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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-10-05

The Bachelor--I wonder why the
average married woman is always so
anxious to be seen with her husband
In publicg
The Spinster-I don't know. OF
course. but / imagine it's because q
public place is the only one In which
a woman can induce her husband TO
treat her with das consideration.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-10-05
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
The most economical. cleansing and
germicidal OF all antiseptics is

AS medicinal antiseptic for douches
In treating catarrh, Inflammation or
liberation Of nose, throat, and that
caused by feminine ills it has no equal
For ten years the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine 90. has recommended Paxtine
in their private correspondence with
women, which proves its superiority.
Women who have been cured say
1t is worth its weight in gold" At
druggists. soc. large box, or by mail.
The Paxton Toilet Co.. Boston. lass.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-10-05
Brave Texas Girl.

Brownsville. Tex. Sept. 20 -One
of the most significant events in sew
eral weeks slong the border as a
pistol battle Monday night near
Harrington. between Miss Grace
Carter and two Mexican bandits.
Miss Carter was wounded in the
forearm, but drove off the Msxicans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-10-05

full hair pray for it. But never man.
And. if local testimony goes for any
thing, the holy woman" in favoring
many suppliants. has performed many
prodigies. A story is told Of woman,
bald through illness, to whom was
given a new and wondrous crown of
hair.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1915-10-05

We are enabled to give our readers, old
and new the benefit of this money-sav-
ing club offer, only because of very spe-
cial arrangement with the publishers of
MCCALL'S MAGAZINE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
HIS OPPORTUNITY
BY GEORGE MUNsoN.

John and Cynthia were to be mar
ried when John was raised from TWEEN
ty to twenty-five. But Christmas came
and John received no notification OF
an increase.
Il think it's q shame, john" said
Cynthia. weepily, as she contemplated
another year OF spinsterdom. why
don't you 60 to old Hart and tell him
how badly you need the raise? am
sure you are doing two mems work
In that old Office"
why, dear!" exclaimed John.
aghast. IF I were to do that they
would simply give me my discharge.
Nobody ever goes to Hart. He is un-
approachable. He has no more SYM
pathy than a stone"
"Oh, John, are you sure you have
enough initiative?" walled Cynthia.
You know, they never, never pay any
body more than he is willing to take"
Il tell you it's no use, DEAR" John
answered. you see. l understand
conditions there, and So"
And so that was the way it went.
And John toiled at the Office all
through the dreary winter, and he had
never had to work SO hard before. It
was as Cynthia had said. He was do
ing two mems work for Hart.
He began to grow desperate. Hart
was becoming more and more unsym-
pathetic. He practically told John
he was not worth his salt. He limited
at changes in the STAFF. John began to
study the Sunday newspaper adver.
tisement columns.
On the very first Sunday he saw an
advertisement which seemed to have
been inserted specially for him.
WANTED it ran, IAN expert in
the wholesale stationery trade. with
complete knowledge of stock. A
young man of not more than five and
twenty years, who is willing to work
up with an old-established firm. Sal
airy to start, $125. Apply by letter,
with full particulars, to P. c., Box
1885,"
That was Johns line. Moreover, he
was sure he knew who 1t was that ad-
vertised under the initials p. @. That
must be Quincy, Harris chief business
rival, who had been engaged in a cut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
THINKS IT ANOTHER
MANASSAS CELEBRATION

The rejoicing OF Germany over the
capture of Lemburg reminds us of
the early period of our civil war.
We remember how we celebrated the
victory of the Confederate arms at
the first battle of Manassas. We
thought that it meant the end of the
war. There were the clangor of
bells, the boom of cannon, the illu-
mination of the city and other de-
monstrations of popular joy-but it
didn't end the war. Nor will it in
this case. Russia is not overwhelm-
ed. She did not lose her army. The
recapture of city in itself counts
for little in a great war. The fate
of the Confederacy must be the
fate Of Germany. Numbers are OBJ
liged to tell.-Ocala Banner.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

