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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
ROAD WORK FOR
STATE CONv|CTS
Valuable Suggestion Made
by Commissioner Nc
Lin in His Report.
Special 20 rhe journal.


Tallahassee, Mar 2.-Under the
head of road work for state prison
ers, Commissioner McLin gives val
liable and original suggestion in his
report to the governor, soon to be
published, as follows:
Assuming that we need good roads
and all want good roads. which is
safe ground to stand on, I will next
assume that public opinion asks for
the prisoners to furnish the means to
accomplish the end. l will discuss
this plan from the money-point OF
view only. To take the prisoners and
place them directly on the roads
would first necessitate the levying OF
a miIIage by the state To cover the
amounts now used from the hire OF
prisoners for state purposes. A tax
would also have to be levied by the
counties to supplement the funds now
going to the counties from the hire OF
prisoners, and tax levied to cover
the expense now borne by the lessees
to properly maintain, lodge and trans
port the prisoners from date OF SEN
tence and SO per capita paid the
prisoner on discharge by the state
This would be much greater burden
of taxation than would be supposed
from a superficial view. The first two
propositions being correct, the ques-
ton is, how to minimize the tax bur-
den indicated Authorize the coune
ties, II desired, to Issue bonds to Sc
cure the ready money to do extern
sive work on their roads Provide Tor
The money derived from the hire Oh
Che states prisoners to be used 10
pay the interest on the bonds and FUR
nish a sinking fund to meet the bonds
at muturity. Provide, further, that
said county shall furnish small bur
definite per cent. by taxation to sup
rlemeut this road fund. In this way
we get Indirectly the labor OF the pris-
onsrs on the public roads with the
least possible taxation and the least
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
STEEL BRIDGE NEEDED
OVER EScAMBIA RIVER

meet Santa Rosa half way In this
matter and now we are looking to
and expecting our board of new COM
missioners to do their part, which we
feel assured they viii do, as the mem
bers are good practical business men
and have made great success in their
private business affairs and will exer-
else and take an, interest and pride in
the development and prosperity of the
county
Depends on Commissioners.
It is an undisputable fact that the
development and prosperity of any
county depends in a very large meas
ure upon the commissioners. and in
the manner in which they handle the
county's affairs With this bridge
across the river somewhere near the
centre of the base and state lines OF
Alabama and Florida and good roads,
prosperity and progress is assured,
and there will be bright future for
old Santa Rosa
This matter has been agitated for
quite a long time by the citizens on
both sides of the river in the twa
counties, Santa Rosa and Escambia
but it seems that the old board OF
commissioners of Santa Rosa county
for some reason. would never take
any definite action and the matter
thas rested until now. I have beer
informed that the reason given fol-
non action is that there were several
different places named to build the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
END OF THE GREAT
DIAMOND SALE
Monday and Tuesday viii BE Closing
Days Of earrios Bargain
Offer.

The grea. Barrios Diamond sale
which has been on in Pensacola during
the past month viii end Tuesday night.
tomorrow and Tuesday beng the two
last days on which the exceptional bar
gains advertised can be had.
The great feature of this closing
sale viii be a choice of any Barrios
Diamond in the entire house for fifty
cents Each of these gems was form
erly advertised at from sI.5o to $3.50
and they viii all go now regardless of
size or worth.
1t will pay all who are interested to
call and take advantage Of this great
sale, as the sBarrios Diamond people
say this is the last chance that the
Pensacola public will have to obtain
these beautiful gems at this price, in
F. B. Bruce's sporting goods store, u
S. Palafox street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Farms Lying idle.

There are several beautiful farms
in this immediate neighborhood which
are lying idle, because we have no
way to get our produce to railroad
transportation, and there are hundreds
of acres of as good farming land as
there is in west Florida in this sec
ton of the county which would be
under cultivation IL we had bridge
so we could get to the railroad.
1t costs but fifty cents to take a
load of produce from here to Nc
David. This is what we have to pay
to cross On the ferry boat. The man
who operates the ferry has to live
and he cannot do IL tree, although it
lie very heavy tax on the. farmers.
The increase in taxes would soon
pay for the structure. There are
beautiful homes here that would be
occupied that are now vacant. Your
correspondent is in a position to sub
stantiate every statement in this COM
munication- We have good schools
and good churches-our school sys-
tenn ranks second to none-and all
we need now is good roads and this
bridge and we win have one of the
greatest sections in this portion of
the state.
Either of the above mentioned
routes would be without question the
cheapest, best and most accessible
and will benefit the greatest number
of people and will be Of great benefit
to both counties,a at large.
The time for action myths matter
has arrived. Agitation is useless.
unless some action Is taken. The
people Of both counties are exceeding
ly anxious for this bridge, as they
are very much inconvenienced in get
ting their produce 10 market We
sincerely trust that our commission
ers win take action at their earliest
possible convenience on this most ur-
gent and very important matter.
Now in conclusion we, one and all,
most cordially and earnestly invite
the members OF the honorable board
of county commissioners of both
Santa Rosa and Escambia counties to
come up to McDayid and look over
the routes, and to act upon same at
an early date. We assure them that
they viii have most hearty welcome
and a warm reception.
w. W. JACKSON.
Chemuckla, March 1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Reasons Why One Should
Be Constructed at or
Near McDavid.
LARGE AND FERTILE SECTION
WILL BE OPENED UP AND DE-
vELoPED -sTwo AVAILABLE
ROUTES sueeEsTED-coMMls-
sioNERs CALLED UPON TO ACT.
EDITOR Pensacola Journal:

