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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05
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HENRY ATOMS SON
When the Mask Fell From Before
His Fathers Spiritual
Vision.
eY HAROLD CARTER.

The pardons board was divided,
three against three. in the case Of
James Jones, and the casting vote
rested with Henry Alton. The mat
ter was a perplexing one. Jones was
now five and thirty years Of age and
had spent nine years in the state
penitentiary for killing a fellow man
in q drunken brawl. His sentence
had eleven years more to run. A
little public sentiment had been dis.
played in favor Of the prisoner. but
this was of a purely sentimental or.
der. It had been aroused by the 10y
atty of the prisoners sweetheart.
Mary Lomax, who had petitioned sue.
cessive governors and boards in vain
and who, It was known. was waiting
for his release to marry him. She
had stuck to him since his conviction.
Henry Alton was a good man in
the eyes Of the world but what is
more. he was actually good. He
lived up to his convictions. A deacon
in his church, leader Of the anti
liquor movement, he passed rs a
shrewd, hard, conscientious type of
citizen. He knew that justice was not
temperamentally mixed with mercy
in his mind and wished to do his duty
to the state and the accused. There
fore he did not visit Jones, lest he
should be swayed by sentiment, but
went away for week to think over
the matter.
He went to Lake hotel, Fairview.
and after three days he had come
to no decision. On the fourth day he
resolved to vote against the pardon.
AS he got into the train on his home.
ward journey young woman fol-
lowed him and took the vacant halt
Of his seat, although the coach ives
nearly empty. When Alton looked at
her in mild surprise he saw that her
eyes were read from weeping.
my dear madam" he said, rather
shocked, lis anything the matter?
Can help you in any way"
Eyes, Mr.. Alton" she answered
"My name is Mary Lomax"
The train was rushing toward the
metropolis. Alton was disconnected
For three days he had read petitions
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05
IN WARM WEATHER
SUMNER PILLOW SLIPS MUST BE
OF APPROPRIATE TEXTURE.
Ideas for Those That Have Prefer
ence for cretonne-StrIped and
Plain DENNIS Have Their
Devoted Followers.

Spring and summer calS for q dis.
carding of velvet, damask and tapes
try pillow covers and tho replacing
with light fresh-looking covers that
can be Numbered and that fit appro.
priately with summer hangings and
furniture.
II you have planned to have ere.
tonne decorations, allow for two or
three yards extra when you order. 80
that pillows to match will complete
the attractive idea. These need not
be made enterly Of cretonne. They
can be combinations of this material
and any other fabric. preferably
plain.
Ono Of the simplest summer slips Is
of white or unbleached muslin, edged
with q four.inch band Of Powered Gre
tonne or poplin. Long pillows can
have six-inch borders at each short
end. The heavier fabric gives firm.
ness at the ends where the most
wear Is.
Cut.out patterns, stitched in Dor
iers on muslin or plain poplins make
effective covers. Arrange the stems
and the flowers at the tops, In
straight rows so that conventional,
old-fashioned border effect will be
the result. The. flowers should not
reach any higher than two-thirds up
and they should be about on the
same line. Machine stitching serves
to hold down the irregular edges with
success.
The checked Bingham pillow in all
sizes Is a summary feature that is
good for bungalows or porches. Green
and white, blue and white and red
and white are staple patterns. They
can form entire pillows. or In COM
bination with plain muslin can be re-
lieved. They are fresh and cool look.
ing and launder well.
Striped and plain denims are very
durable. II worked in embroidery,
cross.stitch designs or combined with
plain fabrics, they offer artistic relief
for summer home.
The use Of tan and gray linen, en-.
livened by bright embroidery, Is very
successful. Blue. yellow. green and
white on these backgrounds give
fresh-looking designs. In this age Of
washable silks and cottons cleanli
ness Is possible without evidence Of
fading or rough wear.
At seashore homes the fabrics,
such as Bingham, unfading cretonnea
and Manufactured ponges and linen
are advisable. Salt air plays havoc
with colors and should be remem
bered when planning furnishings for
seaside houses.
Generally speaking. the room In
which pillows are to be used should
be considered and should decide the
type Of design and fabric combina'
ton. Make summer pillows Just as
important as winter ones. They can
make or mar the effect of a home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05
Beaded Bsos,

