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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
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The journal is glad to print
short communications from read
ers on any topic of interest:
Letters should be typewrftten II
possible, and double spaced.

Editor Journal:
II Pensacola is to prosper there must
be a change in the personnel of the
city administration. No moneyed cor
poration will invest large sums in a
business which may pay thousands Of
dollars in taxes into a city treasury
that is managed and controlled as Pen
sacolas finances have been for some
years past
For instance, a short time ago. the
city papers stated that no paving could
be done at present for lack OF funds:
a few days later the same papers
came out with a statement that Ger
tain streets would be paved. AS the
city fathers had found that there were
more funds for this purpose than they
thought they had" How is that for the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

These living wives who write AT
Rest" on the tombstones Of their hub
bies ought to be kind enough to add
at Last"
The whimpering of maPy a lousy cur
would be forever hushed il only you
would throw a bone his way.
90
Because one can't keep the birds
from flying over his head is no sign
he can't keep them from building nests
in his hair.
For the most part, our arraignment
of humanity is nothing more than the
stopping over of our Jealous hearts.
o.
The matched cottage-if it brings
back yuar owns better than a palace
whose unbroken hush presses life's sad
story in upon you.
o.
No foundry forges the weapon that
can slay the man who stands by his
honest convictions.
We despisc the rat that goes round
our trap For the very same reason
we sometimes hate men.
o
The commercial honesty that seeks
merely to evade the law and thereby
keep out of Jail is not honest enough.
o.
When you are sailing in nasty
weather don't forget to blow your
fog horn. There's no Use wrecking
somebody else.
Many a fellows head amounts to
no mere than a convenient peg on
which to hang the hat bought on the
cid mans credit.
Because you've never been in Jail is
no sign that YOU are as good as old
John Bunyan.
Would you catch the real meaning
were one TO declare that the most per-
feet love sonnets the world has ever
known would never have been writttn
he'd Mrs. Robert Browning remained
Miss Elizabeth Barrett?
o.
Meet the problems OF today in the
light OF the present. You play a los
ing game when you try to unlock the
door Of the future with q rusty kcy
dug up from tho rubbish piles Of dead
past.
There never was a person with gem
lus enough 10 insure success without
work. II you ever reach the goal OF
any ambition YOU must literally work
yoar way into It."
q
some. for tho sake OF a few PEN
MES, or the sheer chance of keeping in
tho lime light, would not hesitate to
heap their calumnies on a whole COM
munity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
The First Bill Introduced
q Good One


The first bill introduced in the State
Senate was an act providing for the
adoption of the budget system for
the state. The bill, The Times is ad-
vised, was drawn by Hon. NJ. L. Daw-
son, former member of the House,
from fernando county and now sec
rotary to the governor. 1t is in COM
plete harmony with the recommends
tions on the subject made by the-gov-
ernor in his message to the legisla-
ture, and it should be passed without
delay and without amendment.
Thirty : nine states have adopted
the budget system, and it is being
strongly prged for adoption by the
national government. 1t will, beyond
doubt, result in great saving to the
taxpayers, and will greatly simplify
and expedite the work of the legis-
lature.--Tampa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
See Florida First

See Florida First
See Florida First" is a good slo-
gan for every person who contem-
plates taking a vacation trip this sea-
son. A number of Florida cities and
communities are visited each sum-
mer by hundreds OF people from ad-
Joining states. Learn the recreation
al advantages OF Florida beaches and
inland cities in summer and then tell
your friends about them.-Plant City
Courier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
PRESS COMMENT
West Florida AIabama's stepchiId-

