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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Words of Wise Men.

Ignorance has no light, but error
follows a false one. The consequence
is that error, when she retraces her
steps, has farther to go before she can
arrive at truth than ignorance.-Col-
ton.
Difficulty is severe instructor. set
over us by the Supreme Guardian and
Legislator, who knows US better than
we know ourselves, and loves US bet
ter, too. He that wrestles with US
strengthens our nerves and sharpens
our skill. Our antagonist is our help
er.-Burke.
True dignity abides with him alone,
who, in the silent hour OF inward
thought, can still respect and still re.
we're himself. in lowliness of heart
Wordsworth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10

financial situation made vacation for
both impossible that year. Mentally
each had reserved the right to three
days outing. They had spoken Of this
wish about the same time, and had
agreed to try the holiday separately.
The train stopped at the station.
Durham walked toward the hotel, car
rying his bag He had no sooner reg
istered than he made his way along
the boardwalk, and beyond 1t, to the
edge of the summer settlement.
His heart was beating faster than
normally. He knew that somebody ex.
pected him there. In point OF fact,
he had received and sent postal cards.
When a man has the memory Of sew
eral impassioned love affairs, and his
wife has gone away for three days
we'll!
The girl in blue was waiting for
him at the edge Of the rocks, just
where she had promised to be. AS
he approached she looked up with
little smile. For moment both were
too embarrassed to speak.
$50 you camel" she said, after q
pause.
Yes" he answered. taking his seat
upon the pebbly beach at her side.
Il came, my dear What else could
you expect?"
And your wife has gomez" asked
the girl gently.
10 LOT
ing
There was pause. The girl played
idly with her parasol Then
you have been married two years,
WHIP" she asked.
Yes. And you about the same
length of time. Oh, my dear, il we
had known how we cared for each
other,"
Care" said the girl, turning to
him. will, will confess that l care
for you more than for any man on
earth. / would ask nothing dearer
than to spend the rest Of my days
with your
And your husband?'
"Oh, he is absorbed in his affairs.
He is a man OF millions-what is the
love OF a wife to him."
And my wife," answered Durham,
lis shallow. worldly and emotionless"
viii! What are you saying?"
81 should not have said that" he
admitted penitently. Il would not
have said it to anybody but you. But
to think that we have two clear days
together. Where are you staying
At the St Regis?"
"Yes"
81 am there, too. I went there In
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10

A Great Idea Came Into His Head.
proposal was inevitable And now,
gently, kindly, she had told him that
1t could not be.
Il hope to see you grand good
man." she said at parting at the nall
where she was to meet coterie OF TEL
low woman workers in local philan-
thropic field. with your prospects
you can become so useful, leader
Suppose do?" interrupted Lyndon
eagerly. Would that make a diner
ence?"
She eyaded the question and ne
noted that she flushed slightly. he
took heart of hope. Almost gayly he
babe her good-by.
I'D become a missionary to the
Fiji islands to win her.! ne toio
himself as he went his way. i see
what's the matter with Grace. She
thinks | have no interest in life, IN
show herl Shed like to see me doing
good like her lovely self. I'll try her
that way. .
Lyndon gave up an engagement 10
drive down to a summer resort that
ovorinp He went out on the street
and came near getting bad reputa'
ton escorting home drunken man 10
his family A poor family had been
burned out. He helped them ma anu
furnish up some comfortable rooms
Then he happened to call on MISS hS.
pn;n,s she was a close friend OF
crace's that was why Lyndon liked
her, -. orn
nroises of her dear chum. she toid
hin, how Grace was at the head OF tnr
aaa;o,, that was arranging to proVice
800 loo all summer to the poor iafni-
lies living over on the fats
~r,,,, in on that declared Lyndon.
-, "a nramrtlv donated hundred
sn When he rot home he found
nod Inadvertently slipped into ms
- a INST Miss Briggs had sho"eu
~, ov.r ffty families in the poor
nar,ion of the town where the head .,
~ ,nps. hold was ont Of work anu
BIN was sorely Eeaded. IN
;ns.arce there was an lnlaht
rhoso comfort could be increased py I, q
ragular surrly Of ice, TO preserve III ~.
resuia - ,aeassaries during the hot
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Wanted TO Be Hospita BILE.

