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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Whatever the good brethren who
stand in awe of wealth may think about
Handy Andy's clown performances be-
fore the house ways and means com
mitfee, it strikes The Journal that
they were an exhibition of impudence
mixed with gall. and the tariff<bloated
Laird of Skibo should have received
the verbal drubbing he so richly de-
served. The sum and Substance OF
what he said was that the steel trust
could take care of itself; meaning
most likely that the threat of reduced
wages in return for a reduced tarifi
would effectually scare into inaction
the congress of the United States. Ii
remains to be seen if our lawmakers
are so pusilanimous as to be intimi-
dated by any corporation even though
it be capitalized at $1,000, 000. 600.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
"A Much Priced
Christmas Gift.

Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
las a multitude of admirers both with
In his own state and throughout the
Union He has been the recipient of
most unstinted praise and his depart
nre from office viii be earnestly la
mented-- But he is said TO have oeen
more deeply moved by certain small
Christmas gift-an inexpensive watca
oharn-which he received than by all
the popular expressions of love and
approval.
This watch charm was sent him by
some of the convicts of the state in
token of their appreciation OF his de-
termined and successful efforts TO
bring about the abolition of the lease
system. Governor Smith at once put
the charm on his watch chain. declar-
ing he would wear it always. as he
valued II far more than some expen-
stve gift OF q potentiate.
And Georgia's governor no doubt
meant just what he said. The gift
was as it were. a realization. an en-
bodiment of the Joy that comes from
the exercise of mercy; the cry of al-
S-elion in response to the healing hana
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
voX PoPULI
SPENT CHRISTMAS DAY
FIGHTING FOREST FIRE

Editor Pensacola. Journal
The residents of the extreme north
east part of New City, just about the
time to sit down to their Christmas
turkey, were called out to fight fire.
Some reckless boys, with their fire.
crackers, started a blaze that soon
swept through the Stoddart woods and
was threatening the homes in that
part of the city. To stop it's ravages
and keep it out of Bayview Park,
about dozen men went at it in shirt
sleeves, and after a two hours of hard
fighting finally put it out, bart not un-
til it had burned over nearly so acres
Of that territory. Again on Sunday
the same force was called out to put
out a fire that was threatening their
homes from the other direction.
Would it not be better to confine
our patriotism to one day in the year,
independence Day, when the grass
and leaves are green, and when we
are not so liable to suffer from the
reckless acts Of the small boy and his
ire cracker?
G. w. JOHNSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Still More
About the Tariff.

Commenting on an editorial which
appeared some time ago in the Ocala
Banner in extenuation of the claim
that to demand a protective tariff for
Sea Island cotton. citrus fruits and
other Florida products is just and
proper. Editor Farmer, of the Levy
Times Democrat. hits out from the
shoulder in the following fashion:
The Banner makes a common mis-
take. II protection were good thing
for the masses then we world clearly
be within our rights in demanding
our share of 1t without discrimination
or faHorifism- And if protection is
good the democratic party is wrong.
and when that party ceases to oppose
protection that day it ceases to be a
factor in national affairs. But If pro-
lection is unjust; If It is robbery. If
under it the few grow richer and the
many poorer, il a little protection is
bad would not more be worse? Would
the Banner want small pox among the
cotton growers of Marion because the
wool growers of Ohio had it2 Now
protection is either bad or good, either
small Dox or chicken pie-if the latter
then the democratic party has been
1gntIng chicken pie for fifty years
The truth is. protection is lboth-it en-
ables one man To rob a milIion-it is
therefore. pie to the one man and pow
erty for the millions We don't agree
with the Banner in wanting a further
spread OF the disease While we are
at the mercy OF the party of protec-
ton We cannot sue for that which we
hold TO be an evil
The J<,s.~uol o1sr f<,<,,~ <~<.c.v;<~x. ~
sssss time to call attention to the Ban
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
A New Way to
Remove Sturnps.

