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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09

her father, little later, coming in az
ter she heard the young man leave.
No, my dear; acted the same way
when Lilith Gay turned me down
bless her for that" answered her ia.
Their.
"Gracious!" said Madeleine, glanc.
ing at the clock. IT'S half-past nine.
! had no idea it was SO late. Let's go
to bed, father"
AT halfpast nine the Rev. Spur.
geon Beecher, who was to perform the
ceremony on the morrow, at ten, was
SUI Used to see Jim Bennett at the
door. Mr.. Beecher was an old wild
over, and always welcomed guests.
He was glad of the meeting, for Jim
had not attended church for several
Sundays.
Glad to see you. Mr.. Bennett" he
said. Il wanted to see you, in fact.
| was afraid you had been ILL.,"
III come next Sunday for sure"
answered Jim, leading the way into
the parlor more quickly than the old
man could follow. He lost sight of
jim in the passage, to find him in
the parlor, standing before the man.
tel. Il know l haven't been punctual.
MIR. Beecher, but I'll be regular in at
tendance in future. In fact, I'm going
to see the ceremony tomorrow.
"Ah, a splendid match" said Mr.
Beecher feelingly, not knowing that
Jim was a discard.
But do you believe cousins should
marry" asked Jim.
Cousins. sir? OF course not. But
they aren't cousins"
Not Immediately, but the Forsters
and the Grants. you know, spring from
common stock, the Jacksons-"
You are wrong" exclaimed the min.
lister, whose weakness was pedigrees.
The Jacksons were cognate branch
Of"
So excited did he become in his
discourse that. in bending forward. lie
lost his watch. 1t tumbied to the
floor. AT once Jim was ON his hands
and knees retrieving it.
Here you are, sir, he said. Why
your pockets ripped"
There was no doubt of it. The seam
had split, and the watch must have
fallen out through the bottom.
1T seems to be going, anyway"
said Mr.. Bennett. Goodnight, sir.
l shall remember what you told me
about the Jacksons."
Old Mr.. Greenacre, the church war.
den, was particular friend of Jim's,
but he stared in amazement when Mr..
Bennett coolly requested the loan of
the key to go into the clock tower.
What for?" he demanded.
I want to see the dipper."
Going crazy? Head ache?"
No. See here! There's a new
comet in the dipper. and | can't see
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
REAL LEVEL LINE DESCRIBED
It Follows Curvature Of the Earth, but
Must Be at Right Angles to
Perpendicular.

Has level line the natural curve
OF the earth or not? II 1t were posi-
BILE to construct spirit level one
mile long and to lay 1t so that it
would just rest upon a smooth body
Of water, would it touch the water in
the middle and be raised at both
ends?
To understand what is meant when
we say thing is level we must I'M
derstand what is meant by perpendicu-
lar. A line is perpendicular when, If
extended sufficiently downwards, it
would pass through the center of
the earth. This is the line given by
a plumb bob. A line is level when it
is at right angles to a perpendicular
line. A level line has the natural
curve of the earth. If you had
compass large enough to place one
point at the center of the earth and
draw circle around the earth, every
section of this circle would be level.
If you could construct a perfectly
straight rod one mile long and place
it on perfectly still water the ends
would be above the water if the mid
die just touched the water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Robin at Church Service

In Highland church on a recent
Sunday the movements of a robin
proved a source of great interest to
the congregation. The bird had evi.
IDENTIFY found it's way into the church
some time before the service, and ap.
peared not the least put about by the
presence of the congregation. So tame.
in fact, was it that It had no hesitation
in taking up positions close to the oc.
cupied pews. Towards the officiating
clergyman it evinced the greatest
friendliness, and confidently perched
on the pulpit gas brackets, over the
reading desk. From these points of
vantage it calmly surveyed the minis.
ter and congregation. The robin
seemed to consider it duty to take
a rart in the singing. and on each oc.
casion when hymn or psalm was be.
ing sung its cherry notes were heard
accompanying the congregation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Worth While Quotation.

