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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28
LIVED and SUFFERED
BY s. A. D. cox.

The ringmaster was q handsome
man, after a cruel. tigerish fashion:
and Mile. Zongora. the animal trainer.
was good.looking, too. True. there
were hard lines about her face. show.
ing that the mademoiselle had lived
and suffered: but what Of that! She
,, had q heart: she had feelings. Just
the same as do those whom fortune
has never buffeted. and when the
ringmaster coolly told her that he no
longer cared for her. and that he was
going to marry Mile. Therese. the
bareback rider. who can blame Mile.
Zongora for feeling hurt and angry!
They stood there beside Mile. Zon.
gora's cage of lions and tigers. he
with q cold. sneering smile ON his
lips, she with pain and rage in her
eyes-eyes which were capable. on
occasion, Of flashing with as much
iercencss as those Of the most cour.
ageous of her tigers.
80! You are going to throw mo
over and marry that white-faced chit
Of q girl. are you?" fiercely.
$50 hive told you" carelessly.
The animal queen was not the
woman to rave. She simply regard.
ed the ringmastcr for . few moments
with flashing eyes. Then she pointed
to Diavolo. the man.eating tiger. in
tho cage before them. and said In IN
intense. cutting voice:
Look there! You SEQ Diavolof
He II . tiger, . brute. He would tear
anyone to bits. and that would end II:
but you are worse. You tear your
victims heart. wiring the life blood
from It, and leave it, owner to live
and suffer! The tiger 10 the better
animal Of the two! YOU"
With q harsh laugh. the ringmaster
turned and strobe away. leaving the
woman to glare after him. pain. rage.
despair cleaning from her eyes.
Mile. Zongora. desiring to always be
near her animals. lived In q little
house on wheels, home wagon. con.
sisting Of two miniature rooms. There
were two doors opening into the cit.
ting-room, one at either side.
After the performance that evening,
the ringmaster entered this room for
what was tacitly understood to be
the last time. Mile. Zongora had In.
vited him to enjoy q little luncheon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28

She bore him no Ill will. she told him
and wished their parting to be q
that between friends.
She greeted him with q smile. Nc
one would have guessed that she waa
not happy.
The ringmaster was somewhat III al
ease. at first. but after they had eaten
something. and drank some wine. he
began to be himself again, and
laughed and talked as was his wont.
He little suspected that Mile. Zongora
was as good an actor ~ she was an
animal trainer. He little suspected
that she was playing . part for . pur.
pose. He little dreamed that stand.
ing close beside the little house.
wagon, on the farther side from the
one at which he had entered, was the
wagon containing the cage in which
was Davolo. the man-eating tiger. He
did not for one moment suspect that
the door Of this cage was exactly even
with the door Of the house-wagon. Nor
did he imagine that certain circus
roust-about was standing with hand
on the sliding. door of the tigers cage,
ready to draw it quickly back when he
should hear a whistle from Mile. Zon.
gora's Inns. But all this was true,
nevertheless.
And when the ringmaster rose to
leave. he did not notice that he was
shown to the door on the opposite
side Of the room from the one on
which he had entered. but this was
true.
With her hand on the door. Mile.
Zongora smilincly babe the ringmaster
good night and good-by. Then she
ierked the door open. at the same mo.
ment giving utterance to shrill
whistle. There was a grating sound,
and then, as the ringmaster. surprised
and . bit startled. hesitated. Mile.
Zongora gave him a fierce, strong
shove. and he went headlong through
the doorway Of the hopse-wagon-and
through the open door Of Diavolo's
cage. also! There was q grating
sound, as the cage door was pushed
shut. Mile. Zongora's door closed with
/ slam; and then
Nile zongora stuffed cotton in her
ears and calmly addressed and got
a bed
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
international Marriages.

Two marriages of international inter
est held the ''hrst-page importance" for
Washington this week. The one was
the marriage of Mr.. William F. Hitt
and Miss Katherine Elkins; the other,
that of Miss Leishman to the Duke of
Croy Calm and dispassionate observ-
ers of the amorous are not unanimous
in the Endorsement of the theory that
all the world loves lover. But it can
be asserted unequivocally, mem. con, in
print or by word of mouth in any as
semblage from here to the farthest jun
gle of darkest Africa that all the world
loves love story.
Everybody who thinks he knows says
that the two marriages reported
were the climatic chapters of love
stories, and that the 1ive-happiIy-ever-
afterward is the epilogue that only
fancy needs to write. Certainly no
other distinctly personal news could
have held the attention Of Washington
people so wholly. Both the American
girl who chose duke and the Ameri-
can girl who put away duke to marry
"a plain American" have a real place
in Capital interest and in Capital life.
The plain American" has hardly less
place.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
Foul Politics. .

The most disgraceful side of Amer
ican politics is now being ex-
plotted in the news from New York.
The Herald does not pretend to pass
judgment on the truthfulness of the
stories of either side, but the fact that
such condition exists is sad reflec-
ton on our system of elections.
1t has been proven that Mr.. Sulzer
is not the kind of man to be the head
of great Commonwealth. It would
clarity the situation somewhat if he
should be eliminated. Yet Mr.. Sulzer
has accomplished something if in his
downfall he can pull down Tammany,
or to be more explicit, its leader, Muir
ply, and his system. just now it looks
as though he had, at least temporarily.
If Tammany and its methods are
crushed and the clean-minded, graft
abhoring people of the country's
metropolis rise in their might and show
by their vote that they are in a ma
jority, we will rejoice. As it is at
present New Yor<'s political methods
are stencil in the nostrils of all de-
cent citizens.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
Distinctive Package for Poi.on..

"An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure"
Since the young banker of Macon
Ga, last May, by mistake, took BIZ
chloride of mercury, hardly day goes
by without similar case being re-
ported.
The intense interest displayed by the
public in watching the brave fight OF
the Georgian, which was given great
publicity by the newspapers, made the
public familiar with this most deadly
poison.
Such cases are TO be depiored be-
cause they are so needless. The man.
ufacturer who puts out such deadly
stuff is primarily responsible for these
accidents unless he markets it in such
manner the package in which it is sold
is distinctive.
Congress could easily forget its
squabbles on the currency bill for a
few minutes and pass a measure max
ing IT compulsory for manufacturers
and dealers to send out their danger
GUS drugs in packages so marked they
could not possibly be mistaken for
harmless medicines, The Herald sug-
gests package made up in the shape
of a skull or coffin as a simple meth
cd to prevent such sad mistakes. Either
one would suggest suffering and death.
Let Congress make it compulsory to
use a standard package so marked. By
doing this an end would soon be put
to such tragic occurrences as are now
so frequently reported.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
A Political PIaything.

The District Commissioners have
conferred for the first time with
Henry Bruere. director of the New
York Bureau of Municipal Research.
The conference is expected to pave the
way for the plan to make of the Ma
tional Capital a model city in admin
istratiye methods, model which will
invite imitation on the part of other
American Commonwealths.
With the purpose of the plan, no rea-
sonable or honest agency can quarrel.
With the plan Itself, in so far as it has
been outlined to the press and to Presi-
dent Wilson by Mr.. Bruere and John
Purroy Mitchell, We are in perfect ac-
cord In so far as one city may serve
as a model for another, Washington
might more easily be made that model
than almost any city in the country.
And 1t is a fine sentiment to desire
the Nations Capital to be source of
light and inspiration to her sister mu-
inequalities.
But we do want to say here and now,
and in large type, that IF THE MO-
DUS OPERANDI IN MAKING THE
PRELIMINARY SURVEY IS TO BE
SIMILAR TO THAT EMPLOYED
BY SELF-SEEK1NG CONGRESS
SIONAL INVESTIGATORS WE.
ARE ~AGIN IT"
The District has been investigated"
these last two years until even the pa
tent has lost interest in the operation.
Out of these investigations, the terrible
disclosures from which have shaken the
country and meant much to certain am
bilious gentlemen of doubtful mentality,
i. the District has received not one piece
Of constructive legislation. The process
has been one OF destructive and not
constructive activity. With the ruins
of .citys fair fame cluttering his path,
the weary investigator, ike play
satiated child, turns again to the con-
temptation OF his own greatness, and
the country shudders at the wickedness,
graft, filth, and whatnot of the Ma
tioual Capital.
And the National Capital, not having
a Congressional Record and unlimited
use of the United States mails at her
disposal, must needs sit back and per-
NIT the country to absorb this tissue of
half-truths and unproven insinuations,
that some light-wit may appear to his
constituents as modern Hercules
cleansing municipal Aegean stable.
, Il is against this kind of "investiga-
tion," with its appeal to the penny gal
lery, that MIR. Bruere and the Commits
sionerS must guard.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

citement and expression of qualification
that this nomination was made"
This question was put to me by Col
John Turner Wait. who at that time
represented the Eastern Connecticut dis
trict in Congress, as he had done for sew
eral terms before and did for several
terms after this conversation took place.
1t was in the summer of 1894, and at
time when Col. Wait was a guest at my
house, that he asked me this question.
1 recalled the incident vividly, although
II had occurred twenty years earlier.
said to Col. Wait that remembered hay-
ing thoughtlessly asked him who Morrison
r. Waite was. and that in reply he said;
He is a great lawyer. and he is my
first cousin once removed. although he
spells his name with final e. while do
not. He was born, as / was, at Lyme.
Conn"
aI recall having said to you," Col.
Wait continued. that the nomination of
my cousin as chief justice was perfect
surprise to me, and that the offer Of the
appointment by Gen. Grant came as
surprise to Justice Waite himself.
.sI was not annoyed that you should
taYe asked me who Morrison r. Waite
was. That question was asked by almost
everybody in the United States excepting
the people Of Ohio. They knew him as
very able lawyer and man of very high
personal character. knew him as man
who had ali these qualities and, in addi-
ton to that. a singulariy modest, kindly
and unassuming disposition
"I was trying to think on the day
met you how President Grant happened
to select Judge Waite knew that the
President had made two other appoint-
ments for that office prior to the nomina-
ton of Judge Waite. Both of these APP
pointments failed Of confirmation.
Suddenly 1t occurred to me that 1t was
probably due to the very important part
which Judge Waite played as one OF the
three counsel for the United States before
the arbitration court at Geneva. Switzer-
land. which was to pass on the claims OF
the United States for damages from Great
Britain by reason OF the havoc wrought
upon the high seas by the Confederate
steamer Alabama
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30


other sections Of course enhance this
interest for those outside the ranks of
professional orchardists and nursery
men,
From a general point Of view the
convention is perhaps even more no.
table. At its sessions will gather the
expert men of the Department of Ag-
riculture, the most successful orchard
lists and nurserymen of States of
every section of the country, and the
recognized authorities on pomology and
horticulture in the West Indies. the
Philippines, Alaska, and other distant
lands.
Washington's welcome to SUCH useful
scientists and producers is sure to be a
hearty one.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
A Convention Of Useful Men.

The announcement by The Washing
ton Herald this week of the convention
of the American Pomological Society,
the Eastern Fruit Growers Associ-
alton, the Society for Horticultural
Science, and the Northern Nut Crow
ers' Association at the New National
Museum November II to n deserves
more than passing attention.
Washington is almost in the midst
of a great apple country. Smaller
fruits and nuts of many varieties thrive
in Maryland and Virginia. The con-
Yention, therefore, holds a local inter-
est that is very considerable. Men who
will gather here are developing field
OF agriculture especially important and
profitable to us The promised exhi-
bitions of the best products of this and
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
What Washington Really Needs.

1t is all right to have a commission
to discuss abstract plans of city govern
ment and to deal with the high-brow
phases of administration, but what
Washington really needs is few mu-
nicipal bath houses and laundries.
A very prosaic and humble sugges-
ton, and yet one that is deserving of
serious consideration by the authorities.
There are many sections of the city
where the introduction of these insti-
tutions would be great public bene-
fit. They have been tried in other
cities with marked success.
They are inexpensive and practical
and they help along toward godliness
by making people clean.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

Several years later met my cousin
and ventured TO suggest to him that in
all probability 1t was his work as one
or the counsel for the United States be-
fore the Alabama claim tribunal which
fixed President Grants attention upon IL.
He was careful about his reply, but /
saw from his manner that had guessed
with accuracy.
Il was talking afterward during my
first term in Congress with several geatle-
men in Washington who knew much of
the inside history OF the nomination of
Judge Waite by President Grant Who
do You suppose was really accountable
for the suggestion OF Judge waite's
name? 1t was none other than Senator
Allen G. Thurman, that superb type of
rugged. honest Democrat who so ably
represented the State Of Ohio in the
United States Senate.
Judge Thurman had long acquaintance
with Judge Waite. He had profound re-
spect both for Judge Waite's character
and for his ability. Although they dr.
fered upon party matters, they were yery
warm, personal friends. After. the nomi-
nation, first Of Caleb Cushing for Chief
Justice and then OF George II Williams.
had failed Of confirmation, Senator Thur,
man said to q Senator who was a warm
personal friend OF President Grant (and
l have always thought that was Senator
Roscoe Conkling), that the President
could not do better were he to search the
country through than to nominate Morri-
son r. Waite. OF Ohio. for CHIEF Justice.
Whoever the Senator was. he ventured
to make the suggestion to President
Grant, who instantly approved of IL.
Il was told that in Washington and
in many parts of the country, q good
deal Of disappointment was expressed
over President Grants nomination of an
also told that before Judge Waite had
been in service as Chief Justice three
years there was universal recognition of
his pre-eminent qualifications for that
great post"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

The younger Thurman is handsome
young chap. fond Of the law as was
his distinguished grandparent and not
quite as vigilant in politics at home as
some of the active ones desire. He and
Oscar Underwood married sisters a few
years back. and the Alabama leader has
always been personally interested In his
Ohio brother-in-law, who has not been
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

blessed with a Democratic majority Ike
that which continues unbroken in Ala
bama. Young Thurman IL depending on
his own efforts and ability for going
ahead In politics and public status with
out referring to his grandsire, and he
found plenty Of hard work when he took
legal adviser.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES.

Now comes mystic Halloween when the elves around
the green have a nightly celebration the bill
All the goblins and the gnomes leave their little
woodland homes and assemble On the green TO
show their skill. i
They are nimble with Their heels but they the
oldtime reels; they are eager fur the tango and
the twist.
They are quite as up to date as the folks Of high
estate who perform the latest dances On the list
You can hear the fddles whine through the aspen
and the pine; YOU can hear the mystic music
on the breeze.
Those are fairy violins and the prsnkiSh fun begins
when the moon has come a-peeping o'er the
trees
You can see the pixies skip as they do the chicken
flip: all the woodland folks are out At Hal
loween;
And the melancholy owl Is a most astonishsd fowl
at the dances they are doing the green
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

Although he has mated the American
eagle with the dove of peace. Mr.. Bryan
should not count his chickens before
they are Matched.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

The Carnegie Commission, after fun
Investigation, has found that the war
in the Balkans was just what Gen.
Sherman said it was in this country.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
HaIIoweeE Games.

II you toss an apple peeling over your
left shoulder. IT may form an initial of
your future husbands name. Or. IL an
apple peoling Is too commonplace. try 1t
with q string Of pearls.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

Julian Hawthorne says the truth about
the Atlanta prison is stranger than any
fiction that has ever been told about it
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

At this distance it looks as if there
are quite a good many Ethiopians in the
Mexican woodpile.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

Women vote in Iceland. ane the gov
ernment of that country never causes
any international complications
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

1t is said that the South American
jaguar is the most treacherous animal
on earth. We are glad 1t is about to be
exterminated.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

They may not poll the most votes, but
the fusion crowd in New York are max
ing the most noise.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

Great Britain will not interfere with
our Mexican policy. Haven't we taken
Mrs. Pankhurst on her hands?
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
Power of knorIedge.

From the Cincinnati Enauirr.
knowledge is power. That's why pro-.
fessor gets 1900 q year and a concrste-
Drained fighter can get $1,000 for an
hours work.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

A synonym, Johnnie. is the word you
use when you can't think of the right
one.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
suitabIe for umniren.

ball players are going into vaudeville
right along.
They are"
.rm an umpire. / wonder if couldn't
break in?"
why not? You'd be just the man to
open the bin, while the orchestra is tun-
ing up and the audience is banging the
seats. It's thankless job"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

They are still fitting up the Peace
Palace at The Hague, but we don't know
why.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
President Grants Choice Of Morrison R. Waite
Cwritten EXPIRE:

,CWrtten expressly
showing
II Morrison Justice
Washington
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

What will Secretary Bryan do now?
His navy has gone on and left him.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
The Emciency CraEe.

"our boss is a crank on efficiency"
What's he up to nowT'
Trying to teach the stenographer to
chew her gum in two movements less per
minute to the lower jaw"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
ways of Women.

81 don't understand my wife"
How now?"
when think I'm going to die, she
tells me there's nothing the matter with
me- Yet sometimes. when I'm feeling my
best, she will suddenly burst into tears
and say she doesn't know what she is
going to do when am gone"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
Halloween Hint.

When prankish fates uproot your gates
Aad clutter up your homes.
Just play the game and lay the blame
Upcn the pesky gnmeA
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30
Not So Artistic.

"You notice they ceIebrate Mothers
Day by wearing fowerT'
Yes
There wouldn't be any fun in every
girl taking that occasion to relieve mother
by washing the dishes"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-30

linton a y ana HppssG
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
OUR STANDING ARMY.

(From the st. Louis Globe -Democrat)
The regular army might legally be
100000 strong. but it Is much smaller
About eco officers and men are in the
National Guard This Is the extent Of the
trained force Immediately available. MY
Taft points out that we went Into the
war of 1912 with England with 5000 men,
but found 1t necessary to enlist 5OOo"O
before peace returned. During the con-
hict the Capitol at Washington was burn
ed by a hostile army, a deep humiliation
and also warning that can never be for
gotten. This country should have an
army organization that would, beyond
any possible doubt, insure capable lead
ership for the volunteers when next call
ed out, This is a matter of preliminary
training. If governors continue to APP
point officers they should look well TO
their National Guard as the school or
practice Quite number of states make
poor showing in their militia organza-
ton, and but few are anywhere near the
proper mark in this respect, When two
nations disagree seriously II takes two TO
Keep the peace. The one least disposed
to fight need not expect that the limits
1t would like to set can be maintained
Preparedness is a mighty important word
In the lexicon of modern nations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12

comparatively small number Of students
end cause expenses likely to be consider
ed very unfair tax on the community.
The sole aim of the college, at least
in Vermont, is not to produce teachers
but to better prepare young men and
young women for the duties and respon-
sibilitles of life in a self-governlng ma
ton. President Pritchett of the Carnegie
Foundation In his recent address to the
students of the University of Vermont
put 1t another way by saying that the
object of COLLEGE education is to pre-
pare students for higher patriotism.
While we want constantly better teach
ers everywhere in Vermont we also need
a more adequate appreciation of the priv
leges Of citizenship. The way to meet
this need Is not to multiply weak col
eges, but to secure the provision Of
greater resources for those we have so
that better facilities can be afforded for
tho students in ever-increasing number.