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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-08-13

Sometimes a man reveals how little
he knows by how much he talks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
People, Not The Officers
Enforce The Laws

1t is the people, and not the officer, who
enforce the law!
Finally awakened to this truth the health
officers of several of our big cities have put
into operation one of the deadest of dead
letter laws-that compelling physicians
to register births of babies Such laws at
present only affect about half of the coun-
try's population but until recently even the
health officers who had such laws could not
enforce them.
Now they do.
How? By making the mothers enforce
the law
How again? By issuing an attractive
certificate of birth registration and educat-
ing parents to the need of recording baby's
birth
In quite number of cities, notably New
York, Cleveland and Denver, an engraved
official, sealed and signed certificate is sent
to the mother when her babe is registered
Naturally she is proud of it and shows it to
her neighbor. Naturally if the neighbor
hasn't received a certificate for her baby
she HES herself to the family physician and
wants to know why not. Naturally when
an irate mother gets after him the careless
or neglectful physician sits right down and
complies with. the law by fling the proper
report of the baby's birth
And again, quite naturally, the grateful
health officer when he receives the report
signs and sends nice new certificate of
birth registration to the mother who hadn't
received one for her baby
With it goes letter telling of the impor-
lance of the certihcate-how it often is
necessary when child enters school, or
again when it leaves school to go to work,
and IN many other instances from the cradle
TO the grave.
By the way, has your baby's birth been
| registered?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Congress Can Make Or
Break a Great Monopoly

Casual readers of the news from the
capital do not always analyze the why's
and wherefores of the bills they are
warned to watch. Some very good c1tl-
zens, for example, never take the pains to
find out just why the hydro-electric COM
parlies are determined to get the infamous
Shields water power bill through con-
gress.
But whoever can add two and two can
make the connection. One phase of the
railroad business carries with it good
deal of inside information about water
power. The 1ectxs6cation of railroads is
being tried out by various lines, and its
success is passing expectation.
The St. Paul road reports that the past
winter has been the worst in the history
of railroading, and that there have been
times when every steam engine in the
Rocky mountain section was frozen, but
that the electric locomotive went right
along According to the same report, it
is estimated that the cost of the electric
motors is 10 to 10 cents less for current
to handle 1000 tons one mile than steam
engines would cost for coal
Many railroad experts claim that the
near-fut1re management of all railroads
includes electrihcatlon.
In Europe this means improved cleanli-
ness, greater safety and cheapness for
the travelling public and lower freight
charges.
It may mean the same thing in this
country-but it will not if the Shields
bill becomes a law For this measure
would place practically all of the country
most valuable water power-which is
electricity making power-at the disposal
of few big hydro-electric companies, and
without government regulation.
To watch the Shields bill become law
is to see monopoly in the making.
To prevent the Shields bill from be
coming law is to help to break up the
power of the monopolists in this country
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
BELGIAN STEAMER
is LOADING CARGO
THE YSERHANDEL, WHICH AR
RIVED SATURDAY, BERTHED
AT RAILROAD DOCKS AND
FILLS OUT WITH LUMBER.

Arriving up Saturday, and coming
from Cardiff, the Belgian steamship
Yserhandel, consigned to the Pensa-
cola Timber and Lumber Company,
has been berthed at the east side of
Tarragona wharf, and, beginning
with several gangs of worEmen this
morning, will fill out with timber and
lumber for the United Kingdom, and
it is expected the steamer with the
peculiar name viii be ready to clear
and leave port before the end Of the
week.
The Yserhandel was the object of
much attention yesterday, alone from
the fact that the big cargo vessel
flew the Belgian flag, and that she is
recently from one of the countries at
war. 1t was with interest, therefore,
that members Of the crew who could
make themselves understood, were
heard by Pensacolians who happened
to stroll along the water front, espe-
cially during the afternoon, when the
weather was so tempting for outdoor
walking.
It was stated that the Yserhandel
is the first of number of fixtures
of the exporting company, and that
total of twelve, according to we'll
informed parties, will come at stated
times to load out with timber and
lumber at this point.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
DOBSON'S IDEA ONE OF
REST YET PUT FORWARD /

