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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
Last Niqht's PLAY.

Rather frotIly and frivolous, with
practically no plot at all, but bubbling
with good music and clever dancing,
was THE Echo" which played to
small audience at the opera house last
night.
The work of the chorus was good,
but the men and women dancers be-
ing graceful and up to the mark as
dancers go. Pretty girls and fairly
good costumes were features, and the
play. as a whole, was clean and at
tractive
The scene is laid in a mountain ho-
tel known as THE Echo HOTEL the
management Of which depends upon a
fake echo for it's main attraction, a
henit, secreted in his mountain cave,
and a fugitive from his irate wife, be-
ing hired to produce the necessary
echo by means of a megaphone when
occasion demands.
When the human echo" which is
cleverly played by Cyrus Adams, goes
on strike, and is assisted by Rudolph
w. Sylvester, a wealthy soap manu-
facturer with a decided German ac-
cent, the situation grows ludicrous.
and many opportunities for side-play
and fun arise.
The women were good. especially in
the dancing features, the 'Yoodle
Doodle Guards" being one Of the song
hits Of the evening. Miss Blanche
Deyo as Kate, the head waitress at
the Echo House." and Mr.. Franker
Woods, as Horace Randolph, the Echo
House bell boy, lead the company and
do 1t, up the whole, very creditably.
Gimp" Day at Elite.
One of the most exciting pictures
ever made will be shown at the Elite
theatre today. It is entitled "A Few
Minute with Steeplejack Lindholm"
and shows this daredevil climber
swaying in the air thirty-six stories
from the pavement where false move
means certain death. Several scenes
are shown of him on other STATS at q
| were sitting at the breakfast table at
| has caught these feats with their cam
| fairly charged with humorous situa-
| tions.
Another feature that will prove
| highly interesting is picture showing
| the field day sports at Fort Riley, Kas
| where the great national guard maneu-
vers are going on. The picture will be
especially interesting for boy scouts
/ and members of tht newly formed
Pensacola company Of state militia.
| Tomorrow the last OF the David
| Copperfleld series, taken after Charles
Dickens's celebrated novel, will be
| shown at the Elite. It deals with '"The
| Loves of David Copperfeld," and will
| interest in no lesser degree than the
preceding two pictures.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-08
FIRST CLASS
SPORT FOR THE
HORSE LOVERS
TWO WELL CONTESTED RACES
WITNESSED AT THE FAIR
GROUNDS, LUCY 3 TAKING THE
FIRST AND MISS cARMAcK THE
SECOND.

Two well contested races furnished
first class sport for the horse lovers
at the fair grounds yesterday after
noon. The racing began promptly at
2 o'clock and was finished by half past
four. Barkoot's band entertained the
crowd between heats with splendid
music. Every heat was fought out
from ''go to wire and the finishes
were close and exciting. So close was
the finish in the first heat of the free
for-all trot that the Judges had diff
Guilty in determining the winner.
In the first heat of the 2:1S pace
as the horses were racing around the
first turn the Elk fouled White Stock
ings, whose driver took him back TO
avoid an imminent collision and in
doing so slowed down too quickly and
collided with Nellie c, the two sulkeys
locking wheels. Fortunately no one
was hurt and the horses escaped in
jury, the only damage being the break
ing of a wheel in Nellie Cs sulkey.
Although the Elk showed first at the
end of the heat he was set back to
third place for fouling and the heat
was awarded to Lucy B, who finished
second.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-08


Time, 2:243-4 2:251-2. 2:2614.
The entries for today's races are as
follows:
First Event, 2:14 pace:
Name, Jim Crow; color. black; sex,
gelding, by Col. Lamont: driven by w.
P. Dobbins. Name, Flower Direct,
color, black; sex, mare; by Direct
Star; driven by Fl. Thomas. Name,
Tally B.. color. black; sex. gelding; by
Col. Gentry; driven by John Thomas.
Name, Hal Pulaski; color, sorrel; sex
gelding; by Eddie Hal; driven by G. c.
Thomas.
Second event, 2:35 trot:
Name, High Art; color, brown; sex
horse; by Gombetta Wilks; driven by
| T. Hays. Name, Major Coastman
| color, brown; sex, horse; by Coast
| man; driven by J. Amis. Name
Thimble; color, brown; sex, mare; by
| unknown; driven by c. c. Thomas
Name, Early Bell; color, sorrel; sex
horse: by Egotist Bell; driven by John
Thomas
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
Nicknames of Papers,

