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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

tan regime, it was a penal offense for
a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
There is, indeed, a record in the
Massachusetts, courts of a mans haV-
ing been accused of kissing his wife in
public upon the Sabbath; but the code
of laws which made it an offense for
man either privately or publicly to
kiss his wife upon the Sabbath is sup
posed to have been a Connecticut Gre
alton. 1t is assumed to have been a
part of the original laws of Connecti-
cut in 1889.
1t is safe to say that no one who
makes these affirmations or allu-
sions has ever done the very simple
thing of looking in the nearest general
law library to discover whether there
ever were any such laws.
There were no such laws.
The so-called Blue Laws of Con-
necticut" were first published, not n
New Haven in 1889, but in London, 142
years later. We know the name of the
liar who invented the so-called Blue
Laws" Among his As statutes were:
"18. No one shall run on the
Sabbath day. or walk in the gar
den or elsewhere, except reverent1y.
to and from worship.
"19. No one shall travel, cook
victuals, make beds, sweep houses,
cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath
day.
"20. No woman shall kiss her
child on the Sabbath or fasting
day"
There was more of this sort. and
there were people in London in 1881
so devoid Of a sense Of humor that
they believed this nonsense to have
been genuine Puritan legislation,
The colonial laws were admittedly
severe, and the Sabbath as there OBJ
served was rigid; but the Blue Laws"
owe their origin to malicious false
hood, and their preservation to unpar-
donable ignorance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
INVADING GERMANY

David Lloyd George, in announcing
the decision of the allies to occupy
important industrial areas in Ger
many, until the indemnity is paid, de-
clared that Germany does not realize
that she was whipped in the war. He
expressed regret that the step had to
be taken but he insisted that Ger
many is capable of paying and that
France and Belgium. especially, must
be reimbursed for the losses caused
by the Huns.
In his speech, the British prime
minister said:
1--WE all deeply deplore having to
come TO this decision in the interest
of the peace of the world and, despite
the fact that our action is liable to
good deal of misapprehension in our
own countries, we have made an eff
fort to secure a better understanding,
and 1t is not for lack of effort and
discussion that I have now to an
nounce on behalf of the allies this
failure to come to anything like an
approximate understanding with Ger
many.
Explaining why the latest propo-
Mr.. Lloyd George said it was essen
tial in the interest Of the peace of
the world that there should be a defi-
mite settlement of outstanding ques-
tions between the allies and Germany.
Germany the allies and neutrals
urged 1t.
1.-The German proposals are PEI
fectly vague. There is nothing the al
lies. especially those who want to
raise money for repairing their raw
aged countries could raise one paper
franc upon, let alone a gold mark.
The proposal that Germany should
pay annuities for five years, not out
of revenue, but by means of a !ona,
is disquieting. She is thereby mort
gaging her income for the years that
come after in order to pay the annu-
tiles of the first five. There are GER
Simons which show that Germany has
not yet faced her problem"
The prime minister spoke about
the enormous sacrifices" it would be
necessary for Germany to make in
order to pay the annuities If the first
five years I'D added:
III upper Silesia Is torn entirely
from the side Of Germany, the latter
will have a population which will be
ten millions in excess Of Great Bel
tain, including Ireland This year we
have million unemployed as a direct
result of the war, but we have to find
for paying our debt charges and PEN
sions and disability allowance five
hundred million sterling. If Germany
carries out this year the Paris pro-
pcsals she viii have to find one hun
dred and twenty million sterling
one-fourth the sum Great Britain
alone has to find. France, in addition
to war charges and pension list, has
TO find twelve billion franco for re-
pairing her devastated area. Ger
many, therefore, will have to find this
year one-ninth of what Franco has
to find, and we are told that the eff
fort Germany puts forth is n colossal
sacrifice. 1t shows that Germany has
not yet realized the essential facts OF
the situation"
The allies could not enter into any
discussion upon the basis that Ger
many was not responsible Tor the
war, he declared,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES

To every one a college education is
not possible, but in this day the boy
or girl who has not at least q good
high school education is seriously
handicapped in competition with his
fellows and a. few years time makes
the handicap greater.
The state of Florida opens a great
opportunity for its boys and girls, I'M
able to go through high school or at
tend college, through the extension
teaching department of the state uni
versity. Florida has made il possible
for every citizen of the state. has he
the ambition, to obtain a good educa-
ton a. a nominal cost.
1t is not a correspondence school
that the state conducts for those of
it's citizens unable to take advantage
Of the high schools and colleges. but
a correspondence study bureau through
the general extension division of the
state university. A small sum of be-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

drawled, with a wink that nearly con-
vulsed me; aren't you glad you have
your station in life definitely settied?"
smiled happily at his nonsense. It
meant more to me than Dicky's light
| talk usually did, for he had been dis
trait and 1hoodtly silent at intervals
since the dinner at the Hotel Syden-
ham the evening before. when he had
brought the mysterious Mr.. Gordon
to our table.
I knew that he had wondered at
and had resented the cordial invi-
| tation I had given Mr.. Gordon to
come to our home. I wondered at my
self. Things looked very different to
me in the bracing autumn DIR of the
| morning than they did in the per-
fume laden atmosphere of the luxuri-
Gus Sydenham grill.
The night before Mr.. Gordon's mel
low tones had poured into my ears
the story of his early love for my
mother and father, his recognition OF
my remarkable resemblance to my
mother. and his pursuit of me until
| he had found out my identity.
| The recital had thrilled me. swept
me from my usual poise and self-pos-
session.
When toN his plea of loneliness and
! his tremulous request to be allowed to
visit US sometimes Dicky had pre-
scented merely an unsmiling, formal
courteous assent, l had thrown discre-
ton to the winds and had told the mel
ancholy and mysterious stranger that
would gladly welcome the oppor-
tunity to have him tell me of my
mothers youth.
Mr.. Gordon had left our table d.
rectly after my invitation, telling
Dicky that when we returned from our
| trip to the Catskills he would call upon
us.
| Dicky had not mentioned his name
since, but l knew that he did not like
the interest 1 took in the man.
knew it was not an ordinary jealousy
such as he had shown toward DIR. Pet
| tit and my brother cousin, Jack Bick-
EFT, that prompted his moody silence,
for Mr.. Gordon, while a most distin-
guished looking man, was yet well past
middle age.
! But I had learned that Dicky, like
many men, resented my taking any
undue interest in any person, man or
woman, save his own charming self.
! Although I was consumed with Curl
osity as to Mr.. GOrdon's personality
and station in life. did not dare ask
Dicky anything about him, and | was
sure that he would not volunteer any
information concerning the man.
SO 1 was agreeably surprised when
DicSy turned to me, as the steamer
swept up the broad river, and said
casually:
DO you realize what romantic fig.
ure your elderly admirer, Mr.. Gordon
is?"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

would rather sit, but 1 resolved not
to try to find out. I had found since
my marriage to Dicky that one of the
things he liked best about me was
my habit of answering promptly
without hesitation. any query he made
as to my preference in things, so I
spoke without hesitation.
THE upper deck by all means:
brought my sunshade on purpose"
We threaded our way through the
crowded parlors and the sheltered
lower decks on the big Hudson river
steamer. People were madly rushing
about, trying to secure choice seats,
where they would be sheltered from
the autumn breeze and yet able to
see the shore of the river.
What meal for a good hungry
squirrel" Dicky commented, satiri-
caliy. These people are all here be-
cause they want an outing on the
river, then they try to get seats shell
tered so that no breeze can reach
them"
I'm glad they're so foolish" I re-
sponded lightly, as we mounted the
last flight of stairs leading to the
all as sensible as we are, this upper
deck would be so crowded we couldn't
get a seat"
Dicky threw back his head and
laughed heartily.
Good comfortable working philos-
ophy you have there" he commended.
You'll have your choice of seats up
here. Where do you want to sit?'
"Just as near the front of the boat
as / can get" I returned.
How are these?"
Dicky adroitly stepped in front of
four vapid looking youths and girls,
and placed two deck chairs in the
very bow of the boat. 1t was a niche
in which the two chairs just fitted
costly.
The shrin voice of one of the girls
in the quarter Dicky had forestalled
rose in expostulation.
What did youse let that big stiff
get ahead of youse for?" she demand
ed of her escort.
cav! cut it out, Jen,' the depreca-
tory masculine voice replied. Il
couldn't help the guys getting in
there first; besides. there isn't room
for four in that place any way. If we
put our chairs just behind them we
can all four sit together. thought
that was what you wanted"
ct was" Jen admitted. Then her
voice rose trucuIently: but 1 hate to
see swell get away with anything
like that"
AS she subsidized. still grumbling,
into a deck chair directly behind us
Dickys knee nudged mine gIeefullv
Terrible this eternal clash between
the mawsses and the clawsses," he
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

