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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
Madge Gives Up One Dream That She
May Attend To A Reality
Unhampered.

Margaret, you haven't heard word
I've said to you"
My mother-in-laws voice. shriily re-
proachful, rose above the hum of the
train wheels which were bearing US
cityward.
I turned a startled face toward her.
Her indictment was true. had no idea
of what she had been saying, or in
deed, that she had said anything at
all had been looking at the brown
Long Island meadows just beginning
to show traces Of the approach of
spfing, with no thought of the beauty
which at any other time 1 should have
so enjoyed, with no thought, indeed,
of anything but the sinister circum-
stances which had sent me journeying
to the city in search of Katherine Son
not, my brother cousins fiancee.
Two cheap, grimy envelopes had
come through the mail to me within
the last two days, envelopes bearing
widely different postmarks, but each
containing a single half-sheet of cheap
notepaper Unfolding a newspaper clip
ping, marked with red ink. One clip
ping was the account OF the execu-
ton of a spy in Paris, the other a de-
scription of a gruesome black hand
murder in Chicago.
There was no possible clue 10 the
sender of them, and the only inference
could draw from their coming was
that some one was trying to Brighten
me. knew of only two persons in the
world who could possibly wish to do
such a thing, and they were Mrs. Allis
whom I supposed to be confined in a
sanatorium for drug addicts. and Grace
Draper, of whom had heard but a few
weeks before in South America.
chintez or Tapestry?
Katherine Sonnet, through whose
prompt action Mrs. Allls had been
placed in the sanatorium, was the only
person who could find out whether the
poisoned pen" clippings Were OF her
sending But the unexpected pres
ence of my mother-in law on my lit
tie journey threatened to thwart any
interview with my brother-cousin fl
ancee.
'T beg your pardon, mother" I said
contritely. MY mind must be wan
dering, for 1 truly didn't hear you
speak at all. What is it you wish?"
Il don't wish anything" she replied
tartly. II only remarked that we
would go up to Feltman's first and
then go around through the other big
stores. Feltman's always have a great
many beautiful designs in chintez and
cretonnes and madras, but they are
horribly dear. However, we can get an
idea of what's being done in draperies
this year"
My mother-in-law's tone was final.
When had made looking at draperies
for the house we had bought an ex-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
ADELE GARRISON

cuse for my little excursion into the
| city, she had at once said that she was
coming with me, as she didn't wish any
| draperies bought which she did not
| see. I had forseen difficulty in getting
away from her and seeing Katherine
| But with the program she had just
mapped out I would have no chance
TO slip away long enough TO telephone
| And 1 foresaw a battle royal over the
| question of draperies, for although my
mother-in -law's taste in such matters
is excellent, 1t does not always accord
with mine, and l, like any other woman
naturally wanted my own selection
OF colors and fabrics in my home
1 tried TO protect one. at least, OF
my pet projects.
There are often remnants OF chint-
yes at Hambers at surprising reduc-
! tons" 1 ventured. Il think it would
give most satisfactory results 81 we
should upholster those black walnut
chairs 1 bought of Mrs. Wilde in pieces
, Of chintz Of the same general tone but
different patterns. The costly pieces
OF chintz do not come in remnants
large enough for more than one small
chair"
Rubbish" my mother in-law said
emphaticaIly. you are crazy, Mar
garet TO think of putting delicate
chintzes on those chairs. Tapestry is
what you want. That win last for
years, and it's much richer"
Hook, Line and Sinksr."
I opened my lips TO do valiant bat
tie. for the chairs had bought from
the woman who owned the house we
had purchased, wonderful nid-Victo-
rian black walnut chairs with grape
design carved in them. I had spent
many pleasurable moments imaginable
their gloomy horsehair upholstery re-
placed with bright English chintzes.
But before my words found utter
ance. I closed them again. For the
solution of the problem of getting rid
Of my mother-in-law had flashed up
on me.
Il don't know but you're right moth
err" I said meekly. But I don't know
anything about tapestries, and have
several errands that I really ought 10
do. Don't you want to take all this
vexed question Of household draperies
off my hands? You've had so much
more experience than I. Suppose you
make the selections and order them
sent out, and meet me for tea at Ham
bells at five o'clock ?"
If Ddcky had been describing the
way his mother received my PROPOSE
ton, he would have said that she swal-
lowed it, hook, line and all.
That's the first sensible thing I've
heard you say in a week." she rejoined.
and saw her shopping spirit begin
to grid itself for the fray. you run
along about your errands. And don't
bother to meet me for tea. Perhaps I
shan't be through. I'll get tea when ]
want it, and go home when I get fin
ished, and you do the same"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
a BOYS DREAM


