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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

Sunday and passed that gang Of WON
en-, and what were they doing but
walking along in a row, each one with
her hands on the shoulders of the
one in front of her, and the one at the
very rear called out to my-to Alice,
who was at the head of the line: Get
a move on you, Alice. II you expect
to make that Walker of yours go all
the gaits you'll have to learn to go
some yourself!" Then they all cackled
like the lot of hens they were. and
never went near Alice again, and don't
know what has become of her.
Toward the latter part of his nara
tive Walker had been fumbling with
/ a paperweight on his desk, and when
he looked up at Alberta he was sur
prised and embarrassed to see her
shaking with suppressed laughter.
And to think she said, that l
was the innocent cause OF this crouch
striking so deep! was the very girl
who made that fool remark to Alice,
but I'll vow | hadn't thought of it
since and l don't suppose she has
either. l feel crushed to think didn't
make enough of an impression on you
to make you remember me as well as
my silly talk
Walker was too much surprised to
do anything more than stare for few
moments, and Alberta presently be-
came more serious than he had
, thought possible for her. why, Mr..
Walker, you've done that girl seri-
GUS injustice. She went into the walk
ing club because the doctors had told
her that outdoor exercise was all that
would prevent a nervous collapse, and
rather than burden you with nervous
wife she went in for everything she
could afford Now, you see,' she con-
cluded, there are two sides to a diff
ference Don't you feel pretty much
ashamed of YOURSELF"
Yes" he said slowly, I'm enough
ashamed to tell Alice so If | thought
she'd listen to me. Do you suppose
, she would?"
'Oh, no telling what girl will do"
laughed Alberta. Il wouldn't forgive
you to save your neck, but Alice
III telephone Alice right now and fix
up some scheme to bring you two to-
gether. Shall II"
IF you can manage it; but how on
earth can your
"Oh, pshaw! Leave that to me-"
Alberta reached for the telephone and
called for number May | speak to
Miss Mills? Hello. Alice, this
it Bert / just happened to stumble
on to something today that you lost
, and forgot about ages ago. I'm going
to bring it by tonight and let you give
1t the once over Never mind
now; no questions asked. No,
| you could guess from now till
doomsday without coming anywhere
near it. Once upon time Ia
have said, It's a bear, but that ex-
| preston is out OF date now. III bring
! it over at eight O'Clock tonight. Good.
by"
Copyright, 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
THE PEAcEMAkER
BY ELLIS BROWNE.

I'm sent to you by the typewriter
people," she said, as she handed Walk
err a card of introduction from the
agency.
All right, Miss Rankin" said Walk
er, referring to the card. Here's a
book with our form of letters in it. and
each one is numbered; SO when l say
certain number, you'll know how to
proceed. Be ready for work in five
minutes"
I'm ready now" was the surpris-
ing reply.
The work progressed uneventfully
until, just before closing time that
afternoon, Walker had difficulty in
getting telephone number he want
ed and as he slammed the telephone
receiver on to its hook he almost
swore at the stupidity Of the opera
tor and of women in general.
"Ouch!" said Alberta, holding both
hands to one cheek as il she had been
slapped. You must have got stung
good and proper by some woman to
acquire such an ingrowing crouch
against all of u.s."
Look here, young woman! Who do
you think you are, and whom do
you think you're talking to. I'd like
to know" Numbered Walker.
We'll, as for me, I'm human be-
ing, and suggest that you remember
it when you speak to me. AS for you,
why you're human, too, / suppose,
under that bearlike disguise you
put on when women come on the
scene"
Alberta concluded this astounding
remark with an audacious laugh, but
she looked SO frankly into the frown-
ing eyes of Walker that before he
knew it he was beginning to smile
himself. Then she added: Nursing
grievance always makes it grow,
you know; besides, maybe that woman
who stung you had a grievance,
too. You know a difference between
two people has got to have two
sides to it or the difference Just isn't
there"
by George" said Walker, pushing
his papers away from him and turn
ing in his chair until he sat square
ly facing Alberta, Il believe I'll just
tell you a thing or two about that diff
ference"
Then he told her of having been en-
gagged to stenographer few years
before, and of how they quarreled
because the girl became active in
club of Office women who spent most
of their Sundays on long cross coun-
try walks, taking their dinners and
suppers at roadside hotels or farm.
houses.
That might have been smOothed
out all right il l hadn't happened
to be on an interurban car the next
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Asbestos Of Great Value.

