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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
WAYS OF THE PERSIAN.
Ehe queer Houses and the Water
supply of Xexd.

supply of XeEd.
Persia is mostly desert, but desert in
Persia is of many kinds. The ordi-
nary desert is good soil and where it
can be watered is extremely fertile
Generally It has a hard but rather
gravelly surface. The cases are not
really very different in character from
the desert, however, according to the
Rev. Napier Malcolm, in his book Five
Years In a Persian Town" Water
is brought from the mountains in a
most curious manner. 1t Il found
near the hills at depths varying
from sixty to a hundred yards be-
low the surface "From the hills to
the center of the plain" says Mr..
Malcolm, there is a considerable
though very gradual declivity, so when
the original shaft has been sunk and
water found, perhaps at 800 feet be
low the surface, a long line of similar
shafts is sunk toward the center OF
the plain at distances varying from
twenty to forty yards, the hne some
times stretching for more than forty
miles until a point of desert has been
reached that lies as deep down as the
original water level Then all the
shafts are connected at the bottom by
burrows just big enough to afford
passage to a man; the water is let in
and appears in an open ditch in the
center Of the desert"
Houses that are not very new are al
ways more or less tumble down, but no
man wants his house to last forever.
Nobody can realize the damage that
can be done in a town like Yezd by
a really wet day." says the same
writer. "Some while ago we had
twenty-four hours Of rain, which de-
stroyed, l believe, about a couple Of
hundred roofs and, what is worse.
caused the older aqueduct pits to fan
in, blocking the water supply in some
parts of the town for three months.
Is. there any other town In the world
where a little extra rain causes a three
months drought? There is a story
in Teheran about a Dutch ambassador
who was so afraid Of the roof falling
that in wet weather he invariably slept
under the table. However, he was q
very tall man, and when the catnstrO-
phe happened he got his foot crushed"
In Yezd houses are built only for pro-
lection against heat. In winter the
citizens grin and bear IT," the mer-
chants close their offices and stay at
home, and only the smaller tradesmen
and artisans go to the bazaars. The
heating arrangement consists Of a
wooden stool under which a charcoal
brazier is placed. Over stool and
brazier a heap Of rugs and quilts Is
placed, and the family tuck their legs
under the wraps. squstting on the floor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Of times running black viii follow To
illustrate the folly Of this theory, take
the following example: If you toss a
penny in the air 1000 times Ind II
comes heads 999 times 1t is Of course
only even money on its being tails the
next time.
The third reason, if, indeed. another
be needed. why the bank must always
win is that the human and fallible play
er is always playing against an in
fallible machine.
The slightest mistake in calculation,
the least inattention, and the system
breaks down. And to err IS human.
SO Monte Carlo flourishes and always
Will flourish so long as the law allows
It to exist-Pearson's Weekly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

A retired railroad engineer says: ct
often hear people enlarge upon the diff
cultes OF driving a locomotive in the
dark OF during a heavy rain; but for
my part, nothing ever gave me more
anxiety than continuous sunshine
Color blindness is frequently nothing
more than intense pain in the eyes
caused by watching objects which re
fect the light and upon which the sun
Is shining. In a run OF several hours
the glare from the rails which strikes
the eyes while watching for track OBJ
structions and more particularly for
rails which have been forced out OF
line by the heat is very trying, and
often when I have left the locomotive
after such run I have found the
greatest comfort in resting IN a room
where Egyptian darkness prevailed. A
man is afraid to wear smoked glasses
lest he should be suspected of color
blindness and lose his position. Bot
some protection OF this kind would
greatly prolong the career Of many an
engineer and fireman"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
DON'T LET THEM KNOW YOU
KNOW

