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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-15

"a fhe Democratic Voters o. Leon County
Atttr repeated solicitations by many q
~ 9fiende throughout the county, 4 nave
oessSie voters q leon COUNTY Tor 80 Us 81.
Gee " Tax Assessor, subject 90 the action
e the Democratic Primaries, and II elect
q pieoge ny loyal service % both the
p8ople and countya intereaf.
Tnank1ng yuu Tor whatever support you
can give, ] AN very truly youra
n n. BLsER
Tallahassoe, Fla., Feb. q, 1910.
70 the Democratic Voters 81 Leon CountY (:
respectfully aunounce ny candidacy Tor
Taxes tor Leon county, subject % che
Democcatic Primary.
b0r your PaHl Kindness aud consider
etiou. 4 thank you very much, and will
very gratefuily appreciate q reelection a.
yonf banda.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM o. AlfBs.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-15

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not beyond the reach Of medicine. No
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Tailahassee, Bla., FEB. 2, 1919.
hereby announce nay candidacy for the
Q.lco q Sheriff 81 Leon county, subject 20
ne action Of the ensuinG Demoeratle Phi.
TINE ano best Efforts % the faithful per.
fefmance 81 the duties pertaining 70 the
o4ee ano viii greatly appreciate your sut-
pofL Very respectfully,
= p. B. HOUBTOUN.
8ebtect % the Democratic Primary 20
- held NAY 10th, ! unnounce myself q
candidate Cor the once Of Sheriff Of Leon
ceNnv. know the responsibilities Of the
creqitabiy. ] therefore solicit your sup
Qokt 81 the primary
VERY RESPECTFULLY,
n. L GREGORY.
hereby announce mys9lf q candidate
Tor sheriff, Subject % The Democratic pFt-
4e4eA 10 elected promise faithful and
n A. WILLIAMS.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-04-15

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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

who had endeavored to make JOKE or
the whole ,matter, and was rewarded in
his efforts by bringing a rather shadowy
smile to the girlish face. Make a
brave front. little girl, when you say
goodby at the station, and all will come
right after a WHILE
A hearty burst of laughter met them.
Nan stepped forward. where are your
tickets?" she demanded; II want to
have the trunk >checked." Trunk"
said Margie '.Yes, your trousseau." and
Nan gave joyous little laugh. And then
the light broke upon Marjorie. While
she had been wrapped up in her grief.
busy bemoaning her fate, these dear
girls had been working TO save her from
d;sappoi' ent They gave her no time
for thanks, but. each kissing her in
turn, hurried her into the train. Not to
be outdone, however. she leaned from
the window and called back. as the train
pulled out of the station, Girls, did
you ever see bird-of-paradise IN bor-
rowed plumage?" And she laughed
happily. Tom bent close and whispered,
well, am glad. dear. that feathers do
not make the bird in this case.
FLORA DELL.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

Instantly the whole attitude of the
class changed; It never regained that
quiet composure which had marked be-
fore its necessary meddling with tie
regions OF the great divide.
The crux Of the whole matter is that
on one side Of the great divide there is
sanity; on the other, morbidity and pos
tive evil. The one thing that all the
.moralists are sure of is that sanity,
health, purity, are better than insanity.
sickness. impurity. And the surest way
to gain these first great objects is to
keep strictly away from the precipice.
AS I have said, 1t is fun to lean over
and see how far you can go without
falling; it is an occupation especially en-
ticing to the young and curious: but
that precipice Is studded with red sig
nal lights, and they mean danger. Cen
fuses may walk the great divide, re-
formers may camp upon It. but only
fools viii lean over II.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
T [NCIANGEOF MIND.

wells, the trembling, uncouth last words.
the short ride through the gray. dusty
streets. All she remembered of it aft
erward was the feel OF the velvet cush-
ions IN the carriage II will change
the eelor to purple. and the coachman
and footman shall have livery to
match" she thought She was in the
middle OF the church aisle. leaning on
her fathers arm; the organ was play
ing the 'Iohengrin'' wedding march;
the wedding had actually begun. before
she came fully TO her senses.
Up by the altar. hanked by an equally
vacuous best man. stood the creature
who represented to her incarnats
wealth. She had never thought of him
as a personal matter at all; the engage
ment had been as short as she could
make it-hurried. businesslIxe. elusive
Wait till get you.' he had drawled
one day; you'll ind a master them
She had laughed In his weak-hpped. va
cant-eyed face Now for moment the
chilling thought struck her that he
would grow older. stronger through his
weakness. domineering. abusive. Il can
manage him" she thought. but it was
with a frightened gasp. Her father
elasped her arm more tightly: he mis-
understood her apprehension for
tinidity
When she stood before the minister
she was surprised to feel herself trem-
bling. Her breath began to come ehoK-
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