CNOTE-This one-act play is based
Abraham Lincoln.)
Scene: Interior OF the poverty
stricken Lincoln cabin. Several p!on-
eer women are sitting about, sewing
carpet rags. Some children are Sit
ting on the floor. One of them is a
tail, serious-faced boy wearing out
grown, patched trousers and a faded
shirt.
SUSAN WALTERS Zone OF the
pioneer women: Speaking Of dreams,
never tell bad ones before breakfast.
You know I dreamed Aunt Mary
Kastor was dead. told 1t before break
fast. and within a week we buried her.
wouldn't tell another bad dream be-
| fore breakfast for anything.
MRS. KEITH: And you're just
right. One night I had q dream about
a man drowning in the Rolling Fork
River. woke Jonathan and told him
about IL, it seemed so real. And just
| three weeks after that they found
mans body on the bank of the river.
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Then dream:
do come true. don't they?
| MRS. LINCOLN: Don't be SO seri'
GUS about it. Abraham.
MRS. GOLLA1Er. oh, tot IAhu DC
Mrs. Lincoln. He's : curious boy foi
finding out anything once he gets SCI
on IL.
| MRS. HODGEN: So he is. He's
smart boy, and 1t doesn't take hin
long to catch onto anything. tAoe
who Is busying himself at the oppo-
| site side of the room, does not heal
| this corversation.)
MRS, LINCOLN: OF course I'm kline
OF partial, I guess. but can't he'll
thinking you're right. I'm afraid
spoil the boy. keeping his pa from
publishing him, and letting him spent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
RESULTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
CONFERENCE

Among the outstanding results of
the presidents conference on unem-
ployment, is the vast amount OF public
works, chiefly state and municipal.
which have already been started during
the winter months to provide employ
ment in the present business depress-
ion. This was one of the strongest
recommendations of the conference
when 1t met in Washington.
Tabulations have been made and it
is found that $3.50, 00U,o 900 is now avail
able in the United States for local i'm
provements. In response to letters
sent out by Col. Arthur Woods. chair
man of the Emergency Committee, so
per cent of the communities affected
have notified the conference that work
is already in progress, or that it will
be started before spring in order to
provide local employment.
Many public works officials have no.
titled the conference that they are now
awarding contracts only on condition
that the work be prosecuted through
out the winter whenever weather con-
ditions permit. Special preparations
are also being made to carry on types
of work not usually done in winter.
Wages paid fer public works" said
Col. Woods today. will create a pur-
chasing power for all kinds of COM
modities which will, in turn, require
the employment of other groups to
produce. The conference is keeping
in close touch with contemplated pub
lie projects in order to ascertain ex
actiy how much they may be relied
upon to relieve unemployment during
the critical winter months"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
OUR BUNCH

You will always find one fellow
In ID. o. X. X. bunch
Who is glad to get a chance to take
A Tyro in for lunch
That's a Tiger.
There's another always with us
And we point to him with pride,
For tho he owns no Jitney bus
He'll take you for ride
That's Camel
And one there Is who helps to make
Fash Tyro blithe and gay.
When troubles gather thickly round
He wipes them all away
That's the Swebah
Each vctary performs a part
With Zip and zeal and zest;
And II a Tyros trousers bag
One sees that they are pressed
That's the Fatima-
We place upon each Tyro's breast
A tag. Should II get torn
That Tyro probably will curse
The day that he was born
That's misfortune.
But when they've crossed the burn.
ing sands
And votaries become,
Thsy1l never ask their money back.
No matter what the sum
That's quite certain
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