When neighbors talk about themselves
And blow as neighbOrs blow,
Just keep your cOunsels to yourself
Don't let them know you know.
When e'er you meet a man who talks
Puts on a lot Of show,
AlthO' he's empty as a gOurd-
Don't let HIM know you know.
You'll find a lot Of tricks and shams
In life, both high and low,
But when you read a rascal's mind,
Don't let him know you know.
For things are never as they seem
II you want friends, go slow,
Whate'er the faults the others have,
Don't let them know you know.
Paul Cook, In Birmingham Age-Her
aid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

ton between those In authority. The
President Is impulsive and is inclined
70 act over the heads Of those charged
with the responsibility Of building the
canal. Of course, no selfrespecting
man is going 10 stand anything of that
sort. Il IS proper Of course for the
President TO have his way in the mat
Ter, because the first responsibility for
the canal rests upon his administra-
ton, but he must exercise his authori-
ty through those he has placed in
positions Of trust.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
COMMENT FROM
Mr.. BRYAN's coMMoNER

s.zEzZzRz2z.z ~ = = = esex
Speaking of the LOOmis-Bowsn con
troversy, the asphalt trust has not said
word lately.
Now that it is no longer ''headquar-
tiers of the nation" perhaps Oyster Bay
win emulate the clam.
The Washington Post says that Sec
rotary Shaw is airing his presidential
boom. Hot airing it, Of course?
It is a mighty mean man who be
grudges Mr.. Thomas W Lawson the
nice little vindlcation he is now wear
ing.
Hall Game says he is not going to
write a book about American million
aires. That is good news as far as it
goes.
The press humorists viii meet in
Philadelphia next year. By that time
Boss" Durham may be able to see
the point.
Senator Foraker's ideas about rate
making were doubtless formed while
assisting in drawing up some republi-
can tariff schedules.
There is no need to worry about
those convicted Chicago packers not
having enough money left to purchase
their winter supply Of coal
President Mccall thanks Cod he
did, and few men applaud him.
Other men have been sent to jail for
Incorporating trust money.
Mr.. McCall's solicitude for the wild
0W and orphans is truly touching,
whether the word touching is used
in its best or in its worst sense.
It viii be noted that Mr.. LOomis is
not the first eminent gentleman con-
nected with the present administra-
ton who retired upon his vindica-
ton.
Put your thoughts on the higher
things of life, says Mr.. Rockefeller
Yes. and let Mr.. Rockefeller secure all
the oil holes punched in the lower.
President Mccall declares he is not
a millionaire. Perhaps some deter
mined defender Of honor" is spending
Nj. McCall's money unbeknown to
him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
Dottie,s PRAYER.

please, God, make Mamie Ross a
good girl. Please make her awful
good little girl. An If it amt too much
trouble please make her so good that
I can take her new doll, an she'll think
It's noble an self sac'ficin' never TO ask
for It back again. AmenF'-CleTeland
Leader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Lost, strayed. or ran away street
superintendent No reward for his re-
turn is offered. but board of public
works viii confer a favor by supply
ing a new one at once. Apply, City Of
Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
Duties of the Trained Nurse.
NEW DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IMPOSED TRAINEE
NURSES IN THE TREATMENT or YELLOW FEVER.
SEQUENCE FACTS

No be considered trained the management Of yellow
earnestly and conscenous that the disease transmitted solely By
be sick room and destroy them promptly tRey should md their way
That as the separaOle attendant at
dan the pubic health The trained nurse this capacity becoming
the efficient and important sanitary Prenng the spread
f
patient entirely,
Every mind that the malignant yellow
proper precautions the
The greatest freedom of personal contact and intercourse may thore
fore be permitted between the yellow fever sick and che wei the SICK
during the first three days Of the disease absolutely prevented
atsn g8rePSg from ary Rnd of fever IN Localities infested Rib yellow
even II the proven o to De ygoI lever pies are
neglect he shows evidences MOSQUITO
No nurse consider yellow
thoroughly familiar with the
dependent her knowledge and safety
weapons that the
C) The Mosquito Bobbinet
netting have meshes fine enough the
Mosquitoes
aim s s6qgd be @a ss9 to see 6 that there
well tucked in keep mosquitoes
t tPoPs within a the netting they should killed
All fever be reported pnyeian
nlsrg important dealing mid especially infants ana
children ia localities with
fests in nntle childhood taat
the usual pre 3boU oaon The mild or aoe
for this reason sanitary
(B) Screens - . a., -, -. .su,s -, -, 60
pas
can be Of CLOTH which tackled
e c5 saIp 70 1Hs Pyr.thran Fanisstion
the
in
IN @ The room to 900
bv
cubic to
insect will fail burnt Two
Ammonia
nv7lld unpeasaEtness
The
preferably
the patient will permit
the patient o carefully
faeted room as possible after the fourth day.
Of
Authroites
Isolated localities
Members household applying the prescribed
all copper silver ana an,
fumigated
removed protected
OF Yaseline
Remove funngaed all fabric
openings chimney floor walls kyhoes and cracks
doors.
The sulphur preferred and
an inch bottom taken to
against accidents the sulphur liable boil 10
me The sulphur is readily gted spnlng and zbt
should be closed for opened m
md ventilated
The room by height ind the a
fumigate divide
the
cubic
amount Of sulphur required viz pounds anu '0
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Governor Broward's appointment of
j. Emmett Wolfe as private secretary
was a worthy recognition of that gen
tleman's ability and democracy. Prob
ably no one IN the state is better equip
ped for the position than Judge Wolfe
and be viii be a valuable acquisition
to the governors Official family.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS.