"HE last skirt had been snoothed
into prim, straight lines in the
Il. depths of the big. brass-studded
trunk: the last dainty lingerie waist
had received its parting pat at the
hands of its pretty future wearer: and
with much creaking of new leather and
reddening of bright faces in the merry
effort of all to join In strapping in the
bridal array, this feat was at length ac-
conplished and Jean, the tall, dark
eyed maid of honor, said mischievously.
We'll. Margie. If fine feathers make
fine birds, our bride will be veritable
bird-of-paradise.'
Margie laughed soft. musical laugh,
for she had young girls love for the
dainty feminine inery, and her pride In
the lovely trousaeau, which she and her
friends had spent many bright hours in
fashioning, was deep and genuine.
How Tom will stare when he sees what
a wonderful needlewoman his little wife
Isl" continued Jean, teasingly. and Mar
jorie turned quickly away to hide the
deep flush she felt mounting her cheek.
To cover her confusion. she stepped
quickly to the o1d-fashioned bureau and
was soon deeply involved in arranging
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

that my lover said
Oh, the whispering wind around usD
I am sure he knew. when he held me
fast
That must be all unwilling.
For 1 tried to go. 1d 1 would have
passed,
AS the night was come with its dew.
at last,
And the sky with its stars was
filing.
But he clasped me close when would
have fed,
And he made me hear his story.
And his soul came out from his lips
and said
(How the stars crept out where the
white moon led.
To listen to all that my lover said.
Oh, the moon and the stars in
gloryD
I know that the grass and the
leaves will not tell.
And I'm sure that the wind. precious
rover,
VIII carry my secret so safely and
inaL no Delng snail ever dlscoyer
One word of the many that rapidly
fell
From the soul-speaking lips of my
lover;
And the moon and. the stars that
looked over
Shall never reveal what fairy-like
spell
They wove round about us that night
in the dell.
In the path through the dew-laden
clover,
Nor echo the whispers that made my
heart swell
AS they fell from the lips of my
lover. Homer Greene
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Does Opposition Create
Love I?

" HERE is one thing that parents
and guardians never seem to
learn, and that is, how opposition
fans the flame of love.
Charley is not rich enough to satisfy
their ideal of the man who shall marry
pretty Molly-or James, perchance, is
: too young, or too. something else to
their minds.
Forthwith one or the other young
man is criticised. shifted at and gener-
ally belittled-with the inevitable result
that Molly becomes his champion, and
loves him a thousand times better for
every sharp word or snun that he re-
ceives.
sAnd even more apparent Is the result
when mother and sisters strive to
turn the current of a son and brother ;
love. Every chivalrous impulse carries
him to the side of the girl who IS
abused, and drives him, perhaps, to the
very end against which his family Is
struggling.
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ing occupation, I confess; myseil haVe
had soma sov of II. But the great trou-
HE about the precipice is that by It's
very nature tt is made to fall FROM ana
the abyss beneath is deep and "ioe.
The great divide, SO 1 have named IN
my thoughts that debated gronno' 'na'
very edge Of the moral precipice, wnere-
on the wise do not linger. The DUBIOUS
story, the bit too free comment, the ois-
cussion Of forbidden things, these are
slippery and treacherous ground, ana
may give way under the feet of the
unwary. There is only one way to avolo
danger-keep off.
Chesterton says Q have paraphraseo
his words) that there are three kinds
OF secrets: the ones nobody really knows,
like matters Of religion and philosophy
the ones that are not worth revealing,
Ike why q man should walk on one
side of the street rather than another
or eat an apple rather than peach,
and the ones that everybody knows. like
these subjects situated on the great
divide
It IS actually because every one knows
these things that they are secrets, and
Il is the ignorant or the morbid who
seek to tell them. I do not mean that
the honest searcher for knowledge
should not be instructed, that the serious
reformer should not have his way;
heaven forbid tyrannical repression CT
that sortl But that shifty garruliry
that marks the seeker Of the preciJice
sfssuid be checked as sharply as the
~ytI minded horse would be who dragged
his carriage too near the steep incline.
There are occasions-paintul but nee
essary-where such matters must be
discussed. A frank dignity and a mat
ter-of-fact acceptance OF tho situation
viii bring any one through this ordeal.
A young woman OF my acquaintance is
a student at a co-educational college.
where sometimes the reading OF for
eign authors introduces unhealthy and
forbidden topics into the classroom
work Yet never was there constrain-
ed or embarrassed atmosphere In that
class until one person, who did not
understand the impersonality of schol-
arly research, launched forth a COM
piaint as TO the nature Of the work
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Do Women Pay Too
Much for Love?

