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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
BY Georgia !. Renshaw.


The phone rang fUriously- LOuiSe
had been expecting call all evening.
as the day before Jim had promised
to play goIf-that was. IL the weather
was proportions. The message just
delivered by the maid was to the eff
feet that Mr.. Jim McSwain would
have to cancel his invitation to play
golf Urgent business called him to
New York that night.
Louise said this to her mother who
was in the next room husily engaged
on dress for her only daughter.
which was to be worn the following
week at her chum's debut party
Miss Frances DTeyfus, at Riverside,
ny
Louise Pratt's father had been dead
five years, and since his death her
mother had been the only support.
consequently her health was very
poor, and now that her child had
reached the age of twenty-five, 1t
seemed hard fer her to be deprived
OF the gayeties young people enjoy.
Jim McSWain was a man in size.
but his age showed him to be a boy
of only twenty-three. A great deal
was expected of him. His father was
a millionaire, and his mother had in
herited a large amount from her only
uncle. who had adopted her when a
wee baby. Jim being the only one
left to enjoy this vast sum of money,
did So Lately, chorus girls had been
his admiration, which, no doubt, was
the cause of Louise's looking pale and
thin. She had always been wiIIOEy,
her brown eyes which spoke for
themselves, always bright and cheer
full, had of late changed considerably
Her future seemed dark and gloomy,
her health did not permit her hard
work, and the little painting she did
once in a while, brought her in q
meaSley sum, and above all, falling IN
love with this multi-millionaire, who
some thought really care for her-but
unfortunately he had not told her so
with his own hps-msde Louise's life
wretched.
In their early school days they had
been sweethearts, and Jim's great
lest delight after school was to see
Louise safely home, carrying her
books so carefully strapped. thrown
over his shoulder. This had been sew
eFaI years ago. When Jim reached
the age Of nineteen he was sent to
college, where he remained two years,
being called home in his second year
by the sudden death of his father Not
more than three months elapsed when
his mothers life, was despaired of;
she had been an invalid for years, and
her death was expected at any time.
This change left Jim the sole heir to
their fortune Having never return
ed to college, he thought to take up
law. He had always stood high in his
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

nor in Tennessee, nor in Georgia. nor
in Mississippi, nor in Florida, Texas
and Arkansas and North and South
Carolina Mr. DeCou is probably one
of those men who only knows OF the
section of country in which he lives
Or he may draw a distinction between
a party primary and a popular prt-
mary He ought, however, to know
that they are the same in Alabama.
All the members of the legislature ex-
cept two or three are democrats. The
democratic party is the people of Ala
bama- Senators by the people is not
new with us. Mr.. DeCou should know
il.
Mr.. DeCou is right and the Ledger
is wrong. There is a vast difference
between a popular primary and a par
ty primary. Under the Oregon plan,
as we understand it, the people, re-
gardless of party, hold a popular pri-
mary in the matter of United States
senators, and the legislature is expect
ed to carry out the will of the people
as expressed in that primary.
Under that plan, Oregon has elected
a democratic senator, even though the
legislature is republican. No such re-
suit would be possible under the party
primary plan In Alabama. as in near
ly every other southern state, it is true
that the democratic party represents
the vast majority of the people, but
that does not change the principle of
the plan upon which our contemporary
il discussing. There is no such thing
as direct elections except where all of
the qualified electors are permitted TO
vote on the candidates direct, and, so
far as we are informed, Oregon is the
only state where sdch vote is per
mitted in the case of United States
senator's
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

