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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04

Carried NsipIns to . Water Trough.
to interest haven't the money to
spare"
Il wish I was in shape to accom-.
modate you, Dan," said Pearson, 10y.
ally.
II know you do. but l need quite
an amount. tried old Matin Dobbs.
My father did him q great favor once.
but found he had grown into q
grasping. selfish miser, with no hu.
man feeling left. it would seem. ex-
cept for that handsome little three
year-old tot, the child Of his dead
daughter, who lives with him."
Eyes, Dobbs is a hard CASE" assent
ed Pearson. well, I hope you'll strike
luck somewhere. That horse Of yours
ought to bring q fortune"
"Tempest?" spoke Dan with kind
ling eyes. He's Jewel. . treasure.
Conndentialiy. I've found out that I
might make quite an income in the
next year II I would travel with
circus, giving some clever cowboy
stunts. I expect q visit soon from .
Snowman and nny close with him. II
II would lead to getting that two thou
sand dollarY."
Then Tempest and his master wers
away like the wind. Five miles. ten
miles, q dazzling dash and turning
across q treeless waste. Dan suddenly
halted Tempest and nxed his eyes on
the far western hnrison with . pro-
lopged:
"Hello!"
Across the sky suddenly and with
out warning there had spread q broad
black ribbon. Rising above this, a
second seething strata Of clouds
boiled. dubbed. tumbied. approaching
with appalling swiftness. For the
skilled plainsman a practiced eye read
these menaces OF a coming storm. He
calculated to a second when II might
cross his trail AS he touched up his
horse, the intelligent animal smiled
and threw up its head as II seeming
excitement and danger.
Half way across the desolate
stretch of moorlard Dan brought
Tempest to an abrupt halt. II was
where he observed the daintiest little
lady he had ever seen. The rain had
started, the wind nearly blew her OF
her feet. He noticed her rich attire.
her fair patrician face, but had she
been a scrub-woman the chivalrous
sentiments Of Dan would have even
equally aroused.
Quick" he spoke rapidly. with
superb sweep reaching directly the
side Of the young lady. There is not
Q moment to lose. Get into the saddle
and them dash for our lives. We're
a-goner II that storm overtakes us!"
Miss Nina Grant drew back and re-
karded this unceremonious stranger
with disturbed dignity. despite her
environment. Dan. for all his crude
western WAYS. read the oracle. He
reached down, seized her by tie 80
der waist and planted her on the SAD
die In trent of him before the aston
ished maiden could realize 1t all
How dare you," she tiashe1 cat
"Scold me later" retorted Dan.
Just nowhere she comesi Temp
est. old boy do yen, last"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04
HAS NO FEAR OF PUBLICITY


It IL q familiar saying that no man
can achieve anything worth doing un.
less he run the risk Of looking ridicu-
lous. The men who have done the
great work Of the world have cheer.
fully taken that risk. and ridicule,
which is the severest form Of publicity,
has failed to kill the noblest enter
prises. An eminent difference between
the Englishman and the American lies
in the attitudes Of the two toward pub.
licity. The American lives In public;
he has not even a fence around his
house. And there is no Ques.
ton but that In many ways the Amer.
lean suffers for his want Of reserve.
On the other hand. in many fields
Of activity he gains enormously. There
10 gay adventurousness about him.
He is very little hampered by conven-
tons, traditions, social codes and 9th.
er devices for securing caution and
circumspection in movement. II he
wants a thing. he does not mind who
knows 1t nor who sees him making
efforts to get 1t, and no kind Of SEN
sitiveness will be allowed to come
between his desire and it's object. II
he wants profits out Of his business,
he is Indifferent to any clamor that
may be raised about his methods. II
he wants to forward an idea, to help
cause. he becomes q cheerful and
shameless crank" With the Amer
lean, to be seized with an idea is not
to think 1t round and over. compare it
with other ideas, weigh the pros and
cons and calculate its effect on this
body of interests or that 1t is to put
1t to the trial. and see what happens.
The results of this adventurous
quickness arc often unfortunate. Scat
ter-brained efforts In philanthropy.
art. eugenics. social reform and what
not, sporadioaiiy sprouting. fll the
ground that might better be occupied
by order and concerted work. But
at least the American seldom loses
anything that he wants for fear Of
lowering his dignity by trying to get
It His sprishtiy power Of initiative
carries him straight to his point. and
he II too busy getting his way to care
what he looks Like to other people,
London Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04
eeeeeee:ees.eeesseeeeeeeee
DAN RANDALL, COWBOY

BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN.
Dan Randall. Cowboy" came down
the turnpike like a breath of wind
mounted ON his pet pony. Tempest.
His graceful sombrero futtered IN the
breeze, his clear eye and bronzed
cheeks told Of health, energy and am
bition. He drew up In front Of the
general store Of the town to greet =
friend-Ralph Pearson.
Heard you had come back" spoke
the latter. wincing at the iron hand
clasp of his old-time schoolmate.
Going to stay?"
mot while such ~ this IL calling
me back to true friends Of nature"
declared Dan with spirit, patting the
beautiful steed he rode tenderly.
Nov then. Tempest-show your
paces!"
It was at the response Of certain
words. touches and guidings of the
bit that the superb animal was in.
fluenced to an exhibition Of clever
horse-sense that made the natives
stare-Pearson included.
Tempest knelt. stood on three feet
arose on two hind hoofs to a lofty
height. He made a circular dash
with rapidity that took away the
breath of the onlookers. A stray dog
passing by was pursued by the mis-
, chief-loving animal, caught up by the
scruff Of his neck, carried yelping tt
a water trough and dropped therein
uninjured, only frightened.
Horses think out on the rancl
where l came FROM" averred Dar
proudly. "and where I'm going bacl
soon. AS to the men, they're al
brothers-except the scallawags-ant
those we hang on sight"
Well" smiled Pearson, animate,
at the free, heartsome appearance o
his friend, you certainly resembl
some young Lochinvar come out o
the west. Haven't come back to picl
out a bride. have you now. DAM"
The cowboy laughed merrily. hi
clear eye twinkling.
mot until I have q nest for tn
pretty bird I shall find some day." h
answered. mo, fact is, Pearson.
have scrimped along out in Idaho ur
til have paid for two thousand acre
Of land. l want to stock It. and
| came back to the home town hopin
to borrow the capital. The man
relied ON is dead. and others hope
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04
The Pittsburgh Of Africa.

The Pittsburgh of Africa probably
will be in Katanga, in the Belgian
Congo. Its development may be halt
ed for time by reason Of the Euro
pean war, but it GEMS destined to
grow into one of the great industrial
centers of the world. The district is
not far from Lake Tanganyika, which
is between Belgian Congo and Ger
man East Africa, and near by are vast
deposits of coal. copper, iron and tin.
At present attention is devoted prin-
cipally to copper, shelters for which
are at Lubumbashi, near Elizabeth
ville.-Commerce and Finance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04

as to shape. That Is, prefer patterns
in neckpieces and NUNS that are not
odd and unusual. Altering furs is ex'
pensive business. and queer or pc
culiar shapes remain in fashion only
short time. while an ordinary type OF
muff and a scarf or boa remain good
style season after season.
There is nothing in apparel that
makes better return for good care
than furs, and II il not difficult to see
that they are we'll protected during
the summer time. The pieces should
be put away in bags containing few
moth balls, or in cold storage. When
taken out they are to be hung in
the open air and beaten until fluffy.
JULIA eoTToMLEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04

more steadfast in
II favor beaded and
~ md dress trimmings
ION to expect. But
Mugs are wrought by
Darkling rhinestones
NAT there ia nothing
1aces. Besides, the
using these vehicles
tunics, coates and
1immer and sparkle
nds are made of net
I d or spangles are
1onally a splendid
nent is made entire
Dads or brilliants
ndation. It Is worn
y and chiffon usual
form Just the right
1s overgarment of
natronly wearer. is
= given here.
n reveal q wonder.
etrands of beads In
and a wonderfully
them into the bod.
endid as this beau
mot for the youth.
der woman. A. Ger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04

On, when the long
behind US. furriers
are usually willing
ssions in prices. As
> fairly expensive.
J good time In the
mically-inclined to
rs.
kould better not be
are too short lived
1 II the choice lies
or no furs. let 1t
)andsome and dur
far better-looking
d than poor pelts.
furs to be had at
Years of wear In
ow prices as one
he best furs have
md 1t is not likely
to advance. Every
"a the supply does
)e demand. So the
the best for buy
or neckpiece and
i've the best wear
/, marten. sable.
properly dressed.
for longest wear.
> a beautiful and
thich IL dyed into
into black. The
y and II makes Up
"a pieces
et your choice fall
sc3rfs for neck
lbs. inconspicuous
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-04
Speakino Of Feat.

