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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

bear to see u woman cry; 1t was inn
material to him who she was, or what
the circumstance he was powerfully
affected-distraugh His single aim
was to console her--it was selfish
aim designed primarily to relieve him
self
But it's easy to see" he said des-
perately, "why he was so anxious to
have me come. have twice
as many reasons to envy him now,
Miss Durant. i. really have. And
:. and, unlike your father, can pity
him, too, for"
"Ohw she said, smiling TREMENDOUSLY
up at him through the misty veil of her
tears. "But y-you see, Mr.. Hilliard
-. you're quite mistaken l
wasn't plying Dlcky; was
plying met"
He bit his lip sharply No reproach
could have gone deeper.
"That was your letter, you said?"
"Oh, yes" she said. ut c-cOuldn't
have been for anyone else! Thank
you so much 4. for bringing 1t :. :
He was trying to analyze the e1tfO-
lions which stirred him. He had told
himself over and over again that his
love for her was numb; and yet here
he was unsteadily balanced
tOrmented by her grief and ~
ing to her in the next sentence-to
protect his previous lies, and to give
to her what comfort he could.
81 want you to have his war cross,
| Miss Durant think 1t belongs
| to you more than to anyone else.
=. -" He stopped and stood irreso-
| lutte; for she had broken down com
| pletely. He watched her and slowly
| the blood burned in his cheeks! lie
| tried to order his thoughts, to select
his action F. if he still loved her
he was there TO console her; II not
E. he ought in all humanity to con
sole her just the same, even II 1t TOOK
another of those inexcuSable decep-
tons. For an instant he was on the
| point of succumbing to wild impulse
| to blurt out tho truth and take the
| consequences
He started; for she had motioned
| to him-motioned him away. He hes-
itated was it love, or repentance
or only his disquiet to see a woman
cry? She motloned again, hysterical-
| iy 80.
billiards. brain snapped; Syracuse
had sung his praise too late. The doe
tor with his isms and dissections was
too late-Carol herself was too late
with tears. His jaws came together
he glanced at her once more and then
in obedience to her gesture, he turned
and tiptoed quietly from the room
The front door closed quietly behlno
him. The danger of succumbing was
over and, he believed, permanently
and yet -.
Gwen Stephen !" he whispered as nc
went down the steps.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

question as 70 the state or billiards.
health, and before Angela had found
an opportunity to get word In edge
wise.
Understand you're mining man,
Mr.. Hlllard," he said, pleasantly.
~ used to be-" said billiard. "Pve
retired. thought told you so the
first night was here"
"Oh, yes--you did say something
about II, but" Mr.. Cullen laughed
with the fullness OF one who has UNI
earthed secrets. ut took some OF our
bright young newspaper crowd to fer
ret out the facts You're too modest
that's what's the matter with your
AS billiard smiled In depreca-
ton Angela, growing triumphantly'
snatched for the papers.
"Where is it?' she cried. "Where
. OH" And relapsed into beatitic
calm, devourlng the none too conserva-
tive paragraphs with all her might.
The cold-typed repetition of the we'll
known story sobered her considerably
still, 1t was for billiards and her IA
theirs names that she gloated; and as
for the panegyric of Morgan, that was
only an added garland to the wreath
which was already his.
Russian and English syndicate
wasn't it?" asked Mr.. Cullen.
EYES," said Hllliard. English and
Russian"
Mechanically, he began to rerearse
the technical subtleties which he
hadn't expected to find use for within
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
The fascination of a mine
for a man.
Iro BE CONTINUED
uncuItIvated Philippine Land.

UncuItIVated philippine LaHu'
Surveys of the Philippine Islands
have shown that of the total Of 120,-
900 square miles, the cultivated area
is only $4,000 square miles, the remain
der embracing 610OO square miles OF
commercial forests, 1000 of noD-com-
mercial forests, $4,000 of unexplored
and small islands, and various areas
promising mineral products. The cui-
tivated lands include 2,189,000 acres
of rice, 100000 of abaca or Manila
hemp, $4,000 Of coconuts, 100000 OF
sugar cane, $4,000 of tobacco, $4,000
of mahogany, 10000 Of cacao, and 1000
of coffee.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
SHOOK WITH
NERVOUSNESS
A Lady Was Flat On Her Back
With Terrible Spells, But Her
Husband Got Cardui,--
And Now She Is
Grateful.