Editor Pensacola Journal:
AS it has been some time since
have mentioned anything about the
1ong-looked for and much needed
bridge across the Escambia river, L
viii, by request of some of the lead
ing citizens of both Santa Rosa and
Escambia counties, endeavor to put
the matter before the legion of Jour-
nal readers. and especially call the
attention of our honorable board OF
new county commissioners to the
great necessity of this bridge and sim
cerely hope they viii take immediate
and definite action. on. this IBest-urgeut
and important matter.
We are intelligently informed that
Escambia is ready. and waiting TO
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

bridge and no definite decision could
be arrived at as to which location
would be the best for the develop
ment and interest of both counties.
The writer considers this an easy
matter to arrive at, being familiar
with the different routes that have
been suggested.
To Benefit Greater Number.
Taking into consideration the great
est number of people to be benefited
and greatest benefit to the general
public, and growing interests of both
Santa Rosa and Escambia counties,
feel no hesitancy in mentioning either
the Johnson Ferry route or the route
suggested by some at the mouth OF
Williams Lake, very near the center
of distance between Johnson's Ferry
and Bluff Springs. At either of the
above mentioned points there win be
no expense save the steel bridge
across the river The bridges through
the swamp on the Johnson Ferry
route are all built and as there is a
hight bluff at the approach on the
Escambia side. on the Williams Lake
route. there will be- no bridges to build
on the Santa Rosa side.
!, I am authorized by Mr.. r. A. Boni-
fay, president of the Bombay Bros
Lumber Co., at McDavid, to state that
said company would build the bridges
on this route, on the Escambia side,
to the river, should the two counties
unite on this point or If they decide
on the Johnson Ferry route said com
pany would contribute freely. Either
of these routes lead to McDavid sta
ton, the nearest point to the L. & N.
railroad, and the most feasible and
accessible point for good high land
route for a road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
injury to the prison system.

injury to the prison system We
solve another objection to prison labor
which is, competition with free labor.
For the prisoner will be worked in
lines Of labor that Is not overstocked,
and often at points that free labor
does not care to go. because remote
from sclose communication with the
outside world. The prisoners labor
is used by this means to furnish a
field Of labor for the tree man and
the means to pay Tar his works. b
honest intelligent and jrdicious man
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
Don't Complain.

If your chest pains .ane you are
unable to sleep because of a cough
Buy a bottle Of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup, and you won't have any cough.
Get bottle now and that cough WIN
not last long. A cure for all pulmon-
airy diseases. Mrs. j.. Galveston.
Texas, writes: Il cant say enough for
Billiards. Horehound Syrup The re.
lief It has given me is all that is nee
essary for me to say"
Sold by w. A D'AlembertA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

Esau had sold his birthright for a
mess Of pottage.
Jacob would have got it anyhow
he said. 81 am commonly supposed to
be the hardest man alive, but he's the
real Hartman of the family"
Eating his pottage with loud noise,
like hired man. he turned. picked no
a paper and eagerly scanned the
Male Help Wanted" aGs.-Chicago
Tribune
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

ageEsent this method will build more
miles of good roads. with less direct
taxation, than can be built with the
use Of the prisoners labor direct on
the roads"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS.
PAzO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching, Blind. bleeding
Or Protruding Piles IN s to II days, or
money refunded SOC.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

THY A POUND OF ALIENS
BLEND COFFEE. ALL LEADING
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS USE
1T. HANDY KITCHEN, NICK ApoS-
TIES COFFEE SALOON, ESCAM-
6IA HOTEL, AND OTHERS.
ATRIAL IS ALL ] ASK
NJ. Mex. oERTINc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

cHAS. II. BLISS BUILDS
THE BEST SIDEWALKS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
arch Nav Nav.

