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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Maklnu a Life Max.

A well-known New Yorker entertain
ing some friends at dinner showed
them his life mask, then told them
with feeling how the mask had been
made. They put me In chair" he
said, tied towel around my head.
plugged my ears with creased wool
and stuck quill in each nostril Shut
your eyes, said the workman, drawing
near with ladle and large steaming
tureen Of pink plaster of paris of the
consistency Of thick soup; and he
slapped the stun on my face in great
ladlefuls. could feel 1t running down
my collar and over my chest just as
soup would have done. 4 motioned
with my hands wildly. The man
laughed That's all right, boss he
said, and kept shaping the hot, horri-
BILE, Shiny stun upon me. He stopped
when my face was incased in half.
inch coat of plaster. He told me II
would harden in few minutes. II
did, but the minutes were awful. AZ
the plaster dried 1t seemed to shrink
shrinking my skin with 1t. And the
heat OF the thing! And the difficulty
In breathing through the quilts stuck
in my nostrils! Then very carefully
very slowly he drew the hardened cast
from my face. gripped the chair
arms and shrieked."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
YOUNG 'A[DS blake
How a .carrier Pigeon Fooled the
Plotting lof a -Scheming
Lawyer.

ri declare, Marie, don't know how
much longer j can stand this!" ex.
claimed Miss Belinda Dawes. spinster,
and aunt Of the lovely niece she had
,rraigned before her.
Marie Powers, with her sweet face
and gentle, coaxing ways, did not at all
resemble q. culprit. She came smiling
" up to her aunt, who stood wringing
her hands over aagarden' box, the dirt
Of which looked@as II a colony of rats
had been sporting across it. Marie
nut her arms quite around her COM
planning relative.
Dear aunt" she said ssoothinEiy,
Ydon't ssco3d this time. Il faithfully
promise that Juao shall be kept closed
IN her box until your special seeds are
all fully saprcutsd.
Juno! 'Yor mergys sake, Merle,
have you given that ,ouflaudish name
to q lruhbieh. common. every day
.piseon7"
why, 10 he-+that de, Mr.. Blake
called two oflhas, pet dove mates Juno
the other Venus"
"H'm-So that's the secret OF, your
fondness for that audaci0us nuisancs
that has. eaten up my choicest sprouts
imported, too! Ivv01idnt nmoor
much over that young man IL I>weI,
you. Marie. They tell me he. nevel
worked a day in his life, and all hi
father left him vwas;a lawsuit"
Marie ;blushed to the roots of he
hair, hastened to her.room, and coaxet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Life-savino Service Instituted by
Uncle Sam Offers No Tempta-
ton to the Timorous.

The sea and lake coasts of the Unit
ed States, exclusive of the coast Of
Alaska, have an extent Of more than
10000 miles. More extended than the
coast of any other maritime country,
the waters touching the shores of the
United States are among the most
dangerous.
II was for this reason that, In 1878,
congress formally established the life
saving service, at that time the only
institution of its kind in the world
under government control.
As the service stands today. the
coastal regions Of this country have
been divided in 13 district, each in
charge of a superintendent. Assistant
inspectors are also connected with
each division, being officers Of the
United States revenue service. In
many instances the revenue cutter
service assists the lhe-saving service
in rescue work.
At each of the 279 station lie q
keeper, as well as q captain OF the
crew. Crews number from seven to
ten according to the importance OF
the station in relation to the prev
lepce of danger, the total number OF
surfmen being 1861. At the head OF
the service is Sumner 1. Kimball, gen.
eral superintendent. Oliver M. Maxam
is assistant general superintendent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
AnOIdMan'S
Stratagem
~
By FRANK'PILSON
Copyright. 1915. by. W. g. Chapman


