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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-11
TERSELY TOLD.

p. Gerson left at noon yesterday
10 Join bis wife and child.
j. Clarke Porter left yesterday noon
FOR Louisville, KY. where he VIII re-
main some weeks or pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Robson. Of the
Robson Theatre Co.. are che parents
OF a little daughter born Oct 2
Judge John c. Avery left yesterday
for Chicago. where he win remain soT
several days on a business visit.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Hail. who Eas been quite al for sew
cral DAYS, viii be pleased to learn
tLat she is fast recovering.
There are a few people who boast
that they do not need ads A few
years ago these same people probably
boosted that they did not read news,
papers" So you see. rhey are impuov-
ins-even 81 little slowly.
Hon. Jas. IT. MulGon left en- the
noon train yesterday for Louisville,
where Pc VIII meet VIM S. Keyser.
who has been absent from the city
FOR some time. Mr.. Muldon win be
absent from the city for about ten
DAYS.
r. +. Brawner received a letter yes
tcrlay from J. c. Pebiey. who is in
Nashville containing 1000 for the
fever relief fund. Mr. Pebley OK
pressed regret at the spread OF the
fever here and the hope that il might
soon be conquered
p. X. Vonge returned to Pen sacola
Monday night coming from Jackson
vile where he attended a meeting Of
the board Of control Of state educa-
tional Institutions Mr. YOnge had
previously been I'm New York going
from thaye TO Jacksonville.
The many friends of I. l.
Hughey. the popular agent Of the
Crescent News Co, whose news stand
is az the union depC, win be glad TO
know that be is recovering in good
shape from The attack OF yellow fever
which he recently suffered
The steamer Simbria. with q part
cargo of kainit arrived in pou la5e
Yesterday afternoon. and went TO a
point of the quarantine station. A
bark The name Cf which could not be
learned. was also being tOwed up TO
quarantine in The afternoon.
Seventeen defendants were before
Recorder Lanev I'm the municipal
C5c1t yesterday morning s0r trial
OF this number two defendants were
discharged one case continued. one
giYen sentence OF ten days, ard
fines imposed amounting 10 SIS.
The remains Of Basil F. BOgart. tie
Young man who died sunday night Of
yellow teVer were placed at rest in
ST. Johns cemetery yesterday morn
ing. the services being conducted AZ
the home by Rev. J. s. Sibley. Of the
First Presbyterian church A larCe
concourse of sOrrowing friends and
relatives were present TO pay their
last respects 20 the deceased. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-11
HOWE DEPUTIZED
AS BRITISH VlCE-CONSUL

William Howe yesterday afternoon
received a telegram deputizing him to
act in uhe position of British vice-con-
sui until such time as a successor to
Vice-COnsul BOnaT, who expired yes
terday, be appointed.
The British authorities were Eoti-
fed at once of the death of Mr.. Bonar,
and in order chat there might be no
delay in the entrance or clearance Of
British vessels Mr.. Howe was appoint
ed to act in the capacity Of vice-con.
sui
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-11
cITIzFNe cOMMITrFE

The members of the Citizens Com
the health officers In their fight
against che fever. are called to meet
at the city hall today at u O'Clock
to transact important business. Let
every member attend.
CHAS. H BLISS.
Chairman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-11

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague of the night, itching piles
Doan's Ointment cures, quickly and
permanently. At any drug store, so
cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
SLIPPERS HARD TO HANDLE
Those Of the Japanese Are Not the
Best to Climb Stair
ways In.

He shuff1ed awkwardly about his
room in pair OF Japanese slippers
sent from Toxic by his brother, the
war correspondent, relates the New
York Herald. The slippers had no
heels; they only hung on by the toes;
and they fell of it, forgetting himself,
he once lifted his feet instead Of drag.
cling them.
Soon, though, he acquired the knack
OF walking about without losing the
slippers; but he never could acquire
the kuaok Of ascending stairway
without losing them. So, in despair,
at the end he would always take off the
slippers and carry them in his hand
before attempting to go upstairs.
Even the Japs themselves" he said,
couldn't ascend stairway with these
clippers that have no heel clutch. You
see, such slippers are only worn by
the Japanese middle classes, and the
middle classes have no stairs in their
houses everything is on the first
door. For shutting about on the level
heelless slippers are all right, but for
stair climbing they are useless, and be-
fore stairways they must disappear
even as before the locomotive the stage
boach faded away.
Without shame, therefore, l take OF
my Japanese slippers and carry them
In my hand when / go upstairs, for
know that the Jap, II he had stairways
would be obliged to do likewise"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
CAPTURE CANADIAN TRADE.
American shrewdness Has Acquired
Considerable South African
Business of Dominion.

