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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-21
Throwing Away Money at Tallahassee

throwing Away Money at Tallahassee
If the House of Representatives does
not repeal or amend House Resolution
No. 4, which provides for the printing
of four thousand journals and allows
each member to send home fifty journals
day to his constituents at the state S
expense the present session of the Leg
iSlature is going 10 cost the state more
money than any previous one. The
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Corn.
TO, of Lafayette, who says that the PEG.
pie at home ought to know what is GO
ing on in Tallahassee, but everybody
who ever tried to read House or Sen.
ate journal knows that people do not
read them and can understand little
about the N if they try to read them
Under the present resolution three
thousand five hundred journals, avera.
ging fifteen pages each, are being printed
at cost of about dollar and a half a
page and are being mailed out thru the
state for nothing. That much money,
to say nothing of the cost of mailing,
(Which depends on the size of the Jour.
nab, is being wasted. The postage on a
journal of ordinary size is about three
cents. Not being issued at least quarter
ly ii cannot be entered at the poStoffice
as other publications are, but the pos
tage must be paid.
The constituents are not reading these
journals, which are about as interesting
as dictionaries, but are throwing them
away. The average citizen does not I'M
derstand the journal. Its original pur.
poses were for the convenience Of the
members and to furnish dry record OF
the proceedings of the session in case
any member should run for office in the
future.-PenSacola Evening News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11
MINES AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.

Newly discovered mineral regions and the
struggle for their control, frequently play an in
Eortdnt role IN International politics Not so many
year ago rich phosphate Of lime deposits together
Wlit some IRON and some lead and zinc, were dis
covered iii OPan. Constantine Tunis and Aloiers
These discoveries led to frances wrestling from
Turkish and Arab control the srlzerainty Of north
crn Africa, embracing Algeria and part of Mo
rocco
The present Morocco affair between Germany
and France hinges, according to German author
ltr, largely if not wholly on Morocco's rich iron
ores. The great German iron and steel trades
the foundation industry of German commerce. con
sllmeS yearly 100000 to II 100000 metric tons of
foreign IRON ores. Germany s imported ore is sup
piled by Sweden, Spain and North Africa Swed-
ems export is limited by law In fact export to
Hermany was about to be abolished altogether by
the expiration i'll December, 1910 of pre-eXisting
iron ore treaty. 1t required Germany most en-
ergetic diplomacy to renew her Swedish treaty to
l9lo. The Increasing British influence in Sweden
IS viewed, naturally. with apprehension for Swed-
en- S future adherence to Germanys interests
SPANS iron fields chief about Bilbao are
conrolled III part by the German krupp works
but IN part also, by British competitors Then
too, Spain S iron is rapidly approaching exhaus
ton.
1t IS apparent therefore, that with an eve on
the near distant future. the French control of the
IRON ore fields Of North Africa would have been
exceedingly detrimental to Germany s iron and
steel interests Hence Germany's sudden and VIC
lent entrance into Morocco country in which
she has heretofore displayed not the slightest in
tereSt, nor invested either capital or enterprise
The outcome Of the Franco-German Moroccan
affair is still in the dark From present indi
cations, either France will cede Germany's claims
IN Morocco and accept German colonial territory
elsewhere or else Germany will recede from her
Moroccan contentious in return for certain French
holdings in the Congo
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11
PROMISED TO RELEASE
HIM FROM PRISON

The following telegram to the
Sacramento Union tells of prison
doings:
CARSON, New, Nov. 10.-A let
ter from c. d. Gordge, which was
postmarked Flagstaff, Ariz., to Os-
F., car Baldwin has been intercepted
by 1.-The state police Baldwin is
Informed by Gordge in the letter
that he will be delivered from
prison. The officers have wired the
Flagstaff officials to place Gordge
under arrest
Baldwin is in prison for steal
ing 20 horses from John Mangua,
in White Pine county, and Gordge
was his accomplice.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

planned. for instance that the sccretary's idea is
that moving pictures of the fleet will be shown at
some time or other in every big and little town
IN the country, mach to the advantage Of the serv
ice; and he figures that il is one way TO get people
Interested in the navy show them what's going
on OF real interest Had this sort of thing moved
all the secretaries OF the navy from the close of
the civil war tall now. popular enthusiasm over
the navy would not be lacking today and appro
priations for il would come as easy as those for
pensions or rivers and harboIs or special com
mittee probing or junkets
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11
EXAMINATIONS FOR
TEACHERS WILL
OCCUR THIS MONTH

