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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

- Fl e art of keeping money in ones
A pocket" declared Talmage in one Of
- his addresses, lis lost art with
vast number of people. 1t seems to be
becoming Ike the lost secrets of ancient
manufactures l advise you all to try
and discover 1t for yourselves Men in
Europe in the olden times spent their
lives in trying to learn the secret of
changing The baser metals into gold.
Well, the art of keeping your money in
your pocket Is the art of turning brass
into gold and silver. Cure yourselves of
the consumption of the purse
How many there are who suffer from
the consumption Of the purse, and how
few of, them can put their finger upon
the cause of the disease.
1t is largely habit-the habit of buying
things that at the moment seem neces-
sary or desirable. but which might easily
be dispensed with.
Its remedy is the cultivation Of another
habit-the habit of self-denial and self
control
The young man who bewaiIs the small
ness of his salary deserves to fail In life,
for no one in receipt of a regular income
is too poor TO put By few cents each
week.
Let him look around at the richest men
in the world and reflect how many of
them were once worse off than he. They
didn't grumble. They worked and waited
and won.
II Is a significant fact that the man
who has the most money of his own max
ing is generally the one who can account
most accurately for every dollar spent in
the week.
Ask the average artisan or clerk how
much he spends in amusements or alco-
holic liquor or any other luxury, and the
probability is that he viii answer: "A
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
TCheeftulneaS wMs Hone @a1es
- Us. S q HappysC Christmas ST.

his kind and he did not want any time
wasted. He wished TO live up 10 the
company's schedule without doing so
cheerfully. woman in the car attracted
the attention Of the millionaire. She was
good TO look at, comfortably, but plainly
dressed and well along in years. But. oh,
such a smile as adorned her countenance.
She looked the whole world I'm the face
with the smile of an optinlist- The
conductor approached her and gruffiy de-
una nded her fare The woman gave ii to
him and said something cheerful about
the weather, while he punched the trans
fer. Thee f1nancier recognized the woman
as the wife of Woodworking day lab
orer employed by himself, and afterward
assured his brother that he could not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

season Is always work of love. 1t
means work and lots of il to arrange
things and it is your duty to see that
it is properly done. The simplest and
the most easily obtainabIe decorations
are generally the best. Flowers and
fennel gay promise IL be very cheap
this season and the children delight in
weaving them into things that are or
namental 1t Is easy to make wreaths
of holly. There should be an abundance
of this Christmas leaf everywhere. Place
large bouquet of the green leaves and
red berries on the table, behind the pic
tUre frames, ION the chandelier-in fact
everywhere that decorations are possible
and allow the children TO help you. Ii
will do them so much good that the pleas
ure they receive from it will repay you
for the extra trouble.
Taken in its entirety, Christmas is es-
sentiaIly the children's Festivals day
OF peace and plenty-Of happiness and
good heart. Make sure that your chill
dren enjoy ii.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

have something to show for it.
The campaign should he opened by APP
preaching the local dealers. who should
be got to stock even small quantity
of the goods. and to effect this the sale
or return argument should lie used,
even few packets given away at the
STAT.
when L is felt with some confidence
that reasonable supply OF the goods has
been fairly distributed for d commence
ment, then the newspaper advertising
must he started. Let it be OF the, eye
catching kind Mere twaddling talk. such
, as buy Blanks Baking Powder is not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

lions as being especially their own prop
erty- They WILL, in the fulluess of their
happiness, sometimes oyerstep the lines
of prudence. Should they do so remem-,
Der that ii is your duty TO be cheerful
even IL you riust correct them, for
unto you is born a King
Tie value of cheerfulness is not thor
oughiy understood by Al certain type of
woman She Will sigh and moan and
rack her brain looking for some reasoi
TO find fault with something or somebody.
Her life appears like a constant effort
to make herself miserable. And she
succeeds admirably, not only In making
herself miserable, but also makes her
self old locking, hurts her nervous sys-
tenn AMI has many other effects that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
ES BYNG HALL.
The Art Of Saving.

