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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
The EDELWEISS
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Tommy Griswold was very unhappy.
For two years he had been in love
with Marion Chester and during that
time he had seen her drift farther and
farther from him. II he had spoken
to her during the first glamour of their
love perhaps-but he hadn't. After
ward things just drifted. Sometimes
they were tacitly engaged and some
times they were almost strangers.
You see. Tommy" explained Ma
rion. with her engaging frankness,
you're so ordinary. There's about as
much romance about you as about"
"The average American man." said
Tommy, sarcastically. "All right, Ma
rion. perhaps some day I'll convince
you"
But then, again. Marion would say:
II don't care for any Of them. Tom
my. dear. only you. You're like dear.
big brother to me and"
Some day." Tommy would ask, try
ing to control the hammer in his chest
But that day seemed farther OF all
the time. However. there was this
consolation: in few months Tommy
would automatically be raised to fifty,
and then, even in New York, two peo-
pie could scrape along somehow.
1t was really to tell Marion about
that prospective fifty that he followed
her to Grundelwald that summer. He
could just make the trip on his vaca-
ton schedule and have five days to
spare. On his arrival he surprised
Marion considerably. but she did not
seem in one of her most amiable
moods. She was talking to big blond
beast of a man, as Tommy described
him, Roumanian count with half a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28

The fashionable collar cape is ar
tistically utilized on this one-piece
frock of striped challis in two shades
of blue. About the bottom of the skirt
there is a band of plain blue faille to
correspond with the cape. The deep
cuffs on the sleeves are also of faile
In medium size the dress requires Az
yards 44inch material and the cape.
which is separate "a yards 36-inch
silk. including enough for the trim
ming.
Today's dressmaking lesson has to
do principally with the cutting of the
dress. A study Of the cutting guide
shows that the back and front cores of
the skirt are laid on the lengthwise
fold of material. with the front Of the
waist placed next to the front skirt
gore. The cuff Is laid on a lengthwise
thread of material and fits nicely into
the space opposite the front of the
waist, the lower corner of the cuff
meeting the armhole. The sleeve is
also laid on a lengthwise thread. Then
comes the back of the waist. on a
lengthwise fold. with the collar last,
on a lengthwise thread.
The neck of the dress is cut in round
outline. and to do this the underbody
is cut out at the neck edges on small
20" perforations. The small 90 per-
forations on the cores of skirt indi-
cate the outline for making them
shorter.
To cut cape avoid mistakes by lay
ing out pattern on material in accord
ance with cutting guide Place pieces
with edge marked by triple TIT" per-
forations on a lengthwise fold of ma
terial. If desired. cut off front edge OF
collar section ] along small 20" per-
forations.
Trim collar with a narrow band
Sew collar to cape, notches and cen
ter-backs even; close, bringing the
neck edges together at center-front ant
roll collar.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Selecting Ones Work.

Don't choose q business because
other people are making a lot OF
money in it. and don't reject the pro-
fessions merely because you have
known some doctors and lawyers who
can't pay their bills. What you must
look for is the kind of work you can
do best. In that you will be the hap
piest and most successful, even
though you never become wealthy
]. F. Johnson, Dean of the New York
School of Commerce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
A DELINQUENT HUSBAND
BY ERNIE OlMSTEAD.

