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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Telltale
=- By -
Walter Joseph Delaney

Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman.)
The Stevensons were rich and I'M
happy Their next-door neighbors,
the Martins. were desperately poor,
yet life was to them a radiant dream.
The Stevensons lived in a big ten
room house, luxuriously furnished,
and had lots of money. David Martin
toiled as laborer at a town iron mill,
and his frugal wife counted over ev-
cry penny twice before it was invest
ed, thus close they were forced to
live.
But the Martins had treasure
Winnie, their adopted niece-and her
presence made the humble home glow
with sunshine and laughter whenever
she was within its precints. She
worked at a store in the village as
cashier, but home talent was paid for
cheaply, and her contribution to the
household fund was quite small.
mot very genial neighbors, those
Stevensons," observed Mr.. Martin
coming home from his work one cold
december evening.
Il fancy they don't consider us their
kind" returned his plain, practical
| wife. Mrs. Stevenson has nodded tc
me once or twice, but only at dis
lance, and then quite sourly."
Stevenson himself came out of the
gate Of his house just as I passed,
continued Mr. Martin. II spoke, bu
he didn't answer me, although l thinl
he really was so distracted In though
that he didn't know me"
Il think you are quite right, ia
Their" added Winnie, in her kindly
charitable way. 81 have heard tina
they have a great sorrow-a runawa,
son. He left them after some troubl
he got into three years ago. A yea
since. I have heard. they learned tina
ne was one of number killed in
cyclone in New Mexico"
ooh, dear, that is sad" spoke u
Mrs. Martin, quickly and sorrowfuli!
"They have their cross to bear, indee
"a lost son, lonely home" and sh
| came up to Winnie and EMBODIED her
a loving clasp and kissed her tende
!, ",
An unhappy home, indeed, was thu
OF the Stevensons They had lo'
,, their only child, bright, promisir
lad, who, when he came Of age, ha
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Doing Her Shire.

"It seems a pity, my dear Mrs.
Gotham, that you New York society
women don't give up more of your
time to raising money for the poor"
my dear Marjorie, how can you say
such a thing? Haven't ! sat up until
two O'Clock for three nights now play
ing charity bridge?"-IA:e.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Roum anlans Fond Of Dress.

The men of Roumania are very fond
of dress, and they have popular say.
ing which runs THE stomach has no
mirror" Its meaning is that rather
than be shabby Roumanian should
20 hungry. The peasant costume OF
Roumania is very artistic. every VII
lage having its own set OF colors. By
the hue of his dress a peasant shows
the locality he halls from.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Penalty She Had to Pay.

Irene's mother is a woman OF az
Vaneed ideas. A few days ago "hea
there came bad weather Irene wei.
on to neighbours porch and iooheu
through the inviting window "heis
Reggie was comfortably engaged wiz
MS playthings. why don't you come
M I'm just having dandy ~.
with my Nose ark" NO, soooe1
Irene. I've got to stay outside ana w
healthy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
u,,n pr;ees in London.

paris Is we'll enough In It's way, u
a' ss,,rot,on for rare artistic fab
10 hut 70 get the money out Of them
- must needs be sold in London
A. a sale in that city in the m oatn
"a a. In,v bit of tapestry brought CIV
u 49, foot-that's about sl,o5o.
q lore recently a Persian rug eign,
gu. W. =, eve feet five inches was SOLO
Cor e5.25o or s2e,25C. THIS was as :
.o .,,. -, with a ouarterfoil green panel
sun - the e center on pink ground Win
~ o -. border and pink edge
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Sarcastic Married Man.

YES" said the bachelor, with the
conscious pride OF sacrifice. Il make
q point Of giving up certain pleasures
during Lent. Huh" snorted the
married man. You bachelors have
cinch on hat sort of thing. What are
forty days to three hundred and sixty
fvsf"-Town Topics.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Curse Of Idieness.

Id,eness is the badge OF gentry, ano
,ba hane of body and mind. the nurse
of nauehtiness, the stepmother OF dis
cinline. the chief author OF all mis-
chief one of the seven deadly sins,
the cushion upon which the devn
chiefly reposes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
More Pressing Needs.

