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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05
coMQuER|Me TEMPTATION
BY GERTRUDE A. PEARSON.

Copyright. 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
Benson lay upon the rocks, staring
! at letter beside him. In front OF
him the blue waves rippled in the sun
shine. The air was warm and balmy
1t would have been difficult for any
one not acquainted with the country
and the temperature of July, to real.
ize that this was Alaska.
Dear Mr.. Benson" ran the letter.
I'VE beg to inform you that, in accord
ance with the terms of your late faith.
ers will all the property except the
limited estate entailed, goes to your
younger brother. You are, however,
Baron Linfield, and, as such. are now
the owner of Linfield Manor. Kindly
wire us instructions as to your plans.
I'VE wish to add that inasmuch as
the upkeep of the estate far exceeds
the rent-roll, it would be to your in
terest to sell this to your younger
brother. There is. however, a codicil
to the will, made by your father in
his last illness Should you decide to
leave the woman with whom you are
living. an annual sum of five thousand
pounds Is to be paid you, to enable
you to keep up your title respectfully.
Faithfully yours.
bench G. Dench."
THE woman with whom he was liy.
ing Benson saw the words staring
at him out of the typewriter page
His father had known. He had mar.
ried half-breed.
Natusha had been educated at a
mission school. and, save for the let
black hair and rather high cheek
bones she might have passed for a
white woman. But in the eyes of his
acquaintance she was a squaw, and
he squaw.man. He had married her
when he was desperately lonely in the
remote North, and half.crazed with
drink besides.
Natusha had redeemed him. She
had thrown the whisky bottles away.
She had made him a home. She had
loved him, and he had loved her, too.
A violent revulsion of feeling came
over Benson. He seemed to smell the
Sussex air, to see the beautiful coun.
try OF his birth. He had friends, MANY
in England
Benson resolved to run away. He
could walk to the nearest port and
catch the morrow's boat. He would
leave everything to Natusha. She
would doubtless go back to her own
people
lie saw her watching him silently
that night. Like a faithful hound she
knew MS moods-her lords moods.
Natusha watched him with a dumb.
aching at her heart. She had seen
the change in him
AT midnight, when he thought Main.
sha was sleeping, Benson arose noise.
lessly from his couch. He had bis
mackinaw and overshoes ready. for
the nights were cold.
When he had disappeared Natusha
kneeled at the bedside a moment in
prayer She prayed to the God Of
whom the missionaries had told her
as sne mad never prayed before. Then
she slipped out after him.
AS Benson strobe along the trail al,
memory of Natusha seemed to slim
from him. He was a boy once more
IN the sussex lanes. heartfree.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05

II he saw her he was to summon her
to surrender or sink her on sight.
And, Of all the scouting torpedo.
boats and destroyers. it had fallen to
Adams to sight the fugitive Kron-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05
Academy Of Birds.

Academy Of Birds.
On a little house in London ann
the interesting sign, "Academy
Birds" and from the open window
summer comes a most amazing
ume of bird-song. The profes;
is not at all particular as to the },
or value of the pupils offered
song-bird is eligible; terms, 50 %
for the course, The academy" q
antees that each pupil shall h
the establishment fully profcien,
render three airs without omi;
and in correct time.
The method OF instruction is u
simple, and is said to be remars,
successful. There are three room;
each of which is a phonograph Il.
plays a single air. A new bird hail
cage hung in room No. until be-
learned to sing correctly the cons,d
ly.repeated air. and is then transted
to the second, and in time TO
third room. The professors are ID
full that some day 1t may be pos:
to teach Strauss to a parrot 4
beethoven sonata to a starting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05
Billiard Tables Rest on RI

6ilJlar0 ADDE'S He8v on hoex
Billiard tables, supported on
rock are among the novel featurs
. 36.room concrete residence Id
on one Of the islands Of the San
archipelago in Puget sound. Fac.
BILE rests on q massive concrete
which extends through an openi.|
the floor and has its footing CT
rock, and is therefore as solid al
free from vibration as If 1t vs
part Of the island itself.-Popula
chanics.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05
Quits.

