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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-18

! would not even have come to Cliff
Gen. Vernon, ] have something to
tell you-vital, serious. Let me get
under shelter somewhere, will your"
Vernon led the way to a rooted
summer house i'll the garden. They
sat down on one of its side benches.
Vernon, said Paul, you know how
dearly | love Eva
Yes said his brother In a low
tone Of constraint
Il have seen her tonight, secretly
| am to see her later She is all
the world to me. want you to let
me tell her the whole story of my
trouble in the city"
No" spoke Vernon, and his tones
were incisive and mandatory.
i feel like cad, craven, to think
that you should be blamed for what
! did. | was reckless, wicked when
took that $500 from your pocket and
spent it, claiming that our step father
owed it to me, which morally he did.
Then your kindness, your sacrifice.
Since then, oh, believe me! l have not
touched card or tasted wine. l am
offered splendid position in the
west The firm has even advanced
me two hundred dollars. Vernon,
brother. release me from my promise
not to reveal my blame about that
money"
You are telling me the truth about
your prospects, your REFORM"
"Sacredly."
Then ! glory in the Joy 1t would
have given poor dead mother. My
boy, am working out your salvation.
Thank God for the privileged"
AT seven o'clock the next morn.
ing with batter and bang on his
bedroom door Seth Ramsey shouted
out excitedly:
Get up. Vernon. Here's great
news! Your brother Paul eloped with
Eva Cross last night. They have gone
out west and left note asking for
! giveness and all that pother. What
do you think of that?"
Are you sure Of this7" asked Yer
non in husky tone.
"Oh, yes. They drove to Virden
and We're married by the minister
there"
The old man went down the stairs
chuckling and talking to himself With
his stcpson at a distance he could
hold on to the trust money
Vernon arose, dressed himself, went
down the stairs and into the little
front parlor Of the house.
He paused before picture, that Of
his dead mother Tie looked up into
her sweet patent iace and thought
OF all the kind deeds She had done,
and then With an aslcctionate glance
at the portrait OF Paul, and smiled.
Then. his shoulders strengthened
for the burden he had chosen to bear.
Vernon took from his memorandum
book a pressed faded rose and kissed
! 1t.
(Copyright, 1918. by w. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-18
RELEASED TO VISIT DENTIST
Plea Of Sufferer Softened Heart Of
Justice-Smlar Circumstances
Recorded In History.

Recently Theodore Roberts, the
actor, was released temporarily from
Ludlow street jail, New York, In or
der that he might call upon his den.
fist during five different days and
have his teeth fixed. Roberts was
serving out a commitment because he
had failed to pay alimony to his wife
under a decree Of separation. Before
he could be permitted to go to the
dentist an affidavit had to be submit
ted in which DR.. Frank Il. Seely, the
dentist, declared Roberts had Riggs
disease and would lose all his teeth
If not attended to Immediately. The
court granted permission because the
dentist could not make use Of his cleo
trical instruments at the jail
From the time Of the story OF Da-
mon and Pythias various reasons for
temporary release from Jail have been
gwen. 1t Is related that In the Napo-
leonic era soldier confined In mill
tary prison for minor offense
against the service during brief time
of peace was released In order that
he might be present at the christen-
ing of his infant son. born during his
Imprisonment. But Napoleon, In Or
der to test the intensity of the man y
desire made him agree to serve a year
longer foi the privilege Of a three day
furlough. The soldier gladly did 1t
and Y hen he returned found pardon
and q corpoI - warrant for his In
fant son, t. DO valid when the son
had SERVED It'll credit six months In
the emperor army of the future. "
Frederick the Great released an auda-
cious captain under sentence of death
so that the ,aptain might tell him a
few beneficial things about himself
The things told face to face Influenced
the great king to pardon the blunt
death-defying soldier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-18
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MODEL. YOUNG NAN
Sy MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD


RIDGE.
Yes, sir there goes prodigal
son, declared Seth Ramsey.
With the fatted calf sort Of left
OUT though, ell. Seth?" and Ethan
baAnlster, the village gossip, poked
MS crony in the ribs with a sly wink
and gleesome chuckle.
on, he's being treated all right.
1or I've tanned down some Of his
notlons,' declared Ramsey. Il tell
you, a feed of the real husks Of life
does some of these smart fellows
good once in awhile"
Tell about it. Seth, urged the scan.
cal loving Bannister.
Well, as you know Paul and Yer.
non are my stepsons. Their mother
lett them something substantial, but
am guardian and trustee for ten
years
Yes, know about that nodded
Bannister.
Well, they have a yearly allow.
ance. Young Paul thought it wasn't
enough and went to the city few
months since. refused to advance
MIN penny and | reckon he hates
me for 1t. Last month | had to send
vernon to the city to collect claim
OF his mothers estate. knew he
hankered to see that shiftless brother
OF his, SO ! let him 60. Instead Of
coming back in two days as planned
with the $780, he was gone a week
and came back without cent"
Why. where was the money!!
Collected and spent. He faced me
squarely He confessed that most OF
1t had gone In q fling at city life,' as
he called It. Automobiles, six dollars
a day hotel. little gambling. Sorry,
but the only thing to do was to cut
out his years allowance. That
squared It. Vernon has been meek
and Industrious ever since. Glad to
get home and going to behave him
self"
. II took Ethan Bannister just TWEEN
ty-four hours to spread the news all
over Clifden, garnished with all the
tfills his lively fancy could add to
It, The serious ones Of the comnun-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-18


fly shook their heads at the appalling
L break OF a model young man The
lively youth OF the village rather adj
mred this exponent OF finished edu
cation In the traps and glories of q
great city
Vernon had indeed quoted down
He acted as though he had something
on his mind, but he carried himself
as erect as ever, as handsome and
manly az ever and looked every
body squarely in the eye. When he
went one evening 10 call upon Eva
Cross he Was q tritle embarrassed al
the rather cool reception OF her moth
er. but that soon wore away as he
sat In the rose bower with the daugh
ter.
Eva" he said after time, Il have
brought letter to you from my
brothar, Pau"
His lp5 tWitchcd as he noted the
expression Of clad drli~ht that cane
INTO her beautiful fa T., In fact she
reached 50 caacrly tor the profferod
,,isstye that ID slipped from her hand
In STOPPING to recover 1t a rose foll
from her bosom unnoticed by her
Vernon secured the flower and con
cealed 1t in his pocket.
Then in a few minutes he went
away. Once alone he pressed the
prized flower to his lips, then care
fully placed it between two leaves
Of his memorandum book.
And now to forget, he said grim
" as he returned to his cherries
home-"for Paurs sake,
1t was a humdrum life with misery
mean spirited old Seth Ramsey, but
Vernon shared it without G murmur
He gave up all social pleasures and
Clifden viewed his penitent behavior
OF the restored outcast approvingly
One night dark and stormy, Yer
non sat reading in his room when
there came a sudden rat-tattat at the
window, At first he fancied 1t was
the wind blowing the tree branches
against the panes. Then peering Out
he discovered a reckoning form near
some bushes.
ut is Paul, he said, and was quick
II down in the yard to greet his
brother. "Come into the house. he
Invited. ID,
No" resi- aded Paul definitely, q
will never Cross the thrr hold Of tie
misery old r:aa who refused me help
vben ne le1 it so sorely. fol
good dear brotAer" and the speak :
pasgee an afectionate arm THROUGH
that If Vernon. only fer you WhJ
have been so scod. SO loyal to NJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
For the General Reader

a FARMERS
IN tOdays dealing
making
explanation precise
nature
appeals
thrive through ration
fascinating Il simplicity
the practical application Of the knowledge thus gained
the than the changes brought about by
irrigation fertilizers for
really knowledge fertilizers
should pingly withheld?
tOdays article the
deposit gypsum
gypsum
exceedingly
volcanic ash" soil constituents
chemical characteristics
absorb the elements they needed To this
acdp
phosphate rock and another nitrate
phosphate
Of the yield pay
Of ferting gypsum acid
phosphate plaster gyp"
darker far
succulent 10 permanent
The he is
popular scientific that
VII be read with interest by
new horizon of knowledge Imagination.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Training For Social Service

IN The United States there 266ooO buildings which are used on
than half the OneId OF the
These 266ooo public ground some
Outside of school school grounds
The value perhaps s5OoOoooo and this vast
being used business his capital unde1
similar circumstances, at about efficiency
In the United States there buildings used on an average
oOOooOo that Of capital leave idle 134
O
utilized and
f4h OF that average sere
There in the United States requiring
Prevention
dealing practically the channel
practical o permanent results
months old die
could
of domestic and municipal sanitation and public
health administration
Of the 100000 deaths annually States nearly ~
prolonged through
method
Nearly population das defective including
denuents
insane minded
percent all eplepH support
below
disease
industry
practical scientific oneuh
pententiaTy confirmed criminals
workers, numbering of
done
specially profession
charities public
departments
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Henry Clay
" GEORGE FITCH,
Author OF cat Good Old SiWush.'

