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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25

the old man completely. One evening I
when they two were alone, he told
her of his vision. After that, more
than once she made him tell 1t once
again.
The day she left, Mrs. Day cried
over her as though an own daughter
were going away. Alton was there.
She looked once into his eyes. She
read their secret and lowered her
own. Then she flung her arms about
the old mans neck.
Dear, dear friend" she said fer
vently, Il shall never forget you"
And then. between kisses, she whis-
pered in his ear:
The vision splendid-wait, hope!
It shall come true!" and was gone.
and with her sunshine seemed to de-
part from the lonely house.
One year went-two years. Alton
had secured work with a construction
firm, but liberal compensation and
permanent establishment were a long
way ahead. He never forgot the beau
tiful songstress. Mrs. Day mourned
for her. The old man recalled her
bonny face with love and longing.
One stormy day a great cyclone
swept through the district. The Day
family Glanced to be in town. When
they returned home they found the
old house heap OF ruins
Then the old man and his wife
sought a temporary home with the
widowed sister OF Mrs. Day. They
were made dearly welcome. though
the flour barrel was not always full.
1t was four months later when an
automobile halted outside the iowly
home where the old couple fretted
and pinned to get once more upon IN
independent domestic footing flash
ing form leaped from the machine.
Father Day" she cried, dear, dear
mother of mine, the only one ! can
remember. am back to you! You
are to come-come-come Oh! the
joy of this moment
Annie Winthrop was so excited she
was incoherent. She had won wealth
and fame. She had arranged for
new home for her dear old friends
| she said, back in their native village
They must come and see it.
AS they neared old familiar scenes
the eyes of Mr.. Day became misty
Then. as they turned past a dense
! grove, there was Highlands.
Look, OH my cherished DEAR
cried the exultant Amie.
The splendid vision." gasped thu
old man, spellbound.
Yes, there. upon the old site, wa
the mansion he had dreamed Of
porches, hedges, swings, tennis cour
all ready for the children! None.
had done wonders in the way o
speedy construction.
1T is your home-yours." spok
Annie, and enough behind it to max
your last years the best years of you
life"
He could scarcely comprehend
all. lie could not realize the dee
love and devotion of this peerles
friend, who had devoted her life t
reward him for all he had done ia
her.
The days went by, the childre
came, then Alton. Annie fingered. Sh
was waiting-waiting for the man sh
had worshipcd for over two year
to tell her that she was to him til
one star in his armament of love!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Luke M'luke Says

There isn't much romance about
having a sunny. disposition. A man
usually feels as good as his stom-
ach.
Ever notice that street car runs
about thirty miles an hour when you
are trying to catch it and runs about
three miles an hour after you have
caught 1t?
The old-fashioned girl who was al
ways afraid that she might show
through now has daughter who be-
lieves that a coat Of talcum powder is
opaque.
Another mystery is how thin girl
can eat six square meals per day and
grow thinner, and how fat girl can
eat one potato and gain four pounds.
A woman may imagine that she is
saving money because she has every
thing charged and doesn't ask her hus-
band for some coin every morning.
Why does a man always take a sec
ond look at redheaded girl?-Cincin
natl Enquirer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25

