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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05

ter's edge, and inquired the cost Of
a bucket of water. This tickled the
guard. who. for joke, told him the
charge was five cents. and grinning-
|, took the Jews bucket, dipped it
full, handed il TO his customer and
rocketed the nickel That afternoon
the Jew again strolled down to the
ocean. The tide had receded far out
en- the beach, leaving a great ex-
panse of land beyond the point where
he had some hours earlier gotten the
bucket of water. The guard still
stood near the waters edge. The
Jew looked at the scene long time,
calculating the tremendous numL x
OF buckets of water that must have
been removed, at cents each. final
ly exclaiming. "Mein Colt! Vat a
peesness! Vat a peesness!"
In one more installment | will
touch briefly on other scenes visited
besides those in the vicinity of New
York. and then will bring these
random notes to a close. would
rot have prolonged them to this ex-
tent had not so many people eX-
dressed an interest in them there
are SO many kindly, cheerful liars
H. the world may their tribe in
crease. | have tried merely to touch
en- certain phases of life in the rOun-
try's greatest city which do not get
into print frequently Some editor
whose wives wouldn't trust EN-
around the corner continue to hin'
that we're not telling it all. Oh
course, some details are omitted
We're supplemented and unsOphis
ticatcd. and saw many strange
| things. More than once, in the kind.
ness of our heart, We were startled
almost into calling out, "KiddO, yO,
forgot to put on your clothes" when
some trim apparition would come
tripping along. arrayed in tight
fitting little cOntraptiOn, resembling
what we would call a princess slip
and which we supposed ladies wore
underneath their main sails. One
Mr. job in Oldcn times had Ger.
tain aftliction which seems to have
gone entirely out of fashion At least
fashion makes no provision whatever
nowadays for "risins.
For the rest, We saw he thing.
that visitors usually see in the me
t.opolis; paid our respects at tn,
! tomb of Grant, where that soldier
sleeps. his warfare DER: viewed Tho
church of st. John Divine. already ;
wonder Of architecture. though ii i.
net expected to be finished for some
| ninety years to come; looked GU
iron! the openings in the noble brow
ct the statue of Liberty, after hav
iny 'ramped and puifcd up the in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05

Guggenheims, and others whose
names are used to cOnjure with in
the world of finance. they are found
t. be commonplace in appearance and
unattractive in environment. The
only thing they have to recon-
mend them is that they cost money
I here are homes in Lakeland which
would prefer to Chas. NJ. Schwab's
S3.OO0,O00 residence. surroundings
and other conditions considered. Most
OF these mansions are built squarely
on the street line, and adjOin one
another, making solid blocks of brick
and stone. There is not foot Of
lawn or a sprig of green to relieve
the barrenness of the effect. | give
these wealthy New Workers credit,
though, for not living in these houses.
Nearly all of them have the doors.
end in some eases the windows.
boarded up, the doors thereby acquir
ing much the same effect as the en-
trance to a barn. This means that
the owners of these mansions have
gone somewhere else to live. 1t is
he thing to build these costly, ugly
houses. but merciful fash ION does no.
compel people to live in them. DOub',
less the interiors are very beautiful
and elaborate, but the eXteriOrs give
no hint of beauty.
Most fashionable people living in
New York are dOmiciled either in The
great hotels or in the elegant apart
ment houses, of which there arc
many. Rentals in these latter seem
Il little high to the Lakeland idea
STILL you can get right nice little
apartment of several rooms, with
lath, in one of these houses or
Riverside Drive, say, overlooking ths
Hudson for the modest rental OF
50, 900 year Shall we engage il
for you?
II is said that every day in the
yoar there is an average OF 300 900
visitors i'm New York city. In sum-
Il or this number is greatly increased
In other words, there is always suf-
licicnt transient population in New
York TO form in itself a great city
7 he "barbarians from the provinces
make IA very valuable and substan-
tial asset for the great metropolis
Figure little: 800 900 visitor
spending the low estimated average
of 81 a day, and Il million and q
half dollars a day are poured into The
city's hopper from this source alone
That's pretty good business. Remind
us of the Jew who visited a seaside
resort for the first time and wen
down to the ocean in the morning [,
yet bucket of sca-watcr. Tic ap
preached Il guard standing at the VA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05
THE EDITORS vACATI0N-v.

