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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
TO STUDY SPEECH OF ANIMAL
scientist by No Means the First Who
Has Left Comforts Of civIiIza-
alton for That Purpose.

1t was recently announced that
Richard Garner was setting out for
the Congo. where he should study the
language of the monkeys. bearing
with him phonograph with which
to register the vocables of the Sim
ian lexicon.
He is not" says LIE Cri de Paris.
the first savant who has undertaken
to study the tongue of animals. I'm.
der the first empire Dupont de Me-
mours delivered a lecture at the insti-
tute, In the section OF sciences. upon
the language of birds.
think l see, said the lecturer.
some Of my respectable colleagues
smile at what l shall say about the
dialogues Of crows, OF whom they
know only by their ugly cries.
He averred that nothing had es-
capped him of the interchange of IDEAS
among the rocks and crows, but that
this knowledge had cost him two win.
tiers and very cold feet and hands.
He had noted twenty-five words.
such as era, gre. Gro, crou. crouou.
and that the analogy was very gram
NAUTICAL, and these twenty-five words !
express the ideas here, there. right.
left, go ahead, stop, feed, look outl |
man with a gun; cold, warm, let us
90. | love thee, same with me. etc."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
No Hurry About n

Some fishermen drifting down an
Ozark stream passed a weed-choked
cornfield. A span of mules and a Gull
tivator stood at the end next the cabin.
But the farmer, sitting on a nearby
log, his rife across his knees. seemed
in no hurry to start his days work.
A scraggly hen and one querulous
chicken moped in the spring sunshine.
Waiting for a shot?" inquired the
fishermen
"A hawk was after that thar chick
en- yesterday" drawled the hill billy"
"and l low ter take a shot at him IL
| see him terday."
When the party returned, late that
afternoon, the mules were propping
each other up in their morning tracks:
the farmer still sat on the log.
Haven't you seen that hawk"
The hill billy shook his head pa,
iently.
Not up ter yit."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
Latent INSTINCT"
sy eeNEvIEvE uLMAs

Aw' what's the useqp h,,,,.,
pr r.noa Gray and wriggled and O ar
pressed 'ss misery generally anu e&
rsn %. sun son. wen soon be throne, 4,
gornos Prof. Archilaus Mon.
list. iS' ana physiognom.
,ho ,on WINGED and struggles 90
sne learned savant felt his bnmns anu anu
hin -, a MS eyes and then grinnod
MN IN all over to test his muscle. e'ppeu
NOV. NOW, you may go, SON." direc,oa :, .
p,oiessor blandly. but Vernon Iiua u .ns
o ~ snake his clenched fist after the - -
oeuing form Of his human tos- e Ie
y, WING mad swooped down on ReIlev, u.'
, ~ make his profundity Impressive ana "a
likewise a few dollars. '''o ana
t.oa me boy has fine head and t. roos
the listening Vernon heard tbs
professor report to his father ~ . .Se
neAt room. Under my own or,.,n n
s sess OF concrete anthropology, how
10 minus in the RentIar a.
has latent instinct
What does that mean, IL 7 mar
ASK spoke Mr.. Gray, half sarcastic
any though hunhly.
Inc enunciation of a science %.
mnlcn ! am the first exponent" "a
sponded the professor grandly ar is
o -, upon the theory that all human
.'y inherit or acquire animal traits r
ave found them to exist in all INV snh
.ects' Some men resemble the ser
'ent' the wolf. the fox, the lamb"
And my boy?"
temper, my dear sir, temper 70 ba
.urped. That is his falling. The tiger
should say, exists in your son 70 .
legree-a noble monarch Of the forest
y, put. crossed, attacked, truly dan.
ami" muttered Vernon, disbel;av.
ngly and departing, I'm about as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15

