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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

the statutes of the state, during
which legal proceedings may be had
the same shall be understood tt
mean standard time of the central
or goth meridian; provided. that
in any county of the state the cir.
cult court may by proper order d.
rect that the time of the 18th mer
idian shall be used and in any coun
ty where such order shall have beer
duly entered the hours specified In
the statutes as aforesaid shall b,
understood to mean standard time O.
the 18th meridian.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
By Rural
Delivery
EMMA WALTER BROSS

Copyright. 1915. by w. g. Chapman.)

= Copyright, 1915 by w. q. Chapman.)
The good-looking but modest post
man on Rural Delivery Route 81, Dis
trict X, experienced a token Of inter
est and a fiutter of expectation as he
neared the half tubular zinc receptacle
labeled Adam Foster"
Beyond, at the end of . leafy-roofed
arcade two hundred feet long, was the
substantial, inviting-looking old farm
house. 1t held three daughters and
two sons. In one of them young
Worth Merrell was especially inter
ested. A shy, blushing. fluttering
young creature, the morning previous
she had fitted down the shady lane
to the side of the mail cart, light and
graceful as some fairy.
He had handed her some letters ad-
dressed to her father and a couple OF
magazines. She had smiled upon him
in way that set his nerves tingling.
In her embarrassment she had
dropped letters and bundles. Their
heads had bumped together as they
STOPPED mutually to recover them.
Then both had smiled
Gould you--would you-that is, l
must get small package to Nellie
Blake-you know?-the next farm.
house"
Surely" assented Merrill eagerly.
81 can't 60 there and l can't wait
tn have II mailed"
"As private Individual am at
your SERVICE" bowed Merrill
''Oh, thank you'll" and Pearl Foster
handed him neat parcel, smiled be.
witchingly and fitted away like a
frightened fawn.
The Blake home was the last farm
house on Merrill's route. He delivered
the package to Miss Blake and went
on his way, dreaming fondly of the
lovely girl who had broken the ice of
mutual acquaintance
Merrill looked eagerly for his
charming ideal the next day. but il
was raining, SO she did not come down
to the mail box at the road. The next
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
ROSE OF HIS HEART
Dy ELINoR GALE.

Rose Staples stood in her bedroom
window looking down at the pair sit
ting under the great beech tree.
Her aunt, charming in q cool white
gown, was pouring tea for Captain
Garth. The captains straw hat was
on the grass and the sunshine nick.
cred on the silver streaks in his dark
hair. Except for the silver hair, one
might have taken George Garth to be
. very handsome man, 90 1.-the was his
form, 30 light his step, 30 youthful
his heart.
Rose knew him to be just twice her
own age-that was forty.
And Aunt Angela was almost forty,
and she was 50 lovely that Rose felt
= pang of jealousy a. she watched
them.
Garth was leaning forward in the
wicker chair, his eyes fixed on An
gela's fair face He WAS talking.
Rose often wondered what topic
II was they found SO interesting. They
always grew silent when she an.
preached and they changed the sub
1ect to tennis and motoring and the
newest books.
Il wonder they don't talk to me
about dolls" thought Rose rebel.
lously.
She went out to the tea table and,
as she expected, Aunt Angela changed
the conversation to the Forthcoming
society circus at the Country club.
Presently the elder woman excused
herself and went into the house.
Take me to see the roses" sug.
gested Captain Garth.
He 10 bored with me-" thought
Rose. but she swallowed her pique
and led the way to the rose garden.
When they reached the shade of the
pergola the captain turned his hand.
some blue eyes down upon his com.
panion. 90.
Il would like one rose from the gar.
den" he said In an odd tone.
"One rose?" repeated the girl. You
may have dozen, IL you wish," She
reached for a cluster of pink ram
blers.
But his strong brown hand caught
hers and held it close to his heart.
You are the rose 1 want" he said
gently.
III" she faltered, only half under
standing.
You. Is 1t SO incredible that
should love your" he smiled down al
her.
What evil spirit whispered to Rose
uat- nerhaps Aunt Angela had re
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