~ ALL Americans who tlourlshed
in the first half OF the last cen
- turv there were none more pom
,.arau. than Henry Clay. For p years
bc was the biggest man in his country
and six times during that period ne
Stood around. hat in .hand. and watched
some smaller sized American beng III
augurated president =, 81,
CLAW was born in Virginia April IL
III His father died when he was and
soon afterwards ne began supporting MS
family in true presidential TIMBER sJy ie-
At.15 he was clerk at Richmond Al
II he was q lawyer in Lexington, ny -
and marching ON towards fame WIN
giant leaps.
CLAW entered politics as soon as ne
had bought his 'uIicC desk He iulhe-
fiatelv became known as a Ine orator
lie acquired the art by pTdctlclng IN the
corufields instead OF upon the atterdlnner
prisoners and thus won the love OF ali
At % he vas a legislator and al ~ he
was senator OF Kentucky. ELeryOHe
predicted that he would be president as
soon as he was old enough and there was
some criticism OF the constitution be
cause it compelled hum to hang AROUND
until the ace OF 35 before assuming the
office.
CLAW led a busy lie in his 3Os night
mo duels. helping draw up tine treaty
of Client and serving rs speaker OF the
house Of representatives, In 1874 ne
was a candidate for president, and when
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Joy COnreth
. By Walt mason.

Dull care nav now forsake her perch,
that she has occupied too long; ana mel
ancholy's in the lurch. and grief has
found that something's wrong. For hu-
man beings dance and sing. and dry the
idle brinv tear; they see the harbingers
of spring baseball seasons drawing
nearl The tawdry sports of winter pass,
the basketball, the wrestling game; the
tin horn boxers go to grass, the indoor
walkers going lame. The checkerbOaTd
has lost its charm, and crOkinOle IS
stale and sere; cen leapfrog seems a
false alarms-the baseball seasons
drawing near. The old mans restless
in his chair. the arm chair in the ingle-
nook; he kicks his slippers IN the air,
and at the cat he throws his book; and
eranny reads the sporting page, and
gives anon a feeble cheer; JOY cOmeth
soon to youth and age-the baseball sea-
sons drawing near. The youthful pOpU-
lation screams with glee throughout the
neighbOrhood; and boys are dreaming
rainbow dreams OF BEATING Christy or
Joe Wood. Now everv club becomes a
bat. and every bat beswats q sphere.
Spring cOmes-we know where we are
at-the baseball ecson's drawing near!
Copyright. 1913, by George Matthew
Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

cupied more frequently by a Woma Il
than a man. Often these women origi-
nate new ideas which men Superin-
reudents are glad to copy
Mrs. Josephine Preston, state Superln-
tendent Of schools Of Washington. who
formerly was a county superintendent
Is credited with being the first super
irtendent to devise the plan of cottage
homes for rural school teachers This
is said TO solve the housing problem for
women teachers in rural localities
which frequently has rendered II diff
cult To secure the class Of instructors
desired for country schools
Women rs superintendent.
The state of Wyoming has women as
SuperinrendentS Of the schools OF 20 out
OF its y counties. as well as a woman
years. the state superintendent always
has been woman While the western
states are ahead of the eastern ones IN
awarding women the office OF sUperln-
tendenr. il has been open 10 them III
most states for years.
One of the first women to hold the
office Of county superintendent N an
eastern state was Hiss Anna BUCK pee,
o. Potter county. Pennsylvania, who
for quite a long time rode over long.
lonesome roads, driving her own morse
and buggy when the numbering inter-
est of that county brought to II a great
many foreign workers who lived in
camps in some OF the forests through
which the little superintendent mad 10
pass. She claimed many adventures
which sounded as though they might
have occurred in the great undeyeloped
west. but her influence in the school
organizatio OF her country made even
the most conservative man do homage
t. her ability. There are now 4S5 wom-
IN county superintendentS distributed
amOonE IS states
Woman Heads Chicago Schools.
The success of Mrs Ella Flagg
Young. who is serving her third term
nc s11DarinteDdent OF the public schools
of Chicago, demonstrates her ability
% handle the complex problems which
come uD in the direction OF the many
classes OF instruction which are re-
uuired in n great city. the population of
which includes almost every known ma
tionality Mrs. Young has - assistant
superintendents under her direction,
four Of whom are women
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1893.

