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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
MY. EXPERIENCE IN
-.. THE LEGISLATURE
-91al--
= s BY c. H. B. Floyd, in Apaachicola Times.

that the most distinguished ba of the
state should have a representative
from among it's numbers. The SUI
preme court has held its sessions here
In Tallahassee from the beginning OF
the state, and they and a large num-
Der of the leaders of the profession
have made Tallahassee their home;
not long ago the aristocrat of the
bench and bar of Florida, Judge
Raney, was buried in the live oak GEM
etery near this room.
FIoyd-And there was Colonel Will
lians who ided during the session of
the Legislature. Speaking of Colonel
williams, 1 will relate this incident:
During the first or second day of the
session l went into his Office and found
him debating his morning letters.
promised to call later, and told him
that / would be glad to have him
give me any suggestions as to legis-
lation which occurred to him. In a day
or two I heard that he was what is
called dead. Speaking of death: now
that is the most interesting of sub
jects It is both good religion and
good philosophy to walk always with
the thought of death; arm and arm
with 1t. You know, death is the only
thought which is not amusing in any
mood whatever? And companion like
death gives one tone and caste.
beautiful"
Whoever walks always with the com
pany of the mystery of birth and the
wonder of the stars remembering that
we live on one and with the mystery
Of the human consciousness living in
visible behind the eyes and with the
thought of death, chief mystery of
them all, will acquire at last some Of
thei wonder and interest and mystery,
Jaf Nil
will join the great group-God.
exit Winthrop-Exit Wells.)
Floyd--Now / will bring in Turner
Butler and Chase. exit Floyd re-
turning with Butler and Chase whom
he introduces to Mr.. and Mrs. Reader.)
Chase-Where are you from Mrs.
SnlJ-From Apalachicoia.
Chase-How long have you known
Floyd?
SilIy-Ten or fifteen years.
Chase-Is he really in his good
mind?
silly-Yes. He seems crazy only to
uneducated people. You know really
educated people seem unbalanced to
people of no special cultivation when
the educated people are brutal enough
to show their intellectual superiority.
Every one who has practiced law for
a living for eight or ten years is men
tally superior to all others who have
not been sharpened by this Spartan
mental training. Floyd is an aristo-
crat of the intellect. He. each morn
ing before dressing takes an hours
mental gymnastic exercises. He walks
on a tight-rope rapidly from the star
at the end of the handle Of the little
dipper to the star Sirius. Then he
cools off in the nebula in Andromeda.
Then he sucks the water out of a
couple of rivers, and drinks up lake
or so. Then he gobbles up a pine
apple crop. Then he fights duel with
a flea, usin~ swords made from the
prongs of sand-spurs. Then he cap
lures a couple of man eating sharks
with one hand by the tail.
Idle Reader-Are you speaking of
a one handler shark?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
LEGAL TANGLE
INVOLVES LAND
IN EVERGLADES
SUIT ENTERED IN U. S. COURT
AT JACKSONVILLE TO DETER
MINE OWNERSHIP OF DADE
COUNTY MISUNDERSTANDING
ORDER ISSUED.

Walter r. Comfort, of New York,
filed a bill in equity in United States
Court today against Walter Waldin
of Dade County, Florida, to restrain
the latter from executing a deed for
$50 acres of land in the Everglades, to
which Comfort claims title by virtue
of prior purchase from William H.
Cooper, member of the firm of Sci
gel-Cooper Company, which conducts
an immense department store in New
York, says the Jacksonville METROPOLIS
Some startling allegations are made
by Comfort in his bill of complaint.
One is that Walidin and his attorney
Redmond Gautier, secured an option
on the property in question, although
they knew it had already been sold.
They are alleged to have called at the
home of H. E. Tuttle, president of the
South Florida Citrus Land Company
who was i'll. and inducing him to give
an option on the property, which he
did not recall was off the market.
House Breaking Alleged.
Waldin is also alleged to have
erty by Comfort, along the bank OF
the drainage canal, evicted workmen
who were authorized tc be there by
Comfort snd placed therein a family,
mostly women, who have since re-
manned in possession of the house.
comfort bases ms claim 70 the prop
erty upon 6 purchase made by him
from Cooper. This sale was consum-
mated while Cooper's deed WAS held in
eschow by The Bank of Bay Bascayne,
Cooper having been unable to pay the
purchase price $2,250. because of a
money stringency caused by the A.
nancial panic in 1907.
sstrsinirg Order Asked.
Comfort not only wants Waldin en-
Joined from executing a second deed
which he has succeeded In having the
South Florida Citrus Land Company
execute In his favor. but from dispos-
ing of or interfering in any way with
the land.
1t appears that after securing the
land by deed from Cooper, Comfort
built bitches and small houses and laid
out farms. Drainage operStions in
this section have made the land ex-
tremely valuable and a bitter battle
in court is anticipated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20

