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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
ANSWER TO MR.. LANCE

Mr.. Lange repeats the old cayin&
that "A man is man so long as he
keeps his word. presume he keep:
| his, as | do not know of anyone who
hands them out so recklessly. He in.
timated that the city paid for my
livery hire. He undoubtedly knew
whose horse and buggy I used; il
not. if he will go to sos South Mas
sachusetts avenue he can find out
that it was Conductor VIM. Nell
waine's outfit. Should | have used
a livery team | was responsible for it
and not the city AS Mr.. Lange is
defining a man, and prescribing med
icine, | will put him on his own
treatment The above is dose |.
He says | stated he tried to con-
tract team to the city. Not true.
Dose 2. | said he wanted to un-
AS to the buying of the team for
the city, i had nothing to do with
the buying. The team was bought
and at work before | knew anything
about the deal.-Dose 3.
think the party buying the
mules exhibited good Judgment in
selecting the ones they did, as | am
informed Mr.. LANCE put an an in
the paper to sell his mules. If they
he'd been no good and cheap, this
would have been unnecessary Pref
ty strong doses, Mr.. Lange, but it
is your own compromising and the
directions say take it.
As to Wilson Bros teams being
discharged, | am told that is all
manufactured, as Mr.. Wilson tells
me they wanted to have their teams
follow them in their work.
AS to Mr.. Wilson'S veraclty, that
is beyond Mr.. Lange's power to tar
nish. Mr. John Wilson had estab-
lished it years ago. No doubt in my
mind Mr.. LANCE was solving the
problem of how to walk, as his heels
likely protruded as far behind as his
toes did in front. In trying to in
jure the Wilson Bros. he only be-
Titles himself There is as much diff
ference between Wilson Brcs. and
Lange as between the midday sun
and a broken backed lightning bug.
j. E. BUSSARD.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

Billy Sunday, the famous baseball
evangelist, is SO crowded with en-
gagements that he has turned down
an invitation to go to New York, to
convert the heather in that city
He has recommended Bob Jones
the Southern evangelist, for the lob,
and Bob has accepted, saying that if
necessary to bring people out to lis
ten to him, he will stand on his head
In the pulpit. Acrobatics in such
circumstances will draw the crowd
all right, but the value Of the spirit-
ual teaching that flows from a mans
heels instead of his head is open to
doubt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
FURTHER SUSPEND
ADVANCE RATES

Washington, Aug. Advances
in the rates on grain products from
St. Paul, Mimi, and other points
taking the same rates, to points in
Kansas and other States, proposed by
the Union Pacific railroad, have been
further suspended from today until
Feb. 3, by the interstate commerce
commission The advances were
originally suspended from April 9Th.
Advances to TeXarkana, Ark. Texas
and points taking the same rates,
proposed by agents for the railroads
were further suspended from today
until Feb 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

A weak or emotional or bull-head.
ed man at the head of the American
government just now, with Europe
bursting into flames and the com.
merce and finances of the world de-
ranged, would be misfortune that
might become a calamity. Happily
Woodrow Wilson is neither weak,
emotional nor bull-headed. and il
may be that he is to be the fourth
OF the proyidential Americans who
with clear vision and firm hand will
hold the Ship of State in deep wat
er steady on her course during a
time of worldwide stress and dis
aster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
HOW A GRIFFIN HEN
GOES TO ROOsT

