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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-27
ROSE BUSH SALE.

The greatest values In our nistoryacn ousn years Old
$3.50
seldom thatw can
1000 bushes for 6S stores that secured them
or sell each
We can't tell all about them herelook in the untry Lite
tighten the beautiful bushes Offering It also
the month roeIybd perpeuals that
lusions, will bloom August
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-27
ART SALE SATURDAY, g A. M.
Easter Goods---The Summit OF Novelty.
Children are coming upon give

are coming
Christmas Foeseei great demand manufactures
accordingly
their great in the world
prices keep
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

Mr.. Rush spent the next five months
in the Cook county Jail waiting trial.
On the first day of his Imprisonment
he was brought to the prison office to
face several of his accusers They
were utter strangers to him, Of course.
but he was instantly greeted by the
group as an old friend, or, rather. en-
emy.
To recall all the charges made
against him would mean to mention
practically all the crimes in the cal
endar.
There were various postpone nements
Of the trial; time was needed to bring
witnesses to identify him from cities
he had never visited. The criminal
experts and the handwriting experts
needed time to perfect their cases.
The trial, the first Of these ordeals.
lasted three days. Mr.. Rush had count
ed on bringing witnesses, who, how
ever failed him. The expense of meet
Ing the charges proved practically
prohibitive. At first the trial seemed
to go his way, but the array Of wit
nesses brought against him proved SO
convincing to the jury that he was
actually found guilty. There was still
much doubt in the judges mind, and
he was offered the alternative of
pleading guilty and going to the house
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

came the various movements Of turn
ing the torso to the right and left at
the waist line. followed by sweeping
motion, accompanied by touching the
fingers to the toes.
Opening and closing the fingers,
wrist movements and crooking Of the
arms at the elbows to develop the BIZ
ceps ensued, as we'll as deep breath
ing exercises. In all twenty-eight
movements, lending motion to every
muscle Of the body, were indulged in
within the space Of twenty minutes.
No apparatus of any kind was used,
the muscles being drawn tense in ev-
cry movement.
mo dumbbells are necessary" con-
tinued Mr.. Berger. "Just stand be-
fore the mirror and watch yourself to
see that every muscle is drawn into
action. For those who can afford it,
it is we'll to have a piano playing in
an adjoining room. If not, count to
yourself as you make the various
movements. So interested am I in
this matter that I am willing to DEM
onstrate before any one earnestly in
terested the course which 1 follow"
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who earnestly desires to follow the
medicineless pathway to good health
and long life.
This hotel man is a living proof of
the correctness of his theories For
years he has held the record of being
the only man at Newport able to lift
an eighty-fve-pound dumbbell while
seated in a chair. Scores of society
athletes and husky seamen have been
pitted against him. w. P. Burden ap-
preached nearest to success, but fail
ed to accomplish the feat.
The fact that he is an expert chef
who compounds wonderful "delica-
cies" from highly spiced sauces and
other foodstuffs that have been stamp
ed as health's enemies lends extreme
interest to Mr.. Berger's contention for
the Simple life"
Mr.. Berger showed the various
movements to which he devotes twen-
ty minutes each morning, a practice
he has followed for thirty years. He
began by lifting himself on the toes
Of his right foot, then on the left foot
This was followed by crooking the
knees in STOPPING movement. Then
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ROUGH EXPERIENCE OF MAN WHO
.~ LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE
Mr. F. N Rush. Innocent Arrested for Forgery in Three Cities
Wrongly Identified Scores Of Times.

Because of a chance resemblance a
successful New York business man, r..
N. Rush, has been made to suffer
every mental anguish the law can in.
f11ct short of hanging. An exceedingly
clever forger, who marvelously resem-
bles Mr.. Rush in face, figure, manner
and even voice; goes about the coun-
try scattering bad checks, while his
innocent double suffers the penalty.
Mr.. Rush's several arrests, his "identi-
f1cation'' by persons he has never
seen, the story of his trials and i'm
prisonment read like the 5complica-
tons of French farce .'F#ssEss ~ : --sa----
Upward Of one hundred persons
have haid they knew him, while they
clomored for his conviction. His rela-
tives and his lawyers have grown sus-
picious in the face of the remarkable
chance circumstantial evidence which
has piled up against him. Evangelists
in the prisons have prayed over him
and pronounced him a hardened sim
ner, because unrepentant. In the end
Mr.. Ruch has been acquitted by an
alibi so certain that his enemies have
been made ridiculous.
1t is nearly year since Mr.. Rush
went West to find remarkable rec
ord, ready made to the last detail,
waiting for him. He had been spend
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

