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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
FEATURES OF THE
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
Savannah News.

The president didn't even suspect
when he dismissed the negro bat
talon for shooting up" Brownsville
that he was inaugurating a debate in
the senate that would cover days,
would bring into the Hmelight the
lynching and race questions, and
would stir up enmities among sena-
tors.
In the discussion now going on in
the senate the real question at issue
seems to be lost sight Of In his
speech on Tuesday Senator Spooner
said that Senator TIIlman was too
lawless man to be entitled to the
right to attack the President, and the
South Carolinian was so mad that he
refused to defend himself on the spur
of the moment, but notified the SEN
ate that he would on a future occa-
sion speak his mind freely about the
get together some things when he
filings them at Elm with all the bitter
ness and venom he can express by
word and gesture
Just where the discussion is going
to end 1t is impossible to predict yet
awhile. 1t may be that it will run on
until near the close of the session. A
number OF senators haxe expressed a
wish to say something on the subject
in hand. but when they get the floor
they will probably talk about some
thing else than. the Brownsville af-
fair Like Senator Patterson, they
will wander off on side issues and
will make assertions to which some
other senator will want to reply.
OF course, Senator Tillman cannot
defend lynching for any crime sue
cfssfully in the senate or anywhere
else. II lynching is permitted for one
crime there will be lynchings for
other crimes, and in the lynchings
innocent men are certain to be vic
tins OF the vengeance of the mob
The only sure way to put stop to
lynching is not to permit it for any
crime whatever Senator Tillman
knows that as well as anybody else.
He giories, however, in the fact that
ne advocates a violation or the law
FOR one offense. 1t gives him GER
tain amount of distinction to be an
advocate of lynch law for one crime,
and doubtless IL is for mat reason
that he prOclaims himSeII in favor OF
lynch law whenever he has the OPP
portunity to do so. He has the abil-
ity to make himself prominent with
out declaring that he would lead
lynching mob, but it isn't the sort OF
dlStlncuon he most Graves He wants
to get before the pubic as a blood
and thunder sort OF leader If he
were an actor by profession he would
choose TO be either the hero or the
bad man in a drama in which there
was plenty of gunplay and gunpowder
tall talk and blood.
The lines into which the Browns
vile debate has drifted isn't doing the
South any good 1t is calculated 10
create the impression that the south
isn't a desirable place Of residence,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

There is a growing tendency on
the part of the small counties of the
state towards lining up in the dry
column on the question of prohibition,
and very few counties which have
held these elections in recent years
have failed to vote out the sale OF
strong drinks. The Live Oak Demo
rrat, in discussing this question, says:
1t is writ large in the book of Fate
that the time is not far distant when
the man of bibulous tendencies in
this neck of the woods, who wants to
lounge up to the bar and nominate
his pizon," will have to hike out for
Pensacola on the west, or Jackson
VILE on the east before he can have
his wish. Every county between
those widely separated extremes is
now dry" except Gadsden, Franklin
and Santa Rosa, and in the latter
county the prohibition spirit is active
" at work. The Milton Star says
that a petition is now being prepared
to circulate to call a local option cleo
ton there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
One OF the Family.

James Seymour, the artist, was born
In London in 1902. He displayed q
fondness for drawing and painting in
boyhood and subsequently gained ce-
lebrity by his skill in designing horses.
Once the proud Duke of Somerset en-
ployed Seymour to paint a room at his
seat in Sussex, with the portraits of his
running horses. Having admitted the
artist to his table, he one day drank to
him, saying:
Cousin Seymour, your health"
The painter replied, my lord, real
~ believe that have the honor Of be-
ing of your grace's family"
This hurt the pride Of the duke so
much that he rose from the table and
ordered his steward to pay Seymour
and dismiss him. Finding. however,
that no one in England could complete
the pictures begun, he condescended to
send for his cousin. The painter re-
sponded to the message in these words:
my lord, will now prove that I am
OF your grace's family, for won't
come"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
A MAN OF LETTERS.
Rare Brevity and Beauty of Lincoln'e
More Notable Addresses.