the winning way of. Miss Jarvis he
found an indescribable peace from the
wild turmoil Of his riotous emotions.
AND because this lonely woman had
always respected and admired him
ana something more-her ways had a
new f1uttering beauty about them. can
uvating her visitor more than ever.
A charming woman, truly" reflect
ed Peter, as he left her. What a life
OF peace | could live with her. but
NO! to crush! to destroy! ! have set
out on a career Of wild wickedness,"
Again that evening what Peter was
sure was in the pursuance of his heart.
breaking scheme. Influenced him to
visit Miss Jarvis. He was greeted
with surprise.
Il have had strange letter from
Brother JOHN she told Peter. HE
says he is going abroad to enjoy his
new fortune. If wish to go, | am to
start at once for Denver to get a new
wardrobe"
Peters mind was on the boil To
think of it: The arch-villain, his
treacherous partner, was about to
wrench from him his fond revenge!
Jarvis idolized his sister. With money,
with her, he would escape the deadly
vengeance!
And-aha.-a new thought, fierce.
devastating thought, the thought of all
thoughts! He would propose at once
to Eva. He would really marry her
He would torture the base John Jar
Wis by robbing him of the sisters com
pany on his tour!
Peter Martin proposed to Miss Jar
Wis. He was accepted He left the
house jubilant. He would center his
wicked malignity in thus disturbing
the cherished plans of that scoundrel,
John Jarvis!
He caught himself humming a happy
tune. and cherishing a fair woman s
face, and planning for the home he
would build. With great uproar
John Jarvis burst into his private Of
fee.
Its done, old friend!" he roared
Shaping Peter jovially on the shoul
der.
You mean you've done mel" OBJ
served Peter.
Hey" stared Jarvis. "Ah, | under
stand ! instructed my private secre
tary to tell you everything, and he
went on spree and forgot. I've got
your stock put sacredly aside. Peter
we're rich! ] got a hint, hurried tt
the mines and found out that the rich
est lode in Nevada had been disoov
cred. Then l bought in all the stool
| could-on our joint account
Hum. hal" fioundered Peter, ant
wisely said no more.
'Confdentially, Peter, old boy" ju
bilated Jarvis, we've got the mine
you and ~
And, confidentially" responded Pc
ter, his tones partaking of chez
effective got Eva!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
My Client $
Queer Case
By Augustus Goodrich Sherwm

Copyright, 1915. by W. G. Chapman.)
"A barefooted bride IN a way, eh?-
intimated to my old college chum,
Roy Dacre.
He flushed slightly We were still
close friends, five years after gradu-
alton and drifting into new life chan
nels. He had inherited a fortune and
had not gone into profession, al
though he made a feint at carrying
on the real estate business Of his de-
ceased father which really meant
looking after the family investments.
Dacre was about the only one OF
my old friends who particularly cul-
tivated me. There was a reason.
had broken all intellectual trammels
in the opinion OF my college asso-
ciates. had placed myself beyond the
select social pale by disdaining the
respectable calling of the law and en-
gaging in the detective line. 1t had
always fascinated me. ! made sue
cess at the start in big bank mys-
terry, | was something of scribbler,
and | fancied that eventually my ex-
perience might lead to my becoming
an expert writer on criminology
"A barefooted bride? Yes, Just that
if necessary" spoke Dacre, trifie re-
seemingly. What of it? Poor. OBJ
scure-but an angel. Between some
pampered spoiled lady of fashion and
this sweet wildwood flower, who
would hesitate that valued innocence
the assurance of fidelity and-love
Yes, for | love her believe Elsa
Warren returns the sentiment ! an
going to marry her-if she will have
me-"
| studied my client and friend for {
minute or two to decide that he wa:
| fully resolved. He had ever been al
erratic. willful fellow, doing ode
things in violation of prevailin!
ethics, generally right in his deduc
| ton. always right in his motives.
wondered what his aristocratic friend
would say about this new resolution
of his
Il have told you my story from be
! ginning to end" he added, "as | woul'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25

charge of the town opera house to
secure an added stipend. Thence, in
fact, came his splendid vision"
Perhaps conditions exactly united
to arouse his imagination upon that
special evening AS the manager OF
the country opera house, he had to
see that it was opened and closed.
An opera was being given. 1t was
brilliant picturesque composition, well
delivered and the star, Miss Annie
Winthrop, was the principal singer.
It had been restful and delightful
to the old man to listen to her beauti-
full singing. The company had brought
with them some attractive scenery.
There was the glamour of vernal
beauty combined with palatial mag
nificence. When the entertainment
was over, old Abel sat down on the
stage to rest a bit before turning out
the last light. The glare and glitter
had made Abel dreamy. He slept.
There came a vivid vision. 1t was
of the old homestead, replaced by a
roomy mansion. There were broad
porches, an observation tower. There
was a lovely hedge, swings, tennis
court. He dreamed that he sat in a
comfortable hammock, while his lit
tie nephews and nieces disported on
the lawn. Supreme contentment was
his lot. Then, suddenly, shrilly, there
rang out the appalling scream Of
Fire."
The shout aroused him. He ran out
side to see the hotel with which the
theater connected going up in smoke.
| Someone spoke of victims imprisoned
on the upper floor. The brave old
man breasted the dense smoke to
reach the second floor. There he was
driven back by belching flame.
He staggered, choked, blinded, to
| stumble over a senseless form lying
across the landing. 1t was that of a
woman. He had just sufficient strength
| to lift her and bear her to the street
! THE singer-Miss Winthrop!
breathed a bystander and she aroused
to vince with pain. Her ankle had
been broken in fall down the third
| story stairs. She could not walk. The
hotel was doomed.
Get a conveyance of some kind.
ordered Abel, still supporting her,
"She must have shelter and she Is
welcome to my poor home, if it's good
enough for her"
So, Highlands had a guest. Mrs
| ri Cin n
would a mother. Alton, home twice
a week, saw her and loved, but 81
lently. The delight of old MIR. Day
was to sit evenings and hear the pa
tient-singer. She had to cancel hel
engagement for the season and re
manned at Highlands for six weeks.
Her bright sympathetic nature VOL
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25

