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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

homely as hermit crab-but their
voice sounds as charming as a
mountain brook ripping over the
tiny boulders lying where they will
best block the stream; and, b'gosh,
you can generally hear 'em smile as
they plug in for your cali. Yassum.
Just like that. So you'd better put
bit of 3-in-1 oil on the exhaust of
your voice next time you call-and
make 'em think you're a real human
being. If you don't you may get
what the Indianapolis man picked
according to the News of that
city. This fellow had a habit of
abusing every central" with whom
he did business and for something
more than year his calls were
answered generally by one operator.
Now I'll let the News tell how the
thing came out-and the following
extra is from that paper:
A few days ago the central bade
her fellow-workers in the exchange
goodbye. Leaving the Office she
headed straight for the wholesale
district and entered one of the
largest establishments. She asked
for the proprietor and was finally
shown into the Office.
"Are You Mr.. White?" she asked
Yes, what is it?' was the an
swer.
We'll, / am Miss Tucker. from the
telephone exchange, and | called tc
tell, I-called to tell
well, what do you want to tell?'
he shouted.
| ITO tell you to go to hell" was
the answer that greeted the aston.
ished crouch.
what do you mean? Explain
yourself demanded the crouch.
mo explanation is necessary,
replied the girl and she then lef
the office. 81 made up my mind 1
year ago to tell you where to get off
and I have done it,
Crouch grabbed the phone, Gale,
the manager and told him what ha,
happened. He demanded that TIL
girl be discharged Immediately.
she is no longer in our employ.
said the manager "She left toda,
to be married."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
WHY NOT ALWAYS BE POLITE
TO THE TELEPHONE GIRL

A straight tip from the Palm
Beach Post:
You folks who give the signal bell
yank. grab off the receiver, and
yell, "Gi me S-one-too-g reen"-you
folks jes lissen to me for one NOM
emit: Did YOU ever think how your
darned old crouch sounds at the
other end? Honest, now, did you?
And then when central says Lines
busy" you grumble something about
the relationship which central bears
to Sapphire chat greatest of all
ancient yellow journalists and
whang your receiver back on the
hook with sufficient energy to break
the modern kittychism-did you
/ think of what central thought of
you for your sample of spleen you
were showing? | wot motor wot
nit-whichever form of language
you prefer.
The telephone girl is too frequent
ly abused for what is not her fault
You may think that she tells you
the line is busy merely to annoy
you; but did you ever realize that
to give your demand such a straight
up and down made her more
trouble that it did you? For you
are bound to make another call fol
that number, still another, till yor
get it-and each of those calls max,
her extra work. It's cheaper fol-
her to give you what you want il
the first place-and you know it
Yet you'll sometimes grumble il
profanity and tango and hesitation
because YOU don't get the man-o
the woman-in the first place. An,
how can a woman answer the phon
. when she hasn't her hair done u
and her nose powdered? Eli?
, I think that the telephone girl
: are all to the good. l don't knoy
one of them except for the Number
pleased" They may be as handsom
as cunning little newly hatche
White Wyandot-or they may be a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Men and Women Comrades.

It Is not the factory system and
the small family, improving public
health and postponed marriages, that
work for the success Of feminism, but
that much despised thing-a spiritual
force. That force IL simply the
spreading recognition of the comrade-
ship of men and women which is the
result Of our expanding knowledge
and our expanding sympathies, and
which operates Independently Of fac
tory systems and birthrates. We may
call 1t, II we will, one phase Of democ-
racy. Wherever the nations are en-
gagged in q struggle for liberty. men
now freely accept women as their
partners in the struggle and in the
fruits Of victory. This IL the explana-
ton of Finland and Of Russia; in the
unequal contest against despotism the
man turns to his immemorial helpmeet
"a hateful word now robbed of its de-
graded connotaticn. The spirit Of
comradeship between the sexes -four
ishes most strongly where the imme-
date need for it operates most
strongly.-New York Evening Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
First Farm Paper In 1881.