good deal less than most men in my
position" the plain truth being that he
doesn't know. Ask Carnegie or a
Rothschild the same question. and. IL he
will. he can tell you 70 a dollar
II you don't know how much you are
spending you may be sure you are spend
ing too much.
Andrew Carnegie once told one of his
employees who complained OF the made
quacy of his pay that he had noticed how
extrayagant he was.
"Extravagant." the man protested. In
dignantly. Why. / don't believe was
ever extravagant in my life. don't
think I waste single dollar
IF you are not certain you don't" an
swered Andrew, you may be certain you
do"
There is vast scope for economy In
pleasures. Don't be like the man who
declared that he must have had good
dinner because 1t cost him 500. Don't
be quite sure that you could not enjoy
cheaper things.
Some amusements are necessarily costly.
If you doubt whether you can afrord an
automobile IL is certain you can't. Then
make up your mind to be satisfied for
the present with the means of progress
sion with which nature has provided you.
So you will be better off in a years time.
when automobiles will be better and
cheaper than they are now.
But you cannot hope 10 save dollars
unless you keep count of the cents you
spend
ooh, / earn so little that II would be
n farce to keep account" says one man.
1T takes me all my time says another,
ITO make both ends meet: can't afford 10
interrupt my work in order TO put down
every dollar / spend"
These are the two extremes Of reckless
ness, equally cuIpabIe and equally certain
TO result IN chronic Indulgence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
THE MEMS CORNER
Hints to the Amateur Entertainer.

H wELL-KNowN and successful en-
- tertainer gives some useful hints to
y = the young man who wishes to shine
rs an amateur singer. pianist or reciter.
II our young man wants TO "come OUT
, bit and try to give pleasure to his
nervousness must be got rid of.
The listeners are not going to trouble
about the At OF your clothes. whether you
have on a too bright tie or not. or about
that pimple appearing on your forehead.
All they are thinking OF Ia the song first.
snd, doubtless, as an afrerthought, that 1t
Is very kind OF you to entertain them
Turning to humorous songs, let me EN-
phasize a distinction, and that Is that
comic songs are not always humorous. In
fact, the common comic the product
OF the music hall, and poor product. too,
Is more pitiful than comic.
There are "comics" which are, perhaps
70 a certain extent, humorous, but they
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Novelties In Mems Boots.
- He shoemaker's is surely the most
conservative OF all trades. In the

conservative or all trades. In the
- twentieth century, as in the tenth.
his only materials are she skins of beasts.
The man who suffers from corns and
bunions signs. as he gets into his boots.
for foot-covering softer, more flexible
and in cold weather less reminiscent of
the Ice box. Apparently it is beyond the
Sire. e''
There Is nothing" the bootmaker In
sistg. like leather
Maybe he is right. but If so and no bet
ter material comes along, the human foot
viii have to carry corns and chilblains
throughout the corridors OF time
Two small novelties designed to contrib
ute to the comfort of the wearer OF boots
are, however, promised for the coming
winter
Hitherto even the best hand-sewn boot
has been liable, after some wear to re-
veal the p-esence OF an Irritating nail.
This accident Is due 70 the fact that nails
have been used TO hold the leather pre-
viously TO stitching. and that one OF them
has been left in through careIessness A
device has move been patented for dis
pensing with the use of nails even tenn
porariiy and thus removing the possibility
OF such an accident as that referred TO.
A more noticeable novelty is the intro
duction OF a thin sheet OF rubber between
the outer and inner soles. This not only
prevents the boots from squeaking under
any provocation put renders them as
damp proof as gums.
a The latest decree OF fashion in footwear
Is that toes are TO be longer and more
pointed and heels higher than hitherto.
In view OF the Increased use OF chrome
tanned leather for boots, a word OF warn
ing may be added about polishing. Many
people still -se the old-fashioned backing
containing acids which act in1uriously
upon chemically tanned boots With
modern boots modern polish only should
be used II properly made Il contains
no acid but much beeswax, which keeps
even chrome-tanned leather soft and PHI
ALA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

