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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
The Battle Cry Sounded.
Up in Tennessee.

Far and wide, in city, town and
village, the press of the country is
waging war against one of the filth
lest and most dangerous enemies OF
men; the winged maggot of the duns
heaps-tle ubiquitous house fly. Some
readers of The Journal may imagine
that it has exaggerated the impOT-
lance of destroying the pests. 1t is
impossible TO do so. Ordinary love
for humanity and It's preservation
from suffering and death have COM
PEELED our attitude. 1t would be Grim
inaI to hold our tongue. The follow
ing from the Knoxville, Tennessee.
Sentinel is Just as radical and to the
point as any thing which has appeared
in The Journal:
Spring IS coming. Already in our
midst the house fly, the dirty fly, the
typhoid and cholera infantum fly, will
soon swarm in thousands and millions
unless precautions are taken. The
brJuSe fly, whom we were taught in
our childhood to treat with kindness,
has been exposed. It's habits are
filthy. It breeds In stables and gar
bage pals and carries the fifth 1t rev
els in and tracks it across the sugar,
the butter and the beefsteak. 1t
paddles it's hoTrid feet. gummed with
the vilest rottfng matter, in the baby's
milk. The doctors have declared war
on the house fly. 1t probably dis
senimates every disease 1t is a uui-
sance. It must be exterminated. II
can be driven out of every city. In
an age Of knowledge, screens and
cheap disinfectants, there is no ex-
cuse for flies in any household. Clean
up your premises and report to The
health department your neighbor wao
does not. Get rid of breeding places
of flies and you will get rid of flies.
The battle Is half won if begun early.
Perhaps those Pensacolans whose
lethargy has ratified the truth of the
assertion that "a prophet is not WITH
out honor save IN his own country"
will give heed to this foreign oracle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

brench OF bureau in the department
OF agriculture-the office Of WOOD
preservation" In the Forest Service
at Westinghouse given over entirely
to the work OF experiments in coo.
Grafton with railroad companies and
individuals IN prOlonging the life oil
raiII DAD ties, mine props, bridge tin
beTs, fence posts and TRANSMISSION
poles. Advice and practical assist
ance is furnished all who request this
advice OF the forester. Tie lengthen-
ing OF life OF timber means the saw
ing Of thousands Of dollars annually
through doing away with the heavy
expense of labor and cost OF material
tor renewals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
a STRONG CLAIMANT
FOR FULTON'S HONORS.
= . = . = = = = = . = =
(AtIanta Georgian and News.

CAtIanta Georgian and NeWs.)
The elaborate preparations which
are being made in New York to homer
the achievements of Robert Fulton
IN evolving the modern steamboat re-
minds US that the man who first su2-
cCsSfully applied steam to navigation
was William LOngstreet, a Georgian.
he was the father of Judge A E.
LOusstreet, TIE author of Georgia
Scenes" and the grandfather of Gea-
eFal James LongstTeet who vas
lees Old War Horse
i was just after the close of the
American Revolution that William
LOngstreet, who was then living at
Augusta, began to dream of the posi-
bil;tIes Of steam in supplanting the
crude oar and the tTeacheToUs sail.
But he received little encourage
ment. The idea Of making iron swim
on the water in an age watch was not
gwen to miracles, OF the Elisha sort
at least. seemed to every one to Ia
simply absurd; and the poor man
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

The first number of the Andalusta,
Ala hama, Star has reached The Jour
nal The editor of this new weekly
is Edward Doty, who truly says IN
his salutatOry that he needs no in
PRODUCTION to the people of Andalu-
STA and Covington county. The Star
is we'll printed, has an excellent ad-
ve-tising patronage and The Journal
prCphesies for it a long and useful
career.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

