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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
RICE THROWING A NEW
CAUSE FOR THANKFULNESS.

Those who witnessed it are laugh.
ing over a matter that appears tragic
to those who have had the same
wearisome experience of the hero, of
an incident at the station as the noon
train drew out with several bridal
parties aboard, Wednesday.
There was a great crowd present
10 see the brides off-grOoms may
be important but are not supposed to
interest anybody unless it is the
bride and she is usually otherwise
occupied, when anybody's round.
These brides were all popular, and
tears and smiles and kisses were
rained upon them despite a tornado
of rice that literally covered every
thing and every person in or near
either Of the bridal parties.
A long, slim, sad-ayed. dyspeptic
bachelor leaned SorrOwfully against
the side of the building. and watched
the merriment around him, unmoved
till rice throwing began. AS the guam
titles increased, a slow hopeful kind
% smile gradually dawned in his
ewes and spread over his face, until
as the train moved of laden with
piles OF rice on the platforms, the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
Beautiful Bluff Springs
BY "Florida Pine"

silence is like a benediction. Ever
and anon some bird note falls like
liquid music and ripples along the
softly moving current of the air.
A wave of GOODNESS greets us. and
passing on to where the hill slopes
downward we see the occasional
gleam OF water. across the little
valley We see the red clay bluffs
which wall the farther side. They
stand, as they have stood thro' all
the stormy and the peaceful years.
green draped and rugged, and from
their very feet spring the cool.
healthgiving, crystal waters which
give to Bluff Springs its name. They
are well worth a journey to see.
sweeping outward from their hidden
earthbound channels, into the sun
light Of the day.
Here memory fingers too. Here
long ago the dusky Indian stopped to
quench his thirst, and the graceful
deer bent its head to drink from the
cool stream. And there, upon the
hilltop cleaned the camp fires of the
men in blue. and those in gray. The
whistling bullet sent it's disturbing
hiss upon the low sweet music Of
the stream and many a fever parch ad|
lip and brow drew new life from the
generous food.
The passing years have brought
their change. Where broad pine
levels stretched in stately stiffness to
the horizons distant rim a young
oak forest Obstructs the view. Broad
fields and many buildings attest the
industry and progression Of mankind.
I would not stay the onward move
toward more advanced mode Of
life, but like the twilight and the
starlight, like the deepning shadows
within a f1relit room when the leap
ing flames grow less. these thoughts
will charm and thrill the heart, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
ScHWARTzSUAREz
PRETTY HOME WEDDING
IN SELMA WEDNESDAY.

One of the prettiest home wed
rdings in Alabama, was sOlemnized
"wednesday in Selma at the home of
Or. and Mrs. George H Schwartz,
when their daughter EsJella Lee be-
same the bride Of Mr.. Murril Alonzo
Suarez, Rev. E Bryce Robinson per
forming the religious ceremony beau
Eifully and impreSsively.
The long hall. the spacious parlors
and dining room, were artistically
decorated with ferns, cut and ported
flowers, the color scheme in white,
pink and green.
In the parlor. ferns and roses. sur
mounted by two hearts Joined and
bearing the monogram Of bride and
groom in the center formed a pref
~ background for the bridal picture.
The brides mother and her family,
and the grOOm's mother with the
preacher. entered first, and, while
Mrs. Henry Broadway played the
beautiful strains Of Tannhauser,
the pOrtierres in the hall were
orawn aside by little Misses Clara
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

steps, the roof, and all along the sta
ton walk, he drawled out in Ian
guild fervency:
''Tha-a-n-k Ga-w-d."
Whats the matter with you. old
man? Sweet on any o'them?" in
quired a friend who boards" at the
same place.
'Gy-a-hls?" was, the languid ejacu-
lation in soft tones of contempt, of
the idea, if not the femininity. Il
was lOokin' at the rice and .thinkin'
that at this rate we Just can't have
it quite so much on the table"
Mrs. E. o. Spare Of 1915 East
Gadsden leaves this week for Chica-
go where she will spend six weeks.
Prof. James II. Finch of MuScogee
has gone to Geneva for the summer,
Mrs. J. H. Collins and attractive
young daughters of Opp, Ala, have
gone to spend a few days with rela-
tives and friends in Milton, before
going home.
Miss Beatrice White and her Sis
ter Miss Olga are at home to the
pleasure of their friends. Miss
Beatrice White en- route from Cincin-
natl where for the past year she has
been studying voice at Oscar Erg-
hOtt's Voice School, and dramatic
art under Mr.. Willis Irwin, of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