i "
Editor Pensacol aJournal.
Mr.. Dobson's remarks in The Jour
nal yesterday morning on good roads
for this county is, in my opinion,
one of the very best. The greatest
asset any county can have is Good
Roads" Mr.. Dobson's opinion is that
it would be a great inducement to
people from other sections to come
and settle here. I quite agree with
Mr.. Dobson in that line, but what is
needed more in this county and Pen
sacola is more friendly feeling
towards the newcomer. The people
of Escambia county and more par
ticularly the people of Pensacola are
adverse to all newcomers. They like
very well for newcomers to come and
spend their money, buy property, pay
taxes, help build good roads and
otherwise be good fellows.
If the newcomers are always to
be treated as aliens and are not
wanted for any other purpose than
spending their money they should be
notified of the fact before coming
here and settling down. When new
Corners come here and find Pensa-
colians in their true light, many have
been forced to leave in disgust, and
viii be continuous knockers for this
section as long as they live.
If Pensacola ever expects to be a
city Of importance the people must
cast aside their prejudice against
newcomers.
Newcomers have done more for
Pensacola in the past ten years than
the knockers cold do in a century.
J. J. McNAMEE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
vox PoPUL1
) NNNNNNNNNNAANNN :
BAND OFFERS SERVICES TO
THE PEARL EAGAN HOME

Pensacola, Fla, April Is, 1916.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
In a late issue Of your paper the
fact was mentioned that the inmates
of the Pearl Eagan Home were in
need of clothing. The Deep Water
City Band and Amusement Company
desires to offer the services of its
band for a concert for the benefit of
the home on some date that does not
conflict with the bands engagements.
The Deep Water City Band and
Amusement Company also desires
that a committee of the Pearl Eagan
Home handle all funds that may be
derived from said concert.
A copy of this letter is being for
warded to Mrs. Eldridge, matron of
the Pearl Eagan Home.
Deep Water City Band & Amuse-
ment Co.
S. T. PEAKE,
ecretary-Treasurer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Mosquito Week Comes
The First Week In Nav

The first week in May will be mosquito
week. National observance of this week
as such is being planned by the Interstate
Anti-Mosquito committee, with head
quarters in New York
During this time it is hoped to focus
public attention on the mosquito as a
nuisance and a carrier of disease, and to
enlist the cooperation of the people in ex-
terminating the pest.
In New York city the department of
education has promised hearty support
and arrangements have been made to have
the department of health supply each
school with a jar of mosquito larvae to be
used for purposes of instruction during
mosquito week
Can mosquitoes be wiped out? They
most certainly can When one considers
what has been done in Havana and along
the Panama canal, the plaques of mosqui-
toes which citizens of our American cities
tolerate each summer is disgraceful
All mosquitoes do not come from
marshlands Not bit of it. They breed
in large numbers in INSTRUCTED roof gut
tiers, drains, roof tanks, fire buckets, tin
cans, bottles and boxes, and in other
places where rain water has been allowed
to accumulate.
Remember, Mr.. Pensacola Citizen, that
you have an engagement the first week OF
May to swat the mosquito.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
40 YEARS ON The JOB.

I put in 40 years in the study and
practice of medicine and pharmacy
before I was fortunate enough TO Sc
cure and perfect the wonderful pre-
scription for Number 40 For The
Blood and at this late date in life
would not offer suffering humanity
medicine that I did not believe bet
ter than any offered by any doctor
or druggist. ! have observed the eff
feet Of 40 in thousands Of cases and
can safely recommend it in all dis
eases Of the blood such as specific
blood poisoning, in chronic rheuma-
tism ana catarrh, to disperse nodes.
tuners and scrofulous swellings. J.
c. Mendenhan, druggist since Ma,
1875, box 1853, Evansville, Ind Sold
by the Crystal Pharmacy-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Do We Waste Too Much
Time In Learning Things?