Philips theory was that it was
better'to be king Of a village than the
second ruler Of New York. No less
an authority than julius Caesar had
said that before him, in a slightly diff
ferent shape: but Caesar didn't have
to prove It., and Phillips did.
He spent his vacation in little vii
lage in the Catskills, where the girls
from the department stores went. 1t
was . quiet sort of place, and the
quieter sort Of girls went there. Phil
lipss vacation, unfortunately lasted .
month.
With o. succession, Of young wom-
en- coming. and going, Phillips. being .
gentleman in appearance and having
plenty ofimoney. was In his element.
He dirted with. sll and each, indiscrim-
inately. Naturally, he created good
deal Of enmity at the little hotel. Any
one canIdo that. but Phillips thought
he was-a lady-killer.
used to watch him from the porch
and wished ! we're thirty years
younger. l should have enjoyed moth
ing better than to take the young
blackguard by the collar and trounce
him soundly. OF course people set out
to enjoy themselves, but Phillips had
planned it all out before. Besides, the
man was outrageous with his dude
clothes and his generally offensive air.
But it was none of my business, and
watched the affairs with three or
four of the girls to whom Phillips
swore eternal devotion until it came
to Dorothy Raines. That set my back
up badly.
Dorothy was the niece Of the hotel.
keeper, and in the summer she helped
in the hotel. In the winter, believe,
she taught In the local school. had
gone there several successive sum.
mers, and knew she was engaged to
the finest of the young fellows OF
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Then the clouds came up, rain was
and with q sigh Marie re-
clined on her bed, dreaming once more
iof the golden week in her fair young
life when she had met Love, and vel
coined him to an abiding place in her
heart.
Marie had closed the window as the
rain began to fall. Suddenly there
seemed to be louder sound than the
splatter of the drops. 1t was like q
tap-tap-tap. Then some heavy object
beat against the pane. Marie went to
the window, opened it. With rain
splotched wings, draggled and storm
beaten, the carrier dove, Venus tapped
into the room
One hour later Marie was speeding
down the road leading southwards.
mounted on bicycle. She had found
under the wing of the carrier dove
twas card in the writing of Adds
Blake. II am prisoner at the Cas-
cade milf" it read. near Riverton.
Help"
Marie had heard Adds speak of des-
\ fSASs0 SAAoAhiSo AA0A IMAM OhNOs 0A0
did not dare to wake up her aunt.
There was NO telephone in the dis
trict. If she telegrsphed to Riverton.
fwoud her strange message be under.
stood and needed?
Her cousin and herself had been
regular bicyclists in the past. Her
suit waadn the garnet, her machine In
the stable loft. Her dauntless mind
was soon made up. and now Marie
was dashing down the country high.
way.
u It must have been IL o'clock when
she saw the crossroads lights . mile
away and the city glow beyond. Then.
nearer, towards the riverside, a spark
Of radiance recalled something.
The Cascade mill" exclaimed
Marie, in; sudden fash of memory.
why, that lonely building where the
light ia must be it. Cousin and l
made this run more than once, and
| remember now"
Marie approached the old rookery.
A light guided her. She traced it to
"a room on the lower floor She saw
ruftianly faced man trying lock-
ed door. Then he took up bottle
from table, put on his hat and start.
ed apparently for the tavern at the
cross roads
Marie was in the lighted room as
soon as the man was out Of sight She
noticed the padlocked door beyond
found a heavy iron bar, burst in the
door, and. extending the lantern saw
her lover, handcuffed, lying on a
heap of straw.
YOU" shouted Adds in amaze.
Yes" fiuttered Marie-'your mes
sage-the. dove"
What! Venus flew to you, instead
of home, aas | expected" exclaimed
Adds. "Ah, see-for her mate
Just as Marie had sought hers!
She led him from the place and to
the nearest farm house. The tele
phone was called into requisition
some officers arrived in an automo
bile from the city. Then Marie re
turned home, and-waited
1t was fortunate that Adds Blake
@ had his pet dove with him when cap
a tured. A scheming lawyer had plot
a came up. He was foiled. Adds gain
@ ed the suit and fortune. He hat
:. won something more precious, how
ever, he told Marie that same da,
q when he asked her to become hi
f. wife.
0Convripht 1919 nv w q Chairman
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Old Knee Joint.

Dstimated by scientists to be from
150. 900 to 275,000 years old. the petri-
nsd knee joint Of q mammoth was un-
esrthed at Long Beach, Cal, by work
men twenty-eight feet below the sur
face. The discovery has been pre-
sented to the chamber Of commerce
by Anton Cheroske, the finder. The
knee joint OF the largest species Of AMI
mails that ever roamed the earth In
well preserved, despite fits great age.
II measures Is inches In length and II
inches in diameter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

