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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
Troubles.

The family had not had their phone
very long and took great interest in
It. On the outside of the telephone
directory they had seen the words,
Trouble, Call No, 42l7." 1t had been
a hard morning and everything had
gone wrong when the lady OF the
house happened to think OF the tele.
phone, and called 4217 and asked:
rs this where you report trouble?"
Eyes"
well, l only wanted to report that
our cat got drowned in the cistern
this morning; the baby is cutting a
new tooth: the cook left suddenly;
we are all out of sugar and starch; ;
the stove pipe fell down; the milkman
left only pint instead Of a quart to-
day; the bread won't raise: my oldest
child is coming down with the meas.
les; the plumbing In the cellar leaks:
we have only enough coal to last
through tomorrow; ran out of paint
when got only half over the dining
room floor; the handspring of the
clock is broken; my husbands three
sisters are coming to visit US tomor.
row; the man has not called for the
garbage for two weeks: our dog has
got fleas; the looking glass fell off the
wall today and broke all to pieces, and
! think my husband is taking consid.
cradle notice of widow lady that
lives next door. That's all today, and
II anything else happens Ill call you
up later"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
TO HONOR WILLIAM T. STEAD
international Women's Congress TO
Erect Hotels for Working Women
In Worlds Largest Cities.

Paris.-OfIicial attentions were
showered upon the delegates to the
International Women's congress when
in session here. NJ. Pichon gave bril-.
liant reception in their honor at the
foreign Office. The women we're re-
ceived by President and Nine. Poin-
care and were also the guests OF the
senate.
The various sections discussed edu.
cational, social, philanthropic and ny.
genie questions. An especially impor.
tant discussion was that on the beat
means of promoting ar international
movement for the better housing OF
working people.
A resolution was adopted In favor OF
organizing a system of hotels for work.
ing women In all the big cities of the
world as a memorial to William T.
Stead. who lost his life In the sink.
ing OF the Titanic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
To Pull Down Prison,

The prison of st. Lazare is going to
be pulled down and rebuilt, and with
1t will disappear curious little relic
of old Paris, a tiny shop in which the
last public letter writer in France
piled his trade. In olden times, be.
fore education had become general,
the public letter writer did a thriving
trade and the one just outside St.
Lazare had many customers of note.
Among them was, If rumor and the
present proprietor of the little shop
may be believed, the world famous
Manon Lascaut. who dictated her love
letters to Des Grieux there. where the
only customers now are illiterate ser.
want girls. who write home to their
friends In Brittany, So rare has the
necessity for vicarious letter writing
become that the present proprietor of
the place has added another more
profitable trade to his program and
acts as an informal lawyer and man
OF business to many of the prisoners
In st. Lazare--Paris cores pondence
London Standard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16

place was costume that he viewed
with growing discontinue.
Priscilla, 1t seemed, had decreed
that he was to appear as the Knave
OF Hearts-hence this costume OF
/ pink and white velvet and the sug.
gestive little tray of-sugar hearts
instead Of the legendary tarts. He
| smiled sheepishly and blushed. All
right for Priscilla!
When he went downstairs the long
rooms were full of laughter and merri
ment for Priscilla's guests were choos-
Ing partners by means OF heart shaped
cards that exactly matched.
Neal noticed that each guest put his
or her hand into a bowl and drew what
ever luck came uprermost but before
he could reach the crowd around the
mems bowl Priscilla thrust pink
paper heart in his hand and waved
him away.
Go find your partner, knave," she
ordered and Neal groaned for he be-
lieved that had been assigned to some
wallHower. He read the motto on his
card: "Will you be my hearts de-
light" That's mean of Priscilla
suppose 1t should chance to be that
dark eyed, skinny Miss Wicks?
So he emerged from the dancers
and found himself before an alcove
given over to shaded seat and .
mass Of greenery.
Sometimes fate is kind to lovers:
therefore. when Neal paused in the al.
cove and stared ircredulously In was
because his beautiful girl was sitting
there-a veritable Queen OF Hearts In
rosy pink and white and holding .
pink card that matched his own.
When she saw him she blushed.
"Oh. It IL too bad Of Priscilla" she
protested - he held out his hand with
his token in it, grasp she wouldn't
let me draw card"
TOO good. you mean." he said
warmly and sat down beside her.
After awhile. when conversation Ian.
guished. Doris Allen asked demurely:
What shall we talk about. Cabbage
and Kings?"'
Neal shook his head. mo, let US
speak Of the Queen of Hearts and how
she came to be selling sugar hearts
and Ill tell you the rest some other
ume!"
He whirled her away in an enchant-
Ing waltz and they quite forgot the
tray Of sugar hearts in the alcove.
But the sugar hearts had served
their humble purpose-that Of making
two people happy.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndcate.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
Washing Grimy Hands.

