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Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
LOWERING THE DEATH RATE
Report Shows q Gratifying Decrease
In the Victims Of Tuberculosis
During Recent Years.

At the convention OF the National
Association for the Study and Preven-
tion Of tuberculosis. held recently at
Seattle, 1t was shown that the nation
al death rate from tuberculosis has
decreased from 326 per 100000 in 1880
to 1865 in 1918. This decrease is
equivalent to the saving of 179.027
lives in q single year. 1t proves that
the fight against the scourge is being
waged wisely and effectively.
1t is estimated that there are to-
day 1.430.O00 consumptives in the
United States. Their existence means
an economic loss OF 4.500.00O q
year Any movement to lessen the
number of sufferers is commendable.
not only from the standpoint Of the
humanitarian, but also from that Of
the practical economist.
Such figures are highly interesting
just at present. They show that while
more than half the world is almost
wholly absorbed in the work Of taking
life. the American republic remains
concerned in the business of saving
life. The contrast between the hu-
manitarians in session at Seattle and
the strategy boards which are meeting
today in all the great European CAP
itals is sufficiently striking.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
One Glance at Old Seth, and She's
Gone.

years old. was once Mrs. Cotton.
and my husband was an architect, in
affiuent circumstances. We lived in
various cities. A few years ago he
died, and married third time. Now
Mr.. Green and / are poor. He is with
relatives in Michigan, and must ask
for shelter"
Then the manager OF the Old Peo-
Pies home told her that her father,
Seth Wadhams, had left $4,000 to
the home, and they offered her a few
dollars week to live on.
She accepted the money and visited
Attorney John J. Coburn. He inves-
tigated and found that Mr.. Wadhams
had left $4,000 to the home for it's or
dinary uses and $4,000 to build "a
home for old men of American birth.
only, separate and apart from said Old
Peoples home."
But the 100000 had not been used.
It had been invested. SO Mrs. Green
sued for the money, asserting It should
be forfeited, because It had not been
put to its proper uses, and It should
be given to her as the sole material
aeir OF her fathers estate.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
CHAPTER v.

Edward e. Allison Takes Vacation.
Edward e. Allison walked into the
offices Of the Municipal Transportation
basket of opened and carefully anno-
tated letters out of the mathematical
center of his desk; then he touched a
button and thin young man. whose
brow, at twenty, wore the traces of
preternatural age, walked briskly in.
"Take Mr.. Gregory these letters
and ask him If he will be kind enough
to step here"
Eyes, sir" and the concentrated
young man departed with the basket,
feeling that he had quite capably borne
his weight of responsibility.
Gregory walked in, fat man with
no trace of nonsense about him.
"Out for the day, Ed?" he surmised,
gauging that probability by the gift
Of the letters.
"a month or so," amended Allison,
rising and sur-eying the other articles
on his desk calculatingly. I'm going
to take vacation"
Its about time" agreed his eff
cient general manager. Il think It's
been four years since you stopped to
take breath. Going to play little?"
That's the word" and Allison
chuckled like boy.
81 suppose we'll have your address. !"
suggested Gregory.
mo"
Gregory pondered frowningly. He
began to see weight piling up on him
and, though he was capable. he loved
his flesh.
About that Shell Beach extension?"
he inquired. There's likely to be trou-
BILE with the village of Waveview. Their
local franchises"
Settle it yourself" directed Allison
carelessly, and Gregory stared. Dur
ing the long and arduous course Of Al
lison's climb. he had built his success
on personal attention to detail. Good
by" and Allison walked out. lighting a
cigar on his way to the door.
He stopped his funabout in front Of
a stationer's and bought the largest
globe they had in stock.
Address. please?" asked the clerk.
pencil poised over delivery slip.
I'm take it with me-" and Allison
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16

