The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-20

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Breathing Easier
The country breathes little easier
since it has learned that Secretary
Morton will retire from the cabinet
next fall" That it will be early.
/ enough in the season to prevent his
shadow falling across the entrance to
the capital when the special session
| of congress meets may be taken for
granted. His appointment to cabi-
net place is one of the many inexplic-
able personal things Roosevelt has done
since he became president. To judge
! from the selection of the men in
whom he reposes his personal conf
denee Roosevelt is type in the study
of human nature. He could not have
made then, nor could he make now, a
selection from among the railroad
magnates of the country without max
ing the mistake he did in Morton 1t
is not SO much the man personally as
the class from which he was taken
that is undeserving of place and of
POWER in these days.-Tampa Times.
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"Bat" Masterson's Badge.
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lvelts wild and woolly friend from the
West, who was taken to New York
; and mace United States Deputy Mar
shall, has been presented with badge
by his admiring friends. The badge
cost 81 900 and was presented to the
officer at am early hour in a saloon.
presumably after a night of revelry.
The presidents friends are always of
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keeping up the record, although he
has been transplHnted' to the effete
East-Tampa Herald
Not Afraid of the "Taintp
We will accept any of Uncle Sans
money on subscription and ask no
question as TO where you got it nor
make no investigation as to whether
il is tainted money or not Bring her
e along.-Chipley Banner
Might Muzzre EN-.
A Missouri man was recently suel
for allowing his bees to run at large. +"
II he only knew which end of a bee
violates the law he might muzzle
/ them--Perry Herald.
May BE Purthed. -
Tainted" money may be purified
!, through circulation for a worthy pur
!, pose.-Bartow ,CourierInformant
a To Draw a Rise.
Maybe that bill to prohibit the deliy
cry Of liquor in dry counties by rail
D. rcaQs and express companies wa.
. merely a clever fly cast to draw
= rise.-Monticello News.
Bloodhounds Needed.
A Dill before the house which pro
s vides for the purchase of bloodhound
" for running down criminals is a bill W,
trust will go through. Every count,
In the state ought to have at least tw,
blcodhounds, and even more if nee
y essary. Our officers are sometime
> severely criticised for the escape o
II some criminal, when really they d.
all in their power to run down an
capture an escaped convict. Jasper
n blessed with as good sheriff as Their
is in the state. but he is handicappe
for lack of bloodhounds with whic
to chase a criminal-Jasper News.
Public Would Feel Easier.
II Colonel Peter knight could pos
lively guarantee an anxious peopl
that all OF the bad laws pending in tn
legislature would be killed, Ii woul
remove a great load from the publ
mind.-Tampa- Tribune.
Dog License Law.
The bill introduced by Represent,
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tax Of 81 on every dog. is a good on,
There are too many loose ours abOU
now, of no use to the owner, or an.
one else, and the damage done b
&c such cur Gogs TO sheep would likel
OF amount TO considerable each yea
az The revenue from the dog tax is es:
Oh mated as high as $4,000 per annun
and this splendid sum will be devote
% to the support of our public scho,
= -Eustis Lake Region.
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90 Broward is Sincere.
W Governor Broward is evidently si
w cere In his efforts seeking to drain III
W everglades. He has a practical know
W edge OF the accomplishments he seek
and the feasibility of the scheme beir
70 admitted it would be but Justice to II
90 chief executive that his proposition
90 entertained.-Miami Metropolis.
90 Some of the people at the Leon WI
90 went out to an alleged ball game he
= the other day had an amusing expel
so ence with one of those old-timet Tan
'o9 hassee hack drivers This sooty Jel
contracted TO drive a party of thr,
We 'out to the ball game" for a certa
he stipulated sum, and he was terrib
- taken back when the paymaster of II
crowd fatty refused TO fork over. I
tae ground that he didn't take the
ne to see ball game, bus a regular fake
The driver finally got his money al
the cro~d got its moneys worth AFT
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