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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23
TERSELY TOLD.
$500 REWARD.

The Journal will pay $500 reward for
evidence sufficient 70 convict any boy or
person found stealing subscribers papers
after delivery OF same by carrier.
Adrian Langford, who was recently
elected secretary of the newly organ
lied Pastine Athletic League, has re-
signed and secretary and is no longer
connected with that organization.
In the report of births and deaths
Sunday morning an error occurred in
recording the birth of child to Mr..
and Mrs. joel Suggs. The birth should
have been under the heading of white
births.
Judge W. B. Sheppard and Clerk
Fred. w. Marsh, of the United States
court, went 70 Mariana yesterday
morning where court was opened and
adjourned.
J. z. Solomon, Of Mariana, well
known business man of that city, was
in Pensacola yesterday.
J. g. Maloy, w. e. Coleman and F.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23
MEMBERS GOOD
ROADS COMMITTEE

Chairman Berry. Of <he good roads
committee of the Pensacola CONNER
cial Association, yesterday afternoon
announced the appointment of the
other members Of this important COM
mittee, the object Of which Is to en- :
courage and promote the building of
good roads throughout Escambia coun-
ty: F. c. Brent, John e. Stillman, T.
A. Jennings and w. 9. Barrineau.
1t has been suggested that the
weather which has prevailed for the
past several days has afforded a SPLEEN
did opportunity for further expert
menting with the split log drag, and IT
is probable that more experiments will
be made in different sections Of the
county.
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GREEKS HEAR A
TALK IN FAVOR
GOV. WILSON
THE ANAeENsES ASSOCIATION
HELD MEETING SUNDAY NIGHT
AND WILL SUPPORT WILSON
FOR PRESIDENT.

The Greek Anageneses Association
of Pensacola held a meeting Sunday
night in the K. of P. hall, attended by
about one hundred members and heard
a talk in favor of Woodrow Wilson for
president of the United States, after
which they endorsed his candidacy for
president of the United States practi-
cally unanimously and promised their
vote and support.
The association was addressed by
George Angeleto, one Of the vice-presi
dents of the Escambia County Wilson
Club, who is an enthusiastic Wilson
supporter.
The Greeks Of Pensacola constitute
some of Escambia county's best citi-
zens and their support of Woodrow
Wilson and Of the Wilson delegates
will prove large factor in the Wilson
victory in this county on April 30.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23

Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.
The Old Standard GROVES
TASTEL ESS CHILL TONIC, drives
out malaria and builds up the sys-
tenn. For grown people and children.
SOC,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23

f. Maloy, we'll known Chipley resi-
dents, were transacting business In
Pensacola yesterday, stopping at the
San Carlos while here.
J. r. Moffat, of Mariana, is spend
ing a few days in Pensacola. He Is
here on business and is at the San
Carlos.
H. c. Hurdock, of Tampa, is in Pen
sacola. He arrived yesterday and Is
a guest at the San Carlos.
A. w. Richardson, Of Tallahassee
has been in the city for several days
co business, making his headquarters
at the San Carlos while here.
w. r. Capel, of Marianne, was IN
Pensacola yesterday. Mr.. Capel has
many friends in Pensacola who arr
always glad to see him.
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THE BODY OF
A SOLDIER IS
FOUND IN BAY
PAPERS FOUND ON PERSON
PROVED THAT MAN is SER
eEANT cRossLIN OF FORT BAR.
RANcAs-BoDY is HELD AWAIT
ING ADVICE OF RELATIVES.

Parties passing Palafox street slip
Sunday morning discovered a dead
body floating in the slip, which later
proved to be that of Sergeant Richard
Crosslin. of Fort Barrancas, who had
evidently been dead for several days,
the body being in a badly decomposed
condition.
Coroner r. L. Nickelsen was notified
soon after the body was found and or
dered it removed to the undertaking
parlors of F. R. Pou, not deeming it
necessary to empanel jury to conduct
an INQUEST The body is still held at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23
Relieve Indigestion
Almost Instantly

A little tablet called 'Digestit'' has
brought instant relief to thousands
their own statements are proof. Two
or three tablets after meals or when
suffering stops fermentation, prevents
distress, relieves indigestion and al
most instantly cures dyspepsia, Browns
Digestit is sold with the distinct un-
Outstanding that your money will be
refunded If you want it-5oc at any
drug store.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-23

in February. His body was identified
by papers found in his pockets. He
also had SO on his person when found
No clue has been obtained as to the
manner in which the soldier came to
his death, although foul play is not
suspected.
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the undertaking parlors awaiting a
hearing from relatives in New Jersey,
who have been notified, but from whom
nothing had been heard up to 6 O'Clock
last evening.
Crosslin was transferred from
Brookhaven, \. J., to Fort Barrancas
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a MOTHERS CARE.

