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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07
HOW TO GET GOOD ROADS


there is a criticism by Allan Rodgers
Of the present status of bodybuilding
in Duval county.
Among other things he says: We
will never have. them good roads)
until the question is made a political
one and brought sqUarely before the
people"
do not fully indorse this state
menr, yet l really believe we ought TO
make the question a political one.
A State Highway.
He further SAYS: 1t was my hope,
and l believe the hope of many who
love good roads. that some member
Of the late Legislature would immor-
talize himself by at least introducing
bill to create a state highway CON-
mission, with a clause something like
this:
Said commission shall proceed at
once to survey, locate. lay out and
build a state highway, beginning at
Pensacola snd ending at the most
practical point on the Everglades.
Said highway to connect whenever
practicable the larger towns of the
State.
Let me make an addenda to this,
viz; .r.
The said commission to be cOmpos-
ed OF one member of each Board of
County Commissioners.
The commission 10 elect one Of their
own number as president.
Such commission wouli insure unity
Of purpose and action throughout the
State.
However, such a measure would
have TO wait on the next Legislature,
if obtained then.
According TO an editorial of the
Times-UniOn. the average elector does
not vote for the man because he is
the best man. He votes for him be-
cause he likes him better than he
likes the other candidate.
This is true of Florida am every
other state. And SO it often comes
to pass that the man who aspires to
a position because he has ideas of
how he can best serve the people, and
who intends to leave self out Of con-
sideration is often defeated. (Our
own case IN 1929
The OtneT candidate wins more
votes by remembering their names
and protesting great friendship for
them or sharing in their vices.
The Financial Question.
have observed wherever l have al
tendeI the monthly meetings of the
County Commission CTS. and PROPOSE
tons for the building Of new roads
came up, tney were met by the state
ment that there was no money TO
build the road proposed, that the coun-
~ could only GO very slow in ths I'M
provement of the roads: that the keep
ing in repair such roads as were al
ready made consumed nearly al! II
could spare FOR road building pur-
poses.
Now. for want OF good roads the
county Is not receiving as much tax
As il ought TO and the property in the
rural districts could easily bear II me!
had them.
In addition TO this. We md much
property reverting to the state on &C
count of delinquency Of taxes
Other propsrty- is being SOLO 10 tur-
pentine workers. who only hold II long
enough to destroy the timber.
Believing as ] do that al the COM
misioners would like TO see the way
for them to inaugurate a system OF
road-building. viii endeaVor TO make
clear a plaa by which the county can
engage in this work az once on an ex-
tenSive scale.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07
knights Of Pythias.

Pensacola Lodge, No. 5. K. Of p,
will hold a regular meeting Monday
night. January Sth, at 1880 o'clock.
Work in the Rank Of knight and in
staIlation Of officers, Delegates to
district meeting requested to attend.
Members t.f sister lodges and visit
ing bFethcen cordially invited TO meet
with US.
] H. BREWTON. c. C.
H. HORSLER, X, r, ;.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07

If you haven't the time to exercise
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els without gripping, Ask your drug
list for them. 25c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07

WARRANT Tor the arrest of this wo.
man,
Wire sheriff at DeFpnisk Springs,
Florida; $500 reward for the child,
Fisher Monroe Douglas This woman,
Florence Wood Kidnapped him from
Freeport, Fla. on the night of Septem-
Der 9Th, 1905. The child is 6 years ola.
fair skin, light hair, has upper fore
teeth rotted on; very plump, weight
about 50 pounds; very bright child.
Expenses paid both ways delivering
child to DeFuniak Springs, Fla, in al.
6ition TO the S25 reward.
H. A. DOUGLAS.
Father Of the child,
DeFuniak Springs, Fla,
7ian1m,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-07


and national bank notes.
There is not available in the coun-
try a sufficient amount of coin to re.
deem one-half Of these notes at pres
emit issued. and yet for the demands
OF trade and commerce we are already
by our growth and development TO,
curing an additional supply Of re-
liable circulating medium.
Jevons further says:
The issue of paper representative
of money is beneficial to all parties,
provided that it be conducted upon a
sound method of regulation,
We And that Benjamin Franklin
advocated and carried into practice
IN Pennsylvania this method OF meet
ing state obligations.
At the btginning of the Civil War
the United States government issued
$50. O00, 900 graenhacks. making them
receivable for all public dues.
This issue circulated at par with
gold all through TIT war, while later
issues. not so receivable. passed cur
rent at a discount of so Per cent.
The Guernsey market is not the
oBlv enterprise built with scrip
witness the bridge at Kansas City;
likewise several enterprises in our
own state.
Plan is Feasible.
That such a plan is both feasible
ana constitutional l firmly believe;
having consulted with the best legal
talent available in Jacksonville.
Now. It appears TO me, that if we
cannot originate some form or plan by
which this principle of scrip" issue
can be made in the way of money for
load building. very little will dore n
this direction.
To this view / am constrained by
observations of the work done during
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Selected by Her Walk.

