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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-18

and saw how strong he was and an
swered brsvely:
Our pleasure is that you clean up
this room. just as clean as a new pin
Oh, Saleh, that's the very thing. isn't
it?"
Upon one side of the room was a
high, high shelf. so high that it was
quite close to the ceiling. The giant
picked up little Laleh in his big, soft
black hands, and set her up on this
shelf as though she had been a little
jug or pitcher; and then he set saleh
up beside her, so that what with the
start 1t gave them, and the strangeness
OF such doingS the two hadn't gasp
Of breath between them. But the giant
seemed to notice nothing. He turned
to the room, and certainly Saleh and
Laleh had never seen such a sweeping
and creeping. such busting and flust-
ering. such rubbing and scrubbing
as then and there took placel
"Gianty, can you paint? Could you
paint this room? My pleasure would
be to have you paint it. ana have it
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THE SLAVE OF T1HE
INDUSTRIOUS

poor to buy soap and began scrubbinE
away at the side Of this when, Tum-
alum Tum-a-lum Tum-a-luml TI1m-
tum-tum! Prrr-r-rl Bangl a great
black giant stood In the middle of the
room, his bushy head against the cell
ing.
"ohp' cried Laleh, and hid her eyes,
trembling, too terrified to say another
word, or even to move.
But saleh. who was brave like his
soldier father, turned and faced the
black giant, and asked him civilIy what
he wanted. The giant made a low
bow and said, in the politest voice in
the world. What is your pleasure,
young sir? That is all I want-Just
to know what Is your WISH
''Oh! go away-do!" sobbed Laleh.
And-pst-whst-spt In an instant
the giant was gone-gone completely,
and not q sign of anything to show
he had been there at all.
Saleh sat about comforting his sis
ter. 1T really didn't need to brighten
you, Lalie DEAR he said. I'VE have
done nothing naughty, and when peo-
pie are good, not even a black giant
as big as that can hurt them. I wish
he would come baclv-don't you, I.alie7
Would you be afraid IL he should come
back?"
Laleh thought she would mott; she
thought 1t was mostly the terrible sud
denness of the giant which had so
frightened her before. She believed
that II he should come again, she could
! hold very tight to Saleh's hand, and
not be scared at ALL So the two chill
dren began calling. "oh, giant. please.
giant, come backr' And finally little
Laleh set UP cry as though she had
been calling q cat, "Gianty-gianty-
giantyI Please come here. giantyi We
won't hurt your (And this promise
on the part OF a tiny little timid girl,
made to a great black giant that could
have swallowed her at one gulp, was
very funny. had there been any one
there to hear it, But no giant came
And after while SaIeh said:
Wen. never mind; let's go back tc
our cleaning. Mamma will be sc
pleased to find her room all clean and
tidy"
And he set to work on his lamp more
vigorously than ever.
Tum-a-lum! Tunl-a-lum, Tum-tun
l-tuml Pr-r-r-r! Bang! And there
stood the giant. g1-inning all over hi.
black face; for he had heard every
word the children had been saying
and Laleh's little gentle promise not tt
hurt him; and he thought 1t quite tn,
funniest thing he'd ever heard.
This time he lool1ed so good-natureC
that Laleh was not frightened at all
She even let go OF Saleh's hand: ant
} like a little woman. she looked at hin
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DeFUNIAK.