helped them secure the clumsy thing
in the seat beside him. Then he
streaked up the avenue to the small
and severely furnished house where
four ebony servants protected him
from the world.
"Out Of town except to this list" he
directed his kinky-haired old butler.
and going into the heavy oak library,
he closed the door. On the wall, de-
ppnding from the roller case, was q
huge map, broad familiar domain boA
tween two oceans. and he smiled as
his eye fell upon that tiny territory
near the Atlantic. which, up to now, he
had called world. because he had
mastered 1t.
His library phone rang.
"Mr. Allison?" woman's voice Gail
Sargent, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs Davies. or
Lucille Teasdale. No other ladies' were
on his list The voice was not that of
Gail. Are you busy tonight?" oh
yes, Lucille Teasdale.
Free as air." he gayly told her
I'm 30 glad" ratified Lucille. "Ted's
Just telephoned that he has tickets for
The Lady's Maid Can you Join us?"
with pleasure" No hesitation
whatever; prompt and agreeable; even
pleased.
That's Jolly. I think six makes such
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
Uutcast Daughter Of Early Mil
Iionaire Returns to 0ld-Age
Comforts.
PLOT FOR MELoDRAMA
Cast of by Father When She Dt
vorces Her Husband to Marry
Another-Returns In Old Age
and Receivers Riches.

Chicago.-In the good old days Of
nelodrama you might have stood, dime
in hand waiting at the theater door
From Millionaire's Mansion to Poor
house, or Stubborn as Her Father"
From the program slip you might
have learned that Seth Wadhams was
a millionaire ice manufacturer of Chi
cago, and beautiful Emma was his
daughter. And then you would have
leaned forward tensely to see old Seth
point forefinger Qean) at his daugh-
ter and hear his harsh Connecticut
voice plank down the law:
Daughter, you divorced Loring
without my consent. The son of the
proudest social family in Chicago. A
couple of years of him sated you. You
rid yourself of him.
And now you're going to marry Col.
ton, the architect. eh? / say you
shan't! Marry him and you'll never
darken my door again!"
Spirited Girl Departs.
Now, what could a young girl OF
spirit do? One insolent glance at old
Seth; one defiant stare over the foot
lights-and she's gone!
Well. years had passed, and with
their passing had come no word Of
beautiful Emma Wadhams nor of Col.
ton. Married they had been, and then
had vanished.
Old Seth Wadhams had become a
man Of sorrow. So Seth Wadhams be-
gan search. 1t brought no results.
Seth Wadhams lost hope. He was
out of business now. had sold his ice
company and had retired perma-
nently.
BY the way, this isn't stage fiction;
it's the truth. But to resume:
A dozen years had passed and Seth
Wadhams made his will, disposing of
all his property. No bequest was left
to his daughter, for he was convinced
that she was dead.
And on February 6, 1888, Seth Wad-
hams laid him down and died.
Here Skip 23 Years.
Skip 23 years. In April. 1911. a
bent little woman came to the Old
Peoples home of Chicago. Her hair
was faded and her step was uncer-
tain.
My name is Emma Wadhams
Green" she said. II am sixty-two
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
Peter the Great.

what Alfred the Great is to early
Britain, that Peter the Great, in his
crude way. is to Russia. II ever q race
of people found adequate expression
in one person. that race was the Slavic
race In their great car. As an acorn
enfolds an oak, the type Of a great
forest. 80 Peter the Great enfolded
the Russian people. Into him they
have flowed from the twilight OF time.
and from him they have gone out to
the ends OF the earth. And this was
one OF his dreams, that his country
might have ample boundaries. From
1.-THE World Storm-and Beyond" By
Edwin Davies Schoonmaker.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
SYNOPSIS.

At vestry meeting of the Market
Square church Gail Sargent listens to a
discussion about the sale of the church
tenements to Edward e. Allison. local
traction king and when asked her opin-
ion of the church by Rev. Smith Boyd,
says 1t is apparently lucrative business
enterprise. Allison takes Gail riding in
his motor car When he suggests he is
entitled to rest on the laurels of his
achievements, she asks the disturbing
question: "Why?" Gail, returning to her
Uncle Jim's home from her drive with AL
lison, finds cold disapproval in the eyes
of Rev. Smith Boyd, who is calling there.
At bobsled party Gail finds the world
NGcOmfortably full of men.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
Built Fire and Leaped Into II.

