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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-27
At least five voices interrupted:

At least five voices interrupted:
See here, | want a half dozen of
these" Where's my change Il
can't wait all night" Isn't there
any one to wait on me?" Say, I'll
speak. to the floorwalker if l don't
get proper attention."
Mamie answered as best she could.
Just a minute! You said Five?
Six? Change hasn't come l can't help
it. maam! Yes, it's five a package!
Snow! Yes! I'll wait on you in
minute!"
She spoke evenly in monotone.
But she was doing her work mechani-
cally. In fact, Mamie wasn't AL
there" Her fingers, her lips kept
working but the real Mamie seemed
in a trance. Sun-burst after sun
burst of faces shot the air before
her, a loud sea-noise of voices swept
her brain, and she felt deathly sick.
Every bone in her body ached. 1t
seemed as if her feet had broken and
were bleeding. She was horribly
nauseated ana dizzy. She felt as If
she were going to faint. By sheer
force of grit she chung to the counter,
she kept upright, she moved, talked.
worked On and on it went, minute
| by minute, and still the faces crowd
ed, the voices rang out, the packages
had to be delivered, the change made,
the checks written out
Afterwards it seemed to her. that
| her whole year had been rushing
| toward this Christmas climax: Most
| of that year; she had worked in a
| cheaper store-worked IL hours a
| day for $3.50 IL week. AS this was
not enough to live on, she had board.
| ed with an Aunt in Hoboken. paying
her $1.15 a week. But it took her an
hour ana quarter to get to work
| and she rose early before dawn to
| get to her counter at s sharp. Car
fare cost her S1.26. which, with the
board, left her twenty cents a week
| No recreation. no fresh-air. And
every few nights she was up till mid
| night laundering her Clothes, that
| she might be neat appearing. This
work, she felt was killing her-sc
she left it and took a position in the
larger store for $500 a week.
But she shad to figure close She
slept nearby in charity dormitory
for six cents a night. She went with
out breakfast, lunch and supper con
sisted of coffee and rolls for ter
cents a week. Clothes and extra
came close to $500. In this way she
spent all her wages-Toiled from
a. m. to 6:15 p. m, and on Saturda!
till $50. Strength does not come OF
coffee and rolls, nor On nine and ;
half hours Of standing indoors, no
on lack Of pleasure and menta
growth. Mamie grew sickly, wrin1lled
| weaker day by day: she was afflicted
with violent headaches, and at seven
teen she was already a Slapped ant
aged woman, unfit for marriage ant
collaborating and homework, witt
no future but incessant toll, and n,
savings against sickness or old age
This was bad enough. But thel
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the holiday rush began. The store
was kept open until 1880 at night.
Mamie grew feverish, had dizzy
spells, was too sick to eat. Her con-
dition grew worse each day and now
on this last day she had come to
work at 8 in the morning feeling
that she could not endure a half hour
Of standing up nor the crowds, nor
the noise nor the bad air. That day
was a wild slow torture, measured
by minutes, endless and pitiless. On
and on it went, on up to noon, on
from 12:45 to six, on from $50 to
this very minute.
This snow? How much? See
here, where's my change? Do you
think 1 can wait all night? Say, I'll
tell the floor-walker- Yes, wrap me
up six, in two packages please-Isnt
there anyone else waiting at this
counter?
Sun-burst after sun-burst of faces,
sea-roar of talking, dazzling lights,
confusion, hustle, noise, hands flying,
lips moving-and this would go for
| another hour and half.
A man rushed his way through the
crowd. See here, kid" he cried.
You do me up ten Of these-quick!"
|
counter and smiled dimly.
Ten? Ten?"
| Cant you hear? Eight, nine, ten!'
Ten? Ten WHAT"
| She leaned further forward. she
sighed, she slipped and her arms and
| face and hair and thin bosom all
slouched among the packages on the
counter.
Cries went up: shes tainted!
Something's the matter! Get Water!
Help her up!'
| The crowd jammed; the floor.
walker broke his way through NUT.
tering.
Mamie down? Thunder! And
just now when We can't replace her.
Why the devil couldn't the girl stick
it out?'
Next morning the nurse in the
hospital wished her a merry Christ
mas.
She looked up vacantly and went
off in a delirium, crying shrilly:
It's five cents a package, ma am
Just a minute. Yes, snow-Snow
for Christmas trees"
| At the same moment over the wide
spread city, the little children hoped
out Of bed and ran in their nighties
to the parlor. There famed the can
dies of the pines, there hung the
bulgy stockings. there lay the mys
terious packages. Little eyes glis
tened with awe and wonder, womer
and men were blinded with happy
tears, and the Christmas bells pealed
love and brotherhood through the
tinglng dawn.
And one woman said to another!
"The jam was awful last night
thought I'd never get home And the
service in the stores was insuffer
able
Asked the other: "Why didn't 20,
shop earlier in the MONTH"
Why? Oh, you know how it Isl"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-27