Carl Berger is the latest prophet of
added years for man. In his opinion
1t least half a century should be add
ID to the three score and ten years.
lllotment.
Mr.. Berger, in spite of the fact that
ne is manager of the Hotel Gotham,
IN New York, and a chef who has
written gastronomic history, is al
ardent advocate Of the simple life.
He insists that there is no reason, ex-
cept human indulgence and human
negligence, why men and women
should "look old" at seventy or
eighty. ST. ID. .,
Mr.. Berger disclaims discovery of
that fountain of perpetual youth
which defied the search of those Span
lsh adventurers, Ponce de Leon, Mar
vaez and De Soto. He. does, however,
support his contention with a. simple
recipe embodying solely the principle
Of regular physical exercise and the
consumption Of proper foods in a
proper way. Further, he is prepared
20 demonstrate freely the efficiency of
MS system to any one, rich or poor,
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, Of correction; otherwise the maximum
penalty would be five years imprison-
ment - ,-
Naturally Mr.. Rush refused to con-
fess. Despite all the evidence there
was still so much doubt about the
case that although he was found gull
ty, he was sentenced to but thirty
days instead of five years, and a fine
of $500 and costs instead of $4,000.
The prisoners mother paid this fine
! with a certified check. At the end of
the thirty days the check was return
ed to her, so great was the doubt of
her sons guilt.
After serving the thirty days Mr..
Rush still found himself facing three
indictments. He was rearrested of
course and held for further trial. This
time Rush was rearrested on a fugi-
tive warrant charging him with swind-
ling patent attorney Arm. The next
day he was released on bond. During
the next two months Rush appeared
before Judge Newcomer and Judge
Cove and was finally bound over to
meet the grand jury. He was indicted
on charges OF operating a confidence
game, obtaining money under false
pretenses and for forgery, while many
additional witnesses were appearing
almost: daily to identify him and press
new charges against him.
It was during this period that so
many forgeries were brought up
against him. Bad checks signed by
him, as the police claimed turned up
in New England. There could be no
doubt about it this time, they said,
The Washington case was particularly
serious, for here he had actually
swindlsd a patent attorney out Of a
considerable amount. A pre-emptory
order came from Washington to send
him there at once for trial.
This group Of cases were disposed
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
PROBLEM FOR THE BUTLER.
Host Evident4y N5s ;.s Aware That Sole
Was Salt Water Fish.

Frank O.. Lowden, representative
from the, Ogle district in Illinois, is
becoming interested in agriculture.
He introduced a bill calling for $780,
900 that one of his pet measures might
be scientifically pursued.
The son-in-law of the late George M.
Pullman has one of the best equipped
farms in the west. He lives on it.,
too, having recently moved from Chi
cago to Oregon in Ogle county 1t is
one of his delights there to entertain
his friends from the city. At the din
ing table he calls attention to the to-.
matoes, the lettuce, the beef, the lamb,
mutton, chicken, turkey or whatever
dish there may be served-all raised
by him on his farm. =
John ]. Mitchell, the Chicago bank
er, and former Comptroller of the Cur.
rency William B. Ridgely were his
guests a few weeks ago. After the
soup was served there was fish.
"This is f1ne," observed Mr.. Mitchell,
asking for SECOND helping. "What
brand is it,"
Mr.. Lowden didn't know. He asked
the butler The answer was that it
was sole.
"Sure enough it is," said Mr.. Low
den. II had forgotten that it was the
season for sole. And I dare say you
caught them right out Of the little
lake this afternoon, didn't you, but
ler?"
And what was poor butler to do?
Washington Star.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
GEN KEIFER,s VAIN REGRET.
'lety A,he Knew Him Best Declare
Mas Uncalled For.