So far as we can learn, the first at
tempt at publishing an agricultural or
farm paper was made in England in
1851. John Houghton started the COL
lection of letters for the improvement
Of husbandry and trade. AS the name
implies, Hcughton had the right idea
Of a farm. paper. He filled 1t with
the practical experience Of his read
ers.
In that age. 200 years ago, America
was supposed to be wilderness, yet
It is probable that Boston and New
York knew more Of each other than
one rural county CT England knew
Of the next one. Those were the days
when, In order to stimulate the cloth
ing trade. the English parliament
passed laws ordering the burial Of the
dead in wooden cloth. There is no
record as to how TIoughton obtained
his ubscribers.-Rural New Yorker.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Gives Strong Reasons For
Compulsory Education

For the financial advancement Of
Lee county, no word has been left
unsaid through the Fort Myers
Press, and the American Eagle
These papers have caused men OF
every vocation in life to visit this
gate of the tropics. They have
caused hundreds of dollars to be in
vested here. Practically every city
and hamlet of the U. s., through the
medium of their radiant pen, are in
touch with this great county. The
rich come here to enjoy the pleas
ures that no other county in the
south affords; the poor man comes
hereto make his way in life, that he
has failed to do elsewhere.
Taking all these great advantages
and pleasures into consideration and
taking good old Lee as a whole, she
ranks second to done. Yet there is
onestep Of vital importance that we
must take, viz: compulsory educa-
ton. The opportunity now is be-
fore us. Shall we avail ourselves of
it? The past session of the Florida
Legislature has made it possible for
us to make another step toward the
advancement of the county. There
has been one petition placed before
the school board asking for an cleo
tion to be held for that purpose by
the people of Denaud. Denaud
stands ready to make it law when
the day arrives for it to be voted on.
We hope that other districts will
soon follow, and are long all the
county will have it a law.
The day now is dawning when ig-
norance should be made a crime.
There is no excuse for it at this age,
as there was when our grandfothers
were children Any young man or
woman that has not education
enough to read and write his or her
name should be made to study un-
til they could master that much at
least. / have seeen young men go
to the polls to cast their ballot when
some one had to advise them how to
mark their ticket-youne men that
were for the first time casting their
ballot. Can we believe that such a
man can vote intelligently? Do you
suppose that he knows what kind of
q government would be best for the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

( people? Why certainly not. There
are educated horses and canary bird!
I that have as much intelligence a.
he has. He could not write hi:
name-or if he can write it, hi
makes a small ''i'' for the pronoun
of the first person.
How shall we correct this evil?
By compulsory school law, we'll exc.
cuted. Shall we let this evil ruin
the present coming generation? We
must realize that the older heads
are rapidly passing off the stage OF
public service. If we let this genera
tiGn grow up in ignorance, let me
ask you what will become of this
government? Who shall be able to
sit in the White House? Which one
will be able to take control of our
navy, and deal with the foreign in
dustries, if this generation grows up
in ignorance? The people of today
are responsible for it. You need not
think for a moment that your life
is in the hour glass, and no blame
should be attached to you. Your
old age cannot excuse you. If such
a law should have existed when l
was school boy, the chances are
that | could have been of service to
my country. Ny ignorance makes
me more determined to do what l
can to get this needed law.
Taking this district into consid-
Grafton, the past year showed that
there were 30 per cent out of school,
while 22 per cent were in attend
ance. These figures readily show
you the necessity of a compulsory
school law here. For the past years
here, and the county over, | am in
clined to believe, we have been pay
ing teachers when the children were
realizing very little good from it
whose fault was it? The parents.
of course. If the teacher had cause
to complain at the child during the
day, at night when he returned home
his parents were informed that he
had been maltreated. The parents
verdict to him was: "You need not
sc tomorrow if you do not wish to. -
Consequently, he attended no more
that season. AS years advance this
child grows up in pagan ignorance.
F. S. Crews in Estero Eagle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Built on the
Rock Eternal
BY Warner Littlejohn

