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wAren COMMON DISEASES

There Or no way az definitely FIRE
telling whether this winter viii wit
ness any recurrence % influenza IN
epidemic form. according % Surgeon
General a. s. Cumming. Of the 4. $.
Public Health Service A. a result.
however. ~ careful analysis Of the
opidemiology 90 influenza. especially
az the result 90 intensive studies in
homes where influenza occurred in
l9lS and 1919. n may De- stated that
an attack of Influenza appears 20 con-
Ger d definite immunity % subsequent
attacks. an immunity lasting for sew
eral years tnasmuch as the epidemic
% 1918 and 1919 affected 80 very large
e PROPORTION - the population. there
would seem 90 be reasonable grounds
for believing that even should "Flu"
become prevalent here and there. il
would not assume the epidemic pro-
portions % tho. past two years. nor
would 81 raEc ins such severe form.
~ IN unfortunate that tho public
becomes 40 intensely interested in
spectacular epidemic outbreaks * dis
ease and L. - little moved hy The
daily occurrence ~ many preventable
deaths N am parts ~ tho country, /"
says tho surgeon general or the
ono ana one quarter tAAiM0n deaths
occurring Ia tho United states an
nually. az least 100000 could easily
be preveuted BY the application of
available medical knowledge. For ex-
ample one ~ the diseases which be-
comes prevalent about this time %
IRE year 81 diphtheria. This disease
Il responsible Tor about 1900 deaths
IN the United states annually. Prac-
tlcally every ons 81 these deaths could
be prevented. Tor not only have we
an effective anti-toxin FOR treating
disease when d occurs. bat what IL
stan more important We are now able
hy means of a simple skin ties; % de-
tsrminc which children are suscepti-
bic 40 diphtheria. and. this asccr-
tanned we car effectively immuniEe
them 80 a. 90 protect them against
lhis disease.
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Editor Journal.
Ever since We have had taxation for
the support of governments women
have paid their share. Taxes are paid
by widows. unmarried women. and the
husbands and fathers of women. The
wives and daughters share the family
burden; II there's any economizing 20
be done. f falls upon them 10 do Il.
So II Is very plain that. either indi-
vidually or as members Of the family.
women have always helped 10 pay the
salaries of officials Of the federal.
state, county and municipal govern
ment. They have also helped TO pay
for ali public improvements.
Tntl this year. "a womau'a opinion
Ia governmental affairs was not
counted she might have opinions. and
express them. but her word amounted
to no more than the whistle Of a small
boy This year has seen a change in
the status It women. they are now
citizens. they can register their
opinions AZ the polls This gives them
strength power. with power comes
responsibility. II Il now. not only
a vtoman'a right and privilege 20 take
an interest in public affairs.
10 know how her own. and her hna-
bands money Is spent but IA IL her
duty al a citizen.
Pensacola. at great expense Tor 10
small a town. il 70 have caty docks and
a belt line railway Every woman ln
the city should he as deeply interested
IN this question IS she would b0 10
seeing that q man cleaned her yard
properly. If she were paying him % DO
the work
These docks should not be built for
the Pensacola 1t today. nor for the
city that Pensacola viii be in five.
ten or twenty years 10 come but the
site should be chosen where they win
have room - expand 20 meet the de-
mands OF a Greater Pensacola fifty
or a hundred years from today. Some
Of the locations that have been men
toned as being suitable for the pllr
pose. give 50 little room for exTsfn-
sion that 10 make use 81 them. would
be q taeit admission that Pensacola
viii never lie any larger than IL IS
TODAY. ahe city owns waterfront
property between Aleaniz and FLOR
ida Blanca streets Is there any good
reason why this should not Dc used
for the city docks The water Is sinai
low. filling in would be easy. what
has been done BY tbs railroad on the
west side ran Be done ~ the city ON
the east side Il any site west 81
Commandment wharf II chosen. il WIN
mean big outlay for more Improved
property when expansion Is needed.
Why nct use Whist We haVef why
rent 4 nnighhara barn when you have
a perfectly good barn On your owa
premises
ALICE SHEAR
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INVENTORY


Inv-atory, which thus commences. --
have M sense and I have my
menksa.
have my hands and health
have NJ home. - "a high or lowly.
/ have m coat. t. II whole or holey.
And | have my family wealth
The family wealth. why what a
question:
the wife and cubs. and a Eood al
Memtlon.
And 4 keen. clean appetite.
A aonw IL the heart and =. chance 20
Gins II.