WABASH, lnd.-Mrs Amos Reynolds
committed suicide recently by leaping
INTO fire she had built. Her charred
iemains were found by her two step
children.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16
Chased by Bull; Became Insane.

Shaseo py bu'I; Became Insane.
Lawrenceburg, Ind.-Mrs. Anna M.
Newman, aged sixty-seven, wife of n
wealthy farmer, became insane re-
sently after being chased by an in
.uriated bull. Her mind is a blank.
Gilpin observer., 1915-12-16

Fools ofttimes rush In and win
while wise men investigate
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-14

BLANKETS, SHEEP LINED AND FUR LINED
COATS, FUR COATS, CAPS AND GLOVES
NOW GOING AT rs PER CENT DISCOUNT
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-14

20 DOZEN MEMS OVERALLS AND JUMPERS,
SOC GRADES, NOW GOING, AT 29c THE
GARMENT. Only 2 suits to each customer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-14

GUN NOS
SHOES
ABOUT $50 PAIRS, THE CLEAN UP OF our
STOCK, ORIGINAL PRICES FROM $275 TO
$5.O0-NOW $249.
LADIES FITZEZY SHOES, ALL HIGH AND
LOW SHOES NOW $179.
GUN NO.
100 PAIRS HEAVY, ALL-WOOL TROUSERS,
$3.50 AND $500 VALUES, NOW s2.19.
ABOUT 40 PAIRS MEDIUM WEIGHT GREY
WOOL TROUSERS, $500 GRADE, NOW $1.19.
ALL OTHER TROUSERS AT rs PER CENT
DISCOUNT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18
INTERESTING
EXERCISES AND
XMAS Trees ARE
MAIN FEATURES
PLEASING PROGRAMS WILL BE
Rem Erred BY SUN DAY
SCHOOLS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY EVENINGS; ALSO SUN.
DAY MORNING


Lakeland is essentially a Christian
community, and it is needless to say
that the community will have a dis
tinctively Christian Christmas. At
all the churches interesting ex-
ercises, or impressive services, will
mark the great Christian festival,
and it is safe to say that at every
church there will be big attend
ance.
Below we note the programs OF eX-
ercises or other observance of Christ
mas at each of the churches in the
city:
At the First Methodist Church.
The exercises at the First Metho-
dist church will be held Thursday
evening at $3.50
An interesting program has been
prepared by Mrs. l.. b. Gill, follow
ing which the gifts will be distrib.
uted from beautiful Christmas
tree. arrangements for which are in
the hands of Mr.. r. e. Lufsey. 125
pounds of fine candy will be placed
on the tree for the Sunday school
members. aside from the gifts. The
following program will be carried
out:
Song Joy To the World"
Prayer.
Scripture Readings-Mss Suddath.
Song-"The Gift, Mrs. l.. C. Hull.
Rectation-Mark Kirk.
Reading Margaret Cloud.
Song-Lullaby, Edna Bassett.
RecitatiOn-"A Christmas Song"
Billy Norvell
Learning to Spell",
! Edison Galloway.
| Five Minute Talk by Pastor.
Song silent Night Mrs. Clark's
Glass.
Distribution of Gifts.
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The following Christmas exercises
will be carried out Sunday morning
at the First Baptist church by the
Sunday school from 10 to 1890:
Song-Primary department.
Dialogue-Three little girls
Solo-I.anora Crane.
Recitation.
Song-Primary department.
ialogue-Juniors
Song-.Juniors.
Recitation.
g@ntermediates.
A Christmas Mcssage-By the
pastor.
Benediction.
Late Friday afternoon the Sum-
day school will have their Christmas
tree at which time the Sunbeam
Band will carry out the following
interesting program:
Merry, Merry Ghristmas-By the
Band.
Months of the Yearly IL girls.
20 That Wonderful Stocking
Recitation by Clemmie Cotton.
ION the Housetop''-C Chorus.
"a Sensible List Recitation by
MarPeret Huston.
Two Little Feet to Walk the
Way TO Heaven Song by Cathe-
rine Wear
Has Santa Middle 'Name"--Rec-
itation by Andy Sims.
Glory-Song.
"IIow Does Santa Do It"-Recita-
tion by Edith Parker.
Little Children Can You Tell
Chorus
any Mothers Bible -Recitation
by Paul Dickson.
Prayer larice Horton.
Rejoice, Rejoice
New Years on Its Way"-Reci-
tation by Willie Mac Richardson.
Rock-a-by, Baby'-Chorus
"The other Side OF the World"-
Recitation by Doris Anderson
- little Lights''-By the Band.
Cumberland Presbyterian
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church will be open on Monday
morning and will remain open until
Friday evening that the members of
the Sunday school and church may
have an opportunity to decorate it,
and the six small evergreen trees
Continued on Page 1, I'd Seetion)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18
Wilson Hardware Co. Have That
Stove Mas Been Wanting