More Notable Addresses.
Nothing would have amazed Mr..
| Lincoln more than to hear himself
called a man of letters, and yet IL
would be hard to find in all literature
anything to excel the brevity and beau
| ty Of his address at Gettysburg or the
lofty grandeur of his second inaugural.
In Europe his style has been called u
model for the study and imitation Of
princes, while in our own country
many of his phrases have already pass
ed into the daily speech Of mankind.
His gift Of putting things simply and
clearly was partly the habit of his own
clear mind and partly the result of the
training he gave himself in days OF
boyish poverty, when paper and ink
were Iuxuries almost beyond bis reach
and the words he wished to set down
must be the best words and the clesr-
est and shortest to express the ideas
he had in view. This training of
thought before expression, Of knowing
exactly what he wished to say before
saying it. stood him in good stead all
his life, but only the mind Of a great
man with a lofty soul and a poets
vision, one who had suffered deeply
and felt keenly. who carried the bur-
den Of a nation on his heart, whose
sympathies were as broad and whose
kindness was as great as his moral
purpose was strong and firm, could
have written the deep, forceful, con-
vincing words that fell from his pen
in the later years Of his life. 1t was
the life he lived, the noble aim that
upheld him, as well as the genius with
which he was born. that made him ons
Of the greatest writer's Of our time.-
Helen Nicolay in st. Nicholas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

Some of our contemporaries seem
to think that the legislators who are
to meet in Tallahassee next April
need to be prayed for in advance
Just why there is so much talk about
praying for these men we can not IN
derstand We had about come to the
conclusion that it would be one of
the ablest legislatures Florida ever
had. We don't remember that past
legislatures have had to be prayed
for in advance, but then, when we
think Of ii, We are reminded that pos
sibly a little praying might have
helped matters with some of them.
They needed some kind of stimulant,
of a different kind from that which
some of them are said to have re-
ceived on various occasions The
Miami Metropolis has the following
to say about these prayers:
In view of the fact that the Flor
ida legislature is to meet soon a con-
temporary remarks: 1T is not worth
while to pray for the lawmakers IN
til they are organized and ready for
business" We beg to differ II they
can not be reached Dy prayer before
they have gotten together there is
little or no hope of doing so after
wards
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Street Car Rules OF Rio.

There are first and second class
street cars, writes Albert Hale in the
Reader. and l. with a package in my
arms, had taken a first class bond, as
a street car is called in Rio de Janeiro.
Scarcely had 1 done so when the con-
ductor requested me to transfer to a
second class car whenever it might
come along, because no one is allowed
to carry anything greater than a lap
satcheI first class. So l humbly de-
scended and had either to mix with
market women and sweaty laborers or
to take a tilbury. A tilbury, named
after the English maker who years
ago introduced ii, Is a curious two
wheeled, light springed cab, like an
old fashioned gig. and resembles a
hanson without the attachment for
the driver. He sitssinside the tilbury.
A person without necktie is no more
allowed first class on the street cars
than was with my parcel. They are
decidedly particular in Brazil and in
herit many fsstidious ways from the
time Of the empire, when dress and
manners were the mark separating the
aristocracy from the working classes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
RUNNING EXERCISE.
Said to Be the Best Means OF Making
the Heart Strong.