Ottawa. OMIT would appear that
the natural shrewdness and tactical
ability Of American business men is too
much for their Canadian competitors to
overcome. One Of the latest instances
of this is shown by the rather unique
way in which American firms are cap,
turing from Canadians the South Afri-
can trade Of the latter.
Official investigation hes disclosed
reasons for the apparent monopolization
by United States firms of space in Cana
dian steamers plying to South Africa
and which are subsidized by the Domin-
ion government 1t seems that great
many large trading firms in the United
States have established agencies in
Canada and are buying and shipping
Canadian produce on Canadian railways
and steamships to South Africa, and
getting the benefit Of the preference &C.
corded to Canadian products. The man
IN South Africa =, of course, laboring
under the impression that the goods in
question, thus haadled by American
firms, are from the United States, all
though at points OF entry the goods are
regarded as Canadian. The Canadian
seller makes no effort to correct the i'm.
preston.
Then, also, the American firms ship
ping in this way have large distributing
agencies all over South Africa, whereas
Canadian firms have not It frequently
happens that the latter, on this account
sell their products to their American
rivals, who place the products on the
market and get the reputation and the
profit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
RUSSIANS LIVING HIGH.
Aristocrats Of st. Petersburg Spend
Much Time Over Pleasures
Of the Table.

War or no war, the aristocratic RUS
sian pursues his pleasures with an
abandonment that speaks of unlimited
resources or unlimited recklessness,
says the Pail Mall Gazette. The pleas
ures of the table are protracted to an
inordinate degree. A lunch, in which
the courses are plentifully watered
with champagne, will spread itself
through the afternoon. You may bare
ly escape at five o'clock, though you be-
gin to eat at one. The host never sits
down, plying his guests with success
sion of good things, liquid and solid,
Even the afternoon tea in middle-class
circles is very formidable undertake
ing. It includes dishes of various sorts,
in which meat will certainly figure,
and Russian tea, served in glass with
lemon, is but the pale comparison to
sparkling champagne. The appearances
of the streets tells of wealth, too. No
finer equipages exist anywhere than
those which, horsed with coal-black
steeds, dash at full speed, in lofty dis,
regard for the mere foot passenger,
down the central strip OF wood pave
ment in the principal prospects" as
the wider streets are denominated
Holding the reins in his two hands
with arms outstretched, the driver
medieval in dress, has the summary
methods of Roman charioteer. In.
deed, there is something of imperial
Rome in this second capital of the
car.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
WAR on PRAIRIE DOGS.
Ferrets Are discriminating Animals
Which Have Become Pest
in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan.-Residents of western
counties Of Kansas say that an animal
known as the black-footed ferret is put
ting an end to the prairie dog pest. In
stances are cited by D. e. Lantz, field
agent Of the State Agricultural college,
in a recent report on Kansas mammals.
The ferret made its appearance in Kan
sas only about two years ago, but Mr..
Lantz had found instances where five
or six of them drove all the prairie dogs
out of a county. Mr.. Lantz says of the
ferret:
ut is much larger than an ordinary
weasel, has very long body and Ia Of
soiled, yellowish-brown color, with a
black patch on the forehead, including
the eyes and extending downward to the
tip Of the nose. 1t is closely furred, and
Its feet are covered with hair above and
below. The feet and legs are black, as is
also about two inches of the tip of the
tail. The ferret is found in the western
third of Kansas and as far out as the
Rocky mountains. Its food consists of
rabbits and prairie dogs. It has come to
be known in the western part Of the
state as the prairie-dog ferret"
Editorial.
A fresh. risky fellow from Tex.
Came into our Office to yex,
Now he's lying in bed
With knot on his he'd
And bruise on his sore solar plex.
Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05

told him that didn't care what they
did with me, had been brought up to
tie knots in clothes when saw people
in swimming, and didn't care whether
they were crowned heads or just plain
dubs, and l asked dad how they got
along when their clothes were chewed
up. He said the soldiers covered them
with ponchos and got them to the
palace, and they had supper, he and the
king, and the servants brought out q
lot of clothes and he got the best fit he
could.
l asked him If the king was actually
mad, and he said no, that he always
enjoyed such things. and wanted dad
and to come the next day and go fish
ing with him, barefooted Say, dad
can go, but wouldn't be caught by that
king, on bet. He would get even, sure,
cause he has look in his eye like they
have in sanitarium. Not any king
business for your little
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05

they drove the goats away and couldn't
unite the knots, the king gave the
grand hailing sign of distress, or some
thing, and the guards of the palace and
some cavalry came on the run, and the
park seemed filled with an army, aud
bid the dog good-by and went back to
the hotel alone, and waited for dad.
Dad didn't get back till after dark.
and when he came he had on suit of
the kings clothes, too tight around the
stomach and too long in the legs, cause
dad is pussy, and the king is long
geared
did you have good time, dad?" says
l, and he said, Haven't you got any
respect for age, condemn you. The
king has ordered that you be fed to the
amin a lie IN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
GOOD WORD FOR SNAKES
Original Observations Of a Boston
+; Taxidermist Concerning
Reptiles.

