Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1911-02-10

the theft of jewelry from j. " Marcy >
residence on Daytona Beach WINE
In the house he was met by the French
maid ana was afterwards identined oy
tae maid while 10 church.
F.F. Welch, alias penn the Rapid
Rambler" will now 80 SLOW for o%hile'
as he and pal named Forbes were
convicted in Tampa court OF robblng
aJewelry store and the Rapid Ra66le'
gyJ ten 10 the pen and Eorbes sentence
was held up because he peacned.
The following are the averages Of
several tests made recently at Rollins
College showing the freezing point OF
the Juice Of the ordinary orange 2l'I9t;
freezing point Of the juice Of the tango
rine, 2257F juice OF the grapefruit,
%. l6 f: Juice of the tarditf, 3I.S7 F.
Hardy 3. Bowling, Of Lake Butler,
salesman for the Singer Machine Co.,
was convicted in the U. S. court at
jacksonville last week of using the
mails 10 scheme to defraud. He
s,ld some machines outright and wrote
the company that they we're rented
Orange county will soon have another
hotly contested wet and dry election,
the commissioners having ordered the
same for March LIST. Orange voted the
saloons out a year or more ago. but
went wet in the recent statewide con-
troyersy Its difficult 10 understand
why any community once rid of saloons
should want them again.-Live Oak
Democrat.
A man who came to Florida 10 years
ago TO die is still living on Anna Maria
Key where he has been farming for
that period. He is now 50 years old and
works six days a week ON his crops. He
looks hundred per cent better than
when he came TO the state, then a de-
crepid and infirm old man OF 50. He
saws outdoor work in the salt air gave
bin his second manhood, -Times-Union
I DIR. E. w, Mathews, of Yarmouth,
Mass. who is wintering at Daytona,
took an auto party TO Ponce Park last
Wednesday in his Regal touring car,
but they returned by boat In ref.ling
the gasoline tanA the fluid ignited and
burned up the car, the fire being so hot
that the party was unable to get near
enough TO render aid.-Daytona Cor.
jacksonville Metropolis.
I Speaking of the federal income tax
a constitutional amendment to provide
for which is Gu its slow way to ratiica
tion by the states it might be remem
bered that it is the most equalizins
measure OF taxation ever proposed
Rich people pay it and poor people es
cape it, And it is corrollary trutt
that rich people give rise TO most Of tn,
i expenses OF the gorernment.-Ta Tampa
Times.
A camp of Spanish war veterans i
being organized at Palatka by Captain
]. A. Points. The government of tn
\ United States has gotten into the hab
OF treating It's volunteer citizen soldier
most CONSIDERABLY with regular quar-
terly stipends, but preliminary to sucl
action the government usually want
to knw something that only conrad
in arms can give. With an organize,
camp the applicant can always find tn
comrade, says the Patka Herald.
Hundreds of good citizens served a
officers of the election Tuesday merel
because they appreciate the good tn
primary system of election has brough
the State, and because they are deter
mined that the Ubiquitous old conven
ton system shall never again be foiste
upon them. Others have gladly cor
tributed money to meet other expense
and would contribute more If necessar
: -Titusville Star.
While the Loiterer IL from Ne
York was passing Gilbert's Bar la:
Thursday on her way south she struc
suag and stove large hole in be
: side below the water line and immed
ately began to sink. Fortunately th
Oaytona excursion steamer Constitl
D lion was near enough TO rescue the pal
3 sengers and take them to Palm Beacl
, Mr. SPARKS, Of the Sparks Engine Co
j members OF his FIRMLY and some friend
we're the rescued party.