Said to Be the Best Means OF Making
the Heart Strong.
The kind Of exercise one should take
for his hearts sake is extremely i'm
portant Exercise, to affect the heart
sufficiently, must be vigorous, though
not too vigorous. Ordinary walking,
while healthful, falls short of this re-
quirement- That calisthenics and light
exercises generally are also deficient
In this respect is proved by the fact
that, while all humankind naturally in.
ments are prevalent among them.
Every one that is not bedridden walks
more or less, and I have read learned
articles which try to prove that walk
ing is the only exercise man requires.
But il a man never runs he could not,
II he would, run fairly fast even half
mile. So the argument is in effect
that a man need not be able to run
I cannot agree with this conclusion,
for walking at a moderate pace affects
heart action only slightly.
Running, of all exercises for the
heart, is, think, the best OF course
one who has a weak heart cannot i'm
mediately run either fast or far, nor Is
1t necessary for the average individual
to learn to run great distances at q
high speed, but every one owes IT to
his health to be able to run without
distress, say half mile at fair pace.
Let him begin By jogging one-eighth
or one-quarter Of mile, then half
mile, which distance he may ultimate
ly run reasonably fast-G. Elliot Flint
In Outing Magazine
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

The Live Oak Democrat says Ben
Tillman is not one of its idols" and
we have come TO the same conclusion
....1ne Following from
Wednesdays issue of the Democrat;
Brother Law, of the Barlow Cour-
ierInformant, says that he knows
Ben TiIlman personally, and while
admiring his good qualities, fears
that he is sometimes indicative.
There isn't much room for doubt on
that point. indicative is strong
word, but its too nice and civilized
to express the savage wrath OF our
late candidate for President of the
United States when he puts on his
warpaint, seizes his deadly pitchfork,
emits a few preliminary yells to test
his voice and goes for the fellow he's
"got 1t in for" He's worse than VIM
dicative-he's "pizenous-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Aromatic Petit Larceny.

81 hope you notice how sweet am,
smiled the girl when they were out on
the street again. while the man was
wrapping up the toothbrush 1 was
trying ali the perfume on the counter.
He looked at me awfuIly hard"
81 should think he would have had
you arrested" remarked her companies
severely. What If everybody tried all
the perfumes Ike that? How mich
would he have left TO seDw-NsN
York Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Public Men and Measures
Discussed By Press.


have a very important message to
communicate to the next legislature
He wants every member to hear IT
and think about it, and so We hold
before him the example of Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina, who went
into the legislative hall and read his
message to the members Governor
Broward has a strong voice and COM
nlanding person, and he could give ad-
ditional impress to his views by adopt
ing the Glenn Inethod.-Live Oak
Democrat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

Speculation on the candidates. for
speaker of the house and president
of the senate. Of the next legislature,
has given way to speculation on the
next Judgeship in this circuit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
The Grin,

Before we can sympathize with
others, We must have suffered our.
selves" No one can realize the suf.
fering attendant upon an attack of the
grip, unless he has had the actual ex-
perience. There is probably no dis
case, that causes so much physical
and mental agony, or which so suc-
cessfully defies medical aid All dan
ger from the grip, however, may be
avoided by the prompt use of Cham
harlai,s,p Cough pvr1cdy Among the
tens OF thousands who have used rnf,
remedy, not one case has ever been
reported that has resulted in pneu-
monia or that has not recovered For
sale by all druggists
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Adapting Aims to ErRs.

Hell think a woman's club. to be
successful, should aim at something far
removed from female suffrage She-I
don't agree with you. That should be
its sole aim; He-Yes, but il it aims at
something else it is more likely to hit
that-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

A candidate for governor in Cuba
recently chastised an editor. for re-
ferring to him as being one of a
crowd of spectators at a cock fight.
The idea of a Cuban politician hay-
ing such morals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

And now Aldrich proposes to have
the senate investigate all the phazes
of the race question in the south
This must be joke, but If the Rhode
Island man is in earnest about the
matter he will find out that he has
tackled a question that all the mil
lions of Standard Oil can't help him
TO master.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

The Jacksonville Metropolis states
that every county between Pensacola
and Jacksonville is selling whiskey,
with the exception Of Santa Rosa,
Gadsden and Franklin. Put the cart
back behind the horse, Editor Carter,
and you'll hit nearer the truth.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Some of Them Do.