ut Is great mistake to say the
snake is Of no benefit to mankind"
said J. P. Siebert, a Boston taxidermist,
recently, reports the New York Globe.
Snakes are a necessary evil. We once
went to great pains to kill off all the
alligators and muskrats. When the al
ligators were killed the muskrats null
tiplied tremendously, and being con-
cientiousy opposed to river embank.
ments, they undermined the walls, so
that the river is frequently breaking
through and flooding the country. Ma
ture knew that alligators were needed
to keep down the muskrats, but man
thought he knew better. Now he sees
his mistake.
ut is said that st. Patrick cleared
all the snakes out Of Ireland. If that
is so Ireland has certainly not been
benefited. Even Irishmen themselves
admit that their country is to-day the
most miserable on earth. Ireland is
now full Of pigs and there isn'a single
snake. Now, l claim that no country
ever fourishes where snakes do not
Bear normal proportion to the other
Inhabitants. There are no snakes in
Iceland, and look at the miserable
state Of the island. America is full Of
snakes and see the prosperity we are
enjoying.
81 do not say that the snake brings
prosperity wherever it goes, but do
say that when the original balance be-
he off hn
ulation is disturbed in any given coun-
try, that country is bound to be poor
and miserable"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
The Bad Boy Goes to Belgium-Dad
Buys Fake Souvenirs at Waterloo
He Goes Swimming with King
Leopold and the Bad Boy Ties UP
Their Clothes.

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
(Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Edi-
tor of "Peck's Sum-" Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" Etc)
Copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles)
Brussels, Belgium.-Dear Old Skate:
What is the matter with our going to
Belgium" said dad to me, as we were
escaping from Germany.
"Well, what in thunder do we want
to go to Belgium for?" said to dad.
81 do not want to go to country that
has no visible means of support, except
raising Belgian hares, to sell to cranks
in America. couldn't eat rabbits with
out thinking I was chewing piece of
house cat, and rabbits is the chief food
of the people. ! have eaten horse and
mule in Paris, and wormy figs in Turkey,
and embalmed beef fried in candle
grease in Russia. and sausage in Ger
many, imported from the Leutgard
sausage factory in Chicago, and stuff In
Egypt with ground mummy for curry
powder, but l draw the line on Belgian
hares, and strike right here, and shall
have the International Union of Anal
gamated Tourists declare boycott on
Belgium" said just like that, bristling
up to dad real spunky.
"You are going to Belgium, all right, /"
said dad, as he took hold of my thumb
in jiu jitsu fashion, and twisted it
backward until fairly penuked, and
held it, while he said he should never
dare go home without visiting King
Leopold's kingdom, and having talk
with an So-year-old male firt, who had
q thousand chorus girls on his staff and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05

he had q pond in the palace grounds.
stocked with old fashioned fish, and
every day he took off his shoes and
rolled up his pants, and with nothing
on but shirt, and pants held up by
enc suspendsr of striped bed ticking, he
went out in boat and fshed as he did
when boy, with bent pin for hook,
and he was never 80 happy as when SO
engaged, and they could all have their
grand functions and balls and dinners
md Turkish baths, II they wanted
them, but give him the old swimming
hole.
me, too" said dad, and as dad looked
down into the park he saw little lake,
and dad held up two fingers, just as boys
do when they mean to say, Come on,
let's go in swimming" and the king
said, ''I'll 30 you," and they locked arms
and started through the woods to the
little lake. and the dog and followed.
Well, sir, you'd dide to see dad and
Leopold make rush for that swim
ming place, The king put his hand in
the water, and said it was fine, and be-
gan to peel his clothes Oft, and dad
WIN VIA LID S4SIAACS, 0Au l0C h1uE ludU0
jump and went in all over, and came
up with his eyes full of water, strang-
ling because he did not hold his nose,
and then dad made leap and splashed
the water like an elephant had fallen
in, and there those two old men were
in the lake. just like kids.
IN swim you match to the other
slds,' said the king. tits co. said
dad, and they started porpoising across
the little lake, and then thought it was
time there was something doing, so
got busy and tied their clothes in knots
80 tight you couldn't get them united
without an act Of parliament. They
went ashore on the opposite side of the
lake, cause some women were driving
through the grounds, and then / found
flock of goats grazing on the lawn.
and the dog and drove them to where
the clothes were tied in knots, and
wien the goats began to chew the
clothes took the dog and went back
to the entrance OF the park, and dad
and the king swan back to where the
GlbtRss and the goats wersl and when
x>ussxsc;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
SOMEWHAT OF A sPRINTER
Nebraska Man Left the Shot from
His Gun in the
Rear,

