The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-02
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door, TINS morning, and what Is more
encouraging" continued we'll
known man. "the huckster told me
that the rex. time he came around,
probably the first Of the week. the
prices wo.!d be even lower. That is
what comes from having a little
gardening, and we cannot too
strongly stress the advice to our 2co-
PIE to keep it up. I'll venture the
assertion that four thousand families
in the county have fed themselves
from their own gardens, and with
their own efforts, and believe the
lesson is one which will never be for
gotten. Cur people may keep it up
m the fan, fer gardens thrive even
after the ground up north is covered
with white mantle of snow. l hope
to see Ire Journal again do good
work ard "ather the horne gardening
nlovemes:s in great measure again by
making ITSELF The agency for provid-
ing Llany wt:'l free SEEDS"
'Schcn! IS coming or again, and |
do hope thai the movement which
started 5Griny tic lifetime of my
good 1riend Frank Mayes will be
again pursued" said a gentleman.
The movement / refer to is~that of
prevailing books for unfortunately
situated little ones who may have to
forego the pleasure of school because
they will ba unable to provide tnem-
selves with books. | know personally
that, in years gone by, had not The
Journal have taken the lead, many
child would have been without school
privileges. The movement, too. in
culcates in the minds of many spirit
of self-denial to no small degree. for
know of cases where children and
older persons have done without
pleasures to contribute to the free
book fund. Thus il acts in several
ways for good"
Little as you think CT it, Escam-
Gambia county is sending quite
number to the front. and | betrav no
secret of value to the enemy when |
saw that the total from this county
alone will figure much in excess of
half thousand. Not content with
furnishing men for the ranks, Pensa-
cola has sent men who even now may
be in the thick of battles in the blood
lest of fields. The young men go
ing out" continued the veteran of 90,
makes me wish there were not so
many years builded on my shoulders,
but | just cannot help talking it right
out in meeting that Uncle Sam has
nothing in the way of kicking at
what Escambia, and particularly
Pensacola, has furnished both as Of
ficers and in the ranks"
81 do hope" said an enthusiastic
Pensacola man, "that opposition to
the G.. F. & A. shops viii not result in
sending that industry into Alabama.
Every payroll helps, and this has been
recently proven by the establishment
of several industries here, not thu
least of which is the tar and turpen-
tine plant west of the city. The pay
roll there is quite consideration.
Then there is the navy yard, where
government contractors are making
use of the labor of SO many men. Had
this have been missing, our town
would have felt it, in the absence of
shipping, and t only goes to prove
the valuable asset to any city of as
many payrolls as possible. There
fore, | for one do hope the G.. F. Il
A. slops may be erected here and
tina, the opposition will be with
drawn"
"When the little seamen's mission
was held regularly in Jim O'Brien's
building, on Baylen street wharf,
said one who always attended these
interested very often furnished the
sailor boys from the merchant ships
| comfort bags and reading matter,
and | know that ships sailing the
seven seas have carried books OBJ
taf>kd a. Pensacola. Within the past
few weeks the captain of vessel
which was here for cargo told me that
at Alden, which, l believe, he said was
| in Arabia, he found a circulating Ii
| brsry which had its origin at Pensa
| cola. I remember those meetings.
where many good friendships were
formed, ard where many sailor boy
frcn the merchant fleet was made to
feel at home. DR.. Cushman was
tie missionary, and before that we'll
known good man became so feeble,
he node il lis ifeworll to Loo. af-
| ter the sailor. Services were held
each Sunday, usually in the after
neon, and on 4 week night, usually
/ on THURSDAY, / believe. The devo-
t:onal services were l.cld, then volun
teer selections at entertainment
were asked I have heard some of
the most umusua. ability at recita ton,
song and story, offered, after which
| 4 collation. of cakes and coffee would
be served. One nigh, one seaman
who was about haif-d1unk, but who
IVES attracted by the singing, offered
4 selection FOR the program. Swsying
1sir2r rrocariously, he aIose and be-
gan to reeve q poem he called
| Sharaus CBrien, and il you have
ever r2aG it, you'll re surprised to
earn that he went through it. an
parer,l.. sohe-ing rs he advanced.
! wi:he = 4 break Rat he told tue
story OF 'O1}rien' 10 flush. and
was apr!cG:.ed. i have often thought,
now TIA: the question Of getting
books Tor the army ami navy is ~
permoS. N :he minds of I'en sacc,a
people, Il il wou!d not be good
! :daa l-aor.