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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
A Girl of
Yesterday


Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.)
Its no use-not the least" Dora
said despondently. though her lips
curled family. Wear that-thing to
the Marstons! I won't. That's Fat.
don't expect, of course, to have
things like other girls-but this once
well, it seems to me, II father"
"Shut up!" Prudence, her elder.
worn and worried. said imperatively.
Nag me all you want to, but leave
father out. The salt of the earth
that's what he is-so good I don't see
how he can have q flirty, fiighty child
such as you"
Dora was used to such sisteriy
amenities. There were just the two
of them-father did not count. Un-
lucky, mild, the soul of honor, he had
a talent for losing whatever he ven
tured, so had ceased from venturing
not quite voluntarily. to be sure.
Squire Hexly. his wife's father, had
tied up his daughters portion, so 1t
Injured solely to the benefit Of the two
girls. It was safely invested-so safe
ly the income was mighty slender.
Hence the chafngs of Dora-and
Prudence's careworn face.
Prudence loved her father passion.
ately-because she understood him.
The fine fibre that made 1t impossi-
BILE for him to be shrewd and money
making seemed to her the most won
derful thing in the world. She petted
him onstratively-chiefly in the
! way of cooking what he liked, exactly
as he liked it. Further. she made
, Dora keep the peace-mainly by CIV
ing the young lady much more than
was equitably hers. But she had re-
| fused the new party dress, firmly, and
spent herself on refurbishing an old
one. Dora had already spent much
more than her share of the joint in
come-and Prudence was bent upon
buying her father a new greatcoat-
he had needed one for two winters al
least.
Commonly, she either coaxed Dora
out of the sulks, or ended them by
herself giving in. This time she did
neither. Instead, she nonchalantly
| took up her shears, saying over hel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS
, o Q q o q o o q q o q
,overnor-Park TrammelI.

Governor-Park Trammell.
Secretary OF state H. Clay Craw-
ford.
Attorney General-Thomas F.
West.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Comptroller-W. v. Knott.
Commissioner of Agriculture-W.
A. McRae.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-W. N. Sheats.
Adjutant General. c. R. Fos-
ter.
State Examiner-Ernest Amos.
State Chemist-R. E. Rose.
Board of Trustees Internal I'M
provement Fund-The Governor,
Comptroller, Treasurer. Attorney
General and Commissioner Of Agri-
culture.
Board OF Pardons-The Governor,
Secretary Of State, Attorney General
and Commissioner of Agriculture.
/ U. s. Senarors-Hon. Nathan P.
Bryan, Jacksonville; Hon. Duncan
U. Fletcher. Jacksonville.
Board of Education-The Cover
nor, Secretary Of State. Attorney
General. Treasurer and Superintend-
ent Of Public instruction.
Board Of State Institutions-The
Governor. Secretary of State, Treas
urer, Attorney-General, Commission
er OF Agriculture, and Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction.
Board or state Institutions-The
Secretary of State, Treasurer, At
torney General, Commissioner Of
Agriculture and Superintendent Of
Public Instruction.
U. S. Congressman-First District,
Stephen NJ. Sparkman. Tampa; Sec
ond District. Frank Clark. Gaines
Vile; Third District, Emmett VIII
son, Pensacola; Fourth, District, w.
J. Sears, Kissimmee.
County Officials
Circuit Court Judge-Hon. F. A.
Whitney, Arcadia.
County Court Judge-Hon. c. NJ.
Trammell.
} Circuit Court Clerk. A. John
son.
Prosecuting Attorney-R. B. HUFF
faker.
Tax Assessor. ]. Boynton.
Tax Collector. p. Murdaugh.
Treasurer-W. G. Jones.
Sheriff-John Logan.
Supt. Public Instruction-C. A.
Parker.
Supervisor of Registration-P. w.
Daniels.
County Commissioners. G..
Swindel, chairman; A. T. Mann,
Barlow; F.. b. Swearingen, FIT.
Meade: r. II. Bryson. Winter Haven;
]. T.. Lancaster, Bradley.
Board OF Public Instructi0n-J. C.
Owens, chairman; C. A. Parker,
| Barlow, superintendent; F.. M. Law.
Barlow; ]. w. Keen. FIT. N'hde.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

