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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

what, Buddha tell lies! Well cure
him of it II he does! Well see!" anc
the priest strobe out into the temple
garden, where stood a great iron pot
used for heating large quantities OF
water, and. building a fire under II,
soon had the water in it boiling. Into
this he popped poor Buddha, who in
stantly began to boil. making sound
like "Kuta-kuta" (word for have
eaten").
"There!" cried the boy triumphant
ly, he confesses under torture! he
says he has eaten the cake"
This priest seems to have been UNI
fortunate in his pupils, for. discharg-
ing the former kozo as too clever for
an old man like himself, he obtained
a likely lad, but who, alas. was a VIC
tim to the same love Of sweets as his
predecessor. Finding that his master
was not disposed to give him any OF
the coveted sweets, he set his brains
to work to get some by fair means
or foul.
One day q kind neighbor sent in
some choice cakes. which the old
priest, profiting by former experience
Immediately took charge OF and put IN
. locked closet. II lock these cakes
up" he explained to his observan'
young neophyte. that you may not
get them by mistake. for they are pol
son and It would kill you to eat them
That night, though, when the prizes
was asleep, Kozo found the key ant
placed 1t where he could easily find I
in the morning. The priest went GU
early next day and Kozo ran joyful!
to the closet, which he unlocked ant
ate up the cakes with great relish
Then he took fine cup, of which tn
priest was very fond, and broke 1t o.
the doorstep. When the priest RI
turned he found the boy weeping bi
terly over the fragments
What has happened, kozo?' aske
the astonished priest.
'Oh, sir" replied the boy throug
his sobs. Il broke your treasured cul
and did not want to live an
longer $3.50 ! remembered the pc
sonous cakes you told me about We
terday, and so | ate them-but-bo
hoo-here I'm alive yeti"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

and laying it respectfully before him.
took little of the sugar that was left
in the bottom of the box and smeared
it over the idols mouth. retiring with
a pleased expression.
Soon afterwards the Yukubukai
Bozu returned, and after kozo had
helped him of with his clogs and had
fetched him his pipe and cup of tea
he inquired whether anyone had
called?
"No-o-oh. yes. sir" said Kozo, the
priests OF the neighboring temple have
sent your honor some cakes in honor
OF the day"
"Ah," said the priest with interest,
land where is the cake?"
Il put it before the shrine of Bud
dha, sir" and the priest trotted off
thinking of the treat in store for him
What was his surprise, however, to
find the box empty and the divinity's
mouth all smeared over with sugar.
"Kozo!" he shouted, and from the
depths of his own room came family
the reply yes. sir"
What did you do with this cake|
demanded the prelate sternly when
the boy presented himself with an all
of perfect innocence
II laid the box In front of my lord
Buddhas shrine. sir, as 1t is our Gus
tom always to do first"
We'll. il is not here now" replied
the priest.
"Oh, yes. sir it must be there" ant
lifting the box lid, kozo started bach
with an exclamation. and. looking W
to the Image cried with awe-strucl
ewes. HE has eaten it, sir, Hi.
mouths all sugary,"
You've eaten it, you little rascal,
said the priest in rage.
~ No. sir. I never ate it,
You did" said the priest ansrily
and. raising his hand to strike his pu
Dill, he accidentally struck the arm o
the bronze image. which rang on
"Kwan" WORD for mot eaten'0.
There" exclaimed the priest !"
knew you were telling lies. He say
he has not eaten the cake"
But he forgets. sir! He is mis-
taken, The sugar on his mouth show
his falsehood."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Generous Praise.

Clyde Fitch praised, at a literary
dinner in New York, the plays OF his
young rival. Eugene Walter.
"Mr. Walters plays" said Mr..
Fitch generously. are remarkable IN
their directness There is nothing
superfuous in them. They require no
pruning.
Indeed" said MIR. Fitch, with
smile. IF MIR. Walter were called on
to curtail one of his strong dramas, l
could almost imagine him saying truly
what. under those circumstances, an
other dramatist said in Jest
This dramatist, when requested to
cut ont half of a third act, demurred.
WHO am l. he said plaintively,
with wave of his Egyptian cigarette
in its long tube of amber and gold
who am | that ! should mutilate
masterpiece?'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

