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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
CHANGE OF OWNERS
ey GEORGE MuNsoN.


LILY Bruce was forty. and noho,,
nl ousht anything of her excent 10y
p,umoer The boarders all cha ffaa b ,ne
ou know the boardinp.bouso ~
, ,aiy was the waitress. and She Wy Wy
ve.nu win OLD Miss Jones for twenty
EARS We guessed Miss ZONES 49,.
ner at first because she was 49,, ,ooA
s s Kept her because she never asr a as
hos ausahce or an increase. I.ilv
S S no relatives and never went omt
que was forty, had decided souint
. ieu' ireckled face, and carrotv hair
0o' she was slow-witted and couldr,t
see a Joke So she naturally becama
tue putt CT the small,town board;no
establishment. &
The plumber, who was the on,v nor.
son interested in Lily, was a littIo
uried-up man of fifty. The plumbing
was Always out of gear, but old Mrs
Jones stuck to Sanders for economv
II was poor sort of economy. to takp
the services of an inefficient man be.
cause he was cheap, but II Miss Tonas
nau nad more sense she might not
nave been keeping a CHEAP boardins
house, Might have got married NAV
De. But Miss Jones was a little With
ered.up old maid, with no thought be.
yond the immediate profit.
What will happen to Lily II Miss
Jones dies? was the question that
began to be asked, when it was clear
that Miss Jones was failing
She'll have to marry the plumber >
You mean the plumber will have
to marry her"
Maybe she has some savings"
Well, maybe not. Twelve dollars
month won't 60 far, even for Lily.
Every Saturday night, for at least
dozen years, Sanders had called on
Lily in the kitchen. Sometimes one
or the boarders would seize some
pretext to go in and watch what thew
were doing, but he never saw any-
thing interesting Lily would sit al
one side of the fire and the plumber
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
Carinu for the Human Machine

II you had an automobile that was
your only means of getting about, and
that you could not under any circum-
stances replace with new car in case
you should disable it. you would take
the greatest possible care of it, Each
of us finds himself exactly in that sit
uation in regard to the machine we
call the human body: yet we neglect
the body more or less, and sometimes
abuse it outrageously. We expect It
to endure neglect. to withstand abuse.
and after years of hard usage to be
in servioeable Youths Com
panion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

at the other. and they would talk
about the weather.
The winter was a hard one, and II
was quite evident that Miss Jones
was failing She was losing her mem
DRY, too, and got to sending in the
bills twice. There were one or two
rows before Miss Jones realized what
was the matter. Then she seemed
to give in all at once.
MY land" she said to Miss Har-
ris. the stenographer, who had boarded
with her for eleven years, what's 60
ing to become Of me?"
Lilly will have to take care of you"
said Rogers, the brokers' clerk, I'M
feelingly; and everybody snickered.
How'd you like to run the show.
Lily" asked somebody else OF the
waitress, as she came In with the
joint
We'll enough" said Lily, raising
her dull eyes.
Now. you go along with you and
don't talk to the guests exclaimed
Miss Jones, bouncing in.
She had always treated Lily like
dog. She treated her no better now,
when she was failing. and the food
was getting worse and worse, and
people were threatening to leave. we
used TO hear her scolding in the
kitchen, and once or twice Lily would
come in with her eyes red as if she
had been crying,
In January Miss Jones took TO her
bed She told us that if she didn I get
better in few days she was gong
10 try to sell the place, and asked US
to be patient We were as patient as
was possible, but Miss Jones got
worse and finally the news came that
Iily was to leave on the Saturday
and we might go as soon as we chose
Then somebody got wind of the fact
that a speculator was going to buy
the place-had bought il, and was go
ing 10 raise the prices. You know no"
a little thing like that gets on ones
nerves. Some were going at once ana
some were going to wait and see.
Saturday came, and Lily crying, said
eood.by to Miss Jones, received our
taunts and tips with equal indIner-
ence and went out of the door
A few minutes later there came
ring Lily was back. Rogers opened
the door to her She came back with
a determined sort of look on her race
and went straight toward Miss Jones
room. while we snickered.
Il guess she's going to strike her
for some money" We said.
Then a cry came from MISS Jones
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
NOT WHAT HE LOOKED FOR
Spirits Visit to the Scene Of His
Earthly Pilgrimage Afforded Him
Little Comfort.

