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The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19
STRIPED BASS.
They Are Quick as a Flash and Will
 Fight to the Finish.

At the aquarium it will be notic- ed that before feeding time the big striped bass swim lazily and indif- ferently near the bottom, moving sluggishly, as one often sees big striped bass swim in the shallow wa ter just beyond the surf line. No body who does not know would imagine then that they are fish of incredible swiftness.
 The food, consisting of live kil- lies, is thrown in by handfuls Be fore the first handful gets chance to sink an inch below the surface the water is a fzz with the bass, and the killies disappear so quickly that the eye cannot see them go. This is repeated again and again until the first hunger is satisfied. Then the bass ease off.
 Lying on the bottom, they watch for some particularly tempting kill lie. When a bass sees one he is up and back again almost before one perceivesr that he, has moved. And the kiIlie is inside of him.
 After watching them for few minutes the striped bass angler will realize more clearly than he could realize from weeks and months of fishing how carefully the bait must be watched and how swiftly a bass can strike if he feels like it. He will learn also that it is futile to expect to feel a nibble first, if strip ed bass are really hungry. The fish takes the food with a rush that would mean a smashed or lost rod if it were held by a careless angler.
 When the angler is rewarded by the sharp strike, quick as fash of lightning, it is nip and tuck, rush here and rush there, and the man behind the rod is winding rapidly to prevent the line from fouling on the rocks which the striped bass is making for Shy at first in taking the bait, he is no longer shy, but fighter. He is in the fight to win if he can. Out into the channel or the tideway, into the deeper water, be- cause he does not like to fight in corner, he will dodge around the rocks, prepared for a long run, and with terrific dashes and splashes he makes the struggle for freedom from the hook. Now he stops short he is sulking. The dash is still in him, but he stops short with a determination that seems to ask, "Well, what are you going to do about it ?"
 The striped bass is an uncertain fellow, but in general the fish are hungriest at late dusk. The largest fish resort to the rocky shores of bays and inlets, the smaller ones to the tideways, and the smallest ones to the shallow waters.-New York Times.
The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19
why Do Plants Grow Erect?

Exactly why trees and other plants grow erect has never as yet been definitely determined. Some of the scientists have given it as their opinion that the phenomenon of erect growth was and is in some manner related to the action of light That this hypothesis is un- tenable was proved by Dr. Maxwell S. Masters of England, who found that sprouts on green posts thou sands of feet underground in the mines always assume the erect atti- tude.
The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19

Except for the fools, the wise guys would starve.
The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19
Their First EaIIinu Out.

The speeding trains came to- gether with a dull, sickening thud. A moment later the happy pair sat facing each other in the cornfeld far away.
 "Well, what are you crying for ?" asked the man. The lady wept anew. '1t-it is our first falling out" she sobbed.-Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune.
The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19
cauqht.

She II had an argument with Alice this morning over the proper use of "shall" and twill" Perhaps you can tell me which is correct. "Will you marry me ?' or 'Shall you marry me?"
 He-I should say ''Will you marry me?"
 She = Then why in the world don't you?-Boston Transcript.
The Holbrook news., 1914-06-19
The TrunkHsh.

The trunkfsh is one of the pe- culi.r inhabitants of the ocean. It is called the trunkfish because its back is completely covered with bonv plates of a regular shape. forming complete, coat of mail. It iS protected so completely that it can move only its tail. mouth and a small part of it's gills. which pass through the armor. It is quite a small fish and is found only in the warm waters of the southern tropi- cal seas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
TINNNILLE.