The teachers semi-annual exam
nation to be held in various parts
Of the state by the state board of
education, will be held on Wednes-
day Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, November 81, 2S, 30 and 80.
The examinations will be held in
the places named in the following
supervision districts:
First supervision district, Elko.
Second supervision district, Ely.
Third supervision district, Win
nemucca and Fallon.
Fourth supervision district, Reno.
Fifth supervision district, Tono-
pah and Las Vegas.
Examinations will be given for
first grade and second grade ele-
mentary certificates. Any persons
desiring to take examination for a
high school certificate should give
notice thereof to the superintend-
ent of public instruction on or be-
fore the first day of December nam
ing the branches from the optional
lists in which he wishes to be ex-
amined
The deputy superintendent will
make all necessary arrangements for
the examination held in their re-
spective supervision districts, and
give due notice of the building in
which it is held.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The growth Of manufacturing industry in this
country Is proceeding more rapidly than that of
farming, but the fine rewards received by the
agnrulturaists Of the United will do more than
preaching to lure men back to the soil Profit
talks Men don't take kindly to farming where
the only compensation they receive for their labor
Is an addition to the mortgage
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The Fresno Sunday Mirror, democratic saws
Every democratic stiff, SeniIe or juvenile who
voted for woman suffrage voted to clinch the
Lold OF the republican party on California" This
Is high tribute to the Intelligence and patriotism
OF the ladies. 1t furnishes a convincing reason
why they should have the ballot
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The National Federation of Women S clubs
thinks the United States has been long enouoh
without national flower and will petition con
greSs to adopt one, urging the adoption of the
mountain laurel. laurel on Uncle Sans brow
wouldn' look bad
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

Hon Woodrow Wilson can now console him
self with the rchection that a prophet is not with
out honor in his own country Esteem for
hln RISES the farther away he gets from New
Jersey That state seems to have tired very soon
OF the schoar-perhaps it would be more correct
to say schoomaster--in politics
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

THE ToNOPAH LUMBER co
has the larges, stock or all kinds
or lumber mining timbers and
building material: wholesale and re-
tail Mining timbers a specially.
8-9-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The Turkish ambassador at Washington wants
Uncle Sam to sit up and take notice of what is
Transporting in Tripo 1t can scarcely be long
before the world will be sitting up and taking
notice Of the atrocities that are there being per-
petrated
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

Apparently very heavy vote will be poed
at the municipal election in Los Angels Over
10000 women Rave already registered showing
that they are taking lively interest in the
outcome The fear Of Job Hartman is making the
Angeenos hot'foot il around for votes to beat
HIM
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The San Diego Tribune SCOTS at the size of Los
Angeles harbor which it says is SO small the
fleet could not enter it. Apparently the Tribune
IS not aware that the whole Pacific ocean is
part Of Los Angeles harbor
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

Cincinnati man got back IA missing wife for
TlS. lie will probably sue the man who got the
money for extortion
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

II sometimes happens that a man who never
even saw an airship flies just as high and falls
Just as hard
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

Chinese no longer have to advertise for a sit
uatiOn. They have one at home
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

Italy must he beginning to view the situation
in Tripo with alarm.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

The one way 10 help worthless man along is
10 administer swift kick in the proper place.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

