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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
He DID Not.

JEFF de Angels met New York
newspaper man "Do you remember"
asked the newspaper man, 'one time.
while you we're playing in Kansas City,
you offered $40 for the best original
verse for your Women song" Il
do" replied the comedian. Il won
that ten" According to the laws OF
fiction. Mr.. de Angels should have
,aid: i've been looking for you for
wears. Here's $1,000 as q retainer. l
want You to write me . comic opera "
But he didn't What he did say vss:
well. that's % long ago ! guess We
can be good friends, nevertheless
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

iquet had not been 80 promptly
led would have bled to death"
Ind nothing of the girl SINGER"
tioned Hughes.
Nothing save this" replied Dacey,
biting the brooch In his palm.
ey found it inside of my vest,
ire it must have dropped from the
I. It is a miniature portrait, not
he girl, although it somewhat re-
bles her"
Probably Of her mother"
On its back Is q craven initial. I
lder," and the dreamy eyes of the
Aker had q longing, far-away ex-
ssion-"I wonder II that is the In
Of her Nance"
Grace, Georgiana," suggested
Ehes-"no, Gineora, or-Gloria."
shall know some day." asserted
icy determinedly. you are laugh
at me. Did you never hear Of love
FIRST sight? A mere glance in the
cnlight bound you irrevocably to
II wife"
hughes flushed and looked con
pus. He evaded . direct reply by
hing lightly:
Well, I am at least glad to see your
q reused out of the torpor of your
phual ennui. II you can take any
crest in pursuing this extravaganza
lhtom, keep 1t up. Let me see
ueh-l believe you told me that the
ioent was costly to you in more
Us than one?"
You mean the trine I lost" OBJ
we'd Dacey.
You call FIVE hundred dollars II
ney a trifle!"
The money does not trouble me-
Pned Dacey carelessly. Il may hav'
It before the accident"
mas it struck you," insinuatet
shes. that the conjunction OF al
known young woman and your miss
pocketbook may have some con
ction?"
| would swear to the honor ant
MY OF that sweet SOUL" crie'
lcey.
nave your way" laughed Hughes
only hope you may find the rea
compare favorably with the ideal.
Tue friends separated. Hughes to g
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

nome to his wife to smile .u m
ridiculous infatuation Of nsoe. INC
. .s.ler 70 still more determinediv ss sas
sUme trace OF the mysterious nntnown
where. WIN MN every
Aft, After that he spent days and tho,
Ill IN a constant effort to traca
ss Sn .ne being he could not dismiss
,,om Ms thoughts. And then one chin,
clustering November night as no 60,
~ 'ne library of his lonely home eaz.
. lug moodiiy into the glowing crate a
zap at the long French w,ndow
Drought him to his feet as !, mo-
siclan's wand was anouncing on -
moment the elimination of his fond.
est dreams. ionu'
ne saw forlorn form appear be.
lure the easement and falter there 10
oaW wan, agitated face and dr;p.
ping. storm-beaten garments In an
instant he had drawn open the win.
oow' and she, the lady of his dreams
eottered into the room and fell tn tho
nearest chair, where she drooped like
| wilted flower.
innnlte pity swelled in his heart at
sight OF her helplessness, her woefu,
plight. Love reinspired sent his baart
beating high as he realized that bis
long quest was over and done.
She raised her eyes at last IN mrr.
ihur MS name, to draw from her bosom
1 the pocketbook he had lost
you are Mr.. Dacey," she faltered.
This is yours, must 60"
No! Mo-" cried Dacey h,oct;nv
the way. Then he saw her rec, with
terrified cry. The windows behind
Dacey opened and rough-looking man
lntruded-the man he had seen once
before with the girl.
All, have found you, have I Clio.
ria?" Kissed the intruder. you had
that all of the time"
Inc speaker made a dive for the
pocketbook. Dacey put out his strong
arm.
DO not harm him." pleaded the cir
plteously. He has kept me a pris
oner, he has nearly starved me be
cause l would not give up the pocket
book which wrenched from him. But
ne is my brother-and it was all his
cruel lust for gold"
i picked it up, did not?" cried the
man. Il did not steal it. At least
am entitled to reward"
Take it and-go," said Dacey stern
ly.
With gloating cry of joy the maj
sped from the room, holding the GOV
eted money to his breast like a wilt
beast clasping its prey. Dacey re
closed the windows, pressed a buttol
in the wall and told the servant WHIT
answered to summon his widowed sis
ter.
"Sit down, please" spoke Dacey, a
wondering Leah Davelin entered tn
room. 81 have a story to tell"
How sweetly soft he told it! How
the sympathetic tears came to his 10,
ing sister, how the eyes Of the breath
less, marveling Gloria Burley seeme
to take it all in as If it were som
beautiful dream. And then in he
weakness and exhaustion she sank ir
to insensibility. but with seraphi
smile upon her face, as if after strife
storm and privation she had bee
awarded a glimpse Of some beautifu
heaven.
Abruptly Dacey left the room. tn
woman he loved in the friendly charg
OF his sister. 1t was a new Glori;
revived, whom he Let the next day
the happy day, the day Of his life in
memorial that he asked her to becom
his wife.
Copyright. 1913. by W. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
o,.;,,;,v Not New to China.

