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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21

the hook pulled out and struck limb
and broke it right off below the barb,
and there was Hold miles from home
and not another trout hook to his name.
He said he was so Disguised that he
Jest set down on little mound beside
the brook and swore until he was outen
breath, and probably would of been
settln there yet if If hadn't been a ant
hill he set down on of big black ants,
and about a million of EN- got up his
pants legs and begin to bite him like
Sam Hill and Hold had to go and strip
off his clothes and shake EN- before he
could get relief.
Well, when he got drest, he starts
home, wailin along the brook so as to
kind of locate the biggest trout SO as
he would know jest where to fish the
next time he come. After he had
walked for some time he made UP his
mind to cross the brook on a old log
which stretched acrost and when he was
half way over the log broke and he fell
into four feet of water. Hold started
again and he kept on down the brook
looking for trout in the holes. He was
walking along the brook through a open
pastchure when suddenly he heerd a
heller behint him which jest about riz
the hair up on his head or would of
riz it up if he had any hair on top. But
as it is Hold is pretty bald on top
Lookin around suddintly Hold was
Mortified to see big red bull comm
lords him on the lope, with head down
and horns fxt ready to punckshure him.
For a minute Hold was paralized with
fear. Behint him come the bull and be-
fore him was the brook four feet deep
and Is feet wide 1t was either Jump
into the brook or stay there and be
gored by the bull and Hold he jumped
right into the middle of the brook and
splashed acrost lords the other bank,
where he stood and lated at the bull
as he come up, but he stopped latin
when the bull didn't stop but jun1pt
right into the brook and wallered scrost
lords Hold Hold calkilated that the bull
would be afeard of the water but il
pears he miScalkilated. When Hold
seen the bull comm acrost the brook he
lit out acrost the field lords the stone
fence and by luck he got there ahead
Of the bull and fell over the fence and
layed there quiet behint the fence The
bull come up snortin but couldn't see
nothin of Hold and bye and bye went
TO eatin grass, and Hold snuk along the
fence until he got into the woods and
then he made bee line for Bingvi1le
and scairsly looked to right or left IN
I'll he arrove home less something would
happen to him. He found his wife still
mad at him and she is yet Hold pot
tered around the house most of the
afternoon. Once he thought he would
cut up some wood, but when he got to
thiGlin it over he made up his mind
he wouldn't becuz being as it was one
of his bad days he would be liable to
cut his head off with the axe like as not
The last thing that night after he
had blowed out the candle and started
lords the bed in the dark he slept on
another tack Hold thinks it is the same
one he stepped on that morning, being
as when he pulled it outen his foot first
time he throwd it down on the floor in
stead of putting it down crack somer's
or driving it into the wall
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21
Locals

Muskeeters seems to be thickern usual
this month
Mss Molly Tucker, who plays the
melodeun in the church for the choir to
sing by, reports that two of the white
keys and seven of the black ones ain't
been workin quite right for a spell
back. Probably new ones could be got
quite reasonable which would be better
than patching up the old ones. The
deacons ought to see about this.
We understand that new family
from Pottowassie Co. has moved into
Jim Tewlsburys house on the turnpike
road consisting of father, mother, two
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21
Dog Wanted

want a watch dog that viii keep
chicken theefs away>from my premises.
want dog that viii bit other people
that ought to be bit but viii not bit
me. That's the kind of a dog | want,
and am willing to pay good price
for him. viii 60 as high as Is cts.
for the kind of dog I want Bring on
your dogs. PETER -GOOKINS.
Bingvile-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21
Didn't Get a Cent

Dad Henderson called on US at our
office tother day for the purpose Of
paving his back subscripshion up to
date. so he said, but Dad he got to
talking about the cold weather we mad
63 years ago and he got so Interested
that ne forgot what he come to see Us
for. and as result went back home
again without paying US a red cent
Mora1-Pay your subscripshion first
and talk about the weather afterwards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-21
Abe WitheTOW Stuck Fast

