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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01

seeking an explanation. Hiram. in
his profound excitement and despera-
ton, had swollen the loss in securities
up to a fabulous amount. A man
pushed his way through the crowd.
1t was John Marvin.
what was the address in the lost
packet, lad?" he inquired.
Blackstone, Wharton Winkleman."
replied Hiram in a breath.
There it u.s." announced Marvin, ex-
tending a package. You must have
dropped it on the street ways back
where ! picked it up"
"Hunkeydory!' shouted Hiram, and
he grabbed the packet eagerly and
his face fairly bloomed again, and he
chung to Marvin's sleeve till he was
piloted clear of the crowd. Mister,
please give me your card"
Why. what's that for?" Queried
Marvin.
SOS l can reward you-not now,
when I'm rich. Another thing:
don't want to forget what you've done
for me. Tell you, it's q narrow escape!
It's me to deliver these securities and
back to the bank and resign my posi-.
ton"
why 40 you do that" asked Mar.
win, somewhat interested IN this oddly
original character he had run up
against.
I'm through" pronounced Hiram
definitely. mo outside work for me-
And the responsibility! Nix. not.
also never, I'm too heavy for exer
! else. III strike for an inside posi-
ton"
"Why, come to think of it, our house
needs a new hand at the information
DESK said Marvin.
Say. mister, work me in, will your
pressed Hiram eagerly. Il don't
care what the salary is. so long at
don't have TO get down before nine
and have an hour noontimes for thu
eats
SO Marvin gave his card and HiraE
rcas d-!y installed in h!G ro~ po1i
ton. he MADE nimseIi useful, h
| was pOl1te, pledSdHt, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IL vas ideal to him to rest in a cush
toned chair all day long. He got fat
ter and more in love with life eacl
succeeding day.
AS to Marvin, the new employee,
! dotted on him He got to walking
nome with him, after the DAYS worl
was done. Marvin even took him witt
him to visit his fiancee. Mary Roh
erts, who had heard considerable o
Hiram, and wanted to see him. HI
ram felt grateful and honored.
For a week after that he notice
that MIR. Marvin was gloomy and re
served. He talked to him one eve
ming during their nomeward walk. Tn
interest and gratitude of the lad mad
Marvin glad to talk about his trol
bIes, even If it was to boy, for H
ram had said
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
BROUGHT TO TIME
BY ACvFNAH JORDAN cARrH.

Hirsm-'Roly-R ofy''-Benson, we'll
designated as q nickname, admirably
filled the Information desk in the Of
fees OF Bacon & Co., brokers. He was
undersized, rotund. big.eyed, pink as
= posy, always neat and clean of per-
son. He exhaled healthfulness. He
seemed built for the very chair he &C.
cupied and harmonized we'll with the
six pretty-and also ;pink--stenog-
raphers, filing In the office picture
Just behind him.
Hiram was the Office pet, but that
had not spoiled him. He had come
into the employ of Bacon & Co. un.
der peculiar circumstances, and the
cooperation that had enabled the
connection was appreciated and cher
'ished by young Hiram. II only for
the sake of plain, honest, hard-work-
ing John Marvin, his sponsor, he was
determined to make good"
It was both curious and portentous
the manner in which these two met.
Hiram was at that time experiencing
the sorrows and hardships of his
first APPROPRIATENESS boy for
the Security National bank. One
morning Hiram was sent with two
packages of securities to deliver to
two different financial institutions. He
placed each in a separate inside coat
pocket. 1t made him pun to walk
fast, and he appeared as a strenuous
junior business devotee as he swung
down the crowded thoroughfare. Alb
ruptly he checked himself to a stag
gering halt as he CHANGED to put his
hands to his pockets. One of the
precious packets was missing! He
let out frantic yell with the full
power Of his lungs.
"Lost-ruined! I'll be hung!" he
walled next, and sank to the curb and
. crowd gathered. An officer came VI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01