b Wero Growing Between the
Safdo o. the Floor and In the Grew.
y ~ Desks.
thought some practical joke had
played ON them. By noon, how
the afternoon papers reported
blants In several places downtown.
10 next day was Sunday, and the
bay papers contained no news OF
plants On Monday morning,
ever, the lower part of New York
la nike Z botanical garden.
om every window the blue weed
blooming. It draped the business
-. Il rioted in the streets; st
III churchyard and Trinity were
boned with II. Small patches were
Ia growing In Central Park and as
up - the Bronx.
bforo evening it was seen that a
buD menace threatened the city.
$oaoor Smithson of the Smithson-
Inotitution, who was hastily called
Nov York, was unable to identify
vood, which had now spread
ughOut the whole of Manhattan.
Tuesday morning men hacked
way to work through miniature
les.
b Tuesday Afternoon all work had
Be abandoned The street cars
B held up by the weed. Girls,
banning az the weed barred their
from factories and business Of
had to be rescued by firemen
led with hatchets. The seed dust
d the air, and everyone was III
hay fever.
he plant could not be classified &C
Hing to any known genus. PROBES
Long of the Boston Observatory
auced the theory that it had come
> one Of the planets in a shower
metecFic dust. The dry spell did
Affect III growth at all. 1t did not
hire soil In which to flourish. II
an epiphyte-that is to say, like
Irish moss and the pineapple plant
kourfshed itself on air.
IN Wednesday morning a singular
nomenon occurred which dis
eted the entire nation. Hitherto
plant mad simply appeared to bt
species of rank quickly seedinE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
TwoJap Kozos
copyright, by ]. B. Lippincott Co.,

Copyright, by ]. B. Lippincott Coz
The Buddhist priest in Japan often
takes the place of the droll 1rishman
with US, and is made the butt OF
many witticisms and practical Jokes.
Wherever one travels in Japan he
hears any number of such tales from
the less religious among the people.
The priests do not generally live to-
gether in monasteries, like the monks
of the Middle Ages. but they live with
their families in the temples or else
alone with a servant or pupil usually
known by the name of Kozo.
An old priest who was called (be-
hind his back, of course) Yokubukai
Bozu. or the Greedy Priest" on &C.
count OF his well-known taste for the
good things Of this world, lived alone
with a small boy who waited on him.
| expecting incidentally to learn some
thing of priestcraft himself, and be-
| come 4 priest too some day. But this
particular kozo was far from having
! priestly qualifications, as this tale will
show. Like all boys. Koao had fail
ing for sweets, but as his master was
similarly disposed. the boy had very
little chance of indulging his tastes IN
this direction.
One day, however, as luck woulc
have it, a boxful Of very delicious
cakes was sent to the old priest dur
ing his absence by the inmates OF
neighboring temple. AS it was
Buddhist festival, a great deal o
pains had been expended to make thu
cakes as attractive as possible. ant
as Kozo raised the box lid and LOOKED
at the tempting dainty with its invit
ing covering of powdered sugar. h
: felt the temptation was too strong TO
him, and as no one was near to pre-
vent him, he ate all without stoppin
to think of the consequences. Afte
the deed was done. however, he bega
to anticipate the displeasure of hi
master, to whom cake was so deal
Kozo, therefore tsly fellow, took tn
: empty box to the shrine of Buddh;
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Old knce Jaint

Estimated by scientists 10 be fron
fb0. 900 to 10000 years old, the petri.
ned knee joint Of mammoth was un-
earthed at Long Beach, Cal. by work
men twenty.eight feet below the sur,
face The discovery has been pro
scented to the chamber Of commerce
b. Anton Cheroske, the finder. Thu
knee joint of the largest species of AMI
mails hat ever roamed the earth 10
well preserved. despite > great age.
Il mtasures is inches j.. length and u
inches Ia diameter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