Every automobilist who has had to
repair his machine has longed for
some way to wash his hands. ordi.
nary soap and water being almost use.
less as means Of removing the MANY
and tenacious varieties Of dirt that
gather upon them on such occasions.
So chauffeurs and men who drive
their own cars will welcome the di.
rections given by that authoritative
French scientific magazine, Les An.
males. This paper directs that the
hands be rubbed with gasoline. the op-
Grafton being twice repeated; then
they are to be washed In sweet oil or
butter, after which q thorough wash.
ing with soap and water will remove
the last vestiges Of dirt The nails.
however. require special attention. and
II will repay the automobilist 70 ksep
q mixture Of benzins and alcohol 81,
Dssssly foe The nailA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-16
Divorce Follows Honeymoon.

New York.-Because her husband
compelled her to remain In q dark
room alone during thunderstorm
while they were on their honeymoon.
Mrs. Edward Gallinger has asked Tor
Q separation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
Belgian Blocks in Alleys

Fifteen alley blocks are to be paved
with the Belgian blocks that are to
be removed from the city's down.
town streets. This is perhaps the
best feature of the removal, for many
alleys need paving and the Belgian
blocks will answer the purpose ex-
cellently. An unpaved alley is al
most as unwholesome as an unpayed
street.
Let us hope the city commission
will let no Belgian blocks escape
service in the alleys. More blocks
are needed than the city can furnish,
but an excellent start in the paving
of the alleys will have been made.
No petition should be needed that
turns single block from the alleys.
The Belgian blocks will thus render
a second service that will outlast a
full generation at least. The fact is
these blocks should rest in the alleys
to the end of the present century and
It is unnecessary to say how big Bir-
mingham will be in the next century.
The alleys may then become streets,
and again the Belgian blocks may
be turned over to third service
somewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Cleaner rhnn other d;itIe.

birmingham with all its smoke is not
as smoky as Pittsburg or Cincinnati,
said a prominent citizen. Il had heard
that in the recent years Pittsburg was
comparatively free from smoke, but was
there not long since and the smoke was
so dense | could not see across the river.
L was born and reared in Cincinnati.
and remember that wealthy and prog
ressive city as exceptionally sooty On a
recent visit to Cincinnati I was told that
the so-called smoke evil had been min
imized, but it was still very smoky.
Il once heard someone remark that At
lanta was noted for its clean appearance.
Atlanta's people no doubt claim that it is
a model of cleanliness, but the fact is that
Atlanta is one OF the dirtiest cities with
which l am acquainted, and l was living
there few years ago. A large part OF
It's prosperity is based on small industries,
and these small industries make whole
lot of smoke. no matter what Atlanta
FOSTERS may say about it. I heard Biz
rningham woman say recently: 'Birmins-
ham should be as clean as Atlanta Biz
mingham lis a paradise as compared with
Atlanta so far as SCOT is concerned.
Il am against Commissioner Wealth
eriy's smoke ordinance. The trouble with
SO many people who agitate for new laws
is that they are ill informed about other
communities with which comparison Is
nfade.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03

