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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
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MAKE Me AN OFFER for the fol-
lowing described forty acres: S w
Ia of S f Ia section "A, town
ship 20 S, range % E. ANY reas-
enable figure will be accepted.
Address David F. Watson, 215
Percy ST., Flushing. New York.
4S45
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16

well, anyway the first OF the sum
mer me and sister made up our minds
that we'd get rid Of her some way or
other. but we couldn't neither Of us
seem to make up our minds to come
right out fiat and tell her We didn't
want her. so we just planned to take
our vacations at the same time and
20 home and tell her We was goin' to
shut up the fiat and then maybe she'd
understand that we wanted her to get
another place Well. that girl was
Just determined she'd stay in that fiat
"It wouldn't look right, Mabel, sis
ter and me says to her, for young
girl like you to stay here alone and
your beau comm and like that Your
ma wouldn't like 1t bit
We'll Mabel was some mad, guess.
but she was just as set to stay as
ever, so finally sister and me had to
find her boarding place and just
about turn her out Of the house. Sis
ter looked so relieved when she saw
her trunk gon' down to the wagon
My she says Amt glad to get
rid Of herr"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
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New Zealand's pue-'c =, >
over 5000 wills Of LIVING -
posted In the public IT. ri
der which he is anV-''
and trustee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
one mas a sour looking face"
observatories Little rn,

lp ~, ''e employed
"a. uis presidential address at the
.@s, meeting OF the South African As
s.,'a''oh Tor the Advancement Of Sol
."'s. T. 7 \. hines called attention
10 the large number OF astronon,,an,
'ostF'a'ories. some OF them a5,o;r $3.50.
e9A'rpsa which are doing ,ittla ANY
,,,,.. 'esona' perhaps. maintaining a
,.'''' S9F''ee or chronological service
Il. 9 inheritance. He stated tho,
....... .s' Two Of tie observatories nos
ssl"s exceptionally large refract rT9
.1'yStoFes have not contributod IN, ing
month work from them IN ~ one
a, tho Us A. least 80 per cent
~ -, = S'F'af fTios 'isted III the Brit.
~ almanac publish notb;ne
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16

don't believe shes a went il ve'd
told her she couldn't stay, SO she KEEP
right on stayin'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
Classified Advertising

WANTED-By permanent resident,
neat small cottage close in. WIN
rent by the year if satisfactory
Address Cottage, care Evening
Telegram. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16
Natural Inference.

There goes woman who must
nave heard that lemon Juice is good
for the complexion" ooo
Why do you think So"
She has a sour looking faco.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16

told him | had lost the medal, what
do Won suppose he said?"
What
He said That's very strange after
all those evenings you devoted to prac-
tice You see, whenever he wanted
to call. i'd tell him he would have to
wait until the examinations were over.
And what do you suppose he's doing
now"
WHAT"
Taking Nan Perkers everywhere.
He never would look at her before"
Never mind" consoled Mary.
There are other Georges"
And everybody blames me because
I didn't get the price" lamented Jes-
sic. That's what hurts. For 1t wasn't
my fault at all 1t was my nervous
temperament, You see, We were num-
bered. | was No. g. and when came
into the room to play-we played be-
fore the jury Of man teachers, you
know couldn't see a piano at first,
although knew there were two in the
room. At last my teacher came to my
rescue and led me up to one of them,
and started off
Il got along pretty well until saw
one of the men put pencil to his
lips. Somehow or other that pencil
fascinated me. 1t was a long, yellow
one and had WORKOUT eraser on one
end. II got on my nerves. | wanted
to shrek, Put it down, Put 1t down.,
only my lips We're so dry that | could
not make a sound
After a while | felt tap on my
shoulder and, looking up, saw my
teacher. That's ALL he said. You've
finished And he never put 1t down
] sald Then ! wondered why they
looked 50 strangely at me.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16

At last found myself outside the
door and then sat down and waited
saw another girl, No. 80, go in and
| noticed that she looked rather pale.
I wonder If she'll see that pencil 7
thought But after while she came
oul again, paler than ever. but per.
fectly composed and not in the lea CT
frightened.
How did you ever do ito gasped
She looked at me and smiled
Dope, she said
Dope | repeated stupidity Then
she told me. II seems that she toot
three doses of some sort of powder
before going into the examination
room Ordinarily the doses would
have put strong man to sleep but
taken IN a moment of excitement thew
merely Gained the nerves.
Well the next day | heard that she
mad won one Of the medals, SO went
nome and told the family"
What did they say?" asked Mary
They laughed at me. and when !
SAID that next year was going n
take dope ard try for a prize father
said oh. no The next time YOU trn
for prize, the whole family will ,ahp
dope z" '"he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-16

