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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
THE ADJUTANT- GENERAL.

No one will regret more keenly than
Governor Cats own friends that he
should SO far have overridden the wishes
of the people or forgotten his own, prom
Uses in appointing J. B. Christian to be
adiutant-general istead of ]. Clifford
Foster, legally nominated in the primary
for the position, man of such exceptional
qualifications that he received no opposi-
ton.
When this appointment was first
rumored, the press Of the state, especially
that which supported the governors can
didacy, refused to place credence in the,
report, which Governor Cats friends inn
puted to hostile propaganda, and called at
tention to his promise tos"appoint every
democratic nominee, whether he be for
judicial or administrative office, without
exception.
No need to invoke the constitutional
provision making the term of office of the
adiutant general ''at the pleasure of the
governor 1t is not a question of can
ceiling an appointment Governor Cats
wanted someone else and was under no
more legal obligation to accept the demo
cratic nominee in this case than in the case
of the thirteen circuit judges, eight state
attorneys, state chemist, and assistant
state auditor, officers who though ap-
pointive, are by unwritten law elected by
the people.
Whether Mr.. Christian, with no military
experience, will be able to raise Florida
militia to as high degree of efficiency as
General Foster, man whose, military
ability is recognized beyond our owr
state, even, and who has been so init
mately identified with the development o.
our home guard, remains to be seen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
THEIR SWAN SONG.

Whatever has happened to the other
arts, certainly the ability to distinguish
and divide a hair 'twixt south and south
west side has not been lost The supreme
court Of Kansas has just defined the diff
ference between a ''bootlegger" and a
''jointist.' A ..'bootlegger,' says formal
decision of that body, is a person who
sells Intoxicating liquors on the sly, not
from any particular business location, but
carrying his wares in his boot leg, his
pocket, or in some fitting. hole-in-the
wall. A "jointist,' however, is quite a
superior parsonage. man of substance, of
location, who establishes himself in a
definite place of business, where, by skill
full legerdemain, he can sell, or pretend to
sell, the innocent Juice of the apple, as we'll
as beer-both near and far-and other in
toxicants."s
A man who comes up behind you and
says, "Hark in thine ear is a p1ebian
Bootlegger, and murrain on him; but if
he bosses politics he is an exclusive joint
ist. If he doesn't let anybody in on his
secret except the man who does the
drinking. he is bootlegger; but if he lets
the entire community know, and it's
against the law, he's a jointist. IF he is
here today and gone tomorrow, he is a
bootlegger; but if he's here tomorrow, he
is a iointist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

reach the Pensacola navy yard there
the aeronautic station of the United
States navy is located. To these in
terested in flying this has become the
most important point in the country.
There are now more than sixty naval
officers who are teachers and stu
dents of aviation working at the sta
ton and the number is to be in
creased in the near future, as this is
to be the chief aviation center of the
navy, particularly during the winter
months when weather conditions are
not suitable for beginners in that
science at northern stations.
A bad guesser might suppose that
these young men who daily risk their
lives in the unstable air would be-
come serious and sober-sided type
of humanity with one eye constantly
trained on Eternity. This is rot the
case. Far from it. The officers
quarters at the navy yard being in
sufficient, many of them live at the
San Carlos hotel in Pensacola, and
a more care free crew would be hard
to find. AS this is written, their
annual dance, in which the officers
of the destroyers in port and those
from the forts participate as hon
ored guests, is in progress in the big
ball room at the top Of the San
Carlos hotel Pictured ships, guns
and aeroplanes adorn the walls and
the national colors are everywhere.
The flyers are flying high with no
thought of a possible fall on some
| squally tomorrow.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the
Gulf Beach Highway taps the finest
fishing grounds on this continent.
Grand Lagoon at this season is the
| convention place for reddish and
speckled trout, while the streams
that flow into it ere rallying places
for the variety of bass that is known
all along these shores as the green
trout-though it is a true bass, no
kin to a trout. The creeks and
bayous of the Perdido bay country
are likewise famous for the number
-and variety of fish to be caught there
in the winter months. In summer
| there is even greater variety in the
| fishing.
Thirty-five acres at the gulf beach
has been dedicated as permanent
park and playground Another large
tract of land viii be given in fee sim
pie to the man who will build and
operate hotel there, the building
of which must cost not less than
$4,000 The men that are building
the road have not an acre of land nor
a dollar of money invested there.
They are working for the public good
and to improve Pensacola. | find
lots of that spirit here and it is ac-
complishing wonders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
THEY SAY
BY z. z. D.