Church, see 1t Is said that the foot
of the ancients varied from SIS to
1922 inches.
Gotham-The people Of Chicago can
look among the latter mentioned Tor
their ancestors.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
A Just Cause That win Win.

Regrettable as it is that Postmaster Praegef
is not to be convinced of the real necessity for
providing the Pennsylvania avenue business men
with adequate postal facilities, it is not to be
imagined for a moment that his decision is final
Even if Postmaster Praeger does not reverse him.
self within the year, the time is not far distant
when his successor in Office will establish the
branch Office which everybody outside the Post
Office Department realizes is needed for the proper
transaction of the business of important section
of the Capital.
The case Of the merchants needs argument
In fact the postmaster practically comedies the
justice of their demands when he admits having
considered the establishment of a branch post.
Office in the territory involved, and suggests a
site few blocks west and north of the presen,
Postoffce Department. where the city postofice
was located until it was removed to remote
and inaccessible corner of the city. Probably
there would be no opposition to the establishment
of Office afording the postal facilities impera-
lively needed by the great business section between
Seventh street and the Treasury Building at some
point within the radius suggested by Postmaster
Praeger. There is insistent demand that the
branch be re-established in the building once oc-
cuped by the city postofce, though that
would seem to be the logical location. All that
the business men of the city ask is that they be
afforded adequate postal facilities in the central
portion of Washington and that they shall not be
compelled to transact their daily business at a
point so remote the Union Station. Their re-
quest is altogether reasonable and there is nothing
in the least convincing in Mr.. Praegers argu-
ment about the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der, viewing the postal service of the United
States whole. There is no evadng the issue,
which is that very large number of business men
in an important section of Washington have been
deprived of the postal facilities to which they are
justly entitled. 1t will not do to answer that the
parcel post accommodations in the outlying sec
tions have been increased, because that does not
touch the question involved. The business men
of the section represented in the petition to the
postmaster demanding the right to quickly
and conveniently transact that part of their busi-
ness which is dependent upon the mails, and this
right they will eventually attain whether it be
through Postmaster Praeger or his successor
And while upon the subject of the postal service
rendered to the citizens of Washington as a whole
there will be few to deny that it is quite as bad
as it was after Postmaster General Hitchcocks
efficiency system, retrenchments and reforms
were placed in full operation And worse could
not be said.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
The Submarine as a Boomer.ne

This country is not alone in suffering from the
abuse OF the submarine. Other neutral countries
have had heavy. losses but usually without loss
OF liie Now, however, the Spanish ship Pena
Iastlllo has been torpedoed and the small num-
beT OF survivors thus far reported makes it prob
able that the greater part of the crew is lost If
that proves to be the case it will hardly strengthen
the German propaganda which is being carried on
as industriously in Spain in this country The
amazing thing is that the German government
should think it worth while to spend millions in
an effort to win sympathy for the German cause
while the German admiralty goes on blowing the
propaganda sky high with its torpedoes In Spain
there is considerable proGerman spirit, specially
in the royaist party, and, therefore, exerting an
influence disproPortionate to its numbers. But the
German cause is not popular. and blowing up
Spanish ships and sailors is not precisely the way
to add to its popularity Nor is it easy to awaken
the old grudge against England when to England
falls the handsomer role of saving lives at sea-
Every neutral country to which the submarine
campaign brings loss of life instantly feels in a
direct way what in the treatment of Belgium it
had felt sympathetcally. The two together have
done more to ALLEVIATE the world from Germany
than the ablest propaganda could undo in a cen
tury.-Springfeld Republican.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
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pedition with grievous impairment OF his
eyes, from which he never recovered.
Dana, on the other hand, was restored
to health by his journey before the
mast. Mr.. Dana told me that he wrote
the story which afterward became known
as Two Years Before the Mast withou,
any thought of literary workmanship.
He wrote exactly as he would have done
had he been communicating by letter
with those who were dear to him at
home.
i Now it is a strange thing that this
book, which met with instant success
and was reprinted in England and trans
.. lated into other languages, could not be
marketed by Mr.. Dana for n sum larger
than would have been sufficient to pay
for pen, ink and paper. The best bar
gain he could make was a lump sum
of 500. perhaps a little more. Yet the
book is classic, and it will be printed
and reprinted as long as American liter
ature lives"
ICoryright, 1915, by T. ]. Edwards. All rights re
serve1.)
Tomorrow DIR. Edwards will tell
when the Government Encouraged Au-
thorship."
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
The Proof Is Yet Lacking.