Beaded bags refuse to b oustsd
The smartest are Of Jet oblonss.
pierced and applied to the net alter.
nately with beads Of silver or gold.
or set solidly together and bordered
with silver. gold or white disks. Equal
iy alluring are the bags made of steel
mingling with colored beads and
those which show the same curious
shaded effects that distinguish shot
silks. Some Of these latter are made
in the fashionable pannier shape first
brought out In walrus or seal bags.
and all contain change purse and
card case Of satin matching the lin
Ing of the chief receptacle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05

lest satan enter Into him through
idleness. His mother died when he
was a boy; his father loved him,
believe. but never showed his love.
When he was sixteen James got into
some trivial scrape. It was about
money. 1t was not honest, but he
should have had pity and sympathy.
But his father only thought Of justice.
He turned him out Of his home. The
son fell among bad companions. He
was weak, he sank lower and lower
until I met him. 1t was in a mission
and he had gone there to listen and
deride. Instead Of that the spirit Of
love entered into his heart We
worked together for three months. I
was engaged to marry him.
"Then-well, he fell in with some
old friends. They laughed at him
when he told them Of his changed
life. In mockery they tempted him
with liquor. He could not resist.
He fell once more. For two weeks
he was gone-where. I do not know.
On the fifteenth day he stood in the
magistrates court, charged with muir.
der But it was his father who should
bave saved him, and the guilt is on
his soul, not on the boys"
For the first time she glanced up
at Henry Alton. The man was Wis.
IDLY shaken. The perspiration was
streaming down his forehead and his
hands were shaking Her words had
gone home. Zone Of those hard. un.
yielding men," she had said. A mask
seemed to fall from before his spir.
itual vision and he saw himself. q
Pharisee. one Of those who obeyed
the letter and not the spirit.
"And you intend to marry him
when he is freed?" he asked.
II have waited nine years." she an
swered. 'I can wait eleven more
But, Mr.. Alton, will you not set him
free? 0. what good will it do to keep
in prison ono who has long repented
whose crime was the result Of q life
of evil already atoned for? Make him
happy!"
She might have said Make me
happy" thought Alton.
The train rushed on, but he did not
answer her. He was struggling with
a whole uprush of new feelings which
had long lain prisoned beneath the icy
bonds Of his conventional righteous
ness. He thought of his own son, his
only child, whom he had driven from
home for just such boyish escapade
years before. How often he had long
ed for another chance to help the boy
but pride forbade. He had tried t.
balance his deeds before God. and hi
had forgotten that Gods dice arr
loaded and his balances weighted
Nothing but love could counterbal
ance sin.
miss Lomax" he said presently
turning to her, II told you that I bas'
my convictions upon Justice. In THU
case I think justice has been done.
will see the prisoner at once-I can
say what will debut II the circum
stances merit setting him free / will
vote for his release"
when you look into his eyes," sh'
said, you will know that there will
be no danger Of his proving undeserv
ing"
She snapped open a locket an,
showed Alton photograph within
THAT was taken nine years ago." sh'
said. HE has changed greatly, bu
not for the worse. You--"
She stopped suddenly, for Henri,
Atoms eyes were filled with tears
and he was staring at the photograph
with an expression that no man hat
ever seen upon his face before. H,
was looking at the photograph of hi
son.
Copyright. 1918. by w. g. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05
The Wrong Way.

"That fellow will never get along I'd
life the way he treats people"
How does be act?"
"Why, he is polite to people who
can't do the least thing for him"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05

Crepe Hats Trimmed With FIower,.
Hats of English crepe In pink, rosa,
blue and maze are trimmed with hand.
some floral effects
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-05
JEREMIAH B. SMITH

NUTAR1 PUBLIC.
Loans, Investments in Real Estats.
Have some interesting snaps In cic
and suburban property, farms, eta
Better see me at once. VIII tradas
sell for cash or on easy terms.
Room II, Futch q Gentry BLDG
Lakeland, TIA.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
DIRECTORS ARE BLAMED
FOR new HAVEN WRECK
Interstate Commerce COmmiS-
sion Places Responsibility.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The inter.
state commerce commissions report,
putting the responsibility for the Wal
lingford wreck with it's 21 fatalities
squarely on the shoulders of the man.
agement and directors of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road, is the harshest finding ever
handed down by that body.
The report sets forth the names of
the directors, beginning with William
Rockefeller and J. p. Morgan and ex-
well known In the financial and rail
road world. Some of these men the
commission described as having been
considered by a confiding public as
"magicians in the art of finance and
wizards in the construction, operation
and consolidation of great systems OF
railroads" Experience has shown that
this reliance of the public was not
justified as to either finance or safety
according to the findings OF the com.
mission.
The commission finds that the di.
rect cause of the wreck was the fail.
ure of employees properly to perform
their duties. They charge Flagmau
Murray with failure properly to pro.
tect his train, and condemn the engi,
neers for failing to control the speed
of their trains.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Stormy Cape Horn.

