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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Still Thev Wonder Whv.

The two women were discussing that
never failing theme-the incompetency
Of domestic servants. And the bit OF
the conversation we overheard gave
US line on possible reason for many
a disappointment In that line.
swell, am looking for new cook.
said one of the women, land I am al
my wits end. They come to you as
experts, we'll recommended and all
that. and they turn out to be lazy and
incompetent. declare I can't under.
stand it!'
what became Of the cook you had
last week" asked the other.
my dear. she was positively the
limit She couldn't cook. she broke
dishes. she wasted food, she wasn't
neat, and she was impudent. 1 have
reason to believe that she drank. Oh,
l had to get rid Of her. Honestly. she
was so bad in every way that I could
hardly think Of thing to say when
wrote a recommendation for her,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Red and Green ljuhts,

1t II strange how the color Of q light
makes It more or less visible, irrespec.
tive of his actual brilliancy. To test
this place two lights Of the same
power-twO candles Of the same size
Will do-in two tin boxes and in each
box perforate pin hole. Cover one
pin hole with green glass and one with
red and place them In a perfectly dark
room. To normal person the green
light will appear five times brighter
when viewed obIiquely than when
viewed directly. but the red light be.
haves in the opposite way. Most peo-
pie will pick up the green light when
looking In some other direction and
will be quite conscious Of its presence,
but when they turWstheir eyes directly
toward 1t they will not see it at all.
The faint red light, on the other hand,
will not be noticed at all until looked
at directly. when 1t appears quite
bright. but the instant the eyes are
turned away from 1t it is gone.-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Lucky Thirteen.

Once there was man who found
the number Is most lucky for him
self. His name was John Hatfield,
and he was soldier In the army of
William and Mary. doing guard duty
at Windsor castle One morning he
was arrested on a charge Of having
fallen asleep at his post before mid
night. The court condemned him to
die in spite of-or possibly because Of
the fact that he declared he had heard
the great cathedral clock strike thir-
teen times when 1t tolled Of the hour
OF midnight After the death sentence
had been passed score Of persons
came forward with the statement that
on the night in question the clock had
actually blundered in Its count, includ-
ing the single stroke for the quarter
hour with its hour stroke. It was re.
ported to the king. upon investigation,
that the striking apparatus was weak.
and John Hatfield was promptly par
doned-St Louis Globe Democrat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
SEEING Backward.

The hare can see objects behind as
well as In front. Its eyes are large.
prominent and placed laterally. Its
power of seeing things in the rear is
very noticeable in touring. for, though
the greyhound Is mute while running.
the hare Is able to Judge to a nicely
the exact moment at which it will be
best for it to double. The giraffe,
which Is a very timid animal, Is ap-
preached with the utmost difficulty on
account Of its eyes being so placed that
1t can see both ways with equal facil-
ity. This faculty enables 1t to direct
with great precision the rapid storms
OF kicks with which it defends itself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15

In the geological gardens in London
the anthrOpoid apes have been kept
alive during recent years by shutting
them in behind glass not to protect the
visitors from them. but to protect them
from the visitOrs-that Ia to say, from
the microbes that man harbors in bis
mouth. Man has more or less success
fully learned how to disarm those in
vaders. but they will readily destroy
those near relatives Of his whose bod
les have not learned how to resist
them. Mankind has no better friends
than those who. like Metchnikoff. teach
us what to do and what not to do In
arming and inuring ourselves against
these sleepless and implacable but as
suredly doomed enemies Of our kind
DR.. G. W. Saleeby In Youths Compan.
ion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
9hirkinq the RsaponsihiIitx.

Nov, this is the way like to be
treated In hotel" said the breezy
drummer as he sat down to break.
fast in the Pikesville House. 1.-THE
morning paper Is lying beside my
plate"
Il beg your pardon. boss" said the
head waiter In considerable agitation.
"fou's in Judge Hornbuckle's seat
He's been settin' there for twenty
years an'-an'-he's due here at any
minute
Il should worry" was the drum
mer's only reply.
well. maybe you kin take keer Of
yo'self. boss. guess you amt never
been befo' de judge like I has. OATS
why is gwine out an stay in de
kitchen till de rucus blows over"-
Birmingham Age Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15

eomso Stevenson RecolIections.
Mr.. 6afroni- iddleton. In Sailor and
Beachcomber" makes several refer
ences to Robert Louis Stevenson, whom
he saw on different occasions in Samoa.
In one place he writes:
Stevenson was one of those men
with keen face that made you feel
bit reticent until he spoke. and then
you discovered a human note, in the
voice that put you thoroughly at your
ease. and as he spoke to German
sailor he picked up my violin and start
ed to try and play some old folk mel
ody. - He seemed fond of look
ing over the ships side. gazing out to
sea. and up at the stars. He was very
friendly with all the sailors. went into
the fo'c'stle. talked to the crew and
was greatly interested in ship life"
In another place he says:
IF I had seen and spoken to r.. L.
s. without knowing who he was I
should have thought he was a skipper
or mate Of some American or English
ship. His manner was easy-in fact,
almost rollicking at times"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
The Turkish Eex.

