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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
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WRONG Mr.. reeves
But the Right One Was Near,
and Quickly Settled a Vital
Situation.
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD.
RIDGE

Like man running into shower OF
gold, a pauper finding diamond in
the dust OF the street, an invalid sud
denly discovering an elixir of life, Du
gald Morris gave a great shout as he
read in newspaper he had picked up
on park bench a brief, but to him a
vitality suggestive item 1t ran: Hon
orable Walton Reeves of Colorado
newly elected congressman, is at the
HAMPTON hotel"
a vivid picture dream ran riot in the
mind OF Norris. 1t seemed as though
a sudden Iia2a OF golden sunshine had
come to Hun ne life beset with
clouds. He had drifted here TO the
nations capital with his mo.heress
daughter, Helai, hoping to find some
governmental position He had been
rolling stone but he was getting old
and would he glad 10 settle down.
Lecturer, manager of an operate
troupe, travelling salesman, he had a
sure living only about six months in
the year Always loyal and patient,
Beulah had catered TO his enthus iastc
impulses and as sturdly met the
seamy side.
It's luck. | knew it would comet
piped the optimistic little man iubi,
lantly. Just to think of it--five years,
and here up at the top notch is the
young man bcfriended! Congress-
man! Well, then. ali | have to get is
his word to obtain any position want
| must tell l|eulaf"
DUgald Morris was a trihe depressed
when he impaired to his daughter the
inspiring information that he had
found real fricud at last. When her
father named Walton Reeves a
strange Qliver cross q Rsulah's face
Then she flushed and when the story
was ended she said simply:
II would ask no iavors of person
who has possibly long since forgotten
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
The JeWeIry

W handle is the kind that contin-
hcs to eivc satisfaction no matter
low long it is worn. If you desire
70 give something of permanent value
our case will supply it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03

! Very carefully the night previous
Norris had c.eaned one of his old.
time cards lie had used when he was
in the lecturing field.
My name will be enough" he said,
but there you are"
! Morris was so filled with pleasing
anttcipations OF the warm welcome he
( lett sure he would receive that lie
paced the room !mpatiently until The
usher returned.
Sorry sir announced the latter
returning the card, but Mr.. Reeves
doesn't know you"
What's that fairly shouted Nor.
ris, tie was so overcome that he fell
straightWay to the nearest chair and
stare unbelieviugly at the usher.
Walt Reeves doesn't know Meme.
Dugald Morris, who-oh, say. there's
some mistake"
I have reported my message, sir"
responded the man incisively. and
waiting for the visitor to vacate the
room
Dagald Morris bowed his head on his
hands. He thought harder than he had
ever thought before. Suddenly he
jumped up, His face was fiery with
honest indignation and excitement. In
4 flash il had occurred to him that
Walton Reeves did not want to know
him. iaised TO position OF pride and
influence, the migrate had forgotten
the friends Of his humble youth!
Young man." he spoke, his voice
Gui, orins. you go back to your master
and tell him that old Dugald Morris is
IN this room. wants the eighty-seven
dollars he paid out for him five years
ago, and that he won't stir a peg from
here until he gets it-with Interest,"
What's that" voiced a portly dig
nifod man. appearing at the doorway
of the inner room. "nugald Morris?
oghty-seven dollars? Jones, you had
better call an officer
Not until see Walton Reeves!" de-
cared MOTIFS Stauncnly.
81 am Walton Reeves" announced
the newcomer
Eth, you ell, +, a1ade a mistake,
and I'm soIr, 10 = trCuhied you,
said Morris in ere sffallen way, You
see, knew % Walton iiceves years ago
at Frankton and ! thought ="
ION, you moan my ne phcW and
namesake" smiled ,DQ congrcssman,
something in the u..nest, honest face
OF Morris appealing to him, lie is
my secretary. This way Mr.. Morris
The high heart q nope and delight
OF Dusal3 Norris "ose ch0kingly as
two inmates late he real object of
his search gave hiu the Welcome of
his life Md then eXoianalion-
money s'n' 10 Norris at F'rankton, re-
turned unclaimed advertisements in
serted III the newspapers, unseen by
Morris. And finally. vital, eager
question from the yonng man:
And Beulah nat is, Miss Morris?
She Isis still single"
oh, yes She would never leave her
old father" Wanted Morris
He changed his mind, as coming
home two evenings later pulled up
trihe with the conSc business OF at last
having fat government job. he found
two consciously smiling persons on the
porch,
It's all right Mr. Morris, observed
Walton Reeves with a gay, happy
laugh. 'Beuiah isn't going to leave
you, and neither am |; We are simply
going to take YOU in to live with both
of US
Copyright, lFl3. hy W. G. Chapman
n0iOnI Nm ~llE C0cCn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
Gold From the klondlka

