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CronSon Has introduced a Miniature City Government Run by
Pupils Themselves

Government without the consent Of the
governed has been abolished in the higher
grades Of Public School 125, 1870 Wooster
street. The benevolent autocracy main
tanned for many years by the teachers has
been overthrow; a government OF, for and
by the pupils has been set up In It's place.
The change did not come about through
any rebellion by the students. Rather it
was a voluntary abdication by the teachers
Of a large portion Of their authority. Stu
dents and teachers are alike pleased with
the change.
1T is the only school in the United States,
or for all l know In the world" declares
Principal Bernard Cronson, "in which the
pupils enforce the discipline Of the school
We are all proud Of the workings Of the
system,
The sentiments of the principal are ex-
pressed with equal emphasis by q bright
eyed, clear cut Italian boy, Glaoomo Casale,
Il years old, mayor of the school city and
successor to much of the power formerly
exercised by the principal, and by little
Miss Victoria Rafo, the chief justice, whose
black eyes sparkle as she tells about the
wonders they have performed.
These are two of 900 pupils drawn princi-
pally from a district between Wooster street
and the North River. Almost without
exception the parents Of the pupils are poor
and uneducated foreigners, unable, even
il they had the inclination, to teach their
children anything reliable about our form
Of government. Ninety-ive per cent. of
the pupils are Italians; most Of the others
are French, Russians, Syrians and Jews.
There is not a child among them both OF
whose parents were born in this country.
1T is this ignorance of our institutions
that makes our system of self-government
more beneficial than it would be in most
other schools" says Principal Cronson.
%The ignorance of the children regarding
the workings Of our Government was as
founding. n was to train them to be good
citizens as well as to better the discipline
Of the school that we undertook the ex-
pertinent. We have been celebrating it for
three or our years"
The rights Of the pupils are guaranteed
in the charter Of School City, an instru-
ment duly executed by the principal, his
assistant, Mr.. Fox, n the teachers. By
It's terms each class constitutes a borough,
and pupils are mao citizens as soon as they
attain the required proficiency in study
and the proper standing in department.
The city has legislative. executive and
judicial departments. The first is vested
ina board of aldermen, made up of one
member from zach borough and mrow-
credit make laws for the good of the school.
The passing of regulations of athletic con-
tests and entertainments, provision for
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TRE CoURV ~ SESSION..

grocery store. The chief Of police says he
found him at home playing with blocks.
did 1t take you a Gay and a half to go
to the grocery store?' inquiries the CHIEF
justice. DO you think a boy OF your
G should be playing blocks behind his
mothers apron %strings2'
The culprit finally confesses n receives
his sentence contritely.
The gravest offence that has come before
the court is the charge of one OF the borough
presidents that a boy organized a gang to
throw stones at him. The defendant con-
tended that the complainant was thrashing
a smaller boy when he stepped in and hit
him in the jaw. Then, p said the defendant,
"the complainant pulled out a blackjack
and tried TO slug me. OF course, all my
friends Clipped in, and we sent him home
crying"
There was so much conflicting testimony
that ever Miss Rafo couldn't get at the
truth. She held a hurried consultation with
the mayor and chief of police and adj
journed the case for a week.
They'll get at the truth of the case be-
tween Them said Principal Cronson, -and
when they do they'll see to it that the boys
who aren't telling the truth get a punish
ment that in their minds is much moro
severe than any the school could infict. AS
a matter of fact, they find out things that
would be far beyond the powers Of any
teacher to ascertain. In my opinion the
court has not yet made an error Of judy
ment."
Mr.. Cronson says that the most encourag-
ing thing about the system is the shame felt
bv pupils brought before the court and CON-
victed. A reprimand from a teacher they
might consider unjust; but when they are
judged by their fellow pupils they feel the
the system might provoke tale bearing,
but they have taken pains to discourage
this and have succeeded pretty we'll. They
are confident that the standard Of conduct
within and without the school building has
been greatly advanced by the new system.
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WI

