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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
Don't Be Deceived.

In the solid south Bryan received
about 10000 votes less than in 1900,
his loss in Texas being about $4,000,
in Virginia about $1,000, in Alabama
23. 600. and in North Carolina 21,O6O-
His chief gains were 10000 in South
Carolina, 1900 in Mississippi and
Ii. coo in louisiana If the democrat
ic party wants to make defeat GER
tainty IN 1912. it will renOmiDate VIII
liam ]. Bryan He is a steady, con-
sistent and progressive loser. Wash
ington Post
CommereiaIisn with its attendant
selfishness, invaded the south and Sc
duCed many of its citizens from the
high political principles that once
we're a bulwark against the misTule
and greed of the coTmorantS, and IN
til there has come q change OF opinion
among the rank and file, the demo
cratic party will continue to be the mi
nority party as far as national affairs
are concerned. Let no man deceive
himself with the idea that the person
atty of the candidate is the para
mount -yApalachicOla Times
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

The learned Professor ZuebIen has
made the wonderful discovery that the
human race needs improving" And
here We have been going along all the
while thinking we were perfect. But
why should this solemn old creature
wish to jar US so suddenly? And be-
sides where ignorance is bliss, etc,
ete.. etc
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Mrs. AsshetOn HarboTd's friends as
sert she is the worlds champion bal
loonist. She has made more than 500
ascensions, 100 OF them In her own
balloon. She is wealthy and owns an
estate near London. One OF her fav-
critic psstimes ON the estate is 10
anchor her balloon at a he1ight Of a
couple of hundred feet and swing ii
the basket all the afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

From the decision of Probate Judge
Price Williams, Jr., of Mobile, one
may safely conclude that the Alabama
prohibition law is secundem artem.
Judge Williams refused a license. de
clarLpg the Alabama law to be eonsti-
tutiOnal. which he would hardly have
done ION his own hook" without ad-
vice from higher authority.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Modern methods of sterilization and
pasteurization OF milk were condemn
ed by DIR. c. G. Carroll, of New York,
in an address before the MedicO-Le-
gal socity at the WaIdorf-Astoria.
Pasteurization and sterilization, he
declared, not only fails to accomplish
it's purpose, but destroys The noHr
isning properties of the milk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
The One Only.

From the best information we can
gather Hamilton county has the low
est assessment of any county in the
state, and very likely, taken as a
whole, the lowest valus lions. In ad-
dition to this tbs county is entirely
free of debt. This is, indeed, a cred
liable record for the retiring board of
county commissioners. and the coun-
ty can well AFFORD to build hard roads.
There is probably no other county in
the state entirely free of debt.-White
Springs Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
A PAPERS Good Work.

A Papers Good Work.
The Valley Gazette has certainly
done wonders for this section, Every
day at least one person gets of the
train here to investigate as to the
truthfulness of the Gazette stories,
and in almost every instance express
themselves as highly pleased with
this town and county, and in a num-
Der of cases property has been pur-
chased and in others the parties have
left, saying it was their intention to
return and locate in the community
Such statements were made to a rep
resentative of the paper this week by
a business man of our town. we are
glad If We have been the means OF
bringing about a more wholesome
condition of affairs in this section,
but we only did our duty, which We
will continue to do as long as we
run the Valley fredericksburg
Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

sThe presidents country life com.
mission wherever it went among the
fsruing districts in various parts OF
the country vas received with snthu-
siasm, and the farmers were not only
willing to cooperate vita the con-
mission, but anxious" said Professor
Dr.. ". A. Beard, OF Sacra nento, one
CT the members.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
A Good Resolve.

