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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
DRESS ECONOMY.

The Way to RenOvate q Gown when
1t Begins to Show Wear.
When a walking skirt begins to look
shabby, or, indeed, any skirt for that
matter, hang it out Of doors, first of
all, to air thoroughly, then carefully
remove every stain and cut of the worn
binding around the bottom edge. IL
the waistband is pulled out from much
pinning or the skirt Is commencing to
pull up because the band Is a little
tight remove that, too, very carefully,
says the Portland Express.
Now hang out OF doors until the
sponging Ito remove stains) has dried,
when the skirt may be given a new bind
Ing round the bottom and a new waist
band, letting out little Of the full.
ness from the plaits at the back and
replacing all hooks and eyes that are
necessary. Give the skirt thorough
pressing, using a warm, not hot iron,
and taking plenty Of time. Press on
the wrong side or lay damp cloth on
the right side and iron until It dries.
Hang up for twenty-four hours be.
fore wearing, as any wrinkles that are
made in it before 1t Is perfectly dry are
apt to remain In the goods until press
ed with a warm iron. A skirt fixed in
this way Is equal to a new one, and
one feels very luxurious and COM
Portable in 1t when 1t has been renovat-
ed in this way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Portable place, and after making the
ropes fast we curled up as best we
could and both fell asleep to await
daylight. Our nap had lasted about
half an hour when there was a big
crash, sudden lurch Of the balloon.
and away we sailed again, carrying
some Of the branches In the coils Of
the ropes. We could see the dark
peaks and forests all about US, and.
realizing that the danger Of the sea
was past, we threw out ballast and
began to go up like feather. Up, up
we went until we were two miles
above the dark forests.
II looked at Levee and saw that his
lips were getting very blue, and my
own fingers were of the same color.
Our clothes cracked as we moved
about, and I saw they were frozen.
Neither of us had said anything for a
long time, and when I attempted to
speak to Levee my voice sounded
harsh and strange.
Were going up fast said, and I
don't like tc go back to New York
with frozen feet. What do you think
we better doY
"Levee made no reply, but his face
told me what he thought. Being an
experienced aeronaut, he knew better
than / that it was perilous to con-
tinue our fight upward. With be-
numbed fingers we opened the valves
again and slowly began to descend.
After time the sunlight once more
came back to us, but we were still 50
high that 1t did not relieve the painful
chill. Then we sailed on again"
DR.. Thomas says they went higher
than any other American balloonist,
went farther west and were longer In
the air than any other American.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

minimum fine OF 800, would do tbs
work, and that's the dose some OF the
''best citizens" have been warned IN
several counties will be administers
to them the next time they are CON
victed OF violating the law.-Gaines
vile Sun.
Stephens not Discouraged.
Col. Jefferson D. Stephens an
nounces that he will be candidate
for congress from this district in 1908.
Col. Stephens believes in the maxim.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again. Marianne TimesCourier.
Hearst Acted ManfuIIy.
Now that Mr.. Hearst has announced
that he will not contest the demo
cratic nomination for the presidency
with Mr.. Bryan, it is neither sugges.
tive Of devotion TO party interests nor
promo,ive Of party harmony to sheer
and jeer at him in consequence. Be-
hind every jeer at Hearst on this &C
count lies dead and smothered hope
that he would have fought out a des'
perate chance at the polls and thus
weakened Bryan, who will infallibly
be the democratic nominee. Mr..
Hearst has acted manfully and in the
proper and patriotic spirit, and every
man or paper that charges him with
the contrary might well be marked
and listed for future reference.-Tam-
pa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
JeS' Plain Torpedoes.

The good old Fourth's accountable best
day in the year
And little chaps get anxious-like when
once it's drawin' near.
They talk Of flrecrackers, and they dream
about the noise;
The dear old Fourth was certainly jes'
made fer little boys.
Bills got a great big cannon. with fuse
you have to light,
And lots Of great big crackers that's
filled with dynamite.
But I'm a little feller-ain't half as old
as he
And guess that plain torpedoes will have
to do fer me.
Pa says that giant crackers amt At fer
little chaps;
He's sore on all toy pistols and hates
these paper caps.
He don't intend his children shall ever
celebrate
BY blowin' or their fingers: he says they'll
have to wait.
You're nothin' but baby" my father
says, cas- yet,
And your daddy can't quite spare you: he
needs you bad. you bet!
Bits got some giant crackers? Well, that
know IL true,
But guess that plain torpedoes will have
to do fer you.''
It's hard to have big brothers and watch
them at their play
And jes' to be little chap and sort o. In
the way:
To have folks always tell you you can't
do thus and so
Because you're jes' a little chap not old
enough, you know.
But ma she sees I'm fearful, so she takes
me In her lap
And says: why, what's the matter?
You're cryin', little chap!
Then as she bends TO kiss me I'm brave
as can be-
! guess that plain torpedoes are good
enough fer me.
Louise E. Thayer In Woman's Home
Companion For July.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
Suggests Remedy for
Mail Order Evil.