Beatrice Strengthened up from her
darning and glanced across the living
room table at her husband engrossed
in the evening paper Her appraisal
was silent, but comprehensive. Elk
cept for a little thinning Of the hair
above the temples and the addition of
a little flesh and eyeglasses, Fred was
the same fine-looking fellow she had
married.
She sighed. then got up and went to
a hall mirror and began an investiga-
ton of herself She felt pretty an
cient, with eight-year-old twins asleep
upstairs. 1t had been long time
since she had given herself much
thought, but now she looked search
ingly at each individual feature, her
hair, her eyes, the curve Of her mouth
and her smooth. velvety cheeks. She
gazed long and carefully. but finally
turned away satisfied.
Fred's magnetism-the thing that
had caught and held her when she
struggled against marriage and the
loss Of her freedom-unfortunately
had the same effect upon other women
that it had upon herself.
The effect had been slow. but sure.
Fred had been spoiled and had got
away from her.
Beatrice had never cared much or
resented all this She was busy with
home duties and her children, and she
argued that Fred would come back to
her when the children were older and
she had more time. But now the chill
dren were older and she had plenty of
time-too much, but Fred had not
come back.
81 think I'll run over to the club,
Bee" Her husband came out of the
living room and went for his hat. IF
/ am not home by eleven, go to bed.
Good-by." He kissed her lightly on
the cheek and went out
She went to her desk and took out
two letters. The first was business
letter inclosing a check for $500, her
own dividend that she received from
some family stock. The second was
from Evelyn Warren, in New York,
urging her to make them visit. I'VE
are In the midst of a merry whirl,
dearie," she wrote. so you'll have no
chance to be bored. Besides, Cecil
Frampton is here and not married yet.
(He never got over losing you, Bee.)
Two weeks away from that poky old
place will make a new woman Of you.
Do come. Lovingly, Eva"
fred she asked at breakfast.
when do you think you will make
your business trip to New York? You
always go about this time, don't you?"
Eyes, I've been thinking about It.
About the 25th. suppose. Why"
when you are away think I'll
take the children and-and go to Aunt
'Martha's, She's been writing for US,
you know. I'm getting some new
clothes"
aThat's right You won't get so
lonely" Time was when he would
have said: Cant you get Aunt Mar
tina to come and stay here with the
children so you can go with me? The
trip would do you good"
That day she filed in the date Of the
letter and mailed 1t; then betook her
self to the tailors and dressmakers in
. nearby city. Time was short for
what she had to do.
Fred, too, made the preparations for
his trip East, and when he finally ar
lived in the greet metrcrolis be vas
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Baseball 4,C-O Years Old.

1t Is now believed that Egypt is
the birthplace OF the original ball
game. How it was played history does
not record Recent excavations made
near Cairo have brought to light a
number of small balls, some of leather
and others OF wood dating back to at
least 1000 B. c. These are the oldest
balls of this sort known.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Strange.

Some phases of politics are rather
hard to understand.
mo doubt"
For instance. you would think a
candidate less liable to slip while
running on dry plank than a wet
one."
Yes
But the minute you suggest to a
practical politician that he put a dry
plank in his platform he shows the ut
most trepidation."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Humor of Great Writers.

The humor of Dickens always has
something sermonesque about it. The
satire and humor of Thackeray are
like lash to human error. The hui
NOR of Moliere is the weapon of one
of the greatest nonsectarian preach
ers that ever lived--a preacher de-
nouncing avarice and the other pri-
mary vices that spoil society rot the
soul and make men unhappy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Perfect Artificial Foot.

The foot of the artificial leg is In
itself an exceedingly clever counter
felt Its core is part of the same piece
Of wood that makes the body of he
leg. Enveloping this core is rubber,
vulcanized on in a series of thin lay
ers. the result being to give the foot
lively springiness. rendering it COM
Portable for walking and helping to
give the wearer a natural gait.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
She Did.

Mr. Wise-rd invest that little sur
plus money you have on hand 80 that
you'll have something for a rainy day
If l were you.
Mrs. Wise-I did so today. | bought
a new raincoat. a rainy-day skirt and
a gold handled umbrella.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Sleep in Darkened Room.

The most undisturbed sleep is al
ways enjoyed in a thoroughly dark
cred room Light acts upon the brain.
and those who keep their blinds up
will find that in the summertime, when
SO few hours are really dark, their
sleep is restless and disturbed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
WILLING TO Let IL Ache,

A barefooted darby, while hoeing
cotton one day, saw his big toe under
q clod, and. thinking it was a mole's
head, hit 1t and hurt himself. After
working with II for a while he got
tired. set his foot on a stump and
said: Well. jes pain away now: l
doesn't care. you hurts yeself wus'n
ye do me-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28

In Princetown, on Cape Cod. wind
and sun have made the old houses as
much a part of the landscape as the
sand itself. and a group of painters
have founded Kind Of Quaker bo-
eemia. low In color and gayly i'm
provident
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Expert Taxidermy,

In the art of modern taxidermy III
old system of simply "stufing' thl
skins OF animals has been done al,
with and a standard method of az
curate lifesize modelling established
Over a carefully male plaster cast o.
this model the skin is stretched. gluet
and sewed SO that it is difficult to So.
how it was accompl' shed; for the mo
ment IL is easy to believe that tn,
animal itself has been preserved In
tact in some marvellous manner.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Jimson's STANDING.