= OOUU hcsoIWCs
Blountstown has one among the
best schools IN the state, and for
the benefit of those who feel interest
ed in it will say that we Just couldn't
afford to let IT be cut down to a five
months school even If the state aid
was cut of Think about it. There
would be at least seven months in
the year~ouf children would be out of
school. Could we do this? No, never.
-Blountstown Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
PENSACOLA FLORIDA SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 1909.

cordial hospitality, it is, nevertheless,
true that his presence here may justly
be regarded as cause of suspicion,
which he has, in fact, emphasized by
his own declarations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Verify. Kansas has someone who
can speak to the good" It's repre-
sentative in congress, Anthony, thinks
Teddy has wasted money in his or
ders for army maneuvers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

On the Niger proposition" in
Georgia Taft prefers not to be Gin it.
We admire his wisdom and hope he
has learned something on the golf
links in Augusta.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
Asleen?

Asleep?
The writer did not see a drunken
man during the holidays. We are in
formed that the same condition ex-
listed in Bowling Green aud Arcadia
Can any bar-room county In the state
make a like repoTt-Wauchula Advo-
cate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

The Tampa Tribune's press gave
Governor Gilchrist a full beard and
the effect on the ladies of South Flor
ida will be most disastrous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

And when he falls. he falls like
Lucifer'-eh, Theodorus Superbus,
Primus Imperator Americanorun?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
\ "Hanted" Phone.

Ever since the big fire, when the
telephone Office was burned, the
phone in the Herald office has been
as dumb as a dead crow. Imagine
then, our surprise about the middle
of Tuesday afternoon when there
came a ring at our 'phone-not
very strong ring, to be sure, but dis
tinct enough to be heard by the Ia
dies IN Miss Faircloth's dressmaking
establishment alongside our off1ce,
and these ladies gave a hearty Hur-
rah." thinking that the company had
gos its lines to working. We knew
this could not be the case, but all the
same we answered the ring from force
of habit OF course We got no re-
SpOnse.
The .'rain-maker" Of the Crackerbox
club SAYS that a belated oscillation OF
the Italian earthquake caused the bell
to vibrate, but we call it 'hants," and
let il go at that.-DeFuniak Herald
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Taft's interest in child labor has
doubtless been his inspiration in his
puerile attempt to break the "solid
SOUTH
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

if Broward in his last gasp wanted
TO stick to the inconsistent notion and
found a man with a million to squan-
der. why not gain some advantage by
letting him pay for his misery Or
lando Star-Reporter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

The bubbles" will roll on the Or
mond-Daytona track March % to %.
Hope none will break.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Kentucky has succeeded in convict
ing six night riders, but hasn't been
able to corral Taylor
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

The opportunity Of the 'pitchfork"
has come and it is left to be seen
whether the South Carolina senator
win handle Teddy with the same
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
Death to Dogs.

Oedth 10 Dogs
II Hams could get a jury of out
siders who try to break into the mag
azines it would be well for him to ad.
nit that he had killed Annis for re-
iecting his stories whether he did or
not, for such a jury would bring in a
verdict Of justifiable dogicide.-Jack-
sonville FINEST Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Tom johnson has begun his third
term as governor OF Minnesota, and
has his eye on 1912.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

agility the latter has handled his hay
at Sycamore Hill with.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Tie panic Is over and the new year
opens very auspiciously in Covington
county. Capital is seeking invest
ment at a reasonable rate of interest.
Borrowers may obtain all of the mon
ey they desire-if the security is all
Observation-Disclosures (Ala.) News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

Lets hear from Tillman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
Odd Things
in the News

Miss Marie Hebron, of New York,
has invented a letter opener that will
open 400 letters a minute.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
On the Rise.

On tie hIScs
We are beginning TO rise on the
wave of prosperity and we will be on
thes crest of it before many days have
passed. This year promises TO be the
most prosperous in the history of
Key West--Key West Citizen
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09

open 400 letters a minute.
andra and Lady Dudley are to coop
crate in the writing of COOKERY book
should make az AnglO-Saxon house
wives prepare. their culinary depart
ments for an attempt at some famous
dishes.
Tne kaiser has broken away from
all the traditions of the HonenZOllerns
"a the case of Prince August Wilhelm,
the fourth son, and has determines
that he shall be seriously trained for
the law. Moreover, August Wilhelm
is the first HO1enzollern 20 matricu-
late at Berlin university, the tradition
al alma mater of the royal family be-
iDC the ancient University of Bonn.
The two sisters of Mr. HUM hrey
Ward are said to be as ardent in adj
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-09
The Unit Plan.