West Florida Alabama's StepchiId-
It's a question that has cropped up
again-Does the western portion of
Florida want to become a stepchild of
Alabama It's not new question.
but it is one that hobs up about every
time the Florida legislature holds 4
session. 1t IS UP again. Not before
the legislature, as yet, but likely to
be before the present session ends.
The population of that portion of
Florida which Alabama wants to
adopt. is quite willing to claim as =.
stepchiid, for sometime past has bee3
discussing the proposed adoption. at
ter proposed severance from Florida.
Hon. j. Ed. Stokes, representative in
the Legislature from Bay county, CON
tinued the discussion up to the very
time OF the converting Of the legisia~
ture, and in Il letter to the Panama
City Pilot. says that if the proposed
adoption matter comes up in the ses-
sion OF this year, now on, he will OPP
pose such a measure, adding: Il be-
lieve that I win be voicing the SEMI
ment of nine-tenths of the people in
the affected counties in taking such
a stand"
That ought TO settle It, If nine
tenths OF the people directly concern
ed are opposed to being made Ala
bamians, for there is something more
than sentiment in what we heard so
much about during the peace confer
ence discussions-sel determination.
In the letter referred to Represent
alive Stokes says:
l have discussed the annexation
with a number of west Florida's
prominent citizens within the pro
posed district that would be an
neXed to Alabama, and almost to
man they are opposed to it.
Several Of them stated openly that
should such a measure pass that
they would dispose of their hold
ings, even at great sacrifice,
AMI m We.
WeSr that at least indicates a spirit
of loyalty to and love for Florida that
has b<en brought out by this annex
alton so-Alabama agitation. If moth
ing more comes out of it than to show
the Intensity of the adherance to the
grand! and growing state of Florida,
then Mas good resulted. And as for
disposFng of their holdings and pre-
pairing to move out of the state, in tbs
event of the adoption by Alabama of
present Florida counties-well, we
advise engaging the auctioneer, not at
this stage of the proceedings, and cs-
pecialIy after having learned what
Representative Stokes has heard his
constituents say.
This much may be taken for grant
ed-that Florida is not going to hand
any of her children over to a foster
mother, however good and worthy she
may be- unless the children sincerely
and unanimously prefer to be adopted.
Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12
Florida Stands at the Head

Advance information received by
the Florida Development board on the
United States department of agri-
culture report for 1920, which will be
issued shortly, shows that Flrida
stands at the head of the list of
Southern States on acreage value of
Irish potatoes, at $210 per acre, the
next nearest being South Carolina, at
$3.50 per acre. Florida was highesc
in price per bushel received and a.,
most at the Top on number of bushels
produced per acre. Last year 25.C00
acres OF Florida lands were planted
to Irish potatoes, which yielded p
625 900 bushels, and the potatoes We're
valued at s5,250.0G0.
The sweet potato crop was worth
s5,130.O00 1T S1.2o per bushel for A.
els 900 bushels, grown on $4,000 acres
of land. The average income for the
crop was STA per acre. which was SIS
per acre better than average for rhe
ten South Atlantic and Cult Coast
Statcs.-Plant City Courier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

The Ringstrasse, in Vienna on the
site of the old Notifications. is con-
sidered one OF the handsomest streets
I'm the world.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

Bohemian chemists have perfected
what they claim rs a cheaper and more
effective coating for safety matches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

The whimpering of maPy a lousy cur
would be forever hushed il only you
would throw a bone his way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

These living wives who write AT
Rest" on the tombstones Of their hub
bies ought to be kind enough to add
at Last"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

Because one can't keep the birds
from flying over his head is no sign
he can't keep them from building nests
In his hair.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

For the most part, our arraignment
OF humanity is nothing more than the
stopping over of our Jealous hearts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

some. for tho sake OF a few pen
MES. or the sheer chance of keeping in
tho lime light, would not hesitate to
heap their calumnles on a whole COM
munity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

There never was person with gem
lus enough 20 insure success without
work. II YOU ever reach the goal OF
any ambition YOU must literally work
your way into It."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-12

The matched cottage-if it brings
back yoar owns better than palace
whose unbroken hush presses life's sad
story In upon you.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
MANY SWEDISH TRADES IDLE
Wages Cut and Plants closed-Fear
United States May Fail
as Haven.

