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metered December Si 1902 at Gaines-ville Fla ns secondclass matter
Act of Congress of March 31879
Published Every Monday and Thursdayat Gainesville Florida
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Che Sun and TheN Y World one year 165-
ffca Sun and The Atlanta GaWeekly Constitution one year 175
Ik Sun and The Atlanta GaSemiWeekly Journal one year 150
tie Sun and The SemiWeeklyTimesUnion one year 150
We will not accept stamps ofa larger denomination than 2 cents
An nvlatory record seems about aslasting as a soap bubble
Prosperity has made Alabama andGeorgia cotton look like 30 cents-
A woman never gets past middleage This was so even In the MiddleAges
Fortunately they havent yet putHarry Thaw In the moving pictureshows
The Panama canal ought to Im-
mortalize the nation if it doesntbreak It
Public buildings costing 255000will be Galnchvlllos record for 1009Who can beat It
New Rule Airships must not runthrough the parks at a rate of morethan twelve miles an hour
Soon alt the schools will reopen tothe delight of the book stores andregret of the unambitious oath
Tampa has been struck by a re-ligious wave Three men from thecounty jail were baptized In a
It seems funny that a little errorof 982000 In the penitentiary booksshould attract any attention amongPennsylvania grafter
Diamonds and cabbage are both ad-
vancing rapidly In price Thus theultimate consumer from the highest-to thq humblest Is pinched
Turpentine hall advanced live centsper gallon within the past week selllog now at 56 i cents This meansrenewed prosperity to Florida
Good roads will do as much If notmore to advance the Interests of acommunity than railroads Build goodroads and the people will come touse them
Exterminate the housefly and themosquito and the occupation of thephysician will be gone These Insectsare the direct cause of nearly everydisease human Is heir to
The Perry Herald says there arc already five candidates for the StateSenate for that district it being Tay-
lor countys time to furnish the can-
didate instead of LaFayette county
Hon W X Sheats will be principalof the Lakeland High School the coming term Mr Sheats Is the peerany educator In the South and
is fortunate in securing his ser-
vices
The Bartow saysGllchrist has made too good a Gover-
nor for the people to turn to DrawarcS again And General Lawproven more correct than otherwise-in his political prophesies
Get interested In The Suns corn
contest and show what Aluchua oounty
can produce In this line A selectionof all Jhe best WITH grown by the farm-
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The United Status Circuit Court
fr the r District Jot Illinoishis tab tJ c vn a dtelsKm whichof raN uul Lnitonnncc for if M-UUltJ Ly the riui nse Court it will
curial the powers of the InterstateCjnnutirce CummUdtau to such an ex
tent a to make it a more acalemlcLady vexed with the right to payojlnloiid whether rates are reasonableor not and not to dictate what therailroads have to do-
Th decision was In theMissouri Jiivw and Denver rate case-
In which thE Interstate ConrcrctCommission ought to enforce thadoption by the railroads of the prin-
ciple that the through rate should aways be loss than the sum of the local rates and therefore ordered arate reduction against which theWestrn railroads sought an Injunc-
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The results of this decision will beto deprive the commission of the ini-
tiative in ratemaking which it hasexercised and to confine its powersto questions of discrimination andreasonableness of freight rate
INJUSTICE TO MR HOLLOWAY
Several of our State exchanges haveindulged In undue criticism of StateSupt W M Hollowny for his procla-mation regarding the fraud in theJune examinations practiced by ne-
gro teachers who made use of paperwhich had been stolen The Sun feelquite confident that if the edltorowho have Indulged In these criticismswere as well acquainted with thefacts us we are they would have atleast been more lenient
Sonic of the negroes implicated arethose In whom Supt Holloway andhis predecessors had heretofore re-
posed the most confidence and the evi-
dence ellc ed at the investigation In-
GaineHvllle was sufficient to causeProf Holloway to lore confidence In
every negro engaged in the profes-blon of teaching The Sun feels thatProf Holloway woN fully justified In
Issuing his Big Stick proclamationfor the rascally methods practised bycertain negroes in Alachua and Duvalcounties in the tune examination wastmlficlent to exhaust the patience ofany man
The Palatka News Is bitterly oppos-
ed to the legalized saloon In theGem City and will do all In its pow-
er to defeat the purpose of the whis-key Interests should an election becalled as a result of the petition nowbeing circulated In Putnam countyReferring to the matter The Newssays The people of Palatka by theirrepresentatives the city council wanted bar rooms so very bad that ata recent meeting of that body the annual city license tax on saloons wasraised from 210 to 1000 This ofcourse would be in addition to the
1000 trod to the State and countyThis ordinance was simply to provide-for a possible contingency At thepresent time saloons are prohibitedbut as a keeperis canvassing the county to securesignatures to a petition for a wet ordry election and as his stock argument in Inducing signatures Is to theeffect that the people of Palatka wantsaloons this action of the councilwill tend to refute such argumentThe same council made the license taxfor dealers in toy pistols 100 Thisalso It Is presumed was done to en-
courage the traffic In thisweapon
Ten or fifteen cents worth ofQuassia to be had at any drug-