tween 81 and Sc is charged to cover
overhead expenses of the course.
The man or woman, boy or girl, not
being able to take advantage of high
school or college, in any part of the
state, by one or two hours of sys-
tematic study at home each day may
acquire a good education through this
department of the state university.
The course, standardized, is accept
ed at par by all state institutions. The
courses and lessons are prepared and
corrected by members of the extern
sion division staff and members Of the
faculties of the state university and
state woman's college. Examinations
are optional but must be taken if
credits are desired by the student.
Students may enroll at any time and
progress as their time and ability will
permit.
The courses offered give instruction
in high school work. work for college
credit vocational and trade courses
and reading and cultural courses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
ADVENTURES OF
THE TWINS
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Were glad to see you!" cried the
twins.
That's fine! And I'm glad to sec
you, too, lliddies," answered the Mag
icaI Mushroom.
Nancy and Nick had discovered, him
a moment before near them in the
Meadow, and he had told them that
the circus animals had escaped.
'.Now I shall go back to Fairyland,"
said he. when the Fairy Queen hears
someone at once to hunt up the miss
ing creatures. They ought to be prac-
ticing tricks all this time, and we
can't find 'em any too soon." 49,.
"Goodby, now, children, I must be
going" and the Mushroom started to
sink into the ground, like mole bur-
rowing its way to safety, only back
wards. There was in reality nothing
left of him but his little bowler hat,
wien suddenly Nick cried out, "Oh,
please wait a minute, Mr.. Mushroom.
Won't you ask the Fairy Queen if
Nancy and l may go and search, too?"
The Mushroom popped up again. In
fact, he came all the way out of tae
ground and waved his arms excitedly.
Gle had arms and legs. being magicaD.
"W7hy, my dears. l s'pose you may.
But it's most unusual for children to
be hunting lions and tigers
"Please!" begged both twins eagerly.
The Mushroom ran to the hole in the
ground through which he had first
come. Then here are the Green
Shoes" he said. slip EN- on and I'll
take you to the Fairy Queen. She will
likely send Mr.. Flippety- Flap with you,
as 1 shall have my hands full with the
crazy March hares and the other crea-
lures here who need 20 be looked af-
ter"
The children slipped on the magic
shoes and in a thrice were standing
before the Fairy Queen.
Hello, dear children" she nodded
smiling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
FORGIVE.
Nv Alfrad Arnold.)


Forgiveness brings ease 10 the living.
But II cannot do much for the dead.
Now IS the time for forgiving.
For charitys words TO be said:
Doat wait till the last breath has
fled.
Did it hurt you. that act? All are
troubled
BY i'll deeds, or careless. The score
Can't be wiped out by hate. Joy is
doubled
When you offer your hand as before;
For It warns your own heart to the
core.
Forgiveness we all need. Remember
The evil your own hands have done;
And blow on loves fast dying ember.
Your own wrongs are far moro than
one.
Suppose them dragged out in the
SUM
But II In your pride you have hardened.
And deny you've done aught to re-
grct
That oftenso it shall never be pardoned
Till the sun of your last day has set!
BE human: forgive and forget.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
Permanent Legion Home
Wsll Be a Civic Asset.