are filed out by the court. On the return
day the chief of police and his assistants
range the culprits in court. The court
orier, a young miss with a piercing voice,
opens proceedings with the historic" Hear
ye' Hear We Last week the first prisoner
had committed the grave offence of laugh
ing in the assembly room. The city attorney
reads the warrant. The culprit pleads
guilty.
1T isn't nice to giggle when our teachers
are talking to us" declares Chief Justice
Rafo in ~pronounclng sentence. You dis
turb the rest of us and learn nothing your
self. This is your third offence and you go
to the late room for three days.
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A~youngster who is prosecuted for truancy
gets a week in the late room with an adj
monition that he will never amount to any
thing unless he studies. He will never be
any better than his bootblack of an olCer
brother, she tells him. The boy takes his
sentence and grins as he turns aroun d.
Quick as a flash the chief justice hales him
to the bar again.
you've got to come to school" she says,
-and you've got to he polite after you come.
You get two weeks now, one for truancy
and one for contempt Of court"
Another 10y attempts to show that the
charge against him is false. He wasn't
playing truant. His mother sent him to a
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III

DR.. Sewell came down from the sickroom,
and hurried through tn, grounds with an
impatient glancs at his watch. There was a
look OF trouble on his face, unusual in one
Of his calm nicely; and when he heard the
call Of a familiar voice he ground out an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
HThe Old Homestead.D

That Denman Thompson knew the
temperament and high moral nature
of the American theatregoer is posi-
lively revealed in his fine old play,
THE Old Homestead" The Bernard
Shaws and the Sudermnas, the Ibsens
and Maeterlinks love to delve into
the depths of moral physical degrade.
ton and reproduce their nauseatiIg
ideas in a dramatic form. 1t is strange
that these brilliant men do not see
the dramatic virtue in idealizing some
thing, and leave vice and its accom-.
paniments lie still.
1t is a fact to be commented upon
that no play Of moral debasement
has ever captured the great theatre
going public Of this country. The
men and women of today in the siren
uous life we are now living love to
be entertained by the placid and the
beautiful and Of such quality is The
Old Homestead" Gentle in it's pa
thos, unique in it's character delinea.
tiOns, admirable throughout in the
wholesomeness of it's atmosphere, and
genuine in its humor it has an as
sured place in the gallery of public
favOrites. This play will be present.
ed here next wednesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
DELIBERATE
LAID HEAD ON
RAIL
HlnibIe Suicide Of Vim. Davidson
j., at Milton on Sunday
Evening.
speclaI to The Journal.

Milton. Mar. 26.-William David
son. Jr.. committed suicide here last
evening by deliberately placing his
head on the rails about half way be-
tween the railway station and the
water tank in front of the train which
left Pensacola at p. m. Temporary
insanity is assigned as the cause OF
the rash act. The head was not sew
cred from the body, but the neck was
broken and the upper portion of the
body badly mangled.
Although the engineer of the train
INV Davidson place his head on the
rails the train was under good head
way and it was impossible to stop in
time to prevent running over him.
Deceased was % years of age and
was employed as a carpenter. He
was the son of William Davidson, Sr.,
keeper of the water tank, and was
wen known throughout this section
For long time he had acted strange
ly and it was generally believed that
he was not in ms right mind.
He is survived by a wife and two
children. -
The funeral will occur at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
BRISTOL
Special to The Journal.


Bristol Mar. 26.-The spring term
of the Circuit Court has been in ses
sion for the past week, Judge John A
Malone presiding. Much business has
been disposed of and three negroes
were tried for murder. In the case
of Gus Johnson the jury brought in
a verdict of murder in first degree
with a recommendation for mercy and
he was sentenced for life. In the
case Of John Fason for the murder
Of Hurbert johnson, UOhnson's wife
was charged with accessory before
the fact and both were tried together
Fason was found gilty and sentenced
to be hung while the woman was &C
quilted.
Among the prominent attorneys
who attended the court were Hon
George Walker. of Tallahassee; Hon
L. J. Reeves, W. B. Sheppard and z
T. Davis. of Pensacola; w. H. Price
W H. Watson and r. J. Boone, o,
Mariana: Col. c. z. Warren and J
w. Webster, of Blountstown; R H
Buford. of Quincy and c. H. B
Floyd. of Alphabetical.
Mr.. L G. Wilder Of Orange recent
ly bought the interest Of Mr.. T. E
Shuler in the Florida Free Press and
that paper has consolidated with the
Bristol Bee. under the management
Of b. F. Inman. 1t will make one o.
the leading weekly papers of Yves
Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
CHUMUCKLA
Special TO The Journal.