Whenever you are angry or feel like
grumbling or pouting you
are gloomy, fretful or morose-you
are consuming your energy, wasting
your vitality and opening the sluice-
ways in your mental reservoir instead
of sending the power over the wheel
to drive the mental machinery.-Se-
lected
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
knowledge Gained by ExperIence

During the last school year a teach
er IN the Indianapolis schools asked
her pupils to tell her which was the
most important, to keep the face or
the teeth clean, and why. One of her
small boys replied without a moments
hesitation: Your teeth, cause they'll
rot of. and your face won't"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Many WAYS Of Measurlnn stnne

Because Of the variety of uses to
which it is put in its different forms,
there is no uniform system of measur.
Ing stone. Square feet, yards and
rods, perches, cords and tons are all
included in the list.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Fashion Notes

Short women should avoid much
trimming on their skirts, says a fash.
Ion writer. Yes, and so should long
women If their husbands are short
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Not the OnIv Ones.

New Jersey robins used a two-dol.
lar bill as malerial for a nest. They
are not the only builders who have
put all the money they could get to-
gether into a home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Lonq-Felt Want

A Sabetha man, Doc Tennal reports.
Is working hard to perfect device
by which an umbrella can be opened
only by its owner-Kansas City Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Nav Their Shadows Grow Less

There is a notable and welcome de-
crease in the number of those who
feel qualified to state just how every
thing ought to be done
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Surely Not,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." is the "a
tional motto of Hawaii, a sentiment
to which none but the most particular
can possibly take exceptions.-Ex-
change.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Ever urNnard

Yesterdays highest point of
achievement is the starting point of
today's. "-Paulist Fathers Motto.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-09
Optimistic Thouuht.

OptlniStiC nou9ht.
Evil report is easy to lift but difficult
to carry
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
AN ANCIENT BATTLE GROUND.

The most picturesque part of the is the pres ent campaign in Mesopotamia If there much going in Europe, that obscure enterprise would ap peal powerfully the imagination
 There really big issues stake in that distant sec tion of Turkey-inAsia. The British and Germans-lead- ing Hindoo and Turkish troops struggling for pos of the historic land route from Europe to India In that direction lies Germanys hopedfor Place in the Sun" She has sought establish direct railway commu ncaon from Berlin to Bagdad, and thence, perhaps, to Bombay That would provide quicker to India than England has through the Canal and the Red Sea.
 The British expedtonary force has struggled up the Tgris valley through country bringing
 supplies from The Turks have had to bring supplies all the way from Constantnople by wagon Taurus mountains 800 miles through the desert by
 The historic pictures conured up by the events campaign unequalled anywhere else in the The British with their brown sihhs and Ghurkas and Bengas almost took Bagdad the famous old city of Ha roun aLRaschd and the Theasand and One Night They have encamped the traditional site of the Garden of Eden They have the Ur of the Chaldees Abra hams original home and the ruins of ancient Babylon and Ninevah They fighting for the possession O. the route thousands of old, along which passed the wordconqHerors Assurbanipal and Cyrus Darius and Alexander the Great Mahomet and Tanner lane
 While the British struggling for Bagdad the Grand Duke Nicholas former commander in chief of the Rus sian armies is pressing down from the Caucasus noun tans between the Black and Caspian Seas with the ul mate intention apparently of eecting uhction wi;h the British forces The allies if they succeed in Th great adventure will only effectively bar the Germans and Turks from attacking India but will take them in the rear and possibly against Constannople from tho east.
 succeed they be the decisive factor in settling Tur keys fate
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
FEEBLENEss AND FEMiNIsM.