fused George Garth and ne was Offer
ing her his damaged heart?
Surely. he had not made love to
Rose according to youths romantic
dreams. His proposal was SO sudden
and unexpected.
With a throbbing heart Rose
pushed him away from her and cried:
"Oh. I'm afraid you've made mis-
take!"
She ran away to her own room and
faced her flushed reflection in the
glass.
He has made mistake" she told
herself. 1t is Aunt Angela he loves
he is only flirting with me. l hate
him!"
Poor Rose. who could not recognize
love when 1t came knocking At her
heart!
There were many months when Cap
tain Garth did not appear at Pine
Grove. His ship was ordered to Asiat.
ic waters, and Rose noticed that Aunt
Angela frequently received foreign.
looking letters.
Il was right" Rose assured herself,
but her unruly heart ached for the
love she denied 1t.
Angela studied the letters closely.
Sometimes she smiled over them,
and once she hurriedly left the room
In tears.
June came around again, and An.
gela took to watching the gates.
She expects him." thought Rose,
who knew that he had been ordered
home.
One night when the rose garden was
fragrant with the incense from q
thousand blossoms, the dew was fall.
ing and the cool moonlight flooded the
open spaces, Rose stepped into the
pergola.
At the remote end a man, tall and
straight. was standing. and in his
arms was Aunt Angela.
He has comet" thought Rose.
She turned and ran toward the
house. Her eyes were blinded by
tears and she could scarcely see the
way, so that she ran right into the
arms of George Garth. who was com.
ing across the lawn.
oh" she cried sharply, your"
Just saw you therein the pergola
with Aunt Angela" -
"Oh, mo-" he chuckled. you saw
my brother Charlie. He and Angela
have been sweethearts for years.
There was a misunderstanding and
Charlie lost himself in the Orient;
been exploring Tibet, l believe.
promised Angela I'd try to locate him
this time-and / did-brought him
home, in fact. He has suffered rs
well as Angela. am glad for them"
Rose was still In his arms.
TT is a long time to keep you wait.
ing for one rcse," she whispered.
mot when It's the rose OF ny
heart" he declared CALAMITY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
CIRCUIT COURT CAN MAKE
LEGAL TIME FOR COUNTY

Jacksonville, August 3-Follow-
ing up their fight for the adoption
of Eastern Time in Florida, the ad-
vocates of the same are now refer
ring to chapter 693S, No. 1872, ap-
proved June 1 by the governor The
establishment of the legal time for
any county of the state as a result
of this bill may be fixed by cir
cult court order.
The following is the recently
passed bill: Section 1889, of the
General Statutes of the State OF
Florida, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Standard time adopted--When-
ever specific hours are designated in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
The Camel" Amono Plants.

The New York Botanical garden
possesses curiosity in a plant which
supplies its own water from an in.
ternal reservoir. It comes from the
Sonora desert in Mexico. and is called
the guarequi. The plant develops q
large, thickened root and stem base.
and, In the short season-only a few
weeks in length-during which it can
obtain water from the soil, it supplies
itself by means of short tendrils,
which then dry up. After that it lies
on the desert entirely detached from
the soil. 1t is said that this odd plant
can store enough water to last a quar-.
ter Of century.-Wide World Maya.
zine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

Disease 10 Extermlnats orassheppsrs
To exterminate havoc-working
droves Of srasshoppers in Salvador
and Guatemala some virus has been
obtained from Brazil. and a number of
insects are to be inoculated and
turned loose The disease thus spread
is remarkably fatal to grasshoppers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
Wanted Point Remembered.