Quits.
Your boys we're in my april
again." observed the first suburb
III you say anything more abOr
declared the second ditto, I'll |
you the doctors bill."-Philaisl
Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-05
do they have spring in the fan j.

DO they have spring in the fall ;.
place"
Hardly"
"Or fall in the spring."
III you keep this thing I'D NM
longer. George. you'll get some,b,1
worse than a fall in the spring \
duck you under the pump"
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
PULLETS FOR LAYING STOCK
One PouItryman Keeps Hens Through
First Laying Year and Then Sc
lects Best for Breeding.

How many years shall we keep a
hen? This question comes up fire.
quently for discussion, and the an
swers made by practical poultrymen
are bewildering to a beginner. One
man says that we should depend upon
pullets entirely for laying stock. His
scheme will be to keep the hens
through their first laying season, then
select the best of them for breeders
end let the rest go. This plan is
based on the general theory that a
hen lays more eggs in her first year
than in any other. Many poultrymen
seem to believe that most of their
hens cannot come back and give a
profitable egg record the second year.
The system based on this theory de.
mands, Of course, vast amount Of
work In Matching and brooding, in
order to keep up a full supply of pull
let's each year. On the other hand
there are poultrymen who say that
we may well keep our hens two, three,
or even four years, provided we have
the ability to judge the layers prop
erly OF have some system of wedding
out the drones. Naturally If we could
keep our hens three years 1t would
mean less work at Matching and brood
ing.
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civilian killed at Gettysburg.

The only civilian killed during the
battle of Gettysburg met death on the
first day. 1t was young girl by the
name of Jennie Wade. AS the wound
ed soldiers we're being brought into
town 1t was discovered that the food
supply was running short, and several
OF the Gettsburg women began to
bake bread. Jennie Wade, who lived
in a modest home on Baltimore street,
was one of them. All day long she
worked. the bread being given to
friend and foe alike. During the prog
ress of the fight her home came in
exact range of the two lines of battle,
and she was admonished to leave it.,
but refused md continued her work.
Just before the first days battle ended
a stray bullet pierced her heart, and
the girl fell dead in the kitchen of her
home. At about the same hour a
Confederate officer of high rank was
killed wear the house, and his COM
rades were preparing a coffin for him,
but before 1t vas completed they were
compelled to leave. and the body of
the dead girl was buried in the coffin
Intended for the southerner She was
tnterTSd In the Citizens cemetery At
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AN ECHO FROM GETTYSBURG
Carrying Away Of Lees Wounded
Soldiers Characterized as Most
AWesome Spectacle.

One OF the most dramatic incidents
Of the Civil war was the retreat Of
Lees army after Gettysburg, with its
hundreds of wagonloads Of wounded
soldiers.
A woman who lived by the road
down which this long line OF scream
ing. groaning and dying men were
being hauled told me recently that 1t
was the most awesome event OF her
life. They went by her home during
the night.
But even the wounded had to make
way for the guns. When the artillery
came laundering along the road the
officers in command of it forced the
wagons loaded with wounded to give
them the right of way. which was
done
A good many Of the thousands OF
the Union wounded at Gettysburg
were brought to Philadelphia war hos
pitals by railroad trains. The nearly
5000 dead In hlue and gray who lay
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FEEDING THE YOUNG CHICKS
Nothing Given Until Youngsters Are
Two Days old-Whoie Grain Fed
at End Of Eight Weeks.
Gy c. E. BROWN. Minnesota Expert

(By C. e. BROWN. Minnesota Expert
ment Station.)
We do not feed little chicks before
they are two days old, but from the
beginning give them water. During
this period the hen is given her food
out of reach of the little ones. The
first feeds are given sparingly every
two hours. and are usually wet
mashes.
After the third day We feed some of
the cracked grains. little at a time,
till, at the end of the fifth or sixth day
we are giving the three feeds of the
cracked grain. Occasionally we give a
little whole wheat. and by the end Of
eight weeks we are feeding most of
the grains whole. If the chicks are un-
able to get worms or insects in sufi-
cient quantities, they must be supplied
with substitute. such as milk or beef
scraps. Green feed is given in the
form of finely chopped lettuce, a piece
of potato or turnip or mangel when
they are not able to run outside ON the
grass.
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VETERANS STORY
OF WAR CAREER
Had Learned to Obey, and Con-
sequentIy Successful When
He Came to Command.

