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

tered he might have tried to find 8
cause for her more than happy face
her frequent lonely walks away from
the old homestead evenings.
1t was about two weeks later that
Abner came into the house in a great
state Of excitement.
| Nellie. child, look there!" he ex
claimed, and held up so queer an OBJ.
ject that she was quite startled and
puzzled. 1t was a squash, but such
a squash! 1t was perfect present.
ment, only in vegetable form, of one
OF the glass forms that had cost the
old man his spare capital.
Just happened to notice that one
of those thousand-and-one SQUASH
vines had run an end into one of
those glass images, sprouting and filed
1t up. ! broke the glass and there
you are. l reckon never before has
the world produced a genuine vege-
table Chinese mandarin"
"But-but-" began Nellie.
What Of it," jubilated the old man,
why, I'm going to run a vine into
every one Of the old molds. Don't you
see: Chinese gods, Hindoo divinities,
distorted dwarfs, grotesque harlequins
why, Nellie, before fair time I'll have
such a collection as will be the draw.
ing card OF the whole show! There
are freak gatherers who will pay me
fortune for the display. See IL l
amt right"
Alas! for two months old Abner
thought only of the culture of his odd
squashes. He shipped them to the
state fair and followed them in per.
son.
Nellie met him at the train when he
returned, a week later. Abner was
slightly glum, for his freaks had ex.
cited only a passing notice and then
were forgotten.
Reckon I'm an unlucky specula.
tor" he laughed, Nellie's CHEEKY
smiles acting like tonic on him. "All
right, but try, try again! I'm going
to pitch in to honest, humdrum. prac.
tical farming and give up my wild
goose schemes
Home, father" cried Nellie, as
they reached the old homestead.
Jump down, dear"
But Abner only stared. The old
place had new look. The house
mad been painted, the fence mended.
a new wing had been built onto the
house.
why. Nellie!" gasped the old man
In a dubious stupefied kind of a way.
And who's that-why. Paul Worth.
ington!"
Father" whispered Nellie in his |
ear and all athrill with love. he ia |
my husband!'
How much that meant Of an assur.
anco Of safe comfortable home for
all his life, Abner Post realized after
Nellie had told the story Of her secret
engagement.
II didn't want to worry you. dear"
she said lovingly. 81 was afraid you
would think l was getting tired of
you, and going away, and all that"
Whereas" pronounced big-hearted
Paul Worthington, first we bargained
that you should be with us with the
casting vote, permanent fixture, then
we got married."
Copyright, 1915. by w G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

you Iequire. That is ALL"
What's your royal highness'
name asked Tillie bravely. She'll
want to know"
lie detached a seal charm from a
black silk fob and gave it to her.
You may give this to her in surety
for her gem"
Tillie never forgot the face of Sonia
Lavilof when she looked upon the
charm
Take 1t back to him. she ordered.
And the check. might have known
where the gem came from. Wait,
l1llie, | will tell you something, for
you have been kind to me, and my one
friend here. | danced by royal order
before the Persian court. and there
was one. Prince Affair Cassam Bey."
Her eyes closed as she spoke softly.
You have seen him, so you will not
wonder that | cared for him, but | re-
turned to Russia and came straight to
America. fleeing from my own love
for him. Now he has followed me. |
cannot accept his charity, tell him
And the gem is his. He should not
have sent it to me-
But Title, being from the East side
and wise in her own generation and
hour. went downstairs to the public
telephone and called up Mr.. Stoll. Til,
lie waited in the reception room nery.
ously. but before the street lights
flashed in the gathering dusk a closed
limousine rolled up to the curb and
the prince alighted.
You did right, little maid" he told
her, with his rare smile. You shall
choose your own gift at the bridal of
your lady"
Tillie followed him upstairs timidly
and sat on the edge of hall chair
while he went into the little private
room in response to Sonia's faint cali
at his rap. The silence seemed filled
with song and beauty and high hopes,
and the tears fell happily from Titles
eyes as she felt herself to be a herald
OF happiness to her lady. Finally the
door opened and the prince called ner.
You will stay with her constantly.
he said gently. Il will make all ar
rangements for her removal TO.
night" He bent over the cot with
yearning tenderness. Sonia. we will
find the sea first. and rest there until |
you are well, my bride. l bless the
sacred gem that brought you back to |
me-"
After he had gone, Sonia smiled at
the wide-eyed Tillie.
He sent me the gem himself. Til.
lie,' she said. 1T is supposed to have
magical qualities for bringing back a
lost love; and you see what il has
done for us. had not dreamed that
he loved me SO.
Tillie beamed on her joyfully.
Who'd have thought a piece OF
shiny glass could do all that?"
Sonia held the gem on her palm
smilingly. II was clear and radiant
With perfect CLEANS of color.
1t is loves witehcraft,s she said
softly.
- pyrisht. 1875, nv the Mcclure Ne~s...
per syndicate.I
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02

