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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
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Railroad Accidents.

The demoralized condition of the
railroad service of the country is chief
ly responsible for the great number
of railroad accidents, the worst of
which are so appalling that they can
not be kept out of the newspapers,
while the lesser ones of daily occur
renee escape public notice II has
been asserted by high railroad au-
thOrity that it has become habituaI
TO disregard the cardinal principle OF
the block system which many roads
have installed for purposes of safety.
and to this fact must be attributed
some of the recent disasters But the
root of the trouble goes much deeper
than the recklessness of engineers or
the mistakes of signalmen. II lies in
the bad management that overworks
the train crews. dispatchers, and men
on duty in signal towers; that makes
regularity in train-running the ex-
treme exception: and that has brought
American railroading into lue position
of being the most Slovenly of all our
great business organizations, whereas
it ought TO be the most precise, meth
odical. and alert. All sorts OF busi-
ness undertakings nowadays have a
tendency to become elaborate, special
lied, and highly organized. There
was time when railroad men could
carry an air of mystery and treat the
public with a certain condesceusion,
as meaning well but not capable OF
understanding SO difficult and techni-
cal a business as operating railroads
But that period is past and gone for
ever The veil of mystery has been
ruthlessly torn away, and the gentle
men of the railroad world are now in
position where they must put In a
decade Of hard work in trying to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
Gold Bricks for Editors.

The quack nature writer's are on
the increase. Nearly every month
new one turns up somewhere, talSlfy-
ing natural history and humbugging
the eager and gullible army of nature
readers; humbugging also the editors
of popular magazines. Nearly every
one of the magazine editors has been
taken in by these counterfeit natural
history observers. Country Life was
taken in by a man who had many new
things to tell about the ruffled grouse,
and who backed up his fake discover
les by fake photographs.
Among other things which every
observing cOuntTyman knew were
false, he averred that the sound OF
drumming of the grouse was vocal
performance and not a winged one,
that it was made in the birds throat
while the wings were mOtiOnless. A
more absurd statement was never
made, yet this man had the audacity
to set stuffed partridge up in the
woods in the attitude that suited his
purpose, photograph it, and produce
the picture as evidence of the truth
of his theory
When our best equipped living Orni-
biologist, Mr.. William Brewster, took
him to task for it, and made the
feathers fly from his stuffed bird tMr-
Brewster had photograph of drum
ming grouse,) he struck back viSor-
ously and contended for the genuine
ness OF his photograph. l wonder
what he said when later, in the same
magazine, Prof. Hodge Of Clarke Uni
yerSity. published numerous pictures
of tame grouse in the act Of drum
ming with their wings-From Fake
Natural History" by John Burroughs
in the Outing Magazine for February.
"Oh, they're real swell people
said the Chicago man; An old May
flower family, 1 believe" You mean
their ancestors came over in the May
fiower?" asked the visitor from the
East. "Oh, no, / mean they made
their money in 'Mayfiower Hams;
oldest brand of hams in this section !"
Catholic Standard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
Meeting of G. A. r.

A meeting of the w. T. Sherman
Post, No. 81, G. A R., will be held
Tuesday evening at p. m, Feb. 5.
All comrades are urged to be present
and all visiting comrades are cordial
ly invited The meeting will be in the
Salisbury building on West Govern
ment street, and several members
will be mustered in.
J. c. PETERSEN.
G. w SMITH, Commander
Adiutant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
GIRL
BADLY BURNED
FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF
Mr.. SIBDEN IS IN A VERY
CRITICAL CONDITION..