A - Il ths hoof and the grace TO
ninK II.
And : snoreless sleep At night
what morsG why. haven't listed
plentx9
nut aaa me friend--or two-of
twenty.
And each enc worth the friend
tnH.
A neck IN my heart 70 BE- stni and
sd IN.
a blE. bio world TO be brave and ela5
in
Ard a faith IN the final endlng.
copyright, 1880, N. {. A..
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Bluff springs. Florida


December "a. 1899.
Editor Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, Florida
Dear sir
Please give the following space in
your paper. II you viii be 20 kind.
! read with disgust and a feeling or
utmost contempt for tho writer. and
necessarily for any one taking tho
same view ~ the matter. the editorial
in your paper December 20 copied
from the Miami Herald. entitled:
Soldier Bonus and Sentiment"
wonder II his attitude "a inspired by
THE finer spirit Of patriotism OF
which he speaks. or II II is not IN
spired by the fact that the taxes on
property acquired wife the ex-servica
man 20 whom he bcRrudges a bonus
was facing the hell 90 warfare in the
miserable trenches OF France are
high
Let 10 be understood that I am an
oX-service Nan also that never
saw foreign service. nor have I ever
thought the idea OF a soldier bonus
which would reach every soldier
either practical or cNpcdient. aud GER
tainly not asked for by an the eX-
service men. however the justice ~
the claim cannot On the mind ~ any
tru, American citizen be questioned
Like the writer. view the parades
for the bonus az aiEhly distasteful.
abhorcnt. and certainly he spoke truly
when he said 90 was a reflection on
the spiEit % our people" bat not in
the sense he meant
do not believe IN view Of the
present conditions every cx-servico
man would ask Tor the bonus. bat
know that any man who says the OK
soldier e. not entitled 20 IL proves
himself unErateful uuthankful and
is certainly not a true American.
Tho opportunities for making money
during the war az home have never
been parallelcd. nor win they ever he
This was made possible NY the sacri-
flee ~ the eN-service man. lie. the
flower ~ the nation. left mis- business
his college work, his professional ca
reer 90 serve his country. and he did
h well and TO the everlasting glory
IL the stars and stripes Then ~
returned a hero. who has fought for
democracy and justice and won. max
ing lasting peace possible But he
has lost valuable time. opportunity.
business. money and comes home AT
the bottom. no start while his brother
who did not SO has enjoyed unprsce-
dented prosperity and millienaires
have been made by the score II l.
Sat just that the men who stayed az
home should bear part ~ the burden
Could any American citizen with a
true realisation OF the service render
ed oppose the bonus actF
Yes. I agree with the writer ang
narade staged a. the one IN phHa-
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our people. bur il brands them as un-
grateful and may say. displays in
them a little bit OF "Tunnish In
stinct"
II an ex-service man asks for a
bonus be is not begging. nor does
his request SAVIOR Of 'pauperizatlon. %
lie Is merely asking that a small POT
ton of his loss be refunded from the
spells of a war De won lie does not
place a monetary valuation upon the
patriotism which the writer terms.
'vaunfed" certainly the true patriot
ism shown Il proof Of the fact He
offered hls llfe Ia protection ~ his
country the mnn who enjoyed this
protection surrounded By evers COM
fort while the soldier faced q living
hell. bewrudges the partial restoration
~ losses suffered
Regardless - what congress may
do. regardless Of our financial condi-
ton. certainly no true American can
oppose The soldier Ronus Act"
-. n. COLEY. JR. =
Bluff Springs. Florida.
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discover. for as I turned taxi drew
up % the curb where the ndorwoods
Dicha and ! were waiting for the little
Cresthaven Beach trolley. and Dicky
sprang 90 greet Grace Draper and
thc Dukees- Alfred Durkee and his
mother. who completed our party for
the motor boat trio
Il ann very glad a. see YOU pr
Petit" 1 murmured conventionaliy.
then hurriedly Pardon me 4no-
ment ! must greet these guests /
Will be back
When I returned again "a him after
welcoming Grace Draper with forced
friendlincss. and the Durl1ecg with
the real warmth 10 liking l felt Tor
them J found him talking ID Llimn.
or course remember you. Mrs.