Editor Telegram: 1t has often
been remarked that chickens have
little or no reasoning powers. | have
hen which seems to be a Iemark-
Fable exception AS there are many
poultry fanciers in Florida, a de-
scription of Queen Isabel and some
of her doings may be of interest.
| Queen Isabel, beautiful black
l'Minorca, halls from Delaware, Ohio.
tThat she carries blue blood in her
veins is indicated by her beautiful
plumage, her dainty and graceful
carriage, her rare intelligence and
her human eye.
/ say human eye because instead
of the ordinary little round beady
eXpressionless eye, so common to
chickens, she has large oblong
black eye that fairly dances and
sparkles when she is pleased. She
knows her name and always responds
with knowing look when ad-
dressed.
| shall give two incidents in her
life that demonstrated to my mind
her rare intelligence. She is the
mother of fifteen chicks; they were
formerly kept in a stall of the barn
and not allowed to run out much.
As they grew older they became rest
less and cried for the freedom of the
outer air. Isabel sympathized with
them. Her highly wrought nervous
temperament cannot brook confine
ment. The problem with her was
how to get the chicks out into the
open air. She carefully scrutinized
the interior of the apartment and OBJ
served that thin, light board was
stretched across the southwest cor
ner two and one-half feet above the
ground, each end resting in a two
inch crack of the two walls, the
board forming with the walls an
isosceles triangle. She further no.
ticed that one end of the board did
not have a firm foundation as it
only extended an eighth of an inch
over its supporting plank. What
did she do? | was watching her
and saw her maneuvers She jumped
up on this board and began most
violent dance. | couldn't understand
her motive until noticed that she
was actually moving the inner end
of the board off of its supporting
ledge. She continued the dance for
a short time, so holding her body
that she actually forced the one end
OF the board from it's perch and down
It came with her on it. What next?
The little chickens, then, of course,
had an inclined plane, climbing
which they could easily reach the
crack in the wall and make their
way to freedom. Isabel called them
to the lower end of the board and
showed them how to do the trick, In
a few minutes the room was emp
tied of little checks. The mother
then looked UP at me, glanced at the
door and said in her language that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

1t is much more comfortable, safe
and inexpensive to issue a proclama
ton of neutrality than a proclama-
ton of war, and we don't blame lit
tie Holland over in Europe for
promptly announcing her purpose to
stay out of the impending war. The
small nation which mixes in that
scrap stands mighty good chance
to get badly beaten up without any
comeback.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS
Lakeland People Should Know How
to Read and Heed Them

Disordered kidneys give many
signals of distress.
The secretions may be dark, con-
tain sediment.
Passages are sometimes frequent,
iscanty, painful.
Backache is often present day and
night.
Headaches and dizzy spells may
occur.
Weakened kidneys should receive
quick help.
Don't delay. Use a special kidney
remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys, backache and urinary dis
orders.
Lakeland evidence proves their
worth.
Mrs, NJ. E. Coieman, 3O7 New
York Ave, Lakeland, says: Il
have used Doan's Kidney Pills off
and on when my kidneys have shown
signs of weakness or 4 have pains
across the small of my back. fire.
quently had dizzy spells and could
see yellow specks floating before me.
Whenever | use Doan's Kidney Pills,
| soon get over the trouble. "
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Coleman had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

The only war in which this coun-
try needs to engage right now is the
war on rats, and it ought to be a
war of determination The bubonic
plague has secured a foothold in
New Orleans and while it is a small
affair as yet it might, if neglected.
become a great calamity spreading
all over the country. The rats ear
~ the tieas that spread the plague.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

BIDS FOR WORK on WEST LEMON
STREET-The city commission
will receive bids at s p. m. Aug
y, for constructing sand-clav sur
face on parts of West Lemon
street. DONALD F. MCLEOD.
City Manager.
July 29th' 1914 2914
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

That little racket over in Mexico
might as we'll suspend now for the
want of an audience. The big show
is on over in Europe and all minor
attractions have ceased to attract.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

LOST-Bunch of KEYS. Finder re-
turn to this office and receive re-
ward. o011
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

LOST-City auto tax tag No. 1872
Finder please return to the Tele-
gram office. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03

WANTED-At once. young Jersey
COW, fresh. Address Mrs. L. B.
Rifles, city. 2942
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-08-03
K. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
From the same Office is issued

A weekly newspaper giving resume
Of local matters, crop conditions,
sounty affairs. etc. Sent anywhere
for $100 per year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

Ia see such quantities of valuable stamps
in the possession of any ON" hut dealer.
1t was not until some years afterward
that the boy learned that he had been
handling only very small part of the
overstOck Of what was one of the most
valuable collections of stamps in the
world and that those wonderful lots Of
old stamps had been accumulated in the
office If great newspaper during the
previous generation.
II was when the boy had grown up
and got into the newspaper business
himself that he learned that his &c. T..
Jones" was Gilbert T.. Jones. who was
nj that time part owner Of the. New
York Times and Of the building 1t occu-
pied. Had the boy known who this
pleasant spoken. modest man really was
he would have been embarrassed and III
at ease. and Mr.. Jones was wise enough
to realize that and keep his identity
concealed.
But whenever stamp collecting IL
mentioned In the boys hearing nowadays
his thoughts go back to those old trades
or his, and when some one berates mill
ionalres he recalls one rich man who
was so pleasant and trusted him 80
readily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
THE BOY AND THE STAMP COLLECTOR