Gold to the value of more than S.
100000 Is expected to be taken out Of
the Klondike this summer. the amount
having increased regularly since the
lowest mark was reached In 1907. less
than 100000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
Said More Than Ke Meant

the Candidate thav1ng quoted tGs
words Of an eminent statesman In SUP
onyt OF IN argIment).- Ara mind
yea tEssn are not nv cords THU
Is vet rlarely W Opinion. These ars
the words e = naA wLo knows vhai
he's t.lklTs al Jut
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
Our Display

Of watches, lockets, chains, rings,
brooches, etc, is noticeable for its
good quality.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-03
Special Prices

BELOW WE GIVE A FEW OF OUR
pRICLS WITH MANY OTHER
GOODS OF Equal QUALITY AMI
PRICE.
QUALITY OF GOODS is THt
FIRST THING WE LOOK AFTER
AND THEN TIE PRICE TO MEET
YOUR APPROVAL WITH A GUAR
ANTEE THAT EVERYTHING
WILL BE AS REPRESENTED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
When Liberty Bell Last Rang.

Seventy years ago, February 22, the
Liberty bell was rung for the last
time. This is contrary to the popular
belief, but it is correct. as proved by
contemporary records. The usual
theory put forth is that the old bell was
cracked in 1885 and ceased to be rung
after that time. Part of this notion is
correct and part is wrong.
On the morning of June s, 1885, the
Liberty bell, which for a century had
been the city's greatest instrument for
showing joy or grief, was being tolled
for Chief Justice John Marshall. This
greatest of American judges had come
to Philadelphia to undergo a surgical
operation at the hands Of the eminent
DR.. Physick. Being an octogenarian,
he did not recover, but died in this city.
MarShalPS body was one of the very
few that has ever been one of the very
few that has ever been honored by be-
ing permitted to lie in state in INDIE
pendence hall. AS the corpse of the
famous jurist was being borne way
from this home of liberty and taken
down Chestnut street to the wharf,
whence it was to be sent to Virginia,
the Liberty bell was tolled mournfully.
On that occasion it was very badly
cracked. But, broken as it was, the
bell was afterward rung on great occa-
sions, although the tones were but
sorry reminders of the once powerful
tongue. So it happened that 20 years
ago tomorrow-Washing birthday,
1S43, the old bell was once again tolled
in joy. At that time, however, the
previous crack became so wide that the
tones sent forth were completely brok-
en-.
1t was never rung again after that
day, and for 70 years it has remained
voiceless.
Men like the late Frederick F'raley
had often heard the Liberty bell ring.
I heard him once say that the tone
was unusually fine, but he added that
perhaps an American had such great
reverence for tie bell itself that he
was not a competent judge of its note
producing qualities.
Before the steam engine came into
use, with it's powerful siren yells, the
ringing of bells must have been, ac-
cording to stories that come down from
that day.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
EVENING CHAT
The Golden Key.
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.

The older I grow, the more deeply 7
realize that no experience of life is with
out its value.
Even sickness and pain. needless mis-
takes and cruel disappointments, tortur-
ing anxiety and the bitterest losses, leave
us richer in some ways than they found
For every human experience through
which we pass gives us thousands upon
thousands of brothers and sisters of the
soul.
The woman who loses a child. by that
loss finds a million sisters in the other
Rachels who are weeping for their chill
dren and will not be comforted.
OF course the realization of our new
brotherhood does not come at once. When
we are experiencing suffering of any kind
most of us are passionate individualists
who cannot think of any hurt bat our
own. .
is only when we have come to see our
trouble in retrospect instead of being
engulfed by it,. that we are able to realize
that our experience has brought us closer
OF course there are some people who
do not realize this even then, but hope
they are the saddest failures in all the
world They prick their hearts on the
thorns of life and will not pluck Its
roses And the wisest and most blessed
folks in all the world are those who
can find in every experience golden
key to sympathy and understanding:
A young girl who undoubtedly belongs
TO this latter class. was telling me the
other day of the suffering she endured
while waiting for a most important letter
which was unaccountab1y tardy.
Did you ever wait for a letter? III you
have you know that there are few more
miserable experiences than the sicken-
ing suspense of such waiting Well has
the proverb maker said, Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick" do not mean to
be irrelevant, but it certainly seems as II
he must have been waiting for letter
that did not come. 1t is like fighting
ghosts. You are wild for action, but
there is nothing that can be done, and so
YOU must only stand and wait At first
YOU look forward eagerly to the postmans
visits but by and by you almost dread
them because you fear the miserable dis
appointment that you will probably re-
ceive.
This is the crucible through which my
friend passed. And this is what she said
about it. II wouldn't live through that
week again for thousand dollars; but
I'VE learned one thing, and that is to
svmpathize with people who have any
thing like that to bear. Do you know,
10 ct summer I actually used to laugh at
one of my girl friends when she was
snxious because her fiance did not write?
II makes me shudder to think / could
have been so cruel. III know better the
rest of my life
Thus out of the cruel crucib1e this girl
brought with her a golden Key
Have you done likewise!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.
From en-. Pbiladelphia Record.l


The man who bets will never realize
how poorhis judgment is.
Every preacher is apt to pray for more
grace and a bigger salary
In climbing the ladder of fame the near
er YOU get to the top the more 1t wobbles
Most of us live to be thankful for some
of the things we neglected to do in oHc
youth.
Nell-"He got too fresh with me in
church" Belle-"Why didn't you hand
him the Psalter?
Even the man who makes his fortune Il
canned soup may claim that he comes OIL
good stock.
Iuose fair rnaidens in distress that we
read about in the novels of mediaeval
times mus really have been Middle-Aged
women
'.An the worlds a stage" quoted the
Wise Guy. Eyes, but no one wants to
play second fiddle in the orchestra" add
ed the Simple Mug.
They were arranging the double quar-
tet. Can you sing second bass?'' asked
the leader. mo, but / can play II, re-
piled the new member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS TO GO.


Speaking at Trenton last week Mr..
Bryan said: I'VE have had our last
great national convention. National
candidates hereafter will be nominated
by the people at home instead of by
delegates in conventions controlled by
bosses"
Why should Mr.. Bryan rejoice in this
prospect? asks the Washington Star.
He has controlled four national con-
ventions, three for himself, and one for
a man standing for his ideas. He GER
tainly does not contend that a mistake
was made on any of those occasions.
He was master in person at Chicago in
1896 and at Baltimore last year, and
master by proxy at Kansas City in
1900, and at Denver in 1908. He tried
to be master at St. Louis in 1904, but
failed, and had the satisfaction of see
ing the work of his Democratic OPP
ponents come to naught at the polls.
We are running so much to primaries
and new things these days, Mr.. Bryan
may be right. The national convention
may be doomed. And yet there are
those who love it. 1t has produced a
great many inspiring and memorable
scenes, and three orations that will
live long. Ingersoll at Cincinnati in
1876. Conkling at Chicago in 1880, and
Bryan at Chicago in 1896. spoke in
terms that thrilled the country. In
gersoll lost his man-Blaine, and
Conkling his man-Grant, but Bryan,
who had gone to Chicago with his man
-himself-in mind, got him.
Under the new plan probably we
shall see as many candidates on the
ballot as there are on the commits
sioner ticket in a city election. 1t will
be a great day for the favorite sons.
Every state can have as many cand1-
dates for president as it chooses to
put forward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHusON GIIoRu

According to Bill 'Be|en, if a man isn't
henpecked, his wife is abused
what has become of the old-fashioned
man VINO wore congress CATERS?
TIE apology would help more if il were
out. ""S
Among jobs we never envy. is that of
the gent who conducts the postmortem
examination.
A poker chip wanders around a good
deal, in view of the fact that it never
travels very far.
-nvalids usually live a long time be-
cause man won't take care of himself
until he is sick.
you would soon realize how scarce are
de- --e facts.
There are so many laws that keeping
the ten commandments seems like a
simple proposition.
Ever since he kicked the liver out OF a
vicious dog Jude johnson has been acting
like the G. A. R.
An amateur can't compete with a pro-
fesstonal, and he may have other WAYS TO
keep from getting beat.
Ihere continue to be a number of peo-
pie who imagine there is lot of easy
money in the chicken business.
Il worry a little sometimes. but the
question as to whether Mars is inhabited
mas never excited me greatly."-Rufe
HoskinS.
Hi Holler. of Oak Mills. who was in
Kansas City yesterday, nearly laughed
hlmsef to death at the women in tight
skirts trying to hurry home out of the
colo hi once saw the opera, t'Mikado''
and says the Kansas City women all ran
IKE Yum Yum, only they were as awk-
ward about it as a brakeman making his
flrst trip as conductor. Hi had another
cred at-the-bottom skirts. trying to get on
a street car He says the picture shows
are tame, and that after this it is the
streets for him in Kansas City, especially
a cold day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

twelve you would come into this garden
that have been making beautiful for
some one whom might one day love. At
the same tine 1 would enter. We would
commune here for a half hour or SO, and
In the end there would be an elopement-
of ghosts
Kate was a trif1e breathless, but she
managed to say quickly:
You are very heartlesS man to want
to run off with the only ghost in the viii
lage. What would the inhabitants do for
a haunted garden?"
What would the other ghost do with
out its mate?' Roger asked and waited
breat hlessly for his answer.
He would probably be most unhappy
and moan continually about like the w1no
down a chimney laughed Kate.
That would be far worse than stealing
the one ghost" Roger said, and made a
horrible sound like a soul n search of a
lost treasure.
''Will the ghost consent to enter the
garden each night as the clock strikes
twelve?" he demanded softly.
Kate smiled at the eagerneSs in his
eyes.
Perhaps II o'clock would be better
she whispered and slipped off into the
night.-(Copyrighted, 1918, by the Mcclure
n eWSpaDer Svndicate,O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
AYHAWKER JOTy

Garden City is welcomed to the
ranks OF commission governed cities.
Ottawa claims a man who was once
given a dog by J. P. Morgan. They
just can't lose Kansas.
Winfield is to have another hank
raising the number to five. Senator l..
+. hlng, is one of the organizers.
Two members of the Elks lodge at
junction City have started to walk to
Rochester, N. Y, to attend the grand
rouge winch opens in that city July T.
The business men of Kincaid got to-
gether the other night and put up SIS 900
TO build new hotel to take the place
oI the one which was burned nearly a
year ago.
yesterday there arrived in town a.
man or SUCH majestic appearance, saws
the Efnpor1a Gazette, that everybody
snougnt ne was going to open a new
pank, but he turned out to be a book
agent.
Bert Walker makes the following
CONCESSION: Agents occasionally STING
me, out they don't pull off the deal
because they start out by telling a
Iunry story or making a cute remark.
am natural sucker, that's all"
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon having expressed
gratlIlcat1on over the fact that PRAYER
Is o1rered before each meal at the
Kansas state prison, the Leayenworth
ost caIlS his attention to the further
fact that congress is opened with
prayer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Cbicapo News.1

from the Chicago News.J
Never trouble trouble till trouble brings
suit.
zeal and zest.
A homely woman doesn't look it after
you get used to her.
1t is easier and cheaper to get married
than IT is to get unmarried.
There's nothing Ike a good manufac-
turing plant for raising money.
When a man talks about his principles
he usually means his preJudices.
One may have the courage of his col
vitctions and yet not amount to much.
All women have long and beautiful hair
in story books. In real life IL sometimes
loks as If the rats had gnawed 1t.
During courtship a man easily makes a
dollar look like 30 cents. After marriage
he tries to make 30 cents look like dol
lar. This is less easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
UPWARD TREND OF PRICES.