Underwood hc was saying. III never
SHAH forget Tho skill and presence 81
mind with which YOU handled that
baby 20 commissions the night I first
saw all ~ YOU"
THAT was rothing a ALL" return
ed Lillian, iudifferently, "tuat what
every woman ought 20 be able To do. =
But. unfortunately. few women
have those qualities Ia the degree you
I NrAN.tAf ANANA athM AtAN tFtttEAA' ia -
CALAMITY
well Dr. Petit" Dickv came AN
AZ this juncture. tout Tor the dav?H
His tone was cordial enough. but.
J. who knew every infection ~
nicky's voice. realized that ne did not
relish the appearance of Or Petut
upon the scene
Eyes. I'm going down 20 the shore
Tor dip" the young physician re-
turned. And then without q trace 81
the stiff dignity which / had seen ia
his professional manner be acknowl .
edged the introductions which I gave
him To Grace Draper and the Durkess.
Both Harry Underwood and LILLIAN
- course needed no Introduction h
him. Neither tho Underwoods nor
ourselves are apt ever 20 forget the
might on which we first saw Dr. Petit
the night ~ my first party when
the maid In the apartment across
he han from ours brought III a baby
suffering with commissions IL as The
baby would have died without lii.
iian's quickncss tn administering hoG
water bath and the skim ~ DIR Petit
whom We hastily summoned
Or. Petit Joins the Picnic.
br Petit, l. appeared. was waiting
| for the same car we wished 10 take
and no one looking az our friendly
chatting group would have known
that he ala not belong 20 the party.
II was when NE were an seated
comfortably In the trolley. bowling
merrily along over the grass-strown
track. that Lillian voiced suggestion
which had sprung into my own mind.
but to which I did not quite know
how TO give utterauce.
"I.ook here she said bruskiy. I'm
not the hostess ~ this party. bur I'm
practically one OF the family So J
feel free 90 issue an invitation IL
wish Or Petit what's matter with
sou joining our party for the dayg
Dicky here has been bowling for an
other man 90 help lug The grub All
the morning Unless you are set on a
solitary day that man might as well
be YOU punctuatod the parody
with a mockinR little mouc.
had sneaking little notion that
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membership would fgnction more es-
ficiently. The senate IN recent years
has usually done better work than
the house. largely because there are
are fewer senator's, and they are thus
able 20 handle the same sort OF busi-
ness more simply and directly. II has
been the experience OF dozens Of
American cities that their local affairs
are better cared for by a small group
az councilman or commissioners than
By the large councils OF yore Bust
ness organizations have learned the
superiority 81 small boards Of direc-
tors over large ones
The house might have done worse.
By taking fun advantage 81 the cen
Hus increase. and keeping the present
unit 81 representation. u might have
added enough new members 90 raise
the total from as 70 more than SEQ.
By raising tho unit OF representation
from I'll eco 20 2is. 600 people per con-
gresham. II Increases the member
ship only 4s3. That. however liz
more than enough
h Is easy 80 sympathize with the
motive ~ the present members. They
could not have kept the membership
10 its present level without cutting
down the representation IN some
states. which have lost slightly In
population. and refusing liberal
Increase Of members 20 states that
have had a big growth Naturally
they do not want 20 incur the unpop-
ularity % such a move. But 81 ~
unfortunate none the less.
And 10 is not really necessary.
Strictcr limitation Of membership
would impose no real injustice. and
any fancied injustice would soon be
forgotten st Petersburg Times.
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picky would have been eiad of the
opportunity 10 box Lillian's ears for
her suggestion ID not fhlnk hes
enjoyed the idea Of adding nr Petit
to the party. but. 81 course. In view
OF what she had said there vas moth.
Ing Tor MIN - a. baf to pretend
cordial acquleacenco III her suggestion.
That's the very thing. he said.
with a heartlnens which only /. aud
possibly Lille i could dream WAS
assumed Iii YOU 40 occasionally
have j CLEAN of human intelligence.
don't YOU
II 30 hope You have a. plan that
will interfere with coming with ~
he turned ID tho physician. I'VE have
4 big boat chartered down here NJ
THE beach. and we're going "a loaf
along ont 81 one of the desert islands
and camp fer the day'
'''rhaf sounds like a most Interest,"
Ing program. said the young physl-
elan Ills voice held note ct hest
tatluu. and he looked swiftly. inauir
ingly. ~ me and back again. II was
- careiessiy done that / do not think
any one noticed Il. but realized
That he vas waiting Tor ne 70 join
my VOICE tn the invitation
Msdge's Deadly Eivels#
= trust Won VIII think Il interest
ing enough 70 make e worth your
while t. join ~ / said tieulurely. ngt-
ing M eyes % his and catching e.
swift flash IF sonnet ine which might
be either relief or triumph IN his
steely gray ones"
Indeed shalt be very glad to
accompany you he said. smiling.