From the Mobile Register.
Mr.. Underwood, House leader. arouses
admiration not alone by his steadfast ad
hesion to the policy of revising the tariff
in the interests of the people, but by his
opposite statement of the issues present.
ed from time to time in the course of the
tariff hearings. Two Illustrations will suf-
flee. John =. Wood. wool manufactures
of Boston. was before the committee last
Monday and testified that he did not be-
lieve wool manufacturers can continue 10
make both ends meet If tariff duties are
lowered. we have Instructions an
swered Mr.. Underwood, ito lower the
duties 10 basis that will permit competi-
tion. and we would like to have any infor-
nation from the manufacturers that will
help us carry out our Instructions Mr..
Wood pictured the big problems con-
fronting the democrats in attempting to
carry out a tariff reduction plan, and
questioned the ability of the committee
to so classify the different commodities
as TO apply rate that would exactly lit
each kind Of wool. Then" observed
Chairman Underwood I'VE have got 10
sail out in tho dark and try to save the
patient II we can.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
I ann yyrapp'd In dismal thinkings.
ALPS Well that Ends wei
Four Real ImmOrtals

"There are certain great charac-
tersu said former Speaker Cannon
last week in a speech in the House,
"tbat will dwell in the history OF
the country. First, and barely tirst'
Washington; second, Lincoln; third
Lee, great man, great general
who did his duty from his patriotic
standpoint; fourth, jefferson DAVIS
a great man, performing great serV-
ice for the republic as he saw ms
duty.
"a hundred years from now the
ordinary readers will recall this period
and there will be in the mouths OF the
school children the names of Washing
ton. Lincoln, Grant, Lee and Jeffer-
son Davis. But you will have to
search the Congressional Record and
the Encyclopedia to find out about the
balance of us who have been speak
ers. members of Congress IN the
House and Senate. Take Mr.. Cannon,
for instance. I have been speaker
for eight years. They will say:
1T does appear that there was man
from Illinois named Cannon, but l
don't know much about him; there
was another man named Cannon in
Congress from Utah, and it was said
that he had IT wives.
This is characteristic piece OF
comment from Uncle Joe. 1t has all
the ear marks of one who has ever
been frank and outspoken. His
courage and his homely philosophy
are proverbial. He is about to retire
from public life, and he goes back
with plain expression Of his views
on the four great men of che future
of the four who will live in American
history as long as there is any in ex-
istence. The places he courageously
assigns to Robert E. Lee and Jeffer-
son Davis illustrate the fearless ma
ture of the man. He is an old man.,
but he goes back to Danville expect
ing to return to Congress, and there
are not few who hope he will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
A LIFE Of SACRIFICE

From the American Magazine.
He said the other day that he is the only
fool his family has ever produced. IL
there was bitterness in this statement. his
quick laugh and accustomed boast of lln-
usual skill in getting out of staying
cooped up in school, disguised it.
His father and grandfather were honor~
raen of their classes, and "The Fool'' as
a child had talked confidently of the time
when he would equal their records at the
same big college. By way of making that
easy, he continuously was honor boy
in his grade school worl1-that is, until
he was Is years old.
Then they carried his father home orc
Gay, horribly injured, and when a year
later his sufferings were over, "The Foot
learned that his little mother had butt
her tired hands to support herself, "rho
FOOL and the four younger children.
He could see but one thing to do, and
lie did it. Big and strong and clean pnys-
ically, he soon got a Job" He still has
Job after 40 years. He isn't sure how
long he will be able to keep it, for jobs,
even more than positions, are hard to hold
after one Is 81, and when one has worked
since one was IA, often poorly fed. often
insufficiently clothed, sometimes Is hours
out of "A. one is not young at 81. But
1.-THE Fool'' is not worrying about mis-
future. He has realized for 40 years that
he had no future. 1.-The kids now, that's
different. Dad would have gotten them
the best
They got 1.-THE kids. Only 1.-The Fool-
works at "a job The others are sue.
cesses. educated, trained successes, oil
four Of them. They are quite fond of
1.-THE Fool" They don't call him that.
Tney call him "Good Old john" and ara
ry-sometimes-they have somehow left
him SO far behind But then, John sim-
ply would not go to school. You ought to
hear him tell how he put it over mother
working for months, when she thought na
was going in for school o. K. Says hs
| felt 80 big and smart to be working and
earning money. Mother says that's how
she found out. He paid some bills and the
rent. and him but a kid IA years old. fIa
hated school, John did; but he made tbs
rest of us kids keep at it. He was Just
crazy about working, and made us stick
at school. Oh, well, 1t takes all kinds.
You knowl"
| If there was condescension in this
summary of "The Fools" life, the little
mother of them all knew how unmerited
it was. She is proud of her four success
full children, but the one she most reS
g-ets that the father did not live to really,
know is the one who comes home a little
shabby, little bent, but. ohi SO brave
and CHEEKY each day from his Job. And
she is sure that the other Father whd
hears her pray knows and cares when
she prays, 'And comfort and bless tn
noblest man in the world.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03