Mckinney, Texas.-Mrs Mary Steph.
enson, of this place, states: "About
q year and a half ago was down in
bed for six weeks, not able to sit up
I was fiat on my back and had ter
rible spells Why, 1t looked
like would die. At times I didn't
know anything. I would get nervous.
I couldn't bear anyone to talk to me,
Il would just jerk and shook with
nervousness across my back
was so sore and ached me all the
time. / would have a dizzy feeling.
Ny limbs ached me and I would get
numb and feel so weak /
said to my husband knew Cardui
was good and I believed I had best
try it.
He got me bottle of Cardui, and
when 1 had only taken one-half bot
tie Of Cardui I felt stronger. took
a half dozen bottles altogether, then
in two weeks after I began taking !
was up, in three was doing my work.
praise Cardui for I believe it saved
my life and / am grateful"
For over 40 years Cardui has been
helping weak, sick women back to
health and strength. Try it.-Adv.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
on Genius.

Genius gets the worlds praise be
cause it's work is tangible product
to be bought, or to be had for nothing
It brides the common voice to praise
it by presents Of speeches, poems
statues, pictures, or whatever 1t car
please with. Character evolves Its
best products for home consumption
but, mind you, it takes deal more to
feed a family for 30 years than tc
make a holiday feast for our neigh
bors once or twice.-Holmes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

thinking obliquely of Angela, was only
partly sentient of his baseness.
'Thank YOU" said the doctor, and
glanced at his daughter. eyes. He
had the making of a splendid man. l
knew his parents and his grandpar-
ents. His career in Syracuse hadn't
anything to do with his heredity, Mr..
billiard; II was the result Of badly
chosen environment. He chose it
himself, and he had all young mans
interest in temptation. But when those
temptations were removed, when he
was free to revert to his family tradi-
lions, why then he could"
ut would please me a great deal
more, doctor, if you looked at him indie
pendently and maybe little less AGA
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
"EVEN sTEPHEN!"

Synop5is.-D Morgan OF SYRIA
cuse. N. Y. failure In life, enlist.
ed in the Foreign Legion of the
French army under the name of
Henry billiard, is disigured by
shrapnel Tie French surgeons
ask for photograph to guide them
in restoring his face. In his rage
against life he offers in derision a
picture postcard bearing the radi-
ant face of Christ. The surgeons
do good job. On his way back to
America he meets Martin Har-
mon, a New York broker. The
result is that Morgan, under the
name of billiard and unrecognized
as Morgan, goes back to Syracuse.
to sell a mining stock. He Is de-
termined to make good. He tells
people of the death of Morgan. He
finds in Angela Cullen a loyal de-
fender of Dick Morgan. He meets
Carol Durant, who had refused to
marry him. She does not hesitate
to tell him that she had loved Nor
gan.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
By HOLw ORTHY HALL

thing he did Is fact. I'm proud OF
him for it--and so far, for that, ana
for that only. But ii isn't true that
by itself alone 1t made him a hero.
And when said that Pm interested In
the lesser facts, mean that DICKS
reasons for going into the war at all
may be the proof that he was hero
and that any physical bravery he may
have shown has nothing whatsoever
to do with 1t. Please don't mlsjudge
us. We're not trying to belittle any
thing Dick did; it's neither fitting nor
possible. But what we want to know
is where the credit lies-with Dick, a
reasoning, inspired, determined man,
or with Dick, intoxicated by danger.
In the latter case, his herOism would
appeal to us as detached incident,
having no relation to his earlier life
or to our own; it would be something
to bring us pride for that, but for moth
ing else. In the other case. the knowl-
edge Of the why, in addition to the
Nhut1 WOutN UAiuS 10 S
about Dick?"
"You can be happy, them" said Hill
lard uneasily, because he went over,
l believe, in the firm conviction that
every man has two countries-his own
and France"
"Yes?" The doctor sat down abrupt
ly.
GAS long as you're interested in what
he did before he was wounded"
"And afterward, Mr.. billiard"
Rather than how he was hurt, let
me assure you that as far as / know
from the first day he landed, / don't
believe he thought once about his own
misfortunes. He had them, | know.
But if you've got any manhood in you,
you can't think Of your own troubles,
over there. It's too fearful. The Car
rel-Dakin solution heals all sorts of
wounds, Doctor Durant, all but the
worst wound Of all-and that's what
every man who has any humanity and
any sympathy about him gets when he
first sees France. His heart is torn
clear out of him. He can't sleep, he
can hardly live with his own thoughts
And that quiet resolution you speak
about-it's enough if it comes to man
| there / don't care what he had in his
mind when he left you; don't care
what it was that led him to go over
seas; I don't care what his purpose
was when he sailed know that when
he stood on French soil there wasn't
| an atom of selfishness or Self-pity II
him. 1t wasn't a question of adven
| ture; it wasn't question Of drowning
| his sorrows; it was question OF his
| doing anything and everything he
| could to help out. Let me tell yot
| something" Hilliard sat on the edge
of his chair. ''It's possible that yor
never thought of Dick Morgan either
as a martyr or a fatalist Nor do
think he was. But when he was
brought to Neuilly there was among
his papers a little sort of field diary
/ Pm sorry it was lost, so | haven't II
| to show to you, but saw it Often-anC
under the date of his first tour Of duty
in the front line trenches was scrib
bled this, quoted from Rousseau: THE
dead carry to the grave, in theil
clutched fingers, only that which they
have given away Doctor Durant
Dick went into this war in the belief
that the only way to reclaim his life
was to sacrifice it, Does that answer
your question:
There was an utter stiffness. It hat
been superb fiction, but billiard
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
acct Rich duck"

