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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Saving
Lester
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Il felt that 1t was my duty-that
owed It to Lester az his only female
relative, to come and close the af-
fair for him as discreetly as pos
sible."
Tom nodded gloomily.
''Of course didn't know there was
anything up, Aunt Philly. He asked
me down for . week. and l came.
She's . mighty charming girl, that's
all I can say"
"A dangerous charm" supple
mented Miss Drake. when heard
that she was French, / said to myself
then, Lester must be saved. It was
against my wishes In the FIRST place
that he ever engaged = French gov
erness for Mildred. I was willing to
take her and do my duty by her until
she was Of age. and could be . help
and . comfort to her father, but
did think Lester was old enough and
worldly enough not to be caught by
. girl like that"
Toms eyebrows lifted. He grinned
ct his aunt mischievously.
'Have you seen Mile. Clare yet,
auntie!"
II have not"
Then reserve judgment Take It
right straight from your little nevvy.
Tom, she's an excuse for any form Of
Madness"
"She doesn not even know that I
have arrived" Miss Drake added,
firmly. Nor does Lester. saw him
In Washington Tuesday. He seems
III. l know Lester pretty we'll, and
bis symptoms, and he was not at al
free with me when ! spoke to him
about it. Then l asked about this
French governess." She wheeled
about suddenly in her chair. do you
know that she went down to Mexico
with him at Christmas timer"
: mot with him. He sent for her
to bring Mildred down, because he
could not 60 home for Christmas, and
: he wanted the child with him."
7 "Pish. tush." Miss brakes nose
rose half an inch in the air. "She
was scheming for Lester and Testers
half million. When think that poor
Lillian hasn't been dead four years
and what suffering child she was,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Interesting Diary.

"TroubleA that Never Happened" 10
the title Of one Of the most interesting
little manuscript diaries imaginable.
1t was kept for ono year BY . woman
who discovered that she was rapidly
becoming . chronic worrier. In II
was promptly listed each expected
trial-everything she was afraid"
would happen. In course Of time she
duly chronicled the outcome. and II
made inspiring reading. for the most
part. As she said. the few that did
happen proved the rule"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

1t makes my heart ache to think Of
her place being filled by q French
girl"
"Her place could not be fllled." re-
piled Tom pleasantly. Lester loved
Lii, and was q good husband to her.
But. hang It all. auntie. it's doggone
lonely for = man stumping around
the country alone, and Mildred
adores mam'zelle."
whats her name, did you say"
'Esme Glare. She's An orphan,
and was educated In convent. Don't
be too hard on her, Aunt Philly. She's
been nursing Mildred through meas
les. and has been perfect brick to
her"
He stopped. The front door opened
lightly. There was . sound Of quick.
soft footsteps In the hall. A voice
called: "Gyp, come to mel" But 0yp
did not come. Miss brakes lips set
In . arm Incorporating line ~ the
frolicsome little Pomeranian ran into
the room and leaped at Toms out
stretched hand. Then she turned her
head and got . good full look at the
French girl.
Slender, dark. she looked indescrib-
ably attractive in her short, black
velvet walking costume, trimmed In
dark fur. Tho fur toque set lightly on
on her brown hair. her cheeks were
flushed from her walk In the bracing
winter air, her lips we're parted ex-
pectantly, and her dark eyes glanced
half wistfully from one face to the
other. Surely she did not look like
far-sighted adventures, and yet
Miss brakes lips did not relax.
Tom performed the Introduction
somewhat awkwardly. She saw at
once BY the absorbed look ON his
face that even buoyant Tom had
fallen = victim to Madenoiselle. II
half pl. ased her. Tom was not worth
lighting over. He was merely Tom.
no more. NO lees, In the family est.
nation.
II Was anxious about Mildred'a
state Of health. and came on to looh
after her." she explained.
Esme's expressive face Frightened
instantly ut the mention Of hss
charge.
"Ah. but she 10 better. oh. much
better, madame, now. And 20 ps
tent. 20 sweet. II you would care
to see her at once. It could b a.
ranged"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