! died last week, and owing to my
transgressions it was decreed that
should become one OF the subjects Of
his Satanic majesty
had been in his demesne but six
days when l received a twenty-four
hour leave of absence to visit the
earth. 1t was given me by Lucifer
himself
In spirit form, with all things visible
to me. yet invisible to all things, save
spirits. again found myself in the
sunlight OF the world.
floated in at the office where had
been employed. Another man sat in
my chair. The manager was speak
ing to him. III Jones hadn't died."
he was saying, 81 would have been
Obliged to discharge him. He was get
ting very inefficient"
departed hurriedly, and headed for
the club There, at least" ! thought,
they would miss me-"
Smith and Brown were playing
poker as usual had always played
with them Jones used to get on my
nerves terribly when he played with
u.s." remarked Smith. There was
something irritating about that fell
low" Brown agreed with him.
Away | went again. ITO my wife,"
| murmured "Ah, to my wife," She
was standing in the parlor looking
very lovely in her mourning Unison,
man had always detested. was
standing close beside her.
You must go now" she whispered.
Some day, perhaps" She did not
finish. There seemed no need. | sped
away through space.
A brother spirit drew near He was
travelling in the opposite direction.
Used up your twenty-four hours?"
he called out.
No" | answered, I've only been
on earth twenty minutes
you seem to be in terrible hurry
to get somewhere" he shouted.
Where are you going so FAST"
Back home" | replied. William
Sanford, In Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

DRY. One of its pages related the his
tory Of No. 921.
Eldred Wareham was his name
a clerk in a big city bond house.
He had embezzled some hundreds OF
dollars to invest In rising stock.
There had come a slump. He had lost
and confessed. He had been given q
sentence Of Ave years. There were no
antecedents. The young man appar-
emily had no living relatives. He had
come from the country to fall a victim
to the temptations of the city.
The chaplain had taken a marked
fancy to the ingenuousfaced, well-be-
haved prisoner Wareham was always
attentive to his celebrations. His fell
lows sneered at his conversion" yet
they all recognized his gentle. accom-
modating ways, and when he was set
at work in the hospital he was the
favOrite nurse
He won't 60 back to the CITY,"
growled Dale. Beyond that we know
nothing concerning him. 1t Will be
hard chase. but l will get him
These were prophetic words, but
their fulfillment was a long ways
ahead. The guards found mo trace of
the fugitive. Through the best part
OF year Dale made many a journey
to try to find the only escaped convict
he had not caught. II was of no avail
and the champion thief catcher was
nettled and chagrined.
His promotion to under turnkey
somewhat Modified his disappoint-
ment. Then, too, he had one soft spot
in his heart. Many a mile away, Wis.,
tied only occasionally through the
years, but cherished, idolized. his step
daughter lived a quiet, happy life in
a peaceful haven where he had be-
slowed her. She had been like
real daughter to his dead wife-the
only golden thread in the warp and
wool of his stern life
II was almost a year to the day
after his escape that Eldred Wareham,
pursuing a lonely country road,
paused before a typical corners tav-
ern. Twelve months had a good deal
changed his appearance, due mainly
to the hirsute appendages that well
covered his face. He had become an
aimless wanderer He was footsore ,
and penniless. He entered the place
to find its proprietor half asleep In his
chair.
Il just want to rest for a few min
utes," was his plea and the publican
nodded agreeably. for he was glad of |
The evident responsibility |
of the casual visitor seemed to i'm |
press him. After few moments of |
desultory study of Wareham he spoke
out:
Il reckon you haven't much cash,
nor a job?''
You are dOubly right" was the
blunt admission.
Il like your appearance and maybe
can offer you something" proceeded
the tavern keeper. Here's a queer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