Stockholm.-Sweden, like the United
States, is undergoing a period Of eco
nomic readjustment involving closing
down of factories and reduction of
wages in an effort to cut cost Of pre-
duction. Swedish manufacturers de-
clare they are compelled to do this In
order to compete with German, Amer
lean and English production.
New agreements between, employers
and workers are made in many lines at
tie beginning Of the year. This time
there was a collision Of the workmen's
demands for higher wages with the en-
ployers' announcement that they would
have to be cut. Employers now have
no fear of strikes, but On the contrary
say they would welcome them because
Of lack Of orders and dull prospects
which seem likely to result in further
dismissals of thousands of workmen.
Proposals of America to exclude or
reduce the number of immigrants is re-
ported to have had an influence in pro-
ducing a conciliatory frame of mind
among the workmen. Heretofore the
Swedish worker has had America to
fall back on in case of labor troubles
at home.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
FLAGS TRAIN, AvERTs WRECK
Unidentified Hero Disappears After
Saving Fast Train From Being
Thrown in Ditch.

Casper, Wyo.-Westbound Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy train No. 30 was
narrowly saved from a serious wreck
by an unidentified man who tagged
the train as it was approaching a part
of the track a few miles east of here
that had been torn up. The train was
travelling fifty miles an hour at the
time and railroad officials said tha,
the train would have been ditched
completely had it struck the torn-up
track.
Who was responsible for the at
tempted wrecking of the Burlington
train is still a complete mystery, ac-
cording to police and railroad Off
cials. 1t was thought possible that
the person who tagged the train was
originally n Of the party intending
to wreck it, for when the train
stopped and it's crew made an investi.
cation no n could be found.
The spikes had been pulled out Of
the ties and the rails torn up COM
pletely for nearly 100 feet, only four
miles from Casper.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
IDEA WOULD PLEASE DICKENS
First Free children's Library in Eng
land to Be Opened in Old Home
~ of Novelist.

There is to be opened soon the first
free library for children in England in
a building In which that lover Of chill
dren, Charles Dickens, spent several
eventful years Of his. own childhood.
It is an Idea so appropriate and fitting
that all supporters Of the scheme must
wish for it's success, remarks the
Christian Science Monitor. The house
in question is 33 johnson street, Som
ers town, and the Dickens family lived
here after they left Chatham. being
tenants of the house for five years.
From this house Dickens, the father,
was taken to the Debtors prison, the
MarshaIsea. an incident which after
ward supplied his son with "copy' for
two of his most famous books. 1.-THE
Pickwick Papers" and "Little Dorrit."
Dickens is a striking example Of how
much car be accomplished by a case
Of real genius under adverse condi-
tions. and it is he himself in David
1opper1eld," who tells us what help
enlightenment he got in his
VasEhed surroundings from the few
me4Awhich made up his fathers tiny
Haey.s Though small, that library
was a rich treasure trove to a clever
child. Don Quixote and Gil Bias
each of these masterpieces is COM
posed Of many stories-and from.
Fielding, Smollett, Goldsmith and De
foe, Dickens must have learned the
music Of words, and the grace and dig
nifty of a tale of life well told.
If his old house now becomes the
home of a free library for children
who, like him, may have a chance to
forget the hard facts of their lives in
the works Of great authors, everyone
who has the welfare Of children at
heart, must rejoice.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
JAP's DAUGHTER DENIED PLEA
Withdraws Application for Citizen.
ship After United States Agents
Protest.

