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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

this recital. Il will be more charitable
IN my judgments after this"
The Pelhams had not dealt with Ma.
son personally in renting the old home
Of Mrs. Mason's family. but through
an agent. After the death of the par
ents of his wife, MIR. Mason had moved
into the old home Now he was rent
Ing it furnished and had taken up
more limited quarters in the adjoining
cottage, which he owned.
The Pelhams had just moved in.
Mrs. Pelham was busy all day long get
ting the interior in order. Her hus-
band attended to outside matters. He
removed the screens. tidied up the gar
den and both retired that night pretty
we'll wearied with their unusual labor.
The house is too large for US.
Earle" Mrs. Pelham remarked. Il
wish we had taken the one Mr.. Mason
occupies"
Il don't know that we could get it."
observed her husband. Il heard he
was going to sell both places If he
could and leave the town. The associ-
atoms of this old house. where his UNI
fortunate wife was born. must be very
painful to him."
Robert Mason had given up his wife
as dead, In trying to locate her after
her escape from the sautarium the
searchers had discovered several
clues that led them to believe that the
flyn al 81,
district. This was a dangerous and
interminable swamp spot, and three
days after the disappearance OF Mrs.
Mason a fire had swept the greater
portion of it. There was every reason
to believe that Mrs. Mason had per
ished
y distressing feature of her fate was
the fact that the physician in charge of
the sanitarium had entertained great
hopes OF her eventual recovery. She
had been improving for some weeks
prior TO her escape
1t was about midnight when Mr.. Pei
ham, soundly asleep, was aroused
from his SAUNDERS by a quick nudge
from his wife Her voice was tremu.
lous and agitated as she whispered
breathlessly:
Get up al once. Earle!"
why, what is the matter?" in
CURED her better half drowsily.
Burglars" shuddered Mrs. Pelham
"Oh, do be careful, I've been over
half an hour lying awake and listening
to suspicious sounds.
THE wind, l suppose"
mo, thought SO at first. but found
| was mistaken" continued Mrs Pei
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
Special Train
For Road Boosters
To Mobile

Pensacola, Dec. 9-Starting at
Gainesville, a special train will be
operated through via Pensacola to
Mobile Friday, taking from the CEN
trail | art of the State delegations
from down that way to the Old
Spanish Trail convention, to con-
vene in the Alabama city on Fri
day next
1t was announced that this is be-
ing operated under the auspices of
the Central Florida Highway Asso-
citation, and that large number of
boosters, to have the routing of the
trail through their respective sec
tions, will come along. ready to land
their objective at Mobile.
This special train, it is announced,
VIII pass throush Pensacola early
Friday, and will be taken to
Mobile after short stop in Pensa-
cola. The scheduled time for arrival
has net been made public. In fact,
up IT, last night, no official informa-
ton regarding the operation of the
train through Pensacola had been
received at the local - & y. offices.
although it is the custom day or
Two brevlous to the handling of any
specials 1t may be announced to-
day
"nn to Mobile" has been adopted
as the slogan for the Pensacola dele
cation, and some, # not all, the cars
to 80 overland to the convention
city will probably ny banners or in
scriptions when they leave Friday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

machinery is in operation as it
should be.
When Mr.. and Mrs Lazier decided
to make the trip South. they ship
ped the dog by packet from Nome.
Alaska, to Seattle. WASHINGTON.
from which point tha dog made the
way hy rail to Tarpen Springs
With all these attributes. the great
dog has the common name of Jim. :"
to which he answers as if he were
human.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lozier have a fine
grove in the vicinity of Elfers and
expect TO spend the winter on it,
This is the first season for Mrs.
La2ier. but Mr. Lazier was here sew
eral wears since lie remarks that
he see. some changes in Tarpon
icgs.-Tarpon SPRINGS Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
Good
| Neighbors
bu
VICTOR REDCLIFFE
O>S>S>S<$>s><<~Sr~e<>~~>S
copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.

copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman
Gould you lend me your steplad-
der? want to take out some of the
window screens
The man addressed, next-door neigh
Dor, Robert Mason, nodded simply. He
was the owner of the house into which
Earle Pelham and his wife had just
moved. Pelham had paid liberal rent
for the place. The unsocial manner of
his landlord displeased him. The lat.
ter simply lifted the article asked for
over the low dividing fence, bowed and
turned away.
"Humph.' commented Pelham, al
most irritably, as he entered the
house.
What is the matter. DEAR" inquired
Mrs. Pelham, tracing displeasure in
his manner and voice.
THAT landlord of ours. Asked him
Just now to loan me a stepladder to
get at the screens and he acted as il
ne grudged even a decent word"
"Oh, you misjudge him, Earle, in
deed you do" Mrs. Pelham fastened
to say Il feel SO sorry for him-all
the town does, | learn His life is
sad, sad history. A year ago his wife,
a bride of year. had fit of sickness
which led to a complete nervous break
down. She got so bad they had to
send her to a sanitarium. Two months
ago she escaped. They have not been
able to trace her since. 1t is feared
that she wandered out among the
swamp lands beyond the san!tarium
and persisted from hunger or was
drowned /"
Poor fellow" spoke Pelham, his
sympathetic heart deeply touched b.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
Remember Only Today.