Z need shoes
Then why don't you buy some!
1T is evident that you know nothing
of family life. Ny graphophone needs
records and my wife needs dancing
lessons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
r.,zIy. Wood.

nm. Of the most expensive soO s,'
r..d regularly in an established m
US. n - the Uuited States is oo1.
Jus ,bs savorite material for wooo
carving. It has BEEN quoted q. :, o0,
esr n "a cnhic irch. and about sl'oo'
Nv tha thousand uea-d feet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Daily Thought.

Much OF the charm of life is ruined
By exacting demands of confidence.
Those who wish to destroy all
mystery in those they love. to have
everything revealed, are unconscious
IL killing their Own happiness.-Stop-
ford Brooke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
pest IN Earn Ones Own.

Persons industriously occupying
themselves thrive better on little OF
their own honest getting than lazy
heirs on the large revenues left unto
them.-T. Fuller.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22

A man in the ticket office on a busy
,sv has TO concea. his real feelings
- much that he gets to be better
actor than some OF the people on the
stage
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
,.,kabIe Strength.

~ can carry grain Oh corr
AL any . ne veight of its own body
zen h,, .,' : horse and a man can CARY :
burden only about eqoal " '
weight
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
To Cure Hysteria.

Wrap mustard plasters on Minus
wrists. soles and palms. and aiio" p.'
dent 20 rest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-22
Cam. Of waterfalls Roar.

The roar Of q waterfall is produced
almost entirely by the bursting OF null
ions CT air bubbles.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

Registrations in the office of Sec
rotary of state show that there are
$4,000 automobiles now recorded,
while applications for licenses are
arriving by the dozen every day.
1t is estimated that the number of
machines will run up to 23,5OO by
the end Of the year.
Estimating the population of the
state at 625. 000-and it is believed
that the census which is now being
compiled will show that--it will
readily he seen that this means one
automobile for every 2Gh persons,
counting men, women and children
Some have attempted 10 estimate
what amount of money these ma.
chimes show as being invested, but
there is wide variation. Some
hold the original investment. IN.
GLIDING accessories. at an average
of $500 which would make the tota]
investment 16,450,00 Others place
it at 81 900 which would make the
total amount invested $23, 100000
When it is considered that one ir
every 26 persons owns an automo.
bile. it is pretty good evidence tina,
the people Of North Dakota are en-
joying quite degree of prosperity
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
THREE BANDITS KILLED; 0
ZEAL TROUBLE EXPECTED

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 13.-After
quiet had apparently prevailed during
the night and forenoon in the border
bandit situation, trouble broke out
afresh between Mereceties and Donna
this forenoon. Three bandits were xii
led in running fight with soldiers
and citizens.
Thirty-tive Of the bandits were driv.
en- across the river, where 100 others
Joined them. Real trouble Is expected
shortly.
Three companies of the Ninth in
| fantry reached here from Laredo to
augment forces already striking hard
at the scattered Mexican bands, and
reports circulated that 5000 addition.
al troops have been ordered here.
Two troop trains from Monterey
Obregons headquarters, reached
Matamoros. but how many troops
they carried or what their object Ia
was not known here. 1t was consid.
cred significant. however, In view OF
threats to attack Brownsville, il the
United States takes any intervention
steps.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

dinances. For instance, q man may
speed through the streets of a
town. If he is arrested and fined
for that he is most likely to do
what happened at Strasburg: make
some Of those who are more serious
law breakers come to time. Hence,
to protect friends and neighbors
who are in the plugging business, it
is seldom that an arrest for any
thing would be made. In fact, the
Record has been told that nearly
that very condition came about in
Hazelton early in the season. At
that time it was set out that should
certain booZe-peddler be arrest ed i,
as was threatened by an irate wife
of a habitual drunkard, then said
booze peddler would turn and have
"pinched' another place in which
many of the so-calied leading cili-
zens" wereinterested.
And that Strashurg affair shows
another thing: Any man with ordi-
nary human intelligence in either
the Office of states attorney or sher-
if is stretching the truth when he
throws up his hands ana soiemnIy
proclaims that he doesn't know the
pigs are running. Simply, Messrs.
Lynn and Kyes don't want to bother
that class of undesirables. And
why they feel that way about it can
well be left to the reader to deter
mine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

