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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

its coin and scatters both alike in the
spirit of the pTodigal. reckless of the
pToverbial rainy day" lying in wait
for US all and in which so many OF US
are caught shivering and shelterlesS-
Sam Russ was a Boston man, with
the characteristic culture, tempera-
ment and mental edge of the people
of his native city He came TO Flor
ida with his brother about thirty
years ago, and lived here until his
death. The bond of affection between
the two tbOth UnmaTriedD, was very
strong. and when his brother was &C
cidentally drowned on the east coast
about a year ago Sam was over
whelmed with grief and seemed to
have little care for his future after
that tragic event His death removes
| a notable figure from our journalism
for although he had been connected
with no paper for several years, his
reputation was made as a writer Of
the Florida press and he left an i'm
press too deep to be soon forgotten.
Live Oak Democrat.
Poor Sam Russ probably one of the
/ best most brilliant and widely known
newspaper men in Florida. died III
cheap lodging house in Jacksonville
last Sunday morning Sam. not I'M
| like Edgar Allen Poe. had his faults;
| but lie was most brilliant fellow and
we alINknew and liked him. Peace UC
mis- ashes.-Chiplely Verdict
Now that death has called Sam B.
| Russ from his earthly lsbors. Florida
| journalism has cause to mourn the
/ loss of it's most brilliant contributor.
/ Endowed with natural gifts of price
less WORTH his should have been
| career of usefulness and power, But
I the Fates had ruled otherwise. When
! we look back upon the life of our
/ departed friend we can not but re-
/ greet that the light of such genius
should have been so Obscured.-Pa-
! latka Times Herald.
! The death of Samuel b Russ. more
/ Familiarity known as Sam Russ, in
Jacksonville lodging house, alone and
unattended, a few days ago, removed
from Florida journalism one of its
brightest members.
His death constitutes a tragedy-it
can be nothing more-which must
| carry sorrow to the hearts of every
one of the fraternity who knew him
As an editorial writer he had few
/ equals and no superioTs. He was a
brilliant ConveTsatiOnalist. an agree
| able companion, and a man who made
true and lasting friends. A resident
/ of Florida for twenty years, and all
that time actively engaged in news
paper work. he had Florida history
and politics at his minds command
He could write with equal ease on
any subject or topic. and the fact thai
an article was written by Sam Russ
gave it strength. more than passing
recognition. Tt was worth reading:
Sam Russ had but one fauit-drink
1t kent him from attaining that prom
inence which has made men of less
ability great. He was his own worst
enemy. Peace be to his ashes. and
ma the troubled spirit of his lovablt
character find a larger field of use
fulncss. and repose as well, in thai
mysterious bourne, from which n
traveller returns.-Miami News-ReC
: ord
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

In his memorable speech in Allan
ia, after eating the almighty possum,
Taft said. To-day the expression of
any political view in the south is pos
sible without involving social ostra-
cism or any of the penalties with
which it might have been visited in
earlier times" In reviewing the years,
which for the south have not been
"pittyless," we can recall no time
when an honest expression of Opin-
ion has caused man to be "Ostra-
cized" 1t was the carpet bag govern
ment carried out in practices which
have been bTavely paid Cor by many
of the southern states under demo
cratic administrations-it was those
who represented such a government
| that received the shell" more forci-
| BILE t-lan those that fell at Manassas,
/ to impress upon the union the south s
true position in its eternal stand for
constitutional government
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

"A remarkable season for greens, -
observes the Daytona Gazette-Nsws.
Plato, thou reasOnest welI'-they
are visible TO the naked eye all the
way from Portland, Maine, TO Key
West. Florida, with special stop-over
privileges at Washington. D. c., and
Augusta, Ga.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

The Palatka Times-Herald declares
that three boys were arrested down
in Tampa on Sunday for shining
boots This is but a shining example
of the goodness prevailing in that
erstwhile wicked city" If this be
true, which is hard TO believe, there
must be some sort of conspiracy in
Florida TO compel people to go to
church with muddy shoes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27
THO LOST TO~SIGHT
TO MEMORY DEAR"
~~A~% ~%<~A 90