Nearly every employer has had the
experience OF rejecting applicant after
applicant. only 10 decide on sight upon
the person he wishes 10 work for him.
one Washington business man who
had advertised for "a stenOgrapher. and
after careful consideration had turned
away number of girls. finally Sc
Iected one just by seeing her walk
across the floor. Her gait seemed 10
spell competence, and she has since
proved that his choice was ii wise one.
The world is fun of examples where
in influence, sometimes described as
lelepathic, has played a most promI-
nent past in the comedies. as we'll As
the tragBGies OF life. Whether il is
Napoleon measuring up a future field
marshal IN a sergeant OF volunteers;
an lmpresario picking out a future
prlma donna, OF a business man Sc
lecting stenOgrapher, the rule is al
most invariable, that the selection is
made, in ninety-ninc cases out of d
hundred, by what the arithmeticians
call solution by observation"
And yet that solution is not always
infaliible. All lie Fcvres do not. when
the test comes, make field marshals.
female clerks selected by the rele-
pathic process are not always eminent
successes.
You are engaged" therefore. while
4 condition charged with future failure
or success, is only the beginning, the
first chapter, more properly, OF the
generality of cases. 1t is possible 10
give an array of examples both of sue
cess or failure in cases where the
adoption OF ones assistant was made
At 1rst glance between the engaser
and tho engaged
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Solution by Observation Has Proved FalIi-
BILE to Many Employers, Yet Capa-
bility Often Appears to Garry
Its Own Atmosphere.

The next morning Miss Brisk ap-
pears spicE ant span aud ready for
business. She-fs selected because -he
only other aspirtnt was too sloppy
I'm appearance and. OF course would
not he neat and capable clerk.
IL IS merely luman nature to SCI
lect the better looking applicant.
where there is apparently equal value
as compared win the less favored.
Given two pianos ot equal workman
ship and tune. VINO woul1 not pick out
Jha one with the mora pleasing ap-
Dearauce2 Just So iu sci, citing am am-
piove.
Miss Brisk Eas on O. weH-duune
tailored suit. tr,Su whit shirt walst.
AMI Immaculate stock Tier hands are
WI kept ana a~suredIy some OF aer
week 8 salary goes 10 Ulr mau5guglsl.
Her hair is arranged neatly and plIln-
ly. bat Ih-Tr is Hu suggestion of mas
culiniy about her Thompson looks
her over. and asks her "a few ques-
uons which she answer quickly and
poiHtedly, Then ne rIaaces at the
Junior partner. Terry. Terry sends
out smoke rings comulageurly and
cungratulates himself AS he mods
20. X 30 Thompson, t.,tt hr knows
a good clerk whom hc SEES one.
About three weeks later Terry aVak-
ems To the fact that he and Thompson
are losing trade They talk it over.
quietly investigate. and come 10 the
conclusion that Jhev are being rail-
roaded ont of their own office. Miss
Brisk is too brisk. Telephone calls
that should have been referred 10 the
firm are settled by her. Andrew &
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Not All Are Meyerbeers.

In the first place. while there may
not be the association of scarlet
shawl and white dress, there may be the
escaping curl; the well nodded figure. or
better still the expression n1 keen intel
hgence or the good-natured smile to
attract the engager 10 the engaged.
But there IS not always a Meyerheer
with the unerring intuition OF a genius.
In art and love ii goes without say
ing, that II every woman or man en-
tering upon great enterprise, such
as the selection of "A wife, "a business
manager, in fact an understudy in
whatever business, were perfect in
Intuition, there would be no failures.
But the fact is there are many more
wrecks strewn on the shore Of seIec-
ton than vessels that arrive safely
in port.
Rockefeller Brown, for instance.
thinks he has the unerring eye, the
instinct Of genius for choosing "a
jewel o. a stenographer
He is so impressed at first sight
with Miss O'Fav, that he does rot
hire her He engages her. lie
thinks he sees IA her the salvation
OF his business ana m excellent sub
stitute when ne is absent What he
lacks is the intuition 10 be able to see
at a glance, that the p9mpadour that
is so alarmingly draped over the left
eyebrow, really Conceals a low, reced-
ing forehead And although he wanted
a stenographer, Il is dollars to dough
nuts that If she had more steno-
graphic ability and less pompadour.
she would not nave been engaged.
Bv and by Rockefeller Rrou-g1 dis
covers that Miss O'Fay's accomplish
ments are most assuredly in the hair
dressing line and just the reverse of
what he thought they were by '-u-
tuition Next day Miss O'Fay is
looking for another Job, and NJ
Brown is making another experiment.
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LIGHT FREIGHTS:

BE civil, said Bill, calmly, "be
civil are YOU sure you haven't got
EN- Oh now
The old man greeted this helpful
suggestion with such a voIIey of abuse
that Bin lost his temper.
-F.raps somebody's got -em an their
bed. thinking they was patclNurE
quilt he said. COldiy. its a mistake
anybody might make. Have you got
the j5cket?"
'I amt got nothing" replied the
bewildeTed old man, "cept w0t stand
mp in"
That amt much" said Bill FRANKLY.
~ here's that blooming sOler2-- he
demanded suddenly.
4 don't know where e is. and I
don't care replied the old man. "Ou
deck, I s-pose."
"Praps 'e's got EN- on said tne
unforsiving Bill: "e didn't seem a
very pertikler sort OF chap"
The old man started and hurr5e3Iy
aseeuded 70 the deck. He was absent
two or three minutes. ana. wleu he
returned. consternsuon was writ large
upon his face.
"He's. gone" he spIutteredi "thrre
amt q sign of i'm about. and the life
belt wot hangs on the galley as gone
too. Wot am I 10 do2"
We'll they was very old cIoes.
said Bill, sootiingly, "au' YOU amt
a. bat ngEer, not for your Time o life,
Thomas
There's s many a wOOden-legEed man
Ia DE glad TO change with you" a.-
nrmed Ted who had been reused br
the noise. "GOu.u soon get over The
feeling O. shyuess. Thomas
'l'la fErAll-FI. lla..4l...I
lF. and Thomas. who had begun 10
realize the position, joined iu He
laughed till the tears ran down his
cheeks. and his excitement began To
alarm mis- friends.
Don't be a fool Thomas said
Bob, auNtOusly.
! can't help it," said the Old man.
struggling historically, it's the best
Joke I've heard
Hes gone dotty." said Ted. solemn
~. Il never card of a man larfing
Ike that a cost he'd lorst is cl0es ,.
Il m not laTfng at Uat," said
IhOmas. regainiHg his COmpOsuFe by a
great effort Il m larting at a joke
YOU don't know of yet"
A deadly chill struck at the hearts
OF the listeners at these words then
BlI after a glance at the foot of his
punk, where he usually kept his
clothes, sprang out and began a hope
less search. The other. men followed
suit. and the air rang with Iamenta-
tit41 anu profanity. EVEN the spare
suits In the mems chests had gone.
and BIZ. a prey to acute despair. sat
down, and in a striking passage con
signed the entire British army TO per
ditiOn-
E's taken one suit and chueked the
rest overheard. / expect. so as we
sh'nJ be able 10 90 arter i'm " said
Thomas. Il expect he could swim
arter all. Bill"
Bill, still busy with the British army.
paid no heed.
we must go an tell the old man."
said Ted.
Better be careful" cautioned the
cook. 80 I'm an the mate 'ad 90 at
the whisky last night. am YOU know
wot e is next morning
The men went up slowly on deck.
The morning was fine. but the air.
chill with breeze from he land. had
them at a disadvantage Ashore.
few people were early astiT.f
You go down. Thomas. Euu re the
oldest, said Bill.
II was thinking o Ted soin', said
Thomas, 'e's the youngest
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CONTINUED from FIfth PageJ