| duties) shall enumerate each resi-
dent of each county of the state as Of
July l, 1915. This means that each
resident of July /, 1916, no matter
whether at home or abroad, shall be
enumerated at his place of legal resi-
dence. Consequently each COM
munity. municipal or other, had in
its own hands to demand of this
county enumerator and his deputies
that the law should be strictly fol-
lowed and that the blanks as finally
filled out should contain the requis-
lite data as to each legal resident of
each community.
II. when the census is published,
any municipality or community
Should feel aggrieved because given
a population less than claimed. it
should be reminded that il has only
itself to blame because it did not
see and know that the work was
properly done.
Such incomplete enumerations. IL
any occur. will be greatly deplored
and by none more than this office.
whose work will be hampered by
such errors, but when death regis
tration Is complete and accurate
throughout the state, with each
death certificate clearly showing the
length of residence of the decedent
at place OF death, 1t will be fairly
possible to compute from the yearly
deaths the size and composition of
any certain community and thus
check the accuracy of the census or
provide a new and more accurate
population basis for statistical work.
However let it be hoped that such |
errors will not appear and that the |!
census will show the absolute and
'xact population and composition of
he state and each part without any
or subtractions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
ABOUT THE HUMBLE RABBIT
All Owellers In the Country viii Rec
ognize Truth In the Remarks
Of Humorist.

There are many kinds of rabbits
besides the Welsh kind and Belgian
hares.
The rabbit is what some people
haven't any more sense than.
RABBITS are great mathematicians
They multiply with much rapidity and
are good to eat In addition. Almost
any fried rabbit is big enough to di.
vide.
When we were boys, we used to lie
on our alimentary canals near the
root Of tubular tree where a dog
had caused a closely-pursued bunny
to sequester himself, and twist at
that entrenched wat till we had so
much OF his foliage on the green briar
we were using, that he was glad to
come out and join the majority of his
fleece
This was rank cruelty from a hu.
name standpoint, but it is part of a
regular boys normal life, 80 why mas.
ucate the rag and get Mortified over
It?
If you are fond OF young fruit trees
ana rabbits. you are doomed to have
one-sided happiness in your life, for
you will have to give up one or the
other.
A ten-cent rabbit with its belly full
OF the vital sap bark OF twelve-dollar
apple tree is the happiest thing ever.
Gillian in Farm Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
DR.. PORTER SENDS BULLETINS
TO AID STATE CENSUS

DR.. ]. Y. Porter, state health Of
ficer, Is sending out circulars call
Ing attention to the Importance of
cooperation in the collection of vital
statistics In the State of Florida
The bulletin says in part:
The present census, directed by
statute to be taken this year, by it's
intendment clearly provides that the
county census enumerates (who are
by the terms Of the laws in charge
"f the enumeration in each county
and responsible for the work of their
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
loves WITcHcRAfr
BY CAROL HAiNES.