A careful mother will not give her
child a medicine without knowing it
Is pure, contains no opiates, and has
healing and curative qualities. Such
a medicine is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for Group, wnooping cough,
bronchitis, and all affections of the
throat, chest and lngs. Best and
safest for children and grown persons.
Contains no opiates- W. A. DAlem-
bert0
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all acid
piabity healthfulness
the delicate hbes and tissues around the
singing often accompanying skin affections podgGd
sensitive flesh lying just beneath the outer
skin affords relief from the itching ana
circulation and the hurnors acids which
skin affection Local applications only ooe
trouble the Book
medical all who
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
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SECRETARY KNOX TO PAY
VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 22.-Secretary
Knox will represent President Taft at
the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the admission of Louis
lana to statehood at New Orleans,
April 80. The battleships New Hamp-
shire and Nebraska have been ordered
to New Orleans
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17

Faith, tits yourself that has your
courage with We. Mrs. Prynne! +.
But good night. madam! Your serv-
| anti
Good night, colonel" she said softly,
and as she watched him swing away
laughed lightly and strangely. Later,
still standing outside her door. she
sighed, and an odd light glowed deep
in her eyes OF grayishgreen. Signing
again. and with another low laugh
that rang thought derisive, as
though she were fouting the man
whose service she accepted so gladly,
she turned and vanished within her
stateroom.
AS she did so, the opposite door
that of an inside stateroom on the
same gangway-was opened cautious
ly. A turbaned head peered out. its
eyes glancing swiftly up and down the
corridor. Long since. however, the
excited passengers had been reassur-
ed and had returned to their berths;
the coast was clear
The lascar stepped noiselessly out.
shut the door without a sound and
sped swiftly forward: a long. brown
man with an impressive cast of coun-
tenance in which his eyes shone with
curious light.
AS he swung into the space at the
foot OF the saloon companionway. he
collided violently with an understood
and excessively red-headed Irishman.
nearly upsettng the latter. to say
nothing OF glass Of brandy-and-soda
which he was conveying to a certain
stateroom
"Phwat the divvle, We domned nay
CUR! Pwhy dye not look where ye're
going?" demanded Danny with some
heat.
The East Indian backed away, bow
ed profoundly. mumbling something in
articulate. and sprang up the steps.
Danny looked after him. for a moment
hesitant, then put down the tray and
pursued. He caught the flicker of the
lascar's cummerbund as the latter es-
capped to the deck. and himself arrived
at the forward end of the promenade
just in time to see white shape dis
appear into the steerage companion
way.
I'D take me OATH" said Danny re-
fiectively, "thot he's the naygur thot
came aboard at Suez IT'S meself
thot wishes I'd had a betther peep at
the ugly mug av him. I'm thinking
Id betther be after tellin' himself"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
To Heat CITY With Electricity.

II is planned to electrically heat the
dwellings and business houses Of
Stavanger. Norway. and the board OF
directors OF the electric light plant at
that place has asked permission from
the city council to make contracts up
to consumption of 100 horse power.
1t has been suggested that the price
for current thus used shall be s6.70
per horse power GAG watts) per year.
II is also planned to heat the govern
ment and city buildings in that man.
ner. The population of Stavanger is
$4,000 and the city has water power
facilities to furnish $4,000 horse pow
er for electrical purposes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
BUSINESS DEAL BY A KING
kalakaus Sold 10 His Legislature
Some Cannon Given Him by the
Austrian Emperor.

