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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
Revelations
of o. Wife
By ADELE GARRISON.


Still very nervous but calmer thar
she had been, Katie remained quiet
when I raised my voice to reach
Dickey waiting in the adjoining room
ooh, Dicky,'' I called, you may come
now"
Dicky drew a low chair in front OF
the couch where we sat.
TELL me first, Katie" he said kind
ly, why do you think I want to put
you in prison? Because of the money:
Never mind that. I want to talk tc
you of something else
But Katie was Historically tuggine
at the neck of her gown. From inside
her bodice she took tiny chamois skin
bag, and ripping it open took out q
carefully folded bill and handed it to
Dicky.
Il never spent that money" she said
81 never mean to steal it. But had to
go away quick from your flat, and
never, never dare come back. give You
the money. After two month, send my
cousin to the flat, but he say you
move, no know where. There l al
ways keep the money here. 1 think
maybe some time 1 find out where
you live and write letter to you, send
the money
Dicky took the bill and unfolded it
curiously. A brown stain ran ire
gularly across one-half Of it.
'well, I'll be eternally blessed" he
calculated, eff it isn't the identical bill
/ gave her. Ten-dollar bills were so
Plentiful three years ago, and 1 re-
member this one so distinctly because
of the stain. The boys used to say I
must have murdered somebody to get
it, and that it was stained with blood
He turned to Katie again.
"The money is nothing. Katie. Why
did you run away that day? 1 never
have been able to finish that picture
since
Katie's eyes dropped. Her cheeks
flushed.
Il 'shamed to TELL" she murmured
Dicky muttered an oath beneath his
breath. Il thought So" he said slowly.
then he spoke sternly:
Never mind being ashamed to tell.
Katie. / want the truth. l worked
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

at your portrait that morning, and then
I had to go to the studio. When
came back you had gone, bag and
baggage, and with the money 1 gave
you to pay the tailor. I never could
| finish that picture, and it would have
] brought me nice little sum-"
My brain was whirling by this time
Dicky in flat with this ignorant
| Polish girl paying his tailor bills, and
posing for portraits. What did it all
mean?
Where did you go?" Dicky per-
sisted.
Katie lifted her head and looked at
him proudly.
You know when you left that morn
ing, Mr.. Lestaire, he was painting, too ?
Well, Mr.. Graham, always good girl
in old country and here. / go to con-
fession. 1 always keep good. Mr..
Lestaire, he kiss me, say bad tings to
me. He scare me. / afraid if l stay
1 no be good girl. So 1 run queeck
away. L never dare come back. That
Mr.. Lestafre he one bad man, one
DEVIL
Dicky whistled softly.
III,
that was just about what that pup
would do. That was one reason why
got out Of our housekeeping ar
rangements. He set too swift a pace
for me, and that was going some in
those days"
He turned to Katie, smiling.
You see you don't have to be afraid
any more. I'm a respectable married
man now, and it's perfectly safe for
you to work here. Mrs. Graham will
take care Of you. Run along about
your work now, that's a good girl"
Katie giggled approximately. Her
mercurial temperament had already
sent her from the depths to the
heights.
"The dinner all spoiled while I cry
like FOOL she said. you ready
pretty soon, 1 serve"
She fastened to the kitchen, and I
turned to Dicky inquiringly.
L suppose you think you have got
ten into lunatic asylum, Madge. OF
all the queer things that Katie should
apply for job here and that you
should take her.
L didn't know you ever kept house
in flat before, Dicky''
1T was a very short experience"
he returned. only three months. Four
OF us, Lester, Atwood, Bates and my
self pooled our rather scanty funds
and rented a small apartment We adj
vertised for a general housekeeper and
Katie answered the advertisement.
She had been over from Poland only
a year and was greener than grass.
She lived at a cousins somewhere
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
IN THE LAND OF DREAMS,