became the object OF relentless per-
secutiOn on the part OF the shallow
wits of the neighborhoOd.
Even the wise men VINO ran the
commonwealth of Georgia were IN
cluded among the skeptics-
IN the archives Of the executive
Department there is an old letter, dat
street applied for state aid in the e&-
petlments which he was making but
Governor Edward Telfair possessed
little faith in the project.
We must not forget that this was
| in the early pioneer days OF the re
public; and the minds of our simple
fo=efathers were little prepared tor
the marvellous inventions and dis
coveries which the nineteenth cen
tuTy was destined to unfold. The
cou>ensus of opinion in regard TO the
vagaries of William Longstreet was
phrased ages ago in the language u
| JCseph's brethren
Hes only a dreamer.
But Longstreet was not dismayed-
He was we'll enough acquainted with
history to know the part which dream
ers had played in the worlds pro
gress. and he was satisfied to wat
| for his hour to come. He hOardei and
saved IN order 10 provide himself with
funds; and quietly he tOiled away II
his workshop. Men stood around and
| laughed at the strange craft which
this demented fellow was building
but the same class OF simpleto9s
made fun OF the old patriarch Wh9h
he was building the ark IN the days
OF the deluge. And with the same
result; for the queer vessel was de5'
tined TO float
IL was in 1906 that the long delayed
moment of I.ongstreet's triumph ar
rived; and on the waters of the Sa
vanuah river, near Augusta, Ga, ne
introduced the world to the successful
evolution of the steamboat; and
turned the most brilliant page in The
history Of modern times.
but, alas, he gave no thought to the
patent office in Washington, d. G.
Meanwhile an obscure mechanical
genius was experimenting IN Paris
with ais submarine diver. In the Per
son Of the American minister, Robert
Livingston, he possessed an influential
friend at court; and being presente1
to the first Napoleon, he received
ever encouragement from the great
autCcrat of France. He returned
home with the idea OF the steamboat
well developed in his brain; set 10
work upon the CiermOnt, which was
socn 10 pillow the waters OF the Eud'
son: and when the friends of Long
street finally reached the capital ~
the slow means of travel which were
thel. in use to cIinch the patent rights
o. the Georgia inventor IT was found
that the honor had been officially
awarded to Robert Fulton.
Thus the man who. according to the
actual records, was the first to applT
steam TO navigation failed TO reap The
reward of this great achievement,
which may be said to have opened
| fine doorway of an age Of marvels
but in this respect ne differs little
| from the renowned Italian who DIS
covered the shores of the new world
only to be denied the privilege Of an
nexing his name to the vast continent
which he gave to civilization and to
freedom
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
WHY WOOD DECAYS.

Washington, April 3.-Piles driven
b. the hut dweIIers of the Baltic cen
tuv1es ago are as sound to-day as when
FIRST DIaced The wooden, collins IN
v hlCh the Egyptians buried their dead
are still preserved in perfect condi-
ton after thousands of years OF serV
ice.
The longevity of timber under these
two extremes Of climate and moisture
conditions has naturally made people
ask, What causes wood decay? The
answer is, fungi and bacteria, low
forms of plant life which live in The
wood and draw their nOurishment
from it. The little organisms are -
little that a microscope is required 10
see them, yet their work results in
the destruction of billions Of feet nf
timber each year and me railroad
corporation with its cross tie bill run
ming up into seven figures and tEc
farmer who spends a hundred or so
dollars a year for fence posts are
alike drawing upon the knowledge CT
exrerts in all parts Of the world in
efforts 70 learn the most economical
and most satisfactory method of PEE
serving wood against the inTOads If
decay. In studying the means Of pre-
venting decay wood-DreServing eX
veTts have learned many things about
the obnoxious fungi which sap tle
life of timber
The small organisms can grow eth
e. ia light or in total darkness: but
al Of them require requisite amounts
Of air, food, moisture and heat. Y
one or more of these essential r..
ouirements is lacking, they cannot
live and the decay of timber will not
take place. Wood constantly suo-
merged in water never Tots, simply
because there is an insufficient supply
os air This condition accounts for
the soundness of the old Baltic piles
On the ofner hand. if wood can be
kept air dry it will not decay because
there is then too little moisture. the
timber used by the Egyptians will last
Indefinitely so long as il is bOne-dry-
There are a great many cases,
however, where it is impossible 10
keen wood submerged in water, or n
an absolutely aiT-dTy condition. In
tact, a large percentage Of the timber
which is used is exposed to the wealth
er. and IS subjected 10 decay simply
because il contains enough air au,i
enough water for the deeomposing OF
sanisms to get a footnvid. Decay Is
most serious where the atmosphere
| Is warm and damp, because these con
dit,ous are most favorable for its de-
veIupment. In the coal mines CT
PENNSYLVANIA timber decays in two OF
three years because the temperature
| is warm and constant and the air -
danu. And in the South. the warm,
hrmid atmosphere often causes the
timber to rapidly decOmDOse.
Decay may be prevented by two
/ general methods. bv treating the wood
/ WITH antiseptics. thus poisoning tie
food supply OF the organisms which
canse decay and by treating it with
/ oils witch render Il waterproof A
combination Of these two methods is
I nc I commonly used. as when woUj
| Is treated with creosote which Ills
10 the pores IN the timber and keeps
nut water ard is also powerful anti
seTtic
The United States government con-
sideFs the investigations OF the pre-
sentative treatment of timber Of such
Importance that the business of ona
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

