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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
daily,
Faulty Educational System

An hours inquiry into the various
tests which are put today to judge
the extent of child's education VIII
convince one that the main object OF
our schools is to cultivate an auto
matte efficiency in what can only be
termed the mechanical departments
of the brain. It Is the exact opposite
of what education in its real sense
ought TO produee.-Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
DIAMOND Re. ms Luster.

ONLY the EXPERT ca, tell an imitation
Diamond from a real stone when the
limitation Is ne%. but after the take
STONE has been worn for little time
81 soon loses it's mster II is this
which maize real Giaronf valuable
Ne mater how long il is worn 1t VIII
ken its srarsl almost rs well as
ever.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
Nem Ere Peril.

Birds carrying matches to their
nests under the caves of college
building in New York we're blamed
for a fire starting. The new art OF
fire prevention would preferably place
the blame on the human agency which
left such dangerous little weapons as
matches where the birds could find
them to carry them 10 the caves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Within Four Walls.

A tattered insurrecto crept up to
the leader. General" he exclaimed
in his native tongue, there is news
from our outposts on the shore
what news?' queried the leader.
"A cruiser has been sighted-she is
at anchor, general
"Of what nation?"
Americana" returned Hernandez, |
"she is of the United States-l can |
tell you that"
In which direction does she lie?"
queried the leader.
up the coast" returned the native
Hernandez nodded. Then, gen
eral" he said, your line of march
must lie the other way-past the plan
tation down below
The leader pondered. Il was bound
the other way" he said.
THE marines'll cut you off," re
turned Hernandez, they're after our
guns-they're after us. You'll have
to go this way"
You are quite right, senor," he con-
ceded
| f1eTHdHueL utChOHC0 w cAAS
side. Listen, general" he whispered,
81 understand mine host OF the planta-
ton is very rich. Am l right"
The leader nodded. He has much
gold somewhere hidden" he returned.
although have tried in vain-by
peaceful means-to get It,"
"He has" went on Hernandez. some
| IL find
the gold. senior, you keep it. If | find
it, I'll divide with you. But the Ameri
can women--they belong to me.
Early next morning mine host OF
the plantation approached his guests
Come with me to the wharf, nc
said. 81 have marine glasses. We
shall see what we can see.'
Once there he handed the glasses
; to Mrs. Hardin. Sonora" he ex
? claimed, tell us what you perceive
' in the dim distance"
( Mrs. Hardin took one look and thel
turned a radiant face upon Annette
/. tits the Albany-Neal's cruiser" sh
e exclaimed.
o Annette seized the glasses. Th
Albany" she exclaimed, incredulou'
|. ly. What is the Albany doing her
the last time we heard OF her sh
k was approaching Martinique"
ia The planter beckoned to servan
Horses for the party" he exclaimed
g. well drive along the shore and Wis
# them. l am partial to Americans
q get along with them"
Co Ao y.<v did
arrive-and for good reason. Half
Is hour before a plantation hand, stro
- ing to work from his hut in the hill
in the cool of the morning, was s.
a upon by half a dozen armed al
Of drunken insurrectos. Had they bee
E. sober 1t would have been all up vii
him. AS 1t was, he slipped nimbly o
ly of their grasp, leaving most OF h
a clothes behind him, and cantered We
:. ing down the trail.
:" He reached the wharf more thu
half naked and painting for breath. /
nc fell down at his masters feet.
Gu Observation-Disclosures he G
nc claimed.
The master started. Then 1t W
L. shots heard" he said. He turned
US his guests Come" he commando
- There IS not a moment TO lose. FoIlt
~ me at once"
W. He reached the veranda and bl'
no. three shrill blasts upon whistle. l
zee mediately half a hundred blac
'io rushed upon the scene, eyes wide w
terror, but ready to obey orders.
IN Everybody in" he command
ow "My guests will seek the bedrooms
& the second floor"
AN Annette touched the planter on !
MS arm Give me a gun" she said.
ing do my part When there's a figh
OF can't keep out, somehow
tie
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
Daily Thought.

