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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31
Offhand Explanation.

OHhand Explanation.
"Pa, why did Mr.. Jones call Mr..
johnson lucky dog?''
81 don't know unless it is because
the police are allowing him to 60 about
without a muzzle."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31

Empty dinner pals and half full
ones is the best the republicans can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31

The small boy generally finds very
little fun In doing thing when his
mother doesn't care.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31

When a woman gets feather in her
cap it Is apt to give her milliner much
more satisfaction than it gives her hus
band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-31
Just the Place.

BILL hope to see more of you.
Jack-Meet me at the bathing beaches
then.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
LET SOUTH WITHDRAW
FROM DEMOCRACY.
W w. Osborne Elm Savannah
News.

Form a southern party, elect our
electors by the legislatures of the re-
spective Southern states. Put into
the electoral college 166 sovereign
electors absolutely without instrue--
ton, select men loyal to the south,
first, last and always.
Commercially, the east and west
are natural enemies. The east is the
manufacturing section and cries lust
lily for protection. The west is the
agricultural section. and to them
protective tariff is an imposition. Ii
the south Will but withdraw from the
most unenviable position of being a
target for both sections il. will not
be long before the east and the west
will be fighting each other with ham,
mer and tongs.
They will come into the electoral
college with their hands On each 9TH
er's throats- The south, free of en-
tangling alliances. will have the bal
ance of power. can command peace
of either belligerent and on its own
terms. Under such conditions no.
only will the south have a seat at tie
national council board, but It can
have any place it wants. even the
head of the table
Let no man be apprehensiye that
such a course means harm to l-e
democracy to which We OF the south
owe our allegiance. The spirit OF
democracy is not dead, it is a living
principle.
Let each southern state maintain
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

southern accent seemed to catch the
fancy of the audience, and caused a
wave of enthusiasm which lasted I'M
til election day.
AT Allentown, in Pennsylvania,
last week, the newspapers record a
similar triumph In Congressman Gold
fOgle'S district in New York city, the
audience kept him talking until mid
night, and compelled a promise 10
speak again at the largest theater on
the East Side, an unusual compliment
coming from New Workers.
Tomorrow night he speaks in Con-
gresham William Hughes'S district in
New Jersey The next two days his
itinerary takes him 10 Maryland, day
and night meetings in Baltimore and
other points, until the 30th, after
which he is booked for West Virginia,
returning TO his home in Gainesville,
Fla. on election day. His fame has
spread rapidly, and We predict he wilt
be much in demand as a speaker in fII-
ture elections. He is one of the orig
inal Bryan men, having supported
him since 1896"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
ALABAMA EDITOR
IN FLORIDA.
Montgomery Advertiser.


The editors of Alabama and his
friends throughout the state Will be in
terested in the news that Milton A
Smith. who so ably and for SO long
conducted the Admission Hot Blast,
has entered the weekly newspaper
field in Florida. Mr. Smith has be-
come the proprietor and editor of the
True Democrat, of Tallahassee, one of
the largest, brightest and clealest
weeklies of Florida. He succeeds
John q. Collins as editor and proprie-
tor and mis- salutatory appeared in
last weeks issue of his newspaper.
Mr.. Smiths judgment on public
questions was sound and he was not
given to running off on hysterical
fads. The Florida constituency of the
new editor of the True Democrat will
lind that he has the courage of his
convictions. The editorial page will
be well worth reading, too
Mr. Smith left daily newspaper
work in Alabama because his health
broke down under the strain. His
old associates of the Alabama press
entertain the kindliest wishes for him
in his new field.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
Shreveport (La.) Times.

Fifteen national banks have sur
rendered their national charters and
have been converted into state banks
in Oklahoma since the ruling of the
comptroller of the currency that ma
tional banks cannot take advantage of
the depositorS' guarantee law. These
banks represent a total capitalization
of $572,000, with an average capital
stock of nearly $4,000 each
The individual deposits in national
banks have fallen off over $1,000, 900
since the first of last May. They fell
off over 100000 from July is to Sep
TENDER %. the date of the last call.
During the last mentioned period 81
new state banks were organized in
Oklahoma. These probably got some
of the business of the national banks.
If the guarantee law proves to be a
success it is probably that the num-
Der of national banks in Oklahoma
will be reduced to a minimum.
Before another presidential election
the country will have absolute proof
of the wisdom of the Democratic
plan for safeguarding the money OF
depoSitors under a guarantee law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
VERNON.
Special to The Journal.