The five-year-old daughter of Mr..
Sibden, who resides in the vicinity OF
Perdido wharf, was so badly burned
Wednesday that it is not expected
that she will survive. In addition to
the burns the child yesterday de
velOped pneumonia, and last night
her condition was very serious.
The child was out in the yard We'd
nesday and was standing near char
coal furnace when her clothing ig-
nfted, and before the flames could be
extinguished she had been badly burn
ed about the body.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03

make good" Meanwhile, there can
not be too many public investigations,
and there is no danger of any harm
to the travelling public or the ship
ping public from the doctrine that
railroads exist principally for the con-
venience and the service Of the peo-
pie. and that the people are entitled
to have good railroad system safely
and well operated.-From THE Prog
ress of the World" in the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for Feb
ruary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
TWO CITY 6OAE/S HELD
MEETINGS YESTERDAY

Meetings of the Board of Safety
and Board of Works were held yester-
day afternoon, but no business trans
acted with the exception of approving
the pay rolls
The Board of Safety adjourned to
meet Monday night, when the bust
ness before it will be considered, while
the Board of Works will meet next
week on some date to be named by
the chairman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
DURING THE PAST MONTH

Records compiled by City Clerk
Aymard of the number of births and
deaths during the month show that
there were % white children born
during the month and % colored, max
ing a total of 81 births The deaths
numbered 43 of which Il were white
and % colOred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-03
Bio Plant Burned

Raleigh, \. c., Feb. 2-The plant
of the Willis Veneer Company, at
Plymouth. was destroyed by fire yes
terday- The loss is two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, partly insured.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
VOLCANOES OF THE MOON.
On Immensely Larger Scale Than
Those of Our Globe.

On Immensely Larger Scale Thar
| Those of Our Globe.
| 1t Is evident to anyone who glances
upward at the moon that Its volcanoes
are on an immensely larger scale than
those which stud our globe. One ex-
planation, now abandoned. Is that the
force Of gravitatlon being there only
one-eixth that of the earth, the matter
expelled from crater would be spread
far more widely and explosions would
bn generally on a far more magnificent
scale.
Professor Pickering quotes this the
ory only to refute 1t In some compari-
sons which he has made between the
great volcanic region Of Hawaii and
one of the smaller craters Of the moon.
The facts seem to him to be that the
larger craters on the moon came into
existence when the thin, solid crust
covering the molten interior was. ow-
Ing to its solidifcation and contraction
of the crust, much too small to contain
the liquid material.
lie CIdtcIS NeIc, tUeFeIOTo, formed
by the lava bursting through the crust
and 80 relieving the pressure. Later,
after this relief had been found and
the crust bad thickened. the interior
regions by cooling shrank away from
the solid shell, which was now too
large, and being insufficiently support
ed, caved in, permitting the great fs-
sure eruptions which produced tho So
,alled lunar seas. These extensive
Of lava dissolved the original
'olid she'll whenever they came into
contact with 1t, much as they do In
he present day in Hawaii.
Had the moon been much smaller
hese eruptions might not have oc-
urred at all, and IL the moon had
'een much larger their relative size
would have been greater. Most prob
bly, on the earth similar outbursts
'ere greater and our original gigantic
raters were destroyed by the outflow
I the earlier archaic rocks which COM
letely submerged and dissolved them.
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Not Thfrsty.

Jane, the bright new maid, always
anxious to please, had been lntrusted
with the care Of a little aquarium, in
which the goldfish had always thrived
very we'll until Jane came on the
scene. The first day she arrived she
gave them fresh water, as instructed.
and then left them to their own de-
vices. But, alas, one morning the lit
tie fishes were found floating feebly
on their backs. Jane" called the anx-
lous mistress, regarding her pets with
concern, have you given the fish any
fresh water lately?" "No, ma'am.
Bless their little hearts, they haven't
drunk the water l gave them last
month yet"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
GOOD .
Short tories:

