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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
HIS BROTHER WAS AT HOME
Little Virginia Darkey Explained
That His Relative Lived In
the County Jail.

A certain Virginia lawyer was in
the habit of driving in from his coun-
try place each morning to his Office,
conveniently placed, after the fashion
Of the country. in the court house
yard. Just back Of the court house
stood the county jail, and the barred
windows Of the cells looked down
upon the row Of hitching posts used
by the members of the bar, the Judge,
the sheriff, the clerk, the members of
the grand jury, and other citizens Of
weight and standing. As our lawyer
drove up his eye lighted on the small
negro. known as Hamfat. because Of
his shining countenance. Instead Of
hurrying up to take the horse as was
his custom, however, Hamfat was en-
gagged in conversation with somebody
behind one Of the barred windows.
Hi. there, you young rascal" call
ed the lawyer, come here"
Hamfat came.
who was that you were talking to
in the jail?" came the question stern
".
"Yas. sub. dat my brother, sub"
What 10 your brother doing in
jail?"
He live dar. sub. Dat he home"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

BACK Of The STAMP
Why the Roses Came to Peggy's
Cheeks.
BY CATHERINE cooPE.

Tom Lynn peered cautiously down
through the vines that clustered up
from the window box on the door
below.
Would that feminine, chestnut
crowned head, with it's myriad Of
stolen sunbeams. be in its accustomed
place on the balcony below? Lynn
leaned forward, careful not to break
one Of the tender green shoots that
so generously scrambled up and over
his bachelor window frame. Lynn
felt grateful for the fragrant link that
seemed to join his studio to that Of
the girl with the coppery hair. In
his romantic mind he likened the
vine to the invisible tendrils that had
escaped from the girls personality
and bound him in tight mesh.
Yes, she was there. Lynn felt
strangely at peace with the world now
that he could feast his eyes on the
riot OF hair that lay in two great
braids around her shapely head. He
chafed at his bird's-eye view Of the
girl. From his position she seemed
to have cheeks like q rose petal.
Once in q fortunate moment, when
she was measuring the skyline with
her eyes. Lynn had glorious glimpse
Of q dimpled chin and lips.
From that moment Lynn had
scarcely left his studio. SO fearful was
he that the girl would vanish from
his sight. He spent many hours watch
ing her slim fingers WELD the paint
brush, for she was making an inter-
esting sketch Of the housetops that
formed her outlook.
Only once had Lynn been in the
elevator with the girl, and 1t had
seemed so entirely wrong that she
should flash her smile at the big
black man who ran the elevator rath-
er than at him. But when she step
ped out Lynn received a swift, shy
glance. He remembered afterward
that a delicate color had come into
her cheeks.
And now as he gazed down at her
on the balcony he sighed.
$50 near and yet SO far" he
fretted inwardly and felt a twinge Of
jealousy when she began to write q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

keeper. She blushed and paled, and
looked wistful and then trembled. -
he handed her the money. Her eyes
glowed alphabetically with his own
when he told of his unknown bene-
factor
Il shall not forget the most helpful
assistant l ever had. when / get on
my feet again." said Wilfred brightly.
Il am very sorry to see you out of
employment"
"Oh, l shall soon find q new posi-
ton" declared Amy. "A relative left
rs . small amount Of money a short
while ago. and l could almost wait
till you need a stenographer again. Mr.
Ashton, which l know will be soon.
It 10 all you-you!" she cried, In .
burst of fervent emotion, who gave
me work and encouragement when we
were down at the lowest ebb. I shall
never forget It,"
1T seems to me that am receiving
nothing but blessings in my own dark
est hour" replied Wilfred knowingly.
There is another thing" said Amy.
you remember Mr.. Judson, the old
inventor who was hurt at your plant?
You pensioned him on. you know.
Ever since then he has been trying
to invent 4 new counting machine. I
that ia, I have encouraged him. He
was here yesterday. and he il sure.
oh. % very sure. that he is near to
vSnpfarfinU hie fnvouff0n
Two evenings later q messenger
brought Wilfred q note, asking him
to call at the home Of Miss Bonney.
When he arrived he found old Abel
Judson there.
I've made it," cried the inventor
enthusiastically. THE double ratchet
did 1t. The dream Of years! And all
for you, who were 20 kind to me. and
this dear girl, who financed me! My
invention 10 perfected-a counting ma
chine that will drive Wardells out of
the field"
It was true. One hour later, after
an inspection Of the invention. vii,
fred knew that Judson had at last won
fame and q fortune.
Only one thing would the inventor
agree to-that Wilfred was to become
his partner. In three months capital
was found, in six the old plant was
running again. At the end of the
year Wilfred and Amy were man and
wife,
Il am making money SO fast" he
said to his happy helpmate one even.
ing, that I will be able to pay up
the two thousand dollars so gener
ously given me when failed"
Amy reached within her pocket
She drew out a scrap of paper In
amazement Wilfred regarded the I
o. u.
Don't you understand" she cried
in delight, and tore, the document to
scraps-"paid!"
"You-you furnished that money!
exclaimed the dumfounded Wilfred.
Eyes, my all for you. the bravest
truest friend I ever knew" replied
Amy raptly. land now the dearest
best husband in all the world"
Copyright. 1913. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