With all the agitation against the
big mail order houses these concerns
continue to do business at the old
stands. unaffected by the denuncia
lions OF merchants in smaller com
munities or occasional attacks by the
press The Tampa Times, which has
all along been a strong advocate in
the interest of home merchants sug
gests a remedy for what it is pleased
to term THE Mail Order Evil" in the
following article which appeared in
a recent issue Of that paper:
All over the country the retail deal
ers are agitating for a fight on the
large mail order houses in the great
cities, though they confess tSat they
do not know very we'll how to go
about making it effective People
will send their money In advance to
these mail order houses, trusting to
the house to give them a square deal
The continued volume of this sort
OF trade argues that they generally
get it substantially. The mail order
because their business is all cash and
there are no losses to speak of-mere,
ly some trouble and inconvenience.
Now it strikes us that the retail
ers might find it good policy to
adopt the same tactics-sell for cash
only and sell cheap. The chief trouble
OF doing business in small city is
the loss inflicted by the credit system
IL the merchant expects to stay ia,
business he must put enough more on
the price Of his goods to make UP
this loss with margin of profit. The
result is that his prices are higher
than those of the mail order houses,
and he gets at the same time an un-
due proportion of the patronage of the
people who never pay, or who post
pone until the interest item repre-.
SCENTS a good dead Of money.
1t would really seem. too, that the
local dealer is at more expense. pc.
dollar OF business done, than the big
concerns that are sapping his trade
He must therefore be content with a
smaller margin on the cost price of
his goods. BY selling for cash only
he is safe not to lose by delinquent
debtors. By cheapening his prices he
will secure more customers. If one
might indulge in criticism. it could be
suggested that the rival merchants il,
small cities spend too much money on
bluff and buster for first place in the
trade, money that might be better
spent in newspaper advertising and
direct appeals to their customers. In
Tampa the stores are crowded on
Mondays in response to displayed ad.
yertisemeIts in the papers of lo,,
prices. 1t would be so every day II
skillfully handled. Altogether 1t would
seem to an outsider that the only way
to beat the mail order houses is to
meet them on their own .ground-with
goods as cheap. with quicker spot de-
livery. with as perfect satisfaction
How These things are to be done rests
with the merchants themselves.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Uncle Joe Dixon. the genial and
astute editor Of The Live Oak Demo
crat, aftec reading an article In The
journal relative to the capture of q
man eating shark at Muscogee wharf
Offers up a prayer OF thanksgiving
that he escaped the mighty NAV of
one Of these monsters Of the deep dur
ing his recent sojourn in Pensacola.
Uncle Joe should know by this time
that newspaper men are exempt from
the attacks Of man eating sharks.
They're too tough.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
NEWS AND VIEWS
FROM STATE PAPERS
A Coming Gulf Port.

A Coming Gulf Port.
The eyes Of the world are looking
towards st. Andrews Bay as the com
ing great gulf port of Florida. With
an assurance OF two railroads, with its
wealth Of finest pine timber, with the
cream of gulf fishing only waiting for
means Of export, with the coal and iron
of Alabama practically at its very
door, with its lovely scenery, with it's
fertile lands capable Of rewarding
the husbandman with three bountiful
crops year, year in and year out,
with the Panama canal 70 open the
gateway to the world, who shall say
that the commerce of all nations will
not be attracted TO mart so favored
by nature. and that in the very near
future?-St. Andrews Buoy.
-
Nothing to Kick About.
While other places are fighting the
ice manufacture trust beef trust and
light trust. Live Oak goes right along
without murmur. Maj. Porter fur.
nishes our ice and lights winter and
summer, in season and out of season,
and whenever things don't 60 to suit
us we go to him and tell our little
story" and he always does what is
fair and right (We will say that
much for him even though he is the Ice
mani. Then there are our meat mar.
kets, where choice Florida beef, nice.
fresh and tender can always be found
and at prices away below trust prices.
They may put Armour and all the
Jacksonville ice manufacturers in
Jail, but they can't touch our Live
Oak men.-Live Oak Democrat.
Will Furnish the Man.
While the papers throughout the
state are saying many good things
about the Tribune's suggestion of Hon
Robert w. Davis, of this city, for the
United States senate. 1t can safely be
accepted that Colonel Davis has no
aspirations In that direction. Col.
Davis has repeatedly declared his de-
termination to take no active part in
politics in future Tampa will come
to the front however, with the next
senator when the proper time arrives
The remainder of the state may "sit
up and take notice" of this little 'tip"
without further ado.-Tampa Tribune.
Furnishing Pistol Toters.
The pistol toters'' are being Sc.
verely punished in many sections of
the state. II the courts would en-.
force the law the criminal practice of
carrying concealed weapons would
soon be thing Of the past. Three
months on the gang, instead Of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