The months when Hoods Spa makes thousands
The spngtmewhen that
foul humoaden blood back the health
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03
hat is worthy of the name.

that IS Worthy OF the name
It's merit has been proved in thousands
of cures; its praise is sounded in thou
sands of testimonials; it is a friend in
thousands of homes where this spring,
as every spring, it is doing its great
work as reliable remedy for all troubles
of the blood, stomach, liver and kidneys.
It purihes, vitalizes and enriches the
blood. 1t builds up weakened and shat
tered nerves. 1t creates an appetite and
gives digestive strength. It has made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

Every man, woman and child should
now take Hoods Sarsaparilla, the only
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

createet Blood PlKifier.aI the youngest only
living son OF De Blaekmsn well Massachusetts,
III father always recommended Heeds sarsaparia
greatest blood purifier earth and certify
thing" NEvros NJ. MAGICIAN Hotea Savoy, Ds.bury, Ct
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

Family Physician Prescribed Hoods.-awe had
terrible siege Of dpsnera and family physician said
left with impure blood greatly weakened co4it
tons and advised Hoods sarapsre pfer
and nerve strengthened It worked leaving without
trace of that awful disease" AssrE NJ CECILIA HAYrs
81 Eastern avenue Gloucester Mass
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

just The One Hoods Sa-saparla certainly Just the
medicine to take for all blood troubles feelings
spring" MIS- SUE KasE. z2s Sheppard St. Petersburg Va
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

at $1.o0, $1.5O, $500. $3.50
and $3.50.
See them in big show win
dow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

lives worth living that burden
patent medicine physicians prescription improved and
greatly concentrated strength and of proven merit.
necessary than of any other blood kidney remedy 1t
most economical medicine buy doses dollar
for its great of all spring hunors blood humor stomach
troubles scroua rheumatism all other complaints
blood low of the system Today buy bottle of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-03

Chemuckla. March 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

The remains Of Mrs. Alice Mcintyre of
Allentown, Pa, mother of DR.. A. ]. Nc
Intyre who died at the residence of her son,
3O13 Cambridge place, last Thursday, after
brief Illness were taken to her home
Friday. Mrs. Mcintyre was ffty-fve
years Of age. Her husband and several
children survive her. About two weeks ago
Mrs. Mcintyre went to Atlantic City for
the benefit Of her health and yhile' there
suffered from heart trouble.
The four two-story bay-window brick
dwellings on 31st street, just north of the
estate of the late Margaret Edes. have
been sold by J. McKenney Berry. The pro-
ceeds Of the sale are to be used by the
Edes Home committee, to defray the cost
of erecting the home provided by Mrs
Edes for widows and aged women Of
Georgetown.
Thomas M. Talbot of Rockville, Nd, has
sold one of the row Of brick dwellings, on
the east side of 31st street between NJ and
Prospect avenue to A. H. Fastnaught. The
consideration was s., 200.
Michael Morris has purchased of Mildred
D. Kline the property 1904 M street, which
was recently purchased by the latter from
Cloe A. Wolfe.
John P. Mann has sold his residence on
the south side of Prospect avenue, between
83d and Saith streets northwest.
Miss Mary r. Stroman has sold to william
Blincoe, the three-story bay-window brick
dwelling, 3016 Cambridge place. Cooke
Park, Georgetown, D. c. The price was
s., 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Consolidation Coal Company barge No.
20 Friday afternoon completed the load
ing of cargo of about 1 400 tons of soft
coal at the Georgetown coal piers, and
sailed in tow of the tug William H. Yerkes,
jr., for the st. Mary's river, where she will
be anchored to be picked up later by one Of
the big seagoing tugs of the Consolidation
company, bound up the coast with a tow Of
coal laden barges for New England ports.
No. 20 unloaded cargo Of ice here before
going to Georgetown to load coal. Con-
solidation Coal Company barge No. 9 is
under the coal chutes at the Georgetown
piers taking aboard a cargo of soft coal
for Boston, and as soon as schooner barge
No. IT, which Is discharging cargo of Ice
at the American Ice Company pier, COM
pletes unloading she will be taken to
GEORGETOWN to also load coal for q New
England point.
The oyster season on the Potomac Is prac-
tically over, and for several days past there
have been no oysters in the shell on sale
ket. Between now and the coming of hot
weather q vessel or two, with small car
goes of oysters aboard, may come into port
but the fleet Of oyster carrying vessels,
which have been bringing the bivalves to
this market since last fall. are going into
other strade until the watermelon season
when they will engage in the melon run
ming trade. The oyster wharf during the
summer will be used as landing place for
wood and lumber cargoes by vessels from
points on the river and Chesapeake bay.
Arrived: Schooner William H. MCGUIRE
pine lumber from a down river point, at
Alexandria; ting Marion Cameron, with a
tow Of sand and gravel laden barges from
+ scataway creek; sioop Daisy, with gen.
eral cargo from Piscataway creek, at AL
exandria.
Sailed: Bugeye John Bradford, light, for
the lower Potomac, to load a cargo Of pine
lumber for this city; tug Dauntless Of
Baltimore, with a tow of barges for Nor
folk: schooner Ellenora Russell, light, for
the Wicomico river, to load for this port !;
barge Patapsco light, to Norfolk, to load
lumber for Baltimore; schooner May. from
the Coan river.
Memoranda: Barge Delaware has been
chartered to load railway ties on the Po-
tomac for Philadelphia: the bugeye A. J.
Lawson Is at river point loading cargo
Of cord wood for this city; schooner John
McGinns is ON her way to this port with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19