|1&(en page. and here IL two thou
- 6anded to me by a brother at
representing q mysterious ell
40 does not wish to be known"
~ amaze me-" cried Wilfred, his
Mining, his eyes filling with
&ol tears, who could have done
49, kind act?"
thought of two brothers of his
2hother. Family differences had
red them, but surely this
ms help In the time of need had
from them. Wilfred signed the
&U extended to him by the lawyer.
1art seemed singing within him.
1nere matter Of FORM" remarked
1&orney-''the money will never
Ted for"
~ 1t will be given" insisted VIII
Bless the giver! All the OBJ
~ before me are as trifles now
nndred cents on the dollar! My
without the shadow Of q stain.
Ne all before mel"
was treading air a. he left the
rs office. He would yet build
md edifice on the ruins Of the
He took from his pocket . card
with memoranda.
IRE was an office boy recently in
Rmploy to recommend. some trif-
3personal bills to adjust. and
Bonney.
face frightened when he was
~ again. with thoughts of the true,
~ persons who had been not only
Employees, but his friends. Miss
ley! His heart gladdened as he
led the occasion, three years be-
- when he had given this poor.
lndless girl. q position In his ONCE.
gratitude, urging the most de-
~ service, had made him respect
value her. She had been "hii
hand man." More than once,
ng ut her sweet quiet face, he
thought of q home with such q
1ous being as its mistress, but
I'd, waited, until his ship had
= in for certain"
ur days previous, when it was
IN that the business was on the
D, Amy Bonney had gone. home.
Il Wilfred remembered now that
had not sent for her salary. He
6ulted his little store of money.
Hired found her in a neat, modest
Age, her aged mother its house
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Conveniently Placed.

A considerable number of Ameri-
cans and some Europeans connected
with the diplomatic service are aware
that there are streets in Washington
named for the letters Of the alphabet.
People who live in the capital fire.
quently write l street, Eye street."
T street, tea street." and P street,
Pea street." but 1t was left for q
car conductor imported from London
to ring another change on those
abused street names. A woman pas
senger-a stranger in the city-had
asked this conductor to put her of at
Lutheran church-which happens to
be on L street.
'H'eye street." called the conductor
on reaching street.
Kay" he shouted at the next cor
ner, and then, at the next:
"H'ell-all out for the church"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

