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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
A FEAT OF MEMORY.
ZangwilI's knowledge of the Famous
Trials of History

ZanBW1AIs II nOWIedgc of the Ennaou
Trials of History
AS an indication of the quality of
Zangwilrs mental processes 1 may re-
late an incident that occurred while
we were producing 1.-The Children of
the Ghetto" Mr. Zangwill was seated
in my Office, and we were going over
some of the details of the play. 1t was
the day that Labori, intimately con-
nected with the Dreyfus case in Paris,
was assaSsinated- Knowing that Fang
will had intimate knowledge of the
case, a New York newspaper sent n
representative up to see him. The re-
porter entered and after conveying the
news said:
mfr. Zangwill. we want from you Il
history of all the famous trials you can
call to mind for our paper"
''Indeed?" said Mr. Zangwill. Il
think 1 can prepare that for you. Come
to see me in three or four days, and
will have it ready"
I'VE want it now" objected the
newspaper man. I'VE want to print it
in our paper tomorrow morning"
But you surely don't expect me to
quote you dates and facts out of my
mind on the spur of the moment do
you?" asked Mr.. ZangwilI in astonish-
ment. Such u thing is out of reason"
Pm sorry, but it's the only way we
can make use of it." replied the news
paper man firmly Mr.. ZangwilI thought
a moment and then asked if he could
have my stenographer for short time
He was called in, and ZangwiH die
tated to him then and there a two col
umn resume of all the famous trials of
history. from SavonaroIa down. and
quoted every important date and his
toricaI feature connected with each
From Israel Zangwill," by George c.
Tyler, in Bohemian.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Trial MARRIAGES.
A Queer Old CustoH That Existed
For Ages In Scotland

Queer Old Custonl That Existed
For Ages In Scotland.
"HandfasGpg" was custom that ex-
listed for ages in Scotland. The con
tracing parties met at the annuai
fairs in their several districts. There
young man chose the maids who best
pleased them. They joined hands and
by that act became man and wife until
the corresponding day of the following
year If the love and foftunes of the
pairs had prospered during the year
on the anniversary OF heir meeting
they were legally married by the
priest: if all had not been well, then
they parted. sro.-
The practice is supposed to have
arisen from the scarcity of clergy. If
the pair decided to part at the end of
the twelvemonth. the bride was at lib
erty to marry another man, her APP
premiership to matrimony not carry
ing with it any reproach TO her. Such
marriages were by custom made legal.
Any issue resulting from the union
would in the case of a second marriage
be taken by the father and rank as
heir after the children of the marriage
which lasted for life.
Many weddings were unmade at the
end of the year, but it was dangerous
if the initiative were taken by the
man who had welded the kinswoman
of a chief When a Macdonald of
Sleat availed himself of his right to
send back the sister of a Macleod of
Dungaven, the latter resented it as an
indignity. He had no bonfire to cele-
brate his wedding, but he shall have
one to solemnize his divorce" Macleod
swore. He kept his word, and terri
BILE vendetta between the clans re-
Gultod.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Accidents.

The wind whirIed a mans hat high
in air, and In his frantic leap for it be
butted into another man, and the two
together banged into a fine plate glass
window, cracking 1t from top TO bot
tom. The plate glass insurance COM
pany, after making good the damage
demanded payment Of the two men
who had broken the window. Bug
these two men consulted a lawyer and
learned that. since the misbap had been
an accident pure and simple, they
were not liable IN any way.
People often pay for such acci-
dents,'' the lawyer said, but they are
very foolish to do so. There is no law
in the world to make them pay & cent
st, Louis GIobe-Remocrat-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
To Cure a Bad Habit,

A way to cure a bad habit is thus
explained by the Rev. Samuel McComb
in the New York World: If you have
a habit you wish to get rid of put your
mind upon it after going to bed Re-
solve to discard that habit at the mo-
ment you are lapsing from semicon-
seriousness into complete unconscious
ness. Repeat the operation several
nights, several weeks if necessary. and
cure will follow. provided that the day
after the first night the experiment is
started you obey the impulse that will
come on you to avoid the accustomed
habit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

