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agonized fear. The man threw up his
hands and disappeared as If the earth
had swallowed him up. Veritably it
had. for when We rushed to the spot
where we had last seen him we found
only the boiling. swirling waters of
The Devil Well"
Thank Cod" she exclaimed. "I
fear 1t is wicked to feel so. but 1t is
better than suicide for me or hanging
for him"
The absence of Lord Snively would
be difficult thing to explain at the
hotel and none of us relished the idea
of an inquest with its consequent de.
lay. to say nothing OF the incriminat-
ing colors with which suspicious
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Profit In Imitation JeweIry.

There are some large profits made
on goods sold in New York city. but
the greatest percentage goes to
the retailers of jewelry that has imita-
ton precious stones in Its compost
ton. The profit is often 1000 times
as much as the goods cost. To get
$40 for what costs 40 cents is quite
usual.
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Hey disease ATTACKED
me. The pain in my
back was so asoniz-
ing ! finally had TO
give up work. Then
came terrible attacks
of gravel with acute
pain and passages of
blood. In all ] passed
25 stones. some as
large as q bean.
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Nine years OF this ran me down TO a
slate OF continual weakness and /
thought ! never would be better until
began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The Improvement was rapid. and since
using four boxes ] am cured and have
hcvcr had any return of the trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
II Ioster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
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AWFUL GRAVEL ATTACKS.
Cured by poan's Kidney Pills After
Years Of Suffering.

F. A. Rippy, Depot Ave. Gallatin.
Tenn. SAYS: "Fifteen years ago kid.
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HE man was English; that
vas evident at first glance.
Moreover he was OF that
ubiquItous type OF sneer-
iu.. fault.iindIug Britisher
whose favOrite tipple has
Won him. in the far east.
the opprobriOus title OF
-Limejuiccr The wom-
an-well. W. had more dif'
seulty in classifying her.
The accent and the
elo,hes were English be-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

credited and branded. Men whose
whole lives certify to their excellence
have been denounced and thrown
aside. The custom and established
procedures under which this nation
has advanced from poverty to opu-
lence are eliminated by a gesture and
a bawl, and reckless demagogy trium-
plant over the shattered wreck of de.
cency rules the hour. The party can
didates are dismissed In short order by
the newspapers. Columns are surren-
dered to the rank outsiders. Haskell
can obtain an hours hearing. I'm
limited space is accorded to Hearst
and Roosevelt and other dealers in de-
The country no longer
considers the conflicting claims of
Taft and Bryan. Men are bent on
hearing what the president has to say
of Foraker and Haskell, and vice
versa
What a spectacle the White House
now presents.-New York Sun.
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$42, 900 Received From the
Money Raised For Den
yer Convention.
MANY OLD FRIENDS
NOT IN SCHEDULE
In the List Are Names of
Fourteen Persons Who
Donated $1,000 Each.

arate from the work that is being
done by the national committee. The
great issue in this campaign is the
reduction of the tariff, and as a class
the Germans are in favor of a low
tariff
Ridder's' Big Donation.
Mr.. Ridder did not want to say
how much of his own money he had
spent in the work for Bryan among
the Germans, but it was learned that
it had been between $4,000 and $780,
600.
Money is coming in slowly" said
the treasurer, in response to a ques-
ton as to how the funds was growing
Il am going around every day So
licIting subscriptions. But am doing
it in a gentle way. If a man says he
cannot contribute or does not care
to do so | do not ask his reasons"
Mr.. Ridder said he was careful not
to take any money from corporations
or from officers of corporations which
might seek favors from the national
administration.
Does that include officers of ma
uonai banks? he was asked
NO, it does not" he replied. 81 do
not think it would be wrong to take
small contribution from an offfcer
of a bank
Chairman Mack of the national COM
mittee said in Chicago last night that
he did not know that tn New York
headquarters had made public any
campaign contributions.
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River, Tohopekaliga Lake 10 Charlotte
Harbor or Peace Creek
There mas also been, | understand
survey made by private parties ter.
mlnating at Cedar Keys i have
never seen the report on this survey.
AS both of the government SURVEYS
were made with a proportionate small
amount or money, and as the country
traversed by them was very difficult
for surveying operation. l am inclined
to believe that careful surveys might
lead to cnance OF location OF the
nnes laid out, which might reduce the
estimated cost of the work. In addi-
ton to this. modern evcavating ma
chinery would doubtless reduce con-
sider2hly the unit prices used in the
estimates.
The dredging plants owned by the
government in this district are in
use at present and operate practically
Inc year around and would therefore
not be available for the work. In an
Undertaking of this magnitude.
should think special appliances. de-
signed especially for the work. would
be an economy in the end.
Very respectfully,
GEO n. SPAULDING.
Captain Corps of Engineers.
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Major Corps of Engineer
From Capt. Ferguson.