iHG ONik FtdHs
The decision of the supreme court
in the school appropriation case from
Santa Rosa county which knoeked
OdT all appropriations for schools from
any except the school fund makes
more imperative than ever some rad
ical changes in our school laws. Not
only did this decision kill the apprO-
priatiOn for the extension OF the
terms of the country schools making
a required average but what is more
important to US right here in DeFun-
lax is the fact that it struck with
equal force that Appropriation for high
schools. We are more than ever now
of the opinion that the law should be
changed to make the school district
the unit ana let the. people tax them
selves TO any extent they see ut for
their own schools.-DeFuniak Breeze.
Sinking a Million.
Really now, after all Is said and
done, as well as all that has been
promised and left undOne, If the EY-
ergldaes can peTsT. be drained and IT
is a waste OF state money to attempt
to drain them, why make 50 much
fuss over the fact that q greene OF a
millionaire is willing 20 sink a million
dollars in those notorious svamPs
donating a part TO the state treasury
and spending tsle balance for Ia6ef
in attempting what can never be done
while the laboreTs spend the expert
mental money IN nearby towns? This
| Is q phase OF the question We havs
been trying 70 work out Consist
| eney IS a jewel of a proposition ou'
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21
cHooLs FOR TEACHING BoYs AND GIRLS
HOW TO FARM AND DO HoUoa-

The Governor then compliments the pt' sent
Stnte Normal Board fits conduct of ID" In
stItutlon and solicts If the Legislature the
maximum Hmo3nt Of help for this institution
and the State University. IL then takes mp
the question OF schools for tenChiug huys and
girls how TO farm and do house Keeping, de-
rlarlng that more attention SHOULD be paid
To the training Of boys and girls To do tEc
practical things az life lie goes ON Ia show
that there Hre tive hundred and sixty thousand
persons between six aud twenty four Years ~
age in Arkansas less than ore hundred Of
whom taking college degrees. less than
one thousand college work of amy kind and
not more than seventy per cent are even at.
tending schools 81 any kind. Furthermore,
more than two hundred thousand az those that
ARE going TO school are not going over sixty
days year. The Governor concludes, there
fore that the citizen counts In this or any
ton for md success in his chosen work. Since
In Arkansas about eighty five per cent Of its in
habitants are engaged IN farming 1t stnnds Ia
reason that special training ia this work III,
the follower of fl for increased success; anC
IL the increase OF each unit ia the state Is
looked after. the increase Of the whole mus
be tremendous IN increasing the wealth an,
happiness OF the people of the Commonwealth
His recommendation along this line follows:
My recent investigation has taught me tina
there Is school patterned that IL vii
at the farmers life and environment tn,
of study In these schools need not ex
tend term of two years time after tn
child II fourteen 20 sixteen years ~ age. l
would. when properly planned. equip the boy
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21
CONSERVATION OF WATER POWER.

Among other things under this head The
governor says;
This, n The future is certain to become a
great factor fin The conduct OF the commerce
ard course ~ uur civilization. The water pow
ors al thu state are destined 20 b" of great
economic NaiUr, and I recommend that, now be
fore the interest OF great corporate bodies
make it too difficult for "a 10 be done, Won In
ycstigate the subject Ia all OF its details and
pass such law IN your judgment will he
adequate Tor the future protection ~ the state .
brst interests. l believe 1t should be embodied
In The work ~ the State Geologist 10 make a
survey Of all the streams Of tho state where
water power may he economically derived, Civ
ing the probable cast mode of transmission.
together with other necessary details and place
this information before the proper authorities
that the citizens Of the State mas he made
aware of their commercial advantages. Par
tieularly the matter OF railroad surveys and
the placing Of road beds along the valley
aud streams II the State should be given at
/ tehtion In order that future dams Of sufficient
heights may be built to derive the fni
/ benefit Of power from water stored up fol
such purposes.
] SURVEY, DRAINAGE. WATERWAYS AND
GAME LAWS.
Governor penaghey praises the work Of the
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21
DIVORCE LAWS.