Unison tells me that everybody
has their eye on him nowadays"
Eyes. He's what you might call one
OF the most suspected members of our
community. "-Buffalo Express.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
She Was More Thorouah.

Mrs. Exe-"lt isn't right to charge
Willie with taking that money out Of
your pocket. Why don't you accuse
me?" Mr.. Exe-"Because it wasn't all
taken. STRAY Stories.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
Voice Of the PeopIe.

A Pittsburgh educator has figured
II out that only one out of every u.s.
900 Americans thinks. The rest are
orators?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28
No Great Difference.

Our own human nature is about the
lame brand as the next mans human
iature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28

Optimistic Thought.
When it is dark the coward ia very
valiant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28

Pictorial AZ inches bust
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-28

dozen names and a sheer that fastened
itself aggressively on Tommy.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
DEMOCRATIC PROMISES
TO FARMERS FULFILLED.

Don't forget, Mr.. Farmer. tha,
through your Farmers National Con.
gress, National Grange, National Farm.
ers' Union. American Society Of EQUITY
and similar organizations you have for
years demanded and have importuned
Republican administrations for 1epis1a.
ton you needed.
What did you get?
Through ali the years since 1864 the
Republican party was deaf and blind
to the farmers financial needs, this in
the face Of the fact that successful, sv.-
TENS Of rural credits were in operation
throughout Europe for a century. When
this great Democratic measure wa. nut
o a vote in the senat. or May q, 1916,
only five Republicans dared vote
against it! Three of them were on the
subcommittee who wrote the Renub-
lean platform Of 1916.
Was it because you we're nor BIO r.,
erests? You We're, many Of you. high.
y financed, and High Finance held tha
mortgage, and to that extent yo,, ba.
ionged to High Finance. But Won na,1
DIG interest to associate with Big IN.
erests. a stack Of wheat wasn't nc
GOOD collateral as a sheaf Of scra,,s nf
PAPER held by a stock gambler, Nor
did the Political Bosses Of the Renub-
lean party care to give you financial,
Justice. They We're too busy "protect.
ing" themselves.
THE PROMISES OF THE DEMO.
CRATIC PLATFORM OF %19r2-v.rit
ten in courage and honesty and with
sympathetic understanding Of the needs
Ct every honest American interest
HAVE BEEN KEPT!
The Republican party refused IN do
these things, which the prosperity of
the American farmer required.
The Republican presidential cand}.
date. Charles E. Hughes. denounces tbo
Democratic party and President WIN.
son for having done these things.
Where does FOUR interest Iie7-rFyom
Farmers Pamphlet Issued For Free Dist,i-
button by the Democratic National Cam
mittee.]
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
BURLEs0N's THREE STRIKE"
That s%5,2oo,ooo Check Wins Opponents
Praise.

The Democratic party seems to have
enough capacity to run the postofice
department. Postmaster General Bur.
Lesson has deposited a check for S5.oOO,.
ZOO with Secretary McAdoo, being the
profits Of the fiscal year 1916"
Sounds like a Democratic campaign
orator, doesn't it?
But it isn't. It is the Philadelnhjo
Public Ledger. a paper that is support.
ing Hughes. telling it's host of readers
about merely one Of the deeds of tho
Wilson administration.
Continues the Ledger:
"The secretary Of the treasury re-
plies that his department has experi-
enced the sensation of receiving a pos.
tal surplus only three times in eighty
years. and those three times have been
under the administration of President
Wilson and Mr.. Buriescn. But we have
no hope that this will satisfy Mr..
Hughes. He will tell the next audience
he gets hold Of that the service is not
nearly so good as it used to be when
postmaster generals were Republicans
and there was a deficit every year, the
amount being something over $17,000,-
NM
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
MEXICO is COMING BACK
saved From Conquest, 1t Is WORKING
Out Its Own Nc-tinu