Two young ladies were making their
first essay at golf. Dear me-" said
the first young lady. what shall do
now? My ball Is in a hole. The sec
ond young lady took out book OF in
struction. LET me see," she said, turn
ing the pages. Il presume you must
now take stick of the right shape and
get 1t out" "Oh, yes, Of course" said
the first young woman. "See II you
can find me a stick shaped like dust
pan and brush"
A certain man died and a clergyman
was engaged to offer the eulogy. The
worthy dominic prepared a sermon of
exceeding length, but just before he
entered the parlor to deliver 1t he
thought that 1t might be advisable to
learn what the dead mans last words
had been. So he turned to one Of the
weeping younger sons and asked: "My
boy, can you tell me your fathers last
words2' "He didn't have none," the
boy replied. Ma was with him to the
end"
A junior barrister was hurrying
across to the law courts when he al
most collided with cab. The driver,
who had pulled up with a jerk, pro
nounced his opinion In plain English
about absent-minded people. Couldn't
you see the bloomin' 'oss?" he asked |
with whitening sarcasm. "See him p |
yasped the startled barrister, looking |
at the animal between
The shafts. Then he stepped on to the |
,urb. Il didn't see your horse when
stood In front Of him." he added, ''but
can see something when look at him
Red" Wright and Jim Donovan
we're prospecting partners In a recent
'ush to new diggings. Wright was a
nan Of quick and furious temper, while
Donovan was as calm and Unconditional
= his partner was violent The two
we're cooking breakfast in their noun
ain camp one morning when the coffee
ot happened to be Reds particular
barge. The bacon, under Donovan's
upervision, was almost done, so Red
ct the coffee pot on the fire for a final
oil One of the sticks burned In two
nd the pot upset. Red few into
age, and, jumping for the coffee pot,
e kicked Ii from one end of the camp 1
|, the other and back again. Donovan
.atched him with calm interest, and
hen Reds fury had expended itself &
Ionovan pulled his six-shooter and
lied the coffee pot full of holes. by
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
AVOID STRAIN UPON EYES.

Defective Vision Held Accountable
for All Sorts Of Human Ills.
It IS d1fhcult to realize that the rela-
ton of eye strain to headaches and 9TH
er functional disorders was not appre-
clated by physicians until within thirty
years ago. If an otherwise healthy
person complains Of headaches the
chances are defective vision Is the
cause, says recent writer In the
American Medical Association Journal.
These ocular headaches" come on at
any age, but are very frequent between
and II. A peculiar feature about
them, however, Is that they are lnd1s-
tingulshable In character and position
from headaches due to any other lndis-
position.
The extent Of defective vision among
children is indicated by the statistics
OF 42O children, mostly In the minor
grades, whose eyes were examined for
defective eyesight. OF this number
about one-quarter had serious defects
and required glasses, while only 40 per
cent possessed perfect vision and exhib-
ited no ocular symptoms. In another
series Of records compiled In Berlin It
appears that over 40 per cent Of all the
children have refractiye errors indicat-
Ing imperfect vision.
1t is asserted that defective eyeslght |
plays an important part In school eff
eiency, and the fact is adduced to prove
this that In the Berlin schools the
number Of children with imperfect
vision shows decreased ratio from the
lower to the higher grade.
Indeed, physicians are now wont to
ascribe many bodily disturbances to
eye strain. 1t Is pointed out In support
Of this contention that so per cent of
the patients of the National Hospital
FOR Epileptics In London have serious
ocular LESSONS. The records Of the e.
mira reformatory for young criminals
show that nearly 90 per cent of the in
mates are similarly afflicted with eye
.rouble.
One OF the most curious functional
disorders due to eye strain Is that re-
ported by physician writing In the [
Medical Record, who declares that re- {
'urring colds" are often due to eye =
train. He asserts that one of his I
riends gets a cold" whenever the
rames Of his glasses, for compound as /
igmatism, are bent. 1t is even assert I
d that nervous coughs are frequently ]
lue, according 10 the same authority,
o lack Of oculistT attention.
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"She didn't?"
"She didn't seem to, certainly. She
said: 1t must be very hard on him |!
But she said 1t In such an Unconditional
perfunctory sort Of way that she'd bet
ter not have said anything at all. You
know, 1t really would be very serious
thing indeed If Harry's health should
break down. I'm sure l don't know
what l should do, with the baby to take
care Of, too. can't depend on that
nurse one bit, she's SO careless I
caught her the other day giving that
poor little angel Its milk four degrees
lower than 1t should have been. And
then when l came to question her,
what do you think found out?"
"What?'
THAT she didn't use the thermometer
at ADJUST squlrted the milk on the
back Of her hand to see If it felt warm
enough. Now, did you ever!"
Il never did in all my llfe," replied
the friend, ambiguouNy.
ITS no wonder the poor little dar-
ling has the collie so much. But Mrs
Richardson didn't seem to think 1t was
anything out of the way. She is nat
urally unsympathetic; that's what's
the matter with her"
when did you meet herr"
"On Wednesday afternoon"
Then perhaps that explains It," said
the friend. II met her on Wednesday
afternoon, and she was suffering with
the toothache, and she said she was 60
Ing downtown to have the tooth ex-
tracted. She's been having rather
hard time lately. She's not more than
two weeks out Of the hospital, you
know, and her two grandchildren,
whom she adores, are down with the
scarlet fever, and they won't allow her |
to go to the house and nurse them. |
Then all the money she and her hus-
band Invested In some copper mines has
been lost and they're going to be
obliged to sell their home, and this last
illness Of hers has been very expensive,
and even now they're afraid she'll have
to go back to the hospital. She says
she believes she'd rather die, though,
the has had so much pain to bear for
he last ten years, and they won't give
Ter any hope of a cure"
why" exclaimed the young matron,
I never heard Of any of all this! She
lever said word about It," IL
"She doesn't complain much" said E
ler friend. But all the same she has {
roubles of her own."-Chicago Daily c
Jews. II
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
Went to the Right Place.

