls and bunk
but there are many traditions associated
with the place to make it interesting,
and il the walls could speak they could
tell some startling tales. The first to be
remarked is the total absence of writing
on the walls and defscing of any kind ;
but the guests are not anxious to write
their names on the wall and carving is
made impossible because they have to
leave their pocket knives outside. Just
under the north window is q large burn
ed spot showing how q prisoner tried to
burn himself out. Once a couple of
stout farmers were incarcerated but
nearly set themselves at liberty by over
throwing the jug" A new and stron-
ger Jail was proposed, but the solons
who then decided the veal or woe OF
the town saved expenses in q way wor-
thy of the wise men of Gotham. -
They filed the space between the cell
ing and the shingles with sand to weight
the structure down. This way of plac-
ing ballast, while contrary to the mode
used aboard ship, is, nevertheless, effec.
tive. and quite in keeping with the con.
dition OF the guests, who are troubled
with tOp-heaviuess. 1t serves also an.
other purpose. The sand sitting down
through the cracks falls INTO the eyes OF
those sleeping on the bunk, and they
must therefore get under the bunk t.
sleep, whereby the bed-clothes are kept
clean.
Until few days ago the ing" has
| SOSA pAO'ANON "AOh % pnsO1ONA Anu uAep-
bat the modern spirit Of improvement
has improved even here. As the unwil-
ling prisoner must be showed in with the
left hand while the marshal quickly
closes the door with the right, the old
arrangement was awkward and often 9
failure, for the prisoner would get hold
Of the hasp first and hold it so that the
door could not shut, and the club had tc
come into play. A new lightning
spring lock has done away with all trou.
BILE on this score.
The shingles are pretty rotten and the
birds will soon drop seeds through the
cracks upon the ballast. Wonder how
the jug" would look when surmounted
by some vigorous Jerusalem oaks? The
jug" is so we'll preserved by the fumes
of alcohol that it win last forever.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Wildcat at DOWllnQ'S Mill.

A few nights ago Lee Lamb, night
Waterman at the Bowling mill, heard
something growl at him from behind a
pile lof lumber. Mr.. Lamb paid no at
tention, thinking it was some negro
Who wanted TO scare him, but the
(growls continued. He then thought ne
would fire q shot in the air to scare the
srowler, but just then an animal sPrang
out In the open, which looked like a
catsmount. Mr.. Lamb fired upon it,
bat the shot did not hit.
Next morning on inspection numerous
large catamount tracks were seen, lead
ing 20 and from can of tallow that had
been used for greasing the pulleys IN
heavy iron blocks. 1t is supposed that
the animal had been driven from the
swsmps by high water and had wan
dered 20 the mill in quest OF something
m eat.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
COLLECT I'm ADVANCE.


Special agents of the postof1ce depart
ment are travelling around the country
dropping into newspaper offices when
least expected to examine subscription
lists, to ascertain if the regulation re-
curing payment in advance Is being OBJ
served. Several Ohio newspapers have
been in trouble, and here is . case told
by the DesMoines Capitol.
Editor Fay, of Lyons, Iowa, has
been called to Washington City because
his subscription list is not well paid MP,
as the law requires. He will have to
explain to the government officials why
he has not compelled his subscribers to
pay up according to the postal rules.
1t seems little tough that country edl-
tors have to be hauled up before the
government under the charge of violst-
ing the federal laws just because they
do not eternally keep dunning their SUBJ
scribers for the small sum they owe on
subscriptions; but it is like the end Of
the world, no one knows when it COM
eth, and an editor knoweth not what
day an inspector may pop in and ask to
see his list. And if too many subscrib-
ers are behind on their paper, it means
trouble with the government. 1t puts
an editor in such shape that he is COM
PEELED to force his subscriptions, unless
he has an unusually prompt paying list
Of subscribers.
The Bee, q newspaper published at
Jefferson, has been jerked up. This is
what the editor says about it:
THE Bee this morning received its
first official summons from the postof.
fee department to conform with the
ruling which requires subscribers to pay
in advance. We can no longer send the
newspaper to delinquents, no matter
how willing we may be to accommodate
them. We sometimes question the
right of Uncle Sam to interfere in the
conduct of legitimate business and say
we shall not extend credit if We want
70, but whether right or wrong, we
must conform to the regulation. 1t
certainly will distress Us greatly TO cut
of lot Of good and long time patrons
who We know intend to pay, but are
careless about the matter, and if such
really want the Bee, We know they will
come to our assistance and relieve us Of
this embarrassment"
Ii is very dangerous business for a
newspaper man 70 send papers to sub
scribers who are more than twelve
months in arrears. To be deprived Of
the second-clsss mailing privilege,
which is the penalty for noncompliance
with the rulings, puts q newspaper ont
of business, for the expense Of putting
one-cent stamp on every paper mailed
amounts to much more than the profits
on the entire subscription business, to
say nothing of the increased amount Of
labor which would be required in affix.
ing the stamps. Publishers Auxiliary,
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Found GuiRHIo Enh zzII menl.