colonies are popular. In 1903 10000
colonists were admitted, and 5000
more were refused admission for one
cause or another. 939.276 days WORK
was done. But the majority of the
inmates are permanently inefficient
men, and few of them reform or return
| for good TO the ranks of the real
workers in the industrial army. There
are about SO voluntary colonies, but
a quarter century of experience does
net show that the United States could
reduce vagrancy or reform Migrants
to any great extent by introducing
such colonies
But the compulsory colonies are hIv-
ing some effect There are "A of them
The sentences are long, and the aver
age time of detention is about a year.
The men must really work. There Is
no. snap snow shOveling in July" no
being one of forty to haul little dump
cart around a yard Various indus
tries are carried on The men learn
what il means to work
Compare these labor colonies with
our county jaiIs, which have been
classified by experienced investigators
as only too often schools of crime.
In the United States, short sentences
are spent in idleness, and in demoral-
izing other inmates. Bad sanitation,
poor food, uncleanly and vicious hab-
its have no reformatOry effect, and
tend TO the development of anti-sOciaI
tendencies.
Vagrancy is undoubtedly increasing
in the United States. because to be a
tramp is so easy. Vagrancy will not
be reduced until good hard work
looms ahead for the man that bits
the road" But this work must not
be solely punishment for idleness. j:
must train, if not to a JOY in work,
al least to a knowledge of how to work
and why men muse work. Tie jailo
cannot be recast for this function.
Tramp colonies seem necessary New
York has made a start in drafting d
Ia Dor colony bill that will 20 TO the
Legislature next winter. The leading
charitable societies of the city and
several of the leading railroads with
terminals in New York, favor it. Inc
labor colony will be esta blished for the
commitment of habitUaI Migrants, for
indeterminate periods. not to exceed
two years. The work will he educa-
tionaI. ami Unreasonable amount Such
Teformatory influences as are possible
will be brought TO bear. There Will
be a parole board TO which the in
mates may be discharged for good be-
havior, before the expiration of their
sentence. This colony will sooa be-
come known. and should act as a de-
terrent TO many a young man who Is
about to take TO the road because the
attractions of idleness seem many and
the chances, until the establishment
of the coolny, of any severe punish
ment few
C,I-o~.La 1o- TIL To,T
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
Pensacola Has
Lowest Mortality Rate.

The claims of Pensacola as being
an unusually healthy city to live in
have been so often demonstrated and
threshing out old straw to discuss the
subject any further in the Journal;
but still the mortality statistics of the
city for last week as published last
Sunday being even more favorable
than for either of the two weeks i'm
mediately preceding makes some furth-
er comment almost imperative.
In order that what is here written
may be understood and appreciated it
should be read as a continuation
of the comments last week and the
week before on the heaIthfuIness of
Pensacola. In those articles reference
was made to recent reports from New
York and New Orleans.
Accordingly to the figures given the
most favorable week New York has
this summer when the death rate was
down to 1915 per thousand; and New
Orleans did still better with one week
when its death rate was only 1915 per
thousand and which the health officers
of that city state is the best record
to be found in the whole history of the
city for more than two hundred years.
This report from New Orleans makes
two things qmLe apparent, first, that
health conditions in that city have
greatly improved, and second, that a
death rate of less than Is per thou
sand is a creditable showing for any
large city.
In the previous articles already re-
ferred to it was shown that the rate
in Pensacola for the week ending Au-
gust Is. was 11.56 per thousand, and
for the week ending Aug %, it was the
same, the number of deaths each week
being 6, including both wn.te and
colored.
And now If any excuse is needed for
referring to this subject again it will
be found in what follows. As remark
able as was the showing for the two
weeks just mentioned, the record for
last week as printed in the Journal
last Sunday, Aug. 80, was still better
and is due some special notice.
Last week the number of deaths in
this city were, white ?, creole 1,
colored 1; total 4. With a population
of $1,000 this would be a rate of only
"a per thousand for a year. Here
we have rate less than half of the
rate for the best week in New York
and less than 81 per cent of the best
week ever known in New Orleans.
The number of deaths in New Or
leans during that best week was 50
and the population taken as a basis
on which to determine the rate was
S51. 900. II should be observed that
this is just Is times the population
of Pensacola, so if this city were as
large as New Orleans the number OF
deaths would have been only % in
stead of So, all of which goes 10 show
still more conclusively that Pensacola
is a good place to live in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