To The Journals inquiry as to the
should Dade county be divided, the
Palm Beach Sun says:
TO this, we will answer that Brother
Mayess curiosity as to the name of
the new county is as a star to the uni
verse compared 70 our curiosity as to
whether We will have a new county to
name, we feel confident that we will,
but there's many slip twixt the cup
and the lip and we are keeping our
eye on the cup.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
PRETTY Raw.

Have you heard about that awful
atfair-about man swallowing
girl?''
Swallowing a girl" echoed the
Questioner friend Rot"
It's a fact though-he swallowed
a little milk made hot,''
All, well. that's one to you,'' said
the man who had been had But
1 say, old chap. what about the rail
way man who swallowed his mate
eh?"
Give it up
We'll, he swallowed a little Dublin
porter old!"-London Tit-Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Ccrot as He Died.

In a notice of Corot, the greatest of
French landscape painters, a writer in
Pearson'S recalls that during the revO-
luton of 1913 the artist remained in
his st<zdio quietly working despite the
inceSsant firing. In fact. he was SO
absorbed in his painting that he knew
nothing of the change of government
in 1881 until three months after the
fall of the republic. He was past
eighty when he died, yet he loved life
and used to say he hoped he would
live To be a hundred and could paint
up to the last day. A short while be
fore he died, as he lay on his bed look
ing out of the window, he said in
feeble voice: When the spring comes.
Will paint beautiful picture l see
a sky full of roses" Resting a mo-
ment, he was seen 10 gather his fingers
together as if holding a brush; then
there was a movement as if he were
painting. Thus Corot died.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Unique School Book
Plan Suggested.

The school book problem has al
ways been a difficult one for the
southern states to solve inasmuch as
the books are all printed in the north
and in many cases are absolutely I'M
fit for use in southern schools. The
Tampa News has recently exposed
some school Biographies which were
being used in the Tampa schools and
which contained slanderous references
TO the southern people. 1t is easy
enough to throw such books out. but
the question resolves itself around the
proposition as TO how and where TO
get other school books that are truth
full and fair The Punta Gorda Herald
offers the following solution:
The exposure by the Tampa News
of those rascally Biographies being
used in the Tampa public schools
furnishes an argument in support of
The Herald's proposition that the
state of Florida furnish its school
children free with home-prepared les
son papers covering all branches
taught in the public school
The idea is perfectly feasible and,
in the end. say in the second or third
year OF practical operation, would re-
suit in an immense saving to tax
payers and parents and utterly dis
comfit the alleged book trust.
The international Sunday School
lesson papers suggest the idea, and
here is the way to apply it in Florida:
Appoint a commission of six or ten
of our most eminent teachers and let
them divide the subjects between
them and prepare the papers. Then
call for bids for printing the papers,
the printing to be done from stereo-
typed plates Cor by linotype matter)
and the plates preserved. Any printer
will now understand that after the pa
pers have once been set up in limo
type, or stereotyped, the expense is
practically over, and the cost of the
second and subsequent years supplies
would be very little.
BY adopting this plan, we gain not
only in cheapness, but we eliminate
the partisan and sectional features in
text books which have excited such
general and very just complaint
The Lesson Leaf plan is a unique
one and in many respects it would APP
pear practicable 1t is at least worth
thinking over.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

great masses. Men who could not be
bought for a barrel of money will ac-
cept little courtesy from the mighty
powers in the financial realm and
then under the kindly feeling of friend
ship, favor the class interest somS
time as against the interest of the
whole peOple.-Lakeland Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
None in Chicano.