N1cknames for newspapers have
gone out of favor While the Times
was formerly Granny and afterward
the Thunderer the Morning Post used
to be known as Jeames, that generic
name for flunkeys being attached to It
In allusion to specialization on society
news When the Morning Herald and
standard had the same proprietor
and to a large extent the same staff
and used to appeal to each other as
independent authorities, they were
familiarly known as Mrs. Harris and
Mrs. Camp. The Morning Advertiser,
as the organ of trade, has at various
times been dubbed the Barrel Organ
the Tap Tub and the Gin and Gospel
Gazette. The Pink 'un scarcely counts
as nickname, being officially adopt.
ed as an alternative title for the
Sporting Times.--London Chronicle
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
HORSES DECREASING IN PARIS.

The number of horses in Paris
steadily decreases under motor compe-
tition, and the horses that remain
have to thank the automobile as we'll
as the efforts of various societies for
the better treatment they receive, for
to survive in these days they must be
fit. The army authorities take a CEN
sus of the number of horses, and the
figures for 1911 show 72,4S8 in Paris,
compared with 96,69S in 1901. This
means that the number of horses has
decreased 24,210 in ten years, or al
most exactly quarter. The military
authorities are somewhat perturbed
over this fact. 1t is true that for
transport of war material and provis-
ions automobile traction saves the use
of many horses, but there remain the
needs Of the cavalry and artillery. The
old standby for trained horses, the
omnibus companies, will soon be of no
assistance, for autobuses are rapidly
supplanting horse-drawn stages.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26

count of the poisonous substance con-
talned in it. The flesh of the berries
is eaten with impunity by some birds,
but its use by human beings cannot
be recommended.
. Poisonous Character.-Most in
stances Of poisoning arise from over
doses when the plant has been used as
a medicine, but there are also acci-
dental cases due to the eating of the
root, which has been variously mis-
taken for that of the parsnip, arti-
choke, and horeradish. A few fatal
cases of poisoning of children have
been attributed to the fruit, but
whether death was really due to the
seed or the pulp is uncertain. The
evidence Is chiefly against the seed,
for 1t is known to contain a poisonous
substance.
Poke weed is violent but slow act
ing emetic, vomiting beginning only
after about two hours. 1t also affects
the nerves and muscles, producing
retching, spasms, severe purging, and
sometimes commissions. Death is ap-
parently due to the paralysis of the
respiratory organs
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
FARMERS MAKE OWN MEATS
Concrete Smokehouse Eliminates All
Danger Of Destruction by Fire
Good for Storage.

In these days OF high prices OF
meats we farmers ought to remember
that we can make our own meats,
both fresh and smoke, the same as our
forefathers did in years gone Bly, The
old smokehouses have gone on many
farms. and 1t is time the good, old
arrangement was revived.
A smOkehouse made of wood how
ever, Is little dangerous, and as
lumber is getting high in price, and
rather scarce, we must turn our atten.
ton to something else.
The one thing which l consider
ideal and indestructible Is concrete,
says writer in Farm Progress. A
small house can be >,ullt of concrete,
and there is no danger of it being
burned.
A good smokehoues can be made OF
concrete on foundation of stone laid
below the frost line, and besides being
safe from fires, with the right kind OF
doors and locks there is no danger OF
any Of our meat being stolen.
Then, too, the smokehouse Is not
only suitable for the storage Of meats,
but other things as we'll. II 1t is
made of concrete there Is no worry
about anything in 1t.
If suitable location can be had 1t
will be good plan to dig cellar un.
derneath the smokehouse, and by ex.
tending the concrete down to the bot
tom of all, and laying the proper
drains, an ideal cellar can be made
and not interfere with the storage
above.
l have one on my farm that has
been in use for the iast five years,
with a cellar underneath, and 1t has
given the very best Of satisfaction.
1t Is located on south slope, and
Is naturally we'll drained; therefore,
1t has proven to be an ideal building
for the purpose.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
BlRTHPLACES OF FRUITa