the straw under the seat for some
lunch he had placed there. His hand
met an unfamiliar and then . squirm-
ing object"
Let go!" cried . lively juvenile
voice, and up rose boy in the hay.
We'll! What in the world are you
doing there?" challenged Caleb.
The boy was reticent. All he would
say was that he was tramping it and
had crawled into the wagon the previ-
GUS evening and was hungry. and so
Caleb fed him. Then in the kindness Of
his heart he adopted" him-for the
lad stayed with him.
Now there came dark days on the
family at home. Mrs. Stone got sick
from worry. Her husband was fairly
discouraged. Some Of Miles fair
weather friends snubbed her. An A.
tractive lover neglected her. One day
the automobile was wrecked in . col
lision. The company who had sold It
to William took It back because Of
nonpayment Of installments.
They had to face practical issues.
Mile. disenchanted Of her tickle So
ciety friends, showed the true mettle
that was In her. She nursed her
mother. she helped her father. she
went back to Reuben. and 20. at the
end Of . year. with harmony and
economy restored, poor old William
saw bright skies and possible clear
sailing ahead.
One day big circus came to town.
There was q procession. Catching
sight Of . gilded chariot in which cat
white-whispered clown and an un.
dersized harlequin, Mile uttered . lit.
tie scream and cIutched Reuben's arm
Historically.
"Oh," she cried. there 10 old Bill"
Old Bill It was, gayly caparisoned
Uncle Caleb 1t was, an august sort OF
Santa Claus clown, and his agile harle'
Quin companion was the boy tramp.
Uncaparisoned. and man and boy in
civilized costume, old Bill smiled the
air of the old home stable delightedly
as he arrived at the farm that eve
ming.
Cured. eh?" smiled Uncle Caleb, al
he kissed Mile, pretty and sensible
looking in her neat dimity gown. "And
Reuben back? Say, this is some home
coming!"
Then he told his wandering brother
of "a job with the circus and good
pay" He had earned enough to clear
on the balance of the mortgage.
And there'll be wedding!'
chuckled old Caleb, tremendously glat
to rest once more under the home
roof.
There was an afterglow, rare ant
radiant. to the supreme satisfaction o.
Caleb Stone. The boy. Wilfred, whom
he had taught to work, had come t
delight in the company of the quaint
old man.
One day he wrote a letter. A weel
later q well-dressed man appeared
his father. The lad had run away from
home. But for good honest old Calel
he might have drifted into bad com
pany.
His wealthy father left such q BIZ
money reward for Caleb that 1t fairl,
dazzled him.
Every year Wilfred makes . lonl
visit to the farm. Every hour Of he
life Mile Ashley Is thankful for tn,
experience that made Of her q true
sensible woman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
!MILuEsMOTORcAR
ey WALTER JOSEPH DELANEY.
(Copyright. 1915 by ". G. Chapman.)

copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
'Extravagance!" groaned Caleb
Stone, "and that means ruin. I'm 60.
ing to get out before the crash comes"
"Old and old-fashioned." described
the speaker with his neighbor. but .
hard sensible head was his. When he
came to live with his brother VIII.
liam. he had bought him the little
farm. It was understood that this
was to entitle him to board and keep
for the rest Of his natural life. Old
Caleb made . clean-cut sweep Of all
his earthly possessions except old
Bill-old Bill, the family horse. The
ethers were welcome to his use. but
Caleb owned him, attended to him and
cherished him - . faithful, valued
link to the past.
His niece, Mile, had come to full
maidenhood with some grand ideas.
This had troubled her uncle for some
time. All but engaged to . great f.
vorite Of Uncle Caleb. one Reuben
Ashley, she got in with the fashion.
able set in the village. where she did
not belong, for they all had to work 1t
the farm and William Stone had little
money to spare on luxury and fine
feathers. However, Nellie coaxed and
wheedled him into supplying the
money for some stylish clothes. and
poor. foolish child! nattered and in Z
new whirl of excitement. began to
look down on her more humble
friends, including plodding faithful
Reuben.
Then came the climax. One day q
spry spruce chauffeur whirled up tC
the farmhouse In a stylish touring
car. He held = long confab with VIII
liam and his daughter and was fully
an hour showing them the mechanical
details of the machine.
Old Caleb, seated in his favorite
arm chair on the porch, marveled
when he saw the chauffeur 60 away
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Caleb Travelled Al That Night.