TIC Jacksonville Ice Delivery Com
pany, with touching generosity. offers
20 sell ice TO peddlers at 20 cents pen
100 pounds. The delivery company
% shown at the recent trial, pays the
Ace companies 13 cents per loo
pounds. The ice delivery company is
IN competition with the peddlers
Wonder how long Solicitor Bryan will
he drawing conclusions from these
facts and getting busy again?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

The question OF who owns the north
pole is agitating the cerebral mixtures
OF several international lawyers, the
matter having been brought up by the
claim OF the Dominion Of Canada that
its boundaries extended to the pole
As the north pole has not yet beer
found 1t would seem that the coteric
Of legal luminaries was unduly exer.
cised over the matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27
CRlMPS AGAIN ACTIVE
ALONG GULF COAST
Mobile Register.

The revelation Of the manner In
which two boys from Birmingham
were beguiled into taking service on
a foreign ship sailing from this port.
following closely on the account OF
the shanghaiing OF farmer in a yes
sci sailing from Pensacola, shows that
the vigilance OF the authorities has
been relaxed and ''crimpers'' are again
in action at the gulf ports. While
Major A. ]. You, Of the immigration
department was on duty In this dis
trict the sailor boarding house clan
kept within legal bounds, but the old
evils have returned and sailors are
not the only victims. 1t seems in
credible that two boys who had MOI
even seen a ship before, much less
sailed in one, could be placed aboard
a vessel and accepted as seamen by
the master, but this happened at Mo-
bile last week and the youths were
taken from the vessel by the United
States authorities. 1T Is announced
that prosecutions cannot be institut-
ed In this case because OF insufficient
evidence.
~ euO OuSdCOid case, q FARMER VINO
had never been aboard a ship in his
life, was sent to sea by a sailor board.
ing master and made voyage In a
sailing vessel to Continental port,
where he was discharged from the
ship. He suffered much prlvation be-
fore he managed to reach England and
there he was cast into prison as a
tramp. Finally he interested a char
liable organization and his fare was
paid to this country. Relatives as
sisted him home from New York. He
was gone one year and his family
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

"a. B. Sttcknev, president of the
Chicago Great Western railroad has
been offered a place on the Interstate
Commerce Commission by President
Roosevelt. The appointment of rail
road magnates to the commission is 9
departure that will be highly appre
ciated by the railroads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Gabriel will have to bring along a
stick or two Of dynamite IL he expects
to get Russell Sage up for the final
roll call.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

The Japanese open door in Manchu.
ria has not materalized and as a con.
sequence, Chinese merchants have
registered kick. The door has not
yet succeeded the tight Japanese bar.
ricade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

The Car. having declared war
upon his own subjects, has had the
boilers Of the royal yacht fired up and
Is ready to tear out at the first indi-
cation OF trouble. It's one thing to
declare war and another to stay and
light.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Before Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne
made the statement that she was bu-
80 years OF age she should have ar
ranged with that rs year old son Of
hers to keep his mouth shut, for Z
while, at least.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

M. Aladdin, leader of the Russian
Group de Toll, is well named. He has
forty-ive death sentences hanging
over him and Is still in the ring.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

The United States is still Mobbling
along all right, Notwithstanding the
fact that Secretary Root is ten thou.
sand miles away.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

MIR. and Mrs Nick Longworth
having been unceremoniously dumped
out OF an automobile while touring
Europe, are now entitled to mich IT.
the hall of fame With only the elect
is such an experience possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Atlanta has a meat scandal. Dill
you ever hear of anything, good or
bad, that Atlanta didn't get share Of
when 1t was going the rounds?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Walter Weflman may reach the
pole Just in time to hear Peary re-
mark: 'TIave one with me- Walt; I'm
here first"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Eugene ". Debs declares he will
mot join the Democratic party. Good
for Gene.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-27

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Is second
edition of Nan Patterson.

AT last Sage has taken a vaca
tion."-Atianta News. Maybe not.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
Cleveland and the Women.