Montgomery, Ala, August
Montgomery, Ala. August Fl, 1905
Mr.. Leland J. Henderson, Secry. Cult
Coast Inland Waterway. Apalachi.
cola, Florida.
L Sir:-Replying TO your letter Cf
August II, 1908, concerning costal cam
al. project. New Orleans % Apalachi-
cola, as this question has not come I'D
officially of course / can make no nIfi.
cial statement concerning It. but nave
given the question some study so as
to be prepared for further inYestiga.
ton should a survey be directed. Tie
general points involved are of course
matters of common information; that
is. the desirability of cheap rates Oh
coal from the Mobile ba sin, and on
grain from the Mississippi River, b1th
OF which conditions for q minimun,
rate. would be in favor of a wate..
route, on which barges can move over
the total distance without changing
load. AS to the probable amour; Of
such freight as this. n the question
comes up. I viii very probably have
to ask you for that information.
AS to the cost and certainty OF such
a canal. these are also questions of
common knowledge. Some Of the re-
cent drainage canals dug by the State
Of Florida win no doubt give you data
as to cost In this particular case
another question viii effect the cost
and that Is the fact that the govern
melt now owns and operates dredges
on the Alabama. and on the Chatta-
Observation-Disclosures Rivers Under
present conditions work on these rfv
ers is limited to the low water season,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

Herman Ridder, Treasurer,
Has Spent $4,000
Among Germans.
HE DUG DEEP INTO
HIS PRIVATE FUNDS
Money Is Coming in Slowly
and Democratic Leaders
Passing the Hat

A special from New York says:
The list of contributors to the
democratic national campaign fund,
which will be made public next
Thursday by Herman Ridder,
| the treasurer, will show, it is
said that the fund now amounts to
more than 100000. OF that amount
$42 600 came from the Denver con-
vention fund.
A partial list of the contributors,
given out in this city, shows that the
National Democratic Club gave 81 500,
and Nathan Straus of this city. $3.50.
In the list are the names of fourteen
persons who gave $1,000 each and sew
enteen whose contributions were $500
each.
A fund of $4,000 raised by the Den
Yer headquarters is said to include
81 600 given by Senator W. A. Clark.
OF Montana. The only individual con-
tributors in this city on the list are
Nathan Straus, De Lancey Nicoll, w.
F. Sheehan, Jacob Rupert, Perry
Belmont, Jefferson NJ. Levy and Will
liam F. Burns. The names of many
who might have been expected to
contribute literally to the Campaign
are missing. The smallest contribu-
ton wa one cent, which came in the
mail from Monroe, Wash
Details Next Thursday
Herman Ridder was surprised when
he learned, at the Hoffman House.
that a list of contributors had been
made. public. 1T mas seen said all
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! REMEMBER. ! REMEMBER.

remember, l remember
The house where l was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn.
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brougst too long a day,
But now j often wish the night
Had borne my breath away
remember. / remember
The roses red and white
The yiolets and the lily CUPS
Those flowers made of light
The lilacE where the robin built
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday
The tree i living yet.
remember, | remember
Where was used to swing,
And thought the air must rush as
fresh
To swallows on the wing.
My spirit flew in feathers then.
That is so heavy now.
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.
L remember, remember
The fir tree dark and high
used TO think their slender tops
Were close again the sky.
Ii was childish ignorance
But now It's little joy
To know I'm farther off from heaven
That when I was a boy
Thomas Hood.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
Inland Waterways
and Their Advantages.

