The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
BY
the State
Press
Getting Good Results

Getting Good Results.
Commodore Beehler is delighted
with the results obtained by the ma
rines and enlisted men from the ma
val station at target practice on the
rife range at Woman Key. So far
two of the men have filed all the pre-
iminary requirements TO qualify as
sharpshooters and there IS every indi-
cation that they will get the rating
and the SO prize offered by the de-
partment. For the past two months
the men have been having almost
daily target practice ON the range
across the bay, in fact, the practice
has not been interrupted single day
in that time by the weather. This is
the one strong point which should ap-
peal to the naval board to select this
place for drills by the ships as well
as the men. There is not a day in
the entire year when drills in the
open cannot be held.-Key West Cit.
zen
Our Visitors Politics.
We appreciate very much the criti-
cisms of some OF our northern visit
ors on the political complexion of
southern papers. We very freely
hand over to them the best we have
of everything climate, our pro-
ducts, our homes and our hearts, but
because we have our private views,
politically, we must not be judged too
harshly- And then, southern news
papers are just exactly like northern
papers, only they look at matters po-
litical from opposite positions There
is one thing to note, however, which
our northern friends should not over
look, and that is, everybody is free to
think as he pleases without condem-
nation. The southern paper doesn't
ask ones religion or politics but gen.
erously extends an invitation TO all to
come and partake of the benefits Ma
ture has so kindly bestowed upon this
southern cline without regard to
their opinions.-Orlando Reporter
Star.
Riders Contribution.
Mr. Herman Rijder is credited with
contributing $4,000 to the national
democratic campaign fund. Just think
of it, $4,000 of the real plunks OF
the realmi or course the 81 and the
SIS and the SO patriots felt real dizzy
when they saw that s37 900 staring
at them in black letters, and IT made
them feel like small potatoes and few
In a hill In comparison. But today
the small fry don't feel so lonesome,
for they are informed that the $37 900
consisted Of copies of editor Riders
newspaper containing doubie loaded
editorials written especially for the
occasion. And these editorials were
written in such a persuasive way that
every Dutchman who could and did
read them was supposed to at once
fall down on his marrow bones and
%oI-o tho 10Th ~ o1locyionaa IN Rrv4T
Great is Ridder and great is Moses
wetmore, who contributed is cents
of his filthy lucre and 81 900 worth of
his valuable time to the cause OF coli
lecting a lot OF shekels from the pa
triots.-Apalachicola Times.
A Too Common Nuisance.
The board of county commissioners
took a very good stand at one of its
recent meetings AGAINST placarding
trees ON the right of way Of the coun-
ty roads. Another evil that users of
roads. as well as residents of the city
complain of, is indiscriminate throw
ing of hand bills on the roads, streets,
into yards and houses. Hand bills
are given to distributors, who are in
most cases young boys. Their idea
is to get rid of their bundle of bills as
quickly as possible so that they can
claim their wages. Their practice IS
to throw the bills by handsfull in any
place or at any time the distributors
may choose. The result may well be
called common nuisance Yesterday
the roads leading out of the city were
literally covered by these annoyances.
The News-Recorj would like to see
the streets of the city and the roads
of the county in a cleanly condition,
and it desires to say to those who
take the handful method of advertis.
ing, that the distribution OF the bills
causes annoyance 10 everybody, and
instead of attracting custom, actually
impeIs people to stay away from
store that thus makes nuisance of
itseH.-Miami News-Record.
State Fair Prospects.
Every message of word or mail that
comes to the management of the
Florida state fair adds an item of en-
to the gentlemen who
are devoting their best efforts to the
sacrifice of their personal interests, TO
the task of making the next fair a
success. The response to their APP
peal has been much more enthusiast
tic and liberal than the management
dared hope at the outset and they are
now thoroughly convinced, not only
that the fair of 1909 will be a success
but that it will be, in many respects. a
greater success than any of its pre-
decesSors.
Tt is difficult to overestimate the
value of the state fair to Florida and
to its every interest. The people real
tie, the benefits that follow and this
makes it comparatively easy, once the
movement is put in motion, to arouse
interest and cooperation. Within the
past week, the letters received from
exhibitors are, in them
selves, sufficient to insure that the
exhibit feature of the next fair viii
be both extensive and attractive. In
cases where county commissioners
have not seen fit to provide for county
exhibits, Individual citizens or associ- |
atoms OF citizens have taken UP the
work. The counties which do not |
send exhibits to Tampa next February |
will regret their neglect of such a |
glorious opportunity to display their |
resources to the world. The regrets |
will then be too late; the chance will
have been missed, the opportunity |
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