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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

lydia E. Pinkham's VEGETABLE Compound

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for the freedom from suffering that has to these
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

One Of the big Chicago mail order
houses has Just declared a dividend
Of 80 per cent. This is another argu-
nent in favor OF trading with home
merchants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Churchill says Germany is like a
man throttled with gag. He prob
ably makes mental reservation regard
ing submarines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

A statistician figures that the war
Is costing about 100000 minute,
lf John ID. was running the whole af-
fair It would last three or four hours,
at most.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Tailors say that suits this fail may
be constructed OF tin. At least that
viii give everybody an opportunity to
brighten up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

After the European war Is over
business viii probably be lively for
the map makers for a time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Carranza seems to have recovered
his second wind. However, there are
no advices as to how long he is ex-
pected to hold It,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Seattle is wide-awalxe town, all
right. They have woman out there
who says she hasn't slept for seven
years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

A sure sign that spring Is near at
hand; Note how the sporting page is
pushing to the front.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Former Senator Bailey. of Texas,
sees presidential timber in Senator
Burton, which indicates that the
Texans political glasses are becem-
ing blurred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Now tAat February has come, it Is
noticeable that only those resolutions
that were well armored have been
able to survive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

villa was shot with a bullet, not
with a guardiente or pulque as some
seem to think
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

Professor Taft il like Tennyson's
brook. He runs on, and on forever.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15
Read this one from Mrs. Water

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almost skeleton Finally my away
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-15
From Hanover, Penn.

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proved excellent remedy for made woman After
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
ALWAYS MANS BEST FRIEND
Dog Every Ready to Respond to the
Mood, Pleasant or Otherwise, Of
Master He Loves.

Fisher Ames, not the Revolutionary
hero, but one OF his descendants. once
remarked that dog is a better friend
than human being. For" said he,
the dog will be at your feet. ready
at any moment to respond to your
mood, while human being will go of
in a huff II you do not respond to his
mood"
Ames bred Airedale ferries and ex-
hibited them in Philadelphia. New
York and Boston, until he won cham
pionship for one of them. and then he
lost interest in the subject. His mood
for dogs passed, but whenever it re-
turned the dog responded as though
he had not neglected them for other
amusements.
The Eskimos have put Ames' re-
mark into a proverb based on long
experience in the Arctic wilds. They
say that "a mans best friend is his
dog. even better than his wife" The
Brahmin blood of New England and
the blubber-eating seal hunter of the
North react in the same way when
brought up against the facts Of life
| Men seem to be the same In al
! climates, and we have the authority
of the Spaniards for saying that dogs
are the same also. for their proverb
makers have concluded that dogs
have teeth in all countries"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
ABOUT THE HUMBLE RABBIT
All Dwellers in the Country Will Rec
oqnize Truth In the Remarks
Of Humorist.

There are many kinds of rabbits
besides the Welsh kind and Belgian
hares.
The rabbit is what some people
haven't any more sense than.
RABBITS are great mathematician.
They multiply with much rapidity and
are good to eat In addition. Almost
any fried rabbit is big enough to d.
vide.
When we we're boys, we used to lie
on our alimentary canals near the
root OF tubular tree where dog
had caused a closely-pursued bunny
to sequester himself, and twist at
that entrenched wat till we had so
much OF his foliage on the green briar
we were using, that he was glad to
come out and join the majority OF his
fleece.
This was rank cruelty from q hu-
name standpoint, but it Is part OF q
regular boys normal life. 80 why mas
ticate the rag and get Mortified over
It?
II you are fond Of young fruit trees
and rabbits, you are doomed to have
a one-sided happiness in your life, for
you will have to give up one or the
other.
A ten-cent rabbit with it's belly full
of the vital sap bark of twelve-dollar
apple tree is the happiest thing ever
Strickland Gillian in Farm Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
Trench Courtesies.

I'm a trench at NJ, says lie Cri de
Paris, the artillery of the enemy bonn
barded the French position day and
night. The French were downhearted.
not because of this concert, to which
they had become accustomed but be-
cause they lacked aluminium to make
souvenir rings. The shells which had
been bursting over them for several
days were all 1855. which did not con-
tain any of it. and they waited in vain
for 1905, which should give them the
desired metal. What were they TO
do?
That's quite simple, said one OF
the men All that is necessary will
be to write to them and ask them for
some. Thereupon the following let
ter was written:
Gentlemen, the Germans-Since
yesterday we have been without alum
mum. Instead of showering us with
1855, could you not send us a few
1905? Thanking you in advance
Two men presented themselves to
go Immediately and throw the letter
into the nearest German trench. They
were prevented from doing so, but in
some way the letter reached its des
tination, and the Germans sent the
1905 asked for.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
TWO ON A TRAIL
BY J. r. PETERS.