room and before anybody could &c
10 see whether Lily had been usine
Yer lists on her the little, withered old
woman came toward us. She was in
Tears and walking beside her with
ner arm about her waist, was Lily
seemingly transformed.
She still had the carroty hair and
Tue tendency toward a squint. but there
was sort Dwell. action-upon her
race and we were all too much sur.
prised to speak.
Lily has bought me out" an.
nounced Miss Jones. She's the partv
tnat was going to take the house over
and | didn't know"
1t was quite true. From waitress
Lily had suddenly emerged into the
proprletress. She had paid Miss
Jones two thousand dollars for the
furniture, fixtures. goodwill. and
everything. and was already in charge.
Twelve dollars a month isn't much.
out ten dollars saved means a hun
dred and twenty year, and in twenty
years-well, you can see for yourself.
And Lily. without a thought beyond
the boarding house, had saved herself
out OF service into ownership.
What are you going to do?" asked
somebody, And he called her Miss
Bruce" That was a sign Of the
times. You aren't going to raise the
price on u.s."
We were all scared to death that
Lily would bundle the pack of Us out.
side. neck and crop, in return for our
teasing. But Lily wasn't that kind
Of girl
The old boarders can stay at the
old rates. she said. AT least till
summer. Then we'll see."
It was sort Of tragi-comedy. Lily
laying down the law to us there, and
we listened respectfully. And to cap
the climax who should appear upon
the scene but Sanders, the plumber,
at that very moment.
he was dressed in his Sunday best.
and he stood there, shifting his feet
nervously, and somehow the incongru-
ity OF the whole scene infected US. and
we burst into hysterical laughter. All
OF US, from Miss Harris down to the
youngest counter-jumper, Just sat back
in our chairs and howled. And we
looked from Lily to the plumber, and
we howled louder and louder.
All the while Lily kept a perfectly
straight face, and the only thing that
happened was that the plumber
ranged himself between Lily and Miss
Jones and looked at us in half-timid
and half-determined way.
When we had sobbed ourselves into
silence Lily said very quietly:
BY summer time we'll know-Mr,
Sanders and I-how things are go,
ing"
And the look on her face explained
everything. Sanders and she were
married. and going to run the house
together. He had proved true-and
they had waited years for this to hap
pen.
But somehow the look on each face
checked us from laughing again
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndcate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
PREPARATION
BY FRANCES ELIZABETH LANYoN.

Robert Dale-"Old Trusty" the
prison officials called him-"the thief
catcher he was designated by the con-
victs under his charge, went his usual
rounds at midnight to make an amaz-
ing discovery.
He was called Old Trusty because
he never relaxed in his duty as guard
ian of the men in his especial GUS
tody. He was designated the thief
catcher because, once a convict made
away before his time was up, Dale
hunted him to the ends of the earth.
but he found his man and brought
him back to double sentence of
expiation.
Now Dale halted, caught at a loose
iron door, flashed his lantern within.
and uttered a mufied word:
"Gone!"
Ahen re blew the signal for the
guard, meanwhile exploring the inte.
rior of the cell. BY the time the guards
had appeared he was out in the cor
ridor again.
1T was No. 921." he reported gruff-
~. YOU all know him. He can't
have got far. for l o. KID him on the
eleven O'Clock round. After him!"
Then. the guards dispensing. he
traced what had been done. A door
bar sawed through, that of tho corri-
dor tower forced. knotted rope made
out OF torn strips of sheets led down
from a window-and freedom!
More the amazed was Robert Dale
because No. s21 was model prisoner
and had been since he came to the
prison two years before. Dale went
to the record book to revive his mem
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

No president in recent years has
had so little time for rest and rec
retion as has President Wilson. Al
most ever since he entered the White
House he has had to pilot til coun-
try through trying situations, so
that he has felt that his presence in
Washington was necessary If he
gets any vacation at all this year,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
Automatic TESTING Machine.