leaving the car behind him. Caleb
fancied he detected a certain unusual
sneakiness in the manner of his broth
Or, who got out Of the way as Caleb
approached the auto, which had been
driven into the yard.
Il say, Millie," he observed, what
10 your father keeping out Of my way
fort"
"Oh, he's planning to see where we
will build the garage" explained the
young lady pertly.
"The garage! Surely, he hasn't
been foolish enough to buy that OK.
pensive toy?"
Yes. he has," pouted Mile. "All
the best families in town have . car.
You aren't living these times unless
you follow the procession"
you'll follow It to q great deep
ruination rut!" groaned Caleb and
turned sadly away.
He did not upbraid William. but
Caleb felt sad when he learned that q
mortgage had been put on the farm
to pay half down on tho new machine.
Mile cut . great figure with her new
acquisition. william worked harder.
his wife began to scrimp the table
Mile boasted Of her rich and fash
fonable friends. Poor Reuben ceased
coming to the house and was silently
heartbroken.
Then one day Caleb noticed that the
old heavy gold watch that his brother
wore, . family heirloom, was missing.
The annual taxes went unpaid. Mile
intimated that they ought to sell old
Bill. Then Caleb rebelled.
I'm going to dig out" he deter
mined, and straightway Caleb pro-
seeded to place his plans in execu-
ton. I'm going to run away from
home" he resolved. Its got to come. "
So. one still moonlight night after
the household had gone to rest Caleb
stole out Of the house, a bundle of
clothes under his arm. He had got the
light wagon out of the stable and be-
hind the barn with straw and blankets
in its box, and old Bill neighed and
rubbed his friendly nose against him,
and seemed to understand that q
change was on the books. and was
glad of It.
"Good-by!" murmured Caleb softly.
as he drove out into the road. Il don't
know exactly where I'm headed for,
but I'm not too old to work. nor too
blind to grab an opportunity il II
comes along"
Caleb travelled all that night. At
daybreak he drove into . stretch Of
timber. turned Bill loose, gave him
some oats and proceeded to search in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
exRNnelve Mad

one OF the most expensive vood.
used regularly in an established in.
oustiy In the United States i. ho,
WOOD. the favorite material for rood
carving 1t has been quoted at fou,
Genus a cubic inch, and about a soo
oy the thousand board feet. ''''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
"landlady."

The distinction which the posses
SION Of land used to give is still exem-
plified in the titles of Landlord" and
'1andlady" Persons are amused at
the colored washwoman. for instance.
Who insists on the term lady" But
let the same woman run q rooming
house, Of whatever description. and
she 10 not q 'landwoman." but land
lady"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Valuable Alaskan poes.

In Alaska where horsenesh IL scarce.
dogs are used in farming operations.
A pair Of dogs hitched to = small
wheel plow win do excellent service
IN the potato patch and team OF sir
dogs win draw 1000 pounds Of pro
auce to market
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
coat 10 Aeolmental pe<

Tho everyday goat 10 responsible for
the nickname Of the Royal Welsh fu-
sileers-the Nanny Goats" A goat In
the regimental mascot and 10 led At
the head Of the column. On st Da-
vfd's day, in the o1icers' mess, the
goat escorted BY drums and NE, d
marched around the table
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

n. :. : COD Of s1s.soe. 900 C.l.,. u.a.
low I ,,so which va. nearly dry ~
- ~ s. enabled it to become a chiss ~.
land , 20 for travellers from Eus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

Probably the smallest money order
ever sent rom Eatonton. Ca. was
SAINT recently. A man walked into To
post once. asking for a moray order
for three cents. which he owed to hls
society. and he said he would have
to send a money order. ~ 1t didnt
take stamps- The money order cost
him three cents. and It took . tvo-
cent stamp to send the order,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

a Neel Reason -
A nany frank seeker OF CIV
- eoaored woman who s, Ill
alnt dun nufin partcuiaI' -
looed ma taste fob him.
CourierJournal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

u 10 rightly estimate things. what
= them 10 purely owing to nature and
what to labor. We shall ind that nine
C-nine parts Of . hundred are wholly
b Be put on the account Of the labor.
Locke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

-, '' s exhaustive tests German -
~ nave decided that ivy b.n.s+.
.s,,e than injuries stone or brio,
. -.,.s on which it grows By drawn.
'apefnueus moistus. from them
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

Cats at . cat show are not scored
on their rat catching records; there
fore 1t would be Of no use to enter
Phoebe. She'll have to be shown In
. steel and wire trap exhibition
Toledo Daily Blade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22

There 10 some work left for the az.
plorer to do. even though the sources
of the Nile have been discovered and
the north pole secret 10 out. A writer
In the National Geographical Mag.
asins says Of Western China: 1T 10
my arm conviction that when this
terra incognita Is properly surveyed,
peaks will be found there rivslins
even Mt. Everest ITSELF"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Worth culflvsxl..