in his pocket the price of an extende,
honeymoon tour through the South.
| At lunch time the office boy tolt
John that Hart wanted to see him
When John entered there was q frowl
on Harris forehead that BODIED i'll.
mr.. Darrell. we have been thinking
OF making some changes in the ONCE,
said Hart. Il have been under tn.
impression that you were not alto
gether satisfied with your position
here"
mo. sir" said John.
"Eh? What's that?" snapped Hart
looking at him menacingly. "Yor
aren't? Why didn't you tell met"
Il think I am worth more money
sir" safd John. respectfully. I'm fact
IL am sure Of it,"
Then that is the explanation of this
letter which I received from you this
morning" said Hart, flinging Johns
missive down on the table.
John felt his blood run cold. It was
one thing to leave Hart triumphantly
to go to Quincy; 1t was another to be
kicked out before he had secured an.
other position.
"Of course, II you are not satisfied,
Mr.. Darrell" continued Hart, more
blandly. you are at liberty to leave
us. But we are enlarging the depart
ment, and / wanted to get another man
as assistant preparatory to advancing
you to higher position at $125."
Which was not strictly true. Hart
had advertised for another man, but
he had intended to keep John in the
same position at the same salary, and
all his expressions of discomfort on
previous days had been directed to-
ward frightening John lest he should
make demand on him. The new
man was to have superseded John.
III you like to take the position it
is yours, Darrell" continued Hart.
John looked at him in stupefaction.
1t seemed too good to be true. He
was appreciated, then. His employer
had recognized his years of service!
Hart turned on the reproachful tap
IF only you had let me know that you
wanted more money, Darrell" he said.
why, sir, doesn't everybody want
more money!" asked John.
"They do. But those that get it
ask for it. Not that intend to advance
you further-for a year, at least" he
went on, hurriedly. But If you would
like to start in at $125 next month
you may"
Il want to ask for a couple of
weeks vacation first. sir" said John.
You see, I'm going to be married"
why, certainly-certainly, Darrell"
said Hart, hastily. Congratulations,
I'm sure. -good-morning, then"
When John was gone he leaned back
In his chair and smiled. He would
give the new man Johns salary. And
John, married man, would never
write such letter as the one that had
terrified him that morning.
Harris reasoning was sound enough;
only he did not reckon on Johns
mother-in-law. For wise mother.in.
law is mans good providence.
Copyright. 1915. by w. g. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

cally observe their own work
through the eyes of the divers, in
this way not only greatly facilitat-
ing operations, but making the eff
fort effective where otherwise IL
might be largely experimental.
1t has been suggested that an eff
fort of this nature would probably
consist in raising the hull a few feet
and dragging it in shore until It
struck bottom; then raising and NOV
ing forward again, until it reached
shallow water where ordinary div
ers could work for several hours at
a time.-H. H. Windsor in the July
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

throat competition with him for years.
How he would welcome q man with
Johns experience, especially when he
was taking him away from Hart!
Cynthia lived with her mother in a
tiny uptown apartment. When John
had read the advertisement he hurried
round to consult with the ladies. John
was favorite of Mrs. Barton's; she
had been as eager as girl about the
marriage, and its postponement had
been bitter disappointment to her.
I'm going to write Quincy a strong
letter." said John. Il feel sure that
can get that position, only-Im not
much Of hand at blowing my own
trumpet"
"You are too diffident, my dear
john" said the old lady. Let US put
our heads together and see whether
we can't show up your good qualities.
II we can't, nobody can" ~
A little praise from Mrs. Barton. a
little tender love from Cynthia. little
eagerness on Johns part, and touch
OF bitterness at the memory of Hart,
and the following letter was produced:
In answer to your advertisement,
beg to say that think I am just the
man for the position. I am twenty.
five years of age and wish to make
change. ! am at present employed in
a wholesale stationery house and have
a complete knowledge of the business.
/ am planning to leave because I am
worth at least $125 month and am
getting less. I wish to enter the serv-
ice of an enterprising firm that knows
a good man when 1t has him, and II
you will accord me an interview l be-
lieve we can come to terms"
The last sentence, to which John
demurred, was the product of Mrs.
Barton's brain.
It seemed to the women just the
sort Of letter calculated to appeal
psychologically to Quincy. They said
SO and John was forced to agree.
He watched Hart narrowly the next
morning. Somehow he felt as il a
vast load had been lifted off his mind.
He no longer feared Hart, he no longer
dreaded to go into the little booth
where he had his desk. Threats would
leave John unmoved. He dreamed
away the morning, in fancy seeing
himself at the altar with Cynthia, and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Raising the Lusitania Might
Be POSSibilitS of the Future