The waters of Cape Horn have never
been unvisited by storms for more
than q week or two at stretch within
the memory of man. Standing on the
outposts of the world, Cape Horn is
the meeting place of ocean currents of
very different temperature, from the
icy cold waters of the Antarctic drift
to the warmth of the Brazilian and
Peruvian return currents The pre-
vailng winds are from the northwest
and west, and these. coming from the
warm regions of the Pacific condense
into fogs, which the sailors call cape
Horn blankets" and which are the
forerunners of storms, The extremely
low level TO which the glaciers OF
TERRA del Fuego descend, the per-
petual congelation of the subsoil, the
meeting of conflicting winds at very
different temperatures, are all direct
or indirect causes combining to make
this the most constantly stormy re-
giOn of the world
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
A Fleet Street Story.

Henry Arthur Broome. In THE Log
OF Rolling Stone" says that In 1871
he was engaged In wood engra wing for
Punch when one day. at the end OF the
week, short OF money. he stood gazing
songingly ut the cherries on coster-
ponger's barrow which stood abreast
&f the offices OF the London Telegraph.
His gaze arrested the attention OF a
gentleman whom he had often seen
there before. though not at midday.
Then a kindly deed waF done. The
gentleman, ayerting his gaze from me
. moment, purchased two paper bags
ef this fruit Then. placing one OF
them in the pocket OF his capacious
dust coat. be turned 20 me with the
sweetest smile imaginable and without
a word offered the other one TO me.
which ] gratefully accepted. He than
passed on and went upstairs 10 the Of
nces az the newspaper That was my
Arst introduction to the prince OF jour
lDalists, George Augustus Sala.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
A DARING BASE RUNNER.
One of the Desperate and Winning
Chances Mike Kelly Took.

One of the Desperate and Winning
Chances Mike Kelly Took.
Hugh S. Fullerton, the baseball writ
er for the American Magazine, tells
story about Mike Kelly, the fa-
nous player of Boston and Chicago, a
generation ago, as follows:
81 believe the most desperate and
brilliant bit of base running ever
witnessed and the climax of taking
chances was by Kelly. The score was
tie late in the game. Runners were
on second and third bases, one out,
and the opposing infield was drawn
in to cut off the runner from the plate.
"Kelly was the man on second. AS
the ball was pitched Kelly was on a
run at top speed toward third. The
ball was hit sharply to the shortstop,
who scooped it perfectly and threw
home. The runner going from third
slid desperately toward the plate,
where the catcher was waiting. Kelly
had rounded third base at top speed
and was coming up the path behind
the other runner, screeching Look out
for Kelr at the top of his voice.
"As the runner from third slid be-
hind the plate, trying to get past the
catcher, he was tagged out, but before
the catcher could touch him and dive
back to protect the plate Kelly slid in
front of the rubber, lodged under the
catcher and scored the winning run"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
AL|ENISTS EXAMINE
SLAYER HANS SCHMIDT
Inquest In the Case Of Murdered
Girl Postponed.

New York, Sept. 25. - Drs. Carlos
Macdonald and William Mabon, alien
lists for the state in the case Of Hans
Schmidt, who still insists that his
murder of Anna Aumuller, the rectory
maid whom he loved, was a sacrifice
of blood, made their first examination
OF the prisoner in the presence of Dis.
trict Attorney Whitman and his as.
sistants.
The alienists declined to discuss
any phase OF their 75.minute inquiry
into the mans mental condition. They
said there will be further examina.
tions, the next OF which will take
place tomorrow, before they reach
their conclusions.
The inquest In the case OF the mur
dered girl, originally scheduled for
Saturday morning. has been post.
poned until October.
District Attorney Whitman an.
nounced that as soon after the in.
quest as possible. probably on Oct. 6,
the case against Schmidt will be pre-
sented to the grand jury. The trial
will take place the last week In Octo.
Der, before Judge Foster.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
UUlMETS WONDERFUL
GOLF GAINS WIDE FAME.
New Champion Hardly Known Among
Golfers Two Months Ago.