1t is never truer than on election day that
patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrel
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-11-11

y new play is called "The Wife Decides. .
Nothing new about that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

don't know. had some sort of wild
idea that ! must find out who he was.
Mind you, though I should have given
the alarm at once, but there wasn't a
soul in the street. There was "A man
lurking in the entry and chased him. I'M
successfully. When / came back the body
was still there and the street empty. l
looked inside that pocketbook, which
would have been In the possession of his
murderer but for my unexpected appear
ance. I saw the notes there. Once more
/ went out into the street. l gave no
alarmI am not attempting to explain
why. I was like a man made suddenly
mad. I went back to my Office and shut
myself in
Bellamy pointed to the glasses silently.
The waiter came forward and re1lied
them.
Bethany" Iaverick continued. your
career and mine lie far apart. and yet. at
their backbone as there is at the back
bone of every mans life, there must be
something of the same sort of ambition
My grandfather lived and died member
of the stock exchange. honored and wei
thought Of My father followed in his
footsteps. 1. too, was there. Without be-
coming wealthy, the name | bear has be-
come known and respected Failure.
whatever one may say. means broken
life and a broken honor. I sat in my
Office and / knew that the use Of those
notes for few days might save me from
disgrace, might keep the name. which my
father ard grandfather had guarded so
jealously.. free from shame. I would have
paid any price for the use of them.
would have paid with my life, II that had
been possible. Think of the risk I ran
the danger l am now in. / deposited
those notes on the morrow as security at
my bank and ! met all my engagements.
The crisis is over! Those notes are in
safe deposit vault in Chancery lane!
only wish to heaven that l could find the
oWner!
"And the document Bellamy asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

at Vienna between the Emperor OF Ger
many, the Emperor of Austria and the
Car of Russia. It contains the detalis
Of plot against this country and the un.
dertakings entered into by those se'erai
powers l want that document Laverlck.
Have established my claim?''
You have" Lavcrick answered ny
on earth didn't you come to me before i:
Don't you believe that I should have us
tened to you as readily as TO Mile
Idiale?"
Il wish that l had come Beliamy ad-
mitted, land yet, here is the truth. Law
erick, because the truth is best. twenty
two years lie between Us and the time
when we knew anything OF one anothei;
To me. therefore, you are stranger.
had my spies following Won Behriing that
night l know that you took the pocket
book from his dead body. II you did not
murder him yourself. the deed was done
by an accomplish of yours. How was ]
to trust you? We are speaking naked
words, my friend. We are dealing with
naked truths. To me you were mu--
-derer and a thief. A word from me and
you would have realized the value OF thai
document. / tell you frankly that austria
would give you almost any sum for 1t to-
day
Layerick. strong man though he was,
was conscious of a sudden weakness. he
raised his hand to his forehead and drew
1t away-Wet. He struggled desperately
for self-control.
"Bellamy," he said. 'here's truth for
truth am not on my trial before YOU
Believe me, man, for Gods sake!"
''I'il try Beliamy promised. 60 on"
THAT night stayed at my office late
because I saw ruin before me on the
morrow I left 1t meaning to go straight
home. I lit cigarette near that entry.
and by the light Of match. as ! was
throwing it away. I saw the murdered
man. / think for a time ! was paralyzed.
The pocketbook was half dragged out
from his pocket. Why l looked inside 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
CONCERNING SNAKES.
Easiest Way to Kill Ordinary Varie.
ties Is to Rap on Back.

+ rom the Rosary Magazine.
The first impulse Of man on seeing a
snake is to stamp on its head, which is
unWisc. A snakes skull is very tough,
as behooves part of the body that is
always liable to be knocked against
stones, etc, owing to the extreme short
sightedness of all serpents.
me back. on the contrary can be
'roken with a light rap, for it consists
OF delicate system of ball-and socket
ioints Should snakes be harmless the
pest plan is to leave them alone: should
they be dangerous a shot from a revolver
Is safe and effective.
In case no revolver Is at hand a rap
with cane will be sufficient but care
must be taken to keep away from the
head of the creature.
a snake does not normally go about
hitting it's skull against hard objects: it
only does this when In a hurry. Moving
at It's ordinary pace 1t feels its way with
ltS long, delicate. forked tongue.
In the same way when about to swallow
Its food 1t touches it all over with it's
tongue in order to ascertain where to
take hold, and this process has given
rise to the mistaken idea that a snake
owing 1t. No doubt considerable guam
tity OF saliva is generated during the
process of deglutition, but it does not
come from the tongue, which is merely
used as a feeler.
When snake bites it bisects it's head
up to the nape of its neck and opens its
Jaws tiu they are IN the same plane
that is. at right angles to the body. These
jaws ere PROVIDED a..Iu .siX rows u
strong, sharp teeth, four on the upper
Jaw and two on the lower jaw.
This Is a very formidable arrangement,
but when you remember that a medium
sized constructor can project its head
with sufficient force to knock a man off
his feet, and will either on provocation
or sometimes without it let go this cat
apault, rat-trap machinery, you are likely
to avoid constructors so far as is possible.
Such snake can take hold of man and
shake him or strip the skin and flesh
from the part seized as IL 1t were paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