". ". Turney left for Austin to-
day over tks G. H.
Conductor Pollock returned from
Pecos. Texas. on the T. & P. today
Monday night the Chorus club viii
have a rehearsal with the orchestra
Chief clerk w. f. Jennings took the
pay car up the White Oaks today TO
pay off the employees.
Chas WhitIOck. a big cattleman Of
New Mexico, came down on the s. P.
this afternoon from Silver City.
W NJ Cassman, Of Santa Fe, and
United States marshal Foraker came
down on the Santa Fe this morning.
Fred Fanchler returned to the city
last night on the Mexican Central al
ter spending few days IN Chihua-
hua.
The G. H & $. A. is making the
distance between here and Sierra
Blanca a great deal shorter by making
several cut-Offs in the curves
The NendOme hotel has been sold to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas- De Croft. who have
been conducting the new OrndOrff no
tel at Tucson. The deal was closed IN
this city today.
Judge Amasa Cobb. who gained fame
as a soldier and civil officer. has been
visiting FL PaSO for the last two days
Judge Cobb is returning home to LA
coin, Nebraska, from a trip to Cal
ifornia-
The much talked of struggle for su-
ended They have lost and for the
next two years must submit to the
same treatment they have been sub
jected to for the past two years
The Democratic jOllifiCatiOn held
last night was grand affair in every
sense OF the word. After the speak
ing bonfires and the shouting were
over, procession was formed with
Pat Dwyer IN the lead and marched
out to MagOffin's residence. Pat
frl m n Ia Tod fnr 10
cess of his labors and all went merry
as a marriage bell
The federal grand jury before com
pletinE its labOrs and before its final
discharge by judge MaNey rendered a
report which makes exceedingly inter
estinE reading as it deals. with matters
Of the utmost Importance to this To-
Cality and for many miles along the
following jurors l. 3. Carruthers,
j. p. LChne. I. ID. Jackson. D. r. Helm.
r. r. Euch, c.. A. Owens. :. d COul-
son, John Wycrts- B. Lehman. 7. A.
Smith John T. CHM. s G. KilSOre. j.
Calisher, C.. Z. Jones and Lawrence
Haley.
Joseph NaEoffin was elected mayor
Of III Paso yesterday by the biggest
majority ever given any candidate IN
this city before. The triumph of the
Officeholdcrs was a glorious one and
they rCjOiccd last night by building
bOnfires. delivering ordtionS and SER
enadinE Magofti1 aEj NCrefead. The
second ward was nearly unanimous
for NagOffin. The fun Democratic
ticket was elected which Will MAKE
the council entirely Democratic on
the whole. the election was quiet and
orderly during tine day.. for O'Eceflc
gave I'D the fight and practically GUit
the race early in the day The entire
vote Tor Ma-Offiu YESTERDAY was 1871 p.
and that of Okecffe tIf. There were
Il
day for mayor than the last mayor
ally couteS, when there va- o. i-r~r-
zion. t5e2vif-- defeated D'Ectit- by q
majority OF exactly 1900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
One-Sentence Philosophy
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

A-ulcaSO NeWS.l
Never hit a man when he's got you
down.
Revenge generally seeks refuge in a
small head.
Millinery also shows which way the
wind blows.
somehow the majority Of our good
deeds never get found out.
Justice is what every man wants,
provided he may define il himself
GU must sprint If you would catch
good luck or OutfOOt the other kind.
OF course there is risk in marriage,
but every normal man is fond of ad-
venture
Before ma king up your mind be sure
that you have the right kind Of ma
terial in stock
After he has failed to make good a
WeakllnE spends all the rest of his
time explaining that he didn't get a
square deal.
The cynical world would be far more
likely 10 sit up and take notice Il
more Of the reformers would begin on
themselves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12

the election got into the house of repre-
seutatiycs he helped elect John Quincy
Adams, thus winning the undying hate
of Andrew Jackson. who was the most
fluent and successful hater of those
times. This made Clay's life a burden to
him. knocked him out of the presidency
with great frequency. compelled him to
load up his dueling pistols time and
again, and kept him busy explaining the
rect of his life.
From 1924 TO 1850 Clay was so big 4
man that he had to settle every national
quarrel. Those were impatient and war
ike DAYS and a dozen times the country
showed signs of parting IN the middle
during the deadlock IN congress. On
each occasion Clay was called on to ar
range a compromise, and he always sue
ceeded, not only in patching up peace,
but in winning lot Of permanent enc
mics. Now and then he would run for
president. at which times these enemies
would band together and hold parades
which were hours IN passing a given
point. He died in 1852. a disappointed
man. after having postponed the civil
war for 80 years.
CLAWS fate would probably have been
different If he had not compromised so
much. lie was always ready 10 load
up horse pistol and fight a political
opponent, but he could not bear TO see
his country quarrel, and he got what
peacemakers usually Copyrighted
by George Matthew Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.