Vernon, Fla, Nov. 12-Circuit
court, which adjourned last week,
found two bills for murder, one
against a negro who had killed an
other negro at Spann's still, and one
against John Gilbert, who i charged
with killing the engineer OF the Sale
Davis company, at Southport, about
three weeks ago. 1t is reported that
Gilbert. through his attorneys, will
institute habeas corpus proceedings
soon in the endeavor to secure bail.
The outcome is awaited with much
Interest by the people.
Since the Forbes lands were thrown
open to entry Vernon has been crowd
ed with people availing themselves
OF the generosity of the government
in giving TO them a home. The no.
tells, as well as the officers before
whom tie entries are made, are reap
ing a harvest. There are about So
90 acres of land subject TO entry in
this county, but the way it is being
entered it will not last long
j. d. Parish, one of our popular
merchants, has just returned from the
Dothan sanatarium, where he mas
been under treatment for IN affection
of the head. A successful operation
was performed. and Dave" is now
well on the road to recovery.
We had a refreshing shower last
night. As it has been exceedingly dry
for quite awhile the rain was unani-
mOusly appreciated
All the democrats in the county
were elected, beating their populist
opponents in each instance by a very
handsome majority. The democrats
are consequently elated, with the re-
verse feeling prevailing in the popu-
list camp.
Birds are very plentifl around Ver-
non and Holmes Valley this year.
There are more tnan there have been
Tor some years. On account of the
scarcity of bird dogs they are not be-
ing much disturbed. AS the season
progresses, however. they will get all
that is coming to them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
MOBILE WANTS ARMY
OF FIDDLERS.
Birmingham Age-Herald.

Max Hamburger of Mobile, desiring
that fiddlers in abundance attend the
Confederate reunion in Mobile, has
flooded Birmingham and the entire
state, no doubt with the following cir
cular:
To the end that the Interstate old
fiddlers' contest may be the rip-roar-
INCEST of musical epoc1s since Nero
welded the bow while imperial Rome
buried, every county official within
$50 miles of Mobile is earnestly re-
quested to send at once the address
of every rural violinist who can and
who will play something quick and
devilish.
1T is the patriotic wish of the COM
mittee that the event may prove be-
yOnd all doubt that there is more
real art to the square inch stored up
in a 20O-pound Alabama or MISSISSIPPI
pi fiddler than there is il any Sousa
Caruso or Paderewski since the dawn
of day. r.
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee,
who thrice fiddIed himself into the
governors mansion of the old 'Volun-
teer state will be on hand with an
unlimited supply of love, laughter and
song. So, also, will be Squire Bill
Newton, of Burnt Cork, Monroe coun-
ty. Ala. who declares that at fid-
ding he will have the senator lost
in the woods with the moss growing
on the wrong side of the trees.
I'VE will take good care of all par
Elephants.
"A number of prizes will be gievn.
List of selections confined to the fol-
lowing classics: Mississippi Saw
YER 'Cotton-Eyed joe Run, Niger,
Rum Sugar in the Gourd,' old Mol
lie Hare Billie il the Low Grounds
'Natchez Under the HILL Devil
Among the Tailors,' Jennie, Get Your
Hoe Cake Done Milk and Peaches
Speed the Plow,' Bill Cheatha-n,
Leather Breecles,' Arkansas Travel
err Within a Mile of Edinboro
Town The Lass of Goein, Home,
Sweet Home 'Suwanee River Hail
Columbia Fishers HOrnpipe,' The
Girl ] Left Behind Me- Who VIII be
King but Charlie Irish Washerwom-
an Dixie After the Yearlings,
Devils Dream Alabama Gals
Sweet Gals in the Piney Woods,
:Cinda, Red Apples 'Tae Old Hen
Cackled,' John T. Moore and 'Sallie
Put the Saddle on the Old Gray Mule
MAX HAMBURGER, JR."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
VOX FOPULI
THE WORD "FRAzzLE."
Editor Pensacola Journal:

Editor Pensacola Journal:
The word FRAGILE Mr.. Editor. was
very common one among ourselves
during the war. General Ffnnegan
uses it in one of his DISPATCHES to
Gen. Thomas Jordan, chief of staff,
after the battle of Olustee So does
General Alfred Colquitt, commanding
the first brigade at that fight Gensr-
al F1nnegan writes on the night of
Feb. 8, 1864, the enemy advanced
from Jacksonville in three heavy col
lumns. cavalry in advance, artillery
and infantry following, under CON-
mand of Brigadier General Seymour,
advanced out to Baldwin. capturing
i've guns of companies A and B, Mil
ton Light artillery, which had been
ordered to Baldwin. On the 18th /
moved to Ocean Pond, Is miles from
Lake City, and had field works thrown
up. Here l was REINFORCED, the COM
mand being as follows:
'The 9Th, 19tn, 23rd, 27th and 2Sth
Georgia regiments of infantry, with
the 9Th Florida battalion as the first
brigade, under Gen. Colquitt, with
four guns of Chatham artillery attach
ed. The 32nd Georgia and the Gath
Georgia volunteers, the first Georgia
regulars, the 1st Florida and Bonaud's
battalionS as the second brigade, I'M
der command of Colonel G.. p Harri-
son; the S2nd Georgia, with Guerand's
battery, also two companies of Flor
ida light artillery were held in re-
serve, also a brigade of cavalry in
command of Colonel Caraway Smith
of the End Florida cavalry; the whole
effective force infantry 1900, cavalry
600, with three batteries of II guns
OF artillery. On the Goth the enemy
in
regiments of white troops and three
regiments of negro troops with ar
tillery. Soon after the commence
ment the engagement became gener-
al. The battle lasted four and a half
hours, the enemy contesting the
ground StubbOrnly. In the meantime
we captured Napoleon and 3 PARROT
guns, also stand of colors. We press
ed them very closely for three miles
until nightfall. The enemy retreat
ed that night in confusion to Sander
son, leaving their killed aud wounded
on the Fl ID. Four hundred and eight
cen of their wounded we picked up
and removed from the field. We also
buried 400 of their dead and captured
over 200 prisoners The victory was
complete and the enemy retired in
rapid retreat, worn to a FRAGILE, evac-
uating in quick succession BARRIERS
and Baldwin, falling back on Jack
sonville- Our loss in this engage
ment was SO killed and S41 wounded
The battlefield of Olustea was con-
fined entirely to the open pine woods.
with the exception of the pond. There
the fighting was very severe, as the
enemy attempted to mass his troops,
but they were driven off by the 9th
and 32nd Georgia regiments We pur-
sued them for over two miles to a
branch wnen darkness overlook u.s.
The infantry fire during the entire
fight was continuous. The negro reg
iments were posted on their left and
In front where they were killed by
hundreds and left on the field The
victory was mainly due to the super
ior fighting qualities of our troops
and their determination AMI unfiinch-
ing valor.
Your correspondent was in this
fight and was taken prisoner at Bald
win.
VIM n TRIMMER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
FEDERATION Of
WOMAN s CLUB
Interesting Program Pre-
pared For the Meeting to
Convene Next Week.
Special to The Journal,