Asbestos is a potential life-saver.
Its incombustibility and its fibrous
structure make it one of the most USE
full minerals-for such it is-for
many and various purposes. Nearly
every theater curtain is now made of
asbestos. Though it primarily is Of
rock substance 1t is converted into
soft and pliable condition. as easy to
work with as cotton or wool. The
material is used in making lumber.
roofing, plaster and stucco. Aside
from its incombustibility. asbestos has
another virtue in its power as non
conductor. and persons living in a
house wherein asbestos forms a part
of the material are assured of comfort
in extreme heat or cold.
SearchIieht's Use In War.
The electric searchlight is now
considered as essential to an army as
4 battleship says the American Boy.
All the armies of Europe have port.
able searchlights, the French having
brought them to an especially high
degree of perfection. The field search
light is usually carried on one motor
truck and the generator on another.
a quick connection being made by
means of wires. The searchlight may
be placed in a most exposed spot and
both operator and generator kept in
sheltered position. The light may
be automatically controlled from a
distance, and thus though the enemy
center their fire on the light the op.
orator is not endangered. These field
;earchlights are fitted with 3s-inch re.
1ectors and throw a beam of 1000
andlepower. These searchlights will
illuminate objects at distances of q
| mile and over.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

! rolled?" demanded the stout girl, with
reviving hope and the light of desper-
ate courage in her eyes.
WELL" said the girl who had in
| troduced the subject, Il never really
knew anyone, but the newspaper said
1t would make you like sylph. You
might try it."
I'D rather be fat than black and
blue said the stout girl, gloomily.
I'm just discouraged. I"
You simply couldn't roll in Chi
cago." declared the girl who was look
ing over samples There's too much
dust and SCOT on everything. l knew
a girl once who went without break
fast, and it was perfectly wonder
full"
Il never in my life" said the stout
girl In an injured tone, late anything
for breakfast but cup of coffee with
out cream or sugar and one piece Of
toast. And one of the stoutest girls
| know has never eaten breakfast
since she was child. She just isn't
year! And ! know another girl who
ate with a tiny scales on the table be-
fore her and weighed every mouthful
and ran If you passed the sugar and
tainted at the sight of a potato. The
last | heard she was gaining three
pounds week. Dieting agreed with
her."
I've heard of another way" spoke
up the girl in the corner. You know
your state of mind has everything to
disagreeable things and people you
don't like it will help you to get thin.
Or If you can cultivate an unpleasant
disposition"
Il never was noted for being Little
Lucy, the angel child" said the stout
girl meditatively. My family won't
stand for any more illtemper from
me, I'm afraid. That idea of keeping
your mind on people you hate strikes
me as sensible. Still, it's a severe
believe I'll get Fred Thompson to
promise to call on me twice a week!
don't know anyone | dislike more
than do him. | don't like the way he
brushes his hair or pronounces his as
or sits down or his ideas or his neck
ties or the way he cuts magazine
leaves. | particularly dislike him in
the act of trying to be sociable. | al
ways want to pound the sofa cushions
when he is around l think | should
get thin just thinking about his COM
ing and my having to entertain him
Milly, you're sitting on the telephone
book-get up, so can find his num-
Der! shall begin right away"
You're crazy" remarked the girl
who was sitting on the telephone book.
IF you're going to he fat you'll be fat,
and if you're going to be thin you
can't help it! What's the use?"
Maybe you're right" gloomily said
the girl who was stout.
She sighed Suddenly she sat up.
Give me some more chocolate
creams" she ordered. I've got to
get little comfort out of life!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
The Weddinu Route.