The digging up OF three rusty-but
loaded and ready to go off-shells In
Kapiolani Park recently. and the facts
OF their history as dug up for the Ad-
vertiser. started flood of old-time
revolution" "reminiscences, one of the
most interesting OF which dealt with
the presentation to Hawaii OF the par
ticular Austrian battery with which
the old shells were connected. 1t APP
pears that when King Kalakaua was
making his royal tour OF Europe. be-
Ing entertained by kings and emper-
ors, he wandered TO the capital OF the
Austrian monarch Emperor Franz Jo-
seph. BY way OF impressing upon his
Sandwich island royal cousin the
greatness of Austria-Hungary, the
emperor took Kalakaua TO grand
field review, where Austrian gunners
shot holes in targets to demonstrate
the Austrian field pieces had no peers
existing, especially when Austrian
marksmen sighted them.
Kalakaua was properly impressed.
so much so. In fact. that he ventured
TO ask the price OF battery, such as
he had seen in use. He intimated that
he might find business, at the Cross
roads OF the Pacific, for just such
wicked implements OF death, especial
ly as the Supremacy OF the Pacific"
Idea was incubating in his headpiece.
He was told. very politely that Aus
trias cannons were not on the market.
but that. as from monarch to monarch,
the ruler OF Austria might make the
ruler of the Sandwich islands a gift
Of few guns The gift was made
ana Kalakaua shipped his battery to
Honolulu, where II was used later In
Kapiolani Park to scatter the revolu-
tionists out against the republic and
perched along Diamond Head ridge.
The sequel to the presentation is the
funny part OF the story. however.
Kalakaua came home in triumph
from his trip. and his Austrian guns
barked out a welcome salute. which
reminded him. The trip had cost
money, even IL there had been no ho-
tel bills. so Rex sat him down and
made out bill to the legislature for
his guns. The figures on the bill
called for $4,000. which the legisla-
ture had to appropriate and pay over
to the private treasurer of the royal
household
For gift. those guns came high
Pacific Advertiser.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
Home Mascot,

The household cat has the COM
mendation OF no less parsonage than
the president OF the University Of
California. who says. regarding this
little animal:
Il am one OF the persons who Is
we'll disposed toward the household
cat II has always seemed to me that
the humming OF the tea kettle was
cheerier when the cat Is content on
the rug. Whatever the cause OF 1t.
the cat is an individual which has
made homes a little sweeter and glad
der and by which many a lonely WON
an has been cheered."
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head relieved by ragged patches OF
gray hair about the temples, apollo
getically into the cabin door.
THE top of the day 10 we, Dravos,"
said O'Rourke loudly, for little Dravos
was partially deaf. And how are the
engines?"
The engineer carefully hitched up
his trousers and regarded the wander
er with temperate geniality.
Good afternoon. Colonel O'Rourke, "
he replied. clipping his words mincing-
ly Very nicely. thank you"
He shook hands, sat down on the edge
of berth with the manner of one
who fears he intrudes. and glanced
searchingly at Quick. IF you're 60
ing to serve the drinks. cap'n." he
snapped acidly, hump YOURSELF"
He accepted his glass with dis
passionate air and drank hastily after
short nod to the guest, as one who
sacrifices his personal inclinations to
the laws of hospitality. But from his
after-glow Of benevolence. O'Rourke
concluded that the drink had not been
VII WtlCOHut.
What brings you here?" demanded
Quick in a subdued roar.
i've job for We, II so be 1t ye're
not otherwise engaged-and IL We can
do It,"
Quick slapped huge thigh delight
eddy. II knew it-could have sworn
to IT,"
Can do anything" asserted Dravos
with asperity.
IT'S merely question of speed"
explained the freshman Can We make
Bombay in four days-be the fif-
teenth?"
"Dravos." roared Quick, chow much
speed can you get out of those
damned engines?"
Twenty knots" snapped Dravos.
When can you sail?"
Tonight" said Dravos.
If" stipulated Quick. Il can pick
up a crew in Alden"
TITS settled then"
We'll need a bit of money in ad-
vance"
I'VE shall have 1t, within reason"
Dravos rose and sided towards the
door, faraway look in his pale eyes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
CHAPTER XXI.