From the Foley, Alabama, Onlooker
The Journal has clipped the following
description of a new method for re-
moving stumps. 1t is well worth read
ing and needing, for it's use would
save many long hour of hard work
and a lot OF money to boot:
According to press dispatches an in
out stumps is as follows: with a
two-inch anger bore a hole into the
stump about two feet. Pour into this
hole one pint of a mixture of equal
parts of nitric and sulphuric acids.
Then plug the hole tightly with a plug
dipped in melted paraffine. In thirty
days's time the stump so treated will
be a charred, PUPPY mass, roots and
all. and may be spread as a fertilizer
with shovel" DIR. Moore and
Druggist Dumas both state that these
acids will eat wood il confined, that
they are cheap and not particularly
dangerous to handle If care is used
not TO get any on the person, as they
viii burn the flesh. 1t may be worth
the try especially for those who have
not sufficient material for burning out
theft stumpage-
IT certainly is worth giving a trial.
and nowhere should it prove a greater
godsend than in Florida with its hun
dreds of thousands Of acres of clear
ed pine lands. There is no telling
how enormous might be the saving
in both time and money should this
simple method of overcoming one OF
the greatest difficulties in opening UP
new fields for cultivation prove a sue
cess
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

ner's Inconsistency from a democratic
standpoint and wishes now to reiterate
the substance of what it said. There is
an absolute necessity for the demo
Gratis to arrive at some fixed deter
mination as to the tariff question.
The weakest thing in the world is
indecision- He who hesitates is
lost is an old and true saying. And
II the democratic party is to abandon
the old-time theory of a tarif for
revenue only, it is time that a unani.
nous conclusion on the subject were
arrived at. Anything is better than
dispute, except the loss of princi-
pie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
Friend Of Florida.

Friend Of Florida.
The Pensacola Journal has led the
way In urging President-elect Taft to
appoint Robert M. Thompson, of New
York. secretary of the navy in his cab
met. Other Florida papers have en-
dorsed the suggestion of The Journal,
and we note from the press dispatches
that Mr.. Taft seems disposed TO give
favorable consideration to the name of
this gentleman. Mr.. Thompson comes
to Florida every year in his household,
Everglades, and he knows our coasts
and harbors like an expert. In addi-
ton he is a graduate of the naval
academy, has exceptional knowledge
Of our growing relations with the
Orient and a familiar acquaintance
with our naval interests generally
that give him peculiar fitness for the
position. He is the friend OF Florida
and as secretary of the navy he could
with entire consistency do us, with
our long coast line and harbor inter-
ests, valuable service during the
next adIninistration.--Live Oak Demo
crat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

OF benediction; the grateful thanks
giving of the bound and wretched to
one who has hearkened to their cry
from the deep and has eased the
pressure and torture of their chains
What Christmas gift. No wonder
Governor Smith will wear it always
No wonder he prizes it above the
richest gift of potentate- 1t is
recognition, an outward mark of his
Christian spirit which is more to be
desired than gold and sweeter than
honey and the honey comb.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

means of inducing many to come to-
locate and invest among us.-DeLand
Record.
Needless Care.
How tenderly we regard all there Is
left of man after the life has left
the body. Take good care of the
body" was wired from New York TO
jacksonville the other day. The pers-
son who wired was probably the
mother-in-law of the man who commit
ted suicide in Jacksonville. The
body to be taken good care OF was
his body. Evidently, from the letters
found ON his person he did not take
much care of his own body. Quite
the reverse, more,s the pity. A disco
hlte man ruins and wrecks his body
while alive, and the friends who he
has brought into disrepute lay the
poor self-abused clay tenderly. in the
grave and try to forget the suicides
faults. VIII such picture deter
other wreckers of their own bodies
from setting the pace?' No. they
will go right on in the face of newt
able destruction and in most instances
curse the helping hand extended TO up
lift them and to remove the<tenpation,
out of the way Orlando Reporter
Star.
Same Sequel?
8 The laundering of ToothfuI Teddy
in reference to the Panama canal
scandal brings to mind like ebuli-
ton on his part In reference TO those
who first made meation OF the rail-
road and insurance company contTi-
tuition to the republican campaign
find Of 1904, and it Is quite likely
that there viii be the same sequel to
this. 1t win be shown that somebody
has lied, and that somebody will not
be those WAC say that the whole bus
mess was a steal from star. to finish
If Senator Morgan we're alive wouldn't
he enjoy it, though ?--DeFunia
Breeze
A Popular Edition.
The demand for extra copies or our
Christmas edition has been far great
er than we had any notion would be
the case. This Is very gratifying TO
us, but it makes as visa we had
printed about a million c0pies.-De-
Funiak Herald.
omnivcrous.
We have taken wood. potatoes. corn,
eggs, butter. onions. cabbage. chick
ems, stone. lumber. labor, sand. calico.
secoud hand clothing.
coon skins, and bug juice, scrap iron.
shoe pegs, rawhides, ehinquepins, tam
bark, fee dogs. sorghum. seed. Jug
ware. and rice straw on subscription.
and now man wants to Know five
would send the paper for six months
for a large owl. We have no prece-
dent for refusing, ana If we can find
a man who's out OF an owl aid wants
one well do it.-Perry Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

