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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
FlCKLEASSHADOWS.
Heroine and FooI.W0man in
Mix-Up.
BY BRYANT c. RooERA

| Young George Benedict had come tc
town on a matter of business, and
was one of the thousands Walking the
crowded streets. Fate wiIled it that
| minute or two before he was to pass
certain grocery the grocer lifted up
his voice and shouted at his delivery
boy:
What's the package on the coun.
ter?
Tea. I guess" replied the boy.
Yes, and you left 1t there from
your last delivery, you careless
wretch. 1t should have gone with
Mrs. Whites order. Take 1t and
hustler?
The boy seized the package and
ran. He jumped from the door with
out regard to pedestrians, and he
struck young Benedict In the shout
der and knocked him into the gutter.
AS he went down, the victim cut his
hand on some object carelessly thrown
out, and a man paused long enough
to wrap handkerchief around it and
say:
Better get to the drug store around
the corner. That's rather bad cut"
The wounded man was looking for
the place. At the corner he asked a
woman waiting for car to redirect
him, and the moment the woman
caught sight of his bloody hand she
uttered scream and started to run.
A fool thing 20 do. Fifty men heard
that scream and stopped dead still.
There! There!" she cried as she
pointed at young Benedict
That was enough. The fifty made
a rush for him, and fifty more came
up. There was but one Interpretation
to be put on the fool-woman's words.
They didn't give him time to explain
even to hold up his bleeding hand.
Most of his clothing was torn of in
live minutes, and then he was beaten
down. and there were cries for a rope
to lynch him. Peaceful and law-abtd.
Ing citizens became human tigers al.
most in a moment.
Miss Hope Guest was motoring to
-own to do some shopping. As the
machine turned a corner she saw the |
crowd. and in her impulsive way she
ordered the chauffeur to push right !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

A female ladybird beetle beeeang
grandmother to seventy-avs billions q
her kind in six months. She lays hss
eggs on the melon vines. and the whit
ish grubs hatched from them crawl
over the plants, gobbling up every
aphis they come across. When late au-
tumn arrives the mature beetles ny
up into the mountains. where they
gather IN clustered masses among
fallen leaves and pine needles to
spend the winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

evST WIN him.
spirit of the steeds. St. Clair coult
not but praise it. He had heard ex
travasant reports of his generosity t.
struggling artists. A word from him
and fame would be his, and money
and Muriel.
Filled with the inspiration, he gath
cred his big picture under his arm and
hurried through the streets to the
painters studio on Madison avenue
But when he reached 1t he saw that
st Clair was holding some sort OF
reception. People were fiocking In
and out, women fashionably dressed
and men attired in silk hats and frock
coats.
Rennie stood upon the sidewalk In
indecision. holding his picture. He
Knew that II he turned back he would
never gather courage to repeat his OK.
plot. Emboldened by his need, he on.
tered. and, in the hall, standing among
crowd OF guests, was st. Clair.
The old man appeared to take in the
situation at glance, for he came up
to Rennie and held out both his hand,
cordially.
Won't you come into my studio?"
he inquired, and, Diminishing his
guests for the moment with his court.
y manner, he led the way into the
elevator. which ran swiftly up to the
top OF the house, where it stopped In
front OF an open door.
Now, sir?" inquired St. Clair.
blandly. yet looking keenly upon his
guest.
Mr.. st. Clair" the young man burst
out fmpetuously, you were kind
enough to praise my picture, Lantern
Light at the Amateurs club yester-
day"
Indeed. remember 1t very well,
MINT. Rennie." said the old man.
Then Rennie was amazed at the tor.
rent Of words that flowed from his
lips. He told him everything, about
his desperate struggle. even about Mu-
riel, and ended by saying how a few
words OF praise from him would make
his fortune. And | have brought you
my masterpiece" he ended naively.
St Clair was much moved. He laid
his hands in a fatherly manner on
Rennie's shoulders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