a plain and honest opinion of his be-
haVi0T.
Its the last DINNER youu ave for
some time, he conIud-d. spitefuIly,
-itu ae 5kiIv for you when you get
ashore"
AR. Hliss smiled. and fdgeting with
his tongue, asked EIm for the loan Of
"a toothpick.
You won't be using il yourself
he urged. Nov. you SO below all
of YOU. and start on the biscuits.
there's good men. It's no use stand
ing there saying lot O. bad words
what 1 LEFT oft when / was four years
old"
lie filled his piUe with some tobacco
ne had JuOugutfuIly Borrowed from
the cook before dinner, and dropping
into negligent attitude on the deck.
smoked pldcidly with his eyes half
closed. The brig was fairly steady.
and the air hot ana slumber0us- ana
with an easy assurance that nobody
would hit him while in that position,
me allowed MS head To fall on his
chest, and dropped OF into a light
sleep.
It became evident to him the follow
ing afternoon that they were nearing
BystermOuth. The skipper contented
himself with eyeing him with an air
of malicious satisfaction, but the crew
gratihed themselves by painting the
horrors of his position in strong colors.
Private Bliss affected indifference, but
listened eagerly to all they had 10
say. with the air of "A general con-
siderius his enemy's plans
1T was a source of disappointment TO
tie crew that they did not arrive
until after nighJfaIl, and the tide was
already too low for them TO enter the
harbor. They anchored outside and
Private Bliss, despite mis- position, felt
glad as he smelt the land again and
saw the twinkling lights and houses
ashore, He could even hear the clat-
ter of a belated vehicle driving along
the seafronL Lights on the SUBMITS
of the heights in the background in
dicated. SO BM said. the position of
the fort
To the joy of the men he partly
broke down in the forecastIe that
night. and in tropical language sew
orally blamed his parents, the school
board and the army for not having
taught him TO swim. The last thing
lids was a pious resolution on the part
OF Mr.. Bliss to the effect that all his
children should be taught the art of
uatation as soon as they were born.
Bill woke up just before 6 and, hear
ing a complaining voice, thought at
first that his military friend was stiu
speaking. The voice got more and
more querulous with occasional ex-
cursions into the profane. and the sea-
man, rubbing his eyes, turned his head
and saw old Thomas cropping about the
forecastle.
''Wot's the matter with you. old
'un?' ne demanded.
4 cant find my trousis." grumbled
the otd man.
Did You ave EN- on iarst uight?''
inquired Bill, who was still half asleep,
Course I did, you fool" said the
other snappishly.
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PRIVATE CLOTHES
BY w. w. Jacobs