to her finger dove pecking at some |
cage crumbs ON the sill. 1t had a
hamper to one foot, SO 1t could not fly
nor wander far away. Marie placed
it in the grated box resting on the
porch roof, first fondling it lcaress-
ingly.
She sat down and covered her face
with her hands at a remembrance of
her aunt's aiiusions, and thought of
how much, indeed, she cherished the
dove. Her aunt knew only q part OF
the story. Marie secretly wondered
what she would say If abe knew all OF
it.
She had met young Adds Blake at
village party two months previous
There never seemed a pair 80 mated
as they to one another After a week
Of picnic pleasures and woodland
roamings that now came up before
Marie's imagination like some beaut-
iful dream, Adds returned to his home,
fifty miles distant
Young Blake made a practical FAD
of pigeons. He boosted the ownership
of Silver Wing" a carrier that had
won the prize for the longest sus-
tanned flight on record. The week ne
spent at MILFORD had been occupied IN
training some Of these pets. The eve
ming of his departure he had sauntereo
down to the Dawes home, small port
able cage In his hand.
Il wonder II you would accept siit
from me, Miss Powers!" he said a.
they sat in the garden in the moon
light, and Marie thrilled at the ten
derness in his tones.
Il should cherish any reminder OF
the pleasant hours we have spent TO
gether," she said frankly.
"Then I am going to leave Juno
witbL.ou."
Aide removed both doves from the
cage. Venus cooed In a melancholy
way as her partner was carried intc
the house by Marie. The bird wouio
have flown frantically to the company
of its mate IL Adds had not restrained
II.
Some day." said Adds softly. as ne
arose to take leave of Marie. i am 30
ing to send Venus with a message
have every reason to believe Una
within month the great family law
suit. which involves large fortune
will be decided In my favor. shoui'
that come about, as say, shall sem
Venus with a message to you unoe'
her wing"
Marie luttered, herself, like SOM
frightened dove. She hung her neau
understanding, but mute.
When do, Miss Powers, proceed
ed Adds In an intense Tone will yo'
send Juno back with a reply?
"Yes!" whispered Marie, and ne wa
gone with a tender pressure OF ne
hand, carrying away her heart VIII
him and leaving his own behind.
One month, two months-no wore
no glad visit for Juno from her apsen
mate. That evening, however as e'
cry evening, Marie sat by the ope
window, thinking, hoping that the NJ
ter Of welcome wings might break u
long vigil.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Generally speaking, thrift is not
born with US, nor it is thrust upon US;
ii is, in the great majority Of cases,
a matter of delicate and intentional
requirement by means Of a self-im-
posed obligation with a definite pur-
pose in view. And withal, to reach
The maximum of effective accomplish
ment there must be penalty which
only, but firmly and constantly, in
sists upon the regular observance Of
all those factors which contribute to
the ultimate SUCCESS. That is, in get
ting into debt one realizes the sense Of
obligation. pride is at stake, and GER
tain self-deniais are made to effect a
saving and meet the payments as ar
ranged. The result is a distinct gain,
IL the debt was properly incurred.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Is the game worth the candle, looking
at it from the woman'syviewpoint?"
mo, SIR" said Ned and knew that
he had made up his mind. u
Isaw the two together most of the
day, and l wonderedNwhen Ned would
bring off his coup. He chose the best
time-after dinner. They were walk
ing in the grounds. and l suppose l
had no business TO follow Ned when
l saw him 90 after them; but want
ed to see DOrothy'sy eyes opened. and
that is my only excuse for what
did.
saw Ned go up to the couple and
speak to Phillips. I don't know what
he said. but l heard Phillips snort
of contempt.
Can you fight?" Ned demanded
next.
Il can whip . dozen like you." Phil
lips retorted.
"Then FIN going to thrash you on
general principles" said Ned, and l
could hardly keep from clapping my
hands and crying rbravo!"
Miss Dorothy lhad hardly recovered
from her surprise when the two were
at it, hammer and tonss.
had not expected Philips to put
up much, Ola fight. but 1t was . case
of Ned doing his best to stop Phil
lipps' rushes. After the FIRST minute
Phillips Knocked Ned down, and, when
he got up Phillips let him have ii
again. Ned didn't get home more
than once, and In the end Ned was
stretched rout upon the ground. half
unconscious. 1t had been Phillips
from beginning to end. and he han
died his fists In, very creditable way,
1suppese it was fear of the public
ity, but all the while the girl stood
there like a statue, and never moved
or spoke. Nobody saw me, and i felt
pretty badly to see how my plot hai
miscarried. Because my idea had
been to show the girl what a cOwart
Phillips was, and, instead, it was Net
who got the thrashing.
Had enough" sneered Phillips
standing, over Ned. Ned groaned; h,
couldn't raise himself from the ground
IF this brute has had his lesson
let US continue our walk, Mis-
Raines," suggested Phillips.
And suddenly the girl turned OIL
him with flashing eyes.
You brute!" she cried. How dar,
YOU How dare you fight man weak
er than yourself! Go away at once
Do you hear me?" She stamped he
foot like a fury.
The next moment she was kneelin
at Ned's side, calling him all the ell
dearing terms in her vocabulary. He
arms were round him. and with he
skirt she began sponging away tn
blood that covered his face. "Forgiv
me, Ned" she was sobbing.
went away then. because l rea
lied that l had no business there
But 1t seems strange to me; ha
thought woman loved strength in
man, but If Ned had beaten Phillip
he would have lost her forever.
sort of upset my ideas-and at m
age one doesn't like that.
Phillips departed the next mornin
by early train, and l imagine he won
show his face up this way in a hurr
again. Dorothy and Ned are to b
married In October-and I've bee
asked to stay on and be best mai
It's curious; j should think Ned woul
never want to see me again afte
that beating. But suppose he col
siders all roads good ones that lead
Dorothy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
n Was the Other Kind Of Hitch.