letter. why do people spend Sun
day writing letters?" he questioned
himself.
Lynn was startled then by her
voice calling to some one within the
studio.
ooh. Jane-I forgot to get stamps
and this letter absolutely must 60 to-
night Have you one?" The girl
stepped inside and Lynn was pos
sessed of a bright idea.
He found his stamp book and tore
out q couple of stamps. With swift
fingers he wrote his name on the
back and let them hutter down to
the balcony below. As he had ex-
pected, one few out beyond the rail-
ing, but the other dropped down and
chung to green vines.
Would the girl see It? Lynn walt
ed impatiently. She came out again.
and he could tell by the disappoint'
ment in her attitude that she had
been unsuccessful in her quest. She
stood for q moment in indecision,
then discovered the stamp clinging to
the vine.
"Oh-how fortunate!" she cried to
the person within. Il have found one!'
Lynn watched her moisten the cor
ner of her envelope and stick the
stamp on. He sighed. He had hoped
that she might. in moistening the
stamp, catch sight Of his writing.
However, he had done her a service.
and that was some consolation.
It was a week later and Tom Lynn
was at his usual place by the vine
framed window. He looked out to
see il the girls head was there. Yes.
And another head, black and wind
tossed, was there also.
The two girls were talking and
their voices rose distinctly to Lynn.
They we're evidently continuing a
conversation started within.
But how could you stick stamp
On without seeing that manner" the
dark-haired girl asked.
II licked the envelope" returned
the other. 81 merely found that
stamp on my vine and put it on your
letter" It seemed to Lynn that a
suppressed current Of excitement was
in her voice.
"And II my little brother did not
have q craze for making q smokers
table of stamps I would never have
seen Tom Lynn's name. I am going
straight to his studio and ask him II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Truth and Duty.

Truth waits on duty. II We do not
live up to what we already know, Of
what use to give us more truthf
Every duty we omit" says Ruskin.
"obscures some truth we might have
known" This is just, and we can
not resent 1t. To do the duty that
lies next US is the only way to take
Q step toward larger vision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
SustalnIna Moral Energy,

The moral energy Of nations. like
that Of individuals. is only sustained
BY IN ideal higher and stronger than
they are. to which they cling firmly
when they feel their courage growing
weak.-Henri Bergson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Popular RussIan Beverage

4 popular drink among the peas
ants Of Russia II called Quass. II -
made BY pouring warm water over
~ or barley meal. It IL fermsntsd
liquor and IL very sour. but has 3ssn
used for years by these poverty
stricken people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05

teacher tn . Woodland avsRne
Dol asked the other day: Hsw
n kinds of flowers are tAsrsF
lee pupils held up their hands. Shs
)se one to reply. We'll. Isidore.
y many kinds Of flowers are therer
Aree, teacher" Indeed? And what
they?" wild. tame an collie
Weland Plain Dealer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
hem IN FULL
Manufacturers Ste
6er Saved Employer
Ruin and Disgrace.
,RoE ELMER COBB.

DRoE ELMER COBB.
years of hard work Will
walked down the steps Of
tile factory he had DOM
lined man. The morning
and beautiful, the air like
Ill nature seemed disport-
brilliant sunlight. But his
like lead. The plant was
IDS Of . receiver, and he
krupt.
had done this-Wardells,
y the business pirates. The
IT firm had been taken In
eeet penniless by Ashton,
wen work. had learned the
The business, and had gone
1oit them on his own &C
y rival house manufactured
~ machine. In some way
- secured the sole right to
1Ee q machine the sale of
j ~ Ashton's chief source of
|&o Trade fell on. Wardells
nD1 flourished like a green
- 1Eoo. Ashton & Co. went down
(-ruin! Reckoning up anx-
Hired had found that the
his other resources would
mt seventy-five per cent. of
~ This 1t was that crushed
Isl q business man of clean,
cord, proud of his honor
SIS reputation, what had
UpoDt away was as nothing to
! - eould but have paid one hun
GcuoD on the dollar. He reached
~ % his lawyer, detected and
h hate an offer for the assets in
oxplained the attorney. 1T will
~ ~ secured Indebtedness en-.
h will also take care of all the
Mnbllities, except about two
$500
4 II eould only reach that" ex'
~ Wilfred. 1T Is those credit.
r11 struggling firms, that need
10y. Is there no way l can
j ~ deficit?"
M has been opened" an
M the lawyer, "a remarkable
IRE is the list of the unse
1itors," and he pushed over
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
So the Photograph Happened.

90 tHe FHoHoUTapH FIaPpeHeu' =
I was singing to the mouthpiece OF
. telephone, when the vibrations Of
my voice caused fine steel point to
pierce one Of my fingers held just be-
hind 1t. That set me to thinking. II
could record the motions of the point
and sent 1t over the same surface aft
erward saw no reason why the thing
would not talk. I determined to make
q machine that would work accurately,
and gave my assistants the necessary
instructions, telling them what I had
discovered. That's the whole story.
The photograph is the result Of the
pricking Of q nnger.-Thomas A. Edi-
son.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Seems Like Il.