The remarkable performance of
Francis Ouimet in the open golf cham
rionShip nc the Country Club of Brook
line. Mass. when he defeated among
others Harry Vardon and Edward Ray.
two of the greatest eXponents of golf
the game has ever known, has attract
cd worldwide attention.
The new American open golf cham.
pion, is of French Canadian extraction
He pronounces his name "Wemet." 4"
Less than two months ago he was
practically unheard of in golf. although
his showing at the game. after having
been graduated from the ranks of the
caddies. was such that in 1912 he was
handicapped at 3. He was then consid-
cred one Of the most promising golfers
Massachusetts had ever turned out.
Last year, however, he displayed poor
er form, and was allowed an extra
stroke in the list issued by the United
States Golf association in the spring
OF this year
His name does not appear in any of
the previous records of the national
amateur championship. In fact, he
failed TO qualify in any of them until
this year Even ia 1910 Ouimet was
unable TO gain place among the for
tunate thirtytwO.
He first made his prowess felt to
any extent when he won the Massa-
chusetts title this spring, in the alb
sence OF Heinrich Schmidt, who was
then in England. When Massachu-
sets golfers arrived at Garden City
they predicted that young Ouimet
would be heard from. So it proved,
for he led the field on the first day
with 10, stroke ahead of Walter j.
Travis. He was only three strokes
behind Charles Evans, Jr., the winner
of the medal In the qualifying round,
and was second on the list.
Ouimet was on the same side of the
draw with Travers and met the cham
pion in the second round Of match
play. There are those who claim that
the Massachusetts golfer gave the
champion the first real scare he ever
had. but the redoubtable Jerry" al
though kept to even terms for the
greater part of the match, gradually
drew away and won by and mar
gin.
London papers offer no excuse for
the British defeat except by pointing
out that Ouimet had certain amount
of advantage owing to his intimate
knowledge of the course, but this ad-
vantage, 1t is agreed, was more than
neutralized by his youth and inexperi-
ence as compared with that matured
skill of the renowned veterans oppos-
ed to him.
In flfty-three years only two anna
teurs. John Ball and Harold Hilton.
won the British open championship.
Hilton won when lie was thirtythree
and Ball when he was twenty-seven.
The solitary man who gained 1t at as
early an age as Ouimet was Tom Nor
rls. Jr,. who was four times victor In
the sixties. Taylor, the present hold
er, scored his first triumph at twenty
three Vardon waited till he was
twenty-six. Braid was not champion
till he was thirty-one. Herd was thir-
ty-four when he won.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
.---
WEDDING SuPERsTlTIONS.
Curious Customs That Used to Be oh
served In EnQand.

served In England
Superstition never clustered round
any episode of life more than that of
the wedding day especially in oIden
times
Then it was customary for the bride
to present her future husband with a
bunch of rosemary tied up with rib
bons on his first appearance on the
wedding morning. This was supposed
to secure his love and loyalty and to
make her happy forever.
In Yorkshire the old superstition still
abounds that nothing more unlucky
could happen than for newly made
bride to leave the church by different
door from that by which she entered.
Another quaint custom, for which
there is no known origin, Is that prac-
tised in some of the midland and
northern counties of England. This Is
to ring merry peal of the church
bells at the first reading of the banns
of an intending matrimonial couple. 1t
Is called the spur peal" which in old
Anglo-Saxon means simply 'ask."
OF course it Is well known that 1t is
the height of luck for bride to be to
dream Of fairies the night before the
actual ceremony. So much was this
idea believed in that many girls would
peruse fairy tales before going to
sleep.-London Telegraph
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
restinn the OVENS Heat.