The following item appeared i'll
Mondays Times Union: Samuel B.
Russ. at one time one of the best
known newspaper men in the state,
was yesterday morning found dead in
his bed in a West Bay street lodging
house. His identity was unknown
until he was identified by a Times
Union reporter who saw the body after
it had been carried TO the undertake
ing establishment of Marcus Conant-
For several years Sam Russ, as he
was Familiarity known, was a member
of the Times-UniOn editorial staff He
was a bright man. one OF the clever
est writer's that ever worked on the
paper. and he has a large circle of
friends. For a long time he was
theatrical critic for the Times Union,
and was we'll and favOrably known ID
the theatrical world. Many times
this season have the old theatrical
managers who have visited Jackson
Vile asked the question, What has
become of Sam Russ? He left the
services of the Times Union some
time ago, and since that time ne mas
not been employed. For several days,
in fact many weeks. he has been IN
bad health, and when it was learned
by his friends yesterday that he had
DC0A lOulAu uOoNr NA-N-O
any surprise"
Nr. Russ was with very few eXcep-
lions one of the best writer's in Flor
/ ida, and at one time edited the Morn
| ing News in this city. He came 10
| Florida about thirty years ago from
Massachusetts and started an orange
grove at Lochloosa, in Alachua coun-
1 ty. The big freeze of 1895 served MIN
! like it did thousands of others, ard
/ he entered the newspaper profession
/ for a livelihood. He has served in
| the capacity of editorial writer On
nearly all of the larger papers in tie
| state since 1895. and few writers were
as largely quoted as he was. on &C
| count of the accuracy with which he
| always handled state political history,
/ having always kept closely in touch
/ with every important event during ms
many years residence in Florida. Mr.
/ Russ had many friends throughout
| the state who viii regret to learn uf
his death.-OcaIa Banner.
/ Sam Russ. the once brilliant news
paper man whose strong and scholar
| ly work as theatrical critic and COM
mentator on passing events adorned
the columns of the Times-Un for
/ several years. and who was well
known in newspaper and political cir
cles throughout Florida. was found
dead in his bed in a Jacksonville
| lodging house Sunday morning, and
I the people of the house didn't know
whom he was until his body was
| identified by a Times Union reporter
Truly a melancholy end for so bright
| a man who had won so high place
| in the journalism of our statet sam
| was a true citizen of Bohemia. one OF
that JhriftIess but generous class
which boards neither its genius nor
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

ment. It is to the effect that fine
grade of paper can be made from
okTa. The experiment having result
ed successfully. Mr.. Moore will now
plant 5000 acres in okra, and 1t is
stated that a paper mill may be es-
tablished at Macon to handle the
product.
The Enterprise, of Beaumont.
Texas, commenting on The above,
says:
This is in line with an editorial in
the Enterprise a few days ago. Is
Texas, which has too been expert
menting with paper from okTa stalks,
to let Georgia beat her to its utili-
cation? There is a great demand for
paper in the southwest, a demand
which IS growing with the years, and
this part of Texas may well supply it
1t is nonsensical that Texas should
depend upon the mills in northern
New York, situated within a few
miles of the Canadian line. for its
supply of print paper, and it would
seem that Texas and Louisiana CAPT
tai were letting pass by glorious
opportunity.
Now, there is no state in the Union
where okra may be grown as cheapIy
and pTOlificaIly as in Florida. There
is an old saying that ill weeds grow
apace"; but We warrant they cannot
OutstTip the growth which is attained
by okra in our sunny peninsula with
next to no cultivation.
The question is whether the people
of the state Will permit Georgia and
Texas to beat them in establishing an
industry which is nearer their grasp
| than that of others no matter where
| they live. There is no limit to the
/ demand OF PAPER 1t remains to be
seen whether or not Floridians will
have wisdom and energy enough to
| take hold CT this golden opportunity
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27

PENSACOLA FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-27
ST. JOHNS CEMETERY ENTRANCE

J. \. ANDREWS,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
A RurnIar,s Text aook.

The police of New York found upon
q burglar, arrested by than. a treatise
on safe-cracking that is said TO be the
most remarkable document that has
ever fallen into their hands. The con-
tents are so well complied that the
police unhes;tating,y declare the au-
thor a past grand master In his FRO
fession, and, according to Popular
Mechanics. are somewhat anxious to
find out just how many copies are in
circulation throughout the country.
For the most part the manuscript
is in the yegg code. a lingo freely used
by thieves the country over. 1t de-
scribes the two kinds of safes recog-
rized By the profession, namely. the
~ireproof and the buFg'ar-proof. assert
ing, however, that there is no g1auine
burglar-proof safe, and thai kind that
are dril!-proof are only called so by
courtesy. Minute directions for
cracking a safe are gwen. together
with diagrams to illustrate the treat
$40
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
HALE LADY or TIE HOUSE"
Not Uncommon for New YORK BOARD
ing Places to Be Conducted
by Men.