Ted sn0rted derIsivetv- -0r. vas
you.' le remarked LelpfuIIy.
"Or Bob. said the old man. don't
Toss up for it," said the cook.
Bll- who was keeping l-- money in
his hand as The only safe place left 10
A4m. produced penny aud spun iJ IN
"Wait q hit." said Ted. earnestly.
OF time was Won n cali tha old
man he asked. turning 10 the cook.
Ioss up for it, repeated that
worthy. huTr-eliE-
SIX o'clock said Bob. speaking for
rims 'ltE that now cookie. Better
so an. cali Jim an o-ce.'
4asseui go Ike this" said the
trembling cook
''WeH vouU 'ava -a.- said Bill. IF
the old man misses the tide YOU know
"D- you've got to- expect
Lets follow 'iW down. said Ted.
Come along, cookie. Wen see you
The cook thanked him. and. follow
ed by the others. led the way down to
interview the skipper The clock tick
ed On the n11-tl-Picce, aaH heavy
mates bunk and the staterocD. on
the door of the latter Tire cook knock
ed gently then he turned the handle
and peepHd in
The skinner raising a heavy head,
set in matted hair and dis0r 7ernd
wr5sSers. ~iEred at him ferceIv
What dye want he raa~a7
cook
He opened the door as he snoEe. and
disclosed the lightly-cIad crowd behind.
he skipper eyes grew large and his
It" dropped. while i1aTticU'a-a words
came from his pGrched and aE-1uisned
...loll. ana me mate who was 1y lhis
cursed them roundIy for their lndeli-
CaCy-
Get out" roared the skipper. re-
covering his voice
We came 10 tell YOU" interposed
Get out" roared the skipper again.
How dare you come 10 my stateToOm,
and Ike this. too
AN our clothes ave gone and so as
the soJer cnap, said Bill
Serve ycu damned well right for
letting him 60" cried the skipper
angrily Hurry up, George, and get
alongside he called 10 the mate,
wen catch him yet. Clear uut, you
yOu-oaIler girls.
The indignant seamen withdrew
SLOWLY. and reaching The feet of the
companion. stood there in mutin0us in
decision. Then. as the cook placed his
foot on the step. the skipper was heard
cail'u r1 the mate again.
George" he said, IN an odd voice.
'hs eI-' W9s -Hc reQsy
/ hope FoI re- not forgetting your
self and playing larI-s. said the skip
per. with severity
'Larsls t' repeated the mate. as the
alarmed crew ned silently on deck and
STOOD Listening open-m0uJhod at the
companion. or course i amt. You
don mean 90 -ell me-
All my clothes have gone, every
stitch I've got, replied the skipper.
desperately, as the mate sprang out.
1 shall have 90 borrow some Of yours
1T / catch that iufernai-'
You're quite welcome" said the
mate bitterly. "only somebody has
borrowed EN- already. Tnat's what
comes OF sleeping too heavy
The Norman sailed bashfulIy into
harbor half an hour later, the uni-
forms os its crew evoEing severe COM
menJ from the people on the quay.
AT the same time, Mr.. Harry Bliss.
walking along the road some ten miles
distant. was trying 10 decide upon his
future career, HE present calling ag
"shipwrecked sailor being somewhat
too hazardous even for his bold spirit.
an Y0nE
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Simpson, we'll rated in Bradstreet, have
written 10 the firm of Thompson q
Terry for a considerable loan. Miss
Brisk, hearing a reliable party turned
down earlier in the dav for a small
loan. gives thu same answer TO An
drew q simpson. The firm has ali the
money out now that il cares 10 let GO
Important Letters that have by her
been considered Insignificant are con
signed 10 the waste paper basket, ana
the next morning j. Gould Simpson is
advertising for "a stenOErapheT-Du
the executive ability clause is missing.
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at a bureau for one. and five are sent
to him for approval One has had no
experience, one Is evidently cOnsump-
tive. one wants too much paw. and the
other is vetoed by the wife as being
ZOO fresh 1t is our old friend, Miss
Brisk, looking for new worlds to con
quer- The last belongs to a class
known as tie 'Languid Lillians.' She
slouches into the office and glances at
Mr.. Pipp. dcprecatingly. from under
mass OF struggling hair Her waist
and skirt have parted company. the
heels of her shoes are run down, and
the tips of her not too clean fingers
are pecpinE out of the end of her
gloves. There is q dab of ink on her
cheek and the cuffs of her rumpled
shirtwaist are wilted. Mr.. Pipp looks
discouragingly at AIRS. Pipp, bat they
talk it over and decided that as she IS
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~ HEY tell a beautiful story
about the great composer,
MeyerbeeT. who was look
ing for a woman To 1l the
title role in his opera.
"Dinorah." Many ambitious
applicants had been tried out before
the great composer. All had failed
Cne day, however, Meyerbeer, on en-
tering his modest drawing room, saw
a ngure seated in a chair facing the
piano. She had her hack turned To
him. Her weil-poisrd head was piled
high with soft chestnut hair. ana she
was simply gowned in white muslin.
Thrown careiessly across the back OF
the chair was a scarlet shawl ~ the
approach OF the master the woman
turned. there was "a mutual exchange
OF glanees, ana lac said softly, You
are engaged
But you have not heard me sing,
she replied.
You are engaged" repeated Meyer
beer. II mean, IL you will be. for
am already assured thar exquisite
melody must come from your soul.
when your mind bespeaks such perfect
harmony In dress
And the end of this romance was
that the candidate for operate houors
became the wife Of the composer
Does Capability in any calling.
whether IL be that of an opera singer
OF stenographer, carry with il an at
mosphere?
What - 1t that causes business
man, almost at hrst glance. 10 select
for a position one out Of. say. twenty
applicants2
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the last of the prize packages sent
from the employment bureau. they VIII
try her for n week
AT the end of the year Mr.. Pipp still
has the uapr3mising specimen and SO
invaluable and efficient has she be-
come that he could almost better
AFFORD 10 lose Mrs J. Wesley Pipp
than his clerk And she Was the one
that Thompson d Terry turned down
IS being too sloppy" First thoughts,
therefore. are not always the best.
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First Thodghts FnIIihIe.

the application of brain, common sense
and experience, instead of theoretical
notions OF selections in business. at
first sight We cannot all be Meyer
beers. bat car set along just as well
and just as Successfully. as II we were
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4 "Languld Lillian.

;. Wesley Pipp ii struggling life in
surauce agent. with Mrs. J. Wesley
Pipp and six children. finds a clerk to
be an absolute necessity. He applies
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Miss Brisk Too Executive.

j. Gould Thomson. the head Of the
Arm OF Thompson & Te-ry, real es-
tate. loans. and insurance. inserts an
advertisement in an evening paper Tor
a stenographer, only one with eXecu-
live ability need apply"
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Shawl, --.ra volld he fewer mis-
takes. -u rhe acquisition of clerks
and stelaerapHers and other prospec-
rive partners iu life and business.
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rather apostles OF common sense than
of unde.eLOped ana doubtful sciences
of life.
lt Is evident from the instance Of