The Learned savant Felt His Bumps
much tiger as he is lion! BAH!
and he made for the playground, Will,
the professor collected two dollar
from Mr.. Gray for his erudite exposi
ton Of the makeup of his son.
| Unfortunately the learned pundit i'm
parted his impressions to other par
ents, who had their sons examined.
He found all the animals shown in the
geography in various stages of devel
opment in his subjects, and bird char
acteristics as we'll He cut a wide
swath. Then one day placid, non
belligerent Vernon had a boy walk up
to him on the street.
Say" observed the bully, they say
you're tiger. Well, according to that
professor, I'm wolf. Wowi"-and he
"waded in"
He was a good deal bigger than Yer.
non, but the latter whipped him speed
lily, thoroughly and all over.
THE professor was right" pro
nounced Mr.. Gray when Vernon came
home, the victor, but savagely
scratched up. I'VE must curb this pro-
pensity."
So Vernon's companionship with his
fellows was circumscribed forthwith.
He had to be in by dusk. He spent
long evenings listening to advice and
the reading of solid books. About
three times a week the minister came,
purposely to deprecate the wicked
nature he must fight against"
Vernon got terribly tired of these
methods. He comforted himself, how.
ever, by roaming in the woods. One
day he roamed farther than usual, to
come across a small fenced patch OF
ground with a rude hut in the center
of it. He drew back with a shock.
He had never been there before. He |
had never seen the denizens of the /
house, but he had heard of them. Budd
his past a mystery, had
come there five years previous with
his little child. He had ignored all
1eighbors. Wrestling his living from
he soil, he rarely went to town, and
when he did his mods of recognition
we're sparing. He was recognized as
lalf savage, a social outcast, and his
laughter Irma was denominated as
that little demon"
She seemed to inherit her strange
ather's luminosity against humanity.
iome boys had crossed their field i'll
base Of a rabbit Little Irma had
ounced down upon the intruders,
ummeled them with her tiny fists 9
nd had then thrown stones at them. {
1rcing an ignominious retreat. |
Don't you dare come over that
,nce into our land!" suddenly star
ed Vernon, and looking up he recog- t
lied "the little demon" from descrip-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15

tion. She was barefooted. her hal,
was nying in the breeze, in her hand
sue heid a menacing stick.
won't, ma'am," said Vernon. and
men ms humility or detection or
courteous tones attracted the girl
I'm not 'ma'am,' I'm only Irma -
sue called out quickly, "and III he
friendly with you If you hayen,t come
70 can my father names and annoy
~ In because you act and talk so gen.
tlemanly." ~ % Sun
ana then Vernon found a boon com.
panion' a witch of the wild wbosa
company he sought and cherished ali
sniousn the beautiful fall season. II
sne was a little demon to others. she
proved veritable angel of low to
vernon. She knew every shady nook
~ tne woods. Nature was to her an
open book. -
ana tnen Vernon's father learned of
tne eompanionship. He started N ato
wnip tne tiger out OF Vermont" He
ahuued TO those outcasts, the Nichol.
sons, with whom no respectable people
would affiliate," and. locked in his
room weeping bitterly, Vernon sobbed
70 himself: IF Ina q tiger and Irma
Is little demon, then we're one ~ :
hind' I'll never forget her!"
ne did not. The next day he re-
ceived the announcement from bis IA.
.ner that the following one he was
70 be sent away--<u school onlv
once before his departure did Vernon
see lrma and tell her his sorrowful
story Their tears mingled. She
gave MIN four-leafed clover as an
amulet which he ever afterwards pre-
served. She said to him at parting:
1 can't live without you-so I'm 60
ing to get father to give me a chance
In lie and educate me and make me-
q me lady, so you won't be ashamed
OF me when am your wife"
vernon went his way, Irma hers.
shortly afterwards Budd Nicholson
disappeared from the village and Irma !
with him. There was a vague rumor /,
as TO an inheritance, later a clear one
tnat the Nicholsons were living In |
style in the CITY," and that Budd Mich. |
olson had come into his own.
When left Belleville," wrote Yer. |
non to his father eight years later a /
member of the bar and announcing his
approaching marriage, " the tiger sem
.ment would have made me reckless
out Tor the sweet, loyal influence OF
ne lady who is to be my wife. 1t was
iestmy that | should meet her again
n these later years. am proud OF
ny hancee-Irma Nicholson"
AND the Grays, father and mother.
'nu al the town were proud of her.
o. She flashed down upon them a
lappy wife. and oh, such a lady!"
rma mad been born for elegance. and ,
pentted her. Her bright, quick ma,
lre had absorbed education hungrily.
me had outstripped her classmates In
Intelligence and power.
HIM." muttered Prof. Archilaus I.
montgomery. when he learned the
acts OF the case, my concrete an. /.
iropology theory don't seem to have :
'orked out"
1t had not, indeed. The wild human :
Imbs he had tagged most of them de-
eloped into business lions of prey.
lie boy with the serpent instinct"
him became great minister, and
he majestic lion" lad never got be- a
md clerks salary.
And Vernon and Irma-they were =
odels OF the gentle cooling dove, and y
acious and kindly, and inestimably
Ippy. c.
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. ChanmanA W
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
poor Satisfaction.

