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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Wasted Her Bre ath.

Paul had taken OF his shoes and
one still remained In the middle of
the floor. Little Ruth came running
in and accidentally stepped on 1t. "Oh.
excuse me-" she exclaimed, and she
turned and saw no one except an old
shoe. Angry, she said: why, you
amt no one, and ] wasted my breaf
all for nothing"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24

right. 1915. by W. @. Chapman,
|..leine Driscoll had returned to
a manor house In Clayton after
Es,uce Of Is years.
Btou had ceased to think Of the
FIls. They had been squires In
N days, but their importance
|Ided as Clayton became . manu-
tus town, and Madeleine's father
m his money in wild speculation.
I, an impoverished wife and
Lier striving to keep up the old
yhica had long ago departed.
[.lly. after her mothers death.
|t,l had gone away. She had
up the house, and it had stood
Luted upon the hill. People
4 to speak Of her; she was Al
,oreotten when she returned.
I return awakened memories Of
\. in the place. Gossips recalled
lbs had been engaged to be mar.
Ituce Her fiance was the young
loual clergyman, Upton Vane. He
|hot appeared at the church door;
! much was remembered. He had
he'd within a week, and Clayton
not seen him again. Life had
Euued just as smoothly in Clay
Twas to haven of peace that the
Ian of thirty-five returned. The lit
burch was still standing, mellowed
kme the creepers now extending
! the entire front. The village had
7 NJ factories had sprung up, but
was the same. Only those who
known Madeleine when she was
kng woman had nearly all died or
ted.
threw herself into church work.
Bowed, she taught; the children
ID her. She could not look upon
boys and girls, with all the prom
! life before them, without think
h her own wasted life.
annual confirmation class was
be- for the arrival of the bishop.
bishop of Wauhaskett was still
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24

hg man; he was q forcib;e speak
! had been selected on the death
predecessor on account of his
fnce and impassioned faith. A
flor, he had given all his money
| poor. He was leader of the
evangelical school, which was
ed to offer the most powerful op-
pn to all the doctrines of mate
rampant throughout the land.
hyton awaited his first visit.
he evening Of his arrival Made
was in the church. She was
she had been decorating the al
ID putting the last garlands of
about the pillars. Then, her
done, the memory of the past
rushing over her. Just SO had
brked in the days when Upton
le were engaged to be married.
had met here; and her memo
pened the floodgates of her sor-
She kneeled and wept before the
did not hear the door open, nor
e aware that she was not alone
be started up, to see the bishop
70 at her side. Through eyes
with tears she discerned the
man who looked inQuiringly at
are in troublee" asked the
nodded desolately. She could
ak; she buried her head in her
md sobbed.
suddenly she found herself
out her story. Il was a tale
and punishment. but the pun
had been out of proportion to
n years before, almost to .
was to have married Upton
The marriage was only II
Fay. Upton was in her moth
e when a messenger came to
colored woman who lived
les away was dying. She had
g to confess before she died.
ed a minister-any minister.
eage had come to Upton be-
Methodist minister was out.
% can't go, dear." exclaimed
"E.r. Barrett will be back
minutes, and he is her min
least. all the coiored people
&c so to his church."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Hard to Explain.

Here's an interesting case A mar
r,ed woman with black hair comes
homa from a little trip and fnds
hronze bairpins on her dressing table.
where has hahhr about that time
From all reports ne was up IL the
air"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Mean Brtsl

"A woman can't be in two places Al
Tho same time" snapped Mrs. Gabo.
~she can't, eh?" growled Mr.. Gaoo.
,o,ics that she can be in the house
"a ont Of il at the same time when
certain people that she doesn't IKE
ring the doorbell and try to call on
her"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Mans Advantage.

One advantage a man has is that
whenever he wants anything in the
house be can always call to his wife
and she'll tell him just where 1t is,
hut when a woman wants anything
she has to hunt for it-Detroit Free
Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Success.