They could not say whether they
were carrying dead or . living man
into the house. 1t was half an hour
before the doctor could say:
There's q spark Of life left, and
he's got about one chance in twenty
You must have . nurse here"
Please telephone for one" replied
Miss Hope.
Have you any idea who he Isl"
mot the slightest"
Then he may be a tramp for all
you know, but can tell you he isn't.
He's gentleman, for sure. There
are dozen points to prove that. What
had he done?"
i didn't ask and didn't care. II
I'd had q pistol I would have shot
some of them down."
The doctor had an evening paper
with him when he made a call at 8
o'clock He handed it to Miss Hope
without a word. When she had read
the article relating to the mob she
exclaimed:
Il don't believe 1t! There's some
mistake!"
"Mobs are often mistaken. Your
patient Is making a fight to live. We
ought to find out who he Is"
Not just yet, doctor l took him
from that mob, and / feel that own
him"
"Romance-romance!" laughed the
doctor a. he went his way.
1t was the fifth day before the
patient opened his eyes to look about
him and then fall into a restoring
sleep. 1t was the ninth before he
whispered his identity. Yes. he was a
gentleman. and had Miss Hope kept
track Of the papers as well as she
kept track Of her patient she would
have. seen all about the Mysterious
and further learned
of the efforts of the police to solve
a mystery.
We must speak now" said the doc
tor as he brought a paper.
mot quite yet" she pleaded. 81
want to hear his story from his own
lips. Besides, when a girl has faced
a mob to rescue a young man"
I'D feel that way myself. young
lady. His broken ribs are bothering
him. and the bruises and cuts are a
fine assortment to look at, but he may
spin his yarn in a couple of days
more"
1t was told to eager listeners. Ev.
cry word carried conviction, and when
It had been finished there was some.
thing more. The patient had to ex-
press his gratitude, and that's where
he broke down and the lip trembled |
and the tears came. Perhaps there |
we're tears In other eyes as we'll.
TITS. 30 queer that my folks haven't |
come." he said.
"Why-why. I didn't want EN- to-"
replied Miss Hope in the frankest
tort Of way.
"Oh!"
I'D rescued you, and-and-"
well. let 1t 60 for few days. They
haven't much to worry about, They
nay offer reward for me-"
On, out tney nave, and of course
shall claim 1t. can't go round fac
ng mobs for nothing. you know"
1t was six weeks before young
3enedict departed for his widowed
mothers home. She had been to see
I'm. and 1t was she who took him
way. still limping a bit. She was
too, and she had come pre-
ared to say to her son:
Il was in hopes you'd wait a year
r two more, but when a fool.woman
nd heroine Of q girl get mixed up
Nth the life Of a young man" l.
I'm coming back in a fortnight to
ak her fathers CONSENT" he cut in
8 they drove away.
Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
PEesS)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
The elIioua ontInl.4

when man with noticeable bilious
eyes and liver spots on the projections
OF his lace lays himself out" to talk
epumism to US. something seems to
whisper to US that he is blufins him.
sen tor us) for some little purpose of
MS own Because when a bilious per
son talks optimism. his conversation
suggests q supercrescence Of expost
.ory motivation. so to speak.-Aflwau-
kee Sentinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Copyright. 1915. by W. @. Chapman. }

NopyESAI 1Slo oy w. u. Cnapmen.)
"Ha! Very capable work. What Il
that name in the corner?" inquired st
Clair. the famous painter. inspecting
the work curiously with his short
sighted eyes.
"Rennie, Mr.. st. Clair"
'Rennie! I never heard Of him. But
he'll make his mark some day, II he
keeps on like that"
1t was 1t the annual exhibition OF
the Amateurs club Rennie had been
painting for i've miserable years. His
works had gone to the Fifth avenue
dealers. and brought him Just enough
to keep him from starvation. Patient,
loving Muriel, in their home town,
might have to wait indefinitely before
he could send for her to be married.
For three years Rennie had exhib-
tied at the club. but never before had
his painting even been noticed. This
year st. Clair, kindly old man, had &C.
cepted an invitation to attend. His
words filled Rennie. who was waiting
near. with Joy. st. Clair had noticed
the worth Of his work. A word from
st. Clair would make him famous.
The next day he carried his picture
back to his garnet. And he sat down
and thought over the scheme that had
been Matching In his brain.
He was desperate. Things had been
going worse than ever with him. Mu.
rfel. faithful as she was. had begun to
grow impatient. She wanted to come
to him. to share his poverty, she said.
1t was the letter of q lonely girl, be-
ginning to doubt her lovers loyalty.
For the first time she had begun to
doubt-Rennie could read that be-
tween the lines.
He would take his picture to st.
Clair-not the one the famous painter
had praised. but his masterpiece of
the wild horses. over which he had
spent five months. 1t was unsigned,
1t was Enthusiastically he knew that
DO had managed to catch the vital
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
The Office Seeker,

a man with a deep and steadf,st
sonsing for office will run excitedly
around begging everybody he sees to
.asn his nomination petitions and
tnen, when he finally gets enough
signatures. viii put on q clean shirt
and announce that II the call Of duty
comes ne win not disregard the sum-
mons.-ohio State Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
"6ankrupt.n