The residences Of the multi-mil-
liOnaircs, of which one has read sc
much, are disappointing to the New
York visitor. When one passes alont
Fifth avenue, and views the homes
Of the Astors, the Vandcrbilts, tn,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05
WAITED IN VAIN FOR BRIDE

There is a sorrowiu. }e.,.
IN the eastern par, o. a.
Engaged to a pret'y s.r
the Oklawaha, he aai f..t
the wedding dinner ANA 4.
license, when she eloa4 ~ .s.t
et man. He is irci ,a A
50 the Star submit, u
lowing proserb iron -
wiser guy: 'NvuF
woman or IA street t4g IA
be along soon Oeala Stat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05
ing up the STATE

The person who Induces
lily or an individual from ,ot.
state to spend few n mas po,.
ida, may be doing the oi.aa.A
a material and lasting svsy., ~,
sacola Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-05

From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
4 weekly newspaper giving q re-
sume of local matters. crop c0ndi'
lions, county affairs, etc. SEM
anywhere for $l.00 per year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

Lansford, N. D., is situated In the
southwestern portion Of Bottineau
county, at the crossing OF the Wheat
line of the 500 railway and the Gran
Vile Sherwood branch of the Great
Northern railway. In direct oppose
ton to all precedents where two lines
of railway cross, Lansford has con-
tinued to grow and flourish, and is to-
day n Of the smartest n cIeanest
little cities Of this great and glorious
state. The business men of the city
are all live wires, and are forever
working for the upbuilding of the city
and the development of the surround
ing country. That their EFFORTS have
been eminently successful is attested
by the fact that no other city Of like
size in North Dakota has so many of
the necessary things that go to build
up a fl and pleasant residence COM
munity.
Lansford has one of the best public
schools in the state. and while it is not
technically speaking a township
school, yet all the other sub districts
Of the township send their children ID
the school in Lansford. This month
the high school will be classified and
will hereafter secure state aid. At the
present writing a steam heating plant
is being installed, ana this was the last
requirement necessary to secure class
ification.
There are Ave rural mail routes out
of the Lansford postoHice. and the pa
irons Of these routes are, as a rule,
patrons Of the business men of the
city. On Jan. 10 a postal savings bank
will be established in the ~postofice,
and this shows that Lansford grades
up well with the postofice department
at washington,
Every line of business Is represented
in Lansford, and the lines are not
overdone as in some cities. with its
two banks. t~o lumber yards, two ex-
%ceIlent general stores, W. hardware
stores. three implement concerns and
other lines in equal proportion, it win
be seen that the wants OF the sur
rounding country are amply provided
for.
The Lansford Mill co. operates one
Of the best -four mills in this part Of
the state. and the farmers are always
sure Of a top msrket for their grain
at the elevators and mill Of this city.
The farmers Of the vicinity are the
progressive kind. and many Of the large
number Of automobiles owned in the
district are owned by the horney-
handed d sf toll. Despite the past
two short years an atmosphere Of
optimism prevails, and with the ane
prospects for next years banner crop
the Lansford district win have fully
recovered from the tight times. This
past year has not been 80 hard for
the farmers III business men OF the /
N U&HAX
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

district from the fact that a very large
quantity Of . cellent a was raised
and instances could be quoted where
farmers made enough from their lax
alone 70 pay for their land and have
money in the bank.
There jig . an empty residence in
the city, and has not been for the past
three . With the prospects for
9 bumper crop this coming year much
building will be in progress, as every
winter 3 large number Of the farmers
who wish 70 give their children the
benefit Of the graded school cannot ana
houses IN the city for their use. Be-
sides q number of the more fortunate
farmers will soon be retiring from the
farm and will move to the city 10 lead
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

otuhedn the uthWeste Par of BdhmauC county in the Center of the Golden Wheat
Belt Of the Famous Mouse river Loop Country Of North Dakota. Landord
IS One OF the Snnrest and Ckaned titles in the State and
Everything Points Towards It's Brilliant Future
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-13

