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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23

ment figures were available, the average corn
yield was 1873 bushels per acre. This means that
it would require 100000 acres of land to raise
the corn assumed to be used in the manufacture
of liquors.
In the same year the average yield of barley
was 1873 bushels per acre. That is to say, 2,217,
66s acres were required upon which to raise the
barley used in the manufacture of liquor.
The yield of rye in the same year was 1877
bushels. The rye crop therefore required $685.
029 acres.
Adding these acreages- we find total of 3,752-
757 acres employed in raising grains with which
to make the poison of the brewer and distiller.
Dividing this by $40, the number of acres in
square mile we find that the grain fields of the
*The liquor manufacturers could also claim
the use of 1896 bushels of wheat and 16,92E
bushels of oats, if they wished to be exact
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23
Number Fifty

each about two million bushels in excess of the
computations made by the editor of The National
Prohibiti0nist. The consumption of rye claimed
agrees with the figures of the United States gov
ernment found in the Report of the Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue. The government
gives no estimate of the use of corn and barley*
Accepting, however, the liquor dealers own
estimate, let us make an attempt to identify the
"two states" in question.
In the year 1906, the latest for which govern
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23

ment 1.-TWO states" is about as exact term as
"a piece of chalk The two states in question
might be Texas and California or they might be
Delaware and Rhode Island. The very indefn-
iteness of the statement will arouse the suspicion
of those who are familiar with the character of
the advertising of the distiler and the brewer
that the States likely to be found to be
small in area
In any event, the passage opens the road for
highly entertaining study. According to the
claim made in the numerous posters which are
put out by the liquor interests and which have
been displayed in almost all parts of the coun-
try, the following amounts of grain are used in
the manufacture of liquors:
Corn-36,361 ,975 bushels.
Barley-62, ,76O,O bushels
Rye-5,595,OOO bushels
These claims regarding corn and barley are
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23

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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-23
LAST CALL

PROHIBIT ONIST reaches it's readers, the
last day for receiving subscriptions at sixty
cents each will have passed. Two or three
things need to be said, bearing directly upon
this point:
FIRST: We MUST withdraw the sixty-cent
rate on May /.
When the rate was first made, it was with
view of adding at once thousands of new
names to the subscription list of the new Pro-
hibition paper. The desire of the publishers
and workers was to secure practically doni-
mating influence in American politics, before
the great Presidential campaign of 1908 should
divert the rapidly rising tide of public senti-
ment against the liquor traffic.
The working Prohibitionists all over the
country caught the inspiration and grew so en-
thusiastic that THEY HAVE ADDED MORE
THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND NEW SUB
SCRIBERS and have requested extensions of
the time limit, again and again. THE MA
TIONAL PROHIBITIONIST has realized
the importance of the work and has yielded to
the request.
But the point has been reached when the
limit can no longer be extended. Sixty cents
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>RITIONIST is. New plans must be devised
tor carrying on this most important WORK OF
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It is urgent, therefore, that the hundreds of
men and women who are now engaged in in
teresting new readers redouble their efforts for
the coming week. Those who can would make
mistake by devoting their entire time for
the week to the task. The effort would be rich
ly repaid in the number of new votes next No
vember = AND 1T IS VOTES THAT
COUNT.
Agents desiring to put all or part of their
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coming week? If you cannot see all the people
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-02
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Editorial

Is your name ON the Blade muster
rollY
He who is not master of himself
is unworthy to rule others.
Now is the accepted time to arise,
hump yourself and do something.
1t is gratifying to learn that heaven
is condition but its subsidiary con-
ditions are too hard to be complied
with.
Orthodox Christianity means to
make peace with the deity first, AMI,
failing in that direction, to arrange
terms with the devil.
The article in our previous issue
81 know you not" was written by j.
H. Schwartz, Of Marshall, ILL.,, but by
an inadvertent omission his name had
been left from the heading.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-02

