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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
A DAILY MESSAGE
BY DR.. WILLIAM &. BARTON

/ knew in his later years a ship
captain who began his career by run
ming away from home and going to
sea. His ship was wrecked and most
of the crew were lost. He was picked
up by sailing vessel and went around
the Horn. 1t was more than year be-
fore he saw his home in New England
His shipmates had reported him as
dead, and they told the best story
they could about his courage and his
character. A memorial service was
held in the local church, and the min
lister said all the comforting things
his conscience would permit. The To-
cal paper printed the sermon almost
in full.
The mother of the supposed lost boy
clipped all the good things that were
said about her son and pasted them
into her scrap book. Mothers have a
habit of doing that.
One day this man turned up. The
memories of his shipwreck had grown
very dim with him. If at the time they
had touched him with solemnity, that
feeling was gone. He had come back
in anticipation of a high old time.
But he read his mothers scrap book,
and thought the matter over. He de-
termined to be as good a man living
as people had believed him dead. And
he did It.
There are many people whose funer-
al sermon 1 should like to preach a
good many years earlier than I actu-
ally preach it. That is, should like
the privilege of telling them while
they live how people would like to
think of them after they are dead,
and then give them a chance to live
up to their obituary. That is one I'M
fortunate thing about obituaries: they
usually come too late to induce their
subjects to live up to them.
There are men who will read this
article who some day are going to
put some minister in a very tight
place. He will wish to say good things.
Every impulse of fair play toward a
man who cannot answer back and IF
consideration for his family and
friends tends to prejudice him in "a
vor of the dead man,
Let me request my readers not to
make 1t too hard for the preacher.
Try now and live up to your obit-
uary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
heir home in DeFuniak.

their home in DeFuniak
Miss Icey Lou Mitchem and Mr..
Jones, of Mississippi, Were married
performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Ben Tiller left on Friday morn
ing for a visit with relatives in Flom-
atom and Mobile
Miss Margaret McCaskill left on
Thursday night to attend the spring
festival of Davidson sollege.
Mrs. w. L. Weaver. of Flomaton,
is here for a visit with her mother,
Mrs. L. c. Mcdonald.
Mr.. D. Stuart ellis left last week
for a bushes strip to points in South
Florida.
Miss Dora Underwood, who is teach
ing at Baker, spent Sunday in De-
F'uniak
Mr.. Joe McKinnon came in from
Baker for the week END.
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were here
from Argyle to attend the missionary
pageant at Palmer auditorium
Miss Christian Mcdonald left Mon
day morning for Panama City.
Mr.. Wallace Campbell came in
from Mariana to spend the week
end with home folks.
Walton high school basket bail
teams will go Friday to Milton to
play. that school A team of debaters
win also go to have a debate on Fri
day night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
FRANCES coRRINE SMITH
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
WITH BEAUTIFUL PARTY

The lovely home of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
II. Smith, Jr, on West Lloyd street,
presented a pretty scene on Saturday
afternoon, when their little daughter,
Frances Corrinne, entertained about
80 girls in honor of her eighth birth
day.
The children enjoyed a number of
games on the lawn, after which they
were invited into the dining-room
where delicious ice cream and cake
were served.
The color scheme of pink and yellow
was beautifully carried out. Long
streamers of pink and yellow ribbons
were caught from the chandeliers t.
the four corners of the table, while
at either end of the table tall crySta;
vases Were placed holding long
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Mrs. Thomas Spencer, after a
pleasant visit at the home of her
son-in law and daughter, DR.. and
Mrs. John B. Tiller, is spending a few
days in Mariana with relatives be-
fore going to Panama City, Werva-
hitchka, and later for an extended
visit with relatives in Clearwater,
Fla.
Major and Mrs. Thomas c. Spen-
Ger, of Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind,
are receiving congratulations over the
arrival of a little daughter. Major
Spencer is a brother of Mrs. John B
Liller, of this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
TOURISTS REGISTERED
AT THE SAN CARLOS

Tourists registered at the San Car
los are: Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hatch,
Meridian, Miss; f. F. Taylor, Wal
land Lake, Mich: Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Fogg. Uniontown, Pa; o. b. Hopkins,
Washington; c. Winslow Green,
Washington; o. II. LeBlanch and L.
M. Bercegeoy. Franklin, La; Walter
@. Rausch and G.. II. Carr, Evansville,
Ind; s. Mainells, San Francisco; G.
u. Robertson, Benton Harbor, Mich. ;
Roy F. Taylor. Springfield, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Kuntz, Dayton, Ohio;
Laura M. Price. Colorado Springs,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
No information to Give Out.