HllG LII LGdI IlIIIS 1lHllS0!
DR.. K. S. Lash1ey of John Hopkins uni
versity has been trying to find out how
much time is wasted in athletics
He took twenty unframed students and
set them to learning to shoot with the bow
and arrow One group shot FIVE arrows
each per day. Another group Shot twenty
rounds, and third group forty
He found that the group which shot
only FIVE rounds day improved with less
expenditure of time than was needed by
the other groups for the same amount of
improvement
The relatively greater efficiency of
practice continuing for many days"
says DR. Lashley, "is in accordance
with the results of the study of ami
mails, and of speech habits in man,
the length of practice periods usually
required is too great for maximum
efficiency"
One of the greatest volinists of this
day never practices. He plays only when
he desires to do so. He is famous for his
technique, and his audiences are under
the impression that he spends hours every
day in practice
The subject is one Of great Importance
to educators as well as to athletic
directors.
Is it really necessary for students of
music to spend hours in practice, even
though they revolt from the drudgery?
Probably not Probably oceans of time
are wasted by too long periods of drill
and much misery, rebellion, and wrecking
of ambitions are caused by them
Last year the war department tried the
experiment of training body of recruits
for year to determine whether or not they
could be made into good soldiers in that
time. The experiment was a success
They were good soldiers Probably they
were given intensive drill covering many
hours day.
It would be worth while to make
another experiment to see how few hours
of drill day would accomplish the same
results
In all the armies of the wor1 drnany mil
lions of young men are dril1ed-and no
doubt overdrilled. They have nothing to
do but drill, and it is no doubt the feeling
of the officers that they had better be
drilling than doing nothing.
But why not find something for them
to do?
Why not determine scientifically just
how little drill will accomplish what is de
sired in so1diership, and use the time made
available by reduction of drill hours for
the development of the men along lines
which will be useful to themselves and to
the nation in time of peace?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
BIC GUNS To ROAR
TUESDAY; WARMING
HAS BEEN ISSUED
TORPEDO SHELLS WILL BE
FIRED AT TARGETS ON SANTA
ROSA ISLAND AND FRAG-
MENTS FLY FOR A MILE.

Big guns viii roar out Tuesday
morning when torpedo shells are to
be fred from number of the 12-inch
rifles at Fort Pickens. These shells
contain upward of one hundred pounds
of high explosives, and when the
shells burst, fragments fly as far at
times as one and one-half miles from
the target. Thus it will be the best
plan to keep as far away from the
site of Santa Rosa pavilion as pos
sible during Tuesday morning.
The announcement that the big gun
practice will be held on Tuesday
forenoon was made at Fort Barran-
cas- yesterday. This official informa-
ton was to the effect that targets
would be placed on Santa Rosa Is
land, about one-fourth Of mile from
the pavilion, and that the shells filed
with the high explosives would be
fired on the date named. "All parties
are warned to stay off Santa Rosa
Island, and small boats are caution
ed not to get too close to the shore
or vicinity. If the weather is not IA
vorable for target practicing Tues
day, the apportioned shells win be
fired the following day."
AS above stated, the guns to be
used, are situated at Fort Pickens
and the targets win be placed at the
position named in the direction of
the old pavilion. Thus the shots will
be hurled eastward, and they may
be witnessed as they burst, with
/ glasses from the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
POLITICS AND
POLITICIANS.
Force of Habit

Force of Habit
Editor Adrian P. Jordan, of the
Punta Gorda Herald, is a candidate
for secretary of state. Editor Jordan
is well qualified man, and will prob
ably get a complimentary vote, but
the Office of secretary of state has
been so long in the Crawford family
that it would require a much more
vigorous campaign than the Punta
Gorda editor viii make to retire Hon.
H. Clay Crawford. If Secretary Craw-
ford should lose the job he has held
some forty years, what would he do?
He would continue to go there every
morning from force of habit, and Ed
itor Jordan would have TO give him
job in spite of hinsef.-Orlando
Reporter-Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
SOCIAL CALENDAR
FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
The Nomads. with Mrs. John B.
Jones, 302 North Barcelona street.
$50 o'clock.
The Caxtons: Miss Margaret ows-
ley, hostess, at $3.50, Mrs. Harry
Brooks leading.
Recital by Mrs. Herbert W. Wood
at s o'clock at First Methodist
church, lecture room, benefit Y. NJ.
G. A.
WEDNESDAY.
Home end School League Of Mum
Der Forty one, at schoolhouse at 2:45
o'clock.
Home and School League Of Num-
Der Forty, at sehoolhouse, at 2:45
o'clock.
Parent-Teachers Association Per-
sacoll High School, 4 D. m.
THURSDAY.
Browning Club at o'clock, Mrs.
Wilmer HAYWOOD, leader
Greater Pensacola Nest, 1885, O. O.
O., 7:30 o'clock.
AAAA l.
Graduating exercises st Belleview
School. Address by Hon. Scott NJ.
Loftin; presentation Of certifcates by
Superintendent A. S. Edwards.
Belleview School win present two
amateur plays, Midsummer Eve"
and 'eThe Cinder Maid"
SATURDAY.
Miss Margaret Foley speaks on
suffrage at city hall at $50 o'clock.
Feast Of Seven Tables under aus
pices East Hill Circle First Metho-
dist church.
April 24-Dr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hutchinson entertain with a dance
at the Country Club in honor of DIR.
and Mrs. NJ. E. Quina-
April 26, Memorial Day-Services
at First Baptist church under the aus
pices of the Ladies Confederate Me-
mortal Association.
April 26-Dinner dance and caba-
ret at s o'clock at the Progress club.
April 24-Outdoor tercentenary
celebration under auspices Of Shakes
peare Club at R. T. Lee Square.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17