The remarkable recognition Oh
Christianity by the new Cnihese ~,
ernment is the most striking stage
e. . story which has covered nearly
= millennium and half For Cnfis =
s,,nitv first reached China nearly q
century before Augustine landed n.o On
49,. .sn Is,e Of Thanet. Not from Europe,
Snror HISTORIAN missionaries
49, persia and Nepaul came 70 oni'
ma in the year 800.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

much-bedraggled form to q seat In his
boat. For the next I'VE minutes he was
busy Fighting her boat and making it
fast for tow, and then he turned to
her to be greeted with:
II suppose You are glad 1t hap
pened?"
1T was silly thing for you to do,
knowing nothing of the management
of q sailboat!" he slowly answered.
But you know all about IT," was
fired at him.
81 have run sailboat for years"
ibid you begin as soon as you were
weaned?"
1t was a long time before he spoke
again, and then he said:
There is a shooting jacket on the
seat beside you. II you feel chilly put
1t on. will get you home as soon as
possible"
She opened her lips to say some
thing, but just then the engine Of the
motor boat went dead" Mr.. Dayton
gave expression to his feelings Of as
constituent, and thereby gave away
the fact he wasn't much acquainted
with motor boats and their way Of
stopping to rest every few minutes.
what is it," asked Miss Blythe.
Engine out of order!"
1T was very silly of you to come out
in this boat"
They were running in close to Cat
island and, unheeding the taunt, he
got out an oar and brought the craft
to land and began an inspection
an hour he rose to ease his aching
back and said:
I'm not electrician enough to re
pair It,"
Then there are men smarter thar
you!" chuckled the girl.
PLENTY of them!"
II thought there couldn't be. Well
what are we going to do?"
"Will anybody come after you?"
Father or Fred may come abou
midnight, but am not sure Of it."
1--WE can't use either to get ava!
in. The motor Is disabled, and you
boat has lost its mast and sail"
And we must sit here till hell
comes?"
"Do you see any other way?"
'If l we're a young man, I'd take
. few lessons in few things, and II
begin on motor boats. We've got
hired man at home who doesn't know
,, enough to pound sand, and yet II
wager he can fix this boat in ten mir
utes."
IF I'd have let you drown on
there"
But nobody asked your help. ha
the boat to cling to, and was a
. right"
"I'll know better next time!" wa
: the sulky reply as the young ma
, turned away.
From thence ON, for long ha
hour. there was silence between then
Then it was broken by Miss Blyth
:. saying:
Did you ever go over Niagar
Falls in barrel?"
Were you ever fired from q cal
non?" he replied.
Then there followed another Ion
. :, silence.
OF course, these venturesome youn
persons were rescued long before the
had experienced any serious har
ship. When they separated, 1t is ce
tain that neither had the faintest pr
y monition of what the outcome OF the
. unpropitious introduction would bear
3 it is equally probable that either won
have disclaimed any intention to pu
sue the acquaintance. 1t IL fac
r however, that they were married LEI
3 than a fortnight ago.
u Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure New
q paper Syndicate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
Paasino Of Youth.

To me the passing of youth was e.
Gaping from torment of passion, strife
and trouble into a placid content Ny
griefs and joys grew less violent. I
ceased hunting those who had wronged
me. and. in lesser degree, grew calm
q in my attachments. Undisturbed
By passions I found I could think
moro clearly. be more liberal and I'M
dsrstand bettsr.-Amsrican naek
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
BIZ AND PURITY
Ind the Real Which Com.
bred Favorably With
| the Ideal.
|LpRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE.