The dreams are minei When dark
hath slain the day
I wake from dreams of years;
Yet all I have in life to give away.
Sweetheart, are dreams and tears.
And dreams are tears to dreams-they
that know
The midnight's gloom and CLEANS
and waking, miss the lips that kissed
them so,
And cry: "The dreamsi The dreams,a
What is the Light that God makes on
the hills
The dashing of the streams
The twilight calling OF the whippoor-
wills?
They only bring the dreams!
Still there is something in the green
world missed
For all its pride and state
The Light that blessed Loves lips that
day he kissed
His sweetheart, at the gate.
Sunlight and starlight from the worlds
on high
Life, and it's faith-formed CLEANS,
But still across the dreary world that
cry
The dreams! The dreams. The
IA drcamS!"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

AS milking time drew near in the eve
ming, she was invited down to the cow
| pen to witness the milking, and as she
drew near to the enclosure and be-
held the calves, scampering about and
calling to their mothers in the distance
she became enthusiastic, and dancing
/ gleefully about, remarked: ooh, look nj
the little cowlets." Whereupon her lit
tie country cousin, who was acting as
her guide, gave her a look of surprise
which Immediately softened to one OF
pity, and placing a reassuring hand on
her shoulder, he said: Mary, those are
not all cowlets. some of them are bull
let's" Some of our candidate who are
trying to justify their position on the
dipping law are being placed by their
statements in the position of Mary.
If had no respect for the laws of this
country, I would sojourn to Ellis Island
and there await the next sailing date
OF the Buford to a land where neither
men nor cattle are dipped.
/ feel sure no candidate with an utter
disregard for the law will ever be elect
ed to office in Escambia county.
John G. Whittier, the great American
poet after describing a very graphic
incident used these words as a sequel:
Not in vain on the dial
The shade woves along,
To point out the contrasts
OF right and of wrong"
The shade is moving across the dial
of Escambia county and not in vain.
On June 9Th the circuit will have been
completed, the contrasts between right
and wrong will have been pointed out
nd tbo
wilfully violates the law, or advocates
its violation, will receive lesson which
he never received at school.
Respectfully,
EDWARD ROBERTS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
v E w S O F
J Q u RN
r E A D E r S
The Journal Is glad to print
short communications from read
/. ers on any topic Of interest:
Letters should be typewrftten II
possible, and double spaced.
In Favor Of School Laws.


Editor Pensacola Journal:
l wish to state that / am a firm
believer in compulsory school laws
but would like for our Honorable
Board" to adopt one more law. That
IS Tor our principals and teachers TO
help us mothers to raise our girls 10
be nice respectable young ladies, IN
stead of dressing them up in dis
graceful costume of boomers ana
socks, and putting them out on race
track, the girls having to jump high
benches, go through barrels, and crawl
through sacks, besides having to run
some two hundred yards, several OF
them falling in a faint at the end OF
the race, and any one offering water
or any assistance to the little ex-
back ana let them alone. Suppose
some OF our children were brought
home to us 1ifelass.
Don't you think it would be more
beneficial for our girls to be in the
school room taking music or lessons IN
fancy work, or even cooking-any-
thing becoming to young lady"
But don't allow them to get 50 far
out of their place as TO ever be put
on race track. Such things are for
boys, not girls; and I think there
should be immediate steps taken to
prevent our girls health from such ex-
ercises. Let the girls take their ex-
ercise at home.
I am and always have been one who
wants to see a lady in lady's place.
Thanking you for past favors, re-
main,
Respectfully,
Mrs. J. w. Boyett,
zoos w. Jackson street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
TO CONSERVE NEwsPRTNT,