The document"
1T is in the hotel SAFE" Laverick an
swered.
Bellamy drew a long sigh of relief. Then
he emptied his tumbler and lit a. cigarette
Iaverick he declared, Il believe
you
Thank God" I-averick nuttered.
II am no crime investigator" Bellamy
went on. thoughtfully. "As to who killed
Won Behrlng, or why, | cannot now form
the slightest idea. That twenty thousand
pounds. LaNerick. is secret service money,
paid by me to Won Behriing only half an
hour before he was murdered in a small
restaurant there, for what ] supposed TO
making up false packet. The real one
he kept He deserved to die and / am
glad he is dead.
Laverick's face was suddenly hopeful
Then you can take these notes. he
exclaimed.
, Bellamy nodded.
I'm few days." he said, 81 shall take
you with me to friend Of mine-a cab
story exactly as you've told II to me and
restore the money
Laverick laughed like a child.
Don't think I'm mad he apologized,
''but am not person like you, Bellamy
used to adventures and this sort of wild
happenings. I'm steady-going matter
of-fact Englishman, and this thing has
been like q hateful nightmare to me- L
can't believe that I'm going to get rid OF
it."
Bellamy smiled.
It's a great adventure he declared,
to come to any one like you. To tell you
the truth, / can't imagine how you had
the pluck-don't misunderstood me,
mean the moral pluck-to run such a risk.
Why, at the moment you used those
notes. Bellamy continued. 1.-The odds
must have been about 20 to against your
not being found out.
Go be continued tomorrowl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
Middle of the Map.

From the London Chronicle.
Mention Of the highest point in the city
Of London recalls famous discussion as
to the middle point of Ensland Geos-
raphers and mathenaticiens combined
their knowledge and INDUCED in elaborate
calculations without satisfactory result,
until one ingenious problem solver found
way" like Mr.. Barrie's Tommy. He cut
out a map of England. mounted 1t on
cardboard, and the spot at which the
map would balance on the point of pin
was obviously the middle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
e PHILLIPS 0PPENHElm