The master had been giving class
Of youngsters some ideas CT adages
and how to make them Presently he
said:
birds Of feather-do what"
Lay eggs" piped small boy before
anybody else had chance to speak.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

Pensacola is preparing to royalty
entertain her visitors to the Mardi
Gras this year, and we believe we are
going to have bigger crowds than
ever before.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

and to keep home-seekers away from
her Let the Brownsville matter be
settled on its merits. In discESRg
it there is no reason for drags2 in
personal animosities, lynchings and
such matters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
w. n. Ellis.

w. n. Ellis.
Some of the state papers are init
mating that Attorney General Ellis
has fine opportunity TO make q
grand stand play in fighting the rail-
roads They seem to think that such
action on his part would brighten his
chances in the event that he ran for
the governorship.-Bart Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Treasurers shouId Get eusy.

Treasures Should Get Busy.
1t is stated that at the approaching
Legislative session an effort will be
made to abolish the Office OF county
treasurer. The treasurers of the state
would do well to get busy.-Palatka
Times-HeraId.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

The nation to-day will pay tribute
70 one of the finest characters the
south ever produced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Senator Gir.rdazu

Senator 6irardeau.
Hon W. NJ. GiTaTdeau senator from
this district is constantly being spoken
OF as the right man for president OF
the Florida senate. The News hopes
he will go in and win.-MOnticello
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

There is growing sentiment in
favor of the raise of salaries for the
school teachers over the state, and
We hope it will materIalize into some
definite action being taken along this
line. There are some of the counties
in Florida that actually pay their
school Teachers IA-r------J- IMAM the
state OF Florida gets for the labor of
the cOnvicts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Hudson Burr.

1UOSOn BUTT.
On Tuesday R Hudson Burr was
made chairman of the Florida railroad
commission Newton A Bitch, the
new member, was sworn in and he
placed in nomination the name of Mr.
Burr. He has given his duties very
close study and he will no doubt make
an able Standardization Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

SroWard's Message.
Governor Broward will doubles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

idians in every nook and hamlet of
our great state today
Perhaps the best estimate of the
character of Lee, expressed in the
fewest words, was that of Senator
Hill of Georgia, the statesman whose
speeches were as unanswerable in
logic as they were fervid in eloquence
In comparing Lee with the soldiers of
other ages he declared he was Gaze
sar, without his ambition; Frederick,
without his tyranny; Napoleon, with
out his selfishness; and Washington,
without his reward. He was obedient
to authority as a servant, and royal
in authority as a true king. He was
gentle as woman in life; modest and
pure as a virgin in thought; watchful
as Roman vestal in duty; submits
sive to law as Socrates, and grand in
battle as Achilles"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

Frank Adams.
Frank Adams's mo" is not as loud
now as it was a week or so ago when
asked if he intends to run for the
United States Senate-Lake Butler
Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
A eWton A. Bitch.

Hon Newton A Bitch, the new rail-
road commissioner, goes into Office
with some vigorous and definite ideas
of a reformatory character as to the
nature of his duties, as set forth in
his interview in the Tallahassee Sun,
which We reprOduces to day in the
Democrat. The people evidently made
no mistake when they selected Mr..
Bitch for railroad commissioner
Live Oak Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Speakership Contest.

Speakership Contest.
The Speakership of the house is a
position of more than passing impfrt-
ance, if one is to judge by the cam
paigns waged by MeSsrs. Matthews.
Carter and MacWilliams.-Pala
Times-Herald.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-08