A Berkeley. Cal. bookseller. anxious
to fill an order for a liberal patron,
wired to Chicago for copy of Seek
ers After God, by Canon Farrar, and
to his surprise and dismay received
this reply:
NO seekers after God in Chicago
or New York Try Philadelphia -
Live Oak Democrat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Confidence in Stockton.

Hon. J. \. G. Stockton, who has
been prominent in state politics FOR
years, has been selected as one of the
three arbitrators to fix a valuation
upon the city water works. Every
man, woman and child who knows
John Stockton or ever heard of him
are satisfied that whatever he does in
the premises will be all right. They
have confidence in his honesty and
integrity Now there is nothing so
strange about that except the fact that
after a lifetime in Florida politics
land he is an aggressive fOe) he still
retains the confidence not only of his
political friends, but of those against
whom he has waged a relentless and
bitter political warfare as well. This
can be said of very few politicians
after years of active fighting. Live
Oak Democrat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

According to the Morning Tribune
Tampa now boasts Of 1859 automobiles.
which is an increase of 100 machines
in the past twelve moHths-Kissim-
NEE Gazette.
And Tampa and Hillsboro county
have the good roads necessary on
which to use them. A large number
Of automobiles constitute a good sign
for any town in more ways than one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

herewith announce myself a candidate
lot the position OF City Physician in the
general city election to be held Juna tbe
4th next, If elected TO said position 7
snail cndeaVor to enforce the sanitary
ordinances impartially and fearIesslv. az
! have attempted to do during my former
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

A large crop is anticipated in the
sugar beet sections of the country
The dead beat crop in all sections will
probably be about the same as usual
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

President Roosevelt. it is said. may
take the stump in Ohio. The recent
experience of we'll known Republi-
can party leader upon the aforesaid
stump should be a warning to him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

The weather machinery seems to
have slipped a cog during the last
day or so.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

James Gordon Bennett was in Tam
pa one day last week. Well, the
shadows fall across even the most de-
serving communities sometimes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
J. HARRIS PIERPONT. NJ. D.

announce myself a candidate for the
office of City Physician. in event of the
ONCE being made elective by the coming
legislature. and respectfully solicit the
support of all voters.
DIR. j. II. BICKERSTAFF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
For City Marshal,

hereby announce myself a candidate
Tor the office OF Marshal of the CITY Of
Pensacola, subject 10 the action 81 tbe
White Democratic primary.
FRANK D. SANDERS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
For City Physician

In the event the office of civ pb,,sj.is,,
IS made elective. I hereby ANNOYANCE that
L Will be a candidate for this position.
r. +. BRUCE NJ d
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

to be covered by article 2 of that
treaty which included only islands in
the vicinity of Porto Rico.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Paw Them $500 Per Dav.

The proposition TO pay county com
missioners $500 per day strikes us as
being a good one. Pay them $500 per
day instead of $500, with a provision
that they should not receive over $500
per annum.-Winter Garden Ricochet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

The Railway Age reports lisp
miles of railway under construction
in the United States. The Pacific
States are building 2,S66 miles of rail
way at present, the Southwestern
States 1855 miles, the Central North
ern States 1000 miles, the Gulf and
Mississippi valley States 1.755 miles.
the South Atlantic States 1921 miles.
the Middle Atlantic States 296 miles
and New England miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Should Free Passes Be Issued?

During the past few months the
lawmakers of a number of states have
been in session and one subject that
has been occupying considerable time
is that of the question of the free
pass on railroads. Dakota and other
states have enacted laws prohibiting
any one from using free pass ex-
cept a bonafide railroad employee or
his family. The growing sentiment
against the free pass" seems to be
based upon the idea that the railroads
are by this means corrupting officials
in every department of the govern
ment and by this means they are
exercising an influence that is really
detrimental to the interest of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

The Supreme Court of the United
States has officially and judicially de-
clared that the Isle OF Pines is not
American territory, the decision being
brought out by the case of Edward J..
Pearcy VS.. Nevada n. Stranahan, col
iector Of the port of New York Chief
Justice Fuller who rendered the de-
cIsion said that up to the Paris
Treaty the Isle of Pines had been
considered as an integral part of
Cuba. and that it could not. be held
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
NEW BOOKS