Lakeland Business College-Com-
plete courses in bookkeeping and
stenography.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
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and BEAUTIFY 1T
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Spend 25 centsi Dandruif disap-
pears and hair stops
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Try this! Hair gets beautiful, wayy
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Just one application doubles the
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If your hair has been neglected and
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get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's
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and ten minutes after you will say
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We sincerely believe. regardless OF
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Evening journal., 1915-11-18

stance if it does not give perfect sat
isfactiOn and even mOre-if il is not
found the best remedy ever used for
any of the above complaints.
This excellent remedy is sufficiently
concentrated so that so cents worth,
when mixed at home. with simply one
pint of granulated sugar and one-half
pint of water (according to printed
directions) makes 4 whole family sup
ply 12S teaspoonsfuD while bottles of
the old, regular. ready-made kinds, of
doubtful merit, and without a guaran-
tee. usually average 20 to 80 tea
spOonsful.
II is prepared from strictly harm
less plants. contains absolutely no
chloroform. opium. morphine or any
narcotic or injurious drugs which dc
most cough remedies and can there
fore be given TO children with perfect
safety II is pleasant TO take and
children are fond Of it. Besides alb
solutely no risk is run in buying thi;
remedy whatever, on the guarantee o.
the above, well-known, reliable drug
gist who will refund your 25c il 4
is not found the best remedy ever used
If a neighbor or friend could be in
duced to divide and pay for half th'
quantity, the cost would thus only b.
about 12c to each.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
DELAWARE CITY NOTES.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, Nov Is.
Ernest Hickman, bf Port Penn, who
was shot accidentally last saturday, is
improving.
Fourteen recruits from Columbus Bar
racks. Ohio, arrived here yesterday, and
have been assigned to the companies at
Fort DUPONT
4 class OF children will be confirmed
in the Catholic Church here ON Sunday
November -. at 4 o'clock a class OF
tsmaller children will receive their first
Communion the same day.
The traprers in this section arc await
ing with interest the opening Of tn,
muskrat season the first Of next month
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

The first 300 persons calling at n b.
Daniorth's Market and Second streets.
will be entitled TO regular soc bot
Tie of Schihmann's New concentrated
EXpectorant for half price (25c) by
presenting the coupon below. prop
erly signed. With a view to giving
those who have not yet used this new
excellent remedy an opportunity of
trying il. in the treatment of Bron-
chial affections. including Bronchitis.
Whooping Cough. Group. Severe
Coughs. Colds and Hoarseness, to
prove its merits. these druggists are
willing TO allow the public the profit
which they would otherwise make and
the proprietor is willing to lose money
on the same, so as to give them an
opportunity of trying il. at partially
their expense, knowing it will be
found the best medicine ever used by
anyone.
Even though not in need of Cough
or Cold Medicine az the present time
il will pay To buy now. as some such
medicine is sure TO be required before
the winter is over. but this remedy
cannot be obtained at less than full
price again. Besides making this re-
: duction, these druggists guarantee this
remedy just the same as DIR. Schiff.
manns famous Asthmador, and viii
return the money in every single in
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
TOWNSEND HAS MANY
VISITING CUNNERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND, Del. Nov. ls.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Alfrec gave surprise
birthday party In honor OF Miss Anna
Alfrec, at their hone, on Cedar srive,
near here. Monday evening.
Delhert W. weber and II. II. Nanhorn
entertained the guests with music Those
present were: Misses Anna Bags. Reba
Beaklin. Jane Tucker, Anna Alfree,
Helen Alfree, Amanda Carey, Addie
Ivory, Bessie Savin, Cora Ivory. Eliza
beth Beckwith, Dorothy Chambers,
Laura Greer, Bessie Bags, Estella
Tucker, Gertrude Gallagher. Anna Co
matz, Cora Stewart. Mary Morris.
Nancy Jewel, Mrs. George Stewart. Mr..
and Mrs. n f. Moffctt. Mr. and Mrs.
II. H. Nanhorn, Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Al
free, Charles Newnanc, Levin Green
David Thompson, \. G. Hutchinson
Clarence Pierson, James Guessford. John
Alfree, Frank Baker, Harvey Bailey. Roy
and Alfred Greer, Edward Simmons, d
W. Weber, Sidney Baker, William How
ell, Arthur Purnen, William Simpson
Charles Hanifee, Charles O'Neal. Charles
Stearns, Arthur Slaughter, William an,
George Pierson, Joseph Carrow, Guy
Lockerman, Andrew Emerson, Georg
Scott. Lester Bishop, Clarence Everett
and Charles Bailey.
An automobile party comprising Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Hart. j. A. Hart, Jr
Misses Elizabeth Richardson, Mar,
Corkran. Senator and Mrs. Edward Hart
Mr.. and Mrs W. II. Reynolds, motore'
TO Wilmington OH Tuesday TO atten
the Goldey College commencement exer
cises.
Many business men of Wilmington
Philadelphia and Baltimore are spendin
their vacation with relatives and friend
here on cunning trips. Some of ther
are; Tinley Scott. L. /, Maloney. OF tn
Security Trust Company, of Whining
ton; W. c. Tweedie. Of Wilmington
DR.. John p Schwatka, of Baltimore
Hart Scott. of Dover; Arthur Locker
man, of Wilmington, and DIR. Jerome |
Fitzgerald. OF Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
FOR BRONCHITIS, COUGHS, bronchial
asthma and WHOlPING COUCH