Yesterday was not without its evidence of a
stampede in the direction of an accord with Ger
many, but with very little in the way of substantial
developments to justify it. So far there is moth.
ing but surmisc that Germany will back down from
its asserted and reiterated intention-too often
exemplihed in deed-to sink without warning and
at all hazards any merchantmen that comes its
way flying an enemy flag. Americans induging in
the hope that friendly relations with Germany
are to be maintained would do well to bear in
mind that everything in the way of concession is
yet to come from Germany that the United States
cannot recede one step from its demands set forth
IN the note OF July 81 Germany must disavow
and repudrate the act which sent the Arabic to the
bottom with the loss of American lives, and Ger
many must make solemn promise that there shall
be no repetition of such act if action by the United
States toward an unfrendly nation, at war with
nations with which this nation is on friendly terms
is to be averted
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Paul Jones, Perry and Prebls arrived Seward
Alaska August a. Nashville, arrived Port te
Paix August Is: Lamson and Hercules. arrived
Norfolk August . Triton, arrived Washington
August 8; Mccall. arrived Whitestone Lsndina
August 25: Dray;on. arrived Rosebank August s
Lebanon arrived Lynnhaven Bay August q; Jason
arrived Port su Prince August S; Lawrence. AZ.
rived Mare Island August g: Tennessee. arrived
Philadelphia August q: Wyoming arrived Boston o.
August 25; Jupiter, arrived Vera Cruz August q;
San Francisco and Baltimore. arrived Newport
August %: Annapolis. arrived San Diego August .;
Cleveland. arrived San Diego August a.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
Capt T p Masruder. commissioned from Ad-
rist 6. 1915
Capt. n. C. Twinins. commissioned from 1ui'
a. 1915.
Commander L. R. de steisuer. detached COM
mand Of receiving ship at New York; 10 command
Kearsarse.
Eearsarse; to command Reina Mercedes.
Commander r. n. Freeman. detached Colorado;
TO commander. torpedo flotills, Pacific Fleet.
Commander H. J. Zissrmser. detached com.
mandert torpedo flotila. Pacific Fleet; to General
Lieut.. Commander Z-E Bisss. detached Oregon
Ieut, c. O. Davy to Bureau Of Nsvintioc.
Navy Department. Washington. d. q. sspsem-
Der Is.
Lieut.. tjunior grade, A. Z, Bernhard. detaened
Baich; to Navy Yard. washinston. d. C.. Sep
tember l. 1915.
Iieut isunior grade, Clarence cuibraLsoo. cco-
mi.sioued from June g. 1875.
Lieut. tjunior Grsde) v. c. Griffin commissioned
from June 8. rs
Lieut.. 0unior grade, ". J. Burtia commissioned
from June Q. 1913.
Lent. tiunior grade, o. o. Hagen. commits
stoned from March Z. 1915.
lieut. (juniof grader ID Il. Besry. ccmmis-
soned from March Z. fsis
Lieut.. liunof Grade, n. p. culey. eommi'-
stoned from June g. DlA
Lieut.. Junior sradpl J. X. Faise. commits
stoned from June .. fsl5
Lieut.. tjunior grade, Elliott Buchmaster. commis-
siopsd from June .. SlA
Lieut. Junior u.de, L. L. Hunter. commissioned
frum June 8. 1873
from June & 1875.
Lisut. tjunior r.del A. G. Bnssts. eonnis-
stoned from June .. slA
Lieut eunior rade, W. d. Tsyics. eoanisssossd
from June Q. fsss
Liet. c3auior frade, L X. undaiay. ecan'<
sionsd from July - n.k
Lssut. tjunicr sr.des @. o. HltehsseA. eonMs-
u1unsd frum yuns & IN
Lieut.. tiuaice szsds, y. .. Ts1als. esunis-
ss.sd fscn' yune - ......
~ 3ms Z. -
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
ARMY ORDERS.