The machines turned out by large
typewriter mandatory are tested By
an automatic electrical machine which
Zoe, the work much faster than hu
man hands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
a,,. Thsf<a Axkino Too Much

Politics might be easier, said
Uncle Eben, "ef people would think
A hard about de questions OF de
hour as dey does about de puzzles In
a funny paper"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

1T will be interrupted by frequent
tons clear considerably in the near
returns to the capital, unless condi-
future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

In .lluvial deposits Of Madagascar
Tier. have been found skeletons OF os
tr.che, which, when alive. we're -FOUR
- N fifteen feet IN height
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
co,I,e,Inu Evidence.

-NIust be a general cleanup cam
,.,gn going on in the neighborhood
.sTby sog" my cat came home todsy
v,,b four kinds Of fresh paint on ner
City Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
SURPRISING Free speech.

II is e happy fact that attempts to
interfere with freedom OF speech al
ways produce a tremendous volume
OF it-New York Evening Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
French National Anthem

The Marseillaise, the national -
snem OF the French republic. was writ
ten and composed in 1892 by Rougst
de Isle, an officer in the French army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
AZ Least Esau Got ~

Esau was better business man
than most OF the spendthrirts. He got
the mess of pottage for which he
traded MS birthright.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21
Composition Of ths acztpor,a

In the Bible, Old and New rs.&
ments, there are s,5se.47s letters, tn
ss3 words, 31,373 verses, 1.1ss chap
tiers and 66 books.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

D. 4 H. D. 1ENDENHALL
CIVIL ENGINEERS
lite 212-215 Drane Building
LAKELAND, FLA.
.hats Land Examinations and
! Designs. Earthwork Special
surveys.
asnce Phone 27s Black. q
! Phone 278 Blue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-21

Their Hunting Hours.
Birds OF prey generally seek their
prey in the daytime, while beasts Of
prey generally seek theirs at night.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-19
ISSUE Of MORE
TREASURY STOCK
TO Be DECIDED
Stockholders of Mineral Pro-
ducts Company Are Holding
Their Annual Meeting

Mineral Products stockholders are
meeting this afternoon at the office
of Bishop & Company, the annual
meeting having been called for
o'clock and the date set by the by.
laws of the company. AT the meeting
reports are being presented and defn-
tie action suggested for the future OF
the company.
The printed report of A. F. Judd.
president of the company. is brief and
Introductory to other reports. That
of H. G. Ginaca, the company man
ager, is lengthy and goes into the
detailsgof the management since Aug
ust, 1915, when the properties were &C.
CURED. 1t takes up in order the vari-
Gus minerals and deposits the COM
pany will handle and tells of plan be-
ing considered for a manganese diox-
ide factory RelatiIe to the railroad
the report tells of necessary resur-
vey and relocation which will increase
costs over t. former estimates On
July / there had been completed IS
miles of grading with contractors
working at 20 miles.
1t was expected, the report states,
the manganese dioxjde factory would
be producing in August when ship
ments we're to start. The summary
stated that the results obtained have
been uniformly satisfactory.
A report by. the Audit Company OF
Hawaii is also presented accompanied
by condensed trial balances from the
Honolulu and San Francisco offices
and a recapitulation showing the dis
position of $1,S98, 1884 which includes
the item of $4S,744 cash on hand.
Before the meeting President Judd
stated that he would recommend the
issuance of the 107, 900 shares of stock
in the treasury at par, the manner
of such issuance to be determined lat
er. The matter of whether stockhold-
ers will be given preference for such
additional stock is one of those to be
determined.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-19
PRICE OF PAPER
WILL STAY HIGH
when WARENDS
Assistant Secretary Of Great
Paper House Tells Why F.
Costs Go Up