At this writing the "Lusitania' is
supposed to rest on fairly hard
bottom in from 800 to 400 feet of
water. AS salvage prize, the ship
and some of its cargo are worth re-
covering if they can be raised within
a reasonable length of time. So far
as we can learn, no intention to at
tempt recovery of the ship has been
announced, and war conditions, of
course, render any possible attempt
unusually difficult.
And yet it cannot be finally said
such a raising is absolutely impossi-
Bile, although the engineers may
estimate the cost at a figure which
makes the effort impracticable. Ship
and cargo would represent probably
a weight of, say, 10000 tons. No
such large vessel has ever been rails
ed even from less depths, hence, the
problem presents difficulties which
have never been solved in actual
practice.
That We have no precedent, how
ever, does not in itself establish an
impossibility Given apparatus of
sufficient size and strength, theoret-
ically, of course it could be accom-
plished Whether or not it would
pay is another matter.
The bare possibility, however,
Is one which cannot fail to interest
engineer and layman alike.
Much would doubtless depend on
the ability of divers to descend to a
depth which must establish new rec
ords by at least 100 feet, and to per-
form any useful work after GETTING
down, Considerable advance has
oeen made of late in driving work,
and a recent invention consisting of
a hollow metal sphere, now under
construction, claims ability to put
two men down 1000 feet, with con-
troll OF the vehicle to permit the oc-
cupants moving it about or anchor
ing 1t to ships side. Through
Windows the divers observe the
work OF placing chains or cables and
by means of telephones direct the
work OF theose on the surface. In
stead of cropping in the dark as for
meriy, the men above would practi-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

tion of the children of the poor. HI
gathered the little mes into a Sab
bath school at Savannah nearly fifty
years before Robert Raikes had q
Sabbath school in Gloucester. The
Bible is now printed in more tongues
than were spoken on the day OF
Pentecost-John Wesley was the
founder of the first Bible Society
that the world has ever known. The
great missionary awakening of mod
ern times can be traced to him who
said "The world is my parish" The
spirit of Christian union, which in
our day is assuming such marvellous
proportions, had it's modern origin
with the man who declared 81 want
league offensive and defensive with
every follower of Christi
The most splendid eulogies paid
, to Wesley come from those outside
of the church he founded. | shall
not here recur to the eulogies from
Southey. Macauley, Thackeray, Mat
thew Arnold, Buckeye, Lecky, etc.
but ! glance for a moment at three
later tributes
Augustine Birrell, the gifted as
sayist, and clearest-headed states
man in England today, says: Take
him for all and all, Wesley is the
greatest force of the Eighteenth
Century in England This is say
ing much when you think of the
great forces in England in the
Eighteenth Century. That century
opened with the explosive splendor
of the battle of Blenheim, led by
Marlborough. 1t closed with Lord
Nelson at Trafalgar, dying amidst
the thunders of his victory, and the
Duke of Wellington preparing for
the tremendous field of Waterloo. It
was the age of Pope, Hume, Swift
and Gibbon in letters and philoso-
ply, and of William Pitt and Ed
mund Burke in craftsmanship, and
of the illustrious Bishops Butler and
Berkeley in the pulpit, and yet Mr..
Birrell says. Take him for all and
all, Wesey is the greatest force of
the Eighteenth Century in Engand.~
Sir. Leslie Stephen, in his His
tory of English Thought in the
Eighteenth Century" says, wesley
anism is the most important phe-
nomenon of the century," On Wes-
ley himself, he says that mo such
leader of man appeared during the
Eighteenth Century," And yet this
was a century of giants. We have
seen who were in England. Over in
France lowered Voltaire and Mira
beau. Up in Prussia two great lu?
minaries dazzled the northern fir
mament, Kant, the epoch maker in
and Frederick the Great, |
On our side of the water Jonathan
Edwards, one of the finest spirits !
and highest teachers of eternal
things, vase shaking New England
with a religious earthquake; Thorn
as Jefferson, the noblest intellect |
that ever inhabited the White House,
was drafting the immortal Declara-
ton of Independence, and George |
whose countrymen think |
20 marble white cough on which to |
care his name." with his half-clad,
half-armed, half-starved Continent
ais, was crushing the proudest army
On earth. Fitchett says, George
is the only name in the
record of the Eighteenth Century
which rivals that of John Wesley in
MS influence on the human race, and
Wesley represents more enduring
Energy"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
A. Usual.