THE life story of q veteran, whose
rise In the commercial field was
from errand boy to head Of the
tlefeld was that from private to cap
tain. He had the old soldiers mod
esty and wariness OF bombast, but the
character or the man shows through
his whole explanation. His war rec
ord and his high position in the city's
responsibility speak for themselves.
Before l was twelve years old
had to go to work somewhere, and,
searching around. found a one-dollar-
a-week position in wholesale cloth
ing store. It was the old story of 60
ing to work early and quitting late.
AS l grew older and found more
things to do they piled responsibility
upon me. l learned at this point the
things which have made me success
-ful in later years. developed the
qualities of dispatching duties with
precision and exactness. also learned
to obey orders. When one of the
heads of the firm snapped out some
thing at me did it. and did it quick.
This training was Of inestimable value
on the field and helped much in my
promotion.
All the agitation between the North
and South l followed closely in the
papers. / was enthusiastic for the
Union, and when the fort was fired
upon l enlisted. l was then seven
teen. was young, too young. per
haps, but my body was strong and
well knit for my age, and l suppose
was older in experience than many
Of my seniors. felt at home with
men older than l, mainly because
had developed responsibility and Sc
riousness through hard work from an
early age.
While we were in camp was made
corporal. 1t was a minor post. but
there were some duties to be per
formed. / went about them quickly
and directly, as l had been trained to
do with all details which crossed my
line of duty. l learned the discipline
and conduct of the camp. to say little
and to Jump when spoken to
In the Army Of the Potomac.
We were ordered from camp and
Joined the Army of the Potomac
was not badly frightened in the first
battle. was simply nervous and
afraid of being afraid. When, we re
Ceived orders to charge, however, all
shakiness left me, and went into
the fray concerned only with doing
what | was told to do.
Through those first campaigns
was just one of the rank and file
Nothing out of the ordinary happened
to me. A bul ct cut through my
clothes once, but did not break tht
skin. A queer thing Lbout that Incl
dent was that l hal silk handker
chief in my breast pocket, and th'
bullet, slicing through the folds. pu
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STOMACH SUFFERERS
GET QUICK RELIEF
Maryland and Washington Folks
Swiftly Restored by Won
derful Remedy.

Hundreds of people in this vicinity
are needlessly suffering from stomach
and digestive troubles. Quick relief
is near at hand and readily available
to every one.
Many have tried and proven the
merit of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy.
1t is known everywhere because of its
truly wonderful ELECTS. Here is what
two users have written:
F. A. REEDER. Helena, Md
Your remedy has helped me won
derfully. will never be without it
In my home"
WILLIAM H. LACY, Washington, D.
CT have suffered three years every
day and was treated by the best OF
doctors. took bottle of your treat.
ment. Whatever was the matter has
disappeared and l feel as we'll as ever.
l am SO years old"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per
manent results for stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. Eat as much anu
whatever you like. No more distress
after eating, pressure of gas in the
stomach and around the heart. Get one
bottle Of your druggist now and try Il
on an absolute guarantee-if not salts
factory money will be returned.
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Reino and poIno.

AS the man is in the integrity Of his
character so Is his strength. Being
ls everything. 1t conditions happi-
ness; it determines and measures
service. A mans happiness depends
upon what he is in himself. A mans
service to others is conditioned upon
what he is in himself. Being is basal
to doing. AS the speed of the eIec-
trio car is determined by the energy
stored in the power house, as the
power of the piston rod is determined
by the push of accumulated steam,
so personal power is determined and
measured by character. This is su-
preme power, a character filled with
the divine presence and radiant with
a divine holiness.
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MEMORIAL DAY.