year on money borrowed to purchase
of the United States Except those
originally subscribed for) such as "a
Victory notes, certificates of indebted
ness etc, issued after September a.
1917, is no longer an allowable de-
duction.
In arriving at net income, the fol-
lowing items must not be deducted
from gross income:
Personal family or living expenses
such as cost of maintaining home
servants wages, family life insurance
premiums, gifts to dependents, cost
and upkeep of automobile used for
pleasure or convenience. railroad com
mutation fare, and similar items.
Amounts paid for new buildings, or
for permanent improvements or better
ments made to increase the value of
any property or estate. Amounts ex-
pended in restoring property or in
making good the exhaustion thereof
for which a deduction is made for
wear and tear" or depreciation.
Premiums paid on any life insurance
policies covering the life of an officer
or employee, or OF any person finan-
cially interested in trade or business
carried on by the taxpayer when the
taxpayer is directly or indirectly a
beneficiary under such policy.
Premiums paid on insurance under
the war risk insurance act.
Salaries paid officers and employees
of a state or political subdivisions
thereof" such as q city, town, county,
or hamlet, are exempt from taxation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
SAVE OR SPEND, WHICH?

A well-to-do business man had his
shoes made for years by a shoemaker
who charged usually. sixteen TO eigh-
teen dollars pair. When prices of
everything were soaring skywards, the
business man asked what he would
be charged for pair of new shoes.
Forty dollars" he was told. He de-
cided to get along with them. Last
Forty Dollars" He protested, as
leather was selling for nothing, that
this price was preposterously high.
The shoemaker. however. was obdu-
rate. The business man then told him
that henceforth he would buy his shoes
elsewhere. And he told me the other
day that he had obtained for less than
twenty dollars an excellent pair of
shoes. He added:
Il would regard spending forty dol
lars for a pair OF shoes as unwise. l
believe in thrift. But I also believe in
spending. Genuine thrift does not
consist of not spending. Genuine thrift
consists of spending money to the very
best advantage. Saving money is not
an end itself. Saving is. or should be,
have spending. we can have no vigo-
rous prosperity. AS a matter of fact,
real prosperity comes from the right
kind of spending. But the right kind
of spending is true economy, and true
economy is equivalent TO thrift.
Thriftness is unwise, foolish spending.
TITS funny" he went on, that while
the virtues of thrift are constantly be-
ing dinned into our ears, very little is
ever said about the Importance of our
spending judtciously. If the people
could be taught to make the wisest
possible use of their money, then thrift
and saving would take care OF them
selves. There is need for talking more
about spending rather than for talk
ing more about saving. Wise spend
ing-combined, of course, with hard
work and right habits-will bring back
prosperity quicker than anything else"
-B. G. Forbes in Forbes Magazine,
IN. W
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
ONE REEL YARNS
GOOD ENOUGH

"oh, that's good enough" said Rus
sell, as he leaned back and looked at
a drawing he was doing.
EFT looks sort of unfinished to me-"
his father remarked.
well, it viii do for that class
None of them are very good at draw
ing. or course, I could do better,
suppose, but this isn't half bad"
1T know q man who IL a sculptor
and is becoming quite famous for his
beautiful workmanship" said Mr.. ST.
mons slowly. He was telling me how
he first started really working at his
art.
''As boy he was always interested
in modelling as q sort of hobby. One
day his father brought him lot OF
clay (which an artist friend had given
him. The boy was pleased and thought
he would model beautiful figure. He
decided TO make a dog, a fine Collie,
like his own Shep.
$50 he worked on the statue until he
finally had completed a dog. 1t was
really q fairly good dog. The boy was
pleased and proud. His father sug-
gested few improvements, but tbs
boy was afraid of spelling it il he
changed 1t. He went TO bed that night
leaving the statue on stand in tbs
kitchen, where he had been working
with &c.
when he came down next morning
he found it smashed. Somehow ths
figure had fallen of the stand and wa:
just lump Of clay. shep had evil
IDENTITY run against the stand and
Jared the statue OF.
$50 the boy set to work to make an
other dog. This one was much better
than the first. And when. O few day:
later, il was finished, he was yer,
proud. But next morning he was II
despair. A basket on a hook above tn
statue had fallen down and srpashed II
Once more he determined to max
the coliie's likeness. This time 1t wa
as good q piece OF work as boy o
his age could be expected to make
though he wasn't es well satisfied wit
It as he had been with the first figure
His father decided the boy was u
earnest about learning to model, SO n
bought him more clay and the RICH
sort of tools And then he told his so
that It had been he who had srnashe
the clay figures"
Russell said nothing. He ouieu
picked up his drawing and tore
across.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09
q 0me Talent PldXsa

