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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
NobIesse ObIige.

That 'pO5sum contributed by Worth
county to the Taft dinner is said to
have weighed twenty-four honest
pounds. If the weight can be duly
attested that 'possum takes the per
Simmon, so far as our informatioB
goes, but We call upon Florida for a
bigger one-the record must remain
with us, and ours must be eaten by 2
good Democrat, as far as possible
Jacksonville TimeS-UniOn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
A Pertinent Question.

The Punta Gorda Herald thinks we
should abolish the legislature and
have state government by commits
sion. Laws could be made, amend
ed or repealed by the initiative and
referendum" says the Herald. 1t
would be interesting to know who
Editor Jordan would have the law:
initiated" by after he abolished the
egislatuTe.-Starke Telegraph.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Troubles Are Ubiquitous.

Are you at outs and want to move
to a better neighborhOod? Be care
full. Visit about a little and you will
find other places have their troubles.
Different tempeTaments, conflicting
interests, and diverse opinions are
found in every community. 1t does
not pay TO hate, or hope to get out of
trouble by moving. New troubles
await US everywhere. Seek common
community interests, and on that ba-
sis strive to work and hope.-Arcadia
News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

ing of the warning it would be TO
others who might be guilty OF the
same offense. Our officers should
look closely and Immediately into
these charges and see TO IL that, es-
pecially these dynamiting offenders,
are arraigned and vigorously prosecut-
ed and the crime stopped.--Marianna
Times-C Courier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Heed the Lesson.

We have had occasion several times
to speak of the work St Peters
burg has done and is doing toward
making itself famous as a tourist re-
sort, and the results that work Is
bringing. This year when there are
less of that fitting fraternity in the
state than ever before St petersburg
is fairly Over-Tunning with them sim
ply because OF that work. There is
an added lesson in this for US if W.
would heed it. Suppose we try 81
this year, beginning now, and by mex
season we can have not only every
vacant room full, but gain a large
number of permanent residents 8 )
well.-DekuEiak Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

drained, and seems to think the state
ought to get as good a price for them
one way as the other. This is very
extraordinary and is worth investiga-
ton by experts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Definition Of Peonase.

The best definition of peOnage we
have yet seen has been formulated by
the Charleston News and Courier:
"PeOnage is a statutory offense, in
vented by federal lawmakers for the
use of federal prosecutors exclusively
in the South" Henceforth when
reading of peonage suit you should
know what it is.@-Pa4atka Times Her
AID.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

The old dispute as to the degree OF
alcoholic effect necessary before a
man may be called drunk is up once
more in the examination of jurors in
the Cooper-Sharp murder trial in
Nashville. II stands to reason that
never in this world will the point b
settled scientifically
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
"shriveled' is Good.

The decline of Roosevelt is a sub
tect treated editorially this week b.
several of our contemporaries. The
Suwannee Democrat expresses it to
our notion when it says that RoOse-
welt has "shriveIed". That's 1t, he has
shTiveled in public opiniOn.-Hayana
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

\ school for manual training and
instruction in agriculture is one -
those things most needed by Escam-
bia county And what real reason Is
there for not providing it? All that
is needed is effort.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
A Speaking Ad.

The New York World is hdVill,.
trouble to find out who intends To
prosecute 1t for c-5~@'
now said that it may be an individ-
uai rather than the government, it
IS even iDtimated that It may be the
president himself What 4 great bit
of advertising for the World, anyhow.
Orlando Reporter
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Cool.

Cook-Yes, I'm going to the ball I
understand the beautiful Miss Sweet
is to be there.
Rockwell, you don't expect her
to speak to you. do you?
Cook-Why not? Is she so very
bashfuI?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

That pessimistic old professor,
Frederick Starr, of Chicago, is not the
kind young America should hitch his
wagon to-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

1t Is safe to place the time when
the Cubans will be truly capable Of
self government as the day on which
they shall abandon cock fights and
bull fights.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

The Orlando Reporter Star wants
the billy goat to be adopted as Taft's
prototype because like the original he
smiles through his whiskers. As the
goat doesn't smile and Taft doesn't
wear whiskers the Reporter-Star man
conversing through his panama
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Surprising Preanostieation.