PANAMA, March 6.-Pending re-
ceipt of complete official advices,
President Porras today informed The
Associated Press that he was not able
to give out a statement regarding the
identic note sent to Panama and Costa
Rica by the United States concerning
the hostilities along the border which
was published in the morning news
papers today.
Nothing official was given out to-
day regarding the situation III the
region of Koto, where the Panamani-
ans still are holding the territory
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, March g.
Miss Eleanor Ray, of Pensacola, at
tended the Christian Endeavor con-
vention here last week and remained
over for a visit this week with Mrs.
Kemper, at Palmer college.
Miss Iris Storrs. who has been
spending the winter in Pensacola. re-
turen last week and has entered Wal
ton high school
Mrs. r. w. Storrs has returned
home from an extended stay in Ashe-
vile, n. C.
Mr.. w. r. K. Senterfitt and Miss
Sarah Ella Ray were married on
Wednesday night at Piney Grove
church in the presence of a large
number Of friends. They are making
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
MY GARDEN.

A garden is a lovely thing, God wot!
Rose plot.
Fringed pool,
Fern'd grotto---
The veriest school
OF peace: and YET the fool
Contends that God is not
Not God! In gardens! when the eve is
cool?
Nay, but / have a sign;
'Tis very sure God walks in mine.
Thomas Edward Brown.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07

Colo; Agnes Cooper, Valparaiso, I'll;
Rodney H. Brandon. Moosehart, ILL.,;
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Sheron, Fort
Wayne, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ray,
Chicago: Mrs. Geo ge Hill Almond,
Wis; Mrs. Alma jacobs. Lillian ia
cobs and Elma !Tuasay Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs E. e. Splitter, Bradford, Pa; Mr..
ald Mrs. F. A. Hirson, ElizabethtOwn.
Ky; May Hawkins, New Orleans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07

which they recaptured from the Costa
Rican occupational forces. The latest
advices received from Almirante say
that the town was occupied by 500
Costa Ricans. They are respecting
foreign property rights.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
ORLANDO THIEVES
STEAL AIRPLANE

ORLANDO. March 6.-Thieves sto.e
an airplane from this city some time
during this afternoon. What direction
they took could not be learned, and no
trace of them has yet been discov-
cred.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
DIRECTORS OF WoMAN'S
HOME TO MEET

The board Of directors of the Wom-
ans home will meet Tuesday after
noon at o'clock at the home. All
members OF the board are urgently re-
quested to be present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
WoMAN's MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Woman's missionary society of
the First Baptist church will meet in
the church parlors at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. A full attendance is espe-
cially desired.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07

indicated his government was anxious
for the United States to undertake the
office of mediator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-07
LADY SWANS TO MEET

The regular meeting of the Lady
Swans will be held tonight at 1880
o'clock at their hall on West Inten-
dencia-st ALL members are requested
m he nraSept
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