says that just as he drove onto the
tracks, he saw the approaching train
almost on him.
He Immediately put all possible
speed into his machine, but not suf-
ficient to clear the track before the
pilot of the engine struck his rear
wheels. The force of the impact
was sufficient to throw the car hind
end over the front and before Mr..
Barnhill had time to jump from I'M
der the wheel
That. Mr.. Barnhill escaped with
his life, not to mention serious in
jury, is accounted for by the fact
that the lurch of the car unseated
him and fortunately he came clear
Of the wheel and fell into the back
part of the car, where there was the
least breakage or attachments to
hurt him. AS soon as the machine
was settled, Mr.. Barnhill scratched
out from under the machine.-Tar.
pom Springs Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

thing.
"Oh. George. are you homer" she
called. rs Maud there?"
Dead silence. She stood up, listen.
ing. A figure came out of the living
room. the figure Of man, and she
felt he was as thoroughly amazed as
herself.
I'm not George" he said. Il think
there's some mistake. am Fallows."
But where's George. Mr.. Crane and
my sister," Kate put her hand up to
her cheek. "They expected me tonight
and can't find them. IL was awful
ly tired and fell asleep"
Il see you did. expect Mr.. Crane
Is over on Turtle island, about q quar-
ter of mile farther along the shore.
This is my island. Just wait until I
get light and we can see."
He struck a match and lit a lamp.
1t was Hartley Fallows. And. oddly
enough, instead of thinking about
Maud and Georges worry over her.
she remembered it had been a blonde
hair.
Il say. IL the trips too much for
you up there, I'll row over and send
George back with Mrs. Crane to stay
here with you. and we'll bunk up
there"
I'D much rather. I wouldn't feel
$3.50 sort of evicted, don't you know
It would almost seem as II had been
welcome. / think it's bad luck to
move so soon after you're settled,
don't you?"
broke camp for the city. There had
been last bonfire of driftwood on
Turtle island, and Kate fingered be-
side 1t with Fallows after the others
had gone up to one Of Maud's chafing-
dish surprises. He had grown almost
human, Maud said, had come to see
them every day and sometimes twice,
and Hates dark eyes held a new look
these days.
WAS I such bear that first night?"
he asked
"Goldenhair should expect bear
when she comes unannounced," she
answered Only haven't golden
hair"
81 love brown hair" he said dream
fly. Gypsy hair"
"The other was blonde, remember
She lifted her face teasingly, yet hall
in earnest, and Fallows took his
chance.
ut belonged to my little niece. Betty
Fallows. Oh, and you have held thai
against me-Kate, Kate"
Maud came to the door in the glow
of light and called:
Aren't you two ever coming up
It's all ready"
Kate" he urged, you do care
don't your"
Kate laughed softly.
I'm glad you prefer brown hair
Hartley" she said.
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