She Seemed to Feel II Duty to Re-
main With the Lonely, Bereaved
Old Man.
do to no other person. ! need your
professional assistance. Can l have
it?"
I'm other words, you wish me to
find this Reuben Thorpe and his STEP
daughter Elsa Warren
Precisely"
81 will think it over this evening
and let you know in the morning.
answered, and with that my visitor
departed
There was a good deal to think
over. Briefly, Dacre, while hunting In
a wild part Of the Lake Superior
country, had sustained a bad fall from
a cliff-side. He had lain helpless and
isolated half of the day and all OF
one night, unable to climb up the
steep incline. He had been dfscov-
cred by a girl whose whole appear
ance suggested some wild mountain
maid.
Her name was Elsa Warren and she
lived with her stepfather, Reuben
! Thorpe. a hunter he proclaimed him
self. but not averse to assisting Dor
der smugglers at times. He was
| surly. unsociable old fellow. but with
/ one great redeeming feature In his
| warned nature-he idolized Elsa as
he had loved her dead mother. She
| seemed to feel 1t duty to remain
with the lonely, bereaved old man. II
her presence all his rudeness seemed
| TO disappear. Poor, obscure as they
were. the girl had grown up commun
ing only with nature, ardently font
of books. These had refined her ma
ture. and these her stepfather always
provided. no matter how poorly hi
desultory vocation paid him.
For a month Dacre was laid up a
the humble cottage home OF Elsa
near a little town named Clyde Thu
purity and freshness of his faithful
nurse had enraptured him. He mad
an honest, earnest declaration OF love
Elsa had bluahed and trembled. He
stepfather coming in, flew into pas
sion. He drove Dacre forcibly from
the place. The next morning Dacr
found the little hut deserted, Els
and Thorpe had disappeared
For month he sought them witt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Good Advice About oIIcloth.

After washing oilcloth and linoleum,
be sure to dry it properly If left
damp it will speedily rot and soon be-
come totally ruined. 1t is great
mistake to use too much water for
washing it. The cloth should be
wrung out and passed lightly over the
surface.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Spanish Jews Slaughtered.

When the Jews lost the upper hand
In Spain there were 100000 Of them
living In that country. They were Civ
en- three days in which to leave Spain
or suffer death. Out of the 100000
only about 100000 we're able to fee
within the ~ hours. and all the others
were slaughtered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Pens That Did Good servIes.

For two years Thackeray did all his
writing with one pen, which also
served him for writing two novels.
Oliver Wendell Holmes used a gold.
pointed pen for over thirty years, dur.
ing which period he wrote over H..
100000 words.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Russia and United States.

The area Of the Russian empire Tin
Europe and Asia) is given as S,417.11S
square miles. Population, 167,0o3,40o
The area of the United States texclu-
sive of possessions) is 3.226,0s9 square
miles. Population reckoned at 100.-
100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
His Exercise,

Your husband pores over his books
too much" He loves to read" But
he should exercise" "Oh. he exer-
cises. The doctor told him the same
thing So now he has taken up golf
by mail, Louisville Courier-J Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Novel Use for Sheen.