Every newspaper IS inundated with
material which it is found absolutely
impossible to use, and which could
not be used, If every newspaper In
the country published fifty page
edition every day in the week.
Countless stories from financial
houses, disguised as reading mat
ter; pleas for charities Of every de-
scription; human interest stories that
do not interest; sob stories that do not
sob; funny stores that fail to tickle
and all written by some publicity agent
who is filling his pockets at the ex-
pense of the newspaper publishers.
The Hastings Herald recently count
ed over the propaganda OF one days
mail. and here is the result:
Sixteen columns of printed matter
from the Leonard Wood publicity COM
mittee.
Fourteen columns from varied and
numerous prohibition organizations.
Three speeches from congressman
and senator's.
Nine communications from various
minor politicians.
Two pieces OF publicity from the
Salvation army always laid aside in
the hope that IL can be damned in
somewhere, and used whenever pos
sible.
Two columns of stuff from the war
savings stamp outfit.
Seven columns from the department
of agriculture devoted largely to mat
tiers of no interest whatever in the
South.
Three columns from the state de-
partment of agriculture.
One column from the army recruiting
service.
One column from the navy recruit
ing service.
Three columns from the bureau of
war risk insurance.
Seven columns of Congressman Some
body's speech on something.
Lesser and minor paragraphs too
numerous to mention.
The same experience is common to
every newspaper, except that the guam
tity received by the larger dailies is
very much greater than that which
floods the offices of the weeklies.
1t Is impossible for any newspaper
to give space to one-tenth OF the ma
terial received for publication in
day, and even if there were space, nine
stories out of ten have no news value,
and ninety nine out Of one hundred
have to be Rewritten.
If this waste of good white news
print were stopped it might be that the
situation would right it
self. At any rate, many of the week
lies that are being forced to the wall,
would be able to hold on, until con-
ditions were again normal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
THE OVERALL HOAX.

The Journal was never an advocate
of the Overalls clubs and editorially
suggested that the recent spAshlng
signs advertising certain make OF
overall might have something to do
with the simultaneous movement all
over the country. Here comes Paris
dispatch. which would seem to prove
that this contention was based On
fact:
Flashing like a meteor into Paris,
loaded with more diamonds than the
late Jim" Brady, and scattering
handfulls of bills with a prodigality OF
million Dollar" Gates, Johnny Soren-
son, of New York, the first overall mil
lionaire, who has just sold cut his IN
terest in the big overalls factories IN
Newark, N j., Schenectady. N. T.. and
Buffalo, N. Y, at thousand per cent
profit arrived at Claridge's. grabbing
the royal suite moment before Prince
and Princess Christian telephoned re-
questing reservation.
1.-The overall campaign in America is
the biggest publicity stunt ever pulled
off," said Mr.. Sorenson, to Universal
Service.
at originated in the brain Of a New
York reporter, who, seeing the posi-
bilities of the story went to the big
gest overall firm in the country and
put the scheme in operation. He got
$4,000 for the idea and was given
Job at the head Of the firms publicity
~"The stock Of my company bounded
from S43 to 5000 in a few days after
the idea was sprung on the public. At
the psychological moment l sold out
and grabbed the first boat for France,
to get cocktail"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
THELoRpLY sPuD.

Reports from Hastings. Florida. lndi-
cate that the farmer who has planted
plentifully of potatoes this season will
reap a rich harvest. A few days ago.
potatoes sold on the market in Phila-
|delphia at, twenty dollars per bushel.
and it is stated that they may reach
thirty. The last claim is hardly prob
able. but the price of potatoes is GER
tain to continue good, and to mean
money in the pocket of the farmer.
Hastings is the great potato market
of the state, but at the State Fair held
in Jacksonville in 1918, Escambia
county carried off the Blue Ribbon for
spuds. beating Hastings in quality.
If potatoes of fine quality may be
raised in this section in small guam
titles. there Is no reason in the world
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
Banks Sounds KEYNOTE.