Gen. Keifer ofYOhio is the wonder
the everlasting human wonder-of his
colleagues In the house, says the
Washington Stan The general. as
most everybody knows-they certainly
should, anyhow, for it has been pub.
lished often eneugh-was speaker of
the house of representative twenty
odd years ago, and those who knew
him in those days, when they heard he
was coming to Washington again,
after his election to the Fifty-ninth
congress, expected to see a sedate old
fossil, decorated with whiskers and
antiquated notions, totter into the
chamber and fall into the nearest
seat.
Without going into the narrowing
details, they gotf something of a
shock. The general is as young as
the best Of 'em, and as husky and tire
less as bucko mate on South seas
pearl poacher. His day begins at
seven in the morning, and he goes to
bed after every body else-young, mid
dle-aged or old-has fallen to sleep,
and there's nobody left to- talk to-.
Then, reluctantly, he can sometimes
be induced to seek the "downy," where
he usually tears off about 1000 kilo-
watt hours reading and smoking and
such. A little incident which oc-
CURED on the floor the other day best
illustrates his attitude toward life:
On this particular morning the gen.
eral appeared profoundly sad, which
in him is something of a phenomenon
His mouth turned down at the cor
ners; the starched shirt bosom, framed
in his full-dress morning vest, cracked
grouchily; his head hung in his
hands most Of the time, and every now
and then he lugged out his handker.
chief and swabbed away a pale gray
tear. Finally the gloom that he radi-
ated got on the nerves of Jim Taw-
Eney of Minnesota, chairman of the
appropriations committee, of which the
general is member, and approach
ing Mr.. Keifer at q funeral gait, Mr..
Tawney laid his hand on the suf-
ferer's shoulder and spoke most sym.
pathetically.
What in the world is the matter,
general?" he asked. "Iave you heard
bad news? Is any member of your
family dead? Can do anything?"
NO." replied Gen. Keifer with half
sob, as he took. Mr.. Tawney's hand in
both Of his. mo, Jim, there's nobody
dead, and you can't do anything. I'm
an old man, andss'I was just sitting
here thinking what lot of time I've
wasted in s1eep.,'
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ing several days In Cincinnati in the
course of his regular business-he rep
resents prominent New York firm Of
druggists-when the first blow fell.
He was arrested in the Cincinnati
post Office on Sept. 3, 1907, while in
quiring about his mail. The police
told him, to his astonishment, that he
was John F. Blair, alias John L. Bald
win, alias Boyd G.. Clark, alias ]. B.
Rush, alias S. s. Pickney, and that he
was wanted for forgeries committed in
Chicago and various other cities. Sure
of his alibi, Mr.. Rush was inclined to
view the affair as a joke.
The prisoner submitted to being
taken to the police station with the
best face he could muster. Once be-
hind the bars the situation soon be-
came serious. Two days later he was
extradited and taken to Chicago. Here
he thought he would be among his
friends-he has many relatives in the
city-and the necessary bail bonds
could be quickly arranged. Several
friends and relatives responded to his
call. Before they were permitted to
see him, however, the police took
them aside and urged them not to risk
their money. They explained that
Rush was one Of the most dangerous
criminals in the country and would
certainly jump his bail. They sxhib-
tied dozens Of forged checks and
painted his imaginary criminal record
in lurid colors.
One by one these friends dropped
away from him and Mr.. Rush found
himself deserted.
1t was useless to argue. One friend,
at least, Mr.. Rush found he could
count upon, and that was his mother.
Mrs. G. M. Rush, who is the widow of
Chicago physician. came at once to,
Chicago to be near him. Never once
doubling him, his mother worked tire
lessly for his release.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
Eighty Years Old; Never Voted.