To stately monuments that point
To mansions in the sky,
And village churchyards green and stin
Where generations lie,
Once more we bring the fairest flowers
That crown the rolling year,
Once more about our hero-dead
The nation drops a tear.
The armies Of the Blue and Gray
Their endless bivouac keep,
The soldiers of the war with Spain
In camps of silence sleep.
Not one among them died In vain,
Each dauntless spirit glows
A beacon-1ire on Glory's heights,
Alike for friends and foes.
So scatter them with blossoms sweet.
Columbia's gallant dead,
White lilies like the northern SHOWS.
And southern roses red;
Some perished Of the fever-stroke,
Some fell beside the guns,
And some were right. and some Wars
wrong.
But all were Freedoms soma
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29

flag leading, another down the line,
the beginning and the end of all Me-
mortal days. Two rode In front, the
horse of one refractorily impatient of
the bands big, booming drum; the
little girls, clad in white and bearing
wreathes; the local boys brigade; the
long line Of carriages, noticeably few
er than last May, with their precious,
sad remnants; the young men of the
Spanish war; the bands; and, In the
rear, as In the van. the flag whose
stars had been kept intact.
Shelby scanned the faces in the car
riages; once in sudden hope because
of a wave Of the hand. 1t was an
swered by a slip of a girl beside him
whose feet kept time on the curb. He
turned away from the last carriage in
sharp disappointment. Ripton's fail
ure dragged him down a little, and
all that gaping crowd; even the young
thing beside him whose skirts the
skirtling wind blew back from slen-
der ankles. 1t shook out over their
heads. the passing flag.
Look! There he Isl" she cried.
An iron-gray man in quiet suit and
plain tie, the feet within his dusty
shoes marking time despite their
weary lag; his face drawn in suf-
fering beyond weariness or weight of
tiag-pole; but about his mouth the
look of the grandfather who fought
under Perry, and of the ancestor who
fell on Lexington Common one April
morning; his eyes full OF the spirit
Of 81.
Shelby beamed on the girl. her
own pride glowing his heart.
Mother knew him." she explained
shyly. glancing at her black frock,
and father-that was he who waved
father and found him on the train.
He wanted to go back three days
ago. But we asked him to carry the
flag"
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War,a RItternana oona.

In the South today there is no feel.
ing but one of qualification that the
country is united. The bitterness Of
defeat has passed away and all South
erners are good citizens of the United
States. Honors are paid by each side
to the military leaders of the other,
and in repeated reunions the veterans
of the Civil war wearing both uniforms
attest to the development of a senti.
ment of brotherhood. Appomattox day
is not marked by formal ceremony,
but nevertheless stands as a signifi-
cant date in the history of the coun.
try as the real beginning of the period
of domestic peace that has extended
for over half a century and will with
cut question continue indefinitely.
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Not His poIno.

His Sister-lt makes me laugh every
time l hear you talk about changing
your mind.
Her Brother-Do you mean to in.
sinuate that / have no mind to
change?
His Sister-Oh, no; but your wife
always makes the change for you.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29