A descendant Of the fatheriand IN
Mcpherson, Kan, went TO his family
physician for a prescription for his
son. who was afflicted with an irritS
BILE skin disease.
THE trouble" he explained, Is IN
his side, Doc. II bitches him once
"Oh. | see" replied the learned gen.
tleman. ANY cough"
NO. no; it just bitches him yet
Severe pain when he breathes. ]
presume"
mo. no, Doc; it scratches him once
already exclaimed tne
caller
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Wasted Her Breath.

Paul had taken of his shoes and
one still remained in the middle OF
the floor. Little Ruth came running
in and accidentally stepped on 1t. "Oh.
excuse me-" she exclaimed, and she
turned and saw no one except an old
shoe. Angry, she said: why, you
amt no one, and ! wasted my breaf
all for nothing"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Students Too JubiIant.

Singing and cheering in the wee
small hours" supposedly the inalien-
able rights of college students mas
raised a howl of protests from the res
idents of One Hundred and Thirteenth
street New York, who object to the
goings-on in the ten fraternity chapter
houses maintained by Columbia stu
dents in that thoroughfare.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
atatianaY Science.

A medical student once asked tne
- Do, parker Cleveland II there
90 NOT more recent works on
.na,omy than those in the college
I,hrary. Young man" SAID the pro
.a.sor there have been very rev
80 homes added to the human ooo'
ser,nT tbe last twenty years
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Circumstances Alter Cases.

Doctor somewhat dean-Did your
wife take all the medicine / left her?
Browning-Yes; and she's dead.
Doctor-She's in bed, eh? Then I'll
make a change in the treatment.
Browning tlouder)-I said she was
dead.
Doctor-Oh. she's dead, eh? Then
III make out my bill.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Quite Useless.

Pastor from the pulpit)-Ths col
lection which We took up today is for
the savages Of Africa The trouser
buttons which some Of the brethren
have dropped in the plate are conse-
nuentlv useless.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Mans Advantare.

One advantage a man has 10 that
whenever he wants anything In the
house he can always call to his wife
and she'll tell him Just where II u,
but when a woman wants anything
she has to hunt for it-Detroit Ffes
Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Tn. scheo, Lunch.

The sehsoi Lunch ~.
Some mothere today are proVioins
their children ut school with see y.
white enameled water plate ana cup. ny.
for use at lunch hour. THESE tnin
can be easily kept clean and tnen ar
PRODUCTION does away with the Dr. .
age which so frequently occurs ID 'H'
ianch-time frolics.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
The Point Of View.

The astronomers say they have dis
covered a sun spot 100000 miles wide.
And yet we suppose 1t doesn't look
any bigger to an astronomer than a
ten-spot does to most people.-Hous-
ton Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
Success.

Success.
The Greeks had foot race In which
speed and endurance were not the
only tests. Each man at the start was
given a lighted torch, and the laurel
wreath was for the one who came in
first, with his torch alight." Success
in life is not merely reaching the goal.
but more important still, in keeping
the light of God burning in our hurry
ing souls.--Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26

Roses and chryssnthenums.
There are nearly eight hundred
known v'rieties of roses and more
han four hundred chrysanthemums
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
No EishInal

Every week in England there y
close season. during which net nsn-
Ing for salmon is prohibited. II
tends from noon on Saturday unui .
4 N. Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
IL. prieeIess Relic.