There time not long ago. when feebleness sign of female genity. No perfect. lady could walk couple of miles without exhaustion Upon any occasion demanding swift action sefconro the perfect lady promptly tainted She had slender waist meaning a deformed of about eighteen or twenty inches circumference She had dainty feet"-meaning deformed warped of all sembance to beauty by shoes small hghheeled pointed in the most un natural manner
 Her education limited to embroidery, little fancy cooking, little dabbng piano playing and possibly the execution of atrocities in waef She little sentimental literature and church when she fell able She knew nothing big life and work She drag first her father and later on her husband.
 Then lime when a few women demanded and
 got-"higher education" It a bold end exceptional maiden who went to college. Not being any too strong with carrying weight and responsibility which falls pioneers the nor their thrtiea and forties who well educated got their mental train ing at the expense of their physical Gel-being Even at that, they for the part in average oah than their sheltered sisters and accomplish moro because they have learned conserve what strength they have for working purposes
 Though these and their realization Of woman.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
MOVING BACK FROM CANADA.

In the last few there has been rather alarming exodus of American farmers to Canada It is estimated perhaps 100000 farmers went to Canada from They attracted by cheap land end by the added inducements of farm loans easy terms
 Now thousands of those farmers moving back to inc states
 Farming conditions just the but there is one pig change. The is Canada is given unccmpro nisngy helping the mother country in the successful prosecution of the The threatens con- scription. And those AmercanCanadians haven't any lesire to be drafted into the European trenches.
 They're not afraid of fighting In fact large numbers o Americans have joined the Canadian army But most of them have particular interest in the war; and of them want to be drafted
 Their attitude may be of interest the mtariss who urging compulsory service in this country.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
Saturday Morning, February 5, 1916.
rHucYDlDEs ON uNPRsPAReDNEss.

Some student of history has dug up this classic ancient Greek historian Thucydides speech de lvered by Syracsu Statesman, opposinb military measures to protect Syracuse from threatened nvas ion by the Athenians
 Even if the enemies to come, so distant from their resources, and opposed such power ours, their destruction would be easy and inevitable Their ships would have enough do get island at all and to carry such would be needed. They cannot therefore, carry besides army large enough to cope with such a population
 'They will have no fortified place from which to commerce operations but them better base than set of wretched tents and such means as the necessity of the will allow them But in truth believe that they would able to effect disembarkation.
 ~Let us. therefore, nsught these reports al together of home manufacture and be that if any enemy does come, the state will know how to defend itself in worthy the national hon or"
 Verify, there's nothing under the With the change of word or two wouldn't you take this for extract from speech made yesterday by oppon- of American preparedness?
 It may add to the interest of this ancient argument recall that the Athenans, after a did invade Sy- with such naval and military that temptuous country had imagined possible The Sy finally defeated the with the aid Athenan traitor, but they had close call
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
COLLEGE COURSES FOR EVERYBODY.

Colleges coming out of their shells They try ing last bring higher education the people In stead of standing aoo in academic excusveness they recognizing their duty to their communities They less about turning scholars about rais ing the general level of intelligence
 Harvard is a good example of the tendency Pres give any college is desired thirty per living within the Boston metropolitan district It doesn't matter social educational of applicant may If thirty people agree that they want Harvard teach them mineralogy Assyraogy ery spanish Victorian poetry short story writ ing or business law, Harvard will get on the job.
 And Harvard won't lost anything by it. except perhaps little academic dignity that's better lost anyway.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
A SECRETARY OF PEACE.

pr. Abraham Jacob the distinguished New York phy- scian and socoIogist says that government needs
 secretary of peace than secretary of Every nation should have such official he says, the Unit ed States particularly.
 There is not official among all the governments of Europe whose definite business has to for international peace although in every government in own there have been and many high officials whose definite business it has been prepare
 Why should this fact be recognized in mental machinery? To it seems absurd that while we spend tens of millions in developing the peace with agricultural and educational and other constructive governmental machines neither this any other nation has member of its official family any individual whose business straighten upon peaceful basis, if possible every complication threatening serious dispute
 What might have been saved by the work of such eighteen months ago in Europe?"
 Its idea. And isn't it worth thinking about?
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05

athletic girl
 Now that we have the vigorous woman who has energy enough for her daily duties and little thinking the side feebeness is rapidly disappearing charac erstc of womanhood The of today is determined that her daughters shall be strong both physically and mentally and she is intelligent enough to seek help in reaching the desired goal. She is learning to clothing which is help and not intolerance to her
 vity There is hope that the feet of the ration may be allowed freedom function nature in tends
 healthy mind in healthy body - the ideal of the Greeks is coming into reality. Feebleness is vanish ing before the ideals of a rational feminism
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
ROAD ID AJO FROM
 TUCSON NOW BEING
 SURVEYED FOR WORK
Board of Supervisors of Pimr County Start Engineers Out to Lay Out the Road to Connect New Camp.