"a nan acting as lady of the
house in a frst-class boarding house
was a distinct surprise to me" said
a New York woman who has been
trying to find a pleasant home Tor a
friend from out of town. In q single
morning | came across two boarding
houses where men were in charge.
The first man was quite communica-
tive and when | expressed ny regret
that / could not make arrangements
with his wife instead of himself, he
said:
"sCh. ] run the place now. Ny wife
died three years ago and rather than
break up / took charge of II myself.
People wanted to stay aud 1t was
easier to let things go on in the old
way
''The second man didn't have the
same excuse, SIS he'd lever had a wife
He'd been living in the same house
for a good many years I when II
was about to break UP several years
eco he took it oyer rather than give
up his comfortable hone. Incidental.
" he tod me he was opening a sna3
boarding house down at the seashore,
which was easily reached by the eie-
waited road, AID that his guests could
come down there for a week end and
elways feel at home. He laid IL
claims to being a hotel keeper-just
q man who was playing landlady IN
q boarding house."-New York Sun.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
FRlDE CT AMSTERDAM Jews.
Synagogue in That City, Built by
Refugees, Is Easily the Finest
in the World.

In the midst of the Jewish quarter
stands the pride of Amsterdam Jews,
the %grandest synagogue in tie world.
1t is great in everything, in it's size,
it's proportion, its age and its tradl-
lions. There is no synagogue like IT
anywhere, and while it stands there
cannot be anything like it.
The great temple in the Rue de la
Victoire in Paris may perhaps be
larger, the splendid synagogue in the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Berlin may
be more ornate, but the Portuguese
synagogue in Amsterdam has a glory
all it's own. It's majestic columns, it's
solid oak, its noble ark and it's lovely
windows all speak eloquently OF the
type of Jew that sought the hospitali-
ty oil Holland when the cruel and
short-sighted policy of the Spain OF
those days drove the pioneers of the
community into the hardy little north
ern country.
The history of the congregation is
not. however. one unbroken record OF
peace and glory. Curiously enough,
it's early members, free themselves at
last from persecution, seemed at
times to make up for the persecueoa
they had endured by their own In
ternal intercommunal intolerance.
Their treatment of Uriel Acosta is
a most painful chapter in their local
history, and their attitude toward
Baruch Spinoza was an error for
which no compensation can ever be
made. To the visitor to the syna-
gogue Il still shown the seat which
Spinoza is supposed to have occupied,
but the tradition is probably apochry-
rhal-JeWish Chronicle.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
AUTOMATIC LAW ENFoRcEF
An Ingenious Apparatus for the Mo
tcrIst Who Desires
Safety.

vice-Consul H. M. Byington, at Bris
tol, reports as follows concerning :
new British apparatus which controli
the speed of motor cars:
According to the published descrip
ton of a practical trial, the device,
automatically removes the clutch
when the speed of the car slightly
exceeds the arranged limit and wher
necessary the brake is also automatic
ally applied until the rate Is reduced
just below the limit. The brake is
then quickly but gently removed and
the clutch again put in. A semaphors
is automatically raised to warn thu
driver when he is approaching the
maximum. The mechanism, which
fits in q compact aluminium box anG
works in oil, takes very little space
1t is put in action or our of gear il
an instant, and there is no need te
stop or slow down the car while this
is being done. The apparatus can
be locked up so that the driver of a
car cannot exceed the speed desired
by the owner.
Every effort was made on the trial
TO get the a to exceed the limit,
which was set for 16 miles an hour.
On coming to a fairly steep hill the
engine was allowed full power and
the car instantly started to gain
speed. But as soon as the limit was
reached the brakes were applied
strenuously, as if by magic Though
no sudden jar vas experienced), and
the engine merely raced without the
slightest effect on the car, the speed
neing maintained at the 16-mile rata
throughout"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

After a series of experiments re'a-
tive to the effects aof tin taken into
the human system, a Scotch physician
tanning two or more grains OF the
metal to the pound are potentially de-
leterious to the health.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Few Forty-niEcrs Left.