Remedy Made at Home TeaspOOnsfuI for s5 Cents
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
Uncle Harry Tells About Saturdays Great Football
Game

How was football practice to-
day?" asked Joe.
pretty light" answered Jimmy.
who is playing tackle on the school
team. "Mr. Jackson said he didn't
want us to work too hard just before
the game tomorrow. You see
Just then Uncle Harry entered the
room.
Hello boys" said he. Football
is the subject tonight. is it? Well,
this is a good time to discuss foot
ball. All the country is watching the
big college teams. Just last Satur-
day Yale defeated Princeton at New
Haven by the score of 13 to Z, and
day after tomorrow Yale and Har-
ward have their annual struggle at
Cambridge
MY, / would like % see that
game" said Jimmy. 81 hope thai
when go 20 college I'll make th'
I Varsity. l think / would rather pla,
on the football team than do any
thing else"
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
SMYRNA VISITORS.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del. Nov. 1S.-The Rev.
Henry G.. Thompson. of Patterson, n.
j., is visiting his sister, Mrs. l.. NJ.
Price.-Miss Lillian Speakman spent
several days last week in Philadel-
phia.-Mrs. Clarke Lloyd, of Wood
bury Heights, n. j., was the guest on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Newall
Lloyd.-Mrs. Frank e. Postles has re-
turned home from a visit to her sis
ter, DR.. Frances Van Gasken, in
Philadelphia.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Price, of Queen Anne, Md, were re-
cent guests of their niece, Mrs
Joseph Carter. here.-William Ross
of Seaford, was the guest on Monday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boyer.-Mrs
Emma Thompson. of Hillsboro, Md.
has returened home from a VISIT tc
here niece, Miss Susie Reese, here
Miss Reese is spending several days
in Philadelphia Mrs. Sarah Lloyd
of Bound Brook. n. j., is visiting
her son. ]. Newall Lloyd, here.-Miss
Agnes Carrow has returned from a
visit of several days TO Mrs. Frank
4 Shakespeare, near Dover.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

Uncle Harry looked at Jimmy
gravely, yet in a kindly manner.
Jimmy" said he, smiling, do you
know why the American colleges play
football?'
The question was a puzzler for
Jimmy. "Why-why." he said, ito
see which has the strongest team, |
guess"
Yes. to be sure" answered Uncle
Harry. but back of that. why do the
colleges have football teams and
baseball teams and track teams and
compete with each other in sports?'
Tell us just what you mean. I'm
Gle Harry" said Joe.
"Ill tell you, boys. An all-around
man is a man who has a good brain
IN a strOng body. That is the kind
of man America stands for and the
more of that kind we can train the
better il will be for our country. A
man with a great intellect is seri
ously hampered if ne has weak
ailing body, and a man with I. great
hullxing body but without a trained
mind is terribly handicapped. We
want men with both trained minds
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
In Milady's BOudOir''
Attainable Beauty For Most Women By GWEN SEARS.
at No Expense.
Copyright 1915 BY H Y. Taft
The Beautiful Voice
Copyright 1918. By H Y. Taft