Tim your friend, Mr.. Marvin, and
Just you believe 1t. III never forget
what you've done for me. You're wor-
rying about something. and II hts
money-for i hear you're arranging to
get married to that sweet Miss Rob-
erts-why, Tive got over a hundred in
the savings, and it's yours for the
asking"
Thank you, Hiram" returned Mar
vim, considerably moved at the gener-
GUS offer, but it wouldn't help me.
had saved up $500 to get married on,
and it's gone, 1 fear. 4 loaned it to a
friend-a false friend-who got me
to accept a friend of his as indorser.
and left the city. Last week the in
dorser, a man named Drollard, paid
the note with $500 check. Unfortu-
nately gave up the note, for when I
went to cash the check they stamped
it Not sufficient funds I've been to
the bank every day for a week, and it
has been no use. have learned that
this Drollard, who is a sleek, clever
schemer, keeps an account at the
bank, but never allows 1t to reach
the $500 mark
What bank is It drawn on. Mr..
Marvin" inquired Hiram.
THE Security National"
Hiram let out one Of his characters
tic yells. Say, I'm solid there" he
added. "You give me that check.
know the ways and all the fellows at
the Security, you see. was bank
er once, you know" reminded Hiram
F., Importantly. "and-Fll collect that
check for you If it can be collected
by anyone"
Hiram had not been a banker, as
he boosted, but he did know banking
ways. Forthwith he placed himself
in close touch with the boys he had
known at the bank"
Jaw! give me the tip-it's all ir
the family" was his typical appeal II
turn to two of his former fellow work
ers in the bank, and the next day Hi
ram was placed in possession of some
very important and guiding facts con
corning the man who had given Mr.
Marvin the check that could not b.
collected. The evasive depositor. Hi
ram discovered, had made it poin
to always keep from fifty to one hun
dred and fifty dollars on deposit un
der the face of the check he had giveI
to Marvin His final Tip" late on
afternoon was that Drollard had $42
to his credit when the bank closed
and Hiram proceeded to draw SIT o
his savings.
The next morning he appeared a
the Security National and deposite'
that amount to the credit of Drollard
presented the check and received fiv
crisp 500 bills ON the check, whicl
Mr.. Marvin had endorsed over T
him.
There's your $500, Mr.. Marvin" ar
nounced Hiram airily, who tried har
to evade the ST deficit. had to ow
the truth, and had one of the $40
bills forced upon him by the delighte
Marvin.
At the wedding Hiram was happ
''roly-poly," indeed a rotund sen
blance Of some beaming. intensely sa
isfied Cupid!
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
That TeIe-
phone Pole
(Cupyrfght, 1917. by Associated Literary
Pressl

Copyright. 1872 BY Associated Literary
Little Nell Adams, Is most Of her
friends called her, had been invited
to spend a couple OF weeks with her
old nurse In the country, and she had
arrived in tie midst Of trouble and
lamentation. Mrs. Culver, the old
nurse. was laid up with q sprained
ankle; one of the pigs had just gone
crazy and would surely die; q hawk
had descended on the big rooster and
borne him away, and the suburban
telephone company was getting ready
to plant one of its poles In front Of
the gate. Mr.. Culver was = quiet,
humble man, and they had bluffed
him. Ut was while she WIS out in the
road "sassing" the workmen for the
company that the wife turned her
ankle.
Little Nell listened to the tale Of
trouble, and then with her chin in the
air and her eyes flashing she asked
of the husband:
Are you a man or q mouse?"
"But they've got the law ON theiI
.side," he protested.
"And Aunt Joe has got me on heI
side It's q good thing / came. They
don't plant pole in front of this
gate! How many Of the company's
men are there?"
"A big Dozen"
"Humph! Only that many? Why
l can sass twenty at once!'
"Of course she can, the little dear,
observed the wife. Look how he
brown eyes are turning black and thu
color coming to cheeks! Oh, l needed
her! I've got husband that dasn'
speak above whisper, but wait til
the dear child gets to talking! Why
she was scarcely an hour old whel
she was telling the doctor what wa
what! She'll never let 'em put tina
pole up"
81 saw that they had dug the hol
for it."
"And this afternoon the pole vii
be up" added the husband.
We'll see about that" said tn
girl as she tossed her head. "Yo
leave it to me and don't mix in. Uncl
Jim, you simply keep watch and lie
me know when they are coming
Aunt Joe, you sit still and let tina
ankle get we'll. Is there gun aroun
the house?"
! "Guns and shootings and hant
| ings!" groaned the man as he turne
pale.
"You never mind. but hunt up tha
old pistol for the dear. brave child.
| thing It's hanging in the woodshe'
Yes. hanging In the woodshed, an
} you letting folks plant teiephon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Mlnht Have Been Worse.