Advancing prices and the consequent
high cost of living seem to be exteno-
ing throughout the world.
A consular report from Sydney, Aus
tralia, says:
At a recent meeting of the leather
trades wages board the increased cost
of living in Australia was discussed
One clothing manufacturer stated that
for suits which sold for $5.45 three
years ago $500 was now asked, and
that, generally speaking, goods which
then sold at s. 80 now brought $3.50,
the increased cost of labor accounting
for about rs per cent of the enhanced
price for clothing. Cottage rents have
advanced 20 to SO per cent since the
beginning of 1910, and the cost of gro
ceries has risen Is per cent.
The municipal wages board has sign
ed the award in respect of the claims
of the Sydney city council employees.
Increases have been made in most de-
partments, amounting in the aggregate
to $150,O00 per year, which will pro-
badly mean the levying of additional
taxes.
The hours provided for are 4s per
week for the laboring section, 156 per
fortnight for the watchmen, 591s hours
per week for attendants 1T public con-
veniences, 81 hours per week for at
tendants and laborers at vegetable,
fruit, and poultry markets, hours
per night for night sweepers, and Az
hours per week for patrolmen in the
electric light department. The holidays
to- be observed-and if not worked, to
be paid for at ordinary rates-are Good
Friday, Easter Monday, Eight-hour
Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New
Years Day, Anniversary Day, Prince
of Wales birthday, and the union pic
mic day. If the men are compelled to
work on any of these days, they are to
be paid double the ordinary rates. For
work on Sundays, casual watchmen
and park employees, other than per-
manent rangers, time and half rates
to apply All other employees except
block boys are to be paid Gouble time
for Sunday work, night employees ex-
copied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05

tain manganates that ally themselves
with iron, constituting dark brown
combination" Bergfeld states that
negroes who add meat and milk to
their vegetable fare are never as dark
as those negroes who eat only vege-
tables.
Indians are red, it appears, because
they have absorbed for generations
naemoglobin, the red substance in the
blood of animals killed for food.
Mongols are yellow by reason of the
Iact that they are descended from dark
fruit-eating races who penetrated into
the plains of Asia, became shepherds,
and lived to a great extent on milk,
which contains chlorine, and has a
bleaching effect.
The Caucasians were another
branch who became still whittier by adj
ding salt to their dietary. Common
salt is strong chloride, and a power
ful agent in bleaching the skin. The
erect can be seen, it is declared, in
the case of negro children who have
Deen reared on a white dietary.
Iney are never so black as their kim
dred who have not abandoned vege-
tarfanism.- Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-05
JOBS WON AND LOST BY LAW.

The New York legislature has pass
ed a full crew. bill and the governor
has signed it. 1t is a plain case of
legislating men into jobs.
1t was not shown that the public
had suffered in any particular by the
absence of the full crew or that it will
be benefited thereby. 1t is class leg
islation pure and simple, besides being
a high handed holdup of the railroads,
which will be forced to hand out an
extra million or so a year from their
earnings.
Nobody is helped but the men who
get the jobs unless the law causes a
general advance in wages of trainmen.
Governor Hughes vetoed a similar bill
while he was in the executive chair.
Probably New York will be follow
ed by other states. Similar legislation
has been attempted here in Kansas.
Should it become the custom for the
state to say how many persons a con-
Germ shall employ, it is but a step
farther for it to say what wages shall
be paid.
In fact Oregon already has a mini
mum wage bill for working girls and
reports from that state say that thous-
ands of them are being discharged.
The thing that was predicted in case
such a law was passed in Kansas has
actually come to pass in oregon.
The unfortunate ones, says the re-
port, are now facing "dire situation"
Many of them are without homes and
entirely dependent upon the meager
wages that a benevolent but empty
headed legislature has taken from
them. What are these girls to do :?
We can hardly expect that they will
be very enthusiastic for progressive
legislation.
There is no such pleasant, spectacu-
lar, cheap and easy way to reform the
world, as to pass an enactment to the
effect that the said world is hereby