the simple life.
Among other excellent ason why
Lansford is a good town is the fact
that a city hospital is able to exist
here. patients being received from the
surrounding towns for treatment. The
hospital is open t. all reputable doc
tors and nc favoritism is shown.
1t is no stretch of imagination to
say that in ten years Lansford win be
one of the largest cities in the north
ern part of the state. The business
men are public spirited and never turn
down a proposition for the betterment
of the city. Already plans are being
matured to build more cement walks
this coming summer, to plant more
trees, to improve the highw y leading
into the city, to do a lot OF systematic
advertising for the. good of the city,
n to encourage industries to come 10
this excellent shipping POINT. The
coming year will usher in a new era,
for, with determination, a body Of in
telIigent and hustling men can do
wonders.
The country has passed that period
known as the booming period, the un-
desirable citizens are no longer here,
the city has settled down to business.
in other words, and intelligent and in
dustrious farmers from the other
states find a right royal welcome here.
Many of them are coming, and this
next year will see many more looking
Mouse river 1oopwards. Good farmers
are welcome, but the shiftless will not
be greeted with the glad hand. The
claim shack and sod shanties are 40
more. There is only m OK team in
the district, and the man owning them
could sport an automobile il he wanted
to. Pure blooded stock will be. one of
the money-making fads here from now
on. Alfalfa Inc corn have made their
entry in the farm life, and stock is
needed to use the feed, and the farm
ers will get the stock. They get n.y.
thing they go after.
Natural gas in commercial ouanti-
ties has been discovered in the vi
cinity OF Lansford, and three years
ago was piped into the city and was
used for two years, but owing to the
depressing times the company did not
feel able to make the necessary re-
pairs and do the development work
that had to be done TO keep the flow
coming, but with n good year Lans-
ford will again be using natures best
gift. Several farmers while drilling
water wells discovered natural gas and
are using 1t in their houses and barns.
Several more will drill for gas In the
The future of natural gas in
the Lansfcrd district is bright, and the
coming year OF two viii see much de-
work along this line.
There are over twenty blocks OF
graded and ~gravelled streets in the
city of Lansford. and the ine lawns
and homes in the residence district
show excellent taste and q The
city is a clean city--both materially
and morally, and Ii would be hard To
md a nor pleasant city In which 10
live and dies. Keep you eyes glued on
Lansford. the coming metropolis OF
the Mouse River Loop country. she
Is on her way and nothing a stop
her. Watch Lansford grow and grow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11
CHAPTER XVII.

The Judge Fixes "Foxy Grandpa"
But tell you, sir, he is not my
son!"
The judge was bending over the
desk phone as looked in a half hour
later. His voice rose in a crescendo
OF rage: "Wha-what's that? DO |
want to speak with him? Certainly
not strand l wont! I'm,
yes-John w. Billings-yes, that's his
name. Stuff and nonsense,
sir! He's upstairs now in his room.
Says Wharf.-The judges eyes
rolled frowningly upward as he list.
ened; then he licked his lips and bent
again, speaking with passionate in.
cisiveness: Why, dammit, man, I've
just this minute been talking to him
just left him, understand T..
Certainly your mans an impostor-
you ought. to know that! Yes,
this is Judge Billings, himself. g.
Eth? Oh, that's all right, but now let
me tell you something"-he cleared
his throat and gathered his voice in
cold, deliberate accents: You let me
be annoyed again from your precinct
and I can promise you that T..
Um, we'll that's all right then =.
'Bye!"
He banged the receiver to the hook
and faced about, muttering things to
himself.
well, upon my word! OF all the
excuse me, Lightnut!" He wiped his
forehead, his glance distracted and
scowling. Somebody Is putting this
fool up to this-somebody trying to
annoy mel" He uttered short laugh
that was moro Of a snort. There's
some fool lunatIc down in New York
that they've arrested and he's got a
bug that he's my son! This is the
second offense. Caused me to lose
two hours from my once yesterday in
the city and upset me for the whole
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11