When little Billie was visiting at
lunch one day he had strawberries
and there were but few on each
ones plate. Billie looked at the small
assortment at his place. then whis-
pered: Remember. Aunt Marie,
that I'm company"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
Man With Glasssa

1t is greater crime in the eye OF
the law to strike a man who wears
glasses than it is to assault one who
does not wear glasses. In most of
the states this law obtains, If not in
all of them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

Speaking of long memories, a writer
in the Boston Globe says: 81 can re-
member my grandmother when nine
teen months of Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

What Should He Take for Nf
Motorist skids across the street and
hits another machine. Pardon me,
but am suffering from auto-intoxica-
ton. Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
Medical Inspection In Schools
Provided By Legislature

health, provided that the city board
of health adopt the forms prescrib-
ed by the State Board of Health and
make full report to the State Board
of Health.
Sec. 5. The expenditures of the
State Board of Health for the pur-
pose of carrying out the provisions
of this act shall be certified by the
president of the State Board of
Health and he shall make an an
nual report to the governor of all
such expenditures, together with
any special observations, recommen-
dations or facts that he may present,
showing the value of medical school
inspection from public health
standpoint, or from standpoint of
educational efficiency, or otherwise,
and such annual statements shall
finally be submitted by the governor
to the state legislature, when in
regular session convened, and shall
be published like other reports OF
state officers. The accounts neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of
this act shall be approved, audited
and paid in the same manner as is
prescribed for the payment of other
accounts of the State Board of
Health and out of the State Board of
Health funds.
Sec. 6. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict with the provisions of
this act be and the same are here
by repealed.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect
Immediately upon its becoming a
law.
Approved une 4, 1915,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
What Love Does.

Patience-It is said only about one
person in fifteen has perfect eyesight.
Patrice-And yet even that ona in
fooled when she comes to get married
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03

Better to Spend Wisely.
II man boards money and enjoys
It not, he Is At companion for tho
donkey that dimes on thistles when
grass is plentiful
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
Very Similar,

Life is good deal like baseball. 1t
is one thing to get to the top Of the
league and another to stay there.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
Note

Federated clubs should interest
themselves all over the state in ad-
vocating and urging the appoint
ment of well qualified physicians for
the above positions before their re-
spective boards Of county commits
sioners. These physicians should
not be selected for political reasons
but upon the merit system advocat-
ed by our civil service reform de-
partment. Club members are re
quested to cut out the laws publish
ed on these federation pages for
their benefit and keep them fer ref
erence
MRS. w. S. JENNINGS,
President Florida Federation WOm-
ems Clubs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-03
The Germans Are Again
Resorting to the Inhuman
Warfare of Gas

And humanity stamps the army Mosquitoes
with their disapproval but impies per
the other harmless; safely prk
the appearance delicate fabric or
RUNS EN-, which spreads Smells good too
nation in the ranks of a druggists. 1Oc.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
British Isles In
German War Zone
BEAT TURKS AT sUEZ
Desperate Effort OF Ottoman Troops
On Canal RepuIsed BY
The British

London.-The Turks at last have
made definite attack on. the Suez
canal, but after sharp fight they
were driven off with heavy losses.
After fruitless attempt to bridge
the canal near Toussoum, they re-
turned to the attack with force es-
timated at 10000 and six batteries of
artillery and essayed to cross on
RATS. The British force threw the
invaders back, taking about three hun4
dred prisoners.
A considerable number of the Turks
were killed and wounded. The British
lost Is killed and So wounded.
The attack was renewed by the
Turks at Ell Kantara, but this met
with no greater success than the 9th
er attempt, the Turkish losses in kill
ed, wounded and prisoners number
ing upward of hundred.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
ACTION WORRIES WILSON
President Deeply Concerned Over The
German Announcement-Cabinet
Meeting Topic

Washington.-Pres Wilson and
his cabinet discussed the possible eff
fects on neutral shipping of the Ger
man proclamation declaring as naval
war zones the waters surrounding Ire.
land and Great Britain, and bordering
the north and west coast of France
and a portion of the Netherlands.
Since the text of the proclamation
has not arrived, no conclusions were
received and no concensus of opinion
developed as to what diplomatic steps
the United States should take. Should
the communication fail to arrive at
the proper time, Acting Secretary of
State Lansing will direct Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin to make the custom
airy inquiry as to the authenticity of
the published report.
If the German proclamation CORE
spends in phraseology to the report
which came by wireless, it was sug-
gested in executive quarters that the
course of the American government
probably would be to inquire, first, Of
the German government what meas
ures of protection or convoy can be
expected by American merchant ships
passing through the designated war
zones to neutral ports, and, second,
of the British government as to
whether or not it has issued the al
legged secret order permitting the use
of neutral flags by her merchantmen
A denial by Great Britain of the ex-
istence of the order wouid be follow
ed, it is understood, by an inquiry Of
the German authorities as to proof
of their charge.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
:$tars and Stripes I
;: j. ] Used By British
KAISER AND GEAR
Watch Progress Of Their Troops On
Eastern War Front As They
Fight For Warsaw