So much of paragraph 10. Special Orders. No. IT.
as relates to Second Lieuts. Jasper A. Davies and
James A. Stevens, Twenty-seventh Infantry,
amended to transfer Lieut.. Davies to the
Seventeenth Infantry. and Lieut.. Stevens to the
Ninth Infantry to take effect September !. .sl5
Leave Of absence for two months and seven
DAYS to take effect on or about October 8,
granted Capt. Earle W. Tanner. Quartermastei
Corps.
Leave OF absence for one month, to take effect
on or abou. September l. IL granted Capt Heni,
S. Hathaway U. s. A.. retired recruiting officer
Mai William NJ. Roberts. Medical Corpe. nov On
leave Of absence at Baltimore. Nd Il relieved irom
further duty at Fort Yellowstone. Wyo.. and will
proceed to Texas City. Tex. and report in per
son to the commanding general. Second Division
for assignment to duty. with station at Fort
Reno Okla.
r. Douglas. signal Corps. is relieved from detail
In that corps Capt. Douglas will remain on his
present duties until further orders.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27

Every time owner OF a lot on the Union
Station plaza is paid for his condemned property,
after delay of two years, it is announced as some
sort OF benefaction the part OF the govern
ment, when on :hc contrary il is merely the dis
charging ola long overdue debt, after a useless
commission has shaved off portion to apply to-
ward the payment OF its own salary and expenses.
When every other mistake and injustice pcrpc-
tratcd by Ben Johnson. of Kentucky. chairman Of
the House Committee on the District of Columbia
has been forgotten his monumental creation, the
second Plaza Awards Commission. will be remcm-
bercd.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27
HISTORY BUILDERS.
What a Famous Book Brought Its
Author.

Written EXPRESSLY for The Washington Herald)
by DIR. f. j. EDWARDS.
About the time that the late Parke
Goodwin was receiving the congratula-
tfons of his friends that he had been
permitted to celebrate his SOth birthday,
while still in excellent mental and phys
ical vigor, he spoke to me reminiscently
of some Of his associations with Ameri-
can authors who had gained great repu-
tations in the mid-years of the past
century.
Mr. Goodwin, as one Of the editors of
Putnam's Magazine, in the years when
that periodical was at. the height of its
prosperity, was brought into associa-
ton with all those who were achieving
greatly as authors who were Americans
and also some distinguished English
writer's, especially Thackeray. These au-
thors were accustomed to make the
editorial offices of Putnam's Magazine a
sort of informal club for they gathered
there frequently.
1T Is an interesting fact" said MIR.
Goodwin that, leaving out of considera-
ton those who gained permanent fame
as historians, like Motley. Prescott, Ban
croft, and one or two others. the most
successful literary work was done by
men who recorded things just as they
saw them.
almost all the fiction which had for
time great notoriety is now forgotten.
suppose that Mrs. Stoves novel. I'm
Gle Toms Cabin is the only one that
will maintain a permanent place In our
literature, and that Is due to special
reason.
There were three writer's of narratives
Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana,
and Francis Parkman-whose works.
at least the works of two Of them. will
be embodied in a list Of permanent Amer
ican literature. l knew all three of these
men, although I was not acquainted with
Mr.. Dana until he was in fiourishing
practice as a lawyer.
1.-THE literary triumph and the assured
fame which Parkman's book, The Ore
gon Trail and Dana's book. Two Years
Before the Mast and 1 was going to
say Melville's book, 'Typee,' have gained
were due entirely to the ability these
three men showed for very high-grade
reporting. They told their stories as they
saw things. exactly as they would II
they had been repeating to friends some
Of their experiences.
1T is a curious fact that Dana went
to sea. sailing around Cape Horn. for
the purpose Of restoring impaired eye
sight. while Parkman went upon the
Oregon trail, possessed Of excellent eye
sight, but he came back from that ex-
The Washington herald., 1915-08-27

Tho news comes that gasoline dealers in Bay
onne, n. j. have been obliged to pay 1 cent more
3 gallon for gas" manufactured by the Standard
Oil Company. and that they have therefore in
creased the cost to automobiists to IA certs gall
Ion. A month ago gasoline sold in Bayonne for
II cents a gallon. The Standard Oil furnishes
most of the gasoline used in this section. Last
month the company granted 10 per cent in
crease to the strikers. This. some of the auto
nobilists believe responsible for the jacking up
of the price of gasoline. There need be no doubt
about il. The law governing the case is almost
rs natural a. that which makes water seek its
Deve!