N OMEWHERE a poet has used a
phrase that clings in the memory.
~ The price Of learning to love-
Some women seemingly pay no price.
Love comes TO them without obstacle
or fret. He stays with them happily.
and it seems to the outside world as
If trouble or misfortune never comes
to their door
With others. however, sorrow comes
with love. They pay a heavy price
for learning TO love- Is il worth
the price? Or do they pay too much2
If they look at the immediate present,
when they sit among the ruins OF their
life, they may say yes. But love in
itself is so pure and beautiful a thing
that II cannot but enrich and ennobIe
any life IL enters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

ingly; her hands turned cold under the
white kid gloves; her trembling changed
to a convulsive shudder. As the minis
ter talked she forced herself to look
into the eyes OF the man who was to oe
her husband. He was only degenerate
boy. but in them she read horrible po-
tentialities. Did she dream II. or did
there lie behind the vacuousness and
the weak passion an insulting smile Of
triumph?
A sudden thought struck her faint;
she would have to pay for her wealth,
All the starved and denied woman
hood OF her sprang up hot and rebel
Hous. 1t was impossible; she could not
sell herself Mo- she half whispered.
flushed and trembling.
wilt thou take this man to be thy
welded husbandT' The words cut her.
a sharp prick for every sound Nor
her whole soul cried Not a sound came
from her lips Her throat felt paral-
yzed and dry.
She looked around-the richness OF the
church. the purple altar cloth. the we'll
kept elegance OF the minister and OF
the two men beside her. She cast a
glance at the rough cloth OF her fathers
best suit. the cheap feather on her
mothers rusty hat. Her hands touched
the soft silk of her wedding gown.
Yes" she said.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
What is Love :?
,ORODY knoWsi

AYOBODY knows!
M And everybody thinks he does!
- Scientists explain it in dry-as-
dust tones and in words so appalling
Iy long as almost to convince us it is an
emotional Mrs. Harris" Lovers. on the
other hand. avow it to be the whole
roses and rapture Of life. while cynics
are equally assured that it is the mere
result Of propinquity and imagination.
Then what is love?
Undoubtedly 1t varies with the natures
and circumstances Of those who expert
ence 1t.
One can hardly class the idealized ro-
mantle passion of a poet. say. with the
feeling that animates the gentleman
who beats his sweetheart or wife should
she displease him: yet the last type un-
doubtedly feels love of sorts. and is.
maybe. more constant in his passion
than the poet.
AS well try to count the ripples on a
rufiied lake. the feathers on butter
hy's wings. as define love.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
The Wedding Ring