a cargo of lumber from the Rappahannock.
The two-masted schooner A. H. Quinby,
owned In Washington, which was at a Solo
mons Island shipyard for new bowsprit
and other repairs has gone into commission
and sailed from the island for the Potomac
to load.
The big Philadelphia barge Florence
O'Brien, which has been lying at the pier
foot of 131k street southwest for a week
past loading a cargo of gravel for Norfolk,
has completed the taking on of her cargo,
and has sailed in tow of the tug Daunt-
less. 1t is stated that the gravel aboard
the barge will be used in work at the
jamestown exposition grounds, which is
being hurried to completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19

A dry dock Of concrete and granite is
being constructed at Hunters Point, on
the Pacific coast, which will hold the rec
commodate two of the largest battleships
a one time 1t will be 1850 feet In length
and viii cost $1,250,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
MAPS HELP A MAN SLEEP.
Mental Geography the Best sopOrtfc
According to @ Drug Clerk.

Mental Geography the Best sopOrih,
According to q Drug Clerk.
A haggard-looking man strolled int
downtown drug store the other day
and asked the druggist for help. He
said he had trouble In getting sleeI
when he retired. No matter how sleepy
he might be during the day or how
much sleep he might have lost, the mo-
ment his head touched the pillow he
was wide awake and lay thus for sew
eral hours Once asleep, he was hard
to waken, but he had to be up at a
certain hour, and in consequence Of his
peculiar affllction he was losing more
sleep than he could stand.
The drug clerk regarded him quiz
zically few moments and then re-
piled: my dear man, you don't want
medicine. What you want is some
thing to change the trend Of your
thoughts. Do as friend Of mine did.
He was troubled the same way and
found that the old folks plan of imag-
ing sheep passing barrier and count
ing them was out of date. So he began
trying to name all the States In the
Union. He soon got them SO he could
classify them alphabetically. Then
when they no longer interested him he
started on the counties of this State.
"He now has them at his tongues
end, classified up to the fourth letter.
Now he is starting on state capitals
and their locations; then he will take
up county seats. A moments glance
at an atlas during the day shows him
when he is wrong, and the beauty Of
the plan is that he rarely has to think
along these lines longer than ten min
utcs before he Is sound asleep To
make it short, the study of geography
is a good narcotic. philadelphia Rec
ord
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11
ABOUT THE HEART.

Model in a New York Museum Show
Action of Lovers Blood Pump.
An excellent opportunity to study
the working of the human heart Is
afforded by a model put on exhibition
by DR.. Carroll Henderson at the scien.
tific exposition in the American Mu.
scum of Natural History.
The model Is made of rubber and
glass tubing. BY means Of pressure
attachments blood-colored liquid is
sent pulsing through the various close
ly related chambers, and all the nor
NAL movements Of the organ are re-
produced as In life; and not only this,
but the sounds of the valves. More
over, 1t Is capable of producing move
ments and sounds caused by various
kinds of heart disease. On applying
the ear to the cardiac region two sue
cessive sounds are heard, called the
first and second sounds, and which may
be expressed by the syllables lubb dup.
When the valves are affected by dis
ease the normal sounds may be intensi-
fed or weakened, o. they may disap-
pear entirely and be replaced by MUIR
murs, or abnormal sounds may be
heard simultaneously with or in the
intervals between the normal ones.
The swain, who In the presence of
his lady love, feels his tongue and lips
grow 50 dry that he is scarcely able
to speak, and whose power of speech
Is further paralyzed by the humping
of his heart, can see in the model what
actually happened by the Increase of
the normal beats of that muscle from
70 or so minute to 150 or more The
effects of fear and excitement are also
manifested by various degrees of ac-
CELEBRATED movement. Overwhelming
news of sorrow or Joy or excessive
fright may cause stoppage Of the
hearts action and then fainting en-.
sues
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-11

Fashionable people who follow the
fad Of driving docked horses should
cit up and take notice of a fact that
has developed in the debates over the
New York anti-docking bill. Opposition
to the bill, 1t appears, comes largely
from upstate farmers who see that an
anti-docklng law would deprive them of
a handy device for working off on the
metropolitan market $50 nag as a
$500 blooded hunter or carriage horse.
All they have to do is to chop Off the
tail of the ordinary plug" and, presto,
he is changed into thoroughbred ami
mai.