Rufus BellAray. q negro wor ing for
the Downing brothers, emtezzle1 1856
belonging to tteIl few weeks ago and
then skipped. I: d warrant was sworn
out before Jnstsce T. W. Sweat against
Rlfus and COntt able Mallory Jones was
given the job Of catching him. Mr..
Jones wore q puzzled expression for
several days while he wondered where
Rufus could be, hen he left town. He
returned last riEiay with Lis prisoner,
whom he had eatght at Mayo.
When given 3 bearing before Justice
Sweat Saturday Rufus pleaded guilty
to the charge ct fmbezzlement and was
fined $40 and cstst s. He was unable to
pay the fine ansI is low in the chain
gang for four Ednths.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
PILGRIM MEMORIAL HGKUEEET.
PrsVIncetOED Advocate Tells Of This
IRppftaRi Event.

DR.. Z. A. Tod, who, with Mrs. Todd.
is spending tho summer ut Province
town, Mass, sands the Telegraph re-
cent number Of the Provinoetown Advo-
cate. The paper is q diRnihed looking
sheet and the, editor seems t6ihave .
hard job filing up ito four pages. eight
columns folio, and therefore makes the
most Of his items The number at hand
describes the oedtcating of the pilgrim
Memorial motp1uent on August 9th,
COMMUNICATING the landing ofIthe May
flower at ProVtDcetoWn hsrbor Novem-
Der 81, 1920, VIII 102 passengers, to gain
civil and religions liberty in the new
world. The ND nument is 252lf feet
high and Of gSest architectural beauty.
Provincetowa 10 situated near the ex-
treme Of Caps pod, in Massachusetts,.
The cape is lSnd and narrow and the
town reaches soToss from one shore to
the other. It is an important rendez-
vous for fisherxnd n and has one railroad
why 1T hasn't n4Rore than one Is prob
ably because. the cape is SO narrow.
Looking over. the advertisements we
find that Of BAllston Beach Bungalows,
Mt Truro, 100 Feet from the ocean.
On the map Ttuto is located where the
cape is so nsrTosy that the Bungalows
must be situS$eh In the middle Of il.
Another advertisement tells where
"Old Farmers Almsnac" may be had,
and yet snothe1 praises its bayberry
candles IS ;'etirs The bsyberry, or
waxberry, graTb there and its berries
are used in qsking candles, A PRO
bono publico'. complains, with true
New England rift, that the butchers
weigh the skeVeEB. or woodbn pins used
TO hold roast bdef together, with the
meat and charge fer them.
Provincetowa 70 staid, cool, pleasant
old place for spending the summer
months. and The Telegraph hopes DIR.
and Mrs. TodG q Re enjoying themselves.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
To TeIeQPaDh Subscribers.

The Telegraph wishes to return thanks
to those Of our subscribers who have re-
mitted for their subscription without
waiting on the receipt of bill, and only
wishes that several hundred more would
follow the example. All subscription
bills will be sent out soon after the first
of September, and we will be unde,
many obligations to our Subscribers Il
they will look at the name and date on
their paper or wrapper and, II In ~
rears, send in the amount before thu
bills are issued.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
PINE GROVE.

