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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-12
THOSE LETTERS.

II Roosevelt hunts the tall giraffe
And hunts the elephant.
Across the hills in Africa
Until they sob and pant
And don't shoot straighter with his
gun
Than he does with his pen
The critters may show some fatigue,
But they'll get home again
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-12
LOOKING Ahead

Now, Pat, would you sooner lose
your money or your life?"
Why, me loife, yer reverence; I
want me money for me old age
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-12
USE DISCRETION.

Whene 'er inclined
To raise a row,
Just take my tip
Don't DO it now"
birmingham Age-Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-12
He Sees A Change.

- see" he observed to the man mex,
t. him in the street car. II see that the
railroads want to either cut down wages
or raise their rates.
Yes. | was reading about II the other
day. was the reply
You are in business. ! take itT'
Yes. ! am in the grocery business
Then You are personally Interested
Are you in favor Of Il raise Of ratesT'
Not now. ! was the other day, but
! have changed my mind
And for what reason, let me askT'
We'll, I generally meet certain rail-
road president in car on this line when
! 20 down to business IN the morning
Before the hard times cume he ignored
and snubbed me He didn't know that
existed. After the panic be became quite
friendly and would even enter into dis
cussions with me. Ii was SO until the
other day. aud then a sudden change
came over him"
Just what sort Of a sudden changer"
why. this talk Of raising rates cooked
his ear up where Ii used to be- and
when ! asked him for dead head pass to
Chicago and back be looked at me for a
minute and then tod me 10 so TO that
place where Senator Blank says a man
wants only the lightest kind Of summer
undershtrts on. JOE KERR
JUST LIKE THE ELEVATORS.
tor stock.
Second Broker-Why so?
First Broksr-It goes up and down so
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09

mills throughout the country, under
the common practice of burning all
waste, such as knets, slabs, sawdust.
etc. etc, and Dr. Hawley, govern
ment Ferest Expert viii read paper
on wood dfstillation in New Orleans,
before a meeting Of lunbermen, for
the purpose of having this system uni
versalfy adopted
Turpentine is now being extracted
from saw dust and slabs from the
Florala Saw Mil by steam process.
After the oil is extracted, the refuse
is returned to the mill for fuel. By
this improved system, it is possible
to fire the mill boilers automatically,
which saves the company in the
neighborhood Of about $4,000 per
month in labor expense.
The slabs and blocks in the mill
go through an g. nog, and along with
the dust are carried on a conveyor
chain to the uTper part of the still,
and then automatically dropped into
open reorts. As these retorts are
filled they are securely closed, ten
pound steam pressure turned on, and
the crude turpentine is extracted in
about one hour.
This passes into tank with con-
densed steam, and oil rising to the top,
being partly cleaned during the pro-
cess.
i 1t then goes through the regular
still, andsis practically redistilled-
From this it goes through the cool
ing worm, which brings the spirits
down to normal temperature and pre-
vents evapcr alton.
Passing from the cooler it goes
through q series OF Vats, which means
a thorough cleansing from all impuri-
ties.
From this is comes out absolutely
pure. perfectly whitec and free from
All byLoroducts or any Objectionable
odor. It needs no further redisfiila-
ton, precipitation, nor liberation
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09
Still of the jackson Turpensine

a modern logging railroad, over which
is run 8 locomotives and number of
logging equipment. Logging is also
done with horses, mules and oxen.
The shipping OF lumber is done over
done over Two railroads.. the Louisville
ami Nashville and the Central of Geor-
gia, and is disturbed to both interior
and export trade.
The principal business is the manu-
facture of gang sawed, rough and
dressed long leaf yellow pine lumber,
while a speciality is made of rift floor
ing. The daily capacity in siwmiiis is
100000 ct. The planer 5e.0e0 #.
The pay roll at the FloraAa Saw Hill
Company amounts to about 100000
per month. and it is estimated that
there is steady work for all for many
years to come.
In conjunction with the Florala Saw
Mill Company. although operated under
another name, is "a
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09