rely for their ''fun'' on incidents hardly
suitable for enlarging on at socials. More
over. to get the quintessenoe of humor out
Of them IL Is necessary that the singer
should have q nose colored a brilliant red.
and, If possible. dilapidated umbrella
TO gesticulate with.
Here Is some further advice to play
ers:
One should be chary OF anything with
q leaning TO banging, such as Sousa's
marches, and, above all, do not attempt
overtures such as civilian Tell"
The following advice is given 70 re-
citers:
However much they are approved on
other occasions, 1t is well to leave such
Rotations as "The Raven alone. For
a social" recitation humor should be
given full play.
cellent item. A string-not a story.
then a cough and wait before the next
but continuous. sustained flow of stories.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

calculated 10 carry very much weight,
even when 'half-double' is occupied in
saying it.
study local conditions on the spot
Get At the root of things and find out
exactly where you are making way and
where your efforts miss fire. Putting 81
new article on the market cannot be done
from an office desk One must get right
down to il in order TO make it i success"
A Tootless cactus is to lie found in tar
deserts Of California. 1t is a round, com
pact growth and rolls about the level
floor Of the desert for eight or nine
months of the year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
HanginE Stockings.

Where the custom of hanging the stock
ings up for the visit OF the idol of the
children originated is a tale of long gone
days, of days when the world did not
move so fast. and fits people were more
honest and more easy-going and more i'm
aginative than they are now. Pleasant
things were appreciated because they
were pleasant. Spooks and fairies and
other good people were supposed TO walk
about at night making the air purer, the
sky clearer and the lives OF the people
more joyful than they otherwise would
be.
And today the little boy and little girl.
arrayed in their night clothes, hang up
their little stockings with as much ex
pectant pleasure as did their forbears.
after the night prayers are said and the
hour for sleep has arrived. Don't you
remember how you determined TO stay
awake and wait the coming of Old Santa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
and the Children.

about the expense. in view of bills due
and household necessities. you enter.
with ali your heart into the program
The tree is finally SET up, Its brilliant
decorations of tinsel snd lights are ar
ranged to suit everybody and then the
presents are hung. Is it not a happy
time?.
Father gets a new cigar case or
pipe or cane You get that set of fu-s
upon. which your heart has been set for
so long and which your husband has
purchased as a memento Of the season by
denying himself many things that ap-
peal 10 his ideas of personal comfort.
And so. it is all down the line. The chill
dren hang on their dolls or their candy
or their playthings and have an immense
time. Don't you love Christmas better on
account OF their pleasure in it?
Decorating the House.
Decorating the home for the Christmas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Care of,the Hands.

- ANTON FLANNEL GLOVES should
II always be worn while doing any
work In the house-that is, If
woman cares about her hands. In dust
ing, sweeping and general cleaning her
hands should be covered. mir of red
ehapped hands. with irreguiar nails. are
most urattractive. All these come about
II woman does not protect her hands
and her nails from the action of dust
and hot water. Even in washing the
best OF china with the softest of soap
these gloves can be worn. And they cost
but approximately is cents pair.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

the rOod Vafue or nuts has begun 10
he properly appreciated
Hitherto we have eaten our peanuts be-
cause we liked the taste OF them Now
we learn that they are among the most
nutritive foods we possess.
This is what the chemist tells us that
they are made Of; Water, to per
cent; proteid. Is to 20 per cent; fat, so
TO 90 per cent; carbohydrates. to 10
per cent; cellulose. TO 10 per cent. aud
mineral matter. / per cent.
Translated into plain English this means
that weight for weight dried nuts contain
about three times the nutritiye value or
the best beef.
Yes" says the skeptic, that's all very
fine, but what is the use of nutrient value
II you cannot assimilate itf The man
who eats an ounce OF beefsteak and d.
gests II comfortably Is obviously better
fed than the man who eats an ounce OF
nuts and suffers stomach ache in con-
sequence.
True. but there is no reason why nuts
properly prepared and properly eaten
should be less digestible than meat, al
though there is q widely prevalent impress
sion to the contrary.
The reason why nuts disagree with
many people il that being hard and crisp
there Is a temptation TO swallow them
without sufaesent masticstion. As mat
ter OF fact, owing TO the carbohydrates
they contain, nuts ought to be chewed
more deliberately even than tough meat.
Another reason why nuts often disagree
Is that they are taken between meals
as dt-bits. or after the stomach has al
ready been overcharged with other foods
requiring considerable work for their
proper digestion In dealing with such
highly nutritive natural foods as nuts,
one should, OF course. make proper al
lowance for them on the bill of fare.
and not consider them merely as an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