He suggested that he send the barrel
by express to the boys home and that
the boy see what he could get for the
contents. There was no question Of
whether he would pay for them, MIR.
Jones showing by his attitude that be-
tween gentlemen good faith was to be
expected without any security other
than "a manly boys word.
The man and the boy chatted a few
minutes about stamp collecting and then
Mr.. Jones brought out part Of his own
collection, and the boy saw some stamps
that he had never seen before and never
expects to see again except in exhi-
billions.
Then his host began bringing out en-
velopes Of duplicates for which he said
he had no particular use. and the boys
eyes grew bigger and bigger, until ne
could not restrain his curiosity. and
asked the man where he had obtained
such quantity OF rare stamps.
II have been favored with unusual IA
cilities." said the man. simply and un-
assumingly, land my friends have been
very kind In saving what they could"
Finally he brought out an envelope
full Of the old black Ave cent issue of
the city OF New York. which preceded
any national issue. There were some
seventy-five OF them, In fours, pairs and
singly, and the boy blinked as he rea-
lized that they were catalogued at from
~ to IS each.
do you think you could sell some of
those?" asked the quiet man who was
so uncOncerned about what seemed to
the boy to be untold wealth.
The boy thought he could and his host
counted out about nifty OF them and told
him to take them along.
You can sell them for me-" he said,
land keep for your trouble all you can
get over $3.50 each. You must make a
little money for Your trouble. You know"
That was the start OF series OF
transactions between the man and the
boy that lasted all that summer All
the time the boys new found acquaint-
ance was mystery. for 1t was unusual
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

III you ever ulcker Win ElIli-
Ionaire, even without know
- ing It?
This boy was interested In
collecting postage stamps and he noticed
a newspaper paragraph that told OF the
efforts OF girls club In a small country
town to accumulate a million cancelled
stamps under the impression that they
could by that means endow bed In
n hospital.
OF course there never was hospital
that made practice of exchanging
an endowed bed for old postage stamps,
but some one started that story going
years ago and 1t springs up every once
In while and somebody believes 1t.
The newspaper article told of the cha l.
grin OF the girls when the club members
learned that all their work had gone for
nothing, and the boy thought that per-
haps he could help them to dispose of
the stamps and 80 gain little money
toward their object. So he wrote to the
club and offered to dispose OF the stamps
as best he could among stamp dealers
whom he knew.
In reply the boy received a letter
signed simply &c. Il. JONES' which said:
II have the million postage stamps and
would be glad to have you sell them"
The address given was house on a
West Side street in New York. and when
the boy called he was taken to an up
stairs sitting room. 1t was the middle
OF summer and the furniture and pic
lures were all covered with linen shrouds
and the boy got no Idea whether the
house was handsomely furnished or as
plain as the home from which he came.
short. pleasant faced man appeared
and quietly Introducing himself as Mr..
Jones" rolled out OF closet a flour bar
rel almost full OF cancelled postage
stamps.
II don't know how many are there"
he said with smile, for never counted
them: but l guess there are Million"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