Here is a political prOgnOsticatiCa
as surprising as it is significant, ard
Albert Williamson makes it in his
FlOridian. He says: If there IS
any truth in the adage that what
everybody says must be So then Mr..
Telfair Stockton is going to cross
swords with Senator TaIiafeFrO for
his job in Washington" And in the
meantime, what is to become OF
BroWard Madison EnteFprise-RS-
cOTder
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

We agree with the Key West Citi-
zen that shark fishing is great sport
provided you catch the shark and he
doesn't catch you.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

Brother-in-law Robinson seems to
have come to his senses even If
Teddy hasn't, and is proceeding
against the New York World through
the state courts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

Wonder if the members of that ma
val commission appointed by ROose-
welt expect pay for their services,
and, if so, how they will get it?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
If We Could

Some of our exchanges are worked
up over the proposition Of what to do
with our ex-presidents. We will
have one left over next March who
would be very fitting ornament for
the jungles of South Africa, If we
could only keep him there.-Green
Cove Springs Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Lucky for Pensacola.
L~a't Stop Her.

Yon can't stop the Deem Water City
in her march of progress; first, a
ten-stOry bank building, then a fine
sanitarium. and next the big hotel
That is certainly going some. It even
makes us fellows way out here in the
sticks feel proud because we can say
we live near Pensacola.-Miiton Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

Seems as though Teddy can't bear
TO go back TO the White House after
the inauguration and see another man
it's master.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

It was a foregone conclusion that
Marshall, the Tennessee night rider
would not be convicted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Was Il SUGAR Gamer

The Jasper News remarks that
every hammock in Dade county is
filled with coffee, growing wild. We
haven't made q thorough examination
but we saw one last night that we
will wager wasn't filled with coffee
Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
What a Joke!

Charlotte Gilman, a socialist, de-
clared to an Atlantic City audience
that woman is mans horse" Must
have been around when some hus-
band wanted to do something and
heard the wife "naying. Monticello
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
One Reason WHY.

Baseball is very popular in the
army reservation near Pensacola on
Sunday because the local authorities
cannot arrest the players, being out
side the jurisdiction of the Pensacola
police fOrce.-Ocala Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

Don't let King PriscUs find you
grumpy; that is the most unforgiv-
able offense in the eye of his majesty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

The mayor will have to take a back
seat when the king takes charge of
the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

Nothing is harder than to sympa-
thise with a man who goes broke"
on account of specializing in the pro-
ducts OF the soil
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

If the Maine was blown up fror
the inside. what then?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Observation-Disclosures.

If there is any truth in the adage
that What everybody says must be
So" then Mr.. TeIfair Stockton is go
ing to cross swords with Senator Tai
iaferro for his job in Washington
Jacksonville FToridian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

You may use coarse confetti bu
not coarse language.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
A Friendly Invitation.

In view of the fact that there ara
so many aspirants for the speakershlp
of the next house of representative
of Florida, why not all get together
and centre on S. d. Clarke, the bril-
liant young statesman from Jefferson
county.-Lake City Index.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

The Jacksonville Times Union gives
many evidences of intelligence am
good judgment until it touches on
three or four popular issues One OF
these is the draining of the Ever
psychological eccentricity toe deep for
The Journals weak brain TO fathom
the big Jacksonville paper is unable
TO differentiate between the values OF
Everglades lands drained and IN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Isn't He a Monopoly

While the trusts by eXtortion in
crease living expenses, there is no
economy in bachelorhood. From an
economic point of view, it is far
easier to get along with a wife than
without one. An old bachelor, who
can prosper in this monopoly ruled
age, is a bird, whether he can exhibit
any pin-feathers or not.-BrisJol
Free Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

If protection" is such an unmiti-
gated eviI-the source of trusts, mo-
noDoIy. and every other kind OF
'-devilment.'' why are loyal demo-
Gratis clamoring so persistently for a
slice of the eviI2 We merely ask
for decentralization Demo
crat.
But what makes you think they are
loyal democrats
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
Early Tasseis.