The raspberry is native to tenn
perate Europe and America and GER
tain parts of Asia. The apricot orig
mated at China. The peach, too, was
originally Chinese fruit The cher
ry birthplace was near the Caspian
Sea, and the plum comes from the
Caucasus and Turkey The pear is
native in temperate Europe and West
ern Asia. The ounce came from
Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus
and the Caspian region. The apple Is
native all over Europe. in the Cau-
casus, round the Black Sea and in
Persia. The fig seems to have origin
ated in the lands bordering on the
Mediterranean, particularly in Syria.
The red current grows wild all over
Europe, in the Caucasus, the Hima-
layas, Manchuria, Japan and Arctic
America. The sweet orange origin
ated in Southern China and Cochin
China and the citron in India.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26

There Is a large number of poison
GUS plants in the United States which,
on account of their limited area of
growth, and sometimes of the uncer-
tainty of our knowledge concerning
their evil effects, are comparatively
little known. All poisonous plants are
not equally injurious to all persons,
nor to all forms of life. The United
States Department Of Agriculture has
gathered information concerning those
that are we'll known and widely spread
in growth. The we'll known poke root
has various local Names to-wit; Poke;
poke root; garget; pigeon berry; CO.
cum; jalap; shoke; American night
shade; crowberry; cancer root; chon-
gras La); redweed; red-ink plant:
pecan bush.
Description and Where Found.-A
smooth, rank, succulent, perennial,
six to nine feet high with thick
half-woody root, purplish stems, large
alternate leaves, and numerous elon-
gated clusters of small greenish-white
flowers, which blossom through the
summer, and are followed In autumn
by shining purple black berries. The
plant is native to the United States,
and grows in rich, moist soils, espe-
cially as weed in cultivated and
waste grounds, from Maine and North
ern Illinois to Florida, and westward
to Texas, Eastern Kansas, and South
ern Minnesota.
Uses.-The poke weed has many
household uses, but some chemical or
mechanical manipulation seems neces-
sary to prevent i'll effects when it is
eaten. The root and the alcoholic ex-
tract of the fruit are quite commonly
used as household remedy for the
itch and other skin diseases, and for
The fresh shoots are
rather widely esteemed as substitute
for asparagus, but in the preparation
considerable care is exercised to re-
ject the root, for small quantities i'm
part bitter taste to the mess, and
larger amounts will prove dangerous.
The water in which the shoots are
first boiled Is also rejected on ac-
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
CARING FOR SHEEP IN FALL
Lambs Should Be Weaned Just as
Hot Weather Sets In-One Great
Aid Is Plot of Grass.
C3y ELMER E. HENDERSON,

y
At this season of the year 1t is very
necessary that the sheep, both ewes
and lambs should be given every pos
sible opportunity to keep in the best
of thrift.
In travelling along the road one is
impressed with the number of lambs
that are allowed to suckle their
mothers until almost the opening Of
the breeding season.
Such a practice keeps the ewes
unnecessarily thin and without any
compensating benefit to the lamb.
1t is coming more and more the
practice for our best farmers to wean
the lambs just as hot weather com
mences, say about the first Of June
There are many points of advantage
In this. One is that the lambs are
fully weaned and dependent upon
themselves before hot weather gives
the backset, as it almost invariably
does.
Another is that 1t gives the ewes
chance to recuperate and be in good
strong condition for fall breeding,
after being sucked thin by their
young.
Another advantage Of the early
weaving Is that the ewes will breed
considerably earlier and early lambs
mean early sales and quick profit.
TO keep the lambs going we'll after
they are weaned is sometimes a little
difficult, but that does not excuse one
from doing his best to keep them
coming.
One of the greatest aids to this we
have Is a nice plot of fresh grass,
oats, rape or clover-all good, but to
secure something succulent and fresh
is the important thing. We like to
have 1t in small lots.
The lambs then Craze off the plot
in few days and are turned to an
other, thus havingG fresh pastures
every few days.
This grass is supplemented by a
little grain, almost a pound a day be-
ing allowed each lamb. There is no
better single food for lambs than oats.
A little corn is not amiss, but care
must be taken not to feed too much.
OH cake or oil meal makes a very
good supplementary food
We should not think Of trying to
raise our lambs without some Of this
wonderful supplementary food.
What we use and prepare is a mix
ture Of the three. About equal parts
oats and corn and one part oil cake
to four or five Of thOSa heinp o,Ir
standard mixture.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
THE USE OF THE COMMA,

The point on which most writer's
are at odds with the compositor is
the comma, says the London Chron.
icle. It is not that he misplaces it so
outrageously, as in that sentence
which was the cause of many tears in
a Berlin newspaper office some years
ago: prince Bismarck walked in on
his head, the well-known cap on his
feet, large, brightly polished top boots
on his forehead, dark cloud In his
hand, the inevitable walking stick In
his eye, menacing glance" ~
No, but he is too fond Of this par
ticular punctuation point He takes a
delight in breaking up the flow of
sentences with his artificial pauses.
We all say: "Why then did you do it?'
in one breath. 1t Is the compositC.
who says, why, then, did you do it,"
1t is possible to be too hard on the
comma. 1t has it's undeniable uses.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
PLAIN REASONS WHY THE WINDS
BLOW. .