Finish every day and be done with
IL. You have done what YOU could.
Some blunders and absurdities no
doubt erept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow is a rev day be-
gin il well and Serenelv and with too
high a spirit to be numbered with YOUR
old nonsense This day is all that is
good and fair. II IS too dear with its
horss and aspirations 10 waste mo-
mont utaa the Yesterday Emerson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
First Idea Of Steam piov.I,,

Inc idea of the use Of engines and
machinery 10 pillow the ground seem.
TO hav' originated with David Ran.
sey and Thomas Wildgoose in las
out the motive power they proposed
TO use is not quite clear P1sro;s
Moore IN 1863 first attempted TO uss
the steam engine for this ,,1-r5ss
The history of practical steam nv.
ing dates from the invention Of Fau.l.
er. assisted by Smith. in 1851
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
Dubious praisa

4 stand on my record, said the can.
didate, pompouSly.
NWhoopee, - shouted a member O,
the opposition.
How now. nv hrether9"
II you can do that You are as SIRE.
footed as mountain goat and as iight
as thistlCdown.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
Might Do Better

1t may be supposed that two women
kiss each other when they meet be-
cause one imagines that she is ex.
pected 10 do so. and the other hasn't
the moral courage to disillusionize
her.-Albany Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

bond OF fifty $50 per cent? 49,
..not,n. of his bid yet cea}
Work must be commenced
t15) days after the contrac, !, SHhla
The board reserves the rlrb, '.i
reject any, or all proposals \
Plans and specifications al O'aii'd
from the architect upon pa,ma.. P"
fed clierk In III. sum OF twen+,
dollars. such check to be retnr, i've
and Specifications are de,ivar'S w
condition.
1894 ]. r. R0ulvaes elE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
BUSY Public Official

New zealand's public trustee mas
over 5000 wills OF living persons De-
posted in the public trust ofHce. IN.
der which he is appointed executor
and trustee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
ScrinturaI Reckonino

In Holy Scripture the day is always
reckonaf from the So set OF the previ-
Gus
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11

Three is one year. If they do catch
the perpetrator there is a long
drawn-out legal battle and in the end
a year in Joliet is about all they get,
or if not that then they call him
mental degenerate and leave him go
scot-free, like in the Pethwick case.
Hundreds of others just like it. Had
we the Southerner method there
would be less murder, crime and
graft. Chivalry, bah!
Mr.. Lindblom, that may be rare
case among you highbrows up your
way, but l never saw any of it down
here. Only last Monday night two
girls were unjustly insulted at Chi
cago and Ashland. Were there any
chivalrous northern men around to
resent it? No they only laughed and
added Goals to the fire, and when the
girls appealed to an officer he told
them to go home where they belong
ed, and this at S:15 p. m. Show me.
Mrs. E. A. Newcomb.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11

the underhand work of the Roman
lists, Bishop Muldoon and five priests
visited the school and said if the at
tempt Ito stop Roman Catholic in
trigue) was continued the normal
school would be closed within three
weeks" -
The Tribune's subscription list and
advertisements will and should grow
and to the loss of other Chicago
papers. -
No service during the term of the
present mayor, VIM. Hale Thompson,
viii be so sweeping and so far reach
Ing as his appointments on the board
OF public education! The future of
the city, state, nation-and who
knows, but indirectly of the world
may have as basis the influence of
our public educational system.-Ei-
mer E. Rogers, 1245 Transportation
Building. >
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11
BUT, is IT TRUE?-The N

has been outmenaced! The Chicago
Daily Tribune, 'the worlds greatest
newspaper" is in receipt of through
pass to purgatory. No masses for the
papers benefit will be tolerated thy
any Roman Catholic priest,
For several weeks, be it known, an
investigating committee of the state
senate has been nosing around the
internal organism of our public
schools. Things unearthed have
been amazing. And just because the
Tribune, of all Chicago papers. dared
to print matters of public interest
about the Investigation" in large let
ter headings and as the leading news
of the day-why, il has so offended
the holy father that they at once is
sued the purgatorial pass hereinbe-
fore mentioned.
The Tribune's trouble arose from
saying in it's news that the Roman
Catholic parochial schools had got
ten hold of a lot of examination Sc
cret papers for admission to eur nor
NAL college and used them for Cram
ming" And, according to witnesses,
when protests had been received of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-11

when l wasn't looking last night
Jack kissed me-"
What did you do?"
Refused to look at him the rest
Of the evening"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
EAT BARK, LIVE IN CAVE.
Fate of Farmer and Two Daughters,
Victims of Big Jins.