There was a large gathering and
great rejoicing on the 18th when the
cornerstone of Polk county's new
court house was laid at Barlow. The
building, they say, will be an ex.ep-
tional example of impressive archi-
ornament to the capital of Polk
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Bradstreet's reports the 1908 holiday
trade in excess of that of 1907 but be-
low 1906. This is satisfactory and it
looks as though the country had got
back its pluck and is beating the panic
down. What scary thing capital is,
to be sure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

The Semi Weekly Times-Union viii
no doubt greatly miss the services of
w. e. PaIbor who has had charge or
its Farmer and Fruit Grower" de-
partnent. Mr.. Pabor has resigned
this work to give his attention to the
of the Pabor Lake colony
in South Florida. but will vary his du-
ties by corresponding for an Atlanta
publishing house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Much to the surprise of his follow
ers at Ostero. iced. the Koreshan,
has not resurrected. Wonder what
went wrong with his schedule?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

The Gadsden County Times has
reached its seventh birthday and as
Quincy, the town in which it is pub
lished. disputes with Brewton. Ala,
the signal honor of being the richest
place per capita in the United States.
it is safe to 'prophesy that the Times
win continue to grow and blossom
like the proverbial green bay tree.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Bryan has at last gotten on to the
curves and spit balls of Teddy, the
pitcher, and is knocking the -ambunc-
tious one out of the box, using The
Commoner as a most effective stick.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

They say Teddy is itching to have a
light with congress when it recon
venes; but let sFs hope that the ma
lions legislative body will get down
10 business, do the work for the peo-
pie Il was elected to do and not waste
Its time over the peurile vindictive-
ness and eternal struggle for self
vindication on the part of Americas
chief egoist and hot air artist
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

The national banks of the country
between September % and November
q fell off over SIT, 200, 900 In indiv.d-
ual deposits. Where has it all gone?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Claus Spreckles, the beet sugar
king, no doubt found life sweet. but
let us hope he has now gone to land
where there are no beats
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

The Southeast Georgian, the St
Marys paper. has secured the services
of Mr.. II. p. Trimble as editor, COM
position. pressman. maiIclerk. book
keeper, collector. manager and solicit
or. We congratulate the st. Marys
Publishing Company in placing the
paper in the hands of so able a pub
lisher and believe ne will come as
near filling his many new duties as
any other newspaper man in the
state Success to You, Brother Trim
bic, and the Southeast Georgian, too.
-Fernandina Record Wonder who
holds the place of devil" and circu-
lation li-ah. we mean agent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
KIND WORDS ABOUT
THE JOURNALS BIG
CHRISTMAS EDITION

up to the STANDARD.

Up to the Standard.
The Christmas edition OF The Pen
sacola Journal consisting of az pages
ing ever displayed In a West Florida
paper reached Us Sunday morning II
was fully UP TO The Journal standard
and we believe is the only issue OF
the kind we ever saw issued from
wet town which was not disgraced
with a single line OF Hhiskey adYer-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
An Industry That
Is Bound to Pay.

