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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

A G. Crockett. Of the Western
Unions Pensacola Office, and The
Journal. To Manager Crockett. how.
ever, who, by the way, Is about the
livest proposition In the shape OF a
telegraph man that Pensacola has
entertained In long time, is due the
chief credit.
On Thursday morning. after the
storm had done its. worst, but while
it was still raging fercely, when
wires were down at all the gulf ports
and for miles up the country, MI.
Crockett chartered a special train
and with The Journals brief story
of the storm, got to Faomaton,
forty7hve miles north, and there. fled
the first direct news report that the
world got concerning the terrific hur-
ricane Wednesday night and Thurs
day morning. That report was re-
ceIved in Atlanta about $3.50 p. m.
Thursday and was published in the
Friday morning papers.
The Western Unions Pensacola
man is live wire and he proved It
ON this occasion. And the Associat-
ed Press and the world prO1ted by
his energy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
PENSACOLA'S PROSPERITY is ASSURED.
DESPITE THE CROAKER AND THE KNOCKER.


sun had not broken before the the knocker began get
IN his work He could not rest even while it storn1ed
nor walt until the heavens smiled reinsurance upon the
scene. For the knocker always works
In this case he was sure that the town had oone
to the devil He got hold of newspaper printed
OF miles away which contained sensational report of the
storm written obviously in the newspaper Office because
there were no wires out of Pensacola the te9 and he
not ony damned the newspapers general but he wanted
to call mass meeting and adopt some resolutions
while the flood gates of heaven empyin their tor
rents on the unroofed possessions of the storm unfor
mates lie got hold of another newspaper containing
bona hde report written while the storm still ragged and
because the caer hours which followed it was found
that this report contained few statements whose ac-
curacy could not be mathernaticay sustained he knew
that his own reputation for truth and veracty as well
as that OF the whole community had been rretrevaby lost
and the world large would consequently hun and des
pise the Deep Water City would the gateway to hell
itself.
But fortunately, the knocker is few and far between
and his influence either for good bad has about as much
effect water the proverbia ducks back Pensacola
can and will survive despite his pessims and without
his aid rs
The damage from the storm has been extensive Some
OF the earlier reports doubt somewhat exagger
ated such reports always But for every
on there remained plenty of of which adequate
report made and all in all the general reached
by scaling down the hand and sealing UP on the
other will be found to be pretty nearly In this
day of strenuous hghpressure activity the first reports
of great caamtes taken by discriminating public for
what they worth weighed and balanced and dis
counted accordingly and the reports Pensacola have
hardly proved exceptions to the rule. yfw
Now, Pensacola is facing the future with sturdy
heart and with time for the kicker the knocker the
perennial macontent
Times going to be better here within 80 days than
they have ever been.
There is now, and will continue to be, work
here than there has been in the history of the city
To repair the damage DONE money and lots of it. will
have to be spent. The great bulk of this money will be
paid wages to the workngmen and this money will i'm
medatey be put into circulation among the business men
who have goods to sell.
People who never knew there was such place as
Pensacola the map have heard of existence
Whit we are what have and what expect to be- and
interest in the Deep Water City will be stimulated in every
part of the union This winter will tourists here
than we have ever SEEM and tourists of the right kind
more investments by outside capital and continuous
growing prosperity in geometrical progression.
Under all of these circumstances the first croaker or
nocker who shows his head above the water line ought
be hit with brck-or put to work moving drift wood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
Measure That Was Justified
By Circumstances.