Rev. A. J. Faith, of Emerson, closed
protracted nlcdtiDg Friday. While
here he added fburteen members, four
of whom were bab tized.
Mr.. and Mr. r. s. Grifis and Mr..
and Mrs. Joel Sis3fls attended church ut
Mt. Pleasant Sa9day. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B Starting and son, Walter, were bap-
tized there.
Mr.. and MIS- ! H. Grifis rejoice over
the arrival Of n DIV daughter.
J. M. Rhodens, Sof Taylor. visited in
the netghborhSfd, where he Taught
school Last WintsE. We were glad TO see
him
Joe Jones, Of GEen st. MArys, spent
Tuesday with Je9l Grifis.
Willie Critic fhd Henry Taylor spent
Sunday in Bekef counsy.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
NftiCe.

According to an order issued by Supt
Holloway the examination will last
four and one-half days and will prevent
my being in the office Saturday, Sept.
10Th. Will be in Lake Butler that day.
Respectfully,
J. G. PoPPELL,
Supt. Pub. Inst.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

Preaching services every second and
fourth Sunday.
Sunday school every Sunday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
Prayer meeting and Bible study every
Thursday evening at o'clock.
All are cordially invited, and mem
bers are requested to be present.
L. A. CUNNINGHAM, Pastor.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
ReHIStfati0R Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the regis
trarion books for district No. will be
open at J. NJ. AlvSrez's store in Starke
on Tuesday and Saturday Of each week
from the first Monday in September till
the second Saturday in October.
G. A. FUTCH,
Dis. Reg. Officer.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
New GFiSi Kill.

l have put up grist mill on my place
just south of StRrke, and will grind your
corn into meal or hOminy at any time
during week days. 1 grind to suit you
and will give you satisfaction. l also
keep a wood yard and will furnish any
size stove wood on short notice Phone
l12.
"
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Y, c. I. D. Meeting.

The W. @. T. U. will meet Monday al
$50 O'Clock in the rest room at the rear
of Cassie's store. We urge all members
and those who wish to become members
TO be present promptly.
MRS. D. E. KNIGHT, Sect.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

The Baraca class Of the Methodist
church at Lawtey will give an entertain
ment on Thursday September 9Th, the
proceeds to go to the funds for repaint-
ing the church. The members of the
class are making plans that will give
their friends an entertainment worth
while attending and a large attendance
is expected.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Picnic at ROWc'S Resort.

There viii be q picnic at Howe's Re-
. sort, Cd Kinesley lake. Saturday. Sep
tsnber Sd. Bathing, boating and dane
ing viii BE- the amusements. Free ice
cream and lemonade will be furnished
70 those who dance. Carlis Lee will DO
/, the calling for the dancers. Come and
enjoy yoarseiyss
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
EDISc0DaI Chun b

Sunday September 4th, 1910, 18th
Sunday after Trinity.
Sunday School $3.50.
Morning prayer II:0O
Evening prayer 1880.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Bapiist Church Directory.

Sunday School 9:45 .. m.
Preaching IL .. m. and 7:45 p. m.
PRAYER meeting, Wednesday TAB ?. m
Z. @. Edwards, Pastor.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

Mr. J. III. Alvsi rez and daughter, Miss
L'sMira, arrived home Tuesday from
New York. Mist ALVAREZ has snent the
summer with relatives in New York for
the benefit of lad II health aud returns
home greatly imB roved.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

j. NJ. TRULY: Has done good work, at
his own exreps4 in trimming up the
shade trees arosnd his property.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Aasthi Church.

Services o. II m. and 1880 p. m.
Sunday schoot vt 10a. N.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Christian Church.

G.. VI. Bennett
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-11-11
peyAl WORCESTER ,1, CORSET.
s>~>s
Este es el CORSET que veandle
IA VILLA DE MADRID

el mas Comodo dura able. VendtemooSs oS
en- general la mejor mercancia por los
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-11-11