He That VII have cake out OF the
wheat must tarTy the grinding" and
that merchant who would have met
profits" out OF store-keeping must keep
the publicity wheel turning until the
last Of the goods are ground into dol
lars"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

"A truth looks freshest in the fash
ion Of the day The fashion of the
day for store-truths is display type.
with liberal space for picturesque eff
feet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

"One must know ones own measure.
and keep it in view. Just to specify:
YOU know how big your store is-you
Know its measure: Does anyone in
the city think II a smaller store than it
Is? The chances are that If anyone
does II is because you have been care
less about keeping your stores meas
ure Gin view"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
DAILY

The following figures show The Pen
sacola JouznaIs circulation for each
day during the month Of September
1905. with the average number or
,c-snc SailV-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18
VIE IL Do d EoUND.

} WHERE IT'S TO Be FOUND.
+ The Pensacola Journal Is on
sale 81 the following places In 2;
B the city:
Bay Hotel.
Goes Book Store.
B Depot News stand
B Gem Book Store.
Merchants Hotel.
Southern Hotel.
Thonpson's Book store.
, Waeand Ice Cream Parlor.
, Wsaenheiu's News Stand.
B Walkers Book Store.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Whilst the mind is in state of IN
certainty, the smallest impulse will d.
rect It TO either side" With the shop
per the ad. that is a little better than
the others acts as this smallest i'm
pulse, and decides as to which OF the
stores she shall visit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

COwper wrote that ito follow foolish
precedents, and TO work with both our
eyes, is easier than to think but this
is not true of modern business life, es-
pecially OF advertising. in which even
the best presidents are followed but a
little while and then easily passed on
the road; and in which to wink with
either eye-at lethargy and inaction-
Is to invite wreck ana disaster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Total for the month. .1Ss dso
Average per Gay. $500. DC
thereby certify that The above sta,e.
-,enf Is correct according TO the -
o~ds on file In this once.
FRED A. SWEET.
Circulation Mgr.
Sworn 20 and subscribed before ma
this S0th day Of September. 1905.
J. P. STOKES.
Notary Public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Put your thoughts on the higher
things of life, says Mr.. Rockefeller.
Yes. and let Mr.. Rockefeller secure all
the oil holes punched in the lower.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

"To fear the worst oft cures tie
worst" Some merchants have been
scared into success" having con-
cluded, as a desperate remedy, to
'rlunge" in newspaper advertising.
"BOundless risk must pay for bound
less gain" And. in advertising. some
kind Of risk must pay for any kind of
gsin-the ratio between risk and gain
being always pretty even.
Enterprise will speak. though
tongues were out of use"-for display
type is still in fashion.
"half won is match we'll made" is
enc Of the things Shakespeare wrote
when in a store-keeping mood. Mod
ernized, II might read: "lf your adj
vertisement Is convincing, the sale Is
virtually made"
ITO ask timidly is to invite denial"
This is one Of the elemental things to
learn about advertising-for nobody
Except the mans wife and his cred
itOrs) waits to see the last straggler
in a procession. The "timid asker"
sure Of denial, uses timid space. timid
phrases-and, in the jargon Of the
hour, he gets his"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