In the Himalaya mountains in India
sheep are used as beasts of burden.
They carry from sixteen to twenty
pounds each and carry grain to mar
ket
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Patience and Despair.

There is no calamity SO great that
II cannot be made 4 little lighter by
patience. or a great deal heavier ~
desnair
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
That Would He Something EIse.

1.-THE secretary Of agriculture says
that the skunk Is one of mans best
friends" I'VE can stand that as long
as the skunk doesn't aspire to being
one Of our closest friends"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Murderous Devil Plant,

The seed pod OF the devfl plant OF
Persia kills droves of animals BY get
ting its four-inch claws" secured In
the nostrils of grazing animal ana
setting up fatal Inflammation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
Artificial Silk.

The worlds production OF artificial
silk is about 20000,0O0 pounds year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25

G. d. G. H. D. HENDENHALL
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Suite 212-215 Drane Building
LAKELAND, Fla.
Phosphate Land Examinations and
Plant DESIGNS, Earthwork Special
lists, Surveys.
Residence Phone 27S Black.
Office Phone 27S Blue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-25
The Professions

CHIROPRACTOR
DIR. J. Q. SCARBOROUGH,
Lady in Attendance
In Dyches Building, Between PARK
and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
s to 1890 a. m. 1880 to p. m.
700 to $50 p. m.
Consultation and Examination Free.
Residence Phone 240 Black
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-08
STATE FORESTER
HAS BEGUN DUTIES

Charlottesville. Va. March THE
office OF State forester. authorized by
the last Legislature, was opened this
week at the University of Virginia.
The first appointee to this office is Il.
c. Jones. who Is graduate Of the
Yale School Of Forestry and was UNI
til he accepted the call to Virginia,
for a number of years assistant State
forester OF Maryland. He will. in ad-
dition to his work az State forester Of
Virginia be member OF the faculty
OF the university
In connection with HE other duties,
Professor Jones will make frequent
trips about the State. He will lee
ture before grangcs. schools. farmers
institutes and clubs, women's clubs
and similar todles These lectures
will be Illustrated In way To bring
home to tho people OF the State the
necessity Of properly caring for the
forests especially in the matter of
protection against fires and how TO
cut timber so as to realize the high
ext proft without inturing the trees
that are left standing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-08
Sits in Swing When He MiIks His
Cow

In the current issue OF Farm and
Firessde appears department called
the Headw ,rk shop. in which readers
give each other the benefit OF practi-
cal suggestions growing out of ex-
per!ence In farm work. Following is
one mans account OF the best kind
of milk stool that he has been able
to discover:
MY best milk stool is swing i
took three strands OF Mo. smoisa wire
and stretched them in the cow stable
about . IL feet over the cows hips,
the whole length of the sta BILE, | an
chored them we'll to n beam at each
end and twisted the wires into a tight
cable by means of an iron rod.
II put a largo harness snap on the
cattle and suspended a swing with two
small ropes So that the seat was the
right distance from the floor. My
milking stool is always clean and out
OF the wav | can walk from one
cow 10 another. and the snap slides
down the cat,ie until am ready 10 sit
down to milk again. This swing
makes II much easier for the mixer
TO dodge the kick Of an unruly COW,
as he can easily push himself back
without rising from the stopping post
ito
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-08
CHILD BURNS TO
DEATH IN STORE
EAR-OID DAUGHTER OF
PORTSMOUTH ROGER
ASLEEP IN ROOM.