The Greeks had a foot race In which
speed and endurance were not the
only tests. Each man At the start was
given a lighted torch, and the laurel
wreath was for the one who came in
first, with his torch aiight"' Success
In life Is not merely reaching the goal.
but more important still. in keeping
the light Of God burning In our hurry
ing souls.-Fxchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
The Point Of View.

The astronomers say they have dis.
covered a sun spot 100000 miles wide.
And yet we suppose it doesn't look
any bigger to an astronomer than a
ten-spot does to most people.-Hous-
ton Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Quite Useless.

Pastor from the pulpiD-The col
lection which we took up today Is for
the savages of Africa The trouser
buttons which some Of the brethren
have dropped in the plate are conse-
quently useless.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
ooo Garbage Collector.

instead of throwing her kitcnen
-stnse into a dustbin the poor Con-
.tantinopIe housewife puts IT into :
sort of kennel outside her door io'
.sa xandering dogs of the city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
stationary Science.

stationary Science.
2 student once asked the
Parker Cleveland II there
more recent works on
nan those In the college
Young man." said the pro-
aere have been very few
added to the human body
last twenty years"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
No Eishln0i

lseek in England there IL .
Fen, during which net fish
Famon is prohibited. It ex-
noon on Saturday until 8
atay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
Roses and chrysan.hemums.

There are nearly eight hundred
known v.rieties OF roses and more
han four hundred chrysanthemums
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-24
On the Curve.

On the Curve.
In going quickly around . sharD
Arvs the inside wheels Of . vehicle
naturally lsavs the ground arst
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-17
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE


Copyright, 1915, by the New
was in a raging fever, but Dick
seemed to have forgotten about me
or about making any explanations.
is Mollie here?" he asked.
mo, she is at the theafer with Jim
Edie and Aunt Mary, or at least she
was at the theater," l added, look
ing at the clock, which pointed at II
o'clock.
"They were going to supper after
ward at the -- restaurant"
Good old JIM" interrupted Dick,
approVingly.
Pat Sullivan was going to join
them there"
THAT will hold the gossips for a
while, guess, at least until can get
on to the street and lunch with Sulli-
van at the club tomorrow"
l turned over YEARLY and Dick
came over to me- do you need a
doctor, Margie," he asked, as he
pushed the hair back from my fore
head. 81 am afraid you are very ILL.,"
mo, l am not i'll, Dick" l said
chokingly. Pm just weary and sick
of it all. wish both and baby could
step out into the dark and never wake
up again
Here, here, what's the matter?"
asked Dick, seemingly much alarmed.
You don't mean to tell me that just
because l have been gone for week
and you have not had long letter
from me every day that you thought
l was killed or had run away from
your"
Lets not talk about it, Dick. l am
too tired to give my poor nerves an
other rasping"
"AIl right, dear, just anything to
please you. Go to sleep now. I'll sit
I'D and wait for MoIlie and Aunt
Mary"
think, little book, that just hated
Dick when he bent down to kiss me.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-17

1Or MIN TO natreQ.
And yet, little book, Dick is not
what men, call a bad man. He pays
his debts; is strictly honest in bust
ness; keeps me we'll as far as food
and clothes are concerned, and there
he thinks all his responsibility ends.
The so-called bad men are not the
ones who have done the most harm
in the world, little book. 1t is the self
ish and the thoughtless men that
have torn women's hearts asunder,
shattered all their Illusions and
turned their joyous youth into sad
dened and pessimistic old age.
If had been away on trip for a
week and had not written to Dick he
would at least expect the minutest ac-
count in detail of my trip when l re-
turned. shall never ask him where
he was nor question him any more
about it, for it is now "a hours since
he returned and he has said nothing.
l am feeling better today, physically,
but, little book, have lost all fear
of dying. When my baby comes 1
wish 1 could die.
If should tell this to Dick he would
say it was only a'silly fancy. He
would say you are making noun
tains out of mole hills" l could not
make him understand that this
weeks stay away from me without
explanation Of his whereabouts part
of the time is not the whole cause of
nay unhappiness but only the culmin-
alton of all his thoughtlessness where
l am concerned, which is making me
heartsick.
do not know whether it is my sus-
picions or not, but someway he acts
differently since he returned; rather
remorseful
However, don't believe that re-
morse ever did any good to any one.
1t always seemed to me to be the
fear of being found out and the
knowledge that you were too much of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-17