The fact that the members of the
American Legion post in Jacksonville
have taken it upon themselves to ac-
quire a permanent home reflect credit
to the enterprise of this organization
and its members, and the carnival
which is being staged next week at the
Morocco temple is the first financial
step toward this end.
The American Legion has already
become an established institution in
this country, its personnel including a
good percentage of the younger genera
ton, and the local post has been par
ticularly active and certainly is entitled
to any patronage that may be extended
by the people of this city. The boys
need home. It Will be a place where
they can assemble, meet their friends,
attend more efficiently to the various
details of the Legions work. and once
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY ADELE GARRISON.
"Do You Realize What a Romantic
Figure Your Elderly Admirer,
Mr. Gordon. Isl"

Mr.. Gordon, Isl"
But if Mr.. Gordons infection
meant anything it meant that even if
he had been my fathers other SELF
my mothers desertion had aroused ir
him the same contempt for my father
that all the rest of our little world
had felt. felt my indefinable feeling
of repulsion againt the man melt into
warm approval of him. He had loved
the mother 1 had idolized, had resent
ed her wrongs, and I felt my heart
go out to him.
II cannot tell you what this finding
of your wife means to me- said Mr..
Gordon, turning to Dicky The inflex-
ion of his voice. the movement of his
hand. spelled a subtle appeal to the
younger man.
II have been a wanderer for years"
the deep, rich voice went on. Il have
no family ties"-he hesitated for a
moment with a curious little air of
Understanding wife. no child. I am
very lonely man. I wonder if it
would be asking too much to let me
come to see you once in a while and
renew the memories of my youth in
this dear child?"
He turned to me with the most fas--
cinating little air of deferential adj
miration I had ever seen.
But I looked in vain for any
answer to his appeal in Dicky's eyes.
My husband still retained the air Of
formal, puzzled courtesy with which
he had brought. Mr. Gordon to our ia
BILE and introduced him to US. 1 could
see that the mysterious strangers ap-
peal to be made an inmate of our
home did not meet with Dicl1y's ap-
prevail.
/ could not understand the impulse
that made me turn toward tho
stranger and say earnestly: Il shall
be so glad TO have you come to see us,
Mr.. Gordon. I want you to tell me
about my mothers youth"
would you rather go up on the
top deck or stay down here?"
I could not tell from Dicks tone |
which Of the places he mentioned he |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
A DAILY MESSAGE
BY DR.. WILLIAM z. BARTON
smiling.

Just now there is frequent reference
to the blue Laws. These references
are often accompanied by the assertion
that Puritanical Connecticut, and per-
haps in other colonies under the Puri-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
SONG OF Experience.

SONG OI ENPSi'~'~~'
| did not seek the stars,
prayed for bread;
But the listening gods
Gave me love instead.
ant when | sought the stars,
with expectancy,
found the gods stone deaf
70 a beggar's plea
-LeBaron Cooke, in Farm Lire
rho TIL has located the reason Tor all
INC stories about criminals. IL says they
ar, no longer able 10 hide behlna the
womens skirts.
Mother: eve must get nurse for the
baby" .... ,oad ;r a
"'e"' !" Boston Transcript.
Vow that apooning, is officially per
,,,fttad on Fifth avenue BUSES we sup
nose It's popularity viii wane'
Not Even q comber.
man sat in fashionable COLI
fe,,r,s shop with his little daughter
while his wife was having mare
wave put I'm her hair. Stroking her
fathers cleaning head, the child SUD
denly pipod: -.
NO waves Cor you, daddy. You're
All beach. Legion Weekly.
O.
New Jersey is issuing $l2,OOo,ooo IN
soldier bonus bonds.
o
The crystal, tourmaline. acts IKE
amber in attracting small bits OF pa
per and straw.
O.
Until only recently the Chinese were
not permitted TO wear diamonds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

Germany wouldn't pay so the French
are goiry TO take the indemnity out in
trade.
Leonard Wood couldn't get job across
the Atlantic. therefore he's being sent
across the Pacific.
Japan is making lot Of conversation
about zap but bye-and-bye Hughes will
speak.
Costa RIGA Is willing TO abide by Jus
tIce Whites decision. Probably figures
Panama got the worst OF 1t.
The editors came. saw and were con-
quered. Let's hope they remember all
the good things when they get back
home.
Harding says he likes TO help the guys
that are down and out What lot OF
chances he's got.
Says The Times-Union: Things are
surely coming back to normal. Cigar
clerks are giving matches with prac-
tically every purchase
The editors sure hit Florida in a blaze
OF glory and Pensacola set pace which
Il will be hard for the remainder OF the
state TO follow.
De Valera at last admits he's in Ire
land He has issued his first manifesto
on the Irish war.
Berger's paper will continue to be
barred from the mails because OF It's
anti government propaganda.
%
This is Fish day. VIII you have your
spanner broiled, baked or fried?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
PRESS COMMENT
Editors and Publishers
Will Be Interested,