cd from a great grandmother. to
whom fine and costly things were not
rare. It would give distinction to any
frock. Instantly, Dora was smiling.
She even patted her sisters hand,
saying, "Oh, but you are clever, Prue.
l won't be naughty again for q whole
month"
Then the two fell to work. with the
result that Prudence had time next
day to fit the rosebud silk to slight.
pretty Elinor Leland feel more
than rewarded by the girls shy yet
genuine gratitude.
"You-you are-better than q fairy
godmother, Miss Prue." she said.
Because this beautiful frock won't
turn to rags even If l do dance on
past IL o'clock"
The Marston dance reached almost
the dignity of ball. Dora was easily
the belle of it-tall and dashing, vivid
in color, mobile of face, she caught
every eye. The TRANSPORTED green
satin became her as no other gown
had ever done. It swathed her slen-
der, curving shape modestly, yet al
luringly. Because she knew she was
looking her best, she was at her best
until the unexpected happened.
Elinor was unaccountably late in
coming. Truth to tell, she had come
long before the rest, and spent the
interval in helping kind Mrs. Marston
with the fine, last details Of supper.
She had been wise enough to rest aft.
erward-even to sleep a little while.
As q result she came among the dan
GERS dewy-eyed, and as rosily fresh as
the flowers upon her frock. They had
| held color, and showed finely against
a ground once white but now the soft
est cream. The low bodice had lace
bertha at top-the frostwork Of 1t
was caught up in front with knot
of real pink roses. Tiny rufles
fiuffed over the foot of the full skirt.
Truly, Elinor's feet. beneath, 'like
little mice, played in and out" Her
mass of fair, wavy hair, simply part
ed, and coiled low, went beautifully
with the gowns lines. Altogether
she was a picture, the sweetest pic.
ture in all the world to one pair Of
eyes-Tazewell Gray's eyes.
He had hung about Dora half q
year, all the while conscious of Eli
nor's attraction. Commonly he had
seen her in the world of workaday-
fragment of the huge machine
known as public education. Rosy and
rose-beset, he knew her for what she
was-the woman of all the world tC
fill and crown his life.
He strobe toward her, forgetting
all else. But before he came to her
Allan Muir had whisked her off in {
waltz. Indeed, for full hour hi
could not get near her. Outbloomint
the roses of yesterday, she put ever
Dora in the shade. Partners, the mos
fnicky, the most eligible. swarmet
about her-her card was full in ;
twinkling. BY way of keeping tn,
peace she even parted dances be
tween the young fellows she knew
best.
Tazewell would have no such part
nership. Audaciously, in the face o
an eager partner, he drew Elinor on
on the piazza to say:
"Girls of yesterday didn't flirt-yo
look the part-are you going to liv
up to it?"
'No-because I don't know how,
Elinor murmured, dropping light
toward him.
Then and there he kissed her
quite forgetting Dora.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
Chum Bob's Sporting Talk

York, Dec. 4-One Of the
thrilling features added to the
sprint races at Madison
Gardens tonight will show
notor-paced cyclists on the
at one time. The men entered
)arence Carmen, George Wiley,
Linart and Bobby Walthour.
te one Of the most dangerous
Ations ever attempted. Frank
er. Alfred Goullett, Alfred
d. and all of the worlds sprint
>ions will be contestants on the
The siders signed for the big
u race which begins at mid
tomorrow are: Eddie Root,
D Morgan. Ivan Lawson, Verri,
Egg, Bobby Walthour. Wander
J. MARCEL Dupuy, Clarence Car
Victor Inert, George Walker
aeorge Sores.
b cross-country championships
ke Metropolitan Association Of
\. A. U. will he held over the
Cortlandt Park course this
loon, the event being the SEN
Prominent athletes from the
(Are entered for the races.
Is possible that some of our
ng amateur boxers will take a
through the Scandinavian
kries to take part in tourna-
s to be held in Copenhagen,
Etiana and either Gothenburs
some time during Feb
i and March. All expenses
been guaranteed by Emil An
IN, head of the leading boxing
sof Denmark.
Who are you, and what are yol
I here?" demanded a party O.
Drers, as they penetrated a mile
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
Wood Fires.

Do you know that there is a differ
emit fragrance, a different manner of
burning to each tree, whose parts you
bring to the open campfire or your
own hearth; that some woods shrek
at this second death after the cutting.
that others pass with gracious calm,
and still others give up their dearest
reality at the moment of breaking un-
der the fire. like the released spirit
Of q saint that was articulate hereto
fore only In beautiful deeds?-Win
Lexington Comfort in the Craftsman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
IAN UNEXPECTED GUEST
BY WAYNE CUNNINGHAM.