heaviest metal. The Niagara, a mod
ern ship, had Is inch guns. McRee
could not return this terrible fire.
Colonel Villepigue was in command
of the fort and detachments of Geor-
gia and Mississippi were with him.
The woodwork of the fort caught fire,
exposing the magazine and destruc-
ton to the garrison but Villepigue
held on till evening. having caused
the Richmond to haul Off Darkness
ended the firing after eight hours
About p. m. heavy thunder show
err set in and the crew and guard Of
the quartermaster's boat Time being
collected put curtains down all
around the boat and soon had her
fixed up. Strange and fortunate the
boat had not been injured in any
vulnerable point. Quietly dropping
out from the stone dock she soon
had her bow pointed for Pensacola.
A few bacon sides helped the fat
wood to make steam and We were in
a short time fast to knapp's wharf
Early Saturday morning the 23rd
| Corps, Thos. Brent and Lieut.. Rem
shaw of The Confederate navy came
down to see the boat that had passed
in safety through a ten hours bonn
! bardment. Soon after day Saturday,
November %. Fort Pickens and the
batteries along the beach opened
again The Niagara had left McRee
and taken her station on the outside
beach and rained Is inch shells upon
the navy yard. Large amounts OF
these bombs did not explode. the
cause was not discovered for some
days afterwards when they were
found loaded with sand evidently by
friendly contractors. Captain Rem
thuyesen Battery opened again. Man
ned with marines his battery was
on the edge of the stone dock in the
navy yard and had one ten-inch Col
umbia and one eight-inch Dalhsor
gun. They directed their fire as
previously. throwing solid shot at the
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-27

Christmas was in the air. Inc
frosty starry night turned golden III
the city avenues. Up and down lne
navement the crowds swept, laugh
ing talking, jostling cheeks rudy
with the weather, eyes sparkling
with the lights. AS they moved
there mrolled beside them the END
less film of brilliant shop-Wlndo"s'
crammed with riches and throush
the swinging doors eddles OF peopie
were sucked in and elected. Az inc
curb the toy-pedlars shouted the
chestnut.stands sent up their SMOKE.
II seemed as IL the millions OF the
city had poured out to mingie IN
street-festival of Joy and brotnerhoou.
People laughed at one announcer a
wine of good humor drenched the ar:
II was as If on this night hate ana
strife and greed had been slougheu
off. as IL the race said. Come, !et
us be happy with one another. we
arc All here together. Let us. meet
and mingle in JOY and goodwin ana
peace!
II was the Night Of the Children.
Far through the sleeping city the mil.
lion children were in their beds ana
A. was for them that these people
met. For their children they were
sveeping the shops, that Christmas
morning might dawn with the can
dies of the pine. and hanging puigy
stockings and the mysterious new
toys. And 1t was the thought or the
children, possibly, that made these
men and women so light-footed, so
bubblingiy joyous, so innocently
happy. II made children OF them and
they mingled with each other, IKE
laughing frollickings boys and girls.
There was one vast department
store, nearly block square and SIX
stories high. which sucked in vast
masses of the crowd. Pendant from
its ceilings hung white moons OF
light. and under these density OF
humanity slowly swirled about the
sparkling laden counters. The air
was oyer.warm with breathing, and
tingIed with the excitement of shut
fling shoes, rattle of packages, and
hive hum of talk and EXPLANATIONS
The place was electric with the push
of many wills, the clash of desires
the impeded hurry. the drawing near
of closing time. 1890 had come and
gone. and vet the crowd was unsat
isfied: IL hungered and strained and
clamored and struggled to get Its
fill.
One counter especially was be
sieged. At this was sold little flvt
cent packages of SNOW" Cor Christ
mas trees. Behind this counter stood
Mamie Riggs, seventeen years old
thin, emaciated, bloodless, her. face
pale and drawn and wrinkled. hel
eyes hloodshot, her lips trembling
AS she made out checks, and re
ceived and made change, and han
died the envelopes her hands visibly
shook. Faces crowded near her
leaned close. arms lifted, finger
jerked near her eyes.
This snow?
Yes. ma'am."
How much?"
Five cents"
"Only one for five?"
only one
How much in package?"
81 don't know. ma'am."
Don't know"
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Arizona republican., 1910-07-03