When went to Paris, relates Gen.
Horace Porter, | told my friends that
any Of them who got within a mile
OF the embassy must come TO see me-
The latchstring. told them. was out;
there was always spare seat in my
pew at church. The lstchstring was
often pulled; the seat in church re-
NAMED vacant. One of my friends who
visited me stopped his subscription
to the Christian Observer. He said
be didn't want any observer. while he
was In PariA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Pneumatic TRANSPORTATION,

II appears that among the new uses
Of pneumatic tubes are the movement
of various finely divided, low-grade
materials, such as sand, coal Stag, ash
and refuse; the carrying of dangerous
dust out of the mines, even of coal
up to nut size; and the conveyance Of
valuable raw products, such as grain
malt and chemicals.
The tubes prevent losses in the form
OF dust, which when the materials are
transported in other ways are often
considerable. The pneumatic transpor-
tation system uses directly exhausted
power or compressed air, or both. sue.
cessfully.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Wedding RIno Anyay, u.ed.

Wedding customs have varied with
changing periods but the wedding ring
form was iron, then, in turn. copper.
brass. leather, sedge and adamant:
and. after this. the precious metals.
The first record OF its use is In Gen.
esis 4. The old Gimmsl ring was
cunningly fitted In two sections, so
that one went to the bride and the
other 70 the bridegroom; and 1t II
often copied for modern sv$ces.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10

the hope that you would be there.
Did you have any trouble In getting
sway?"
Not a particle" replied the girl.
with trace of bitterness in her tone.
Il told my husband that 1 was going
away for three days. He said moth
Ing. except to ask me how much re-
CURED. That is like him; ne meas
ures everything In terms Of money"
We'll. moneys pretty good thing
to have" said Durham. And now,
dearest, I have a proposal to make.
Since this meeting is to be a remind
er of the days before we were mar
ried. let us forget that we've owe
anything to others, and be engaged
again, as we used to be-"
But it's $3.50 horribly sentiment.
al. WILL"
But isn't that what we came here
for?"
"Yes," she agreed. She placed her
arms around his neck "Oh, VIII, IL
only II we had never married-others.
I meant"
The two days passed like q happy
dream. They spent the whole time to-
gether. at the hotel, on the boardwalk,
at the places Of amusement. They
boated together. swan. Joined in the
crowd Of merrymakers. But as the
third evening approached the shadow
Of the past seemed to fall across
them.
They were silent as they sat to-
gether by the sea that night.
Tomorrow it all ends. WILL" sighed
the girl.
"Yes," he answered. Tomorrow we
60 back, to my wife"
"And to my husband. Oh, Will
II we could spend three days together
like this every year,"
Another silence Then
will, did you mean it when you
said that your wife is shallow. world
ly and emotionless?"
NO" he confessed. Il love hel
for what she is. | want to devote my
life to her. to try to make her happy
But you-is your husband really g
man absorbed in his business inter
| ests? Doesn't he care for you? How
could he help caring?"
HE cares the girl admitted. "l
was speaking falsely, dear. He loves
me. And SO, we have our duties to
ward these two"
| YES" he agreed.
| The last few minutes were gone
They rose and sauntered back TOWARD
the hotel. In the shadows of the en-
trance, where nobody was, they ex
changed q swift and furtive EN-
brace.
81 shall not see you before you go?'
( she asked.
mo, dear think that would b
best. We must take up our lives agaiI
with these memories to sweeten them
and without the pain of q new part
ing"
You are right, WILL" she answered
Goodnight, dear" she whispered
softly.
The next morning Will Dunbar
started for home. He left his suitcas
at the office and did not 60 to hi
fat until the evening. When he er
tered there was smile on his fac
as II the memory of the past thre
days had been forgotten.
At his ring the door opened and
charming young woman fell into hi
arms. He caught her and covered he
face with kisses.
"Dora!"
"Will, dearest!"
Wasn't it great at Atlantic Ha
bort"
"Will, you were perfectly dear. W
must 60 there every year."
I'VE must, indeed. It was Just lik
the days Of our engagement. Don
tell me that married people cant b
happy on a three-days' vacation
they go about 1t in the right spirit!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
KNEW What He Wanted.