Urging the establishment of can
ming factories in Alabama and Mis-
sIssippi the Mobile Register instances
IN support of the wisdom OF its sug-
gestion the excellent results Of cam
ming in another section of the South.
"A Virginia newspaper" declares
the Register, has rafled attention 70
she report of local canning company
which made IL per cent on its invest
ment. in one years operation. The
sales for the season amounted to s1O.-
047 and over 10000 bushels of toma-
toes were canned for switch. farmers
On the neighborhood received 22 IL
cents a bushel. Local labor received
81 ,s00v
II there is any state where canning
can be made to pay 1t il Florida. In
no section of the country can vege-
tables of nearly every variety be
grown so abundantly and at so small
q cost. The trouble in this state as
1t was in Alabama In the neighbor-
hood of Mobile where it was once at
tempted to operate these factories is,
as the Register says, the desire OF
farmers to ship as much of their
products TO northern markets as pos
sible because of the high prices OBJ
tanned for early fruits and vegetables,
not leaving enough to provide the fac
tories.
This seems absurd, although it is
true. 1t IS absurd because there is
no reason under the sun why farm
ers should not increase the volume of
production and realize the same pay
ing price as do their brothers in yir-
ginia for products left over after their
early shipments to the northern mar
kets. The problem, then, is to edu-
cate the farmers TO knowledge of
the situation and induce them to in
crease their crop acreage.
This same difficulty has been ex-
perienced in Texas as we read some
time ago in the Beaumont Enterprise.
But in that state, although the large
canning factories have not, so far,
proven very successful, yet the small
factories located on individual farms
IRE doing well and adding a goodly
sum to the annual income of their
larmef owners.
The Journal is confident that there
will be a world of money in the future
RAINING industry in our big state. That
all that is necessary is an intelligent
study of the question. Our rich soil
ind balmy climate ensure an endless
supply Of material of one sort or an
other every month in the year. while
The worlds demand for canned goods
grows greater every day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

al merchants there VINO spend more
| money in advertising in the local
papers in month than the heaviest
advertiser in Lakeland spends for the
same purpose in year. As. a conse-
| quence, they have town--a town
famous all over the country, and visit
ed by thousands every year.-Lake-
| land News.
Decidedly Radical.
Make it capital offense to carry a
revolver, penitentiary offenSe to sell
one and then abolish the pardoning
board, and rHomiscuouS murders will
ceAse--Perry Herald.
Much Better.
A Florida editor has ceased publish
ing paper and embarked in the busi-
ness of raising nuts. That's better
than remaining an editor long enough
to get "nutfy."-Sanford Herald.
Don't TaIIe-Act.
We will never have good roads in
Washington county by simply talking
about them. We are little further ad-
vanced in that respect than twelve
monhs ago, save as to bridges. in
which there has been marked i'm
provemeut, upon which the county
commissioners are to be congratulate.
ed. Let the agitation for more and
better roads continue until satisfac.
tory results are Accomplished. The
wear and tear on vehicles for one year
alone would put the present roads in
much better condition, to say nothing
of enabling the traveller to hRul much
heavier loads with greater ease and
much less hardship upon his stock.
Let's have good roads.-Chipley Yer
dict
Current Reports"
The newspaper are constantly pub
fishing current reports about the
outgoing governor The latest is that
he will be candidate against Sen
ator Taliaferro two years hence.-Tai-
lahassee True Democrat And the
probability of this prediction coming
true is what is causing, most of this
criticism of the Governors admins
tration by some of the east coast
papers The forces behind the so
called business senator realize that he
will have the hardest fight Of his life
next time to hold his seat in the sem
ate and they are already hitting at
everything that smacks of opposition.
But the people viii probably not think
ii criminal act should the governor
aspire to public Office again.-Fernan-
dina Record.
In the Lead.
Scan the weekly newspapers of the
state and you will say that Florida is
decidedly in the lead of any southern
state in the class of papers published
within its borders. These papers, too.
are doing great work for the growth,
and prosperity of Florida.
They are mighty and valuable factors
in the present era of prosperity evi-
dent all over the state, and are the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Full of Interest.