Can you tell me one thing, pop?'
What is it?'
do they load parrot guns with bird.
shot?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Where the Luck n.

Luck won take de place of hard
work." said Uncle Eben. But dat
doesn't mean dat dar ain no sech
thing as luck. A man is lucky to be
able to work hard"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Daily ThoulhG.

Youth comes but onoe In . hfsttnA
therefore, let US SO enjoy 1t as to b
still young when we are old.-Longfel-
low.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
We ceouuered Nature.

Yes. gentlemen" said the geolo-
gist, the ground We walk on was
once under water" Well" replied
the patriotic young man Of the party,
''it simply goes to show that You
can't hold this country down"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
ssMed-On Sermon.

0GWCU-0H OCT EFF1FFs
When young widow takes . young
man into her confidence. he il up
AGAINST the worst kind Of confidence
game.-Indianapolis News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-05
Optimistic Thought.

ped management is better than .
income
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-05
HAP HOGAN GREAT "KIDDER. >
Queer Antics of Old Player Rat
tied Best of His Adversaries.

Seldom was the late Hap Hogan the
goat of a play. Instead Hap was the
greatest "goat getter'' in baseball.
Often when in a very tight place in
the game he would go in as a pinch
hitter. What, with pointing his bat
like a sharpsho0tcr s musket at the
pitcher, dancing iigs at the plate and
performing the most amazing antics,
lie seldom failed to make the pitcher
completely lose his head. Even the
most experienced veterans were not i'm
mune. In one of his last games Hap
went in to bat with man on third.
The pitcher grabbed the hunt that Hap
slammed ont and was about to cut off
the runner to third, but Hap began
dancing a ono-step on the way to first,
and the pitcher got SO ratified that he
threw the ball to first base instead and
let the man ON third score
Hap won one series from Los Angeles
Pacific coasters by kidding the catch
ers. There were two of them. They
were furiouslv Jealous OF one another
Hap would get out on the first base
| line and demonstrate with the catcher.
who was sitting on the bench. "Don t
| laugh at him, - he woud say. "'Gec.
he is doing the best he cam Where
at the catcher behind the bat would
/ be unable to keep from turning his
head TO see if his deadly rival was
really laughing al him. Realizing that
he had let Hap make fool of him, the
/ young fellow would become ratified
/ that he Uouldn t know whether he was
playing football or baseball.
! Hap had unique way of testing
| young pitchers. lie said he could al
ways tell the first time a pitcher threw
/ a ball to him whether the boy had amy
thing or not. IF a boy has anything
on the bali, it always feels heavy when
it hits my glove. Hap said. This
feeling Of hcaviness is caused by the
twist or the ball. \ good catcher, on
the ether hand, ought TO throw Tall
/ that feels light when you catch II. II
a boy tells me he is 4 pitcher, and the
| ball feels light l know it Is 70 use for
him 30 90 III. lie hash t anything.
Hogan was one of the never-die sort
| He could not believe his end had come
When the crisis of his illness was
reached he called his wife to his he
side ana assured her, as he tet as
tsured himself: Gilie. I We beaten Ola
Man Death, / m getting wel.' Al
hour later he was dead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-05

this knowledge, than any backstop in
the league.
Like several other members of the
Red Sox, he is college man. He cama
to Boston from Holy Cross in 1907. The
following season he was sent to Tor
onto of the Eastern league for ex-
perienee, returning to Boston a reliable
catcher and good batter at the close
of the Eastern season. He has been
with Boston since.
AS player, Carrigan has occupied a
peculiar position under several local
arrangements. His practical knowledge
of the game was rated so highly that
manager after manager called upon
him for assistance. This was particu-
larly true in the 1912 world series when
Manager Jake Stahl impressed Carrigan
and Heinie Wagner to serve with him
rs joint members of an unofficial board
OF strategy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-05
Sporting Notes.