Portsmouth. Va. March Fire
completely wrecked the two-story
frame building at 1301-is03 Queen
Street last night. One life was lost
in the blaze, that Of Dorothy Saks,
four years old, daughter of Samuel
Saks. who conducted a grocery on
the ground floor OF the structure, and
had his living apartments on the sec
ond floor The fire Ia believed to have
had its origin from an exploded lamp.
1t was shortly after II o'clock
when the fire was discovered. appar-
emily burning In or near the stair
way leading to the second floor OF
tho building in the rear Of that sec
ton used as a grocery.
Mrs. Saks was in the store with her
youngest child, David, eleven months
old. in a baby carriage. Little
Dorothy was in beu, asleep on the
second floor.
The flames suddenly burst out from
the rear. Mrs. Saks. screaming for
Dorothy. ran toward the stairway, but
was forced back by the fire.
Annie Wallace, colored. 1898 Queen
Street, who was In the store at the
time. era bbed the baby carriage and
carried David from the burning build
ing to a place OF safety.
Several men tried to force their way
through the flames to the apartments
above to rescue the other child, but
they were driven back. Then they
tried to get into the bedroom from a
she'd on the rear. but the flames burst
from the second story windows, and
again drove them away.
The whole structure was en-.
veloped in flames wnen the Fire De-
partment arrived. and efforts to res
cue the child were unavailing. The
best hremen could do was to direct
their efforts toward confirming the fire
to the building in which 1t originated.
which they succeeded in doing.
The second ffoor on which Dorothy
was sleeping when she ERE broke out.
collapsed when the flames burned
through the supporting timbers, and
fell into the debris on the ground
floor.
When the flremen got the blaze un-
der control at about 1915 o'clock. q
search for the missing child was start
ed in the debris. Joseph l.. Blanken-
ship. a substitute policeman. and
Wagonman John Shannon, OF the
Park View Engine Company. No s.
discovered ths terribly charred body
OF the little girl In the wreckage In
the rear part of the burned building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-08
Makes His Horse Run q Dynamo

In the current issue Of Farm and
Fireside a contributor tells as follows
how an Ohio farmer makes his horse
operate a dynamo. from which cleo
tricity is developed to light the house,
run a cream separator and an Ice
cream freezer:
Our Old friend the horse is going
into the electrfc-light producing bust
ness through an invention patented by
Robert d. McCreery, OF Ohio.
III said McCreery. "a horse can
give power to wagon why can't he
give energy to n dynamo?
"Tn other words. q horse, figured
McCreery. could be used as a one
horse power engine.
$50 no inventor a harness attached
to set Of gears which are in turn at
tached to a dynamo. The horse steps
into the harness and starts walkina
around and around l4-foot track a,
tho rate Of one mile and half an
hour, making electricity all the while
'If the horse should stop. an cleo
uicaily controlled bell rings. as much
as to say. "G1ddap Dobbin.' and an
controlled whip taks him
lightly on the back.
'.The electricity Dobbin thus makes
goes into a storage battery. and by
two days Dobbin can make enough
electricity to light a Groom house for
u week
The farmer needs light most In
winter time when his horse works
least said McCreery. and running
q, ma mo a few hours a day for two days
in week is one OF the easiest things
a horse can do
1.-THE dynamo can also be hitched
to motor which will run cream
separator or an ice-cream freezer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-08
Happenings Of the Day From All Sections Of Virginia
Virginians Ask
Federal Bureau
To. Send Labor

Washington, n c. March livery
day brings requests FOR farm help to
The Headquarters or the Federal En =
ptoynent Bureau. In the Department Of
Labor building. at Seventeenth street
and Pennsylvania Avenue. Following
are some OF the requests from points
In Virginia, which have Just come in;
Near Washington Two married
couples. North Italians only. Trans
portation advanced and deducted. Ex-
periersed Thirty dollars per month.
unfurnlshea house. garden, fuel ana
milk Might furnish some work for
wife"
Prince William County. One single
man for general farm work, Expert
ercha ANY good English speaking.
Transportation advanced and deducted
from Washington, u C. Eighteen dol
lars per month. free board, lodging
and washing Forty miles from Wash
inEton
Louisa County. One single man tor
farm work. German, Swede, BclFian
Austrian Experienced. No transpor-
tatfou Twelve dollars and fifty cents
per month. Free board, lodging and
washing
Princess Arne County. one man.
married or single, general farm work.
Belgian preferred German or French
ar other English speaking. some eg-
ne riNuce. Twenty dollars per month
~oard ana lodging. Eight dollars per
month for wife board and lodging
Same FOR single man. Wants to inter-
view help before hiring
Spoteylvauia County. ore married
man, general farm work Eight cows.
Any except Italian Experience with
teams No transportation unless from
baltimore. Deducted. Fifteen dollars
per month year round. Some work for
wife