We also favor legislature forbidding
country if the progressives can pre-
vent it.
At the opening of the Washington
headquarters it was declared that the
millions of progressive party voters
regard a reunion with the republican
polty as impossible. They regard
any attempt in that direction as an
abject surrender of principles and,
if necessary, they much prefer to meet
defeat election after election"
"Not only is every county to have
progressive organization, says
Secretary Davis, "but every voting
precinct is to be organized, and pro-
gressive tickets will hereafter be
presented in every political sub
vision in the country
What then will constitute the op-
position party after March A? The
standpat republicans will be weak IN
deed, and the progressive party will
not be fully organized. At the outset
then there will be no opposition party
in the fullest sense of the word. One
may appear before 1916, but in the
first half of Woodrow Wilson's ad-
ministration there will not be, it is
plain, an efficient opposition party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
e-oNEDY OF A ROMAN Bus

From italian Lanes and Highroads'
By Russell w. Leary. Mcbride, Mast
&c Co., Publishers.
one hot summer MONDAY I boarded
an omnibus as it was standing IN the
shade of its northern terminal at the
IGate of the People. In the course OF
time the driver reused himself from
the nap in which he had been indulg-
ing. looked at his watch, shook the
reins over the horses and started off
without noticing that the car was minus
the conductor, who had wandered off
TO chat with some friends. Before he
returned we were already across the
broad Piazza del Populo and headed
down the Corso.
The belated official blew several vo-
ciferous blasts on the shrill whistle
which serves instead of bell to signal
starts and stops but ithe driver was
still only half awake and paid no at
tention. The conductor accordingly
started to run after us at the best
pace of which he was capable. There
were two other passengers in the bus,
and as they did not seem to feel called
upon to stop the vehicle, l decided to sit
still also and watch the race.
The horses were feeling fresh after
their rest and stepped out at good
speed. The conductor would gain very
slowly, pause to blow ear-splitting
blasts on his whistle, gestieulate wildly,
and then take up the chase again. He
was SO winded by running that the
whistling became weaker and weaker,
ana he was so delayed by the pauses
to whistle that his running was futile.
The few people abroad on the street
stopped to watch the race, but no one
cared to spoil the fun by notifying the
unconscious driver of the comedy TAX
ling place behind him. So the pursuit
kept up through the scorching midday
sun for more than half the length of
the corso, until the driver suddenly be-
came aware that all was not right and
pulled up his horses.
When at last the conductor, oozing
wrath and perspiration, climbed aboard
the omnibus. he explained in detail to
the passengers just what he thought of
tus and each of us, and in the process
exhausted the very limited vocabulary
of Italian profanity--a watery profan-
lity. whose most violent expression is Il
want to kill you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
THE TOYS

BY Coventry Patmore.
My little Son, who 1ookd from Thoughts, s,r3
eyes
And moved and spoke in quiet grown-uy
wise.
Having my law the seventh time dis
obey'd,
struck him and DISMISSED
With hard words and unkiss'd.
His Mother, who was patient, being dead,
Then, fearing lest his grief should hinder
sleep.
visited his bed.
But found him slumbering deep.
With darken'd eyelids, and their lashes
yet
From his late sobbIng wet
And I. with moan.
Kissing away his tears. left others of my
own;
For. on table drawn beside his head,
He had put within his reach
box of counters and red vein'd stone,
A piece of glass abraded by the beach
And six or seven shells.
A bottle with bluebells
And two French copper coins, ranged
there with careful art,
To comfort his sad heart.
SO when that night pray'd
To God wept and said:
All, when at last we lie with tranced
breath.
Not vexing Thee in death,
And Thou remembered of what toys
We made our joys,
How weakly understood
Thy great commanded good,
Then, fatherly not less
Than whom Thou hast nodded from ths
clay.
Thou'lt leave Thy wrath and say.
Il will be sorry for their childlshnsss."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
The Six Year Term