foundly and cheerfully ignorant, litter
ate. proud and vain, with a sombrr
background of slavery, superstition
and oppression, which dates from his
Indian ancestors down to Porfirio
Diaz.
Then there is another reason for
their backwardness-thei wretched
food-for did not a clever Gaul re-
mark: Tell me what you eat and I'll
tell you what you are mott" Says Mr..
Thompson: Much Of the heavy infant
mortality is so obviously due to the
habits OF eating allowed and encour-
aged i'm children that il needs only be
mentioned here. The low class Mexi-
can mother thinks that her child can
eat thick. greasy soup with tortiIlds
cut UP in it as soon as he is taken
from the breast, or before. and. indeed.
gives him tortilla or "A stick of sugar
to assist him i'm teething. The young
Mexican child early begins to eat hot
chHes. with effects on his digestive
tracts which can be understood by any
foreigner who has suffered from this
violent and unaccustomed stimulant.'
And further: mo horse meat is eaten
i'm Mexico. at least not consciously.
the lamb Is mostly goat. Pork Is
much esteemed. but foreigners, who
note that the pig is one Of the chief
scavengers of Mexico. do not as a
rule eat Mexican pork. The Mexican
market consumes the entire animal,
including lungs and entrails. for food"
But In the matter of dress the Mexi-
can is never ending delight to the
artist To describe the Mexican Of to-
day. we find that the social signifi-
canoe Of his costume begins with his
hat and ends only with his shoes. The
poems coarse plated. round crowned
head covering evolves, when he be-
comes a free laborer. into n high
peaked straw or felt sombrero. in
creasing I'm elaborateness as his purse
allows. His hat is truly his pride the
mark OF his grandeur and the express
sion OF his self-esteem. A miner
stripped TO a breech cloth will still
appear with a great peaked hat. in
which he carries his cigarettes and
his matches, even his money
even down to a few tortillas and a
piece OF meat"
And about the shoes: THE shoes of
Mexico have not little social inn
portance. Tt is said that in the for
nation Of an early Mexico City direc-
tory those who wore shoes were all
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

turns toward the White Mountains of
New Hampshire. Plymouth. at the
bottom of the Pemigewasset Valley, is
the most beautiful entrance to the
White Mountain country through this
lonely Franconia Notch; our author
calls it a sublime portal" and advises
all visitors 10 go in by that way.
The number and quality of the
hotels and boarding houses to be found
there is a sure criterion of the popu-
larity of the district. 1T may be
safely said" writes DR. Kitchin, that
between North Woodstock and Echo
Lake lie the most wonderful ten or
twelve miles of scenery in the White
Mountains" As ore drives up past
"the Flume,' and "the Pool" ana Lost
River" the shading trees partly veil
the panorama, which stretches away
westward, and one comes almost sud-
denly out upon the shore of Profile
Lake and, when he learns to rest in
the exact place. his eyes are filled
with the most celebrated natural Won
der of these old hills-the "Old Man Of
the Mountain" an old mans profile
hanging from the brow of the noun
tain, formed by three separate masses
of rock. which form the illusion when
seen from a single spot. AS one moves
only a little way in either direction
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

ably sufficient to care for a hundred
thousand persons at one time; this, of
course, quite apart from the many
hundreds of privately owned camps
ranging from the simplest hunters
camp to the most extravagantly lux
urious establishment. with every mod
ern appliance for enjoyable living in
the heart of the virgin forest.
The author then crosses the line and
runs through the Champlain country,
"the battle ground of nations and
pays lingering homage to "the wonder
lake of the world" But, as he has
previously assured us that Lake
George-which just lost it's beautiful
Indian derived name OF Horizon by
bit of bad luck-is the most beautiful
lake on earth. probably the traveller
will be allowed to take his choice.
Then comes a side tour to central
New York and run through the
country of those extraordinarily long
narrow pieces of water-Canandaigu
Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco and Skane-
ateles. deep pits left by erosion after
the ice age. Their water is crystal
clear, and at the bottom of Seneca
thirty-six miles long and from two to
five miles wide-200 feet down the
water stands at temperature of 70
degrees Fahrenheit above zero
throughout the year. These lakes are
fed by springs along the bottom. This
high temperature softens the winter
climate of the nearby district.
From Troy over the famous Mo-
hawk Trail the traveller goes from
the Hudson River to the Connecticut:
in its great winding sweeps up the
western slope of Hoosac Mountain and
so down into Deerfield Valley and be-
yond, down to Portsmouth, whence he
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Offer Variety to the Touris