81 notice that Pensacola is trying
to get a new high school," said w.
L. Seasons, of Gonzalez. "Let me
tell you right now-if you don't, you
will see the Pensacola children COM
ing TO our Agricultural Industrial
school at Gonzalez"
And .as Mr.. Seasons outlined the
plans, no one would blame them in
the least. Teaching manual and vo-
cational training, and specializing in
agriculture, this is 1.-The first school
of its kind in West Florida. The
class room building is rapidly near
ing completion, and may be ready fol
occupancy tbs term. Dormitories and
other buildings are to be added later
on, the plan being to board pupils fol-
about SO a month.
Six or seven teachers will be en-
ployed, and an attendance of 200 il
expected.
Forty acres of land have been sci
aside for agricultural work; here viii
be raised live stock, fruit trees, and
all the vegetables profitable for this
region. Everything for the table vii
be raised on the grounds except cot
fee and sea and sugar; while in car
pentry and mechanical work, too, il
will be strictly live-at-home affair
How did Gonzalez-just twelve
miles from Pensacola-get such
wonderful SCHOOL, By bond issue
A few dozen far-seeing men assessed
themselves the legal limit in orde
to raise $4,000, the sum being ex
pended on the first building.
Nobody wants to settle anywhere
unless there are good schools" salt
Mr.. Sessions. "Our. school has for !
long time been the only one in tn
county that went above the mint
grade except in Pensacola; and nov
our boys and girls want to go higher
and we are fixing it so they can
And you will see this country fill up
and the trolley line from Pensacoli
viii be a fact before you know it"
"Have you noticed the Newpor
Turpentine Company's plant when
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
By David Holt.


There is just one small peninsula
where automobiles may reach the
shore of the open gulf and the peo-
pie of Pensacola are building a
graded and surfaced roadway to it..
Along all the southern coast of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
the shore of the mainland is indent-
ed with bays and inlets or protect
ed by islands so that no highway can
reach the gulf of Mexico, proper,
without crossing some considerable
body of water that is not yet
bridged.
Available maps and charts do not
show that this neck of land has been
given name, so am going to call
it Hancock peninsula, after the post
master of Pensacola who has been
one of the leaders in the movement
whereby sfunds were raised by popu-
lar subscription to connect this city
with that charming locality which is
destined to become the summer bath
ing beach and the year around auto
speedway for the people of at least
three of the southern states.
On the eastern side of Hancock
peninsula is Grand Lagoon, which j;
separated from the gulf only by &
narrow strip of sandy beach. On the
western side is Perdido bay, and tht
two bodies of water are connected BY
Brent ditch, formerly utilized to foat
pine logs from Perdido bay into Pen
sacola bay. The ditch follows abou
the same course across the narrow,
est point of the peninsula that vii
be taken by the builders Of the inter
coastal canal which is to connec
Mobile and Pensacola bays to Civ
this city inside water transportation
to the coal fields of Alabama.
High, dry, tree covered land ex
tends almost to the edge of the gul
so that buildings constructed Their,
will be well above the line of DANCE
from the highest tide and wave. TIL,
beach slopes gradually. When tn
tide is not too high and the roller
are not breaking too strong ahea'
of southerly wind, the bather ma.
wade out one hundred yards or more
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
AS GOOD AS YOU SEND.