1t is reported that the latest thing
in wedding invitations is an engraved
map showing the way to the church
and to the house. Grinding perpiex-
1ty is the mother of innovations. 1t
is not SO stated, but unquestionably
this helpful scheme originated in Bos-
ton, where wedding guests have been
known to lose themselves and wan
der around for hours through the tan
g1ed highways, not reaching the scene
OF the festival until the rice and old
shoes had been thrown and everyone
else was on tie way lome.-Provi-
dence Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
All That Mattered.

A young countryman staying In q
hotel commenced to write letter and
then went away, leaving 1t on the Ia
BILE. Another came in and. without
thinking, took up the missive. He had
it in his hand when the young man
returned. That's my letter. mister.
he said. iercely. Well. you can have
it," was the reply. Did you read it?'
mo; that is. glanced over few
lines of it and noticed that hardly a
word was spelled correctly" 1T is to
my girl-the girl I'm going to marry y
"Yes?" And / don't care a cooked
hat about the spelling. What ! want
to impress on that girl is luv-l-u.v-
and lots of it. for there's farm and
seventy cows coming to her!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02


needn't be- said the girl who was EN-
broidering. 1T is perfectly easy to
get thin. | know, because | had a
cousin who was perfectly awful, and
she was so stout. All she did was to
stand up for 20 minutes after every
meal-just stand still without lean
ing against anything 1t tires your
muscles, you know, and"
How thin did she get?" breathless-
~ inquired the girl who had gained
20 pounds
"Oh. she isn't what you'd call thin"
said the girl who was embroidering
She stood up after every meal for q
year and she lost five pounds
"Oh. nonsense" snapped the stout
girl, disappointedly.
Well" Indignantly said the girl who
was embroidering, five pounds is a
lot. Just suppose you had five pounds
added to your face"
I'll tell you how to get thin" broke
in the girl who was tying the fox ter.
riers ears together with a piece of
ribbon. Roll. | read about it in the
paper. Pick out the hardest floor in
the house and put on a kimono and
just roll"
But wouldn't it hurt?" chorused the
others.
"Of course!" said the girl who was
playing with the terrier. Getting
~
tea party. That's the reason so many
people are fat-it isn't comfortable to
get thin. It's hard work. suppose
while you were rolling you could use
the time reciting poems that you'd
memorized or calculating what kind
of new hat you'd get or
Did you ever know any one who
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Amer.

Hiram Stanley rather absurdly de-
scribed the dawn Of human history
as an epoch when primitive man first
became angry and fought, overcom-
ing the great quaternary carnivora
and made himself the lord OF crea.
ton. Plato said anger was the basis
Of the state. Ribot made it the estab.
Usher of justice in the world, and
Bergson thinks society rests on anger
at vice and crime. while Stekel thinks
that temper qualities should hence
forth be treated in every biography
and explored in every case that is
psychoanalyzed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

chocolate cream
paused with the
CONNECTION s u S :
pended in the air
at a remark from
the girl who was
looking over sam.
pies.
Don't tai X
sheath gowns to
mel" she cried.
I'D look nice In a
S h e a t h gown,
wouldn't 1? I've
gained 20 pounds
this summer and
/ wasn't exactly
what you'd call
t h ! n when /
started in! /
could cry my eyes
out. | don't want
to be fat"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Wanted to Be Hos9i

When | went to Paris. !
Horace Porter. | told M fr
any of them who got with
of the embassy must come
The latchstring, ! told them.
there was always a spare S
rev at church. The latch;
often pulled; the seat in
NAMED vacant. One OF my fir
visited me stopped his su
to the Christian Observer.
he didn't want any observer
vas in Paris.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Estimating Oneself