An American whose business fre
quently takes him to London tells o1
an amusing conversation between the
driver and conductor of a public bus
In that city.
The bus was fairly crowded, so the
American climbed to the top, where
shortly after taking his seat, he OBJ
served a PERI n in peculiar garb, with
a red turban. There was a Laden sky
overhead and d slow, drizzling rain.
such weather as Is the rule rather than
the exception in the British metropolis.
AS the conduc,) )r came to the top the
red-turbaned person, evidently an In
dian Parsee, got down.
"Wot sort Of a chap Is that?" asked
the driver Of the conductor.
II fancies that 'e's one Of them fel.
lers that worships the SUM-"
'Worships the sun, eh !" repeated the
driver, with shiver Then suppose
he comes over ere to ave a rest."-
Success Magazine.
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t4&';l|}kF'&'

she seems very cold. unsympa
thetic sort Of woman to me-" said th.
young matrOn. II met her In the stree,
car the other day and had quite 9
long talk with her. and that was the
impression l had. She was pleasant
put totally unsympathetic."
You surprise me-" said her friend
1T seems to mo that she ought to be
able to sympathize with anybody"
Il don't know whether she ought to
or not" replied the young matron. II
only know that she doesn't. She has
one OF those callous natures l was
telling her all about the way my poor
darling baby had been suffering with
the collie. She has had four attacks
now, and she's less than 3 months old.
Three severe attacks! Simply terrible
why, she just screams and kicks her
little limbs about In agony and her face
twists up and she gets positively blue
all around the mouth. My heart Just
oleeds for her-anybody's would-any-
body who had spark of human feel
Ing. Nobody likes to think of a little
baby suffering"
Il should think not" agreed the
friend.
1T didn't bother her in the least.
She just raised her eyebrows and half
smiled and said that 1t was too bad
Too bad! I should think it was too
bad. And then she said: Have you
tried catnip? I declare I was 50 pro-
voked l could almost have hit her with
my umbrella. AS If 1 hadn't tried cat
nip! l don't know what 1 haven't
tried, really, but nothing seems to do
her any good And, Of course, I can't
get a wink OF sleep all night-not
wink. Harry takes her up in his arms
and walks the floor with her, and that
luiets her for little while, but Just
as soon as he goes to lay her down
again she wakes up and begins to
scream, and, of course, that wakes me,
100, just as l am doing of. The way
I've felt after one of those nights I |
amt begin to tell you. I have terrible
1eadaches-at least I had a terrible
headache the last time-and I'm really
lot fit for thing Harry, too, poor
elbow, quite feels it. He looks posi-
lively haggard after his rest has been
'roken in that way. l was telling this
hrs. Richardson how worried I was
bout 1t. Well, of course, she doesn't
now Harry so awfully we'll, but did
xpect she would sympathize with me
little"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
CHAPTER xxi.