ght, 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise Associat
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

the capacities for temper which he
displayed were latent in the girl
Once he had evoked them. and he
had been afraid of her ever since
and respected her the more, too.
All had gone well with the young
Massachusetts, mans lemon grove
He had bought it two years before
and had at once realized that the
packers and commission men be-
tween them held the control of the
product He had lost no time in form
ing a Lemon Growers association to
keep up prices
The first year had been a phenome-
nal success for the organization. Even
the colonel, who hated the scheme as
savoring Of socialism, had been in
clined to become a member. But the
second year there was a glut on the
market Prices broke. Half the
members fell away. anxious to make
what little they could rather than sac
ritice their crop for the good of the
association.
The colonel was particularly bitter
against Fleming because in some way
he associated the fall OF prices with
the new organization doings. AS an
independent he. in turn. had borne
the brunt OF a good deal OF criticism
among his neighbors. That was GER
tainly a bad time for Fleming and
Molly ia fall in love.
When Molly told her father he was
furious. He stamped out Of the house
to his neighbor's boundary. and. see
ing him at work among his trees,
shook his fist at him.
Don't you ever dare to cross my
line again, or I'll set the dogs on you,
and horsewhip you into the bargainl"
he yelled
Bitter recrimination followed, tears
from Molly that evening, when the
colonel told her. and then Molly's own
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

dying. But that his kind-hearted land
lady sent me word. I should never
have seen him again. He constantly
Why was It done2 How you must
hate me and mine-but why?"
Why Even on the open street
Thearle burst forth with his soul bur
den OF years. In amazement Elsinore
Dayton listened. He almost cursed
her openly.
Il eloped with Horace Daytonl" she
cried. Why, after he had proven TO
me by written evidence that you were
already welded TO another and l fed
from nay misery. I never saw him
again"
Howl" cried Thearle sharply-'the
boy Paul?"
as a poor, homeless child adopted
to assuage my loneliness and Danish
ment"
Marvin Thearle trembled, a strong
man unnerved. The woman, still fair.
stood humbly by his side.
He stood beside EIsinore Dayton
two days later, listening to the low,
musical humming Of a sweet home
tune from the lips OF the recovering
invalid in an adjoining room,
you have brought my boy back to
life," she said gratefully. But for
your timely. generous aid he would
have died"
"Elsinore." he said, can you forget7"
MY wicked lack OF faith in your"
she faltered-"oh, never. neverl"
Then let me teach you TO forget"
he said, and his arm encircled her. and
she could not resist She was crying
softly
81 have the present, and It is price
less" he added. Give me a future
of trust OF lovel"
"oh. It was always love-it Will al
ways be that" she sobbed, and their
lips met, and the new and grander
compact was sealed.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26
BY" H. M. EGBERT

We'll, sir. you can take your two
dollar offer for lemons to the most
Internal hot climate you know-and
you know where that is" snOrted old
Colonel Travers over the telephone.
He hung up the receiver and turned to
his daughter Molly. That scoundrel
Lemaitre offers me two dollars box
two dollars for my lemons" he
snorted Il told him. sooner than
come to such a price as that I'd
let them rot on the trees"
But, father" the girl protested.
you know you tried the commission
agents in New York last year, and
they said there was no demand fol
Florida lemons, and they actually sent
US a bill for storage charges"
They're all in league" the colonel
snorted THAT rascal Lemaitre
wouldn't dare to offer two dollars on
the tree If he didn't know that the
packers and commission men hold
the whip over us. But I'll let the
crop spoil. I'll cut down my trees and
grow pineapples-yes. sir. Ill do
that"
Molly sighed Her father was very
hOt-headed. and two weeks coniine-
ment to his room. following a fall
from the mare. which broke his leg.
had not improved his temper
What is Fleming going to do?'
snoTtet the colonel presently.
why. father as head OF the Lemon
Growers association
The colonel went OF again. What
he said about the young New York
man would certainly not bear men
tioning Yet he cast secret glances
at Molly all the while He knew that
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