DeFuniak, June 17.-Rosby Brown
is being heartily congratulated by
friends upon his graduation at Au-
burn, where he has made a creditable
record. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, with
Rosby's two sisters, Misses Irene and
Juliette, motored to Auburn to at
tend the graduation exercises. They
had a very happy trip and safe re-
turn home.
Mrs. Frances Florence (nee Mil
ler) Of Fort Myers is visiting her
parents in DeFuniak for few weeks.
Mrs. ]. G. Crawford and little
daughter, Aileen, left Wednesday for
their home in Springfield, VT. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Crawford's
brother, C. A. Lansden, who will
spend the greater part of the summer
north.
DIR. Riley, the new rector of St.
Agathas, delights his congration with
very fine practical sermons, his topics
being timely and well chosen. Last
Sunday the sermon on forgiveness
was unusually interesting and help
full, most of US have cause to forgive
as well as to be forgiven.
Donald Fitzgerald came in his car
from Policy Saturday and carried
home with him his two nieces, Misses
Annie and Vannie Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mccall returned
Monday from their bridal trip, and
are with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Murray
on Live Oak avenue, receiving con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes from
a score of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Bruce were
to have left last week for Atlanta,
but are detained by Mr.. Bruce's in
ability to travel just now, as he is
suffering with an attack of acute
rheumatism.
Mrs. Cummings from Warrington is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. James
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all nice and dry for mamma when she
comes home"
Then, all at once. the children saw
that the giant had a paint brush in
his hand. How long do you suppose
1t was? It was just as long and just
as big as a broom which we use to
sweep the floor. And then they noticed
that he had paint bucket in the other
hand. And how big do you suppose
that was? Why, as big as barrel.
oh, yes, indeed; quite as big as the
very largest size barrel! And he
swung it along as easily as you or
could swing a little tin dinner pail.
Saleh and Laleh were so delighted
with this, and they found his work so
much better than anything they could
direct him to do that they thought
the giant to make the room nice for
them. without telling him just what
particular thing they did want. They
tried this. The giant was very willing,
and grinned cheerfuIly. And all about
he put the cunningest little chairs and
tables just suited to their size, and
the incest big furniture just suited to
their mammals size.
They were so interested looking at
these things that, when the giant bow
ed and asked them, What is your
pleasure2" they had no wish ready; and
so Laleh told him that this was
enough, and that they only wished
their mamma was there to see 1t.
suppose the giant took this as a
hint to bring her; for the next mo-
ment the great black man himself was
gone, and one little moment after that,
their mamma was standing in the mid
die of the room, looking very dizzy
and a little frightened.
''Oh. ehildrenr' she said, when she
had got her breath a bit, II was go
ing along the street just now, when
suddenly there came up an awful
storm; It grew black all around me,
and the wind-why, do you know,
children, 1t seemed to fairly catch hold
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like to ask you a question"
"Ask-I win answer" returned the
giant. courteously.
We'll, Them said Saieh, why is It
that you come sometimes when I rub
this lamp. and again when I rub 1t,
just the same, you do not?"
IT imagined that question was COM
ing. Know, then, that I am the giant
VINO answers to the industrious hand"
the big black man replied. when you
rubbed the lamp to clean It. or when
you worked to hep your mother. I
came. When you rubbed the lamp
only to make me come, and cared not
at all that the lamp should be clean,
or that you yourselves should be work
ing-I did not come"
Then, standing before them. bowling
and smiling gravely. he concluded:
This is the moral: To those who win
labor, the giants come to help. To
those who are idle, and spend the
time IN wishing for what they do not
labor to attain, no giant viii answer.
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FERRY PASS

Ferry Pass, June 17.-On Wednes-
day evening, May 81, Miss Lucille Bass
and Mr.. James Diamond were mar
RED at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Bass. Only
few relatives and friends were pres
emit at the marriage. They are now
at home to their friends near Rob
erts.
Mrs. H. w. Gray and little daugh-
ter, Dorothy Lee, of Gainesville, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Gray will be pleasantly remem-
bered as Miss Leonard Gates. She
has many friends who are always
glad to have her visit her childhood
home.
Among the out-of-town guests for
commencement were Miss Georgia
Padgett of Pensacola, guest of Miss
Maggie Haynes; Mrs. George Gibson
and daughter, Ruby, guest of Mrs.
Langley; Mrs. G. E. Mcclure and two
charming children, c. E., Jr., and
Elizabeth, of Pensacola, guests OF
Mrs. D. N. Wilson; Mrs. Joe Gibson
and little son, Lester, of Dogwood
Grove, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. K. L.
Jones; Misses Agnes and Carson
Steward of Pace, guests of Miss Liz
zie Jones; Mrs. I'd Creighton and
little daughter, Juanita, of Pensa-
cola, guests of Mrs. E. G. Creighton;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clark and three
childen, G. H., Jr., Marguerite and
Mildred, of Pensacola; Miss Jeniel
Diamond of Pine Forest, guests of the
Misses Clark.
Several of the young folks from
here attended the dance at Florida
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GRAND RIDGE.