CHAPTER XXX-Continued.
Laverick read quickly:
To the Cashier at the Milan Hotel:
Deliver to bearer document deposited with
you. STEPHEN LAVERICK.
ut is not" he. declared. promptly ut
is an impudent forgery. Good God! You
don't mean to say that you parted with
my property TO-
The cashier stopped his GREATNESS ques-
ton.
II haven't parted with anything, SIR"
he said. II was just wondering what to
do when you came in. I'd no reason to
believe that the signature was forgery.
but didn't like the look Of it, somehow.
We'd better be after him. Come along.
SIR >
They hurried outside The man was
nowhere in sight The cashier summoned
the head porter.
"a gentleman has just come out" he
exclaimed, "tail and fair. very carefully
dressed. with single eyeglass! Which
way did he go?''
Hes just driven off in a big Daimler
car. SIR" the porter answered. Il no
ticed him particularly. He spoke to the
chauffeur in Austrian.
Laverick looked out into the Strand.
Cant we stop him." he asked rapidly.
LIE porter SIIilicu dS lie SiiOOh NiS uCou.
Not the ghost of a chance. sir. He
shot round the corner there as though
he were in a desperate hurry and went
the wrong side Of the island. I heard
the police calling to him. I hope there's
nothing wrong, Mr.. DEAN"
The cashier hesitated and glanced at
Laverick.
Nothing much" Laverick answered.
I'VE should have liked to have asked
him q question-that is ALL
Bellamy came out from the hotel and
paused to light a cigarette.
'How are you. Laver1ck?" he said
quietly. Nothing the matter. hope?"
Nothing worth mentioning" Laverick
replied.
The cashier returned to his duties. The
two men were alone. Bellamy. most care
fully dressed. with his silver-headed cane
under his arm and his silk hat at precise
ly the correct angle, seemed very far re-
moved from the world Of intrigue into
which Laverick felt himself to have
blundered. He looked down for mo-
| ment at the tips Of his patent shoes and
up again at the sky. as though anxious
about the weather.
What about drink. Laverick?'' he
asked, nonchalantly.
'Delighted!' I4averick assented.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-07
KEEP WITHIN THE LAwp
Witness Says This Was Stephenson,
instruction On Campaign Expenses.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 6.-Rod-
ney Sackett, executive clerk In the
United States senate, testifying before
the committee that Is investigating the
election OF Senator Stephenson, said
today that Stephenson left u entirely
to his discretion to spend money In the
campaign. The substance OF stephen
sons instructions was, do what you
can for me, but keep within the law"
That the meeting at the Madison
home of Game Warden Stone. where
a big sum OF money was given Stone
10 be used In the primary, Ia to be
thoroughly probed by the committee
was indicated today when Chairman
Hepburn swore In as witnesses form.
ar Deputy wardens @. l.. Kingsley OF
Ia Crosse: S. b. Richmond and Nels
johnson OF Madison. and II. A. Bow
man. OF waukesha, besides former
Assemblyman J. r. Thomas OF Wau'
kesha. They were present when the
alleged distribution was made 10
Stone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-07
WANTS SALARIES BOOSTED.
Unions Committee Makes Appeal fo'
County Building Engineers.

The local committee of the Interna-
tIonal Union OF Steam Engineers has
addressed communication to the
county auditors asking for an increase
in pay for the engineers employed In
the county building. They ask that
the chief engineer be paid $3.50 per
month. He now receives s1.700 a
year. They also suggest that the sec
ond engineers be paid $1,000 per year.
They now receive s1.O95. The union
officials claim that engineers I'm the
large once buildings In the city are
better paid than ne county engineers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-07
did YOU EVER HUNT
DEER? CHANGE is
] FINE THIS YEAR
Famous Hunter Writes Especially
For The Times Readers and Tells
of Opportunities in the
wilderness
Season Has Already Opened in Many
Sections Of the United
States.

(Bditors -rhis expert Article
by 8. ID. Barnes. for many yehra asSO-
ciats editor Of Fioid vand Stream and
famous asa bis, game hunter cand
New-York tribune., 1911-10-15

Reilly. An san cannot take away Reilly's
job as being a better workman. but. be-
cause he can live and do some work at
tit 10 work az all. three or four All Sans
can take Reillys job from him And they
will 90 it. too. unless they are barred out
OF the market whore Reilly is selling his
labor. Reillys endeavor TO exclude An san
from his labor market is not the case Of a
man dreading 10 pit himself on equal
terms against a better man. Indeed, it is
not quite so simple and selfish and narrow
minded as all that. II is a case Of a man
fitted 10 get the most out of good condi-
tons refusing TO yield his place to a weaker
man able 70 Withstand bad conditions.
"Of course. with the coming in of West
ern sanitation the terrible selectiye process
by which Chinese toughness has been built
up will come 70 an end. and this property
will gradually fade out of the race phys
ique. But for our time. az least il is a
serious and pregnant fact IL will take
some generations Of exposure 10 the relax
ing effects of drains. yentilation. doctors
district nurses. food inspectors pure water.
open spaces and out-of-door sports 10 erad-
icate tho peculiar vitality which tine yellow
race has acquired. During the interim the
chief effect Of freely admitting coolies to
the labor markets OF the West would be
the substitution Of low wages. bad living
conditions and the increase OF the yellow
race for high wages. good living conditions
and tho increase Of the white race.