The traveller who stops for a mo-
ment at Bluff Springs may deem the
name a misnOmer. Lovely oaks. in
describab1y stately and beautiful,
surround the station and are scat
tered through the village. Nothing
gives more dignity and "distingue" to
a place than our venerable live oaks.
The live oak and magnolia are ever
suggestive of our soft southern air,
Of moonlight, of fragrance ana Of
love.
Journeying along the road south
west from the railroad we pass sew
eral cottages and farms. On the
hilltop, pleasant HILL" we come to
school No. 9, nestled amid a bower
of like oaks. Only to-day, they
closed their school for the term,
which we understood has been a
most successful ana satisfactory one.
They seem to have bright prospects
for a larger school another year.
There are at present three rooms
and three teachers, Miss Elsie Nipe,
Mrs. Seals and Miss Pritchett.
The church is just little distant,
Baptist denomination and the NJ. E.
church is near the station. Farther
on lies the cemetery, which year by
year extends its bounds. Here lie
the aged, whose steps have passed,
falteringly down along the sunset
way until they rested amid the deep
er shadows Of the long night. Yon-'
der stands a small neglected shaft of
marble whose history reveals a TO
nance and a deep heart tragedy, the
wrecking Of a true mans life. An
other. and yet another. Oh! how
memory draws aside the shadows
from the drifting years, and one life
after another unfolds its pathos and
its joy. Across the treetops slants
the sunlight, ana the frightening
shadows suggest a sweet repose. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
PENSACOLA GIRLS
CHARM ED WITH BoSTONESE.

Miss Ada and Miss Anna Rosasco
left New York Wednesday for Boston
While in New York they had the
pleasure Of meeting Mrs. Bradshaw,
who IS 10 meet them later in Boston.
The Misses RoSascO write en-
Enthusiastically OF the delights Of their
trip on the luxurious Puritan of the
Fall River line, and say they intend
visitind Harvard, Cambridge, and all
the noted places about Boston where
they are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II Logan.
In their own language they Intend
10 take In the whole thing, even the
Boston races. and must say, Of all
people the BostOnians can not be ex-
icelled for hospitality"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

to be present as usual at the well
ding anniversary Of her daughter aid
son Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Levy. Mr..
and Mrs. Levy's baby boy Emanuel
fifteen months old, is improving after
a tedius illness.
Mrs. J. c. Alexander leaves this
morning on the Z o'clock train for
Mobile and Selma, Ala, to spend a
month or two with hers and Mr..
Alexander's relatives.
Mr.. F. A. Marker left Thursday af-
ter spending a few weeks with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs John Wood.
"wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Markers son was christened Garrett
Allen, by DR.. Whaley Of Christ
church.
Miss Addie Mancel and sister Of
Evergreen, Ala, are visiting their
cousin Mrs. M. E Bryan on North
Davis for few days.
Mrs w w. Downing and children
of Brewton, accompanied by her sis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
ENCELSloR AND FRIENDS
HAVE CHoWDER AND GUMBO.
EVENING AT THE BLUFF,

The members of the Excelsior
F'iinch Club gave a delightful AFFAIR
for their husbands and a few in
vited friends Friday afternoon.
The ladies enjoyed a hay ride out,
3 leaving the city about O'Clock and
the gentlemen went out about s 10
find a banquet instead Of the usual
picnic layout"
Every man expected was there and
was glad he was, for they had the
most delicious chowoer and best
gUmbo ever served.
Bathing was the chief amusement,
and the party returned TO the city
about 9 O'Clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

memory fingers amid her dear pos
sessions while Imagination pains
with tender, loving touch, these pfc.
lures of a past which has no I0nz-l
a part in the active life of tO-da,
Change with tireless hand &
touching
Everything We cherish here
Bluff Springs Your future nav
be within progressive lines. bU- %
will hold no fairer pictures han
those which fill your past, no sadie
tales Of life we trust than those al,
ready told.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
SPENT PLEASANT DAY
AT BLUFF SATURDAY.