so much time learning to read. instead
of hunting or hoeing.
MRS. HODGEN: I guess Abe wasn't
made for q hunter. He can't bear 70
shoot anything or see any animal sur
fer. I never saw the like.
AUSTIN GOLLAHER timpatiently):
Ma, ten 'em about that dream you
had.
SEVERAL: Yes, do.
MRS. GoLLAHER: Wen. 1t was
sort of queer. dreamed that gold
had been found by the wsgon-ioad
back In the hills. Piles and piles of
IL, Folks was rushing from every
where with picks and shoveis. and
they kept hauling the yellow stuff
past my place all day. And then It
seemed TO me that President Madison
came from Washington City to oversee
the Job of hauling out the gold. Then
(laughing) loud clap Of thunder woke
me I'D.
ABRAHAM (who has Joined the
group again.: Do you really believe
there Is anything in dreams?
MRS. GOLLAHER: Yes, dc. But
you and Austin mustn't look for gold
in the hills, because you might get
lost.
ABRAHAM: don't want any gold.
The reason / asked you was because
1 once had a dream that I've been
| thinking about a heap.
MRS. GOLLAHER: Then we'd like
to hear your dream. Abe What was
| IL about?
| ABRAHAM (he IS standing At the
center of the stage. and ha raises his
head and looks OFF dreamiiy as he
speaks slowly: Well. my dream was
about making a speech to lot OF
people In big town (The lights
go of suddenly, and when dim Hight
comes on, only the front Of the stage
lis seen. Some one dressed to repre-
sent Lincoln, the President, in a char
Iacteristic pose. Is standing in the same
position as the boy Lincoln.)
| LINCOLN: Fourscore and seven
years ago our fathers brought forth
on this continent a new nation, con-
ceived IN liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created
| equal. "a loud scream Is heard. The
| light fades. and when the fun num-
her OF lights go on again. the stage
i is set with the Lincoln cabin scene.
Abe stands In the same place)
AUSTIN Tin doorway: Abe, your
sister Sarah has found q big water
snake out by the shed! Cmoni
(An tho children rush out, Abe with
them)
Why do Freshmen resemble real
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

duty to promote. The example thus
set can only have an adverse effect
upon the development OF an adequate
merchant marine"
II government officials viii not pat
ronize their own boats why waste hun
dreds OF thousands OF the peoples tax
money trying to get the general public
to travel on those boats2
The Florida State Horticultural So
ciety win hold their thirty-fifth an
nual meeting in Lakeland. the tenta -
tive dates selected by the executive
committee being May TO 5. Secretary
Bayard r. Floyd of Orlando is receiv-
ing membership renewals and hopes 70
have $500 paid up members before
the meeting opens. The annual dues
are one dollar and all the funds are
expended in furthering interest in
horticultural developments in Florida.
Those who attend the Florida Dairy
Association meeting in Tampa on Feb
ruary and 8, TO be held In connection
with the South Florida Fair, win have
an opportunity to see some OF the
best dairy cattle in the state and hear
experienced dairy farmers tell how
they have made successes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