Live Oak, Nov. 1.-THE state feder-
alton of woman's Clubs of Florida
meets in this city next week. and the
ladies and citizens generally are max
ing every arrangement for the enter
tainment of the delegates and visit
ors. In all about sevenry-five dele
gates are expected and at the very
least that many more visitors.
A reception will be rendered the
delegates and visitors by the Live
Oak Woman's club, and one evening
the board of trade will give a BAN
quet.
The following very instructive and
entertaining program has been ar
ranged for the meeting:
November 17-Tuesday afternoon.
Reception rendered by the Womans
club of Live Oak, at the armory.
November 1S-Wednesday, 9 a. M.
meeting of federation board; 10 a
m, formal opening of the convention
Music, selected.
Address of Welcome-Mrs. A. L.
Humphreys. president Woman's club
of Live Oak
Response-Mrs. c. ]. Huber, first
vice president federation
Formal Call to Order-President OF
federation.
Report of Credentials COMMITTEE.
Report of general officers of the
state.
Notice of special committees OF the
federation in order.
Adjournment, 1890.
Wednesday, 2:30 p. m.-Music, Sc
lected.
Address-President of the fedora
ton.
Musicale-Live Oak club.
Reception Live Oak BAard of Trade.
November 19-Thursday, $50 a. m
Call to Order.
Report of nominating committee.
Special notices.
Conclusion of club reports.
Adjournment at II o'clock.
Thursday, 2:30 p. m.-Reports OF
chairmen (continued) of state commit
tees. Ten minutes discourse for each.
Adjournment at 4:30 'for election.
australian ballot)
Thursday, s p. m.-Misic, selected.
AddreSs-Mrs. Florence Kelley. OF
Consumers League, New York city.
Music, selected.
Adjournment.
November 20-Friday, 10 a. n
Call to order.
Special notices.
Announcement of elected officers.
Old business.
New business.
Discussion of plans for years work.
Conference of state presidents.
Adjournment, 1880.
Friday. 2:30 p. n.-Call to order.
Special notices.
New business.
Reports from state delegates to BIZ
ennial.
Special sessions and discussion
from health department.
Dr.. Ellen Lowell-Stevens Jackson.
vile, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as IL
Affects Florida.
Reports from special committees.
Adjournment, D. m.
Friday, 10 a. m.--Music, selected.
Address, Mr.. Enos Mills, United
States forestry.
Music, selected
Introduction of new officers.
Closing remarks by the PRECEDENT
Final adjournment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
TRIBUTE TO FRANK CLARK
n. Y. National Industrial News
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Hon. Frank Clark. the eloquent
member of congress from Florida. is
one of the few members of the nation
al house of representatives who have
made good as spell-binders in this
campaign. He has been in harness
from the beginning of the fight in
Maine, where the Democrats made
clear gain of SO per centum of the
entire vote in the September elections,
and carried ten of the twenty coun-
ties of the state for the Democracy.
Although hafling from the extreme
southland, he was received with the
utmost courtesy and consideration
throughout the state. At Lewiston an
ovation was given him such as is sell
dom seen at political gathering. His
cogent presentation Of the issues, his
quaint, droll humor expressed in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
TEAMS CHOSEN
FOR THE HUNT
Concordia Club Select the
Members For the Thanks
giving Hunt.

Captains and their respective teams
for the annual Thanksgiving hunt,
were chosen last night at a meeting
of the members of the Concordia Club,
and already the members of the two
teams are~ selecting the places where
they will hunt on Thanksgiving day.
The same rules will apply to the
hunt this year as last, and game Kill
ed will count the following number
of points: Deer 500, turkey 200, wild
geese $50. mallard duck rs, all other
edible duck %, quail 25, sparrow hawk
Is, doves 20, hawk 20, jack snfpe %,
squirrel 10. rabbit 10, lark 10, robin
3, black birds /.
The Teams.
The teams and the respective cap
tains are as follows:
Louis Marzoni. captain. Ed. Peake,
~ Williams, c. Ray Mitchell. w.
r. Bicker, Jacob Fisher, B. NJ. Boni-
fay, Jr, Dick Snyder, G. H. Muller, c.
Louis Vetter, T. T. Phillips, w. H.
Hall, F. c. Humphreys, r. A. Fisher,
j. c. Whiting, Leo. Marzoni, Kirk
Monroe, w. P. Owens, a. Zelius. V. J.
Vidal, Aubrey Maura. George Gordon,
p J. Williams, Pat Eagan, Dan Hol-
land, w. c. Lewis, r. J. Lewis, ]. S.
Pfeiffer A. S. Cox, J. c. Avery, Jr.,
Nick Smith and A. X. Johnson.
Ed. Gale Quina, captain, Bob. Har-
'Sis, Pete Quina, Allie Riera, J. G. Van
Pelt, Willie Con1for, ]. f. Concannon.
Otto White. Earnest McVoy, w. G.
Daley, VI. AN TOuart, Jr., George Pc
terson. Dr.. CIV. D'Alemberte. J. G..
Welsh, Harry Z. Graham, A. NJ. Lee
Francois. Walter White, r. J. Owens,
n. Goldring. Nj. Gonzalez, P. K Tor
noe, NJ Matlliesen, u. w. Eitzen. John
Zirilleback, Chas. Hartman, Henry
Jeudevine. A. H. Baker, C. V. Rice,
Percy S. Hayes, Dudley R. Saunders
and H. GjortZA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