Probably one or two gallons of low
grade oil is obtained from the tallngs
Of distillation, which is returned 10
fhe tank for Redistribution.
1t has been shown by Professor Eo.
win r. Hodge, chemist in charge OF
the government chemical laboratory,
that t1rpentine so refined is absoluteiy
pnre, without a vestige of any aduIter-
ant of any kind.
"A ready market is found for all the
turpentine that is manufactured at put
a trifie below the Savannah quota
tions. proving conclusively that this
new system is a success.
A six retort plant is maintained
with tank, still, cooling worm, boilers,
engine, 8" hog and jeffrey conVeyors,
and from the mill refuse, with a work
ing force of eleven men at the stlll'
the capacity is about 1880 barrels
per year, which at present quotations
means about $I5,00o.00 per year. A
gum spirit still is also maintained IN
connection. It is estimated that the
total output of naval stores per year
from this company will amount to
about $175, 100000.
VIII such mammoth Industries IN
and about Florala, it is small wonder
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09
The Britton Lumber Company

One of the most up-to-date >miils III
either Alabama or Florida is that OF
the Britton Lumber company. at
Lakewood, about three miles from
Fqorala, in Walton county, Florida. At
this mill is manufactured for exporf
and interior trade long leaf, yellow
pine lumber, as well ,as shingles,
lathes and naval stores of every de-
scsiption, refining and disdlling of
crude turpent3ne or gum. The MIL
employs about 200 men as follows:
In the sawmill 80 men; in the planning
mill. % men: at the naval stores plant,
about so: and the balance, about 70
men, in the woods. etc. In conjunction
with this also is a large force of ONCE
employees
The daily capacity in the sawmill
is 10000 feet of lumber per day; in
the pIaning-m mill about the same; and
in the shiRgle-miH about 10000 shin
giles per DAY. The general equipment
is modern in every particular and
consists of circular and gang saws. one
band resaw, one edger, four marchers
and planers, two dry kilns, three loco
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09
Jackson Lumber Company.

Situated at Lockhart, Ala. on the
Central of Georgia Railway. about one
mile from Florala, is the Jackson
Lumber company
This company is one of the Oldest
lumber companies in this section of
the state, and is at the same time one
of the largest
The plant is thoroughly up-to-date in
every way, and employs large num-
Der of men in and about the plant,
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09
Wood Turpentine Plant.

of which there are but two in all the
south. This plant is known as the
Turpentine DistiIery of the Lake
Jackson Turpentine Company. and IS
one of the very few turpentine plants
where spirits are distilled from pine
sIa bs. .Sawdu5t and pine knots, which
are ordinarily burned before the tur-
pentine is extracted.
The still in operation at the plant
OF the Florala Saw Mill company has
proved a thorough success, and it Is
said that the product is the equal, If
not the superior of any turpentine on
the market.
Woed distillation is causing great
deal Of comment, and the United
States government is doing much to
further this project. 1t is their in
tention to save, if possible the mil
lions of dollars wasted yearly by saw
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09

planer and woods. The equipment IL
modern in every way, and the Like
Jackson Lumber company do mann
moth business in bOrh export and in.
terror trade.
The gentlemen comprising the COM
pany are public-spirited in every way.
and have done much for the city or
FlOrala. While the town OF Lockhart
is a good town in itself, separate and
distinct, the interests of it and Florala
are identical. many of the employees
residing in Florala.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09

motives, many miles of traekage, COM
pfete logging train, 100 head of horses.
mules and oxen, and about 90 wagons
and carts.
They own and maintain a good
branch railroad, of which more has
been said in another part OF the edi-
ton
The officers of the company are: w
H Britton, president; W. A. Mills.
yice-president; d. A. McPhail, general
manager. and E. P. Rodwell, secretary
treasurer.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09
Florala Saw Mill Company.

Tns plant Of the F.orala Saw Mill
Cg,E-anv, at Paxton, IS. about as up
.s-!s.a as an n the country. The
s1I:yment is modern n every sense
O. re worl. and in the mil! comprises
s~.crg other eGEi pine1-. 2 combinac.On
rs.cGar and gang saw, with ecger5
81 t~:mmara. arteuatic stacker. hes.
battery Cf three dr. kilns, while in
.l. ul2uriYE mill VIII be seen FIVE
rla.rers and natehers. one resaw, one
-cylGn~. enc edEer. AMI Ave t-fmmeT5-
II the saw mill fifty experienced men
ar employed while in the planning
....t are g employees. This OF course
E, zs9arzto from the large number OF
nan employed else where on the
grounds aid about the general plant
and Offices.
Between the woods and the mill is
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-09

then, that the country thereabouts is
prosperous.
The officers of the F1orala Saw MIL
Company are: W. D. Johnston. Presi-
dent; J. T. Hughes, Vice President;
and j. J. Earle. sales manager.
The officers of the Lake Jackson
Turpeutine company are: J. G. Howell,
Jr-, President; j. ]. Howell, Vice
President and J. 7. Hughes, Secretary
Treasurer.
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
American Names.