The proper way to make
mate Of ourselves is to cons
ously what we value or d
others.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

Fame.
Fame is nothing more or less than
disinfected notoriety.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
ON GETTING
THIN

The girl who had just helped herself
to particularly large and luscious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
RuiIders of Rirmincham

The Traders National bank, in it's bio- graphical series, issues this sketch in con- nection with it's August calendar:
 James Franklin Rushton came to Bir- mingham when seven years of age, hav- ing previously lived in Columbia, Tenn. where he was born on November 30, 1876 He graduated from the Birmingham pub lie schools and took a position with the Birmingham Ice Factory company, owned by his father, Mr. W. J. Rushton-then and now one of Birmingham's foremost citizens After gaining experience in va rious departments, he was given re- sponsible position, and ably assisted his father in the development of the busi- ness, which, under their efficient manage ment, has grown to be one of the largest and most successful in the south. MT. Rusnton is now the active head of the Birmingham Ice and Cold Storage con- pany and affiliated corporations, supplying ice to all points in the Birmingham dis trct and to Columbia, Tenn, and also conducting an extensive coal business. The company has under construction a large and modern cold storage plant, ard also owns the Hygienic Ice and Cold Stor- age company.
 MT. Rushton is one of the most promi- nent younger business men of Birming- ham, and has been a leading spirit in many successful public movements. He is active as vice president of the Cham Der of Commerce and interested in other civic organizations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Americans, All

The Illinois legislature voted not long ago to return to New Orleans the flag of Gen. Andrew Jackson, which was made by the women of that city more than hundred years ago.
 The flag, which has long adorned the Illinois Memorial hall, has seen service in three wars: The Mexican war, the war of 1872 and the civil war. The flag was taken by the Eighth Illinois regiment in an en- gagement in Tennessee, and for fifty years has been a valued relic in Illi- nois.
 Now it is to be returned to it's home in the southland, to the care of those who still love it, and this is an act of courtesy and fraternity on the part of Illinois which not only New Or leans but the entire south appreciates.
 The Americans of the north who show such disposition to bridge the chasm which formerly existed be- tween the two geographical sections of the conflict now half century passed into history, will find the Americans of the south willing to meet them half way-or more than half way.
 After all, we are Americans all, striving for the same high ideals of citizenship, bound by mutual interests and inspired by the same examples of courage and devotion to duty that characterizes Americans when called to stand for the principles which they believe in.
 The south welcomes the old flag and the south welcomes the fraternal sentiments which prompted its re- turn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
A SIGN OF THE TIMES

From the Wall Street Journal When other signs fail there has always been one which tells the shrewd observer whether an upward swing in the stock market is temporary or the inception of a bull market discounting coming pros- perity That signal is general labor trou- bles. strikes and demands for higher wages.
 Labor has first hand information when business is increasing and always de- mands it's share of the profits in advance; and what is more, always gets 1t if the prosperity wave is tidal and not just a ripple.
 It may be a poor rule which does not work both ways. but here is one. Labor does not play the game fair. It expects some special act of providence to upset natural laws compelling wage reductions when profits vanish during hard times. Labor expects fat pay envelopes even if dividends must be deferred. Capital is to blame for rather than break up highly specialized organization of skilled me- chanic capital fools itself into believing
  Many industrial concerns after holding on by the skin of their teeth for the past year or two are. now beginning to feel the in direct benefits of the war orders on gen eral business. Yet these concerns are now wrestling with labor troubles as serious as manufacturers who have booked big war orders and who are facing demands from labor unions for portion of these war order profits right now.
 Some of the war order companies may realize profits immediately, but the ma jority will not have them available for stockholders in the form of dividends until after the first of the new year. Yet Ia bors demands are being granted now. Should peace come suddenly the laborer has gotten his share, so why should he worry over the future of capital?
 For some time the sign has been point ing toward prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
with the allies cannot believe that their plight is desperate.
Abolish Convict Lease System