lOh6O SS
RIDGE.
.yer he looked, whether at q
Unset scene or some radiant
he saw a sheen Of gold red
cheek the hue Of a rose leaf
= as tender AZ the softest
NJ. 1t affected the heart like
al music. The hushed dreams
we're awakened and his pulse
/ at the alarm.
Al now-he. Norman Dacey-
rich In money but dissatisfied
telling the story Of 1t all to his
friend, Elliott Hughes. AS he
his subdued tones reminded of
trayersing some sweet and ten
for into his barren life had
nurpose-to find one woman
seen and to tell her that he
her.
bout them was the luxury and
kent of a magnificent home that
kounded to the chatter and song
rety of brocaded danes and
beieweled demoiselles. Now,
r there was only q flashing
Iction of a homespun garb, plain
Imple, and the old-fashioned
Dacey had been showing his
valued more than the Dacey
jewels.
\ months" he was saying, "and
ms like two years. 1t was just
/ the village that the team took
at q passing automobile. l was
out. 1t was the cash from 9
INT that was the most serious.
&unned. Then between that ant
nspital there was one supreme
I'M. 1t was when I saw her."
|, have told that, Dacey," broke
shes in a tone of slight raillery
WAS lovely as an houri and al
! was simply a girl. an innocent
HUI girl" resented Dacey grave
IA man stood at q little distance
|bly a relative. She had torn
from her throat and was trying
lunch the blood from my wound
All one look into those pityin,
! Ike eyes. Then the blackness o
again. l was taken to the hos
They told me there that if tn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

n v" TUW0r u IUxIHvs
Soe thousandth Of q gram OF
anus Oockjaw) toxin 10 enough to
horse Weighing 1900 pounds or
hundred million times its weight
Ie remarkable still. one-thousandtn
q milligram of tubercular toxin
produce action on a man weigh
isz pounds-sixty trillion times IL
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
-. rxlnc Machine

IN. FryIns Machine =.
n. idea Of the dying n' ssa -. =
s sn,s.- Of the heavier-than'.,r '', ~
n nun. was professor L.nsie sr :,
plane! plane the arst to actually ~ :.
tnrOo. ,hs wright brothers IN lsO''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
Identified.

Tho men who give the excuse M NJ
NAV don't care anything ABOUT ~ 81
.ouy but are buying to ples .s
. .o, ives are perhaps the same
.ne. Tho borrow boy to take 70 'n'
circus.-south Bend NeWsif'O'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

nuWteesse psvil ptaNe
~ tssl - e tAs esv1 - -
a hlls drvvss of animals ~ -
ta fourineh -clawS" secures
oostrns Of q grazing animal -
As ~ q fatal Inflammation
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
HELPED by Everybody.

Every great man is always being
helped by everybody, for his gift Is to
get good out of all things and all per-
sons.-Ruskin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13

Olive rrsss uvo ksao06 =
Olives are declared - - tAe -
estlivsd fruit trees. some in Syria
having borne abundant crops for more
than four hundred years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-13
Optimism Pays Best.

In business the one who assumes
that the world is honest will often do
better than the man who believes 1t to
be peopled with rogues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
HIGHER ANTHRACITE RATES
Commerce Board Allows 25-cent n To,
Increase

WARRINGTON. Aug. ts-The 1,.o.
state Commerce Commission has d.einsaa
Justlhed the proposed increase OF 25 ce,ts
sross ton on prepared sizes of anthracit,,
rom rom Fennsylvania mines to Chicago ara
points taking the Chicago rate Tb,s
benefits Erie. Lehgh Valley and r.,cla9
wanna particularly.
The Increases apply TO all-raIl shin.
inents TO points west OF Chicago, 10 which
mere are no through rates from Bufralo
Except to Mississippi River noints. tbere
are no through rates from BufroIo 10
points west of ChicnEo
The increases do not affect the terri.
tory which extends from Chicago west
to the Mississippi River south TO 81
Louis and Cairo and north 10 Quincy
except few points to which there aro
no through rates, such as Peoria, IStst
st. Louis and St. Louis. To Quincy and
to the Mississippi River crossings north
the Increase of % cents applies.
The rates to the lower Aflsslsslnp
River crossings below st Louis &re NOT
affected. The entire increase OF 81 cents
Is apportioned as compensation for that
part of the through haul between tho
mines and Buffalo on shipments via Buf-
falo on lines running to Buffalo. 80 ihat
on such shipments Carriers viii receive
no increAga for that part OF the thfou u
haul between Buffalo and the named
points OF destination, and rate TO Buffalo
VIII be uilliormly 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
LEADTVGLOCAL STOCKS
SCORED SHARP GAINS
Cramp, Brill, Baldwin, Storage
Battery and the Steel Is
sues Buoyant