Tinville, July live are having
some dry wea Their now and a little
rain would be greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zal Greenwood of Ro-
hernia, have moved into our little
town.
Mrs. Ida Douglass Of Yniestria, has
a very sick baby.
Rev. w, r. Douglass Of Pleasant
Grove, who has been on the sick list
for the past few days is able to be
up again, to the delight Of his many
friends.
Mr.. Cal Mobiles has bought the Ellis
house One more added to our neigh
bors
Mrs. Ellis and family of Gould1ng,
spent the Fourth down on the bay ar
the old Fig Tree.
Mrs Powell of Gouldtng is visiting
Mrs. S. Donaldson for a few DAYS.
Mrs. Herring and Mrs Gentry and
also Mrs. Harris were pleasant callers
at the home of Mrs. Z. Douglass Tues
day morning last.
Mr.. jeff Gentry Of Gull Point and
Miss Mamie Edins of FTomaton. Ala,
were quietly married at the home of
Rev. W. r. Douglass, Friday last
Mr. Jim Powell Of Tinnville. and
Mrs. Banner Foley of Gull Point, were
married one night last week by Mr..
Stephens.
Mrs. Emma Davis and two children
of Pensacola. are visiting her aunt,
Mrs S. Donaldson. for a while
Mr.. T. G. Sanders is slowly inprov-
ing with his broken leg to the delight
of his many friends.
Officer Donaldson of Pensacola was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. Donaldson a
few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Sanders and
children spent Sunday last with Mrs
Sanders's parents, Mr.. and Mrs DON
aldsOn.
Mrs Ella Grant and son. Bennie. Of
Oak Grove. Ala, is down on q visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. R.
DOlNlass.
Mrs. Kate Herring Of Pensacola, was
called to the bedside of her father, Mr.
Douglass, Saturday last
Mrs. z. Douglass and children and
Mrs. Sanders and son. Survan, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Douglass
Sunday evening last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Shell Of Maya
zine Point, are visiting Mrs Shells
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilingham, of
Gull Point
Mr.. Charlie Johnson of Gull Point,
was visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Donaldson. Sunday last.
The wedding bells will soon be ring
ing in Tinnville again
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

France. Lawrence Sperry, who pilotcd
the craft, said
Il stood up in the machine with my
hands in the air when it was more
than six hundred feet above the
ground. While my hands were entire
ly clear of the apparatus. my mech
anic climbed out on the planes trying
to disturb the balance, but the stabi-
lizer, through the gyroscope worked
perfectly. The machine righted itself
automatically every time. I made more
than one hundred flights while in
France and never experienced the
slightest difficulty with the machan-
ism
Lawrence Sperry made his first
flight at Sheepshead Bay in 1910 in a
craft of his own construction 1t
failed to give satisfaction. and he built
several more. In 1912, when his faith
er first brought out the. gyroscope
compasses with which all vessels in
the United States navy are now being
equipped, he induced him to devote
his attention 20 applying the same
principle to aeroplanes.
The first flights with machines
made at San Diego. Cal, last summer
and were followed soon after at Ham
mondsport, when Glenn H. Curtiss
became interested in the invention
The navy department has formally
the invention, and Lawrence
Sperry will leave here in a few days
for Pensacola, Fla. where he will
equip the first of several Curtiss wa
terplanes owned by the government
and in use at the aviation school at
that place.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
NEW BATTING
LEADER. BURNS
OF.THE PH|LL|ES
HAS AVERAGE OF 1854 WHICH
TOPS THAT OF OTHER LEAGUE
PLAYERs-cOBe STILL MAIN
TAINS GOOD LEAD IN THE AM
ERICAN.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago, July 11-Burns of Phila-
delphia leads the National league bat
tiers with an average of 1854 according
to figures published here today. Hum
mel, Bro oklyn is next with .345; Grant,
New York third with 1897. In club bat
ting New York leads with .267 and
Brooklyn is next with .266. With %
to his credit, Herzog of Cincinnati
leads in stolen bases. Among pitch
ers who have taken part in more than
ten games, Mathewson, New York
leads in games won and lost with IA
and 4; Aitchison, Brooklyn. is next
with and 2, and Prefer, Brooklyn;
Doak, st. Louis and Vaughn, Chi
cago, next with s and 8.
Ty Cobb's .349 keeps the Detroit
slugger on top in the American league
though he is out of the game. c.
Walker. st. Louis, with $40 is next
with Baker, Philadelphia third with
the clubs with .259 and .245. Maisel.
New York with %, leads in stolen
bases. Leonard of Boston with IL
won and . lost leads the regular
pitchers. Bender of Philadelphia with
and is next and Plank Of Phila-
delphia with and is third.
Federal league batters are all fol-
lowing Carr Of indianapolis who is
hitting at 1872 rate. Kauff, India
napolis leads with .297 and Baltimore
is next with ESQ. Leading pitchers
among the regulars are: Kaiserling,
Indianapolis with won and l lost;
Ford, Buffalo. II and 2; Moran, Buff
falo, and .. Kauff Leads in stolen
bas with Sc.
Knisely of birmingham with .356
leads the Southern Association hat
tiers. Then come Mccormick, Chat
tanooga .355: Kirby. Mobile $50; Car
roll, Birmingham .341; Sloan. Nash
VILE 1924: Welchonce. Atlanta 81;
Street. Chattanooga and Long and
Holland. Atlanta, $40 each.
Nashville with 273 and Atlanta with
.272 leads in team hitting. Knisely
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
DEVICE MAKES
A FLYING BOAT
A SAFE THING
NEW INVENTION HAS BEEN
ADOPTED BY NAVY DEPART
MENT AND WILL BE SENT
HERE AND ATTACHED TO MA
CHIMES