Writing n song that catches on is
one of the shortest cuts to wealth. Sir
Arthur Sullivan received $4,000 in
ROYALTIES for "The Lost Chord" and
my Pretty Jane" remunerated its
composer to the tune of $4,000 line!
Boston Post.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
B0SCHEE'S SYRUP.

A cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from In
fiuenza last year., as were killed in
the greatest war the world has ever
known. For the last fifty-three years
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
coughs, bronchitis, colds, throat IT.
ritation and especially lung troubles.
It gives the patient a good nights
rest, free from coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
in America and used in the homes Of
thousands of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
Three hundred thousand children
die annually in this country OF pre-
ventable disease.-Coffman
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
childran,s rheolonx.

A little girl explained Gods omni-
presence by saying that he was every"
where without going there. A small
boy, rejecting on the misdeeds of
Satan. remarked: 81 don't see how he
ever got TO be so bad when he had
no devil TO put him up to it."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
His Achievement,

"The kaiser started out to remake
the map of the world" "Well, he did
put Amerongen ON the map"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05
A Siam.

Algy-"My dog knows as much as
do" Miss Keen--"How odd You
arel Most men brag about their
dogs"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-05

Opportunity is a fine thing. So fine,
in fact, that some of US miss it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
CHICKEN THEFTS
MAY BE SOLVED
Wholesale Theft and Sale ~ Chickens
Believed 20 Sc uneoverec
hy Police.

Warrants were made out ~ Judge
VIII Johnson yesterday for the arrest
~ George Tricarflos. white and George
smith and FarrIs negroes. Ia connee-
ton with the theft of chickens which
have been giving the officers trouble
recently. The white man had about
100 chickens in his yard az homo and
most Of these according 10 the officers.
had been stolen.
The arrests were made by Captain
Harper. Officers Bowman and Willie
OConnell Of the police force. Among
owners OF the chickens who Identified
some OF their flocks were John +
stokes. John v. Jones. Mrs. Mccain.
Brown. Charles Scott ana negro
woman
smith admitted 20 the theft 81
some OF the chickens. the officers
stated. and told az selling them 10 the
white man They were pedd.ed ~
the white man 10 the consumer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
MISTRIAL ORDERED
in MULDOON CASE
Father and Son Charged With Max.
ing Liauor 20 Come Before
Nest Term Of Court

Failure ~ the jury 20 agree yeater-
~ afternoon ga tire case charging
James ana Thomas Muldo0n with
making and possessing liquor caused
tho judge ~ the court ~ record -
order mistrial and the case wiz
come up at the next term 81 court
During the trial Solicitor William
Fisher poured some o. the liquor.
which was said 90 have been found
~ the time ~ the raid OF the place.
into a glass and gave one of the
members % the jury drink The
solicitor also poured some % the
liquid on the platform and set fire
60 d In tcstifying a. 70 the contents
~ the bottles.
Two stills were taken AZ the time
~ the raid and they were 81 the best
quality copper stills found by the local
Officers Solicitor Fisher II represent
inR tho state and John T.. Stokes Is At
torney for the defendants
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
ADVERTISE SALE OF
CITY DOCK BONDS


Advertisements FOR bids for the pur.
chase n the municipal dock and oeIt
line railway bonds were prepared by
city Clerk 4. ~ Heinbcrg and wlli be
published IN the Pensacola papers. the
New York Herald and the Manafae-
turers Record The advertisement
asks for sealed bids for the 500 peo
bonds. the bids 90 be in the office of
the mayor az any date after December
z and until January 10 at noon when
the bids will De opened az public
meeting
Tho bonds are 90 be sold FOE cash
and each bidder must make a depozit
~ two per cent % the par value -
the bonds accompanying the bid The
right IL reserved % reject any OF all
bids The bonds bring i-2 per cent
interest payable semi annually
AZ thu time III the authority fer THE
bond issue bid n $4,000 Naa re-
lected a. being TOO low and tire CON-
miaaioners postponed action on the
sale ~ the bonds from that date until
recently Al the last time an offvr
~ s2oG 600 was made and the commits
sionera again refused 10 sell the bonds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
EDUCATORS MEET
in TALLAHASSEE
lspselaI 10 20 JournaI-l