Paper has gone up. is still going and
viii stay up after the war, says j
David Zellerbach, assistant secretary
Of the Zellerbach Paper Company OF
San Francisco, said TO be the largest
jobbing house OF paper in the world.
He came TO Honolulu in the Niagara
with Mrs. Zellerbach to visit until the
Matsonia leaves, July 20. He was
here once before for a short time
about Two years ago. on his way to
Japan and around the world.
Many Honolulu concerns know to
their sorrow how much paper costs
since the war, but possible most of
them do not know the real cause for
the rise. II is not common knowledge
that scarcity of rags has doubled and
trebled the price OF high grade papers
and the lack of wood pulp and the
increased cost of labor have shot the
price up TO the clouds in the common
paper line.
Rag Receipts Cease. ....
Ii Not only was the receipt of all rags
from Europe cut off by the war but
also those In the United States have
been bought up for other purposes, aci
cording to Zellerbach. He says that
the majority OF rags for paper came
from Europe and that this supply has
ceased; that those rags found in the
United States have been diverted to
more lucrative production of 3uncol.
ton by a new process and that the
United States 10 lucky to have paper
at any price,. ss-' y -.
Practically all the paper produced
n the United States could be sold to
THE warning countries at better fig.
ure than obtained at home" Zeller.
bach explained, but the american
factories insist upon protecting their
home trade and filling those orders
first at q lower figure. However.
there are no quotations effective more
than "a hours. and 1t isn't question
With a buyer of how much the paper
viii cost but whether he can get 1t at
ali. Even Sweden's enormous book
pulp supply has been cut off BY Eng.
land. s
achsmieal Shortage Also. Affects.
Chemicals used In the better pa
pers came chiefly from Germany and
have tripled in price, colors that once
sold for 35 cents q pound now bring
ing as high as s7.50 IL they are to be
had at Gil, and some Of the scariets.
deep puppies and greens are unobtain-
able. Some paint men In the United
states who had a large stock of col
ors on hand have made fortunes since
the war started, n ..,ss., +
Zellerbach predicts that the price
OF paper VIII remain higher after the
war Ii over because there will be a
greater demand for it then. and be-
cause. 1t was selling too cheap. he
says, before the conflict. The cheap.
or forms OF paper have not increased
In price In proportion TO the more ex.
pensiye varieties, he says.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-19
WEAPON owners
FACE DANGER OF
JAIL SENTENCES
Sheriff is to Bring Into Court
Those Who Fail to Turn
in Reports

At least 275 owners of firearms sold
during the last six months are liable
to six months Imprisonment and
$500 fine.
A report of the sale OF firearms from
January 20 TO July 10 made TO the
governor by David KalauOkalani, city
clerk, today, shows that four firms,
T. H. Davies & Co., E. .. Hall & Son.
the Federal Loan Office and the New
York Store, sold R37 weapons during
the six months. Nnly $50 individual
reports showing possession of 1862
weapons we're filed. Many CT these
had been in the possession of their
owners before the beginning of the
year. This means that there are more
than 275 individuals who purchased
firearms and failed to report The fact
to the CLERK as required by law.
SoonSthis evasion of the law will no
longer be possible, for weekly report
blanks are being sent to the dealers
containing columns for the names and
addresses of purchasers and the re-
port of sales will be checked up with
the reports Of purchases each week.
Those who fail to report purchases
will be rounded up by the sheriff and
brought into court.
The sale of firearms has fallen of,
according to the figures contained in
the report. 1t shows that where there
were 1920 in the possession of 154
firms and individuals during this six
months. during the last half of
1915 there we're 1476 in possession
of 379 firms and persons.
But one purchase by a Filipino
was reported during the first half of
this year. One Korean reported, 6
Hawaiians, 10 Portuguese, IS Chinese,
40. Japanese and 81 others.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-19
HAWAIIAN MUSIC TO
BE HEARD AT DANCE

Hawaiian music, the kind ideal for
one-stepping and Tagging around, y
will be on tap in large quantities at
the National Guard dance Saturday
night.
As a special feature the manage
ment mas secured a Hawaiian ,giee
club of nine Musicians who are said
to be able to produce the catchiest
music going for modern dances.
There have been several requests
lately tor typical Hawaiian music, so
that the change has been made to sat
isfy the larger number of patrons at
tending the affairs, for the benefit of
the enlisted mems clubroom. Here
after all music furnished 1T these
dances will be "islatld-made."