Copyright. 1915. by w. q. Chapman)
You are very unfair!"
why not put it clever? In this
world the man who looks out sharply
for his own interests wins. That's
what have DONE"
AT Q cost to the business here and .
personal loss on my part. Hackett,
YOU are not an honest man."
John Hackett, flushed UP. His hard
face became resentful, then vicious.
"rll prosecute you II you say that
outside!" he clustered.
II have no intention Of doing 20" re-
Piled william Barry. In his usual quiet,
but meaning way. Il drop all the mean
details Of your shrewd manipulation
q AFFAIRS here. shall withdraw my cap
ital and say good-by-"
See here, Barry!" cried Hackett
ashast. you can't mean that"
II do-unqualinedly. There 10 one
hundred and nifty thousand, my invest
cd capital. coming to me. There should
be over double that, for all the years
you have been using the money of the
firm In outside deals in which l right
fully should have share. My lawyer
will call to make the settlement.
0ood-day."
1t was a serious break in both bust
ness and family relations, but William
Barry went on the peaceful tenor of
his way and refused to discuss it.
Il have simply retired" he told his
intimate friends. Il have always
worked to an end, and am now rich
enough to provide for Its fulfillment."
1--WE got half million!" Hackett
chuckled to himself, "and no discus
sion about it. Three to one against
Barry-now l can reach my ambition"
After that William Barry merely
bowed politely to his former partner
when he passed him on the street. This
nettled Hackett In his soul he recog-
nized the lofty superiority of an honest
man. Then, too, he secretly WINGED
as he realized that in fact and truth
he had swindled Barry.
Fort two years his only child, moth
erless Felice. and Arnold Barry had
been friends, chums, almost lovers.
The first thing Hackett did was to
send his daughter away to boarding
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

the 25th for Chicago, the route of
the tour is through scenery unpar-
allelled for beatty. At Blue Canyon
and again at Cape Horn with the
river in sight twining two thous-
and feet below, the vista across the
gorge is magnificent. Just before
arrival at Ogden we cross the Great
Salt Lake, one of the wonders of
the continent. 1t Is like going to
sea in a train. Leaving Ogden the
traveller gets farewell view of the
Great Salt Lake Valley; then passes
along and through the Wahsatch
Range into Weber River Canyon via
the DEVILS Slide, and through Echo
Canyon. The following morning
the train is following the Green
River and that strange formation
known as Green River Buttes is
viewed. Eastward we continue
through level ecattle country and
soon come in to the highly cultivated
fields of Nebraska.
At Chicago, where the Florida
tourists arrive the morning of the
2Sth, two days are spent in visiting
the Art Institute, large retail CEN
tiers. stock yards and various other
interesting places in the Windy
City.
The evening of the goth the party
leaves for Nashville, where hall
day is spent sightseeing, leaving at
noon for an afternoon ride over the
beautiful mountains of Tennessee
and then on to Florida, arriving in
Jacksonville the morning of October
LIST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
"l'iI Prosecute You II You Say That
Outsidel"

school. Felice understood what this
meaht-a change in her pleasant rela-
tons with Arnold.
The latter had Just graduated as q
physician. This entirely harmonized
with the plan his father had formed.
Upon its execution both now set heart,
mind and capital at work.
"The dream of his life," william
Barry called 1t. In due course of time
the .people of Winston saw the house
In which the Barrys had lived for
many years removed to selected plat
of the ten.acre grounds, In the center
Of which 1t stood. 1t was fenced In by
itself, remodeled, and then in the cen
ter Of the larger plat the construction
Of q pretentious building was begun.
The site was beautiful, for the spot
was q natural park. At first 1t was be-
lieved that the Barrys we're building a
summer hotel. Then the truth began
to leak out.
The dream of william Barry's life''
was to maintain q summer home for
tired mothers and weak and ailing
children, gathered from the poorer
quarters Of the big city twenty-five
miles distant In this work they had
the cooperation Of leading philan.
thropic association In the metropolis.
Arnold was to devote his skill as a
physician to the free inmates OF the
home. Nurses and matrons were EN-.
ployed. A spacious and comfortable
edifce arose on the crest Of the hill
and the evening when the place burst
into q blaze Of electric light all the
town celebrated.
"Humph!" sneered Hackett-"a fool
and his money!"
And then, out Of pure perversity
emulation and vanity, the lonely OLD
| money-maker determined to vaunt the
possibilities of his ill-gotten wealth by
erecting, half a mile away from the
palatial home he had built, family
/ mausoleum. His selfish pride cravei
some kind of a tribute to his wealth
BY the time the mausoleum was com
pleted Hackett had expended well OF
towards one hundred thousand dol
lars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
How America
is Feeding Hungry
Belgium