All sorts of men are noted for all
sorts of things, and here is a man in
Rock1and, Mass, just deceased, who
was famous for having abstaine,l
throughout his eighty years Of life
from casting ballot. AS a boy he
listened to political wrangles between
the Democrats and Wings and be-
came so disgusted with politics that
he vowed he would never go near the
polls. What.a text for a sermon on
the duties of citizenship! Yet there
are thousands of men who are irritated
by the evils of politics and who would
rather keep aloof than mix in and help
eliminate them. It is SO easy to de-
plore the wickedness Of politicians and
to assume the holier-than-thou atti-
tude; It is not so easy. to come out
like man and take a stand against
the politicians To defy bosses and
machines in public requires stamina.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

,Navigated by it's designer, F. w.
Baldwin, the aeroplane White Wing,
made brief but entirely satisfactory
dight at Hammondsfort, N. Y, and the
members of the Aerial Experiment as
sociation who witnessed the test are
highly pleased with the result. At a.
height of ten feet the vessel sailed
about 275 feet, being brought to a
halt by slight accident to her gear
1t was not Mr.. Baldwin's intention
to have the aeroplane leave the in
closed field where the experiments
have been made, so it was taken out
On the track there about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon in order that some
changes in the apparatus could be OBJ
served in operation.
Workmen had put large rudder
on the rear Of the box tail, and a.
steering head had been placed on top
Of the front wheel post, with pair of
wide handlebars similar to those used
Dn a racing motorcycle and connected
by wire SO as to operate in unison.
Lieut.. Selfridge first tried the ma
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
No Railroad There.

There is but one county without
railroad connection in the State Of
Colorado. Heretofore 1t has been con-
sidered quite distinction out there to
be outside the railroad belt, and
Grand, Rio Blanco, Baca and Routt
counties were In the list of exclusives;
but one after the other has been an
nexed, so to speak, to the outside
world. Routt being the latest, until
now little Baca county, away down in
the southeast corner Of the state, is
left to enjoy the honor all by itself.
In 1868 there wasn't a foot of railroad
track in the then territory.
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chine on the ground at speed Of
about twenty miles an hour for fifteen
hundred feet with the wind, and the
additions to the car proved of distinct
value, permitting him to manipulate
it at will.
Mr.. Baldwin. then took his place in
the operators seat, and after pause
of about twenty minutes a running
start was made toward the wind. At
ter a run Of about one hundred feet,
the car gradually rose to height of
ten feet and sailed gracefully and cas-
lily for about 275 feet, alighting only a
few feet from the spot planned for
the finish. It was learned afterward
that the rear edges of the under sur
face frame had given enough to foul
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Of by establishing one of the most re.
markable alibis on record, The Wash
ington checks wk5nnesot gIIf Sorice D.,

"oA hdOIo d11UIS Oh ieCOfu. Inc WASH.
ington checks wKinnesotag gHi Sorice ~
bore the date Of i !.
this time and for many weeks before
and after Rush had been actually con-
fined in the jail in Chicago. The alibi
was definitely established.
His next ordeal was to be put
through the third degree" Without
warning Or explanation of any kind
Mr.. Rush was led to a dark cell in the
basement under the police station
and locked up. Here he was kept for
three days without food. .'As sat
there hour after hour in the dark"
said Mr.. Rush in telling his expert
ences, 81 recalled the stories I had
read Of the underground dungeons and
torture chambers in the middle ages,
and couldn't see that I was very
much better Off"
Nine men out of ten would have
confessed to petty theft merely to get
intosthe daylight and get something to
eat. After hours Of this confinement
Mr.. Rush was brought to room in
the basement near his cell and ques-
toned savagely about the forgery
charge. He was bullied, sworn at,
threatened for hours at time When
he grew exhausted and merely shook
his head the police would redouble
their efforts. AS one questioner grew
tired another took his place.
The favorite method of cross-exam-
lining the prisoner was for policeman
to advance threateningly and, shaking
his fist in his face, to shout at the top
of his voice, Gown up or we'll pound
the life out of you!" When Mr.. Rush
was weak from hunger they tried to
tempt him. "See here" they would
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
His Support.