truth had not been taught during the
period of infancy, and the ma.ured
mind revolts at the thought of the
imposition thus practiced. Then what
follows? First comes investigation.
This leads to doubt. More investiga-
ton. The doubt increases and is
strengthened and the ultimate is re-
lection of the silly fables and another
infdel is made.
If Sunday school teachers would but
turn the calcium light of investiga-
ton upon their own minds they would
realize their own insincerity. Deep
down in their hearts they know that
much of what they teach to their
classes is untrue. They also know that
much else of what they teach is SUBJ
ect to investigation and about which
they are even in doubt, yet, loyalty
to the church forbids them from being
honest with the children and the latter
are left to make the discovery as best
they can and in their own way. When
that discovery comes it is bad for the
church that practiced the deception
feel and believe that those living
truths upon all psychological subjects
that have proven acceptable to them
selves, in their more mature age, are
too abstruse for children, and they
imagine themselves under an obliga-
ton to teach the children along the
same old lines they were themselves
taught, on the principle that too much
truth is not good for children and they
must be trained to become consistent
church members instead of useful
citizens. Then follows the conflict
The realization of things as they are
comes in antagnoism with what has
been taught and orthodoxy suffers in
the process. The reaction is against
the church and not in it's favor. Once
the process has been completed the
mind rejoices at it's liberation from
the intellectual prison of orthodoxy
and spreading its pinions, it scars
to higher realms of thought where
wisdom is found and upon its high
est pinnacle infdelity stands with
reckoning hand Intelligence is I'M
able to resist the call. Ignorance and
mediocrity fall by the wayside.
All intelligent people must admit
that for teachers to teach what they
either wholly .disbelieve or only half
heartedly accept themselves must,
sooner or later lead to destruction of
the system. A century ago, when the
power Of the priest was strong enough
to control thought, such teachings
were attended with better results for
the church. Today. where freedom
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-02
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
AN EFFICIENT CAUSE OF
INFIDELITY.

From time to time the religious
world stops long enough to express
wonder and astonishment at the rapid
increase in Freethought, the growth
Of Infidelity, and the constantly in
creasing number Of those who openly
declare their opposition to church and
creed, even expressing an utter disbe-
lief in and regarding the most import
ant tenets, and they are now asking
for cause.
Inasmuch they have been taught to
TASK and receive" one of their own
advocates now comes to the front
with an extremely lucid explanation
which may be admitted to contain
number of elegant and conclusive
truths. AS a matter of fact, Charles
f. Witter, of st. Louis, writing in the
Educational Review, candidly admits
that the Sunday Schools, through their
bad faith and lack of Judgment in
seeking to foist upon the mind of in
nOcent childhood the exploded myths
and dogmas of bygone age, are re-
sponsible for considerable portion Of
present day infidelity, now confess
edly based upon education and investi-
cation. The writer has indeed struck
a rich and pregnant truth, and yet.
even if the church dared to change
its present system of religious instruc-
ton so as to conform to the higher
criticism it would cease to be Chris
tian and there is no alternative but
open and honest infdelity.
We have often heard it said, and we
have said ourselves, that experience
is the greatest of all teachers. The
mind of little child is like apiece Of
blotting paper. The first impress
sions stand out bold and clear but by
constant use the lines and marks cross
and recross each other leaving nothing
but a confusion of lines and marks from
which nothing is clearly discernible.
First impressions, then, are strongest,
and the mind readily assimilates any
subject of instruction. Thus is is
that imbecile and partially informed
men and women engage in the bust
ness Of teaching pupils in Sunday
school and great care is exercised to
maintain a strict and partial sec
tartan construction that the child may
be kept in that one particular form
of faith. Religious myths are taught
in precisely the same manner as they
were several generations ago and
when the mind natures and is brought
in conflict with the world of thought
and feeling, where the shibboleths of
faith with their childish simplicity.
fail to impress, an awakening comes
Blue-grass blade., 1908-02-02
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Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

Saturday of this week Will be Ma
sonic day at Parker.
The BuckIen's travelling salesman
was caller here on Tuesday.
The Cuba" delivered freight here
at the dock one day last week.
w. H. Parker surveyed for Wash
Danley on Monday of this week.
w. II. Parker is kept busy these
days surveying for different parties.
Mae Rogerson and II. Mashburn
were callers here one day last week.
W. II. Parker is surveying for the
Gulf Coast Development CO. this
week.
B. \. Rhodes and wife, OF galloway
attended church here or Sunday
night
Miss Alice Bowen assistant teacher
Of the Miilyille school, spent the day
here last Saturday.
Mrs II. V. Srang, Of rarmdale,
made a short iait with Mrs ". II.
Parker on Friday last,
Mr. McLane, a young dentist Of Bir-
minghanI, came up oa The mail boat
Tuesday, and Went out to Galloway.
Everybody here had the measles
that had never mad them before. Nc
one was sighted, all were treated
alike.
Chas Stone and wife, also Z. Row
land and wife, left on the NanteC
Tuesday for their homes in Ohio, af
spending the winter here at Parker.
. J. b. Forester, of St Andrews
went up East Bay on the mail boa
Wednesday, and stopped off for a few
minutes for chat with friends.
/ Your correspondent was WORKED
over time for The last two weeks, 81
did not get the notes for the paper il
the last two issues Of the PILOT.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
BlOURAr' iiii;UAL.
+ ranh Il. Ware.