If we have some growing sense of a
desire to touch with poetry the termi-
nology of our American towns. we
have succeeded so far only in securing
a slightly picnic grove atmosphere such
as is given off by Lakewood or River
side. The rich sentimentalism of the
real estate dealer has done what it
could. considering the hurry he is in
If we have new manufacturing sub
urb. the chances are we shall be too
lazily and fatty patriotic. call it Lin
coin and be done with it. OF too crude
ly romantic. in which case the secre-
tary of the company will report to the
directors that he has had the place
incorporated as Ivanhoe. With the
slightest dash of poetry i'll his soul he
might keep true to the strenuous char
acter of the place. with all it's prospec
tive labor agitations. and ut the same
time give tinge Of beauty to the sit
uation forever by calling 1t Fretley. or
if it is place where hammers are to
ring from morning to night why not
call it Stroke instead of naming it
Smithville after the present chief
stockholder in the concern ?-Atlantic
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
q, Seat OF Many Ills.

When the specialist to whom they
had taken their siXteen-year-old daugh-
ter on account Of what seemed to be
a case of incipient melancholia dag
nosed the case us one Of eye strain
and ordered prompt treatment from
an oculist. the parents Of a young New
York girl were astonished. Eye strain
seemed as remote from melancholia as
would corns on the feet. Their aston
ishment was proportionately increased
when after a few treatments and ac
quiring glasses the child showed no.
ticeable improvement.
Latter day medical science traces to
eye strain many ills which seem so re-
mote from the eyes that formerly ply
sicians never thought Of establishing
connection between them. Sick head
ache. nervousness. melancholia. insom-
MIA. are but few which have Of late
been laid to the door of weak eyes.
the proper treatment having been
neglected.
Nervous diseases of the nature Of
st. Vitus' dance are now thought to
originate frequently in eye trouble.
The weak eyes blink incessantly. and
this leads to a general contortion of
the facial muscles. which grows on the
subject through constant repetition
Exchange.
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
The Poor Service.

Mrs. Ray -Shershay had just returned
from a visit to the foreign cruiser that
lay at anchor in the harbor Of the
great American city
1--WE had q dne time" she. said.
''They showed us all over the ship and
paid us every attention. We didn't
know they had arranged an elegant
luncheon for us. and we were agree
ably surprised. of course. when the
captain invited US into the dining
saloon and seated us at long table
spread with everything that could
tempt the appetite. l tell you. Mrs.
Upsome, we enjoyed that luncheon. We
didn't have to hurry through 1t either.
and we were waited on with the ut
most politeness and cordiality."
1.-THE service was first class. was it?"
interrupted Mrs. Upsome.
''The service?' said Mrs. Ray-Sher
shay. lowering her voice. "No; that
was nearly all imitation. give you
my word there was hardly thing
worth carrying away as souvenir.
All grabbed was this little pickle
fork, and do believe it's nothing but
-sNAaA wsrAr'-. Qhicaeo TribnnM
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
Cut OF With a Shilling.

"Here," said lawyer. taking down a
calf bound book. "is the. will from
which originated the famous phrase.
Cut off with shilling
"It is the will Of Stephen Godfrey.
He died in Lambeth in 1876. Now. I'll
read you the paragraph In Godfrey's
will that gave the world the phrase.
A nasty paragraph it is too:
"'Whereas, 1t was my misfortune to
be made very uneasy by Elizabeth Cod
frey, my wife. for many years. from
our marriage. by her turbulent beha-
vior, for she was not content with de-
spising my admonitions. but she con-
trived every method to make me un-
happy: she was so perverse in her na-
ture that she would not be reclaimed.
but seemed only to be born to be a
plague to me. The strength of Samson.
the knowledge of Homer, the prudence
Of Augustus, the cunning of Pyrrhus,
the patience of Job. the subtlety OF
Hannibal and the watchfulness Of
Homogenes could not have been sutti-
cient to subdue her, for no skill or
force in the world could make her
good. and as we have lived separate
and apart from each other eight years.
and she having perverted her son to
leave and totally abandon me-there-
fore give her one shilling only"
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03