Sonia was twenty.three. and it had
only been four months since she had
come to New York to dance her beau
tiful Russian dances and make a for
tune. Then one night, as she had been
returning from the theater, her car
mad crashed into another and she had
been injured. And, after slow months
OF pain. her money had gradually
slipped away. like her new found
friends. until only Tillie, the little
black-eyed East side maid, remained
faithful. Now. to her hands. Sonia
Entrusted her last treasure. She had
held 1t back from sentiment, and yet
she did not know the donor.
1t had come to her the first night
In New York-sent without a card.
The curious gem was rounded on one
side and conceived on the other, some.
thing like reducing glass. And it
changed color almost constantly.
without penny left. she had given
1t to Tillie to dispose of, and Tillie
went unwillingly up the stairs into the
one other customer bending over a
case in a dim corner An old man
came forward slowly and took the
case from her hand.
Where did you get this?" asked
the man, after a pause.
From the lady work for. She
don't want her name used"
And she wishes to dispose of this:
yes?"
Right away. She amt got any
money for anything. And she'll never
dance again. She broke her ankles,
guess, and something went wrong
with her back, too. when the car
smashed up. II we don't sell this
she'll be charity case next week. oh.
won't you buy it, please?"
He walked around the cases TO
where the other man stood and spoke
In low but audible tone, for Titles
ears were sharp.
1t has come to us of its own Volt
ton, prince"
The other took the case and re.
garded the gem in silence. but Tnlie
caught glimpse of his face. Surely
II was very handsome, she thought,
and the old man had said prince.
1t is the same, is it not. sir?"
The prince bowed his head. looking
at the gem as it lay now in his palm.
I will purchase it from her" he
said. Il will not buy this gem, tell
you mistress, but l will make her a
loan on it. for | have no right to take
advantage of her circumstances, and
IT Is worth far more than she realizes
VIII give you a check for five thou.
sand now. II she needs more you will
pae back here and tell Stoll what
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
An ADVANTAGE.

ITO what do you attribute your re-
markable health?"
Well" replied the very old gentle.
man. II reckon | got good start on
most people by bein born before
germs was discovered thereby havin'
less to worry about"
II Needed an Explanation.
A Kansas Cityan relates that recent.
ly while on "Trip about the environs
Of San Diego and Coronado beach in a
sightseeing motor car the driver
pointed out various land-holdings.
buildings. hotels. ETC.. as the property
OF j. d. Spreckels. Jr., the sugar mag
nate. Even he road over which they
bowled was privately owned BY
Spreckels AS the car. following the
winding road, drew near the hay. lit
tie girl asked Mamma. who owns
the bay?' Mamma smiled and said:
Why. dearie. God owns the bay.
Well" said the puzzled child. how
did he get it away from Mr..
Spreckels""
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Sophistication.

Major Riddle of Atlantic City re-
sponded at a recent dinner to a toast
to the summer girl
There's lot of false synicism de-
voted to the summer GIRL" he said.
She is made out to be very worldly
and sophisticated. but, as a matter of
fact. the average summer girl is as
innocent as little child
But most people would have US be-
lieve that that was a typical summer
girl to whom young man said on the
beach in the moonlight:
You're not the first girl I've
kissed by any manner of means. you
know
The summer girls lip curled.
"'And at that she answered. you've
still got lot to learn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
GIVE US A TRIAL
We Serve Western
Meats Only.
Make Presents to Brides Family

With the Celestials the family Of
the bridegroom makes presents to the
family Of the bride of various articles
few days before the day fixed for
the marriage. The presents generally
consist of food, a cock and hen, the
leg and foot Of pig, the leg OF a
goat, eight small cakes of bread, eight
torches, three pairs of large red can.
dies, a quantity of vermicelli and sew.
eral punches of firecrackers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
old HOPEFUL
BY AGNES LEE MESERvEY.
Read it again, child. =

