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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Special to The Journal

Washington, D. c.. May IT am
hardly prepared 10 endorse a bond IS
sue of Ave hundred millions of dollars
to develop the waterways of the
United States. I believe that current
revenues will be sufficient to work
out some comprehensive system of wa
terway development, covering a long
period of years, but should current
revenues fail 70 meet current obIiga-
tons; tnen / would not hesitate TO
place an additional obligation upOu
pOsteTity in order that we NAV have
in the United States as perfect a
network of waterways as have the
countries of Europe. / say this be-
cause pOsterity for all time will enjoy
the vast benefits of such improve
ment and development
Senator Stephen B. ElkinS. of West
Virginia. who made the above state
ment, as chairman of the committee
on interstate commerce and as a
ranking member of the committee
of commerce. is essentially an opti-
mist He believes in the future of the
United States and in his conservative
legislative work laS reflected this op-
rinism on numbeTIess occasions. But
Senator Elkins Is not a dreamer. his
early life having taught him that TO
do things is better than TO dream
THU gs. product of Ohio and raised
on farm. he was early imbued with
the idea of securing an education and
becoming lawyer. After his gradua-
ton from the University of Missouri
in 1860 he was admitted 10 the bar
and afterwards at the close of the war,
he went to New MOXicO. which terri
tory he represented in the FOrty-third
and FOTty-fOurth congresses. From
that day TO this Stephen B. Elkins has
been interested in waterways and does
not take any stock in the oft-repeated
declaration that the railroads are an
taSonistic TO waterway development i'll
the United States. He says It Will
take both railroad and waterway TO do
the carrying business Of this country.
What We need most in the United
States is some fixed plan for imprOv-
ing our rivers which eau be made
naVigable by the expenditure of a con-
SerVatiVe sum every year Piece-meaI
appropriations are things of the past.
so far as waterway development Is
concerned We have been too careless
and unmindfuI of the benefits and
advantages Of these great water
courses with which nature has so
boUEtifully supplied ,G52 and we have
seen whole harbOTs and rivers closed
up which could have been kept open.
All inns should De prevented and We
should harness the rivers. seas and
lakes 10 do their proportion of the
work of commerce-building as railroads.
have. The railroad goes everywhere,
the river has no feeders. except as
it may now and then have a tributary,
for its course IS fixed by immutable
law.
While 7 am opposed primarily to
putting larger debt upon the Amerf-
can people | feel convinced that some
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
sTELLA,s NV HAT.


Stella Grabinsky had seen the hat
Erst as she turned the corner on her
way home one stormy night in March.
II was in the window of Miss Fiala's
millinery shop
Out of the bewildeFing array of ten
hats this one shone like a star. 1t
was really a hat to command atten-
tion in any walk of life. Architecture
ally it rose like the dome of a Turk
iSh mosque surrounded by a moat or
so In color it was a gorgeous cerise
and trailing over and around it were
arsenic-g green vines bursting forth at
stated intervals into rosebuds of pink,
yellow. scarlet and lavender. Dang
ling cOquettishly from one bank Of
the surrounding moat hung a luscious
bunch of cherries. redder than any
cherries a mere tree could produce.
The end of the bunch was aTtfully
concealed under vast bow of layen-
der ribbon.
Stella, beholding, held her breath.
IF all the uneXpresSed longings of her
life had been condensed into one visi-
Bile. form. nothing else could so mag
nifcently have represented them as
did that hat.
Miss Fiala had sharp black eyes
and a constant smile. She Showered
upon Stella Grabinsky in her shabby
cloak and weather beaten headgear
exactly the same smile she gave Mrs.
Radtka. who wore diamond earrings
and whose husband owned the largest
butcher shop on the street. When
Stella entered and asked the price of
the wonderful hat Miss Fiala took it
from the window and poised it tempt
ingly on one finger.
That ISIS five dollar and feefty
cents she said.
Stella slipped out hastily. That
indeed was an awful sum to one
earning but $3.50 a week and belong
ing 10 a large and expensive family
Even now the second boy but one
had the grip. while her younger Sis
ter was getting over an attack of the
measles The bills from the drug
store We're enough to make any one
drag her feet climbing the flights of
stairs to the Grabinsky home.
Stella ate her supper abSentmind-
eddy that night. She was thinking of
the hat.
Ii was several weeks before real
spring weather would come. Maybe
she could save the money for the hat
in some miraculous way. Each night
after she got on the car Stella's heart
beat rapidly till she had rushed to
Miss Riala's window and found the
bat still there.
little extra work came Stella's
way, aud she chung to her hope. 1t
was not a hope, it was a necessity
now. since the floor walker, Peter
Nichols. had smiled twice at her.
Peter was very grand young man
with q heavy gold watch chain and
the stiffest of collars. Once Stella
had seen him on Sunday walking
with another girl and in one hand he
lightly twirled a cane. If ever it was
vouchsafed her to have Peter Nichols
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