Refers Natue Studies on the Farm.
BY Charles A. keffer, professor OF
horticulture and forestry, University
or Tennessee. Cloth, 12mO, 154 pages,
with Illustrations Price, 40 cents
American Book Company, New York,
Cincinnati and Chicago.
Published as one of the Well-known
series of Eclectic Readings, this book
presents simple lessons in agricul-
ture. The reading of the book is TO
be supplemented by reports Of farm
operations at home. the making O
easy experiments at school. and eX-
curslons of the class to the woods
and fields. Soils and plants, theiT
relations to one another, and the best
way of combining them in economic
plant production, form the subject
or the twenty-siX chapters in the vol
ume- Numerous Illustrations from
photographs add to both the attract
iveness and heIpfuIness Of the book,
which Will aid in making farm life
and the things pertaining to it more
interesting to the average boy or girl.
GaskeII's Crawford.
Edited by Charles Ebert Rhodes,
A NJ, department of English, Lafay-
cite High School, Buffalo, n. Y.
Cloth, 16mo., 312 pages, with portrait.
Price, 40 cents American Book
Company, New York, Cincinnati, and
Chicago.
This is the latest volume of the
Gateway Series of English Texts. I'M
der the general editorsnip of Profess
sor Henry van Dyke. 1t carries out
well the purpose OF the series to
make the text clear. interesting and
hnI Inf 70 hnri--iny
of literature and to supply the knowl-
edge which the student needs to pass
the entrance examination in English
for the colleges. The introduction
gives a brief sketch of Mrs. Gas
kelrS life, and an outline of Crawford
sufficient TO enable the student to
enter into the spirit of the work
The notes treat all illusions that
need explanation. and d series of sug-
gestive questions for review follows
the notes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

] hereby announce that ] will DO a can
didate for the office of CITY Physician
and shall appreciate your support.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

reelection as Alderman from Precinct
II, SUBJECT 10 the action of the Demo
cratic Primary. SOI. CsH TT15io-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

am a candidate for reelection 10 the
office of City Electrician, and will appre-
clate the support of my friends. the vOt-
erS, for that position
LEN LeBARON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

1 announce to the voters of Pensacola
my candidacy for the position OF CITY
C. w D,AI.E,AfEErRrE- II n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
s. r. MALLORY KENNEDY.

hereby announce myself candidate
for City Electrician. and will appreciate
the support of all voters.
PHILLIP PEAhL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
NEWS AND VIEWS
FROM STATE PRESS.
An Honest Investigation.

All EIOHCSL IlSCSAI0dliOH.
The first business before the Senate
was a resolution by Senator Beard
calling for a committee to examine the
Internal Improvement fund Now lets
have a fair and honest investigation.
The people want it.-White Springs
Herald.
L'EngIe Winning Fame.
Editor L'Engle is fast winning fame
in his crusade against lobbying. The
Sun is a hummer.-Lake Butler Star
Commissioners Pay.
The Florida Legislature will proba-
bly, be asked to pass a bill at this
session, raising the pay of county COM
misSionerS throughout the several
counties of the state. Good idea.
Some of the commissioners deserve
the mere pittance asked for in the bill
The commissioners have been serving
the dear people long enough for mere
ly ten cents a mile and the two dollars
per day. Pass that bill, gentlemen of
the Legislature, for you may some day
be a county commissioner, provided
you make good" in Tallahassee
Miami Metropolis
What of FIagIer?
The Times Union puts the question
to the editors of Florida: What think
you of Flagler? No man has done
more for the state in material way,
and for this he deserves the gratitude
of every citizen of the state. But he
has not stopped there He, or at least
his representatives have done more to
debauch the politics of the state than
all other agencies combined. They
To- hot ShoI forbid
political contributions by corporations
a necessity as well as a law that shall
compel the publication by every candi-
date before the people of sworn
statement of campaign expenses and
where the money came from, and Ike
statements from treasureTs or other
officials of all like expenditures. 1t be-
gan when he presented the Agricul-
tural College with $4,000 for a GYM
nasium and got as reward the passage
of his divorce bill. 1t was very evil
dent in the money that was poured
out lik water in the vain attempt to
elect Bob Davis as Governor. 1t was
again in the money that was expended
to defeat the drainage amendment
last year. 1t is evident in the at
tempted, attempt to control the cleo
ton of every Official from congress
man to dog pelter in the part of the
state where he has the largest inter
ests 1t is evident in the republican
policy and corporation defense of the
Times-Union that with the most com
plete newspaper equipment in the
state is such a losing venture that il
is assessed for only $4,000 Great is
Flagler both for good and for evil
DeFuniak Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
For Alderman. PreeInct "A