Astronomers and other scientists
Ing just how far the atmosphere of
our earth extends above the land and
the sea on which it rests, but some of
them hope to some day soon. The
Astronomer Royal of England, who
has completed his report for the fiscal
year ending May 10. tells some very
interesting things about the varying
densities. attitudes and temperatures
Of the air cushions, air pockets and
air currents surrounding the earth.
In reference to air currents and
the reasons why the wind blows, the
report explains that air consists Of
gaseous particles, all trying to get
away from one another, and that, un-
der certain conditions, they can be
compelled to come closer together by
contraction, or forced to fly further
apart by expansion. A quart bottle,
for example, holds % grains of air at
the temperature Of 70 degrees. If the
bottle be cooled by surrounding it
with ice, the air inside contracts.
When this occurs, more air rushes in
through the bottles neck. The quart
of air now weighs more than % grains.
II the bottle be heated, the air it con-
tains expands, its tiny particles fly
further asunder, and many Of them
escape from the bottle altogether.
There is still quart Of air, but it
weighs much less than the original %
grains.
Now, consider the earth and the sea
under the influence of varying degrees
OF the suns heat. Where the heat Is
greatest, the air is made lighter and
expands. Where the heat is least, the
air Is unexpanded and heavy. Both
the hot and the cold air have weight,
but the cold, being the heavier, is
drawn more effectively down to the
ground. In doing so it drives the light
er air up out of it's way, just as lump
OF lead dropped into a pail of water
forces some Of the water upward. If
the earth were equally warm at every
part, and continued at constant tenn
perature, wind could not exist. It
blows" because Of heat and gravita-
ton. In other words, air moves from
the place where its weight or pressure
Is most, toward the place where its
weight or pressure is least.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
CHRONOLOGY OF INVENTIONS,

Barometers We're first made by Tor.
riceln in 1912. Bombshells were first
made in Holland in 1895. The first
almanac was printed in Hungary in
147O. Iron pavements were first laid
In London in 1917. Buckles were first
made in 1880. Brandy was first made
In France In 1910. Roller skates were
invented by Plympton in 1863. Gov
cred carriages were first used In Eng
land in 1880. Alcohol was discovered
in the thirteenth century. Stem wind
ing watches were the invention OF
Noel in 1851. The first iron wire was
drawn at Nuremburg in 1851.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
Best Eco LAYERS.

"Chickens with short toenails are
the best egg layers" Prof. ]. E. Rice,
Poultry expert of Cornell university,
told students of the Agricultural COL
lege of the University of Missouri.
"Chickens have short toenails," he
said, "by continually scratching for
food. A chicken that is constantly
scratching for food is sure to be in
dustrious." The hen of the olden time,
Professor Rice said, laid on an aver
age only Is eggs year. The mod
ern hen Of pure breed will lay from
100 to 200 eggs annually.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
CALVES DRINK
MUCH WATER
Half Barrel Cleaned and Re.
p1enished Twice Daily VIII
Serve Nicely as
Drinking Trough,

Calves, like other farm animals, get
thirsty even though milk forms a
large part of their ration. Calves
three months of age will drink as
much as five quarts of water daily
per head. They like to drink often.
slipping little at time.
A half barrel cleaned and replen-
ished twice daily, will serve nicely
as water trough. Another good
device is an automatic waterer which
may be easily cleaned, situated a lit
tie above the floor to keep out the
litter.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
Coli and kissea

"seashore golf seldom amounts to
much said II. Chandler Egan, the
golf champion. on the Wheaton links
'seashore golf always suggests 70
me the dialogue between JACK and
Jill.
oh, Jack, dear, don't!' whisnerad
jill. The caddie will see u.s.
=" No he won't said Jack ,1e,.
too busy looking for the ball and ~
In my pocket.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
NoxioIlS Weeds.