Bradley put it carefully into his pock-
etbook and sought to lead the con-
versa tion into other channels.
But that evening when he reached
home he tucked the print into his
looking glass and went to sleep to
dream of the girl. His own vacation
came in few days, and he determin-
ed to spend the time in locating the
station and through that the girl. The
L. and V. had three sets of plans from
which it built stations These We're
of wood. brick or stone. according to
were probably fifty or sixty stations
along the line precisely like the one
in the picture. Instead of buying Ii
ticket to the fishing country. as he had
at first intended, he purchased Il mile
age book and started out to find the
station.
Just above the door in which the girl
had been standing lie noticed Il pecul-
lar knot in the boards, and. giving up
only sufficient mileage to carry him
on to the next wooden station. he
made his way down the line. He rode
on the same train until dusk prevent
ed him from closely examining the
great relief of the conductor. who had
early in the day come to the conclu-
sion that his passenger must be in.
sane
The second days search was no
more successful, and on the evening
Of the third day he had come to the
end of the line without having locat-
ed the station he sought.
He bought another mileage book and
turned back over the road. and this
time he found the place for which he
sought. The station had been newly
painted, and the knots had been GOV.
cred up by the paint.
But he found that the station was
only the first step. There still remained
the girl. There were half dozen
places where summer boarders were
taken. he learned from the station
agent, He picked out one and made
arrangements to have his trunk for
wartied, and then he settled down to
prosecute his inquiry.
"Seeing the train come in" was a
popular occupation with the summer
visitors. and Bradley did not let a
single train escape him. He hung
about the station at all hours. but be-
yond getting very well acquainted with
the station agent he made no progress.
It was apparent that the girl he had
sought had gone.
It was near the end Of the second
week that Bradley summoned up the
courage to show the agent his photo
graph and ask information.
"A, friend Of mine took It tho other
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03

day from the train" he said. II
thought that perhaps she might 'ike
one IL / could locate her"
II remember her." said the agent.
Bradley's heart gave bound.
''She's gone out west somewhere"
said the agent vaguely. end Bradley's
elation was suddenly checked.
81 suppose that some one has her
address, he suggested. II might get
It from them and mail. her copy"
The agent smiled.
"She wasn't visiting no oDe.'' he ex-
planned. "She just stopped off here
couple of days to see the lake.
think her ma came from here years
ago. and she wanted to see it,
"What was her name?" Bradley re-
hected that perhaps she lived in city
where they had a directory.
"Molly something" said the agent
II don't recollect that know what her
other name was"
"Perhaps the woman who kept the
boarding house at which she stopped
might know" suggested Bradley. but
again his hopes were dashed with the
answer that the girl had stopped at the
hotel.
Bradley searched the register for
two months back. but there was no
hint there. The little hotel was run In
easy going fashion. and the register
was ornamental rather than useful.
At last he gave up in despair. He
had run every clew to earth. and he
knew no more than on the day of his
arrival. His vacation had come to an
end. and. since it was useless to linger.
he gave up the quest.
The town had never seemed as hot
and dusty as it did OF his arrival. and
as he came at last to the apartment
house in which he lived and recalled
the hopes with which he had started
out his depression reached the lowest
point. He climbed the stairs. At the
top of the last flight girl came out
of the rear fat and In his surprise
Bradley dropped his suit case The
girl Of the picture stood before him.
AS he stood staring Mrs. Harold
came hustling out of her apartment.
"Did you have nice time?" she
asked as she greeted him.
"The Homecoming was the best of
ALL" be said. with smile.
"It usually is,'' she agreed, uncon-
scious of his hidden meaning. I'm
glad you're here. My niece. Molly
Joslin. from California. is spending
month with me. She came the day
after you left. You escaped two weeks
Of escort duty"
'''There are two weeks left.~ he said.
with smile "That will be plenty of
time
''That is not very gracious Speech
suggested Mrs Harold. with laugh.
Bradley FLUSHED.
"I'm afraid it doesn't sound the way
mean it, he stammered. II can't
very well explain now"
But he made his explanation ten
days later. when he showed Molly the
photograph and told her of his quest.
"And now that have found you,
may l keep you?" he asked.
FINDINGS keepings," suggested Mol
ly demurely. AT least that is what
we used to say when was, quite lit
tie girl.''
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
Looking For a J.
Lady.
BY Taylor ,x'bifs.
) Copyrighted, 1907. by c. b. sutclfe.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