Encouraging news continues "a
come from Mexico. and the tira1,s
of President Wilson's critics grow
m all the while. Mexico has seen
much misfortune. has borne many
trials, has experienced many tragedies.
out there is a %buoyancy TO the present
situation that gives cheer to friends
OF that long-allffcring republic.
Americans, coming from that conn.
try' BRING optimistic assurances. They
declare that there is much better gov
eminent there than for many yeors
that Carranza money is increasing in
value, that business is picking up and
thai law is being respected.
The New York Evenin" SIM , Re.
plpllcan newspaper. Which usually
crltlcis"s everything President Will
son does. is compelled to recognize the
facts. telegraphcd from san Antonio.
Texas, by William G.. Shephrrd, war
correspondent of the United Press.
who has been one of the kccnest OH.
servers of conditions both in Europe
and Mexico. Mr.. Shepherd, back from
q long service abroad, was sent re-.
comfy to the Mexican border. After
a careful survey he reported copc]u-
slons which the Sun displays under
The heading: Mexico Coming Back.
business Grows Observation-Disclosures in
Carranza Increases and Things Look
Up In part Mr.. Shepherd says:
Mexico is coming back. It's not
a dead rubber nation; it's got a
bounce in it. a. summary of the
news from the heart of Mexico.
gathered in the last three weeks
along the border from Americans
incoming from Mexico, shows be-.
yond doubt that conditions are
improving, confidence in Carranza
Is growing, the situation is gain /
ing %buoyancy, Carranza money is
gaining in value and business n
picking up. i
l- -+4
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
Is Vile Concoction.

"lherc is a reason for this. The booze that
men buy in Denver today from street mer-
chants paTalNzc a mans muscles, so he can't lift
ms arms or move his legs; then it makes him
Dl1nd, SO that he can't see what he is doing, and
II ties up his vocal chords and sets his brain on
tire. These arc The first symptoms. Later comes
the dellrinm, when a mans cot to he tied in bed
to keep him from self destruction and after that
the exhaustion Of mind and body md poisonous
effect on the organs Of The body. 'Aany men are
arrested for being drunk, but the bootleggers
are not brought to the bar.
"1n spite Of these arrests and cif the cases Of
'drunks' at the county hospital, the city admins
tt!rat'on, OF which the county hospital is a func-
ton. insists that the law is being enforced" said
Collect, who is of the opinion that unless the
boo|Iegger and his merchandise are done awav
with, hundreds Of men will be destroy we'd and be-
come public charges.
The man who recovered from Ills latest ca
rouse and sought the office of the prison asso-
cation declared that what he bou ght from a
street merchant in broad daylight, in! a street Of
inc business section, was a compou1, id of wood
ALCOHOL, tobacco Juice, vitrol and a sn TALL portion
of whisky.
TITS flowing like water in this towri," declared
The victim, Sand it is sold so openly that a blind
police official ought to be able to catch the law
breakers"
Yet the state administration and the district
attorney insist the city is dry and that nothing
has been left undone to enforce the law. PlentV
OF drunken men have their names written IN
the police blotier and few, very few, bootleggers
or importers"
Adv~Puhhshed by tss : M N Hs Commercial and Labor
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
Booze for All.

\ man finds no difficulty in getting all the
booze ne wants after he lands the first drink
sad a man who had come to the office of the
PRISON association after recovering from a spell
OF bootleggerS poison. "A whisky breath seems
10 summon all the vultures from alleys, from
dooIways, from shadowy places of downtown
blocks and even from so-called respectable
le'si1borhoods where importers are quietly
dispensing what they ship in through street
agents. These street agents step up to a man, if
ne looks a bit seedy, and say, Want a drink?'
"For a moment he disappears. returns with a
pot'le' taxes ms money and is gone, and the
buyer is left with a bottle of the dcadliest stuff
ever concocted for the destruction of man and
his mind.
Il don't know what's in the stuff" continued
me convalescent, "but | do know its effect.
They say there is less crime now than formerly,
when the open saloon prevailed, although there
is booze to be had for the asking.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-10-06
HOW PROHIBITION LAW
AFFECTS COLORADO.