The Davis bill seeking to abolish the convict lease system should be passed in the house today by a strong vote. The sentiment of the thought full people of Alabama is overwhelm- ingly in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and lumber camps and using them for road building, and in response to that sentiment the legislative majority for this measure should be nothing short of over whelming.
 The working of convicts on the roads has proved highly satisfactory from an economic point of view and highly satisfactory in other respects. The pioneer state of the south in con- vict-built roads is North Carolina. Many years ago the experiment. was begun there and it was successful from the start; and the work goes on steadily.
 Georgia, following North Carolina s lead, has today the most extensive system of modern highways in the south. During the past five years all the road-building in that state has been done by convicts.
 Here in Alabama county convicts are now building roads. In Jeffer- son and few other counties that have tried the plan admirable results are seen. The board of revenue of Jeff ferson, before adopting the convict road system, visited Georgia and made a thorough investigation of the road operations there. They returned fully convinced that Georgia had solved the highway problem, and that what was good for Georgia would be good for Alabama. The members of the county board now feel themselves more than justified in making the change from the old method to the new.
 , Since the experimental stage has been passed it is really difficult to see how any legislator could oppose a measure that means so much for the rural districts as this which would result in utilizing the state convicts in the building and maintenance of good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Alabnma's Peach Harvest

The farm lands of Alabama have great potential value" remarked H. M. Dozier of Birmingham "and only development in the right direction Is required to make most sections of this state rich producers of everything needed to make the com monwealth entirely self sustaining.
 Much grain and hogs and cattle in vast numbers have been raised by the farmers of the state this year, the production showing a remarkable increase. Great quantities of fruit are also being raised in Alabama and I would not be surprised if our peach production in few years did not rival that of Georgia. Indeed, I be- lieve our peach crop was almost too large for the market facilities at hand this year.
 My orchard and farm near Vandiver produced an excellent crop, and l found it necessary to place a thousand crates of fancy peaches in cold storage. l now contemplate stocking a part Of my farm with high grade cattle which, I believe. would prove quite profitable within a comparatively short time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
IN MORGAN'S STEPS

sharon and Batavia. and finally halted for rest at Williamsburg on the Litt;0 Miami having covered 62 miles in about 30 hours.
 It was boots-and- saddles and away again in the early morning, the raiders holding eastern course, with little detours north and south, and halting only for forage supplies and the rest that the men and horses required. Sometimes they galloped across field; and even through dooryards, leaving the beaten roads, sometimes the force spread out like a fan. But their general course was eastward, and the rode hard.
 On July IA Morgan had covered e2 miles of Ohio soil. He averaged close to 50 miles a day for the next three days, and on July IS was at Portland, Meigs county, opposite the Burlington island where he hoped to cross. At that time he had raided across fully 250 miles of Buckeye territory. The blue-coated bees were buzzing close behind him. They. were , awaiting him at the cross roads. They were swarming toward him from all di- rections. The farmers along the route. stuIiHeu anu terrlIeu at nfSt Dy the rap- idity of his movements, were harassing him with ancient weapons from tree clumps and fence corners
 It was high time to call off the dash. But now his run of luck came to it's limit The river was high, too high to ford. The halt was fatal. A body of federal troops dashed down upon him. sharp fight ensued, TOO of his men were cap- tured; but Morgan, with about 600 of the shattered force, escaped and con- trived to reach salaineville, where on July 26, 1S days after he entered Ohio, another sharp encounter with federal troopers took place and the entire band of raiders was captured.
 Thus ended one of the most dashinr and daring episodes of the civil war It taught the state lesson 1t did not for get. The Morgan raid was the last at- tempt of it's kind
 Swords are beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks. Today the route that Morgan followed. carrying ter TOT to all the countryside is carefully marked by suitable monuments and high ly recommended as a delightful trip for ! motor car tourists.