are not conducive to health and sanity.
ThOse who come in contact with this
woman feel her disposition and become
equally unhappy Ills case of poor
human nature which always accepts the
unreal and the cherries.
The CheersE1 woman
A cheerful woman is one OF the great
est blessings God can provide IL is a
beautiful thing To meet one of these angels
anywhere. Recently q socailed captain Of
industry. who employs thousands of men
got on a street car to go 10 his of
fee His niinq was preoecupied with
deals and u thousand aud Que things
that make life burdensOme and the hair
prematurely gray The conductor was
possibly more grufr than the average Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

~ HEERFULNESS Is the keynote OF
~ Christmas as 1T should be spent
~ IL you wish TO be a participant In
the glad tidings remember that this is
a holiday season: a tine when every
body is more or less liable to step aside
from the beaten track of commonplace,
everyday actions.
The home, as the center of the family
circle and the place for the celebration
OF the Christmas festival, must always be
a place OF sunshine and cheerfuiness
There Is nothing that detracts from the
proper spirit of happiness like cross
look, harsh word or an unwelcome attI-
tude.
Your. husband feels the happiness OF
the season and becomes, possibly. over
exubefant In consequence If he is gen.
orally normal man who can be relied
upon at all other times, do not be cross
with him-whether his offense consists
in falling on the water wagon or spend
ing too much money for presents for
his friends.
Children have grown to look upon
Christmas with its Santa Claus and Its
Christmas tree and its beautiful tradI-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

men feeling out of the Christmas crush
than 1 do out of anything else-except the
Christmas service at church. You have no
idea how delightfully."- independent and
of the crowd, when one knows that one
really doesn't have TO be. And IL Is so
easy to hold ones temper when some
thoughtless woman runs her elbow in your
back and wades through the crowd like an
auto on the Vanderbilt cup course. 1t is
so easy to be polite and considerate OF the
clerks. and one gets so much better serv-
ice from them, too, for they are worn and
tired. and a woman who smiles at them
and speaks pleasantly is appreciated. Oh.
yes. I'm quite sure my little plan OF en-
joying the Christmas crush Is a success.
for I've tried il for three seasons now,
and I've recommended 1t to many OF my
friends"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

n all times when the stores of any
large city in the country are crowd
" ed. jammed. busting places. the two
weeks preceding Christmas are the worst
Notwithstanding the experience of former
years, the columns of advice on the sub
Ject printed in the newspapers and the
efforts OF the proprietors themselves to
impress upon the public the advantages
OF buying early, theresis always the final
grand rush at the eleventh hour. 1.-THE
Christmas Crush" some one has appro-
priately called it-and a crush it is, In
deed
Somehow, there seems TO be a peculiar
fascination about a big department store
around Christmas. Even If one has no
money with which to make purchases
there's real Joy in merely walking through
the stores and looking at the pretty things
displayed. The very fact that the long
aisles are filed ana crowded with push
ing. burrying men and women. entering
and leaving In what seems an endless
stream. lends an added charm 10 shop
ping. Somehow, to have Iotls of people
around one. all OF them alert for bargains.
and to be In the atmosphere of hustle and
hustle, makes the season seem more like
Christmas. To be caught in the swaying
crowd and carried along up one aisle and
down another; to have TO elbow ones way
through line standing three deep before
n counter DefOre one can examine the
goods; to wait ones turn to be waited
on by the oyerworked clerks: to greet
friends, all intent on similar errands. and
to feel that one has but short time in
which to purchase so many things. are
all part and parcel of the Christmas
crush Tiresome 1t all IS maybe: but very
few women are willing to foregO it.
A Novel Solution.
at seems more like Christmas to me-"
said a woman. a practical woman, much
admired for her forethought. "if l can
just get into the struggling Christmas
crowd and feel that I. along with the
rest. am preparing for Christmas Day. I
really don't know swhy IL Is, for come
home dead tired after a day in the mael-
strom of the Christmas crowd, but 1t
seems as though Christmas is n reality If
/ can tust get out each day for a while
in the crush. I know it is the wise thing
TO shop early. and / know that i get
better bargains with more time to select
them by doing so, but simply cant stay
away from the stores and feel Christ
ago. Then ! began to think about 1t. j
The early buying problem that is satisfac-
tory, principally because it is in the
nature of q compromise. j buy all the
presents I really have to buy-duty pres
ents l call them-early In the month of
December and even before But after my
list has been completed / don't feel for
one minute that j have no right TO go In
the stores. On the contrary. 1 have just
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
The Day of Am DAY. Cor dine children