Chumuckla. Mar. 26.-The farmers
around this section Of the country are
very busy now planting and prepar'
ing to plant. There will be quite e
large acreage in cotton near this
place. Our farmers need good
steel bridge across the Escambia
river so that they can carry their
produce to Pensacola
The turpentine people are very
busy here and the output at this
place will be pretty large this season
Mr.. H. L. Berry general MANI ger
of the Escambia Land and Manufac-
turing Co., was on the streets OF
Chumuckla this week.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Macarthur made
q flying visit to Milton last Tuesday
Mr.. ]. G. Pace, of Pensacola made
a flying trip to Chumuckla and
Pomona last week.
Mr.. Walton left here yesterday go
ing to Brewton to see his family.
Mr.. Denmark of Wallace, and Mr.
Coffee, of Chumuckla, attended
church at Coon Hill Sunday.
Mr.. Morley filed his regular ap
pointment at Juniper church Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Ward Of Pen
saco1a are repairing the large loco
motive of the Escambia Land Co.
here.
Mr.. Ray, the master mechanic {
working quite a large force in the
car shops.
Mrs. D. NJ. McDavid was visiting
here Sunday.
Mr.. Lloyd McDavid was here Sun
! day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
DANDRuFF CAUSED BY A GERM
A New Discovery That Kills the Germ
and Prevents Badness.

Pretty nearly all the hair prepare
tions for dandruff have some merit in
allaying itching of the scalp. and in
being a fairly good dressing for the
hair. but there is only one that recog-
nizes what causes dandruff, falling
hair, and badness, and that DESTROYS
the cause, a little germ-and that is
Newbro's Herpictoe This germ eats
its way into the scalp, it digs up the
scalp into little white scales. Unless
it is destroyed there's no permanent
stopping of falling hair and cure of
dandruff and badness. Newbro's
Herpicide kills the germ. Destroy
the cause, you remove the effect"
For sale by w. A. D'Alemberte
druggist and apothecary 121 South
Palafox street, or send 10c in stamps
for sample to The Herpicids Co.. De
troit, Mich.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
AmNSementS
g e a:
Through Holy Land"

What promises to be one of the
most interesting entertainments Of
the season will be the lecture to be
delivered tonight at st. Joseph's
church by the pastor, Rev. Chas. E
Hartkoff, upon his travels through the
Holy land. During his travels Rev
Hartkoff made copious notes from
which he has carefully prepared the
lecture, which will be superbly Illus
trated with steneopticon views made
from photographs secured at the same
time. The lecture will be given for
the benefit of st. Joseph's church and
will begin promptly at 7:45 p. m
Rev. Hartkoff is an able orator, is
thoroughly familiar with his subject
and those who attend are assured OF
a rare treat. The admission is %
cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
DEATH SUNDAY
Of CAPT. JAS.
ATKINSON
Well Known Cashier at the Gus.
tom House Died at His Home
Here of Heart Trouble.