As nothing is quite as hard on
youth as another youth just a few
years older. Tommy resented very
severely Jeans foibles at the table
when there was company.
Mother, please don't let Jean come
to the table tonight" he begged; "she
always acts like we never have ice
cream 'cept when there's company"
Honest I won't" begged Jean, so
convincingly that she was allowed to
come
However, when the time for dessert
came and her favorite strawberry ice
cream appeared, Jeans emotional en-
thusiasm had to find some outlet.
oh" she crowed, clapping her
hands ecstatically; then, true to her
promises. she continued. I'VE have 1t
every night. We have 1t every night
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
NOT AN EXTRAORDINARY FEAT
MARATHON Run" Has Been Duplicated
Many Times by Sprinters With No
Great Claim to Fame.

Historians differ by two days IL
relation to the date of the battle o.
Marathon. but the weight of opinion
has been in favor of May 80, 400 years
before the beginning of the Christian
era. It was small town, but like
many of the small towns of great
wars, 1t became famous through all
time in history as the turning poinr
for the forces of the Athenians.
Marathon is about twenty-eight milei
northeast of Athens, the modern town
being in the midst of a beautiful plain
Circuitous roads lead around spurs Of
Mounts Pentelicus and Hymettus, IA
nous in Grecian history and poetry
On this date Miltiades, the great lead
er of the time Of the Greeks, met, az
the tale is told, 100000 Persians with
only 10000 Greeks. The story of the
battle is one Of the most thrilling in
all history. The Greeks drove the
Persians out of that part of the coun.
try.
In recent years the battle has been
remembered by rather absurd Mara.
thon races" the reason for them be.
ing the story of a runner who sped
those % miles without stop for rest
to bring the story to Athens Of the
wonderful victory of the little army
Of Miltiades which changed the whole
face Of affairs between the contending
Greeks and Persians. The story had
been disputed of the feat Of this run
ner, but it was challenged by athletes
in various parts of America as being
no great feat, as Lord Byron proved
that the story Of Leander swimming
the Hellespont was no unusual accom-
plishment for any good swimmer. Many
an American young man has dupli-
Gated the Marathon race in various
parts of this country. proving that the
Greek Of about $500 years ago, who
brought to Athens the news of the
victory Of Miltiades, was merely an or
binary Splinter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Jones' Little MIstska.

Jaggs (who has run his car into the
ditch, gone to sleep and has Just been
awakened by a rooster Growing on the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. car! Marvel.
oush car! I'm dishcovering new
features every day. Never knew till
Just now that thish 1915 model had a
cuckoo clock"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Glowing Tribute Paid John
Wesley by DR.. Wray in his Sermon
AtMethOdiSt Church Last Sunday