Grant Call. of the Goodridge e. Call
Lumber Company. was down from
Bismarck recently checking up the
local yard of the company. Grant
is ninety-nine horsepower booster
for the Red Trail" which runs
through Bismarck from east to
west. This is route that has been
laid out and marked for the con.
venience of automobile tourists.
Recently. Grant has been working
on committee to raise funds to
build bridge across a streum in
the western part OF the state that is
required to make the Trail success.
Approaching the Importance of
keeping the Trail routed through
Bismarck, the business men there
have subscribed several thousand
dollars to build the bridge hun
dreds miles or SO west of them.
Other towns in the state along tina:
route have done likewise. This
speaks volumes for the Importance
of the project and its value to those
towns along its course. When the
trail is in shape and becomes pop
ular with people coming and going
through the country by automobile,
hundreds of tourists will pass
through Bismarck each season and
most Of them will leave a little cash
in many of the towns they pass.
That is the direct result. In addl-
ton, no better way could be found
to advertise the state than to have
hundreds Of eastern and western
tourists passing through it along q
well-kept Trail. Some Of those
persons would likely become inter-
ested in the country, for many of
the tourist trips are for no other
reason than to find out the accept.
able locations for investment.
Grant states that Bismarck and
Burlelgh county are expecting tC
expend an enormous sum an the
Trail through their county. Next
season the road will he macadam
lied for some distance east of the
city
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

Last week the affair that took
place at Strasburg demonstrates
perfectly the very point that is para
mount in The matter Of the non. en-
forcement of the liquor laws. The
Record has stated that the lax
methods of the authorities in these
matters tends to demoralize the
county generally and has much to
do with the non-enforcement of any
laws and the resulting general dis
regard for authority on the part Of
a large percentage of the people of
a neighborhood where such condi-
tons exist.
The writer is not prepared 10 dis
cuss the innocense or guilt of the
party who was arrested and fined
for speeding We do know that an
other driver claims to have been
leading the way for the car that was
taken in by the authorities and that
he WAS not molested. But the point
is here: AS long as The authorities
close both eyes-and their ears--in
matters pertaining TO blind. pig
glng just that long it is next to i'm
possible to enforce other laws or or,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
PETROGRAD IS AIM
Of GERMANS NOW
RussiA's CAPITAL Is LESS THAN
AGO MILES AWAY FROM.
Won HiNDEN1uRe.
SLAvS FIGHT DESPERATELY
Rear Guards Give Battle to Teutons
at kovno-AiiiGes Look to Darh..
neles 10 Er.ns EoIief to
Cars men.
sLAvS FIGHT DESPERATELY

L.ndcn, Aug. 13.-The Baltic flank
OF lne German armies under Field Mar.
shal Won Hindenburg has virtually at.
tanned the banks Of the river Dvina,
!, '"',.. :,iga and Dv.nsky, with Petro
grad less than 300 miles away in a
Girect line. Thence southwark the line
sweeps west. with the Russian fortress
of Koyno still holding out, but next
week may see great battle on the
read toward the Russian capital.
Russian Capital as aim.
The second line of defense upon
which the Russians proposed to fall
back after abandoning Warsaw has all
the appearances of having been rem.
dered untenable, and the British and
Russian press is beginning to see In
the Arstro-German plan an ambitious
p'ense deeper into Russia, with Petro-
grad as the goal. In the meantime the
Russian rear guards are fighting des.
perately, especially in the critical
Dvina region and at Kovno, to capture
which the Germans are making ter
rifle sacrifice of men. 1t seems plain
now the Germans purpose no great de-.
monstration in the west, but intend
rather to press to the utmost their SC
far brilliantly successful Russian cam.
paign on the theory that conditions in
France and Belgium are such that
neither the French nor the British i'm.
media:ely Will attempt a general Of
fensiye.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
A Pioneer Dies