Mr.. Bud Afford brought 20 town
last Friday a small branch of an oak
tree containing several half grown
young leaves and a blossom or -tas-
sci" This is about the earliest we
ever heard Of-DeFuniak Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
No More spuds.

We cannot accept any more sweet
potatoes on subscription just now, as
We have more than enough 70 last Us
through the year. Chickens, eggs,
hams, bacon, and lard are mighty
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
IT'S Quite Peculiar.

Name some other city BESIDES ST
Petersburg with 5000 citizens and o.
600 visitors where men sit on benches
on the main business thoroughfare
and play checkers Great is St Pc
teFSbJTg- Ii stands alone for unique
stunts, pretty girls and grouper catch
ers--St- Petersburg Independent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
PENSACOLA AND
PENSACCLIANS
The Best Name.

The Best Name.
PensacOla's big hotel will De called
the San Carlos. This is as good as
any, We suppose, and fits the Spanish
nomenclature of the streets there a
little better than anything else we
can think of-DeFuniak Herald
Lucky for Pensacola.
The Pensacola newspapers are ex-
empt from the enforcement OF the
Sunday blue laws in the Deep Water
City, the legislature having wisely
amended the law some years ago so
as to exempt publishers OF Sunday
newspaper from It's provisions. There
is not near so much work on the
Sabbath in publishing the Sunday is
sue of a paper as there is on the
Monday paper.-Gainesville Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30
A Rich Opportunity

The state chemist would render
the greatest incalculable good TO the
state of Florida if ne should be able
to distinguish, among the great d.
versity of soils to be found in this
state. a compound from which vitri-
fed brick can be made which WI
serve for road building. Determine
this and the building of hard surface
roads throughout the state by con-
Wet labor will at once be in orde:.
The brick could be made and laid by
the convicts, Further, the state, Il
necessary, could build branches OF
railroads to waterways that the cost
of carriage might be lessened TO diff
ferent points throughout tne state
St. Augustine Meteor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

interests in the land deal. Mr.. Till
mans reply TO ROOseyelt's charges,
made in the senate last Monday, was
a complete vindication of the intcg~i-
" of his motives in the land deal and
left no shadow of suspicion upon his
honor as a senator. But it did leave
Theodore Roosevelt in the shameful
attitude of a convicted slandereT from
motives that would be .discreditable
to the mean little soul of a bar-roon
bum-Liye Oak Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-30

PENSACOLA FLORIDA SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 80
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14
MIRAGE TO ORDER.

johns Hopkins Professor Reproduced
Deserts Optical Illusion.
It is no longer necessary to travel
the deserts of Africa or the burning
wastes Of Arizona to see real mirage
DR.. Robert W. Wood, professor Of
experimental physics at Johns Hop
kins university, in Baltimore, recently
showed his classes and other Hopkins
students who were interested minia-
t1re mirage that showed as perfectly
as is possible In a laboratory expert
rnent the realness and vividness of this
hallucfnation.
Professor Wood produced the desert
with sheet Of. iron fifteen feet long.
covered with sand, which he heated
with gas burners A mirror reflected
the sun upon a white sheet of paper
at one end OF the artificial desert.
which paper served as tile clear sky
line.
When the sand got fairly hot and one
looked along its surface at some little
piles of sand at the end toward the
white paper one could almost believe
that just little way in front of the
piles Of sand there was pool Of crys-
tai winter on the sanded plate.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14
CONNOLLY FOR CONGRESS.
Sea Tale Writer to Oppose o'ConnelI
IL. Massa 1husetts.