"Tfe doesn't lock husky enough q
me drawiea Harry Underwood IF
you're going - pat an extrfs man on
the job IT carrying bundles. Dseky.
why don't you wait and get a dock
wailoper p
Dr Petit flushed DIT At the other
mans banter I could see thar he
was not used e. the kind II rough
ranlery ID which Harry Underwood -
often tnduiwed
! Never mind putting over any more
/ 0f that GeorEie Conan stuff", Lillian
put in causfieally. remember pr. Pet.
tit lenf - used IL your peculiar idea
~ humor ~ the rest If III are
II don't care boot whether he likes
\ my style 81 not her husband retorf-
81. rehealously. with 4 good -natnred
Il
10 bash his head Ia before the days
over anyway, for I can soc with half
/ an eye thHt we are 10 he deadly
rivals" lie pointed his cryptic ut
terance with q malicious little grim
ace az me.
II felt myself flush hotly. Dr.. Pet
/ uis face WAS unsmiliug as Il be had
not seen any humor IN the reference
could not tell whether Dlsiky had
heard the speech or not. for he. Grace
Draper and The Durkses were en-
gagged IN an animated conversation.
B0t So we walked along the crazy
plankiug 81 the wharf - where our
boat waited Lillian found an oppoe
tuuity % saueeze ny arm raptuousiy.
You sly pussr she murmured. "Na
man bat your rother-cousln ard
Dlcky interested ia You. eh9 noxt
ever hand me anything like that
again"
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Aedin Mccormick set out for Eu-
rope the other day % look into the
state Of affairs over the waters. lie
Is said on good authority 70 haze been
sent by Mr. Harding to give him a
first hand account of what really is
the matter
Despite the Illinois senator's brief
stas Ia various localities, 10 II known
that European statesmen are receiy
Ing him with epen arms. and are Civ
inE him tile inside facts Of the case
Tia inside information" comes from
sources close % Lloyd George and
Mlilerand. and - said 70 be summar-
ICED thus
America can come into the League
~ Nations practically on her own
terms. she can almost write her own
covenant. and Europe viii sign on
The dotted line The great shadow
al Geneva was Uncle SANS untitled
chair. the delegates couldn't forget
that with America. Germany and RUS
sta out OF the league. more than half
the white race was outside the league,
while almost the whole yellow race
was inside
France il not satisfied with the
peace insurance ~ the new born
league. and is seeking an alliance with
England and Italy Lloyd-Georgo Is
regarded ~ rather sympathetic % the
proposed alliance. but the British pub
lie Is not yet ready for a positive
pact. Lord Derby. until a few months
ago British ambassador 20 Paris. r.
busy ia London working for the alli-
ance italy would have 20 come Ia be-
cause u her tremendous need for III
nauctal assistance and for raw ma o
toriala
This Is a pretty kettle 81 fish it
would certainly carry another war in
its trail II Ia 70 be hoped that sen.
Mccormick lays the facts before AR.
Harding News recently emanating
from Marion has portrayed the presi-
dent elects intentions as being cast
more in the spirit of tho league. he
has NOT vet abandoned his pet word
association" but when facts are the
same words mean little
The conferences that afr Harding
has been holding with Tho nation s
best minds" seems 20 have changed
his attitude toward the desirahitstv 10
real pact Of peace between the ma
tons Let Is hope that sen. McCor-
micks report viii strengthen him
even further In that conclusion. "a
contamination devoully 70 DE wished.
Chattanooga News
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Press Comment
Thsre and Here

There and Here
You who live IN comfort. with we'll
stocked larders and warm fires In
your homes. should be thankful that
you live In this land 81 ths free.
Millions Of people in China are hun
CRY for lack Of food Before another
season's crops mature they win bo
dead They are 40 FAR ia the interior
that relief can not reach tl.em in time
20 save life.
Germany. Austria. Hungary Poo
land, Russia Czecho- sloNakia and
other sections q the world are facing
the pinch of hungry and are without
proper clothing To protect them from
the severity Or the winter months. be-
fore summer Is with IL again whole
sale starvation Will stalk abroad un-
less relief reaches them from the QUIZ
side world
Relief agencies are AZ work. and
America - supplying most 81 the
funds. but under the most favorable
CunC tions many of these destitute
people VIII not live to see the sum
shine of another spring Bristol Free
Press.