The Pensacola journal deserves
credit for one of the best and most
complete of the many Christmas edi-
tons issued by the leading news
papers of the South. > Its edition. cut
Sunday morning, was OF ~ pages and
filed with most interesting and read
able matter. The Journal is noted for
its typographical excellence no less
than its careful and able editorship
and progressive methods. The Tr.-
bune hastens to extend its coilgratti-
lations to Editor Mayes and his; cap
able MISUNDERSTANDING Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Austria had better take care: the
sick man" now has constitution and
might put up stiff fight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

What madness, Roosevelt. has de-
clared that ne is the government and
any newspaper attacking mis- integ-
rity libels the nation. a similar
claim made by the French king
Louis, L'Etal, c'est moi" was one
of the harsh notes that called Madame
Guillotine to Paris to practice her
charms upon Louis's heirs and the
nobility. Truly, there are other in
dividualities in America that require
busting" as much as the trusts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Very hospitable in the Augusta
golists to permit Taft to win the
championship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

County fairs grow in popularity
The next will be at Lakeland, Polk
county, January Is and 16.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
rhe Christmas Spirit.

We just want to say that charity
has nothing TO do with Christmas
week. During that short space, at
least, il is more blessed to give than
to receive and he who accepts con-
fers the obligation. Now if you would
prefer treasure in heaven to a de-
post in savings bank lay down the
dust-the Lord furnishes the security
and hands out the pawn ticket.-Jack-
sonville Times-Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Largest and Best.

The Pensacola Journal of the twen-
tieth instant contained 70 pages which
was issued as a special Christmas edi-
ton. Each page was either well filled
with good and interesting reading
matter or good advertising. This is
the largest and best edition of this
paper we remember of, and no doubt
will do it much good in being recog-
nized as what it really is-West Flor
ida's best paper.LMiiton Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29

Says the st. Louis Republic:
when Texas gamewarden arrested
Mr. Bryan he was surrounded by $50
the answer is easy-Mr. Bryan wasn't
arrested by Texas game warden,
and he never in his whole lite was
surrounded by $50 dead ducks.-The
elected president what chance this
would have been to sue the Republic
for hbeling the government"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
West Florida Magazine.

"ese Ftoftod magazine.
More than thirty original articles
are to be found in the Christmas eji-
ton of The Pensacola Journal, is
sued last Sunday. Almost all of these
convey information or advice bearing
on subjects interesting to Pensacola.
EScambia county or West Florida citi-
zens. Some of them--a few-are
original fiction or essays. The writer's
are. all Floridians, most OF them resi-
dents of Pensacola or of other cities
and towns of West Florida. 1t might
well be called a West Florida maya
zine. What little reprint was found
necessary TO make up the seyenty-two
pages, disposed in nine sections, was
selected with admirable care to carry
out the main design. The amount Of
advertising may fairly be called enor-
NOUS 1t is one of those special edi
tons Editor Frank l. Mayes knows
so well haw to get up.-Jacksonville
Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Wise sd. Petersburaans.

They believe in advertising over in
ST. Petersburg. The town spends
more in one season to advertise it,
attractions than Lakeland has spent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Bic ThIna Tor Pensacola.

An edition of nine sections and a
total of Y pages was the christmas
editionl achievement OF The Pensacola
Journal last Sunday And it was I
paper filed with interesting matter of
a high variety, suited to home re;l'iing
for all members of the family. That
the business men of Pensacola were
awake to the advantages of such an
and variety of it's = adyeFtising-live.
a big thing for the Journal, but it was
bigger thing for Pensacola.-Palat-
ka News. a~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Evidence of HusIipg.

Evidence of Huslipg.
Sundays Pensacola Journal showed
evidence of hustling. Keep the good
work up-the people appreciate these
great Florida Observation-Disclosures
News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-29
Best and Brightest.

Best and BRIGHTEST.
And now comes the Pensacola Jour
nal in a special edition of II pages
full to the brim with good reading and
splendid advertising. The Journal
claims that its Sunday edition was
the largest paper ever gotten out in
Pensacola. to which may be added tina.
it was the best and brightest paper
gotten out in the. upper part of the
state for many long day.-Miami
News-Record.