Keep down noxious weeds and do not
lat them mature seed on the lawn. 1t
10 much easier to destroy the plant be-
fore the seeds are ready for distribu-
tion than get rid of the young plants
after the seeds have been scattered.
no not let the weeds get start.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26

Here Is part of the list the chief
steward made up to restock his larder
before sailing again: Three thousand
pounds Of Philadelphia broilers, 5000
pounds Of Philadelphia roasters, 1000
pounds of capons, 5000 pounds of
ducklings, celery fed; 1000 pounds of
FOWL, 800 guinea chickens, 100 dozen
SQUADS, 1000 pounds of fish. 10000
eggs, 1000 pounds of butter $4,000
pounds of beef, 10000 pounds of NUT
ton, fifty spring lambs, 5000 pounds
OF veal, 5000 pounds Of pork, thirty
tons OF potatoes, 1900 quarts Of Ice
cream, 100 Virginia hams, 100 dozen
sweetbreads, 1000 sheep kidneys, 500
OK kidneys, 200 corned OK tongues,
1000 pounds of sausage, thirty bar
rels Of clans. 100 dozen soft shell
crabs, 200 barrels of flour, 100 dozen
asparagus, 500 dozen lettuce, twenty
four boxes apricots, 100 boxes Newton
pippin, 100 boxes cooking apples. fifty
crates cantaloupe, 100 boxes grape
fruit, fifty boxes lemons, 200 boxes
oranges, fifty boxes peaches, 200 crates
Strawberries, fifty boxes peaches, 200
crates strawberries, fifty crates water.
MELONS, twenty dozen crates pineap-
pies.
The Olympic is the largest vessel
ever constructed. 1t is 882A feet in
length, 100 feet more than the worlds
tallest building, and has width of 80
feet inches. It's displacement Is g..
900 tons. From the bottom Of the keel
to the top Of the captains house is 105
feet and inches, while from the bot
tom Of the keel to the top of the fun
mel the hight Is 175 feet
The vessel Is supplied with electric
elevators, Turkish bath and swim
ming pool, squash racquet court and
hand-ball court, golf course, palm
court and sun parlor. 1t has dining
room with a capacity of $50 guests
and dance hall accommodating 200
couples. 1t can carry $500 passengers
and crew of $50. 1t has 1000 win
dows and the number Of it's floors is
IA. The Olympic was built in Belfast,
Ireland, and cost approximately $10,-
000 00O
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26
Tuberculosis Among Fowls.

tuberculosis has It's victims among
animals and human beings where
there is a scarcity OF fresh air and
sunlight. Roup md kindred diseases
attack fowls deprived of these essen
tails.
The Libby herald., 1911-10-26

Is said the Olympic is bad vessel for
an economizing head of the eating
department, because the very steadi-
ness of the vessel helps a passenger
to eat three good meals per day, and
maybe four whereas if the chief stew
ard could only rock her Bit you
know-well, quite a number of the
hopefuls would be clutching the rail,
gazing at the sea and thinking about
biblical expression that is quite apro-
pos. The principal items of expense
IN moving the Olympic from South
ampton to New York are:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-24

Beattie was arrested Immediately aft
er the inquest. This was on July 81.
and on August 19. one month and a
day after the murder, the trial was
begun before Judge Walter A. Wat
son, In the picturesque littl, Chester
field county court house. sixteen miles
from here.
The jury was made up of farmers.
and on this fact Beattie based his
claim that he had been convicted, not
Tor the murder. of his wife, but be-
cause OF his relations with Beulah
Btnford. notorious young woman.
He insisted to the last that a jury
composed Of city men would have
freed him. Beattic was defended by
ID. NJ. Smith. Jr.. and Hill Carter. The
prosecution was conducted by L. o.
Wendenburg and L. H. Gregory,
The trial moved swiftly, though
many witnesses testified, and on Sen.
tember 8. after flfty-eight minutes of
consideration and prayer the Jury, in
chorus instead Of through its fore.
man.. declared Beattie to be guilty of
the murder of his wife. Motion for a
new trial was denied and November
"a set as the day for the execution.
On November 13 the Virginia su-
preme court Of appeals refused to
grant an appeal on writ Of error,
ana two days later Governor Mann,
who had been appealed to for COM
mutation or reprieve, issued a state-
ment declaring that the interests of
the people Of Virginia demanded that
Beattie should die in the electric
chair.