When Johnson reached old Le-
oranges cabin he was just ten min
utes too late. He had travelled four
hundred miles that spring to WOO Ma
RE Lagrange. His winters catch had
been better than at any time in his
ten years of trapping. He meant to
ask the pretty French girl to come
South and marry him at Winnipeg.
AS has been said, he was just ten
minutes too late. Dufour had antici-
pated him by that amount of time. He
had heard that Dufour was ahead Of
him, and, though he had no reason to
suppose that Marie cared for the man,
he had been vaguely uneasy. He had
seen Dufour at last. when he was
within ten miles of the cabin, and
had spurred his tired horse onward.
But when he reached the top of Birch
Rise, where a few dwarfed trees af-
forded an uncertain cover, he saw
Marie and Dufour standing in front of
the cabin, and he saw Dufour take the
girl in his arms.
He mounted and rode away, round
ing the ridge and proceeding aimlessly
along the water hollow. His only
thought Just then was to get out of
sight of Marie. She must never know
his disappointment. He offsaddled and
built little fire in the hollow. He
had just finished cooking his bacon
when he saw Dufour ride past along
the top of the crest.
Dufour was going northward. AT
first Johnson wondered why; then he
remembered that the man set out a
line of traps every spring in the North
Fork country, where winter always lin
| gered and some of the best furs were
to be taken. In April the fur-bearins
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04

grocery store windows. 1t was one
OF the many schemes that had
marked his inventive experience.
So he had used up his last dollar
having the objects made, only to find
out that they were too clumsy, bulky
and nonartistic to suit his prospective
clients. The scheme fell fiat. His
entire stock lay heaped up on the ref
use heap in the corner Of the garden.
'They represent capital invest
ment," soliloquized Abner, rubbing his
chin refiectively. Something ought
to come of them
What are you thinking about,
DEAR" chirped the gentle voice OF
Nellie, who had stolen out after him,
and, caressing one arm, stood look
ing longingly up into his face.
Why, of you, of course." cried the
old man cheerily. Who else? I've
been figuring what to do next to get
into some position of comfort out OF
the great dark swamp of misery I've
pulled you into, along with myself.
Nellie kissed his quivering lips to
silence.
why" she cried. where's the
misery? Because we have to cut and
trim pretty closely, is the air any
heavier or the golden sunlight less
bright? Does not the sweet, fresh
cornmeal taste better than ever be
cause there isn't so much OF 1t. and
n 4. ia .lns
we love i'll"
Say" exclaimed old Abner, perk
! ing up magically, you're a house
hold angel, you are! How you stand
all my foolish speculations and the
hard life here cant understand
You naughty fbber'" chided Mel
lie fondly. Once there was poor
little orphan girl. The village had
no use for her. A dear old man
named Abner Post saved her from the
poorhouse by adopting her He taught
her to read and write, he gave hei
happy, happy life And as she stands
here today, she blesses him because
he has given her love, love, love
! Oh. never care for the dark days
dear-so many are bright. And be
sides-besides," she flushed and was
embarrassed. Il think am sure
things are going to mend.
The artless old man did not notice
! her confusion Her cheering words
alone impressed him and his soul was
comforted.
Nellie had a fond cherished secret
! but she did not reveal it to her adopt
ed father. Had he been less self-cen
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04

tered he might have tried to find
cause for her more than happy face,
her frequent lonely walks away from
the old homestead evenings.
1t was about two weeks later that
Abner came into the house in great
state of excitement.
Nellie, child, look there" he ex-
ject that she was quite startled and
puzzled. 1t was squash, but such
a squash! 1t was a perfect present
ment. only in vegetable form, of one
of the glass forms that had cost the
old man his spare capital.
Just happened to notice that one
of those thousand-and-one squash
vines had run an end into one of
those glass images, sprouting and filled
it up. l broke the glass and there
you are l reckon never before has
the world produced genuine vege-
table Chinese mandarin"
"But-but-' began Nellie.
What Of it?" jubilated the old man.
"Why. I'm going to run vine into
every one of the old molds. Don't you
see: Chinese gods, Hindoo divinities.
distorted dwarfs, grotesque harlequins
why, Nellie, before fair time I'll have
such a collection as will be the draw
ing card Of the whole show! There
| are freak gatherers who will pay me
a fortune for the display. See II
amt right"
Alas! for two months old Abner
thought only of the culture of his odd
squashes. He shipped them to the
state fair and followed them in per
son.
Nellie met him at the train when he
/ returned, a week later. Abner was
slightly glum, for his freaks had ex-
cited only passing notice and then
were forgotten.
Reckon I'm an unlucky specula.
tor" he laughed. Nellie's CHEEKY
smiles acting like tonic on him. 'All
right. but try, try again! I'm going
to pitch in to honest, humdrum, prac
tical farming and give up my wild
goose schemes
Home, father" cried Nellie. as
they reached the old homestead
Jump down, dear
But Abner only stared. The old
place had new look. The house
had been painted, the fence mended
a new wing had been built onto the
house.
"Why, Nellie." gasped the old mar
in a dubious stupefied kind Of a way
And who's that-why, Paul Worth
ington!"
Father" whispered Nellie in hi
ear and all athrill with love, he II
my husband"
How much that meant Of an assur
anco Of a safe comfortable home To-
all his life, Abner Post realized afte
Nellie had told the story of her secre
engagement.
81 didn't want to worry you, dear.
she said lovingly. 81 was afraid yo'
would think l was getting tired o
you. and going away. and all that
Whereas" pronounced big-hearte'
Paul Worthington, first we bargaine'
4 that you should be with us with tn
/ casting vote, a permanent fixture, the
Il we got married.
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
He Mounted and Rode Away.