" HE little circlet OF gold. SO dear to
a woman as the token Of the af-
- fection vf the man she loves, has
its origin in very ancient times. It's
very shape without beginning or end.
Is symbolic of constancy, and indiea-
tive of the true and lasting love which
is the foundation of a happy union.
Thus the gift of ring has come to
mean more than an ordinary gift of
friendship with all nations. and so i'm
portant an event as the giving OF an
engagement ring has IN some districts
given rise to superstiuous observances.
In former times the ring was given
at the betrothal. and was then worn on
the fourth finger of the right hand. till
the bridegroom transferred 1t to the
fourth finger Of the left, at the instruc-
ton OF the priest. on the wedding day.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
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readiness the old-fashioned organ lifted
up its voice and sang the beautiful
notes of "Lohengrin' as they had
never been sung in the house before.
A soft breeze lifted the leaves of
a book lying on the marble topped
table in the center of the room and
stirred the flowers that hung In fragrant
festoons from the pictures; the sun threw
great gold bars across the faded carpet,
as though to make bright path for the
girl who was about to enter there into
new life. There was a slight swish
en- the stair, and little figure. in a
trim, gray travelling suit, slowly de-
scended, surrounded by the bevy of
pretty attendants. like so many butter
flies around a beautiful blossom. Sol
ennly and slowly they entered the little
room; the simple knot was tied, and
Marjorie Harrison smiled on her friends
as Mrs. Thomas Crawford
Merrily the guests crowded around the
little group. heaping good wishes on the
bride and congratulations on the BRIDE
groom. The happy buzzing had pro-
ceeded about ten minutes when Jean,
who was standing near the door, no.
ticed q peculiar odor, as Of wood smoke,
coming from the hallway. Saying moth
Ing. she slipped quietly upstairs and
back to the room where stood the pre-
cious trunk. Her worst fears were real
ized, for as she approached she noticed
thin wreath Of smoke curling from the
keyhoie. She opened 1t, only to be
blinded and choked by the black cloud
that rushed into the hallway. sharp
cry of alarm brought several men
bounding up the stairs, and soon basins,
pitchers and every available object that
would hold water was pressed into
service to extinguish the fire. Swiftly
and braveiy they worked. giving little
time to expression Of dismay, and soon
their efforts were rewarded by con-
quering the flames, but not before the
little room had bcen reduced to
charred and blackened mass.
Jean gave . sob OF despair and flew
down to the guests, who had assembled
outside to await the result of the
workers. "oh, Margie. your trousseauw
said Jean, excitedly. And then, realizing
what the news meant, she said no
more. But Marjorie guessed the truth,
and knew that tho beeutiful things they
had labored 30 long and patiently to
finish. were In all probability lying up
stairs-a wet, charred and unrecogniz-
able mass.
The train would leave in two hours:
and she had no clothing In the world
but the suit she had on, and they were
going to his family; oh. what would she
do? With a despairing moan, she
turned to Tom. and together they en-
tered the house.
Bess, meanwhile (glad orightener OF
destinies), had not been idle. With quick
wit she gathered the girls together.
I'VE have got to do something. and it
must be done quickly she said Mar
gle can never 60 away without pretty
clothes who, can contribute trunk ?''
A quick hand went up in response: IT
have a new trunk bought last week.
and can contribute a pretty silk waist
and some underwear" and Helen Con-
verse. suddenly generously alive to
the spirit of the novel occasion. led in
a general impulsive contribution. ..Girls.
bring all you can spare to my home.
a. quickly as possible. and we win pack
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

GHE smiled as she stood before the
mirror. The feel OF white silk
~ clinglng closely about her-it was
so new! And now she might wear white
silk forever. if she chose. The heart
under the point-lace bodice huttered at
the thought.
All her life that had been her one aim.
her one ambition. The daughter of
a bookkeeper-a man whose life was
regulated by an alarm clock at one end
of the day and the evening paper at
the other-and Of petty dressmaker,
who worked by the day and took sewing
home by night. she had grown up. the
oldest of a large and always hungry
family, with one settled desire, in
sauaole, acute-money. Money! Satin
robes, and diamond necklaces, and seats
at the opera. and country housesi As a
child she had lain long hours fiat on the
hoor In her mothers shabby, uncomfort-
able little workroom. her eyes held by
some bit of rich brocade or luxurious
velvet, her mind full of the glittering,
material things that were more to her
than heaven and love-
She had left school as a matter OF
course, at thirteen; but she had not. like
her sisters, been apprenticed to her
mothers trade. or, like her brothers,
entered the world of desk stools and ac-
count books. All day she stood behind
the counter. heaped with shining silks,
Of fashionable diapers. In the mir
rors about her she caught sight OF
her trim, well-kept little head: over the
silks on the counter she passed. caress-
ingly, her white, too plump hands; on
the wonderful gowns and exquisite fab
rics that surrounded her she fixed her
greedy. beautiful blue eyes In the
evening she manicured her nails and
waved her hair. or sang popular songs
in nasal little voice to the music OF
a hired piano.
1t must not be supposed that she had
no lovers, but hardness Kept her from
the rich and dishonorable hardness
again from the poor. and sincere. She
was waiting for man with money who
would marry her; 1t was her one rea-
son for living and for 1t she sacrificed
without hesitation the love OF her fam
lily, the pleasures Of friendship, even
the amusements of youth.
Now he had come; he was four years
younger than she was, pasty-faced
boy with dark shadows under his
eyes and an unsteady hand that told
of youth spent not wisely but too
fast. But he was an orphan, he had
much money, for the minute he adored
her. and he had defied his guardian
he was only 20--to marry her. The white
silk dress in which she stood was his
gift-already she had expected him TO
give freely what she asked for. with
plaintive note IN her nasal little voice.
Her mother was fitting the dress on
her-her mother. her faded eyes red
with weeping because she must lose
this daughter whom she loved above
everything on earth. and who loved her
not at all. His carriage was waiting
outside in the dingy little street: few
minutes now and she would be in the
church; few minutes more and the
minister would pronounce the words that
would give her the wealth she craved.
That was her idea of marriage
A haze passed over her mind; she saw
and heard and felt only dimly what
followed; so strong were her eagerness
and her covetousness that she passed
unheeding through the automatic fare
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Are You Married Z?