To the Voters Of Escambia County.
Upon the earnest solicitation OF mani
trends, prominent citizens Of both tha
City OF Pensacola and County Of E.sca m I
bia- and after careful consideration a0f
delibeTatiOH. ! have concluded to annouucel
myself IS candidate in the coming cleo
tion for che office Of Sheriff OF this county
could, If desired. give the names or
these citizens who have been 80 earnest,
race MS
1t will be purely through the vote OF,
the people and # y Is their Will I will
De your next sheriff. and snail exercised
the duties of that office for the good ofl
the people. and with the respect that I'll ~
office demands and viii also assure y,oIIl
men Of the highest type of manhood and
capable Of diseharging the duties i'm :
If elected. during my term Of ofire r
shall not at critical times and periods
be thinking Of future election. but shaIIl
under all circumstances do that duty de-
manded at the hands of those who elected
I have lived in the county for the mast.
all of YOU. having resided at GonzaI4
for the past 10 years; am man of FAM
lily. born and reared in this state.
There is no question as TO the fact OF
my being a democrat having been born
bred and reared such. and under ordinary
circumstances would oppose anything th{t
would be in conflict with Democratic
principles But experience during recent
occurrences proves that this counfy shouId
any and all circumstances in the time Of
need
seeking this office, but If elected I will
pledge TO support those principles which
I represent.
Reflect a moment and consider this an
noUnceruent seriously. and if -oU feel that
I am the man for this Office, 7 want YOU
to vote for me for Sheriff in the election
{. H. JACKSON,
Gonzalez. Fla
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

The Journal published on Sunday
sn article by G. c. Waterman sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce.
entitled: ~The Gulf Coast Inland
Waterway. What it Means to the
Area Affected" Proofs of the article
were sent to papers in other cities
and the article was published in the
following newspapers Sunday morn
ing: Mobile Item. Mobile Herald.
Montgomery Advertiser. and Jackson
vile Times-Union- The Mobile Reg
lister commented upon the work edi-
toTially and quoted from Waterman's
article. All gave credit to Pensacola,
save the Montgomery Journal. which
used the story as originating at No
bile This is good advertising for
the Deep Water City and Mr.. Water
man is to be congratulated, both on
the merits OF the article AMI his sue.
cess in placing it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Nearly all of our Florida exchanges
express a cheerful view of the pros
poets for a democratic victory on No
vsmber 3 but fortunate circumstances
are not all that is necessary to win
a political campaign. There must be
mittee looks to the democratic press
of the country TO stir up the voters
and make them see how important it
IS that they come up with their con-
tributions. The prospects for a demo,
cratic victory viii look brighter when
the contributions begin TO come in
faster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
Reports are Conflicting, But
the Tramp Army is Prob
ably Growing-Prominent
Railroad Men Say Tramps
Have Become a Scourge-
Labor Colonies are Pro-
posed.
BY Orlando r. Lewis.
Exclusive Service Charities and the


Exclusive Service Charities and the
Commons Press BureaU
A leading New York daily said re-
Gently: Prom the West comes news
that many railroads are cutting down
their detective and police forces en-
pIoyed to keep tTamps of their prop
erty. Managers declare that the tramp
evil is almost disappearing This is
TumOr-
The present writer mas just re-
ceived from George T Sfaje, general
manager of the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company. some facts Our line
is more troubled with Migrants TINS
year than ever before. Migrants are
seen riding on our passenger and
freight trains in every conceivable
place In many cases there are so
many Migrants on a train that It is
hazardous for the tTainmen to put
them of For the fiscal year ending
July so 1907. 13S trespasseTs were kill
ed and 1876 injured These tTespasseTs
were largely vagTants- / am hearty
believer in some system of cOmpUI-
sorry labor colonies for vagrancy, witt
long indeteTminate sentences, hard
work and adequate supervision Wig
orous methods TO control vagrsncy
must be adopted
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road reports that there has been a
marked increase during the last year
in the number Of Illegal train riders.
men who have been laid of in the dill
ferenI mills and industries along the
line of the road IF the so-caIled va
grants we're compelled TO perform
manual labor for a number of hours
each day during their sentence, II
would have a very beneficial effect"
AW. Macdonald. the chief special
agent of the Canadian Northern
writes under date of July 3 that the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

York will go democratic. Ny obser-
walton extending over several weeks
leads enc TO that belief The people
are inclined to inquire as to the rea-
sons that have emptied the full din
ner pail. l am putting in some good
work for the ticket and never let an
opportunity pass to get up a political
argument"
Mr.. Harris is a keen observer OF ma
tional as well as state politics and his
opinion on the New York situation
is therefore of more than ordinary i'm
portance-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
HUNT HARRIS SAYS BRYAN
WILL CARRY new YORK
President of Florida State Senate Sends Home Encour-
aging Comment National Campaign in the East.