Lurching drunkenly into the harbor
known locally as Alden Back Bay the
Panjnab came TO anchor.
O'Rourke. from the lower grating Of
the steamships accommodation lad
der. signaled to one of the swarm OF
lowering dinghys. and waiting for II to
come In. reviewed the anchored ship
ping. gathered transiently together in
that spot from the four corners of the
earth, and shook his head responding
ly.
A yellow-haired Somal boatman
shot his little craft In to the grating
O'Rourke dropped upon the stern-seat
and took the tiller. Post Office pier"
he said CURLY. The dinghy shot away
with dipping, dripping oars, while the
Irishman continued to search among
the vessels for anything that seemed
to promise the speed necessary for his
purpose, and failed to discover one
"'Tis hopeless" he conceded bitter
ly as the boat wove a serpentine wake
in and out among the heaving bulks.
And, I'm thinking. tits the O'Rourke
who will presently be sinking back to
confess he Dragged beyond his pow
ers. The fool that ye are, Terence
with your big words and your fine
promises. all empty as your purse!
IT'S out OF patience am with We en-
tirely!"
Doubtless he made the very picture
OF unhappiness.
So. at least, seemed to think a man
lounging in a dilapidated canvas deck.
chair beneath dirty awning In the
stern of a distant tramp steamer;
who. raking the shoreward-bound with
a pair OF rusty binoculars. had CHANGED
to focus upon O'Rourke.
Looks as II he hadn't friend in
the world" said the man audibly.
IL oks as II letter from home with
cash draft 'ud about All his little bill"
He grunted In pleased appreciation
OF his own subtle wit A short man
he was. stout, very much at home In
grimy pajamas and nothing else, with
ewes small. blue, informed with twin
king humor and set In ford coun-
tenance bristling with three days
growth OF grayish beard.
He swung the glasses again upon
ORourke, and. He'll" he exclaimed.
sitting up with stimulated interest.
We'll. by jinks!" said the stout man.
Who'd a-thunk it,"
He got up with evident haste and
waddled forward to the bridge, where
he came upon what he evidently need
ed In his business: a huge and bat
tered megaphone. Applying this to
his lips and filing his lungs he bel
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17

lowed with right good will, and his
hail. not unlike the roaring of an
amiable bull. awoke Aden's echoes:
"O-o-Rourke."
Good morning" murmured the IRISH
man, lifting his head to stare about
him with incredulous curiosity
Who's that barking at me-"
The pajama'd person continuing to
shout at the top of his voice, by dint
of earnest staring the Irishman event
ually located the source of the up
roar. Now who the divvle might We
be-" he wondered. "Ananias, me
friend"-to the boatman-"row to the
steamer yonder where the noise comes
from
Whereupon the stout man. seeing
the boat alter its course, put aside the
megaphone. And again peace brooded
over Alden.
On nearer approach to the tramp
O'Rourke's smile broadened to a
pleased grin, and airily he waved a
hand to the man with the voice.
Jimmy Quick!" he observed with
unfeigned delight. Faith, begin to
believe that me luck holds. after all!'
From the bottom step of the tramp's
ladder he tossed a coin to the boat
man, then mounted to the deck. In
continently the stout man fell heavily
upon his neck with symptoms of ex'
IRENE JOY. A lull succeeding his first
transports, he wiped his eyes, beamed
upon his guest and suggested insinuat'
ingly: Drink"
"Brevity's ever the soul OF your
wit, captain" said O'Rourke. Il will u
And he meekly followed Quick's bare
heels forward to the officers quarters
beneath the bridge.
Having set him in a chair. Quick,
still a-gurgle. wandered off. unearth-
ed a bottle. beamed upon his visitor,
asked dozen questions in as many
breaths and. without waiting for an
answer, waddled off again to return
with brace of dripping sodawater
bottles. "Schweppes." he said, pat
ting their rotund forms tenderly;
land the last in our lockers-all In
your honor, colonel"
"So?" commented O'Rourke. Hard
up, is it? 'Tis not the O'Rourke who
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17