% distinct and separate holes in 1t.
The ball ran around ny body and
dropped inside my belt.
l was made captain just before
Lookout mountain because the cap
tain and first lieutenant were killed.
had risen from corporal to sergeant
and to second lieutenant in rapid or
der. My promotions were not the
result of any dramatic denouements
or grandstand heroics. 1t was all in
the days work. Men dropped out here
and there, and went up by degrees.
1t was the natural order OF events,
and the result of doing my duty and
obeying orders.
1t was my lot to be in most of the
important battles fought by the Army
of the Potomac. l served at Antie-
tam, Gettysburg. and all the rest. Then
we were transferred to the West, and
served in the battle Of Lookout
mountain. remember that battle in
particular because came the
nearest to death in that fight Of any.
1t was just after l had been made
posed to be, out in front of the troops
on the climb. The Confederates we're
at the top of the mountain, and here
and there among the fir trees, pop
ping at US. then volleying and cannon
aiding. The men behaved calamity,
going right up, shooting and climbing
steadily. We had just got over a per
pendicular place when a bullet hit me
in the chest. 1t knocked me back.
ward down the slope. / could not tell
how badly l was hurt-I only knew
that my heart was continuing to beat
despite the dull ache just over it.
After the fight was over and the
Confederates had gone "kitlng" into
the valley on the other side, l sal
down and opened my clothing. There
was hole in my uniform and q dark
bruise on my chest, but no blood had
been lost. Searching, found that
the ball had ripped through a note
book in my coat and smashed my
watch into smithereens. have the
timepiece and the bullet, both fiat
tened and bent beyond recognition.
When / came to command meI
l used the knowledge had gathered
from watching the methods of MI
former commanders, modified by ideai
of my own. l led my company aftel
that campaign down to Shermani
army and followed him on hi
march to the sea. 1t was
great march from Atlanta to tn,
Atlantic, full of fights and har,
walks and full of fun. too. w,
were sure of success and of breaking
the backbone of the enemy. l madt
several lasting friendships on this trip
and won the companionship of a 10
of men who helped me when | got out
l was still young in years. but youths
aged fast in those days, and slende
frames toughened under the strait
or wilted. My youth never hand
capped me in ordering men older thai
myself. 1t was a rather delicate stu
alton at first, but they saw l mean
what said and had no trouble.
Finally the war was over and
came home. l had no trade. | ha
higher ambitions than the clothin
business, so for a time there was moth
ing for me to do. Then some of m
comrades recommended me to a bi
} mercantile house, and l went in tn
experimenting department. After sev
eral years l left to take the officia
position now hold.-Philadelphi
North American.
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29
Keen One Breed onIu

The farmer should keep but one
breed Of poultry, just as he keeps but
one breed of hogs or cows. Keeping
several breeds means much additional
work and expense in building the nee.
essary houses and fences to keep
them separated. Besides, housed and
yarded poultry will not do nearly as
well as those allowed the range of the
entire farm.
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RIaht Feed for chIeks.

Little chicks should not be fed too
soon. If the heat is kept just right
most any kind of sound food will do
to feed the chicks. Any of the chick
foods on the market are good If one
has not had any experience in feeding
chicks. Give them occasionally feed
of green food, also little meat scraps.
And always 1t should be borne in mind
that exercise is the only method TO
develop muscle and make a strong,
healthy chick.
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EIrst Ana.

An artillery battle was raging. The
din was terrific. Suddenly a war cor
respondent, one of the favored few
permitted to see little real fighting.
clapped his hands to his ears and
cried. 81 fear my tympanum is splitI"
TOO bad!" roared a friendly "Tom-
my" I've got a needle and some
thread in my kit, If thatn help you
any,"
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be afraid of overfeeding them. Make
little yard covered over the top
leaving openings in the sides large
enough to admit the chicks while pre-
venting the old fowls from passing
through.
In this yard keep feed for the chicks
all the time SO they need not go hun
cry minute. The pullet which is
fed literally natures quickly and be-
comes the producer of winter eggs.
If a poultry keeper is really interest
ed, he will soon learn to read instruc.
-tions and modify them to suit his To-
cality.
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Use the Ave-

Fowls suffering from cholera. con-
sumption or bad attacks of roup are
not worth the medicine with which
tney are doctored. Even If they ap-
parently recover, the disease leaves
them In such weakened condition
tnat they are worthless as layers and
breeders Save the medicine and use
the axe
Middletown transcript., 1915-05-29

Gettysburg. and beautiful monument
has been erected over her grave. It
is said that both her father and her
lover were fighting on the Union side
at the time she met her death, and
that her father was killed in the en-.
gagement