The contestants in the coming world :
championship series are not doing much
winning OF games just now.
Sawycr. raard on the Williams foos-
hall te@A oroke his jaw in trying Jo
breaE l. uiay in practice yesterday.
The T.. Ok have Vet to reach the
centu%y -..stN in games won. Detroit
reached ,nat Point and quit with the
schedule tn;shsd.
Some & the Rcd Sox supporters
would feel a little easier if their favor
ties would win game or two Loforc
tackling the PhiIiies-
Frank l.. Kramer, 80 years old, has
just returned for tho 18th coasee-
utive year American National cycling
champion. S habit with him.
doc" Manscr, VINO did somo twin
ing in the Twin state two seasons ago
Won - and lost eight games III tae
Colonial league pitching Tor Springfield.
this season. 4 Dag smith won min,
and lost six.
The Vale coaches have announce
shat LeGorc did TO. pay Saturday be
cause OF an iHJvte5 >ne.laer and fo
70 other reason. Furthermore, thcN
say lie may not bc able to "et into tn
Lchigh game Saturday.
jess Willard announces that he vii
meet the illogical contcHdcr' for hi
championship title ~ New Oriean
during Mardi Gras weci, IN March. The
- logical contender" IS 10 bc selecte
by the sporting writers OF the coun
/ try.
Stanley Wilson, who played end Or
the Brattlcboro high school team AM
/ is now a freshman At the University o
| Vermont, played half game at tina
position against the Fort Ethan ALLIE
team last week and gave 4 good &C
count of himself. He did not get il
to the game against Niddlebury Satu1
day. There are 10 candidates for tn
two end positions and the fact tina
Wilson got chance in practice gam
is evidence that he is being watchc
closely by Coach Robinson. He is tn
highest candidate for the position whic
IS against his chances to become re-
lular.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-05

A little change is q good thing, Int q big
roll ot bills is better.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-05
PERSONAL.

Dale Boyle has begun work for the
). A. Smith Mfg Co. |
Arthur f. Richardson of Windsor is |
spending the week in town.
Harold White spent the weekend in |
Shelburne Falls with his sister.
Barney s. Miehelman went to Boston
this morning on a business trip.
Miss Edith Thurbcr began work in
she Office Of the town clerk yesterday.
Fred 5. Morse of Boston came yes
to-day to visit his son, Fred II. Morse,
several weeks.
Franz Anderson, clerk in the Good
now, Pearson & Hunt store, began a
vacation Monday
Herman Smith has finished work at
the Scott farm and has begun work for
L, N. Holden, contractor.
Mr. and Mrs Ezra Wilcox OF Green.
field spent yesterday in town with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wilcox.
Miss Flora Cattanach has returned
from Il few days visit in Springfield,
Mass, with her sister, Mrs. Ralph Wor-
den.
Miss Genevieye Dean, nurse, returned
/ this morning from Windsor, where she
! had been several weeks on professional
WORK.
! Miss Katherine Dunleyy has returned
! to Montpelier, after spending a week
/ at her home on Harris place and in
Boston.
Congressman and Mrs. Farley Of New
! York city, who had been guests Of
| Mrs. Fred c. Gale, returned to that city
yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Hunt is expected to
return today from Barre, where she had
been guest Of Miss Miriam Howard
several days.
r. L. Moon and family have moved
to town from Hartford, Conn, and have
taken an apartment III the Grandview
on Prospect street.
Miss Esther Crowell arrived at Parai-
so, Canal Zone, Thursday, Sept. 90. She
will stay through the winter with her
brother, Percy Crowell.
Grey Goddard has returned from,
Spotford lake, where he was employed
during the summer at Rev. Father
Griffin a camp for boys.
Mrs. f. L. Waterman and Mrs. May
Webster left today to visit Mrs. Water
man 5 sister, Mrs. ". II. II. Holton, il
Irpce Troy, \. y, week.
Mrs. Dana Gilman left this morning
to join Mr.. Gilman at SedaEa, Mo.
where they will make their home. Then
goods were shipped last week.
Mrs. G. x. Roberts, who had 5oeI
visiting in town with her sister. Mrs
luther Houghton of PuJney road, re
turned yesterday to her home in Ches
ter
o. f. Randall, district deputy CRANE
patron, Mrs Marion Combs and Mrs
Mary Walker are attending the distrie-
meeting, Order Of the Eastern Star, i
Ludlow today.
Mr.. Cushman and family moved yes
terday from East Jamaica to the kons
on High Lawn road recently occupie'
by NJ. G. Morrill,. The Crystal Spring
lee company S motor truck moved thei
goods