"A Huge ballroom mad been erected on
the lawn, with light, wooden walls, and
one cone shaped roof; the floor was par
quet, and as smooth as ice smart mill
tary band was to provide music supper
was served in another temporary room,
| and the drawing room, hall and conserva-
tory were turned into lounge and prom
enade.
Audrey felt quite bewildered as she
found herself in this throng of variously
colored forms. all with the black lace
or silk covering over their faces. She
wished vaguely she had not come. then
that she had Jack with her, or Willie
Fullerton. Suddenly Audrey became
aware that two people were talking close
to her and that they were speaking Of
her.
They call her beauty !" one woman's
voice said. Audrey could recognize neith-
er of the two. "a small, insignificant
thing like that, with her black hair and
staring white face! Jack Glendurwood
did the worst days work he will ever
do when he married her! What can a
low born and bred girl like that know
about social duties?"
And yet they say she was a great
success in town."
They say-of course they say 80.
Well, ask Gladys Daleswater and YOU
will hear the truth"
"Ah, it was a sad mistake Such q
nice fellow, too; he should have married
Sheila."
II can't make out why on earth he
didn't This ohor nj ri ~
to me to have been very we'll arranged
by Mrs. Fraser. Why, everybody knows
he has always been in love with Sheila.
They are together now. 1 just caught
sight OF them as we came along, his tall
gray domino beside her pale-blue one.
| expect he tells her all his troubles. |
Sheila Is SO fond of him. They ought |
to have been man and wife, and would |
have been, too, but for that pasty-faced,
lpstart creature -
Audrey's limbs seemed frozen, her heart
4 lump Of ice. What was this she had
heard? What horrible nightmare had
come over her So this was what was
,aid
"Sheila and Jack! !" Again and again
he phrase rang In her ears. "Sheila and
Jack " They had always loved; they
owed now; and she-she, Audrey, the
ow-born, low-bred charity girl-she stood
etween them.
A moan broke from her burning lips
he held one hand pressed close over the
ther so tightly as almost to tear the
loves she wore. Her brain was on fire
er head reeled.
she sat so quiet she might have been
figure Of marble, not human flesh and
lood. Not even In that one moment of
ctual peril on board the Mona had she
elt as she did now. She was stranded
efore she had sailed beyond the sun
pped waves Of youth and youths sweet
reamings. Suddenly she awoks with a
art. A voics was calling .hrilly In her {
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gracious, man." cried Red, wrlnglng
MS hands What did you do that for7
we can't make any more coffee!" do
you think I'm goin' to stand here and
see a son Of a gun Of coffee pot get
the best Of friend of mine?" demand
ed Donovan, as he returned to his ba-
con
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23

"Do you think that Bacon really
wrote the Shakespeare plays?"
II don't see that the question 1.
worth discussing" answered the busv
theatrical manager. There Is no
doubt that Shakespeare was the Inn
portant and responsible man. Whether
he wrote the plays or not, he managed
the business. Washington Star.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
Carrying Ont the Thouxht.

Deduction Is the thing!" declared
the law student. For instance, yon-
der in our yard is a pile of ashes.
That Is evidence that we have had f,ra.
this winter"
"And, by the way, John," broke In
his father, "you might go out and sift
that evidence. Courier.
Journal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
Painful Suggestfon

Chapleigh-I was-aw-out late
lawst night, and the-aw-wesult was
l had a head on me this mawning,
doncher know.
Miss Caustique-well, II I we're you
I'd stay out late every night.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
Drawing the Line.

The Cook-Oi'm afther givin' yez no
tice thOt Oi'm goin' t lave, ma'am.
The Mistress-Why, what's the trou-
BILE, Jane? Are you dissatisf with
your work or your wages?
The Cook-No, ma am, me works azy
an me wages is a plinty, but Oill not
sthand fer SO many av thin dudes a.
callin' on yer daughter.
The Mistress-But they do not inter-
fere with you, do they?
The Cook-No, maam. But Orm
afraid payple will be afther thinkin'
some av thin Is a-calln' on me- ma'am.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
The New Danger.

Il heard that Deacon Thompson had
a narrow escape from being hit ON the
head by a meteor"
Meteor! Nothing of the sort. It
was piece Of Stag that some fool
aeronaut was using for ballast
Cleveland Plain Dealer.