Gimme dimes wutn O. dried beef
an sum crackers" said Uncle Josh
Wavback to the young lady in charge
of the ribbon counter in downtown
store.
You have evidently made a mis-
take IN the place she smilingly re-
nIied This is a dry goods store"
Wall, meow, reckon 1 knowd that,
by gum" answered the old granger,
an ef dried beef an crackers hain't
dry goods then I'd like ter know what
In tarnation yew'd call EN-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Simple Subtraction.

An actress, in a discussion of stage
life, said at supper in New York:
"A school teacher was once explain
ing an arithmetic lesson to q class Of
little girls.
I'm subtraction he explained, 'ev-
erything must be Of the same demon
nation. For example, you couldn't
take two oranges from three apples,
nor five sheep from seven cows,
nor
But here a little girl interrupted
the teacher solemnly.
My sister, what's a chorus girl,
she said, took diamond from q lob
ster once"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
MIaht Have Been wor.e.

Romeo Johnson Of Indianapolis once
rave this explanation OF how he came
By his first name: My father was
great admirer of classical acting"
said he, "and was an especial admirer
Of Edwin Booth. Shortly before
was born he was in the East and
stayed over a day to see Booth In
Romeo and Juliet The impression
was SO strong that he named me Ro-
meo. It's a good thing that he left
when he did, for the performance the
next night was 'Pygmalion and Ga
latea.'"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
- Anairst Infeetlon.

r.o Argentine national health ae
Inc - : has posted signs along the
pT,nciesl streets Of Buenos Ares sso 'eIl
pr Ike, snimal= and insects shoula
Ing ~n ...C - lessen the dangers OF
infectious diseases
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Hubby Couldn't Liz.

Does your husband ever lie to
your Never" How do you know?"
He tells me that | do not look a day
older than did when he married me.
and IL he doesn't lie about that 1
don't think he would about less i'm
portant matters"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Fresh Water Above Salt

Eelawik Is a curious lake near the
seacoast of Alaska. tt es rise and fall
Ia the lake by reason OF an under
Eround connection with the sea- At
the bottom the water ia quite salt.
but at the top Is layer OF perfectly
fresh water
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
L. w. Yarnall
LIGHT AND HEAVY
HAULING
HOUSEHOLD MOVING A
SPECIALITY
Oak and Pine Wood
Orders handled promptly.
Phones:
Office Ioe; Res. 57-Green
Diamond Re. ina Iuster.

Only the expert Col tell an Imitation
diamond from a real stone when the
Imitation is new, but after the fake
stone has been worn for little time
II soon loses its luster. 1t is this
which makes real diamond valuable.
No matter how long 1t is worn It win
keep It's sparkle almost as well ~
ever.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
And the Rumor Is Probably True.

"The latest story on me. circulated
by my fellow townsmen for the pur-
pose Of showing how mean my dispo-
sition is" grimly grinned old P. @.
Poster. is that instead Of swallowing
my sugar coated pills whole | chew
them in order that I may taste the
bitter ingredients of which they are
composed. KANSAS City Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Secret Of Good Memorx.

The secret of good memory is at.
tention, and attention to a subject
depends upon our interest In II. We
rarely forget that which has made
deep impression on our minds
Tryon Edwards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
The Professions
cHIROPRACT0R

cHIR0PRAcToR
q. J. q. SCARBOROUGH.
Lady in Attendance
,.s building. Between Park
D'' and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
M 1880 to s p. N.
700 to $3.50 p. m.
.,or and Examination 1ree.
' us,depes Phone 24o Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
I,o, In Water Easily Detected.

Half a part in million OF iron In
water is detachable by taste. and four
or FIVE parts make water unpalatabla
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
su D. MENDENHALL

CIVIL ENGINEERS
-. 9,2-215 Drane Building
~ LAKELAND. FLA.
.,,o Land Examinations and
nss,gns, Earthwork Special
surveys
|. Phone 27s Blue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Industry the Best Capital.

/ began life with a sixpence. and be
lieve that a mans best capital is his
ndustry.-Stephen Girard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
Peace.