store will rid a house of lllcH for anentire season Cover the bottom ofa plate or tin lid with the chips
with water and add alasses or sugar Place in the windowThe same chips can be used over and-
over again by adding water from timeto time The flies are very fond ofthis sweetened quassia water and theleast sip Is fatal to them and theyusually die within a foot or two ofthe plate For stores groceries meatshops etc there Is nothing to equalthis Quassia chips are not poisonousto uteri women children or anythingexcept tiles
lion J F C Griggs of Apalachicolatins formally announced his candidacyfor Congress from the Third districtto succeed tin present Incumbent
sman Mays There Is nodoubt that the latter will ask his con-
stituents to return him for anotherterm and it would bo something un-
usual for n Coneressninn not to bn a ieccutl term In Florida
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FISHING ETIQUETTE-
The first consideration is ball It is
also the lastTake plenty of mosquitoes
gnats etc can be found in theground
Even the fish have become weariedwith hearing the frazzled phrase
Lines busyIt Is no longer fashionable to soy
the biggest fish got away Say Hestruck out
Always bear In mind that scaleswont He but what have scales to do
with fishermenIt Is no longer considered the thing-
to fish on rainy days a man wetwithout and wet within will soon become waterlogged-
The friend who can row a boat welland who to do it is the one mostdesirable to invite to your camp for-
a weeks fishingFor ladles who love to fish the fol
lowing rules of dress may be observ-ed If going after blackish wearblack blueflh wear blue Whitefishwear white If lobsterlng wear bathing suit any color Hoston Herald
There are only three materialswhich should be considered In build-
Ing streets and roads vitrified brickHint rock and shell Money spent totclay and marl is wasted It wouldseem that we have had sufficient ex-
pensive experience to thoroughly dem-
onstrate these facts Tampa Times-
it has been the same experience In
Gainesville and Alachua county butit stems that thone responsible forthvate of money In this direction willnot learn from the lesson of experiencefor they continue to use the sameworthless material in the constructionof public thoroughfares-
The Lake City Ifldex Is losing curas a political prophet having gonewrong in seveial instances latelyIts latest prediction being that Browand would not be a candidate forUnited States Senator next year b t
would run for Governor in 1U12 A
soon as the becamaware of the prognostication of ThIndex he announced that ho wouljrun for the Senate This howeverwill not deter him from running forGovernor two years following as It
is not at all probable that he will landthe senatorial toga
Tables of the values of the farmproducts for the present year containsome surprising Information ForInstance The poultry products areworth much more than the baled cotton crop worth more than the wheatsugar rice and buckwheat cropscombined the total value beingplaced at 71 0 UOO At this ratethe hens could pay an annual dividendof about 1 per cent on the entire capi-tal stock of all the railroads of thiscountry-
If some enterprising merchantwould Inaugurate a sweet potato con-
test another a sugar cane conteststill another a cotton contest and soon down the line of agricultural prod-ucts on the basis of The Suns corncontest an exhibit of the products ofAlachua county could be gathered totether that would surprise the natires and prove a great advertisementfor the best county In the best Stateof the Union
If you doat believe that Gainesvillehas the most accommodating banksin the State the opening of an ac-
count with our banks will convinceyou of It Jacksonville banks chargetheir depositors exchange on checksdeposited with them for credit wherethe check is on other than a Jack-sonville bank but if such Is the rulewith Gainesville banks we have notyet heard of It
The editor of The Sun is heartilyin favor of good roads but he cannotsay that he favors the adding of fouror five mills more to the tax rate ofa town whore the rate Is already near-ly five per cent This will be the out-come of the creation of the proposed
tax district Ve can standit however If others can
The assignment of Hon Prank Clarkto two of the be t committees at thedisH al of the minority lender of theLower House of does nutIndicate that ho lass Wen very severelyrebuked by his Democratic
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THE FACTOR OF PERSONALITY
It was not hero worship says The
Financial Age that caused the In-
tense interest of the financial and com
nerclul world In Harriman health
but consideration of the overtowerlng-
iioritlon of this man in the economic
affairs of the nation It was simply
A cold business proposition for thedisappearance of such a iwrsounllty
of mighty brains and activities wouldmean the loss of a valuable asset of acountry which has gained by his con-
structive railroad abilitiesProgress in every line is not the
work of chance but of men It was
Harriman who built up a mighty railroad empire The territory he hasdeveloped did not grow by accidentor It might look differently if anotherman would have tried to develop It
It Is personality that makes history-
or starts progress or moves commerce-
or creates values and shapes the eco-
nomic affairs of nations The worldtoday would look differently had
or Napoleon I or GeorgeWashington cr Lincoln never existedNothing on a large scale can beachieved Without leadership On allgreat events the force of individuality-
Is stamped While the world alwaysmanages to adjust itself to new con-
ditions and no man of destiny afterfulfilling his mission Is found Indlspenslble yet like the Individual It