A new invention makes a flying ma
chine absolutely safe and one of the
representatives of the manufacturers
Will be in Pensacola IN the next week
or ten days to equip the flying boats
at the navy yard with them. OF the
new device the New York Herald
says:
The "foolproor' aeroplane has ar
rived. In the future it will be pos
siole for boy ten years old to oper-
ate q flying machine with as much
ease and as little danger as would be
the case where he Is riding a bicycle.
The minimizing Of danger in flying
has been made possible by the inven-
ton Of Elmer A. Sperry and his son,
Lawrence. of No. 100 Marlborough
street, Brooklyn, who returned yester-
day on board the Olympic, Of the
White Star line, from France, where
they won the grand prize of 50,000f.
with their safety device.
Their invention consists of a series
OF four horoscopes, which automati-
aeroplane while in the air. They sue
cessfully demonstrated the possibili-
ties OF their invention when it was
shown that a person could climb from
end to end of the machine while it
was in the air without disturbing the
balance and while the pilot was exer-
cistng no manual control over the sta
bilt%cr3 or lateral planes.
During their stay in France several
nov!ces were allowed to ascend in the
Curtiss waterplane with which they
were making the demonstration. These
students were able, because of the
horoscopes, to handle the machine
with the apparent skill of seasoned
veterans. They were up in the air at
times when the weather conditions
would have made it impossible for
them to use a machine not equipped
with the horoscopes. 1t was largely
on the strength of these performances
that the prize was given to the Sper-
rvs.
Adopted by Government.
In referring to the tests ma lie in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

The want Ad Way"
page is one of the great fea-
lures # this paper. Read it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

at the camp Tuesday and wednes-
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

Escambiar Fla, Station July Ii
a Jolly party of Montgomerians are
camping at Escambia Bay, Fla, er
toying boating, bathing, fishing. and
grabbing. In one camp the guests If
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamn and little
daughter. Helen Meredith. Of Pensa-
cola, are Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hamn.
Misses Ruth, Bessie. Vivian and Nil
dred Hamn and Miss Annie Brown,
and Mr. and Mrs Ben Askew and 1T
tie daughter Patricia, Of Bombay, Fla.
In another party are Mrs. Ellen Full
cher, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Walker, Mr..
and Mrs Berrey Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
". F. Shannon, Mr.. and Mrs. Sara
Burge. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Lloyd. Nj.
and Mrs. D. J. Dunn and Misses Viola
Walker, Ruby Nicholson of Greenville.
Mary Ann Carey, Hazel Shannon,
Ruth and Louise Dunn, Ellie and
Elizabeth Grant, Messrs. Edward Full
cher. Fred Pendergrass. Roy Lloyd.
CASTOR Grant, David Dunn. ]. T. Wee
yer and Vance Shannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. La Baron McVcy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McVoy and little
Eta Haley Of Pensacola, were guests
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

Sheriff Ellis and party from Pensa-
cola, also Mr.. Thos Shelby and chill
dren OF the Deep Water City. The
pastor handled his subjects with
gloves. pointing out our sins Of omis-
sion and comrni ssion. He touched
squirm, and a few even got a little
bit hot, but as he preached straight
Biblical truths. and adhered closely to
his texts, so If he caught us with the
goods, we had nothing to complain Of
for he was not to blame for our condi-
ton
Mr.. s. :. Cobb was in the city on
business Thursday. He has five acres
Of cotton, which Is looking fine and
If the boil weevil don't set II. he Will
make a good crop.
Arthur Spare was a Pensacola VS.
itOr Thursday.
Mr.. T. L. Barrineau was in the city
on business Monday
Mr., Willard sunday and I Hurst
spent a few days on business over IN
Baldwin county, Ala, this week.
Mr.. c. B. Bushee was in the city
on business Wednesday.
Mr.. J. T. Taylor and family at
tended a family reunion the Fourth
OF July at the home Of Mrs. Taylor's
fury. All OF the children were present
except one who was unable to al
tend There was about two hundred
relatives and friends present to en-
JOY the fine dinner provided by Mr.,
Kelley, with lemonade galore.
Mr. Taylor returned home Sunday
evening In time to attend the last few
meetings. and the song service Mon
day evening.
Miss Bessie Kelley Of Century, 81
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. ]. T. Tay-
Tor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
LOCKHART.