Of the phrase sounding like a golden
gong in the marching of his words !
Keats and Shelly and Mathew Arnold
and Emmerson and Plato were present
in his spirit listening and approving.
Gray reminds me of the South Car
DINA college professor who preached
that evening.
Gray is natual and sincere and I'M
assuming. He could not be out Of
place any more than a beautiful vase,
or star in the sky, or lovely poem
in the mind. You could introduce him
to the Duke of Orleans or Walter Pater
or Amelie Rives and be certain that
the presentation would not afterward
tax you. 1 like Gray.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20

"And when you plighted troth, so long
refused.
Trough all the Gray and fawn your
blush suffused."
the night Portia returned home and
saw the candle shining in the window
it's light reminding her that so shines
a good deed in a naughty world" To
be with him in an inspiration like lis
tening to tranquil music or watching
your wife nursing her child Just after
you have managed to pay the grocery
bill. Gray sitting there by the isle,
so clean and fine, and quiet, is the fin
est spirit in the House. He reminds
me of a college professor from a
South Carolina college who was occu-
plying the pulpit in a Presbyterian
church in Jacksonville. One night.
hunting a Methodist church, I had
walked up the steps and really entered
the building before I learned that it
was not Methodist church. I went
in. Not many persons were present.
They were wealthy and educated. One
felt it in the atmosphere. The minister
was seated. He was tall and spare.
Then he began to talk. His charming
voice passed through the soul without
objection. Heaven is refused to no one
with a voice like his voice. The re-
frain of the sermon became poignant
with beauty. zone thing thou lackest. =
"One thing thou lackest." In me it
found a singer who still sings the
beautiful words again and again. "One
thing thou lackest." Oh the music
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
- - - FOR SCR1FULA
=. -. -. NATURES PERFECT t CURE

Swollen glands about the neck weak eyes, running
assesses PALE compilations and a poorly developed
systems the which Scroua manifested
In the blood filled with the ScroouS germs that
from birth the disease shows In other held
check during vigorous life but when the system begins
weaken especially after spell Of Sickness disease will
manifest itself in FORM S. Natures perfect
Scro made entirely Of heahf roots herbs and bak perfectly
safe medicine for young Old SSS goes into the circulation and
drives all scrofous and supplies the blood with
heatf vigorous qualities is in need Of In this way builds up
weak delicate makes them strong and healthy SSS
Scofua because the perfect of all blood purifiers
Book Blood and medical advice free SIS S.
drug stores. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co. ATLANTA, GA |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
Mr.. G. H, Floyd--Ain't it hot?
Mrs. Reader-Rather.


Mrs. Reader-Rather.
Mr.. Reader-The meteorological con-
ditions insinuate an unprecedented
state Of California excitement.
Mr., G. H. B. Floyd-Sure. Now
will bring in here, to have them meet
you, the bunch that occupies seats in
our block of chairs; first I will bring
in old Wells and Frand Winthrop.
That's Reaves talking. exit Floyd.
Re-enter Floyd with Wells and Win
throp.)
tFloyd-winthrop this is my good
friend Idle Reader. and this is his dear
Wife, Silly. Wells, / also introduce
you to Idle and Mrs. Silly.
Silly-Mr. Wells why do you smoke
such a n-cob pipe? 1t reminds me
of case that was tried before Judge
Boylston in Apalach. The case turned
on which manifested it's presence to
the olfactory nerves at the greater
distance, an old colored person named
James Gnat-killer a long bearded
goat, or my husbands corn cob pipe.
Boylston had court opened; they
brought in the negro and the Judge
tainted; they brought in my husbands
old corn cob pipe and the goat fainte d.
Winthrop am descended from the
New England Winthrops. J'Ec
FIoyd-All the Winthrops I ever
knew claimed to be so descended.
Wells-Mr. Reader, it is interesting
to note how really representative are
representatives. Take Frank and me,
now. I stand for the hard headed.
business element in the rich county of
Leon; Winthrop stand for the quail
ity" elements of Tallahassee. You
know we have a nobility in Tallahas-
see and in it's neighborhood. For in
stance: the Prince of Wales Of George
q. Noble Jones. lives near us, and
every other person you meet on the
streets of Tallahassee is the grandson
or the great grand daughter of a gov
ernor of Justice of the supreme court
Besides it is proper and appropriate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20