The Record herewith reprints an
article from the Velva journal rel
alive to the funeral of "Gid"
Knowles, an earIy.day resident Of
this county. Many of the old timers
knew him we'll. although it has been
many years since he lived in EN-.
mons county:
On Friday of last week the funer-
al of the late Joshua Giddings
Knowles was held from the Metho-
dist church, Rev. Prime conducting
the services. The local Knights of
Pythias lodge. of which the deceased
has been a member for several
years. attended in a body and acted
as an escort. A large number of
friends gathered at the church to
pay their last tribute to the depart
ed and extend the hand of sympa-
thy to the bereaved family.
Joshua Giddings Knowles was born
at Montford. Wis, in 1859. May
18th. Moved with his parents to
Lincoln county. South Dakota, in
1873. He came to Emmons county,
Dakota Territory, now North Dako-
kota, in 1884. and was one of the
sturdy pioneers of the county. In
1885 he was united. IN marriage to
Miss Marie Knutson and to
this union five children were born.
Two sons are dead. one dying in in
fancy and the other, Edgar, died in
VelVa in 1903. Three daughters
survive. Mr.. Knowles came to
Velva in 1889 and for a number Of
years dealt in stock. He was we'll
known and universally liked by all
| men. For the past few years he
has beSn residing in Canada during
the summers. having land there. In
October of last year he went to
Minneapolis to be operated upon for
cancer and while away submitted to
three operations. He returned
home in December and since that
time gradually grew weaker until
! death relieved his sufferings July
2Sth.
Besides his Wife and three accom-
| plished daughters. Misses Clara,
May and Ruth, all of this city, de-
ceased leaves an aged father, who
lives at the Soldiers Home at Lis
bon, an uncle and three brothers.
The demlse of Mr.. Knowles is
kcenly felt BY all who know him.
He was bip.hearted, good.natured
man with good word for everyone,
and his passing is deeply regretted
by large circle o. friends who join
in extending sincerest sympathy to
the sorrowing family.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
Russian warsnip Badly pam.o.o

Berlin, via London, Aug. ia Blu.
chnrest dispatch to the Vossiche lei.
tung says badly damaged Russian
warshiP, presumably the battleship ST.
mop, is lying in the outer roadstead
at Mangelia, Roumania The warship
Is reported to have been one OF those
which attacked the Turkish coast July
1880. She struck mine and barely
was able to reach Mangelia. The yes.
sci has not interned and presumably
Is making repairs. The Sinop is a YES
sci of 1902 tons. built at Sebastopol
In 1897
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
Kaiser Fears Russian Spies.

Amsterdam, Aug. 12-Fear that
Russian spies would attempt to take
his life delayed the triumphal entry
OF the kaiser into Warsaw, 1t has
been learned from reliable sources
here.
The emperor planned to enter the
Polish capital with his victorious
troops on the heels of the Russians.
But rumors reached the German Sc
cret service that all the public places
in Warsaw had been mined and agents
of the car left behind in the capital
with orders to slay the kaiser.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

Just at the time when the people
of the nation and of the world, for
that matter. are discussing pro and
con the measur of liability of this
nation in the Mexican affair, there
comes an event within our own
country that can be in no wise
eclipsed in the murder torn country
on our southern border: the taking
OF the Georgia life prisoner. Leo M /.
Frank. from the Georgia state pen
itentiary at Atlanta and subsequent
hanging at the hands of a mob of
murderers.
There are so many features to this
dastardly outrage on humanity and
civilization that this mans murder
is most malignant crime calling
for stern punishment without re-
gard to expense. For instance,
Frank was already serving life
sentence in the Georgia state prison
on the charge of murder. Hun
dreds of capable and efficient men
who were in position to be famil-
lar with all the aspects of the case
have gone on record as certain of
Franks absolute innocence of the
charge for which he was con-
victed. This list includes member
of the United States supreme court,
the judge who sat on the bench at
his trial and whose statements were
made in the shadow of approaching
death. one of the greatest detectives
the world has ever known who in
vestigated the affair and the gov
ernor of the state who committed
the death sentence to life imprson.
ment
First of all, Frank was Jew and
he was so unfortunate az to live in a
community of haters of the race.
The information which eminated
from sources absolutely reliable that
Franks trial was miscarriage of
justice and that conditions border.
ing on mob rule prevailed at the
trial can hardly be doubted, es-
pecially in view of this last terrible
exhibition of mob violence. 1t is
bad enough at any time to seize q
human being and send him to his
death without mercy. 1t is most
terrible to behold that spectacle
when the victim is yanked from
within the walls of the state peni
Tertiary. the one place 10 every
state where it is to be presumed
that the law must have full sway
The reports show that the many
prison officials at Atlanta scarcel,
moved hand to stay the actor
of the handful of murderers who
forced an entrance.
While we talk of Intervention ir
Mexico why not include Georgia:
This murder of Frank has never
been eclipsed in the war.torn south
ern reublic.
And the unfortunate victim wa.
only just on the road to recover,
from having his throat cut when hi.
life was despaired of. The rough
handling of the mob tore that great
cash open again and Frank would
nave bled to death even had thu
hangman's rope failed to do it.
work.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