l
A young colored man in Washington
who recently passed with credit civil
service examination was Immediately
certified for appointment to the treas.
ury department.
His old mother, darkey of the ante.
bellum type, insisted upon accompany.
ing him to witness his taking of the
oath Of Office. When the official
charged with the swearing in of the
new clerk put to him the usual formu.
la with reference to supporting the
Constitution Of the United States -
the old lady's eyes were seen to bulge
with astonishment. But she said moth.
ing till she and her son were outside,
when, turning to him, she solemnly
observed:
IT didn's wanter say nothin' in
there. Joe3 but deed, honey, 1 don't
see how 1ouse goin' to suppote de
United Sites when you amt been
able till sdw to suppote your folkses!"
-Illustra+sd Sunday Magazine.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
U,tcIe Sans Employees,

The employees in the executive civil
service are the subjects Of a statisti-
cal inquiry which has just been COM
pleted BY the bureau Of the census.
The results Of this inquiry are pub
lished in Census Bulletin "a, which
was prepared by Lewis Merriam, acting
chief Of the division Of revision and
results.
On Juli 1, 1907, according to this
bulletin, the total number Of employees
in the executive civil service, excIu-
sive Of persons in the consular and
diplomatic service, was 2S6,9O2; and OF
this number 49, 9,1O3-practically one
tenth-Nere employed at the national
capital.
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the wooden propeller and damage
both to a slight extent.
Another propeller is available, how
ever, and repairs were begun immedi-
ately, so that the trials will be re-
sumed. Except for this trifing mis-
hap everything worked as had been
intended and the car responded to
every move of the operator, even to
leaving the ground at a spot marked
off at the track side.
Mr.. Baldwin said it is his intention
to make few more short fights and
to keep on increasing the distance
from day to day so that when he is
more familiar with the operations Of
levers and other mechanical devices,
he will attempt much longer fight.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
The Sargent Meek.

Should Mr.. Sargent saunter down
Bond street one fine May morning he
would see a crowd Of long necked
people for which he himself Is chiehy
responsible.
Women of fashion, and Of forty, dis
guising a chin under much pleatea
lace, may thank him for the most un.
comfortable craze that ever was in.
vented. As III luck will have it, the
Sargent neck chooses to become fa-
NOUS in summer.
The Appeal., 1908-06-27
Seeds Are Food.

Tamarind seeds are to be reckoned
among the fairly nutritious plant prod
ucts that have been reported to pro-
vide food during periods of famine in
India says Nature. Tho pulp Of the
fruit Is an esteemed Ingredient OF
certain condiments The kernels Of
the seeds when freed from the skin
and roasted furnish a not unwhole-
some flour, suitable for mixing with
cereals to make small cakes.
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Make uaa AZ Ruhlsish.

In certain towns in Germany house.
holders are compelled by law to sort
out their house dust. They have to
provide three recsptacles one for
cooking refuse and one for rags and
paper. The rubbish is utilized by the
town authorities,
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

say, we've got you with the goods.
Now own up and we'll take you across
the street and buy you the best dinner
in Chicago At the end of three days
the prisoner was still unrepentant.
The charge had now become a fed
eral case. Again bail was sought, and
this time satisfactory bond was Sc
cured and Mr.. Rush was allowed to go
free until the day of the trial.
AS the trial. progressed Rush
was astonished to find that the
prosecution had three witnesses
to his one ready to testify
under oath as to his criminal record.
The trial was high comedy in the light
of the subsequent verdict It would
be impossible to conceive stage trial
creating more false positions.
When Rush's turn came his alibi
proved so convincing that the prosecu-
tion failed to shake it in any way. It
will be remembered that Rush was ar
rested in the postofice in Cincinnati.
He had been in the city for several
days, living at well known hotel, and
it was his name on the hotel register
which confounded his accusers. The
arrest was made for forgery commit
ted in Chicago on the day he signed
his name in the hotel register in Gin
cinnati.
The Jury was out exactly twelve
minutes. They returned verdict Of
innocent on all charges. Mr.. Rush
fell unconscious to the floor.
Throughout the varying fortunes of
these arrests, trials and convictions
the New York firm of manufacturing
chemists who employed Mr.. Rush had
remained faithful to him. They were
never shaken In their faith in him
and had even continued his salary dur
ing his imprisonment. -
The Appeal., 1908-06-27

This group Of cases were disposed
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