rrult. was-fleming!
The young man turned around upon
the astounded colonel
Sorry to have disobeyed instruc-
tons. colonel" he said, but you see
l couldn't let you lose all that money
to crafty a whim. So well, In
short, the day before the freeze. when
1t looked as though a norther was ex
pected. got together gang and
clipped the fruit for you. And be.
lieve we saved your trees, too. Ihope
you don't mind, sir"
The colonel's face, which had borne
a terrifying scowl, suddenly softened.
There was an expression on his daugh-
ter's which made him suddenly think
of his wife, who had been dead u
years
John. I'm an old fool" he said
humbly. Il beg your pardon. John
come to supper tonight. and Wen talk
over my joining the association"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

The following was in the personal
advertisement column Of the London
Times recently. Il contemplate with
complaisant and reciprocal equanim-
ity your ultimatum of reuunciation.
chronising with the psychological con
glomeratlon OF conflicting tempera-
mental emotions prOgnosticated pre-
destined fnallty" Had she Tilted him.
or what?
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26
sIdesteppIns a Theological Query.

sldestepping a Theological Query.
when dat uppity Guild man tried
to staht 'spute wild me-" stated old
Brother Cuddyhump. by AKIN, II de
world is round. like some folks say
It's, why de doose don't de people on
de yudder side drap on says to him.
Putt It in writing sah dess putt it in
writin'. and I'll consider yo' distention,'
And dat sho' took de gas out'n his
b'loonl Uck-dat ignunt Niger KANT
write, and ! KANT read. If he could.
II he could write and I could read
wouldn't uh instigated him to put It
In writln'. uh-kaze l don't know de an
swer no mo dan he dnas''
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

In an undertaking Ike a department
store the satisfaction and pride Of the
women and girls in the place is recog-
nized as one Of It's real assets. There
have been frequent demonstrations Of
the injury that thoughtless and heart
less treatment OF women can do bust
ness II this is nOised abroad.-Ida NJ.
Tarbell in the American Magazine.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

Little James was taken to a lunch.
con, and the hostess served roast
beef He had managed TO put away
everything else she served. but left
the meat untouched on his plate The
hostess asked him why he hadn't eaten
il and he replied: u can't eat Sunday
meat" He doesn't like roasted meat.
and that is what they generally have
at his home on Sundays.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26
Wasn't Familiar with the Name.

Put your John Hancock down
here" said the Neosho county officer
to the little boy from the country who
had brought in some crow heads. The
boy labored industriously over the
blank with his pen and then innocent.
ly inquired: How do you spell Han.
cock?"-Kansas City Star.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

A man who follows his own vir-
tuous heart viii be always found In
the end to have been fighting for the
best One thing leads naturally to an
other in an awakened mind. and that
with an upward progress from effect
to cause.-R. l.. Stevenson.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

United States Sugar Consumption.
Sugar to the value Of 100000 o
dag is consumed in this country.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26
They Are Too Costly.

One never takes all the COURSES in
The curriculum Of the school OF eI
perience. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

A leader of men Is one who sees
which way the crowd is going in time
to get In ahead OF it.-Atchison Globe
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-05-26

Prosperity reveals vices. adversely
virtues
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-06-03
Best Hour for Work.