From the little We have read of i,
Payne's panacea, the new tarif bill,
vii utterly fail to provide a revenue
anywhere near the amount required
10 pay the expenses of government If
the latter are maintained at the scale
established during the past FIVE years,
II say nothing about wiping out the
$15C.Oo0,0O0 deficiency in the treas
Ury. So the Democrats should really
be thankful that they are excluded
from participating in the preparation
of a measure which will most likely
prove abortiye even if It does not
plunge the country into greater finan-
col distress, as is predicted 5y
those who ought TO know.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

NJ Of an Atlanta policeman who has
spent twenty years doing night duty
in a cemetery and yet has never seen
a ghost. And to make the case still
more impossible of belief, the dis
patch declares the man is still alive.
To say that we put down the entire
business as a wild fight of fancy. IS
mild as mothers milk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
About FizzIed Out.

The blue law business in Pensacola,
so vigorously enforced a few weeks
ago, has about fizzled out. Soda water
fountains, excursion boats and base
bali clubs resumed business last Sun
day, and no one interfered. 1t seems
as if the effort of the sheriff to stop
all Sunday business and pleasure died
of hamilton 1t is hard to enforce
laws where opposed so strenuousIy as
obsolete and ecessaTy.-J acksOn-
vile Metropolis
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
PENSACOLA AND
PENSACCLIANS

So Il Was.
II was freely said seven years ago
that IL would be a cold day when
Roosevelt voluntarily gave up public
office. And II waS!-West Palm
Beach News.
An Excellent Suggestion.
Wouldn't it be a good idea, in the
finishing work Of the battles1ip Flo
vida If woods Of this state were
ply something ornamental towards the
used Then each county could sup
big sea fOTt-Labe City Index.
Prefsrs Native Soil.
The only objection We have to the
new street material bought from An
gusta is tle fact that its color, that
Of red clay, gives our city the appear
ance Of a Georgia town and takes
from it that tropical hook evidenced
BY its own native soil. We say give
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
oTer More Inducements.

Letters Of Inquiry about ChipI5y
are pouring in these days. Vice
President Pleas. of the board of trade,
informs US that he has received up
ward of thirty within the past few
days. Let's get busy and offer these
prospective settlers some inducements
to come among us and settle pe--
lnentIy.-Chipley Verdict.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

1000 pounds of Whitrnan's
Candy received in yester-
days express by The Crystal
Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Better Look Into II.

Better look into the constitutional
ity Of the legislature as per the Sug-
geStOn Of the Pensacola Journal. g.
the event the nineteenth article Of
the constitution is repealed, and the
prohibition amendment wins. the
liquor interests will have an oppaT-
trinity to upset the whole tea party
and vice versa. 1t might be a better
plan TO have a constitutional conven-
ton and simultaneously cover a null
titUde of Tepancies.-Miami Me
tTopOlis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
A Real Sincerity.