Abe Witherow, while driving two
horses and a heavy wagon to the Co.
seat last Tuesday, got stuck in a bog
hole in the road beyond fuckers Hill
going and couldn't get neither way.
Abe had about made up his mind to stay
in the bog hole all night when Brad
Hinsley come along with a team and
hitched onto him and pulled him out
As it was then too late for Abe to get
to the Co. seat and back to Bingville
the same day he turned around and
drove home in disgust.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

Cause
Men More
Often to Blame
Than Women
BY ANNA C. FALL. Attorney. Boston

~ URING general practice years has been my fortune
to ohciate in goody number of divorce suppose it
would be oegone conclusion that should say more
responsible for the increase of divorce with perhaps
three Exceptions But will
late somewhat of experience and allow the reader to draw his
conclusions.
As the years have passed and after has enlisted my
pates have been filled with growing Indignation seeing young
marry young girls very shortly begin them with such
cruelty that divorce death the only alternative 1t would
almost these had deliberately entered into the marriage
relation in order that they might have victim of their at hand to
perpeuae their cruet victim tied fast them by the bands
of the law-"for better worse"
have in mind a gentle, sweet-accd girl for whom had the
pleasure of obtaining such after her marriage
less than years duration And yet in outward seeming the hus
band rather noGnsve looking young Some months later
and asked about the young lady, marg 81 don't think in al
the that have been tried before remember have heard
of such cruelty to a WIFE"
believe that young men of certain class enter into the marriage
relation far lightly than young With the accessories of
clean shave and suit very ordinary youth pass
embodiment of manly virtues the of unsohscad
girl particularly by moonlight While her their marriage
the realization of dream of home and happiness him it often
only experience which he bring end will when he
grows tired of it.
Among young people of slight education have found the above
be often true The weonsered marriages of the educated and
refined young and result in fewer divorces.
When take into the number of husbands who have
gone away morning and have forgotten back to their
families and whose wives in the of time have obtained divorce
the ground of deeon inclined say that
sponsible for the increase of divorce than
When passing before in the moving picture of memory
long procession of daced wives who night after night year and
year out have been compelled look upon the beoed fouahng
hudded before Them and reflect that they called 1T hu
band when still other whose faces bear the impress of
inspired husbands whom drink turned fn pursuing their
wives and children with knives and axI feel inclined that
responsible the of divorce than But then
as I said in the beginning, / may 1@
be biased in my views T~S~~~a - N''~~~
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
Turkey TrOt New? Danced 500 Years in BOrneO

1T WILL be news to many doubtless
i that the much-criticised turkey
trot" has been danced to the rain god
Of a savage tribe in the north OF Bor-
neo for more than five hundred years.
Several young women OF one OF Wash
ingtons exclusive circles were as.
founded when Prof. Edward David
son, Washington dancing master,
made this statement to them during
a lecture on the history of dancing.
Professor Davidson said that the
"trot" is one of the holy OF holes
in the religion OF the savage Muruts
When there comes a prolonged dry
spell these head.hunting natives per
form the trot day IN and day out until
the great rain god has heard their
prayers. The professor visited the
north of the island several years ago.
He says he saw them dance around
the image OF the god an entire night.
During the latter part OF the
eighteenth century the turkey trot
was introduced into the dancing
schools of italy and Portugal. and
soon everybody was doing it. In the
first part Of the nineteenth century
It gradually died out
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
Department an Aid 10 Housewives

Commercial industries we're long
ago studied by scientific methods,
since it was found that gaining knowl-
edge by experience was much more
costly than gaining 1t by systematic
study. 1t is only lately that we have
come to realize that 1t is equally
profitable to study the housekeepers'
problems.
Fifty years ago few such ques-
lions had been taken to the labora.
tory and few schools gave instruction
in such subjects. Today very many
men and women OF scientific training
have taken the home problem to the
laboratory and are finding ways OF
helping the housekeeper to solve her
problems satisfactorily.
The department Of agriculture has
studied many questions which relate
to the use OF agricultural products on
the farm and in the home, but per-
haps none of them has a closer re-
lation to the household than the nu.
triton Investigations OF the office OF
experiment stations. which have to do
with the use OF agricultural products
as human foods and whose object is
to help the housewife in her efforts
to provide good living at reasonable
cost, without undue labor"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