14 was six miles from the railway
ton, Maud had written; just a
I6asant little hike along the shore
"a until you came to Turtle isle.
late regarded the shore road appre-
lively. The air blew freshly in
m the sound and the water broke
D The beach in long. lazy rolls. Three
ole days to spend on tiny island
i the Connecticut shore, three days
k1riftwood and marshmallow parties.
nd said there were quite q number
; The art colony left still. SO she
I'D not be lonesome.
You'll like them all excepting Fal-
-. He's perfectly hopeless when it
les to sociability. George says he's
right among the men. but he
mt like women. Can't even bear
m near him. / wonder who hurt
- Kate?"
ate's conscience was clear. She
~ met Hartley Fallows back in town
- few affairs the past year. Once
1 had stood next her at the prelim-
Ry reception to a dinner at the
y01dorf in honor of some notable
15ty, and she had noticed long
1y blonde hair on his black coat.
rnsed with a sense Of humor, she
~ said very gently, "She has blonde
hasn't she, Mr.. Fallows?"
And he had turned horribly red and
red very distant and embarrassed,
m while he plucked off the blonde
-. But he did not cast it from him.
y wound 1t absently around one fin
- and stuck II in his pocket. Such
<ngs change a mans whole life.
was just sunset when she came
> the island. There was a flat-bot.
led boat drawn up handily on the
Indy shore. She called Maud over
~ over, then George. but neither ap.
|6ored. Sisters and brother-in-law
~ among the uncertain quantities OF
but they had at least left the
at. She pushed it of into the water
"a rowed over to the island.
Deserted it was, and the little house
20, but the door was Hospitality ajar
"a she found everything within in
der. Out in the little pantry she
md the remains of some cold boiled
1tster and made herself a pot Of tea
18th a supper tray beside her. she
pped out of the travelling suit into
short skirt and MILDLY. dragged
1eamer chair out on the porch and
q down to enjoy herself. As the last
eam of sunset died from the sky she
5owsed OF restfully, curled up in the
! chair.
Perhaps it was the striking OF the
natch that awakened her. Something
a. and she sat up. startled and be
mdered for the moment. Somebody
"a moving around inside and whis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

or two onto an ancient cave In the
wilds Of Alaska and discovered there
in strangde creature. whom they
finally made out to be a man. I, was
the quavering reply, lam the only
person in the United States posse
ssions who never picked an ALL
American team"
P. A. B. Widener, the Philadel-
ohia traction magnate who died the
ether day was one of the chief
angels of the Players League in the
brotherhood war of 1890. In fact,
it was his money largely that
financed the disastrous venture Of
the rebellious players. He is sup
posed to have sunk lot of money,
but being a wise man he knew when
to quit.
| WSASOhO W ShC oPoAI Po6Oc -
monicker that is brand new and of
new brand! Away with you'd Dill
Ions and Coys and Wagners and Nc
Graws We have with us today a
member of the gentry, a patrician, a
plutocrat, an athlete with kid
glove cognomen. It's of a Yale
youth we are speaking and we'll
wager you'll agree with us when we
tell you that is name-his last name
is Chatfield-Taylor 1t is the be-
ginning of the end? Are we the
door step of decade when football
line-ups and box scorers will look
like the among those present" list
of a social gathering? Imagine
reading that Moneybanks-Smith won
for Harvard or Pryce-Jones fol
Princeton or that Montague-Rich's
kick corraled the contest for Yale!
BY the beard of theprophet a hor'
rendus catastrophe impends!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
m Effects of Worry.

The effect of worry upon the in
ternal glands has not been fully
studied Enough is known, however
to assure the physician that 1t affects
the secretions of these glands very
seriously through the sympathetic
nerves. Il thus becomes an important
agent in producing exophthalmic goiter
and a train Of other ills that can only
be defined when the real functions
of the glands in question are more
adequately studied.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
OF Two Evils

Hugh had been left with his grand
parents when his mother was called
away by NE illness of her father. A
few days after she went away the little
fellow said: Il wish l was where
mother is" His grandmother said.
why, just think: IL you were there.
you would be missing your school" to
which he replied. yes. but don't you
know 1t is a great deal worse to miss
your mother than your SCHOOL,"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
Oldest Writlno.

According to the claims Of tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania museum. the
oldest pieces of writing known to US
are from the Babylonian tablets re-
Gently deciphered by Professor Barton
Of the University of Pennsylvania.
1 They :, deal with events as far back as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04
Too Manu- Of Them.

Hokus-"Old Gotrox Is devoted to
music. There is a clause in his will
leaving twenty-five thousand dollars to
establish home for poor singers"
Pokus-"How inadequate. Twenty-Five
millions wouldn't begin to house all
the poor singers"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

Thoroughness.
Don't half do a thing. Eat the whole
Die --Co'vaetOo News
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-04

In the Falkland islands there are
1--WE men to every woman.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
NOT THE TIME FOR A SMOKE
Old Lady, Filled UP With "car-
trldges," Was In Natural Fear
Of an Explosion.