London.-With the German and
Russian emperors as eye witnesses,
armies of Russia and Germany are
still contending for the positions that
protect the Polish capital of Warsaw
from the invaders. The Russian en-
peror has been at Russian headquar-
tiers for several days and the German
report announces that the German
emperor has joined his generals and
has actually visited troops in the
trenches.
The Russians, according to official
statement, have strengthened their
positions on the western bank of the
Bzura which they had crossed near
its mouth, and captured another Ger.
man vantage point. They also cap
tured long line of German trenches
near Borjimow, which has been the
center of most desperate fighting.
Nothing has been disclosed as to the
progress of the battle which, when
! last reports were received, was raging
with undated fury
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
Core of the Earth.

1.-THE inner earth is the inalienable
playground of the imagination" says
G. X. Gilbert of the United States geo.
logical survey. Once it contained
the FORCES of blacksmith gods. or it
was the birthplace Of our race. or the
home or prison of disembodied spirits.
Later Symmes followed from it vast
habitable empire, concave like the
world of KOresh. Science now claims
exclusive title. but holds it chiefly for
speculative purposes, and the freedom
of speculation practically recognizes
but two limitations: The inner earth IS
dense. and it is rigid AS to all other
properties opinion is untrammeled. 1t
is my own view that the inner part of
the nucleus is not merely hot, but very
hot If the law of compression by
pressure and the law of expansion by
heat as we know them at the surface
apply equally to the nucleus then the
mean temperature of the earth must be
enormous in order to afford mean
density so low as SO. An enormous
temperature implies an enormous store
of heat"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
Kaiser's Admiralty Declared Sea Attacks
Will Be Made In Waters Surround.
Ing Great Britain
WARN ALL NEUTRAL NATIONS
After February 18 Every Ship, Neu.
trail Or Otherwise, Found In
These Waters Will Be Sunk

Berlin.-The German admiralty is
sued the following communication:
"The waters around Great Britain
and Ireland, including the whole Eng
fish channel, are declared a war zone
from and after February 49,.
! Every enemy ship found in this
zone will be destroyed, even if it is
impossible to avert dangers which
threaten the crew and passengers.
ALSO, neutral ships in the war zone
are in danger as in consequence of
the misuse of neutral flags ordered by
the British government on January 81,
and in view of the hazards of naval
warfare, it cannot always be avoided
that attacks meant for enemy ships
endanger neutral ships.
Shipping northward, around the
Shetland islands in the eastern basin
of the North sea and in a strip of at
least thirty nautical miles in breadth
along the Dutch coast is endangered
in the same way"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
john s.
for several VI
Springs y appropriated Use Of Old Glory
ana MRS Protect Her Ships In The
nah. a. Danger Zone
Mr.. an
Y The ADMIRALTY'S ORDER
der Stars And Stripes To Escape
German Guns

London.-The use of the American
flag by the British steamer Lusitania
of the Cunard line, in its voyage
across the Irish sea, has aroused great
interest, and, although it did not men
ton this instance specifically, che
British foreign office issued state
ment dealing in a general way with
such usage. 1t argues that the only
effect in the case Of a merchantmen
flying a neutral flag would be to
compel belligerent ship to investi-
gate the vessels nationality and the
character of her cargo before captur-
ing her.
The statement points out also that
by the merchant shipping act of 1894
foreign vessels are permitted to use
. British colors for the purpose of es-
Gaping capture.
From stories told by passengers no
the Lusitania it would appear that the
captain of the liner received his in
'SITuCllOHS 10 nUlSI Tie oIdIS anu
Stripes from the British admiralty.
Already he had been warned of the
presence of German submarines.
A Birmingham magistrate, Joseph
Surge, who was returning from trip
to the United States aboard the Lusi-
tania, said that the voyage had been
uneventful until the steamer arrived
off the Irish coast.
Then on an intimation from the
admiralty" said he, 1--WE hoisted the
American flag, which caused some SEN
sation among the passengers. We pro-
ceeded under the American colors, but
the English flag was rehoisted before
we reached the landing stage at Liv-
erpool."
Officials hold strongly to the view
that in the use of a neutral flag the
British ships, bearing neutral passen-
gers, particularly Americans, are fully
justified in taking whatever measures
are deemed necessary to save life.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
Francisco Villa
Assumes Presidency
VILLA PROClAIMS HIMSELF THE
HEAD OF THE MEXICAN
REPUBLIC
In Selling Political Control, General
Villa Says 1t Is The Only Means
To Preserve Order