It viii be noted that Mr. LOomis is
not the first eminent gentleman con-
nected with the present administra-
ton who retired upon his vindica-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

President Mccall declares he is not
a millionaire. Perhaps some deter
mined defender Of honor" is spending
Mt. McCall's money unbeBnown to
him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-18

Mr.. McCall's solicitude for the wild
oW and orphans is truly touching, "
whether the word touching is used
in its best or in its worst sense.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

DIR when four private solderz-Henry Hook.
aohn Williams and Robert and William Jones'
held the burning hospital against the furious
sul1s and saved most OF the wounded Hook
and Williams were the only unhurf men I'm their
part OF the building and were forced to escape
From room 70 room. carrying the wounded, one
BY one in their arms The rooms had no inter-
communication. and so one man cut holes in the
partition with a pickaxe, while the other held
the outer door. rife In hand The last room
nearest TO the laager had for fits only exit
window 50 small that Williams was obliged to
enlarge it with his pickaxe to get the wounded
through Il Hook, meanwhile, defended the
hole in the wall through which they had come
the Zulus stabbing at him through binding
and almost sufEOcating smoke When the win
dow was enlarged Williams lifted the patients
through into the laageF. Then he himself fol-
lowed. pulling Hook after him, Just in time to
evade a final rush OF the Zulus" Hooks hero
ism won him not only the Victoria Gross, but
a substantial promotion. and later post on the
staf Of the British Museum He died in London
a fortnight ago. Another private, whose cour-
age and self-sacrihce were as great as Hooks
was Peter Brown. a trooper Of the Cape Mounted
Rifles. In stOrming a mountain stronghold dur
ing the BasutO War several men were wounded
Three Of them crept to the poor shelter of a
small rock in the middle of open space, and
soon began to cry piteously for water"
II appeared TO be certain death to go to them, as
tie open space, where this shelteTing stone lay,
Was completely swept by the fire Of all the schanZen
OF THAI part Of the mountain Their screams
however became quite heartrendng. and after q
minute or TWO Brown said, with oath. Il can't
stand this any longer; has any one any water?'
lie WAS handed tin canteen half full Of water,
and he cOolly walked across the open space. knelt
down beside the rock, and without making the
slightest attemUt to shelter himself. began to
pour water into the mouth Of one of the wounded
men; while doing this bullet broke his arm: he
Qu!et tlg picked up the canteen and went pouring
the water into the mans mouth with his other
hand. and almost Immediately a second bullet
struck him in the leg and he fell among the
men 10 whose help he had gone.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

give positive weight and authority % . ghost
story, and that Is what Mr.. Wells does IN 'Hfhs
Story Of the inexperienced Ghost" BE does it,
too. with an art that is mastery. We begin,
Like the listeners in the tale, by feeling that
Clayton, the hero is telling lies. but by the time
the extraordinary climax comes we are near
TO being convinced we are ever likely to be
convinced in matters of the sort. We would
wish that Mr.. Wells had put this brilliant little
performance in the forefront OF his volume, If
he had not happened to open with one Of his
cleverest sketches of life in that amazing fut-
ure toward which he is constantly looking in
his writings. 1t is the invention of practicable
flying machine that interests him this time,
and to say that ''Filner'' interests the reader
IN the subject is to put it mildly. The story
has a poignantly human ending-which is very
characteristic of Mr.. Wells. He shows his
talent in several aspects on this occasion 'Fil-
meT' is followed by winning fairy tale. and
then comes in '%The Valley OF Spiders un-
commonly vivid study In the horrible. There
is humor here, too. in "Mr. Lsdbetter's Vaca-
tiOn" and Jimmy Goggles the Cod" though it
is humOr of grim sort. The collection
whole is entertaining. and diabolicaIIy clever,
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