Has Priceless Relic
The only complete ancient Roman
....S.rd IN existence Is owned BY An
Englishmsn-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-26
TASK CALLS FOR BRAVE MEN

Copyright, 1913. by w. G. chapman)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-05
Free Flower Seed.
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About 1t

II you are engaged in farming, or
II you plant only vegetables or flow
ers, you cannot afford to be without
the big catalogue published fresh and
new every year by the great South
-ern seed house, H. G. Hastings &
Company, of Atlanta, Ga, and sent alb
solutely free. postage paid, to all who
write for it, mentioning the name of
this newspaper.
In this catalogue we tell you OF q
splendid offer Of free flower seed to
all our customers, FIVE magnificent
varieties that mean beauty about your
home and a pleasure to wives and
daughters that nothing else can give.
This catalogue tells you, too, about
our big cash prize offer to the Corn
Club boys Of your state. 1t tells all
about our fine yielding varieties CT
corn and cotton--the kind We grow on
our own $500 acre farm. 1t tells
about the best seeds of all kinds for
planting in the South. 1t should be
In every Southern home. Write to-
day and let us send it TO you.-H. G.
HASTINGS G CO., Atlanta, aa.-Aavt
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-05
Easy to Darken Gray Hair

When your hair turns gray, streaked
with gray, white, faded, brittle, fall
ing out. itching scalp or dandruff, try
the following: On retiring rub Q-Ban
like a shampoo on hair and scalp. By
morning the gray has disappeared
and another application or two Of
Q-Ban the hair is beautifully darkened
and becomes fluffy, glossy and luxuri-
ant with real hair health. Itching
and dandruff have stopped. Q-Ban
stops falling hair and promotes its
growth. Q-Ban is not sticky and
messy, and cannot injure the hair or
scalp. Delightful to use and sure to
darken hair so evenly and naturally
no one can tell. SOC for 81 bottle.
Browder Bros, Selmer. Tenn. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-05
SAND BOX

Sure enough Feb. / was a sun
ny day, but snow before the next
day light.......S So Villa was not
shot by an enemy, but chance
shot from little duel which two
officers were putting on. Villa
had them shot for their foolish
ness. ....... Grounding fighting is
still going on along the battle
line...,.... Oh you dry Memphis!
Aren't you a beaut. ........ Pretty
good February crowd Monday.
A doctor selling medicine was
the street attraction. Sundays
rains put all the creeks out over
the bottoms, and washed land
badly. Rev. Walker, of Cow
in2ton, preached an excellent
sermon at he Presbyterian
church Sunday morning, to a fair
audience, notwithstanding it
was pouring down rain. -. Final
" the long and fierce fight Gov.
Hooper put up has been victo.i-
GUS, aud Tennessee is the most
rockribbed prohibition state in
the union....... Congress is hold
ing a continued session day and
night ia trying to pass the ship
purchase bill ..."... It is thought
that the fall crop Of winter oats
has been frozen cut entirely in
this section........ Memphis SO dry
that it cannot be smelt in the al
leys,..... Well, he did not see his
shadow Tuesday, or any other
day recently 49,. The Selmer Real
Estate Company, composed of f.
F. Cross, j. r. Erwin and d. S.
Poorman, is in operation, buying
and selling lands .....,.A general
cold wave is chilling the backs OF
the denizens Of the Northwest.
-. Wheat at $500 per bushel
will make biscuits Sunday morn
ing luxuries.. 1T seems like
the good county Of Fayette is 60
ing into the killing business as a
pastime. What has got into their
heads? Go over where the kill
ing is cheap and plenty. -.
The sales at the Selmer Mercan-
tile store show what advertising.
cut prices spell to any merchant.
.Shearon Haynes has a severe
case of the fashionable Lagrippe.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-02-05
Colds Are Often Most Serious. Stop
Possible Complications

The disregard of a cold has often
brought many a regret, The fact Of
sneezing, coughing, or fever should
be warning enough that your system
needs immediate attention. Certain.
ly loss Of sleep is most serious. It is
g warning given by nature. Il is a
mans duty to himself to assist nature
by doing his part. DR.. Kings New
Discovery is based on scientific anal
ysis of colds. SOC at your druggist,
Buy a bottle today. adv