The Florida delegation at the con-
vention of the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterways Association in Columbus,
Ca, was a very strong body and inn
pressed itself so favorably upon the
convention that Hon. Duncan U.
Fletcher, United States senator-eIect
from this state was elected president
of the association and Mr.. G. A Water
man of this city its treasurer. Better
selections could not have been made
Both gentlemen are well informed ca
thusiasts on the subject of inland
waterways and they will not let the
issue get cold. In the United States
senate Mr.. Fletcher will have superior
opportunity TO further the interests of
the cause and he is sure to do so. 1t
will take time and persistent effort
to carry through the purposes of this
association but good start has been
made and this generation will prob
ably see hght-iraft vessels carrying
coastwise trafac through the complet-
ed waterways. The change in the
name Of the association TO the Missis-
sippi to Atlantic Inland Waterways AS
ISOLATION is obviously an Improvement
as being more suggestive Of the area
embraced in the purposes of the en-
terprise-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

Both the Farmers Union and the
Southern Cotton Association seem to
be very much in favor OF establishing
a chain of mammoth cotton ware
houses at leading gulf and Atlantic
ports, where the staple can be stored
and warehouse certificates issued upon
IL that will be negotiable as CONNER
cial paper of the first class. II this
is done Pensacola should by all means
put in her claim as the site of one OF
the warehouses, for it is conceded that
We have the best harbor on the gulf
coast and this permanent advantage in
our favor cannot be overcome by any
that may be offered by other ports.
Such warehouse is a prize worth
struggling for, and our Chamber of
Commerce viii probably take up the
matter If the Farmers Union and the
Cotton Association determine to build
the warehouses
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

The people Of Pensacola will all be
pleased at the honor conferred upon
Mr.. G. A. Waterman, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce in this city, by
the Columbus convention in electing
him treasurer of the Mississippi to At
lantic Inland Waterways Association.
the new name adopted for the Gulf
Coast Inland Waterways Association
Mr.. Waterman is tireless worker
in any enterprise in which he is en-
gagged and he has been especially act
i've in behalf of Pensacola in the mat
ter of this proposed system OF inland
waterways which when completed will
be of large and permanent benefit to
the commerce of our city. The con-
vention not only Ihonored Mr.. Water.
man in electing him treasurer of the
association but did an excellent stroke
Of work for the latter, for he will
maintain his zeal in the cause and be
a strong and steady factor in carrying
it through to success.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

Tne approaching automobile race
on Thanksgiving day from this city
to Flomaton and return promises to
be the biggest event of its kind in
the entire south, except the race
on the same day in Savannah.
In Hamlets time the play was
the thing, but I nowadays sport
takes precedence of pretty near
ly all other mundane affairs as a mat
ter of popular interest among all
classes and near the head of the list
is automobile racing. II is full of
tlrills for contestants and spectators
alike and it is clean sport in which
there Is no element of immortality or
brutality. Also it has in it a large
measure of utility for the general
good. for directly and Indirectly il
is contributory to the cause of good
roads in all parts OF this country.
The automobile race scheduled for
Thanksgiving day, in which there will
be many entries. deserves the SUD-
port of everybody in Pensacola and
the towns on the route, for it will
give a pleasant and exciting interest
10 the day not possible for so many
people in any other form OF sport
And moreover, in the press dispatches
telling of the event the name OF Pen.
sacola will be read in all parts OF
tais sountry-and advertising pays
you know.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

Our East Coast exchanges say that
the tourists are already coming in in
good numbers and the indications are
for a fine season in that respect. A
big run Of tourists this winter will do
much to make us forget the, recent
terrific Jolt we got on the occasion OF
a certain election. That may be base
commercialism, but it is also human
nature since the year one
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

That excellent Alabama paper, the
Birmingham News, has ceased to talk
politics except in an incidental way
and now devotes itself in each issue
to recording the evidence in detail of
an industrial and business resumption
throughout the South. There is plenty
OF such evidence ami it makes cheer
full reading.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

its democratic organization, insuring
TO the southern people Anglo-Saxon
supremacy and representative local
government. Nationally we should
discard the political leresies that have
worked disaster TO US. We should be
Independents democrats, with our daily
political life in accord with democra-
cy'S golden rule In all our align
ments let that be to us, politically,
what the creed is to the Christian"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13
Explicit Directions.

Stranger-My friend, why are you
swearing so? Cussity-Why? Be-
cause of a blank fool of a doctor
got some pills for a pain in my back,
and the directions read, Take one
half hour before you feel the pain
coming on Judge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-13

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Army and Navy Journal, gets it
wrong when it says that it was Long.
street who during the retreat to Ap.
4omatox reported to General Lee, ~
have fought my corps to a FRAGILE .
John B. Gordon was the man and he
was just the kind of soldier TO fight
10 that kind of an end. So was Long