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Another Chapter in the Joe sid

NHeAH@F NH@Nksf ~ I've sot so
Fight
doe Earmau has fulfilled his prom
Use 20 dig into has files" and accord
ing 20 expectation has produced some
lirteresting matter for public Consld-
Cats over the Reinstatement 81 Ed
gar @. Thompson as states attorney
for the fifteenth judicial circuit. The
alleged cause for Thompson's removal
from office was drunkenncss. and
when isarmau and Judge Donneu went
90 see the governor. armed with afn-
daFits and other testimony proving
the charge the governor remarked.
e don't want 10 see them. know
enough myself met Thompson in
Lakeland some time ago and he was
SO drunk he did net know me fio
made q statement 20 this effect IN
West Palm Beach park in the pres
ence - thousands Naturally the re-
Instattmeut ~ this drunken official
came a. i distinct surprise TO Earman
and his friends. and caused his
break with the governor. In cast
ing about for a reason FOR such an
extra ordinary change - opinion. he
hit upon the real reason fer the milk
in the sacoanut. The governor was
building up a machine ID carry him
into the United states senate ia 1922.
when Park Tramu8eli and Frank Clark
were expected 10 divide the Demo
cratic vote. and Thompson was 20 be
one Of tho cogs of the machine X
that Is true Il gives a death blow 20
the hope Of the people 81 the state
that the end ~ Cats term would DE
followed by his permanent removal
from the state. which be has afnict-
. "a with his presence Tor 40 long. lie
seems 20 lie afflicted with a sort OF
political sfrabismua. which prevents
his seeing that he Is no longer persona
grata with the people OF Florida. They
have had a sufficieney Of him and all
his worlA. and today his popularity is
about on a par with that Of Kaiser
Wilhelm.
Ills letter 70 Earman is fun 90 bonn
bastic threats which might have been
written by grammar school boy.
but ls far beseath the dignity which
should invest the governors office.
Joe says. Amt anybody scared" and
further interesting developments may
be expected. Let the good fight 80
morrily on. The people are laughing
Tampa Times.
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Revelations
of u Wife

Why Dieky Did Net Relish the Ap.
pearanca Of D.. Petit Upon tire ssene.
"Ahl Mrs. Graham this Is an un-
expected pleasure"
Dr. Pettlt's eyes looked down into
ms own with an expression that EN-
phs sized the words he had JUST ut
tered Ills outsfretehed hand clasped
mine warmly. his impressive greeting
embarrassed rae = bit. and I turned
lrstlnctfveiy towar6 Dicky 20 see II
he had Noticed the yoang Physicians
extraordinarily cordial eFeeting.
Bat tails / had no opportunity to
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SNIP INDEPENDENT.

In recent address before tha
Brooklyn Municipal club. Admiral W
= Benson. chairman 81 the shipping
board. declared that the greatest sic
tory America won Ia tho war was
ship Independence lie added thai
he was opposed 90 government opera
zion - tho fleet and said that be was
pleased when congress- decided that
90 should BE- privately owned and OPP
Grated
Hut aside from all questions % e.
ficicncy and incfficiency IN operation
tho fact that tho fleet was built and
operated and b. now IN existence was
the great out standing result Of the
war. according 20 Admiral CENSOR
and we believe every American viii
subscribe 20 his views
Listen 60 what be says
"a want 90 repeat what J have
often said in Washington. that II
through seine world menace. the
governments OF this earth should
again be thrown into another gil
Enntic struggle. we % America
could prpCiafn 90 The world that
wc are now ship Independent And
our ships properly manned, as
they are can solve any trans
portatiun problem overseas that
would result from such q world
menace IN the light II the inter-
national conditions which faced as
IN 1914. N there ~ no other Justi-
ficatton FOR the existence ~ a
shippinR board. that feeling %
citation We may show as tho re-
suit ~ ship Independence. is a
sufficient reason. INA my judg-
ment. Tor mo shipping board. And
the hest answer 20 any criticism
that may Ne levelied az those who
tried 80 90 their work. while serv-
ing that board, II that no criticism
can destroy the fleet we now pos
Hows u may create diHtruAt a.
a. tho utility ~ IL FOR commercial
purposes ID may handicap as in
tire profitable employ 81 this
fleet n may give ammunition 20
our trade foes. but destructive
criticism can only do this 30 can
not take from us the ship indie
pendenco which AmeTsca certainly
should feel happy n now pos-
aeHses