"Who is the grip asked Bradley.
Elwood held out his hand for the al
bum.
"Hanged If 1 known he answered as
he glanced at the photograph. THAT
was off the last film roll had. !
snapped it on the train just as we
were pulling out. Pretty little thing.
isn't shew
Bradley nodded. To him the pictur-
ed girl was more than pretty. She was
beautiful. She leaned against the side
Of the door of the waiting room, evil
IDENTIFY watching the passing of the
train, and the unconsciousness Of her
pose was one of its charms.
She was dressed in something white
and her hat swung from her hand. the
hair-Bradley was sure tha it must be
golden-fufsng softly about the per-
feet oval of the face. From the first
glance Bradley had fallen in love, and
it was irritating that Elwood could not
remember which station it was.
"Surely you must know something
about It," said Bradley impatiently.
"Was it near town or some distance
out?"
SEARCH me-" was the Irritating re-
ply. Its one of roll Of dozen
films that ! exposed along the line.
After the film was cut up could not
tell which were which. just took
them to use up the film"
II wish you'd let me have print"
said Bradley, trying to appear uncon-
cerned and longing to throw book at
Elwood's grinning face. His anger
fell when the other promptly ran a
paper cutter under the edges of the
print and handed it over to his friend
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03
At the Other
Table.
b., Virginia Blair.
Copyrighted. 1861. by Jessie Morgan.


In the palm room of the big hotel
there were just two couples. one at the
little table near the fountain, the 9th
er in the corner under the musicians
balcony.
There was no music now, for 1t was
between lunch time and dinner. and
the couple at the table by the fountain
were having tea.
The couple under the balcony had
ordered more substantial repast. lob
ster and a bird and salad, and they ate
with an appetite that showed that they
had missed their midday meal.
II don't think | was ever so hungry
in all my life." said the girl at the ta-
BILE under the balcony.
I'D be ashamed to have such an ap-
petite" the man opposite her tcased.
"Your grandmother would have been
satisfied with the wing of n chicken.
Marta
well. I'm not my grandmother
and Marta made little face at him.
Besides. my grandmother used to sit
on a cushion and sew fine seam
anu nave Ueeu WulLZIuS through
miles Of country. And I'm ravenous
Archie"
'"rhat girl over there" said Archie,
"is satisfied with a toasted muffin and
tea. She's pretty little thing"
Marta twisted around so that she
could get good view. She's beau
ty," she declared heartily. THAT red
gold hair is stunning. And that brown
veil brings out the lights. Oh. you
ought to paint her. Arche.'
81 don't know her. Archie said,
land don't know the man."
"Why. it's Billy Butler" Marta said
as she took another look. 81 couldn't
mistake Blly's back. There's that
The Washburn leader., 1908-01-03

hunch of his shoulders and that light
drinking tea"
"a man couldn't drink anything but
tea with that girl" Archie told her.
"She wouldn't stand for anything
else"
II never let you have anything but
coffec' Marta said.
Good old grl!' was Archie's affec-
tionatc commcndation. Marta. you're
a wonder. And I'll bless you as my
fairy godmother if you will get me an
Introduction to that girl"
I'm afraid can't" Marta said
doub;fully. Billy Butler and ! quar-
relied dreadfully the last time he came
to see me, and we don't speak
Marta" Archie fixed her with re-
proacllful cyes ''I'll bet YOU refused
him again"
"Well, if did" Marta contended,
che needn't act so idiotically, and he's
evidently consoled."
Shes a pretty girl all right"
Archie enthnsed.
'She won't make Billy half as good
a wife as would" Marta declared.
II was cut out for Billy"
"Why didn't you marry him then?'
Archie asked.
Because he's so jealous" Marta
confided "He didn't like my letting
you paint my picture. Archie. He said
we were together too much and that
girls always liked artists and that he
didn't stand any chance because he
was in business and all that tommy
rot So / told him he could so and
not come back But now he will mar
ry the wrong girl. And shall be an
old maid" .s
"Not if can help it," Archie stat
ed valiantly. eve may be cousins.
Marta, but If the worst comes to
worst we can save each other from
single blessedness."
81 don't want to be saved" Marta
Informed him succinctly. 81 always
said that if I didn't marry Billy l
shouldn't marry any one. But Of
course expected Billy to come back"
"Of course" sympathized Archie, "a
man ought never to take a girls mo-
in earnest
"Well, Billy has" and Marta ap-
piled herself to the salad in anything
but lovelorn manner. land feel it
in my bones that l shall have to send
teaspoons to that red haired girl.'
'Her hair isn't red. It's gold with
red lights in IT,
ut isn't" Marta contradicted.
"It is."
sIt's red" said Marta.
sIt's gold" said Archie.
'"There's only one way to settle 1t. !"