Aftsr trying all the advice she
could read how to reduce, all the sat
isfaction Miss Hortense McGhee got
was to have her friends LOOK her over
ana say. How thin you're getting,
lear. Aren't you feeling well2'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
Mass Him rhlnk =. nla

DO you feel that you are called on
% 90 something for your fellow.
nsnr asked the indefatigabIe philan.
tnropist- Il don't know whether | am
or not, answered the practical mar.
put the unanimity with which nv
feilowmen seem to expect It some
times makes me think that I am
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15

'I%FS tSIsct u Lie.
Lie without pursuit Is a vague ana
languid thing.-Bacon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15

DO you think you can support my
daughter in the style to which she
has become accustomed?" mo. sir
out ! think : can support ner in the
style to which her mother had to be-
come accustomed when she got mar.
ried'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
Just the Thlnn.

Parke-"You know. wish l had
some real occupation that knew was
going to take up a large part OF my
time for the rest of my life" Lane
Why don't you start lawsuit In New
kg"-Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
Secret Of Superiority.

A mountain woman says the reason
Why we-uns knows so much more than
you-uns is because we can't read 30
much. So we think more.-W. A.
Bradley. in Harper's Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15
Strong Temptation

when man has an idea that the
weight OF the world rests on his Shout
oefa he IS almost invariably tempted
% Eek regardless Of the risk Of IN
get = his precious luggage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-15

All doctors do not practice the faith
cure, though most Of them heal BY
touch. Even doctors have to live
somehow
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19
AN IGNORANT EXPLOITER.

citizen of Juneau recently received letter from the manager of tourist agency, in which the agent referred to Cordova the capital of Alaska and navey remarked that, although Coova accessible just now
 ce blocked suppose it could be reached next spring And the tourist conductor then resolved herself into rhapsodes this dear, country, and how she proposed to bring many parties Alaska the coming scasonrovded the diff feIen would make potatch for her and behoof in return for benefits be derived from the punches and foc of travellers which she would personally conduct ther Twas thus. This person, who evidently knows nothing about Alaska, desires to exploit it in her interests but bonus stens good to her Of the different towns will fall all themselves in their haste to make the lady conductress donaon To the average easteer Aaskans
 supposed to be easy money presume and here was sup posed to be golden chance to get few easy dollars We would discourage enterprise but 1t IS admitted that this IS little rank People of the east sOuth elsewhere will come Alaska of and it for themselves and is hoped that they will not fall into the hands of ignorant Empire
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19
REAL CONDITIONS AT ANCHORAGE.

In the recent interview given out by Secretary of Interior 1ane in regard to the moral conditions at his government of Anchorage the statements made do not be with the facts He stated that the jail at Anchorage empty and that the federal officials had not found it necessary to make many any, According the deputy marshall of that place who recently passed through COdoa there has not been less than ten persons confined in the bastle there at time during the past months and only the other day the dispatches informed that Secretary Lane had ordered the sale of all town lots cancelled that owned by parties convicted of booeggng at the railroad terminal the lots to to the government. Nothing is said as to what will be done with the money paid Uncle Sam for this property but the presumption is that the government will keep it. The Times Is ccsng this action it believes strict enforcement of the law contract but it would like to know the real truth about conditions at Anchorage.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19
"BoY OFFICERS" IN ENGLAND AND ELSEWHERE