through the markets of every
Turkish city and village are little
shops where the fez can be pressed
and ironed for a few cents. At his
prayers Moslem could not use hat
with a brim. as his head must press
the prayer rug certain number of
times during each prayer. AS the head
must be covered at all times, a fez
or some other brimless covering must
be used.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Not Worth SoIyInc.

have pondered all my life," says
b. p Walker, ION which was more i'm.
portant In this world. brains or money
but when look around and see how
many get along on little Of either I
conclude / am wasting my time trying
70 solve the Question."-Kansas CITY
Star. ''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
A Church Canan-

The word canon" is Greek for
rule and is itself derived from
Gamma" a reed. which was selected
ov carpenters on account of its
sraishtness. Hence from a measuring
rule it became a fgurative rule FOR
measuring and regulating church doc
trines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
The eIIIous optImIst

"nsn q man with noticeable billion.
80 ING hVsr spots on the projections
20 nn faoe lays himself out" to tsIs
optimism to us, something .ssu. :.
Ia 'per 70 US that he is bIufang him.
~ NJ .or usl for some little purpose Of
sa s oSn. Because when a bilious psr.
on taiks optimism. his oonver,.tton
suggests a supercrescencs OF .Inoss
kee Sentinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Could Not,

Now. what does your young Mr.
Brown make by lectures and readings
you talk so much about?"
Nothing, papa. Virtue Is its own
exceeding great reward It shows how
good he is"
Tut, tut. child! How can you expec,
my consent to your engagement with a
man who. as you say yourself, is abso-
iutely 'good-for nothingY "-Philadel
phia Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Crafty Editor,

A Virginia editor threatened to pub.
lish the name Of a certain young man
who was seen hugging and kissing a
girl In the park unless his subscription
TO the paper was paid up in a week.
F1fty-nine young men called and paid
up the next day, while TWO even paid
a year in advance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15

The forces OF nature we mus, a.,
oeavor to avoid. Working blindly a.
they do We can do nothing to over
come them. At most we can avoid
their destructive influence and alleyi
ate the suffering they give rise to
But the forces that are thrust out BY
ourselves. that spring from our own
minds. must be controlled and over
come. They are primitive. They are
brutal. They are animal forces
Against these we must direct our en-.
ergies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Probably.

sally Gay-l have just been reading
that a well known scientist predicts
that man will reach condition where
he will be toothless and hairless and
walk on all tours. Jack Swfft-And
will woman continue to pursue what ia
left of him with the same ayiditv "a NJ
yore?-Boston Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Modern. Children.

In describing the children who had
moved in next door little Helene said:
They're not troublesome children;
they don't do anything you tell them
not TO do but they do everything you
don't say anything about"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
&xlno Up Babv.

Which side Of the house do you
think the baby resembles most?"
proudly asked young Popjoy We'll
HIM" answered Smith. 81 can't see
that he looks so very much like the
side of a house, "-Woman's Home
Companion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Hardly a Matter Of Greed

Il am sorry, but advertised for .
Scandinavian cook" said Mrs. White.
"Lswd Sake!" replied Paralysia Pearl
Waddles. What difference do it make
what a lady's 'ligion am, des SOS she
kin cookT"-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
IA lIsAd L.

Schoolteacher = Now. children, can
any Of you make a sentence using the
word ''indisposition?
Rough Pupil Throwing OF his coat
and splitting on his hands)-Please.
ma'am. II you want to fight Won stand
In dis position.
The teacher tainted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Not Too Euotlstlc.

Little sister was gazing at the mir
ror very admiringly. it seemed to big
sister. who remarked. severely and
sarcastically, Think you're pretty,
don't your" "Oh. no" said little sis
ter. I'm Just half and half"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
The Best Of References

Mrs. Hiram Daly-"Can you get a
reference from your last employer"
Shure / can. I've been
workin' for meself for the past six
months. an l recommend meself to
yez very highly"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Precocity,

frecocity may be defined as a form
OF premature mental development that
is instanced when a child five wear.
oid mas learned that the drcmstick 4,
not the best part of a turkey sobblar
Houston Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Balm For littIs wou.,

Inc tine little woman who weighs
only hundred pounds can thank her
stars that she is on earth. II she re-
sided on Mars she would weigh only
thirty eight-Galveston News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15

A man does his best when he is
cheerful A light heart makes nimble
hands and keeps the mino free and
alert.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Ihinqs to Worry About.
Forces to Be Destroyed

The pulse of a kangaroo Is only
nalf as fast as that of a man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
"Rankrucf

The discussion on the z"
Ne work bank" IN -
parling's court might hsH
ried . step further By DE- =
OF our term BANKRUPT
oon paper. The old Vent
changers and lenders carr
business at q stand or Ss'1 y
and when enc was unable "a
obligations his "bsaas ~
tupta). :
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
Givino Father n Chance.