el mas c6modo y. durable. Vendemooss os
en- general la mejor mercancia por los
precios mas bajos. ----
Representamos Fabricantes directos
Y este nos permite vender mas y n1eJor.
Pronto quedara alberto el Departamento
de ROPA HECHA para Seforas nj
nos donde Ell publico podra yer que
nuestra mercancia es enteramente niue
va; no vendemos SALDOS; nuestras
mercancias son fabricadas de acuerdo
con las exiiencias de la Ultima moda.
Yea nuestros 3tfajes de MuseHna Fran
cesa con Sobrefalda, nuestros trajes de
lana Y de seda desde S3 hasta $40.
Compre una Blusa de Cambric muy
dno desde 5000 (valia s SI25.)
En- RoPA INTERIOR para Cabaileros,
vende1nos 10 mejor desde la lejltima
Camiseta de CREPE RUNE, hasta la Canl'
sa blanca para Frac.
Gran liquidacion de BORDADOS y
.TELAS DE SEDA. Todo nuevo, perC
necesitamos local y vendemos bueno
V barato. |@EH
Pidanos muestras viSitenos L
atendevamOs sin demOra.
j, VILLA MIL & Go.
SAN JUAN, P. R
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
Suits and S1 O
 OVerCOatS AV

Garments made of specially woven fab rims bought underprice direct from the mills Garments whose values must be judged by lbest SIS standards.
 THE SUITS are cut on new models to meet 8 wide variety of tastes The fabrics are all wool soft finished cassimeres, rough cheviots and smooth finished pure worsteds. The colorings and designs present wide range of grays, tans, browns, and plain and fancy weave bliues and blacks
 THE OVERCOATS include over dozen different gray stripe and mixture effects in the popular Presto" model. Black melton Prestos. Black kersey and melton three quarter length models with velvet collars And convertible collar models in various fancy overcoatings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02

preciable extent. One New York pa per later published a denial of this statement crediting the denial to MT. Hill and a number of leading New York bankers and railroad men all came out with statements that they could see no signs of business reces- sion.
 A few days ago the stock market was rigged with @ report that the leading railroads were big buyers of steel rails pointing to good business conditions. The New Haven was mentioned as one that placed a large rail order and the Lackawanna, New York Central and others also were mentioned as big buyers. Yet there was a meeting of steel makers in New York yesterday at which 95 per cent of the steel industry was rep resented and in the statement given out by Judge F.. H. Gary. chairman of the board of the United States Steel Corporation, was included this sentence:
 ''For some time past purchasing by railroad companies had been very much below normal" This coming from Judge Gary shows that the roads are holding back on their steel orders to learn how great will be the busi- ness recession which the roads as MT Mellen's statement indicates. already feel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
MELLEN FEARS SLACK BUSINESS
 HILL SAYS SAME

There is every indication at the / present time of a recession in busi- ness. How severe it will become or how long it will last am unable to predict
 The foregoing is a statement made by President c. S. Mellen of the New Haven road in response to Q question as to the present status of "big busi- ness'' affairs and the outlook for the coming year. And it might be re- marked in passing that President Mel len Is not a calamity howler'', but in making this statement of slowing up In business he simply states his opinion.
 tracted for Improvements which will cost large sums of money. while the Boston & Maine, of which MT. Mellen is president also. has done the same thing, there is, Judging by his state rent. not a shadow of doubt that bus mess is on the decline to some extent and naturally the railroads are among the first of the large corporations to feel such a recession.
 Being the head of two big roads which include many smaller New Eng. land lines as subsidiaries. and also of steamship lines. all doing business in New England and through New York State and Pennsylvania if the On- tario's connection with the New Ha- ven may be included. MT. Mellen is SuTely III tuc llShl PoSiLioh " oioW a line on what is doing in a business way. It is part of his job to know what business will be moving months from now.
 Shrinking freight receipts is always one indication of a business decline The report of the New Haven road for the first quarter of the current fiscal year beginning July 1 did not disclose any great decrease in freight and pas- senger receipts. and the roads state ment to the commerce commission for the month of October it is said will show very little change as compared with the same month of last year. The company made a record on gross and net earnings in the year ended June 90. 1o10 This would indicate that the business slump has been very re- cent. SO far as the railroads are con- cerned.
 How severe it will become or how long it will last'' as MT. Mellen says is a matter which interests railroad men all over the country, for many of them down to the men who handle freight and passenger trains have by no means forgotten what happened during the severe business shakeup in October. 1907. Railroad men. that is, men of the road. were laid off by the score and even on the New Haven. the company cut the wages of all officials and clerks who were paid over $200 a month. Railroad men do not want to zee another such slackening in the bus inesS of the railroads.
 James J. Hill was quoted the other day as saying that he believed business Mag bound to sag next year to an ap-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
Long and Short Story Writers.