Following the example Of the New Yorl,
list, local industrial issues developed
marked strength at the resumption OF
business on the Philadelphia Exchange
this morning. Heavy buying orders ap-
peared in United States steel aud shorts
round It difficult to cover As a result
the quotation advanced sharply. Cam.
hrla Steel moved higher in sympathy and
the most optimistic talk was heard on
all the steel stocks.
AS the day progressed new issues came
to the fore. Pennsylvania Steel pre-.
terred rose rapidly after an initial point
decl ne to SO, moving up to S. while
J. G. Brill scared over points. Lehiqb
Valley Transit became buoyant and
Cremp Shipbuilding advanced points on
a single sale
Special reason for the rise in Penn
sylvania Steel was fouwl in the announce
meut of the placing of an order by the
Westinghouse Electric Company for 1000
tons OF lS-inch rounds for the making of
rifle barrels,
Baldwin Locomotive jumped points
ana Electric Storage Battery gained
halt as much. Lake Superior not
TO be outdone, also hardened Not
only are these issues being stimulated by
wnr orders from abroad, but also by the
evident trend toward greater armament
In this country which means big de-
mands from our own Government. There
is always the possibility OF some of the
European oelligcrents going bankrupt
but no such fear is to be entertained re-
gardlng home war orders" and the
traders. realizing this, appear to have
taken n fresh hold on the securities OF
the companies involved, and are predict
ing much higher prices for a number Of
the leaders. The traction shares were not
effected by the commissions approval OF
the extensive transit facilities The only
Limitation imposed was in reference to
those portions OF the project for which
the city has not yet presented plans.
Rapid Transit ruled fraction above last
weeks close,
Philadelphia Company moved up
point, aided by the better reburts OF
earnings of all the various subsidiaries.
For instance, while n few months ago
the receipts OF the United Railroads
of San Francisco were showing de-
clinos of from $1,000 TO $500 a day. as
compared with the preceding year, the
property is now reporting gains of frcm
$1,000 to $500 a day In gross receipts. Tho
change for the better In the last SIX
months has been quite remarkable In the
Pittsburgh district. This group of prop
critics Is now showing gains in total net
earnings OF over $4,000 month, equll
to 3la per cent. a year on the outstanding
Philadelphia company common stock.
Along with the heavy increase in the
industrial consumption of gas and eleG,
tricity there has been a gain of close
which means much, as these commodities
which means much of these commodities
for domestic use are sold at much higher
prices than for Industrial use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
WHEAT WORKED LOWER;
MTLLERS HOLDING OFF
Lack of Foreign Orders Still a
Acknowledgement From
Country Is Slow

CHICAGO, Aug te.--Prices were gem
erally lower In the grain pit Gt the start
! today The chief factor to accounts for
the weakness stili appeared TO be the
/ lack OF foreign orders and the cancellation
OF orders for 100000 bushels last week
" Is rumored that foreigners are intent
| IN beating down the price Of American
grains, and knowing that tho surplus In
the United states is large they are watch
fully waiting until the price reaches the
point they are willing to pay.
American millers have also been hold
ing off. The only thing that has pre-
vented glut on the market has been
the slow movement from the country. 1t
Is said that this cannot be withheld much
longer and when deliveries begin the
market will be overstocked.
September wheat opened at SO5A. IL
closed on Saturday at 2LO5Ss asked. il
slid downward points before tho busi-
ncss Of the day was many hours old,
December. which sold Mt the closing on
Saturday at $io6lS. brought N.O5@ in the
first sales today Trading was light, but
prices were weak and sagged to l.Oi be-
fore noon.
May opened at Sl.09A, drop OF one cent
when compared with Saturdays closing
prices. II was not as weak the other
months, changing little In the early hours.
The market ruled weak throughout most
VI Nne uhSt nut TAllleu Apoul ma cent
all around at the close,
Corn and oats were weak. Unlike
wheat, business was brisk and an inclina-
tion to unload oats was evident.
Exports from North America for the
week totalod 100000 bushels OF wheat,
li63,l0l bushels gong out as -four; 19S,O00
busheis of the latter were shipped from
the Pacific coast. Corn shipments
amounted TO l3l.O0O bushels, ana oats
l,4I2,OO0 bushels.
Tho Liverpool market was quiet but
firm. Light offerings, small shipments
to the United Kingdom and unsettled
weather in the United Kingdom had
tendency to Offset weak American, cables,
spot and cargoes were strong and un-
changed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
PENNsYLYANIA cRoP REPORT
Damage to Wheat by Hessian Fly
Less Than in 1914