When Grover Cleveland was presi.
dent a young woman from Cleveland,
who had been a schoolmate of the
presidents wife, was a guest at the
White House. A matter of large pub
lie moment was up for the presidents
decision, and Mrs. Cleveland and her
guest brought it up for discussion at
the breakfast table.
Their views were of the radical,
persuasive order, and were quite en-
~phatically expressed. Mr.. Cleveland
listened with an amused smile behind
his newspaper. Finally the girl from
Ohio said to him:
Nov, Mr.. President, you have
heard our views. Are you prepared to
indorse them?"
The president folded his paper and
arose
You girls" he said, with a smile.
can beat me all to pieces in millinery
and dressmaking. But when it comes
to my end of the house, l feel under
obligations to do my own thinking
New York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
tennessee Praise.

Dayton, Tenn, Dec. 18th Especially
Among many prominent residents
to praise Dodd's Kidney Pills is Mr..
N. R. Roberts Of this place. He tells
of what they have lone for him, and
his words will go deep into the hearts
of all who are suffering in the same
way. He says:
81 was a martyr to Kidney Trouble,
but Dodd's Kidney Pills completely
cured me. l shall always keep them
on hand in case there should be any
return of the old trouble, but l am
thankful to say they did their work
so well there has not been the slight
est sign of my old complaint coming
back. The pain in my back used to
be terrible. If | got down | had a
hard job to get straight again. But
my back is like a new one now and ]
car stoop as much as | please. l don't
believe there eve was any medicine
half SO good as Dodd's Kidney Pills"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
A Valuable Agent.

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root, Stone root and Queens root, CON
tained In Golden Medical Discovery" In
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bronchial, throat and lung affections,
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
Too Thirsty to Stay Alive.

Some years ago, at the time Gen.
VIM. A. Bancroft was colonel of the
Fifth Massachusetts, the regiment was
camped at South birmingham. A pri-
vate in n of the companies, named
Taught, was one day on guard. Be.
fore going on post at IL p. m. he
frank a number of glasses of rum
punch.
While on post he fell asleep, and
was found sleeping by the relief. He
was taken to the guard house, and in
the morning was brought before Col.
Bancroft.
The colonel said in a stern voice:
Private Taught, do you realize that
it is a very serious offence to sleep
while on post? Why, if this were in
time of war;" in his loudest tones.
you would shot for sleeping on
post"
CAS- l am very thirsty, sir, kindly
consider me shot"
He then faced about and started to
leave. He was brought back, severe
ly reprimanded, and returned to the
guard house. 1t was very hard for the
officers present to hide their smiles
at the look on the %colonel's face.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
suzannah.

SG&dhhl&Hs
When de dew on de grass am a-faIlin'
An de StahS am a-twinklin', too,
o, it's den dat meh heaht am a-callin'.
o, meh III yallah gal, fun yo';
600 Savannah,
Meh heaht am a-callin' yo'.
Now de lights fallin' sof' on de rivah.
F'om de moon high up in de sky,
An rs watchin' de watah a-quivah
Ez de night wind goes passin' by;
S~uzannah, O-o-o Savannah,
De night winds a-passin' by.
o, de katydid done stop a-singin'
Gaze de glowwo's he shine so bright
On de bundle of love yo's a-bringfn'
Tub yo' W niggah boy dis night:
Savannah, 600 Savannah.
Yo' bundle of love dis night.
Now de fshfies am shinin' out brightah.
An dey's liftin' dey night lamps high
Jes' tub make all de pathway lightah,
Gaze dey know yo's a-drawin' nigh;
Savannah, 600 Savannah,
Dey knows yo's a-drawin' nigh.
Fom de ole grapevine swing in de thicket
/ jes' stretches meh aims to'ds yo'.
An meh heaht it do sing wild de cricket.
Gaze i wants yo', meh honey, l do;
Savannah, O-o-o Savannah,
/ reckon yo' wants me, too.
Ella Middleton Tybout in Lippincott's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-30
woman's Vision Aided Justice.

There has seldom been a more mys!
FERROUS crime than the murder of Mr..
Stockton, a London victualer, a great
many years ago, and the mystery
would have remained unsolved to this
day had 1t not been for the interven-
ton of a Mrs. Greenwood, who came
forward with the statement that the
murdered man had appeared to her in
a dream and had conducted her to a
house in Thames street. where one of
his assassins was to be found; while
in another dream Stockton appeared
and showed her the likeness of the
man. On the strength of this dream
clue the mar indicated was arrested,
and not only confessed his guilt, but
betrayed his accomplices-three crimi4
nails being brought to the scaffold as
the result of these visions of the.
night.