In our State it appears that too many d.
vorce cases go through the courts efecting the
legal separation OF man and wife. Concerning
this Gbject. my information is that our divorce
laws are too lax. and that 1t Is indeed 10
easy TO obtain divorces through Courts.
recommend that you make careful investi-
CATION as TO the laws governing the same. and
pass such laws win make it more difficult
FOR man and wife to he divorced,
SPECIAL ACTS,
Article o. Section rs. OF the Constitution pro.
yidss
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

Some OF the Courts have held the demurrage
law which was enacted at the last session Of
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE $Hs
sdn REGION IN ITALY DEVASTATED BY
" EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVES
MESSING the Ruined City, 27OO Years Old and Has Had
Many Masters and Catastrophes

$4,000. Next to Palermo, it is the,
chief commercial town of Sicily and
its harbor, which Is formed by a
peninsula, is the busiest in Italy from
the standpoint Of steamboat traffic.
The principal object of interest to
tourists, apart from the scenic attrac-
tions of the place, is the cathedral,
which was begun in 1898, at the time
Of Norman occupation Of the island,
and parts of which are still standing
as originally constructed with the ex-
ception of the evidences of damage
wrought by the frequent earthquakes.
The town Is one Of great antiquity,
and derived its first known name,
Zanole Ca sickle), from the shape of
the harbor. 1t was founded by Gu
maen pirates and Chalcidians in 732
B. O., and was governed by the laws
of Charondas.
In 396 B. G. the town was de-
stroyed by the Carthaginians, but was
rebuilt few years later by Dionysius
of Syracuse, only to fall again into
the hands of the Carthaginians under
Hannibal in 269. The first Punic
war, however, left the place in the
hands of the Romans, and the place
was of importance second only to that
Of Syracuse and Lilybaeum in Sicily
during a period OF Roman occupation
lasting for several centuries.
In 831 A. D. the town was taken
by the Saracens, but in 1861 1t was
taken from them BY the Normans.
The city prospered greatly during the
Crusades, being favorite rendezvous
for soldiers from the continent en-
route to the Holy Land. In the Mid
die Ages also 1t became a flourishing
commercial city.
Its commercial Importance disap-
peared after a bitter struggle between
the aristocratic faction, or Merli, and
the democratic faction, or Mavizzi, in
1874. The democratic faction APP
pealed to the French and the other to
the Spaniards. The former faction
were at first victorious, but eventual
ly were deserted by the French. the
city was taken by the Spaniards, and
when the struggle was over the popu-
lation was reduced from 10000 to
about tenth of that number.
The town never fully recovered
from this disaster. Whatever recov-
cry was made was neutralized in the
| eighteenth century by a series of dis
asters. In 1740 about 40, 900 persons
! died Of the plague, and in 1888 the
town was almost entirely overthrown
by the great earthquake OF that year.
Great damage was caused by bonn
bardment in September, 1S4S. The
cholera carried off no fewer than / g.
600 victims in 1854 and earthquakes
in 1894 and 1905 also caused loss of
life and property. In 1880 the town
was occupied by Garlbaldi. 1t be.
came part of united Italy the fol-
! lowing year.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