Life is mirror. Go about with
smile-see how everybody you meet
smiles in response; but froWn, and the
black looks will be immediately tossed
back by every passer by. a stone thrown
into pond is not half SO certain of re
spouse. -
And how smoothly things go if you are
cheerful What can the grumpy man do?
Can he sell bill of goods? Convince a
jur? Cure a difficult case? Can he shoot
a decent game of billiards? Can he play a
successful game of bridge? Can he make
friend or beat foe?
These be but weak transcriptions of
your own experience since New Year.
Why did you feel SO much better physic-
ally and mentally and spiritually on Jan
uary 2 than on December 2? Why did
things break better? Your efficiency
had not been increased, you had quaffed
from no fountain of youth, you were not
hypnotized into aceomplishment-no but
you faced life more cheerfully more con-
fdently, and transformed drab existence
into the splendor of roses.
Keep it up What is possible the first
week is possible the second week what is
possible the second week is possible the
third week, and so on. Happiness grows
by what it feeds on. Being happy Yourself
you make others happy, and they make
YOU happy. Stone jails do not prison
make, nor iron bars cage"
Keep it.up The worse our headache,
the greater your hope the more bitter
your disappointment, the less your de-
spair; like the martyrs of DID, whose Joy
was 50 great that they actually did not
feel the flow of fame over their bodies,
face life with smile, and keep it up!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
Sick-HeadacIle!

DR.. J. ]. Caldwell says that this exceed.
LIE. but does not appear to he curahie Frsf-
Ierers from this afiitction are Condemned to
unoergo the periodical ATTACKS every few
which the attacks are less freonenf- ana
nnaliy disappear entirely Palliative meas
uaes curing the attack are all that II ts pos
pest preventive measured An atfsek NAV
oIlen pc prevented by taking two anti
kamnla tablets when the frst Symptoms
appear and one anti kamnia tablet ever
Two nourS during the mack shorkens III
eases the pain and 0Ffng4Erest and quiet.
Anl-kamnfa tablets may be obtained AZ
ali druggists. Ask for Ak TabIets They
quickly relieve all pain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

is lit up at night" said E.. A. Ma
lone. Its beautiful sight; driving
along the Barrancas road last night
/ saw it for the first time. The CEN
trail plant is frame of light-squares;
every building is glare of illumi-
nation, arc lights are scattered
around, and little further are the
clusters of lights that mark the en-
ployes' houses.
'It looks like I am practicing to
get married." said Mayor Hinrichs
as he signed one check, laid it on the
large pile to his right, and took an
other from the large pile to his left.
ssBut this is the city's pay roll I'm
attending to. There are about 400 OF
these a month, and at minute a
signature, which is about my average
it would take me about SIX hours to
finish the entire batch. There are IS
employees in the fire department, po-
lice 80, sewers II, garbage A, streets
80, health z, engineers 4, parks Z
waterworks 20, general 13-total III
checks right there and about It's fol
general running expenses-coverire
disbursements amounting to sons.
thing like $4,000 a month, in norma
times. And for every amount, too
The highest check have signed heeC
was for $22,500, but l have signed
one for ten cents; that ten cent checl
gave me the most trouble of all;
dropped my pen on it and it had Il
be made over" And so saying, ths
mayor placed another check on thu
large pile to his right, and took an
/ athe. franz the large nile to his lsft
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
FAILURE OF AMATEUR FARMERS.