animals had not yet shed their coats,
rich and silky from the prolonged cold.
The lay of the land was peculiar in
this direction. Johnson had descended
to the trail that ran along the South
Fork valley. The ridge grew steadily
higher, the overhanging banks were
covered with brush. Johnson could
follow Dufour, beneath him, perhaps
three hundred feet beneath him. for
two days. keeping him plainly in
sight, and yet avoiding discovery.
In his bitterness he gave way to an
impulse springing up in his heart
against his will He had loved Marie
ever since she was a child. Dufour
had stolen her. He would kill Dufour.
None would ever know Of the tragedy
in this desolate region. In a year or
two, when Dufour's death had come to
be accepted, he would go back to
Marie.
The idea. with which he had played
at first, grew stronger, until 1t over
whelned his resolution. Burning with
hatred for this man who had sup
planted him, Johnson rode cautiously
along the level beneath.
For a whole day he followed him.
He had imagined that his enemy would
start on the next day at sunrise. But
when he awakened and crept stealthily
toward Dufour's camp he found the
fire low and Dufour gone.
III ,oJ1lnJ h;o hnrua ba md fol.
lowed him. But soon the snow began
to fall, and the mans trail became OBJ
liberated Dufour had been leading HIS
packhorse; hoofs and footprints alike
became hidden under the soft down
fall.
Johnson pressed on resolutely. The
snowfall became heavier. At last he
was forced to halt. He dug a shelter
in the hard accumulation of the winter
and crept inside, leaving his horse
blanketed and tethered, under the pro
lection of the bank.
II must have been in the middle oil
the night that he started up. He
looked out. The snow had ceased, and
the stars shone brilliantly. johnson
fancied that he had heard a cry.
He listened. and now there was ne
doubt of it. A man was crying at tbs
bottom of the valley. Mingled with his
cry came a furious snarl which hat
only one meaning for Johnson, and fol
the horse as we'll
Hastily he untethered the trembling
animal. mounted il. and rode down
He heard the cry again. and the sounC
OF a discharged rife Presently HI
came upon the little shelter Of Du
four.
Dufour was lying outside upon hi
side. his rife grasped firmly in hi
hand. AS johnson approached hi
horse snorted and reared. johnson
leaped to the ground A dozen stink
ing forms disappeared in the shadow
OF the sIunted trees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
old HOPEFUL
BY AGNES LEE MEsERvEY.
Read il again, child?

Read it again, child
land thus the princely Scottish
refugee watched the diligent spider
ascend it's frail self-formed cable, only
to fall back unsuccessful, but undaunt-
ed. Finally, after many efforts, the
persevering toiler reached its goal
and strengthened it's web staunchly.
and the lesson of patience and victory
caused Robert Bruce to take new heart
of hope
acknowledgement" enthused old
Abner Post. MY dear, what lesson
for poor impatient humanity! What
q model in hope and perseverance.
l declare! / feel quite encouraged"
Humble, simple hearted Abner
beamed on the young girl who was
his adopted daughter. the sole COM
panion of his old age. Then with a
brisk step and head erect he left the
house, whistling cheerily. There had
been a storm and the broken clouds
were still scudding across the sky.
Way over in the east was the fading
outline of rainbow.
And Robert Bruce took heart of
hope" misquoted the old man. Try,
try again. Hope and faith-l've got
them stronger than ever! They change
gloom into sunlight, bring health out
Of sickness, success out of failure and
youth out of age. Well, let's see what
! l can bring out of that pile of truck
over yonder."
Abner walked over to tho edge OF
the garden, capacious but straggly, to
where heap of queer objects lay piled
in a heap. They were formed OF
glass and stranger looking them over
would have wondered what they were
made for. Two miles down the river
was a glass works. Abner had got
an idea. 1t was to create unique
molds from which he could have
Chinese gods, Hindu divinities, dis
torted dwarfs, grotesque harlequns-
in fact wide range of odd objects
made. 1t had occurred to him tina
these curiosities, sold cheap and tt
be filed with spices, sugar, vinegar
and other products, would go like wild
fire for ornamentation and display il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
unfortunate2