Grand Ridge, June lin Tues
DAYS storm the phone in the home of
B. L. Porter was knocked to pieces
by a lightning stroke, and the bolt
ran down the chimney. No shock
was felt by the family.
The residence of Mr.. Whiddon, SUI
perintendert of Mr.. Sjngletary's plan
tation, was also struck with light
ming, with considerable damage to
the building.
The first carload of watermelons
of the season has been loaded here.
The new stock pens aud loading
chute is receiving the finishing
touches, and will be the most com
plete of any on this railroad.
Grand Ridge section has two dip
ping watts, and two of our leading cat
tlemen rave shipped five carloads of
fat cattle this spring.
The corn crop is the most pron1is-
ing of many years. Sugar cane is
late and Of less acreage than for
some years. There are few signs of
boil weevil in this immediate vicin-
ity. but in the west side of this coun-
ty some of the largest cotton growers
have already plowed up several fields
and are Ieplanting with corn or rea
vines.
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to buy a bit of oil. Then I can sec to
do more work"
So saIeh set to work with a will,
scrubbing his lamp to clean II. And
Dust as you and I expected Tuna
lum! Tum-a-lum! Tum-tum-tum!
Pr-r-r-r! Bang! The great black
giant stood in the middle OF the room.
bowling and smiling and asking what
their pleasure was.
Clothes Of all sorts" saleh shouted
hastily. He had his command all
ready on the tip of his tongue this
time. you see.
No sooner said than done. They were
all dressed in the very clothes they
had most wanted. and those which
looked best upon them. More than
that, three great chests Of clothing
were seen to be sitting by the wall
the beautiful, rich garments fairly
crowding open the lids. peeping out at
the cracks thus made.
Now, If you please, good master
giant saleh said to him, Il should
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BOWMANVILLE.

Bowmanville, June 17.-There was
an old fashioned singing at the home
of J. w. Brewton last Sunday night,
which was enjoyed very much.
Mrs. w. P. Bowman of Moline, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Bow
man last Sunday.
Messrs. Hoah Hall and Burney
Steel of Oak Grove attended preach
ing here Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Jess Norris and three little
sons of Muscogee spent last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Enterkin.
Messrs. Jake Curtis and Carrie
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Of me! It lifted me up and blew me
touched the ground-and yet it seems
to. me that the sun is shining-I do
not know what to make OF it, I was
a good deal frightened at first; but
now it seems to me rather funny"
And she laughed.
So then saleh and Laleh knew that
the, giant had lifted their mamma and
carried her right into the room; and
they tried to tell her about it. both
speaking at once.
In the middle of their talk about
old lamps and black giants, she
looked up and saw how transformed
the room was. Then she listened, in
deed: and when they had told her
all that had happened, the little boy.
suddenly realizing how hungry they
were and how little they would have
to eat, said:
'T wish I had asked the good giant
to get US a nice supper; for, in spite
Of our beautiful goom, we shall be
hungry. Oh. 1 do wish I had thought
to ask him"
The little girl remembered that they
had told the giant to fix the room
beautifully while they shut their eyes
and she believed he might have put
something in the cupboard; so she ran
&c 1t and opened 1t. I think you will
guess that such a very excellent giant
as this giant was, had not failed to
put plenty of things that children like
into that cupboard. He certainly had
not; for their were candies OF all sorts,
and pink ice cream and frosted cake,
not to mention chicken and dumpiings,
and nuts and oranges. The children
made their mamma sit down at the
table while they waited on her. Then
the three ate the happiest, happiest
supper that you can imagine.
But after it was over the children
began to look at themselves and at
each other, to think that they looked
very shabby and wretched and pitifuI,
and so, to wish that they had asked
the good giant for some clothes. Then,
very naturally. they began to wonder
how 1t was he came at all In the first
place. and If they might find out how
to call him again.
DO you know, I think it was rub
bling the lamp brought him." little
Laleh said. Lets rub it again, saIeh.
and try If that wasn't it."
So they rubbed and they rubbed
and they rubbed. But no giant came;
and their mother, who felt wonder
fully rested and refreshed and happy
after her good supper, laughed at
them a little.
Put sand in your hand as you did
before, Saleh," his sister said
So Saleh filed his hand with sand,
and rubbed the lamp and rubbed It;
but it would not come clean, nor
would the giant appear; and now. when
their mamma laughed, they laughed
with her.
Never mind" the boy said. I'VE
haven't any lamp, and I am going to
clean this one and fill it with oil, so
that mamma can see to work"
His mamma said, Yes, love. that is
the thing to do. have some pennies
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HAND
BY
GRACE MAceoWAN COOKE.
illustrations by Mabel 3. Hill.