The men Of ~forty-nine. The Caller
MIA pioneers. are rapidly ~dwindiing
There are only seven members OF the
Sacramento Society OF California Pho
neers. The eighth member recently
died and the SURVIVORS acted as paH-
bearers and nourners.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
t.c u or,cnst MIS-. IT.

iyon and his baby sister were play
rag with soase new nlar5l thai were
quite snail. 0ae marble disappeared
ard could not be found The mother
became alarmed. fearing baby lad
swallowed it, sOh, welt said three:
@s-eld lion, there are enough left"
Tile Eelinealor.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

Although t. I~ieraclea cold fields
extend alons he shore Of The Black
sea 40 miles aIa extend 200 miles in
land. the coal contains so many im
puritiea that n.iains Is eTprontable ex-
cept at one point frop which ealy
100000 tons ! year are taken.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Cold in Water.

A cubic mile of sea water contains
sl7S,42f ,7G0 value in gold. This val
uation is based on the well-krown fact
that a ton of sea water contains APP
proximately n grain Of gold.-Pop-
ia Mechanics.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
An American ciese Scccrd.

The French n~ioac?laIe cot over tho
channel FIRST. but il was an American
trader in London who got the adyer-
Using out Of it by securing the ship
for exh;hition.-Eoston Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
plenty Of Undue Diamonds.

According to a statement by the
German colonial secretary. the value
of the diamondiferous deposits in Ger
man Southwest Africa amounts to
$3.50, 100000.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Sly Months After MARRIAGE.

After a m he's been married
to a man six months she begins to
feel a romantic interest in the man
she didn't marry.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
rrr-i. Co.'S Wash fcurF1

4. Woai Nash ny ia said GolJ
e~elans.
aagG.y ]. anghty owed grand,
rofher. iiss ! was little Sir, I
always WASHED ny siae
Yes. nd tocl II ~ -veFybo-ys
Megaz.ne.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

A woman knows that her new gown
isn't a perfect fit when another won.
an tells her it Is.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Niaht Baseball M,on,t Do.

baseball at night is being tried in
Cincinnati. 1t will be a failure. The
fans would have to sit up till morn
ing playing the game over.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
Dress Goods. Suitings, Silks
and Waistings.

one of the SWEETEST lines in Tu-
pelo, but it must go at the fol-
lowing price:
Dress goods, broadcloth and
silks, worth up to 1.50 per yard
must go at per yard
Serges, brilliantines, all c%olors,
solids and fancy. worth up to
LOO, per yard noW-----49c
so and 75c dress goods now 60
ing at Csc
All dress goods worth up to 35c
NOW .
All suitings, waistings and dress
goods worth up to 25c any color
desired
15c suitings at-----10c
White, grey, and blue fannels
35c quality -23c
15c quality bleaching at-----10c
10c yard quality bleaching yd
12a and 15c quality canton fan
nell
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26

Remember we are leaders for
tailor made suits and coat
sweaters and they are going at
any old price.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-26
rim Is Poisonous.


r~s<s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
 reach the diseased portion of the ear.
 There is only one way to cure deaf
 ness, and that is by constitutional
 remedies. Deafness is caused by an
 inflamed condition of the mucous lin
 ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
 this tube is inflamed you have rumb- ling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
 the result, and unless the inf1amma-
 ton can be taken out and this tube
 restored to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; :; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but an in- famed condition of the mucous sur faces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- lars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo o. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
Clevetan6s Greediness Eo, wo,k