Sea Tale Writer to Oppose o'ConnelI
In Massa ohusetts.
james 3. Connolly. the author, IA
nous for his sea stories and friend of
former President Roosevelt, is a can
didate for the. Democratic congress
nomination in the Tenth district of
Massac busetts against Congressman
O'ConnelI.
Connolly lives on Harvard street,
Dorchester, Mass. He started with
the United States battleship fleet on
it's voyage around the world, having
been commended by President Roose-
welt as his special chronicler and his
torian. He remained with the feet
until it reached the Pacific coast, where
he left it and returned to New York.
From there he sailed on the steamship
Republic, intending to rejoin the fleet.
He was on board the i'll fated ship
when the accident happened that sunk
her
Mr.. Connolly is the man to whom
Mr.. Roosevelt paid the following trib-
ute few years ago in talk at Wash
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14
THE GRAND JURY
Is Addressed by Judge 7. F. Bell In
Able Charge Against Mob Law.

The Grand Jury was convened this
morning on the order of Judge T. F..
Bell. The surmise entertained when
the Grand Jury was called has been
realized. The Grand Jury has been ad-
dressed in a chage against mob vio-
lence. This action of the Court is the
sequence of the lynching of Simmie
Rochelle, negro, in West Shreveport,
recently.
1t is known to readers of newspapers
this negro had attempted an assault
on a fatherless girl, aged seven years.
Fortunately he was frustrated in his
horrible design, of which there was
ample evidence. The position taken by
Judge Bell is in keeping with his high
office, and he is to be commended in
his condemnation of mob law. All he
said of mob violence is true. It may
be conceded that Simmie Rochelle
should not have been mobbed, but
there are times when men rational and
conservative, become exasperated be-
yond immediate control of their temper,
especially when, as in this instance, the
intended victim was child who es-
capped, as it were, accidently.
While conservative and law abiding,
the great majority of the citizens of
Oaddo bear in mind the murder of Miss
Lear and its subsequent complication
with the State militia, to say nothing
of the cost attending the trial and the
execution Of the brute, as Ii every
thing had been creased for the occasion.
In his charge condemning the mob,
Judge Bell referred to the negro who
was hanged for the murder of Mar
garet Lear, and to the mob which at
tempted to secure him from the Jail
which was defended by Col. s. j. Ward,
then sheriff. Judge Bell s appeal for
the vindication of the law is strong
and direct and should be approved by
ali good, law abiding citizens.
AS directed by Judge Bell, the Grand
Jury should institute rigid and an
impartial inquiry into the lynching of
Rochelle. This implies that some men
may be indicted, convicted and in time
tried, al Of which may have whole
some influence, but should any one be
indicted and tried, it is very doubtful
If any jury of white men in Caddo
Parish would convict,
While mob violence may be decried
and condemned, the mob will not fail
to assert itself whenever a negro brute
shall attempt or commit crime 50 dia.
boIical against a child or a woman.
This applies to any white man who
should be guilty Of such crime.
While, as a general rule, the senti-
mental is edifying and pleasing, it can
never be applied practically when in
the test is involved child or woman
who has been defled by the lecherous
hand Of some brute.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14

ington with Martin Sheridan of New
York city. the champion athlete of the
world:
My ideal of an all around man is James
B. Connolly of Boston. You know Jim.
He was with you at the Olympian games
in Greece. Connolly is what | think
man should be. If my boy Theodore turns
out to be as good a man | will be salts
fed. Connolly has strength, agility and
perseverance. He loves outdoor, health
full life, and he is clean through and
through. l want my boy to be as good a
man as Connolly.
The man whom President Roosevelt
has picked out for Theodore junior
to pattern after is husky, breezy,
virile type of man. who has shown bis
ability to hold bis own under all sorts
of adverse conditions. He is noted
athlete who has won honors as a
jumper in the Olympian games and
wears many medals rewarding his
prowess in athletics on the field and
on the water.
Mr.. Connolly has been on whaling
voyages and has sailed in fishing yes
sells in the north Atlantic, the North
sea and the Baltic. He has spent the
depths of winter months ON the New
foundland banks and fought through
the Santiago campaign as a member
of the United States army. His whole
life has been one of physical exercise.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14
SEEKS WORDS, NOT MONEY.
How Pastor Would Have j. D. Rookie
Teller Clear Up Religious Situation.