Lockhart. Alabama, July IL = J.
W. =. Master has fine five
passenger Hudson car. which just ar
rived this week, He took Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Mcleod and Oren Coughenour
TO Opp TO watch the Locl1har1 boys
beat them at baseball Saturday.
J. G; Carpenter III be permanently
located in LocHharI now. having
taken charge + the lath mill
E r. Weltbank, travelling salesman
for the Jackson Lumber Company.
left Sunday on his regular trip
through Virginia
Misses Genevieve and Helen White
left for Fort Worth. Ga. where they
are to enjoy delightful camp with
some Of their classmates from Yves
leyan college for this week
Miss Ruby Trammell Of Mobile. re-
turned to her home this week. after
very pleasant visit to friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Radney have
returned from delightful visit TO
relatives in different parts Of Ala
bama- as Mr.. Radney was taking his
annual vacation from the store.
Mrs. Bowers of DeFuniak Springs.
Fla, IS expected this week to visit
her daughter, Mrs. w. W. KinsauI.
Miss Maud Preston of Selma, who
has been the attractive guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Theron Yates, for the last
week, has returned to her home
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Sims and two
daughters have returned from de-
lightful vacation spent In Panama
City. Fla.
William T. Campbell spent the
week END with his parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Campbell. He has a
lucrative position with MetcaIf Gro
Gerry Company in Greenville.
Mrs Funis Sellers and Miss Vivian
Darlington left last Monday for
where they will visit Ia
tyes Of Mrs. Sellers for the next
month.
Howard Cawthon and John Nc
Swain Of DeFuntak Springs, were Wis
itOrs TO Lockhart Sunday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
Cessna today, 10, 8, 7:3O
BEULAH.

Beulah. July 11-Rev. Bouterse con-
Ciuded. what he termed a very salts
factory series of meetings, last Mon
day evening, whether satisfactory
financially or in a spiritual sense re
did not say Dinner on the grounds
Sunday was a success. Plenty for
all and some to spare. There was a
large delegation from Muscogee. DR.
and Mrs. J. d. Trammeu were among
those from there. Pine Forest was
well represented. A few from McKin-
nonviIle, Quintette and other places
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
PRIZE MELON IN
SANTA ROSA co.
MUSkMELoN WEIGHING ELEVEN
POUNDS WAS PRODUCED NEAR
MILTON AND 1T NATURALLY
INcITES INTEREST.

Santa Rosa county come. forward
with the exhi bttion of tie biggest
muskmelon, a farmer near Milton hay
ing raised one of this variety weigh
ing eleven pounds, and to prove the
truth OF the assertion, said melon Is on
display at Milton. Referring to the
product OF a santa Rosa farmer, the
Gazette of yesterday printed the fol-
lowing:
A musl1melon that will rank with
some of the best was displayed in
this office a few days since by MT.
Thomas Atktn recently OF Ken
lucky. who, however. is now num-
bered among the progressive plant
ers of Santa Rosa county. Mr.. At
kinson purcha sed what Is known as
the Jernigan place from Mr.. ]. n.
G. Newton last winter and is apply
ing modern methods to his farming
operations on it. The prize melon
which he IS shipping back to Ken
done IN Santa Rosa county. weighed
eleven pounda and was one of the
finest specimens that we have ever
seen. While eleven pounds is but
small water melon, It is a decidedly
large musk melon, as YOU will find
out If you win weigh a few Of them.
Mr.. Atkinson left near relative
Of this melon With The Gazette force.
which, while not nearly so large was
most delicious.
While Mr.. Atldnson's work is
largely EXPERIMENTAL, this season as
he is not acquainted with soil and Gil
matte conditions here. still he has
succeeded SO we'll that he is able to,
ship produce from his farm in GUAM
titles and secure the best of priceg
for what he produces.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12
BAGDAD.

Bagdad, July 11.-Messrs. F. w
Stevens. NJ. NJ Glasgow, J. e. Keene
and Captain Rourke spent the Fourth
in Pensacola.
Mrs. W. a. Watson and daughter.
Miss GeneVieve, are. the guests of Mrs
Bruce. Mr.. Watson came over from
Mobile Saturday to spend the week
end with his family.
Miss Sadie Turvin has returned
from the Floral Norrnl. at Madison.
Miss Stewart, of Pensacola, is the
guest of Miss Essie White.
Mr.. J. A. Gum, who was with the
Bagdad Land 81 Lumber Co. for some
time, was In Bagdad Wednesday Of
this week.
Mrs. H. H. Callen> and children, Of
Selma, Ala. and Mrs B. c. LAWYER
OF Bond Miss. and Mr. and Mrs H
F. Graham of Bogalusa, La, are visit
in gat the home of Mr.. H. W. Thomp-
son.
Will Stewart who has been attend
ing a dental college in Kentucky for
the past two years. is at home on a
visit to his parents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

and Callahan of Nashville, with 80
each, lead in stolen bases.
Walker, Of New Orleans and Town
send, Mobile with 10 wins and de-
feats each, and Lively. MONTGOMERY.
with 5 and lead the pitchers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-12