Studied with maps and accounts OF
the more recent Of the great earth
quake disasters Of italy, 1t Is seen
that In the latest catastrophe the dis
turbance reached the surface on the
northern border, close to Swiss terri
tory. Bomodossolo Is among the
Alps, and the mountain range seems
ITO have been the route OF the earth
quake. It passed to the southwark,
following the Apennines. There Is a
twenty minutes difference between
che time of the shocks reported in
upper and lower italy.
In Calabria, which has been laid
waste again and again by such dis
~Gnrbances, this earthquake first
touched the surface with its full
effect. Lofty signal posts OF disaster
marked It's way, for 1t struck with
full force at the extinct volcano OF
San Giovanni, spread its devastation
across the Strait of Messina to Sicily
and rolled up another score OF death
and ruin all about the slopes of,
Mount Etna, reducing to ruins the
ancient and famous city Of Messina
and tumbling the buildings of Catania,
alfty-nine miles farther south, only
to again overwhelm the busy port
4soon afterward with a great tidal
wave.
The spread OF the earthquake in
Sicily and Southern italy, according
TO the cable dispatches, was through
very much the same area as that of
the earthquake of 1878, which was
r&he most destructive in the history
v0e Italy. Then, as now, the earth
quake caused enormous damage on
both sides Of the Strait of Messina,
which separates the toe of the So
called ~boot" OF italy from Sicily.
Tha historic disaster completely
wrecked the populous seaport Of Mes
RIna in Sicily near the northern end
OF the strait and destroyed many
Smaller cities and towns In Southern
Italy and Sicily.
The loss OF life In this disaster OF
178S was estimated at 10000, Mes
alua, city which Is for .he moss part
but little above the level Of the sea,
suffering terriblv-then, as now, from
a tidal wave. The region to the
south of Messina has also been often
overwhelmed by eruptions from
Mount Etna. The southeastern and
'SeSlStu pOIAOu VI Inc ASldn0 mas Uoeu
damaged time and again by eruptions
of Etna and very little by earth
quakes, while the northeastern por-
1ion has sustained heavy loss of life
and property from earthquakes and
Eery little from volcanic eruption.
Messina, which as in 1883 suffered
the greatest loss Of life and property
from this earthquake, is city and
seaport OF upwards of $4,000 inhab-
1tants, while in the commune en-
8racing the city, suburbs and adjacent
Sountry, the population is upward of
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
STREAMS AND ROAD
EMBANKMENTS

Entertainments where roads traverse
streams or lakes are subject to many
destructive agents, and will not last
long unless they are carefully and in
diligently constructed.
Along rivers, and especially at
bends, the current is continually car
rying away loose soil, and is as con-
tinuously loosening more to carry
along. In the spring, the ice, break
ing up, tears and cuts the banks as
it passes along down the stream.
This action takes place high up on
the river bank at the spring high
water mark. Bodies of moving ice
in the lakes crowd the shores with
great pressure, cutting the coast bad
ly where the water is deep close up to
the shore line. When heavy sheet
of ice is once set In motion by the
wind or current, 1t has stored up in
1t enormous power. The writer has
seen ice fields come in against a
shore where the water was deep right
up to land, and pile up from thirty
to forty feet in height.
Above the high-water mark of the
stream, or along lakes, above the line
of wave action, the banks are cut by
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08
THEN AND NOW
Complete Recovery From Coffee Ills.

About nine years ago my daugh-
ter from coffee drinking, was on the
verge OF nervous prostration," writes
a Louisville lady. "She was confined
Tor the most part to her home.
When she attempted a trip down
town she was often brought home in
a cab and would be FRUSTRATED for
days afterward.
ON the advice of her physician she
gave up coffee and tea, drank Postum.
and ate Grape-Nuts for breakfast.
She liked Postum from the very
beginning and we soon saw improve
ment- To-day she is in perfect health.
the mother of five children, all of
whom are fond of Postum.
She has recovered, is a member
OF three charity organizations and a
club holding an ONCE in each. We
give Postum and Grape-Nuts the
credit for her recovery"
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-08

weight of the stones would tend to
force the lower ones out of position.
In many localities, willows are
planted thickly along the water-line
of banks. They grow rapidly and
their roots interlace and form solid,
strong mass, capable of holding the
stream in its place. A row of such
trees would greatly improve the beau
ty of the road. willows are used
quite extensively along the banks of
the Mississippi, and are considered
the best means yet used for keeping
that great stream in due bounds. 1t
is general practice to sod the banks
above the water-line. Il. J. Smith,
Agricultural College, Michigan.