How Pastor Would Have j. D. Rookie
Teller Clear Up Religious Situation.
John D. RockefeIlers most needed
contribution to religion. according to
the Rev. Or. Oscar Haywood of New
York city. is words, not money. Such
an expression of his, DR.. Haywood
contends. would do more than any
thing else to equaiize religious differ
ences and establish a broad bond of
brotherhood.
Rockefeller has the brain Of Caesar
and unlimited moral influence" said
the clergyman during his sermon at
the Church Of the Covenant, in New
York, the other day. '"rhen let our
most conspicuous man of wealth de.
fine his position with reference to
evangelical Christianity. For one.
would await with confidence his an
swer.
'.He is the; founder of d scientific
university which purposes to substi-
tt1te scientific, speculative philosophers
and scientific llyEotae for the sim
pie religion of faith. creating an aris-
tocracy OF scholars and accentuating
the imaginary gulf between the rich
and poor. Now let him make the con-
tribution of 100 words to the worlds
religious literature"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-14
TRIBUTE OF ILLINOIS FARMERS
Will Hang Picture of c. n. Mccormick
In Their Hall of Fame.

Will Hang Picture of C. n. Mccormick
In Their Hall of Fame.
Perpetuation of the names of men
famous in the world of agriculture is
planned in the founding Of farmers
hall Of fame i'll connection with the
agricultural college at the University
Of Illinois In Urbana. On Dec. Is the
hall of fame will be formally dedi-
Gated with the unveiling of portrait
of the late Cyrus Hall Mccormick.
James Wilson. secretary Of agricul-
ture. will attend the exercises, as will
number of governors Of the great
farming states in the Mississippi val
ley and throughout the west. Gov
ernor Deneen of Illinois is taking an
active interest in the movement and
will deliver an address of welcome.
Promoters of the plan believe the
present year is especially appropriate
for the hanging Of Mr.. McCormick's
portrait in the hall of fame. 1t Is tie
centennial anniversary of his birth.
as he was born in Virginia Feb. Is.
1909. The portrait will be unveiled by
Miss Muriel Mccormick, the grand
daughter of the inventor and also a
granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller
Miss Mccormick is the eight-year-old
daughter of Harold f. Mccormick
Four names have been chosen for
place in the Illinois farmers hall of
fame. but only the picture Of Mr.. Nc
ialy will hn a. d01i
tory exercises. The other names Sc
lected are those of James N. Brown,
the first president of the state board
of agriculture; Isaac Funk, one of the
most successful Of the pioneer farm
ers. and Professor Jonathan B. Turner,
the originator of the idea of a national
system of land grant colleges TO in
clude the then new subjects Of agri-
culture and mechanic arts.
The commission of the Illinois farm
ers' hall of fame is composed of A.
P. Grout, Winchester, president; Eu-
gene Davenport. Urbana, and j. P.
Mason, Elgin. vice presidents; Charles
F. Mills, Springfield, secretary, and
John NJ. Crebs, Carmi, treasurer. Mr.
Circuit is the farmers representative
on the board of trustees Of the Uni
yersity of Illinois. and Mr.. Davenport
is dean of the College Of Agriculture
Mr.. Mason is president of the Illinois
farmers institute and Mr.. Crebs pres
ident of the state board of agriculture
Mr.. Mills is a former secretary of the
board Of agriculture.
La Verne w. Noyes, president of the
Illinois Manufacturers association.
will deliver an address on the Manu-
facturer and the Farmer" and the
Reaper and the Farmer" will be dis
eussed by La Fayette Funk of Shirley.
Charles F. Mills of Springfield will
speak on "Cyrus Hall McCormiek,"
and Ell. Baker of Chicago will speak
on '@The Reaper and What 1t Has
Done For the Farmer"