times this great waterway problem OF
development should be borne in a
measure. or I may say largely, by
those who come after US. When we
have 125,000.000 of people and that
time is not so very far away, We will
need the water courses help TO han
die our great traffic especially the
heavier and bulkieT freight The river
is q slow carrier. for great bulks can
only be transported by baTge5 in tow.
The railroad is the express mesSen-
ger TO handle the lighter and more
perishable freight. So that the river
and the railroad have each their pro-
per function and we should not be
blinded 70 those conditions.
We are in the thrOes of our second
waterway agitation largely due 10 the
work of the National Rivers and Har-
borS Congress. The first agitation
followed hard on the Revolution and
in far reaching effect shared with
the Declaration Of Independence the
distinction of having opened the most
important era in American history
The agitation now going on gives
abundant promise of a still more far
reaching revolution. peaceful though
il is. than was ever contemplated in
the far off davs OF Washington and
GallaTin. We have reached the cross
roads of the waters and it behoOves
US 10 build them not only for our
selves but for pOsterity."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
HEARD IN THE PLAZA.

Now there goes good-looker,
said the one with the green hat, shes
an awful good friend of mine, too, and
I'd like to take you around"
As the good locker approached
their bench, two pairs of trousers
were drawn up just little from two
pairs of shining patent feathers, dis
playing some Self-evident socks of a
belIigerent red.
Even these failed to attract her at
tention. She sailed by with her head
in the air. and did not speak to her
friend on the Plaza bench.
That's a lemon for you, Clarence"
his companion said, loudly.
"Well-yOu see, We amt been good
friends since last Thursday night, -
Clarence explained, as he smoothed
the stickpin in his pale blue stock.
Il took her TO the electric show, you
remember. 1 gUess?'
"Oh. yes" said the other, lazily; Il
know.
Well. there was an awful swell
little lady on the stage. and she kept
looking at me- and just had to look
back at her.
And then what"
We'll, / got rid of my lady as quick
as 1 could. and went by for the stage
woman. And if We didn't have a
time,
Why kid. me and her just natural
" done the town
And what did she act like" the
interested listener put in.
Act like" Clarence replied, scoTn-
fully she was a regular little candy
kiG
II wanted to take her for some
soda water. but she said she was
| hungry So we went in for a good
meat
Instinctively d long hand went
down into the pocket of his best suit
Gee, she could put away d good
supper, though
Yes, know what Clarence said
turning impTessiveIy to the other, L
got rid of a dollar and five cents on
them two meals"
4 long. low whistle of surprise from
the one with the red stock.
No girl don't fool me like that.
Clarence. my boy" he said Lizzie
DobbingtOn calls me stingy. cause !
don't treat her 70 soda water every
day. But amt / right now. kid"
The question was ignored. Clarence
was still thinking about the stage
lad "
And the worst part was" he went
on. as he arose to leave the bench.
4 got note from the girl I'd took
TO the electric show. breaking our
engagement"
As he tilted his hat back on his
head and carefully smocthed the
crease in his trousers, he concluded
mournfuIly: And she said that the
stage girl boarded at their house and
that l could have her, if ] wanted,
cause she was just old enough for
! ME. anyhow-only forty
Then he drew long sigh
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

it might be different when It got dry.
It simply must be different
4 saw Peter Nichols going into
Fannie Mengerson's house." her
brother, who had just some in, told
her.
Stella flushed. That girl! Well,
she was welcome to him-al he
cared about was himself.
Then a bitter little smile of triumph
curIed Stella's QuiyeTing lips. Come
what may, neither Fannie nor any
one else had ever worn that hat in
all the glory of its first beauty! Not
one but herself
Tenderly Stella dried rosebud that
was cerice on one side and streaked
with green on the other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
rHR USUAL SYMPTOMS.