The discussion on the etymos
tne work bank" in Mr. !
Dariing's court might have be-
ried . step further by the Illus
OF our term bankrupt" says
don paper. The old Venetian :
changers and lenders carried o
business at q stand or bench u
and when one was unable to N
obligations bis "banca" vas
trupta).
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Hardly Worth thu Tim.

10 multiply Is by itself, and the 70
sot tzzo) By itself. and SO on untii
10 products have been multiplied by
themselves in turn. would take a per.
son writing three figures a minute and
working ten hours a day for 300 DAYS
IN each year 2s years to accomplish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Use Salt.

To clean willow furniture. .cr,h
wen with a coarse brush and water
that is strongly saturated with salt.
Then dry with soft cloth. Salt not
only cleans willowware. but prevents
from turning yellow. Straw mat.
ting may be most successfully cleanad
In the same way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
peIssn rha. Destroy, Mind.

Fs0H INK Uesuoy0 Mtho.
The Mexican Indians derived frum
neir ancestors. the Axtecs, the msthsA
u making the poison OF Talavatchi. II
b subtle drug. the constituents OF
which are not known. The peculiar
effect of the poison is to destroy the
mind. while only slightly affecting the
body.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
Suggest Borrower.

New York is the largest city borrow.
er in the world. II borrowed more
than s55o,0O0. 900 in 1918. 1t is also
the largest land owner within the CITY
limits. holding property valued at
s1,425, 4s1, 300.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03

Peer Opinion Of Poetry.
II II said that Sir Isaac Newton, q
estng asked his opinion of poetry, ~
Piled that II was . kfnd Of ingenious
ncaSnuna
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
sew zeaIand,, MIner,I I.,.na.

New xeaiand's Mineral Island.
New Zealand has an island nearly
three miles In circumference, which In
almost entirely composed of sulphur.
mixed with gypsum and q few other
minerals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
CLEANING srssa

TO clean brass flower pots or trays
rub them with a piece of lemon; then
pour boiling water over them. and
nnally polish with a soft, dry cloth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-03
On the Move.

Al the Dance-Have you learned
any Of the new steps?" NO, but
I've stepped on a lot OF new feet
Life.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Germs Lived Fifty Years.

York, Pa.-Diphtheria germs which
lurked for half a century in the walls
of the house occupied by Raymond
Miller, health authorities and attend
ing physicians declared recently
caused the death Of three of Miller's
children. Fifty years ago several
members Of the family that lived in
the house died of diphtheria. Sew
eral months before the present out
break, Miller had some papering done
and a heavy coating of whitewash,
which was scraped away, was thrown
in heap near the house. Warm,
damp weather, physicians say, re-
vived the germs which had been i'm
prisoned under the whitewash.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Mystery Solved?

Coroner Crabtree on Monday re.
ceived a letter from Mrs. Osmand
Mosby, a former resident of Bates
county, but now of Hopkins, Mo-,
who thinks the man found dead near
Amsterdam recently, worked for her
in Nodoway county. She says the
tattoo marks and other marks Of iden-
tification as published in the news
papers correspond to those Of an
Englishman who left their place last
spring. He was expecting share
Of IN estate in England when he left.
Mrs. Mosby failed 10 give the mans
name and Sheriff johnson has written
asking the name aud sending her a
photograph Of the man for her iden.
lification and hopes the mystery may
Be solved
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Will be no Extra Session,

Washington, Feb. 18.-There will
be no extra session of Congress, was
the word passed out today by the
highest authority.
The White House is favorable, it
was indicated, to the the reported plan to
allow the Shipping Bill to go to con-
ference for about ten days to permit
passage of appropriation bills. A.
forwards another attempt probably
will be made to force the former
through, but if the filibuster contin-
ues, il will be the end of the bill.
The President was understood to
have decided it would be more ex-
pedient to place the. blame for the
measures failure squarely upon the
Republicans than to risk the uncer.
tainty of keeping Congress on the
lob.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Niece of Bates County Woman
Flies Over New York.