There is more of human
interest in The Journals
want Ad Way" page than
in any other part of the pa
per.
Evening star., 1914-07-30

do it. AS. Mr. Blacksnake slipped from
the tree Farmer Browns boy raised the
long stick, meaning to bring 1t down on
Mr.. Blacksnake's head and kill him. But
he didn't No, sir, he didn't. You see, at
just that very minute he changed his
mind. 1t had come over him all of sud
den that Mr.. Blacksnake had Just as
one Of Old Mother Natures big family,
just as much as was Drummer the
Woodpecker. In trying to get dinner
of helpless young Woodpeckers he was
no worse than a lot of other little people,
and not so bad as hunters who. with
dreadful guns, go out to Kill birds and
little animals, not because they really
need them to eat, but Tor "nat they cali
sport.
He remembered too. a lot of things he
had found out about Mr.. Blacksnake and
some Of his relatives-that they really
do a great deal of good-more good than
harm.
Il don't waht to kill him." thought he.
what I want to do is to scare him SO
that he'll never want to come pack 70
Drummer's house again and will think
long time before he will visit any other
nests
So Farmer Browns boy brought the
stick down close beside Mr.. Blacksnake
instead Of on him, and kept doing it as
he chased him through the Old orchard
half way to the Green Meadows. all the
time yelling at him, and altogether CIV
ing him the worst scare he ever had
known. Lint.
hin" said Farmer Browns boy as he
stopped to get his breath. And thousn
Chatterer the Red Squirrel and Drummer
the Woodpecker didn't think so. and said
As much, it was, as you and know.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
PETER RABBIT IN TOWN
TO SEE Mr.. POLAR BEAR
The Secret of Chilly Weather Is Re
vealed to Little Green
Forester.

Dear Children. All:
@ ! !. J J: !: !: : : !
i came to town this
ASfXN morning by way of
A RN the Zoo especially to
Us ON see how Polar Bear
was enjoying the
NO CSN cool weather. 1t was
~El SO early that the
~ Merry Breezes that
came blowing across
Rock creek straight from the pihNs
blue sunrise We're as crisply chill as II
they belonged to Miss october lhsteau
of Lady July. But it wasn't TOO cary
for Polar Bear to be UP and exercising
all over his cage. waiting for the zoo
man to bring him his breakfast. lou
can't get much cheerful conversation
out of a polar bear when he is hungry
so all / could find out from him aoont
the change in the weather was tina,
he received a letter night before last
from a bear who lives in the suburbs
of the North Pole and that when ne
opened the letter the Icy Chills blew
out and flew all over Washington so
now you know as much as l do.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
FEWER LEAVING CANAL ZONE.
Population Becomes More Stable as
Waterway Nears Completion.

AS the Panama canal nears compile
ton the population of the Canal Zone
becomes more stable.
Official figures just received here
show that although the total net emf
grafton from the isthmus during the
eleven months ended June 80 last was
1876 persons, only 2s3 went away
during the last month of that period.
During June there was net emigra-
ton of 626 persons The greater part
of these emigrants were laborers re-
turning to their native countries.
The excess of persons who. embarked
over those who landed at Colon and
Cristobal during June was 25s. Europe
contributed only 30 immigrants in the
steerage class. At present there is the
usual immigration from Central Amer
lea of returning laborers who have
been employed on the banana planta-
tions and on railroad construction in
Guatemala and Honduras.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
Farmer Browns Boy Changes
His Mind.

Drummer the Woodpecker and Mrs.
Drummer actually flew to meet Farmer
Browns boy when they saw him coming
through the Old Orchard with stick in
one hand and a stone in the other. In
spite of all that Tommy Tit the Chicka-
dee and Chatterer the Red Squirrel had
told them about the kindness which
Farmer Browns boy had learned, they
still distrusted him. But now, with Mr..
Blacksnake actually looking in at the
door of their home and making ready to
swallow their five helpless babies, they Or
got their distrust. They flew almost to
him, then back toward the tree, all the
time crying in the most pitiful way.
OF course, Farmer Browns boy couldn' t
understand what they said. but he knew
right away what they meant. They
meant for him to hurry. to please hurry
and help them. So he did hurry, and