IfesIaent Cleveland was often ;t ,l;s desk i'll the White House until 3oelo, |. 'h the morning and up again at 6. tell lnto the way of working until about o'clock i'll the morning, and because of the oppressive heat kcpt thc door of my room wide opeia. Ui. ien during the hours around midnight would step into the hall in ho.a or getting q stray breath of air. Once ir ~e Happened that as looked acru> !, the llall to the half open door turned Ward mine l saw upon It's polishc,. surface the reflection of the hand af il man writing with patience and aH industry that amazed me. l knew thai
 h" president was at his desk. used to ask the watchman when l went to my task in the morning st what hour the president had knocked off work Ilie preceding night. l found that 1t Was generally about g o'clock in the mornibg, although sometimes when he had finished some severe task that he had get himself he would stop at 2 o'clock. l usually stopped work at l o'clock. but l did once or twice hang all untll in the nope that I might If only for once show an endurance ea'iai to that of the man next door whose greatness for work had become proverhial.-George F. Parker in Mic CtInye'S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
New Ycrk'x lobster Palaces.

Nobody of distinction of appe'''" goes to a lobster palace to eat. One goes there in gaudy mood or whc, every other place Is filled or closed "y with the kind of man who thinks gay. ety means .overdressed women. hcdi..- lnuncd men, walters rushing Mi:h la n1lpacnc as if they had the fir, buckets and a catcrwauling orchestra
 At midnight the din and the excite iHcnt incline q Sedatc man to ask him. self whether he is not Ill riot If you nave q lobster digestion, you don { hear the din or feel the nlaeistrem ut smIibuSeS. H:.iicrs, head walters al, patrons swirii3l' about you. X llall who is eating lobster has to conce,}. trAle :ill his faculties mrntal. phy>ica}. t.3"rai and intellectual. on the ordeal You have heard no doubt of the voun:. laGy who wHs asked over her first !ul,. ster how s!.e liked it. "l think" she declared, fits perfectly delicious if there weren't so many large bones in it. They look like ccIlnl"iei don't they !''-Richard Duffy in rutnams
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
PAVING DISTRICT NO. g.
(Martin Avenue.) Special Assessment.

The tax books for the collection of special assessment upon the real property in Paving District No. 23 (Martin avenue), in the city of Pine Bluff, has been placed ill my hands,
 All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessment to me within thirty days from this date.
 If such payment is not male, action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such as- sessment and for legal pe";:lties and cost.
 Given under my haEG ti,is 9th day of June, 1909.
 A. G. RUSSELL, C':y Collector. Office City Hall, 9 a. ii. to 12 m.
 June 9, 1909. 6-9-3Ot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13

"'The church's feasts and fAs;s are marvelously wei! kept up. The rich keep the feasts and the roor the fasts.'"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
'\()i' It E.

 On June 7th. 1909. took up two COWS and yearlin@s at my place. 1 l-2 miles from town. on the Camden road: one light red COW. marked crop off left ear and split in right ear: red heifer yearline, unmarked. One blue cow about three years old, marked small split in upper part cf right ear and is giving milk; one light blue heifer yearlins, unmarked. Owner can have same by calling st my place and paying for advertising.
 J. w. WHITE, k. F. D. NO 1. Box 42 Pine Bluff, Ark 6 13-d6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
VETERINARY

DIR. F. c. HOSKINS-Successor % Drs. Watson 6 Mason. Office It 109 East Court. Berlin's old stand. Old phone 1156. New phone 3:0.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
The Mennonites.

The Mennonites grew out of four sects of Dutch, Flemish and Germai Raptists. They derive their name iron Memo Simons. q Catholic priest who became leader of the anabaptists in about l537 Simons was born in 1491 and died in l537. His True Christian Belief" was published three years be fore his death. Following the deatl of the leading spirit the sect under went divisions and changes of creed Pittshurg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
A Candid Critic

A Candid CNtte. .Author-Have you red my new book? E'riend-YeS. What do you think of il? Well, to be candid with you. tbini the covers are too far apart. ."-Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13

If a man empties hb psRls into bt' head no ore caa take II fFO0 him Franklin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
Reeiprocity.

neCtPVOCty. Do you expect your constituents l. believe all you tell them?' "No." answered Senator Sorghum "and in return they must not expcc' me to tell them all | believe."-Wasb lngton Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-06-13
Washinaton,s Rehuke.

Washington, said senator was not a cynic. yet he sometimes said things so wretchcdly true tha: the, had cynical note. Thus. rebuking a certain type of churchgoer. he once