the lawn in easy chairs, after a corking
dinner-the little patriotic song service he
had planned as fitting climax to the
days program was about to begin y
Just as he was preparing to start the
FIRST song the figure OF a woman was
deserted coming up the boardwalk that
led from the trolley line to the house.
She was q tail woman and she walked
with free, swinging stride, despite the
weight Of the suitcase she was carrying
She seemed certain Of where she was
going and she was getting there as rap
idly as she could.
Somebody coming-wait a minute!"
whispered Mr.. Groucher to Miss SImp-
kins. the maiden lady who'd volunteered
to lead" the singing. Guess somebody =
asked her out from town to enjoy the
songs with u.s."
And Of a sudden, as is always the case,
a silence fell upon the group, each watch
ing the approach of the stranger without
appearing to do so.
Mr.. Justwed was IN the midst Of an
argument with young Jones on the rail-
roadrate bill when he became conscious
Of the silence and turned TO ascertain the
cause
Just then Mrs. Justwed sprang up from
her chair and fairly hurled herself at the
stranger.
"Oh, Mommer, Mommerp she cried.
joyously, Ill didn't expect you until
tomorrow-Pm so glad you've come-you
thought | wrote you to come today +?
Well, well! No wonder you were sur
prised when nobody met you at the sta
ton. Come right up to ny
"Boom-m boo COCOON! Crackety crack
crack"
Men jumped. Women screamed. Chill
dren ran. And the very heavens them
selves seemed showering down their stars
and comets and Big and Little Bears and
such things.
Out OF the uproar came a strident,
AmaZonian shrek. sounding far and high
above the rest Of the noise.
Ii was 'Nommer." A Roman candle, or
maybe 1t was skyrocket. had nit her
full upon the hand,
In second the discharge Of fireworks
was over, and the astonished boarders
had opportunity TO catch their breaths.
Mr.. Groucher rushed over to Mrs. Just
wed.
II do hope your mother is not Injured
Mrs. Justwed." ne exclaimed. anxiously.
Il don't know who's responsible for this
but whoever is he ought to be hung!"
''WhOw-Whow- ow Ow :"
All eyes turned as one TO the side of
Tue AVN rum NhlSH tue SDflu cries
came. Little Johnny Parker. u years
old, and the most mischieyous little
shaver on the place, came bursting
through the shrubbery, wringing his
hands and yelling at the top Of his voice.
whats the matter johnny" asked
dozen voices at precisely the same mo-
ment
''Whow-whow!' replied Johnny. Justify.
Il burnt my fingers setting OF them
fuses-w how-whow!'
Just then Johnny's mother took charge
Of him. Butter was hurried from the
kitchen-linseed oil, antiseptic cotton.
witch-hazel. and even paregoric Joonuy
was soon somewhat Modified.
Bot "Mommer' was still gasping for
breath and wringing her hand.
Mr.. Groucher stepped up and caught
little Johnny in by no means gentle
grasp.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03