Romeo Johnson OF Indianapolis once
gave this explanation Of how he came
by his first name: My father was a
great admirer Of clas steal acting"
said he, "and was an especial admirer
Of Edwin Booth. Shortly before l
was born he was in the East and
stayed over a day to see Booth In
Romeo and Juliet The impression
was so strong that he named me Ro-
meo. Its a good thing that be left
when he did. for the performance the
next night was Pyg .nalIon and Ga
latea."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
WEDDING Rino An,ays Used.

Wedding customs have varied with
changing periods but the wedding ring
has always b-en used. Its earliest
form was iron, then, in turn. copper.
brass, leather, sedge and adamant;
and, after this, the precious metals.
The first record of its use is in Gen.
esis T. The old Gimmal ring was
cunningly fitted in two sections. so
that one went TO the bride and the
other to the bridegroom; and 1t Ia
often copied for moo ern ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
How He Gnt the Iumns

Judge-What's this specimen ar
raigned for, Mr.. officer?
Oficer-He approached me on the
street and be, me abusive because
wouldn't give him money for some
thing to eat.
Judge-Well, but what about those
Jumps on his head?
Oficer-He wouldn't come along TIL
| gave him club sandwich.-Puck
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Wanted TO Be hospltabIe.

When I went to Paris, relates Gen.
Horace Porter, told my friends that
any OF them who got within mile
Of the embassy must come to see me.
The latchstring, | told them. was out:
there was always a spare seat in my
pew at church. The latchstring was
often pulled: the seat In church re-
manned vacant One of my friends who
visited me stopped his subscription
to the Christian Observer. He said
he didn't want any Observers while he
was In Paris
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Hubby Couldn't Lie.

Does your husband ever lie to
you?" Never" How do you know"
He tells me that | do not look a day
older than | did when he married me.
and If he doesn't lie about that
don't think he :, would about less i'm
portant matters
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
L. w. Yarnall
LIGHT AND HEAVY
HAULING
HOUSEHOLD MOVING A
SPECIALITY
Oak and Pine Wood
orders handled promptly.
Phones:
Office Ioo; Res. 57-Green
plamono Re, ms luster.

Only the expert cs.L tell an imitation
diamond from a real stone when the
Imitation is new, but after the fake
stone has been worn for a little time
It soon loses it's luster. 1t is this
which makes real diamond valuable.
No matter how long it is worn It will
keep its sparkle almost IS well as
ever.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Trash Water Above Salt.

Selawik Is a curious lake near the
seacoast Of Alaska. I'll es rise and fall
10 the lake by reason of an under
ground connection with the sea. At
the bottom the water is quite salt,
but at the top il layer Of perfectly
fresh water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Guard Against Infection

The Argentine national health de
partment has posted signs along the
principal streets of Buenos Aires tell
ing what animals and insects should
be avoided to lessen the dangers oil
infectious diseases
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Secret Of Good Memory.

The secret of good memory is at
tention, and attention to a subiecs
depends upon our interest in it. We
rarely forget that which has made
deep impression on our minds
Trvcn Edwards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Iron In Water Easily Detected.

Half a part in a million Of iron In
water is detachable by taste, and four
or five parts make water unpalatable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Peace.

Nothing can bring you peace but
yourself; nothing but the triumph OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
The Professions
cHrpoPRACToa

CHIRoPRACTOR
DR.. .. u. SCARBOROUGH.
LADY in Attendance
Dvches Building, Between PARK
and Auditorium
OFNICE HOURS
s,.20 a. m. 1880 to 8 p. m.
1900 to $3.50 p. n.
'eultation and Examination FREE.
Residence Phone 240 Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
orisIn Of the Bicycle.

Origin Of the Bicycle.
The modern bicycle seems 20 nav
had its origin in 1854. p. n. Flscner'
mechanic of schweinfurt, Germany
added pedal crsnks to the velocipeoe
ouite independently Ernest Michauk
hit upon tn. sa-e idea in 1893. S s...
her tires seem to have been nrs'
s.sd 4. 1sey by NJ. Thevanon OF Lyons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
Industry the Best Capital.

began life with a sixpence. and be-
Iieve that mans best capital is his
industry.-Stephen Girard
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-01
]. nAH.D. MENDENHALL

CIVIL ENGINEERS
h lutte 2l2-215 Drane Building
LAKELAND, FLA.
bsphate Land Examinations ana
1T Designs, Earthwork Special
!, Surveys.
bidence Phone 27S Black.
ICE Phone 276 Blue.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14