Rightly, Seattle editorial writer differs from those Eng fish newspapers that viewng with alarm the practice of making army officers of young The Seattle writer rests his behalf of the called bOy officers by referring to General Arthur McArtu, who only twenty years old when he commanded a battalion in the Civil
 The careers of many youthful officers could have been cited if the Seattle editor had been disposed to look up the records.
 Alexander the Great died at tiry-two signing for more worlds conquer Frederick the Great at his heghh of success hirtythree Lafayette major general at twenty
 When he fought the battles of Chippewa and lmdy s Lane, Winfield Scott only twenty-eight When Sheridan rode the head of troops sweeping through the Shenandoah valley he was but thirty-three.
 McClelland took command of the United States army at thrty-ive When he the battle of Franklin Schofeld was thrty-fom. Howard commanded corps at thrywo. McPherson died the field at thrtyfve. Socum was corps commander at thrywo, Custer Mckenzie, kpat- rick and Ames had not passed their twentsNh year when made generals Rawns only thirty when he Grant $ chief of staff Grenve Dodge major general at thirty three And Nelson A. Miles, who just few weeks testi fled before congressional committee military preparedness was a brigadier general at twenty-three.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19

The warm rain has had the effect of making the huge banks rapidly disappear well furnish the city with an abundant supply of water
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19

But few have thus far registered for the municipal election in April indicating that there will be little strug gle for the few local offices to be filled.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-19

m Now that ice the sidewalks has melted wouldn't it be good idea that they properly cleaned and kept that way? @
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
THE POLITICAL GAME.

The following timely editorial
from the Monroe News-Star, con.
tains a world of truth:
Beyond question politics make
strange. bedfellows. This was
emphasized during the primary
campaign which has just closed
Looking at it from a local or State
point Of view, We can but acknowl-
edge the truthfulness Of the as
sertion that politics make
strange bedfellows. The friends
OF today may be wide apart to-
morrow. Enemies Of yesterday
may be locked in fraternal en-
braces before another day dawns.
No one can say. 1t is a ticklish
game, filed with surprises and un-
certainties. filed with bitterness
and tragedy. and often honey
combed with hypocrisy. The
strongest ties of friendship are
frequently snapped asunder in
some unimportant campaign. HUI
man nature and politics differ.
A break in the relations, political
and even personal. of two men in
public life is ordinarily lacking in
the element that renders the sep
aration not merely dramatic but
tragic. The thing that grips the
heart Of the hardened follower of
politics is that longtime associa-
tions are snapped asunder by q
momentarv difference of opinion.
When longtime associates be-
gin to take opposite sides, when
two friends are seen swayed and
bent and broken, and a friendship
that has seemed everlasting, cast
to the winds, it is time to realize
the penalties exacted in playing
this perlious game. There is a
loyalty in politics that is profess
sional. 1t is Of the earth earthly.
But when the most successful pol
itician of his time, after employing
all of the official influences at his
command to give his unpolitical
friend a lift, and then breaks
with him, one cannot help but
feel that there is something more
serious and more sad than in a
mere political parting. So it is
with the bitterness which newt
ably follows.
1t seems difficult to retain last
ing friendships in politics, though
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12

|The people of Louisiana,
while they may and do like Mr..
Parker personally, as he is an up
right citizen and good man in ev-
erv relation of life, still they do
not now want to entrust the high
est office in this state to a repre-
sentative of II Killed Cock
Robin" Teddy and the party or
parties which he espouses. II
Did 1t. 1t seems probable, will
be nominated by the straight-out
Republicans to run against Pres
ident Wilson who will be nomi-
mated by the Democrats. 1t would
be a paradox or anomalous. to
say the least, for an old-line Dem
ooratic state to have its head asup-
porter of 81 AM" the champion
political chamelio and leader of
the Bull Moose revolters and
seceders. and the man who has
Topped back to the Republicans,
the party he defeated four years
ago.-Ponchatoula Democrat.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12

Louisiana is Democratic in
tensely so, as shown by Col
Pleasant S great vote in the recent
primary-and there is no law to
prevent John NJ. Parker from
running on a bull or COW moose
ticket if he so desires. but he will
find running somewhat difficult
toward the State capitol with the
load he has to carry. This is the
same John NJ. Parker who four
years ago told our people that
the election Of Judge Hall as chief
State executive would cure all the
political ills the tlesIDis heir to.
His advice was hearkened unto.
How sound his judgment VASES
now determined, but unabashed
be comes again. Cthis time posing
himself as the MosesCof the pco-
pie. lie may be fairly success
ful cotton Spectator. but as
political prophet and a reformer
he is decidedly2a failure.-Rayne
Tribune.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
VACCINATION AGAINST
TYPHOID.

