The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-12

just a Habit.
A complete history has been writ
ten about Busy Jax and 1t sounds like
| one continuous Joy ride.-Pensacola
Journal That's what 1t Is. People
who live in Jacksonville have cause
for being happy even in times OF
| greatest woe and advefsity.-Jackson-
vile Metropolis.
Big Fair in Fall.
Gensral Manager n. j. Lillard, of
the Pensacola Interstate Fair Associ-
alton, sends the Tribune a copy of the
catalogue and premium list Of the
fair which Will open November ex-
tending to November II. West Florida
and South Alabama are included in
the SCOPE OF this fair and Mr.. Ltlard
says he thinks It will be the best ever
held IN that part Of the country
Tampa Tribune
The Ideal Way.
| Pensacola will extend it's sewerage
| system, and believing that anything
| for the public good should be done
without waiting for a unanimous vote
and personal action, has announced
that the work of connecting sewers
throughout the city viii be done on
contract, and the cost paid in war
rants drawn against the property so
improved. This is the plan that has
been successfully used in sidewalk
! construction and Is expected to work
equally as we'll in securing the desired
/ sewerage improvements BY this means
| over one hundred miles of new side
walks have recently been constructed
! in Pensacola, and the improvement
| has been made without special tax
levy or trouble of any kinda ckson-
vile Times Union.
A Worse Punishment.
| The British vice consul at Pensa-
cola sentenced eight British seamen
to eight weeks confinement for de-
sorting their ship. If the consul de-
sired to teach the men a lesson that
they would not soon forget he should
have sentenced them to eight weeks
of salt Junk and beans on a yankee
clipper ship.-Apaiachicola Times.
Quit Yer kiddin.
Editor Byington says If a certain
Florida paper doesn't guard its edi-
torial paragraph column more care
fully it may be barred from the mails
| as obscene matter. We thought that
Pensacola Journal man would get
can-down II he didn't stop writing so
much about stockings.-Tarnpa Tri-
bune.
IL Might Have Been.
We foresee the probability of a knot
being tied IN the office OF the Pensa-
sacola Journal Listen: Some type
writer's are pretty enough to have two
blue ribbons. "-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
Eseaubia, Evidently.
Milton is right in wanting the privi-
lege Of recalling judges as well as
other officials, says the Jacksonville
Metropolis. Milton and the Metropolis
must have lost a case in court.-Pen-
sacola Journal We have lost no cases
unjustly, but, for the sake Of Florfd-
ians, we have seen occasion when we'd
Ike to lose" q few Judges. This
doesn't apply to Duval county, though.
Jacksonville Metropolis.
Probably Not.
Florala ball players have a hoggish
appetite-Pensacola Journal No man
ever felt the halter draw with a good
opinion Of the law.-F7orala News.
Getting Bigger.
ten million dollar mortgage was
recorded In Pensacola recently. Big
things are happening in the Escambia
capital nowadays.-Palatka Times
Herald.
Gopher Soup Inspisd.
| Pensacola business men made boost
| ing speeches. while they Wineo. the
gopher soup must have been scarce
or there would have been no time for
speeches.-Tampa Tribune.
Or One in Tampa.
A miner who has been buried three
days still lives. Much the same eX-
perience as spending three days in
nsacola--Tampa Tribune.
High As Potatoes.
A baseball pitcher has recently been
purchased for s22, 500. Any pitcher
costing that much ought TO be filled 70
overlooking with good stun.-Pensa-
cola Journal. And ought never to be
broke. "-Bonifay Advertiser.
Pensacola Cigars Extra Fine.
The Journal says there ought TO be
enough cigar factories in Pensacola
TO supply the home trade. Why ex-
poet sensible Pensacola people 70
smoke a bum" cigar when they can
get Tampa cigars so easily Tampa
Tribune.
Just Suppose.
The Pensacola Journals logiciRn
thinks that the man who maFFies n
| woman for her voice would find
graphophone cheaper" Then We sup
pose the man who marTtes woman
for her hair would find il FhaaDTr TO