In its issue of September II the Denver Post,
a prohlblt1on newspaper, publishes on it's first
page one OF The most s~cathing denunciations of
the prohibition laws imaginable. Should Mon
tana vote dry. this fall, it is no more than fair to
expect that similar spectaces will be witnessed
IN It's cities. That Montana may realize what is
IN store for them if this proposed measure be-
comes a law, The article is herewith reproduced.
CRAZY. paralyzed drunk, seven men were
taken to the county hospital in the last week, &C.
cordlng to ". E. Collett, head of the prison asso-
cc'a'on, because their condition was too serious
Tor jail authorities to deal with.
In face OF these seven exhibits resulting from
inc merry bootlegger plying all unmolested trade
on city streets, in roolning houses, in pool rooms
ana ana SOFT dr'nk emPoriums: the city administra-
tion declares that Denver is dry and that all is
being done that can be done to enforce the pro-
hibitiOn law.
1.-THE effect Of the hootlegger's booze is some
tl1''1& ap'palllng,' said Collect. II have myself
OBSERVED a number of cases and have heard the
v,c'l'ns explain their condition when the power
OF speech has been restored to them.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-28

number of hours of labor, with, IS a goal the general introduction of the
eight-hour day"
Roosevelt said:
"The congress should consider the extension of the eight-hour law.
* The principle of the eighthour day should, as rapidly and
as far as practicable, be extended to the entire work carried n by the
government"
And now turn your gaze on this: Speaker, Theodore Roosevelt; occa-
sion, speech O Observation-Disclosures declaration:
I'VE have seen in this country few things more dscredtable to our
representatives and mor omnous to the future Of the nation than the
passage of the Adamson eighthcur law for railway tranmen."
WAR WITH MEXICO
As financially interested in Mexico. and inasmuch as would not
jeopardize my W life or the lives of my to protect m property, |
would be a coward and murderer if sen my countrymen Ito death or
behalf of my property.
The lives of American soldiers should not be sacrificed and the peo-
pies treasur waste. to protect the property rights of citizens who have
taken a chance IN the laws and conditions of people beyond or CONTROL
William Kent, congressman from California.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-28
WHY DAY?

WILSON DAY, commemorating the dethronement of the financial
interests and Wall Street from the strangle hold they formerly held on
the fnances of the country, by the passage of the Federal Reserve Bank
act.
WILSON DAY, commemoratng the emancipation of the American
people from the big bugaboo OF a high protective tariff in the interests of
the millionaire manufacturers of the United States, by the passage of the
Underwood Tariff law and the subsequent creation OF a Tariff commits
sion.
WILSON DAY, in commemoration of the ameIorahon of the fnan-
cil burden placed upon the farmers by the banks n control OF the fnan-
ccs of the nation by charging them exorbitant interest rates when in
need OIL money to move their crops. and to further conduct their business
of farming by the passage OF the Rural Credits act.
WILSON DAY, in commemoraton of lberating the children of this
country from the avance Oft those who pile up millions of dollars through
the employment of child labor at starvation wages n their factories and
mills. by the passage OF the Child Labor law.
WILSON DAY, in commemoraGon OF the passage OF the law Great
ing a Trade commission to investigate the methods of the trusts,w whereby
they evade the antitrust law and strange competition in business.
WILSON DAY, to commemorate the other beneficial achievements
and progressive legislation enacted under a Democratic administration.
WILSON DAY, to commemorate the wonderful diplomatic achieve
try out of war. Mothers. fathers. sisters and brothers, do you realize
what keeping ut of war means? War, with all its indiscrbable horrors,
that would have left thousands upon thousands of vacant chairs a the
family hresdes and thousands upon thousands of widows; children that
would have been left fatherless. homes broken up and their remnants
scattered to the winds.
lamb.
WILSON DAY. to commemorate the deeds OF this great man who
stands for the interests of all the people and guards their rights as sacred
ly as he guards the rights of his W home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-28
ROOSEVELT THEN AND NOW

1t il inevitable that the man who talks too much must finally fall a
victim Of the deadly parallel
Listen to Theodore Roosevelt, president; year, 1906; occasion, annual
message to congress-; declaration:
81 call your attention Ito the need of passing the bill limiting the IL
Der Of hours Of employment of railroad employees. The measure is a very
moderate one, and IAN conceive OF no serious objection to it. Indeed,
81 Jar as it lies in or power it should be our aim steadily o reduce the