Mrs. R. G. Saufley, wife of Lieu
tenant Saufley, U. S. NJ, and daugh-
ter of Judge and Mrs. E. C. O'Rear,
of Frankfort, stationed at Brooklyn
Navy Yard, was the first woman to
drive or fly an aeroplane over New
York City successfully. She landed
unhurt and not the least frightened,
in the navy yard after forty-minute
flight. After leaving the yacht, &C
companied by Lawrence Sperry, Mrs.
Saufley drove the machine up the
East river, across the Harlem and
down the Hudson, across the sky
scrapers of lower Manhattan, around
the Statute of Liberty and then up
the river to the navy yard. The
only thing which bothered her, she
said, was the chill of the air. She
plans another flight in the near fu-
ture.-Mt. Sterling KyD, Advocate.
Mrs. Saufley is a niece of Mrs. j.
G. Walker of Lone Oak township.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

B D Longshore to S N VanPool
lots z, 8 Blk S W Side ad Butler 500
Sarah Ochner to Louis Phillips
blk 8 Sprague ..... .......... 300
Addie Dixon to Elmer Dixon part
lots 6, Z, 8 blk 4 Warmers add
buIlcI i
Geo A Finney to Emma Davis lot
Is pit lot Is Gilham's ad Adrian 600
James M Brown to Flora E East
ham lots 3, South Drexel go. 100
j C Nafus to Joseph L Wix SOa
sec Hudson. ................. 34OO
Ray Kershner to S M Cumiford
lot 10 blk II Amsterdam. ...... 10
F Poindexter to E C Alexander
go a sec "a Spruce. .......... 5000
j W Thompson to C Ferguson
40 a sec % Deepwater ........ 1900
Christian Engleman to Harry
Jones lot blk 80 Rich Hill 49,. $50
A D Flinton to F B Logan 1876 a
sec Is, 10, q Usage ........ 10000
w Park est to U G Park und
3-5 int lot l blk Williams add
DuLIeI ...........
j H Pyle to w F Duvall pit lot Z
Yoakums sub Butler .......... 500
E c Clark to Alice Dyer lots Ia,
Is w Side ad Butler .......... 1000
Blanche Burns to Mary A Burns
lots 3, a blk 81 LIST ad Rich Hill l
J B Barton to r w Barton goa
sec 80 Homer 1000
7 Burns to Blanche Burns lots
3, blk go 1st Add Rich Hill. l
R w Barton to B Barton 6 a SC
80 Homer -. .............. 300
J D Angel to W Hampton so
sec 8 Mt Pleasant TOO
X Hodges to G B Walker jr 1.
int a sec Is East Boone .. 1877
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
NJ. E. Church South.

Sabbath School at $50.
Preaching morning and evening
Subject of sermon at II a. m. THE
Best Investment
Epworth League at gao. Business
meeting Tuesday evening at 7 p. m.
Subject Of sermon at 7:3O p. m,
The Victory OF Conscience and
Faith over Impulse. ~
Midweek service at 7:3O.
Missionary meeting Thursday at
tern0on 1t 3 O'Clock.
Official Board meeting Thursday
evening ut Z p. m.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
w. j. Snow. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
NEW SERVICE TO COAST.
Missouri Pacific to Give st. Louis Its
First Solid Through Train.

| MIUoVuII SCAuC " UsVe ots LOUIE lt&
First Solid Through Train.
The first solid through train ever
operated between St. Louis and the
Pacific coast will go into service on
the 18th day of April. The train will
be composed entirely of new all-steel
cars and will be run over the Mis-
souri, Pacific from St. Louis to
Pueblo, Colo, by way Of Kansas
City, from Pueblo to Salt Lake City,
Utah, over the Denver and Rio
Grande and from Salt Lake City to
San Francisco over the rails of the
Western Pacific.
The three railroad systems over
which the service is to be operated
are under one general management,
Mr.. B. F. Bush being president of all
of the companies.
On account of the worldwide fame
of the Denver and Rio Grande as a
scenic route and the wonderful
Feather River Canon traversed by
the Western Pacific, as we'll as the
beautiful views along the Missouri
River on the Missouri Pacific, the
new train has been named the
Scenic Limited" It will leave St.
Louis at 2:0Op. m. daily, arrive in
Kansas City at $50 the same evening,
Pueblo at 2:15 p. m. the following
day, Salt Lake City at 1:3O 3. m. Of
the next day and San Francisco at
5:45 p. m. Of the day following, max
ing the total run in close to three
days.
In equipment the train will be one
of the finest in the country. The
solid steel cars being built especially
for this service will be equipped with
devices and every
known modern Improvement and
safety appliance. The train will be
made up of baggage car, one large
modern day coach, a reclining chair
car in which no extra charge will be
made for seats; dining car a. Pull
man tourist car, standard Pullman
sleeping car and an observation
library sleeping car.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Gen. Johnston's Slayer Dies.