Tallahassee. Dec rs The official
program for the annual meeting 81
the FLORIDA Educational Association.
which n 90 DO held la this city de-
rember 20. so and 81. is a most at
trnctive booklet % fifteen pages. The
program viii be- a suitable souvenir 81
the association az i contains many
pretty cuts ~ Tallahassee scenes.
The Tallahassee chamber 81 com (
mcrcr viii present this program
booklet 20 the association and this
organization, together with The TaHa
haasec womana club will 10 All they
can 10 make me stay % the visitors.
attendant uron the association. pleas
ant and profitable Through tha
courtesy % the Tallahassee Business
and Professional Women's clubs. the
visitors win b. transported without
charge from al trains arriving during
the dav of "wednesday and returning
% The depot az the conclusion - the
association sessions ON Friday aftor-
noon thc same club will tender tue
delegates an automobile drive ovef
The city and surrounding points ~ IN
tereai
FhuHe on ihc program are.
Hnn. = T. McBrieu. Director ~ Haraf
school Extension ~ the National nn-
reau ~ Education. Washington. Il. i.
Dr Harry Clark. President 81 Tho
University ~ Tennessee.
Hon. Lawion ~. Evans. Supsrt atena-
cnt % schools Augusta. Georgia
Hon. Park Trammeii Junior Unltsd
States senator from Florida
Miss Sarah W Partridge. state
Home Demonstration Agent.
Hon. J. " Wright Assistant D.rrc.
tor % Industrial Education. federal
Board % Vocational Education. Wash.
iugton. -. G.
l'r. Ralph n Greene. state Health
officer ~ Florida
Prof W A. Little. Principal 81 C.sar.
ga Normal and Business fns.Itute
Douglas Georgia
pr Mary " Green. IN the starr ~
%" lecture bureau ot the New York
city Board 0g Education.
Hon. Geo w. Scofiela state Altar.
ney ~ The Fifth Judicial CtrcuI. 81
Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
SIT DOWN
A MINUTE
AND THINK
Size Up Your Condition. Looks
az the Facts SquareIy.
1T PAYS TO HAVE
GOOD HEALTH
Most Illnesses Are Prevented BY
a Good Supply of Rich, Red
Blood. Take PeptO-Mangan,
the Red Blood Purifier.

Either you are m good health or
ycs are not There's no haif way. You
may think nothing OF being a little
run down. II may not worry you Il
you look pale. You may think you'll be
all right 20 morrow or next day. But
viii your
Certain N II when you do not feel
just right you are not right There -
probably something the matter with
your blood. And while YOU can get
around and DO your work you are
leaving yourself open 90 any ~ the
diseases that are always waiting 70
take possession of run down people
When you are pale and easily tired
when you cannot enjoy your meals.
when you lose enthusiasm. your blood
needs attention.
Take Pepto- Mangan for awhile. II Is
a great tonic II will build up your
resistance 10 disease. and you viii
soon feel stronger The little red cor
puscles are fighters. They battle with
disease germs and win out when
there are enough Of them Keep your
system well supplied. Then YOU viii
keep well and you viii enjoy life
But be certain YOU get the genuine
pepio- Mangan. Ask for Il by the full
namc--"Gude's Pcpto- Mangan." Some
people take III In tablet form III
II 10 convenient The liquid and the
tablets have the same medicinal value.
Look for the name Guides" on the
package. Advertisement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
WORLDS MARKETS
ADVERTISES CITY

I'm a recent issue ~ THE Worlds
Markets. wcll known n. q DUN Il
Co publication. ~ q three page arr
ticlc. Port ~ Pensacola" by = NJ
Price. secretary ~ the Pensacola
Chamber 81 Commerce.
The article gives complete informa-
ton. In a concrete form ~ Peusacola's
port facilities and D. illustrated with
four fuii-page width half-tone cuts.
one ~ tho Bruce drydoCka. q. r & a.
railway wharf. =. a y wharf and a
splendid view 81 the hay. showing ac-
tivities on tho waterfront and large
portion ~ the lower part 81 the city
near tho waterfront A. the circuia :
tion 81 '"rhe Worlds Markets e a
large one and reaches persons most
interested 80 port and shipping news.
the article Ia a splendid advertisement
for this city
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
POWER OF MONEY"
A REAL TREAT

