The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-08

This late in the day we are told why
Dickens and his wife separated. Sure
" the world is becoming better if the
scandal Tnongers have to go back that
far for choice bits Of domestic trouble.
Never tarry long on the door steps
when the weather Is like it was the
first of the week.
This February has FIVE Thursdays,
something which has not occurred
since 1872 and Will not again until
1910. But when fellow has his
regular date for Friday night this con-
dItion Of squeezing in an extra Thurs
day does not help him.
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Progressive Democracy appeals 20
the silent and independent vote. and
this vote added to the Democratic
strength viii mean success unques-
tionably.
The colonel forgot to send along the
key to the phrase pussy footed busy
silence Of six or seven months, any
way.
For a greater and better Pensacola
the Pensacola Commercial Association
has been given the contract TO build.
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Uncle Sans Pacific policy may not
always be peaceful:
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Lorimer is just another evidence Of
the old saying that possession Is
nine points OF the law"
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Dates that are kept are the ones
enjoyed most. but you must eat the
figs for enjoyment.
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"a mans place is at home with his
wife, helping to train the children IN
the way they should go" says Bob
Glenn Of North Carolina to the Chi
cagoese. But Bob was not talking TO
Nicholas Longworth.
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Shrimp seldom get into the stew hur
get into the salad, which is Of just IS
unknown composition.
Love thoughts do not come before
breakfast, neither can a fellow think
Of politics and eat the good Florida
dinner.
The rescue nlovement which is doing
q good work throughout the country
ought to he extended enough tC resc1ie
Harmon from his corrupt friends.
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Co!u71hia States weather forecast
says that the Wiison boom has reached
tornado proportions.
The Baltimore Evening sun pub
fishes q sketch of Governor Wilson by
John. No sketches Of the governor
by George have yet appeared.-Colum-
bia State. And those sketches were
untrue by Henry.
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who can keep Roosevelt from wearing
crown.
Tampa got her share of free adver-
Using by lending her own T. J. Laud
Brown to Key West to run the Over
Sea celebration.
Tampa is preparing to give the ice
mems convention anything but a
frozen reception.
The more we hear of Solicitor No
Cabe the more we are convinced that
his resignation ought 10 be in the
hands of President Taft
Army shoe contract frauds are
charged. Knew they'd reach the soul
after a while.
It requires army orders to increase
1SAdS = pOpb1dt3"ia
Romance has many kinds of end
ngs-matrimony, gas, Joining the
army, etc.
Hearst decking to go 20 Atlanta -
publish Z. newspaper will give that
city as much publicity as If Home
Run Baker lived there.
Taft said nothing but death could
prevent him from running for presi-
dent, while La Toilette appears TO
have physically II not politically run
himself TO death.
When a fellow is well fixed and
happy in Florida he is reluctant 70
take up his abode IN Heaven.
Tampa Times is expecting Champ
Clark to make the same request of
Hearst that Wilson made of Harvey.
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Admitting that the high tariff is
the national issue, we still contend
that the high price OF butter is the
most exasperating one.
Dothan Eagle refers to the blind
tiger business Of that city as bad ad-
vertising."
The straight and narrow way to the
voting booth is poll tax receipt.
And babies sometimes look like
other persons without the babies con-
sent.
A fifteen story hotel where the old
opera house now stands would be
filled to overlooking with rich tourists
the first month.
What has become of the oid-fash
toned man who used to have the front
of his white shirt smeared with to-
bacco juice.
Trouble with people who believe il
luck is that they believe only in bad
luck.
Do your Christmas shopping early
Just wrote it to see whether We re
membered the sentence or not.
Pepper, mud and spice have always
been in Florida politics, but it was
| left to Candidate Wilson to put Gore
| into his campaign.