The action of the mayor in rescind-
ing his order Of Monday, permitting
the re-opening Of the saloons at p.
m. on that day, has, we understand,
been criticized in some quarters.
This criticism seems to us mis-
taken one. The mayor was, we IN
derstand, urged by some of the best
men In town to take this step, and
The journal. for one, feels that he
did no more than was, under the cir
cumstances, justifiable.
1t is often said in discussing ques-
tons of this sort, that 1t is unjust
to close the saloons, while the clubs
are permitted to supply their mem
bers with liquor In this case, how
ever, nothing of this sort can be
said, as every club in town has sus-
pended the sale Of intoxicants at the
request of the authorities.
TAT a time of general excitement
and unrest, such as this, 1t would
certainly have been unwise to have
permitted the saloons to remain
open. This is no time for the gather
ing Of crowds upon the street corners
Or in places of public resort.
1t is time for cool heads and
sober reflection; and If the people of
Pensacola need any stimulant. they
can find all that is required in the
necessity for knuckling down in dead
earnest to the onerous task before
them task of renovation, re-
pair and rescue.
Let the saloons, then, remain
closed few days longer, and all con-
cerned win in the long run, find
themselves that much better off.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Certain. The Republican admins
tration Of Cuban affairs Will newt.
ably prove TO be in the interests, not
OF the majority of our people, but
of the minority.
The majority of the American peo-
pie are producers, of one sort Or an
other; the minority are those who ac-
cumulate rather than produce
wealth. And when we say that the
Republican party Is one whose ener-
giles are always expended for the
benefit of the latter class. at the ex-
pense Of the former, we have simply
affixed to 1t the tag by which 1t will
be classified when the organization
shall have become merely memory
and warning to future ages.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Tom Watson's Magazine this month
contains an excellent article on our
postal mail service. We refer to the
matter at this time simply to draw
attention to the utterly. inadequate
remuneration accorded the railway
mail clerks by the government. In
addition to this, the mail cars are
tnvhAiabiy given the most danger
GUS position in the train-next to
the engine, Misunderstanding the
fact that the government pays an ex-
orbitant price for the service render
ed by the railroads. fault that
cannot too soon be remedied- The
railway mail clerks should not only
get more money; they should be liber-
ally pensioned in case of disability
incurred while on duty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
Marksman BURTON won

SAArk>sAAstn nutIOn won Dy woman
Officials Of the recent national shoot.
ing tournament at Sea Girt, n. j.. are
In quandary as to whether to certify
a woman to the war department as an
expert marksman, says the New York
Herald. The woman IS Mrs. Elizabeth
Topperwein Of San Antonio, Tex, the
only competitor Of her sex on the
range. She earned q marksman button
and got it, but the question Of certiH-
cation must be settled by. the national
toard for the promotion Of rife prac-
tee. Mrs. Topperwein was excluded
by their conditions from the big
matches, but she entered the national
marksmen match. continuous ccmpe-
tition, which entities those making
80 points out Of a total Of 70 to be en-.
rolled instne war department asa ma
tional marksman. She shot with an
automatic rife and made totalsof 5o
She was congratulated on all sides
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Because she had not screened a
finger bowl with the regulation eight
cen mesh wire, Mrs. r. L. Arnold, a
well known New Orleans water color
artist, will have to answer in the
recorders court for alleged violation
of the now celebrated cistern screen
ing law, says a New Orleans dispatch
to the New York Herald. Inspector A.
G. Young, acting for the board of
health Of New Orleans, made the affi-
davit, and an hour later Mrs. Arnold
herself appeared in court with the
finger bowl She uses the receptacle
to wash her paint brushes, and 1t is
nearly always full Of water. The in
spector stated that he visited the ar
lists house, and upon examination he
found that the bowl was unscreened
and contained several "wiggletails," or
baby mosquitoes. Judge Marmouget
INDUCED in hearty laugh over the
affidavit, but nevertheless Mrs. Arnold
must answer the charge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
The Circle Couptx.

The oldest shaped county among the
thousands which go to make up the
separate divisions Of the various states
Is Warren county. Tenn 1t lies almost
exactly In the geographical center Of
the state and is about as near perfect
circle as any division Of land could
possibly be. The circle would be per.
feet but for the fact that there is
short stretch Of the northern boundary
line which follows q small stream for
a short distance. 1t is bounded by Can
non, Dekalb, Coffee, Grundy, Van Bp
rem and White counties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
DRAINAGE DEBATE
AT DeFUNIAK FAIR
Special to The Journal.