Ell Paso, TeXas.-Francisco Villa
has proclaimed himself in charge of
the presidency of Mexico. This was
announced in telegram from Cen
eral Villa received by his agents here.
Villa appointed three ministers, to
take charge of the civil government.
Villa gave as his reason for assum-
ing the office that his forces had been
separated from the convention gov
eminent, headed by Rogue Gonzales
Cara as provisional president Cara
left with the Zapata forces when they
departed south from Mexico City at
it's occupation recently by Obregon's
Carranza troops. Villa telegraphed
from Aguas Calientes the following:
"On account of communications hav-
ing been cut off between the conven-
ton government and the division I'm.
der my command and as service can
not be interrupted on the extensive
zone which | control, have found my
self compelled to assume the political
authority, creating three political adj
ministrative departments: the foreign
affairs and justice department in
charge of Attorney M. Diaz Lom5ardo;
state and communications, Gen. Luis
de la Cara Cardenas; treasury and
industry, Attorney Francisco Escu-
dero."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12


Plebeians were the commons of
Rome, who We're originally forbidden
all political rights. They were for the
most part poor and were not allowed
to intermarry with the patricians
They served in the army without pay
and were sold into slavery for debt
and could even be cut into pieces for
distribution among their creditors.
Finding their condition intolerable,
the plebeians in 497 b. c. seeded to
Mons Sacer, near Rome. where they
resolved to build a new city. But this
step so alarmed the privileged classes
that they granted to the commons the
right of annually choosing from their
own numbers two magistrates, called
tribunes. with power to protect them
against the aggressions of the patri-
clans. After the lapse of about 200
years the disabilities of the plebeians
were almost entirely removed, and be-
tween the years $4,000 B. c. they Sc
cured the dictatorship, the censorship
and the praetorship as well as the
right to be pontiff and augur. Thus
the Roman republic. after two CEN
turtles Of existence, finally secured a
democratic form of government
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
Louis the Maqnifice Mt.

AS soon aS hr rose he was dressed oA
his valet in coat of bne cloth. TWO
little epnulrtS of gold cord were sewed
to the cloth. tndpr the coat was Il
white walStCUat. which WAS almost eli
tirely hidden by the rihbous ana Wld'
SaShes of his orders, His satin
breeChpS ended in IA pair of high boots
or CATERS If red velvet. which came
above the knees and were more supple
than leather. for the thickness nj
leather on legs that were often painful
from govt would have created roo
much friction. He made great point
of these boots. He thought that they
made him look like a general, ready at
any moment to spring upon a horse.
though this was physical impossible
fly for him since he was much too fat
and too infirm. He used powder with
view to hiding the white locks OF
age. and this gave his complexion an
appearance of youth. From 1.-The Re
turn of Louis XVIII"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-12
Pro-eermans Capture MEETING

Chicago. ]. O'Leary of New
York, president. of the American
Truth society, denounced England.
criticised America and pleaded for
Germany at mass meeting of the
American Neutrality League, held for
the avowed purpose of promoting
peace. O'Leary's mention of William
Jennings Bryan brought forth Kisses,
and Jenkin Lloyd Jones, pastor of All
Souls church, arose and declared he
would leave the platform unless neu.
tral!ty were preserved. A large per.
centage of the audience was German.