cent tropical foliage laid on splendid
piles Of stone, those round
topped mountains of unique formation
resulting from millions Of years of
tropical rains and rock erosion. Life
seems suspended on the whole country
side. The perfume of heavily odored
flowers, the fast diminishing darkness,
tho stepped Incidence of the at
mosphere, the exquisite mystery of
velvety skies after the blazing tropical
sunlight of the day, are much better
viewed, with the inhabitants Of this
countryside. without an attempt at
realism, and solely from its fantas-
tically beautiful illusion, one might
say, as OF the Sleeping Princess. star
like Cuba, awaiting the touch Of the
prince. the Midaslille wealth of the
United States, TO waken it to life and
usefulness.
Although the Cubans have shown no
enthusiasm over schools, their first at
tempt at coeducation has proved sue
Cessful enough TO cause old Pedro the
Cruel OF historical record to turn on
his mortuary pedestal. The National
University of Havana yearly grows
more important as factor in the edu-
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Tortillas Are Not Good for Children

mentioned, but none others appeared;
and there has always been very easy
distinction between those who wear
sandals and those who wear shoes,
distinction analogous to that between
the women who wear hats and those
who wear only scarfs over their
heads"
The Mexican Indian is bound to dis
appear or at least be amalgamated as
a mestizo or half breed; poor food,
dirt. poverty, alcohol and disease Will
accomplish the work OF elimination. II
may be slow, but it will be sure. But
until that happens the Mexican indian
will be food for cannon or beast OF
burden for the slave driver.
Poor Mexico is unfortunate in the
possession of heavenly climate. ex-
traordinary fertility. untold mining
wealth. continuous golden flow in
the shape of oil In reading Mr..
Thompsons book one wonders how
long the mestizo leaders will be able
TO keep the superior races" away
from the treasure house Of the world.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

the great stone face" vanishes in a
rugged mass of granite. The beauty
of Echo Lake and of the whole Fran
coma Range is the permanent at
traction which draws many thousands
Of the same visitors year after year
to their reposeful beauty and air
sparkling as champagne.
Dr. Kitchin tells of his drives
through the valleys of Vermont. and
his entertaining pen, toward It's fin
ishing chapters, slopes slowly, like
Orion, toward the west and poises for
pages and pages dealing with the
beauty and charm of the Berkshires.
Lenox. Stockbridge, Willamstown,
Pittsfield and Great Darlington, all
these old towns held at one time or
another the summer resting places Of
such famous men as William Cullen
Bryant Mark Hopkins. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Herman Melville, Longfellow,
and Hawthorne himself, who once
lived Just outside of LenoX. Besides
these stars, the great Field family, Of
whose sons Cyrus and David and
Henry became distinguished through
out the world. formed a background
with the Sedgwicks and few others
of the old order.
DR.. Kitchin's book has been written
out of the genuine enthusiasm Of his
heart, and it should serve excellent
purpose as guide, philosopher and
friend to the informal motor party,
which is sure 10 gain great benefit
from it's detailed information. Three
maps are inserted at the back of the
book, taken by permission from the
official automobile Blue Book for 1920.
With these guides it is possible for the
motorist to run intelligently through
some of the most delightful scenery
in the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
The East Has a Few Wild Spots

numberless rivers and streams in
every direction. Over it all is spread a
primeval forest, covering the land as
grass covers a garden lawn, sweeping
over hill and hollow in endless undu-
lations. Within the stretches of these
forests are regions where the
wild creatures-elk, deer. panther,
wildcat. bear, beaver and perhaps the
wolf-know nothing of the terror of
trap or rifle The statement has been
yentured that there are probably sec
tions of the Adirondack wilderness
still unseen by the eve of white
men.
1.-The wilderness lies in three grand
divisions, or belts, extending across it
diagonally from northeast to south
west, the mountain belt, which is the
Switzerland of Eastern America; the
lake belt, similar to the Scottish High
lands. a wild. romantic region, and the
level belt, which is the hunters para
disc
The Adirondack region has become
so widely popular only within the
last fifty years, and its provisions for
entertaining travellers are now prob
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
Columbus Wouldn' t Know 1t Now

OF a weasel, the tail OF a fox and the
flesh tender and wholesome. :"
The inhabitants have ascended in
the scale nightly since the day Of
which the Dutch observer writes. In
his preface DR.. Johnson contrasts
present with past. 1T is with Cuba"
he writes. "as with other countries
in the last supreme analysis the people
make the history of the land Apart
from the people, it is true the Island
of Cuba is of unusual interest. There
are few countries of similar extent
comparable with 1t in native variety.
charm and wealth. There are few
which contribute more. actually and
potentially to the worlds supplies of
greatly used products. The Cuban
people have existed for four centuries; /;
the Cuban nation in its consummate
sense for less than a single generation.
Yet in the latter brief span more prog
ress has been made toward realization
of Cuba's possibilities and destinies
than in all those former ages"
1t is such interesting historical rec
The New York herald., 1921-02-20
THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO. BY wal
lacn ThOmnSnn Harner
Reviewed by c. DE FORNARO.