y. Chapman,
u W lut man in the
a r. rs desk in the
~ oto film manu-
= 60 os Immediately
- 1nopw. The win
= g. Il k Of the presi-
= \ ontiment which
~ 1lade of grass,
t. ICED that had
r. p ~ ~ Z odiately beneath
~ & Holland came
n here were two
wlIlt - I'D been. and II
80 ~ little plant.
~ - p1lens to see how
60 R tAere in the crew.
ssdl ~ Wlncow. unobserved.
4 ~ = tome. The next
Y ~ ~ onsxed to see q
thoee. = 1T Of ornamental
blant W1eh TN. feathery fringes
u ~ oknflow Of the blue win
IA apDoSently escaped no
impudonco of the plant amused
d. SATISFACTORILY he lit
Ito 70 b found smoking in the
bmpany's plant meant either i'm
e dismissal 81 q drenching from
e hose. Equally the drenchin1
ed the ilrst infraction of thu
Ind Dismissal the second. Hol
Understood this; but he was in
by the plants defiance of con
ns. Besides. he felt sleepy tina
hg, after an unusually hot spell
hating a ! hundred degrees tn
Don before. And the presen
as no cooler.
on, the vicerpresident, was tn
man 10 - the plant. What
Holland I" NJ demanded angril!
Hand hid his cigarette under tn
plucked It from the crevic'
shower Of nne dust shot frol
bed pods
L morning : dozen plants WEI
ng between the boards Of tn
Ind 81 ~ crevices Of desks. TIL
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Success.

The Greeks had foot race In which
speed and endurance were not the
only tests. Each man at the start was
given q lighted torch, and the laurel
wreath was for the one who came in
first, with his torch alight." Success
In life is not merely reaching the goal.
but more important still, In keeping
the light Of God burning In our hurry
ing souls.-Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
OUGHT to Specialize.

A man charged with stealing $50.
900 worth of jewelry, in court ascribed
his downfall to that alliterative trim
ity of allurements, "pinochle, poker
and pool" He might have expected
to fail In an attempt to qualify as an
expert in each of those lines. In
these days Of specialization no man
can hope 70 be successful all
'rounder."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Mans Advantage.

One advantage a man has Ii that
whenever he wants anything in the
house be can always call to his wife
and she'll tell him inst where II Il,
but when a woman wants anything
she has to hunt for it-Detroit FIRES
Press
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Quite Useless.

Pastor from the pulpit)-Ths col
lection which We took up today ia for
the savages of Africa The trouser
buttons which some Of the brethren
have dropped in the plate are conse-
quently useless
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

1ho oefool Lunce.
49, motAefr today are provfdine
II 0kHdfUn It school With . set %
Ia ed6mefed water plate and cups
npe q lunch hour. These things
] be onul1y kept clean and their m
|dncfiau does away with the break
s which 30 frequently occurs IN the
teh-<1H1 frelzes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Stationary ecisnos.

A medical student once asked ths
late Prof. Parker Cleveland II thsrs
were not more recent works On
anatomy than those In the college
library. Young man" said the pro-
resso-, there have been very Few
new bones added to the human body
during the last twenty years"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Roses and chrysanthemums

There are nearly eight hundred
Known vsrieties Of roses and more
han four huBdfe! ef-vsal:hea4ln>
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

The Judge-"You say you've worked
as an artists model When7" The
yag-"Oncet when | was takin me
beauty nap in de woods an artist fell
Ter come along an sketched me as .
sleepin' faun Puck
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
Ne FIshlnei

vGy week IN England thers b .
. season. during which net nshr
for salmon is prohibited. It ex-
as from noon on Saturday until
b. Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

The Best Collateral.
Even at bank mans best col
lateral Ii character-Yo Youth Compan-
ion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16

On the Curve.
In going quickly around . ahArp
curve the inside wheels OF = vehicle
naturally leavs the ground hrst y
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-16
t1ss Priceless Relic

The only complete ancient Roman
standard In existence Ii owned By "a
Englishman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Less Meat eaten Now.

The big packers Of this country
keep thoroughly posted upon the meat
consumption, and they tell us that tho
American people are eating a good
deal less meat than heretofore. The
high price of this product precludes,
to a great extent, its use by the aver
age family. The high price of meat
will prove a blessing in disguise to
the common people, who must, more
and more, resort to garden vegetables,
fruits and cereals. The two former
can in a great many cases DO pro-
duced at home-that is a good portion
Of the family supply can be raised in
the home garden and orchard. One
who has never tried it will be agree
ably surprised to find how much a
small garden can be made to reduce
the weekly grocery bill. During the
summer months especially, when po-
tatoes, beans and green corn are in
vogue, the family not only lives at
less expense, but lives much better
than when meat and canned goods
form the major portion Of the food
supply. Then, too, a garden furnishes
q great variety of wholesome things
for the table; and when it is r%einforc-
ed by a few good fruit trees, even the
poor mans family can fare sumptu-
ously every day for a good portion of
the year at least.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Always Summer in Mouth.