WASHINGTON.-Secretary Wilson
w Is looking for bedbugs in his Off
cial and not his private capacity. Mr..
Wilson wants all the bedbugs he can
get, and furthermore he is willing to
pay fair price for them.
This is not a hobby with Tama
Jim In fact, he has no intention Of
ever coming in personal contact with
the Unpopular bipeds or quadrupeds
or centipedes. whichever class they
happen to belong to. Mr.. Wilson
wants as many of this species of the
Dug Family as he can buy at a nickel
apiece-for purely experimental pur-
poses.
On the old Lewis farm, near Wien.
ma, few miles from Washington.
the department OF agriculture main.
tains an experimental farm. Every
class OF bugs that have any part what.
soever in farm life are being studied
by the departments scientists.
IN the railroad station at Vienna
this sign was posted:
"WANTED-Bedbugs. Five cents
VIII be paid for each bedbug deliv-
cred at the Office OF the experimental
farm of the department of agricul-
ture."
The farmers OF Vienna intend to
call at the farm and make sure that
accommodations have been made for
the safekeeping Of the bugs before
the expected shipments arrive The
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

and 1t lands in good position on the
upper floor. leaving a splendid front
room ten by fifteen and half feet,
over the lower hall, that may be used
as a sewing room or bedroom.
A sewing room is one of the neces-
stiles where there arc children grow
iLg up. 1t is very unsatisfactory to
have sewing going on in one Of the liv-
ing rooms. II seems TO interfere with
the proper working Of the whole house,
but having a room like this. large and
airy, the work may be carried on 10
advantage by having the proper ma.
terials, tables, sewing machine and
other tools all together in the work
shop. A woman can sit in a bay win
dow like this and sew and drop the
work at a moments notice to be TAX
en- up at some other time without the
necessity of putting every little piece
away. The door may be shut and lock
ed II necessary, so she knows nothing
will be disturbed.
A house as large as this should
have both front and back stairs. The
back stair arrangement In this house
is especially good, as II leads directly
from the cellar to tho attic with an
easy entrance from the kitchen and
grade entrance from the side OF the
house. II makes the third entrance,
but they are all needed In such q
house, you may 10 sure each one viii
be used frequently.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
All, 1t Was a Sad Day for "Count" Perreard
TEAN PERREARD, true son OF
y Paris, he OF the Cafe de Perreard.

TEAN PERREARD, true son OF
y Paris, he OF the Cafe de Perreard,
was disconsolate the other day.
1t was the Sabbath and also the an
anniversary of the fall of the Bastile.
And for the first time in years the
count" as he is Familiarity known.
failed to observe the day. The counts
celebrations have been notable events
in Washington for years, but the
count let the day pass quietly because
1t fell on a Sunday.
Everything about the Chateau de
Perreard was normal, except that
from a window breezed the tricolor
Of La Belle France.
Stilled we're the blinking glasses.
because 1t was the Sabbath day. The
hearty chanting of THE Marseilles."
as only the count could chant Il, was
not waited out into Thirteenth street
from the chateau windows as in the
past.
In fanciful retrospection the count
recalled the celebrations OF yester-
year and his friends missed them.
The bon viyants of the town, who call
Perreard the count, recalled the trips
down the river as his guests and
how he used to chant the cabaret
songs of dear old Paris. And all re-
membered how the count used to say.
when asked how he would celebrate
the independence day of France:
oh eet will be re grande time"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
Scientists Believe There Is Reason for Bugs