Mrs. G. e. Brigham, No. 1909 East
Gadsden street, viii entertain the La
dies Auxiliary, Order of Railway Con
ductors, Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock. AS this is a special called
meeting, all members are urged to
attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Political Pot Boiling


The political pot of Tampa is call
ing the kettle black. New candidate
for mayor promises if they will turn
the city over to him he viii clean up
the mayors plague spots and the
travelling evangelist is taking pious
hand in the political game, but what
ever the political aims may be and
however necessary moral reforms, it
wifi be remembered that the same
things were said of Bowyer's former
administration as are now being said
of McKay's administration. Men are
much alike in city administration and
cities have way of lapsing into the
same old thing. Tampa is no better
and no worse.-Orlando Citizen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Up

Warming Up
Things are warming up between DIR.
Kelly, candidate for state superin-
tendent of public instruction and Joe
Hugh Reese of the Orlando Reporter
Star. The editor declares. his Ian
guage has been temperate and par
liamentary, while DR.. Kelly has been
indulging in less dignifed expostula-
ton, so Joe Hugh just shut the col
umns of the paper to the doctor and
told him to try the court. In view
of the present libel law and Mr..
Reese's knowledge Of the law, we ven
ture to guess that the Reporter-Star
is pretty well fortified in the stand
it has fredericksburg Commercial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
MEETING OF
SHERMAN POST.

The VIM. T. Shermant Post, @. A.
R., and the visiting veterans now in
the city are requested 10 meet in
the upstairs rooms of the courthouse
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
GEO. w. JOHNSTON,
Post Commander.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
State Booster

State BOOster-
Adrian p Jordan, editor Of the
Punta Jordan Herald, has announced
his candidacy for the Office of secre-
tary Of state. Editor Jordan has
been a newspaper man in Florida for
many years and has been boosting"
the state as only a Florida enthusi-
asst can. He is hoping to make sue
cessful race.-Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17
Whenever You Need General Tonic

The Old Standard Groves Taste
less chill Tonic is equally valuable as
a General Tonic because it contains
the well known tonic properties of
QUININE and IRON. 50c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-17

A German submarine commanders idea
of a good time is to lie in a safe position
and make sketch of helpless unarmed
vessel as she sinks.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27
With Our Advertisers

Kiss-Kola, the famous soft drink. See
| ad.
Allen Bros. are talking to the ladies
this week IN regard to big values Of
fered at this popular store. See ad.
Moffitt Furnishing company as usual
has many special values for the women
folks and your attention is directed to
their ad.
Leonard Beavans- Stamey company an
nounces clearance sale on coats, under
wear, outings, gowns, sweaters, etc.,
with real values in everything. See ad.
We specialize in printing
Stamey Printing House, Phone ITS.
Attic ice and Coal Co. has con
vincine" ad in today's paper. Theirs
is the coal for cold weather, or any
other weather when coal is needed.
We call attention to the ad of HI.
A. Mofftt this week where all heavy
winter goods are offered at a great
reduction.
$500 in gold for the benefit of
the Merchants of High Point. See
notice on first page.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27
WANT TO WIN $500

Last week we announced a prize
Of $5.O0Sto the merchant or other
business man who would give the
best reason why the people in the
outlying districts should make High
Point astrading center. This means
much to the merchants and co-ope-
ration is requested in order to get
the best results. You have your
reason and a good slogan with it
why every one more accessible to
High Point should trade in High
Point and thus form a community
of interest-let's have it. A few
have responded so far, why not you?
The letter must not contain over 500
words and reach the Office on or be-
fore Feb. 25th.
Let us hear from you today?
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27
A WARNING TO COUNTRY BOYS.

