The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-09
The Florida Cotton Crop
Is Short This
Year.
GOOD REPUBLICAN
Is Genial Marshal Tom Nc
Gourin.
AND HE HATES TO SEE ALL THE
COMFORTABLE OFFICES FILLED
gY DISQUALIFICATION
CARROLL HAS HIS HANDS
FuLL-BAcHELoRs SCARCE IN
MONTICELLO.
By jefferson Bell.

BY jefferson Bell.
Tallahassee, Sept. S.-Reports re-
ceived I'm the State Department OF Ag-
riculture show that the cotton crop OF
Florida will be fifty per cent short
AS one of the gentlemen said: The
crop has gone to weed" that Is the
stalks have grown to excessive size
at the expense Of bloom and bolls
The cotton season in this section is
unusually late and scarcely any cotton
is vet ready for picking in this, the
upper cotton belt.
Governor Broward and Comptroller
Groom returned Sunday from Lake
City and Jasper where the Governor
spoke on the drainage OF the Ever
glades to large gathrings. They ex
messed themselves as gratified by the
cordial reception given them as apos
lies of drainage in Hamilton and Col
umbia counties.
A Good Republican.
limited States Marshal Thomas Il.
McCourin of Pensacola, stopped over
day at the capital on his return
from an official visit to Cedar Keys
last week. Mr.. McGourin is one OF the
leading republicans of the State and
Is also one OF the most thoroughly
genial and admirable of men, He has
a number of good friends among the
state officials here and always makes
them visit, although he says 1t
ms:es him feel badly to see all these
comfortable offices filled with demo-
Gratis and we poor fellows on the
outside with no show at all.
Wouldn't you rather be on the
outside looking in, than on the inside
looking out, when you think what we
have ahead OF us?" was the reply eX-
pressed interrogativeIy, well, / be-
heye | would" was his answer.
Mr. McGourin is amply proper
toned, a big good-looking man to
whom the term of commanding APP
pearance" aptly applies.
Surveyor General Charles II Par
lin, Mr.. McGourin and several friends
were discussing the Florida legisla-
ture on the Leon porch after supper.
Sam Floyd used to tell a story OF an
incident that happened while he was
In the legislature" said one OF the
party. One morning certain men,
| Der who had been out on spree all
night came in and took his seat near
me and went to sleep with his head on
his desk. Some measure was under
|. discussion. A member sitting next to
the man asleep rose and made a
| rather fervid speech against the meas
ure. Reaching a climax IN his oratory
he struck an attitude and said: Mr..
Speaker, | want to say to you that the
people / represent are poor, but they
are honest"
Reused from his slumbers by the
last sentence, the sleeper arose,
rubbed his eyes steadied himself
against his seat, and said with drunk
en- emphasis: "Mr. Speaker: l just
want TO say that the people the gen.
ueman represents are in hell OF a
ix."
II is needless to add that 1T was
several minutes before order was re-
Representatives.
An Able Cartoonist.
Mr.. William Carroll, editor of the
Monticello News, and cartoonist for
The Florida Sun since Mr.. Taylor's
resignation, was among the notables
seen at the Leon recently Mr.. Carroll
Won distinction In his work several
years ago when he was cartoonist for
.he Cleveland Press and the Cleve-
lahd Plain-Dealer. His work on the
Gun Is excellent. His cartoons show
an ability to portray the idiocyncra-
sizes or the great, with decided point
ana talent. How am / ever to do
,he things that / am expected to do,
1 cannot say" said Mr.. Carroll, CAS-
mayor of Monticello am expected to
run things for the town, edit the
news, draw cartoons for Claude
Engle's Sun and look after the pc
Van nursery Of which / am manager.
speaking OF Monticello reminds me
VI story told at card party last
~lnter by pretty Monticello girl who
vas visiting in Tallahassee.
mere are but three young men
~ Monticello" she said, meaning
aIee manageable men, "and sixty
suns But these three are very nice
US girls" she added. Whenever
mere Is dance or a party In town.
SO vse Dogs take their hats and go
WI U~n the streets in different direc-
So, rs calling out: Everybody that's
Sirlns with me, come on and the
. swarm out in punches of twenty
har,w I'll man and so We all get to the