While heated political campaign
g. in progress dividing the people of
the country on the issues involved. all
are one as to the purpose OF the great
convention recently in Chicago in
TIE interest OF the deep waterway
from the lakes to the gulf. The two
leading political parties we're repre-
h3ates for the presidency, and the
inland waterway policy and project
were endorsed heartily b. both of
them
The advantage to be gained by
the commerce of the country and the
country's other interests from bring,
ing the streams into the performance
OF the fupctions that are properly
and naturally theirs, are inestimable.
While the prime object of the conven.
ton was to connect the lakes with
the sea- its influence is more far
reaching than the Accomplishment of
this one purpose. 1t has acted TO
stimulate the making of requisition
upon all the waterways, large and
small in which the country ahounds.
The streams arc the natural car
riers of passengers and freight. They
served man in this capacity long be-
fore the crudest wheeled vehicle
was designed for the very simplest
overland transportation; and though
relieved largely of The service once
exacted of them, they are larger SER
being made to perform larger SER
vice than ever before. Water trans
portation has been neglected and re-
fegated since the development OF
railroad sportation-prohably on
The generally conceded Idea that the
.apidity OF the latte. rendered the
more conservative speed of the for
ner out-of-date and unnecessary;
at every year is proving that the
ailroads, the great modern artificial
arriers, are unequal to the country's
.ccumuiating demands.
There - now and viii be increas-
ng demand for all the possibilities of
he natural streams ana lslses and
Tor such artificial waterways as may
DO constructed in order TO supple.
smnt the capacity and possibilities of
the railroads Mr.. Taft, in his admir-
able and comprehensive speech be-
lore the Chicago convention, says
that during the ten years ending with
1905 the internal commerce Of or
country has increased lis per cent.
while railroad facilities during the
same period increased only ten per
cent. and that to supply this deficiency
by the construction OF additional rail-
roads would require an investment
of $500, 600. oOe-and that even this
provides only for present demands. |
not for any further Increase of or
commerce.
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along that on October Is we would
make public the names of all con
tributors of amounts over $780, said
the national treasurer, :. and l do not
purpose TO anticipate that date by
giving any individual names now
Some one asked if Mr., Riders own
name appeared in the list OF $1,000
contributors. "Oh my contribution has
been much more that that" said the
treasurer. Il have been paying for all
the work among the Germans through
out the country" This work has been
under way since July, and you would
be surprised to know how thoroughly
1t Is being done. This is entirely sep
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
FEASIBILITY OF THE GULF COAST
INLAND WATERWAYS AS VIEWED
BY UNITED STATES ENGINEERS

The following replies TO letters di
rected by him have been received
from army engineers by Secretary
Leland ]. Henderson. regarding tie
feasibility of the gulf coaI inland
| waterway plan:
Major Jervey's Views.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. L., 1905
Mr. Leland j. Henderson, SecretaI y
Gulf Coast Inland Wa erway Asso-
citation.
Dear Sir.-I find your favor OF The
"a ult. upon my return to Mobile
and beg to thank you for the same.
The project of the Gulf CGas- Inland
Waterway IL most in Testing to ME
personally but l can, % course, make
no official statement In regard to it
at the present time.
Should the present generation make
the proposed waterway al accomplish
ed feat, it will be Il satisfaction TO
know that We are clrrying out ideas
born century ago
l have maps showing several pro-
posed routes for a canal between Mo-
bile bay and Pensacola from surveys
made by officers at Fort Morgan in
1853.
There is. no doubt as 10 he frasi.
bility of the project.
The question of cost should be care.
fully considered and the most econon1.
ical methods of doing the work be
adopted.
1t is my opinion that a unit of cast
is not less than 10 per cent of the
total cost Of the project.
Should the construction Of the pro-
posed dredges for Mobile pay and
Mississippi Sound be approved it Is
probable that they might assist in
certain parts of the channel when
not required at their home ports.
With regards and bes- wishes, |
am.
Yours respectfully.
HENRY JERVEY,
Mater Corps of Engineers
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PHONE $40.
FRIEDMAN DRY GOODS
COMPANY.
THE SHRIEkER. )
, . q . q . o O Q q q O q Az