missioner! En-? All right, tomorrow
then at one at the Lawyers Club
you can go over again the points or
what you want with the mayor. 'Bye!"
AT last with good humor perfectly
restored, he faced me, wabbling like
a jolly jellyfish.
IS greatest joke ever heard Of in
my life!" he chortled.
"Oh, say, how did you find Jack?'
I asked. for that was the thing 1 had
begun to think of.
His face collapsed so dashed sud.
den, was afraid it would break. And
from being a peppery red, he changed
to a devilish sickly yellow.
awful" he said jerkily. Some
thing awful" And he groaned like a
jolly horse in pain. Went up there,
you know, but" his hands lifted and
dropped he shook his head-"didnt
seem to know me at all-was sitting
there in his pajamas examining with a
magnifying glass some leaves he had
pulled at the window. Seems obsessed
with some crazy patter OF talk |
couldn't understand-poor fellow"
The judge sighed. only thing he
seemed to want ME to do for him was
to promise to wear his pajamas to.
night-pajamas seem to be the focus
of his malady this time"
l swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
Il promised" continued the judge
gloomily. And I'll do it-oh, yes,
anything to humor him. He's to put
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11

And she must have glanced about
quickly and have seen him, too, for as
l shifted my eyes to her again she
was blushing furiously and had moved
q bit,
I'm afraid" she said measuredly,
her chin lifting a little, you do be-
lieve-part of it," And in her eyes
was a CLINT of fire.
And then as my face fell blankly, a
slow little smile came creeping back
to hers. Her eyes softened.
Forgive me-" she said gently; IL
misunderstood"
The darling! And, dash it. If they
were going to have vines to a pavilion,
why didn't they have vines?
DO you know" she said, II don't
believe you do believe any of these
awful things could be true about me"
her voice quickened here-"and do
you know l just think it's lovely OF
you! l do" And her dear voice
dropped like the softer notes of a
whats-its-name. Her hands lay in her
lap and she was studying me in the
kindest, sweetest way! And l wanted
to tell her how good she was and how
much / loved her, don't you know, but
just then, behind the pavilion, came
the gardener. He was talking to one
of his assistants about slugs-dash
slugs!
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11

day! And me so busy! busy!"-his
hands lifted toward the papers on the
table-"so busy I can hardly"-an.
other snort, and he relighted his cigar,
putting savagely-"looks like there's
just one fool thing after another in
terrupting me or absorbing my time!"
Jolly shame, you know!" respond
ed, dropping alphabetically into a
chair. 1 pushed the papers to one
side so could rest my elbow on the
table edge; besides, I saw they were
fretting him-could tell by his glances,
you know.
For another thing, had got hold
OF a devilish shrewd idea l wanted to
break to him-about this chap who
was pretending to be his son. l re-
membered that the old rascal who
had invaded my rooms had tried to
make me believe that was his bosom
friend.
"Oh, say, you know" l began, de-
clining cigar and selecting a cigar
cite from my case, 1--WE an ideal"
And faced him impressively.
you've wharf.-the Strengthened
forward, with kind of twisted smile
interested, you know-"whatever
makes you think that, my boy?"
l waited, sending long, thin smoke
funnel upward. Kept him expectant,
you see, and gave me time to get hold
OF the corners of the jolly thing my
sa'f Catch the noint? So devilisb
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-07-11