DeFuniak Springs. Oct . -
the other debates that have ha Of
held on the drainage question D Deen
that subject has been one for co S,nee
Grafton by the people of the OOusla
will pale into insigniflcanca ho S4le
the one to be held at DoH e'oFe
Springs, on Thursday Noyembor " I
at the Gulf Coast Fair, when co, Isl
nor Broward and Hon. Frank CT CIT
will be the speakers. The govorna az
sledge-hammer directness win -
pitted against the oratory of tbo !. "
yer tongued congressman from t s,'
Second District, and their moo,ins
VIII be one that will long be rema-
bered.
The officials of the Fair are b..,
at work shaping things up for wS..
promises to be the biggest thing :,
the kind ever held In this part Of ~
state. Secretary Storrs was in J,cE
sonville this week to meet Preside.
Brown of the Tampa Fair, and :,
rangements were made to move
large part of the exhibits from the ~
Funiak Fair to that at Tampa
Mayor Henry sent samples of tb,.
water from the springs from wbIrS,
It is proposed to secure the supply fo-
the contemplated system of wato.
works, to State Chemist Rose -.
analysis, and his report shows n ~
be absolutely free from organic i'm
purities and containing only GO mart.
in 100000 of calcium suplate and CO
dunn chloride. There Is probably No,
q city or town in the country that
has a water supply that equals tbi,
in purity. ''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
wnen 10 I'm. Cotton.

When one by accident swallows an
object not intended for eating it is a
wise precaution to send after it a
quantity OF absorbent cotton which
has been picked into fine threads and
mixed in bread and milk. The button,
safety pin or whateyer-it may be gain
ers the cotton about It thus covering
up any rough edge or sharp point and
allowing it to pass through the stOm-
ach and lntestines without causing in
jury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
Effect of Cuban Annexation
On Florida.

True. to his pernicious policy of
world expansion and general grand,
stand playing. President Roosevelt
has now got Cuba where he wants it;
and the country need expect nothing
better than a protectorate, to be
followed by annexation, with some
such administration as Taft as Gov
ernor.
The prospect is anything but an
agreeable one for the South. since
Cuba has negro population that
will certainly prove more difficult to
handle than our own has ever been,
or ever will be.
So far as our own state Is con-
cerned, the outlook is even more
omi,ous. The lands of Cuba are
the most fertile in the world; her
climate is one In which killing frosts
are unknown; and, in these days Of
ocean racers, we have little, if any,
advantage in the way of transporta-
ton to the northern markets.
las one of our contemporaries
puts 1t, I'VE should like to be IN.
formed as to what effect ultimate and
inevitable annexation is going TO
have on Leon and Gadsden county
tobacco lands?"
This query is, unfortunately, one
that applies with equal force to our
truck and orange lands. and the
great interests bound up in these
Florida industpies.
0f one thing. we may, at least, be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