Of Europeans tell
of nouuc
and hear her from aar
brought TO we observe
the and ashamed
voice that is badly pitched reform easy 1t not beauty defect
like head
something that Danish with hougbut we have so little
o
have been advanced for the American woman un
inheritance
natural Yankee
of
excitement hurried exstance
thoughteness
treatment when should
endowed with
resisting they resist the they
is almost miracle
thai our voices as a $ Of
The softly hummng will be help toward
acquiring softer and more musical voice Also is help toward sof
within souls
invariably show unlovey thoughts in the Of the voice
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

nesday.
The proceeds are to go for the bene-
fit of the new library for the High
School. The nucleus for this library
is the set Of Shakespeare won IN the
spelling contest during Teachers In
stitute in Wilmington last week
Many farmers In New Castle hum
dred are arranging to move from
their present farms TO others in diff
ferent parts Of the county. Lack OF
help is causing the changes
New Castle men who work In the
powder mills at Carney's Point
caused one OF the local conductors q
little uneasiness. While enroutc tC
Wilmington he detected peculiar
odor and thought 1t was gas. "Wil
you telephone to Superintendent
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

Johns farm, near State Road, died on
Tuesday evening.
The members of the Missionary So
ciety Of the Presbyterian Church
packed a big box Of good things today
and shipped it to deserving mission
aries.
The bi-monthly entertainment OF
the Penn Literary Society Of the High
School will be held tomorrow after
noon. In the evening when the Par
ent-Teachers' Association meets, the
High School will present pleasing
program. The meeting promises to
be largely attended. as the pupils are
in a contest to get their parents to
the meetings. Arrangements are we'll
under way for the bake TO be given
in Challenger's drug store next Wed.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

and strong bodies. Isn't that so?"
Both boys nodded assent.
Now it is the purpose of the col
leges to turn out all-around men and
the deep-think educators who con-
duct our colleges recognize that it is
almost as important to build up their
students bodies as to train their
minds So these educators have en-
couraged their students to compete
in athletics because competition of
this kind adds interest and zest, just
as scholarship and prizes encourage
the students to do their best in their
studies. It's hard work out there on
the football field. as Jimmy knows.
| You wouldn't enter il with half the
spirit if there weren't games to be
won and the interscholastic cham.
pionShip to be played for. would YOU?
mo. indeed" answered Jimmy.
That's the whole story" said Uncle
Harry. Athletics build up the body
and the classroom work-the curricu
lum they call it-trains the mind. Bot
are absolutely necessary, and ! veT
ture to say, Jimmy, that when you g
to college. you will decide that it
not worth while to slight your studie
in order to play on the team.
Il wish the three or US we're goin
to be in Cambridge on Saturday" col
tinued Uncle Harry. 1T is going [
be a splendid game between Yale an
Harvard. I'll tell you hat we wi
do. You boys come down TO my o.
flee that afternoon at o'clock an
from my window W will watch tn
newspaper scoreboard where eac
PLAY on the field is reported"
How is it possible to report eacl
play?" asked Joe.
, Many wonderful things are don
, by the newspapers these days. A
the game on Saturday a crowd o
newspaper reporters will watch ever
detail of the game and TELEGRAPH
? each play to the newspapers as
happens. Instantly the newspaper
will set IL up in type and in a SUI
2 prisingly short time afterwards pee
2 pie hundreds of miles away from tn
4 city in which the game is bein
d played will know all about it.
. But to come back to the purpos
j. of athletics. on the campus of Prince
ton University there stands an in
j pressive bronze statue. This statu
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

is that of { splendidly-built young
man in football uniform. the kind of
young man you could imagine tear.
ing great holes in the opposing line
and plunging through for ten or tif.
teen yards. Yet under his arm he
carries three books which signify that
he is not satisfied with having a bic
strong body but that he is going to
have a big strong miro as well. That
is what the American colleges stand
for
Uncle Harry rose TO go.
Good luck to you tomorrow, Jim
my" he said. "lll be on the side
lines watching and cheering you
Your father and I are going to thu
game together. Goodnight boys"
Good night. Uncle Harry
Copyright 1915 by The NC Syndicate
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
NEW Castle Pupils
Study GIVES WORK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Nov. 49,
Arthur R. Dunn, of Washington. d.
c., who has charge of the educational
work in the State. spent yesterday
and part of Tuesday In the schools
here Miss Carrie Downie is the
local teacher in charge OF Community
Gives. and the pupils are taking a
deep interest in such affairs.
Jesse Lucas. tenant on the John
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