Read it again, child.
And thus the princely Scottish
refugee watched the diligent spider
ascend its frail self-formed cable, only
to fall back unsuccessful, but undaunt.
, ed. Finally, after many efforts, the
! persevering toiler reached its goal
and strengthened its web staunchly,
and the lesson of patience and victory
caused Robert Bruce to take new heart
of hope"
"Beautiful-grand!" enthused old
Abner Post. MY dear, what a lesson
for poor impatient humanity! What
model In hope and perseverance.
! declare! l feel quite encouraged"
Humble, simple hearted Abner
beamed on the young girl who was
his adopted daughter, the sole COM
panion Of his old age. Then with a
brisk step and head erect he left the
house, whistling cheerily. There had
been a storm and the broken clouds
were still scudding across the sky.
Way over in the east was the fading
outline OF rainbow.
And Robert Bruce took heart of
hope. misquoted the old man. Try,
try again" Hope and faith-Tve got
them stronger than ever! They change
gloom into sunlight, bring health out
OF sickness, success out of failure and
youth out Of age. Well, let's see what
l can bring out of that pile of truck
over yonder.'
Abner walked over to the edge of
the garden, capacious but straggly, to
where heap of queer objects lay piled
in a heap. They were formed of
glass and stranger looking them over
would have wondered what they were
made for. Two miles down the river
was a glass works. Abner had got
an idea. 1t was to create unique
molds from which he could have
Chinese gods, Hindu divinities, dis
torted dwarfs, grotesque harlequins-
in fact wide range of odd objects
made. It had occurred to him that
these curiosities, sold cheap and to
be filled with spices, sugar, vinegar
and other products, would go like wild.
IRE for ornamentation and display in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Think BRIGHTNESS

Brightness and happiness in the
mind bring brightness and happiness
In our lives. The future is but the
reflection of our present thoughts
We can bring either sunshine or dark.
ness in the future by thinking bright.
mes or gloom now. So, let the model
of our futures be full of light and JOY
If we are to insure these qualities for
ourselves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Machine Gun Perfected,

German machine guns show a great
Improvement on those that were used
at the beginning of the war They
can be carried by one man, ammuni.
ton, spare parts, and all, and they are
provided with an extra tube 1t is not
that the German gun is light. but 1t
is 80 contrived that it can be hoisted
on to a mans back, certain parts te.
ing padded and providing an easy
grip.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
The eldera InnnIratinn

AT the close Of the forenoon sess,on
OF a ministerial conference in Phila.
deiphia. in announcing the opening
subject for the afternoon. the presid.
ing of1cer said: Elder Jones win mr..
sent paper on The Devil" Then
ne ADDED. Please be prompt In attend.
anee. for Brother Jones has a carefully
prepared paper. and is full Of his sub.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
An ERsentIaI

A good, strong. able-bodied ladder Is
quite essential TO successful eIope-
ment This Is now well appreciated
by the young lady In the East end who
Tell out OF window and landed in q
hospital instead OF the arms Of a hus-
band. Pittsburgh DIsDaseh
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Work BY the Hands

mere must be work done by the
nanas or none Of US would live. and
WORK done by the brains or the life
would not DC worth having, ana the
same men cannot do both -Ruskin
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
More Sensible.

The reason the motion picture sun.
rise is SO much more popular than ths
real article e that Il has the good
sense to come at a more reasonabl.
hour.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
kIIllno Insect. \, s..s.

injurious insects found in seeds
may be killed without affecting the
terminating qualities OF the seed By
treatment with igvd-ocyaric acid Gas
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Optimistic ThotIoht

The whole of life is but a moment
Of time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Courage.