The Wilson Hardware store can
furnish everything to contribute 10
the convenience of the house from
ohinoware of the most attractive
nattcrns to stoves, and other kitch-
on Utilities. They also carry line
Of pocketknives that will please the
hovs They invite the public to come
in and look over their display
Many useful gifts being included IN
Their big stock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-18

As is usual with this instistutioh
NE Lakeland Hardware and Furhl-
ture Co. has a supply of Christmas
goods that would attract the most
denounced "spug" in the city, anu
make him forget his pessimistic we"
Of this season of giving before ne
mad reached the second counter
Their unusually varied line OF noii-
day Goods will entica and please the
fastidious. Do not forget to make a
The state herald., 1915-07-23
Hundred.Foot standa ard.

The Western Society OF Engineers
has had prepared n i0o.foot length
standard. which II has presented 10
tho city OF Chicago. This standard 10
steel rod i02 feet long. two inches
wide and half an inch In thickncsa
which rests on rollers secured to sub
stantial brackets fixed TO tho wall. The
grnduntions. which were established
by Prof. l.. A. Fischer OF the United
States bureau OF standards, Washing
ton. were Mt zero. one foot. one yard,
one meter. ten feet, 25 feet. 60 feet, %
feet. 20 meters. 80 meters and iot
feet. and at each Of these points a disk
Of an alloy OF 90 pcr cent platinum and
ten per cent iridium Gle inch 10
diameter was inserted In tho rod hush
with It's surface. tho exact division
point being marked on tho disk. The
work OF graduation proved remarkably
accurate. AZ In shown by tho correction
table furnished for use In connection
with comparisons OF measures.
The state herald., 1915-07-23

rn going to be that friend. x. Don't
you see that this thing is . damned
frame-upf J. Don't you see that l
was brought here to murder your
He turned suddenly to Farbish.
why did you insist on my putting
that in my pocket''-Samson took out
the pistol. and threw 1t down on the
table-cloth IN front of Wilfred, where
1t struck and shivered half-filled
wine-glass-"and why did you warn
me that this man meant to kill me?
I was meant to be your catspaw to put
Wilfred Horton out of your way. l
may be barbarian and a savage. but
can smell raft it's dead enough" !"
For an instant there was absolute
and hushed calm. Wilfred Horton
picked up the discarded weapon and
looked at 1t In bewildered stupefac-
tion. then slowly his face famed with
distressing modification.
ANY time you want to fight me-
Samson had turned again to face him.
and was still talking In his deadly
quiet voice-"except tonight, you can
find me. I've never been hit before
without hitting back. That blow has
got to be paid for-but the man that's
really responsible has got to pay first.
The state herald., 1915-07-23