In page advertisement the Barnett
National Bank of Jacksonville sounds
the keynote for better live stock in
dustry in Florida and we earnestly
commend this action to the leading
banks in every county in the state.
After citing the fact that cattle rails
ing was the first of all businesses and
that the pelts of animals were the first
circulating medium, the advertisement
continues:
1.-The forward looking farmers of the
county have carefully considered the
ACCESSIBILITY of freeing the county of
cattle fever tick. The voters by a big
majority outlawed the tick at the No
vember, 1918, election. People have
shown their willingness to be taxed to
build watts, to supply dipping material
and to pay inspectors to see that the
work is conducted properly and effec-
lively. Everything is in readiness and
systematic free dipping has begun.
Mississippi and Louisiana are tick
free; Alabama and. the Carolinas are
nearly so; Georgia, our neighbor, will
have only twelve ticky counties at the
close of this summers dipping cam
paign. Florida should not lag behind.
It's mighty good as it is but we want
TO see a better Duva1 county. Dipping
cattle regularly every fourteen days
means the early eradication of the ticks
and for all time. A good start has
been made by the voters of the county
and by the close of the year we ex-
pect to see tick eradication an accom-
plished fact. The elimination of ticks
means better cows, lower cost of pro-
hnff IL fo
To the farmer and cattle owner it
means better stock and larger profits.
To the people-and this is no small
item-it means more milk at lower
prices. With view to stimulating
community development we urge every
farmer to dip his cattle and to insist
that his friends dip theirs. A number
of our dairymen will bring blooded
herds to the county as soon as it is
tick free. We commend the county
commissioners for their support and
urge their continued attention to this
Our appeal is to make this
county a cattle and farming section,
second to none in the state"
If one or more of the leading banks
in each county will come out strongly
in favor of universal cattle dipping and
the quick eradication of the cattle fever
tick and the improvement of all live
stock, Florida can soon be placed in
the lead as a live stock state, as we
have many advantages over the pres
emit live stock states, on account of our
climate which permits of year around
pasturing and the raising of green for
age crops and silage in unlimited qan-
titles and the saving Of expensive
buildings and the work of caring for
the stock, which costs the raisers
great deal of money in the cold sections,
Of the country.-Florida Times-Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Editor Pensacola Journal:
It becomes more and more apparent
that there are certain candidates par
ticipating in the present campaign who
are trying to make political gains by
opposing our cattle dipping law, some
of them, so I am informed, actually
refusing to dip their cattle. They seem
to have lost sight of the fact that this
is not an agitation but an actual law,
and If candidate should have on quail
flying trait it should be that of a law
abiding citizen, how can a man will
fully violate a law and expect to i'm
press anyone with his advertising
which declares for justice and a square
deal. I wonder which side of their
argument they expect US voters to be-
lieve. The reasons advanced by some of
our candidates for their opposition to
our dipping law reminds me of the city
girl who was visiting in the country
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

The North Florida Chamber of Com
merce is now working to secure two
additional passenger trains, with ex-
press schedule, between Jacksonville
and New Orleans. and the extension of
the railroad between Tallahassee and
Perry, Fla. and is also Investigating
the practicability of having regular
passenger steamer service between
New Orleans, Mobile. Pensacola, Pan
anna City, Apalachicola, St. Petersburg,
Tampa, and Cuba
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

The burning enthusiasm Of Editor
Storrs, of the DeFuniak Breeze, in be-
half Of the senatorial candidacy of his
friend Cats blazes up all through the
columns OF that paper in every issue
with the fervent and consuming heat
of an iceberg. There are just four
papers in Florida supporting Cats for
the senate, and the editor OF each OF
them holds an appointment Of office
from him. Editor Storrs is a man OF
ability, character and conscience. but
he is caught in the tolls of Fate and
can't extricate himself without SEEM
ing an overwhelmingly Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Isn't it just too lovely Tor any
to take a nice squib that someon'
written, and cleverly, very ne
reply to it, and then have the z
up man carefully separate the
graphs, so that the answer rfslss
one of Amy Lowelrs least undtis'
able inspirations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
THEN IT'S ALL OVER.