GUT OF the deafening and binding
Whlriwlnd with which the Hon. Theo.
dore Roosevelt has replaced the Sc
GATE and somewhat stupid progress of
the campaign We can now gather ONLY
the smothered cries of the victims and
distinguish their fragments. We hear
dlslocated screams and imprecations.
we see tortured and discovered mem
eers nying through the air. Haskell
and Vorys, Foraker and Taft and Rrv-
an, these contribute to the storm. bur
OF reason and logic. of argument and
demonstration. there is nothing-noth-
ing whatever You catch shrfeks nj
liar, whelp" and william but not
a vestige of confluence and order.
The whole situation has been sub
merged by wave of frenzy and hys-
terra
Honorable gentlemen have been dis
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

Professor John Mason Tyler, of
Amherst College, has sold his neal
Tor $10.000-tae goods to be deliver.
ed after his death. This is a gocd
sale, since the professor will Rave no
further use for the article after the
happening OF that event.
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Harry X. Thaw has finally been
landed back into the custody of the y.
Y. state asylum for the criminally
insane at Matteawan where it is to
be hoped that he viii be permitted
TO rest in @eclusion for a while at
least
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

The Birmingham Ledger argues
that Longworth's so called bad break
In suggesting Roosevelt for eight
years more after eight years of Taft.
was no lapsus lingui, but was care
fully designed feeler put out to as
certain the drift of popular sentiment
in order to detsrmine the ACCESSIBILITY
of Teddys taking the stump for the
republican ticket.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

The threatening situation in the
Balkans should not distract attention
entirely from the hostile attitude in
which Holland and Venezuela are
standing toward each other. The
Dutch have just sent Castro another
ultimatum and the only attention he
seems disposed to give 1t is to increase
preparations for fight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

Tae large increase in The number
OF voters as shown by the registration
books, and also the increase in the
number OF children enrolled in the
public schools all goes to show that
the population of the city and county
is growing larger quite rapidly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

his salary reduced because of "per-
nicious political activity" With Mr..
i. Roosevelt, the boss man, conditions
have been reversed. He has display
ed "pernicious political activity" be-
cause he feared that if he didn't No
would lose his grip on his job. The
rule is reversible and works either
way, according to whom it is 10 be
applied.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

The Jacksonville Metropolis predicts
the proposed amendments to the state
constitution WITCH are to be voted or
at the coming election will be, all Of
them, defeated. 1t is clear that II
anybody is DESTROYS of seeing them
adopted, such desire and, the reasons
for 1t are not being made known.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
Political Announcements.
FOR SAERIEE

FOR SHERIFF.
1 hereby announce myseif as a candidate
for the of1ce of Sheriff OF Escambia Coun-
", fndependently. in the general election
TO be held In November, and solicit the
votes OF all voters In this county.
CAPT. FRANK A. BOGHICH.
At the request of many friends in both
city and county. hereby announce myself
as candidate for the office Of Sheriff of
Escambia County. IN the general election
to be held in November. and solicit the
votes of all voters in this county.
c. II. JACKSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
COUNTY NOMINEES

Representatives:
c. l.. Virgins.
]. p. Stokes.
Sheriff.. C. Van Pelt
Clerk Of Court-James Macgibbon.
County Judge-Henry Bellinger.
Tax Assessor-W W. Richards.
Tax Collector. s. Roberts.
County Treasurer. Ed Williams.
School SUPPLEMENTARY B. Cook.
County Surveyor
Justice of the Peace, Dist. 2.-R. l..
Nicholson.
Constable, Dist. &c. p. Bobe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

TIE Illinois Central rail 7ea l has
ordered a million dollars worth of
freight cars 10 be delivered after .Ie,
cemoer. which shows. says Presi 'ent
Harahan. what the management. of
that road thinks of the prospects, for
the revival of business.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
For Sore Feet

nave found BuckIen's Arnica
Salve to be the proper thing to use for
sore feet, as well as for healing burns
sores, cuts, and all manner OF abra,
SONS writes Mr.. w. Stone. of East
roland. Maine. 1t is the proper thing
100 Tor plies. Try it, Sold under guar.
antee at all druggists. 25c
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
STATE NOMINEES.