Benville. Ark.-A man named Ew-
ing has been found living in a cave
i've miles east of here with his two
daughters. ten and eight years old.
When discovered their clothes were
worn TO strings. and. according to the
children, they had subsisted on the
bark OF trees for ten days.
The older of these said:
We haven't see a piece of bread
for more than "A month"
Five years ago Ewing was a well To
do farmer. First his stock began to
die. by the end Of n year he owned
only one COW and no other property.
Two years ago his wife. who was the
ruling spirit on the farm. died, and six
months later she was followed by their
only son and the only grown daughter.
This left the old man alone with the
two small children.
But the real climax came about seven
months ago, when his house and all
ii contained were destroyed by fire. lie
then sold the COW and disappeared. No
effort to find him was made. for when
the neighbors had offered to help him
i'm his trouble he became angry and ex-
claimed: mo. | cannot accept any
gifts. No Ewing has yet ever stopped
so low as to beg. and may God grant
that l am no the first TO do SO"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
ITALIAN RESERVISTS
IN AMERICA CALLED

Duluth, May 17.-Attilio Castiglia-
no, royal consular agent of Italy for
the Head of the Lakes district, has
been notified by the authorities at
Rome that amnesty has been granted
by the Italian government to all de
serters from the army and TO men
who have failed to present them
selves for military duty at the pre-
scribed time, providing they present
themselves for duty at once.
The order was received by cable
and another accompanying 1t forbids
the expectation OF sulphur, cotton and
wooden rags, alcohol and vegetable
oils of all kinds.
Mr.. C~astigliano refuses to comment
on the orders further than to say
that lit looks bad"
Mr.. Castigliano's district includes
the Twin Cities and the rest OF Min
nesota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
SAW TWO TORPEDOES.
SAYS CAPTAIN TURNER
Commander Denies Internal
Explosion Sank LuSitania.

Captain w. Il. Turner. commander
of the Lnsitania. gave u the follow
ing statement at Queenstown:
II have heard that rhe Germans nnve
already begun to spread the story that
the Lusitania was sunk by an expio
sion inside. This Is absolutely untrue
Il saw the p%eriscope OF the subma
rine and saw the torpedo coming to
ward US through the sea. ! wairhed
It's course and followed Its bubbiing
wake until IL disappeared beneath our
counter. You might say | saw the
torpedo strike the Lusitania. and the
next instant the explosion occurred
II kept to the middle channel. fol-
lowing orders received from the al
miralty. When | saw the torpedo |
tried to change the ships course IN
time TO avoid It. The second torpedo
followed almost Immediately. The sec
ond struck right over the boilers. Grip
pling the engines. For this reason II
was impossible to beach the Lnsitaiia
81 did not order the lifehoats out
sooner because II was foolish To try "a
get them into the water before the
Lusitania lost all Roadway. Otherwise
they would have been swamped
"All talk of an internal explosion h
foolish. Had there been high explo
sives or any amount of ammunition II
the hold the liner would have beer
blown to bits instead OF sinking as sh'
did. There had been no reason fol
running under forced draft That 1
why we were not at full speed.
IL saw the submarine again. | was II
the water four hours. and while ] wa
swimming | saw the craft rise annie
the wreckage and dive again. Other
saw II even better than | did"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.


Sioux City. May 17.-Receipts of
salable cattle the closing day of the
week were as usual for a Saturday.
very meager and no price changes
were quotable. Movement of cattle
for the week has been of fair volume.
slightly under last week, but an in
crease as compared with the CORE
spending day a year ago.
Favorable conditions existed this
week in the market for fat cattle.
While supplies have been generous,
demand has been broad and with
stronger trend noted at other centers.
sellers were able to elevate prices Is
a. Csc over the closing level last
week.
Stock cattle trade has been dull,
with prices closing at the low point.
Country inquiry has been backward.
Declines at the close were reported
as rs a soc.
Week end hog trade ruled a big Sc
higher. Supply was generous. Tor
reached $7.55, while the bulk of the
sales ranged from $7.35@7.42h.
Nothing new or startling develop
ed in the sheep house the closing SEES
sion. Market for the week develop.
ed strength and closing prices are
quoted Is q higher than a week
ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17

tors if there was anything | could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. | am
thankful for such a good medicine and
viii always give it the highest praise.
Mrs. c. II. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa. = suffered from fe-
.aale trouble and the pains were so bad
{ times that / could not sit down. The
'octor advised a severe operation but
ny husband got me Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and | experienced
great relief in a short time. Now | feel
like a new person and can do a hard
days work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is to be well once more.
/ am always ready and willing to speak
a good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 303 WalnutSt., Hanover, Pa.
III there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia L.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (c0nfidentiaD
Lynn,Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held In strict confidence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
(BUY FROM DEALER OR SEND Ios STAMPS TO Us