The Subject OF our al;ctch, was, like
MS brother Lamhcrt, a ST or from
boyhood. Capt Frank was born N
Delaware city, Md, in 1857, ana rs
soon a. ne could 90 anything began
work as cook on his fathers schooner
which was engaged in the East Shore
trade between the Maryland coast and
Baltimore. He there worked his way
up to mate. He joined his brother on
St Andrews bay in the winter of
1SSO-S1, shipping with him on the
schooner Sir William Wallace, which
then belonged to the CahOns. With
the beginning of business for them
selves, the brothers bought the
schooner w. II. Crawford, and Capt
Frank took charge Of the same. In
the year 1856 he married Sarah NJ,
daughter of Capt ). W Anderson.
They have two sons living. Capt
Frank and his brother continued in
the trading and fish business in the
Crawford until the "boom" days Of
st Andrews, when they traded that
bot i'm toward the purchase Of the
larger schooner Ncttie. Capt Frank
took charge of the latter, and brought
on to st Andrews bay by its regular
weekly trips from Pensacola, about
all who are now old residents here.
But few have ever come to or left the
bay but have ridden with the genial
captain on the Nettie.
Since the establishment of the
branch store Of the Wares at Bav
Head, Capt Frank has been in charge
thereof, limiting his sailing to sail
boats, and later to his launches. His
home at Bay Head has been the stop
ping place Of many coming to the
bay, all of whom have enjoyed the
hospitality and generosity of the Cap
tains most excellent wife. CAPTAIN
Frank has done his share toward
opening up the Bay country, and the
PILOT trusts himself and family NAV
live long to enjoy the better condi-
tions now promised this wonderful
region.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
Bay Head.

Daviu 4. Porter, O. Bennett, was
shopping here last week.
Can't rooro,,.. ,y,ro CARRIED .
d,.,,,5,,.a,. 49, cl,,.t,.,,,...c 49,, -rno.l,,.
l. ~, Ne" MA" an" "'Ie anu " '''
1 ear Ellis were NI7!'o'S ''''V '7o'''''''
"i(gi!'oom. ,,
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Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

Cay Locals.


Mrs ". W. Green is reported to be
somewhat better.
L. c. GAY, with baby Jack, drove
to Millville Friday.
Miss Mabel Willis spent Sunday
with friends at Nil.ville.
R. L. Mckenzie was a guest at \.
j. Gays Wednesday night.
Capt Anderson is this week paint
ing and overhauling his boat
Messrs Vol Spiva and Scott. of
Miilville, spent Sunday with l.. G..
Gay.
DR. \ ,wton, OF Southport, has made
several professional visits here the
past week.
Messrs Wood, Frazier and Harry
Weat, from Bayou George, were al !.
j. Gays Sunday.
John Peterson spent Sunda-' and
Sunday nizht with his brother at
Tompkins We regret to learn that
Mr. Miller is no better.
Saturday evening \. J. Gay, W. b
| Crawford and John Gay went up tn,
creek fishing, but we learn thdt luck
was against them this trip.
Mrs Nettie Adams, with her foul
children have moved into II. w
Gays cottage, where she will remain
during the school session, that it may
be more convenient for the children
to attend.
The Regal took party to South
port Saturday evening, those of The
party were Mrs NJ. b. jerks, the
Misses Nadiene Wall, Jewel Booth
Vesta and inertia Gay, Kate Mcmillan
Ed Mckenzie and r. ". Gay.
Mrs Nj. b. jerks, Panama City
came up Friday p. III, with \. }
Gay, at whose home she WAS enter
tanned until Sunday p. m. Mr. NJ. b
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
NW~N~N~N-~~ :
ST. Andrew.

Miss Mcrr"mIn visited N1lviIIc
last Friday going up on the Tarpon.
Mrs Brown and son Morgan left
on Fridays Tarpon for their home al
Riverside, Ala.
We sailormau {. McGill, who spent
part OF last year on the bay, returned
on yesterdays Tarpon.
TIE Nancy Lee came in last Satur-
day and left on Sunday for the snap
per banks, returning yesterday.
Miss Merryman and her sister Mrs
Johnston, with Mrs Elliot dined at
the Gulf View Inn at Panama City
yesterday.
On Monday the Dewey pulled off a
barge that was stranded coming out of
Southport, and lowed it down for the
Simpson to take out.
Mrs l.. Nj. Ware entertained at
cards last Thursday evening. \ most
delicious lunch was served, the table
and house was dainty and profusely
Ornamented with flowers.
A young man named Kinney en-
ployed on the Dewey, on Monday
while oi!ing the engine got his hand
caught between the crank shaft and
a brace, and had it seEeriy bruised.
Mrs J. II. Fowler, OF Wichita, Ks,
was an arrival on yesterdays Tarpon.
Mrs Fowler will be remembered as
the daughter of Il. l.. Scldcn, and
with her parents speht some winters
here wears ago.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
Wetappo.