Several of them were lined up in
'front.' of the counter at the hotel, dis
cussing foot racers. After the sprint
ing qualities of world famous racers
had been defended with much warmth
and everybody engaged in the discus
sion had reached the point where he
insisted upon backing his opinion with
weeks income, they submitted the
whole question to Lynn Austin, who
used to be famous sprinter in his
time, relates the San Francisco Chron-
icle.
well, I'll tell you," said Austin,
sQuaring off for the encounter with a
serious look. THE fastest runner
ever saw in my life was fellow at
Kearney, Neb. He used to run with
the hose company, and he was certain
ly a prodigy. Did you ever hunt prairie
dogs? Well, prairie dog has so much
speed that after you've landed a charge
of buckshot in his vitals he is carried
along by his own momentum and falls
into his hole, for which reason no one
ever succeeded in capturing the car
cass of the animal after shooting him.
This fellow down at Kearney, Neb.,
was the only fellow that ever succeed
ed in beating prairie dog to his hole"
What ever became of him?" said
one of the interested listeners.
&: We'll, I'll tell you. He was out
hunting prairie dogs one day. He got
bead on a prairie dog sent charge
of buckshot after him and then start
ed for the dog. Just as he was stoop-
ling to grab the dog the charge of buck
shot caught up with him and the calves
of his legs were riddled with shot II
crippled him up pretty badly, and he
lcouldn't run after that"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
Oscar Nav Be in Error.

King Oscar is disposed to insist that
he is still Norway's king de jure, any
how. There is said to be some person or
other who makes like claim as to
France, but Loubat is transacting the
business at present.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
No Questions Asked,

Divorced persons must now wait d
year after gaining their freedom before
they can be married in Illinois, but
Michigan is still tying neat line OF
wedding knots without asking embar-
RAISING Questions,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
He Called the Turn

NJ wish to return this meat you SEM
up to the house this morning, and !
am going to stop trading with YOU"
That's rather tough"
Rather! It's both tough and old"
Houston Post,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
The Onlv Rinple

A shortage In the Maine spruce gum
crop is reported. Otherwise the affairs
Of the nation seem to be going as
smoothly a. could " expected at this
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
He Got It.

Bosh-1 knew man once who had
never met with disappointment in his
life.
Josh-How was that?
''Ie was never looking for anything
but trouble. Detroit Free Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
Of Some Use.

Of Some Use
Ella-That fellows head isn't Of much
use to him.
stella-Well, I suppose he feels that
he's got to have something to hang his
hat on:-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to 60 often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take ard is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, DR.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, aud the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
Too Much Horse Sense.

i In the classes in equitation at Fort
Riley the horses soon become as apt
pupils as the riders. On. account Of this
fact, says the Kansas City Journal,
come Of the most important lessons to
be derived from this course by the men
Ire lacking. In order to carry out the
intent of the riding school the depart
ment has to bring in unbroken horses
almost constantly. A carload of wild
indian ponies arrived a few days ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
Not Quite CLEAR.

Young Banbury-spratte with a n.y.
phen, dear boy)-Not much! 1 never
allowed woman to make fool OF
me.
The Hon. Peter -No-er-how did
you manager
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
Eat Fees.

Eat Fees.
Minister made seven hearts hap
BY to-day.
| parishioner-How was that2
Married three couples"
/ THAT makes only SIX
well, do you think did 1t for moth.
tnys-C Cleveland Plain Dealer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-05
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

preventing III this
Is because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure eor
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
1,ey disease. If
kidney trouble is
Observation-Disclosures
neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
The Colorado statesman., 1905-08-05
Negro Roles Metropolitan City.
Thomas Postles Controls the Political Situation at W-
ngtOn Delaware. Holds the Balance of
Power in the City Council

The anger of the Republicans
only causes the new council boss
to roar with laughter He dosn't
care what the councilmen do.
Il got the whip he says, chuck
ling. 'Those Republicans and
Democrats will never work togeth-
er. I'm the boss of all those white
men,"
The particularly repugnant thing
to the Republicans is the giving of
the treasurer's clerkship to Postles'
son, In this they declare they
will defeat him, and subscription
has been started to hire a white
man to do the work of the Office,
keeping young Postles out, though
he must get the salary, S400.
White school teachers are up in
arms and threaten not to accept
their checks if they are made out
by young Postles.