~ nee upon a time there lived in
the City of Bagdad a widow
with two children, twins, boy
and a girl, and their names
were Saleh and Laleh. Their father
had been a very honorable man and
a soldier; but he was killed in a battle
nghting for the rightful king; and
now a wicked monarch was on the
throne instead, and the mother of Saleh
and Laleh was obliged to hide herself.
and lived in great poverty with her
children.
All day long she sat by the one win
aow of their poor room, and stitched
and stitched and stitched; and Saleh
and Laleh did what they could to
make things clean and tidy. and to
cook the bits Of poor food which were
all they were able to buy.
One day when their mother had gone
to take her work to the great lady
who bought it, the twins sat on their
miserable couch. shivering.
I'm so cold" whispered the little
girl to her brother.
$50 am ], Saleh answered nerS Dul
I,aIie. let's warm ourselves up by clean
ing the room for mother. See how
dirty 1t Is. See how those things IN
the corner Iook-let's take them. ev,
ery one out, and rub them and scrub
them till they are bright and clean"
No sooner said than done. Salef
hurried out to gather some pieces o.
broken wood in the street, and theI
went back TO sorape up some SAND
which still lay about where the n1asoni
had been mixing mortar to build {
chimney. Laleh made up a fire. pu
on the kettle and heated some water
Then both little folks went down OF
their knees and pulled out all the ok
bits OF broken crockery and vase
which lay In the corner. After every
thing else, came a dull, dingy old bras
lamp.
"see-oh-seei" cried saleh. Here
a lamp. I believe we can clean it
and when we can get some oil. ther
will be a light for poor mother TO worl
by Won't that be grand
The brother and sister washed every
thing In the heap. washed it and scrub
bed It and secured It, whether II wa
broken or not Finally nothing re
NAMED but the dingy old lamp. Sale
took up handful Of the sand Cfor 20
must know, they were altogether TO
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COTTAGE HILL.

Cottage Hill, June 17.-Mrs. John
Mcdonald and children were Moline
visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Grimlar of Moline is visiting
her brother, Mr.. Lait.
Clarence Mckenzie returned home
Saturday from Madison, where he
has been attending school.
Ralph Voris was in Pensacola Tues
day.
Clarence Mckenzie was a business
visitor in Pensacola Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Reeves and
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Town Saturday night. All report a

Town Saturday night. All report a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josh Hardee and chill
dren are visiting Mrs. Hardee's faith
er, Mr.. ]. T. Harper.
Mrs. Joe Gibson, Misses Eula Lee
Hoyt and Bessie Jones were dinner
guests of Miss Dora Lee Clark Sat
urday evening.
At the last meeting of the Excelsior
club it was decided to continue the
meetings every second and fourth
Friday during the summer.
Miss Charlotte Haynes was in the
city last week taking teachers ex-
aminations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-18
A HACKING COUGH WEAKENS
THE SYSTEM.

Don't suffer with hacking cough
that has weakened your system-get
a bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery,
in use over 40 years, and benefting
all who use it, the soothing pine bal
sarn with tar heal the irritated air
I. IS ages-soothes the raw spots,
loosens the mucous and prevents rack
ing the body with coughing. DIR,
Kings New Discovery induces natural
sleep 5nd aids nature 20 cure you
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-18

Maude Saunders, left Monday night
for Atlanta for an indefinite stay.
Later they viii be joined by Miss
Myrtle Warren.
Olin Campbell has new auto.
Mrs. Florence entertained the Five
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Creary, in their lovely country house
near DeFuniak.
Mrs. Lizelle with a party Of friends
came from Opp in their car last week
and spent several days, the guests
of Hotel Walton.
Mrs. WI. Cawthon and niece, Miss
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Hundred club Monday afternoon. At
the close of the game delicious
salad course was served BY the hos
tess.
Mrs. Gordon is the guest Of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Eggart, on Live
Oak avenue.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06
BIG DAY IS AHEAD
 FOR CLEARY CREEK
Expected It Will Produce Thirty
 Million Dollars More.