>,.,s,,g car b-ae you peace %,
Nothihs the triumph q
yourself nolhH
principles-El
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
70 SARAH E. WHEELER

MI SARAH Z. WdGAG1
OsTEOPATH
Annex. Door South OF First
National Bank
LAKELAND, FLA.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Gusdorf's Full Dress and FancvV

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Evening star., 1915-06-04
MUSIC CLASSES RECITE.
Rev. 7. E. McGuigan Also Speaks to
Pupils of st. Patrick's Academy

Music classes Of St Patrick's Acad-
eny gave piano recital yesterday =
afternoon with parents and friends as
special guests. Following the concert.
Rev Thomas f McGuigan, director OF
the school. made a brief address in
which he encouraged the children to
be ready always to contribute a. much
as they are able to the entertainmen,
and pleasure of others He depIored
the fact that parents and children seem
less interested nowadays in the study
of music
The 81 Patricks Academy is in
charge % the Sisters OF the Holy cross
Miss Katherine Lackev conducts rhe
music courses. Prof H. Mills Silby is
In charge of class OF bows training
them In rendition of church music
The children participating in the
concert are Mary McFarrau, Margaret
Durkin, james Hennessey, Mary Dun
worth. Lillian Taylor, Winifred Leck-
ey. Katherine Regan, Margaret Deg
nan and Winifred Mckee
A chorus. The Harvest Moon" was
rendered by the girls OF the higher
grades.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
MRS. MARY A. McCULLOCH
DIES AT G. U. HOSPITAL
Clerk in Treasury Department Since
1854, When Her Husband
Fell in Battle.

Mrs Mary A. McCulloch. a clerk in
the Treasury Department since 1864
died yesterday at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. Funeral services are
TO be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'clock at Lees chapel
Mrs. McCulloch was a native of
France. and came to this country with
her parents when she was very Young
settling in kentucky She was the
widow OF Capt Charles McCuiioch.
raised a company Of the eth New York
Heavy Artillery, and who fell at the
battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. in
MAY. 1864 Mrs. McCulloch was win
her husband while the regiment was
stationed at Fort Kearney. from 1862
70 1854. during which time she deyoted
much of her time to nursing the sicl
and wounded
She was a member Of the I.ov.I
Legion and of the woman's Relief
Corps of the g. 4. r For more tban
thirty years she was member Of
Wesley Chapel N. f.. Church.
She Is survived by daughter Mrs
Catherine Center Of bloomfield \ T.
and three srandchildren-Mis Florence
periey Center. Robert Downing Cen
Ter OF Allentown. Pa. and Charles Nc
tuUoch sweeney OF New York CITY
Mrs McCulloch was appointed IN
June, 1854. to the register office. and
was later transferred to the office of
the auditor for the Post Once Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1915-06-04

Despondent because he was unable
TO collect money from his debtors
Samuel X. Billups. sixty-oue years old,
killed himself when driving 10 his
grocery i'll Baltimore. lie was born in
Mathews county. Va. and went to
Baltimore when a boy.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
TROOPS SPREAD OUT IN
AUSTRIAN CR0WNLAND
italian Forces Pushing Their Way to
Trieste Through Fertile
Valleys.

,,,g -, b, d,3ya from
faraIleiiis the 'i's"'S
west TO east that tte - mans -
making III tialic;a. hundreds % thou
sands Of fresh veu ealipped Italian
~ o,,; ,,n;l inyasion
against vital points in Austria's Med
terraheah empire a"u'
he"s uispd'e"eS' -" -,
IN '''s ne"
ene i'aA'a''s "io.'S sl' l'eao
h's' % '"e 'oa as''a'''' p'"N'"'
'' 'ie
,.'oie N"lu'''. -
ofk 10 the Rlte" Sf*ffS. : od!''''''
dealing with the Austrian 'r"wniari
,;oerz and ,;radis.;. 1,1.aIfarad l., the
S..io.t ,..osr,,,bi, so,:et, saws os
t>"'iot'"' 49,
thls region
Through Goerz and 'iradisca runs
the valley that forms the main ar
terry of ira ffic of the nurr hwsstern Aus
trian coastlands with The interior
From the Austrian province OF Ca
rinthia, in the north, CioerZ ami era
disca is bordered by Italy 10 The Guif
of Trieste. In the northern and cen
tral parts, this boundary is very noun
famous. way almost impossible for
armies and their supply trains. a way
Of sharply developed raviues and gui-
lies, of precipices and bare rocky sum
mits. and way broken through h%
but few wild. indifferent passes. n
The south. is coastal plain which nj
lows Of far easier access into Nus
tria. II IS in tins plain that the 1tal-
ian troops captured the first Austrian
town.
1oz M;1
nas area VI i'i@o oquai 'iiAe@.
"carnioia. istria ard the Tr'es''"e
...tana so,,tb baxcan,;nc ,p-ent,--f,-.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12
CHAPTER WI.