The Works resolution submitting
an amendment to the constitution ex-
tending the presidential term from
four to six years and making ineli-
gible for reelection all who had been
honored with the highest office in
the land passed the Senate by ma
jority of one. The supporters Of the
resolution had been counting on de-
cisive majority, but since it is seen
that the ratification of this proposed
amendment would bar SO popular a
man as Theodore Roosevelt from ever
again becoming a candidate the Won
der is that it passed at all. Now
that it is through the Senate the
measure stands good chance of being
passed in the House, but the national
progressives will make a strenuous
effort to amend the resolution to ex-
empt living ex-Presidents.
Congressman Clayton of Alabama,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
started the one term movement by
| introducing resolution providing
that the President should serve six
years and should be ineligible for re-
election. That resolution to not af-
feet ex-Presidents. An amendment tc
the constitution along Mr.. Clayton's
line would not therefore have antag-
| onized the friends of Roosevelt, Taft
or Wilson, but even if the Works
resolution is adopted by the House
the progressives will fight the amend
ment when it comes up in the state
legislatures.
AS the democratic platform declares
in favor of limiting the President tc
one term, the partisans of Wilson can
not afford to object to the Works
proposition, but Colonel Roosevelt is
candidate for 1915 and unless he il
ineligible by law his chances for cleo
ton would be much better than they
were in 1912.
As an abstract question the provi-
sions of the Works resolution doubt
less satisfy the people. A six year
term would give the statesman hon
ored with the presidency ample tims
to exercise his talents and perhaps
see his policies crystalline into law
Without constitutional limitation ev'
cry President enters the executive of.
flee with bee in his bonnet for sec.
ond term. If the Works amendment
comes before the legislatures it is al.
most sure to receive the necessary
vote regardless of national progressive
opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-03
GREAT MEN IN CONGRESS
By BILL VINES

pie. It would appear from this casual
reference that he has long been the
champion of his downtrodden constit-|
uency and in order to get revenge they|
nave sent him to Washington SO he|
can champion for the country at largc.|
he Is doing so. am an awful good
democrat and have voted nothing butt
the straight democratic ticket all mvI
life, but when one considers that the
people of Illinois proceeded to plow the
classic features of Uncle Joe cannnon|
in the humiliating mire of defeat and|
that the people OF the same state|
wished H. Robert on the country again.
one wonders what on earth can be the|
matter with them and that whatever|
it is they ought to take something
for it.
We do not say that H Robert does|
not possess many of the true attri-
butes Of greatness. He may possess
them, and If we knew him intimatelv|
we might recognize them, but from|
surface Indications we are ready fol
affirm that H. Robert is a pill and it|
is hard to overcome the first impress
sion.
There are many others In Congress
VINO would never be confused with
Websters or Calhouns, but we must|
consider that 1t has always been thus.
1t only proves that this is a great
country. Nothing but a great country
could survive such an infliction. Itl
is a great country in spite of some of
its representatives and their defects
are more than offset by the genuine
patriotism and ability of the others.
We want to be distinctly understood
as not holding Representative Fowler
up as horrible example--we are not.
We are merely speaking of the man.
ner in which he impressesI the casual
observer. Far be it from us to say that
he will not make a record in Congress
that will make the career of Clark,
Underwood or Joe Cannon shrivel up
like pair of deuces before the ma
lignant influences of an ace full. All
we say is that the one or two day
observer in Washington, who happens
to catch III. Robert in action and goes
away with the memory of him to live
green in his mind for the rest of his
life is apt to draw conclusions of our
national legislature which will be et-
roneous and which will 1inger With
him like sour dream.