TUCSON( Feb 4.-Work on the surveying and location of the propos- ed Ajo road was started yesterday by party of engineers under the direc- tion of w. H. Rosecrans, president of the Rosecranes Engineering company. which has charge of the work under a recent contract from the board of supervisors. R. s. Cookinham. the chief engineer of the company. will be associated with him in the work. and County Surveyor W. C. Goetz will also aid.
 A map of the proposed Yuma Ajo railroad has been received by Bert Hitch, clerk of the board of super. visors. A reconnaissance has recent ly been made of the road by Charles II. Lindman. engineer of Yuma coun- ty, from Mohawk, on the Espee, to the Pima county line. a distance of thirty miles. From the county line 10 Ajo it is a distance of about thirty five miles, and the Yuma officials are very anxious to have Pima county complete the road to Ajo The coun- ty has already completed a good high. way from Yuma to Mohawk. wher4 the road turns oil to Phoenix. Itis estimated that the Yuma-Aj jo-TVlso road will cut off 100 miles fron the Rorderland Route as at preseyt.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05
. . . . . . . q . Q . A BATCH OF SMILES .
. . . 2 . 2 2

A celebrated lawyer was having his head measured at a fashionable hat store the other day The man re- marked. Why, how long your head is, sir" Yes" said the lawyer, we lawyers must have long heads The man went on with his work and soon exlaimed: And it is as thick as it is long. sir"
 Mr. isaacs-I sell you dot coat at great sacrifice.
 Customer-But you say that of al your goods. How do you make a liy- ing?
 Mir. Isaacs-Mein frient, I make a small profit on de paper and string.
 Pat Mcguire had been misbehayinE, and appeared before his commanding officer, charged for the third time with the crime of drungenness. After Pat had started his case the colonel in severe tones said: Flight days con fined to barracks" But in endeavor. ing to write the IS" on Pats defaulter sheet the pen spluttered. Pat, notic- ing this. leaned forward, and, in a whisper: "Thry if it will make a 7, sir" This remark caused a general burst of laughter, and Pat saved his bacon.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05

Judging from the reported earnings of the New York ,anks. business must be pretty good and credit on ,rey sound basis The national banks of the metroDo- is earned last year average of over 2l per cent their capital stock The National City Bank earned a1 per cent. The First National earned TIC cent nabng it to pay 30 per dividend amounting to 5.ooOOoO-and leaving couple of millions for surplus.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-05

It is runored that Assooided Oil Co. controlled by Southern Pacific, will not enter Mexican PetrOleEih merger. Op- tion is said to have expired Friday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-05-24
RASTUS WRITES
POLITICAL DOPE

try ter kivver up ther jobs which
they air hoaldin.
we had a CRATE time at our alfalfar
barbeku. it wus a CRATE success.
cusin Jon hortin was thear, and SO
wus hennery tilman, ben's boy, en-
gorge nlergill, en- mr.. merkord frum
greenwood, en- SO wus cusin Klide en-
80 wus f1rnitoor Kar which rode UP
ter ther harbeku with cusin, Klide in
his new mersheen which you maid
him by ter keep up with you. is fur
nitoor Kar runnin with cusin Klide
en- cusin Jon or is he jest ridin?
heerd him say that him an cusln Klide
come up on shares jest like you work
a crop on half. he sed that cusin
Klide funisht ther mersheen en- ther
gasoline en- that he furnisht ther
hash an ther gas. as soon as j got
thare j seed EN- boath at the taibal,
an cusin klide staid jist with him til
he got his dinar an he wus rite.
cusin jon was lookin smilin an hap
pie. but it do seam ter rnea that if
cusin jon is fur ther poar man it is
time fur him ter oapen up his bank
an let us poar men have sum mummy
at strait intrust, 6 per cent. if he
wants a long lone, we vii give it ter
him an let ther intrust run rite on;
as i sed in mi last letar hoped
we wood soon hev rane, en- we now
hev it. ss soon as mi letar come out
in the press an banner it cummenct
ter cloud up en- now we have ther
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-05-24
Successful Target Test.