AS Mr.. Thompson himself aptly re-
marked: 1.-The People of Mexico is an
anatomy of Mexico"-not an autopsy
of a dead nation. but the anatomy of
very lively one-which is quite a task,
as modern ethics do not permit OF po-
litical vivisection. The book is a labor
Of love, exceedingly interesting for
those who have lived in Mexico, for
those who want to write a novel about
it, or those who never expect to go
there. Besides it is painstakingly ac-
curate and quite fair. when you con-
slider that the author is a gringo and
a representative of the superior races.
But there IS a flaw which mars most
books written by the superior races
unbounded admiration expressed for
Don Porfirio Diaz. protector of the rich
foreign and native whites and OPP
pressor of the Mexican Indians. Then
there Is sneaking suggestion OF how
much better the Americans could rule
Mexico If they could achieve the politi-
cal vivisection of the Mexican nation.
Now. 1 have lived several years in
Mexico and have discovered that al
though the average Mexican is shift
less, lazy, incompetent, unreliable, he
is also lovable. amusing. picturesque
and admirable in his fatalism. and that
he desires to remain sinful, happy go
lucky, a Ia McTicoin and does not in
the least yearn TO become virtuous,
efficient and drab a FAmericnin. Mr.
Thompson proves that the average
Mexican--not the intellectual-is pro-
The New York herald., 1921-02-20

THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY Willis
Fletcher Johnson. New York: B. F..
Buck & Co. Inc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1921-01-15
AMBITION SCARED TOO HIGH
Was Not Satisfied With First
Really Excellent Results.

A hundred years ago DIR. c. w
EraDt bought Il small, rock ribbed
ISLAND in the Hudson river nearly CD
posite Peekskill. There was a general
laugh at what people declared to be
his folly, as TIE island was so barren
and worthless that it did not seem pos
Sibse for anything to grow there. Doc.
tor Grant, however, had ideas of his
Own, and he began Il growth of grapes
Of the then new variety. the Delaware.
In very short time the island was
known to grape growers all over the
country, and Doctor Grant was de-
eiared to have done more for Crane
culture than any other man in Amer
lea
The great business enjoyed by the
physician turned his head, and he be-
gan to work toward a scheme that
would turn the island into paradise
Of growing flowers, especially mag
nosias and rhOdodendrons, and he
hoped to give seed or cuttings to every
home in America. The result of his
attempts was bankruptcy, and he left
the island, which soon went back to
rock and barren soil.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1921-01-15
GENTLE JOLT FOR SWEENY
Possibly There Are Others Who
Might Benefit by Rejecting on
Georges Observation.

rockingham Dodge, the Boston
municipal reformer, in the course of
an address to Harvard students, said {:
"Man wasn't made to loaf The
minute he begins to loaf he takes to
drink or hypochondria-I don't know
which is worse.
There's a loafing hypochondriac
named Sweeny who spends all his
time talking about his health. He's
always ailing, and usually when you
go to see him you find him in bed
with a headache or rheumatism or
dyspepsia or what not
"Sweeny was totterin,; feebly down
the street one day when he fell in
with burly friend named George.
"'GeOrge,' he said, I'd give any,
thing to be as strong and healthy
as you are. What do you live onr
az live on fruit said George.
"'Fruit, Ell? said Sweeny eagerly.
That sounds good. I'll have to try
it. What kind Of fruit, GEORGE?
"'The fruit of labor George an,
swered significantly"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1921-01-15
Police!

The poor perfumer has no dough,
And he can't pay his rent;
But l will stick to him, although
He hasn't got a scent.