Which are the great short stories of the English language? Not a bad basis for debate! This I am sure of that there are far fewer supremely good short stories than there are su.
 premely good long books. It takes more exquisite skill to carve the cameo than the statue. But the strangest thing is that the two excel fences seem to be separate and even antagonistic. Skill in the one by no means insures skill in the other. The great masters of our literature, Field ing, Scott, Dickens, Thackeray and Reade, have left no single short story of outstanding merit behind them, with the possible exception of Wan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
LORDS WILL HAVE FIRST ROUND
 TOMORROW
Special from United Press )

London, Dec. 2-The parliamentary campaign, now drawing to a close, has reached a most unusual degree of vii tuperation and islander. Politicians agree that England has not experience ed so bitter a campaign in the pres ent generation.
 Accusations of treason. theft and ly- ing are made sih nearly every political conclusion of the campaign will be marked by scores of islander suits
 In seventy constituencies. in Eng land, tomorrow, members of the new parliament will be elected and in all political circles today it is conceded that the result of tomorrows voting will be a splendid indication of the final outcome of the battle between the Conservatives and the Liberals-the Lords and the Commons.
 With the important issues that are at stake. there is an unexplained apathy prevalent among the voters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
Hoyt's HospitaIity.

It was the habit of Charles H. Hoyt the dramatist, to invite almost every. body he met to come up and spend a few weeks with him at his summer home in New Hampshire.
 One night Hoyt, Bert Dasher, W. H Currie, Frank Mckee and several other house guests of Hoyt were sitting on the veranda of Hoyt's summer house waiting for dinner. The train had just arrived. and they saw an old farmer and his wife coming up the path.
 "Who are they?' asked Hoyt. q never saw them before.''
 ''The dickens you didn't" replied Currie. '"That is that old chap and his wife you talked to over at Spring field and invited to visit you."
 "Oh, we'll" said Hoyt, maybe they are just coming in to dinner. They
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
PRESIDENTS SON IS
 CONF FIRMED EPiSCOPALIA IAN

Waterbury, Dec. 2.-In a class of fifteen students of the Taft Prepara- tory School, in Watertown, just con- firmed as members of the Episcopal Church, perhaps the most widely known is Charles Taft, son of the President
 President Taft is himself a mem Der of the Unitarian faith, but the son has accepted that of his mother Miss Helen Taft is also an Episcop allan, having been confirmed in Wash ington at the same time Miss Ethel Roosevelt was received into that church.
 Charles Taft is at the school con- ducted by the Presidents brother Horace Dutton Taft, who is likewise a member of the Episcopal Church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02

dering Willies tale in "Red Gauntlet"
 On the other hand, men who have been very great in the short story, Stevenson, Poe and Bret Harte, have written no great book. The champion sprinter is seldom five miller as well.
 Poe is the master of all. Poe is, to my mind. the supreme original short story writer of all time.-Conan Doyle in Through the Magic Door,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
Her Little camnosition.

A class was reciting in a school.
 "Who can give me-" said the teacher, "a sentence in which the words bit ter end are used?"
 Up jumped a little girl excitedly. "I can, teacher The cat ran under the bureau and the dog ran aft0 her and bit her end.'"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02

and paid canvassers are today raking the country to make voters and se- cure their pledges. More than 200 of the nominations for constituencies have been made and the final issues joined. Leader A. J. Balfour. of the Unionists, and Joseph Chamberlain have been nominated without opposi- ton and are thus ensured of their seats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02

The fifteen students were confirmed in Christ Church, Watertown. The rite was administered by the Right Rev. Benjamin Brewster, missionary Bishop from Colorado, a brother of the Right Rev. Chauncey Bunce Brewster, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
will take the night train back"

will take the night train back.''
 Then he looked again and saw the hired man behind the farmer and his wife wheeling big trunk on a wheel barrow.
 ''No. by George" shouted Hoyt, "they are here for a runw
 And they stayed a month.-C1eve- land Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
Method In His Generosity,

My husband is awfully good na- tured. gave him beautiful box of cigars for his birthday. and. he only smoked one himself and gave all the rest away to his friG.lis.-London Opin- ion