Worth cultIvatlns.
Une OF the most charming thins. IN
Sangster. q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-22
Varied Menu,

h chorus girl dimes one day - Q
eEast and the next on q crustaoeaAse
New York Evening Mail.
The American Jewish world., 1915-10-08

By Adele Rabinovitz.


nations at all times: an event that might
have been achieved by any person Of cour
age and patriotism, of sound judgment
ana mental ale-tness. Yet it will always
loom bright as the earliest monument OF
the triumph of mind over body, Of soul
over mere brutal strength.
Hear the story Of Deborah where she
speaks of the unframed shepherds and
heriSmen of Israel charging against the
iron chariots Of Sise-a, against men whose
whole training and preparation had made
bandit warriors of all Of them. She sings
Of the children of Israel:
They fought from Heaven; the stars in
their courses fought against Sisera.
The river Kishon swept them away, that
ancient river the river Kishon. Oh my
soul. thou hast trodden down strength
That is the significant note of the whole
Jewish history, of the possibility Of their
triumphs. Of the futility Of their enemies
strength. Wheresoever a soul was match
ed against strength Israel's victory was
certain. King David, poet and singer, the
soul Of the ancient world, in single hand
ro-hand combat overcame the giant Goliath
The American Jewish world., 1915-10-08
October 8, 1915

And he makes no secret Of how he did it.
Think OF all the other contemporary hood
winkings the magic factories OF Kings ana
priests! What n priceless asset such VIC
tory would have been TO them. How they
would have intmidntcd and snbJngatcd
whole races Of people, scared them INTO
eternal sulpscrvicncc to their unacconntable
and mysterious achievement. But the Jews
have always had the modern scientific
spirit, II democracy which comedies to every
body an equal right to the inspiration that
comes from Il common sOurce-the One
Living God.
Yes, it is only through the true concep-
ton of the Unity Of God that tolerance,
religious, racial or sexual, tolerance in the
sense of sympathy, respect and acceptance
is possible. Only through such tolerance will
it become possible for all sorts Of people
with all sorts Of tcmpcraments to take their
own peculiar place in the service Of the
world, unafraid of the difference and un-
ashamed Of the popularity. And this tol
erance will make it possible for the Jew
to be recognized as a human being without
ceasng to be Il .Dew and it will then become
possible for the woman, too to become a
human being without ceasng to be a
man.
30 my SOUL thou hast trodden down
strength. The strength Of phalanxes, the
tyranny of numbers, the might Of brute
physical force that have kept the Jew and
the woman in patient submission have been
The American Jewish world., 1915-10-08