To test the oven have ready some
pieces of ordinary white kitchen paper
and try the oven by putting In one
every eight or ten minutes. If on be-
Ing put in the paper blackens or even
blazes up at once the oven is obviously
too hot If on being left In, however,
for two minutes or so the paper turns
a deep, almost chocolate brown the
oven is ready for patties and small
pastries generally. If the paper turns
Havana or cigar brown, tarts, vol
auvents and such like may be put in.
If the paper simply turns pale vel
lowish brown, the shade of deal
plank, the oven is fit for bread, large
meat or game pies, poundcake, etc
in short, anything requiring a good
sound or soaking" oven, the perfect
one for baking. If finally the paper
when left In the oven for the pre-
scribed time is barely tinged with
very faint shade of yellow, sponge
cakes, meringues and such things need
ing but light baking and little IL any
coloring may be safely left In.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
NO MA%E FOR A POET.
Miller Was Open TO Conviction and
Shed the Heavy Burden.


Shed the Heavy Burden.
"Cincinnatus Heine" was the name
that the parents of joaquin Miller be-
slowed on him nj his christening. How
the poet came 10 adopt the name
Joaquin" under which he is uniyer-
sally known. was told by MIR. Charles
Phillips, editor of the San Francisco
Monitor. Miss Ina Coolbrith. of whom
he speaks. is the California poetess
who has been called the "SapphO OF
the west"
In 1870. when he came dcwn from
Oregon and published his first little
book of poems. entitled joaquin &c
al" he told Miss Coolbrith Of n,s, ue-
termination to 20 to London and win
fame.
"How in the world" she asked him,
do you expect 10 climb Parnussus
with such name as you havey Mil.
Ter Is bad enough. but Cincinnatus
Heine is impossibler'
But what can | dor Miller asked.
Its my name, isn't itr'
why don't you take some name
that will Identify you with Califor-
niaT Miss Coolbrith rejoined. Take
the name of your first book: call your
self Joaquin"
by George, I'll do itw said Miller.
And from that day he signed himself
joaquin Miller"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
Mot a saIoiat.

The late Theodore Thomas was re-
hearsing the Chicago orchestra on the
stage OF the Auditorium theater. He
was disturbed by the whistling OF Al
bert Burridge. the well known scene
painter. who was at work in the loft
above the stage. A few minutes later
Mr.. Thomas librarian appeared ON the
bridge" where Mr. Burridge. merrily
whistling, was ut work
Mr. Thomas compliments" said the.
librarian, ''and he requests me to state
that II Mr.. Burridge wishes to whistle
he will be glad to discontinue his re-
hearsal."
To which Mr.. Burridge replied suave-
ly. "Mr Burridge's compliments to
Mr., Thomas. and please Inform Mr
Thomas that If Mr., Burridge cannot
whistle with the orchestra ne won't.
whistle at ALL"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-26
SHORT LOCALS

Eggs csc; butter 2Sc.
Just arrived at r. Pitkin's another
car of peaches.
Miss Audrey Payne of Danville is
she guest of friends in Mt. Vernon.
MIR. Samuel Clark went to Gambler
Thursday morning on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Croft of Mans
field visited with friends in the city
Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Danville un-
derwent an operation at Grant hos
pital, Columbus, Thursday morning.
Miss Grace Geitgey of Buckeye City
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at the Mt Vernon hospital We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. w. Pyle and grandson, JOS
eph Janissee, of Detroit, Michigan
are the guests of Mrs. w. II. Kirk, 301
East High street.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Bowers of
iWdShllBtOli ~ ~, nave iStuIuSu "
their home after a visit with Mrs. e.
B. Aler of North Gay street.
Just arrived at r. Pitlslns another
car of peaches.
Judge Lewis Brucker of Mansfield
is in the city. Judge Brucker is a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for congress in this district.
Mrs. Anna Fredo returned to her
home in Ashland Thursday after a Wis
II with her niece, Mrs. Joseph Mans
field, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Simpson re-
turned to their home in New Castle,
Pa, Thursday morning after two
weeks visit with Mt. Vernon rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Simpkins of this
city left Tuesday evening for Mt. Yer
non. where they will locate. While
in this city Mr. Simpkins has been
employed as waiter, in three of the
local restaurants and is well known
here. He will be employed in foun-
dry in Mt. Vernon Coshocton Times.
Mr.. b. r. Parker received word
Wednesday afternoon of the promo
tion of his son, Raymond Parker, to
the position OF first assistant clerk in
She Indian agency at Pine Ridge,
South Dakota. He has been employ
ed at the agency for a period of only
six months.