Having used S. s. s. quits extensively. am in
position 20 know its virtues As result o. A
nous blood disorder NY blood became poisoned ana
1 suffered severely with Rheumatism and OTHER
symptoms not necessary 70 me1uol. A fTiend told
me he had been cured o. nv trouhle By s 8
and spon his TeCommendAtionI Began It's aso AZ
ter uslng IL for S0ue time nay Dsood was Thoroughly
eleaased Of al P0lsons ana IAAde pure and stTorE
GEaln.
wish also TO speak Of its tonie pTopeYties II
built up my general health. It improved nv appe-
ute, gave me increased strength ana felt bStter
IN every way. an great believer in s. s. 8
and with pleasure recommend II 10 al who need
good blood medicine ROBERT n 2wRITZIG.
SO Chestnut Street, Lehazoa Pa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
CURED SOUND AND WE'LL

Dear SiTs:-Ididn Z hnd oat that had contracted
Contagious Blood Poison uzul IL had made consider
able Roadway, and fortunately for me the friend
thatI nrst consulted had had some experience with
the disease, and advised NE 70 taks s. S. s.. 90
ddn foOi with any doctors, but began at once the
use Of your medicine, taking il a. directed Nv
fnend told me to stick TO II, and that was whatI
did and got alonE splendidy from the very rst ana
my recovery was rapid. Itook g number Of bottles
ana ana new as well as ever Whea began @. s. s.
my face was 50 fall Of sores ana sFSptions that I
could not shave, ana now tkeEe IL not oaoteh or
pimPie on my body. There is nothing IN the world
that can beat 8. S. s.. fox Blood Poison, and al
ways recommend 1t for such cases. A friend OF
mine 10 taxing il now, AID il getting along nicely
WALTER WISER.
7o+ Oakley St., Evansville, Ind
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

The SageS of the general store were
discussing the veTaCity of old 81 Per
kins when Uncle Bill ABBOTT ambIed
in. says EVeTybody's.
What do you think about it. Uncle
Bill?' they asked him. Would YOU
call ST. Perkins q liar"
Wall answered Uncle Bill. slow
", as he thoughtfully studied the cell
ing. Il don't know as I'd go so far as
TO call him a liar. exactly. but / do
know this much when feHdin' time
comes, in order TO get any response
from his hogs. he has 10 get some
body else to call EN- to him"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
SOUR STOMACH

! used Cascarcts and feel like a new
man L have been . sufferer from dys-
pepsia and sour stomach for the last two
years. / have been taking medicine and
other drugs, but could find no relief only
for a short time. will recommend
Cascarets to my friends as the only thing
for indigestion and sour stomach and to
keep the bowels in good condition
They are very nice to eat"
Harry Stuckley, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Pleasant. Pzlztable, Potent, Taste Good,
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
DOC, ISc, SOC. Never sold in baIl- The gen
uias tablet stamped G c g. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. geo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
kills Her Foe OF % Years.

The most merciless enemy ! had
for 20 years declares Mrs. James
Duncan. of Haynesville, Ne. was
Dyspepsia / suffered intensely after
eating or drinking and could scarcely
sleep After many remedies had
failed and several doctors gave me
up. / tried Electric Bitters, which
cured me completely Now / can eat
anything. / am 20 years old and am
overjoyed to get my health and
strength back again" For Indiges-
ton. Loss OF Appetite, Kidney Trou-
bic. Lame Back, Female Complaints.
it's unequaled. Only soc at all drug
SisIS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
COVERED RIrH SORES