Some have claimed that Wesley's
greatest work lay in the political
sphere, because the Methodist reviv.
al transformed degrated nation
and saved England from the horrors
of the French revolution.
Another class of historians con-
tend that the England of the TWEEN
tieth century, with its fine ethical
and altruistic spirit, is Wesley
monument. And they point to the
mighty STRINGS in the Church of
England. such as the Evangelical
Movement and the Oxford Movement,
which were due, indirectly, at least,
to Wesley and his so-workers.
The average man. however, if
question concerning Wesley's best
work, would point to Methodism
Magnificent monument Methodism
tody in its two great geographical
divisisono America and Great
Britain-has $4,000 preachers and
100000 members, and 5000, 600
children in Sunday school. There are
more Methodist preachers in Hindus-
tan today than were in the United
States and Great Britain when John
Wesley put on Immortality. The
Wesleyan Conference in the Fiji Is
Landslide Jijians were cannibals a
hundred years ago-is nearly twice
as strong in numbers as was Metho-
dism in this country when our saint
ed founder assembled the heavens.
But Wesley's greatest work lies
not in averting revolutions; it is not
in the condition of England or the
Church of England, nor is it merely
Or mainly in Methodism. Fitchett,
the brilliant Australian minister, in
recent volume, has said: "Wesley's
true monument is in the whole
changed temper of the modern
world; the new ideals in it's policies,
the new spirit of it's religion, and the
new standards of philanthropy.
Wesley was born 206 years ago, at
the darkest hour of his peoples his
tory. The realm was sink of all
vices, and a sewer for all the baser
passions. Thackeray has etched in
copper those days forever. mo
wonder that Whitefield cried out in
the wilderness that Wesley Quilted
the insulted temple to pray on the
hillside. Which is the sublimer
spectacle-the good John Wesley
surrounded by his congregation of
miners at the pits mouth, or the
queens chaplains numbering
through their morning office in their
ante-room under the picture of the
great Venus, with the door opening
into the adjoining chamber. where
the queen is dressing. talking scand-
al to Lord Hervey?"
Suddenly, in the midst of that
filthy world, appeared a prophet of
God crying "Wash you; make you
clean!" And the movement that fol- I
lowed has nothing to equal it since
the Acts of the Apostles. 1t was not
only the rise of the middle classes
which shifted the center of political
power; not merely the great change |
in morals which, combined with the |
industrial awakening, multiplied
the wealth of the nation ten-fold,
but, above all, it was the rebirth of
religion. as thrilling, heart-chang-
ing, character creating experience.
The greatest moral and spiritual
enterprises of the last century and
half received their origin and i'm
petus from Wesley's labor and zeal.
Before Bell and Lancaster, Wesley
provided day schools for the educa-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Two Kinks Of ReIioion-6oth Bad

Two Kinks of Relloion-6oth Bad.
Oars de man dat takes his 70.
hgion in spasm, and gifts over 1t bout
as quick" stated good cd Parson
Bagster And den ag'in, dar's de
yudder kind dat has 1t all de time,
and 'magines his whole duty is done
when he says .Amen!' In deep voice.
And dunnuh. sab. which of EN- gives
me de ecest satisfaction. Kansas
City Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Popularity,

Popularity, In the lowest and most
common sense, is not worth having.
Do your duty to the best of your pow.
or. win the appreciation of your own
conscience, ano popularity. In its best
and highest Scr is sure to follow
0ir John Par
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Vuluarltv.

Vulgarity has positive imperish-
able charm. 1t 10 sham nobility that 10
revolving. And sham nobility IL the
disease of our heroes and heroines in
serious drama or f1ction.-John Oliver
Hobbies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

Snakes in South Africa fear the go.
rotary bird. and will even crawl away
from his shadow. This bird devours
snakes and can easily kill a reptile
twice its size.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

ooxs.a ,s . sscK was found in the pantry
.s Sssreo with jam. His father ssid 81
.nink. my boy. you would bet,a. .
sno snow yourself to mother" wa, ~
: foeuish look Jack replied. .No s.
~. think I deterrent" " oao-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

A public speaker never reaches the
pinnacle OF fame until some nav.,.-
per dubs him the prince of orators"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29

II is surely better to pardon too
much than to condemn too much
George Eliot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-29
Good Word for ths MuIa.

some men,, said Uncle Eben. put
- oeir lives kickin' at nothin'. Oars
Us much to be said fob de mule. II
- interested enough to kick. he's
s nn 70 60 to do trouble of takin'
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-08-05
LUNACY SUSPECT
 DIES IN PRISON

This morning at 5.5o death claim- ed John Bacurie. who was brought to the Federal iail yesterday appar ently insane. Bacurie has for six. teen years been employed as a muck CT at Treadwen and was man of excellent habits and has always been a very satisfactory worker it is said.
 Warden Jack Mcdonald, of the Federal jail force, said this mornings 'I have known Bacurie ever since he came Co Treadwell and ] don't know one thing against him. It is my pri- vate opinion that he has been great iy worried about Che war, for his wife and two children are living in Hun- gary"
 At the time of his arrival at Che jail Bacurie had $26.S0 in cash in his pockets. Apparently the money was tho extent of his possessions. In pocketbook were found two money order receipts for $1OO each for mon- ey sent to Hungary The body was taken to the c. W. Young undertak- ing parlors. Funeral arrangements will be made later.