CT. W. Lowe was on our streets
Friday.
f. y. Schermer was here on bust
ness Friday.
j. B. Taylor was up here Thursday
with the Barge after gum.
ID. W. Ratfield and wife were down
the Bay several days last week.
Henry Raffield arrived from Louis
lana Saturday on a visit to his brother
Willis.
DR.. :. b. Alexander came in from
Wewahitchka and proceeded down
the bay Tuesday.
We are having fine Spring weather
these days, but the gardens are very
much i'm need of rain.
Miss Nellie Russell who has been
home for few weeks, returned to
school at Farmdalc Saturday.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
p. 0. Failures Again.

The mail service for 4 few weeks
has been quite satisfactory but during
the past week seems to have taken 4
relapse to its old ways. Oar Gay
correspondent mailed the correspon-
dence as usual ON "Wednesday even
ing. Though the distance rs the
crow flies is but eight miles the .oJ-
ter did not reach us until Saturday
morning, nearly three days Ell route.
\ registered letter which left here
ON the 3rd, for Dothan, reached there
the 9th, six days going 81 miles.
But we OF the present day should not
hug the delusion that postal facilities
have ever been much different than
they are ut present in this section of
the country, or that any advance has
been made in the service in the past
20 years. In the issue OF the st
Joseph Times of August 9Th, 1910. we
find the following comment on the
mails:
1--WE call the attention of the Post
Master General to the fat tina with
in the last two months the Northern
Mail, for this place. has been four
times detained at Chattahooche for
want of q lock to the mail bag. If
the fault arises from mismanagement
in the smaller offices ii should be
corrected. If through the want of
funds To purchase q lock those inter
ested will buy one
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
Comptroller Groom anG the
u. p. L. COS Railroad.

Two weeks ago the.PILoT published
an article headed "What is the mat
ter with Croom?" 1t had reference
20 the German American Lumber
Company's railroad doing trans
portation business in competition
with the A. & St 4. B. r. r., and the
boats on the bay, without paying the
license or taxes required of a rail
road.
The article coming to Mr. Croom's
attention, he at once came 10 Panama
City to investigate the charges made
therein. He spent Friday here,
Saturday at MillviIle, and stated that
he would go to Vernon on Monday to
complete his investigation. There
was plenty Of evidence at MIR Groom 5
disposal corroboratory of the charges,
and if he acts upon the same, the G..
A. l.. Co. will in all probability be
called upon to pay the license and
taxes that other railroads are required
to pay, for the period they have been
handling freight for hire, and also
account to the state for their failure
to have done This before now.
Mr.. Groom stated to the PILOT that
its article was the first intimation
/ that he had received that this rail
road was doing other than strictly
/ logging business for the G. \. l.. Co.
| Such being the case Mr. Groom is ac-
/ quilted Of any failure to perform his
| full duty in the premises. In fact an
officer who viii, when he learns OF
any lapses of the kind, at once take
steps to uphold and preserve the
rights OF the State, should be most
cordially commended therefor. That
he will probe this matter to the bot
tom, and apply remedy, is the opin
ion of the PILOT, aud in these efforts
he Will receive the hearty support O
the entire people OF Washington
county.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
MiSStateS acts.

The Review of Reviews for April
has an article upon "The Problem OF
Railway Stocks" in which it speaks
of the l.. K \. rs follow:
''Some roads, although oXcellently
maintained and managed, are still
losing their net earnings more than
is pleasant to contemplate. In such
cases it is often found that reduction
of rates and increase Of taxes have
been forced by local legislatures.
This is the case with the Louisville
& Nashville, a splendidly conducted
railroad. During January, while its
gross income fell off only 10 per cent
its net income shrunk 59.3H, more
than half"
\ periodical claiming to teach the
pub ic truths ought to be reasonably
sure of all its basic facts. In the
above instance the Review of Reviews
show an ignorance of them.
The l.. q n. is not "a splendidly
conducted railway" as management
is defined by railway managers. On
the contrary its management and
methods are as strongly denounced,
in private, by those who know what
good railway management consists
of, as they are by the people who are
sufferers from it's encouragement.
As the PILOT has frequently stated,
the uuWarranted treatment of Ma