CONTINUED from last Issue.
While We have had 40 eplde,nlc
Of typhoid in Louisiana during
the Year. in sex cral places, notably
in one of the smaller cities, there
have occurred number OF cases
From data gathered it seems clear
that in these Instances the lntec-
ton was fly borne from the eX-
posed filth Of insanitary closets,
and secondarily by direct personal
contact with the sick. Control
Of any prcventable disease is a
community problem. Control OF
typhoid, while not so difficult as
that Of some other diseases implies
pre-emlnently communlty5 CO.
operation.
The slow growth CT public senti-
mcnt and public activity is shown
by results Of efforts Of Boards Of
Health in a number Of States.
Virginia is a case in point. The
campaign has been actively car
ried on there since 1908, and the
typhoid rate has been lowered
about one=third. While this a
tremendous advance, it seems
wholly out of proportion to the
effort involved. In Louisiana the
campaign has been in progress for
four years, with encouraging re-
suits. but not having accurate rec
ords, the per cent Of decrease is
necessarily a matter Of conjecture.
Fortunately, however, for pro-
lection against TYPHOID, we are not
dependent alone on control of
conditions which serve as trans
hitting agencies. Vaccination is
preventive. Its effectiveness is
no longer a matter Of doubt.
Since 1911, when it first came into
general use, several million peO-
pie have been vaccinated. This
puts it beyond the experimental
stage.
The United States was the first
country to inOculate its soldiers
and sailors against this disease. In
1914 only seven cases occurred
among the $1,000 United States
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
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rendering our price lists obsolete
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Our customers fully advised Of
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12

there are some few notable in
stances where political friendships
have outlasted more sacred ties.
Most successful politicians are
devoted always to their friends,
for it is this devotion to friends
that makes them successful. The
writer remembers having heard
one Of the most successful poll
ticians who ever led men in Lou
isiana say: "Never tell an un-
truth, write a compromising let
ter or go back upon friend. =
That is good advice to follow in
any sphere Of activity. The man
who used these words never went
before the people for public Of
flee. but he was a real leader, and
it was well-known that his word
was his bond, politically or 9TH
erwise.
The man who goes into the
game of politics and once gets a
taste Of it is bound to ply it to the
end. 1t is more difficult to break
away from than it is to surrender
other and more deadly vices. and
it is most unsatisfactory. for the
greatest and most loved leader
in the end must give way to a
sue ceSSOr.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-12
THAT MIGHT HAVE HAP
PENED-AND MIGHTN'T.
:, STORIETTE.

A summer sun smiled from OF
high yesterday at a winter day
Little blossoms peeped shyly from
shelter and nodded at the green
grass growing all around. Birds
in the tree-tops caroled Of lazy
days and loving days. And
despite the season, all knew it was
sprjngtime.
| Especially was this noticeable
in Keith park. for always there
the first harbingers of spring
make their appearance.
In setting so lovely, one did
not look for frOwns or faces bar
rem of smiles. But such a face
was in the park, for oil Bill Woo
sit never smiles.
"What' the matter, Bill?" l
asked him. doesn't a day like
this make you forget the millions
you have made and lost and cause
you to want to wander and amid
SYLVAN scenes and explore shady
hooks and look for fairies in
whispering brooks?'
"Cheese that chatter, will veg"
he snarled. "Don't come feedin'
a man spring verse when the book
beer signs ain t out yet. Why We
can't see anything anywheres
but candidate cards. An, no
less n ten minutes ago, asst can
didate for the price of a drink an
he asst me to show him my poll
tax receipt.
"Darn such climate and such
blame fool laws as makes a man
pay for bein' a free-born Ameri-
can citizen!
"Gimmie the land O. the mid
night sun. Gimme the domain o.
never-melting snow an eternal
ice. That's whar men is men.
81 been in politics myself, once.
an it was up there in Alasky, too,
where man has got to be a man.
l was sheriff of Alasky once.
Never toll you about it, huh9
"Well, they was the hottest