HARRISBURG. Aug. is-summaries OF
the reports on the crops OF Pennsylvania,
made 10 the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Agriculture as OF August
r, show that while the Hessisn fly dam
aged the wheat In half the counties OF
the State, the loss will be only one-half
of what II was I'm 1914.
Estimates ON the oats crop show that
los. 900 acres were planted and that the
production viii be about S35 bushels per
acre. The total yield is expected TO reach
3TO17.5OO bushels, an increase OF 50O0,OOO
bushels over last year,
Corn condition Is estimated at % per
cent, compared with the ten-year aY-
erage of n bushels per acre. This years
yield Is estimated at 66,2i4,OO0 bushels. a
drop of almost 100000 as compared with
last year Buckwheat viii average 1873
bushels per acre, somewhat less than the
year preceding. The potato production
VIII approximate 24.49s,009 bushels. which
is above the average
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
LONDON IMPRESSED
BY PEACE RUMORS
British Capital Certain War
Will Not Be Carried to Point
of Exhaustion
BY FRANCIS W. HIRsT
Editor OF The Economist.

! aPcoidi Cable 10 the Eccnino Ledoer
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Much interest at
! lacnes Eere to an Amsterdam telegram
soneinihg q Berlin report that the Ger4
nItn Government Is anxious to mako
/ pence Private news from American vis.
ltoIR TO Germany confirms these reports
ana produces the impression that tho ,,ul,
may not continue to the point OF ufter
exhaustion, out of which no indefnnitles
Moula De available for the devastated
Arrangements arc believed 10 bo near,,
complete with New York for verv i,rss,
credits which should steady Amsr,ren
ttNChanRc FOR considerable time tsor.
iuI'"tely. our gold supply Is rani,lly rro,v.
s, ana further exports appenr h be
lutte ieaaible In the near future eho,,id
they he required. s"Vuiu
,,ai,e me weakness Of French francs ana
itohan lire is undoubtedly du. ,h
large volume OF imports from A,,,or,.a
amu s 10 the lack of gold to export ne mill,
,S conditions necessarily reduce ~.
exportable surplus! "Se Ono
1eiinanys growing debt and rcdundap,
pSpe. currency recently have had llttle
unahi. her exchanges, because she IA
4. as. IV import freely, and therefore
70 compelled to do without foreir, i,,s
prizes comforts and probnblv ave., .n,,.a
necessities At present, in spIts n, ,hs
,i,lop''1auon OF her labor on tho ho,,ia
,,,, imeH' she can find enough exports OF sos,
vol, voin, eneinicals etc, to pay for her small
raj 10 mere ,i,i y some talk OF rise in the bank
ther raising of rates for Treas,,,, NY s,,,r au-
una py dear money in London, caIcuia,sd
10 assist the financial arrangements NJ ~
Alnss Petrograd rate iuctuntIons ara
"ssrIoem to speculative manlpulntIons
'sand'nipian trade shipping appears ,o
os e VERY cry prosperous and all three countries
coE S.e ouylhE back their own securities from
'Irim,any pily at advantageous prices.
ro..s eussioh OF the cotton question in all
! ron nsonat3" papers here continues to be
terests. neutral M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
STERLING EXCHANGE DROPPED
10 ANOTHER NEW Low POINT
Quotation Fell to S4,64k, Later Re-
covering


NEW YORK, aug. 16.-Aftcr dropping
today to A.6ilz, the lowest price in his
efy English pound sterling recovered
2 Ns6 when it was announced that j.
herpont Morgan was back at his Office,
siier being away for about six weeks as
lne result of being shot by Frank Holt.
round sterling. which was quoted
around S4,s5 before the war, and which
taa been dropping steadily during the
Psi SIX months, Ppened today at A66.
snlel was three points under Saturdays
aase short time later 1t went to it's
loS marx of S464ts,, and for time the
aaFket was demoralized. Gables later
sseoyeFed to s6I
French money also was very weak,
Paris checks being Quoted ut three cents
-nasr Saturdays close At this rate il
heaht that six francs In French money
aoimeFly equivalent TO about $l2O) were
a9fll only 81 In American money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16

seyen-day Week for Westinghouse

rfrrsHuRGB Aug IA asven-day seek
Vas inaugafatsa a tbs plant af the Westins-
houas Ar Rrake canHHaaS tadae Thla ia de
dfsf tme n yeaFa that hs company plant
nnl he Operating ca sana4s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16
COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug is.-Despite higher
cables than expected In sympathy with
strength in Egypt. traders sold cotton
here this morning because OF the outlook
for rain In Texas, Prices at the start
were unchanged Mt three points higher.
with the undertone steady, but soon
thereafter October eased off nine poin
below the opening. Sentiment WIS mixed
The later dealinge developed no decided
tendencies, price ruling some six or seven
points below last Week'a flnala