d series OF historical paintings withpu,
George Washington or Abraham lin
Soln, but presenting Grover Cleveland
is not satisfactory" Mr.. Hawlcy ais
said: Il wonder how man giving @
history Of the United States can en-
tirely skip the great war of the Union
] would put on the frieze the apple tr,.
at AppomattoX and Grant and L."
shaking hands, with surrounding touch,
of troops and artillery"
This settled the work of Filllpo Co.'S
taggini and since 1889 the FREE hl
been left to "innocuous desuetudr" an.
the elements, for the frieze L. hid'
stained from a leaky roof. now happl'
repaired so that no more damago ca.
be done in that regard The diff"r"u,
in the work of the two Italian artists j.
too apparent and too unhappy a subl"c
to need delineation. In regard to g..
absence OF George Washington in 40.
frieze the artist probably thoug 10 thu
as the entire spirit OF the dome rauop
| represented the beatificatioa of G,nr-.
Washington some other great man 90.
men should be honored In the fr.r2e.
In all probability Nj. smith, Oh.
Will go through. one amendment at l,1-
Is certain, because 1t will be foster.
by the Idaho Representative WH.
offered the original resolution TH
| added clause will call for the discover.
| of the north pole and aviation to D.
| depicted. Whether the face of the l'o
discoverer is to be composite or mot N'
smith has not decided. The artist 49,
undertakes to draw designs and Dti
looms showing the surrender at Aupu.
| mattoX, the Panama Canal, the r.''
pole and aviation and present all -
IN thirty-siX feet of space VIII htN. . IS
hands full. But perhaps it can 10.
cessfully done
| The main fight against the rrsuI .n.
VIII relate to the group shown "a"
surrenderinH to Grant at Appuml.''N
MIR. smith declares the furthrst '-
IN the world from his intention - q
| STIR up feeling between the Nor. 10.
the South. or wound the South an
way. To demonstrate this he ,~ M
| municating with the commaud... .
chief OF all the State touf..I. 3D..
veteran camps. and upon the
| VIII depend whether tn" surrcN.'' '
ultimately be portrayed on thu P.
| some time after the war Cen '..t
was approached ON the sam"
ana ne positively refused to
| influence toward having the So
painted on the belt. contending
South had suffered sufficient hum "
and not for IA moment would he e..
to adding to it.
With the bill passed, the suhlr '
the completion happily sri",'.. Pc
money appropriated, the real ~ 40"
come in the choice of an artist p.
cini was chosen because he va ''
be the last of the real frrsCunI- ma
great stress was laid ON tins '., "
he was the last of this dead ul
school where will an artist,
phatically an American artist,
to do the work?
Even the right man might Doe
before undertaking to HI IN tn.
ing OF two artists 81 much a. va
as Brumldi and CostaggInl n
the frescoer who can successful.
to close the pictorial history
frieze, blend the dark hackgr"u..'. '
Brumidi with the pale ones Of .N
sini, work in figures that mn>i ..'S
sarily agree with the hard, hdr-H '"
lines Of the latter artist and m..' '
the perfect, curved. lifelike l.'-
those done by Brumidi has "A d'''u u"
task ahead.
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Section the eze Capitol showing where Brud
work and where Cosaggin left or Bumidis right
In crcle-Photograph Brumid before death

drawn and proportioned and painted
with admirable regard IN historical
facts aIleporical,v nor,raved The col.
ors are flaming breathing leaning with
life: altogether Il IL a mighty, n finished
and fitting picture for the imposing pro-
portions of the magnificent rotunda.
The coloring is little less than astonish-
ing because of the fact that in fresco
but nine colors are available. lime in the
plaster eating up all the rest
Completing this undertaking Rrumidi
Ar once commenced the eartoons for tho
rrieze. They we're accented nv Congress
In 1859 Inn il was 1S,s h.fnr. ,ha, hodv
saw Al IN appropriate monev for the
actual work The .tyIe Of execution an
the frieze is initiative Of sculpture being
nl,o-relievo. and represents a series az
scenes in tho history of tho twn Amer.
icos. beginning with the entry Of Cortez
into the halls ~ the Nontezumas 1,oI
and ending with Gen. SCOTS entry into
Mexico In lS1s.
Tho frieye ia Inn foo, fro, m. eoor
! and 30 feet in circumference I, 10
remarkable Thai at "a an AGO when m.
y.noraIi,v ~ n,an ha,.a ra,,raa -,
active business life. the Italian. Ameri'
can wonderworker allowed himsaif IN
| he drawn A Srnffnll al lin
AFFAIR manned ana ricyed no h,r,sa,s
which clung like a huge tarantula to the
side Of the wall. at "A height of 100 feet
| and there he began the historic frieze
Al first he reached his worksbon no
he called II. bv means of n sniraI stair
way leading IN the d.mo Th. s,oiru,a,
passes a balustrade a number Of foo,
above the friezc This haIus,r.d. ina
aged artist wouId seal. and than d.
sc.nd a ladder IN IN. d.Iica,o ann.r.,,,,,
| Insufficient. scafYo,d haneath Tou,arJ
the last grown silver haired and wa,l,
| in the service of his adonted roun,ry
Brumidi devised a wooden cay. Win
70 chair inside. and seating himself would
each morning he hoisted nv a system nj
pulleys to his beloved "shop" When
evening shadows made il imnossihis for
him to work longer ha would give the
signal and be gently Let down from his
exalted work bench.
In December Is7, h. had . narrou
,scnpe from instant death n'i.s,a',
an IN. sc,,y,ld c,,sod hin, -, ,na ,,,
ha,anc. and mil ra,o,,an w. o"s us
man in IN. dnn,e ha hu',, ,"a' ~
could clutchinp a ladder ana 3, n
perilous position. Erumidi never ro'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
Another section Of Bumidi fieze.
circlePhOtogaph OF COnstano Bumd
after he arrived in this country.