In a recent article written by F,
II. Gailor, Rhodes scholar of New
College, Oxford, describing his three
months experience in Belgium. adj
ministering under the American
commission for relief in Belgium, the
writer takes occasion to pay high
tribute to the work of the commits
sion, and particularly to the work
done through the American Offices
at II Broadway, New York.
The Belgians' appreciation of
what America has done for them, he
asserts, is as enthusiastic and sim
cere today as it was in the earlier
stages of their dire need. The vast
cargoes of flour and wheat, shipped
into the various provinces of Bel
GUM, have save the lives of millions
OF people in that country, and he
takes occasion to speak of the Bel
gians' belief in the superiority of the
American -four. Possibly this was
regarded as over-enthusiastic on
the part Of the people, who for some
time prior to receiving the first con-
signment of American -four had been
subsisting on brown bread.
Feeding Brussels
The writer describes the work of
feeding the destitute in Brussels,
and says: 1.-The center of this work
Is the large storehouse of the Mesa
gerie can Gand, which is now the
main kitchen, where soup is made
for 10000 people every morning.
The men in charge of the cooking
are chefs from some of the leading
hotels in Brussels, and most of them
are volunteers. Fifteen thousand
salons of soup and large quantities
OF potatoes and boiled meat are
cooked and sent out daily to the
twenty-six subsidiary canteens.
After the soup is cooked, it is sent
under the seals of the commission
and the protection of the American
flag. The twenty-six subsidiary
canteens are buildings formerly oc-
cupied by dance halls, schools,
municipal buildings and other struc-
lures, that are large enough and
suitably situated" Mr.. Gailor en-
phasises the fact that the commits
sion has been enabled to furnish
bread at about one penny less per
ration than the present price of
bread in London. Both classes. the
rich and thepoor, receive the same
ration of 1926 grams, or three-uuar-
tiers of pound of bread, per day:
the destitute receiving the same ra-
ton that is given out to those able
to pay for it,
The writer tells of an amusing in :
cident on a street in Brussels, on
Washington's birthday. He met a
littlechap, wearing a sailor suit and
across his cap was written U. s. 8.
Texas. He wore Belgian ribbons
and was waving a large American
flag. so went up and asked him
why. He replied very rapidly, as if
he were receiting lesson, "Oh, the
great American soldier had a
Ratchet and cut down tree, but he
would not lie about it, so we are all
wearing American cOlors on his
birthday to ask him to come and
help Belg ium."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Many Floridians
To Leave Soon
On Tour OF
The West

AS announced In anOther part OF
this issue, Professor Cate, who so
successfully conducted special
train party of Florida people to
California during July, will operate
second tour to the West, leaving
Jacksonville September 9TH.
Complete arrangements were for
mulated for the pleasure and con-
venience of the party by a number
of prominent railway officials wno
met in Jacksonville at the Office of
Mr.. J. A. Won Dohlen, Florida
Passenger Agent of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway
From Jacksonville the Atlantic
Coast Line will be used; following
the route of that lines famous Dixie
Flyer. The first stop will be made
at Chattanooga, where the after
noon will be spent in visiting Look
out Mountain, Chickamauga Nat
ional park, Missionary Ridge and
other historic points. At st. Louis
second stop will be made and nu-
merous sightseeing trips over the
city enjoyed; leaving at night for
Colorado Springs, where two days
arespent in visiting Manitour, the
Garden of the Gods, Cripple Creek
and other interesting points for the
tourist thence to Denver, the city
a mile above the sea. At this point
several hours are consumed in
sightseeing.
From Denver the trip across the
backbone of the continent is started,
passing through the famous Royal
Gorge, the Canyon of the Arkansas,
Tennessee Pass, Eagle River Can
yon and via the Mount of the Holy
Cross, through the Canyon of the
Grand. Glenwood Springs, Grand
River Valley, the Giant Castle Gate,
Soldiers Summit, beautiful Utah
Valley. and on to that great inter-
mountain metropolis, Salt Lake
City. Numerous sightseeing trips
will be made at this point. and an
organ recital enjoyed at the great
Mormon Temple.
In Southern California
At noon of the 9Th, the party ar
rives at Los Angeles; the afternoon
heing spent in visiting Paradena
the Beauty Spot of California; =
leaving at night for San Diego and
the PanamaCalifornia Exposition
At this point in addition to visitins
the Exposition, numerous side trip.
will be made. one of which is visi
to Coronado Beach. Returning t.
Los Angeles, second stop of TIVE
days is made for a visit to Catalin;
Island, trolly trips and go as vol
please excursions in and around tn
wonderful metropolis of Southern
California. The morning of tn
goth the tour leaves for San Fran
cisco via Santa Barbara, Pasc
Robes, and through the famous Bi
Trees of California At San Fran
cisco. the exposition city. the Ions
est stop is made; the greater par
of five days being spent in visitin
the exposition and in sightseeing
including trip to Chinatown, tn
Cliff House. Seal Rocks, and othe
places of interest, in which Sa
Francisco abounds.
Across Great Salt Lake
Leaving San Francisco at noon I
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