GoVernor-Albert w. Gilchrist.
Secretary of State-H. Clay Craw-
ford. @ss% TsE r5Ir-tir
Attorney Generai-Park VI. Tram.
NELL.
Conptroiier-A. C. Groom.
State Trsasurer-W. v. Knott.
Superintendent Of Public instruction
WIN. II. Holloway.
Commissioners of Asrioulture-B. e.
McLin.
Railroad comnnissiener-Royal -
Dunn.
Justices Of the Supreme CouAa
VIM. A. Hooker.
Thos. NJ. Shackleford.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

NATIONAL.
For Presidential Electors:
H. P. Bailey.
p. w. Butler,
Robt. Z. Davis.
Geo. c. Martin.
Samuel E. Pasco.
For Congressman:
j. Walter Kehoe,
d. H. Mays.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

1t IS three weeks yet :ill the end
OF the battle and Hearst seems 10
be out of ammunition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

postofice clerk in Illinois lost
dis lob and one in South Carolina hal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-15

Cheney S Expectorant cuts coughs
and colds short. Cures babies and
crown people. 2sc., all druggists.
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A lot of old newspapers,
tied up In neat bundles for
sale, SC a bundle, at The FOUR
nal office.
Subscribe for The Journal.
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or about one-hslf of the year. These
dredges would therefore be available
for the digging Of such a canal.
From General Gilmores report q
think itsjst on t6f% canal, 1 notice the
cutting from Mobile to Pensacola is
six miles; from Caoctawatchee Bay
to st. Andrews Bay fourteen miles,
and From st. Andrews Bay to Lake
Wimntco niaeteeH miles, I am in
cined to thin p carefd Survey will
lessen the tNe Mttef distances
Given these distances correctly, ald
the size of the canal, which 1 pre-
sumo to be feet deep by 200 feet
wide, with slopes l on 3. and figuring
the excavation at from to 10 cents
per yard. you will be able to get at a
pretty fair estimate of the total
amount of work
Very respectfully.
H. B. FERGUSON.
Captain, Cory of Engineers.
At 1-2c per cubic yard a cut aver
aging feet deep, 210 feet in width.
and 1 fl. in length would cost s5.25. %
miles or $4,000 feet at the same rate
would cost S2,00S,50O The maximum
amount estimated at the Mobile con.
ventlon for the necessary % miles of
canals to connect the inland water.
Neyo octWStn New orleans deQ Apa-
lachicola, was $500. 900.
From Capt. spauIdinq.
Jacksonville, Rita, Oct 3, 1908.
Mr.. Leland J. Henderson, Secretary
Gulf Coast Inland Waterway Asso-
cistion, Apalachicola. Fla
Dear Sir:-Replying to YOUR let
ter of the cath mutton, relative to
the proposed canal across the penin-
suIa of Florida TO connect the pro-
posed Atlantic Coast Canal with the
proposed Gulf Coast canal. | regret 10
state that ] do not believe that it
would be proper for me to make any
statement as to the feasibility of the
project nor its probable cost until
called upon by proper authority.
There has been two reconnaissance
made by the Engineer De-
partment across the Peninsula of Flor
ida; one for ship or barge canal,
using the st. Marys River to a point
near tne Okeefenokee Swamp and
thence across the swamp in direct
line through Ellaville TO st. Marks;
the other by way of the ST. Johns
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04

absence 10 Virginia an acquaintance was
resumed which terminated in marriage
IL was first understood tina, the marriage
would occur IN June next, bn, the idea
being pressnie that Pueblo was 100
miles away and 10 take smother irip. as
SION as June, would involve travei of
34OO miles. the marriage WAS solemnized
on The morning of the 18th al 9 o'clock
And now in addition 10 my interest i'm
the surroundings At Williamsburg. in
whose vicinity the birth Of a new nation
was beralded. and in China W here history
Is hoary with ages of sniiquity, find
myself interested in all thar concerns
Pueblo and the Centennial State. Nav
God whose hand delights TO lead those
who love Him vouchsafe His guidance.
and the blessing that maketh rich and
addeth no SORROW" ever he upon them
So il seems as from central point
the beautiful county of Clarke, as | shall
never ease to say The most brilliant gem
that adorns Virginia's brow, we have
gone out into the world. but whatever
and mine shall he we will never forget
the friends of other days and will ever
he proud TO say:
My native land, love thee"
CARTER NJ. LoUTUsN.