A party Of young people, chaperon-
ed by Mrs. J. N. Andrews, spent Sat
urday very delightfully."- at Magnolia
Bluff. Bathing was enjoyed and a
delightful luncheon was served. The
party returned home late in the af-
internoon and all said they had never
had a better time.
Among those in the party were
Mrs. Andrews, Miss Ruth Glenn,
Miss Nellie Andrews and her cousin
Miss Bessie Green, Miss John Glenn,
Miss Laura Joyner, Miss Fannie May
Holden. Miss Blanche Woodbridge,
and Miss Olive Andrews.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

the mohair. For the swimmer this
much of the suit is quite enough, but
for the bather and beach loller the
skirt is added. This is a five-gored
model, with front-inverted pleat and
hem trimming Of stitched bias band,
ending in a point either side of the
inverted pleat. Worn with this is a
blue-and-red striped silk handkerchief,
tied and knotted coquettishly around
the head.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

MOhair Is a favored material for
the bathing suit by reason Of its wa
ter-shedding qualities and its light
weight. The full boomers of this
suit, held in above the knee with elias
tic, are attached TO the Gibson-cut
blouse, with its collar and front pleat
cut in one piece, stitched fat to the
blouse and trimmed with blue silk
covered buttons the same shade as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10
MRS. RUPERT ENTERTAINs
FRIDAY EUCHRE CLUB,

Mrs. Charles Rupert entertained
the Friday Afternoon Euchre very
pleasantly from TO 6.
Mrs. J. J. YniestTa won the ace
fTize, Mrs. Vincent Fauria the conso-
latiOn. Mrs. Willie Walker the lone
hand. and Miss Mary Ella LeNey the
booby.
The next meeting win be with Mrs.
David DelOney.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Ohio Conservatory Of Dramatic Art
stopped at Camp Hill, Ala, to assist
in the commencement exercises of
the Southern Industrial Institute
where Miss Olga White is a member
of the faculty. The young ladies
will remain for the vacation and it
is hoped Miss Beatrice will accept a
class when she has enjoyed a rest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mr.. and Mrs Max L. Bear and
mother Mrs. Lizzie Rosenau, and
their pretty little daughter Leoma,
leave to-day noon for Louisville for
the Homecoming" after which they
will go to Cincinnati and then 10
Chicago on a summer jaunt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

ter Miss. Fay Ferrara, arrived Fri
day on visit to her mother Mrs. A.
F'errara 115 East ZarragOssa.
Mrs. B. G. Haynes and Miss Ethel
Huddelson left last night for their
homes in Knoxville, Tenn, after a
delightful visit of seven weeks guests
of Mrs. H. ]. Mackey.
Mrs. o. G. Enecks left Friday
evening to spend month or so visit
ing her daughters in Jacksonville and
Ocala before returning to her son
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Col
Inns, 1011 North Barcelona, this
city.
Miss Julia Lee has returned after
prolonged aud pleasant visits in Ala
bama and Mississippi, accompanied
by her Mobile hostess Mrs. Norman
Farrar whose Pensacola friends are
pleased to see her again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mrs. J. R. Keeling expects to leave
on the 18th inst, for Panama via
New York where Mr.. Keeling mas
been at work for some time past.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Next time try Blue Ribbon Lemon
or Vanilla. Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money back.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mrs. George W. Short who is visit
ing her brother Mr.. Charles Cottrell
and family, leaves to-day noon for
Louisville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mrs. Fred Mellen has returned
from Laurel Hill where she spent the
week with friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mrs. T. V. Kessler continued quite
sick during the past week and is still
confined to her bed, but was believed
to be improving last evening.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Miss Lille Taylor's innumerable
friends and acquaintance regret ex'
tremely to learn that she has been
quite sick again for several days, and
trust she soon may be entirely re
covered
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mrs. Bertha NJ. Levy of Mo
bile, Ala, is expected Tuesday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-10