To shoot an elephant and bring him
down at once is highly delicate and
dangerous proceeding. The huntsman
must send the bullet straight into
one of two or three spots on the ami
mails body or run the risk of losing
his life. One is the hollow Just above
the elephants trunk. A side shot
through the eye. however. answers
the purpose as effectually and II Ia .
safer one to try.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
The Turn-D Down.

One of the latest fads Is for young
woman to wear the name Of her fiance
embroidered on the ankle of her stock
ing. And suppose If they ever fall
out she simply turns the hose on him.
youngstown Telegram.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Two Kinda Of smarsnes..

zone trouble out our way" said
Uncle Eben. lis dat It takes an intire-
ly diffunt kind o. smartness to git
political job FUN what 1t takes to
MI de once creditably."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
American Hospital In China.

CheFoo has an American hospital
which is stated to rank with the best
In the larger cities Of China. It stands
in four acres of ground on Temple
hill, overlooking the city and harbor
of Che-Foo. and cost s50. 200 gold.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Musical Meta.

The phonograpb is great inven-
don. but as musical instrument the
stock ticker has the sweeter voice.
Boston Transcript.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Mostly cuesswor,<.

Pop, how do the people in the
weather bureau find out what kind Of
weather we're going to have." They
don't son."-Philadelphia Public Led.
Ger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Many a small boy whose mother
tells him he may some day be presi-
dent, discovers q few years later that
ne is better qualified for the position
OF janitor 10 livery stable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-20
SALOON H0LOUP IS
FATAL TO THREE

St Paul, Dec 20.-Three bandits
who tried to rob James McDonongh's
saloon at 7S2 Rice street ran into a
detail of two police detectives, part
OF an emergency squad secretly as.
signed TO outlying dramshops since a
series of robberies began ten days
ago. Within five minutes two of the
holdup men were dead. The other
died two hours later.
Detective Paul Gottfried is at St.
Joseph's hospital with a bullet In his
right breast and another in his month.
Detective John Mckinley escaped
urhurt.
Six or seven men III the saloon at
the time of the shooting managed TO
hide or escape through the rear door.
The bandits are believed to be
Charles Carson, Winnipeg; Alexander
A. Charlton, st. Louis. and Montana
Pete, train robber.
The shooting of the bandits is the
spectacular windup of the reign of
terror which the three masked men
have carried on I'm outlying districts
for the past week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-20
SIX KILLED WHEN
TRAIN STRIKES BUS

Berthold, \. d. Dec. 20.-Five
school children. all boys under fifteen
years. and John Ahearn. driver, TWEEN
ty-seyen years old. were killed instant
ly and another boy was mortally In
jured when Great Northern passenger
train No. 2 crashed into the bus la
which they We're returning from
school.
The dead are John Ahearn. twenty.
seven. Leonard. fourteen, and Pearle,
ten. sons OF Hudson Miller Robert,
ten. and Anton. eight. sons OF o. A
Hagen
Willard Arnold. nine-year-old son Of
Harry Arnold. who was found on the
pilot of the engine. sustained a frac.
tnred leg and collar bone and was In.
jured internally. There is little hope
for his recovery.
The accident occurred at q crossing
where the train maintains a high rate
of speed A freight had pulled on to
O branch to clear the track for No 2
and smoke from it's engine obscured
the view of the approaching passen-
ger train. The horses had cleared the
track when the engine crashed into
the bus