Scientists have found out, for one
thing, that bacteria are more numer-
Gus in hot weather than they are in
cold. That is why milk will turn sour
more quickly in summer than in the
winter.
Every time a person breathes he
takes into his mouth many thousands
of these microbes: when he eats, sew
eral thousand accompany the food.
1t is always summer in the mouth,
because it is always warm there.
Therefore the microbes quickly in
crease in number because of the
warmth. They al once attack any
particles of food hat may be clinging
to the teeth and turn it our or aci-
duous.
II is claimed that these germs give
off an acid called Tactic acid, which
assists in the process Of eating into the
enamel and the crevices and starts de-
cay. once the germs of decay have a
good hold, they become busy i'm their
work OF destruction, feeding upon the
tooth substance, forming a hole
or cavity in the tooth.
If no food is allowed to remain on
the tooth the microbes not obtain
a hold on the tooth, and they will
therefore not be able to do much
harm.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
In Kitchen and Laundry.

4 cauvas bag for holding the side
OF becon is both neat and sanitary.
Make the piece Of canvas to fit the
piece of meat, and button with a flap.
Make a small pocket i'm which to slip
q small bit of board and a sharp
knife, which might be used eN-
clueiyeIy for cutting the bacon. \
piece of rope or anvas sewn upon the
bag suspends it from a hook or nail
when unused.
Glass Jars are sanitary and con-
vCnicnt when kept upon the shelf for
holding various articles, as sugar,
coffee. cereals, beans, peas and starch.
Small pieces of soap put aus fast as
they become of an |unusable shape
into "a glass jar would be of great help
90 the lauudress. The dry pieces OF
soap might be powdered or made into
"a Jelly for wash day. a fine emulsion
of soap, TO which has been added a
tablespoonful of kerosene, may be
used for those pieces of clothlng
which have become yellow or dis
CUlOrCd.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Gives Codc Tor Uomcmnkcrs.

Wrttiug in the American club
Woman, Mrs. Christine Frederick
gives this "Uomcmakcr's Code!'
10 regard homcmaldng as a husi-
ness and apply to IL science, culture
and effort.
no follow the new rather than the
old, the national rather than kitchen
housekeeping.
To work for legal measures insur-
ms purity, honesty and sanitation I'm
the manufacture and sale of all home
products.
To Doe AN active member Of a home
makers organization, TO study Literal
turo giving the newest thought, ideas
and help ON home problems.
To know mechanics better i'm order
90 choose and use household tools and
improved devices more intclliEently.
To understand color, form and line.
so that home furnishings and deco
ratious shall be more simple and har-
mouious.
To inform herself on food values
economical marketing and wholesome
cooking that her family may enjoy
Astounding health.
To appreciate child psychology and
cooperate with the child's interests
i'm school and play.
TO be % companion rather than
domestic; a Chum rather than a play
thing, I'm inspiration rather than an
/ economic burden.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
What Five Boston Women Would Do
NJ They Were only Men.

Oh, If were a man
h remark, hearu so often from
fcminintty, young and old, has been
echoed back TO fNe Of Boston's lead
ing active women i'm the form of the
question what would YOU do If
you were a nam
Mrs. Frederick 10 MtlIikcn, society
woman ~ mother of three children,
said:
81 would resent Wonla being
SPOKEN of lightly. l would he "a sur
seon, make q special study OF women
and children conditions in the ZONE
of my patients, and make my con
illusions known To the pubic. would
marry youns, live an IDEAL NE ana
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Worn Out in Service.