Mr.. Preston Avery arrived home
Saturday morning from the military
academy at Staunton, Va, to spend
the vacation with. his parents Mr..
and Mrs. A NJ. Avery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

legislators to the fact that they have
"shelled out" generously to win victo-
ries at the polls, or course the num-
Der who have won minor honors by
liberal contributions to party eX-
chequers is much greater. The king,
as did the late queen. sanctions the
system. Each outgoing and incoming
premier submits to the sovereign a list
OF honors and dignities which are add
mittedly rewards not for services to
the nation, but for services to one or
other of the political parties in the
shape OF large contributions to the
campaign fund. Such things would
cause trouble IN America, but no one
thinks Of kicking UP "A row over It here.
Campaign funds are never subjects Of
parliamentary or judicial investigation.
NJ. P's AS DIRECTORS.
one opportunity members of parlia-
ment have of recouping themselves in
a measure for what Il has cost them to
get there, of which they are not slow to
avail themselves. That Is by serving
as company directors. Companies like
to have NJ. P.'s on their boards. They
are regarded as good bait for investors
There are 229 members of parliament
who hold between them 6I3 director
ships There are los of them who are
associated with the boards of 361 com
panles. This gives n total of l040
directorships held by members Of the
upper and lower house, Several menu
bers Of Mr.. Balfour's late cabinet were
company directors. But the new pre-
mier. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman
has made It rule that no member
OF his ministry shall hold such jobs.
They must have no interests which
might conflict with their services to
the nation which pays them,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

ruins OF their home at Sand Lake. Al
that remained OF the women after the
fire were a few charred bones Tho
suspicion that 30 small q house as
that in which The family lived could
hardly give such a heat IN burning TO
entirely lncincrate q human body led
10 further Investigation with the re-
suit that what is believed TO have been
the skulls Of the women have been
found In a sheet-iron stove. which was
IN the Hembree house when il was
burned down.
A. j. Hembree the husband ana
father who was arrested in C0nnec-
zion with the supposed murder. is now
IN the Yamhll county Jail where he
was taken after waving examination
in this county to prevent possible
attempt at summary vengeance on the
part of Hembree's neighbors, who
firmly believe that he prisoner COM
mtted the crime to conceal the fact
that he had maltreated his daughter.
The discovery of the skulls in the
stove seems To be conclusive evidence
that the women We're first murdered
the heads chopped from the bodies
and that afterward the house was sci
on fire.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16
LAT0NIA STOCK ASSN.
Suit Begin In L. $. Circuit Court for
Reiransfcr OF stock

Cincinnati, Jam 16.-Suit was begun
in the United States circuit court in
Covington, Ky, yesterday by Harry
Harris of New York in which he prays
for decree ordering the re-transfer
of S25 shares OF stock in the I.atonia
Agricultural and Stock association,
formerly held IN trust, and for an
accounting OF the receipts and expendi-
lures of the association since the trust
agreement was entered into nearly 10
years ago,
The plaintiff sets out as cause Of ac-
tion that William Il. Applegate in 1895
ms trustee for himself and associates,
took over certificates OF S25 shares OF
stock in the Iatonia Agricultural and
Stock association and that these shares
were subsequently sold or transferred
by Apologize to Joseph l., Rhinck OF
Covington and Julius F'leischmann OF
Cincinnati without consulting his as
sociates in trust and without warrant
OF authority and that no accounting
OF receipts and expenditures had ever
been made by Applegate tn the plaintiff
and his associates IN trust.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16
HOW LONG PURSE
WINS IN ENGLAND.
Candidates for Election Honors
Spend Vast Sums in Making
Themselves Solid"
FOR THOSE WHO "PUT up"
The Campaign Fund Counts for Quite
Az Much at IL Docs In America
And Is Never Investigated,
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence.
London, Jan, 6.-Before these lines
appear In print about 1900 candidates,
roughly speaking, viii be engaged in a
fierce struggle to be included among the
$40 who viii gain the privilege of writ
ing the magic letters M. r." after their
names 1t is estimated that the general
election Will cost officially something
Ike ES,0O0,OOO. Really 1t will represent
an expenditure of at least thrice that
sum. one authority who has had great
experience in political fights behind the
scenes places 1t at s20,000,000 From
THIS It VIII be inferred that the admis-
slon fee To the finest club In the
world, as the house of commons has
been called amounts to stiflish sum,
and oiher things being equal the man
win the longest purse stands the best
chance OF getting In. The "bar'r'
counts here for quite as much as II does
IN America.
CORRUPT PRACTIsEs ACT.
The official estimate is based on the
hsd restrictions placed by the corrupt
practlses act on the amount OF money
candidates may eSpend to get elected.
uhder that measure. which was passed
u 1873, In borough elections In Great
britain, where the number Of electors
does not exceed 1000. the maximum
amount which a candidate may expend
u united to sl.15O and In country con-
sutuencies Of similar strength Il must
nOt exceed $500. For each additional
wv electors an extra allowance Is
mac OF Sl5O and 5000 respectively for
,oorougns and counties. The limits OF
tsN'nate expenditure are defined on
more llheral scale In country than in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