A robust old woman in the noun
tains of north Georgia was i'll for the
first time In her life and doctor was
sent. for. Partly by persuasion and
partly by force, the physician induced
his patient to swallow some big qui-
nine capsules-a simple enough opera
ton, which, however, scared the old
woman almost to death. She was
soon able to sit up and her daughter
thought she would give the conva-
descent a treat She took her moth
er's corncob pipe from the shelf" or
mantle, filled 1t with tobacco, and
picking up live coal between two
sticks, started with it toward the bed.
MIL" she said brightly, "jes' look
what got fer ye"
"Gil away from me, Sary." she
screamed in terror. Take away dat
fire! Take hit away! Don't yer know
is done pl0n filed up WI cartridges?"
Chicago Ledger.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
IF HAIR Is TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look Old! Try Grandmother's
Recipe to Darken and Beauty
Gray Faded, Lifeless Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect By asking at
&ny drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use, for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and is splendid for dan
druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A well-known druggist says every
body uses Wyeths Sage and Sulphur,
because it darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's so easy to use, too, You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair, taking
one strand at time. By morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two, it is re
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy soft and abundant ADV.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
The Censor.

The Washington Star relates that
Mayor Baker of Cleveland, in defense
of a political movement that had been
attacked, said the other day:
ITS an honest movement and a
straightforward movement, and they
who attack it are as censorious as the
Seabright old maid.
"A Seabright old maid was talking
TO a sunburned college boy on the
beach. A pretty girl passed and the
old maid said
There goes Minnie Summers. You
took her TO the hop last evening, didn't
you?"
Yes said the college boy, and he
added politely: AS l was taking leave
of Miss Summers after the hop il
dawned upon me
at dawned" said the old maid
You kept her out till dawn! That's
what these new dances lead up to- "
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
STICK TO 1T
Until Coffee Hits You Hard.

1t is about as we'll to advise people
to stick to coffee until they get hit
hard enough so that they will never
forget their experience.
A woman writes and her letter is
condensed to give the facts in short
space:
Il was a coffee slave and stuck to it
like topper to his cups notwithstand-
ing l frequently had severe attacks of
sick headache; then l used more cof-
fee to relieve the headache, and this
was well enough until the coffee eff.
feet wore off.
Finally attacks Of rheumatism be-
gan to appear, and ultimately the
whole nervous system began to break
down and l was fast becoming a
wreck.
after a time was induced to quit
coffee and take up Postum This was
half year ago. The result has been
most satisfactory.
1.-THE rheumatism is gone entirely,
nerves practically well and steady, d.
gestion almost perfect, never have any
more sick headaches and am gaining
steadily in weight and strength"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum = is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup Of hot water ana, with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious bever
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds H.
about the same.
SThere's q Reason" for Postum.
sold By GrocerA
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
Willie Knew.

Some time ago the teacher Of a pub
lie school was instructing a class in
geography, and when it came time to
hand out few questions she turned
to Willie Smith.
willie" she said, can you tell me
what is one of the principal products
of the West Indies?"
mo, ma'am," frankly answered Will
lie, after moments hesitation.
Just think Bit" encouragingly re-
turned the teacher; where does the
sugar come from that you use at your
house?"
Sometimes from the store" an
swered Willie, land sometimes we bor-
row it from the next-door neighbor."
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
'CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O.cent box.


Are you keeping your bowels, liver
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
PuEgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-15
All There Was for Him.

A poor shoemaker's apprentice was
sent to his masters home with some
work. 1t was early in December, and
when the lad arrived at the house he
found the good wife engaged baking
the special bread ready for Christmas.
The smell was delicious, and, shifting
strongly, the apprentice exclaimed
heartily:
"Eh, missus, but your spice loaf
smells grand"
"Ah, well, lad, thee mum tax some
good smells. for it will be all thou will
get. "-Tit-Bits.