A contributor to the Times Courier
suggests that a street car line be butt
in our city. This is a good jfugges-
ton and one that will, doubtless, Do
needed real soon. Mariana is
spreading eva so wide until a street
car line will be a real necessity be
fore a very great while.-Marianua
Tine Courier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
pIIESI PILESr PuESI

Williams Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles.
once. acts as poultice, gives instant re-
lief. Williams Indian Pile Ointment is
prepared for Piles and itching Of the Dri-
Vate parts. Sold by druggists, mail soc
and S1.O0. Williams Mfg. Co, Props,
Cleveland, o. Sold by HootOn's Phar-
macy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

You can no longer legally swear
inTo the telephone in Texas. This
viii probably reduce the Texas pro-
family output not less than fifty per
Cent.-Miami NewS-Record.
It will, more likely, bankrupt the
telephone companies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
PensaeoIa,s LONG Ballot.

Pensacola has q few citizens who
banker for the sweets Of office. Eighty
one names Will appear on the ballot
for the first primary. The survivors
o. the second primary viii be voted
TO- June Jacksonville Times-Ua-
ion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Too Much Division.

And now we see some newspaper
talk about the division of tne state
on the lines of the proposed canal.
Divided state. divided counties-how
aFGut dividing up our little townS3
Gentlemen, what Florida needs is unity
I not division. There are not enough
OF us to divide-Orlando Reporter
Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Has Stirred un interest.

The talk of putting the city govern
msnt of Pensacola into the hands of a
commission seems to have stirred up
interest IN the approaching city el7"-
ton there. An unusually large mum
Der Of citizens are said 10 have paid
their poll tax theTe.-Jacksonviu
TimeS-UniOn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets

basJ Ht1lcils Fcf Buy PcopIcs
Brings 6ocsa Health and Renewed VigoF.
4 ERsife for Consti patton Indigestion. liver
IN Kidney troubles. Pinples, EcZeuna, fBIpure
Hood, Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels. Headache
nd b2cksche- It's Rocky Mountain Tee ia tab
ct form. SS cents . box Genuine made by
--oLLISTKR DRUG CONPAHY, hsdisca. Wis
SOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SlILoW PEOPIE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

GET YOUR PURE CREAM FOR
SUNDAY AT STAG SODA FOUNT.
SOC QUART.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Should Taft sign the tariff bill as
now framed, the women Of the coun
try will handle him without gloves.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

There's only one word for boiling
Democrats, be they % or 23,0O0-
skiddoo, skiddoo, sliddOo!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Hartman sure does need a rest
hes been talking politics.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Crazy Snake has sense enough to
keep in the grass
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Having drawn his first months
nay. Taft ought to set 'em up to coca
cola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Worthy of Hire,

Evangelist Culpepper Tesents With
some warmth the intimation that he Is
preaching for pay. or, as some of the
ungOdly put it, that he is "Out for tae
stun" We believe that always the
labUTer is worthy of his hire, and any
laboTer who does the effective WORK
in the Masters vineyard that CuI-
PEPPER is doing deserves double hire
Still. we know Of a Polk county
preacher who for years walked eight
mics every Sunday to preach, aud
never took up a Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Caius Marius Roosevelt is said to
contemplate stopping fourteen seconds
TO weep over the ruins of Carthage
no, Messina.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
A Record Breaker.

Unless Something unforeseen hap
pens (and il generally does) the next
crop Of oranges in Florida will be a
record breaker. The groves in this
section are in excellent condition and
are a mass Of fragrant white bios
SONS and dark green leaves. There
is only one thing pTettier than a
we!Ekept orange grove-and that's a
pretty woman.-DeLand News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

A news item says Mombasa is pre-
pairing 70 receive Teddy-fre bulls,
Kettle on the tripod, onions peeled and
hne herbs gathered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

US sand and-sbeu to which the eye
and foot are so accustomed-a home
product, that is hard to beat as ID
cost or durability-Fernand Rec
ord.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Expose your bowl OF pure white
loaf sugar TO a party of visiting flies
a few hours. Then look At it and
see what you eat when bread, cake
and other edibIes arc placed in the
way of the filthy pests And what
you may see is not the worst part
of it--the thousands of invisible
germs each may be tae bearer OF a
death warrant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Our Southern Home, of Laurel
IiiH, Will henceforth appear as a
monthly until a longer subscription
Isa shall warrant the resumption Of
a weekly issue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

The reason they call the avocado
the Alligator pear is because
crocodiIes cry for it-but Heaven
protect us from the Miami papers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Indiana'S anti-cigarette law has
been repealed, despite the fact that
100000 worth of coffin nails" have
annually been sold on the sly by job
bors in Indianapolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Can't Be Beat.