All that the average wife and moth
err has lost in looks, health and dlspo-
sition has probably been lost through
faithfulness TO her task of providing
for the physical well-being Of her
family. The woman who can look at
herself as she is, and question whether
her husband would be attracted by
her now, should honestly consider
whether her fault is not that she gave
both too much and too little. She
a ~ so much of her physical self that
she had no strength to give OF the
mental and spiritual. In feeding the
clamOring stomach, she stifled the
heart and soul life which every wom-
an has a right to nourish in her W
body for the benefit of herself and
family. "There are two sorts of dis
content. The first of these is named
Complaint; the second form bears a
sweeter emancipation" Tho
woman who is always saying to her
self. you have no right to reading,
music and art; you ought not TO go
out in a social way while there Is work
to be done at homc'-is the frost that
kills the tender blossom Of Aspiration,
and she has herself to blame If the
killing makes her less attractive, takes
away something which would damage
her chance to reelection If Oppor-
tunity offered. Aspiration is ability
seeking TO express itself; a woman
owes it to her husband and family, as
wen as TO herself, to nurture and not
destroy it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Sleeping Outdoors in Winter.

In outdoor sleeping during the
winter months, tie whitelike blank
cts, so often dear to the housewife,
should give place to more somber
tones of gray or brown natural wool
Various kinds Of sleeping bags are
ON the market, and while very eN-
c%ellcnt. are not superior TO ordinary
blankets, well tucked in and ar
ranged.
The night robe must be a%bundantly
long TO cover the feet. The pajamas
or trouserlike garment with feet is
the best, because there can then be
no possible danger of the eXtrcmities
becoming uncovered, and cold feet
mean no sleep.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14

ing and l thought she had not eaten
enough, | put a cool, wet cloth on
her head, thus waking her up gently.
and fed her some more. | was care
full not to let the cloth get too cold,
however, and hurt her.
Two days after her birth Miriam be-
gan to sleep in the open air. | placed
her on the porch every day. The
b]racing outside air acted like a tonic
and she grew healthy and. strong.
| bathed Miriam every day and al
ways at a certain hour. | never varied
the time for bath.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Facts, FGdS and FdnCieS
Up TO the Minute.
How "Ugly Duckling" Became a Beauty Child
ARTICLE 40. l..

When ] entered into the valley Of
the shadow to meet the stork l re-
turned with what my friends and even
my relatives said was the "homeliest
baby they had ever seen"
l must confess that Miriam was
not beautiful when she was born, nor
for many months thereafter. She
weighed only four and one-half
pounds, and She was homely. oh, so
hOmcly, ! remember sometimes ac-
cidcntally. hearing what others said
about my body and their words were
not complimentary in the least.
But | was not discouraged. | de-
termiued l would change those words
if time and effort were successful, /
Immediately began a system of living
which ! believe has made my daugh-
ter one Of Oregon's pretuest little
girls.
Miriam was Eursed as regular as
clockwork. Every two hours she was
fed. If she fell asleep during feed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
mnldrr Nm snfntN rlns.

A very convenient holder for carry
ing safety pins OF assorted sizes may
be made from a yard and a half OF
ribbon. an inch wide and some ccllu-
loid rings
Run the ribbon through these rings
to form three loops, securing them
with a bow at tho top. Have a ring
for hanging up. The safety pins are
then claspcd on the rings and occupy
"a very small suaCC.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14

Now and then l massaged Miriam's
body and head to make it more
shapely. | massaged very, very softly.
however. / rubbed the head from the
back Of the neck over TO the forehead,
and remember, always softly. l mas
saeed the legs and arms and the body,
taking care not to rub the skin dry.
Around the eyes and nose / rubbed
each day to make them shapely and
keep the eyebrows in correct shape.
The second story Of Oregon's pref
test rosebud will be published tomor-
row.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14

a story from the trenches IN
Iranch is that a soldier wrote home
10 his wife to open the windows at
night as he had found that the night
air didn't hurt one bit. This is the
experience OF all the advocates of
this sensible custom-once tried, the
oIu custom Of sealing ones self i'm an
alright bedroom is renewed.
Diseases which involve the lungs
usually can be traced to their begin
ming In poorly ventilated sleeping
apartments. inside rooms hat do not
have "a share of the atmosphere.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-14
Candied Sweet Potatoes.

Select eyen-sized potatoes and boil
in the skins until tender, then dip in
cold water and rub off the skins.
Slice In inch pieces and arrange in a
baking dish, in alternate layers OF
potatoes and sugar and bits of butter
until the dish is filled, making the
last layer of sugar and butter. Pour
over all a halfcupful Of boiling water
and bake In a moderate oven for half
an hour. Serve in the baking dish.