Malone, to Danny's intense dismay.
O'Rourke took upon himself the du-
ties Of first officer under Captain
Quick. The Irishman cared little for
the sea, knew less of first officers
duties; but 1t was patent that Quick
could not stand every watch, and
ORourke was not to be daunted by
any such slight matter as nautical In
experience.
In the knowledge that they were
safely off at last there was poignant
relief to the wanderer, as he stood by
Quicks side on the bridge. with mid
night imminent and the ship still and
peaceful "Tll stand the night watch
es.' the captain announced. by
morning We'll be far enough out for
you to take hold without spraining the
art of seamanship. G'dnight."
Thank ye.' said O'Rourke. In fact,
he had long been sensible that he was
very drowsy: the night wind in his
face had something to do with that.
Good night" he returned. and went
down the ladder to the deck.
At its foot he paused turning curl
ously; It seemed that surely there
must be some serious trouble afoot In
the crew. The Irishman could see In
the glimmer of the forecastle lantern
confused blur of naked. shining.
brown bodies and limbs. apparently
inextricably locked. scream rang
shrill and there followed the sound or
a heavy fall.
Overhead. on the bridge, Quick was
roaring himself hoarse, without effect.
The sounds OF shutting. OF blows.
harsh breathing, stifled cries, contin-
ued. A knot of the contestants swept.
whirling. aft. toward the superstruct-
ure. Something shot singing through
the air; the wind OF 1t famed
O'Rourke's cheek.
With an unconscious. surprised oath.
O'Rourke stepped aside. his hand go
ing toward his revolver. The missile
struck a stanchion, glanced and fell
Gathering into the scuppers. Revolver
In hand, he went forward to the rail
overlooking the struggling rabble on
the deck below But they seemed in
tent Ouly vi lutlI private uiuci cnCcS,
and Quick's roars were bringing them
TO their senses. Gradually the tumult
subsidized. the contestants separating
and Sinking forward to their quarters.
1T may have been chance"
O'Rourke conceded a bit doubtfully.
He swung about arc moved aft slow
ly, examining the deck intently. In
moment or two he stopped and picked
up long thin-bladed knife. double
edged and keen as a razor. The point
was broken, having doubtless been
snapped off at the moment of contact
with the deck-house. O'Rourke turned
it over soberly.
Faith, | don't like to think 1t was
intentional-but me head would have
been split had 1t come two inches TO
tie left"
He returned to the bridge. calling
Quick aside. You're armed?"
"Certainly-always armed when I'm
dealing with these devils. Why"
O'Rourke showed him the knife.
Quick laughed at his theory. Moth
ing in it," he was pleased to believe.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
CHAPTER XIII.

The day came out of the East with
a windy swagger; rs Quick had fore
told, series of thunderstorms swept
the sea before dawn. so that 1t. like
the sky, seemed newly washed, clean
and brilliant.
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
balls of the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder of the day,
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge His duties were simple
enough, requiring little more than
display of the habit of authority
which sat so well on his broad shour-
ders. 1t was no great trick to keep
the crew In order: they went about
their work peaceably enough and
showed no signs OF desiring to renew
their disputations. Otherwise he had
to keep an eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance to the
course prescribed by Quick; and that
was nothing difficult to a man of av-
erage intelligence. Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay.
so long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained.
As the sunlit watches wore out and
nothing untoward took place,
O'Rourke's grim apprehensions dissi.
pated into shadows. He began to be-
lieve with Quick that the affair OF the
winged knife was merely hapchance
accident. quite unprecedented.
Below decks, Dravos and Danny
we're standing watch-andwatch, with
clockwork regularity, where the for
mer's beloved engines were justifying
his confidence and pride In them and
clicking of their twenty knots with
out hitch.
To BE coNTINUED)
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would be wishing ye I'll. captain. dear.
but, faith, meself's not sorry to hear
that word this day. I'm thinking me
luck Is sound, after all"
Quick had again vanished. Present.
~ O'Rourke heard his mighty voice
booming down an engine-room ventila
tor. "Dravos! Dravos. you loaier!
Come up and see strange sight"
He came back. still vibrant with an
eiephantine sort Of Joy. "O'Rourke. !"
he painted, hopping damp brow with
the sleeve OF his jacket. you're a
good sight for sore eyes. Never did
we meet up with you yet but there
came run OF luck"
"'Tis good hearing" said o'Rourko.
smiling.
A slight little man slipped bald
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
"Gaop That Upset Bernard.

Sam Bernard acknowledges that he
Is past master at "gagging" on the
stage; but he confesses that a sister
artist entirely upset him one night,
when she came out with a carefully
prepared Interpolation without telling
him what to expect.
"Will you, please" said the actress.
pass me my dimlnutive argenteus
truncated cone, convex on It's summit,
and semi-perforated with symmetrical
indentations?"
She was asking for her thimble.-
Sunday Magazine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
Good Sense a Priced Possession.

Good sense Is fund, slowly and
painfully accumulated through the la
Dor OF centuries. 1t Is a jewel of the
first. water, whose value he alone un-
derstands who has lost It or who OBJ
serves the lives OF others who have
lost 1t. For my part. | think no price
too great to pay for gaining It and
keeping It for the possession OF eyes
that see and judgment that discerns
One takes good care OF his sword that
1t be not bent or rusted; with greater
reason should he give heed to his
thoughts.-Charles Wagner.