The use of motor trucks and ar
mored automobiles has already been
demonstrated in actual warfare, but
It remained for the American troop
ers now chasing Pancho Villa in Mex
leo, or guarding the border, to dem
onstrate the feasibility of putting
ordinary touring cars to military use.
A few days ago an Overland tour
ign car was driven north OF C0ium-
bus, N, M, by United States artillery,
men. A machine gun was mounted
in the tonneau and targets were
fired at, with the machine travelling
and at standstlll.
The test was reported to be very
successful. 1t was found that a
touring car was fully as logical and
as feasible as a truck for the pur,,
pose. The demonstration proved
that the vibration of a gun being
fired does not swerve the aim par
ticle. In fact, the car barely is
shaken. The objection to cramped
quarters was also conclusively dis
missed when it was shown that four
men could ride comfortably in the
car with the gun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-05-24
LIV.VER-LAX
ACTS SURELY, SAFELY.

Just because you are feeling the i'll
effects of torpid liver is no excuse
for buying harmful medicine that
has brought physical decay to thous-
ands. Calomel is dangerous and as
everyone knows has very disagreeable
and weakening after effects. Medi-
cal science has found a natural, veg
etable remedy, GRIGSBY'S LIV-
VER.LAX that thoroughly cleanses
the liver and bowels without causing
any bad feeling. Children can take
it with perfect safety. Every bottle
guaranteed. SOC and 81 bottle.
None genuine without the lieness
and signature of L. K. Grigsby. For
sale by any druggist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-05-24
antervil r. F. D. maigh %.

deer edditur-i knode you wood
recernjze sho nuff correspondent an
give me ther job when you seen how
j put it doun. a felar which Is in
the kuntrie ken keap you betar. poast-
ed then toun man. j sea thet the
MEDIUM hes taken up dote. this is
jest like the Medium. it seams ter
mea that you hev got them on the
run, when man copies arter you,
you is it, en- when seed that the
Medium wus runnin arter dote when
yu flung him overheard sails ter
miself, the Medium is follern. sea
thet you have maid them put on a
contest, en- git ernother eddutor, en-
by a ordermorebil, an now thay is
follern after you wild dote, which
has alreddy bin taken in by Mannins
offs hoalders. i knose dotes ritin
frum reedin it in yore paiper, an j
sees that his letar in the medium is
ritten by one Of the offs hoalders un-
der mannin. sees that jon Mac
Laurin sais as how one in twenty is
a offs hoalder under mannin an in
cose evry wun of them kin tel you
why mannin shood, be illicted. but
it seams that they kennot keap their
selves konvinced of it as they keaps
sayin it oaver an oaver to themselves
an evryboddie else. We vii talk
kare of the kote hous offs hoalders,
which is -itin letars ter ther paipers.
emmy ole offs hoalder kin alwais git
up excoos ter keep hisself in offs,
boath r. {. hill an dolph jones, which
was up frum columby sattidy can
toll you all bout this, but we
men in the kuntrie which is free
white is goin ter doc ther voatin in
this rails an don't you forgit it neither
we is not voatin fur a gunner that
orders dote to sit doun and then git
up, an becos he done it, thinks he
orter voat fur him. we is fur man
which ken run the guvnerdmint with
out havin sixteen hunderd boards en-
new offs hoalders, an we is goner git
it: we want you ter look in yer
books an sea how menny new ofises
hes bin creeated by Mannin sints he
is guvnar and how mutch sallery we
is now payin theas offs hoalders. we
think it will maik sum Of the, offs
hoalders write in black sum moar ter