York city. ~ by reasuu Of his deep Ia
terest I'm coaching and kindred sports
was exceedingly popular In America
and abroad.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was the second son OF
Cornelius Vanderbilt and was born In
New York city In 1877. lie was grad
uated from Yale university In 1899 and
was voted the most popular man In the
institution. His older brother. Cor
nelius. was dislnherited by their father
because OF his opposition TO the mar
riage of the younger Cornelius. II WINS
said.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was one OF the prin
ripal exhibitors at the horse show In
New York. and his horses were also
shown ut exhibitions throughout the
country. lie was an expert whip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
WENT DOWN WITH FUNNEL.
Philadelphia Man Tells Of Miraculous
Escape on L~usitania.

@s~@F~ ~
Samuel nj. Knox Of Philadelphia.
who was on the Lusitania. gives this
account Of his escape:
when 1t was certain the liner was
sinking / went overheard at once and
attempted to get clear Of the ship
which was coming owe slowly. ] was
caught by n Of the smokestacks and
carried down a considerable distance
before being released.
lon coming to the surface ! ioated
about for a considerable time. when ]
was picked up by a life raft
This raft. with others. had doated
free when the vessel sank and had
been picked up and taken In charge by
Mr.. Gauntlet OF Washington and MIR.
Lauriatt OF Boston. who picked up
thirty-two persons In all. 1t was equip
ped with oars. and we made III way
to a fishing smack about nve miles
distant. which took us on board. al
though 1t was already overloaded"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
Expenditure of sf5,ooo,ooo Immediate.
IN Necessary.

San Francisco, May 17.-Most OF
the congressmen now visiting Hawaii
are in favor either of strongly fortify-
ing the islands or having no fortifca-
tions at all. according to Representa-
tive l.. s. Dyer of Missouri, who left
the party at Honolulu and has arrived
here en- route east.
1.-The present Notifications OF
Hawaii are totally inadequate" Mr..
Dyer said. They are a joke. The
guns are antiquated and there is a
shortage of ammunition. For the de
tense OF the Pacific coast the islands
are most important. 1t would take at
least $751; 900, O00, expended over a pc
Rod Of three years, to put the islands
in proper defensive condition, but
think the money would be well spent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
MIGRANTS DIE IN WRECK
TWO Killed in Ohio When Twenty Are
Caught in Steel Car.

st. Clairsville, O., May 1.-TWO train
riders are killed. two are injured, per
haps fatally, and six are missing un-
der the wreckage of fourteen steel
cars piled In front of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station at Belmont,
near here, by the wreck of a fast
freight train.
The train was making fast time
when q drawhar is reported to have
broken and deralied fourteen cars, in
one of which twenty Migrants are
said to have been riding. No train.
men were hurt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-17
SAW VICTIMS FLOATING.
Passenger on Canadian Liner Sends
Remarkable Wireless Message.

A passenger of the Canadian Pacific
steamship Missanabie. from Halifax,
which passed over the scene OF the
Lusitania disaster twenty-four hours
later. Immediately sen the following
remarkable message to the London
Times. He was then In ignorance OF
the truth:
Saturday. 1870 O'Clock. l see floating
deck chairs and a boat upon the bow
of which | read the word Liverpool.
Our ship swings her around and on the
other side the word 'Lusitania.' My
God. it has h~appenedi
II realize that we are on the scene
OF a great tragedy. There are other
lifeboats about One contains a pair
of boots and a hat There are collapse
BILE boats awash. some with sides not
up. There Is a whaieboat keel up
ward with a body lying over 1t. the
lifebelt slipping Off the neck. Yes. u
dead man.
Captain Evans, our commander. has
) 1000 lives aboard his ship to get to
safety. and up goes our speed. and we
are dashing away on a zigzag course.
Just now a bald head hobs up In the
water not twenty-five feet away from
us. 1t Is CHASTITY In the sunshine.
1.-The water Is almost motionless.
The silence and imp~ressiveness of 1t all
are coupled with the dawning n OF
our own danger. 1t has brought Won
derful calm to all. Our women are
fne-silent and sad. with full sympa'
thy which overrides fear.
1--WE can do naught but race OF but
by 6 O'Clock tonight our risk will be
over. Captain Evans calm and digni
ty are fine, yet no man could live his
previous twenty-four hours unmoved
and his own thoughts must have flown
to his own son In the trenches"