Captain James Atkinson, a well
known citizen, and who for the past
seven years has held the position of
cashier at the custom house, passed
away Sunday morning at $3.50
O'Clock. Heart disease. of which the
deceased was a sufferer, was the
cause of death.
The deceased hadl been in i'll health
for several months, or since directly
after the death of his wife, which oc.
CURED November IA of last year
While he was always at his post of
duty it was observed that within a
few weeks after his return from New
castle. Ind, where Mrs Atkinson was
buried, the captain was not enjoying
the good health he formerly di As
weeks passed he grew more feeble
Last Monday he was at the custom
house for the last time. Upon his re-
turn home in the afternoon he took
to his bed never to arise again. When
death arrived he was surrounded by
friends and relatives.
Captain Atkinson was born in Scot
land, where. he resided until 1865,
when he came to this country. He
was a member of the famous Scot
fish Greys and still retained his
membership UP to the time of his
death. Upon his arrival in the United
he located at Newcastle. Ind, where
he resided for ten or fifteen years, af-
ter which he moved to Enterprise, in
VoluSia county. There he engaged
in the lumber business and late- in
orange and pecan growing. He be-
came prominent as a citizen there
and made many friends in that sec
ton of the state. Seven years ago he
was appointed by Collector Stillman
as cashier at the local custom house,
ana moved with his wife to this
city to make II his permanent home.
The deceased leaves an aged
mother in Scotland. several sisters in
New Zealand and Scotland and
brothers in Ohio. He made many
friends while a resident of Pensacola,
and many regrets were expressed
when it was learned that he had
passed away.
The body was prepared for inter
ment and sent to Newcastle, InG. to
be placed by the remains of his wife,
whom he survived little over four
months. The remains were accom-
panied by Mrs. Chambers, his sister
in-law, and her daughter
The deceased was a member OF the
Odd Fellows and the members of the
Pensacola lodges accompanied the
body to the train yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
PINE BARREN
Special 70 The Journal.

Pine Barren. Mar. 26.-Rev. J. W
Klough. agent for superannuate
homes of the Alabama Conference
was here one day last week in the
o interests Of his work. He secured
more than $4,000 to a;d in this noble
enterprise.
.Protracted injecting will begin al
the Methodist: church here the 2nd
Sunday in next month. The pastor
Rev. J. o. Lawrence. viii be assisted
by Rev 7. A. Rogers Of Pensacola.
Mrs. C. L. Virgins is. VISITING
friends in Pollard.
Mrs. Murdoch Mcmillan was re
Gently called to the bedside Of heI
father. DR.. Ford. Of Pollard, who has
been seriously il. II is reported thai
he is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Sowell returned
yesterday after an absence Of two
weeks at BrewtOn.
Mrs. Guest and children spent Sun
cay in Pollard
Little Annie Mae Jones has return
ed 70 her home at AmOre after sever
a. weeks. stay with her aunt Mrs. ]
o. Lawrence.
Mr.. Joe McCaskill and family visit
ed relatives at McDavid Sunday.
Miss Mamie McDavid has returned
to her home at McDavid after spend
ing several days with Mrs. Perkins.
Mss Katie COhcr. OF Century, was
a. visitor 10 our town one day las
week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
$4,000 REWARD

$4,000 reward will be paid for the
arrest and delivery TO the sheriff of
Walton county, one Charlie Renols,
a negro. Description: Height 8 feet
10 or II inches; weight about 100 or
10 pounds; bright mulatto with med
ium, large eyes. Has scar on upper
lip to the right of nose and when last
seen he wore a blue faded jumper,
overalls, a gray cap, a new pair Of No.
8 fine sharp toed shoes. Reward to
be paid by ]. A. Richbourg & Co.,
Crestview, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27

To draw the fire out Of a burn, heal
a cut without leaving a scar, or to
cure boils, sores, letter, eczema and all
skin and scalp diseases. use DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. A specific for
piles. Get the genuine. No remedy
causes such speedy relief. Ask for
DeWitts-the genuine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27
New suit FiIed.

The following new suit was filed
yesterday in the Office Of the clerk OF
the circuit court:
The Lewis Bear Co., a corporation
VS.. Floyd Blackman, with L. & n. R.
R. Co., as garnishees, damages 5000;
Maxwell & Reeves. attorneys for
plaintiffs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-27

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Famous Little Pills are so mild and
effective that children, delicate ladies
and weak people enjoy their cleansing
effect, while strong people say they
are the Best liver pills sold Never
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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-27

tous in the South African campaign. but
in their way unparalleled in modern war
fare. Under the most adverse conditions
Mr.. Labram helped besieged Kimberley
to water, food and light, TO telephone
service. cannon and ammunition. He was
killed by a goodnight" shell. in his
own room, just at the end of the SIEGE
This story of American enterprise and
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Under the general title. Heroes OF
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He has discovered many new and valu-
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Bazaar.