smoking is discover a sore on yoIr
lip
There are so many books no one
reads we suspect some Of them aren't
worth it.
Jude Johnson; This is the glorious
come"
a man who doesn't care what he
says can't expect others to be greatly
exercised about il.
No one word in our varied vOcabu-
lary has such latitude of meaning as
a woman gives cute"
It is sometimes said a mother looks
as young as her own daughter. and
there is more or less other polite
fiction.
Ezra jay: It's surprising how
many people throw tin cans on their
neighbor's premises after the sun
has gone down"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
CARRIES GAMBLING CHIPS TO
POLICE STATION; AREESTE

'Tf YOU won't cash these checks
Charley Weaver a negro. said he u.
Lonnie Wells and Johnnie Johnson
two. other negroes sitting at a card
table in the JOCKEY club. negro club
a the corner of Second and Oregon
streets. then I'll get Capt. Greet to
cash EN-" He was arrested on a gam
ing charge.
Weaver explained to the police that
negroes had been playing black jack"
and he wanted to cash i'm. but the men
refused to advance the money on the
chips. Weaper brought q stack of white
and red chips TO the police station The
red ones. he said. were worth - cents
and the white ones a nickel each. Wells
and Johnson were arrested and charged
with gaming They were later released
on 5000 bonds each.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
Our Roads, 100000 Miles

PERCENT Of the the
The percentage has of
This sounds SMALL really years
$4,000
get of
American problems building very single
O.
county years
literally payment of
bonded
economical in the long
plan trying keep dirt shape
largely
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.
Philadelphia Recordl

'IHIIaltIpnId EtecOTd-J
Genius is really only eccentric when
Il pays the bills.
The office that seeks the man has
the lone fisherman stalled TO a stand
still
This is q free country. which may
explain why the politicians always help
themselves
It's the things we shouldn't do at all
that We never put off III tomorrow II
We have chance 10 DO them today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
The Sumner Girl
By Frances L. Gnrside.

/ M HEN she is IS. she is 50 sure
! wv she viii capture a millionaire
! for a husband, it is s ONE won
/ der she doesn't try to get credit at he
/ dry goods stores on the strength Of it
: After she has passed IS she never
S0es TO the same place twice to spend
her vacation, regarding new place
as a sort Of fresh pasture
She is popular with the men because
her light talk requires no mental strain
/ to understand her. and her light clothes
attract the mosquitoes
She uses the same words to describe
the moonlight aid new ribbon. pre-
pairing one for the discovery that she
would find mucE that is cute and
: darling" in the Grand canyon
She dresses herself up to look like
/ a picture. and is so happy with 5he
is a poster instead
The first time she becomes engaged
she takes the world into ner conf
her mother, and the third time she
has doubts and tells no one
Before a successful summer season
is ended. she has been engaged 50
often her heart begins to feel as badly
mussed up as If it were her top bureaG
Her idea OF being clever is to mace
n man believe she is perfect cook.
though she doesn't know enough about
cooking to make pancakes round
It is impossible to tell BY the looks
OF her II she didn't take time to comb
hear hair. or took a great deal OF time
to comb II in the latest fashion
No one but a summer girl can do some
things. For instance. a summer girl Will
wear an auto veil with the air of hav-
ing lust stepped from her own machine.
with three more cars at home in the
garage. though her present possessions
and future prospects couldn't be Cashed
ior $40
She can wear print. and talk know
iu1Sly about the latest STYLES in silks
Her home Is furnished plainly. but she
knows the newest and most correct
styles in costly furniture She know
how SiIVcrWare should be laid for dir
ners, the latest stitch for thc embrois-
cry Of monocranls on line linen, the
ctiouet Tor dinner. reception or ablI.
though she never attended 81 scotia
gathering IN her lie Her fathers
MODtHly income is nos as large as A
rich girl $ daily pin money. but she
Knows what the rich Siri should buv
a-i Ee2-. what Src viii have to n0--
and how she should ear it,
In brier tile I.tue. frivolous summer
SIM IS prepared ar any time TO marry
mi'horSire and become "a society
leader