An old darkey appealing to lady
for aid told her that by the Dayton
flood he had lost everything he had in
the world, including his wife and six
children.
why" said the lady, Il have seen
you before and | have helped you,
Were you not the colored man who
told me you had lost your wife and six
children by the sinking of the tt
tanic?"
'Yeth, maam," replied the darkey,
dat was me. Most unfort'ni man dot
ever was Can't keep a family no
how"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
A pack of wolves had scented D,

A pack of wolves had scented Du-
four and had attacked him.
Johnson fired after them. He
thought by the yelping that he had hit
one; he was sure of it when he heard
the beasts fighting over the body. He
turned to Dufour. He saw at glance
that the man had fallen down the cliff.
He was fearfully injured, and lay as
if paralyzed. His horse had evidently
bolted.
Johnson turned his horse loose. It
would have to look after itself; 1t
might evade the wolves, but no halter
or ropes could hold it there. 1t leaped.
whinnying, into the darkness. John
son crouched by Dufours side. wait
ing. There was no time to lose in
words, and he knew the almost human
cunning of the wolf pack, maddened
with hunger in the last days of winter
Suddenly, out of nothing, it seemed
two huge forms leaped toward them.
They fell between Dufour and John
son. Johnson dubbed his rifle and
brought it down on one brute's head.
It lay quivering, silent. The other
sprang at his throat.
For a moment Johnson was forced
back against the cliff. He felt the hot
breath on his face and heard the hiss
| in the throat. Then somehow he had
evaded the fangs and hurled the mon
ster from him. He swung wildly with
his rifle stock BY some good fortune
he struck the beast behind the ear. 1t
fell, stunned.
Then the rest of the pack was upon
him. But it was beginning to grow
lighter. johnson dragged Dufour into
the shelter that he had dug in the
bank, and stood in front of him, wait
ing. Three times his rifle rang out
that leaped in midair.
1t was growing quite light. The
beasts were snarling over their dead
They crouched round Johnson in a
half-circle, tearing at the flesh and
watching him, too. A wolf prefers
mans flesh to wolf-meat. johnson
knew that, but he knew that only g
concerted attack could overcome him
1t was dawn now. The beasts were
lurking further back among the trees
Johnson fired his last two bullets int
their refuge He heard a yelping, ant
in the gold of the first sunlight saw
the survivors stream away through
the birch thickets.
Then at last he turned to Dufour
The man must have fallen all the wa!
down the cliffs. and glance showed
him that he could not live.
Dufour clutched at Johnson as h
bent over him. "Forgive!" he whis
pered. Il followed you. saw you II
the valley. made detour and wen
behind you, to kill you-because 20
took the girl loved"
Johnson stared wide-eyed at him
he seemed to be interpreting his owl
heart.
~ hated you when Marie refused t
marry me. Stay by me till die. Sh
loves you. Forgive!" whispered ID,
four.
. Johnson clasped the mans hand |
his He waited there until the breat
, grew fainter. stopped. Johnson close
the dead eyes and closed the mouth {
the shelter securely. Then he set hi
feet upon the trail back to Marie
: cabin.
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
trksome Restraint.

IF you deliver that speech you have
just read over to me it will jeopardize
your political future, said the friend
ly adviser
What IL il does?" asked the states
man, fretfully. I've been wanting to
make a speech like that for IS years,
but fear of the consequences kept me
silent II 1 don get it out of my sys-
TEN soon it will jeopardize my health."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
Knew Her Name.

had occasion to pass little boy
a good many times one afternoon He
was sitting on the steps and although
we we're strangers each time ! passed
he greeted with me with Hello and
| responded likewise Finally the last
time passed by he said Il know
what your name is and upon in
uuiring what. he said Mrs. Going
Back and Forth. Exchange
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
New Fire Peril.

Birds carrying matches to their
nests under the caves OF a college
building in New York were blamed
for a fire starting The new art OF
fire prevention would preferably place
the blame on the human agency which
left such dangerous little weapons as
matches where the birds could find
them to carry them to the caves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-04
EQUINE Cuxuries.

Shower baths have been provided
for horses in certain Of the larger
cities through the kindness Of the hu.
name societies, remarks an exchange.
Arrangements have been made with
the municipal fire departments by
which the societies are allowed to tap
the fire plugs and attach hose and
spray, so that teamsters and others
may give their steeds bath by merely
hating for u moment and turning on
the spray. Water for drinking pur.
poses may also be drawn.