hereby announce myself a candidate
Jet 10 the action of the White Demo
cratic Primary, and request the slInnore
ALEX ZELIUS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Alderman at LARGE. pr-ct %
LOUIS D. MARZONI.

hereby announce myself as a candt-
date Tor alderman at large, precinct No.
y. subject to the action OF the White
Democratic Primary
LOUIS d MARZONT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

hereby announce myself a candidate
TOT Alderman Large from Precinct No
y, subject to the action OF TIE VynIte
Democratic Primary. and Respectfully re-
quest the support of the voters.
WILL. L. MOVER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PRIMARY CANDIDATES
EOF MzNOE

For Mayor
am a candidate for mayor. subject t.
me Democratic Primary, and l respects
Iuhy sohcit the support OF all frfendA
or good government.
CHAS. II. BLISS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
For City EIectrIcIan

am a candidate for City Electrician
and viii appreciate the support of the
voters for that position
W G. WALKER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

Read The Journals Want
Adj. Page to-day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

hereby announce myself as a candi-
GATE Tor Mayor. subject to the action Of
INC DeInocTatlc Primaries. and solicit the
votes or all who favor Just and pro-
gressive administration of the once
WALKER INGRAHAM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10
Enr TaN ncaArrnr

hereby announce myself as a candida 4
ror the Office of Tax Assessor and will ap
preciate the support of the voters of TIT
city. THOS. JOHNSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

/ hereby announce nv candidacy for
Street superintendent and will appreciate
the support of all voters.
W. II. HUTCHINSON
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

For Street Superintendent.
/ hereby announce myself a candidat a
for the position of superintendent Of
streets. and will appreciate the votes and
support of my friends.
JOHN BURNS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-10

For Building inspector.
| hereby announce myself a candidate
for Building Inspector, and Will appreciate
the support of all voters.
JOS. NJ. JOHNSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28

pearance in auto headwear. The newest
OF these is the cowboy hat In both felt
and panama. II is the same hat which
the summer girl wears for all outing
occas ions 1t has a low, round crown
and a medium brm which turns. orarolls
up at the left side and droops down
over the hair In the back. Sometimes
1t is trimmed simply with band OF
ribbon, again 1t is swathed In a plaid
or striped ribbon scarf, and still i'm
other way of trimming 1t is a large RIB
bon rosette set on the crown at the
point where the brm rolls This Is a
tribe dressler than the other trimmings,
and though very attractive for auto wear
is not practical for general outing, Oyer
these small hats wells. white or In tho
color Of the other accessories, IL draped
in the manner to give the most comfort
and to DO the most attractive. A large
touring car seen the other day carried
four youthful motorists. two attircd ia
long loose coatn Of tan colored pongee,
one with white accessories, the other
with brown, and the other two occupants
wore coats OF golden brown silk with
white headwear, the brown of the gar.
ments matching eyactly the shade Of
the leather dttingS Of the car.