The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-26
HOT SHOT FOR
Mr.. A. CUCUMBER
DR.. n. H. BouLrER REPLIES WIG
oRoUsLY TO ARTICLE IN
THE NEWS OF FRIDAY.

Editor Pensacola Journal:
Kindly allow me space in your paper
for reply TO an article in the News
of Friday.
| have entered heart and soul into
the campaign for MI. Bliss selection
to the mayoralty and if my humble
efforts can serve him they are freely
given. | admire MIN for his ability as
a writer, his superior mental equip
ment, and for his honesty of purpose.
All things being considered, take
it as a compliment when an article Of
mine is supposed 10 have been writ
! ten by him.
Now, Mr.. Cucumber, when you
quote Sam Jones as saying that
throwing rocks at lot OF dogs the
hit one nowls,' you give notice that
one of MIR. BLISS chunks hit you.
Please do not make further, illusions
to Sam Jones. The sound of his voice
of the sight of his name always gives
clean, decent man a .spasm In the
diaphragmaIic region.
4 You have made up what you call
your mind thar have missed my call
ing and should be writing for the fun
ny papers instead of pulling teeth
Perhaps can do both, but il | should
write for funny paper it would not
be the News, although there are some
funny guys on its staff. And as for
teeth pulling, my right hand has not
yet lost its cunning and because your
bite shows your teeth to be poor and
snaggled and as nothing else can be
done for them, will proceed to ex
tract them. Their without mind, mem
Tory or teeth you will present pitt
able spectacle, and viii possess moth
ing but a pair of whiSkers and q
shape. The whiskers you can lend tc
boy Shine, so that Il will not be neces
sary for the people to say June 6tn
Go tarry in Jericoh till thy beard bt
grown" -
By the way. Cucumber, / droppet
Into the council last Wednesday and
had a look at papa and the boy Shine
Both seemed to be doing as well al
could be expected under the circum
stances, Papa chewing a cigar while
talking to the council, while the DO.
with modestly lowered eyelids attend
ed strictly to his clerkly duties
Above the heads of some of the coun
cilors curled spirals Of smoke indica
ture of the volcanic activity going Oh
within their cranial cavities.
AS | sat there, quietly, so as to dis
turb not the mental equipose of tn
lotus eaters, my thoughts turned T.
that part of the Bible history relatinI
TO the wanderings of the Children o
Israel. All will remember how Nose;
after leading the people to the foo
of Mt. Sinai, went up into the mour
tain to receive the law Aaron, tai
ing advantage Of his absence, made
$ golden calf, set Il upon pedestal an
e made a proclamation before the pei
pie: These be thy gods, o Israe
b that brought thee out of the land {
. Egypt" In like manner the, Aarc
4 of the anti-primary movement an
his high priests at dusky Ethiopia Ha
before a vast concourse of people
. matched the conspiracy that culmina
: ed in the C. X. of A. hall by which tn
boy Shine, the sudden convert to M
nicipal ownership, was jerked frol
o the obscurity of Aaron's pocket an
o placed on his present dizzy pinnacl
: where he stands emanating and sch
l. tillating radiance and fragrance @
d the 500 colOred voters and the &c
e fishermen who are a Geo. T. Mulha
0 ton says. wearing his collar and Wi
8 be voted in a lump on June g. An
proclamation was made before tn;
n vast outpouring of % persons "Th
r be thy candidate, o people, that wi
/, lead thee up out of the Egyptian dar
q. ness into the light of a glorious f
ture"
BY the way, Mr.. Cucumber, plea!
serve notice on your chief that
= may be able to pocket boy Shine al
l. produce him when the occasion serv'
{ but wnen he puts him in nominate
= for the mayoralty of the future gre
city of Pensacola, and promises hi
e the votes of majority Of the peopl
Il he may not be able to deliver Il
s goods There are some who have
" minds of their own and will put
Of the Welles- MuInatton collar and the
le are others who are under obligatit
to Mr.. Welles for many acts OF kin
lie ness, but a great majority OF Il
e qualified voters are men of intel
s gence who are independent in thong
v. and action, and will vote as they thin
" will be best to put an end to the pre-
d ent deplorable condition of Pensacol
c. Now, Mr.. Cucumber, you seem
"a think it strange that men will "ru'
d into print before informing ther
n selves" | think so, too, and sugge
= that you proceed to look UP the wo
ii charter" and ascertain its meanin
AS, YOU may not have a dictionary
will quote for your instruction fro
e. the Standard, page 32l: Charter; 4
le act of a legislature. incorporating
IS municipality, and specifying the pl
m poses and privileges Thereof
" Amendment: the act of cOrrectil
or changing for the better fund