Luther Hess has taken options on some 700 acres on Cleary creek. Cleary has been a wonderful producer Authoritative figures estimate that the creek has produced up to date from the head to the mouth of the Chatanika river in the neighborhood of $23 100000, and conservative esti- mates state that if these options are taken up and the ground worked in the manner that it will be worked, Cleary will produce not less than S3O,- 100000 more. If the deal goes through, and there is every reason to believe that it will, it will mean large expenditures in the installation of equipment, such as ditches and power plants. It will mean great activity on old Cleary for years to come. Pros pecting will be begun all along the creek next summer.-Ex
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06
20 CORDS WOOD GO
 ADRIFT IN THE BAY

Twenty cords of wood, belonging to Tom O'Day, went adrift in the bay night before last. Whether it will be a total loss has not been learned yet. Mir. 0'Day started from his camp at Fourth of July creek day be- fore yesterday at p. m. with twenty cords of wood in tow, in "cord raft" for this side of the bay. With diff ficulty he managed to anchor the raft about a half mile off shore near the lagoon, but yesterday morning found that it had disappeared. It is thought that the anchor rope gave way, due to the heavy strain. MT. o'Day has hopes that the raft was washed ashore at the head of the bay, whence he went this morning to search for it.. If the raft broke up the whole twenty cords will be a complete loss.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06
FRANK BERRY IS
 REPORTED TO BE BROK E

SAN FRANCISCO-H. Frank Der ry, brother of Hen Berry, part owner of the San Francisco Pacific Baseball League team, was declared bankrupt in the federal court today, with liabili ties of $117,OOO, upon voluntary peti- ton. His brother, Clarence Berry, is a capitalist who made his stake on Eldorado creek, in the Klondike.
 Stock in an oil company of intang- ible value was the only asset. Among the debts mentioned were S62,OOO to his brother, Clarence; $15,OOO to the Farmers National Bank of Los An geles and $500 to J. Cal. Ewing form CT part owner of the San Francisco baseball team.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06
DUNCAN MICHIES BROTHER
 IS KILLED IN BATTLE E

DAWSON-Word has just been re- ceived by Duncan Michie, well known Dawson and Fairbanks mining man, who is spending the winter here, that his brother, William, was killed re- gently at the Dardanelles. William was with the Western Australian con tingent. Two other brothers were fighting at Gallipoli, but one of them has just been ordered to England, and probably will be transferred to the western front. Murdock Michie, well known Klondike miner, now engaged on Allgold creek, near Dawson, is an. other brother-Dawson News.
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British Lost 6O,OOO

LONDON Jan. 6.-The British official announcement of the British losses in the September drive in the west was made today The total British losses in that one struggle alone amounted to sixty thousand men, including two thousand officers. The French losses are not an- nounced for the drive but from our losses 1t is estimated that the allied forces must have lost over two hundred thousand all told The terrible losses are accounted for by the fact that the allies charged up against positions fortified with supreme ingenuity and manned by the most effective implements of destruction in the history ot war Some criticisms have been leveled at British leadership because of belief that the assaults were carried out
 under rules that have long become obsolete and never had
 chance of success German military writers admit that the British troops acted with splendid herosm but were sacrificed to lack of military science It is now rather generally believed that the resignation of French IS the result of the manner in which the drive was carried out
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06
CONSUMER PAYS 27 BILLION
 FOR 9 BILLION DOLLAR CROP

CHARLESTON, Jan. 6.-Nine bill lion dollars is the price American farmers get for their crops every year while enough is added by middlemen so that the consumers pay twenty seven billion dollars for the same crop, according to the statement of rural credit and marketing experts before the Southern Commercial Con- gress, which opened here today. The House of Southern Governors also be- gan a five day meeting. Cotton, credit and commerce will be the big subjects most discussed by both bodies. Peace and prosperity also wifi have a place on the program.
 Members of the congress were told by speakers favoring rural credit legislation that the farmer gets thirty-five cents and the middleman sixty-five cents of each dollar the con sumer pays for the farmers crops. There is an enormous amount of waste, especially in perishable pro- ducts, because of the lack of a central, directing market intelligence, they said
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-06

Mir. and Mrs. A. w. Jones will leave for Ellensberg, their former home, on the Alameda.
 E. R. Wilson arrived this afternoon from Anchorage by dog team. He brought 800 pounds of supplies and material for Mir. Riley and Mrs. Laundrye from Anchorage to Mile 6312 (from Seward) where they will take charge of the roadhouse. MT. Wilson will leave for Anchorage to- morrow morning with a load of freight immediately after the arrival of the Alameda.
 Miss Kate McKean will leave for Portland on the Alameda, stopping off at Valdez a week or so.