does not like to lose valuable men
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Hes a stingy man who will not giveyou a smile
An easy beginning doesnt alwaysjustify the finish
Time will tell unless the gossipsbeat It under the wire
Too many men try to build a sky-
scraper on a onestory foundationOpportunity sometimes has to kick-
a man before it can wake him upOccasionally a man is forced to call
on his uncle before he can raisethe ante
A girl never knows how to lo any-
thing that a nice young man Is willing-to teach her
Beware of people who pat you onthe back They may be looking
opportunity to kick your feet fromunder you
Fools in glad rags are often per-
mitted to rush In where unlaunderedhobos would be knocked down anddragged out
If there one thing In a newspaperthat interests a fat woman more thanthe bargain sales it Is the obesitycure advertisements
There are 15000000 worth of buttons made In this country every yearyet lots of men use nails to connecttheir suspenders with their trousersExchange
I LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY
From an ExchangeEvery second four visitors arrive in
New YorkEvery fortytwo seconds an Immi-
grant arrivesEvery three minutes someone Is ar-
restedEvery six minutes a child Is bornEvery seven minutes there Is a
funeralEvery thirteen minutes there Is a
wedding 1Every minutes a now busi-
ness firm starts upEvery fortv lght minutes a build
Inv catches firEvery fortyeight minutes a ship
leave th harborEvery minutes a new build
inn electedEvery one and threequarters hours
soir f ne Is killed by accidentEvery eight and onehalf hour
some pair is divorcedEry t u hours someone commits
ante eEvery night 120000 Is spent In
restaurants for dinnerv day 150 new citizens come t
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presenttwo halt million bearing inntree n rtda ami If the rrate lr r ii in the numberbeard rw continues It l Kmthat fin 8v years we wll hnsome fair and a quarter tuiSi-orai it ir tearing from twelvertft 1m Mv of mutt
IVi of the strikingopera haunt Wen adjoins It ihoped iber will bo no further jars-
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THE SUNS CORN CONTEST
With a view to showing what Isdone In Alachua county lu the way ofproducing corn The Sun offers the follow Inn cash prizes for the best curebrought Into the office before Octoberlitlilest talk of corn showing two
or more ears 300Second best stalk of corn j
Best ear of corn jOO
Second best ear of corn 10The corn entered must be grown In
Alachua county must be delivered atThe Sun office all charges paid be-
fore October 11th and be accompaniedby the growers name address num-
ber of acres grown average yield peracre variety and a short descriptionof the method of cultivation
The exhibits will be placed In somepublic place and left on exhibit for afew days at the close of the contest
The awards will be made by
farmers who have not enteredany corn in the contest
The object In offering these prizesis to stimulate our farmers to betterthings in the way of crops for homeuse and to ship
Very often when a man is climbingupwards he meets with so much oppo-
sition that he feels the whole world-
is fighting against him That shouldencourage rather than discouragehim As a general rule the tree whichbears the best apples has the mjclubs thrown at It
Let us all hope that the muciitalkedof hard road to Lakewill at last become a reality Someman with foresight could lay thefoundation for a fortune by
the road and providingfor the people at this beautiful
lemlezvous
When Your Joints Are Stiffand your muscles sure from cold orrheumatism when you slip or sprain-a joint strain your side or bruiseyourself Painkiller will take out thesoreness and fix you right In a jiffyAlways have it with you nnd use Itfreely The oldest the cheapest andtie best medicine for Internal and
aches and pains In man Is Per-ry Davis Painkiller anti for overseventy years it has been the greatstandby for emergencies in thousands-of families all over the world Dontgo home without a 50c or one of thenew size 33c bottle
PETITION FOR ELECTION-
To the Honorable Board of PublicInstruction Gainesville AlachuaCounty Florida We the undersignedvoters and taxpayers residing in thehereinafter described territory peti-
tion your Honorable Body to advertisethe following territory and call anelection for the purpose of creatinga Spvlcal Tax School District namingthe tillage and electing three trus-tees The territory described as fol-
lowsBeginning at the NE corner of Sec
2 Tp 10 It i running south threemiles thence west 1 mile thencenorth 1 thence west 4 miles thencenorth 2 miles thence east miles tobeginning point and embracing nilof Sections 2 4 rt 7 s 10
11 and 14 Tp in R 19 SignedD L Williams E M Pepper E M-
BevIIle Jl F AlkenNote the above petition will be
acted upon by the Board of Publicof Alachua county Florida
at a tweeting to be held on September
PETITION FOR ELECTION-
To the Honorable Board of PublicInstruction Gainesville Alachua coucty the undersignedvoters and taxpayers residing In theArredondo Special District petitionyour honorable body to call an elec-tion for the purpose of the changingthe Special District boundaries of saiddistrict so as to embody the herein-after described territory anti to electtrustees for the same and name themillage to be levied on said terri-tory
Beginning at the NE corner of SecTp lit It iy running south four-
r lie thence west three mill a halftiles thence north three milesthence west onehalf mile tlunccnorth OUt mile thence east four i H-
o beginning point embracing all Secdons 11 i 17 is INI M i 2-
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