them outside his door tonight-it's
his own whim, you know" He went
on modify: "He won't allow any
luncheon sent up; says if not too
much trouble, would be grateful for
two and one-half ounces of unleav-
ened bread and clabber-what the
DEVILS clabber?'
Luncheon is served" intoned a
human machine.
"Ah-h!" The judges tone evinced
satisfaction. MY dear Lightnut," his
hand upon my arm, do you know
look upon you as so nearly one OF
us"
Thank you, judge!" said feeling
ly. BY Jove, 1t was devilish comfy to
have her father so jolly friendly about
IT.!
That I'm just going to ask you to
excuse me from lunching with YOU
know you'll understand, my boy!-so
Internally busy, you see!"
l didn't see. though he had been
saying this all morning. But as he
seemed to think he was busy, wasn't
going to make any dashed break con-
tradicting him, you know. So l pre-
tended | did see.
Thank you-thank you, my boy!"
He patted me on the back. And as
you'll have an opportunity of seeing a
little more Of that charming girl, Miss
Kirkland" Charming girl, indeed!
/ wondered what he would think, il
he knew Of her designs on poor Jack!
II want you to go In for her a bit
cultivate her little; you may change
your opinion-eh?" He laughed soft
ly and paused in our progress through
the library to dig me sharply in the
side. go ahead-firt with her, my
boy! She will like tall girls do,
and it will do you good; do both Of
you good!" The old boy beamed at
me over his glasses as he vented a
horrible chuckle; didn't seem to no
tice how painfully shocked I was.
A Irritation. indeed! And with the
trump, of all others! OF course he
was just having his little joke, and
didn't seem to realize what devilish
poor taste he exhibited as the father
VI my udIuuS'
THANK you," I said rather coldIy,
"but 1 don't think that-er-sort OF
thing would show much consideration
for Frances-and"
Rubbish" And, by Jove, how he
laughed! do you think Francis would
show any consideration for your
he snapped his fingers. 81 think you're
a bit too quixotic, young mani"
1 didn't know-don't know now;
never was up on any OF those legal
terms. He knew what he meant!
"Pshaw, now!" he went on, eff that's
what's restraining you, you must drop
II! want you to have a pleasant
time while you are here with Miss |
Kirkland-get along with you!"-then |
he pulled me back again-"You |
needn't be thinking about the slight |
est obligation so far as Francis is |
Why should you when the |
affair is all one-sided?"
"one-one-sided?" repeated falter.
ingly.
why, yes; the girl doesn't care for |
anybody in the whole world except her |
old father-and he idolizes her!" !
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16
THE CROP MARKETS
Wheat and Corn at New Low
leveIS-Coffee Down.

New low levels for the season were
touched by wheat options yesterday.
slightly steadier opening due to foreign
news being lost as soon as trading was
fairly under way. The tendency was
downward all day, closing at the bottom
with a net loss OF &c to lie. The surplus
OF wheat In America Is beginning to at
tract the attention OF the trade, espe-
cially as II is meeting sharp competition
from other exporting countries. Foreign
buyers are taking advantage of this, and
export bids are being reduced. Weather
conditions continue favorable, and with
colder weather in the Northwest receipts
are expected to increase. Corn was heavy
under prospects Of big receipts In the near
future and In sympathy with wheat
Options hit new low records for the sea-
son, closing at a net loss for the day OF
sc to NC Oats held steady, with shorts
inclined TO cover and the technical posi-
ton strong. Prices closed unchanged
from Thursday to sc down.
Coffee opened slightly higher In re-
Spouse 10 bullish cables, but the advance
was short lived. and under absence OF de-
mand prices dropped all day. closing at
the low point, with net loss OF TO 3
points Strong trade interests, which have
been heavy buyers recently. showed little
interest in the course of prices, and some
local longs were nervous and inclined to
liauIdate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16
SUGAR LIGHTERAGE ORDER
Commerce Court Suspends In
terstate Commissions Rule.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The Commerce
Court to-day ordered permanently sus-
pended the order OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the New York sugar
lighterage case. The order required the
railroads concerned 20 cease the payment
OF allowances 10 Arbuckle Brothers for
the lighterage OF sugar from Brooklyn
to the New Jersey terminals OF the rail-
roads when such allowances were not
paid TO the Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany. The court held the commission had
exceeded its authority.
The commission in its fnal order held
that the Federal company was being dis
eliminated against, because Of the light
erage allowances Of from TO AZ cents n
hundred pounds given the Arbuckle COM
pany, and ordered that the railroads
either cease paying them or mako similar
concessions to the Federal company.
temporary Injunction by the Com
merce Court resulted in an appeal direct
to the United States Supreme Court That
body upheld the Commerce Court, and
remanded the case for a final hearing
The decision Of the court to-day holds
that the railroads have no part I'm the
actual transportation OF the Federal COM
panys sugar until It reaches the New
Jersey terminal, while the transportation
of the Arbuckle sugar actually begins
from the Jay street terminal, In Brook
Ign.
The Federal company originally brought
the suit on the basis OF shipments from
it's refineries at Yonkcrs. The commission
dismissed that complaint. because Yon-
kors was outside the iighterage limits Of
New York Harbor. The Federal company
then moved its Offices 20 New York,
brought IT'S sugar from Yonkers TO Pier
q, North River, and again demanded the
same allowances.