Mount Carmel, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-John
M. Whitman, who declared he fired
the shot which killed the Confederate
General, Albert Sidney Johnston at
the battle of Shiloh, died today at his
home here.
Whitman, member of the Forty
eighth Illinois Regiment, fired at a
mounted officer within the Confeder-
ate lines and saw the man sway in
his saddle. Later he learned that the
bullet had found mark in the body
Of the famous Confederate General,
who bled to death.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25

-Shad Fenniel, IS years old, q negro
desperado. is dead and Charles Gun.
ming, . detective. has part Of his hand
shot away, ~ the result Of fight in
the negro section at Dallas, Tex. be-
tween the negro and six detectives.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Farm to Rent.

50 acres farm for rent six miles
west Of Butler. Price >200 per year.
Bankable notes. Phone w. F. Nc
Nbben. Virginia. : 1917
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
The Dead.

Five miners were instantly killed
early Thursday morning at the Atlas
mine in New Home township, 81
miles northwest of Rich Hill, as the
result of what was thought to have
been windy shot"
The five men who were killed con-
stituted the morning shift, going to
work at III clock p. III. and quitting
work at 7 o'clock a. m, when re-
LEVIED by the day shift.
When the day men arrived at the
shaft they knew at once by the con-
dltion of the mine that an accident
had occurred and alarmed the camp.
A rescue party was formed under
the leadership Of Acting Superintend-
ent Biggart Watson, and following
the air course, they came upon the
bodies of the five men about 100
feet from the bottom of the shaft.
Two of the men were found lock-
ed arm in arm and another with his
arms thrown above his head to shield
his face Death had apparently come
upon them instantaneously as there
was no sign of suffering or strug-
Cling. The bodies of two of the
men were badly bruised.
The Rich Hill Review says:
The rescue miners worked bravely
to find their comrades. Biggart
Watson and Pete Collard suffered
most from the fire damp encountered
in the mine. Colard had to be taken
to the top of the shaft and removed
to the engine house, but he soon re-
covered AT 1926 a. m. the steel cage
came up with the first body, that of
Frank Rhody, then the other bodies
were brought to the top-by ones and
two's the work being completed by
1890. As the bodies were taken
from the mine, they were removed
to their homes, except those of Mr..
Watson and Fred Schultz, who were
brought to the Booth undertaking
rooms. /
Coroner Crabtree was notified and
in company with Sheriff johnson and
Prosecuting Attorney Chastain went
to the scene of the disaster and a
coroner's jury, consisting of the fol-
lowing gentlemen, Frank Swear
niger, VIM. CIouse, Mort Briscoe,
Prof. Gentzler, Thos. Whitney and
Seth Cope, was impaneled and view
ing the bodies of the victims of the
disaster took the testimony of many
witnesses.
While it is, of course, impossible to
arrive at the exact circumstances
leading up to the accident, yet the
opinion of the associates of the dead
men and the mining experts, who
were summoned before the jury, all
agreed that the disaster was the re-
suit of what is known as a windy
shot, which exploded key of powd-
er. At the close of the testimony the
jury, after due deliberation, returned
a verdict to the effect that Tom Wat
son, Fred Schultz, Frank Rhody,
Geo. Cartwright and VIM. Breen
came to their death in the mine
Thursday, Feb. 10, and the cause be-
ing from the firing OF windy shot"
and explosion OF key of powder,
but did not fix the responsibility.
The mine is the property of the
Atlas Coal Company and was leased
to a party Of fifteen miners who
operated the property at their own
expense and marketed the coal taken I
out with the Atlas Company. The
men operating the mine who were
all practical miners, worked in three
eight hour shifts OF five men each.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-25
Get The Best,

Single Comb Buff Leghorns, the
great winter layers. Eggs for setting.
Per Is $1.W. B. F. Richards, $40
w. Pine ST., Butler, Mo. Phone ass.
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