1t is curious fact in psychology
that nobody can stay at the same
mental and physical level for twenty
four hours together, In the morning
you are more matter of fact. for In
stance, than later in the day 1t is in
the morning that the best brain work
is done, too-brain work OF the sort
that requires industry and clear think
ing. And II is about eleven in the
morning that our body reaches its
highest point OF energy. In other
words, you are stronger, though al
most impercepdbly, at eleven in the
morning than at three in the after.
noon. You reach the highest point
twice in the day, for about FIVE in the
afternoon the muscular energy has
risen again But from FIVE onward it
declines steadily all through the eve.
ming. and on till between two and three
n. ID.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-06-03
Dissipation.

think sometimes That our common
definition of dissipation is far too mar
row. We contine II TO crude excuses
in the use of intoxicating liquor or the
crude qualification of the passions;
but often these arc only the outward
symbol OF a mora subtle disorder. The
things 81 the world--a thousand clam
oring interests, desires, possessions
have got the better OF US Men be-
come drunken with the inordinate de
sire for owning things, and dissolute
with ambition for political office |
knew a man once. farmer, who de-
bauched himself upon land; fed his
appetite upon the happiness OF his
home. cheated his children of educa-
ton, and himself went shabby book
less. joyless. comfortless, that he
might buy more land. | call that
dissipation. too,-From "Hempfleld,'
by David Grayson, in the American
Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-06-03
WHAT ACCESSORIES WILL DO
Have vwry Great and Definits Value
In the Scheme Of Things, Ac-
cording to Writer.

I'VE can only live once and the
more we live the better" wrote Filson
Young, English novelist. and find
upon examination that the passion for
accessories Is only an expression OF =
passion for life
mot to follow up those engaging by.
ways OF temptation Is to miss a great
deal OF agreeable and accidental infor-
nation and knowledge OF the kind that
makes life fullSand interesting.
you can press the button OF your
camera and send your films to be de-
yeloped and remain unenlightened,
but II you equip yourself with half its
accessories, photography will lead you
far into the sciences of physics and
chemistry.
If you have n horse and some one
to look after him. you need not
occupy yourself very much about his
needs; but If you have this interest in
accessories and take a pleasure in
thinking not how little, but how much,
you can do toward making your horse 8
stable a kind Of shrine, It will not
only bring you nearer to him and
make you understand him better, but
it will make you understand a great
many other things, such as the rota-
ton Of crops and the working Of
leather.
III short, accessories are the cir
cumference of the circle of which the
thing itself is the center; they are
leads and links which take us out from
ourselves land at our own expense) In
to the surrounding life OF the world. :"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-06-03
PLANTS WITH SNAKE FANGS
Many Are Capable of Inflictins
Wounds as Fatal as Are Those
of Deadly Reptiles.

Plants that secrete poison when
touched and infiict wound almost
as dangerous as a rattlesnake bite are
one Of the features of some tropical
1ungles The most common OF these
poison plants Is the Jatropha urens,
known in Panama and other parts of
Central America as the 'ortiga bravo"
(the cruel nettle) This plant is
easily recognized and is instinctively
stunned by the native animals.
Trunks, leaves, flowers and fruit of
the plant are covered with singing
hairs, which are in effect long tubes
that are very brittle and break at the
highest touch. The poison is pro-
duced by cell which, during growth,
swells up, forming a goblet-shaped
bulb set into the surrounding tissue.
When the hair is touched il breaks In
an oblique direction. forming a can
nula which enters the skin, and the
poison Is discharged directly into the
wound, the action being much like
that of the poison fang of a snake.
The sting OF this plant is painful In
the extreme. but seldom fatal Many
other tropical plants have such dead
ly singing hairs that the poison is
sufficient to kill a man, even in small
doses.-Popular Mechanics.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-06-03
Biblical Trihute.

Exceptions in the cases of such Sc
uitic nations as the Jews, Bedoulns
and Edomites ii is difficult If not i'm.
possible to trace any connection be.
tween the world nations OF today and
those mentioned in the Scriptures. The
Bible is in great part a history OF the
family OF Abraham and OF one rather
contracted corner Of the earth, and
nowhere processes TO instruct in de-
tails Of chronological or any other sci.
euce except that OF theology. The
world has generally agreed to derive
the black races from Noahs son
Ham. the MonEolians from Shem. and
Caucasians from Japhet. and beyond
that (eyen in that all are not agreed
il Is not wise nor is il helpful to push
serious Investigation