crocodiies and various other reptues
than any other living man, and who
is known from one end OF the com-
try TO the other. on account OF his
exhibitions with his uncanny pets,
returned this morning from four
months visit at Kansas CITY, during
which he gave daily exhibitions and
coined" money.
81 had good season, said Joe
this morning, and made more money
than have ever made before in that
much time. / went away under con-
tract, and gave exhibitions In Elec-
trio Park. It Is beer drinking re-
sort, and on the day opened up there
wene I1,400 persons drinking beer
and enjoying themselves, and ! made
just S1,140 out of them. That's the
way l know how many were there,
because everybody there come to
take in my show. ] charged 10 cents
admission, and gave them 'rassle'
in the water with crocodile and
other stunts that sure tickled 'enl.
Yes. i did well, but am glad to get
back to Miami and the iGlades-
feel better here.
Joe stated that he has now sever
al thousand crocodiies and alligators.
and that the whole lot of them win
arrive here In day Or two from
Kansas City. They viii be taken to
Joe's farm, up the river, and the num-
Der increased as rapidly as possible.
Joe said he would move most of his
exhibit at Palm Beach here and
make one great place Of attraction
the coming winter, though he will
keep a small-sized menagerie at that
place.
s'Joe looks well, and says he feels
well, and were it not a fact that he
has always been next akin to a beer
barrel in size, one would declare that
he brought back with him pr,ma
facie evidence that he had been liv-
ing for some time in close proximity
to a brewery or gin mill. He tips
the scale within a very few points of
300.
A. K Taylor, the famous cartoon
ist, who has been with the Metropo-
gi9 -,the Times-Union and the Sun.
will soon leave Florida, to take an
important position on an Atlanta pa
per.
The Ocala Star certainly scores
One on the Jacksonville "Met" in the
following pert paragraph" headed
Shouts Too Soon" 'aThe Jackson
vile Metropolis brags that there has
never been race riot in Jacksonville
or Duval county. Seems to US that
the Met. forgets the trouble in that
city in 1892, caused by a negro kill
ing young white man with a dray
standard. and which grew so serious
that Governor Fleming had to call
out the militia"
If the Sun Is to be believed. Hon.
Charles Dougherty is the only man
who can meet Gov. Broward success
fully in a drainage debate, because
he talks the same language Broward
does-the language of the people
To which Tom Appleyard, of the
Lake City Index. curly adds: But
the Sun has another guess coming"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
The simple Bride.

Bride (after the return from the
bridal tour,-I see by this medical work
that man requires eight hours sleep
and a woman ten. Bridegroom-Yes
I've read that somewhere myself.
Brlde-How nice! You can get up
every morning tand have the, fire made
and the breakfast ready before It Is
time far me to get up.-London Tit
Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
Short State Stories


be a matter of everlasting regret
were the historic old fort to be swept
away by what SOME people are pleas
ed to cali the hand of Progress"
with big "P.D
The East Coast--or, as some eynics
Sc fit to ceail 1t, "Flaglersville, -
has a celebrity, of rather an unique
and out-of-the-way type. This party
rejoices in the soubriquet of "Alliga-
tor Joe," but the Miami Metropolis
may safely be trusted to tell the re-
mainder of the story in its own way.
Warren Frazee, better known as
Alligator Joe,' the man who can
probably do more with live alligators,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
Story of the Great
Storm News Beat.

The Associated Press beat the
world with It's story of the gulf coast
storm, the first direct report going
out from Pensacola and while the
wires at all gulf ports were down.
For that report the world Is indebt-
ed to The Associated Press, Manager
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
PENSACOLA PHILOSOPHY.
BY Sam 3. Russ.

listen to all men, talk to few; con-
fide in none.
The weak fear solitude; the strong
wax stronger on 1t.
When woman weeps, distrus:
her; when she smiles, distrust your
self.
It's a wise candidate that knows
his own barrel the day after cleo.
ton.
When your children go wrong. re-
member how often their parents fail
ed to go right.
1t takes a wise man to learn how
tc loaf-a wiser one not to be
ashamed Of loafing.
The heart of woman and the
secret of death are the two eternal
mysteries of existnce.
Some women are so shallow that
nothing deeper than vanity can pos
sibly float in their souls.
Many warrior has been consider
ed brave simply because he was
afraid to run away and be laughed
at.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

most disgusting to see with flesh
more Or less attractive HIS plan
should be followed in everyday life.
Ugly things should not be uncovered
to the public gaze.
The News is so painfully provin-
cial that it should, in the future, con-
fine itself strictly to the dicussion Of
intensive farming and the pure food
bill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

lillian Russell's pet dog was recent
" refused admission at Chicago
hotel The airy. fairy LILLIAN will
probably find It rather difficult to try
her next new play on the dog in that
part of the world
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