I hear they have lot of children"
why. they have such a lot of chill.
dren that the father has even been per.
mitted to name two or three."-Pitts.
burgh Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-15
This In Rather hi.

say old chap. tell me, what is sheer
nonsenseY
why. don't you know? It's the kind
you can see through easily."-Cornell
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at Office of Treasurer. Noun
tain Branch, N. H. D. V. S., National
Soldiers Home, Tenn, and there
opened at the time fixed, for furnish
ing and delivering supplies in accord
ance with instructions and specifiica-
lions, copies of which, with blank pro-
posals, can be had upon application
to the Treasurer, as follows: For
Current Expenses and Subsistence
supplies, until 2 o'clock P. NJ, Febru-
airy 18th, 1915; for Household sup
plies until 2 o'clock P. NJ, February
goth, 1915; for Hospital supplies, until
2 o'clock P. NJ, March End, 1915; for
Repairs supplies, until 2 o'clock p
NJ, March End, 1915; and for Farm
and Clothing supplies, until o'clock
p. M, March 9Th, 1915. Oliver X
Marshall, Treasurer.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
Trend of Suffrage Eastward.

Illinois was the first state east OF
the Mississippi River to recognize
the rights of women. The suffrage
victory may not have been sweep
ing one, but # gives women I'll.
right to vote in all county and num-
cipal elections.
1t but goes to show that the trend
of woman's suffrage is toward the
east.
More significant still was the &C
ton of the General Assembly of New
York State last week A constitution
al amendment was passed without
a negative vote. This was due to the
fact that both political parties were
pledged to submit this question to
the general vote next fall, rather
than to any general acquiescence in
the principle of equal suffrage
Nevertheless the fact that the wo.
men obtained such platform pledges
in state like New York shows con.
vincingly what an advance the cause
has made in the last five years. Hall
the area of the country now shows
white on the suffrage maps, though
of course, this does not mean that
half of the women of the country
vote.
The suffrage wedge is pushing
steadily eastward. New Jersey will
also probably submit an amendment
to the people next November. 1t is
only question of time when the
votes for women issut will ba voted
on in all the eastern states.
The beauty of it all is that Ameri.
can women have each year gained
ground. They have never lost ant
it is because they have conducted
themselves like dignified American
women.
Their English sisters with their in
cendiary and militant methods have
retarded the progress of suffrage in
England In the United States, with
sympathetic appeal and the eminent
business of their cause, the suffragist!
have gained ground steadily, and now
that New York has looked with fav
or on the issue other states will bt
sure to drop into line.-Memphis Con
mercial Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
| NOW her FRIENDS
HARDLY KNOW HER
But This Does Not Bother Mira.
Burton, Under the
Circumstances.

Houston, Texas.-ln an Interesting
letter from this city, Mrs. S. c. Burton
writes as follows: 81 think Il Is my duty
to tell you what your medicine, Cardu,
the woman's tonic, has done for me.
Twas down sick with womanly trouble,
and my mother advised several different
treatments, but they didn't seem 10 do
me any good. ] fingered along for tliree
or Jour months, and for ihses weeks. ]
was in bed, 50 sick couldn't bear Ion
any one to walk across the floor.
My husband advised me to Try cardui.
the woman's tonic. ] have taken two
bottles Of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained
IS pounds and do all Of my housewcfk.
Friends hardly know me, am 50 vel"
II you suffer from any OF the ailments
no common to women, don't allow the
trouble TO become chronic. Begin taking
cardui to-day. II 10 purely vegetable.
It's ingredients acting In gentle, natural
way on the weakened wonanly constiin-
lion. You run no risk In trying cardul.
| II has been helping weak women back 10
health and strength for more than 80
years. n viii help you. AZ al dealers
Write TO: chananoosa MeAicIns ca. Lass
Advisory Dept.. Chnttan0osa. Tsnn.. tol SRsclel
| Instructions 20 yoar case .nd e.-Rass 80. -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
Ic Capital Punishment Right.