No 2 Tyler Heater Weigh,
% los. ATS
NJ. ; Tyler Heater Neigh,
5 lbs. $50
Our Nc. ! , and ; Tyler
Heaters are the same as the
on and o.. hut arc double
lined. hinge on cover and
have cas-, iron ash door
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14
Sheet Iron Wood Heaters

Made OF uniform color steel with cast iron legs.
large opening 70 take GA, ash and nickel urn.
Will last longer than the ordinary sheet iron
heater Phone as your order we pa, them up
without extra charge.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14

No on Bak Static Heater SIPS
No OF Tyler Heater, Weigh, HIS $50
No o. Tyler Heater, Weigh, p lbs 2.2s
No. Tyler Heater. Welsh, 24lb 2.2s
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14
Coal Heaters

Nruii.u ri lHmdn Wrieht
a. ur l'nee $500
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14
Stove Boards

Cast Iron and Brass and Irons
Extra Heavy, From
$3.50 TO $500
ifiatr .uarit Nlit l.udfft AuisfIt
foudrrs Nmh tend1v. iilo SITS. ,,al
fones FoArt iis
50. ,sn 90 Fuui nfe plan efh portable
htslfi flatr. beg mHfi.' uhHf tif ls unalld,
40 sifft Auiei inm lN fnfh
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-14
The Perfection
Oil Heater

80 $3.50 iaue Hiff $50
Az ihr above Perfection nN HIST
80 sfs Nistol Trimmed with ai~i
is,df
mo ST. $3.50 T. co. SALINE nr 81 l1H
hni haa loe uil tank
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24

WHEN YOU'RE WELL, KEEP WELL

Most of the degenerative diseases
cannot be cured In the sense that
diseases OF earlier life are cured
because old age prevails in time.
But the important fact IL that in
too many cases old age comes on
prematnrely and without the victim
sNspecting it's insidious onset.
The first essential In the control
OF these diseases OF adult life Is
their prompt detection.
Cancer can be completely cured
by surgical operation in many
cases, II taken in time. but is rarely
durable by other means. or n neg.
lected until in the advanced stages.
The progress OF the degenerative
diseases OF the heart and arteries
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24
SCHEMING TO KILL SEAMEN'S LAW

ON A recent visit TO Seattle Robert Dollar, head
" of the big steamship company which bears
his name bewaied The dire necessity which COM
pelS him. because of the la Toilette law, to seek
foreign registry for his ships He told such pa
thec story of the hardshipS the law inflicted upon
him that he had every corporation paper IN the
Northwest shedding tears with him as he took the
trip to Vancouver to give that town the oneeover.
But now il appears that Robert Dollar nearly
always sailed his ships under foreign flags In the
last issue of la Follete's Weekly, Robert Dollars
sudden love for the American flag on his ship is
apty shown in the following paragraph:
"Robert Dollar. president Of the Robert Dollar Steamship
company. recently announced that he would place MS
foreign ns9 had all except two OF them
under the British Tiss prior TO the eeennns of me war
protection. stating however, that soon
a he would 90 back under foreign has
flag he under now and De exempt
from the operation seaens Act the vessels to
American ports"
Again there was considerable noise stirred up
by the subsidized press over the fact that the Pa
cfic Mail Steamship Co. was going out OF business.
II was charged the la Toilette SeamenS bill was to
blame Again La Toilette shows up the utter false
hood in this claim The Pacific Mail is owned by
the Southern Pacific Railway Co. To do business
thru the Panama canal, ii must divorce itself from
the railway according TO law. This is what is hap
penng-the divorce. The La Toilette Seamen's
act had nothing to do with it,
And thus La Toilette sizes up the situation;
~rhs country 10 being made the victim Of vicious and
menaens conspiracy The shipping Interest 10 putting forth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24
- EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE SEATTLE STAR =Ez==

will be but prelude to war
II would be cowardIy to escape the dangers
of the present by making war certain for the fu-
ture, but thus far nothing has arisen that cannot be
settled by fair agreement
No president has had the support of the people
in any crisis as strongly as President Wilson has
had in this and if his final decision is that no COM
promise can be effected the nation will not hest
tate 10 follow his guidance But the sentiment Of
the vast majority OF the people is not for war and
their hope is that he will be able to preserve an
honorable peace
Cool deliberate judgment after the first ex-
element has disappeared determines that the stu
alton does not offer sufficient grounds for plungng
our country into bloody war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24
ISN'T UNCLE THE EASY MARK?

