The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

med with wings or quilts and bow
ready for the legislature which now
looms in the near future
The special commission provided
| for by the last legislature TO inspect,
examine into, and report TO the iegls-
lature the needs and requirements OF
the State Hospital for the Insane visit
ed the hospital Wednesday. The com
mission consists of Governor Broward,
Comptroller Groom, DR.. j. Y Porter
of the State Board of Health, Dr. Louis
DEM. Blocker of Pensacola, and DR..
W. E. Boggs of Jacksonville, and Mr..
s. B. Cameron of Barlow. Accom-
panying the commission was Mr..
Claude L'Engle of the Sun, who will
probably give the public graphic his
tory of this Institution.
A Familiar Figure.
A familiar figure seen in the cor
Mr. Bryan, of washington. Mr..
Bryan came into prominence by de-
| feating the popuIists in Washington
county and served as representative
to the legislature at the last term
This preacher-politician is a man of
rather striking appearance and
wears a patriarchal dark beard. He
has voice of magnificent tone and
volume and is an orator Of local note.
A story told of Mr. Bryan during the
| last session is as follows:
Some member with a measure he
wanted passed went to Mr.. Bryan and
| asked him to vote for it This Mr..
Bryan rather CURLY declined to do
Then if you won't vote for my bill,
pray for me-" Recognizing the sar-
casm that lurked in the sanctimonious
request he quickly replied: my
| friend, l just brought religion enough
up here to do me through this session
| and my stock is running low-pray for
yourself"
! Two Curious Letters.
Extracts from two letters on file in
the Pension Department tell a story
of domestic troubles and show the
variety of requests that are made 10
the state officials:
'Tn the Honorable A. c. Groom,
Comptroller at Tallahassee, Florida.
TO Ali Whom it May Concern:
Dear fellow Comrade-
Il this morning take my pencil &
paper in hand to write you few lines
to let yOu know how l am. | am not
well & besides my Bro. am in trouble
no one hut god in heaven & myself
can express my aking heart that is
| the cause of all my troubles at this
| appointed time. l will now my Bro.
| in christ & also Bro. comrade will lead
you in the light of said troubles & the
| cause, viZ:-You remember not more
! than or months ago l sent you
copy of my marriage Licents & also
| the names of witnesses assigned to it
& also the miniGter's name who adj
ministered the ceremony and sent it
| to you & ask of you as a Bro. to
please have it recorded on the pension
recording list & by return mail from
| you l find in an inclose envelope show
ing you complied unto my wish to
you and had It recorded & would ack
upon it at any time when notify by me
to you. I will now tell you the cause
of my troubles | am now under She
whome was trying to make life easy
with her after my death which was at
that time could call her my lawful &
lovely wife Minny, but by disobayance
of gods law & the law of our country,
she has lifted up her heel against me
! &, by satanic influence of others has
| been led astray which has caused her
& | to seperate & be apart. and as
/ have made preparation in her behalf
! in the past let it be of non-avoyed-
| for I wish to make It known at head
quarters of the pension beauroe that
when I have decease in this life in
death that I do not want her to draw
one copper cent of my pension after
7 am dead & gone it Is the reason of
all thiS-is by the way she has acted
towards me coused US to part-so let
ii come on to me so long as live &
after death stop it. Write me a let
ter by return mail & let ME hear from
you on this wise, I am yours In love