New York.-Miss Phyllis Miri Ko.
mort, an art student Of White Plains
N. Y, whose application for citizenship
was held up some time ago by Justice
J. Addison Young of the Supreme court
because her father was a Japanese. al.
though her mother is an American by
birth, withdrew her application when
q federal agent appeared before the
jurist and announced the government
would not permit a person of japanese
origin to be naturalized.
The case of Miss Komori, who was
graduated from the White Plains high
school two years ago with high honors
has attracted wide attention In West.
chester county. Her mother is q pub.
lie school teacher In this city. Her
father Is now in Japan. where be has
been since she was one year old. when
be abandoned her mother in London,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
RED CLOVER CAN
Be SOWN EARLY
Many Farmers Plant as Early as
February, Even While Snow
Is On Ground.
SEED SELECTION IMPORTANT
Plant Is Hardy and Not Injured by
Ordinary Cold, and Sowing May Be
Done While Other Farm Work
Is Comparatively Slack.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Red clover has been styled the cor"
ner stone Of agriculture in the North
Central and Eastern states.
Many farmers will begin laying the
corner stone as early as February,
when it is customary in many sections
to sow red clover on the surface Of the
snow, SO that it will sink into the soil
with the first thaw in the spring. Red
clover is hardy, and is not injured by
ordinary cold; and the fact that it can
be sown at a season when work or the
farm is comparatively light adds to
the economy of its cultivation.
The first important point to be OBJ"
served is the selection Of good seed,
say specialists of the United States
Department Of Agriculture. Consider
able are should be used in this re-
spect we'll in advance of the time OF
seeding. This is particularly true at
present, when a large proportion of
the red clover seed used in the United
States comes from abroad. If poor
seed is used the expected crop may be
a partial or total failure.
Good Seed Is Plump.
Good red clover seed is plump or
well filled, bright with a slight luster,
the color Of individual seeds ranging
from violet to light yellow. The indi-
vidual seeds should be at least me-
dunn sized and fairly uniform, free of
adulterants of any kind and from
seeds of noXious weeds.
Homegrown seed is desirable, espe-
cially in the North, because it is al
most certain to be adapted to local
conditions. If it is not available. SAM
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
Red Glover Plant

pies should be obtained from reliable
dealers. These should be examined
for %adulterants, weed seeds and shriv-
eled seeds. They should also be test.
ed for termination before purchasing
in quantity.
In the absence of more accurate
methods an estimate should be made
of the proportion of true red clovet
seed and of weed seeds and other i'm
purities. From the red clover seed
separated from all impurities, a count,
ed number, as 100, should be taken
just as they come. These seeds should
be placed between layers of moistened
cloth or paper or merely covered in 8.
bed of sand or light soil. A dinner
plate, covered with another, is a suit
able terminating receptacle. 1t can
be kept in the living room, at a tenn.
perature between .65 and IS degrees.
Between the third and sixth days the;
sprouting ability of the seeds should
be shown. 3
1t should be borne in mind that the
sowing value of the seed is represent.
ed by the amount of true clover which
will terminate with reasonable
promptness. Thus, if four-ffths of a
sample is pure clover, and only three.
fourths will sprout, then only three,
fifths, or 60 per cent, of the original
e as offered will grow. Thus, the
terminating test has an important
bearing on the worth of seed offered
to the farmer.
Protects American Farmers.
A seed-testing service is maintained
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture, where 29,63S samples OF
various seeds were examined and
tested in the last fiscal year-16,442 IL
Washington and 1896 in the five
branch seed-testing stations. Similar
service is offered by the various state
experiment stations. The department
also exercises a strict inspection serv.
ice over field seeds brought from for.
eign countries. and last year 100000
pounds Of various seeds were rejected
or held for cleaning before being al
lowed to be offered to American farm.
ers.
1t Is important that the testing OF
seed be done early enough that o ss1f.
fcient supply OF pure seed can be pur.
chased In time for use and Ii seed Is
TO be sent TO M OF the government
or state testing laboratories. az ieas,
two weeks should b. allowed.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
NEW MINT FOR CHINA
First Institution of Kind Expect
ed to Stabilize Currency.
American Expert Is in Charge Of Maxi
ing $4,000 Silver Dollars
Every Day.