Courage conquers all things; 1t ever
gives strength to the body.-Ovid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
Optimistic Thouah

Nothi"g dries sooner than a tear.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-05
CAMPAIGNS OUTSIDE
BIG WAR TREATERS

IN score Of regions there has
Deen lighting which would have held
Worldwide attention were it not for
the mighty battle lines in France and
Poland
Servia's own war was greater trial
TO her than either Of the two preced-
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro, the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts Of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about $4,000 men, but she
suffered severely herself
me Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene.
trated to the Jadar river, where a
great five-day battle ended in the
rout Of the Tcntons,
me Austrlans returned soon in
stronger force than ever. They
reached Valjcvo, where on November
II the Serbians met defeat.
With their supply Of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be
leving them crushed, withdrew six
army corps for re-enforcements
against the victorious Russians in Ga
licia
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December 5 they turned on the Aus
trans and cut them to pieces.
The entry of Turkey into the war
was marked by Il brave, but foolhardy
| attempt to invade Egypt. Great Brit
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses.
British and Japanese troops invest.
ed the fortified German port Of Using
tau China. and after a siege of a few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle
A section Of the Boer population of
South Africa revolted The revolt
was put down by Boer, Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after a long
campaign in the waterlcss deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans (July 81.
After taking three-quarters of a year
to arm herself to the teeth, Italy at
tackled Austria this spring The effect
or the entry Of italy upon the arena
has not yet been marked.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-05

now with mnny RusBian prisoners.
May S--Gcrmnn submarine sinks the
Lusitanfa, more than 1,15O lost. Rus-
SLAMS I'm full retreat from Cnrpn-
thiunS.
May 0-Germans capture Libau Battle
May I2-I'rench capture Ccrcmony,
north of hrras, Mt great cost.
May !f--American first submarine note
May 24-ltnIy declares wnr on Aus
trim.
May 26-Italinns invade Austria.
Mh! zo-ItnliRns take GrOtnO. Russians
checIS Germans Mt Siennwn.
May 3l-F'irst German note on submu-
Line i, reaches WashinEton. Zeppelins
drop bombs In London.
june 3-Przcmysl falls to Austro-Ger-
mans.
June io-Gcrmnna capture S.unisluu.
June ll-SecOnd u. y. su ,n,arlnc note
10 Germany made public. Italians
tnke MOnfulcOne.
June i&-itnlinns take Gradiscn.
'uhe ib-AuStrO- Germans Occupy Tor
nO8rod.
June %@-Frcnch take MctzcrnI.
June &3-Frcnch announce Occ,IDntIOn
juno 2f--Austro-Gcrmnns capture Lem
berg
June 2S.-Austrinns cross the Dnie.ter
at HulIcz,
June 28--Hnlicz falls.
July %-Russinns defeat German Mt
"mpt TO land ut Windau.
July a-Russo-German naval battle OF
Gottland. "
S",s -IthilnnS tnke TOlminO.
Juiy 3-Hcrlin announces ruins in tho
NrSOnnc forest.
July io-Germnns take Prznsnysz. 80
miles north of warsaw
July lo--Gcrmnns advance ut many
points In Rnssin. tnl<ing Windnu, ru-
KUN Blonde and GrObec.
IVY ,,; I".huaSinnn report sinking of 30
IuTkish sailing vessels. German
gun" reach outer forts OF Wnrnn,y
ihu damage the LubIin-Cholm rail
July 21-Third U. $. submnrine note
goes to Germany,
July E-Furkisii-Gcrmnn expedition
landed In TripOIi.
Warsaw. "
July 10-Russinns repu!sc AustrInns In
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
, FIRST YEAR OF THE
WAR ON THE SEA

at the end Of the first year
or war not German fighting
craft, except submarines. is
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up-
per Adriatic and the Turkish
fleet to the Sea of Marmora
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine Of the central
european powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth Of German shipping
lies idle in the docks OF New
York, while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
AT the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor.
nous losses Of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses,
the following Is fairly accu-
GATE summary q the number
or craft which have been de-
stroyed
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-05

in the Wcs,som
the battle. ~ "" '"e
German
the IN
attacked
n MheL
mark the espotsO the
Octobcr