Kind looks, kind words, kind act
and warm handshakes-thcs are a
secondary means of grace when men
are in trouble and fighting their uh
see1l battles-Dr. John Halt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
n-iain Of the Bicycle.

QfIQfH OF <''t
The modern bicycle seems TO nave
had its origin in 1854. P. H. Fischer
: mechanic of Schweinfurt, Germany,
added pedal cranks TO the yeloclpede
Quite Independently Ernest Miehaux
hit upon the same idea in 1858. Rub
her tires seem to have been first
used in 1866 by N. Thevanon Of Lyons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13

How IsInulass Is Made.

The raw material of islnglass Is the
air badders or sounds of fish, and Is
not of value except for this one pur-
pose. In Russia. where the finest ISM
glass is made. the sounds of the stur-
geon are cut open and stepped In wa
ter uutil the cutter membrane separ
rates from the inE'r; tker the latter
is washed and dried in the sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
Chicago the Great Center.

There is no important seaport be-
tween Portland. Me. and Portland,
Orc. that has not one or moro through
w4y passenger trains from Chicago
daily.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
Murderoys Weapon Perfected.

The aged inveatts Of ihe Mauscr
rifle has now perfected weapon
which fires % shots at a single load
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13

A German inventor has devised a
way of making iltz.esf ting oil from
moiasses
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13
The Or, I'm Knew

Crawford-"Did lie tell you that he
was going to marry the widow7-
Crabshaw-'No; the widow told me
she was going to marry him."-JudgA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13

=. N II lrENDENHALL
q II 1R(GINEERs
,1sf1 ri 2st1f Drane Building
LAND, FLA.
- - 1nnd Examinations and
~ IN -, Earthwork Special
=, voyA
- Phono ATS Black.
~ rhcne 17s Blue.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20

in trees?" Lafe suggested.
 Nope"
 'Nor books"
 Nope"
 "Nor lightnln' rods"
 Nope"
 "Then put up yer horse an step round to the house."
 Planning is my name-William A. Tanning"
 Lafe wns not impressed.
 Well, l s'pose canvassers must have names, same as other people," he said. MT. Tanning grew slightly purple.
 "I ain't q cNnvaser, and don't want to sell you anything. You understand? I'm here to talk business" He hurried along before Lafe could get in Q word. "The United States typographical de- partment Is making map of this cOun- try, and you may or may not know 1t, but right on the creek that runs through your pasture lot next to the white oak tree,"-here Mir. Tanning consulted a paper-"and thence twcn- ty-four degrees forty minutes east ten chains and thirteen links
 Excuse me, MT. Tanning" Lnfe in- terrupted. "I ain't no land surveyor!'
 Mir. Tanning waved an airy gesture with his large white hand.
 That's all right" he went on; there ain't no necessity for me to con tinue. The point Is this-right next to that white oak tree is the center of population of New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Connecticut"
 Pretty lonesome there in winter, all the same," Lafc suggested. He shuf- fled his feet uneasily. I'd be glad to visit with you some more, but l got a
 (Continued on Page 3.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
RulIfahters Afraid of Cows.

Most Spanish bullflghtcrs object to fighting COWS. The average toreador Is sincerely afraid of q COW. And hG has good reason. The COWS of the half wild breed used for the arena are much quicker in their movements than are the bulls. Their horns are more pointed and more formidable. They do not lower their heads to the ground, shut their eyes and charge like a loco motive upon the rails, but are alert and ready to follow every movement or a, f- -.~--.s,..,,tal.c -Evch9nTp-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
EDITORIAL P A G E
A Water Telescope.

Norwegian fishermen use a water tel escope to ascertain the position of the herring shoals. This Is the way to make the water telescope:
 Procure a tube made of tin and fun ncl shaped about three and half feet long and ten inches in diameter at the largest end. It should be wide enough at the top to take in the observers eyes. and the inside should be painted black. At the bottom, or wide end, q clear. thick piece of glass must be in serted, with a little lead in the form of a ring to weight the tube When the instrument is immersed in clear water 1t tS astonishing how many fathoms down the observer can see.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
SEWARD MANS CHILD ALONE
 SAVED FROM LUSITANIA