the railway in long lines. Elephants and
rhinocarOses are so numerous as TO interfere
considerably with gardening operations. the ele-
plants being the tractable and polite Of
the two The author tells of native woman of
Taveta, who met huge and apparently in
furiated tusl1er, that seemed disposed to stop
her. 'The poor woman was half dead with fear
but with feminine intuition she picked bunch
of grass and offered il to the elephant The
creatures demeanor at once changed: he ac-
cepted the present, picked another bunch him
self, and. with graceful wave Of his trunk
handed it to the lady for whom he now most
courteously gave way"
As for lions, it is hard to say whether the
beasts the anecdotes the more terrifying
There was the lion, for instance, that took a
passenger out of a first class carriage on the
railway story that is always told. the author
states. with the emphasis the first class" as
insure the traveller against such carnivorous at
tentions. The most remarkable lion story is one
for which the author will not vouch, further
than to say that it was told very often by an
excellent man who appeared to believe it him
self. and who resented incredulity in others.
II was to the effect that he was marching up
very slowly. One day they went at a most unusual
speed. all except one which Jagged behind When
this haste was discovered. A lion had got in
among the donkeys the previous night and had
result that he overate himself TO such extent
that he could hardly In the gray, uncertain
donkey. and saddled with the rest In his gOrged
and torpid condition ne offered no resistance, and
- @ a1oS Si eT1el we're much aiaPned and ran
| ahead fast as they could
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

riches laid at her feet, and when we make her
acquaintance she has for some time been the
wife Of pOmpous official in India. Almost i'm
mediately we are asked to observe her conduct
under the pressure of a curious predicament
An old comrade Of her husbands asks Lady
Gerardine to aid him in the composition of a
biography of Harry English. and. for a time
she carries herself with a seemingly heartless
Indifference to his memory. Then. by an iron
ical twist of fate, the duIlard she has married
practically drives her into the preparation of
the tribute to his predecessor with which she
has declined to have anything to do, and pres
emily she finds herself in deep waters.
They not the waters of profoundly COM
plicated plot-the framework Of Rose of the
World is the contrary, rather sinple-but
the sea of emotion into which she pIunges is
deep enough and stormy enough, in all con-
science. to satisfy the most exacting reader. It
is in steering their bark over agitated sur
face that the authors best show the growth of
their art. There is a mystery in the book. there
is drama in it, and in all that goes to make
diversified narrative Mrs. and Mr.. Castle show
all Of their old aplomb. But it is their portrait
of Rosamond that holds our attention; it is in
their analysis of the development of her char
acter that they excel That analysis. we may
add, is the more interesting because, in the
making Of it, the authors tell their story. Their
psychology goes to make the substance Of an
absorbing tale.
Some of Mr. Wellss best work Is printed in
his new volume, Twelve Stories and Dream"
One Of the pieces is. in fact. about the cleverest
short story which he has written This is
1.-The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost" He
can, as we know, lend Verisimilitude to almost
anything in the way of a grotesque and even
fatty impossible motive. In this volume there
are tales like 1.-THE New Accelerator'' or ''The
Truth About Pyecraft'' which would be merely
farcical II Mr. Wells did not have such an ir-
genious way with him in carrying off a prepOs-
ferrous idea, so that it is made to seem entirely
credible. But. after all. il is easier to make
scientific impossibility plausible than it Is to
New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

fesses that he does not know exactly why Il
was built. While IL Is called the Uganda" Rail
way II does not run through Uganda, although
III affords a means Of reaching IT, and seems to
nave had its origin In some supposed strategic
reason. perhaps as affOrding a sort OF back
door entrance TO the Upper Nile region How
ever there It is. fine if extravagant piece of
engineering. abOunding in magnificent African
views and American bridges. The natives de-
spite their nudity, are generally intelligent, and
make excellent wOrkmen. some being adapted
TO act as herdsmen. others as farm laborers, and
not few proving themselves capable of becom-
ing skilled artisans. They are. on the whole,
what there are Of them, a cheerful lot, readily
acknowledging the Europeans as a superior race
and willing to serve them as soon as they learn
that they win be fairly treated.
The scanty population has had one effect that
makes this section OF Africa a paradise for
sportsmen The native animals have been little
disturbed. and big game and big stories about
them abound in almost endless numbers and
variety. The game is stringently preserved but
the stories are allowed to take care OF them
selves. On favorable day. Sir Charles de-
clares' 1t is hardly exaggeratiOn to say that
one may see miles Of zebras walking parallel to