Stop that AeonIzIng TtcnIng-Use letter
Inc, the Great Skin Cure.
No matter what remedy you may have
tried, no matter that your physician could
and use TETTERINE. It cures the most
severe cases OF skin disease. and We have
plenty Of testimonials to prove II. TET-
ment and win bring instant relief
II you suffer with Eczema, letter,
Ringworm, Infants sores, or scalp dis
ease, try Tetterfne At all druggists at
SOC a box, but insist on the genuine, don't
take a substitute. If your druggist can't
supply you send SOC to the Shuptrine Co.,
Savannah. Ga
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20

in consideration of this we ask that
everyone please send US something.
Ten dollars or even less from thou
sands of men and women would go a
long ways toward establishing this in
dustrial home.
Please let us hear from you at once;
we wish to establish the home as early
as possible, as already we have sever
al applications from girls who wish to
gain admittance.
Address The Southern Rescue Mis-
sion, 1919 Fourth National Bank Build
ing, Atlanta, Ga, A w. Elliott, Presi-
dent and General Manager.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of
-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs NJ Sum
mers, Box w. South Bend. Ind, will send
free to any mother her successful home
treatment, with full instructions. Send
no money, but write her to-day II your
children trouble you in this way Don't
blame the child, the chances are IL can't
help it. This treatment also cures adults
and aged people troubled with urine diff
culties by day or night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
sNgyvACXes
.SpVNNA0ss

The highest point of woman s hap
piness is reached only through moth
erhood, in The clasping of her child
within her arms. Yet the mother-to-
be is often fearful of natures ordeal
and shrinks from the suffering Incl
dent to its contamination. But for
natures ills and discomforts nature
provides remedies, and in Mothers
Friend is to be found a medicine of
great value to every expectant mother.
1t is an oily emulsion for external
application, composed of ingredients
which act with beneficial and sooth-
ing effect on those portions of the
system involved It is intended to
prepare the system for the crisis, and
thus relieve, in great part, the suffer
ing through which the motherusually
passes. The regular use of Mothers
Friend will repay any mother in the
comfort it affords before, and the help
full restoration to health and strength
it brings about after baby comes.
n r A . -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-20
CHAPTER x.

.sfoa a1aCHAPTER x.
qrgr1 Persons Represented.
Mr.. Idle Reader.
Mrs. Silly Reader,
Mr.. G. II. B. Floyd,
Mr. "A. 8. Wells,
Mr.. r. b. Winthrop,
Ifr. Turner Butler,
Mr.. Frank e. Chase,
Mr.. j. w. Watson,
Mr.. ]. Slater Smith,
MO. K Reaves,
Mr.. i. w. Blanton,
Mr.. J. G. Reddick,
Mr.. r. A. Gray,
Mr. j. L. Sheppard,
ii1Er. w. M. Igou,
t1fr.9J. A. Hansen.
&cene-The. ocean of space, bottom
less. surfaceless, shoreless; a cluster
of stars discovered which we will call
'the Milky way; the star cluster is fall
ing or rising or proceeding on a level;
a large star in the Milky-way is dis
covered; and around this star, a green
planet earth, the Western hemisphere,
is discovered, a continent of land near
ly cut in two by the Gulf of Mexico;
a group of men, sweating profusely,
is discovered cutting the continent in
two at the Isthmus of Panama: on
the Northern shore of the Gulf of
Mexico about fifty miles from the
coast is a. room on the third story OF
a. brick or granite building; the room
has two doors: one door opens on a
hallway, the other into a large lofty
room in which a man is yelling, maxi
ing a loud noise from the mouth; a
rush of words into the air; other
people sitting at desks reading the
Frfttervflle Sun, one window looking
down on an old fountain from which
water triclxIes; a magnolia tree in
blooom just out of the window; clean
ders visible; a boy sailing boat in
the fountain lake; Pat Murphy seen
from the window sliding along up to
the granite steps: a long table in the
room at which 1t sitting Mr.. G. H.
B. Floyd and Mr.. and Mrs. Reader.
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missing.
Dady was elated over the result and was
showered with congratulations.
The Democrats had only four primary
fights and they were confined to personal
rivalries for the district leadership and
did not involve the party organization
or affect in any way the prestige Of John
H. McCooey, tho county leader. The
contests were in the Second Fourteenth.
Fifteenth and Twentythird Assembly
districts.
In the Second district John II Bridges.
who has been the executive member for
two years had an easy task in retaining g
the leadership. winning out in each cleo
ton district over James +. Farrell. who
headed the opposition. The vote was
Bridges, 1884, Farrell 1872
In the Fourteenth Assembly district
John ". McKeon, the present leader.
was tied with Daniel J Carroll. the vote
being 1. 1852 to i.7S2. Carroll's supporters
say that seven votes not included in
this count should have been credited
to Carroll, They will demand another
count.
In the Fifteenth Assembly district
John W. Carpenter. the present leader.
was defeated by James A. McQuade
by 1850 votes to s25.
In the Twenty third district. which
takes in a slice Of tho Brownsville section
James J. Monahan, the present leader.
scored big victory, defeating Philip A
Riley by vote of 2,370 to sl5.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-27
UPSTATE NOMINATIONS.
Oneida and Lewis County Republican
Conventions Held.