The confirmed local loafer would
do we'll TO remember at this Juno
ture that half loaf Is a heap bet
ter than no bread at all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Some of those Atlanta people EVIL
IDENTIFY want to get rid of the ne
grues. Better get rid OF some Of
their white hoodlums, while they are
about Il.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

g. Cleveland may be man of
mark all right but he really ought
to make a Enthusiastically ponder
out remark on the situation now and
then.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

The venerable and Philistine Sa.
vannah News recently burst forth in
long editorial on Questionable
Plays, in New York." which was evil
IDENTIFY written by one Of its cub re-
porters. After discussing such
notable dramas as Naraelds Music
Master" Cranes THE Price of
Money "and The Kreutzer sonata, .
in which Blanche Bates Is appear
ing, the News concludes It's little ufs-
sertation in the following truly Peck
sniffian vein:
When the great Creator made man
kind He covered all that would be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

There's plenty of work for every
body in Pensacola just nqw-only
you can't work the GROWER yet
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Every cloud. it is said, has silver
lining. Trouble Is though. so many
OF us fail to line up with the lining.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

The eccentric genius who recently
sent the President a block of ice,
evidently forgot how close Mr.. Fair
banks Is 70 the throne.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

AS change from making trouble
(! for his artless depositors. Stensland,
the Chicago banker. Is now making
brooms in the penitentiaTy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

II scars remaining from pimples be
bathed in a saturated solution Of boric
acid and then anointed with zinc ONT
ment they win readily disappear.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Pensacola will now proceed TO per-
form the difficult feat Of getting on
her feet ogain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Taft has been calling for troops.
The people of the United States will
at this rate, soon be calling him
home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

King Cotton Is no longer on the
throne From all accounts. 1t is
mostly ON the ground, and likely to
remain there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

II the people Of this city can't
keep their heads above water now
adays, it is certainly not for want of
water.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

What, with Hughes and Hearst,
the people of New York seem to be
in no hurnor to drop their IFS Just
a. present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

How easily Theodorus i saw the
Cuban government overthrown from
his throne!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Pictures always look best on warm
toned, plain surfaced background. So
when you are papering room choose
rather paper with no figure than one
with sprays.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

The Rev. Tommy Dixon Is said to
feel very keenly the probition that
has been placed on "The Clansman'
in several Southern cities. The
general impression Is that the irrev-
erend gentleman puts in most of his
valuable time in feeling for the long
green.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Hetty Green must be all ''het up
over her little boys nomination Tor
governor Of Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

The United States government
may control Cuba all right, but it
can never control. Roosevelt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

A certain NJ. Shepoff declares that
Russia Is fast sinking into Carbarism.
Shepoff Is not so far OF, after all
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

In choosing stair carpet it is always
in better taste to select a perfectly
plain carpet than figured one, but II
the latter be preferred then choose a
small, close set design. with subdued
colors well mingled.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Stensland is one man who doesn't
think with Bulwer Lytton that the
pen is mightier than the sword.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

Senator Bailey Is fighting back,
but we notice no inclination on his
part to give that tainted money back.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

AL" Adams, .,ew York's policy
King. having committed any number
OF crimes. has now committed sui
eide. The wages Of sin are proven
bially death, but they are not al
ways paid when due, as In this case.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Justices of the Supreme Court:
CHAS. b. PARKHILL. of Escambia'
JAMES B. WHITFIELD, of Leon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA, wEDNEsD AY MORNING OCTOBER g.

Senator Depew is said to have re-
covered his health-but not his rec
ord.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Member House OF Representatives
CHAS. NJ COSTON.
M. o. BAGGETT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Railroad Commissioner:
NEWTON A. BLITCH. If Levy.
r. HUDSON BURR, OF Dade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Tax Assessor:
w. w. RICHARDS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
For Member Of Congress-, Ord CongreS
sional District:
WIN. B. LAMAR. Of Jefferson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For State Senator. End District:
JOHN s. BEARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Tax Collector:
]. s. ROBERTS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-03

For Members Of School Board:
w. E. ANDERSON.
II. G.. DeSILVA.
w. NJ. AGERTON.