Q ECRETARY DANIELS postpones until Septem.
~ Der 10Th the opening of bids on our 10 new
submarines because two Of the big private ship
building concerns are loaded up with foreign con-
tracts for submarines
Some day Uncle Sam will starve to death
thru being at the mercy of private bakers.
Just think Of a great nation like ours being
unable to go ahead with preparations for self-de-
Tense because private concerns are too busy work
ing for foreigners against whom we may have to
defend ourselvesl Pretty rotten condition. isn't il,
BETWEEN THE toadstool eaters, canoests and ex.
eurson steamers fatality lists compare favorably
with those OF Europe this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24
AN HONORABLE PEACE

THE prospect of this country going to war seems
unreal Doubtless ii seemed unreal to some
of the nations of Europe just little over year
ago.
II is apparent, however, that the only method
of settlement of the difficulties between the United
States and Germany lies in compromise.
II is also apparent that an absolute nSistence
that Germany shall comply with conditions that
mean abandonment of her submarine warfare will
be rejected
II the United States bases its claims entirely
upon the principles of international law, our quarrel
lies with Great Britain as we'll as Germany
A compromise has been found which prevents
trouble with Great Britain We have recognized
that new factors have entered into control of the
sea.
Should we deal with Germany in the
same spirit, despite the fact that Germany's Of
Tense cost American lives?
Should agreement be reached with
Germany which gives Americans safe conduct
while crossing the sea, without compelling US
to recognize the principle Of German subma-
rine warfare?
Should these things be done should
the United States insist upon strict accept
ance by Germany of the conditions already
set forth?
Compliance with the demand that we obtain
such recognition Of sea law as we have requested
is plainly out OF the question. InsiSence upon ii
will result in the breaking off of relations which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24

n. Y. today--mr hopkins what
lives on west f46 At. used to
preech hole lot about living as
cheeply as 1 e. that was how him
and his wife got there start In life
but when he wasent talking about
that he was telling his dauter that
her Teller was the worst hunk of
cheese In town
now, the Teller was alrite. CESS.
but he dident have reglar job and
when he did work his old man had
TO buy his clothes and let him feed
his face at home free OF charge
outside OF that harold was a fine
I guy TO have around the house
& miss hllda hopkins was stuck
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24

on him for fare
so yesterday evening when her
dad got threw telling about how 2
Good live as cheepley as she
chirps out
papa deer. II 2 can live az cheep-
ley as ] why coodent harold and
get married as you Good keep us
both as cheepley as you keep me
here now
sufferin cats you ought TO a herd
hildas old man explode a. we herd
1t In our house which Ia next dore
TO the hopkins but we never
knowed what happened until hilda
told my sister this a. m.
but got a bunch that 2 can
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24

every to interruptions business to deredt
obiginu commercial organizations
daes subservent magazines Interested
news agencies nstrumentaes that show startling
special interest at the OF the public
of tho United States and those OF Other
seeking prevent the enforcement OF this great
humane act passed by the last congress.
"Th special Interest should not be permitted
to deceive the Amerl
public this measure Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lepacd slavery for the and emancipation
dangers sea for the travelling public"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24

Chatter, clatter. Pullman car, now
] wonder why you are. Forty times
I bumped my head last night when
went to bed; now have a four
ply cramp. and I look just like a
tramp. Thirty thousand wrinkle
rows decorate my Sunday clothes,
tho rolled them. nice and neat, and
laid them then across my feet. Ny
expensive summer coat looks quite
old enough TO vote, and my nice
new panama wears a fracture on its
jaw. Oh. the porter's silvery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-24
A LITTLE BIT OF MOST ANYTHING
CHATTER. CHATTER, PULLMAN CAR

smile, How I curse IL. mile on
mile, have subsidized that man.
paid him all I fairly can, yet |
know he wants some change, and
his smile has found my range.
Bobby Lincoln. millionaire. do you
think Il is quite fair for a landed
plutocrat every day to pass the
hat? I've a perfect right to yelp,
for paid for my berth, twice az
much as II was worth. Haste the
day when Uncle Sam grabs your
cars with one grand slam,