Convinced against her will, as she
hurried along in the grasp of the two
powerful men, that compliance would
serve her purpose better than resist
ance, KITTY Gray took her place on the
seat Of the motor car
More and more | admire You, said
the man at her side, as the motor
swung Into Its speed. What a WON.
an you are II you would but give
me time
you shall have all the time you
ask, Monsieur lie Gomte!"
still ponder as to your motive III
all this. II cannot be money"
Indeed 1t is money In part
How much mademoiselle?'
"A years salary have got much
at stake my word Twelve hun
dred dc nsier lie Comte. It Ia
q ..
" himself back
d a laughed long
and inbred dollars!'
sal Hundred dollars ~
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-11-12

frankly enough across the neutral
ground between these two little king
doms.
The apparent leader Of this little
caravan was a retlcent. dark bearded
man He advanced now quietly to
ward the young woman
The lady Is In distress2 There has
been trouble here-robbers, bandits II
your man has been Killed, perhaps
Yes, there are many such in this land
between the two kingdoms There Is
no law here, mademoisele | cross
as you see, With my own men armed
am. II you please. merchant Of
Grahoffeh Sometimes | do little
merchandising between the two King.
doms
the door of the disabled car The
Count Frederick Of Gret2hoiten has
been here
AYE the Count Frederick! 1t was
he who left us here
He made u gesture now To his al
PENDANTS and as some of them lifted
The limp form OF Roleau, he himself
assisted Kitty to mound A few mo.
ments later and the strange process
sion vas again on its way
Mademoiselle," said the leader at
length, AZ he drew up alongside. |
must continue on into my own coun.
try We are near the edge Of It here
AT the little stream which lies just
beyond there Is house OF peasant
1t Is but howell and no tit place
for you. that Is true But even 50,
that is better either for YOU or for
your man"
They advanced now little distance
farther, until within full sight Of the
t,auauufia littla huf R41ag Tuu1a - ipuG
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Contin,,e,if from PAGE One
reJp7,'rra fqrp or enr opnonanf smiled

reJp7,trsa fee of Dor oDnonepf smiled
at her. his strong fingers tnrned the
key in the lock, removed It, thrust 1t
into his pocket.
"MademoiseIle. he said calmly
you say you came on business. Very
we'll, let us talk business. We know
something OF the history OF certain
broken coin. Very good. You have
half OF 1t. We will say have the
other. Give me your half the coin.
and | will let you go. Refuse, and III
never let you go
Il will do nothing under compulsloh
from you or any other man" said Kitty
Gray stoutly. y offer you fair price
for your half OF the coin"
you will not give II to me-"
mo! MOI"
A loud pounding on the door inter,
rupted them at this moment. ut IL
Roleau," smiled the count. Il Will
HhVe ullu WHlpptu-
The face Of Kitty Gray had grown
like marble Suddenly. With one swift
movement, she dashed her clenched
hand with all her force Into the face
which bent toward her liyid mark
arose under the swift compact. The
tall man staggered back The next
Instant Kitty felt her wrist caught In
an iron grasp Struggling she was
forced backward. She felt another
hand grasp her wrist.
The man Grahame. the counts valet,
had appeared mystertously from the
alcove adjoining
Give me the coin" insisted Count
Frederick still. Tell me where | may
have it-or by the Lord you Will rest
long time to think this matter over
"Excelency,T calculated the man
Grahame suddenly ION guard! lie
is breaking in the door. Quick. excel.
lency,"
And even as Roleau. by a mighty
heave burst In the door, Grahame and
hts master hurried Kitty to the rear
door of the alcoye 1t made out upon
dimly lighted hall.
Roleau heard them pass, followed
swiftly as he could. But 1t was empty.
The purr OF a motor getting under
way reached his ears.
go. then We failed" said Roleau
bitterly