Twas afflicted with 4 terrible blood disease
which was IN spots st first, but afterwards spread
all over my body These soon broke out ints sores
and II - easy 70 imagine the suffering endured
Before became convinced that tina doctors could do
me no good, had spent hundred dollars which was
really thrown away. thes Szisd various paTSnt
medicines. bet they did not reach the disease
When had finished my n7St bottle Of g. s s.
was greatly improved, and vas delighted with tee
result. The large red Splotches 90 ms chest began
TO grow pzlcT and smaller, and before hug dissp-
pezTed entirely. TeEsinec my lost weight, be-
came stronger ana my appetite greatly improved
l was soon entirely well, and my akin as clear a.
3 piece Of glass. q. L. MEYERS.
s. Clinton Street NeHark n I
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Stories of the Streets and Town

walk down the street beside her with
the watch chain and the cane Stella
felt that nothing less than the hat of
her dreams properly could do honor
to the occasion
She now had $3.50 tied within a
hard knot in one corner of a hand
kerchief. And the hat was still
there, Fervently she hoped the twins
would get through the spring without
an attack of sore throat. which would
mean more things at the drug store.
Now she had nearly 81 saved-and
Peter Nichols had stopped to talk
with her more than once. She coul'
not afford a new cloak to wear with
the hat. but that was not such a tTag-
edy. after all. With the hat Stella
felt that nobody would have time or
inclination 10 gaze upon her wrap. Or
her shoes. They were extremely
shabby shoes
The night that Stella. her cheeks
scarlet with excitement, burst into
the house with paper hat bag in
hand long will be remembered in the
Grabinsky family. Hats heretofore
had meant only something TO cover
the head, not a work of art like this,
Miss Fiala had accepted Stella's $3.50
and trusted her for the rest, the need
-
had at last intimated that he would
come the following Sunday to go
walking with herl
The rest of that week Stella lived
in a world of roses-pink, yellow,
scarlet, and lavender. Each night
she took the hat out of the bag and
regarded it critically. II was as beau
tiful as ever. Sunday she put it on
an hour before Peter was to come and
looked at herself It was unbeliev-
able-she, with a hat like that, She
did not walk down the flights of stairs
when Peter whistled from belOw-she
f1oated ecstatically. They went to
the park-with that hat they really
could do no less.
In the full glory of that promenade
it began TO rain. Never in Stella's
memory had it rained such a fiend-
ishly wet, soaking rain. Three blocks
to the car-in that rain,
It'll ruin my suit" Peter grum-
bled
His suit Didn't he know, didn't he
realize that she had on a hat
They ran, but three blocks is long
way. Also il was still raining when
they got off at SteI1a's street. She
did not notice, she was stupid with
agony Peter pulled her along in
haste.
It'll shrink" he mumbIed He
was still thinking of his suit
A great feeling of disgust for Peter
suTged through Stella's soul. She
ran upstairs without even q good-by
and sought the mirror. Then with
tears in her eyes she trembiingly took
of the hat 1t was strangely sticky
and even an expert could not have
told which rosebud had started out to
be pink and which green or lavender.
They were hopelessly mingled. And
the cherries! Stella laid the hat
down blindly, fiereely, telling herself
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Distinctive Difference.

On entering his club one evening
not long ago young Philadelphia
was accosted by a friend. who ex-
claimed, according TO Hppincott's:
Why. Charlie. you are positively
beamingl What's up?"
I'm in the greatest luck imagin-
able" responded the other You
know, I've been hanging about
pretty Yonkers girl for almost a year.
During all this time she would never
admit that she loved me; she would
only say that she respected me. But
now, old chap, congratulate me, for
last night she confessed she respect
ed me no longer-that she loved
me-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Circus or Flower Shcw7

Really said the stylish lady. en-
Enthusiastically. to her friend. 1t is
quite worth while going to the ZOO, if
only 10 see the wonderful display of
rhodOdeudrons
rs it," replied her friend. Ian
guidly: Il ike 10 look at the great
big clumsy beasts. too. but il always
smells 50 unpleasantly round the
cage
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Eorce of Habit

\ certain Western congressman 5
boundless affability and habitual alb
seutmindedness have occasionally
led him into absurd mistakes, says
the Bohemian magazine. One day
during his last campaign as he
stepped down from the train at the
station of the home town after
month OF stumping and 'glad-hand-
jig" his little daughter rushed I'D to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Boyc Will be Bows

and are always getting scratches.
cuts. spTains. bruises. bumps, burns
or scalds. Don't neglect such things
they may result serious if you do.
Apply Billiards. Snow Eminent ac-
cOrding to directions right away and
it viii relieve the pain and heal the
trouble. Price &c. SOC and 800
Sold by " \ p'Alemberte
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
MCMILLAN BROS. CO.