Hon H. H. Harris, of Key West,
president of the state senate and one
of the most prominent democrats as
we'll as one of the ablest lawyers in
FlOTia, believes that New York
state will go democratic.
Mr.. Harris is now in New York city
and in sending National Committee
man T. A Jennings his check for $40
for the national campaign fund, Mr.
Harris writes under date of Aug. 2S
as follows:
People are Reasoning.
Il am OF the opinion that New
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A COSHOJONY
By c. H. 3. Floyd. il he Mobile Register.

By C. H. 3, Floyd. iste Mobile Register.
In sacred air, secluded. new stirred
BY fluff IF wilowEwn
Or flock of frightened huTtlinSiIver suns
stu, virgin. air uEcolcred by thought
OF OF pale pink clouds slim sweearts of the dawn
save BY he souls Of dTsameTs dItning dream.
Too far and faint and future to press
The clumsy memory of human ID
A poet in this lily air lay lost;
As dead his vacan. body S lay IASusht
The grass at noontime uG4erneath aNess
As though the of mlddle-night h tben
In iron charm and Ger the body sprel
And Ger the pleasant grass a garmeno.a
A robe of lacy shadows patched with =
Not anywhere in daytime rest is san
Approached a breeze with passions esseno
DrooPeyei, pervert breeze made slow - weiSkt
OF the June surface e. of # the Earth she touch
The ear and lips of him who day1ireamed
Descended TO the breeze the poets soul.
In the strange glory of Himself perceived
Far, far below Himself a wandering dream
The dream. ascending, paused: the dark eyed drS
Sublimely sought the glance Of Him and failed !
And drinking from the dark eyes their quest \
Wit With yIctory He crowned their fj rosy quest
Unto the Place of God Eternal. There
With chalk on jet he marked six letters. This,
This was the name of her. the dream. while
The dream waits by His side. in prayer. God gave
His trinal spirit Years passed by it seemed
Unto the dream. chid of space and time
Till God did speak the written word and 10!
The word was AETHER. and it was.
Are part If it. TINS strange creation hard
As water rushing with equal speed
OF light star-far in giant column. this
UnthinksbIe creation which did burst
And gather into flashing myriad
That move majestic in their mighty paths
At once when AETHER dashed into itself
OF this brave dream. a part are you and l.
Are wtndOws--out of these sometimes there leans
The God Creator guest of our soul
Ana gazes on the glory of His word.
achicola, 1908.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

When Holland gets to Furnishing
Venezuela good and hard it won't 10
any good for Castro to holler, Take
him on. he's bigger than 1 am" 9th
pr nations will only laugh at him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
Legal Advertisements.


Sealed proposals VIII be received for
furnishing uniforms for the Police and
Fire Departments BY the Board Of Public
Safety at the City ffalI Up TO $40 O'Clock
p m, September :, 1908. Proposals to be
marked Proposals for Police and Fire
Uniforms" and addressed TO l.. O. Ayr
rnsrd. Clerk Of Board Of Public Safety.
The uniforms for which proposals ada
invited consist Of approximately sixty (sO)
uniforms. Specifications and blank forms
Of proposals can be obtained BY appIica-
ton to the Clerk Of the Board Of Public
Safety at the City Hall. The right Is
reserved TO reject any or all bids or to
award any part OF the proposed work to
any bidder L. 9 AYMARD.
aCIerk Board of Public Safety
augi5td
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

A list of the names of those who
attended the populist convention in
Ocala last week is printed in the Star
and it is not very long list either.
Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Wonder what VanCleave will say
to his predecessors objection to the
posting of political cards in factories
10 coerce the men to vote for the can
didate of the National Manufacturers
Association. Mr.. Taft?
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RIGHT BACK AT
OUR CONTEMPORARIES