since he hadn't spunk enough even TO
declare a Declaration OF Independence
against the bossing of his own wife.
Which shot evidently hit the mark, for
despite Mrs. Meekton's querulous insist
ence and chagrin at anyone daring to OPP
pose her. Groucber and his adherents car
rted the day.
So Il was decided that the celebration
should be a safe and sane one. But
rather than settling the matter the de-
cision seemed only the beginning Of dis
cord. Every woman on the place seemed
to have a distinct and definite idea of
precisely what constituted a safe and
sane Fourth. And every last woman ap-
pealed TO her husband to support her in
her contention. The men did their best,
to be sure, to keep out Of II, but-when
a woman will she will!
OF course, In the end Mr.. Groucher had
to come to the front and assume COM
mand. He did so in a conciliatory fash
lon. He tried TO satisfy everyone Of the
women and incorporate at least one of
her idens In the general scheme. How
successful he was may be inferred from
the fact that he walked the floor of his
hall bedroom the entire evening of
the 3rd
Mr.. Justwedf
Somehow Homerdear seemed strangely
dislnterested in the whole proceedings.
Indeed. one might say that he was ex-
cessively bored by them. Mrs. j. had
done her best TO arouse him to a feeling
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03
Little Fables of the Rising Young Man.

He went into everything like a Sky
rocket and be came out OF 1t the same
way-nothing but a worthless Stick with
its burden of Beautiful Stars and show
ers of Golden Fire. exhausted and Burnt
Out He Started in with ''Siss- boom
bang" and he ended with Gentle Purr
that couldn't have been heard beside the
evening song OF a Tabby Cat on the rug
before the open hearth.
He was a Blow-Hard and a Burnt-Out:
a Fuse that died out before it reached
the Powder: little Fire Cracker in a
bunch Of Giant Ones.
Now, Chap No. 2 was somewhat diff
ferent He didn't believe In Fireworks
but 10 a Safe and Sane pursuit of the
Thing He Was After. He couldn't see
the object of sending q Skyrocket soar
ing I'D into the air-only to have 1t ex-
plode and fall Back to Earth a Useless
Stick. A Noise, without a Charge that bit
into the Hard Rock behind 1t, was 10
him iust-a Noise, And Red Fire as the
Beginning of an enterprise was but money
Gone I'm In Smoke-its place was at the
End In celebration OF a Thing Accom-
pI;shed.
A Braggart. he argued, is a BlowHard.
but also a mighty quick Blowout. Aud
TO begin with a Gentle Murmur, he held,
trying and testing every Step on the Way,
and to end with isis boom angi" Is
the way to put the Noise at the proper
place on the Program.
To conceal what you're striving for
rather than make display Of 1t was
the Safe way to conduct an Enterprise,
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03

OF antagonism against a noisy ana DAN
gerous Fourth. To all Of which Mr.. ].
agreed promptly and nonchalantly. And
that was the uttermost Mrs. J. could ac-
complish with him. As TO taking sides,
one way or the other he refused point
blankly to have anything to do with 1t
and washed his hands Of the whole af-
fair in a most irritating fashion.
But for several evenings before the
Fourth, when the shades OF twilight
closed down about the place. Mr.. Just
wed seemed strangely bent upon taking
solitary walks on from the house along
the boardwalk that led down to the
tracks OF the trolley line. And presently.
one by one every husky young shaver OF
trouser age on the place seemed equally
possessed with an appreciation Of the de-
STABILITY of exercise after a heavy din
ner.
Once safely out OF sight OF the house,
however, they struck out boldly for the
little box station on the trolley line. And
there they encountered no less a person
age than Mr. Homer Justwed himself,
When all were present they gathered
around Mr.. J. and listened earnestly to
him. Heads were close together and
there was much whispering and sub
dued laughter. Then presently, like the
arch conspirators they were. they stole
and slipped again into their accustomed
seats on the veranda. every last one or
them bubbling over with exuberance at
being in a secret with Mr.. Justwed.
1t was the evening of the Fourth and
the boarders were grouped comfortably
on the lawn under the spreading trees.
The shades of night had fallen and the
cigars of the men glowed IKE nrenies
through the dusk.
Mr. Groucher was exceedingly pleased
with himself and the world in general.
And why shouldn't be be- Hadn't the
safe and sane Fourth celebrat'On-of
which he mad been master OF ceremonies
gone of without n hitch? Wasn't be
being cOmpimented on all sides for the
cunning little flag drill by the children.
the floral games he'd arranged and the
splendid essay he had written and read
on the Fourth of July in American his
tory? He wssl
And now-with everyone lounging on
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03
Uses of Cottonseed.