FAILURE OF AMATEUR FARMERS.
Because SO many people fail at farming
in Sunshine Land-the Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi coastal region, consistent
effort to colonize which is being made for
the first time, it has been said that the soil
is no good.
AS a matter of fact, failures in every
line of human endeavor amount to about
80 per cent; if, therefore, agriculture is no
more successful than law-say-there is
no need to raise the cry, wolf Still,
there are more failures in Sunshine Land
than there should be, and it is because the
people are not qualified farmers.
The natives are lumbermen by training
and inheritance, and the newcomers are
too often clerks, stenographers, and
broken down professional men, whose
only idea of the country is gained from
the fneffable pictures in Country Gentle
man, to whom blowing is associated with
a poem, harvesting with a painting, and
haying with perfume. To this class, un-
scrupulous agents unfold tale of perpet-
ual sunshine, fishing and boating, roses in
January, four crops year, and the lang
urous joys generally of the tropics. The
hope is not SO much to make living as te
have an easy time. Of their pitiful earn
ings, they will put about four-ffths in ar
orchard farm, thinking the hens will lay
| golden eggs and the trees bear golden fruit
and the corn fill the granary and the hay
beat the rain automatically, without any
provision on their part.
Contrast these colonists with the mer
who pioneered the west; practical farmer:
to begin with; the strongest men of the
country, accustomed to hardship, able tt
fell tree, build house, make a wheel
run furrow, get dinner out of the viii
derness, and fight Indians at odd times.
| Backto the-land is great propaganda
La glorious propaganda, but not enough
stress is laid on whether the would-b,
farmer is physically, mentally and temper
amentally qualified for farm life ffas h,
had any farming experience? Would h,
enter any business with no greater knowl
edge OF that line than he has of the coufl
4 try's basic industry?
By the know-how farmer success is a
certain here as in. any other part of tn,
world, both more and less favored thar
this. There are abundant instances .
men who came as day 1aborers, bough
land on time, worked it, denied themselve
) to improve it, and now have successful
farms, which are pointed out to the pros
pective buyer, who expects to think e1ua
accomplishment into existence
What is needed is some selling organs
zation whose interest in the purchase
does not end with the turning over of til
deed; not. only should lit conduct demon
stratlon farms of its own, but it shou
have instructors who will see that tn
newcomers do their planting according t
rule; they should arrange to place greer
horns seeking experience as farm laborer
for while before embarking on the ne,
venture; they should encourage colombo
: ton only by, the physically, menta
ly and temperamentallv fit.
; THEIR SWAN SONG
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
THE SCRATCH PAD
BY THOMAS EWING DARNEY.

To save our life, Imogen, we can
not say who put the whip. in whippor-
will, unless katydid.
Lawson absolves the White House
of the leak, but what about the men
tai plumbing of Col. House?
Three feet is the maximum length
lof a moving picture kiss, but our
fishing smacks are considerably long
er than that.
Mournful as the ukelele is, it is at
least pleasanter than the murderoeS
assault on the piano of few years
back.
AS we see it. man deserves no
credit whatever for going on a polar
expedition. In the winter you can't
get any colder than you are, and
just think how cheap you can get your
ice in the summer.
Having been called a leather
lunged, sewer -mouthed old blather-
skite," a certain congressman may
now be expected to eat the colonel's
bitter bread of shame and tread his
path OF humiliation.
With Senator Stone and Congress-
man Wood after Lawson, it was not
to be expected that he would have
as soft time as he would in Senator
Jim Ham Lewis highly colored and
comfortable whiskers.
A woman attempted to commit sun
eide by taking potash and crinoline'
says news dispatch. Crinoline is q
heavy cloth, and we can't imagine how
it was done-Rnless it was by chew
ing the rag.
villa followers drove a railroad
spike through the heart of the eagle
on the American shield" says news
paper report; but this after all mus
be poor consolation for not being
able to puncture our border again
| The London Observer sees some
thing prophetic in the fact that the
Greek verb ''tino" means, to pay the
price; to atone for ones wrong do.
ings. "Tino" is the London hickman,
for Constantine and things look pref
ty ominous for him.
After believing for many years
that the "ham" in such English
names as Caversham, Taversham
Petersham and Walsham, referred t.
the toothsome Wand, we learn will
a gripping shock that it is a diminu
tive of hamlet" The high cost o
living is bad enough, what with pc
tatoes up 81 per cent last month
and now this rhetorical robbie
snatches our food for thought.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

many shirts which had evidently been
worn but once. After counting 100
the coroner grew tired with still more
uncounted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

To save our life, Imogen, we can
not say who put the whip in whippor-
will, unless katydid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12
ODD. ISN'T IT.