OF course the editors and publishers
OF newspapers, members of the Ma
tional Editorial association, will find
in Florida many things to interest
them during their visit here from
March to 25. In fact, there will be
so many things of interest, so much
entertaining, that there is danger of
inflicting a surfeit even on men and
women accustomed day by day to a
constant succession of interesting
events and things brought to their at
tention. They are, however, always
on the lookout for that which is new,
for that which has unusual merit.
Hence, there is one thing of more than
ordinary interest at least, that they
will see during their visit to Florida,
something that will interest every in
dividual member of the editorial-pub-
Usher party, and that is paper making
from saw grass that grows in such
abundance in Florida marshes. by pro-
cesses that are new, but proved
This new Florida industry while it
may not be ready to put into full OPP
Grafton this month, is sufficiently ad-
vanced to give these visitors, when
they go to Leesburg, a practical con-
ception of what is proposed to be done
into news pulp and finished paper, as
is being worked out by the practical
engineers and chemists who have the
Leesburg plant, now building, in
charge.
News print, the paper on which your
daily newspaper, your magazine or
book, is printed, is and has been aggra-
vatingly scarce, the cost consequently
high, especially to the publishers. Wood
pulp is being used almost exclusively
in the manufacture of paper. Wood is
getting scarcer and scarcer, the prices
higher, year by year. All users of print
paper have been looking anxiously for
other sources of news print supply,
as well as for paper for other and va
ried uses. Florida saw grass at least
promises the desired relief Hence the
interest which the members of the ed
itorial visiting party will take in the
paper pulp mill now in course of con-
struction near Leesburg. They will be
doubly interested, for this new Florida
product appeals to their minds and
to their pocketbooks.
Millions of dollars are expended an
nually for news print, and frequently
fancy prices have had to be paid in the
recent past for what limited supplies
were possible to be obtained. The Lees
burg enterprise, the plant being erect
ed there and the processes by which
1t is to operate and the product it is
to turn out, will be intensely and prac-
ticaIly interesting to these visitors
guests of Florida, to whom it will be
pleasing privilege to extend courte-
sizes and at the same time give them
a practical demonstration of what
Florida has to offer them and the en-
tire publishing work in the form of
new material and new processes for
the production of such an important
commodity as paper.-Times- Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09
Divided Courts.

why is it," asks the Chicago Tri-
bune, that in nearly all decisions of
the supreme court the most interest
ing opinions are delivered by the dis
senting justices?"
This witty comment serves to en-
phasize the fact that in many of the
court has been far from unanimous.
The minority has often been nearly
as largo as the majority. Sometimes,
owing TO the absence of some of the
members, the majority decision" has
actually been rendered by four men,
or a minority of the whole court. Lat
terly, as the Tribune intimates, the mi
nority opinion has frequently been of
sufficient force to create general pub
lie interest and has moved large num-
bers of people to question whether that
minority was not right, rather thSn
the majority.
There is a stronger tendency than
ever to doubt the wisdom OF allowing
mere majority of jurists to determine
vital questions in the fundamental law
of the land which shall be binding on a
whole nation. 1t is suggested, with in
Creasing frequency, that if decisions of
the supreme tribunal are not unani-
NOUS, it should be required that they
shall be concurred in by larger ma
jority than five out of nine. Some such
change seems desirable in order to
make justice more certain and pre-
serve the peoples respect for the law
and its representatives.-St. Peters,
burg Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

The Chinese are said to be ahead of
the world in the preparation of roast
pork for the table.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

Japan is making a lot of conversation
about zap but bye-and-bye Hughes will
sneak
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

Costa Rica Is willing 10 abide by JUS
tice Whites decision Probably figures
Panama got the worst OF IL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

would you rather go up on the
top deck or stay down here?"
could not tell from Dicks tone
which Of the places he mentioned he
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

Germany wouldn't pay SO the French
are goiry TO take the indemnity out in
trade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-09

Leonard Wood couldn't get a job across
the Atlantic, therefore he's being sent
across the Pacific.