A special meeting of the board of
trustees was held this afternoon in
the council chamber during which
some warm discussions we're had re-
garding the gas franchises.
Thomas P. Brown was present and
offered an application for a liquor
license for a saloon in the store rooms
of the Wiggett block. A protest had
been filed by the business men Of the
district, which was read, This pro-
test asked that the license be not
granted on the grounds that the lOca-
tion was in the main business dis
trict, worked an injustice on the
merchants Of that district and was
financial loss not only to them but
also to ]. W. Wiggett, owner Of the
block. An argument followed in
which Mr.. Brown claimed that Mr..
Wiggett would not lose financially as
be had offerd to take the entire build
ing. r. Il Mcfarland, attorney for
Mr.. Wiggett, was present and stated
that be did not think the board could
consistently grant Brown license as
1t had refused Lanier license for the
same district.
Brown stated that he held a lease
for four years and that the matter Of
the saloon being a detriment could be
settled after he had operated some
time. The remembrance was received
and placed on file. Andrew offered
this resolution which was read and
adopted:
Resolved, that it is the opinion Of
the board Of trustees that the best in
terests nf the village Wfll be secured
by a curtailment Of the present NUM-
Der of licenses and an increase in
the price of said license and that the
board refuse this and all further ap-
plioations for retail licenses pending
the passage of q new ordinance regu
lating the granting of licenses Of the
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-08

of water, who applies for a water con-
nection, and is required to sign q
contract agreeing to pay ten dollars
for such connections before they will
turn ON the water. And then again
IL the consumer violate any Of the
rules Of the company they will use
the very agency which he, the con.
sumner, has paid for, and over which
he has no control, TO shut off said
consumers water supply.
1t has been suggested by the Con-
sumers Company that the matter rela-
tive to the charge for making the tap
be left for settlement by the commits.
sion appointed to adjust the water
rates. That cannot be done because
our state law limits their power 70
the adjustment of water only. And
then again, why did the Consumers
Company wait about two years before
they required the user OF water to pay
this sum OF $40 for making a water
connecticut Was IL not because they
had their doubts as 20 its legality--or
justiOeS II not, why did they delay
the matter 90 long, at q probable loss
to the company OF several thousand
dollarsY The Consumers company
say ''our policy Of liberal extensions
has not only helped the poor man but
the real estate man as we'll. =" He has
evidently forgot 70 state that in most
cases where long extensions have been
made the company has required that
the parties for whom the extension
was made, should advance the money
TO cover the cost Of such extension,
and wait to be imbursed from the
water rent when connections wore
made. Mr.. Harding insinuates that
l am a political agitator, and that /
am posing for political preferment.
Some minds are so narrow and unfair
that they are always ready and willing
TO impute base nature TO the acts Of
others when they find II TO their In.
terest to do 50. / am not seeking po.
litical preferment nor are my acts for
political effect. When | referred TO
the matter Of the Consumers company
charging for water connections at a
recent board meeting, and stated that
| believed that the Consumers Com
pany we're violating the conditions Of
their franchise, believed, and still
believe, that ! had right and that it
was my duty so TO do. And as long
as ] am acting a. a trustee for this
village / will endeavOr TO do what /
believe to be my duty, regardless Of
who IL hurts. s. A. VARNAM.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-02-08
IN CLOTHING STORE

An alarm Of fire sounded this morn
ing about two O'Clock snd 1t was
learned that the clothing establish
ment Of E. Bjorklund on Sherman
street was in flames. An electric fat
iron had been left standing ON the
counter with the current turned on.
This became overheated and q small
blaze was the result with but little
damage.
Nightwatehman Carl kronblRDdt
passed the store and noticed that the
interior was filled with smoke. He
Immediately sounded the fire alarm
which brought a large number Of
people to the scene. After the fret
alarm TO which but few responded, he
placed man at the bell and returned
To the store where be guarded the
doors, allowing no one except q few
firemen to enter, and it was through
his, aud the efforts Of Fire Chief
Frank Bishop, who refused to allow
the water turned into the store befC re
the fire was located, that saved Mr..
Bjorklund no small sum Of money.
The store was so filled with smoke
that the fiIemen we're forced to grOpe
their way around and the cause Of the
fire was discovered by Chief Bishop.
The parties using the iron bad set it
on the counter and forgot to push the
hutton turning OF the current and
the iron was not noticed. II became
overheated and burned a small hole
in the counter and damaged q few
pairs Of oyeralls, causing more smoke
than blaze. The FIRE department is
to be complimented on the quiekness
with which il responded and the effec-
tive manner in which the fire was
handled.