Cincinnati-Gustave Voigt, 35, who
was found dead at his home, left
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

With Senator Stone and Congress
man Wood after Lawson, it was not
to be expected that he would have
as soft time as he would in Senator
jim Ham Lewis highly colored and
comfortable whiskers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

Lawson absolves the White House
of the leak, but what about the men
tai plumbing of Col. House?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

Having been called a leather
lunged, sewer -mouthed old blather-
skite," certain congressman may
now be expected to eat the colonel's
bitter bread of shame and tread his
path OF humiliation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

Three feet is the maximum length
Sof a moving picture kiss, but our
fishing smacks are considerably long,
er than that.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

Mournful as the ukelele is, it is at
least pleasanter than the murderoeS
assault on the piano of a few years
back.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

A woman attempted to commit sun
eide by taking potash and crinoline'
says news dispatch Crinoline is {
heavy cloth, and we can't imagine how
it was done-Rnless it was by chew
ing the rag.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-12

AS we see it. man deserves no
credit whatever for going on polar
expedition. In the winter you can't
get any colder than you are, and
just think how cheap you can get your
ice in the summer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-30
GINTER PARK

The Rev. Richard V. Lancaster, OF
wilksbara. Pa. has concluded a stay
with friends here He Is graduate
Of the Union Theological seminary
Mrs. Frances West Reinhardt will
he the leading soprano OF the second
Baptist church choir again this year.
Miss Ina r. West will return from
a visit with her brother. in New 7 ork.
this week
Miss Mary Stuart Will return from
A visit with Miss Sarah Gatewood
West. in New York, this week.
Mrs. S. L. Lindsay and little
daughter. Anne Craig Lindsay, are
spending the remainder OF TINS mohlh
at Somerset. orange county.
Mayor Ainslie will shortly review
the Ginter Park home guard under
Captain George y. Skipwith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-30

Retains All Medicinal Virtues But
Purified From Dangerous eud I'm
pleasant Enecte-Now on Sale Hero
Under the Name, ''Calotabs."

Science has given US smokeless
powder. wireless telegraphy. colorless
iodine and tasteless Quinine.-now
comes the good news for everybody
that the pharmaceutical chemists have
at last perfected q nausealess calomei
ia blet that does all the work OF the
old style calomel without the slightest
danger, gripping. nausea or sickentnS
after effects. After the most exfen-
sive and critical tests. all OF which
proved eminently successful. the new
ia blet known as "Calotabs' ID now on
sale at the local drugstores. 1t pre-.
sents all of the system purifying ana
liver cleansing qualities OF the Old
style calomel. but is pleasant to take
and entirely safe and deligntIul IN
its after effects.
One tablet on the tongue at bed
time, a swallow Of water; no taste. no
nausea. no gripping. The, next morn
ing you are feeling fine, liver clean. ap-
petite splendid. Eat what you please
no danger nor unpleasantness OF
any kind. !.
Calotabs are sold only In original
and sealed packages. containing twen-
ty doses: price thirty-flve cents. Your
druggist offers to refund the price as
a guarantee that you viii be thorough
" delighted with Calotabs. ADV.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-30

ten or accidentally knocked the skin
from one OF his hands. Upon the sd
vice Of Dr. wilkerson the animals head
was sent to Washington for examina-
ton.
PetersburG Physicians Enlist.
Among the Petersburg. boys. who
have recently answered the cali of
the colors. are DR.. C.. ]. Dalton ana
Aubrey y. -psAitear sons Of Mrs. James
IT. Dalton. Dr. c. ]. Dalton has been
engaged in the practice Of medicine In
New York city for four years. where
he has established an nviable record
The younger brother enlisted in the
ambulance corps in Norfolk. Both are
lof direct French. descent their par
lents having both been born in France.
Lynchburg Likes Coekade Soldiers.
A letter received here yesterday from
la citizen of Lynchburg compliments
in the very highest terms the conduct
OF the Petersburg Grays while doins
guard duty In and around the Hill
City for several months. The letter
reads in part: TT isn't saying too
much when I say that there never
was a better behaved. more gentleman
5ly crowd of boys together. from Cap
tain Davis down to his youngest pri-
vate They had very trying time
here in Lynchburg They are com
pany to be proud Of and I hope that
the citizens Of the Cockade City are
very proud of their boys in khaki"