people Of Vienna do not like the idea
Of giving any Inducements to outsid-
ers to bring bedbugs near their vii.
lage.
Some Of Uncle Sans scientists be-
lieve there is a reason for bedbugs
and IL they manage to substantiate
this theory they intend to put them
to work at a more gratuitous task
than that upon which they are gener-
ally engaged.
There is a theory that most self
respecting species of bugs will have
no dealings with bedbugs-in fact.
they will not live in the same neigh
borhood.
This theory is based upon two as
SYMPTOMS. The first is that bedbugs
are scrappers and beat up and kill
anything else that happens to cross
their way in bugdom. This theory is
disputed by another school OF bug
ology, which holds that bedbugs do
not prey upon other species, but that
their general characteristics are so
displeasing that other bugs eschew
them altogether.
1t is generally admitted that they
are not accepted in any circle of bug
society.
Now the department OF agriculture's
scientists have about decided which
bugs do thb most damage to fruit
trees, These experiments have been
carried on at the Lewis farms for
many months. The most deadly bugs,
as far as fruit is concerned, have been
segregated in boxes and bottles
The bedbugs are to be introduced
to these select fruit killers and then
the scientists are going to see what
happens.
If the bedbugs carry off the hon.
ors Uncle Sam may try to induce
them to leave their present abodes TO:
fruit orchards.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

Gen. Dabney H. Maury of the Con,
federate army used to tell q story
about his faithful negro boy, Jim, the
son Of his old nanny. whom he took
with him to the war The general was
not a large man. except in the traits
which make great men and great SOL
diers.
After the Battle Of Corinth, where
he was promoted to the rank OF ma
jor general on the battlefield, he came
into his tent and called his servant.
Jim" he said. when you make up
my cot, tuck those blankets we'll in at
the foot. My feet stick out all night"
Looking up at ttm with y 40hur""
look, Jim said, "Marse pabney. YOU
amt growed none, u you. since you
got promoted Yesterday" - Lippln,
colts Magazine.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

sion window seats. They add TO the
size Of the room to the extent of the
seat, but they add more to the appear
ance of the room because these win
dows may be dressed up very nicely,
The seats are usually fitted with cush.
ions having attractive covers of bright
colors.
A little ingenuity will make such q
seat very comfortable and the light is
so good that they are preferred for
reading and the children like such
places for studying. 1t requires a lit.
tie care to arrange them to look wen
and at the same time have them serv.
iceable so that you do not feel nervous
when the children appropriate them to
their own purposes, especially the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

The continental Sunday has about
as much chance in Washington as
the count would have had in the
Marathon, and so the only way the
head Of the house OF Perreard could
observe the day was to sip a little
green stuff, as 1t filtered through a
loaf Of sugar. But all the time the
tricolor floated in the breeze from the
easement of the cafe
The count could not have a public
party, and so he had none. 1t was
bad day for France.
And then to add to his discontinue
the rain drenched the flag Of dear old
France. And the count, looking from
his window, as the rain fell. let his
thoughts revert to the vine-clad hills
OF old France.
And the rain. falling harder and
harder, even did not spare in its tor.
rental wrath the statues of the Mar
quis de Lafayette and Rochambeau.
And the count was very, very sad.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
Agricultural

MO branch Of the United States gov
~ eminent comes so near to the life
of the people as the department OF
agriculture, which deals with the cot.
ton and other fbers OF which our
clothes are made, the flocks and
herds we raise. the crops we produce.
the food we eat and the timber of
which our houses are built.
The closeness of the relation be-
tween the department and the people
Is in great measure due to the fact
that the use which is made of agri.
cultural products receives as much
attention as their production. and the
great bulk of these products Is used
In the home.
Commenting on this phase of the
departments work Secretary Wilson
said:
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

THE clergy of Italy. Spain and Por
tugal made a loud cutlery against the
heather dance, but the physical cul
turists and dancing masters favored
1t on the ground that It was good ex
ercise. In the fashionable dancing
schools of Rome 1t was all the rage
for a short time. Traces of the tur
key trot can be seen in the foil,
dances OF Switzerland. Portugal. Spain
Italy and France
I'm 1888 an Italian named Giovanni
Casini introduced the dance to Sal
Francisco. For time It was not al
preciated much outside OF Barbary
Coast circles. Then It came to New
York and certain prominent dancin,
masters introduced It into the -Four
Hundred"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
People
Remain
Youn9WhO
Forget
Birthdays
by PReF. r. A. BERGSIR0h,
Minneapolis, hiHn.