JEW persons are aware Of the great
NJ number of uses for cottonseed. From
y the clean seed are obtained linters
and meats and huIls. the bulls
making the best and most fattening food
for cattle that has yet been found. From
the linters are gathered material for mat
tresses, felt wads. paper. rope and a GER
tain grade Of underwear, likewise cellu-
lose out Of which guncotton Is made.
The meats furnish oil and meal. the
oil after refining being now almost in
universal use In the kitchens of this and
other countries. Before refinement to the
edible stage the oil Is known by many
names, such as salad oil. starlne, winter
oil and white oil. oleomargarine being
the product Of starine.
The white oil Is a chief ingredient In
compound lards. The original oil, also
known as soap stock. has fatty acids
used in the manufacture Of soaps, roofing
tar, paints and glycerine, and from this
comes the explosive nitroglycerin. The
meal. aside from its use as cattle prov
ender. is transformed into bread. cake.
crackers and even candy. From the seed
is now prepared an emulsion which has
been proved Of vsiue 20 those suffering
from the dread tuberculosis.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03
Some Laundry Hints.

L ANG up clothes by the thicker part.
IN waist or neckbands, etc. II hung by
the thinner part the water will run
take longer to dry. Hang up everything
wrong side out. so that any accidental
soiling will not do as much damage as
though 1t appeared on the right side.
Many people have been annoyed at hnd-
ing their irons quite rusty after they hive
been put aside for a few days. One Of
the best ways to prevent this Il. before
you put them away. to rub a little warm
grease over them and then wrap them No
in brown paper. In taking them out 10
use, dip into hot water that has had n
small piece OF soda dissolved into IL. rub
bling and then putting them on the stove
to heat in the usual way.
When they are ready 10 be used on the
ironing board, have piece Of brown paper
with a little powdered bath brick on IL
and rub the surface Of the iron with this.
IL seems lengthy process. but IL really
does not take long, and housewives will
be rewarded for the trouble they take
The irons will be delightfully."- smooth and
easy to use, and when they are like this
the ironing can be done twice as quickly
In folding clothes for ironing. each
article should always be folded length
wise. as the thread that runs In thar
direction Is always the strongest in the
cloth. These threads 60 around the loom.
while the wool. which goes TO and frc
over and under the long threads. is not So
strong. so that ironing crosswise will not
only draw the article out Of shape, bJt
will cause IL 10 wear more quickly. THIS
should be especially watched I'm ironing
table and bed linens.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-03

until the heart action is revived. Heat
should be applied to the pit OF the
stomach and the extremities. Brandy and
water is one of the best stimuIants where
there is nausea, or hot tea. coffee or
beef tea may be used IL the patient can
retain it,
When the clothing takes FIRE presence
of mind will often prevent very serious
mishaps. Much the worst thing a person
can do is TO run shrieking for help, and
this Is exactly what every child does. IL
would be wise precaution for mothers
TO give little talk on first aids" TO
their youngsters before the great day. and
impress upon them the importance OF keen
ing their mouths shut should their clothes
become ignited for the greatest danger
comes from inhaling flames. They should
be told TO lie down and roll about them
whatever heavy wooden object happens
to be within reach. Even a wooden coat
is better than nothing. When covering
a person whose clothes are alame. he
sure TO begin at the head to guard
against the flames reaching the mouth.
few days before the Fourth mothers
should take pains to lay in n supply of
small medicines which may answer as
first aids TO the injured youngsters. This
list OF desired medicines is 4 small one.
consisting Of camphor. turpentine carboIic
acid, 'vaseline, camphOr ice. cold cream.
beef tea, etc. And always be sure to have
a quantity OF absorbent cotton on hand
fer the sufferers. Absorbent cotton and
good lint bandages are nearly always
needed for both the slightest and the most
dangerous wounds. Even though these
medicines are not needed, it is best to
gency. There is no telling at what time
the children may run into the house
screaming from serious burn or a dan
gerous cut.