fheatre-Eoers who witnessed the
Power ~ Money the present o.
fcring ~ the big tent we're taken ~
surprise last night and all enjoyed
the rlay Immensely u iaa powerful
absorbing play. n which the char
acters are - finely drawn that the
auditor feels ho has really lived
among and known them lie smiles
a. tho joys, sympathiRes with the aor-
rows. and rcioices az the happy end.
inE. Miss Mona Mutt. ana the entire
cast an have excellent parts ana -
wonderfully. The scenery and coz
tunes are in keeping with the play
Tonight "a the final performance 81
Power ~ Money and n you want
real treat don't miss this one. For
Friday and Saturday night also
Saturday matinee Mr Nutf. an
nounces The Crimson Nemlses. one
81 the strongest plays ever h rsasa-
cola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
WEST FLORIDA CHR
TO MEET TONIGHT
shriners 20 Hear Report % Secretary
Bsyliss on His Jackson
Vile Trip.

There viii be a meeting Of the West
Florida shrine Club tonight at S
o'clock IN the Chamber OF Commerce
rooms. and all Mobiles have been re-
quested 20 bc present The Secretary
win make q report ~ his trip 20
Morocco Temple for tho endorsement
Of Pensacola for temple
There WIN also be discussed A. iris
meeting the advigahility of holding
another ceremonial sometime during
February or March 20 be put on ~
Morocco Temple ana Divan from
Jacksonville
The exact date for the holding II
the next dance and entertainments vii
also be announced a. this meeting
There viii be refreshments and a large
attendance - expected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16

flr may b. an ola millionaire who has
recently taken up ayiati0n~ar ne may
he me lanitnr
iie may he your husband ont g whom
You can't raise 4 hint 9r YOUR -
year.oid son who u a. full 81 wants
~ an cvE a fun b meat
The main thing q ihni every man on
your psi must have d present tbat he
VIII Ike enjoy and appreciaie-4nd u
Il your task. Ladies % select u ami
'u This advertisement u Is oar duty 70
ieii ynu That
AZ THIS STONE THE SELECTIONS
AnF go 50 lH VARIETY AND VOLUME
THAT NW CNN CHECK ENEn1 NAME
0fF SATISFACTORY AND STILL Not
BY TWO GlrT~ Mike
We h gnW rf4At next Wesh this q
our STORE reuil lind ~ ready when
0u are
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
KIWANIANS TO
LUNCH TODAY
Winston e. Wheat Has Charge %
Good Fellowship Meeting.

All good Kiwanians will gather At
the San Carlos today for a good fell
lowship meeting and for lunch a.
o'clock
Winston II. Wheat. member 81 the
entertainment committee. has sent out
the following reminders:
IL is cominG-whRtT
one n m. Thursday. Dec. TO. when
we MEET. EAT and ENJOY good
KIWANIS fellowship
Lunch
Introduction % Guests
oral Boost
Silent Boost
Regular Business
Adjourn
All members be on hand Thursday.
WINSTON r. WHEAT. NJ T.. G.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
MASTER BUILDERS
WILL CUT WAGES
Exchange Members Plan Meeting To-
niaht Go Discuss Action.

hers Of the Builders Exchange. will
meet in their rooms IN the Brent build.
ing 10 discuss the announcement Of
new wage scale. considerably lever
than that now la effect.
The builders say that with thu re-
ducticn in the cost Of living, the'
marked reduction in the price Of
building materials and the general
trend toward lower prices Il II neces*
sary that wages be cut somewhat III
building is 20 continue.
The whole question will be discussed
az tonights meeting and an announce
ment 81 the decision made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
hASONIC BUILDING TO
BE REMODELED SOON

Permission tu remodel the Interior
of the Masonic milainw was issued
Yesterday w the lty building lnspe-.
fnf The amount so work a. he done
win ~ about ST. Soc. according 10 ths
application for che peruit The south.
urn Construction Company viii re-
model The building ID IL planaed 90
tear out All offices on the aecoud
floor ~ che building ana this viii be
made into mevtinE hall fer other
lodges. Work VIII heeln within the
next few days
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
wESTBROOK BACK
AFTER SICKNESS

sam W Wcsthrook. agricultural eN.
pert and advisor Tor the T. a y rail.
rad. who has been iu serious oandl.
tlun Cor seven weeks with blaed psd-
nonlnE iH now hack on the Job. Friends
throumhout hia territory viii BE- oleanel
40 Hcp him