"A coal strike is due in April April
strikes bring May prices.
Be careful how you trust your best
friends and your memory.
%
Farmers raise crops in the summer
and questions in the winter.
1t hardly pays to be a prodigal son
unless you are partial to veal.
A business revival is coming right
along, but preachers are needed.
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds, but they make costly hats.
The trouble with passing too many
laws is the people also pass them.
Many a married couple coGid save
money out of what a bachelor spends.
II is better to be imposed upon oc-
casionally than to doubt indiscrimi-
nately
Probably the future looks dark be-
cause coming events cast their shad-
ows before.
When a woman marries a man with
a past just for his presents, she hasn't
much OF future.
The motorist who ran over the same
man twice win have to be quicker on
his third attempt. U
Chicago man bitten by chorus girl
will probably keep away from wild
women from now on.
Women who paint are dishonest"
says the Salvation Army commander
They do steal good look.
90
When has milk too much water ?'
is puszling the officials. We would
say, when 1t is delivered"
Bottled beer was discovered in the
reign of Edward vi by accident It is
still discovered the same way.
An Industrious man can easily earn
his own living, but he usually has to
earn living for a lot OF others.
O.
Families have fewer children these
days, but 1t would take some optomist
TO believe the quality is better.
o.
Another pest we hate Is the boob
who thinks because he says thing is
so, everybody else should accept It as
so.
Every Kentuckian must battle once
a year" reads a proposed law. And
everybody viii ask. Whether they
need II or not7"
A young man gets two hard bumps
when he starts out in life. When he
leaves college he thinks he knows it
all. He soon finds he does not. When
he gets married he thinks he can man
age = wife He soon finds he can't
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

The exemption does not extend to
salaries paid Federal officers or en-
ployees including the President OF
the United States, the judges of the
Supreme and inferior courts, and all
other officers and employees, whether
elected or appointed of the United
States, Alaska, Hawaii. or any politi-
cal subdivision thereof, or the District
of Columbia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

fashion writer says the new spring
hats viii demand lovlier faces than
most women possess. The beauty par
lors win have TO put on day and night
shifts to take care OF the spring rush.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

y
state and federal governments whore
the cattle are under control Several
Florida counties which were practi-
caly cleaned up and had been released
had to be put back into quarantine be-
cause few ticky herds reinfected the
open ranges and nullified the work
which had been done. If thoes ticlSy
animals had been confined in a pasture
the infection could have been kept un-
der local control until cleaned up.
The Florida Development Boards
in advertising protest against objec-
tionable wording in advertising being
done by the United States Shipping
Boadr to divert tourist travel to South
America from Florida and other es-
tablished tourist resorts in the United
States, is getting results. The chair
man of the Shipping Board has written
to Senator Duncan u. Fletcher that
he had not seen the advertising be-
fore 1t went out but has given in.
structions to change the wording so
as to read that If people are going TO
South America or Europe to see the
various sights, they should use these
ships
This followed an earlier reply from
the advertising manager, who tried to
make out that the advertising would
be beneficial TO Florida in that people
who go abroad this year will not want
to go there again and win be glad to
spend their next vacation in Florida
or some other American winter re-
sort.
Congressman w. J.. Sears has opened
an attack in the House on the adver-
Using budget OF the Shipping Board,
which wants to get another 100000 !
90 to be spent for advertising
Complaint was made on January %
by the National Merchant Marine As
ISOLATION; that government officials
in many instances patronize foreign
vessels in preference TO those Of our
own country, whose interest It is their
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

The reason why it is so hard to COM
pliment the modern woman on her
cooking Is because she serves all her
meals out of q can.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

Take one half Of bear" one half
OF cent" and one half of quit" and
make the name OF a Canadian city.
Anspser to yesterdays: Words that
form the chain are last. tent tire,
east. tail
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09


column the of winter and
the '''~'
Ansrr yestrGsys fassL GfANY True FORD Is SeoRsS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

why do Freshmen resemble real
estzfe7.'
Because they're such vacant lot"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

1t hardly pays to be a prodigal son
unless you are partial to veal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

Farmers raise crops in the summer
and questions in the winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

A business revival is coming right
along, but preachers are needed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

A young man gets two hard bumps
when he starts out in life. When he
leaves college he thinks he knows it
all. He soon finds he does not. When
he gets married he thinks he can man
age wife. He soon finds he can't.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

Fine feathers may not make fine
birds. but they make costly hats.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

Every Kentuckian must battle once
a year" reads a proposed law. And
everybody viii ask. whether they
need It or not?"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

A coal strike is due in April. April
strikes bring May prices.
Be careful how you trust your best
friends and your memory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-09

Another pest we hate is the boob
who thinks because he says a thing is
so, everybody else should accept It as
so.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-09-28

and Of the old Cooper estate located between Washington Franklin
into high class business lots and will not make possible for
New and This viii be sold ~
of mand the