Seward Gateway: The only child saved from the Lusitania when that liner was sent to the bottom was the child of Wm. Douglerty, who is now working on the kenai Alas ka mine near Seward. Mrs. Dough erty was the maid of Mrs. J. H. Sears of this city and took pas sage with the child on the big liners last trip. The mother was also saved and states that she could see the German submarine sailing about watching calmly while the people On the Lusitania were going to their death. Mrs. DOugher- ty, herself, is English.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
SWAT THE FLY

Don't go fishing without good lilies. Trout are taking the fly these fine days, and you'll find the greatest assortment of good flies il t"wu at Keller Bros. Drug Go. A few favorite ones we name: Yel- low Jacket, Montreal, Governor Cred tip) Grey Tackle, Black Tackle, Governor Black Tackle peacock body), Black Chat, Grey Drake, English Admiral, Seth Green Grey Tackle (grean body) White Miller, Dusty Miller.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
OUTLOOK Is GOOD

From the WhtehOrse Star ot Friday, Sept. 17th: At present work is being carried on at but two of the many highly mtneralized copper properties of this locality the Grafter and AncOuda. The former is steadily shipping ore and the latter is merely being de yclo?ed and will probably be ship ping within few weeks-Qossib- lv not this fall
 Grape Hanger-"Weu, what of it? Two mines working on small scale don't put corned beef and cabbage or much of anything else on your table"
 But there will be more than two mines working in this locality be- fore many moons have mooned and they will not only be working but shipping ore on a large scale. For example:
 I, IS stated on good authority that the Arctic Chief mine, where there are 5000 tons of fairly high grade ore in sight-nat to be pros pected fer, but in sight-will be op- eratiug ard shipping within four weeks. The Arctic Chief claim is within haIt a mile Of the railroad spr! and it is down hill all the way. Nothing to it. And further:
 ". D. Greeuough, general maras- CT of the Atlas Mining company, is going to the outside and re is not going fer his health That is of a superior quality already aud he does net require an operation. He goes on business looking to the resumption of operations at the Pueblo, and that means shipment of ere OH a large scale.
 p s.-"Large scale" means from 200 to 4o0 tons per day.
 Grape Hanger-"Weu, what else can be offered for the good "i the order?"
 Is the foregoing is not suffi- cieut to inspire a thrill of hope in ta bosom of the average resi- dent Of southern Yukon, it is use less 10 add that moosemeat has already sold as low as ten cents per pound within the past two
 Crape Hanger-"Yes, but there will be no rabbits.
 Bang, bang, bang, followed by death gurgIes that could be heard gurgliug two blocks or more
 CThe coroner's jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
4 GREAT RACKET

That is what a number of Yis- itors have said about the new ''Horseman" tennis racket, of which VIC have just received a complete lire direct from the manufacturers. Princes range from $2.50 to $1O.0O. All are guaranteed against defects. Come in and look them over. Kel- I2r Bros Drug Go. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
FOR SALE OR TRADE

Truck garden across river from Skagway, contains 3-1O acres about two acres under cultivation Good house, all kinds of tools, suit able for chicken ranch. Inquire Daily Alu>kau or P. o. Box 59.
 9-1O-12t.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
Caught!

Thomson tovertaking Jonson on the latter's issue from a feminine friends house)-Whats the trouble, dear chap n misunderstanding? JOnSon gloom uy)-EXactly-a miss understanding Ludge.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20

Lux is just the thing for doing 9 little laundering while travelling Cony enient to use and sure and safe tp results. 1Oc at Kellers'. tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20

SWereu, Il II u give yer $100 to boot. ."
 The stranger laughed, "as if he were being paid for it." Lafe said afterward.
 "S he aim { mine," he volun- teered. "She be- gs to tn c United s ta t c g government"
 IS h o!" said Lafe, .resuming the chewing of a straw.
 And so do I,' the stranger con tinued, flashing a gilt badge.
 "Do telll' was Lafe's comment
 Typographical department"
 "Ain't nothin' for dn with sell.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
How's This7
4th Avenue

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catar1h that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 P. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O. We. the undersigned have known r. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry cut any obligations made by his firm, NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
 Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon tac blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price I5 cents per bottle. sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Vius for constipation
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20

Lafe surveyed the strangers three year-old trotter for one Ndmiring sec ond. .-.
 "IIl make an even swap" he an-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-20
Poetry.