The Orlando Sentinel declares
those who go north at this ssaso
the year-especially this year
flirting with death, To which the
Beach Post replies: Flirting W
should say so. and then some
trouble goes beyond the flirting
often; frequently it is IN engaged
with death, and then-swish. Ani
all over, And the undertaken Eeas
full and comes back empty. Those
stay in Florida for at least 40
month will have no cause 10 reg1ei
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Big business still continues u
transacted in Santa Rosa County
Milton Gazette tells Of real
deal approximatins half j
dollars, just about closed, iae O
of which they are not ~ liberty 70
out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
1T is hardly becoming of the press

1T is hardly becoming of the press
association to stay at home, because of
any doubt as to Pensacola's pulchri-
tude, progress, prosperity presentable-
ness, pep or plenty
We didn't say it. Never. never would
we suggest anything unbecoming in the
press association. What we did say
was: 1t is hardly becoming to brag
about ourselves, but we do not want
any member of the press association
to stay at home, because of any doubt
as to Pensacola's pulchritude, progress,
prosperity presentableness, pep or
plenty. Never again will we attempt
to be facetious at our own expense.
Whenever we do, they slip one over on
us.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

One engaging thing about the presi-
Dental candidates is that nearly all of
them have better halves. With that
to console us, we may hope that, who
ever may be elected, the country will
not go to ruin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Farmers in Suwanee county were
paid $1,03S,S56 for produce in 1919, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
county agent. Profits into the millions
suggest that the Country Gentleman
ought to come down and take a look.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

The Tampa Tribune heads al
torial: Making the Fig Hardy
he did not exactly make ia' -
he has had a good deal tn Do VII
growth in EscamDia county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
Press Comment

The Milton Gazette says: He who
boosts his own town boosts his own
business and conversely, he who
knocks his home town is knocking his
own business.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Now that we have the next legisla-
ture to look forward to, maybe we
can forget the nightmare Of the past
one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
ALL READY,
BY Frank L. Stanton.

You kin ring 1t out from de steeple
An. SEN it along de sky,
Eff prosperity's KILN de people
Good Lawd, we is ready ter die!
We waitin', all patient an within
We calm 'twell clean outen breath,
Eff dis heah prosperity's KILN
We hopes dat he'll kill us ter death!
So ring all de bells in de steep1e,
An tell it terlow an high,
Eff prosperity's KILN de people
De people is ready ter die!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

More machinery on the farms and
more men running the machinery for
raising food stuff, instead of raising
cane by hand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

M. S. d. in the Miami Herald says
that cynic is a man who is very bit
ter about something which is not
quite true. Must be talking about one
of these Pensacola knockers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

st. Petersburg is building more room
for winter visitors. When are we 60
ing to start that building campaign?
You don't want to drive the tourists
down to ST. Pete.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
Speaking Of the senatorial campaign

Speaking Of the senatorial campaign
the Pensacola Journal pertinently gays
sLet's all Fletcherize." AS FletcheriZ-
ing in the scientific sense means to
chew your meat very thoroughly as an
aid to digestion, and Cats being Sen
ator Fletcher's meat in this campaign,
we can see where the Journals advice
is good in double sense. From all
accounts the governor is being thor
oughIy Fletcherized in every speech
the senator makes.-Quincy Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

why eventually Escambia may not rank
with any county in the state in the
production OF Irish potatoes, one OF the
best paying crops on the market
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

While we are having spring vege-
tables in Florida, they are having
snowballs for dessert north and west
of us.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

When you are rich and famous they
call you a realtor, and when you aren't
they call you a house agent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

1t was cold day in Nebraska, btu
it must be remembered that w. j. B
is frost proof.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

An exchange says that the farmers
of Alabama are behind Underwood,
but at that, they will never catch up
with him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Farmers on Okeechobee- nave mar
ested and sold LOO bushels OF Ber-
muda onions, at two dollars per bushel.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars for one
crop is not SO bad.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Now that they have stopped kicking
about the cold, we shall hear that ever
recurring question: "Ain't this hot
weather the limit?"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

"The unrest that exists today" says
a magazine editor, els chiefly marked
by it's immaturity." To which the st.
Petersburg Times queries: "If that is
so, what will it be when it gets ripe?"
Perhaps it will be picked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

If England cancels her national deb
in twenty years, when will the United
States come across?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03

Somebody is writing messages t.
somebody, all over the Pensacola side
walks. Maybe it is a message to Mars
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-03
Eve said one Trims that's never died

And Adam uttered something bright
In youths connubial heydey;
Remember dear, were shy on cash
go mighty light till payday!"
Palm Beach Post.