shaking hands at Appomattox. SYMBOLIC
inc m. nrs.srva,,on q, tho 1,nion and e.
,., 49,
" "'o
ues'sh representing 'he iaha"'a lamar
in operation. An appropriation Of $lO,-
900 Is made for the work
Probably there has never been n tour.
10, s,,,d.n, ar o,,ar ,.,s,,or ,.,a,,,,,.
49,,
Tue vast he's"'s anu uep'"s' Tue mag
nihcent distances OF one OF the most
wonderful rooms In the world-the ro-
tunda OF the Capitol-who has not mar
yelled at the dilapidated and uncom-
pleted belt or frieze. The average guide
IL apt to settle the question by explain
ing that Constantine Brumidi, who de-
signed all and painted one-thrd Of the
frieze. fell from his slender, movable
scanod and was instantly killed. This
Il untrue.
The work has remained unfinished fol
two reasons: First, no artist, American
or foreign born, sufficiently skilled and
sympathetic. has been found to COM
plete the frieze; second. the lack of ap.
prOpriate subject with which to termi.
cate the procession OF historical events
70 get at the root OF the matter II IL
necessary to go back to the advent OF
Brumidi and his wonderful art In the
Capitol.
COnstantio Brumidi is commonly and
affectionately spoken OF as the Michael
Angelo OF the Capitol. Little or nothing
has been printed of his life and work,
both OF which are like romance.
Gazetteers, encyclopedias fail even to
mention his name. Yet this man
caused the white staring walls Of the
Capitol to blossom forth in beauty-and
In colors that bid fair to retain their
brilliancy. and yet mellow with age. AS
with the Incompatible art Of the mas
tiers Of old.
First, last and always Brumidi eX-
celled in fresco, branch of painting
that is practically dead; yet he was
versatile along all lines OF art. In the
Capitol alone he is entitled to large
consideration as IA designer. a decora-
tor. a portrait painter and frescoist
He studied carefully Romanesque, Vene-
tian, Moorish and Egyptian styles, all
Of which ne used in the decoration of
corridors and rooms at the Capitol. He
lived I'm Pompeii for nearly two years
Immersed in the knowledge to be found
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
Listens for a Dogs Bark
r HERE Is man in Paris who ha.

IT HERE IL man in Paris who has
q novel way OF eking out the
small salary he gets as bank
clerk. At night he strolls through the
quiet streets Of the suburbs, carefully
inspecting the closed villas and houses.
Every now and then he initiates a dogs
bark, yelping and growing in a realistic
manner.
II there is no canine response he con-
t'nues his walk. repeating his yelps In
front OF other houses. When an an
swerins bark replies to his he jots down
the address Of the house In note book.
The next day city official calls at
these houses reported by the night
stroller to collect the probably unpaid
dog tax.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
"Cincnnatus Plough"
Of in o. Capitol

cepted. and at the age OF 81 the artist
mounted scaffold $50 feet high and
began upon the canopy fresoo. which
covers nearly 5000 square feet. A
small specially designed lounge on roll
ers enabled him to lie fiat the greater
part of the time and to wheel himself
from one part Of the overhanging bowl
To another as the work progressed
The subject matter IL eXquisitely
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

arabesque. after the manner OF the Vat
lean loggia. with flowers. fruits. birds.
fish and animals Of all kinds. and In
true colors. a storm Of protest was
aroused over the introduction OF animal
life into wall decoration, but Brumidi
weathered 1t. and strong in his knowl-
edge Of the artists Of the Renaissa nee.
he continued to lay all the Kingdoms OF
nature under contribution. The corri-
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doris to-day are as fresh and lovely as
when first painted and JOY to all who
see them.
The dream Of the Italian artists life
he became a naturaliZed American in
later years-was to paint the dome Of
the rotunda and he gave every spare
minute to the preparation Of cartoons
for It's adornment. In 1862 the designs,
to his immense qualification. were ac-