Poetry is the record of the best and happirst moments of the happiest and best mindS.-Shellcy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14

Who has not noticed how loose and
mellow the soil is where an old fence
row has been plowed up and brought
into cultivation. says the Kansas
Farmer The soil was once all like
this. but man has destroyed and re-
moved humus faster than nature I'M
aided could replace 1t. On the old
fence row the crop grows rank and
green and stands out in marked con
trast to the balance of the field. The
soil is full Of rotted. decaying vege-
table matter without which all farm
ing IS Il failure.
There must be reserve of humus
in the soil at all times to keep it in
good physical condition, but large
reserve Of humus Is not sufficient. Soil,
to be productive. must be full Of &C.
lively decomposing organic matter.
This decomposing vegetable material
renders mineral particles soluble. and
as 1t decays supplies nitrogen. so es-
sential to plant growth. This active
decomposition and loss Of organic mat
ter takes place rapidly when land Is
we'll titled. much more rapidly than 1t
can be replaced without special effort.
The remedy is simply to follow ma
lures methods-no vegetable matter
Of any kind should be burned-legumes
and other green manure crops must
be grown and plowed under each year
to keep up the supply Of actively de-
composing organic matter. Do this
Systematically and the apparently
worn out soil will again become alive
and active. 1t will remain loose and
mellow instead Of running together
and baking. and crops will again grow
green and rank as when the sod was
first broken. Why not take advantage
Of this wet year and make an extra
effort to grow some green manure
crops?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
FILLING THE SlL0.
The Time Differs and Depends Upon
Climatic Conditions.


Just when to fill the sio depends
upon climatic conditions, writes w. NJ
Hardy in the Farm Progress. | gen
orally put the binder in the field when
the grains are well dented and the
husks and lower blades begin to dry
This is Il very busy time, rs the corn
Is cut and put directly into the slios.
The day before filling start the har-
veStcr in order to have some corn cut
ahead and the field opened The
sheaves are made medium size to small
so they will be easy to handle.
In hauling the corn from the field to
the silage cutter we use low wagons
with wide. fiat racks with a standard
on the rear end of the rack. When
loading the loader begins at the rear
end and piles up a tier of bundles as
high rs he wishes the load to be; then
and so on until the front end Of the
rack Is reached, and then drives to the
silage cutter. The teamster loads and
unloads his own load. In unloading
he begins at the front end where he
placed the last sheaf and takes of the
last tier put on down to the rack. then
the next, and so on, always taking the
tier clear down to the rack.
This method enables the teamster to
know which sheaf to take next and
avoids the hard and annoying labor Of
pulling the bundles out when bound in
lnnd al .v( I,f, u
hard floor on which to stand and work.
Also there Is less lost energy by this
method and the men make the best
time. The teamster hands the bundles
to a man who lays them on the tray
cling table" Of the silage cutter. The
bundles are laid on the table with the
butts on one bundle to the ears Of the
previous bundle. and in this way
steady stream is kept going in the 81
lage cutter.
The corn Is cut about One-half inch
in length. The knives Of the cutter are
sharpened every half day. The cut
corn is elevated into the silos by means
Of blower. like the blower much
better than the carrier, as less work
Is required In the sllo. although it takes
more power to run 1t. To distribute
the corn and keep the silage level we
use u barrel with both heads removed
This Is suspended from the roof Of the
silO at such height that the silage is
blown into it from the blower. There
an attendant. sitting at the top Of
the silo, by swinging the barrel can
direct the stream to any part Of the
silO, thus keeping the silage level with
out the hard and disagreeable labor in
the silO. This barrel attachment works
well until the silo Is about two-thirds
full. when it becomes necessary for the
attendant to do some work with the
fork in order to keep the silage level.
The best cover have ever found for
silage in the Silo is very wet sawdust.
Keeping out the air is. of course, an eX-
tremely important matter. Shut the
air out Of the top in some way and re-
place the side door in the silo as fast IA
a new one is opened.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
THE PARANDRA B0RER.