The ancient Jewish laws was, I ad-
nit, one of vengeance-"An eye for an
eye and tooth for tooth. Today,
though, we are living under the Chris
tian law of overcoming evil with good
The Christian law is "Recompense
to no man evil for evil'-(Romans
~. I'D
BE hot overcome of evil, but over
come evil with good Romans IL
21.)
"See that none render evil for evil
unto any man, "-(Romans 5. 49,
Jesus said, I'VE have heard that it
hath been said. An eye for an eye, and
tooth for c. tooth; but / say unto you
that we resist not evil. "-(Matthew
S. 49,
He further said, "They that are
whole need not physician; but they
they that are sick. / come not to
call the righteous, but sinners to re-
pentance."
Right here let me cite cose, told
to me by Mr.. George Porter, of Un-
ion City, Tennessee.
A man by the name of Cunningham
killed man in Kentucky to rob him
of thirty dollars; he was caught, tried
and convicted through the testimony
of two gentlemen; was sentenced to
hang but by the use of influence and
money succeeded in getting his SEN
tence committed to life Imprisonment
When the authorities were departing
with him to take him to prison he
said, You had better keep me there
for life, for if ever get out, am go.
ing to kill Kruz Watson and Henr,
Winters"-the two men who were re-
sponsible for his conviction.
After serving a number of years IL
the Eddyville Penitentiary, Cunning
ham became converted to the Chris.
tian religion and began to talk ant
preach Christ to his fellow prisoners
In a short while after Cunningham
profession of religion, there was 8
plot made up among the prisoners t.
kill the guards and break for liberty
Cunningham reported this to the pris
on authorities. The break was made
and one guard was killed. but the Off
cials ~ being forwarned were pre-
pared for the break and failure to Sc
cure their liberty was the result t.
the prisoners who made the break
The Governor, as mark OF apnrecia
ton to Cunningham. pardoned him
Cunningham returned to his home
town. One of the men who mhe SAID
he would kill if he ever got out wat
dead. He went to the other man, Mr.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11

Eyeryt@ssy who is afflicted with
RheumatEsaa In any form should by all
means ketp bottle of Sloans Lini-
ment on land. The minute you feel
pain or soreness in joint or muscle
bathe IL auth Sloan's Liniment. Do not
rub IL. ssoan's penetrates almost i'm
medIately right TO the seat of pain, re-
lieylng ssss hot. tender, swollen feeling
and mak4nE the part easy and COM
Portable. Get bottle of Sloans Lini-
ment for .se OF any druggist and have
IL in thN Aoase-against Colds, Sore
and SwOlita Joints. Lumbago, Sciatica
and like ailments. Your money back
II not sas4sfied. but 1t does give almost
instant rsfasf. Buy bottle today.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
COLDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS
Many johnson City People Have
Found This to be True.

Many johnson City People nave
Found This to be True.
Are you wretched in bad weather?
Does every cold settle on your kid
neys?
Does your back ache and become
weak?
Are urinary passages Irregular and
distressing?
These symptoms are cause to sus,
pect kidney weakness.
Weakened kidneys need quick help
Doan's Kidney Pilsl are especially
prepared lr weakened kidneys,
Johnson City people recommend
them.
I, NJ. Wilson, 1923 w. Market St.
johnson City, Tenn, says: 81 was
troubled by a dull pain in the small
of my back and / found it hard tC
stoop. If l caught cold, it always
settled on my kidneys and made mt
feel worse than at any other time
Doan's Kidney Pills were finally
brought to my notice and I got boz
from the Whitehouse Drug Co. Il
was only a short time before I was
well. To say that / endorse Doan's
Kidney ills highly. mildly expresses
how greatly 1 value them. 1 gladly
conform my former endorsement"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same tina
MIR. Wilson had. Foster-Miiburn Go.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
Contest Managers Gone.

Three weeks ago the Comet made a
contract with Morella company, W. j.
McHan. manager, to put on popu-
larity contest and McHan and asso-
ciate, Mr.. Anderson, same here and
started the contest. Last Friday they
left the city for parts unknown AM
we have heard nothing from them uI
to the time the Comet goes to press
This contest will therefore be stop
ped for the present.
CY. H. LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11
TO IsERTHA STEVENSON
= O. STEVENSON.
BE.gTHA STEVENSON.
h@N'"a 10 = ! - IStsDo4Ns
In the haarry Conrt nj Johnson City,
Tennessee.

tennessee
In this saase. ii appearing from the
bill whicA Us sworn to. that Bertha
stephensoa- the defendant, is a non
resident Of the State of Tennessee:
she is. Therefore. hereby required to APP
pear, on or before the First Monday
of March Eext. before the Clerk and
Mas or of said Coutr, at his Office in
Johnson C-gy. and make defense to the
bill filed against her in said Court by
S. C. .S;c9s naon. or otherwise the bill
will be taken FOR confessed.
II Is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Comet. 4 newspaper pub
lished iaJ oanson City. Tennessee.
January -7Hi. 1915.
Bar1cr q Worley, Soils.
J. ". CASS, Clerk and Master
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-11


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