Claus. and you don't forget how sleep
Overcame your eyes and how at the morII-
ing's awakening you found your stocking
full OF the very things you asked the
good old man To bring you. How You
marvelIed at it? WOHld you deprive your
children of the same pleasure: IL not, let
them hang their stockings where they
will be convenient TO Santa and make
sure when sleep closes their eyes that
Santa Claus visits them and pays mis-
reckoning.
The Christmas Tree.
OF course there must be tree.
Christmas would not be Christmas
without at. TO the oldest as well as
to the youngest member of the family the
tree is of considerable consequence. Its
size is immaterial, but you must have
one. The father. tired from his days
labor, brings Ii home and then discusses
with you the question of placing 1t and
decorating it Your heart grows warm
and while, sometimes, you are worried
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

- HEY hadn't been engaged very long
and, Of course, he could hardly be
- expected TO have known But he
didn't know much, anyway. about the
workings OF woman's mind and-but
here's the story:
You see. If there was one thing she did
really, really dote on. IL was big hats
great big hats, the very extreme of fash
ions dictum this season. She was
ImaIl grille and her face by no possible
stretch of Imagination could be called
round and full And she did just dote
On big hats-rea big ones.
\ Now. he knew nothing OF the law inviola-
Bile in the feminine world to the effect that
what Fashion says is correct Is incidentally
becoming TO every woman. He didn't both
er much about women's clothes, but he
did always know when she looked well
md told her so. That did for time
But soon he saw that she expected him
70 be more specific in his admiration of
her elothes-to mention at least 10000
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

DO He Could View Ii From All sides.
BOO esoteric and admirable points about
zach gown or hat. Then, after time,
she complained that, while IL was Just
nice and dear and sweet OF him to al
ways admire her clothes. she felt that his
compliments were somewhat In the ma
, ture of fattery, because be never men,
honed the little defects and shortcomings
fhat win creep into even the dreamiest
dreams" Of hats. Being on the job,
her frankly and honestly just what he
thought of her hats.
Promised RashIy.
Then she bought a big hat-one as big
RS the average silver dollar looks 10 the
average poverty-stricken shareholder In
Standard OIL. 1t was a Christmas pres
ent from her dad
As she was untying the bandbox (unoved
In that evening by six husky, perspiring
expressmen) she remarked:
Now. dear. remember you promised to
tell me just what you think OF this hat"
Leaving the room for minute she
returned wearing the merry-go-round.
1s,'How dc you Ike it, dear?'' she eooed.
5ewitchingly. Remember now. your hon
est opinion
Then she turned round gracefully, i'm
pressiveiy, in order that he might view
IL from every angle.
He gasped. Then he blurted out, In
what was meant to be n kindly tone:
IT don't like 1t at air.
Her face fell.
why not?" she questioned
"It's too big" he replied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Bean Soup in the Navy.

TILL the .'sink" (the copper kettle)
with water and let come to
boil When the boiling point is
reached add one bar of the paymaster's
soap shaved fne) and a touch OF salt
water. When the latAer is sufficiently
thick place three beans in sack and
hang sack over the kettle in the steam.
When the beams begin to soften remove
the sack. Put In salt and pepper TO
suit taste. STIR with boat oar and
serve with esidearms- In the morning
serve the three beans for breakfast.
NO WONDER
''Tessie seems very pessimistic about
Christmas"
mo wonder. She hung up pair OF
Sc silk hose last year and someone stole
them"