that Horton would not listen to his
condolences. The delegated spokcs.
man warned wilfred that samson
South had spoken pointedly Of him.
and advised cautious conduct. In a
fashion calculated TO inname.
Samson, II was falsely alleged. had
accused him OF saying jcrogatory
things In his absence. which he would
hardly ventura TO repeat In his pres
cnco In short. II was put TO Horton
to announce his opinion openly. or cat
the crow OF cowardice.
That evening. when Samson went
TO his room. Fnrbinh Joined him.
I've been greatly annoyed TO ind.
ho said, seating himself on Samson'a
bed, that Horton arrived today"
II reckon that's all right" said Sam
son. Hes member. isn't her
Farblnh appeared dubious.
u don't want to appear In the gulae
OF n prophet OF trouble" he said. but
you are my guest here. and I must
warn you, Horton thinks OF you m u
gun Fighter and u dangerous man
He won't takes chances with YOU
II there Ii n clash. II will be serious.
lilo doesn't often drink. bu, today
hos doing II. and may be ugly. Avoid
an alteration II you can. but n II
Gomez" lie broke on aud added ser,
The state herald., 1915-07-23
tCopyrisha. 1915. by W. J. Watt q Coz
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek Sally Miller finds
George Lescott. a landscape painter. un-
conscious. Jesse Purvy of the Holman
elan has been shot and Samson is sus-
pected of the crime. Samson denies 1t.
The shooting breaks the truce in the
Hollman-S South feud Jim HOLMAN hunts
with bloodhounds the man who shot Pur-
W. The bloodhounds lose the trail at
spicer South's door. Lescott discovers
artistic ability In Samson. While sketch
ng with Lescott on the mountain, Tama-
rack discovers Samson to n Jeering crowd
Of mountaineers. Samson thrashes him
and denounces him as the "truce-bus-
ter" who shot Purvy. At Vile Nc
Cager's dance Samson tells the South
elan that he Is going to leave the
mountains Leseott goes home to New
York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
farewell and follows. In New York Sam
son studies art and learns much of city
ways: Drennie Lescott persuades VIII
fred Horton. her dilettante lover. to do q
mans work In the world. Prompted by
her love, Sally teaches herself to write.
Horton throws himself into the business
world and becomes we'll hated by preda-
tory nnanciers and politicians. At a Bo-
hemian resort Samson meets William Far
bish. sporty social parasite, and Horizons
enemy. Farbish sees Samson and Dren-
nie dining together unchaperoned at the
Wigwam roadhouse. He conspires with
others TO make Horton Jealous and sue
The state herald., 1915-07-23
SLEEP WAS NOT FOR HER
Could Out Of Foregoing Prom.
ised Reward.

The parentally imposed afternoon
nap has long been childhood's bane
Harry s. Smith, secretary OF the park
board was telling the other day Of
difficulties OF afternoon mapping expe.
rienced by his offspring.
A youthful daughter Is especially
given to insomnia at the time In the
shall nap. II is no fault Of hers She
strives strenuously to WOO Morpheus.
but to no avail. The sleep god Is CO
quettish and he comes only when he
can steal upon his victims.
The other afternoon the tot was do
ing her best to sleep. Dutifully she
closed her eyes. breathed rhythmically
and counted sheep jumping over the
fence. rs instructed. Sleep would not
come But It would never do to dis
appoint a parent So when the ques.
tion came. Are you sleeping, daugh.
teri" she murmured slumberously,
"Uh.huh."
But her message was not convinc.
ing. So she was offered a dime as
reward for sleeping. Time and again
she made the effort. but always II was
fruitless. Then she began to sQuirm.
Finally she sat up In her bed. Her
manner was eloquent OF conviction Of
the futility OF further effort. after res
ignation OF claim upon the reward.
"oh. don't care; don't want the
dime" she said. MY bank is a penny
bank. anyhow."-Louisvillc Times
The state herald., 1915-07-23

