The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

'.The gentle art OF giving is to be
reduced to an exceptionally fine and
very satisfactory point in Pensacola
during the next few months, according
to present plans of the local branch
Of the Salvation Army.
Adj Grimshaw. in the first place, is
an exceptionally clever man.
He has manifested this fact in
many ways during his brief term of
residence in the city, and is preparing
to impress the community even more
with his actually valuable personality
In the near future.
Peusacola's army work, admittedly
Tar below the standard which one
might wish In days gone BY, IS 10
receive an impetus. in fact, which viii
be noteworthy indeed, and this is
most acceptable good news.
Had 1t ever occurred to you that
there are many cases of local charity
that are far from worthy ones-of
persons who learn to look TO the army
for every necessity of life, and who
have effectually and forever severed
their particular and personal acduaint-
ance with the thing called work.
This Is an actual proposition which
the Salvationist has to deal with For
once, however, the army as represent
ed locally is to be thoroughly adequate
TO the situation. An opportunity Is
TO be given these particularly unfor-
itamate to earn small salary at least
iuntil more suitable work can be Sc
cured for them
How is It to be done?
Easily enough when you once know
how.
The Army Store.
What is known in larger cities as
.<-4<x l. to.
duced in Pensacola,
Old clothing, books, furniture, and
any article which may be ut for sale.
IS to be collected by the army, and
placed in this store. not, however, be-
fore corps OF assistants have placed
the possibly damaged articles in a
saIable condition. These assistant are
perons who have been unable to Sc
cure work, and are or the bounty OF
the army. 49,
IL they are the "right sort, they
are glad to embrace the opportunity
of accepting any work whatever, and
/, here is offered fine chance for such
a Discrimination. When finished. these
articles are placed in the store, and
sold for a few cents to persons, who.
though unfortunately situated, refuse
To be pauperized- That the plan will
de of INFINITE benefit to Pensacola is
without doubt and the following &C.
count of the work as carried on in
New York City will be read with in
serest by those who realize the neces-
Eity of this line of work in Pensacola:
What to Do
..Oh. ,iear." signs the lady OF the
house. what am 1 going TO do with
all these old clothes? l hate to burn
them up, for they're perfectly good;
Al <aF nes<xx~ q
shoes only half worn out and he's so
particular about his shoest"
"llf tell you what to do, ma'am.
Give them to the Salvation Army
Let the man with the wagon carry
them away. OF course, you may not
10 actuated by charitable motives;
very few of US are. All you want is
10 get that stuff out of the way; I'M
derstand that"
Would you mind knowing where
those old clothes and old shoes go,
and what happens TO them after they
get there9
Af 1887 Larimer street. across the
bridge from the city hall, there is a
long, low building which looks like a
secondhand store. There are win
dovs full of all sorts OF things-an-
other ~old Curiosity Shop" Dickens
would have written g book about that
store---the industrial branch OF the
army 1t differs from secondhand
store in one essential particular. No
body ever saw a secondhand man do
Ing business with more than one Gus
somor at a time. In the army store
there are always half a dozen and Of
ten more There's a reason, which
will appear later.
Sure" said Adiutant Flaherty, the
81. oh Of he
sround all you want to. We have a
little bit of everything here The only
things we cannot use are ashes and
tin cans" A little hit of everythingi
The adiutant hit it there.
Rare and Valuable Books.
Over IN one part of the store were
the bDoi<s-secondihand books saw
bound volume of Godey,s Iady's
Book for the year 1854 nestled in be-
side new volume labeled Perfect
Etiquette." l saw a big. bulky report
OF the iabors of the committee ON re
construction, 1856: ] saw q complete
fiIe of Harper's Weekly, covering the
period OF the Civil WARM perfect
order Somebody lost a treasure there
and did not know it. Over in the
corner. at the end OF the shelves. were
some pictures in fi-ames-photogra
OF a man and woman in the costumes
or the early '70's. evidently husband
and wife, come at last to lie in a
dark corner of secondhand store.
Where on earth do all these books
and pictures come from?" ! asked Adj
jutant Flaherty.
-Everywhere, said he. waving his
hands to the four corners. People
move away or die and their relatives
DO not want their old books and
things, so they come to us The
books are only a side line. Come
ont into the clothing department.
He called 1t a clothing department
but there was a little bit OF every
thing out there in the main room.
Among other odd things saw sci
Of children's tenpins, a pair OF
crutches, several bath cabinets. big
MISUNDERSTANDING davenport with
one mahogany end SCARED by fire:
two cameras. several ice skates, sils
hat, q stuffed owl. toy dachshund
which squeaked when pinched, two
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