has utcOnfe TOO widespread ana LOO -Hte-Sc
10 be ignored OF passed over as temporary
fad. By the struggle for emancipation |
do not mean that limited field so proml-
nenc at the present time. namel! the srrug-
gle for political equality. That is as yet
too close TO the process Of being born 10 De
judged sanelv o. imparrially: I mean that
emancipation which grants her admission
into any field OF human activity. And into
whatsoever field she has entered there she
has made good. Her coming into -he gen
eral field of competition in the professions
has stimulated men 10 raise the level OF
these professions Man in his security hai
become slightly lax and regardless OF the
gravity Of responsibility. But woman.
newly initiated. with the enthusiasm OF
pioneer and under the constant fire OF man 5
scrutiny and suspicion. brought a vehement
and fanatic consciousness into her work.
Sometimes it seems almost abnormal. il IS
so out of proportion: but she is novice
with newly endorsed privileges and that 5
why she carries her head with an exagger
ated tilt. But she is stirring men up and
brushing away the cobwebs of their COM
placent indifference. I need but mention
teaching to prove my point. While teach
since woman has entered the field. and
that only about two generations ago. that
the art and science Of teaching has been
discovered by men.
But with the Jews. while they still dwelt
in the midst of barbaric family tribes. wo-
men were already exalted TO the privl-
lege of counselling and judging men. Ana
of these. Deborah wife of Lapidoth. Is The
most striking example.
When Deborah judged Israel they mai
been for twenty years in the captivity OF
Jabin. King of Canaan: and he oppressed
them cruelty. for he had many soldiers am
many charots Of iron. all under the lead
ership Of his captain. SiSera. One day De
borah called Barak. son Of Abinaam. unto
her and revealed TO him the will OF the
Lord that he should enlist ten thousand
men out Of the children Of Naphtali AMI the
children Of Zebuum and encamp on Mount
Tabor and tnat the Lord would then de
liver S;sera captain of Jabin 5 army. with
all his multitude of men and chariors into
the hands of Barak.
But Barak said unto her:
If thou wilt go with me. then l will go.
but if thou wilt not 60 wlch NE. then will
L nOl 60. ana >he edIi' VIII >u-ei. g
with thee: but the journey that thou takes7
shall not be for thine honor: for me Lord
shall sell S;sera into the hands Of a wo-
man.
And it all happened as Deborah had
prophesiei The army Of Sisera hai been
defeated and all the men put 10 death and
Sisera was captured ami killed. and the
children of Israel were delivered from the
captivity they had struggled under
This is the simple Bible story Of the
inspiration and proEhesy. Of the leadership
and triumph Of Deborah, VIE Of Lapidoth,
who judged Israel. And yet il IS story
unequalled in literature. 1t is simple and
straightforward. without any Of the hocus
pocus that abounds in the Legendary
achievement OF inspired persons among all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
DANGERS OF THE STREETS
Contributory Negligence of Pedes-
 trians on Public Highways

From the New York Sun
 In the 30 days of April GO persons died in New York city as the result of street accidents, an average of two for the records of the police department 1t appears that 80 per cent of these misadventures were the result of the careless conduct of the victims them- selves. Four-fifths of the accidents at- tributed to incaution on the part of those who suffered from them oc- cured at street crossings.
 It is plain, therefore, that while recklessness on the part of motorists, drivers and street ear men persists the public cannot escape a great share of the blame for the danfigers it finds in the highways of the town. The fact that in crossing streets a person should be particularly alert seems to be ignored by a large proportion of those who use the highways This is confirmed by ordinary observation which records instances of inattention and disregard for conditions that ex- plain many of the injuries sustained. It Is apparent, therefore, that the rigid enforcement of intelligent traffic regu- lations must be applied not only to the well recognized agencies of dan ger, but to those who are accustomed to roam about with as little regard to their own safety as to that of others.
 No person who has observed the habits of New Workers in the streets can have failed to have impressed on him the inconsiderate and imprudent manner in which vehicles are operated, nor the utter indifference with which those who stand in imminent peril from them regard the risks they take. The first should be restrained the second educated to ordinary precaution for the preservation of their lives and 1imbs xl-s- iv,n 1n1 thax- %nN should be repressed for their own safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
NECESSARY FOR RIGID
 SCRUTINY OF MAILS

London, December 30.-Referring to a Washington report that the American government is preparing protest against the British interference with the mails to and from Holland the Daily News declares that a necessity for the rigid scrutiny of the eastbound mails has been demonstrated by the recent discovery of 55 bags of rubber in the parcel mail on board the steamer Oscar II consigned as the press bureau reported, to an enemy forwarding agent in Sweden.
 'The moral of the .incident is patent" the Mail continues, If contraband can be consigned to Germany by post through Sweden, it can equally we'll rather better, indeed, be consigned by post to Holland. We do not think that America will miss the point of this argument
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30

Washington, December 29.-Every school building in the United States was pictured as a potential town hall at today's session of the American Civic association at which Miss Mar saret Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, presided.
 Miss Wilson described the social cen ter movement as a plan to make each school building, now idle IS hours or more each day, the meeting and vot ing place of citizens of its district associated in one nonpartisan, non exclusive organization, to deliberate questions on which they vote and to promote in more direct ways the life and happiness of the neighborhood and city or town. The idea that it was proposed to make the schools social centers for public amusement or to throw them open free to whatever pub lie organization might for the moment