The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

tleman who is anxious to prOlOng
his life. exceedingly anxious. He is a
man to whom providence has been
gracious and life to him is sweet He
can lie down at night without fear Of
being evicted for house rent in tie
morning His grocery bills have no
terror for him, his tailor is we'll paid
and the ice and gas and coal ma iron
and steel trusts find in him a CON
genial friend Aside from his life
bank account he is a valuable citizen,
intelligent and progressive, but his
ten or fifteen million income d year
is no detriment.
Andrew Carnegie will give $4,000
600 for ten years of life! He has The
money, West Florida has the life II
is a fair proposition, a great bargain
on both sidesI Where is the agent
who will negotiate this affair. who will
coin our climate into ducats AMI iu-
cats into life? Where is the hustler
who will bring to this UlbrOken Ie-
DIN S2e,000,0O0 in fine farms. good
roads, beautiful schools. and public
buildings, waterways. trolley lines.
harbOTS,, improved stock. mills and
manufactures Where is the man.
One of our we'll known temperance
lecturers was closing his address witt
fervent plea for a man, "a manly
man one who was so and So and
so and so, and as he reached the eli
max an eccentric woman. tall and
angular arose in the rear of the house
and said, Il have a room to rent to
just such a man.
DeFuniak has a room too.
1t would be interesting to take a
peep today into WooIferts Roo=t and
see mine host the Honorable David
B. Hill welcome and escort tae other
Honorables Parker AID Bryan into
that sacred precinct II will be a
watery occasion no doubt. 7 hope no
one VIII forget his handkerchief
There will be much falling on necks
and fatted calves, at least two will be
in evidence. There will be a sump-
tuous dinner, for David knows how TO
look after that. even tho like our
coming governor, ne has no assist
ance in that line. There will be crow
for the first course and crow for the
second and side dishes and appetite
whetteTs and desserts and after din
neTs- all from that same delicious and
famous bird What a live feast. what
q harmonious flow of cOngepiaI social
life The story l. told on Emerson
and Margaret Fuller that one time
they went TO 500 ! danseuse famous
on both continents for rare beauty
and symmetry Of movements They
watched for q time in silent admfra-
ton. then she turned to the philosopher
OF Concord and said: Ralph. that's
ART"
And ne: Margaret that's religion. -
At and religion so far as The Hon
oTahie David p has any knowledge o.
either will De manifest
But how VIII the conversation he
turned The past must be a blank.
96 and 1900 must be in their ERA yes
IN peace, finances tabOOe1- methods
net matchmaking that h7rks
back 70 the yesterdays will be in or
der. But there is the weather and
the crops and the beautiful Hudson
ard Emperor William and the Gar
ana the sick man Of Europe with his
new allment. and the awkauinz Of
CHINA and PeTsia-these 7iII 1o safe
AMI sane subjects and the da- viii
De IHumined ny germs OF legal Wit
and wisdom
Laying all satire aside David 2
Hill has an interesting history and in
some respects challenges admiration
You ask one Of those Watkins Glen
farmers. where Hill was born. how he
was going to vote. and regardless OF
party he would say oh. for Dave. 90
and then as a sort of an apology he
would add You see. I knew him as
= bov-little barefoot fellow hustIing
around TO support his mother And
another would say: You see Dave