Mr.. Xlandy a gentleman sixty
years of age and we'll known here,
says: / have suffered with kidney
trouble for the past three years, had
such a backache | could hardly bend
over and my suffering was intense.
My stomach was badly affected. also
had sourness, much pain and soreness
throughout my stomach and chest due
TO gas. ] would belch up sour food
and felt tired out and achy all over
Thanks to Herbal Lax-a-Tone Z feel
fine and can recommend II highly.
The Herba' Lax-a-Tonc man is at
the Miller Drug Store. 404-4O6 Market
St., where he is introducing this rem.
edy to the Wilmington public from
Q a. m. to 9 p. m.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18
Wilmington MANS
suffering over
John Xlandy, IOI7 Chestnut
ST., Relates the Rea-
son Why

In conversation with the Herbal
Lax-a-Tone man at the Miller Drug
Store. 404-406 Market St. he said:
The people of this city are becoming
convinced and the number of satisfied
users continues to grow. II is a won
derful preparation.
Evening journal., 1915-11-18

Lancaster that the gas main Is
broken" said the conductor, as a
passenger got on his car.
Gas, nothing" replied another
passenger why that odor is only
the smell Of ether from the clothes
of the men working in Careny's
Point"
Men who have been In the habit OF
coming home in launches have been
] known to fall asleep in the boats. and
II was with difficulty they were
aroused from their stupor when the
boats arrived here.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held this year in the Presbyterian
Church.
William S. Martin. who went under
treatment in St. Agnes Hospital, Phil
adelphia. has retured home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
PIONEER DRUGGIST
 DIED YESTERDAY
M. E. Wilmington, for Thirty Years Engaged in Business in Birming-
 ham, Dies After Long Illness

M. E. Wilmington, aged 55 years, one of Birmingham's oldest and best known citizens, died at the family residence. 1512 Twelfth avenue. south, yesterday afternoon at o'clock. MT. Wilmington had been in i'll health for sometime and had been confined to his bed for the past three months. He is survived by his widow. one son, Jack, and one daughter, Miss Martha. Also two brothers. w A. Wilmington of Leeds and Harry o. Wilmington of Charleston; three sisters. Miss Julia Wilmington. Miss Jennie Wilmington, and Miss Lottie Wilmington. all of Charleston.
 The deceased came to Birmingham more than 30 years ago and entered the drug business under the firm name of Wilmington & Lynch. Later he dis solved the partnership and remained in business under the name of With ington's pharmacy. Up until the time of hls death he was the owner of Wfthington's pharmacy, located on tho Chamber of Commerce corner He was member of the Temple lodge, A. F. and A. M, and always took a great interest in all fraternal affairs MT. Wilmington was man of high moral courage and integrity He was known and admired by scores of friends throughout the state. He was born in Charleston. s. C.. and came to Birming- ham when the city was little more than a hamlet. It will be with deep regret that his many friends and ac- quaintances will learn of his death The remains of the deceased are be- ing held at Shaw Undertaking com pany pending funeral arrangements, which will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18

I dow waiting to make deposits or to get their pay checks cashed.
 Friday was the 18th and was pay day for most of the railroads as well as many of the big industrial con cerns.
 Every school teacher in Birmingham received a check for the first month s work Saturday morning.
 Hundreds of visitors were here for the fair Saturday who brought money to spend with the Birmingham mer- chants. The fair attendance suffered Saturday but the downtown merchants apparently got the benefit of it, for retail stores were simply thronged all day.
 one of the big department store man aSers was frank to say yesterday that last week was the biggest week for business in the history of the store New records were undoubtedly made at numerous establishments.
 They are now confident that things In Birmingham are on such substantial basis that Birmingham will proceed now from week to week to set a new pace in progress and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18

man, woman and child in Greater Bir- mingham
 Birmingham banks Saturday had one of the busiest days in years and though the banks close on Saturday at noon the records made up to this hour were phenomenal. The corridors were thronged with people and even when the doors were closed long lines of people were in front of every win