Why is it that so many Jacksonville
boys take q dope" to keen from feel
ing dOpy2-Jacksonvill Times-Union.
Didn't think anybody in Jackson
vile drank dope" with so much
Georgia forbidden delights" in the
city.
The Pensacola Journal asks wheth-
er, with the discontinuance of the
Tampa News, the third primary for the
governors wife has been called of, or
will the Tribune include this with the
metal and good will which it pur-
chased? We presume that that unique
political idea persisted with the news
paper which gave it birth.-Short
Talks, Jacksonville Times Union.
Wrong again, sir. We have the
TribuRe's word for it that the ladies
need only ask for what they want.
Miami is to have a cigar factory.
With every wish for Miami's happi-
ness and prosperity, we venture to
suggest that interested people make
note of the final result-Tampa
Times. Now, what do you suppose
that means Miami News-Record
Probably that it will end in smoke.
1t is denied by authority that the Apa-
lachicola ozone shipped in jugs,
freezes during cool weather.-ApaIa-'
chicola Times
On the contrary one jug of Apalach.
hot air would heat the Denver Coli
scum during Hearst speech to demo
Gratis IN January, and that would be
cold, too.
If brides were sold in Tampa by
weight as they are in KoIked, Hun
gary, we know some fellows now
rushing liberal quantities of femin-
inc avOirdupois who would go broke"
getting married.-Tampa Tribune.
Fat and forty, Ell?
With the discontinuance of the Tam
pa News, has the third primary for
the governors wife been called of.
or will the Tribune include this with
the metal and good will which it Dur
chased 2-Pensacola Journal.
Neighbor, the third primary PROPOSE
ton was the chief asset and the cam
paign for the governor will be pushed
with avidity. All maidens. old maids
and widows from II years old to 65
VIII have an opportunity. They can
Just make their wants known in The
Tribune and General Gilchrist will do
the rest--Tampa Tribune
Seems to US that its up TO the Gene
raj to voice his wants, not the ladies.
Miami begs fame because it has 2
body servant of Jefferson Davis
Pensacola Journal Miami's real claim
Tor fame IS that she has the best imi-
tat1on of Carry Nation in the country.
Miami NeWS-Record.
Carrie and SockIess Jerry made
Kansas notorious. There'- hone for
Miami yet.
Pensacola does not even own q
Sprlnklng cart. the Journal COM
plains Now the Journal has taken
up the subject, perhaps the CITY will
vet be provided with a water cart IF
We remember right. it is not so long
ago that Pensacola refused to get on
the water wagon. Now we learn that
the city hasn't even got one.-Short
Talks Jacksonville Times-Union.
Jacksonville probably has sprinkIing
carts in plenty but no water wagon.
Pensacola has a water wagon or two.
but no sprinkling cart We don't need
a sprinkling cart as bad as Jackson
vile needs a water wagon. however
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

The miners strike in Birmingham
has been declared of after a long
fight that has been of great expense
to the miners, the owners, and the
state of Alabama.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

The last weeds of summer-or
Palafox near Gregory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Taft has also started an Ananiai
club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Not only democrats but pretty much
all the people of every party are with
Mr.. Bryan, on the proposition to qua
rantse bank depositors-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

A few more reports like that from
Carrabelle, and West Florida Will
rank high above the eastern and
southern sections of the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
Best the World aHorIs

1t gives NE UnboUnded pleasure to
recommend Rucklen's Arnica SaIve -
says J. w Jenkins. of Chapel Hill, y
c I am convinced it's the best salve
the world affords. 1t cured a felOn on
my thumb. and it never fails to heal
every sore, burn or wound to which il
is applied 25c at all drug stores.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01
Political Announcements.
FOR SHERIFF

FOR SHERIFF.
! hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Sheriff of EsCambid Count
ty, Independently, in the general election
to b. held in November. and solicit the
votes of all voters in this county.
CAPT FRANK A BOGHICH-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Yes, Anxious Taxpayer, someday
maybe, you will know what the city
received for that $751;, 500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

The summer has passed and "the
been seen in the vicinity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Congratulations, democrats of Car
rabelle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Bet the bond trustees can be trust
ed with a secret, alright
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

The small boy is beginning to
gloomily count the days before school
opens.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Also. those weeds still remain I'M
cut.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-01

Good morning, Miss Autumn.