NdT DC bFaL-
We dug some new Irish potatoes
yesterday. in our garden. The pota-
toes were planted in the middle Of
January, making So days from that
of planting. Can you beat that?--
/ Freeport Observer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Held for Ransom.

Now If the ChopPysouey Argus win
offer a reward of $4,000 il may get
their former editor. That sheet is
simply able TO give this small amount
to some enterprising detective for his
recovery. He is undoubtedly held for
Fansom.-Inyerness Chronicle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Lois OF Sense Here.

Jacksonville is making strenuous
efforts 10 organize an association for
a Ereat state fair. OF course the date
will be the same as the Tampa fair,
and likewise neither one will amount
to anything. Unless the whole state
combines to make a state fair there
is no need TO talk about a successful
exposition. The two failures this
year is proof enough that Tampa and
Jacksonville should not try the same
racket on the same dates.-SanfOFd
Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

y bank cashier, whose accounts
We're perfect, committed suicide
IN Norfolk Thursday. The cynical
VIII say this was clearly a case Of
insanity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Looks Like II.

Looks Like II.
Mr.. Morgan bought his pictures and
housed them in London. Did he know
he would nave influence enough 70
get them IN without taxation?-Jack-
sCnVille Times-Union-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

With Mexico and the United States
forE ally joined together as a spank
ing corporation, the Central American
republics viii think twice before Civ.
ing way to the inhrmities Of the flesh
and becoming bad, bad boys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Really, the Associated Press should
no5 go SO Tar in playing upon human
crcduHty as to send out a wire tell
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

Prepare your system for hoc
weather, don't put OF taking Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea, but do It
now. The best, most economical reg
ulatOr and system conditioner; IS
good for the children as for father
and mother Hannah Bros.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
Monster Ponpano.

4 monster pompano was captured
by the Hansen brothers last Friday
night and sold to the Indian River &
Lake Worth Fish Co. The fish tip
ped the scales at 20 pounds and was
a beautiful specimen of pompano. In
length it was three feet one inch and
was the second largest fish of Ude
pCmpanO family ever captured in
these waters. Last October one was
caught weighing 80 pounds, of which
mention was made in our columns.
the editor Of the PUnta Gorda Herald
disputed the fact of it being a POM
PIANO, claiming it to be a permit; so
We have had an inquest over this
one, and a jury Of expert fishing auth
critics pronounce it guilty of being a
real pompano. The fish was shipped
TO tie Hotel OTmond, where it graced
the Sunday table at that popular hos
t9lTy.-FOTt Pierce Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03
PENSACOLA FLORIDA SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL s. 1909.

DEATH TO THE HOUSE FLY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

A new law in Ohio declares that
onlyAmerican citizens may run Sa-
looms in that state. Is not this a clear
violation of Roots japanese treaty?
Bring forth the army and the navy
and crush the traitoTous Buckeyes,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

If gamblers would only conhne
their money relief measures to first
cabin passengers Of the big ocean
liners they would do but little harm,
stand the loss. But they SHOULD he
deprived of rObbing the hayward few
through speculative operations in
New York and Chicago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

For 4 Churchman the Cleveland
priest who has petitioned for bank
Tuptcy with liabilities of a million
and a half dollars and assets only
seventy-five thousand, did pretty Well,
however much New York fnanciers
may sheer at the paltry transaction
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-04-03

The following is list OF the Real
Estate Transfers recorded yesterday as
furnished by the Pensacola Abstract Co: