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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-10
SYNOPSIS.

Book !.
CHAPTER I-Rudolph Van Vechten. q
young man Of leisure, Is astonished to
see man enter No. 1913, house across
the street from the Powhatan club. Inc
house has long been unoccupied and Is
spoken Of as the House OF Mystery.
CHAPTER II-Several persons at regu-
lar intervals enter No. 1913.
CHAPTER III-van Vechten expresses
concern to his friend, Tom Phinney, re-
garding the whereabouts Of his cousin
and tiancee. Paige Carew. A fashionably
attiIed woman Is seen to enter the House
of Mystery A man is forcibly elected
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
follow the man and find him dead in the
street
CHAPTER VIVIAN vechten is attract
ed by the face of a girl in the crowd of
onlookers surrounding the body. Later
he discovers the girl gazing at him with
look of scorn from the windows OF the
mysterious house.
The young man shrugged his shout
ders. "Sjt down." he CURLY bade, re-.
suming the seat he had occupied ear
lier in the day, while Mr.. Flint sank
into the one lately occupied by Tom
Phinney. IF you can make anything
of what have to tell you, you are
| welcome to it."
He began with as much of Number
1875 history as he knew, and, with
{ but two reservations, recounted every
thing down to the moment that he and
, Tom rushed from the club to overtake
the man killed at the alley intersec-
ticn.
The detective listened with marked
but respectful attention, net once in
terrupting the recital And when Van
Vechten Lad finished Mr.. Flint asked
a single question. His preoccnpied
look remained upon Number 1913.
Has il occurred to you," he said,
with thoI Atful elaboration, ito Won
der where the murderer came from?-
and whittier he fed"
Van Vechten sat silent unmoving,
his face a mask. Involuntarily now
his mind once more fashioned map
Of the observation-disclosures that carried
the fatal alley straight behind the
house across the way.
II mentioned" Mr.. Flint was pursu
ing, that this case offered some rath
er extraordinary features. So far
quite the most extraordinary is that q
man was struck down on a populoue
thoroughfare, in broad daylight, and
nobody saw the actual deed. Besides
the newsboy, there was lady almost
directly across the street from the
alley, who witnessed from window
the man sink to the walk. But she
saw no one running from the scene.
Perhaps" murmured Van Vechter
-"perhaps no one did"
"Ah-to be sure" observed Mr.. Flint
smoothly. "A crowd gathered yer!
quickly, believe; what was easieI
than to remain and mingle with 1t
An old trick, Mr.. Van Vechten."
That young man did not meet thu
swift oblique glance that swept hi
immobile features. Mr. Flint ros
slowly. and stood irresolutely finger
ing his hat. He was again absentl
contemplating the Silent House. Afte
a moment his eyes crinkled in smile
He said softly:
? Il see, Mr.. Van Vechten, that tn
, same thought has come to both of us.
And before departing he bestowed
, final reflective nod upon Number 49,
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John Carter Of Rrookhank

John Carter Of Brookbank was
transacting business and visiting
with County Auditor Glib and family
in the city yesterday. John, decent
chiel, looks kinda peekit efter his At
tack O. the grup, but he'll be his auld
sell again in . wee short while. He
had sair tussle, but he finally got
on tap an doomed It. I poalticed my
chest wi roastit ingins (onions) an
drank warm milk an fortified masel'
with Athol brose, said the canny pio-
oneer Scot, that's hoo ma auld saint
ed grannie used tae cure me o. the
cold when a. wus wee laddie ava
back in the year saxty-fower-weel
dae min, it was the year Partan-
face Sandy Gray pusioned (poisoned)
ma bonny bunny rabbit. Moo, I'm
in hurry the day, but the neist time
I'm in toon I'll tell ye the hale story.
Guid-bye, an be guild to yourself
Stanley Promoter.
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LEGACY TO GREEK KING.
His Murdered Father eequsaths Love
For Mother and Country.

For Mother and Country.
Athens his political will, which
has now been made public. the late
King George. after giving directions
for the disposition OF his belongings.
urges his children to remain united.
Addressing himself to the new king.
Constantine. King George says:
Love your dear little country.
Serve her and your dear people and
have confidence in them. and may your
brothers follow the same example"
The will urges King Constantine to
be courageous and patient. 'for you
are reigning over southern people
whose temper and irritability take fire
rapidly and who Mt any moment may
say and do things which it Is proba-
BILE will be forgotten the following
day. 1t is preferable that the king
should suffer. even morally. rather
than his people and his country. The
interests Of the people Of the country
must always be placed before all other
interests"
In conclusion King George declares
his love for Queen Olga and urges his
son to love and protect her.
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WON'T CHECK THEIR BABIES
churehsoins Mothers Sure They Can
Identify Their Own.

churehsoing Mothers Sure They Can
Identify Their Own.
Evanston. lll.-A proposed system to
check babies during service was re-
sorted to by several mothers at the
Wheaton Methodist Episcopal church
here.
The mothers were willing to have
their little ones cared for In an ante
room by two attendants while they
listened to the sermon. but when they
were offered checks as a guarantee
that no mistake would be made when
the babies were reclaimed they OBJ
jected.
The attendants were finally persuad-
ed to take care Of the infants without
handing out checks for them. being
assured by each mother that there
would be no mistake made when she
came to claim her own.
The checking concession had been
let by the ladies' aid society Of the
church, the members Of which desired
to relieve the congregation from the
annoyance of the babies crying
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SMILES.

Did you ever stop to notice
'Mong the faces that you meet
As you ride upon the trolley car
Or walk the busy street,
There are those who lend enchant-
ment
And give us pleasure the while
BY their kind and thoughtful manner
And their ever pleasant smile.
You may not know the pang
Caused by the poisonous dart;
You may not know the sorrow
That fingers in their heart;
You may not know the heartaches
They are hiding the while
Perhaps the deepest grief,
Behind pleasant smile.
Our mouths were never patterned
With the corners dropping down.
No more were we created
To just be hanging round.
So let's be up and doing,
Keep a hustling all the while
And cheer our fellow travellers
With now and then a smile.
Let US bear our burdens nobly,
AS we journey on our way;
Let US laugh at all misfortunes
AS we meet them day by day,
Let US bury them completely
Behind a pleasant smile
And though they come still faster
Keep on smiling all the while.
Let us cultivate this virtue
For virtue, it must be-
To hide our grief from others
And never let them see
The sorrow and afliction
We have stored up in our lof'
With that priceless drop curtain
"The smile that won't come Of"
-Rube Wight,
s Plaza, N, D.
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SHOWS A HOuSEFLY
AS LARGE AS A CAT
Model on View At Museum Of
Natural History.

New York. = Many sights may be
seen in the new hall of public health.
lately opened by the American Muse
UNI Of Natural History. which have
more relation to the affairs Of every
day life than many Of the scientific
treasures which the big institution
houses elsewhere. The principal dg-
ures Of this newest exhibit are not pre-
historic monsters. but tiny and famil-
iar insects Of contemporaneous human
interest-the fly, the mosquito and the
flea.
A househy as big as fair sized cat
occupies the place Of honor In the col
lection. This model has cost nine
months Of work and study on the part
Of lgnasz Matausch. Hungarian mod
el maker in the service of the museum.
1t is constructed on scale of 64,OOO
times the size Of the living insect. and
the proportions have been preserved
with the minutest care. Mr.. Matausch
having made his drawings and casts
for the head. body and various mem.
bers of the insect from dissection.
Larvae and pupae Of the fly are
shown in models nodded on the same
scale. as are the eggs, which appear as
little cucumber shaped pieces of paraf-
I'm about two inches long. A real fly's
egg is just about visible to the naked
eye.
The same artist has painted an en-
largement Q,5OO diameters) of the
hairy foot Of the fly, showing the ty.
phoid bacilli. Of which the insect ia
the common carrier, on the clawlike
tip of the member.
The exhibit as at present constituted,
however. covers good deal of ground
that is not so well known to the pub
lie as it should be. The connection be.
tween the rat and the bubonic plague.
for example. is shown in the reproduc.
uon of section of dwelling in San
Francisco. This represents two adj
Joining rooms. in one Of which several
nts are seen feasting upon the refuse
Of garbage barrel. while in the next,
the wall of which is pierced by rat
holes, are several more taking their
ease in room which is evidently q
! pantry. These rats. Of course. are sup
/ posed to be. infested with the IDEAS
which transmit the plague.
One of the most striking groups is
that of 1.-THE i'll kept farm" which has
40 companion piece 1.-The well kept
farm In the first model are shown a
farmhouse and farm buildings Of the
old fashioned type. There is well
with an 'old oaken bucket" the stable
has q large manure heap, the ont
i houses are of primitive character,
and adjoining the farmyard Is mala.
rial mosquito breeding marsh. The
companion group shows windmill. In.
dicating that the shallow we'll has been
replaced by a driven well. insuring
IN unpolIuted water supply. A fy
dght box has been substituted for the
onsightly and insanitary manure heap
~ outhouses have been brought IN
- date the rain barrels In which TIN
an0pheles "wrigglers' used to breed
lave disappeared. and their last refuge
! the swamp. has been drained.
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HISTORICAL RECORD OF
Continued from page 81

rade, while they are planning wha,
party they will attend tonight, who's
Invitation to 90 to the concert thcJ
will accept, or how they will make
this new gown, how they can alter
their style of hair dressing l.ecauat
Miss SO and Sos new ponnpadonr is
becoming, the many, many distrac'
tions of the man made town ration
than the God given green country
tho sometimes then we find the i'rai
of the Superb and every prospect
pleases, but only man is Vile" as
Heber puts it, in his famous hymn.
But to a pleasant theme!
The first county superintendent
met in Dakota was woman who held
the chair for several terms, and eked
out scanty salary Of 5000 per year
by teaching an occasional term OF
school herself. She was an able wo-
man. painstaking worker, to whom
some Of the fine young businessmen
of Velva and Minot owe much, be-
cause of her excellent discipline.
Two Of her epigrams that | recall
are:
"A Teacher has no business to take
cold'
And
1--WE do not know a thing as we
ought to know it
Until we can tell it as we ought to
tell it
And we cannot tell it as we ought to
tell it
Until we know it as we ought to
know it,"
Well do l recall my surprise, when
l accepted her invitation to dinner to
meet the Institute Conductor, Mr..
Bierley of Grand Forks, formerly q
teacher in Pennsylvania, but then ed
itor of the Plaindealer, as she led me
to a tar-papered shack on fine cor
ner lot within sight Of these windows
and /, in my ignorance, shivered, but
l found myself in a dainty dining
room, whose inner walls were cur
tains dividing it from parlor, bed
room and kitchen, rooms, while
the table was beautiful with snowy
linen, shining silver, dainty china,
and clear crystal-cut glass had not
then found its way to Minot.
The dinner was excellent, as be-
hoved my Pennsylvania Dutch Host
ess.
Where is that county superinten-
dent today?
Living on her claim and still teach
ing a one room rural and I am sure
doing it we'll, too, to the satisfaction
of the parents and the present coun-
ty superintendent.
She had taught in Devils Lake be-
fore coming to Minot and her cola
borer in Minot, Miss Clarke, has only
recently gone westward, too much to
the regret of the Minot Board and
citizens.
1t is easy to look back and see the
parting of the ways for that able
woman. But it is easier to find fault,
than to correct the faults. You can
easily find faults in everybody, but
how much better it is to crowd them
out by helping the good to grow in
them till it fills the Life, mo Room"
left for fault-finding if the Good
crowds out the Faults, and that is a
patent plan for boys and girls, the
plan that Tom Browns School Days
sets forth as the policy of that great
Doctor Arnold of Rugby.
The Society for Pleasant Sunday
Afternoons has grown into a great
tree, because it set itself to encour-
age q weekly half holiday for our
busy townsmen and Thursday base
ball in every town makes picnic.
Bot III tning in the Educational
Worii If the Northwest that surpris-
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ed me most when sailed in-No, no,
it was not venturing in--I had my
lessons to learn, toO-was the neces-
sity of sitting for examination every
little while. For l did not tell any
body l was a trained teacher, life
PROFESSIONAL simply looked at the
new conditions, as l saw them and
then faced them. But it seemed to
me for while like pulling up plant
by the roots and looking to see if it
were growing | did not see enough
of the teachers in the sparse settle
ments to realize how all the young
women reached out to teach till they
had earned a trosseau, and the young
men till they had enough to 60 to
college and study law.
Nay, even heard somebody tell
how certain very able district judge
on the bench in this state for many
years, used to study his law books
while the BARNS copied out pages in
acquiring spelling, and it wasn't such
a bad way of educating the eye after
all.
The examiner for certificates in
those days was the county superin-
tendent. Our honored friend, State
Supt. E. j. Taylor, remembers we'll, l
am sure, the fight we made to make
certificates state wide. And tell it
not in Gath nor in Ascalon, the
county superintendent needed no
qualification in those days but that
of elector, tho the people often chose
their best teacher, and many q pioneer
rose to the occasion.
So the certificates held value
equal to the standing of the super
intendent who granted it and was
honored accordingly.
And superintendent needed votes
.sometimes-and young girls had
big brothers-big families count.
But the new lands, and the delight
full summer climate of the Dakota
prairies attracted both men and wo-
men Of parts and privileges, and l
could call long roll of able and de-
voted men and women who did yeo-
man service in educating the sons
and daughters of Dakota President
mcfarland, w. E. Hoover, Walter
Stockwell and John G. Woest. Wo-
men? don't dare give their Stats
tics. These put their whole heart
and all their knowledge into their
class work; they reused enthusiasm
for grand living and growing; they
filled the winters stern rock-bound
coast with sturdy effort; their work
has been filling up the chinks in
many a county, and so laying broad
and deep and solid foundation for
you present day workers to build an
edifice that shall be as enduring as
Time.
Hear Jimmy Foley, our beloved
Dakotan, while he tells of the Greed
we Teachers all lived by, Then and
Now:
A Greed.
To be earnest; to be strong; to make
light the way with song;
Slow to anger, quick to praise, walk
ing steadfast thru the days.
Firm of purpose, sure of soul; press
ing onward to the goal.
Upright, even, undismayed; sure, Sc
rene and unafraid.
To be smiling, to be glad, for the
yesterdays we've had;
To be grateful all the way for the
beauties of Today.
TO be hopeful and to see in the days
that are to be
Bigger, better, broader things, crown !
Americans as Kings.
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The 500 line newspapers in Nc
Henry, county, because of dissatis-
action over the manner in which the
county was redistricted, are advocat-
ing county division.
w. e. Slavens and family have left
Granville and after visiting friends
in Indiana, will locate in Montana.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

Today and tomorrow Chase's Theater
will present THE Battle of Gettysburg"
This is the first time that this wonder
full photodrama has been presented in
Washington and its coming has been
awaited with a keen anticipation of
pleasure by all motion picture enthusi-
asts.
1t is a $4,000 production in five reels,
lasting one hour and a quarter. The
story is wonderfully dramatic one.
leading up to the great battle, which is
faithfully reproduced. Thousands of
soldiers are seen engaged in a whirl-
wind combat, with inspiring charges and
laundering artillery fire. 1t is without
question the greatest military film ever
produced. showing in detail the most
heroic and sensational incident In the
war history of the world.
The remainder of the week the Kline
macolor picture plays, scenics. and edu-
cationals, first-run black-and-white
dramas and comedies will be changed
every day. ....s
Some of the Kinemacolor subjects are
THE Return of the Prodigals," two
reels: ''Disillusioned," two reels: His
Wife's Birthday Present" when We
Were Young two reels: Her Son."
two reels: las the Candle Burns"
wild Birds Of ASIA" and Curious
Pets"
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CoIumbin-"Lover'. Lane"

Another Of the CLYDE Fitch comedies
will be presented at the Columbia Theater
this week by the Columbia Players when
Lovers Lane will bid for its share of
customary approval.
Lovers Lane" is a play that shows
q marked departure from Mr.. Fitchs
accepted style of playmaking. In the
place of cracking with smart dialogue
IT presents the homely sayings of the
village-the New England village-the
precepts of the country parson. and the
simplicity of country-bred children. The
story tells OF splendid clergyman who
has identified his life and work with a
village community, the members of which
fail to altogether appreciate his good
points and who mistake his earnest en-
deEyors TO lift them from the narrowness
of their surroundings for backsliding, and
tell him so in unmeasured terms His
parsonage is the shelter for half the
helpless and dependent ones Of the neigh
borhood, ranging from the aged sexton
of the church down to an orphan whom
all the orphanages of the State have re-
pudiated. The play is not a gaudy or
theatric triumph, just a homely little
triumph of good over bigotry. and the
end is happy.
A II. Van Buren, has been cast as the
minister. and Helen Holmes as his sweet
heart, with Dorothy Bernard as Simplic-
ity johnson. the off-cast from the orphan
asylum. The characterizations will be
portrayed by Marie Drofnah. Ella Mich
and, Carrie Thatcher. Peggy Ford. George
W. Barber, Frances Younge, Jessie Glen
DINING, Willard Robertson, Donald Bell.
man, Blanche Sperry, Whitman p. Conn.
John NJ. Kline, Louise Whitford, Ever
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
Poli's-ssThe Country Roy"


Edgar selwyn's most successful play,
THE Country Boy" will be the offering
of the Poll Players this week. The story
is one Of refreshing originality, and yet
it is based upon a familiar plot, that OF
the country boy who believes that IL he
can only find a larger field in which to
work he will be able to achieve big
things in a big way. So the hero of Mr..
Selwyn's comedy romance starts for
Broadway, where he lives in typical.
cheap boarding house. There he meets
a great variety of people, affording the
author an opportunity to reveal his re-
markedly vivid Photographic powers In
the delineation of unique character types.
The country boy is swept off his feet
by the dazzle and the hurry of Broadway
life. One of his evil geniuses is a young
chorus girl living in the same house. 1t
is not long before the youth has almost
forgotten the country girl who had in
spired him TO come to the city and
make something of his life He also
gets into financial difficulties with the
railway Office for which he is working.
The country girl hears rumors Of his
difficulties and she comes to the city,
accompanied by her father. to investi-
gate. When she learns the status of
affirs she realizes that the only way to
save the country boy is to bring him to
realization of his position by some
great shock, so she breaks her engage
ment to him.
In desperation. the boy determines on
suicide. but through a peculiar series of
condolences he is saved from this tragic
termination of his career" by broken
down newspaper man, who gives him
new ideas of life and inspires him with
frsa de cts re fnf-
the country to establish country pa
per, and in the end the love affairs as
well as the financial difficulties of the
principals are adjusted.
The Country Boy will afford the
principals of the Poll Players the best
opportunities they have had in many
weeks for character studies.
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HOW ENUNCIATION
IS TAUGHT SINGERS
Barytone Of. Abon Opera Company
Explains Method Of lnshueting
FOREIGN Artist.

Mr. Morton Adkins. the well known
BARITONE with the Aborn English Grand
Opera Company. who was formerly a
member Of the faculty of the department
of music at Syracuce University, talked
Interestingly Of the enunciation Of grand
opera artists.
in presenting grand opera IN English. !"
said Mr. Adkins. the greatest problem
after securing adequate artists u to in
sure an intelligent enunciatton of the
text One hears so many criticisms Of
poor enunciation. which. by the way, is
a term often COMPOUNDED with diction.
both in musical and dramatic offerings.
that 1t seems strange steps have not
been taken long ago to provide proper
instruction for artists in this most I'm
portant branch, and the Messrs. Aborn
are the first impresarios who ever had a
schpol for such instruction. and one Of
the most important features Of the Cen
tury Opera House Is the school they have
established for instruction In enunciation.
"it may be interesting to know just
what is to be done In this school. First
of ALL II Is a fact that the reading or
singing Of lines. which may be perfectly
plain and ineligible to ones fellow-ar-
fist on the stage. IL often so blurred and
run together that an audience will under
stand but little OF IL. This comes from
a failure to realize the necessity Of coup
ling with a perfect vowel Production a
much exaggerated consonant production
A singing tone is built UP on the vowel
and unfortunately most Of our present
day singers are content with producing
a beautiful tone without further thought
as to what constitutes real singing.
TT was a realization Of this fact, to-
gether with the necessity Of engaging
foreign born and speaking artists for
opera that led to the establishment Of
a school for enunciation and diction by
the Messrs. Aborn at the Century Opera
House, New York.
The first step was to take the artists,
who, by virtue Of their foreign training
and experience sang English with de-
cided accent and study the roles with them
from a phonetic standpoint. Of course
this was a superficial method at best.
but it was a beginning and as soon as
possible will be discarded in favor of a
definite course in pronunciation of our
language. This will be done by consider
ing by themselves and without relation
to any text every possible combination
of vowels and consonants used in the
formation of words.
1T is only through a perfect enuncia-
ton of the text that opera in English
can be put upon as firm and permanent
a basis, and this perfect enunciation can
be obtained only by careful supervision.
intelligent criticism, and loyal co-opera-
ton"