Attacks Orchards In Which the Trees
Have Previously Been Injured.
Prepared by United States department Of
agricultural
The parandra borer Is an insect
which can do very little harm to fruit
and other trees as long as they are
sound and vigorous. but which Is quick
to take advantage Of any injury to
complete the work Of destruction. Or
chardists are therefore recommended
to keep their trees free from all ex-
posed dead surfaces. For example. the
not uncommon practice, when pruning
out large branches. Of leaving stubs Of
six inches or more IS quite likely to
result in ultimate injury from this in
sect. The stubs are practically sure to
die back to the trunk. and the decayed
spot or cavity thus formed attracts
the beetle Us a place In which to lay
her eggs. Instead Of leaving such
stubs, therefore. the cut should be made
nearer the trunk. where the natural
swell at the base Of the branch will
should then be covered with a heavy
cont Of white lead or some similar
paint.
1t frequently happens also that the
parandra bOrer takes advantage Of in
jury caused by the entrance Of the
common round headed apple tree borer
into tree. For this reason whenever
round headed borers are found they
should be removed Mt once while the
wounds made by them are still suf-
ticiently small to heal quickly. Acct
dental injuries to tree should be
remedied by cleaning Off the torn and
splintered bark and wood and painting
the surface thoroughly.
Precautions such as these. If careful
ly carried out. will probably protect
orchards from this. bOrer. Many trees.
however. which have passed their
prime have their lives much shortened
by the insect. The larvae Matching
from the eggs burrow within the wood.
probably for three years, before they
emerge as adult beetles. In this re-
spect they are very similar to the
round headed apple tree borer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14

to give way under the weight of a
hen. \ door is next made and hinged
at the top as shown. To this door is
fastened rope leading to n weight
that is heavy enough to lift the door.
\ small strip of wood is nailed across
the front of the hinged platform. COM
pieting the work. The details are
clearly shown in the sketch and re-
quire no further explanation.
The action Of the automatic doors is
quite simple. as Il hen steps on the
platform the strip at the front end is
pressed downward. releasing the door,
which flies open because of the weight
attached to it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14

Water supply and sewage disposal
are most important factors in the COM
fort Of the farm dwelling. Where con
ditions permit 1t is desirable to have
the farmhouse stand in an open lOca-
ton facing the southwest. so that sun
light may enter all Of the rooms during
the day. An abundance of ventilation
is necessity. and in most sections of
the country the addition Of sleeping
porches will be found well worth while.
The bedrooms should be large enough
to allow each person at least 800 cubic
feet of space. and preferably 1000. In
the construction of barns. it may be
added. not less than 600 cubic feet
should be allowed for each 1000 pound
animal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
Nitrate Of Soda on Meadows.

On an old meadow which has not
been properly fortified top dressing
of nitrate Of soda is almost certain to
show very marked results. The farm
err is likely to be so enthusiastic over
the showing made that he at once con-
cludes that nitrogen is the one factor
needed to make his hay crop prof
table one. Right here lies the danger
While the first application Of nitrate
Of soda may show these marked re-
suits. it is not by any means safe to
conclude that nitrogen Is the only ele-
ment of fertility needed. Repeated ap-
piications Of nitrate Of soda may soon
result in no apparent benefit and even
result in a final condition worse than
the original condition. The first appli-
cation Of nitrate Of soda shows such
marked results because there Is a
marked deficiency of nitrogen In the
soil. but there is sufficient Of the other
fertiizing elements. particularly phos-
phorus and potassium, to balance the
nitrogen used. The increased crop
yields from the use Of nitrate Of soda
make an increased drain upon the
available phosphorus and potassium Of
the soil. No effort being made to re-
place these elements thus removed, the
time very soon comes when no re-
Spouse is received from the applica-
ton Of nitrate Of soda because the
phosphoric acid and potash have been
depleted or. in other words. are the
limiting factors. AS rule. where nj
trate of soda is used as fertilizer, it
is safe principle to use in connection
with it some form of phosphorus and
potassium, having in mind permanent
results rather than temporary in
crease due to the nitrate of soda.