railroad said in
Frequently statements
railroad
sentiment II any such there be, n
usual
still
o a majority
Moreover the idea
cherish
railroads
the railroads able
the railroads. 1t
entitled justice
nave received susceptible
That
The
elect whether the
The natural competition
rsclass
Of be
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
Sweden Follows U. S. Protest,

Washington. Aug 10. While the
United States will not participate with
other neutrals in Joint Or identical
representations to Great Britain re.
garding interferences with neutral
trade. 1t was learned that it is possible
that Sweden would send concurrent
note when the American government
dispatched the communication to Great
Britain which is now in preparation. AT
the,Swedish legation it was stated that
no official negotiations on this subject
between the United States and Sweden
had taken place.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

WANTED-An industrious man
who can earn 500 per month and
expenses retailing our Products to
farmers. Must have some means
for starting expenses and furnish
contract signed by responsible
men. Address w. T. RAWLEIGH
COMPANY. FREEPORT, ILL.t
giving age, occupation and refer
ences. ADV.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19

This nation owes it to the people
and to civilization itself to leave no
stone unturned to send every man
to the gallows who participated in
that dastardly. cowardly exhibition
Of outlawry and murder. And un-
til that thing is accomplished the
name Georgia is a disgrace and re-
proach to the nation.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
THIRD WARsHlP Is NOW ON
WAY TO SOUTHERN WATERS

Washington. Aug. 13.-After two
days of uncertainty and wire confer.
ences between navy officials and Presi.
dent Wilson regarding the sending Of
warships to Vera Cruz. Secretary Dan
iels announced that three batseships
OF the fourth division OF the Atlantic
feet had been ordered ito southern
waters for any duty that may be re-
squired."
The three ships are the Louisiana
and New Hampshire. which sailed
from Newport, r. l., and the Con.
necticut, now in Haitien waters.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
Funston May Neee More Mon.

San Antonio. Tex, Aug. 13.-Gen.
eral Frederick Funston, commanding
the southern department, is preparing
to call for additional troops to quell
the Mexican uprising in the Rio
Grande valley should the movement
spread beyond the districts already dis
turbed.
That is, 1900 are in this service
and the remaining 5000. with the ex-
ception Of the Fifteenth cavalry, are
held in reserve at FL Paso. General
Funston said that should the disturb
ance spread he would ask for addi.
tional troops.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-08-19
Livona Lingo.

Core spondence OF the Record. Aug. II.
Most every one is busy harvesting in
this vicinity.
Buhaloberries were about the only
wild fruit to escape the frost and they
are plentiful.
John Crenz has sold his studebaker
automobile and has ordered five-pas-
senger Overland.
Margaret Kennedy returned to her
home at Mandan last Friday after spend
ing week at the Baker ranch.
Ghas Rathbum, Lem Ferguson. Geo.
Knudtson and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Baker were all in Hazelton on Saturday
last.
Mrs. Wesley Baker and Mrs. Jas.
Lawry were at Glencoe last Sunday for
visit with Mrs. Lane and Grandma
Robinson. They also called on Mrs.
Knudtson on their way home.
SHORTY.