with the preliminaries settled, he who
had struck Samson in the face must
give satisfaction for the blow. Horton
was sober. as cold sober a. though he
had jumped into ice-water. and though
he was not In the least afraid, he was
mortified. and. had apology at such
time been possible would have made
1t. He knew that he had mis1udged
his man; he saw the outlines Of the
plot as plainly as Samson had seen
them. though more tardily.
Samson's toe touched the pistol
which had dropped from Farbish's
hand and he contemptuously kicked 1t
to one side. He came back to his
place.
Now, Mr.. Horton" he said to tho
man who stood looking about with q
dazed expression. 'if you're still Of the
same mind. can accommodate you
You lied when you said was a saw.
age-though just now 1t sort Of looks
like l was, and"-he paused. then
added-"and I'm ready either to fight
or shake hands. Either way suits
me-"
For the moment, Horton did not
speak, and Samson slowly went on:
But, whether we fight or not. you've
got to shake hands with me when we're
finished. You and me amt going to
start no feud. This is the first time
I've ever refused to let man be my
enemy II he wanted to. I've got my
reasons. I'm going to make you shake
hands with me whether you like 1t or
not, but II you want to fight first It's
satisfactory. You said awhile ago you
would be glad to be more explicit with
me when we were alone" He paused
and looked about the room. Shall |
throw these damned murderers out OF
here, or will you go into another room
and talk?"
Leave them where they are" said
Horton, quietly. We'll go into the
reading.room. Have you killed any OF
them?"
81 don't know" said the other. curt
ly, "and don't care"
When they were alone, Samson
went on:
81 know what you want to ask me
about, and don't mean to answer you.
You want to question me about Miss
Lescott. Whatever she and l have
done doesn't concern you. will say
this much-if I've been ignorant OF
New York ways and my ignorance has
embarrassed her. I'm sorry.
81 supposed you know that she's too
damned good for you-just like she's
too good for me. But she thinks more
of you than she does of me-and she's
yours. As for me, have nothing to
apologize to you for. Maybe. have
something to ask her pardon about.
but she hasn't asked II.
ITO RE CONTINuED)
The state herald., 1915-07-23
LOOK TO CONVENTION
Voters Interested in Pronounce-
ments of Great Parties.
Democrats Next Year Will Be Called
Upon to Explain the Failure OF
Their Poiicies-Republicans to
Outline Views.

The platforms of the two dominant
parties In recent years have been
rather cut-and-dried affairs. Neither
the convention delegates nor the pub
lie generally studied them very close
ly. There was interest in 1912 in how
far the Democratic party would go
on the tariff, and interest later devel-
oped In the declaration for single
presidential term. But the attitude
Of the parties was pretty well deter
mined before the conventions met.
1t will be different next year when
the conventions assemble. There will
be acute interest In what the Republi-
can and Democratic parties have to
say about military preparations.
There will be interest in what they
have to say about treaties and arbi-
tration policies as a substitute for for
tifications.
Also the public will be anxious to
know what the Democratic party haEl
to say about the failure to reduce the
cost of living and about the tariff-for-
revenue-only that failed to raise rev.
enue. There will be desire to scru-
tinize any plank that may be adopted
defending the repeal Of the Panama
canal act and to learn how the single
presidential term policy Of the Demo-
cratic party is coming along,
The Republican platform will be in
teresting chiefly for anything 1t may
say about the proposals for the restor-
alton of the protective tariff, military
defense and the cessation Of attacks
on business. What attitude will be
taken toward the federal trade com
mission and other bodies created by
the Democratic party? The general
policy that will be pursued by the Re-
publican party, on Its being restored
to power. doubtless will be set forth
and will be scanned eagerly by the
voters.
Personalities next year. as in years
gone by. will dominate the campaign
but principles will figure more largely
than in any campaign since the Civil
war.