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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-21

addressing Mort by his Kanaka title.
twill you not get your violin that
wonderful viOlin-and you. Masi0fu
MirOvna. take your seat at the piano
50 that my last picture Of you both
may be as | have always loved you
best. with your music following me
out into the night?"
John Mort glowed Mt the request. the
poetic fancy Of 1t touching him to the
quick. He drew the violin from Its
case. his face TRANSPORTED. his eyes
scintillating and impassioned. as he
gave n few swift strokes Of the bow
to test the tuning.
"Muslc IL the only language-the d.
vine language" he exclaimed. "and
how far SURPRISING the stuplu CON-
mOnplace OF words. Captain. you are
q thousand times right, and all our af-
lection for you, all our sorrow, I'LL our
unuttered hopes and prayers for you.
will find their voice In what play"
When once the violin had touched
his chin John Mort became different
man. He was strangely ennobled; the
glamor Of his genius lent dignity and
beauty to his gaunt frame: his thin
haggard. deeply lined face took on a
new expression. so rapt. 50 inspired,
thar he might have been in communion
with another world. That night he
played as Matt had never heard him
play before. with an intensity. u fire.
an tlendurable pathOs that wrung the
soul.
He had taken as a motive one
of those simple. plaintive German folk
songs, passing from Improvisation to
improvisation till 1t seemed the cry OF
all suffering. doomed humanity. Mirov-
ma. herself brilliant musician. WAS
quick and apt In following and to
Mats unframed ear marvelously re-
sponsive an6 marvelously perfect.
An hour later he was aboard the
North Star. and the rustling land
breeze was bearing him out Of the
lagoon on the long slant Dortn. SIX
years Of his life were sinking with the
palms behind him.
Extract from the San Francisco
Chronicle of January "a, 1904:
RESCUE AT SEA.
Among the passengers yesterday on
board the incoming Oceanic Steamship
company's Mariposa were Captain
Broughton and nine south sea island
ers. of the s. hooner North Star. cap
sized In north latitude 81, west loEei-
tude l32. during heavy sQuall Cap
tain Broughtoa was below at TIE time,
aud hardly ulaLaged TO scramble out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-21

Eve have been fortunate 10 keep him
50 long" she said. rnveloping Matt in
look Of tender s"ruti.y And, oh.
for six years. always SO good. so loyal.
80 true hearted gentleman--s surely ncv,
er was another like our captain"
II have one favor to ask before
CO." said Matt. somewhat huSkily;
'just one favor. Onae." he went on.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-21
, ;.&:s -------- E !:$$1s2
| ling 70 Build
". It> G. 90 HARDWARE

- E m ~ important details
7'annng of Your new house
IS sci >ton Of the hardware.
Ha d"a:ef rn'>h ms must be dur.
at! safe, ar'i>,iv-- must harmOnlze
VT ne a'>htec ure of the house
IN 'fef' r furnishings. The safest
va 10 Ie' your ha DWARF here.
N''' arc"are adds not only to The
oeaut' OF YOUR house, but to lis
Sci q value.
iou' choice Of designs is very lib.
e's'''"e otter many d,fieren, Pat.
terms TO sele thom. Before sptc.
'Nlns your harowsr,, be sure and
sec Us We can save YOU money
ano give you mo { b, a.t,ful home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-21

anttlGec on Page 81
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-13
The Stingy
Guest
A Christmas Story
BY WILLARD BRAKEMAN


Tho words we're spoken rs the land
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e'ss 'no'e '''''" +" "''''''''
bul ahis = i''' ''''
story. Inc cary l'Ft = t"e '4''''
teenth century was not me carry ptft
OF the twentieth nor anything like ~
Therefore what am going 70 tell
should be prefacpd rs I'M explanation
~aw yark H. lS,o aid NOT extend Ear
.t,,.o 49,. b,ft I,,,,,,,,a... tay,rn Il
.,....,.... Az. IL 49, ia
s'''' -" III,
NeN e'''s's''''''''
bfoaa"as' "as i''e ~
the city J newspaper " ti'''se uiAs
was something u a rarity anu sine.
there were no reading rooms the jour
nal subscribed for b9 landlord for
the use ~ his guests was eagerly
sot,oht NJ sooner was II laid aside hy
nno n.rs,,, ,l,.,,, il y.,s snatebed M by
-. IN ,.....,,...,t, th..r. wore
1870
Inc Eentie'h"n "ho ~ 'se' s. '''
70 take ms CHRISTMAS u'tiiiet Msta'"ut
charge az fraunces tavern had appear
cd there ene evening q stranger gone
into the tsproom seated himself II q
table ana called for 4 glass 81 brandy.
IJa ar sipf,i,,. tle beverage waitin.
~ ~. ,.,r.,,, ,,.t,. ,,,s ~ tho tit,e
- ,.,.,,t., ~ +.
rs, III,
~" = ~. "o.' /" Z -
stranger l''s@e'' = w wv l''i'', "''
folded was ahout = ~ - lheia's'
with not rs much matter printed On u
as one would find al i column Of
modern journal The gentleman read
the news. principally Il summary 81
what had happened III Europe a couple
of months before: then turned TO the
advertisements. The former In this
issue was d statement &c the opera
lions Of Napoleon l., the latter an an
nouncement 90 the sailing ~ ship. an
auction and reward for runaway
slave When the reader had exhaust
ed both news and advertisements he
pau MS ft'NNatHilt@s 50 fAAAl q fihstA ~
cents. and withdrew.
That was the beginning 81 the stran
gers appearances NJ Fraunces' tavern.
Rarely did m evening Pass without his
coming into the inn calling for his
glass Of brandy reading the newspaper
and retiring Ills object was evidently
TO "kiil two birds with one stone" or.
rather. 10 get his daily dram and tho
news for one price Ills clothes were
shabby and seemed 70 indicate that he
could not afford @ subscribe for a
newspaper and WIS obliged 10 sponge
for his reading an the tavern, The serv
ants conceived lie contempt usual to
menials for stlngy guests and would
have let him know by their manner
their opinion If him had il not been for
the landlord. who would not counte-
matter how little money he spent In
a..
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-12-13
as thc Use o. do paper was graluItous


as the use Of the paper was gratuitous
10 NH thew could not complain.
4 tine dinner was served Ill Fraunces
tavern. dinner such is was enjoyed
there Ia those dnys. aud II ii could be-
served there nov would cost much
more than il lid then The turkey was
Wild and the peni>on was Wild. rs in
deed were all the meats served There
was terrapat. hui il was mot touched.
being considered dt only fer The negro
slaves TIM only invited guest at the
dinner DID not break bis customary
silence Having read the newspaper
before the meal was served and having
dIued. he went to side room for his
overcoat and sat aud gloves and walk
ing Stick The landlord stepped for.
ward % help him 90 with 1ls coat ana
as he did 80 slipped 2 silver dollar into
his hand Hith the words
"Tlis heih@ christmas. ST. J trust
you MI nei take oiiense u my ofer-
lng yoN . little gitt
The gentleman looked ~ the com as
though Z" lld uot quite understand
what y lh@fht lAeb ~ tlie u"iier' ana
muitefin@ ii'c only "'fd that had ever
com" from MIN eNteft g orief ms
brandy. hanks =" l'at me piece IN
his i'eek el tnd tett ti'" Ho'lse
Ihat WIS lhe itSt ilihe tue StihsN
gentleman ~ ihe servants e"htlhnN
e eaH aim apieaFed ~ ftauiiees '.lN
erti I'D" laiial"rd was puzzled ~ ms
not coming asaih. ignorant whether he
had iaheh MS hfl>tliias Eli - re.
proof for hls Wlrslmony or whether
something had happened e. him lie
always expected that MS former guest
would turn NJ some evening. call for
his glass % brandy and read the news
paper as before ifut the next Christ.
mas came and went without his an.
pearanec. aud the next and many 9th
ers. and still tire stingy gentleman did
not come q frnnceS tayen
Meanwhile the lily of New YORK. had
taken starr and was pushing north.
ward the Aston house WAS built q
Ear more imposing building than the
little tavern downtown aud the land
lord II the latter found himself ont "
the fashionable district to turned
over thc management to another and
opened house farther uptown But
he was now getlmg sta. aud hl. FORMER
patrons were fa-siug 81 the stage
The trupevrS WHO were na.kIn1 Intro
the eIty ala uei .uou wlm E 4caia
host IT, Wa. al eern bid they KNOWN
il. they haa 81. tl4e same Use for
genial hnst * when ih,. ,ity was cpn
fined Il that region barderine "a to-.
gowlua e;seen Men were getting III
too mnah ~ Il hurry IL rcunirr much
attention. from = landlord Eesiaes the
former Keeper III Frsalnees tavern haa
not tho vhorpsIthal IL pnt un 4 strue
tnre suitable fnr the hotc III tic lator
period Us threw M HE ~pnngc and
advertised Ill. furniture ANA fixtures
for snlc From this time he -ank into
nover,,
ono cbrisfna. az. H.. received 4 note
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27
WhQt the Government Is Dong

the Department OF Agriculture ana
explained his methods OF helping the
farmers TO help themselves.
In his agricultural extension work
along the lines OF the Great Northern
railroad Mr.. Hill has established nve-
acre demonstration plots on l5l ordi'
nary farms OF Minnesota and North
Dakota. The railroad provides an ex'
pert TO supervise the work and meth
DDS OF handling the farms, gites the
farmer fertilizer and selected seed for
the crops TO be tested out. pays him
bonus OF IS for each OF the five acres
on which the demonstrations are
made. and besides, gives the farmer
the crop which Is raised. The part
Of the cooperative agreement which
the farmer has to follow TO the letter
is that he follow the methods laid
down by the expert directing the dem
onstration work. The cash bonus
which Is paid him for the work makes
him in honor bound TO follow instruc-
tons as to how to handle the crop 10
the best advantage.
Mr.. Hill reports to the department
excellent results for the first year 9
experiments. In Minnesota and North
Dakota his estimates show that the
wheat yield Is Is bushels per acre;
In the 6ve-acre demonstration plots
Of the Hill roads the average yield
was more than 80 bushels per acre. an
increase Of sc per cent over the pro-
ductior on the same kind OF nearby
land where scientific farming was not
practiced. The average barley yield
In the two states was about 80 bush
els per acre. as compared with more
than AZ bushels on the railroad dem
onstration farms, an increase OF more
than so per cent over the yield OF sur
rounding land. The oats yield est
mates for Minnesota and North Da'
kota are given as SO bushels per acre
as compared with more than "a bush
els on the demonstration plots. an In
crease Of nearly so per cent.
II does not take much calculation to
show that the production Of cereals In
this country can be made to increase
to a point never dreamed OF by the
old.time farmer. providing intelligent
methods are followed out In care OF
the soil, selection OF seed and In the
system Of handling crops. Mr. Hin
believes that what has been done IN
the northwest can be done In practl'
cally all parts Of the country. He has
pointed out to the farmers OF his sec
ton the most economical methods oil
increasing the yield Of their land. OF
increasing their profits and lettering
their condition.
Besides carrying on the demonstra'
ton work, the Hill lines assist the
farmer to get information on improv
ing his land, and encourage hearty CO
operation with state experiment sta
tons and with the United States gov
eminent.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27

OF affairs at Paterson. N. J. 1t is IN
order to correct your misunderstand
ing that ! am writing this to you
which II you see At. hope you will
publish In your columns.
The strike at Paterson, N. ]. wal
not fomented by Haywood, by hi
aides nor his followers; nor IL I,
being prolonged by him or his aides
for well-nlied purse and stomach.
The strike at Paterson Ia not one
for recognition of the union" or some
other minor cause. II Is for some
thing more. something dearer to the
strikerers than that. They are ou,
fighting for their lives and for the
lives OF their dependents.
The wages OF these workers hat
been cut from time TO time until they
could stand II no longer. A strrk,
was Inevitable. II took place. and
10 still taking place. and will contin
ne until they gain their concessions
and not till Haywood Is driven out, al
you would have H.
The Industrial Workers OF The
World, as an organization, recognises
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27
From Another POint of Iiesv

Mexico for sale There opportunity for somebody get
substitute for Fourth Of July frecrackers
himself
In a with a little o whisky
a s as
Be STILL sad heart: do not repine,
against
O q sober secon
II a
Of those delegates the Bay City
: Probabilities for Marquette during the tra Dry
{ o be he r.
of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27

, to run the high-voltage dynamos which
| Will generate current.
Cheap electric power can be obtain
ed only where suitable waterfalls are
located or where fuel Is cheap. In
many sections of the country where
water power Is not available the pow
er TO run electric dynamos will have
TO be generated from coal. and In this
connection Director Joseph A. Holmes
and his associates in the bureau ol
mines believe that the so-called gas
producer System will play an import
ant part. The use or gas-producel
engines In this service is just in its
beginnings is the general belief.
The method OF generating gas in q
producer means the turning OF Goa
into gas, which goes straight TO the en-
CINE and which develops 100 TO 25C
per cent more power in the process
than Is possible with the best coal IN
the average steam boiler. The power
necessary to run electric dynamos car
thus be generated through the means
OF as-producer plants with far less
| expense than by any other method
EXCEPT with water power.
] The bureau OF mines, which ID In
terested in all methods OF more eco
nomical and more efficient use OF the
ccuntrys coal supply, is now continu
Ing series Of investigations or gas
producer plants which was begun
some years ago. The expert In charge
OF the investigations is X. Il. Fernaid
consulting engineer Of the bureau
of mines and also the dean or the
School OF Engineering Of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania
In a recent report to the bureau Of
mines. DR.. Fernald says that his In
designations continue to show that not
only ia there very low fuel con
sumption in gas-producer plants, bu'
that the system has demonstrated
conclusively the possibility Of utiliz
ing commercially low grades OF btu
|minous Goals. Ignite and even peat IN
plants which are properly designed foI
the use OF these fuels. The utiilza
ton Of the vast fields OF low-grade
coal In this country, which at the
present time cannot be used In ordi
nary steam boilers, experts believe
will result In the saving OF hundreds
OF millions Of dollars TO producers Of
electric power who now depend on the
use Of only high.grade coal.
|
James j. Hill, the railroad man and
empire builder of the northwest, has
inaugurated ser
]. J. HILLS les OF farm demon
FARM DEM STATIONS along hls
ONSrRATiONS. lines which are be
ing followed WITH
considerable interest by government
experts who are engaged in similal
lines Of work for the improvement o.
agriculture. During a recent visit Il
Washington Mr.. Hill met officials Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27
Publishers Warming Their Feet

out any mention of the fact. be II op'
served, that Michigan was one OF tue
states to enact an honest advertising
law:
A public demand for honest adver-
Using has aroused legislative pouiss
throughout the country to action. pii's
In various states have passed whten
tended To deceive or defraud. The Free
Press herewith presents page "a
advertisers each or whom has signed
the accompanying agreement. suarsh-
conditions OF which their ADVERTISING
| on the page IL accepted by this paper
Any purchase or articles advertise
on this Guaranteed Page that are
sented may be returned, and money
Will be refunded. The advertiser re-
sponsible for the deception VIII there
after be refused space In these COL
umns. Any communication on the SUI
| tect should be addressed to ADVERTISING
Manager Of The Free Press.
This Is accompanied by copy OF
the agreement which the advertiser
was compelled to sign before the Free
Press would tell its readers that MS
goods were honest goods. The Free
Press assumes no more resposibliity
as q publication for what appears IN
this page than 1t does for what ap-
pears In other pages. II 1t d1d, IL
| could as we'll guarantee all the ad-
vertisements on all the other pages
| in all editions as advertisements or
honest goods. 1t could guarantee It's
cancer cures, which do not exist; ana
| Its cheap whisky, sold as nerve tonic;
| and It's antifat and anti-thin dopes.
But the Free Press could not afford to
do that. because the Free Press knows
that these things are raw impositions
] on the public and cannot be guaran.
| teed, with the possible exception OF
| it's tapeworm projectiles.
We confess that we have been much
| impressed with the tapeworm record.
| We do not take seriously the +. +.
enconium on It's "eight-one years OF
unimpeachable truthfulness." which
appears In It's edition Of May %
| alongside a picture Of fireman who
has just produced 76-foot tape.
| But We find the doings OF Quaker
Fisher mot Faker FISHERY more inter
esting than the batting averages OF
the American league. Mr.. Fisher. as
far as our record goes. has collected
279 feet Of tapeworm during his pres
ent session In Detroit. That Is just
as good as a three-base hit and nine
foot lead for home. Only 81 more feet
OF tapeworm needed to score q run.
Buy a Free Press for two cents and
see who makes 1t. "Michigan's Great
est (Tapeworm) Daily!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27

productive industry; the workers are
taxed heavily TO support them In
idleness. and thus the peaceful and
orderly development Of civilization Ia
retarded. Such IL the price that we
must pay these days for preparing for
war. And the people are beginning
to understand 1t.
But there II still another cause OF
war referred to by Count Okuma in q
speech In Toxic yesterday, though he
did not. apparently. discuss 1t from
that point OF view. We mean race
prejudice and hatred. The count said
that the attitude Of the California
Legislators was the same as that held
by the Japanese q half century ago,
and he adds:
We despised the foreigners because
they looked different: We did not con-
slider them human beings. Japan
finally saw the falsity OF Its position
and became an admirer OF everything
western. The same causes underiie the
California question. but. like the ia
panese, the Caltfornians will see the
folly OF their position. and truth ana
Justice will triumph. At some future
date the Californians will laugh at
driving of the Japanese. just as we
now laugh at the anti-foreign alb
surditics OF the Samurai.
Nothing IL more threatening to
peace than this feeling Of hatred and
contempt on the part Of one people
for another. The feeling is always
resented by those who are the object
Of 1t, while those who are convinced
that they are better" than others
sooner or later proceed to demonstrates
their superiority-by fighting. We do
not mean to say that there Is even the
remotest chance for war between this
country and japan over the California
law. But the logical result Of anti.
foreign feeling Is hll-will, and ill-will.
when other conditions are favorable.
may easily result In war. Mr.. Bryan's
address 10 In every wa yadmirable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27
Secretary Bryan ON Peace

In his address yesterday before the
Washington peace society Secretary
Bryan spoke as an American .secre.
tary Of state always should speak on
the issue Of war against peace. There
are today probably more men than
ever before In the history Of the world
who have a selfish interest, II not in
war, at least In keeping the war spirit
alive. Great industries have been
built up that are dependable to q con.
siderable extent on government con-
tracts for battleships and armor plate
1t IL perhaps not surprising that the
owners Of these industries should try
to make governments believe that
they need great battle fleets. From
this TO q deliberate tanning OF the
war spirit the step Is short. Mr.
Bryan was well within the truth when
he said:
Back OF much OF the furore for war
10 q selfish interest in the manufacture
Of battleships. and there are men SO
trouble In another country against
their own SO as to make o personal
profit therefrom. 10 there any baser
People are beginning to see that
war 10 not to their interest. but II, az
Q rule, In the interest of the few
Protected industries often profit from
II. for Il means higher taxes and In.
creased protection" Government
contractors fatten during war time
again 1t tho expense Of the people
We do not say that there may not be
q patriotic war, but only that the
chance for It Slows slighter each year
It 10 true. too. a. Mr.. Bryan said
that preparation for war encourages
war. The nations with vast armies
But even II hostilities do not come,
those nations live In q virtual state
OF war eli the time. The people pay
war taxes; men are withdrawn from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-27

no man, or set Of men, as leaders Il
speak with authority now. as l am
a member Of the rank and file OF that
organization and we are the bosses
OF the Haywoods etc. and not vicAr
versa; we vote on our own terms
OF settlement Of any and all grew.
ances and strikes. We have such
men as Haywood. Ettor. Speed, and
St. John In our employ to help cement
the ranks Of the workers into q more
solid groupe. 80 that by their solidar'
ity they can demand and gain bet.
ter conditions, etc. They shall re-
main in our employ as long as they
continue their wood work, but. let
them swerve from the course we have
laid out for them. and We shall throw
them into the ditch alongside Of the
road on which we are marching to
industrial freedom.
A. c. Christ.
1884 Field-aSe.,
Detroit. May rs. 1913.