Shanghai.-The first step in an eff
fort toward uniformity in Chinese
currency will be undertaken BY the
building here Of China's first national
mint. The work will be directed by
an American mint expert, Clifford
Hewitt of Philadelphia, whose serv-
ices have been loaned to China by the
United States, and who came here "a
short time ago to begin his duties.
Mr.. Hewitt installed the new mint at
Manila, the first established in the
Philippines.
It is expected that the completion
Of the new Chinese mint will put an
end to the conglomerate system of cur
rency Of all kinds and values which
has long been a drag on the CONNER
cial progress of China.
While the Mexican dollar, introduced
into China from the Philippines. has
come to be a common unit of value,
the various tuchuns, governors and
other officials of provinces have issued
coins that are dealt with commercial
ly at values based on the quantity of
their silver content. The Chinese tael
in which government funds and Gus
toms ordinarily are reckoned, is not a
coin at all, but a silver slug Of a Civ
en- weight and fineness, differing in
weight and value in the different prov
inces.
The Shanghai mint is to cost about
100000 and will be one Of the largest
in the world, rivaling in size and output
the mint at Philadelphia. 1t is to
have a capacity of 100000 silver dol,
lars a day with a daily consumption
of IA tons of silver in addition to
baser metals used as alloys. Mr.. Hew-
lit hopes to have the plant completed
and in operation within two years.
He is the originator of many Of the
machines and processes in use In
American mints, having been in the
service of the United States govern.
ment "a years. He was builder Of the
American minis at Denver and Phil
adelphia.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07
Finger Prints of Everyone.

aAs
The Argentines have carried the use
Of finger prints further than perhaps
any other nation, writes Harry A.
Franck in the Century Magazine. Even
school children taking formal exami-
nations must decorate their papers
with thumb print as a protection
against forgery. Both photograph and
1cednla" SIRE produced by a we'll
rained public staff in well-arranged
,ublic offices, in which the prints of all
en- fingers Of the applicant are filed
'away under the number inscribed on
oils s'libreto" Identification papers
avery citizen Of Buenos Aires has a
booklet Of identification). and where
c arteous attendants bring him into
contact with the lavatory facilities
which he requires before again dis
playing his hands to a pulchritudinous
public.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-07

Upper.-Wire Stretcher for Stretch
ing Skin From Side to Side. Not
Suitable for Skins Cut or Torn
More or Less Along the Under Side.
Lower.-This Wire Form Stretches
Skins From Back to Belly Instead
of Side to Side.
between upright scantlings as stove
wood is piled and kept thus until
enough have accumulated to make a
bale. They should then be baled un-
der lever or screw pressure, secure
ly bound. and covered with burlap
for shipment.
If rabbit skins are intended for
home use and not for sale, they may
be tanned.
A good tanning liquor Is composed
of one quart of salt and one-half
ounce of sulphurjc acid to. each gal
Ion Of water. AS the acid corrodes
metal, this liquid should be kept in
a glass or wooden cOntainer. Rabbit
skins will be tanned in this mixture
in from three to four days, but they
may be kept in it for a longer time
without injury.
Drying the Skins.
When removed from the tanning
liquor skins should be washed several
times in soapy water, wrung as dry
as possible, thoroughly rubbed on the
flesh side with a cake of hard soap,
folded in the middle Iengthwise over
a line, hair side out, and left to dry.
When both outer surfaces are barely
dry and the Interior is still moist, the
skins should be laid over a smooth,
rounded board or plank and scraped
on the flesh side with the edge Of a
worn fiat file or other blunt-edged
tool. In this way an inner layer of
tissue is removed and the skins be-
come nearly white in color. They
should then be stretched, rubbed, and
twisted unit. quite dry. If parts Of
a skin r stiIl hard or stiff, ii should
be returned to the tanning solution
and the process repeated until the
entire skin is soft. Fresh butter or
other animal fat worked into skins
while they are warm and then worked
out again In dry hardwood sawdust,
or extracted by hasty bath In gaso
line, increases their softness. Home.
dressed skins should be matched for
color before being made up into gar
ments.