ton OF raising vessel with this dock is
very simple when all the compart-
monts OF the dock are elnptled 1t floats
at a draft Of four feet
To sink IT, all the valves are opened,
admitting water to the compartments.
Il may be sunk 10 such a depth that Il
will take In ship of thirty feet draft.
The vessel Is noated IN and conferred
over the keel blocks, and the pumps are
set TO work 70 remove the water from
the compartments AS the dock raises
the vessel out OF the water. shores are
put between the ships hull and the side
walls and the pumping is kept up until
the floor Of the dock Is raised above the
water level. The keel blocks are high
enough to raise the vessel several feet
above the floor OF the dock. and that
gives room 10 work underneath the ship.
one OF the largest floating docks ever
built In England was sent TO Bermuda
In 1902 TO supplant the old dock which
had been doing duty since 1869 II was
constructed IN the Tyne and towed
around TO the Midway for its trial,
which was witnessed by naval men
from an over the world. This immense
floating hulk was built to lit a ves-
sell OF 1880 tons out OF the water, al
though the contract specified only 49,
600 tons The dock was eventually
towed to Bermuda by two powerful
tugs with third as attendant 1t car
red COO tons Of coal for the use OF the
tugs 1t was tsa occasion OF great re-
gret TO British naval men that no tugs
could be found IN ali the empire OF suf-
fcient power TO tow the dock The con-
tractors were obliged 10 go 10 Holland.
Hereafter all floating docks built by
the United States naval department viii
be constructed With reference to the re
viscd American method OF docking IN
place Of poisng ship on her keel and
trusting 90 shores to keep her upright
docking keels are now built into the
shis's structure. These are OF the ma
tUro OF bilge keels and the vessel sits
upright on level blocks. It Is asserted
that these stationary keels DO not de-
tract from the speed of a ship.
ROGER p. BARNUM.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16

direction of Commander Harry II.
ilnsley these coiiots are expected 10
propel the enormous hulk at the rate
Of about q hundred miles a day
The colliors wiz be equipped VITA their
own wireless plants 30 that they may
communicate freely with the dock and
each ether. The towing line viii be
mile and a hair On length This IS be-
lieved to be necessary IN order 10 guard
against sharp strains IN heavy sea.
AS an additional precaution great tow
ing bits with pneumatic cushions have
been placed on the collicrs to reduce
the chance Of breaking the cables,
which are the largest steel ropes In the
world outside Of those on some OF the
great suspension bridges.
There Is a difference OF opinion among
naval experts as 70 the time that win
be consumed IN the voyage II the col
liers make good their promise OF cover
ing a hundred miles day 1t is probable
that the estimate OF three or four
months will NOT be wide OF the mark
The eastward route aud the passage OF
the Suez canal WIN be followed The
naval authorities are OF the opinion thar
~ the Dewey reaches Manila In safety
she will be all that Is necessary until
the completion Of the Panama water
way makes the sending Of her success
or less perpicxiug problem.
In recent years floating dry docks
of which the Dewey IS fair example,
have been built Ia considerable numbers
both IN Europe and In America Most
OF these structures have been designed
to accommodate vessels OF from 1000 10
5000 tons. one Of tho largest and most
recent Of these docks is that constructed
for the United states naval station at
Alglrrs, La. This dock has "a lifting
capacity OF l5000 tons and consists OF
five separate pon,oons or watertight
boxes, Three OF these poutoons form
the bottom of the dock and two the side
walls Interior partitions divide these
pontoons into forty watertight compart-
ments Each Of these compartments has
an inlet for the admission of sea water
and an outlet connected with steam
pumps for its expulsion Tho opera