YOU RE be; there never manhater
womanhster who didn't down underneath know
OF gpes Wen 1t for granted then that we can
be this with special rel
eence October brides and fall weddings viii interest practically
: everybody
If "a the world loves lover" loves still to listen toand
laugh What My Lover Said" Will
listen TO- but not laugh of that ,
Marriage Here
phase of the Borrowed Pumage happy
little Change Mind sad think that
VIII like them both
If really belong minority of those uninter-
weddings like stroll Barbara
Lee n Marble Ha2 will find that the author OF
that famous of and
And for dash of thought there is "Te Great Divide homey
little would
And strike up the wedding march,
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Brides and Grooms

A T THE outset the newly married
~ pair should resolve never to per-
= - NIT the sun to go down on their
wrath. Lovers fondIy fancy that they
Will never have a quarrel. that no
breath will ever undermine their walls,
that they will not for an instant have
even a misunderstanding.
Being subject to the fnfirmities that
beset Adams sons and Ewes daugh-
ters, however, most youthful husbands
and wives occasionally have little diff
If they simply follow one rule:
Never go to sleep at night except in
friendly harmony. II either has said or
done anything to wound the other. con-
fess and ask pardon before the head
touches the pillow
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
nY THE merest
II chance. in the
twilight gloom,
In the orchard

In the orchard
path he met me;
In the tall. wet grass with Ats faint
perfume,
And I tried to pass. but he made no
room.
on, tried. but he would not let me,
SO I stood and blushed till the grass
grew red,
With my face bent down above it.
While he took my hand as he whis-
pering said
CHow the clover lifted each pink,
sweet head
To listen to all that my lover said
oh. the clover in bloom. love ftp
In the high. wet grass went the path
TO hide.
And the low. wet leaves hung over;
But could not pass upon either side,
For I found myself. when I vainly
tried,
In the arms OF my steadfast lover.
And he held me there and he raised
my head,
And he looked down into my eyes and
said
CHow the leaves bent down from the
boughs c'erhead,
To listen to all that my lover said.
Oh the leaves hanging lowly Ger
med
And he knew I never could wish TO
stay.
And would not have heard what he
had to say.
Could I only aside have cast him.
Il was almost dark, and the moments
sped,
And the searching night wind found
US,
But he drew me nearer and softly
said
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Be Frank

IN URING the engagement, as after
marriage, perfect frankness
should exist on both sides.
This does not mean that Disagree
able truths must be insisted upon
or every trifing event and scrap Of
tlttle-tattle retailed; but don't hoard
up things, grow morbid over trifes or,
above all, jealousy. suspicious.
If your fance has disp1eased you
In any way, say so. Don't choose
moment of anger. Sleep once on
your wrath, and then If, in the clear
light of morning. you still find occa-
sion for anger. have 1t out.
If you, on the other hand, have
done anything you know he will not
like. be the first to speak about it.
Don't let some. perhaps ill-natured
gossip be before you; confess right
away. and you will surely receive
loving absolutfon