well. but at the end of the second day
the young mans strength began to
wane. Suddenly the old man stopped
the saw and Spat
sonny, be said. not unkindly 4
don't mind yer ridin' on this saw, but
il it's jest the same 10 you / wish
you'd keep ger feet off the ground"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

II has It's VICTIMS IN its power
almost before they realize its
presence, because its first
symptom is usually a little
sore or pimple so Insignificant
that il does not excite SuS-
picion. But the inSidiouS
poison is at work on the blood
and in a short while the pa
tient finds he is more or less
affected from head to foot.
Contagious Blood Poison
is too dangerous TO trifle with.
No time should be lost in rid
ding the blood of this deStruc-
tive poison, and in no disease
is il more important to have
the proper remedy. Medi-
cineS which merely check the
symptoms for a time and leave
the real cause Smouldering in
the system have brought mis-
cry and disappointment to
thousands. Faithfully the Suf-
ferers took such treatment,
usually of mineral nature, and
when all symptoms had dis
appeared and the treatment
was left off, found the virus
had only been shut up in the
system awaiting a favorable
opportunity TO return, with
every symptom intensified.
S. S. S. cures Contagious
Blood Poison and cures 1t
permanently. Ii goes down
into the blood and removes
every particle of the poison,
makes the circulation pure
and healthy, and does not
leave the slightest trace OF tn
is made entirely of roots, h
ing and cleansing in their n
of mineral in any form to II
S. S. S. Will also drive out al
that may be in the blood from
fering with Contagious Blood
will purify your blood Homt
freq RI all UyhN Sagr,fA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
Toe Much Drao.

An Eastern college graduate applied
Tor work in q Michigan lumber
camp He was told 10 get busy on
one end OF a cross saw, the other end
being in charge of an old and expe-
rienced lumberman At first all went
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

him and kissed him The congress-
man beamed upon her with a proud
and tender Daternal eye.
Well. Well" he exclaimed. If it
isn't my little Bessie" Then he
added. mechanically. and how is your
dear old father"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02

Removing symptoms that
agou Blood Poison he vuent which produce these
ward manifestations must be completely driven from the blood before
real be effected The least faint left in the circulation WILL
later fresh outbreak of the trouble with all the hid
symptoms liberated mouth throat copper spocheS
falling hair and ulcers, etc.
Contagious Blood Poison the reacherOuS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-02
SEN. ELKINS
On WATR WAY
DEVELOP MENT

BELIEVES CURRENT REVENUES
SUFFICIENT FOR THE PRESENT
NEEDS, BUT IF NOT WOULD NOT
HESITATE TO PLACE AN ADD.
TIoNAL OBLIGATION UPON GOV
EMINENT.
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Read The Journals Want
Columns and profit thereby.
and learn what is going on.
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Read The Journals Want
Columns for bargains.
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he disease for future outbreaks. S. S. s.
herbs and barkS, all of which are heal
nature. 1t does not contain a particle
injure the delicate parts of the system.
any lingering remains of mineral poison
4 the former treatment IF you are Suf
/ Poison S. S. S. will cure you, because it
ne treatment book and any medical advice
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-12-04
LAID TO REST

Death came as a release TO Mrs. Alice
Stewart after two years of helpless suf-
fering. November 70, just two months
after her husband had been borne away
by the dark angel
Alice Davis was born October IL, 1860.
Came to Pine Grove when S years old.
where she met aud married Il. w.
Stewart in 1877. She was the mother
OF four children, Mrs, Chas. Sharpe
Mrs James Gates, Gordon and Lincoln
Stewart, all OF whom survive her. She
leaves also lhree sisters, Mrs NJ. Clark,
Mrs. B. Bowen OF san Francisco, Mrs,
]. IL. Beam of Seattle and brother
John Davis of idaho,
Mrs. Stewart life was spent in Pine
Grove, where She played her part in the
community's welfare without shirking
She will he missed there,
The cemetery that crowns the hilltop
makes an ideal resting place for tho
weary. She was laid away with fitting
ceremony. Young girls sang her re
QUEEN and the last chapter of a gooc
life was closed.