Mentally physically he grabbed The average years
younger than that creature
Sanitary conditions improving daily, people learning
WELL and 80 the world does
age.
years ago park commissioner of 70 years opposed employing
40 to do manual labor the parb He in his SEVENTEEN
engaged difficult law practice Human judgment very unjust
Young girls accustomed in the family to the society
greater themselves and many of them have good
be able to appreciate the worth Of their seniors
My are better good young life companion
than preserved old Better good Of 80 for life
psnion they miss their lie i've wealth alone
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
As.,.--a q: F@Ge

As a mother in Israel and a woman OF
experience and discretion, l wish to lift up
my voice in the councils of the people and
protest that not all the sartorial olfenses
are committed by members of my sex.
What is more idiotic and uncomfortable
than the masculine street garb? The coat,
in summer, is an abomination, as all men
confess, yet they haven't the courage to 60
without it. Trousers are the last word in
hideousness, and have neither comfort,
grace nor modesty to commend them. And
no woman would wear stiff straw or derby
hat that left its mark in a red groove
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

The side porch opening from the
kitchen is another pleasant feature. A
good deal of kitchen work may be
done on a porch Of this kind in the
summer time, especially II It is shad-
ed with a good climbing vine such
as the Virginia creeper, some Of the
night shades, or a Dutchmans pipe
vine. The pantry is big enough for
store-room, another feature that will
be appreciated by woman who is
obliged to keep house for large fam
lily.
A feature of this house that looks
we'll outside and is appreciated inside
is the manner OF building the extern
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

factory front stair that will look right
and that will not spoil the front OF the
downstairs nor knock out the hall bed
room upstairs. This bow window ex-
tension on the side solves the problem
by providing landing for the turn
of the stair outside Of the wall line.
Such a stairway leaves room for a sat
isfactory approach in the hall below,
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford No IT'S West
Jackson boulevard Chicago Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
This is a ten room house. Some
times when there are number Of chill
dren In a growing family house of
ten rooms becomes a necessity.
Ideas in regard to the size Of houses
have changed very much in the last
ten years. People are not now build
ing larger than they need not so much
because the expense OF building has
somewhat increased, but the principal
reason is that help cannot be secured
to do the necessary homework. A
great many women have killed them
selves trying to keep a large house
looking nice enough to satisfy their
women friends, but women are learn
ing wisdom and are becoming content
with smaller houses, houses that pro-
vide Just room enough for their fam.
lilies and one or two occasional guests.
Sometimes families need house with
four or five bedrooms, then a plan
like this seems to fit In Just right.
Looking at the perspective it will
be noticed that this house tones up
with the best Of them. 1t Is the kind
of building that satisfies a persons
pride and every one should have
pride enough to appreciate a good
home and feel satisfied with It.
The mere fact Of having a large
house won't satisfy anybody. There
must be more to home than the
building, but a family Of from six to
ten persons should be able to estab.
fish a very satisfactory home in a
house like this.
The building is thirty feet in width
by thirty-seven feet six inches in
length and the porch is extra, a size
sufficient to lay out nicely into large
pleasant rooms, with convenient hall
ways, stairways, etc. 1t is impossible
to get nine or ten good and sufficient
rooms in a house much smaller. II
you try it you will surely spoil some
thing.
For a great many years architects
have been trying to arrange a salts
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-09-28
DolIs Stuffed With Fortunes.

The Bank of France destroys old
notes by placing them in a vat and
subjecting them to the action OF GER
tain corrosive acids, In a few mo-
ments the banknotes are reduced to
pulp. This pulp is sold to toy makers,
who use it for stufing their less ex-
pensive dolls, SO that the plaything OF
a child may be stuffed with what was
once a fortune.