UTICA. Sept. 26.-Ex-District Attorney
Emerson NJ. Willis of this city, who is
Oneida county's candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Justiceship
OF the Supreme Court in the Fifth judi
cial district. was permitted to name his
own delegates to the district judicial
convention by the county judicial con-
vention. which was held in Rome this
afternoon. Mr.. Willis named this dele
CATION:
William A Matteson. Fred G. Fincke.
Thomas r. Proctor OF Utica; John c.
Davies OF Camden. William F.. Lewis OF
Utica. George F.. Pritchard Of Utica.
John +. Mason Of Rome, j. De Puyster
Lynch Of Utica. Bradley Fuller of New
Hartford. George T. Davis of Rome and
William II. Roberts of Utica.
The Republican convention to select
two candidates for the Supreme Court
in the Fifth judicial district will meet at
Syracuse on October 3. There are AT
least three candidates for the Republican
nominations. one each from Oneida.
Oswego and Jefferson counties, and bitter
contest in the district convention is
assured.
1t has been suggested that the Repub-
licans and Democrats OF the district ef-
feet compromise whereby one Republi-
can and one Democraat would he elected
to the bench. The Democratic plan is
TO have Justice Purcell OF jefferson, who
is at present serving out the unexpired
term of the late Justice Watson NJ Rogers
Of Watertown by appointment of Gov
Dix. elected for a full term. Justice
Purcell will be nominated by the Demo-
cratic judicial convention at Watertown.
but to date there has been no apparent
disposition by the Republicans to in
t,orse him for one OF the vacancies.
LOwvIILE. y. y, Sept. 26.-The Lewis
county Republican convention was held
here this afternoon and the following
nominations were made: Member of
Assembly, II. f. Slocum Of Beaver Falls.
District Attorney. Perry G. Williams Of
Lowvillc. Sheriff. s. s. Stoddard Of
Lowvilc: Overseer of the Poor. Louis
T. Strong Of Turin. An nominations
were made without opposition
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PRIEST LOYAL TO MANUEL.
Cleric Who Thinks the Portuguese. re.
public VIII soon End.