There died the other day in hos
pital in Denver young man, the son of
an Oklahoma farmer. The farm was
too tame and prosy for him. The lot
of a farmers boy no longer appealed
to him. He was a good singer and the
applause of a cabaret touched his van
ity and so he drifted along on his
downward carer until in drunken
brawl he was shot. While awaiting
tie summons of the Angle of Death he
thought of the loved ones back on the
old farm in Oklahoma. He thought of
his parents and of the different trend
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27
BIG BARGAIN IN FARM LAND

For quick selling farm of lis acres,
located on the rural route only four
miles from city. IS acres in cultivation,
rest in good oak and pine timber, one
half mile of good bottom land, seven
room house. good orchard of four acres
can raise wheat, corn, tobacco and most
anything to good advantage; in sight of
good school. Will sell on reasonable
terms to suit purchaser. This land can
be bought at great bargain if taken at
once. Other land nearby selling for 80
per cent more. Apply to w. L. Stames
or write care The Review, High Point,
n. c., at once. tt
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27

Of his life if he had given heed to their
mouse by the road side and the little
church in the grove over by the grave
yard. It was there where his siater
Nellie was buried and thither he had
gone ever May day to place upon her
grave the choicest flowers of blithe-
some spring. On yonder hillside was
the humble home of his grandparents
and it was there he had so often Wis
folks who had so often plead with him
to be a good boy and obey his parents.
In farm house at the place in the
timber where the roads crossed lived
rosy checked country girl to whom he
had made love just as awkward, care
free boyhood was emerging into the
buoyant expectancy of young man
hood.
AS he tossed upon his Led of pain far
away from those whom lie loved, with
none but strange voices about him and
none but strangers to administer to his
wants, his memory reverted to the old
farm home and he thought of the hol-
low mockery that had been his portion
since turning his back upon the home
ly pleadings of his father and mother
and there came an inspiration into his
soul. In suffering feebleness he asked
his nurse for a pencil and paper and he
wrote a farewell message to the coun- +
try boys of America. An angel could |
Io4x
appeal:
''Keep from the glare of the bright
lights
Smiles beyond tinkling glasses are
:alse and ruinous.
"The so-called gay whirl is only a
headache.
'Stick to the farm, it is the only con-
ent in the world.
"a country raised chap who tries to
20 the city pace is out of his element.
"Good friends who will stick when
he clouds gather are never found where
license takes the garb of ,melriment.
"The leer of the vampire makes a
nan forget self, home, friends and leads
'nly to the gate from which there is
10 return.
'Never discount your health for a
ew nights of revel.
''The man who sleeps while the world
8 working and plays when the world
# good men and women is sleeping can
lot long keep stride, for even if he has
nof1 fob h.a1s toll
cad him to the madhouse or the grave.
Emusic mixed with liquor was never
Intended. When women without charac-
er are added the youth who is tempted
8 beaten before he starts the game"
And with such message upon his
ips the poor boys spirit took it's fight
nto the presence of the Almighty Faith
r. May it not be that the Recording
nigel dropped sympathetic tears and
7ashed away the stains that were upon
is soul? A young man who could
7hite such an appeal as he was just
topping into the boat to be taken by
he oarsman arcoss the silent river of
cath compassion deserves.
Young woman, because the appeal is
o you also, give heed to the dying aP-
cal He had seen both sides of life.
he apparently dull, prosy career of a
ountry boy and the gay wbirl in the
ity had both been his portion. He
new what he was talking about when
e said:
"a country-raised chap who tries to-
0 the city pace is out of his element"
Chicago Livestock World.