There never was any foundation for
the stories that King Manuel of Portugal
was attentive to this actress or dancer.
Gaby Deslys and that the monarchy was
overthrown on account OF the Kings
conduct" said an Irish Dominican priest
last night at the Convent Of st. Vincent
Ferrer at Sixty-fifth street and Lexing-
ton avenue. The priest has spent twelve
years in the Irish Dominican convent
in Portugal and during that time was on
terms OF intimacy with the royal family.
Il feel that it is only in justice to Manuel
and his mother. Queen Amelie. who hon
ored me with her friendship. that tell
why this injustice has been done the
young man. and the sources from which
all these stories have sprung" said the
priest. Il cannot permit the usc of my
name because I may have to return to
Portugal some day. and while I do not
mind what the republican leaders might
try to do to me personally I wouldn't
care to have those who might be under me
suffer
knowing the religious principles of
King Manuel l am convinced that while
he may have sent this actress a bouquet
while she was appearing in Lisbon he
did not invite her to the castle or show her
any other attentions. To do more would
have interfered with his deeply grounded
religious ideas. need only to say that
while King Manuel was only required to
take holy communion once a year as are
other Roman Catholics. he took COM
munion secretly in the palace chapel once
a week. ! cannot conceive of the King
doing this and at the same time paying
attentions to an actress unless he was a
most diabolical hypocrte, and I learned
his nature well enough in the days when
he sat on my knee TO know that he is not
a hypocrite."
The priest said that the Republican
leaders not only started such stories as
the one concerning the actress. but were
still conducting a publicity campaign
concerning Manuf's life while in Eng and
in order to lead the faithful Portuguese
to believe they do not want him to return
as king.
y have just read read stories sent from
London to the effect that King Manuel
had met Jack Johnson had ella sped his
hand. told him he had followed Johnson s
career with interest. and that he would
surely attend the fight with Wells said
tho priest.
The Government is behind such a
story as that. You can imagine the re-
marks that would be made around fire.
sides in Portugal II the people We're told
that their King was hobnobbing with a
negro prizefghter. They'd get disgusted
and say they didn't want him To return
Unless his character has changed greatly
in the past few years he wouldn't have
shaken Jack Johnson's hands, to say
nothing of telling this fighter that he had
followed the fighters career with in
, terest."
The speaker said that it was only
question OF short time when the several
movements TO restore King Manuel to
his throne will unite and the republic
will be no more
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UNION LABOR BE1TEN.
San Francisco Repudtntcs Mccarthy and
Fleets Roiph Overwhelmingly.

, SAN Francisco. Sept. 28.--James Rolph
was elected Mayor at the primary election
to-day by an overwhelming majority.
With a total vote of about 5000. accord
ing to early returns Rolph has 5000
while Mayor McCarthy's vote is less than
20 OOO. On the face Of scattering returns
Mccarthy has fallen nearly 10000 below
he vote by which he was elected two
years ago.
To-day's election is final so far as those
candidates who received clear'ma jorties
are concerned. For those offices for
highest on the list will contest at the
regular election in November.
Apparently District Attorney Fickert
has failed to secure a majorty and will be
forced to compete again in November
with Hathorne, the fusion or municipal
conference candidate.
The result of to-day's vote Is the COM
plete reputation Of Mccarthy and the
union labor party. II probably means
the death of the party as factor in city
politics.
Even the union labor forces turned
against the man they helped to elect and
in those districts that were considered
Mccarthy strongholds Rolph secured
heavy majorities. 1t is doubtful il
Mccarthy got majority in any district
Owing t. the fact that to-day's primary
was the first held under the new law the
results are watched with more than or
dinary interest. No party designations
of any kind appeared on the ticket, only
alphabetical order, This order was differ
ent in various districts. Early returns
seem to show that the voters used aston
ishing judgment. Returns On Supervisors
will not be complete for two days. as
there are l26 candidates for eighteen
places
Rolph. the newly elected Mayor, ia a
native OF this city and is " years old
He Ia ship owner and hassbeen active
in business for many years. He has
always been friendly to union labor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-27
CASSIDY WINS IN QUEENS.
Tic Carries Three Out Of Four Democratic
Contests In the Borough.

TIC saTrics lnrCc OuI OI tOur UemOcratlc
Contests In the Borough.
Joseph Cassidy. former Borough Presi-
dent OF Queens won three out of four
Assembly districts where there was a
contest for Democratic leader in Queens.
He himself was elected leader of the First
district. His man George Wallace was
defeated by Herbert S. Harvey in the Sec
ond, and Joseph Meyerrose and Leonard
Ruof. Jr,, two Cassidy men, defeated
Carl Boyer and Arrow c. Harrkins in the
Third and Fourth districts respectively.
The detailed vote had not been reported
at midnight
Two hundred and fifty special deputy
sheriffs were sworn in by Sheriff Thomas
NJ Quinn of Queens yesterday to help
preserve order at the polling places. This
action was taken by Sheriff Quinn at the
direction of Gov. Dix. who telegraphed
the Sheriff on Saturday that he would
hold him personally responsible for the
presery alton of order throughout the
county Two deputies were assigned to
each polling place. sheriff Quinn, who
was opposed 10 Joe Cassidy, made tours
OF the borough in an automobile. Cassidy
had automobiles going in parts of the
borough all day.
There was no contest among the Repub-
licans. who elected these leaders First
ward, TherontH Burden: Second, Joseph
De Bragga; Third. Frank II. Hubert;
Fourth. Peter L. Monninger; Fifth, George
The Republicans elect by wards. but
the Democrats elect the members of their
county committee by the entire vote of the
borough